St. Mary's
Catholic Church - Built in 1907 to house the fourth
oldest Catholic community in Louisiana, St. Mary's
Catholic Church on Main Street in New Roads boasts
beautiful Gothic Revival architecture. St. Mary's
interior treasures include magnificently carved altars,
Way of the Cross oil paintings and German stained glass
windows portraying the Mysteries of the Rosary and other
subjects. The original structure, "St. Mary's of
False River," was built in 1823 and was made an
independent parish in 1865.
St. Francis Chapel - The
original structure was completed in 1728 at the Post of
Pointe Coupee. A new church was constructed in 1760 but
built too close to the Mississippi River. Graves from
the church's graveyard were soon consumed by the rushing
waters. The church was dismantled and a smaller version
was built using materials from the previous church. It
was dedicated in 1895. Known as the fourth oldest
continuously operating Catholic church in Louisiana, St.
Francis Chapel is now a mission church of St. Mary's of
False River . The town of St. Francisville is named for
the St. Francis Chapel.
St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church - This Church was built near Innis
in 1858 and consecrated by the famed "Fighting
Bishop of the Confederacy", Bishop Leonidas Polk. St. Stephens is thought to be the oldest brick structure
in the parish. Its cemetery contains a Civil War
monument to the unknown soldiers of the confederacy.