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In memoriam: Locals we lost in 2018

Paying tribute to some of the New Orleanians we lost over the past year

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In Memoriam: Locals we lost in 2018

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Tom Benson, the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner whose humble beginnings as a car salesman belied his future as a self-made billionaire and Louisiana’s richest man.

Paying tribute to some of the notable New Orleanians we lost in 2018 - including famed musicians, civic leaders, restaurateurs, activists and journalists. No list like this can ever be complete, but we pay tribute to these notables who left us in the past year.

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