A short but eventful van ride from Homochito brought us to the Evergreen Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana. Turns out they don't grow Evergreens... they are the most intact sugar cane plantation in the south. The plantation is two thousand two hundred acres. We began with a tour of the house and its history, including the 1832 renovation by Pierre C. Becnel. The house is now owned by Matilda Grey and is used as a summer home but preserved for educational purposes and touring.
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Allée of Live Oaks leading into the Evergreen Plantation.
The backyard of the Evergreen Sugar Cane Plantation Creole cottage.
Ascending the stairs to the entrance of the cottage.
Ian descending the interior steps to the above ground basement.
Touring one of twenty two original slave quarters.
There is a double row of slave houses at the Evergreen Plantation. Each housed two families, and were built with white washed cypress. At the height of its wealth the plantation had a total of one hundred and three slaves... but today the plantation is home to around one hundred and three million mosquitos.
After the plantation we made the home stretch to New Orleans where we enjoyed a free evening before our official free day!
The Human Statue street performer on Bourbon Street.
Excellent view of Bourbon Street from a balcony!
Morgan Harty and Sara Davids
P.S. Dreams do come true in New Orleans!
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