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St John the Evangelist Catholic Church
57805 Main St, Plaquemine 70764......... 225-687-2402
St Mary's Catholic Church
348 W Main St,
New Roads 70760..................................... 225-638-9665
Built in 1907 to house the fourth oldest Catholic community in
Louisiana, St Mary's boasts beautiful Gothic Revival architecture.
St Stephen's Episcopal Church
9795 LA Hwy 418, Lettsworth 70753...... 225-492-2234
Built near Innis in 1858 and consecrated by the famed "Fighting
Bishop of the Confederacy," Bishop Leonidas Polk.
State Capitol Dragway
11436 Hwy 190 W, Erwinville 70729...... 225-627-4574
The dragway holds races every Friday night throughout the year.
www.statecapitoldragway.com
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum
845 N Jefferson St, Port Allen 70767...... 225-336-2422
Preserved sugar plantation house including slave cabin and a
working sugar mill. www.westbatonrougemuseum.com
West Feliciana Historical Society Museum
11757 Ferdinand St, St Francisville 70775
...................................................................... 225-635-6330
Local history exhibits, tourist information, brochures and guidebooks.
Located in a classical gable-front hardware store built in
1895. www.audubonpilgrimage.info/
View to the west
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Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse
215 East Main St, New Roads............................. 225-638-9596
Original part built in 1902 of Romanesque Revival
architecture; annex added in 1939-1940;building listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Pointe Coupee Museum
8448 False River Rd, New Roads 70760......... 225-638-7788
A "piece sur piece" style cottage, authentically restored in its original
location on the banks of False River. Visitors are encouraged
to tour the museum.
Port Allen Railroad Depot
Union Pacific Tracks on LA Hwy 1 N,
Port Allen................................................................. 225-383-8760
Museum depicts life of railroad workers in the 1940's.
Open Tues-Thu 10am-2pm. Free Admission
St Augustine's Catholic Church
809 New Roads St, New Roads 70760............ 225-638-7553
Established in 1923 as the first African Amercian church in
the Parish.
St Francis Chapel
10364 Pointe Coupee Rd, New Roads 70760
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St Francis Chapel, built twice before its third and final structure
was constructed, using materials from the previous church. Tours
by Appointment.
St Francisville Main Street
11757 Ferdinand St, St Francisville 70775
.................................................................................. 225-635-3873
More than a dozen shops and restaurants in historic district
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