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This 1800s Church In Grand Coteau, Louisiana, Looks So Much Like Old Europe You’ll Forget Where You Are

A tall belfry capped with a French-style mansard roof rises above the live oaks of Grand Coteau, and it looks like it wandered over from…

By Nolan Frey · Sep 28, 2026

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This 1800s Church In Grand Coteau, Louisiana, Looks So Much Like Old Europe You’ll Forget Where You Are

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