While the first St. Francis de Sales[2] church was built in the Romanesque style in 1848, The current building was built as the parish Church of St. Francis de Sales in 1938 as the original structure was damaged by a Hurricane in the 1920s.

The two storied wooden school was situated on the same ground that the present day Youth Center/Gymnasuim and Rectory stands.

The Sister's long history at the Cathedral parish and school sadly came to a close in 2011 as the last religious sister, Sr. Immaculata Paisant, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux retired from her position and returned to the motherhouse in New Orleans, LA.

There is a second cemetery located on Main Street that is under the care of the cathedral parish by the name of St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2[5] The currently unoccupied convent is undergoing renovation by the Diocesan office of Vocations to serve as a Vocations resource center.

The Cathedral Parish hosts a variety of ministries including a local chapter of the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization for Catholic men.

[7] St. Francis de Sales Church was elevated to the rank of cathedral and became the seat of the newly created Diocese.