The Times-Picayune 04-12-2025

Museums, libraries bracingfor cuts

Trumpadministrationtargets cultural funding

BY JANRISHER andJENNA ROSS Staff writers

The email fromthe National Endowment for the Humanities came at 11:38 p.m. on April 2. It landed in Miranda Restovic’sspamfolder

The message: Apartnership that had lastedmore than50years between the federal agency and the Louisiana Endowment forthe Humanities had ended overnight.

“NEH hasreasonablecause to terminate your grant in lightofthe fact that the NEH is repurposingits funding allocations in anew direction in furtherance of the President’sagenda,” said

theemail, signedbyMichael McDonald, theendowment’s acting chairman.

For Restovic, president and chief executive of theLouisiana Endowment for the Humanities, which leads andfunds arts and cultural initiatives across the state, it meantthat $600,000, or 20% of its annual budget, was gone.

“Itisablow,” saidRestovic. “Inthe last five years, we have reached every parish in thestate. …This grant was terminated by the NEH, but it is the state of Louisiana that loses.”

TheTrump administration, aided by billionaire Elon Musk, is slashingfederal spending in the name of removing bloat and waste. In recent

days, Louisiana officials learned they are set to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in FEMA funding to protect against storms andtens of millions of dollarsinfunding for public health. The state’s farmersare dealing with theloss of some $350 million in agricultural programs and subsidies.

Now,Louisiana’smuseums, libraries and cultural organizations aregrappling with—orbracing for —dramatic cuts as well.

In addition to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, an array of other institutions have been notified of

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Lawmakerslooking to avoidteacher paycuts

Funding sought to maintain $2,000 stipends

BY PATRICK WALL Staff writer

Just afew months ago, Louisiana’s teachers were basking in praise for helping students lead the country in reading gains.Now those same educators are

staring down apay cut.

Annual $2,000 stipends that teachers received for the past two years are set to expire after this school year ends, as are $1,000 stipends forschool support staff. Gov.JeffLandry’sspending planfor next fiscalyear does not include thestipends.

This week, several state lawmakers saidthey won’tallow the state’s public school teachers —whose salaries lag the regional average by thousands of dollars

—toendure a$2,000 pay cut when Louisiana’seducation system is on the rise.

“There’sjust no way that we can discontinue what they have received for the past twoyears,”said Rep. Jason Hughes, D-NewOrleans, during aHouse budget hearing this week.“From my perspective we have amoral obligation to ensure that, at aminimum,” educator pay remains

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Judgerules student is deportable

BY JOHN SIMERMAN Staff writer

JENA An immigrationjudge on Friday agreed with the Trumpadministration that Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student activist and legal permanent resident who is accused of speaking out at the expense of U.S. foreign policy,isdeportable.

At ahearing inside the heavily secured Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, Judge Jamee Comans found that the government had shown that Khalil can legallybe expelled. However,the decision won’timmediately endKhalil’sstayinthe Louisiana lockup, whichhas now run foramonth.

Comans set an April 23 deadline for his attorneys to prove their case forasylum or otherreliefthat would enable him to remain in the U.S. If they fail, Khalil would be deported to Syria or Algeria, the judge said. Wearing prayer beads and anavy jumpsuit, Khalil spoke briefly in court, according to newsaccounts. He said there was“nothing more important than due process rights and fundamental fairness,” adding in reference to another statementincourt,“Clearly what we witnessed today,neither of these principles werepresent.”

The arrest of Khalil, 30, who wasnot charged with acrime, wasfollowed by several others of noncitizen activists who are legally in the U.S. on visas. It’sviewedas atest case forthe Trump administration’s power to deport protesters for their political views.

Administration officials have said they are targeting supporters of Hamas forremoval, as wellasantisemitic attacks in the U.S. Khalil’sattorneys and other supporters say he is being illegally detained for speech that is protected by the First Amendment. APalestinian by ethnicitywho was born in Syria, Khalil wasactive in campus

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

Students walk past masquerades by Sheku ‘Goldenfinger’ Fofanah, of Sierra Leone, while visiting an exhibit at theNew Orleans MuseumofArt on Tuesday. The grant that helped bring the exhibit to NewOrleans is among those terminated last week by theNational Endowment for the Humanities.

Khalil

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Sabrine Mohamad, right, ahuman rights attorneywiththe SouthernPoverty Law Center,isconsoled by Fatima Kahn as they and others gather outside the ICE detention center in Jena on Friday

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U.S. pastor abducted at gunpoint in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG A pastor was abducted by armed and masked men as he was preaching a sermon before a congregation in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, police said Friday.

Four men broke into the Fellowship Baptist church in Motherwell Township on Thursday evening, stole two cellphones from members of the congregation and took away the pastor in his own truck, said police, who have now initiated an investigation into abduction and armed robbery

Local media named the victim as Josh Sullivan, 45, of Tennessee, but police would not confirm the identification.

According to the Fellowship Baptist church blog Sullivan who described himself as a “church-planting missionary,” his wife Meagan and two children arrived in South Africa in November 2018 to run the Motherwell branch.

An image showing Sullivan preaching behind a pulpit was uploaded on X by a user going by the name of Tom Hatley Sullivan identifies a man with the same name as his childhood and training pastor on his own blog. Hatley claimed that he was posting on Sullivan’s wife’s behalf and prayed for a safe return.

U.S. measles cases surpass 700 in 6 states

U.S measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five others states with active outbreaks, Texas grew by another 60 cases and a third measles-related death was made public.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr claimed in a televised Cabinet meeting Thursday that measles cases were plateauing nationally, but the virus continues to spread mostly in people who are unvaccinated and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention redeployed a team to West Texas.

The U.S. has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, and Texas is reporting the majority of them with 541. Texas’ cases include two unvaccinated elementary schoolaged children who died from measles-related illnesses near the epicenter of the outbreak in rural West Texas, which led Kennedy to visit the community Sunday The third person who died was an adult in New Mexico who was not vaccinated.

Nigeria bans song criticizing its president ABUJA, Nigeria Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies, according to a memo seen Friday by The Associated Press

The country’s media regulator described the content of “Tell Your Papa” in the memo to radio stations as “inappropriate for broadcast.”

The song is a response by musician and outspoken government critic Eedris Abdulkareem to recent remarks by Seyi Tinubu, the president’s son, who called his father the greatest leader in the country’s history In the afrobeats track, Abdulkareem asks the younger Tinubu to tell his father that his policies have brought widespread hardship to Africa’s most populous country, while highlighting what he calls a string of unfulfilled “empty promises.”

In an article published Wednesday and in subsequent stories about the Federal Emergency Management Agency eliminating its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, the amount of money at stake in Louisiana was misstated. The articles incorrectly said there were 148 applications worth $721 million using BRIC that will be ended in Louisiana. There are 34 projects directly funded by BRIC worth a total of $185 million, according to FEMA’s financial obligations database. The Times-Picayune regrets the error

China hits back in trade war

Beijing to up tariffs on U.S goods to

By The Associated Press

BEIJING China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.

While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for other countries, he raised tariffs on China and they now total 145%. China has denounced the policy as “economic bullying” and promised countermeasures The new tar-

iffs begin Saturday Washington’s repeated raising of tariffs “will become a joke in the history of the world economy,” a Chinese Finance Ministry spokesperson said in a statement announcing the new tariffs. “However, if the U.S. insists on continuing to substantially infringe on China’s interests, China will resolutely counter and fight to the end.”

China’s Commerce Ministry said it would file another lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against the U.S. tariffs.

“There are no winners in a tariff war,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during a meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, according to a readout from state broadcaster

CCTV “For more than 70 years, China has always relied on itself and hard work for development, never relying on favors from anyone, and not fearing any unreasonable suppression.”

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said China stands firm against Trump’s tariffs not only to defend its own rights and interests but also to “safeguard the common interests of the international community to ensure that humanity is not dragged back into a jungle world where might makes right.”

Wang made the remarks when he met Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Beijing. Wang said China will “work together with other coun-

Divers search for parts of

crashed N.Y. helicopter

6 killed when sightseeing flight crashed into Hudson River

BY MICHAEL R. SISAK, DAVE COLLINS and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press

NEW YORK Police and fire department divers were searching Friday for the main and rear rotors of a sightseeing helicopter that broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, killing all six people aboard including a family of five from Spain.

Those parts, along with the helicopter’s transmission, the roof and tail structures have not been found since the crash Thursday afternoon, Jennifer Homendy chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters at a briefing in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Officials also identified the pilot as 36-year-old Seankese Johnson.

Hemendy said the NTSB would not speculate on the cause of the crash so early in the investigation.

“We are very factual and we will provide that in due course,” she said.

Visibility was low in the murky river and divers were using sonar to hunt for the missing pieces. The pilot and passenger cabin of the aircraft was pulled from the river Thursday night.

The victims from Spain included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, 49, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, 39, who had been a global manager at an energy technology company, and their three children, Victor, 4, Mercedes, 8, and Agustin, 10. Mercedes would have turned 9 on Friday, officials said.

Escobar was in the New York area on business and his family flew over to meet him for a few days, said Steven Fulop, mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey,

in a post on X. He said officials were working with the medical examiner to release the bodies for their return to Spain.

Johnson regularly celebrated his career milestones as a helicopter pilot on social media. In March, he changed his Facebook profile to a screengrab of him piloting a helicopter with a view of Freedom Tower and the Manhattan skyline in the background.

In the summer of 2023, he announced that he was flying a Blackhawk helicopter to fight fires for a Montana-based firm

“Long hours and painstaking work to get to this moment. Thank you for all the love and support from those who’ve helped me get here,” Johnson wrote.

Community activists and officials have repeatedly proposed banning or restricting traffic at Manhattan heliports, citing New York City’s history of fatal helicopter accidents that have killed 38 people since 1977 as well as the relentless noise.

Federal judge allows immigration enforcement in houses of worship

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON A federal judge on Friday sided with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses of worship for now, despite a lawsuit filed by religious groups over the new policy

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington refused to grant a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans. She found that the plaintiffs lack standing, or the

legal right to sue, since only a handful of immigration enforcement actions have been conducted in or around churches or other houses of worship and that the evidence at this point doesn’t show “that places of worship are being singled out as special targets.”

The plaintiffs are reviewing the decision and assessing their options, said their lead counsel, Kelsi Corkran.

“We remain gravely concerned about the impacts of this policy and are committed to protecting foundational rights enshrined in the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act,”

tries to jointly resist all retrogressive actions in the world.”

Trump’s on-again, offagain measures have caused alarm in stock and bond markets and led some to warn that the U.S. could be headed for a recession.

There was some relief when Trump paused the tariffs for most countries — but concerns remain since the U.S. and China are the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 economies, respectively

“The risk that this escalating trade war tips the world into a recession is rising as the two largest and most powerful countries in the world continue to punch back with higher and higher tariffs,” Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital markets, wrote Fri-

day. “No one truly knows when this will end.” Chinese tariffs will affect goods like soybeans, aircrafts and their parts and drugs all among the country’s major imports from the U.S. Beijing, meanwhile, suspended sorghum, poultry and bonemeal imports from some American companies last week, and put more export controls on rare earth minerals, critical for various technologies. The United States’ top imports from China, meanwhile, include electronics, like computers and cellphones, industrial equipment and toys — and consumers and businesses are likely to see prices rise on those products, with tariffs now at 145%.

Small plane crashes near Florida highway

BY STEPHANY MATAT and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto railroad tracks, officials said.

Boca Raton Fire Rescue assistant chief Michael LaSalle said the plane crash that killed all three people on board emitted a fireball when it hit the ground, injuring a person in a nearby car LaSalle said several roads near the Boca Raton Airport will remain closed near Interstate 95.

The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane as a Cessna 310 with three people on board. It went down about 10:20 a.m. after departing from Boca Raton Airport bound for Tallahassee, the FAA said in an email.

Fire officials told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the aircraft appeared to have pushed a car onto

the railroad tracks, leading to the tracks’ closure. Josh Orsino, 31, said he was stopped at a red light at a nearby overpass when he heard a loud explosion and saw a huge fireball come toward him.

“We’re just sitting there, and I see the palm trees start catching on fire,” Orsino said. “I thought it was an oil rig or a car crash type thing.” Orsino said everyone was honking and trying to get off the overpass, not sure if it was going to collapse.

“So I didn’t know if the fire was going to come towards the vehicles, I mean, my first instinct was like, I got to get off this bridge. I’m getting out of here,” Orsino said.

Miguel Coka, 51, who works near the Boca Raton airport, said he is used to seeing planes flying low as they prepare to land. But this time, he and his colleagues noticed something was off.

“There was a rumble and everyone in the building felt it,” he said when the plane crashed. “We are all shocked.”

Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer said the investigation was just beginning.

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said Corkran, the Supreme Court Director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection.

The religious groups argued the policy violated the right to practice their religion. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, attendance has declined significantly, with some areas showing double-digit percentage drops, they said.

The judge, though, found that the groups had not shown their drops were definitively linked to the church policy specifically, as opposed to broader increased actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other agencies.

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New york Police Department scuba team prepares to dive Friday where a sightseeing helicopter crashed a day earlier into the Hudson River in Jersey City N.J

Feds offernodetails on wronglydeportedMd. man

Judgelambasts lawyer who couldn’t answer questions

BY MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, REBECCA SANTANA and BEN FINLEY Associated Press

GREENBELT, Md.— Afederal judge on Friday lambasted agovernment lawyer who couldn’texplain what, if anything, the Trump administration has done to arrange for the return of aMaryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to anotorious prison in El Salvador

The U.S. government attorney also struggledtoprovide any information about the whereabouts of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite Thursday’sruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that the Trump administration must bring him back.

“Where is he and under whose authority?”U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis asked in aMaryland courtroom.

“I’m not asking for state secrets,” she said. “All Iknow is that he’snot here. The government was prohibited from sendinghim to El Salvador,and now I’m asking a very simple question: Where is he?” Drew Ensign, adeputy assistant attorney general, said thegovernment doesn’t have

evidence to contradict the belief that Abrego Garcia is still in ElSalvador

Xinis sounded exasperatedthat Ensign couldn’t tell herwhere Abrego Garcia is, what the government has donetoarrange forhis return or whatmoreitplans to do to gethim backtothe U.S.

“That is extremely troubling,” shesaid.

Thejudge repeatedly asked Ensignabout what has been done, asking pointedly:

“Have theydone anything?”

—towhichEnsign said he didn’thavepersonal knowledgeofwhathad been done.

“So that means they’ve done nothing,” the judge said, adding later: “Despite

Israel to fire reservists whocondemned war

BY SAM MEDNICK Associated Press

TELAVIV,Israel Israel’s military said Friday it will fire air force reservists who signed an open letterthat condemns the war in Gaza for only serving political interests instead of bringing the hostages home. In astatement to The Associated Press, an armyofficial said there was no room for any individual,including reservists on active duty,“to exploit their military status whilesimultaneouslyparticipating in the fighting,” calling the letter abreach of trust between commanders and subordinates.

The army said it had decided that any active reservist whosignedthe letter will notbeable to continue serving. It didnot specify how many people that included or if the firings had begun.

Nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists and retirees signed the letter published in Israeli media Thursday,demanding the immediate return of the hostages, even at the cost of ending the fighting

The letter comes as Israel ramps up its offensive in Gaza, trying to pressure Hamas to agree to free hostages, 59 of whom are still being held, more than half of which are dead.Israel’s imposed ablockadeonfood,

fuel and humanitarian aid that hasleftcivilians facing acute shortages as supplies dwindle.Ithas pledged to seize large parts of the Palestinianterritoryand establish anew security corridor through it.

While the soldiers who signed the letter didn’trefuse to keep serving, it’s part of agrowing number of Israelisoldiers speaking out against the 18-month conflict, some saying theysaw or didthings that crossed ethicallines.

“It’scompletelyillogical and irresponsible on behalf of theIsraelipolicymakers …risking the lives of the hostages,risking thelives of more soldiers andrisking lives of many,many more innocent Palestinians, while it had averyclear alternative,”saidGuy Poran, aretired Israeli Air Force pilot whospearheadthe letter He said he’snot aware of anyone who signed the letterbeing fired, and since it was published, it hasgained dozens more signatures.

Israel’sPrimeMinister, Benjamin Netanyahu downplayedthe letteronFriday, saying it was writtenbya “smallhandful of weeds, operated by foreign-funded NGOs whose sole goal is to overthrowthe right-wing government.” He said anyone who encourages refusalwillbeimmediately dismissed.

this court’sclear directive, your clients have done nothing to facilitate thereturnof Mr.Abrego Garcia.”

For hispart, Ensign stressed that the government was “actively considering what could be done”and said that Abrego Garcia’s case involved three Cabinet agencies andsignificantcoordination.

Before thehearing ended, Xinis orderedthe U.S.toprovide dailystatusupdates on planstoreturnAbregoGarcia.

“I guess my message, for what it’s worth, is:ifyou can do it,doittomorrow,” she said. In abrieffiled before the

hearing, Trumpadministrationattorneys toldXinis that her deadline for information was “impractical” andthat theylacked enough timeto review Thursday’sSupreme Court’sruling.

TheU.S. attorneysalso wrote that it was “unreasonable” for the U.S. government “toreveal potential steps before those steps are reviewed,agreed upon, and vetted.”

“Foreign affairscannot operateonjudicial timelines, in part because it involves sensitive country-specificconsiderations wholly inappropriate for judicial review,” the attorneys wrote.

After thehearing, Abrego

Garcia’slawyer told reporters that “he should be here in the United States.”

Flanked by Abrego Garcia’swife and backed by supporters, attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said he’s hoping fora “meaningful” government update on Saturday

“If they don’ttake today’s orderseriously,we’ll respond,” he said.

Meanwhile, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is expected to visit Washington on Monday.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wasasked Friday if President Donald Trump wanted Bukele to bring Abrego Garcia.

But Leavitt said Bukele is visiting to speak about the cooperation between the two countries“that is at an alltime high.”

Abrego Garcia’swife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, said Thursday that the ordeal has been an “emotional roller coaster.”

“I am anxiously waiting forKilmar to be here in my arms, and in our home putting our children to bed, knowing this nightmare is almost at its end. Iwill continue fighting until my husband is home,” she said.

Abrego Garcia fled El Salvador because of persecution by local gangs, according to his immigration court records. He lived in Maryland forroughly 14 years, during which he worked in construc-

tion, married aU.S. citizen andwas raising threechildren with disabilities. In 2019, he wasaccused by local police of being in the MS-13 gang, court records state. He deniedthe allegationand wasnever charged with acrime.

AU.S. immigration judge subsequentlyshielded him from deportation to El Salvador because of likely gang persecution in his native country,records say.He had afederal permit to work in the U.S. and wasasheet metal apprentice, his attorney said. The Trumpadministration deported Abrego Garcia to an El Salvador prison anyway,later describing the mistake as “anadministrative error” but insisting that he was in MS-13. The administration also argued that the U.S. lacked the power to retrievethe Salvadorannational because he’snolonger in the U.S. ButXinis,the federal judge in Maryland, ordered the U.S. to return him, writing that his deportation appeared to be “wholly lawless.”

“There is little to no evidence to support a‘vague, uncorroborated’ allegation that Abrego Garcia wasonce in the MS-13 street gang,” Xinis wrote April 4. In its ruling on Thursday, the SupremeCourt rejected theadministration’semergency appeal of Xinis’ order

European countriesvow billions in Ukraineaid

BY LORNE COOK Associated Press

BRUSSELS European countries vowed Friday to sends billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’sinvasion, as aU.S.envoy pursued peace efforts in atrip to meet with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin amid growing questions about theKremlin’s willingness to stop the more thanthree-year war Russianforces hold theadvantage in Ukraine, withthe war nowinits fourth year.

Ukraine hasendorsedaU.S. ceasefire proposal, but Russia has effectively blocked it by imposing far-reaching conditions. European governmentshaveaccusedPutin of dragging his feet

“Russia hastoget moving” on theroad to ending the war, U.S. President Donald Trump postedonsocial media.He said the war is “terrible and senseless.”

In Russia,the Kremlin said Trump’senvoySteve Witkoff met with PutininSt. Petersburg. Witkoff, whohas been pressing the Kremlin to accept atruce, initially met withPutin envoy Kirill Dmitriev,footage released by Russianmedia showed.

WhiteHousepresssecretary Karoline Leavitt said Witkoff during his visit to Russiawas discussing efforts to endthe war with Putinand otherofficials.

“This is another step in the negotiating process towards aceasefire and an ultimate

peace deal,” she said.

Russianstate news agency RIA Novosti said Witkoff’s meeting withPutin lasted 4½ hours, and cited the Kremlin as saying thatthe two discussed “aspects” of ending thewar,without providing any details.

After chairing ameeting of Ukraine’sWestern backers in Brussels, British Defense Secretary John Healey said

thatnew pledgesofmilitary aid totaled over 21 billion euros ($24 billion), “a record boostinmilitaryfunding for Ukraine, andweare also surging thatsupport to the frontline fight.” Healey gave no breakdown of that figure,and Ukraine hasinthe past complained that some countriesrepeat oldoffers at suchpledging conferences or fail to de-

liver real armsand ammunition worththe moneythey promise.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said last week that Ukraine’sbackers have provided around $21 billion so far in the first three monthsofthisyear.European Union foreign policychief KajaKallassaidFridaythat more than $26 billion have been committed.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By JOSE LUIS MAGANA Jennifer Vasquez Sura, thewife of Kilmar AbregoGarcia, of Maryland,who wasmistakenly deported to ElSalvador,speaks April 4during anewsconference at CASA’s Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md.

Doctorsremovepig kidney from womanafter 130days

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press

WASHINGTON An Alabama woman who lived with apig kidneyfor a record 130 days had theorgan removed after her body began rejectingitand is back on dialysis, doctorsannounced Friday —adisappointmentinthe ongoingquest for animal-to-human transplants

Towana Looney is recovering well from the April 4removal surgery at NYU Langone Health and has returned home to Gadsden, Alabama. In astatement, she thanked her doctors for “the opportunity to be partofthis incredible research.”

“Though the outcome is not what anyone wanted, Iknow alot was learned from my 130 days with a pig kidney —and that this can help and inspire many others in their journey to overcoming kidney dis-

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protests against Israel and the war in Gaza. He recently finished master’scoursework at Columbia’s school of international affairs and is married to an American citizen who is duetogive birth soon,his lawyers say Khalil was arrested outside his university-ownedapartment and booked in New York on March 8. The next day,hewas shuttled on an American Airlines flighttoDallas and another flight to Alexandria, landing him in Louisiana on the morning of March 10, his lawyers say He wassenttothe ICEprocessing facilityinJena, where the immigration court also resides,and where ascrum of mediaand activists gathered Friday in front of the gates.

“He sleeps in abunker without apillow or blanket,” Khalil’sattorneys said in an April3legal filing. An ICE official did notrespond Friday to questions about Khalil’s living situation at the facility.

In an undated letter obtained by TheAssociated Press, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the push to remove Khalil. Rubio cited arelatively obscure section of the Immigrational and Nationality Act thatempowers him to findthatan “alien’spast, current, or expected beliefs, statements or associations that are otherwise lawful” would spell danger to U.S. foreignpolicy

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cuts —including TulaneUniversity,LSU, Southern University andthe University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The New Orleans Museum of Art recentlyreceived noticethat its two current grants from the NEH had been terminated.

“Any elimination of funding from these agencies impactsour abilitytoserve our public in essential ways,” said NOMA spokesperson Charlie Tatum. “Programming at all museums will be in jeopardy without the critical support for operations and initiatives provided by these cultural agencies.”

Some other libraries and museumsare bracingfor cuts through another federal agency,the Institute for Museumand Library Services, which is the main source of federal funding for the country’slibraries and museums. After naming theagency in mid-March as oneofseven that should be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law,” the Trump administration placedits staff on leave.

In fiscal year 2024, the IMLS awarded $3.5 million in grants to libraries and museums in the state, including $2.7 million to the State Library of Louisiana, which has a$9.7 million budget.

In astatement last week, MegPlacke, state librarian, saidthe system’sfunds are securethrough 2026

“The last communication

IMLS sent us informed us that our funding would be the same for 2026 and official award letters would be sent in April,”Placke said.

“While we are aware that some states have had IMLS grants canceled, we have not

ease,” Looney added. Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are morehumanlike to address asevereshortageof transplantablehumanorgans. More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list,most whoneed akidney, and thousands die waiting.

Before Looney’stransplant only four other Americans had received experimentalxenotransplants of gene-edited pig organs —two heartsand twokidneys that lasted no longerthan twomonths. Those recipients, who were severely ill before the surgery, died.

Now researchers are attempting these transplants in slightly less sick patients, like Looney.ANew Hampshire man who receiveda pig kidneyinJanuary is faring well and arigorous study of pig kidney transplants is set to begin this summer.Chineseresearchers also recently announced asuccess-

ful kidney xenotransplant. Looney hadbeen on dialysis since 2016 and didn’tqualify for a regular transplant —her body was abnormally primed to reject ahuman kidney.Soshe sought out apig kidneyand it functioned well— shecalled herself “superwoman” and lived longer than anyone with agene-edited pigorgan before, from herNov.25transplant until early Aprilwhenher body began rejectingit.

NYU xenotransplant pioneer Dr.Robert Montgomery,Looney’s surgeon, said what triggered that rejection is beinginvestigated.But he saidLooney and her doctors agreed it would be less risky to remove the pig kidneythan to try saving it withhigher,riskier doses of anti-rejection drugs.

“Wedid thesafe thing,” Montgomery told The Associated Press. “She’snoworse offthanshe was

before (the xenotransplant) and she would tell you she’sbetter off because she hadthis 41/2 month break from dialysis.”

Shortlybeforethe rejection began, Looney had suffered an infection related to her prior timeondialysis andher immunesuppressing anti-rejection drugs were slightly lowered, Montgomery said. At the same time,her immune systemwas reactivating after the transplant. Those factors may have combined to damage the new kidney,hesaid.

Rejection is acommon threat after transplants of human organs, too, and sometimes cost patients their new organ.Doctors face a balancing actintampingdown patients’ immunesystemsjust enough to preserve the new organ while allowing them to fight infection

It’saneven bigger challenge

Faithleadersand supporters of Columbia University graduate student

detention centerinJena followinga judge’sdecision on Friday.

if the person stays. Thename of another person Rubiofound deportable forthe same reasons was redacted in the memo released by TheAssociated Press. Their presenceinthe U.S. would “undermine U.S. policy to combat anti-Semitism around the worldand in the United States, in

received any communication from theagency about anychanges to ourgrant fundingfor this fiscal year or next.”

That last communication came March 18, said Barry Landry,aspokespersonfor Lt.Gov.Billy Nungesser, whooversees thestate library.IMLS staff were put on leave March 31. Cuts to arts and culture institutions wouldbe felt in myriadways, according to museum and library officials.

On Tuesday,a mannequin stood in thecenterofthe NOMA galleries, wearing amasquerade of gold and feathers, bellsand mirrors, itsknees bentasifabout to dance. Agroup of first-gradersran over to him. One girl pointed.Another leaned in. Athird child took hisinvitation,bobbing backand forth.

Thechildren, students at theWillow School, were experiencing “New African Masquerades,”a rare look into the artists animating West African masquerade.

It’s amajor exhibition that grew from long relationshipswith artists, new ideas aboutcuration and,over the course of its creation, twoNEH grants. In fact, it “would have never been possible without funding from federalagencies,” Tatum said.

The most recentofthose grants, for$500,000, was among those terminatedby NEHlastweek. While most of that granthas been paid, only halfofanother grantof $500,000 for astate-of-theartconservation laboratory, hasmade its way to themuseum,accordingtothe NEH website.

Mary Cosper-LeBoeuf, longtime executive directorofTerrebonne Parish Library,saidlibrariesare more reliant on federal and state programsthan most

additiontoefforts to protect Jewish students from harassment and violence in theUnited States,” Rubio wrote.

Khalil’sattorney, Marc VanDer Hout,vowed to continue fighting.

“Today,wesaw our worst fears play out:Mahmoud was subject to acharade of dueprocess, afla-

people realize.Though they are funded through local taxes, manyparishlibrary systems use theState Library of Louisiana for accesstodatabases, interlibrary loans, braillebooks, online tutoring andother services

Should that funding end, “it’sgoing to affect every single citylibrary and parish library in this state,” said Cosper-LeBoeuf.

In New Iberia, the Bayou Teche Museum had hoped to sort through, digitize and transcribe boxes of audio filesoflocal residents talking about thehistory of the area, making the information available to visitors. So it applied for and received a $25,000 grant from IMLS.

So far,it’sgotten$7,000, and AnaBellomy,the museum’s director,said she’s not sure if it will receive the rest

Lauren Davis,curator at West Baton Rouge Parish Museum and past president of the Louisiana Association of Museums, saysthe cutswill affect communities across thestate, buttheyalso feel personal.

