The Times-Picayune 04-18-2025 by The Advocate

Holy Thursday TRADITION

Holy Thursday at Dooky Chase’sisa belovedNew Orleanstradition centered around serving gumbo z’herbes,aspecial,once-ayear versionofgumbo made with amix of greens and meats. Thegumbo,rootedin Catholic andCreolecustoms, is eatenasa symbol of spiritualand physical renewal. ThelateLeahChase, legendarychefand civilrights icon,madethismealaHoly Thursday staple at herfamily’s iconic restaurant, Dooky Chase’s, in theTreme

Louisiana wouldface lack of funding

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

Cantrell movesto terminate trash contract

IV Wastehas one-year deal forFrenchQuarter,Downtown DevelopmentDistrict

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

MayorLaToyaCantrell is moving to terminate IV Waste’sone-year emergency sanitation contract in theFrench Quarter andthe Downtown Development District, setting up ashowdown withFrenchQuarterinterests andCity Council members who want the contract to remain in place. Thetermination will be effective July 30,allowing forthe 90-day termination notice the contract requires, according to an April 14 letterfrom Cantrell to IV Waste’sowner,Sidney Torres. Cantrell awardedthe emergencycontract in December,after the councilrefused to vote on theadministration’schosencontractor,Henry Consulting, which won an eight-year,$73 million contract through acompetitive selection. Civil District Court Judge Paulette Irons orderedthe council to approve the Henry Consultingcontract after ﬁnding the councildoesn’thave authority to green light professional service contracts. Theordinancesgivingthe council that

BY PATRICK WALL Staff writer

Louisiana college students would getbigger state-funded TOPS scholarships under anew bill proposed this legislative session —with one major exception.

House Bill 77, which advanced out of the Education Committee on Wednesday,would overhaul the scholarship amounts that students getfrom TOPS, Louisiana’sprogram forhigh-achieving students whoattend any of the state’spublic colleges and universities.

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would be off the air in Louisiana should the Trump ad-

ministration and U.S.Sen. John N. Kennedy succeed in their plans to defund public broadcasting, local public media leaders say Kennedy, R-Madisonville, ﬁled a bill in February to abolish the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which fundsNational Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service, famous for Julia Child, Fred Rogers andKen Burns documentaries. He wantsthe measure included in the budgetbill that Congress is about to consider Some Republicans have complained for years aboutwhatthey seeasbias against conservatives in public broadcasting.

TheFederal Communications Commission, which regulates what is seen on televisionand heardon theradio, recently launched an investigation into NPR and PBS underwriting. And the Department of Defense revoked NPR’sPentagon press ofﬁce access.

TheWhite House is including cuts to public broadcasting assistanceinits request to strike $9.3 billion in foreign aidand other programs, multiple national news outlets reported, citinganadministrationofﬁcial granted anonymity to speak freely.Congress returns to Washington on April 28, and lawmakers haveasked for detailedrequests to give Congress more say in the cuts Trumpisconsidering

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WendyBaham stirs gumbo z’herbes at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant on Thursday.

Guests line up outside Dooky Chase’sRestaurant for the traditional Holy Thursdaylunch.

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Taiwan military found with Chinese permits

TAIPEI,Taiwan At least 62 activeduty Taiwanese military members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said, in the latest revelation of Chinese inﬂuence in the Taiwanese armed forces.

Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China has considered Taiwan a renegade province and increasingly relied on “gray area” tactics to undermine Taiwan’s will to resist on top of its threat of a military invasion.

Such residency permits give the holder the right to reside in China, potentially an option in case of an outbreak of hostilities. China, which does not recognize Taiwan passports, also issues a special document allowing Taiwanese to visit the mainland.

Holding such documents is legal in Taiwan, but can affect access to sensitive information. The 62 active-duty service members will be barred from handling intelligence and conﬁdential data, Defense Minister Wellington Koo told a legislative hearing on Wednesday Cable car accident in Italy kills at least 4

MILAN A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed to the ground Thursday after a cable snapped, killing at least four people and critically injuring one, ofﬁcials said.

The snapped cable brought both the upward and downward-going cable cars to a halt as they traversed Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia. The upward cable car eventually crashed, causing the fatalities and injury, while eight tourists and an operator were evacuated from the downward cable car Naples Prefect Michele de Bari said.

“The traction cable broke. The emergency brake downstream worked, but evidently not the one on the cabin that was entering the station,” said Castellammare Mayor Luigi Vicinanza

Italy’s alpine rescue, along with firefighters, police and civil protection services responded to the accident

The accident occurred just a week after the cable car, popular for its views of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, reopened for the season. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences for the victims and their families and said she was in touch with rescuers She was in Washington, D.C., where she met with U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. pastor abducted in Africa has been rescued

JOHANNESBURG An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa was rescued on Tuesday after three of his abductors engaged in gunﬁre with ofﬁcials and were killed, police said Wednesday

The 45-year-old American, Josh Sullivan from Tennessee, has been based in the Motherwell township branch of the Fellowship Baptist Church since 2018 alongside his wife and two children. The missionary was abducted on Thursday when four men broke into the church. They stole two cellphones from members of the congregation before seizing Sullivan from the pulpit and bundling him out of the building. His truck was found abandoned a few hours later

A multi-agency task force, including the Anti-Gang Unit and the Serious Organised Crime Unit, took over the investigation. On Tuesday night they approached the location where they suspected Sullivan was being held, a house in KwaMagxaki in the city of Gqeberha, about 20 minutes’ drive from the Baptist church. According to police, a shootout began when suspects in a car parked outside the house tried to escape and began ﬁring at them. Three unidentiﬁed suspects were killed, police said. The number of kidnappings in South Africa has risen by 264% over the past decade police data showed.

Aid groups: Thousands of Gaza children malnourished

BY WAFAA SHURAFA, FATMA KHALED and LEE KEATH Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks. Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people are barely eating one meal a day as stocks dwindle, the United Nations says.

The warning came as Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday killed at least 27 people, including at least six women and 15 children.

The humanitarian aid system in Gaza “is facing total collapse,” the heads of 12 independent aid organizations warned in a joint statement. They said many groups have shut down operations because Israel’s resumed bombardment the past month has made it too dangerous.

No food, fuel, medicine or any other supplies have entered Gaza since Israel imposed its blockade on March 2. It renewed its bombardment on March 18, breaking a ceaseﬁre, and seized large parts of the territory, saying it aims to push Hamas to release more hostages. Hundreds have been killed, and more than 400,000 Palestinians have been forced to ﬂee their shelters in the latest of multiple displacements.

A strike in the southern city of Khan Younis killed a family of 10, including five children, four women and a man, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. Strikes in northern Gaza killed two other couples with nine children, according to the Indonesian Hospital.

A later strike hit a school sheltering displaced people in the northern district of Jabaliya, killing three people and a child. The blast left walls in rubble and

classrooms strewn with debris, charred mattresses and scattered cans of food.

The Israeli military strikes homes, shelters and public areas daily, saying it is targeting Hamas militants, and blames militants for civilian deaths because they operate there. It says it tries to limit civilian casualties. There was no immediate comment on the latest strikes.

The U.N. humanitarian ofﬁce, known as OCHA, said almost all of Gaza’s more than 2 million people now rely on charity kitchens, which can prepare only 1 million meals a day. The meals mainly consist of rice or pasta with no fresh vegetables or meat.

Other food distribution programs have shut down for lack of supplies, and the U.N. and other aid groups have been sending their remaining stocks to the charity kitchens.

In markets — the only other place to ﬁnd food in Gaza — prices are spiraling and shortages are widespread, with fresh foods nearly non-existent. As a result, humanitarian aid is the primary food source for 80% of the population, the World Food Program said in its monthly report for April.

“The Gaza Strip is now likely facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the 18 months” since the war began, OCHA said.

“Kids are eating less than a meal a day and struggling to find their next meal,” said Bushra Khalil, policy head at Oxfam. “Everyone is purely eating canned food. Malnutrition and pockets of famine are deﬁnitely occurring in Gaza.”

Water is also growing scarce, with Palestinians standing in long lines to ﬁll jerry cans from trucks. Omar Shatat, an ofﬁcial with a local water utility, said people are down to six or seven liters per day, well below the amount the U.N estimates is needed to meet basic needs.

Crews work to restore power after Puerto Rico blackout

BY DÁNICA COTO Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

Crews scrambled to restore power to Puerto Rico on Thursday after a blackout hit the entire island, affecting the main international airport, hospitals and hotels ﬁlled with Easter vacationers The outage that began past noon Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and more than 400,000 without water More than 850,000 customers, or 58%, had power back by Thursday afternoon, while 89% of customers had water restored. Ofﬁcials expected 90% of customers to have power back within 48 to 72 hours after the outage.

“This is a shame for the people of Puerto Rico that we have a problem of this magnitude,” said Gov Jenniffer González, who cut her weeklong vacation short and returned to Puerto Rico on Wednesday evening.

She said it would take at least three days to have preliminary information on what might have caused the blackout, which snarled traffic, forced hundreds of businesses to close and left those unable to afford generators

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scrambling to buy ice and candles.

“There’s still a long road of recovery,” she said.

“Our system is very fragile.”

González warned that the boiler of one power plant was not functioning and would take one week to repair, which could affect generation next week when people return from vacation.

It’s the second massive blackout to hit Puerto Rico in less than four months, with the previous one occurring on New Year’s Eve

“Why on holidays?”

griped José Luis Richardson, who did not have a generator and kept cool by splashing water on himself every couple of hours.

Trump administration sues Maine over transgender athletes

BY ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.

The lawsuit follows weeks of feuding between the Republican administration and Democratic Gov Janet Mills that has led to threats to cut off crucial federal funding and a clash at the White House when she told President Donald Trump: “We’ll see you in court.”

The political overtones of the moment were clear, with Attorney General Pam Bondi — and one of the athletes who joined her on stage at the Justice Department — citing the matter as a priority for Trump. Bondi said other states, including Minnesota and California, could be sued as well.

“President Trump, before he was elected, this has been a huge issue for him,” Bondi said. “Pretty simple: girls play in girls’ sports, boys play in boys’ sports. Men play in men’s sports, women play in women’s sports.”

Trump campaigned against the participation of transgender athletes in sports in his 2024 race. As president, he has signed executive orders to prohibit that and to use a rigid definition of the sexes, rather than gender, for federal government purposes. The orders are being challenged in court.

Trump’s departments of Education and Health and Human Services have said Maine’s education agency is violating the federal Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to participate on girls teams. The Justice Department is asking the court to order the state to direct all schools to prohibit the

participation of males in athletic competition designated for females.

Maine officials have refused to agree with a settlement that would have banned transgender students from sports, arguing that the law does not prevent schools from letting transgender athletes participate. Mills said Wednesday that the lawsuit was expected and is part of a pressure campaign by Washington to force Maine to ignore its own human rights laws.

“This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed, it is about states rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will, instead of upholding the law,” Mills said in a statement.

Maine’s attorney general, Aaron Frey, said Wednesday he is conﬁdent Maine is acting in accordance with state and federal law

“Our position is further bolstered by the complete lack of any legal citation supporting the Administration’s position in its own complaint,” he said in a statement. “While the President issued an executive order that reflects his own interpretation of the law, anyone with the most basic understanding of American civics understands the president does not create law nor interpret law ” The government’s complaint cites as examples the case of a transgender athlete who in February won first place in pole vault at a Maine indoor track and field meet and a transgender athlete who last year began competing in female cross country races in the state and placed first in a girl’s 5K run.

The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.

Under President Joe Biden, the government tried to extend civil rights policies to protect transgender people.

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The roar of generators and smell of fumes

ﬁlled the air as a growing number of Puerto Ricans renewed calls for the government to cancel the contracts with Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power, and Genera PR, which oversees generation.

González promised to heed those calls.

“That is not under doubt or question,” she said, but added that it’s not a quick process. “It is unacceptable that we have failures of this kind.”

González said a major outage like the one that occurred Wednesday leads to an estimated $215 million revenue loss daily

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Palestinians inspect the remains of a displacement tent hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight, killing 10 members of the Abu Al-Rous family, in Khan younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

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fills fuel containers at a gas station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an islandwide blackout Wednesday.

Officials: FloridaState gunman kills2,wounds6

BY KATE PAYNE and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The 20-year-old son of asheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’sformer service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others, investigators said.

Officers quickly arrived and shot and wounded the shooter after he refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell

Authorities have not yet revealed amotive for the shooting, which began around lunchtime just outside the student union, sending frightened students and parents hiding for cover in a bowling alleyand afreight elevator inside the building

The shooter,identified by police as Phoenix Ikner, is believed to be aFlorida Statestudent, investigators said.

The two people who died were not students,saidFlorida State University Police Chief JasonTrumbower, adding that he would not release additional information about the victims.

The shooter obtained access to aweapon that be-

longs to his mother,who has been with the sheriff’s ofﬁce forover 18 years andhas been amodel employee,said Leon County SheriffWalt McNeil. Policesaid theybelieved Ikner shot thevictims usinghis mother’sformer service handgun, which she hadkept for personaluse after the force upgraded to newweapons

Theallegedshooter was along-standing member of the sheriff’s office’s youth advisory council, the sheriff said. “He has been steeped in theLeon County Sheriff’s Officefamily, engaged in anumberoftrainingprograms that we have,” McNeil said.“So it’snot asurprise to us that he had access to weapons.”

Witnesssaysthe suspect’s shotgunjammed

Ambulances,fire trucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus just west of Florida’s capital after the university issued an activeshooter alert.

Aidan Stickney,a 21-yearoldstudying business management, was running late to class when he saidhesaw a man get out of acar with a

shotgun and aim at another man in awhitepolo shirt.

The gun jammed, Stickney said, and the shooter rushed back to his car and emerged with ahandgun, opening ﬁre on awoman.Stickney ran, warning othersashecalled 911.

“I got lucky today.I really did. Ireally,really did,”he said.

Trumbower saidinvestigators have no evidence that anyone was shotwiththe shotgun.

Shotssentstudents scattering

RyanCedergren, a 21-year-old communications student, said he and about 30 others hid in thebowling alley in the union’slower level after seeing studentsrunning from anearby bar “In that moment,itwas survival,”hesaid.

Chris Pento said he and his twinswere getting lunch at thestudent unionduring acampustourwhenthey heard gunshots. “It was surreal. Andpeople just started running,”hetold WCTV in Tallahassee.

They crammed into aserviceelevator after encountering locked doorsatthe end of ahallway.“That was probably the scariest point

UnitedHealthcare killingsuspect indicted as prosecutors push fordeath penalty

BY MICHAEL R. SISAKand LARRYNEUMEISTER

Associated Press

NEW YORK Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arequired step as prosecutorswork to make good on the Trump administration’sorder to seek the death penalty for what it called a“premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shockedAmerica.” Mangione’sindictment, returned by afederal grand jury in Manhattan, includes acharge of murder through use of afirearm, which carries the possibility of the death penalty.The indictment, which mirrors a criminal complaint brought after Mangione’sarrest last December,also charges him with stalking and agun offense.

Thompson, 50, outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec.4 as the executive arrived for UnitedHealthcare’sannual investor conference.

Surveillance video showed amaskedgunman shooting Thompson from behind. Police say the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” were scrawled on the ammunition,mimickinga phrase commonlyused to describe how insurersavoid paying claims.

hattan to seek the death penaltyagainstMangione. It was the first time the Justice Departmentsaidit was pursuing capital punishment since President Donald Trump returnedto ofﬁceJan. 20 with avow to resume federal executions after they were halted under the previousadministration In her announcement, Bondi described Thompson’skillingas“an actof political violence.”

because we didn’tknow It could getworse, right?” he said. “The doorsopened and two ofﬁcers were there, guns drawn.”

Dozens of patrol vehicles, including aforensics van, were parked outside the student unionhours afterthe shooting. Officers blocked off thearea withcrime scene tape.

Students andstaff who left behind phones, keys andother items in the rush to evacuatewaited in the shade and prayed for thevictims.

Tallahassee Memorial Hospitalconfirmeditwas treating six people wounded in the shooting, one in critical condition.

Shooting shocks campus andthe nation

President Donald Trump said from theOvalOfﬁcethathehad been fully

briefed on the shooting. “It’s ahorrible thing. It’shorrible thatthings like this take place,” he said.

But Trumpalso suggested that he wouldnot be advocating for any new gun legislation, saying, “The gun doesn’tdothe shooting, the people do.”

After receiving warnings of an active shooter,students and faculty took cover andwaitedinclassrooms, offices anddorms across campus.

The ﬁrst thing you think of is just, ‘This can’tbetrue,’ right?” said KaiMcGalla, asophomorewho spoke by phone while locked down at acampus testing center

JuniorJoshua Sirmans, 20, wasinthe main library when alarms went off. Law enforcement ofﬁcers escorted him andother students from thelibrary withtheir hands over their heads, he said.

University President Richard McCullough said he was heartbrokenbythe violence. “Our hearts go out to our students and the victimsofthis terrible tragedy,” he said. Anothershootinga decade agoatFlorida State

Florida State is one of Florida’s12public universities, with its main campus in Tallahassee. About 44,000 students are enrolledinthe university,per the school’s 2024 fact sheet. In 2014, the mainlibrary wasthe site of ashooting that wounded three people. Ofﬁcersshotand killedthe gunman,31-year-old Myron May The university canceled classes for the rest of the week and canceled home athletic events through Sunday

Mangione’s lawyers have argued that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’sannouncement this month ordering prosecutorstoseek thedeath penalty was a“political stunt” that corrupted the grand jury process and deprived him of his constitutional right to due process. Mangione, a26-year-old Ivy League graduate from aprominentMaryland real estate family,faces separate federal and state murder charges after authorities say he gunned down

Thekillingand ensuingfive-day search leading to Mangione’sarrest rattled the businesscommunity, with some health insurers deletingphotos of executives from their websites and switching to online shareholder meetings.Atthe sametime, some health insurance critics have ralliedaround Mangione as astand-in forfrustrations over coveragedenials and heftymedical bills.

Mangione’sfederal indictment came just before adeadline Friday for prosecutors to either file one or seek adelay.Itwas not immediately clear when he will be brought to federal court in Manhattan for an arraignment

Amessage seeking comment wasleft fora spokespersonfor Mangione’sdefense team.

Bondi announced April 1 that she wasdirecting federal prosecutors in Man-

Mangione’slawyer,Karen FriedmanAgnifilo, countered in asubsequent court ﬁling that “theUnited States government intendstokill Mr.Mangione as apolitical stunt.” She wants prosecutorsblocked from seeking thedeath penalty

Friedman Agniﬁlo andher co-counsel argued that Bondi’sannouncement —which was followed by poststoher Instagram account anda television appearance —violated long-established Justice Department protocols and“indelibly prejudiced” thegrandjuryprocess that ultimately led to his indictment.

Mangione remains locked up at afederal jail in Brooklyn. Hisstate charges carry amaximumpunishment of life in prison.

Prosecutors have said thetwo cases will proceed on parallel tracks,withthe state case expected to go to trial ﬁrst. It wasn’t immediately clear if Mangione’s indictment Thursday will change the order

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TheU.S. Department of theNavy(Navy)announces theavailabilityofthe FindingofNoSignificant Impact (FONSI) andFinal EnvironmentalAssessment(EA) forthe establishmentofa newMilitaryOperationsArea (MOA)and associated AirTrafficControl AssignedAirspace(ATCAA)eastofNaval AirStation JointReserve BaseNewOrleans(NASJRBNOLA),Louisianatoaccommodateflighttrainingactivitiesforsquadronsstationed at thebase. Theproposedactionistorequest that theFederalAviation Administration establishthe blockof specialuseairspaceeastofNASJRBNOLAtobenamedtheBourbonMOA/ATCAA.

TheFinal EA analyzes theimpactsofexecuting flight training activities within theboundariesofthe new Bourbon MOA/ATCAA from 4,000 feet mean sealevel up to approximately32,000 feet. Trainingactivitiesin theBourbon MOA/ATCAA wouldbesimilartothose occurring in theexistingadjacenttrainingairspace and include non-hazardousactivitiessuchasfunctionalcheck flights, basic fightermaneuvers,and familiarization training.

TheDraft EA wasmade availablefor public review andcomment from August 22 throughOctober 6, 2024. No publiccommentswerereceived Basedonthe analysispresented in theFinal EA, whichhas been prepared in cooperationwiththe FAAand in accordance with therequirements of theNationalEnvironmental PolicyAct andNavypoliciesand procedures (32CodeofFederalRegulationsPart775),andinaccordancewithFAAairspaceandNEPApolicyandprocedures containedinFAA JointOrder (JO) 7400.2P andFAA Order1050.1F, andwithinput from regulatory agencies, theNavy findsthatthe Proposed Action will notsignificantly impact thequality of thehuman environment. Therefore,anEnvironmentalImpactStatementwillnotbeprepared,andaFONSIhasbeenissued

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power, which passed in 2022 and 2023, remain in effect while the council appeals.

In a statement, the administration said Henry Consulting will “assume full services on August 1 based on their properly procured and awarded contract.”

Council President JP Morrell questioned the purpose of moving forward with Henry Consulting while Irons’ order is on appeal.

“The mayor and Mr Henry rather than wait for their day in court, would rather try to extort the council into signing a bad contract, which we will never do,” Morrell said, referring to Troy Henry, owner of Henry Consulting.

The administration declined to say why it is taking action now. Morrell said the council will discuss legal options with its lawyer during executive session at an April 24 council meeting

District C council member Freddie King, who represents the French Quarter, said Cantrell hadn’t consulted him on the change. He said he wants IV Waste to remain in place at least for the full one-year term of the contract

“The residents of the French Quarter and the business owners of the French Quarter are in agreement. That’s not always the case,” King said. “But in this situation, they are in agreement that IV Waste should continue being the sanitation provider.”

King initially opposed the Henry contract because of a dispute between Henry Consulting and its subcontractor Richard’s Disposal

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in his efforts to streamline government.

Supporters of public media argue that public broadcasting outlets, which operate on donations as well as taxpayer dollars rather than selling advertising, offer local and in-depth reporting.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting is a state agency that receives most of its funding from the state general fund and from corporate and viewer donations, said C.C. Copeland, LPB’s president and chief executive ofﬁcer

LPB is budgeted to receive $13.2 million from the state in the ﬁscal year that begins in July

As the only statewide network, LPB is called whenever the Legislature convenes, for gubernatorial news conferences, when hurricanes threaten, and other events.

LPB shares its broadcast with private stations

LPB also provides educational programming that augments kindergarten through 12th grade teaching in schools and programming that homebound and homeless children can use to continue their education.

Removing the federal funding would end the programming that is funded by PBS. That means shows like “NOVA,” “Frontline” and “Finding Your Roots” would be gone from airways in the state and probably other states as well, Copeland said.

Inc., over payment terms. The companies resolved their differences last month and Henry publicly called on council members to move forward with his contract.

Thecouncilagaindeclinedamidan outpouring of praise for IV Waste’s servicefromFrenchQuartergroups, as well as Lt. Gov Billy Nungesser

Other council members, namely Morrell and Vice President Helena

Moreno, said the Henry contract award was improper because the company was allowed to correct errors on its bid form and given an expanded scope of service after bidding closed. Moreno is running for mayor this fall.

Henry said he hadn’t heard about the termination, but that his company “is ready to go.”

”We’ve just been held up with all

of this City Council shenanigans,” Henry said. Torres said his company will “continue to give the best service that we have up until whatever the ﬁnal decision is.”

”But I don’t think it’s over,” he added. IV Waste already services much of the city — everywhere except Algiers, the Lower 9th Ward and

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting gives money to PBS, which gives that money to local stations. Louisiana receives about $2.5 million

The stations then pay PBS dues to allow access to its programming. Louisiana pays about $2.4 million in dues. That money is then given as grants to the producers, who are also raising money from other sources to put together the individual programs.

“It’ll be a domino effect,” Copeland said. “If we can’t pay it and CPB doesn’t pay the other locals and they stop paying the dues, then PBS collapses.”

The lack of funding would mean the end of PBS’s children’s programming in Louisiana — cartoons such as “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” which teaches practical skills like being polite to adults and trying new foods, to children between the ages of 2 to 5, Copeland said PBS also is a primary funder for “NOVA,” the renowned science program.

Public radio stations in Louisiana don’t receive any state money

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds local public radio stations through National Public Radio. The amounts differ depending on the size and reach of the station.

For instance, WWNO in New Orleans receives about $220,000 a year and WRKF in Baton Rouge receives about $150,000, said Paul Maassen, general manager of WWNO and WRKF For

both stations the money accounts for about 8% of the stations’ budgets.

The rest comes from individual donations, local business underwriters, and various grants from public and philanthropic sources, he said.

But WWNO and WRKF operate in large cities with lots of donors. For other stations, such as those that operate in rural areas, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting money can account for up to 40% of the budget.

Maassen said receiving the federal money helps with their fundraising efforts.

“It’s really a platform for the fundraising and it does helps with the operating funds for our local programming,” he said. “The strength of what we do is local.”

He added, “If you cut CPB funding, that is going directly impact every local station across the country.”

Kennedy said the federal government subsidizes public media to the tune of about $500 million annually

He noted that Louisiana has 318 radio stations, of which 10 get money from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and 48 television stations, eight of which get federal money

Kennedy argues that continuing taxpayer funding is wasteful spending when streaming, cable and other technologies provide plenty of programming.

He also contends that public broadcasting is biased.

On April 9, Kennedy

showed a series of headlines during a speech on the Senate ﬂoor to prove his point.

One headline read “The Hidden Racism of Young White Americans.” It was a PBS news report from March 2015 about studies on relations between Blacks and Whites.

One of the headlines he criticized was “How Illegitimate CRT concerns shaped Louisiana’s new social studies standards.” That was a nearly 8-minute report

broadcast in April 2022 by WWNO in New Orleans.

The piece discussed Critical Race Theory, an academic framework to explain how systemic racism in the past inﬂuences the present, and how critics of the theory cited it in creating curriculum changes for Louisiana high schoolers.

“Now, look, you don’t have to be a Latin scholar to see that these articles are biased — every single one of them — at the federal level and at

the state and local level in Louisiana,” Kennedy said. “And you know what, that’s the right of these state and local television stations. They have the right to say this stuff, but they don’t have the right to say it with your money.”

Maassen said, “I can’t tell you the number of stories we do. It’s a whole lot. Our goal is to provide different points of view You’re not going to agree with everything you hear.”

ASSOCIATED

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

Alegislative bill that would expand membership of the Republican Party’sexecutive committee in East Baton Rouge Parish normally would attract little attention

But GOP stalwart WoodyJenkins is raising astink about HouseBill 200, saying he believes Gov.Jeff Landry is using it to try to punish him for campaigning against aproposed constitutional amendment soughtbyLandry that voters soundly rejected lastmonth

Theaddedcommittee members could unseat Jenkins as the parish party chair,aposition he has held since 2012.

“Why wouldthe governor be so interested in taking over alocal Republican Party?”Jenkinsasked “It’sobvious that it’spolitical pay-

back, particularlyoverAmendment 2,onhis part. It reminds me of Huey Long.”

Amendment 2, which would have rewritten the tax section of the Louisiana Constitution, was one of the four proposed changes that voters rebuffed. Landry campaigned extensively for Amendment 2. Rep. Dixon McMakin, R-Baton Rouge andthe sponsor of HB200, said Jenkins’ concerns are misplaced. McMakinsaid he simply wants to involve more elected ofﬁcialswith theRepublican Party, and the bill has nothingtodowith Jenkins.

“Nothing came from anyone on the governor’sstaff,”McMakin said, adding that he hasn’tdiscussed the bill with Landry.He acknowledged discussing HB200 with members ofthe governor’s staffbut declined to identify them.

Jenkins, publisher of the Central City News,isone of thebest-known Republicans in BatonRouge,havingserved in thestate Legislature from 1972-2000. During those

from $4,200 annually at most community colleges to about$9,500 at the University of New Orleans and $11,300 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette,accordingtostate data

years, he was aTVstation owner andprominentvoice against abortion. He subsequently lost three high-proﬁleelections, co-chaired Donald Trump’s2016 campaign in Louisiana and served as aTrump delegate to the Electoral College in 2020.

Derek Babcock,who chairs the Louisiana Republican Party,said he went to the Governor’sMansion on TuesdaytotellLandry that he will oppose thebill.

“Wehave an agreement to have differing viewsonit,” Babcock said, adding, “I thinkthe bill is unconstitutional.I don’tthink the Legislaturehas theauthorityto dictatetothe partyonhow to seat their members. Youwould seta precedent with everytimesomeonehas aproblem with an RPEC in their parish.”

Kate Kelly,the governor’s spokesperson, saidinatext that Landry “knows nothing of thebill.”

HB200 wouldadd nine elected ofﬁcials to the17-member party parish executive committee. As currently written,the changes

also would apply to the East Baton Rouge Parish Democratic Party Executive Committee.

“It’stotally unnecessary,”said Randal Gaines, the Louisiana DemocraticParty chair. “Itappears to be evolving from someself-serving political agenda.”

McMakinsaid he plans to amend thebill to take out the Democratic Partywhenitisheard by the Houseand Governmental Affairs Committee on April 23.

McMakin said one of the reasons he ﬁled HB200 is because of an unexplained $24,000 expenditureby the parish partyfor a“campaign consultant” in 2023.

Jenkinssaidthatmoney went to KimberlyPowers,amemberof theparish Republican state central committee, to coordinate politicalcampaigns throughout the parish. He said he donatedhalfof themoney that went to her Jenkins noted that Republicans hold amajorityofseats on theEast Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Metro Council and hold all the parishwideseats except forthe

District Attorney’sOfﬁce. Jenkins championed the unlikely candidacy of football coach Sid Edwards, aRepublican, who waselected mayor last year

“We’ve been an inﬂuence to help elect good Republicans,”Jenkins said.

Besides speaking out, Jenkins is using his platform at the Central City News to publicize his opposition to HB200. An article published Thursday raised questions about the bill, saying it would amount to atakeover of the parish Republican Party Articles in thenewspaper which wereshared widelyonsocial media —criticizedAmendment2,which wononly 35% of the vote on March 29.

Besides chairing the East BatonRouge Parish Republican Executive Committee, Jenkins also organizes aweekly luncheon for party activists during the legislative session.

Email TylerBridges at tbridges@theadvocate.com.

It aims to bring scholarship amounts more in line with rising college costs and standardize rates across schools,saidthe bill’s co-authors, Rep. Laurie Schlegel, R-Metairie, and Rep. Christopher Turner,R-Ruston.

But it’ll cost the state an extra $47.5 million, accordingtoestimates, and lowerthe amount awarded to some students at LSU’s Baton Rouge campus

The billwould create anew $12,000 annual “Excellence” award for the highest-scoring students and set new standard amounts for the other TOPS awards, whichcurrently vary basedoneachschool’s tuition. The new amounts —$6,000 per year for the Opportunity award, $6,500 for Performance and $9,000 for Honors —are higher than what students at most schoolscurrently receive. The updated rateswould get closer to covering the full cost of tuition and fees, which range

The amount forTOPS Tech, a separate scholarship that pays for two yearsofvocational training, would also increase. It would go up to $3,500 —about $1,000 higher than the currentaverage.

Thebill would give abig boost to “students who only receiveTOPS andnoother academic scholarships to help fund thehefty burden of college,” Walker Pearson, student body president at Louisiana Tech University,toldlawmakers Wednesday.

But thereisabig catch: The proposed Opportunity and Performanceamounts areseveral hundreddollars lower than the existing rate at LSU’s ﬂagship campus in Baton Rouge,which has by far the most TOPS recipientsofany state school. Nearly 9,300 students at that campus receivedone of those awardsthisschool year,accordingtostate data. If thebill passes, those stu-

dentswould get smaller scholarships andpay more outofpocket. To soften the blow,lawmakers amendedthe bill Wednesdayto include an additional $700 annual stipend for TOPS recipients at LSU’s BatonRouge campus and its Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, which also would see adrop in award rates.

“I do believe they appreciated my amendment,” Schlegel said. An LSUspokesperson did not respond to arequest for comment on thebill.

Even with thestipends, LSUstudents at those two campuseswould get about $760 lessfor Opportunity awards and$660lessfor Performance underthe proposedrates. By contrast,award amountswould increasebymorethan$1,400 for Honors recipients,who must score 27 or better on theACT andearn a3.5 GPAorhigher in high school to qualify

While some LSUstudentswould take ahit, about70% of students statewide whoreceiveOpportunity or Performance awardsand all Honors recipientswould get more money under the proposed rates,

Schlegel said. The legislationismeant to bring the scholarship amounts,which have been frozen for nearly adecade,inline withcollege costs that haverisensteadily during that time. Andthe new Excellence award, for students who score 31 or higher on theACT,aims to deter high-achievingstudentsfrom leaving Louisiana for colleges in otherstatesthatoffer more generousscholarships.

“I’m on amission to keep our kids here,” Schlegel said. Bigger awardsalso mean abiggerprice tag.The billisprojected to increasestate spending on TOPS by $47.5 million next school year,bringing the total to about $330 million, according to an estimate by thelegislative ﬁscal ofﬁce.

That couldbeaheavy lift for the Legislature, whichistrying to ﬁnd nearly $200 milliontokeep teacher pay fromfalling even as the state faces aprojectedrevenueshortfall andpossible federal funding cuts.

During Wednesday’sEducation Committee hearing, Rep. Phillip Tarver,R-Lake Charles, said legislatorsmust rein in state spending.

“I’m not going to keep growing government,” he said.“This session for me is going to be about drawing aline in the sand.”

Another of the bill’sobjectives is to create consistency across campuses. Each school’s TOPS awards are tied to itstuition ratefromthe 2016-17 school year,whenthe Legislature froze the amounts to contain the program’sballooning costs. McNeese State University President Wade Rousse saidthe differencescan fuel the misconceptionthataward amountsreﬂect school quality

“An institution that has ahigher TOPS award is not necessarily higher quality,” he said at the hearing. “And it certainly might not be the best ﬁt foranindividual student.”

The bill would establish aset rate foreach award that is the sameat every school.

The changes would ensure that awards are “fair and consistent,” said Pearson, the Louisiana Tech University student,and show“that excellence and hard work truly are valued in Louisiana.”

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UnitedHealth keeps Wall Street in check

Most U.S. stocks climbed Thursday,but the worst drop for UnitedHealth Group in a quarter of acentury kept Wall Street in check.

The S&P 500 edged up slightly,eventhough 3ofevery 4 stocks climbed in the index. The Nasdaq composite slipped abit in amostly steadier performancefollowingits sell-off theday before.

The Dow Jones IndustrialAverage dropped, largely because of just one stock. UnitedHealth Group lost morethan aﬁfth of itsvalue andfell 22.4% following aweaker-than-expected proﬁt report

Helping to lead the way higher on Wall Street was EliLilly, which jumped 14.3% after the drugmaker reported encouragingresults foraonce-daily pill that could helptreat people withobesity and diabetes.

Stocks of companies in the oil-and-gas industry also rallied after the price of crude rose to recover some of its sharp losses taken this month. Diamondback Energy jumped 5.7%, and Halliburton climbed5.1%

Technology stocks held ﬁrmer after global heavyweight Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingCo. reported aproﬁt for the latest quarter that matched analysts’ expectations. Perhaps more importantly,italso said it hasn’tseen adrop-off in activity from its customersbecause of PresidentDonald Trump’s trade war,assome other companies have suggested.

