Local Mourning CustomsIncluded In Plantation Tour

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By Pam Folse Contributing Writer

Although Dr. Casamir Mericq died in 1855, visitors to St. Joseph Plantation in Vacherie can be a guest at his wake as part of the mourning tours being offered through November 3 at the riverside mansion.

Those who go this weekend, October 27th and 28th, will meet some of the members of his family as portrayed by actors of “Crazy ‘Bout History Tours”.

 

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