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101 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, Plaquemine — Plaquemine First United Methodist Church
On Church Street (State Highway 1) north of Meriam Street, on the right when traveling north.
Methodist circuit riders came out of Mississippi into this area soon after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. A Union church building was erected in 1841 on what is now the parking lot of the present Methodist Church. This church served Methodists, . . . Map (db m127884) HM
102 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, St. Gabriel — St - Gabriel(1761-1763)
Near State Highway 75, 0.2 miles south of Route 74, on the left when traveling south.
Eglise de la côte d'Iberville construite en 1769 par les exilés acadiens. En 1773 elle était sur le Manchac espagnol offert par ce gouvernement. Des colons allemands arrivèrent du Maryland en 1784. English . . . Map (db m85716) HM
103 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, St. Gabriel — St. Gabriel Church
On State Highway 75, 0.2 miles south of State Highway 74, on the left when traveling south.
Acadian exiles arrived from Maryland in 1767 and were given Spanish land grants as was the church. The church was built by Louis LeConte a builder from Lafourche between November 1774 and July 1776 aided by the settlers. The Acadians brought and . . . Map (db m127916) HM
104 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, St. Gabriel — The Old Saint Gabriel Church
Near State Highway 75, 0.2 miles south of State Highway 74, on the left when traveling south.
In 1699 Pierre Lemoyne, Sieur D'Iberville, father of Louisiana, explored the Mississippi and its distributary the Ascantia, later called Bayou Manchac. By 1758 exiled Acadians had settled at Manchac. They soon built upstream this cypress church, . . . Map (db m127915) HM
105 Louisiana, Jackson Parish, Quitman — Jimmie Davis Tabernacle
On Beech Springs Road (State Highway 542) 0.3 miles south of Parish Road 432, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1964 by friends of Governor Jimmie H. Davis. These friends are of many faiths, people who believe in the church and who are dedicated to the promotion of Christian living and to the songs of Christian inspiration.It was here on these . . . Map (db m150032) HM
106 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Gretna — Saint Joseph Church
On 6th Street at Lavoisier Street, on the right when traveling east on 6th Street.
Father T. Anwander, C.SS.R., with a group of laymen, organized the mother church of West Jefferson in 1857. Previously Redemptorists crossing the Mississippi from the city of Lafayette had served the German, Irish, French and . . . Map (db m81135) HM
107 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Jefferson — Whitehall Plantation Home
On River Road (State Road 611-1) at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on River Road.
Built in 1857 for François Pascalis de Labarre IV. Occupied by Union Troops during the Civil War. After 1892 was a gambling casino, Jesuit retreat house and St. Agnes Church. Magnolia School since 1935.Map (db m125236) HM
108 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Broussard — St. Cecilia School
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated August 25, 1909, by Fr. Arthur Drossaerts, Pastor of Sacred Heart church in Broussard, and opened on September 15, 1909 with an enrollment of seventy students. Accredited as an elementary and secondary school by the State Department of . . . Map (db m49294) HM
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109 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Carencro — Assumption SchoolEst. 1925
Near North Michaud Street near Depot Street.
One of the earliest schools for African-American children in this rural area staffed by Blessed Mother Katharine Drexel's Sisters of the Blessed SacramentMap (db m236354) HM
110 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Attakapas ChapelChapelle des Attakapas
Near Fisher Road.
Attkapas Chapel: The Church in a Catholic Region This chapel is a reproduction based on St. Francis Catholic Church in Point Coupee (1760) and St Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville (1773). Both churches had a double pitch . . . Map (db m130028) HM
111 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Cathedral-Carmel School
On St. John Street, on the right when traveling south.
Established in 1846. A combination of Mount Carmel Academy and Cathedral School. Operated by The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parish in the Diocese of Lafayette. Affiliated with the Sisters of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the De La Salle . . . Map (db m49062) HM
112 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Emmanuel Baptist Church
On Marie Antoinette Street west of Johnston Street (U.S. 167), on the left when traveling west.
