Whitney Plantation
The one plantation museum devoted entirely to the lives of the enslaved people who worked Louisiana's sugar fields. Moving and essential.
- Open
- Most days; guided tours
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- 5099 LA-18, Edgard, LA 70049Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About an hour's drive from New Orleans; tours available.
Why Go
Along the River Road an hour west of the city, the Whitney tells its story through the words of people who were enslaved, with memorials listing their names, original cabins and a church.
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