Montegut in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Sacred Heart Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

1. Sacred Heart Church Marker

Inscription. Father Charles Menard of St. Joseph's Church, Thibodaux, LA., offered the first mass on this bayou, June 1842. The original mission chapel was built in 1843, about a mile below this site. Archbishop J.M. Odin, C.M., appointed as first pastor in South Terrebonne Fr. Jean-Marie Joseph Denecé (1864-1890) who, in 1867, erected a larger church in honor of St. John the Baptist. In time, it became known as Sacred Heart Church or L'Église Centrale. From it, priests ministered to the people of Petit Caillou, Grand Caillou, Pointe-Aux-Chênes, Île Jean-Charles, and Le Terrebonne (Montegut).

Erected by Archdiocesan Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1842.

Location. 29° 28.816′ N, 90° 33.286′ W. Marker is in Montegut, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish. It is on Montegut Road (State Highway 55) 0.1 miles south of Sarah Road, on the left when traveling south. Mounted on left side of church entrance way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1113 Highway 55, Montegut LA 70377, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Hello Baby!" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montegut School (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Saint Joseph Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bouverans Plantation House (approx. 10.8 miles away); La Butte (approx. 11.2 miles away); Holy Savior Cemetery (approx. 11.4 miles away); Residence Plantation (approx. 11½ miles away); Lockport (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montegut.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

2. Sacred Heart Church Marker

Sacred Heart Church image. Click for full size.

February 19, 2016

3. Sacred Heart Church

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2016. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.