In April 1955, Emmanuel Baptist Church held its first meetings, thus becoming the earliest Southern Baptist Church to minister to Lafayette's southside neighborhoods.Map (db m114490) HM
113 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Holy Rosary Institute1913-1993
On Carmel Drive (State Road 94) 0.3 miles east of Louisiana Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
On July 9, 1913, Father Keller purchased farm land once owned by the sister of the King of France, from Louis Domengeaux to establish Holy Rosary Institute in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Institute opened September 1913 as an industrial . . . Map (db m120896) HM
114 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
On St. John Street, on the left when traveling north.
First church in Lafayette Parish was "l'Eglise St. Jean du Vermilion." Built on a gift of this site by Jean Mouton, 1821. In 1824 he donated land for a court house and founded Vermilionville (Lafayette). (Reverse) French: La Cathedrale . . . Map (db m49293) HM
115 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — The PresbyteryLe Presbytére
Near Fisher Road south of Surrey Street (State Road 728-8), on the right when traveling north.
THE PRESBYTERY: A Simple Residence from the early 1800s This small home represents the simple but functional structures in which priests could have lived in the early 1800s. The building was originally located property . . . Map (db m135886) HM
116 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Cut Off — Cote Blanche
On West Main Street (State Highway 1) at West 79th Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street.
After the hurricane of Cheniere Caminada in 1893, a group of refugees settled in this area. Because many of them painted their homes white, the settlement became known as "La Cote Blanche," a village of white houses. On this site in 1899, the . . . Map (db m85055) HM
117 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Larose — Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
On East Main Street. (State Highway 657) east of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
This church was founded in the mid-1800's when a small chapel was built at the juncture of Canal Harang and Bayou Lafourche. In 1873 a second church, which would serve the surrounding community of Larose and all of South Lafourche, was erected on . . . Map (db m85423) HM
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118 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — St. Mary's Cemetery
On State Highway 1 at Trahan Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1.
This cemetery was established circa 1797. Its presence preceded the church parish. Many of the early graves were ground burials, which were marked with wrought iron crosses. The St. Mary Pamela Corporation was later formed by the local congregation . . . Map (db m85757) HM
119 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — St. Mary's Nativity Church
Near Nies Street at Strassel Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Congregation of the Roman Catholic church of St. Mary Pamela was organized in 1840 to administer a cemetery established here about 1820. Father Charles Menard dedicated the first church under the title of The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary . . . Map (db m85764) HM
120 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Allen Chapel AME Church
On Lagarde Street at East 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Lagarde Street.
This first Negro church in Thibodaux was established in 1865 on Coulon Plantation and lated located on Green St. In 1942 the church building was moved to the present site. The first pastor was Rev. F. James. The church was responsible for the . . . Map (db m85037) HM
121 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Archibald Mackenzie
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born on Prince Edward Isl., Canada, Mackenzie graduated Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario, with two degrees. He then earned a doctorate with high honors in Divinity and Philosophy at Glasgow University, Scotland. After ordination in the Church of . . . Map (db m114104) HM
122 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Calvary United Methodist Church
On President Street near East Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
This church was established in 1867 with the help of the Freedman's Aid Society, an organization that provided for the spiritual needs of freed Black slaves. The Society's representatives purchased the land for the church from a Black woman . . . Map (db m232194) HM
123 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Fayette Clay Ewing
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
After his migration to Thibodaux from Kentucky in the early 1840s, Ewing practiced medicine with one of the founders of St. John's Episcopal Church, Dr. Thomas Williams. He took over Williams's practice upon the latter's death in 1849. In 1852, . . . Map (db m113361) HM
124 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Felix Grundy Winder
On Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Terrebonne Parish, Felix Grundy Winder was a member of a family originally from Tennessee. His mother, Martha Grundy, was a daughter of Felix Grundy, the distinguished Tennessee friend and political advisor of Andrew Jackson and Attorney . . . Map (db m114170) HM
125 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — George Seth Guion
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Mississippi natives George Seth Guion and Caroline Lucretia Winder Guion moved to Thibodaux in 1831. Their Ridgefield Plantation included the land given to St. John,s Episcopal Church and Cemetery and the Guion Academy, two blocks away on Jackson . . . Map (db m114082) HM
126 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Georgiana Malvina Suthon
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born in 1850 in Assumption Parish to the Englishman Lucius Suthon and Assumption Parish native Manette Blanchard, Georgiana Suthon became an Episcopal missionary to Japan. Although she initially taught the bible in Tokyo, her eventual mastery of . . . Map (db m114083) HM
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127 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — James Frost
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
From Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Frost migrated to Thibodaux in 1840, at the age of 26. He became one of the town's foremost building contractors and property owners. In 1842, Frost married Almira Ragan, a daughter of New York natives. In partnership . . . Map (db m113374) HM
128 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — James Mcallister
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
James Mcallister was born in 1809 in Kentucky and practiced law in New Orleans until moving to Thibodaux in 1838. He was elected as the city's first mayor, serving for one year, after which Mcallister became Parish Judge. In that capacity, he . . . Map (db m112645) HM
129 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — John A. Lovell
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
John A. Lovell worked initially on railroads and in the timber industry before entering into surveying. As a surveyor and engineer in Lafourche Parish during the first half of the 20th century, Lovell gained fame for his knowledge of the region's . . . Map (db m114081) HM
130 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — John Carlton Beatty
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born in 1808 in Mason County, Kentucky, Beatty and his first wife, Charlotte Reid, moved to Lafourche Parish early in life. He initially practiced medicine but became an attorney and politician, was one of the first Trustees of Thibodaux, and . . . Map (db m112646) HM
131 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — John Nelson & Andrew Jackson Donelson
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born in North Carolina in 1793, John Nelson was a veteran of the War of 1812 who moved to Tennessee and married Nancy Edwards of Davidson County in 1824. After her death, he migrated to Mississippi and married Maria Ann Robinson of Tennessee. He . . . Map (db m114169) HM
132 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Leighton
On St. Mary Street (State Highway 1) north of Leighton Quarters Road, on the right when traveling south.
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133 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Leonidas Polk
On Jackson Street at West 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Street.
Born April 10, 1806 in Raleigh North Carolina Died June 14, 1864 at Pine Mountain Georgia First Bishop of Louisiana 1841——1864 Organized Saint John's ChurchMap (db m81142) HM
134 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Leonidas Polk
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1806, Polk attended the University of North Carolina before receiving an appointment to West Point, from which he graduated in 1827. He soon resigned his commission, however, was ordained an Episcopal priest, and . . . Map (db m113542) HM
135 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Marcus Pennington Zills
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
During the renovation of St. John's Episcopal Church in 1856, a bell was installed in the new steeple which was built upon the church front. Made in Troy,New York, at Meneelys Foundry, and paid for by funds left by Marcus P. Zills, the bell is . . . Map (db m112711) HM
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136 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Mary King Fulford
On Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Mary King Fulford was a childhood sweetheart of U.S. Grant in Georgetown, Ohio. After her marriage to John D. Fulford, they moved to Memphis, then in 1845 to Thibodaux. She cared for seven children, of whom several died in childhood, and played a . . . Map (db m113377) HM
137 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Moses, Allen Chapel, Calvary Cemeteries
On East 12th Street at Goode Street, on the left when traveling east on East 12th Street.
Established in 1880, this is one of the earliest African-American cemeteries in Thibodaux. It serves three church congregations: Moses Baptist Church, Allen Chapel AME Church , Calvary Methodist Church.Map (db m92135) HM
138 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Philip Sargent Armitage
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
A son of a prominent Thibodaux merchant and a founder of St. John's Episcopal Church, Charles Armitage, Philip Armitage lived at the family home of the same name, om the Terrebonne Road south of Thibodaux. Possibly designed by one of Louisiana's . . . Map (db m114105) HM
139 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Rev. Daniel McNair
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Reverend Daniel McNair founded the Presbyterian Church of Thibodaux on June 6, 1847. It was the first Presbyterian congregation established west of the Mississippi River. A North Carolina native born in 1806, he was assigned to preach in the . . . Map (db m112695) HM
140 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Richard Henry Allen
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Richard Henry Allen was born in 1807, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Following a career as a merchant in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in 1840 he moved to New Orleans and became a cotton factor. In 1859, Allen retired to Thibodaux, entered sugar cane . . . Map (db m114080) HM
141 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Saint Joseph Church
On Canal Boulevard (State Highway 20) north of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The mother church of Parishes in Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary and lower Assumption was incorporated in 1817. Priests served the area from Assumption Church, Plattenville, until 1822 when Fr. Antoine Potini (1822-1827) became first resident . . . Map (db m97064) HM
142 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Silas T. Grisamore
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Silas Grisamore arrived by steamboat from his native southern Indiana in the mid 1840s. He taught school in Assumption Parish, sold goods from flatboats on Bayou Lafourche, and eventually became a merchant in Thibodaux. During the Civil War, . . . Map (db m114078) HM
143 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Site of Mount Carmel Academy1855-1965
On East 1st Street (State Highway `) at St. Charles Street, on the right when traveling east on East 1st Street.
