Viewing plantations belong to the Louisiana experience. One of the most breathtaking plantation experience is the Oak Valley plantation, especially because of the nature enveloping the site.

The live oaks - which must have been smaller at the time of the building of the plantation house (1837-1839)-make quite an impression on the viewer.

Originally named Bon Sejour, Oak Alley was built in 1837-39 by George Swainey for Jacques Telesphore Roman, brother of Andre Roman who was twice governor of Louisiana.

Laura Plantation is a restored historic Louisiana  Creole Plantation on the west bank of the Mississipi River near Vacherie, just a few miles away from Oak Alley.  The Duparc Plantation (Duparc was the name of the Frenchman whom this land was granted by Thomas Jefferson for his loyalty to the US during the American Revolution) was located on unusually high ground near the River. He built his manor house during 1804-1805 in the middle of the large Colapissa Indian village that had been located at the site for over a hundred years.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Plantation