Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church is a Roman_catholic church at 1120 Myrtle Walk in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 548 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 19 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

1120 Myrtle Walk, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802

Phone: +1 225-383-3479 · Website: https://stfrancisxavierbr.org/

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The community around Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Food Insecurity: 35.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
  • Diabetes: 18.7%
  • Unemployment: 14.7% (7.8–21.8%)
  • Obesity: 42.9%
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.1% (16.9–41.2%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
  • Depression: 26.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Baton Rouge city is served by 212 churches — about one congregation for every 1,006 residents.

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