The private funeral Mass for New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, who died Thursday (March 15) at age 90, will be held at noon Friday (March 23) at St. Louis Cathedral.
Archbishop Gregory Aymond will celebrate the Mass, which will be televised on WLAE-Channel 32, and streamed live on the teams' websites.
Pallbearers include team president Dennis Lauscha, general manager Mickey Loomis, Gayle Benson's brother Wayne LeJaunie, auto executive Rick Hood and Saints executives Greg Bensel, Ed Lang, Ben Hales and Michael Stanfield.
Serving as honorary pallbearers are Drew Brees, Anthony Davis, Sean Payton, Dell Demps, Alvin Gentry and longtime Saints administrative director Jay Romig.