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Destrehan Plantation purchases 8 acres for expansion
Destrehan Plantation expanding by eight acres will provide the needed area to grow its events and venues, as well as ensures the return of its popular fall festival. […]
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Destrehan Plantation fest back by ‘popular demand’
Back by popular demand, the Destrehan Plantation Annual Fall Festival is scheduled for a comeback in November of next year. […]
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Destrehan Plantation’s annual Spring Heritage Day
DESTREHAN – Destrehan Plantation’s annual Spring Heritage Day is Friday, April 22, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the plantation grounds at 13034 River Road in Destrehan, Louisiana. […]
Lifestyles
Aubrey Robert hammers out steel into leaves, horseshoes at Destrehan Plantation
White smoke curled upward from Aubrey Robert’s coke forge as he watched for signs of the red-hot glow indicating the metal he was working on was ready to be hammered into one of his unique pieces. […]
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Destrehan Plantation ends longtime fest
Last weekend’s Destrehan Plantation festival marked the end of a 44-year tradition that funded the historic house’s restoration, but the site’s growth and expansion signaled the time for a big change. […]
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NCIS: New Orleans scenes filmed at Destrehan Plantation
The wedding scene is dreamlike with a trellis surrounded by moss-draped oaks on the plush green grounds of one of Louisiana’s most epic locations when the murder victim is discovered. […]
Lifestyles
‘Unheard Voices’ tour holds special showing Friday
On Friday, Destrehan Plantation will host a special evening tour titled, “Unheard Voices of the German Coast,” focusing on the lives of the enslaved, free Afro-Creoles, German farmers, and Acadians that lived alongside plantation owners years ago. […]
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Crafts, food draw thousands to Destrehan fest
More than 150 crafts vendors from throughout the country will set up shop at Destrehan Plantation this weekend for the storied plantation’s fall festival. […]
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Donation clears way for bed and breakfast at Destrehan Plantation
Destrehan Plantation has received a major donation that will go toward construction of a nearly $1.8 million renovation that includes the creation of a bed and breakfast on the property. […]