Shortly after the Rev. Gregory Daigle arrived at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Plaquemine over 10 years ago, one of the families in his parish suffered an unimaginable tragedy.

The area’s first Roman Catholic church in Lake County — St. John the Evangelist — was erected on Hack’s property between 1839 and 1842, according to historical records. Materials for that ...

We hold true that "The glory of God is a human being fully alive" (St. Irenaeus 2nd Century), and that our Creator's grace and blessing is an invitation for us to help all others on their life's ...