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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Saints cut kicker Daniel Carlson and add RB Audric Estime

Plus, Gayle Benson's $250,000 gift and the Fairmont New Orleans is open for business.

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The Saints cut kicker Daniel Carlson and claim running back Audric Estime off waivers

Carlson made 8 of 12 field goals this season

8 of 12

  • made
  • 4 missed

Sources: WWL, NOLA.com

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If you've been waiting on a Saints kicking fix, it's here. The team released kicker Daniel Carlson Tuesday and claimed running back Audric Estime off waivers from the Browns, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Carlson missed four of his 12 field goals, all from 50 yards or more, plus two extra points.

, now on the practice squad, will likely get the kicking job. Estime, who ran for 19 yards and a touchdown on nine carries for the Browns, joins a team that is 2-5 and last in the NFC South and has fired run game coordinator T.J. Paganetti.

  • Next game: Sun., Nov. 8, noon, vs. Browns (5-3)
  • Smyth last year: 12 of 16 field goals, one a game-winner
  • Estime last year: 198 yards on 46 carries, 4.3 per carry

18 yardsSaints rushing yards in the 16-10 loss to the Steelers in Paris

That effort came right before the team fired run game coordinator T.J. Paganetti.

Source: WWL

Saints

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

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.

Source: FOX 8 Local First

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

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News Notes

Lead pipes

Voters approved an amendment for lead pipe removal funding. The of New Orleans plans to start large-scale lead line replacements in early 2027. Verite News New Orleans

Med school

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine has opened applications for its inaugural class, scheduled to begin in 2027. It will be the only HBCU medical school in the Gulf South. New Orleans CityBusiness

Fairmont

Fairmont New Orleans opened Nov. 2 at 1010 Common St., the luxury brand's return to the city after 20 years. Chef Emeril Lagasse opened Delmonico Steakhouse and The Café by Emeril inside. Two bars, a rooftop restaurant and a spa open in December. New Orleans CityBusinessNOLA.com

Fairmont New Orleans opened with 250 rooms

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Po-Boy Fest

If you love a po-boy, the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival returns Sun., Nov. 8 for its 18th year. It's free and runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. between the 8100 and 8700 blocks of Oak Street, with 40 food and beverage vendors. Volunteers built a giant po-boy from 160 loaves of Leidenheimer bread Tuesday to kick things off. OffBeat MagazineNOLA.com

BioChallenge

New Orleans-based Cleaved Diagnostics won first place and the crowd favorite award at the 2026 BioChallenge. The competition, held Thu., Oct. 29, drew 240 applicants from 35 countries and 31 U.S. states. The startup was founded in 2024 using Tulane University research and is developing a rapid test for a virus linked to childhood hearing loss. New Orleans CityBusinessBiz New Orleans

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At 10:27pm on Saturday, our business at 1656 Allen Toussaint was broken into.

“911 was called 3 times over the space of 4 hours and not a single officer was dispatched to our location. The last time I called 911, they did not answer and I hung up. They called me back 15 minutes later to apologize. I have lived and worked in the city of New Orleans my entire life. I am disgusted. I worked EMS in…”

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The Wrap

Mermaids are swimming in the Great Maya Reef this November. Mermaids at Audubon Aquarium brings graceful mermaid performances to the aquarium's vibrant waters on twelve select days, and Thursday, Nov. 5 is one of them. Fair warning: this is the one reef where we'd say the fish are upstaged.

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Saints cut kicker Daniel Carlson and add RB Audric Estime

Plus, Gayle Benson's $250,000 gift and the Fairmont New Orleans is open for business.

The TLDR

  1. Saints cut kicker Daniel Carlson, claim RB Audric Estime
  2. Gayle Benson gives $250,000 toward a Bourbon Street memorial
  3. Voters approve amendment for lead pipe removal funding
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