Laura Plantation
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Laura Plantation is a historic plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana on the West Bank of the Mississippi River near Vacherie, Louisiana
Originally known as DuParc, the planation was established in 1755, and the current plantation house built in 1805 by a French Creole family. It continued functioning as a plantation into the 20th century, then became an historic site and tourism attraction.
Creole French versions of the West African Br'er Rabbit stories were collected here by folklorist Alcée Fortier the 1870s.
In 2004 the plantation house was significantly damaged by an electrical fire. Restoration work was completed in 2006, despite the interruption of Hurricane Katrina.
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