Festivals

Attractions

Davis Pond Fresh Water Diversion Project
Part of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration; Barrier Island Restoration, March Creation, and River Diversion, Barataria Basin Feasibility Study.

Old Luling Trading Post
200 Court St., Luling. Drive by

Hall Boggs Bridge
Crosses the mighty Mississippi River at Luling & Destrehan.
One of the few cable-stayed bridges in America. East/ West Bridge Parks located beneath the span.

Esperanza Plantation
One mile west of Hale Boggs Bridge LA Hwy 18. Drive-by.
Working plantation on which sugar cane has been the principle crop grown since ca. 1763.

Fashion Plantation
Drive by
Home of Confederate General Richard Taylor, son of President Zachary Taylor. House burned to ground in 1862 by Union soldiers.Historical marker.

Captain Terry's Swamp Tour
LA 3127 on Esperanza Plantation. Tours 9;30-12noon, & 2pm. Reservations 504-471-4933.

Bethlehem Baptist Church
14989 River Rd., Hahnville (close to Couurthouse). Drive by
Founded by African American missionaries in 1865. Original structure removed to build existing church.

St. Charles Parish Courthouse
15045 River Rd, Hahnville.
All Parish courthouses were located on this site since early 1700's. Records date from 1731. 504-783-5000

Site of Quinnitassa Indian Village
Hahnville. Drive by
In existence when French settlers first arrived.

Homeplace Plantation
LA 18, Hahnville. Drive by
Considered a near-perfect exxample of a Creole raised plantation house of West Indian type bousillage construction. ca 1790.

Smith's Grocery Store
15451 River Rd, Hahnville.
Among the first of eight general stores established in the 1800's.

Zeringue House
16657 River Rd, Taft. ca 1852. Drive by.

Site of Karlstein/Hoffer
Near St. John Parish boundary line. Drive by.
Part of early German Coast settlement. ca 1722.

LaBranche Plantation Dependency House
11244 River Rd. Open 10-4 daily. 504-468-8843.
Main structure burned during Civil war. Creole garconniere remains. Features an original slave cabin, cafe and gift shop, a display of Arabian show horses and the grabe of Adolph Hitler's horse, Nordlicht. ca 1792.

St. Rose Tavern
11760 River Rd. Restaurant open Mon-Fri, 12noon-11pm. Sat. 4-12 midnight
A longtime landmark, the St. rose Hotel was originally built in 1922-23 to accommodate workers building the Airline Highway. 504-469-8864

Destrehan Plantation
Step back in time. Experience an authentic representation of the ante bellum era. Oldest documented house remaining in lower Mississippi Valley. Raised Creole mansion of West Indian style built in 1787, wings added in 1810. Tours daily 9:30-4pm, guided by period dressed docents. 13034 river Rd. Historical Marker. On National Register. www.destrehanplantation.org. 504-764-9315

St. Charles Borromero Church & Cemetery (Little Red Church)
13396 River Rd.
First church was a log cabin built in 1710. Destroyed by fire in 1806, was rebuilt and given a coat of red paint. Thus, the "Little Red Church" became a landmark for river boats. Oldest German cemetery in the South. Oldest continuing church parish in Louisiana.

Ormond Plantation Manor
13786 River Rd. Drive by. www.plantation.com 504-764-8544. Tours daily 10-4:30pm.
Bed & Breakfast accommodations. Built by Pierre d'Trepagnier as a result of a Spanish land grant. ca 1722.

German Coast Famers Market at Ormond Plantation Manor          13786 River Rd. Open Saturday 8am-12pm with all local produce and products. www.stcharleshistory.org                                                    

Site of L'Anse aux Bustardes
Canadian geese migratory stop. Early Indian / French / German settlement.

New Sarpy
Historical marker. ca 1722. Drive by.

Shell/Motiva Oil refinery & River Rd. Museum at Norco
River Rd., Norco.
Museum reflects 500 years of life in the lower Mississippi river delta. Open Mon. and Wed. 1-5pm and by appointment. Admission is free. 504-465-6333.

Bonnet Carre Crevasse & Spillway
Can be seen from I-10, US 61, & LA 48. Built in 1935 by the corps of Engineers to divert Mississippi River floodwater into the Gulf via Lake Pontchartrain. Completed in 1935. Floodgates first opened in 1937, which was attended by Franklin D. roosevelt. Historical marker. Scenic overlook.