S of St. Gabriel off LA 75, St. Gabriel, Louisiana. County/parish: Iberville.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 27, 1972. NRIS 72000555.
1 contributing building.
St. Gabriel Catholic Church is a church parish in St. Gabriel, Louisiana known to have its origins all the way back to 1761. It is noted as the oldest still standing church in the entirety of the Louisiana Purchase. The church parish includes a main church and the Sacred Heart Chapel in the neighborhood of Carville, Louisiana. The church is part of the Diocese of Baton Rouge and its current pastor is Father Charlie Landry. The old parish church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1972.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73973742