ST. MARY OF FALSE RIVER

The Catholic community of Pointe Coupee is one of the oldest in Louisiana, dating back to 1728. St. Mary of False River is a neo-Gothic church built in honor of the faith of the early pioneers who settled on the New Roads site in the 18th century. A small church existed as early as 1823; the present church was built between 1904 and 1907 to designs by architect Theodore Brune. It features a beautiful carved altar, stained glass windows from Germany, and a Stations of the Cross in oil paint.