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Louisiana

chowder66

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1. It's gone. Pictures at link

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2025, 01:15 PM

May 16

Little remains of the historic Nottoway plantation home in Iberville Parish after a fire reduced the 160-year-old mansion to rubble on Thursday.

Charred pieces framework had fallen to the slab, with soot surrounding the once grandiose property. The prominent white columns that supported the roof were mostly gone.

White Castle officials are investigating what caused the fire and have begun combing through the remains.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/morning-after-nottoway-fire/article_3784eb7c-0098-5f7e-aff9-e7a3e534c7bf.html

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Fire decimates Nottoway Plantation in Louisiana: What we know so far [View all] LiberalArkie May 16 OP

It's gone. Pictures at link chowder66 May 16 #1

If it were up to me, I'd burn all the Civil War era Planatation mansions down. They just have a bad vibe. Silent Type May 16 #2

My friend and her kids visited one in Louisiana that does extensive teaching about the horrors of slavery and LauraInLA May 16 #3

When I lived in Raleigh NC as a young kid, our house backed up to a large old Plantation with slave shacks. Silent Type May 16 #4

Most of the plantation homes remaining are used for this purpose localroger May 16 #5

"White Castle officials are investigating...". Is that where they cooked those little burgers? Wonder Why May 16 #6