Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour
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New Orleans, USA
- 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Learn about four generations of Creole history at the Laura Plantation during a tour of this well-preserved estate. Located roughly an hour from New Orleans, Laura Plantation provides a vivid window into Louisiana's past. Learn about the family and enslaved people who lived here during a guided tour of the manor house, slave quarters, and gardens.
- Booking ahead secures a tour on your preferred day
- Hear stories about the enslaved people who lived in the 19th century house and slave cabins
- Ask your guide questions about life in Louisiana during this period
- Learn about the Creole culture that thrived in Louisiana for more than 200 years
What's Included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- SnacksDrinks and snacks (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Créole Heritage Site2247 LA-18, Vacherie, LA 70090, USA
YOU must drive yourself to the plantation. Ticket does not include transportation to/from the plantation. Do not take taxis, Uber or Lyft. If you take one of these services you will not find one to take you back to city. Plantation is located in a rural area.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Laura Plantation provides a unique opportunity to learn about Louisiana’s Creole past, thanks to detailed surviving records kept by the family who lived here for four generations. The remarkably well-maintained estate is included on the National Register of Historic Places and the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Make your own way to the plantation, located an easy 1-hour drive from New Orleans along the Great River Road that follows the Mississippi.
Once you arrive, follow a knowledgeable guide on a tour of the plantation’s furnished, 24,000-square-foot (7,315-square-meter) main house, slave quarters, intricate gardens and sugar fields. Learn about the French-descended Duparc family who founded in the plantation in 1804. Much of what is known about the plantation’s inhabitants is gathered from the memoir of fourth-generation family member Laura Locoul, in addition to records discovered in the French National Archives.
The informative tour honestly addresses the difficult history of slavery as it existed in French colonial and American Louisiana through the end of the 19th century. The fully guided experience takes a close look at the various personalities of the plantation owners, plus the unique influences of the Creole culture that thrived in Louisiana for more than 200 years. After your tour, you can continue exploring independently with a visit to other plantations along the Great River Road.
Once you arrive, follow a knowledgeable guide on a tour of the plantation’s furnished, 24,000-square-foot (7,315-square-meter) main house, slave quarters, intricate gardens and sugar fields. Learn about the French-descended Duparc family who founded in the plantation in 1804. Much of what is known about the plantation’s inhabitants is gathered from the memoir of fourth-generation family member Laura Locoul, in addition to records discovered in the French National Archives.
The informative tour honestly addresses the difficult history of slavery as it existed in French colonial and American Louisiana through the end of the 19th century. The fully guided experience takes a close look at the various personalities of the plantation owners, plus the unique influences of the Creole culture that thrived in Louisiana for more than 200 years. After your tour, you can continue exploring independently with a visit to other plantations along the Great River Road.
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Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site
1 hour 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 1,312 reviews
John_C, Mar 2026
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.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for visiting and for leaving us this positive review !
Aazram_A, Mar 2026
I had originally hesitated booking back to back plantation tours ...concerned it might be history overload for my family, but to the contrary, Laura plantation was a perfect complement to our tour of Oak Alley, just down the road. Our guide, Laura ( seriously, a fond coincidence!) was such a passionate storyteller! She brought the plantation to life by sharing the origin stories of the families who had dwelled there as well as the slaves who had built the place..brick by brick, plank by plank. I have arthritis, so it was challenging to stand and walk through a one hour plus tour, but my swollen feet and knees were well worth the experience. There was the occasional chair or bench on the way. Thankfully, the house is air-conditioned. The grounds has beautiful, fragrant flowers. Don't miss the lilac tree in the courtyard. Allergy sufferers: take your antihistamines.! Still, I highly recommend it for history buffs with a penchant for storytelling.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks so much for this review. Laura will be delighted that you enjoyed her tour !
Laura_W, Feb 2026
Beautiful surroundings, friendly people, and we learned a lot! You get a very interesting picture of all the different kinds of people who lived on the plantation, both free and enslaved.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you for visiting and thank you for wanting to learn!
Robert_M, Dec 2025
Was a very informative tour, however, expected it would have more information about the day to day life of the slaves on the plantation.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for your input. We are in the process of revising the tour to include more and more stories & experiences of the enslaved that includes the reality of what life was like for them at this plantation.
Liann_M, Nov 2025
Be sure to look around when you go through because you do not get to go back and take a closer look.
Richard_W, Nov 2025
The tour provides an in depth look at the early Creole plantation life style. Our guide Amelia, is student of the period when the plantation was built and the following era.
Cheryl_C, Aug 2025
Our guide was fantastic! Enjoyed the history, probably the best plantation tour I’ve taken. So glad we went!
Laurence_J, Aug 2025
The guide and the tour were great but getting there was very expensive. The transportation costed us more than the actual price of the tour. We would not have done it if we knew
Response from Host, Aug 2025
We are so glad that you enjoyed the tour and the guide!
Laura Plantation does not provide transportation to our location, but instead partners with several different operators that provide guest transportation here if guests do not have the option to self-drive. That being said, I cannot comment directly on the cost of what transportation provider that you used as this will vary between each operator and Laura Plantation does not have control over those prices.
