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BY KEITHSPERA Staff writer

Mexico may have lost its Gulf on certain maps, but it gained favorednationstatus at the 2025 New OrleansJazz &Heritage Festival.

Jazz Fest’scelebration of Mexican music andculture wasinfull bloom early on Thursday’s openingday at the Fair Grounds. The five musicians/singersofSon del Coamil, in matching creamcolored garments and straw hats,wove together delicate violin and acoustic guitar lines at the Jazz &Heritage Stage.

In the Cultural Exchange Pavilion at the center of Fair

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Bill revivedtocurbnursing home suits

Legislationwould shield management companies

BY ANDREA GALLO Staff writer

Louisiana’snursing homes rank among the nation’sworst, clockinghighrates of pressure sores, concernsabout overprescription of antipsychotic medications and dire shortages of staff. But statelawmakers took the firststep

at ahearingWednesday night in curtailing lawsuits against management companies for nursing homes —and other health carecompanies —who dictate their levels of staffing and spending.

Senate Bill 134from Sen. Thomas Pressly,R-Shreveport, would change the definition of healthcareproviderin Louisiana, lumping in administrative, staffing andcustodial services under the term.Itwould also expand the definition of malpractice to include administrative duties, staffing andcare performed in a “supporting capacity.”

Thechanges to the definitions are meanttoprevent lawsuitsciting administrative negligence against nursing home management companies, who havebeen on thehook in recentyearsfor multimillion-dollar verdicts in favor of patients andtheir families. The proposed change to the law would force patients to file suit instead underLouisiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, which caps damages to $500,000 in total and limits them to $100,000 for the provider —inthiscase,

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Councilaims to restrict Cantrell’s negotiations

Newmeasures come in wake of controversialFrench Quartersanitationcontract

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

Amid fresh criticism of acontroversial French Quarter sanitation contract, the New Orleans CityCouncil on Thursday passed new regulations to ensure vendors can’t negotiate higher prices after winning professional services contracts. The new measures, which also limit switching out subcontractors, reflect council members’ concerns with a$73 million contract MayorLaToyaCantrell’s administration awardedtoHenry Consulting for garbage collection, street cleaning, graffitiabatement and other services in the French Quarter and DowntownDevelopment District. Council members must approve the contract before Henry Consulting starts work under an ordinance that is now being challenged in court, but they have refused to vote on it. Members have objected to the contract increasing in value after Henry won the rights to it,and becauseHenryswapped out asubcontractor,Richard’sDisposal, Inc., that featuredprominently in its proposal. Richard’shas since rejoined Henry’steam. Council President JP Morrell also said this week the Cantrell administration loosened bid requirements to Henry’sbenefit, pointing to areduced surety bond amount and removal of aclause thatwould allow thecity to terminate Henry’scontract without cause. The ordinance on Thursday prohibits the

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Everybody’s acritic when it comesto government. Especially taxesand spending Nowyou can trytocrack theriddle of Louisiana’sbudget foryourself,playing both governor and Legislature.Asthe real officials gatheratthe State Capitol to debateraising or cutting taxes— and spending —you can do the same. Just go to solvethebudget.comand answeryesor-no questions. The Solvethe Budget feature is acollaboration among the Public Affairs ResearchCouncil of Louisiana,The Advocate|TheTimes-Picayune and theLSU Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs.

National Weather Service

to resume translations

The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers.

The weather service paused the translations this month because its contract with the provider had lapsed. Experts said the change could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather

The weather service said Thursday the contract has been reinstated, and the translations will resume by the end of the day Monday.

Lilt, an artificial intelligence company, began providing translations in late 2023. That replaced manual translations that the weather service had said were labor-intensive and not sustainable. It eventually provided them in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French and Samoan.

Nearly 68 million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home, including 42 million Spanish speakers, according to 2019 Census data.

The translations are important during extreme weather events, but general weather forecasts are also essential for people who work in tourism, transportation and energy, experts say California serial cat killer suspect arrested

LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who police believe killed more than a dozen neighborhood cats after luring them to his property was arrested Wednesday, according to authorities.

Over several weeks the Santa Ana Police Department has received multiple reports of suspected animal abuse and missing cats.

Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 45, of Santa Ana, was arrested Wednesday and booked at the Santa Ana City Jail on felony charges related to animal cruelty, authorities said.

Yessenia Aspeitia, a media relations coordinator for the Santa Ana Police Department, said officials couldn’t provide the exact number of cats the suspect is believed to have harmed, but it is over a dozen.

Authorities allege Acosta was positively identified by several victims and witnesses as the man who lured their cats away from their homes.

Investigators are currently assembling a timeline of the alleged incidents, Aspeitia said Officials are combing local social media groups for accounts of stolen or missing cats to incorporate alongside formal reports made to the department over the course of several weeks.

Local cat owners in recent weeks have shared photos on social media of their missing cats and home security footage showing a man luring them away from their homes. Wis. base investigated for flipped portraits

MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Army has suspended a Wisconsin training base’s first female commander after discovering portraits of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been flipped around to face a wall

The Army has posted an undated statement on Fort McCoy’s website saying Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez has been suspended as the base’s garrison commander. The statement said the suspension isn’t related to any misconduct but provided no other details, saying the matter was under review The Department of Defense on April 14 posted photos on X showing portraits of Trump and Hegseth on the base’s chain of command wall had been turned to face the wall, along with photos showing that they had been flipped back to face the corridor

“Regarding the Ft. McCoy Chain of Command wall controversy WE FIXED IT!” the post read. “Also, an investigation has begun to figure out exactly what happened. ” Baez Ramirez assumed the role of garrison commander at Fort McCoy in July 2024 after serving as chief of the Reserve Program, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Judge halts parts of election order

Congress and states, not president, have power to regulate elections, she says

BY ALI SWENSON Associated Press

NEW YORK A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proofof-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.

The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed to restore public confidence in elections. But the judge allowed other parts of Trump’s sweeping executive order on U.S. elections to go forward for now, including a directive to tighten mail ballot deadlines around the country

Trump’s March executive order overhauling how U.S. elections are run prompted swift lawsuits from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters Education Fund, the Democratic National Committee and others, who called it unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington sided with voting rights groups and Democrats, saying that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president. She noted federal lawmakers are currently working on their own legislation to require proof of citizenship to vote.

In a 120-page decision on Thursday, she said the plaintiffs had proven that the proof-of-citizenship requirement would cause their clients irreparable harm and go against the public interest, while the government had offered “almost no defense of the President’s order on the merits.”

Accordingly, she granted a preliminary injunction to stop the citizenship requirement from moving forward while the lawsuit plays out.

The judge also blocked part of the Republican president’s order requiring public assistance enrollees to have their citizenship assessed before getting access to the

federal voter registration form.

But she denied other requests from a group of Democratic plaintiffs, including refusing to block Trump’s order to require all mailed ballots to be received by Election Day nationwide. She also did not touch Trump’s order to open certain databases to billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to allow it to review state voter lists to search for noncitizens The judge said those arguments brought by Democrats were either premature or should be brought by states instead.

The plaintiffs had argued Trump’s proof-of-citizenship requirement violated the Constitution’s so-called Elections Clause, which gives states and Congress the authority to determine how elections are run.

They also argued that Trump’s order asserts power that he does not have over an independent agency That agency the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, sets

Man charged with arson in breakout of N.J. blaze

Authorities say man set wooden pallets on fire

BY MIKE CATALINI Associated Press

A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the New York City area, authorities said

Thursday

Authorities arrested 19-year-old Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that’s still burning in southern New Jersey The wildfire was described as starting with “an improperly extinguished bonfire.”

Judge James Gluck told Kling during a brief court appearance Thursday the state sought to have him detained pending trial and he wouldn’t be released.

Kling spoke briefly, only to clarify that his next court appearance was set for Tuesday “Thank you Have a good day,” he said when the judge dismissed him.

A public defender representing Kling during the hearing told the judge she had “nothing further” when he asked.

Emails to the public defender’s office said Thursday it could not comment on a pending case so early in the process. A voice message was left at a possible phone number for Kling.

Authorities first spotted the blaze Tuesday morning from a fire tower when a smoke column appeared amid the pines. Law enforcement said they used a GPS to plot the origin of the fire and determined the cause was a bonfire that hadn’t been put out. They said they determined Kling was responsible for setting the pallets on fire and left before it was out. It’s unclear how they linked him to the blaze or where he was arrested.

It’s peak forest fire season in the vast pine wilderness that covers more than 1 million acres and firefighters are contending with low humidity and the aftermath of a drought in the region.

The fire had grown to nearly 24 square miles on Thursday, approaching what officials believe to have been the largest wildfire in the state in the last two decades.

Parade shooter gets life sentence

BY SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The suburban Chicago

man who admitted to fatally shooting seven people and wounding dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down seven sentences of life in prison for 24-year-old Robert Crimo III, as prosecutors requested, for the firstdegree murder charges after hearing emotional testimony from survivors and the relatives of those killed in the shooting. She also sentenced Crimo, who did not attend the two-day hearing, to 50 years for 48 counts of attempted murder

“This court has absolutely no words that could adequately describe and capture the horror and pain that was inflicted on July 4,” the judge said. She added that Crimo, who did not attend the sentencing, “is irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible, irreparably corrupt and beyond any rehabilitation.”

The proceedings have been marked by unpredictable behavior including Thursday when Rossetti briefly paused

the hearing because Crimo changed his mind and was being escorted to the hearing. However, his defense attorneys later said it was for an unrelated issue and he went back to his Lake County jail cell.

Crimo also declined to offer a statement to the court through his attorneys. The judge ordered consecutive sentences, and Crimo “will die in prison,” his public defender, Gregory Ticsay, said.

“He’s always known that he was facing life in prison,” Ticsay said. “He has spared this community the lengthy trial.”

Dozens were wounded in the shooting in the suburb north of Chicago. They ranged in age from their 80s to an 8-yearold boy who was left paralyzed from the waist down.

Crimo pleaded guilty last month just before jurors were due to report for opening statements. He previously backed out of a plea deal, fired his public defenders and reversed his decision to represent himself. He signed his name and Donald Trump’s when he waived his right to trial.

Crimo has also skipped several hearings, despite warnings from Rossetti that the case would proceed without him Prosecutors and Rossetti said that Crimo did not show any regret.

voluntary voting system guidelines and maintains the federal voter registration form.

During an April 17 hearing, attorneys for the plaintiffs had said requiring proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form would complicate their clients’ voter registration drives at grocery stores and other public places.

Aria Branch, counsel for the Democratic National Committee and other Democratic plaintiffs, also argued the executive order’s effort to tighten mail ballot deadlines would irreparably harm her clients by forcing them to reallocate resources to help voters navigate the changes.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said it was disappointed by the ruling.

“Few things are more sacred to a free society or more essential to democracy than the protection of its election systems,” said Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights.

Whooping cough cases rising again

BY DEVNA BOSE Associated Press

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year

There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s twice as many cases as this time last year, based on the CDC’s final tally Rates of whooping cough, or pertussis, soared last year, which experts said wasn’t unexpected. The number of cases fell during COVID-19 because of masking and social distancing. Plus, experts said, the illness peaks every two to five years. But experts say the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses, like measles and whooping cough, could be indicative of changing attitudes toward vaccines.

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates fell last year, and the number of children

with vaccine exemptions hit an all-time high.

“There’s unfortunately been increasing anti-vaccine sentiment in the United States,” said Dr Ericka Hayes at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

“Our recovery is not nearly as quick as we expected it to be and we needed it to be. And again, when you fall below 95% for vaccinations, you lose that herd immunity protection.”

Whooping cough tends to peak around this time of year and in the fall. It’s usually spread through respiratory droplets in the air, when people with pertussis cough, sneeze or breathe close to others. The symptoms are similar to a cold but the cough becomes increasingly severe with a distinctive sound a “whoop” as the person tries to take in air It is treated with antibiotics. In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana and a 5-year-old in Washington state have died from whooping cough.

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La.lawmakers consider newethicsrules

Statewatchdogcould face more stringent regulations

BY ALYSE PFEIL |Staff writer

Some state lawmakerswant to set more stringent rules for how the board that enforces Louisiana’s ethics laws investigates publicofficials, arguing thatthe boardhas too much latitudewhen it comes to probing accusations of wrongdoing.

Butsomegood-government groups worry the proposal could make it too difficult to look into allegations of unethical behaviorand too easy to quash investigations that areneeded to determine if any wrongdoing actuallytook place.

HouseBill674 wouldmakedozens of changes to the ethicscode, including settingupnew procedures for the LouisianaBoard of Ethics,which enforces conflict-ofinterest, nepotism and campaign finance laws.

Of particular significance are new protocols for investigating alleged violations of ethics laws. The procedures wouldrequirea twothirds majority vote of the board to proceed with any investigation into possible violations. And they would allow officials under investigation to ask courts to intervene and limit or block an investigation. Currently,the boardisrequired by law to investigate any sworn complaints it receives, anditdoes so without the need for avote.Otherwise, the board can investigate when “it has reason to believe” there may be aviolation witha two-thirds majority vote.

“The bill increases procedural safeguards for respondents to ethics complaints,” said Stephen Gelé, an attorney who helped put together thelegislation andwho for years hasrepresented clients in matters before the Louisiana Board of Ethics.

Gelé is currently representing

Gov.JeffLandry in pending charges broughtbythe ethics board for failingtodisclose private air travel provided byapolitical donor when he was attorney general.

Gelé said in an email that he helped compile the bill with the input of “many stakeholders,” includingattorneysand accountants familiar with ethics boardprocedures, public officialswho have been investigated or charged, legislators, public policy organizations and the ethicsboard administrator,whichserves as the board’s general counsel

“These safeguards are consistent with long-standing principles of American dueprocess,” he said, citing as examples the right to counsel, the right not to selfincriminateand proportionality, amongothers.

But, while acknowledging the importance of due process, some watchdog groupsfear therules are too strict.

“I thinkittips alittletoo far in terms of protecting elected officials from investigations,” said Steven Procopio, president of the Public Affairs Research Council, anonpartisan Louisiana public policy research organization.

Procopio noted that alaw passed last year gave state legislators and thegovernor powertoappoint anyone of their choosing to theethics board.Previously, members were selected from alist of candidates providedbyleadersofthe state’s privatecolleges.

Thefact that everyboardmemberisnow appointed by an elected official,together with the proposed two-thirds vote requirement, means that “any third of them can stop an investigation,” Procopiosaid.

“You don’t needa majorityvote to kill something,” he said. “Out of 15 people, you need five.

Rep. BeauBeaullieu, R-NewIberia, is sponsoring the legislation and chairs the House and Governmental Affairs committee, which in recent months held hearings looking into the ethics board’sprocedures

“Wehad people over thecourse of the lastyear talk about their uneasiness with some of theinvestigations that have taken place by the board,” he said Wednesday during ahearing on the bill, which advanced outofBeaullieu’s committee withoutany opposition.

What wouldthe bill change?

Before votingonwhether to launch an investigation, the Board of Ethics would be required to consider several factors, including whether:

n Thepersonhas already rectified thepotential violation

n The board would “more likely than not finda significantviolation

n An investigationwould “support the purposes” of thestate’s ethics code

n Sufficient information is available to support an investigation n The expenses to undertake the investigation “weighed against the severity of thepotential violation.”

If, after considering thefactors, the board votedtobegin an investigation, it would need to follow new, detailed procedures forthe investigation.

Barry Erwin, chief policy officer of Leaders for aBetter Louisiana, noted that looking into potential violations is part of the job of the ethics board.

“Wedon’twant to createunnecessary hurdlesjust to consider and investigate aviolation,” he said.

An initial investigation into potential wrongdoing allows the boardto“get to the bottom of things” andhappens before formal charges are brought and heard by ajudge, Erwin explained.

Otherchanges

Under theproposal, once an investigation begins, thesubject of the inquiry could ask adistrict court for an order to place certain limits or conditions on an investigation —orstop it altogether

The bill would alsocreate new rulesfor theboard to issuesub-

poenas or requests for records or sworn statements.

Anyone on thereceiving end of a request for information or subpoena would have to respond within 30 days. Andincases of refusal to comply,the ethics board could ask adistrict court to issue an order requiring compliance.

But the board could issue asubpoena onlywith a“finding that the importance of the information sought outweighs the burden of producing the information.”

And it could only gather verbal sworn testimony “under conditions agreed uponbythe subject of the investigation.”

At variousstages in the process, theboard would need to provide noticetothe personunderinvestigation of having aconstitutional right to counsel and aconstitutional right not to incriminate oneself.

The board would also have to meet aset of new requirements before deciding whether to bring formal chargesafter an investigation: createa report of the investigation, provide it to the subject, and allow thesubject to respond to the report.

Only after that process, and with atwo-thirds vote of the board, could adecision be made to bring formal charges for violations of ethics laws.

Privatefarefor official business

Separate from proposed changes to ethicsboardinvestigations, the legislation would expand how far statelawmakers could traveland have the bill paid for by someone else.

In cases of public speaking engagements, lawmakers could acceptcomplimentary food, lodging and travelarrangements in any country in North America or any U.S. territory or state.

In cases of events organized “for information purposes,” lawmakers could travel forfree anywhere in the U.S. In cases “for entertainmentpurposes,” they could travel for free within 50 milesoftheir homedistrict or the State Capitol.

Rules about public disclosures of donated lodging or transportation would not change under the bill.

“Wedidn’tchange any of the reportingrequirements. Allwe did wasincrease the geography,” Gelé toldlawmakersWednesday. “I expanded the geography to the entirety of North America when we did this broad revision.”

The bill would also set up rules for how public officials should list the value of complimentary private airfare on public disclosure forms.

For any “air transportation by private aircraft,” they could value theflight using standard commercial or charter flight fees for acomparabletrip, theactual cost of the private flight, generally accepted accounting principles or amethod consistent with federal regulations.

Public officials are sometimes invited to travel on someone’sprivate plane, Gelé explained. “That has to be reported. The problem is that as apractical matter,the accountants and the lawyers, including myself, were always not sure what number to put down.”

The case in which Gelé is representing Landry deals with formal chargesbrought by theethics board in August 2023. The board alleges Landry failed to disclose free private flights provided by a political supporter,a requirement under law

According to the charges, Landry received free round-trip air travel on aprivate plane for a meeting of theAttorney General Alliance held in Hawaii in June 2021, when he was attorney general. Greg Mosing, apolitical supporter,owns Stanton Aviation, the company that provided the flight. Gelésaid that, should House Bill 674 becomelaw,itwould have no impact on the case, nor would the proposed rule changes have altered whether charges were filed in the first place.

Email Alyse Pfeil at alyse.pfeil@ theadvocate.com.

BY AAMER MADHANI and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON President

Donald Trump on Thursday offeredrarecriticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after adeadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv,Ukraine’s capital. “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV Not necessary,and very bad timing. Vladimir,STOP! 5000 soldiers aweek are dying.” Trump said in apost on his Truth Social platform. “Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!” Russia struck Kyiv with an hourslongbarrage of missiles and drones. At least 12 people were killed and 90 were injured in the deadliest assault on the city since last July

Trump’sfrustrationis growing as aU.S.-led effort to get apeace agreement between Ukraine and Russia has not made progress Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday and accused him of prolonging the “killing field” by refusingtosurrenderthe Russia-occupied Crimean

Peninsula as part of apossibledeal.Russia illegally annexed that area in 2014.

With hisassertion thatPutin demonstrated “very bad timing” with the massive attack, Trump appeared to suggest that theRussian leader was doing himself no favors toward achieving the Kremlin’s demandthat any peaceagreement include Russiakeeping control of Crimea as well as Ukrainian territory in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Khersonregions it has seized since invadinginFebruary 2022.

Later Thursday during an Oval Office meeting with Norwegian PrimeMinister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump said that Crimea was taken from Ukraine without afight. He also noted that annexation of theUkrainian peninsula happened under President Barack Obama’s watch.

Asked whatPutin is doing now to helpforgeapeace deal, Trump responded, “stopping taking the whole country,pretty big concession.”

Butthe notion is onethat Ukraine and much of Europe have fiercelypushed back against, arguing that

Russia pausing alandgrab is hardly aconcession.

Zelenskyy has repeated many times that recognizing occupiedterritory as Russia’s is ared linefor Ukraine. He noted ThursdaythatUkraine had agreed to aU.S. ceasefire proposal 44 days ago as afirst steptoanegotiated peace, but that Moscow’sattacks had continued.

Trump’scriticism of Putin is notable because Trump has repeatedly saidRussiais morewilling than Ukraine to get adeal done.

“I didn’tlike last night,” Trumpsaid of Russia’smassive attack on Kyiv, which led to him criticizing Putin. “I wasn’thappy with it.”

In hisdealingswithZelenskyy andPutin, Trump has focused on which leader has leverage. Putin has “the cards” and Zelenskyy does not,Trumphas said repeatedly.Atthe same time, the new Republican administration hastaken steps toward amorecooperative line with Putin, for whom Trumphas long shown admiration.

Trumpinhis meetingwith Norway’sGahr Støre was to discuss the war in Ukraine, U.S. tariffs and other issues. Norway,a member of

NATO and strong supporter of Ukraine, sharesaroughly 123-mile borderwith Russia.

GahrStøre said in asocial media post Thursdaythat he would underscore during the talks that “close contact between Norway and the USAiscrucial.”

Landry blasts delayinapproving privateeducation contract

Companyhelping to runGATOR voucherprogram

BY PATRICK WALL Staff writer

Aclash between Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders over funding for private education escalated Wednesday when lawmakers put off voting on akey contract,drawing asharp rebuke fromthe governor Landry’s signature education program, called LA GATOR, will give eligible Louisiana families tax dollars to pay for private school and expenses like tutoring and laptops. Aprivate company is helping run the new program, and the Legislature must approve aone-year extension of the company’scontract, which expires in June

But when the $1.9 million extension came before the JointLegislative Committee on the Budget Wednesday,the Senate leader reiterated concerns about the program’soverall cost, and avote on the contract was pushed to next month.

Landry,aconservative Republican who says tax dollars should follow students to private and religious schools, decried the delay on social media. Lawmakers’ failure to approvethe contract extension puts the state education department in “crisis mode,” threatening its ability to ensurestudents receive a“proper education,” he wrote on X.

“The thousands of parents whosignedupfor the GATOR scholarship are des-

tion grants, which can range from about $7,600 for lowerincomefamiliestonearly $15,300 for students with disabilities. About 35,000 of those students meet the program’seligibility criteria, which prioritize low-income families, students with disabilitiesand students in the state’sexisting schoolvoucher program,which LA GATOR will replace.

eligible studentswho applied got grants, it would cost the state $350 million.

“I don’tthink that’srealisticatthistime— Idon’t think that will ever be realisticinLouisiana,” Henry said, adding that he worries the stateis“giving parents false hope.”

education.’

perate forhelpand action,” he added Senate PresidentCameron Henry,R-Metairie, said thebudget committee will approve the contract at its meeting next month. Before that, he wanted to use Wednesday’shearing to inform lawmakers and the public about the potentially huge cost of subsidizing privateeducation for thousands of students, he said.

“Of allthe things we have in the budget rightnow,this is the one itemthat can grow the fastest out of control,” he saidduringthe hearing.

“That’swhy Iwant to spend this amountoftimeonit.”

The debate over how much public moneytogivefamilies for private education is part of alarger puzzle over Louisiana’sbudget. Landry has orderedastate government hiring freeze, andlawmakers are trying tofind money to prevent apay stipendfor teachers from vanishing

Recently,disagreement over funding for LA GATOR has burst intopublic view

Landry wantstogive familiesnearly$94 millionin privateeducation subsidies next school year,but Henry saidthis month that lawmakers want to include no more than $50 million for LA GATOR in thestate budget that must be finalized by July In response, abillionairebacked group that promotes school vouchers ran television adsonEaster Sunday urging voters to tell state legislators to “fully fund Landry’splan.” The pressure campaign is arepeat of last year,when Landry appeared in TV ads criticizing lawmakers who wanted to scale back LA GATOR and hosteda town-hall meeting at aCatholic school in Henry’sdistricttopromote the program

Thefamilies of nearly 40,000 studentshaveapplied forthe private-educa-

Landry and state SuperintendentofEducation CadeBrumley,who testified Wednesday,have touted the application numbers as evidence of high parental demand. But Henry suggested thatitwas misguided to allow tens of thousands of families to apply when the state is planning to award only afew thousand grants.

Landry’sproposal would pay for up to 12,000 students to getgrants, whileHenry’s plan would cover fewer than6,000 students. He said Wednesday thatifall 35,000

Brumley said the open application process wasnecessary to gauge interest in the program, adding that the EducationDepartment made clear to familiesthat“just because you apply doesn’t mean you’re automatically going to have aseat.”

BY PHILIP JANKOWSKI

The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

AUSTIN,Texas— Aschool choice program that will fundamentally change Texaseducation by sending public dollars toward private schools is headed to the governor’sdesk.

The state Senate voted Thursday to send Senate Bill 2toGov.Greg Abbott, whohas promised to swiftly sign themeasure creating education savings accountsafter working for more than two years topass aschool voucherlike proposal.

On avote of 19-12, theSenateapproved theESA proposal thatthe House passed last week after amarathon debate inthe Legislature’slowerchamber

The Senate approved theHouse’sversion of the bill,which allowed the bill to avoida conference committee in whichlawmakers from both chambers would have smoothed out differences between thetwo proposals House Republicans rebuffed every Democrat attempt to alter the plan, including a last-ditch effort to force Texans to vote on the proposal.

SB 2creates an ESA program that allows parents to apply for roughly $10,000 of taxpayermoney per child.Those selectedfor an ESA can use the moneytopay forprivate school expenses,such as tuition,uniforms, meals and educational materials.

Lt. Gov.Dan Patrick has been pushingfor asimilar programfor more than adecade. The Senate has passed numerous versions of aschool choicebill in previoussessions.

Texas’ efforts gained momentum in the past two years after Abbott began campaigning on the issue. He criss-crossedthe state making the case for his school choice proposal at friendly receptionsatChristian private schools.

The state’sleading Republicans hailed passage of the bill while Democrats lamented

what they see as the first step toward defunding the state’spublic school system, which educatesthe vast majority of K-12 students. Supporters of school choice saythe proposal gives parentsmore options for their children’s education and allows low-income families access to schools that otherwise would be out of their reach.

Opponentssay Abbott’sschool choice plan undermines public education and sends taxpayercash to schools that arenot subject to thesame standards and regulations as public schools. They notethe lack of private school options in high-poverty areas andhow such campuses do not have to follow the same rules as public schools, such as in providing services to kids withspecial needs.

Democrats had few options to derail the bill. In previous sessions, they counted on a contingent of mostly rural Republicans in the Houseto voteagainst similar proposals.

But Abbott campaigned against manyof those GOP “no” votes after hisschool choice push failed in 2023. He spent millionsfrom hiswar chest, helpedbya record $12 million in campaign donations from Pennsylvania billionaireand school choice megadonor Jeff Yass, to unseat them.

It worked. At leastnine incumbentGOP representatives lost. Several othersopted to not seekreelection. In the end, only two House Republicans voted against SB 2after a14-hourdebate last week.

Democrats might seek retribution.The House Democratic Caucus is floatingthe option of killing all proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution during this session.

Thestratagem comeswithpolitical risk. Should Democrats usethe tacticfor revenge over school choice’sapproval, it wouldkill popular proposals that include increasing property tax homestead exemptionsand amultibillion-dollarfund for medical research into dementia.

Odyssey is expected to launch the LA GATOR marketplace in July so participating families can begin paying tuition forthe fall. But the company’scontract must be finalized for that to happen, Brumley said. “The longerwewaiton this contract, themorelikely it is to not launch successfully,” he told lawmakers.

Email Patrick Wall at patrick.wall@theadvocate. com.

He alsonoted that theLegislature passed legislation last year establishing the LA GATORprogram,and theEducation Department is now responsible forenacting it.Todothat, Brumleysaidthe agency needs the vendor,New York-based Odyssey,tomanage enrollmentand an online marketplacewherefamilieswill use their grants to purchase educational services and pay tuition. Last year,lawmakers on the budget committee balked at aproposed threeyear contract with Odyssey worthupto$11.3 million. In response, the Education Department revised it to a one-year deal that must be extendedannually.Ifapproved, theamended contract would extend through June 2026.

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Gov. Jeff Landrysaid Wednesdaythat adelayinapproving acontract for the newLAGATOR program,which helps families pay for privateschool, could threaten students’ abilitytoget a‘proper

a nursing home management company.

“If this bill was law in 2021 when Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, Bob Dean would have been completely protected for his administrative negligence, without a doubt,” testified Denise Bottcher, state director of AARP Louisiana. “This bill is a bad policy It would leave hundreds of thousands of family members, caregivers, older adults, without a voice.”

Dean owned several nursing homes in Louisiana and sent 843 of his elderly and infirm residents to a tepid warehouse during the storm. Residents there cried out for help but received little attention, according to nurses who staffed the warehouse and state inspectors who visited. Urine and excrement piled up in the facility, which did not have enough bathrooms, while some residents spent days in wheelchairs without being moved or receiving correct medications.

The state eventually shut down the warehouse, evacuated the residents and closed Dean’s nursing homes. Dozens of his patients were hospitalized and many died, with coroners determining five deaths to be storm-related.

Dean was arrested and faced a bevy of lawsuits, including a classaction suit from his former nursing home patients and their surviving family members against his nursing home management company The suit led to a $12.5 million settlement from Dean’s insurance proceeds. He pleaded no contest

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ability to “go behind closed doors and materially change the terms of the contract,” said Morrell, who sponsored the measure, adding that it would apply only to future contracts.

“I do not want to be put in a situation like we were previously,” Morrell said, referring to the Henry Consulting contract.

Henry, meanwhile, said the recent changes were a routine part of contract negotiations.

“You have trade-offs that you make. Everything in an RFP remains subject to negotiations,” Henry said.

“What we ended up with is the agreement that we ended up with. Obviously, the city felt as though the value justified the discussion.”

The narrowly focused ordinance addresses specific issues that came up with the Henry Consulting contract late last year, resulting in a court battle and stalemate that forced Mayor LaToya Cantrell to grant IV Waste — the city’s primary garbage hauler an emergency one-year contract. That firm is owned by hauler and real estate developer Sidney Torres IV, whose company already services most of the city.

Cantrell announced this month she will terminate Torres’ contract by the end of July and move forward with Henry’s contract, despite strong objections from French Quarter inter-

to counts of cruelty to the infirm, Medicaid fraud and obstruction of justice.

The Legislature considered a similar bill last session, but jettisoned it amid public blowback around the Dean case.

But the Louisiana Nursing Home Association told lawmakers Wednesday to ignore comparisons between Dean’s case and the potential changes to the law, noting that Dean was not a member of the LNHA. They said management companies were supposed to be classified as health care providers under the Medical Malpractice Act since a law change in 2003 that has since been “eroded.”

And Wes Hataway, the legal and policy director for the Louisiana Nursing Home Association, said that a blitz of lawsuits against nursing homes has threatened to upend the industry Pressly also testified that the law was intended to ensure that medical facilities stay afloat in the state.

“We’re going to have those health care facilities turning in their keys because they can’t do business in this state anymore,” Hataway said.

The fight has pinned two powerful groups against each other for the second year in a row at the Capitol. Nursing homes who are prolific donors to state lawmakers and hold strong sway at the Capitol — have argued that trial lawyers use the lawsuits to line their pockets. Meanwhile, attorneys who represent patients say that if nursing homes focused as much on patient care as they have on concerns about legal verdicts, they would face fewer complaints in court.

The Louisiana Nursing Home Association especially pinpointed one

ests and council members, as well as uncertainty over the legality of the switch. Torres’ lawyer sent a letter to Cantrell this week claiming the termination is illegal without council approval, and Torres said he is considering legal action to stop it.

New questions

Morrell and other critics are raising new concerns about the Henry Consulting contract, pointing to deviations from bidding requirements that they say benefit the company and expose the city to greater risk

The city’s request for proposals for the French Quarter trash pickups required bidders to purchase surety bonds to cover 100% of the contract value in the event of contractor default. That’s a common provision that protects the city from financial loss.

But the contract Cantrell signed with Henry Consulting’s owner Troy Henry only requires a 50% bond, a concession that likely saves Henry hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of the contract.

“The city received no discount for Mr. Henry only paying half the amount of insurance that’s required, which begs the argument that it just became more profit,” Morrell said in an interview

Cantrell also eliminated a termination for convenience clause, which would have allowed the city to cancel the contract without cause.

Morrell said the bond requirement and termination clause will be discussed with

law firm, Garcia and Artigliere, as responsible for threatening to bankrupt their industry

Matt Coman, a New Orleans attorney with the firm, testified alongside several of his clients about the horrors that they’d seen at nursing homes whose management companies they said squeezed staffing to turn profits. Coman read out lines from depositions of management companies, who conceded that they do not provide health care despite the potential definition change.

He referenced how the management company of LTAC of Louisiana, which his firm sued, had scrapped a wound care nurse position from the company. Coman represented a man who died of a bedsore there, and his family got a $2.2 million verdict against the long-term acute care facility

Family members of residents who were mistreated in Louisiana nursing homes waited all day to testify at the hearing, which was initially scheduled for Wednesday morning but did not end until after 9 p.m.

Drema Cambre testified about the infections and sepsis that her mother, Grace St. Pierre, developed at Chateau St. James in Lutcher Cambre said she only discovered after her mother’s death that she had fallen 35 times at the facility

Cambre sued Priority Management Group, which runs the nursing home along with more than a dozen others across Louisiana.

During a trial last year in St. James Parish, the judge found that the nursing home company violated discovery orders by withholding emails relevant to the case. Those included a warning that a staffer

Cantrell administration officials at a council committee meeting on April 28.

The administration did not respond to questions about the changes.

Henry said in an interview the city’s concessions came about during contract negotiations that are typical with professional service solicitations. Those proposals, unlike other types of bids, don’t automatically go to the lowest bidder Henry said he did not recall what the city got in return for the surety and termination concessions.

He also said he never would have accepted the termination for convenience clause. With a mayoral election this year, that clause imposes “political risk,” Henry said.

“If I’m doing the job and it’s some other extraneous circumstances that’s the basis for you removing me, I fundamentally object to that,” Henry said.

The sanitation contract hasn’t become an overt issue in the early stages of the mayoral race, but it could.

Henry supports council member Oliver Thomas, who hasn’t said much publicly about the contract.

Council Vice President Helena Moreno has joined Morrell in criticizing what she has said are irregularities in post-award contract increases.

Bidder protest

Henry’s price proposal assumed eight-hour shifts for special events, even though the solicitation called for 20hour shifts. The city’s sani-

sent to management saying residents were suffering because the nursing home did not have enough staff. A St. James Parish jury awarded Cambre $3.5 million in the case.

“Chateau St. James was significantly understaffed when my mother resided there,” Cambre said. “I understand this bill will protect nursing home companies like Priority Management who understaff nursing homes for greater profit at the expense of good care for the people who live there, like my mother.”