In 1855, Father Charles M. Menard, venerable pastor of St. Joseph Church, foreseeing the need for Catholic education of Thibodaux youth, purchased land and built a school for girls on this site. The Sisters of Mt. Carmel bought the . . . Map (db m81069) HM
144 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — St. Charles Borromeo Church
On State Highway 308, 0.1 miles east of Bushgrove Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 1874 Fr. Charles Menard purchased land from Vasseur Bourgeois on the Hwy 1 side of the bayou to establish a church-school mission for the Community of St. Charles. The Sisters of Mt. Carmel staffed the school offering classes in French and . . . Map (db m81068) HM
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145 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — St. John's Episcopal Church
On Jackson Street (State Highway 20) at West 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Street.
One of the oldest Episcopal churches in the Mississippi Valley. Parish organized in 1843. Cornerstone laid in January 1844. Consecrated in March of same year by Bishop Leonoidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana.Map (db m81077) HM
146 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — St. Joseph Cemetery
On East 1st Street (State Highway 1) 0.1 miles east of Jones Lane, on the right when traveling east.
This cemetery was established in circa 1817 on the site of the original St. Joseph Church, a mission of Assumption. The Calvary - Grotto Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, erected in 1883 still stands near the Menard Street entrance. Several historic . . . Map (db m81070) HM
147 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — St. Joseph Co-Cathedral
On Canal Boulevard (State Highway 20) south of East 7th Street, in the median.
St. Joseph Church Parish was founded in 1817 as a mission. In 1819 a church was erected on Bayou LaFourche adjacent to the present cemetery. A brick church was built in 1849 under the direction of Fr. Charles Menard. This structure stood until 1916 . . . Map (db m85468) HM
148 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — The St. Joseph Cemetery Calvary-Grotto Shrine
Near Menard Street at St. Joseph Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dating back to 1883, the Calvary-Grotto Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes is one of the Historic Places in Thibodaux that remain in constant use to this day. In 1865, with the Grotto in mind, Rev. Charles Menard, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic . . . Map (db m85765) HM
149 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Thibodaux College1912- 1965
On Menard Street near Menard Place.
Side 1 Historical Site Of Thibodaux College 1912 - 1965 A Brothers Of The Sacred Heart School for St. Joseph Catholic Parish
Side 2 Thibodaux College originated in 1840 as a secular school for boys and was one . . . Map (db m232277) HM
150 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Whitmell Pugh Martin
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Whitmell Martin, a native of Assumption Parish, was initially a chemist who studied and practiced law. After he served as superintendent of Lafourche Parish schools from 1894-1900, he was a District Attorney and eventually Judge for the 20th . . . Map (db m114135) HM
151 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — William Alexander Shaffer
Near Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south.
William Alexander Shaffer was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, in 1796. His father migrated to the United States from Prussia. Shaffer settled in Louisiana, on Little Bayou Black, Terrebonne Parish, in 1835. He obtained a United States land . . . Map (db m114084) HM
152 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Liberty Hill Baptist AssociationA Historic Landmark Property — Significance: Religion, Education and Social History —
On Bennett Road at W Martin Luther King Jr Avenue (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling north on Bennett Road.
