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NewOrleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson stands Tuesdayinfront of an architecturalrenderingofthe newGayle and TomBensonOchsner Children’sHospital during agroundbreaking ceremonyinJefferson.
BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer
Across awhite-carpeted stage in apavilionsizedtent on Ochsner Health’sJefferson Highway campus, hospital executives, politicians, business leaders and patients turnedthe firstceremonial dirt Tuesday on theGayle and TomBensonOchsner Children’sHospital —a moment Ochsner staff described as along-planned investment in the future of pediatric health care in Louisiana “Literally in the space we’re standingtoday, children’sliveswillbe saved,” said CEOPete November,beforeleading theaudience ofhundreds in ablessing. “This new home will accept allthose in need and will be asanctuary filled with love, empathy,kindnessand respect forall.
FBIpushes back on reportsof Iraq arrest
Agency continuesto believeBourbon Street attacker actedalone
BY SAM KARLIN and MISSY WILKINSON Staff writers
The FBI said Tuesday that it continues to believe that the man who rammed a truck into revelers on Bourbon Street on New Year’sDay acted alone, despite new reports that Iraqi officials arrested an allegedISIS member overseas forallegedly inciting the attack.
“The FBI’sinvestigation into the New Year’sDay terrorist attack in New Orleans remains active andongoing,”the agency saidin astatement.
“While we continue to work with ourlaw enforcementpartners, both in the U.S. and internationally,based on the information to date, we continue to believe that Shamsud Din-Jabbar acted aloneincarrying outthe attack on BourbonStreet.” Al Arabiya News, aSaudi state-owned international Arabic news channel, reported over the weekend that Iraqiauthorities arrested asuspect “for inciting the January 2025 truck attack in the United States.”
Gayle Benson, center,stands with Saints linebacker Demario Davis, from left; Dr RobertHart, chief physician executiveand president of Ochsner Clinic; Saints coach Kellen Moore and hisfamily; and Ochsner Health CEO Pete November ä See HOSPITAL, page 4A
Openingofspillwayunlikely, Corpssays
Riverlevel forecast no longer athreat
BY JOSIE ABUGOV Staff writer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect toopen the Bonnet Carre Spillwayas the Mississippi River is no longer expectedto crestatalevel that would require water to be diverted into Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans Corps spokesperson MattRoe saidTuesday that internal estimates of the river’sflow rate will be slightly below the 1.25 million cubic feet persecond that typically triggeranopening to reduce pressure on downriver levees. “Now that we’re close to what we’re expecting,the actual measurements arecoming in lower,” Roe said in an interview His comments came afterrecent forecasts that rising river levels would triggeranoperation of the diversion. Earlier this month,the Corps ran atest operation on the spillway,open-
ing one of its 350 bays. The National Weather Service forecastsasofTuesday show the river cresting at the CarrolltonGauge in NewOrleansat16.6 feet starting May 2. Areading of 17 feet typically translatestothe flowrate that would trigger an opening.
Former governor denies Landry allegationsthat document hidden
BY ALEX LUBBEN Staff writer
Atechnical report that models the flow rates of water and sediment from the Mississippi Riverisnow at the center of anew controversyaround themassive $3 billionMid-BaratariaDiversion project, until recently the centerpiece of Louisiana’splantorestore itseroding coastline. The 500-page document, commissioned by the state’sCoastal Restoration and Protection Authority and writtenbya third-party engineering consultant, was completedinJune 2022. It studied specific components of the sediment diversion and said that in coming decades,undercertainscenarios, dredging could be needed to keepportions of thediversionoperatingasdesigned.
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U.S. AG meets with scientists studying drugs
WASHINGTON A key player in the U.S. government’s battle to combat the flow of deadly fentanyl is a team at a little-known research lab in northern Virginia that’s working to analyze seized narcotics and gather intelligence to find ways to stop the supply Attorney General Pam Bondi traveled to the Drug Enforcement Administration lab on Tuesday to meet with chemists who are tasked with identifying the ever-evolving tactics employed by cartels to manufacture drugs flowing across the southern border
“We are trying to reverse engineer what the cartels are doing at any given time,” senior DEA research chemist David Guthrie told Bondi. “Whenever something new shows up, it’s our job to figure out how that got in there
Did they change the recipe? Are they using a new compound?”
Bondi donned a blue DEA lab coat as she toured the facility in an effort to put a spotlight on a key Trump administration priority to combat the illicit flow of fentanyl that’s blamed for tens of thousands of overdose deaths every year
The chemists showed Bondi the ease with which cartels are able to produce fentanyl, and detailed how their team is working to identify new compounds to help law enforcement keep illicit drugs off the street.
“That’s how easy it is to kill Americans,” Bondi said after watching blue pills shoot out of a pill press seized by investigators that’s capable of producing 15,000 pills an hour
China: 22 killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire TAIPEI, Taiwan Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the twoor three-story building State broadcaster CCTV said the restaurant’s manager had been placed in police custody as part of the investigation.
A slightly longer report released several hours later through the provincial radio and television bureau said the fire had been extinguished and the search for survivors ended. As is usual in China, no additional information was given about the possible cause of the fire. However, a long list of responding regional politicians from the governor down — was provided, along with a pledge to get to the bottom of the disaster and severely punish those responsible.
A total of 22 firetrucks and 85 firefighters were dispatched to put out the flames, the reports said. Industrial accidents occur frequently in China, usually due to staff ignoring safety features due to a lack of training or pressure from their superiors.
Autopsy:
Hackman’s wife died of hantavirus
SANTA FE, N.M. Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that said that her lungs were heavy and congested.
Arakawa, 65 had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to the autopsy reports Hantavirus is a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected rodent droppings.
Arakawa tested negative for COVID-19 and the flu and showed no signs of trauma, the autopsy report said. Her carbon monoxide levels were within normal range, and she tested positive for caffeine and negative for alcohol and intoxicating drugs.
Arakawa’s autopsy and toxicology reports were released two days after similar documents on Hackman’s death were made public, confirming his main cause of death was heart disease. BRIEFS FROM WIRE REPORTS
Canada’s Liberals celebrate victory
BY ROB GILLIES Associated Press
TORONTO As Canada’s Liberals celebrated election victory in a stunning turn of fortune, vote counting resumed Tuesday to determine whether Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party gains an outright majority or needs help in Parliament from a smaller party Carney’s rival, populist Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, was in the lead until U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada with a trade war and threats to annex it as the 51st state. Poilievre not only lost his bid for prime minister Monday but was voted out of the Parliament seat that he held for 20 years.
That capped a swift decline in fortunes for the firebrand Poilievre, who a few months ago appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade.
Poilievre, a career politician, campaigned with Trump-like bravado, taking a page from the “America First” president by adopting the slogan “Canada First.” But his similarities to Trump may have ultimately cost him and his party
The Liberals were projected to win more of Parliament’s 343 seats than the Conservatives It was not immediately clear if they would win an outright majority — at least 172 seats — or would need to rely on a smaller party to pass legislation.
The vote-counting agency Elections Canada said the counting of special ballots cast by voters who are away from their districts during the election — has resumed. When the counting was paused early Tuesday, the Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats, four short of a ma-
jority Elections Canada estimated that uncounted votes could affect the result in about a dozen districts.
In a victory speech, Carney stressed unity in the face of Washington’s threats. He said the mutually beneficial relationship Canada and the U.S. had shared since World War II was gone.
“We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,” he said.
“As I’ve been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country,” Carney added. “These are not idle threats President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never ever happen. But we also must recognize the reality that our world has fundamentally changed.”
In a statement issued Tuesday White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the Canadian election “does not affect President Trump’s plan to make Canada America’s cherished 51st state.”
Poilievre hoped to make the election a referendum on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose popularity declined toward the end of his decade in power as food and housing prices rose
But Trump attacked, Trudeau resigned and Carney, a two-time central banker, became the Liberal Party’s leader and prime minister
In a concession speech before the race call on his own seat, Poilievre vowed to keep fighting for Canadians.
“We are cognizant of the fact that we didn’t get over the finish line yet,” Poilievre said. “We know that change is needed, but change is hard to come by It takes time. It takes work. And that’s why we have to learn the lessons of tonight.”
At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Damascus
BY OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters, a war monitor and an activist group said Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces and progovernment gunmen in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana.
Late Tuesday, government representatives and Jaramana dignitaries reached an agreement to end the fighting, compensate victims’ families and work on bringing perpetrators to justice, according to a copy of the deal circulated in Jaramana and seen by The Associated Press.
It was not immediately clear if the truce will hold for a long time as similar deals in the past collapsed afterward.
The latest round of fighting broke out around midnight Monday after an audio clip circulated on social media of a man criticizing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
The audio was attributed to a Druze cleric.
But cleric Marwan Kiwan said in a video posted on social media that he was not responsible for the au-
Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women, security
BY TARA COPP and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a program supporting women on security teams — and may not have realized the program he tried to break was not a “woke” Biden-era initiative but instead a celebrated program signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump.
Hegseth in a post on X called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense “a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.”
It was, in fact, bipartisan legislation that Trump signed into law in 2017 that recognized the role women have in achieving security objectives, especially in situations overseas where their male counterparts may not for cultural reasons be able to question or would not for religious reasons have direct access to women Trump’s own Cabinet officials supported the program when it was working its way through the legislative process.
This month, Gen. Dan Caine, the new Joint Chiefs Chairman, told Congress that the program had helped troops in battle.
“When we would go out into the field after concluding an assault, we would have female members who would speak with those women and children who were on the objective and they would help us to understand the human terrain in a new and novel way,” Caine said during his April confirmation hearing.
