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St. Michael's Church Historic District is a historic district in Convent, Louisiana, in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located on River Road (Louisiana Highway 44), about 7 miles (11 km) downriver from Sunshine Bridge.
Gilbert is located in southern Franklin Parish along U.S. Route 425, which leads north 9.5 miles (15.3 km) to Winnsboro, the parish seat, and south 14 miles (23 km) to Sicily Island. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village of Gilbert has a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49 km 2 ), of which 0.94 square miles (2.44 km 2 ...
In the movie In the Electric Mist, Deputy Jason J. Bayard was from the fictional St. Clare Parish. In the DC Comics Universe, Belle Reve Parish is a parish in Louisiana that contains the Bell Reve Penitentiary. In the movie The Green Mile, a fictional parish named Trapingus Parish is featured in the movie.
St. Philomene Catholic Church and Rectory is a historic Roman Catholic church along Louisiana Highway 1 in Labadieville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. It was built in c.1888 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The church is a five-bay Basilica plan church with a central front tower with an octagonal spire. [2] [3]
Historical records challenge the local lore. Parish records document the founding of the Chapel of St. Augustine "as a mission of the church of St. François of Natchitoches" in July 1829, shortly after the church was constructed. [5] The mission was recognized in 1856 as a parish in its own right, and authorized a resident priest.
(The Center Square) − Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has made significant headway in its mission to protect the state's vulnerable coastline, showcasing 109 active ...
St. Margaret Queen of Scotland Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church serving eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It is particularly noted for its historic parish church located at 30300 Catholic Hall Road near Albany, Louisiana .
St. Augustine Church is a Catholic parish in New Orleans. Established by free people of color, who also bought pews for slaves, it is said to be the oldest Black Catholic parish in the United States, established in 1841. It was one of the first 26 sites designated on the state's Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.