Mario_T, Jul 2025
This was a very educational and insightful experience. I learned an awful lot of rather interesting and sad facts about this particular sugar plantation, and Lee was an expecent tour guide.
Tajinae_P, Jun 2025
Pam was amazing and informative, it was nice to do the tour in an intimate setting . Definitely will visit again.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for visiting and we look forward to having you again in the future!
Patricia_L, Jun 2025
The plantation is beautiful and our guide Pam was awesome. She was very knowledgeable and fun. She introduced us to the family of the plantation and made it feel like we stepped back in time.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you for visiting and thank you for your review!
Kevin_M, May 2025
Our tour guide, Cameron, was excellent! He truly conveyed a sense of the people, the Creole culture, and what it was like to have lived at the plantation (for the owners and the slaves). Exceeded my expectations.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
It is our goal to recount the actual stories of the people who lived here, both enslaved and free. It sounds like Cameron did that and we are glad to have exceeded your expectations!
FrancesAnn_M, May 2025
The plantation tour was very informative. Our guide knew a lot about the history of the people who lived there
JohnorKathy_H, Apr 2025
Our guide was so informative, she took time to explain things, and gave very balanced history of this Plantation. This tour was well worth its money
Philippe_G, Apr 2025
We highly recommend Laura Plantation .
Our guide Joseph was the best: very knowledgeable and highly entertaining.
Alan_R, Apr 2025
It touched on slaves but also about the business side of the family that owned the place. It was very informative and made you think. Worth a trip.
Heidi_C, Apr 2025
I really like learning the history of places, thank you. Our guide was very informative.b Thank you.
Marie_S, Mar 2025
Laura, our tour guide was very knowledgeable that for was great. I'm so glad I was able to make this trip with my daughter
Seyed_G, Dec 2024
we had quite an educational tour. thanks. the facility was well organized. both cars and busses vould easily park.
Geoffrey_L, Nov 2024
We had a lovely private tour for six of us, as we were the only people booked.
Caroline was a great guide, very informative and took time to explain everything.
The plantation is in very good condition and we would certainly recommend.
Nicole_G, Oct 2024
Visiting the Laura Plantation was such an eye opening experience! Learning about history can be tough sometimes but Lindie was AMAZING and so informative! Her knowledge and expertise great. I highly recommend everyone take the tour and get a slightly deeper knowledge of history.
DEREK_H, Sep 2024
The contrast between the lives of the owners and slaves was excellently explained. And how the unfairness continues today.
Paulette_L, Aug 2024
Beautiful property and fantastic tour. There was a lot of information provided not only about plantation but architecture as well.
Kenneth_A, Aug 2024
The guide Lee was well informed and knowledgeable about the history of the plantation workings.. Lot of history for those looking for answers to what a true Creole person are.. Just amazing tour…
nicole_E, Aug 2024
Laura Plantation was beautiful and I was excited about the tour. However, my tour guide Pam was not very friendly right from the start. We only had four people in the tour and right off, she was all business and rude stating that the next tour starts in 10 am and that she had no time to wait on people. She hurried talking and she was extremely difficult to understand because she talked so fast and unclear giving you no time to take in the place. She stated that we only get one shot at seeing the house from the front, so hurry up and take photos. Then we couldn't understand her over the sound of the fan in the cellar. We were not given the chance to walk around the property after the tour. I asked about the fruits on the trees cause she didn't explain anything about them. When I purchased two bottles of water in the store, the woman at the register was just as unfriendly as Pam. Very disappointing experience for the money I spent. I went to Destrehan Plantation the day before and my experience there was amazing with my guide Beverly. She was excited to have me and even asked some personal questions. She talked clear, took her time and made sure to let me know I can take my time looking around the property after the tour. I did not have this experience at Laura Plantation. Very disappointing. You should not have rude people who don't take their time talking working there.
Richard_D, Aug 2024
The tour guide was excellent and the house and grounds were beautiful. It was captivating to hear the stories of the people that had lived at Laura, and of the people who worked at Laura, the slaves who actually built the home and kept it running.
Joseph_M, Jul 2024
Tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Overall the whole tour left us knowing more about history while also being enjoyable.
LaTasha_S, Jun 2024
The tour guide was very passionate about the history of the plantation and articulated the information well. I learned a lot and recommend this tour to all. Especially since these things are not being taught in school anymore. They should emphasize the museum more as it is separate from the tour. As a black person, the more detailed lives of slaves and their descendants is much more interesting to me, integrates the background political status and how it affected the family. I like that it doesn't totally gloss over the horrible tradition of slavery.
Eric_N, Jun 2024
Great tour, the family history of this place is great! It’ll leave you sitting in awe connecting all the dots! Pam is a wonderful tour guide she knew her stuff and was hilarious!
Willie_U, Jun 2024
The guide was very knowledgeable! Pam took the time to explain the entire details of the plantation to each and every one of the tourists!
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