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The US Civil War had a major impact on the US, Louisiana, and on Oak Alley Plantation. So much of this historic event is not being taught in the classroom ... 
Huge live oak trees believed to be over 300 years old form a canopy a quarter of a mile along the drive that leads up to Oak Alley Plantation a classic Greek Revival style antebellum plantation. 
CC Lockwood is a world reknowned phtographer, with a unique shot of Oak Alley Plantation! 
I have a stack of paper scraps with hastily scrawled notes, meant to help identify photographs. Some of these notes are 24 years old! Being home with a cold is a good time to sift through these... 
An amazing evening shot of Oak Alley Plantation / Louisiana... 
I am Brandon Michael Queen and I am the middle child of eleven siblings. I was born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana. 
We left Saturday morning with excitement roiling through our veins. Nothing could stop us! J and I had always dreamed of visiting Oak Alley (rumored to be haunted and film home of Louis from Interview with a Vampire). J was thrilled by the promise of a plantation estate filled with southern gothic flare and dark storytelling inspiration. Me? It was big, big trees and a chance to walk on the same ground as Brad Pitt’s stunt horse. Of course I was excited! Alas, this feverish anticipation was quickly subdued when we’d driven all of four minutes and I said, “Sh*t! I forgot my camera.” 
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, surrounded by a community that believed in Jesus, high school football, and the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Within this community I was somewhat of an outsider, though I would put my level of rebellion on par with that of any typical teenager. The only real thing that set me apart from the others was my camera. And once I picked it up, there was really no turning back. My photography stems from my personal life, and therefore the South has always been a favorite subject of mine. In March 2006, I traveled to New Orleans to photograph the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina approximately six months after the storm. As a child of the Gulf Coast region, I felt a sense of duty to bear witness to the ongoing struggle to rebuild and to help in some way. Beyond seeking out photographs of the destruction, I was also able to capture images from the city's the Saint Patrick's Day parade and remnants from Louisiana's plantation era. Living and photographing in the South, I have witnessed the region's familiarity with defeat. From the Civil War to the constant threats of nature and the overwhelming heat, Southerners have an ingrained ability to bear hardship. This stubborn insistence on surviving was never more palpable to me than on this trip. 
Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana... by Tara Elizabeth 
Night had fallen in the central Louisiana town of Leesville, enveloping the property of Donnie and Judy Smythe in a dark, inky silence. It was the time of day the Smythes dreaded most. 
Ghost picture taken at Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana. |
Oak Alley, however, is not called the Grande Dame of the Great River Road for nothing. Set back behind a quarter-mile avenue lined with magnificent 300-year-old grandmother oaks stands the classic Greek-Revival style antebellum mansion owned by none other than the man known as the Sugar King of Louisiana. 
Although we could spend months immersed in that particularly sweet blend of New Orleans urban life, there came a point during our visit where we just had to get out of town…what we discovered was... 
Beautiful wedding photos taken at Oak Alley! 
The Lacey Tyre family visits Oak Alley!  The Oaks of Oak Alley thecorcorangroup's photo on Instagram (“@Corcoran_Group: The Oaks of Oak Alley @ Oak Alley Plantation http://t.co/L25Q5dYc” [Beautiful picture! 
I have a nice set of Louisiana fog images that deserved their own post. Growing up in Louisiana, I don't remember as much beauty as I have experienced as an adult visitor.
{Note: peacocks no longer roam the grounds, this was an older photo.} 
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Step into antebellum elegance where, in 1837, aristocrat Jacques Roman wooed French Quarter debutante Celina Pilé by building a Greek-revival mansion to entice her to leave her New Orleans life behind. Stroll along the levee to watch the Mississippi roll by on the way to your private, century-old cottage, where you can prearrange to have champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries or souvenir waffle robes waiting....  Oak Alley Plantation with @alliegregory stewgregory's photo on Instagram... 
Nora Robert's "Midnight Bayou" filmed at Oak Alley Plantation The Great River Road's most beautiful antebellum plantation home is the setting for many varied and amazing scenarios. From stunning wedding ceremonies, rollicking parties, concerts, arts and crafts festivals, to reenactments of great moments in our nation's history. It is the stage upon which all unfolds in perfect harmony with the demands of each event. 
The American Queen's first cruise, a six-day round trip to and from New Orleans (April 13-19), will make stops at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, LA; St. Francisville, LA; Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi; and, on the return trip, at Houmas House Plantation in Burnside, LA. The boat will then leave New Orleans on April 19 for an eight-day cruise to Memphis, Tennessee, making stops at Oak Alley, St. Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg and Helena, Arkansas along the way. Passengers who disembark at Memphis will have to arrange their own bus or rail transportation back to New Orleans. The price for either one is $49 one-way... 
A visit to the iconic plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana... |
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