 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Super Bowl Czar: The Super Bowl is coming to New Orleans in 2025, and Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped a well-known business leader to take the planning ball and run with it. One city officials calls the position “Super Bowl Czar,” Sophie Kasakove and Tony McAuley report.
Prime time Saints: Fall social planning can commence later today when the NFL finally releases this season's game schedule. (Some games have already been leaked — like the Saints’ game against Denver and former coach Sean Payton.) Columnist Jeff Duncan says keep an eye on the number of Saints games in prime time — it’s how the NFL measures popularity.
Cussing in the court: A well-known Jefferson Parish judge spent some time before a judge this week, answering to misconduct charges stemming from his cuss-word-laden eruptions. Judge Chick Foret, a former TV legal analyst, acknowledged he has tried to curb the salty language, but also said, “I am who I am,” John Simerman reports.
Mall sale: Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for the Esplanade Mall in Kenner. A planned redevelopment of the former shopping hub fell through, so now the place is back on the market, Marie Fazio reports.
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