The crumbling brick ruins of a sugar mill built in
1829 by Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville, founder of the nearby town
of Mandeville, suggest an interesting history for this site, and
indeed there is. The wealthy Marigny developed this area across Lake
Pontchartrain from New Orleans as a sugar plantation until 1852.
The Visitor Center
has a small museum inside and tells the history of the area
along with some handmade tools and furniture. The remains of the Old
Sugar Mill stands in front of the Visitor Center.