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Laurel Valley Village: A Rural Life Sugar Plantation Museum
Located in the center of Laurel Valley Plantation on Bayou Lafourche about two miles below Thibodaux, it is the site of the largest intact remaining turn-of-the-century sugar plantation complex in the southern United States. It’s “a rare, rare opportunity” as an historical monument for South Louisiana.
Location: Highway 308 in Thibodaux
Hours of Operation: 10am to 3pm Tuesday through Friday;11am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday
Phone: 985-446-7456 Photo Courtesy of Todd Roussell
Jean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center
The Jean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center is home to the French heritage of the Thibodaux area. The Cultural Center also hosts special exhibits.
Location: St. Mary Street in Thibodaux
Phone: 985-448-1375
Photo Courtesy of Trisha Zeringue Dubina
Torres Swamp Tours
Captain Roland Torres, your Cajun swamp boat guide, is a professional alligator hunter, trapper, and commercial fisherman. He has made his living in the area’s swamps, lakes, and bayous since boyhood. With his unsurpassed knowledge, he has taught his three sons the art of making a living in this traditional Cajun culture. See turtles, snakes, nutrias, herons, owls, egrets, and alligators. Located just outside of Thibodaux.
Hours Of Operation: Tour times are 10am, noon, and 2pm 7 days a week
Location: 101 Torres Road, Kraemer, Louisiana, 70301
Phone: 985-633-7739
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral Catholic Church
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral Church is Renaissance Romanesque in design with several major features reflecting architectural design common to churches in Paris and Rome. Note especially the splendid Rose Window in the rear of the church, modeled after the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. The Thibodaux parishioners of St. Joseph Co-Cathedral are proud of their beautiful and historical church. It serves to give glory to God and it serves as a gathering place for prayer and celebration. We invite you to join us.
Location: Canal Boulevard in Thibodaux
Phone: 985-446-1387 Photo Courtesy of St. Joseph Church
E. D. White Historic Site
The Edward Douglas White Historic Site is the home of the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who was born in Lafourche Parish. E.D. White (1845 – 1921) was an American lawyer and politician, and in 1910 became the only Louisiana justice to be appointed to the post of Chief Justice. The historic site is located just outside of the City Limits of Thibodaux, and recently was extensively restored.
Location: Highway 1, Labadieville, Louisiana
Phone: 985-447-0915 Photo Courtesy of Todd Roussell
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church is the oldest Episcopal church west of the MS River. Consecrated by Bishop Leonidas Polk in 1844, this Episcopal church is noted for Georgian architecture. Polk, fighting bishop of the Confederacy, is buried in adjoining historic cemetery
Location: Jackson Street in Thibodaux
Photo Courtesy of Trisha Zeringue Dubina
Oak Alley Plantation
Experience a bygone era in the South’s most beautiful setting. Oak Alley Plantation begins with its spectacular trees. A quarter-mile alley of twenty-eight sheltering oaks over 250 years old still greet you today. The present day plantation, a National Historic Landmark, was built in 1839 when Southern aristocracy ruled the land.
Location: 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie
Phone: 800-442-5539
Photo Courtesy of Todd Roussell
Rienzi Plantation
Rumored to have been built for the Queen of Spain, Rienzi Plantation dates back to the 18th century. The beautiful plantation is privately owned and is not open to tours.
Location: Highway 308 in Thibodaux
Phone: 985-448-4519
Photo Courtesy of Todd Roussell
Madewood Plantation
Return to gracious living at Madewood Plantation House on Bayou Lafourche midway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Designed by Irish-American architect Henry Howard, the 21-room mansion was built in 1846 by Col. Thomas Pugh, a sugar cane planter. Its name is derived from the fact that it is constructed of wood from trees on the property. One of the largest plantation houses in Louisiana, Madewood was bought and renovated in 1964 by Naomi and Harold Marshall. Their son, Keith Marshall, the present owner, collected many of the pieces of furniture when he studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England. In 1983, the Department of the Interior designated Madewood a National Historic Landmark
Hours Of Operation: Open for tours daily 10am to 4:30pm (last tour)
Location: 4250 Highway 308, Napoleonville, Louisiana
Phone: 985-369-7151 Photo Courtesy of Todd Roussell
Historic Downtown Thibodaux
Downtown Thibodaux is center for main events such as Thibodeauxville and is home to several well-known area restaurants, bars, and small specialty stores. Please call the Chamber office for more information.
Phone: 985-446-1187
Photo Courtesy of Todd Roussell
