In the United State's South, plantation homes and properties are major attractions for both tourists and history buffs, and these plantations also serve as significant historical sites. Louisiana is ...

When Tammika Thompson first heard about the fire at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation on May 15, she felt a surge of energy in her body as she recognized why the name was so familiar. Her father’s ...

Visitors trying to pick up that old antebellum vibe must choose their sight lines carefully and absorb the tales spun by house-tour guides who make valiant efforts to evoke the past. The South was ...

With the exception of the French Quarter, the streets, blocks and parcels of historic New Orleans fit within the framework of plantations created in the 1700s and urbanized by the mid-1800s. Known as ...

Identical twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner are Louisiana natives with deep family roots dating back to slavery. They grew up in ...