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is about 25 miles from Houma at Napoleonville. The day was perfect, as we enjoyed the ride and the house and its surroundings brought us into another era. I hope to visit there many times. Everyone who comes here to visit will be invited to go to Madewood. It was built in 1844. Clarence Laughlin in his book about the old houses of Louisiana says "Madewood is one of the few Louisiana plantations houses, which during its entire existence, has been