Jean N. Destréhan

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Jean Noel Destréhan (1754-October 8, 1823) was a Creole politician in Louisiana and one-time owner of Destréhan Plantation, one of Louisiana's most famous ante-bellum historical landmarks. The city of Destrehan, Louisiana is named after him.

Destréhan was born in New Orleans to Jean-Baptiste Destréhan de Beaupre and Jeanne Catherine Gauvret and was educated in France. He married Marie Claudine Elenore Robin de Logny in 1786 and bought Destréhan Plantation in 1792. He served as president of the Louisiana Territory legislative council in 1806 and 1811. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1812, but resigned before he took his seat. He returned to planting and died in 1823.