A former personal assistant to Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson accuses Mr. Benson’s wife, Gayle, of racial discrimination. The accusations have been made by Rodney Henry in a filing with a federal court. Henry says Gayle treated him with disdain and disrespect. But the Saints deny these allegations in a statement and it goes on to say that Tom and Gayle are extremely hurt by Henry’s court filing.

The Pelicans will be without shooting guard Eric Gordon for the next four to six weeks after he broke his ring finger in last night’s win over Minnesota. Gordon is averaging 15 points a game and has yet to miss a game up until this point.

The LSU men’s basketball team is looking to rebound after losing last night to 10th ranked Texas A-and-M. Quiet night for Ben Simmons as he had just 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Tigers will now get ready to play Alabama this Saturday. The Crimson Tide are 1-4 in league play.

Southeastern Louisiana has announced its football schedule for the upcoming season. The Lions kick-off the year against Oklahoma State on September third and their home opener is against Northwestern State on September 24th.

The Ragin Cajuns have set a new season ticket record for baseball as over 27-hundred season tickets have been sold for this year. UL Lafayette has been ranked in the top ten in a couple of preseason polls and they open the season on February 19th at home against Sam Houston State.

Former Ragin Cajun, Jonathan Lucroy, is seeking a trade from the Milwaukee Brewers. The veteran catcher says he’s not interested in playing with a team that’s rebuilding.

And The late West Monroe football coach Don Shows along with baseball star Todd Walker highlight the seven member class that will be inducted in the Louisiana Sports High School Hall of Fame this year. Shows is fourth on Louisiana’s all-time wins list and won eight state titles at West Monroe. Walker was a three-sport star at Airline High School.