Geoffrey Stewart described visiting his mother Cynthia, at a nursing home in Church Point where she developed pressure ulcers because staff did not turn her every two hours. He said he paid $7,400 each month for her stay Stewart has a lawsuit pending against Acadia St. Landry Nursing & Rehabilitation; it’s still going through a medical review panel and has not yet reached district court in Lafayette.

“Whenever I visited, I had to go search for employees to come and turn my mother,” he said. “I had to bring cash with me every time I went to give money to come and turn my mother In the end, she suffered terribly.”

Other attorneys critiqued the law as well.

Attorney Chip Wagar, who represents patients in medical malpractice cases, referenced another case in Ascension Parish. Staff strapped an elderly woman into a wheelchair, did not check on her and she slipped down and was asphyxiated by the strap, he said. The nursing home faced an administrative negligence lawsuit.

tation director Matt Torri, has acknowledged Henry’s bid included an “incorrect assumption” that he was allowed to correct after the award. At the same time, the city extended weekend hours service for litter pickup and trash receptacles beyond what the solicitation called for

Those changes resulted in a $463,000 annual increase or 6% of the original bid price — in Henry’s contract, according to a letter from Torri to the City Council. A

Those types of incidents should not be covered under medical malpractice, he said.

“This would take misrepresentation, fraud and conduct having nothing to do with medicine, and sweep it under the (Medical Malpractice) Act to limit that nursing home to $100,000,” he said.

State Sen. Jay Luneau, D-Alexandria, grilled nursing home representatives about how the bill would work, re-upping a line of questioning that he started last year in the bill’s initial version. He asked how creating such an expansive definition of medical malpractice would affect someone’s ability to sue if they fell on a spill on a nursing home floor

“The simple fact is that medical malpractice covers unintentional torts that occur during the delivery of health care,” Hataway said. “If a person slips and falls in a hospital, I don’t see how that’s an unintentional during the delivery of health care.”

Luneau said the bill was “the most broadly written bill” he’d ever seen.

“It appears to me that the wording of this is very broad and very encompassing, and everything would be malpractice,” he said. In the end, Luneau was the only member of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee to vote against the bill. Along with Pressly, those voting in favor were Sens. Katrina Jackson-Andrews, D-Monroe; Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek; Bob Hensgens, R-Abbeville; Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs; and Robert “Bob” Owen, R-Slidell. Chairman Patrick McMath, R-Covington, did not vote. The bill heads next to the Senate floor

competing vendor Ramelli Waste, filed a formal bid protest with City Hall over those changes. The city dismissed the protest, saying Ramelli didn’t file it in time.

Ramelli’s owner, Bob Ramelli, said he is considering a new protest over the surety and termination clauses.

“I bid it with the correct bond. I bid it with the correct amount of money I knew that I could be canceled for convenience. If all that would have been taken out of my bid, my price

would have been considerably lower,” Ramelli said.

The city has said the price is not the only factor it considers in professional service solicitations.

Henry said Ramelli’s complaints amount to “a loser’s limp.”

“The losers all have an excuse. They all do. They’ve all got a reason why they lost, and I’m to blame because I won,” Henry said. Email Ben Myers at bmyers@theadvocate.com.

Grounds infield, Mixantena de Santa Cecilia conjured its own, brassier take on tradition with nearly as much brass as a New Orleans brass band.

Clouds and a breeze helped keep the projected heat at bay through much of Thursday

The grounds were in good shape; the fields at the main stages seemed especially green, with full coverage of lush grass.

Thursdays at Jazz Fest at least when the Rolling Stones aren’t featured, are relatively mellow It was possible to snag a popular cochon de lait po-boy with almost no wait at lunchtime.

During Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen’s set at the main Festival Stage, there was plenty of room in the standing room only area. That didn’t stop security from enforcing a prohibition against sitting on the grass in the SRO area when a band is onstage — not that anyone should want to sit when Cleary and company are hitting their stride.

Cleary is best known as a keyboardist, but guitar was his first instrument. His guitar chops are still intact, as he proved with a tidy solo on “When You Get Back.”

The young pop-soul singer who goes by LeTrainiump is from Mamou but landed in New Orleans seven or eight years ago. At the Congo Square Stage, LeTrainiump and his rock-solid band cruised through Player’s 1977 soft-rock hit “Baby Come Back” with aplomb, until it dissolved in a final squall of guitar and a scream.

His original songs were just as well-constructed and played to the inherent strengths in his voice He expressed surprise with “how quickly 50 minutes go by” which happens when enjoying a set as smooth as his.

During the 2024 Jazz Fest, Karl Denson played saxophone with the Rolling Stones, a gig he’s had since 2014. This year, he returned with his own sprawling, multigenre ensemble, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe.

At the Congo Square Stage, Denson featured singer Danielle Barker on a cover of Cyril Neville’s “Gossip.” The set was equal parts funk, soul, fun and public service announcement, as Denson urged listeners to “have a real conversation with somebody you don’t agree with.” Drummer Stanton Moore’s main job for nearly 30 years has been powering Galactic, the New Orleans funk/jazz jam band that just released “Audience With the Queen,” a collaboration with Irma Thomas. In 2018, he added “club owner” to his resume after he and his bandmates bought Tipitina’s. In recent years, he’s also estab-

lished himself as a top-tier modern jazz drummer with regular gigs at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro and the Pontchartrain Hotel’s Bayou Bar His straight-ahead jazz side was on full display Thursday in a packed Jazz Tent. Backed by bassist James Singleton and keyboardist David Torkanowsky — plus special guest saxophonist Skerik and trumpeter Eric “Benny” Bloom — Moore colored in rhythms and grooves that left lots of room for the music to breath.

“I’m going to go with my gut and play something I really want to play,” Moore said. He reminisced about seeing the late Wayne Shorter in the Jazz Tent, then teed up Shorter’s “Adam’s Apple.”

“It means a lot to be in here,” Moore said. He demonstrated that he deserves to be.

Next door at the Blues Tent, guitarist and singer Little Freddie King stood tall as one of the few veterans of the very first Jazz Fest, in 1970, who is still playing it.

Wearing a vibrantly colored, tropical-themed jacket with matching bright green pants, King flexed his fingers across the strings of his electric guitar He and his no-frills roadhouse band, anchored by longtime King drummer and manager “Wacko” Wade Wright, chugged along like a steady-rolling freight train. He concluded “Crackhead Joe” with a warning to the title character: “You better wake up, Crackhead Joe!” John Fogerty turns 80 in May On

a warm day at Jazz Fest, he wore a flannel shirt and black jeans. Yet he had the energy of the two younger Fogertys — his sons — in his band.

This wasn’t a nostalgia act. This was a guy reenergized by winning back the rights to his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs after decades of bitter estrangement. His strategy? “I outlived those sons of bitches!”

He and his next-generation band turned up the guitars in the latter half of their set at the Festival Stage. After Rockin’ Dopsie Jr joined in on rub board for “My Toot Toot,” Fogerty did his best Eddie Van Halen impersonation as a prelude to CCR’s “Keep On Chooglin’.” For good measure, he also blew a blustery harmonica solo.

“Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” was couched in acoustic guitars, but still had drive. “Down On the Corner” maintained its distinctive rhythm. For “Old Man Down the Road,” Forgerty and his son Shane squared off, raising a racket as they traded riffs back and forth. Without pause, the band charged into “Fortunate Son” as John switched to a flannel-patterned guitar The man loves his flannel. A final “Travelin’ Band” and “Proud Mary” brought the show home.

Earlier, Fogerty broke out a baseball bat guitar for “Centerfield.” That guitar, on that song, was a home run on an opening day full of them.

Email Keith Spera at kspera@ theadvocate.com.

Festivalgoers arrive for the first day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday.

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Clouds roll over a crowd at the Festival Stage as Kinfolk Brass Band gets ready to perform on Thursday at Jazz Fest.

Kinfolk Brass Band performs on the Festival Stage on Thursday.

LeTrainiump performs on the Congo Square Stage on Thursday.

Tens of thousandspay finalrespects

BY COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

VATICAN CITY So many mourners

lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in asimple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’sBasilica that the Vatican kept the doors openall night due to higher-than-expected turnout, closing the basilica for just an hour and ahalf Thursday morning for cleaning.

The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across theglobe made aslow, shuffling procession up the main aisle to pay their last respectstoFrancis, who died Monday at age88after astroke.

The Vatican said more than90,000 people had paid their respects by Thursday evening, aday and a half after opening. The basilica closed for just ashort timeThursday morning, and will stay open Thursdaynight as longasthere are mourners, the Vatican said.

The hours spent on line up the stately via della Conciliazione through St. Peter’sSquare and through the Holy Door into the basilica has allowed mourners to find communityaroundthe Argentine pontiff’s legacy of inclusionand humble persona Emiliano Fernandez, aCatholic from Mexico, was waiting in line aroundmidnight, andafter two hours still had not reached the basilica. “I don’teven care how much time Iwait here. It’sjust the opportunity to (show) how Iadmired Francisco in his life,” said Fernandez, whose admiration for the pope grew during his 2016 visit to Mexico.

Robert Healy,apilgrim from Ireland, flew on the spur ofthe moment from Dublin just to pay his respects.

“I think it’sjust reallyimportant to be here, to show ourrespectto the Holy Father,” he said. “Weflew from Dublin last night, we’re staying for one day,home tonight then. We just felt it was really important to be here.”

Amongthe first-daymourners was achurch group of 14-year-olds from near Milan who arrivedfor thenow-suspended canonization of the first millennial saint, as well as a woman who prayed to the pope for asuccessful operation and an Italian family who broughttheir small children to see the pope’sbody “Wecame because we didn’t bringthemwhenhewas alive, so we thought we would bring them for afinal farewell,” said Rosa Scorpati, who was exiting the basilica Wednesday with herthree children in strollers. “They were good, but Idon’tthink they really understood because they haven’t yet had to deal with death.”

Like many others, the Scorpati family from Calabriawas in Rome on an Easter vacation, onlytobe met with the news of Francis’ death on Easter Monday Out of devotion to the pope and his message of inclusion, the grieving faithful joined the procession of mourners that wended from St. Peter’sSquare through the basilica’sHolyDoor, withthe repentant among them winning an indulgence,aform of atonement granted during the Jubilee Holy Year.From

there,the line extended down the basilica’scentral aisle to thepope’s simple woodencasket.

Afterthreedaysofpublic viewing, afuneralMassincluding heads of state will beheld Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.The pope will then be buried in anichewithin the St. Mary Major Basilica, near his favorite Madonna icon.

Security

Italian authorities have tightened security around the Vatican, adding drones to foot and horse patrolstotheir controls along the Tiber River and Viadella Conciliazione, which leads to St. Peter’s Square, to securethe area for mourners andforeign delegation expected for thefuneral.

TheVatican said 130 delegations are confirmed, including 50 heads of state and10reigning sovereigns. Among those confirming their attendance are U.S. President Donald Trumpwiththe First Lady Melania Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy The prefectofRome, Lamberto

Giannini, told anews conference on Thursdaythat “I believe that the‘security machine’ is ready,” but will remain flexible and ”ready to reshape and aboveall transmita sense of serenity.”

Paying respects

Thedeath of Franciscappeda 12-year pontificate characterized by his concern for the poor and his message of inclusion, but he was also criticized by some conservatives who felt alienated by his progressive outlook.

Aprocession of priests, bishops and cardinals accompanied Francis’ body Wednesdayonits journey from aprivate viewing inside the Vatican to St. Peter’s Square. The pageantry contrasted withthe humaninteractions of rank-and-file mourners at the public viewing.

Francis layinstate in an open casket, perched on aramp facing mourners, withfour Swiss Guards standing at attention. As the crowd reachedthe casket,many lifted their smartphones to snap aphoto.

One nun accompanying an el-

Youngnun waitshours in line to saygoodbye

BY REBECCA PRECIUTTI and GIADAZAMPANO Associated Press

VATICANCITY— Peruviannun

AlbaSocolawaited in line foralmostfive hourswiththousands of other Catholics on Wednesdaytoenter St.Peter’s Basilica and give herfinalfarewelltothe late Pope Francis. She believed the special momentofprayer was well worth the wait.

“It’slikepraying forour churchand asking the Lord, through the intercession of the pope,tocontinue guiding us,” the27-year-old said whilewaiting in line to enter the basilica. People began filing through

derly woman with acane walked away sobbing, “My pope is gone.”

Such despairwas rare. Themood was more oneofgratitude fora pope who had, by example, taught many peopletoopen their minds.

“I am very devoted to thepope,” saidIvenes Bianco, who was in Rome from Brindisi, Italy,for an operation. “He was important to me because he brought manypeople together by encouraging coexistence.” She cited Francis’ acceptance of the gay community and his insistence on helping the poor Humbeline Coroy came to Rome from Perpignan, France,for the planned canonization Sunday of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, which was suspended after thepope’s death. She stayed to pay respects to Francis, enjoying exchanges with Japanese mourners they met

to pay their final respects on the first of three days of public viewing ahead of the funeral on Saturday

Socola said Francis encouraged young people to play a moreactive role in the church. The nun said the moment when she stood in front of Francis’ coffin was “a moment to pray” for the entire Catholic Church and call for much-needed peace around the world.

“It was agreat thrill to be there. Andthe most important thing is that it invites youto pray and be silent,” Socola said, before posing for aphotowith othernuns andleaving St. Peter’sSquare.

as they waited under the sun in St. Peter’sSquare.

“For me, it is alot of things.Inmy job, Iwork with disabled children, and Itraveled to Madagascar to work with poor people. Being here, and close to the pope, is away of integrating these experiences, and make them concrete,” she said. Cardinalsconvene Cardinals continuedtoarrive in Rome forSaturday’sfuneral,and numbered 113byThursday.During amorning session “the cardinals started aconversation on the church andthe world,”the details of which remain private. No sooner than May 5, after nine days of officialmourning, cardinals under80years of age will meet in aconclave to choose anew pope.

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTOS By ALESSANDRA TARANTINO

Family mourns 6-year-old’s death

Boy killed by N.O. school bus

BY MISSY WILKINSON

Staff writer

An only child who was happy to spend hours playing by himself, Mayson Richards wore his bathrobe tightly wrapped and knotted up high, “like old people do,” said his great-aunt, Bayinnah Simms. At 6 years old, Mayson was “just an old soul,” added Simms, who raised the boy’s mother, Hasaniik Richards. “I always felt like he had been here before.”

Spillway opening likely, official says

No date announced; water levels being monitored

BY JOSIE ABUGOV Staff writer

A partial opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway “seems a certainty now,” Louisiana State Climatologist

Mayson’s life was cut short at 8:04 a.m. on April 10. He ran in front of the bus he was trying to board as it pulled away in the 1400 block of Desire Street and was struck, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The Kipp Leadership Primary School kindergartner was pronounced dead in a hospital. Police classified it as a fatal accident and made no arrests.

“We were looking forward to his graduation next month,” Simms

said. “Instead, we are preparing to bury him.”

Mayson was the only child of Hasaniik Richards and Brian McKinney and grew up dividing his time between Simms’ house on the West Bank, his mother’s house in the St Claude neighborhood, and his grandmother’s home in the Central Business District.

“He was in everybody’s house,” Simms said. “I referred to him as my grandnephew He was my grandson-slash-nephew so we put the two together.”

From an early age, Mayson exhibited a worldly, practical nature that belied his years, she said. He

loved taking photos, and he’d angle his head to catch his “good side — whatever that meant to him,” Simms said.

When his mother had a seizure, Mayson knew at age 4 to knock on a neighbor’s door for help. And when his mother slipped and fell without suffering serious injuries, he told her not to be so dramatic.

“She was putting on so bad,” Simms said. “And he said, ‘Mama, you’re doing too much. It is not that serious.’” Simms loved his grandmother’s mac and cheese and Jackie

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long the spillway may need to divert river water into Lake Pontchartrain.

“When we look at how the rate of flow has been going up over the

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is part of the French Army and is composed of recruits from around the world.

Concerns rise after inmate dies in custody

Family says man had no preexisting conditions

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

Relatives of a Marrero man who died Wednesday while in the custody of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said they’re con-

cerned about the level of care he received while incarcerated at the Gretna jail.

Robert “Bubba” McAdory III, 45, was pronounced dead at Ochsner Medical Center-West Bank in unincorporated Gretna, where he was taken for medical treatment a day earlier, according to the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office.

McAdory is the second Jefferson Parish Correctional Center

inmate to die in four days. Christopher Burgau, 32, of Marrero, was pronounced dead Sunday morning after he was found unresponsive in a housing unit at the facility, according to authorities. Burgau’s death was determined to be suicide, the Coroner’s Office said.

In McAdory’s death, preliminary findings of an autopsy performed Thursday determined that he died of peritonitis (in-

flammation of the stomach lining) due to a ruptured stomach ulcer, the Coroner’s Office said. Investigators are still awaiting the results of some additional testing, including toxicology But McAdory’s death was considered natural with no signs of foul play, the Coroner’s Office said. His grieving family members, however, were frustrated by the

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

A new Mardi Gras krewe hopes to start the 2026 season a day early Carnival traditionally kicks off on Twelfth Night, which falls on Jan. 6, but next year, the Mystic Kings Krewe plans to roll in the French Quarter and Central Business District the night

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Plans made for Jan. 1 attack victims’ memorial

Landry establishes committee to find site

crowds on New Year’s Day The commission will have a year to send the governor its recommendation for a proposed site.

“We grieve with the families and friends of the victims and stand united in our resolve to remember and honor them,” Landry said in a statement.

“This Commission is committed to ensuring that the victims of January 1st are never forgotten. Through a permanent memorial, we will honor their lives and create a lasting place of remembrance, resilience, and unity for years to come.” A makeshift memorial cropped

PROVIDED PHOTO Mayson Richards, 6, was killed on April 10 while trying to board a bus on Desire Street.

STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

Members of the French Foreign Legion recently jog in formation down Bourbon Street during a morning exercise in New Orleans. The elite military unit, known in French as the ‘Légion Étrangère,’

Beloved Metairie deacon dies at age 81

Richard was a former federal prosecutor

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Don Richard, a longtime deacon who performed countless baptisms, marriages and funerals at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Metairie, died Monday at his home from cancer. He was 81.

Richard, a former federal prosecutor and veteran litigator, was ordained as a deacon in 1976 and served at St. Catherine for nearly 49 years.

His wife, Patricia “Tricia” Richard, said his pastoral work spanned generations. She pointed to one parishioner who Richard baptized and married, and when that woman had children, Richard baptized them too.

Tricia Richard said her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and was later told he had pancreatic and prostate cancer He recently went through six weeks of radiation, but after the treatment, medical exams showed the cancer had spread throughout his body.

A parish Facebook post announcing Richard’s death garnered hundreds of comments and reactions, as parishioners recalled the effect he had on their lives.

“What a wonderful deacon, husband, father, grandfather, friend, and parishioner he was to so many,” Diane Daigre Gatti wrote

in response. “He definitely left an impact on me and I’m so thankful to have had his presence in my life.”

A lifelong Catholic

Richard grew up in Norco and attended St. Joseph Seminary College and Notre Dame Seminary before eventually deciding against becoming a priest, his wife said.

It was in 1964, after he left the seminary that the couple met on a blind date and married two years later

Richard graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968, clerked for U.S. District Chief Judge Frederick J.R. Heebe for two years, then went on to work as an assistant U.S attorney from 1970 to 1977.

After his time as a federal prosecutor, Richard worked in private practice, first at Lemle Kelleher, and then at several other law firms in the New Orleans area, according to a biography published by the Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit. Most recently, Richard was a partner at Kinney Ellinghausen his wife said.

Richard had experience in antitrust, commercial litigation, personal injury, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, criminal law and appellate practice, according to the biography He was also a longtime board member of the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, the group said Richard even served as in-house counsel for the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

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Don Richard, who served as deacon of St. Catherine of Siena Church for nearly 49 years, died on Monday. He was 81 years old.

Although he enjoyed his legal work, his wife said his real passion was serving as a deacon.

In his final days, Richard was surrounded by his five children and thirteen grandchildren. Since his death, they have been sharing stories.

Tricia Richard recalled how her nervous husband got up in the middle of the Saints Super Bowl run and said, “That’s it. I can’t watch this anymore,” and left to pray at

St. Catherine’s adoration chapel.

A half hour later, she said, the car horns were blowing. The Saints had won.

Thanks to his work with the Baptist seminary, Richard made multiple trips to the Vatican, his wife said. On one of those trips, the couple was able to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis.

Richard died Monday 20 minutes before the Pope. Both shared a special devotion to St. Francis of Assisi. The Pope, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was the first to take the name of St. Francis, and like the saint, became known for commitment to social justice and humility

On Wednesday evening, St. Catherine held a prayer service to memorialize both men.

“It was very consoling,” said Tim Hedrick, the pastor at St. Catherine. “That he died right as we celebrate Easter is just beautiful.”

Richard’s wife agreed. That was a “special gift,” she said.

In addition to his wife, Richard is survived by a son, Michael Richard of Birmingham; daughters Denise Douglass, Jamie Tubre, Melissa Shaw and Christine Corrigan, all of the New Orleans area; and 13 grandchildren.

A vigil will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, May 2 at St Catherine of Siena Church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, followed by a Mass at noon.

Email Willie Swett at willie. swett@theadvocate.com.

Man booked in attempted murder of 15-year-old

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

A Harvey man was arrested and booked with attempted first-degree murder, accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy in Marrero on Wednesday Shawn Dubois, 19, was also booked with obstruction of justice in the case, according to Sgt. Brandon Veal, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. The victim was still hospitalized in critical condition Thursday, Veal said. Dubois is accused of shooting the

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Robinson. He wanted to play baseball when he grew up, Simms said. Two of his classmates have asked to read poems at his funeral, scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Greater Morning Star Church of Algiers.

“I know his classmates are really hurt by what happened,” Simms said. “The (school) hallway was lit up with posters showing how much they missed him.” Lingering questions

From 2015 to 2017, Simms was a school bus driver with First Student, ferrying youth to Sophie B. Wright Charter School.

“Because I used to drive, I had 99 questions,” she said.

According to a crash report, 27 children ages 5 to 15 had boarded the bus when the driver saw a car pull up behind it later identified as a vehicle belonging to Richards’ mother The bus driver closed the doors and pulled away Checking the side mirror, as is “done after every pickup,” the driver saw Richards’ mother run from the car and pick her son up from where he “was lying in the street,” the crash report states. That’s when the driver said she realized she had struck him. The report states the bus traveled 244 feet from the point of impact.

“Due to the height of (victim), (the driver) did not see him running in front of the bus,” the re-

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lack of communication from the Sheriff’s Office about his condition and questioned how he seemed to suddenly become so gravely ill.

“I don’t feel he wasn’t cared for properly,” said McAdory’s niece, Brianna McAdory Ford, 27. “Did they ignore him? By the time he made it to the hospital, he didn’t live 12 hours.” Robert McAdory was taken into custody April 3 and booked with disturbing the peace while drunk, littering and multiple traffic attachments in connection with an incident that occurred Feb. 28, ac-

teen outside of a home in the 700 block of Justice Court in Marrero on Wednesday morning.

The 15-year-old was taken to West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero in a private vehicle, arriving about 9:21 a.m., according to authorities. Hospital staff contacted the Sheriff’s Office to notify them of the shooting.

The teen was later transferred to University Medical Center in New Orleans.

Dubois was taken into custody Wednesday evening at a residence in the 3600 block of Nature Drive in Marrero, Veal said.

port states.

Simms questioned why the driver didn’t stop after feeling the bump from the first set of wheels.

“She rolled over him completely and she did not stop until she was at the corner,” Simms said.

She also wondered whether the driver, who works for JJ Julien Transportation, was trained in a “rock and roll” maneuver — physically rocking forward and to each side to check blind spots around the bus before pulling away

“If she had done the rock and roll, she definitely would have seen that little person walking in front of the bus,” Simms said.

JJ Julien Transportation did not immediately return a request for comment.

Funeral plans

Because Simms’ niece was uninsured and the crash was ruled accidental, the family is paying for Mayson Richards’ funeral out of pocket. A GoFundMe fundraising page that Simms started had raised nearly $15,000 as of Thursday afternoon.

Expenses include a new pinstriped baby-blue suit and bow tie and a white-and-blue airbrushed coffin with baby-blue cushions.

“When he was a baby I would put him in the bed with his baby-blue blanket, and it looked so pretty next to his skin when he was sleeping,” Simms said. “He looks like he is sleeping, so we will send him out in baby blue.”

Rachel Handley with WWL-TV contributed to this report.

cording to court records and Sgt. Brandon Veal, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.

McAdory was being held in the jail’s infirmary because of a preexisting medical condition, Veal said.

He was taken to Ochsner West Bank on Tuesday Relatives learned he’d been hospitalized some time that night and were told that he would not make it through the night, Ford said. The news was a shock for family members who’d seen him just a few weeks earlier

“He had no health conditions whatsoever He was not by any means in pain or hurting. He was perfectly fine,” Ford said.

McAdory’s mother, Kathy McAdory, 66, spent the next several hours navigating the official pro-

Investigators don’t have any information about a suspected motive for the shooting.

Detectives on Thursday were still working to determine whether the teen’s shooting was linked to a separate fatal shooting reported about 30 minutes later in a neighborhood less than 2 miles from Justice Court, according to Veal. Christian Burgrau, 20, was gunned down outside of a house in the 1100 block of St. Michael Drive in Harvey about 10:56 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Burgau did not live at the

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past three to five days, it’s probably going to get to that critical threshold,” Grymes said, meaning that a spillway opening is “very likely.”

The Corps has not announced a Bonnet Carré opening, and officials said they are continuing to monitor the forecast. The agency typically declares an opening around two days before the operation would begin, said Matt Roe, a spokesperson for the New Orleans district.

According to National Weather Service forecasts as of Thursday morning, the river will crest in New Orleans at 16.9 feet on May 2 and then gradually drop in the following days.

The spillway, located in St Charles Parish, is typically opened by the Corps when the river flow rate hits 1.25 million cubic feet per second, which usually corresponds to a river level of around 17 feet on the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans. But at this phase in the flood cycle, higher flow rates are translating to slightly lower elevation, said Roe. An opening might be triggered at 16.5 or 16.6 feet.

This would be the first time the Bonnet Carré has opened since 2020.

The river has been rising over the past couple months, which is

cess for permission for a bedside visit with her dying son, according to Ford. As time ticked by, the family kept frantically calling the jail and hospital for word on his condition but could get no more information, she said.

By the time Kathy McAdory was cleared at 11 a.m. Wednesday for a 30-minute visit Robert McAdory had been dead for about 40 minutes. No one told had told the family

“She walked in and saw the machines were disconnected, and someone told her ‘I’m sorry’ and handed her pamphlet,” Ford said.

McAdory was from Arkansas but had ties to Jefferson Parish and moved to the West Bank about 20 years ago.

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spokesman Clark Castle.

If all goes as planned, the inaugural parade will feature camels ridden by krewe royalty, “to represent the Three Kings’ travel methods” and a handful of custom-made floats, said Castle, of Schulkens Communications. The parade will be followed by a midnight fireworks display

The krewe founder, who, as per old-line Mardi Gras custom, asked to remain anonymous, said that music during the parade will be provided entirely by marching drum corps, in a nod to the Christmas classic “Little Drummer Boy.” Throws will include custom doubloons, glass beads and snacks such as bagged chips, he said.

The cost of membership in the Mystic Kings Krewe will range from $500 to $2,000, according to the announcement. Because the parade would take place outside of the city’s official Mardi Gras season, which begins on Jan. 6, it could include commercial advertisements.

Jan. 6, also known as King’s Day, Epiphany and Twelfth Night, traditionally marks the arrival of the Magi to the manger where Christ was born. But according to Castle, the krewe has chosen to parade on Jan 5 because the Maji would have been “making their way” at that time.

The new Mystic Kings would become the first Carnival parade of the season. Currently, Carnival kicks off with the Joan of Arc foot parade, the Phunny Phorty Phellows streetcar ride and other activities.

residence where the shooting occurred, according to neighbors. No arrests had been made in his death as of Thursday evening, Veal said.

Anyone with information about the death of Christian Burgrau or the Justice Court shooting is asked to call is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office investigations bureau at (504) 364-5300. The public can also call Crimestoppers at (504) 8221111 or toll-free at (877) 903-7867. Callers do not have to give their names or testify and can earn a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an indictment.

common in the spring as rainfall from storms in the Midwest and South trickle down to Louisiana. Earlier this week, the Corps ran a “test opening” of one of the 350 bays that compose the spillway in anticipation of a potential opening.

Mississippi opposed to opening Opening the spillway alleviates pressure on the levee system in south Louisiana, but the rush of fresh water into the lake can hurt commercial shrimp and oyster fisheries.

The Mississippi Sound Coalition, representing local governments, fishers and the tourism industry, sent a letter to the Corps last week urging the agency to limit any spillway opening due to these potential harms.

“Operations of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in flood years like 2011 and 2019 have caused extreme adverse effects on the oyster reefs, dolphins, fisheries and natural resources of the Mississippi Sound,” it said in a statement. “The openings in 2019 alone essentially wiped out many natural oyster reefs in the Sound.”

Mississippi Lt. Gov Delbert Hoseman sent a letter to the Corps objecting to a spillway opening, saying that repeated freshwater diversions “have devastated Mississippi’s coastal ecosystem, crippled our seafood industry, endangered public health, and severely harmed our tourism economy.”

The father of two children, Ford called him a fun and caring uncle.

“He was the person that would give the shirt off his back and the shoes of his feet to an enemy,” she said.

McAdory was not a violent criminal, according to his niece.

“He didn’t make the best choices in life but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t have people that loved and cared about him,” she said.

Relatives have organized a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the costs of Robert McAdory’s funeral. Those who wish to donate may do so at https://gofund. me/3d2f9f82.

Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com.

The founder said the Mystic Kings krewe has been in the planning for two years. The new organization hoped to announce itself on Jan. 5, but the New Year’s Day Bourbon Street terror attack prompted them to postpone the event until Tuesday According to a route map provided by Castle, the first Mystic Kings parade will begin at the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Esplanade Avenue and travel down Decatur Street, Canal Street, Elks Place, St. Charles Avenue, and Poydras Street, ending at Spanish Plaza. Parade permits are customarily issued by the NOPD in the weeks before Mardi Gras. For more information, visit the Mystic Kings website at kingskrewe.com.

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up at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal streets in the days after the attack, with crosses, portraits, flowers and candles to honor victims. Artists Roberto Marquez and Jodesha Baldwin and Lutheran Church Charities were among many who made contributions.

The memorial was later moved to The Presbytère on Jackson Square. The Landry-convened body will decide on a more permanent space. The commission will be composed of:

n Five victims or family members of victims (other victims or victims’ families will serve as exofficio members)

n First lady Sharon Landry or her designee

n The senior coordinator for Victims Advocacy in the Office of the Governor (who will serve as Chair)

n Lt Gov Billy Nungesser, or his designee

n Senate President Cameron Henry or his designee

n House Speaker Phillip DeVillier or his designee

n Mayor LaToya Cantrell or her designee

n New Orleans City Council

President JP Morrell or his designee

n A resident of the French Quarter

n A business owner in the French Quarter

n A law enforcement officer

Names of commission members will be announced later, Landry said.

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Dubroc,Roseanna Hotard,Susan

AndrySr.,Ronald Allen'Unk'

Ronald AllenAndry Sr affectionately knownas Unk,"entered into eternal peace on April8,2025, at the ageof85. Born to the union of thelateWillieVic‐tor Andryand thelateCon‐suelo Beatrice Jackson Andry.Hewas aproud graduateofJosephS.Clark HighSchool (Class of 1957) and Southern University in Baton Rouge. He served his country in theUnited StatesArmy. Ronald wasa dedicated educator for morethan31years in the Orleans andJefferson ParishSchool Systems. He retired from Bridge City El‐ementarySchool in Jeffer‐son Parish.Ronald, as an educator, wasdevoted to shaping young minds. Unk, withhis nephew Kent Johnson,alsomanaged The Bottom Line Lounge, which wasownedbyhis nephewLesterJohnson Together they builta suc‐cessful business.Ronald was thedevoted husband ofConstance Charles Andry for42years.Hewas the father of Ronald Allen Andry Jr.(Syretta), and grandfather to Jayden Andry.Heissurvivedby his sister,Consuella Doretha AndryWynne of Inglewood,California, and byhis brother-in-law Gre‐goryStafford, andsistersin-lawDebra S. Brooks, LisaStafford, andErica Sholar. Ronald also leaves behinda host of nieces nephews,cousins,and life‐longfriends.Hewas pre‐ceded in deathby15sib‐lings:5 brothers and 10 sis‐ters. Relativesand friends, along with pastors, offi‐cers, andmembers of His‐toric SecondBaptist Church,FranklinAvenue Baptist Church,Beecher MemorialUnitedChurch of ChristCongregational, pa‐trons andemployees of The BottomLine, employ‐ees of TotalCommunity Ac‐tion, membersofBlack Men of Labor, employees ofOrleans andJefferson ParishSchool Systems, and employees of Catholic Charities Archdioceseof New Orleansare invitedto attendA Celebrationof LifeonSaturday, April26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at His‐

toricSecondBaptist Church,2505 Marengo Street,New Orleans, LA 70115. Reverend Robert B. Jackson officiating. Visita‐tionbeginsat9:00AM. In‐terment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum,4000 Norman Mayer Ave. NewOrleans La. 70122. Arrangements By Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. 2715 Danneel Street,NOLA70113. Infor‐mation: (504) 895-4903. To signonlineguest book pleasevisit www.estelle jwilsonfh.com

Bairnsfather Sr., Kent E. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union60: Funeral services willbe held for our lateBrother Kent E. Bairnsfather, Sr. on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Christopherthe Martyr CatholicChurch, 3900 Derbigny St.,Metairie, LA

By orderofJohn J. Sabathe,President. Attest:Ronald R. Rosser, Business Manager.

Lillie MaeBell, age81, was born on September4, 1943, in NewOrleans,LA. She departed this earthly homeonThursday,April 17, 2025. Lillie wasa parish‐ioner of St.Katherine DrexelCatholicChurch She attended Loyola Uni‐versity andretired from Shell OilCompany as aPer‐sonnelClerk.Lilliewas the lovingmotherofKendall Willis andKylineetraStans‐berry.Beloved sister of Au‐relia Narcisse andPoland Perkins (June). Sister-inlaw of John Narcisse.She was also survived by 6 grandchildren,9 greatgrandchildren,2 greatgreat-grandchildren,and a hostofnieces, nephews, cousins,familyand friends.Lilliewas preceded indeath by herhusband BryantBell; herformer husband Clarence Willis Sr.;her parentsRaymond Herbert,Sr. andLouiseM Herbert;her sonClarence Willis,Jr.;her brotherRay‐mondHerbert,Jr.;and her son-in-lawLawrence Stansberry III. Relatives and friendsofthe family, alsoPriestand parish‐ionersofSt. Katherine DrexelCatholicChurch are invited to attend theMass ofChristian Burial on Sat‐urday,April 26, 2025, at St Katherine Drexel Catholic Church,2015 LouisianaAv‐enue,New Orleans, LA 70115 at 10:00 a.m. Visita‐tionfrom9:00a.m.until 10:00 a.m. PrivateBurial. You maysignthe guest book on http://www.ger trudegeddeswillis.com Gertrude GeddesWillisFu‐neral Home Inc.,incharge (504) 522-2525.

