It is located along Louisiana Highway 18 in Vacherie, St. James Parish.

Felicity is a sister plantation to St. Joseph Plantation,[1] and was built around 1846 (or 1850)[2] by Valcour Aime as a wedding gift to his daughter, Felicite Emma, and her spouse, Septime Fortier,[3] who was also her cousin.

[3] The antebellum plantation house has elements of French Colonial and Anglo-American styles.

[4] It is characterized by its wide hallways and high-ceilinged rooms, while featuring a carved cypress balustrade.

[4] Several films have used the plantation as a location, including The Skeleton Key (2005) and 12 Years a Slave (2013), along with Season One of the WGN television series, Underground.