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History1890 January[2]Sacred Heart of Creole was established. The Catholic community of Grand Chenier was first a part of Sacred Heart Parish. The parish was 160 miles wide, stretching from Hackberry and Johnson Bayou to the west, Grand Lake to the north and Grand Chenier to the east. 1892 DecemberThe first pastor was Fr. John Engberink, a Dutch priest from the Netherlands. He travel by horseback, boat and by foot to reach his areas. He built the first chapel in December, 1892, now known as Immaculate Conception in Grand Chenier, on property donated by Mr. & Mrs. Alcide Miller. 1902Fr. Hubert Cramers built St. Martin Church, on east Grand Chenier on land donated by Mr. & Mrs. George Mayne. 1936St. Martin Church was replaced by St. Eugene in 1936 under Fr. Francis Bischof on land donated by Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Montie. 1957 June 27Destroyed by Hurricane Audrey 1961The Rev. Joseph Decoteau, M.S., later pastor of Our Lady of LaSalette Parish in Sulphur LA, was the founding pastor. St. Eugene Church was built in 1961 under his guidance, with the help of generous people. Pastors 1890 – 1962Pastors who served the Grand Chenier Catholic Community BEFORE the establishment of an independent parish:
Pastors 1962 – 1994A new St. Eugene Parish was established in June, 1962 with Immaculate Conception as its Mission Chapel. Fr. Joseph Decoteau, who was then pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Creole, officially became its first pastor, then moved from Creole to Grand Chenier and stayed in a home given by a parishioner. Pastors who served the Grand Chenier Catholic Community AFTER the establishment of an independent parish:
The present St. Eugene parish is 22 miles long and 8 miles wide, stretching from Superior Canal to the east, Mermentau River to the west, Gulf of Mexico to the south and Chenier Perdue to the north. In 1994 it consisted of about 200 families, many of which are cattlemen, farmers, fishermen, and oilfield workers. 2005 September 24The church sustained extreme damage from Hurricane Rita 2008 September 13The church sustained extreme damage from Hurricane Ike Sexual abuse scandalsourcecaption: Former priest set for trial on Feb. 4, 2013 2012 March 22[3] Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office and LA State Police, arrested Mark Broussard, 56, on Thursday, March 22. Accused of inappropriate behavior with an 8-year-old between the years of 1986 and 1989. Broussard left St. Henry's Catholic Church in 1992 and relocated to St. Eugene Catholic Church in Grand Chenier. He resigned from the priesthood in 1994. 2012 Aug 27[4] During arraignment, Mark Anthony Broussard pleaded not guilty to 10 charges; two counts of aggravated rape, three counts molestation of a juvenile, two counts aggravated oral sexual battery, two counts oral sexual battery and sexual battery. Broussard is currently in jail with bond set at $3.4 million and his trial is set for Feb. 4, 2013. Annual FundraiserThe St. Eugene Alligator Festival is held annually on the first Sunday in October at the Grand Chenier State Park in Grand Chenier, Louisiana. This is an annual fund raiser event for St. Eugene Church Parish. References1. ^Truman Stacey of the Diocese of Lake Charles for the Jubilee Year 2000. {{coord missing|Louisiana}}2. ^Scrapbook of St. Eugene by Fr. Vincent 1994 3. ^KPLC TV news 4. ^KPLC TV news 2 : Roman Catholic churches in Louisiana|Churches in Cameron Parish, Louisiana |
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