GraceHilaireCook,age 93, passedawaypeacefully inher home on April12, 2025, in herhometownof Edgard, Louisiana. After livinga long anddutiful life, Godcalledher home Grace liveda life marked bya strong connection to her family, resilience,and a deep devotion to her Catholic faith.She wasa well-knowneducatorinthe community andservedas teacher andlater accepted anadministrativeposition withinthe St.Johnthe Bap‐tistParisheducation sys‐tem.Her tenureextended over40years.She is lov‐ingly remembered by her children: daughter,Reonda Cook Cannon (Bruce); son, Ron FrankCook (Charlene), grandchildren,NicoleCook and Lauren Cook;sister, Delores Cox(Milton), sis‐ter-in-lawSlata MaeHilaire along with many nieces and nephewsthroughout the extended families and countless friends. Sheis precededindeath by hus‐bandRobertF.Cook,fa‐ther, RomauldHilaire; mother, Noelie Hilaire Smith;sister, Audrey Oubre (WarrenSr.), brother,BertrandHilaire; sister-in-law,EvelynStrick‐land; brothers-in-law, Lon‐nie Cook andSigmond Cook.Relatives andfriends ofthe family, Priest and ParishionersofSt. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and allneighboring churches,alsoemployees ofSt. John theBaptist ParishSchool Boardare in‐vited to aMassofChristian Burialat10:00 am on Satur‐day,April 26, 2025, at St Johnthe BaptistCatholic Church,2349 Highway18, Edgard, LA 70049. Rev. Ro‐bustianoMorgia-Cele‐brant.Visitationfor family, friends,and neighborswill befrom8:00amuntil mass time. Recitation of theHoly Rosarywillbegin at 9:00 am. IntermentSt. John the Baptist Catholic mau‐soleum. In lieu of flowers, a donationinGrace’s name tothe St.Johnthe Baptist Catholic Church wouldbe greatly appreciated. Final arrangementsentrusted to Patrick H. SandersFuneral Home& FuneralDirectors, LLC,605 Main Street Laplace,LA70068, 985-3591919. “Providing Care & Comfort is OurHighest Mission”.

He is survived by his belovedand devotedwife Judy, his daughters, Michelle Uría andKemela David, andhis two stepchildren, BradleyScott Johnson (Grace Meek) and Jill JohnsonAnderson (Chris Anderson). He was blessed withfourgranddaughters,Isabella Uría (Juan Carlos Lopez), Alejandra Uría (Matthew Zellner),HannahPlatte, andMallory Platte (Joe Meyers) andnine stepgrandchildren, Scott Johnson (Olivia Gallego), William Johnson, Ashley Harris(John Harris), Adeline Johnson, Price Addy, Allison Addy, Camillia Bouvier,John Thomas Bouvier,and Kaitlyn Bouvier.His family expanded withwonderful great-grandchildren, AmaiaLopez-Uría, Emiliano Lopez-Uría, and AnaLucia Zellner-Uríaand step-great-grandchildren J.T. Harrisand Claire Johnson. Tom receiveda Doctor of VeterinaryMedicine from Kansas State University School of VeterinaryMedicine in 1965 and enjoyeda successful career as an equine veterinarian.

Afuneral service will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Lake LawnFuneral Home 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.New Orleans, LA. Visitation willbeheldfrom 12 PM-2 PM with aservice beginningat2 PM.There will be aprivate burialimmediately following.

In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests donations be made to theManning FamilyChildren'sHospital.

Davis, KimMarie Johnson 'Queen'

Kim"Queen" Marie Johnson Davis, alifelong residentofNew Orleans, LA, enteredintoeternal restather home on April 16, 2025 at theage of 54 She wasbornonJuly22, 1970 in NewOrleans,LA. Kim attended Walter L. Cohen andgraduated from L.E.Rabouin Vocational HighSchool.She wasa dedicated managerofSt. Ann GroupHome. Daughter ofRosalyn Johnson-Perry and thelateClarenceJohn‐son.LovingwifeofLeon Davis.MotherofSean Breaux, Daniel Breaux (Kelsey), andJeremiah Davis.Lovinggrandmother ofShaiBreaux. Kimwas the sister of ShelitaWarn‐ing (John-Deceased) DesmonJohnson (Michelle), DamonJohn‐son,Joanetta Anderson (Stanley),TaraJohnson (Clarence), John Perry III, Cornell Minor, KevinJones (Roniese) andWilliam Jones.A bonus father John H.Perry Jr mother-in-law Shirley Winston. Kimwas the godmotherofMatthew Tyler,KennitraWilliams, Emani Drake, andDa'Shy Johnson.Alsosurvivedby a host of nieces,nephews, cousins andmanyfriends Kim wasa member of Third Rose of Sharon Bap‐tistChurch,Edwin St.Cyr Chapter #77OES,Hard HeadHunter's, Care Share BasketGroup andWeare One Social Aidand Plea‐sureCluband Employees ofDomino'sSugar Refin‐ery,PoorBoy's Loungeand HomeDepot areinvited to attend theCelebration of LifeService on Saturday April 26, 2025 for10:00 a.m. atThird Rose of Sharon Baptist Church,2132 Third Street,New Orleans, LA 70113. Rev. KenndrickC Allen officiating. Visitation from9:00a.m.until service time10:00 a.m. Interment: Private.Arrangementsen‐trusted to Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home,Inc 2715 Danneel Street,NOLA 70113. Information: (504) 895-4903. To sign online guest book please visit www.estellejwilsonfh.com.

passed away on April21, 2025, at theage of 85, surrounded by family,after abrave battle fought against pulmonary

HazelRogersDavis was bornAugust17, 1933, in St Joseph, Louisiana. Shede‐partedher earthlyhomeon April 21, 2025, at theage of 91. Hazelwas aretired nursing assistantatBelle Chasse StateSchool.She was alifelongmemberof the Shiloh MissionaryBap‐tistChurch where shewas activeinthe Senior Choir, Prayerline, Sunday School and BibleStudy ministries She leaves to cherishher memories, herchildren: Larry (Gwendolyn)Rogers, Nathaniel Rogers,Cynthia Davis,Karl(Diedre)Davis Srand siblings:WillieMae Davis,Alexander Rogers, GladysTigler, Edward Rogers.Hazel is also sur‐vived by 8grandchildren, 13great-grandchildren and a host of nieces,nephews, cousins,relatives and friends.Hazel waspre‐ceded in deathbyher hus‐bandEsauDavis,her par‐entsMajor Rogers Sr.and CarrieRogers,her children, AlbertLouis Rogers and Karen A. Davis, herbroth‐ers Albert andMajor Rogers;and hersisters Rosetta Hammond and RubyRogers. Relativesand friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life Services on Saturday, April26, 2025, at ShilohMissionaryBaptist Church,1419 Fourth Street Westwego, LA 70072 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation from 9:00a.m.until 10:00 a.m. Serviceswillbeofficiated byPastorWoodrow Hay‐den.Interment Restlawn ParkCemetery. Youmay signthe guestbookon www.gertrudegeddeswilli s.com. Gertrude Geddes

Bell,LillieMae

Davis, HazelRogers

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fibrosis. He was born on October 26, 1939, in Burden, Kansas to Samueland Hazel David and was alongtime resident of Metairie

Doughty, EltonLee

EltonLee Doughty, age 55, wasbornSeptember 12, 1969 in NewOrleans,La. He departedhis earthlyhome onSunday, April13, 2025 surrounded by family. He was educated in theOr‐leans Parish public school system andgraduated

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from Walter L.CohenSenior High School.Elton leaves to cherishhis memories, wife Patricia Doughty, par‐ents MelvaleeneWaters andthe late Eugene “Buddy Boy” Simpson, 3 sons Darren Williams,Der‐rick Milton,James-Charles Wilson,3 stepsons Ken‐trell, Terrance,and Thomas Paul.SiblingsLaquanta, Shaun(Kennita) Carmelita, Lashara, Charles(Tamika), Christo‐pher,and Geraldnisha (Ced)Waters. Eltonwas also survived by ahostof grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, family andfriends.Elton is pre‐cededindeath by hisstep‐father Gerald Anthony, his sister Barbara“Tiny”Wa‐ters-Solomon,and his nephew ShermanWaters. Relativesand friendsofthe family, also residentsof RiverGarden(formerly St Thomas Housing) arein‐vitedtothe Celebrationof Life Services on Saturday, April26, 2025 at Gertrude GeddesWillisFuneral Home,2120Jackson Ave, NewOrleans,La. 70113 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Reverend PatrickJohnson, Officiating(GreaterMt. Rose BaptistChurch).In‐termentJefferson Memor‐ialGardens,11316 River Rd St.Rose, La.70087. You maysignthe guestbook on www.gertrudegeddesw illis.com. Gertrude Geddes Willis FuneralHomeInc.in charge (504) 522-2525

With heavyheartsand profound love,wean‐nouncethe passingof Roseanna Lumetta Dubroc, who left this worldpeace‐fully on August 18,2025, at theage of 83. Shewas a womanofgrace,kindness, andunwavering faith.She touchedcountless lives with hergentlespiritand compassionateheart.She embodied thetruemean‐ingofselflessness. She livedevery daywithquiet strength,alwaysplacing theneedsofothersbefore herown. Whetheritwas offering ahelping hand,a listeningear,a heartfelt prayer,ora word of en‐couragementrooted in her deep faith,she wasa con‐stantsourceofcomfort andlight to allwho knew her. Roseanna’s life wasa testamenttoloveinaction. Hersweet nature andkind wordsliftedspirits,and herunwavering belief in thepower of prayer gave hope to many during their most difficult times. She taught us that true strength is found in gentle‐ness, that kindness is neverwasted, andthatthe greatest thingyou can offersomeone is aheart full of compassion.Al‐though shewas aCosme‐tologist by trade, ade‐votedmother, grand‐mother,and great-grand‐mother,Roseanna found hergreatestjoy in caring forher family. Roseanna wasborninNew Orleans on December 31, 1941,to thelateBerthaWeibelt Bahamand SouleBaham Roseanna wasthe beloved mother of Judina Boos, Mary Lumetta,Rhonda Brodmyer,PaulLumetta, andShaeFiorillo, who strive to carry forwardher legacy of kindness, faith andlove. Hercherished, Juan Lumetta andShelley Lumetta arepreviouslyde‐ceased.She wasalsothe adored grandmotherof BrandonWertz, Cody Boos, JessicaEady, FalonGonza‐les, Amelia Fendlason, Mandie Annis, Jesse Lumetta,and VittoriaFior‐illo.She wasthe treasured great-grandmotherofTroy Salisbury, Jr Lily Eady,and CharlieBoos andsisterof DorothyB.Norton, Beverly B. Dubroc,Theresa B. De‐mots,and Kathleen B. Bil‐leaud. As we saygoodbye, we take comfortinknow‐ingthatshe is nowresting in the eternalpeace of God'sembrace,her sweet soul foreverremembered andcherished.Familyand friendsare invitedtoat‐tend avisitationonFriday, May2,2025, from 11:00 am –1:00pmatGreenwood Fu‐neralHomeat5200 Canal Blvd., NewOrleans,LA 70124. Afamilyservice will be held at 1:00 pm.Inter‐ment will be private. For condolences, visitwww greenwoodfh.com

Edwards, Catherine

Catherine Edwards passedApril 10, 2025, Predeceased by husband JohnEdwards Jr.& parents Clarence &Lillian Banks. Leaves behind, daughter GailVentris (Rena), stepchildren-Eric Edwards (Sundra), Charmaine Washington, Joan &Jason Francois,RonaldRobinson, &Patricia Self;& godchildRoy Winand; Funeral April 26, 2025, 1st FreeMBC,426 Lamarque, NOLA 70114. Visitation 8AM. Service10AM Interment McDonoghville Cemetery 520 Hancock, Gretna, LA 70053. FULL OBIT:https://www .murrayhendersonfuneralh ome.com/?fh_id=12624 Professional Arrangements Murray Henderson Funeral Home, 1209Teche, NOLA70114.

Robert "Bobby"Rodriguez (Rachel),Suzanne "Sue" Duthu (Jimmy), Allen "Charlie"Rodriguez (Brenda) and Yvonne Dietz (Richie); asister-in-law, Lana Rodriguez;aswellas numerous nieces and nephews. Glendawas preceded in death by her belovedhusband of 62 years, George, her parents; and four of her siblings and twooftheir spouses, Joan R. Lucio(Ben), Leo K. Rodriguez (Ruth), AlphonseH.Rodriguez Jr and Russell "Rusty" Rodriguez Sr.Glenda's six grandsons willbeher pallbearers

Thefamily wouldliketo thank allthe healthcare providers and caregivers that so lovingly looked afterand took such good care of GlendaatThe Blake at Colonial Club in Harahan over thepastfour years.

On GoodFriday, April18, 2025, Glenda Ann Rodriguez Evanspassed awaypeacefully in Harahan, LA at the ageof 85 and is now in eternal rest with her RisenLord and Savior, JesusChrist. Glenda was born on December29, 1939, at the New Orleans Hospitaland Dispensaryfor Womenand Children, the daughterof Alphonse HenriRodriguez and Lucille MarieAchee' Rodriguez. Born the fourth of nine children, Glenda had three sisters and five brothers. Glenda grew up in Uptown New Orleans andher family latermoved to RiverRidge. She graduated from AlceeFortier High School in 1958and attended MeadowsDraughon College in 1959. Duringhighschool,Glenda met George Henry Evans, Jr., who became the love of her life,her future husband and thefather of their threebeautiful daughters: Leslie, Pam and Missy Marriedin1960, Glenda and George raised their girls in the New Orleans area,then Houston, TXfor six years, before moving back to New Orleans in 1976and building their family home in RiverRidge where they livedfor 45 yearsuntil Hurricane Ida in September 2021. Glenda workedalongside George for many years as Corporate Secretary of SEISCO,Inc. their family-ownedbusiness in the seismicand geophysical industry that Georgefounded in 1992. For over 40 years, Glenda was an active memberof the Women'sAuxiliary of the Society of Petroleum Geologists, as wellasthe ShadyOaks GardenClub However, Glenda's true calling was her faithful dedication to herloving family, who were the joyof her Life. To her girls, she willalwaysberemembered as their "Queen Bee" an exemplaryrole model, abeautiful and very classylady, and ahomemakerextraordinaire!

Glenda also cherished the many gatherings of their large and close-knitextendedfamilyfor holidays and special occasions. Laterinlife, she enjoyed supporting her grandchildreninall their endeavors by attending as many of their academic and extracurricularevents as possible.

Glenda is survivedby many closefamily and friends who will dearly miss her,especially her threedevoted daughters, Leslie EvansKrilov, (Sandy); Pamela Evans Harp (Jim), and Melissa Evans Dreuil (Emile)."GG" will also be missed by all nine of her adoring grandchildren: PrestonThomas Blaum, Christopher George Blaum, Elizabeth Harp Smith (Adrian), Alexander Evans Harp, Victoria Harp Ruli (Jack), William James Harp,SamuelEvans Dreuil, BenjaminEmile Dreuil, and Lily Marie Dreuil; as well as her great-grandson, Oliver James Smith. Glenda is alsosurvivedbyfour of her siblings and their spouses, b bb d i

Family and friends are invitedtoattenda funeral servicetocelebrate thelife of GlendaonMonday,April 28, 2025 at St. Rita Catholic Church at 7100 Jefferson Highway in Harahan, LA Visitationwillbeopen to family and friendsfrom 10:00 am to 11:45 am. WordsofRemembrance will beginpromptly at 11:45 am, immediately followedbya Mass of Christian Burial starting at 12:00 noon. Interment will follow at Metairie Cemetery at 5100 PontchartrainBlvd.inNew Orleans, LA.Inlieuofflowers, please considera donationinGlenda's memory to thecharity of your choice.Fond memories and expressions of sympathymay be shared in the online guest book at www.lakelawnmetairie.co mfor the Evans family

Kirk A. Fordwas called to eternal rest on Sunday, April13, 2025 at theage of 75. Sonofthe lateJasper Fordand DorothyPryor Dennis. Stepsonofthe late Baldwin Dennis. Father of Renee' Fordand Rachel Ford Martin (Steven). CompanionofRosa (Lynn) Watkins. Brother of Glen Ford, Gail WashingtonStewart, thelateDaniel Ford,Castadera Ford,Todd Dennis, Dianne (Ferdinand) Wallace and Deborah Scott.Brother-in- lawof Jackie Fordand Ruby Dennis. Grandfather of Micah and MaddoxMartin. Also survivedbya host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends AnativeofNorco,LAand a resident of Kenner, LA. Relatives and friendsof thefamily,also pastors, officers, and members of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church and all neighboring churches are invitedtoattendthe funeral service at GoodHope Missionary Baptist Church, 13 East Street,Norco LA on Saturday, April26, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Rev. D.B. Mollaire, Pastor, Officiating.Visitation at theabove named church from 9:00 AM until service time. Burial willbeprivate.

SusanFleming Hotard passedawaypeacefullyin hersleep andmet theLord on April17, 2025. Susan wasthe eldest daughter of WilliamA.Fleming,an artist andbusinessowner, andDiana Dunlap Fleming, ownerofthe Wick andTal‐lowCandleShopinShreve‐port,Louisiana.Susan was born October14, 1953, in OakPark, Illinois.Her par‐ents movedtoShreveport in 1956. From theage of 4, Susanwas enthralled with drawingand painting,exe‐cuting her firstpaidcom‐missionin1966 fora wealthyShreveportpatron

of thearts. In 1975, Susan earned herB.F.A in Inte‐rior Design from Louisiana Tech University having en‐joyedadditional studiesat LouisianaTech’sRome, Italycampus. In 1999, Susanbegan studying at TheNew OrleansAcademy of Fine Arts with Auseklis Ozolsand DelWeller and with theArt Students League in NewYorkCity under thetutelageofRay Kinstler.Beginning in 2003, Susantaughtportraiture andstill life workshops across Texasand Louisiana, herknowledge enrichingthe vibrantart communities of NewOr‐leansand Houston. Susan movedtoNew Orleansin themid-1970s. Shemet her future husband of 45 years, RayHotard, in 1978, while workingasan interior de‐signer.After HurricaneKat‐rina,Susan andRay moved to TheWoodlands, Texas, where Susanengaged the regional arts community, made many friends, andin‐fluenced herfellowartists throughher work and workshops. Susan’scareer wasmarkedbynumerous accoladesincluding First Placeinthe OilPaintersof America(OPA) 2020 Signa‐ture Fall Online Show,a Sil‐verMedal in theOPA 2020 SalonShow, andmultiple awards from theNational Oiland AcrylicPainters’ Society(NOAPS),suchas Best Painting of Signature Membersin2021. Herwork wascelebratedinpresti‐giousexhibitions including theOPA National Show American Impressionist Society, andAudubon Artistsatthe Salmagundi Club in NewYorkCity, where sheearnedthe Gold MedalofHonor in 2012. Her artgracedthe coverof American Artist magazine in 2005 andwas featured in SouthwestArt andThe En‐cyclopedia of OilTech‐niques.A dedicatedmem‐berofthe OilPaintersof America, NOAPS, andthe American Impressionist Society, Susan’slegacyin‐cludes solo exhibitions such as her2015 show at theNew OrleansAcademy of Fine Arts andrecogni‐tion such as beingnamed part of theSelectFifty Awardfromthe Portrait So‐cietyofAmerica in 2019. Herwork, characterizedby technicalmastery and emotionaldepth,willcon‐tinue to resonate with col‐lectorsand admirers Susanwas predeceasedby herbeloved grandmother, FrancisBirdwellDunlap, hermother, DianaDunlap Fleming, herfather, WilliamA.Fleming,and her brother, WilliamDunlap Fleming. Susanissurvived by herhusband,Clarence “Ray”Hotard, Jr., herson anddaughter-in-law Matthew RayHotardand Tami Tran Hotard,their children,Julianna A. Ho‐tard andMicah H. Hotard andher sisters, PollyFlem‐ingBullerand Sally Dunlap Fleming(Laurie), andher nieces,Ellen FrancesBuller (Keller),and Anna Buller Dykes(Nick). Susanisre‐membered forher passion forart,her generosityasa teacher, andher abilityto find beauty in theworld Sheleavesbehinda pro‐found impact on theart communities shecher‐ished. Susanloved flowers forthe upliftingbeauty andscent andany arrangements wouldbe cherished. Relativesand friendsare invitedtovisit Greenwood FuneralHome, 5200 CanalBlvd.,New Or‐leans, LA 70124, on Satur‐day, April26, 2025, starting at 10:30 a.m. Anglican Ser‐viceswillfollowthe visita‐tion at 1:00 p.m. Theburial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.Wealsoinvite youtoshare your thoughts,fondmemories, andcondolences online at www.greenwoodfh.com Your shared memories will help us celebrateSusan’s life andkeep hermemory alive.

Mr.Earnest LeeHoward "Dad", age88was born Oc‐tober9,1936, in Mccomb, Mississippi.Heworkedas adeliverydriverfor Coca Cola Company, Bell South in NewOrleans,Louisiana andSingerKitchen Com‐pany in Slidell, Louisiana performing contract floor‐ingand custodialmainte‐nance. He worked on the custodialstaff at Chevron locatedinBelle Chasse, Louisianafor over 35 years until hisretirement. Earnestlived hisbestlife with hisfamilyand friends. He wasa Saints season

ticket holder.For more than 25 years, he wasan avid fan -evenwhensome maynot have been.Here‐newedhis fellowship and attended theChristian Life BibleChurch where he was welcomed with open arms andwas affectionately knownas“Dad” Earnest. He always enjoyedthe familyatmosphere, the ministryservicesand praise andworship.He looked forwardtoattend‐ingand always came in the door readytopraiseGod He leaves to cherishhis memory:his son, Kenneth L. Howard (wifeAlanda), his4 grandchildren: Tenell Moore, Jamall Moore, Hope Howard-Giles (husband Justin)and Kennady Howard;13great-grand‐children,4 sistersOllie Kay Overstreet,Claudine Brown, AngelitaLawless, andDenise Howard;one brotherRodneyHoward, as well as ahostofnieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Earnestwas pre‐cededindeath by hisde‐votedwife(Estella “Mom” Howard), hisparents WilliamHoward, Sr.and LucindaHoward, hisson KeithE.Howard, daughter DeborahA.Howard-Jack‐son, nine brothers:Henry WilliamJr.,Tony, Issac, Joseph,Raymond,Jerry Earl andMelvinHoward, sevensisters Everlena Perkins, Isabella Howard, KatieHoward, Louise Howard Crosby,Earline Howard,Emma Jean Howard-McClain,and Eliza‐beth Howard.Relatives and friendsofthe familyare in‐vitedtoattendthe Cele‐brationofLifeService on Friday,April 25, 2025, at ChristianLifeBible Church 16 Westbank Expressway, Gretna,LA70053 at 10:00 a.m..Visitationfrom9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Inter‐ment Mount Olivet Ceme‐tery,4000 Norman Mayer Avenue,New Orleans, LA 70122. Youmay sign the guestbook on www.ger trudegeddeswillis.com. Gertrude Geddes Willis Fu‐neralHomeInc in charge (504) 522-2525.

MissionaryBaptist Church of NewOrleans.Inaddition to herparents,she is pre‐cededindeath by Marcell andAlexander Ceaser III. Darlenewas aproud grad‐uate of McDonogh #35Se‐nior High School of New Orleans. After331/2 years of beinga dedicatedem‐ployee at TouroInfirmary, shewentontoworkfor theFederal Government for 13 yrs. before retiring and workingasa faithfulmem‐berofthe Little Zion Bap‐tist Church.Relatives and friendsofthe family, pas‐tors,officers andmembers of theLittleZionMission‐aryBaptist Church (3231 AudubonSt.), Greater GraceFellowship, Sixth BaptistChurch,TrueFaith Missionary BaptistChurch of Oakland, CA,Ideal Mis‐sionaryBaptist andEduca‐tional Association, USDA National Finance Center, McDonogh #35class of 1963 andothers, arein‐vitedtoattend aCelebra‐tion of Life Servicefor our BelovedMotheronSatur‐day, April26, 2025 at 10:00 am at Little Zion Mission‐aryBaptist Church,3231 AudubonSt. (Earhart). Visi‐tation will beginat8:00 a.m. until time of service. Intermentwillfollowat Providence Memorial Park To view thefullobituary andleave condolences, please visithttps://www dennismortuaryservice. com/obituary/deaconessdarlene-jefferson Evans, Glenda Ann Rodriguez

Patricia Pellerin Jackson passed April 13, 2025. Leaves to mourn,husband Dave Jackson;sisters BeverlyBarquet, Sandra Barber (Clarence)& Gwendolyn Keller (Vernise); stepson Michael Jackson (Siddika); godchildTiffanyDelay; special friend-Jeanette Joseph Predeceased by parents Albert& Eunice Pellerin Jr.; siblings DiannePellerin, Albert& Kenneth Pellerin. Funeral April 26, 2025, First Agape BC, 3219 Thalia, NOLA70125. Visitation 9:00 AM. Service 11:00 AM. IntermentProvidence, 8200 Airline,Metairie, LA 70003. FULLOBIT: https://www .murrayhendersonfuneralh ome.com/?fh_id=12624 Professional Arrangements Murray Henderson Funeral Home, 1209 Teche,NOLA70114. Jefferson,Darlene Taylor

Sis. DarleneTaylorJef‐ferson departed this life on April12, 2025 in theearly morninghours with her twodaughters at herside. Shewas born on August 12, 1945 to thelateRev Ed‐mund andMaryScott Tay‐lor. Darlenewas aloving mother,grandmother, great-grandmother, sister aunt andfriendtomany. Shewas knownfor her kindness, generosity,and herservant's heart. Herlife waslived to itsfullest and everymomentcherished andenjoyed.Our Mother lovedthe Lord andLoved servingatthe Little Zion BaptistChurch under the late Rev. Walter HardyJr. Devotedmotherof Michelle andChantel; Cherishedgrandmother of Brandon(Chea), Tyree (Ashley) andCharrel; Belovedgreat-grand‐mother of Lia. Aunt of Lynette,Stephanie and Noel andour extended family, theOfficers and membersofthe Little Zion

Robert Joseph Lavene, 84, passed away at home on April 15, 2025. Born in NewOrleans andresided in Metairie, LA with his familyathis side. Beloved husband of Conchetta Valenti Lavene of 63 years Deceased motherSanta MagdarlenaLavene, father William Lavene. Son Robert J. LaveneII anddaughter Gina LaveneRaby. Histwo adorable granddaughters that he loveddearly Gabrielle LaveneRaby andGiavanna Marie Raby. Brother William Lavene (Deborah), Nicholas Lavene(Phyllis) Linda LaveneEiseman and Darlene LaveneMoussa (Mohamed), Cheryl LaveneSwanberg (deceased) (Rick). Many friends and family, especially hisdear friendPete. Hisbrotherswerealways there for him Bob went to Francis T Nichols High School, served in theArmyfor 3 years, workedthe Railroad, Sears in Gentilly Woodsand Clearview for 19 years. Opened thefirst Bagel Factory from 1980 to 1998. RetiredRealEstate Broker. Owner of La Fortuna Properties. He wasa member of the CefalutanaSociety. He had awonderfulfamily, devoted to Bob, amentor to so many. He wanted to thank hissitters, Keno andDiand so many others. Also thank Anvoi Hospice forthe care they gave him. Gravesideservice at VA BiloxiNational Cemetary on April 28th, 2025 at 11 am. Anyonethat knew him "knew that BOB is always right"Of Course I'mBOB, If at first you don't succeedit'sbecause "BOBtold you howtodoit thefirst time

Mrs. Marilyn Ruth Booker Mouton, wasborn on November 13, 1945, to Henryand EstherBooker Marilyn peacefullytransitioned into eternalrest on April 8, 2025, at herhome Shegraduatedfrom Booker T. Washington in 1964. She lovedflowers, puzzles,her fur-grands, watchingYoung and the Restless, sendingcards, texting, andspending time with hergirls, familyand friends. Marilyn leaves to cher-

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Jackson, Patricia Pellerin

Howard,Earnest Lee'Dad'

Hotard,Susan Fleming

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ish her memories daughters Rhonda, Daria,and Alenya, granddaughters Alexis Flowers and Dymen Slaughter, siblings Judy Jackson, Gilda Barnes, Henry Booker (Vanessa), Geraldine Gettridge (Leonard), Clarence Booker (Michelle), brother-in-law Larry McGee (Shirlene), nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Relatives and friends of the familyare invited to attend the Celebration of Life on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Dillard University Lawless Memorial Chapel, located at 2601Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans LA 70122. Visitation willbegin at10:00 AM, followed bythe funeral service at 11:00 AM. Interment will take place at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman Mayer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122.

O’Neill, Vera MaeWoods

Vera MaeWoodsO’Neill, aconsummateartistand creator, belovedwifeand mother,terrifichostess, tireless worker,and gener‐ousmemberofevery com‐munity shebelongedto, passedpeacefully from this life at home in Metairie,Louisiana on April 16, 2025atthe ageof85. Herentirelifeand pres‐ence was filledwithjoiede vivre, joyoflivingastrans‐latedfromher firstlan‐guageCajun French.Every‐thing, in Vera’s hands, be‐came more beautiful. She funneled hercreativityinto decorating herhome, plan‐ning events to celebrate familymembers and neighbors, helpingher beloveddaughterwith school projects,and,tothe greatgleeofeveryone around her, making her elaborateand legendary homemade Christmasand Easter chocolates.Vera livedmanylives in one: first as adaughtergrowing up in atight-knitCajun community of Gueydan, Louisiana. Afterhigh school,Verachose apath of faithfulservice that al‐lowedher access to higher education, inspired by the nuns in herhometown. She spenteighteen yearswork‐inginseveral states serv‐ingelders, children,and thoseinneed as amember of theEucharistic Mission‐ariesofStDominic.During thoseyears of service, she metJim O’Neill, whowas then also in religiouslife. He wasimmediatelydrawn to Vera’s joie de vivre. Afteryears of friendship, they made thebrave deci‐sion to leavetheir commu‐nities andcreatea life to‐gether.Theybecamepart‐ners in life,love, family, andcommunity forthe 47 yearstheywereblessedto share. Twoyears after their wedding came one of Vera’s biggest rolesasa mother to herdaughter Lisa.Vera’slovefor Lisa wasconstantinevery ges‐ture,costume sewn, birth‐daycakebaked anddeco‐rated, school recitalat‐tended.Inevery “I love you” utteredevery day. Vera continuedher life of serviceafter religiouslife, supporting children in edu‐cational settings andel‐ders at community cen‐ters.One of herlongest andmostprofound im‐pactswas as theOutreach Director forFood forSe‐niors, afood commodity program servingseniors across Louisianabyprovid‐ingthema monthlybox of qualityfood.She loved travelingtooversee distri‐bution,celebrating volun‐teersatthemedevents, andspeakingFrenchwith seniorscollectingtheir boxes. Vera wasbound‐lesslygenerousand al‐ways found ways to show care forher lovedones, es‐pecially in thedifficult mo‐mentsoflife. Vera lovedto laughand have fun, to sing anddance,totravel, andto gather familytogether.She took greatpride in herAca‐dian heritage.She made thebestgumbo in the world. Hervalues, aligned with compassion andjus‐tice from an earlyage,be‐came even more inclusive as sheaged. Even in her lastseveral years, when shesufferedfromdemen‐tia, Vera maintained loving heartconnections with thosearound her. She knew herhusband and daughter until herlast breath.Inher transition time,Verasaidthatlove waswhatlifeisall about. Sheexemplified this in the wayshe lived. Sheissur‐vivedbyher husband Jim anddaughterLisa; broth‐ersDonaldWoodsand LoganWoods; Jim’ssib‐lings John, Dan(Nancy), andMary; innumerable belovedcousins,nieces

andnephews,grandnieces and-nephews, rela‐tives, neighbors, friends, colleagues,and commu‐nity members. Thefamily is grateful forher care‐givers Carol, Felicia, and Anna,who provided com‐passionate care in her final months. Acelebration of Vera’s life will be held on Saturday,April 26 at Gar‐denofMemories(4900 Air‐line Dr.) in Metairie,LAat 10 a.m. We invite youto wear vividcolors, like the turquoiseVerasoloved,to celebrateher vibrantspirit. In lieu of flowersand in honorofher life,weinvite youtomakea donation to your favorite charitythat provides hunger relief to thosewho areinneed

Parker,Angel LaBeaud

AngelLaBeaud Parker’s journeybegan December 27, 1972, in NewOrleans LA.Itiswithprofound sad‐ness that we announceher peaceful passingonFriday, April18, 2025, at theage of 52. Shewas adevoted wife, mother,daughter, andsis‐terwho loveddeeply Angel’slegacywillbecar‐ried forwardbythe union of herhusband,Terry L Parker,Srand herchildren who shetreasured deeply, Dominique Parker,David Gillette,BrittneyParker, Terry L. Parker,Jr.,and Ju‐nius Parker.Her grandchil‐dren whomshe cherished, Mariah,Angel,Demi, David Jr., La’BellaRose,Camila Gillette,and A’niyah Parker.Angel wasbornto theunion of herparents JoAnnLaBeaud andthe late andgreat Larry R. LaBeaud, Sr.She waslov‐inglyraisedbyher grand‐mother,GloriaPeters. She wasthe belovedsisterto LurlineLaBeaud Duncan (Orrin),RachelLaBeaud, thelateLarry R. LaBeaud, Jr andBryan JLaBeaud Angelloved hersiblings just as sheloved herown children.Inall herearthly days shewas aprofound protectorofher family, and sheshareddevoted and unconditionallovefor each of them.Familywas acor‐nerstone of Angel’slifein whichshe createdcount‐less memories andun‐breakable bonds. Angel’s life wasa testamenttothe powerofloveand family Shelefta mark on this earthand in ourhearts. Relativesand friendsofthe family areinvited to attend aMassofChristian Burial honoring thelifeand legacy of AngelLaBeaud Parker at St.Leo theGreat Catholic Church,2916 Paris Ave, NewOrleans,LA70119 on Friday,April 25, 2025, at 11:00 am.Visitationat9:00 am.Interment: Mt.Olivet Cemetery,4000 Norman MayerAvenue,New Or‐leans, LA 70122. Please sign theonlineguestbook at www.rhodesfuneral.com Arrangements entrustedto Rhodes FuneralHome, 3933 Washington Ave, NewOr‐leans, LA

Redmon Jr., HarrySmith

HarryS.RedmonJr. passed awayonApril23, 2025 Born March 24, 1934, he was the son of Harry S. Redmon Sr. andMary Redmon,and the husband of Jane C. Redmon. One son, Harry Redmon III, preceded him in death. He is survivedbya son, MarshallRedmon(Missy); fourstepchildren, Steve Victory(Lanie),LeighMoss (Robby), Lane Mosby (Billy) and Derek Victory (Ashley); and eleven grandchildren, Jordan Redmon, Melissa Redmon Slaughter(Matthew), HunterRedmon, Jane and Thomas Victory, Hartson and Maddox Moss,Taylor and CheneyMosby,and John and Tatum Victory Aftergraduating from St.Martin's Episcopal School, he attended Louisiana State University, where he earned degrees in microscopic paleontolo-

gy and law. Thereafter, he served in theJudge Advocate General Corps of theUnitedStatesAir Force, attaining therank of captain. Upon his honorable discharge, he joinedthe lawfirm then named PhelpsDunbar Marks Claverieand Sims, ultimately servingten years as itsmanaging partner. He was amember of several barassociations and societies, including theAmerican Collegeof Trial Lawyers. Adevoted LSUalumnus, upon his retirement in 1996, aprofessorship was endowedinhis name at thelaw school.His civic activitiesincluded service on the boardofthe LSU Health Foundation,on which he became president and chief endowment officer.Healso served on theboards of WYES and Bridge House. He was amember of social organizations including the NewOrleans Country Club,the Pass ChristianYachtClub,The Boston Club,Stratford Club and The RexOrganization. Special thankstoMary JaneMcAlister, VeAnn Bourgeois and Dr. Kenneth Smithfor their companionship, care, and comfort

Amemorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, at St Martin's Episcopal Church, Metairie,Louisiana. Areception willfollowatthe NewOrleans Country Club In lieu of flowers,donations may be madetothe LSULaw School.

