It was a night the Saints franchise and its fans will never forget as last night Drew Brees became the NFL’s leader in career passing yards during a 43-19 rout of the Washington Redskins. Brees achieved the milestone by tossing a 62-yard touchdown pass to Tre’ Quan Smith.
Secretary of State Candidates got a bit testy at a Baton Rouge forum when asked about the controversy surrounding the purchase of new voting machines. Matt Doyle has more.
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New research based on U-S Census numbers finds that the divorce rate dropped 18-percent nationwide from 2008 to 2016. Millenials is the group researchers are crediting for the drop. Director of Tulane University’s Social Work Program, Parker Sternbergh, says millenials are approaching marriage differently than previous generations as many are waiting longer to get married…
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18-year-old Mason Andrews of Monroe now holds the record for the youngest person to fly solo around the globe. Andrews exhausting trip started on July 22nd and he returned home over the weekend. Andrews says the scariest part of his journey was over Saudi Arabia, where he had to be locked in during a dangerous bout of weather..
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Andrews made the flight to raise awareness for Louisiana MedCamps, and ended up raising 25,000 dollars for the special needs charity.