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Cane River Creole National Historical Park
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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.

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Cotton

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.

Last Updated: August 30, 2011 at 12:38 MST