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The matriarch of one of New Orleans' most iconic political families has died. Sybil Haydel Morial, the wife of Ernest "Dutch" Morial, the first Black mayor of New Orleans, died at the age of 91.
Sybil Haydel Morial, a civil rights activist, widow of New Orleans' first Black mayor, Ernest ''Dutch'' Morial, and mother to former Mayor, Marc Morial, has died at age 91.