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Plantation Weddings

Designing and Planning Plantation Weddings For anyone planning a wedding, there are dozens of decisions to make including themes, colors, size,location, and style. Some brides may have a clear vision of what they want their special day to be like, while others might need a little more help and guidance. One option that is particularly […]

The Mistress of Chretien Point

Chretien Point Plantation is surrounded by green lawns shaded by ancient oaks. Fields of sugar cane extend from the road bordering this white-pillared home, making it easy for visitors to picture the rows of crops, and miles of prairie that surrounded the newly constructed mansion in 1835. Hippolyte Chretien built the two-story manor on land […]

History

The deep South’s most intriguing plantation mansion is just 14 miles north of Lafayette. You can spend hours exploring this historic columned home built in 1831 and set on 20 secluded acres on the banks of the Bayou Bourbeaux. The mansion was the center of a thriving 3,000-acre cotton plantation with 500 slaves in its […]

Visit

Welcome to Chretien Point, the deep South’s most intriguing plantation mansion is just 14 miles north of Lafayette, Louisiana. You can spend hours exploring this historic columned home built in 1831 and set on 20 secluded acres on the banks of the Bayou Bourbeaux. The mansion was the center of a thriving 3,000-acre cotton plantation […]