English: LeBeau Plantation, Arabi, Louisiana. The 1854 plantation house, Photographed by Infrogmation of New Orleans in 2006. It was a hotel and gambling establishment in the mid 20th century, destroyed by arson in 2013. The property was owned by Joseph Meraux and in his will was left to Arlene Soper Meraux after a court battle to prove a common law marriage. After her death, months prior to Hurricane Katrina, she left this plantation and several other properties to a commission made of several St. Bernard Parish politicians. Before the storm and later arson, a committee had planned on making large and pricey renovations to Le Beau hoping to bring more tourism into the area.