A Louisiana legend has passed away. Billy Cannon died Sunday at his home in St. Francisville at the age of 80. He won the school’s only Heisman Trophy in 1958, but had a fall from grace when he was convicted on counterfeiting charges and served two and a half years in prison. In a 2015 interview with Tiger Rag President Jim Engster, Cannon said he came through the rough period as a better person…
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After his release, Cannon was the head dentist at Angola.

New Orleans has a chance to land the Super Bowl in 2024. Saints Owner Gayle Benson will make an official presentation on Wednesday at the NFL meetings…..
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That’s Jay Cicero, president of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, who says New Orleans is the only city who make a bid and the NFL will either accept it or reject it.

A bill barring drivers from touching their phone while on the road failed to pass the legislature, but gathered surprising levels of support. Becca Dill has more.
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The National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea which could move into the central or eastern Gulf this week. Danielle Manning with the National Weather Service office in Slidell says the sytem could bring us rain for the upcoming three-day weekend holiday…
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