New Orleans icon Tessie Prevost-Williams funeral services [Video]

A New Orleans civil rights icon will lie in state Friday at Gallier Hall. Tessie Prevost-Williams died earlier this month at the age of 69. Prevost-Williams was one of the New Orleans Four who made history by desegregating schools in New Orleans on Nov. 14, 1960. She, along with Gali Etienne, Leona Tate and Ruby Bridges, desegregated schools in the city. Her family has invited the public to pay respects at Gallier Hall on Friday. Along with funeral services, the public can also attend a special New Orleans Jazz Funeral March and Second Line on St. Claude Avenue starting at the TEP Center. Anyone wgo wishes to send sympathy and funeral flowers can send them to Branch Bell Baptist Church 1231 St. Maurice St. New Orleans, LA 70117. WDSU will be streaming portions of the ceremony and services on WDSU.com and social media platforms starting at 11 a.m. From noon …