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Gayle Benson donates $250,000 for a Bourbon Street memorial and says the Saints are "going to be OK"

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Gayle Benson presented a $250,000 check Tuesday morning to to help build a permanent memorial for victims of the 2025 New Year's Day Bourbon Street terror attack. "I feel like I'm with them. I'm praying for them," she said.

$250,000donated to The Fourteens Foundation for a permanent memorial

The funds will go toward a dedicated space to remember those who died and support surviving families.

Benson also told reporters about the Saints' 2-5 start: "At the end of the season, we'll kind of look at things and see what we need to change, but for right now, I think they're going to be OK." Asked about a game in Italy, she said it "all depends on the league."

  • Where: United Way of Southeast Louisiana Resiliency Center
  • Pelicans: three-game win streak after beating Memphis in overtime Monday
  • Saints: 2-5 in coach Kellen Moore's second year

Italy talk has built for the Saints since March

  1. MarchNFL expands Global Markets Program to Italy; Saints get marketing rights there
  2. Oct. 30Jeff Duncan reports the Saints' next international game will likely be in Italy
  3. Nov. 3Benson says the league decides where the Saints play abroad

Source: The Advocate

Sources: FOX 8 Local First, The Advocate

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