The Order of St. Louis IX was established in 1965 to honor those members of the laity who have made outstanding contributions of their time and talent to the Church.  It is one of the most cherished awards presented in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Congratulations to the following St. Catherine of Siena parishioners who have been inducted into the Order of St. Louis:

2024
Joe Chryssoverges
Sid Paisant

2023
Lonnie & Mary Kathryn Renfroe
Loretta Whyte

2022
Beth Gambel
Mark & Pam Truxillo

2021
Charmaine Barberito
Jeanie Favret

2020
Joann Connell
Marion Eigenbrod

2019
Sheryl Brown
Don Garvey & Marge Garvey

2018
Derek Cook & Ashley Cook
Norman Romagosa & Debbie Romagosa

2017
Danny Douglass & Denise Douglass
Kurt Garcia

2016
Dr. Keith Collins (Posthumously) & Jennifer Collins
Becky Steppe

2015
Karen Haydel
Kenny Marks

2014
Jamesine Guyant
Michael Lacombe & Patricia Lacombe
Frances Skiffington

2013
Claude Moolekamp & Portia Moolekamp
Judith Watts

2012
Dan Boudreaux
Roy Richardson & Shelley Richardson

2011
Carl Hellmers, III, & Stephanie Hellmers

2010
Mary Jeandron
David Lynch & Carol Lynch

2009
Ronald Altobello & Kathy Altobello
Joseph Maples & Carolyn Maples

2008
Kevin Cates & Lisa Cates
John Hummel & Donna Hummel

2007
Barry Palmisano & Diane Palmisano
Matthew Ungarino & Julie Ungarino

2006
Josephine Giffin
Emile Marks & Genevieve Marks

2005
Georges Legrand & Andrea Legrand
Shirley Rose

2004
C. Benny Parent & Joni Parent
M. Gordon Stevens

2003
Mark Landry & Jane Landry
Gary Lorio & Carolyn Lorio

2002
Anthony Maurin
William Von Almen & Madeline Von Almen

2001
Anthony Bondi
Jane Robbins

2000
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Virgilene Fitzpatrick

1999
Ann Stevens
John Zimmer

1998
Howard Hibbs
Henry Maher

1997
Carl Hellmers, Jr., & Yvonne Hellmers
Eva Ponsaa

1996
Joyce Catoir 
James Daigre

1995
Audrey Mudd
Kathie Sanborn

1994
Emile Haro, Jr.
Daisy Schexnayder

1993
Charles Barberito
Ema Schambach

1992
Theodore Hoerner & Juanita Hoerner

1991
Louis Fuchs & Patricia Fuchs

1990
Edward Sicard & Amy Sicard

1989
Raymond Areaux
Mary Frances Morgan

1988
Davis Boudreaux
Anne Maurin

1987
Frances Forbes
William Thomas, Jr.

1986
John Combe, Jr. 
Lester J. Hubbell

1985
Gladys Babin
Joseph Killeen

1984
Paul Kernion
Edward Winter

1983
Ethel Belloni
Frederick Turner

1982
Andrew Hoffman
Aldear Laiche

1981
James Aitken
Marie Louise Braud

1980
Theresa Killeen
Carroll M. Martin

1979
Paul A. Laiche
Joan Lococo

1978
Raymond Drouilhet
Donna Mumfrey

1976
Frank D’Antoni & Tina D’Antoni
Anna Jourdan

About Saint Louis IX, King of France (1214 - 1270)

       Saint Louis IX, King of France and Patron Saint of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, was born in Poissy, France, on April 25, 1214, the son of Louis VIII and Blanche, daughter of King Alfonso of Castile and Eleanor of England.  He succeeded to the throne at 12, with his mother as regent.  With great skill and wisdom, she defended his throne against Thibault of Champagne and other ambitious barons, forcing them to submit by propitious alliances and even on the field of battle.
       In 1233 Louis marrige Margaret, daughter of the Count of Provence, by whom he had 11 children.  In 1235, he took over the government, though his mother remained his trusted advisor until her death.
      King Louis in 1242-43 put down revolts in southwestern France, defeating King Henry III of England at Taillebourg and Raymond VII of Toulouse.  He led a crusade to Egypt, but his army was routed by the Saracens at El Mansura at 1250, and he was taken prisoner.  After being ransomed, he sailed to the Holy Land where he remained until 1254, when he returned to France on the death of his mother.
      Louis concluded treaties in 1258 with Henry III of England by which he ceded Limoges, Cahors, and Perigueux to England in return for the latter's renouncing of claims to Normandy, Anjou, Maine, Touraine, and Poitou.  The Treaty of Corbeil, also in 1258, endeded Aragon's claim to Provence and Languedoc.  In 1270 he embarked on a new crusade, but, shortly after landing at Tunisia, contracted typhus and died there.
      For 45 years, Louis reigned and was regarded, even in his lifetime, as an ideal ruler, meting out justice fairly and impartially.  A model father, he was noted for his piety, asceticism, and great charities.  He founded and sponsored many religious and educational establishments.  It was during Louis' reign, in 1257, that Robert de Sorbon founded the Sorbonne.
       King Louis forbade war amoung the feudal lords, protecte vassals from the oppression of their lords, scrupulously kept this word and made the lords obey treaties and live up to their obligations.  He pursued a policy of peacefulness with his European neighbors and was often called in to arbitrate disputes, including Henry III's quarrel with his barons.
       Louis was canonized in 1297.  His feast day is observed on August 25th.