Laura Plantation

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February 22nd 2011

Published: July 29th 2011

Like Kingsley Plantation, this plantation interested me because it was run by four generations of women which wasn't common in the 1800s but there is so much more to learn about over here. For those interested in Brer Rabbit, it is thought that the original tales of Compere Lapin originated at this house among the slaves that worked here. It is one of the only plantations that has original woo... Read Full Entry

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The Great Escape

Bob and Kam

We are beginning our Great Escape part 1 around the USA from December 27th 2010 to August 18th 2011 when we arrive home for a short break and a wedding... The goal is to see as much of the United States as possible within this time frame and make it back in one piece. The travellers are Bob, Kam, Chris (Kam's 13 yr old son) and our English setter puppy Casper which at the start of the trip will be 6 months old. The vehicle a Ford F450 duelly pulling a 40 ft bath and a half bunkhouse. The challenge to survive on the road homeschooling Chris with many of our worldly items in storage and ... full info

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cupboard

pantry 1

The plantation had a fire a few years back and when it was restored they purposely left evidence of the fire damage in this room as the fire had uncovered old construction.

pantry 2

the plantation had a fire a few years back and when they restored the rooms they purposely left evidence of the fire damage in this small room as it had uncovered building structure used

site of old kitchen 1

The kitchen like most buildings of the time was outside and away from tyhe main house as it was cheaper to rebuild a kitchen after a fire than an entire house

site of old kitchen 2

interestingly while law prohibited a kitchen from being built within the main house because of fire dangers there is evidence that suggests that the slave cook's living quarters was above the old kitchen

a potager is a small kitchen garden

potager 2

potager 3

flowering kale which is pretty and edible, if you look closely you can see it is bordered by wine bottles...hey they were reusing items even back in the 1800's how about that!

potager 4

with slave cabins in the distance

potager 5

these are banana plants in a dormant stage as it was still winter

slave cabins

slave cabin 1

slaves on this plantation lived under the code noir...the black code until Louisiana became a state as prior to that it was French territory. The code noir was good in some ways such as giving Sunday's off but bad in others as it was not specific saying for instance that an owner provide adequate food but not saying how much so many owners only gave slaves breakfast and lunch and they were responsible for their own supper on their own free time

slave cabin 2

slave cabin 3

you will notice a small garden here, it was common for slaves to have a garden as they were generally only given two meals a day and then after working all day shared a communal kitchen area in which to cook which was often a mile away from their house

interior of cabins 1

interior of cabins 2

interior of cabins 3

The crazy pink paint does not date back to slavery days but rather from when sharecroppers worked the land after the civil war.

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