Marie Louise Burguières poses for her portrait.

Marie Louise Burguières reads to her brother, Henry I. Burguières.

Cypremort House, situated on Cypremort Plantation, is nestled among stately oaks in southwest Louisiana.

Jules, Jr. and Ernest A. Burguières pose on the suspension bridge that connected The J.M. Burguières Co., Limited's sugar mill to the Cypremort plantation homes on the company's land.

Henry I., C. Patout, and Ernest A. Burguières visit in front of the Pass Christian cottage.

Joseph E., Ernest A., and Inez E. Burguières line up on the porch of their family's home in New Orleans.