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Saints announce new alternate helmet, and it's what fans have been asking for Things are going to be looking a bit different for the New Orleans Saints, at least for a few games, in the 2025 season. The Saints announced their new alternate helmet this week. See more on WWL and ...

How do you like the new Saints helmet?

Saints QB Derek Carr retiring from NFL due to shoulder issue In the latest stunning twist of a tumultuous offseason, New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is retiring from the NFL. See more on WWL and Audacy.

The Derek Carr era is officially over

Newell: New Orleans just decriminalized sex work; it’s time to compare the optimistic and realistic outcomes Recently, a city ordinance was passed unanimously by the New Orleans City Council to decriminalize sex work in Orleans Parish for crime victims.

New from Newell: "I don’t own a crystal ball... in the end, in our city, we could very likely see more abuse against sex workers than ever before."

The Latest: Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV

Read what leaders from around the globe have to say about the ascension of Pope Leo XIV

Drago's owner fan of Shough after chance encounter, dinner Drago’s owner Tommy Cvitanovich says if Tyler Shough can play football as well as he can charm people, he’ll be a winner in no time. In fact, he says if history is any indication, Shough will lead the...

Cvitanovich says if Shough can play football as well as he can charm people, he'll be a winner in no time.

Archie Manning: 'I absolutely love' Saints decision to pick Tyler Shough The New Orleans Saints made a splash in the 2025 NFL Draft when they took a somewhat controversial QB in the second round, but there’s one big name you can count among the supporters of the decision: ...

Saints legend Archie Manning is big on Tyler Shough

Newell & JP Morrell: The Troy Henry FQ garbage contract stinks worse than a Decatur St. dumpster fire; there’s no logical reason for it to exist other than pure favoritism Members of the New Orleans City Council led a public meeting yesterday to question the Cantrell administration, under oath, about the Henry Consulting trash contract and the reasons behind cancelling ...

The French Quarter trash contract saga is so wild. Nobody has done more to make sense of it than Newell!

Look: Kelvin Banks picked to Saints with tears, joy … and some baby puke One of the first things Kelvin Banks Jr. did after finding out his NFL destination was head to social media to find out what people were saying. What he found there was a bit surprising – and slightly...

ICYMI: Kelvin went through some stuff last night 👶🏽💦

Tyler Shough to Saints: Louisville standout ends New Orleans QB drafting skid The New Orleans Saints drafted a quarterback in the second round of the NFL draft for the first time in team history. The name: Louisville’s Tyler Shough. See more on WWL and Audacy.

The Saints have drafted a QB in Round 2 for the first time in history - are you excited about the pick?

Kelvin Banks give his first WHO DAT as a New Orleans Saint, as per WWL Draft Fest tradition… hard to hear, but it was a good one.

Welcome to NOLA, Kelvin!

The Cajun Cannon is “All in on Aaron Rodgers”… you heard it here first, folks…although he went onto say “but just for 2025.” You want Aaron Rodgers under center for the Saints?

NFL Draft in New Orleans? It's possible, but how soon? The NFL Draft starts tonight in Green Bay, Wisconsin. For the last ten years, the draft has been held in a different NFL city. When will it be New Orleans’ turn?

A quarter million people are in Green Bay for the NFL Draft this year. Can New Orleans handle that on top of the first weekend of Jazz Fest?

Saints draft Kelvin Banks at No. 9: Another big OT lands in first round The New Orleans Saints continued a long-held trend, landing Texas OT Kelvin Banks at No. 9 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. See more on WWL and Audacy.

Another big OT! What do you think of the pick, Who Dats?

Mike D's final 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Saints land do-it-all weapon at No. 9 The New Orleans Saints could go in several directions when the 2025 NFL draft kicks off, but a lot will likely come down to who is left on the board when they hit the clock at No. 9 overall. See Mike ...

A star wide receiver? A do-it-all tight end? How about a quarterback of the future? Maybe an edge rusher to help the transition on the defensive side of the ball? It's all on the table. From @jeffnowak.bsky.social

WWL's 3-day NFL Draft Fest: Tune in for exclusive Saints coverage from Deuce and Bobby Hebert, interviews with Kellen Moore & Mickey Loomis, and much more Deuce McAlister, Bobby Hebert, Mike D, Mike Hoss, Steve Geller, and Jeff Nowak are bringing you tons of great coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft, interviewing guests that, among many others, include Saint...

Our NFL Draft coverage is better than the networks! It all starts Thursday at 4pm with Deuce and Hoss, Saints top brass and head coach Kellen Moore

Ian: The conservative case for bringing Abrego Garcia back to the US We do what’s right, even when it’s hard, even when it humbles us. That’s not a weakness. That’s strength. That’s what being American means.

