Louisiana's River Parishes - 2020 Destination Guide

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GRAB THE GANG AND GET OUT HERE From family reunions to group tours, we are one size fits all ADVENTURE FOR EVERYONE Explore the swamps in an airboat with Swamp Adventures before taking an educational stroll with tour guides in period dress at Destrehan Plantation. Learn the fascinating history of the Destrehan family through on-site demonstrations and exhibits. Just down the levee, Ormond Plantation promises a memorable dinner with a menu highlighting the flavors of the region.

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HOMEGROWN HISTORY Go check out Chef Spuddy at the Cajun Cooking Experience to learn how to make a gumbo and what the different color of a roux means. Stop for a tour of the picturesque Oak Alley Plantation. Switch up the perspective by touring Laura: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site, where the focus is digging deeper into the compelling stories of four generations of the Creole’s who inhabited the property.

HERITAGE MEETS HOLLYWOOD Immerse yourself in the architecturally breathtaking San Francisco Plantation, which motivated novelist Frances Parkinson Keyes to write “Steamboat Gothic”. At Evergreen Plantation, step onto the location where D’jango Unchained was filmed, before heading to St. Joseph Plantation to tour the film location of the popular show Queen Sugar.

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