Situated along several historical blocks in Zachary the Village is composed of three renovated turn-of-the century homes:  Miss Sis' Magic House,  The Victorian McHugh House, and the  Farm House. The  Barn and Native American Settlement are new additions to the...

Acadian Village is located on the 32-acres of LARC (Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens). In the early 1970's, officials were looking for an opportunity to improve tourism in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Norman Heard, Bob Lowe, and Glen Conrad are credited with...

The Old Village of the Opelousas Poste. This little village was created in 1988 by the Opelousas Tourism and Activities Committee. Many of its structures were donated by families from the area. We invite you to sit back and imagine yourself in any of these old...

Landrum’s Homestead & Village is a re-creation of a late 1800’s settlement reminiscent of southern days gone by.  History comes to life with over 60 buildings and amazing displays nestled in a quiet beautifully landscaped setting of lush  pecan trees, streams...

The 42-acre Marksville State Historic Site is located on a bluff overlooking the Old River, adjacent to the town of Marksville. Professional archaeologists consider this prehistoric Native American ceremonial center to be of unique national significance.

In May of 1962, the Grand Gulf Military Monument Park was officially opened, dedicated to preserving the memory of both the town and the battle in which occurred there. Located eight miles northwest of Port Gibson, Mississippi off Highway 61, this 400 acre landmark...

Located in northeastern Louisiana, Poverty Point commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia B.C. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America, is managed by the state of Louisiana. These state...

The Magnolia Plantation Complex, 18 acres of outbuildings, is open to the public and free to tour as a unit of Cane River Creole National Historical Park. The Park includes a blacksmith shop, plantation store, gin barn, eight cabins, and former slave hospital that at...

Oakland Plantation, part of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, originally known as Bermuda, was begun by Jean Pierre Emmanuel Prudhomme on a tract of land granted to him by the Spanish government in 1789. He quickly built a fortune, vastly increasing his...

The Powell Hotel was originally the W.H.Ford Male and Female College. It was located at the site of the old high school on east Main Street. Built in 1889, it served as a co-educational college. The large room on the first floor was for younger and less advanced...