Jobless benefitclaims fall for another week

U.S. applications for jobless beneﬁts fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite fears of atariffinduced recession.

Jobless claim applications fell by 9,000 to 215,000 for the week endingSaturday,the Labor Department said Thursday.That’s well below the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly applications for jobless beneﬁts are considered aproxy for layoffs, and have mostly stayed between 200,000 and 250,000 for the past few years. The four-week average of applications, which can soften some of the week-to-week swings, fell by 2,500 to 220,750. Despite showingsome signs of weakening during thepast year,the labormarketremains healthy with plenty of job openings and relatively few layoffs.

Railroad, chemical maker reach settlement

Norfolk Southern reached an agreement withone of two companies abouthow much each side willhelp payfor a $600 million class-action settlement, which the railroad agreed to after the disastrous 2023 Ohio train derailmentand toxic chemicals that were released and burned.

This lawsuitdoesn’tchange anything about how much money people will receive from the settlement or anypayments to thevillage of East Palestine or anyone else —those are all established in various settlement agreements. Thiscaseonly affects whichcompanies have to write the checks to pay for the class-action settlement, which is separate from the cost of the massive environmental cleanup.

The railroad and OxyVinyls, the chemical companythat madethe vinyl chloride that was released and burned after the derailment, announced the settlement Thursday in the midst of the ongoing trialover who should pay people affectedby the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.Nodetails were released.

The third company involved in the lawsuit, GATX, which owned the railcar that caused thederailment,declinedto comment on the settlement. The case is expected to go to the jury next week in atrial that began late last month.

Residents are still waiting to receive most of the money from the settlement because of pending appeals,although somepayments have started to go out.

IMF: Tariffswilltrigger inflation

Global economy projectedtoweaken

BYCHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP economics writer

Surging U.S. tariffs will weaken theglobaleconomyand push up inﬂation this year, according to projectionstobereleasednextweek by the International Monetary Fund.

The IMF’sManaging Director KristalinaGeorgieva, saidThursday that theTrump administration’s sharp increasesinduties have causedglobal uncertainty to spike. The import taxes will slow global growth, but notcause a

worldwiderecession, sheadded The details of the IMF’soutlook will be issued Tuesday

The world economy’sresilience is being tested “by thereboot of the globaltrading system” that threatenstocauseturbulence in ﬁnancial markets, Georgieva said. Thatturbulencehas been playing out in financial markets for weeks now,especially on Wall Street, which has experienced wild swings from day to dayand often hour to hour

The IMF chief also echoed some Trump administration concerns. She called on countries toreduce their tariffs and lower other barriers to trade, aprocess that she said hadstalled out in the past decade

after making steady progress for many years after World WarII. “Trade distortions —tariff and nontariff barriers —have fed negative perceptionsofa multilateral system seen to have failed to deliveralevel playing ﬁeld,”she said. “Thisfeeling of unfairness in some places feeds the narrative: we play by therules whileothers game the system without penalty.”

Georgieva added that tariffs cause uncertainty, which can be costly. Duetothe complexity of supply chains,the costofa single item can be affected by tariffs in dozens of countries, she said.

Increased trade barriers also tendtoimmediately impact growth, and while it can lead to

more domestic production, that takestime to implement, she added. In its mostrecent projections issued in January,the IMF forecast theworld economytogrownominallyfasterand forinflation to come down, though it warned that outlook was clouded by President Donald Trump’spolicies, including tax cuts and increased tariffs on foreign imports.

TheWashington-basedlending agency said at thetime that it expected the world economy to grow 3.3% this year andnext, up from 3.2% in 2024. Global inﬂation was forecast to fall from 5.7% in 2024 to 4.2% this year and 3.5% in 2026.

networkdeclaredmonopoly

BY MICHAELLIEDTKE AP technologywriter

SAN FRANCISCO— Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by afederal judge for thesecond time in less than ayear,thistime for illegally exploiting someofits online marketing technology to boost the proﬁts fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion.

Theruling issuedThursday by U.S. DistrictJudge Leonie BrinkemainVirginia comes on the heels of aseparate decision in August that concluded Google’snamesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stiﬂe competition andinnovation.

Afterthe U.S. Justice Departmenttargeted Google’subiquitoussearch engine during President Donald Trump’sﬁrstadministration, thesameagency went after the

company’slucrative digital advertising networkin2023 during President Joe Biden’s ensuing administration in an attempt to undercut the power that Google hasamassed since its inception in aSilicon Valley garage in 1998.

Although antitrust regulators prevailed both times, the battle is likely to continue for several more years as Googletries to overturn the two monopoly decisions in appeals while forging ahead in the new and highly lucrative technological frontier of artiﬁcial intelligence.

The next step in thelatest case is apenalty phasethat will likely begin latethis year or early next year.The same so-calledremedy hearings in the search monopolycaseare scheduledtobegin Monday in Washington D.C., where Justice Department lawyers will try to convinceU.S.District Judge Amit Mehtatoimposea sweeping punishment that includes aproposed requirement for Google to sellits Chrome web browser Brinkema’s115-page decisioncenters on the marketing machine thatGoogle has

spent thepast17years building around its search engineand otherwidelyusedproducts andservices,including its Chrome browser,YouTube video site and digital maps.

Thesystem waslargelybuilt around a series of acquisitions that started with Google’s$3.2 billion purchase of online ad specialistDoubleClickin2008. U.S. regulators approvedthe dealsatthe time they were made before realizing that they had giventhe Mountain View,California,company aplatform to manipulate the prices in an ecosystemthata wide range of websites depend on for revenue andprovidesa vital marketing connectiontoconsumers.

In astatement, Google said it will appeal the ruling.

“Wedisagree with the Court’sdecisionregarding our publisher tools,” said Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google’s vicepresident of regulatoryaffairs. “Publishers have many options andtheychooseGoogle because our ad tech toolsare simple, affordable andeffective.”

Trumpsuggestshecan remove FedChair Powell

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON— President Donald TrumpattackedFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could ﬁre him if he wanted to, renewingathreat from his ﬁrst term thatcouldcause amajor legalshowdown over theissue of thecentral bank’s long-standing political independence.

“IfIwant him out,he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me,”

Trump said in the Oval Office whiletakingquestions from reporters during avisit withItalian Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni.

“I’m not happy withhim.”

Trump’scomments followeda posting on his social media site in whichthe Republican president called on Powell to lower the Fed’sshort-term interest rate and said, “Powell’stermination cannot comefastenough!”The Fed chair’sterm ends in May 2026. Powell wasinitially nominated by Trumpin2017 and was appointed to another four-year term by Democratic President Joe Biden in 2022. At aNovember news conference, Powellindicated he would not step down if Trump asked him to resign and in remarks Wednesday, made clear that “our independence is amatteroflaw.” He added: “We’re not

removable except for cause. We servevery long terms, seemingly endless terms.”

Trump’scriticism stems from his view that, as he saidThursday, “we have essentially no inﬂation.”

TheFed sharply raised rates in 2022 and 2023 to slowborrowing andspending andtame inﬂation whichdropped steadily from a peak of 9.1% in 2022 to 2.4% last month. Inﬂation is not far from theFed’s targetof2%. TheFed even cut rates three times at the end of last year

Butsincethen, Powell andmost otherFed policymakers have underscored that they are keeping rates on holdbecause of the uncertainty created by Trump’s

sweeping tariffs, including a10% tax on allimports anda 145% levy on imports fromChina In remarks Wednesday in Chicago,Powellreiterated that the Fed waswaiting for greater clarity before making any moves and said the tariffs would likely worsen inﬂation.

Powell has steadfastly maintained that the Fed is independent from politics, astance that Fed chairs havestressedsince at least the 1970s. Back then, the Fed waswidely seen as worsening a15-year run of high inﬂation by giving in to demandsfrom President Richard Nixontokeepinterest rates low in the run-up to the 1972 election.

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branded an abusive monopolist by afederal judge

Survey:Endangeredsea turtlesare recovering in majority of theworld

BY CHRISTINA LARSON AP science writer

WASHINGTON Endangered sea

turtles show signs of recovery in amajority of places where they’re found worldwide, accordingtoa new globalsurvey released Thursday

“Many of the turtle populations have come back, though some haven’t,” said Duke ecologist Stuart Pimm, who was not involved with the research. “Overall, the seaturtlestory is oneofthe real conservation success stories.”

The study looked at 48 populations of sea turtles around the world. Scientists measured the impacts of threats such as hunting, pollution, coastaldevelopment and climate change to the marine animals. In more than half of the areas studied,threats are decliningoverall, the study found.

But there are some exceptions.

Sea turtle populations in the Atlantic Ocean are more likely to be recovering than those in Paciﬁc waters. And leatherback turtles arenot faring as well as other species

Globally,leatherbacks are considered vulnerable to extinction, but many groups are critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

All seven of the regionswhere leatherbacks are found face high environmental risks,said study co-author Bryan Wallace, awildlifeecologistatEcolibrium in Colorado. Leatherback turtles are fa-

knownmarinemigrationsofany

animal —with some individuals swimming as many as 3,700 miles each way.Thatfeatmoves them through awideswath of regions and may expose them to unique risks, he said.

Meanwhile, green turtles are still considered endangered globally,but their populations show signs of recovery in many regions of the world,researchers found.

“By ending commercial harvests andallowing them time to rebound, their populations are nowdoing really well” in coastal waters off many regions of Mexicoand theU.S., said co-author Michelle María Early Capistrán, aStanford University researcher whohas conductedﬁeldwork in bothcountries.

Sea turtles were protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Actof 1973, andMexico banned all captures of sea turtles in 1990.

Butittook afew decades for the results of these actions —alongside efforts to protect nesting beaches and reduce accidental bycatch inﬁshing —toshowup in population trends, she said.

Around the world, theproblem of sea turtles dying after accidentallybecomingentangled in ﬁshing gear remains amajor threat, said Wallace. New technologies are beingdeveloped to spare turtles,but they mustbeaccepted and used regularlybydiverse ﬁshing communities to be effective, he added.

Thesurvey waspublished in the journal Endangered Species Research andisthe ﬁrst update

Judgewillheararguments as groups trytoblock executiveorder

BY ALISWENSON Associated Press

NEW YORK

Afederaljudge on Thursdaywillhear arguments in three cases from national Democrats andvoting rights groups that arechallenging President Donald Trump’srecent executive order on elections, which, amongother changes,would requireproof of citizenship to register to votein federal elections.

TheDemocratic National Committee, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women VotersEducation Fund andothersare seeking to block Trump’ssweeping overhaul of federal election processes, allegingthatthe changeshewants are unconstitutional.

The Republican president’s executive ordersaysthe U.S.has failed “to enforce basicand necessary election protections” and calls on states to work with federal agencies to share voter listsand prosecute election crimes.Itthreatens to pull federal funding from states where election ofﬁcialsdon’t comply It alsoaims to mandatemajor changes to election processes, in-

cluding adding aproof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form andrequiringall mail ballots to be received, rather than just postmarked,by Election Day nationwide.

Theplaintiffs argue Trump’s order is illegal because it asserts power that he does nothaveover an independent agency.That agency,the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, sets voluntary voting system guidelines and maintains thefederal voterregistrationform.

The plaintiffs also argue the order violates the Constitution, whichsaysthatstates— notthe president— gettodecidethe “times, places and manner” of how elections are run. The Constitution’sso-called Elections Clause also givesCongress the power to “make or alter” election regulations, at least for federalofﬁce, butitdoesn’tmention anypresidential authority over election administration.

U.S.DistrictJudge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., will consider the plaintiffs’ pleas for apreliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the order as the lawsuits play out. She instructed theparties to be prepared to dis-

Judgetodecidewhether

cuss arange of topics, including whether the Election Assistance Commission can comply with Trump’sdemands while following the law and whether the plaintiffs have standing to raise each of their claims.

JustinLevitt, aformer Justice Department attorneyand aWhite House adviser during President Joe Biden’sadministration, said theConstitutionisclear that the president has very little authority to regulate federal elections. But he said he expects thehearing will include debate overwhether these groups have standing to sue and whether it is the appropriate time to bring alawsuit.

“Thisisa prettyeasycasewhen it comes to the legal merits, but whether they get to the legal merits is not trivial,” he said.

The hearing comes as other lawsuits against Trump’sexecutive order are pending.

Earlierthismonth, 19 Democraticattorneysgeneralasked the courttoreject Trump’sexecutive order

The following day,Washington andOregon, twostatesthathold all-mail elections, followed up with their own lawsuit against the order

brothers deservereduced sentences

BY JAIMIE DING Associated Press

LOSANGELES Erik andLyle Menendez could learnthis week whether they will get reduced sentences andthe chance of freedom —nearly 30 yearsafter they were convicted of murdering their parents.

ALos Angeles judgewill preside over the resentencing hearing that’sexpected tolasttwo days starting Thursday. The judge could rule duringthe hearing or issuea written decision later.Ifheshortens their sentences, the brothers would still need approval from the state’s parole board to leave prison.

fileda motion late Wednesdayto delay theresentencing hearings so thecourt can obtain one aspect of the state parole board’scomprehensive risk assessments. California Gov.GavinNewsomordered the assessments in February and the brothers’ ﬁnalrisk assessment hearings arescheduledfor June 13. Prosecutors said in their ﬁling that one partofthe risk assessment has already beencompleted.

Thebrothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prisonwithout the possibility of parolefor murdering their entertainment executive father JoseMenendez andmother Kitty Menendez in their Beverly

were 18 and 21 at the timeofthe killings. While defense attorneys argued thebrothersacted outof self-defense after years of sexual abusebytheir father,prosecutors saidthe brotherskilledtheir parents for amultimillion-dollar inheritance. The case has captured the public’sattention for decades, and the Netﬂix drama “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story ” anddocumentary “The Menendez Brothers” have been credited with bringingnew attention to thecase. Supporters of the brothers have ﬂown in from across the country to attend rallies and hearings in recent

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By LUDOVIC MARIN

French PresidentEmmanuel Macron, from left,welcomes

U.S. Special EnvoySteve Witkoff, U.S. SecretaryofState Marco Rubio, and France’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot for ameeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday.

Ukraine’sfutureat center of talksinParis with topofficials

BY EMMA BURROWS and ANGELA CHARLTON

The Associated Press

PARIS France hosted high-level talks Thursday to discuss Ukraine and itssecurity,the first time since President Donald Trump’sinauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officialsare known to have met together to discussanend to the war U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials for hours of separate meetings at the French presidential palace before French President Emmanuel Macron brought them all together for afinal roundoftalks at the end of the day

The meetings come as concerns grow about Trump’sreadiness to draw closer to Russia andafter weeks of U.S. efforts to broker aceaseﬁre in Ukraine failed to bring an end to the ﬁghting. Thereisalsofrustration among Europeans over the Trump administration’sother moves, from tariffs on some of its closest partners to rhetoric about NATO and Greenland.

American view in Paris Rubio wrote on Xthat the American delegation in Paris was looking to “secure real, practicalsolutions to end the Russia-Ukraine war.” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce offered no additional details about the talks, telling reportersinWashington that the group was tryingtoﬁnd apath forward “to stop the bloodshed.”

Until now,Trump’sofﬁcials have pursued separate negotiating tracks between the United States andUkraine,and between the U.S. and Russia.

Senior U.S. officials had previously made comments suggesting European representatives would not be involved in ceasefire negotiations. Experts said the talks are thought to be the first time Witkoff —Trump’s chief envoy tasked with negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin— has met senior Ukrainian officials.

Alina Polyakova, president of the Center forEuropean Policy Analysisin Washington, said the meeting in Paris was a“unique

momentbecause it is the first time Trump’srepresentatives, Ukrainians and Europeans are discussing Ukraine around the same table.

“That’sreally,reallyimportant.And Ithink that is emerging because Ithink theU.S. process has stalled and they realizedthat youneed European input because they have skin in the game,” she said.

“This is not just about aswath of territory in Ukraine,” shesaid.“This is aboutbroader questionsof European security and you can’tdisentangle those.”

Ukraine’sgoals

Theoutcome of the talks wasn’timmediately clear but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wantedhis representatives to raise thequestion of security guarantees for Ukraine and said he gave histeam amandate to discussafulland partial ceasefire —but not matters relating to the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

Ukraine’spresidential adviser,Andrii Yermak, said the Ukrainian delegation and European partners discussed the next steps toward achieving a “just and lasting peace,” including afull ceaseﬁre, thedeployment of amultinational military contingent, and the development of an effective security architecture for Ukraine.

“It was avery substantive conversation. We continue our work,” he wrote.

Trump’sspecialenvoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, also joined the talks. Other participants included Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defense MinisterRustem Umerov,British Foreign SecretaryDavid Lammy theGerman government’s foreign policy adviser and German Foreign Ministry’spolitical director Around 30 countries led by Britain andFrance have been discussing apossible coalition topolice any futurepeace agreement with Russia.

The success of the coalition’soperationhinges on U.S. backupwithairpowerorother military assistance, but the Trump administration has made no public commitment to provide support which European officials say is critical.

(A/K/A MARY K. BARBIER)

Trumpsayshe’sin‘no

BY JOSH BOAK and COLLENBARRY Associated Press

WASHINGTON— President DonaldTrump saidThursdayheisin“no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. Buthesuggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to ﬁnd an agreementwith theEuropean Union and others.

Trump played down the likelihood of an accelerated timeline to wrap up deals, saying other countries “want to make deals more than Ido.”

“We’re in no rush,”said Trump, hinting he has leverage because other countries want access to U.S. consumers.

Even though Trumphas a warm relationshipwith Meloni, shewas unable in their meeting to changehis mind on tariffs.

“No, tariffs are making

BY ANNIE MA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and ALIA WONG Associated Press

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump’sadministration hasescalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’sabilitytohost international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’stax-exempt status.

The moves raise the stakes of the showdown between the White House andthe nation’soldest, wealthiest and arguably most prestigious university, which on Monday became thefirst to openly defy the administration’s demands related to activism on campus, antisemitism and diversity

TheDepartment of Homeland Security ordered Harvard late Tuesdaytoturn over “detailed records” of its foreign student visa holders’ “illegal and violent activities” by April 30. The departmentalso said it was canceling two grantstothe school totaling $2.7 million.

By taking action against international studentsand the school’stax status,the administration struck at two pillars of Harvard, whereinternational students make up 27% of the campus, and the majority of the student body is in graduate school, often conducting nationally prominent research. Furthermore, the school has risen to distinctionbyattracting the world’stop talent and large, tax-deductible giftsfromthe country’srichest donors.

The federal government has already frozen more than$2billion in grants and contracts to theIvy League institution.

LeoGerdén,a seniorfrom Sweden, saidmany international studentsatHarvard are“scared of speaking up” becausethey feel merely attending the school has put a targetontheir back.

“It’sincredibly scary for people,” Gerdén said. “All student visasright now at Harvard are at risk, and what

pressway,Har‐vey,Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐scribed prop‐ertytowit: Acertain piece orportion of ground,to‐getherwithall the rights,ways, servitudes, privileges and advantages thereuntobe‐longing or in anywise apper‐taining,situated in theParishof Jefferson,State ofLouisiana,on the rightde‐scendingbank ofthe Mississippi River, abovethe

us rich. We were losing a lotofmoney underBiden,” Trumpsaid of his predecessor,Democrat Joe Biden. “And nowthat whole tide is turned.”

Trumpisconvinced that his devotion to tariffs will yield unprecedented wealth for his country even as the stock market has dropped, interest on U.S. debt has risen and CEOsare warning of price increases and job lossesinwhatincreasingly lookslikea threat to the existing structure of the world economy

Abondmarket panic was enough for Trumptopartially pull back on his tariffs,causing him to pause his 20% import taxes on the EU for 90 days and charge abaseline 10% instead. Meloni’svisit showed the challenge even leaders who enjoy arapport with Trump. Meloni had, in asense, been “knighted” to represent theEUatacritical juncture in the fast-evolving trade war that hasstoked

recession fears. The U.S. administration hasbelittled itsEuropean counterparts for not doing enough on national security while threatening their economies with tariffs,sparking deep uncertainty aboutthe future of the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Shesoughttoportray the U.S. and Europe as natural allies in Western civilization andsaiditwas important to “try to sitdown and ﬁnd solution” to tensions over trade and national security

“The goal for me is to makethe West great again,” Meloni told Trump.

The EU is defending what it calls “the mostimportant commercial relationship in the world,” with annual tradewiththe U.S. totaling 1.6 trillion euros ($1.8 trillion). It was unclear,based on Meloni’spublic interactions with Trump, whether the premier has aclear understanding of what Trump wants as part of an agreement. His administrationhas

said its tariffs would enable trade negotiations that wouldbox outChina,the world’sdominant manufacturer.But Trumpmaintains that rivals and allies alike have taken advantage of the U.S. on trade, aposition that hasfrustrated long-standing partners andraisedconcerns aboutwhether Trump is atrustworthy dealmaker Trump tried to push back against claimsthat his tariffs are harming theeconomy, saying thatgasoline and egg prices are already dropping. The president blamed the Federal Reserve for interest rates rising on U.S. debt.Rates largelyincreased because investors were worriedabout Trump’s tariff plans andtheybecame less willing to buyTreasury notes, while the central bank has held steady on its own benchmark rates because of economic uncertainty “Wehave very little inﬂation,” Trump said. “I would say we have essentially no inﬂation.”

the Trump administration is trying to do is divide us.”

“Harvard without its international community is simply notHarvard,”added Gerdén, who is studying economics and government.If the institution were unable to admit people from abroad,

“itwould be incredibly tough forthis university, forits students, forits academiccommunity.Soweshould really fight with whatever means we have to make sure that doesn’thappen.”

The White House suggested IRS scrutiny of Harvard’s

tax status predated the president’spost on Truth Social. Federal tax law prohibits senior members of the executive branch from requesting that an IRSemployee conduct or terminate an audit or investigation.

“Any forthcomingactions by the IRS will be conducted independently of the President,and investigationsinto anyinstitution’sviolations of its tax status were initiated prior to the President’s TRUTH,” White House spokesman Harrison Fields said.

But apersonfamiliarwith thematter saidthe Treasury Departmentdirected Andrew De Mello, the IRS’s acting chiefcounsel, to begin the process of revoking Harvard’stax-exempt status shortly after Trump’spost. The person spokeoncondition of anonymitytodiscuss internal matters.

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p whereof is an‐nexed to and madepartofan act before S.J. McCune,Notary Public,onthe 26thday of April, 1923, being asaleof propertyby ReubenW.May‐ronne andEdwardW Gardere to RobertRawle Jr.,and accord‐ing to which, saidLot Number Thirteen (13) measuresThirty (30) feet on Maple Avenue, bya depth of One Hundred andTwenty (120) feet be‐tween equal and parallel lines,and the portion of Lot b

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Ex-U.S. attorneys critical of changes

Polite, Rosenberg say Trump made DOJ less

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

Donald Trump’s overhaul of the U.S. Department of Justice has eroded the agency’s legacy of independence and brought it nearer to serving as a cudgel against the president’s enemies, two former top federal prosecutors for the New Orleans region said in a wideranging discussion Wednesday

Speaking to an audience at Loyola University’s School of Law, former U.S. Attorneys Harry

Repairs to plant may be smelly

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

The Jefferson Parish Sewerage Department warned residents Wednesday that they may smell foul odors on the east bank this month as its wastewater treatment plant undergoes maintenance.

The East Bank Wastewater Treatment Facility is getting vital repairs, including cleaning out tanks ﬁlled with more than 6 feet of inorganic debris like sand, metals and plastics, the parish said Wednesday. The debris has obstructed oxygen diffusers that reduce odors, causing a hydrogen sulﬁde smell.

The sewerage department will also be replacing the ﬂights, sprockets and chains on the treatment facility’s primary clariﬁers, which separate solids from wastewater Maintenance is expected to be completed by the end of the month.

East bank residents have for years complained of noxious odors afflicting them and their quality of life from both the treatment plant and the West Bank landfill Residents in River Ridge, Harahan and Waggaman filed multiple lawsuits against the parish for the landfill’s odors in 2018, which have resulted in millions of dollars in settlements.

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BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

Rosenberg and Kenneth Polite emphasized the unprecedented nature of structural changes Trump has pursued at the department as he reshapes the federal government in his image.

By gutting whole branches of the department’s Washington, D.C., headquarters, appointing a loyalist as U.S. attorney general and ﬁring prosecutors who fail to advance his goals, Trump has moved the historically-independent department further into the White House’s sphere of inﬂuence than at

any point in its history, they said.

“We heard for years from nowpresident Trump that the department was being weaponized and politicized (against him),” said Rosenberg who was the U.S. attorney based in New Orleans under Republican former President George H.W Bush in the 1990s.

“Now we see exactly that happening that the Department of Justice is being used to go after individuals who either President Trump had distaste for or who took a position at odds to President

Trump,” Rosenberg said.

The discussion, hosted by Loyola University’s Institute of Politics and moderated by recently retired New Orleans political journalist Clancy DuBos, prompted unusually frank comments from a pair of Justice Department veterans.

Both voiced uncertainty about the department’s future and noted that changes could have a direct impact on New Orleans.

Trump has gutted the agency’s environmental crimes and public corruption branches — areas where the

New Orleans-based U.S. Attorney’s Ofﬁce has historically excelled.

He is also redirecting Justice Department and FBI resources toward a sweeping immigration crackdown, raising questions about federal law enforcement’s role in ﬁghting crime in New Orleans, Polite said

“The priorities that this administration has announced don’t necessarily dovetail with the priorities that this U.S. Attorney’s Ofﬁce really needs from a local standpoint,” he said. “What will this mean in terms of affecting quality of life for folks here?”

IN SERVICE

ABOVE: An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce inmate stands next to an Easter sign Thursday at the Orleans Justice Center

RIGHT: Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, washes the feet of inmates as part of Holy Week, a symbolic act of humility and service to commemorate Jesus washing the feet of his disciples during the Last Supper STAFF PHOTOS By SOPHIA GERMER

Billboard honors

late Southern student

Family spreads anti-hazing message

BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer

For the next two days, an electronic billboard in New Orleans will honor the memory of Caleb Wilson, the Southern University engineering student who died after a February fraternity hazing ritual in a Baton Rouge warehouse. The billboard campaign, organized by Wilson’s aunt and uncles, will display messages in the city’s Central Business District through Saturday

New Orleans through Sunday to set priorities and discuss business for the district for the following year According to Renata Colbert, Wilson’s aunt, the campaign seeks not only to honor her nephew’s memory but to demand change in the wake of his preventable death.

The timing and placement puts the billboard in proximity to a meeting of thousands of Omega Psi Phi members from multiple Southern states, all convening in

“In honor of our nephew, Caleb Wilson, we created this billboard campaign to demand accountability raise awareness and ensure that his story is never forgotten,” Colbert said in a news release along with three of Wilson’s uncles. “Caleb was a brilliant, kind-hearted young man with limitless potential a gifted musician, a loving family member, and a light in the lives of everyone who knew him. That light was extinguished far too soon because of hazing.”

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BY JILLIAN KRAMER Staff writer

Nearly 50 years after a man raped Jennifer Brush in her Uptown apartment, a jury delivered a conviction in the case Thursday, ending Brush’s decadeslong quest for closure and justice. Ronald Craig, 69, is guilty of ﬁrst-degree rape and aggravated kidnapping. He faces life in prison. Brush was a 19-year-old Tulane University student living in a Magazine Street apartment when two men, their faces covered by bandanas, entered the apartment and held her at gunpoint. One raped her The other sexually assaulted Brush, prosecutors said, but couldn’t penetrate her That man has never been identiﬁed.

Without suspects, Brush’s case went cold for decades Then, in 2018, Brush identified herself publicly as a rape survivor in an opinion article for her local paper, spurring a fresh investigation. In 1975, when Brush was raped, DNA testing hadn’t been developed. But now with advanced technology, Louisiana State Police Crime Lab analysts could test a sample taken from a pair of underwear Brush wore after the assault for DNA. They found a partial DNA match to Craig. He was arrested in 2020. Thursday’s verdict was a

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Wilson

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Officerbookedonnew counts

Manaccused of violating protective order, stalking

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

An ofﬁcer with the New Orleans Police Department was rearrested Wednesday on two counts of violating aprotective orderand 36 counts each of obscene phone calls and stalking, according to Orleans Parish Criminal District

Court records. Ofﬁcer KajaRhea, 25, will be held without bail until aMonday dangerousness hearing, magistrate commissioner Jay Daniels ruled, granting the state’srequest over defense attorney Eric Hessler’sobjections.

Rhea, whohad beenassigned to the department’sSpecial OperationsDivision, hadbeen arrested on March 26 andreleased on his own recognizance pending trial on asingle count of stalking. Accordingto an arrest warrant, Rhea’sex-girlfriendposted apictureofherselfand hernew part-

neronsocialmediashortly after Valentine’sDay.Police said Rhea used hispoliceunittostalk the new boyfriend in Orleans Parish, leading to multiple confrontations that culminated in an attemptto engage in aﬁght in Kenner During the encounters, Rheaallegedly “confronted (his victim) in athreatening manner,insisting he come outside to ‘handle business’ while hurling insults, including calling him acoward,” according to an afﬁdavitfor an arrest warrant. He stalkedhis ex-girlfriend outside herworkplace, took herphone andused

it to harass hernew boyfriend, police said. A2019 alum of WarrenEaston Charter High School and amemberofthe varsity football team, Rheajoined theNOPDasarecruit in October 2021. Rhea had been reassigned fromSpecial Operationstodeskduty pending theoutcome of criminal and internal investigations, NOPD said Thursday Daniels ordered Rhea to not to contact the twovictims or their family members and prohibited him from owning or accessing a ﬁrearm.

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The eastbankplant is the thirdlargest in Louisiana and treats about30milliongallons of water each day

The parish hasaskedresidents not to flush wipesorfeminine products, or send greaseand oil down their kitchen drains, to help prevent future buildup.

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Sources familiarwith a3-yearold federal probe of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell have described the agency’sshift in focus away from public corruption as among asnarl of factors slowing the investigation into the embattled mayor.The investigation of Cantrell did not come up during Wednesday’spanel

Among the moststunningchanges, Polite and Rosenbergagreed, were theWhite House’srecent ﬁrings of career prosecutors. Besides buyout offers the administration extended to all federal workers, the White House ﬁred local prosecutors in Los Angeles andMemphis seen as unsupport-

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Five people “who were in no way involved with him,” were wounded, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’sOfﬁce said in aMonday statement petitioning forParker to be held without bail pending Thursday’sdangerousness hearing.

State prosecutors on Thursday said Parker’sgunﬁre struck people trying to ﬂee and that oneof the injured will require surgery to remove abullet from their foot They reasserted their request that Parker be held without bail.

“This ofﬁce takes any act of gun violence seriously —especially when it endangers entire crowds of families and festivalgoers,”

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The billboard willswitch through multiple displays.

One reads “Caleb Wilson. He had afuture. Hazing took it away,” in large red lettering next to aphoto of Wilson on Southern’s campus. Below the message are Wilson’sbirth and death dates: Nov. 1, 2004, to Feb.27, 2025.

“Caleb was failed. Completely In the most unthinkable, irreversible way,” the billboardsays at the bottom

Another design reads out alist of life milestones that Wilson will now never reach: his 2026 graduation, his ﬁrst day on the job as amechanicalengineer,his wedding, the start of his family It ends with acheckmark next to the only milestone he did reach:

ive of the president’s agenda in recentweeks, accordingto news reports.

Veteran prosec ut or sw ho worked on criminalcases against Trumpand those againstpeople involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitolhavealsobeen ﬁredorreassigned.

“We’re not talkingabout political appointees,” saidPolite, aNew Orleans native who served under President Barack Obama. “These are career prosecutors, protected by civil authority, that were ﬁred by the White House. That’sthe oversight thatwe’renow dealing with.”

Rosenberg, aseasoned whitecollar defense lawyer at the ﬁrm

District Attorney JasonWilliams said Monday Public defender Bernadette Fox argued that her client, whohas no criminal historyand worksfor atemp agency,acted outofselfdefense during amomentofterror involving another perpetrator His mother and other supporters were present in the courtroom but declined to comment.

“Three victimsare friends of my client, that were shot at by another group of people,” she said.

“Myclient did not shoot hisown friends —and that reﬂects my clientwas acting in self-defense.”

Magistratecommissioner Jay Daniels set bail at $350,000 for each countofaggravated seconddegree battery and $250,000 for illegal use of aweapon, citing video footage that he said “paints a picture of aprettyindiscriminate,

Phelps Dunbar, said it’sthe first time he’s seen career prosecutors ﬁred from the Justice Department.

“Assistant U.S. attorneyshad almostalifetime tenure with the Department of Justice,” he said, calling therecent ﬁrings “disquieting.

Perhapsmostconsequentially, Trump has eliminated rulesadopted after the Watergatescandal of the 1970s aimed at preventing the WhiteHouse from directly involving itselfinthe department’s operations.

Politesaidheknows of several attorneys up for promotions whohavebeen questioned about whether they believeformer President Joe Biden won the 2020

election. Trumphas arguedwithoutevidence that election was “stolen.”

Notingthat Trump promised to “target his enemies” on the campaign trail, DuBosasked how the president might pursue that goal.

Trump has issued executiveorders targeting private law ﬁrms, Polite noted, andsome have directly named attorneys the president believes have wrongedhim. Polite also noted amemofromAttorney General Pam Bondi establishing a “weaponization group” of ofﬁcials who investigated Trump at the state and federal levels.

Polite said he expects the department will startcriminally investigating the people on that list.

Polite expects the Justice Departmentto“beginworking its way through” thosenames for criminal investigation, he said.

wanton discharge of afirearm. Whether or not the gentleman is acting in self-defenseisfor adifferent court.”

suresthey believe could prevent another hazing-related death.

Tony Clayton,districtattorney for the 18th Judicial District and chair of Southern University’s Board of Supervisors, has proposed putting all recruitment and intake activities at Southern in the hands of the graduate chapters of Greek-letterorganizations, not undergrads.

Nonflushable items like wipes can cause blockages of both household plumbing and parish sewer infrastructure. Particularly vulnerable to these materials are lift stations, theparish said, which can contribute to foul smells and require expensive repairs. Fats, oils and grease limit oxygen ﬂow into the system and prevent natural bacteria from neutralizing odorouscompounds that worsen smells.

Maintenance has already been completed at the plant in Harvey, andplants in Marrero andBridge City are scheduled next.

Email Lara Nicholsonat lnicholson@theadvocate.com.

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For the past ﬁve years, “I let this deﬁne me,” Brush said. The TimesPicayune does not typically identify survivors of sexual assault, but Brush agreed to be named for this article.

“If you’d asked me two hours ago, Iwould have said it isn’tworth it, for any woman,” Brush said Thursdayafternoon.“Butgetting this verdict changed everything.” Assistant Orleans Parish District AttorneyPenny Kissinger said in her closing argument that the facts of therapewere“undisputed.” Kissinger prosecuted thecase with Mary Glass, the head of the sexual assault kit initiative at the District Attorney’sOfﬁce.

The chances that the DNA found in Brush’sunderwear belonged to anyone other than Craig, Kissinger said, were 1in46billion —greater than ﬁve times the earth’s population.

Butthe sample testedhad eroded with time, leaving only nine of 26 potential comparisonpoints. Brady Smith, Craig’sattorney,argued the sample was so degraded that the analysts’ test results couldn’tbe trusted. “Making the best of what we’ve gotisnot enough for aman’s life,” Brady argued.

The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before rendering its verdict.

“There is light at the endofthe tunnel if you come forward,” Brush said.

“I want to tell women: It is possible to getaconviction. It’s not impossible,”she added. “And this convictionistelling menwho rape women: You’re notgoing to get away with it.”

hisMarch 15 funeral and burial.

“These billboards are apublic declaration of our grief, our love, andour fightfor justice. They speak to what Caleb lost— but also what theworld lost,” Wilson’s family wrote in thenews release.

“Wewant every student, parent, educator,and community membertounderstand the real cost of hazing. This is nottradition —it’s trauma. And we will not allow it to continuetogounchecked.”

The physical billboard is located at 1000 Poydras St. and will remain activethrough Saturday

The 88th annualmeetingof Omega Psi Phi’s Ninth District gathers fraternitymembers from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans —justblocks from thebillboard.

In thewakeofWilson’sdeath, politicians and fraternityand sororityleadershave offered mea-

StateRep.DelishaBoyd,D-New Orleans, introduced legislation at the State Capitol this session that would require more stringent anti-hazing education for Louisiana college students. She hasdubbed her bill the“Caleb Wilson Act.”

Thebillboardcampaign comes amonthafter Wilson’s funeral March 15 in Kenner, andone week after two Tulane University fraternities weresuspended for suspected hazing.

Email Quinn Coffmanatquinn. coffman@theadvocate.com.

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husband Daniel Barre', and Herman Gregory (Greg) Abry and his wife Michelle B. Abry. He wasthe belovedgrandfather of Alyssa Barre'Bourgeois, Julia Barre'Reuther, Monique Abry Knoepfler, Thomas Abry, and Patrick Abry, and proudgreatgrandfather of Brady Bourgeois,Bryce Bourgeois,James Reuther, CaseyReuther, Adrian Reuther,and Vivienne Abry. He is also survived by his brothers, George Abry and John Abry, and a host of lovingnieces and nephews. Herman was preceded in death by hisparents,Herman AndrewAbry and Carmel BuissonAbry; his sisters Carmel A. Patterson and Ann A. McGehee; and hisbrother Edgar Abry. Agraduate of St. Dominic School and Warren Easton High School, Herman attended Loyola Universityand proudly served foreight yearsinthe U.S.Naval Submarine Reserveasa Torpedoman SecondClass. Herman was the fifth-generation leader and former presidentofAbry Brothers, Inc., the well-knownNew Orleans company specializing in shoring, leveling, and elevating structures. Among his manycontributionstothe city,heled the relocation of the historic Pitot House in 1964 and oversaw critical structural recoveryefforts,moving houses and other structures that came to rest on highways in lower Plaquemines Parish following Hurricane Betsy in 1965.Hewas widely respected by engineersand contractors alike forhis integrityand deepexpertise, especially in the preservation of historicFrench Quarter architecture. He wasactivelyinvolved in the community andchurch life, serving as President of the St. Mary's Dominican High School Parents Club (1978-79), aformer member and Lieutenant of the Krewe of Eros,a former boardmemberofthe AssociatedBuilding Contractors, and aparishioner of St. Rita of Cascia Church in Harahan. There, he servedfaithfullyasa Lector, Sacristan, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, and a dedicatedvolunteer with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was aproud member of theKnights of Columbus Council#3854. A man of faith and reflection, Herman was amemberof ManresaGroup #38, attending annual retreats at Manresa House of Retreats for34consecutive years. In recognition of hisdevoted servicetothe Church, he was awarded theSt. Louis Medallion by the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 2006.Herman's legacyisone of devotion —tofaith,family, heritage, and the city of New Orleans.Hewas aquiet force of strength and compassion, admired by all who knew him. The family extends heartfelt gratitude to his doctors and to his lovingcaregivers: Lindsey, Gaynell, Latricia, Jasmine, and Fran. Relatives and friends are invitedtoattend servicesheldatSt. Rita CatholicChurch, 7100 JeffersonHwy.,Jefferson, LA on Thursday, April 24, 2025.A visitation at church willbegin at 10:00am until Mass begins at 12:00pm. Interment willbeprivate. In Lieu of Flowers, please considera donation in Herman'smemorytoSt. Rita de CasciaCouncil of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Manresa House of RetreatsorWLAE-TV.

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blood of Mississippi.Also survivedbythree brothers: MarshallWilliams, Jr., Sid‐ney Williams andRandy Williams,one sister Stella Ann JamesofLaplace,LA, and ahostofnephews nieces, relatives, and friends.Artemisewas pre‐ceded in deathbyher hus‐bandof56yrs Joseph Bernard,Jr.,mother, ArtemiseEzidore Williams father, Marshall Williams, Sr.;sisters:AnnieLee Emory,PriscillaWilliams and NormaWilliams, brothers: Murray Williams Sr. andNormanWilliams. Familyand friendsand members of theVAHospi‐tal of NewOrleans FranklinAvenue Baptist Church,First Community Antioch BaptistChurch are invited to attend theCele‐bration of Life Serviceon Saturday, April19, 2025, for 10:00 a.m. at AmozionBap‐tistChurch,907 Deslonde Street,New Orleans, LA 70117. Visitation will begin at9:00a.m.Rev.Dr. Charles Mack, ofﬁciating. Inter‐mentwillfollowatProvi‐dence Memorial Park and Mausoleum,Metairie, Louisiana.Guestbook On‐line: www.anewtraditionbe gins.com(504)282-0600 LinearBrooksBoydand Donavin D. Boyd Own‐ers/FuneralDirectors

April19, 2025, at FirstFree Mission BaptistChurch,lo‐cated at 426 Lamarque Street,New Orleans, La 70114. Thevisitationwill begin at 9a.m., andthe service will beginat10 a.m.PastorDerrick Ed‐mondofﬁciatingand inter‐mentwillfollowatSt. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery 3550 Wall Blvd., NewOr‐leans,La. Funeralplanning entrusted to Robinson FamilyFuneral Home,9611 LA-23, Belle Chasse,LA 70037, (504) 208-2119. For onlinecondolences,please visit www.robinsonfamilyf uneralhome.com.

Artemise MaeWilliams Bernard,a retiredDietary TechatVAHospitalNew Orleans,passedawayon April 6, 2025, at theage of 78. Artemise Bernardis survivedbyfourchildren: JenniferLynnBernard,San‐dra BernardLucas,Kaylyn Bernard,JosephBernard III, grandchildren: Marcus Bernard,AlfredBernard, AronBernard,AndrewJ Clark,CymoneRichardson, Sanai Richardson, Jala Bernard,Jalen Bernard, Jalei Bernard, great-grand‐children: Andrew J. Clark, Jr.,A’laniClark,Ayden White; belovedniece Char‐lotte Jones, andlongtime friend,Eva MaeYoung‐

RichardRolandCasby (better knownasBooster) was born in NewOrleans Louisiana on Oct. 25, 1941 toWillie& ZelmaSimmons Casby.While living in Louisiana he metLorraine Gilbert andtogetherthey had twochildren, Linda& JeromeCasby.Helater moved to Chicago, Illinois where he livedout there‐minderofhis live life There he met& married Ethel Prim Casby. They had nochildrentogetherbut he had severalstepchildren withher.While living in New Orleansheattended school at McDonald 32, thenL.B.LandryHigh School.Hethenworkedat ToddShipYard, The Sewageand WaterBoard, Bayroy& on theTub boats. When he movedto Chicago, he worked at the glueFactory &later workedasa Xray Techni‐cian. He wasa manof manytalents.Richard de‐partedhis life fora better homeinglory on March21, 2025. Hishuman spirit has taken flight at thecallof the allwiseand loving God. HereceivedJesus Christ and wasbaptizedatan early ageatFirst Free Mis‐sionBaptist Church in New Orleans.Whenhemoved toChicago Illinois,hebe‐camea member of the Third BaptistChurch and becamea member of the Usher board. Richardwas veryeasytotalkto. He had a greatsense of humor.He gaveyou hisopinions whether youwanteditor not.Hewas outspokenand strongwilled. Richardwas a manwithmuchpride,a Casby traitbyall means. Henever wanted to be a burdentoanyone. He hid his pain from everyone thatloved him. He wasa lovingman that enjoyed being with this children Jerome& LindaCasby and his grandchildren, Jerome Russell, Kenneth, Travis, Rodney& WilfredCasby Richard fought agood fight, rana good race and finished thecourseon March 21, 2025. He's walk‐ing thestreetsthatare paved in gold. He will be deeply missedbut never forgotten. Richardwas pre‐ceded in deathbyhis par‐entsWillieand Zelma. His fourbrothersRaymond, James,Curtisand Harry Heissurvivedbyhis brother Willis CasbyJr.,his daughterLinda Casby Robinson(KennethRobin‐son), hisson Jerome Casby (Lynell), EthalPrimCasby LorraineGilbert Grand‐sons, Kenneth(Tammera) Travis(Paula) Rodney (Jaz‐lynn),& WilfredCasby (Faith).Nephews,Phillips& Harry Jr.Nieces, Latony Smith,sister-in-law,Wanda Casby,devoted andlong‐timefriends 8-Ball,Miss Earline Shields, Donna Jones,Bernardine, Hilda, Pete& NancyRichardson. Alsosurvivedbyhis greatgrandchildren,Trayana, Travell, Natirya, Rodney Jr (FatBoy), Willow, Isaish Nola, Jaymia,Sanaya, Zioney, Akaycia, Wynter,& Aeris Bell Casby, anda hostofother relatives& friends.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend thecelebra‐tionoflifeservice which will be held on Saturday,

“Whenpeace,likea river attendethmyway, whensorrows like seabil‐lowsroll; whatevermylot, thouhasttaughtmetosay, itiswellwithmysoul” Shirley MaeWestCollins, 91ofNew Orleans, LA passedawaypeacefully fromthislifeonMonday, March 31, 2025, at home surrounded by herloving family. Shirleywas born on September 14, 1933, in New Orleans,LAtoparents Robertand Millie(Clayton) WestSr. Blessedwith91 years of life,Shirley wasa devoted andloving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,aunt and friend to many.She was knownfor herkind‐nessand generosity and alwaysgivinga crisp$2.00 billfor specialoccasions! Herswas alifelived to its fullest andevery moment cherished andenjoyed.She was agenuine soul,who alwaysspoke hermind. And herfamilywas indeed her joy! Sheissurvivedby her children:GailM Collins,Sharleen S. Collins, Barbara C. (Terrance) Howardand Kareem A. Collins;Her grandchildren: Kenya (Edwin)Daniels KeitraBoutan, Sheldon Howard, John Muwwakki AminaMuwwakki,Amira

Roth,Paige Howard (Dwight)Wells,Michael Collins;(17) great-grand‐childrenand ahostof nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Sheispre‐ceded in deathbyher par‐ents: Robert andMillie WestSr.;Her siblings: Ceola,Joseph, George, RobertJr. Daniel West;one daughter: CassandraD Collins,Charles Collins, LawrenceWilliams, and her twograndsons,Gre‐goryFranklinand Avonn Boutan. Sheworkedfor Catholic CharitiesFoster Grandparent Programfor over25years where many ofthose yearswerespent atSt. Mary of theAngles Catholic School.Family and friends, pastors, ofﬁ‐cersand membersofGr. St. StephenF.G also em‐ployees of Home Bank, Catholic Charities, Veter‐ans Administration Hospi‐tal,U.S.Army, St.John BerchmanManor andCity ofNew OrleansCodeEn‐forcement areinvited to attend theFuneralService for ShirleyCollins at Beu‐lah BaptistChurch,2921 FourthStreet,New Orleans, LA70113 on Saturday,April 19, 2025 at 10:00 am with PastorWillieD.BradfordJr. ofﬁciating. Visitation be‐ginsat9:00am. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery ArrangementsbyD.W RhodesFuneral Home,3933 WashingtonAvenue.Please visitwww.rhodesfuner al.comtosignthe guest‐book

Willie MaeMeltonDavis, a retiredchef, enteredinto eternal rest on April10, 2025. Shewas theloving wifeofthe late Hayes Davis,the mother of Bruce, Jody, Calantha,Tammy Shawn, Shanna,Shane,and Keiishunn. Shewas pre‐ceded in deathbyher hus‐bandHayes Davis, four childrenBruce,Jody, Calantha, andShawn. She leavestomourn herpass‐ing, threedaughters

TammySimmons, Shanna and Keiishunn Davis, one son ShaneDavis (Pamela), three grandsonsSamuel Ash IV,Cordaryland Zachary Davis, twogreatgrandchildren Courtney and Carter Davis, devoted niece Carrie Annand a hostofcousins,nieces, nephews andfriends.Rela‐tives andFriends of the FamilyalsoPastorand Members of BlessingsBe‐yondInternational Church, NAMI, Rouses #26, Pepsi, and ConcernCareHospice are allinvited to attend the FuneralService at Bless‐ingsBeyondInternational Church,3236 Burdette St onSaturday, April19, 2025 at9:30a.m.Visitationwill begin at 9:00am.Interment inResthaven Memorial Park. Professional Arrange‐ments EntrustedtoMajes‐tic Mortuary Service, Inc. (504) 523-5872.

Gloria Mae(Herbert) Grows,affectionately known as Dolin/MumMum 89, of Edgard,LA, passed awayinLaPlace,LA, after a brief illness, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Shewas borninNew Orleansin 1935 to John andOrena Herbert,and wasthe el‐destofseven siblings.Glo‐ria wasunitedinholymat‐rimonytothe late Walter Grows,Sr. andwas ade‐voted mother to threechil‐dren: Janice,Michael and WalterJr. Gloria waspre‐ceded in deathbyher par‐ents: John andOrena Her‐bert; mother andfather-inlaw:Louis (Cora) Grows; her husband: Walter Grows Sr.;her brothers:Junius (Marion)Hubert, Charles (Clara),Claudell(Brenda), and Warren Herbert; one granddaughter:Neyer Grows,eight brothers-inlaw:Larry Orkes, Freddie (Dorothy) Smith, Larry (Eula Mae) Narcisse,Larry Stockman, Morris(Shirley), Melvin (Clementine),Oscar

Collins, ShirleyMae West

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✦ Friday,April 18,2025 ✦ nola.com ✦ TheTimes-Picayune (Aldonia), andEllis Grows; and twosisters-in-law: EvelynGrows andAmelia Narcisse.She is survived byher threechildren: Jan‐ice (Lester) Rhea,Micheal (Cynthia) andWalterJr. (Ivy) Grows; sevengrand‐children, twelve greatgrandchildren;two sib‐lings:Dinnel(Rita)Herbert and ShirleyOrkes;foursis‐ters-in-law;one brother-inlaw;one Goddaughter;a hostofnieces, nephews, cousins andfriends.Glo‐ria’s celebrationoflifeis Saturday, April19, 2025 Visitationbeginsfor 9am withservice followingfor 11amatSecondAfrican Baptist Church,136 W. 3rd St.,Edgard, LA 70049. Final arrangementsofher care entrusted to Treasuresof LifeFuneralServices, 315E Airline Hwy.,Gramercy, LA 70052. “Whensomeone you lovebecomes amemory, thatmemorybecomes a Treasure”

Haeuser, Raymond Louis

The family and friends of Raymond Louis Haeuser are sad to announce that he passed from this life on November 25, 2024 aftera long illness. Born in New Orleans to Louis Daniel Haeuser, Jr. and Catherine Louise Haeuser nee Ewerz on May 4, 1947, Ray was 77 years old. He grew up in Lakeview, New Orleans and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1965. Graduating from Tulane University in 1969, where he served as Commander of Sigma Nu, he subsequently considered acareer in the law but opted instead to become apetroleum landman. He had alifelong interest in history and politics, but above all he loved baseball, basketball, football, and any other sport you can name. He loved music, especiallythe Rolling Stones. He could engage anyone in conversation and often did so due to his gregarious nature. He lived at the same address in Uptown New Orleans for 53 years. He is survived by his brother Robert Haeuser of Onalaska, Washington, nephew Ryan Haeuser, wife Taylor, and great niece Tera of Waco, Texas, nephew Erik London and wife Grace of Montgomery, Alabama,and sister-in-law Lori Haeuser. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother Russell"Rusty" Haeuser, and sister Nancy Helton. He is also survived by devoted friends Carol Pietz, Thomas Sneed, Dexter Ford and very special friends and caregivers the Brown Family (Lonnie, Alexander, and Margery).

One of Ray's chief joys during the last few years of his life was getting to know his two nephews, Ryan and Erik.A memorial service will be held on May 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Anna's Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans followed by luncheon in theParishHall.

Sr., Otis Walter Otis Walter Jordan,Sr., age 96, enteredintoeternal restatTouro Inﬁrmaryon Friday, April4,2025. He was a native of Hickory, MS,a formerresidentofHarvey, LA, andpresently residing inNew Orleans, LA.Otisat‐tendedHarrisHighSchool inHickory,MS. He wasa retired Pipe Fabricator with PipeDistributorsofHous‐ton,TX. Belovedhusband ofthe late DorothyJordan. Devoted father of Sharon JordanGalloway, Barbara Jordan-Hooper,Terry Jor‐dan,Norma Jordan,Sandra JordanMims, GregoryJor‐dan,Sr.,Carolyn Jordan, TheliaJordan, andthe late Linda White, Otis Jordan, Jr. andDarrell Jordan,Sr. Grandfather of the late CarlJordan. Great-grandfa‐therofthe late Charles Sawyerand AmilianJor‐dan.Son of thelateWilken MiltonJordanand Lola Mae Jimmerson Jordan Lovingbrother of Mary F. Burnett, Mattie Rudd Roshell Bogan, andthe late Mae Ella,RubyJean, Wiley, Alton,Lawrence, and Henry Jordan.Son-in-law ofthe late GregoryHooper, Sr. Father-in-lawofJoann S.Jordan, Lawrence Gal‐loway,and Ronald Mims; alsosurvivedby31grand‐children, 64 great-grand‐children, 11 great-great grandchildren,and ahost ofnieces, nephews, cousins,other relatives andfriends.Relatives and

friendsofthe family,also pastors,ofﬁcers andmem‐bersofSt. StephenMis‐sionary BaptistChurch and all neighboringchurches are invitedtoattendthe Homegoing ServiceatSt. StephenMissionaryBap‐tistChurch,1738 L. B. LandryAvenue,New Or‐leans,LAonSaturday, April 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Pas‐tor Norman Francis, ofﬁci‐ating.Interment:Mc‐Donogh Cemetery-Gretna, LA. Arrangements by Davis MortuaryService,230 Mon‐roe St., Gretna,LA. To view and sign theguestbook pleasegotowww.davismo rtuaryservice.com.Face masks arerecommended

Latour,DeniseAnn

Denise Latour,63, passed away on April11, 2025, after ashort illness. A graduateofRiverdale High School,Denisereceived numerousdegrees from UNO andSLU in Hammond. Her academic journeylaid the foundation fora distin‐guished career in educa‐tion. Herexceptional work asa school counselorwas recognized statewide whenshe wasnamed Louisiana High School Counselor of theYearin 2023. Denise wasknown not only forher accom‐plishmentsbut also forthe strengthshe broughtto every role sheembraced. A passionateeducatorand tough loving mother,she balancedcompassionwith resilience, always striving toupliftthose around her. Outside of herprofessional life, Denise found joyin quiltingand traveling. A devoted member of St Joseph'sCatholicChurch, Denise’sfaith wasa guid‐ing forcethroughout her life. It shaped hervalues and inspired theway she servedothers-with humil‐ity,kindness, andpurpose Deniseloved crawfish -it’s fitting herobituaryis printed today, on Good Fri‐day,asthousands cele‐brate thelifeofChristand justasmanywillspend the weekendreflecting in church andenjoyingtime withfamilyat seafood boils across the region She’d love to join youmakesurethispaper is usedatyourboil! Denise is survivedbythe love of her lifeand husband,Rodney Schmaltz, sons Trey,Cody, Jacob,her daughter-in-law Mallory andgrandsondue tobeborninJune;Trey's partner Darren Stutes; Denise'smotherand fa‐ther, Althea andJohnnyLa‐tour; Brotherand sistersin-lawJohnand Beth, Kenny andGina; Along witha huge, extended New Orleans family. Services for DeniseLatourare Monday, April 21, 2025, with afu‐neral mass at 11 a.m. at St JosephCatholicChurch, 255 N 8thStreet, Poncha‐toula,Louisiana 70454 fol‐lowed by aprocession passing PonchatoulaHigh School where sheserved for more than 25 years. BurialwillbeatRosaryville Cemetery immediately after theservices. In lieu of flowers, feel free to make a donationtothe newly formed Denise Latour MemorialScholarship Fund which will be used to help highschool students fund their higher education dreams.Checkscan be

made payabletothe fund and mailed to PO Box754, Ponchatoula,LA, 70454

Arrangementshavebeen entrusted to Harry McK‐neely& SonFuneralHome and CrematoryofHam‐mondand Ponchatoula. An on-line guestbook is avail‐ableatwww.harrymcknee ly.com

Legendre,Mary A. Mastracchio

Mary A. MastracchioLe‐gendrepassedawayonFri‐day,April 12, 2025 at the age of 77. Shewas born in New London,CTand aresi‐dentofMetairie, LA Beloved wife of Seneth F. Legendre. Loving mother of Jacob S. Legendre (Brenda) and Tony Legendre (McKenzie M.). Grand‐motherofAlbertRobles, AndresRobles, Ashton Le‐gendre, McKenzie C. Le‐gendre, Hudson Legendre Leo Legendre andWyatt Sellars.Great grandmother ofKayleeHernandez,Ivy Legendre, andAsher “AJ” Robles. Daughter of the lateClementinaT.Mastrac‐chioand SFCVincent Mas‐tracchio. Sister of Dominic Mastracchio (Karen), Vince Mastracchio,Clementina Mastracchio,and Joseph Mastracchio (Desiree) Alsosurvivedbynieces and nephews. Relatives and friendsare invitedto attendthe Visitation and MemorialService at L. A. Muhleisen &Son Funeral Home, 2607 Williams Blvd., KenneronMonday, April 21, 2025. Visitation will be heldfrom6:00p.m.to8:00 p.m.followedbya Memor‐ial Serviceat8:00p.m.In lieuof ﬂowers, please con‐sider adonationinher memorytothe Friendsof Jefferson Public Library, P.O.Box 9391, Metairie,LA 70055 or www.friendsofje ffersonlibrary.org. To share memoriesorcondolences, pleasevisit www muhleisen.com

AnnMarie Lehrmann passedawaypeacefully surrounded by familyon Monday, April14, 2025, at the ageof83. Shewas born inNew Orleans, Louisiana onNovember6,1941, to the lateMatthew andMary Lehrmann. AnnMarie is the mother of Timothy (Jenell)Gleason andthe lateBretGleason.She is the mother-in-lawofCindy Gleason.Grandmother of TaylerGleason,Jennifer (David) Olson, Bret (Kirsten) GleasonJr.,Kait‐lyn Gleason, andKyleGlea‐son.Great grandmotherof Donovan Olson, Ella Olson, Joshua Olsonand Evelyn Gleason.SisterofMatthew (Kathy) Lehrmann Jr., and the late ConstanceMolay She is also survived by manynieces, nephews, and cousins. AnnMarie was an avid Saints fan.She was alovingNan-natoher grandchildren andgreat grandchildren.Ann Marie treasured hertimewith herfamilyand friends. She

enjoyedtraveling as well. Ann Mariewillbegreatly missed. Relativesand friends areinvited to at‐tenda Visitation at 11:00 a.m.onMonday, April21, 2025, at Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 CanalBlvd. New Orleans, LA 70124. A FuneralMasswillfollowat 1:00p.m.Inlieuof ﬂowers, donations canbemadeto the Team GleasonFounda‐tion. Forcondolences, pleasevisit www greenwoodfh.com

CatherinePeyton McKay,a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend, passedawaypeace‐fully on April9,2025, at the age of 95. Born on February 10, 1930, to Edward N. Fraiche Sr.and Gesina HenkenFraiche,Catherine was abeaconofloveand strengthfor herfamilyand willbedeeply missedby all who knew her. Sheis survivedbyher son, Tim Peyton, andhis wife,Karla Peyton; herbrother,Ed‐wardN.Fraiche II; ﬁve grandchildren,Leslie Kovesdi,Emily Abadie Addy Peyton,James Pey‐ton,and Olivia Peyton;and fourgreat-grandchildren, who broughther immense joy.Catherine also leaves behindseveral nieces and nephews whomshe cher‐ished dearly.Catherine was predeceasedbyher sons, LeeE.Peytonand Pat M.Peyton, as well as her lovinghusband,James F. McKay Sr.She wasalso precededindeath by her siblings, Marion Fraiche Lochridge andThomasJ Fraiche.Catherine wasthe formerwifeofLee B. Pey‐ton,the father of hersons. Throughouther life, Catherine embraced both joy andheartache with grace,livingwitha spirit of adventure.She wasaffec‐tionately knownasthe Queen of "The Choctaw Girls," entertaining friends daily with cocktailsand cigarettesonthe front swing beneaththe oak tree. In herlater years, Catherine found greatjoy inher extended McKay family, who welcomed her intotheir hearts andlives makingher feel cherished and included in allfamily activities. Acelebration of Catherine’s life will be held atGreenwood Funeral HomeonWednesday,April 23. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,fol‐lowed by aMemorialMass inthe chapel at 1:00 p.m. Catherine’s legacy of love resilience,and joyful spirit willforever remain in the heartsofher familyand friends,inspiring allwho knewher.Inlieuof ﬂow‐ers,the familyrequests donations to acharity of yourchoiceinCatherine's memory. We also invite you toshare your thoughts, fondmemories, andcon‐dolencesonlineatwww greenwoodfh.com.Your sharedmemorieswillhelp uscelebrate Catherine’s lifeand keep hermemory alive

Mumma,Eugene Paul 'Gene'

Eugene “Gene” Paul Mumma,a belovedhus‐band, father,grandfather brother,and best friend, passedawaypeacefully on Sunday, April13, 2025 at the ageof76, in Loranger Louisiana.Surrounded by his family, as alongtime residentofLoranger& of the GreaterNew Orleans area, he wasthe sonofthe lateLilaand Merle Mumma.Geneissurvived byhis belovedwife, Rose Mumma;children, Paul Mumma (Stacy Berthelot), Michael Mumma(Heidi) and JessicaDayhoff (Gary); grandchildren,SophieDay‐hoff, Skylar,Lyla, and Michael Jr.Mumma;and his sister MerleneEubanks along with many nieces and nephews. He waspre‐ceded in deathbyhis par‐entsand sister,Juanita Jo Civello.Asanentrepre‐neur, Gene alongwithhis wife, founded Gene’s Greenhouses andFlower Pot Nurseryand PatioCen‐ter,Inc;where they shared their passionfor plants and broughtbeautyto manyfor decades. He was known forhis love of teachingeveryonehow to boiland eatcrabs/crawﬁsh asa true Louisianan,host‐ing familygatherings, and the warmth andgenerosity heextendedtoeveryone heknew. Gene’s legacy of hardwork, andsimplejoys willcontinue to grow in the heartsofall who methim Contact thefamilyfor in‐formation aboutmemorial services

Ann

Madeline AnnPaulHunter enteredpeacefully intoeternal rest at herres‐idenceonThursday, March 27, 2025, at theage of 71 She wasa native of Mar‐rero, LA anda resident of Harvey, LA.Madelineat‐tendedL.W.Higgins High School andwas employed asa PaintForeman with AvondaleShipyard, priorto retirement. Shewas a faithfulmemberofEvening StarMissionaryBaptist Church,where shepartici‐pated with theSeniorStep‐pers. Belovedspouseof Kenneth Hunter,Sr. Loving motherofJermainePaul, KeshonPaul, andthe late LaDawnPaul. Daughter of the late Clarence Paul,Sr. and Orelia Paul.Grand‐daughter of thelateAnge‐

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line andWilliamsStruggs, Sr. Devotedsister of Michael Paul,DonaldPaul, Alice Junior,Lil Paul,and the late Alex,Albert, Clarence, Jr., Agnes, and Debra AnnPaul, andCar‐olynLevieve Jackson. Aunt ofthe late Elijah Winston and DayShawn Paul.Made‐lineisalsosurvivedby7 grandchildren,5 great grandchildren,and ahost ofnieces, nephews, cousins,other relatives and friends. Relativesand friends of thefamily, also pastors,ofﬁcers,and members of EveningStar MissionaryBaptist Church and allneighboring churchesare invitedtoat‐tendthe CelebrationofLife atEvening Star Missionary Baptist Church,817 Grefer Avenue, Harvey,LAonSat‐urday,April 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Pastor KeithPaul Stewman,ofﬁciating. Visi‐tationwillbegin at 8:30 a.m.until servicetimeat the church.Interment: Evening Star Cemetery #2Harvey, LA.Arrangements byDavis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St., Gretna,LA. Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face masksare recom‐mended.

Norman Joseph Pendel‐ton,age 74 wasbornon February14, 1951, in New Orleans,LApassedaway peacefullyonTuesday, April 8, 2025.Hewas a graduateofWalterL Cohen High School.Hewas alsoa Mail ClerkatTulane Universityand aUnited StatesMarineCorpVet‐eran. Norman wasthe lov‐ing father of JoiNicholle Pendelton.Beloved brother ofBeverly Pendelton, Carol Domio andBernadette. He was also survived by three grandchildren Darren (D.J.) Pendelton,DeJaunPendel‐ton,DestineeHenderson, and ahostofnieces, nephews,cousins,family and friends. Norman was precededindeath by his parents Lucius Murphy Pendelton "Snook"and BessieM.Pendelton; and his brothers Lucius Pendel‐ton andRonaldPendelton Relatives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend the CelebrationofLifeSer‐viceonSaturday, April19, 2025, at Gertrude Geddes Willis FuneralHome, 2120 Jackson Avenue,New Or‐leans,LA70113 at 12:30 p.m.Visitationfrom11:30 a.m.until 12:30 p.m. Private Burial. Youmay sign the guest book on http://www gertrudegeddeswillis.com. Gertrude Geddes Willis Fu‐neral Home,Inc., in charge (504) 522-2525.

PerkinsSr.,Ira

IraCharles Perkins Sr., age 40, enteredintoeternal restMondayMarch 31, 2025. Belovedson of Ira JohnWillisand Sabrina Perkins Trice(thelate HowardTrice), hisloving wife, Michelle Amos Perkins,fatherof, Me'Shira, IraCharles Jr., Beyonce andKamryn. His mother-in-law MadgeNick‐erson (DwayneSumler),he was thesibling of Tawann Latrice Perkins(Kendrick Powell) andtwo step sib‐lings Antanea& Howard Trice Jr.Hewas theuncle ofAniyah, Raniyah, Ta'Leah,Kennedi,Kennan, Paul, Howard Ill, carmen, Ziyone, Zyrah, Kelvin Ky’Mani,Makhyah,Kyrie, Messiah andMichael Jr his love foreachwas im‐measurable. Iraworkedas a sandblasterand painter, his ﬁnaljourney waswith Delta Coating. Irawill be rememberedfor hisloveof family, taking care of his car,watchingthe ﬁrst48, ForensicFiles andgoing to the second line everySun‐day.Ira leaves behind his motherand father,his wife and 4children, his2 sis‐ters, 1brother,3 uncles,6 aunts, anda host other familymembers andclose friendstocherish his

memories.Heisproceeded indeath by hisdaughter Keira Perkins, hisgreat grandparentsGeorge& CeloPerkins,his grand‐motherTheresa Willisand LorrainePerkins,his grandfather Clem Carr & James Martin,3 uncles Rayﬁeld, Alvin, andWilliam Willis,and 1auntCindy Willis.His familyprays that his soul haslandedupon Eternal Peaceand that his memorylives on in the heartsofthose who were touched by hiswarmthand kindness. Although he will besadly missed, He will never be forgotten. Rela‐tives and friendsofthe familyare invitedtoattend the celebrationoflifeser‐vicewhich will be held on Saturday, April19, 2025, at Victory Christian Church Internationallocated at 411 OpelousasAvenue New Orleans, LA 70114.The visitationwillbegin at 9 a.m., andthe servicewill begin at 10 a.m. Bishop Leroy Phoenixofﬁciating and intermentwillfollow atWoodlawn Cemetery in Westwego, La.Funeral planningentrusted to RobinsonFamilyFuneral Home9611 La -23, Belle Chasse,La70037 (504) 2082119. Foronlinecondo‐lencespleasevisit www robinsonfamilyfuneralho me.com

Raines,Danielle Joy

Danielle JoyRaineswas calledhome by Godto eternal rest on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at theage of 40. Shewas anativeand residentofNew Orleans, LA. “DannieDo” or “Sassy asshe wasaffectionately known by to herfamilyand friends wasa proud2002 graduateofO.Perry WalkerSeniorHighSchool and sheattended Herzing UniversityNew Orleans. She laterearnedCertifica‐tionasa Pharmacy Techni‐cian from Crescent City College.Daniellewas em‐ployed as aSupervisor withUPS New OrleansEast location. Shewas amem‐ber of OliveBranchBaptist Church,where shepartici‐pated with theYouth Min‐istry Choir, Sunday School, Bible Training Unionand VacationBible School Danielle will be remem‐bered as abeaconoflight, aninspiration,and afash‐ionista,who lovedtodress and give advice on thelat‐est fashion andtravel trends. Devotedmotherof Jamir Isaiah Brooksand KalaniJoy Hadley.Beloved daughterofPamelaJoy MoselyRainesAllison and the late Don Michael Raines, Sr.Lovingsisterof Don MichaelRaines, Jr Granddaughter of Betty RainesLewis andthe late Carey,Sr. andEunice Mosley. Nieces of Carolyn Morris(hergodmother), Cedric(Cheryl)Mosley (hergodfather), Carey, Jr Michael (Gaynell), Arnold (Stassi), andGregory (Tammy) Mosley,Debbie Butler, MicheleMercado, Debra (Montrell) Carey, Barbara Green,Valerie (Derwin)Wilright, Wendell Lewis andthe late William and KeithMosley, Sr.Great niece of BarbaraWashing‐ton andBerthaEveque. Cherished friend of Jada Cotright, whomshe loved asa sister.Lovingpartner ofIrvin Hadley,III. Danielle isalsosurvivedbyher friendTorchee Tillmanand a host of cousins, otherrel‐ativesand friends. Rela‐tives and friendsofthe family, also pastors, offi‐cers, andmembers of Olive BranchBaptist Church and all neighboringchurches; employees of UPS and UnitedWay of Southeast Louisiana areinvited to at‐tendthe CelebrationofLife atOlive Branch Baptist Church,1134 Branch Joseph/OdeonAvenue New Orleans, LA on Satur‐day,April 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.Pastor Reginald Nicholas, Sr officiating. Visitationwillbegin at 8:30 a.m.until serviceatthe church.Interment: West‐lawnParkCemeteryGretna, LA.Arrangements byDavis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St Gretna,LA. Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face ma mended.

