SFX Centennial Corner
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Centennial Cookbook
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The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Centennial Cookbook is a 190 page hardcover spiral bound book. This book is a collection of not only the best recipes that the congregation of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church had to offer, but other little vignettes of past memories. The recipes were important for this project, but the stories and memories of the past church and family gatherings were priceless. These stories from former students (who are now 60 plus years old now) about the cafeteria food at SFX being the best in all of Baton Rouge (LA). A bit of Louisiana cooking is included, as well as photographs of our beautifully renovated church (the artwork, elegant sculptures, and statues, and the artifacts throughout the church) that made SFX what it is today. Our oldest contributor and former head cook at SFX, Mrs. Ceola Honore’ Marcelle, generously gave all of her treasured recipes.Cookbook committee Members include: Vanessa S. Pourciau, Chairman; Carla Fair, Co-chairman; Theresa Baptiste, Peter Breaux, Mary Carleen, Mary Cornelius, Donna Hightower, Paulette Pourciau, Lester Pourciau and Christopher J. Rogers – Photographer. |
Did You Know?
Did you know with the demise of the high school and the coming of the interstate, the city’s “colored” settlement
was torn in half? Many families were forced to move, but the distance and destruction the their school didn’t
daunt most parishioners. They continued to attend mass in the little brick church, and raised enough money
to construct a new elementary school in 1963. But while Fr George Wilson and the people rejoiced over the new
school, they were saddened about their church. The pile drivers and heavy machinery used for the Interstate construction had badly damaged the old structure. There was no money for repair.