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Gov. Jeff Landry and Gail Benson sign Superdome lease extension to keep Saints in New Orleans
Summary
Gov. Jeff Landry and Gail Benson signed a lease extension for the Caesar Superdome on Oct. 2, 2025; the signed agreement will be sent to the NFL for approval and officials said it secures the Saints’ presence in New Orleans while aiming to attract future major events.
Gov. Jeff Landry and Gail Benson signed a lease extension for the Caesar Superdome on Oct. 2, 2025, an agreement officials said will keep the New Orleans Saints playing in the city for years to come.
Gov. Jeff Landry said he was "proud... to take this pen and sit right next to Miss Gayle and to sign this agreement," framing the deal as a reaffirmation that "the Saints belong in New Orleans" and a step toward hosting more major events, including future bids to bring the Super Bowl back to the city.
Gail Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, said a signed copy of the extension will be sent to the NFL for its approval. "Once the NFL approves this lease extension," she said, "we will then be allowed to petition the NFL to bid on future Super Bowls." Benson also recounted a prior commitment in 2019 of $180,000,000 toward a $450,000,000 renovation of the Superdome and highlighted broad economic activity she said was benefiting the state, citing "more than $62,000,000,000 in business investments in 2025 alone."
Representatives of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, the agency that manages the Superdome, described the agreement as a long-term partnership that balances the interests of the team, the state and local residents. The LSCD chair thanked state leaders and Benson for their roles in negotiating what he called "an agreement that's fair for all the citizens of Louisiana" and said the deal keeps the Saints in the Superdome "for many years and hopefully decades to come."
Officials emphasized the next procedural step: the extension will be forwarded to the NFL for its review and approval before the team can pursue future event bids tied to the property. Event organizers displayed the signed document to attendees and officials invited the media to ask questions after the ceremony. The program closed with an invitation to attend the Saints' upcoming game on Sunday.
The agreement was presented as a continuation of a multi-year partnership between the team, the LSCD and the state; officials said the extension complements prior public and private investment in the Superdome but did not specify additional state funding tied to this particular extension.