Trump met and became endeared to Caine when he was serving in Iraq, which was part of the reason Trump nominated him to the chairmanship.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who at the time represented South Dakota in the House, wrote the House version
of the 2017 Women, Peace and Security Act alongside Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. And as recently as this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who as a senator cosponsored the Senate version of the bill, said that it was “the first law passed by any country in the world focused on protecting women and promoting their participation in society.”
That proposal stemmed from a U.N. resolution unanimously endorsed by the Security Council, the most powerful U.N. body, in October 2000, aimed at including women in peacebuilding efforts, as women and girls have historically borne the brunt of global conflict.
“It’s no secret that women remain, largely on the periphery of formal peace processes and decision making, which is not good for the cause of peace,” U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in response to Hegseth’s comments Tuesday Dujarric added that “one of the real-life impacts of the Women Peace and Security program has been the increasing number of women peacekeepers who serve in U.N. missions, which has had a very clear, measurable and positive impact on the protection of civilians in conflict zones.”
Hegseth’s tweet drew immediate fire from Senate Democrats who are continuing to question Hegseth’s qualifications for the job amid the continuing fallout from his use of the commercial app Signal to share sensitive military operations on an unsecured channel with other officials, his wife and brother “Hegseth has absolutely no idea what he’s doing,” said New Hampshire Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. “That tweet contains some glaring inaccuracies that are far beneath the standard we should expect from the Department of Defense,” Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said as he read the tweet aloud during a Congressional hearing Tuesday
“I categorically deny that the audio was made by me,” Kiwan said. “I did not say that, and whoever made it is an evil man who wants to incite strife between components of the Syrian people.”
The Interior Ministry said in a statement it was investigating the audio clip, adding that its initial probe showed the cleric was not responsible. The ministry urged people to abide by the law and not to act in a way that undermines security
The Druze religious leadership in Jaramana condemned the audio but blasted the “unjustified armed attack” on the suburb. It urged the state to publicly clarify what hap-
pened.
“Why does this keep happening every now and then? It’s as if there’s no state or government in charge. They need to establish security checkpoints, especially in areas where there are tensions,” said Jaramana resident Abu Tarek Zaaour
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 10 people were killed, four of them attackers and six Jaramana residents The activist media collective Suwayda24 said 11 people were killed and 12 were wounded.
Rayan Maarouf, editorin-chief of Suwayda24, said gunmen were holding the attacker’s bodies and talks are on the way to hand them over
THE CANADIAN PRESS PHOTO By JUSTIN TANG
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on stage at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa on Tuesday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By OMAR SANADIKI Druze boys holding their sect religious flags stand next to Druze gunmen, a day after clashes between members of the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters left at least four people dead in the southern suburb of Jaramana, Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday.
Thisstory is brought to you by OchsnerChildren’s Hospital
Overthe past severaldecades, Ochsner Children’sHospital in NewOrleanshasestablisheditself as one of the best pediatric heart centers in the nation, providing comprehensive care forchildren with complexheart conditions.Ithas been the siteof numerous breakthrough procedures, including implanting the first Alterra/ Edwardsvalve, the first Harmonyvalve and the first Piccolo device in pediatric patients.Ochsner Children’sdoctors have perfected thosetreatments and performed hundreds of other procedures, sometimes on babies weighing just afew pounds,thatenable them to lead healthy, normal lives
“One of the thingsIenjoythe most about working at Ochsner Children’s is the relentlesspursuit of excellence among our pediatric subspecialists and pediatricians,” said Dr.Ivory Crittendon, apediatric cardiologist at Ochsner Children’s. “Wehavea strong commitmenttokeeping on par with some of the best children’shealth centers in the country.Seeing thatdesiremakes you want to work even harder.Aseverybody continues to excel and succeed, it pushes everyone elsetobebetter.”
Thatlegacy of excellence is embedded into the cultureofOchsner.In1975, Ochsner performedthe world’sfirst procedureonapediatric patienttoclose aheart defect without surgery.In1983 Ochsner started the first ECMO program in the southeast and the fourth such program in the country.And, in 1985 Dr.John Ochsner performed the first pediatric heart transplantinthe Gulf South.
“One of the thingsthatstands out to me about Ochsner is thatit’sextremely easytocoordinate care here, even if it’sa complexcase,”Dr. Crittendon said. “I’ve neverhad an issue coordinating up to four or fivesubspecialists foraprocedure. We also takepride in scheduling procedures as quickly as possible, helping to alleviate the anxietyparents feel when their child needs our expertise.
Dr.Crittendon said thatstrong communication alsooccursbetween doctorsand families
“You build some pretty strong relationships in this field,”hesaid. “It’s not uncommon forparents to call their specialist hereiftheir child has acold becausetheytrust us so much. They seeusasjust as importantastheir pediatrician. Thoserelationships are quitespecial to us.”
Jennifer and Bryan Broussard experienced thatfeeling of connection at Ochsner firsthand last year.Their daughterCorinne, noweightmonths old, wasdiagnosedwithacomplexheartdefect beforeshe wasborn.After being referred to Ochsner Children’s, theywerequickly impressedwith the confidenceand skills of Dr.JessicaMouledoux; apediatric cardiologist,Dr. Benjamin Peeler; chief
of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery,and the rest of their team. Their knowledgeofCorinne’scondition and faith thatitcould be resolved gave the Broussardspeace of mind thattheir baby would be in the best possible hands
“Fromthe time we arrived, they answeredall of our questions and walked us through exactly what to expect before and after her surgery,” Jennifer Broussard said. “Everyone wasvery confident and caring in the waytheyexplained everything. Nothing waseveracomplete shock. Everyone from thesurgeons to the nursesand respiratory therapists to the cafeteria ladies who took my order everydaywerevery professional and kind. Theyweretruly amazing.”
Thebiggestbenefit
when the babyisborn. If theyneed a special treatmentormedication, they receiveitina timely fashion. Thatmeans thatwhen Igointothe operating room, my work canbe100 percenttherapeutic. It’snot adiscovery mission.
Thankstothe care she received at Ochsner Children’s, Corinne is now an activeinfant. When out-of-town relatives visited overthe holidays,some were surprised to learn she had been so critically ill.
“She’scrawling everywhereand pulling herself up on the couch.She’sbabbling a lot and eating food off the table,”Jennifer Broussard said. “Most people would never knowwhatshe’sbeen through. She’sa normal, healthybaby.
Dr.Peeler said the pediatric cardiology surgeons at Ochsner Children’snow perform morethan 150 differenttypes of procedures,including repairing holes in the heart and valves thatdonot work properly to helpingaheart work better if only one side is pumping properly.The patients rangeinage from lessthan one month old to 18 yearsorolder
“Wecan’tdothe jobofsurgery well unlessthe overall pediatric cardiology program is quite good, and that’salways been the case here,” he said. “That’svery importanttowhatIdo. Iappreciate the opportunitytoworkwith such astrong pediatric cardiologyteam thatisgreat at diagnosing and treating patients in a nonsurgical fashion and then referring them to us when an operation is needed.”
Dr.Mouledoux said modern technology allows morebabies likeCorinne to be diagnosed with specific conditions before birth. Forexample, Ochsner Children’s is one of ahandful of hospitals in the country to offer fetal cardiac MRI as a diagnostic tool, which gives doctorsmore insightintoababy’sparticular defects and surgical needs
“The biggest benefit forthe patientof prenatal diagnosis is thatwecan ensure the proper staff is in place when thebabyis born,”Dr. Mouledoux said. “Manyofthese babies need continuous IV medications to stabilizethem beforesurgery.With prenatal diagnosis and adelivery plan, we canensuretheyare very stable beforean operation. It’salsoabenefit to the family becausetheycan preparementally and physically fora neonatal hospital stay, which canbequitelengthy.
Dr.Peeler,who performed Corinne’s successful surgery,said he is often reminded of howfar pediatric cardiology has advanced. At one time, Dr.Peeler said limited technologymeantthatmany babies were diagnosed using an X-ray and astethoscope, and surgeons didn’t knowthe details of aheart defect until an operation wasunderway.Thatled to children being sicker and lowersurvival rates, he said.
“It’sacompletely differentworld today, with massiveimprovements in results,”
Dr.Peeler said. “Now,weexpect more than 90 percentofpatients to survive well into adulthood. When we diagnose in utero, we knowexactly whattoexpect
The physicians and clinicians of Ochsner Children’swill be able to enhance thatcollaboration even more when The Gayle and TomBenson Ochsner Children’sHospital opens in early 2028 Locatedonthe campus of Ochsner Medical Center –New Orleans,the fivestory,343,000 squarefoot building is being designed specifically with kids and families in mind.
“Taking care of infants and children is such afamily-centeredprocess,”Dr. Mouledoux noted. “The bigger rooms in the newhospital will mean parents can comfortably stayinthe room and interact with the medical team. That’simportant becausewewantparents to be involved in their child’scare. Therewill alsobe places forfamilies to relax, eatand handle their daily tasksthatyou takefor granted beforeyou have ababyinthe hospital for weeks. To me as aphysician, thatphysical space is imperativefor helping everyone have apositiveexperience here.”
Dr.Peeler said he alsobelievesthe new hospital will help Ochsner Children’s continue its legacy of innovation and successbyattracting some of the most elitepediatricians in the field to pursue ongoing work in areas such as interventional cardiology, cardiac stem cell treatments,heart transplants and mechanical assist devices.Ochsner is alsothe first and only children’shospital thatcurrently provides catheter-based mechanical heart support forpatients with refractory heart failure.
