CATHOLIC CHAPELS IN INDEPENDENCE, LOUISIANA
St. Joseph Chapel, Highway 1065 at Blackcat Road, Independence, LA
St. Expedito Chapel, Brickyard Road just off Highway 51, Independence,
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Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Chapel, Old Highway 51, Independence, LA.
Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Chapel has an event planned. It has been scheduled for the first Sunday in June, which is June 5th. The day will begin with the rosary at 9:30 and a prayer service at 10:00, followed by fellowship, concessions, and bingo under the pavilion. Everyone is welcomed to attend. A Centennial celebration is planned for 2012, so check the website later for details.
SAINT JOSEPH CHAPEL
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO US BY A DESCENDENT OF THE CHAPEL'S BUILDER
The story passed down to me is, my great-grandfather, Joseph Lodestro, was badly injured in a horse accident. He and his family prayed that if he survived he would build a church on the site of the accident. He survived and built it. I am including a photograph of my great-grandfather from approximately 1910. He is the mustachioed man on the left. The church photos are from approximately 1930, then again in 1978 when my father, mother, and I drove on a vacation from upstate NY and found the site. Just wanted to add a story to the history of this little chapel.
Saint Expedito Chapel
Interior of St. Expedito Chapel
Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Chapel
