Nearly seven years after the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire, writer Christian George listened to chief architect of the Cathedral's restoration, Philippe Villeneuve, recount how the bones and stones of the great cathedral of Paris had been rebuilt during a presentation hosted by the Alliance Française of New Orleans and the Catholic Cultural Center of New Orleans during Francophonie Festival 2026, with support from the French General Consulate in Louisiana and Villa Albertine New Orleans, the lecture came at a providential moment, with New Orleans, too, preparing to restore its own cathedral.