“Successbreeds success, and Ithink when physicians seethe successwe’re having in pediatrics,theyare going to want to be apart of it,” noted Dr.Peeler
The project is supported by amajor philanthropic gift from Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, announced in December 2023, and described by Ochsner leaders as one of the largest donations in the health system’shistory.AtTuesday’s groundbreaking, Benson also announced anew partnership with Make-A-Wish Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast.
Among those in attendance were Saints coach Kellen Moore, seated in the third row with his family; New Orleans City Council member and mayoral candidate Helena Moreno in the second; and in the front row,newly appointed Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein and state Senate President Cameron Henry.Atthe back of the tent, acake replica of the planned facility stood near a 24-person musicalensemble. Artist Alex Harvie painted an oil rendering of the hospital projectedonthe screen, reportedlyagift for Benson. Earlier,Benson circled atable of children chosen to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. She shook each small hand or,when achild was focused on macaroni and cheese hors d’oeuvres, gently patted ashoulder The partnership with Make-A-Wishwillgrant 28 wishes over the next two years, November said. More than 280 Louisiana children are currently on the waitlist. Benson, however,gave her personal guarantee that she would “reducethatnumber from 280 to zero,” Benson said. “That is apriority.” While the hospital itself is new,the program it will house is decadesinthe making, said Dr.VincentAdolph, apediatric surgeon. Adolph pointed out that Ochsner was an early leader in pediatric ECMO, acomplex, lifesavingheart and lungsupport procedure, and the first to perform the nonsurgical closure of ahole in the heart in
STAFF PHOTO By DAVIDGRUNFELD
Gayle Benson greetsBeckham Vives, center,who wasan Ochsner patient and aMake-A-Wish Louisiana recipient, along with his brother,Bowen, during agroundbreaking ceremonyfor the newGayle and TomBensonOchsner Children’sHospital onTuesday.
the 1970s. Anew facility will give physiciansmore space, but also raise the profile of thepediatric services they provide.
“This is really an evolution,” Adolphsaid The Gayleand TomBenson Ochsner Children’s Hospital willbeafive-story, 343,000-square-foot facility with adedicated pediatric emergency room,expanded operatingsuites, and aLevel IV surgical NICU for vulnerablenewborns. The new building willbelocated on Betz Avenue between Jefferson Highway and River Road, with the entrance facing Jefferson Highway next to the main hospital. To build it, Ochsner demolished parking lots and hospital-owned houses, which drew criticism from some neighbors.
The $300 million project is expected to create 400 permanent jobs and 200 construction jobs. It is slated to open in early 2028.
Thegroundbreaking comes at atimewhencompetition for pediatric patients in New Orleans is growing more visible. In February, LCMC Health renamed Children’sHospital New Orleans as Manning Family Children’safter securing a“transformational” donation from theManning family —a move intended to bolsterits standing as the region’s flagshipchildren’s hospital, whichcompleted a$300 million renovation in 2021.
Email Emily Woodruff at ewoodruff@theadvocate. com.
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As of Tuesday,the flow rate was 1.245 million cubic feet per second and is expected to stayaround that figure for the nextfew days as the rivercrests, according to the Corps.
The spillway,located in Norco, connects the river to LakePontchartrain through asystemoffloodwaysand bays that areopenedwhen needed. It was built nearly acentury ago, following the great flood of 1927.
The Corps would typically announcearecommendationfor opening thespillway twodays before an operation, theapproximate time for water at Red River landing to flowdown to theNew Orleansgauge. At that point in the river’scourse, there arenoother outlets for the water
Last opened in 2020, the Bonnet Carre alleviates pressure on the levee sys-
tem to prevent any potential breaches. Butitisalso controversial because the rush of fresh water into the lake can harm theregion’sfisheries.
TheMississippiSound Coalition, representing local governments, fishers and the tourism industry had urged the Corps earlier this month to limit any spillway opening as much as possible
For the past fewmonths, theriverhas been rising, which is common forthe springtime as rainfall from storms in the Midwest and
Southtrickle down to Louisiana. High water season historically stretches from March through May,Roe said, withlate Apriland early May as the peak. Rain conditions in the Mississippi Valley will affect downstream water levels forthe rest of the rainy season Whenthe riverroseabout 15 feet at the Carrollton gauge earlier this month, the Corps entered intoaPhase II floodflight,whichmandates daily patrolsoflevees to note seepageorany other issues.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tests opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway on April21.
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The report, one of many studies undertaken on the massive coastal project, appears to have attracted little attention in the three years since it was produced.
But over the weekend, Gov Jeff Landry, who has aligned himself with Plaquemines Parish fisherman and elected officials who oppose the diversion, alleged that it was improperly kept from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by the administration of his predecessor, John Bel Edwards
“Shockingly Governor John Bel Edwards hid reports from the (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) simply to get a permit!” Landry posted on social media over the weekend. “This project is like a John Grisham novel, a real life ‘Pelican Brief.’” Edwards denied the allegation that his administration withheld any information from the Corps, calling Landry’s comments “flat out wrong.
Landry administration officials had already paused work on the project earlier this month. But on Friday the Corps withdrew a key permit, halting work indefinitely In a letter notifying officials of the permit cancellation, the Corps said that the state had “deliberately withheld information” about the project. They also listed
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They cited Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council as the source of the information about the arrest, and said it came after a request from Washington to help with the investigation.
According to a news release from the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation of Iraq, The First Karkh Investigation Court investigated, identified and arrested the suspect in Iraq as a member of ISIS’s External Operations Office.
The outlet reported that the unnamed suspect is “a member of the external operations office of the Daesh terrorist organization” — the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group known ISIS. Authorities said the suspect will be prosecuted in Iraq under the country’s anti-terrorism laws.
News of the arrest overseas caught the FBI off guard, according to an internal bulletin obtained by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate. The Arabic news article about the arrest was not “distributed by anyone from the FBI New Orleans Division, nor was anyone made aware of that information,” the bulletin states. Jabbar rammed a rented pickup down Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s, killing 14 and injuring dozens before he was shot and killed by police. Jabbar appeared to be
a number of other reasons for the permit withdrawal, including the state’s move to pause construction activity
The Mid-Barataria project proposes to slice open the levees on the west bank of the Mississippi River near Ironton in order to allow the river and, more importantly, its sediment to flow into the Barataria Basin. The project aims to build 21 square miles of land over a half-century and was issued a permit by the Corps after an exhaustive examination of the project’s environmental impacts.
The diversion long been seen as central to Louisiana’s plan to protect and restore its fast-eroding coastline, though it has angered fishermen and oystermen in the Barataria Basin, who argue that it will destroy their livelihoods.
500 pages of modeling
While Landry has alleged behind-the-scenes intrigue relating to the report, the report itself, titled “Numerical modeling for the 90% phase of engineering and design,” is no one’s idea of a thrilling beach read.
The report, conducted by engineering and environmental consulting firm FTN Associates, states that its purpose was to analyze water and sediment flows at the diversion’s intake — where the river is diverted into the Barataria Basin — in order to help design a structure for the intake that would
maximize sediment flow into the basin. It is deeply technical, and uses models to try to better understand how the diversion would function under various scenarios influenced by sea level rise, tides, and other river conditions.
One section in the report appears to conclude that in scenarios that involve high estimates for sea level rise, additional dredging would be required to keep enough water and sediment flowing through it achieve the project’s goals for land-building in the basin.
The Corps published the report on its website this month at CPRA’s request, according to correspondence between agency officials.
In his statement Saturday, Landry said that the Edwards administration “failed to tell the public that the Mid-Barataria project would have cost taxpayers over $50 million A YEAR in dredging.”
It is not clear how Landry determined the potential cost of additional dredging. Landry’s office did not clarify how it arrived at the $50 million figure in a statement provided Tuesday
“The FTN modeling predated the permit and Record of Decision but was never shared with the Corps, so it wasn’t part of the official record,” said Elizabeth Crochet, a spokesperson for the governor “They then selectively released a redacted report after the permit was issued, withholding key is-
sues.”
‘There was no cover-up’
One former state official who was close to the project has questioned whether the report shows what Landry claimed.
“There was no cover-up,” said Charles Sutcliffe a senior adviser at the National Wildlife Federation who previously served as Edwards’ chief resilience officer, at a House Transportation Committee hearing in Baton Rouge on Monday “This complicated project relied on multiple models built and used for different purposes.”
The main model used as part of the Corps’ analysis of the project’s environmental impacts was a larger one, Sutcliffe said, which analyzed the project’s impacts on the Barataria Basin. The model used in the report that Landry is now pointing to looked specifically at the intake structure and “incidentally contained some information about changes in the greater basin.”
“What is most concerning is that this administration has chosen to misrepresent this as some kind of smoking gun to crater the reputation of their own agency,” Sutcliffe said.
In a post on X Tuesday, Landry said the hearing showed that Edwards’ team “hid the bad stuff and only showed (the Corps) the version they liked.”
Edwards has strongly rebuked Landry and the Corps’ allegation that any information was improperly withheld.
“Anybody that maintains that I or my administration withheld information from the Corps is flat out wrong,” Edwards said in a prepared statement. “Gov Landry’s attempt to scapegoat is exactly why partisan politics has no place in Louisiana’s coastal restoration work, but he can’t help himself.”
For its part, the Corps in March told CPRA that some information in the FTN report had been redacted in previous submissions to the
Corps as part of the permitting process, according to correspondence between the agencies. However, it said that the report would have had no impact on the Corps’ decision to issue a permit for the project.
James Karst, a spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, which supports river diversions as a way to restore Louisiana’s coast, said in a statement that “all coastal projects should be carefully considered.”
