Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day. Take a moment today to acknowledge the incredible contributions of our veterans.

Thank you all for your service and sacrifice.

11/02/2025

What a beautiful All Saints Day and All Saints Day Mass today✨🕊️🤍🪽✨!!! The weather could not have been better🌞!!! Thanks to members of our Family Service Team: Torin, Cassie, Armelle & Marcia as they greeted our families visiting All Saints Mausoleum and assisting them with any questions they had.

Over 450 faithful joined us as Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrated Mass. Thanks to Msgr. Kenneth Hedrick (Master of Ceremony), Fr. Lee Poche and Fr. Peter Pham (Con-celebrants), Dcn. Robert Normand, Sarah Jane McMahon (Cantor), Linden Uter (Pianist) Cynthia Davidson and Jeanne Keene (Readers). Last, but surely not least, a huge thank you to Jerry Schoen and our entire staff that helped with every aspect of the Days activity…your hard work was indeed shining today✨🕊️🪽🤍✨!!!

10/30/2025

What a blessing to be given the opportunity to host a Happy Hour and Walking Tour by Sally Asher for members of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni for their October Meeting. Great seeing Taylor Gilbert, Bill Hudlow and company✨🩵💚✨.

10/19/2025

This Weekend’s issue of the Clarion Herald Sarah McDonald focused on a program created by our very own Community Outreach Director, Jeanne Keene. She goes on to say, “This program has been a very large part of my Community Outreach for almost two decades. To say I’m proud of this program is an understatement❤️!!!”

Thank you Jeanne for your continued dedication and love for the families we serve each and every day✨🙏❤️. Great article!

10/18/2025

Discover the rich history and heartfelt traditions of All Saints’ Day in New Orleans with historian and author Sally Asher. 🕯️✨

Join historian, photographer, and author Sally Asher on Tuesday, October 21, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home for an evening exploring how generations of New Orleanians have gathered to honor loved ones and tend to family tombs. Discover the stories, symbolism, and lasting significance behind one of our city’s most meaningful rituals.

History and Traditions of All Saints’ Day in New Orleans with Sally Asher
🎟️ $10 admission / Free for PRC members
📍 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans

🔗 Register at https://prcno.org/event/history-and-traditions-of-all-saints-day-in-new-orleans-with-sally-asher/

10/12/2025

🏃🏻‍♀️ 🐕 🏃🏻 🐕‍🦺 Morning! Today’s the day and registration begins at 7 am for NOLA Dogs Race to the Rescue!!

Here’s what your morning will look like:
🎺We’ll kick things off with a festive second line parade (because of course we do!)
🏃‍♀️Then we hit the route for a 5K walk/run through the beautiful, historic Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery.

After the finish line, join us for a

🙏Blessing of the Pets - a fan favorite!

🏅The Awards Ceremony with the overall first place male and female finishers each winning $100 cash. Awards are also given out to first place finishers in each age category.

🛍️ Our silent auction wraps at 10 a.m., so come ready to bid on some amazing finds
🥤Stick around for post-race mini festival, refreshments, community, and connection!

🐾 Who you're supporting:
Proceeds from this event will once again benefit these amazing local rescue and advocacy groups through NOLA Girl Charitable Giving by doing incredible work: Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO), Take Paws, The Inner Pup, Trampled Rose Rescue, and Zeus’ Rescues

These organizations are out there every day saving lives by rescuing abandoned or abused animals, getting animals from parish shelters that are on the euthanasia list. They are then given necessary and sometimes lifesaving veterinary care and that’s where you come in! These 5 rescue organizations spend about $1 million a year in veterinary bills. Whether you’re walking, running, or just showing up to cheer, your participation directly helps animals in need right here in South Louisiana. It’s important and necessary work and you make it happen!

🐶 Sign up today, and let’s make magic happen—together.
https://raceroster.com/events/2025/94691/2025-nola-dogs-race-to-the-rescue-5k-runwalk

10/12/2025

10/12/2025

We saved the BEST for last for this weekend’s grassroot events - NOLA Dogs Race to the Rescue 5K and Auction hosted by Heaven's Pets at Lake Lawn Metairie and Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home✨🐾✨🐶✨!!! Thanks to EVERYONE that helped to make this beautiful 8th Annual event happen…it truly takes a village! From the weather, to the music, to the vendors and the people…over 850+ and counting and to our AMAZING Emcee Randi Rousseau WDSU, Thank you, Thank you✨🎤✨🐾✨!!!

10/11/2025

Join us tomorrow morning for another unique and amazing community event as we help to raise awareness for NOLA Dogs Race to the Rescue 5K!!! Randi Rousseau WDSU will join us as our emcee✨🎤🐶🐾✨!!!

🌟 Join us tomorrow for the 2025 NOLA Dogs Race to the Rescue! Every step in this 5K run/walk supports Animal Rescue New Orleans, Take Paws, Trampled Rose Rescue, Zeus’ Rescues, and The Inner Pup — five incredible no-kill, non-profit organizations dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming abandoned and abused animals.

Since 2017, these rescues have saved around 20,000+ animals and face nearly $1 million in vet bills each year. They do amazing work — and they need our help!

Thanks to your support, we’ve already raised over $175,000 for these organizations. From all of us — and all the animals you’ve helped — thank you! 💛

👉 IMPORTANT: If you can foster or adopt, please reach out to one of the groups above. They’re overwhelmed and in urgent need of foster and adoptive families.

🏁 Race day is tomorrow! Don’t wait — sign up now at noladogsrace.com

Can't make the race but want to help? Donate here: https://bit.ly/noladogsrace