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St. Jules
St. Jules parish was established in 1882. “St. Jules” is the French pronunciation of Pope St. Julius I. The original location of the church was on the east bank of Bayou Lafourche. When it became apparent that the majority of St. Jules parishioners were living on the west side of the bayou, a new brick church building was constructed in 1952. The stained glass windows, the pews, and the bell from the old church were acclimated into the new church building. St. Jules parish is a thriving community of 400 families with a mission parish, St. Martin of Tours, located in Brusly St. Martin. St. Jules is the home of the renowned Allons Manger (French for “let’s eat”) a gigantic Cajun food festival that has been held for the past twenty-one years. March of 1995 marked the first printing of the cookbook Allons Manger Avec Le Monde De St. Jules et St. Martin which is now in its tenth printing. In the year 2000 St. Jules was joined to its neighboring parish, St. Elizabeth, in that the two parishes now share the same pastor.
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