“Given the legal and political challenges of this project, CRCL understands the state’s desire to reassess it. We look forward to assisting in any way we can,” Karst said. “In the meantime, the river is still capable of building land and our coastal wetlands are still washing away Our actions must reflect the urgency of this crisis.”
Email Alex Lubben at alex.lubben@theadvocate. com and follow him on Twitter, @alexlubben.
radicalized by ISIS online publications, which for years have guided would-be lone wolf attackers on how to carry out mass casualty events. ISIS has increasingly turned to English-language online publications to inspire such attacks since its caliphate was decimated.
About a week after the attack, ISIS touted the incident in its newsletter, saying it inspired the assailant through online propaganda. The group stopped short of claiming it directly coordinated with Jabbar, but instead emphasized its propaganda network that apparently influenced him.
Jabbar’s attack closely followed the terror group’s playbook, promoted in English language magazines and online content circulated globally One such
magazine released an issue as recently as last September that made specific calls for lone-actor attacks. The group has specifically called for attacks using vehicles at large gatherings and celebrations.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill lauded the FBI on Tuesday for its continued work to “ensure we get answers and justice for the victims of this horrific tragedy.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, said he would continue to pray for everyone impacted by the attack.
“There must be zero tolerance for terrorism in our country,” he said in a statement.
Staff writer Jonah Meadows contributed to this report.
Lawmakerskill carbon capturebill
BY DAVID J. MITCHELL Staff writer
Astate House panel Tuesday rejected abill to let parish officials or voters decide whether controversial carbon-capture projects can be built in their communities. But the panel did give the feelings of localofficials extra weight in the permitting process through the state Department of Energy and Natural Resources. That bill was seen by some legislators as acompromise to meet demands to let residents weigh in on the rush to bring the technology to Louisiana.
Carbon capture and sequestration technology permanently storescarbon dioxide from industrialprocesses deep underground to cut greenhouseemissions buthas sparkedenvironmental and property rights concerns.
Both bills faced objections from trade associations for the oil and gas industry,the chemical industryand other business and economic development groups fearful that more regulatory uncertainty could steer the billions of dollars in industrialprojectscountingon carbon capture away from Louisiana.
They argue the technology could make Louisiana an economic leader —and the two bills and others considered Tuesday by the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment risked killing that opportunity
“These proposals are decidedly anti-industry and would cripple Louisiana’s ability to deliver on these historic projects or compete for future ones,” said David Cresson, the new president and CEO of the Louisiana Chemical Association
The bill that passed, Senate Bill 73 by Sen. Mike Reese, R-Leesville, would requirethe state conservation commissionertogive
“substantial consideration to local government comments” on carbon injection well permits. The language is borrowed from the state’scoastal use permitting process.
Reese said that if the state office denied acarbon-capture permit based at least in part on objections by local officials, the decision would be on stronger footing to withstand a legal challenge.
“That is defensible action that agency has taken, so Ithink it is an important tool. That tool has worked in the coastal permitting process. There have been multiple permits just in the last couple years that have been denied in the coastal permitting process under this provision,” Reese told the committee.
While the bill, already passed by the Senate, would require state regulators to consider input from local officials,they couldrejectit when makingtheir permitting decisions.
Reese’sbill passed withoutcommitteeopposition. It was aprelude to a lengthy discussion on the local-option bill, House Bill 4byRep. Chuck Owen,RRosepine, thatwent on for roughly five hours. Thatbill would have mandated one of two local-option procedures —policejuriescould either decide themselves whether to approve carbon capture intheir parish or put the issuebefore voters in an election.
Themarathon discussion drew commenters from southwest Louisiana, including members of the Coushatta Tribe, people who live in the industrialcorridorbetween BatonRouge and New Orleans, business and industry groups and state officials.
Proponents of the localoptionbill were acrosssectionofgroups who generally opposed carbon capture, both traditional environmental and community activists butalso residents and officials fromsouthwestern Louisianawho said they normally favored the oiland gasindustrybut didn’tsee carbon capture as partofit.
Many argued that the peopleshould have thefinal say on the technology which some castasathreat to their property rights and others saw as acontinuation of Louisiana’straditionally poortreatmentofthe environment whenbig dollars are at stake.
“This allows for the people,who are most important in this country and in this state, to have asay,” said James Hiatt,aLake Charles-area environmental activist who formerly worked foranoil refinery Owen’sbill failed in a6-10 vote.
Opponentsonthe committee had questions about how thebill would be applied to projects that have injection wells in oneparish but would sendunderground carbon dioxideplumes into multiple parishes Blake Canfield, executive counsel for the state natural resources department, said that as written,the bill would have only blocked projectsifpolice jurors or voters votedagainst a project in theparish where acarbon injection well is drilled.
Owenpointed outthathis bill wouldn’thave blocked carbon capture —itwould simply give local officials and residents asay intheir communityand chancefor industry proponentsofcarboncapture to make their case directly to them.
Afterthe bill’sdefeat, Owen said he hoped to win over the oil andgas industry by promising tohelp them with the impact of coastal lawsuits thathave forced them“to prostitute” themselvesfor the dollars behind carboncapture
David J. Mitchell can be reachedatdmitchell@ theadvocate.com
Proposedkratomban advances to Senate
BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer
Akratom ban is one step closer to becoming areality in Louisiana after theSenate’sJudiciary CCommittee approved abill to criminalize the substance on Tuesday Senate Bill 154 by state Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, who chairs that committee, now advances to the full Senatefor consideration. If it passes theSenate, it would still need House approval before heading to Gov.Jeff Landry’sdesk.
But SB154 has competition. In the House,House Bill 253 by state Rep. Chad Boyer,RBreauxBridge, seekstoregulate kratom
The two differentsides thosewho wouldban kratom versus those who would regulate it —pleaded theircases during Tuesday’scommittee hearing on SB154.
Supporters of the ban, including some law enforcement and medical doctors, described theherbal substance as athreattopublic safety. Family memberstestifiedabout howtheir loved ones struggledwith kratom addiction.
Meanwhile, some scientists testified that the substance has toomuch promise to treat opioid addiction to be banned outright. Kratom users said the products helped them self-treat chronic pain and mental illness, and thatit changed lives.
Still, they supported regulation, arguing thatthe true abuse potential lies in synthetic products derived from kratom,and thatthose products are driving public health problems and ought to be taken off store shelves. Those productscontain far higher levels of thecompound 7-hydroxymitragynine thanthose
found in pure,dried kratom leaf. Kratom comes froma tree native to southeastAsia, where its leaves have been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years. Still, in some southeastAsiancountries, kratom use is illegal.
At lowdosages, kratom typically acts as astimulant; at higher ones, it can have opioid-like effects.
Kratom is not approved for medical use by theU.S. Food &Drug Administration, which warns againstthe use of kratom as amedical treatment because it has not yet evaluated its safety and effectiveness.
Morrisamendedhis bill to lessen fines for kratom possession and cap the fine for kratomdistribution. If the bill passes, possession of less than 20 grams of kratomwould carry a$100 fine. Those in possession of more than 20 grams would face up to 6months in aparish jail or afine of up to $1,000.
Those convicted of distributing kratom would face between 1and 5years in prison or afine of up to $50,000.
In his opening remarks, Morris, sponsorofthe bill to bankratom, saidthe substance hascaused “untold damage to families and individuals.”
He painted the fight over theban as afight between a wealthy kratom industry and those who simply wish to protect public health.
Effortstoban kratom in other states are “being met withaggressive lobbying and lots of money because now there’s alot of money in this project, probably in thebillions,”Morris said. Following those remarks, Pete Croughan, deputysecretary of theLouisianaDepartment of Health, testified to the abusepotential of
kratomproducts. Amedical doctorwho treats substance use disorderatthe Acadiana Area Human Services District, Croughan said he sees “more patients with kratom addiction than withcrack addiction.”
Many of those patients wereinrecovery from opioid addiction when they encounteredkratom anditset them back,hesaid.
“The quote Ihear over and over again is, ‘I can’tbelieve this is legal,’” Croughan said in an interviewfollowing the committee meeting
Still, he acknowledgedthat his patients are allusing some type of synthetic kratom products; none are using only pureleaf products, he said.
Also during the committee hearing, twoparents testifiedabout howkratom had harmed theirchildren
Melanie Jones saidher son, 29, becameaddicted to kratom after he used it to try to self-treat anxiety anddepression.Hehas been to rehab 11 times,she said.
“He has lost multiple jobs because he could notmaintain his focus or manage his symptoms,” shesaid. “Kratom has stolen years of my son’s life.”
Throughtears,David Lubrano told of how his son, David LubranoJr.,alsostruggledwithkratom addiction.
“Withdrawal from this drug is horrible, so horrible that rather than sufferthe effects of withdrawing from this drug, ourson chose to endhis life,” Lubranosaid.
Other attendees begged senators nottopass akratom banbecause,theysaid, the substance can change lives forgood
One mantold senators kratom had successfully treated his depression; another,that he used kratom to get off sub-
oxone,amedical treatment foropioid dependency
In an interview, Wednesday ForestBear,who also testified before the committee, said she suffers from Scheuermann’sdisease, aspinal disorderthat“causes excruciating pain.”
But kratom saved her life, she said: Before she began using it,she couldn’tget outof bedinthe morning; now, she barelyneeds her wheelchair. Jack Henningfield, vice president for research and health policy at Pinney Associates, apharmaceutical consulting firm, and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University,called kratom “a lifeline away from opioids for alot of people.”
