In the early 1830's, Jacques Telesphore Roman, a wealthy Creole sugar planter from the French Quarter in
New Orleans met and courted Celina Pilie, whose prominent family lived around the corner on Royal Street. They were married in June 1834. As a wedding gift for his bride, Jacques purchased from his brother-in-law, Valcour Aime, a plantation in
St. James Parish that river boat captains would later dub "Oak Alley," due to an alley of quite stately live oak trees leading to the river. Oak Alley is open for operation 7 days a week (excluding Christmas and Thanksgiving), all year. We are usually open part of the day for New Year's Day and ask that visitors call for confirmation of seasonal and holiday hours.
Oak Alley Plantation, Restaurant and Inn located on the Mississippi River between the historic cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is known as the Grande Dame of the Great River Road. The quarter-mile canopy of giant live oak trees, believed to be nearly 300 years old, forms an impressive avenue leading to the classic Greek-revival style antebellum home. The Plantation offers daily guided tours, bed and breakfast, accommodations in cottages, a Cajun and Creole restaurant with local favorites, a café and ice cream parlor. It is also a setting for weddings, parties and other private functions.
