Whitney Plantation

We are the only museum in Louisiana devoted to telling the history of slavery.

The Whitney Plantation is located on the historic River Road, less than an hour from both New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Through the use of restored buildings, museum exhibits, memorial artwork and hundreds of first-person slave narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, visitors are offered a unique perspective on the lives of Louisiana’s enslaved people.

Hours: 9:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. Last entry 3:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays.