Funeral services announced for longtime New Orleans civic activist Barbara Lacen Keller
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Memorial services have been scheduled for Barbara Lacen Keller, a longtime New Orleans civic activist who died Monday.
Memorial Service
Thursday, January 26
Viewing 6:30-7:30 p.m., memorial service to follow
Located at Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans Place)
Funeral Service
Saturday, January 28
Viewing 8-10 a.m.
Funeral at 10 a.m.
Jazz procession to follow
Located at New Home Family Worship Center (1605 Robert C. Blakes, Sr. Drive)
Loved ones say Keller passed after a brief illness. She recently retired after a long career working in different capacities at New Orleans city hall and served on a host of boards, including the Jazz and Heritage Foundation, WWOZ, and Preservation Resource Center.
Keller was a staunch advocate of the city’s second line culture and was a member of the Lady Buck Jumpers Social Aid and Pleasure Club. She also served as a member and chaplain of the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale’ Mardi Gras organization.