Kirsten Smith, an assistant professor of psychiatryand behavioralsciences at Johns Hopkins University,said she is conducting twoclinical trials where subjects take kratom andhas yettosee an adverse event. Still others argued that banning kratom will drive it underground andcreate ablack market. Mac Haddow,senior fellowonPublic Policywith the American Kratom Association,which opposes theban, blamed“adulterated”kratom products —orsynthetic products with high levels of 7-hydroxymitragynine —asthe “bad actors” that threatened public health.
“Wewant strict regulations on kratom to avoid these bad actors being in the marketplace.”
Boyer’sbill, HB253, takes aim at such products. It also requires kratom products to be registered with the Louisiana Department of Health and sets strictlabeling standards. HB253must win the approval of theHouse Appropriations Committee before thefull House can vote on it
By The Associated Press
Afederal appeals court haspaused ajudge’s order to bring aTurkish Tufts University student fromaLouisianaimmigration detention center back to New England this week so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals,based in New York, ruledMonday that athree-judge panelwould hear arguments on May6 in the caseofRumeysa Ozturk. She’s been detained for five weeks as of Tuesday
Adistrictcourt judge in Vermonthad earlier ordered thatthe 30-year-old doctoral student be brought to the state by Thursday for hearings to determine whether shewas illegally detained.Ozturk’s lawyers say her detention violates herconstitutional rights, including freespeech and due process. TheU.S. Justice Department, which is appealing that ruling, said that an immigration courtinLouisiana has jurisdictionover her case. Congress limited federalcourt jurisdiction over immi-
gration matters, government lawyers wrote. Yetthe Ver-
mont judge’sorder “defies those limitsatevery turn in away that irreparably harms the government.”
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Fundingfor La.DOTDemployeepay couldbeinlimbo
BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
As part of aplan to overhaul the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, state lawmakersare considering amajor change to how the statepaysfor the salaries of DOTD employees. Legislators say the move would free up money for spending on road andbridge construction —but they haven’tyet decided on an alternativeway to fund thepaychecks of roughly 4,300 state workers.
Since the 1990s, lawmakers have used money from the Transportation Trust Fund, which getsmoney from the state gas tax, to pay for DOTD employee salaries and benefits.
But as inflation and labor costs have risen, money received from the gas tax hasn’t kept up, and personnelcosts have eaten up abigger share of the fund, which was designed to payfor construction and maintenance of Louisiana highways and bridges.
That’swhy Rep. Ryan Bourriaque, R-Abbeville, who chairs the House transportation committee, is sponsoring legislation that would bar lawmakers from using the fund to pay DOTD salaries and benefits.
The problem is long-standing, Bourriaque said earlier thismonth, referencing a 2016report fromformer Gov. John Bel Edwards’gubernatorial transition committee that recommended changing how money in the Transporta-
tionTrust Fund is used.
“While the public expects thesedollars to pay fortransportation infrastructure, in actuality these dollars primarily are payingfor personnel,personnel-related benefits,” aswell as operating expenses andmaintenance, the2016 report says.
Bourriaque said the aim of prohibiting the use of the TransportationTrust Fund for DOTD employee salaries and benefitsistoensurethose funds go toward constructionprojects.But it’s unclear where lawmakers would find analternative source of funding to cover DOTD employee salaries andbenefits —roughly $438 million.
Under the plan, the prohibitionwouldn’ttake effect until July 1, 2026.
Bourriaque said that would give state lawmakers ayear to devise an alternative way to fund DOTDemployee pay But official staterevenue projections show the Legislature is facing shortfalls in the coming budget years.
Transportation Secretary Joe Donahuesaid the fact that an alternative means of funding employeesalaries and benefits “has not yet been identified”is“unnerving.”
But he said he is “encouraged” by conversations he’s had with lawmakers on “the path forward.”
Theproposed change in how the state pays forDOTD employees is part of alarger plan to restructureLouisiana’stransportation department. While thereform effort is being championedbyBour-
riaque through apackage of four bills in the current legislative session, many lawmakers have said they arefed up with theslow pace of construction and maintenance of Louisiana’sroads and other infrastructure.
An alternativeplan?
Afiscal analysis of the plan prepared by the Legislature’s nonpartisanstaff assumes that the$438 million in employee salaries andbenefits currentlyfunded by the Transportation Trust Fund would be offset using money from the state’s general fund.
But the latest state revenue projections anticipate aprojected $194 million deficit in the state generalfund for theupcoming fiscal year,followed by projected deficits in subsequent yearsof$86 million, $571 millionand $668 million.
Asked aboutthe possibility of finding an alternative funding source in the face of projected statebudget deficits, Bourriaque said his plan gives lawmakers “a year to work through this issue” and allows “for amore detailed review between now April 2026.
House budgetChair Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, said he is not worried about the prospect of needingto find an alternative sourceof funding for DOTD employee pay
He said he believes it can be accomplished through a “swap” of funding sources that involves thestate’scapitaloutlay budget.
BY AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press
SRINAGAR,India Authorities in Indian-controlledKashmir have temporarily closed more than half of the tourist resorts in the scenic Himalayan region after last week’s deadly attack on tourists raised tensions between India and Pakistan and led to an intensifying security crackdown in Kashmir
At least two police officers and three administrative officials, who spoke on condition of anonymityin keeping with departmental policy,said Tuesday that the decision to shut 48 of the 87 government-authorized resorts was aprecautionary safety measure. They did not specify for how long these places would be out of bounds for visitors
The decisioncomesa week after gunmen killed 26 people, most of them Indian tourists, near the resort town of Pahalgam.
The massacre set off titfor-tatdiplomatic measures between India and Pakistan that includedcancellation of visas and arecall of diplomats. New Delhi also suspended acrucialwater sharing treaty with Islamabad and ordered its border shut
with Pakistan. In response, Pakistan hasclosed its airspacetoIndian airlines. Indiaaccuses Pakistan India has described the massacre as a“terror attack”and accused Pakistan of backing it. Pakistan has denied any connection to the attack,and it was claimed by apreviously unknown militant group callingitself the Kashmir Resistance. Some tourists who survived the massacre have toldIndian media that the gunmen singledout Hindu men and shot them from close range. The dead included aNepalese citizen and alocal Muslim pony ride operator The region is split between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety. New Delhidescribes all militancy in Indian-controlledKashmiras Pakistan-backed terrorism. Pakistan denies this, and many Muslim Kashmiris consider themilitantstobe part of ahome-grown freedomstruggle
Tensions spike As tensions escalate, cross-border firing between soldiers of India and Pakistanhas also increased along the Line ofControl, thede
facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals. On Tuesday the Indian army in astatement said it hadresponded to “unprovoked” small arms firefrommultiplePakistan army posts for afifth consecutive night
There was no comment from Pakistan, and the incidents could notbeindependently verified. In the past,each side hasaccused the other of starting border skirmishes in theHimalayan region.
TheU.S.StateDepartmentcalled for deescalation and said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be speaking soon to the Indianand Pakistani foreign ministers.
Pakistani troops shot down asmall Indian spy drone that flewhundreds of meters into Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, three Pakistani security officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday,speaking on condition of anonymityastheyweren’t allowed to speaktothe media. The drone was shot down on Monday in theborder town of Bhimber,they said. Meanwhile, government forces in the region have detainedand questioned nearly 2,000 people, officials and residents said.
McFarlandsaidthat, instead of moving funds from the state general fund to the capital outlay budget—a practice he’sseen every year since he joined theLegislature in 2016 —money in the state general fund would instead go towardDOTD employee salaries and benefits. The Transportation Trust Fund canthenbeused “for roads andbridges, fortrue transportation costs,” he said At thesame time, McFarland also acknowledged that unknowns remain about any newfunding arrangement, given that theDOTD reorganization planasa wholeisstill being put together Privatization
Part of the DOTD overhaul would direct department leadership to “maximize to the fullest extent possible the privatization of services and functions” within theoffice thathandles project planning
anddelivery
The fiscal analysis of the plan says it anticipates “the department will shift to utilizing third-party contracts rather than employees, which would lead to asignificant reductionincosts forpersonal services.”
“Anysuchdecrease will depend on thenumberand typeofemployees eliminated andisindeterminable at this time,” the analysis says. Asked whichDOTD functionswould be shifted to third-party contractors, Bourriaque said in an email that “efficiencies will be identified over time” by the new Office of Transformation, a proposed departmentwithin DOTDthatwouldbetasked with increasing efficiency and with implementing the Legislature’s reformmeasures. The OfficeofTransformation wouldalso draw “significant input” from the leadership and staff in DOTD’s
nine regional offices, he said. He added that there is still ayear to work with DOTD leadership and state lawmakers “to determine which positions can be eliminated, including somecurrent, vacant positions.”
State Rep. JeromeZeringue, R-Houma, amember of the House budget committee, said he is supportive of themove toward outsourcing more DOTD functions, including engineering work. “I think that’saneffective way to advance and maybe provide some cost savings by advancing someofthese projects quicker,” he said. McFarland said he was unsure of the extent to which thedepartmentreorganization effort aims to increase privatization of DOTD functions but expects to have that discussion when theplan comesupfor debate on the House floor in the coming days.
Trumpmarks first100 days in office with Mich.rally
BY WILL WEISSERT, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press
WARREN, Mich President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated the 100th dayof his second term —yet spent much of his rally markingit in campaignmode, fixated on past grudges and grievances. He repeatedly mocked hisDemocraticpredecessor,Joe Biden, attacking his mental acuity and even how he appears in abathing suit. He again uttered the lie that he wonthe 2020 presidential election. And he attacked polling and news coverage not favorable to him.
And Trump again and again returned to immigration, his signature issue, at the rally that marked his largest political event since returning to theWhite House —boasting abouthis administration’s“massdeportation” efforts that have sent arrests for illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border plummeting.
