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Lafayette firefighters responded to a townhouse fire caused by an unattended candle. A neighbor tried to help and was injured ...
With federal funding slashed, libraries and museums across the country have been forced to find new ways to tell their ...
Annabelle doll created panic during its tour of Louisiana and New Orleans. Social media was flooded with reports of the doll's disappearance. A plantation home burned down and inmates escaped from ...
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 ...
A fire at the Nottoway Plantation raises an important question: how do we treat locations with heinous histories?
A fire that destroyed the big house on Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation led to a predictable response, with some Black people cheering and some white people mourning.
A fire that ravaged Nottoway Plantation, one of the Deep South's largest pre-Civil War mansions, sparked a wave of mixed reactions online, ranging from jubilation to dismay. The Louisiana landmark ...
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 ...
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.” ...