As some of you know, the core theme of my South Louisiana work is that I am documenting churches and communities that will eventually be washed away. On Friday I was reminded that there are other threats as well. This is the before picture of the 150 year old Immaculate Conception Church in Washington, LA:



The church was consumed by a fire in less than 30 minutes:



For more before and after images, see the 2nd and 3rd rows:

http://www.epr-art.com/galleries/b4a-la-ca-churches/