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• Gayle Benson says 'thank you' in letter to fans, shares memories of late husband

  March 16, 2018 4:59 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Gayle Benson, the wife of Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson who died this week, thanked fans and shared her husband's vision for the teams' future. Here is the letter, published Friday: Thank you for your unwavering devotion to our teams and city While... 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 »

• Tom Benson keeps getting richer

  March 1, 2016 3:24 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The state's richest man just keeps getting richer. Tom Benson climbed almost 200 places to become the 810th richest person in the world, Forbes reported in its annual "World's Billionaires" listing . Benson is the 288th richest person in the United States. The magazine reported... 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 »

• Bensons donate $20M to expand New Orleans cancer center

  November 10, 2015 11:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson announced a $20 million donation to expand the Ochsner cancer center which already bears his name. Benson and his wife Gayle made the announcement at the New Orleans hospital Tuesday morning. The Saints owner said he never imagined the... more »