Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church members, Patty Wenger and Barbara Hamm remember seeing the pews covered in flood water and the whole auditorium filled with mud. "Tears were shed, I can say that.

After three years of planning and rebuilding, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in St. Landry Parish is ready to open its doors once again.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz has confirmed with News 10 that the giant wooden cross stolen, earlier this week, from the site of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas has been recovered.