Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen died in January 2004 and was given a state hero's send-off in New Orleans, where he'd played a key role in the renaissance of the city's brass band tradition. He was, ...

Today is Tuba Fats' birthday. The great New Orleans music legend and mentor to many of our great local musicians would have been 63 years old today. Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, born Sept. 15, 1950, was ...

The squad car turned on its loudspeaker as it cruised through Jackson Square. "If anybody gives Tuba Fats any fried food," said the officer, "they're going straight to jail." That was last summer. A ...