Vacherie Attractions

The Creole Plantation in Vacherie presents the Creole lifestyle of the antebellum era. The main house was built in 1805 and was a sugarcane plantation for 180 years. Family furnishings are featured inside the home with original outbuildings on the grounds. The Memoirs of Laura, a detailed account of 200 years of life on this farm, were written by the planter's daughter, Laura Locoul.

The Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie is a Greek Revival mansion that was named for two rows of live oaks, planted in the early 1700s. The quarter-mile colonnade of centuries-old oaks frames the classic antebellum mansion. Built 1837 to 1839, the plantation has been restored and decorated with period furniture. Located on the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Oak Alley Plantation has been called the "Grande Dame of the Great River Road".