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Friends of Edward Douglas White Historic Site

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Friends of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site and Louisiana State Museum welcome you to visit this home that housed a Louisiana Governor and raised the first Supreme Court Justice of the United States from Louisiana.

Book your tour now to learn more about this National Historic Landmark. The first residents of the Bayou Lafourche lands were the Indigenous Native Americans who may have arrived as early as 500 A.D. Later settlers were the Chitimacha Native tribes, Isleños (Canary Islanders), Acadians, French Creols, and enslaved Africans who formed a new culture along the bayou.

You will learn more about the people who build this land, exciting community programs, and so much more when you visit E. D. White Historic Site. We are happy to share that we are open to the public, Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Student field trips are also free. Groups of 10 or more should call ahead for availability.

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Laurel Valley Heritage Foundation

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This National Historic Landmark, situated on the banks of scenic Bayou Lafourche near Thibodaux, was the residence of two of Louisiana’s foremost political figures: Edward Douglas White, who was governor from 1835 to 1839, and his son, Edward Douglass White, who was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1894 and served as chief justice from 1910 to 1921. An exhibit in this historic home tells the story of the Bayou Lafourche area, with features on the Chitimacha Indians, Acadian settlers, slavery, sugar cane plantations and the White family.

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