“A vast North Shore Louisiana park along Lake Pontchartrain with ancient live oak canopies, moss-draped shoreline, ruins of a 19th-century sugar plantation and brickworks, and a broad lakeside beach. The oak canopies create extraordinary natural light filtering.”
About This Location
FONTAINEBLEAU STATE PARK ON LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN'S NORTH SHORE DELIVERS LOUISIANA'S QUINTESSENTIAL MOSS-DRAPED SOUTHERN GOTHIC LANDSCAPE AT SIGNIFICANT SCALE. ANCIENT LIVE OAKS ARCH OVER PARK ROADS AND SHORELINES, CREATING THE KIND OF FILTERED CANOPY LIGHT THAT CINEMATOGRAPHERS PLAN ENTIRE SHOOTS AROUND. THE REMNANT RUINS OF THE 19TH-CENTURY BRINGIER SUGAR PLANTATION — BRICK WALLS HALF-CONSUMED BY SUBTROPICAL VEGETATION — PROVIDE AUTHENTIC PERIOD ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT RESTORATION. A BROAD LAKE PONT
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Permit Information
Permit Required
Type
Commercial Use Agreement
Fee
Contact for fee
Contact
Louisiana State Parks
Contact park manager for commercial use agreement. Historic plantation ruins add period interest.
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