Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Teche

Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Teche is a Roman Catholic church at 2514 Old Jeanerette Road in New Iberia, LA 70560. It is one of 67 churches in New Iberia, and one of 8 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

2514 Old Jeanerette Road, New Iberia, LA, 70560

Phone: +1 337-364-4439 · Website: https://sacredheartofjesusnewiberia.com/

Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Teche is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 577 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Louisiana — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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The community around Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Teche

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand 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.

  • Social Isolation: 37.3%
  • Depression: 27.2%
  • Obesity: 39.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 18.8%
  • Diabetes: 14.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.3%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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