Laura Plantation Tour

Overview

Go beyond the myths of the American South and explore the complex and intimate relationships of 4 generations of one Louisiana Creole family, both free and enslaved at Laura: A Creole Plantation, a major sugar plantation located on the banks of the Mississippi River, just one hour from New Orleans. Your admission includes a 70-minute tour with a knowledgeable guide who shares the rich history of Creole culture as seen through the lens of the family who owned Laura Plantation for generations. Tour the main house, grounds and slave quarters as you gain insight into the people who lived and worked here for centuries.

City: New Orleans

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $25.00

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $25.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Local guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Good walking shoes suggested
A portion of the tour takes place outdoors
Only the ground floor of the main house is ADA accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Tour is offered in French 1pm
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Laura is in compliance with the latest recommendations from the CDC and Louisiana Department of Health. Fully vaccinated guests are not required to wear masks. As restrictions ease, we continue to request that non-vaccinated visitors wear masks indoors.

What To Expect

Laura: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

-A guided tour offered daily in English/French. -Tour includes Maison Principale, gardens, original 1840s slave cabins. -Stories of 4 generations of one Louisiana Creole family, free and enslaved.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (478)

Joseph M

Dec 2022

Don't miss. If you can do one thing out of town on your visit to New Orleans, this is it. Learned a great deal about the differences in the plantations from state to state, the crops and economics, the lives and family dynamics of the rich and slaves, and how the plantation system reached into the modern era. Excellent guide. $25 entry for adults.

Ian J

Dec 2022

I guess I thought I would learn about slavery, but this tour was really a story about several generations of the family that lived on the plantation with little focus on slavery. Our tour guide was nice and informative. The plantation was nicely restored and interesting, but this was really a history lesson about a family that lived on that plantation for several generations. This was not a tour to learn about slavery (sure you heard a few stories about slaves, but that was it). There were so many names of family members and slaves thrown around during the tour that at the end, I had no idea who was who. I guess it was my mistake booking this thinking I would learn more about the slavery aspect than about a family's history. My opinion is that if you really want to learn about slavery, do the Whitney plantation tour. If you want to take good pictures, take the Oak Alley tour. If you want a family history tour, do the Laura plantation tour. I also thought there would be a bigger story about Laura, whom the plantation is named after, but I only heard her name a couple of times.

Pamela_B

Dec 2022

This place was awesome! The tour guide did a fantastic job with great knowledge background and lots of information. It opened my eyes to a new perspective on how the world works.