The Times-Picayune 04-23-2025 by The Advocate

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Dumars takesoverasPelicansvicepresident of basketball operations

JoeDumarsspeaks during his introductory news conferenceTuesdayafter taking over as executivevicepresidentofbasketball operationsfor the NewOrleans Pelicans. Dumars,a Natchitoches native, said ‘I wouldn’t have comeifIdidn’t think we could build and become winners here.’ More coverage in Sports, 1C.

Officials: Drainage worked during floods

Five pumpsand aturbine were out

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

Five drainage pumpswere out of service and amajor turbinewas offline while heavy rainfall flooded many New Orleans neighborhoods on Monday,but Sewerage &Water Board officials said Tuesday that thoseoutages didn’tcontribute to widespread flooding

Instead, they said, themassive rainfall —including 10 inches of rainin Algiers —overwhelmed adrainage system that is generally equipped to handle just an inch of rain in the ﬁrst hour and ahalf inch every hour thereafter,even when operating at full capacity Sewerage &Water Board General Superintendent Steve Nelson also said the rain would have likely overtaken the systemeven if aplanned $360 million power complexaimed at supplying reliable power for the city’spumps

had been online. That complex is due to begin operating by midsummer “In general, the systemfunctioned the way thatitshould. It’sjust when you see double-digit rains like we did on the West Bank, and then 7, 8, 9inches elsewhere, it overwhelms the system,” Nelson said.

Three of the ﬁve pumps that were dormant on Monday wereinNew OrleansEast, an area thatsaw major ﬂooding. But Nelson said two of those

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Funeral forFrancis setfor Saturday

Pope thankfulhe made Easter greeting, VaticanNewsreports

BY NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter,aday before he died, though he initially had some doubts given his poor health, Vatican News reported Tuesday The Argentine pontiff, who had

been recovering after being hospitalized for ﬁve weekswith pneumonia,died Monday at age88. He made his lastpublic appearance Sunday, delivering ablessing and looping around Vatican City’sfamous square in hispopemobile. Francisinitially had doubts about the ride, Vatican News reported.“Do you think Ican manageit?”the popeaskedMassimiliano Strappetti,his personal health care assistant, according to the news agency Thepope was reassured, and he stopped to reach out to people, especially children, as he was driven throughthe crowd of 50,000 —the

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ﬁrst time since his release from the hospitalthathehad mixedwith the faithful at large. Afterward, Francis told Strappetti, “Thank you for bringing me back to thesquare,” Vatican News said. The pope showed the ﬁrst signs of illness around 5:30 a.m. the next

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Bill would tieschool fundingto attendance

BY ELYSE CARMOSINO Staff writer

As Louisiana continues to grapple with high rates of student absenteeism,alawmaker wants to push districts to tackle the issue by tying funding to student attendance so that schools with low attendance rates would get less money Currently,public school districts receive fundingbased on how many studentstheyserve and thosestudents’ needs.

House Bill 185byRep. Barbara Freiberg, R-Baton Rouge, would insteadgive schools money based on attendance data that districts collect daily

“The goal is to getdistricts more involved in making sure that studentsare theredaily.”

REP. BARBARA FREIBERG, R-Baton Rouge

Proponents argue the proposal, which is loosely modeled on policies in other states, will encourage districtstodomore to reduce the growing number of students who miss too much school. But critics warn it could unfairly penalize ﬁnanciallystrapped school systemsand makeit moredifﬁculttoaddress the root causes of absenteeism,which experts say often stem from issues outside of school.

Nearly one in four Louisiana students was chronically absentlast year,according to state data.The absenteeism rate, deﬁned as students who miss 10% or moreofa school year,grew three percentagepointsfrom 2023 even as most states saw their rates decline.

“The goal is to get districts more involved in making sure that students arethere daily,” Freiberg said. The bill “is onepiece thatmight be helpful in trying to stem the great numbers” of students whoare chronically absent.

Sixstates —California,Kentucky, Idaho, Mississippi and Texas —use average daily attendance rates to determineschool funding, saidHedy

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Alabama inmate wants his execution to happen MONTGOMERY, Ala. A man on Alabama’s death row wants his execution to go forward this week, saying he believes in an “eye for an eye.”

“The reason I dropped my appeals is I am guilty of murder,” James Osgood told The Associated Press in an telephone interview from prison. “I’m a ﬁrm believer in, like I said in court, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. I took a life so mine was forfeited. I don’t believe in sitting here and wasting everybody’s time and everybody’s money.”

Osgood, 55 is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday at his south Alabama prison. He’s one of only a small number of inmates on U.S. death rows to abandon their legal challenges. He also said he doesn’t want opponents of the death penalty protesting under his name.

Osgood was condemned to die for the 2010 killing of Tracy Lynn Brown in Chilton County Prosecutors said Osgood cut her throat after he and his girlfriend sexually assaulted her Osgood told the AP that he wants to apologize — to Brown’s family, and to his own — but he realizes the words are inadequate.

“I would like to say to the victim’s family, I apologize,” Osgood said. “I’m not going to ask their forgiveness because I know they can’t give it.” Brown was found dead in her home Oct. 23, 2010, after her employer became concerned when she did not show up for work. She had been stabbed and her throat was cut, prosecutors said.

After Osgood was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to death an appeals court threw out the sentence, ruling that a judge gave improper instructions to jurors. But as a new sentencing hearing began, Osgood asked for another death sentence.

Judges accept charges against Bolsonaro allies

SAO PAULO A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices unanimously accepted criminal charges Tuesday against six more key allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged coup plot to keep him in ofﬁce after his 2022 election defeat.

Last month, the panel unanimously accepted charges against Bolsonaro and seven close allies over the alleged coup plot following his loss to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and ordered the former right wing leader to stand trial.

When Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet accused Bolsonaro and 33 others of attempting a coup, he divided them into ﬁve different groups based on their roles and positions in the alleged plot.

Bolsonaro and his closest allies, including running mate Gen. Braga Netto, were placed in the “core group,” according to the charges. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court panel reviewed charges against the second group, which Gonet said held managerial roles.

The second group includes former presidential foreign affairs adviser Filipe Martins, retired Gen. Mario Fernandes, former Federal Highway Police director Silvinei Vasques, former presidential aide Col. Marcelo Câmara and two federal police ofﬁcers, Fernando Oliveira and Marilia Alencar Bolsonaro and his allies have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

The former president says he’s being politically persecuted

Israeli airstrikes kill 17 in Gaza

BY WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble.

Also on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump spoke by phone, two weeks after the two met in Washington. Trump wrote on his social networking site Truth Social that the two spoke about trade and Iran, among other issues “The call went very well — We are on the same side of every issue,” he wrote. Netanyahu’s ofﬁce did not have an immediate comment, but his hastily-arranged visit to Washington was not deemed a rousing success after he appeared to fail to secure the support he wanted from Trump on issues such as stopping Iran from developing nu-

clear weapons, reducing Trump’s tariffs, the inﬂuence of Turkey and the war in Gaza.

Israel’s 18-month offensive against Hamas has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, raising fears that much of it may never be rebuilt. The territory already had a shortage of heavy equipment, which is also needed to rescue people from the rubble after Israeli strikes and to clear vital roads.

The Israeli military said it struck and destroyed around 40 pieces of heavy machinery Israel said Hamas used the vehicles, including bulldozers, for planting explosives, digging tunnels, and breaching fences, including during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

A municipality in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza said a strike on its parking garage destroyed nine bulldozers provided by Egypt and Qatar, which helped broker the ceaseﬁre that took hold in January Israel ended the truce last month, renewing its bombardment and ground operations and

sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports, including food, fuel and medical supplies.

The strikes also destroyed a water tanker and a mobile generator provided by aid groups, and a truck used to pump sewage, the Jabaliya al-Nazla municipality said.

An Israeli airstrike early Tuesday destroyed a multistory home in the southern city of Khan Younis, killing nine people, including four women and four children, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. The dead included a 2-year-old girl and her parents.

“They were asleep, sleeping in God’s peace. They had nothing to do with anything,” said Awad Dahliz, the slain girl’s grandfather “What is the fault of this innocent child?”

Also on Tuesday, a strike in the built-up Jabaliya refugee camp killed three children and their parents, and a strike in Nuseirat killed a man and two children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency service and local hospitals.

Russia continues battering Ukraine

BY ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and glide bombs hit Zaporizhzhia, local authorities said Tuesday, as the Kremlin again warned that negotiators are unlikely to obtain a swift breakthrough in peace talks on the war Ukrainian, British, French and U.S ofﬁcials are due to meet in London on Wednesday to discuss the war Anticipation is building over whether diplomatic efforts can stop more than three years of ﬁghting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor Hostility has run deep since Russia invaded and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, U.S.

President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine and Russia, will represent Washington in peace discussions with Ukrainian and European ofﬁcials this week in London, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio won’t attend because of a scheduling issue, according to a spokesperson.

Trump said last week that negotiations were “coming to a head,” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the war That came after Rubio suggested that the U.S. might soon back away from negotiations if they don’t progress.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cautioned that “the settlement issue is so complex that it would be wrong to put some tight limits to it and try to set some short time frame for a settlement, a viable settlement — it would be a thankless task.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Ukraine’s delegation heading to the U.K. has a mandate to discuss only an unconditional or partial ceaseﬁre with Russia.

Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine will never recognize the occupation of Crimea or other territories, saying such concessions are incompatible with the country’s constitution. “There is nothing to talk about — it is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people,” he said.

Odesa came under a “massive attack” by Russian drones overnight, wounding at least three people, the head of the regional administration, Oleh Kiper, wrote on his Telegram page. A residential building in a densely populated urban area, civilian infrastructure and an educational facility were hit, he said.

Later Tuesday, Russia hit the southern city of Zaporizhzhia with two aerial glide bombs a retroﬁtted Soviet weapon that for months has been used to lay waste to eastern Ukraine.

The attack killed a 69-year-old woman and wounded 24 people, including four children, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov

Student detained in La. denied release to see child

BY SUSAN HAIGH and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press

NEW YORK Federal immigration authorities denied Mahmoud Khalil’s request for a temporary release from detention to attend the birth of his ﬁrst child, who was born Monday in New York, according to emails shared with The Associated Press. Khalil, a Columbia University activist who has been held in a detention center in Jena, Louisiana, for six weeks, requested a two-week furlough on Sunday morning, noting that his wife, Dr Noor Abdalla, had gone into labor eight days earlier than expected. His lawyers said he would be “open to any combination of conditions” to al-

low the release, including wearing an ankle monitor and attending regularly scheduled check-ins with immigration authorities.

Around 30 minutes later, Mellissa B. Harper, the New Orleans Field Ofﬁce Director for U.S. Immigrations and Customs, wrote back: “After consideration of the submitted information and a review of your client’s case, your request for furlough is denied.” Abdalla said she had to give birth to a baby boy on Monday in New York without her husband by her side, which she called “a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer.” “ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious moments from our family in an attempt to si-

lence Mahmoud’s support for Palestinian freedom,” she added.

Khalil is a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations at Columbia against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the war in Gaza.

He was detained by federal agents in Manhattan on March 8.

The Trump administration has not accused Khalil of criminal conduct, but has argued he should be expelled from the country for his beliefs.

An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled earlier this month that the government’s assertion that Khalil’s presence in the U.S. posed “potentially serious foreign policy consequences” satisﬁed requirements for deportation.

The Israeli military did not have immediate comment on the strikes, but has accused Hamas of using civilian infrastructure for militant purposes.

The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 people hostage. They are still holding 59 hostages, 24 of whom are believed to be alive.

Hamas has said it will only free the remaining hostages in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners, a full Israeli withdrawal and a lasting ceaseﬁre. Israel has said it will keep ﬁghting until the hostages are returned and Hamas has been either destroyed or disarmed and sent into exile.

An Israeli drone strike southeast of Beirut killed Hussein Atwi, a member of the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a regionwide Sunni Islamist political movement. The group said he was leaving for work when the drone struck.

Hegseth pulled info from secure channel for posts

BY TARA COPP Associated Press

WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classiﬁed material through an unapproved and unsecured network this time taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat.

Hegseth pulled the information he posted in the Signal chat from a secure communications channel used by U.S. Central Command. NBC News first reported that the launch times and bomb drop times of U.S. warplanes about to strike Houthi targets in Yemen — details multiple ofﬁcials have said are highly classiﬁed — came from the secure channel.

A person familiar with the chat conﬁrmed that to The Associated Press. The information was identical to the sensitive details of the Yemen operations shared in the ﬁrst Signal chat, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal for speaking to the

press. That initial leaked chat included President Donald Trump’s top national security officials. It accidentally included the editor of The Atlantic and has caused an investigation by the inspector general in the Defense Department. Hegseth has not directly acknowledged that he set up the second chat, which had more than a dozen people on it, including his wife, his lawyer and his brother Instead, the secretary blamed the disclosure of the second Signal chat on leaks from disgruntled former staff. Hegseth has aggressively denied that the information he posted was classified. Signal is a commercially available app that not authorized to carry classified information.

“I said repeatedly, nobody is texting war plans,” Hegseth told Fox News on Tuesday “I look at war plans every day What was shared over Signal then and now, however you characterize it, was informal, unclassiﬁed coordinations, for media coordinations and other things.”

Obituaries:

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By KATERyNA KLOCHKO

Rescue workers inspect a multi-story building damaged by a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood Tuesday in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Rubiounveils massiveoverhaulofState Department

was real.

BY FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco

Rubiounveiled amassive overhaul of theState Department on Tuesday,with plans to reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the Trump administration’s“America First” mandate.

The reorganization plan, announced by Rubio on social media and detailed in documents obtained by The AssociatedPress, is the latest effort by the White House to reimagine U.S. foreign policy and scale back the size of the federal government. The restructuring was driven in part by the need to ﬁnd anew home for theremainingfunctions of the U.S. Agency for International Development, an agency that Trump ad-

ministration officialsand billionaire ally Elon Musk’s DepartmentofGovernment Efﬁciency have dismantled. “Wecannot win the battle forthe 21st century with bloated bureaucracy that stiflesinnovation and misallocates scarceresources,” Rubio said in adepartment-wide email obtained by AP He said the reorganization aimed to “meet the immense challenges of the 21st Century and put AmericaFirst.”

today,” Bruce told reporters Tuesday.“They’re not goingtobewalking outofthe building. It’s not that kind of adynamic. It is aroad map It’sa plan.”

StateDepartment spokespersonTammy Bruce echoed that sentiment, saying the “sweepingchanges will empower ourtalented diplomats”but adding that it would not resultinthe immediate dismissalofpersonnel.“It’snot something wherepeople arebeing ﬁred

The planincludesconsolidating 734 bureaus and offices down to 602, as well as transitioning 137 offices to another locationwithin the department to “increase efficiency,” according to afact sheet obtained by AP.There will be a“reimagined” officefocused on foreignand humanitarian affairs to coordinatethe aid programs overseas remaining at the department.

Although the plan will implement major changes in the department’sbureaucracy and personnel, it is far lessdrasticthan an alleged reorganization plan that was circulated by some ofﬁcials over the weekend. NumerousseniorState Department officials, including Rubio himself, denied thatthe plan

Judgeblocksadministrationfrom dismantlingVoice of America

By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON— Afederal judge agreed Tuesday to block the Trump administrationfrom dismantling Voice of America, the83-yearold international news service created by Congress.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberthruled that the administration illegallyrequired Voice of America to cease operations for theﬁrst time since itsinception

Attorneys forVoiceofAmerica employees and contractors asked the judge to restore its ability to broadcastatthe same level before PresidentDonald Trumpmoved to slash its funding. Lamberth mostly agreed, ordering the administration to restore Voice of America and two of the independent broadcast networks operated by the U.S. Agency for Global Media —RadioFree Asia andMiddle East Broadcasting Networks— until the lawsuits are settled The judge denied the request for two other independent networks, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty and Open TechnologyFund. In aMarch 26 court ﬁling, plaintiffs’ attorneys said nearly all 1,300 of Voice of Amer-

ica’semployees wereplaced on administrative leave, while 500 contractors were told that their contracts would be terminated at the endoflast month

TheU.S. Agency for Global Media, which runs Voice of America, has operated other broadcast outlets, including Radio Free Europe/RadioLiberty,Radio FreeAsia and RadioFree Afghanistan. Congress has appropriatednearly $860 millionfor theAgency for Global Media for thecurrent ﬁscal year

Voice of America went dark soon after Trump issued an executive order on March14that pared funding to theAgency forGlobal Media and six other unrelated federal entities.

VoiceofAmerica has operated since World WarII, beaming news into authoritarian countries that don’thaveafree press. It began as acounterpoint to Nazi propaganda and played aprominent roleinthe U.S. government’sCold Warefforts to curb the spread of communism.

Trump and his Republican allies have accused Voice of America of having a“leftist bias” and failingtoproject “pro-American” values to its audience.

Work that had been believedtargeted in that alleged leaked document survived —atleast as bureau namesonachart —inthe plan that Rubio released Tuesday.That includes offices for Africa affairs,migrationand refugeeissues, anddemocracy efforts. It was notimmediatelyclear whether U.S.embassies were included in the installations slated for closing. Earlier reports of wholesale closings of embassies, especially in Africa, triggered warnings about shrinking theU.S. diplomatic capacity and influence abroad. Some of the bureaus that are indeed expected to be cut in the new plan include the Office of Global Women’s Issues andthe State Department’sdiversity andinclusion efforts, which have been eliminatedgovernment-wide underTrump.Anoffice

chargedwith surging expertise to war zones and other erupting crises will be eliminated, while other bureaus focused on human rights and justice will be scaled back or folded intoother sectionsof the department. It is unclear if thereorganizationwould be implemented through an executive order or othermeans.The ofﬁcial plans came aweek after the AP learnedthatthe White House’sOfficeofManagement andBudget proposed gutting the State Department’sbudget by almost 50% andeliminating funding for the UnitedNations and NATO headquarters.

While the budget proposal is still in ahighly preliminary phase and not expected to pass muster with Congress, thereorganization plangot an initialnod of approval from Republicans on Capitol Hill.

“Change is noteasy, but

President Trumpand Secretary Rubio have proposed avision to remake the State Department forthis century and the ﬁghts thatweface today,aswell as those that lie ahead of us,” Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, Republican chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement.

Democrats blasted theeffort as Rubio and the Trump administration’s latest attempt to gut “vital components of American influence” on the world stage.

“On its face, this new reorganization plan raises grave concerns that the United States will no longer have either the capacity or capability to exert U.S. global leadership, achievecritical national security objectives, stand up to our adversaries, save lives, and promote democraticvalues,”Hawaii Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz said.

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pumps are at small stations that drain water from marshy areas away from residential neighborhoods. The third downed New Orleans East pump, at a pump station near Hayne Boulevard and Jahncke Road, is backed up by three other pumps at that station, as well as by two other nearby stations, he said.

Two other pumps in Gentilly and a pump in the Lower 9th Ward went offline after an electrical feeder tripped at around 4:30 p.m., Nelson said. The Gentilly pumps were offline for 20 minutes and the 9th Ward pump was down for 40 minutes. The 9th Ward also saw heavy ﬂooding yesterday

Nelson said water levels on streets around the affected pumps were higher than in nearby canals, suggesting the chokepoint backing up ﬂoodwater was at the street level, either because catch basins were in disrepair or there was simply too much water to move at one time. Higher canal levels typically indicate that pump failures are causing water to back up, Nelson said. Additionally, a problem with one of the S&WB’s two primary turbines, known as T-4, was identiﬁed last week and the S&WB announced Tuesday that it is out of service for the foreseeable future. But that still leaves the S&WB with enough 25-hz power sources to handle the heaviest rainstorms, Nelson said. The S&WB says it needs about 45 megawatts of 25hz power to run the system, and 51 megawatts are currently available.

Heavy rain overwhelms system

The floods on Monday were at least the fifth to affect several New Orleans neighborhoods since

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Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, a national nonproﬁt that aims to improve student attendance.

Another 24 states provide funding based on “average daily membership,” which some deﬁne as the number of students enrolled on the count date, plus those in attendance in the 10 days prior.

Louisiana law requires districts to submit student enrollment data to the state every February and October Those numbers go into the state’s school-funding formula.

The proposed bill would require the state board of education to develop a system that uses average daily attendance numbers as the base to determine each school or district’s funding. The legislation defines average daily attendance as the “aggregate days of student attendance during the school year divided by the number of days that school is in session.”

Freiberg’s bill is supported by Ronnie Morris, president of the state board of education, which develops the funding formula. His district includes East Baton Rouge Parish, where roughly 33% of students were

December 2023. During each of those past storms, the S&WB either started the storm with less than 45 megawatts needed to run the system at full capacity or suffered a major outage in the middle of the storm that led to pump failures. During Hurricane Francine last year, all ﬁve backup generators tripped ofﬂine when an auxiliary line feeding them blanked, cutting power to several pumps.

On Monday, the S&WB had 51 megawatts available, even without T-4 available. All the power sources supplying that electricity stayed working throughout the storm, despite the breaker trip.

The flooding Monday thus illustrates a thornier problem: The drainage system isn’t designed to handle increasingly high rainfall totals.

Algiers, which had no pump outages, took the heaviest blow from rain among New Orleans neighborhoods, but several other areas took on 5-9 inches, which is more than enough to overwhelm the

drainage system. That generally included Mid-City and neighborhoods along the Mississippi River, as well as the Desire area. The city’s lone rain gauge in the Lower 9th Ward measured 9.3 inches.

Nelson said the system would have been challenged under that sort of rainfall even if the Entergypowered power complex had been up and running. “It’s very important for us to remember that the power complex is not a panacea,” Nelson said.

Nelson said the S&WB did not turn on an emergency pump at one of two Algiers pumping stations, known as DPS-13, because the pumping station itself wasn’t overwhelmed by the amount of water it received from the canal that leads to it.

The problem instead was that the water wasn’t actually getting to the pump station: It was backing up along Gen. DeGaulle Drive, where the canal isn’t deep or wide enough to contain a 10-inch deluge over a few hours.

The S&WB and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers are working to widen and deepen the canal along Gen. DeGaulle, which they hope will allow stormwater to move more efﬁciently in the future. The $22 million project is expected to be complete in October

New Orleans and Jefferson’s drainage systems have the same pumping speed — an inch of rainfall in the ﬁrst hour and a half-inch drained each hour after Ofﬁcials have for years said it would take tens of billions of dollars to upgrade the system to a faster standard.

Jefferson, particularly the West Bank, also saw heavy ﬂooding on Monday Parish ofﬁcials didn’t immediately respond to a request for information on Tuesday about problems with pumps or power

The cost of drainage

The S&WB relies mostly on the Corps for projects aimed at increasing the system capacity, for which the federal government foots most of the bill. Nelson said the Corps is studying future projects in Lakeview, but they would require appropriations to the Corps budget.

Beyond adding capacity, the S&WB says it has a $1 billion repair backlog with little revenue to whittle it down. Existing drainage taxes, which generate roughly $75 million a year, go almost entirely to operations and debt service on the Corps projects, ofﬁcials say

The S&WB is also worried that voters will reject one of the three drainage millages when it comes up for renewal next year, further crimping a system that is already falling apart. The S&WB and others are pushing for a drainage fee to replace property taxes as the way New Orleans pays for drainage.

The Water Collaborative, a nonproﬁt, estimates a fee could raise $50 million annually if it were ap-

plied to exempt properties based on impervious lot areas.

The group is calling for a new Department of Stormwater Management at City Hall to administer fee revenue, directing some to the S&WB for the traditional drainage system and allotments for green infrastructure — such as bioswales and other natural features that absorb storm water — and incentives for property owners to reduce impervious areas.

The group says its proposal is modeled after similar fees and government agencies in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

“There has to be a department that is dedicated to that information, and there currently does not exist a department,” said Jessica Dandridge-Smith, the group’s executive director “The Sewerage & Water Board does not have the infrastructure nor the time to dedicate toward that level of mapping and doing exemptions and incentives.”

Clogged catch basins and broken pipes connected to them have also contributed to street ﬂoods over the years, thanks to decades of neglect by City Hall’s Public Works Department The S&WB this year assumed responsibility for that portion of the system.

Nelson said the S&WB has enough funding — $18 million — to clean and maintain no more than 15% of the city’s 72,000 catch basins every year, which he said is short of the 20% recommended by the American Public Works Association.

Beyond routine maintenance, Nelson said many of the pipes connected to the catch basins also need repairs. All told, he said the S&WB needs at least $25 million annually to properly care for the catch basins and pipes.

Email Ben Myers at bmyers@ theadvocate.com.

chronically absent last year In a statement, Morris called the proposal “a step in the right direction.”

However, Chang emphasized that while such policies can motivate schools to improve attendance, they may also incentivize them to fudge their attendance numbers.

When districts are funded based on attendance, “they may opt for a lower threshold,” Chang said. For example, they may count students who attend a single period as “present,” even if they miss the rest of the school day

Attendance-based funding tends to disproportionately

reduce funding to districts that serve students with greater needs, she added. Students from low-income households are more likely to face health issues, unstable housing, transportation challenges and other obstacles that can make it harder to attend school.

Giving schools with low attendance rates less money isn’t going to remove the barriers that many economically disadvantaged families face, said Elizabeth Ostberg, principal and founder of The NET Charter High School in New Orleans.

“You’re moving jobs, you’re moving (housing), you can’t ﬁx your car when it breaks down,” she said “There are a million reasons why it’s harder for someone with a lower income to get their child to school every day.”

Public schools are already incentivized to help students show up because they’re rated based on student test scores, which tend to decline when students are frequently absent, Ostberg added.

Freiberg said her bill is “a work in progress” and likely to be revised, adding that she’s open to hearing from districts that could be most impacted by the change.

“I would not want to punish a district that has high needs,” she said. “But I would also say that they are the districts that need this

kind of attention more than any.”

Some states have tried to mitigate disparities caused by attendance-based funding.

In California, districts receive a base amount for every student based on average daily attendance. But they also get extra money for low-income students, English learners and foster children to account for the extra support those students might need.

“If you’re not in school, you can’t learn,” she said Schools will have a better grasp of the issue “if they really delve into why each student isn’t in attendance.”

Freiberg said the ultimate aim of her bill is to spark a conversation about absenteeism.

Email Elyse Carmosino at ecarmosino@theadvocate. com.

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State Rep. Barbara Freiberg, R-Baton Rouge, left, has proposed a bill that would tie school funding to attendance rates.

STAFF PHOTO By JUSTIN MITCHELL

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ooding on South Rampart Street near Lafayette Street on Monday

Vancecalls forgreater ties with India

BY RAJESH ROY and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press

NEW DELHI U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called for enhanced engagement with India and saidthe South Asian country should buy more defense equipment and energy from the U.S. and allow Washington greater access to its market, lending momentum to an expected bilateraltrade deal. Vance, on afour-day visit to India, said he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi made progressontrade talks during their discussionson Monday,and confirmed that both sides had finalizedthe terms of reference for the trade negotiation —avital step toward setting the road map for the final agreement Indiaand theU.S.hopeto seal abilateraltrade agreement this year andhave set an ambitious target of more than doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billionby2030. If achieved, the trade deal could significantly enhance economicties between both countries andpotentially strengthen diplomatic ties as well.

“I believe there is much that India and America can accomplish together,” Vance said at an event in thewestern city of Jaipur,wherehe, his wife Usha Vance and their three children wereon asightseeing tour

Vance’sﬁrst visit to New Delhi came amid the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’spartially-paused tariff program against most countries, including India Earlier this month, Trump

announceda 90-day pause in which imports from most countries would face abaseline 10% tax so that there was timetohold talks and possibly structure broader deals

Thetrade negotiations are especially urgent for India and couldhelpNew Delhi avoid sharp U.S.tariffs. Meanwhile,the Trump administration hasportrayed its strategy oftariffs as forcing negotiations that could limit thereach andin-

ﬂuence of China, the world’s dominant manufacturer and New Delhi’smainrivalin theregion.

At theevent,Vance sought to assuagefears over Trump’stariff decisions and said his administration was seeking to rebalanceglobal trade so thatthe U.S.,with friends like India,can build abetter future. He said that trade relationsmust be based on fairness.

“I come here with asimple message,” Vancesaid.

The Trump administration “seeks trade partners on the basis of fairness and shared national interest. We want to build relationships with our foreign partners who respect their workers.

Vance said thathewas in India to strengthen ties between both nations,and criticized previous governments for looking at New Delhi as a cheap sourceoflabor

“I believethatifIndia andthe UnitedStateswork together successfully,we

are going to see a21st century that is prosperous and peaceful,” he said, adding thatifthis didn’thappen, it would mean a“dark time for all humanity.” Washington has long sought to developadeeper partnershipwithNew Delhi, whichisseen as abulwark againstChina.Modihas established agood working relationship withTrump, and thetwo leadersare likelyto further boost cooperation between their countries.

Modi wasalsoamongthe first leaders to visit the U.S. and hold talks with Trump that kickstartedanegotiation process to minimize the possible fallout of Trump’s tariffs.The twoleaders also said they planned to grow their defense partnership. India is aclose partner of the U.S. and is part of the Quad, which is made up of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia, and is seen as a counterbalance to China’s expansion in the region. It is also amajor defense partner of the U.S.,a statusonly enjoyed by someofthe closest allies of Washington. In line with Trump’spush forsupplying moremilitary equipment to India,Vance said Washington was seekinggreater collaboration withNew Delhi forthe sale of advanced militarygear, as wellascoproduction. He also pitched Washington’sfifth-generation stealth fighter to India.

“F-35 will help protect your people like neverbefore,” he said. Over thepast several decades, India has been largelydependent on Russianweapons, ﬁghtersand military equipment, but has graduallystarted diversifying itspurchase basketfrom countriessuchasthe U.S., France and the U.K. In recent years, India has embedded advanced American jets, helicopters, missiles and other equipment into its armed forces and the two countrieshaveannounced plans to sign a10year framework later this year to further strengthen the defense partnership.

Hundreds mournSpanish family killed in helicopter crash

BY JOSEPH WILSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM

Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain— Hundreds of people packed into aBarcelona churchon Tuesday to mourn aSpanish family of ﬁve who died earlier this month in asightseeing helicopter crash in New York City and whose bodies were laid to rest in Spain

As church bells tolled against abrilliant blue sky mourners gathered and wept quietly as they paid respects to AgustínEscobar,Mercè CamprubíMontaland their three young children, all of whom were killed on April 11 when ahelicopter broke apart midair andcrashed into theHudson River between NewYork City and New Jersey

“Wehave been in pain for the last 11 days, but they will always remain in our memories and remind us from up high to never lose our ability to smile,” said the woman’s father,Joan Camprubí, during the funeral service.

He thanked those who attended, which included Catalonia’sregional leader Salvador Illa and Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni, and shared memories of his daughter,son-in-law,and

Montal’sgrandfather was aformer president of the famous Barcelona FC soccer club. Their children Agustín, Mercè and Víctor

were10, 9and 4.

