Laura Plantation Tour

Name: Laura Plantation Tour
Brand: Laura Plantation
SKU: 6649LAURA
Price: 30.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (935 reviews)

New Orleans, USA

From $30.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

1 hour 10 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover four generations of Creole history at the Laura Plantation with an informative tour of this well-preserved estate. Located just an hour from New Orleans on the Great River Road, Laura Plantation was founded in 1804 and provides a vivid window into Louisiana's Creole past. Learn about the family and slaves who lived here during a guided tour of the manor house, slave quarters, sugar fields and gardens.

Guided tour with admission to Laura Plantation
Follow your knowledgeable guide through the plantation’s main house, slave quarters and gardens
Admire the Creole-style raised maison principale (main house), built in 1805
Learn about the Creole culture that thrived in Louisiana for more than 200 years

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Your guide brings the past into vivid detail as you explore this sugar plantation and hear an intimate, honest examination of the Creole family that lived here.

What's Included

Local guide

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Créole Heritage Site
2247 LA-18, Vacherie, LA 70090, USA
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.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Laura Plantation provides a unique opportunity to learn about Louisiana’s Creole past, thanks to detailed surviving records kept by the family who lived here for four generations. The remarkably well-maintained estate is included on the National Register of Historic Places and the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Make your own way to the plantation, located an easy 1-hour drive from New Orleans along the Great River Road that follows the Mississippi.

Once you arrive, follow a knowledgeable guide on a tour of the plantation’s furnished, 24,000-square-foot (7,315-square-meter) mansion, slave quarters, intricate gardens and sugar fields. Learn about the French-descended Duparc family who founded in the plantation in 1804. Much of what is known about the plantation’s inhabitants is gathered from the memoir of fourth-generation family member Laura Locoul, in addition to records discovered in the French National Archive.

The honest and informative tour takes a close look at the various personalities of the plantation owners, plus the unique influences of the Creole culture that thrived in Louisiana for more than 200 years. After your tour, you can continue exploring independently with a visit to other plantations along the Great River Road.

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

1 hour 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

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
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

935 reviews

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Great Tour

Levonne_B, Apr 2024

I’ve been wanting to do a plantation tour for a while now, and finally got the chance on my latest trip to New Orleans. Our tour guide Pam is very knowledgable and made our tour fun, and interesting.

Very informative tour

Renae_K, Apr 2024

Everyone should take this tour! It was so informative and our guide was so informative and passionate about the history of the area! We thank her for her knowledge of the area and her willingness to share with us!

I was truly amazed by the...

1960rb, Apr 2024

I was truly amazed by the history of The plantation. The tour guide was so knowledgeable. I would highly recommend going to see this place .

Very interesting on how...

Caressa_H, Mar 2024

Very interesting on how your mind can still be enslaved after you have physically been enslaved for yrs.

Interesting but narrow

Richard_L, Mar 2024

Being informed about Creole and sugar cane plantations. Too much focused on slavery and not enough about the plantation culture and community

Laura plantation

Doug_K, Mar 2024

Our guide (Pam) was very knowledgeable and made it very interesting. I would recommend this tour to friends.

Pam, our guide, was...

Sarah_D, Feb 2024

Pam, our guide, was excellent. Very knowledgeable and threw in a bit of humor he and there. This plantation is an excellent representation of life during the 1800’s. Also there is a very informative museum on the property.

Great background about...

Alan_G, Feb 2024

Great background about the plantation and the family. Tour guide was very knowledgeable. Easy to get to from New Orleans.

Awesomeness

Janet_H, Feb 2024

OMG what a wealth of information! Our guide was very informative and answered all the questions we had . And with 6 seniors women that can be a lot … just saying. I was excited to pick up the cookbook and exited to try some new recipes out!!! Thanks so much we all appreciate and enjoyed the tour. Janet

Next time

Stephanie_F, Feb 2024

Due to a medical emergency this tour was canceled. A refund was requested but is still pending. We hope for a resolution soon.

Awesome experience!

Kay_V, Feb 2024

I was amazed by the knowledge of our young tour guide. He answered our questions easily. The property was restored to give tourists a realistic look into the past. The only thing missing was seeing the sugar cane in the field.

Beautiful house and grounds.

Cindy_D, Jan 2024

The guide did a great job pointing out the plantation’s beautiful uniqueness while tying it together with the history of the area. His French accent was a bonus.

Our tour guide was...

Amber_F, Jan 2024

Our tour guide was amazing! She told the story like it was her first time and not hundredth time giving the your. We appreciated her passion and appreciation for history.

I loved the history but...

Latrice_S, Dec 2023

I loved the history but most importantly to be able to pick fruit from trees planted by my ancestors

My kids said more interesting than Oak Alley

Mackenzie_G, Nov 2023

Excellent tour guide! Very interesting history of the house and family. I’d love to tour again next time we’re in the area.

Great tour!

Stacy_L, Nov 2023

Great tour. Very informative. Nice exhibits and museum. Clean and not too far from New Orleans and nice drive out.

Nice

Dee_C, Nov 2023

Teachers take your student, Very educational....Nice outing to get out of noisy city. To learn a bit about the essence of New Orleans. The city lost that New Orleans feeling

Very good

Debra_D, Nov 2023

The history of the plantation owners! I also bought the memoir book which the tour was based on and that also gave me a clearer picture of the plantation’s history! It felt like I had stepped back in time!

Great experience to learn!

Sara_W, Oct 2023

We chose this tour over others because we read it contained more in depth history to the family and the slaves that lived and worked here. We were not disappointed! Your provided throughout the house, then through the grounds as well. The small museum is very full of information and artifacts, so be sure to allow some extra time as that adds to the experience! Gift shop has some unique offerings. Overall very happy with our choice and our guide was local and was happy to answer all of our questions.

Super tour guide - French

Tom_C, Oct 2023

It was a very nice moment to visit the place that didn't change from the time they were used. This period of time was quite heavy and the guide gave us an incredible experience of it, respecting the history as much as it could be. I would highly recommend it.

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