1811 Kid Ory Historic Home museum in Laplace, LA

One of the oldest structures in St. John the Baptist parish, the 1811/Kid Ory Historic House figures in two noteworthy moments in American history: The 1811 rebellion of enslaved people and the dawn of jazz.

The first blood of the rebellion was drawn in the house and pioneering jazz bandleader, composer, trombonist, and recording artist Edward “Kid” Ory was born in the quarters there in 1886.

Both stories come alive in exhibits that include antique, homemade instruments, interpretive story panels, period maps, working antique phonographs, interactive displays of music and video, and Ory’s century-old trombone.

The rebellion was a desperate gamble for freedom which ended in a slaughter. Kid Ory’s tale is one of a pioneering artist who arose from the fields of that same plantation to help define an emerging art form. We strive to tell both stories with the accuracy, sensitivity, and nuance they demand.

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