The service ended with photos displayed of the family during previous holidays and at family gatherings. As

family and friends recalled happier momentsinthe Barcelona family’slife, the song playing was Frank Sinatra’s “New York, NewYork.”

three grandchildren. Camprubí also mentioned the passing of the Pope,saying that thepontiff believed in the transformativepower of a“smile and asenseof humor.”

Atrip that was intendedto celebrate theninth birthday of thecouple’s middle child ended up being the family’sﬁnal moments. Shortly before theflight over the toweringskyscrapersof New York Citytook off, a photo shows Agustín Escobar flashing athumbs-up while his wifeand children

beamed big smiles.

Despite the tragedy, relatives of the Barcelona familyonTuesday recalled the joy that their lost loved ones gave themand the family’s love for life. Severaldozen people watched thenearly two-hour service on screens set up outsidethe frontentrance of the church, which had reached capacity.

Escobar was global CEO of railinfrastructure at Siemens Mobilitywhile Mercè Camprubí Montal worked for Siemens Energy,aseparate company. Camprubí

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks Tuesdayatthe RajasthanInternational Center in Jaipur,India

day and fell into a coma an hour later, Vatican News reported.

His Easter appearance from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world as the ﬁrst pope from the Americas on March 13, 2013, was a fitting bookend to a 12-year papacy that sought to shake up the church and return it to its Gospel-mandated mission of caring for the poorest.

Francis’ funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. U.S.

President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump plan to attend, and Argentine President Javier Milei is also expected.

He will lie in state starting Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to ﬂock to pay their respects to history’s ﬁrst Latin American pontiff.

According to current norms, the conclave to choose Francis’ successor must begin between May 5 and 10.

“He truly gave everything he had, up to the end,” said Sister Nathalie Becquart, one of the highest-ranking women at the Vatican.

While the ordinary faithful will have an opportunity to pay their respects beginning Wednesday, Vatican ofﬁcials were allowed to say their goodbyes starting Monday evening.

Speaking to reporters after she paid her respects, Becquart marveled at Francis’ final Easter salute to his ﬂock. “He really walked with his people,” she said Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said it was speciﬁcally Francis’ effort to promote the role of women in the church that will be one of his greatest legacies. Ravasi noted that Francis chose to be buried near his favorite icon of the Madonna, in a basilica across town, and not in the grottoes underneath St. Peter’s, as is typical for popes.

“He wanted to be buried under the shadow of a woman, in this case Maria,” said Ravasi, the Vatican’s former culture minister, as he arrived for Tuesday’s first meeting of cardinals charting the next steps. “That is significant, his desire for the church to do more for women.”

The ﬁrst images of Francis’ body were released Tuesday, showing him in red vestments and his bishop’s miter in a wooden casket, with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived and died. In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani icon of Mary. Before and after every foreign trip, Francis would go to the basilica to pray before the Byzantine-style painting that features an image of Mary, draped in a blue robe, holding the infant Jesus, who in turn holds a jeweled golden book.

Francis stopped by the basilica on his way home from the Gemelli hospital on March 23, after his 38day stay, to deliver ﬂowers to be placed before the icon He returned April 12 to pray before it one last time.

Bells tolled in chapels, churches and cathedrals around the world and ﬂags flew at half-staff in Italy, India, Taiwan and the U.S.

after Francis’ death was announced by the camerlengo, who takes charge of the Vatican after a pope’s death. Soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were suspended in honor of the pope who was a lifelong fan of the San Lorenzo soccer club.

World leaders praised Francis for his moral leadership and compassion, while ordinary faithful remembered his simplicity and humanity

“Like every Argentine, I think he was a rebel,” said 23-year-old Catalina Favaro, who had come to pay her respects in the Buenos Aires church where Francis discovered his priestly vocation. “He may have been contradictory, but that was nice, too.”

In East Timor, where Francis’ ﬁnal outdoor Mass drew nearly half of the population last September, President Jose Ramos-Horta praised Francis’ courage. “Pope Francis was a brave man who was not afraid to speak out against the rulers of the world who seek war but do not want to seek peace,” Ramos-Horta said.

“He challenged the powerful to act with justice, called nations to welcome the stranger, and reminded us that our common home — this Earth — is a gift we must protect for future generations,” said Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

The pope’s formal apartments in the Apostolic Palace and in the Santa Marta hotel were sealed Monday evening, following a cen-

turies-old ritual. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who as camerlengo had the task of announcing the death and conﬁrming it once the cause was determined, presided over the rituals.

Francis chose not to live in the palace, but in a two-room suite in Santa Marta on the other side of Vatican City

He died there and his body was transferred to the hotel chapel in the lobby where the private viewing was underway Tuesday for Vatican ofﬁcials and members of the pontiﬁcal household.

In changes made by Francis last year, his body was not placed in three wooden coffins, as it had been for previous popes Rather, Francis was placed in a simplified wooden coffin with a zinc coffin inside.

Once in St. Peter’s, his casket will not be put on an elevated bier — as was the case with past popes — but will just be placed simply facing the pews, with the Paschal candle nearby

“He was a pope who didn’t change his path when it came to getting (his hands) dirty,” Francis’ vicar for Rome, Cardinal Baldassarre Reina, said in a Mass in his honor “For him, poor people and migrants were the sacrament of Jesus.”

After the funeral, there are nine days of official mourning, known as the “novendiali.” During this period, cardinals arrive in Rome and meet privately before the conclave.

To give everyone time to assemble, the conclave

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ter the “sede vacante” — the “vacant See” — is declared, although it can start sooner if the cardinals agree.

Once the conclave begins, cardinals vote in secret sessions in the Sistine Chapel.

After voting sessions the ballots are burned in a special stove. Black smoke indicates that no pope has been elected, while white smoke indicates that the cardinals have chosen the next head of the Catholic Church.

The one who has secured two-thirds of the votes wins.

If he accepts, his election is announced by a cardinal from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica who tells the world: “Habemus Papam” — Latin for “We have a pope.”

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Pope Francis converted to environmental cause

BY NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

VATICAN CITY Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the rain-soaked Mass he celebrated in Tacloban, Philippines, in 2015.

Wearing one of the cheap plastic yellow ponchos that were handed out to the faithful, Francis experienced ﬁrsthand the type of freak, extreme storms that scientists blame on global warming and are increasingly striking vulnerable, low-lying islands.

He had traveled to Tacloban, on the island of Leyte, to comfort survivors of one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones, Typhoon Haiyan. The 2013 storm killed more than 7,300 people, flattened villages and displaced about 5 million residents.

But with another storm approaching Tacloban two years later, Francis had to cut short his visit to get off the island.

“So many of you have lost everything. I don’t know what to tell you,” Francis told the crowd in Tacloban’s muddy airport field as the wind nearly toppled candlesticks on the altar Francis, who died Monday at 88, was moved to silence that day by the survivors’ pain and the devastation he saw But he would channel it a few months later when he published his landmark encyclical, “Praised Be,”

which cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern

The document, written to inspire global negotiators at the 2015 Paris climate talks, accused the “structurally perverse,” profit-driven economy of the global north of ravaging Earth and turning it into a “pile of filth.” The poor, Indigenous peoples and islanders like those in Tacloban suffered the most, he argued, bearing the brunt of increasing droughts, extreme storms, deforestation and pollution. It was the first ecological encyclical, and it affirmed the Argentine Jesuit, who in his youth studied to be a chemist, as an authoritative voice in the environmental movement. Later cited by presidents and scientists, the document inspired a global faith-based coalition to try to save God’s creation before it was too late.

“I think he understood from the beginning that there are three relationships that had to be regenerated: our relationship with God, our relationship with the created world and our relationship with our fellow creatures,” said papal biographer Austen Ivereigh It wasn’t always so. Francis had a steep learning curve on the environment just as he did with clergy sexual abuse, which he initially dismissed as overblown. He himself pointed to a 2007 meeting of Latin American and Caribbean bishops in Aparecida, Brazil, as the moment of his ecological awakening. There, the then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected to draft the conference’s ﬁnal document, and was under pressure to

could and should respond to the plight of the Amazon and its impoverished people.

“I think the pope’s most important contribution was to insist on the ethical aspect of the debate about climate justice,” said Giuseppe Onofrio, head of Greenpeace Italy, “that the poor were those who contributed the least to pollution and the climate crisis, but were paying the highest price.”

Some of Francis’ strongest calls to protect the environment would come on or around Earth Day, celebrated April 22.

include calls from Brazilian bishops to highlight the plight of the Amazon.

Bergoglio, the dour-faced archbishop of urbane Buenos Aires, didn’t get what all the fuss was about.

“At first I was a bit annoyed,” Francis wrote in the 2020 book “Let Us Dream.” “It struck me as excessive.” By the end of the meeting, Bergoglio was converted and convinced.

The ﬁnal Aparecida document devoted several sections to the environment: It denounced multinational extraction companies that plundered the region’s resources at the expense of the poor It warned of melting glaciers and the effects of lost biodiversity It cast the ravaging of the planet as an assault on God’s divine plan that violated the biblical imperative to “cultivate and care” for creation.

Those same issues would later find prominence in “Praised Be,” which took its name from the repeated ﬁrst line of the “Canticle of the Creatures,” one of the best-known poetic songs of the pontiff’s nature-loving

Unlike Benedict XVI, Francis saw his duty as the pope to be for life

BY NICOLE WINFIELD and VANESSA GERA Associated Press

VATICAN CITY Pope Bene-

dict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the ﬁrst in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope Francis would follow that precedent.

While Francis kept open the possibility, and even had a resignation letter prepared, he said more recently that he believed that the papacy was for life. And he ultimately lived out that belief, serving in his ministry until his death on Monday, at the age of 88.

Benedict, even before his resignation, had argued that a pontiff should step aside if he got too old or inﬁrm to do the role. It was nonetheless a shock when he announced in Latin that his “strength of mind and body” had diminished and that he couldn’t carry on. His dramatic exit paved

the way for Francis’ election and created the unprecedented arrangement of two popes living side-by-side, with Benedict in a converted monastery in the Vatican gardens until his death Dec. 31, 2022.

In his 2024 memoir, “Life: My Story Through History,” Francis recounted how, when he was still the archbishop of Buenos Aires, he thought he had misunderstood the news when he ﬁrst learned about Benedict’s resignation.

“For a moment I was paralyzed. I could hardly believe what I was hearing,” Francis wrote. “This was news I had never expected to receive in my lifetime: the resignation of a pope was unimaginable, although it was provided for in canon law.”

But he said he realized that Benedict would have meditated and prayed for a long time before coming to that “brave and historic decision.”

During the decade they lived together in the Vatican as a reigning and “emeritus

pope,” Francis repeatedly praised Benedict’s courage and humility for resigning and said that he had “opened the door” to future popes also stepping down.

But after Benedict died, Francis’ changed course. While conﬁrming he had a resignation letter prepared in case he became medically incapacitated, he pointed to the risks that papal resignations might become a “fashion” or the norm.

“Benedict had the courage to do it because he didn’t feel like going on because of his health. I, for the moment, do not have that on my agenda,” he said, according to closeddoor comments with the Jesuit community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in February 2023, which were reported by the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica.

“I believe that the pope’s ministry is ad vitam (for life). I see no reason why it shouldn’t be so. The ministry of the great patriarchs is always for life. And historical tradition is important.”

namesake, St. Francis of Assisi.

They also would be highlighted in the Amazon Synod that Francis called at the Vatican in 2019, a meeting of bishops and Indigenous peoples speciﬁcally to address how the Catholic Church

In many ways, those same issues would also come to deﬁne much of Francis’ papacy He came to view the environmental cause as encapsulating nearly all the other ills afﬂicting humanity in the 21st century: poverty, social and economic injustice, migration and what he called the “throwaway culture” a melting pot of problems that he was convinced could only be addressed holistically

“For some time now, we have been becoming more aware that nature deserves to be protected, even if only because human interaction with God’s biodiversity must take care with utmost care and respect,” Francis said in a video message released on Earth Day in 2021. Cardinal Michael Czerny, the Canadian Jesuit whom Francis would later entrust with the ecological dossier, said the 2007 meeting in Brazil had a big impact on Francis.

“In Aparecida, listening to so many different bishops talking about what was deteriorating, but also what the people were suffering, I think really impressed him,” Czerny said.

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Wall Street rallies and recoversMonday’slosses

U.S. stocks jumped in awidespread rally Tuesday,and other U.S. investments steadieda day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks onthe head of the Federal Reserve

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite more than made up theirbig losses from the start of the week.

The value of the U.S. dollar also stabilized after sliding against theeuro and other competitors, while longer-term Treasury yields held steadier as more calm returned to ﬁnancial markets. Sharp, unusual moves for the dollar and for Treasurys have recentlyraisedworries that Trump’spolicies are makinginvestorsmoreskeptical about U.S. investments’ reputation as the world’ssafest.

The only prediction many Wall Street strategists are willing to make is that ﬁnancial markets will likely continue to veer up and down as hopes rise and fall thatTrump may negotiate deals with other countries to lower his tariffs. If no such deals come quicklyenough, many investors expect the economy to fall into a recession. Asuite of better-thanexpected proﬁtreports from big U.S. companies, including Equifax, 3M and PulteGroup helped drive stocks higher

Officials to phase out artificial dyesfromfood

U.S. health ofﬁcials on Tuesdaysaidtheywouldphaseout petroleum-based artiﬁcial colors in thenation’sfood supply potentially triggering an ingredients overhaulfor scores of brightlyhuedproducts on American store shelves.

The federal Food and Drug Administration willtake steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, FDA CommissionerMarty Makary said at a news conference. The agency willestablish astandard and timelinefor industry to switch to natural alternatives, revoke authorization for dyes not in productionwithin coming weeks and take action to remove remaining dyes on the market. Health advocates have long calledfor theremoval of artificialdyes from foods, citing mixed studies indicatingthey can cause neurobehavioral problems, including hyperactivity and attention issues, in some children. The FDA has maintained that theapproveddyes aresafe and that “the totality of scientiﬁc evidence showsthat most childrenhave no adverse effects when consuming foods containing color additives.” Swiss company to invest $50B in U.S. Swiss pharmaceuticals powerhouse Roche announcedTuesday it plans to invest $50billion in the United Statesover the nextﬁve years,creating 12,000 jobs.

TheBasel-based company, whose array of products includes cancer medicines and multiple sclerosis treatment Ocrevus, said theinvestment would go toward high-techresearch anddevelopment sites and new manufacturing facilities in places includingCalifornia, Indiana, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

Some of the $50 billion in investments were already underway or plannedfor the next several years, Roche spokesperson RebekkaSchnell said in an email, adding that the company was not specifying how much was announcedfor the ﬁrst time on Tuesday

The announcement comes as U.S. PresidentDonaldTrump has urged foreign businesses to invest more in the United States, and announcedsweeping tariffs earlier this month on imports as part of hopes to reduce alarge U.S. trade deﬁcit when it comes to sales of goods. Roche, in its statement, said thatonce the new,expanded manufacturing comes on line, the company “will export more medicines from the U.S. thanit imports” —thoughitmadeno mention of tariffs.

BUSINESS

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP economics writer

WASHINGTON The U.S. and global economies will likely slow signiﬁcantly in the wake of President Donald Trump’stariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the InternationalMonetaryFund said Tuesday

The IMF said that theglobal economy will grow2.8% this year, downfrom its forecast in January of 3.3%, according to itslatest World Economic Outlook. And in 2026, global growth will be 3%, the fund predicts, also below its previous 3.3% estimate.

Andthe Fund sees the world’s twolargest economies, China and the United States, weakening: U.S economic growth will come in at 1.8% thisyear,down sharply from its previous forecast of 2.7% and afullpercentage point belowits 2024 expansion. The IMF doesn’t expect aU.S. recession, though it has raised its odds of onethis year from 25% to about 40% China is now projected to expand 4% this year andnext, down

roughly half apoint from its previous forecasts.

“Weare enteringa newera,” Pierre-OlivierGourinchas, chief economistatthe IMF,said. “This global economicsystemthathas operated for the last eighty years is being reset.”

Theforecasts underscore the widespread impact of boththe tariffs and the uncertainty they have created. Every countryin the world is affected, the IMF said, by hikes in American import taxes that have nowlifted average U.S. duties to about 25%, the highest in acentury

The forecasts are largely in line with manyprivate-sector economists’ expectations, though some do fear arecession is increasingly likely.Economists at JPMorgan say thechances of aU.S. recessionare now60%. The Federal Reserve hasalso forecast that growth will weaken this year,to 1.7%.

The IMF is a191-nation lending organization that works to promote economic growth andﬁnancial stabilityand to reduce global

BY JOSH BOAK and FATIMAHUSSEIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary

ScottBessent said in aTuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainableand expectsa“de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Butina private speech in Washington for JPMorgan Chase, Bessentalsocautioned that talksbetween theUnited States and China hadyet to formally start. Trump placed import taxes of 145% on China, which has countered with 125% tariffs on U.S. goods. Trump has placed tariffs on several dozen countries, causing the stock market to stumble andinterest rates to increase on U.S.debt as investors worry about slower economic growth and higher inﬂationary pressures

Details of the speechwere conﬁrmed by two people familiar with theremarks who insistedonanonymity to discussthem.

“I do sayChina is going to be aslogin terms ofthe negotiations,” Bessent said, according to atranscript obtained by The Associated Press. “Neitherside thinks the status quo is sustainable.”

TheS&P 500 stock indexrose after Bloomberg News initially reported Bessent’sremarks.

TheTrump administrationhas met for talks with counterparts from Japan, India South Korea,the European Union, Canada and Mexico, among other nations. But Trump has shown no public indications that he planstopull back his baseline 10% tariff, even as he has insisted he’s looking for other nations tocut theirown import taxes andremove any nontariff barriers that the administration sayshave hindered exports from the U.S.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday thatTrump told her“we’re doing very well” regarding a“potential trade deal withChina.” China on Monday warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States that could negatively impact China.

“China ﬁrmly opposes any party reaching adeal at the expense of China’sinterests,”

BY BERNARD CONDON AP business writer

NEW YORK Tesla’sﬁrst-quarter

proﬁts plunged by more than twothirds amid abacklash against Elon Musk’s electriccar company that has hurt sales and sentits stock plunging. TheAustin, Texas,company said Tuesday that quarterly profits fell by 70% to to $409 million, or 12 cents ashare. That’sfar below analyst estimates. Tesla’srevenue fell 9% to$19.3 billion in the Januarythrough March period, also below Wall Street’sforecast.

The disappointing results come as thecompany struggles to sell cars to consumers angry over Musk’sleadership of afederal government jobs-cutting group

poverty Gourinchas said that the heightened uncertainty around the import taxesled theIMF to take the unusual step of preparing several different scenariosfor

future growth. Its forecasts were ﬁnalized April4,after theTrump administrationannounced sweeping tariffs on nearly60countries alongwithnearly-universal 10% duties.

China’sCommerce Ministry saidinastatement. Leavitt saidthe Trump administration has received 18 proposals from other countries fortrade deals with theU.S., adding that “everyoneinvolved wantstosee atrade deal happen.”

The uncertainty over tariffs in theﬁnancial markets has also been amplified by

that hasdivided the countryand sparked protests. Muskalsohas publicly supported far-right politicians in Europe and alienated potential buyers there, too.

Many investors have alsocomplained Musk is too distracted with his Trumpadministration roletoberunning Teslaand that he should either relinquishhis positionasCEO or abandonhis advisory roleinWashington.

Tesla’ stock has fallen morethan 40% this year but rose slightlyin after-hours trading.

Morningstaranalyst Seth Goldstein said earlierreports of plunging salesthathad tankedthe stock made the results almost predictable. “They’re not particularly sur-

Trump calling on the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate, with the president saying he could ﬁre Fed Chair Jerome Powell if he wantedtodoso.

Leavitt said Trump believesthe Fed has acted “in the name of politics, rather in the name of what’sright forthe American economy”byholding rates steady as it awaits the impactsoftariffs.

prisinggiven that deliveries were down,” Goldstein said, addingthat thecompany is still generating cash. “It was good to see positive cash ﬂow.”

Thecompany generated $2.2 billion in operating cash versus $242 million ayear earlier.

The company is expected to roll outacheaper version of its bestselling vehicle, theModel YSUV later in the year.Teslahas also saiditplanstostartapaiddriverless robotaxiserviceinAustin in June.

Itscloselywatched gross margins, ameasure of earnings for each dollar of revenue,fellto 16.3% from 17.4%

Thecompany that once dominated EVs is also facing fierce competition for the ﬁrst time.

Earlierthis year,Chinese EV maker BYD announced it had developed an electric battery charging system that can fully power up avehicle within minutes.And Tesla’sEuropean rivals have begun offering newmodelswith advanced technology thatismaking them real alternatives, just as popularopinion in Europe has turnedagainst Musk. Investors expect Tesla will be hurt less by the Trumpadministration’stariffs than most U.S. car companies because it makes most of its U.S. carsdomestically But Tesla won’tbecompletely unscathed. It sources some materialsfor its vehiclesfromabroad thatwill nowface import taxes. Tesla warned that tariffs will hit its

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Province, on April 17.

Court hears case of parents opposed to LGBTQ books

BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled support for the religious rights of parents in Maryland who want to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

The court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system, in suburban Washington, could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections to the material.

The case is one of three religious rights cases at the court this term. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years

The school district introduced the storybooks in 2022,

with such titles as “Prince and Knight” and “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” as part of an effort to better reﬂect the district’s diversity Parents initially were allowed to opt their children out of the lessons for religious and other reasons, but the school board reversed

course a year later, prompting protests and eventually a lawsuit.

The case hit unusually close to home, as three justices live in the county, though none sent their children to public schools.

“I guess I am a bit mystiﬁed as a lifelong resident of

Top producer of ‘60 Minutes’ quits

BY DAVID BAUDER AP media writer

NEW YORK With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he’s losing the freedom to run it independently.

Bill Owens, executive producer of television’s most popular and inﬂuential newsmagazine since 2019, said in a note to staff that it has “become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes,’ right for the audience.”

“The show is too important to the country,” he wrote. “It has to continue, just not with me as the executive producer.”

Trump sued “60 Minutes” for $20 billion last fall, claiming it deceptively edited an interview with his Democratic election opponent Kamala Harris. CBS denied it had done anything to give an advantage to Harris, and released the full transcript of its interview

When Trump took office for his second term, his Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr announced CBS would be investigated for the same issue. At the same time, CBS parent Paramount Global, run by Shari Redstone, is seeking approval for a merger with Skydance Media, founded by Larry Ellison. They are reportedly in mediation to settle the lawsuit with Trump, a prospect that has been bitterly opposed by Owens and others at “60 Minutes.” With this backdrop, “60

Minutes” has run an extraordinary series of tough stories about the new administration since it took ofﬁce. The president angrily denounced the show on social media after its April 13 episode featured critical stories about Ukraine and Greenland, saying CBS should “pay a big price” for going after him.

Owens was the third executive producer at the Sunday night newsmagazine. Owens has worked at CBS News for 37 years, 25 of them at “60 Minutes.”

“Having defended this show and what we stand for — from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,” he said in the memo. It was not clear if any particular event triggered the decision, or if Owens was told he had to leave.

the county how it came to this,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh said. Kavanaugh also expressed surprise that the school system was “not respecting religious liberty,” especially because of the county’s diverse population and Maryland’s history as a haven for Catholics.

Pressed repeatedly about why the school system couldn’t reinstitute an optout policy, lawyer Alan Schoenfeld said, “It tried that It failed. It was not able to accommodate the number of opt-outs at issue.”

Sex education is the only area of instruction in Montgomery schools that students can be excused from, Schoenfeld said.

Justices referred to several of the books, but none as extensively as “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” in which a niece worries that her uncle will not have as much time for her after he gets married

to another man.

Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Samuel Alito, who are on opposite sides of most culture-war clashes, offered competing interpretations.

“Is looking at two men getting married, is that the religious objection?” Sotomayor said, noting there’s not even any kissing involved.

Alito described the book as an endorsement of samesex marriage. “The book has a clear message, and a lot of people think it’s a good message, and maybe it is a good message, but it’s a message that a lot of people who hold on to traditional religious beliefs don’t agree with,” he said.

In all, ﬁve books are at issue in the high court case, touching on the same themes found in classic stories that include Snow White, Cinderella and Peter Pan, the school system’s lawyers wrote.

In “Prince and Knight,” two men fall in love after they rescue the kingdom, and each other “Love, Violet” deals with a girl’s anxiety about giving a valentine to another girl. “Born Ready” is the story of a transgender boy’s decision to share his gender identity with his family and the world “Intersection Allies” describes nine characters of varying backgrounds, including one who is gender-ﬂuid.

Billy Moges, a board member of the Kids First parents’ group that sued over the books, said the content is sexual, confusing and inappropriate for young schoolchildren.

The writers’ group Pen America said in a court ﬁling what the parents want is “a constitutionally suspect book ban by another name.” A decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor is expected by early summer

BY BRIAN NIEMIETZ

New york Daily News (TNS)

A survey of 520 political experts found a consensus that the United States is descending toward some form of authoritarianism. And it may be getting worse.

Bright Line Watch, which is run by a consortium of political scientists at the University of Rochester, Dartmouth College, University of Michigan and the University of Chicago, gave the U.S. democracy a rating of 55 several weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term.

In their rankings, 100 is a pure democracy and zero indicates a dictatorship. Prior to Trump retaking control of power in January, the U.S. scored a 67.

2017.

Bright Line Watch codirector and Dartmouth Professor John Carey called that a “precipitous drop” and told NPR, “We’re moving in the wrong direction.”

That survey taken in February ranked 30 principles of democratic performance including how the government interacts with the media, acts of political retribution and the effectiveness of checks and balances over executive authority Carey and his team reportedly plans to soon conduct another study that they expect will show further decline.

Bright Line Watch said that between 2017 and 2024, expert assessments varied between 61 and 70 points.

perts rated Trump’s pardoning of Jan 6 convicts, his ﬁring of Inspectors General and Department of Justice investigators, and his relationship with Elon Musk to be among the greatest threats posed to U.S. democracy

Some political scientists told NPR the U.S. could he headed toward “competitive authoritarianism,” where leaders are democratically elected, then work to maintain political power by eroding checks and balances.

The current score is the lowest number recorded since Bright Line Watch began its ratings system in

Retired University of New York at Buffalo professor James Campbell doesn’t think that’s what’s happening here. He told NPR the Trump administration has “done an excellent job” using legitimate presidential powers to get important things done and suspects left-leaning researchers ﬁnd “comfort” in coming together to label the president an authoritarian. Political scholars

“The experts predict further decline in the next two years, projecting a rating of 47 in 2027,” researchers reported.

Bright Line Watch’s ex-

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Books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case are pictured Tuesday in Washington.

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FSUstudentsask lawmakersnot to relaxgun law

Floridaraisedage to buy firearms to 21 aftershooting

BY KATE PAYNE Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University urged state legislatorsTuesday to block an effort to reverse alaw passed after the 2018 Parkland school shooting that loweredthe state’sgun-buying age from 21 to 18.

Days after agunman terrorized the university in the state capital of Tallahassee, students traveled to the Capitol to call on lawmakersto take action to protectthem from gun violence.

“When Itransferred to Florida State University just last fall, Inever thought I’d find myself locked inside aclassroom, textingloved ones, unsure if I’d ever see them again,” said Andres Perez, a20-year-old junior and president of the school’s chapter of Students Demand Action.

“Weowe it to thevictims, not just here at Florida State University,but across Florida and across our nation, to make surethat this doesn’t happen again,” Perez said.

Andres Perez, a20-year-oldjunior at FloridaState University,speaks at

Tuesday in the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., alongside

Thursday’sshooting killed two men who were not studentsand injured six others on FSU’s campus,about 1 mile from the Capitol. Investigators have said thestudent suspectinthe FSU shooting, 20-year-old PhoenixIkner, usedthe former service weapon of his stepmother, asheriff’sdeputy,tocarry outthe shooting. Iknerwas shot andwounded by police,but is expected to survive.

Thestudent remains hospitalizedand won’tbeformally charged until he is released, aTallahassee Police Department spokesman said

Tuesday

As of Tuesday afternoon, ﬁve of the patientswho suffered gunshotwounds have been discharged from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital while one is still hospitalized and is in “good condition,” accordingtoTMH spokespersonSarah Cannon. Hospital

officials would not confirm theidentityofthe patient, citing patient privacy laws

On Tuesday, FSU students stood alongside Democratic membersofthe stateHouse of Representatives in the Capitol rotunda andrecounted sending what they feared would be their final messagestofamilymembers, whispering “I love you” into their phonesasthey huddled in darkened classrooms.

“Webuilt barricades that

day with nothing but chairs,” said Natanel Mizrahi, a 22-year-old senior. “There were no locks on our doors. So instead, brave students stood near theentrance with more chairs to try and do anything that they could to stop awould-be attacker.”

The students called on lawmakers to reject the push to allow adults under age 21 to buyfirearms,toensure college classrooms have door locks, andtoallocate funding for campus mental health resources and active shooter training.

In astatement, FSU spokesperson Amy FarnumPatronis said active shooter training is optional and open to all students and employees, but is not currently mandatory foremployees.

“Ensuring the safety and well-being of our campus community remainsour foremost priority.Florida State University is continually reviewingand assessing our security protocols, including evaluating door locks, to ensure the safety of everyone on campus,” Farnum-Patronis said.

For some FSU students, it wasn’t theﬁrsttime they have been traumatizedbya school shooting. For asmall group, thesight of abandoned laptops and bookbags left behind by students ﬂee-

ing fortheir liveswas agrim reminder of the shooting they survived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where 17 people were killed and 17 others were injured. After that shooting, student survivors and grieving familiescrowded Florida’s capitol in an extraordinary lobbying effort, successfully pushing the Republicanrun Legislature to pass new gun control measures. This session, lawmakers have been considering bills to expand gun rights and roll back some restrictions, including lowering the gunbuyingage.Gov.Ron DeSantis and someRepublican lawmakers have backed the measure, saying thatifa person is old enough to be in the military,they should be able to purchase agun.

Though thebill hasthe support of House Speaker Daniel Perez,Senate President Ben Albritton had been more hesitant about the measure even before the shooting at FSU.

Speaking with reporters in March, Albritton became emotionalrecounting his visit to theParkland high school building. He said he is alifetimemember of the National Rifle Association but that he has not made a decision on the measure.

BY JONATHAN SHORMAN and PJ GREEN

The Kansas City Star (TNS)

KANSAS CITY,Mo. Kansas City police will pay $4.1 million to settle

afederal lawsuit in thedeath of Cameron Lamb, whowas fatally shot by formerdetective Eric DeValkenaere, capping ayearslong saga that damagedthe relationship betweenthe city’sBlack community and law enforcement

Asettlement agreement approved Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Beth Phillipscomes with no admission of fault or

wrongdoing by either DeValkenaere or theKansas City Police Department. DeValkenaere was convictedofinvoluntary manslaughter in the 2019 shooting and served aboutone year of asix-year prison sentence before then-Missouri Gov.Mike Parson commuted his sentence in December DeValkenaere was the ﬁrst Kansas City ofﬁcer ever convicted of killing aBlack man, and his clemency infuriated local civic and political leaders. Evenasthe criminalcaseagainst DeValkenaere played out in Jackson County, a federal civillawsuit brought by

Lamb’s mother,Laurie Bey, and other family members against the former detective and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners plodded along.

