Cane River Creole National Historical Park consists of Oakland Plantation and the outbuildings of Magnolia Plantation. Grounds of both sites are open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. daily, and self-guiding maps are available on-site. A guided tour of the Oakland Plantation main house is conducted by a ranger every day at 1:00 p.m. Guided tours of the Magnolia grounds are given only on weekends, at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Depending on staff levels, more tours may be available. Please call us at 318 356-8441 to check on tour times for any given day.
The main house at Magnolia is privately owned and not open to the public.
Did You Know? As textile mills in the north increased their demand for cotton, the use of enslaved
labor increased in cotton-growing plantations such as Oakland and Magnolia. In this way the industrial revolution in the northern states encouraged the expansion of the plantation labor systems of the south. more...