RuffinJr., SterlingJames

Sterling James Ruffin Jr. passed away on April 9, 2025 at theage of 60. He was born to theunionof thelateSterling Ruffin Sr. And Dinnah Whitthorne Ruffin. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Kimberly Ruffin of Gainesville,GA, his devoted mother Dinnah Ruffin of NewOrleans, LA, two daughters, China Ruffin and Dessie Ruffin of Panama City, FL, abrother Leo(Leslie)RuffinofNew Orleans, LA,a sisterDr. Vernessa "Sue" RobinsonDucreofPoplarville,MS, twoplay brothers, Vernell Walls and Jaden Trence of NewOrleans, LA,three uncles Eddie Lee Crier of New Orleans, LA,Johnell Ruffin of Chicago, IL,Daniel (Ella Rose) Ruffin of Independence, LA,one devotedaunt,Ophelia Washington of Amite,LA, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins,other relatives and friends.

Invited to attend the services: The Abundant Life Church, Greater Galilee Baptist Church, King Solomon Church, AgapeMinistries and all who knew and lovedhim.

Viewing FridayApril 18, 2025 6PM-8PM, Abundant Life Church, 9900 Hayne Blvd.,New Orleans, LA 70127, Rev. LeroyTheard Pastor.

Funeral Saturday April 19, 2025 1:30 PM,MJR Friendly ServicesFuneral Home,87PaddioJohnson Rd., Greensburg,LA70441. Rev. Floyd Holden, Officiating

Sharon AnnShields,wife ofRonaldShields.Daugh‐ter of Sylvester“Daylone” Sr. andMarie NancyJohn‐son.Stepdaughterof JacquelineJohnson Daughter-in-law of thelate CarrieFergusonand Edison Shields.MotherofTimoll Marty” Aronld (Sandra Aronld),Quiniata“Missy” Johnson andFrank “Doug” Johnson,(CarlesaJohn‐son). Stepmother of CharmineHarrisonand RonaldJoseph. Sister of Sylvester,Jr.,ZinaFernan‐dez,Lisaand KevinJohn‐son,the late Roxanne, Kerry andCharleneJohn‐son,RelesterJohnson Cain Bruce,Benard, Earlineand Sellers Johnson; Grand‐motherofKeith K. and Dovonta “Debo” Sentmore Timoll, Jr., Tykay, Leandra, Joe,Elijahand Jazzlyn Aronld, Trinity, Diamond, Jakoreyun, Frank, Jr.and Azari Johnson, Ronisha Theophile,Ronaldand Ray‐mon Williams andthe late Lionell Clark. Greatgrand‐motherofJa’nyaand Si’ron Theophile,Sevyn andSaige Celestine,Ry’laiand Cody Williams;Sisterinlaw of Phyllis Terrell, Kendra Jones,Shawn Johnson, TemekaJohnson andthe lateShawn Terrell, Edison Francis,Kevin Fernandez, GeorgeThiel,Anthony Ter‐relland BernardFerguson. Alsosurvivedbya host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relativesand friends. A Celebrationservice hon‐oring thelifeofthe late SharonAnn Shieldswillbe heldinthe Chapel of Char‐bonnetLabat GlapionFu‐neral Home,1615 St.Philip Street,New Orleans, LA 70116 on Saturday,April 19, 2025 at 1pm. Intermentpri‐vate. Visitation 12 noon in the chapel.Pleasesignon‐lineguestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors (504)581 4411.

Wayne Paul Slusser, born on July3,1978 in Forks, Washington passed away duetocomplications from diabeteson December 10, 2024. Wayne had agood sense of humor and a quirky smilethatwould eruptinto full blown joy when he was interacting with his animals. His animals held ahuge place in his heart.His smilewas always brightest when he was caring for his animals. He took greatcare of them and lovedthemlikefamily At thetime of his passing, Wayne left behind three dogs, Critter, Girlfriend, and Mouse, hiscat,Missy, his parrotlet, Gizmo,two macaws, Charlie and Louie, his goats, Billyand Buddy, his rabbit, Blue, and at least tentanks of fish that he named and bred. All havebeensuccessfully rehomed as Wayne would havewanted He had thebiggest heart and amagnetic personality,making new friends wherever he went.Wayne was there forhis friends and would go outofhis way to help everyone he knew.

Wayne was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Slusser. He leavesbehind his mother, Caron ElizabethCostello Slusser, his sisterand brother-inlaw, Pattyand David Beckham, as well as their three children, cousins, and auntsand uncles on both sides of thefamily. Wayne was very much lovedbyhis family and friends and will be forever missed.

ACelebrationofLife will be held at alaterdate.

Sequim Valley Chapel is honored to servethe family.Pleasevisit sequimvalleychapel.com to leavetreasured memories forthe family

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hardsonfuneralhomeofjeff erson.com also survived by sisters, a host of grandchildren nieces, nephew,otherrelatives andfriends

Stringer,Deborah Ann'Debbie'

Deborah(Debbie)Ann Stringerwas born on June 18, 1960, in Natchez, Mis‐sissippi.Deborah lived mostofher life in NewOr‐leans,Louisiana.She ac‐ceptedChristatanearly age andwas baptized at LouisaStreet Church of Christ. Debbiewas edu‐cated in theOrleans Public School System graduating fromWarrenEastern High School in 1978. Shewas a residentofSt. John the Baptist Parish.Deborah de‐partedthisearthly life on Thursday,April 10, 2025, at EastJefferson General HospitalinMetairie, Louisiana.Deborah was formerlyemployedwith FedEx andMellonMort‐gageCompany.Even thoughshe didnot study art anddesign, allfamily members cancontest that she hadaneye forinterior designand fashion.She was an avid reader and was able to converse on a wealthofinternational topics. Sheleavesto mourn twochildren, RonaldDwayneStringer, Sr. andGeraldBlue, Jr.; grandchildren Christina Johnson,RonaldStringer, Jr.;Justice,Jamine, Jahri, Jahni,Jace, Jade and Denym Blue;siblingsCar‐olynMarie Stringer and Willie Calvin (Tiera Dillon) Stringer, Jr.; auntsJulia Stampley-Ballansawand AudreyStampley(Bobby) Loweand LeonaFavarothStampley, uncleMacArthur (Betty)Stampley; cousins, nieces, nephewsand friends.She waspreceded indeath by herparents Willie Calvin Stringer,Sr. and IdaMae Stringer; grandparents, Calvin Bur‐nettStringer, BessieMae Stringer, RoyStampleySr., and KatieFrye-Stampley Relatives andfriends,also pastor, ofﬁcers andmem‐bersofPineGrove Baptist Church areinvited to at‐tendthe funeralservice on Saturday, April19, 2025, at PineGrove BaptistChurch 7077 Stampley Road, Fayette,Mississippi 39069 beginning 11 am.Pastor LonnieCulbert,hostpas‐tor,PastorIsaac Tenner, ofﬁciating. Church visita‐tion10amuntil service time. IntermentPineGrove Baptist Church Cemetery Professionalservicesen‐trusted to Littlejohn Fu‐neral Home,2163 Aubry Street,Cal K. Johnson, Fu‐neralDirector/Manager

Jacqueline Sidneybell Spooner enteredintoeter‐nal rest of Friday,April 11, 2025. Sheleavestocherish her memories herhusband KirkSpooner,3 siblings: RobertDiggs,Vanessa Davis,and Lorena Goiner and ahostofother rela‐tives andfriends.Relatives and friendsare invitedto attendthe funeralservice onSaturday, April19, 2025 atLittleZionMissionary Baptist Church,2200 Ken‐ner Avenue,Kenner, LA 70062. Viewingwillbegin at 8:00amand serviceat 10:00am.Interment:Jeffer‐son Memorial Gardens, 11316 RiverRd.,St. Rose,LA 70087. Richardson Funeral HomeofJefferson,River Ridge,LAinchargeof arrangements.www.ric Taylor, Floria Mae 'Mim-Shaw'

Walker,AlbertJefferson

Albert JeffersonWalker, 93, enteredeternal rest on Wednesday,April 9, 2025 BorninFortAdams,Missis‐sippi,tothe late Samuel Walkerand ElizabethDun‐bar,hewas raised in Don‐aldsonville,Louisiana,be‐foremovingtoNew Or‐leans.Heworkedasa la‐borer forNationalFoods for over 40 years. He was precededindeath by his wife, OmaFayeWalker, his parents andhis brothers, Clint “CJ” Walker andRoo‐seveltBlanche.Albert leavesbehindhis son, Al‐bertBrown; hisdaughter Lonnie(Leon)Harmon; a bonus daughter SonjaOs‐borne,North Richland Hills, Texas; ﬁve grandchildren: Terrell (Dionne)Brown, ChantellReed,Artrella Charnell, andJaquilleOs‐borne;11great-grandchil‐dren; anda host of other relatives.Familyand friends areinvited to at‐tendthe HomegoingCele‐bration on Saturday,April 19, 2025, for10:00 a.m. at BeulahLandB.C 2436 St Maurice Ave.,New Orleans, LA70072. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Pastor Michael Zacharie,ofﬁciat‐ing.Interment will follow atResthaven Cemetery 10400 OldGentillyRd.,New Orleans,LA70460. Guest‐book Online:www.anewtra ditionbegins.com(504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and DonavinD.BoydOwn‐ers/FuneralDirectors

Floria "Mim-Shaw" Taylor passed away, peacefully on March 31, 2025. At theage of 70. Mother of Kendalland Darryl Taylor Sr.Floriais

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OPINION

NIHcutswillhaveadevastating impact on La.

The Preamble states that one of the main purposes of enacting theU.S. Constitution is to “promote the general welfare.” The general welfare has been interpreted as referring to the well-being of society,including its health and safety Congress has the power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1tospend money for the general welfare of the people of the United States. When it comes to assistance, including promoting the health of citizens, Louisiana hasa disproportionate need for support from the federal government. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the UnitedStates with about 1in4 Americans atrisk of dying from cancer.Morethan 1.6 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed and nearly595,000 cancer deaths occur annually,with direct medical costs totaling over $87 billion nationally. Louisiana has the ﬁfth-highest cancermortality rate in the nation, with 218.2 per 100,000 Louisiana

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citizens dying fromthe disease annually.The highest deathrates in the state are associated with lungcancer,cancersof the breast, prostate, colon andrectum and pancreas. To accelerate the early diagnoses of cancer and address Louisiana’s high rate of cancer mortality, theLegislatureestablished the Louisiana Cancer ResearchCenter.The LCRC is charged with advancing researchand education in thediagnosis, detectionand treatmentof cancer, initially bringing together Louisiana’s two great health sciences centers at LSU and Tulane and laterXavier University and Ochsner Health System to collaborate.

Proposed National Institutes of Health fundingcutsnow threaten to blockLouisiana’s fight against cancerand otherdiseases. Significant NIH funding to Louisiana in the fields of medical research totals more than $300 million annually

The NIH reimbursesthe univer-

sitiesfor “indirect costs”including construction, maintenance of laboratories and high-tech facilitiesfor energy,utilityexpenses related to research, as well as safety, securityand other governmentmandated grant expenses.These indirect cost reimbursements areprovidedasnegotiated and arestrictly audited. They areessentialtoconducting world-class research effectively,efﬁciently, safely and securely

This type of research is disproportionately important in Louisiana withour high incidence of cancer,diabetes, Alzheimer’s, hypertension and other life-threatening diseases and conditions

While the proposed cutscan be devastating to thehealth of our citizens,the impact of the cuts can have real economic consequences as well. According to anational study of all states by theUnited for Medical Research organization, Louisiana received grants thatdirectly supported nearly 3,500 jobs and $600 million in economic activityinthe state. It concluded thatfor every$1inNIH-

La.’s GATORscholarships canfueleducation innovation

funded research, there is $2.46 of new economic activity LSU reports nearly $500 million of research expenditures, providing healthcare workers, as well as basic, translational and clinical biomedical research for the people of the state of Louisiana.

Tulane’smission is heavily research-focused and touches everysegment of communities throughout Louisiana, supporting morethan 30,000 jobs statewide and generating $88.2 millioninannual taxrevenue.

In recent years, these two great universities have been successful in recruiting some of the best biomedical scientists in the world by leveraging federal dollars and strategic targeting. The annual economic impact to Louisiana is billions of dollars.

The chainsaw cut to the NIH in the rate of indirect cost reimbursement would be devastating to vital research projects, likely resulting in setbacks in research discoveries, job losses and loss of traction just as we have been working to position Louisiana as

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one of the leading bioscience research centers in the nation. To ensure the constitutional mandate to “promote the general welfare”bysaving lives and simply because it is the right thing to do, we ask our congressional leaders to support biomedical research by continuing indirect costs funding at current levels. The NIH has recognized the importance of providing reimbursement for indirect costs to universities while seeking cures for diseases. This is awise investment of tax dollars that will reap beneﬁts by saving and improving lives through cures and by creating jobs and opportunities for Louisiana. Louisiana has outstanding congressional leadership in both houses. We need to call upon them to use ascalpel, not achainsaw, whenitcomes to ﬁghting cancer and other diseases.

Walter J. Leger,Jr.,isathreetime cancer survivor and amember of theBoard of Trustees,Louisiana Cancer Research Center

at American museumsneeds to be addressed

In asmall microschool in northwest Louisiana, personalized learning has unlocked remarkable opportunities for students like Isak Schmidley.Isak made history as the youngestever graduate of LSU Health Sciences Center At just 16 years old, he earned abachelor’sdegree inmedical laboratory science —all without taking on a single student loan. The key to his success?

thousands of studentsinLouisiananow canpursue an education that best ﬁts their needs. The LA GATOR Scholarship also makes it possible forinnovative models like microschoolstoﬂourish.

Isak is agraduate of Country Day Montessori School. The microschool’spersonalized approach allows all students to study at their own pace. When they master aconcept, they move on. Thismodel has yielded extraordinary results,withnearly every graduate earningatleast an associatedegree. One student even went on to graduate from Bossier Parish Community College at just 13 years old!

Microschools have emerged as apowerful disruptive innovation in theconventional schooling paradigm.These small school modelsoffer aﬂexible, student-centered approach by emphasizingsmallclass sizes, personalized learningand community-driven education.

Unlike traditional schools, which often focus on standardized processes and scalability,microschools aredesigned to adapt quickly to the unique needs of theirstudents and families. By leveraging technology, creatively utilizing spaces and tailoring curricula, microschools redeﬁne education, ﬁlling gaps left by larger,less agile institutions. They embodythe essence of educational innovation, challenging thestatus quo and providing aroad map for amore inclusive and customized learningexperience.

Education is undergoinga profound transformation, moving far beyond the conventional brick-and-mortar public school model that has long deﬁned American schooling. Today,families are seeking educational options that are ﬂexible, personalized and better suited to the diverse needs of their children.

Advances in technology,agrowing emphasis on individualized learning and the demand for greater choice have opened the door to innovative approaches that challenge traditional assumptions about what education should look like. These changes reﬂect abroader shift in how we think about learning, making roomfor modelsthat prioritizecreativity,community and adaptability over one-size-ﬁts-all solutions. Louisiana is embracing thiseducational transformation through the “GivingAll True Opportunity to Rise” or LA GATOR scholarship program. With the passage of the LA GATOR scholarship program in2024,

By expanding access to funding and resources traditionally limited to public schools, the programlevelsthe playing ﬁeld andempowers school founders to provide customizededucation tailoredto theunique needs of their communities. The LA GATORScholarship programnot only supportsthe growth of microschoolsbut also reinforces Louisiana’s commitment to reimagine education for the 21st century

In itsﬁrst phase,the LA GATOR Scholarshipisopentofamilieswho currently participateinthe Student Scholarships for EducationalExcellenceProgramand those earning up to 250% of the federalpoverty level.Scholarships range from $5,500 to $15,000, with higher amounts forstudents with exceptionalities.

Currently,the voucherprogramserves 5,541 students, but the LA GATOR Scholarshipaimstoreach signiﬁcantly more families, expanding to offerevery student in thestate an education savings account by Phase3

Unlike its predecessor,the LA GATOR Scholarship allows ESAs to cover arange of services beyond private school tuition, such as tutoring, therapies, artsprograms and microschooling.

It allows entrepreneurs to provide educational and vocational services, broadening options for students statewide.

By expanding whateducation funding can cover,Louisiana joins agrowing waveof states redeﬁning how students access learning opportunities. In stateswith universal ESAprograms like Florida,Arizona, Utah and West Virginia —microschools have become asigniﬁcant part of theeducation ecosystem.

No longer are Louisiana’sstudents conﬁned to factory-era education. Instead, they can prepare for an innovative, everchanging 21st-century market. Education must followsuit by offering acustomizable marketplace of choices, allowing parents to set theirstudents up forsuccess starting right now

Louisiana has the tools to reshape education for future generations. Educators, entrepreneurs and communitiesmust unite to ensure every student has access to abrighter,more personalized path to success.

NathanSanders is apolicy and advocacy directoratthe nonproﬁt EdChoice. Traci Schmidleyisthe founder of Country Day Montessori School in Red River Parish and aleader of Microschool America (and Isak’s mom)

Lastmonth, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting revisionist history and divisive ideologies at our national parks andthe Smithsonian museums. Whatever one thinks of the scope of that EO, it does aim to address areal problem.Under theguise of telling amore inclusive, equitable and accurate history,the American story at present is being distorted at museums and historic sites across the nation.

The EO supplies afew examples of discordant notes at the Smithsonian, such as “hard work” being labeled an aspect of “White culture.”

This is no happenstance. In 2022, Lonnie Bunch, secretary of theSmithsonian Institution, co-chaired atask force to produce areport on excellence in diversity, equity,accessibility and inclusion, which begins: “DEAI is integral to excellence in museum practice. FULL STOP.”

TheAmerican Alliance of Museumsis responsible for thereport and further claims that museums should “champion an anti-racist movement” to create a “more just and equitable world.” The AAM is composed of 35,000 museums and museum professionals. Funding for thereport wasprovided by the AndrewMellon, Alice L. Walton and FordFoundations.In2023, Mellon committed $500 million to transforming our nation’smonuments landscape,inpart because thereare no “U.S.-born Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, or self-identified LGBTQ+ people” in thetop 50 individuals mostfrequently memorialized. Considering thepositions of those involved, the number of members in theAAM and the magnitude of funds at play,efforts to promoteDEI at museums andhistoric sites are indeed widespread. At theheart of this conflict is afundamental divide regarding the purpose of museumsand historic sites. Traditionally,those institutions have aimed at promoting civic education and preserving the American heritage. Agrowing trend, however,istouse them to further social justice, engage in activism and tell amore “inclusive” and “equitable” version of history

Each side claims to offeramore accurateversion of American history.Let’s examine the evidence.

Both Mount Vernon, hometoGeorge Washington, and Montpelier,home to James Madison, have incorporated tours andexhibitsonslavery,detailing the realities of the institution and individual stories of enslaved people.

Mount Vernon has done so in amodest and fact-driven mannerwithout straying from its core mission of presenting

the accomplishments of George Washington. Montpelier,onthe other hand, has no exhibits dedicated to the seminal contributions of James Madison. While someofthe exhibits on slavery are informative, others contain distortions and omissions. One panel on the ﬁrst 18 presidents and their relationship with slavery notes that some presidents (Jefferson and Madison) never freed their slaves but fails to mention that Washington did, while another indicates that the enslaved population in New Hampshire in 1790 was11% when the actual ﬁgure was 0.11%.

In the Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon, students are confronted with decisions George Washington himself faced, and advisers like Alexander Hamilton and James Madison step forward to voice their opinions. The exercise is about genuine education: demonstrating complexity and tutoring young people in the art of making prudential choices. In contrast, Montpelier’sexhibit for children (funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services) asserts that, “[b]ooks are great tools forintroducing young children to topics like race, identity,and justice.” One of the available books contains “imagination exercises” that encourage children to put themselves in the role of aslave-owner,whipping an individual until his “ﬂesh cried blood.”

Rather than promoting liberal education, which encourages children to think forthemselves and aims at truth, Montpelier fails to present all the facts and aspects of the American story —both the triumphs and the failures —favoring an ideological telling that fosters resentment.

While both Mount Vernon and Montpelier could be considered as telling a more“inclusive” version of American history,only Mount Vernon’stelling is accurate. Montpelier is misconstruing American history and promoting activism,providing an example of the false revisionist version of history Trump’s executive order aims to combat.

Someofthe exhibits at the Smithsonian museums, as wellasstatements by Smithsonian leadership and the overall trajectory of the museum industry, raise legitimate concerns that America’s public museumswill follow the model of Montpelier over Mount Vernon.

BrendaM.Hafera is theassistant director and seniorpolicyanalyst at TheHeritage Foundation’s Simon Center forAmericanStudies

COMMENTARY

ROOM FOR DEBATE HIGHER ED

President DonaldTrump is threatening to to pull federal funding from Columbia University, HarvardUniversity andother privateinstitutions that don’t comply with the administration’sdirectives.This wouldbeabig blowto universities that have long relied on this federal moneytosupportthe research their faculty members do.Aswe watch this ideological battle playout, here aretwo perspectives.

Trump’sIvy League warisa smokescreen

Let’scut to the chase. Mostof Donald Trump’sthreatsagainst Ivy League colleges areanattempt to divert attention away from an economy heading into crisis.

The trade war is producingeconomic and foreign policy nightmares. Despite the DOGE show,budget deﬁcits are projectedtorisefurther under Republican rule. The stock market is traumatized Investors are startingtobail out of U.S. Treasury debt. Recession and possibly stagﬂation are both forecast

andpolitical might. Foreigners ﬁght to getinto them.And so do the parentsofright-wingerscurrently pulling the strings in Washington. They want the prestige and the opportunity to pair their children with childrenofthe rich.

Government,collegesbattle in contestofbad behavior

universities think because they think things like this: “Mispronouning” merits punishment, and advocating genocide against Jews deserves “contextualizing.”

Even Trump’sbeloved oildrillers are suffering. Thestock of the fracking company once run by Energy Secretary Chris Wright has fallen43% this year.The U.S. already had“energy dominance” under Joe Biden. Now it faces oversupply.

And so Trump has chosen atarget associated with the elitism that his MAGA base has cometoresent Better that MAGA fume over those Ivy League leftists than plans tocut theMedicaid that so much of the base relies on.

Trump is also helped by the cowardice some of the fancy schools have shown against outrageous student behavior. Letting protesters hidebehind masks as theytake over public spaces was pathetic. And some charges that eliteuniversities were tolerating abuse of Jewish students were justiﬁed.But weakness, more than antisemitism,probably explains the administrations’ fear of calling police or even expelling students who erectedtents on the quads against schoolrules andthen refused to leave withoutconcessions.

HarvardUniversitydid Americaagreat servicebyrejecting Trump’slatest efforts at extortion —his threats to cut over $2 billion in federal money and withdrawthe school’stax-exempt status.

The Ivies andthe elite non-Ivies (Stanford University,MIT,University of Chicago) are privateinstitutions. The governmenthas no right to take over the hiring of staff or assign auditors to examinewhat is taught.

These institutions cantake credit for much of this country’s economic

Three of Trump’skids attended one of the Ivies,the University of Pennsylvania, as did Trump. The president has frequently boasted of his attendance at UPenn’sWharton School of Finance, referring to his education there as “super genius stuff.”

Elon Musk has tweeted that the level of propaganda at eliteuniversities “would make North Korea jealous.” He hasn’tdisclosed the schools his college-age children have attended,but at least one of them currently goes to Brown University —famed as perhaps the most fashionably left of the bunch. Then there are thewildly expensiveand hard-to-get-into private high schoolsprized for their reputationsasfeeders for the Ivies. The politically connected and extremely rich ﬁght to get their kids intothese launching pads for the ruling class

Regardless of thepolitical bent of the teachers at the “top” universities, what the best of them offer is critical thinking, and critical thinking oftengoes in conservative directions. Conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaughand Clarence Thomas all attended Yale Law School. John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch went to Harvard Law. Fourofthe conservatives went to Ivy League schools as undergraduates

As noted at theopen, this drama aboutHarvard attempting “to cross” thegreat and powerful Donald Trumpisa sideshow.It’sa colorful, easy-to-sell controversy for mediaof all political persuasions Nonetheless, themonumentally bigstory is what’shappening in the ﬁnancial markets—toinﬂation, to the dollar and to America’sreputation as astable place in which to invest. The war against the Ivies is nearly all asmokescreen.

FromaHarropisonX,@FromaHarrop.

The Trumpadministration’scoercion of Columbia University involved reciprocal misbehavior by theschool and the government. This and other threatened punishment is probably aharbinger of further unlawful behavior by alawless government against teachinginstitutions that are slow learners Columbia was dilatory and incompetentindealing with demonstrations that disrupted education and created ahostile campus environment for a disfavored minority,Jews. Columbia deserved to pay acost for this violation of existing laws and regulations. There are, however,other pertinent rules.

The administration’sMarch 13 letter to Columbia ordered “immediate compliance” with its demands for: expulsion of certain students and student groups, reform of admissions policies and disciplinary procedures, and government supervision (“receivership”) of theMiddle Eastern, South Asian and African studies department.But Keith E. Whittington,director of Yale Law School’sCenter for Academic Freedom and Free Speech,notes: “Federal statutes require that the government demonstratewith awritten report to Congress and after afull hearing that there has been alegal violation before an educational institution can have its fundingcut off. Even if those procedural hurdles had been met, federal law does not permit administration ofﬁcials to withhold any and all federal funds that might ﬂow to an educational institution. It limits any withholding of funds ‘to the particular program,orpart thereof, in which such noncompliance has been so found.’”

The punishment that Columbia seems to have evaded by surrendering was therevocation of $400 million in funding for,among other things, medical and other scientiﬁc research.

When thenext progressive administration in Washington uses such ﬁnancial coercion to force universities into accepting federal dictation of admissions and disciplinary policies, and supervision of curriculums about, say, race and gender,today’s“conservatives” will be embarrassed, if any are indeed capable of experiencing that emotional condition. There probably is scant public support for Columbia, Pennoruniversities generally They are learning, painfully,that when you ask for trouble, you should expect trouble. Of higher education, it is fair toask: Has so much prestige ever been squandered so quickly? Universities issuing solemn pronouncementsabout political eventshave appeared childishly self-absorbed. They seem unaware that few people takeseriously what

Intellectuals, often the last to understand things, are discovering the obvious: When universities adopt stances that are adversarial and disdainful toward the (they say: systemically racist, social-justice-deprived) society that sustains them,the sustaining wanes. Since 2017, afew of the largest college endowments have been taxed at 1.4%. JD Vance has suggested 35%, perhaps forall endowments. When the Trumpadministration seriously comes after endowments, the schools looking around forfriends will ﬁnd few.

Progressives relish enforcing the principle that when government pays the piper,government gets to call the tune —even when the federal government pays asmallportion of the piper’sincome. Federal money has turned manyofsociety’sinstitutions —state and local governments, K-12 schools, universities, businesses, and others —into paid pipers.

The Obamaand Biden administrations spoke of using federal money fora“whole-ofgovernment approach” to coerce all-of-society conformity to government’spreferences In 2011, the Education Department’scivil rights division becameacivil rights violator with its 19-page “Dear Colleague” letter amenacing evasion of the Administrative Procedure Act’sdue process provisions. The letter,rescinded by the current administration, threatened schools with terminations of federal funding if they did not adopt new “sexual harassment” enforcement policies. Schools weretold that accused individuals could be convicted, and given life-shattering punishments, on the basis of only “a preponderance of the evidence,” not proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

The current administration’sdisregard of the law does not seem like carelessness. It seemstobeachest-thumping expression of the belief that respecting legal boundaries is forweaklings.

Deﬁance of clear legal strictures indicates that some“conservatives” are jealous that progressives have been having all the fun throwing the government’sweight around. Be that as it may —and however muchColumbia, Penn and many other institutions have forfeited the public’ssympathy —government should not slice through the law to get at them.

Email George Will at georgewill@washpost. com.

George Will

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Crescent City Classic prepares forincrease in runners

BY SPENCERURQUHART

Staff writer

The 47th Crescent City Classic is set for its traditional Easter weekenddate, andthe number of runners is expected toincrease.

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The 10K race begins at 8a.m.Saturday and goes 6.2 miles throughout New Orleans, starting near the Caesars Superdome before reachingthe historic French Quarter.Runners then make their way up Esplanade Avenue and cross the ﬁnish lineatCityPark.

Race preparation has included expanding the fence line to accommodate the increased ﬁeld as well as bringing in more misters, water,ambulances and medical personnel to aid runners.

“We’re expecting 30%more runners than last year,which is significant,” Crescent City Classic race director Eric Stuart said. “Wedidn’tcome back as strong from the pandemic, but we sureare makingupfor it now.Running is cool again. Thereare running booms, and it’sdeﬁnitely happening this year.People are also usingitasa social function.”

The race’smotto, ‘A Race For All Y’all,’ attracts people of all sorts of skill levelsto sign up. Spectators can expect to seethe likes of skilled distance runners, families with their kidsand people dressed in costumes.

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Former LSU catcher Brady Neal, right, chats with then center fielder Paxton Kling during a game against Northwestern on May7.Neal is nowacatcher at Alabamaand Kling is currently Penn State’sbest hitter

Familiar faces in newplaces

AlookatLSU baseball transfersintheir newhomes

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

For the fourth time in five weekends, LSU baseball will be playing againstanold friend. Alabama and former Tigers catcher Brady Neal traveledtoBaton Rougethis weekend to face off against his former team.Neal’smatchup againsthis former team follows LSU’sseries against Sam Duttonand Auburn last weekend, CamJohnson and Oklahoma the week beforeand Aiden Moffett and Texas in Week 2ofthe Southeastern Conference schedule. Including Neal, Moffett, Dutton and Johnson, here’sa look at how LSUtransfers from last year’steam are performing with their newprograms.

BRADYNEAL •C• ALABAMA:Neal was splitting time behind the plate withjunior

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LSUgymnastics comesupshort of berthinNCAA final

BY SCOTTRABALAIS Staff writer

FORT WORTH, Texas They won the Southeastern Conference regular seasontitle,the SECchampionship meet and their NCAA regional.

But in what turned out to be the LSU gymnastics team’s biggest meet of theseason, the one that would allow the Tigers to pursue asecond straight NCAAchampionship, they came up short.

LSU, theNo. 1overall seed in theentire NCAAcompetition,was unable to do enough to make it to Saturday’s ﬁnal. The Tigers ﬁnished withascore of 197.525 to wind up in third place behind No. 4Utah (197.7625) and No. 5 UCLA (197.7375).

One Tiger didcome away with oneofthe night’s big

prizes, as freshman Kailin Chio won the vault individual title with a9.975. The Utes andBruins advancetoSaturday’sfinaltotake on No. 2Oklahomaand No. 7Missouri, which finished in thetop twoinThursday’sfirst semifinal. First vault is set for 3p.m. on ABC.

LSU (28-4) won10straight meetsentering Thursday’s semiﬁnals,eight of them with scoresof198 or higher.But on atight day forscoring, the Tigers didn’thave enough to prevail or even get in the top two.

In Thursday’sfirst semifinal, Oklahoma won as expected, though with afew wobbles that produced ateam score of 197.550. Missouri edgedout No. 3Florida for the second transfer spot,197.300-197.200 to earnits first-ever

Saints’Ramczyk announcesretirement

Three-time All-Protackle shared announcementin

BYMATTHEWPARAS Staff writer

Ryan Ramczyk has called it acareer TheNew OrleansSaintslong-time right tackle announced his retirement Thursdayafter eight years in the NFL. He missed alloflast season because of achronic knee injury,but at his peak, he wasone of themost dominant offensive linemen in the league. Ramczyk, 30, made three AllProteams —one ﬁrst-team selectionand twosecond-team selections.The former 2017ﬁrst rounder, drafted 32nd overall, landed with the Saintsafter theteam traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the NewEngland Patriots,who sent back the pickNew Orleans used to acquire theWisconsinproduct.

In 2021,Ramczyksigned afive-year, $96 millionextension to make him then the league’shighest paid right tackle. Ramczyk’sretirement came one weekbefore theNFL Draft, where theformer offensive linemanwill announce theSaints’ selections on Day2ofthe three-day event. “Whatanincredible journeyit’sbeen,” Ramczyk wroteona social media post that thanked hisfamily,former coaches and teammates. “My path to the NFLwasn’t a straight line, it wasn’tthe path mostpeople expect. …AsI step into retirement,I’m filled with gratitude for everything this sport has given me.” That journey included spending his first twoyears of eligibility at UW-Stevens Point —aDivision III school that employed his former high school football coach. He then transferred to Wisconsin, where he worked his way to becomeafirst-round pick.

As aSaint, Ramczyk joined William Road as the only tackle to be named an All-Pro three times. He was remarkably durable over the ﬁrst halfofhis career,missing only one gameinhis ﬁrst four seasons.

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Thomas takesleadatHarbour Town

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

HILTONHEAD ISLAND,S.C. Justin Thomas had around to match the immaculate weather Thursday at Harbour Town with 11 birdies that allowed him to tie thecourse record with a10-under 61 to lead the RBC Heritage

The best shot he hit all day was an 8-iron that dropped near the pin and settled 5feet away.He missed that birdie putt, one of the few chances he didn’tconvert There waslittletocomplain about on aday of hardly any wind, acourse in mint condition andwarm sunshine thatadded to the RBC Heritage being the ideal place to decompress from the hectic week at the Masters Defending champion Scottie Scheffler,coming off atie for fourth at the Masters, had very little stress at Harbour Town in around of 64 that looked easy which is not to say it felt that way.

“I will never say that golf is easy,ever.Golf is hard,” Schefﬂer said with alaugh.

But he was out of position only once off the tee and one other time when he went long ofa green and both times he saved par.Otherwise, he putted for birdieor better on the other 16 holes and converted enough chances for a start that only looked good —not great —because of Thomaswith the lowest score at Harbour Town in 10 years.

Bay Hill winner Russell Henley also had a64, while Wyndham Clark wasanother shotbackat65. The group at 66 included former

Hilton Head winner Matt Fitzpatrick and GaryWoodland, on theroad back from brain surgery and building momentum from a runner-upﬁnish in Houston.

Fifty players in the 72-man ﬁeld broke par onacourse that yielded an averagescore of 69.2

“I felt likeifyou compared my four rounds lastweek to today,today wouldbeamuch less stressfulroundofgolf in terms of scrambling for apar,” Schefﬂer said. “A lot of the stuff Ihad to do last week Ifelt like Ididn’thave to do today to shoot agood score. Thegolf course is obviously abit different, but Iwas in position most of the day today

“Overall, yeah, Iwould say stress-free day ” Thomas is winless since capturinghis second PGA Championship title in 2022, though hisgame has been trending enough in the right direction that he is No. 8inthe world. TheMasterswas adisappointment— no round lower than 70, 13 shots behind in atie for 36th —but he put in some good work at Hilton Head fortwo days and madeitpay off. Six of his birdie putts were inside 10 feet,and he threw in three birdies from the 35-foot range, oneofthemonthe 17th hole that put him in range of the course record.

He thought he had it with that 8-iron to afront pin on the 18th, whichruns along theCalibogue Sound, only to miss the putt. He also misseda4-footpar putt on the10th.

“I’ve been playing really well, really solid. Felt good about things,” Thomas said. “I just didn’t play well last week. Putsome really good work in the couple days leading into the start today,and Ifelt prepared. It was just about going out and doing it, and it was nice to do so.”

