Kent Plantation

Todays road trip is to In Alexandria, LA. And we are Celebrating Black History Month. With a tour at Kent Plantation called The Enslaved Experience held each weekend in February.

Kent Plantation House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is an authentic Creole plantation house built circa 1796 prior to the Louisiana Purchase. The plantation house is one of the oldest standing structures in the state of Louisiana. Standing on the original land grant from the King of Spain, the house was built by Pierre Baillio II, whose family came from France. Pierre’s father was an officer at Fort St. Jean Baptiste, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Kent House is a classic example of French Colonial Architecture. Together with its outbuildings, it preserves the homestead of a successful Creole family typical of a Louisiana colonial era working plantation. Kent Plantation House offers a glimpse of the French, Spanish and American cultures that have influenced Louisiana. All three flags fly over the entrance.

Kent Plantation House preserves, interprets, and promotes its historic site to educate the public about the history and culture of central Louisiana between 1795 and 1855.

“The Enslaved Experience in Cenla; Living Life in Bondage”

Four (4) tours of Kent House will be exclusively given during the month of February focusing on the experience of the enslaved people of Central Louisiana and at Kent House. The tour will include the main house and selected cabins that were used by the enslaved people as well as the marker dedicated there to the enslaved families. These tours will include one (1) special night-time candlelight tour of the main house.This unique and once in a lifetime experience will occur only during the month of February. Everyone should better understand more about the living conditions of the former enslaved people of our community and of the South.

Kent House kicked off Black History Month Saturday, February 1, 2025 Come see

The African American museum

The Alexandria Black History Museum includes the Museum, the Watson Reading Room, and the Alexandria African American Heritage Park. Other African American historic sites in Alexandria include the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, and the Freedom House Take a virtual tour. Museum.https://www.alexandriava.gov/museums/location/visit-alexandria-black-history-museum