St. James in St. James Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Jacques de Cabahanoce

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 31, 2009

1. St. Jacques de Cabahanoce Marker

Inscription. An organized ecclesiastical parish prior to 1757. The church was then in charge of Fr. Barnabé, a French Capuchin and Pastor of St. Charles (Destrehan), on east bank of river. The registers were kept in French until 1786. The diocese came under Havana, Cuba, in 1771.

Erected 1957 by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1757.

Location. 30° 0.974′ N, 90° 50.515′ W. Marker is in St. James, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is at the intersection of River Road (State Highway 18) and Department of Energy Road, on the right when traveling south on River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6613 LA-18, Saint James LA 70086, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Acadian Settlers in Louisiana (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge Poché Plantation House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Convent (approx. 0.9 miles away); Uncle Sam Plantation (approx. 1½ miles away); The Settlement Of Freetown (approx. 1.9 miles away); Manresa House of Retreats

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Cabahanoce Plantation (approx. 2.4 miles away); Malarcher House (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. James.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 19, 2017

2. St. Jacques de Cabahanoce Marker

St. Jacques de Cabahanoce Church image. Click for full size.

January 2, 2011

3. St. Jacques de Cabahanoce Church

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