The lawsuit alleged aviolation of the Fourth Amendment andclaims DeValkenaereusedexcessive force. Thefamily is seeking more than $10 million in compensatory damages.

“The Parties in this lawsuit, without any admissionofliability or fault in anyway by anyparty and in recognition of the costand unpredictability of litigation, desire to compromise andsettleall

claims for injuries and/or damages related to theallegations in the lawsuit,”Phillips wrote in an order approving the settlement. Whilethe total settlement is $4.1 million, 40% of the amount will go to attorneys for the family

Each plaintiffwill receive nearly $474,500 after fees, and Lamb’s father,Bobby Lamb,willreceive $50,000. Bobby Lambwas not a partytothe lawsuit.

DeValkenaere, who is White,was convicted in 2021 of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Cameron Lamb, aBlack man,in December 2019.

DeValkenaere shot and killed the 26-year-old as Lamb wasbacking hispickup truck into hisgarage. Theshooting took placeroughly nine secondsafter DeValkenaere and his partnerpulled up to Lamb’s residence.

DeValkenaere was sentenced to six years in prison but remained free on bond as his criminalappeal worked throughthe courts

The ex-detective surrenderedto authorities in October 2023 when the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. The Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

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More game courts coming to University Square

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer

Tulane University is planning to turn a por-

tion of the Uptown parking lot it owns at University Square in the 200 block of Broadway into six new NCAA regulation tennis courts and four pickleball courts.

The facility will be located next to the Lambeth House retirement community at Broadway and Leake Avenue and will be built primarily for Tulane’s tennis teams, according to documents ﬁled with the city and information shared by Tulane ahead of a neighborhood meeting next month. But it will be open to the broader university community and the general public when not in use by student athletes.

The university sent official notifications of the project to neighbors in a letter dated

April 16. The property is zoned for mixeduse, which means it allows for parks and playgrounds, including court sports, though Tulane will need city approval to re-subdivide the property

The courts won’t be lit and will only be available for use during the day, the letter said.

Tulane spokesperson Mike Strecker said Tuesday that the project, which was ﬁrst announced more than a year ago, has been well received and is expected to break ground in May Construction is scheduled to take about eight months.

“This project represents a valuable addition to both our campus and the surrounding neighborhood,” Strecker said.

BIENVENUE TO N.O.

Surcouf are in New Orleans as part of the annual Jeanne d’Arc mission, a training deployment for 700 French sailors and officers. The mission trains French officers in a five-month deployment through the Atlantic and Arctic regions while demonstrating the versatility and strategic capabilities of the French fleet.

Video of French Quarter shootout released

NOPD provides footage from multiple cameras

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

Early on April 10, about an hour after Jared Pawlus allegedly shot and killed his roommates, he stood in the middle of a French Quarter street with a gun to his head. On Tuesday, the New Orleans Police Department released video footage from multiple cameras of the culmination of a four-hour standoff on Royal Street It ended moments after Pawlus, 39, allegedly fired his weapon at five officers with the NOPD’s Special Operations Division.

Jazz Fest to be ‘very, very hot’

Meteorologist gives first-weekend forecast

BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer

Heavy rains that drenched the New Orleans metro area and ﬂooded streets across the city hit a little too close for comfort this week, as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off Thursday But while some scattered showers could continue through much of the week, National Weather Service meteorologist Phil Grigsby said the ﬁrst weekend of 2025 Jazz Fest is not likely to be a washout.

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UMC nurses union plans strike

Move would be third in one year

BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer

Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans will strike for the third time on May 1 as negotiations over a ﬁrst union contract with LCMC Health continue without resolution.

The nurses, represented by National Nurses United, previously held strikes in October 2024 and February of this year, each time citing concerns over stafﬁng, pay and workplace safety

Nurses said the hospital system has “tried to stall” negotiations in an effort to “wait us out,” according to bargaining committee member Heidi Tujague, an emergency department nurse. Tujague said patients would beneﬁt from a contract that improves the hospital.

Candidate running for Jefferson Parish Council

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

“It’s actually just going to be hot very, very hot,” Grigsby said. A warm, dry high pressure system is expected to build over the region later this week, bringing near-record high temperatures, high humidity and lots of sunshine Warm spring afternoons certainly aren’t uncommon in southern Louisiana, and Grigsby said the average high this time of year generally hovers around 80 degrees. But this weekend, afternoon temperatures are expected to soar well above that, reaching

the mid- to upper 80s on Thursday and Friday and nearing the 90s on Saturday and Sunday Those actual temperatures combined with high humidity and unobscured sunshine are expected to bring heat indices, or “feels-like” temperatures, up into the low 90s on Saturday and Sunday Winds, Grigsby said, aren’t expected to amount to much more than a light breeze. “So there’s really not going to

be much relief,” he said. “The heat is going to be a bit of a shock.” This weekend will likely be among the hottest so far this year, and Grigsby said locals and tourists alike should take extra care to prepare for heat before heading out to the fairgrounds: loose clothing, sunscreen and lots of water

After a candidate in the Jefferson Parish Council District 1 race sent out campaign mailers with endorsements from 13 elected ofﬁcials, one of them says he never endorsed her or gave permission to use his name.

Andrea Manuel, a Democrat from unincorporated Gretna, included interim District 1 council member Joe Marino, no party, on a list of ofﬁcials in support of her candidacy in a ﬂyer recently delivered to district residents. Marino said Monday he was not endorsing either candidate in the race.

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The top of the French Navy vessel LHD Mistral rises above the Mississippi River levee in Algiers as it sits docked across the river at the Port of New Orleans’ Julia Street Cruise Terminal on Tuesday. The LHD Mistral and the FNS

Players enjoy a game of pickleball at Pickle N Pins in Metairie on Oct. 16.

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La. congressman demands to know why student visas were revoked

BY ELYSE CARMOSINO Staff writer

A Louisiana congressman is demanding that the Trump administration explain why it recently revoked the visas of several international students at Southern University

In a letter Tuesday to federal ofﬁcials, U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, called for “an immediate review and explanation” of the visa terminations at Southern, a historically Black university in Baton Rouge. The international students at Southern were among more than a dozen at universities across Louisiana whose visas were revoked in recent weeks without explanation as part of the Trump administration’s targeting of foreign-born students studying in the U.S In his letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons, Fields demanded a “transparent explanation” for the revocations, including any alleged violations by the students that prompted the actions. He also called on the federal agencies to consider reinstating the students’ visas “pending a full investigation,” and to ensure that all actions by immigration authorities follow due process.

“The sudden termination of these students’ legal status without clear justification not only threatens their academic careers but also undermines our nation’s reputation as a welcoming place for global scholarship,” Fields said in a statement. “Such decisions demand immediate review and full transparency.”

He asked federal immigration ofﬁcials to take action, saying that international students “deserve fair treatment consistent with our American values.

Fields’ letter states that eight international students at Southern had their visas revoked, but a

university spokesperson said that, as of last week, the number of impacted students at the Baton Rouge campus was seven. In addition, two students at Southern University’s New Orleans campus also had their visas revoked, ofﬁcials said.

Southern spokesperson Janene Tate said in an interview last week that the school was not given a reason for the revocations and declined to offer additional information, citing federal student-privacy laws.

Including Southern, more than a dozen international students statewide have had their visas revoked in recent weeks, leaving them vulnerable to detention and deportation. They include at least two students at Tulane University, three at the University of New Orleans, and three at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

A spokesperson for the U.S. ofﬁce of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in an email that the department does not issue or revoke visas. Representatives for Rubio and Noem did not respond to requests for comment.

International students nationwide have been increasingly targeted by President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on immigration, which recently ex-

U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields speaks during a town hall he held March 21 at Southern University at Shreveport Metro Center in Shreveport.

Arrest made after fatal shooting during robbery

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

An 18-year-old man from Belle Chasse died after he was shot by a 17-year-old during a robbery in Marrero, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce.

Cashmere Butler, of Harvey, was arrested April 16 and booked with ﬁrst-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Samuel Tague, authorities said. Tague was wounded on the evening of April 15 in the 5000 block of Fourth Street in Marrero, according to the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce. Butler, who was clad in a ski

mask, is accused of shooting Tague in the abdomen during the holdup, authorities said. Witnesses reported that the pair had been involved in an alteration just before the gunﬁre rang out. No other details were available, including how or if Tague and Butler knew one another Butler was being held without bail on the murder charge at he Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on Tuesday. Bail was set at $250,000 on the obstruction charge.

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panded to include noncitizens who are residing in the country legally

In many cases, students with F-1 or J-1 visas which allow them to study at American universities, have been singled out for expressing pro-Palestinian views or participating in campus protests It’s not clear whether any of the Louisiana students were targeted for participating in protests.

Earlier this month, Rubio ordered overseas diplomats to comb through the social media accounts of student visa applicants to bar those suspected of being critical of the U.S. or Israel from entering the country, The New York Times reported. Since he became secretary of state in January, Rubio has reported revoking at least 300 visas.

“If we knew this information about them before we gave them a visa, would we have allowed them in?” he said “If the answer is no, then we revoke the visa.”

As of April 21, at least 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges and universities nationwide have had their visas suddenly revoked in recent weeks, according to an analysis by Inside Higher Ed, a news outlet that covers higher education. The reason behind many of those revocations remains unknown.

Patrols raised as Miss. River rises

Corps tests

spillway opening

BY MIKE SMITH Staff writer

The rising Mississippi River has prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local ofﬁcials to increase precautionary measures along levees from Baton Rouge to Venice, but it remains unclear if the Bonnet Carre Spillway will have to be opened for the ﬁrst time since 2020.

The Corps announced that the river was expected to rise above 15 feet at the Carrollton gauge in New

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“Constructing these tennis and pickle ball courts will ensure that our student athletes have a dedicated space to train, compete and represent Tulane University.”

Lambeth House CEO Scott Crabtree said his community supports the project.

“We’re happy about it,” he said.

“It will bring permanent vitality to the area and our residents can take advantage of the courts and go watch NCAA tennis.”

Seeking a spot for new courts

Tulane has been in need of a new tennis facility since its on-campus tennis courts were ripped up to make way for Yulman Stadium in 2013.

In the years since, the university’s tennis team has practiced and

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“I was not asked (to be on the mailer),” Marino said. “I did not give my permission, nor would I have given it, because I’m not endorsing a candidate.” Manuel referred comments to her campaign staff, who said in an email she was unaware of the error as she “has been focused on campaigning” and apologizes.

Manuel is facing off against Republican and Jean Laﬁtte Mayor Timothy Kerner Jr in the May 3 election after they knocked out Ricky Templet a former Parish Council member, in the March

Orleans on Tuesday, which roughly translates to 15 feet above sea level.

That triggered what the Corps calls a Phase II ﬂood ﬂight, necessitating daily patrols of levees to spot any seepage or other potential problems.

A spillway opening is triggered when the river ﬂow reaches 1.25 million cubic feet per second, which tends to translate to around 17 feet on the Carrollton gauge.

Current projections show the river cresting at around 16.5 feet on April 30 before beginning to fall, making a spillway opening possible.

The Corps ran a test opening of Bonnet Carre on Monday in preparation for the possibility.

A Phase I ﬂood ﬁght began April

competed at City Park.

In 2021, Tulane and the Audubon Nature Institute began working on a deal to move the Green Wave tennis team to the Audubon Tennis Courts near the zoo.

But the agreement would have required Tulane to renovate the old clay courts, which the university decided was too expensive, so it opted to build on university-owned property instead. Tulane has owned University Square since purchasing the property from Lambeth House in the early 2000s.

Having a new tennis facility there, Strecker said, “is tremendous for the student-athlete experience as well as recruiting the best to play for Tulane.”

He said the Crescent City Farmer’s Market, held in the parking lot on Tuesday mornings, will not be forced to relocate.

Pickleball craze

Tulane’s new pickleball courts

primary Marino took over the Parish Council seat on an interim basis in January after former council member Marion Edwards retired from the role less than a year into his second term. Marino initially gave his support to Templet but chose not to endorse the two remaining candidates after he lost Edwards, a Democrat, endorsed Manuel and is included on her ﬂyer Also on the mail piece are U.S. Congressman Troy Carter and District 3 Parish Council member Byron Lee, both Democrats, as well as Republican state Sen. Patrick Connick, who ran against Kerner for the state seat in 2023 and won.

14, when the river hit 11 feet on the Carrollton gauge. That meant twice-weekly inspections of the levee system. During Phase I, all subsurface construction within 1,500 feet of the river levees must be suspended unless a waiver is granted by the Corps and the local levee district. Under Phase II all waivers are suspended.

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will be the latest of several to open in the New Orleans area.

In 2023, the Exchange Pickleball + Beer opened in the Garden District, and in 2024, Drew Brees opened Pickles N Pins in Metairie The Hilton downtown has also converted some of its old racquetball and tennis courts into pickleball courts, as have private tennis clubs.

Hotelier Jayson Seidman, who operates pickleball courts at one of his Texas hotels and managed the Exchange last year, said the sport, which captured the imagination of a stir-crazy nation during the pandemic, has showed no signs of slowing down.

“It’s still a popular game and New Orleans is an underserved market,” he said.

Tulane is holding a required Neighborhood Participation Program meeting to discuss the plans at 6 p.m. May 1 at 200 Broadway, Ste. 142.

Manuel runs a consulting firm offering life coaching and Spanish language lessons. She has previously worked as a Spanish teacher at four schools, a child welfare specialist for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services and an insurance agent. If elected, Manuel would be the ﬁrst Black council member to represent her district. Kerner has served as mayor of Jean Laﬁtte since 2020, succeeding his father, Timothy Kerner Sr., who resigned from the position to become a state representative after seven terms as mayor He’s been endorsed by at-large council members Jennifer Van Vrancken and Scott Walker along with Lt. Gov Billy Nungesser

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They ﬁred back with one bullet and six “less lethal” 40 mm foam rounds, NOPD said.

Two of the foam rounds hit Pawlus, police said. Nobody was struck by the bullet.

The gunﬁre put an end to hours of negotiation with the man police say murdered his roommates in their Seventh Ward home hours earlier Officers found James Newman, 53, and William Shoop, 73, fatally shot inside the double in the 1700 block of Rousselin Drive NOPD said. Pawlus allegedly called his sister to confess, and she notiﬁed police, according to court documents.

“He stated he shot his roommates, and he asked his family member to tell other members of his family that he loved them,” a police afﬁdavit states.

About 1 a.m., NOPD Eighth District ofﬁcers received a call of a suicidal man standing in the 900 block of Royal Street. He ﬁt the description of the homicide suspect, said NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, who was at the scene.

“He was armed with a gun and he had it to his head in an attempted suicide type situation,” Kirkpatrick said. “Eighth District ofﬁcers immediately tried to deescalate the situation. They tried to get him to drop the gun, obviously, and talk with him.”

Those ofﬁcers requested backup from the police SWAT team for what Kirkpatrick called a “high-risk” situation. Over four hours Pawlus allegedly “made articulations that he had killed his roommates, and he did not want to return to prison” but did not surrender or drop his weap-

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Here’s the forecast: Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with the possibility of thunderstorms after 10 a.m.

on, Kirkpatrick said.

Footage released Tuesday shows multiple angles culled from body-worn cameras, a Nest camera, a drone and a surveillance video. It shows Pawlus shufﬂing back and forth on Royal Street before “tak(ing) a combat stance and rais(ing) that gun toward the ofﬁcers,” Kirkpatrick said Tuesday, summarizing the footage

“Just put it down. Put it down,” an ofﬁcer says in the video.

The footage shows Pawlus appearing to fire, and one officer firing back Pawlus runs to a doorway to take cover and fires again. NOPD officers fire six foam rounds at him, two of which meet their mark, according to police. Pawlus collapses on the sidewalk, and officers surround him and recover his weapon. Pawlus was arrested on five counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of illegal use of weapons, as well as two counts of second-degree murder

The murder charges carry a life prison sentence upon a conviction.

Bail for Pawlus was set at $2 million for the second-degree murder counts and $1.5 million for the attempted murder and weapon counts.

NOPD releases body-worn camera footage of officer-involved shootings in accordance with its 2012 federal consent decree. That reform agreement has entered a two-year “sustainment period,” after which the NOPD may exit federal court oversight. The department continues to release footage of critical incidents under the policy.

The Ofﬁce of the Independent Police Monitor was present and monitored NOPD’s Force Investigation Team at the scene of the shooting.

“This is transparency in action,” Kirkpatrick said.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with afternoon highs of around 86 and a low of around 68.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87 and a low of around 69. Email Kasey Bubnash at kasey. bubnash@theadvocate.com.

Partly sunny, with a high near 83 degrees and a low of around 71. Breezy, with winds of up to 10 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85 and overnight lows near 70.

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UMC CEO John Nickens said that there will be “no disruptions to operations” during the strike. The hospital system is looking into using contract nurses from its other hospitals to ﬁll in during the 24-hour gap.

Nickens said the union and hospital, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, were scheduled to negotiate Tuesday and Wednesday this week but received a strike notice on Monday that he connected to compensation.

“All the issues that we’ve talked about for 15 months, I think that we’ve addressed operationally and now it’s just pay,” Nickens said. “That’s the divide.”

Nickens said the hospital has asked for a market analysis for compensation review and the union has not provided that.

Shonda Franklin, a nurse in the UMC ﬂoat pool, said the strike is about more than pay “What we’re asking for is enough nurses to do our jobs and enough respect in our hospital to be heard,” Franklin said in a statement.

Nickens said the nurse-to-patient ratio at UMC is similar to that of other trauma centers.

“UMC has the best nursing ratios in the city, and they are in

alignment with trauma centers across the country,” he said. Nurses voted to unionize in December 2023, forming the first private-sector nurses’ union in Louisiana with over 600 members. Contract negotiations began in March 2024 and have included 24 meetings, according to hospital ofﬁcials. They have discussed over 40 proposals and come to tentative agreements on 12. In the past, strikes have cost LCMC Health approximately $2 million per day, largely due to the expense of hiring temporary staff, according to LCMC CEO Greg Feirn. Because of contract staffing obligations, the three previous strike days over two occasions have resulted in eight days without regular staff. The upcoming strike falls on International Workers’ Day

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N.O. manpleadsnot guilty to kidnapping dominatrix

JPSO:Woman managedtoescape throughwindow

BY MICHELLEHUNTER Staff writer

ANew Orleans man accused of threatening and holding adominatrix hostage after the pair met on a fetish website has pleaded not guilty in the case.

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’sOffice charged Joshua Graves, 22, with second-degree kidnapping, armed robbery and human trafﬁcking, Jefferson Parish court records said. Graves pleaded not guilty Monday Thevictim, a37-yearoldwoman from the New Orleans area, told Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce investigators thatshe is a dominatrix whowas seeking aconsensual submissive partneronthe website FetLife, according to au-

thorities. Graves reached out to her throughthe website,and the pair agreed to meet in person. This encounter was not meant to be sexual, the womantoldauthorities.

Graves arranged foracar to bring her to aresidence on LouisCourtinunincorporated Gretna on Feb. 3.

But the woman told investigators shebegan to feel uneasy immediately after entering thehouse,according to the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce Fearful for hersafety,the woman triedtowalk out, butGraves aggressively preventedher from leaving and attempted to takeher cellphone, according to authorities.

Graves told the woman he intended to “pimp her out,” forcing her to have sex with others for money, theSheriff’sOffice said He’s accusedofchoking the woman and hittingher when shetriedagain to leave

“They got into multiple physical altercationswhile

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she was trying to escape,” said Capt.Jason Rivarde, a spokespersonwiththe Sheriff’s Ofﬁce.

The woman suffered bruising to several parts of her body

Graves is accused of takingthe woman’snecklace, bracelet andananklechain while armed with apairof brokenscissors, according to authorities

He offeredtoreleasethe woman if she paid him an unspeciﬁed amount of money.After about90minutes inside Graves’ residence, the womanmanaged to escape through awindow,according to authorities

TheSheriff’s Office has saidthatinvestigators suspect Graves may have previously targetedothervictimsonthe website. But he hasnot been booked on any additional charges

Graves was being held Tuesday at theJefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. Bail was set at $1 million.

Mangetslifeindeath of infant son

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Astate judge sentenced a Folsom man to life in prison last week in the death of his 7-month-old son.

Judge William H. Burris, of the 22nd Judicial District, handed down the life sentence to Corey Nauck, 32, on April 16 in connectionwith the 2018 death of his son, Carter Nauck, the Northshore District Attorney’s Ofﬁce said in anews release. Nauck was facing the mandatory life sentence after aSt. Tammany jury convicted him of first-degree

murder in March following afour-day trial in Covington. On Feb. 26, 2018, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified thata babyhad been broughttoSt. Tammany Parish Hospital with suspicioushead injuries,the newsrelease said Twodays later,after being airliftedto a New Orleans hospitaland found to have no brainactivity,the baby wasdeclared dead. After being arrested at a family member’sinMississippi in connectionwith the killing, Nauck said he “lost it” after his son wouldn’t stop crying, the news re-

lease said. His wife had gone to workearlier in the morning, andhewas at home with the baby He told investigators he aggressively shookCarter in aback-and-forthmotion and caused the baby’shead to strike the ﬂoor multiple times. Nauck did not call 911 to seek medical attention, the news release said. Nauck’sattorney said he wasresponsible forthe infant’s death, but it was not his intention to kill him.

AssistantDistrict Attorneys Iain Dover andAngelina Valuri urged the judge to hand down alife sentence.

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BeverlyElaineBivens Brown, age78, wasbornon December 9, 1946 in New Orleans, LA.She departed this earthlyhomeon Wednesday, April2,2025. Beverlyattended Orleans Parish Schools, graduated from Dillard University with aBachelorinElemen‐tary Educationand re‐ceived aMaster'sinNorth Carolina.She retiredafter 40 yearsofteachingele‐mentarystudentsin2012. Beverly wasa silver mem‐

berofDelta SigmaTheta Sorority.She wasalsoa member of St.Phillip the ApostleCatholicChurch untilmovingtoNorth Car‐olinawhere sheattended St.Ann Catholic Church andwas afﬁliated with the St.Ann'sLadiesGuild and alecturesfor St.Ann's Catholic Church.Beverly wasthe loving sister of Sandra Jupiter, Deborah Bivens,Frank James Bivens,Jr. andWanda Bow‐mantocherish hermemo‐ries.She is also remem‐beredbya host of nieces, greatnieces, nephews, greatnephews,cousins, family andfriends.Beverly wasprecededindeath by herhusband of 55 1/2 yearsJohnE.Brown; and herparents FrankJames Bivens,Sr. andEllaOphelia Bivens.Relatives and friendsofthe family,also Priest andparishionersof St.Phillip theApostle Catholic Church andSt. Ann Catholic Church (North Carolina), members of DeltaSigma Theta Sorority andSt. Ann's Ladies Guildare invitedto attend theCelebration of Life ServiceonFriday, April 25, 2025 at Gertrude Ged‐desWillisFuneralHome, 2120 JacksonAvenue,New Orleans, LA 70113 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Inter‐ment Lakelawn Park Ceme‐tery andMausoleum,5454 PontchartrainBlvd, New Orleans, LA 70124. Youmay sign theguest book on www.gertrudegeddeswilli s.com. Gertrude Geddes Willis FuneralGomeInc., in charge (504) 522-2525.

Emile(E.J) Angelo Car‐mouche enteredintoeter‐nalrestpeacefullyonFri‐day, April18surrounded by family andloveatthe age of 83. He wasa long time resident of Gentilly and parishionerofSt. James MajorChurch where he served as an usher. He is survived by hisbeloved wife of 58 years, Raphael Dennis Carmouche. Their 63 year love storywas a true testamenttotheir weddingvows. He also leaves behind hischildren, Michael(Charmaine) Car‐mouche andAlisha(Joel) Capstick,his grandsons, DominicCarmouche,Jonah Capstick,and Calvin Cap‐stick.,his brother, Roy Thomas Carmouche, his sister,Danielle(Wayne) Davis, hissister-in-law, Marsha Ancalade,and a host of nieces,nephews, andcousins.E.J.was born in NewOrleans on March 16, 1942 to thelateDaniel andNadineCalabresi Car‐mouche.Following his birth, themoldwas broken as therewillnever be an‐otherone like him. After graduating from FrancisT Nicholls,hebegan hisca‐reer as alife-long water‐proofing contractor.For over 50 yearsheworked forSoutheast Distributors andWaterproofing and served as theirsuperinten‐dent before completing his career with REV Water‐proofing.E.J.was known forhis tireless work ethic andunwaveringdedication to everytaskheundertook passingthese traits on to hischildren. Whetheron thejob or helpinga neigh‐bor, he believed in giving hisbestand nevercutting corners. He wasa member of theBricklayers Union LocalNo. 1ofLouisiana.In addition to hisparents,he wasalsoprecededin deathbyhis brotherDaniel Carmouche,Jr. Family and friendsare invitedtoat‐tend afuneral mass that will be celebrated at 3PM on Wednesday, April23at JacobSchoen& SonFu‐neralHome, 3827 Canal Street,New Orleans, LA Visitation will beginat noon.A privateinterment will follow.Arrangements by JacobSchoen& SonFu‐neralHome. Condolences maybeleftatwww schoenfh.com

Uvil Castillo enteredinto eternalrestonSaturday, April19, 2025 at theage of 88. Belovedhusband of JennyA.Giron.Son of the late Arturo Castillo andVir‐giniaCastillo. Father of EduarCastillo, Fernanda Castillo,Maria Castillo and Arturo Castillo.Proud GrandfatherofElizabeth Castillo,UvilCastillo, Alessandro Zavala,Atalia Castillo,Aileen Castillo,Va‐leriaGough andDavid Gough. BrotherofSaraEs‐cobedo,RafaelCastilloand ReginaldoCastillo. Mr.Uvil Castillo wasbornand raised in theState of Texas on October15, 1936. He served in theUnitedStates AirForce andservedin Variouscountries,includ‐ingthe Philippinesand Honduras where he spent more than 20 yearsonAc‐tive Duty as aMilitaryAt‐tache’ where he married andlived an exemplarylife andhewasa loving and helpfulfather. MayHeRest In EternalPeace.Family andfriends areinvited to attend theVisitationat MotheFuneralHome, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey,Louisiana on Thursday,April 24, 2025 from 4PMuntil 7PM. AFu‐neralMasswillbeheldat thefuneral home on Thurs‐dayat7PM.Visitationwill continue after Mass at the funeralhomeuntil 10PM. United States AirForcewill render honors at Southeast LouisianaVeteransCeme‐tery,3888 Grantham Col‐lege Road in SlidellonFri‐day, April25, 2025at10AM. Thefamilyinvites youto shareyourthoughts, fond memories,and condo‐lences online at www.mot hefunerals.com

Glenda

Glenda EleanorGillen Cunningham,78, abeloved wife,sister, mother,and friend,passedawaypeace‐fully on April13, 2025, fol‐lowing ashort illness. Born June 12,1946, to Donald andEleanor Gillen in New Orleans, anda longtime resident of Covingtonand Madisonville,Glendaen‐joyedlifetothe fullest.She grew up in Jefferson Parish,playing with and surrounded by friendsand cousins, formingbonds that wouldlasta lifetime Shemarried Terry Cunning‐ham, herhusband of 32 years, andwas aproud andlovingstepmotherto theirchildren, whomshe adored.Her nurturing and steady supportleftanin‐deliblemarkontheir and theirchildren’slives.A de‐votedlover of nature and animals, Glenda opened herheart andhometo countless dogs andcats over theyears,eachone becoming atreasured member of herfamilyand ﬁllingher life with wagging tailsand muddy paws.Her love foranimals extended beyond herhomeasshe also took greatjoy in car‐ingfor andappreciating thewildlifethatvisited her backyard.Birds,deer squirrels, andevenrac‐coonswerewelcome guests in thesanctuary shecreated.Those who knew Glenda will remem‐berher forher sense of humor,affable nature,gen‐erousspirit, andloving heart. Sheleavesa legacy of compassion,kindness, andunwavering love for herfriends andfamily. She wasprecededindeath by herlovinghusband,Terry Cunningham,her parents, Donald andEleanor Fausterman Gillen,her brother-in-law,JoeyHeﬂer, andher dear son, VicCun‐ningham, allofwhomshe held closeinher heart throughouther life.She is survived by herdaughters ValerieSemmes(Paul), Lisa LeBlanc(Dennis), and herson Garry Cunningham (Shelly),her granddaugh‐ters AndréCooper St Pierre (Steve), Gabrielle LeBlanc, andJillian Cun‐ningham, andher greatgrandchildrenBrianna St Pierre,Kaleb St.Pierre, and GraysonSt. Pierre.She is also survived by herolder brotherJerry Gillen (Phil),

heryounger sister Patsy

Hefler,her longtime friend Dottie Davis, hernieces ShannonGillenFrugé (Bobby),ElayneGillenMes‐man(Glenn),and herpre‐ciousdog, Odie.She will be misseddearly, buther beautifulspiritlives on in everyrustlingtree, every bird’s song,inthe memory of everyanimalthatfound ahomebecause shecared andmostofall in the hearts of thefamilyand friendsshe cherishedso deeply. Thefamilywould like to extend theirdeep‐estgratitude to thecom‐passionate staff at PAM Health Specialtyand Reha‐bilitation Hospital of Cov‐ington andDr. Tran forthe exceptionalcareand sup‐port provided during Glenda’s finaldays. Rela‐tivesand friendsare in‐vitedtoattend thememor‐ialservice on Thursday, April24, 2025, at 11:00 AM at E. J. Fielding Funeral Home,2260 West 21st Av‐enue,Covington,Louisiana with visitation beginning at 9:00 AM.Interment will follow in Garden of Memo‐ries Cemetery,4900 Airline Drive, Metairie,Louisiana E. J. Fielding FuneralHome of Covington, Louisiana, is honoredtobeentrusted with Mrs. Cunningham’s funeralarrangements. Her familyinvites youtoshare thoughts,memories, and condolencesby signingan online guestbook at www ejfieldingfh.com

Skye JacobDaigle, resi‐dent of Marrero, LA en‐teredeternal life with his Heavenly Father on Satur‐day, April19, 2025 at 11:50 am at theage of 29 years. Belovedson of Ursin (Buddy)Daigleand thelate Lynette Macaluso Daigle StepbrothertoChris Daigle (Ashley).Grandsontothe late Dennis Daigle Sr.and thelateLulaDaigleand RichardBrown andthe late BeverlyBrown. Nephew to thelateDennis& Harriet Daigle,the late Everet & Joan Theriot, Ronnie& the late CynthiaDaigle, Clifton &JaneDaigle, Dutch& Margaret (Peggy)Trosclair Larry &Lauretta Smith, DianeFleming,Ronald& Rose Lemoine, DianeFlem‐ing, andJosephMatrana Godson to Rhonda Lemoine Basonic(Timothy) and ChristopherJ.Miller. He will be sadlymissedby many cousins, nieces and nephewsand hisvery many specialfriends.He worked in construction andwindowtinting.Rela‐tivesand friendsofthe familyare invitedtoattend theFuneralService at MotheFuneralHome, 7040 LapalcoBlvd.,Marrero,LA on Friday,April 25 at 1:30 p.m. Visitation at thefu‐neralhomewillbefrom 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Mass will startat1:30p.m with intermenttofollowat Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery,1225Whitney Ave.,Gretna, LA.Special thanks to allthe Doctors& nursesand theirstaffs at OchsnerNeuro ICUaswell as familyand friendsthat have helped with him. Fam‐ilyand friendsmay view andsignthe online guest‐book at www.mothefunera ls.com

DiCristina Jr., Casimere Louis

Casimere LouisDi‐Cristina,Jr.,age 83, passed away peacefully on Satur‐day, April12, 2025. He is preceded in deathbyhis belovedwife, JanetFrances Lesa DiCristina,and his parents, Casimere LouisDi‐Cristina,Sr. andHelen Larmeu DiCristina.Leftto cherishhis memory arehis loving children,AlexisAnn Gardner(Brian) and Casimere LouisDiCristina III (Divina);his adored grandchildren, Amanda, Kyle,and MalloryGardner, andChad, Cody,and Chase DiCristina;and thejoyful anticipation of his ﬁrst greatgranddaughter whose soon to be arrival broughthim immensehap‐piness. Aproud native of NewOrleans andlongtime resident of Metairie,LA, Casimere liveda full life

grounded in family, ser‐vice,and sports.Hede‐voted44years as adedi‐catedclerk forthe Illinois SouthRailroadand wasa proudUnitedStatesMa‐rine.Casimerefound his greatest joyinsupporting hisgrandchildren,faith‐fullyattendingtheir sport‐ingevents, andbeing an ever-present ﬁgure in their lives. An avid walker and lifelong sports fan,he nevermisseda game—no matterwhatsport.Hewill be remembered forhis steadfastlove, hiswarm spirit,and hisunwavering devotion to family. Rela‐tivesand friendsare in‐vitedtovisit Greenwood FuneralHome, 5200 Canal Blvd., NewOrleans,LA 70124, on Thursday,April 24, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m. AMemorialMasswill follow thevisitationat 11:00 a.m. Theburialwill be in Greenwood Ceme‐tery

Patricia

Patricia Doyle, 89, of Bay St.Louis,Mississippi passedawayonFriday, April18, 2025, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital.Bornin NewOrleans,Louisiana Patricia,alsoknown as "Cookie"tofamilyand friends, livedthe majority of herlifeinBay St.Louis, Mississippi.Inher early years, Patricia wasanavid breeder andexhibitor of Pekingesedogs;for there‐mainderofher life,she wasnever withouta belovedPekingese by her side.For twenty years, she ownedand operated asuc‐cessfulceramic shop first in Metairie,Louisiana,and laterinWaveland, Missis‐sippi.She wasanactive member of theWaveland American Legion Auxiliary formanyyears andserved as itspresident forthree years. Patricia wasmarried to her firstlove, AndreM.J Lepine,Jr.,for twenty-five yearsuntil hispassing in 1991. Shewas blessedto find love againand mar‐ried Carrol "Jack" Doylein 2001, sharinga beautiful life together until Jack's deathin2014. Patricia is survived by herdaughter, MelanieLepine(Grant), andPeggy Price(Ted).She waspredeceased by her husbands, AndreM.J.Lep‐ine, Jr.and Jack Doyle, her son, PatrickScott Lepine mother,Melanie Bearmann Lynn, father, JamesJoseph Lynn, andbeloved dog, Angel. Relativesand friendsare invitedtovisit Greenwood FuneralHome, 5200 CanalBlvd.,New Or‐leans, LA 70124, on Friday, April25, 2025, starting at 11:00 AM.A GravesideSer‐vice will follow thevisita‐tion at 1:00 PM.The burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.Inlieuof flow‐ers, donationsmay be made to thePurpleHeart Foundation to honorand support veterans andtheir families.Wealsoinviteyou to shareyourthoughts, fond memories,and con‐dolences online at www greenwoodfh.com.Your shared memories will help us celebratePatricia’slife andkeep hermemory alive.

