Destrehan Plantation, Louisiana

Oak Alley was originally built with slave labor from 1837 to 1839 by J.T. Roman. He was the brother of André Roman, the second Governor of Louisiana. The home is mostly known for it's avenue of tremendous Live Oak trees that lead from the front porch of the home to the Mississippi River. The trees were supposedly flourishing for some years before the house was built. After several successful and non-successful owners, the plantation was bought and refurbished by the Stewarts in the 1920's.

Located about 55 miles west of New Orleans. Most of these photos were taken in July 2005.

These last two photos show the changes(or lack of) over the years. I took the photo on the left in 1994, the one on the right in 2005. The walkway was not completely bricked on the first visit. And you can see the growth in the trees by the v-shaped limb in the upper left.

*** Return to Louisiana photos ***
*** Return Home ***

last update May 29, 2008
These electronic photographs may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons.
Photos Copyright 1986-present Kim Denny.
Do NOT hotlink from the photos here. Saving them to your personal computer is allowed, for personal use only.