Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and Governor Landry are in New York, trying to lure two major sporting events to New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A law that went into effect with the new year requires contractors to have a residential construction or roofing license to legally perform roofing work. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and Governor Landry are in New York to try to lure two major events to New Orleans – the 2031 Super Bowl and a future NBA All-Star Game. NOLA-dot-com columnist Jeff Duncan says if New Orleans fails to land the 2031 Super Bowl, the city’s next opportunity would not come until 2038.
Benson and Landry will try to convince NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to re-enter the competition, since they missed a key deadline as they were finalizing the Superdome lease renewal; and Duncan says he’s confident that Goodell will grant their request. Duncan says the NFL would like to see more high-end hotel room inventory – a problem he says is not unique to New Orleans.
The Smoothie King Center has hosted the NBA All-Star Game three times, most recently in 2017. Duncan says in order for the building to host a fourth, it’s going to need a lot of renovations. He says the team and the city would like to, among many other things, improve the seating in the lower bowl.
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Duncan says there are also plans to transform Champions Square into a mixed-use area, incorporating entertainment, retail and possibly residential.
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The Old Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge has a new exhibit. It’s called “Three Decades of Change” and it examines the tenure of nine governors who lived at the old governor’s mansion from 1929 to 1962. Executive Director of the Old Governor’s Mansion, Sinella Aghasi, says these men guided Louisiana through some of the most challenging days in the state’s and nation’s history…
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Aghasi says the exhibit features images and artifacts from that time. The time period covers World War Two. Sam Houston Jones and James Houston Davis were the governor’s during that time and Aghasi says the state took on a major initiative to help fund combat operations…
Admission to the Old Governor’s Mansion is free and the museum is open from 9 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday and noon to 4 PM on the first Sunday of each month.
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If you need a new roof, a new law went into effect on January 1st that you should know about. Executive Director of the State Licensing Board for Contractors, Brad Hassert, says only contractors with a residential construction or roofing license can legally perform roofing work…
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Hassert says the change in the law will ensure that roofing work is conducted by qualified professionals who received a license after passing a roofing exam…
Prior to January 1st, state law allowed for home improvement contractors to install roofs, but Hassert says they do not have the necessary qualifications…
Hassert says it’s also now a criminal offense to do contracting without the proper license class.
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Saints’ veteran defensive tackle Cam Jordan just wrapped up his 15th season playing in the NFL. Jordan says playing a 16th season will come down to his wife, Nikki’s, approval.
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Jordan finished his 15th season in New Orleans with 10-and-a-half sacks, which was tied for 13th in the NFL. Jordan says he believes he can still hang with the younger players in the league.
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Jordan says that he is grateful for the New Orleans community and knows he has the physical ability to continue playing if he chooses to do so.