Ooh ooh ooh we're soooooo close now

Except that we're not really any closer than the last thousand times that announcement has been made.

BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal said Tuesday he and his staff will bring key lawmakers up to speed on the progress of negotiations between the New Orleans Saints and the state at a breakfast Wednesday moning.

"We don't have a deal signed,'' Jindal told reporters during an informal news conference after testifying on an unrelated bill. However, he said there has been "significant movement" between the two sides on a new agreement.

In other Saints news, yesterday Tom Benson participated in a tasting of the new extra-small Superdome nachos proposed for the gameday menu this fall ($12.00 a portion). His ability to fully digest the cheese was considered a "significant movement" in the ongoing negotiations.