GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Louisiana: LA-9
St. Joseph Church
209 North Washington Street
P.O. Box 789
Elton, LA 70532
Phone: 337-584-2038
History: St. Joseph Church, Elton, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Diocese of Lake Charles (Archives: Lake Charles, Louisiana).
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1980-present |
Lake Charles diocesan priests have administered St. Joseph Church |
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1990s-present |
St. Joseph鈥檚 developed an outreach ministry A parish outreach ministry attracted some Native American (Koasati [Coushatta]) parishioners |
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2002-present |
Some Native Americans (Koasati [Coushatta]) became parishioners of St. Joseph鈥檚 |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 2002-ongoing
Volume: Few records within volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Koasati Indian parishioners of St. Joseph Church.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.
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