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

Marie Louise Burguières poses for her portrait.

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

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.

Inez E. Burguières and her mother, Ida Broussard Burguières, pose for a portrait.

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