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FILE - A general view of the Caesars Superdome before a preseason NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Aug. 23, 2021, in New Orleans. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration and Louisiana’s legislative leaders appear to have struck a deal to use $27 million in federal pandemic aid to help pay for a portion of the renovations to the Superdome. The federal money and a companion plan to let the Superdome manager pay off a state debt early go before two panels for approval Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints 8/23/2021

Dec. 15, 2021 01:03 AM EST

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, right, speaks with New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President and General manager Mickey Loomis, left, before the first half of an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints 12/2/2021

Dec. 02, 2021 07:57 PM EST

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis (56) participates in the team's NFL football workout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Displaced by Hurricane Ida, the Saints went back to work Monday about 500 miles away in the home of another NFL team. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Saints working 500 miles from home after displaced by Ida

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 30, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

This GOES-16 East GeoColor satellite image taken Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at 10:20 p.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Ida in the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Ida formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and forecasters said its track was aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting Louisiana's governor to declare a state of emergency and forecasters to announce a hurricane watch for New Orleans. (NOAA via AP)
Cardinals-Saints canceled as Ida threatens Louisiana

Aug. 27, 2021 11:46 AM EDT

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) rolls into the end zone on a touchdown carry in the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Saints explore moving home games to LSU so fans may attend

By Brett Martel Oct. 13, 2020 05:16 PM EDT

the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play in the Superdome without fans, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
The Latest: Purdue receiver Rondale Moore opting back in

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 03:49 PM EDT

The Latest: Appalachian State to open sports with no fans

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2020 08:50 PM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Appalachian State athletics...

LSU coach Ed Orgeron reacts during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Did Louisiana football success boost Edwards? Couldn’t hurt.

By Melinda Deslatte Nov. 17, 2019 06:51 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2008, file photo, color lights play on the Louisiana Superdome at twilight before the BCS championship college football game in New Orleans. The state board that oversees Louisiana’s Superdome approved a contract Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, for the first phase of a $450 million renovation of the 44-year-old New Orleans landmark. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)
Contract approved to start $450 million Superdome overhaul

Nov. 14, 2019 04:30 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2008, file photo, color lights play on the Louisiana Superdome at twilight before the BCS championship college football game in New Orleans. The home to the Saints football team, will get $450 million in renovations if Louisiana officials agree to the financing plans. Upgrades to the iconic, 44-year-old domed stadium are part of Gov. John Bel Edwards' ongoing negotiations with the NFL team, aimed at keeping the organization in Louisiana for another 30 years. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)
New Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super Bowl

By Melinda Deslatte Aug. 15, 2019 12:57 PM EDT

Governor talks Superdome renovation, new Saints lease

Aug. 12, 2019 09:29 PM EDT
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says the state is working on lease extensions with the New Orleans Saints designed to keep the NFL club in the...

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans. A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, that the Denver Broncos have agreed to acquire Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's NFL draft. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither team announced the deal. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Ravens-49ers in New Orleans, Louisiana 2/3/2013

Apr. 11, 2019 08:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Nickell Robey-Coleman breaks up a pass intended for New Orleans Saints' Tommylee Lewis during the second half of the NFL football NFC championship game in New Orleans. From the “Boycott Bowl” to the “Dunk the Referee” dunk tank, people in New Orleans are finding creative ways to spend their Sunday instead of watching the Super Bowl. Fans are still angry over how the Jan. 20 NFC championship game ended. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Game? What game? Saints fans plan Super Bowl boycotts

By Rebecca Santana Feb. 01, 2019 04:06 PM EST

Louisiana governor chastises NFL leader about missed penalty

Jan. 22, 2019 07:44 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Add Louisiana's governor to the list of people chastising the NFL about officiating in the NFC championship game that sent the Los Angeles...