A bold move from New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, as he announces his wife Gayle will take control of the teams upon his death. It was expected that Rita Benson would succeed her grandfather, but the Voice of the Saints Jim Henderson says there were some questions about commitment …
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Rita Benson LeBlanc and the grandkids filed a lawsuit today contesting that decision, saying that the 87 year-old Benson is incapacitated.

LDWF is looking for the person or persons responsible for the shooting of a Whooping Crane late last year, which later died. With this being the 6th bird shot, Spokesman Adam Einck says it’s hard enough to bring the whooping cranes population numbers up as it is…:
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There’s a 10 grand reward, so if you have any information, contact LDWF.

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The New Orleans City Council today approved a smoking ban at bars and casinos by a 7-0 vote, which will be all-inclusive inside the city. Tonia Moore with the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living says this could grow from here, and she’s appreciative…
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The ban goes into effect in 3 months.

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 24-year-old woman in the May 2014 death of her fiance’s 3-year-old son. Brittany Marie Prejean of Rayne is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Keaghyn Parsons, who died from blunt force trauma. Spokesperson Maxine Trahan says Prejan was often left to care for the toddler…
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No bond has been set.