Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation

Overview

WEST-AFRICAN Captured for their agricultural and construction skills, their work created the Louisiana colony and influenced all segments of the newly-forming Creole culture, best seen today in language, cuisine, music, family-centered traditions, architecture and life-style. This sugarcane 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.

City: New Orleans

Wed 11 Jun

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Starting at $78.00

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Wed 11 Jun

Starting at $78.00

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What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

All Fees and Taxes

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please observe silence during the transfer or travel time as a respect to your co travelers.

What To Expect

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

Once arriving at tour site all travelers will spend approximately two hours. Laura Plantation is a one hour and ten minute guided tour of the mansion. Travelers will also have a self guided tour of the grounds a viewing slave cabins. Also you can explore the gift shop and grab a quick snack before departure

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (11)

Budda11

Jul 2021

This was absolutely my favorite tour in New Orleans. Walking through the house is like walking back in time. The grounds are beautiful and so much history! The tour guide was very good and very informative! Walking into the slave cabins was a sobering experience. I would recommend this without a doubt!!

Response from Host

Jul 2021

Thank you so much for coming. It was our pleasure to serve you until next time stay safe and keep smiling 😊

Gerry_B

Aug 2019

Due to a rain storm and a lady falling our tour was very short for the price. The tour guide attended to the lady that fell. Group was left to entertain theirselves in the museum which one could tour on their own. No refund or discount was offered.

Response from Host

Aug 2019

I’m am so sorry about your experience. At Crescent city Tours we pride ourselves on giving quality service. Had I been aware of your disappointment I would have certainly tried to address and accommodate you for those issues. Crescent city tours is a separate entity from the site where the tour is taken. We provide the means of transportation to the tour. As a company we have never received anything less than five stars. Unfortunately all of your complaints were beyond my control. But if there is anything that I can do in the future to make this up to you please do not hesitate to reach out. As a courtesy if you ever come to New Orleans again We will provide free transportation for you and your party from the airport to the hotel. And again you have our deepest apologies. Management Crescent City Tours & Transportation