St. Joseph Plantation, Vacherie

THIS IS A TREASURE! I was sad to see people get roped into the Hype for the plantation next door. We had a lovely tour of the entire property by a local woman who had a family relation ship to the original family. The tour wasn't rushed, or timed, it was a local woman showing some visitors around the property as a friend would do( as many local people do) This property has remained in the same family for seven generations. The property compares in every way aesthetically to the over crowded bus ridden property next door.

Very affordable plantation. This one is privately owned by the family some still live on the property today. It is small but you get free roam to explore the grounds even after closing. A movie was being filmed while we were there but it didn't interfere at all. We booked through Groupon so got a great deal for the 2 of us. Our tour guide was amazing. It isn't super popular so the group was just us which made for a very personal tour and allowed us to ask as many questions and hear multiple stories. The most interesting thing to us was the map upstairs that shows all the old plantation plots. This really put into perspective just how many there were.