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• The Fleur-De-Lis Report: Saints Enter the Season With High Expectations as They Play the Falcons in Week One

  September 11, 2022 11:01 AM

  The New Orleans Saints kick off the 2022-2023 season on the road against long-time division rival, The Atlanta Falcons. Expectations going into the new season are high given this talented new look roster. Saints fans are hopeful the team can make a return to the postseason but it all starts... more »

• LSU men's basketball team cancels Saturday's game due to COVID concerns

  December 9, 2020 10:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU's men's basketball team has canceled its Saturday, Dec. 12 game against South Florida in Atlanta due to contact tracing issues. Despite the cancellation, the team is not totally suspending its schedule. LSU Basketball issued the following statement regarding the game cancellation, Wednesday: " The... more »

• WATCH: New Orleans Saints show off dance moves in post-game celebration

  December 7, 2020 10:34 AM

  ATLANTA - After dominating the Atlanta Falcons in a 21-16 Sunday (Dec. 6) game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the New Orleans Saints celebrated by showing off their best dance moves. Shortly after the game, linebacker Demario Davis took to Instagram to share a video of he and... more »

• Rash of shootings in Chicago, Atlanta leave multiple children dead, at least 69 others injured

  July 6, 2020 9:40 AM

  A rash of shootings in Chicago and Atlanta occurred over the Fourth of July weekend, leaving the families of three children grieving over their deaths. According to ABC News , at least 72 people were shot in Chicago since early Friday morning, leading to 15 fatalities. Among those... more »

• LSU Tigers arrive in Atlanta ahead of Chick Fil A Peach Bowl Play Video

  December 23, 2019 6:35 AM

  WATCH COACH O PREVIEW THE PEACH BOWL HERE ATLANTA - The LSU Tigers are in Atlanta, all set to face off against the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2019 Peach Bowl. As the team left for Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire was seen boarding the bus... more »

• 'Walking Dead' stuntman dies after accident on set

  July 14, 2017 9:50 AM

  ATLANTA - A stuntman on the popular AMC show "The Walking Dead" has died from injuries sustained in an on-set accident. According to Entertainment Weekly, New Orleans native John Bernecker, 33, fell more than two stories onto a concrete floor suffering a head injury. The accident occurred on Wednesday.... more »

• New Orleans loses to Atlanta in bid for 2019 Super Bowl

  May 24, 2016 3:40 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The 2019 Super Bowl will be held in Atlanta after the city beat New Orleans in a majority vote on Tuesday. New Orleans made it to the fourth round before losing to Atlanta, who will host the Feb. 3, 2019 Super Bowl LIII in a new... more »

• Georgia Religious Freedom Bill could boost New Orleans' 2019 Super Bowl bid

  March 27, 2016 3:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS ( WWLTV ) - Atlanta is widely believed to be the favorite in the high-stakes competition for the 2019 Super Bowl. That's because of its new retractable-roof stadium now set to open next year. New Orleans, Tampa and Miami are also in the running. But a... more »

• EXCLUSIVE: Devon Gales says 'I will walk again' Play Video

  February 24, 2016 11:30 PM

  ATLANTA – A Southern University Jaguar, injured in a football game in September, is one step closer to returning home to Baton Rouge. WBRZ News 2 was the only station there as Devon Gales completed his last day of physical therapy Wednesday. Also Wednesday, Gales was discharged from the Shepherd... more »

• Mistakenly released prisoner brought back to Louisiana

  October 7, 2015 11:33 AM

  ANGOLA - Authorities say an inmate mistakenly released from prison and recaptured in Georgia was brought back to the Louisiana State Penitentiary late Tuesday night. Benjuiel Johnson arrived shortly after 11:30 p.m. to resume serving his 2013 sentence for manslaughter after he waived extradition in a hearing last Saturday.... more »

• Mistakenly released killer arrested in Georgia

  October 2, 2015 1:52 AM

  ATLANTA- Authorities have captured an inmate that was mistakenly let out of a jail earlier this week in Louisiana. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Benjuiel Johnson, 32, just after midnight Friday morning at a motel just outside of Atlanta. Authorities in Georgia said a Gwinett County deputy assigned to... more »