Saint Joseph Church

Saint Joseph Church, the mother church of parishes in Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary, and lower Assumption, was incorporated in 1817. Priests served the area from Assumption Church, Plattenville, until 1822, when Fr. Antoine Potini, who served from 1822 to 1827, became the first resident pastor. Fr. Charles M. Menard, canon of St. Louis Cathedral and apostle of Bayou Lafourche, was pastor from 1845 to 1895. The church building, dedicated in 1849 and embellished over the years, was destroyed by fire in 1916. The present edifice, erected during the pastorate of Msgr. Alexandre M. Barbier from 1911 to 1934, Canon of St. Louis Cathedral, was dedicated in 1923.

Thibodaux, Louisiana · United States