After seven losses in a row, the Saints have fired Head Coach Dennis Allen. Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi has been named interim head coach and if he does well for the rest of the season, he may be considered for the full-time head coaching position. On WWL Radio, former Saints running back Deuce McAllister says Allen was not clicking with the team.
Allen ends his tenure with the Saints with a record of 18-25 in two and a half seasons, missing the playoffs in 2022 and 2023.
Tropical Depression 18 has formed south of Jamaica, and it’s expected to become Rafael as it moves northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. Southeast Louisiana is the cone of uncertainty. But the system is expected to weaken or hopefully even dissipate before reaching the coast. But LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s the potential for rain and breezy conditions for Saturday night’s Bama-LSU game.
The most closely watched federal race in the state is the one for the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District. Andrew Greenstein reports.