Among those who played later as the breeze —and nothing more than abreeze —began to pick up wasJustinRose, wholostin aplayoff last week. He birdied hislasttwo holes fora 67 to join agroupthatincluded Jordan Spieth,Patrick Cantlay and Tommy Fleetwood Masters championRoryMcIlroy decided to skip this signature eventevenbeforethe Masters got started. Hilton Head wasnot a course he felt suited him with its tight,tree-lined angles.

Thomas felt differently

“I love it.I wish we played more places like it,” Thomas said. “I think more architects should design places likethis. It kind of stands of testoftime,I think. Especially if we continue to get weather like this and if these fairways getﬁrm —the greensare already getting ﬁrm —it’sgoing to be everything we want by the end of the week.”

He got everything he could have wanted —savefor that birdie putt on the 18th—atthe start of the week.

Bhatia,Young latest Zurich Classiccommitments

BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

Apair of rising youngstars have committed to play in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, as Akshay Bhatia and Carson Young willteam up in next week’sPGA Tour event, tournament organizersannounced.

“This is another promising young pair,” said Steve Worthy CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation which runs the Zurich Classic. “Akshay has two wins on the PGA Tour and has Walker Cup team experience, and Carson has shown some strong play over the last year.They should be fun to watch.” Once the youngest U.S. Walker Cup player in history,the 23-yearold Bhatia ranks 26th in theworld after atie for 42nd in the Masters tournament. The Californianative won his ﬁrst PGA Tour event in 2023 in the Barracuda Championship and won again in 2024 at the Valero Texas Open.

So farthis year he hasthree top10 ﬁnishes, the best atie for third in The Players.

Bhatia was just 17 and still a senior in high school when he

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The Crescent CityClassic used to recruit elite runners from throughout world, but that model haschanged with increasedappearance fees. The focus has shifted back to local runners.

“Wefeel the elites didn’tenhance our race enough,” Stuart said. “People are more interested in the locals, so we’ve movedto that model. We were the ﬁrst big race to embrace the prosinthe ‘80s, but their appearancefee has become moreexpensive than the prize money.”

Three of UNO’stop distance runners areset to competethisyearas well as runners from localrunning clubs such as the PowerMilers. Last year’smale winner Matthew

played on the 2019 U.S.Walker Cup team that defeated Great Britain and Ireland 151/2-101/2.He wasthe first high school student to ever represent theU.S.inthe Walker Cup. Young, 30,earned his PGA Tour card for the2023 season and posted two top-10 finishes and eight top-25 finishes in his first full campaign.

In 2024, Young wasrunner-up by asingle stroke in theWorld Wide Technology Championship in Mexico, tying forsecond behind Austin Eckroat withJustin Lower. His second-place ﬁnish in that tournament capped apromising season that included six top25 ﬁnishes, ofwhich three werein thetop 10.

This year,the formerClemson golfer’sbest ﬁnish has been atie for 10th in thePuerto Rico Open.

Thecommitment of the Bhatia-Young team follows astring of high-profile commitments to the tournament,which runsnext Thursday-SundayatTPC LouisianainAvondale Newlycrowned Masterschampion Rory McIlroy,No. 2inthe world rankings and No. 1inFedExCup points, is slated to team up

Hansen, an Australia native, was a runner at UNO.

Acap of around 18,000 runners is expected to bemet with over 15,000 having signed up as of Monday

“We re fartherahead than what we had all of last year,” Stuart said. “Weusually get athird of the runners sign up the last week, but we have acap because we can’t runout of race bibs, t-shirts and medals. Ithink we’ll hit the cap (of around 18,000).”

Runner 321

The Crescent City Classichas partnered with “Runner 321” for the fourth straight year, aprogram that reserves race bib No. 321 for a runner with Down syndrome.

14-year-old RileyArmstrong from Racelandisset to be this year’s321 runner and will compete alongsideher parents Ross and

again withShane Lowry,ranked 15thinthe world, to defend their title in this year’sZurich Classic. They will be joined by two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, No. 4inboth world ranking and FedExCup points, playing with Kurt Kitayama. The ZurichClassic tournament ﬁeld will be ﬁnalized Friday

Heather Armstrong and her three brothers. Last year’s 321 runner Emma Ryan competed despite also battlingleukemia, which helped inspire Riley

“When we watched the video (of Emma Ryan), Ithink it motivated (Riley) for the challenge,”Ross Armstrong said.“Down syndrome kids aresuch agit. They help push each other to meet their potential. (Riley)isreally startingtoget ﬁred up.”

“Runner 321” beganasaninitiative by Adidasfor high-proﬁle long-distanceraces throughout theU.S. such as the Crescent City Classic to savebib No. 321 for Down syndrome runners.

“(TheCrescentCity Classic) has been amazing to be apart of,”said Jason Heine, who’sinvolved with the 321 program. “Their motto is ‘A Race ForAll Y’all,’and they’re certainly living by that.”

Bucks’ star Lillard cleared for full basketballactivity

MILWAUKEE MilwaukeeBucks guard Damian Lillard is off bloodthinning medicationand hasbeen cleared for full basketball activity, amajor step forward in his return from the deep vein thrombosis that has kept him out for the last month.

TheBucks stillaren’tindicatingexactly when the seven-time all-NBA performer might play again, though he hasbeen ruled outfor theirfirst playoff game. The Bucks are seeded ﬁfth in the Eastern Conference and open the playoffs Saturday at Indiana against the fourth-seeded Pacers. Lillard last playedina game March 18. The Bucks announced aweek later the star had deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and was undergoing blood-thinning medication.

Nats’ López suspended for throwing at McCutchen Washington Nationals pitcher JorgeLópez hasbeensuspended three games and ﬁned for throwing at Pittsburgh’sAndrewMcCutchen, Major League Baseball announced Thursday López was ejected from Wednesdaynight’s game against thePirates after ahigh pitch near McCutchen’s head led to the benchesbriefly clearing in the seventh inning.

López hit the previous batter, Bryan Reynolds, witha pitch before facing McCutchen, who had to fall to the ground to avoid getting hit by a92mph ball near his head.

The right-hander has ﬁled an appeal of thesuspension, which was set to begin Thursday but will not take effect until that process is done.

FAMU to hire Heisman winner Ward as hoops HC TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Former Florida State dual-sport starand 1993 HeismanTrophywinnerCharlie Ward is set to become the new men’sbasketball coach at Florida A&M University Ward’shiring wassupposed to becomeofﬁcial during aboardof trustees meeting Wednesday afternoon, but anationwide Zoom outage forced the meeting to be postponed to alater date. Nonetheless, the sides have a five-year,$975,000 contract in placethatispending boardapproval. Under the proposed deal, Ward would earn $175,000 during the 2025-26 season and get a $10,000 raise annually.The contract runs through June 2030.

Struggling Rockies fire hitting coachMeulens

DENVER— The Colorado Rockies ﬁred hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday

The Rockies, who hadthe dayoff before starting aseries against the Nationals, are3-15. Theyare hitting .220, tied for 27th with 12 homers and last with 52 runs.

The 57-year-old Meulens had been the club’shitting coach undermanager Bud Black since 2022. He servedinthe same position forthe SanFrancisco Giants, helping manager BruceBochy guide that organization to three World Series titles.

Single day tickets for the Zurich Classic are $45 and will be mobile entryonly.Active military are admitted free Wednesday-Sunday through VetTix, andchildren 15 and under areadmitted free with aticketed adult. For more information call (504) 342-3000 or visit www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

Tradition

New Orleans residents look forward to theCrescentCityClassic each year with the race drawing a signiﬁcant crowd. The race has taken place on Easter weekend for the past47years. Stuart has served as race director since 2012 and plans on keeping therace at itstraditional date despite asuggestion that adifferent date could be moreproﬁtable.

“It’sa47-year tradition,” Stuart said. “Somewe’ve seen outtraining since November,then they all come together for thisrace. It’s meaningful forthe city,and it meansa lottoa lotofpeople.It’s been alongstanding traditionon Easter weekend. We’re happy with where we’re at.” EmailSpencer Urquhart at surquhart@theadvocate.com.

Hurdle managedthe Rockies from 2002-09, atenure highlighted by atrip to the World Series in 2007. He was the club’sminor league hitting coach from 1994-96 and big league hitting coach under DonBaylor,Jim Leyland and Buddy Bell from 1997-2002. He later worked with the Rangers before managing the Pirates from2011-19.

LSU softball drops series opener againt Texas No. 9LSU dropped a7-3 decision behind No. 3Texas’ catcher Reese Atwood on Thursday at Red &Charline McCombs FieldinAustin, Texas.

LSU(35-9, 8-8SEC)led 3-0 through ﬁve innings before Texas (40-5, 12-4) tied the game in the sixth off twohomeruns, and Atwoodended it with agrand slam in the seventh,marking LSU’s fourth consecutive loss.

LSU pitcher Sydney Berzon (154) took theloss after giving up three earned runs on six hits in 62⁄3 innings. Berzon had one strikeout and walked three batters. Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan (19-3) got thecomplete game win, striking out ﬁve batters, giving up threeruns (one earned) on nine hits, and walking one batter

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AkshayBhatia hits his tee shot on the third hole during the first round

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Justin Thomas hits from the eighth fairwayduring the first round of the RBC Heritagegolf tournament on Thursday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

‘Lives

are more important’

Magic coach speaks on Florida State shooting

BY TIM REYNOLDS

AP basketball writer

Jamahl Mosley had things to say after the Orlando Magic ﬁnished practice on Thursday They were not about basketball

Upon hearing the news of Thursday’s shooting at Florida State University, with investigators saying two people were killed and six others injured, Mosley’s mind immediately shifted away from playoff preparations.

To him, thoughts of the upcoming NBA playoff series between the Magic and the defending champion Boston Celtics Game 1 is Sunday — could wait.

“This is the opportunity right now to talk about putting things in perspective,” Mosley said, unprompted at the start of his media availability and not taking any questions until he got the words out.

“What’s going on at Florida State I just want to send thoughts, prayers that things are handled speedily and that we can just continue to pray for those that have been impacted by this.

“Lives are more important, and human beings are more important, than a basketball game or a playoff series at any given time,” Mosley added. “And that’s what we need to continually remember in these moments right now.”

Mosley, like many other NBA coaches, has used his platform to speak out

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Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley reacts during the second half of a game against the Washington Wizards on March 21 in Washington.

on various matters when he feels it’s necessary or can be helpful. Orlando is located in the center of the state, about a 250-mile drive from Florida State’s campus in Tallahassee, the state capital.

Magic forward Jonathan Isaac played for one season at Florida State before entering the NBA.

“My mind is kind of all over the place,” Isaac said after he got the initial news, which broke while the Magic were practicing. “Obviously, I don’t have the details, but it’s tragic and I’m sad about it. I’m sad about anything that happens like this anywhere but for it happen at Florida State takes a toll, means a lot.” Isaac is very open about his faith, and said he’d be relying on that.

“The Bible says to grieve

with those who grieve, mourn with those who mourn,” Isaac said. “During this time it’s not really a feel-good message, ‘Oh, everything’s going to be OK.’ We’ve got to get through this. It’s hard. It’s difﬁcult.”

The conversation between Mosley and reporters eventually shifted to basketball and the upcoming series with the Celtics, but not before he expressed more sadness and frustration about the tragedy

“It’s about coming together,” Mosley said. “It’s about finding the human being in everything we do, because lives are being lost and have been lost. We play a game of basketball — but I think the faster we can understand about coming together as human beings the better things can be.”

Wednesday in Sacramento,

Hawks-Heat, Grizzlies-Mavs to decide ﬁnal NBA playoff spots

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

Klay Thompson has played in 33 NBA Finals games. Been to the playoffs nine times. Has four championship rings in his collection. He knows how the big stage feels. Don’t tell him the play-in tournament doesn’t matter The play-in tournament ends Friday night with a pair of elimination games, win-or-go-home matchups that will have a Game 7 feel to them. In the Eastern Conference, it’s Miami going to Atlanta And in the Western Conference, Thompson and Dallas visit Memphis. The winners go to the playoffs. The losers are ﬁnished.

“I know it’s not the NBA Finals or conference finals,” Thompson, in his ﬁrst season with the Mavericks, said after Dallas extended its season Wednesday with a win at Sacramento that eliminated the Kings. “But shoot, we’re still alive and a lot of teams aren’t.”

That’s true. Right now 14 teams are in the playoffs, 12 teams are done for the season and four are left to decide the last two playoff spots.

“I always say it’s like

March Madness,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said “Win or go home.” For Atlanta and Memphis, these games are a second chance after both lost games where playoff berths could have been clinched on Tuesday. For Miami and Dallas, these games are a last chance to salvage a season and make a little bit of NBA history in the process. No play-in team has ever won two road games in the same tournament, and this format now in its fifth year, not counting a one-game play-in that was needed inside the bubble in 2020 — has never seen teams that entered as the 10th seed get into the actual playoffs. Miami and Dallas can change that on Friday

“We’re only halfway there,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The Heat and Mavericks will be trying to stave off elimination for the second time in three days, after both got road wins Wednesday to keep hope alive; Miami ousted Chicago, Dallas ousted Sacramento. The Hawks and Grizzlies — both of whom finished eighth in the standings, which doesn’t guarantee a

NBA playoffs may be a wide-open race to title

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

There was Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023 and Boston in 2024. Six different seasons, six different champions. A run of parity like none other in NBA history

And now the Celtics get their turn at bucking that trend. Boston will try to win back-to-back NBA titles, something no franchise has managed since Golden State did it in 2017 and 2018. The NBA playoffs start Saturday with four Game 1s, continue Sunday with four more Game 1s and just like that a 16-team, two-month journey will be off and running.

“It’s the best time of the year,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said.

Favored to win the title, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, are the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder, the top overall seed and No 1 seed in the Western Conference a team that set an NBA record this season by outscoring teams by 12.9 points per game. Their fellow No. 1 seed out of the Eastern Conference: the 64win Cleveland Cavaliers, a group that put together the second-best regular season in franchise history

The Thunder haven’t been to the NBA Finals since 2012. The Cavaliers haven’t been there since the end of LeBron James’ second era in Cleveland in 2018. Over the last six seasons, nine different franchises have made at least one finals appearance — further speaking to the parity leaguewide right now and the Thunder and Cavs both have eyes on adding to that list.

“This is what you compete for, is to be able to compete on the biggest stages,” Thun-

der coach Mark Daigneault said. “We’re now entering that. We’ve earned the opportunity to be there just like everybody else. We’re certainly excited.”

The Cavs aren’t even favored to win the East; oddsmakers list Boston as the pick to represent that side of the league in the NBA Finals. Cleveland a team that led the NBA in scoring this season and finished second in ﬁeld-goal percentage — may be turning that into fuel.

“I think I’ve been saying we’re humble and hungry,” Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said. “I don’t know if that rings, but it’s kind of who we are. Within the humility, there’s a hunger in that locker room. They want to prove people wrong.”

Among the others in the playoff ﬁeld: James and the Lakers, Stephen Curry and the Warriors, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee, Nikola Jokic and Denver All past MVPs, all past champions, and all of them looking to do what Boston did last year

“We’re not defending a championship. We won last year Can’t nobody take it from us,” Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said. “But last year was last season. That’s out the window We’re not worried about anything besides the Magic right now.”

Most of the matchups are set It’s Boston vs Orlando, New York vs. Detroit and Indiana vs. Milwaukee in the East, with Cleveland set to meet either Atlanta or Miami. In the West, it’s Houston vs. Golden State, the Lakers vs Minnesota and Denver vs. the Los Angeles Clippers, with Oklahoma City awaiting the winner of Memphis and Dallas. James and Curry have four titles apiece. Nobody has gotten to ﬁve as a player since Tim Duncan in 2014, when San Antonio won its most recent title. And both

have to believe they have a realistic chance of getting through a loaded Western Conference James and the Lakers bolstered by the addition of Luka Doncic, Curry and the Warriors bolstered by the addition of Jimmy Butler

“Means a lot to match up against him,” Minnesota star Anthony Edwards said of facing James, his Olympic teammate last summer, in Round 1. “Probably goes down as the greatest player to ever play basketball. So, trying to get putting him out of the playoffs under my belt is going to be a tough one but it’s going to be a fun road.”

There’s one Round 1 rematch from last season: Milwaukee vs. Indiana. The Pacers took advantage of a hobbled Bucks team last year and won in six games, and this year they’ll be facing a Bucks team that

playoff berth anymore — wasted chances to make the playoffs on Tuesday; Atlanta lost at Orlando, Memphis lost at Golden State.

“We put ourselves in a position to have two games to get into the playoffs,” Hawks guard Trae Young said after his team lost to Orlando in a game that decided the No. 7 seed in the East. “Us being in the 8 seed, if this was the old school we’d already be in the playoffs I’m glad they give us an opportunity to go home and get another chance. That’s pretty much it We’ve got another chance.”

It’ll be a quick turnaround for Friday’s winners. The Atlanta-Miami winner opens the playoffs at East No. 1 Cleveland on Sunday night, while the MemphisDallas winner opens the playoffs at West No. 1 and top overall seed Oklahoma City on Sunday afternoon. They won’t be complaining.

“You’re looking at the bigger goal the bigger picture, which is the playoffs,” Heat forward Andrew Wiggins said. “We’ve got to do whatever we can. Whatever we’ve got to do, we’ve got to do in that game.”

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Mavericks guard Klay Thompson gestures to the crowd during

game against the Sacramento Kings on

Green Wave’s Sumrall identiﬁes portal needs

BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

With the transfer portal re-opening this past Wednesday, Tulane football coach Jon Sumrall was already looking ahead before Saturday’s spring game.

He liked the look of his team, but he identiﬁed adding a cornerback and punter as necessities in the portal with the very likely possibility of picking up a quarterback and a wide receiver

“It’s just solidifying what are our gaps in our roster and where do we gotta go ﬁx,” he said. “We think we know what we have to address.”

Almost all of the expected additions are at positions where holes developed right before or during spring drills. Rayshawn Pleasant’s decision to leave in early March — he could not officially enter the portal until this week — left the Green Wave without a returning cornerback who played significant downs last season. Jahiem Johnson, who made four tackles in 2024, and Armani Cargo, who was redshirted, practiced with the first team for most of the spring. Will Karoll, the Wave’s punter for the past two years, departed after the third week of spring practice.

Redshirt sophomore William Hudlow, a walk-on from Jesuit, is the only punter on the roster Although he improved signiﬁcantly with the extra reps he received in the past two weeks — booming some 50-plus yarders in Thursday’s practice — Tulane cannot stand pat.

“We’ll have to go get one or maybe two,” Sumrall said. “We may have a walk-on. We’re already trending in the right direction there. Hudlow has hit the ball a lot better, but he has to continue to work on being quick with the ball. He can’t read the logo and see what name brand it is or it will get blocked ” With quarterback TJ Finley suspended and in limbo after being charged with possession of a stolen truck, Illinois transfer Donovan Leary and Ball State transfer Kadin Semonza are the Wave’s only two available scholarship quarterbacks.

Two more Tulane players entered the portal this week. Defensive end Deshaun Batiste, a New Orleans product who followed Sumrall and his staff from Troy last year, was expected to be a rotational player up front. Offensive lineman Jude McCoskey, an Indiana State transfer, was not making progress on the depth chart

The deadline to enter the portal is April 25.

High praise

Linebacker Dickson Agu has sat out Tulane’s contact work all spring while recovering from January shoulder surgery, but it has given him plenty of time to watch his teammates.

Color him impressed by junior defensive tackle Santana Hopper, a transfer who had ﬁve sacks and 36 tackles for Appalachian State last season.

“Santana, he popped out quick when he got here,” Agu said. “His shock and shed is crazy His ability to get off blocks and just get to the ball is like nothing I’ve ever seen at Tulane before.”

Agu, a pre-med major taking a cellular neuroscience class, failed to diagnose his own injury as soon as he would have wanted.

“I didn’t know it was anything serious until I came back from (winter) break and I was still feeling the same pain,” he said. “We got it looked at and my acromion (part of the shoulder blade) was broken in two places It kind of set me back, but I’m getting right. I’m ahead of the process.”

Agu participated in the gauntlet — strength and conditioning coordinator RustyWhitt’sgrindingteam-building drills — before he had surgery

“I was like, ‘Dickson, why are you still doing the gauntlet?’” Hopper said “He just cared about his brothers. Even when he got his surgery, he was still out there.”

Spring game format

The spring game format will be offense vs. defense, with touchdown counting for 6 points, extra points for 1, 3-yard 2-point conversions 2 and 10-yard conversions 3 The defense will get 7 points for a touchdown, 6 points for a turnover, 3 points for a three-and-out and 1 point for forcing a punt.

After a 15-minute warm-up, the scrimmage will start at 10:15 a.m. and feature four 10-minute quarters, with two-minute breaks after the ﬁrst and third and a ﬁve-minute halftime. Admission and parking (Diboll Garage) are free.

Strong finish

In a receiver room that has been up and down this spring, earlyenrolling freshman Oliver Mitchell is ending on a high note. Mitchell, Tulane’s first signee from area powerhouse Edna Karr since 2011, caught back-to-back passes from Donovan Leary in an 11on-11 session Thursday

“Ollie showed up in January much more advanced than a high school kid usually does in regard to holding his own in winter workouts,” Sumrall said. “He’s very driven, but when we went to football, it was whoa, there are a lot of things going on here. It’s ﬁnally starting to slow down a little. He’s got a bright future.”

Receiver Lacy remembered by coaches, LSU players after death

BY WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writer

Two days before he made his ﬁrst career start, one of LSU offensive lineman Paul Mubenga’s tires blew out. Kyren Lacy saw what happened as he left the facility and asked if Mubenga needed help Mubenga pulled his car into a nearby parking garage He had never dealt with a flat tire, so he didn’t know he had one in the trunk. Lacy waited with him until he ﬁgured out what to do. Eventually, they put on the spare and Mubenga drove to a tire shop

“He stayed with me for over an hour, just to make sure I was OK,” Mubenga said “That’s the person he was. He always had a good intent, and it didn’t matter what he had personally going on. That’s one thing we could have helped him a little bit better with.”

This week, Lacy has been on the minds of the LSU players and coaches who knew him and considered him a friend Lacy died Saturday night in Houston from an apparent suicide, the Harris County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said, four months after the end of his LSU career Lacy, 24, faced counts of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle, according to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce, after being accused of causing a December car crash that killed 78-year-old Herman Hall.

“I know, personally, a lot of wide receivers asked themselves the question what could they have done better to reach out to him, make him feel like he still has a family here,” Mubenga said. “Just

because he’s done with the program, that doesn’t mean that he’s being excluded.”

After news broke of Lacy’s death, LSU called a team meeting at noon Sunday, and coach Brian Kelly told the players what happened.

“Obviously, we knew because of social media,” Mubenga said. “But to a lot of us, it was still a shock. We was hoping to hear other news.”

There was some silence, Mubenga said, then senior safety Jardin Gilbert stood up.

“He told us that if we ever need anything, just to reach out,” Mubenga said. “It doesn’t matter what position group it is, just to reach out to him.”

Sophomore defensive end Gabriel Reliford called the meeting “helpful” as his teammates began processing their emotions.

“We talked about how we could talk to each other, talk to the coaches whenever we needed,” Reliford said. “Obviously it was a tragic situation. You never know what people are dealing with behind closed doors, so they gave us that option, let us know they’re always free to talk.”

Around LSU, players who were made available by the team Thursday remembered Lacy for his energy Mubenga said he “always had a smile on his face.” Reliford admired the passion he brought to the ﬁeld.

“I’ll remember Kyren as a burst of energy,” junior running back Kaleb Jackson said. “With him around, it was always something funny, something to laugh at.

“When it was time to play, he was the guy in the locker room telling everybody to come on, screaming,

getting everybody hyped.”

Others who knew Lacy remembered similar qualities. Former LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers posted an emotional message on his Instagram account earlier this week that said, in part, “you put a smile on everyone’s face. [I guess] we forgot to give you the same smile.” Nabers wished Lacy had called him.

Nabers and Lacy grew close during their two seasons together

In the 2023 regular season ﬁnale against Texas A&M, Nabers would have broken the LSU record for career yards receiving on a 75yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, but it was negated by a holding call on Lacy

Later in the drive, Lacy caught a touchdown that sealed the 42-30 win.

Though Nabers later set the record in LSU’s bowl game, Lacy had tears in his eyes when he reached the sideline. He said the catch should have belonged to Nabers.

“After catching the game-sealing TD, all he could think about was his brother,” LSU assistant director of recruiting Bobby Barham wrote in a social media post.

“That is who Kyren was.”

Lacy’s funeral services will take place April 26, his family announced Thursday There will be a public visitation that morning in the David Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux.

Before a celebration of life begins, LSU’s football team has its own visitation window according to WAFB.

As those in the program who knew him grieve, Kelly said LSU will “lean heavily” on its professional counselors so players can have individual conversations if they need them.

By The Associated Press

Lee Corso’s nearly four-decade run on ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to an end.

Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and folksy former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced Thursday His final broadcast will be Aug. 30 — Week 1 of the 2025 college football season — and the network said additional programming to celebrate Corso is also planned.

“My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and ‘College GameDay’ for nearly 40 years,” Corso said in a statement to ESPN. “I have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement.”

of his most well-known comments and his good humor alongside Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis and Desmond Howard and many others going back more than three decades helped make Corso and the show a beloved staple for millions on college football Saturdays.

“My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and ‘College GameDay’ for nearly 40 years. I have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement.”

LEE CORSO ESPN broadcaster

Corso, who turns 90 in August, began his popular headgear segment in October 1996 at a game at Ohio State. Since then, he has gone 286-144 in 430 selections wearing everything from helmets and mascot heads to dressing up as the Fighting Irish leprechaun from Notre Dame, the Stanford tree and historic ﬁgures James Madison and Benjamin Franklin.

“Not so fast, my friend” is one

“Almost 30 years together I have enjoyed sitting next to you, watching you do your thing,” Herbstreit said in a video on social media “So much fun and so many great moments on the show and off the show This is a celebration for everything you did. You’re an icon and once in a lifetime person. It has been a special time for all of us. You’ve earned this retirement.” Corso’s career has lasted through a health scare in 2009, when he suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak for a while. He returned to “College GameDay ”later that year Though he hasn’t joined his colleagues as much on the road in recent years, Corso was at the site of last year’s national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame in Atlanta Corso was a college and pro football coach for 28 years before transitioning to broadcasting. He coached 15 years in college at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr throws a pass in the first half of a game against the Houston Texans on Oct. 15, 2023, in Houston. Saints tackle Ryan Ramczyk, center, provides protection for the quarterback.

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But then came the injuries. Ramczyk’s career was undoubtedly cut short due to a chronic knee injury that slowed him down in later years. In 2023, his last season on the field, he missed the final five games because of the ailment and told reporters that he was uncertain of his future. He underwent surgery in the offseason, though his knee did not respond to the point in which he could play football again. While sidelined, the lineman appeared noticeably slimmed down in the few public appearances that he made last season. He was seen loading boxes into a car at the end of the 2024 campaign. The Saints, too, were expect-

ing his retirement. The team and Ramczyk reworked his contract in January that reduced his $18 million salary to the league minimum of $1.255 million.

Though he announced his decision Thursday, Ramczyk also may technically wait to retire in June since it would allow the Saints to spread the $23 million left in dead money over the next two seasons rather than absorb it all at once in 2025 The procedural step would follow what the team did with former quarterback Drew Brees.

Ramczyk also announced his retirement the same offseason as Terron Armstead, the former Saints left tackle who also revealed he was stepping away from the NFL weeks earlier

Email Matthew Paras at matt. paras@theadvocate.com

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STAFF FILE PHOTO By SCOTT THRELKELD

Tulane coach Jon Sumrall walks the field during a scrimmage on Aug. 15 at yulman Stadium.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By PAUL SANCyA Nick Saban, left, and Lee Corso talk on the set of ESPN ‘College Gameday’ on the sideline before a game between Michigan and Texas on Sept. 7 in Ann Arbor Mich. Corso’s final broadcast will be Aug. 30.

VARSITYZONE

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

De La Salle won more than half of its games during the regular season with Alton Shorts and Camden Fisackerly on the mound —atrend that continued in the playoffs.

One day after Shorts struck outeightina two-hit shutout that opened aplayoff series against Northlake Christian, Fisackerly struck out nine as he went the distance in a2-0 victorythat completed atwo-game playoff sweep on Thursday at Mike Miley Stadium.

Fisackerly faced trouble when Northlake loaded the bases with one out in the second inning, but the 6-foot3junior right-hander got the next two batters out with a check-swing popup to the second baseman and acalled third strike with afastball to the outside corner

“I think we did anice job of keeping them off-balance,” De La Sallecoach Aaron Barras said. “I thinkthey were looking for afastball and got aslider.Orthey thought the slider might be coming and they got the fastball.”

The win advanced No. 16 De La Salle (20-12) to face No. 1Parkview Baptistin the second round of the Division III select playoffs.

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Will Plattner to start SEC play,but the former Tiger started at catcher in every game last weekend against Mississippi State. Prior to this weekend’sseries,Neal had a.206 batting average with one home run and a .309 slugging percentagein 22 starts.

RYAN KUCHERAK •INF •NORTHWESTERN: Kucherak has started in 34 games for the Wildcats, posting a.221 batting average with seven home runs and a.295 onbase percentage. He’sbeen Northwestern’sstarting

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trip to an NCAA final. LSU started on beam and got off to astrong start with a9.90 from freshman Lexi Zeiss. But her score would turnout to be theTigers’ best mark on bars, as aseries of small missteps and scoring issues left LSU with a49.325. That put the Tigers in third place after the first rotation, two-10ths behind UCLA’s 49.525 on floor and .0625 behind upstart Michigan State’s49.3875 on vault. Utah was fourth on beam at 49.2125. Needingabig score in their second rotation on bal-

The two pitchers have shown themselves to be a strong one-two pairing. Shorts, asenior with collegeinterest from Delgado and Xavier,has been atop pitcher anda versatile contributor at De La Salle for fourseasons. He has played all fourinfield and three outfield positions in addition to pitching.His latest win, also by a2-0 score,was hisseventh this season As for Fisackerly,the win against No. 17 Northlake (15-16) was hisfifth in what has been asolid season. He seldompitched in games as asophomore but credited Barras for the mechanical changes that made himinto abetter pitcher “I was longand awkward with my movements, andhe really polished my stuff,” said Fisackerly,adding that Barras coached him to keep his front shoulder closed longer than he had been. “I used to alwaysflyopen, and he would make me sit down and stay closed.”

Fisackerly, also an alldistrict soccer player,could have “big-league stuff if he continues to mature and ﬁll out,” Barras said.“He’sonly ajunior.His shoulders are really broad. His hands are huge. Ifeel like he’sakid that’sstill getting out of his growth spurt so he’s learn-

shortstop andwent 3for 13 with ahomer last weekend against Michigan State.

AIDENMOFFETT• RHP •TEXAS: Moffett has had ahard time gettingopportunities this season. He’sonly pitched 22/3 innings enteringthis week’s series against Auburn, most recently throwing 11/3 innings last weekend against Kentucky. Moffett hasn’tallowed ahit andhas sixstrikeouts on the season.

SAMDUTTON •RHP •AUBURN: Dutton was lights out in his last start against LSU on Friday.The Alabamanative tossed sixshutoutinnings andallowed just three hits to lower hisERA on the yearto2.34 in50innings. He’smade ninestartsthis

ance beamtoclimb into the top two, the Tigers instead were stuck in neutral. Like on bars, LSU’sbest score was a9.90, this time from Konnor McClain, followed by 9.875s from Haleigh Bryant,Sierra Ballard and Chio. LSUneeded to replaceKylie Coen’s 9.80 with abig routine from Aleah Finnegan in the anchor spot, but shefell midwaythrough her routine and scored only a9.225 that the Tigers had to discard.

At the halfway point, LSU was in fourth place at 98.650, .125 behind second-place Utah.

The Tigers went to ﬂoor for their third rotation and ﬁnally broke through withsomebig clutch scores. Amari Drayton got LSU started with a9.90 in

BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

Newman didn’thavea softball program for more than 10 years, but theteam hassince returned andon Thursdaydelivered aplayoff win for the first time since 2006. Taking on familiar foe anddistrictrivalCountry Dayinthe Division III select softball ﬁrst round, the No. 16-seeded Greenies answered No. 18 Country Day’stwo runs in thetop of the ﬁrst inning withnine in thebottomofthe inning in a24-4 rout.

Country Day addedtwo in the top of the second, but a 15-run bottom half by Newman resulted in the run rule ending the game after the top of the third inning.

out even having aprogram

This is our third year back, andwejust keep making strides to becoming amore competitive program.”

Newmansophomore Maryn Huber allowed three hits in theﬁrstinning but pitched all three innings. She struck out seven.

both stole home to put the Greenies up by seven runs after the ﬁrst.

ing howtoplaythe game with this new body.”

Shorts, who played right field in the second game, notedhow much Fisackerly has improved this season.

“He locked in and started gettingbetter,and today showed how good he could be,” said Shorts, whoalso beneﬁttedfrom some of the coaching from Barras.

De La Salle wonthe second game when it scratched out arun in the first inning and then again in thefifth. The leadoff-hitting Shorts started the first with an infield single, went to second on ahit batter, to third on afielder’s choice and homeona ball fielded by the pitcher on the first-base side of the mound.

In the fifth, Ty Poole hit an RBI single withthe bases loaded. NateJeansonne scored the run after he started the inning with awalk.

De La Salle defeated a Northlake team that posted awinning record in the regular season for the ﬁrst time since 2018, coach TylerFeece said. Junior Stew Covey pitched into the seventh inning. The Wolverines did not have asenior in the starting lineup.

The only seniortoplay wasrelieverCadeChristner, who “has been arock star forusand really given us a lot of innings,” Feece said.

year as Auburn’sace.

CAM JOHNSON •LHP •OKLAHOMA:Johnson started the season in Oklahoma’sweekend rotation but was later moved to amidweek starting role. His last appearance before this weekend came in relief on Sunday against Vanderbilt when he allowed asingle and awalk before recording an out to end the inning. This season, he has a5.49 ERA and 18 walks in 192/3 innings.

PAXTON KLING •OF• PENN STATE: Kling has been PennState’s best hitter.The Pennsylvania native leads theteam in battingaverage, slugging percentage and homeruns while serving as the NittanyLions’ starting center

thefourth spot,followedby ahuge bounce back score of 9.9375 fromFinneganin thefifthspot. When Bryant anchoredthe Tigers with a 9.9125, they hada 49.500 that vaulted them from fourthto second place goingtothe final rotation.The scores stood at 148.1875 for UCLA, 148.150 forLSU, 148.1125 forUtah and148.000 for Michigan State. TheTigerswere thenation’sNo. 1teamonvault this season, but couldn’tmatch the kinds of performances theyoften had in 2025. Before Chio’s9.975 in thefifth spot, LSU’sbest score was a9.875 from Drayton in fourth. Bryant, closing out herstellar career,finished with a9.90.

“I got alittlenervous at the beginning,”Newman coach Robin Christian said. “Going down 2-0 always makes youalittle nervous in the playoffs because it’s one and done. Super proud of them for coming back.

“It’sour ﬁrst home playoff gamesince before 2002. We went about10years with-

ﬁelder.Hewent 2for 11 with ahomer last weekend against Southern California.

