DESTREHAN – On Friday and Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, Destrehan Plantation will hold its Spring Heritage Days and Civil War Encampment.
In addition to the total encampment & artillery, demonstrations include open hearth cooking, bousillage construction, herbal healing, indigo dyeing, calligraphy, moss mattress making, antique toys and games, carpentry, period music & dancing, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing & quilting.
Tours of the plantation house are available at an additional fee.
The Friday event is geared to school groups. Admission is $5 per person. Schools may register by calling Angela Matherne, Heritage Education Coordinator at 985-764-9315.
Saturday, the event is open to the public. Admission is $5 per adult and teen. Children 12 and under are admitted free of charge.
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