Continuing in the Cane River Area, just south of Natchitoches, I saw this National Historical Park - Oakland Plantation. I had a wonderful tour by a Ranger from my hometown, Vista, California.
The New World Creole culture in this area was a result of various influences: French & Spanish colonialists and African and American Indians; around here natives are proud of their fascinating genealogical heritage.
It's Mardi Gras in Louisiana, thus the sign below.
The fires of civil war transformed life on Cane River. Retreating Union troops left burning plantations in their wake. At the end of the war, Prud'homme's sons who had both fought for the Confederacy, divided the plantation.
Antique bottles line the garden paths.
This home and plantation (1753) owned and occupied by generations of the same family until sold to the Park Service a few years ago.
Ambroise LeComte (1760-1834) oversaw his family's shift from tobacco to cotton. The main house at Oakland plantation was built in 182l.
Most buildings near rivers are up on supports because of flooding rivers.
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