Dorothy A. Richardson, born November 16, 1940, in Camden, AL,passed away on April11, 2025, at Touro Hospital in NewOrleans, LA.She was thecherished daughter of thelate Fred and Louise AllenWilliams and is survivedbyher daughter Cathy Fisher (Lawrence), son Derrel Barnes (Oneeka), 12 grandchildren, 6great-grandchildren,and her devoted companionJames "Pete" Harris. Dorothy dedicated nearly 30 years of service at Charity Hospital, and laterwas employedatthe Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office.She then brought hercharm and wit to Rouses and CityTrends. She is precededindeath by her sonWinfield Barnes Jr.and granddaughter Tamia Conrad. Her celebrationoflifewilltake place on Saturday,April 26, 2025, at St.Leo theGreat Church. 9am: Viewing/ Rosary, 9:30 am: Family Tributes, 10 am Mass.

Rollins, Elgin Dwayne 'Big Al'

Elgin“BigAl” Dwayne Rollinsentered into eternal rest at OchsnerMedical Center Main Campus on April16, 2025, at theage of 52. He wasborninNew Or‐leans, Louisiana, on March 26,1973, to BeverlyC Sullenand thelateHuey Rollins. Elginattended Wal‐terL.Cohen High School in NewOrleans.Elgin builta career as aprofessional driver,working forvarious companiessuchasRTA, EnterpriseTruckingand Rental,Perrone &Sons, Martin Wine Cellar,& CIM‐SCO, Inc. He took great prideinhis work andwas knownfor hisreliability andwarmsmile on thejob Family wasthe corner‐stoneofElgin’s life.Hees‐pecially lovedspending time with hisgrandchil‐dren,who broughthim endlessjoy.Healsoen‐joyedattendingsecond line paradesonSundays,a cherishedNew Orleans tra‐dition that he rarely missed. Elgin’svibrant spirit andlovefor NewOr‐leansculture were evident to everyone who knew him. Elginissurvivedbyhis lov‐ingwife, Keyshata WatersRollinsand hismother, BeverlySullen(alongwith herhusband,Kermit) and mother-in-lawNoraWa‐ters.Healsoleavesbehind hischildren, Daja WatersRollins, DemayneGreene Jr.and FurnellHarrisJr. andhis belovedgrandchil‐dren,DorianCollins, Daiden Gilbert, SaintHar‐ris, hisfavoritenephew

RoshydeWatersSr. andfa‐vorite cousin Lathasa Cyprianand ahostofother relativesand friends. Fam‐ilyand friendsare invited to attend theCelebration of Life ServiceonSaturday, April26, 2025, for1:30p.m at TheBoydFamilyFuneral Home,5001 Chef Menteur Hwy.,New Orleans, LA 70126.Visitationwillbegin at 12:30 p.m. Reverend Je‐remy Curney,officiating. Intermentwillfollowat Mount Olivet Cemetery Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D. Boyd Owners/FuneralDi‐rectors.

Henry Scott,Jr.,born February 5, 1925 in Frogmore, Louisiana and a resident of NewOrleans for 80 years, passed peacefully at home in his sleep, Wednesday, April2,2025 at theage of 100. Henry, a WorldWar II Navy Veteran, was an employee of the DixieBrewing Company from1961 until his retirement at theage of 63. Henry is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Deane Candiff Scott his parents, Henry Scott, Sr.and Stella Watkins Scott,two brothers Emmanuel and NoahScott, threesisters, Mary Scott Williams, Stella (babysister) Scott and Beulah Scott Schieleand grandson Emmanuel Polete.Heis survivedbytwo daughters, Claudette Scott Polete (Alfred) and Althea Scott Cooper (Joseph), GranddaughtersAhyana Polete Brooks, Imani Polete,Nia Cooper Wright(Darius), Aaliyah and AltheaCooper, two grandsons, Johar and JosephCooperIII,three greatgrandsons, Jovan White,Jr.,Nasir Brooksand Jabari Polete,foursisters, Lillie Scott Green, Hattie Scott,Mable Scott McKinney, LillianScott and brother JosephScott as well as ahost of cousins, nieces and nephews. Relatives, friendsofthe family,priests and parishioners of St.Josephine Bakhita Catholic Church are invitedtoattenda MemorialMass at St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Church, 3501 NMiro Street on Saturday, April26, 2025 at 11:00 a. m.

Herman W. Theodore Jr enteredeternal rest on April6,2025, He wasa na‐tive resident of NewOr‐leans, LA.Hermanwas the husband of thelateBelinda T. Theodore,son of thelate Herman W. Theodore Sr Herman acceptedChristat an earlyage,hewas bap‐tizedbythe late Morris A. EdwardsJr. at Carver De‐sire BaptistChurch.Her‐manattended HelenS.Ed‐wardsand G. W. Carver Jr Highand graduatedfrom G. W. Carver Sr.Highin 1972. Afterhighschool he worked in hospitality thereafter,JPWater Board formanyyears then trans‐ferred to Sewerage & WaterBoard NewOrleans until he retired. He married theloveofhis life,the late BelindaT.Theodore. Her‐manleavestocherish his memory,his beloved mother Marion D. Theodore,siblings: Eric Theodore,IrisTheodore, Sylvia Atkinson,Lionel(De‐lores) Theodore andJill Theodore.Bonus children JoAnnThomas, Garvey Thomas III (Deonka), YolandaThomasand Gerome Thomas.(2) aunts: JoyceSimpson andHelen Jackson, (1)brother-in-law Theodore Jackson, (2)sis‐ters-in-law: DianeJackson andPierreAngelaHerbert (Steve), anda host of nieces,nephews,grand‐children,great-grandchil‐dren,cousins andfriends He wasprecededindeath by hiswifeBelinda T. Theodore,and hisfather Herman W. Theodore Sr Relativesand friendsofthe

family, also Pastor and membersofCarverDesire BaptistChurch,Watson Memorial Teaching Min‐istries, Church without Walls-HoustonTX, Commu‐nity B. C.,employees of Sewerage &Water Boardof NewOrleans,are invitedto attend theFuneralService on Saturday,April 26, 2025, for10:00 a.m. at Carver De‐sire B.C.,3301 Montegut St., NewOrleans,LA70126. Vis‐itationwillbegin at 9:00 a.m. Reverend JamesR Willis,Jr.,officiating. Inter‐ment will follow at Provi‐denceMemorialPark. Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D. Boyd Owners/FuneralDi‐rectors.

RichardTrimble Sr.en‐teredintoeternal rest on Thursday,April 10, 2025. Fa‐ther of Ricsynaand Tanka Bettis,Rita, Richa, Richard Jr.and RishanaTrimble SonofGladysTrimble and thelateOllie CharlesGet‐tridge Jr brotherofLoria Martin,Catherine,Hazel, Joyce, Jason, Alvin, Larry andthe late Nicole,Patri‐ciaand Neil Trimble, Char‐lotte andOllie CharlesGet‐tridge III. Also survived by sixgrandchildren,a host of nieces,nephews,other rel‐atives andfriends.Rela‐tivesand friends, also pas‐tor, officers andmembers of True Vine Missionary BaptistChurch andall neighboringchurches,em‐ployees of McDonald’s are invitedtoattendthe fu‐neralservice on Saturday, April26, 2025, at True Vine MissionaryBaptist Church, 2008 MarignyStreet,begin‐ning 10 am.Rev.DonaldC Jeanjacques, Sr pastor of‐ficiating. Church visitation 9amuntil servicetime. Professional serviceen‐trustedtoLittlejohnFu‐neralHome, 2163 Aubry Street,Cal K. Johnson, Fu‐neralDirector/Manager. Info: (504) 940-0045.

Darren ValexWalker, age39, passedawayunex‐pectedly on Thursday,April 10, 2024, while on abrief visittoMedellín,Colombia. He wasthere searchingfor asecondhomefor hisfam‐ily; he hadfound theper‐fect spot andwas headed home theday of hispass‐ing. Aproud native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Darren livedbetween both cities in recent years—butNew Orleanswas always home Theyoungestofsix sib‐lings—andthe only one planned—Darren entered theworld with purpose. He came prepared to make his mark,but first, he needed capital. At just sixyears old, he launchedhis first business—by quietlytak‐inghis brotherDavid’s drawings andselling them to hisclassmates. When students begancoming home starving because they’d used theirlunch moneyonartwork,upset parentsandteachers quicklylearned theculprit: Darren wasrunning a thriving artdealershipout of hisbackpack. It wasthe firstofmanyventures. The onethatstill makesus laugh: he sold $2,000 vacu‐umsdoor to door—some‐howconvincingpeople with hardwood floorsthey needed one. Darren could sell anything—evensalt‐wateratthe beach. He had no interest in atypical 9to-5 life,and that fire burned bright from the start. In high school,he went againstthe grain. Whilemostofhis class‐matesworebaggy jeans andsneakers, Darren dressedinslacks, buttondown shirts,and dress shoes. He wassocommit‐tedtolookingdistin‐guishedthatJean, afamily friend,oncetook himshop‐ping forschool clothes. Darren desperatelywanted apairofKenneth Cole shoes—butthe only ones available were twosizes toosmall.Hewas asize10, butheboughtthe size 8s anyway.Hestuffedhis feet in andstruttedthrough

campus until thepain caught up with him. A classmatecalledout,“Red, yougot baby feet!” Darren wasconvinced he’d per‐manently damagedhis toes.His familyloved laughing at that storyfor years. He wasa natural leader—sharp,thoughtful, magnetic.Hetook asmall Christianclubofjusta few students andturneditinto somethingsolarge they hadtomovemeetings into thegymnasium.Word spread aboutthisyoung manatJohnEhret High School who couldpreach like aseasonedminister. Soon,hewas speaking at youthgroupsand even at adultservices. Oneof thoseserviceswas at his grandfather’schurch where he methis future wife,LucyBarrera Walker Shepreached first. Darren wasscheduled to follow As Lucy listened,she re‐membersthinking: “That’s thekindofman Iwantto marry.” As they prayed over theyouth together at theend of theservice,Dar‐renremembers thinking: “Thisfeelslikea married couple.Snapout of it,Dar‐ren—we’resupposedtobe praying!”Theycrossed pathsagain after thepass‐ingofDarren’sgrandfa‐ther.That first month, they talked for10,000 minutes while Darren wasattend‐ingRhema BibleCollege He kept thephone bill.It wasproof of howinlove they alreadywere. Darren wassentimental like that He believed love should be shown—andremembered. Boldly.Beforemarrying Lucy,Darren’sfather-inlawtoldhim he’d need to buya house first. So at just 20 yearsold,Darrenbe‐came ahomeownerand landlord. Aftermarrying, he andLucyworkedto‐gether at Reggie Glass’ StateFarmagency. But Darren stillhad adream of breaking free from the9to-5 world. Hisbrother Dannyintroducedhim to properties damagedin HurricaneKatrina,and Dar‐rengot to work.For two years, he rose earlyand stayed up late,buyingand renovating blighted homes. Eventually,hebuilt areal estate portfoliolarge enough to setbothheand Lucy free from traditional jobs.Hedid it allwhile car‐ryinga senseofurgency that definedhis life—mov‐ingasthoughheknew time wasshort.Lucycalled him“TheOracle.”He’dfeel apullinhis spirit,makea bigdecisionquickly,and yearslater they’d realize: he wasright.Ithad to hap‐penthen. In oneofthe boldestactsoffaith and adventure, Darrenand Lucy decidedtolive abroad fora year.Thatone year turned into threein Medellín,Colombia. Darren threwhimself into learning Spanish—andsoon he was having deep,tearful con‐versations in anotherlan‐guage. He’d hopintoa taxi andsomehow leavewith thedriver’slifestory.That wasDarren. He sawpeople fully.His vulnerabilitygave others thecourage to be vulnerable too. He made lifelong friendsinColom‐biaand found healing, peace, andclarity in its mountains. Whetherin Medellín or NewOrleans people were drawntohim He wasmagnetic, grounded,and real.Hewas asafe place. Darren was also wildly generous.He’d oftenask Lucy,“What do youwant? Iwanttogiveit alltoyou.” He loved fine jewelry—notfor status,but formeaning.Whenhesaw Lucy wearingplastic roseshaped earrings,hetook them to ajeweler andhad them recreatedin18-karat gold, adding amatching necklace engraved with “4 years.”Itwas theirfourth anniversary. Detailsmat‐teredtohim.Darrenlived life fully. He traveled the world—Morocco,Spain, Ecuador, Peru,Mexico, Canada,Colombia, Panama,China,and be‐yond—and conqueredhis fear of heightsbyparaglid‐inghighabove theColom‐bian mountainsfor Lucy's birthday,and he even went parasailinginSan Andres, Colombia,for Lucy’s Mother’s Day—grinning throughthe nerves be‐causeitmadeher happy. He lovedturning Lucy’s de‐siresintoreality,evenifit meantfacinghis fears. In somethingasmundane as guttinga property,he’d find away to laugh. He’d stop to pointout birdsor admire flowers. He re‐minded us that nature was agift—andlife, even in struggle,could be beauti‐ful. Darren’s greatest mis‐sion—and deepestjoy wasbeing afather. He adored hisdaughters,De‐sireeAnalida Walker and LivFeWalker. Amosquito bite became anational emergency. Theirpainwas hispain. Theirjoy washis joy. Forthe little things,he made them feel seen.For thebig things,he’dsit and hold them forhours,talk‐ingthrough whateverthey were facing. He wasthe “safety police,” always thinking five stepsahead to protectthemphysically

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OPINION

Give locals authorityovercarboncapture

Sharon C. Lavigne GUEST COLUMNIST

The head of the octopus starts in Cancer Alley,and tentacles spread throughout the state. Representatives of two distinctly different Louisiana nonprofit environmental groups, from very different parts of the state and with seemingly different bases and interests, have collaborated as private citizensto inform politicians that thecarbon capture and sequestrationissue is out of control. Afew politicos and fat cats in Baton Rouge want to risk everything for little benefit to the people.

Members of RISE St. James and the Louisiana CO2 Alliance have joined together to inform thepublic about the importance of House Bill 4, which authorizes aparish governing authority to determine whether carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within its jurisdiction.

Republican stateRep. Charles Owen has introduced the bill. The billincludesthree additional Republican co-sponsors.

Politicians in this state have thrived on our divided environmental politics.Those days are over

Roland Hollins GUEST COLUMNIST

The Louisiana CO2 Alliance is nowworkingwith activists throughout thestate to stop Baton Rouge from imposing wasteful, taxpayer-funded carbon capture andsequestration schemes on communities that don’twant them and won’t benefit from them.

Carbon capture is aprocess by which carbon dioxide pollution is captured before being emitted into the atmosphere. Instead, it is liquefied andshippedvia pipeline to be injected into the earth and massive caverns.

What connection exists between activists in southwestern Louisianaand throughoutthe stateand theRiver Parishes, such as RISE St.James? Thinkofthe river parishes as the head of the octopus and all of thenew pipelines that will originate from there throughout therestofthe state as the tentacles. These projectsthreaten the state’smost valuable drinking water aquifers andnatural resources, livelihoods and way of life. The Chicot aquifer in the southwest is asignificantsource of groundwater in theregion, in-

AI is helpinginhealth care,but misguided regulationswillhurt

In Louisiana, we face significant challenges when accessinghealth care, food and transportation for medical care. These struggles aren’t distant —they impact our families and the communities we belongto. Yet, too many of our citizens still struggle to get thecare they need when they need it most. Primary care is the gateway to health care,capturing more than 500 million office visits a year.About 90% of our more than 230,000 primary care physicians are using electronic health records thatcontain rich, actionable datafor our health and for innovation.However, the data on how to keep ushealthy remains often untouched or out of reach for medical professionals.

cluding all or parts of Allen, Jeff Davis, Beauregard, Calcasieu and 11 more parishes.The Air Productsproject starting up in Ascension Parish would store millions of tons of CO2 beneathLake Maurepas, anational treasure, one of the nation’sfew remaining wilderness marshlands. There are significant concerns about groundwater contamination.Nocontainment is perfect. When theEarth forms tiny fis-

sures and cracks, this allows CO2 to escape. As CO2 travels through cracks, it extracts heavy metals such as manganese and anaturally occurring form of radiation called radium, knowntocause human cancer.These are carried into theaquifer and can make thewater unsafeand unhealthy, costing millions in treatment and healthcare costs. In addition, southeastern Louisiana’sclimate is prime forcorrosion.

Finally,there is the taking of our rights. Eminent domain, the legal process that allows lands to be obtained in the public benefit, is being perverted to allow the taking of private land forindustrial benefit. Let’sbereal. Most of us will see no benefit —not in our schools, universities or public services. This is plain bad, no matter whether you’re aRepublican, Democrat or any other party affiliation. This is beyond politics. It’s about healthy living, which is the greatest form of wealth and one that mostLouisianans understand and value. We all have something at stake. HB4 is pending in the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee. We need you. We need your voice. The waytoahealthy Louisiana is to take care of our environment and give the people a voice. That’swhy we call on each of you to express your opinion, get involved and call, email or write your own state representative and tell them what you think about HB4.

Sharon C. Lavigneisthe founder of RISE St.James.Roland Hollins is an AllenParish police juror

Homeless strategy in N.O. is working, so move it forward

Tonya Jagneaux GUEST COLUMNIST

Arelativelynew and critical way we can start addressing these challenges is through the use of artificial intelligence in health care. AI has the potential to improve efficiency, enhance patient careand helpbridge the gaps in our health care system However,there has been movement within the Louisiana state government to limit the use of AI in health care, which could preventusfrom fully utilizing this innovativetechnology Any regulations surroundingAI must be developedwith aclear understanding of how it worksand how it canimprove care. Those crafting these policiesmust engage with health care professionals whoare working on both the clinical and technologicalsides on ways tobest implement and leverage AI to improve health outcomes. Lawmakers must trust the experts who understandthe technology and its enormous potential to transform health care AI, like any tool, can havebothbenefits and risks. But overregulating it, as some states like Colorado and California have done, would deny patients the opportunity to benefit from atechnology that could help them

live longer and healthier lives. On the other hand,misusing AI, like any tool, could certainly cause harm. The key is to approach AI with balance, creatingguardrails to AI implementation that do not holdback development or utilization of the technology In Louisiana, institutions like LSU Health Sciences Center andFranciscan Missionaries of OurLady Health System are alreadypartnering with Duke University to advance AI in health care, making it moreaccessible and allowing us to democratize this technology for communities across the state. If anew drug were developed that could save lives, we would want it outthere as quickly as possible.

The same should be true for AI. AI hasalready improved our healthcare system, streamlined administrative tasks, enhanced clinical trials,aided in disease diagnosis and even assisted with imaging and radiation therapy

AI can further help alleviate some of theburden on our health care system, especially given theshortageofphysicians, medical staff, and hospital beds in Louisiana. By reducing the time spent on administrative tasks, AI allows health care providers to focusmore on patient care. It’s alreadybeingused to match patients with clinical trials, assist with data management andeven predict health outcomes in ways that improve preventativecare.

Louisiana must not shy away from innovation. While AI is still in its early stages in health care, it’salready making adifference. To limit its use is to prevent Louisiana from moving forward andaddressing some of the most pressing healthcare challenges ourstate has. Let’smove forward with caution, but also with purpose.

Together,wecan ensure that AI benefits all Louisianans

Dr.Tonya Jagneaux is chief medical informatics officer at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge.

New Orleans’ recentevents, placing it on the national stage, have demonstrated theneed for collaboration and long-term, cost-effective measures to tackle the homelessness crisis. As we work to ensure that every resident has access to stable housing and supportive services,wemust also demand accountability and transparency in how we approach those solutions Now that the state-runtemporary transitional shelter on France Road haswound down, we want to underscore theurgent need to return to amore coordinated, sustainable and cost-effective strategy to address homelessness in our city moving forward.

We know what works. Cities across the country have seen success through evidencebased approaches like Housing First, which prioritizes getting individuals into stable housing while providing wraparound services, including mental health care, addiction treatment and workforce development. From ahealth perspective, individuals living on thestreets face incredibly high risks of acute and chronic disease and mortality —withlife expectancies nearly 30 years shorter than average. Stable housing is a direct and proven “treatment” forimproved healthand longevity.

Since February2024, the city hasimplemented this strategyand housed atotal of 822 individuals through the Home ForGood program, closing eight major encampments in areas like Tchoupitoulas,Tremeand the Calliope corridor This effortisacomprehensive initiative designed to addressunsheltered homelessnessinthe city.

The program is theoutgrowthofCity Council District B’scollaboration with the NewOrleans Health Department, whichled us to create theOffice of Homeless Services and Strategy and bring on nationalexperts Clutch Consulting,led by Mandy Chapman Semple. Analysis of the encampment closures alone reveals that rates of emergency calls for service drop significantly after homelesspeople living there are rapidly housed, making the areas safer forthe surrounding communitywhile providing permanent,stable housing for formerly unhoused

individuals. The yearly costtohouse an individualthrough the Home for Good programisroughly $21,844, substantial savings compared to an average of $51,000 to jail someone or up to $55,000 in emergency room andrehousing costs. In comparison, the state-run shelter—ata costof$17 millionto$19 million to temporarily shelter at most 200 people forjust two anda half months —adds up to acostofanywhere from $85,000 to $105,000 perperson— withoutfactoring in casemanagementoressentialwraparound services nowthatthe shelterisclosed.

The per-personcost could be even higher depending on whatthe final cost of the temporary shelterturns outtobe. We arecalling on the state to partnerwith us in expanding the Home ForGoodprogram andinvest in proven, sustainable and costeffective solutions.

To house the remaining individuals from our1,500-persongoalbythe end of 2025, we need an additional $8.2 millioninstate generalfunds —less than half the cost of the temporary shelter— to provide stable housing andcasemanagement for 375 people Additionally,werequire $2 million for critical public andshelter improvements to ensure short-term shelter options and closure maintenanceofformer encampments can continue.

Addressing homelessness requires acoordinated, committed system of public, private andnonprofit partners —and avariety of evidence-based solutions ratherthanan unproven“onesize fits all” approach. Home for Good, rooted in the principles of Housing First, addressesthe public health and life safety dangers of encampment living quickly andhumanely,while providing longterm, cost-effective permanent solutions thatbenefitall.

The results speak for themselves, and New Orleansisleading the way—weinvite all partners in Louisiana to join in andsupport Home ForGood

Lesli Harrisisthe NewOrleans City Councilmember forDistrict B. Dr.Jennifer Avegnoisthe head of theNew Orleans HealthDepartment.

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Lesli Harris GUEST COLUMNIST

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The Mississippi River industrial corridor from NewOrleans to Baton Rougecould become the source for acarbon emissions capture and storagecomplex.

ROOM FOR DEBATE IMMIGRATION

The wrongful deportation ofKilmar AbregoGarcia, aSalvadoran manwho crossed the border illegally and was living in Maryland, hasigniteda firestormaround the Trumpadministration’streatmentofmigrantsand defiance of courtorders. Officialsadmit theman was sent to aprison in El Salvador by mistakebut insist they can do nothing about it now. Meanwhile, his family members and supporters are putting pressure on the administrationtosecure his release. Some Democrats see an ominous precedentifAbregoGarcia’sdetention is allowedtostand.Are aggressivedeportation efforts veering into lawlessness? Hereare twoperspectives.

Thewrong narrative is hiding thetruth

In politics, creating andthen owning thenarrative is the best waytodeceive the public, especially when acompliant media helps promote it and ignores later information that contradicts the initial narrative. Such has been the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, anative of El Salvador, who violated U.S. immigration laws andhas lived in Maryland for the last 13 years

Themystery of one immigrant’sdetention

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Thomas

The media describe him as a “Maryland man” simply because he has been living in that state, butfor feweryears than he lived in hisnative country

The Department of Homeland Security characterizes him quite differently.Assistant Department ofHomeland Security

Secretary Tricia McLaughlin hasanalternative and accurate narrative:“Abrego Garcia is an MS-13 gang member, illegal alien from El Salvador,and suspected human trafficker.The facts revealhewas pulled over with eightindividuals in acar on an admitted three-day journeyfrom Texas to Maryland with no luggage.The facts speak for themselves, and they reek of human trafficking.The media’ssympathetic narrative about this criminalillegal gang member has completely fallen apart. We hear far too much about the gang members and criminals’ false sob stories and not enough about their victims.” Abrego Garcia has also been described in some media reports as a“family man.” In 2021 his wife applied foraprotective order,saying he beat her.Hehas admitted never to have been alegal U.S.resident. In April 2019, an immigration judge ordered him detaineduntil adeportation hearing. In October of that year,another immigration judge ordered AbregoGarcia deported, but the orderwas never overturned and has never expired,and he remained in Maryland

Donald Trump was presidentin2019. He must have missed that one. Last week, Sen. Chris VanHollen,a Democrat and areal “Maryland man,”

visited Abrego Garcia in his upgraded prison surroundings and cameback claiming Abrego Garcia had been denied “due process.” As noted, Abrego Garcia received due process before two immigration judges. Is VanHollen that misinformed? Several Republicans and conservative commentators have noted VanHollen has said virtually nothing about the victims of MS-13 and victims of other criminal aliens.

Does VanHollen think this is the best way for Democrats to improve their dismalpoll numbers? Maybe he should join Sen.Bernie Sanders, theVermont democratic socialist,and AOC, asocialist congresswoman from New York, on their anti-oligarchy road show.There areprobably afew seatsavailable on that large $15,000 per hour private jet ferrying them around. Oh,the carbon footprints they are leaving!

President Trumpran on and won largely on closing the border and deportingthosewho broke the law to come to America. Polls show amajority still support hisdeportation efforts. Last week the mother of Rachel Morin appeared in the White House briefing room. Patty Morin described how her daughter,amother of five, was raped and murdered andher body stuffed in atunneldrain.WhiteHouse Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt asked where was Van Hollen’ssympathy for her and other victims?

Good question. Isense acampaign theme for Republicans in next year’scongressional elections with relatives of others who have beenraped andmurdered tellingtheir stories to the public. Votersare largely on their side and not on the side of Democrats who have again picked thewrong issue, mistakenly hoping it will return them to power

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After all the talking and arguing about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, theillegal border-crosser and alleged gang member deported by theUnited States and now imprisoned in El Salvador,there is still afundamental unanswered question about the case: Why is he imprisoned in El Salvador?

“Wedeport many people to El Salvador,” notes ArtArthur,alongtime immigration judge who now studies the subject for theCenter for Immigration Studies. “Generally,they arrive at the airport, walk out and live their lives. Why is Abrego Garcia in prison?”

Someofwhat follows is based on arecent conversation with Arthur There was speculation involved because there is much we don’tknow about the case. We started with the bigquestion.

“Why did theSalvadoran governmentput this guyinjail —that’sa question Idon’tknow,” Arthur said. “What Ithink is that everybody has this case backwards. People think President Donald Trumpthrew this guy out of the U.S. because he wants to throw out all MS-13 in the U.S. It makes moresense that theSalvadoran government asked for this guy back.”

“There’snoreason why the Trump administration would want this guy in jail in El Salvador,” Arthur concluded. “Aslong as he is out of theUnited States, that’swhat we care about. The only organization that would want him in jail in El Salvador is the governmentofEl Salvador.”

There’snodoubt that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has been waging an intense and enormously successful war against gangs in his country.He’spretty much put an end to Barrio 18, which played arole in theAbrego Garcia case. And he has done alot of damage to MS-13.

We know that the Trumpadministration agreed to pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison about 300 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua whowere sent earlier this year.Given that the U.S. says the TdA members work with the Venezuelan government, it would makesense not to send them back to Venezuela, and send them to El Salvador instead. And we know that Bukele put them,along with the Salvadoran members of MS-13 the U.S. also sent back, in the notorious CECOT prison.

“There must be somereason that the Salvadoran government put Abrego Garcia into the prison that they put all the MS-13 members into,” Arthur said. “As Iunderstand it, it’s strictly agang prison.” Arthur added that Abrego Garcia’soriginal alibi, from his 2019 run-in with U.S. immigration authorities, wasthat his family had been extorted by Barrio 18 over the profits of their small pupusa business and that therefore he feared returning to El Salvador.Itisaclassic gang tale, Arthur said.

Meanwhile, Abrego Garcia is no longer aresident of CECOT;welearned from the visiting Democratic Sen. Chris VanHollen of Maryland that, under the intense glare of publicity, Salvadoran authorities moved Abrego to alower-security facility in Santa Ana. At least four House Democrats have traveled to El Salvador to line up to see Abrego Garcia, whohas becomeamuch sought-after figure in Democratic politics.

But at the bottom of it all, we still don’tknow whyAbrego Garcia is in prison. Knowing the answer to that essential question would take us along way toward understanding this latest Trumpadministration cause celebre. Byron York is on X, @Bryon York

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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, thewife of Kilmar AbregoGarciaofMaryland,who wasmistakenly deported to El Salvador,speaks during anewsconferenceatCASA’sMulticultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., on April 4.

NewOrleans Forecast

DEATHS continued from andemotionally.The girls knew—withouta doubt— thatDaddy wasfor them Desiree andLiv areDar‐ren’s legacy—the most beautiful partsofhim live oninthem. Desi inherited his extraordinaryempathy Likeher dad, she’ssome‐one youcan crywithand feel trulyunderstood by someone who celebrates yourwinsasiftheywere her own. LivsharesDar‐ren’s driveand polished way with words. Both cap‐tivatingand confident,she speakswiththe same presenceand charisma her fatherwas knownfor.And justlikehim,she livesby the powerofagood list crossing offgoals with purpose andstyle.Darren gavehis girlsanextraordi‐nary, foreverkindoflove. Hebrought them outofthe ordinaryand into alifeof adventure,deep connec‐tion, andjoy.Darrenleft behinda treasure troveof poems,notes,and voice messages—fragmentsof his heart. His finalwritings, wereloveletters to Desiree and Liv, reflecting on their uniquebeauty, strength and spirit.Lucyfound let‐tershehadn’tevenshared yet.Inthe days after,Lucy and Livwereabletogrieve privately in Colombia be‐forereturning home to New Orleans, where family awaited.Itwasn’tsup‐posed to endthisway There were more chapters towrite.But Darren often said: “I’ll find you—no mat‐ter where or what dimen‐sionI’m in.” Darren changed theworld—not justinhow he lived, butin how he loved. At thetime ofhis passing, Darren was anownerof“Zoey’s Fresh Queso Dip,”a beloved snack found in grocery storesacrossLouisiana –one that families across the statehavegrown to love, andone we regularly foughtoveratfamilygath‐eringsfor thelastbite. He was also apartner and owner of “3Wrkz,” acom‐panydevelopinginnova‐tiveAIsolutions designed tohelpbusinesseswork smarter with theirdata.He leavesbehindhis beloved wife, Lucy;his daughters, Desiree andLiv;his father David Walker;his mother, VeronicaWalker; hissib‐lings:Deltrice(Michael) Davis,Dionne (Jide) Os‐ifekun, David(Erika) WalkerII, Derek(Tammy) Walker, andDaniel(Lisa) Walker; hisauntsand un‐cles, nieces andnephews, extendedfamily, and countless friendsaround

be hot, humid and mostly drywith plenty of sunshine. Highs will climb into themid- to upper 80s each dayearly nextweek.

theworld who were trans‐formedbyhis life.Darren Valex Walker livedlikehe knewtimewas short. And heusedevery minutewell. Psalm 90:12– “Soteach us tonumberour days,that wemay applyour hearts untowisdom.” Relatives and friendsofthe family, alsopastors,officers,and members of Whole Family Church,TrueHopeMin‐istries,The Hope of Glory Church,and allneighbor‐ing churches areinvited to attendthe HomegoingCel‐ebrationatGreater Mount Calvary InternationalWor‐shipCenter, 1600 West‐wood Drive, Marrero, LA on Saturday, April26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Min. James Welch,officiating; Apostle Terry Gullage, host pastor Visitationwillbegin at 9:00 a.m.until servicetimeat the church.Interment: Westlawn CemeteryGretna, LA.Arrangements byDavis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St Gretna,LA. Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face masksare recom‐mended.

Washington,Nikita

Nikita Washington en‐tered into eternalrestat BaylorSt. Luke Medical CenterinHouston,TXon Friday, March28, 2025, at the ageof41. Shewas a nativeofAvondale, LA and a resident of Houston, TX Nikitawas agraduateofL W.Higgins High School and employedasa Customer Service Rep. with AAA RoadsideAssistance. She was formerly employed withOchsner MedicalCen‐ter as aMedical Assistant for 10 years. Devoted motherofDa’Ja Mitchell and JonasPierce. Beloved daughterofCephus Wash‐ington, Sr.and thelate MaryLouiseWashington. LovingsisterofNaTasha Washington, DebraWash‐ington, Atressa Sanders, Marcus Washington,Byron

Thomas,and Cephus Washington, Jr.Aunt of Cedrionne,Prince, Saniya, Bryan,Marchelle,Torica, and thelateTashay. Niece ofAudry Wysingle,Barbara Tuckson,Sally Wilson, Alvin Wilson,Peter Wilson Arthur Wilson,and Donald Ray Wilson.Sister-in-law of ShawandaWashington; alsosurvivedbya host of other relativesand friends. Relatives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend the CelebrationofLifeat Davis Mortuary Service, 6820 Westbank Express‐way,Marrero,LAonSatur‐day,April 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.Visitationwillbegin at 8:30a.m.until servicetime atthe parlor.Interment:St. LandryUnitedMethodist Church Cemetery-Gonza‐les,LA. To view andsign the guestbook,pleasego towww.davismortuaryse rvice.com.Facemasks are recommended

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Salinda, Velo earn spotlight in first round of Zurich SPORTS

PGA Tour rookies set course record

BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

ä Zurich Classic 2 P.M. FRIDAy,GOLF

When the Zurich Classic began on a gloomy Thursday morning, the focus was all on the marquee pairing of 2024 champions Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy, the latter making his first competitive swings since an historic and emotional Masters win two weeks ago. By the time the day ended, at least some of the spotlight was shared by the out-ofleft-field, left coast duo of Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo, who set the course record while prompting fans at TPC Louisiana and watching on television to ask, “Who are those guys?”

