This Louisiana chapel is one of the last Gothic Revival churches in the South. See how it's being restored.

Spencer Chauvin is president of Friends of St. Mary's Chapel, a 501(c)3 corporation that is dedicated to raising funds for the preservation of the chapel in Convent, in St. James Parish. The organization is currently leasing the church from the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge. While the chapel does not have regular mass, it does host special events.

St. Mary on the River (circa 1849) was the name of the small chapel long before it was referred to in its current English name, St. Mary's. The first St. Mary’s was completed on Oct. 2, 1849. The current and second St. Mary’s Chapel (circa 1875) building is the one standing today on River Road in Convent. The rectory was moved in 1984, but before it was a rectory, it was a residence. As of today, it is the oldest standing Acadian cottage in Lo