Franklin (Louisiana)

Franklin is a town in Coastal Acadiana that is named after yours truly, Benjamin Franklin. It was actually settled by a preponderance of British immigrants, who established themselves with elaborate plantations along the Bayou Teche as a new sort of aristocratic society, up until the antebellum era ended, anyway. You can visit some of these restored places for a taste of that lifestyle today.

Get in
You'll find Franklin sandwiched between New Iberia and Morgan City along that busy stretch of Hwy 90, Louisiana's sort of Coastal Acadiana corridor.

See
Representative antebellum plantations or estates include:



Further Out
Further west along Hwy 90 is Charenton, where the federally recognized Chitimacha tribe largely resides. They operate both the at 3289 Chitimacha Trail and the  at 832 Martin Luther King Rd.