Gauthier,Ranaldo J. With sadnessweshare thepassing of RanaldoJ Gauthier,onApril 10, 2025. Please visitwww.RhodesF uneral.comtoviewservice information, sign theon‐line guestbook,send ﬂow‐ersand sharecondolences

Gordon, Thomas Miller

Thomas Miller Gordon, Jr.passed away peacefully surrounded in hislast days by hisfamilyand his loyal housekeeper,Donna Conforto, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Tom graduated from DellaSalle high school in 1969 and Centenary Collegein1973.

After graduatingcollege, Tom spent six monthson hishouseboat "Boons Farm" trapping with his belovedgolden retriever Amie, whereheearned the moniker, "Trapper." After histenureinthe marsh Tom hadvarious careers starting with DH Holmes, Reilly Benton Company, PrecisionRebuilders and the Jackson Kearney Group but found histruecalling in beinganindependent oil and gas landman working in Texas. He settled in Tyler, Texas, for 17 years. Eventually, Tom'sroots broughthim backto Louisiana wherehesettled into aboat houseonBayou Liberty.Tom'slove of the outdoors neverleft himas he lovedhunting and fishingwithhis many friends. It washis passion that he served in severalpositions with aGulfCoast Conservation Association, including Presidentofthe DeltaChapterand as a member of theLouisiana State Board. Tom is survived by his son, Thomas "Miller" Gordon, III,wife Gillian, grandson, Rowan, brother HenryHodges Gordon, wife Lorie,and sister,Evelyn TheresaZimmermannand husband, John.Preceded in death by hisparents, T.M.Gordon andEvelyn Gordon, hisbeloved sister, Karen Gordon Crawford wife of Robert V. Crawford andbrother Peter Goodridge Gordon.

In lieu of flowers,please make adonation to St GabrielMercy Center,P.O. Box 824, MoundBayou, MS, 38762, in thememory of Karen Gordon Crawford

TheldonAugustine Grif‐fin, on Friday,April 11, 2025, wascalledhometobewith hissaviorand redeemer.A retiredNavyVeteran and U.S. Postal Employee, Mr Griffinisthe sonof Thomas Griffinand Gertrude Duronslet. He wasborninNew Orleans, LA on August 28, 1929. Belovedspouseofthe late JoyArmantand JoyFleury. Brotherofthe late George Griffinand paternal halfbrotherofTracy andGina Griffin. Loving father of AmberGriffinDavillier (Jef‐frey), StephenGriffin (Katherine); Stepfather of ByronLaurent,the late MariaBriscoand Sean Fowler.Proud Grandfather of Angelique Davillier, Jef‐frey Davillier, Jr.(Keia‐juana),Megan Beckwith (Kevon), LindseyGriffin, ByronLaurent,Sr. (Paula), Valencia Luke (David) Aonika Laurent(Sean), Var‐ionLaurent (Erin),Sean Laurent (Tawana),Kenneth Brisco (Lola),Trinity Mullen andVanessa Fowler; brotherinlaw of Joan Birkel,CarleeSimon,Patri‐ciaRalph (Rett),Lionel Fleury (Carol), Merlin Fleury,Sr. (Hilda), thelate Sterling Fleury,Sr. (Au‐drey), andGeraldFleury; GodfatherofCarmen Cousteau,CharlenePeters andCarlDelery. Also sur‐vivedby fifteen great grandchildren, onegreat grandchild,a host of other relativesand friends. Rela‐tivesand friends; members of theMustang Social and Pleasure Club;U.S.PostOf‐fice (KennerBranch); ReNEWSchoolsand NOLAPublic Schoolsare invited to attend theFuneral. A Mass of Christianburial honoring thelifeand legacy of thelateTheldon A. Griffinwillbeheldat Resurrection of OurLord Catholic Church,9701 Ham‐mond Street,New Orleans, LA 70127 on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11 am.Inter‐ment Mt.OlivetCemetery, 4000 Norman MayerAv‐enue,New Orleans, LA 70122. Visitation 9amin thechurch.Pleasesignon‐line guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion Directors(504)581 4411.

Castillo,Uvil

Doyle,

Daigle,SkyeJacob

Grifﬁn, Theldon Augustine

Braud, DelroidRoyce

Carmouche, Emile Angelo 'E.J'

Cunningham,

EleanorGillen

Brown, Beverly Elaine Bivens

Villere "Billy" Houston, Jr. departed this life on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.Son of the late Villere Sr. (Levy) and Louise Nelson. Devoted husband of Cynthia Bossier Houston. Beloved father of Tammy and Derek (Tamiko) Houston. Brother of Horace Houston of Oakland, CA, the late Dolores Williams, Emelda Johnson,Leroy Houston, Herman and Levy (Sonny) Houston. Survived by three grandchildren, Darian Kobie andKaleb,Two great -grandchildren, Brhaylin and Emmonie, and survived by 2dedicated godchildren, Jefferi D. Kelson and Dana Houston, three brothers in law, Milton Bossier of Atlanta, GA, Ronald Bossier of Salina Kansas andKendall Bossier, Sr. of LaPlace, LA; five sisters in law: Jeanne Norman, Annette Houston, CarolynBossier of LaPlace, LA, Marie B. Clark of Baker, LA and Mercedes Houston of Oakland, CA, and ahost of nieces, adedicated niece Melentia J. Adams, nephews, cousins, an angel of mercy, Crystal Collins, and friends. Anativeand resident of Reserve, LA. Age 84. Relatives and friends of the family, also pastor, officers,and members of Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, and all neighboring churches, employees of St. John Parish, St. John Parish Public School System, and Cornerstone Chemical Plantare invited to attend funeralservice on Thursday, April 24,2025at 11:00 a.m. at the above named church 1900 Greenwood Dr., LaPlace, 70068. Rev. Cyril Buyeera, PastorOfficiating Interment in St. Peter's Cemetery, Reserve, La Visitation on Thursday, April 24,2025 at 9:45a.m. Rosary at 10:15a.m. Professional Services entrusted to the Caring Staff of Hobson Brown Funeral Home, 134Daisy St., Garyville, La 70051, (985) 535-2516.

Elio Iovenitti, age 82, passed away at his home in Metairie, Louisiana, while surrounded by his family and friends, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.

Elio was born in Paganica, L'Aquila, Italy on August 14, 1942 and he emigrated to America in 1966. He went into the plumbing trade and opened Elio's Plumbing in 1976.

Elio was astrong, silent man whose quiet determination spokelouder than his words. Despite his reserved naturehehad abig heart, and his love for his familywas evident with every hardworking day he dedicated to ensuring their happiness and well-being. Hisunwavering commitment to those he cherished has left an enduring legacy of selflessness and heartfelt devotion.

Elio joins his son, Robert Iovenitti, his parents, Luigi Iovenitti and Augusta Pacifico, and his seven brothers, Dante, Giustino, Don Gustavo, Orlando, Corrado, Mario, and Francesco.

Elio is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Elvira Pieri Iovenitti; his children, Ugo (Bobbie) Iovenitti and Laurie (Mike) Fulham; his grandchildren, Dominic (Lauren) Iovenitti Dante Iovenitti, Will Fulham, and JuliaFulham; and his sister, Gioconda Tudico.Heisalso survived by many nieces and nephews.

The family would liketo extend their gratitude to Elio's caretakers, Karen Lugo and Karen Franz, for their care and compassion in his last days. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at St. Clement of Rome Parish, 4317Richland Ave. in Metairie, on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:30AM. Avisitation will be held at the church beginning at 10:00AM. The interment

willfollow the Mass at Lake LawnPark Mausoleum. In lieu offlowers, please considerMasses or adonation in Elio'smemory to the charity of your choice To view and signthe online guest book,please visit lakelawnmetairie.com

Harry Thomas Lemmon, AssociateJustice on the SupremeCourt of Louisianafrom1980-2001, passedawaypeacefullyin hissleep on Good Friday, April18, at age94. Born in Morgan City,Louisiana,to Earl andGertrude(Blum) Lemmon in 1930, Harry ex‐celled in athleticsand aca‐demics at Morgan City High School andthenat Southwestern LouisianaIn‐stitute, where he gradu‐ated with adegree in Chemistryand received theAlumniAward forOut‐standing Graduate.After servinginthe Army and workingasa chemist, he enteredLoyolaLaw School Whilethere,hemet Mary AnnVial, who wouldbe‐come hispartner in life and lawfor 64 years. He gradu‐ated at thetop of hisclass while also starting hisfastgrowingfamily. In 1970, he waselected to the Louisiana4th CircuitCourt of Appeal,where he served untilhewas electedtothe SupremeCourt of Louisianain1980. Through‐outhis legalcareer,he taught lawschool probono at Loyola,Tulane, and LouisianaState University He chairedthe Ainsworth LectureCommittee, which broughtprestigious na‐tional andinternational dignitariestospeak at Loy‐ola. He served on theVisit‐ingCommittee forLoyola LawSchool where he en‐suredthatthe curriculum metthe higheststandards of professional education. He co-authored Louisiana CivilLaw Treatise on Civil ProcedurewithProfessor FrankL.Maraist.Inaddi‐tion to hisscholarly legal contributions, Harry’s ex‐tensivecivic involvement included servingonthe BoardofDirectors of Asso‐ciated Catholic Charities, theAmericanJudicature Society, andthe American Inns of Court. He chaired theBoard of Governorsof theLouisiana Judicial Col‐lege andthe American Bar Association’sAppellate Judges EducationInstitute, andservedonmultiple LouisianaLaw Institute committees.Honorsand awards includeinduction into theMorganCityHigh School Athletic Hall of Fame,Louisiana BarFoun‐dation’s DistinguishedJu‐rist Award, Loyola Law School St.IvesAward,an honorary degree from LSU, inductionintoLSU Law Center’s Hall of Fame,hon‐orarymembershipinLSU’s Orderofthe Coif,and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Loyola LawSchool WhileHarry lovedthe Con‐stitutionand thelaw,his greatest treasureswere hischildrenand grandchil‐dren.Fromcoachingtheir sports teamstoteaching them to fish andswimto helpingwithhomework, Papa found joyinthe daily experiencesofparent‐hood.Inthe wayhelived hislife, he demonstrated unconditionallove, faith, andkindness. In summary, to quotehis dear friend JudgeBillRedmann, Harry had“awarmheart,a bright mind,and an open hand.” Harry is survived by theloveofhis life,his wife of 64 years,MaryAnn Vial Lemmon,DistrictJudge of theEastern District of Louisiana. He is also sur‐vivedbyhis sixchildren andthirteen grandchil‐dren:Andrew, hiswifeJoni, andhis sonStuart; Mary Lauren andher children Patrickand Mary Elise; Roslyn andher children Mary Ann“Annie,”Noah, andWilliam;Carla,her spouse Shawn, andtheir children Adam,Nateand Ben; Jake andhis children James, Luke,Mark, and Matthew;and Patrickand his spouse Michelle Hynes. Thefamilyrequeststhat, in lieu of flowers, donations in JusticeLemmon’shonor be made to LoyolaUniver‐sity CollegeofLaw,ATTN JusticeHarry T. Lemmon Memorial Fund,7214 St CharlesAvenue,Box 909, NewOrleans,LA70118 or made online at https:// spark.loyno.edu/ collegeoflaw;ortothe His‐toricNew OrleansCollec‐tion,Office of Develop‐ment,533 Royal Street New

Orleans, LA 70130 or online at https://hnoc.org/ support/donate/5ﬁnancialdonation.Relatives and friendsare invitedtovisit at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church,Loyola University,6367St. Charles Ave, NewOrleans,LA70118 on Thursday,April 24, 2025, starting at 1:00 PM.A Fu‐neralMasswillfollowthe visitation at 3:00 PM.We also invite youtoshare your thoughts,fondmemo‐ries,and condolenceson‐line at www.greenwoodfh com. Your shared memo‐ries will help us celebrate Harry’s life andkeep his memory alive.

MathewsSr.,JohnLarry

John "Larry" Mathews, Sr passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April15, 2025, at theage of 89. He was bornonNovember 30, 1935, in NewOrleans, LA and was aresident of Lacombe, LA since 2005.

Larry is preceded in death by his parents, John Henry Mathews and Irma EzildaCarboMathews, his brothers DonaldJ Mathews and AlvinJ Mathews, and his beloved sonRichard J. Mathews.

Larry leaves behind his loving wife of 70 years, ElizabethPerrot Mathews, and his children, John L. Mathews, Jr. (Karen), Lynn M. Wilkinson (Grant), Lori M. Gould(Robert), and David B. Mathews (Leslie). He is also survivedby8 grandchildren, Jean, Joshua, Jason,Shane, Stacie C.,David,Jr.,Stacie I.,and Ryan, and 15 greatgrandchildren, Hunter, Elizabeth, Andrew, Kirsten, Julianna, Taylor, Mackenzie, Jolie, Logan, Mardi, Ryder, Marie, Maggie,Joseph, and Natalie

Larry was alongshoreman, stagehand and retired as aheavyequipment operator fromthe Local 406 Operating Engineers.

He lovedspending time with his family,working in his yard and garden, and attending dailyMass at St John of theCross Catholic Church. He was an usher and amember of the Knights of Columbus, Third Degree, Alex SemelCo# 12989.

Familyand friends are invitedtoattendthe funeral services at St. John of theCross CatholicChurch, 61030 Brier Lake Dr., Lacombe, LA 70445 on Friday, April25, 2025, at 11:00 AM with visitationon Fridaybeginning at 9:30 AM. ACelebrationofLife willfollow in thechurch hall Interment willbeinthe Abita SpringsCemetery #2 on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 9:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Larry may be madetoSt. JudeChildren's Hospitalat https://www.stjude.org

Thomas "Mack" McCray Sr., age79, wasbornon July 12, 1945 in NewOr‐leans, LA.Hedepartedhis earthlyhomeonThursday April3,2025. Mr.McCray waseducatedinthe Or‐leansParishPublicSchool System andwas agradu‐ateofGeorgeWashington Carver High School.Hewas joined in Holy Matrimony to SabraMcCannMcCray for55years andtothis union,three children were born,Letrece McCoy Thomas McCray,Jr. and SabrinaBrazil. Also sur‐vivedbyseven grandchil‐dren,foursiblings, four brothers in law, four sis‐ters-in-law, ahostof nieces,nephews,cousins closefamily, church mem‐bers andfriends.All arein‐vitedtoattend thefuneral ACelebration servicehon‐oringthe life andlegacyof thelateThomas"Mack"

McCray,Sr.,willbeheldat GreaterCarverBaptist Church,3343 Metropolitan Street,New OrleansLA 70126 on Friday,April 25, 2025 at 10 am.Internment Restlawn Park Cemetery 3540 US-90, Avondale,LA 70094. Visitation 9amin thechurch.Pleasesignon‐line guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors(504)581-4411.

Milan,Margery Peter

Margery PeterMilan, age101, passedaway peacefully on Wednesday, April9,2025. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Catherine McGovern Peterand JosephPeter; her siblings, Catherine P. Smith,Marie P. Curcuru and J. Daniel Peter; and sons, Alvin Kenneth Milan and infant Douglas Milan. In 1942, she married the love of her life,Ira B. Milan. Their83-yearmarriage was atrue testament to love and commitment.For thepastthree years, they were honored as theoldest living married couple in Louisiana.

Lovinglyknown as Margie, she treasured her family and faith. She enjoyed Sunday Mass, gardening, sewing,fishing, and puzzles. She shared her love of music by playing clarinet in theIra Milan Polka Band and local American Legion bands.

Margieissurvivedby her belovedspouse, IraB Milan and their children, Fredrick Milan (the late Beverley) of CA,Linda Milan Upchurch, (the late John) and Kalvin J. Milan (Jan). She also leaves behind 8grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 4 great-greatgrandchildren, many nieces, nephews, extended family,and dear friends

AfuneralMass will be held at St.Philip Neri CatholicChurch on Saturday, April26at11:00 AM with visitation beginning at 9:30 AM.

Billie BourgRoman,born

November 27, 1934, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2025atthe ageof90in BatonRouge,LA. Shewas born in NewOrleans and livedmostofher life in Chalmette,relocatingto BatonRouge after Hurri‐cane Katrina. Shewas the daughter of thelate SylvesterT.Bourg andthe late Cecile Lods Bourg. She wasprecededindeath by herhusband of 67 years, Joseph C. Roman, Jr.She wasthe mother of Patricia R. Earhart(Bobby),Joseph C. Roman, III (Judy), Pamela R. Mascari(Brian) andthe late BradleyJ Roman; grandmotherof ChrisEarhart (Daynell), AlanaE.Barnett-Woods (Chris), VincentRoman (Kayla), Gerard Roman (Alyssa), andKatherine, Peterand Andrew Mascari; great-grandmotherof Noah andChloe Earhart, Carter Barnett-Woods, Luke,Camille, andKolton Roman. Shewas thesister of BarbaraB.Capdepon andthe late EliseB Munch, thelateAudrey Bourg, andthe late DorisB Creger.She wasa ’53grad‐uate of RabouinHigh School,and is also sur‐vivedbyher lifelong friend andclassmate Joan Croall Livaccari. Shealsoleaves behind many friendsand relativesfromChalmette andBaton Rouge, mem‐bers of theSt. Bernard Club (peopledisplaced all over Louisiana by Hurri‐cane Katrina),friends at St Thomas More in Baton Rouge, andresidents of Williamsburg Senior Living Shespent herlifedeeply devotedtoher familyand herfaith.A specialthanks to OurHouse forRespite in BatonRouge where she spentthe last 16 months receivingexcellent care by Ms.Verly andher staff Services to be held at St BernardMemorialFuneral Home,701 Virtue St Chal‐mette,LA, on April25, 2025,

with visitation from 9:00 a.m. followed by aCatholic Burial Mass at noon.Inter‐ment will follow immedi‐atelyatSt. BernardGar‐dens

Rosenwasser, Lawrence 'Larry

It is with aheavy heart to announcethe passingof Lawrence “Larry”Rosen‐wasseronApril 15, 2025. Larry wasbornonSeptem‐ber23, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY.Hegraduated from LSU where hislovefor purple & goldthrived.Larry is sur‐vivedbyhis wife,Marsha, daughter,Tobi(Ashley), granddaughter, Michaela SILMargo andMara, broth‐ersRobertRosenwasser, MD,MBA (Deborah), and Steve. Larrywas an athlete who couldcatch everyball thrown hisway.Heisre‐membered as aherowitha boundless vocabulary and vast knowledge. Thus,his nickname “Mr. Dictionary.” Larry’s greatest posses‐sion washis family. His most admiredtraitswere hiswisdom, love andsense of humor.May Larry’s memory be ablessing.

TheFamilyofKaren AipleRuddsadly an‐nounces herpassing.She died peacefully in theearly morningonApril 4, 2025, at theage of 80. Karenwas born on September7,1944, in NewOrleans,LAtoFred‐erickAiple andGeorgette ShermanAiple.She was preceded in deathbyher husband JamesMichael Rudd (3/24/25) andFreder‐ickA.and Georgette Aiple. Sheissurvivedbyher sons Victor M.,Jeffrey F. and DavidM.Rudd, grandson Austin M. Rudd, daughterin-lawsJanet Rudd, Dawn Rudd andMichelle Agosto, sister-in-lawSusan Att‐away,brother-in-law CharlesAttaway,niece Nicole Brouillette,(Randy, Andrew,Amanda),nephew Jonathan Attaway(Jess, Alexandra, Elijah). Karen attended St.MatthiasEle‐mentaryand graduated from DominicanHigh School (1962).She was marriedtothe love of her life,James MichaelRudd for53years.Theymoved to Destrehan, La andraised threesons. Mike said that herquiet strength,beauty, warmth andgrace ﬁlledhis heartand mind with ajoy he didnot know existed. Hersonsall agreethatshe wasthe best mother imag‐inable andsupported them in ways that they each uniquelyneeded.She en‐couraged theireducation wasa cubscout den mother,provided emo‐tional supportand gave selﬂesslytoensuretheir happiness. Karenworked as acustomerservice managerfor Standard Cof‐feeCompany for25years Activities sheloved in‐cluded exercising andso‐cializingatAnytime Fit‐ness. Herquiltsillustrated hercreativityand artistic nature.She enjoyedher friendsinthe numerous quilting groups andtaught others to embroider. Cook‐

ingfor familyholiday gath‐erings gave hertremen‐dous pleasure,and sheal‐ways enjoyedmaking heavenly hash candyfor everyone.Asher grandson said,her kitchenwas her placetothriveand have fun. Shewas adevout member of theCatholic Church,attendedSt CharlesBorromeoinDe‐strehanand served in the chapel everyThursday night. Visitation will be held on April 25, 2025, at 11:00 am at St CharlesBor‐romeoCatholicChurch, 13396 RiverRd, Destrehan, Louisiana. Mass of Christ‐ianBurialwillbeheldat 12:00 pm

AnnMarie Maloney Gandolfo Smith passed away on Friday, March28, 2025. "Annie" as most knewher,was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 23, 1935, and wasthe daughterofFernandand Margaret Gandolfo. Along with hersistersMargee, Manon& Sheila, she grew up on St.CharlesAvenuein Uptown NewOrleans Anniewas preceded in death by herhusband, attorney Guy Smith. Sheis survived by herdaughter Nancy Smith of Mandeville, LA andson Foster Smith (Amy) of Milton, GA, grandson ParkerSmith (Kaitlyn) great-grandson Carsonof Roswell, GA, grandson Taylor Smith (Liz) of Holly Springs, GA and granddaughterLindseySmith of NewOrleans.Her familyincludes herlatesister, Margaret Gandolfo Farris & latebrother-in-law Charles Farris, nephewsCharlie Farris (Jane) &grandniece Frannie Franks(Michael) & great-grandnephew Farris &great-grandniece Jane& grandnephew Buddy Farris, BradleyFarris (Eileen) &grandnieces Charlotte& Nina Farris (Dillon), WoodyFarris (MerryPage) &grandniece MerryAlston, Waddy Farris (Monica)& grandniece Kate, HamFarris (Teresa) &nieceMeg Farris Adams (Mike), surviving sister ManonGandolfo McKinnon,nephew Will McKinnon (Tree) &grandnephewsBilly, Danny, Tommy, Jimmy &grandnieceLilly, nieceClerc Hunter (Bill) andgrandnephew Charlieand her latesister,Sheila Maloney Dial &latebrother-in-law Mike Dial, nieceAllison Carrow(Craig), grandnephewsCole, Cooper & Will andnieceSaraDial. Anniegraduatedfromboth IsadoreNewman School andNewcomb College. She made herformal debutin 1956, and she reignedas queenofboth Doriansand Eros andappearedinthe courts of Nereus, Athenians andProphetsof Persia. Anniebegan hercareer working forShellOil as adraftswoman in Houston. After meeting the charismatic, colorfulattorneyGuy Smith at aparty, shemoved backtoNew Orleans, and they married shortly thereafter.Annie's passion for music &arts waswoven into thefabric of herlife. Shewould go to theopera, Saenger &Fox Theatres to see live performances. As an accomplishedartist, she painted herown artwork,furniture, andseveral needlepoint canvas originalsand she co-owneda needlepoint shoponTulaneAvenue calledNeedlework's, with hersister Margee.She volunteered regularly for manyyearsatthe Preservation Resource

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Smith, AnnMarie MaloneyGandolfo

Rudd, KarenAiple

Iovenitti, Elio

Roman, Billie Bourg

McCray Sr., Thomas 'Mack'

OUR VIEWS

Keeping tabs on school spending

Anew websiteunveiled by the state Department of Treasury this month gives taxpayers awindow into how publicschools spendtheir money,and we believe thiswill have several positive effects.

School districtsinLouisiana spend about $15,400 per student, of which about$2,200 comes from federal sources, accordingtothe site.The amounts canvarybetween public and charter schools. But the new website showsa breakdown of how that money isspent,dividingitinto categories that include instruction, administration, transportation and studentand instructional support.Italso includes information on vendor contracts, employee salariesand revenue sources.

Act 370, passed by the Legislaturein2023, requires school districtsand charterschool operators to report the information twiceayear to the treasury department. Private schools are not yet included, but StateTreasurerJohn Fleming said the aim is to one day include anyschool that receives public funds. With theLAGATOR educationscholarship funds soon to allow public money to ﬂow into private schools, we think the ability to see where these funds gowill be crucial.

It also should shine alight on those school districts that are spending money wisely anddoing more with less. Toooften,wefail to acknowledge thosethat are succeedinginthe face of tremendous challenges

Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge,who authored the originalbill, said he hopes whenparents see the ledger of what schools spend, they will have anew appreciation forhow districts operate.

“I hope what that does is bring conﬁdence in some of those systems,” he said. We do as well, and we applaud efforts to make ourstate governmentmore accessible

Vote yeson OrleansParish Sheriffmillage renewal

Voters in New Orleans are being askedonthe May 3ballot to extend amillage collected by the Orleans ParishSheriff’sOfﬁce for 10 years. We recommend a“yes”vote.

The millage is arenewal, so unlikethe controversial proposalSheriff Susan Hutsonpushed in 2023, which votersrejected 91%-9%, it would not increase tax bills. What itwould do is keep in place acrucial source of funding foranofﬁce that struggles to keep its overcrowdedjail staffedand maintainedand provide services required by afederal civil rights consent decree. The millage currently provides $13.1 million annually,orroughly20% of thesheriff’s operatingbudget.

It’sworth noting, with acontested election this fall, that whoever the voterschoose as sheriff will need this revenue stream. ThreeofHutson’sdeclared opponentsjoin her in backing the millage renewal, as does theBureau of Governmental Research. We addour support to theirs. Early voting began Saturday andrunsthrough Saturday,April 26. The election is May3

OPINION

Congress should stop cuts harmfultoresidents

The Trumpadministration’sactionsare harming Louisianans across income and racial-ethnic groups. In aMarch 29 article, the head of aCalcasieu Parish organization (which serves apredominantly low-income Whitearea that supported Trump) said of EPAand DOEfund cuts her organization received, “If you target poor people of color,you also target poor Whitepeople because we all live in the samecommunities and work in the samejobs.”

The tariffs and stock market de-

clines are drastically affecting the incomes of Louisiana retirees and businesses. In aApril 4article, the largest Louisiana-based car dealer sees car prices rising sharply andsaid, “The administration has dropped an atomic bombonthe industry.”

USAID cuts in purchasing agricultural productsare harming Louisiana farmers.

Federal worker staff andother cuts in the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairslessen Louisianans’ access

Reject methodsofanautocrat

The judiciary,the free press and universities play important roles in thehealth of anation. The chief justice of the Supreme Court noted that for over two centuries, the proper responseondisputed judgments is to appeal in courts, not for thepresident to threaten judges.

