These gorgeous churches are found in both the large cities and smaller communities all across our state. Almost every single one of them is on the National Register for Historic Places. Discovering these beauties really blew me away!

1) St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, LA
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A Romanesque Revival church completed in 1909.
2) Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Shreveport, LA
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Built in 1896, this church has both Romanesque Revival and Greek Revival features.
3) St. Mary’s Assumption Church New Orleans, LA
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A part of the Catholic Church, this building was built in 1860.
4) Trinity Episcopal Church, Cheneyville, LA
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This Gothic Revival church was built by handmade brick in 1860.
5) St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church, Destrehan, LA
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German settlers in this area of Louisiana built the first chapel of this church in 1772.
6) Grace Episcopal Church, St. Francisville, LA
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This congregation began in 1827 and this church is one of the Louisiana’s oldest protestant churches.
7) Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria, LA
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Listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places as First Methodist Church.

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8) St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport, LA
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This church began in 1839, and this building was completed in 1954.
9) St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville, LA
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This is one of the oldest Catholic churches in America and the third oldest in Louisiana.
10) St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Cathedral, Alexandria, LA
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The Diocese of Alexandria emcompasses 13 parishes in Louisiana.
11) St. Philomena Catholic Church, Labadieville, LA
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Built in 1888 and modified throughout the years this catholic church was recently restored in 2013.
12) Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Lake Charles, LA
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A cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Lake Charles.
13) St. Joseph Catholic Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA
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This Gothic Revival church has gone through a series of transformations since it was first built in 1853, and by 1924 was more than twice its original size.
St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, LA
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14) This iconic church is set on the Mississippi River in the heart of the French Quarter.
15) St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Lafayette, LA
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This Romanesque Revival church was completed in 1916.

These beautiful churches display the rich and complex religious history of our state. And truth be told–there are so many more churches that didn’t make this list that I would love to show you next time! Which churches do you think should be on list #2? Tell me in the comments below!

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