41-year-old Saints QB Drew Brees announces on his Instagram that he will return for the 2020 season after taking some time to consider retirement. Assuming the team resigns Brees, Saints analyst Mike Detillier says we’re almost certain to see backup QB Teddy Bridgewater, who led the team to five wins last year, leave in free agency.
Detillier says it’s likely the team will retain third-string backup QB Taysom Hill who is a restrictive free agent.
Shreveport Police has charged 37-year-old Gregory Jones for the Sunday night fatal shooting death of his girlfriend 43-year-old Tasha Mayberry. Corporal Angie Willhite says Jones was shot in the chest after he pointed a gun at officers after fleeing from the scene, and Jones remains hospitalized
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President Donald Trump has pardoned former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Junior who pleaded guilty to giving 400-thousand dollars to former governor Edwin Edwards for a riverboat casino license.
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After spending 52 days in the hospital, Wade Berzas is heading home. He’s the lone survivor of a December plane crash in Lafayette Parish that killed five people, including sports journalist Carley McCord. The plane was flying from Lafayette to Atlanta carrying passengers to watch the LSU Tigers compete in the Peach Bowl.