Destrehan Heritage Day takes students to the past

Published 4:23 pm Friday, May 4, 2012

 Dressed in a typical uniform for a U.S. soldier during the Civil War, Norris Yarbrough demonstrates use of old fashioned handcuffs on Cody Desselles of Metairie during a heritage day event at Destrehan Plantation Wednesday. The event showcases life in the antebellum south. (Staff photo by Robin Shannon)