The Advocate12d
'This is a special place.' How historic preservationists are fighting industry in Louisiana
Activists are seeking to preserve what's left of Black history along the Mississippi River. Industry and its supporters say ...
NewsChannel 9 - KTSM1d
Newton Smith: From slavery to freedom and wealth in Northern Louisiana
When Newt and Rosa began to make large amounts of money, Rosa went to school to learn how to run the business.
The Shreveport Times21d
These five Louisiana plantations still exist, offering tours and preserving history
The mansion, and the property as a whole, features various artifacts pertaining to Louisiana's culture and history. Destrehan Plantation, located in Destrehan at 13034 River Rd., is an antebellum ...
Community Impact Newspaper1d
Portions of River Plantation neighborhood struggle following repeated flooding events
Two-minute impact The western and southern portions of River Plantation are within flood plains, per flood zone maps from the ...
NOLA.com22d
St. John's 'Great River Road' a step closer to national landmark status. Report stresses Black history.
The district up for landmark consideration already has state and local historic designations, as the state-certified River Road Cultural ... structures like plantation houses but not the places ...
Los Angeles Times22d
This must be Chinatown
Chinatown was once three neighborhoods, and maps in the museum remind us of how ... If you’re looking for a place to slow down, modern tea room Steep LA is the place. Gather a couple of friends ...
Travel Weekly28d
Advisor offers tips for a perfect five-day vacation on Kauai
they have points along the road you can pull off and stay for a few minutes," Lewis said. From there, clients should head east to the Wailua River to take a peek at the waterfalls and then ...
ProPublica25d
An Immigrant Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing.
On the morning of Jan. 22, 2024, Elmer De León Pérez descended deep into the bowels of a ship that he was helping to build in Houma, Louisiana ... for the historic plantation houses that ...
Why America’s blue states are better for holidays
You may well have noticed already, but an election is imminent. November 5 will see the USA go to the polls to decide the ...
Yahoo22d
These five Louisiana plantations still exist, offering tours and preserving history
with numerous properties lining a stretch of the Mississippi River in South Louisiana. Plantation homes in Louisiana are preserved sites that offer glimpses into the past and serve to keep history ...
The Business Journals10d
Plantation office building gains four new tenants
The board will relocate from an office 1,600 feet away in the Cornerstone One building at 1200 Pine Island Road in Plantation. And WeFi Technology Group, a Colorado-based fintech company that ...
WDSU25d
Louisiana Bucket Brigade identifies remains of five enslaved people on Formosa site
THE NOW FORMOSA PLASTIC SITES WAS FORMERLY THE WINCHESTER BUENA VISTA PLANTATION ... WHO WERE ENSLAVED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HERE IN LOUISIANA. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO JUST HONOR AND MARK ...