Congratulations New Orleans Saints!

Congratulations to the players, the owner Tom Benson and his family, and most of all to the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast who have brought this area back. The Saints are what is really good about New Orleans and the Upper Gulf Coast that was devasted by Katrina -- they never quit and neither did the people of the Gulf Coast states. New Orleans had some unique problems with being a major city but the devastation wasn't any different to a resident of New Orleans or to someone living in Sliddel, LA, or Gulfport, MS. Their lives were turned upside down and it looked hopeless in so many areas.

At the time, the people of the region didn't know if the Saints were going to stay in New Orleans after playing on the road for a year, but members of the team kept coming back during that year to help. When the decision was made to renovate the Super Dome so the team could come back, the city and a region who had been through so much now had their Saints back with a new spirit and a new coach, Sean Payton from the Dallas Cowboys.

Non sports people probably think the rest of us are nuts who would put so much into a sports team but football/basketball or other sports are what brings a community together. If anyone ever wanted the proof -- look no further then New Orleans and the Upper Gulf Coast.

This time when the Saints return to New Orleans they are returning as Super Bowl Champs and bringing along the Super Bowl Trophy for the people of New Orleans!

A great way to end the football season! Mardis Gras has arrived early in New Orleans!