Similarly,the great universities of this country have centuries-old normsofacademic freedom and free exploration, including criticism, of all ideas. Societyhas seen as necessary for thepublic good that universities investigate and question ideas and beliefs. The president cannot insist on some “patriotic” path for everyone to follow.That is theway of a dictator AU.S. election does not elect a king, only one who swears an oath to theConstitution. Election does not makehim an authority on thearts, science, economics, public health and history

This country is great because of its ideals, the Constitution, the rule

Iwould like to ask all thepeople who bought President Donald Trump’slies about the way tariffs work how they feel today.During his campaign, he dismissed theidea that his plan would cause thestock market to do exactly what has happened. He was warned about this by manyeconomists and ﬁnancial experts. Evidently,hebelieves he is thesmartestperson in the country He believes he can do whatever

of law,not of men. “Wethe people,” notone man.Threatening neighbors was the behavior of Germany or Japan in the past and Russia today not of the U.S. Insulting and bullying other countries inevitably extends to his own countrymen. Snatching awoman student off the streetsbymasked men not wearing uniforms of police or FBI is the way of ayatollahs’ moralityenforcers in Iran, not in aland of civil liberties. Whisking someone away at dead of night,leaving family and lawyers in the dark, happened to the“disappeared”in thepast in thePhilippines, Brazil or Chile. It should not happen in today’sU.S. An immigrant may be an easy target today,but it will also extend to citizens, as it did in those countries. Allshould condemn and reject these tactics. History will be aharsh judge of other past regimes, seeing the U.S. as once great but not now

A.R.P.RAU Baton Rouge

he wantstodoand is supported by theSupremeCourt, which gave him immunity for anything he does in his ofﬁcial capacity Iguess he will attempt to subvert the Constitution in his attempt to get athird term. Ihope those whovoted for him this time will think twice before pulling thelever forhim ever again.

CHUCK GOODWIN Baton Rouge

to needed beneﬁts. Staffcuts at the National Weather Service undermine forecasts of stormsharmful to Louisiana. These are only afew of the Trump administration actions that are making us worse rather than great. It is past timefor our Louisiana Congressional representatives, such as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and others, to say no and oppose Trumpadministration actions so harmfultous.

Ihave been following what President Donald Trumpistrying to do to help our country to becomebetter.I’m not sure if what he is doing is right or wrong, but Idosupport his efforts because Ican plainly see he loves the United States. What does bother me is what the Democrats are doing in protesting everything he does. The Democrats don’t support any of his efforts, and not because they are right or wrong but because they hate him.Trumpcould present apolicy that would positively beneﬁt this country,and Democrats will rail against him only because of hate.

Ichoose to support the president in his efforts and hope that they work because Itruly believe he wants what is best forour country.People tend to get caught up in mob actions and will blindly jumpinand support anything if they feel the hatred of whatever cause the demonstrators are carrying on about. It’s timetorealize that the president is doing what he feels is going to makeour country better

Ibelieve in what he is saying and doing. It’s timetobepatient and give him achance to prove his case, and if he is right and his policies work out as planned, you can be sure the haters will demonstrate against it anyway because they will follow the crowd. It’s timetobesmart, open your mind to positive thinking and show support forthe man whowants what is best for all of us.

PAUL ESKINE Metairie

PHYLLIS RAABE NewOrleans

COMMENTARY

NOLA Walk of Fame could becomea Walk of Shame

Ilike Percy Miller’sideaofa NOLA Walk of Fame.

Taking apage from the internationally famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, it could make it amustsee tourist stopinjust afew years— with the right foundation.

Miller,AKA Master P, has adream, but who wants to pay for it?

The ﬁrst permanent Hollywood star went to director-producer Stanley Kramer in 1960. Just afew days ago, the 2,808th star was laid in honor of actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.

The NOLA Walk has alist of 50 who have been nominated. Some are obvious, slam-dunk picks. Some, er,not so much.

Actor-director-producer Clint Eastwood has rejected aHollywoodstar, as have others. Harry Connick Jr was told he had been selected for the NOLA Walk. No thank you, he said. Connick suggested piano and music legends James Booker,Professor Longhair,Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis.

None are on the list.

There are sooo many New Orleans arts, civic, community food, music andother achievers who deserve a specially-designed ﬂeur-de-lis before Bryant Gumbel, aNew Orleans native raised in Chicago; retired NBA star Clyde Drexler,aNew Orleans native raised in Houston, and DJ Khaled, aNew Orleans native, who was raised in Florida. Each has had success. Each has achieved fame. None of them can answer the “Where did you go to high school?” question with aNew Orleans answer

Idon’tthink Master Pshould be on his own list of ﬁrst-time NOLA Walk of Fame honorees, but at least he can answer the high school question three times: St. Augustine High School, Booker T. Washington High School and Warren Easton High School. Mayor LaToya Cantrell can’tanswer the local New Orleans high school question.

She went to high school in California, moved here to attend Xavier University and never left. Neither she nor Drew Brees are natives. Should they be on the walk?

Should aNew Orleans high school be the minimum standard? Maybe not.

But there’sgot to be criteria other than being born in the Crescent City and achieving fame elsewhere. New Orleans isn’tHollywood. These

decisions shouldn’tbemadebased on star power, or money.The people with Hollywood stars paya $250 application fee and, if selected,the cost of astar has jumped to $85,000. That covers the ceremony,installation and maintenance. The NOLA Walk proposalwould include a$250 application fee anda $35,000 payment. If those arecentral requirements, alot of peoplewould be left outfrom our NOLA Walk Consider Oretha Haley,DaveDennis, Kermit Ruffins, Jerome “Big Duck” Smith. Maybe Nat LaCour, Rudy Lombard, Leontine Luke. Why not Lindy Boggs? The big problem? Thereisnoclarity about who will payfor this great idea. Cantrell wants to tap the Wisner Fund, controlledbythe Council. Oh no,saidCity Council;try the New Orleans Tourism and CulturalFund, controlled by the mayor Master Pisa part of Operation Rescue’sOperation Innovation program, serving as afiscal agentfor thedeveloping NOLA Walk of Fame group,according to Syrita Steib,president and CEO of Operation Restoration. The Walk isn’taregistered nonprofit, so her group is handling paperwork and pursuing grants and fundraising. She told me that she, Master Pand NOLA Walk representativestalkedwith the mayor’soffice andeach City Council member about five months ago. The service is free, but there is aservice

Paying taxestofeedthe

America’sannual rituals and observances include days we usually celebrate together (July Fourth, Memorial Day,Veterans Day), or as members of special groups (Passover,Easter and Christmas).

The one annual ritual it can be safelysaid most Americans despise is April 15, whenthe half of us who pay federal income taxes must “render unto Caesar” portions of ourhardearned money to agovernment that wastes much of it and dislikes exposure and accountability.It’swhy Elon Musk and his band of DOGE warriors are despised by the Left and the misspenders.

lionaires on low six-ﬁguresalaries?

Thelargely indecipherable federal taxcode is incredibly complex —so complex that it covers 6,871 pages. If taxregulations are added —the Treasury’sofﬁcial interpretations of the tax code —the number of pages climbs to 75,000.

fee of about 10% tied to grant and fundraising success. Thereare differentviews about moving forward, even among those who have been selectedfor aNOLA Walk of Fame ﬂeur-de-lis.

Former Mayor MarcMorial,president andCEO of the National Urban League, sees the project worthy of city support. “It’sapublic infrastructure project,” he said. “Public money is justiﬁable. It will be atourist attraction.”

New Orleans native and actor Wendell Pierce likesadifferentapproach.

“If the Hollywood Walk is themodel, let thefunding model guide the way.”

Former White House adviserCedric Richmond told me the Walk is agood idea plaguedbymiscommunication, but it can be ﬁxed. TheNOLA Walk of Fame hasthe possibility of becoming biggerthan the Hollywood Walk of Fame with the right New Orleans focus and twists. We could see more than 2,808 honorees. If we don’tﬁxthis, it could become apartial attraction,leaving local sand visitors asking, “Where’sthe rest of it?” That would be aNOLA Walk of Shame.Master Pcould walk away from the $6.5 million project. Steib said hercousinis“disillusioned.” Stakeholders need to breatheand make this work.

Email Will Sutton at wsutton@ theadvocate.com.

MembersofCongress, who voted for spending and programs that are now being exposed as unnecessary and wasteful, should have shame heaped upon them.

Why did so manyfans watch the final episode of “The White Lotus?” Suspense. The first episode of Season 3had teased amurder,and viewers wanted to know the victim Uncertainty is the oldest trope in the TV playbook, and Donald Trumplearned that lesson well during his 14 seasons starring on “The Apprentice.” Who will be fired this week? And as the maincharacter in his current show,Season 2ofThe President, he’sfollowing the same playbook: Always keep ‘em guessing!

That strategy might be good forattracting ratings, but it’sdreadful formanaging the economy.When it comes to making ﬁnancial decisions, people want clarity —not confusion. Otherwise, they won’t build or buy,hire or invest.

That’swhy Trump’smercurial approach to tariffs and trade has shaken stock markets around the world. What’shis real goal? How does he get there? The reactions from independent experts have been damning.

“The recent tariffs will likely increase inﬂation and are causing manytoconsider agreater probability of arecession,” wrote Jamie Dimon, the widely respected CEO of JPMorgan Chase.

The Economist magazine waseven blunter: “Donald Trumphas committed one of the worst policy blunders of all time.”

The dismay goes wellbeyond the tussle over tariffs.Trumpischallenging the basic values that have governed international relations for generations —asystem that essentially prizes cooperation over conﬂict, mutual beneﬁt over national domination.

“Trumpisbuilding walls,” writes David Brooks in The New York Times.“His trade policies obstruct not only the ﬂow of goods but also the ﬂow of ideas, contacts, technology and friendships as well. His immigration policies do the same. The essence of the Trumpagenda might be:Wedon’tlike those damnforeigners.” Trumpinsists that things are “going very well.” Most Republicans are still so loyal —and so intimidated —that they’re standing by him And no one really knowswhether his bet will pay off. But small cracks of concern are starting to splinter Republican ranks.

In aReuters/Ipsos poll, 57% agree with the statement that “Trump’smoves to shake up the economy are too erratic,” including 1in3 Republicans. Overall, 37% approve of Trump’s economic performance. That drops to 30% when asked directly about his handling of inﬂation.

Afew brave Republicans are willing to risk Trump’swrath and criticize him openly.Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky,anoutspoken free-trader,noted that high tariffs have sunk the GOPin the past and concluded, “So they’re not only bad economically; they’re bad politically.”

Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management and amajor Trump donor, warned on social media, “The president is losing the conﬁdence of business leaders around the globe,” and added: “This is not what we voted for. “The Trumphoneymoon collapsed with the stock market,” concludes Republican pollster Whit Ayres.

Seven Republican senators have signed on to abill promoted by Iowa’s Chuck Grassley that would give Congress the authority to veto any new tariffs imposed by the president. The measure’snot going anywhere, but it signals the simmering discontent on Capitol Hill —particularly among lawmakers from farm states, which are heavily dependent on exports, especially to China.

Twoconstitutional amendments have been especially hated by the public. One was the 16th Amendment that was ratiﬁed on Feb. 3, 1913. It granted Congress the authority to impose and collect taxes on income. Before then the government raised money through tariffs (sound familiar?) and excise taxes. The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacturing, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors. That amendment was repealedin1933. The 16th Amendmentremains, allowing Congress to continue its intoxication with our money,bilking those “millionaires and billionaires” Democratslove to attack, although some of them are wealthy.How did somebecome mil-

Oneneeds instructions on the instructions to understandit, which has kept tax accountants in business for decades.

TheInternal Revenue Service is onlypartially to blame for this annual annoyance. Bureaucratic regulators who add to laws passed by Congress, and Congress itself, which grants deductions to some, but not others, are the real culprits. While DOGE is exposing some of the waste, fraud and abuse in government, it won’tbefully stopped until two things happen. First, Americansmust rely less on government and more on themselves.Responsible decisions in one’spersonal and ﬁnancial life mostly guarantees that government will be less likely aﬁrst resource and more likely alast resort.

Second, the people who have tortured us must be shamed. In Puritan society shaming, or public humiliation, was acommon practice. Its purpose was to enforce moral standards and maintainsocial order.Today almost nothing is shameful because most standards have been discarded.

This would include“earmarks,” which is spending by members for favored projects that have not gone through theproper budgetaryprocess. Public shaming might force members to be moreresponsible withthe power and purse they have been given and put thecountry’sinterestahead of theirpersonal interests, which include reelection.

As Ihave repeatedly argued, every Cabinet agency and most government programs have been established by acharter or legislative authority. If agencies and programs are achieving theirpurposes and goals and their work can’tbedone less expensively and more efficiently by theprivate sector,wekeep them. If not, we get ridofthem. DOGE has begun that process. Simply firing people won’t fully solve theproblem. The value and success of these entities must be examined for their cost and efficiency. The ones that are not performing must be shut down, otherwiseanew Congressand anew administration could firethem up again and we will be back where we started

Email Cal Thomasattcaeditors@ tribpub.com

“There’salot of faith in the president, but that doesn’tpay bills,” Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, aco-sponsor of Grassley’sbill, told The Hill. “So there has to be something that solves this problem or we’re going to lose another signiﬁcant number of producers across the country.”

Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota warns that the White House has “got to be able to reassure the American people that there’sapath forward, that retirement accounts will be bouncing back.”

Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana worries, “We don’tknow how long it will take. We don’t know whatthe short-term consequences will be. We don’tknow if the medicine will be worse than the disease. We’re in the economic unknown.”

Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota says his farmers are “heading into spring season and banks are lending them money.They need somecertainty.”

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina asked U.S. Trade representative Jamieson Greer,“Whose throat do Iget to choke if this proves to be wrong?”

As Season 3of“The White Lotus” ended, we found out whodied. Season 2ofThe President is still soaked in suspense. And the audience is getting irritable and apprehensive.

Email Steven Roberts at stevecokie@gmail. com.

STAFF PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS

Gayle Benson accepts her NOLA Walk of Fame plaqueasMaster Pholds Tom Benson’splaque alongside her

Steve Roberts

Cal Thomas

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Center. Her passion for New Orleans architecture was evident in her needlepoint creations featuring iconic New Orleans houses, landmarks &loveable tasty treats. As aneedlepoint artist, she was always creating anew belt for Guy, Christmas stockings, ornaments &special one-of-a-kind designs for framing. She retired at age 82 from The Needlework Vault, another shop that she co-owned. Annie was so proud of her childrenNancy &Foster. She talked non-stop about the success of Nancy's shops Necromance 1& 2inLos Angeles, retelling stories of the celebrity customers that would shop there but was so happy when Nancy moved back to the New Orleans area after being away for 30 years. And she was so proud of Fosterin his hospitality &restaurant endeavors, sharing his stories of the wine and culinary menu items he had created, even though it kept, he &his familyin the Atlanta area after hurricane Katrina. She loved her grandchildren Parker, Taylor &Lindsey so much and made apoint to share New Orleans culture with them constantly teaching them about traditions! Nanoo (as they called her) always had something fun planned for them. From trips to the Zoo, Aquarium or Insectarium, to restaurants, plays, their soccer, baseball &softball games, school fairs, performances and her very favorite -the movies, she enjoyed being apart of anything they were involved with. Annie was an avid traveler -always planning atrip here or there with family & friends. Whether it was to the Olympics, London, China, France, Los Angeles NewYork, Atlanta, Colorado to ski with family or hike with girlfriends, she was always ready to go. She loved Disneyworld Disneyland, weekend trips to Pass Christian, or justto Baton Rouge to see the LSU Tigers. Annie opened her home to many friends& families by hosting game nights, coveted Academy Awards parties, and sporting event watch parties for the LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints. The walls of 4160Vendome were adorned with avarietyof trinkets and vibrant artwork, representing acollection from her numerous

remember to drink

of water and use sunscreen.

DEATHS continued from journeys and travels. Each wallwas meticulouslydecorated with pieces of art or photographs that held significant value and meaning.She enjoyed taking picturesand createdphoto albums for events,trips, holidays,parties, and family gatherings. Annie's gardening passion transformed the corner of Vendome Place &Grape Street intoa vibrant landscape of ferns, vines, and colorful flowers. Weare all so sad to loseAnn Marie, Annie, Mom &Nanoo- but we know she is in abetter placenow back with Guy, family &friends.We imagine as she approached the Pearly Gates, theRed Carpet was rolled out as she climbed the heavenly steps to accept her "Lifetime Achievement Academy Award."Can't youjustsee that beautiful smile? Thank you, Mom, Nanoo Annie forall you did forus, making our days alittlemore colorful &fun with your amazing personality &generosity. We miss you, love you and willthink of you often until we meet again. New Orleans won't be the same without you, but your memorywill live on, we'll allmakesureof that. Who Dat? Oui Dat! The family wouldliketo thankthe team at Summer House Vista Shores, Peristyle Residences- The Jefferson& Care Associates Hospice. Acelebrationoflifeisplanned forSaturday, April 26th at Lake LawnMetairie FuneralHome, 5100 PontchartrainBlvd.New Orleans,LAat11AM. Interment willbeprivate To send flowersora memorialgifttothe family of Ann MarieGandolfo Smith please visit: www.la kelawnmetairie.com

Thomas,Maradell 'Mardie'

Maradell "Mardie" Thomas,age 97, died peace‐fully on April11, 2025, in At‐lanta,GA. Ms.Thomaswas bornJuly7,1927. Aloving and devotedmotherand grandmother,she loved traveling,singing,playing the drumsand familyout‐ings. Ms.Thomasissur‐vived by eightdaughters, Debra Thomas,Sharon Bean, Sandra Hunter,Ma‐radellThomas, Yolanda Taylor, Andrea Cochran, Dierdre (Brian) Louis, and Karen Thomas;daughterin-law, LindaThomas; sis‐ter,Frances Thomas and Goddaughter,Michelle Buffy”Thomas. Also sur‐vived by ahostofgrand‐children, nieces,nephews, cousins,other relatives and friends. ACelebration service honoring thelife and legacy of thelateMa‐radell"Mardie"Thomas willbeheldatIsraelite Baptist Church,2100 Mar‐tin Luther King Blvd., New Orleans,LA70113 on Fri‐day,April 25, 2025 at 11 am Visitation10aminthe church.Pleasesignonline guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors (504)581 4411.

Thomas,MyrtisRheams

Myrtis Rheams Thomas, atthe blessedage of 96 was born January29, 1929 andpeacefullypassed

away on Tuesday, April8 2025. Sheattendedpublic school in Livingston Parish Myrtiswas afaithfulmem‐ber of NewHopeM.B.C., and served on theUsher Board forover25years until herillness. Myrtis lived forSundays to attend church,topraisethe Lord and Usher. Myrtis enjoyed spendingtimewithher familyand friends. She was very ambitiousand strongwilledfroma young age.Myrtiswas thestep‐motherofWilbert Sr Ron‐nie Sr., Hendrick Thomas Sr.,Janet Brooks, Frances Lee, Brenda Rankinsand Henrietta Jones. Sister of OtisRheams. Shewas also survivedby30step-grand‐children, 44 step greatgrandchildren,and ahost ofnieces, nephews, rela‐tives andfriends.She was precededindeath by her husband Albert Thomas, Sr.;her parentsHenson Reed andInezierP.Frazier; her stepchildren,Albert Thomas, Jr., Bernadine Thomas, CarolGreen Michael Thomas;her sis‐tersWinnieWilliams, Al‐berthaFrazier,Wincey Glover; andher sister-inlaw Cleo Rheams.Relatives and friendsofthe family are invitedtoattend the HomeGoing ServiceonFri‐day,April 25, 2025 at GertrudeGeddesWillisFu‐neral Home,2120 Jackson Avenue,New Orleans, LA 70113 at 11:30 a.m. Youmay signthe guestbook on www.gertrudegeddeswilli s.com. Gertrude Geddes Willis FuneralHomeInc.in charge, (504) 522-2525.

WilliamRolandTyler,Sr. departedthislifeonApril 11, 2025, at theage of 74 Heleavestocherish his memories: threesons, WilliamTyler,Jr. (Chiquita) Domonic Tylerand Jason Bradley,Sr.;one daughter Monique Cooper;three sis‐ters,Carolyn AnnCloud

Mary Dianne Tylerand Lil‐lie Graham; ﬁve grandchil‐dren, Tayshian Tyler, Mr‐tristen Stokes,Jason Bradley,Jr.,DeonteCooper and CorneliusThibodaux; two great-grandchildren, AdonisCooperand Easton Cooperand onesister-inlaw,Darlene Tyler. Pre‐ceded in deathhis parents Norrisand Lillie PearlGra‐ham Tyler; 2brothers, Nor‐ris Tyler, Jr.And Archie Tyler;two sisters, Hattie Pearl Wimberly andMae GateTyler.Familyand friends andemployees of Riley Foods (Luzianne Cof‐fee) areinvited to attend the CelebrationofLifeSer‐viceonFriday, April25, 2025, for10:00 a.m. at Ray AvenueBaptist Church, 4712 RayAvenue,New Or‐leans,LA70126. Visitation willbegin at 9:00 a.m. Pas‐tor Robert Brown, ofﬁciat‐ing.Interment will follow atSoutheast LouisianaVet‐erans Cemetery,34888 GranthamCollege Dr Slidell, LA 70460. Guest‐book Online:www.anewtra ditionbegins.com(504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and DonavinD.BoydOwn‐ers/FuneralDirectors

Mary AnnYest, age87, passedawaypeacefully on April 18, 2025. Born on April 28, 1937, to JanScheffer and ElizabethCarmichael Henderson,MaryAnn was a devotedwife, mother and grandmother. Sheis predeceased by herhus‐band, Thomas Matthew Yest, andher parents. Mary Ann is survived by heronly child,Michael Thomas Yest and hisspouseHarold Daigle, as well as hertwo grandchildren,Matilyn CarmichaelYestand Hen‐dersonJosephDaigle. Orig‐inallyfromDetroit,Michi‐gan,MaryAnn andher husband movedtoSpring Hill, Florida, to starta fam‐ilyinwarmerweather

After40+ years, shemoved toNew Orleans, Louisiana, tobeclosertoher sonand his family. Shewas aNew Orleanian forthe last 14 years of herlife. Mary Ann was an avid reader,loved a good musicfestival, and was knownfor herwit and sense of humor.She was independent to theend and nevermissedan episode of Law& Order. Backinthe dayshe cooked upa stormevery nightand loved to go line dancing withfriends.She’s also never meta crab cake that she didn’t love!Familyand friends areinvited to at‐tenda Visitation from 911amonSaturday, April26, 2025, at Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 CanalBlvd., New Orleans, LA 70124. In‐terment will immediately followatSt. Vincentde PaulCemetery#1. Memor‐ial donationscan be made tothe Multiple Myeloma ResearchFoundation, www.themmrf.org. Expres‐sions of love andsympathy may be placed andviewed onlineatwww greenwoodfh.com

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One of the most bizarre streaks in NFL history ﬁnally could come to an end thisweek.

No. 1overall pick.

BY MATTHEWPARAS Staff writer

If history is anyindication, general manager Mickey Loomis will have the NewOrleans Saints trade up during this week’sNFL draft.

But will it be for aquarterback?

That’sthe big question, one that will grow even larger if the Saints pass on taking asignal-caller with theninth overall pick Thursday.ESPN’sAdam Schefter reported MondaythatNew Orleans already has begun making calls abouttrading up from No.40, its second-round selection.

TheSaints, whoare dealingwith starter Derek Carr’sshoulder injury, have nine picks to work with in this year’s draft, whichgives thefront ofﬁceextra resources to work with if it wants to execute adeal.

Historically,the price tag to trade back intothe ﬁrst round—oreven up in thesecond—isn’t nearly as costly compared to what teams have paid to

The New OrleansSaints mightﬁnally select a quarterback in the ﬁrst round of the draft,ending the club’s mind-boggling 54-year drought.

The Saints are expected to select aquarterback high in this draft, perhaps as early as Round1,but it will be asurprise if they pull the trigger at No. 9. It’smore likely they tradeback

BY RODWALKER Staff writer

JoeDumars could have kept working in his plush ofﬁce on the 20th ﬂoor of the NBA headquarters in Manhattan. Dumars, who turns 62 in May, was perfectly content walking every day to and from ajob that will be much easierthan theone he’s about to take on.

But when home called, the Natchitoches native answered.

“Sometimesopportunities come along and you know it’sthe right

into the bottom of Round 1ortop of Round 2toget their guy Plain and simple, thevalue isn’tthere to take aquarterback in the top 10 this year.The quarterbacks in this class are graded as second- and third-round talents.The lone exception is Cam Ward, whom Tennessee is set to select with the

place, right time,right people,”

Dumars said.

Dumars had his introductory news conference Tuesday,his second day on the job as executive vicepresident of basketball operationsfor the New Orleans Pelicans. He was hired last week,less than 48 hours afterPelicans owner Gayle Benson ﬁred DavidGrifﬁnafter six seasonsinthe role.

Griffin’s firingcamejust aday after the Pelicans finishedthe season witha21-61 record, the secondworst mark in franchise history Nowit’suptoDumars, amem-

At No. 9, the Saints are asmartbet to address other needs, and there are plentyfor ateam coming off a5-12 season. The belief is the Saints will select either atop lineman or best player available with their ﬁrst pick. Doing so would adhere to alongstanding organizational philosophy: Big men with elite athleticism are extremely rare, and to acquire them requires apremium cost.

Since 2018, the Saintshave drafted an offensive or defensive lineman with six

berofboth theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the LouisianaSports Hall of Fame, to right the ship. Dumars, atough-asnails guard on thosetough-as-nails Detroit Pistons teams of the 80s and 90s, now takes on ajob that might be even tougher.

Benson, who got to know Dumars at league meetings over theyears, had asimple message for Dumars during what endedupbeing a quickhiring process.

“I wouldlovetoknowwhatit feels like to winanNBA title,” Benson told Dumars.

The Pelicans, of course, are a long way from that. They’ve only advanced to thesecond round of the playoffs twice in franchise history So the task in front of Dumars is adaunting one. Notthat the standout guard on the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons teams is afraid of daunting tasks. Dumars, afterall, is one of the players whoMichael Jordan once said is one of the toughest defenders he ever faced. Trying to slow downJordan was one thing. Making the Pelicans relevant in the NBAisanother

How do you do that?

“You build agreat culture where everyone feels great coming into the building every day,” Dumars said.“Youfeelgreat coming into the building. So I’ll put atremendous emphasis on culture, what the building is like. And then the basketball part, that’sfor myself and my staff to make sure we pick the right people. But the culture has to be right ﬁrst.” Dumars spentabout 20 minutes fielding questions from media

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Louisville quarterbackTyler Shough passes theballagainst ClemsononNov.2 in Clemson, S.C.

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LSU linebacker Whit

LSU guard Sheppard returns to the portal

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

A guard who signed with the LSU women’s basketball team as a transfer in 2024 has decided to jump back in the portal after one season in Baton Rouge. Mjracle Sheppard, a rising junior, is searching for her third school in as many years, a source conﬁrmed Tuesday

Last offseason, Sheppard transferred to LSU from Mississippi State. Coach Kim Mulkey and her staff planned for her to contribute early in the 2024-25 season, but an October foot injury set her back. The 5-foot-10 defensive specialist cracked the rotation once she recovered and found a groove in time to give the Tigers energetic minutes off the bench across the back half of the year

Sheppard appeared in all four of LSU’s NCAA Tournament games.

The sophomore scored 10 points in 17 minutes of a ﬁrst-round win over No. 14 seed San Diego State. She logged 19 more minutes in a second-round victory over No. 6 seed Florida State, proof that she could carve out a role as a junior as well. But now Sheppard is removing herself from competition for minutes in a crowded group of guards. LSU can bring back both Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams, as well as Kailyn Gilbert and Jada Richard. It’s also adding three freshman guards, all of whom are ranked among the top-35 recruits in the country, according to both ESPN and On3.

Before Tuesday, the Tigers had lost four players to the portal: Sa’Myah Smith, Last-Tear Poa, Aalyah Del Rosario and Jersey Wolfenbarger They’ve so far signed two transfers, former Notre Dame forward Kate Koval and former East Carolina forward Amiya Joyner

LSU is also in the mix to land former Wisconsin star Serah Williams, a 6-4 forward who visited Baton Rouge on Thursday and Friday

Any other women’s basketball players who wish to enter the transfer portal must do so by Wednesday.

Bailey eager to see Hunter play offense and defense

BOULDER, Colo. — Take it from Hall of Famer Champ Bailey, the last true two-way star to come out of college: Heisman winner Travis Hunter will have his hands, feet and head full trying to play both wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL.

“It’s easy to just say, ‘Oh yeah, he can go play both,’” Bailey said.

“Well, there’s so much preparation that goes into playing one thing. So, you’ve got to consider what is it going to take to do everything all the time like he did in college?”

Digesting two playbooks.

Navigating concurrent position meetings.

Convincing coaches that switching back and forth from one side of scrimmage to the other won’t diminish his effectiveness or learning curve on either side.

Then, there’s the mental toll, the physical toll, the emotional toll.

“It’s almost unrealistic when you think about it,” Bailey said.

“But, we’re looking at one of the greatest athletes we’ve ever seen.

It changes your mindset to think he could possibly do this. I’m not going to rule it out.”

Few can relate to what Hunter did in college and will try to do in the pros better than Bailey, who won the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defender in his ﬁnal season at Georgia in 1998, when he picked off three passes and also starred on offense, catching 47 passes for 744 yards and ﬁve touchdowns

Bailey, however, would play almost exclusively at cornerback in the NFL after being drafted seventh overall by Washington in 1999. During his 15-year pro career, Bailey saw just nine targets at wide receiver Five of them came in 2000 when he caught three passes for 78 yards to go with his ﬁve interceptions.

But Norv Turner was fired

midway through his second season and his replacement, Marty Schottenheimer, squelched Bailey’s ambitions to dabble in the offense.

Bailey suggested that for Hunter to really get his chance to try being a two-way player in the NFL, he’ll have to land with the right team, the right coach, the right teammates, the right scheme — on both offense and defense — the right schedule and the proper amount of patience.

Hunter is widely expected to get drafted second overall by the Cleveland Browns who need help at both of his positions on Thursday night after the Tennessee Titans take Miami’s Cam Ward as their new quarterback to kick off the 2025 NFL draft

Hunter told the Browns, and every other team he met with, not to bother selecting him if they’re not going to let him line up on both sides.

Deion Sanders, the Hall of Famer who played defensive back and wide receiver in the NFL he had two interceptions and a touchdown catch in 1996 for Dallas — was Hunter’s coach at Jackson State and Colorado and had no qualms about letting Hunter play both ways.

Sanders, however, allowed Hunter to take several days off after games to recuperate, a luxury he won’t have in the NFL.

Last season, Hunter caught 96 passes for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns and collected 35 tackles, 11 pass breakups, eight forced incompletions and four interceptions while allowing just one touchdown.

Hunter logged a whopping 1,484 snaps, by far the most in college football last season Next up was Florida center Jake Slaughter at 800 snaps. By way of compari-

son, NFL Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II played 978 snaps in 17 games last season, all on defense.

It’s unlikely Hunter will be able to play every snap in the NFL, Bailey said, so the biggest decision for the team that drafts him is which side will be his primary position?

