Le Vieux Presbytere Museum

Le Vieux Presbytere Museum Le Vieux Presbytere is an old Catholic rectory built in 1887. The stately building housed the town's priests for one hundred years.

It has since been restored to its original configuration and serves as Church Point's Museum.

06/01/2026

Our latest seasonal exhibit “Remembering Our Fallen Heroes” is now open and will remain so through July 31. The exhibit includes memories of Kermit Lejeune, who sacrificed his life in the Korean War and was missing in action until his remains were discovered a decade ago. Please come and pay tribute to him and our other brave deceased veterans from Church Point.

05/23/2026

Also, why not participate in the memorial ceremonies taking place at Veterans' Park Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 every hour on the hour during the daylight hours until the closing ceremonies at 6pm Monday? Our local American Legion and VFW posts are conducting this noteworthy event.

05/23/2026

Our Latest exhibit,"Remembering Our Fallen Heroes," honoring our deceased veterans is now open. Please come remember them by viewing memorabilia from their service, which includes "The Church Point 21," a series of biographical sketches of the local men who sacrificed their lives in foreign combat. The exhibit runs through July 31. Please note that we are not open on holidays.

05/16/2026

We invite you the opening of our next seasonal display, "Remembering our Fallen Heroes," which will open at 11am on Saturday, May 23, in time for the Memorial Day Weekend. Come see memorabilia of the deceased veterans of our community, including the Church Point 21, who sacrificed their lives in combat in foreign wars.
Le Vieux Presbytère is also open Monday through Friday from 11am until 4pm, Saturdays from 11am until 2pm, and at other times by appointment. We are, however, closed for holidays, including Memorial Day.

05/04/2026

Only a few days remain to see our seasonal display, "Cajun Ladies: Heroines of our Home," On May 15 we begin setting up our next seasonal display, "Remembering our Fallen Heroes," which will open on Saturday, May 23, in time for Memorial Day. We invite families of deceased veterans to loan or donate items for the display, which we would be happy to include, provided they arrive by May 15.

04/28/2026

We invite all our students to take their prom and/or graduation pictures on the porch of our beautiful historic building for your memory books and so forth. Congratulations! Why not make plans to come inside to see more of your heritage, including our seasonal Cajun Ladies exhibit? We are open from 11-4 Monday through Friday, from 11-2 on Saturday, and at other times by appointment.

04/21/2026

Remember, our latest seasonal exhibit, "Cajun Ladies: Heroines of our Home," continues through mid-May. Some items on display are colorful homemade quilts from days gone by. One quilt of interest is a "knotted" quilt, in which the pieces of fabric are knotted instead of stitched together. This was necessary, as the woman who made it was visually impaired. As usual our docent Mrs. Dolores Stroud is eager give you a tour of all our exhibits from 11am until 4pm Monday through Friday, and of course our curator Harold Fonte would love to do so on Saturdays from 11am until 2pm

04/13/2026

Merci a tous qui a assiste a la fete...Thanks to all who attended the reception honoring our local Grammy award winner Chubby Carrier. The crowd enjoyed hearing Chubby's story and visiting and taking pictures with our most gracious hometown hero. Meanwhile , our latest seasonal exhibit, "Cajun Ladies: Heroines of our Home," continues through mid-May. Among the must-see items are photographs of and the Cajun Lady dress worn by the first Cajun Lady, Eugenia Carrier. Our eager docent, Mrs. Dolores Stroud, her granddaugter, would love to show it to you!

04/06/2026

Bonnes Paques a tous! Two more days until our reception honoring local Grammy winner Chubby Carrier at Le Vieux Presbytere at 6pm, Wednesday, April 8. Mr. Carrier and Mayor Spanky Meche will be on hand to greet you as you view more memorabilia from Chubby's legendary career. You may then also view our other exhibits, including our latest seasonal exhibit, "Cajun Ladies: Heroines of our home." See you then!

03/30/2026

Bonjour! Reminding you that you are invited to our reception honoring local Grammy winner Chubby Carrier, which will take place at Le Vieux Presbytere at 6pm, Wednesday, April 8. Come congratulate Mr. Carrier and view more memorabilia from his legendary career. You will have an opportunity to view all of our exhibits, including our latest seasonal exhibit, "Cajun Ladies: Heroine of our home." See you then!

Address

205 Rue Iry Lejeune
Church Point, LA
70525

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm

Telephone

(337) 684-5692

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