Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site - Admission & Guided Tour
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Drive out to Laura Plantation to enjoy the best history tour in the U.S. This plantation house and Creole Heritage Site is focused on the generations of a real Louisiana Creole family, both free and enslaved, and highlights the reality of the plantation within a larger historical and cultural context. On a guided tour, you'll walk throughout the plantation house, gardens, slave cabins, and the museum dedicated to slavery to read first-person narratives of those who worked the fields. The unique Creole colors and historical elements reflected throughout, paired with the real documented stories provide a true glimpse into the life once lived by many in Louisiana. Book today!
Activity Highlights
- Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site Admission & Guided Tour
- Hear first-hand intimate accounts of owners, women, children, & the enslaved
- Guided tour by an expert guide who will detail the history & the mystery of Laura Plantation
- Enjoy acres of stunning gardens, authentic artifacts, & living history
- Excellent activity or history lovers
Duration: 1.5 Hrs.
Safety Precautions
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
What's Included
- Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site
- Admission to Laura Plantation
- Narrated tour
- Museum exhibit "From the Big House to the Quarters: Slavery on Laura Plantation"
What to bring
- Weather appropriate attire
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Camera
- ID
Restrictions
- Do not take a TAXI, UBER or LYFT service to the plantation unless your driver will wait in the parking lot for you. Laura Plantation is located in a rural area outside of these car service areas. There will be no way to get back to the city if left without transportation services.
- In an effort to provide the most accurate information regarding all COVID-19 measures, policies, restrictions, and requirements, please refer to the most up to date CDC guidelines prior to your activity/trip date.
- Closed annually on New Years Day, Mardi Gras Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving & Christmas Days. Annually on July 4 & Dec 24, the last tour is at 12:00 PM.
- Backpacks/large bags must be left in your car, with no exception. This is for the safety of other guests and protection of artifacts in the small indoor space.
- Tours conducted in Spanish and French are by request only and must be confirmed by the vendor.
- Due to the historic nature of the plantation, access to the second floor is by stairs only.
- Space is limited to 9 people per tour due to social distancing guidelines.
- No service animals, comfort animals, or pets permitted.
- This activity is not handicap accessible.
- Self-guided tours are prohibited.
Additional information
- If weather is deemed by the vendor as unfavorable for this activity, your reservation may be altered, modified, rescheduled, or refunded at vendor discretion.
- Tours are provided on a first come first served basis. No times are required to be selected upon booking.
- Laura Plantation is open 7 days a week, with tours hours varying. Please confirm hours with vendor/plantation prior to your activity date.
- A moderate amount of walking is required to complete this tour.
- Photos and videos are allowed inside the house on this tour.
- The plantation grounds may be wet from recent rains.
- Children ages 5 years old & under are free!
- Free parking available on-site.
- Gift shop is available on-site.
Location
2247 LA-18, Vacherie, LA 70090, USA
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site - Admission & Guided Tour
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Verified Traveler Reviews
Great Experience!!
about 7 months ago
Amazing history. Our tour guide was a wealth of knowledge. I have read a lot about the history of slavery but learned so much more. I recommend this for everyone.
Paul Flores
Great visit
about 8 months ago
Great your guide. I learned a lot!
Greg McNeil
Great tour
about 1 year ago
An eye opening experience! Tour guide was very knowledgeable and engaging. I originally went to have my kids learn more history, but I ended up enjoying it more than them!
Cindy Louis
Knowledgeable and Thorough
about 2 years ago
Crystal, our guide, was able to answer all questions. She did not try to make plantation life glamorous or easy. She even advised us locals to see another plantation before it is demolished next year. It was an interesting tour and hot as it was, it gave me an idea of the conditions experienced by the enslaved residents. The tour also gave us an overview of the plantation owners and their complicated lives.
marian moore