Saints and Pelicans owner pays off Walmart lay-away orders for hundreds

December 5, 2018 at 10:48 AM CST - Updated December 5 at 6:44 PM

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson is making it a very merry Christmas for hundreds of people.

Spending almost $100,000, Benson recently paid for more than 400 layaway orders at the Walmart on Tchoupitoulas Street.

According to our partners at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, a Saints team spokesman confirmed that Benson made the gift on her own.

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"Right now our country needs a fresh start," the mayor of South Bend, IN, says.

The offer is a possible path toward a compromise even though it does not have money for his wall.

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