Scouts are divided on whether it would be best for him to be a cornerback who gets a handful of offensive snaps or a wide receiver who occasionally gets into some sub-packages on defense.

Bailey added that Hunter needs a head coach who won’t allow his offensive and defensive coordinators to ﬁght over him and he said that if the position meetings for defensive backs and wide receivers are held at the same time, Hunter will be putting in hours of overtime every day to catch up.

Then there’s the negotiating the learning curves on the ﬁeld.

“You’ve got to learn how to communicate with your safeties, your other corners, anybody that’s on your side. Once you get that down and you understand the terminology of the defense, you can pull back a little bit from the mental side of it a little bit if you’re playing offense,” Bailey said “But, it’s risky, it’s risky Because you leave some stuff out there. It’s just he has to put in more time.”

What would be easier to be a fulltime cornerback and parttime wide receiver or vice versa?

One thing Bailey is sure of is that Hunter needs to take his shot at playing both ways while he’s young.

“If I had to bet on it, I would say he’ll be at one position down the road,” Bailey said. “I don’t know what it would be because he’s so exceptional at both. But right now with his youth and his bounce, he’s a great athlete right now he’s fresh.

“You don’t want to wear him out but you also want to utilize what you have.”

Biles undecided on competing at LA Olympics

PARIS Simone Biles is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. For now, the most decorated gymnast of all-time has other priorities and is listening to her body, too.

“I’m really trying to enjoy life, to spend time with my husband (Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens), go support him at his games, live my life as a woman,” she said in an interview with French sports daily L’Equipe published on Tuesday “I’ve accomplished so much in my sport. For me to come back, it would really have to excite me.”

The 28-year-old American will be in Los Angeles for the Games but does not yet know in which capacity “Whether on the apparatus or in the stands, I still don’t know that,” she told L’Equipe. “But 2028

seems so far away, and my body is aging I felt it in Paris.”

The American gymnast won three gold medals and a silver at the Paris Olympics, taking her career tally to seven Olympic golds and 11 medals overall. But her body cracked from the strain.

“I went back to the village, I took the elevator and my body literally collapsed I was sick for 10 days,” she said, before recounting another experience. “The other day we were sprinting in the garden with friends, I had aches and pains for three days. So, I honestly don’t know We’ll see.” She praised her rival, Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, for recovering from injury and for “pushing me beyond my limits,” but also said gymnastics no longer needs both of them.

“It only needs one of us, no? Especially since (Andrade) will not

Sportsman of the Year award goes to Duplantis

Lafayette native Mondo Duplantis won Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain, on Monday.Duplantis, who was handed his award by 2024 winner Novak Djokovic, picks up his ﬁrst Sportsman of the Year honor after being nominated in each of the previous three years. He is only the second track-andﬁeld athlete to win the honor, following Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. American gymnast Simone Biles, who won a pair of gold medals in the Paris Olympics, was honored as Sportswoman of the Year Duplantis, a former LSU star who competes internationally as a pole vaulter for Sweden, won a second consecutive Olympic gold medal in Paris in 2024, breaking his own world record in the process.

Timberwolves’ Edwards fined for obscene gesture

NEW YORK Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves has been ﬁned $50,000 for directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture toward a fan during a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA president of league operations Byron Spruell announced Tuesday Edwards intervened when teammate Rudy Gobert was being heckled in the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ 117-95 win in Game 1 of their ﬁrst-round series on Saturday in Los Angeles. Edwards, standing along the sideline, told the nearby fan how many millions of dollars Gobert has. The exchange ended with Edwards making a lewd gesture and comment.

Celtics star Tatum listed as doubtful for Game 2 Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been listed as doubtful with a bone bruise in his right wrist for Game 2 of Boston’s Eastern Conference ﬁrst-round series against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday He injured the wrist in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 10386 victory on Sunday With Boston leading 89-73 with 8:28 remaining, Tatum went up for a dunk and was hit hard by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as he tried to block it. Tatum landed awkwardly on his right side. After a video review by referees, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant foul. Tatum missed the two ensuing free throws but remained in the game. He ﬁnished with 17 points, but was 8 of 22 from the field in 40 minutes of action.

Guardians place Thomas on 10-day injured list

Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a bruised right wrist suffered when he got hit by a pitch two weeks ago. Cleveland made the move retroactive to April 20 — before facing the New York Yankees in the second game of a three-game series. To replace Thomas, the club selected the contract of inﬁelder Will Wilson from Triple-A Columbus. Thomas, who was a postseason star for Cleveland in 2024 was struck on April 8 in the home opener against the Chicago White Sox. The 29-year-old has played in ﬁve games since, most recently on Sunday at Pittsburgh. Manager Stephen Vogt hopes putting Thomas on the IL will give him time to let the injury heal correctly

Cincinnati freshman player dies unexpectedly

Cincinnati football player Jeremiah Kelly died unexpectedly at his residence early Tuesday, the athletic department announced. The school did not disclose a cause of death, and the city of Cincinnati police department did not immediately return a message.

The freshman from Avon, Ohio, was a 6-foot-3, 320-pound offensive lineman. He helped Avon High School to a 16-0 record and a state championship in 2024. He was an early enrollee who was participating in spring practice.

be alone,” Biles said. “A young generation will knock at the door and everything will start again.”

The interview took place before Monday’s Laureus Awards in Madrid, where she was named sportswoman of the year

Whatever she decides regarding her career, Biles will continue to speak about mental health.

“I am very proud of the work accomplished to reach this point,” she said, “and I will continue to be the voice of the voiceless.”

“We’ve suffered a heartbreaking loss today,” athletic director John Cunningham said.

“All of us at

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LSU guard Mjracle Sheppard pulls up for a jump shot against Florida State on March 24 at the PMAC.

Bailey

BY ARNIE STAPLETON

AP pro football writer

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Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter takes part in drills during Colorado’s pro day on April 4 in Boulder

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Simone Biles celebrates her Sportswoman of the year award during the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony on Monday in Madrid, Spain.

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

With the New Orleans Saints unsure whether Derek Carr will suit up to play quarterback next season because of a shoulder injury, most assume they will take a quarterback during this week’s NFL draft But if the team pivots and still wants to add another signal-caller there’s one high-proﬁle name left on the market: Aaron Rodgers.

“I can tell you he’s still got it,” former Saints punter Thomas Morstead said. Morstead, speaking at the Zurich Classic, spent the last two years with Rodgers on the New York Jets, who released the 41-year-old quarterback in March. And though Rodgers’ stint with the Gang Green didn’t go as planned, Morstead said he still enjoyed being the four-time MVP’s teammate.

Asked how he thinks Rodgers would mesh with New Orleans, Morstead said he was unsure of the ﬁt because he doesn’t know enough about the team’s new coaching staff. But he backed Rodgers as a player — “he does wild things daily, just being at practice,” he said and as a person.

“I would say that he’s a little bit of a misunderstood guy,” Morstead said. “And obviously he’s been in the media for nonfootball-related things and has been polarizing. And I’ll say: He hasn’t been wrong about a lot of things after the fact Really interesting guy Really enjoyed picking his brain on all things COVID, ayahuasca and other things like that. And so it was a cool experience being teammates with him.

“I’ve gotten to play with some

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all-time greats in Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. So it was cool to see.”

Rodgers’ controversies include his failure to disclose that he had not received the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020, as well as his seeming acceptance of several conspiracy theories.

His time with the Jets also was marked by a torn Achilles that caused him to miss almost all of the 2023 season. When he returned the next year, Rodgers led the Jets to a disappointing 5-12 record, though he threw for 3,987 yards and 28 touchdowns to 11 interceptions.

This offseason, Rodgers has been linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers but has yet to sign with them. He said in an interview last week that he was still mulling his future and not ruling out the possibility of retirement. He acknowledged that he had talks with the Steelers, New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was not asked about the possibility of signing with New Orleans during the interview

If the Saints are interested — and there have been no indications that they are — then New Orleans has more than $28 million in salarycap space to try and sign Rodgers. The quarterback told ESPN’s Pat McAfee that he’d play for $10 million.

As for seeing two great quarterbacks in Rodgers and Brees, Morstead — who played 12 years with the Saints — said the two are completely different people. He was reluctant to compare them, acknowledging he knew Brees on a much “deeper” level “I would say greatness comes in a lot of forms,” Morstead said.

“And they’re both great.”

move up to the top of the draft to land a quarterback.

Last year, for instance, the Minnesota Vikings acquired pick No. 23 of the first round from the Houston Texans in exchange for a second-rounder (No. 42), a sixth-rounder (No. 188) and a 2025 second-rounder (No. 56, which was eventually sent to the Buffalo Bills).

The Vikings hammered out that deal out before the draft. In the first round, the team moved up again to No. 17 to select pass rusher Dallas Turner, who is not a quarterback.

Conventional wisdom suggests teams typically give up a little more to try to ﬁnd their quarterback of the future.

So what could be the price for the Saints? Let’s take a look at notable quarterback trades that took place near the end of Round 1, in Round 2 and a few mid-round selections. These are the deals that were made after the NFL implemented its current rookie wage scale in 2011.

2023

This turned out to be a busy draft for quarterback deals, even beyond the blockbuster trade that saw the Carolina Panthers move up to grab Bryce Young with the first overall pick.

In Round 2, the Tennessee Titans sent picks 41, 72 and a 2024 third-rounder to the Arizona Cardinals so they could grab Will Levis at No. 33 and land No. 81, which was used to take Tulane running back Tyjae Spears. Levis ended up starting 21 games for the Titans, though he’s on the verge of being replaced as Tennessee likely will select Miami’s Cam Ward with the ﬁrst overall pick Thursday Also this year, the Saints actually traded up for a quarterback.

The team sent a 2024 fourthrounder and a seventh-rounder in 2023 (No. 227) to land Fresno State’s Jake Haener at No. 127. That same round, the Raiders sent a ﬁfth and sixth for the Patriots’ No. 135 selection to take Aidan O’Connell, who has started 17 games for Las Vegas.

2020

This year isn’t an exact applesto-apples scenario for New Orleans, but the Green Bay Packers notably went from No. 30 to No. 26 to grab quarterback Jordan Love. The cost? The Packers only had to send the Miami Dolphins an additional fourthrounder (No. 136). Not bad.

2019

The 2019 draft has another second-round trade that’s worth studying. The Denver Broncos jumped up to No. 42 to grab Drew Lock, sending the Indianapolis Colts picks No. 52 (second round), No. 125 (fourth round) and No. 182 (sixth round) The Saints, of course, pick at No. 40, but they hold two thirdround picks (No. 71, No. 93), two fourths (No. 112, No. 131) and two sevenths (No. 248, No. 254).

2018

What a quarterback draft. The first round saw Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen and Lamar Jackson all taken in the first round — and four of those signal-callers were taken as a result of trades (Darnold, Allen, Rosen and Jackson).

For these purposes, let’s focus on the Jackson deal. The Baltimore Ravens snuck back into the end of the ﬁrst round, taking Jackson at No. 32. To do so, they sent the 52nd pick, the 125th pick and a 2019 secondrounder to the Philadelphia Eagles, who also gave Baltimore a fourth-round pick (No. 132) to facilitate the trade. Also that year, the Pittsburgh Steelers sent No. 79 in the third round and No. 220 in the seventh

round to move up three spots to grab quarterback Mason Rudolph with the 76th pick.

2016

Though the 2017 draft featured three first-round trades involving quarterbacks, those were near the top of the draft, so let’s skip to 2016. There were splashy trades for No 1 (Jared Goff) and No. 2 (Carson Wentz), but the Broncos’ trade for Paxton Lynch is more relevant for these purposes.

Lynch obviously did not pan out as a pro, but at least it didn’t cost the Broncos much to get him. They sent No. 31 and a third-round selection (No. 94) to Seattle to take Lynch at No. 26. The Lynch trade turned out to be very similar to the Packers’ pursuit in 2020 of Love, though Green Bay only gave up a fourthrounder instead of a third.

2014

Of all the deals listed so far, this might be the most interesting parallel because it directly involves pick No. 40, which the Saints have this year In 2014, the Minnesota Vikings sent No. 40 and a fourth-round pick (No. 108) to the Seattle Seahawks so they could grab Teddy Bridgewater at No. 32. The Philadelphia Eagles hold this year’s No. 32 pick, which they also did in 2018 when they moved the selection to Baltimore.

If the Saints trade back into the ﬁrst round, one of the more interesting subplots will be whether they have to give up any picks from the 2026 draft. The Saints have shown a willingness to trade future assets, notably in 2022 and 2018. But of the examples laid out, teams haven’t always had to do that when moving back into the ﬁrst round. It likely will depend on how far the Saints want to trade up — and who they have to outbid.

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of their seven first-round picks, the lone exception being receiver Chris Olave in 2021. Since 2002, the Saints have used an NFL-high 15 first-round draft picks on offensive and defensive linemen. As such, look for the Saints to address their needs in the trenches at No. 9. The exception would be if an elite, blue-chip talent such as running back Ashton Jeanty or tight end Tyler Warren fell to No. 9. Having taken the best lineman or player available at No. 9, the Saints can turn their attention to finding what they hope is their quarterback of the future.

This is where the Saints’ draft should start to get interesting, because they won’t be alone in their pursuit of a quarterback Three other teams — the Steelers, Browns and Giants — also are in the quarterback market, and they have selections from pick Nos. 21-34

Behind Ward, the highest-rated quarterbacks on most teams’ draft boards are Shedeur Sanders, Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe and Tyler Shough. The Saints have been linked to each of them. Word in NFL circles is the Saints are highest on Dart and Shough, and not necessarily in that order They have done extensive re-

search on both. If the Saints are “hot and heavy” for either of them, as one NFL executive told ESPN’s Adam Schefter this week, they might just have to go get him, because they face a potential logistical problem in Round 2. At No. 40, they sit behind the Browns and Giants at Nos. 33 and 34, respectively If they stand pat, they’ll have to hope the Browns and Giants bypass their guy at the top of the second round.

The Saints’ pre-draft intel on the plans of the Steelers, Browns and Giants likely will dictate the team’s quarterback strategy If the intel reveals a trade isn’t in the cards or will be too expensive, then the Saints probably will stand pat and wait for their selection at No. 40. If the Saints learn their QB-needy rivals are not interested in their top-rated QB, then they can also afford to sit at 40 and wait it out.

But history shows they’ll try to be aggressive. If so, they’ll need to leapfrog the Browns and Giants by trading into the bottom of Round 1, where they could have multiple trade options with teams already set at quarterback.

Minnesota, which selected J.J. McCarthy in the ﬁrst round a year ago and has just two picks in the ﬁrst four rounds, might be a target at No. 24. Likewise, the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills, who sit at Nos. 29 and 30, lack third-round picks. The reigning Super Bowl cham-

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pion Eagles also could be in play at No. 32. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis has a well-documented history of making deals with Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman.

Making such a bold move would be in character for Loomis. He has traded up during the draft 20 times since 2011.

Loomis also has shown a predilection to support his head coaches by working to procure a quarterback for them early in their tenures. He collaborated

with Sean Payton to land Drew Brees in 2006 free agency, and he aggressively recruited Deshaun Watson and Derek Carr for Dennis Allen. It’ll be surprising if Loomis doesn’t do likewise for Moore. A trade likely will cost them draft capital, and this is where they might beneﬁt from the deal they made with Washington last season. One or more of the third-, fourth- and sixth-round draft picks acquired from the Commanders in exchange for corner-

back Marshon Lattimore could be used as trade chips to help them land their quarterback of the future. With Carr reportedly injured and entering what is likely the ﬁnal year of his tenure in New Orleans, ﬁnding a quarterback of the future is critically important for the franchise.

We’ll learn just how important later this week.

Email Jeff Duncan at jduncan@ theadvocate.com.

Former SetonHallforward commitstoWave

BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

Attempting to build off astrong run in the American Athletic Conference,Tulane men’sbasketball coach Ron Hunter has secured a commitment from aformer topnational prospect as he begins to ﬁll the hole left by three key transfers.

Scotty Middleton, a6-foot-7 forward who played for SetonHall this season and OhioState as a freshman in 2023-24, announced hisdecision Tuesdayonhis social media platforms. He averaged5.8 points and 21.0 minutes forthe Pirates while starting four times, hitting 38.4% of his 3-point shots with 25 steals and 15 blocked shots. He scored aseason-high16points against OklahomaStateinDecember and twicehit allfourofhis 3-point attempts in games.

“Scotty is my type of player,” Hunter said “He’sversatile, long and athletic. He can play multiple positions but most importantly,he’s aphenomenal human being.”

Middleton, anative of Miami, was ranked 35th overall by ESPN comingout of high school andamong the top 60, according to Rivals.com and ON3. He partially ﬁtsthe profile of what the Green Wave lost with the departure of freshman Kam Williams (Kentucky) and ju-

nior Kaleb Banks (DePaul). Banks was Tulane’ssecondleading scorer (14.7 ppg) and top rebounder(6.7).Williamswas the Wave’sfifth-leading scorer (9.3 ppg) andbest long-rangeshooter, sinking ateam-high 63 3s (41.2 %) while alsorankingsecond in steals (46).

Middletonaveraged only 4.4 points in 15.3 minutes in his year at Ohio State,but he connected on 45.2% of his3-pointattempts(28 of 62).

Tulane (19-15)alsolostsixth-man MariJordan (Radford), who averaged 7.0points, butretained all of itsother rotational players afterrebounding from arough nonconference performance to ﬁnish fourth in the AAC at 12-6.

TheWave, which was tabbedto tie for 11th in the13-team league in apreseason coaches’ vote, nearly reached the AAC tournament championshipgame, falling78-77 to top-seeded and eventualchampion Memphis in the semiﬁnals.

Sophomore point guard Rowan Brumbaugh, afirst-team all-conference pick who averaged ateambest 15.5 points and 4.8 assists after transferring from Georgetown, conﬁrmed he was returning earlier this month. TheWave alsoreceived renewed commitments from versatile junior centerGregg Glenn, who

averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists, and junior shooting guard Asher Woods,who averaged 11.5 points and upped that mark to 18.8 in the ﬁnal ﬁve games.

Also settoreturnare junior backup center Percy Daniels (10.5 minutes,26blocks), promising freshman backup point guard KJ Greene (season-high nine pointsat UAB), redshirt freshman forward Tyler Ringgold(five starts) and 7-foot center Stefan Cicic, who was redshirted this year.Daniels and Ringgold posted on socialmedia theywould be back.

Thedeadlinetoenter theportal was Tuesday

The addition of Middleton is the start of restocking for Hunter,who will enter his seventhyear with the Wave.

TheWavehas reached the AAC tournamentsemifinals three times in histenure, also finishing among thetop five in theregular-season standings on threeoccasions, but has yet to reach the NIT or NCAA tournaments.

Tulane’s 89-60 loss with adepleted rostertoUSC in the inaugural College BasketballCrown wasits ﬁrst postseason appearance under Hunter,who inherited aprogram thatwent 0-18 in the AAC in 201819, lastplayed in the NCAAtournamentin1995and last played in the

HIGH SCHOOLS

NIT in 2000

Middletoncould benefitfrom astable environment. Ohio State ﬁred coachChris Holtzman in February of his freshmanseason. Seton Hall plummeted to 7-25 overall and2-18inthe Big East thisyear despite beating two-time reigning national champion Connecticut.

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Taylor Allen feared she would have to miss her softball team’s playoff game because of apregame meal that didn’tsettleright Butoncethe game began, the Chapelle freshman showed no signs of feeling ill as the leadoffhitting shortstop poundedout three doubles among her four hits in an 8-4 victory against No. 8Ponchatoula on Tuesday in an LHSAA DivisionI selectregional playoff game. Allen scored tworunsand hit atwo-RBI double with two outs that helped No. 9Chapelle build an early lead as the reigning state champions advanced to the state quarterﬁnals for the ﬁfthyear in arow andwillfacetop-seeded Pineville on Saturday

The outcome would have been hard to project becauseofhow weak Allen felt after she threw up only hours earlier

“I had my Chick-fil-a, and it was going ﬁne until Ihad to get dressed and Iwas like, ‘Oh, shoot, Idon’tknow if I’m going to make this one,’ ”said Allen, whorode with aparent to thegamewhile the rest of the team took abus. But once shearrived at the ﬁeld andsaw herteammates going through pregame warmups, Allen decided she “hadtolockin,” she said. “I was like, I’m doing it

“She (Chapellepitcher Taylor Allen) wasjust verywilingto comeatusand we would wait until too late in thecount to makeadjustments, and that wasthe resultofthe game.”

JEREMyHARPER, Ponchatoula softball coach

for the team.”

The big hit for Allen came with runners on second and thirdwith two outs inthe third inning, when herdouble thatlanded just inside the foul line in deep left ﬁeld drove in two runs for a6-0 lead.

“I felt that kind of gave us alittle breathing room in thegame,” Chapelle coach ScottO’Brien said. “That put us up from four (runs) to six, and then when (Ponchatoula)came back with the four,that was kind of the room thatTaylor gave us.” Allen, whoreceived thegame ball from O’Brienafter the game, was not the only productive hitter for aChapelle team that pounded out 16 hits, as Mia Impastato and Bayleigh Hammer, both sophomores, each had three hits.

Among other others, sophomore Kam DiMaggio tripled and scored in the first inning and singled and scored in the sixth. The three-run first for Chapelle also included adropped fly ball that lettwo runs score.

For Ponchatoula, junior Abby Dagro tripled with two outs and thebases loaded in the fourth

inning and scored when junior Rae’el Wheat followed withan RBI single.

TheWavestruggled to get much else going offensivelyas coach Jeremy Harperlamented his team’s13flyouts against Chapelle sophomore pitcher Liv Nevels. “She was just very wiling to come at us and we would wait until too lateinthe count to make adjustments,and that was the result of thegame,” Harpersaid. Thegamepitted twoteams that reached the state finals lastseason, as Ponchatoula finishedasa runner-up in the DivisionInonselect bracket before the LHSAA moved theschool into the select side of the field before this school year “All credit goes to coach O’Brien,”Harpersaid. “Coming back from what wasa great run for bothprograms. And for his program to continue on to the quarterfinalround, that’sabig feather in theircap.”

Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com

BY SPENCERURQUHART Staff writer

St. Charles has ayoungsoftball team this year with no seniors but still delivered adominant win in its ﬁrst playoff matchup

Coming off aﬁrst-roundbye, St. Charles —the No. 6seed inthe Division II select bracket —was taking on No. 11-seeded Haynes in the regionalround. St. Charles took control with an 11-run ﬁrst inning, and the Comets never looked back in a16-0 winover Haynes that ended in threeinnings Tuesday at St. Charles.

St. Charles was up by 14 runs when Adrienne Arnett stepped up to the plate with one runner on and one out in the bottom of the third inning.

The junior shortstop hit hersecond home run of the game, atworun homer to center that resulted in arun-rule ending.

“Something that we’vetalked about all week is being able to put azero on the boardinthe ﬁrst and scoreﬁrst, and we were able to do that,” St. Charles coach Zach Weber said.

“Our girls did aphenomenal job at the plate. Adrianne (Arnette)

“Somethingthat we’ve talked aboutall week is being able to put azero on theboard in the first andscore first, and we were abletodothat. Our girls dida phenomenaljob at the plate.”

ZACH WEBER, St. Charles softball coach

worksher tail off night and day.”

Arnett led off the game with asingle and scored the ﬁrst run after an RBI singlefrom junior Riley Perilloux

FreshmanEmily Kenyon then hitatwo-run double to put St. Charles up by three, and they batted aroundinthe ﬁrstinning with eight hits.

Arnett wenta4for 4, finishing a doubleshort of the cycle. She had atwo-run triple in the first inning and asolo home run with one out in the second, totaling fourruns scored andfive RBIs.

“I was looking forwaist-high andoutside, that’smypitch,” Arnett said.

“I know what to do with it, and that’sexactly whatI got. It felt

good.Last (home run), Iknewit was gone.”

Perillouxhad astrongperformance with herbat andasa pitcher.She went 3for 3withan RBI and tworuns scored while throwing three scoreless innings, allowing no hits and onewalkwith three strikeouts.

“My defensewas behind me to back me up,” Perilloux said.“(Our lineup)was just lookingtoattack ﬁrst-pitch strikes.”

Kenyon went 2for 2withthree RBIs andtwo runs scored. Khloe Brady ﬁnished 2for 3withtwo RBIs and two runs.

ApairofHayneserrors in the ﬁrstinning proved costly.Eight of the11St. Charlesruns were unearned.

“Hats off to (St. Charles), they hit the ball well,” Haynescoach Dawn Whitmersaid. “Wefielded seven sophomores, so we’re young. We’relearning and getting better.”

Nextupfor St. Charles(24-7) is aquarterﬁnalmatchup on the road against No. 3-seeded Hannan (17-10).

Email SpencerUrquhart at surquhart@theadvocate.com.

4p.m. Saturday No. 11 Loranger at No. 6Hannan: TBD No. 12 Willow at No. 5Vandebilt Catholic: 5p.m. Thursday, 5p.m. Friday,1 p.m. Saturday No. 13 KennerDiscovery at No. 4Buckeye: 6p.m. Thursday, 4p.m. Friday,7 p.m. Saturday No. 14 Haynes AcademyatNo. 3Loyola Prep: TBD No. 15 Leesville at No. 2St. Charles: 4:30 p.m. Friday,11a.m. Saturday, 2p.m. Saturday Division III

Regional No. 13 Newman at No. 4Catholic-New Iberia:7p.m. Thursday; 3p.m. Friday;6 p.m.

“You had one year of decent success, but we still came in fourth place in the American Conference,” he said.

“I don’teven know if (the AmericanAthletic Conference)was a top-10 conference (11th according to theNET) this year.Wearen’t that good. We have tons of work to do.”

Things appear brighter at Tulane but as theWavepreparedfor the College BasketballCrown, Brumbaugh said it had along waytogo.

FILE PHOTOByDAVID GRUNFELD

Tulane coach Ron Hunter reacts to ashot against Louisiana Christian on

Lillard’sreturncannot getBucks past Pacers

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP sportswriter

INDIANAPOLIS Pascal

Siakamhad 24 points and11 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 123-115 on Tuesday night for a2-0 lead in the ﬁrst-round playoff series.

Indiana has won ﬁve of the last sixplayoffgamesbetween the teams and never trailed in this one.

The Pacers had lost three of four regular-season games to the Bucks

The teams will meet for the 18th time in the last two

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seasons on Friday,when

Game 3isplayed in Milwaukee

Two-time league MVPGiannisAntetokounmpo had 34 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists, and All-NBA guard Damain Lillard had 14 points in hisfirst game back from deep vein thrombosis in hisright calf. Lillard was 4of13fromthe field in 37 minutes,his first game action since March 18 and his first playoff game with Antetokounmpo, who heard asteadydiet of countdowns onhis free throws.

Bobby Portis Jr.ﬁnished with 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and 12 rebounds

members Tuesday. Buthis real work will begin this week when he starts assessing the people in the building.

It’ll be his turn to ask the questions.

“Listen more than you talk,” Dumars said about what hisﬁrst few days will be like. “Whatcan be better? What are we doing wrong here? What are we doingright here? Who’sgot positive energy? Who’sgot bad energy? I’m asking questions and letting people tell me what’shappening.

“You can have all the experience in the world but if you don’tknow the culture of the building, if you can’ttalk to people and let them talk to you, you’re missing. So I don’twant to miss. Iwant to listen to people.” Dumars said he’sspoken brieﬂy over the phone with all of theplayers and to head coach Willie Green, but he plans to have more in-depth conversationswithGreen in the next day or two. All indications are that Green will be back for aﬁfth

season.

for the Bucks. The game had alittle bit of everything.

There wasa scufflein frontofthe Pacers bench that led to double technical fouls,words between multiple players in the ﬁnal minutes, players repeatedly hittingthe ﬂoor,alittle zone defense, asmatteringof full-court pressure and, of course, plenty of points. But, Indiana controlled the entire game after racing to a31-16 lead in lessthan71/2 minutes.

The Bucks used alate 13-0 run to get within115-113 with 2:31 to go beforeIndianacloseditout with an 8-2 run to end the game.

Green, general manager Bryson Graham and senior vice president of basketballoperations and team development Swin Cash attended Tuesday’snews conference. CJ McCollum and Jose Alvarado were the only playersinattendance.

What Dumarsdecidestodowith

Zion Williamson, the mostimportant piece on the Pelicans’chessboard, will be the biggestdecision Dumars makes this offseason.

Employees from the ticket-sales ofﬁce, whoalso attended Tuesday’s newsconference, would no doubt agree. They would like nothing more than to see Dumars build aroster that can put butts in the Smoothie King Center seats

“Put the right product out there, it’sgoing to sellout and fans are goingtocome,” Dumars said.

Having grown up in Louisiana, Dumars understands the fanbase.

He has New Orleans Saints memorabilia at home despiteliving 1,000 miles away.Dumars, who starred at McNeese State, still cheers for all the schools from Louisiana.

Hisstate’s passion for sportsalso made his return to Louisiana an easy choice.

“I know that this is an incredible

Celticsguard Pritchardwins sixthman of theyearaward

BY TIM REYNOLDS

AP basketball writer

Payton Pritchard came off the bench and changed gamesfor the Boston Celtics this season. He was the only player in the NBAwith more than 1,000 pointsingames that he didn’tstart. He setthe league record for 3-pointersmade by abackup. And thevoters took notice of allthatand more, picking theCeltics guard as the le ag ue’ s sixthman of the year this season.

Pritchard topped Detroit’sMalik Beasley and Cleveland’s Ty Jerome for the award. It’s the ﬁfth time that aCelticsplayerwon theaward: Kevin McHale claimed it in 1984 and 1985, Bill Walton in 1986 andMalcolm Brogdonwon it in 2023.

“This is definitely an honor,” Pritchard said during TNT’sbroadcast Tuesday nightwhenthe results wererevealed.

And maybe ﬁttingly,the awardisnamed for another Celticslegend—John Havlicek.

“Paytonisaballer and his teammates know what they are getting every single day in terms of effort, care, andcommitment,” Celtics President Brad Stevenssaid in a statement released by the team.

“For him to be honored with the award named after the great John Havlicek is acredit to allthat he bringstothe table for our team.”

It’sthe ﬁrst of this season’sNBA awards to be announced, with others

fanbase,” Dumars said. “Secondly, formeatthis point in my career, ownership of where Iwork was of paramountimportance. So coming here and workingfor Ms. Benson, cominghereand looking at the core of who’shere. I’vebeen knowingWillie since he was at Cooley High in Detroit. So Ijust thought all those things together for me personally,itwas the right ﬁt.This is perfect right here.” Dumars last worked in ateam’s frontoffice in the2021-22 season. His last season in chargeof ateam was with the Pistons from 2000-14. The game has changed some sincethen, butDumarsis conﬁdenthecan get thePelicans back on track.

“I wouldn’thave come if Ididn’t think we could build and become winnershere,” Dumarssaid. “That was the whole purposeofmecoming. Youhavetobeself-aware and know whoyou are. You’ve gotto know what you can do and what you can’tdo. Youhave to know what worksfor youand what doesn’t workfor you. And Ijust think New Orleans works for me.”

