It was an emotional night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome last night as the Saints Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time passing yards leader. He surpassed Peyton Manning’s record on a 62-yard touchdown pass. Once he broke the record late in the first half in a 43-19 rout of Washington. Brees also thought about the people who are no longer here to see the win.
Brees passed both Brett Farve and Manning last night.
Several Secretary of State Candidates got combative yesterday after they were asked about controversy surrounding the bidding process for the state’s new voting machines. Candidate and Kenner Representative Julie Stokes says she’s incredibly concerned about the surprising, new price tag for the machines, numbers that were much higher than initially estimated.
If it seems like those jackpots on the lottery billboards just keep getting bigger, it’s because they area. The Mega Millions game from the Louisiana Lottery is currently up to $470 million, making it the 6th largest jackpot in the history of the game. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says this current jackpot is the second one this year to break the top ten.
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Says the multistate appeal of the game is driving up jackpots.
A new study shows the divorce rate dropped by 18 percent between 2008 and 2016. Researchers say this is likely because millennials are waiting to get married later. Director of Tulane University’s Social Work Program, Parker Sternbergh says millennials are approaching marriage differently than previous generations.
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Sternbergh says the delay in marriage is likely due to growing up in a society where divorce was so prevalent.