longfellow evangeline state historic site

Very good people explaining all the history. And lowcost. Nice grounds and structures. Close to other sights.

A very welcoming and easy to visit historical museum. Everything is in English and in French, including the superb video, not to be missed. The plantation house is beautiful, do not miss the guided tour. Take a walk to the Cajun farm, it has so much charm! Watch everything that grows, the beautiful vegetable, enjoy the evocative grounds. Bring children, friends, visitors from Louisiana and out of state. A wonderful visit for just $4, free of charge for children and senior.

Several acres of land provide for a setting for restored buildings and artifacts to give a look into the past of South Louisiana. The docent was very knowledgeable and gave interesting explanations.

We had a wonderful time learning more about our Acadian heritage! The park rangers at the Creole Cottage and Acadian farm were extremely knowledgeable and we enjoyed the film. It was a wonderful thing to share with my husband, about my Acadian heritage.

Great staff...friendly and informative. We enjoyed our visit here. Also, surprised to finally learn the true story of Evangeline.

We made this our first stop of the morning on our way from Breaux Bridge to Avery Island. I didn't really know what to expect prior to our arrival other than a friend of mine told me it was worth checking out. When we arrived there were no other visitors. We toured the grounds on our own and met up with a park volunteer to tour the main house and the buildings around it. She did an outstanding job of telling us the history of the plantation and explaining what a Creole plantation was, why it existed and why it was built the way it was. I learned a whole lot from her and she did a great job of making the tour interesting for both kids and adults. The park is beautiful. There are a number of buildings you can visit. In all it was every bit as good as one of the big private creole plantation tours we took over on the Mississippi River that cost us much more. This is well worth a visit and well worth the cost of admission.After we toured the grounds the staff in the museum shared some great info on the area. They told us about good places to eat, places to go hang out and more history of the area. This stop was one of the highlights of our trip.

This was very beautiful and we made many photos of the oak, teche, and statue. I highly recommend this entire area, including the little town.

This is a lovely interesting park. We arrived early and were the only ones there. One of the best parts was visiting with Phillip, the Park Historian. He was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the Acadian history and culture.

We and some friends visited Longfellow Evangeline State site in late spring. It was a beautiful time for the the visit. The facility has a very informative visitor center and additional places to visit, all included in the minimal fee. These include the Oliver Plantation Home, the Acadian Cabin, walking path, working farm site and garden. There are guides to assist you at each location. A very worthwhile and enjoyable visit.

We visited this town as part of a tour on our way to New Orleans. The whole place is tranquill and scenic and the views acroos the bayou absolutely stunning. We saw Longfellows tree and all the flora surrounding it and spent some time just mooching around looking at the statues in the churchyard and the quaint houses. A good place for a visit ..

For a taste of the Acadian history of southern Louisiana, the Longfellow-Evangline State Historic Site at St. Martinville, Louisiana, can't be beat. The grounds are beautiful especially in the early spring and the site's not usually crowded, making for a very relaxing and informative visit.

Thanks to park staff members Debbie, Christie, and Phillip we had a wonderful tour of Longfellow Evangeline State Historic site.Debbie is a great source of information concerning the history of Creoles, Cajuns and the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana.Christie led us through the original Olivier plantation home, circa 1750's and explained about the furnishings and why the house was arranged like it is Nd the additions that were made to it through the years.Next it was on to Phillip and the tour of the reproduction farmstead which taught us how easy we have it today compared to life in the 17 and 1800's.All in all it was a great informative tour..

This complex is well preserved, has good tour guides and nice grounds to walk around. It was very quiet when we visited and we had the place to ourselves. Museum especially well done and the right size to view in about 30 minutes. Particularly liked reading about the moss harvesting from the 1800's. Would be great to visit during one of the historical recreation events hosted at this park.

Staying in a local B&B, we drove over to the park for a visit. It was a weekday, around 3 pm, so we had the park to ourselves. The admission fee is minimal (free for seniors), and well worth it. We were fortunate to have the park guides to ourselves, sharing their wealth of information, and spending quality time with us. The Acadian history surrounds you, and you walk away with a real sense of understanding. The park staff were the best, as well as providing additional insight to the surrounding area. Hope this is helpful.

My wife and I stopped here as the owner of the bed and breakfast we were staying at in Breaux Bridge recommended it to us. There is a $4 pp admission. It was not crowded when we were there. We had the tour guide to ourselves. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and culture of this area. You can learn much about the history of the Acadians by visiting here. This park featured an old home from the Creole era as well as a house and outbuildings from the Acadians. The grounds are beautiful and truly historic, being the site of an early 1800's era Creole plantation. There is the original Creole home, plus several Acadian buildings and an Acadian farmstead.From the Louisiana State Park website:Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site explores the cultural interplay among the diverse peoples along the famed Bayou Teche. Acadians and Creoles, Indians and Africans, Frenchmen and Spaniards, slaves and free people of color-all contributed to the historical tradition of cultural diversity in the Teche region. French became the predominant language, and it remains very strong in the region today.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 epic poem Evangeline made people around the world more aware of the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia and their subsequent arrival in Louisiana. In this area, the story was also made popular by a local novel based on Longfellow's poem, Acadian Reminiscences: The True Story of Evangeline, written by Judge Felix Voorhies in 1907.