New Orleans icon Neuty the Nutria dies after cancer battle

New Orleans icon Neuty the Nutria dies after cancer battle

Neuty the nutria, a local fan favorite who has become something of a New Orleans internet icon, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning.

Neuty, the beloved Bucktown nutria rat that charmed Louisiana, has died

Neuty, a pet nutria that became a Louisiana legend, died on Saturday, according to his keepers. In his last months, the whiskery, rat-tailed, web-footed creature was being treated for cancer. He was approximately five-and-one-half-years old, which would be the normal…

Neuty the nutria dies after cancer battle

Neuty's owners posted on Instagram that the six-year-old neutria passed away over the weekend.

Beloved swamp rat Neuty the nutria passes away

NEW ORLEANS - A beloved nutria rat who rose to statewide fame after he was taken away from his adoptive family passed away over the weekend. He was 5 and 1/2 years old.