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The plantation is open for Good Friday, April 14th and Saturday, April 15th, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The plantation is closed Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. We will resume normal business hours Monday, April 17, 2017.  Read More »

Join us Wednesday, April 5, 2017, for 6:30 pm at the St. Charles Parish Library located at 160 W Campus Dr., in Destrehan, Louisiana for our 3rd installment of Beyond the History Books spring 2017 Lecture Series. Rachel Allemand, M.A. and Judy Pin… Read More »

Miki Pfeffer, PhD presents A Magical Year: Grace King Letters of 1887 at the St. Charles Parish East Regional Library located at 160 W Campus Dr., Destrehan, Louisiana from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. All lectures are open to the public and free of charge. L… Read More »

Please join us Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 6:30 pm for our first spring 2017 Beyond the History Books Lecture Series located at the St. Charles Parish East Regional Library, 160 W Campus Dr., Destrehan, La.   Patrick McCarty, Curator with … Read More »

The plantation is open for tours this weekend Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We are also open for Lundi Gras, Monday February 27, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We are closed Mardi Gras Day, February 2… Read More »

We are open for tours on Presidents' Day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Our tours leave every thirty minutes, on the hour and every half-hour. We look forward to seeing you! Read More »

Destrehan Plantation, Irish Cultural Museum of New Orleans and St. Charles Parish Regional Library are proud to sponsor this lecture series addressing history that has been overlooked in the classroom humanities. Beyond the History Books is open to t… Read More »

Hope all of you had a wonderful New Year! If you are visiting New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, please stop by Destrehan Plantation and do a tour. We are only 25 minutes away from downtown New Orleans. Our plantation will be open the weekend before Mar… Read More »

Hello All,  the plantation is closed Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th and Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2016. We are also closed for New Years Day, Sunday, January 1, 2017.  From the Destrehan Plantation Family to yours, Merry C… Read More »

The plantation is closed for Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24, 2016 and will resume normal business hours Friday, November 25, 2016. May you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!   Read More »