Destrehan Plantation is one of the oldest in the area dating to 1787. It was a working sugar cane and indigo plantation.
The gates are the original wrought iron
Some of the photos post Civil War
It is one of the few plantations that allows you to photograph the inside
The original walls
The Ladies sitting room in the foreground with the Gentleman's sitting room on the other side of the wall.
The Slave Quarters still stand
The Overseer's House is now an education building
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