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St. Landry Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opelousas, Louisiana. It is dedicated to Saint Landry of Paris (Bishop c. AD 650). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The current church building, in Gothic and Romanesque Revival style, was completed in 1909. [ 4 ]
The French community built St. Landry Catholic Church by 1766, dedicated to St. Landry (Landericus) of Paris, the Bishop of Paris in the 7th century. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] On April 10, 1805, after the United States had acquired the Louisiana Purchase , the post was named the town of Opelousas and became the seat of the County of Opelousas, part of the ...
Catholic families in Louisiana took in more than 2,000 mostly Catholic orphans to live in their rural farming communities. [14] In the year 1920, segregation at St Landry Catholic Church led local Black Catholics to establish their own parish, Holy Ghost. It has since grown to become the largest Black parish in the United States.
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Location of St. Landry Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register ...
St. Landry Catholic Church; W. White's Chapel United Methodist Church This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 06:46 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The Commission paid Waste Connections $452,669 in August to pick up garbage in St. Landry, according to a vendor invoice presented to the Commission for approval on Monday.
Sheriff's Deputy Son Accused of Setting Fire to 3 La. Churches. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us