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The Burning of Nottoway Plantation
But on May 15, 2025, the largest surviving plantation mansion of them all burned to the ground, reportedly due to an ...
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Louisiana lawmaker arrested on DWI and child endangerment charges after single-car crash
State police say a Louisiana lawmaker is facing charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his three children in the vehicle. Police said Wednesday that ...
Owners of Nottoway Plantation express desire to rebuild after fire, insist they are ‘non-racist’
Last week, the nation’s largest antebellum mansion burned down in what authorities think was an electrical fire. After the ...
Shreveport Times7h
JCPenney plans to close some stores in U.S. Will any be closing in Louisiana?
After filing for bankruptcy, JCPenney began closing numerous stores across the U.S. Seven more are planned to close this month, here's where they are.
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As Nottoway "Plantation & Resort" burns, it's a great time to remind you that plantation weddings are wrong, period
I'm from Louisiana, so my social media feeds have been filled with news about Nottoway Plantation-which was destroyed in a ...
Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy
A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War ...
US stocks sink as S&P 500 heads for its first drop in 7 days
The S&P 500 was down 0.8% in late trading but still within 3.7% of its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 270 ...
The Press Democrat23h
Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It's about anger and pain over slavery, too
A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War ...