Bayou Goula in Iberville Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Raphael Cemetery

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 30, 2012

1. St. Raphael Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1723 Raphael of Luxemburg came to establish Missions at French Posts and among Indians. Served as Vicar-General of Louisiana Colony under Bishop of Quebec. Built first St. Louis parish church and Catholic School in N.O. Thus began the foundation for the long Capuchin Administration in Louisiana.

Erected by Preservation of Iberville, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1723.

Location. 30° 15.168′ N, 91° 7.103′ W. Marker is in Bayou Goula, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish. It is on State Highway 405 half a mile south of Stewart Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plaquemine LA 70764, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Gabriel Church (approx. one mile away); St - Gabriel (approx. one mile away); The Old Saint Gabriel Church (approx. one mile away); Capt. Pierre Joseph Landry (approx. one mile away); A Civil War Soldier (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bayou Paul Colored School (approx. 3½ miles away); The Daughters of Charity (approx. 3.9 miles away); The STAR (approx. 3.9 miles away).

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 9, 2005

2. St. Raphael Cemetery

St. Raphael Cemetery, Gov. Paul O. Hebert Grave site. image. Click for full size.

April 9, 2005

3. St. Raphael Cemetery, Gov. Paul O. Hebert Grave site.

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