Bocage Plantation

Bocage Plantation was established in January 1801, fiveyears after Étienne de Boré proved that sugarcane cultivation could be profitable in southern Louisiana Although sources vary as to the certainty of it, the design of the current, 1837, house has been attributed to James H. Dakin, who came to Louisiana in 1835, was employed by the Bringier family, and was skilled in Greek Revival architecture. to choose the plants in Bocage, which included azaleas, live oaks, and crape myrtles, all planted by Dr. Rundell, with associates Adrian Trevino, and Luba and Igor Detsyk. to spend more time with family. ==Geography==

Bocage Plantation is located on Louisiana Highway 942, along the River Road, in Darrow, Ascension Parish, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, but on a meander that puts it north and west of the river. The plantation is across the river from the parish seat of Donaldsonville, and about 25 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. ==Filming location==

Bocage Plantation was used as a setting in the 1974 film The Autobiography of Ms. Jane Pittman Bocage Plantation was used as a setting for "Shaw Farm" in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave. ==See also==