Louisiana is home to the most notorious plantations in the U.S., with many serving as museums and historic sites. Here are five to visit ...

DARROW, La. — The grand old homes that sit along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans — an area called Plantation Country — are filled with tales that stretch back hundreds of ...

Tours are offered nightly at 6 and 8 p.m. Ticket prices start at $22 for adults and $5 for children 7 and younger. French ...

Elmer Pérez was one of many immigrants hired by U.S. shipbuilders to fill the urgent need for skilled labor. These workers do ...

Raised on his family's plantation in ... which eased pressure on New Orleans' levees, showed that the dynamiting wasn't needed to protect the city. After losing their homes, residents affected ...

The principal crop was corn, used as food for man and stock or turned into alcohol, which could be shipped to New Orleans ... The homes of most were far from being the plantation image.

ABBA: For one night only, enjoy "The Music of ABBA" from tribute artists Dinah and the Dominoes, a foursome of Louisiana ...

Cajun Encounters also offers city bus tours, plantation ... $125 per person. New Orleans Secrets also offers history, swamp and ghost tours. Stroll by celebrity homes, famous filming locations ...