MICAH BUCKNAM •RHP •DALLAS BAPTIST:Bucknam had trouble carving out arole at LSU, but that has not been thecase at DBU. He’s been thePatriots’ Friday starter, posting a3.63 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 52 innings before his 10thstartofthe

“Ou r offense definitely cam e through,” Hube r said. “My catcher and Iwork hard together to throw strikes and hit spots. My two-seam was working pretty well. It’s like my rise, so it deﬁnitely tricks alot of people.”

The scoring surge began after Newman’sAlyse Dulitz scored on awild pitch followedbyMadison Able scoring on athrowing error to tie the game. Three more runs scored before Brett Beasley’sfielder’schoice plated two.

Newman kept thepressure going on the base paths. Beasley and Able

Newman’s first of 15 second-inning runs occurred whenDulitz delivered a bloop single to score Caroline Kenter,who led off the inning with adouble. AFelicity Drake two-run double and aDulitz three-run triple put the gameout of reach. “Wehad some timely hits,”Christiansaid.“I’m superproud of my seniors. Theywere in eighth grade whenwedecidedthatwe needed to develop ahigh school programfor kids that grewupplaying at (the Newman ballpark). They grewupplaying here, so it’s onlyfitting that we winour first home game.”

Addie Richardsonand Alaya Bodden each recorded twoRBIs for Country Day.Mia Ennis scored two runs. Next up forNewman (14-7) is atrip to No. 2 D’Arbonne Woods Charter (21-7) in Farmerville. Email Spencer Urquhartatsurquhart@ theadvocate.com.

year on Thursday.Last weekend against Jacksonville State, he surrendered just three hits in 52/3 shutout innings.

NICBRONZINI •LHP •WASHINGTON:Bronzini walked two batters, allowed ahit and recorded one out in his only appearance on March 4 against Portland.

ZEBRUDDELL• OF •LOUISIANA

TECH: Ruddell had a.243 batting average with four homeruns and a.381 onbase plus slugging percentage in 32 games (29 starts) before Louisiana Tech’s gameonThursday against Liberty.Hewent 2for 9last weekend against Middle Tennessee and blasted a homer in his return to Alex Box Stadium on April 1.

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De La Salle’sCamden Fisackerly pitches against NorthlakeChristian during the second game of their best-of-three DivisionIII select playoff game on ThursdayatMikeMileyStadium

AclutchofEasterparades,CrescentCityClassic andPitmastersBBQ competition

n Are youreadytoscramble downtothe French Quarter? ThreeEaster parades roll through the Vieux Carré. The HISTORIC FRENCH QUARTEREASTER PARADE sets off at 9:45 a.m. with convertibles and mule-drawn carriages, starting at Antoine’sRestaurant, 713 St. Louis St., andendsatSt. LouisCathedral for 11 a.m. Mass, returning toAntoine’s after.The FRENCH QUARTER EASTER PARADE at 1p.m., formulated by the late entertainer Chris Owens, features small floats,bands, dancetroupes and more, starting and ending at the Royal Orleans,621 St. Louis St. The OFFICIAL GAYEASTER PARADE takesoff at 4p.m with ahost of Easterfashions, drag and dance troupes to generatefunds for Food for Friends, adivision of CrescentCare. Routes aresubject to change

Single-day tickets discounted forLa. residents

BY KEITH SPERA Staff writer

For 2025,the New Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival revamped the entire pricing structure for tickets. In anutshell, it’sgood to be a Louisiana resident.

For years, Jazz Fest has offered discounted “Locals Thursday” tickets to Louisianaresidents. In achange for 2025, all single-day tickets —purchased either in advance or at the gate —are cheaper for buyers with a credit card linked to aLouisiana ZIP code.

All early-birdticket pricinghas nowexpired, andmost weekend packages arenolonger available. But the price differential between resident and nonresident tickets is still substantial

Advance tickets are purchased via www.nojazzfest com, which transfers buyers to the website for AXS.com, the ticketing platform used byJazz Festand its production partner, AEG Presents.

Alocal ticket for either festival Thursday —April24orMay 1—is$50 plusapproximately $5 in fees in advance fromAXS com. Anonresident Thursday ticket, by contrast, is $99 plus approximately $10 in fees.

An advance ticket good for any dayofits designated weekend is $95 plus $10 in feesfor Louisiana residents.

That same advance ticket for anonresident is $129 plus $11.57 in fees.

Theprice differential extends to at-the-gate tickets purchased at the Fair Grounds.

An at-the-gate Thursday ticket for Louisiana residents is $60 plus fees. It’s$105 plus fees for nonresidents.

Tickets for otherdays are also much cheaper for locals.

If you’re aLouisiana resident and decide at the last minute that you want to see, say,the Dave Matthews Band on Jazz Fest’sﬁrst Sunday,you can buy aticket at the Fair Grounds for $105 plus fees.

That same ticket will cost your non-Louisiana residentpal $135 plus fees at the gate,the highest price everfor an at-thegate Jazz Fest ticket.

One price that hasn’tchanged: tickets for children ages two to 10 are stillonly $5, but can only be purchased at the gate with an adult present.

The Louisiana price break doesn’textend to Jazz Fest’s remaining multiday and VIP packages. The only multiday packages still available at press time were the GA+ four-day wristbands, which grant access toa lounge area with private restrooms, shade,afull-service bar, reentry to the grounds andother amenities. Afour-dayGA+ wristbandis$679plus fees for

n From Caesars Superdome to City Park, the runners, walkers and more will be taking it to the streets Saturday forthe CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC 10K race through downtown, the French Quarter,upEsplanade Avenue and into the park for RaceFest. The race and the feststartat8a.m., withthe awardsceremonyat10:30 a.m. and wrappingat1 p.m. Race registration starts at $65, withthe fest starting at $20. ccc10k.com.

n Smoke, meat and fun are the recipefor agood time 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday forthe CRESCENT CITY PITMASTERS BBQ COMPETITION at MilneRecreation Center,5420 Franklin Ave. The third annual culinarythrowdown has localteams in a barbecue battle, plus liveentertainment, vendors and more. Team registration is $100. The event is free. crescentcitypitmasters. org

Irma Thomas andGalacticmakebeautiful musictogetheron‘Audience With theQueen’

BY KEITHSPERA Staff writer

During the recording of “AudienceWith the Queen,”Galactic’s newalbum with Irma Thomas, co-producers

Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio sometimes thought the Soul Queen of New Orleans should sing aline alittledifferently

Butneither was eager to suggest it

“As producers,you have to push artists sometimes in waysthat makethemuncomfortable,” Mercurio said.

“It’snot easy to feel comfortable doingthat: ‘Excuseme, Ms Thomas,can you do another take?’

We would be like (whispers), ‘You say it to her.’” Thomas, after all,isone of thealltime greatsofNew Orleans music. Now84, she wascutting classic rhythm &blues singles decades beforeEllman and Mercurio were born.

“She’s been making records for (more than) 60 years,” Ellman said. “She’s been in so manydifferent recording scenarios. There wasa little bit of impostor syndrome with us: ‘Who are we to direct her?’”

ButEllman and Mercurio have built their own impressive body of work as the in-house producers for theTipitina’sRecordClub. Ellman hasalsoproducedprojectsfor the Revivalists —includingthe band’s breakthrough No. 1single “Wish I

Knew You” —and Trombone Shorty And it wastheir responsibility to runthe “AudienceWiththe Queen” recording sessions at Esplanade Studios, aformer church just off NorthBroad Street. Ultimately, their goal was the same as Thomas’

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Irma Thomas with members of Galactic during the recording of the 2025 album‘Audience With the Queen’ at Esplanade Studios in NewOrleans.

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By The Associated Press

Today is Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2025. There are 257 days left in the year

Today in history On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history struck San Francisco, followed by raging ﬁres across the city.

More than 3,000 people are believed to have been killed by the quake, which was estimated to have reached as high as 8.3 magnitude on the Richter scale.

On this date:

In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts, warning colonists that British Regular troops were approaching In 1942, in the ﬁrst World War II attack on the Japanese mainland, 16 U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bombers conducted an air raid, led by Lt. Col. James Doolittle, over Tokyo and several other Japanese cities.

In 1978, the Senate approved the Panama Canal Treaty, providing for the complete turnover of control of the waterway to Panama on the last day of 1999.

In 2016, “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop stage biography of America’s ﬁrst treasury secretary, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

In 2019, the ﬁnal report from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation was made public. It outlined Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election but “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

In 2023, Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787.5 million settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network promoted falsehoods regarding the 2020 presidential election Today’s Birthdays: Actor Hayley Mills is 79. Actor James Woods is 78. Actor Rick Moranis is 72. Actor Eric Roberts is 69. Journalist-author Susan Faludi is 66. Actor Jane Leeves is 64. Ventriloquist-comedian Jeff Dunham is 63. Talk show host Conan O’Brien is 62. Actor Eric McCormack is 62. Actor Maria Bello is 58. Football Hall of Famer Willie Roaf is 55. Actor David Tennant is 54.

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both locals and nonresidents

The remaining VIP packages Big Chief, Grand Marshal and Krewe of Jazz Fest — are also priced the same for residents and nonresidents.

By increasing most prices for nonresidents, the festival is betting that visitors willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on plane tickets, lodging and meals are also willing to spend a bit more on the actual purpose of the trip: attending Jazz Fest.

Keeping prices lower for Louisiana residents theoretically makes the festival more accessible for locals — and not just on Thursdays.

Email Keith Spera at kspera@ theadvocate.com.

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out in its universe — which ranks as bestselling video game of all-time. He kicks it off with so much left-of-center pizazz that it’s almost a shame it has to enter the Minecraft world, because what he builds early on has a bizarro charm all its own, tater-tot humor and all. Jason Momoa plays Garrett Garrison, a washed-up former video game prodigy known as “The Garbage Man” due to his proﬁciency playing Hunk City Rampage, a Bad Dudes-like arcade ﬁghting game. Sporting a pink leather jacket, wraparound shades and a Theo Von mullet, he’s still hanging onto what little notoriety he has left, like a hair metal castoff

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— to make a great album.

That meant coaxing the best possible performances from Thomas and from their bandmates in Galactic.

In short, they succeeded.

Released digitally, on CD and on vinyl — including an exclusive Tipitina’s Record Club edition of clear, heavyweight vinyl with a blue and white splatter pattern — “Audience With the Queen” is both a very good Irma Thomas record and a very good Galactic record.

The material — all but one song is a new composition — showcases Thomas’ voice still rich and full of texture, in an especially ﬂattering light. Infused with a palpable warmth and soul, the album feels funky and fresh while still honoring Thomas’ considerable legacy

“When we did ‘Heart of Steel’”

— a song on Galactic’s 2010 album “Ya-Ka-May” — “they said, ‘Ms. Irma, we want you to sound young,’ ” she recalled in an interview last year. “And I didn’t take offense. I sounded as young as I possibly could.

“So this time, I guess they’re trying to help me stay young. And the songs are great.”

A history with Thomas

For 30 years, Galactic has stood at the forefront of contemporary New Orleans music. Taking early inspiration from the Meters and other New Orleans funk bands, Galactic’s members — Mercurio on bass, Ellman on saxophone and harmonica, Stanton Moore on drums, Rich Vogel on keyboards and Jeff Raines on guitar draw on jazz, hip-hop, Mardi Gras music and more to create a sound that has taken them all over the world.

They founded the Tipitina’s Record Club during the pandemic as a way to make up income lost while Tipitina’s the legendary music venue they’d purchased in late 2018, was shuttered.

The Record Club, which mails a new vinyl album to subscribers every two months, specializes in resurrecting “lost” recordings. The catalog includes live recordings of historic performances at Tipitina’s by the likes of Etta James, Taj Mahal and James Booker, as well as long out-of-print albums from such New Orleans legends as Danny Barker and Ernie K-Doe. But the club occasionally releases a new recording, such as the late Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s posthumous “Feel So At Home.”

After the Washington project, Ellman and Mercurio wanted to produce a record with another liv-

deemed irrelevant once Nirvana came along. His dazed dude bro vibes fit the movie perfectly Garrison opens a retro video game store in fictional Chuglass, Idaho, which is where he meets Henry (Sebastian Hansen), a newto-town kid who has trouble making friends at school. On a shelf in the store, Henry finds a mysterious glowing orb — hey, the plot has to kick into gear somehow, right?

— that opens up a portal between the real world and the Minecraft world, and they ﬁnd themselves sucked into the realm of the game. Inside the Minecraft landscape, a sort of creator’s utopia where everything is built of blocks, the gang

— which also includes Henry’s older sister Natalie (Emma Myers) and their real estate agent, Dawn (Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks)

— comes across Steve (Jack Black), who has made his home in-

side the world of Minecraft. (It was his orb that Henry came across.)

Now they’ve got to work together to defeat the in-game bad guys, exit the game and return to the real world. There are open portals are causing havoc between the two dimensions, and all sorts of typical video game crossover mumbo jumbo.

To its credit, “A Minecraft Movie” — notably it’s not “The Minecraft Movie,” although that could just be semantics — never takes itself or its subject matter seriously It’s paper thin and could all blow away with a gust of air, and Hess treats it as such.

But it’s never snarky or cynical. It’s a wholesome comedy for kids and families with messages about teamwork and friendship, it carries a PG rating, and it’s not trying to slip anything past anyone. There is plenty of Minecraft

to wow young fans of the game, and there’s enough bits of weirdo humor to make the movie feel like it was made by individuals and not a committee of consultants or shareholders.

Black, reuniting with Hess after 2006’s “Nacho Libre,” is his usual high-energy self, and he and Momoa make a formidable team. Jennifer Coolidge is also on board, offering transmissions from Planet Coolidge, and giving hilarious line readings about Jeep Grand Cherokees. There’s a great comedy in here somewhere that has nothing at all to do with Minecraft, which just shows that as a storyteller, Hess has plenty of gas left in his tank. “A Minecraft Movie” does its job, using the platform of the game to shine a light back on the people who made it. It’s about the players, not the game.

ing legend. Thomas immediately came to mind.

Their initial inclination was to hire musicians to back her on a program of gospel standards and other cover songs, a relatively straightforward project.

But Galactic was due to make a new album, too, and the band already had a history with Thomas Stanton Moore played drums on her Grammy-winning 2006 album “After the Rain.” And “Heart of Steel” has become a staple at both Thomas’ and Galactic’s concerts.

So the plan became more ambitious: Galactic would collaborate with Thomas on a full album of new songs. Guest singers have frequently turned up on Galactic albums, but this would be the ﬁrst time the same vocalist was front and center on every song on a Galactic album.

For “Heart of Steel,” Galactic couched Thomas’ voice amid a blend of electronic and acoustic elements. The instrumentation on “Audience With the Queen” would be more traditional. But neither did Ellman and Mercurio want to make a retro-sounding throwback album.

“We were trying to bring her a little bit into our world,” Ellman said. “She became involved in the whole process, so it organically came out to be sort of a contemporary record.”

They were well aware of the sense of responsibility inherent in making an Irma Thomas album.

“We’re dealing with a very precious person here,” Mercurio said. “We can’t screw this up. It was our

responsibility to make it as good as possible, to make her sound as good as possible. That deﬁnitely went through our minds We talked about it a lot.”

Where she belongs Sessions at Esplanade Studios took place off and on between December 2022 and March 2024. The band brought in Sean Carey to help write lyrics. He spent time with Thomas listening to her stories and taking notes, then translating her thoughts into lyrics. She didn’t hesitate to offer feedback.

“That’s typical me,” Thomas said. “If it’s something that I can’t live with, I make them aware why and, the writers are accommodating enough to try to change it around and make it work for me.”

One product of that exchange was “Where I Belong,” in which Thomas reﬂects on her life, where her career has taken her, and how she’s still doing what she wants to do.

“Audience With the Queen” boasts a big, full sound, with plenty of horns and gospel-style backing vocals from Galactic’s featured vocalist, Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph.

The band’s tour trumpeter, Eric Gordon, teams up with Ellman’s saxophone on horn arrangements. Percussionist Pedro Segundo is featured throughout. “Be My Lady” includes contributions from Ivan Neville on keyboards and Mike Dillon on percussion.

The rap-cabaret artist Boyfriend co-wrote and sang backing vocals on “Puppet On Your String,” which sounds like a classic Thomas rela-

tionship song.

The album opens with its only non-original composition, a simmering, gospel-inﬂected cover of Nancy Wilson’s “How Glad I Am” that sets the stage for what follows.

“Lady Liberty” is, for Thomas, a rare topical song, one that references social injustice issues with a refrain about “another Black man shot down last night.”

“When I heard it, I said, ‘Oh, yeah, this is a goody,” Thomas said. “It’s not a protest song. It’s just mentioning what is going on and the reality of it all. That one encompasses a little bit of everything. It’s telling the story of today.” To Mercurio, “hearing it from somebody of her stature and age and history adds a lot of gravity to the lyrics.”

Thomas is best known for singles: “Time Is On My Side,” “It’s Raining,” “Wish Someone Would Care,” “Ruler of My Heart,” “Breakaway.” But her discography also includes strong, full-length albums, from 1973’s “In Between Tears” to “The New Rules” in 1986 to 2020’s deluxe vinyl release on Newvelle Records, “Love Is the Foundation.”

“Audience With the Queen” is yet another great album in the Thomas catalog.

The process wasn’t always easy, but “she was open to it,” Mercurio said. “She’s an incredible artist who still wants to make great music. She wants to work hard at it. It was great that she was game to be part of the whole process.”

PROVIDED PHOTO By KATIE SIKORA Irma Thomas with members of Galactic during the recording of the 2025 album ‘Audience With the Queen’ at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans.

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Sudoku

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Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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Bridge

BY PHILLIP ALDER

William Shakespeare wrote, “Allthe world’s astage, And all the men and womenmerely players: Theyhavetheir exits and their entrances.”

In abridge contract, having no entry often results in an exit with aminus score. And sometimes you need to use a defender for an entrance. How doesthat applyinthisdeal?Southisinfourspades, and West leads the diamond 10.

WhenEast opened one diamond, South just closed his eyes and blasted into four spades, hoping that if hispartner hada weak hand, the penaltyconceded would be less than his opponents could have obtained in their bestcontract. If West had been psychic, he would have led either the club 10 (immediately giving the defenders threeclubs and oneheart)orthe heart nine (East wins with hisace and returns the suittokill the dummy). But since East had opened onediamond, selecting thatsuit was normal. The original Southwon trickone with dummy’sace and discardedaheart from his hand. Then he called for alow heart East went in with the ace and led the diamond king. Now declarer had to go down two. (Yes, East might have returneda heart, which would have been right if Westhad begun with asingleton heart. But East thought that his partner would have led asingleton initially.)

wuzzles

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word game

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Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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LNVCORPORA‐TION VERSUS DIANE FOUR‐CADE FRANKE FRED M. FRANKE

CASTRO III

that part thereofknown as J. H. LITTLE FARMS DIVI‐SION,desig‐natedasPLOT "R"ofSECTION "B", as shown on plan of J. L. Zander,Parish Engineer,dated May25, 1925. SECTION"B" ac‐cordingtosaid plan is bounded by Jefferson HighwayLittle Farms Avenue,Fig Street andPear Street,(For‐merlyTudor Av‐enue).

p frontageonFig Street of 222 feet andside‐line of 222 feet separating it from Plot "Q".

Whichhas the addressof 10440 Pear Street,River Ridge, LA 70123

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $88.65

JUDICIAL

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedOctober 9, 2023, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

p to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthe buildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA, in

PLOT "R"forms thecornerof Pear Street (For‐merlyTudor Av‐enue)and Fig Street and fronts 72.8feet frontonPear Street (Formerly TudorAvenue), same width in therearby adepth and f i

EMILYE HOLLEY Attorney for

One(1) certain lotorparcelof ground,to‐h i h ll

g gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, situ‐ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in that subdivision known as Westwood Crossing,and beingdesig‐natedonthe of‐ficial plat of said subdivi‐sion,on file andof record in theof‐fice of theClerk andRecorderof said Parish and State, as Lot Number Nine‐teen,SquareE (19-E),saidsub‐division,saidlot having such size,shape anddimensions andbeing sub‐ject to such servitudes as areshown on said map This sale is sub‐jecttoall supe‐i i i

acqui db ofFede lorFed al idprogr ndproj ts); Federal-AidHighwayActof1973,(23U.S.C.§324 et seq.),(prohibitsdiscriminationonthe basisofsex); Section504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,(29U.S.C.§794 et q.),a nded (p hibitsdi rimi ti theb isofdi bility); d49C.F.R.P t27; TheAgeDiscriminationActof1975,asamended,(42U.S.C.§6101 et seq.),(prohibits discriminationonthebasisofage); Airp tandAi ayImpr tActof1982,(49U.S.C.§471,Section47123),a amended,(prohibitsdiscriminationbasedo ace,creed,color,nationalorigin,orsex);  TheCivil RightsRestorationActof1987,(PL100-209),(Broadenedthescope,coverageand applicabilityofTitleVIoftheCivilRightsAct of1964,TheAgeDiscriminationActof1975 andSection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,byexpandingthedefinitionoftheterms “p gr ctivities”toinclud llofthep gr ctivitie ftheFede l-aid recipients,sub-recipients dcontractors,whethersuchprogr so ctivitiesareFede lly fundedornot);  TitlesIIandIIIoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,whichprohibitdiscriminationonthe basisofdisabilityintheoperationofpublicentities,publicandprivatetransportation syst s,pl ofpublic dation, dc taintestingentities(42U.S.C.§§12131–12189) impl tedbyDep tm tofT portatio egulatio at 49C.F.R.Parts37 and38;

ject to all supe rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025

apr18-may232t $71.18

WALKER By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedNovem‐ber23, 2022, I have seized and will proceed to sell to thehigh‐estbidderat public auction, at theJefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058,on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

BANK OF AMER‐ICA, N.A. VS SHAWNT

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND, to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theSTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEF‐i

PARISH OF JEF FERSON,in Township 14 South, Ranges 23 and24 East,Southeast Land District of Louisiana, West of theMissis‐sippi River, knownasThe Harvey Canal Property,and designated as Parcel P-3as perplanofre‐subdivision made by J. J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,dated May 15, 1973 revised September26, 1973, April11, 1974, May5,1975, De‐cember 29, 1975 andOctober 19, 1976 andMarch 27, 1978 approved by theJefferson Parish Council by Ordinance No.13381on May17, 1978 recorded COB929, folio 239 andwhich said portion wassubdivided into WOODMERE SUBDIVISION, SECTION6,all as perplanof subdivision made by J. J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,dated March28, 1978 approved by the Jefferson Parish Councilby OrdinanceNo. 13381 recorded COB929, folio 239 andasper ActofDedica‐tion before



TheFederalAviationAdministration’sNo discriminationstatute(49U.S.C.§47123) (prohibitsdiscriminationonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,andsex);  AccesstoServicesforPersonswithLimitedEnglishProficiency(LEP).TheRecipientagrees topr id ningfula stopublict portatio vi tope ithlimited de tandingofEnglishto mplywithTitleVIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,a ended,42U.S.C.§2000d,etseq itsimplementingregulatio t28CFR 42.405(d), d applicableguidanceissuedbytheDepartmentofJustice  TitleIXoftheEducationAmendmentsof1972,asamended,whichprohibitsyoufrom discriminatingbecauseofsexineducationprogramsoractivities(20U.S.C.§1681etseq). ExecutiveOrder14149,RestoringFreedomofSpeechandEndingFederalCensorship,which prohibitstaxpayerresourcesfromabridgingfreedomofspeech

ExecutiveOrder14168,DefendingWomenfromGenderIdeologyExtremismandRestoring BiologicalTruthtotheFede lG t,whichp hibitsth ofFede lf dsto promotegenderideology. ExecutiveOrder14173,EndingIllegalDiscriminationandRestoringMerit-Based Opportunity,whichrequires

tion before Odom B. Heebe, NP datedJune 28, 1978 in COB 931, folio 281 same beingde‐scribed as follows:

LOT1643, SQUARE UU which Square is bounded by Chriswood Lane,Wood‐mere Boulevard, GreenbriarLane (side) andAlex KornmanBoule‐vard (side) and said lot commences 260 feet from the corner of Chris‐wood Lane and Woodmere Boulevardwith a65foot front on Chriswood Lane,samein rear,bya depth of 100 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines; allas shownonsur‐veybyJ.J Krebs &Sons, Inc.,C.E.& S. dated May26, 1979, resurveyed Au‐gust 8, 1979 to show improve‐ments.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letter of Credit FOERSTNERG

MEYER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025

apr18-may232t $117.24

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND f h

SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedOctober 6, 2023, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, in that part thereofknown as BUCCOLA SUBDIVISION, which was formed from a part of original Farm LotC-7 of

Farm Lot C 7 of Ames Farms, Southside(Mar‐rero)inaccor‐dancewithplan of subdivision by AlvinE.Ho‐tard,C.E., datedAugust 31, 1959, bearing theapproval of st thecouncil forthe Parish of Jefferson by Ordinance No.4353, dated December 3rd, 1959 and recorded in COB 495, Folio 567. which said pieceorportion of ground is de‐scribedasfol‐lows: LOTNO. 16 in SQUARE #2 of BUCCOLA SUB‐DIVISION which said lotforms thecorner of Bywater Street andBuc‐cola Avenue andmeasures 50 feet fronton BuccolaAvenue, same widthin therear, by a depthand front of 104.62 feet on BywaterStreet between equaland paral‐lellines.All in accordance with plat of sur‐veymadebyF G. Stewart, Surveyor,dated December 6th, 1961, andre‐visedMay 5th, 1962. Furtherin accordance with survey made by Mandie Survey‐ing,Inc., dated b

ing Inc dated February 12, 1992 andat‐tached to actrecordedat COB2652, folio 187; subjectto restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty Addressof Premises: 1664 Buccola Ave Marrero, LA 70072

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, M 23 2025

April 18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $109.30

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:847-753 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS MELISSA

PUBLIC NOTICEOFVACANCY Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-EastBank BoardofCommissioners

Pursuant to La. R.S. 38:330.1 et seq., notice is hereby given that applications arebeing acceptedfrompersons interested in serving on theBoardofCommissioners for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority- East Bank (SLFPA-E) Nine members serve on the BoardofCommissioners. ANominating Committee comprised of representativesofcivic,professional andacademic organizations reviewsapplicationsand recommends individuals for appointment by theGovernor andconfirmation by the Senate.The Nominating Committee is comprised of representatives from the following organizations: Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Council for aBetter Louisiana, Louisiana Geological Survey,Association of StateFloodplain Managers, National Society of Black Engineers, UNO College of Engineering, Tulane UniversitySchool of Science &Engineering, SouthernUniversity College of Engineering, LSU College of Engineering, Louisiana Engineering Society,and American Society ofCivil Engineers.

CURRENT VACANCY

TheNominating Committee is accepting applications for 4positions on the SLFPA-E BoardofCommissioners:

Anon-resident whoresides outside of Jefferson, Orleans, or St. BernardParish to completethe remainderofa term that started on July 2, 2021 and ends on July 1, 2025 and asecond term appointed by the Governor that startsonJuly 2, 2025 andends on July 1, 2029.

Aresident of Orleans Parishonthe east bank of the Mississippi River to complete the remainder of aterm that started on October 21, 2022 and ends on July 1, 2026.

Anon-resident whoresides outside of Jefferson, Orleans, or St. BernardParish to complete theremainderofa term that startedon July 2, 2024 and ends on July 1, 2028

Aresident of Orleans Parishonthe east bank of the Mississippi River to complete the remainderofaterm that started on October 21, 2022 and ends on July 1, 2026.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

Three members shall reside in Orleans Parish on the east side of the Mississippi River within thejurisdiction of SLFPA-E.Two members shallreside in Jefferson Parishonthe east side of the Mississippi River. One membershall reside in St.Bernard Parish.

Three members shall reside outside of Jefferson, St. Bernard, or Orleans Parishes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Engineering/Related Field Professional

Five members shall be either an engineer or aprofessional in arelated field such as geotechnical, hydrological, or environmental science. At least one of the three members shall be acivil engineer

Non-EngineeringProfessional Twomembers shall be professionals in disciplines other than engineering, geotechnical, hydrological, or environmental sciencewith at least ten years of professional experience in that discipline.

At-Large Twomembers shall be at-large and can serve with or without technical or professional qualifications.

Once the new member is appointed, the composition of the Boardmust meet the residency andoccupational qualifications defined above.

HOW TO APPLY:

Youmay obtain an application by going online to www.floodauthority.orgorcontacting: Chris Humphreys

Interim RegionalDirector,Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East 6920 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 286-3100chumphreys@floodauthority.org

The deadline for receiving applications isApril 25, 2025.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regular meeting of April 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber,City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,071 introduced at the meeting of April 10, 2025.

SAID ORDINANCE would authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (“City”), and Dryades YMCA School of Commerce, Inc., (“Dryades YMCA”) for twenty (20) years, for the public purpose of developing a training kitchen to train futurechefs and restaurant professionals, as morefully detailed in the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18, 2025 NOCP 8315

OFFICIAL NOTICE CAL. NO. 35,071 EXHIBIT A

COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND DRYADES YMCA [COVER PAGE]

COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITYOFNEW ORLEANS AND DRYADES YMCA ,INC. FOR THE DRYADES KITCHEN INCUBATOR PROJECT

THIS COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT (the Agreement”) is entered into by and between the City of New Orleans, represented by LaToya Cantrell, Mayor (the City”), and Dryades YMCA School of Commerce, Inc., represented Erika Mann, President and CEO (“Dryades YMCA”).The City and the Contractor may sometimes each be referred to as a“Party,” and collectively,asthe Parties.” The Agreement is effective as of the date of execution by the City (the Effective Date”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS,the City is apolitical subdivision of the State of Louisiana; and WHEREAS,Dryades YMCA is anon-profitcorporation whose mission is to strengthen community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility,and whose principal address is located at 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70113; and WHEREAS,the Capital Outlay Act (the Act”), adopted in accordance withArticle VII, Section 6ofthe Constitution, is the comprehensive capital outlay budget which contains an appropriation funding summary for the planning, and constructionofDryades Kitchen Incubator Project, identified therein as “FP&C Project No. 50-ML3-23-01” (hereinafter,the Project”); and

WHEREAS,the City was awarded $350,000.00 in State funds (“State Funds”); WHEREAS,The State Funds weremade available by Cooperative Endeavor Agreement by and between the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans (the State CEA”) signed on December 6, 2023 as K231098 for the purpose of funding the Project; and WHEREAS,the City is to provide $116,666.00 of its own funds (“City Funds”) for funding the Project in accordance with the 25% or more match requirement outlined in Article XIX of the State CEA; and WHEREAS,the activities hereunder areeligible under the State CEA; and WHEREAS,the City and Dryades YMCA desiretoaccomplish the valuable public purpose of developing atraining kitchen to train future chefs and restaurant professionals; and WHEREAS,the City and Dryade YMCA’s desiretoenhance economic opportunities, especially for low-to-moderate incomeentrepreneurs and to reinvest in historic but marginalized communities in Central City NOLA; and WHEREAS,the City will provide Dryades YMCA with funding in exchange for the aforementioned services; NOW THEREFORE,the City and Dryades YMCA each having the authority to do so, agree as follows: ARTICLE I–CONTRACTOR’S OBLIGATIONS

A. Statement of Work.Dryades YMCA shall:

1. Utilize the funds provided in this agreement to rehabilitate the walk-in cooler/freezers in Myrtle Banks through the installation of acompressor and re-wiring of existing walk-in coolers/freezers for on-site food storage;

2. Complete kitchen renovation by updating existing designs and permitting to allow for partner activities such as: educational classes, small producer processing, food prep, and cooking demos (this may include electrical, plumbing, and gas installations);

3. Install kitchen equipment needed for programming based on feedback from surveyed vendors;

4. Construct aperimeter fence and awning and/or protection for storage area offexisting loading dock space;

5. Through rehabilitation of the kitchen, loading dock, and storage space, offer significant benefits to the local New Orleans community and beyond, providing:

a. Acommunity kitchen for processing awide range of products to bring to markets;

b. Career support and development in professional cooking and products processing;

c. Technical assistance for growers, community garden and related health supportive cooking classes and demonstrations;

d. Professional farming/market-farm classes and demonstrations;

e. Public tours of green infrastructureand community collaborative space;

f. Specialty classes and events related to nutrition, health and growing food for children, families, and Veterans;

g. An on-site farmers’ market.

B. Schedule of Work.The Schedule of Work is incorporated intothis Agreement, and attached as Exhibit A.

C. Public Bid Laws.Pursuant to Article 6ofthe State CEA, the entity will solicit bids for the services, labor,and materials needed to construct said Project in accordance with the public bid laws of the State, including, but not limited to R.S. 38:2211, et seq.

D. Invoices

1. Dryades YMCA must submit invoices monthly (unless agreed otherwise between the parties to this Agreement) to the City electronically,via its supplier portal, for goods or services provided under this Agreement no later than 10 calendar days following the end of the period covered by the invoice. Untimely invoices may result in delayed payment for which the City is not liable. Each invoice must include, at aminimum,the following information: a. Name of Contractor; b. Date of Invoice; c. Invoice Number; d. Contract or BRASS Number issued by the City (i.e. K#); e. Name of the City Department to be invoiced (e.g. Offi

Agreement must be extended if Dryades YMCAisincontrolofany States funds.

C. Termination for Convenience.The City may terminate this Agreement at any time during the term of the Agreement by giving Dryades YMCA written notice of the termination at least 30 calendar days beforethe intended date of termination.

D. Termination for Cause.The City may terminate this Agreement immediatelyfor cause by sending written notice to Dryades YMCA. “Cause” includes without limitation any failuretoperform any obligation or abide by any condition of this Agreement or the failure of any representation or warranty in this Agreement, including without limitation any failuretocomply with any provision of City Code §2-1120 or requests of the Office of Inspector General.Ifa termination for cause is subsequentlychallenged in acourt of law and the challenging party prevails, the termination will be deemed to be atermination for convenience effective 30 days from the date of the original written notice of termination for cause was sent to the challenging party; no further notice will be required.

E. Termination for Non-Appropriation.This Agreement will terminate immediatelyinthe event of non-appropriation of funds sufficient to maintain this Agreement without the requirement of notice and the City will not be liable for any amounts beyond the funds appropriated and encumbered for this Agreement.

F. Notice.The City shall promptlynotify Dryades YMCA ,inwriting, of its determination and the reasons for the termination together with the date on which the termination shall take effect. Upon termination, the City retains the right to recover any improper expendituresfrom Dryades YMCA and Dryades YMCA shall return to the City any improper expenditures no later than thirty (30) days after the date of termination. The City may,atits sole discretion, allow Dryades YMCAtoretain or be reimbursed for costs reasonably incurred prior to termination, that werenot made in anticipation of termination and cannot be canceled provided that said costs meet the provisions of this agreement, 2CFR Part 200, Subpart E, Cost Principles, and any other applicable state or Federal statutes, regulations or requirements.

G. Remedies for Non-Compliance.IfDryades YMCAfails to comply with State statutes, regulations or the terms and conditions of the State CEA, the Department or the City may impose additional conditions, as described in §200.208.