Those guys, childhood friends from the San Francisco Bay area, sank just about every putt they looked at en route to breaking the course record with a 14-under par 58 in the four ball (best ball) format, with both players hitting their own ball and recording the best score. The existing course record of 59 had been tied just about an hour and a half earlier by the brothers Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark

A pair of PGA Tour rookies fresh off the feeder Korn Ferry Tour, the 28-year-old

Kevin

finishing the first

on

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

Tuesday was as ugly as it gets for LSU. The Tigers lost their first midweek game of the season to Northwestern State in blowout fashion, 13-3 in seven innings. It was the first time in program history they had lost by the 10-run rule to a nonconference team.

“You can’t be a prisoner to feelings good or bad in this game, because it takes you away from execution,” LSU coach Jay Johnson said. “So as I said, learn the lessons (from it) and then leave the moment and then live in the next moment, and that’s about preparing for this weekend.”

Conventional wisdom would suggest that the embarrassing defeat comes at an inopportune time. Reigning national champion Tennessee comes to Alex Box Stadium for a three-game series beginning on Friday (6:30 p.m., SEC Network+)

But is that true? Does Tuesday’s result

BANKING ON BANKS

Saints beef up O-line, select Texas OT Banks with 9th pick

BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

Kellen Moore is coming off a Super Bowl championship that was powered in part by a star offensive line, and he used his first draft pick as the New Orleans Saints head coach on one of the premier offensive tackles in the 2025 class.

The Saints selected Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks with the No. 9 overall pick, adding a 6-foot5, 315-pound player who started 42 games in three collegiate seasons, all at left tackle.

“It was a dream come true,” Banks said about getting the call from the Saints. “... Once you feel your phone

vibrate, and you answer the phone and hear the GM and the head coach talking to you, it’s a sobering moment.” Banks, a former five-star prospect, earned All-American honors in each of his three seasons at Texas; he was a Freshman All-American in 2022, a second-team All-American in 2023 and a first-team All-American last year The Humble, Texas, native missed just one game in his college career — last year’s Southeastern Conference title game — because of an ankle sprain he suffered against Texas A&M.

He possesses several of the traits the Saints covet in their prospects.

He was a productive player at a high level, allowing only two sacks in his last two seasons after Texas transitioned to the Southeastern Conference; he displayed excellent athletic skills at the NFL combine, posting a 8.26 Relative Athletic Score; and he was a two-time team captain at Texas.

In a statement issued through the Saints, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said, “I would tell any player coming into our program, if you want to be great, be like Kelvin Banks. His demeanor, his work ethic, his drive, his attention to detail, his ability to remain consistent in his approach on

ä See SAINTS, page 4C

BY WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By BRETT DUKE

Velo, left, and Isaiah Salinda hug after

round of the Zurich Classic

Thursday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By JEFF ROBERSON LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell, right, poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the New England Patriots with the fourth overall pick during

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By GEORGE WALKER IV Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine on March 2 in Indianapolis.

No. 9 pick overall in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday

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Knicks beat Pistonsfor a2-1 lead

BY LARRYLAGE AP sportswriter

DETROIT Karl-Anthony Towns

scored31points, Jalen Brunson had 30 and the NewYork Knicks held on for a118-116 win over the Detroit PistonsonThursdaynight to take a2-1 lead in the first-round series.

OG Anunoby added 22 points for New York. Game 4isonSundayin Detroit.

The Pistons have lost eight straight home playoff gamessince 2008, pulling within one ofanNBA record setbyPhiladelphiafrom 1968 to 1971.

When Detroit won at New York in Game 2, the franchiseended aleague-record, 15-playoff game losing streak to take homecourt advantage, but the Knicks snatched it back.

Brunson, who won the NBA’s Clutch Playerofthe Year award on Wednesday,made consecutive layups late in the game to give the Knicks aseven-point lead.

TimHardaway Jr.connected on a3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left to pull the Pistons within three Brunson made one of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left for afour-point lead after Detroit’s coaches, players and fans were screaming for an over-and-back violation to be called.

The All-Star guard made another free throw with 0.5 seconds left and missed the second intentionally

Detroit didn’tget afinal shot off because Jalen Duren’spassfrom in front of histeam’sbench went out of bounds on theotherside of the court.

Townswas aggressive offensively fromthe start, scoring 11 points in the first quarter.The 7-foot center made 4-of-8 3-pointers after combining to shoot 1of5 beyond the arc overthe first twogames

Detroit’sCadeCunningham scored 24 points and had 11 assists, but missed 15of25shotsand had six turnovers. Hardaway had 24 points, makinga career playoff-high seven 3-pointers. Dennis Schroder scored18pointsand Duren had 16 forthe Pistons NewYorkled 33-27afteranemotionally charged opening quarter Brunson wascalled for aflagrant foul on Hardaway midway through the first and in the finalminute of thequarter,New York’sMitchell Robinson and Detroit’sPaul Reed were engaged with each other and Townsintervened and pushed Reed,who had to be held back from retaliating.

The Knicks pulled away with 21-3 run to take a14-point leadlate in the first half and were ahead 66-

53 at halftime. Detroit pulledwithin one point twice in thethird, but theKnicks wentonanother surge to take a

10-point lead into the final quarter andthe cushionwas comfortable enough to hold off Detroit’sattempts to rally

Chippiness heatingupinNBA playoffs

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP sportswriter

INDIANAPOLIS Theusually good-

natured Indiana Pacers star, Tyrese Haliburton, has shown he refuses to back down from his Milwaukee Bucks rival andfellow All-Star,Damian Lillard.

It’s been part of thechippiness and chirpingthat is beginning to heat up as it usually does during theNBA playoffs. Haliburton has asuccinct explanation for what fans have seen in Pacers’ series with the Bucks, saying the teams simply don’tlike one another It doesn’tseem there is much love lost between Golden State and Houston, or the Los Angeles Lakers and the MinnesotaTimberwolves. But for Milwaukee and Indiana, the animosity is about more than just one series. Haliburton responded when Lillard started chattering during atimeout in Game 1ofthisfirstround playoff series. He did it again when the players were jawing at one another late in Game 2. And if it happens again when the series resumes in Milwaukee, just ashort drive from Haliburton’s hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, it will likely be more of the same. “He wants to win, Iwant to win and we’re in the highest level, the most contentious moment here in the playoffs,” Haliburton saidafter the Pacers took a2-0 series lead. “So it’sjust competition at the end of the day.But we don’thave to sit here and act like there’sany secret. We don’tlike

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MICHAEL

MilwaukeeBucks guard DamianLillard gestures after athree-point shot against the Indiana Pacers duringtheir game Tuesday in Indianapolis.

them, theydon’tlike us —that’s just what it is. It’seasy to understand howthe Pacers-Bucks matchup reached this intensity —Game 3will be their18thmatchup since the start of last season and Milwaukeedesperatelywants to avoida thirdstraight first-round exit, the second straight to Indiana.

Ayear ago, Indiana won four of the five regular-season matchups and then ousted the Bucks 4-2 by winning three of the lastfour playoff games. This year,Milwaukeewon three of four during the regularseason buthas lost thefirst two in the postseason, where chippiness is thenorm.

That’s just playoff basketball, whichcomes with heightened physicality.

But forthe two All-NBA guards in theIndiana-Milwaukeeseries, thestakes mayhave firstratcheted up when Haliburton celebrated adecisive 3-pointer in the final minute of Indiana’s128-119 victoryover Milwaukee in the 2023 NBA Cupsemifinals —stealing Lillard’ssignature Dame Time move by looking at his wrist. He’s done it sincethen, too.

And then, of course, there was last season’sdispute over aball, which sent two-timeleague MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo racing into thePacers locker room afterhe’dscored acareerhigh 64

points.

Milwaukee coach DocRivers believes the flareups that wereso common during his NBA playing career,one of the mostphysical eras in league history,are moreof asideshow.

“When yougive atech to two guys who don’tdoanything they were staring at each other, theyweren’tgoing to fight there’snotech needed,” he said, referring to an initial scuffle between Gary Trent Jr.and Pascal Siakam.“Like, sometimes, can we just get on with the damn game? Like, it’s ridiculous.Thattooklike 25 minutestosortout andnothing wasthere.”

Siakam doesn’tseem terribly fazedbyany of it

“I meanifyou need an edge in the playoffs,” saidSiakam, who joined the Pacers in atrade in January 2024, “wehave problems.”

Haliburton, who hasbeen apart of all the recent Milwaukee-Indiana showdowns, saysplaying the Bucks is different.

“Everybody says league rivalries aren’t here anymore.It’s right here,” thePacersguard said.

“We’veplayedlikeamillion times over the last twoyears. I’ve seen every coverage they could throw at us, andIthink thoseguys probably feel the same way aboutus. But there are still alot of games to play, so I’m sure there will be more heated moments, more competitive moments.

“The extracurricular stuff is extracurricular,but it’s fun.

Cash,Pelicanspartwaysafter 6seasons

BY RODWALKER Staff writers

One of the New Orleans Pelicans key executives won’tbe returning.

Swin Cash, who served as senior vice president of basketball operations and player development, and the Pelicans are partingways, asourceconfirmedto The Times-Picayune.

The news was first reportedby Shamit Dua of In the N.O. Cash had worked with the Pelicans since 2019. It is thesecond major move in the Pelicans’ front office.

ThePelicansfired executive vicepresident of basketball operations David Griffin on April 14,the day after theteam finished theseason with a21-61 record. It’sthe second worst record in franchise history Cash, a3-time WNBA champion andinductee in both the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Hall of Fame, was one of the first hires Griffin madewhenhetook over

the Pelicans in 2019.

“Winning is afrequency,and you don’tlearn how to tune to it unless you’ve hadtodoit, and Swin knows howtofind that frequency,” Griffin said when he hiredCash

“She’s won championships at every levelofbasketball, and because of that, Iknowunequivocally she knows that championship frequency.She knowsthe thought process, and she understands howtoraise people to be that and to feel that.” It is oneofthe first keymoves JoeDumars has madesince he was named Griffin’sreplacement

earlier lastweek. According to a Tuesdayreport by Marc Spears of AndScape, Dumarshired Troy Weaver to becomethe team’s newsenior vice presidentofbasketball operations. Weaver,like Dumars, hadpreviously worked with the Detroit Pistons.

Cashretired fromthe WNBA in 2016 aftera stellarplaying career that included having her jerseynumberretired at UCONN and also winning two gold medals in the Olympics.

EmailRod Walker at rwalker@ theadvocate.com

LSU targeting USF transferDLGooden

LSU football has been on the lookout for defensive linemen in the spring transfer portal, and now it is hosting oneofthe topavailable this weekend in Baton Rouge. Former South Florida defensive lineman Bernard Goodenhas avisit scheduled, asourceconfirmed. His agency said in asocial media post he will come to LSUfrom Thursday to Saturday Gooden, asenior from Montgomery,Alabama, recorded 35 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 1½ sacks while starting 11 games last season. He receivedhonorable mentionallAAC honors fromthe league coaches. Gooden, who’slisted at 6-foot-1 and 280 pounds, began his career at Wake Forest, where he redshirted as afreshman. He recorded seven tackles in 12 games ayear later before transferring to USF

Spire releases crew chief Childersafter 9races SpireMotorsports has parted ways with championship-winning crew chiefRodneyChilders after only nine races with the team Childers,one of thewinningest active crew chiefs in the Cup Series, won the 2014 championship with Kevin Harvick at StewartHaas Racing. When thatteam closed, Childers moved to Spire to crew chief Justin Haley Through the first nine races of theseason,Haley is 23rd in the Cup standings. His best finish this year is 10th at Homestead, but Haley is coming off a13th-place finish at Bristol, where he scored aseason-high 13 stage points. Ryan Sparks, competition director and former crew chief, will be Haley’screw chief forthe rest of this season.

Alcaraz blames injuries for Madrid withdrawal Home-crowd favorite Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from theMadrid Open on Thursday because of muscle injuries, saying he didn’twant to risk making things worse before the French Open. The third-rankedSpaniard blamedhis injuries on the “really tight”schedule that is part of the “demanding sport” of tennis. Alcaraz said he has not fully recovered fromthe upper leg ailment that bothered him during the BarcelonaOpenfinallastSunday. He also saidhehas aleftleg injury His first appearance at the Caja Magica in Madrid was scheduled for Saturday.Alcaraz is atwo-time champion in Madrid, having won in 2022 and 2023. He wasthe second seed this weekand in the same half of the draw as Novak Djokovic

Jones has been elected to join the HallofFame Twenty-one years after Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the chestnut colt has been elected to the National MuseumofRacing andHallof Fame.

TheHallofFameannounced Thursday thathewas thelone candidate in the contemporary category to appear on the majorityofballots,with 50%plusone vote required for election. It was his first year on the ballot.

BredinPennsylvania, Smarty Jones won eight of nine career starts andwon the Eclipse Award for 3-year-old males in 2004. Thatyear he became the first undefeated Kentucky Derby winner since Seattle Slew with a 23/4-length victory

NBA great Kidd joins ownership of soccerclub

NBA great Jason Kidd has entered the soccer world by joining the ownershipgroup of English Premier League club Everton.

The Hall of Famepoint guard and current Dallas Mavericks coach said he was “honored” to join Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of the Friedkin Group that took control of Everton last year

The group also ownsItalian team Roma. In astatement released ThursdaybyEverton,executive chairman Marc Watts said Kidd’s “knowledge andwinning mentalitywillbeanincredible resource.” Kidd won an NBAtitle as aplayer with the Mavericks in 2011 and was atwo-time Olympic gold-medal winner withthe U.S. national team

CONROy

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By DUANE BURLESON Newyork Knicks center Karl-AnthonyTowns goes to the basket against Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren on Thursday in Detroit.

ZURICHCLASSIC

Friday in Avondale

Appropriately April: Partly cloudy and warmwith achance of astray shower. High 84.

LEADING/LURKING

Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo, childhood friends fromthe San Francisco Bayarea, set a courserecord with a14-under par 58.

The brother/brother team of Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmarkwas one strokeback.

WHERE’S RORY?

Masters champion/world No. 2

RoryMcIlroyand Shane Lowry, the 2024 Zurich champions, gotoff to abirdie-birdiestarton10and 11 and went birdie-eagleon1and 2, but playedthe remaining 14 holes in just 3undertoshoot an 8under 64.They’re tied for28th.

Rory McIlroy tees off on the 13th hole during the Zurich Classic at TPC

Louisiana on Thursday in Avondale.

Atestamenttogreatness

Notevenjetlagor acold candampen

McIlroy’splay

How good is Rory McIlroy?

His opening round at the Zurich Classic on Thursday was atestament to his greatness on the golf course. In his first roundofcompetition since winning The Masters, McIlroy essentially delivered his Cgame while posting abest-ball score of 8-under-par 64 with playing partner Shane Lowry The score was good for a16th-place tie in the 80team field after 18 holes and was nothingshort of remarkable, given the circumstances by which it came. In addition to battling the swampy Louisiana heat andhumidity and the challenging TPC of Louisiana tract, McIlroy also had to combat:

1. The effects of anasty cold; 2. Lingering jet lag from atrans-Atlantic flight roughly 36 hours earlier; 3. Rust from a10-day respite following his historic win at The Masters on April 13 “It was OK,” he said afterward, while clearing his throat from congestion. “Weboth felt like we left a few shots out there, but it wasn’taterrible day.”

Far from it.

Most of the other 159 golfers in the field would have gladly taken ascore that kept them within six shots of the first-round lead set by the team of Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo. McIlroy,ofcourse, isn’t just another golfer.He’sthe

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Two-man teamsplaythe following format:

Thursday:Four-ball (bestball)

Friday:Foursomes (alternate shot)

Saturday:Four-ball (bestball)

Sunday:Foursomes (alternate shot)

ZURICH

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Salinda and27-year-old Velo have acombined worldranking of 526 (Salinda 163, Velo 363). Velo hasmissedthe cutineight of 10 tournaments so far this year,while Salinda has athird in the MexicoOpen to his credit

But on this day, they bestedmajor champions like McIlroy, Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner with a brilliant round thatincluded afront nine 10 under 26 also believed to be acourse record.

TICKETS/PARKING

Daily tournamenttickets are $45 each. Childrenunder15are admittedfreewith apaying adult, as are activemilitary. Public parking is at NOLAMotorsports Park, 11075 Nicolle Boulevard, withanew entrance near the third hole

Jeff Duncan

best player in theworld, one of just six players in history to completeacareer Grand Slam. McIlroy’s first round of competitive golf since his historic winwas far from perfect.Itcertainlydidn’t matchthe theatrics of his dramatic final round at Augusta National 10 days earlier

In fact, it was pretty much exactly what he predicted it would be duringhis pre-tournament news conference with local reporters on Wednesday Some good. Some bad. And alot of near-misses, “almosts” and “what-ifs.”

McIlroy sleepwalked through thefirst nine holes, leaning heavily on Lowry to carry the team to a4-underpar 32 at theturn. He then rallied on the second nine with abirdieonNo. 1, an eagleat No.2and abirdie on No. 4.

His and Lowry’slone hiccup came on No. 6, when they bothfound the water with their tee shots, leading to theirlone bogey of the day

“Shane got off to areally good start, and Ididn’t do anything,” saidMcIlroy,who, likeLowry,was dressed in all-black attire. “Shane joked Icould have got acouple extra hours in bed if Iwanted to. But yeah, Iplayed abit better coming in.”

For McIlroy,itwas the first chance to bask in the glory of hiscathartic victory two weeks ago. Agallery of about 200 fans greeted himfor his 7:52 a.m. tee

timeonNo. 10, where he wasintroduced forthe first time in his decorated careeras“Masters champion Rory McIlroy” to an enthusiastic round of applause (“I could getused to that,” he quipped).

The gallery swelled throughout the day, peaking at around 1,000 by the time he andLowry completed their five-hour round just before 1p.m. If anyone in the gallery wasdisappointedbyMcIlroy’slukewarm performance,theydidn’tshow it.Heand Lowrywere greetedbyenthusiastic cheers throughout the day, many in the adoringcrowd offering congratulations on his heroicsjust 10 days earlier.

“It was brilliant to see so many people out there on aThursday morning,” McIlroysaid. “Wehad a great time playing in front of them last year.…It’salways nicetoplayinfront of asupportive, enthusiastic crowd,and looking forward to doing more of that over the next fewdays.”

McIlroywas still feeling less than 100 percent after the round. He plannedto graba napafter lunchin hopesthathis body would respond to the extra rest.

“Friday andSundayare the important days in this tournament,” McIlroysaid. “If you canshoot good scoresonthose days, you can moveupthe board pretty quickly.”

The good news forZurich officials is McIlroy andLowry are in thehunt. They’ll head intoFriday’s round of alternate-shot play firmly in the mix to defend their title. If McIlroystarts to find his A-game, the rest of thefield will once again be playing forsecond.

Asked what wasworking well for them, Salinda smiled andsaid: “Everything.”

Velo wasmoreexpansive, and complimentary of his playing partner

“He made aton of putts,” Velo said. “He one-putted damn near every green it seemed like. Very easy to play golf when youhavea partner that’s stacking it and making alot of putts. I was on his back thewhole day.”

Salinda and Velo charged from thestart with birdies on thefirst six holes before Salindamadea 5-foot eagle putt on thepar-5 seventh hole. That was followed by four more birdies through the11th. The pair only made two birdies in thefinal seven holes, but it was more than enough as the tournament flips Friday to theconsiderably moredemanding alternate shot format

The conditions helped scoring for everyone. The lift, clean and place rule was in effect because of thethreat of rainy weather that nevermaterialized.The only wind kickedupbrieflyasthe clouds burnedoff in the afternoon.

“It was still alittle bit wet,” said Nicolai Hoggard, who teamed with his brothertobirdie 10 of their last 11 holesafter starting on the 10th. “Then thesun came outand you hadperfect conditions But there’s barely (any) windand we took advantage of that to start with.”

The way bestball works, oneofthe day’s most remarkableshots didn’tend up counting.

TomHoge, playing with McIlroy and Lowry, hit into theright rough on the

426-yard par-4 fifth hole. He muscledthe ball out of the rough, and while doing so gouged about a4-inch long piece of cypress root that shot in the fairway as his ball danced to within five feet of the cup.

ButHogedidn’teven have to attempt aputt because his partnerKevin Chappell, aWednesday replacement after twotimeZurich winner Billy Horschel withdrew,made his 12-footer for birdie to help the team get into atie for 11th with a9under 63. Hoge and Chappell were one stroke better than Lowry andMcIlroy.The latter was determined to honor his commitment to play in NewOrleans withhis friend and fellow Irishman despite coming downwith acold and hardly touching aclub since claiming the Masters green jacket April 13. Lowry helped their team’s cause throughout the day, chipping in for birdie on the10thhole (their first) and then making birdie on the par-4 11th. McIlroy made birdie out of the right rough on thepar-4 first hole,then smashed alongsecond shot on the par-5 second hole to 11 feet to make eagle.

“Shane got off to areally good start,” McIlroy said. “I didn’tdoanything. Shane joked Icould have got acouple extra hours in bed if Iwanted to. I played abit better coming in.

“Itwas OK.Wefeltlike we left afew shots out there, but we were just saying the two foursomes days on Friday and Sundayhere arethe important days in this tournament, and it’simportant for us to obviously post agood score tomorrow.”

Morikawa, theworld’s No 4-ranked player,and partnerKurt Kitayama, madealate charge with birdieson16, 17 and18to vault into atie for third at 11 under61. Clark, the 2023 U.S. Openchampion, andpartner TaylorMoore have work to do to make the cut, tied for 59th in the 80-team field at 6under66. Former LSU golfer Ben Taylorand fellowEnglishman David Skinns matched McIlroy and Lowry’sscore with a64. Davis Riley and Nick Hardy,who won here in 2023, were in atie for 13th at 9 under 63.

Portions of Friday’s second round will be televised on theGolfChannel and streamed on ESPN+.

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTOByGERALD HERBERT KevinVelo putts on the 18th green during the first round of the Zurich Classic on ThursdayatTPC Louisiana.

THEPICKS AREIN

Ward goes to Titans at No.1inNFL draft; Hunter picked 2ndbyJaguars

BY ROBMAADDI AP pro football writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. Cam Ward has gone from zero-star recruit to No. 1pick in the NFL draft. Travis Hunter is taking his versatility to Jacksonville following ablockbuster deal. After the Tennessee Titans selected Ward first overall, theJaguars moved up from No. 5toselect the Heisman Trophy winner with thesecond pick. Hunter,aplaymaking wide receiver and cornerback at Colorado, wants tobecome the first full-time, two-way player in the NFL since Chuck Bednarik did it with the Philadelphia Eagles more than 60 years ago.

The Jaguars gave the Cleveland Browns aton to give Hunter that opportunity

“I’m super excited to go home,” said Hunter,whose hometown is Boynton Beach, Florida. “It means alot that they gave up so much.It means they believe in me.”

Meanwhile, Colorado’sShedeur Sanderswas passed over byevery team that had aneed for apotential franchise quarterback, even though some draft analystshad him rated higher than Ward When the Pittsburgh Steelers took Oregon defensive tackle Derrick HarmonatNo. 21, Sanders’ chances of being selected in the first round diminished. He likely would need the Browns, Giants, Jets, Saints or Steelers tomake a trade to move back into theend of the round.

TheNew York Giants chose Penn Stateedgerusher Abdul Carter with the No. 3pick, bolstering an alreadystrong pass rush. Carter ledthe country with 23 1/2 tackles for loss andhad 12 sacks last season.

The New EnglandPatriots took LSU left tackleWill Campbell with thefourth pick, giving quarterback Drake Maye more protection. Campbell broke down in tearson stage, saying: “I’m gonna fight and dietoprotect him.”

Michigandefensive tackle Mason Graham went fifth to Cleveland. BoiseStaterunning back Ashton Jeanty was picked at No. 6 by the Las VegasRaiders.

The New York Jets selected Missourioffensivetackle Armand

Membou with theseventh pick Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan went to theCarolina Panthers with theNo. 8pick.

The NewOrleansSaints chose TexasoffensivetackleKelvin Banks Jr.atNo. 9. Michigan’s Colston Lovelandbecame the first tight end off the board when the Chicago Bearsselected him at No. 10.

The Titans explored their options withthe first pick before it becamecleara fewweeksago that Ward would be their man.

NFLCommissioner Roger Goodell announced Ward’sname to kick off the draft,which for the first time was held next to historic Lambeau Field.The NFL’s smallest market is hosting theleague’sbig-

Saints choose nottotrade up forQB in Round1 of NFLdraft

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

In drafting tackle Kelvin Banks with the ninth overall pick,the New Orleans Saints attempted to shore up the trenches andtake someone who they feel can be a franchise pillar Butwho Banksand therestof the offensive line willbeprotecting is still amystery after Round 1.

The Saints ultimately didnot trade back into the first round Thursday foraquarterback, which now further puts an emphasis on theposition when the draft resumes Friday.New Orleans is next set to be on the clock with the 40th overall pick.

By staying put, the Saints watched as the New York Giants swooped in and traded up to No. 25 to take Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart—apasser heavily linked to New Orleans in the predraft process.

Dart was one of two quarterbacks in takeninthe first round.

The Tennessee Titans also selected Miami star Cam Ward with thefirst overall pick. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, once seen as the favorite to go right behind Ward, is still available, as are Louisville’s Tyler Shough,Alabama’sJalen Milroe and Ohio State’sWill Howard, among others.

Of that group, the Saints are known to be interested in Shough.

The Saints, who had coach Kellen Moore at Louisville’sPro Day in March, hosted the 25-year-old for aprivate visit on the same day that news of Derek Carr’spotentially season-endingshoulder injury spread on April 11.

“Wefelt good with wherewewere at,” Moore said, adding the Saints had “discussions” about moving back up but chose not to do it.

Hours before the draftbegan, NFL Network analyst David Carr, Derek’sbrother,said theSaints

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Campbell was the first offensive lineman off the board in Green Bay, Wisconsin, andthe Patriots made himthefirstpickfornewheadcoach Mike Vrabel. Though some believe he will have to playguardbecause of his shorter arm length, Campbell was drafted as aleft tackletoprotect quarterbackDrake Maye, the No.3overall pick last year

LSU has now produced atop 5pick in six of the past seven

were aware of Carr’sshoulder injury from the “moment it happened.” He said the veteran quarterback believeshesuffered the injury on the same play that he broke his wrist last December in agame against theGiants.

“Trust me, he’sworking with the Saints …tofigure out the best way forward,” David Carr said of his brother.“Surgery is apossibility,not surgery is apossibility —that’swhat Derek would prefer (no surgery).

‘Let me just rehab this thing, let me getout there and make it go,’ but you don’tknow yet. He’strying to find the answers, IwishIhad them.”

Arguably the biggest question surrounding the Saints entering Thursday was whether the team wouldtrade backinto thefirstround foraquarterback. General manager Mickey Loomissaid thatCarr’s shoulder injury wouldnot affect the team’sapproach, but alsodidn’tdismiss the idea that they were in the market for asignal-caller

Butthe fascinating subplot to that scenario was that the Saints figured to facecompetitionifthey wanted to jump up. The Cleveland Browns and the Giants were rumored to be interestedintrading up for aquarterback,and bothteams hadpicks higherinthe second round than the Saints. The Browns were set to pick at No.33, whilethe Giants were held atNo. 34

Andcoincidentally,itwas the Browns that got thetrade fireworks started early —but near the top of the draft. In ablockbuster deal, theBrowns sent thesecond overall pick, afourth rounder (No. 104) and asixth rounder(No. 200) to theJacksonvilleJaguars in exchange for the fifth overallpick, asecond rounder (No. 36), afourth rounder (No. 126) anda first-roundpick in 2026. The Jaguars then selected Colorado’sTravis Hunter,the electric HeismanTrophywinner who wasastar at wide receiver and cornerback.

NFL drafts. Campbell followed linebacker Devin White, quarterbackJoeBurrow,wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, cornerback Derek Stingley and quarterback Jayden Daniels, giving LSU themost top 5 picks from one school in that span. Ohio State is secondwith five.

Earlyintheseasonlastyear,CampbelltoldPatriotsexecutiveEliotWolf and area scout Alex Brooks that he wanted to get drafted by New Englandwhen they visited apractice. He rememberedwatching dynastic Patriots teams win whenever he saw them on TV,and he liked the people in thefranchise, especially Vrabel, a

Saints counting on BankstohelpO-line

Even with trading down, however, theBrowns didnot take aquarterback at No. 5.,grabbing Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham Entering the evening, there were anumber of spotsthat made sense for potential trade-ups. With the Pittsburgh Steelers needing a quarterback, the Denver Broncos were thought to be open for business since they held the selection right before their AFC rival.

TheMinnesota Vikings, at No. 24,haveonlyfourpicks in this year’s draft,and so analysts wondered if they’dbeopen to trying to recoup some draft capital. At No. 29, Washington Commanders general managerAdam Peters said he loves to tradedown, and the team’shaul was lighter after sending several picks to theSaints in last year’sMarshon Lattimore trade. Andin2018, when the Philadelphia Eagles lastheld the32nd overallpick, as they did this year, general manager Howie Roseman traded back to thesecond round.

The NFL Network reported during thedraft that the Seattle Seahawks (No. 18) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 19)wereopento moving back, though no deal materialized for either team.

It wasthe HoustonTexanswho ended up as the catalystfor the Giants to jump up. Andthe price appeared to be reasonable.New York only sent Houston three picks —a second rounder(No.34),third rounder (No. 99) anda 2026third rounder)—tofacilitate the deal.

Just one pick later,the Atlanta Falconssent afuture first rounder in 2026,the 46th pick andthe 242nd pick to theLos Angeles Rams to takeTennessee pass rusherJames Pearce Jr., while also receiving a thirdrounder (No. 101) in return.

TheSaintshavethe NFL’slongest streak of nottakingaquarterback in thefirstround,not doingsosince 1971 when they drafted Archie Manning.

former linebacker who was hired in January

“Coach Vrabel is my kindof guy,” Campbell said. “He’sall ball and no BS, and that’swhat Iwant to play for.He’svery hands-on. He loves theplayers thathecoaches, and Ijust want tobepart of that.”

Their connection deepened as Campbell went throughprivate workouts anda visit. Last week Vrabeland other members of the Patriots staff came to Baton Rouge for one more meeting with their potential pick. During aworkout, Vrabel wore ablockingpad on his chest. Campbellpunchedand

TheNew Orleans Saints are hoping they can do what the three wordsonthe shinypennant dangling from Kelvin Banks Jr.’s necklace told them to do. “Bank on it,” the necklace read. It’s acatchphrase Banks started using during his sophomore season at the University of Texas. Now MickeyLoomis, KellenMoore and the Saints are banking on their first-round draft selection to be worthy of being chosen with the No.9overall pick Thursday night. No, it wasn’tthe sexy pick Saints’ fans werestarving for.

Who Dats won’tberushing out to the stores to buyjerseys with “Banks” on theback of it.

Offensive linemen don’tmove theneedle like that.

Butthe Saints aren’tdrafting to win over the fans. They are drafting to try to win games and they showed once again that they believe that winning starts in the trenches.

More sexy pickslikePennState tightend TylerWarrenand Georgia edgerusher Jalon Walker were still on the board, butthe Saints stuck to their guns. Moore believes that teams are first built on the offensive and defensive lines.

For thesecond straight year and the third timeinfouryears, theSaints usedafirst round draft pick on an offensive lineman.

They draftedTrevorPenning in the first round of the 2022 draft and Taliese Fuaga last year

The Saints hit on the Fuaga pick.

The jury is still out on the Penning pick, although he wasn’ta liability last season after struggling both on the field and with injuries in his first twoyears. Saints’ general manager Mickey Loomis said Wednesday that the team wasn’tgoing to exercise Penning’sfifth-year option, but said they do like the player So nowtheyare adding yetanother piece to the linetohelpprotect the quarterback (whoever that may be) and to help improve the running game. In Banks,the Saintshavealinemanwho wasconsideredthe best one in all of college football last season. He won both the Lombardi Trophy and the Outland Trophy

TheSaints desperatelyneed Banks’ college success to translate to the NFL.

This wastheirhighest draft pick since 2008 when they picked defensive tackleSedrick Ellis with the seventh overall pick. Loomis knowshow badlythey needed to get this one right.

“If we’re picking in the top 10, we’re looking forsomebody that, man, we’regonna countonthis guy for the next 8to10years,” Loomis said Wednesday.“And he’s going to fill that spot, and we’re not going to have to worry about it. For me, that’sagoal.”

It’sagoal Banks feels he can deliver

“I’m definitelyreadyand preparedtotakeonany challenge that comes in front of me,” Banks said.

The Saints need him to be.

Oneofthe most important drafts in Saints’ history is banking on it.

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andoff the field. It shows in his play.”

Banks also fitsMoore’sphilosophywhen it comes to building a roster.AtNFL owner’smeetings last month, Moore described establishing astrong foundation alongthe offensive anddefensive lines as “critical.”

“You win andcontrol alot of the games withhow you handle the offensive and defensive lines,” Moore said. “Been around that for along time with Dallas and Philly, where that’sbeen ahuge aspect of oursuccessinboththose spots. And so you’ll continue to build it however you need to.”

In Philadelphia last year,Moore hadAll-Pros at left and right tackle and Pro Bowlers at center and left guard. His other starting offensive lineman,Mekhi Becton, signed atwo-year,$20 million free agent deal this offseason. New Orleans’ offensive line now featuresfourfirst round picks, with Banks joining Taliese Fuaga, Cesar Ruizand Trevor Penning

The questionnow is where Bankswillplay. Thereweresome questions about Banks prior to thedraftabout whether he is a better fit at guard or tackle. New Orleans returns both of

knocked himover

“Theytaught me some newstuff, and yeah, Imean, Igot him,” Campbell said, smiling. “I’m notgoingto lie; Igot him on the ground.” As he grew up in Monroe, Campbelldreamed of this moment. He alwaysliked football, scribbling plays on apiece of paper when he was about 7years old. With his size and athleticism, Campbell turned into atop 50 recruit.

