The New Orleans Saints have responded to President Trump’s comments indicating NFL players should be fired for protesting during the national anthem. It said Tom Benson believes players that represent the Saints and Pelicans organizations should be allowed to share or express their feelings. 10 members of the team chose to sit during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against the Panthers, causing some Saints fans to take to social media indicating they are boycotting the team and burning memorabilia.

The US Supreme Court is expected today decide today whether to accept a petition
by a New Orleans man who was convicted on a 10-2 vote of murder in 2015.
Louisiana is one of two states where a unanimous decision is not necessary for a
felony. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says for years the nation’s high court
has allowed non-unanimous verdicts in Louisiana and Oregon…:
Cut 7 (10) “strong argument”

LSU’s Speech Language Hearing Clinic has a program that allows people with a medical condition like ALS to bank their voice. Speech Language Pathologist Sara Green Mele (me-lee) says individuals with a degenerative disease come to the clinic and record their voice in a sound proof booth using a third party recording software…:
Cut 10 (07) “placements”

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is visiting Germany and the United Kingdom, leading a mission along with 17 tourism partners, to promote Louisiana and the direct flights into New Orleans. Nungesser says so far the international flights have been extremely popular…:
Cut 4 (09) “the interest”