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Willie Snead's 50-yard TD pass to Tim Hightower is the Saints Play of the Day
Here’s a trick shot. Willie Snead IV’s 50-yard touchdown pass to Tim Hightower against the Los Angeles Rams back in 2016 is our pick for New Orleans Saints Play of the Day, which you can see here. Now a 50-yard touchdown pass is impressive in its own right....
Man guilty of carjacking elderly woman at gunpoint sentenced
A judge sentenced a New Orleans man this week to more than 12 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of carjacking an 80-year-old woman at gunpoint in 2022. Shampain Poole, 23, will serve a 147-month sentence and five years of supervised release for his April conviction, in which a federal jury found him guilty of carjacking, brandishing a weapon during a crime of violence and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. District Attorney's Office.
Bank customers report difficulties after cyber outage
NEW ORLEANS — While banks, both large and regional, have largely stayed silent about the impacts of Thursday night’s Crowdstrike outage, many customers reported Friday that they were unable to access certain services. The outage was first reported Thursday night. It was traced to a cybersecurity update on...
UNO Track and Field Stars Make All-Louisiana Teams, Murphy Tops Long Jump
Four Privateers, John Adesola, Rebecca DeKay, Christopher Murphy, and Evan Pardo, have been named All-Louisiana Track and Field teams by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Christopher Murphy achieved the longest long jump in Louisiana with a leap of 7.74 meters. John Adesola set a school record in the 110-meter hurdles...
Rain and storms Saturday but more isolated
Showers and storms will continue to pop up around the area Saturday, especially south of I-12. So far these have been moving which limits the flood threat, but any storms that repeat over the same areas will drop heavy rain and could cause street flooding. Expect more of the same...
Tulane Adds Former Lindenwood Assistant Canaan Campbell to Women’s Swim Staff
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University swimming and diving program, under the direction of head coach Amanda Caldwell, announced the hiring of Canaan Campbell as the program’s assistant coach. “I am thrilled to have Canaan join our program,” Coach Caldwell emphatically exclaimed! “His arrival will inject a surge...
W Hotel in French Quarter Unveils Renovation
NEW ORLEANS – W New Orleans – French Quarter completed a multi-million dollar renovation of its 97 guest rooms and carriage houses earlier this year. Canadian firm Chapi Chapo Design led the project. “We are proud to welcome guests to experience a mélange of history, mystique, and modern...
VIDEO REPORT: Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans has strong ties to Olympic sailing
MIAMI — The Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans is home to four U.S. Sailing Olympic medalists including Gilbert Gray who in 1932 won a Gold Medal in Los Angeles in the Star Class, G. Shelby Friedrichs Jr. won Gold in the Dragon Class in Mexico City, 1968 and most recently, John C. Lovell who received a Silver Medal in Athens in 2004 as well as numerous other national and international champions.
National Urban League Gathers in New Orleans: Defending Democracy, Demanding Diversity, Defeating Poverty . . . and Doing the Work
As the National Urban League gathers in New Orleans for its annual convention, its president & CEO Marc Morial says the four-day event will focus on the most salient issues facing marginalized and underserved communities across the nation — democracy, diversity and poverty. “Democracy includes attacks against voting rights,...
Lutheran Youth Gathering brings thousands of volunteers to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Most high school freshmen are sleeping in this week, maybe watching TV, and savoring the last days of summer. “It’s nice to be doing something that’s bigger than me,” Quinn Bramschreiber said. He is in Hollygrove, picking up trash and cleaning out storm...
REPORT: The New Orleans Saints’ Former 1st-Round Pick Is Healthy Ahead of Training Camp
The New Orleans Saints defensive end tandem hasn’t been able to stay healthy so far throughout the offseason as two players are recovering from their injuries. Chase Young underwent neck surgery in March, and Tanoh Kpassagnon suffered an Achilles tear in the offseason. Both players missed OTAs and mandatory minicamp, and the Saints placed both players on the active/PUP list.
Tyrann Mathieu, Demario Davis make the NFL 30 over 30 list
A group of NFL.com writers came together to compile and rank the league’s 30 best players over the age of 30, and both Demario Davis and Tyrann Mathieu represented the New Orleans Saints on that list. The veterans were only separated by three spots. Davis came in at No. 21 and Mathieu wasn’t far behind at No. 24. Davis has been a common appearance on rankings lately. His ability to impact the quarterback by applying pressure has been the recurring theme. But NFL.com’s Dan Parr took a different route to highlight his strengths: Davis obviously knows how to blitz into the backfield to make...
Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans to issue credits to some customers following billing review
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is expected to roll out credits for some customers after a billing review led to the realization that some customers were being overcharged.
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