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All the United States Louisiana Edgard

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Edgard

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Edgard, Louisiana

Updated February 12, 2020

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The Antioch Baptist Church, donated to the Whitney Plantation.

Edgard, Louisiana

Whitney Plantation

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
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The main mansion, or “Big House.”

Edgard, Louisiana

Evergreen Plantation

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.
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Burning on land and from the heavens

Lutcher, Louisiana

Bonfires on the Levee for Papa Noel

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
8 miles from Edgard
The Frenier Cemetery.

LaPlace, Louisiana

Frenier Cemetery

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
8 miles from Edgard
Manchac Swamp Bridge

Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Manchac Swamp Bridge

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
19 miles from Edgard
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