Destrehan Documented Plantation

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Established in 1787, Destrehan Plantation holds the title of the oldest documented plantation home surviving in the lower Mississippi Valley. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this riverfront estate spans the French colonial era, antebellum sugar booms, Civil War upheaval, and Reconstruction.

The estate was the home of Jean-Noel Destrehan, a premier sugar producer who played a key role in guiding Louisiana into U.S. statehood. Among its prized historical possessions is an official document signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison appointing Destrehan to the Orleans Territorial Council.

Destrehan also holds profound civil rights history: it served as a tribunal site following the 1811 Slave Revolt organized by Charles Deslondes, and later as the Rost Home Colony during the Civil War, where newly liberated people acquired trades for self-sufficiency.

Your 4-hour luxury bus trip includes comfortable round-trip transport from your New Orleans hotel and a comprehensive guided walk across the manor house and grounds.