History

 Since its founding as a mission of St. Joseph Church (now the Cathedral of the Diocese of Baton Rouge) on May 27, 1912 and its establishment as an independent parish on February 9, 1917, St. Agnes Parish has been a vibrant sign of the presence of Christ in His Church. Seated on the edge of historic Beauregard Town, between Downtown Baton Rouge and Louisiana State University, St. Agnes Parish has proudly served the local community in a variety of fashions. For decades the Dominican Sisters staffed St. Agnes School. After the closing of the school, the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, set up in its place a women’s shelter and soup kitchen to serve the poor in our area. To these we can also add the Mercedarian Sisters and the Holy Ghost Fathers, together with numerous other diocesan priests, to the ranks of clergy and religious who have ministered in this community that has from its foundation been a beacon of hope and a witness of faith. May God bless each and every person who visits our campus and may He continue to pour out abundant blessings upon St. Agnes Parish, that we may truly live the Catholic faith and pass it on, in its fullness, to the next generation.

• November 1912, three lots located between St. Maximilian Street and East Boulevard, in the block bounded by current streets of South Blvd and Myrtle Ave., in the Baton Rouge suburb of Swart Hill, are purchased for a new mission of St. Joseph Church.

• October 1913, a frame chapel is erected for the new St. Agnes mission, assigned to the Rev. F. Rombouts.