Southdown Plantation & Museum — Attraction in Louisiana

Dear readers, this old plantation is a one of a kind! My father and I spend several hours enjoying the tour given by Ed our guide. A little about Ed, he lived in the house as a young man in his youth before the place became a museum and is a wealth of knowledge of it's past. Ed is a youthful 86 and has stories of the house, different items in the house and of the people of the area. Each room is dedicated to something different in the past. The musical machine at the base of the stairs, the gorgeous tiffany stained glass, the beautiful artistic ceramics, the Spanish bedroom, the Senator's office, are but a few of the items to see, don't miss the Beautiful Houma Indian exhibit. Give yourself time, and Ed will really make it worth your time with his stories, and you can congratulate him, he is a great grandpa again. Thanks Ed for a great tour that certainly...

A Refreshing Change from the Tired Regional Plantation Circuit

Tired of the same-ole, same-ole Louisiana plantation tour? The head to Terrebonne Parish and check out the Southdown. First, the grand plantation house is dissimilar in design and structure than all its neighbors: built entirely in brick and in a style more a Norman castle with Victorian embelishments. The pink color? Well, there's a practicsl reason for that. But the focus of the site is more on the history of the parish than plantation life, slavery, and hoop skirts: the museum includes topical rooms on local native culture, the career of a Louisiana senator, local artists, and so forth. Our guide was thorough, knowledgeable, and oh so friendly. Check their calendar for additional events: lots planned for an interesting one-day escape from NOLA's...

Monday was a great day to immerse ourselves in Southern Louisiana culture, thanks to gift shop manager/tour guide, Lee Landry. His knowledge of the property, the buildings and the way of life in this area of The South, gave us a greater understanding of what plantation life would have been like. The gift shop was also delightful with its wide assortment of books from the Cajun twist on a few children's classics to the first hand accounts of life in The Bayou. Thankyou Lee for your personal recommendations. He is truly passionate about the story and the land and a firm believer in preserving the past so that future generations have a better understanding of where things are today. Thankyou for your time and energy on one of our favorite tours...