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File-This Aug. 25, 2018, file photo shows New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara getting away from Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Derwin James during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Carson, Calif. Kamara was New Orleans’ second-leading rusher last season with 728 yards and eight TDs, as well as the Saints’ second-leading receiver with 81 catches for 826 yards and five TDs. He also had a 106-yard kickoff return for a score, giving him a team-leading 14 total TDs. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Saints embrace lofty expectations in 2018

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

File- This Aug. 25, 2018, file photo shows New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees throwing a pass during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Carson, Calif. If the Saints make it as far as the NFC title game, their star quarterback will have just turned 40. But quarterbacks like Brees and New England’s Tom Brady are trying to redefine QB longevity in this era of evolving training theories and NFL rules designed to protect quarterbacks, at least those who don’t run much. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

NFL 2018: Saints, Falcons, Panthers headline tough NFC South

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Miami defensive lineman Gerald Willis (9) runs drills during team practice, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Coral Gables, Fla. Willis is about to make the first start of his collegiate career. It'll be against LSU, Miami's opening opponent on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DL Gerald Willis looks to finally make splash at No. 8 Miami

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

The Latest: Lawyers say meeting set for 2 p.m. Tuesday

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees throws a pass during a joint NFL football practice with the Los Angeles Chargers, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Los Angeles a busy place for NFL on Saturday night

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen (3) passes in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Cardinals QBs productive in 20-15 preseason win over Saints

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans park’s beignet battle rolls on as lease revoked

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In this Tuesday, July 31, 2018, photo, FBI agent Matthew Ramey, who supervises their New Orleans field office's cyber squad, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at their offices in New Orleans. Behind him is Drew Watts, an assistant special agent in charge. More than 20 people working for the FBI headquarters in Louisiana are working on cyber security. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

AP Interview: FBI eyes plethora of river-related threats

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Settlement reached in state police handcuffing of black teen

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Louisiana lawyer president-elect of American Bar Association

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Missing woman: Police ask, ‘Horrific accident’ or crime?

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Judges in public defender case skeptical of federal role

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

In this Aug. 22, 2015 photo, New Orleans Saints tackle Terron Armstead (72) walks on the field in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the New England Patriots in New Orleans. Armstead says he's as confident in his physical form as he has been in years. Armstead says he has responded to recent injury-plagued seasons by traveling around the country and even overseas to see specialists for procedures or consults. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Saints’ Armstead flooring teammates with better health, form

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Louisiana editorial roundup

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This June 3, 2018 photo shows an offering and plaque marking the tomb for Marie Laveau at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. The marker calls her the &quot;notorious voodoo queen ... the most widely known of many practitioners of the cult.&quot; She died in 1881. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

History, Hollywood and voodoo all in a New Orleans cemetery

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

This June 3, 2018 photo shows a verdant landscape in the Barataria Preserve, part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans. Visitors will find a symphony of frogs and strange formations of cypress trees known as knees pushing up through the swamps amid the preserve's woods and wetlands. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

Frog symphony and ancient trees in a verdant Louisiana swamp

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

In this photo taken July 26, 2018, a giant jellyfish sculpture is viewed from below at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. The sculpture, made from fishing buoys and cut-up water bottles that washed up on the Pacific Coast, is among six placed around the aquarium. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)

Huge sea-life sculptures made from ocean’s plastic trash

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

People react at the scene of shooting in New Orleans, Saturday, July 28, 2018. (Matthew Hinton /The Advocate via AP)

3 dead, 7 wounded after gunmen in New Orleans fire on crowd

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NFC South Training Camp Capsules

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San Antonio Spurs sign Cunningham, Belinelli

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