The Louisiana House has joined the Senate in passing a Congressional district map that has one majority-minority district, despite claims it’s illegal. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Republican Daryl Deshotel of Marksville deposited $1 million of his own into his campaign account sending up a flare that the freshman lawmaker might be eyeing higher office. When asked, Deshotel says he’s thinking about it.

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Former LSU and current Rams lineman Andrew Whitworth has been named the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year. Whitworth’s acceptance speech has drawn rave reviews for his humility and his call to action for the NFL and its players to keep doing more in their communities to make them better. Rick Guillot, president of the BigWhit 77 Foundation, says that’s the Andrew he’s always known…

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The man in the middle of the famed Dome Patrol has finally had his name called for entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Linebacker Sam Mills will join six others as part of the 2022 class, and becomes the fourth player in Saints history to earn induction into the hall. He joins Wille Roaf, Morten Andersen, and fellow Dome Patroller Rickey Jackson. Jackson made the announcement Thursday night at the NFL Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

After starting his career in the USFL, Mills joined the Saints in 1986, earning four Pro Bowl selections. He still ranks second on the team’s all-time tackles list with 894.