Email Rod Walkeratrwalker@ theadvocate.com.

to be scattered over the coming weeks. The clutch player of the year award (Jalen Brunson of New York, AnthonyEdwards of Minnesota or Nikola Jokic of Denver)will be announced Wednesday night and the defensive player of the year (Dyson Daniels of Atlanta, Draymond Green of Golden State or Evan Mobley of Cleveland) will be announced Thursday night.

Theawards are voted on by aglobal panel of 100 writers andbroadcasters whocover the league.

Pritchard led all reservesinpoints(1,079 in the games in which he did not start), 3-pointers (246, notincluding nine more he madeinhis three games as astarter), along with plus-minus (+428).

Andamong nonstarters, his assist total of 257 rankedthird-best in the league behind only Indiana’sT.J. McConnell and Portland’sScoot Henderson.

Part of Pritchard’srole is clear:Provide help to Boston’s1-2 punch of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, andhe’smade it look easy

“It’salearning curve coming fromcollege. Everything wasran through me,” Pritchard said.

“So then, coming here, I’mplaying with alot of stars. so it’s definitely afeel. Ifeel like I’m still getting better at it, but it’sjust reading the game, knowing when maybe the defense is keying in on J.T.and J.B.more, and they’rekindofleaving gaps open.Then you’ve gottotakeadvantageof those opportunities.”

Pritchard is afan favorite in Boston foraslew of reasons, including his energy and penchant

nottomentionwillingness —toshoot deep 3s at the ends of quarters and halves, even low-percentage ones that in theory could hurt his stats. He also had one of the wildest triple-doubles (thoughittechnically doesn’tcount as one) in NBA history on March 5, whenhehad 43 points, 10 rebounds and 10 3-pointers made, all of that off the bench. The Celtics won alot of games regardless; they were 61-21thisseason. But when Pritchard was great, they were even tougher to beat. Boston went 17-6 this season when Pritchard came offthe benchand scored at least20points, 36-12 whenhecameoff the bench and scoredat least 10 points.

“Payton’salso agamer as everybody here sees,” Celtics guard Jrue Holiday said. “Any opportunity he can to put that ball in thebasket,hedoesit. But what makes himspecial is what he does on the defensive end— picking up anybody full court, just being adog, hounding whoever’s in front of him.”

Pritchard was the runaway winner,getting 82 of thepossible100 firstplace votes. Beasley (13 first-placevotes) was second, Jerome (two firstplace votes) wasthird and his Cleveland teammate De’Andre Hunter(also two first-place votes) was fourth. Minnesota’sNaz Reid, last year’swinner, gotthe otherfirst-place vote and wasfifth. His Minnesota teammate Nickeil Alexander-Walker wassixth, Denver’sRussell Westbrookwas seventh andOklahoma City’s Alex Caruso was eighth.

executivevice president

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER Pelicans governor GayleBenson poses with JoeDumars, the new

of basketball operations, during Dumars’ introductorynewsconferenceatthe Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie on Tuesday. Dumars replaces DavidGriffin, whowas fired last week.

Pritchard

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTO By MICHAEL CONROy

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is trapped by Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, and guardAndrew Nembhard during their first-round playoff series in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

CBY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

learly,this wasbrunch. The doors opened at 11 a.m. What looked like bacheloretteparty survivors tumbled in with Sunday morning hair.The waiter offered coffee, while the drink list stronglysuggested a different path with selections dubbed “the hard stuff.”

Yetthere was notapoached egg in sight, no pain perduto be found, not ahint of hollandaise Can this still be brunch? Yes, I decided, it’sa brunchbyother means, with garlicky noodles, dumplings andsaladsinstead, but with the sameget-this-party-started-early dynamic

This is the dim sum brunchat Mister Mao, and there’saparticularly good deal built intoit. What adeal

Sure, there’s abottomlessmimosa offer,but otherwise the weekend brunch menu dispenses entirely with thestandard

Dim sumbrunch fills atable withdishes to share at Mister Mao, aNew Orleans restaurant withanoffbeat style.

It seemed like the end of the road for Anita’sGrill when the old-school diner ﬁnally closed in 2024 after nearly 70 years. Butnow anew Anita’sispreparing to open in adifferent lo-

Garlic noodles getadose of crabmeat at Mister Mao restaurant in NewOrleans. STAFF PHOTOSByIAN McNULTy

Passive-aggressive is as passive-aggressive does

Dear Miss Manners: Iworked with someone who was uber passiveaggressive and made my life at work difﬁcult. Fortunately,she retired at the end of the semester There was aretirement gathering for her with cake and coffee, given by her colleagues. Ivowed long ago as division chair to never attend agathering for this individual, so I skipped it. Iwas confronted and scolded regardingmyabsence. Ididn’t want to lie, so Isaid there were personalissuesthat precluded me from attending.

Should Ihavejust gone and been thebetter person? Should I have lied that Ihad an appointment?

By The Associated Press

Todayinhistory

Judith Martin MISS MANNERS

Gentle reader: “Passiveaggressive” is one of those terms that Miss Manners hasnever entirely understood. Wouldanexample be putting upwith bad behavior from acolleague for years without resolving it, andthen venting the accumulated frustration by shirking one’sdutyasdivision chair to attendaceremonial gathering honoringthat person’s retirement? She is equally unclear on the

TODAYINHISTORY

Today is Wednesday,April 23, the 113th day of 2025.There are 252 days left in the year

On April 23, 1971, hundreds of Vietnam Warveterans opposed to the conﬂict protested by tossing their medals and ribbons over awire fenceconstructed in front of the U.S. Capitol.

On this date:

In 1635, the Boston Latin School, the ﬁrst publicschool in what would become the United States, was established.

In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, which responded in kind two days later

In 1940, more than 200 people trapped inside adance hall died in the Rhythm Club Fire in Natchez, Mississippi, oneofthe deadliest nightclub fires inU.S. history In 1988, afederal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less (accounting for 80% of all U.S. flights) went into effect.

In 1993, labor leader Cesar Chavez died in San Luis, Arizona, at age 66.

In 2005, the recently created

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24-hourservice,once ahallmark of Anita’s, if he can staff more shifts and demand turns up.

Some of the changes to the operation are intended to bring the operation up to the times. Previously cash only,the restaurant will take cardsand also addtakeout and usethird-party deliveryservices.

“My dad was always old school, didn’t want to do anyof that, so we’re going to tapinto whatwedidn’tdobefore,” McCormick said.“Times are alittle tough, but with some changes, I think we can make it.”

The original diner was near the corner of Tulane Avenue and South Galvez Street, in an address that had been arestaurantsince the 1920s. Anita Jackson bought it in the 1950s and changed the name.Arnold McCormickand business partner RobertWise took over in the 1980s Eventually,the sign over the door read “The World Famous Anita’sGrill,” and to its fans, the diner was indeed legendary.It came by its retro vibe honestly, between its open kitchen, swivel stools and familial service. People found quick meals at fair prices at aspot that exuded New Orleans soul.

The all-night hours were curtailed after Hurricane Katrinaand higher prices for food started cutting into Anita’sold business model. The end came last fall after therestaurant’s landlord sold the property and aclutch of contiguous lotstothe LSU Board of Supervisors,which acquired it for future expansionofthe adjacent LSU Health complex

The old Anita’sbuilding has since been leveled, and its former lot stands empty

The outpouring of goodwill and fond memories of Anita’safter the diner closedeventually convinced McCormick to give the restaurant another shot.

“I thought, look, we had afollowing, people know us, let’s bring it back,” McCormick said.

“Wehave to try.”

Zony Mash announceslastday

It will soon be last call at a New Orleans brewery that turned ahistoric movie theater into amagnet for shows and community events in addition to its eclectic craft beers. Zony MashBeerProject (3940 Thalia St.) has announced it is closing,

moral distinction between being truthful about your absence (when there are no consequences) compared to having presumably been civil and professional every prior day (when there were). What would have been theharm in showing up for acolleague you did not care for —but will not have to see again afterward? Instead of being thebetter person, we can call it being thebigger person. Or doing your job Or showing that there are more important things in your life than her bad behavior

Dear Miss Manners: Afamily member called to conﬁrm birth dates and anniversary dates for my

video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its ﬁrst clip, “Me at the Zoo,” which showed YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim standing in front of an elephantenclosure at theSan DiegoZoo.

In 2007, Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s ﬁrst popularly elected president, died in Moscow at age76.

In 2018, aman plowed arental vaninto crowds of pedestrians in Toronto, killing 10 people and leaving 16 others hurt. (Alek Minassianwas later convicted of 10 counts of murder and sentenced to lifeinprison.)

Today’sBirthdays: Actor Lee Majors is 86. Actor Blair Brown is 79. Actor Joyce DeWitt is 76. Filmmaker-author Michael Moore is 71. Actor Judy Davis is 70. Actor Valerie Bertinelli is 65. Actor-comedian George Lopez is 64. Actor Melina Kanakaredes is 58. Actor-wrestler John Cena is 48. Retired MLB All-Star AndruwJones is 48. ComedianTV host John Oliver is 48. Actor Kal Penn is 48. Actor-model Jaime Kingis46. Singer Taio Cruz is 45. Actor Dev Patel is 35. ModelGigiHadidis30. Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim is 25. Prince Louis of Wales is 7.

STAFF PHOTO By IANMcNULTy Zony Mash Beer Project is acraft brewerybuilt in aformer movie theater witheclectic, small batch beersand astage for events and performances.

with its ﬁnal day scheduled for June1.The brewery and its taproom remain open until then, serving Wednesday through Sunday,and events continuein the coming weeks.

Adam Ritter opened Zony Mash with localbrewer Mitch Grittman in the fall of 2019 in the historic former Gem Theater,located at acrossroads of neighborhoods along South Broad Street Ritter owns the property.It’snot clearatthis writingwhat’s next for thelocation.

Zony Mash developed arobust calendar of events, and it also became anincubator for popups, includingsome that have grown into restaurants. King Cake Hub, aCarnival-time market gathering king cakes from many local makers in oneplace, made Zony Mash itsseasonal homefor thepastfour years.

The Zony Mashname came from aMetersalbum of early tracks and Bsides,and that syncedwith thebrewery’soffbeatapproachtobeer and its artfuldesign. The interior evolved into amosaic of woodwork, while the exterior retained theart deco contours of ahistoric cinema.

Thebrewery screens movies in addition to its varied calendar of events throughthe years, from concerts and craft markets to dragwrestling bouts.

The Gem ﬁrstopened in 1951 as atheaterfor aBlack clientele in theera of segregation. By 1961, the theaterhad closed and the building laterbecame storage for an auto parts store. Neglected for many years, it was onceslated for demolitionbeforebeing redeveloped as abrewery. An earlieroperation called Wayward Owl opened here in 2016, and closed in 2018 beforeZony Mash emerged ayear later.

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

adult children andtheir spouses. When Iremindedher that both my daughterand my daughterin-law had optedtokeep their maiden names when theymarried their husbands, she replied that sheknew, but that she would continue to address their anniversary cards as “Mr.and Mrs. John Doe.” Ipolitely but ﬁrmly disagreed, to which she replied that she did not care —not once, but twice. I am wondering what you think of this attitude. Iﬁnd it disrespectful, not only of my daughter and daughter-in-law,but of me. Gentlereader: Knowingly addressing the cards incorrectly is dis-

respectful toward the recipients. Telling you of her plan to do so is impertinent and picking aﬁght. Telling you she does not care about your opinion, twice, is redundant and also tiresome. And Miss Manners notes that this is being done as aprelude to wishing relatives well on their birthdays and anniversaries.

Sendquestions to Miss Manners at herwebsite, www missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mailtoMiss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St Kansas City,MO 64106.

Kashmirifried chickenisservedaspartofadim sumbrunchatMister Maorestaurant in NewOrleans

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to pass them around the table. There’salsoadeal built around doing just that: aset menuofsix dishes,portioned for two people, for $50. Addtax and tip anddrinks,ofcourse, but that’s$50 fortwo people, not $50 each. Call me abrunchskeptic. If it’s truly arestaurant’ssignature, I’mthere,but Iembrace my lazy weekend mornings and am not keen to queue up for any oldgrits andeggs. Seeingthis menu, however,had me bounding outofthe house to give it a spin.

Plants andcarts

MisterMao feelscool.The airyroom of high rafters and dusky pink hueshas afaded tropical elegance. There’sa good plant game, and strong female energy all around. No one ﬁnds the restaurant’s entrance the first time (it’sdown Jena Street,between the columns).

My early impressions of MisterMao when chef Sophina Uong and herhusbandWilliam “Wildcat”Greenwell opened it in 2021 was funand ﬁerce. It hasanidentity,but youcan’t pin it down. The menu haselements of Southeast Asia,India and Mexico, sometimesinasingle dish. Over the years, it’sgrown morefun and more ﬁerce.

Iespecially appreciate how giving MisterMao has been within the restaurant community.Uong and her crew take part in many events, and they’re forever hosting visiting chefs, giving localsa taste of talent and different expressions from other cities. It contributes to a feel of curiosity,collaboration and connection evident at acircuit of modern,next-generation

Chopstick and mimosas set the table for dimsum brunchat Mister Mao restaurant.

New Orleans restaurants to come along in recent years. For the dim sum brunch deal, the kitchen picks the dishes, and many are the ones that drew my eye on thefull menu, too. The particulars might change day to day There is adim sum cart, though it’sused only for delivery,not pre-stocked for tableside selection in the traditional way. Watchingitinmotionactually makes me alittle nervous; Ikeep picturing dishes sliding offasitnavigates thezebra print rug andtable corners. But the dishes do makeit, landing one or two at atime, and swiftly.Soon the table ﬁlls and your chopsticks can toggle between different ﬂavors.

Brunch drinks anddumplings

This brunch started with stirfried sticky broccoliand aginger salad, like ajungly slaw of cabbage and peanuts, fresh herbs and asour dressing withenough ginger to stave off motion sickness (orsteady ahangover).

Garlic noodles give bursts of umami from apotent combo of

fishsauce and Parmesan,and this time the kitchen added crabmeat that boosted therichness. Thechicken and rice dumplings have broken bits of rice forming theouter texture. At thefirst bite,I missed the smoothnoodle wrapperofmore familiardumplings, but by the second Iwas into it,especially forthe waytheyabsorbedthe sesame- and chile-scented tamari dipping sauce. Lumpia, narrow Filipino egg rolls, were densely packed with ﬁnely minced pork under shattering shells, with ajuicy, bright-tasting sweet and sour sauce, leaning heavilytoward the sweet.

Kashmiri fried chicken, a smallerserving of adinner menumainstay,glowswith a cuminspice, moreearthythan outright ﬁery,cut by pineapple slices.

Iplannedtokeep this firstseating Sundaybrunch to soft drinks. But Idotry to meet restaurants where they are, and abrunchmenuwitha house cocktailleading withMalort is throwing downagauntlet.

Ipicked it up and was rewarded by “John’sSecret Dragon Lady.” It tasted smooth and balanced,but the strong kick and bitter bite of Malort (the truth serum of Chicago) was indeed waiting under the cocktail umbrella.

Pitted against the coffee, it built suspense over whether caffeine or alcohol would carry the day.Asithappened in this case, it wasadraw But Ifelt like the true winner leaving quite full from aparade of ﬂavors at agood price. There were even leftovers that, for once after abrunch, Iactually wantedtocut into again the next day

Email Ian McNultyat imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

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Sudoku

InstructIons: sudoku is anumber-placing puzzle based on a9x9 grid with several given numbers. Theobject is to place the numbers 1to9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. Thedifficulty level of thesudoku increases from monday to sunday.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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BLondie

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Bridge

By PHILLIP ALDER

Surrealist painter Salvador Dali said “I do not paint aportrait to look like the subject; rather does the persongrow to looklikehis portrait.”

At thebridgetable, some bids paint a perfect picture of aplayer’s hand. Butif an opponent thenbecomes the declarer, hehasbeengivenaroadmapforplaying the contract Inthisdeal,Southwasinfivediamonds What didhedoafterWest ledthe spade king: ace, seven, four? West’stwo-diamond overcall was a Michaels Cue-Bid, promising at least 5-5 in themajors. After East jumped to four hearts, South, unsure who could make what,sensiblyrebidfivediamonds.Then East, eying the vulnerability, passed. (Five heartsdoubled should go down two,minus 500.)

Southhadthreelosers(twospadesand oneclub)andonly10winners(onespade, seven diamonds and two clubs). But he hadahugeadvantage,knowingthatEast had startedwith asingleton spade and could not reach hispartner’shand.

At trick two, declarer started apartial elimination and endplay by ruffing a heartinhishand.Hereturnedtodummy with atrumptothe eight, ruffed aheart high, played adiamond to the nine, and ruffedthe lastheart. Then South cashed his topclubs and played athird club.

wuzzles

East wonbut had no answer. Whether heledaheartoraclub,Southwouldsluff aspade loser from his hand and ruff on the board.

Each Wuzzle is awordriddlewhich creates adisguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example: nOOn gOOD =gOOD aFTErnOOn

Previous answers:

word game

InStRuctIonS: 1. Words must be of fourormore letters. 2. Words that acquire fourletters by the addition of “s,”such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3 additional words made by adding a“d” or an “s” may not be used. 4. proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit wordsare not allowed toDAy’S WoRD uPScALE: UP-skale: Of asuperior quality.

Average mark 24 words

Timelimit 40 minutes

Can you find 36 or morewords in UPSCALE?

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loCKhorNs

marmaduKe

Bizarro

hagar the horriBle

Pearls Before swiNe

garfield

B.C.

PiCKles

hidato

mallard fillmore

dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

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Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

WiShinG Well

HErE is a

Scrabble GramS

Get fuzzy

jump Start

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DuStin

Drabble Wallace the brave

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ThesuccessfulBidder

Electronic BidDocu‐mentsmay be submitted by Contractorstothe Construction &Facilities Management Ofﬁce by submitting theirbid alongwiththeir bidsecu‐rity to https://www.cen tralauctionhouse.com/. Electronic bids must be submittedsoastobe posted priorto 11:00 a.m. CT on Friday,May 16, 2025.Hardcopiesofthe contractor’s electroni‐callysubmitted packet must be sent to Crumb Engineering, LLC, ATTN: JasonT.Crumb,4609 Fair‐ﬁeldStreet,Metairie, LA 70006, telephone504-4554450. ContractorsMUST attend themandatory Pre-Bidconference scheduledfor 11:00 a.m. CT on Thursday,May 1, 2025,atthe listed above location in ordertosub‐mitanelectronicbid TheOwnerreservesthe righttoacceptorreject anyand allBidsfor

tained by contacting the purchasing department at 504-278-6475 or via emailat wfrazier@nunez. edu. Biddocuments andad‐dendamay be down‐loaded from: https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ agency/pdf/8657100.pdf Evidence of authorityto submit abid shallbere‐quired in accordance with R.S. 38:212(A) (1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1954 (C)(2) (d). AA/EEO 137489-apr21-22-23-3t $255.97

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HR&A Advisors,under supervisionbythe City Planning Commission, andincoordination with Safety andPermits and otherpartners, is work‐ingtodeliver an analysis of theexistingManda‐tory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ)policyasdescribed in Article28ofthe CZO. On April26, 2022, it was determined that amar‐ketfeasibility analysis is needed to inform changestothe adopted MIZmap andtoconsider

PUBLIC NOTICE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY(LDEQ) CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL COMPANY, LLC PETITION FORNO ALTERNATIVES TO LAND DISPOSAL OF

TheLouisiana Depart‐ment of Environmental Quality(LDEQ), Waste PermitsDivision, is proposingtoapprove a petition fornoalterna‐tivestolanddisposalof prohibited wastebydeep well injectionsubmitted by CornerstoneChemical Company, LLC, 10800 RiverRoad, Waggaman, Louisiana70094 forthe UncleSam Plant. Thefa‐cility is locatedat10800 RiverRoadinWaggaman, JeffersonParish, Louisiana. Theproposed approval of thepetition is baseduponthe review anddetermination that thereare no economi‐callyreasonableand en‐vironmentallysound al‐ternatives to disposal of prohibited hazardous wasteintoinjection wells pursuant to LAC 33:V.2273.C.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)has issued a finaldetermination to CornerstoneChemical Company, LLCfor an ex‐emptiontoallow land disposal of prohibited wastebydeep well injec‐tion (Waste Disposal Well Number 002, WasteDis‐posalWellNumber003, WasteDisposalWell Number 004-B, andWaste Disposal Well Number 005) in accordance with 40 CFRPart148, Subpart C. TheLouisiana Depart‐ment of NaturalRe‐sources(LDNR)has is‐sued a finalorder forthe operationof FOUR (4) Class1 undergroundin‐jectionwells (Waste Dis‐posalWellNumber002, WasteDisposalWell Number 003, WasteDis‐posalWellNumber004-B, andWaste Disposal Well Number 005) forthe dis‐posalofprohibitedhaz‐ardous waste. A finaldecisiontoap‐proveordenythe peti‐tion fornoalternativesto land disposal of prohib‐ited wastebydeepwell injectionwillbemade after theclose of the45daycomment period (LAC 33:V.2243) which ends at 4:30 pm CDT, Monday,May 26, 2025. Commentsand requests fora public hearingor notification of the final decision canbesubmit‐tedonlineonthe public notice webpage (http:// www.deq.louisiana.gov/ public-notices), viaper‐sonaldelivery, U.S. mail, or email. Commentsand requests fora public hearingmustbereceived by 4:30 pm CDT, Monday, May26, 2025. Delivery maybemadetothe drop-box at 602 N. 5thSt. BatonRouge,LA70802. U.S. Mail maybesentto LDEQ,PublicParticipa‐tion Group, P.O. Box4313, BatonRouge,LA708214313, andemailsmay be submittedto DEQ.PUB LICNOTICES@LA.GOV Please seeadditional in‐structions forcomment submission,handdeliv‐eryand informationre‐gardingelectronicsub‐missionat http://www deq.louisiana.gov/page/ the-public-participationgroup. Personswishing to receivenoticeofthe finaldecisionmustin‐cludea complete mailing addresswhensubmitting comments.

If LDEQ findsa signifi‐cant degree of public in‐terest,a public hearing will be held.LDEQwill send notification of the finaldecisiontothe ap‐plicantand to each per‐sonwho hassubmitted writtencommentsor a writtenrequest fornotifi‐cation of the finaldeci‐sion Thepetitionand related documentscan be made

from LDEQ RecordsMan‐agementbymailing a paperPublicRecords Re‐questForm(availableat https://deq.louisiana gov/assets/docs/ general/publicrecordsre questform.pdf) to RecordsManagementat P.O. Box4303, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4303 or by ﬁllingout theonline Public RecordsRequest Form (https://edms.deq. louisiana.gov/edmsv2/ create-my-request) Theavailable informa‐tion canalsobeac‐cessedelectronicallyon theElectronicDocument Management System (EDMS)onthe LDEQ pub‐licwebsite at https:// edms.deq.louisiana.gov/ edmsv2/quick-search. An additional copy of the petition andrelated doc‐uments maybereviewed at theJefferson Parish Li‐brary- Live OakBranch, 125 Acadia Drive, Wagga‐man, LA 70094. Inquiriesorrequestsfor additional information regardingthe proposed approval of thepetition should be directed to Daniel Cheatham,LDEQ, WastePermits Division P.O. Box4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone(225) 219-1333. Personswishing to be in‐cluded on theLDEQper‐mitpublicnoticemailing list,wishing to receive thepermitpublicnotices viaemail by subscribing to theLDEQpermits pub‐licnoticeListServer, or having otherpublicpar‐ticipation relatedques‐tionsshouldcontact the Public Participation Groupinwriting at LDEQ P.O. Box4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313,by email at DEQ.PUBLICN OTICES@LA.GOV or by phoneat(225) 219-3035. Public notices, including electronic access to the proposed approval of de‐terminationofnoalter‐nativesand associated information,can be viewed on theLDEQper‐mits public webpageat http://www.deq louisiana.gov/publicnotices andgeneral in‐formationrelated to the public participationin permitting activities can be viewed at http:// www.deq.louisiana.gov/ page/the-public-partici pation-group

Allcorrespondence should specifyAINum‐ber1357, EPAIDNumber LAD008175 390, andAc‐tivity Number PER20240001.

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The New Orleans Historic District LandmarksCom‐mission To runinThe Times Picayune/The N. O. Advo‐cate Wednesday, April23, 2025 NOCP 8344 137900-apr23-1t $15.89

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF LIQUIDATION Notice is hereby given that Breda, L.L.C. a Louisianalimited liability companyorganized under thelawsofthe StateofLouisiana,and domiciledinOrleans Parish (“Breda”), is being liquidated in thepro‐ceedingstyled Jasmijn Bolv.Breda,LLC et al 2021-03245, Division M13, CivilDistrictCourt for theParishofOrleans (“In re Breda”)and Patrick Gros has been appointed by thecourt as liquidator (“Liquidator”).The Liq‐uidatorherebymakes a requestfor allcreditors of Bredatosubmitde‐tailed writtenstatements of theirclaims, along with thereference “Inre Breda”,and anysupport‐ingdocuments to: PatrickGros, BredaLiq‐uidator, 651 RiverHigh‐land Blvd Covington, LA 70433 immediately, butin no eventlater than sixty (60) days from thedate of this notice.The Liq‐uidatorsuggestscredi‐tors send theirstate‐mentsand supporting documents, certiﬁed mail,returnreceipt re‐quested. 136736-apr16-23-2t $255.56

DEADLINETORESPOND: MAY23, 2025 PRE-BIDCONFERENCE: MAY7,2025

Datesare subjectto changesvia an adden‐dumpostedbythe Bu‐reau of Purchasing on theCity’ssupplierportal. If this solicitation is fed‐erally funded,prospec‐tive bidder/respondent must payparticularat‐tentiontoall applicable laws andregulations of theFederal government andthe Stateof Louisiana. TheBureauofPurchas‐ingusescommodity codestonotifysuppliers of therelease of asourc‐ingevent andsubse‐quentmodiﬁcationsvia addendum. Note that you wouldreceive thosenoti‐ﬁcationsifyou selected thefollowing commodity code(s) before there‐leaseofthe sourcing event: COMMODITY CODE(s): 918-74, 961-49 TheCityofNew Orleans strongly encourages mi‐nority-owned and women-ownedbusi‐nesses, socially andeco‐nomicallydisadvantaged businessesand small businessestorespond to this solicitation,orto participateinsubcon‐tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐tion Formoreinformation aboutthissourcing event,

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUESTFOR QUALIFICATIONS Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Contractor for LouisianaAve Harmony St andSeventh St Wharf Repairs Notice is hereby given that theBoard of Com‐missioners of thePortof NewOrleans (Board) is requesting statements of qualificationsfor aCon‐structionManagementat Risk (CMAR) contractor to performpre-construc‐tion andconstruction services forLouisiana Ave.,Harmony St and SeventhSt. WharfRe‐pairs. AllRequest for Qualifications(RFQ) doc‐uments will be available fordownloadvia Central Biddingat www.central bidding.comonWednes‐day, April23, 2025. The RFQdocuments mayalso be obtained from the SE‐Bconnect App, available on both theAppleand Googleplayplatforms Writtenproposals,re‐quired forms, andaddi‐tional/optional informa‐tion shallbesubmitted electronically via www centralbidding.com no laterthan 11:30 AM (CST), on Monday,May 26, 2025, to be considered forthe contract.Failure to submit required infor‐mation by thedeadline will causedisqualifica‐tion andremoval from furtherconsideration on this Project. No informa‐tion maybechanged or submittedafter the deadline Allquestions,correspon‐dence, inquiries, and othercommunications regardingthisprocure‐ment shallbedirectedto BoardofCommissioners of thePortofNew Or‐leans, ProcurementDe‐partment,1350 Port of NewOrleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130 or pro‐curement@portnola.com no laterthan5:00p.m (CST)on Wednesday, May14, 2025. Answersto allquestions will be pro‐videdelectronicallyat www.centralbidding.com d th SEB t

Thefollowing ordinance was introducedatthe Regular Sessionofthe Mayorand City Council of theCity of Westwego on Monday,April 14,2025. An Ordinance approving theplanofsurvey andre-subdivision of aportion of ground situatedinthe City of Westwego, LA,Parish of Jefferson,State of Louisiana, in that partorportion thereof known as Lots 8, 9and 10,intoLots8Aand 10 A, Square 40,WhitehouseSubdivision,asismorefully shown on aplanorsurvey by Dufrene Surveying&Engineering, Inc.,dated December 12,2024. Anordinance approving theplanofsurvey andre-subdivision of acertain pieceor portion of groundsituated in theCity of Westwego, Parish of Jefferson,State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Lots 29A, and30, Square14, Whitehouse Subdivision, andismorefully shown on aplanbyKLS Group, Inc.,dated

2025. Ahearing willbeheldfor theadoptionoftheseordinances at theRegular

the Mayorand City Council,at6:00pm, Monday,May

City Hall,1100FourthStreet,Westwego, Louisiana, 70094

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B) that apublichearing of the West Jefferson Levee District in Jefferson Parishwill be held at itsregular meetingplace in the SLFPA-W –Office –BoardRoom, 7001 RiverRoad, Marrero,Louisiana, 70072onTuesday,May 27,2025at4:00 p.m. to consider levyingadditional or increased millagerates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forwardtorates not to exceedthe prior year’s maximum. The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millageis$6,796,773.07 and the amount of increase in taxes attributabletothe millage increase is $259,562.19. 137754-483263-apr 23-1t $97.02

9ofthe LouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950, as amended(R.S. 9:23419:2347,inclusive) (the Act”),hereby givesnoticeofapublic hearingtobeheldpursuanttothe requirements of Section 147(f) of theInternalRevenueCode of 1986,asamended, concerning its proposed issuance of notexceedingOne Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000)ofCapitalAreaFinance Authority RevenueBonds in oneormoreseries(the“Bonds”) under theprovisions of theAct,and other constitutional andstatutory authority supplemental thereto. The Bonds arebeing issued pursuanttothe terms of aTrust Indenture (the Indenture”), by andbetween theAuthorityand Regions Bank (the Trustee”) for thepurposeofproviding funds for theAuthority (a)to financeloans to homebuyers within thejurisdictional parishes of theAuthorityand such other parisheswhose governingauthority executecooperative endeavor agreementswiththe Authority under theprovisions of theAct,(b) to make deposits in various funds and accounts as provided in theIndentureand required for thesecurityof theBonds, (c)topay capitalizedinterest, if any, on theBonds and(d) to pay thecost of theissuance of theBonds. TheBonds arelimited obligations of theAuthorityand will be payable solely outofthe income, revenues andreceipts derived from Certificatesasdefined in theIndenture(includingearnings thereonand certain insurance with respectthereto), andcertain funds andaccounts held under and pursuanttothe Indentureand pledgedtherefor.Asprovided in theAct andthe Indenture, theBonds do notconstituteand obligation, either generalorspecial, of theState of Louisiana, anymunicipalityorany other political subdivision thereof.

