St. Joseph Plantation, Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, United States

St. Joseph Plantation is a sugarcane plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana. Its Greek Revival main house has a two-story gallery of eight square white columns, three dormers on the roof, and a lower wing to the left. The site includes outbuildings and fields still harvested for sugar.

Josephine Aime Ferry first owned the plantation in 1830. The Ferry family sold it in 1877 to Joseph Waguespack, whose son Aubert Florian owned neighboring Laura Plantation. In 1890 Saturnine Waguespack merged St. Joseph with Felicity Plantation to form the St. Joseph Plantation and Manufacturing Company. Descendants of the Waguespack and Simon families maintain it today.

The name honours Saint Joseph, to whom the plantation was dedicated. The site is still run by descendants of the Waguespack and Simon families, who bought it in 1877 and merged it with Felicity Plantation in 1890 to form the St. Joseph Plantation and Manufacturing Company. Visitors meet that family history in the house and outbuildings.

Visitors can take daily guided tours through the main house, outbuildings, and the sugar museum at their own pace. The grounds are spacious, so comfortable walking shoes and water are recommended, especially in warm weather.

St. Joseph Plantation is adjacent to Oak Alley Plantation and up-river from Laura Plantation, both also in Vacherie. Aubert Florian Waguespack, son of owner Joseph Waguespack, separately owned Laura Plantation, so two neighbouring sugar estates were held by one family. The property is maintained today by descendants of the Waguespack and Simon families.