“Removing the invaders is notjust acampaign pledge,” Trump said in his 90-minute speech. “It’smysolemn duty as commander-in-chief. Ihave an obligationtosave our country.”
“We’re here tonight in the heartland ofour nation to celebrate the most successfulfirst 100 days of any administration in the history of our country,” Trump said, standing before large electronic screensreading “100 DayofGreatness.” He later added: “We’ve justgotten started. Youhaven’teven seen anything yet.”
His Republican administration’s strict immigration policieshave pushed the boundariesofthe judiciary, and its protectionist import taxesimposed on America’s tradepartners have also sought to reorder aglobal economy that theU.S.built in the decades afterWorld WarII.
Trump hasalso championed sweepingexpansionism, refusing to rule out militaryintervention in Greenland and Panama, suggesting thatAmerican developers could help convert the war-torn Gaza Strip into aRiviera-like resort and even suggesting annexation of Canada. Meanwhile, government-slashing effortsled by billionaire adviser Elon Musk have shaken Washington to its core.
“Aftera lifetime of unelected bureaucrats stealing your paychecks, attacking your values and trampling your freedoms, we are stopping theirgravy train, ending their power trip and telling thousands of corrupt, incompetent and unnecessary deep state bureaucrats, ‘You’refired!’ ” Trump said.
Yetonlyabout 4in10 Americansapprove of
He paused his remarks to play avideo of migrants who Trump asserts are gang members arrivingata notorious prisoninElSalvador, with rallygoers cheering as images of deporteeshaving their heads shaved were played. And while Michigan has seen unemployment rise since Trump reclaimed the White House, Trump used his speech to defend his administration’ssteep tariffs on cars and auto parts hoursafter the White House announced it was softening those.
howTrump is handling the presidency,and his ratings on theeconomy andtrade arelower than that.Additionally,46% of U.S. adults approveofTrump’s immigration policies, with about half of Americans saying he has “gone too far”when it comes to deporting immigrantsliving in the country illegally
Just 33% of Americans, meanwhile, have afavorable view of Musk,the Tesla CEO and theworld’srichest person,and abouthalfbelieve theadministration has gone too far in working to pare back thegovernment workforce.
“The bottomline for the first hundred days is,lots of damage beingdonetothe fundamentals of our government,”saidMax Stier, founding president and CEO of thePartnership for Public
Automakers offeredsome
relief on Trump’s25% tariffs
BY JOSH BOAK and ALEXA ST.JOHN Associated Press
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts, the White House said, asignificant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers.
Automakers and independent analyses haveindicated thatthe tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales and make U.S. production less competitive worldwide. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at aTuesday briefing that Trump would sign the order later in the day but declined to provide details on the order Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,who joined Leavitt at the White House briefing, said the goal was to enable automakers to create more domestic manufacturing jobs.
“President Trump has had meetings with both domestic and foreign auto producers, and he’scommitted to bringing back auto production to the U.S.,”Bessent said. “So we want to give the automakersa path to do that, quickly,efficiently and create as many jobs as possible.”
The administration will offer automakers that finish their vehicles domestically a 15% rebate this year,offsetting the cost of the tariffs.
That rebate would be 10% thesecond year,givingthe automakerssometimeto relocate production of parts outside the country to the United States, asenior Commerce Department official said on acall with reporters to preview the executive order.The rebates would be availabletodomestic and foreign companies with auto plantsinthe U.S.
The Commerce Department official saidautomakers told Trumpthatthe additional time would enable them to ramp up theconstruction of newfactories, after automakers warned thatitwould take time for them to shifttheir supply chains. The official said automakers wouldover the next month announce additional shifts for workers, newhires andplans for new facilities.
Stellantis ChairmanJohn Elkannsaid in astatement thatthe company appreciates the president’stariff relief measures.
“While we furtherassess the impactofthe tariffpolicies on our North American operations, we look forward to ourcontinued collaborationwith the U.S. Administrationtostrengthen a competitiveAmerican auto industry and stimulate exports,” he said.
GeneralMotors CEOMary Barra said the automakeris grateful forTrump’s support of the industry,and shenoted thecompanylooks forward to conversationswith
the president andworking with the administration.
“Webelievethe President’sleadershipishelping level theplaying field forcompanies likeGMand allowing us to invest even more in the U.S. economy,” Barra said in astatement.
JimFarley, presidentand CEO of FordMotor Company,stressed that his company does more thanits peers to manufacturedomestically
“Wewill continue to work closely with the administration in support of the president’svision for ahealthy and growing auto industry in America,” Farley said.
“As the right policiesare put in place, it will be important forthe majorvehicle importers to match Ford’s commitmenttobuilding in America. If every company thatsells vehicles in theU.S. matchedFord’s American manufacturing ratio, 4million morevehicles would be assembled in America each year.”
But changing direction doesn’thelp an industry that thrives on stability,saidSam Fiorani, analystatbusiness forecasting firm AutoForecast Solutions.
“Finding away to getthe auto industry back working has to be paramount in this,” Fiorani said. “The tariffs have not looked at this industry,the way it works, andexpect it to be able to jump and relocate production at the blink of an eye. It just doesn’twork that way.”
Service, anonprofit dedicated to better government. Typically,presidents use the100-day mark to launch multiple rallies. ButTrump is doing only theMichigan stop.
Administrationofficials say Trump is at his mosteffective whenstaying at the White House, having meetings and speaking to reporters nearly every day.Indeed,the speech in Macomb County was oneofthe few large political crowds he’s
addressed since InaugurationDay on Jan.20.
The exceptions have been flying most weekends to golf in Florida or attend sporting events, including theSuper Bowl andthe Daytona500.
The limited travel to see supporters is amajor departure from his first term,when Trump held aseries of rallies before celebrating 100 days in office with aPennsylvania speech in 2017.
Michiganwas oneofthe battleground states Trump
flippedin2024fromthe Democratic column. But it’s also been deeply affected by his tariffs, including on newimported carsand auto parts.
Automaker Stellantis halted production at plants in Canada andMexico after Trump announced a25% tariff on importedvehicles, temporarily laying off900 U.S. employees. Industry groups have separately urged the White House to scrapplans fortariffs on importedauto parts, warning that doing so would raise prices on cars and could trigger “layoffs and bankruptcy.”
That seemingly would makethe stateanodd choice for Trump to hail his accomplishments. Luis Guevara,ofGrosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, said outside Trump’srally thathe’s“cautiously optimistic” aboutTrump’sfirst 100 days in office but noted thatchange can be hard. “Wedon’tlook at our 401(k) or our portfolio on a daily,weekly,monthly basis or even year to year.Ithink the market is very skittish,” Guevara said. “Now is certainly notthe time to mimic the market and be skittish.I think we have to hold tight. It’sgoing to be arough ride. Change is difficult for alot of people.”
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N.O. department relocating workers
Council member decries conditions
BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer
New Orleans municipal employees who maintain traffic signals are getting a new workspace, city officials said Tuesday, nearly a year after officials discovered dangerous problems with their current facility and a day after a City Council member decried those conditions publicly
La. Children’s Museum gets $2.5M grant
New teen programs planned
BY JONI HESS Staff writer
The Louisiana Children’s Museum is expanding its programming footprint to serve older children and teens thanks to a $2.5 million donation from the Lilly Endowment, officials announced Tuesday
The money will support a new 800-square-foot exhibit at the museum’s City Park campus as well as a work development program that will provide stipends to teens who work at the museum over the next four years, city and state officials said at a news conference held at the Children’s Museum.
A portion of the funds — $1.15 million will go toward the workforce development and teen mentoring program, while $1.35 million will cover the exhibit called “Character Connects Us.”
“The Louisiana Children’s Museum has long been a cornerstone of education, imagination and community in our region,” Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., said in a statement.
“This transformative gift from Lilly Endowment Inc. will not only expand the museum’s programming to support older children and teens but also strengthen New Orleans’ position as a place where families and young minds thrive.” Louisiana Children’s Museum is one of 23 across the country to receive a grant from the Indianabased foundation created by the family of the major pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company Museum officials said the grant, the largest in its 40-year history will allow them to plug the gap when children “age out” of children’s museums around age 9 — a time usually bridged by science museums and interactive spaces.
But New Orleans doesn’t have a science museum, CEO Tifferney White said. The closest one is Kenner’s Planetarium and the Rivertown Space Science Complex
“We began to imagine the Louisiana Children’s Museum as a place where older children could learn and grow in New Orleans,” White said.
Nearly 500 teens will be able to gain work experience in museum concept development helping design experiences for younger guests while learning character traits such as critical thinking, leadership and service. They will also co-develop plans for the exhibit beginning next year, with an anticipated opening date in 2029. The exhibit will feature a gallery and multiple experiences that “spark conversations and moments of reflection,” according to
At issue are three trailers used by the city’s Department of Public Works that have fallen into disrepair, department Director Clinton “Rick” Hathaway said. In one of the trailers, located on the Lafitte Greenway on North Broad Street, a ceiling has collapsed, while another has floor damage.
The Department of Public Works’ sign and signal operation will begin moving its operations
into an existing public works facility in the 700 block of Norman C. Francis Parkway within the next couple of weeks, Hathaway said.
The announcement comes as the department faces scrutiny by the New Orleans City Council after employees accused department leaders last year of harassment and retaliation, and more recently, of shoddy workplace conditions. And it comes as Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has struggled to address maintenance issues at public properties
throughout the city, including government offices, police stations and libraries. Hathaway, who took over as public works director in December 2023, said he did not know how long the three trailers had been in poor condition. But he said that officials had been aware of the problem since at least last summer, when they began working on plans to relocate the workers.
The relocation had been delayed because the facility they are moving into currently houses court
documents, and officials needed to work to find a new storage location.
“I guess through funding issues or whatever, we’re finally here and we’re able to make a move,” said Hathaway
The relocation comes as the Public Works Department is under scrutiny, after rank-and-file employees accused department leaders of harassment and retaliation at a public council hearing
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Parents testify in murder trial
Jury gets details of girl’s autopsy
BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer
During the first day of testimony
Tuesday in the murder trial of Bunnak
“Hannah” Landon, the Harahan woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s 6-year-old daughter, jurors heard from the victim’s mother and father and saw heartbreaking autopsy photos of the little girl.
Landon, 45, is charged with first-de-
gree murder and obstruction of justice, accused of beating and strangling Bella Fontenelle to death.
Authorities allege Landon then stuffed Bella’s body in a 100-pound pool chlorine bucket and left that bucket at the home of Bella’s biological mother
Landon’s defense attorney, Letita Parker Davis, told jurors her client is mentally ill and did not know right from wrong during the commission of the offense.
But Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney Rachel Africk told jurors during opening statements that Landon not only knew what she’d done was
Old I-12 concrete to become new reef
CCA works to shore up vulnerable Lake Pontchartrain
BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer
In less than a week, a new artificial reef will be in place off the coast of St. Tammany thanks to 4,000 tons of recycled concrete from Interstate 12. On Tuesday morning, at a lakefront pavilion near the Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association, or CCA, announced that construction had begun on the new reef at Goose Point, near where Bayou Lacombe enters the lake. The several acres of concrete reef will attract crabs, oysters
and fish, said Charlie Kaplinger CCA’s board chairman and interim CEO. This is CCA’s 58th artificial reef in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and its seventh in Lake Pontchartrain.
As life grows on the concrete, the reef becomes like a “buffet line” for little fish, which in turn attract bigger fish, said the parish’s coastal manager, Randy Pausina.
“We have a very fragile shoreline, and it’s always being battered by storms and natural subsidence, so this is an opportunity for us to rebuild, not just our shoreline, but build more habitat for marine species,” Kaplinger said. He added that the reef will be a destination for fishing.
wrong, she took steps to delete text messages, bury her cellphone and research a criminal defense attorney
“I submit to you that the evidence will show that she’s not crazy. She’s not insane. She’s evil, and there’s a difference,” Africk said.
Bella’s mother, Jennifer Zeledon, and father Michael Fontenelle, testified that they immediately recognized Landon as the woman recorded by several home surveillance cameras pulling the bucket containing Bella’s body in a wagon.
“I immediately put it together,”
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Department of Justice ends school desegregation case
Plaquemines Parish lawsuit dates back decades
BY CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT Staff writer
The U.S. Department of Justice dismissed a decades-old school desegregation case against Plaquemines Parish on Tuesday, ending an integration order that local leaders forcefully resisted in the 1960s before ultimately complying. The Justice Department filed the lawsuit in 1966 after Plaquemines Parish, led by political boss and staunch segregationist Leander Perez, refused to integrate its schools. In 1975, a federal judge said that the parish School Board had ended its system of racially segregated schools, yet the case
remained open for another 50 years, according to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who said her office worked with the federal government to have the case dismissed. Now Murrill and Gov Jeff Landry are urging the Justice Department to close all remaining desegregation cases in Louisiana.
“DOJ’s decision marks an important step forward, not only for the Plaquemines Parish School Board, but also for school boards across the State that can now follow suit,” Murrill said in a statement Tuesday About 30 of Louisiana’s 69 traditional public school districts were still under desegregation orders as of 2020, according to an analysis by The Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank.
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home in Harahan after Bella Fontenelle, a 6-year-old girl, was found dead nearby on April 26,
Tuesday
first day of testimony in the murder trial of Bunnak ‘Hannah’ Landon, who is accused of killing Bella.
Oil leak spills at least 9,492 gallons
Cleanup underway in Plaquemines Parish marsh
BY DAVID J MITCHELL
Staff writer
Contractors on Tuesday worked to try to control an 82-year-old oil well that is leaking into the marshes of southern Plaquemines Parish as response workers set up absorbent booms and deployed other measures to try to contain the spill, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Around 150 response workers had recovered 9,492 gallons of oily liquids, or approximately 226 barrels, leaked from the well into Garden Island Bay near the mouth of the Mississippi River, Coast Guard officials said in an update Tuesday afternoon.
There have been no reports or observations of affected wildlife, the Coast Guard said.
The leak of oil and gas from the Spectrum OpCo LLC’s Garden Island Bay production facility was reported to the Coast Guard in New Orleans at 4 p.m. Saturday An overflight by an air crew from the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office later confirmed the leak.
Coast Guard officials have not described the size of the leak and said that crews have not determined the flow rate of the leak or how much
An aerial image taken from an overflight on Monday shows marshland affected by a leaking oil well near Garden Island Bay in southern Plaquemines Parish. The Coast Guard has implemented a safety zone in the area and crews have installed containment and absorbent boom to contain the oily liquids leaking from the Spectrum OpCo well that was drilled 82 years ago. The well was shut in 2015.
oily liquid has escaped from the well so far The cause of the leak remains under investigation.
Spectrum OpCo officials have not responded to a request for comment since Monday The company has been deemed the responsible party and has formed a unified command with the Coast Guard and state Oil
Spill Coordinator’s Office to manage the response.
The company has hired response and other contractors under a state and federally approved plan.
Since the discovery of the leak, the Coast Guard has restricted flights for up to 2,000 feet high within 2 miles of the leaking well as response workers operated 10 skimmers and deployed a variety of recovery storage equipment.
Workers had also put out 7,800 feet of 18-inch-thick containment
boom and 382 bales of absorbent boom, aimed at preventing oil from contaminating nearby islands Coast Guard officials said Tuesday
Spectrum OpCo, a Delawarebased company with New York state ownership, is one of two companies with active wells in the Garden Island Bay field, according to state business and oil and gas records. The company’s management is in Houston.
Fire damages New Orleans East apartments
14 residents displaced in morning blaze
BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer
Firefighters battled a blaze that damaged an apartment building in the Read Boulevard East area of New Orleans East this week, displacing 14 residents. Firefighters were called to the Mark VII Apartments in the 4500 block of Papania Drive at 6:30 a.m. Monday, with a second alarm issued about 10 minutes later, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. The fire was under control at around 7:04 a.m., NOFD officials said. Twelve of 24 apartments, two of which were unoccu-
pied, were damaged in the fire NOFD officials said. Four were burned while others on the first floor were damaged by water and smoke.
Ten households were displaced, including 12 adults and two children, NOFD officials said. No injuries were reported
Investigators determined that the fire started in a second-story apartment before extending to two apartments to its right through a common attic. The residents of the apartment told firefighters the blaze originated at or around the kitchen stove, NOFD officials said. The American Red Cross was asked to assist those impacted by the fire, according to NOFD.
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Point in Lake Pontchartrain made out of recycled I-12 concrete.
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The idea started about a yearand-a-half ago, when John Walther, the chairman of habitat and conservation at CCA, got a call from a friend in St. Tammany Parish’s administration.
“Hey, let’s build a reef,” Pausina suggested.
The parish had some extra concrete from the Interstate 12 widening project that began a few years ago. Pausina had asked the project’s contractors for their concrete rubble, which the parish then stockpiled in storage facilities. CCA was interested. Chevron agreed to donate $100,000 for the reef, as it is a longtime partner of CCA and has its headquarters for the company’s Gulf of Mexico (changed by President Trump to Gulf of America) business unit in St. Tammany Parish. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries also matched the dona-
tion. Construction is expected to be finished by this weekend, said Caroline Licciardi, who works on the public relations team for Chevron. The parish is also hoping to start soon on a “living shoreline” project on the shore behind the Goose Point reef. Waves will hit the reef first before reaching the shoreline, Pausina said The living shoreline will consist of mounds of concrete that come up to the water’s surface, in contrast to the concrete in the reef, which will be about 6 feet below the surface.
“This artificial reef is just one of many that we hope to provide along Lake Pontchartrain for the benefit of those who live here and for those who love to come and fish and recreate here on Lake Pontchartrain,” said St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper, who was also there on behalf of the Parish Council.
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SCHOOL
Federal courts have imposed unnecessary requirements” on those districts, costing schools “tens of millions of dollars,” Landry said in a statement. Local leaders, not “unelected, activist federal judges,” should make important education decisions, he added.
“For those school systems still under desegregation cases, I want you to know there is an end in sight,” he said, “and I encourage you to reach out to the Attorney General.”
Filed Tuesday, the “joint stipulation of dismissal” by the federal government, Murrill’s office and the Plaquemines Parish School Board formally closes the desegregation case and ends court oversight of the district.
Board President Niko Tesvich and Superintendent Shelley Ritz Board called it a “truly historic day.”
“This dismissal confirms that the court’s supervision of the School Board has ended and that the elected school board members have full control of the Plaquemines Parish School System,” they said “The School Board reaffirms its commitment to continuing to provide quality educational services to all students in a nondiscriminatory manner.”
Desegregation fight
The U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional in its landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education. But school systems and state Legislatures across the South spend years fighting integration.
Plaquemines Parish made national headlines as Perez helped lead White resistance to school integration. During the New Orleans school desegregation
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last year On Monday, a council committee advanced a plan to launch an investigation into the department, and Council President JP Morrell said part of the department’s sign shop has no air conditioning and has been in trailers for 20 years.