Once LSU offered ascholarship, Campbell’sdecision was clear.He considered Oklahoma,but LSU was always his team.His dad’s family used to take amotorhome

its starting tackles fromlast year in Fuaga and Penning, and while Penning showed signs of improvementin2024, he hasnot lived up to his first-round draft status yet as an NFL player.It’s possible either Banks or Penning could shifttoleftguard, where the Saints don’thave aclear-cut starter For Banks’ part, he doesn’t seem to care where he plays.

“I haven’ttalked to them about playing, but I’m gonna play whatever,man,” Banks said. “If I’m (one of) the best fiveonthe field and they give me the opportunity to start andIearnthat right, I’m gonna play wherever they put me.”

Though he strictly played on theleftside in college— and he estimated that he hasn’tplayed on the right side in agame since his sophomore year of high school Bankssaidheoften cross-trained while at Texas, and hasspent time this offseasontraining both on the leftand the right side. Banks is the first player the Saints have selected in the draft’s top 10 picks since they took Sedrick Ellis seventh overall in 2008. He alsocontinued adecade-long trend forthe Saints.

NewOrleans has now used a first-round pick (or,inthe case of 2019 when it didn’thave afirstrounder,its first selection) on an offensive or defensive lineman every year since 2015.

to games. There’sa pictureof Campbell wearing an LSU helmet as ayoung boy In three years at LSU, Campbell becamethe mostdecorated offensive lineman in LSUhistory.And now he’sthe highest-drafted player at the position from the school. “I played for ahistoric program at LSU, andnow to play for one in New England, Iguess I’mlucky,” Campbell said. “But I’mjust super excited and thankful to wear that logo on the side of my helmet and across thefrontofmychest. It’s acomplete honor,and I’m just excited.”

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Miami quarterbackCam Ward poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after beingchosen by the Tennessee Titans withthe first overall

ASSOCIATEDPRESS FILEPHOTO By MICHAEL CONROy Texasoffensivelineman Kelvin BanksJr. runs adrill at the NFLfootball scouting combine on March 2inIndianapolis.

Rod Walker

against NewOrleans at MaesriField on March 25.

Dandyfreshman duopropelling Tulane baseball

BY GUERRYSMITH

Contributing writer

If the Tulane baseball team makes arun at athird consecutive American AthleticConference tournament championship, the difference-makers could be a pair of players who were in high schoolfor the previous two.

Freshman outfielders Jason Wachsand Tanner Chunhave lived up to coach Jay Uhlman’s expectationswhenhe raved about his freshman classinthe preseason. They batted 1-2 in the order in the final two games of the Green Wave’sseries at Texas-San Antonio over Easter weekend, combining for seven hits,fourruns and five RBIs, and likely will be in the same spots for this weekend’s trip to four-timereigningregular season champion East Carolina.

Tulane (24-7, 8-7) is comingoff ahumiliating 25-7 loss to UTSA but beat the Roadrunners aday earlier,handing them their second home loss of the season. Thesixthplace Wave is one game behind the Pirates (24-19, 9-6) and two games behind second-place SouthFlorida as it tries to climb theconference standings.

Friday’sopener against East Carolina is at 5p.m.Saturday’s game will be at 3p.m. and televisedbyESPNU, with Sunday’s finale set for noon.

The freshman duo will try to get the Wave going quickly

Chun, from Hawaii, joined teammate Nate Johnson as the first freshmen to start aseason opener for Tulane since Sal Gozzo in 2017 and has stayed in the lineup for 33 games.

Wachs, aFloridian who bats lefty,replaced Chun in center field aday later and has started 28 times. When they playtogether, Chun usually is in left field. Both of them proved quickly they deserved to be in the starting nine.

“I think it was just me being me duringthe fall, being ableto stick with theprocessand give thecoaches ahardtimefiguring

out who to put in the lineup,” Chun said. “I’ve gotten more comfortable as the season went on. It’sa different atmosphere, adifferent game than high school in Hawaii.”

Forthe most part, he has handled it well. He doubledinthe opener,tripled on the first Sunday and leads theteamwith seven home runs andsix stolen bases, batting .289 while playing in every game. He rebounded from a 9-for-50 slump that forcedhim to come off the bench four times in seven gamesat the beginning of April, hittingahomerun against UAB thatgalvanized his current 7-of-17 stretch.

“The grinddefinitelygot to me alittle bit, butit’snothingI can’t handle,” he said. “It’smore so the mentality and the mindset goingintoeachgameand focusing on the small things and the little details and putting in workevery day.”

Wachs, aFloridian who bats lefty,does not have Chun’spower, but he leads the Wave in on-base percentage at.444 while hitting .313. Even after having labrum surgery in October that forced himtomiss fallball, he showed up forpreseasonpracticeready to roll.

“As soon Igot in, Ifelt comfortableright away,” he said.“You have first-game jittersbecause you’resuperexcited, but after that it’sjust playingball, which I’ve done my whole life. I’ve always been able to hit theball.”

His discipline at the plate is why Uhlman moved him to the lead-off spot.

Wachs, who was hitting .439 after hisseventhstart, endured his own downturn. After his average dipped to .267 in early April, though, he has gone 11 of 24 with four walks whilescoring eight runs in nine games.

“I justkept telling myself I’m a good player,totrust myself and notget frustrated withthe process,” he said. “I kept alevel head. Itry to stay thesame guy whether Igo0for 4or4for 4and be agood teammate.”

‘One step at atime’

BrotherMartin-Holy Crossshowdownrecords some of nation’s best times

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

EastonRoyal andJoshBrown had never runagainsteach other beforeThursday

But the tworaces between the high school sprintersatthe District 9-5A track andfield championships at TadGormley Stadium resulted in two record times that ranked among the bestinthe country

First came the 100-meter dash won by Royal, aBrother Martin sophomorewho finishedin10.3 seconds for atime that ranked among the 50 best in the country, according to theMilesplit website. He finishedjust ahead of Brown, aHoly Crosssenior who is thereigning state champion in that event.

Thenextracebetweenthe sprinters came in the200, won by Brown with atime of 20.86 seconds that ranked among the best 25 in the country and placed him one spot ahead of Royal (21.32).

Thosetwo will run the 100 and 200 again next weekatthe regional championship meet from which the top three finishers will advancetostate. At that meet, bothrunnerswill race against Destrehan senior Phillip Wright, an LSU football signee whose 100 and 200 times ranked as the best in the state before Royaland Brown bettered them on Thursday “I know it’s going to be afight,”

Brother Martin sprinter Easton Royalatthe District 9-5A track and field championships at Tad GormleyStadium on Thursday.

said Brown, aTexas Southern signee fortrack andfieldand the reigning 5A champion in the 100 and200.“Igot to push at practice next week.Igot to keep fighting. Igot to work on my blockstarts and compete.”

The two runners werestandout football players selected to theall-districtteam by Catholic League coaches in the fall —Royal as awideout and Brown as a defensive back

The pair alsoanchored the 4x100-meter relay whenHoly Cross finished first ahead of Brother Martin.

Royal, who hasa four-star prospect ratingby247Sports and other major national recruiting websites, began sprinting so that

he could getfasterfor football. He wentinto the district meet with anothing-to-lose attitude, he said.

“It’s my first districtmeet,” Royal said. “All of them have been here before.They’ve been on thenational stage. Ijusthad to take it onestepatatime.”

Jesuit sophomore Ja’irBurks, another football standout, won both hurdleevents and broke a district record that stood since 1978 when he finished the 100 hurdles in 13.71 seconds, atop50 national time. TimMagee of Holy Cross held the oldrecord at 13.85. Mount CarmelseniorCatalina Reichard also shined when she brokethe recordsinthe 1,600 and3,200 she initially settwo years ago as asophomore. Aleg injury causedthe formerstate championinthose events to miss the entire season as ajunior Mount Carmel sophomore Anna Joubert also set adistrict recordwhenshe finishedthe 800 in 2:16.53. She bettered amark setin1996 by AnnDwyer of Mount Carmelat2:19.38. TheJesuit 4x800 relay of Finn Connolly,Edwin Siguenza,Patrick Smith and Rhys Grant broke adistrictrecorditpreviously set last year Jesuit andMount Carmel won the boys and girls team championships.

Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com

John Curtis takesserieslead with victoryoverRummel

BY ANDREW VALENTI Contributing writer

John Curtis first baseman

Bryce Hebert stepped to the platewithtwo outs and Xavier Brown at third base in the bottom of theseventh inning with theNo. 8Patriots deadlocked with No. 9Rummel in Game 1 of aDivision ISelect regional playoff game Thursday

Hebert ripped an RBI base knock to left field thatplated Brown to give his team a2-1 win at HarahanPlayground.

“It’sagreat feeling,” said Hebert, whowent1of3atthe plate.

“I was lookingfor afastball because there wasthe runner at third, and thepitcher wanted to make me hit the ball. He gave me one that Iliked, and Iput it exactly whereIneeded to put it.”

Theteams will meet for Game 2at6 p.m. on Friday at Harahan Playground.

Offense was hard to come by for bothsquads, as the teams combined for seven hits.

Curtis(23-12) had three hits

BASEBALL, SOFTBALLPLAYOFFS

against Raiders starterand Tulane commitment Evan Burg. The seniorgave up one extrabase hit —a double down the rightfieldlinebyBrown to lead off the seventh inning.

Burg went the distance in the losing effort and finished the contestwithtwo strikeouts andtwo walks while inducing weak contact throughout the Patriots’ lineup. Curtis’ other run was unearned in the fourth inning that gave the team a1-0 lead. “Nothing has comeeasyfor us all year,” Patriots coach Jeff Curtis said. “(Burg) no-hit us through five innings.Rummel is going to comeout tomorrow fired up, and they have areally good lineup. We found away to make enough plays to not give up thebig inning.”

Patriots starting pitcher Kolston Martinez was effective in his 51/3 innings of work andgave up onerun on three hits with five strikeouts and three walks. The right-hander didhave to pitch out of trouble

midway through the game. Martinez walked the first two batters he faced in the fourth inning. After inducing apop fly out, Rummel designatedhitter Gavin Nixhit into an inningending double play.Healsohit theleadoff batter in thefifth frame.

“Wewere able to wiggle off thehooka couple times,”Curtis said. “But we found away to make enough pitches and defensive plays to preventmuch damage.

Rummel(21-13) scored its run in the sixth inning afterJoel Morange reached base on aoneoutdouble.Lenny Cline chased Morange home on an RBI base hit to center field. The Raiders’ other hitscame on abunt single in the seventh frame and adouble in the second inning.

“The waythe gamewas played waswho wasgoing to get thebig hitfirst,” Rummel coachFrank Cazeauxsaid. “They did, but we battled.We’ve got tomorrow and that’sthe beautyofplaying two out of three.”

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Tulane outfielder Tanner Chun shuffles between third baseand the home plateduring agame

n It’shere: the first weekend of the JAZZ & HERITAGEFESTIVAL,the music, cultureand culinaryjamboree that takes over the Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Blvd.Fromcrawfish bread to Gladys Knight, oyster patties to Dave Matthews, crawfish MonicatoIrmaThomas, there’sa worldofcelebrating justwaiting.The music starts at 11 a.m. each dayonone of the more than adozen stages,interspersed with parades and more. Tickets startat$105for Louisiana residents nojazzfest.com.

n Red, ripe and raring to go —Our LadyofPromptSuccor Parish’s TOMATO FESTIVAL kicks off at 2320 Paris Road in Chalmette. Carnival ridesare the backdrop for aweekend full of livemusic and plenty of good eats, including grilled oysters, Cuban sandwiches, tomatodishes and festivalfood. Pageants are also part of the fun as well as performances by students fromthe school. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. Fridayand 11 a.m.Saturday and Sunday Admission starts at $5. olpstomatofest.com.

Tank and the Bangas performonthe Congo Square Stageduring the2022 NewOrleans Jazz &HeritageFestival.

n Head down to Belle Chasse forthe PLAQUEMINES PARISH SEAFOOD FESTIVAL, aquintessential south Louisiana festwithmusic, food(especially seafood), carnival rides, crafts, achildren’stent and more starting at 6p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.All the funhappens at the festivalgrounds at 333 F. Edward HebertBlvd. Admission starts at $5. plaqueminesparishfestival. com.

ForLil Wayne, time

Joyride

BY KEITHSPERA Staff writer

It’salready been abig year for Tank and the Bangas.

The funk/R&B/hip-hop/spoken word ensemble stands at thevanguard of new New Orleans music. TheBangas won their first Grammy Award in February,spent spring touring in Europe andwithTromboneShorty & Orleans Avenue, andare featured on the2025 NewOrleans Jazz &Heritage Festival poster by JamesMichalopoulos.

After taking ayear off fromJazz Fest, forceof-nature frontwoman Tarriona“Tank” Ball andher fellowBangas hitthe mainFestival Stage on Saturday rightbefore Lil Wayne and theRoots.

She’ll also perform asolo show Wednesday at thereborn Dew Drop Inn.

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BY KEITH SPERA Staff writer

NewOrleans Jazz &Heritage Festivalproducershaveasupernatural ability to keep the festival on schedule. With very fewexceptions, even the mostnotoriously unreliable artists make it to Jazz Feststages within minutes of their assigned starting times. LilWayne may be the ultimate test of that track record.

New Orleans’ most successful rapper is slatedtomake hisJazz Fest debut on the mainFestival Stageat5:30p.m. Saturdayopposite fellowNew Orleanian Harry ConnickJr. on the Gentilly Stage. That the Roots, the versatile, airtight Philadelphia hip-hop crew that serves as the house band on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” will back Wayne at Jazz Fest is cause for optimism.Drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson andhis bandmates areseasoned pros accustomed to working on atight schedule. In Februaryon“SNL50: The AnniversarySpecial,” The Roots backed Lil Wayne for a medley of tracks from his “Tha Carter”album series. Wayne can be an uneven, erratic performer,but with the Roots

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Lil Wayne greets thecrowd during the2024 Lil WezzyAna Fest at theSmoothie King Center

STAFF FILE PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

By The Associated Press

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Friday, April 25, the 115th day of 2025. There are 250 days left in the year

Today in history:

On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American victory, after which the United States took possession of the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam.

On this date:

In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

In 1915, during World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war

In 1945, during World War II, delegates from 50 countries opened a conference in San Francisco to create the Charter of the United Nations.

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providing structure, he stayed on course.

On the flip side, Wayne is the subject of May’s Rolling Stone cover story The article was slated to run in a previous edition of the magazine but was postponed after Wayne kept blowing off interviews — including two for which writer Andre Gee flew cross-country Wayne eventually agreed to talk at 2 a.m. apparently he lives an almost entirely nocturnal existence — at a New York recording studio following an “SNL50” rehearsal. At 3:30 a.m., Gee got word the interview had been moved to the Park Hyatt hotel.

Gee ended up cooling his heels in the lobby until 6:45 a.m., when he was finally summoned to Wayne’s suite The story also describes associates waiting for Wayne for five hours in a private jet parked on an airport tarmac and Wayne arriving nearly two hours late for a Jan. 18 concert at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena ahead of the College Football Playoff championship

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The following interview with Ball, lightly edited for length and clarity, is from a recent episode of “Let’s Talk with Keith Spera,” which airs on WLAE-TV and WWNO 89.9 FM.

Who gave you the nickname Tank?

My dad. Don’t ask me where it came from. It’s so crazy that the whole world literally calls you by your family nickname and they’re not family It feels natural now, though.

James Michalopoulos based his poster painting on the Bangas’ 2017 Jazz Fest performance, which included dancers in blue body suits.

It definitely was a shocker to see it, because I didn’t expect it to be like that. I thought I was gonna be by myself, because they asked for pictures of only me. So I was surprised to see images of everyone up there.

I can’t believe I put those girls in those hot outfits you think about how hot Jazz Fest is. But as artists, we just think about a look and impressing the people of New Orleans.

Your Jazz Fest outfits are elaborate.In 2022, your hair looked like a geometric spider web People think that my hair is always heavy It’s incredibly light because my stylist, Brenda Jones, actually makes (each design) separately and then puts it on my head. That particular one was made from straws

What philosophy guides your Jazz Fest attire?

Just that you want to be seen To stand out to yourself and to the crowd. You just want to feel amazing and big and beautiful and take up the stage. The first time, I thought, “How am I gonna fill up this humongous stage?” I was running all around.

Your first very Jazz Fest performance was with a high school gospel choir

The Mahalia Jackson Choir had students from different high schools in New Orleans. It was something we looked forward to every year After I sang, I loved going by my family to get fried chicken and jambalaya and by my aunt to get crawfish bread That was a tradition for years

You grew up in the 8th Ward on Music

Street. Did that street name dictate your future?

It was a family home. Big, gigan-

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In 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to commercial traffic, connecting all five Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery (It was later discovered that the telescope’s primary mirror was flawed, requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus.)

In 2014, city officials in Flint, Michigan, changed the source of its water supply to the Flint River in a cost-cutting move. The river water exposed Flint residents to dangerous levels of lead and bacteria, leading to a public health crisis that took five years to resolve.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Al Pacino is 85. Musician-producer Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA) is 80. Actor Talia Shire is 79. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is 63. Actor Hank Azaria is 61. Sportscaster Joe Buck is 56. Actor Gina Torres is 56. Actor Renée Zellweger is 56. Actor Jason Lee is 55. Basketball Hall of Famer Tim Duncan is 49.

“I have come to realize,” Gee wrote in Rolling Stone, “that time simply isn’t a factor in Wayne’s world.”

Prolific not punctual

The article paints a picture of a star who exists in a world entirely of his own creation, enabled by celebrity and the tens of millions of dollars he generates annually. Cocooned in a constant haze of pot smoke, Wayne is beholden only to his own whims and workaholic ways.

He is nothing if not prolific. By Rolling Stone’s count, he’s made 187 appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, counting his own songs and songs on which he was a featured guest. He’s cracked the Hot 100 at least once for 21 consecutive years.

“Tha Carter VI,” the years-inthe-making sixth installment of the album series that made him a superstar, is finally penciled in for a June release. Meanwhile, he’s continued to flood the market with material. In 2023, he dropped a mixtape called The Fix Before Tha VI,” an acknowledgment that fans were growing impatient. In October, he was featured on “Sticky,” a Top 10 single by Tyler, the Creator

tic family home that our grandparents had lived in and my mom had grown up in. Such history in the walls The neighborhood had music to it — the noise, the people, the dancing. When we moved to New Orleans East, it was different. I’m so happy that I had a piece of that (8th Ward) in my life to add to who I am as a person. I pull on that a lot in my writing.

One of your core memories of New Orleans East is Jazzland, the amusement park that closed after Hurricane Katrina. Being a teenager growing up around the corner from a theme park? You can’t ask for a better childhood than that. Walking there with your friends, getting in free we weren’t supposed to be getting in free — and spending all summer riding the Mega Zeph roller coaster

We sold treats at school and at home to buy season passes, which was our first taste of entrepreneurship. When you work for something, you enjoy it a bit more. The Bangas song “Rollercoasters” was inspired by the Mega Zeph. It’s a metaphor for childhood wonder? And for falling in love. I was afraid to ride that roller coaster I literally waited to the last day that the passes were going to expire. After I rode it, just smiling, tears in my eyes, so excited and so scared all at the same time: “I want to ride again!”

When I thought about that as I grew up, that’s exactly how love is. Scared, twists and turns, but

subtle details reflecting the changes happening around her And yet when those same stories are adapted into TV or film, we’re invariably trapped in the 1930s. Specifically, a glamorously imagined version of the ’30s. That’s true here as well. “Towards Zero” was published in 1944 but the setting has been changed to 1936. That’s my first beef.

The original book opens with Christie dropping breadcrumbs that introduce seemingly unrelated characters — whose importance will be revealed later — before getting to the main players at hand. All of that prologue is gone in this version, which makes sense. Condensing a novel isn’t easy What to keep in? What to leave out? But too many changes to the story itself are fundamentally at odds with the spirit of Christie’s writing. The result is airless. Aimless, even.

Like so many of her stories, this one takes place at a palatial estate and centers on a divorced couple

Does a Jazz Fest headlining gig matter enough to Wayne for him to be punctual? The 5:30 p.m. start time is about when he normally wakes up to commence his up-allnight routine.

Maybe he’ll think of it as a breakfast show

Mansions in Miami, L.A.

Wayne grew up in Hollygrove and attended Eleanor McMain Secondary School but hasn’t lived in New Orleans for years.

Over the past couple decades, he’s spents a lot of time in Atlanta and dabbled in high-end Miami real estate. In 2011, he dropped $11 million for a pad on Miami Beach’s tony La Gorce Island. Seven years later, he upgraded to a $16 million home on a different private Miami island.

In April 2021, he spent $15.4 million for a mansion in Hidden Hills, California, just outside Los Angeles. He had to evacuate during the L.A. fires earlier this year, Rolling Stone reported, but his home wasn’t damaged.

He returns to New Orleans at least twice a year for a semi-surprise set at the Essence Festival of Culture in the Caesars Superdome and to headline his own Lil

everyone’s willing to get right back in line again.

You started out doing poetry before music. Could you always write? I grew up in church, so (music has) always been there, but all my sisters sang so much better than me. When I read my sister’s poems, I fell in love with poetry I wrote better than I sang.

What was the eureka moment when you realized you could combine poetry with music and create something special?

When I was with the Poetry Group of New Orleans Team SNO (Slam New Orleans). We combined music and poetry in our own way It was like a dream team for me, a team that was just so creative and so imaginative and put in the work. We didn’t mind practicing and sharpening each other’s skills.

Was this at Black Star Books & Caffè in Algiers?

No, this was at Pass It On. That was the first open mic that introduced me to the poets of the community Later on, Black Star introduced me to the musicians of the community

Your band’s original name was the Black Star Bangas. I thought the name Tarriona “Tank” Ball and the Black Star Bangas was so long. I really didn’t like it, so I shortened it. I made it work for me. It grew on me. I like it now

The Bangas started touring early on. We knew we didn’t want to be stuck in the New Orleans musical cycle of just Bourbon and Frenchmen (streets). We wanted to branch out. We wanted to see if it wasn’t just Black Star Books & Caffè that made people feel this way We wanted to see if it was a contagious feeling, and it was.

A pivotal moment for the Bangas was winning National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2017, beating out 6,000 other contestants.

I knew things were changing when my manager showed me the dates for the upcoming year We were gonna be everywhere.

(Tiny Desk producer) Bob Boilen kept telling me on the Tiny Desk tour, “Your life is never gonna be the same. Everything is about the change.” I kept thinking, “What is he talking about?”

(Now) I know

Another milestone was being nominated for Best NewArtist at the 2020 GrammyAwards.

We’re the only artist from New Orleans to ever be nominated for

named Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and Audrey Strange (Ella Lily Hyland) who split up when he fell in love with a petulant woman (Mimi Keene) he subsequently married.

When the exes run into each other one day in London, they decide to spend a few weeks together over the summer along with Nevile’s new wife — at the coastal Devon estate of the imperious Lady Tressilian (an excellent Anjelica Huston). It’s where they grew up and the inclination to return makes sense to them, if to no one else. The divorce was ugly and yet here they are, playing nice. How civilized. But then murder ensues. In the book, police superintendent Battle happens to be enjoying his own holiday nearby so he’s pulled into service to find out whodunit. Christie wrote five novels featuring Battle as the primary sleuth, including this one. But adapter Rachel Bennette has other things in mind, excising Battle entirely, replaced by Inspector Leach. Christie readers will recognize the name; he’s Battle’s nephew, who is also a police officer stationed nearby and therefore Battle’s right-

WeezyAna Fest The most recent Lil WeezyAna Fest, on Nov. 2, featured the first reunion of all four Hot Boys Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. and Turk — in more than 15 years and sold out the Smoothie King Center

Wayne’s feelings were very publicly hurt when he was passed over as the Super Bowl LIX halftime performer in favor of Kendrick Lamar (He parlayed his hurt feelings into a 30-second Super Bowl commercial for skin care brand Cetaphil with the tagline “we’re all a lil’ sensitive.”)

In November he seemed genuinely pleased to receive a key to the city from Mayor LaToya Cantrell onstage at Lil WeezyAna Fest.

To be acknowledged in his hometown still apparently counts for something to Lil Wayne.

No guardrails?

He typically maintains a platinum-and-diamond smile in public. But behind the scenes, there is drama.

At some point, he parted ways with longtime manager Cortez Bryant. A close friend from their days together at McMain, Bryant served as a steady hand and confidant throughout Wayne’s rise.

Best New Artist. But the funny part is, everybody said, “I’m so happy you didn’t win, because that’s a curse to win Best New Artist.” I’d never heard of that, because I never wanted a Grammy I didn’t even know what that was.

You didn’t watch the Grammys growing up?

Not really I watched the BET Awards and the MTV Awards.

And now you attend the Grammys. I like to attend every year I can — they give great gifts! I’m a fan of going when you’re nominated. It’s an expensive trip to California, so you don’t want to just go for nothing. But I love to be around my musical peers and see people you love. You get to meet them all on that red carpet.

The Bangas’“Red Balloon” album was nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album. That was such a perfect category for it to be in. You have to know that (R&B) could be progressive, it could be different, it’s not always traditional. But when I saw Steve Lacy was nominated too, I knew that he was going to win.

“Red Balloon” was structured like a latenight radio broadcast.

The way it came about was just so cool. In the studio, I wasn’t feeling creative. I just wasn’t vibing. I took a walk and a guy in the studio the next door down stopped me. He said, “Hey, you should come and see my studio.”

His studio was different. It was bright studios are normally very dark. He had a white piano and he was like, “My auntie gifted me this piano.”

Turns out his auntie was Janet Jackson! He was Rebbie Jackson’s son. It was magic after that. We created so much music. It was one of the most magical studio sessions I’ve ever had.

The 2024 album “The Heart,The Mind, The Soul” finally won the Bangas a Grammy for best Spoken Word Poetry Album.Was winning in a poetry-related category more meaningful to you? It was everything. It felt like it was meant for me. And then for Stevie Wonder to play (at the ceremony) and for Stevie Wonder to be one of my favorite artists and my dad’s favorite artists this is kismet.

Are you constantly writing or do you only write when it’s time? It’s a bit of both. When I’m on a plane and there’s no Wi-Fi, I’ll write. But when I’m in a studio, a

hand man on the case. But nothing about this Leach, played by Matthew Rhys, resembles the original. Instead, he’s a despondent war veteran in need of a shave. Reshaping Leach into a man grappling with (presumably World War I-era?) shell shock and survivor’s guilt feels random, but then, what here doesn’t? Clarke Peters, of “The Wire,” is also part of the ensemble as a guest staying at the house. He’s Lady Tressilian’s lawyer and yet another character whose story contours have been changed for reasons that do not play out in fruitful ways. The costumes and sets are expensive looking, and that’s often one of the consistent pleasures of Christie on screen But you also need a narrative that makes sense. A clockwork story Written by someone who actually likes her books. One thing that does work is Huston’s withering performance. To her credit, Bennette has invented some delicious one-liners for her ladyship. “Why have a husband when you can have a lawyer?” is not just droll, it’s Oscar Wilde-esque. If you can’t give us Christie, Wilde will have to do. Even if it’s just for a brief flicker of a moment.

In December, Business Insider reported that Lil Wayne was one of several hugely successful artists including Chris Brown, the deejay Marshmello and the band Alice In Chains — who collected millions of dollars from the U.S. Small Business Association’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. The program was intended to help “eligible performing arts businesses” hurt by the pandemic shutdown of live music, not necessarily millionaires.

According to Business Insider, Wayne collected $8.9 million. He reportedly spent $1.3 million on private jet travel and $460,000 on clothes. He also paid $2.1 million to Bryant, his former manager When the Business Insider reporter, Katherine Long, texted Wayne for comment, he apparently texted back a sexually explicit message that associated her surname to a part of his anatomy In the Rolling Stone article, Wayne made no apologies for the graphic text. Instead, he attempted to justify sending such texts to women on a regular basis. He comes across as an artist operating with very few guardrails. Maybe Jazz Fest, with help from the Roots, can keep him on track.

lot comes to me. When inspiration taps me on the shoulder, I’ll be like, “Yes?” and I’m gonna do my thing.

Other than that, I’m just a regular person in New Orleans looking for a shrimp po-boy How do Troy “Trombone Shorty”Andrews fans react to Tank and the Bangas?

At first, they look at me like, “Who is this?” And then they warm up and then they get hot. It’s cool, it’s warm and then it’s hot: “I got ‘em ready for you, Troy!” I love touring with him because he has a beautiful team and we all New Orleans people. We just eat and laugh together It’s a master class to watch Troy up there. At the 2022 Jazz Fest, you sang “Don’t Know Why” in the Jazz Tent with Norah Jones. The Jazz Tent is cool! “Don’t Know Why” is a song that I used to cover years ago before she ever was my friend. Why do you and Norah get along so well? There’s two people in the music industry that I feel very connected to, Norah Jones and Jill Scott. They feel like kindred spirits. If we haven’t talked in forever, we get on the phone with Norah, it’s like I’m talking to myself. We just pick up where we left off. When I did “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” with her, I said, “I’m gonna be here with my band and Jimmy Fallon is gonna love us.” And that’s exactly what happened.

You’re pretty good at manifesting Yes, I am. I know what I can do. It makes sense that you have a rapport with Jill Scott, since she’s a singer/poet too. I saw her on “VH1 Storytellers” and I said, “Oh my God, this is like myself. This is like my sister.”

I’m very connected to her When she first met me, she said, “Girl, you like if me and Ledisi had a baby!”

It’s just so funny because Ledisi is from New Orleans and Ledisi loves me too she tells me I remind her of herself. It’s amazing when people that you love and admire see a bit of themselves in you. That lets me know I’m on the right path. Because you want to be in the same spaces that these amazing women have carved out. Email Keith Spera at kspera@ theadvocate.com.

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Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball of Tank and the Bangas performs during the 2019 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

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Wall Street rallies for third day

Wall Street’srally kept rolling Thursday as better-than-expected profits for U.S. companies piled up,though CEOs said they’re unsure whether it will last because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’strade war

The S&P 500chargedhigher and pulled within 11% of itsrecordset earlier thisyear. The Dow Jones Industrial Average andthe Nasdaq composite increased.

Tech stocks helped leadthe way,including ServiceNow after the AI platform company delivered astronger profit for the start of 2025 than analysts expected. The company,whose AI agents help clients manage their customers, saw its stock jump 15.5%afteritalsogavea forecast range for upcoming subscription revenue that beatsome analysts’ expectations.

Toycompany Hasbro wasa winner and jumped 14.6% after reporting better profit and revenuefor the latestquarterthan analysts expected. It cited strong growth forits Magic: The Gatheringgame, among other products Switch 2preorderssee ‘overwhelming’ demand

U.S. preorders forthe Nintendo Switch2 kicked off shortly after the clockstruck midnight Thursday.But chaos soon ensued amid high demand.

Scores of consumershoping to be among the firsttoown Nintendo’s latest gaming console —set to officially launch June5 —jumped online to try to snag a preorder.And while some lucky buyers found success, many others raninto frustrating delays or saw listings appear to quickly sellout at participating retailers like Target, Walmart andBest Buy in the wee hours of thenight.

Among the headaches, social media users shared painfully long wait times, screenshots of error messages or carts that suddenly appeared empty— whilesomereported receiving confirmation emails that were soon followed by notices about the orders being canceled.

Nintendo acknowledged the “very high demand” in an update about those interested in purchasing the Switch 2from its own My Nintendo Store.The company said it would be “workingdiligently to fulfillorders,” but notedthatdelivery by June 5was not guaranteed —urging those who want to increase their chances of getting the console at the launch date to visit aparticipating retailer

The sizable (and speedy) demand for Nintendo’sSwitch2 isn’tsurprising. The new gaming console has been marketed as bigger and better than itspredecessor of eight years past with highly-anticipated features includinganinteractivechat, larger screen and new games.

U.S. to ease rules on self-driving cars

U.S. automakers developing self-driving cars will be allowed moreexemptions from certain federalsafetyrulesfor testingpurposes to help them competeagainstChinese rivals, the Transportation Department said Thursday

The department also said it will streamline crash reporting requirements involving selfdriving features and will move toward national rules for the technology to replace apatchworkofstate regulations

The new exemption procedures will allow U.S. automakers to apply to skip certain safety rules for self-driving vehicles if they are used only forresearch and other noncommercial purposes. The exemptionswerein place previously for foreign, importedvehicles whosehome country rulesmay be different than those in the U.S. The crash reporting rule being changed has drawncriticism from President Donald Trump’s adviserElonMuskasonerous and unfair.His car company,Tesla, has reported manyofthe total crashesunder theruleinpart because it is the biggestseller of partial self-driving vehicles in the U.S.

BUSINESS

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Airlines trim flights, pull outlook

Domestictravel demand slows

BY MICHELLECHAPMAN AP business writer

Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing theirprofit outlooks forthe yeardue to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national andglobal economies sours.

American Airlines pulled its financialguidancefor 2025 on Thursday,joining rivalsSouthwestand Delta indeclaring the economic outlook too uncertain to provide full-year forecasts. Allthreeairlines cited weakeningsales among economyclass leisuretravelers.

“Wecameoff astrong fourth

quarter,saw decent business in January,and really domesticleisure travel fell off considerably as we wentintothe February time frame,” American AirlinesCEO Robert Isom toldCNBC.

Consumer reluctance to book vacationswould correspondwith a newpoll that showed many people fear the U.S. is entering arecession and thatPresident Donald Trump’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices to rise

There’salso increasingconcern aboutinternationaltravelers. Michael Feroli, chief U.S.economist at J.P.Morgan, said in aclient note that anti-American sentimentcould be spurring atravel dropoff, with data showing thatinternational visitors to the U.S. are running about 5% lower than ayear ago.

“In recent weeks, there have

been numerous newsstories about tourists canceling trips to the U.S. in protest of the perceived heavyhandedness of recenttrade policies,” he wrote. “This pointstopotentially another channel to consider in assessingthe effects of tariffs on economic activity.” American Airlines said it would give an update on its full-year guidance “asthe economic outlook becomes clearer.” Airline executives said sales among business travelers andfor premiumseats on long-haul international flights remained solid. Southwest Airlines reported late Wednesdaythatitwould trim its flightschedulefor thesecondhalf of theyear due to lowerdemand. Thecompany also said it could not reaffirmits 2025 and 2026 outlooks forearningsbefore interestand taxes,given “current macroeco-

nomic uncertainty.”

United Airlineslastweek gave two different financial forecasts for how it may perform thisyear,one if there’sarecession and one if not. The airline said it plannedtoreduce its scheduled domestic flights by 4% starting in July in response to lower-than-expected demand for economyfare tickets.

“Wethink there is areasonable chance things can weaken from here,” United CEO Scott Kirby said. Delta Air Lines, the nation’s most profitable carrier,predicted as recently as January that the company was on track forthe best financial year in its history.Earlier this month, the airline scratched its performance expectations for 2025 and said it was putting a planned flight schedule expansion on hold.

Poll showseconomicfaith faltering

is automatically rejectingTrump or hisapproach to trade. However,the wariness could cause problems for apresident who promised voters he could quickly fix inflation.

