Whether oozing with extravagant opulence or dripping with Southern charm, these mansions and plantations are worthy of a ...

Period antiques, artwork and artefacts assist the guides to tell the story of plantation life. Once sprawling over 300,000 acres, Houmas House has survived wars, floods, abandonment, and the test of ...

Before Oak Alley Plantation in St. James Parish, ... The property is privately owned, and if you want a tour, tickets are going for $1,700 on Trip Advisor. Jarrell Plantation in Georgia ...

Oak Alley Plantation . Avenue of slave huts at the Oak Alley Plantation. ... Hire a car and see one plantation or hop on a round-trip tour from New Orleans and see all three.

In Louisiana, all was not well before the Civil War. Or after the war either. But the sugar-coating around slavery is finally over for some of the great plantation houses of the state. I was ...

Disembark on the west bank of the Mississippi River to explore historic Oak Alley, a 150-year-old plantation home which continues as a working sugar plantation. Nearby Creole Laura Plantation is a ...

Doubles from $181 (£106) per night, with breakfast and a tour of the mansion. Monmouth Plantation (001 800 828 4531; www.monmouthplantation.com), ... 8 Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, Louisiana.

Hundreds of New Orleans plantations used to line the Mississippi River throughout Louisiana. Now there are few, mostly ...

Influencer Ann - who has 16,800 followers - brought a model of the movie version of Louis - who was played by Brad Pitt 30 yeas ago, and ran a plantation, on her trip to New Orleans.

Oak Alley Plantation is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and guided tours of the "Big House" occur daily as well, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Designated tour times are assigned when tickets are ...