La Cathedrale St-Jean. La première église de la paroisse de Lafayette fut "l'Eglise St-Jean du Vermilion". Elle fut élévée en 1821 sur ce site offert par Jean Mouton. En 1824, il fit don d'un terrain pour un tribunal et fonda Vermilionville (Lafayette).

English translation: St. John's Cathedral. The first church in the parish of Lafayette was the “Church St-Jean du Vermilion”. It was raised in 1821 on this site offered by Jean Mouton. In 1824 he donated land for a court and founded Vermilionville (Lafayette). [AWS Translate]

914 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA, United States

General Alfred Mouton 1829-1864. Confederate brigadier general from Lafayette who served in Shiloh, Lafourche, Teche, and Red River campaigns. Killed at Mansfield, leading Confederacy to its most important military victory west of the Mississippi.

University Ave. at Azalea St., Lafayette, LA, United States