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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Boat Tours of Bayou Lafourche
A ranger and several people on a wooden boat enjoy a tour on a bayou near the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center

Take to the bayou and explore Louisiana in a traditional wooden boat

Cruise into Louisiana's past on a boat tour of Bayou Lafourche with a National Park Service ranger. Locally known as "the longest street in the world" in honor of the towns and homes along its banks, Bayou Lafourche once served as a major thoroughfare in watery south Louisiana.

Boat tours are offered in spring and fall. Tours travel to

  • historic Madewood Plantation on Sundays and Mondays 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ($28 plus tax, includes lunch in the formal dining room and a home tour)
  • the E.D. White Historic Site on Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-noon ($10 plus tax; includes a guided tour of the house and grounds)

Call 985-448-1375 for reservations and information. Group tours are also available by arrangement. Cruises leave from the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center dock at 314 St. Mary Street in Thibodaux.
Young opossum riding their mother's back.  

Did You Know?
The opossum is North America's only native marsupial! The female will carry young in her pouch for 2-3 months and then on her back another 1-2 months. A female will usually have 7-8 babies, and each one latches onto one of 13 teats in her pouch.

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Last Updated: July 24, 2008 at 10:33 EST