In 1882 sixteen churches met at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Knowles, Louisiana about three miles north of Grambling to establish the Liberty Hill Baptist Association, an organization of churches in north-central Louisiana. The Association brought . . . Map (db m234403) HM
153 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Ruston — First Presbyterian Church
On North Bonner Street at East Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Bonner Street.
The Ruston church was organized in 1884 by the Rev. Mr. J. A. McLees, pastor for the Vienna, Alabama and Vernon churches. The Gothic Revival style building was erected in 1923 by Mr. C. C. Davis during the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. S. E. McFadden.Map (db m196870) HM
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154 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Ruston — Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
On Louisiana Route 818, 0.5 miles south of Beatty Road, on the right when traveling south.
A Louisiana Methodist Historic Site. Wesley Chapel's origins began as a brush arbor meeting site. The site was established soon after circuit rider Rev. Abraham Pipes moved to the area in 1811. The first church was built in the 1840s. The first . . . Map (db m195485) HM
155 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Simsboro — Walnut Creek Baptist Church
Near Walnut Creek Road at Parish Road 3, on the left when traveling north.
Organized 1846 on Old Wire Road (Lincoln Parish Road No. 232) and relocated to this site c. 1858. Present building dates from c. 1870. Church land donated by Allen Causey in 1876. Existing cemetery land purchased from J. W. Williams in 1884.Map (db m196866) HM
156 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Vienna — Pine Hills Church
On U.S. Highway 167 at Rabb Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. Highway 167.
First church in the North Louisiana hill country was formed nearby in 1821 by Rev. James Brinson and allied families who came from Tennessee. This group led early Baptist missionary efforts in north Louisiana.Map (db m225350) HM
157 Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Denham Springs — Hebron Baptist Church
On State Highway 16, 0.3 miles north of Griffin Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Oldest in Livingston Parish. Organized in April 1837. First church was log cabin about 3 miles south of here. Frame church built at this site in 1859 on 4 acres of land. 1918 and 1955 larger churches built. Thomas M. Bond first pastor.Map (db m85155) HM
158 Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Holden — Macedonia Baptist Church
On State Highway 1036, 1 mile south of Durbin Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Organized in 1856. Existing building constructed in 1898. Oldest Baptist church building in Livingston Parish. Drinking water furnished by ground water spring. Surrounding area settled by Anglo-Saxon Protestants in 1800's.Map (db m88223) HM
159 Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Springfield — Haynes Settlement
On Haynes Settlement Road, 0.1 miles north of McCarroll Road, on the right when traveling north.
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160 Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Walker — Salem Baptist Church
On Weiss Road (State Highway 63) 0.7 miles east of Walker Road North (State Highway 447), on the left when traveling east.
Organized September 11, 1854, by elders J.L. Simpson and George H. Washington. Oldest church in the old 8th Ward. Church was a public school in early 1900's. Destroyed by storms in 1908-1909. Served by Old Fields P.O. 1856-1935.Map (db m85061) HM
161 Louisiana, Morehouse Parish, Mer Rouge — "Ben and the Boys"1856   Ben V. Lily   1936
On Davenport Avenue (U.S. 165) east of South 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Like Esau, Jacob's brother of Bible times, Ben Lilly was the ultimate hunter...but never on Sunday. Not one to focus on acquiring "things" and money, Ben acquired knowledge, knowledge about the outdoors and the four-legged challenges he found . . . Map (db m110174) HM
162 Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchez — Grandpère's Tomb
Near Louisiana Route 484, 0.3 miles south of Parish Road (Louisiana Route 493), on the right when traveling south.
"Grandpère" Nicolas Augustin Metoyer, the oldest son of Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer and Marie Thérèse Coincoin, was born a twin on January 22, 1768 Grandpere, a visionary and spiritual leader, is the Founder of St. Augustine Catholic Church and . . . Map (db m227367) HM
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163 Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches — Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
On 2nd Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street.
