Laura Plantation Tours and Tickets

Q: Why is the Laura Plantation famous?

Laura Plantation is known for its size and its architecture, including a main plantation house built by skilled West African enslaved people, and many outlying buildings. Today, Laura Plantation is also known as one of the first and primary plantations to center the stories of enslaved people.

Q: Who owned the Laura Plantation?

The Laura Plantation was established by Guillaume Duparc in 1804. Duparc was a member of the French navy and a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. The plantation went on to be run by four generations of the family. In 1892, Laura Locoul, who had inherited the plantation, decided to sell it.

Q: Which is better to visit, Oak Alley or the Laura Plantation?

That depends. Oak Alley is one of Louisiana’s best-known historic plantations, a National Historic Landmark notable for its architecture and landscape—including its eponymous oak-lined entryway. Laura Plantation is an excellent option for visiting history buffs and is particularly notable for how it shares stories of the enslaved people who built it.

Q: How big is the Laura Plantation?

The Laura Plantation is sizable. Today spread over approximately 14 acres (5.6 hectares), it’s home to a complex of well-preserved buildings, including 12 on the National Register of Historic Places. The plantation is not as big as in its heyday when it occupied 12,000 acres (4,800 hectares).

Q: How long is the Laura Plantation tour?

Guided tours of the Laura Plantation typically last around 75 minutes (not including the time it takes to drive there—the plantation is roughly 1 hour from New Orleans). It’s strongly recommended to reserve your tickets in advance online. Tours are offered multiple times daily, including several French-language tours.

Q: How should I get to the Laura Plantation from New Orleans?

The best way to get to the Laura Plantation from New Orleans is to drive. The plantation is located roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of the city, and the drive (via I-10 W and LA-3127 N) typically takes around one hour. Unfortunately, public transportation options are limited.

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Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

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Oak Alley and Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Learn more about a contentious chapter in American history on this full-day tour of Oak Alley and Laura Plantations—with convenient transport from downtown New Orleans. Upon arrival, take a plantation tour and learn more about its history than you would if exploring alone. You’ll hear about a woman-owned plantation, see centuries-old oak trees, and learn about the enslaved people at the heart of the landmarks' stories.

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Oak Alley and Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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Full Day Plantation and Swamp Tour in New Orleans

Swap the bustle of New Orleans and gain a deeper understanding of American history on this two-in-one experience, with a visit to the Oak Alley Plantation and a Louisiana swamp tour with round-trip, air-conditioned transportation from your hotel. At the plantation, view exhibits and discover the powerful legacy of enslaved people—the setting offers context and understanding beyond what any guidebook can provide. Then, explore the swamp on a pontoon boat and look out for alligators and other wildlife.

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Full Day Plantation and Swamp Tour in New Orleans

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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Pickup from New Orleans

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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Pickup from New Orleans

4 to 5 hoursFree Cancellation

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Laura Plantation Half-Day Tour from New Orleans

Leave New Orleans behind for a half-day excursion to Laura Plantation—with all the driving and logistics taken care of. After being picked up from your hotel, travel to Laura Plantation to learn about what life was like on an old sugar plantation, both for owners and enslaved people. Hear the history and culture of Louisiana Creole women. On the roundtrip drive you’ll see several other plantations as well as scenic Lake Pontchartrain.

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Laura Plantation Half-Day Tour from New Orleans

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Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation

Discover several of the New Orleans area’s key natural and historical landmarks—and learn more about the area’s past—on this multi-stop tour. In the morning, meet your guide in New Orleans and set off via air-conditioned vehicle. You’ll stop at highlights like the Louisiana Swamp and Lake Pontchartrain before heading to the Laura Plantation. There, embark on a self-guided tour of the grounds and learn about the enslaved people who lived there.

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Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation

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Oak Alley Plantation and Airboat Combo Tour by Bus

Gain a deeper understanding of American history on this two-in-one visit to Oak Alley Plantation and a Louisiana swamp tour on this day-long trip from New Orleans. You’ll pass other notable sites including Evergreen, Laura, and St. Joseph Plantations before exploring Oak Alley Plantation at your own pace. Afterward, join an airboat swamp tour and pass the site of the 1811 German Coast Uprising of enslaved people.

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Oak Alley Plantation and Airboat Combo Tour by Bus

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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Experience the grandeur of New Orleans’ antebellum south on a half‐day tour of Oak Alley Plantation. Journey through time to the manicured estate and into the gorgeous home, built in 1839. View stunning architecture, oak‐lined esplanades, and enduring sugar cane fields while learning about the plantation’s fascinating – and often somber – histories from expert guides. Upgrade your experience to include a 90-minute swamp tour at the nearby Manchac swamp.

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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

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Whitney Plantation (Guided Tour) with Bus Ride To & From N. O.

Gain a deeper understanding of American history on this visit to Louisiana’s only museum dedicated to enslaved people. After you are collected from your New Orleans hotel in a luxurious air-conditioned van, your driver will take you westwards towards the Whitney Plantation. On the way, expect to hear an overview on the history of American plantations before arriving to this impactful landmark.

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Whitney Plantation (Guided Tour) with Bus Ride To & From N. O.

5 to 6 hoursFree Cancellation

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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Uncover Louisiana’s rich and complicated past on this small-group plantation tour. Travel along Lake Pontchartrain to the Whitney Plantation, where a self-guided app offers powerful insight into enslavement and history. Then explore the Creole heritage of Laura Plantation with a guided visit. Along the way, stop for photos at Evergreen and other historic sites, passing through scenic sugar cane fields and iconic oak-lined roads that tell stories of the South.

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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour with Private Transportation

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Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour with Private Transportation

6 hoursFree Cancellation

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Private New Orleans Double Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura

Exploring outside the city limits of New Orleans can be difficult without a car. With this private tour, visit two of the best-preserved antebellum plantations—Oak Alley and Laura—without worrying about navigating or dealing with crowded tour buses. Take a docent-led tour at each site to learn about the complex and often dark history of the rural South, including the impact of enslavement in Louisiana.

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Private New Orleans Double Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura

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New Orleans Plantation Tour with Transportation

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New Orleans Plantation Tour with Transportation

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What are people saying about Laura Plantation

Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation

Clair_B, Feb 2026

Plantation tour

Our driver was wonderful. He was safe and friendly and knowledgeable about the area and about the plantations. We enjoyed the drive and the conversation with him. We wen to Laura Plantation

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Shannon_C, Apr 2026

Peaceful

A great history lesson in a beautiful setting. Wonderful for exploring on your own and with the guide.

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Sherine_G, Apr 2026

Guided Tour of the plantation house.

Oak Valley tour was great. The guided tour is an 30 minute tour only of the Big House. The slave quarters are self guided.

Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

John_C, Mar 2026

Vacation

Great tour. Very educational. The tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. Really enjoyed touring all the old places and seeing how they lived those days.

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Rebecca_W, Mar 2026

Amazing experience

The grounds are beautiful and our guide for the tour of the house was very knowledgeable about the history of the home and how it got started. Our bus driver to and from the plantation Trish I believe was her name was so nice and even recommended an incredible lunch spot when she dropped us off in the quarter.