Old Plauche Place / Ducournau Plantation

Historical marker location:

Natchez, Louisiana

( Marker is on State Highway 494, 0.3 miles north of Cedar Bend Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Louisiana was a slave state before the American Civil War, and the state played a significant role in the Civil War. The Battle of Port Hudson, which took place in Louisiana in 1863, was the longest siege in American history.