Vacherie, Vacherie, Louisiana
A small town tucked on LA?18/Great River Road in St. James Parish, Vacherie is best known as home to two of the most locally beloved attractions in southeast Louisiana: Oak Alley and Laura Plantations. As different as night a... trails.com
Sugar Palaces And Sweet Dreams In Plantation Country,...
The Great River Road travels both sides of the Mississippi from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, an old trade route graced by plantation palaces, Creole cottages, country churches, and crumbly, whitewashed tombs. (Love is blind, s... trails.com
Destrehan And Garyville, Garyville, Louisiana
At some point every New Orleanian or visitor to the city pays a visit to Plantation Country?a rural corridor of sugarcane fields, refineries, and small towns hugging both sides of the Mississippi upriver nearly all the way to... trails.com
Houma And Thibodaux, Thibodaux, Louisiana
The Houma-Thibodaux area offers an unparalleled glimpse into the rural heart of southeast Louisiana's acclaimed Cajun Country. Separated by only a half-hour's drive, the two small towns are framed by everything visitors assoc... trails.com
Lutcher, Convent, And Burnside, Darrow, Louisiana
Long before Louisiana was even a glint in the eye of France, Native Americans referred to St. James Parish as ?the sleeping place of the ducks.?? Nearly 250 years ago it was the first ?coast?? along the Mississippi River in L... trails.com
Donaldson And White Castle, White Castle, Louisiana
In 1806 an enterprising Englishman named William Donaldson bought a tract of land fronting the Mississippi River for $12,000. Soon the town of Donaldsonville was established in an area then known as l?Ascension. For a short t... trails.com