5/5 Andrea F. 1 year ago on Google • 1585 reviews
What
an
impressive
church!
I
am
not
religious
myself,
but
have
a
high
regard
for
those
who
are.
This
is
listed
on
the
Louisiana
African
American
Heritage
Trail
because
of
it's
historical
beginnings.
It
is
the
oldest
church
in
Louisiana,
during
a
period
when
Catholicism
was
the
only
allowed
religion
in
Louisiana.
From
the
beginning,
people
of
color
had
to
fight
for
space
in
religion
and
a
Battle
of
the
Pew
was
started.
In
the
end,
people
of
color
owned
three
pews
per
one
white
pew
and
there
were
pews
designated
for
the
enslaved
in
the
back.
The
day
I
went,
a
person
of
color
was
leading
the
service.
There
was
a
nice
mix
of
white
and
people
of
color
in
the
audience.
The
auditorium
is
closed
for
repairs
right
now.
Everyone
seemed
accepting.
The
Tomb
of
the
Unknown
Slave
is
along
the
side
of
this
church.
It
isn't
as
fancy
as
St
Louis
Cathedral.
It
is
in
the
Treme
and
set
away
from
the
Quarter.
They
do
have
a
parking
lot
in
back.
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