Where Government Meets Religion

St. Louis Cathedral (center), flanked by the Cabildo (left) and the Presbytère in New Orleans, on a beautiful June afternoon. Photo (c) 2015 by Chad Hebert

The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, better known as St. Louis Cathedral, has sat on the same site in New Orleans near the Mississippi River in some form since 1727. The current structure was built in the mid-1800s. The cathedral sits on the west side of Jackson Square in the French Quarter and is flanked on its south side by the Cabildo (the seat of colonial government in New Orleans) and by the Presbytère (a building formerly used for commercial purposes and the Louisiana Supreme Court). The two flanking buildings are today parts of the Louisiana State Musem.

I took this photo today from the south side of Jackson Square. Even on a Monday, the square was packed.

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