Begun in 1852 and completed in 1889, this is the fifth Catholic Church in Natchitoches. The first was associated with the French colonial Fort St. Jean Baptiste. Proclaimed a minor basilica by apostolic decree from his holiness Benedict XVI in . . . Map (db m109539) HM
164 Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches — First Mass in Natchitoches
On Church Street (State Highway 1) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
“The first recorded, formal Christian religious service conducted in Nathchitoches was a holy Mass celebrated in 1716 in the open air beneath a large wooden cross. The celebrant, a native of Valencia, Spain, was Venerable Antonio Margil de . . . Map (db m109538) HM
165 Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches — Saint Denis Tomb
On Church Street at Front Street (State Highway 6), on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
Beneath this building, former site of the Church of Saint Francis, the first Catholic Church in Natchitoches, lie the remains of The Chevalier Louis Juchereau de Saint Denis. Born at Quebec September 17, 1676, died at Natchitoches June 11, . . . Map (db m109435) HM
166 Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches — The Legacy of Catholicism
On 2nd Street at Church Street (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street.
Catholicism has played a central role throughout the history of the Cane River region, with its emergence rooted in French and Spanish Colonial-era claims to the territory. Although many other religions have flourished in the area over the years, . . . Map (db m106172) HM
167 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Audubon — Land Building
On State Street near Benjamin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Purchased in 1965 by The Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church And named in honor of its first pastor and Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Dr. John Samuel Land (1893-1993)Dr. Land was born in York County, South Carolina and graduated in 1914 from . . . Map (db m156464) HM
168 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Audubon — National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor
On State Street, 0.2 miles south of South Claiborne Avenue (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling south.
On January 7, 1815, the eve of the Battle of New Orleans, Ursulines and townsfolk prayed for victory, before the Virgin's statue, now in this National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Ever after, first St. Louis Cathedral and since 1851 in the . . . Map (db m104776) HM
169 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Audubon — St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church
On St. Charles Avenue at State Street, on the right when traveling east on St. Charles Avenue.
Erected 1928-1930. W.W Van Meter, Architect and Builder. A gift to the congregation from Alice Affleck Bloomfield in memory of her husband William B. Bloomfield John Samuel Land, Pastor, 1917-1959 Stained glass windows by Oidtmann . . . Map (db m114224) HM
170 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Bayou St. John — Our Lady of the Rosary Rectory
On Moss Street north of Grande Rte. Saint John Street, on the right when traveling north.
About 1834, Évariste Blanc had this Greek Revival mansion built on his Bayou St. John estate. His widow, Marie Fannie Labatut Blanc, planned to give the property to the Archdiocese of New Orleans for a parish church as early as 1855 .Fifty years . . . Map (db m104705) HM
171 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Bywater — Olivier Plantation House & St. Mary's Orphanage
On Chartres Street north of France Street, on the right when traveling north.
Located on this site from ca. 1820 to 1949 stood the original David Olivier creole-style plantation house. It was purchased by The New Orleans Catholic Association for the Relief of Male Orphans in 1840 in order to relocate from Bayou St. John . . . Map (db m204829) HM
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172 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Bywater — Saint Vincent De Paul Church
On Dauphine Street east of Montegut Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary patron of the Diocese, St. Vincent De Paul. The . . . Map (db m104932) HM
173 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central Business District — Canal Street Under French and Spanish Rule (1718-1803)
Near Canal Street at Carondolet Street, on the right when traveling east.
Since the founding of New Orleans by Bienville in 1718, Canal Street has been an integral part of our city. The up river limits of the old city, defined by earth and store ramparts, ran along the present route of Canal Street. A cleared area . . . Map (db m239614) HM
174 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central Business District — Immaculate Conception Church(Jesuits')
On Baronne Street west of Canal Street, on the left when traveling west.
    1700Fr. Paul Du Ru, S.J., Missionary Reconnoiters Future City of New Orleans 1722Fr. Pierre F.X. De Charlevoix,S.J., inspects region for French Crown 1723Fr. Joseph François De Kereben, S.J., First Superior of local Jesuit Mission. 1763Society . . . Map (db m105942) HM
175 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central Business District — Saint Patrick's Church
On Camp Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established 1833 by Bishop Leo De Neckere, C.M. This church, completed in 1840 during the pastorate of Father James I. Mullon, is the oldest parish church outside the French Quarter. In 1850 St. Patrick's served as . . . Map (db m55702) HM
176 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central Business District — St. Patrick's
On Camp St, on the right when traveling north.
