Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, b. 1826, d. 1879, was the owner of Fashion Plantation. He was the son of President Zachary Taylor and the brother-in-law of...

Fashion Plantation was located in Hahnville and was owned by former U.S. President Zachary Taylor, although he never resided there. It was inherited by his son...

The Scheckschneider (Schexnaydre) and Zeringue families standing in front of Ormond Plantation in Destrehan. (Photo courtesy of Larry and Sharon Schexnaydre)...

Leon Sarpy was born in Tennessee and fought in the Civil War. He purchased Prospect Plantation in addition to two neighboring plantations after the war. The...

Ormond Plantation. Tags: #culture of sugar cane #ormond #1811 slave revolt #fr parets watercolors #ordinance of secession #Historical Discovery

The former slave quarters of Destrehan Plantation became freed Negroes’ homes after the Civil War. Tags: #culture of sugar cane #destrehan #1811 slave revolt...

Ormond Plantation in the early 1900s. (Photo courtesy of Chip Zeringue) Tags: #culture of sugar cane #ormond #fr parets watercolors #ordinance of secession...

The Ormond Plantation is one of the few houses that escaped fires, floods, and the Civil War. It was originally built in 1790 by Pierre Trépagnier on land...