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Due to severe thunderstorms and for the safety of our employees, the plantation is closed today, Tuesday, August 29, 2017.   Read More »

Destrehan Plantation's Fall Festival is Saturday & Sunday, November 11 & 12, 2017 located at 13034 River Road in Destrehan, Louisiana.   Gates open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm This years' festival will feature live enterta… Read More »

The plantation is open Labor Day weekend and Labor Day 2017. Have a wonderful long weekend and safe travels to you and your family. Read More »

The plantation is open for tours Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, from 9 am to 4 pm. Read More »

The plantation will be open for tours on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.    Read More »

The plantation is open Sunday, May 14, 2017 for Mother's Day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Our tours leave every 30 minutes, on the hour and every half hour. Read More »

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 »