It wasn't a huge surprise, but Sundays in New Orleans, or possibly Louisiana in general, are pretty quiet and a lot of restaurants and attractions aren't open.
We had pre-planned (as I'm known to do) a visit to the Whitney Plantation, about an hour west of New Orleans. I did a lot of research prior to our trip and a lot of people highly recommended Whitney Plantation due to the fact that they do not gloss over the ugliness that occurred on the property, in the area, and in the country during past times.
It was a drizzly day, and I preferred to see the plantation that way. It was somber, dirty, and muddy. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that so many people endured, but the museum-like building and our guide, were indeed very upfront about the atrocities that were inflicted on countless number of human beings.
The property contained an old church (I believe it had been moved to the property from another location), slave cabins, a main house, and a number of monuments and memorials for those who were enslaved and who died.
