Friends of Edward Douglas White Historic Site

The E. D. White Historic Site is a National Historic Landmark on the scenic Bayou Lafourche banks. It was the residence of two of Louisiana’s earliest 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.

The exhibit in this historic home tells the story of the Bayou Lafourche area over time, from the Chitimacha Indians to Acadian settlers, slavery, sugar cane plantations, and the White family.  The original house was built in c.1824 and was considered an Acadian or Creole raised cottage. The house was expanded and renovated to its current size in 1848.