The 1740 chapel, named “St. Charles,” was built in the area now known as Destrehan. (Sketch by Janis Blair) Tags: #little red church #little red church 2 #st...

Statue of Saint Charles Borromeo (By Joe Schexnaydre) Tags: #catholic church #little red church

Red Church Presbytery rear elevation. Father J. M. Paret lived in this presbytery from December of 1848 until October 1869, which spanned the golden age of the...

Front Elevation. Father Paret enjoyed gardening and breeding of animals. He wrote to his brother, “I would like for you to see this big garden and how pleasant...

Detail of a map by Marie Adrien Persac. Tags: #little red church #little red church 2

Little Red Church - Destrehan, 1806. Courtesy William E. Riecke Jr. Tags: #little red church #little red church 2

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St. Charles Borromeo Church. Year unknown. Courtesy of the Clarion Herald. Tags: #little red church #little red church 2 #catholic church #catholic church ...

Famous Mississippi River landmark. Located in Destrehan on La. 48 (River Road). First constructed of logs about 1740. Burned and rebuilt in 1806. Famous...

The Little Red Church on the River by Clarence Millet, 1940 (Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection, Acc.#1999.118.8) Tags: #little red church #little...