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

St. Landry Catholic Church

May 17, 2005

1. St. Landry Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. The second largest Catholic Church in the south was established in 1776 and was named after the Bishop of Paris in 1650. Two former pastors are buried beneath its floor. Jim Bowie, hero of the Alamo was baptized and married here in 1814.

In the adjacent cemetery lies buried General Garrigues de Flaujeac, Brigadier General in the State militia, and also Governor Jacques Dupre. Confederate war veterans and other prominent resident are also interred here.

Erected 1976 by Opelousas U.S.Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 30° 32.606′ N, 92° 4.776′ W. Marker is in Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is on North Main Street (State Highway 182) north of East Church Street, on the right when traveling north. Located to the right side of main entrance to church on outside wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1020 N Main St, Opelousas LA 70570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

Acadia,

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 walking distance of this marker: Lt. Fr. Joseph "Verbis" Lafleur (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named St. Landry Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this

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marker); St. Landry Catholic Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Opelousas Catholic School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Black Academy At Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bloch Corner (approx. 0.7 miles away); City Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Budd's Corner (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelousas.

May 17, 2005

2. St. Landry Catholic Church Marker

St. Landry Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

May 17, 2005

3. St. Landry Catholic Church

The markers are to the right of the main entry to the church.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2015. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.