Oak Alley can be viewed between two quarter-mile-long rows of twenty-eight live oak trees that are over 250 years old. Madewood Plantation is located just north of Thibodaux on Bayou Lafourche.
Airboat rides and Swamp tours such as at Captain Roland Torres' Tours near Thibodaux or Zam's Swamp Tours in Kraemer, a small fishing village on the banks of Bayou Bouef, are both within 20 minutes from A Chateau on the Bayou.
You can see wild alligators, turtles, snakes, nutrias, herons, egrets, pelicans, owls, and eagles from the comfort of one of the tour boats.
Meet French speaking Cajuns, learn about the Cajun culture and how the traditional Cajun made a living with guides who are alligator hunters, trappers, and fishermen.
At some times of the year you may see a man in a pirogue poling through the marshy areas looking for nests of alligator eggs. Also nearby you can see the crawfish ponds. Then after your swamp tour, stop at a Cajun Restaurant to taste the spicy delicacy straight from the crawfish ponds.
Enjoy the food, join in a dance, experience the culture, hear the Cajun language being spoken by the Cajun natives, or take home an antique or craft from the shops or festivals. Architecture. Another aspect of the culture can be enjoyed by visiting St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, a Renaissance Romanesque design reflecting architectural design common to churches in Paris and Rome.
Nicholls State University is in nearby Thibodaux, as is Rienzi Plantation, currently the home of the John Folse Culinary School.
The E D White House is right on the banks of Bayou Lafourche just north of Thibodaux. It has the distinction of being the home of one of Louisiana's governors, Governor Edward Douglass White and his son, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, Edward Douglass White.
Golfing is only 5 minutes away. Or in under ten minutes be at one of the few operating sugarcane factory and sugarmills or Laurel Valley,the site of the largest intact remaining turn-of-the-century sugar plantation complex in the southern United States which has been used in numerous movies and television shows.
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Raceland, LA 70394
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4566 Louisiana 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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4896 Highway 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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4546 Louisiana 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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4850 Louisiana 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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4556 Louisiana 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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4858 Highway 1
Raceland, LA 70394
(985) 532- 6936
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4560 Hwy 1 (Unit 6)
Raceland, LA 70394
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2639 Louisiana 182
Raceland, LA 70394
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4884 Highway 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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4870 Louisiana 1,
Raceland, LA 70394
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4840 Hwy 1, Ste 1
Raceland, LA 70394
(985) 532-5600
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3874 Hwy 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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3880 Highway 1
Raceland, LA 70394
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