“People worked theirbehinds off to get thesegrants. Ican’tfathom how devastatingitisfor all of thesecolleagueswho have put their hearts and souls into it,” Davis said. “This is notthe kind of career you go intoto makemoney.They go intoit because they are passionate about what they do.

Davis saida particular concern is the loss of shared information —especially in light of grants that were focusedondigitally archiving information and history ahead of the nation’ssesquicentennial celebration.

President Lyndon Johnson andCongresscreatedthe National Endowment for the Artsand Humanities in 1965 as away for federal dollars

grant violation of his right to afair hearing, and aweaponization of immigration law to suppress dissent,” he said.

SeveralofKhalil’ssupporters stood alongthe road outside the detention facilityafterward, decrying thedecision.

Comans, aformer ICEattorney

to support local research andeducation and to promote the country’shistory and traditions.

Statelevel agencies, including the LEH, were created in 1972 to give individual states and territories greater autonomy.Between fiscal year 2019 and2023, the NEH issued $12.9million to support 66 projects in Louisiana, according to theNEH website.

TheIMLSwas created in 1996 under President Bill Clinton as an independent federal agency to foster “leadership, innovation and lifetime learning by supporting thenation’smuseums and libraries.” First lady Laura Bush, alibrarian herself, was acheerleader

with xenotransplantation. While these pigorganshave been altered to help prevent immediate rejection,patients still requireimmunesuppressing drugs. Whichdrugs are best to prevent different, later forms of rejection isn’tclear,said Dr.Tatsuo Kawai of Massachusetts General Hospital,another xenotransplant pioneer.Different research groups are using different combinations, he said.

“When we have moreexperience, we’ll know what kind of immunosuppression is really necessary for xenotransplant,” Kawai said

MontgomerysaidLooney’sexperience offers valuable lessons for the upcoming clinical trial.

Makingxenotransplant ultimately work“is going to be won with singles and doubles, notswinging forthe fence every time we do one of these,” he said.

whohas served as an immigration judge since 2021, on Tuesday gave federal officials 24 hourstosubmit evidencefor removing Khalil from the country

Khalil’sarrest was thefirst of severalattempted deportations of foreign-born students who joined pro-Palestinianprotests or expressed criticism of Israel, or who authorities claim pose anational security concern, to land in Louisiana, where ICE maintains several detention facilities in remote locales such as Jena, four hours by car from New Orleans.

Among them:

Rumeysa Ozturk, aTufts Universitydoctoral student fromTurkey, wasdetained in aBoston suburb on March 25 and landed at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, where she remained Thursday,according to ICE records.

Badar KhanSuri, an Indiannational and Georgetownscholar, was arrested in his Virginia home last month after hisJ-1 visa was revoked.Hewas flown to an ICE staging facilityinAlexandria,then relocated to Texas. Suri awaits a hearing Friday

AlirezaDoroudi,anIranianborn University of Alabama doctoral student,was picked up outside his home last month. Authorities said his visa was revoked. His attorney says Doroudi awaits a bond hearingnextweekinJena, where he remained in detention on Friday.

WWL-Louisiana reporterCharisse Gibson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

for the agency that provided more than aquarter of Louisiana’sState Library’s budget.

The Trump administration’sshuttering of the IMLS in March is part of abroader effort to cut“bureaucracy andbloat to deliverbetter services for the American people,” his spokesperson told USAToday

“I completelyunderstand thatthere’s mismanagement, and we have to live within ourbudget,”she said. “But Ithink the majority of librarians arevery serious andveryfrugal with the money thatwe’re given. That’sjust how we’re trained.”

The agency’s funding to states including California, Connecticut and Washington have halted early, while other states are ending programsinanticipation of cuts.Lastweek, 21 Democraticstate attorneys general filed suit, arguing that by placing the IMLS staffon leave and curtailing grants, the Trumpadministration is overstepping its powers. Directorsofadozen Louisianalibraries, worried about potential cuts, have informally discussed whether they could, on their own, form aconsortium, to help make up forany lost services. But recreating what alreadyexists is inefficient, said Cosper-LeBoeuf.

Email Jan Risheratjan. risher@theadvocate.com.

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Mahmoud Khalil walkfrom the ICE

Greenstein to lead La.HealthDepartmentagain

BY EMILYWOODRUFF Staff writer

Bruce Greenstein, alongtime public health official who led the Louisiana Department of Health more than adecade ago before resigning amid acontracting scandal, has been appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry to once again lead the agency

In announcing the appointment on Friday, Landry called Greenstein, who has servedin several leadership rolesatstate and federal health agencies,a leader with a“deep understanding of health care systems, from Medicaid to post-acute care.” Greenstein’sappointment follows the retirement of Michael Harrington after eight months on the job and comes as Landry, working with Louisiana Surgeon General RalphAbraham, is seeking to reshape major state health programs,including Medicaid,

and prioritize individual medical autonomy.The agency is also shifting its focus toward chronic diseaseprevention, maternal health, mental healthand lifestyle-based interventions.

As health secretary, Greenstein will manage the HealthDepartment’s operations and$21 billion budget. The secretary works in tandem with thesurgeon general, apositioncreated by the Louisiana Legislaturein 2024, whoistasked withsettinghealthpolicyand advising on strategicinitiatives. The secretary carries out thesurgeon general’srecommendations, accordingtothe department.

“Bruce Greenstein’sappointment asSecretary of theLouisianaDepartment of Health marks anew era for Louisiana’s healthcare,” said Landry in aprepared statement. “There is no onemore qualifiedthan Bruce.”

Greensteinhas served in leadership roles atstate and federal healthagencies. Before his first stint at the state Health Department,heheld senior roles at the federal Centers for Medicare and

“BruceGreenstein’s appointment as Secretaryof the Louisiana Department of Health marks anew erafor Louisiana’shealthcare. There is no one more qualified than Bruce.”

GOV. JEFFLANDRy

Medicaid Services and at Microsoft He was appointedbyformer Gov.Bobby Jindal in 2010 to lead the state HealthDepartment but resigned in April 2013 amid state and federal probes into how a2011 stateMedicaid contract for nearly $200 millionwas awarded to his former employer,Client Network Services Inc., wherehewas vice president from 2005 to2006. Greensteininitially downplayed his contact withCNSI butlater admitted to exchanging messages with company executives. He said that theconversations were personal. In testimony,Greenstein acknowledged he might have han-

dled some aspects of the contract differently but maintained he had done nothing wrong anddid not receive any payment or benefit in connection with the contract awarded to CNSI

Although the federalinvestigation didn’tresult in charges,astate grand jurywas later convened and in 2014, he was indicted on nine countsofperjury forallegedly lyingduring a2011 state Senate confirmationhearing anda 2014 grandjuryproceeding related to thecontract.

Thechargeswere dropped in 2016 by Landry while he wasattorney general.Atthe time, Landry’s office citedinsufficient evidence. Acivil lawsuitfiled by CNSI againstthe state over the contract termination was settled the same year.The companyisnow knownas Acentra Health after a2023 merger After leaving state government, Greenstein later served as chief technology officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during PresidentTrump’s first term. Morerecently,heworked as an

executive at Lafayette-based LHC Group, amajor home health company,and advisedGov.JeffLandry on health care policy,according to areportfromThe Louisiana Illuminator

The Louisiana Department of Healthand the Governor’sOffice did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment on the hiring.

Greenstein said in aprepared statementthatheiscommitted to “driving meaningful change” as secretary,and referenced both thechallengesand opportunities ahead forLouisiana.

“As Istep into this role again, I’m more committedthan ever to building on the progress we’ve made and driving meaningful change,” Greenstein said. Greenstein also receivedpraise from state political leaders. Landry’s announcementsaidAbraham, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins and Senate President CameronHenry all supported the appointment. Email Emily Woodruff at ewoodruff@theadvocate.com.

constant.

But to pay for stipends again next school year,the Legislature must find nearly $200 million at amoment when federal funding that Louisiana relies on could be slashed and when Landry has proposed a“standstill” budget and astate hiring freeze to rein in spending. With tax increases unlikely, lawmakers might have to scrap other expenditures to keep educator pay from falling.

“Based on the numbers Igot, I’m going to have to make significant reductions in other areas of the budget to do that,” said Rep. Jack McFarland,R-Jonesboro who chairs the House Appropriations Committee. “I think it can be done, but it’s going to be very challenging.”

Some lawmakers want to prune $50 million from Landry’smarquee education program, LA GATOR, which will give families tax dollars to pay for private education Landry undoubtedlywould oppose that cut.

“That program means alot to him,” said State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley.“Clearly we would hate to see areduction to the governor’skey priority for education.”

Landry’sspokespersondid not respond to arequest for comment.

Another option is to reintroduce aconstitutional amendment that Landry championed but voters rejected last month,which would have unlockedenough funding for most school districts to boost teacher pay. However,many observers doubt thatthe amendment process could be completed before the new fiscal year begins July 1. With the legislative session starting Monday and abud-

getdue just overtwo months later,Landryand lawmakers will have toget creative to protect teachers’ pay.

“Everything is on the table,” McFarland said Compared to their peers, Louisiana teachers are underpaid.

With average salaries of about $54,200 in 2023, they earned roughly $5,000 less than the regional average and $15,000 less than thenational average, according to data compiled by the Southern Regional Education Board, anonprofitresearch group.

Instead of raising teacher salaries, Louisianahas for several years giventhem annual stipends.Lastfall, Landry andlawmakers devised away to fund lasting raises by revising the constitution.

Amendment 2wouldhave usededucationtrust funds to paydownteacher retirement debt, creating savings thatschool districts couldspend on teacher pay. But the pay plan was one of dozens of constitutional changes embedded in the amendment, which voters rejected along with three

Louisiana’seducational

other amendments by wide margins last month

“The votersspoke loud and clear,and nowwehave to moveforward,” Hughes said in an interview Friday “But ourteachers should not be collateral damage.”

He said he would prefer to give teacherspermanent raises, but would support another year of stipends. He argued that thestate could pull money from its reservestofreeupfunding for teachers.

“Contrary to popular opinion, we’reactually in avery good fiscal position,”hesaid.

But Landry,who campaignedfor Amendment 2and blamedits defeaton “far left liberals,”has insisted that aconstitutional change is the only way to fund lasting raises.

“Regrettably,” he said in alettertoteachers this week, no other “recurring resources exist to fund the permanent salary increase you deserve.

Bills by Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro,and Rep. JoshCarlson, R-Lafayette, would revive the parts of Amendment 2that funded teacher raises. However,

spring, well after the budget must be complete, lawmakers and observers said.

“I don’tknow if we can get all that done, get it on the ballot, get it passed and get it allthrough in time,” McFarland said.

If they can’tfind enough moneytoboost pay indefinitely, lawmakers could fund another round of stipends —though several said they’d prefer to avoid that route.

“The goal of the amendment wastomakeita permanent raisesowedon’t have to do this everyyear,” said Senate President Cameron Henry,R-Metairie. “You don’t wanttohave teachers coming back every single year saying, ‘Can I please have my stipend?’”

Even if they cut other budget items —including part of Landry’spet program,LA GATOR —McFarland said it isn’tclear they could find the

$198 million needed to maintain the current stipends.

“Maybe we get athird, maybe we can come up with ahalf,”hesaid. “Maybe all of it.” As Landry and lawmakers enter budgettalks divided over howtokeep teacher paysteady, much less provide raises, they appear to agree on one thing: Teachers have earned afinancial reward.

“I know it’sgoing to be an uphill battle,” said Rep. Barbara Freiberg,R-Baton Rouge, who is on the House appropriationand education committees. “But I’m hoping people will look at the job that’sbeen done and say, ‘This is worthy of finding money to fund.’” Staff writer Elyse Carmosino provided reporting. Email Patrick Wall at patrick.wall@theadvocate. com.

employer-provided benefits.When those benefits endwithretirement, paying dental bills out-of-pocket can come as a shock,leading people to put off or even go without care

Simply put— without dentalinsurance, there may be an importantgap in your healthcare coverage.

Medicare doesn’tpay for dental care.1

That’sright. As good as Medicare is, it wasnever meanttocovereverything. Thatmeans if you wantprotection,you need to purchase individual insurance.

Early detection canprevent small problems from becoming expensive ones. The best waytopreventlarge dental bills is preventivecare. TheAmerican Dental Association recommends checkups twice ayear.

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Cassidyurges FEMA to reversecuts

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

WASHINGTON —U.S. Sen. Bill

Cassidy,R-Baton Rouge, called from the Senate floor Thursday evening for the FederalEmergency Management Agency to reverse its decision to end aprogram that helped Louisiana raise levees,elevate homesand otherwise brace for hurricanes and floods.

The Trump administration’sFEMA announced last week it was ending its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, calling it “wasteful and ineffective.” FEMA stated that the agency would cancel all BRIC applications received in 2024, and stop paying for projects approved from2020to2023.

Ending the BuildingResilient Infrastructure and Communitiesprogram,called BRIC,spikes 34 submitted andaccepted projects worth atotal $185 5milliondirectly funded by the grants, according to FEMA’s financial obligations database “Weknow that the best way to recover from aflood is to prevent damage from happening in the first place,” Cassidysaid. BRIC “protects families and saves taxpayer dollars in the long run. That’s efficient in my book.”

Congress established BRICunder President Donald Trump’sfirst administration in 2018 and directed funds to reduce flood risks by investing in pre-disaster mitigationefforts. Congress underDemocratic President JoeBiden, whotookoffice in

2021,added billions of dol-

lars more usingsomeofthe funds set asidetoaddress human-caused global warming, whichTrump has called ahoax.

Democratic membersof Louisiana’scongressional delegation have howled about the elimination of BRIC.

But the far larger Republicancongressionaldelegation andRepublican Gov.Jeff Landry have ducked commenting on theamountsinvolved and the impact of the action as theTrumpadministration seeks to shrink the size of the federal government. Trump has won about 58% of Louisianavotersin three elections over the past decade.

Cassidy in his speech Thursday detailed several

successful projects in Louisianaparishes that kept floodwaters andhigh winds from causing death and damage.

“The purpose of the BRIC grants is to build that resiliency so thatwedon’thave storiestotell which aretragic or sadbut rather stories where people continue on with their life as if the flood never occurred,”Cassidy said. “Local leadersadvocatingusingthesedollarsare advocating for the people theyrepresent, so am Iright now.”

Cassidy pointed out that Congress passeda lawto fund the program,and said “Itshouldbehonored.” He requested that “the money out there stays thereand the applications that have been placed be accepted,processedand fulfilled.”

Cassidy chairsthe Senate Health Education Labor & Pensionscommittee, oneof the most important in Congress, andpolledin2020 more Louisiana voters in history than anycandidatebut Trump. Yethis reelection in 2026 is seen as difficult both in Washingtonand in Louisiana. Cassidy is oneofthe few remaining Republicanswho voted to impeach Trumpafter theJan.6riotatthe

BY KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press

ATufts University doctoral student from Turkey is demanding her release after she was detainedby immigration officials near herMassachusetts home, detailing how she was scared when the men grabbed her phone and feared she would be killed.

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, who hassince been movedto an Immigration andCustoms Enforcement detention center in Basile, Louisiana, provided an updated account of what happened to heras she walked along astreeton March 25, in adocument filed by herlawyers in federal court Thursday Ozturk is among several people with ties to American universities whose visas were revoked or have been stopped from entering the U.S. after they were accused of attendingdemonstrations or publicly expressed support

Tuftsstudent detailsarrest, crowdeddetention conditions

for Palestinians. On Friday, a Louisianaimmigration judge ruled that the U.S. can deport Columbia University graduatestudent Mahmoud Khalil basedonthe federal government’sargumentthat he poses anational security risk. “I felt veryscaredand concerned as themen surroundedmeand grabbed my phone from me,” Ozturk said in thestatement. Theytold her they were police, andone quickly showed what might have been agoldbadge. “But Ididn’t thinktheywere the police becauseI had never seen police approach and take someoneawaylike this,” she said.

Ozturk saidshe was afraid because her name, photograph and work history were published earlier this year on thewebsite Canary Mission, which describes itself as documenting peoplewho “promote hatred of the U.S.A., Israel and Jews on North American collegecampuses. She said themen didn’ttell

U.S. Justice Department lawyers say her case in New England should be dismissed and that it should be handled in immigration court. Ozturk “is notwithout recourse to challengethe revocationof hervisaand herarrest and detention, but suchchallenge cannot be made before this court,”governmentlawyers said in abrief filed Thursday

her why they werearresting her and shackledher.She saidatone point,after they had changed cars, she felt “sure they weregoing to kill me.” During astop in Massachusetts, oneofthe men said to her, “Weare notmonsters,” and “Wedowhat the government tells us.” She said they repeatedly refused her requests to speak to alawyer

Trumpundergoes annualphysical

BY WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump had an annual physical on Friday and concluded, “I did well,” praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability while notingmedical reports from White House doctors may not be readyuntil the weekend. The 78-year-old, who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president, spent nearly five hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center undergoing what he called “every test you can imagine.” “I was there for along time,” Trump said. “I think Idid very well.” Despite long questioning predecessor Joe Biden’sphysical and mental capacity,Trump has routinely kept basic facts about his own health shrouded in secrecy —shying away from

traditional presidential transparency on medical issues. He said he believes the doctor’sreport on his latest physical would be ready on Sunday— though, if history is anyindication, thatmay offerlittle more than flattery with scarcedetail.

White Housepress secretary Karoline Leavittsaid while Trump wasstill being examined that a“readout from the White Housephysician” on hishealth that would be released “as soon as we possibly can” and suggestedit’dbe comprehensive.

Trump went straight from the examinationtoAir Force OnetoflytoFlorida for the weekend. Speaking to reporters midflight,he said doctors offered him “a little bit” ofadvice on lifestyle changes that could improve his health, though he didn’telaborate on what that was.

”Overall, Ifelt Iwas in very good shape. Agood

heart, agood soul, avery good soul,” Trumpsaid. He also noted that he took a cognitive test. “I don’tknow what to tell you other than I gotevery answer right,” he said. He said undergoing mental acuity screening was “what the American people want”and took another shot at hispredecessor, saying, “Bidenrefused to take it.”

The finished medical report would be the first publicinformation on Trump’s healthsince an assassination attempt against him in Butler,Pennsylvania, in July

Ratherthan release medical records at that time, Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson —a staunch supporter who servedashis White House physician and once joked in theWhite House briefing room that Trump could live to be 200 if he had ahealthier diet —wrote amemo describing agunshot wound to Trump’sright ear

Apetition to releaseher wasfirst filed in federalcourt in Bostonand then movedto Burlington, Vermont, where ahearing on hercasetoresolve jurisdictional issues is scheduledonMonday Ozturk’slawyers say her detention violates her constitutional rights, including free speech and due process. They have asked that shebe released from custody

She recalled that the night shespent in thecellinVermont, she was askedabout wanting to apply for asylum andifshe wasa memberof aterrorist organization. “I tried to be helpful and answertheir questions but I was so tired and didn’tunderstand whatwas happening to me,” she stated.

Ozturk, who suffers from asthma, hadanattack the next day at the airport in Atlanta, as she wasbeing taken to Louisiana, she said. She wasable to useher inhaler, but unable to gether prescribed medication because there was no place to buy it,

she said she wastold. Once shewas putinthe Louisiana facility,she was notallowedtogooutside during the first week and had limited access to food and supplies fortwo weeks. She said she suffered three more asthma attacks there and had limited care at amedical center Ozturk said she is one of 24 people in acellthathas asign stating capacity for 14. “When they do theinmate count we are threatened to not leave our beds or we will lose privileges,which means that we areoften stuckwaiting in ourbedsfor hours,”she said. “At mealtimes, there is so muchanxiety because there is no schedule when it comes.…Theythreaten to close thedoor if we don’t leavethe room in time, meaning we won’tget ameal.” Ozturk saidshe wants to go back to Tuftssoshe can finish her degree, which she hasbeenworking on for five years.

BY JAIMIE DING Associated Press

LOS ANGELES Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County districtattorney, ajudge ruled Friday They weresentenced to life in prison withoutthe possibilityofparoleatages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering theirparents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hillshome in 1989.

Former Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón asked ajudgelast year to change the brothers’ sentencefromlife without the possibilityofparole to 50 years to life. Thatwould made themimmediately eligible for parole because they committed the crime when theywereyounger than 26. But Gascón’ssuccessor re-

versedcourse.Nathan Hochman submitted amotion last month to withdraw the resentencing request. In light of Hochman’s opposition to resentencing, Los Angeles County Superior CourtJudge Michael Jesic ruled that the court can move forward with the hearing. “Everything you argued today is absolutely fair game for the resentencing hearing next Thursday,” he said. Hochman’soffice said they couldnot support thebrothers’ resentencing because they had not admitted to lies told during their trial about why they killed their parents and did not “fully recognize, acknowledge, and accept complete responsibility” for their crime.

Thebrothers appeared in court over Zoom but hadn’t made anypublicstatements through the first fewhours of Friday’sproceeding.

Whilethe defenseargued they acted outofself-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father,prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for amultimilliondollar inheritance.

Deputy DistrictAttorney Habib Balian said Friday that the key issue with Gascón’sresentencing petition was that it did not fully address rehabilitation and missed keyelementsofthe original crimecommitted. Balian presented evidence and video clips of the brothers’ testimony fromthe first trial to demonstrate instances where they “hunkered down in their bunker of deceit, lies, and deception.” He said the brothers killed theirparents outofgreed whenthey learned they would be taken out of the will,citing psychiatrist’s notes that he saidshowed “this was notself-defense.”

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Rumeysa Ozturk, a30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University,isdetained March 25 by Departmentof Homeland Security agents on astreet in Sommerville, Mass.

Landry says new bridge needed

Project would connect Jefferson, Plaquemines parishes

BY BLAKE PATERSON Staff writer

Gov Jeff Landry told West Bank business leaders that he supports the idea of building a new bridge between Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes, sparking hope among local officials that a project that has sat dormant for more than a decade will finally see movement.

Video shows deputy punching suspect

Another officer had been attacked, JPSO says

BY MICHELLE HUNTER

Staff writer

A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was recorded punching and kicking a man in the head during a confrontation at a Harvey intersection Thursday evening, video that has been shared by the website TMZ shows. The department’s Internal Affairs Division has opened an investigation into the use of force during the incident to

Louisiana began construction on the Peters Road bridge and extension project under former Gov Bobby Jindal and spent millions of dollars on the first phase, building a new road in Plaquemines Parish. But the project stalled after that.

their knees near his legs The other deputy is standing over his upper body, holding one of Chau’s arms. The deputy holding Chau’s arm punches Chau three times in the

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

“When we think about the number of workers that we have to move back and forth, the opportunity exists down the river for further economic development,” Landry said. “It makes sense to have another bridge.”

The bridge has long been pitched as a solution to reducing industrial traffic on roads in Jefferson and

At the Westbank Business & Industry Association luncheon on Friday, Landry said he agrees with state Rep. Jacob Braud, R-Belle Chasse, that the new bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is needed.

Plaquemines parish. Complaints over congestion have reached new levels in recent years with the construction of Venture Global’s massive Plaquemines LNG export facility in Port Sulphur, which brought thousands of new workers to the parish. The crush of new workers coincided with the construction of the new Belle Chasse Bridge and intermittent road closures that caused

traffic nightmares. In March, the $170 million bridge finally opened to motorists. Tolls are expected to go into effect Wednesday Landry said Venture Global’s announcement in March that it planned to invest another $18 billion to expand its LNG export facility makes the bridge all the more necessary He didn’t say how he expects the project to be funded. When it was designed more than a decade ago, the bridge had

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Voters to speak on jobdiscrimination

Advocatessay people with convictions face challenges

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

Voters this fall will have the chance to take asymbolic stand againstjob discrimination against people with felony convictions, the New Orleans City Council decided this week.

The council on Thursday voted unanimously to put a measure before voters on Oct. 11 that wouldbar local laws that discriminate based uponworkers’ past felonies. The vote spurred emotional testimony from people whohad struggled to find work due to past convictions.

The proposed language, to be added to the city’sbill of rights, states that “no law shallarbitrarily and unreasonably discriminate

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head before delivering astomp with his booted foot.The twodeputies then continue totry to handcuff Chauafter pushing hisshoulders to the ground.

Sheriff’s officials said the video captures only a portion of theentire encounter with Chau, who is accusedofscuffling with a femaledeputy and putting herinaheadlock.

The encounter occurred about 6:36p.m. Thursday atthe intersection of Manhattan and Lapalco boulevardsinHarvey.The departmentreceived at leasttwo 911 calls about an aggressive panhandler at theintersection who was making obscene gestures and walking intotraffic,according to Rivarde.

In one of the 911 calls released by the Sheriff’s Office,adriver tells opera-

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an estimated price tag of around $250 million, Braud said.

In March, however,the Department of Transportation and Development issued arequest for proposals fromconsultants interested in redesigning the bridge. Braud said he’sbeen toldanew design should cut the cost by 25% State Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, who chairs the senate’s Transportation Committee,said he thinks Venture Global should help cover the cost “because it’sgoingtobenefit them and benefit the parish.”

“Weneed another bridge,” Connick said. “Wegot to focus on making it happen. I’m pushing for the funding.”

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left on DumaineStreet, andleft on Royal, disbanding where it began at St Louis Street. Adams said the parade may be alittle shorter than in the past, but not substantially.Ofcourse, Decatur Streetwill have adifferent “feel” than Bourbon Street, shesaid. Butthe main difference will be that the parade will not pass the former site of Chris Owen’s club on Bourbon Street. The French Quarter Easter Parade wasformerly knownasthe Chris Owens

against aperson based on conviction history.”

Likea“workers bill of rights” New Orleanians approved at the pollslast November,the proposed charter change would have no binding effect on employers.

Butachorusofformerly incarcerated people, local activists and council members saidthe change would hearten people who have paid their debt to society through long prison terms, only to struggle to find work when they reentersociety.

“Wewant to work,” said Ronald Marshall, who served timeat the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and nowworks as chief policy analyst at Voices of the Experienced, an advocacy group. “But we’re being toldwecan’t work because of aconvictionthat occurred maybe 20, 30 years ago.”

The ordinance underscores NewOrleans’liberal political climate and

tors theman wasgrabbing his genitalsand making gesturesinanattempt to intimidate passersby

“He’sjust makingobscenegesturesateverybody who don’twant to givehim money,” thecaller told the911 operator Another driverreported thesame, tellingthe department they shouldrespond.

“I’mafraidthatsomebody’sgoing to hithim,” thesecondcaller said Theunidentified female deputy responded to the scene first, made contact with Chau and tried to handcuff him, Rivarde said.

“Chauimmediately, violentlyresistedher attempts and began fighting with her,”Rivarde saidina statementreleased Friday Chau is accused of grabbing the deputy’shair before both fell to the ground.

“Chauwas able to get an armaround her head and neck, and the fight was in thispositionwhen asecond deputy arrived,” Rivarde

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immediate enforcement when aviolation occurs by beefing up the Office of Juvenile Justice with more probation and parole officers, whohave arrestpowers,are trained to work with young offendersand have experience working with NOPD, Moreno said.

Twelve Office of Juvenile Justice probation andparole officersand four supervisors will funded by the yearlong pilot, and they’ll be capable of monitoring upto 200 youths wearing ankle monitors in real time, Moreno said. So far,five officers and one supervisor have been hired, Moreno said, withthe capability of supervising about50kids. Currently,25 youths are wearing ankle monitors.

“But Ithink alsothat judges are not puttingasmany kids on ankle monitorsdue to the fact that youcan’t havethem monitoredinreal time,”Moreno said Thurs-

Easter Parade after the legendary Bourbon Street entertainerwho presided over the pastel procession from 1983toher death in 2022.Her formernightclub, at 500 Bourbon St., wasaFrench Quarter landmark for decades Celebrating its 40th anniversary,the Easter procession will feature small floats with costumed riders whotoss stuffed animals,candyand carrotsto thecrowd. Marching bands, Mardi Gras-style dance troupes, convertiblecars anda human-sized plush Easter bunny will join the parade. Adams said thatinconversations just before her

tendency to buckconservative policies in astate whose Republican governor, Jeff Landry,has sought to moldthe justice system to fit his tough-on-crime vision.

Landry succeeded in overhauling Louisiana’s criminal laws in a2024 special session that reinstated the death penalty, eliminated parole andslashed opportunitiesfor earlyreleasefrom prison based on good behavior

Landry’scriminaljustice agenda suffered a blow last month, however, when voters resoundingly rejected four amendments to thestate constitution he hadbacked,including onethatwould have allowed theconservative stateLegislature to broadly decide which crimes youthcan be charged with as adults.

Theanti-discrimination measure was sponsored by DistrictE council member Oliver Thomas,who is running for mayor andwho

said.

The second deputy managed to get Chau’sarm fromaround the other deputy’sneck. But Chau continued to struggle with thedeputies and fight theirattempts to handcuffhim,according to Rivarde.

“As the struggle continued, theseconddeputy struck Chau in the head multiple times in an attempt to stop his attack on thefemaledeputy,”Rivardesaid. “These strikes were able to stop Chau’s aggression,” andthey were able to get him into custody.

Chau was treated at the scene for unspecified injuries andtaken to alocal hospital for more treatment, Rivardesaid.

cast hisown 2007 guilty plea on federal corruption charges,after he admitted to takingbribes from a politically-connected businessman

Thomas is asking voters to back his mayoral campaign as part of a“comeback” arc he has traced since being releasedfrom federal custody and returning to the CityCouncil in 2022.

Also running for thecity’s top office is Thomas’City Council colleague, councilVicePresident Helena Moreno,plusformerJudge Arthur Hunter,ex-911 call centeradministratorTyrell Morrisand politically independent licensed counselor RickyTwiggs.Renada Thomas, abusiness owner, is alsorunning.

Thomas did not mention hisown conviction during Thursday’sproceedings. Rather, he described the ordinance as amechanism to better alignNew Orleans’ laws withits professed values of inclusivity and equal

opportunity

“You can’t have justice forthis group andfor that group and for this organizationorthatorganization if it’snot appliedfor everyone,” Thomas said. “This, hopefully,when the people ultimately decide,will at least represent the values of acity thatthinks that everyone deserves achance.”

The City Council has taken other stepsinrecent yearstolimit discrimination based on prospective workers’ conviction histories.

The council in 2018 approved legislation that barred NewOrleans and the contractors it hires from asking whether job applicants have criminal records. Thatmeasure was commonly referred to as ”ban the box,” areference to the check boxes on job applications asking whether candidates have acriminalrecord.

Email James Finnat jfinn@theadvocate.com.

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Bodycamera video of adeputy shows afemale deputy whoisinaheadlock, wrapped in the arms of aman identified by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’sOffice as Le Chau, 59, of NewOrleans, on Thursday.

Afterward, he was taken to theJefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretnawhere Chau is accused of starting anotheraltercation withthe arresting deputy as well as deputies assigned to the jail facility, Rivarde said.

day

While judges previously received reports of infractions —such as ankle-monitor tampering or entering arestrictedarea —theyreceived them every 30 days, rather than in real time.

Sometimes thosereports came toolatetoprevent tragedy.Lastyear,Kristi Thibodeaux, aFrench Quarter tour guide, was allegedly killed by ajuvenile with a deactivated ankle monitor, and Jvoine Elow Jr., 15, was killedwhile wearing an untracked ankle monitor

“It is important to have arobustsystem that functions completely —because if it doesn’tfunction as it is intended to, the public does find out,” Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Ranord Darensburgsaid at aMarch 31 meeting of the City Council’sCriminal Justice Committee. “Andthat makesita useless system.”

In 2022, ayear when New Orleans led the nation in murders, New Orleans City Council members awarded $4.5 millioninfederalfunding via the American Rescue

death at age 89, Owens hadhoped the parade’s 40thanniversary roll would be dedicated to F. Scott Fitzgerald’snovel

“The Great Gatsby.” Adams said Owensloved the style of the Roaring ’20s andhad gone so farasto sketch her own Gatsbyinspired Easter dress on a napkin.

To honorOwens’wishes, the dress she’denvisioned is beingsewn and will be displayed on amannequin atop oneofthe floats, Adams said, and special throws,including flapper headbands and opera gloves,will be tossed to lucky attendees. The parade will also honor thememory of the

Chau was booked with two counts of resisting police by force or violence, battery of apolice officer, battery of acorrections officer anddisturbing the peace while drunk.

Chauwas being held without bail Friday at the jail.

Plan to the Office of Criminal Justice, but those funds went unused foryears. In 2023, NewOrleans sawarecord number of juvenilemurders even as violent crime began to wane.

Theproblem,Moreno said, was complex and had “manymovingparts,”including how to safely and constitutionallymonitor the whereaboutsofhundredsof children involved with the criminal justice system and how to do so with adepleted police force.

“Chief (Anne Kirkpatrick) was tellingmeNOPD doesn’t have the manpower to go and be the checkup agency when thereisa violation,evenif you do get the right technology,” Moreno said.

In addition to the logistical challenge of tracking young perpetrators, authorities grappled with whoshould payfor the technology,taxpayers or offenders.

“Monitoring is expensive for families, as much as $200 to $350 per month,” Darensburg said last month. “The familiessimply don’thave it, and you run into the is-

The Sheriff’s Office is askingthatanyone with information or additional videoofthe incident to contact the department’s Investigations Bureau at (504) 364-5300.

Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate. com.

sue of peoplebeingdetained because theyare notable to pay, whichisagainst their constitutional rights.”

Moreno saidshe is exploring options for funding if the pilot program is deemed successful after about ayear, when federal dollars run out. Success, shesaid,will be defined as the absence of adverse consequences.

“Success is,when there is a violation, an immediate, immediate response. Because that is what has been lacking,” Morenosaid It can also be measured in youths’ abilities to access wraparound services and remainembeddedinnurturing, familiar environments.

Real-time electronic monitoring “is an effective tool to stop kids from comingback (into the criminal justice system),”Judge Candice Vaughn Bates-Anderson said at the City Council committee’scriminaljustice meeting. “It’s an effective tool against recidivism. You’re able to put those kids back in the community,keep them in school andtheminvolved with their families.”

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and the New Orleans Aviation Boardthat oversees it. It passedunanimously New OrleansCity Council member Eugene Green chair of theCityCouncil’s Transportation and Airport Committee,toldJeffersonParishleadershesupported an “open dialogue” to addresstheir concerns with theairport. The airport is located in Kenner but owned by New Orleans. The Aviation Board is made up of nine members, one of whom is nominated by Kenner and another nominated by St. Charles Parish, which borders Kenner.The New Orleans mayor appoints all members. Future conversations aboutthe airport likely won’tbesoharmonious. New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell’soffice issued a statement Wednesday evening saying the cityopposes changing the Aviation Board.

“The Citylooks forward to continued collaboration with its regional partners but does not supportaltering the board’scomposition beyond the long-standing and well-functioning structure currently in place,” officials said.

Green also indicated in astatement that their conversations won’tnecessarilyend withany restructuring. He cited a1984 Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that overturned state legislation altering thecompositionofthe board, and said any new changes would require a vote in Orleans Parish, he added.

“The Board composition that has existed for four decades has resulted in great successes,” Green said in a statement. “However,Ido support enhanced communication between the New OrleansAviationBoard and representatives of Orleans, Jefferson and St.Charles Parishes.”

Council member Arita Bohannan, who represents most of Kenner,said the conference could result in other outcomes, like biannual joint meetings between agencies But thebottomline, she said, is that “theonlyway to move forwardistoreconstitute the board.”

The council also passed asecond resolution asking JeffersonParish’sstate legislativedelegation to intervene should talks with NewOrleans fail. The legislative session starts Monday

The deadline for the meeting is June 1, the start of hurricane season. The NewOrleans Transportation and AirportCommittee meets on aquarterly basis,but Green saidhe’d be willing to hostaspecial meeting.

Theresolution was spurred by aWVUETV story thatincluded a leakeddocumentfroman engineerthatfound the airport’s pump station was never tested at full capacity or certified for warranty. Three of the four pumps failed to turnon during Hurricane Francine last year,when hundreds of eastbank homes flooded.

late WWL television anchor Eric Paulsen, who wasaregular rider in the parade. Paulsen died in October. Theparade is scheduled

to begin at 1p.m. on April 20.

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Theairport has said the pumping station was properly tested upon installation in 2017 and provided a letter certifying its warranty.They said the engineer’s reportwas corrected. Andboth the airportand theparishagreedthatthe 7-9inchesofrainlikely would have caused flooding even with all parish and airport pumps at full capacity

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Part of streetcarline to temporarilyclose

BY JULIA GUILBEAU Staff writer

Part of the St.Charles streetcar line, apopular route for Uptown New Orleans residents and tourists,will be shut down for more than a monthascrews begin repaving roads downtown.

StartingMonday,the St. Charles streetcars will begin and end their trips at Erato Street, forgoing their normal route downtown while work begins on St. Charles Avenue andpart of Carondelet Street between Poydras and Canal streets. The closures come during theheightofspring festival season in the city.Aspartof the work,crews will pour concrete between and next to the streetcar tracks. While the downtown loop is closed, New Orleans Region-

al Transit Authority officials saidashuttlebus will run from Erato Street to Canal Street, allowing passengers to mostly keeptheir normal routes.

Projects to improve the road alongthe St.Charles streetcarline have been ongoing for years. In 2021, the section was closed for several months for asphaltreplacements

The newest improvements “are designed to support the long-term reliability and efficiency of the historic St. Charles Streetcar Line,” RTA officials saidinanewsrelease. Construction is expected to continue through the end of May

RTAencouraged ridersto downloadthe Le Pass app for more updatesabout service changes.

Onebelievedtied to drug cartel

BY JONI HESS Staff writer

Six people were arrested Thursday in New Orleansduringajoint operation by law enforcement agencies, including one person allegedly connected to aMexican drug cartel, the FBI said Friday

Three ofthe sixarrested are being heldin immigration detention One of them isanElSalvadoran national who authorities believe has ties to the Mexican drug traffickingorganization Gulf Cartel

The FBI said the cartel moves large quantitiesof fentanyl, cocaineand heroin between Houston,Texas, andLouisiana. TheNew Orleans Police Department ar-

BY ALEX LUBBEN and WILLIE SWETT Staff writers

Thehead of aMandeville-areapsychiatric hospitalsaidthathospital personnelacted properly to report an incident this week in whichthe facility’sformermedical director is accused of striking a14-year-old patient. TheSt. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Dr.Garrick KlayboronWednesday eveningand booked him on acount of crueltyto theinfirmed, theSheriff’sOfficesaid. Awarrant hadbeen issued for

Klayborfollowing the incident Sundaynight at NorthlakeBehavioral Health andheturned himselfin, authorities said Klaybor, 39, spentthe night in theSt. Tammany Parish CorrectionalCenter. He wasreleased on Thursday morningafter posting$10,000 in bail, according to theSheriff’s Office. Staffatthe hospital contacted theSheriff’s OfficeonMondayevening in referencetothe incident,the Sheriff’s Office said Hospital staffalso alertedthe patient’s parents, as well as the LouisianaDepartment of Health,the Patient AdvocateOffice andthe LouisianaDepartmentof Childrenand Family Services,the hospital’s CEO, Joe Buckley, said in an emailThursday

rested the remaining three, who face state charges. None of thosearrested was identified, and their charges werenot released. Officers ex ecu te d se ar ch war ra nts on North Tontiand Mandeville streets and Franklin

Avenue

The FBI led the joint operation involvingthe New Orleans Police Department,LouisianaState Police,Jefferson Parish Sher-

iff’s Office, St. Bernard Sheriff’sOffice, Customs and Border Patrol agents and U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Email Joni Hess at joni hess@theadvocate.com.

NewOrleans firefighters rushed to a plumeofblack smoke in Algiers Thursday eveningtofind adirt road choked with illegally dumped tires

The fire,the cause of which is still under investigation, was undercontrol in less than an hour,and no injuries were reported The road,one of many in thecity usedfor illegal dumping, runs behind theBehrman Place Walmart between Behrman Highway and the drainagecanal along Holmes Boulevard in Terrytown

“Northlake followed standard patientsafety protocol,” Buckleysaid. Klayborwas immediatelysuspendedand an investigationbegan, Buckleynoted,adding that before they could terminatehim,Klaybor resigned.

TheSt. Tammany ParishSheriff’s Office said that theallegedaltercation between Klaybor andthe child took place on Sundaynight,but the policewerenot alerted until staffcalled911 a daylater Effortstocontact KlayboronThursday were not successful Federalinspectionreportshavepreviously shownthatthe hospital failedtosupervisehighrisk patients andmaintain proper staffing levels. In 2022, thehospital lost itsaccreditationfrom theJoint Commission,a

nonprofit thatoversees performance at hospitals nationwide. The hospital reached an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Health last year,following numerous cited violations, which allowed thefacility to keep its hospital license only if it maintained standards In November,the hospital system was reissued afull license and Buckley said it remains in full compliance with the March 2024 agreement. Emma Herrock, a spokespersonfor the Louisiana Department of Health, said on Wednesday it was investigating acomplaint at Northlake, but no information wasavailable at this time.

EmailWillie Swett at willie.swett@ theadvocate.com

NewOrleans Fire Department personnel worked to extinguish atire fire in AlgiersonThursday.

Hundreds of tireswerestackedbetween Behrman Highway and the drainagecanal along Holmes Boulevard

Beoubay, Glynn

Comeaux, Lois

DiMaggio, Peter Fuller, David

Grinnell,Don

Melear,Michael

Mire Sr., John EJefferson Garden of Memories

Comeaux, Lois

Fuller, David

LA Muhleisen

Mire Sr., John NewOrleans Greenwood

Beoubay, Glynn

River Parish

HC Alexander Melear,Michael St Tammany

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Obituaries

GlynnAlphonse Beoubay,beloved husband ofSusan Beoubayfor 55 years,passedaway on Tuesday,April 8, 2025.He was preceded in deathby parents August andGene Beoubay;brother Kenneth Beoubay;and sister Judith Burke.Mr. Beoubaywas a graduateofAlcee Fortier HighSchool,attendedLSU and graduatedfromTu‐lane. He ownedGAB,Inc which he sold in 1998, and managed hisrealestate holdingsthereafter.He was amemberofMetairie Country Club andnumer‐ous MardiGrasorganiza‐tions.A Memorial Mass willbeheldonTuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2pmatSt. Francis Xavier,444 Metairie Road, Metairie,Louisiana witha privateinterment thereafter

Lois Scheffler Comeaux, age 98, passedawayon April 4, 2025, in Houston, TX. Shewillbeforever re‐memberedfor herlegacy ofdeep familyconnec‐tions,her joyoflife, and her love of agood party. Loiswas born in NewOr‐leans in 1926 to Harold and Catherine Scheffler who cultivatedher love of fam‐ily andcelebration.She at‐tendedSt. Anthonyof Padua School,Dominican HighSchool,and Soule BusinessCollege before going to work at Higgins ShipyardduringWorld War II. It waswhile workingat Higgins that shemet her futurehusband,Lloyd “Bumps” Comeaux, aMer‐chant Marine andsemi-pro baseballplayer. Afriendin‐troducedthembecause theywere“both tall”and would have funtogether Loisand Bumpsmarried in 1947. They couldn’t wait to start afamilyoftheir own, and theirchildren, Bobby, Cindy,and Suzy,meant the world to them.Loiswas a fan of NewOrleans cook‐ing andwas renownedfor her deliciouscuisine.She couldn’tunderstandwhy other people didn’t like gumbo!(Except of course Lois’ gumbo, whichwas widelyagreed to be the bestanyoneeverhad.) She lovedthe city,the Saints,

crawfish boils,and Mardi Gras. Lois wasalwaysthe bestdressed,known for her senseofstyle,elabo‐rate groupcostumes, and wonderful partieswhere she lovedtoact as host‐ess. Sheadoredthe vibrant spirit of NewOrleans where shewould have stayedfor life if notfor Hurricane Katrinain2005, whenher plannedthreeday evacuation to Houston becamea much longer staythananticipated.For‐tunately,sostrongwas Lois’ spirit andvivacity thatitgatheredher loved onestoher from across manymiles andmultiple states; within years, much ofthe familyhad followed her to Texas, where sheen‐joyed her finalyears sur‐rounded by thoseshe loved andwho lovedher Loiswas preceded in death byher husband Bumps, her sisterPatricia, herbrother Harold, Jr andher son-inlaw Brian. Sheissurvived byher threechildren (Bobby[Elaine], Cindy [Tim],and Suzy), seven grandchildren (Cory, Brad [Cambre], Doug,Chris Michelle [Taylor],Derek, and Katie[Alex]), and seven great-grandchildren (Cruz,William,Brad, Ben, Erin, Eli, andSara).Loiswill alwaysberememberedfor her fashionablestyle,her brightsmile,and herbig heart.We couldn’t have asked fora better mother/Mimi andwillmiss her everyday.Her memory willliveoninthe hearts of all thosewho lovedher Relatives andfriends are invited to attend thefu‐neral mass in thechapelof GardenofMemoriesFu‐neral Home,4900 Airline Dr.,Metairie, LA.70001 on Saturday, April12, at 12:00 pm, with visitation begin‐ningat10:00 am.The inter‐mentwillfollowthe mass atLakeLawnParkMau‐soleum.

PeterJosephDiMaggio, a belovedhusband,father, grandfather,and greatgrandfather,passedaway peacefullyonMarch 29 2025, at theage of 94.He leavesbehinda legacy of love, kindness, humor, strength, andunwavering faith.Hewillbedeeply missedbyall who knew and lovedhim.Bornon January 28,1931, in New Orleans,Louisiana,Peter was theonlyson of Joseph DiMaggioand SarahDuca DiMaggio. Forover67 years,hewas adevoted husband to theloveofhis life, CarolynStaiger.He was alovingfatherto DawnDiMaggio, Deanna Allen (Michael), David DiMaggioSr. (Anna), and DinaMartinez. He wasa proud grandfathertoSean Martinez, Meghan Mar‐tinez,Danielle DiMaggio, MollieHood (Thomas) Jared Allen, Shane Mar‐tinez (Chloe), DavidDiMag‐gio Jr., Jeremy Allen, and CarolineAllen, as well as six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in deathby his sister,Marie St.Philip. Heisalsosurvivedbyhis sisters,Elizabeth DiMag‐gio,LorraineSchembre, and Jacqueline Turner Peter wasa manofdevout Catholic faithwitha deep devotiontothe Blessed Mother. He movedhis fam‐ily to Arabi, Louisiana, in 1961, where he became a foundingmemberofSt. RobertBellarmineCatholic Church andservedasa Eu‐charistic Minister,Com‐mentator, Lector,School Board Member,and chair‐personand financeman‐agerofthe parish fair. He and Carolynwereco-recip‐ients of theOrder of Saint Louis Medallionfromthe ArchdiocesesofNew Or‐leans.After HurricaneKat‐rina, he andCarolyn relo‐cated to Mandeville and becameparishionersof Our Lady of theLake Catholic Church.Hewas a 1950 graduate of St.Aloy‐siusHighSchool,servedin the United States Marine Corps during theKorean War,and obtained abach‐elor’sdegreefromSouth‐eastern LouisianaUniver‐sity. He wasthe internal comptroller forthe Louisiana Coca-ColaBot‐tling Companyfor over 25 years,fromwhich he re‐tired in 1990 at theage of 59. Peterwas aPastGrand KnightofJanssenCouncil #3068 KnightsofColumbus and amemberofthe 4th Degree. He lovedsports and enjoyedplaying soft‐ballwiththe Knightsof Columbus“Over theHill Gang.”Heespeciallyloved golfand wasa proudmem‐berofthe “DawnBusters

at BayouOaksGolfCourse beforeHurricane Katrina and at AbitaCountry Club post-Katrina. He wasa cub scout leader anda little leaguecoach,servedas president of theAcademy ofthe Holy Angels PTO, and wasa member of the HolyFaith Associates and AARPChapter 5408. Peter and Carolynnever missed a grandparents’day.His selflessnessand devotion tohis familyand friends wereaninspiration to all who knew him. He taught the importance of faith, family, hard work,and kindness. He will be for‐everrememberedfor his warmsmile andunwaver‐ing support. Visitation will beheldonMonday, April 14, 2025, from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm followed by a Mass of Christianburial atSt. Pius XCatholic Church,6666 SpanishFort Blvd.,New Orleans, LA.Pri‐vateburialwillbeatthe Southeast LouisianaVeter‐ans Cemetery in Slidell, Louisiana.E.J.FieldingFu‐neral Home hasbeen en‐trusted with funeral arrangements. Condo‐lencesmay be left at www ejfieldingfh.com

DavidVannFuller, age 78, passedawayonApril 4, 2025. Born in St.James Parish, he wasthe sonof the late Robert Marion Fullerand EllenGuidry Fuller. Davidwas adevoted husband,a loving father and grandfather. He is pre‐ceded in deathbyhis sis‐ters, Cornelia Fuller Cichon and Mary Fuller Shelton, and hisgranddaughter EleanoreMarie Fuller.Heis survivedbyhis beloved wifeof54years,Mary Anne BoudreauxFuller; his sons, Dr.AndrewJoseph FullerSr. (Michelle) and PaulDavid Fuller;and his grandchildren:Lucille Marie Fuller,Andrew JosephFullerJr.,Daniel RobertFuller, andLorelei MargueriteFuller. He is alsosurvivedbyhis broth‐ers,RobertMarionFullerJr. (Verna),Michael Noel Fuller, andFredericRichard Fuller. TheFullerfamily would like to expresstheir heartfelt appreciation to the caregivers of Care As‐sociatesand OneTouch Sitters fortheir support and compassion in David’s finalmonths. Agraveside service will be held at HopeMausoleum on Mon‐day,April 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm. Relativesand friends are invitedtoattend the funeralmassinthe chapel ofGardenofMemoriesFu‐neral Home,4900 Airline Dr.,Metairie, LA.70001 on Saturday, April12, at 12:00 pm, with visitation begin‐ningat10:00 am.The inter‐mentwillfollowthe mass atLakeLawnParkMau‐soleum.

DonEdward

DonEdwardGrinnell (DonBoy), alifelongresi‐dentofMandeville, passed awayonFriday, April4 2025. He wasbornonOcto‐ber 13, 1964 to Alice RichardsonGrinnelland Melvin Joseph Grinnell.He

is survived by hisson, Grayson T. Grinnell andhis mother, BarbaraB Grinnell; brother of Barry F. Grinnell (Lora)and Terri G. Fogarty (Rick); nephews, Barry, Braden, andBrant Grinnell; ReeseFogartyand niece, ReaganFogarty; andgreat nephew, BodhiGrinnell. Don wasborninCovington and livedinMandevillehis entirelife. He graduated fromMandevilleHigh, and soon went on to graduate fromSoutheastern Louisiana University.He was theownerofGrinnell Industries,a manufac‐turer’s representative for Industrial products.Don’s lifewas guided by hisde‐voutCatholicFaith and lovefor hisfamilyand friends.Hewillberemem‐bered by allfor hisloveof his Alma Mata,Mandeville HighSchool where he let‐tered in Football andBase‐ball. He wouldgoontobe the “Voice of theSkippers” and announcethe Football games after he graduated. His love forthe Skippers was as deep as hislovefor the LSUFightingTigers. He willbemissedbyall who knewand lovedhim.Rela‐tives andfriends arein‐vited to attend thefuneral servicesatOur Lady of the LakeCatholicChurch,312 Lafitte Street,Mandeville, LA70448 on Monday,April 14, 2025, at 12:00 noon with visitationatchurch on Mondaybeginning at 10:00 am. Intermentwillfollowin MandevilleCemetery. E.J. FieldingFuneralHomehas been entrustedwithfu‐neral arrangements.The Grinnellfamilyinvites you toshare thoughts,fondest memories, andcondo‐lencesonlineatE.J.Field‐ing FuneralHomeGuest Book at www.ejfieldingfh com

MichaelRaymond Me‐learwas born on August 29, 1952, in BoyntonBeach, Florida,and passedaway onApril 7, 2025, in Baton Rouge,Louisiana.Mikewas predeceased by hispar‐ents, TF (Tyler Feno)and CarrillaLansfordMelear, his brother, Larry W. Me‐lear, andhis brother-inlaw,HankBretz.Mikeis survivedbyhis loving wife Paula SonnierMelear, and his children,CarrieMelear (TimDotson) andMichael (Laura) Melear.Healso leavesbehindhis bonus children, Katye(Shea)Sny‐der,Emily (Michael)Har‐grove,and Charlie(Jade) Sonnier.Mike’sbeloved grandchildren,LucyDot‐son,Owenand Daniel Me‐lear, alongwithhis bonus grandchildren Walker and Jackson Barbin,Austen (Hannah) andWendy Sny‐

der, Emmett Hargrove,and Quinn, Chloe, andBarrett Sonnier,willcherish his memory. Mike is also sur‐vived by hisfather-in-law Henry Bretz, in-lawsMary and Ronnie Parker,and his formerwife, Christie Me‐lear. He wasblessedwith extendedfamilyand friends from near andfar Mike'slifewas filledwith adventure andencom‐passedmanypassions. RaisedinSouth Florida withdeep roots in thefam‐ily dairybusiness, Mike's career spannedvarious roles,including deputy sheriff, search andrescue diver,EMT,snowski in‐structor, insurancead‐juster, real estate devel‐oper, FEMA site manager, and oilrefinery supervisor His hobbieswerediverse including therestoration of antique buggiesand trucks, scubadiving, para‐chuting, andespecially fishingand hunting. Mike loved musicand wasonce partofa bluegrassband; later in life,hetook up the Cajun accordion. He had fondmemoriesofhis horse,Smoke,and hisGer‐man Shepherd,Piper.A memorialservice will be heldatH.C.Alexander Fu‐neral Home,22Apple Street,Norco,LA, on Mon‐day,April 14, 2025, with vis‐iting at 10:00 am followed byservicesat11:00 am.Af‐terwards, therewillbea celebration of life with friends andfamily. In lieu of flowers, thefamilyre‐questsa donation in his memorytoOur Lady of the LakeFoundationorSt. JosephHospice,bothin Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

side.Johnwas born on September 3, 1952 in New Orleans andlived in De‐strehan thepast37years Hewas preceded in death byhis parentsAndrew Mire, Sr.and Lucille d’Aquin Mire;his brothers, AndrewMire, Jr.(Carol) and JamesMire. He is sur‐vived by hisdevoted wife Roseanna Strother Mire; his 3childrenDawnMire Konnerup(Randy),JohnG Mire, Jr.(Stephanie),Lau‐ren Mire Bodie(Scott);his 6 grandchildrenAlex, Jacob,Luke, Margaret Baylenand Blakely; hissib‐lings AnnMire, Evelyn Cap‐itano (Tommy), Janet Rovira, DenisMire, Sr (Beverly),Michael Mire,Sr. (Maria),MarilynCrosby (Ronnie),and PeterMire; and ahostofnieces, nephews,grandnieces and grandnephews. He owned and operated JM Siding for manyyears,and enjoyed spendingtimewithhis family, watching Nascar, playing horseshoes and washers,watchingthe Saints, listeningtooldies and piddlinginhis garage Relatives andfriends are invited to attend theVisi‐tationand FuneralService atL.A.Muhleisen &Son FuneralHome, 2607 Williams Blvd Kenner on Monday, April14, 2025. Vis‐itation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. fol‐lowed by aFuneral Service at12:00 p.m. Arrangements byL.A.Muhleisen &Son FuneralHome. To share memoriesorcondolences, pleasevisit www muhleisen.com.

in Louisiana.

Fuller,David Vann

Mire Sr., John Gerard

On April10, 2025, John GerardMire, Sr passed awaypeacefullyathomein his sleep after alongbattle withemphysema.His wife ofover50years,Roseanna Strother Mire,was by his

Beoubay, GlynnAlphonse

Melear,Michael Raymond'Mike'

DiMaggio, PeterJoseph

Comeaux, Lois Scheffler

Grinnell,

'Don Boy'

BRIEFS

FROM STAFFAND WIRE REPORTS

BR Crowne Plaza hotel sold for$18 million

TheBaton RougeCrowne Plazahotel has been sold to a Florida group for $18 million.

APM Property Holdings LLC, of Jacksonville, purchasedthe 294-room hotel near the intersection of Interstate 10 and College Drive in adeal filed lastweekwith the East Baton RougeParish Clerk of Court

The seller was BR Capital Holdings Inc., of Illinois.

The previous owners of the hotel recently completed a comprehensive renovationto bring the property up to the latest Crowne Plaza standards saidTim Osborne, of Hunter Hotel Advisors,which brokered the sale. Becauseofthis, there are no plans to change the hotel brand, and APM can take over ownership with minimum upfront costs.

Al Mori of APM said in a statement the hotel has a “great team” in place. Schulte Hospitality has been selected as the property’smanagement company.Schulte’sportfolio includes the Pontchartrain Hotel andMemoir WarehouseDistrict in New Orleans

The hotel was built in the 1970s and has flowna number of differentflagsoverthe years. It has been aRadisson, Sheraton and aHoliday InnSelectbefore being rebranded as Crowne Plaza in 2008. Crowne Plaza is abrand under the IHG umbrella.

Shipping nations agree on newglobal fee

Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose aminimum fee of $100 for every tonofgreenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds, in what is effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions

TheInternationalMaritime Organization estimates $11 billion to $13 billion in revenue annually fromthe fees, with the money to be put into its net zero fundtoinvest in fuels andtechnologies needed to transition to greenshipping, rewardlowemission ships and supportdeveloping countries so they aren’t left behind with dirty fuels and old ships. The thresholds set through the agreement will get stricterovertime to try to reach the IMO’sgoal of net zero across the industry by about 2050.

The agreement, reachedwith the United States notably absent, is expected to be formally adopted at an October meeting to take effect in 2027. The IMO, which regulates international shipping, also set amarine fuel standard to phase in cleaner fuels.

Shipping emissions have grownover the past decade to about3%ofthe global total as vessels have gottenbigger,delivering more cargo per trip and using immense amounts of fuel.

Wholesale inflationfell but trade war may swap U.S. wholesale prices felllast month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’strade wars cloud the outlookasnew, punishing tariffs are launched by Beijing and Washington.

The producer price index which tracks inflation before it hits consumers —fell 0.4% from February,first drop since October 2023, the Labor Department said Friday.Compared with ayear earlier,producer prices rose 2.7%, down from a 3.2%year-over-year gain in February and much lower than the 3.3% economists had forecast.

Gasoline prices fell 11.1% from February

Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core wholesale inflation fell 0.1% from February,the first drop since July.Compared with ayear earlier, coreproducerprices rose 3.3% and lower than economists had forecast.

The report comes aday after the LaborDepartment delivered good news on inflation at theconsumer level. Its consumer price index rose 2.4% last month from March2024, the smallest yearover-year gain since September

BUSINESS

NOLA.COM/BIZ

U.S. stocks jump,capping chaoticweek

BY STAN CHOE Associated Press

NEWYORK U.S. stocks jumped Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of theU.S. dollar and otherswings in financial markets suggested fear is still highabout escalations in President Donald Trump’strade war with China.

The S&P 500 rallied, after veering repeatedly between gains and losses, tocap achaotic and historic week full of monstrousswings.The DowJones Industrial Average went from an early loss of nearly340 pointsto a gain of 810 before set-

tling higher,while the Nasdaq composite also jumped.

Stocks kicked higher as pressure eased abit from within the U.S. bond market. It’stypically the more boring corner of Wall Street, but it’s been flashing serious enough signals of worry this week that it’sdemanded investors’ and Trump’sattention.

Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, toldthe Financial Times that the Fed “wouldabsolutely be prepared” if marketsbecomedisorderly and “does have tools to address concernsabout market functioningor liquidity should they arise.”

Several reasons could be behind this week’sjump in U.S. Treasury yields,which is unusualbecause yields typically fall when fear is high. Investors outside the United

States couldbesellingtheir U.S. bonds because of thetrade war,and hedge fundscould be selling whatever’savailable in order to raise cash to cover other losses. More worryingly,doubts may be rising about theUnitedStates’reputation as theworld’s safest placetokeep cash because of Trump’sfrenetic, on-and-off tariff actions.

Thevalue of the U.S. dollar also fell again Friday againsteverything fromthe euro to the Japanese yen to theCanadian dollar

That’seventhough gold,another place where investors have instinctually flocked whenfear is high, rose to bolster its reputation as a safer haven.

ManyonWall Street are prepared for more swings to hit markets. This pastweek beganwithhugeswings for U.S. stocks within each dayas rumors swirled and then got batted down aboutapossible 90-day pauseonTrump’stariffs. Then the U.S. stock market surged to one of its best days in history after Trump diddeliver apause,beforeswinging to endthe week.

The shaky trading came after China announced Friday that it was boosting its tariffs on U.S. products to 125% in thelatest tit-for-tat increase following Trump’sescalationsonimportsfrom China. Risingtensionsbetween the world’s twolargest economiescould cause widespread damage and a possible globalrecession,even after Trump recently announced a90-daypause on some of his tariffs for othercountries, exceptfor China.

Sell-off of U.S. bondsraisesfears

Fearsarise that confidence in Americaisfading

BY BERNARD CONDON and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers

NEW YORK The upheaval in stocks has been grabbingall theheadlines, but there is abigger problem looming in another corner of thefinancial markets that rarely gets headlines: Investors are dumping U.S. governmentbonds. Normally,investors rush into Treasurys at a whiff of economic chaos, but now they are selling them as not even the lure of higher interest paymentsonthe bonds is getting them to buy

The freak development has experts worried thatbig banks, funds and traders are losing faith in America as agood place to store their money

“The fear is the U.S. is losing its standing as thesafehaven,” said George Cipolloni, afund manageratPennMutualAsset Management

“Our bond market is the biggest and most stable in theworld,but when you add instability,

bad things can happen.”

That could be bad news for consumers in needofa loan —and forPresident Donald Trump, who had hoped histariff pauseearlier this week would restore confidence in the markets.

Aweek ago, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was4.01%. On Friday,the yieldshotas high as 4.58%beforeslidingbacktoaround 4.50%.That’samajor swing for the bond market,which measures moves by thehundredths of apercentage point.

Among the possible knock-on effects is a bighit to ordinary Americans in the form of higher interest rates on mortgages, car financing and other loans.

“Asyieldsmove higher, you’ll seeyour borrowing rates move higher,too,” said Brian Rehling, head of fixed income strategyatWells Fargo Investment Institute. “And everycorporation uses these funding markets. If they get more expensive, they’re going to have to pass along those costs to customers or cut costsby cutting jobs.” Treasury bonds are essentially IOUs from

the U.S. government, and they’re how Washington paysits billsdespite collectingless in revenue than it spends.

To be sure, no onecan say exactly what mix of factors is behind the developing bond bust or how long it will last, but it’srattling Wall Street nonetheless.

Bonds are supposed to moveinthe opposite direction as stocks, rising when stocks are falling. In this way,they act likeshock absorbers to 401(k)accounts andother portfolios in stock market meltdowns,compensatingsomewhat for thelosses.

“This is Econ 101,” said Jack McIntyre, portfolio manager for Brandywine Global, adding about the bond sell-off now, “It’sleft people scratching their heads.”

Some expertsspeculate thatChina,avast holder of U.S. governmentbonds, is dumping theminretaliation. Butthatseemsunlikely since that wouldhurt thecountry,too. Selling Treasurys, or essentially exchanging U.S. dollars for Chinese yuan, wouldmakeChina’s currency strengthen andits exportsmore expensive.

U.S. consumer sentimentplunges forfourthmonth

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON— U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in April, thefourth consecutivemonthofdeclines, in a seeminglysharprebuke of President DonaldTrump’stradewars that have fueledanxiety over possible joblosses andrising inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’sclosely watched consumersentiment index, released Friday,fell 11% on amonthly basis to 50.8, the lowest sincethe depths ofthe COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past year,sentiment has tumbled 34%.

Thedecline was “pervasive and unanimous across age,income, education, geographicregion and

political affiliation,” saidJoanne Hsu, director of the survey The share of respondentsexpecting unemployment to rise in thecoming months increased for thefifth straight month andisnow thehighestsince 2009 during the Great Recession.

While consumer sentiment is not alwaysa reliable indicator of the overalleconomy,ithas at times reflected shifting vibesinhow the public feels about presidential leadership. Sentiment among Republicans has dropped 6% over the past month as Trump teased, then rolled out aseries of aggressive tariffs,only to institute a90daypause of some importtaxes

Wednesday

“Interestingly,President Trump appears to be getting much of the

blamefor much of thedeterioration in sentiment, with 67% of respondents saying the governmentisdoing a‘poor job’ on fighting inflation and unemployment,” said James Knightley,chiefinternational economist at ING.“Only 18% say it is doing a‘good job.’”

AskedatFriday’snewsbriefing about the falling consumer sentiment, White House press secretaryKaroline Leavitt said that the public shouldtrust in Trumpashe executes his tariffs plan.

“As he said, this is going to be a period of transition,” shesaid.“He wants consumers to trustinhim, and they should trust in him.”

TheMichigansentiment survey found that people now expect longterm inflation to reach 4.4%, up from 4.1% last month, amove that

may be of particular concern for the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Fed pays close attention to inflation expectations, because they can become self-fulfilling. If people expect prices to rise, they often take steps that can push up prices, such as accelerating purchases or seeking higher wages.

It’sasign that mostofthe public views as ablip data this week showing that consumer inflation declined in March to an annual rate of 2.4%. Most economists believe that, given the intensifying trade wars, inflation is likely to be reignited.

Americans’ inflation expectations over the next five years are nowatthe highestsince 1991, according to Capital Economics, a forecasting firm

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of economic chaos, butnow

OPINION

ANOTHERVIEW

Management should be top issuein N.O. mayor’srace

Ron Faucheux

Former New York MayorMichael Bloomberg, who built amulti-billiondollar businessand ledthe nation’s largest city for three terms, has amotto:“If youcan’t measure it, you can’tmanage it.” The next mayorof New Orleans should tattoo those words onhis or her forehead Unfortunately,management is not a sexy political topic. It lacks the dramaand controversyofothercampaign themes. However,New Orleans voters believecity government is dysfunctional —and they want change. Much of that change is about management, which should be the main issue in the mayoral election.

None of the current majorcandidates for mayor (Helena Moreno, OliverThomasand Arthur Hunter) areknown for managing large,complex organizations. Pointing this out isn’tintendedtodemean the jobs they’ve held, which are all important and provide excellent experience, suchasservice on the City Council, in the state Legislatureand asa Criminal Court judge. The point is that votersneedtofigure out how to pick acandidate for ajob that will have much to do with management. Regardless of his or her background, the nextmayor will need plenty of help reforming and running city government —anoperationwith a$1.8billionbudget, about 5,000 employees and three dozen separate bureaucracies. The mayormust be the leaderwho setspolicy and shapes the culture of City Hall. Alsoessential is appointing the right chiefadministrative officer,with top-flight professional staff andcompetent, responsive department heads.

Importantly,the next city administration needs wellcrafted priorities, clear goals and the right metrics to allow the public to constantly track the performance of each program and agency.That’sthe onlyway to measureprogress. Everyweek, it seems, there’sanotherstory about managementgaps. State auditorsrecentlyfound inadequate inspections of homeless shelters. Before that, the city hired aBoston consulting firm to show it how to spend federal dollarsfor street repairs,which have been plaguedwithdelays and costoverruns.Thisweek,the Bureau of GovernmentalResearch slammed the city’s financial management practices which, in the event of afinancial crisis, could leadtoservicecuts, increased taxes and fees and alower credit rating.

Management may not be asexyissue, but for NewOrleans in 2025, it’savital one. In arecent column,I proposedquestions formayoral candidates to answer.Since then, I’ve received suggestions fromreadersfor additional questions to ask the candidates. Let’s takea look at someofthem. Let’s start with empty buildings. One readerasks: “How do we eliminatethe Plaza Towerbeforeitfalls and kills someone?” and “Howdowedosomething positive with Charity Hospital,which hasbeenabandoned since after Katrina?”

Another question ties the overabundance ofblight to the shortage of affordable housing: “Howdowequickly tear downdangerous anddilapidated structuresand put affordablehousing in theirplace?”

One question compared New Orleans to its neighbor: “Why does local government work somuchbetterin Jefferson Parish than it does in New Orleans?” On taxes: “New Orleans hasone ofthe highestsales taxes in the country.Will youloweritorkeepraising it?” On public employee unions: “The City Council made it easier for city employeestoorganize and form unions. Will this expansion of collective bargaining end up costing more money and force higher taxes?” On climatechange: “Do you think the next mayor can do anything about the effects ofclimatechange?”

On jobs:“Will adding low-paying hotel and restaurant jobs ever reduce poverty?” And: “IfDallas, Minneapolis, Austin and even HollyRidge, Louisiana,can attract an AI data center that creates thousands of jobs, why can’t New Orleans?”

On crime: “How do we keep the criminals in jail instead of roaming around with their ankle bracelets on, robbing and shootingpeople?”Also:“Do you thinkthe police chief should be electedrather than appointed? Here’s one that probes an appreciation of city history: “Over the past 50 years, who was the bestmayor of New Orleans? Whowas theworst?”

Plenty of good questions from our readers. Nowwe need answers from the candidates.

Ron Faucheux is anonpartisan political analyst, pollster andwriter based in Louisiana. He publishes LunchtimePolitics.com, anationwidenewsletter on polls and public opinion

If we’rerenamingwaterways, here area fewsuggestions

Gov.Jeff Landry,anardent follower of President Donald Trump, has decreed (also by executive order) that all statepublications must refer to what theworld knows as the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Landry follows the president’slogic for thename change since theGulf touches so many miles of America’scoastline with great impact.

Iheartily agree! Andinkeeping with that logic, since theMississippi River only touches 71 miles of Mississippi, but touches 177 miles of Louisiana, the river should be renamed the Louisiana River Should our great leaders’ logic be applied worldwide? No, let’sjust stay

close to home. Let’stake the oceans that border the United States, the Atlantic and the Pacific. Since miles of coastline is the metric, both oceans should be renamed after South America. The Pacific, having 49,348 miles of SouthAmerican coast, can be known as the Big South American Ocean, and the Atlantic, having only 46,150 miles of South American coast, can be known as the Little South American Ocean.Maybe West South American and East South American. Ican’twait to see wherethe next logical revelationsofour two great leaders change theworld.

CHARLES MOSLEY Morgan City

Immigrationenforcement actions aredesignedtostoke fear

When did abducting people off the streetsbecomethe American way of dealing withlegal issues, even those of immigration? Arresting ayoung woman studying child development on astudent visa? On adeserted street at night following aday of fasting? Surrounded by six people in masks and dark clothing? She needs to be freed; she will still be traumatized. As believers in law and justice, we have generally believed in allotting law and justice to those in our country,

expecting fair treatment forour own citizens in other countries. Instead, what is the message our current administration is sending? Be afraid. Go along or sufferconsequences. Toomany people, law firms, governmentrepresentatives and universities, have been willing to go along. It’s not working, and it’stimetostart saying this is not who we wanttobecome, this is not what we are going to do.

CHRISTINA ALBERS NewOrleans

Look forrepresentatives whowill protectSocialSecurityand Medicare

Many wring their hands at the actionsofPresident Donald Trumpand Elon Musk, but Isuggest you look closer to home at U.S.Rep. Steve Scalise. He’ll never need Medicare or Medicaid because of his $193,400 salary.Alsohe has aseparate health care fund to draw from, and his pension will be upward of $147,000 per year

He can retire at 60. No working a second job as aWalmart greeter necessary for him. At his salary level, he stops paying into Social Securityfor the year when he makes $176,100, while mostpeople never reach that cap. Though his party says Social Securityneeds to be cut,

creating anxiety in the working population,itcan easily be fixed. Make him pay all year.Make Musk pay all year Make Trumppay all year Andmost importantly,start now to find amoderate Democrat or independent to run against him next time. If he won’tmeet with his constituents in atruly open town hall, defeat him Government is not abusiness. It is a service, and you deserve better.Elect someonewho cares andhas aheart, not aparty that actually stops food from farmers going to food banks. Raise your voice andthrow the bumsout.

PATRICIA BECKER NewOrleans

Trump’spolicies causinggreat harm,and Congress not stopping it

Ibecame aGoldwater Republican when Ifirst registered to vote some62years ago, but after voting for Donald Trumpin2016, Ihave voted Democratic to avoid having to vote forhim Iwill not list all of the chaos and harm that Trumphas brought since his inauguration. He has instituted tariffs against longtimeallies, which will cause harm to our consumers since they will ultimately pay the cost of tariffs themselves, furthering inflation. Norwill Imention the retaliatory tariffs against us. This is upsetting our entire industrial and wholesale base, causing economic harm and major inconveniences to consumers.

He is destroying relations with our allies, which have taken generations to develop. Our stock market is in free fall, and our GDP is lower than predicted before his election.

By executive order or the activities of DOGE,heisattempting to supplant the constitutional duty and right of both houses of Congress.

Idonot think history will look kindly on those members of Congress whodonot attempt to halt or restrain his seeming desire to be an autocrat.

Our only hope seemstobe the federal judiciary,which seemstobeholding to constitutional and statutory law

RALPH GOSSARD Baton Rouge

Do pope’s actions matchhis words on immigration?

Isuggest the pope lead by example and open Vatican City to all immigrants.

TOBY RUSSO Chalmette

SPORTS

CARR PROBLEMS

Saints quarterback Derek Carrwarms up before agameagainst

suffered ashoulder injurythat could threaten his status for 2025, asource withknowledge of thesituation

Report says Saints quarterbackcould miss 2025 season

BY MATTHEW PARAS and JEFF DUNCAN Staff writers

Despite restructuring his contract, the New Orleans Saints could be without Derek Carr next seasonafter all.

The quarterback suffered ashoulderinjury that could threaten his statusfor 2025, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed. The NFL Network first reported Friday thatCarrisdealing with the ailment and is weighinghis op-

tions, whichreportedly include surgery The injuryisa stunning development for the Saints and Carr.New Orleans was set to begin the first phase of its offseason workouts on Monday The team also opted to simply restructure Carr’s contract last month, whicheffectively guaranteed he’d beonthe roster after weeksofspeculation about whether the two sides were headed fora divorce. Carr too, reportedly was open to a change of scenery before the

Saintssettled on keeping him. Still, if Carr can’tplay next season, that would put New Orleans in amajor bind when it comes to the quarterback position. Theteam hasSpencer Rattler and Jake Haener under contract, but thetwo young quarterbackscombined to go 0-7 as starters last year The Saints, too, have done alot of homework on theincoming class of rookie quarterbacks.Coach Kellen Moore wasspotted at variouspro days around thecountry to evalu-

ate Miami’sCam Ward, Ohio State’sWill Howard andOle Miss’JaxsonDart. The Saints also sent quarterbacks coach Scott Tolzien to Colorado for Shedeur Sanders’ proday,reportedly had dinner with Texas’ QuinnEwers and hosted Louisville’sTyler Shough for avisit Friday

It is unknown if the Saints were doing heavy research on theprospectsbecauseofCarr’s injury,orifthey were trying to

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Competitionthe word forLSU’s offensive line

Tigers replacingfourof five starters alongfront

BY WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writer

Brad Davis barked out instructions and blew hiswhistle,moving back and forth betweengroups of offensive linemen. He watchedclosely whilethey worked on combo blocks,yelling“run him” and other commentsabout technique. It was 8:05 a.m. Thursday,and Davis sounded like someone who had been awakefor hours.

LSU’soffensive line coach hasn’t changed, sophomore DJ Chester said, but the circumstances around his positiongroup have. Thepasttwo years, LSU brought back established players at tackleand guard, making it Davis’ jobtowork on what wasalreadyin place.

This year,Davis is in chargeofacritical rebuild. He has to replace four start-

ers, and as LSUheads into its last three spring practices, competition continues to take place throughout the offensive line.

“There’s no Will Campbell outthere where you know there’snoquestion about who your starting left tackle is,” coach BrianKelly said. “They’ve gotto make progress every day.”

BeforeLSU’s open practice Saturday morning in TigerStadium,the starting offensive line during media viewings has consistently been left tackle Tyree Adams,leftguardPaul Mubenga, Chester at center,right guard Coen Echols and right tackle Weston Davis. Butthat couldchangebythe timeLSU opensthe season against Clemson.

“Every day,you’vegot to go outthere and bring it because if not, there’s somebody else who’sbreathing down your neck,” offensive coordinator Joe Sloan said. “We’ve been rolling alot of different guys, giving alot of guys

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Daytries to fashion magicat Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. Jason Daylately has been knownmore forwhat he wears playing golf than actually playing golf

During the 2024 Masters, he wasasked by tournament officials to slip out of asweater vest by his new clothes supplier —some outfit called Malbon Golf —that had somevery large wording on it. No curse words or anything, just on the high end of the obnoxious meter

This year,Day said he was on a short list of Masters competitors who were asked to submit what clothes they had“scripted” forthe week. Sort of similar to “Who are youwearing?” on the Academy Awards red carpet, but more like “What are youwearing? No, seriously.”

Dayand his clothier did tone down the glitz, as it were, forthis year’swalk downAugusta National’semerald fairways.

“Wekind of cut everything in half,” he said. “It’sgood. Iunderstand. We’re here forthe tournament.”

It’s doubly good, because the way Day has played through the first tworounds of this year’s Masters, it would be ashameif anything took the attention away from Day’s golf.Away from the resurgent second act of Day’s starry and star-crossed career that could be sartorially validated by aMasters green jacket. He shot abogey-free 2-underpar 70 in Thursday’sfirst round. He kept his scorecard clean until Friday’slast hole, when tree trouble off the tee on the 18th allowed the bogey-man to catch up with him.Still, it’sthe fewest bogeys of anyone in the 95-man field, leaving the 37-year-old Australian very much in contention at 4under going into the weekend in arespectable tie forninth.

“Game is nice,” Daysaid after signing forasecond-straight 70. “I just haven’tholed alot of putts out there, or the putts that Ihad opportunities on.

“I’ve been very patient with myself out there. Yeah, Ijust need

Heat handsPelicansworst loss in franchise history

Short-handedN.O. givesupfranchise-high 153pointsindefeat

BY RODWALKER Staff

27th startingfive Spoelstra’s best twoplayers BamAdebayo andTyler Herro —played in their78thand 77th games. The Pelicans, meanwhile, were missing their topsix players. TheSmoothie King Center scoreboard reflected that disparityintalent as the Pelicans fell to theHeat 153-104 in the worst loss in franchise history It was the most points the Pelicans have ever allowed inagame. The previous most points allowed was 147 against Golden State in

January 2019. The 49-point marginsurpassed the previous mark of 46 points, most recently in aloss to the DetroitPistons on March 14. For thesecond consecutive game, thePelicans dressed out only eight players. Elfrid Payton, JoseAlvarado, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Keion Brooks and Kylor Kelley started with AntonioReeves, Lester Quinones and Jamal Cain coming off the bench. Cain led the Pelicans witha career-high 23 points, surpassing his20from the night before.

The Heat were led by Adebayo and Herro. Spoelstra credits the reliability of his two best players in helping the Heat (37-44) get through aseason that included them trading Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. “I think that’sallowed us to be able to handle some of the things we’vebeen able to handle,” Spoelstra said before the game. “Even though it hasn’tgone exactly how we wanted it to go, it definitely could havelooked different.” Green knows just how different it can look after agamewhere he’shad to juggle one lineup after another.Hehas tried to find some positives in that. “It’scontinuing to instill our conceptsinour guys and help themunderstandthe importance of taking advantage of an opportunity that’sinfront of them,” Greensaid. “Control what they can and go out and continue to build habits, build momentum Just take it gamebygameand continue to stay the course.” Payton, who had been playing

STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU offensivelineman Braelin Moore, left, blocks teammate Carius Curneduringspring practice on March22atthe LSU practice fields.

STAFF FILEPHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 10 at theCaesarsSuperdome. Carr

confirmed.

Dayreacts after missing a putt on the 16th holeduring the second round at the Masters

LSU falls to Texas A&M in SEC series softball opener

Third-ranked Texas A&M broke a 5-5 tie after two innings with four runs in the fourth and three more over the next two innings and held off No. 5 LSU 12-7 in their SEC series-opening game Friday in College Station, Texas.

LSU (35-6, 8-5 SEC) rallied for two in the top of the seventh but didn’t get any closer as Emily Kennedy (13-3) tossed a complete game for the Aggies (35-5, 9-3). Sydney Berzon (15-3) suffered the loss in the circle. Berzon gave up nine runs on eight hits in four innings. She walked four and struck out one. Kennedy went the distance, allowing seven runs on 10 hits with four walks.

The teams will meet in the second game of the series starting at 2 p.m. Saturday

Clark, Fever vs. Reese, Sky tip off WNBA Rivals Week

Stanfield delivers for LSU after transfer

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

AUBURN,Ala.— Jay Johnson always liked Chris Stanfield. Johnson didn’t care about what the stats suggested. The LSU baseball coach had watched Stanfield get two hits off of Paul Skenes as a freshman, and his rare athleticism stood out to Johnson

“And when he went to the portal, it’s like, let’s try to get him,” Johnson said. “Because we like him.” Johnson’s instincts and Stanfield have paid off. Through 35 games, Stanfield is posting career highs in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in his first season at LSU. He’s played excellent defense in center field, and his on-base plus slugging percentage heading into this weekend’s series against Auburn — his former club — stood at .886.

He bats ninth, but Stanfield’s value to the lineup is not reflected by his spot in the order “There’s not a better guy hitting ninth in the country for anybody as far as how they impact winning,” Johnson said.

Speed is the foundation of Stanfield’s game, not just defensively and on the base paths but also at the plate. His quick hands have helped him become an affective pull hitter

The vast majority of his hits this season have gone into left field. Lately, he’s seen more off-speed pitches, likely a sign of teams respecting his ability to catch up to

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Wolfenbarger catches a pass during practice on March 21 at the PMAC.

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the fastball.

“He can hit a fastball, he can run the bases electrically (and) he can bunt,” Johnson said on his radio show in March “He manages the zone pretty good.”

Stanfield came to Baton Rouge

Wolfenbarger is 4th LSU women’s player in portal

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

LSU women’s basketball forward Jersey Wolfenbarger has decided to enter the transfer portal, multiple sources confirmed Friday Wolfenbarger, a 6-foot-5 rising senior, is the fourth Tiger to leave via the portal this cycle. LSU now must replace its entire frontcourt. Aneesah Morrow and Amani Bartlett exhausted their eligibility Then Sa’Myah Smith, Aalyah Del Rosario and Wolfenbarger entered their names into the transfer portal Coach Kim Mulkey and her staff already signed one transfer, former Notre Dame forward Kate Koval, to replace some of the talent they’re losing in the paint. They also will add 6-2 forward Grace Knox, a top-10 national recruit who’s signed to

their No. 1 freshman class. But more additions are likely on the way, especially since Wolfenbarger was in line to step into a key role next season.

Wolfenbarger spent two seasons at Arkansas and one at LSU. She started nine of the 37 games she played in last year

The Tigers helped Wolfenbarger reconfigure her game. In her two seasons as a Razorback, she attempted 120 total 3-pointers but converted only 23% of them.

Wolfenbarger didn’t attempt a single shot from beyond the arc in an LSU uniform.

Instead, she took all of her field goals in and around the paint, and as a result, she saw her overall shooting percentage increase from 39% to 63%.

As a Tiger, Wolfenbarger played roughly 13 minutes per game and averaged 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds.

because he wanted to improve as a hitter His slugging percentage and batting average dropped last year after a solid freshman campaign.

Becoming ingrained in Johnson’s offensive system has re-

sulted in more walks and doubles.

Stanfield entered this weekend with as many walks (18) as he had during his entire freshman campaign and more doubles (nine) than in either of his two years at Auburn (eight).

The home runs haven’t come yet. Stanfield doesn’t have any after hitting seven in two years at Auburn.

But he’s hit the ball hard consistently, even if he hasn’t been elevating pitches.

His hard-hit rate is reflected in his .442 batting average with balls in play entering this weekend.

“Coming here, my number one goal was prioritizing hitting and developing at the plate,” Stanfield said. “And coach Johnson and the whole staff have done a great job with me and really just believing in my training.”

The LSU roster is littered with transfers. Junior Daniel Dickinson at second base, senior Luis Hernandez at catcher and junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson have been particularly valuable, just to name a few

But as Stanfield returns to Plainsman Park this weekend to face the program that raised him, he’s also proven to be a critical addition for LSU.

“I’ve honestly kind of settled in nicely,” Stanfield said. “I guess knowing where I’m going to be in center field and in the nine hole like that provides comfortability.”

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Johnson breaks silence about potential return to LSU women’s hoops

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

The LSU women’s basketball team lost to UCLA, and Flau’jae Johnson went quiet No social-media posts. No podcast episodes. No official announcement of her decision to pass on the WNBA draft

It was clear that Johnson was returning to college basketball, but was she returning to the Tigers?

Johnson let that uncertainty linger until Thursday, when she indicated in a new episode of her “Best of Both Worlds” podcast that she does, in fact, want to return to LSU for her senior season.

“I want to graduate at LSU,” she said.

Johnson then offered advice for the reported 1,300-plus players who have entered the NCAA transfer portal so far They must find the situation that’s right for them, she said, and prioritize their development. Transferring is a big decision, one that no player should take lightly

“I’ve never really thought about the portal,” Johnson said, “but I don’t know It just depends on your situation.”

This offseason, Johnson could’ve declared for the WNBA draft She could’ve also entered the transfer portal — and she still can any time before it closes on April 23. According to a report by ESPN, she was weighing “offseason NIL offers” (presumably from programs outside of LSU) at the same time she was deciding between her senior season and a potential move to the pros.

It appears that Johnson has since made up her mind. She’s now set to play her senior season with the Tigers, ready to build on the best year of her career

“I learned so much that I’m gonna carry into the new team,” Johnson said, “especially with the freshmen that’s coming in, and they’re so eager to learn. I love that. If they need that, I’ll be there too. So, I’m ecstatic to get back and get to work. I’m excited to get better.”

Last season, Johnson averaged a career-high 18.6 points point game to pair with a 5.6 rebound average and a 2.5 assist average. She shot 47% from the field and 38% from 3-point range. In LSU’s Elite Eight loss, she scored 24 of her 28 points in the second half, nearly willing her team to an improbable comefrom-behind win.

Johnson could’ve parlayed that impressive season into an early move to the WNBA.

But the LSU star said on her podcast that her twin desires to develop her game and end her career on a positive note nudged her back to college.

She even mentioned the possibility of a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement, which could be in place as soon as 2026.

Such a deal would usher in larger pay scales for rookies, which gives Johnson an extra financial incentive to stay in college one more year

Other age-eligible stars such as Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles and Ta’Niya Latson all made similar decisions.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will face Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in prime time to tip off the inaugural WNBA Rivals Week in August.

Other games will include two between New York and Minnesota in a WNBA Finals rematch; a matchup of projected No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers and Dallas against Clark’s Fever; and Atlanta’s Brittney Griner facing her old Phoenix squad.

“You can have a great partnership, but you also have to have great activation,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a Zoom interview Rivalry week games will be broadcast on a variety of networks, starting with the prime-time game between the Fever and Sky on CBS on Aug. 9.

Gamecocks’ Fulwiley plans to enter transfer portal

MiLaysia Fulwiley plans to leave South Carolina and transfer, her mother confirmed to The State on Friday afternoon. The Greenville News was the first to report the news.

Fulwiley just ended her sophomore college season Sunday when the Gamecocks lost to UConn in the national championship game. She scored nine points in 18 minutes. She has two years of eligibility remaining. The Columbia native has often been called a “generational talent” by coach Dawn Staley during her two years with the program. While she was known for her flashy highlight capabilities and improved on defense this year, she showed signs of streaky shooting and had turnover trouble down the stretch of the season.

Embiid has arthroscopic surgery on left knee

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday, and the team said he will be re-evaluated in about six weeks.

Embiid originally had meniscus surgery on Feb. 6, 2024, days after Golden State forward Jonathan Kuminga fell on the leg. The 2023 league MVP returned for the playoffs, though he never fully recovered. He averaged 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 19 games this season before he was shut down.The 76ers have been ravaged by injuries this season.

Tyrese Maxey broke a finger and hasn’t been in action since March 3. Paul George played in just 41 games this season, then was shut down for the year after receiving injections in his left groin and left knee.

Browns have QB Flacco returning on one-year deal CLEVELAND Veteran NFL quarterback Joe Flacco agreed to terms with the Cleveland Browns on a one-year deal on Friday Flacco will have a base salary of $4 million but can earn more with incentives. He won the league’s Comeback Player of the Year award in 2023 after leading an inspiring late-season surge that carried the Browns to the playoffs for only the second time since their return in 1999. Flacco, 40, spent last season in Indianapolis, throwing for 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions in eight games, including a 2-4 mark as a starter The Browns are in flux at quarterback with Deshaun Watson potentially missing the entire season as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in January just three months after initially injuring the tendon.

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LSU center fielder Chris Stanfield drives the ball against Mississippi State on March 29 at Alex Box Stadium.

Ex-LSU pitcherDuttonhandcuffs Tigers

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

AUBURN,Ala. Against Oklahoma, it was because of the weather The odd batter’seye played a part in the result against Nicholls State. There have been reasons for LSU’srelative downturn at the plate in recent games. Friday night at Plainsman Park showed that, although the reasons change, the results have been similar LSU was held scorelessthrough sixinnings and hadfew answers for ahot Auburn attack as the hosts took down LSU 8-4. LSU went 2for 13 with runners on base and 2for 9with runners in scoring position. It hadjust three hits through six innings, andonlytwo menreached second base through the first sixinnings. Starting for Auburn andthrowingthose first six innings was seniorand former LSU right-hander Sam Dutton. He hadseven strikeoutsand allowed justfive men to reach base. With runners on firstand second, Dutton finished his outing

with anexclamation point, striking outjunior Ethan Frey LSU didn’tget on the board until the seventh when Auburn walked the bases loaded with one out.

Freshman DerekCuriel grounded out to first to drive in arun, and junior Jared Jones smashed a two-rundouble to cut LSU’sdeficitto7-3.

ConsecutivedoublesfromjuniorChris Stanfield and Curiel with twooutsinthe ninthinning cut LSU’sdeficit to 8-4, but it was too little too late asJones struck out to end the game Coming off acomplete-game shutouta week ago, LSU sophomore left-handerKadeAnderson wasn’t as sharp Friday.The LSU ace surrendered five earned runs and sixhits in 41/3 innings.

Through four innings,hehad allowed only two runs on atwo-run double in the second inning. Anderson hadrecorded five strikeouts and surrendered just two hits.

But he ran into trouble in the fifth after two singles andan errorloadedthe bases with one out. Afterworking hisway into a

two-strikecount, Anderson surrendereda bases-clearing triple to Ike Irish to give Auburna5-0 lead Freshman left-hander Cooper Williams then replaced Anderson andgaveuparun-scoring single that extended the Auburn advantage to six.

Thenextbatter doubledoff the right-center wall, but Williams was able to bear down after that and force agroundout and a strikeout to escapethe inning.

Williams walked theleadoff batter in the sixth beforeexiting for freshman right-handerMavrick Rizy An error anda run-scoring single allowed aseventh run to come across in theinning.

Rizy then gave up another runscoring single in the seventh inning that gave Auburn an 8-3 lead LSU and Auburn face off again at PlainsmanPark on Saturday First pitchisscheduled for 6p.m. andthe game willbeavailable to streamonSEC Network+.

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Bueckers projectedtogoNo. 1inWNBAdraft

BY DOUG FEINBERG AP basketball writer

NEW YORK

The WNBA is set to welcome its new rookie class, headlined by Paige Bueckers when the league holds its annual draft Mondaynight.

The UConn star,who is fresh off leading the Huskies to their 12th national championship, is projected to go No. 1tothe Dallas Wings. Bueckers will be abig piece on and off the court for the Wings. Seattle has the second pick and potentially could take France’s Dominique Malonga.

The 19-year-old helped France win the silver medal at the Paris Olympics this past summer.If she’sdrafted second, she’d be only the fifth foreign player to gointhe first two picks in the history of the league. Margo Dydek went first in 1998 and LaurenJacksonwas the No. 1pick three years later.Liz Cambage was drafted second in 2011 and Awak Kuier went No. 2 in 2021.

The Washington Mystics will control the direction of the draft after the top two picks, having the third, fourth and sixth picks. Washington has anew coach and general manager.

“This is ayear where Washington is ateam that you wanttobe drafted by becausethey have so many roster spotsavailable,” ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo said. “This is ateam that if you go there, you’re going to have achance to, one, make the roster,and two, become apart of theirrotation.”

Five teams don’thave picks in the opening round as New York, Indiana, Phoenixand Atlantaall traded awaytheir picks. LasVe-

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gas forfeited its pick followingan investigation by the leaguein2023 that foundthe franchise violated league rules regarding impermissible player benefitsand workplacepolicies. Bueckers is among 16 prospects who will beatthe draft. The group includesMalonga and TCU guard Hailey VanLith. Before they head over for theWNBA’s“Orange Carpet”, the prospects will visit the Empire State Building for a

opportunities, and see who continues to rise as the spring goes on.”

That was not the case this time last year.Campbell and Emery Jones were entrenched at tackle. Miles Frazierand Garrett Dellinger were setatguard. The only change before the 2024 season came at center, and Chester was the obvious replacement for Charles Turner.Now,Chester is theonly returning starter. Even with so much continuity, LSU’soffensive line struggled in the run game. While it allowed an SEClow 15 sacks, the Tigers averaged only116.4 yards rushing, which ranked 107thnationally.Coaches have said there were multiple issues that need to improve. Among them, the offensive line had to be morephysical,anemphasis this offseason.

“The way we’ve been blocking on the perimeter,I think that’schanging,” Sloan said. “That’sa massive piece to what we need to do for ouroffense,and it opens up so many different things.But Idefinitely think it’sgoing to start up front and the emphasison coming off the ball and moving people.” Without much returning experience, LSUsigned twotransfers, Northwestern’sJoshThompson and Virginia Tech’sBraelin Moore. Neither of them have secured starting roles yet. Thompson has been the second-team right tackle since joining the team midway through spring practice. He has also gotten reps at guard.

“Webrought in Josh Thompson,”Kelly said, “and everyone else is sayingnot sofast,either.”

Kelly said before spring practice that Moore would play center,his position last season. As aresult,Chesterwould competeatguard.

But so far,Chester has held onto the starting center role while Moore shares reps.Chester said he hasalso practiced at guard. When Mooreentered in one practice, Chester moved to left guard.

“That next level,when Imakeit, they’re going to bring people in,” Chester said. “Got to trust inmy work, got to trust in everythingI do every day.I would never run away from competition. Ilove it.”

lighting ceremony celebrating the league’sdraft

Here are some other tidbits for Monday night’s draft: Foreign flavor

The6-foot-6Malonga isn’tthe only foreign player in thedraft whohas honedher skills in France.

Juste Jocyte, Malonga’s Lyon teammate in the French basketball league,isalso expected to be taken in the first round.

Chester acknowledged he “wasn’tperforming the best earlyon” as afirst-time starter last season. He thought defenses targeted him because he was the newcomer on an experienced line and thatheimproved later in the season. He also knew he had to get better.Hehas beenworking on lowering his pad level, snaps and finishing blocks.

“You look at yourself in themirror,and you’re like, ‘Hey,you’ve got to pick it up,’ ”Chester said. “I’m not only playingfor myself,I’m playingfor my family andthe guys next to me. If Imess up, it looks bad on them

“They are going to the next level right now,soIhad to look at myself in the mirror andIhad to go to work. Iwould never want to be the weak link again.”

Theresultofthe center competition couldhavea ripple effectonthe rest of the offensive line. Chester andMoore are options at guard if they don’twin the job, whichcould bumpsomeoneelse out of the lineup. Thompson also has versatility,soLSU can try different combinations through theend of the spring and into preseason camp

“There’sgoing to be intense competition for those fivepositions allyear,” Kelly said. “It’snot going to get to acertaindateand go, ‘Well, there’snocompetition anymore.’ We have more than fiveguys that can play in the SECupthere. The pressure will be on each and every week.”

Jocyteisaversatile playerwho can play any of the guard positions and is really effective in the pick and roll. The Lithuanian, whois also 19 years old, scored 22 points against Belgium in EuroBasket qualifying afew months ago. She has atoughness about her and is fundamentally sound.

“She’s left-handed and knows how to play with or without the ball in her hands,” former Mystics coach Mike Thibault said. “Not a

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evaluatefor the future.Carr’s contract already was set to expire after the2026 season,and he’sset to enter that year witha $69 million cap hit.

Moore did notmention anyinjury that Carr was dealing with when he metwith reporters at the NFL owners’ meetings last week.

“Everyteam in the NFLisalwaystrying to bring in quarterbacks and developthemunder anycircumstance,” Moore said.

“And so everyonedoes homework every year on quarterbacks. It’sa very valuable position.

“So obviously,wefeel like we have Derek, who’s played aton of footballand we feel great about. Then certainly,our organization has invested in quarterbacks the last few years. “ Moore said Carr’srestructure gave the Saints “flexibility” —it cleared $30 million in cap space —and added that he was “excited to have him back with us really shortly”whenthe offseason program begins April 14.

At his introductory news conference in February,the firstyear Saints coach initially gave anoncommittalanswer about whether Carr would be back next season. But generalmanager Mickey Loomisand Mooreconfirmed later that month that Carr would return for2025, with Loomis telling reporters that “we feel like we have aguy we can winwith,

true point guard, but can handle theball. She’s asmart playerwho knowshow to use screens.”

Ajsa Sivka of Slovenia also could be afirst round choice. She’sa multilevelscoring forward with efficientshot-making ability. She made over 42% from the 3-point line.At6-foot-4, sheisadifficult matchup to defend.

“She hasall the skills to be agood playerinthe WNBA,” Thibault said.

Starting from scratch

The Golden State Valkyries are entering the league as an expansion franchise and have the fifth pick in the draft.

The Valkyrieshad theirexpansion player draftand will now look to potentially find acornerstone player to go with them. Potential candidates forthe Valkyries include Southern California’s Kiki Iriafen andLSU’sAneesah Morrow

“I do think arookie could come in and contributebecause thisis— it’sanew team,” ESPN analyst Andraya Carter said. “It’sanew team that is developing, and Ithink this pick will be chosenspecifically to try and fit what the Valkyries are trying to build. They’re starting theirfranchise,soI expect the Valkyries to be very intentional withthis pick, as someone that fanswill be excited about, that will fit the culture, fit the system.” Newvenue

The draft will be held in New York at TheShed and will have fans in attendance for the second consecutive year.The league will hold an Orange Carpet for the arrival of the draftees.

and we’re excited about it.”

The Saints have gone 14-13 with Carr as astarter in thetwo seasons since signing him to afour-year, $150 million contract. The former Las Vegas Raidersstandout missed seven games last season, includingthe last four becauseof ahand injuryafter he got hurt attempting to dive for afirst down againstthe New York Giants. The origin of Carr’sshoulder injury is not yet publicly known. A league source with knowledge of the situation said theinjury is not relatedtothe fall the 34-year-old took last year against the Giants. Outside of possibly adding a quarterback in the draft, the Saints could, in theory,lookto add at the position in free agency.Aaron Rodgers remains available, but the 41-year-old has been linked to thePittsburgh Steelers as he contemplates whetherto play again. According to Over The Cap, theSaints have $28.3 million in salary-cap space available.Otherveteran options out there include Carson Wentz, Jeff Driskel and Teddy Bridgewater The NFL draft is April 24-26. Notcounting the1981 supplemental draft, theSaintshave not used afirst-round pickona quarterbackin53years —the longest such streak in the NFL. TheSaints, however,havetaken quarterbacksinback-to-back draftswithRattler (2024 fifth round) and Haener (2023 fourth round).

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LSUcenter/guard DJ Chester waits his turn during a spring practice on March 22 at the LSUpractice fields.

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PaigeBueckersofUConn reacts before speaking to fans during awelcome homerally forthe team on Monday

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LSU first baseman Jared Jones bats against Xavier on March11atAlex Box Stadium. Jones drove in twoofLSU’sfour runs on Fridayagainst Auburn during an 8-4 loss

Sophomore earns top girls hoops honor

Oak Grove player named Miss Basketball

BY ROBIN FAMBROUGH Staff writer

She was the water girl and a fix-

ture on the bus traveling to Oak Grove boys basketball games with her father

When there was a break, Caroline Bradley was that kid. The one who saw the opening grabbed a basketball and launched a few shots.

Now people line up to see the 6-foot-5 sophomore play She is already a top-five national recruit for 2027, the LHSAA girls basketball tournament MVP and the Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year Now Bradley has added one more honor She has been selected as the 2025 LSWA Miss Basketball by a statewide panel of sportswriters.

“Especially in high school basketball, you have to figure out the ways you can be effective for your team,” Bradley said. “I came into this year knowing my role would be to take a lot of shots and score more points. I had to be vocal.

“We didn’t win the state championship, but I think we got important things accomplished. And we built relationships I know I will cherish forever Seeing that next generation of little girls who were excited to watch us play in Hammond (at the LHSAA tourney) was truly incredible.” Bradley averaged 20.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.6 blocked shots per game as a sophomore. She dominated play in the Division III nonselect semifinals and final, with two 30-point plus/20rebound plus performances. Bradley finished with 38 points and 22 rebounds in Oakdale’s 48-43 titlegame win over Oak Grove Her totals included 18 of 26 field-goal shooting and six blocked shots.

It was the second LHSAA tourney berth in three years for Bradley and the Tigers from West Carroll Parish, who count the Bradleys as one of the area’s most accomplished sports families.

Her father, Josh, the Oak Grove boys basketball coach, was an LSU football signee who went on to excel at Louisiana Tech. Her mother, Emily played basketball at Louisiana College. Older brother Jackson is a Louisiana Tech signee and an all-state quarterback. As soon as she began playing organized basketball at age eight, Bradley stood out. And not just because of her height. Bradley gave up her second sport, softball, after her seventh-grade season to focus on basketball. Bradley plays for the Arkansas Mavs AAU program

Outlook getting brighter for Tulane quarterbacks

BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

The turning point for Tulane’s offense might have come in a rough April 4 scrimmage for the quarterbacks.

Coach Jon Sumrall was impressed with Donovan Leary’s and Kadin Semonza’s improvement in the next spring practice and was even happier with their progress in Thursday morning’s workout at Yulman Stadium.

Notebook

“Both of them are building confidence in the system and playing at a much higher level than they were two weeks ago,” Sumrall said.

“Both still have a long way to go. Neither has arrived. We’re not anointing a guy, but the last week’s been better and I like the direction they’re headed.”

Tulane’s three-way quarterback competition to replace Darian Mensah, who transferred to Duke in December, went down to two when T.J. Finley was suspended for the final eight spring practices after a felony charge of possessing a stolen Dodge Ram truck. With Finley’s status in limbo, neither remaining scholarship quarterback was sharp at first in his absence.

Leary an Illinois transfer threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to tight end Guiseann Mirtil in 11-on-11 work on Tuesday, and Semonza, from Ball State, followed with a scoring toss to Shazz Preston in the back of the end zone on the final play

Two days later, Semonza hit running back Jamauri McClure for a 40-yard touchdown on a wheel route. Leary matched him with a pass to Mirtil for another 40-yard score.

MISS BASKETBALL WINNERS

1996: Judy Clark, Singer

1997: Kisha James, Pineville

1998: Kisha James, Pineville

1999: Ashley Antony,Anacoco

2000: Alana Beard, SouthwoodShreveport

2001: Seimone Augustus, Capitol

2002: Seimone Augustus, Capitol

2003: Katie Antony,Anacoco

2004: Quianna Chaney, Southern Lab

2005: Courtnee Hollins, Fairview

2006: Alexis Rack, Franklin

2007: Tarkeisha Wysinger, Many

2008: Deana Allen Ellender

2009: Kylie Leonards, Fairview

2010: Theresa Plaisance,Vanderbilt

Catholic

2011: Tina Roy, Kaplan

2012: Lulu Perry, Benton

2013: La’Dencia Johnson, Rayville

2014: Kalani Brown, Salmen

2015: Kalani Brown, Salmen

2016: Cara Ursin, Destrehan

2017: Cara Ursin, Destrehan

2018: Kourtney Weber, Ursuline

2019: Tiara young,Walker

2020: Jerkaila Jordan, John Curtis

2021: Jeriah Warren, LaGrange

2022: Mikaylah Williams, Parkway

2023: Mikaylah Williams, Parkway

2024: Jada Richard Lafayette

Christian

2025: Caroline Bradley, Oak Grove

and was part of a USA Basketball training program during the recent NCAA women’s Final Four in Tampa.

“Her attention to detail is something to see,” coach Lee Johnson said. “She works on it until she gets it. She will work on mobility, post moves, ball-handling whatever she needs to do And after that camp in Tampa, she’ll come back in with more things to work on.”

Oakdale coach Renotta Edwards got to see Bradley on film and in person at the Division III nonselect final Though the plan was to let Bradley score and limit her teammates, Edwards acknowledged the challenge and praised Bradley

“The sky is the limit for her because she’s only in the 10th grade,” Edwards said. “She has soft hands, a great shooting touch around the rim but you also know she can shoot the 3. You can see she’s a good teammate. And you know she is going to add to her game.

Later, Semonza was part of the play of the day in a two-minute drill, with converted quarterback Kellen Tasby leaping to grab a contested deep throw down the sideline. Leary was next, connecting with Anthony Brown-Stephens over the middle to set up a 37-yard field goal by Patrick Durkin

With only one week left in spring drills, the two quarterbacks need to convince Sumrall not to dip into the transfer portal again for another candidate

“They are both bringing it every day trying to give themselves the best opportunity to be successful,” Sumrall said.

“Donovan’s got a big arm and has looked better and better as the spring has gone. Early on he was trying to figure it out, but this week I’m like, OK, he looks pretty good. Early in training camp Kadin missed a couple of layups he has to execute, but he’s gotten a lot better as of late as well.”

Finley, who appeared to be slightly ahead of the other two in the first two weeks of practice, could be in trouble even if his legal issue is cleared.

“The best ability you have in life is availability,” Sumrall said

“If you’re not able to take reps at practice, it’s really hard to get a job or get better If an assistant coach doesn’t show up today, I’m going to fire him. If you don’t show up to practice, it’s hard to win a job. It’s just the nature of the beast.”

Punter gone

After participating in the April 5 scrimmage, punter Will Karoll abruptly left the team with the intention to transfer.

Karoll, an Australian product who arrived two years ago under former coach Willie Fritz, averaged

44.0 yards in 2023 and 42.8 yards last season with a long of 78.

“It was very out of the blue,” Sumrall said. “It was fine until it wasn’t. I’m not real smart, but I’ve been doing this long enough to know there’s some foul play There’s some backdoor things that are outside of our control. It’s the world we live in. You never know who’s been talking to him. I think he probably already knows his destination.”

Karoll also was the holder on field goal attempts. Patrick Durkin was perfect throughout the spring until Karoll left, but he missed a few Thursday with walk-on punter William Hudlow holding for him.

Sumrall said he probably would pursue a punter out of the portal, although Hudlow, a junior from Jesuit, hit some boomers in Friday’s practice, which focused primarily on special teams.

Lagniappe

New Orleans native Bobby April, who coached special teams for nine NFL teams and won two specials teams coach of the year awards with the Buffalo Bills, addressed the team after Thursday’s practice. Sumrall praised Tasby’s potential, saying he could play a role in the offense if he decided not to transfer Tasby, a 6-foot-6, redshirt freshman, was lagging behind the other quarterbacks when he was moved to wideout midway through spring drills to take advantage of his athletic ability Sumrall offered a positive update on tight end Ty Thompson, another converted quarterback, saying the four-tosixth-month timetable for his recovery from spring knee surgery appeared headed for the short end of that prognosis.

Chapelle, Jesuit bowlers win individual divisions at tourney

BY ROBIN FAMBROUGH Staff writer

Teammates who led their school

to a state title won top individual honors two days later

That was special for Chapelle seniors Elizabeth Hamilton and Olivia Bares.

Pretty hard to top, unless there’s a perfect 300 game.

Jesuit’s Jonathan Cho did that and more as the three-day LHSAA state bowling tournament ended Friday with singles competition at All Star Lanes.

“We swept it New Orleans dominated,” said Bares as the boys final between Cho and Slidell’s Cameron Lackey took place.

Cho started slow in the morning qualifying, rolling a 203 in the first game. What followed was epic. First came a 300 game in qualifying. The Jesuit bowler trailed in the

finals matchup with Lackey He finished with four strikes to win by a 201-186 margin.

“The lanes were not playing the way I thought they would. I was just all up in my (own) head this morning,” Cho said.

“I took a step back. Then I really dialed into that second game and third game.”

A qualifying round 263 was next before the 300, Cho’s third perfect game overall but his first as a high school competitor A 766 series in qualifying gave Cho a bye into the last round of the finals Lackey was the No. 2 qualifier at 739.

As the top qualifier, Cho had the option to choose the finishing order He chose to finish first, placing added pressure on Lackey

Cho finished with four strikes in a row and recorded a 201 score.

Lackey needed to start with a strike to remain in the hunt. He knocked down five pins with his first roll.

Hamilton, the MVP of Chapelle’s team finals victory over Dutchtown on Wednesday recorded a 715 series and was the top girls qualifier It was her second 700 series of the week. Bares was second at 650. There was 10th frame drama in both final matchups Like Cho, Hamilton chose to finish first and she closed with four strikes. When Bares knocked down nine of the 10 pins on her first roll of the 10th frame, she turned and hugged Hamilton.

“To me, the best part about bowling is having the team win,” Hamilton said. “So, as long as someone from Chapelle won, I consider it a win. I am thankful for Chapelle to give us this platform.”

Bares added, “I’m usually the anchor (last) bowler In the 10th frame, I knew what I had to do. Every day, it’s anyone’s game Elizabeth performed better than me. What not to be happy about?”

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PHOTO

By DAVID GRUNFELD

New Orleans Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton puts up a shot against Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo on Friday at the Smoothie King Center

STAFF FILE PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

Oak Grove center Caroline Bradley, right, jockeys for position against an Oakdale defender in the Division III nonselect championship game on March 8 at the University Center in Hammond.

THE 89TH MASTERS

Burns ends streak of missed cuts

BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

AUGUSTA, Ga. There will be a Tiger playing the weekend at the Masters —anLSU Tiger

Sam Burns overcame breezyconditionsand slickgreens Friday to shoot asecond-round 2-under-par 70. That put him in atie for 22nd heading into the weekend at 1-under 143 Burns missed the cut in his three starts prior to the Masters. He appeared to be headed for afourth straight early weekendwhen a bogey-double bogey run Thursday at 10 and 11 put him at 3over.

Burns turned it around, however, playing the next 25 holes in 4under

This is the Shreveport native’s fourth Masters and second made cut. He tied for 29th in 2023. Friday’s 70 was just Burns’ third under-par round in 10 total rounds at Augusta.

Expanded coverage

CBS takes over weekend broadcast coverage of the Masters for a70th straight year,anunrivaled sports broadcasting partnership that will have even more coverage for golf fans.

CBS and Augusta National Golf Club announced back in September that the network’scoverage of Saturday’s round will begin at 1p.m., the same as has been the case with Sunday’sfinal round. Additionally,there will be two hours of live streaming coverage per day on Paramount+, starting at 11 a.m.

CBS and the Masters have the longest-runningpartnership in sports broadcasting, dating back to 1956,reportedlyexisting on ayearto-year handshake agreement Louisiana, Zurich ties Former University High golfer

Patrick Reed,the 2018 Masters champion, also shot a70onFriday to go with Thursday’s71and is in the hunt at 3under in atie for 12th. It’s Reed’s10thmade cut in 12 Masters starts and seventh straight. Reedistied with one of the Zurich Classic’sthree ambas-

sadorsinthe field: two-time major champion CollinMorikawa He shot a69Friday after an opening 72. Zurich ambassador Sahith Theegala stumbled to abogey-double bogeyfinish butstill shot his second-straight 72 to tie for 27th. Zurich’s Billy Horschel,a twotimewinner in New Orleans, shot 77-72 and missed the cut.

Former McNeese State golfer RobertMacIntyre of Scotland (75-75— 150) also missed the cut.

Dunlap carrieson

After shooting an opening-round 90, the worst score at the Masters in 10 years, PGATour rookie Nick Dunlap easily could have decided to withdraw Instead, with cheers of encouragement from thegallery Dunlap played on Friday with no hope of making the cut, which came at 2-over 146. Dunlap birdied two of his first four holes and bettered his Thursday scorebya whopping 19 strokes with a1-under71.

“I think alot of people would have maybebacked out,”Dunlap said. “Certainly Iwantedtoat times,Iknow that.

“I’mnever going to quit. I’m always going to show up.”

In January 2024, Dunlap won TheAmericanExpress tournament as an amateur at Alabama andadded avictory six months laterasa professional in the Barracuda Championship. He is scheduled to team with Will Zalatoris at the ZurichClassic.

Rose keepsleadwithpackofbig nameschasing

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

AUGUSTA, Ga. Justin Rose did just enough keep the lead Friday in the Masters, but he has alot of company going into the weekend at Augusta National. Bryson DeChambeau became the only playerwith consecutive sub-70 rounds and got within one shot, putting him in the final group. Rightbehind was Rory McIlroy, who puthis sloppy finish to thefirst round behindhim and roared into contention to put the career grand slam back into view Scottie Scheffler startedhis title defense with 24 straight holes without abogey.Hethen made fivebogeys over thelast12holes to slow his progress. He still was only three shots behind.

“The leaderboard is stacking up very favorably for what looks like world-class players right up there,” Rose said after his1-under 71, which featured birdies on the par5sonthe front nine andonthe par 3s on the back nine. “So you’re goingtohavetoplaygreat golf, and you’re goingtohavetogoout there and want it and go for it and get after it. It’sassimpleasthat, really.” Rose took athree-shot lead into the second round and had the advantage of playing early,before the wind became strongenough to make flags snap and create just enough indecision.

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some putts to go in. Ithinkoverall I’m hitting really good putts.I’m just going to work on thatthis afternoon.”

Working on putting is one thing that has carried Day from agolfing abyss back to No. 36 in the world entering the Masters, one spot ahead of former LSU AllAmerican Sam Burns.

Somewhere between Tiger Woods’ dominance of the golf world and Scottie Scheffler’s current No. 1reign, Day had his day at No. 1. In the fall of 2015, shortly after winning his lone major in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Day was on top of the world. But there were already signs of trouble amid all the great play During the 2015 U.S. Open, Day suffered acompletely debilitating bout of vertigo, though he still managed to finish in atie for ninth. The vertigo has returned at times over the years, including at the 2023 Masters and that year’sworld match play cham-

He hit a9-iron overRae’sCreek to 4feet for birdie on the par-3 12th,and hestuffed his tee shot on the par-3 16th foranother birdie That allowed him to atone for a few mistakes.

He was at 8-under 136, thethird time he hashad the 36-hole lead at the Masters.

The buzz came from behind him.

DeChambeau picked up an unlikely birdie by holing abunker shot on the par-3 fourth hole on his way to a32onthe front nine that kept himonRose’sheels. He wound up with a68for his best start ever in the Masters.

“This is what golf is about,” DeChambeau said. “Got alot of great names up there, and looking forwardtoanunbelievabletest of golf.”

And then there was McIlroy,who had two double bogeys over the last four holes Thursday,the latest frustrating chapter for him at the Masters. Thistime, he managed to forgetabout it and move on.

He went birdie-birdie-par-eagle to start the back nine andwas on his way to abogey-free 66.

“I hadtoremind myselfIwas playing well,” McIlroy said. “I couldn’t let two bad holes dictate the narrative of the 16 good ones. Ialsohad to remind myself this morning not to push too hard too early.”

Corey Conners of Canadaquietly put together a70and joined McIlroy at 6-under 138.

In 1978, SeveBallesteros —playing the Masters on his 21st birthday— wassomovedbyplayingpartner Gary Player’swinning final-round 64 that he hugged himassoon as Playermade his finalputt on 18. Twoyearslater in1980, Ballesteros would win his owngreen jacket in dominatingfashion. He led by 10 strokes going tothe back nine Sundayand wonbyfour to become theyoungest Masterswinnerat the time.The dashingBallesteros ushered in anew Masters era as its first Europeanchampion. Europeans have won13more times, including Seve in 1983, andnocountry besides theU.S.has more green jackets than Spain(six). Scott Rabalais 45 YEARSAGO

pionship. There also has been back trouble. It all contributed to a175th world ranking late in the 2022 season.

The group three shotsback included Scheffler (71), former British Open champion Shane Lowry (68) andTyrrellHatton, who got within one shot of Roseuntil apair of three-putts. One of them did a U-turn down the hill at the16th. Theother was asleepytap-in that lipped out.

It shapes up for awide-open weekend, ledbya 44-year-old from England who has gone adozen years since winning his only major at the2013 U.S.Open. Rose spoke last year aboutfinding another stretch of magic in his career,and opportunity awaits.

That’salso the case for DeChambeau, theU.S. Open champion; for

“IfIcan getmyself rolling the waythat Ifeel likeIcan, then Ifeel likeIcan getmyself into contention.”

JASON DAy,PGA pro

Day still has something of a glass constitution —hewithdrew on the eve of The Players last month with astomach bug. Butthere is reason for optimism. Day only has one victory over the past six years, the2023 Byron Nelson, but his gameis generally trending upward. He probably will never get back to No. 1inthe world. ButDay can still play,and he can play at this place. He tied for second in 2011, his very first Masters, and also was third in 2013 and tied for fifth in 2019. Day and the rest of the field are looking up at another veteran player looking to add some late-career major championship magic to his résumé: 44-year-old Justin Rose.

He led by three after afirstround 65 and was still one up on last year’srunner-up, two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson De-

McIlroy,the sentimental favorite of so many at the Augusta National as he tries to get the last leg of the career Grand Slam; and for Scheffler,who coped with plenty of stress thecourse gave him Friday

“That’sthe company that Iexpect to keep, and that’swhere I have tried to be my whole career,” Rosesaid. “I’ve been atop-10 player in the world for adecade or more. So yeah, this is nice to be back in that mix.”

The cut wasat2-over 146, marking the end of 67-year-old Bernhard Langer’sMasters career.He needed to make a10-foot par putt on the last hole, only forittotickle theright side of the cup.

Chambeau, after asecond-round 71 got Rose to 8under Rory McIlroy shook the pines at Augustaafter alateThursday collapse with doublebogeysat15 and 17 to rebound with a66Friday, putting him two back in hisquest to win the Masters andcomplete the careergrand slam. Andnever count out Scheffler,who hada wild 71 to finish in atie for fifth at 5 under Then there’sDay.There’s plentyofreason to remember thegreat golfer he has been, and what he could be once again if he finds just alittle bit of greatness this weekend.

“I feel likeI’m playing very nicely,” Day said. “We’ve got 36 holes left,sothere’salot of golf to be played.

“If Ican get myself rolling the way that Ifeel like Ican, then I feel like Ican get myself into contention.” If he can, what Day ends up wearing Sunday night will be the mostfamous sports coat in the world.

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No.18: Holly Par4,465 yards Round 2average: 4.579

Rank: 1

Eagles: 0

Birdies: 2

Pars: 46

Bogeys: 40

Double bogeys or worse:7

Howitplayed: Harder than a diamond, that’show.Always a stout finish, No.18was made eventougherbylate-afternoon winds that shredded the field.The hole playedatotal of 55-overpar comparedto+29 forthe secondhardest hole,the par-3 fourth More bogeysand highernumbers (47) than pars (46) tell the story of Friday’scarnage.

Scott Rabalais

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOByDAVID J. PHILLIP Justin Rose celebrates on the 17th hole during the second round at the Masters on Friday in Augusta, Ga

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ASHLEy LANDIS

Sam Burns wavesafter making aputt on the second hole during the second round at the Masters tournament on FridayinAugusta, Ga

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“I could live in astarkminimalist home,” says retired architect Brian Faucheux, “but my wife would wanta little more warmthand character.” Thehouse hedesigned for them in Lakeview reflects their compromise, and holds some surprises. See thecover story on Page14.

A5,200-square-foot French Quarter town home dates

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Hibiscuses are synonymous with New Orleans’ tropical gardens. Find outmoreabout thevarieties available and how to keep them happy on Page 10.

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The three-storytownhouse at 828 BurgundySt. in the French Quarter is amore than 170 years old,a prime example of antebellum dwellinginthe Vieux Carre.

BY VICTOR ANDREWS Staff writer

The exuberance of theFrench Quarter,onfull display this weekend during theannual French Quarter Festival, is a reminder that the city’soldest neighborhood is athriving spot that is also home to someamazing dwellings that bridge the past withthe present.

Ashining example is the three-story town homeat828 Burgundy St., not far from Louis Armstrong Park.

At $2.5 million, the four-bedroom home has morethan 5,200 square feet of space. It dates back more than 170 years yet still blends in current conveniences that make thepresent rather posh.

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The den is alinear living area with atrio of French doors opening onto the home’s courtyard, aprime example of blending contemporary and vintage styles.

The recessed entry,set behind an artistic wrought iron gate, is surroundedbywindows and leads to amarblefloored foyer and side hallway, which is emblazoned with Zuber wallcoverings. The space also features astaircase to the upper floors.

Twin parlors to the right feel expansive, each with floor-length windows, double doors to the hall andrich wood floors. Plentiful architectural elements, including ornate ceiling medallions,mark the spaces as refined. Carved fireplaces anchor each room.

Brick floors and abay of windows overlooking adiminutive garden are features of thediningroom at the end of thehall, which also creates apassageway to the rest of the groundfloor

Ashort hall with abar area also has access to afull bath with shower justoff the home’s den.

Linear andcomfortable, the den features atriptych of French doors onto the side courtyard.A relaxed spot,the carpeted room evokes acontemporary feeland provides a pathway tothe kitchen.

The culinary space is a bright,cabinet-filled room with exposed beams and a staggering amount of storage. It is anchored by aslate floor with an interesting configuration.Broad windows overlook theback patio and allow natural light to cascade over the extensive counter.Taking center stage is the Vulcan stove with grill, blending stainless and black surfaces, thecolors repeated by therest of theappliances.

Up the stairs are the more privateareas of the home.

The primary suite’ssleeping

chamber is agrandspace that is the nexus for acollection of rooms. Afull bath is tucked neatly behind the room,while access to therear covered porch is availablethrough one of the French doors.

The showplace of the suite is thelibrary off thebedroom, a sanctuary that is highlighted by amarble fireplace, armoirelike built-in bookshelves and floor-lengthwindows opening onto the front balcony

Laden with architectural elements, the room treads the line between plush and congenial. Adressing area features

The secondfloor sitting room, part of the primary suite, is an enveloping spacefor relaxation.

twin closets, amatching floorlength window and custom cabinetry

The covered back patio opens onto acovered walkway that leads to the rest of the second-floor rooms, which at one time were aseparate apartment. Today,they are part of the homebut can easily be aself-contained guest suite. Aspacious bedroom has French doors onto the porch, with afull bath on araised level off the room.There’salso akitchenette provides. Offthe

ä See MANSION, page 6

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The Vulcan rangewith griddle holds center stageinthe culinaryworld of thisbright kitchen, packed withcabinets and bathed in natural light from largewindows overlookingthe backyard.

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balcony is aspiral staircase leading to the courtyard for access without going through theprimary suite.

The thirdfloor has two additional bedroomsthat can easily serve as asuiteconfiguration much like the primary suite. It also enjoys afront balcony and roof-top views of theVieux Carre.

The courtyard, atextbookexample of French Quarter gardens, is abricked space that includes mature landscaping, extensive space for entertaining and adiminutive pool with awater feature.

The home is listed by Judith Oudt,ofLatter &Blum |Compass, at (713) 898-3775 and Michael Wilkinson, of French Quarter Realty,at(504) 4910484.

One in aMillionisan occasional series featuring upscale homes forsale in the

area.

Thecovered balconyand access to the second suiteonthe second floor areconveniently located offthe primarysuite, making this a prime spot to enjoybreakfastoralate-afternoon cocktail.

The side-hall home features astaircase to the upper floors, with Zuber wallpaper creating an ambianceof exotic lands in the foyer.

PROVIDED PHOTOS By JAMES NORTON

Pink is a soft color that feels perfect for the soft season of spring, a precursor to the more saturated hues and more extreme environs of summer. How nice to have pink not just in the garden but on home façades as well, providing us all yearlong with some soothing moderation.

— Karen Taylor Gist

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By JOHN McCUSKER

ABOVE: Jules Lion’slithograph of Jackson Square, basedon Daguerreotype,was shot March 29, 1840.

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RIGHT: Thesame shot is taken 185 years later.

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JacksonSquarewas firstphotographed in 1840.See howeventhe most iconic buildingshavechanged.

BY JOHN McCUSKER

Contributingwriter

Everyday,bythe hundreds,people raise their phones to photograph the Cabildo, St. Louis Cathedral and the Presbytère. Butthereisafirst time for everything. It was 185 yearsago that thefirst photographofthis scenewas made on March 29, 1840. That Sunday at noon, with thecathedral bells ringing out,a30-something, Afro-French immigrant named Jules Lion stoodona second-story balcony at the Uptown, riverside corner of Chartres and St. Peter streets.

He carefully positioned his cameraand, with a click, made history —taking thefirst known photographic image of Jackson Square.

Lion’spicturecaptureda verydifferent scenefrom theone we know today n St.Louis Cathedral, for one, still wore its 1794 Spanish Colonial façade, long before architect J.N.B. de Pouilly gave it amore Goth-

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Catie Samson, aphotographer whouses historicequipment and photographic processes, sets up her 4x5 view camera —not unlikethe one JulesLionused —tophotograph Jackson Square and describes her process.

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ic flourish in the 1850s.

n The Cabildo was missing its mansard-roofed third floor, which wouldn’tappear for another sevenyears.

n And across the square? Amodest two-story building that would later make way for the lower Pontalba apartments.

Alithographer by trade, Lion had traveled to Paris in 1839, the very year that Louis Daguerre unveiled hisrevolutionary photographic process known as the Daguerreotype. Lion became an acolyteofDaguerre and brought the technique back to New Orleans, where he set about documenting the city

By March 1840, his work was on display at the St. Charles Museum. When he setuphis camera that day in Jackson Square, he was addingtoa growing portfolio of images, which unfortunately has not survived. What we do have is his lithographic reproduction made from thenowlost Daguerreotype

To mark the 185th anniversary of Lion’smilestone, I retraced his steps withCatie Samson, 35, acataloguer at The Historic New Orleans Collection and apractitioner of archaic photography processes.

She set up her vintage 4X5 view camera and pointed it down on the scene Lion first documented in 1840.

She explained the very involved, labor-intensive process and Lion’splace at the cutting edge of the medium. Making photographs then was adelicate dance of chemistry, light and patience.

Samson said that in Lion’s day,aphotographic plate made of copper had tobeprepared in total darkness by exposing it to chemical fumes. Once ready,while still in total darkness, it was carefully loaded into aplate holder, making it safe from daylight. On location, Lion composed the shot under ablack cloak at the rear of the camera. Then he would have fastened the plate holder to the back of the

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camera, and at the moment he thought was right,exposed it to make his picture. It was an extended exposure —perhaps as long as 15 minutes. In those early days, the sensitivity of the plates varied, making everyshot an experiment That long exposure time explains why people rarely appear in early photographs. Take one of Daguerre’searliest street scenes —though captured on abusy Parisian thoroughfare, only ashoeshiner and his customer,who stood still long enough, appear in the photo.

Daguerreotypes record stat-

ic objects, Samson explained. Bodies in motion arerendered invisible. Lion’soriginal Daguerreotype of Jackson Squarelikely did just that. The strolling figures in his lithograph? Almost certainly artistic embellishments. Yet, despitethe limitations of early photography,these pioneersgave us something priceless— awindow intothe past. Thanks to Lion,wehave aglimpseof1840s New Orleans that endures.So, too, the spirit of photographers, like Samson,hoping to create vital images of thecity. Though truth be told, these days,most of us just phone it in.

ADaguerreotype titled ‘Boulevard du Temple in Paris’ by Louis Daguerre. Historic photographer Catie Samson notes that because of the long exposure required, only staticitems couldbe rendered.

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GARDEN TIPS

FERTILIZE POTS: Frequent watering rapidly leachesnutrients fromthe soils of container-grown plants, so fertilizing plants in pots is important. Soluble fertilizers are easy to apply especially when youuse ahose-endapplicator, but theymust be appliedevery twoweeks to maintain aconstant supply of nutrients. Slow-release fertilizers provide nutrients overseveral months fromone application and so cut down on labor

KEEP ON DEADHEADING: As much as is practical, continue to deadhead or remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus. Not only does this keep the plants looking neat, but it also tends to promote extended flowering.

PLANT NOW: Plant summerblooming bulbs such as crocosmia, gingers, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears,crinum, agapanthusand others.

WHAT’S AT STAKE: Tomatoesare staked to keep the plants from sprawling on the ground,where the fruit would be more likely to rot.Wait for the first cluster of flowers to appear andplace the stakeonthe oppositeside of the plant’sstem.All the flower clusters will grow from the same side of the stem, and this will keep developing fruit from getting caught between the stakeand the stem.Also, if you intend to plant tomatoes in your garden this spring,you need toget itdone soon.

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Hibiscuses have along blooming season here, from late spring through early winter

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Colorfulblooms arestars in the summer garden

There is no denying that south Louisiana gardeners are big fans of the tropical hibiscus. No other summer-flowering shrub surpassesthe tropical hibiscus for glossy,dark green foliage and nonstop flowersinamazingpatterns andcombinationsofred,pink, yellow,orange, white, lavender or even brown and gray.

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Look forsigns your oakisstable before hurricaneseasoninJune

BY DANGILL

Contributing writer

Ihavealarge, mature water oak growing in my yard that has me concerned.There is a largecavity in the trunk. I’m not sure if Ishould fill this up with something like concrete.Also, Ihave seen signs that the tree is infested with termites. Ilove this tree, but ifitfalls over,itwould be adisaster.I need to decide what to do with this treebefore hurricane season arrives. —Laura

First, you need to contact a licensed arborist to evaluate the tree professionally.Alist of licensed arborists, divided by parish, is available on the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry website. Use this list to ensure you are selecting licensed companies and individuals. I’m glad you are doing this now.Everyone needs to inspect their large trees for problems before hurricane season. If needed, hire alicensed arborist to help you with this.

There are afew main considerations when evaluatinga tree for possible removal.

1.The species: Some species of trees are more hazardousthan others. Unfortunately,large, old water oaks areprone to fall in hurricanes. They are the shortest-lived oak, generally surviving 60 to 80 years. As they reach the end of their lives, the trunks typically rot out and become proneto breaking and falling over in high winds. So, the species, size and age of your tree are of concern, and can mean removal should be considered

2.The condition of the tree: Large, old water oak trees commonly have rotten trunks, even though there may be no outward signs and the tree looks healthy.Ifcavities or decayed areas are observed, that con-

decay is present.

Atermite infestation in the tree is another bad sign. Termites don’teat rotten wood; they eat the solid wood. So, your tree has fungal decay rottingthe wood of the trunk and termites eating away at thesolid wood. Together,they weaken the trunk and make thetree morelikely to go over in astorm, and removal should be considered.

3.What willithit if it falls?: If a tree with significant issues will not hit or damage any important structure if it falls over,then you have theoption of leaving it. If it could crush a homeorpose ahazard to people if it falls, removal should be considered.

When planting different colors of amaryllis together in abed, Iwas told by afriend that, in time, allthe amaryllises willbecomethe samecolor.Is this true? If so, how can Iplant the different-colored amaryllises to make sure that they will not changecolor?

Christine

firmsthe rotten condition of the trunk. Thepresence of mushrooms growing from the trunk canalsoshowinternal

Whattheyare saying is that if,for instance, youplant a red amaryllis next to awhite

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Hibiscus Society’sannualshowand sale

The New Orleans Hibiscus Society will hold its hibiscus plant showand sale on April 13 at Alfred Bonnabel High School, 2801 Bruin Drive, in Kenner. Doors open forthe sale at 1p.m. Admissionisfree, and the sale will extend to 4:30 p.m. Anyone who wants to enterabloom

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from their collection to be judged in the show candosofrom9a.m. to 11 a.m., and then return for thesale at 1p.m.

The society will have ahuge selectionof plants for sale, featuring Cajun hibiscuses. TheCajun hibiscuses werebredand selected right here in our area by Robert

And the blooming season is very long here —running from late spring through early winter. Thetropical or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, is amember of the Malvaceae or Mallow family along with such plants as cotton, okra, hollyhockand Turk’scap. Other commonly cultivated

Dupont Sr.and theRev.Robert Gerlich. The plants are marketed through Dupont Nursery,awholesale nursery in Plaquemines owned by Robert Dupont Jr Cajun hibiscuses are known for their reliable production of large, colorful flowers on vigorous plants.

Hibiscus species include althea (H. syriacus), Confederate rose (H.mutabilis),Texas star (H. coccineus) and rose mallow or hardy hibiscus (hybrids involving H. moscheutos and other species).

Useinbedsorpots

Tropical hibiscuses can be grown in theground or in containers. When planting in theground, thebeds should be prepared by digging in a 2- to 3-inch layer of compost or aged manure, along with general-purpose fertilizer such as 15-5-10 (or anything similar, follow package directions).

Ayellow hibiscus can makeyour garden feel likeatripto the tropics

By BILL FEIG

It’sbest to prune hibiscuses lightly occasionally than to let the plant getway overgrown and then cutitbacka lot.

Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled.Hibiscuses planted early in the growing season are better established and morecold-resistant than hibiscuses planted into garden beds in the late summer or fall.

Hibiscuses makeoutstanding container plants. When you bring your new plant home, check the root ball. If it is very pot-bound, shift it into acontainer about one-third larger than the one in which it is growing. Use agood quality pottingmix.Otherwise, wait until later torepot. Hibiscuses in containers tend to flower better if not allowed too much root room.

TLCfor thesetropicals

During the summer,fertilize your plants to keep them growing and blooming vigorously,especially those in pots. Aslow-release fertilizer is theeasiest, as you only need to makeone application to theplant in spring and it will provide fertilizer all through

thegrowing season.But you may alsoapply asoluble fertilizer to plantsinpots every two weeks.

Do not use high-phosphorus fertilizers on hibiscuses. The percent of phosphate (phosphorous) in thefertilizer is represented by the middle number in thethree-number analysis found on the label of all fertilizers. The middle number of the analysis should be smaller than the other two numbers.

Hibiscuses prefer an even supply of water andshould not be allowed to wilt severely before watering. Those in containers are especially vulnerable to drying outand may need daily watering in thesummer. Water hibiscus plants growing in the ground regularly and thoroughly during hot, dry weather or whenever you notice they have wilted slightly. Providing enough light is especially important forabundant flower production.Hibiscus plantsshould be given as much direct sunlight as

possible —atleast four to six hours aday.Full sun —eight hours or moreofdirect sun is preferred.

When to trim

Pruning may be done anytimeyou feel the need to control or shape the bushes. How farback you cut depends on what you are trying to accomplish, but it’sbest to prune lightly occasionally than to let the plant get way overgrown and then cut it back alot. After pruning, flower production will stop until the plant has madesufficient new growth. Generally,the farther back you cut your plant, the longer it will take to come back into flower.

What do yellow leaves mean?

Yellow leaves often occur While they’re alarming, they may not necessarily signal trouble. It is perfectly natural and healthy foravigorously growing hibiscus to occasion-

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ally yellow and drop its older leaves. This is especially common in spring. Leaves may also yellow and drop due to sudden changes in environmental conditions and may occur in a newly purchased hibiscus or those moved from one location to another.

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amaryllis, somehow the red amaryllis will make the white amaryllis start producing red flowers (or the red turn white). This will not happen The color of the flowers a plant produces is determined by its genes. A plant cannot change its genetic makeup simply because it is growing close to the same type of plant with different characteristics.

Using an animal example may make this clear If you have a poodle, a beagle and a Labrador retriever living together in your home, can you imagine a friend saying that eventually all three dogs will start to look alike because they live together in the same house? Does that make sense? It is essentially what your friend is telling you will happen to your amaryllises. No plants will change their flower colors simply because they are growing close to the same type of plant with flowers of a different color

As time goes by, it is possible for one or more of the colors to die out or be crowded out by more vigorous types. In this case, it may seem like the flower colors have changed over time, but that’s not what actually happened.

Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU

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Lakeview home was worth the wait for architect and his family

BY NICOLE DUFOUR

Contributing writer

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Relaxing together recently in their sunny, light-filled Lakeview living room, retired architect Brian Faucheux and his wife, Suzy, a personal trainer, said they are enjoying life in their two-story modern cottage.

“It suits our lifestyle and it’s a wonderful place to entertain friends and family, especially our two granddaughters,” said Brian Faucheux.

While he is the design expert, the house, Suzy Faucheux added, is the result of the couple collaborating on interior aesthetics, furniture and the yard.

The path to finally getting their slice of the Lakeview dream was not without its bumps. The Faucheuxs — mostly lifelong Metairie residents and newly minted empty nesters — loved what they saw with Lakeview’s revitalization and potential after Hurricane Katrina. Wanting to be a part of it, they sold their longtime

family home near the Metairie lakefront in 2012 and moved into a Lakeview rental.

“That was our first step. Getting into the area and really getting into the search. But, understandably, it was very competitive,” Brian Faucheux said.

Hoping to get results, the couple placed an ad on Craigslist, offering a finder’s fee for any Lakeview property lead that would bring a sale. Within a week, they received a call about a lot for sale by owner in an area of Lakeview they liked. They met the seller on-site, sealed the deal and rewarded the tipster.

“We persevered, and here we are,” Brian Faucheux said.

“Three years seemed like a long wait, but it was certainly worth it in the end,” Suzy Faucheux said. Their collaboration was “been a fun process, too.”

As new owners of a 50by 144-foot lot with a back alleyway, the Faucheuxs designed the house to capitalize on the rear yard space

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Retired architect Brian Faucheux and his wife, Suzy, a personal trainer

Brian Faucheux designed a dining room that is not so much a separate room as a dedicated space. The living and dining spaces are separated by the ceiling-height, black walnut room divider. The walnut dining table from West Elm is accompanied by six Kartell replicas of Phillipe Starck’s ‘Masters’ chair collection.

ABOVE: The home of Suzy and Brian Faucheux is styled as a modern twostory cottage.

LEFT: A bright studyoffice includes clerestory windows and colors that complement the rest of the living area. Brian Faucheux created the pieces of art behind the couch by manipulating photos he took on a trip to Spain in a computer graphics program. The folk art birds were made by Nashville artist Bebo.

The back porch outside the living room offers a second layer of living space. Brian Faucheux calls it ‘perfect for reading, quiet time. When the weather is nice, and the grandkids are here, they usually play in the backyard. The rear porch is best for overseeing those times.’

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and allow for a patio between the house and carport. Brian Faucheux positioned the house as close as possible to the street. The design would be for a two-story modern cottage with a traditional layout, and a few design tricks along the way

He made the front and back porches white stucco, creating an accent to complement the home’s traditional fiber cement siding. The porches also seem detached from the house. The front porch, for example, “pulls” several

feet away from the house. In doing so, it accommodates a small patch of landscaping — a porch garden — tucked between the porch chairs and the house.

He also tried variations with the home’s volume, with the entry ceiling height reaching 20 feet, then 10 feet farther in and, finally, 12 feet at the rear

“When people walk in, they say, ‘Your house feels so much bigger than it does from outside,’” he said. “It’s the interplay between the first and second floors and the volume as ceiling heights vary.”

Sunlight — and the strategic placement of windows to capture it — also played a big part in the home’s design. A

ABOVE: The spacious kitchen features an 8-footlong island that seats four and gets a lot of use as a family gathering spot as well as an informal dining table. The fish art above the cabinets was created by Nashville artist Bebo.

LEFT: The Faucheuxs found these skateboards, turned into works of art with pencil drawings of musical icons B.B. King, Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles, displayed at a local restaurant.

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single, 3-by-6-foot skylight above the center hall illuminates the interior, as does a west-facing dormerlike element with large windows. “There’s one skylight in the middle of the house,” Brian Faucheux said late one morning, “and not a light is on in the entire house, and there’s plenty of light.”

Bathed in all that sunlight in the foyer is a dramatic staircase made of black walnut walls, risers and white oak stair treads. Other components include a chandelier made of natural birch blades by Lithuanian lighting designer Sonliner and several painted wood tribal masks made in Gabon, in central Africa.

Just past the foyer, on opposite sides of the center hall, are the master bedroom and a small study

“This is where we congregate,” Brian Faucheux said of the rear of the house. It’s an area where the living room and kitchen overlook a charming back porch and small yard. “We spend most of our time in the living and kitchen area, listening to music, watching TV and reading. It’s where all the family action happens.”

A bold orange Mono sofa from Blu Dot works nicely with two sleek gray Lucas chairs from West Elm. The living room also features some of Brian Faucheux’s award-winning furniture designs, including two “Stiletto” stools and welded aluminum plate stools with geometric designs. The stools were exhibited at the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. The living room also includes two end tables and an occasional cherry wood table with an abalone shell inlay, both designed by Brian Faucheux.

Suzy Faucheux’s familial connection to the West — her family is originally from Wyoming — is apparent in some of the couple’s artwork, including a serigraph of a charcoal sketch of a Sioux chieftain by a cousin, Wyoming artist Lynn Hayes. Other items, such as Native American pottery from Santa Fe, New Mexico, continue this theme.

The small back porch outside the living room and kitchen is, Brian Faucheux said, “perfect for reading, quiet time. When the weather is nice and the grandkids (ages 4 and 7) are here, they usually play in the backyard. The rear porch is best for overseeing those times.”

ABOVE: The Faucheuxs wanted to capitalize on the rear yard space and allow for a patio between the house and carport. LEFT: A dramatic staircase made of black walnut walls, risers and white oak stair treads rises from the light-filled foyer.

A bright, roomy kitchen features an 8-foot-long island that seats four and gets a lot of use as a family gathering spot both for the granddaughters’ homework and activities and the family’s informal dining table.

For the holidays or entertaining friends, Brian Faucheux designed a dining room that is not so much a separate room as a dedicated space. The living and dining spaces are open to each other, separated by the 30-inch-deep, black walnut room divider. The to-the-ceiling divider also serves a purely functional purpose, providing entertainment storage in the living room and a buffet space and counter storage for the dining room.

Surrounding an extendable walnut dining table bought at West Elm are six Kartell replicas of

Philippe Starck’s “Masters” chair collection, a tribute to iconic modern chair designs by Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames.

“Woman with Guitar,” an oil painting in the dining room by Clarksdale, Mississippi, artist, gallery owner and blues-harp player Stan Street, pays tribute to Brian Faucheux’s love of music Faucheux, a serious guitar hobbyist, bought the painting at Street’s gallery on his way back from a guitar show in Memphis, Tennessee. There’s a music studio and an additional guest bedroom and bath on the second floor, built out from unfinished space after the couple moved in.

“We’re definitely happy we chose to move and build this home. And, it’s nice having an architect in the family,” Suzy Faucheux said.

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Room trend is claiming space in many homes

BY KIM COOK Associated Press

Our homes have been multitasking for a while now They may be where we work, they are certainly where we play, and in today’s stress-filled world, they’re often the place where we feel most at peace.

Spurred by the pandemic, dens became offices, extra bedrooms became workout zones, dining rooms morphed into multifunctional creative spaces.

Often, we’re seeing rooms transformed into sanctuaries of self-care: welcome to the “wellness room.”

“Small sophisticated home gyms, music rooms, meditation rooms and Zen gardens are some of the wellness spaces we’ve designed recently,” said designer Gonzalo Bueno, who owns the firm Ten Plus Three in Dallas. “Spaces for wellness, retreat and recharging are all really popular right now.”

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An onsen-style tub is used in the primary bath.

Bueno and his team combined several of these ideas in a home renovation in Austin, Texas. There is an outdoor Zen garden, flanked indoors by a meditation room on one side and the soaking tub of the primary bath on the other, with both facing a serene green space.

ABOVE: A meditation room was created during a home renovation in Austin, Texas.

‘Small sophisticated home gyms, music rooms, meditation rooms and Zen gardens are some of the wellness spaces we’ve designed recently,’ said designer Gonzalo Bueno, owner of Ten Plus Three in Dallas.

LEFT: A home gym uses red lighting accents to create passion and energy to motivate.

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Holistic high- and low-tech

“Soundbathing,” where you immerse yourself in soothing instrumental and natural sounds, has become popular at many professional spas. Now, companies are making versions for the home, or you can set one up yourself.

Create a low-tech soundbathing studio with some comfy pillows, yoga mats, essential oil scent and dimmed lights or candles and then either play or use recorded sounds of chimes, singing bowls and gongs. You can find links to meditation sounds online.

There are full-size beds available that use low frequency sound and vibrations, or you can find cushion-y mats with some of the same features, far less costly.

Traditional saunas use steam, but infrared light saunas are an easier-to-install alternative for indoors. Several makers offer single, two-or three-person versions made of wood or just an insulated fabric. Fancy ones come equipped with Bluetooth audio and color-changing lights.

If you really want to splash out on an in-house, multi-sensory, luxury experience, there

are shower units integrating tech into customizable water, steam, lighting and music.

Quiet and maybe deep

Jack Ovadia, whose eponymous design firm is based in New York, created a one-person onsen, the Japanese deepsoak-style tub, for a Phoenix client. The cocoon-like space has a contemplative wall of terrazzo pebbles and a pretty, petal-bedecked chandelier above

But he also is doing wellness rooms that can multi-serve with a sauna and then an in-

vigorating cold plunge tub. In his own home, he has an area to practice yoga and Pilates.

“Having a private space is essential,” Ovadia said. “A wellness room should be a space where the outside world dissolves; no background noise, no movement beyond your own. This is where you go to let go; to drop into something quieter, something deeper.”

Celebrating creativity

Your ideal wellness room might be a little more energetic than the serene, spa-like versions.

A spalike shower uses infrared lighting and an audio system to play meditation sounds.

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“We’re designing more music rooms,” Bueno said, “which isn’t surprising since music is so healing.”

He notes how much fun it is to work with clients who have a passion — “art, yoga, music or entertaining” — and design spaces to help bring that passion home.

“Recent clients had an extensive vinyl collection,” he said. “Others have wanted a room to enjoy music during large family gatherings.”

Materials and accessories

Make sure the size of the

space suits your activity and you use materials to set the tone.

“Bring in warmth and a sense of calm with things like natural tan oak, cork, bamboo, neutral tones and organic textures,” Ovadia said.

Small table lights can be set on a timer to play calming nature sounds. Some offer a soft amber glow or an array of soothing day-to-evening hues. Invest in a comfy sectional if you have space, or look for flop-worthy giant beanbags and squooshy oversize chairs.

If it’s an energy-filled space you’re after, Bueno has some suggestions for lighting that kicks things up a little, or a lot.

“We did a home gym with red accents, to bring in passion and motivating energy,” he said.

Engaging art can add to that vibe. Bueno mounted a clubby neon work in a large music/ family room that says, “This Must Be the Place.” In the red gym hangs a contemporary piece that reads, “Keep On Keeping On.”

And for the quiet well room? Dreamy nature photographs, prints or mural wallpaper would be the chef’s kiss.

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Hibiscus Society plans annual sale Sunday

Cajun hibiscus will be the highlight of the annual show and sale by the New Orleans Hibiscus Society from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Palm Sunday at Bonnabel High School, 2801 Bruin Drive, in Kenner

Bloom entries will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and returned for sale at 1 p.m.

The Cajun hibiscus has gained popularity all over the country for its glossy green foliage with an array of colors and bloom sizes. Experts in hibiscus care and growth will provide information on the proper balance of nutrients. A special blend of granular fertilizer will be available for sale at the show

Workshop to pair bonsai and brews

Bonsai Bar, planned for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Elsseps St., is an instructional event that offers an introduction to the ancient Asian art of gardening while enjoying a beer at local breweries.

Instructors will lead participants in lessons on the core concepts to pot, prune

and design a bonsai tree.

Additional sessions are planned:

n April 23, May 7, May 21: 6 p.m., Skeeta Hawk Brewing, 455 N. Dorgenois St.

n May 10: 2 p.m., Oak Street Brewery, 8201 Oak St.

n May 14: 6:30 p.m., Port Orleans Brewing Co., 4124 Tchoupitoulas St.

n May 25: 6:30 p.m. Parleaux Beer Lab.

Cost starts at $85. For information, visit bonsaibar.com.

Mother’s Day tour set in Old Mandeville

It’s never too early to start planning for Mother’s Day. The Old Mandeville Historic Association is making that easy with its Mother’s Day Home Tour from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 11.

The theme is “From Creole to Contemporary.”

Seven private Old Mandeville homes will open their doors to the public, along with the historic Jean Baptiste Lang House museum, 605 Carroll St.

Advance tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students at www.oldmandevillehistoricassociation.org or at Lang House during normal hours (cash or check only). Day-of tickets will be at Lang House for $30 for adults and remain

$15 for students.

Tourgoers start there to pick up wristbands and maps.

Step inside Marigny homes in May tour

Step inside the rich history and vibrant culture of the eclectic neighborhood when the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association hosts a Spring Home & Garden Tour from noon to 4 p.m. May 18.

Explore distinctive homes selected for their historic significance and/or unique character. From meticulously restored classics to contemporary marvels, each home tells a story of preservation, innovation and the enduring charm of the Faubourg Marigny Contact hometour@faubourgmarigny.org for information or to volunteer.

Volunteer projects abound at City Park

A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include:

n Bayou Metairie shoreline cleanup: 9 a.m. Saturday, Popp Bandstand, 54 Dreyfous Drive.

n Litter Abatement Campaign: 9 a.m. Tuesday Pan American Stadium parking lot, 194 Zachary Taylor Drive.

n Graffiti Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Thursday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave.

n Urban Forest Support Initiative: 9 a.m. April 19. Volunteer Center

Register for the programs and find out more about what to bring at friendsofcitypark. volunteerhub.com.

Have a home and garden event coming up? Send it to events@theadvocate.com.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By MAX BECHERER

Volunteers are sought to help clean the shoreline of Bayou Metairie in City Park on Saturday. Meetup is at 9 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS

TRANSFERS ISSUED MARCH 31 TO APRIL 4

DISTRICT 1

ANDREW HIGGINS BLVD. 325: $490,000, Tri Meg Properties LLC to Ombra Nola LLC.

BAUDIN ST. 3625-27: donation, no value stated, Belinda Sharret Stevens to Nicole Sharret.

CAMP ST. 1476-1478: donation, no value stated, Christine Abbate to Emma T. Reuland Williams and Stephen Michael Williams Jr.

POEYFARRE ST. 920: $224,000, Isabella Scarlett Fleming to Fara Captain Claude Living Trust Agreement.

S. CARROLLTON AVE. 4229: $338,000, Domingo Ramon Reyes Sr. and Maria Del Carmen Reyes to Tayler Neugent.

S. CARROLLTON AVE. 4430-32, 4436-38: $530,000, Jesuit High School of New Orleans Properties No 4 Inc. to Mid City Holdings LLC.

S. DIAMOND ST. 344: $100, Catherine C. Dunn and Durward Dunn to Joseph Zavatsky.

S. GALVEZ ST. 527: donation, no value stated, Jaime Planells to Juan Mari Planells.

S. GENOIS ST. 125: $425,000, Hunter Younge III Living Trust to David Carl Immerman and Lisa Michelle Orlando Immerman.

S. SARATOGA ST. 1236-38: $36,688, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority to Jonathan Alexander Easley and Michelle Martz Easley

TERPSICHORE ST. 1411-13: $772,500, Morgan Trust and William T. Morgan to 7 Muses LLC.

ULLOA ST. 4221-23: $125,000, Dinh Thi Huyne Hoang and Son Ngoc Hoang to Allisa T. Nelson Andrews and Tijai Andrews

DISTRICT 2

BIENVILLE ST. 1018: $949,000, 1018 Bienville LLC to Duklo Zeta LLC.

BRAGG ST. 1225, 953: $560,000, Angad Singh Dhaliwal Dhillon and Ramandeep Kaur Dhillon to T&T Real Estate Holdings LLC.

CHARTRES ST. 1418: $178,000, John H. Deutschman to Stephen Gerard Weems.

CONTI ST. 917: $790,000, 917 Conti LLC to Hank Thomas Waters.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

CRYSTAL ST. 221: $300,000, Maureen J. Anderson revocable living trust and Maureen J. Anderson to Jamie White.

DUMAINE ST. 904, 906: $800,000, Autumn Bayles and Rachel Carson to Christopher Bryan Moss and James David Nunn.

GEN. DIAZ ST. 6860: donation, no value stated, Justin Michael Sablich to Natalie Elizabeth Lahaye

GEN. DIAZ ST. 6968: donation, no value stated, Jerry L. Drye Jr. to Leigh Ayn Drye Ferra Henderson.

LAFITTE ST. 1417-1421: $560,000, Mary Hartel Brent Anderson revocable trust and Stephen C. Hartel Jr. to Valentino Investments LLC.

LOUISVILLE ST. 5900: $465,000, Alexandra Leigh Gjertson Brondum and Derek Patrick Brondum to Alexandra P. Weeks and Peyton Bailey

MEMPHIS ST. 6400, 6410: $1,000,000, Deborah C. Keel and

Patrick G. Keel to Charles Frater and Veronica Lea Del Bianco Frater.

MILNE BLVD. 6034: $424,000, 920 Melpomene LLC to Harrison Gitz.

N. BROAD ST. 92, RIDGEWAY BLVD. 2855: donation, no value stated, Jaime Planells and Juan Mari Planells to Juan Tran Planells.

N. MURAT ST. 114-16: donation, $137,500, Kazuyo Kondo Tomiyama, Nancy Lo Quant and Taisuke Tomiyama Kondo to Nancy Lo Quant.

N. RAMPART ST. 3400-3402: $425,000, Amanda Feaver and Jessica Rimington to Kathleen Volante Greenhalgh.

ORLEANS AVE. 6448: $539,000, Anne Waring Diffenderffer to Dustin H. Davidson and Sarena G. Richardson.

ROYAL ST. 1117: $328,000, Amy T. Detwiler, Roland P. Toups II, Rolanda T. Polley and Tracy S. Toups to Virtue Design LLC.

ST. ANN ST. 2920-20 1/2: $608,000, Sarah Munoz Adkins and Thomas Wayne Adkins to Adam Mayer and Erica Navalance.

ST. LOUIS ST. 2726: $1,200, Michelle Simpson Brooks, Pauline Zedo Mack and Thomas Mack to Norf 2 St. Louis LLC.

TOPAZ ST. 774: $770,000, Gregory Fortier Rouchell McCabe and Ryan Matthew McCabe Rouchell to Jesse Keyser and Molly Keyser.

VICKSBURG ST. 6905-6907: $641,000, Joshua D. Browning and Mary E. Katzman Browning to Equity Assets II LLC.

DISTRICT 3

ANNETTE ST. 1309: $80,000, Israel Baptist Church of New Orleans to Dorchester Project 2 LLC.

ANNETTE ST. 2032-34: $289,000, Galit Construction LLC to Amber

Oliver.

ARBOR DRIVE 7511: $359,000, P&A Investment LLC to Alicia Harry, Amber Harry and Gary L. Harry.

BURGUNDY ST. 4123-4125: $420,000, Chandler D. Vinar and Snowzie Stel Vinar to Porter Temple Living Trust.

CATON COURT 1627-1629: $250,000, Alfred G. Gourrier and Beverly W. Gourrier revocable living trust, Alfred George Gourrier and Beverly Webb Gourrier to Kih Gourrier.

CHAMBERLAIN DRIVE 5426: $227,500, Andrea N. Johnson and Edwin Troy Taylor to Johanna Aristizbal Aiella.

CLOVER ST. 2422: $248,500, Cody Marshall Smith Risher, Cody Marshall Smith Roessler and ä See ORLEANS, page 22

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Jesse Clovis RoesslertoShannon AmaraHessMorgan and Shannon AmaraHessSchimek.

CYPRESS POINTCOURT31: $616,000, Ariann Elliott Sentino to Daniel Lebeouf.

DESIRE ST.1440: $67,500, RCAF Acquisition Trust Cous Bank Trust NA to Onefish LLC.

DESLONDE ST.2422: $41,720, Michael Veal to Fahaim Properties LLC.

DREUX AVE. 2346: $254,000, Bliss Norton Bailey and Leila Christine Shumock BaileytoRobertC. Fluck and Suzanne Spring Fluck.

EDGELAKE COURT7948: $275,000, Tionne J. Properties LLCtoRommel Walker.

ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. 1212-14:

$58,500, RavenI.LandrytoDesiree K. Byrd LLC.

ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. 5721:

$250,000, Gibbs &Alexander LLC to Aisha Boyd.

HOPE ST.2000-1/2: $48,333, Ellen Raye Katz MillertoDSG Properties LLC.

KENDALL DRIVE4962: $349,000, Racquel Roby Dabon to Adreaynne Noella Hutchison Williams and Earon Thomas Williams.

LAINE AVE. 4908-10: $210,000, Cheryl Borne testamentary trust, Paula Shan Branch Borne and Ronald John BornetoBrian Smith Jr., Dionne Cockerham and Justin Carnell Cockerham.

MARAIS ST.2820-22, ST.CLAUDE AVE. 2831 A-B: $2,250,000, 2831 St. Claude LLCtoRebuilding Together NewOrleans.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

NEPTUNE COURT7141: $260,000, JudiPapiroff GuthtoMarlonA Stewart.

NEW ORLEANS ST.2630: $44,000, Charles Robertson Sr., Ernestine Thomas andJoyce Robertson WamsbytoHSR Renovations LLC.

NEW ORLEANS ST.2918-181/2:

$200,000, Jarm Homes LLCto BreonLastie.

N. GALVEZ ST.2639: $147,000, Alicia Tarrats to Ashley Murray.

N. RAMPARTST. 5011: donation, no value stated, Cedric P. Dokes to Rhea Joseph Dokes.

N. ROBERTSON ST.1014-16: $380,000, DobyProperties LLCto AvaL.Rogers.

N. TONTI ST.2556-2558: $270,000, Lauren GoverLempert and Rand E. Lempert to JoppaJackson.

PARISAVE.3034, TREASURE ST. 1504-06: $450,000, Emily Eberhardt Mickley Doyle and Thomas Mickley Doyle to Tatum Noelle Wilmes.

PEOPLES AVE. 5632: $120,000, Dana Smith Sigler,Danetta Parker Saul Fall, Gerald Aldon Smith Jr. and MeredithSaul to Tyler James Riordan Connor.

RIVIERAAVE. 1216: $321,000, AlomaReed LykestoEmily Yvonne Slocum.

ROGER WILLIAMS ST.3519: $410,000, Aegean Property Group LLCtoAlex Flores and Lindsey Spurgeon Flores.

SAVOIE COURT4933: $63,500, Patricia Elaine ShawMulher and Tatiana Monique Bivona to Bolden Real Estate Investment Group LLC.

ST.ANTHONY ST.2125-27: $110,000, Succession of Albert George Johnson Sr. to Cornell Pendleton.

ST.BERNARD AVE. 6311: $730,000, Sally ThomasDuplantier to BrandonSpann and Kayla MacRi Suah.

TRICIA COURT7736: donation, no value stated, George Hardin Jr. to Patrice M.Morris Hardin.

TRICOU ST.329: $130,000, Evergreen Renovations LLCtoIan J. Parr.

WILL STUTLEY DRIVE 11425: $237,000, Benjamin Nhat Dong Tran to Tyra D. Heckstall.

DISTRICT 4

ANNUNCIATION ST.2920-2922: $745,000, Justine Branker Nelson and Marco NelsontoAnthony Alvarado Ortiz.

CHIPPEWAST. 2624: $333,000, Julia KeyGlorioso to Lija Hoffman and MargaritaKulysHoffman.

FOURTH ST.1209-11, UNIT A: $575,000, Anissa Albro Allbrittonand Jack LeeAllbritton Jr. to Galin Spicer Trust.

JOSEPHINE ST.2408-10: $135,000, Quality Housing LLCtoPatco HoldingsLLC

LOYOLA AVE. 328, 324, 334, PERDIDO ST.1119, S. RAMPARTST. 361: $10, International Properties LLCtoCivic Center SiteDevelopment LLC.

NINTH ST.800-02: $193,000, Dorothy RayCheatham, Johnny C. RayJr., Ricky Ray, RubyRay Condoll and RubyRay Fisher to HarmonyStreet Productions LLC.

S. CLAIBORNE AVE. 7310: $100, Darlene Sanchezand Lisa Venezia to Dushaf HoldingsLLC THIRD ST.1020: $555,000, Jacqueline R. GoodmanMartorell to Leigh Jacquette Bensing.

DISTRICT 5

DOVER PLACE 5941: $210,000, Gehan Sadat Montgomery and Gehon Montgomery to Brandon Brownand Iris Rhodes.

GEN. DEGAULLE DRIVE 4140: $1,744,000, Algiers Plaza LLCto HeroLands Co. LLC.

HUDSON ST.2938: $200,000, Darryl JayJenkins to Shauunda Adrian Mitchell Stevenson.

MERCEDES BLVD.2450: $187,000, Celia Bauder Smith and Farrell Patrick SmithtoJessica Mercedes Corzo.

N. TEAK AVE. 3817: $265,000, James P. Marcher to Angela Harrison andAshleyWatson.

PATTERSON ST.631-633:

$502,500, Joseph Verdi, Lucas Lopez andSharonJackson revocableliving trust to David Bruns.

REDOAK COURT3549: $438,000, Canh VanNguyen and Nam ThiVoNguyen to EbonyEvans White.

RHODES AVE. 218: $140,000, WilliamCrockett Walker to Vicmel LLC.

RIOGRANDE ST.3281: $14,000, Kirk Favorite andRachelPowell to Jeremy&JacobyRealEstate LLC.

RUEMIGNON3661: $155,000, AngelaS.Dominguez Devilliers andKeith J. Devilliers to Keith Devilliers Jr.

YELLOWSTONEDRIVE 29:

$395,000, Christopher A. Boudy Sr. andToyaL.Thomas Boudy to Aja Fitz Ritson and Kurtis E. Fitz Ritson

DISTRICT 6

AUDUBONST. 1921: $566,000,

Kimberly Hill PutmantoMark B. Ratchford.

AUDUBON ST.2319: $428,700, Douglas Robert Holmes to JeremyMichael Lala.

AUDUBON ST.377: $1,265,000, Alexis McCrawArmstrong and Walter Nolte Armstrong Jr. to Chelsea Staires Sunand Jerry Sun.

BLOOMINGDALE COURT 32713273: donation, no value stated, Israel Ealy,Jerris Ealy and Joanne Ealy Lemon to Danielle Lemon Alexander.

BLOOMINGDALE COURT 3276: donation, no value stated, Jerris Ealy and Joanne Ealy Lemon to Israel Ealy.

CADIZ ST.1818: $232,000, Doxum LLCtoJamesRichardSexton revocable trust.

CAMP ST.3314: $100, JourdanM. Cancienne and Meghan Klavans Cancienne to Caitlin P. Alvarez and Miguel D. Alvarez.

CONSTANTINOPLEST. 618: $498,000, Kaile Leblanc Mercuri and MichaelJoseph Mercuri to Christina Maria Christ Guttenberg.

DUFOSSAT ST.940: $575,000, ZebrafishLLC to John Randall Whaley.

GEN. TAYLOR ST.1501: $479,000, Cholla Properties LLCtoColleen Laduzinski.

JENA ST.2220-22: $382,000, Chez Vous Properties LLCtoDillon Theoden Molnar and Tyler DespenzaMolnar.

MAGAZINE ST.3947: $1,025,000, SSH Investments LLCto3947 Magazine Investments LLC. NASHVILLE AVE. 515: $445,000, Ellen BarbaraWeiss and Julian D. Weiss to Brian R. Rome and Melissa Bauld Rome.

PALMERAVE.2801: donation, no value stated, LevonManasse Matossian to BeataRecko Matossian and LevonManasse Matossian.

PENISTON ST.2239: $380,000, Marclan Enterprises LLCtoMallory E. Noonan.

PRYTANIA ST.4217: $278,500, Julie Comarda to Jennifer Nieves Carlin Hanson and Scott Hanson.

ROBERTST. 2037-39: $327,500, Victoria Tucker Hyams to Lindsey M. Hardouin.

S. MIRO ST.3515: $130,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Herbert L. Kaufman LLC.

VERSAILLES BLVD.26: $875,000, DorisRoss Norman and William D. Norman Jr. to Charles Wesley

REALESTATETRANSFERS

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n TRANSFERS FOR MARCH 28 TO APRIL 4

HARAHAN

BAROCCO DRIVE 8213: Francis N. Degeorge to Reko Mason, $400,000.

BERKLEY AVE. 100: Nicholas R. Bourgeois to Tanya D. Green, $217,000.

CAROLYN DRIVE 469: Kenneth D Zdanowicz to Dillon N. Phamdo, $302,670.

NORMANDY AVE. 180: Portta LLC to Cole S. Retif, $685,000.

STRATFORD DRIVE 448: Trudy E. Naquin to Marcos A. S. Garcia, $369,000.

JEFFERSON

CAROL DRIVE 556: Fleming Properties of La LLC to Aaron Gonzalez, $390,000.

JEFFERSON HIGHWAY 3430: Dorothea M. F. Carson to John M. Mcdonald Jr., $150,000.

KAREN COURT 16: Rajwa LLC to

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Robinson IV and Mary Elizabeth Werner Viser Robinson.

DISTRICT 7

14TH ST. 319: $677,500, Dana Ranna Venezia and John Armand Venezia to Jeffery Jones and Lisa R. Jones.

AVE. A 6631: $775,000, Marguerite I. Grundmann Vosberg to Elizabeth Guarisco Lorio and Eric A. Lorio.

BURTHE ST. 7301-7303: $578,150, Beverly Richard Nichols to D&A 7301 Burthe LLC.

CAMBRONNE ST. 1232-32-34: $522,500, Brandon Tarricone to Copen Aiavolasiti Binder.

COHN ST. 7616: $304,000, Romesha Davis Brown to 7616 Cohn LLC.

DERBES ST. 7029: $175,000, Alessandra Eve Assaf, Christopher Blair Assaf, Ronald Leslie Assaf and Tiffany Assaf Tandecki to Equity Trust Co. Custodian fbo Kurt Pedersen Ira.

DERBES ST. 7029: donation, no value stated, Maria Fernanda Lang to Tiffany Assaf Tandecki.

Chase E. Williams, $163,200.

LABARRE PLACE 7: Herbert Adkins to Freedom Mortgage Corp., $166,667

LABARRE ROAD 636: Townsend Juanita Trust to Vicki L. Townsend, donation, no value stated.

KENNER

31ST COURT 2115: Anita V Perez to Iglesia Bautista Hispana Emmanuel Inc., $116,715.

CHATEAU BLVD. 3316: Melissa Soileau to Scarleth Garcia, $280,000

CONNECTICUT AVE. 3807: Benjamin J. Carter to Micaza Properties Inc., $100,000.

DAVID DRIVE 5129: Betty J. Tinney to Betty J. Diamond, donation, no value stated.

ILLINOIS AVE. 2116: Wolfpack Ceo LLC to Shannon Belmont, $214,500

INDIANA AVE. 3236: Kathleen S. Wiegand to Svetlana B. Sagaidac, $265,000.

KANSAS AVE. 3200: Bordelon Jimmy & Lydia Bordelon Revo-

HAMPSON ST. 8120: donation, no value stated, Nancy Lo Quant to Taisuke Tomiyama.

JEANNETTE ST. 8534: $487,500, Goodjar South LLC to Frederick P Lemann.

JOLIET ST. 1928: $206,700, Jozette M. Kauffman to Gabriel Todd Harvey and Gina Marie Lizama Harvey.

LAKE MARINA DRIVE 500, UNIT 313: $165,000, Marc Bernstein to Aloma Reed Lykes.

LEONIDAS ST. 1100-04: $545,278,

cable Living Trust to Dale A. Ward, $322,500.

MAINE AVE. 1301: Mpcouv LLC to Keaton Pullard, $208,000.

MAYFAIR LANE 705: Vivian H. Lopez to Mayfair Ventures LLC, $208,000.

MINOR ST. 1206: Sheila Robinson to Leda M. Serrano, $198,275.

POMMARD DRIVE 4201: Douglas R. Gober Jr. to Alexander Legaux, $330,000.

REBECCA BLVD. 5320: Lucille Piazza to Neal Sicard, $335,000.

SECOND ST. 300: G Ellis to Future Property Investments LLC, $1,250,000.

SESSIONS 829: Barbara Ansardi to Collura Barbara Irrevocable Trust, donation, no value stated.

TAYLOR ST. 1708: Elrose V. Richard to Consolidated Investments Properties LLC, $200,000.

VINTAGE DRIVE 616: Dimitra Moustaka to Fakhar Cheema, $170,000.

VINTAGE DRIVE 913: Vincent Catalanotto Jr. to Bamyeli Aldana, $300,000.

VOURAY DRIVE 701: Juan M.

Cynthia Gravely Morse to Blake Bertuccelli Booth and Grace Bertuccelli Booth.

MARCIA AVE. 5871: $10, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Caitrin Hogan Alb and Hermann A. Alb.

MONROE ST. 2917-19: $50,000, Earhart Blvd. Holding LLC to A Way of Life LLC.

N. ROADWAY ST. 215: $320,000, Lesly Herbert Labadie and Lori Herbert to Sandras Properties LLC.

LAKEVIEW/GENTILLY

Planells to Jaime Planells, donation, no value stated.

METAIRIE

39TH ST. 3108: All Star Premier Homes LLC to Portta LLC, $180,000.

45TH ST. 3717: Beth J. D. Leclercq to R. H. Zobel III, $345,000.

BERESFORD DRIVE 14: Michael A. Gaglia Jr. to Scott D. Kushner, $1,325,000.

BLANKE ST. 7001: Jodi Johnson to Jamie S. Johnson, donation, no value stated.

BURAS AVE. 8123: Christopher J. Seemann to Rachel L. Ziko, donation, no value stated.

CLEARLAKE DRIVE 4416: Janet Savana to Magei O. Badrosian, $245,000.

CLEARY AVE. 1201: Shaun

Murray to Hugh D. Murray II, donation, no value stated.

DAVID DRIVE 3717: Lisa M. Neely to Thuong T. Hoang, $348,000.

DIVISION ST. 204-208: Luc J. Legendre to Michele Beloney, $240,000.

FAIRFIELD ST. 5021: Darlene Burlison to Continental Plaza LLC, $466,500.

FAIRLANE DRIVE 12: Wayne H. Jenevein to Manuela I Ayala, $125,000.

GREEN ACRES ROAD 1616: Larry W. Pate to Jng Construction, $125,000.

HARING COURT 4905: Brooke Ragusa to Quinlivan Homes LLC, $328,000.

