Double Plantation Tour from New Orleans: Oak Alley & Laura Plantation
Overview
On the 2 plantation tour you get to experience both strengths of each plantation and what they have to offer as a narrative. Oak Alley you get to experience the grandeur of antebellum life in the 1800s on the magnificent property line with its beautiful 28 Oak trees.
WEST-AFRICAN Laura plantation started in 1805 with 7 enslaved people (six west-Africans and one Amerindian). As the plantation grew, so did the number of enslaved workers. Four original slave cabins built in the 1840s remain standing today on the plantation. By the onset of the Civil War, 186 workers were enslaved on this farm. Following the emancipation of slaves in Louisiana (1866), the great majority of these former slaves continued to live in the Laura Plantation quarters.
Descendants of these men & women were displaced in 1895 when cypress lumber companies had their own workers inhabit the Laura slave quarters. The cabins were lived in until 1977. Descendants of slaves live near the Laura Plantation to this day.
Description
Schedule
What's Included
What To Bring
Hotel Pickup
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
Average 5.00 out of 5 stars based on 1 traveler reviews collected by Cool Destinations and partner sites such as Trustpilot, Viator, and TripAdvisor
Still have questions?
Similar Tours & Activities
New Orleans Plantation Tour with Transportation
$265
The Escape Game New Orleans: Epic 60-Minute Adventures
$41.67
New Orleans Brothels Bordellos And Ladies Of The Night Walking Tour
$35
Travelers Who Bought This Tour Also Bought
New Orleans Original Ghost, Voodoo, Vampire, and More Tour
$32.99
Steamboat Natchez Evening Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option
$55