The settlers had to cross the river or make the long journey on horse or wagon to these churches.

[1] As the town's population grew the railroad line from Baton Rouge to New Orleans expanded, and River Road and the new Airline Highway cut through Gonzales, a declaration was made to transfer the church from Cornerview to Gonzales.

The Cornerview church parishioners signed a protest letter to Archbishop James H. Blenk SM of New Orleans.

A new church was then built at the same site near the L and R railroad tracks in downtown Gonzales.

After its construction in 1959, the building has been added on to and changed with the additions of a library in 1981, a gym in 1992, a science and computer lab in 2002, and expansion of the front office in 2023l.