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Oak Alley Plantation: A Stately Mansion Among Treasured Trees












Feb. 10, 2026 The nearly 300-year-old southern live oak trees, with branches intertwining to create a wide canopy, serve as natural sentries along the alley to the mansion. Their twisted, brown limbs contrast noticeably with the white, straight lines of the columned mansion at the alley’s end. (Oak Alley Foundation) Oak Alley Plantation: A Stately Mansion Among Treasured Trees BY DEENA BOUKNIGHT
The powerful Mississippi River, just behind the Oak Alley Plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana, is just one feature of the 25-acre antebellum property.

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