When Jessica Smith leads tourists through Louisiana’s famed Oak Alley Plantation, she always asks why they decided to visit.

Oak Alley Plantation's owner and executive director, Zeb Mayhew Jr., knows the historic Vacherie home like few others do.

The Plantation is known for its 28 oaks, and its landscape tells the story of a plantation in its evolution. The Oak Alley Foundation shared on Facebook that the mansion is still solid with no damage.

We have focused on just one section of plantation homes in the Mississippi valley, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. There are other plantations scattered here and there. About 15 miles northwes… ...

Festivals can’t be handed down like keepsakes, so when Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie recently decided to end its longtime arts and crafts event, it left a vacuum for the ...

The Oak Alley Plantation has been serving its traditional mint julep since 1987. The drink became the plantation's signature drink when Zeb Mayhew Jr., executive director of Oak Alley, decided to o… ...

After visiting Oak Alley with its twin rows of 300-year-old oaks and impressive Greek Revival architecture, I found the modest appearance of the Laura Plantation an interesting contrast. Laura is ...