Originally founded in 1752, the plantation went through several owners before being purchased in 1998 by John Cummings, a white former trial lawyer and civil rights activist from New Orleans.

What happens when you follow a road that shadows the country's most storied river? In Louisiana, the Great River Road doesn’t just connect destinations, it threads through centuries of survival, ...

Hundreds of New Orleans plantations used to line the Mississippi River throughout Louisiana. Now there are few, mostly preserved as historical landmarks and educational centers, lest we forget our ...

We didn’t tour all the plantations, for there are too many to visit during such a short trip. However, we did visit five of 10 plantations included in New Orleans Plantation Country.

A historic plantation in Iberia Parish has been sold to a New Orleans-based family that plans to preserve it, according to the real estate group involved in the transaction. The Greek Revival home has ...

The New Orleans area has a rich history of ghosts, voodoo and mystery. LeBeau Plantation house is only one of dozens of gothic mansions and plantations rumored to be haunted.

This custom built New Orleans-style gated mansion, nestled between mature live oaks, offers an abundance of beauty, character and personality. And it's on the market for $1.3 million.

The “Big House” plantation home built from cypress trees hewn by slaves, at the Whitney Plantation slavery museum near New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Marla Jo Fisher/SCNG) ...