The Saints play the Cards tonight in the dome for the second preseason game of the year. Matt Doyle has more.
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Over 4,000 people need to turn in their final RESTORE paperwork to get their reimbursement before an October 1st deadline. Connor Ferrill has more.
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The price tag of new voting machines is raising eyebrows about the bidding process. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Saints take on the Cardinals in the Superdome tonight, giving players at crucial question mark positions on defense, running back, and at tight end a chance to cement their positions in the second game of the preseason. The first team defense flunked their first test last week, letting the Jags score with ease. WWL Radio Saints Sideline Reporter Steve Geller says tonight’s a good chance for a rebound.
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The backup running back job was left open after a four-game suspension for Mark Ingram over the summer, leaving rookies and journeymen to duke it out for the privilege of spelling superstar Alvin Kamara. Geller says to look for Jonathan Williams to take the inside track tonight in the RB race.
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The Black and Gold have lacked a signature tight end since Jimmy was sent off to Seattle for some better protection for Drew Brees. Over the offseason, the team brought back Ben Watson, who’s back in town after three seasons with the Ravens, but he’s been hobbled, and Geller says that’s opened up play time for the formerly undrafted Dan Arnold.
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The game kicks off at 7PM.
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LendingTree says New Orleans has the third youngest startup entrepreneurs in the nation after a survey revealed the average age of new business owners in the Crescent City was 37.95 years old, just behind Buffalo and Salt Lake City. The city has become a destination location for millennials over the last decade, and NOLA Chamber of Commerce Communication Director Haley Pegg says it makes sense.
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The city was one of the most ethnically diverse locations on the top ten list, and Pegg says that diversity has made the city culturally, and economically appealing. She says the large array of different peoples in the city makes for good business opportunities.
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Anyone who’s visited the city recently probably got caught up in some construction-related traffic, but Pegg says while it can be annoying for local visiting young entrepreneurs see that, and see opportunity.
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The average age for starting entrepreneurs nationwide was nearly 40 years old.
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4,100 homeowners still need to submit some additional paperwork to the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program by October 1st. In order to get their reimbursement Executive Director of the Office of Community Development Pat Forbes says completing the application can have some serious benefits…
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Forbes says if an applicant has lost a part of the application there is nothing to worry about, as there’s an easy way to get a new form…
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53,000 homeowners completed the program survey and over 43,000 homeowners qualify for assistance in the program that has been allocated 1.3 billion dollars by the feds. Forbes says getting approved can be simple…
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Homeowners who qualify can visit restore.la.gov or call 1-866-735-2001 to complete the application process.
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New voting machines are coming to Louisiana, but the price is now set around ninety to ninety-five million dollars, up from the project sixty million earlier this summer. The recent bidding process was also accused of being rigged by a contractor that was passed over for the voting machines purchase. Candidate for the Secretary of State position, AG Crowe, says he’s doing his part to have the activity investigated.
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Crowe says Louisiana residents cannot afford such a massive purchase being fumbled by suspicious activity.
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Crowe says just like any RFP, it does give some flexibility to the bidder but says the massiveness of the spike is a bit of a head-scratcher.
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