Dorothy Prevost, the last living parent of one of the four girls who desegregated New Orleans public schools will lie in state at Gallier Hall.
Dorothy Prevost was the mother of the late Tessie Prevost, one of the New Orleans Four, the brave 6-year-old girls who desegregated New Orleans schools in 1960.
Prevost died at 94.
Prevost made the courageous decision to send her daughter into a hostile environment, confronting segregation head-on and changing the lives of future generations.
Tessie Prevost passed away two years ago.
Official ceremonial observances
Friday, March 13
Gallier Hall – 545 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans
11 a.m. CT – Police-escorted motorcade arrival
Mrs. Prevost’s flag-draped casket will be carried by honorable pallbearers and accompanied by a joint ceremonial presence of U.S. federal marshals, National Park Service rangers and Prince Hall Freemasons, a powerful echo of the protection that once safeguarded the New Orleans Four in 1960.
11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. CT – Public viewing as Mrs. Prevost lies in state
3 p.m. CT – Ceremonial departure from Gallier Hall
Saturday, March 14, 2026
New Hope Baptist Church
1807 Reverend John Raphael Jr. Way, New Orleans
8 a.m. CT – Visitation and public viewing
9 a.m. CT – Funeral service
Final salute – Public farewell – Outside the church following the service.
11:30 a.m. CT – Funeral march and second line
The funeral march will start in front of New Hope Baptist Church with a short procession and end with a second line song to bid farewell.
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. CT – Interment
Rising Star Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
1103 Cardinal St. LaPlace, Louisiana
1:30 p.m. CT – Repast
Tate, Etienne and Prevost Civil Rights Interpretive Center
5909 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
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