The Oak Alley Plantation is a historic sugar cane plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana.
An alley of oak |
Touring the big house |
Reconstructed slave cabins |
An alley of oak |
Touring the big house |
Reconstructed slave cabins |
The Creole big house was built in 1804 and 1805 |
The rear wings of the big house were destroyed by fire in 2004 |
The above-ground "basement" provided space for storage |
Laura Locoul Gore |
Bananas |
The slave quarters were occupied until 1977 |