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NBC Sports
11 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Super Bowl LIX halftime protestor is arrested, months later
The performer who protested during halftime of the Super Bowl was not arrested at the time. He has been arrested now. Via Marco Cartolano of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Louisiana State Police said Thursday that Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, is accused of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly. Nantambu displayed a Palestinian and Sudanese flag as an act of protest during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show at the Superdome in New Orleans. He received a lifetime ban from all NFL events. The authorities determined that, while Nantambu had a right to be on the field, he deviated from his role and disrupted the event. 'We commend the Louisiana State Police for its diligence and professionalism in this matter. We take any attempt to disrupt any part of an NFL game, including the halftime show, very seriously and are pleased this individual will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,' chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Cartolano. And here's the Mad Libs kicker to this story. Nantambu has claimed he's the man at whom Antonio Brown shot a gun at following a fight at a Miami boxing event in May.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Watch live: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry joins Trump for White House remarks
President Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) will make remarks Monday afternoon at the White House. It marks Landry's second visit to the White House in a week. The first-term governor attended an event Thursday at which Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Education Department. Trump and Landry are expected to join executives from Hyundai to announce plans to build a steel mill in the state to back up its auto plants, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The plant, a $5 billion investment, would supply materials to the Korean automaker. Earlier this month, Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico. Canada supplies more steel to the U.S. than any other country, according to the International Trade Association. Watch the event live here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
24-03-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Watch live: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry joins Trump for White House remarks
President Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) will make remarks on Monday afternoon at the White House. It marks Landry's second visit to the White House in a week. The first-term governor attended an event on Thursday at which Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Education Department. Trump and Landry are expected to join executives from Hyundai to announce plans to build a steel mill in the state to back up its auto plants, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The plant, a $5 billion investment, would supply materials to the Korean automaker. Earlier this month, Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico. Canada supplies more steel to the U.S. than any other country, according to the International Trade Association. Watch the event live here.
NBC Sports
11-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
New Orleans targets its 12th Super Bowl six years from now
New Orleans had to wait 12 years to host its eleventh Super Bowl. It's hoping to get to No. 12 in half the time. Via Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 2031 is the 'primary target' for a return. The next three Super Bowls — in Santa Clara, Los Angeles, and Atlanta — are set. Duncan explains that, for 2029 and 2030, scheduling conflicts exist for the Crescent City. That leaves 2031, and Super Bowl LXV. The only concern is the vague sense that the proliferation of newer stadiums might eventually compel New Orleans to replace the Superdome, which has been around for nearly 50 years. But that should be regarded as a plus. While other cities in that same half-century have burdened taxpayers with newer and better building, the Saints have found a way to make it work in one and only one home. From my perspective, six years wouldn't be soon enough. While it was great to take the four-lane, fully-paved, non-country road home to West Virginia from the Pittsburgh airport last night, I already miss New Orleans. That's not a slight to other Super Bowl cities. But some are better than others. The best for me personally (when considering all factors for what is an eight- or nine-day marathon) are New Orleans, Miami, and Las Vegas.
