Governor John Bel Edwards has raised five million dollars and has a 56 percent approval rating right now. Matt Doyle reports…:
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The iconic Voice of the Saints Jim Henderson is retiring, and fondly remembers his time in the booth…:
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A high school in northwest Louisiana is rooting for their former football coach Doug Pederson as he leads the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Pederson was the head coach for Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport between 2005 and 2009. There’s been quite of bit of media coverage about Pederson being the first Louisiana high school coach directing a team into a Super Bowl. Academy Superintendent Chad McDowell says Pederson always speaks about his time here fondly…:
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The Eagles will kick off against the New England Patriots Sunday at 5:30pm on NBC.

Alabama made national news with its slam at New Orleans; billboards saying Mobile was the “original” home of Mardi Gras celebrations. The signs in Southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi tell drivers how close they are to “America’s original Mardi Gras.” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu responded saying, that was then — this is now and Mobile’s claim to be the first is irrelevant.