Shrine erected on spot where a miracle is said to have occurred in 1866. Includes museum, oak alley and formal gardens. M-F by appointment. Closed school holidays. Many Lafayette founders buried in cemetery.
Museum contains religious memorabilia.
Dec. only Sat. Replica of the grotto of Lourdes dates from the 1870s. Open daily except Friday mornings. Antoine Megret, stands in Magdalen Square across from church. City laid out around two town squares and named after Megret's native home in France.