Alfred Mouton, a West Point graduate and general in the Civil War, Ambassador Jefferson Caffery's and his wife's tombs are in the cemetery, alongside each other. Along with his son, Alexandre Mouton, governor of Louisiana from l843 to l846, and his grandson, J. The tomb of Jean Mouton, who donated the property for the church, is in this cemetery. The high-water table in South Louisiana makes aboveground burial almost a necessity. John Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette. Turrets flank the octagonal steeple above from which the bells toll. Massive brick walls contrast with graceful arches and delicate red and white brickwork. The present Dutch Romanesque landmark, completed in l916, is on the National Register of Historic Properties. It is the third church built on the site donated by Jean Mouton in l821, when Lafayette was the town of Vermilionville.

The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in downtown Lafayette stands as a sentinel to the faith of generations of followers.

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