{"id":480351,"date":"2025-12-18T08:32:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/480351\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:32:46","slug":"new-orleans-saints-and-pelicans-owner-gayle-benson-visits-shreveport-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/480351\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson visits Shreveport veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) &#8211; New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner, Gayle Benson, arrived in Shreveport Wednesday (Dec. 17) to bring some holiday cheer to local veterans. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Veterans Transitional Living Facility opened its doors to Benson, as she gifted veterans with Saints and Pelicans themed gifts. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson visited Shreveport veterans...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XNQ6BSQL4JC4BG7C26IG4KIQ4I.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1687\" \/>New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson visited Shreveport veterans ahead of the Christmas holiday.(ksla)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s just such a great honor for me. I am very humbled to be able to come out to Shreveport and give so many gifts to so many needy people. And I\u2019m always touched by the veterans, so it\u2019s been a real thrill for me to be here,\u201d Benson said. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/page\/ksla-streaming\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"First Aware First Alert on your schedule. ksla.com - KSLA 12 News App - Android TV - Amazon...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766046765_204_DRTYH63LORFU5E4Z5AIWNQTLPI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Benson remarked how giving back to veterans is something she does because many people who were close to her served in the military. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She emphasized the importance of giving back to her community and how she encourages others to do the same.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson visited Shreveport veterans...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYRWIOI2DJEKFHSVJSSI34TGZ4.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1684\" \/>New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson visited Shreveport veterans ahead of the Christmas holiday.(ksla)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIn sports, we do so many things and philanthropy is just a part of it. We meet with the community and giving back is so important, and when I give back, many of my team members follows suit,\u201d Benson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KSLA. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHREVEPORT, La. 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