Nearly four years after a fire damaged Austerlitz Street Baptist Church, its congregation is preparing to gather inside the restored building once again.
The Uptown church will hold a rededication ceremony at 2 p.m. Aug. 30, marking a major milestone in the church’s recovery.
The New Orleans Fire Department responded around 9 a.m. Sept. 9, 2022, after receiving a 911 call about a fire inside the church. Witnesses said they saw a ball of fire come from a pipe when the lights were turned on…