1. Specificconditions.Ifthe Department or the City determines that noncompliance cannot be remedied by imposing additional conditions, then either may take one or moreofthe following actions, as appropriate in the circumstances:

a. Temporarily withholdcash payments pending correction of the deficiency by the non-State entity or moresevereenforcement action by the State awarding agency or pass-through entity

b. Disallow (that is, deny both use of funds and any applicable matching credit for) all or part of the cost of the activity or action not in compliance.

c. Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the State award.

d. Initiate suspension or debarment proceedings as authorized under 2CFR part 180 and State awarding agency regulations (or in the case of apass-through entity,recommend such a proceeding be initiated by aFederal awarding agency)

e. Withhold further State awards for the project or program.

f. Take other remedies that may be legallyavailable.

ARTICLE V- MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING OF RECORDS

A. Maintenance of Records.Dryades YMCAagrees to maintain all records of all expenditures of funds provided to it by the City for five years from the official date of the end of the agreement. If any litigation, claims, or audits begin prior to the expiration of the fiveyear period, then the records must be maintained until all litigation, claims, and audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken. Records aretobemaintained separately for each project undertaken by Dryades YMCA, and the records for each project will be maintained by Dryades YMCA in such amanner so that the funding sources used in the Project will be accounted for separately. The classification of funds expended will be further itemized by the “funding year” associated with the funds. Dryades YMCA hereby agrees to maintain, for the City’sreview,all records relating to the funding, planning, and construction of the Project, and the expenditureofState funds.

B. Monitoring of Records.Dryades YMCAacknowledges the responsibilityofthe City to monitor its performance and all records relating to projects implemented by Dryades YMCAwith State funds. Dryades YMCAhereby acknowledges its responsibilitytoprovide the City, upon reasonable demand, with all records relating to Statefunded projects implemented by Dryades YMCA,and hereby agrees to assist the City in reviewing projects undertaken by Dryades YMCA with State funds. The aforementioned records will be made available attimes reasonable to both Dryades YMCA and the City, and Dryades YMCA’s records will be reviewed by the City no less than annually.

ARTICLE VI -MONITORING OF CONTRACTORPERFORMANCE

A. Monitoring.The City shall monitor the performance of Dryades YMCA as necessary and in accordance with regulations on Contractor MonitoringandManagement,2CFR200.330–2CFR200.332,toensure Contractor compliance with all of the requirements of this Agreement, including the timeframes and performance goals associated with the activities, as well as procurement. Substandardperformance as determined by the Grantee will constitute noncompliance with this agreement. If action to correct such substandardperformance is not taken by Dryades YMCA within 90 days after being notified by the Grantee, the Grantee may impose additional conditions on Dryades YMCA and its use of funds consistent with 2CFR 200.207, suspend or terminate this agreement, or initiate other remedies for noncompliance as appropriate and permitted under 2CFR 200.338.

B. Reporting.Dryades YMCAshall submit quarterly progress and financial reports to the City in the first year of the agreement and annual progress reports thereafter

C. Failure to Perform or Breach.IfDryades YMCA: 1) fails to perform according to the Agreement, 2) breaches the Agreement, or 3) does not comply with Federal Regulations governing the project, the City will notify Dryades YMCA. If thereisacontinued lack of performance or lack of curing of breach or non-compliance after notification and areasonable timeperiod to cure(as determined by the City in the given instance), then the City may declareDryades YMCAindefault and may pursue any appropriate remedies available under the Agreement and/or any applicable law.Inthe event of anotification of default, the City will invoice the defaulting Dryades YMCA for any increase in costs and other damages sustained by the City Furthermore, Dryades YMCA acknowledges its obligation to repay the City the funds that areidentified with the period of noncompliance. Dryades YMCAacknowledges that the amount of repayment arenot necessarily commensurate with the period of non-compliance, and amount repayment could be up to the total amount of compensation disbursed.

ARTICLE VII -INDEMNITY

A. In general. To the fullest extent permitted by law,Dryades YMCAwill indemnify,defend, and hold harmless the City, its agents, employees, officials, insurers, self-insurance funds, and assigns (collectively, the Indemnified Parties”) from and against claims, demands, suits, and judgments of sums of money accruing against the Indemnified Parties: for loss of life or injury or damage to persons or property arising from or relating to any act or omission or the operation of Dryades YMCA, its agents or employees while engaged in or in connection with the discharge or performance of any Services under this Agreement; and for any and all claims and/or liens for labor,services, or materials furnished to Dryades YMCAinconnection with the performance of work under this Agreement and for any and all claims and/or liens for labor,services, or materials furnished to Dryades YMCAinconnection with the performance of work under this Agreement

B. Limitation.Dryades YMCA‘sindemnity does not extend to any loss arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Indemnified Parties, provided that neither Dryades YMCAnor any of its agents or employees contributed to such gross negligence or willful misconduct.

C. Independent Duty.Dryades YMCAhas an immediate and independent obligation to, at

DBE participation as well as document and maintain records of “Good Faith Efforts” with DBE Entities.

2. Execute written contracts with DBE Entities that meet the applicable DBE goals.

a. Dryades YMCA shall provide the DBECO with copies of said contracts within 30 days from the date this Agreement is fully executed between the City and Dryades YMCA.

b. Dryades YMCA shall agree to promptly pay sub-contractors, including DBE Entities, in accordance with law

3. Establish and maintain the following records for review upon request by the OSD:

a. Copies of written contracts with DBE Entities and purchase orders;

b. Documentation of payments and other transactions with DBE Entities;

c. Appropriate explanations of any changes or replacements of DBE Entities, which may include arecord of “Post-Award Good Faith Efforts” for each certified firm that Dryades YMCA does not use in accordance with the approved DBE participation submission;

d. Any other records required by the OSD. Dryades YMCA is required to maintain such recordsfor 5years after completion or closeout of this Agreement. Such recordsare necessary to determine compliance with their DBE obligations.

4. Post monthly payments and submit regular reports to the DBECO as required via the online “Contract Compliance Monitoring System” or other means approved by the OSD.

a. Dryades YMCA shall submit the initial report outlining DBE participation within 30 days from the date of notice to proceed (or equivalent document) issued by the City to Dryades YMCA. Thereafter,“DBE Utilization” reports shall be due on or before the fifteenth day of each month until all DBE subcontracting work is completed.

b. Reports arerequired even when no activity has occurred in a monthly period.

c. If the established percentage is not being met, the monthly report shall include anarrative description of the progress being made in DBE participation.

d. Dryades YMCA may also be required to attach or upload copies of canceled checks or bank statements that identify payer,payee, and amount of transfer to verify payment information as indicated on the form.

5. Conform to the established percentage as approved by the OSD.

a. The total dollar amount of the Agreement shall include approved change orders and amendments. For a requirements contract, the total dollar amount shall be based in actual quantities ordered.

b. No changes to the established percentage and DBE Entities submitted on DBE Compliance Form-1 shall be allowed without approval by the OSD.

c. The City will not adjust the contract for any increase in cost due to replacement of DBE Entities.

D. Post-Award Modification.The OSD may grant apost-award modification request if:

1. For areason beyond Dryades YMCA’s control, Dryades YMCA

is unable to use the certified DBE entity submitted on DBE Compliance Form-1 to perform the specified work. Dryades YMCA must notify the OSD of the intent for removal and substitution of acertified DBE immediately upon determination of that the DBE submitted on Compliance Form -1 is unable to perform the specified work. In such case, Dryades YMCA shall use and document “Good Faith Efforts” to find asimilarly qualified and certified DBE entity to perform such specified work. The same criteria used for establishing “Good Faith Efforts” in maximizing the participation of DBE Entities prior to awarding the Agreement will also apply to the substitution of DBE sub-contractorsduring the performance of the Agreement; or

2. Dryades YMCA reasonably believes that, due to achange of scope, execution of the work in accordance with the directions from the City is unlikely to meet the established percentage or terms. In such case, Dryades YMCA shall use and document “Good Faith Efforts” to achieve areasonable amount of DBE participationonthe remaining work on the Agreement. ARTICLE XI -NON-DISCRIMINATION

A. Equal Employment Opportunity.Inall hiring or employment made possible by,orresulting from this Agreement, Dryades YMCA (1) will not be discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color,religion, sex, gender,age, physical or mental disability,national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry and (2) whereapplicable, will take affirmative action to ensurethat Dryades YMCA’s employees aretreated during employment without regardtotheir race, color,religion, sex, gender,age, physical or mental disability,national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry.This requirement shall apply to, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer,recruitment or recruitment advertising,layoffortermination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. All solicitations or advertisements for employees shall state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardtorace, color, religion, sex, gender,age, physical or mental disability, national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry

B. Non-Discrimination.Inthe performance of this Agreement, Dryades YMCA will not discriminate on the basis, whether in fact or perception, of aperson’srace, color,creed, religion, national origin, ancestry,age, sex, gender,sexual orientation, gender identity,domestic partner status, marital status, physical or mental disability,orAIDS- or HIVstatus against (1) any employee of the City working with Dryades YMCA in any of Dryades YMCA’s operations within Orleans Parish or (2) any person seeking accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, services, or membership in all business, social, or other establishments or organizations operated by Dryades YMCA. Dryades YMCA agrees to comply with and abide by all applicable federal, state and local laws relating to non-discrimination, including, without limitation, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section Vofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

C. Incorporation into Subcontracts.Dryades YMCA will incorporate theterms and conditions of this Article into all subcontracts,by reference or otherwise, and will requireall sub-contractorstocomply withthose provisions.

D. Termination for Breach.The City may terminate this Agreement for cause if Dryades YMCA fails to comply with any obligation in this Article, which failureisa material breach of this Agreement. ARTICLE XII -INDEPENDENT ENTITY

A. Independent Entity Status.Dryades YMCA is an independent entity and shall not be deemed an employee, servant, agent, partner,orjoint ventureofthe City and will not hold itself or any of its employees, subcontractors or agents to be an employee, partner,oragent of the City

B. Exclusion of Worker’sCompensation Coverage.The City will not be liable to Dryades YMCA, as an independent entity as defined in La. R.S. 23:1021(6), for any benefits or coverage as provided by the Workmen’sCompensation Law of the State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of La. R.S. 23:1034, any person employed by Dryades YMCA will not be considered an employee of the City for the purpose of Worker’sCompensation coverage.

C. Exclusion of Unemployment Compensation Coverage.Dryades YMCA, as an independent entity,isbeing selected by the City under this Agreement for hireand defined in La. R.S.

the Force Majeureevent on performance; and (3) the expected duration of the delay,ifthe Agreement is being suspended

C. Effect 1. Upon the occurrence of aForce Majeureevent, for which the City has provided required notice, the City may,atits sole discretion: a. Suspend this Agreement for aduration to be set by the City not to exceed 90 days. During such time of suspension, the Parties will not be liable or responsiblefor performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement, and there will be excluded from the computation of such period of time any delays directly due to the occurrence of the Force Majeure event. During any such period of suspension, Dryades YMCA must take all commercially reasonable actions to mitigate against the effects of the Force Majeureevent and to ensure the prompt resumption of performance when so instructed by the City; or b. Terminate this Agreement, either immediately or after one or moreperiods of suspension, effective on notice to Dryades YMCA and without any further compensation due.

2. Notwithstanding Section C(1) above, the obligations relating to making payments when due (for services or materials already provided) and those obligations specified to survive in the Agreement will be unaffected by any suspension or termination.

ARTICLE XIV -NOTICE

A. In General.Except for any routine communication, any notice, demand, communication, or request required or permitted under this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered in person or by certified mail, returnreceipt requested as follows:

1. To the City: Director of Economic Development Office of Economic Development 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 1800 New Orleans, LA 70112

6E15 New Orleans, LA 70112

Attorney City of New Orleans 1300 Perdido Street, Suite 5E03 New Orleans, LA 70112

2. To Dryades YMCA: Erika Mann President and CEO 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70113

B. Effectiveness.Notices areeffective when received, except any notice that is not received due to the intended recipient’srefusal or avoidance of delivery is deemed received as of the date of the first attempted delivery

C. Notification of Change.Each party is responsiblefor notifying the other in writing that references this Agreement of any changes in its address(es) set forth above.

ARTICLE XV –INCOPORATED DOCUMENTS

A. Ingeneral. The following documents areincorporated into this Agreement: 1. Exhibit A: Schedule of Work 2. ExhibitB:Budget 3. ExhibitC:Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the State of Louisiana and New Orleans K23-1098.

B. Direct Conflict.Ifany Exhibitdirectly conflicts, in wholeorinpart, with this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Exhibitwill control except as provided by law

C. Difference in Standard.Ifany Exhibit differs, in whole or in part, with this Agreement in terms of requirements, standards, timelines, etc., then the morestringent requirement, the higher standard, and the longer timeline, etc., shall prevail, unless the Parties mutually agree otherwise. ARTICLE XVI -ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

A. Amendment.Noamendment of or modification to this Agreement shall be valid unless and until executed in writing by the duly authorized representatives of both parties to this Agreement.

B. Assignment.This Agreement and any part of Dryades YMCA’s interest in it arenot assignable or transferablewithout the City’s prior written consent.

C. Audit and Other Oversight.Dryades YMCAwill abide by all provisions of City Code §2-1120, including without limitation City Code §2-1120(12), which requires Dryades YMCA to provide the

Office of Inspector General with documents and information as requested. Failuretocomply with such requests is amaterial breach of the Agreement. In signing this Agreement, Dryades YMCA agrees that it is subject to the jurisdiction of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court for purposes of challenging asubpoena.

D. Choice of Law This Agreement will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana without regardto its conflict of laws provisions.

E. Compliance with City’sHiring Requirements -Ban the Box.

1. Dryades YMCA agrees to adheretothe City’shiring requirements contained in City Code Sections 2-8(d) and 2-13(a)-(f). Prior to executing this Agreement, Dryades YMCA must provide a swornstatement attesting to its compliance with the City’s hiring requirements or stating why deviation from the hiring requirements is necessary

2. Failuretomaintaincompliance with the City’shiring requirements throughout the term of the Agreement, or to provide sufficient written reasons for deviation, is amaterial breach of this Agreement. Uponlearning of any such breach, the City will provide Dryades YMCAnotice of noncompliance and allow Dryades YMCA 30 days to come into compliance. If, after providing notice and 30 days to cure, the Dryades YMCA remains noncompliant, the City may move to suspend payments to Dryades YMCA, void the Agreement, or take any such legal action permitted by law or this Agreement.

3. This section will not apply to any agreements excluded from the City’shiring requirements by City Code Sections 2-8(d) or (g). Should acourt of competent jurisdiction find any part of this section to be unenforceable, the section should be reformed, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law,orifreformation is notpossible, the section shouldbe fully severableand the remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

4. Dryades YMCA will incorporate the terms and conditions of this Article into all subcontracts, by reference or otherwise, and will requireall sub-contractors to comply with those provisions.

F. Construction of Agreement.Neither party will be deemed to have drafted this Agreement. This Agreement has been reviewed by the Parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the Parties. No term of this Agreement shall be construed or resolved in favor of or against the City or Dryades YMCA on the basis of which party drafted the uncertainor ambiguous language. The headings and captions of this Agreement areprovided for convenience only and arenot intended to have effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Where appropriate, the singular includes the plural and neutral words and words of any gender shall include the neutral and other gender

G. Convicted Felon Statement.Dryades YMCAcomplies with City Code §2-8(c) and no principal, member,orofficer of Dryades YMCA has, within the preceding 5years, been convicted of, or pled guilty to, afelony under state or federal statutes for embezzlement, theft of public funds, bribery,orfalsification or destruction of public records.

H. Cost Recovery.Inaccordance with Section 2-8.1 of the Municipal Code entitled “Cost recovery in contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, and grants,” to the maximum extent permitted by law Dryades YMCA shall reimburse the City or disgorge anything of value or economicbenefitreceived from the City if Dryades YMCA fails to meet its contractual obligations. I. Employee Verification.Dryades YMCAswears

other such material, regardless of form and whether finished or unfinished, but excluding Dryades YMCA’s personnel and administrative records and any tools, systems, and information used by Dryades YMCA to perform the services under this Agreement, including computer software(object code and source code), know-how,methodologies, equipment, and processes and any related intellectual property (collectively,“Work Product”). Dryades YMCA shall also maintain all right, title and interest in any Work Product, including without limitation the right to secureand maintain any copyright, trademark, or patent of Work Product in Dryades YMCA’s name. However,Dryades YMCA acknowledges that the purpose of the Project is for the benefitofthe City of New Orleans, and thereforeDryades YMCA shall grant the City ano-cost perpetual license to utilize all Work Product in amanner to further the purpose of the Project, provided that the City takes all reasonable precautions to protect Dryades YMCA’s intellectual property and proprietary interests of Dryades YMCA, subject to all applicable public records laws. Dryades YMCA shall also be able present or publish materials deriving from its Work Product at its sole discretion, provided that Dryades YMCA provide the City with an advance copy for review and feedback at least seven (7) days prior to presentation or publication. S. Prohibition of Financial Interest in Agreement.Noelected of

financial interest of such elected official or employee of the City.Any willful violation of this provision, with the expressed or implied knowledge of Dryades YMCA, shall render this Agreement voidable by the City and shall entitle the City to recover,inaddition to any other rights and remedies available to the City,all monies paid by the City to Dryades YMCA pursuant to this Agreement without regardtoDryades YMCA’s otherwise satisfactory performance of the Agreement.

T. Prohibition on Political Activity.None of the funds, materials, property,orservices provided directly or indirectly under the terms of this Agreement shall be used in the performance of this Agreement for any partisan political activity,ortofurther the election or defeat of any candidate for public office.

U. Remedies Cumulative.Noremedy set forth in the Agreement or otherwise conferred upon or reserved to any party shall be considered exclusive of any other remedy available to aparty.Rather,each remedy shall be deemed distinct, separate and cumulative and each may be exercised from time to time as often as the occasion may arise or as may be deemed expedient.

V. Severability.Should acourt of competent jurisdiction find any provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable as written, the unenforceable provision should be reformed, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law or,ifreformation is not possible, the unenforceable provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect and shall be construed and enforced as if the unenforceable provision wasnever apart the Agreement.

W. Sub-Contractor Reporting.Dryades YMCA will provide alist of all natural or artificial persons who areretained by Dryades YMCA at the time of the Agreement’sexecution and who areexpected to perform work as sub-contractors in connection with Dryades YMCA’s work for the City.For any sub-contractor proposed to be retained by Dryades YMCA to perform work on the Agreement with the City,Dryades YMCA must provide notice to the City within 30 days of retaining that sub-contractor.IfDryades YMCA fails to submit the required lists and notices, the City may,after thirty 30 days’ written notice to Dryades YMCA take any action it deems necessary, including, without limitation, causing the suspension of any payments, until the required lists and notices aresubmitted.

X. Survival of Certain Provisions.All representations and warranties and all obligations concerning recordretention, inspections, audits, ownership, indemnification,payment, remedies, jurisdiction, and choice of law shall survive the expiration, suspension, or termination of this Agreement and continue in full force and effect.

Y. Terms Binding.The terms and conditions of this Agreement are binding on any heirs, successors, transferees, and assigns. ARTICLE XVII -ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND DELIVERY The Parties agreethat amanually signed copy of this Agreement and any other document(s) attached to this Agreement delivered by email shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement. No legally binding obligation shall be created with respect to aparty until such party has delivered or caused to be delivered amanually signed copy of this Agreement.

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[The remainder of thispage is intentionally leftblank] IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City and Dryades YMCA, through their duly authorized representatives, execute this Agreement.

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

BY:________________________________________________________

LATOYACANTRELL, MAYOR

Executed on this day of _______________________, 202____

FORM AND LEGALITY APPROVED: Law Department

BY:____________________________________________________

PRINTED NAME: DRYADES YMCA

Westbank Ex pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025at10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA,in thepartthereof knownas

WILLIE MAE

DOLAN SUBDIVI‐SION,EXTEN‐SION of the Town of Jean Laﬁtte,as shownona plan of subdivisionby WiltonJ Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated 8/4/83, under OrdinanceNo. 28-A, recorded in COB1056, folio 122, Entry No.83-35970, Perish of Jeffer‐son, State of Louisiana, beinga resubdi‐vision of tracts XIII-Band XIII-C of Berthoud Plantation Town of Jean

Town of Jean Laﬁtte,Jeffer‐sonParish, Louisiana. Ac‐cordingtosaid plan ofWiltonJ Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated 8/4/83, said lot is designated as LOT4 of SQUARE 5. Square 5is bounded by LouisianaState HighwayNo. 45, Oleander Street, Palmetto Street and Laﬁtte Street Lot4 measures 60 feet fronton Palmetto Street same width in therear, by a depthof110 feet between equaland paral‐lellines

Accordingto a survey by DufreneSurvey‐ing& Engineer‐ing, Inc.,which is annexedto and made apartof COB3057,folio 160,saidLot 4 hasthe same location,dimen‐sions, and designations as setforth above andisshown to commence 191.62 feet from thecorner of Laﬁtte Street andPalmetto Street;subject to restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way and outstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Improvements thereonbear the Municipal No.1923 Pal‐metto Street, Laﬁtte,LA 70067

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price isdue at the time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or PersonalCheck with Bank Letter of Credit

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May 23, 2025 apr18-may232t $118.30

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF

OFFICIALNOTICE

SAID ORDINANCE would authorize the Mayorofthe City of New Orleans to enter into an Amendment No. 2toa Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (“City”) and the Sewerage and Water BoardofNew Orleans (“Board”),to extend the term through January 1, 2027, and to increase the City’sparticipation by $14,000,000.00 as apartial local funds match requirement forthe Louisiana Hubs for Energy Resilient Operations (HERO)program, administered by the state of Louisiana andfunded by agrant from theDepartment of Energy,as morefully detailed in the Amendment No. 2tothe Cooperative Endeavor Agreement form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of theClerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street

AISHA R. COLLIER ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18, 2025 NOCP 8317

OFFICIAL NOTICE CAL. NO. 35,073 EXHIBIT A

AMENDMENT NO. 2TOTHE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND SEWERAGE AND WATERBOARD OF NEW ORLEANS [COVER PAGE]

AMENDMENT NO. 2TOTHE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND SEWERAGE AND WATERBOARD OF NEW ORLEANS SWBNO POWER PLANT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (the Amendment”) is enteredinto by and between the City of New Orleans, represented by LaToya Cantrell Mayor (the City”), and Sewerageand Water BoardofNew Orleans, represented by Ghassan Korban, Executive Director (the Board”).The City and Boardmay sometimes eachbe referredtoasa Party,”

LOUISIANA NO:848-353

WILMINGTON SAVINGSFUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOTINITS INDI‐VIDIUALCAPAC‐ITY BUTSOLELYAS TRUSTEEFOR BCAT 2020-3TT VS BEVERLYPIERCE GILBERT, (A/K/A BEVERLY EMELDA PIERCE GILBERT, BEVERLY PIERCE,BEV‐ERLY GILBERT, BEVERLYE PIERCE GILBERT) AND THE OPENED SUC‐CESSION OF EM‐METT GILBERT, (A/K/A EMMETT C. GILBERT, EMMETT C. GLBERT,SR.,EM‐METT GILBERT, SR.) ANDKEVA GILBERTJONES (A/K/A KEVA GILBERT, KEVA JONES) AND ENNISGILBERT ANDTHE UN‐OPENED SUCCESSION OF EMMETT C. GILBERT, JR. (A/K/A EMMETT GILBERT, JR. EMMETT C. GILBERT) AND TONDRA GILBERT, (A/K/A TONDRA T. GILBERT) AND KYLE P. GILBERT, SR., (A/K/A KYLE GILBERTSR. KYLE P. GILBERT, KYLE GILBERT)

By virtue of and i b di

sion, located in Section56, Township 14 South, Range24 East,now knownasSPAN‐ISHOAKSSUB‐DIVISION PHASEIII, allas perplanthereof by J.J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,C.E.& S. dated 06/16/1977, and approved by the JeffersonParish Councilunder Ord. No.12988 on 08/11/77, recorded in COB 904, folio 968, andasper ActofDedica‐tion before BernhardtC Heebe, Notary dated10/18/77 recorded in COB 908, folio 170, an accordingto said plan the property is des‐ignatedasLOT 426 In that area bounded by JOYA LOMA SPANISHOAKS DRIVE, PLOT M2, NOGALERA VIA, QUEBRADA DEL SUR, 100 FEET RESERVED FROM ROAD, TRAPPCANAL AND THESOUTH BOUNDARY OF THESUBDIVI‐SION,saidlot commences at a distance of 418.04 feet from thecornerof SpanishOaks Driveand Joya Loma,and mea‐sures thence 43 feet frontonJoya Loma along a h i

housing rehabilitation,economic growth, and other publicpurposes; WHEREAS,the City and the Boardare parties to acooperative endeavor agreement dated April 12, 2022 (the “Agreement”) to improve and maintainresiliency and reliability of power generated at the Carrollton Power Plant facility (the “Facility”)topower water,sewer,and drainage infrastructure by improving the Board’sexisting and proposed power generation equipment located at the Facility; WHEREAS,the City and the Boardamendedthe Agreement for the first time on June 7, 2024, to increase the City’sparticipation by $21,000,000.00 to include the Power Complex Phase 1Installation and Commissioning, and extend the termfor continuityofservices ; WHEREAS,the City and the Boarddesiretoamend the Agreement to increase the City’sparticipation by $14,000,000.00 as apartial local funds match requirement for the Louisiana Hubs for Energy Resilient Operations (HERO) program,administered by the stateofLouisiana and funded by a grant from the Department of Energy,and extend the termfor continuity ofservices;

NOWTHEREFORE,the City and Board, each having the authorityto do so, agree as follows:

A. Funding.The amountofCityfunding identified in Article IIIofthe Agreement is hereby increased by $14,000,000.00 and shall not exceed $57,000,000.00 (the “CityFunding”).Ifafter completion of this Project, funding remains, the Boardwillreturn all remaining funding to theCity.The City willnot be liable for any costsorexpenses paidor incurred by Boardinexcess of the City Funding in the performance of Board’sobligations under thisAgreement,except as may be specifically set forthinaduly authorized amendment. Boardagrees to provide or obtain all funding for the Projects not provided by the City Funding.

B. Extension.Inaccordance withArticle VI,Section Bofthe Agreement the termisextended foranadditional year from January 2,2026, through January 1, 2027 or the completion of the Projects, whichever occurs first.

C. Non-Solicitation Statement The Boardhas not employed or retained any company or person, other than abona fide employee working solely forit, to solicitorsecurethisAmendment. The Boardhas not paid or agreed to pay any person, other than abona fide employee working for it,any fee, commission, percentage, gift,orany other consideration contingent upon or resulting from thisAmendment.

D. Convicted Felon Statement.The Boardcomplies with City Code § 2-8(c) and no principal, member,orofficer of the Boardhas, within the preceding 5years, been convicted of, or pled guilty to,a felonyunder stateorfederal statutes for embezzlement, theftofpublic funds, bribery,orfalsification or destructionofpublicrecords.

E. Prior TermsBinding.Except as otherwise provided by this Amendment,the terms and conditions of the Agreement remaininfull force and effect

F. Electronic Signatureand Delivery.The Parties agree that amanually signed copy of thisAmendment and any other document(s) attached to thisAmendment delivered by email shall be deemedtohave the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of thisAmendment. No legallybinding obligation shallbecreated withrespect to aparty untilsuch partyhas delivered or caused to be delivered amanually signed copy of thisAmendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City and Board, through theirduly authorized representatives, executethisAmendment.

CITYOFNEW ORLEANS

BY:_ LATOYA CANTRELL, MAYOR

and

Loma along a curve having a radius of 50 feet,a widthof 142.81 feet in therear, by a depthof105.02 feet on thePlot M-2side, and a depthof 132.34 feet on theopposite sideline,all as more fully shownonsur‐veyofJosephL Kreller, Jr., L.S., dated04/22/81, acopyofwhich is attached to ActNo. 966420.

Whichhas the addressof13 Joya Loma St, Harvey,LA 70058

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

REMY F. SYMONS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew

The New Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $138.41

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:854-960

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOM‐PANY,AS TRUSTEEFOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-W11 VS KARENRENE GALLAGHER A/K/AKAREN R. GALLACHER A/K/AKAREN GALLAGHER

Executed on this_____ of____________ ,2025.

FORM AND LEGALITYAPPROVED: Law Department By:

bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: Acertain piece or portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, advan‐tagesand appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theState of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in Town‐ship 14 South, Ranges23and 24 East SoutheastLand District of Louisiana, west of theMissis‐sippi River, knownasHar‐vey CanalProperty, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, for‐merlydesig‐natedasParcel Q-2-B, which said por‐tion of ground hasbeen resub‐dividedinto Woodmere SouthSubdivi‐sion Section3,all as

Printed Name: SEWERAGEAND WATERBOARD OF NEW ORLEANS BY:_ GHASSAN KORBAN, EXECUTIVE DIRCTOR

Signedonthis_______ of___________________ ,2025.

FORM AND LEGALITYAPPROVED: Special Counsel

By:

PrintedName:

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EXHIBITA –LISTOFPROJECTS

•StaticFrequency Changers 2and 3-$21,590,000.00

oTwo static frequency changers to convert 44MW of power from theBoard’sCombustion Turbine No. 6(T6) andCombustion Turbine 7(T7) into 25 HZ powerfor use within theBoard’svarious sewerage, water, anddrainagefacilities. •Auxiliary

•Power Complex Phase 1Installation andCommissioning- $21,000,000 oOffload, assemble, andinterconnectStaticFrequency Changers 1and 2, Turbine 7, andassociatedtransformers, switchgear,and auxiliary electrical andmechanicalequipment. Completetesting, startup, andcommissioningofequipmentinconjunctionwith Entergysubstation andexisting SWBNO electrical system.

•Power Complex Phase 2– LouisianaHERO ProgramMatching Funds -$14,000,000 oConstruction of Operations Center;purchase,installation,and commissioningof finalswitchgear;installation andcommissioning of connectionstopotable waterpumping locations; ancillary utility tie-ins; anda grid control software system

AISHA R. COLLIER ASSISTANT CLERKOFCOUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18,2025

NOCP 8318

Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18, 2025

NOCP 8321

OFFICIAL NOTICE

CAL. NO. 35,092

EXHIBIT A

COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND EMDRC PARTNERS, LLC.

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COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND EMDRC PARTNERS, LLC FOR NAVALSUPPORTACTIVITYBUILDING 601

THIS COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT (the Agreement”) is entered into by and between the City of New Orleans, represented by LaToya Cantrell, Mayor (the City”), and EMDRC Partners, LLC, represented by Brian Gibbs (“EMDRC”or“EMDRC Partners”). The City and EMDRC may sometimes each be referred to as a“Party,” and collectively,asthe “Parties.” The Agreement is effective as of the date of execution by the City (the Effective Date”)

RECITALS

WHEREAS,the City is apolitical subdivision of the State of Louisiana;

WHEREAS,EMDRC is aLouisiana limited liability company;

WHEREAS,pursuant to Article 7, Section 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and related statutes, and Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with the State of Louisiana, its political subdivisions and corporations, the United States and its agencies, and any public or private corporation, association, or individual with regard to cooperative financing and other economic development activities, the procurement and development of immovable property,joint planning and implementation of public works, the joint use of facilities, joint research and program implementation activities, joint funding initiatives, and other similar activities in support of public education, community development, housing rehabilitation, economic growth, and other public purposes; and WHEREAS,onMarch 30, 2012, the City,acting as the Local Recovery Authority (the LRA”), issued RFP No. 2188-01249 (“RFP”or “Solicitation”) to obtain adeveloper/developer team to redevelop the former Naval Activity Support (the “NSA”) site; and

WHEREAS,EMDRC responded to the Solicitation and was selected as the City’sdevelopment partner,and entered into aninety nine-year lease (the Lease”), number K16-644, with the City,asamended, on November 2, 2016; and, WHEREAS,the City and EMDRC arepresently participating in the redevelopment of the former NSA site into aresidential apartment community for affordable and workforce housing residents, commercial and office space, and urban open space amenity (“NSA Development”); and, WHEREAS,the first phase of the NSA Development includes the rehabilitation of Building 602 and Building 603 (“Phase 1”); the second phase of the NSA Development pertains to the rehabilitation of Building 601 (“Phase 2”) (Building 601, Building 602 and Building 603 areidentified onthe Site Plan attached hereto as Exhibit Aand made apart hereof) and WHEREAS,the City wishes to appropriate funds in the amount of $6,000,000.00 (“City Funds”) for and in furtherance of the securing and stabilization of Building 601 during Phase 1ofthe NSA Development; WHEREAS,the allocation of the City Funds arenecessary to achieve the parties’ shared vision for the former NSA Development into atransformative mixed-use, mixed-incomehub in an opportunistic neighborhood in the City of New Orleans; and, WHEREAS,EMDRC has the requisite skills and resources to provide the services described herein; and, WHEREAS,the City and EMDRC agreethat their mutual goals and objectives will satisfy alegitimate and valuable public purpose of securing and stabilizing Building 601 to ensurethe entirety of the NSA site is safe and attractive space for residents, businesses, and visitors (including Building601) during Phase 1ofthe NSA Development. NOW THEREFORE,the City and EMDRC, each having the authority to do so, agree as follows: ARTICLE I-EMDRC’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS

A. EMDRC has not employed or retained any entity or person, other than abona fide employee or professional working solely for EMDRC, to solicit or securethis Agreement, nor has EMDRC paid or agreed to pay any entity or person, other than abona fide employee, any gift, commission, percentage, brokerage or any other such fee for the purpose of assisting EMDRC in securing this Agreement. EMDRC acknowledges its understanding that any gifts made or fees paid in contravention of this representation and warranty shall be considered bribery pursuant to City Code Section 70-509 and shall subject the offender to criminal penalties in addition to suspension from participation in the City contracting for aperiod of not less than three years. The execution of this Agreement by EMDRC’sduly authorized representative shall be deemed asworn statement by EMDRC of its compliance with this representation and warranty,asrequired by City Code Section 46-51;

B. EMDRC, through its duly authorized representative, has the full power and authority to enter into and execute this Agreement and, as such, this Agreement is legally binding and enforceable against EMDRC in accordance with its terms;

C. EMDRC is not under any obligation to any other party that would be inconsistent with or in conflict with this Agreement or that would prevent, limit, or impair in any way its performance of any obligations hereunder;

D. EMDRC has the requisite expertise, qualifications, and staffto enable it to fully perform its obligations under this Agreement;

E. As of the Effective Date of this Agreement, EMDRC has no knowledge of any undisclosed fact that could materially adversely affect its condition (financial or otherwise), business operations, or its ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement;

F. EMDRC is not in breach of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation applicable to EMDRC or its operations that would materially affect EMDRC’sobligations under this Agreement;

G. EMDRC shall complete, or cause to be completed, the securing and stabilization of Building 601 in accordance with Article III(B) (1) below; and

H. EMDRC has read and fully understands the terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this Agreement and is executing the same willingly and voluntarily of its own volition. ARTICLE II -THE CITY’S OBLIGATIONS

The City will:

A. Administer this Agreement through the Office of Economic Development (the Office”or“OED”);

B. Provide EMDRC with documents deemed necessary for EMDRC’sperformance of any work required under this Agreement in the securing and

3. $5,000,000.00 shall be paid to EMDRC through monthlydraws, beginning no earlier than January 1, 2026, and no later than the end of the Term of this Agreement.

