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Historic Homes & Buildings

• Parlange Plantation Home (circa 1750)
  8211 False River Drive • New Roads, LA 70760
  Located off Highway 1
  225-638-8410
  One of the most noted and oldest antebellum homes in Louisiana, Parlange is a fine example of Creole architecture. The home features magnificent furnishings and gardens and is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours are available by appointment only.

• Pointe Coupée Parish Courthouse
  215 East Main Street • New Roads, LA 70760
  225-638-9596
  Listed on the National Historic Register, this building was originally built in 1902 of Romanesque Revival architecture. On the grounds is a statue of Major General John Archer LeJeune, World War I hero for whom Camp LeJeune, North Carolina is named.  map

• St. Augustine Catholic Church (circa 1923)
  809 New Roads Street • New Roads, LA 70760
  225-638-7553
  Established as the first African American Catholic Church in Pointe Coupée.  map

• St. Francis Chapel (circa 1895)
  10364 Pointe Coupée Road • New Roads, LA 70760
  225-638-9665
  This church was built to replace ones that were destroyed in 1738 and 1760. It contains furnishings and artifacts from the 1760 church. Tours can be arranged by appointment.  map

• St. Stephens Episcopal Church (circa 1859)
  9795 LA Highway 418 • Innis, LA 70760
  225-492-2234
  A Gothic Revival building that is the oldest church building in Pointe Coupée Parish.

• White Hall Plantation
  17523 Highway 418 • Lettsworth, LA 70760
  504-378-4320
  This home was built of cypress in the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The walls contain cannon balls that were fired at the house.  more...

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Poydras Monument (circa 1891)
  500 West Main Street • New Roads, LA 70760
  225-638-3998
  Located on the grounds of the Julien Poydras Museum and Cultural Center, this monument was erected over the transferred remains of Julien Poydras, a great man from Louisiana.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Pointe Coupée Parish Museum
  8448 False River Drive • New Roads, LA 70760
  Louisiana Highway 1, Near Highway 78
  225-638-7788
  This building was built in two stages, first stage is circa 1800 and second stage in circa 1840; period furnishings, exhibits, and tourist information is available. Open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily except major holidays.