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Vincent Catalanotto Sr., a restaurateur whose effusive personality won as much praise as his lasagna and cannelloni, died Tuesday of lung cancer at Ochsner Health Center-Kenner, said his son, Vincent Catalanotto Jr. He was 70.

In New Orleans, there are certain things that are simply accepted, no questions asked.

Pittsburgh sludge-gaze trio Spotlights have launched a GoFundMe after getting robbed during their European tour this week.

The paintings, which Lawrence completed in 1938 at the age of 21, have not been seen publicly since 2010, when they were on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Preserving them will take time because the process entails a scientific analysis of each painting and its components, such as the paint and paper, said Kathe Hambrick, the center's director.

Did you know that Catholic nuns and priests once rode streetcars free? Here's everything you need to know about this New Orleans institution.

of 2 Whenever he comes to New Orleans from his home in Greenwell Springs, Dr. Herschel Dean makes a point of hopping aboard a streetcar.

"Sybil Haydel Morial is a giant in New Orleans history, and I know the entire city mourns her passing," former Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement Wednesday. "Few women have played such an outsized role in the recent history of New Orleans."

The life of Sybil Haydel Morial, an activist and university administrator who was the wife of one New Orleans mayor and the mother of another, will be celebrated in a multifaith service at Xavier University on Sept. 23.

of 4 Once upon a time, about 60 years ago, there was a grand plan for a six-lane expressway that would sweep down Elysian Fields Avenue and run alongside the Mississippi River.

Marigold “Margot” McNeely, who warned British cities of German air attacks during World War II, died Sept. 12 in her Covington home. She was 98.