Everything Franklin is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Franklin.
5 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Pull over here for a second, I want to tell you about Dixie Plantation. This land whispers tales of wealth, labor, and the changing face of the South. Established sometime before 1846, Dixie Plantation was a working…
This unassuming house whispers tales of Louisiana's changing fortunes. Built around 1830 as part of a sugar plantation, the Calumet Plantation House reflects the prosperity and the forced labor that defined this region.…
Since 1884, this bakery has been serving up Louisiana treats, making it the oldest family-owned bakery in the state. Oscar J. LeJeune opened the Old Reliable City Bakery here in 1884. In 1918, O.A. LeJeune and Walter…
Imagine strolling along Bayou Teche in the mid-1800s, where you might have encountered Francis DuBose Richardson building his dream. This is Bayside Plantation, and it has quite a story to tell. Around 1850, Richardson,…
This lonely spot in Atchafalaya Bay was once vital for safe navigation! For a decade, lightships bobbed here, warning sailors of the treacherous Southwest Reef. In 1856, the Southwest Reef Light was built to replace…