Parish was the second established in New Orleans The first church on this site was dedicated April 21, 1833 The cornerstone of the present edifice was laid July 1, 1838, by Bishop Antoine Blanc. During the pastorate of Father James . . . Map (db m55572) HM
177 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central Business District — St. Patrick's Church
On Camp Street, on the right when traveling north.
St. Patrick's Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.Map (db m55149) HM
178 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central City — Christ Church Cathedral(Episcopal)
On Saint Charles Avenue near Sixth Street, on the right.
This congregation was founded in 1805, the first Episcopal church established in the former Spanish colony after the Louisiana Purchase. In its first service was held in the Cabildo on November 17, 1805. An octagonal Gothic church designed by . . . Map (db m104918) HM
179 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, East Riverside — Saint Henry Church
On General Pershing Street south of Magazine Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Vincentian Fathers of the parent parish of St. Stephen initiated St. Henry's to meet the spiritual needs of the growing German population of the city of Jefferson. During reconstruction days, the first United States Convent of The . . . Map (db m206311) HM
180 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Faubourg Livaudais — The New Zion Baptist Church
On Third Street south of Lasalle Street, on the left when traveling south.
Founded in 1921 by R.C. Matthews and 45 members, New Zion Baptist Church moved to 2319 Third Street in 1949. Here, under the leadership of Rev. A.L. Davis, Jr., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) became a permanent organization . . . Map (db m95835) HM
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181 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Archbishop Antoine Blanc Memorial
On Chartres Street at Ursuline Street on Chartres Street.
This memorial is a complex of private property of the Catholic Church of New Orleans. Located on the grounds are several buildings of which the most notable is the OLD URSULINE CONVENT – ARCHIEPISCOPAL RESIDENCE erected by order of King . . . Map (db m51313) HM
182 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Carmelite Monastery
On North Rampart Street west of Barracks Street, on the right when traveling east.
James Freret, Architect Ferdinand Reusch, Jr., Builder Dedicated on November 12, 1895, as the Chapel of Reparations and Monastery of the Discalced Nuns. The cornerstone was laid in 1891 by Archbishop Francis Janssens. The Carmelites, a Catholic . . . Map (db m102860) HM
183 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Cathedral of St. Louis, King of France
On Place John Paul II (Chartres Street), on the left when traveling north.
[Cast at the top of the marker is a rendering of the church]Church of St. Louis, 1727-1788 Cathedral of St. Louis, King of France The first church on this site designed by Adrien de Pauger was erected 1724-1727 . . . Map (db m21552) HM
184 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Marie Laveau
Near Basin Street.
This Greek revival tomb is reputed burial place of this notorious "Voodoo Queen". A mystic cult, Voodooism, of African origin, was brought to this city from Santo Domingo and flourished in 19th century. Marie Laveau was the most widely known of many . . . Map (db m13699) HM
185 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Old Ursuline Convent1749-1753
On Chartres Street near Ursuline Street.
. . . Map (db m51297) HM
186 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Shangarai Chasset - Gates of Mercy
On North Rampart Street, in the median.
Site of the first permanent Jewish house of worship in the State of Louisiana, Gates of Mercy Synagogue, 1845; located at 410-420 N. Rampart St. Gates of Mercy, chartered by the State in 1827, confirmed the abolition of the Code Noir, which had . . . Map (db m13167) HM
187 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Site of Kolly TownhouseFirst Ursuline Convent and Charity Hospital
On Chartres Street at Bienville Street on Chartres Street.
Jean-Daniel Kolly, banking councillor to the Elector of Bavaria and large investor in the Company of the Indies, had a townhouse built on this site shortly after the founding of New Orleans in 1718. The Sainte-Reyne, concession upriver, controlled . . . Map (db m51381) HM
188 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — The Old Mortuary Chapel
On North Rampart Street at Conti Street, in the median on North Rampart Street.
Built in 1826 as a burial church for victims of yellow fever, the chapel is the oldest surviving church in the city. Now Our Lady of Guadalupe, the chapel is the official chapel of the New Orleans Police and Fire Departments.Map (db m21456) HM
189 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — The Presbytère
On Chartres Street at Saint Ann Street on Chartres Street.
