Franklin is a town in Coastal Acadiana that is named after yours truly, Benjamin Franklin. It was actually settled by a preponderance of British immigrants, who established themselves with elaborate plantations along the Bayou Teche as a new sort of aristocratic society, up until the antebellum era ended, anyway. You can visit some of these restored places for a taste of that lifestyle today.
You'll find Franklin sandwiched between New Iberia and Morgan City along that busy stretch of Hwy 90, Louisiana's sort of Coastal Acadiana corridor.
Representative antebellum plantations or estates include: - Grevemberg House Museum, 1529 Sterling Rd, 29.80234°, -91.49676°, +1 337 828-2092. Very fussy, probably a no-touch philosophy. 2021-09-13 - Arlington Historic Home & Gardens, 11532 LA-182, 29.77971°, -91.49327°, +1 337 471-1025. Daily 9AM-5PM. Not to be outdone by Grevemberg 2021-09-13 - Shadowlawn, 101-199 Adams St, 29.79439°, -91.50052°. This one is a little more chaste/down-to-earth. 2021-09-13
Further west along Hwy 90 is Charenton, where the federally recognized Chitimacha tribe largely resides. They operate both the Chitimacha Museum 📍 at 3289 Chitimacha Trail and the Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel 📍 at 832 Martin Luther King Rd.
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