BY JOSH BOAK and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press

WASHINGTON— Americans’ trust in President DonaldTrump to bolsterthe U.S.economy appearstobefaltering, witha new poll showingthat many people fear the country is being steeredintoarecession and thatthe president’sbroad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices to rise.

Roughly half of U.S. adultssay that Trump’strade policies will increaseprices “a lot” andanother 3in10think prices could go up “somewhat,” according to the poll by TheAssociated Press-NORC Centerfor Public Affairs Research.

About halfofAmericans are “extremely” or “very”concerned about the possibilityof the U.S. economy going into arecessionin thenext few months. While skepticism about tariffs is increasing modestly,that doesn’tmeanthe public

Threemonthsinto his second term, Trump’shandling of the economy and tariffs is showing up as apotential weakness. About 4in10Americans approve of the way theRepublican president is handlingthe economy andtrade negotiations. That’s roughlyinline with an AP-NORC poll conducted in March.

About half of U.S. adults, 52%, areagainst imposing tariffs on allgoodsbrought intothe U.S. from other countries. That’supslightly from January,when apoll found that 46% were against tariffs.Driving that smallshift largely appears to be adults underage 30 who didn’tpreviously have an opinionon tariffs Not quite 100 days intoTrump’ssecond term in the WhiteHouse, peoplearound the country are bracing for possible disruptions in how they spend,work and live. The U.S. economy remains solid for the moment with moderating inflation and ahealthy4.2% unemployment rate, yet measures such as consumer confidence have dropped sharply

Trumphas used executive actions to remold the globaleconomy.He’simposed hundreds of billions of dollars ayear in new import taxes—albeit partially suspending someofthem —launching afull-scale trade war against Chinaand pledging to wrap up deals with dozen of other countries that are temporarily facing tariffs of 10%.

Many Americans are not convinced this is the right approach. About 6in10say Trump has “gone too far” when it comes to imposing new tariffs,according to the poll.

About 6in10U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concernedabout the costofgroceriesinthe next fewmonths, while about half are highly concerned about the cost of big purchases, such as acar,cellphone or appliance. Less than half are highly concerned about their abilitytopurchase thegoodsthey want— asign of the economy’sresilience so far. Retirement savingsare asourceofanxiety —about 4in10Americans saytheir retirementsavings are a“major source” of stress in theirlives. Butfewer —only about2in 10 —identify thestock marketasa major source of anxiety

United States home salesslowdowninMarch

Numbersindicate

BY ALEX VEIGA AP business writer

Sales ofpreviouslyoccupied U.S. homesslowed in March, alackluster start to thespring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged home shoppers. The numbers were also downinsouth Louisiana.

Existing home salesfell 5.9% last month from February to aseasonally adjustedannualrateof4.02 millionunits, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. The March sales declineisthe largest monthly drop sinceNovember

2022, when sales fell 6.7% from the previous month, and marks the slowestsales pace for themonth of March going back to 2009. Salesalso fell 2.4% compared withMarch last year.The latest home sales fell short of the 4.12 millionpace economists wereexpecting, according to FactSet.

South Louisiana homesales were also down in March. In the New Orleans area,there were 859sales last month, down 13.5% from the 993 sales in March2024, according to figures from theNew Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors. TheBaton Rouge area hada 5.8% drop in March, from 774 sales in 2024 to 729, according to theGreater Baton Rouge Association of RealtorsMultiple Listing Service.

The average cost of aU.S. mortgage,which climbedtoits highest

level in two months last week, is asignificantbarrierfor would-be homebuyers, said LawrenceYun, NAR’schief economist.

“Residential housing mobility, currently at historical lows, signals the troublesome possibilityofless economic mobility for society,” Yun said.

Homepricesincreasedonan annual basis forthe 21st consecutive month, althoughata slower rate.The national median sales price rose 2.7% in March from a year earlier to $403,700, an all-time high forMarch,but thesmallest annualincrease since August. Mediansales prices droppedyear to year by 1.9% in BatonRouge,to $255,000, and 1.8% in New Orleans, to $270,135 The U.S. housing market has been in asales slump since2022, when

mortgage rates begantoclimb from pandemic-era lows. Salesof previously occupied U.S.homes fell last year to their lowest level in nearly 30 years. Higher mortgage rates also dampened the startofthe spring homebuying season in 2024. This year,after climbing to ajustabove 7% in mid-January,the average rate on a30-year mortgage has remained mostly elevated,climbing last week to 6.83%, its highest levelineight weeks,according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. The averagerate eased this week to 6.81%.

Homes purchased last month likely went undercontractinFebruary andearlyMarch,whenthe average rate on a30-year mortgage rangedfrom6.89% to 6.63% according to Freddie Mac.

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ElizabethMahon, owner of baby store Three Littles, unpacks strollers and other inventoryordered by customers on April 16 ahead of tariffdriven price increases at her Union Market location in Washington.

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ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Do what you must, don't look back and make everything you say and do count. Let your words flow and your actions unfold, and you will enjoy positive results.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2025 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

FAMILY CIrCUS

Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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CeLebrItY CIpher

For better or For WorSe

And erneSt

SALLY Forth

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Mother GooSe And GrIMM

SherMAn’S LAGoon

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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

THewiZard oF id

BLondie

BaBY BLueS

Hi and LoiS

CurTiS

Bridge

By PHILLIP ALDER

GrouchoMarxsaid,“Achildof5would understand this. Send someone to fetch achild of 5.”

In bridge, it is a“rule”that if you bida suitonthe first round of the auction and partner does not raise your suit, then, if you rebid it in on the second round, you areindicatingatleastasix-cardsuit.You doyourutmostnottorebidinafive-card suit.

However, these daysexperts permita rebidinafive-cardsuit by responder if opener reverses on round two.

What is areverse? Assuming the auction is uncontested, opener bids first one suit, thenasecond suit, and if responder wishes to give preferencetoopener’s first-bidsuit,hemustgotothethree-level —three clubs in the given sequence. Afteraone-over-oneresponse,areverse shows avery strong hand; usually 18 to 20 high-card points (but perhaps agood 17)

Here,when North rebidtwo hearts (withsix good hearts, he would have jumped to three hearts); Southcontinued with two no-trumptoshow his spade stoppers; and North raisedtogame. West led the spade queen. What did Southdo? Declarer had seven top tricks: twospades, four diamonds and oneclub

Realizing that he did not have time to play on clubs (the defenderswouldhave taken at least twospades,one heartand two clubs), South went after two heart tricks. So, he played ahearttodummy’s10. When West proved to have the jack, declarer took nine tricks. ©2025 by nEa,inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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 sHAttER: SHAT-er: To break at once into pieces.

Average mark34words Time limit 45 minutes

Can you find 41 or morewords in SHATTER?

yEstERDAy’s WoRD —tItIVAtEs

taste teat

vista vita vitiate

stave stet

“Nevertheless Ihave somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.” Revelation2:4

wuzzles

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.

Puzzle Answer

ken ken

InstructIons: 1 Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 thorugh 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. 2 The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. 3 Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner. HErE is a

WiShinG Well

Scrabble GramS

Get fuzzy

jump Start

roSe

DuStin

Drabble Wallace the brave

breWSter rockit

luann

shall be void.

BE IT FURTHER MOVED, That the Clerk of Councilshallforwardcopies of this motion to the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission, the Department of Safety and Permits, andthe applicant. The Department of Safety and Permits is directed to advise theCity Planning Commission and the Council if the applicant fails to secure permits within theperiod prescribed herein or if the applicant’s owner or operator permit is revoked. THEFOREGOING MOTION WASREAD IN FULL, THEROLL WASCALLED ON THE ADOPTION THEREOF,AND RESULTEDASFOLLOWS:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, King, Moreno, Morrell -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Harris, Thomas -2 RECUSED: 0 AND THE MOTION WASADOPTED. NO. M-25-103

BY:COUNCILMEMBER GREEN

Denying the request of EMILE J. FISHERfor the property located on Square 49 and bearing municipal address 4916 Lafaye Street (the“Property”). WITHDRAWN. NO. M-25-104

BY:COUNCILMEMBER GREEN

SECONDED BY:COUNCILMEMBERMORRELL

WHEREAS, Section 21.8.C.18.mofthe Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (“CZO”) permits the issuance of onlyone non-commercial short-term rental permit within each city block, nclusive of alllots frontingany exterior boundary of said block and all interior lots; and WHEREAS, CZO Section 21.8.C.18.r authorizes the City Counciltogrant special exceptions to the one-permit-per-block cap imposed by Section 21.8.C.18.m and to allow for theissuance of up to two additional noncommercial short-term rentalsinany given block; and WHEREAS, Conrad Barrehas appliedfor aspecial exception from the block limit on non-commercial short-term rentalsfor theproperty located in Square9and bearing municipal address 2516 MyrtleSt.; NOW THEREFORE

BE IT MOVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS,That the Council, having reviewed the report and recommendation providedby the City Planning Commissionstaffpursuant to CZOSection21.8.C.18.r does hereby GRANT Conrad Barre, aspecial exceptionfromthe Section 21.8.C.18.m block limit on non-commercial short-term rentalsfor theparcel of property located in Square9and bearingmunicipaladdress 2516 Myrtle St.(the “Property”). This special exception is being madeinaccordance with, and subject to, Section 21.8.C.18.r of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

BE IT FURTHER MOVED, That if theapplicant fails to obtain non-

commercial short-term rental owner and operator permits for the Property within 30 days of the adoption of this Motion, or in the event the applicant’s owner or operator permit is revoked or the applicant transfersthe property the special exception granted herein shall be void

BE IT FURTHER MOVED, That the Clerk of Council shallforwardcopies of this motion to the Executive Director of the City PlanningCommission, the Department of Safety and Permits, and theapplicant.The Department of Safety and Permits is directed to advise theCity Planning Commission and the Council if the applicant fails to secure permitswithin theperiod prescribed herein or if the applicant’sowner or operator permit is revoked. THEFOREGOING MOTION WASREAD IN FULL, THEROLL WASCALLED ON THE ADOPTION THEREOF,AND RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0 ABSENT:Harris -1

RECUSED: 0 AND THE MOTION WASADOPTED.

NO. M-25-105

BY:COUNCILMEMBER GREEN

Denying the request of CONRAD BARRE for the property located on Square 9and bearing municipal address 2516 MyrtleStreet (the “Property”).

WITHDRAWN.

NO. M-25-106

BY:COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS (BY REQUEST)

SECONDED BY:COUNCILMEMBER GREEN

WHEREAS, Section 70-10 of the Codeofthe City of New Orleans requires that certain contracts providing for theaggregateexpenditure of morethan $1,000,000.00 in city funds during theinitialtermand allallowablerenewal terms, having an initialterm of morethan one year,orproviding for legal representation on behalf of the City must be signedbythe President of the City Council; and WHEREAS, Section 70-10 further provides that thePresident of the City Council shall not execute anysuch contract unless authorizedto do so by Council motion; and WHEREAS, The City of New Orleansand Orleans ParishSherrif’sOffice desiretoenter into acooperative endeavor agreement relativetoproviding public safety services supplementing the New Orleans PoliceDepartment’s coverage during Mardi Gras 2025; to set the total compensation to an amount not to exceed $3,681,667;and to set forth certain other matters in connection therewith; NOW THEREFORE BE IT MOVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS, That the President of the Council shall be addedas a signatory to the contract between the City of New Orleans and Orleans Parish Sheriff’sOffice; and BE IT FURTHER MOVED, That thePresident of the Councilishereby authorizedtosign thecontract between the City of New Orleans and Orleans Parish Sheriff’sOffice, as attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and BE IT FURTHERMOVED, That the Clerk of Councilshallforwardcopies of

this motion, including Exhibit “A”, to the City Attorney’sOffice to effectuate this request. THE FOREGOING MOTIONWAS READ IN FULL, THE ROLL WASCALLED ON THE ADOPTION THEREOF,AND RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green,King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS:0

ABSENT:Harris -1 AND THE MOTION WASADOPTED.

NO.R-25-107

BY:COUNCILMEMBER MORRELL

SECONDED BY:COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS

WHEREAS, in the early hours of 2025, still amid the New Year’srevelry aterrorist targeted innocent pedestriansbyramming apickup truck past barricades into Bourbon Street crowds; and WHEREAS, video footage shows manyNew OrleansPolice Department officers and other first responders bravely running towarddanger,not away from it, immediately as the attack was underway; and WHEREAS, this courage and selflessness led officers to stop the terrorist swiftly,saving countless lives while risking their own; and WHEREAS, the New Year’sattack has caused ashift in thelaw enforcement paradigm for theCity’spublic celebrations, including the 2025 carnival season; and WHEREAS, the City Councilrecognizes that law enforcement efforts for the 2025 carnival seasonmay needtoprioritizesecurity over the enforcement ofnon-life-threatening quality of life concerns along the parade route; NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVEDBYTHE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, Thatthe Council supports the New OrleansPolice Department’sand its lawenforcement partner agencies’ focus on ensuring asafe and secure 2025 carnival seasonand encourages them to use their discretion when enforcing carnival regulations established under Chapter 34 of the City Code along the 2025 carnival parade route. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WASREAD IN FULL, THE ROLL WAS

CALLEDONTHE ADOPTION THEREOF, AND RESULTED AS FOLLOWS: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green,King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS:0

ABSENT:Harris -1 AND THE RESOLUTIONWAS ADOPTED.

NO. R-25-108

BY:COUNCILMEMBERS MORRELLAND GIARRUSSO

WHEREAS, for thepast five years, the City of New Orleansand the OrleansParish School Boardhave engaged in aprotracted legal battle regarding the City’sdecision in 2007 to impose an administrative fee for thededicated taxes the City collects on behalf of the School Board; and WHEREAS, the School Boardasserts that any collection fee imposed on their dedicated taxes is an impermissible diversion of taxes, aposition supported by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a2020 appeal ruling on the case; and WHEREAS, the potential liability exposurefor the City in this case is over $100 million, an amount that would be catastrophic to the City’sGeneral Fund; and WHEREAS, recognizing the looming liability,the City’sdubious legal position, and an immediate need by the School Boardtosupplement its 2025 budget, the Council, in consultation with theCity’sChief Administrative Officer,Gilbert Montaño,negotiated asettlement with the School BoardinNovember 2024; and WHEREAS, the Council, theCity,and the School Boardpublicly announced thesettlement agreement on November 18, 2024 at apress conference attended by not only members of the City Counciland the School Board butalso CAO Gilbert Montaño;and

WHEREAS, in exchange for dismissing its lawsuit against theCity,the City will pay the School Board$20 million spilt into two payments, the first $10 million was to bepaid beforethe end of 2024 and the remaining $10 million will be paid before April 1, 2025; and WHEREAS, both the City andthe School Boardworked in good faith to carry out the negotiated settlement for two and ahalf months; and WHEREAS, the CAO’soffice prepared and circulated an amendment to theCity’s2025 Budgetordinancetoinclude a$10 million allocation to the School Boardaspart of the settlement agreement; and WHEREAS, the budget amendment was adopted by the City Councilon November 21st and signed by the Mayor on November 26th; and WHEREAS, followingthe approval of the budget, in December,the City’s LawDepartment not only consented to a“term sheet” but also provided its suggested edits and approval to aCooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City andthe School Boardtoeffectuate the settlement terms; and WHEREAS, Despite the clear and unambiguous actions by the City to be bound by the negotiated settlement, the Mayor unilaterally determined at the 11th hour that the settlement would not move forward; and WHEREAS, the Mayor issued apress statement on February 2, 2025 asserting that the City could not affordthe negotiated settlement and instead would returntothe negotiating table; and WHEREAS, the City Attorney appeared before the Councilata Special Meeting on February 11, 2025 and asserted, under oath, that despite all evidence to the contrary,“the terms of asettlement have not beenagreed upon”; and WHEREAS, it is the position of the Mayor and the City Attorney thatthe Mayor’sconsent and signaturetothe 2025 Budget that includeda $10 million allocation to the School Boardisnot abinding agreement and does not indicate awillingness to bebound by the negotiated settlement; and WHEREAS, it is also the position of the Mayor and the City Attorney that CAOMontano’spublic comments supporting the negotiated settlement at the November 18, 2024 press conference, wherehestated, “I wanttothank everyone on behalf of the mayor,and to celebrate the great partnership and awell-managed process,” cannot be construed as consent by the City and that statements made by the CAO when speakingasanagent of the Mayor cannot be binding upon the Mayor; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the position of the Mayorand the City Attorney to be incredulousand indefensible; NOWTHEREFORE

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, That the New OrleansCity Councilsupports the OrleansParish School Board’srecent filing in Orleans Parish School Boardvs. City of New Orleans, et. al., Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Case Number 2019-5174, in which the School Boardrequests theCourt to enforce the November 2024 negotiated settlement and urges the Honorable Judge Nicole Sheppardtosustain the School Board’smotion.

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:838-648 MIDFIRST BANK VS MONICA VASQUEZ CANALESA/K/A MONICA V. CANALESA/K/A MONICA CANALESAND OSMANSAUL CANALESA/K/A OSMANS CANALESA/K/A OSMAN CANALES

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 5, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onJune 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the following de‐scribed prop‐i p p erty to wit: Acertain piece or portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as BayouDes Familles Subdi‐vision,being a resubdivisionof aportion of Ames Farms, LowerEstelle Plantation,Lots L, M, O, P, Q andR in accor‐dancewithplan of resubdivision by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc.dated April25, 1984,approved by theJefferson Parish Counsil under Ordi‐nance# 16259, approved on November 29, 1984,registered in EntryNo. 845935, COB 1160 folio 100 Jefferson Parish,LAsaid lotismorefully describedas follows, to wit:

Lot15, Square 6 is boundedby BayouCarencro Drive, Ames Boulevard (side),Bayou AdoisCourt, (side) and BayouDes Familles Drive andmeasures 67.47 feet front on BayouCarencro Drive, awidth in therearof52.95 feet anda depth of 100 feet on the sideline nearer Lot16and a depth on the opposite side‐line of 101.05 feet

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior securityin‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

CANDACEA

COURTEAU

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That theCity Council authorizes and directs its ExecutiveCounsel to take allnecessarysteps forthe CityCouncil to intervene in theabove captioned litigation. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WASREAD IN FULL, THE ROLL WAS CALLED ON THE ADOPTIONTHEREOF, AND RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Harris -1

RECUSED: 0 AND THE RESOLUTION WASADOPTED.

NO.R-25-109 BY:COUNCILMEMBER MORENO

SECONDED BY:COUNCILMEMBER MORRELL ARESOLUTION expressing theNew Orleans City Council’ssupport forthe New Orleans Health Department and its ongoing efforts to promoteand executevaccine distributions and public awareness campaigns. Further, this instrument underscores theimportance of communityaccess and the great need forvaccine distributions to ensureour residents– especially those most vulnerable to deadly and debilitating infectious diseases –are protected. WHEREAS, Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent adirectiveto Louisiana health workers on February 13, 2025 ending long-standing mass vaccinationclinicsand banning stafffrompromoting seasonal vaccines; and WHEREAS, theLouisiana Surgeon General furtherdirected Louisiana health workers not to recommend vaccines, but instead communicatedata regarding thereduced riskofdisease, hospitalization, and deathassociated with avaccine and encourage individuals to discuss considerations for vaccinationwith theirhealth careprovider; and WHEREAS, according to theLouisiana Surgeon General’sletter, parish health units will continue to stock vaccines but will no longer promote mass vaccination; and WHEREAS, limiting access to vaccines and discontinuing vaccine distribution eventsrepresent asignificant threat to theoverallpublic health and safetyofour state’sresidents; and WHEREAS, allLouisiana residentsdeserve afairchance to get vaccinated, including those that have limitedabilitytotravel to care, already shoulder high health carecosts, and possess limitedornohealth insurance; and WHEREAS, locally,our New Orleans Health Department has done an incredible jobpartnering with community groups, healthcaresystems, trusted messengers, and local leaderstoconvey theimportance of vaccines, especially forour most vulnerable populations; mobile clinics, local health fairs,and vaccinationdrives have been critical tools to maintainpublic healthinall of our city’sneighborhoods –especially during theCOVID-19 pandemic and fluseasons; NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, That theNew Orleans City Council conveys its supportfor theNew Orleans Health Department and encourages thedepartment to continue its promotionofvaccines and executionofcommunityoutreach vaccination efforts THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WASREAD IN FULL, THE ROLL WAS CALLED ON THE ADOPTIONTHEREOF, AND THE RESULTWAS AS FOLLOWS: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6 NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Harris -1 AND THE RESOLUTION WASADOPTED.

ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

CALENDAR NO.34,985 -BY: COUNCILMEMBER KING -ANORDINANCE to prohibit theestablishment or operationofany convenience center,as defined in theComprehensive Zoning Ordinance, on any property owned or controlledbythe Cityonthe west bank of Orleans Parish; to prohibit theCity from entering into any lease, cooperativeendeavor agreement professional or non-professional services agreement,orother contract providing forthe operationordevelopment of any convenience center on behalf of theCity on any privatelyorpublicly owned property on thewest bank of Orleans Parish; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

CALENDAR NO.34,986 -BY: COUNCILMEMBER GREEN (BY REQUEST) AN ORDINANCE to approve and authorize theCity of New Orleans (“City”), acting by and through theNew Orleans AviationBoard(“NOAB”),toenter into aNon-SignatoryFacility Lease Agreement at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport with AVELO AIRLINES, INC.; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

CALENDAR NO.34,987 -BY: COUNCILMEMBER KING -AN

ORDINANCE to establishaconditional use to permit aprincipalbed and breakfast and outdoor liveentertainment (secondaryuse) in conjunction with areceptionfacility in an MU-1 Medium IntensityMixed-Use District, on Square2,Lot 4-A, St.ClaireGarden, in theFifth MunicipalDistrict, bounded by Patterson Drive, General Collins Road, Richland Road, and Socrates Street (MunicipalAddress: 3819 Patterson Drive); and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

CALENDAR NO.34,988 -BY: COUNCILMEMBERS GIARRUSSO HARRIS, GREEN AND THOMAS- AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Ordinance No. 24,079 M.C.S providing forthe adoptionofthe Master Plan (alsoknown as the“Plan forthe 21st Century: New Orleans 2030”), to adopt changes to thefutureland use map as recommended by the CityPlanning Commission in its reportstransmittedAugust 22, 2024, as reconsidered as directed by theCouncil on November 7, 2024 in M-24686, and as recommended on reconsiderationbythe CityPlanning Commission on January 7, 2025; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCESWERE LAID OVER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Therebeing no furtherbusiness, on motionofCouncilmember Morrell, seconded by Councilmember Giarrusso, and without objection, the Council meeting adjourned at 2:37 P.M. AISHA R. COLLIER ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL DM/jmr NOCP 8339

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April25, 2025, May30, 2025 apr25-may302t $96.59

son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedSeptem‐ber6,2024, I have seized and will proceed to sell to thehigh‐estbidderat public auction, at theJefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisianathat part situated in theFleming Plantation,a portionof Berthoud Plan‐tation or Marvis GrovePlanta‐

tion on LouisianaState Highway45, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in Section 15, Township 15 South, Range23 East, situated in a tractdesig‐natedasTRACT III andaccord‐ingtoa plan of subdivisionof Wilton J. Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated March27, 1991, as will appear by Ordinance#265 filedand recorded in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, State of Louisiana, said lotisdesig‐natedasLot No 2which said lot measures 158.75 feet fronton Louisiana StateHighway 45 by adepth between equal andparallel linesof548.88 feet;subject to restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affectingthe property

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

purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ZACHARY YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April25, 2025, May30, 2025 apr25-may302t $97.12

U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐PACITY BUT SOLELY AS IN‐DENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE HOLDERSOF THECIM TRUST 2021-R1 MORT‐GAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2021-R vs ESTATE OF SHIRLEY WILLIAMS MIL‐LIGANA/K/A SHIRLEYMILLI‐

p p erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in whatwas for‐merlyknown as Parcel Aofthe OrleansVillage Corporation Tractand is now designated as WESTMINSTER PARK SUBDIVI‐SION as shown on aplanof subdivisionby J.J. Krebs& Sons

Inc.,C.E.&S., datedOctober 24, 1977,ap‐proved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo. 13192 adoptedonJan‐uary 4, 1978, and recorded in COB 918, folio 662, andasper act of dedication before Odom B. Heebe, Notary Public, dated March1 1978, recorded in COB920, folio 308, andsaid property is more particu‐larlydescribed as follows, towit: LOT6,of SQUARE 9, which square is bounded by Westminster Boulevard, Rue LouisPhillips, Side boundary of Westminster Park Ext.No. 2, side boundary of

Parcel C-1, WatlingDrive andRunnymede Driveand said lotforms the corner of Westminster Blvd.and Run‐nymede Drive andmeasures 61.89 feet from on Westminster Blvd., with a width in the rear 60.00’feet, by adepth of 139.95’feet on thesideline nearestRue LouisPhillipe, by adepth and frontonRun‐nymede Driveof 124.92’feet.All in accordance with surveyby J. J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,C.E.S., dated October13, 1983,and resur‐veyedNovem‐ber10, 1983,and December 7, 1983 to show improve‐

ments.

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: April25, 2025,

RESCUSED: 0

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL: January 9, 2025 CALENDAR NO. 34,974 NO. 30230 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER KING(BY REQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the acquisition by the City of New Orleans from Maumas Partners LP of aportion of Jennifer Street between Maumas Street and Foley Lane; aportion of Foley Lane between Jennifer Street and Kathleen Street; aportion of Kathleen Street between Maumas Avenue and Foley Lane; aportion of Jefferson Lane between Kathleen Street and Amanda Street; and aportion of Amanda Street between Maumas Avenue and Jefferson Lane, in the Fifth Municipal District, City of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, bounded by portions of Jennifer Street, Foley Lane, Kathleen Street, Jefferson Lane, and Amanda Street bounded by Maumas Street, Mabel Street, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway/ Louisiana Highway No. 406 and Hayes Street (the “Maumas Partners Property”); authorizing the dedication of the Maumas Partners Property as public right-of-way,inexchange theCity of New Orleans transfers to Maumas portions of Lot 14A in Square53, Portions of Lot 8A-27A in Square54A; Portions of Lots 20A-27A in Square64A in the Fifth Municipal District, City of New Orleans, bounded by Maumas Street, Mabel Street, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway/Louisiana Highway No. 406, and Hayes Street; authorizing the transfer of City Owned Property from the City of New OrleanstoMaumas PartnersLPinexchange for theMaumas Partners Property; and otherwise provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, the City of New Orleans maytransfer property that is no longer needed for public purpose and may obtain property that is necessary for public purpose; and WHEREAS, asurveying error resulted in the City losing aportion of rightof-way which has moved to an adjacent part of land; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to exchange the parcel that can no longer be used as aright-of-way in exchange for what was erroneously created as aright-of-way; and WHEREAS, the resulting error has not caused any material issues with the provision of services by the Department of Public Works and Sewage and Water BoardofNew Orleans; and WHEREAS, the various departments of the City have declared that they have no public use or need for the City owned property; and WHEREAS, the City of New Orleans may dedicate aright-of-way when the property is needed for public purposes; and WHEREAS,the parties have determined that the values of the land to be swapped areproportionate to one another,and that the exchange, including all improvements to the property being received by the City satisfies Louisiana Authority ConstitutionArticle VII, §14(A). No monetary compensation is due either party to this Exchange; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Planning Commission have determined thatitwould be in the best interest of the City of New Orleans to exchange the City Owned Property for the Maumas Partners Property,and for the Maumas Partners Property to be dedicated as apublic right-of-way in order to correct aprevious surveying error,togain the proper utilization of the property,and to further the promotion of economic development; NOW,THEREFORE SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEREBY ORDAINS, That the dedication of the City Owned Property as apublic street is revoked as it is no longer needed for public purposes and that the Mayor of the City of New Orleans, or aperson designated by her,is hereby authorized to transfer and exchange with the Maumas Partners Property and acquirethe Maumas Partners Property fromMaumas and dedicate the Maumas Partners Property as apublic right-of-way,asprovided by Sections 6-302 (3) and 6-306 (2) of the City of New Orleans Home Rule Charter.Said propertymoreparticularly being described in the attached Exchange document, herein incorporated by reference.

SECTION 2. That in accordance with the recommendations of the City Planning Commission, in reference to theCity’sAcquisition of Maumas Partners Property;

(1) The potential buyer of the property shall submit aland survey by a Professional 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.

(2) The streets must be accepted by and meet the standards of the Department of Public Works, which shall be indicated by the Department’s submission of written comments to that effect.

(3) The acquisition shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Public Works, and the Sewerage and Water Boardpriorto final approval to ensure proper roadway conditions and leases or servitudes exist.

SECTION3.That in accordance with the recommendations of the City Planning Commission, in reference to theCity’sDisposition of City Owned Property;

(1) The potential buyer of the property shall submit aland survey by a Professional Land Surveyor,that showsthe 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 locationofall 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.

(2) Servitudes for Seweage and Water Boardshall be included in the terms of the sale.

(3) The disposition shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Public Works, and the Sewerage and Water Boardpriorto final approval to ensure proper roadway conditions and leases or servitudes exist.

SECTION 4. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute the necessary Exchange beforethe City Notary for the property described in Section 1. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS

FEBRUARY13, 2025

JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON FEBRUARY13, 2025

APPROVED: FEBRUARY18, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON FEBRUARY19, 2025 AT 10:45 A.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0 ABSENT:Harris -1

May30, 2025

apr25-may302t $122.53

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-169 STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS NOEMIMAR‐TINEZPEREZ,DI‐VORCED WIFE BY FIRSTMAR‐RIAGEOFTONY MULLER,DI‐VORCED WIFE BY SECOND MARRIAGE OF/AND RIGOB‐ERTO H. PEREZ

By virtue of and

in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 31, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ALLTHATCER‐TAIN LOTOR PARCEL OF GROUND,to‐gether with all of thebuildings d i

**Copies of the attachment may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE (ASCORRECTED)

CITYOFNEW ORLEANS

CITYHALL: January 30, 2025

CALENDAR NO.34,976

NO.30231 MAYOR COUNCILSERIES

BY:COUNCILMEMBER GIARRUSSO (BYREQUEST)

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of NewOrleans to enter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of NewOrleans (the “City”) and the Louisiana Department of Childrenand FamilyServices for aterm greater than one year,for the public purpose of providing residents with application assistance for public benefitprograms in the City of NewOrleans, as morefully 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)ofthe Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the StateofLouisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City, may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other or with any publicorprivate corporation or individual;and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the HomeRuleCharter of the City of NewOrleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation,orindividual for activities in support of economic growth and other publicpurposes; and WHEREAS, the City and the Louisiana Department of Childrenand Family Services desiretoenter into acooperative endeavor agreement in order to accomplish the valued public purpose of providing residents with application assistance for publicbenefitprograms in the City of New Orleans; NOWTHEREFORE

SECTION I. THECOUNCIL OF THECITY OF NEWORLEANSHEREBY

ORDAINSthat the Mayor,onbehalfofthe City of NewOrleans, is hereby authorizedtoenter into the attached cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Childrenand FamilyServices for aterm of five years for the public purpose of providing residents with application assistance for public benefitprograms in the City of NewOrleans.

SECTION 2. That saidcooperative endeavor agreement is attached to this ordinance as “ExhibitA”and incorporated and made apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THECOUNCILOFTHE CITYOFNEW ORLEANS

FEBURARY13, 2025 JP MORRELL

PRESIDENTOFCOUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THEMAYOR ON FEBURARY 13, 2025

APPROVED: FEBURARY18, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THEMAYOR ON FEBURARY 19, 2025 AT 10:45 A.M.

AISHAR.COLLIER ASSISTANTCLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS: Giarrusso, Green, King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -6

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: Harris -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 (ASCORRECTED)

CITYOFNEW ORLEANS

CITYHALL: January 30, 2025

CALENDAR NO.34,977

NO.30232 MAYOR COUNCILSERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS(BY REQUEST) ANDMORRELL

AN ORDINANCE to authorizethe Mayor of the City of NewOrleans to enter into Amendment No.1toa previously executed Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (“CEA”)between the City of NewOrleans (“City”) and Ochsner Clinic Foundation (“Ochsner Baptist”), relative to implement and maintain the Family Connects newbornhome visiting program, to modify the provisions thereof and extend the term thereof for an additional 5years, as morefully set forth in the Amendment No.1form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and made apart hereof; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 7, Section 14(C)ofthe Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the StateofLouisiana and its political subdivisions, including the City, may enter into cooperative endeavors with each other or with any public or private corporation or individual;and further pursuant to Section 9-314 of the HomeRuleCharter of the City of NewOrleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with any publicorprivate association, corporation, or individual for activities in support of economic growth and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City and Ochsner Clinic Foundation desiretomodify the provisions of and extend the term for an addit onal 5years of a previously executed Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City and Ochsner Clinic Foundation relative to the valued public purpose of improving outcomes for postpartum families in the immediatepostpartum period by providing in-homenurse visits to assess families for medical and emotional needs whileconnecting families with the appropriate resources to address identified needs in the City of NewOrleans; and WHEREAS, Ochsner Baptist will collaborate with the New Orleans Health Department to implement Family ConnectsInternational newbornhome visiting program amongst all NewOrleans residents who give birth at TouroInfirmary’shospital; and WHEREAS, the City and Ochsner Clinic Foundation desiretoenter into this Amendment No.1 to the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement to provide for extending the term of the agreement for an additional 5years and to set forth certain other matters in connection therewith; NOWTHEREFORE

SECTION I. THECOUNCILOFTHE CITYOFNEW ORLEANSHEREBY ORDAINSthat the Mayor,onbehalfofthe City of NewOrleans, is hereby authorized to enter into Amendment No.1tothe Cooperative Endeavor Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit“1”, to the previously executed Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans and Ochsner Clinic Foundation to modify the provisions of and extend the term for an additional 5years of said previouslyexecuted CEArelative to the valued public purpose of improving outcomes for postpartum families in the immediatepostpartum period by providing in homenurse visits to assess families for medical and emotional needs while connecting with the appropriate resources to address identified needs in the City of NewOrleans.

SECTION II. That, for the purpose of executing the CEAbetween the City and Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College on behalf of its Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center,New Orleans, Rule 57 of the Rules and Regulations of the Council of the City of NewOrleans is suspended.