HEIGHTS AVE. 3042: Catherine M. Clark to Ricardo M. Fernandez, $320,000.

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HENRYST. 4909: Joseph W. Leone Jr. to Leone Joseph W. Residence Trust Jr., donation, no value stated.

IOLA ST.4324: Wendy Haworth to Katherine K. Landry,$165,000.

ITHACA ST.5229: Florence M. B. BroussardtoMarco Castro, $285,000.

ITHACA ST.7013: LemInvestments LLCtoNew OrleansPropertyVenturesInc., $150,000.

ITHACA ST.7013: Susan S. Naroto LemInvestments LLC, $105,000.

JEANNETTE DRIVE 4600: Trupti Bhandiwad to Jordan Owens, $355,000.

JOHNSON ST.3839: Klelia Alvarez

REALESTATETRANSFERS

to AmadorProperties LLC, donation, no value stated.

JUDITH ST.2904: Delise Investments LLCtoKennedyP.Ardoin, $271,645.

LINDEN ST.404: Manuela Ayala to Rebekah A. Breaux, $379,000.

LOVELAND ST.4428: Spencer Mai to Garrett Leroux, $307,500.

LYNETTE DRIVE1404: Etta J. D. Dovith to Manuel J. Weber III, $20,000.

MARGIE ST.2604: Bertucci Investment Group LLCtoThelmaPizzati,$240,000.

MARSEILLES PLACE 4617: Catherine P. Charbonnet to Jack J. Charbonnet, donation, no value stated.

MELODYDRIVE 101: Frances M. Cefalu to Reynolds Developments LLC, $375,000.

METAIRIE LAWN DRIVE 2601, UNIT 14, BUILDING 209: Raymond E. ShamptoCPD Ventures LLC, $130,000.

METAIRIE LAWN DRIVE 435: Eric CusimanotoMatthew B. Ross, $712,500.

N. ELMST. 501: SouthshoreFam-

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AVONDALE

CAMBAY DRIVE 172: King JC Properties LLCtoConstance M. Conway,$179,000.

PHYLLISDRIVE525: Keith M. Rodrigue to Cedric J. Carter, $173,000

ily Homes LLCtoSouthshore Family Homes LLC, $234,622.

NELM ST.720: Associated Catholic Charities of Greater New Orleans Inc. to Jerielle Hulst, $164,500.

N. WILSON 506: Chuck H. Dillmann III to MarkM.Gibbs, $199,000.

NURSERYAVE. 356: Brandon C. Ostarly to Margaret O. Garon, donation, no value stated.

OAKLAWNDRIVE 1013: Virginia K. Cornog to Sherrie B. Hall, $418,000.

OAKLAWNDRIVE 762: Shawn M. Toups to Planet Home Lending LLC, $256,620.

ORION AVE. 402: KevinJ. Bentivegna to DiscoverBank, $440,000.

ORPHEUM ST.1522-1524: Clark CustomProperties LLCtoKeith S. Nunmaker, $495,000.

PAGE DRIVE 4740: Eric C. Whiteto John W. Calcote IV,$450,000.

PILGRIM ST.6516: Hannah Martin to Julio C. M. Esquivel, $362,000.

PURDUE DRIVE 4929: Whitney C. Ryan to Saeda S. Battat, $355,000.

RIDGELAKE DRIVE 2955: Stephens

SENATE DRIVE 244: MichaelL. Holden to Hannah K. Holden, donation, no value stated.

BRIDGE CITY

12TH ST.121: Ama Investment GroupLLC to Aurea M. D. Hurst, $172,000.

12TH ST.125: KevinM.Plaisance to Juan C. R. Mendoza,$78,000.

HOOTER ROAD 1037: Catina Porter to EdwardL.Thomas, $111,500.

Properties LLCtoSpa2geauxLLC, $175,000.

RIVERSIDE DRIVE U552 6220: Hasan A. Alshaar to RobertW Evans, $52,000.

SIGUR AVE. 1352: SteveM.Sintes to Stephanie O. Stover,$300,000.

TARTAN DRIVE 3700: Empire GroupLLC to Epifanio R. Mejia, $350,000.

TOLMAS DRIVE 3116: Qc Jefferson Properties LLCtoPatrick G. Keel, $615,000.

TRANSCONTINENTAL DRIVE 1912: Quinlivian Homes LLCtoLuz A. Pacheco, $789,000.

TRENTON ST.4400, UNIT J: Four Thousand Four HundredTrenton Street LLCtoHixley Properties LLC, $125,000.

TRENTON ST.STE I4400, UNIT I: JWTS LLCtoBBK Prop LLC, $180,000.

WADE DRIVE 5025: Ronald G. Seni to SesLegacy Properties LLC, $145,000.

WILLIAM DAVID PARKWAY WEST 309: Joseph D. Leblanc III to Olivia D. Huppman, $995,000.

WILSON AVE. 1320: Corrnell P. Norman to Germaine Everson,

SEVENTH ST.125: Carla G. Douglas to Arnel A. Esmenjaud, $55,000.

GRETNA

15TH ST.717: Landry &Landry Property LLCtoBlue HeartProperty LLC, $176,500.

23RD ST.911: Alexis Grimes to Christopher Felix, $130,000.

COTTONWOOD DRIVE 308: Thomas W. MooreIItoH&VVentures LLC, $193,800.

$60,000.

WILSON DRIVE 5100: Alyssa S. Mistretta to Alton C. Gros, $363,850.

RIVERRIDGE

CAMILLE DRIVE 9009: Geneva A. S. Graves to DeltonS.GravesIII, $5,000.

CAMILLE DRIVE 9009: SandraM B. GravestoDeltonS.GravesIII, $5,000.

CROCHET AVE. 8928: NewOrleans Property Ventures Inc. to Michael Cain, $365,000.

DART ST.10420: Eric S. Ackermann to MarcMilano, $190,000.

FOURTH ST.9114: Benjamin C. Brekeen to Lawrence F. Falgoust, $275,000.

JEFFERSON HIGHWAY 10800: Sulieman Investments LLCto Sulieman Investments LLC, $250,000.

MELROSE LANE9109: Angele T. WhitetoFaron J. Breaux, $653,700.

ROSECRESTLANE 8716: Eric B. GrushtoLeo Lebourgeois, $275,000.

DERBIGNY ST.737: Robins Nest LLCtoIan T. Richard, $325,900. FERNWOOD DRIVE 12: Stephen P. Smith to Marcella Dendy, $575,000.

FRIEDRICAST. 1909: Harold Holguin to Ramon P. Garcia, $120,000.

GLENMEADE COURT 440: NavinderbirS.SondhtoSalma G. C. Sondh,donation, no value stated.

RUE ST.MICHAEL769: HCLD LLC to Laura Huong, $319,900.

WESTMEADE DRIVE 432: KO DevelopersLLC to YamirkaPeralta, $285,000.

WILLOWBROOK DRIVE 424: Christopher A. Wolfe to Hanane Jumhour, $195,000.

HARVEY

ASPEN DRIVE 3852: HomesMortgage TrusttoStarletiaGoodwin, $275,000.

BELLANGER ST.730: Ramon Ramos Jr. to Ashton Olsen, $255,000.

DOGWOOD DRIVE 1320: Paul G. Haddican to Shantrice Copeland, $165,000.

DOGWOOD DRIVE 1357: Edward J. VinettoAnyelyH.C.Euceda, $129,500.

ESTALOTE AVE. 1936: DarleneG Encardes to Home BuyerLouisi-

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ana U.S.A. LLC, $75,000.

GARDERE COURT10: Wilson H. Hughes II to Spencer A.Aziz, $245,000.

LACBIENVILLE DRIVE 4116: Aireal D. Morales to Chyyanna M. Lee, $25,000.

LACLABELLE DRIVE 1920: Clius Nicholas to Maya Sheree, donation, no value stated.

LAPALCO BLVD.1705: Lawrence ZaslowtoTufton Properties LLC, $745,000.

MACARTHUR AVE. 716: Michael Wible Jr. to Theresa T. Berglund, $217,500.

MANHATTAN BLVD.2912: Khader O. M. Hamida to Dung T. T. Nguyen,$70,000.

N. WOODBINE ST.4017: Danielle Malley to Shantell Dynell, $175,000.

PAGE DRIVE 4100: UnionBank to Gerald J. Hedrick Jr., $19,259.

LAFITTE

JEAN LAFITTE BLVD.1586: Jolie M. Matherne to Georganne F. Matherne, donation, no value stated.

MARRERO

BENEDICT DRIVE 2089: Neal Washington to Chyyanna L. Marsh, $10,000.

BUCCANEER DRIVE 2640: David E. Bruce Jr. to Steven G. Bruce, donation, no value stated.

CADDYDRIVE 2188: Quinn Mitchell to Diane Degree, donation, no value stated.

CHRISTIANA DRIVE 212: Gloria Reinhardt to Evan M. Roark, $155,000.

CONSTANTINE DRIVE 2009: Ardin Trosclair to Sherrie Barnes, donation, no value stated.

DIMARCO DRIVE 1104: Clemente Cubillo to Emily O. Quintos, $50,000.

E. PEARL DRIVE 2412: Pablo Hernandez toMonica S. Guzman, $230,000.

ESHER PLACE 1945: Ronnie R. Growe to Ronnie R. Winchester, donation, no value stated.

KING DRIVE 1112: Nivan S. Fields Sr. to Stacey Brown, donation, no value stated.

LOUIS IAVE.5904: Ag Investment LLCtoChristopher J. Brass, $187,000.

MOUNT SHASTADRIVE 5160: Paul D. Breaux to Danette L. Breaux, donation, no value stated.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

RIVER ROAD 5620: LindaP. Guidry to FiveThousand Six Hundred Twenty River Road LLC, $287,500.

RUEJESANN 2436: AmyJ.Richards to Culdesac Cribs LLC, donation, no value stated.

TERRYTOWN

GUARDIAN AVE. 2185: Judy O. Gomez to KatherineParker, $255,000

HOLMESBLVD. 301: D.R. Horton Inc. Gulf Coast to Debony Duncan, $279,900.

MYSTIC AVE. 773: Ashlee V. CherontoChoctawAmerican InsuranceInc.,$210,000.

N. LEXINGTONAVE. 2152: Linh T. Do to Madnide Louis, $298,000

W. NIAGARA CIRCLE 660: Connie F. Jackson toWilliam Lebreton, $217,500.

WAGGAMAN

DANDELIONDRIVE 909: Coast Builders LLCtoDominique Jackson,$346,400.

W. PRISCILLALANE5: Coast Builders LLCtoDavid Jones, $455,900.

WESTWEGO

AVE. A941: Christian J. Griffith to NavyFederalCredit Union, $100,000

OAKAVE. 236: Julie Bourgoyne to Chad R. Bourgoyne,donation, no value stated.

SILVER BELL PLACE 9563: Travis Nguyen to Taliese Fuaga, $460,000.

W. CRYSTALCOURT815: Ramos &RowellLLC to Ryan Lecompte, $239,900.

ST.TAMMANy

TRANSFERS FROM MARCH 18-24

ABITASPRINGS

EAGLESTREET,PORTION OF GROUND: Land Trust ForLouisiana to KSRLLC,$6,800.

HILLCREST COUNTRYCLUB ESTATES,LOT 56A, SQUARE 4: DanielE.Tonagel and KimD Tonagel to Trux Air Conditioning Inc., $25,000.

MARCI ACRES SUBDIVISION, LOT 10: Trey N. Waller and Heather M. Horn Waller to Olivia Russell, $307,000.

RAVINE ST.70354: Elizabeth Ann Russell Dixon to Lena A. Dixon Hooper, donation, no value stated.

RYAN ST.408: William A. Hardy to Lauren Forjet, $299,900.

SOUTH ABITASPRINGSSUBDIVISION, LOTS 5, 7, 13, 15: Intrepid Builders LLCto5th Street TammanyHills LLC, $65,333.

SOUTH ABITASPRINGSSUBDIVISION, LOTS 9, 11: LarkConstruction LLCto5th Street Tammany Hills LLC, $32,667.

COVINGTON

AMBER COURT73708: Brayden C. Hudson Parker to LindaHudson, $200,000.

BENNETT ROAD 12: Dwayne E. Rovira to Candace Rovira Roberts, $316,000.

BERTEL DRIVE 105: Raymond C. Serpas III and Lauren C. Gonzales SerpastoRyanHamilton, $338,000.

DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT5A, SQUARE 2401: BernardF.Comenge Jr. to

Bamboo wood floors &ss appls. Amenities inclda rooftop deck w/ pool, gym& shared multipurposeroom. Beautifu condoyou don’twanttomiss! CALL FORAPPT.

Brian H. Comenge, donation, no value stated.

E. THIRD AVE. 524: LindaH. Trainor to Matthew Boudreaux and Bennett L. Bratton, $240,000.

EGRET ST.256A: Jan H. Burasto Dionne R. Knight, $352,000.

EIGHTH ST.70247: Larry D. Dixon II and KimberlyB.Dixon to Michael Tucker and StefaniTucker, $218,000.

GARLANDST. 20153: Succession of Juanita Galloway Prats to Hung Hoang Phi Nguyen,$40,000.

JESSICAWAY 533: David Ridgway and Casey LeeGruder to Joshua B. Chatles, $279,900.

JONATHON LANE 4036, UNIT 41C: Scott M. BornetoAssad M. Sbehat and Noof A. Mohsin, $243,000.

KEYS ROAD 14362: CharlesA. Hull and Theresa A. Ford to Blake Blanchardand Brandy Blakenship, $65,000.

KINGS FOREST SUBDIVISION,LOT 30, SQUARE 4: Rolling InvestmentsLLC to Susan R. Andrews, $275,000.

LA. 40 17765: Lloyd J. Benoit Jr. and Lloyd J. Benoit III to MarioK. Cabrera,$220,000.

LA. 1081 76483: Heather N. Pierce and Christopher L. Pierce to Chelsea N. Bernardand Wayne D. BernardJr., $255,000.

LURLINE DRIVE 57: LeoP.LaFrance Jr. to MFMM LLC, $212,900.

MISTLETOEDRIVE 1: James R. Combsand ClaireT.Combsto TimothyMawhinneyJr., $675,000.

NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: RobinA.Thigpen, RobertG.Thigpen and ShawnP Thigpen to Taylor Gregory Thigpen,donation, no value stated.

QUINCYAVE.20322: GT General ä See TAMMANY, page 26

REALESTATETRANSFERS

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Contractors LLCtoGavin Morel and Annie Morel, $284,900.

RIVER FORK DRIVE21743: DSLD Homes LLCtoJanice Baudean, $318,250.

RIVER PARK ESTATES,LOT 20, SQUARE 10: LouisJ.Cosenzaand Diane R. Cosenza to Martin W. Murphy, $26,500.

ROSALIE COURT1817: DSLD Homes LLCtoTrudy A. Whittaker and Michael J. Whittaker, $327,675.

SHADOWBEND DRIVE21269: DSLD Homes LLCtoDavid Hernandez, $334,485.

TALLOW CREEK BLVD.355: Michael Baradell Jr. and Rebecca R. Baradell to Saul Enriquez Jr., $309,900.

TCHEFUNCTE DRIVE 159: Adam M. Schexnaydre and Stella A. Schexnaydre to Robert J. Schoendorf and Jade A. Schoendorf, $375,000.

W. 13TH AVE. 415: HIHLLC to RichardP.Hart and Sylvia K. Hart, $599,950.

W. MAGEE ST.612: BEIDRLLC to Brandon A. Ritchie, $185,000. FOLSOM

LA. 1077 10120: Robert L. Wedgeworth and Lori L.Wedgeworth to Bailey Sharp, $116,900.

LOUIS DRIVE 205: Robert G. Mogollon Jr. and Elise R. Mogollon to Jacob Pucheu andBrailee Pucheu, $412,000.

MERRYWOOD ESTATES, LOT27, SQUARE 2: Rachelle J. Mooreto Steadfast Builds LLC, $35,000. NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: MyraF.Sharon to Fitzgerald Farms LLC, $150,000.

TOWNOFFOLSOM, LOTS 1, 2, 3, SQUARE 34: EdwardT.Riecke to Cheyenne Real Estate LLC, $120,000.

LACOMBE

CYPRESS PARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 25, 26, SQUARE 6: Joan L. HeberttoBud C. Morgan Sr., $12,000.

FAIRFAX DRIVE 60809: DSLD HomesLLC to Donna Puglia and DaraDrum, $254,585.

NEAR LACOMBE,PORTION OF GROUND: Carlos A. Millan to J&J Rental Investment LLC, $201,790.

OAKLAWN DRIVE 59480: Shane S. Bramlett and ShelbyRains to Dustin Bounds andJennifer B. Bounds, $332,500.

POWELL HEIGHTSSUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Milton A. HentontoSherrelSeelig Phillps, $260,000.

SUNSET OAKBLVD. 60377: DSLD HomesLLC to TedPierce and Charlene Streitz, $256,280.

MADISONVILLE

FAIRFIELD OAKS SUBDIVISION, PHASE 2, LOT36: Raymond Eisler and Aleta Eisler toKaren Eisler Gardere, donation, no value stated.

GALATASSUBDIVISION, LOT6: Arlene R. Wiley toFrederick J. Badon Jr. and Jonell C. Badon, $200,000.

GREEN LEAF CIRCLE804: Joshua J. Stelly and KarenH.Stelly to Logan A. Booksh andJosette Booksh, $715,000.

GREY HERON LANE 757: Nest CustomHomes LLCtoMichaelA. Nicolini Jr. andJaime B. Nicolini, $507,900.

KELLYLAKE LANE4017: Alvarez Construction Co. LLCtoJean Manuel FuenmayorOrtega and AlejandraD.Chirinos Fernandez, $404,235

MAIN ST.1122: Jaired J. Shawand Traci Dillon ShawtoJonathan Denton and Jennifer C. Denton, $910,000.

OAKPARK ESTATES,LOT 5, SQUARE 6: Felix P. Baham and Sharon Valcour BahamtoFelix P. Baham Jr., donation, no value

stated.

OAKPARK ESTATES,PHASE2, LOTS 3, 4, SQUARE 1: SFBProperties LLCtoHannah C. Baham, donation, no value stated.

SCOTTS BAYOULANE 5044: AlvarezConstruction Co.LLC to Lee Hunt and Kayla Hunt, $398,990. SPRING HAVEN SUBDIVISION, PHASE3A, LOT119: Jenkins Homes LLCtoChristopher J. Cross and Erin W. Cross, $541,862.

MANDEVILLE

AMERICAST. 1320: Shawn Delchamps to Kage Laney, $205,000.

ANDERSON COURT106: Shania J. Glenz Prokes to MaryGrimmett and Sarosh Din Grimmett, $275,000.

CLOVER ST.1511: DavidJ.LeBlanc and Tracy M. LeBlanc to William Leibfritz and Darlene T. Leibfritz, $210,000.

COLONIAL COURT409: Craig N. Zimmerman and Kyle K. GurievskytoAndrew P. Oramous and Ashley S. Oramous, $362,500.

COUNTRYCLUBESTATES,LOT 22, SQUARE E: Damon D. Morise, Michelina L. Morise and others to Logan J. Breaux and Madeline G. Breaux, $350,000.

DUPARD ST.1926: William J. DeckwaIII and Elaine F. Deckwa to Salvador J. Papa and Janie S. Dick Papa,$330,000.

EVANGELINE DRIVE 236: Celeste R. AndrewstoRobert A. Jenks and Mary G. Jenks, $900,000.

JASMINE ST.1397: Kepa Custom Builders LLCtoLance M. Vead, $254,000.

LABARRE ST.623: Melissa Plauche to Alexis McCarthy, $219,000.

SPRINGWATER DRIVE 1254: Curtis W. Bixlerand Catherine L. Bixler to Joshua E. Smith and Arlette De Santiago, $510,000.

STRAIN ROAD 22257: DavidN. Stogmer to Geoffrey N. Davis, $35,000.

TCHEFUNTACLUBESTATES,LOT

306A1, SQUARE 32: Harrison Family Holdings LLCtoHarrison CustomHomes LLC, $450,000.

THIRD ST.2225: JohnnyCoronado and Regina M. White to Allison MurphyBush and Randall D. Bush, $225,000.

TOWNOFMANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Kenneth A. Bowers to RichardJames and Linda James Living Trust, $250,000.

TOWNOFMANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Gary M. Intravia and KimberlyStrahan Kramer to Burns Real Estate Holdings LLC, $310,000.

PEARLRIVER

CALHOUN SUBDIVISION,LOTS19, 20, 21: Wanda Couture Yates to MichaelK.Yates Jr., donation, no value stated.

DENISE DRIVE 67139: Mark A. Johnston to Shane E. Rodriguez and Katie B. Rodriguez, $88,500.

DONNY ROAD 35171: Kathleen Dietz Dalton to REZ LLC, $199,000.

JOHN SMITH ROAD 62426: Fortege LLCand Omnipcorp Holdings LLCtoSontae Flowers, $8,750.

OAKST. 39208: Peggy H. Seelev to Deep Roots Property Solutions LLC, $10 and other valuable consideration.

SLIDELL

BAYOUPAQUET ST.152: John F. Thomas to Mark H. Rondeau and Tara I. Rondeau, $76,000.

BLUEFIELD DRIVE 116: Garman Cyprian and Gloria W. Cyprian to Jose R. Felicie-Mejias andMiriam Cartagena-Bones,$185,000.

CHATEAUESTATES,LOT 21: Bruce PentontoDillan J. Dubard and Stacie B. Dubard, $20,000.

CLIPPER DRIVE 1012: Harry B. Register III and Andrea Kerr Register to RonaldL.Creel and Kristal R. Creel, $540,000.

DIXIE RANCH ROAD,PORTION OF GROUND: Patricia C. Dewar and Kenneth S. DewartoTonya T. Williams, $34,000.

DONYAST. 60402: Federal National Mortgage Association to Leonel Moncada, $135,900.

EDEN ISLES SUBDIVISION,UNIT2, LOT89: Brandon K. Belland Kristen D. Bell to Hopkins Coastal LLC, $55,000.

FULVETTAFALLS ROAD 5390: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf CoasttoNeal G. Monroe and Ashley A. Anthony Monroe, $261,535.

GRANDSPRINGSROAD5663: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf CoasttoWarren Williams and ShakeraB.Williams, $259,900.

HARBOR DRIVE 1650, UNIT 310: Gunther F. Kotzian to RobertJ. Morgan, $120,000.

HICKORYDRIVE 382: JordynF. Alexander and Johnnie L. Alexander III to Raquel M. Crader, $135,000.

HIGHLAND BLUFFDRIVE 284: AnthonyL.Pegues and Teresa B. Pegues to Jeffrey A. Lorenz and Sharon Lorenz, $80,000.

LA. 433 54165: Succession of Terry J. Verges to Todd A. Ruston and Sherree L. Ruston, $191,000.

LAKESHORE BLVD.2103: Dusten J. Gainey and RosmaireGainey to Louis S. CrewsIII andShannon C.

Crews, $1,000,000.

LEGENDRE DRIVE 517: Ryan Juneau to Michael L. Patrick, $373,500.

LINCOLNPARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 25, 26: Delwin L. Jones and TashaJonestoJoyce M. Jones, donation, no value stated.

MAGNOLIA LANE413: Melanie Jo G. EadstoKevin Beaneand Sophie Beane, $510,000.

MARAIS RIVER DRIVE 4549: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf CoasttoRontrice M. Ragas, $280,625.

MEADOWS BLVD.222: William E. Borden and Monica G. Borden to Johnnie Davis and Stephanie MantheiiDavis,$268,000.

MICHIGAN AVE. 801: Sandhu Properties LLCtoBarry J. Roy and WendeW.Roy,$350,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Succession of Octavia B. DrummertoClaudette DrummerStepp, donation, no value stated.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Edna P. Chiassonto Gerald A. Chiasson, Rebecca ChiassonRobinson and others, donation, no value stated.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Edna P. Chiassonto PennyChiassonDenney, George J. Chiassonand others,donation, no value stated.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: JimmyLaurentJr., Samuel A. Laurent and Jimmy Laurent Construction Inc. to DestinM.Ryals and AlexandraH. Ryals, $67,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Edna P. Chiassonto George J. Chiasson, Gerald A. Chiassonand others,donation, no value stated.

QUEEN ANNE DRIVE 504: Herling J. MadridtoRobertKeys, $238,500.

RIDGECRESTDRIVE 1420: Carol LeBlancMcGregor to Adam Jacobs, $209,000.

ROE DRIVE 60822: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf CoasttoKatherine I. Cortijo Gunn, $307,900.

ROE DRIVE 60826: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf CoasttoOleksii Donets and Mariia Donets, $289,900.

SUNSETROAD57400: Margaret E. McCardletoJohn W. Patorno and TammyZ.Patorno, $90,000.

SUN/BUSH

NEAR SUN,PORTION OF GROUND: RobertW.MaxwelltoRobertW. Maxwell Jr., $18,000, donation. WATTS THOMAS ROAD 81027: Stephian J. BallardtoStephanie M. Montalbano, donation, no value stated.

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Todayinhistory

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, orbiting the earth once before landing safely via parachute after aplanned ejection from his space capsule

On this date:

In 1861, the U.S. Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on FortSumterin South Carolina

In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of acerebral hemorrhageinWarm Springs, Georgia, at age 63; he was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.

In 1954, Bill Haley and His Comets recorded “Rock Around the Clock,” asongoften cited as bringing rock ‘n’ roll music into the mainstream when it was popularized in the film “The Blackboard Jungle” the following year

In 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective following nearly ayear of field trials undertaken by about 1.8 million American child volunteers dubbed “polio pioneers.”

In 1963, civil rights leader the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr.was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, charged with contempt of court and parading withouta permit. (During his time behind bars, King wrote his “Let-

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Dear Annie: I’m struggling to make sense of this situation, but it feltlike a red flag.

ter from Birmingham Jail.”)

In 1981, theNASASpace Shuttle program began as Space Shuttle Columbia, the world’sfirst reusable spacecraft, lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center

Today’sbirthdays: Musician HerbieHancock is 85. Musician JohnKay (Steppenwolf) is 81. Actor Ed O’Neill is 79. TV host DavidLetterman is 78. Author Scott Turowis76. Actor Andy Garcia is 69. Movie director Walter Salles is 69. Country musician Vince Gill is 68. Actor-comedian Retta is 55. Actor Claire Danes is 46. Actor Jennifer Morrison is 46. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is 44. Model-actor Brooklyn Decker is 38. Actorcomedian IlanaGlazer is 38. Actor Saoirse Ronan is 31.

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Istarted dating aman,and onenight outto dinner, we ran into awoman he knewfrom college and herboyfriend. She seemed nice, andafter abrief chat, they left. He briefly told me abouther business, Isaid she seemed cool,and Ithought nothing more of it.

Shortly after that night, he asked for an exclusive relationship andevensuggested Imoveinwith him, but Itold him it was too soon. Iwanted to wait at leastayear before living together.For hisbirthday, Itook him on aweekend trip to acoastal town he’d nevervisited.

We wentfor abeautiful meal at awaterfrontrestaurant, andwhile at dinner, the waiter took ourphoto. Iposted it on social media while this man was in the restroom for nearly 30 minutes.

Whenhereturned, he immediately brought up the woman we hadmet prior, opened his social media app, scrolled past

ourpicture I’d just posted withoutacknowledging it in anyway,and instead showed me several photos she had postedand which he had hit “like” on everyone. He also mentioned she was visiting the same town we were at the same time. All odd, but Ilet it go.

Amonth later,ataspecial family dinner, the same thing happened. We took apicture together,Iposted it, and later he steppedoutside for 20 minutes. Whenhereturned, he againopenedhis social media feed,scrolledpast our photo, likedall of hers and talked abouther for half an hour right in frontofmyfamily, making everyone uncomfortable

Afew days later,Icalmly brought it up, explaining that his behavior, especially in public or at special events, feltawkward and inappropriate.

Instead of addressing it, he said, “Well, Ibetter be careful nottolike the wrong photos since you’re stalking me online!” Iclarified that my issue wasn’t with her,but with how he was acting.

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Ieventually ended the relationship for many reasons, but Istill can’tmake sense of this behavior of his. Can you?

MakeItMakeSense

DearMakeIt: You’re absolutely right —this situation was full of red flags. Good for you for recognizing them and calling it quits.

It’shard to know what kind of connection this manhad with the other woman or why he was so fixated on her.Regardless, his deflection and dismissal of your feelings were sure signs of trouble that would’ve only gotten worse with time.

Youshould feel confident in the choice you made to let this relationship go. Now it’stime to let go of your need to “make sense” of it all. Sometimes, the only closure we truly need is the knowledge that not everyone has what it takes to be the right partner for us.

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