By John Sigler | Saints Wire
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell still has not granted the Saints permission to host the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at partial capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the Saints have begun negotiations with LSU to consider playing home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. They last moved there in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina, going 3-13.
The Saints have already received the green light from Governor John Bel Edwards to fill the Superdome at up to 25% capacity (about 18,000 spectators), but Cantrell’s office has not given the same permission as the city moves into Phase 3 of its COVID-19 recovery and reopening plan.
Tiger Stadium usually seats up to 102,000 fans, but it’s been reduced to crowds of about 25,000 amid the ongoing public health crisis. The Saints have tested their own game day health and safety protocols by hosting 750 family members of players, coaches, and staffers and believe they can responsibly expand that crowd at the Superdome, but transferring operations to Tiger Stadium would be a different challenge.
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