Aftermath of 1910 Fire
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One remaining wall of St. Charles Academy can be seen across from City Hall on Ryan Street in this photograph.
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A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes – Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Lake Charles, LA
In the wake of the Civil War, a 4,000-square-mile parish named St. Francis de Sales formed in western Louisiana (Oubre 40). In 1869, St. Francis de Sales became an established parish by the archbishop; in 1881, the parish constructed a new church…