New Orleans has been invited to bid to host the 2019 and 2020 Super Bowls. The Big Easy last hosted the Super Bowl in 2013. Jay Cicero, President of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, says four other cities also received invitations…

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New Orleans lost out on hosting the 2018 Super Bowl to Minneapolis and their new stadium last year. Cicero says with new stadiums proposed for Atlanta and Los Angeles, the competition will be stiff.

Next season in the NFL, the extra point will start from the 15-yard line, instead of the two. That’s the result of a vote by NFL owners, who are looking to make the extra point a little more exciting.

The Southland Conference Baseball Tournament got underway today. Nicholls State scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth, but came up short losing to Central Arkansas 7-6. Northwestern State fell to Houston Baptist 4-1.

The NBA announces that Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been named to the league’s All-Defensive Second Team. Davis led the league in both total blocks and blocks per game this season. Davis has tallied 501 blocks in his three-year NBA career. This is the first time Davis has been named to the All-Defensive team.

The Louisiana Black Bear population has reached a point in its recovery that the federal government recommends the removal of the animal from the threatened species list. It will likely take a year before the bear is delisted, as federal officials must gather public input on the recommendation. Once that process is completed, it could open the door for regulated hunting of the black bear. But state department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says that’s not happening anytime soon…

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The Louisiana Black Bear was placed on the threatened species list in 1992.