About St. James Parish Fair

The St. James Parish Fair in Convent celebrates a River Parish between New Orleans and Baton Rouge where Creole heritage, sugar cane farming, and the Romeville plantations define a community on the great river bend.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, sugar cane exhibits, Creole food vendors, and the community spirit of a south Louisiana River Parish.

Visitor Tips

Convent is a small River Parish community near the Mississippi. The Evergreen Plantation and the Whitney Plantation — which focuses on the enslaved people experience rather than the planter family — represent an evolving approach to plantation heritage in Louisiana.

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