The Land

Coteau Grove Farms sits on nearly 400 acres in Sunset, Louisiana. Lush pastures proved a great environment for our broodmares, their foals and our young horses as they prepare for racing careers. Our pastures have turnout sheds for shade and shelter from inclement weather.

How Coteau Grove Farms got its name.

Coteau Ridge! That's the secret to the soil.

Grand Coteau is situated on what was (2,000 years ago) the west bank of the Mississippi and now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is a sloping ridge (coteau). Magnificent live oaks and trees form alleys, groves and gardens. 

GRAND COTEAU
The tiny village of Grand Coteau ("Big Hill") may be the most serene place in south Louisiana. Nestled against a sweeping ridge that formed a natural levee of the Mississippi River centuries ago, the town is oriented around a core of grand and beautiful religious institutions. Covering the hill itself is a peaceful cemetery, behind the stately St. Charles College, a Jesuit seminary. When the Mississippi overflowed its banks during the cataclysmic flood of 1927, the water stopped at the base of Grand Coteau's ridge, and the town was preserved. Today the entire town center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.