Pointe Coupee Parish is named for the French phrase “la pointe coupee” meaning “the place of the cut-off” referring to the False River an oxbow of the Mississippi River.
Created: April 10, 1805
Parish Seat :
New Roads 1807 – present
Parish Courthouse – New Roads
Location: 201 East Main Street / Court Street
Built: 1902 – 1903
Style: Romanesque Revival
Architect: Andrew J Bryan & Company of Atlanta, Georgia
Contractor: M T Lewman of Louisville, Kentucky
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of New Roads. The south front has an arched entrance on the first story with a high square clock tower rising to a steep roof. On either side of the entrance are round towers with conical roofs. The building has a sloped roof. On the north side is a two story addition built in 1939. The architect was William T Nolan, Ulisse M Nolan and A W Norman and the contractor was E E Rabalais & Sons and Sciamba and Masion. The buildings were renovated in 1986. The architect was Albin M Herbert and Glenn C Morgan and the contractor was M D Descant, Inc.
See: The architect, Andrew J Bryan, designed the courthouses in Alabama in Coffee County, Lee County and Monroe County; in Georgia in Colquitt County, Pulaski County and Stewart County; in Kentucky in Bracken Couinty and Mercer County; in Mississippi in Attala County and Simpson County; and in Texas in Rains County.
See: The contractor M T Lewman and Company of Louisville, Kentucky.
Note: When the Parish was created, the Spanish and French courthouse at Pointe Coupee along the Mississippi River was used. The building burned in 1846 and the parish seat was moved to New Roads along False River where the second courthouse was built in 1848. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1902 to 1903.
Parish Courthouse Annex – New Roads
Location: 201 East Main Street / Court Street
Built: 1977 – 1978
Style: Modern
Architect: A M Hebert and G C Morgan
Contractor: Woodrow Wilson Construction Company
Description: The building faces north and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of New Roads. The north front has a recessed center section with two a square brick pillars and recessed glass wall with center entrance. The roof line is flat.
Courthouses:
N – Concordia Parish
S – West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish and Saint Martin Parish
W – Saint Landry Parish and Avoyelles Parish
Parish Courthouse – New Roads
Parish Courthouse Addition – New Roads
Parish Courthouse Annex – New Roads
Photos taken 2011, 2017 and 2019