NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The effort to save the first African-American church incorporated in Louisiana appears to be gaining momentum, with an engineering firm now joining the push to preserve and reopen the historic building.
Five months after reporting on efforts to save First African Baptist Church, volunteers and preservation groups are working alongside church leaders to give the 209-year-old church new life.
“You came and you gave us a second wind and here we are now,” said the Rev. William Brent, the church’s pastor…