Promised Land is a historic mansion located in

Braithwaite, Louisiana Braithwaite is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Braithwaite is located on the Mississippi River and Louisiana Highway 39 in northern Plaquemines Parish, ...

, USA. It was built in the early 20th century. In 1925,

Leander Perez Leander Henry Perez Sr. (July 16, 1891 – March 19, 1969) was the Democratic political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in southeastern Louisiana during the middle third of the 20th century. Officially, he served as a district ...

acquired the property and lived there until the early 1960s. It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

since September 11, 1997.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Italianate architecture in Louisiana Houses completed in 1925 Houses in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub