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 A short history of this beautiful, over 300-year old Louisiana Plantation near New Orleans... A land grant stretching from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, the tract came to be known as Ormond Plantation. In the heart of Louisiana's German Coast, Ormond first produced indigo, then became a lucrative sugar plantation. The Ormond mansion view with a nearby structure for the distinction of being the oldest restored plantation home in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Ormond's architecture is of the French West Indies style, a rare example of the building style of the earliest plantation homes along the Mississippi River. Ormond is a house of mystery, of laughter, of prestige, and of hard times. Ormond was host to soldiers heading to the Battle of New Orleans. Ormond was bombarded by the Federal Navy, and captured by Federals during The War Between the States. At least one of Ormond's former slaves served with the Union Army.
Ormond has its ghost stories and tales of mysterious events which have formed the history of the plantation. Today, the Ormond Mansion is on a 16 acre site. The home is available for guests to enjoy the history, hospitality, and grandeur of the Old South.
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