Black Catholics saving their own history in Louisiana
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Source: WBRZ
There are eight historically Black Catholic churches in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
For Black Catholics, that connection is through both family and the community - keeping them tied to the church parishes that were originally built just for them.
In Napoleonville, down Bayou Lafourche, still stands a 110-year-old church that has quite the history.
“Saint Benedict the Moore is the oldest African-American church in the Diocese of Baton Rouge,” said Jerilyn Williams, a parishioner and director of religious education at St. Benedict.