Promised Land is a historic mansion located in

Braithwaite, Louisiana Braithwaite is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Braithwaite is located on the Mississippi River and Louisiana Highway 39 in northern Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans. Braithwaite has a post ...

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

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

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 Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

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 National Register of Historic Places in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 1925 establishments in Louisiana Bungalow architecture in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub