Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the pregame stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are to perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take place Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans before the NFL’s championship matchup and halftime show featuring Kendrick Lamar.

Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of the pregame performances that will air on Fox. All the pregame performers are Louisiana natives. The national anthem and “America the Beautiful” will be performed by actor Stephanie Nogueras in American sign language.

Otis Jones IV will sign “Lift Every Voice and Sing." Teen dies after being hit by a stray bullet during ride home from hockey game in St. Louis ST.

LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old has died after being hit by a stray bullet on a St. Louis highway. The St.

Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Colin Brown was shot Saturday while being driven home from playing a hockey game. Police say the high school junior died in a hospital Wednesday. Police are calling the shooting on Interstate 55 random and rare.

There have been no arrests so far, but police have received tips and video evidence. More than 200 people attended a vigil for Brown on Monday. 'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing tu.