Derek Carr has announced his retirement. The Saints Organization announced the news on X this morning. Carr had was diagnosed with a labral tear in his right shoulder and degenerative changes to his rotator cuff in late March not long after beginning to throw again after the left hand injury he sustained in December. The report says after consulting with his wife Heather, Carr has decided it is in the best interests of both his family and the Saints organization to retire from the League.
A Shreveport native and Grambling State University student who was homeless and sleeping in his mother’s car was elected president of the National Youth Program, representing over 80-thousand students. Austin Small says he didn’t let being homeless define who he was and knew he was meant for something great. He says the Jobs for American Graduates program has taught him patience, responsibility and leadership.
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If you’re considering crawfish for Mother’s Day, there’s good news! Crawfish prices have hit their lowest price point for the year. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Pope Leo the 14th may be from Chicago, but he has roots in New Orleans. Jari Honora (zhah-REE AHN-uh-ray), a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, says the Pope’s mother’s family is from the Crescent City…in fact his mother was the only one of her siblings born outside New Orleans.