Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour
You will hear the personal stories of four generations of a Louisiana Creole family, including personal, authentic stories of the enslaved people that lived their lives on Laura Plantation. You will get to visit the 1805 “Maison Principale”, the gardens, and the original 1840s enslaved cabins where the Louisiana stories of Compare Lapin were recorded.
These intimate stories about four generations of free and enslaved members of the Creole families who lived here were gleaned from handwritten memoirs and archival documents from the United States and France. Each story told is a true, personal account of the women, children and men who spent their lives on this sugar farm.
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Laura Tour en Français
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
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What's included in Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site
Take a guided tour offered daily in English and French. Your tour includes the Maison Principale, gardens, and original 1840s slave cabins. Hear stories of four generations of one Louisiana Creole family, free and enslaved.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Drinks and snacks (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Good walking shoes suggested
- A portion of the tour takes place outdoors
- Only the ground floor of the main house is ADA accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- YOU must drive yourself to the plantation. Ticket does not include transportation to/from the plantation. Do not take taxis, Uber or Lyft. If you take one of these services you will not find one to take you back to city. Plantation is located in a rural area.
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Ticket Redemption
Please be advised that the first tour of the day begins at 10AM with tours beginning approximately every 40 minutes thereafter until the last tour of the day at 3:20 PM. If a tour group is full, you may be asked to wait for the next departure. It is always a good idea to arrive early. Each tour guide will be assigned 28 guests maximum. There are three tours per day led by a French speaking tour guide. They are at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm.