New from @ianhoch.bsky.social: "All patriotic Americans left, right and center should see this situation for what it is using ideas we all understand. Here’s eight reasons why Mr. Abrego Garcia needs to come back to the US immediately."

Longtime WWL news anchor, David Blake, dead at 71 Retired WWL morning news anchor David Blake died over the weekend. He was 71. Blake was the voice of WWL news in the mornings for 30 years before his retirement in 2019

Our friend and colleague David Blake was the voice of WWL news in the mornings for 30 years before his retirement in 2019, on the 30th anniversary of his first day at the Big 870. He passed away over the weekend at 71.

Saints QB Derek Carr dealing with shoulder issue, could require surgery: report A major wrench has been thrown into the New Orleans Saints offseason: Derek Carr is dealing with a shoulder injury. See more on WWL and Audacy.

The timing is fascinating, with the Saints set to pick at No. 9 overall in the NFL draft later this month and widely believed to be in the quarterback market.

Ian: We’re not draining the swamp, we’re draining our souls Nothing says “small government” like letting someone’s 89-year-old mom starve on her sofa just because Project 2025 thought it better if she just tried the whole “bootstraps” thing.

New from @ianhoch.bsky.social on cuts to Meals on Wheels: "These programs aren’t “waste.” They are not “fraud.” They are harm reduction. They are crisis prevention. They prevent us from having to pay five dollars tomorrow for what we could cover with one dollar today."

Detillier: Saints should cut ties with Carr, give Rattler his shot “Is he the future of this team? No,” WWL’s Mike Detillier said on Monday, noting that Carr’s record as a Saint hangs around the .500 mark. “You know what you have with Derek Carr. It’s not going to be...

"Is he the future of this team? No," WWL's Mike Detillier said on Monday, noting that Carr's record as a Saint hangs around the .500 mark. "You know what you have with Derek Carr. It's not going to be any better."

Jahri Evans playing waiting game for Saints staff and Hall of Fame class Jahri Evans is watching the news just like everyone else out at the Senior Bowl, and that’s true in a few different ways for the Saints and NFL legend. See more on WWL and Audacy.

"I think it’s a lot of people’s first go-around with [a full-blown coaching search] in the building," Jahri Evans said, "and I’m here now, representing the Saints and my job is to, you know, get my notes on these guys, help these guys be better.”

Louisiana lawmakers threaten Superdome funding over Super Bowl halftime show 'smut' Seventeen members of the Louisiana State Legislature are threatening to pull funding for the Superdome if the Super Bowl halftime show is not “family friendly.”

17 members of the Louisiana State Legislature are threatening to pull funding for the Superdome if the Super Bowl halftime show is not "family friendly" despite the fact that no one affiliated with the Superdome has anything to do with the production of the halftime show.

Everywhere else, it was just Tuesday

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If Endymion were this weekend, would the Krewe of Chad be out here?

CLOSINGS AND CANCELLATIONS: What's shutting down under winter storm threat With sub-freezing temperatures and possible snow, sleet, and ice in the forecast, here is a list of what closing or canceling during next week’s forecast winter storm:

With sub-freezing temperatures and possible snow, sleet, and ice in the forecast, here is a list of what closing or canceling during next week's forecast winter storm:

Ian: Knock legacy media if you want; without it, you'll get eaten alive The alternative to the legacy media is ten thousand voices screaming at you all at once, where everyone has a megaphone, no one has a filter, and the loudest, dumbest voice wins. The alternative to th...

What happens when the lights go out on the "legacy media?" What rushes in to fill that void should keep you up at night. My latest for @wwlradio.bsky.social

5 takeaways heading into Saints offseason: Big coach, Derek Carr questions loom Not much went as scripted in 2024 for the New Orleans Saints, and it’s led to more and more questions on tap for 2025. GM Mickey Loomis spoke to a lot of those questions this week in his season-ending...

Five takeaways from everything Mickey Loomis said this week to officially cap off the Saints' 2024 season

Hear NCITE's @ginaligon.bsky.social discuss the path to radicalization on @wwlradio.bsky.social.

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After delay, judge to hear NOPD consent decree motion that could end federal oversight Delayed because of the New Year’s Day Bourbon St. attack, a federal judge today hears the joint motion by the Department of Justice and city of New Orleans to begin the end of the consent decree.

Delayed because of the New Year's Day Bourbon St. attack, a federal judge today hears the joint motion by the Department of Justice and city of New Orleans to begin the end of the consent decree.