Roughly an hour away, another plantation is working to honor the history of those once enslaved. When Tammika Thompson first heard about the fire at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation on May 15 ...

The Nottoway plantation house, an essential element of Louisiana’s history, went up in flames at 2AM on Thursday (May 15) when staff at the building reported seeing smoke coming up from the ...

Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy. A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil ...

Firefighters from Baton Rouge battle a blaze as flames burst from the roof of the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, La., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Credit - Michael Johnson—The Advocate/AP ...

Firefighters from Baton Rouge battle a blaze as flames burst from the roof of the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, La., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Credit - Michael Johnson—The Advocate/AP. Y ears ...

A fire at the Nottoway Plantation raises an important question: how do we treat locations with heinous histories?

Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too Preservationists say the jubilant reactions to the charred mansion reflect the trauma and ...

Nottoway Plantation became a resort and event venue. Before the fire, Nottoway was a resort and event venue, and its website described it as “the South’s largest remaining antebellum mansion.” ...