Louisiana Homes

Fields

Deep in the Louisiana woods, I stumbled upon an abandoned house, a relic of a bygone era.

Winter Quarters

Winter Quarters Plantation in St. Joseph, Louisiana, stands as a testament to the region's rich and tumultuous history.

On the Bayou

While exploring in the Louisiana bayou, I stumbled upon a dilapidated house situated perilously close to the swamp's edge, almost blending into its murky depths.

Hidden Plantation

I had been eyeing this plantation since I found it studying Google Maps.

Casa de Chaos

So there I was in a very rural Louisiana town shooting the downtown area.

Pine Valley Home

So there I was at an abandoned school, Pine Valley, when I noticed a house next door. I was absolutely quiet watching every step! I was so quiet to make sure I didn't alert anyone to my presence. The house was abandoned!

Farm House

Shelburn, Louisiana is so small it's not even on Wikipedia. I'd been eyeing this place for awhile on Google Maps & wondered if it would still be standing. Although there isn't much left here, it is very reminiscent of the old Americana.

Vodka

On the second fire place mantle is an entire bottle of Grey Goose Vodka. I guess whomever left thought they'd be back. One room had a bunch of records in it. The sheet hung in the dining room blows in the wind keeping its little radius constantly swept.

Rotary Phone

This house with some more rain & summer sun will become completely covered & lost in time. I did not expect it to still be fully furnished.

Oil Cans

This house was one of the most trashed houses I've explored. Still, some amazing stuff inside. The Billy Graham movie from the World's Fair 1964-1965, the Times Picayune paper from 1980, the discontinued Astor brand by Winn Dixie, the oil cans on the front porch & hanging clothes is always fascinating to me.

VHS

Even though the place is in bad shape, it's as if they just walked out one day & left it all behind. The most likely truth is they probably past away. I am always asked why I think they just left it all behind & no one cleaned it up or out. They never take into account the possibility that the person dies alone. They don't have any family or they don't have any family that cares. Sadness.

Germania Plantation

We got to meet one of the heirs of Germania Plantation. William C. Hayward III gave us a brief history of the place. He spoke about the house, no longer there, that his great grandfather built. He told us about the livery, that is now flat on the ground. Across the dirt road he said he thought that old building was the school. He said at 75 his memory isn't what it used to be. He gave us permission to take all of the photos we liked & preceded back to his tractor to finish mowing the grass.