Forbes Magazine reports Mercedes Benz will not renew its naming rights deal with the Superdome when it ends in 2021. UNO Senior Associate Dean and Marketing Professor, Paul Hensel, says during these tough economic times it will not be easy to find a new naming rights sponsor, but a company will emerge that believes it’s a good investment
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The Mercedes Benz Superdome is scheduled to host its next Super Bowl in 2024. But it will have a different name by then. Mercedes-Benz became the Superdome’s first naming rights sponsor in 2011 and the 10-year deal is worth a reported 50-to-60 million dollars.

Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas teamed up with Raising Cane’s today to provide front-line workers throughout the New Orleans area with three-thousand meals. Way to go Can’t guard Mike.

Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin says he anticipates NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will make a decision in the first two weeks of June on whether 2019-20 season will resume. Play was halted with 18 games left in the regular season and the Pels 3.5 games back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Griffin says when the season resumes, the schedule will likely look different
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It’s been reported the NBA is looking at resuming the season by holding games in Las Vegas and Orlando. But Griffin says the league has not dismissed the option of games played at NBA arenas across the country.