Destrehan Plantation

The sands of Louisiana time seem to stand still for a moment at Destrehan Plantation. This majestic antebellum home watches over the banks of the great Mississippi River, just minutes from New Orleans. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Destrehan Plantation was established in 1787 and remains the oldest documented plantation home in the lower Mississippi River Valley. 

Destrehan Plantation has been featured in many books, magazines, publications, documentaries, and major motion pictures. Our grounds have some of Louisiana's oldest, and largest Live Oak Trees in the Lower Mississippi Valley. And, Destrehan Plantation also hosts countless community events such as it's Fall Arts & Crafts Festival, as well as it's semi-annual Heritage Day for school children throughout Southern Louisiana.