Tom Benson, who owns the NFL's Saints and NBA's Pelicans, has agreed to a succession plan that will give his wife, Gayle, control of New Orleans' major professional sports franchises after his death. In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday night, the 87-year-old Benson says his decision is meant to ensure the clubs' ''long-term stability and success,'' and is about ''the legacy of these two teams and everything we have done for the good of the city of New Orleans and our region. The move, first reported by NOLA. com/The Times-Picayune, is a departure from previous plans to bequeath a controlling interest in the clubs to Benson's daughter, Renee Benson, and her children, Rita Benson LeBlanc and Ryan LeBlanc.

Benson: wife to inherit control of Saints, Pelicans

Tom Benson, who owns the NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans, has agreed to a succession plan that will give his wife, Gayle, control of New Orleans’ major professional sports franchises after his death. In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday night, the 87-year-old Benson says his decision is meant to ensure the clubs’ ”long-term stability and success,” and is about ”the legacy of these two teams and everything we have done for the good of the city of New Orleans and our region. The move, first reported by NOLA. com/The Times-Picayune, is a departure from previous plans to bequeath a controlling interest in the clubs to Benson’s daughter, Renee Benson, and her children, Rita Benson LeBlanc and Ryan LeBlanc.

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Alexander R. Haidmayer

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05.10.17

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Tom Benson, who owns the NFL's Saints and NBA's Pelicans, has agreed to a succession plan that will give his wife, Gayle, control of New Orleans' major professional sports franchises after his death. In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday night, the 87-year-old Benson says his decision is meant to ensure the clubs' ”long-term stability and success,” and is about ”the legacy of these two teams and everything we have done for the good of the city of New Orleans and our region. The move, first reported by NOLA. com/The Times-Picayune, is a departure from previous plans to bequeath a controlling interest in the clubs to Benson's daughter, Renee Benson, and her children, Rita Benson LeBlanc and Ryan LeBlanc.

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