TheAuthoritywill hold apublic hearingwith respect to theissuance of said Bonds on May5,2025, at 10:00a.m LouisianaTime,at601 St. FerdinandStreet, BatonRouge,LA70802,and simultaneously by teleconferencebycalling thetoll-freenumber: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9940303250?omn=88470185621 or dial US toll-free: (833)928-4610; meeting ID:994 0303250. Themeeting will be open to thepublic in accordance with law, andany comments with respect to theproposed Bonds willbereceivedand considered by theBoard. Written comments received at theofficesofthe Authority prior to thedateofthe meeting willbeconsidered. Furtherinformation regardingthe Bonds may be obtained from the officesofthe CapitalAreaFinance Authority,601 St. FerdinandStreet, BatonRouge,LA70802 CAPITAL

Mayor is hereby authorized to grant the following servitude thereon to the adjacent property owners as described below for ayearly payment of $997.00 said annual payment subject to upwardadjustment of 15%, rounded to the nearest dollar,following the expiration of every fifth year after October 1, 2024: Approximately 187 squarefeet of air and ground rights consisting of the Encroachments of agallery,on/over the SaintCharles Avenue public rightof-way, the Encroachments being part of the improvements located in the 1st Municipal District, Square172, Lot 6, bounded bySaint Charles Avenue, Commercial Place, Camp Street, and Gravier Street, bearing the municipal address 308-310 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. SECTION 2. That the grant of servitudebeundertaken for the following reasons: (a) The owner,which owns the mprovements adjacent to the City-owned property,has constructed or is planning to construct improvements upon the public rights-of-way after applying for and obtaining building permits, to the extent necessary,fromthe City of New Orleans; (b) Said improvements and constructions referred to in subsection (a) hereinabove aredependent upon the servitude agreement with the owner; the plans and specifications submitted by the owner,toobtain the building permits for the improvements described herein, accurately delineate the improvements and constructions which aresubject to the servitude agreement, and saidplans and specifications wereinspected and approved by the City of New Orleans prior to the issuance by the City of building permits allowing the improvements to beconstructed as shown therein; the disposition of property rights by the servitudeagreement as authorizedherein will not hinder or preempt the use by the public or the City of any other public property and will provide revenues to theCity otherwise notattainable if the aforementioned property rights wereunused.

SECTION 3. That the Mayor ishereby authorized to execute the servitude agreement attached hereto as described hereinabove in SECTION 1.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrel ,Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may beseen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 5, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,942 NO. 30202 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS (BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant aservitudetoanadjacent propertyowner for encroachments on/over portions of public right-of-way located at the municipal address 1838 Napoleon Avenue; to fixthe minimum price and terms of said servitude agreement; to declarethat such use as granted in the servitude agreement willincorporate space that isneither needed for public purposes nor shall such use interferewith the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitudeagreement;and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY

ORDAINS, That the following portions of the public rights-of-way arenot needed for public purposes at thistime and that the Mayor is hereby authorized to grant the following servitude thereon to the adjacent property owners as described below for ayearly payment of $739.00 said annual payment subject to upwardadjustment of 15%, rounded to the nearest dollar,following the expiration of every fifth year after October 1, 2024: Approximately 226.66 squarefeet of air and ground rights consisting of the Encroachments of canopies, ADA ramps, stepsand landing, on/over the Dryades Street public right-of-way,the Encroachments being part of the improvements located in the 6th Municipal District, Square454, Lot 9&10, bounded by Napoleon Avenue, Dryades Street, Jean Street, and Baronne Street, bearing the municipal address 1838 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana.

SECTION 2. That the grant of servitudebeundertaken for the following reasons:

(a) The owner,which owns the mprovements adjacent to the City-owned property,has constructed or is planning to construct improvements upon the public rights-of-way after applying for and obtaining building permits, to the extent necessary,from the City of New Orleans; (b) Said improvements and constructions referred to in subsection (a) hereinabove aredependent upon the servitude agreement with the owner; the plans and specificationssubmitted by the owner,toobtain the building permits for the improvements describedherein, accurately delineate the improvements and constructions which aresubject to the servitude agreement, and saidplans and specifications wereinspected and approved by the City of New Orleans prior to the issuance by the City of building permits allowing the improvements to be constructed as shown therein; the disposition of property rightsbythe servitudeagreement as authorizedherein will not hinder or preemptthe use by the publicorthe City of any other public property and willproviderevenues to theCity otherwise notattainable if the aforementioned property rightswereunused SECTION 3. That theMayor is hereby authorized to execute the servitude agreement attached hereto as described hereinabove in SECTION 1.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrel ,Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may beseen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 5, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,943 NO. 30203 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS (BY REQUEST) AN ORDINANCE to repeal Ordinance No. 30,138 MCS because of a mathematical error in the calculation of lease payments due to the City in aproposed lease of land with SLS Studios, LLC for aportion of the St. Thomas Street public right-of-way located in the First Municipal District, and to adopt asubstitute ordinance to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into acontract

way line of RichardStreet; thence in an easterly direction, through an interior angle of 90 degrees 01 minutes 10 seconds, adistance of 44 feet 9inches 1line (44.9.1), to the intersection of the southerly right of way line of RichardStreet and the easterly right of way line of St. Thomas Street, this point being the point of beginning. Said portion of St. Thomas Street contains 14,316.30 SquareFeet. SECTION3.That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute alease of the premises so described for an initial period of five (5) years (“Primary Term”), with five (5) consecutive renewal options of five (5) years each (“Renewal Options”), for and consideration of monthly rental rate of $6,000, with a rental increase of 15% every five years after the Primary.IfSLS Studios, LLC wishes to exercise any of the applicable renewal options thereafter the annual rent will be determined by the procedures outlined in the lease.

SECTION 4. That the lease of portions of the public right-of-way be undertaken for the following reasons: (a) SLS Studios, LLC, which owns the improvements adjacent to the Cityowned property,has constructed or is planning to construct improvements upon the public rights-of-way after applying for and obtaining building permits, to the extent necessary,fromthe City of New Orleans; (b) Said improvements and constructions referred to in subsection (a) hereinabove aredependent upon the lease of land with the owner; the plans and specifications submitted by the owner,toobtain the building permits for the improvements described herein, accurately delineate the improvements and constructions which aresubject to the lease of land, and said plans and specifications wereinspected and approved by the City of New Orleans prior to the issuance by the City of building permits allowing the improvements to be constructed as shown therein; the disposition of property rights by the lease of land as authorized herein will not hinder or preempt the use by the public or the City of any other public property and will provide revenues to the City otherwise not attainable if the aforementioned property rights wereunused.

SECTION5.That in accordance with the recommendations of the City Planning Commission, the potential lessee of the property shall submit a landsurvey by aProfessional Land Surveyor,that shows the following: a) The boundaries and location of the existing servitudes and rights-ofway b) The location of all encroachments on the existing servitude and rightsof way c) The location of all utilities (including the existing power and gas lines, water/sewer line/s and the proposed relocated water/sewer line/s) located within the existing servitude/rights-of-way

d) All improvements and topographical features within and adjacent to the existing servitude/right-of-way,including streets, pavement, fence lines, railroad tracks, etc.

SECTION 6. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, after the effective date of this Ordinance,a Lease of Land attached hereto as Exhibit

A” anddescribed in SECTION2

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP

MORRELL

PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ONJANUARY14, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYA CANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0

**Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s

Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,948 NO. 30204 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS (BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (the “City”) and the Morial Convention Center of New Orleans (“MCCNO), with aterm greater than one year,for the public purpose of providing resource and equipment staging area on the property and in the facility of the MCCNO,asmorefully detailed in the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 7, Section (14)(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City,may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other,orwith any public or private corporation or individual; and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enterinto cooperative endeavorswith any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City and MCCNO desiretoenter into acooperative endeavor agreement in order to accomplish the valued public purpose of providing resource and equipment staging area on the property and in the facility of the MCCNO;and

WHEREAS, Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans ordains that cooperative endeavor agreements having aterm of morethan one year must be reviewed and approved by the New Orleans City Council; NOW THEREFORE

SECTIONI.THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY

ORDAINS, That the Mayor,onbehalf of the City of New Orleans, is hereby authorized to enter into the attached Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (“CEA”) with MCCNO,for aterm of five (5) years, for the public purpose of providing resource and equipment staging area on the property and in the facility of the MCCNO

SECTIONII. That, for the purpose of executing the CEA between the City and MCCNO,Rule 57 of the Rules and Regulations of the Council of the City of New Orleans is suspended

SECTION III. That said CEA is attached to this ordinance as “ExhibitA andincorporated and made apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL

PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYORONJANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYA CANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYORONJANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0 ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,949

NO.30205 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER GREEN (BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (the “City”) and Amtrak, with aterm greater than one year,for the public purpose of providing transportation to the residents of New Orleans in the event of adisaster,both natural and man-made, as morefully detailed in the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; andotherwise to provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 7, Section (14)(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City,may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other,orwith any public or private corporation or individual; and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City and Amtrak desiretoenter into acooperative endeavor agreement in order to accomplish the valued public purpose of providing transportation to the residents of New Orleans in the event of adisaster, both natural and man-made; and WHEREAS, Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL MAYOR

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Morrell, Thomas -5

NAYS:0 ABSENT:King, Moreno –2

**Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,950 NO. 30206 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES

BY:COUNCILMEMBERS GIARRUSSO, MORENO, MORRELL, HARRIS, KING, GREEN AND THOMAS AN ORDINANCE to amend section 154-1701 and to ordain section 1541705 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, relative to the automated trafficenforcement system and the division and reporting of the revenue generated therefrom; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY ORDAINS, That section 154-1701 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana is amended to read as follows: “Chapter 154 –TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES ** * ARTICLE XVII. –AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM Section 154-1701. –Enforcement procedure. The New Orleans Police Department is responsible for the

anotice of the violation to the owner of

the 30th day after the date the violation is alleged to have occurred or identification of the registered owner,whichever is later,but in no event more than 60 days after the date the violation is alleged to have occurred.” SECTION 2. That the Code of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana is amended to add section 154-1705, which shall read as follows: “Chapter 154 –TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

ARTICLE XVII. –AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM

Section 154-1705. –Revenue accounting; reporting.

The chief administrative office shall provide quarterly reports showing the revenue generated by each automated trafficenforcement system device in the city and the costs associated with the enforcement and administration of the automated trafficenforcement system and related services, per month during the reporting period. Reports shall be provided in commaseparated values or similar spreadsheet format to the city council and to any entity entitled to shareinrevenue generated by the automated traffic enforcement system program.”

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: DISAPPROVED: MAYOR

RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0 THIS ORDINANCE WASRETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M. AND THE SAME WASNEITHER APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED BY THE MAYOR. THEREFORE, SAID ORDINANCE BECAME LAWONAT12:00 NOON ON JANUARY19, 2025 AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

ENGROSSED VERSION

The following engrossed version illustrates the proposed changes to the City Code. In accordance with City Code section 2-812, additions are underlined and deletions areshown as strikethroughs. Section 154-1701. –Enforcement procedure.

The New Orleans Police Department is responsible for the enforcement and administration of sections 154-1701 through 154-1704. The city and the department may enforce and administer sections 154-1701 through 154-1704, or any parts thereof, directly and/or through one or more contractors selected in accordance with applicable law,with the exception made for subsection 154-1703(c) regarding the penalty for aschool bus stop sign violation. Subsection 154-1703(c) will be administered by the New Orleans Police Department in conjunction and with the explicit consent, oversight, and discretion of the Recovery School District (RSD) and/or Orleans Parish School Board(OPSB) and/or Louisiana Boardof Elementary and Secondary Education authorized charter operators. RSD and/or OPSB and/or Louisiana BoardofElementary and Secondary Education authorized charter operators will retain the right to use school buses under their control to administer subsection 154-1703(c) through cooperative endeavor agreement with the city Upon the receipt of photographic evidence by the New Orleans Police Department and/or its designee that avehicle has violated applicable trafficordinances, the department shall forwardall necessary information

to a fine, imprisonment, or both, in accordance with Section 1-13 of the Code of the City of New Orleans. Such aconviction shall be cause for immediate cancellationofthe Use and Occupancy Permit for the premises. Alternatively, theindividual shallbesubject to

and complied with; and (2) all proviso(s) listedinSection 1, which impose a continuing or ongoing obligation have begun to be fulfilled. Fulfilment of acontinuing or ongoing obligation is based on the City Planning Commission’sapproval of the final site plan, which shall be submitted within one year of adoption of thisOrdinance by the City Council, unless extended as authorized by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The Executive Director of the City Planning Commission shall verify that the development plan incorporate all conditionsset forth in this Ordinance andshall sign the plan to indicate final plan approval.The final approved plan shall be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, within 30 days of the date of final approval, and evidence of such recordation shall besubmitted to the City Planning

compensation, and modify

SECTION

ORDAINS, That the Mayor,onbehalf of the

and the Mosquito, Termite, &Rodent Control Board, is hereby authorized to enter into Amendment No. 1toits CEA with The Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund, relative to the valued public purpose of creating astrong, comprehensive, multi-sectoral GulfSouth regional network that combats the effects of inadequate staffing, gaps in mosquito surveillance, and controls core competencies within Mosquito Control Abatement Districts, to extend the CEA’s term for four (4) years, to increase the CEA’s compensation, and to modify certain terms and conditions, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

SECTION2.That said Amendment No. 1isattached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated and made apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025

MORRELL

PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYORONJANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Morrell, Thomas -5

NAYS:0

ABSENT:King, Moreno -2

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO.34,959

NO.30213 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES

BY:COUNCILMEMBER GIARRUSSO (BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Sections 62-60 and 62-95 of the Code of the City of New Orleans relative to the fee schedules for the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services; andotherwise to provide with respect thereto.

SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY

ORDAINS, That Section 62-60 of the Code of the City of New Orleans is hereby amended and reordained to read as follows: “Sec. 62-60. -Fee schedule. Upon satisfying all the requirements of this chapter,New Orleans EMS shall issue alicense or permit for theoperation of an ambulance service business in the City of New Orleans in accordance with thefee schedule established

JANUARY

9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Morrell,Thomas -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:King, Moreno -2

RECUSED:0

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,955 NO. 30211 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER GREEN(BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (the “City”) and Regional Transit Authority,with aterm greater than one year, for the public purposeofproviding transportation to the residents of New Orleans in the event of adisaster,both natural and man-made, as morefully detailed in the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and otherwise to providewith respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article7,Section (14)(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City,may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other,orwith any public or private corporation or individual; and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economicgrowth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City and Regional Transit Authority desireto enter into a cooperativeendeavor agreement inorder to accomplishthe valued public purpose of providing transportation to the residents of New Orleans in the event of adisaster,both natural and man-made; and WHEREAS, Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans ordains that cooperative endeavor agreements having aterm of morethan one year must be reviewed and approved by the New Orleans City Council (“Council”); NOWTHEREFORE SECTION I. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS HEREBY ORDAINS, That the Mayor,onbehalf of the City of New Orleans (“City), is hereby authorized to enter into the attached cooperative endeavor agreement (“CEA”) with Regional Transit Authority,for aterm of five (5) years, for the public purpose of providing transportation to the residents of New Orleans in the event of adisaster,both natural and man-made.

SECTION II. That, for the purpose of executing the CEA between the City and Regional Transit Authority,Rule57 of the Rules and Regulations of the Council of the City of New Orleans is suspended.

SECTION III. That said CEA is attached to thisordinance as “Exhibit A” and incorporated and made apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THECOUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR

RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrel ,Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may beseen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,956 NO. 30212 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER GIARRUSSO(BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into Amendment No. 1tothe Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (“CEA”) between the Mosquito, Termite, &Rodent Control Boardand The Administratorsofthe Tulane Education Fund (“Tulane”) to extend the CEA’s term for four (4) years,toincrease the CEA’scompensation,and to modify certain terms and conditions, as morefullyset forth in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and made apart hereof; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article7,Section (14)(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City of New Orleans (“City”), may enter into agreements with each other or with any public or private corporation or individual; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into agreements with any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth or other public purposes; and WHEREAS, Tulane is anon-profitcorporationwhose principal address is 6823 Saint Charles Avenue, Suite 300, Gibson Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118; and WHEREAS, the City and Tulane desiretoenter into the attached Amendment No. 1tothe CEArelativetothe valued publicpurpose of creating astrong, comprehensive, multi-sectoral Gulf South regional network that combatsthe effects of inadequate staffing, gaps inmosquito surveillance, and

SECTION2.THE

travel time.

9. An additional command staffmember shall be required for three or more resources assigned to the same event.

10. All permitted ambulance providers providing emergency medical standby services shall be required to register an operations plan with New Orleans EMSinthe format prescribed by the director of EMS or designee no

nes collected for violations of this article shall be paidtothe general fund. Notice from the city or NewOrleans EMS shall be requiredtohold any person liable for penalties for violations of this section. In addition to the penalties imposed pursuant to Section 1-13, the director of New Orleans EMS may revoke a permit or impose other sanctions.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024 CALENDAR NO. 34,960 NO. 30214 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER GIARRUSSO (BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement (“CEA”) with Tulane University Police to provide mutual law enforcement aid withinthe boundaries of Tulane University for athree (3) year term, as more fully set forth in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and madea part hereof;and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article7,Section (14)(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City of New Orleans (“City”), may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other or with any public or private corporation or individual; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association,corporation,orindividual for activities in support of economic growth or other publicpurposes; and WHEREAS, the City and Tulane University,desiretoenter the attached CEA relative to the valued public purpose of providing law enforcement aid and protection in accordance with its authority set forth herein; and WHEREAS, Tulane University is anon-profitcorporation, authorized to do business in both New Orleans and State of Louisiana, whose principal address is 6823 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70118; and WHEREAS, the City and Tulane University desiretoenter into thisCEA for three (3) years and to set forth certainother matters in connection therewith; and NOW THEREFORE SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY

ORDAINS, That the Mayor,onbehalf of the City of New Orleans, is hereby authorized to enter into acooperative endeavor agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” with Tulane University to provide mutual law enforcement aid within the boundaries of the university with a(3) threeyear term. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS JANUARY

OF THE COUNCIL DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

JANUARY14, 2025 LATOYACANTRELL MAYOR

RETURNED BY THE MAYORONJANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:King -1

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,961 NO. 30215 MAYORCOUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER MORRELL AN ORDINANCE to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into Amendment No. 1tothe Amended and Reinstated Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (the “City”) and New Orleans Community Support Foundation (“NOCSF”), relative to funding the administrative fees related to the New OrleansRecreation and CultureFund, as morefully set forth in Amendment No. 1tothe Amended and Reinstated CEA attached hereto as Exhibit “1” and made apart hereof; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 7, Section 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City,may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other,orwith any public or private corporation or individual; and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City and NOCSF desiretoamend the certain terms of their Amended and Reinstated Cooperative Endeavor Agreement, which serves the valuable public purpose of supporting local needs of nonprofitcommunity organizations, youth recreation organizations, and select culturebearers that contribute substantially to the well-being, development, and growth of the New Orleans community,and to extend the term thereof for an additional five years; and

WHEREAS, the City and NOCSF desiretoenter into this amendment to provide for funding the administrative fee to set forth certain other matters in connection therewith; NOW THEREFORE

SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY

ORDAINS, That the Mayor,onbehalf of the City of New Orleans, is hereby authorized to enter into the Amendment No.1 to the Amended and Restated Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the New Orleans Community Support Foundation, attached hereto as Exhibit “1” and made apart hereof, for the valuable public purpose of funding the administrative fees related to the New OrleansRecreation and Culture Fund, which supports local needs of non-profitcommunity organizations, youth recreation organizations, and select culturebearers that contribute substantially to the well-being, development, and growth of the New Orleanscommunity

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025

JP MORRELL

PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYORONJANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYA CANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYORONJANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 P.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, King, Morrell -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Moreno, Thomas -2

RECUSED: 0

**Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE (AS AMENDED)

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,962

NO.30216 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES

BY:COUNCILMEMBERS MORRELL AND GIARRUSSO AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance No. 29,735 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance providing an Operating Budget of Revenues for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2024” to appropriate funds to the City Council to provide for use of fund balance to cover the administrative fees for the program established in Ordinance No.30,035 M.C.S.; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

SECTION1.THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY

ORDAINS, That Ordinance No. 29,735 M.C.S., as amended, be amended to authorize and direct the Director of Finance, notwithstanding any provision therein contained to the contrary,totransfer funds allocated therein as follows: FROM: GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND FUND TRANSFERS –FUND

6699 INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES Grants, Contributions, &Fund Transfers $350,000

TOTAL$350,000 TO: GENERAL FUND –FUND 1000 OTHER FINANCING SOURCES

Use of Fund Balance $350,000

TOTAL $350,000

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYA CANTRELL

MAYOR

RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 PM

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, Harris, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -7

NAYS: 0 ABSENT:0 RECUSED: 0 ORDINANCE (AS AMENDED) CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024

CALENDAR NO. 34,963 NO. 30217 MAYORCOUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBERS MORRELL AND GIARRUSSO AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance No. 29,736 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance providing an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2024” to appropriate funds to the City Council to provide for use of fund balance to cover the administrative fees for the program established in OrdinanceNo. 30,035 M.C.S.; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

SECTION1.THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY ORDAINS, That Ordinance No. 29,736 M.C.S as amended, be amended to authorizeand direct the Director of Finance, notwithstanding any provision therein contained to the contrary,totransfer funds allocated therein as follows: FROM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS OPERATING BUDGET –FUND 6699

MAYOR’S OFFICE 7998 –Intergovernmental Transfers 600 –Grants, Contrib., &Fund Transfers $350,000

TOTAL$350,000 TO:GENERAL

of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, the Water Institute of the Gulf is anon-profit,

Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall. ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: December 19, 2024 CALENDAR NO. 34,965 NO. 30219 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS (BY REQUEST) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an amendment to aCooperative Endeavor Agreement (“CEA”) between the City of New Orleans (the “City”), the State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, Office of Community Development (“State”), to increase the compensation by $21,560,744.85 for the public purpose to allow additional resiliency and recovery efforts through infrastructure and economic revitalization in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida and other severestorms and flooding in 2020 and 2021, as morefully detailed in the Amendment No. 1tothe CEA attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 7, Section 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City,may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other,orwith any public or private corporation or individual; and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 14(c) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana provides, “For apublic purpose, the State and its political subdivisions or political corporations may engage in cooperative endeavors with each other,with the United States or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual”; and WHEREAS, in the aftermath of Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida as well as other severestorms, tornadoes, and flooding, the United States Congress, through Public Law 117-43 appropriated funds to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program for use through the State of Louisiana for disaster recovery; and WHEREAS, the City and the State entered into aCEA authorized by Ordinance No. 29,554 M.C.S. to accomplish the valued public purpose of improving recovery and revitalization and building efforts of projects designed to provide resiliency against future flooding and other disasters in the City of New Orleans; and WHEREAS, the City and the State desiretoenter into an amendment to the CEA to increase the compensation by $21,560,744.85 to allow additional resiliency and recovery efforts through infrastructureand economic revitalization in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida and other severestorms and flooding in 2020 and 2021, the total compensation being $33,280,853.85; NOW THEREFORE

SECTION I. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY ORDAINS, That the Mayor,onbehalf of the City of New Orleans, is hereby authorized to enter into the attached amendment to the CEA with the State of Louisiana to increase the compensation by $21,560,744.85 to allow additional resiliency and recovery efforts through infrastructure and economic revitalization in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida and other severestorms and flooding in 2020 and 2021.

SECTION 2. That said amendment to the CEA is attached to this ordinance as “Exhibit A” and incorporated and made apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 9, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON JANUARY 10, 2025

APPROVED: JANUARY14, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL MAYOR

RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON JANUARY14, 2025 AT 3:00 PM

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Green, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Giarrusso, Harris -2

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

NOCP 8335

By Writ of Seizure and

ALL THE BUILD INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, ADVANTAGES ANDPRESCRIP‐TIONSTHERE‐UNTO BELONGINGOR IN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING TO, SITUATED IN THEFOURTH DSTRICT OF THECITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN SQUARE NO 259,BOUNDED BY BARONNE WASHINGTON, DRYADES AND FOURTH STREETS, DESIG‐NATEDBYTHE LETTERSONA SKETCH OR CER‐TIFICATESOR SURVEY MADE BY H.W.W REYNOLDS, CIVILENGINEER ANDSURVEYOR, DATEDMAY 4, 1889, FORMING THECORNEROF BARONNE STREET ANDWASHING‐TONAVENUE, ANDMEASUR‐INGACCORDING TO SAID SKETCH,THIRTY FEET FRONTON BARONNE STREET,BYA DEPTHBE‐TWEEN PARAL‐LELAND EQUAL LINES OF NINETY TWO FEET,AND OF PART OF THE PORTIONOFLOT 10 AS PERPLAN OF C.S. HEDIN, SURVEYOR,NO‐VEMBER 12, 1852,DEPOSITED IN THEOFFICE OF T.O. STARK, LATE NOTARY PUBLIC (ONASSESS‐MENT ROLLS AS PT 10 20, LOTB SQ.259)

IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR THEMUNICIPAL NO 2733 BARONNE STREET,NEW ORLEANSLA 70113

WRIT AMOUNT: $226,448.26

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 5

NEWMAN MATHIS BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORPORA‐TION 504837 9040

WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

APR23-MAY282T $180

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NO.3435 LOUISIANA AV‐ENUE PARKWAY, CITY OF NEWORLEANS IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:TVC FUNDINGIV, LLC VERSUSLA PKWY 2LLC

4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

APR23-MAY282T $87.71

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2658 ACACIA STREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENITI‐TLED:CARRING‐TONMORTGAGE SERVICES LLC VERSUS THOMAS M. HENEHANA/K/A THOMAS HENEHAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7227

District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May29, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2415 MEMORIAL PARK DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 LOTS 9& 10SQUARE 50 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1321530 ELMWOODSUB‐DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $151,056.37

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order.NoPer‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 16 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

cent of the pur chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks.

FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

APR23-MAY282T $90.36

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2055-57 DUELS STREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CROSS‐COUNTRY MORTGAGE,LLC VERSUS ETHAN ROBERT RID‐DELL CI

Case No: 2023-11933

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 13134 DWYERBOULE‐VARD,THISCITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR ASSETBACKED FUNDING CORPORATION ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006 HE1 VERSUS JAMES EDWARD BATISTE, JR. A/K/AJAMES E. BATISTE, JR. A/K/AJAMES BATISTE, JR. A/K/AJAMES EDWARDS BATISTE, JR. ANDJANIE BRADFORD BATISTEA/K/A JANIEB.BATISTE A/K/AJANIE BATISTE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-10935

Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May29, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1310 MAZANT ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOTX -SQUARE 534 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1390372 WRIT AMOUNT: $207,092.11

ADVOCATE

Date(s): April23, 2025 137348-apr23-1t $81.89

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS,WAYS PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEFOURTH DISTRICT OF THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND DESIG‐NATEDASA PORTIONOFLOT 10 OF SQUARE 259, SAID SQUARE 259 IS BOUNDED BY BARONNE STREET,WASH‐INGTON AVENUE, DRYADES STREET AND FOURTH STREET SAID PORTION OF LOT10 COMMENCESAT ADISTANCEOF 31.72 FEET AC‐TUAL (30FEET TITLE) FROM THE INTERSECTION OF BARONNE STREET AND WASHINGTON AVENUEAND MEASURES THENCE 20 FEET FRONTON BARONNE STREET,SAME WIDTHINTHE REAR, BY A DEPTHOF92 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES ALLINACCOR‐DANCE WITH ANDAS MORE FULLY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-1802

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BT 23

LAWOFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025 APR23-MAY282T $89.30

APR23-MAY282T $89.83

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 61 GRANDCANYON DR,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FREE‐DOMMORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS SARAHBARROW LONDON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7332

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 18 NEWMAN MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORP504837-9040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA,JR.

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025 APR23-MAY282T $89.30

District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onMay 29, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION

SHOWNON A SURVEY BY GILBERT, KELLY &COUTURIE, INC. SURVEYING ANDENGINEER‐ING, DATEDJAN‐UARY 14, 2005

IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR THEMUNICIPAL NO.2727

BARONNE STREET,NEW ORLEANS, A 70113

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BT 4 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ELIZABETH CROWELLPRICE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 &

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BT 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ASHLEY E. MORRIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

APR23-MAY282T $87.71

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 22 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025 APR23-MAY282T $98.30

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2156 CARNOT STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐ERAL HOME LOAN MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS MYRTLE PLUM‐MER A/K/AMYRTLE PLUMMER SMITH

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7462 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May29, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2156 CARNOT ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70122 SQUARE 3421, LOT8 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 923467 WRIT AMOUNT:

chase price, and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BT 13 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-388-1440 ZACHARY YOUNG

TheN.O Advocate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

APR23-MAY282T $89.83

ENTITLED: NEWREZ LLC D/B/ASHELL‐POINTMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐INGVERSUS LORENZOR RODGERS (A/K/A LORENZO RODGERS)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11171

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 24 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 AMYR.ORTIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of the pur‐h i d

APR23-MAY282T

$90.36

WRIT AMOUNT:

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8826 28 NELSON STREET THIS

S Case No: 2018-12306

Acertain lotof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings improvements thereon, andall of the ghts,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances, andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Orleans, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof knownasthe SEVENTHDIS‐TRICT, SQUARE 337 thereof, bounded by Nel‐son, Eagle, South Claiborne, and Gen. Ogden Streets, desig‐natedbythe Letter“C” on survey by W. J. &G.J Seghers, dated February 14, 1923, annexed to an actbefore Ignatius E. Usonian, Notary Public,dated September25, 1925, andac‐cordingto which,saidlot measures 37 feet,7 inches frontonNelson Street,by a depthof150 feet,9 inches and6 lines, be‐tween equal andparallel nes. Theabove de‐scriptionand measurements arealsoin ac‐cordance with thesurvey made by Sterling Mandle, Land Surveyor datedFebruary 17, 1972, acopy of which is an‐nexedtoanact of purchase be‐fore Curtis Allen Hennesy, Notary Public,dated February 2, 1972 registered in theConveyance RecordsofOr‐leansParish, Louisianain COD705, Folio 530, andwhich survey further indicatedthat said Lot“C” commences at a distance of 75 feet,2 inches from the corner of Nel‐son, andGen OgdenStreets. Improvements thereonbear MunicipalNo. 8826 28 Nelson Street WRIT AMOUNT: $223,071.47

UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans BD 6 DAVIDS MOYER, LLC 985 308 1509 DAVIDS.MOYER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/23/2025 & 5/28/2025

APR23-MAY282T $133.24

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-3239

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-388-1440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/19/2025 & 4/23/2025 mar19-apr23-2t $87.18

Seized in the b i PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3215 A &B –3217 A& B THALIA STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:PENNY‐MACLOANSER‐VICES, LLCVER‐SUSCHASITY HARTFIELD

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