The most recent plaques:
Houmas House
Houmas Indian land grant sold to Conway and Latil in 1774. Sold to Revolutionary War hero Wade Hampton 1811. Greek revival mansion built by John Smith Preston in 1840. Restored by Dr....
- louisiana
- plantation
- gardens
- antebellum
- native americans
Baton Rouge Lakes - City Park Lake
The idea to create lakes from the old Perkins Swamp originated in a Chamber of Commerce meeting in 1933, when thousands of men needed work and the relocation of the LSU campus had created...
- louisiana
- environment
- waterway
- lakes