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St. Francisville, Louisiana

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This small town offers a nice break on a drive trip along the Mississippi river. Try to see the gardens when the azaleas are in bloom.

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Location

On the Mississippi River
North of Baton Rouge
South of Natchez, Mississippi

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Population

About 1,800

Features

Afton Villa Gardens (28 acres)
Antique shops
Arts and crafts gallery
Audubon State Historic Site

Oakley Plantation (Click photo to enlarge)

Bed and breakfast inns
Bird sanctuary
Butler-Greenwood Plantation
Cafes and restaurants
Campgrounds and RV parks nearby

Check Woodall's guide

Catalpa Plantation
Cottage Plantation
Cottage rentals
Ferry boat
Greenwood Plantation
Hotels and vacation rentals in this area

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Family Vacation Rentals

Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum (Angola)
Pottery gallery
Rosedown plantation and gardens (tours)

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The Myrtles (plantation house)
West Feliciana Historical Society Museum

Hours

All except restaurants close 4:30-5:00 pm

Festivals

March:

Audubon Pilgrimage Tour of Homes

(Third weekend in March)

April:

Audubon Country Birdfest (First weekend in April,

Parker Memorial Park, downtown)

Sunrise Service at Hemingbough (Easter Sunday)
Angola Rodeo and Arts & Crafts Festival

(Third weekend in April)

Cajun Jeep Jamboree (Fourth weekend in April)

June:

Day the War Stopped (Civil War Reenactment)

July:

Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration

(Fourth weekend in July)

October:

Angola Rodeo and Arts & Crafts Festival

(Sundays)

Myrtles Halloween Experience
Southern Garden Symposium

December:

Christmas in the Country

(First full weekend in December)

Friends of Library Tour of Homes

(First full weekend in December)

Recommended stay

Town: 1-2 hours (longer for festivals)
Plantations and gardens: half to full day

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Local government:

www.StFrancisville.us

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