Saints owner backs Baton Rouge for NFL games as Superdome doom looms

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NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson supported a plan to play National Football League games at nearby Baton Rouge as talk began about tearing down the team's storm-damaged Superdome home.

The Saints have started working out of San Antonio, Texas, and NFL officials have already rescheduled the Saints' September 18 home opener against the New York Giants to September 19 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Benson wants the Saints to play their remaining home schedule at Louisiana State University's 92,000-seat stadium, provided that does not hamper Hurricane Katrina relief efforts based in the Baton Rouge area.

"We are currently working with the NFL and expect to be in a position shortly to announce the sites for...