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Notes from New Orleans is a peek inside the life and culture of the Crescent City.

John Pope And The Art Of The Obituary

Chris Granger

John Pope covered several different beats over more than 4 decades at the Times-Picayune. But he’s best-known as the city’s pre-eminent writer of obituaries. In this first installment of a two-part conversation, NolaVie’s Brian Friedman and John Pope discuss life, death, and the art of the obituary.

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