These old places are disappearing as we type. When I was a kid they were everwhere. That would have been in the 50s and early 60s. Had an uncle that lived in one much larger than this one North of Monroe on the Bastrop hwy. The only thing left today is the old family graveyard. Hey, that will be a good place to detect!
Sugar Cane Plantation Home 9th Ward "Le Beau House"
Francis Barthelemy LeBeau acquired the property in 1850 and built this grand mansion in the Greek Revival Style around 1854. Unfortunately, LeBeau did not live to enjoy his accomplishment, as he died not long after his house was finished. The Home is known as the "Le Beau House".
The neighborhood: Friscoville Historic District in Arabi, in St. Bernard Parish
The block: The 500 block of Friscoville Avenue, a block or two away from the Arabi Food Store (a neighborhood institution and home of the seafood muffuletta) and the still-standing LeBeau Plantation house
The houses: An assortment of 20th-century residences, some still in recovery from the Hurricane Katrina levee breaches
The Friscoville Historic District is one of two historic areas in St. Bernard Parish, the other being the Old Arabi district just a bit upriver. Both stretch from the Mississippi River to St. Claude Avenue, with Old Arabi immediately next to Jackson Barracks on its upriver side.
According to the National Register of Historic Places, Friscoville began to be developed after the grounds of the faded LeBeau Plantation were laid out into streets and blocks in 1906. The Domino Sugar refinery is just a bit downriver of Friscoville Avenue.
i USE TO LIVE DOWN THE STREET AND A FRIENDS MOM USE TO WATCH OVER IT WE PLAYED HID AND SEEK IN IT!!!WAY COOL PLACE
I TRYED TO HUNT IT ONCE BUT THEY HAD ALOT OF ROCKS AND SHELLS ON THE GROUND!!!
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS !!SO GET OUT THERE AND FIND SOME GOLD MATES!!!!
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