David PlaterAfter growing up on Acadia Plantation near Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, David Plater graduated from colleges in Massachusetts and New Orleans before practicing maritime law. He then taught social studies at Metairie Park Country Day Schol and acquired his master's in history at Tulane University. Teaching was followed by management of the family plantation. Since 2004 Plater has pursued interests in historic preservation, particularly the research in and writing about the history of the American South. Read More Read Less