| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Saints lose: Less than a week after proving they couldn't run with the NFL elite against the Ravens, the Saints showed they can't even be counted on to hang with the cellar dwellers, falling 20-10 to the 2-6 Steelers. All the bad habits that have haunted the Saints this year on full display in Pittsburgh. Rod Walker writes that the Saints season might just be over, while Jeff Duncan notes that a weak NFC South has been masking the Saints problems. After the game, Coach Dennis Allen declined to say what he would consider a quarterback change. It was a game, quite literally, for the birds. Living with industry: Jefferson Parish is getting ready to unveil changes to its zoning regulations that govern where industrial and chemical plants to can locate and expand. Blake Paterson has the latest. Methodist schism: In Louisiana, 58 churches have voted to cut ties with the United Methodist Church at the request of members who disagree with shifting doctrine in favor of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. Gabby Killet has the story. Thanks for starting your week with us. Catch the latest news all day on NOLA.com. Chad |