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Shadows on the Teche

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Shadows on the Teche

c.1834 Sugar Plantation served as the home of four generations of the Weeks Family. The Shadows Visitor Center is open Thursday-Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM.
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Located in New Iberia’s Main Street District, the Shadows-on-the-Teche holds many layers of history in its walls and gardens. Built for wealthy sugar planters, Mary and David Weeks, the house remained in the same family for four generations. The story of the Shadows is as much about the hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children who lived and labored at this site and other family holdings as it

is about the Weekses. Their experiences, as well as those of their descendants, profoundly shape the house’s history and legacy--a history whose central figures are women, not men. Mary Weeks took on an active role in the operation of the plantation after her husband’s death. Louisa O’Brien, the enslaved housekeeper, oversaw the day-to-day operations at Shadows. Charlotte, a single woman, successfully sought freedom and was never recaptured. Charity, a skilled seamstress, is one of six women, white and black, residing at Shadows during Union occupation on the eve of emancipation. It is the Weeks Family Papers, a collection of over 17,000 letters, invoices, and receipts, that allow us to tell the story of these remarkable women. Guided tours are currently offered at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Please call to confirm the tour schedule. For more--
- History: www.shadowsontheteche.org/history
- Plan Your Visit: www.shadowsontheteche.org/plan-your-visit
- Purchase tickets on our website: www.shadowsontheteche.org

05/28/2026

Exploring, learning, and picturing what life might have been like at the Shadows...

05/25/2026

Today we remember and honor the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our country. 🇺🇸

05/21/2026

Join us as we honor the past and inspire the future.

Become a part of the Shadows-on-the-Teche family and make a difference in preserving history for future generations.

Sign up now and start enjoying the benefits of membership while making an impact: https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/membership

05/18/2026

Happy International Museum Day! 🏛️

Our mission is to work as stewards to preserve this historically significant former site of enslavement, to tell the true and inclusive history of the site, and to engage the community in programs that promote art, culture, and education.

Learn more about our history and plan your visit today: https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/

05/15/2026

Heads up!

In case you missed it, our Christianity & Abolition webinar hosted by Dr. Ben Wright is now available on YouTube!

Check it out ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEUU3agf3jI&t=13s

Funding for the 2026 Program Mini Grant has been provided by the State of Louisiana and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by this organization do not necessarily represent those of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the State of Louisiana.

Director of the Shadows Adam Foreman speaks with Ben Wright, author...

05/14/2026

Come and explore the beautiful gardens filled with live oak trees, each named for the men and women who helped shaped the Shadows.🌳

05/12/2026

Did you know...

Houses built in the 19th century were specifically designed to adapt to the surrounding climate. These homes took advantage of cross-ventilation with lots of windows and doors and wide galleries to provide shade and a cool breeze in the summer months and protection from blowing rain in the winter.

Learn more about how people coped with the climate during that period: https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/history/coping-with-climate

05/06/2026

Tomorrow! 🤩

We're so excited for tomorrow's webinar with Dr. Ben Wright who, drawing on his acclaimed work, traces the ideological tensions between spiritual salvation and emancipation, from the American Revolution through the denominational schisms that pushed the nation toward Civil War.

This virtual webinar is free to attend, but registration is required. Register here:
https://savingplaces-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r1u45yDRQrekrahtlIhp8w

Funding for the 2026 Program Mini Grant has been provided by the State of Louisiana and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by this organization do not necessarily represent those of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the State of Louisiana.

05/04/2026

Don't miss out on this discount!📚

We're offering a 15% discount on Dr. Ben Wright’s book, Bonds of Salvation: How Christianity Inspired and Limited American Abolitionism. Dr. Wright is an associate professor of history and Director of the Open US History Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Check out our online shop: https://shadows-on-the-teche.square.site/product/bonds-of-salvation-how-christianity-inspired-and-limited-american-abolitionism/189

05/01/2026

We're less than one week away from our Christianity & Abolition webinar hosted by Dr. Ben Wright!

Join us for a virtual conversation exploring the profound role religion played in shaping American abolitionism.

Date: Thursday, May 7
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Admission: free webinar, but registration required

Link to register:
https://savingplaces-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r1u45yDRQrekrahtlIhp8w

Funding for the 2026 Program Mini Grant has been provided by the State of Louisiana and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by this organization do not necessarily represent those of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the State of Louisiana.

04/29/2026

Experience the layered history of the Shadows that extends far beyond the mansion and the family who owned it.

Open Thursday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Guided tours at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (call to confirm).

https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/plan-your-visit

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320 E. Main Street
New Iberia, LA
70560

Opening Hours

Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+13373696446

Website

https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/

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