With no Drew Brees, the Saints stumbled in the regular season finale, falling to the Carolina Panthers 33-14. The loss doesn’t hurt the Black and Gold as they already have the number one seed in the NFC playoffs. But Coach Sean Payton didn’t like what he saw on Sunday
Cut 16 (12) ready to play”
The Saints will have a first round bye in the NFC playoffs and they’ll either host Philadelphia, Dallas, or Seattle on January 13th.

The state fire marshal’s office says before you slap down the cash for fireworks today, make sure the retailer is licensed…
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State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says over the weekend their office issued cease and desist orders to eight fireworks stands in five parishes, Sabine, Lafayette, Acadia, St. Martin and Iberia parishes. A large warehouse in Acadia Parish was also shut down.

One of the most significant pieces of legislation approved in 2018 was the constitutional amendment that will require unanimous jury verdicts for a conviction in serious felony convictions. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell argued the standard of needing only 10 of 12 jurors to secure a conviction is not what our founders envisioned…
cut 6 (08) “….unanimous juries”
Louisiana lost a couple of legendary figures in 2018. LSU’s only Heisman trophy winner Billy Cannon passed away in May at the age of 80. And Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson died in March. He was 90. Benson’s wife, Gayle, has taken over the two professional sports franchises and plans to keep the teams in new Orleans…
Cut 9 (10) “…big family.″