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• Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy out after one season

  June 16, 2021 11:05 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Pelicans head coach, Stan Van Gundy, is reportedly out after only one season with the basketball team. ESPN NBA reporter Andrew Lopez reported the news Wednesday. ESPN Sources with @_Andrew_Lopez : After one season, Stan Van Gundy is out as the New Orleans Pelicans... more »

• Report: Saints superfan Jarrius released from hospital

  May 23, 2017 9:23 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Jarrius Robertson, the smiling, trash-talking Saints superfan has been released from the hospital nearly a month after his successful liver transplant. According to a report from WWL-TV, Ochsner staff lined halls Friday as the 15-year-old walked out of the hospital with his father and brother. ... more »

• Pelicans acquire Cousins, Casspi in multi-player deal

  February 20, 2017 4:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade with the Sacramento Kings to acquire center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Omri Casspi in exchange for guards Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway. The trade also includes two of the Pelicans' future draft picks. Cousins, 6'11'' was drafted... more »

• Great migration: Pelicans flock the lakes Thursday

  November 24, 2016 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Arriving in time for their own Thanksgiving feast, giant, white pelicans were seen wallowing on the LSU lakes Thursday morning. A group of runners out for a pre-feast jog noticed the birds gathered on the lakes. Drivers could see a sea of white birds from I-10.... more »

• Benson properties 'business as usual' after settlement

  June 17, 2016 3:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – A spokesperson for Tom Benson said Friday that the New Orleans Saints owner’s properties will remain “business as usual” after a settlement was reached between Benson and trustees. The spokesperson for Benson said the terms of the settlement will remain confidential, but both the National Football... more »

• Police: Pelicans guard Dejean-Jones fatally shot in Dallas

  May 28, 2016 3:42 PM

  DALLAS –New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot on his daughter's first birthday after he mistakenly went to the wrong apartment in Dallas. A man living at the apartment was sleeping when he heard his front door kicked open, Dallas Police Senior Cpl. DeMarquis Black said in... more »

• Spurs beat Pelicans, set NBA record with 38-0 start at home

  March 31, 2016 5:48 AM

  SAN ANTONIO- Manu Ginobili scored 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 100-92 on Wednesday night for their NBA-record 38th straight home victory to open a season. San Antonio topped the 37-0 start by the Chicago Bulls during their record 72-victory season in 1995-96.... more »

• Former Pelicans Coach Monty Williams delivers eulogy for his wife

  February 21, 2016 11:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Former New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Monty Williams delivered a touching eulogy for his wife Ingrid, who died in a car crash on Feb. 10 after being hit head on by another driver going twice the legal speed limit. In his eulogy, Williams showed no ill... more »

• Former Port Allen track star chases dream of playing pro football Play Video

  January 30, 2016 12:49 AM

  PORT ALLEN - If you're going to chase your dreams, it helps to be fast: Johnathan Johnson has always been fast. The 2009 100-meter champion from Port Allen is now running after a dream of playing pro football as he prepares for a tryout with the Saskatchewan Roughriders nearly... more »

• Tom Benson: I'm not selling my teams

  December 27, 2015 9:45 PM

  NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson released a statement Sunday afternoon saying he has no intentions of selling his two professional sports franchises , according to WWL-TV . Benson's statement comes a day after The Times-Picayune's columnist Jeff Duncan argued Benson should sell his team because... more »