It’s summer in Arkansas and members of the Lafayette family arrive after the brood’s patriarch has died. They are ready to sift through what’s left in the Southern plantation home, perhaps sell the ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The largest remaining antebellum plantation mansion in the South has burned to the ...

Built in 1782, Destrehan Plantation is the oldest documented plantation still surviving in the Mississippi River Valley. I visited this living history museum and loved that they recognized, not only ...

The Nottoway Plantation fire reignited national debate over how slavery-era landmarks are remembered. Reactions were split, with the Black community calling the destruction a form of payback. The fire ...

In the United State's South, plantation homes and properties are major attractions for both tourists and history buffs, and these plantations also serve as significant historical sites. Louisiana is ...

The house showcases typical middle-class life during Reconstruction, contrasting with grander plantation estates. You'll learn about young Woodrow's education and how his experiences in South Carolina ...

The largest remaining antebellum plantation mansion in the South has burned to the ground. Fire crews worked 18 hours late last week trying to extinguish the fire that eventually engulfed the ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Firefighters from Baton Rouge operate Aerial 3 as flames burst from the roof of the ...

Firefighters from Baton Rouge operate Aerial 3 as flames burst from the roof of the Nottoway Plantation on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in White Castle, Louisiana. Michael Johnson New Orleans Advocate The ...