Unlike other Louisiana plantations clustered near the mighty Mississippi River, the Laura Plantation tour features stories ...

Slave men, for their part, were often powerless to protect the women they loved. The drivers, overseers, and masters were responsible for plantation discipline. Slaves were punished for not ...

On the plantation, enslaved people continued their harsh existence, as growing sugar was gruelling work. Gangs of enslaved people, consisting of men, women, children and the elderly worked from ...

The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has called for policy and legal reforms to address challenges faced by women in the workforce, particularly in the plantation sector. The discussion took place ...