St. Paul Baptist Church

From the road it is a plain wood-frame church with a hipped roof and a tower that projects forward. Inside, a vaulted ceiling arches over the room, and on the front wall hangs a historic blackboard, evidence of the building's second job. From 1919 to about 1945 the sanctuary served as a public school for Black children. The church itself dates to about 1910. The National Register of Historic Places listed the property on July 6, 2005, and the bell and blackboard remain on site.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Coushatta Powwow and Koasati Heritage Day — 0.6 mi
  The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana's annual powwow and its free Koasati Heritage Day, held at the tribe's resort in Kinder.
• Louisiana Oil and Gas Park — 23 mi
  The roadside park at Jennings where Louisiana's oil industry began in 1901, with a replica derrick, a pioneers' plaque and Gator Chateau.
• Prairie Acadian Cultural Center — 24 mi
  A National Park Service center in Eunice on the Cajun prairie, with exhibits on the Acadians who settled the prairies, a Courir de Mardi Gras display, free music and cooking demonstrations, and the shuttered Liberty Theatre nearby.
• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 31 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.

More markers nearby

• The Coushatta People — 1.9 mi
• Great Louisiana Maneuvers' Blue Army Headquarters — 4.6 mi
• Kinder, Louisiana — 4.6 mi
• Elton Bible Conference — 9.0 mi