SECTION III. That said Amendment No.1 to the cooperative endeavor agreement is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit “A”and incorporated and made apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THECOUNCIL OF THECITY OF NEWORLEANS FEBURARY13, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENTOFCOUNCIL

g andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall of the rights,ways, meansprivi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances, advantages and component partsthereunto belongingorin anywise appertaining thereto, lying andbeing situ‐ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Terrytown Subdivision, Subdivision4-A and accordingto a plan of resubdi‐vision by Adloe Orr, Jr.&Associ‐ates,C.E., dated April 30, 1962, ap‐proved by the Parish of Jeffer‐sononMay 24, 1962 under Ordi‐nance

Number 5553, registered as EntryNumber 232,635, and a plat of survey by J. J. Krebs &Sons, Inc., CivilEngineers &Surveyors, datedJune 21, 1973, acopyof which is annexedtoan actregisteredin COB806, folio 175, said portion of ground is designated as Lot26, Square 48, which square is bounded by EmersonStreet, DeerfieldRoad, CarolSue Av‐enue andOak‐wood Drive, and which lotforms the intersection of Pakwood Drive andEmerson Street andmea‐suresthence65 feet front on Emerson Street,same widthinthe

rear,bya

depth of 110 feet be‐tween equal and parallel lines

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

LGRAHAM ARCENEAUX Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON FEBURARY13, 2025

APPROVED: FEBURARY18, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON FEBURARY19, 2025 AT 10:45 A.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLLCALL VOTE: YEAS: Green,King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Giarrusso, Harris -2

RECUSED: 0 **Copies of the attachmentmay be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street,Room 1E09, City Hall.

ORDINANCE CITY OF NEWORLEANS

CITY HALL: January 30, 2025 CALENDAR NO. 34,979 NO. 30233 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES BY:COUNCILMEMBER MORRELL AN ORDINANCE to suspend the enforcementofSection 34-21.1ofthe Code of the City of NewOrleansfor the 2025 carnivalparade season; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

SECTION 1. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANSHEREBY ORDAINS, That notwithstanding anyotherprovisions to the contrary Section 34-21.1ofthe Code of the City of NewOrleansshall not applyto the 2025 carnivalparade season.

SECTION 2. That the effect of this ordinance shall not prohibit or otherwise impact the enforcementofSection 18-338 of the Code of the City of New Orleans. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS

FEBRUARY13, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON FEBRUARY13, 2025 APPROVED: FEBRUARY18, 2025 LATOYACANTRELL

MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON FEBRUARY19, 2025 AT 10:45 A.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLLCALL VOTE: YEAS: Green,King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Giarrusso, Harris -2

RESCUSED: 0

ORDINANCE (AS CORRECTED) CITY OF NEWORLEANS

CITY HALL: January 30, 2025 CALENDAR NO. 34,982 NO. 30234 MAYOR COUNCIL SERIES

BY:COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS (BY REQUEST) AN ORDINANCE authorizingthe Mayor of the City of NewOrleanstoenter into aCooperative Endeavor Agreementbetween the City of NewOrleans (the“City”) andGulf Coast GunBusters, to dispose of confiscated weapons from the NewOrleansPolice Department’sCentralEvidence andProperty Section(“CE&P), term greater thanone year,for the public purpose of protecting Citizens,asmorefully detailed in the Cooperative Endeavor Agreementform attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; andotherwise to provide with respect thereto. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority containedinArticle 7, Section (14)(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, andstatutory authority supplementalthereto, the State of Louisiana andits political subdivisions, including the City,may enterinto cooperative endeavors with each other or with anypublic or private corporation or individual; andfurtherpursuant to Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of NewOrleans, the City mayenterinto cooperative endeavors with anypublic or private association,corporation,orindividualfor activitiesinsupportofeconomic growth andotherpublic purposes; and WHEREAS, the City andGulf Coast GunBusters desiretoenterinto the attached CEArelative to the valued purpose of protecting the Citizensof Orleans Parish by safely andefficiently destroying seized andsurrendered firearms to the NewOrleansPolice Department, as well as any firearms thatare owned by but no longerneeded by NOPD;and WHEREAS, Gulf Coast GunBusters is licensed as aDealer in Firearms Other thanDestructive Devices, within limitations of Chapter 44: Title (18) of the UnitedStatesCode, Title (10ofthe GunControl Act of 1968, andthe regulations issuedunderthe U.S. Department of Justice andthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, andExplosives; and NOW THEREFORE SECTION I. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANSHEREBY ORDAINS thatthe Mayor,onbehalfofthe City of NewOrleans(“City), is hereby authorized to enterinto the attached cooperative endeavor agreement(“CEA”) with Gulf Coast GunBusters, for aterm of three (3) years, for the public purpose of protection andincreasing harm reduction services anddispose of unneeded weapons in the City of NewOrleans. SECTION II. That, for the purpose of executing the CEAbetween the City andGulf Coast GunBusters, Rule 57 of the Rulesand Regulations of the Council of the City of NewOrleansissuspended SECTION III. That said CEAisattached to this ordinance as “Exhibit A” andincorporated andmade apart hereof.

ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS

FEBRUARY13, 2025 JP MORRELL PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL

DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR ON FEBRUARY13, 2025

APPROVED: FEBRUARY18, 2025

LATOYACANTRELL MAYOR RETURNED BY THE MAYOR ON FEBRUARY19, 2025 AT 10:45 A.M.

AISHA R. COLLIER

CLERK OF COUNCIL

ROLLCALL VOTE: YEAS: Green,King, Moreno, Morrell, Thomas -5

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:Giarrusso, Harris -2

RECUSED: 0 NOCP 8340

TheNew Orleans Advocate: March21, 2025, April25, 2025

mar21-apr25-2t $101.36

Southwood Drive, same width across the rear,having a depth of 175.71 feet between equaland paral‐lellines.All in accordance with that survey by BFMCorpo‐ration datedAu‐gust 17, 1988 andresurveyed September 30, 1988 to show improvements, acopyofwhich is attached hereto and made apart hereof

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 7, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

That certain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereonand all therights, ways privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, Southeastern Land District of Louisiana, west of the Missis‐sippi River, in that part thereof knownas Southwood West Subdivi‐sion Extension beinga resubdi‐vision of Parcel A-2, J. J. Manson Tract, locatedinSec‐tions30& 68, T 14 S, R24E,as perthat survey of resub‐division by J. J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,C.E.&S., datedJuly10, 1987, approved by the JeffersonParish Councilunder ordinancenum‐ber17386 on De‐cember 2, 1987, filedin theclerk’s of‐fice of the Parish of Jeffer‐sonunder entry number8761662 in COB1865 folio 098 on Decem‐ber18, 1987, said property beingmorepar‐ticularly describedas followsto-wit:

Lot3,Square2 which said square is bounded by Southwood Drive, Mt.Laurel Drive, existing canal, 100’ servitudein favorofJeffer‐son& Plaquem‐ines Parish drainage district,LaPalco Boulevard (side),parcel "X"(side), and said lotcom‐mences 379.09 feet alongthe arcofacurve from theinter‐sectionofMt. Laurel Driveand Southwood Driveand mea‐suresthence53 feet fronton

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

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: March21, 2025, April25, 2025 mar21-apr25-2t $117.77

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:853-596 ON PATH FED‐ERAL CREDIT UNION VS LANA T. TRAN ANDADAM BOUNGNADETH

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 10, 2025,I have seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all of therights, ways,servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA, in that part thereofknown as SHADOW LAKE SUBDIVISION, by plan of subdivi‐sion by J.J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,C.E.& S. dated January30, 1984,approved under Ordi‐nanceNo. 15897, adoptedbythe Jefferson Parish Council, on February 29, 2984, filedof record on March 16, 1984,under Entry Number 8421695, in COB 1074, folio 488, andParcelFF15-A, Shadow Lake

Subdivision, beingfurther re‐subdivided in Shadow Lake SubdivisionEx‐tensionNo. 4, as perplanof resubdivisionby J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., L.S., datedAugust5 1993, approved by the JeffersonParish CouncilonOc‐tober27, 1993, under Ordi‐nanceNo. 18880,recorded under EntryNo. 9365901, more specificallyde‐scribedasfol‐lows,to wit: SQUARE K, LOT 5, which is bounded by Barnes Court, Harvey Boule‐vard (side),and Barnes Court (side) andis more fullyde‐scribedasfol‐lows: Commencingat theintersection of theeasterly rightofway of Barnes Court andthe Southerlyright of waylineof Barnes Courtat apoint of tan‐gent; THENCE,con‐tinue alongthe aforesaid southerlyright of wayline, in an esterlydirec‐tion, adistanceof 141.37 feet to thePOINT OF BEGINNING.

THENCE,con‐tinue alongthe aforesaid southerlyright of wayline, North85de‐grees 41 minutes009 secondseast, a distance of 56.00 feet to a point.

THENCE,turn andgosouth 04 degrees 18 min‐utes 51 seconds east,a distance of 100.00 feet to a point.

THENCE,turn andgoSouth 85 degrees 41 min‐utes 09 seconds west adistance of 56.00 feet to a point.

THENCE turn andgonorth 04 degrees 18 min‐utes 51 seconds west adistance of 100.00 feet to a pointonthe southerlyright of wayline Barnes Court, said pointbeing thePOINTS OF BEGINNING.

Allinaccor‐dancewith a plan of survey by BFMCorpo‐ration,dated March21, 1994, and resurveyed to locate improve‐ments June 22, 1994

Improvements thereonbear theMunicipal Number 140 Barnes Court, Gretna,LA 70056.

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

JEFFREY A. JONES

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: March21, 2025, April25, 2025

mar21-apr25-2t $139.47

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:860-472

PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC VS SHAWNAN‐THONYWARD A/K/ASHAWN A. WARD A/K/A SHAWNWARD AND BRANDY FOURNIER WARD A/K/A BRANDY F. WARD A/K/A BRANDY WARD

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 10, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

That certain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belongingorin anywiseapper‐tainingsituated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Harlem Parkway Subdivision, upon Lots 15 through 18 of Square 49 which said square is bounded by NinthStreet, RidgelakeDrive, Eighth Street andthe eastern boundaryof said subdivi‐sion,which said condominium parcel forms a part of Lake Towne Condo‐minium II, which wascreated andestablished by actofMaster Deed

Creating andEs‐tablishing Con‐dominium Prop‐erty Regime ex‐ecuted before LouisB Graham,Notary Public,under date ofMay 21, 1979, andduly registered in COB958, folio 472, Parish of Jefferson, Stateof Louisiana, (hereinafter sometimesre‐ferred to as "Declaration") andaccording to asurveyof Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc datedMay 21, 1979, said con‐dominium or unitisdesig‐natedasapart‐ment unit no 3001 Btogether with an undi‐videdoneeighth interest in andtothe commonele‐mentsasset forth in the aforesaidact

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew

Orleans Advocate: March21, 2025, April25, 2025 mar21-apr25-2t $98.18

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:820-215

U.S. BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERSOF THETERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST2006-5

ASSETBACKED SECURITIES,SE‐RIES 2006-5 VS MADELIN BAR‐ROWHEBERT A/K/AMADELIN B. HEBERT A/K/AMADELIN HEBERT

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedAugust 20, 2021, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allofthe rights ways,privi‐leges, servitudes,ad‐vantages and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywise appertaining situated,lying andbeing in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as BARKLEYES‐TATES, in accor‐dancewiththe plan of resubdivisionby DufreneSurvey‐ing& Engineer‐ing, Inc.,dated at Harvey, Louisiana, October15, 1999, approved by theJefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo. 20852, adopted January12, 2000, registered under EntryNo. 10003981, in COB 3023, folio 915, of the Conveyance Recordsofthe Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana; and also in accor‐dancewithplan of survey by DufreneSurvey‐ing& Engineer‐ing, Inc.,dated at Harvey Louisiana, No‐vember 6, 2000; andaccording to said plan, said lotis designated as LOTTHIRTYFOUR (34) of SQUARE SEVEN‐TEEN (17), which said square is bounded by Ab‐botswood Drive, Wedgwood Drive, Heather‐wood Driveand Sherbrooke Lane;and ac‐cordingtosaid plans, said Lot 34 measures Eighty and NO/100 (80.00’) feet fronton Wedgwood Drive, with the samewithin rear,bya depth between equal andparallel linesofOne HundredTwenty andNO/100 (120.00’)feet

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐

terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

COREYJ GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: March21, 2025, April25, 2025 mar21-apr25-2t $104

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:855-061 FIFTHTHIRD BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION VS SUSANLEMOINE

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune25, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THREECERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereonand all therights, ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐tainingsituated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as INGLESIDE HEIGHTSSUBDI‐VISION,in SQUARE 5, bounded by Aris,Rose, Focis andChrysanth‐ernumand CanalStreets, designated as LOTNOS.71, 72 AND73which adjoin each otherand mea‐sure each 25 feet fronton Aris Street,the same width in therear, by a depth between equaland parallel linesof 120 feet.All as perplanofAl‐fred E. Bonnabel, Sur‐veyor, dared November 12, 1921, andinac‐cordance with a survey by Ster‐lingMandle, Land Surveyor,certi‐fied correcton October14, 1966. LOTNO. 73 commences 400 feet from theintersection of Aris andRose Streets. Further in accordance with asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly &Cou‐turie, Inc.,Sur., datedOctober 13, 2000; subject to restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐

ingthe prop‐erty

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNo. 344 Aris Avenue, Metairie,LA 70005

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:818-848 CELTIC BANK CORPORATION VS MAITL, INC. D/B/ABAYMONT INN& SUITES OF MARRERO, TRUC MAICAO,INC., KATHYTHUY NGUYEN AND MAITHANH CAO

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐

tled cause, datedJuly24, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN PLOT OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereonand all attachments thereto, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as PATERNOSTRO SUBDIVISION EXTENSION, and accordingto a plan by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc dated December 3, 1969, approved by Ordinance No.9507, adopted January8,1970, registered in COB710, folio 178, said Plot is designated and describedas follows: Plot 2, Square 8, which square is bounded by West Bank Ex‐pressway Cholly Street, Garden Road andthe East boundarylineof thesubdivision. Said Plot 2com‐mences at adistanceof 194 feet from thecornerof theWestBank Expresswayand Garden Road andmeasures thence 150.84 feet frontfeet frontonthe West Bank Ex‐pressway, by a id h i h

p widthinthe rear on Cholly Street of 167.88 feet,bya depth on Plot 1of 301.97 feet,and adepth on its easternbound‐arylineof 300.23 feet

Andfurther in accordance with survey no T3803-Lby DufreneSurvey‐ing& Engineer‐ing, Inc.,TildonJ Dufrene, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor,dated May26, 2006, re‐visedJuly 20, 2006, print recorded in COB 3173 page 727, theproperty hasthe same designation andlocationas hereinaboveset forthand mea‐sures150.84 feet frontonthe West Bank Expressway, by awidth in the rear on Cholly Street of 167.89 feet,bya depth on Plot 1 of 301.97 feet anda depthon its eastern boundarylineof 300.32 feet

Improvements thereonbear theMunicipal No.6589 West‐bank Express‐way, Marrero, LA 70072 AND ****MISCELLA‐NEOUSMOV‐ABLE ITEMSLO‐CATEDONSITEAS PERINVEN‐TORY ON FILE****

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit ROBINB

CHEATHAM Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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therearby a depth between equaland paral‐lellines of 110 feet.Lot 32 commences at adistanceof 970 feet from theintersection of Furman Drive and Tulane Drive. All in accordance with asurveyby S. K. Landry Land Surveyor, dated March10, 1977

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

L. GRAHAM ARCENEAUX Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 27, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthe buildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theState of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, City of Ken‐nerinthatpart thereofknown as University City Subdivi‐sion,according to theplat thereofbyJ.P Fontcuberta, Surveyor,dated November 4, 1906, acopyof which is on file in Plan Book 41, folio 23, in the Office of theClerk of Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, which said lotis described andmeasures as follows:

LotNo. 32 in Square 55-B, which square is bounded by 20 foot servitude separating Squares55-A and55-B, the easternbound‐aryofthe servi‐tude granted theFourth Jefferson Drainage Dis‐trictat the westernbound‐aryofthe subdi‐vision,the northern boundaryofthe servitudeonthe northsideof CanalNO. 12, Northwestern Drive, Furman Drive andTulane Drive, said Lot 32 measures 80 feet frontonTu‐lane Drive, same width in

width in the rear,bya depth between equal andparallel linesof150 feet; all accordingto asurveyby. Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie EverettV.Trei‐glel Jr Sur‐veyor, datedOc‐tober21, 1992, a copy of which is annexed to an actregis‐teredinCOB 2810,folio 183.

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theHouse Number 4408 W. EsplanadeAv‐enue Metairie, Louisiana70006

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

JOSEPH R. MARRIOTT Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:856-318 OCGCAPITAL, LLC VS LANY INVEST‐MENTSLLC, KHALED OUAAZ A/K/AKADE WISE,AND CLYDE GLENNBLANCO

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJuly30, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthe buildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Pontchar‐trainGardens, SectionC,Unit 1, in Square No 44 bounded by W. Esplanade Avenue,Hudson Street,Fairfield Street andN Woodland Av‐enue.which said lotof ground is designated by theNumber12A, commences at adistanceof 98. 76 feet from the corner of W. Es‐planadeAvenue andHudson Street,and measures thence 50 feet frontonW.Es‐planadeAv‐enue,same

q bounded by BrittStreet, WayneAvenue Angela Street andEmile Av‐enue.Saidlot 68 begins twohun‐dred (200')feet from the corner of Britt Street and WayneAvenue andmeasures thence fifty(50') feet fronton Britt Street,the same in therear, by a depth of one hundred (100') feet between equaland parallel lines. All in accordance with theplanof survey by Mur‐phyEngineer‐ing, Inc., Consulting Engi‐neering, dated November 3, 1972; subjectto restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Theimprove‐mentsbearthe municipalNos 7833 BrittStreet

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

TERMS- The full purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:838-985

U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS IN‐DENTURE TRUSTEEOFCIM TRUST2021-R4 VS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF CHARLESE DENNIS,THE UN‐OPENED SUCESSIONOF ATHENETTE WASHINGTON NOBLE AND WANDAJEAN NOBLE DENNIS By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 3, 2025,I have seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the following de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all of thebuilding and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, advan‐tagesand appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as the Harbor Estates Subdivision, designated as Lot68, Square 3, b d d b

p mentsthereon, andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in KENNEDY HEIGHTS

p p erty to wit:

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:856-417

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOM‐PANY,AS TRUSTEEFOR MERRILL LYNCHMORT‐GAGE IN‐VESTORSTRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR1 VS ALPHONSE MADISONHAR‐RIS, III INDIVIDU‐ALLY ANDASIN‐DEPENDENT ADMINISTRA‐TOROFTHE SUCCESSION OF ALPHONSE MADISONHAR‐RIS, JR.

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 19, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐h

SUBDIVISION, SECTION3, said lotbeing desig‐natedasLOT NO.5,in SQUARE "T". SQUARE Tis bounded by Dexter,Travis andButlerDri‐ves, andU.S Highway 90, andmea‐suresasfol‐lows:LOT NO.5 commences at a distance of 283.39 feet from thecorner of Butler Drive, andfrontson Dexter Drive57 feet,withthe easterly side lotlineof 158.37 feet,and thewesterly side lotlineof 173.30 feet,and with a rear of 55 feet, allinaccor‐dancewith a survey by J.J. Krebs& Sons Inc.,C.E., datedMarch 10, 1969; subjectto restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Improvements bear Municipal No.117 DEXTER DRIVE, WEST‐WEGO, LOUISIANA.

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ZACHARY YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

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BRAVORESIDEN‐TIAL FUNDING TRUST2022RPL1 VS SHICOLAD MARTIN A/K/A SHICOLAMAR‐TIN

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedAugust 16, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the following de‐scribed prop‐i

That certain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in Square 5ofHar‐borEstates Subdivision, which said square is bounded by HeatherStreet, WayneAvenue Emile Avenue and DollyStreet, designated as LotNo. 116 on a plan of survey made by AdloeOrr, Jr.& Associates,Sur‐veyors,dated July 17, 1972, a copy of which is annexedtoan actofsalebe‐fore JamesJ Donelon, Notary Public,dated September 5, 1972 andac‐cordingto which survey, said Lot116 measures fiftyone(51’) feet fronton HeatherStreet, same width in therear, by a depth of one hundred (100’) feet between equal andparallel lines. Said Lot 116 commences at adistanceof 204.49’ from thecorner of Heather Street and WayneAvenue

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: April25, 2025, May30, 2025 apr25-may302t $89.18

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-260

JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION VERSUS MARK STREVA ANDCINDY GAGLIANO STREVA,A/K/A CINDY GAGLIANO MCKNIGHT STREVA

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 6, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey,Louisiana

y 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining.,situ‐ated in the Stateof Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in TRUDEAU PARK SUBDIVI‐SION,inthe Square bounded by TrudeauDrive Versailles Street (formerlyGail) West Metairie Avenue (AudreyStreetClosed)and the Westerly line of TrudeauPark, which said lotof ground is designated as LOTNO. 76; said lotcommences at adistanceof 200.00 feet from the corner of Ver‐saillesStreet andTrudeau Driveand mea‐suresthence50 feet fronton TrudeauDrive, same in widthin therear, by a depthon its sideline nearest West Metairie Avenue of 148.23 feet Accordingto a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., datedApril 20, 1992, said lot hasthe same location,desig‐nation andmea‐surementsas setout above; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affectingthe property

Improvements bear Municipal No.716 TRUDEAU DRIVE.

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

CANDACEA COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-457 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS JACKQUEL N. JOHNSONA/K/A JACKQUEL JOHNSON By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause,

datedFebruary 5, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on April 30, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

That certain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all buildingsand improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown asWoodmere Subdivision, SectionNumber Two, in accor‐dancewiththe subdivisionplan of J. J. Krebs& Sons, C.E.,dated May 5, 1975, ap‐proved by the JeffersonParish CouncilonJune 12, 1975, under Ordi‐nanceNo. 12053, registered in COB839, folio 588, which said Lotis designated as follows: Lot697, Square N, Woodmere Subdivision, SectionTwo Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is bounded by Tattersall Drive, OakmereDrive (side),Lynbrook Drive(side), and Paige Janette Drive; Lot697 mea‐sures62feet frontonTatter‐sall Drive, same widthinthe rear by adepth of 100 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines. Lot697 commencesata distance of 681 feet from the corner of Tatter‐sall Driveand PaigeJanette Drive. Improvements thereonbear MunicipalNo. 2445 Tattersall Drive, Harvey LA 70058

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

BRIGHAMJ LUNDBERG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-251

GITSIT SOLU‐TIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY BUTSOLELYIN ITSCAPACITY AD SEPARATE TRUSTEEOFGIT‐SITMORTGAGE LOAN TRUST

BBPLC1 VS KARENBRAGG A/K/AKAREN BISARD BRAGG ANDJOHNO BRAGG

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 10, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon andall of the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that part known as MEADOW‐BROOKSUBDIVI‐SION,UNITNO. 1, andaccording to aplanof subdivision made by J.J. Krebs& Sons C.E.,dated April 22, 1965, revised August 9, 1965, approved by theJefferson Parish Council on August 19, 1965, Ordinance No 7276, said por‐tion of ground is designated,sit‐uatedand mea‐suresasfol‐lows:

LOT16, in SQUARE 17, bounded by Wil‐lowbrook Drive, JuniperDrive, Mt.Laural(or Mt.Laurel) Driveand the East line of the subdivision, and Lot16measures 60 feet frontonWillow‐brook Drive, same widthin therear, by a depthof120 feet between equaland paral‐lellines.All as more fully shownonsur‐veybyWilliam Maier, C.E., datedOctober 17, 1970, except that theEast line of thesub‐division side is shownas Servitude- Jef‐ferson-Plaque‐minesParish Drainage Dis‐trict, andLot 16 commences at adistanceof 905.56 feet from thecornerof Mt.Laural(or Mt.Laurel) Driveand Willowbrook Drive; subjectto restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear municipal number561 Wil‐lowbrook Drive, Gretna, Louisiana.

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check,

of Credit

CANDACEA COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:859-135

YAKTEPROPER‐TIES,LLC VS CLINTP.BOUR‐GEOIS

By virtue of and in obedienceto

aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 11, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEPARISHOF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, IN GOLDEN HEIGHTSSUBDI‐VISION,SEC‐TION ''E'', IN SQUARE 'H'' BOUNDEDBY JAMESDRIVE, RANDOLPH STREET,BONNIE ANN DRIVEAND WABASH DRIVE, WHICHSAIDLOT OF GROUND IS DESIGNATED AS LOTNO. 11, COMMENCES AT ADISTANCEOF 123.41 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF JAMESDRIVE ANDRANDOLPH STREET,AND MEASURES

THENCE 60.72 FEET FRONTON JAMESDRIVE ANDRANDOLPH STREET,AND MEASURES THENCE 60.72 FEET FRONTON JAMESDRIVE, WITH AWIDTH IN THEREAROF60 FEET,BYA DEPTHONTHE SIDELINEAD‐JOININGLOT 10 OF 136.37 FEET AND ADEPTH ON THE SIDELINEAD‐JOININGLOT 12 OF 128.91 FEET.ALL AC‐CORDINGTO SKETCH OF SUR‐VEYBYGILBERT, KELLYAND COUTURIE, EVERETTV TREIGLE, JR., LAND SUR‐VEYOR, DATED JUNE 11, 2002, ACOPYOF WHICHISAN‐NEXEDHERETO ANDMADEPART HEREOF, FORREFERENCE; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand out‐standing mineralrights of record affect‐

ingthe prop‐erty

Theimprove‐mentsbearthe municipalad‐dress2121 JamesDr, Mar‐rero,Louisiana 70072.

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ZACHARY YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-435 TRUIST BANK vs LEIBODAVID RAIBSTEIN-PER‐ALTA,SR

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 7, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN LOTORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that subdivi‐sion thereof known as BELLEVUE SUBDIVISION, accordingto a survey of Ho‐tard &Webb, C.E.,dated September20, 1954, said por‐tion of ground is designated as LOT101, SQUARE D, bounded by MasonAvenue, Tentou Street CreaganAvenue andBruno Street,which said Lot101 commences at a distance of threehundred (300')feet from thecornerof MasonAvenue andBruno Street andmea‐suresthence fifty(50') feet frontonMason Avenue, same width in the rear,bya depth of onehundred twenty- five (125')feet between equal and parallel li bj

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear municipal no.: 53 MASON STREET GRETNA, LOUISIANA 70053

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-434

GITSIT SOLU‐TIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY BUTSOLELYIN ITSCAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GIT‐SITMORTGAGE LOAN TRUST BBPLC1 VS ERNESTINA AWAD A/K/A ERNESTINA ZETINO AWAD ANDALFREDO AWAD

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 11, 2025,I have seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: LOT18, SQUARE 17, LIVEOAK MANORSUBDI‐VISION,PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA. THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILDINGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVELEGES SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES THERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGOR IN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING SIT‐UATEDINTHE PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN LIVEOAK MANORSUBDI‐VISION BEINGA RESUBDIVISION OF LIVEOAK PLANTATION, COMPOSED OF PARTSOFSEC‐TION 6, 36, AND 37, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE

22 EAST SOUTH‐EASTERNDIS‐TRICTOF LOUISIANA, WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ALLIN ACCORDANCE WITH A SURVEY OF SUB‐DIVISION,PLAN‐NING ENGI‐NEERS, INC.,BY JOHN W. MITCHELL,SU‐VEYOR, DATED MARCH16, 1959 REVISEDJUNE9 1959, APPROVED BY THEJEFFERSON PARISH COUNSIL UNDERORDI‐NANCENO. 4152, ADOPTED JULY 30, 1959, REGISTERED IN PLAN BOOK 36, FOLIO 22, OFFICE OF THE CLERKOF COURTFOR THE PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,LA.,ON JUNE 26, 1959, WHICHSAIDLOT MEASURES AND IS DESIGNATED AS LOT18 IN SQUARE 17, WHICHSAID SQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY JEFFERDRIVE, JUDITH HOLMES AND DAVENPORT STREETS, HELIS DRIVE, DO‐LORES, CYNTHIA AND JOSEPH STREETS, AND SAID LOT18 COMMENCES AT ADISTANCEOF 378.04 FEET FROM THE CORNEROF HELISDRIVE ANDDAVEN‐PORT STREET, WITH A WIDTHINTHE REAR OF 54.13 FEET,BYA DEPTHOF95 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES;subject to restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe property

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale

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

ZACHARY YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-562 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS CHARLIE V. HOLMES,JR. A/K/ACHARLIE V. HOLMES A/K/ACHARLIE HOLMES, JR. A/K/ACHAR‐LIE HOLMES ANDDANAYEA L. CHARLESA/K/A DANAYEA CHARLES

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 11, 2025, Ihave seized andwill

proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN

PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Stateof Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in Town‐ship 14 South, Ranges 23 and 24 East, SoutheastLand District of Louisiana, West of theMissis‐sippi River, knownasHar‐veyCanal Prop‐erty,Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, for‐merlydesig‐nated as Parcel Q-2-B, which said por‐tion of ground hasbeen resub‐dividedinto Woodmere SouthSubdivi‐sion Section, 3, allasper plan of resubdivision made by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., C.E. & S.,dated Octo‐ber10, 1983, ap‐proved by the JeffersonParish CouncilbyOrdi‐nanceNo. 15784, recorded in COB 1064, folio 925, andasper Act of Dedication be‐fore Odom B. Heebe, Notary Public,dated February 2, 1984, recorded in COB1067, folio 270, same beingdesig‐natedasfol‐lows:

Lot854, Square S, which said square is bounded by Primwood Drive, Destrehan Avenue,Sweet GumDrive and Cimwood Drive, andsaidLot 854 commences at a distance of 242.13 feet from theintersection of Cimwood Driveand Prim‐wood Drive, andmeasures thence 60 feet frontonPrim‐wood Drive, same in width across the rear,bya depth of 100 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines; allasper survey made by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., L.S., datedMarch 21, 1986, resur‐veyedMay 2, 1986.

Improvements thereonbear MunicipalNo. 3117 Primwood Drive, Harvey Louisiana 70058

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

BRIGHAMJ LUNDBER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-899 U.S. BANK TRUSTNA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONNOT IN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUTSOLELYAS OWNER TRUSTEEOF RCAF ACQUISI‐TION TRUST vs CHAD W. VINJU ANDSHAWN M. VINJU

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 21, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING SITUATED IN THEPARISHOF JEFFERSON STTE OF LOUISIANA, IS FAIRFIELDADDI‐TION NO 2, PER SURVEY OF ADLOE ORR, JR &ASSO‐CIATES,C.E DATEDAPRIL 11, 1955, ACOPYOF WHICHISON FILE IN THEOF‐FICE OF THE CLERKOF COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, IN PLAN BOOK 26, FOLIO 18, AND SITUATED IN SQUARE NO.87 SHREWSBURY, WHICHSQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY SEVERN AVENUE 43RDSTREET ARMAULT ROAD AND44TH STREET ANDAC‐CORDINGTOA SKETCH OF SUR‐VEYMADE BY GILBERT KELLY& CON‐TARIESURVEY‐ERS, DATEDMAY 8, 1971, APRINT OF WHICHISAN‐NEXEDANACT RECORDED AT COB735 FOLIO 536 SAID LOT IS DESIGINATEDAS LOT'L' CONTIN‐UATION AT A DISTANCE OF 80 MINUTES FROM THE COVEROFSEV‐ERNAVE AND 43RDSTREET ANDMEASURES THENCE,INTHE DIRECTIONOF 44THSTREET,60 MINUTESFRONT ON SEVERN AVE, NAME WIDTHIN THEREAR, BY A DEPTHOF100 MINUTES BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES SAID LOT'L' IS COMPOSED OF THE GREATERPOR‐TIONSOFORIGI‐NALLOTSNOS 11 AND12; subject to restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐

ingthe property

Theimprove‐mentsbearthe municipalad‐dress1612 Sev‐ernAve., Metairie,LA 70001

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-883 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS ESTATE OF LOUISMICHAEL MARKEY

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMarch 21, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT PORTION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances thereunto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, form‐ingpartofthe CarrollTract on aplanofR.P Rordam,Civil Engineer, datedJune 24, 1949, annexed to an actbefore Harold Zeringer, Notary Public dated July 25, 1949,and registered in COB271, folio 442, situated in whatisnow knownas Jefferson LakeshorePark Subdivision, made by W. F. Calongne,Civil Engineer and Surveyor,dated June 15, 1949, a copy of which is on file in Plan Book 15, folio19, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Louisiana, said lots mea‐sure as follows: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8 and9 of Square "A", and measureasfol‐lows:Lots5,6 7, 8and 9adjoin each otherand measures each 25 feet fronton U.S. Government

Reservation, the same widthin the rear,bya depth between paral‐lellines of 130 feet,moreor less. Lot9 forms the comerofU.S Government Reservationand AztecStreet Accordingto a printofsurvey made by W. F. Calongne,Civil Engineer,dated April 15, 1953, an‐nexedtoanact of resubdivision passedbefore Harold A. Buck‐ler, Notary Public,dated June 11,1953, said Lots 5, 6, 7, 8and 9have been resubdi‐videdinto Lots "A-1"and "A2" of Square "A"Jefferson LakeshorePark andmeasures as follows, to-wit: Lot"A-2" forms thecornerof AztecAvenue andU.S.Gov‐ernmentReser‐vation and measures 65 feet fronton AztecAvenue a widthinthe rear of 64.82 feet,bya depth andfront on U.S. Government Reservationof 125 feet,and a depthonthe opposite side line adjoin‐ingLot "A-l"of 125 feet.Lot "A1" adjoinsLot "A-2"and com‐mences 65 feet from the corner of Aztec Avenue andU.S Government Reservationand measures thence 65 feet from thecorner of AztecAvenue awidth in the rear of 64.82 feet,bya depth on thelineof Lot"A-2"of125 feet,and a depthonthe opposite sideline of 125 feet.Said Square "A"of Jefferson LakeshorePark Subdivisionis bounded by Aztecand Sylvia Avenues, Live OakStreet and U. S. Govern‐ment Reservation. Andaccording to asurveyby WilliamW Robert,Sur‐veyor, dated March14, 1972, a copy of which is annexed, said Lots "A-l and "A-2"havethe same location and measurements as aboveset forth.

ACQUIRING ONLY:UNIT NUMBER 204 of PONTCHATRAIN CONDOMINIUMS

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:791-322

BANK UNITED N.A. VERSUS KEVINJ.HOGAN JR.,( A/K/A KEVINJ.HOGAN KEVINHOGAN, JR.,KEVIN HOGAN) AND CHRISTINETIBO HOGAN, (A/K/A CHRISTINET HOGAN, CHRISTINE HOGAN, CHRIS‐TINE TIBO)

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 24, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on June 4, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m.the followingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

Onecertain lot of ground,to‐gether with the building andim‐provements thereon, and allthe rights ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andad‐vantages there‐unto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Floral Acres Subdivision, Ad‐dition Number 2, in Square No.24, bounded by BlossomCourt on threesides andDandelion Drive, which said lotof ground is desig‐natedbythe Number 142, commencesat a distance of onehundred sixtythree (163')feet from thecornerof BlossomCourt and DandelionDrive andmeasures thence fifty three(53')feet frontonBlos‐somCourt, same widthin therear, by a depthofone hundred (100') feet between equaland parallel lines; all accordingto sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly &Couturie, Inc. Surveying& En‐gineering, dated June 4, 1975 and recertified on December 27, 1983, acopyofwhich is annexedto andmadepart hereof,for ref‐erence

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

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

EMILYE HOLLEY

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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