Louisiana’s river parishes have long marketed their historic plantations as tourist attractions. St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and St. James parishes make up the River Parishes Tourist Commission - which has embraced the new slogan “New Orleans Plantation Country.” But they’re facing some pushback from critics who say that taxpayer money shouldn’t be used to celebrate the history of plantations in the south without acknowledging the slavery and human suffering associated with them.
WWNO's Karl Lengel talked with Nick Reimann of The Advocate, who has been following the story.
