La Laguna de los Adais near Robeline in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Church of St. Anne
Mother Church of Caddo Adai Indians
Photographed by Robert Brevelle
1. Church of St. Anne Marker
The origins of the Church of St. Anne began when San Miguel de los Adais was founded by the Spanish Franciscan Fathers in 1717 near Robeline, Louisiana.
In 1721, Fort Los Adais was founded to protect the mission church and strengthen the Spanish position against the French in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and served as the capitol of the Spanish province of Texas for fifty years.
After Fort Los Adais was closed in 1773, the church was moved to the SHamrock community and from there to the site of the present church cemetery, later to be moved to its present location in 1916.
The Church of St. Anne is the mother church of the Caddo Adai Indians.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Erected 1994 by the Adai Caddo Indian Nation and the Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.
Location. 31° 47.183′ N, 93° 17.133′ W. Marker is near Robeline, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is in La Laguna de los Adais. It is at the intersection of Route
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Tekakwitha Plaque and Statue (here, next to this marker); El Camino Real de los Tejas (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Presidio Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Adais (approx. 5.4 miles away); Los Adais (approx. 5.4 miles away); El Camino Real (approx. 5.9 miles away); Los Adaes (approx. 5.9 miles away); In Honor and Memory of our Veterans (approx. 8 miles away); William Hodge Barnhill (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robeline.
More about this marker. The marker lies on the grounds of St. Anne Catholic Church.
Also see . . . St. Anne Church (Spanish Lake). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on April 5, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Robert Brevelle, March 11, 2020
2. Church of St. Anne
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2026, by Robert Brevelle of Anacoco, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2026, by Robert Brevelle of Anacoco, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
