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National Register of Historic PlacesNorth Opelousas Tour

A. St. Landry Catholic Church, 1908-09

1020 N. Main Street This cathedral-size church is the third building to sit on this elevated track of land. Founded in 1770 by French...

April 9, 1908

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E. Mt. Olive Baptist Church, c. 1950s

227 W. Church Street This church traces its beginnings to 1897, when it was one of only two private schools for Blacks. The school was...

April 9, 1950

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G. Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 1948

747 N. Union Street The largest Catholic Church parish for Blacks in the United States, Holy Ghost Church was organized in 1920. Father...

April 9, 1948

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