National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration

FILE – Visitors walk outside the main plantation house at the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, La., July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE – Visitors walk outside the main plantation house at the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, La., July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

UPDATED: April 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM PDT

Great River Road was deemed eligible for federal recognition given Mount Vernon and Monticello.

Originally Published: February 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM PST

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The 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road was withdrawn from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation at the request of state officials.