Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Corn Crib, 2 miles South of Thibodaux ...
Significance: This is the most interesting livestock-agricultural building to survive at Laurel Valley due to the hoisting assembly in the structure which facilitated the storage of feed corn. The Y-shaped tra... More
A black and white photo of a train crossing a bridge, Thibodaux, Louis...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Louisiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
A black and white photo of a train crossing a bridge. Office of War In...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Railroad, 2 Miles South of Thibodaux o...
Significance: Though no trace remains of this railroad today, it is important to consider it in studying the history of Laurel Valley. The railroad became a vital element of the plantation's operation during t... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, General Store, 2 Miles South of Thibod...
Significance: Built around 1905 by Barker-Lepine to replace an older structure that had burned, the Laurel Valley Store served the needs of plantation workers as well as others living along the bayou. Here cus... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, School House, 2 miles South of Thiboda...
Significance: Built around 1906 by Barker-Lepine, this building served the educational needs of the plantation children until its closing in 1952. The structure follows and open construction, with a perimeter ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, General Store, 2 Miles South of Thibod...
Significance: Built around 1905 by Barker-Lepine to replace an older structure that had burned, the Laurel Valley Store served the needs of plantation workers as well as others living along the bayou. Here cus... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Corn Crib, 2 miles South of Thibodaux ...
Significance: This is the most interesting livestock-agricultural building to survive at Laurel Valley due to the hoisting assembly in the structure which facilitated the storage of feed corn. The Y-shaped tra... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, General Store, 2 Miles South of Thibod...
Significance: Built around 1905 by Barker-Lepine to replace an older structure that had burned, the Laurel Valley Store served the needs of plantation workers as well as others living along the bayou. Here cus... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Corn Crib, 2 miles South of Thibodaux ...
Significance: This is the most interesting livestock-agricultural building to survive at Laurel Valley due to the hoisting assembly in the structure which facilitated the storage of feed corn. The Y-shaped tra... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Engineer's House, 2 Miles South of Thi...
Significance: The Creole House is the most common folk house in French Louisiana. Constructed by everyday folks, from preconceived ideas of what constitutes a proper house, folk houses are identical in form, b... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, School House, 2 miles South of Thiboda...
Significance: Built around 1906 by Barker-Lepine, this building served the educational needs of the plantation children until its closing in 1952. The structure follows and open construction, with a perimeter ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, School House, 2 miles South of Thiboda...
Significance: Built around 1906 by Barker-Lepine, this building served the educational needs of the plantation children until its closing in 1952. The structure follows and open construction, with a perimeter ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, School House, 2 miles South of Thiboda...
Significance: Built around 1906 by Barker-Lepine, this building served the educational needs of the plantation children until its closing in 1952. The structure follows and open construction, with a perimeter ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Shotgun Quarters, 2 miles South of Thi...
Significance: This structure is linear in construction and used extensively in Bayou LaFourche plantations and the surrounding area. The term is derived from the belief that a shotgun could be fired from the f... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Engineer's House, 2 Miles South of Thi...
Significance: The Creole House is the most common folk house in French Louisiana. Constructed by everyday folks, from preconceived ideas of what constitutes a proper house, folk houses are identical in form, b... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche ...
Significance: Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. // Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation, ... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Corn Crib, 2 miles South of Thibodaux ...
Significance: This is the most interesting livestock-agricultural building to survive at Laurel Valley due to the hoisting assembly in the structure which facilitated the storage of feed corn. The Y-shaped tra... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibo...
Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grind... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Drainage Plant, 2 Miles South of Thibo...
Significance: Drainage, as effected through a system of ditches leading back to a pumping plant in the rear of a plantation, was an essential facet of operations on low-lying Louisiana sugar plantations. The s... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Corn Crib, 2 miles South of Thibodaux ...
Significance: This is the most interesting livestock-agricultural building to survive at Laurel Valley due to the hoisting assembly in the structure which facilitated the storage of feed corn. The Y-shaped tra... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Double Creole Quarters, 2 Miles South ...
Significance: The Double Houses are of the type found on plantations throughout the Bayou LaFourche region. It has various folk type characteristics which are known as double pen or saddlebag. The Laurel Vall... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Sugar Mill, 2 miles South of Thibodaux...
Significance: Although the building is now in ruins, a large collection of plantation records covering the period 1897-1926 has survived. Thus the manufacture of sugar can be examined from the perspective of a ... More