Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is a Latin Church ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church spanning Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, and Washington civil parishes of southeastern Louisiana. It is the second to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in age among the present dioceses in the United States, having been elevated to the rank of diocese on April 25, 1793, during Spanish colonial rule.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Detail of 1726 sketch that shows St. Louis Church, site of the future St. Louis Cathedral
Archbishop Hughes greets parishioners at St. Louis Cathedral after the first liturgies in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 440,781. Its parish seat is Gretna, its largest community is Metairie, and its largest incorporated city is Kenner. Jefferson Parish is included in the Greater New Orleans area.
City Hall in Gretna
Barataria Bay Lighthouse, c. 1903
Gretna after Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Billboard in Terrytown after Katrina, 2005