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Madame Félicité Chretien
01/15/2021
Madame Félicité Chretien
Just north of Lafayette, Louisiana– in the small town of Sunset– is Chretien Point, a beautiful Creole style two-story mansion that once served as the centerpiece to a vast cotton plantation known as Chretien Point. Today, the enduring legacy of Chretien Point is not in its bricks or furnishings, but in the story of its mistress, Félicité Neda Chretien. Commonly referred to as a ‘real-life’ Scarlett O’Hara – Madame Félicité Chretien was confident, strong-willed, intelligent, and beautiful. Félicité learned how to successfully run a plantation from her father, and it was she who saw Chretien Point Plantation through its most prosperous days, and it was Madame Chretien who saved it from its darkest. Still want more Southern Gothic? Consider becoming a to receive access to our episode archives, the limited series Southern Gothic: The Monsters, and more! Website: Merch Store: Pinterest Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:
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