"Since 1963 a sign of good faith in Acadiana"
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Back in 1954, there was a newly married couple that was transplanted from Chelsea, Massachusetts. Their names were Art and Marie Garrett. Art had just retired from playing minor league baseball with the Lake Charles Lakers. He began a short career with a national jewelry chain, where he remained for just over 8 years. An opportunity presented itself to purchase a little Catholic shop in the newly developed South College Shopping Center on Johnston Street in Lafayette, La. called Acadian Rosaries.
The Garretts saw a need to further expand their inventory. They acquired the store next to them and increased the square footage from 800 to 1600 square feet. This increase in space allowed for a larger selection of bibles, rosaries, patron saint medals, wall crucifixes, prayer books, and other articles of Catholic devotion.
Art and Marie were originally members of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Their four children were educated at Our Lady of Fatima School and High School. In 1975, the family moved to the newly built St. Mary Mother of the Church. Here, they became very involved in CCD, Altar Society, and Ministers of Communion. Marriages and baptisms for multiple generations took place at St. Mary. Art and Marie have been very much part of the Catholic culture in Lafayette. After Art passed away, his eldest son, Art Garrett III, joined the business. Art had over 14 years of previous retailing experience.
In the Spring of 2010, Art and his mother moved Acadian Religious in a 4800 square foot space. We now we offer a complete Catholic bookstore and one of the largest selections of statuary in the area. We take special care in our sacramental offerings for Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, and Matrimony.
We love what we do - our customers come to us when they are going through all stages. We strive to treat our patrons with the respect and dignity they deserve. We take great pride in providing you with a memorable shopping experience. We are humbled knowing that our patrons choose to visit us and trust us with their gift giving needs.
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God Bless you for taking the time to read and we hope to see you soon!
Art Garrett, III