Metairie Cemetery, which is owned by Service Corporation International, was established in 1872. By that time, embalming had become part of preparing a body for burial.

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 ...

Metairie Cemetery is an interesting place with a renowned reputation. One aspect which makes it so unique is the fact that there’s an 80 foot monument, the Moriarty Monument which stands tall in ...

Metairie Cemetery is also the home of more than 50 former kings of Carnival. It has been jokingly said that there are more kings buried in Metairie Cemetery than at Westminster Abbey in London.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – It’s a who’s who out here. Out here in Metairie Cemetery. WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood is there among more than 100,000 souls.

The Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries has rescheduled the 24th annual Run/Walk Through History race at Metairie Cemetery due to severe weather. The run was scheduled for Sunday, April 6 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — The pet cemetery, Heaven’s Pets, at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery suffered damage to their building when a fire erupted early Sunday morning. New Orleans Fire Department crews were ...

The Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries has rescheduled the 24th annual Run/Walk Through History race at Metairie Cemetery due to severe weather.The run was scheduled for Sunday, April 6 ...