Metairie Cemetery is a massive garden of stone and solitude where Anne Rice, Louis Prima, Tom Benson and 9,000 others sleep in their eternal rest. With its stately live oaks, statuary, memorials to ...
It was a warm, sticky morning in the middle of June when we assembled for our Photowalk in Metairie Cemetery. That didn't seem to dampen the enthusiasm of our intrepid group of photographers. I had ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – It’s a who’s who out ...
For the past 12 years, the staff at Heaven’s Pets has worked hard to change the way people view pet cemeteries. Heaven’s Pets President Patrick McCausland stands in the animal memorial garden at Lake ...
It is slate-gray, built in the neoclassical style and adorned with the letter "B" above the front entrance. It has stood in a corner of Metairie Cemetery, visible from a nearby roadway, for the past ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Sunday, May 19, you can ride in a community bike ride event that will highlight bike safety and honor those killed in bike crashes. Bike Easy teamed up with Metairie Cemetery ...
As I reflect on my 73 years as a native New Orleanian, I often think of the connection between two special bookends in my life. In high school, I enjoyed my first job working the amusement rides in ...
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - Hundreds of runners and walkers turned out Sunday morning (March 26) for a race event through a unique -- and mostly quiet -- course. The “Walk/Run Through History” had ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Sunday, May 19, you ...