New Orleans Plantation, Blues and Jazz Tour 7 hr

Discover the stories behind Louisiana’s musical heritage on this 7-hour New Orleans plantation, blues, and jazz tour. At La Plantation Laura, learn how the Marmillion family preserved the site in the 1990s and its connection to West African tales collected in Louisiana. The plantation was home to more than 400 enslaved people of West African origin between 1808 and 1850, alongside families of European origin and an adjacent Amerindian village.

Continue through the history of the Historic Riverlands, a site honoring St. John the Baptist Parish and the contributions of African Americans to American music and the civil rights movement. Explore the roots of jazz, zydeco, blues, gospel, soul, R&B, and rock in a small group of fewer than 14 people. New Orleans plantation, blues, and jazz tour offers a focused look at the people and traditions that shaped the region’s culture. Meet at Place de Henriette Delille, behind the Cathedral of St. Louis, and follow the stories that bring this musical legacy to life.