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By Julie LeBlanc Sober, Austin Sober and Ben Gauthier, KALB, Aug. 22, 2023

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – Louisiana is famous for the Saints Football Team, but there are other kinds of saints making waves in the state as well.

As of August 2023, there are eight people with ties to Louisiana who are in the process of potentially becoming canonized saints in the Catholic Church.

News Channel 5 spoke with representatives from various regions of Louisiana who are working on these individuals’ causes.

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