Saints fans are rejoicing today over the Black and Gold’s 27-26 come from behind win over the Atlanta Falcons. Through three quarters it looked the Saints were heading towards an opening season loss before Jameis Winston and the Saints offense caught fire in the fourth quarter…
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Winston threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter.

A Calhoun man who went alligator hunting for the first time ever ended up catching an eleven-plus foot gator that weighed more than 750 pounds. Jerry Sepulvado says he plans to sell it…
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Sepulvado caught the gator on Lake St. John in Ferriday and plans to go alligator hunting again.

The Innocence Project New Orleans is appealing a ruling that said the state does not have to compensate 62-year-old Malcolm Alexander who spent 38 years in Angola for a rape conviction that was overturned. Attorney Jee Park says not everyone who is exonerated receives compensation…
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A judge has denied compensation for Alexander because the evidence that led to his conviction being thrown out didn’t reach the level of proof needed to establish factual innocence.

The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus has endorsed Democratic challenger Luke Mixon in the U-S Senate race. Sam Jenkins of Shreveport explains why he chose Mixon over others…
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The other Democratic challengers to Republican Senator John Kennedy are activist Gary Chambers and non-profit director Syrita Steib.