Logo of the New Orleans Landmarks Commission 1964 The Presbytère Designed in 1791 by Gilberto Guillemard, architect, as the rectory of the Church of St. Louis. Construction, begun through the generosity of Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, . . . Map (db m51544) HM
190 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — U.S. Branch Bank
On Chartres Street at Bienville Street on Chartres Street.
1805 First home & domicile of Ursuline Nuns on arrival from France 1727Map (db m51470) HM
191 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Upper Pontabla Building — Pontabla Buildings National Historic Landmark —
On St. Peter Street south of Chartres Street, on the left when traveling north.
[Panel 1:] Logo of the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission Erected 1849-50 by Michela Almonester, Baroness Pontabla, working first with James Gallier, architect and then with Henry Howard, architect Samuel Stewart, builder. . . . Map (db m21499) HM
192 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Woldenberg Riverfront ParkMalcolm Woldenberg 1896-1982
Near Decatur Street.
Malcolm Woldenberg, one of Louisiana’s greatest philanthropists of the 20th century, dedicated his wealth to helping local, national, and international charities in aid of the elderly, children’s health, education, the worldwide Jewish community, . . . Map (db m51288) HM
193 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Garden District — The Manse
On Coliseum Street.
Erected 1859 for Hannah Killingley Walford, widow of Edmund W. Briggs, agent for London Unity Insurance Company, William A. Freret, architect. Purchased 1871 by the Prytania Street Presbyterian Church for use as the minister’s residence. The bay . . . Map (db m51520) HM
194 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Gentilly — Brothers Of The Sacred Heart
On Elysian Fields Avenue at Stephen Girard Street, in the median on Elysian Fields Avenue.
Since 1869 the Brothers and their colleagues have touched the hearts and shaped the lives of the City's youth. As St. Aloysius in the Vieux Carre, Cor Jesu on this site and, since merging in 1969 into Brother Martin High School, belief in God, love . . . Map (db m97461) HM
195 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Gentilly — Centennial
On Chef Menteur Highway (U.S. 90) near Providence Place.
First envisioned by the Southern Baptist Convention at its formation in 1845, Baptist Bible Institute was created in 1917 by direct vote of the Convention to train ministers and missionaries to carry out the Great Commission (Mt. . . . Map (db m213115) HM
196 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Holy Cross — Saint Maurice Church
On St. Maurice Avenue north of Chartres Street, on the left when traveling south.
In 1852, Most Rev. Antoine Blanc, newly raised to the rank of first Archbishop of New Orleans, founded St. Maurice Parish to serve Fabourg La Course below the Ursuline Convent, then on Jourdan Ave. L'Abbé Napoleon J. Perché, convent chaplain and . . . Map (db m99226) HM
197 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Iberville — Marie C. Couvent
Near North Claiborne Avenue just north of Iberville Street, on the right when traveling north.
"My name is Marie Justine Cirnaire. I was born in Guinea. When I was perhaps seven years of age I was carried to St. Dominique. I am as a result not aware of the name of my father nor of my mother, nor do I know my age. I was . . . Map (db m161741) HM
198 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Iberville — Sisters Of The Holy Family
Near North Claiborne Avenue just north of Iberville Street, on the right when traveling north.
Pioneers in education and in the care of orphans and the elderly among the colored people, this society of colored sisters was founded in New Orleans on November 21, 1842 by misses Henriette Delille and Juliette Gaudin who became the first and . . . Map (db m161740) HM
199 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Leonidas — Mater Dolorosa Church
On South Carrollton Avenue near Plum Street, on the right when traveling west.
This church came into being in 1899, when the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, established in the Town of Carrollton in 1848, and the Mater Dolorosa German Church, which dated from 1871, were united into a single parish. With the . . . Map (db m103547) HM
200 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Lower Garden District — Saint Theresa of Avila Church
On Coliseum Street at Erato Street on Coliseum Street.
When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet "for charitable purposes." It was her wish that a church bear . . . Map (db m104904) HM

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