luxury properties with pool for sale Louisiana, United States

Opportunity for a great work from home space, nanny suite, in-law suite or additional dwelling unit! Completely updated expansive 4 bedroom 3.5 bath home on a 162' deep lot with a perfect multi-generational floorplan, pool, whole house liquid cooled generator, detached office/playroom/gym, storage room and off-street parking for 5+ cars (2 covered). Originally built and occupied by a member of the Bonnabel family, the property consists of the original home and an expansive camelback wing. The front portion can be a one or two bedroom living unit with its own kitchen, living room, entrance and enclosed side yard. Or use the second bedroom next to the laundry room as a home office, hobby or playroom. A shared laundry room with ample storage connects to the addition which features side door access from the driveway, an open concept chefs kitchen with a concrete topped culinary island, combination dining and living area that opens to the covered patio, pool, detached bonus room (converted garage) and storage room. Upstairs features a large primary suite with dual walk-in closets and oversize shower along with a second spacious bedroom and ensuite bath. Intentional and well-planned storage areas can be found in the walk-in pantry, laundry, culinary island and built in pet center. with a modern farmhouse feel and a floorplan that accommodates lifestyle changes such as live-in parents, caretakers, returning college students or extended stay guests, 623 Bonnabel makes a perfect forever home for any lifestyle.

Commissioned by prominent planter Elias Norwood on a bluff overlooking the Atchafalaya River, White Hall passed to State Senator, General and Riverboat captain Bennett Barton Simmes, the richest man in the parish. The mansion served as headquarters for General Nathaniel P. Banks during the Red River Campaign. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, its significance is architectural and historical. Built in 1848–49 and attributed to Henry Howard, the Louisiana architect behind Nottoway and Madewood, White Hall rises from the riverbank as a rare survivor of war and time. Constructed of cypress (milled down the road), pine, and handmade brick, the house expresses Greek Revival form with Italianate influence. Fourteen-foot ceilings crown double parlors and broad galleries; long-leaf pine floors—some knot-free boards 22 feet in length—adorn interiors defined by dentil cornices, ceiling medallions, decorated archways, and a pentagonal bay window. Elaborate hanging lamps original to the house, discovered decades later in a Plaquemine barn, have been restored and returned to the foyer and main stair. These complement the full 19th century antique furnishings including two Charles Lee four poster beds. In 1863, Union gunboats fired on White Hall from the Atchafalaya River; cannonballs recovered from its walls remain as evidence of a house that stood in the path of history Saved and moved by loving owners in 1912 and again in 1939 to escape the advancing river, the home still faces the Atchafalaya. The 13.88-acre grounds include a crepe myrtle allée inspired by Mary Simmes’s Civil War–era diaries as part of extensive period gardens, mature pecan and oak trees, historically accurate plantings, a saltwater pool, and recreated dependencies including a kitchen cottage and restored schoolhouse. Since 2002, rehabilitation has followed the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards of Historic Preservation, integrating updated plumbing, electrical, HVAC, generator, and public water while preserving architectural integrity. White Hall stands prepared for its next steward.