Rising Above: Denham Springs' First Baptist Church Cemetery represents rebirth after Great Flood of 2016

Rising Above: Denham Springs' First Baptist Church Cemetery represents rebirth after Great Flood of 2016

DENHAM SPRINGS — The First Baptist Church Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Denham Springs. Its first burial was in 1868, and it's survived war, hurricanes and other floods.But when unprecedented rainfall came down across the Capital Area in August 2016, it was nearly wiped away by the "No-Name Storm": The Great Flood of 2016.The storm forever altered Denham Springs. "Seventy-seven percent of the homes and businesses here had at least 18 inches…