Mystery in New Orleans: Helen Hill, Part 3

  • Helen Hill and her husband, Paul Gailiunas, had a pet pig named Rosie who became a beloved part of their quirky New Orleans neighborhood.

No matter where they lived — even in Canada, where Paul grew up — New Orleans and its culture kept calling Helen Hill and her husband, Paul Gailiunas, back. The couple, both vegetarians, thought it would be funny to have a pet pig. Over the years, they adopted two, naming them Daisy and Rosie.

“I’ve got a sweet picture of her holding Rosie when Rosie was a baby,” said Helen’s mother, Becky Lewis. “And Helen just thought she was the sweetest thing in the world.”

Helen was so smitten with their pigs that she even made a film for Paul when they first brought them home. It was called Your Pig Is Down the Road — an animated treasure map…

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