Destrehan Plantation & Swamp Combo Tours | Louisiana Tour Company

Destrehan Plantation & Airboat Tour From New Orleans - Crescent City Tours

Searching for the Lost Graves of Louisiana’s Enslaved People

These five Louisiana plantations still exist, offering tours and preserving history

Destrehan Plantation is one of the oldest homes in Louisiana, just outside New Orleans. While it’s been featured in major films like Interview with the Vampire, 12 Years a Slave, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the true history here is far darker than anything shown on screen. In 1811, Destrehan became the site of tribunal trials following the German Coast Uprising—the largest slave revolt in U.S. history. Dozens of enslaved men were captured, tried, and executed here. Their heads were