EMDRC shall only expend City Funds for Eligible Work. “Eligiblework” means those services, tasks, or materials needed for the Building 601 Project, as defined in ExhibitB.EMDRC shall undertake the securing and stabilization of Building 601, which shall include but is in no way limited to, those services, tasks, or materials set forth in Exhibit B(collectively, the “Building 601 Project”). EMDRC and the City agree and understand that EMDRC will enter into acontract with ageneral contractor based on the allocation of City Funding, as set forth in the Letter of Commitment dated as of December 11, 2024 (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C) and formalized in this Agreement, which shall be construed, to the extent reasonable and necessary,asa valid line of credit. The City agrees that EMDRC shall enter into all necessary construction contracts for the completion of the Building 601 Project (“Construction Contract”) immediately following financial closing of Phase 1sothat construction can commence notwithstanding the fact that the City shall make disbursements over atwo-year period.

B. Invoices.For payments made pursuant to Article III(A)(2) and (3), EMDRC must submitinvoices monthly(unless agreed otherwise between the parties tothis Agreement) to the City electronically,via its BRASS supplier portal, for services provided under this Agreement no later than 10 calendar days following the end of the period covered by the invoice. Untimelyinvoices may result in delayed payment for which the City is not liable. The City may requirechanges to the form of the invoice and may requireadditional supporting documentation to be submitted with invoices. At aminimum, each invoice must include, at aminimum, the following information:

•Name of Contractor; •Date of Invoice; •Invoice Number; •Contract or Purchase Order Number issued by the City (i.e., K#); •Name of the City Department or Office to be invoiced; •Description of the services completed and the individualswho performed the services; and •Anauthorized signatureunder penalty of perjury attesting to the validity and accuracy of the invoice.

C. Cost Recovery In accordance with Section 2-8.1 of the Municipal Code entitled “Cost recovery in contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, and grants,” to the maximum extent permitted by law EMDRC shall reimburse the City or disgorge anything of value or economic benefitreceived from the City if EMDRC fails to meet its contractual obligations.

D. Payment.Unless otherwise agreed to by the City,the payment terms areNET 30 days upon EMDRC’s delivery and/or upon the City’s receipt of the properly submitted, complete, and accurate invoice via the City’sBRASS supplier portal. The City will make payments to EMDRC at the rate of compensation established in this Agreement based upon the EMDRC’s certified invoices, except:

1.The City’sobligation to pay is contingent upon EMDRC’s: (a) submission of acomplete and accurate invoice to the City; (b) satisfactory performance of the services and conditions required by this Agreement;

2. The City, in its discretion, may withholdpayment of any disputed amounts, and no interest shall accrue on any amount withheld pending the resolution of the dispute;

3. The City may set offany amounts due to EMDRC against any amounts deemed by the City to be owed to the City by EMDRC pursuant this Agreement; and

4. All compensation owed to EMDRC under this Agreement is contingent upon the appropriation and allocation of funds for work under this Agreement by the City.

5. The City is not obligated under any circumstances to pay for any work performed or costs incurred by EMDRC that: exceed the maximum aggregate amount payable established by this Agreement; arebeyond the scope or duration of this Agreement; arise from or relate to the any change order within the scope of the Agreement; arefor services performed on days on which services weresuspended, due to circumstances beyond the control of the City,and no work has taken place; arise from or relate to the correction of errors or omissions of EMDRC or its subcontractors; or the City is not expressly obligated to pay under this Agreement.

6. If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the City will pay EMDRC only for the work requested by the City and satisfactorily performed by EMDRC through the date of termination, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

E. Limits on Funding a. No City funds areobligated for the Project as aresult of this Agreement. All payments from the City to EMDRC aresubject to availabilityoffunds. All risk of non-payment, for any reason, shall be exclusively borne by EMDRC.

b. EMDRC acknowledges that no part of this Agreement will constitute awarranty to EMDRC of any eligibilityorright to funds spent or to be advanced to spend on the Project.

F. Funding Available.Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the City Funding shall be used for Eligible Work (as defined in Article III(B)) and shall not exceed $6,000,000.00. The City will not be liable for any costs or expenses paid or incurred by EMDRC in excess of the City Funding in the performance of EMDRC’s obligations under this Agreement, except as may be specificallyset forth in aduly authorized amendment. EMDRC agrees to provide or obtain all funding for the Building 601 Project not provided by the City Funding.

G. No Payment for Services Beyond Scope of Agreement. Except as may be provided by laws governing emergency procedures, officers and employees of the City arenot authorized to request EMDRC to provide additional services that would result in the performance of services beyond the scope of this Agreement, unless this Agreement has been amended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to authorize such additional services or expenditures. The City shall not be required to reimburse EMDRC for any services that areprovided by EMDRC that arebeyond the scope of this Agreement, in the absence of aduly authorized executed amendment hereto. H. No Payments in Excess of Maximum Funding.Officers and employees of the City arenot authorized to offer or promise to EMDRC additional funding for the Building 601 Project in excess of the maximum amount of the City Funding set forth above, unless this Agreement has been amended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to authorize such increase and the Department of Finance has certified the availabilityofsuch additional funding. Absent the prior duly authorized amendment of this Agreement and the necessary certification of the Department of Finance, the City shall not be required to honor and will not remit to EMDRC any offered or promised additional funding in excess of the maximum amount of City Funding set forth above.

I. Repayment of Funds.Any funds provided by this Agreement not expended by EMDRC on the Building 601 Project shall be returned to the City.EMDRC must returnthe funds within 60 days following the end of the Term of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV -OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENTS

Ownership of all structures or improvements covered by this Agreement shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Lease.

ARTICLE V-MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

Maintenance and operation of the improvements covered by this Agreement shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Lease.

ARTICLE VI -DURATION AND TERMINATION

A. Term.The term of this agreement shall be from the Effective Date until December 31, 2026, or the completion of Phase 1ofthe NSA Development (as evidenced by the receipt of acertificate of substantial completion), whichever comes later

B. Extension.The City can elect to extend the term of this Agreement provided that the City Council approves it as amulti-term cooperative endeavor agreement and that additional funding, if required, is allocated by the City Council.

C. Termination for Cause. The City may terminate this Agreement for cause by sending written notice to EMDRC.“Cause” includes without limitation any failuretoperform any material obligation or abide by any condition of this Agreement or the failureofany representation or warranty in this Agreement, including without limitation any failureto comply with the requirements of the City’sDisadvantaged Business Enterprise program and any failuretocomply with any provision of City Code§ 2-1120 or requests of the Office of Inspector General. EMDRC shall have thirty (30) days to cureany such default, or such additional period of time as EMDRC and the City may agree inwriting.

D. Termination for Non-Appropriation.This Agreement will terminate immediately in the event of non-appropriation of funds sufficient to maintainthis Agreement without the requirement of notice and the City will not be liable for any amounts beyond the funds

TRUSTEE FOR VERUSSECURI‐TIZATION TRUST 2024-INV1,PETI‐TIONER VS NEIGHBORS LOUISIANALLC, ANDTIMOTHY JEHRRODHAS‐SONA/K/A TIM‐OTHY J. HASSON A/K/A TIMOTHYHAS‐SONAND TAJH A. HASSON A/K/ATAJH HASSON, DEFENDANTS

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐

Parish of Jeffer son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, dated January7 2025,I have seized andwill proceedtosell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onMay 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH

GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCES THERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGORINANY‐WISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THESTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON IN LIN‐COLNSHIRE, BEINGA SUBDI‐VISION OF A PORTIONOF SECTION7,87, 88, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 23 EAST WEST

SOUTH, RANGE 23 EAST,WEST OF THEMISSIS‐SIPPIWHICH PORTIONOF GROUND,AC‐CORDINGTOA PLAN OF SUBDI‐VISION BY J.J. KREBS ANDSONS, INC., DATEDSEPTEM‐BER3,1970, AP‐PROVED BY OR‐DINANCENO. 9889 OF JEFFER‐SONPARISH COUNCIL, DATED NOVEMBER 19, 1970, REGISTERED IN COB726, FOLIO 57, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO.10022, DATEDFEBRU‐ARY25, 1971, REGISTERED IN COB730, FOLIO

COB 730, FOLIO 287 SAID LOTS DESIGNATED AS LOTNO. 37 OF SQUARE MAND AREMOREPAR‐TICULARLY DESCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: SQUARE MIS BOUNDEDBY LINCOLNSHIRE DRIVE, CARVER DRIVE, BENE‐DICT DRIVE. LOT37 MEASURES 60 FEET FRONTON CARVER DRIVE, SAME WIDTHIN THEREAR, WITH ADEPTH OF 90 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES THEFOLLOWING IS FORINFOR‐

IS FOR INFOR MATIONAL PUR‐POSESONLY:

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNo. 2080 Carver Drive, Marrero, LA 70072

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or P l Ch k

Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

BRIGHAMJ LUNDBERG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $113

incorporatedand made apart hereof.

Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of theClerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street

AISHA R. COLLIER ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18, 2025 NOCP 8319

OFFICIAL NOTICE CAL. NO. 35,091 EXHIBIT A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND NORA [COVER PAGE]

AMENDMENT NO. 2TOCOOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE NEW ORLEANS REDEVELOPMENTAUTHORITY ITI SERVICES

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THECOOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT (the“Amendment”) is made and entered into by,between and among the City of New Orleans, represented by LaToya Cantrell, Mayor (the City”) and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority,represented by Brenda M. Breaux, Executive Director (“NORA”orthe “Contractor”). The City and NORA may be collectivelyreferred to herein as the Parties.” This Amendmentwill be effective as of March 20, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS,effective March 20, 2021, the City and the Contractor entered into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement (the Agreement”) for the City’sInformation Technologyand Innovation (“ITI”) Department to provide NORA with basic operational and disasterrecovery support;

WHEREAS,effective March20, 2022, the City and the Contractor amendedthe Agreement to extend the termand to modifyorreaffirm essential provisions (the First Amendment”); WHEREAS,the Parties agree and acknowledge that NORA will continue to provide the City withall data sets and entries relative to NORA’s Land Management Software( LAMA”) in an effort to improve the collaboration between City and NORA on property-relatedmattersand to enhance transparency throughout local government; WHEREAS,NORA will also provide other datasets and records to the City, including any and all records identifying properties sold by NORA through the following dispositionchannels: a) Auction(properties put up for auction and sold to the highest bidder);b)Development (properties offered via request for proposalstocreate affordablehousing);c)Lot NextDoor(properties sold to adjacent owners); and d) Alternate Land Use (properties sold for purposes of creating green space and used for activities such as communitygardens), as NORA continues itsmission of revitalizing the underinvested areas in the City of New Orleans; and WHEREAS,the City and the Contractor,each having the authorityto do so, desiretoenter thisAmendment to extend the termfor an additional three (3) years and to reaffirm, modify,and/or add certainterms and provisions, as set forthhereinundertocontinue the valuablepublicpurpose of supporting NORA’s missiontorevitalizethe underinvested areas in the City of New Orleans. NOWTHEREFORE,for goodand valuableconsideration, the City and the Contractor amend the Agreement as follows:

1. Extension.Inaccordance withArticle IV Section Bofthe Agreement, thisAmendment shall extend the Term for an additional three (3) years through March19, 2028.

2. Exhibit “B”.The heading of Exhibit“B” to the Agreement is amended by replacing the phrase “March 20, 2022, through March19, 2025,” from the FirstAmendment to “March 20, 2025, through March19, 2028.”

3. AdditionalMiscellaneous Provisions.The following terms and conditionsare reaffirmed and/or added to the Agreement:

a. Funding or Compensation. ArticleIII of the Agreement is reaffirmed herein:

i. MaximumAmount from the City.The maximum amountfunded or payable by the City under thisAmendment is reaffirmed at $0. ii MaximumAmount from NORA.The maximum amountfunded or payable by NORA under thisAmendment is reaffirmed at $0.

b. Convicted Felon Statement.The Contractor swears that it complies withCityCode Section 2-8(c).NoContractor principal,member,orofficer has, within the preceding five years, been convicted of, or pled guilty to,afelonyunder stateorfederal statutes for embezzlement, theftofpublic funds, bribery,orfalsification or destruction of publicrecords.

c. Non-Solicitation Statement.The Contractor swears that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than abona fide employee working solely for it,tosolicit or securethisAmendment.The Contractor has not paid or agreed to pay any person, other than abona fide employee working forit, any fee, commission, percentage, gift,orany other consideration contingent upon or resulting from thisAmendment.

d. Prior Terms Binding.Except as otherwise provided by thisAmendment and the FirstAmendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement remaininfullforce and effect

e. Counterparts.This Amendment may be executed in one or more

year,and to reaffirm the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of $0, as morefully set forth in the Amendment No. 3formattached hereto as Exhibit Aand made aparthereof.

Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the ClerkofCouncil Room1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street

AISHA R. COLLIER ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18, 2025 NOCP 8324

OFFICIAL NOTICE CAL. NO. 35,095

EXHIBIT A AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND CAPITAL AREA CORPORATE RECYCLING COUNCIL [COVER PAGE]

AMENDMENT NO. THREE TO COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR

and to reaffirm, modify,and/or add certainterms and provisions, as set forthhereinunder( Amendment No.1”); WHEREAS,onand effective May 6, 2024, the City and the Contractor entered into an amendment to extend the termofthe Agreement foran additional 1-year and to reaffirm, modify,and/or add certainterms and provisions, as set forthhereinunder(“Amendment No.2”);

WHEREAS,the City and the Contractor,each having the authority to do so, desiretoenter thisAmendment to extend the termofthe Agreement foranadditional one-year periodand to reaffirm the terms and conditions of the Agreement

NOWTHEREFORE, forgoodand valuableconsideration, the City and the Contractor amend the Agreement as follows:

1. Extension.Inaccordance withArticle IIISection A, this Agreement is amendedfor an additional one (1) year from the Effective Datethrough May5,2026.

2. AdditionalMiscellaneous Provisions.The following terms and conditions areadded and/or reaffirmed in the Agreement: ARTICLE XIV –FORCE MAJEURE

A. Event.Anevent of Force Majeure willinclude any event or occurrence not reasonably foreseeable by the City at the executionofthis Agreement,which willinclude, but not be limitedto, abnormally severe and unusual weather conditions or other acts of God(including tropical weather events, tornados, hurricanes, and flooding); declarations of emergency; shortages of laborormaterials(not caused by City);riots; terrorism; actsofpublicenemy; war; sabotage; cyber-attacks, threats, or incidents; epidemics or pandemics;court or governmental order; or any other cause whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of City provided such event was not caused by the negligenceormisconduct of City,bythe failureofCitytocomply with applicablelaws, or by the breach of thisAgreement

B. Notice.Toseek the benefitofthisArticle, the City must provide notice in writing to the Contractor stating: (1) an event triggering thisArticle has occurred; (2) the anticipated effect of the Force Majeure event on performance; and (3) the expected durationofthe delay,ifthe Agreement is being suspended.

or b. TerminatethisAgreement,either immediatelyorafter one or moreperiods of suspension,

and without any

of this Amendment,but allofwhich, when takentogether,shall constitute oneand thesameagreement 5. Electronic Signature and Delivery. ThePartiesagree that amanuallysigned copy of this Amendment andany other document(s) attached to this Amendment delivered facsimile,email,orother means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have thesamelegal effect as delivery of an originalsigned copy of this Amendment.Nolegally bindingobligation shall be createdwithrespect to aPartyuntil such Party hasdeliveredorcausedtobedelivereda manuallysigned copy of this Amendment

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF theCityand theContractor, throughtheir dulyauthorized representatives, executethisAmendment

CITYOFNEW ORLEANS BY:_ LATOYA CANTRELL, MAYOR

Executed on this of 2025

FORM AND LEGALITYAPPROVED: Law Department By:

Printed Name:

CAPITAL AREA CORPORATE RECYCLING COUNCIL BY:_ MICHAEL RACHAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FEDERALTAX I.D.

AISHA R. COLLIER

[END OF AMENDMENT]

ASSISTANT CLERKOFCOUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: April 18,2025

NOCP 8325

GAUTHIER A/K/A

LIZAI.GAU‐THIERA/K/A LIZAGAUTHIER

By virtue of and inobedience to aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the above num‐beredand enti‐tled cause, dated January 16, 2025,I have seized andwill proceedtosell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

Acertain lotof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildingand improvements thereonand all therights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Woodland West Subdivi‐sion,Phase Seven(7),all in accordance with survey of S. K. Landry,Civil En‐gineer,dated March3,1977, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council, by virtue of or‐dinanceno. 13104, adopted October 12, 1977, acopyof which is on ﬁle in theofﬁce of theclerk of court, Parish of Jefferson, in COB911, folio 954, entryno. 796733.Saidlot is designated as lotno. 594 de‐scribedasfol‐lows,towit:

Lotno. 594, be‐gins at adis‐tanceof600 feet northofthe northwestcor‐nerofOrbit Court andPar Three Drive(formerly Horace Street), andmeasures thence in a northerly directiona dis‐tanceof75feet frontonthe west side of OrbitCourt,by a depth of 110 feet between equaland paral‐lellines.Ac‐cordingtoa sur‐veybyWiltonJ Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated October12, 1979, acopyof which is an‐nexed to an act before MilesJ Blazek,Jr.,No‐tary Public datedNovem‐ber9,1979, Lot 594 hasthe same location, designationand measurements, andshows said lotbeing bounded by OrbitCourt,Par 3Drive (for‐merlyHorace Street,West Friendship Drive andLot 595

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price isdue at the time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter ofCredit.

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

The New Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $108.77

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-383

THEMONEY SOURCE,INC VS JOYANN GUAR‐ISCO A/K/AJOY A. GUARISCO A/K/AJOY GUARISCO

Onecertain lot of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, and allofthe rights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, andad‐vantages there‐untobelonging or in anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Lakeshore, beinga subdivi‐sion of theCar‐roll Tract, desig‐natedasLot 22 in Square 4, boundedby ChickasawAv‐enue,LikeOak Street,Seminole Avenue and Poplar Street Accordingto a plan of resubdi‐vision by R. P. Rodam, C.E., datedOctober 31, 1938, acopy of whichisan‐nexedtoanact passed before W. W. Young, N.P.,Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, on March29, 1939, said lotmea‐sures ﬁfty(50’) feet fronton ChickasawAv‐enue,the same in width in the rear,bya depth between equal andparallel linesoftwo hundred (200’) feet

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:862-327 REGIONSBANK VS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF JAMESA.CAR‐ROLL

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, dated March12, 2025,I have seized and will proceedtosell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND.TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON. AND ALLTHE RIGHTS WAYS PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDESAP‐PURTENANCES ANDADVAN‐TAGESTHERE‐UNTO BELONGINGOR IN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING SITUATED IN THERIVER RIDGE, PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWN AS RURALPARK SUBDIVISION, IN SQUARE NO.21, BOUNDEDBY BOCAGE PLACE(LATE 11THSTREET), MOSS LANE (SIDE) (LATE MISSOURI), TAN‐GLEWILD PLACE(LATE 10TH) AND RURALSTREET ACCORDINGTO SURVEY OF GILBERT KELLYAND COU‐TURIE, INC.,S ANDE,DATED JULY 10,1984 ANDREVISED MAY 28, 1987, SAID PORTIONOF GROUND DESIG‐NATEDASLOT P. AND COMMENCES AT ADISTANCEOF 280 FEET FROM THECORNEROF BOCAGE PLACEAND RURALSTREET, MEASURES THENCE 70 FEET FRONTON BOCAGE PLACE,SAME WIDTHINTHE REAR,BYA DEPTHOF120 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

April 18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $90.77

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-301

JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION VS CHERYL B ZARDIES, CURA‐TRIX OF THEIN‐TERDICTION OF KIERRA K. OXLEY A/K/AKIERRA KRISHELL OXLEY

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 3, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all therights, ways, privileges servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longsorinany‐wise appertain‐ing, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in CONORCOURT SUBDIVISION, according to plan of resubdivisionby DonA.Garland, R.L.S.,dated February 20, 2001, beinga resubdivisionof LotNo. H-321-A Ames Farms into Lots I through27, Square A, Lots 1 through25, Square Band Lots Ithrough 7, Square C, Conor CourtSubdivi‐sion

Approved by the JeffersonParish Councilunder ordinanceNo. 21288, on June 16, 2001, andregis‐teredinthe of‐ﬁce Of theclerk Of courtfor the Parish ofJeffer‐sonatCOB 3055, Folio229, andaccording theretosaidlot is designated as follows,to-wit:

LOTNO. 2, SQUARE B, boundedby ConorCourt,Le‐mans Drive, Ames Blvd,and Doreen Drive (side);subject to restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Commonly knownas: 2705 ConorCourt Marrero, LA 70072

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

with Bank Letter of Credit ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025

apr18-may232t $97.65

JUDICIAL

ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-637

21STMORTGAGE CORPORATION VS BRENTP.OLANO

A/K/ABRENT OLANO

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 7, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

2018 Platinum (PLHM) manu‐facturedhome, bearingSerial Nos. PHAL04688A and PHAL04688B AND Acertain piece or portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining,situated in theDistrictof Barataria, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in MARVIS GROVE SUBDIVISION, beinga portion of Farm No.1, accordingto maporplanof D. A. McKinley, C.E.,dated February 20, 1950, said piece or portionof ground is desig‐natedasa por‐tion of Lot7 adjoiningLot 6, anda portionof Lot6 adjoining Lot7,and mea‐suresasfol‐lows,to-wit:

Theportion of Lot7 adjoining Lot6 measures 125 feet fronton atwentyfoot private road,same width in the rear,bya depth of 76 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines; the portionofLot 6 adjoiningLot 7 measures 25 feet fronton a twenty foot pri‐vate road, same width in therear, by a depth of 76 feet between equal andparallel lines.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages,liens and privileges.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ALLISONN BEASLEY Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $91.83

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-394

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VS ASHLEY N. WILLIAMS A/K/A ASHLEY WILLIAMS By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 13, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on May 28, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: Onecertain lot of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon and allthe rights ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nanceand ad‐vantages there‐unto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Woodchase Subdivision, Phase1 bounded by Eastview Drive, DestrehanAv‐enue,Tyla Court, a120 LP&L Co.Right of Way, andAlex KornmanBoule‐vard,which said lotofground is designated as Lot6Aand formsthe corner of East‐view Driveand Tyla Courtand measures thence 50 feet frontonEast‐view Drive, same width in the rear,bya depth andfront of 150 feet on Tyla Courtand a depth of 150 feet on theopposite sideline nearest to Alex Korn‐manBoulevard Allin accordance with asketchof survey by Dad‐ing, Marques, & Associates,Inc Joseph M. Marques, Land Surveyor,dated September13, 2002, forrefer‐ence

must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $87.59

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-698 MIDFIRST BANK VS LIEN NGUYEN

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

AMYR.ORTIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, May23, 2025 apr18-may232t $59.54

JEANNINE FOR‐ESTRAMBIN A/K/AJEANNINE F. RAMBIN A/K/AJEANNINE RAMBIN ANDLAWRENCE R. RAMBIN,JR. A/K/A LAWRENCE RAMBIN,JR. A/K/A LAWRENCE REX REMBIN,JR. By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedOctober 31, 2023, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ALLTHATCER‐TAIN PIECEOR PARCEL OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐tainingthereto, situated in the Stateof Louisiana, in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, PONTCHAR‐TRAIN SHORES SUBDI‐VISION,and designated on a plan of Pontchartrain Shores Subdivi‐sion by ofﬁce of Sur‐veys,Inc dated October30, 1956, copy of which is an‐nexedtoanAct before Edward F. Wegman,No‐tary Public, datedApril 2, 1957, as follows to-wit: LOT4 of Square 56 of said Subdi‐vision,which said square is bounded by Clearview Parkway, Avron Boulevard, Lorino Street andBelle Drive. Said LotCom‐mences 125.59 feet from the corner of Avron Boulevardand Lorino Street, same widthin therear, by a depthbetween equaland paral‐lellines of 107.42 feet

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: March14, 2025, April18, 2025 mar14-apr18-2t $95.54

NANCIAL VS TAMY T. NGUYEN A/K/A TAMY NGUYEN ANDMUI T. LE A/K/AMUI LE

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJuly15, 2022, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: Onecertain lot or parcel of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part known as Westgate Subdivision, beinga resubdivisionof aportion of HighwayPark Subdivision, ac‐cordingto a plan of West‐gate Subdivisionby Roessle& Gal‐loway, Consult‐ingEngineers, datedJune 30, 1935, recorded in Plan Book 27, folio 29, revisedJanuary 17, 1956, recorded in Plan Book 28, folio 45, which portionof ground is desig‐natedasfol‐lows:

Lot25ofSquare LofWestgate Subdivisionand saidportion of ground that has the same designa‐tion on acertiﬁ‐cate of survey by AdloeOrr, Jr andAssociates, dated March1,1957. This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew

apr18-may232t

$82.32

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April18, 2025, M 23 2025

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

This sale is sub‐jecttoall supe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges. TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter f di

NOTE:All funds

NOTE:All funds must be

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:830-510 WELLSFARGO BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-2, ASSETBACKED CER‐TIFICATES, SE‐RIES 2005-2 VS

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:829-882 HOME POINTFI‐

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-205 JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION VS JOYCEMARIE WILLIAMS By virtue of and in obedienceto

in obedience to aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 31, 2025,I have seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐

TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges, servitudes,ad‐vantages and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA,in whatisknown as Oakdale Farm Subdivision,as perplanofsub‐division made by J.T. Stephens C.E.,ofsaid datedApril 19, 1917,and on ﬁle in theClerk of Courtofﬁce of Jefferson Parish, Louisianaand furthersaid subdivision made by AlvinE Hotard,C.E datedMarch 30 1964, which resubdivision hasbeen ap‐proved by Ordi‐nanceNo. 6351, of theJefferson Parish Councilunder date of April2 1964, andac‐cordingto which said piece or potion of ground is desig‐natedasLOT 11COFSAIDOAK‐DALE FARM SUB‐DIVISION, WHICH BLOCK2,is bounded by Ver‐retCanal, Friedrichs Road, Wright Road andaccording to thesurveyof Lot11-C, mea‐sures55.55 feet front on Hamil‐tonRoad, same width in the rear,bya depth of 125.00 feet between equal andparallel linesand is bounded on the left by Lot11-A2, bounded in therearbylot 11-A-1and on theright by Lot 11-Dand more recentby a survey of J. Perry Hotard, datedFebruary 11, 1974.And ac‐cordingto survey by Wilton J. Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated October25, 1977, said lotis located in that square which is bounded by Hamilton Road, Wright Road, Stumph Boule‐vard Robert Street, WhitneyAvenue andVerret Canal. Said sub‐division is shownasOak‐dale Subdivision. Andaccording to surveyof Wilton J. Dufrene, dated August 8. 1983, said property has thesameloca‐tion,dimen‐sionsand boundariesas stated above, and commences 1052.45 feet from theinter‐sectionof Hamilton Road andRobert Street

ject to all supe rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

AMYR.ORTIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: March 14, 2025, April18, 2025

mar14-apr18-2t $121.48

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:858-843 NEWREZ LLC D/B/ASHELL‐POINTMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐ING VS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSIONOF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOF DONNA L. HALL A/K/ADONNA L. HALL A/K/A DONNA HALL

That certain condominium unit329 of Pey‐tonPlace,A Condominium as createdby declarationof Condominium executed by Management of Equities Corpo‐ration,as Declarantdated August 21, 1979, registered in COB965, folio 999, of thecon‐veyance record of Jeffer‐sonParish, Louisiana, which said Unit of 329, includes ownershipofan undividedper‐centageofin‐terest of 01.290% in the commonele‐mentsofthe condominium, andwhich unit andcommonel‐ements aresitu‐ated upon the property subjecttothe condominium declaration, beingthe por‐tion of the ground situated in the stateof Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Metairie andbeing allof Square 86

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐riorsecurityin‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

with Bank Letter of Credit

DENNIS WIG‐GINS,JR. Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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mar14-apr18-2t $80.18

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:858-930 SERVBANK,SB VS ALONZO W. BUT‐LER, SR.AND LAQUINTA BUT‐LER

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, ParishofJeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, dated October 25, 2024,I have seized andwill proceedtosell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onApril 23, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEPARISHOF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWNASFER‐RISPLACE SUB‐DIVISION, UNIT NO.2 WHICHISPART OF THE ORIGI‐NALLOT 8OF THE TRUDEAU PLANTATION, ANDINACCOR‐DANCEWITHA SURVEY MADE BY ADLOEORR, JR., ANDASSOCI‐ATES, C.E., DATED1/20/55, SAID LOTISSIT‐UATEDINTHE SQUARE NO.3,AND SAID LOTISDESIG‐NATEDBYTHE NO.49AND MEASURES AS FOLLOWS: LOT NO.49, SQUARE NO.3,IS BOUNDEDBY JADE AVENUE SHIRLEY STREET,BURAS AVENUE AND LYNETTE DRIVE, COMMENCES AT ADISTANCE OF 494.47 FEET FROM THECOR‐NEROFJADEAV‐ENUE AND SHIRLEYSTREET ANDMEASURES THENCE60FEET FRONTONJADE AVENUE,SAME WIDTHIN THEREARBYA DEPTHOF90 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES. ALLINACCOR‐DANCEWITHA SURVEY OF GILBERT, KELLY &COUTURIE, INC.

DATED4/20/95

is due at the time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:852-860

GITSIT SOLU‐TIONSLLC VS ROSALIE CE‐CILIABING A/K/AROSALIE CECILIABING TAYLOR RUS‐SELL

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 2, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

Mt Revarb Ct of 107.48 feet, by adepth alongthe oppo‐site sideline of 99.08 feet.All in accordance with aplanof survey by J. J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,dated December 22, 1971, acopyof which is an‐nexedtoact registered in COB775, page 309; subjectto restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affecting theproperty.

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear Municipal No.2945 Mt Kennedy Drive, Marrero, LA 70072.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ZACHARY YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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anywise apper taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Highway Park,inSquare No 264, boundedby IndianaAve., Iowa Avenue Thirtiethand Thirty-First Streets, designated by Nots 4and 5on Survey by J.J. Krebsand Sons, C.E. &S., dated March 1, 1951, ablue printofwhich is annexedtoan actbeforeJor‐danBrown, No‐tary Public datedApril 18, 1951; Surveyors, datedOctober 28, 1982 and found as shown as of March30, 1983 acopyofwhich is annexedtoan actbefore Richrd K. Si‐moneaux, Notary Public, datedMay 11, 1983, said Lots 4 &5 hereinabove describedhave been redesignated as Lot4-A,which said Lot4-A commences at a distance of Sev‐enty-Five (75’)feet from thecornerof BruinDrive (late 31st and13th Streets) andIn‐dianaAvenue, thesamewidth in therear, by a depth between equaland paral‐lellines of 127.5’

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

thereon and all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated Ithe Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, NEWCARROLL‐TONSUBDIVI‐SION in SQUARE NO 17

bounded by Monticello,Ad‐dison, Dakin, Paulding Streets, desig‐natedasLOT B1, which said lot commences at a distance of 77 feet,9 inches from thecorner of Monticello Av‐enue andAddi‐sonStreet,and measures thence 30 feet frontonMonti‐cello, thesamewidth in therear, by a depthof140 feet between equaland paral‐lellines,all in accordance with theplanof J. J. Krebs7 Sons,C.E and Surveyors, datedJanuary 10, 1963 acopyof which is an‐nexedtoact of acquisition; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNumber408 Monticello Av‐enue, Jefferson, Louisiana70121.

piece or portion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, situ‐ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Maplewood Park Subdivi‐sion,Section F, said portionof ground being more particularly de‐scribedasfol‐lows,to-wit: Lot5,Square 21, which square is bounded by Redwood Drive, Dogwood Drive, Doleac Street andNinth Street,and which lotmea‐sures50feet frontonDoleac Street,bya depth, between equaland paral‐lellines,of100 feet,and has a widthof56.34 feet in the rear.According to asurveyby Wilton J. Dufrene, Sur‐veyor, dated July 20, 1969, said Lot 5commences at adistanceof55 feet from the corner of Doleac Street andDog‐wood Driveand has thesamedi‐mensions as stated above. Survey of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., Surveyor,dated April3,1985, a copy of which is attached to COB 1325, page 225, shows theabove prop‐erty having the same location, dimensions and description.

vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges servitudes and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longing, or in anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, in that part thereofknown as TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION NO.8,and which portionof ground,accord‐ingtothe plan thereofby AdloeOrr, Jr & Associates, Consulting Engi‐neers, dated April22, 1964, ﬁledinPlan Book No.50, page 39, records of Jefferson Parish Louisiana, is designated as follows:

This sale is sub‐jecttoall supe‐i i i

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter f di

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, beingcom‐posedofapor‐tion of LotH-125 anda portionof Sections 7, 65, and103, T14S,R 23E,Southeast‐ernLandDis‐trictof Louisiana, West of theMissis‐sippi River, des‐ignatedasOR‐LEANSVILLAGE, SECTION4,all in accordance with asurveyby J. J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., dated April3,1970, ap‐proved by theJefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo. 10036, registered in COB731, folio 30, andaccord‐ingtowhich survey, said lot is designated andmeasures as follows, to-wit: LOT16, SQUARE H, boundedby Mt.Kennedy Drive, Mt.Re‐varb Court, Mt BlancDrive &Rochester Drive. Said lot16 begins 136.30 feet from the pointofcurve at the intersectionsof Mt.Kennedy Drive& Mt.Re‐varb Ct and measures thence 64.71 feet frontonMt. Kennedy Drive, with awidth in therearof62.80 feet,bya depth alongthe sideline nearer Mt. Revarb Ct

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:855-115 NEWREZ LLC D/B/ASHELL‐POINTMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐ING VS MARIASAN‐DOVALTREGLE A/K/AMARIA GABRIELA SAN‐DOVALTREGLE A/K/A MARIAS.TRE‐GLEA/K/A MARIATREGLE A/K/AMARIA GABRIELA SAN‐DOVALA/K/A MARIAG.SAN‐DOVALA/K/A MARIASAN‐DOVALA/K/A MARIA GABRIELA TRE‐GLE A/K/AMARIA G. TREGLE AND GERALD TREGLE By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune27, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: Twocertain lots or portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereonand all therights, ways privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances, prescriptions, and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐t i i it t d

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: March14, 2025, April18, 2025 mar14-apr18-2t $104

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit COREYGIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:836-272 THEBANKOF NEWYORKMEL‐LONF/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FORNATION‐STAR HOME EQ‐UITY LOAN TRUST2007 C VS ELVIND.CANTY By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMay 2, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025at10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTORPARCEL OF GROUND,to‐gether with the buildingsand improvements thereon, andall f h i h

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: March14, 2025, April18, 2025 mar14-apr18-2t $94.48

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-584

GITSIT SOLU‐TIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEEOFGIT‐SITMORTGAGE LOAN TRUSTBB‐PLC1 VS BARBARAM CARBOAKA BARBARA MILLER CARBO By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 7, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey,Louisiana 70058 A il

LOT45A SQUARE 136, said lotcom‐mencing480 feet from thein‐tersection of Carol SueAve.and MorningsideDr., measuring62 feet fronton MorningsideDr. same width in therear, be‐tween equal andparallel linesofone hundred ﬁfteen feet;subject to restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ing theproperty. TheImprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palno. 733 Morningside Drive, Terry‐town, Louisiana.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges. TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:842-800 PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC VS SAMUELDAVILA By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedAugust 23, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 23, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: That certain piece or portion f d