Edgard in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Jail

Whitney Plantation — The Story of Slavery

— Louisiana African American Heritage Trail —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018

1. Jail Marker

Inscription.
This jail was donated to the Whitney Plantation by Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hebert of Gonzalez, Louisiana. It was built in Pennsylvania in 1868 and was found almost buried in clay. The flat steel bars on the doors are typical of the bars that appeared on doors of slave pens in the large auction houses during slavery.

Erected by Whitney Plantation Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 30° 2.317′ N, 90° 39.039′ W. Marker is in Edgard, Louisiana, in St. John the Baptist Parish. It can be reached from State Highway 18 1½ miles east of St. John Parish Street (State Highway 3213). The marker and jail are on the Whitney Plantation grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5099 Louisiana Highway 18, Edgard LA 70049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Slave Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Robin's Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Allées Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kitchen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Big House (about 500 feet away); Golden Grove Plantation (approx. 1.7 miles away); Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edgard.

Also see . . . Whitney Plantation History (Whitney Plantation Museum).

Excerpt: Whitney Plantation is a 200 acre former sugar plantation turned historic site dedicated to telling the history of slavery
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018

2. Jail
The iron cage comprises three jail cells. The marker is mounted on the front facade.
in the United States from the perspective of the enslaved Africans, African-Americans, and Creoles of Color who built America’s wealth.

(Submitted on April 21, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018

3. Jail

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.