Laplace, Louisiana

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Laplace

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Laplace.

16 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Godchaux–Reserve Plantation · 5.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Get ready to dive into Louisiana's sugar-fueled past! This is the Godchaux–Reserve Plantation, once a sprawling empire built on sugarcane. It started way back in 1764, and for generations, it was a working plantation.…

• San Francisco Plantation House · 7.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Marvel at the opulent architecture of this 'steamboat gothic' plantation house, a unique landmark on the Mississippi River.Built between 1853 and 1856, the San Francisco Plantation House stands as a testament to a…

• Homeplace Plantation House · 8.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a Louisiana where French influence still echoed strongly after the American Revolution. That's the world that built Homeplace Plantation. Built between 1787 and 1791, this house, also known as Keller Homestead,…

• Southern Pacific 745 · 8.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Feast your eyes on a relic from the age of steam, a powerful locomotive that once hauled freight across the South. This is Southern Pacific 745, a living, breathing piece of Louisiana's industrial history. Built right…

• Evergreen Plantation (Wallace, Louisiana) · 10.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine the lives lived and lost within these very fields. Evergreen Plantation stands as one of the most remarkably preserved plantation complexes in the South, a stark reminder of a painful chapter in American…

• Whitney Plantation Historic District · 10.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Prepare to confront a difficult truth: the Whitney Plantation isn't just another pretty antebellum mansion. This land, originally known as Habitation Haydel, was established in 1752 by Ambroise Heidel, a German…

• Destrehan Plantation · 11.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These grounds whisper stories of wealth built on the backs of enslaved people. Destrehan Plantation, one of the best-preserved examples of early Louisiana plantation life, offers a stark reminder of our nation's complex…

• Whitney Plantation · 11.4 mi · Historical Marker

  The only plantation museum in Louisiana dedicated exclusively to telling the story of slavery, opened in 2014 after sixteen years of research and restoration.

• Laura Plantation · 15.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a world shaped by sugar cane and the lives interwoven within a Creole plantation. Laura Plantation, originally known as Duparc Plantation, offers a glimpse into that complex history. Founded in the early 1800s,…

• Desire Plantation House · 15.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever heard of Perique tobacco? It's a rare and flavorful variety, and Desire Plantation is right in the heart of where it all began. Built around 1835, Desire Plantation, also called Alcidesire, was owned by Pierre…

• Felicity Plantation · 17.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine receiving an entire plantation as a wedding gift! That's exactly what happened here at Felicity Plantation. Built around 1846, Felicity Plantation was a wedding present from wealthy sugar planter Valcour Aime to…

• St. Joseph Plantation · 18.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine life on a working sugar plantation, a slice of Louisiana history still thriving today. St. Joseph Plantation, built around 1830, has been in the same family for generations. The original owner, Valcour Aime, was…