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Sited along the serpentine Mississippi River and just a short drive from New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Darrow is home to several of the historic plantations that have made the River Road area so famous. Hermitage Museum is known as Louisiana's earliest Greek Revival mansion. Brocage Plantation, built in 1837, welcomes tours and overnight guests to its bed and breakfast. Visitors to Houmas House, also known as "The Sugar Palace," step back in time ot learn about sugar cane farming, Civil War history and Louisiana life during the antebellum period.

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Tour the River Road and capital for plantations, dining and outdoor fun

For centuries, ghost stories and larger-than-life legends have haunted Plantation Country. The region’s homes, a medley of Creole, West Indies and English antebellum styles of...

Shop art works, soak up culture along Louisiana's Great River Road

Some of the finest works by regional artists and artisans are available in art markets, fairs and festivals held on the grounds of Louisiana plantations, and that makes for excellent...

What we eat in southeastern Louisiana

The mere mention of New Orleans is enough to start mouths watering for Creole cooking, and the edible glory of this distinctive...

Louisiana plantation must-stop: Houmas House

It was a lazy weekend and the road beckoned. With no gear except sunglasses, we left New Orleans for a scenic drive. Perhaps it was fate. As I drove down Highway...

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