Visit Louisiana Plantation Country - Episode #55
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.9 • 916 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2018
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Louisiana Plantation Country - a Trip Along River Road
In today's episode, we visit Louisiana plantation country. We'll travel along the stretch of river road from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Along the way, we'll visit twelve plantations.
On today's show, you'll get...
- An overview of each plantation, and an idea of what to expect.
- Pointers for how you might approach the trip, depending on the amount of time you have to explore and what you hope to get out of your visit along the Mississippi River.
- All the ins and outs of where to go, what to see, and how to get there.
Time Stamps
Bus Tours and Group Excursions to Plantation Country
Here is a partial list of vendors who offer tours of Louisiana Plantation Country. I have not used any of these and cannot vouch for the quality of the tours.
Additional Resources Mentioned in This Episode
While doing research for this episode, I came across an excellent post on a website called Independent Travel Cats. While I have no connection to Jessica and Laurence, I enjoyed their extensive post about a trip they made to the same plantations we discussed today.
Thank You
A big thanks to my wife, Marie Bologna, who accompanied me on this trip along river road. Marie battled a cold the entire time, but was a great sport. She also helped me capture lots of images and even recorded audio notes afterwards to help make this episode rich with details.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Society's Guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore |
| 0:14.6 | the food, music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. |
| 0:19.7 | Whether you are planning a trip, living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste to the Crescent City from wherever you are simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City |
| 0:24.0 | from wherever you are, |
| 0:25.0 | you've come to the right place. |
| 0:28.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:37.0 | Hey y'all, this is Mark. Welcome to episode 55. |
| 0:39.0 | The last show was the first in a series we're doing about Louisiana Plantations. |
| 0:44.5 | In that one, we visited with Joy Banner over at Whitney Plantation. |
| 0:49.0 | Whitney is the only one whose primary focus is on the enslaved. |
| 0:52.9 | We learned about the details of the slave trade |
| 0:55.4 | and the two primary sources of slaves |
| 0:57.2 | for Louisiana plantations. |
| 0:59.3 | We dug into the lives of the people that were enslaved, |
| 1:02.2 | how they arrived there, and what life was like for them at |
| 1:04.9 | Whitney. Joy talked about the lives of the enslaved and their connection to present day |
| 1:09.4 | New Orleans. We also talked about the dangerous process of granulating sugar and a whole lot more. |
| 1:15.0 | If you missed it, go back and give it a listen. |
| 1:18.0 | The topic of slavery is a difficult one to be sure, |
| 1:21.0 | but it helps frame and exploration of the plantations along River Road here in Louisiana. |
| 1:25.6 | I appreciated learning about the enslaved at Whitney and I think you will too. |
| 1:30.0 | Today's show is going to be the second of three that will do about plantations. |
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