The investigation continues today into the fatal shooting of former Saints defensive end Will Smith. Smith was gunned down after he was involved in a minor car wreck with 28-year-old Cardell Hayes. New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison says Hayes shot Smith in the city’s Lower Garden District…:
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Court records show Hayes won a settlement with the city of the New Orleans over the fatal shooting of his mentally ill father. Smith reportedly just finished eating with a former New Orleans police officer who was named as a defendant in that suit.

And there’s more rough news for another prominent figure within the Saints organization. Former LSU and Saints star, and current Black and Gold radio analyst Hokie Gajan, who is battling cancer, is in ICU according to WWL.

Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to call another special session to address the state’s 750-million shortfall for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. Edwards says they have not set a date for the session, but it will likely come before the fall to stave off more cuts to state services…:
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He says lawmakers need to stabilize the budget, and they need to do it sooner rather than later.

The Rayne Police Department says a man driving a lawn mower along a roadway, with another man on the hood of the mower and another being pulled behind in a wheelchair, died after the three were hit by a truck. The other two men were sent to a local hospital. The investigation is ongoing.