New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton says he is leaving the team. The winningest coach in Saints history, Payton has led the team to over 150 wins, seven division titles and a national championship. Canal Street Chronicle Editor Ross Jackson says Payton’s legacy will be a lasting one…:

CUT 13  (09)        “…by Sean Payton.”

In a press conference, Payton said he won’t rule out eventually returning to coaching someday.

State Police say a man shot & killed by Lafayette cops Sunday night was goi9ng for his gun, and so the shooting appears to be justified. Trooper Tom Gossen says the suspect stole a car, and at some point tried to flee officers on foot. That’s when they saw he had a gun and was reaching for it…:

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The shooting remains under investigation, but preliminary findings show it to a clean shoot.

With the rise in COVID Omicron cases, AARP Louisiana calls for immediate action to get elderly people at nursing homes – and staff – vaxxed and boosted. State director Denise Bottcher says there were over 100 confirmed COVID cases among staff in the first two weeks of January and over 50 residents tested positive…:

CUT 03  (10)        “…not fully vaccinated.”

She says only about 12-percent of staff have had a booster.

We’re getting some reaction to Governor Edwards’ proposal to use surplus money to give all public school teachers a $1500 pay raise. Some are calling it a slap in the face of teachers who are underappreciated and seriously underpaid. Others say $1500 is a good start, but it needs to be more. Teachers in Louisiana are paid an average of $51,500 per year, which is 12th among 16 Southern states. The national average teacher salary is over $64-thousand.