“There are different ways to harass and mistreat people. There are different ways for the city to not meet its obligations of providing for its employees,” said Morrell. “It’s past time to look into all of that collectively.”
The full council is expected to vote on a resolution to launch an investigation on May 8. Morrell said the investigation would cover workplace conditions and harassment allegations.
The Cantrell administration has completed an internal investigation into the Public Works employees’ allegations, officials said in a statement Thursday Joseph Threat, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer for infrastructure, “will submit the findings with his recommendations for further actions” to address the issues, according to the statement, though it was not clear when.
Hathaway said Tuesday that officials discovered that the ceiling of a trailer that is used for storage for city signage has collapsed. He said that workers do not use the space full time but come and go to retrieve materials.
“They know to use a mask,” Hathaway said. Another trailer, where three traffic signal employees work, has floor damage, Hathaway said.
“I know they’ve been bad for a while,” said Hathaway, referring to the conditions.
The New Orleans Fire Department puts out a blaze at an apartment complex in the 4500 block of Papania Drive in New Orleans on Tuesday.
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crisis of 1960, he told residents to “take action now,” which contributed to a mob of thousands storming City Hall.
After the federal government sued to force school integration in Plaquemines Parish, Perez represented the parish in the legal case. Newspapers quoted him as saying that integration would be a “worse catastrophe than Hurricane Betsy.”
U.S. District Court Judge Herbert Christenberry issued a desegregation order in 1966, which prevented Perez and other officials from interfering, and warned that the FBI would act if they didn’t comply
Still, the resistance continued.
After the School Board sent about 30 Black students to allWhite Woodlawn High School, the school’s teachers quit and the school closed, never to reopen.
Case lingers for decades
In 1975, the court ruled that Plaquemines Parish had taken sufficient action to integrate the schools and eliminate “the effects of past discrimination,” and the case was “administratively closed.”
After that time, there were no further actions in the case, according to government. Yet the case remained in the court system.
“That ended today,” the Justice Department said in a news release Tuesday, adding that Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon “righted a historical wrong” by closing the case.
“No longer will the Plaquemines Parish School Board have to devote precious local resources over an integration issue that ended two generations ago,” Dhillon said in a statement.
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Hathaway said on Tuesday that the relocation was not related to the council’s investigation. “This is something that needs to be done for the safety and wellbeing of our employees,” said Hathaway New Orleans has a backlog of more than $200 million in needed maintenance to the city’s hundreds of public properties a Times-Picayune investigation found last year, with facilities across the city plagued by rodents, inadequate air-conditioning, and leaks.
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museum officials.
Potential elements could include an art installation highlighting the city’s rich communal culture with stories produced by locals and teen program participants. It could also include partner games that encourage young people to overcome challenges, or a seating area with a giant button that prompts activities.
“It dovetails well with what (the office of) youth and families is pushing with the youth master plan, which is a 10-year plan to integrate all the youth programming here in the city,” said City Council member Joe Giarrusso.
The new exhibit will add to the $45.5 million facility in City Park that opened its doors to families in 2020. Originally housed on Julia Street in the Warehouse District, the relocation was more than a decade in the making.
Then-CEO Julia Bland referred to the new location as an “Early Learning Village, or an early childhood campus,” that was intended to provide more outdoor space for the thousands of children served annually Officials will share more information about the programs on the Louisiana Children’s Museum website and through their social media.
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St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper spoke at an event on Tuesday where the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association announced the installation of a new artificial reef at Goose
St.James School Boardsued in specialeducation case
Pre-Kstudent was denied services, suit says
BY CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT Staff writer
The St. JamesParish School Boardhas been accused of violating federal law by denying special education services to achild Alawsuit, filed April 17, alleges the school system disenrolled aprekindergarten student who has a disability shortly after determining the student was eligible to receive special education in the district The lawsuitclaims the district’sactions violated the U.S. Individualswith Disabilities Education ImprovementAct and asection of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Brought by the child’slegal guardian, Shirah Herbert, and written by attorney Kimona Hogan,the suit also appeals decisions madebyanadministrative law judge who ruled the child didn’tlive within the parish. It claims the judge’sdecision denied the plaintiff, Herbert, a full and fair hearing under federal disability law
Sarah Forsythe, a spokesperson for the School Board,saidvia email that the board and district can’tcomment pending ongoing legal proceedings. Filed in the New Orleans-
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Michael Fontenelle, 44, said while glancing overat Landon in the courtroom as he recalled the moment he viewed doorbell camera video from Zeledon’shome “I saw Hannah dropping the bucket off in the front yard.”
‘Mean’
Landon is accused of killing Bella on the night of April 25, 2023,inthe Donelon Drive home she shared with Michael Fontenelle.
At thetime of Bella’s death, Fontenelleand Zeledon split custody of Bella and herthen-7-year-old sister. The two began dating around 2013 but never married.
Zeledon, 44, testified that she ended things in 2019 because of Michael Fontenelle’smental, emotional and physical abuse
“I didn’twant my girlsto think this was normal …for them to see theabuse,” she said. The breakup was ugly and filled with so much tension that Zeledon and Fontenelle said they communicated only through a co-parenting app.
Fontenelle told jurors he met Landon in October 2019 while she wasworking as astripper by the name of “Valentina” at agentleman’sclub called the Crazy Horse CabaretinBaton Rouge.
Landon had been living in Gulfport, Mississippi, but moved to River Ridge in an apartmentthat Fontenelle paid for,hetestified. Landon moved into his Donelon Drive home in 2020 and began caring for the children and participating in custody exchanges, according to authorities.
Zeledon described Bella as achipmunk-cheeked baby who grew into asweet and happy little girl. She loved to play pretendor belt out songs thatshe composedall on her own. But in the months after Fontenelle began dating Landon, Bella seemed to change.
Fontenelle testified that Bella, her sister and “Hannah” got along “fairly great.” But Zeledon told the court that Bella often complained of stomach aches,cried un-
based Eastern District of Louisiana,the lawsuit states Herbert submitted an enrollment packet to Cypress Grove Montessori AcademyinAugust 2024. Herbertlives in St. John the Baptist Parish, while the child has acare arrangement in St.James Parish,and the document statesHerbert disclosed both details in the packet
According to aJanuary decision by Administrative Law Judge Adaora Chukudebelu, Herbert included anotarized statement saying she and her child lived with the care provider in St. James Parish. Hogan writesinthe lawsuit that the packetwas missing the child’sSocial Security card, but the chief of schools approved the child’senrollment that month, despitethe disclosedliving arrangement
Once school began, staff allegedly raised concerns about the student’sdevelopmental andacademic progressand initiatedan evaluation to determine if thechild qualified for special education, thecomplaintstates On Oct. 22, the district determinedthe student qualified for special education andscheduled ameetingfor Nov.7todevelop an IndividualizedEducation Program, according to the lawsuit. Required by federal law, an IEPis developed for every publicschool child who needs
controllably at school, and suffered from anxiety fueled by the thought of havingtospendtimeather father’shouse.
“She was alwaysvery anxiouswhen we were set to exchange,” Zeledonsaid. Bella told relatives, school staff andher therapist that “Ms. Hannah”was mean, but never revealed any direct physical abuse, accordingtoher mother On the day before Bella waskilled, shewas supposedtofinally open up to her father and mother about her problemswith Landon during atherapy session, according toAfrick.
Fontenelle testified the session was the first time he’d ever heard that Landon was “mean.” But when pressed forspecific details by her father, Bellajust shut down, Zeledon testified. Thetherapy session was the last time Zeledon would see Bella alive.
Fontenelle testified that he later toldLandon about thesession andthreatened to reassess their relationship if he heard any more complaints from Bella.
‘IsBella dead?’
Fontenelle was working late at his job as acertified public accountantfor the city of KennerwhenBella was killed,Africk told jurors. He arrived home about 9:55 p.m., after authorities say Landon carted Bella’sbody one street over to Zeledon’s houseon Sedgefield DriveinHarahan.
Fontenelle testified that he didn’tcheck on the girls when he gothome because he thought they were tucked in and asleep. He andLandonhad earlier argued about her using the wagon, that would later transport Bella’sbody,to move mulch around outside.
Fontenelle told the court the wagon was special to him becauseheused itto make thegirls’floats for school MardiGrasparades Still upset,Fontenelle went straight to bed that night anddidn’tnotice Bellaand Landon were missinguntil he woke the next day In surveillance video from Zeledon’s house playedfor jurors, neither Fontenelle nor Zeledon noticed thewhite bucket with thebluetop sitting at the foot of her front lawn as he
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special education.
But according to the complaint, thedistrict “unilaterally disenrolled” the student effective Nov. 4without prior notice or an opportunity forHerbert to appeal
Thecomplaint states that the timing of the school’sdecision to disenroll the child suggests that officials used thechild’s residency status as apretext to avoid its obligation to develop an IEP.Italso claims thatotherparents and guardians with similar residencydocumentation were notsubject to disenrollment.
In late November,Hoganfiled motions with the LouisianaDepartment of Education,which were forwarded to the Louisiana Division of Administrative Law, according to the complaint. Chukudebelu dismissed the case in January,ruling thatthe minor’sresidenceisatHerbert’sinSt. John the Baptist Parish TheApril lawsuit argues Chukudebelu didn’tfollow IDEA’s requirements, which statestudents must remain in their current education placementduring certain administrativeand judicial proceedings
Ahearing on amotion forpreliminary injunction is setfor May 19,according to the case docket.
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dropped off Bella’ssister on the way to the police station to make missing person reports. It was Zeledon’smother, who rushedover after hearing of Bella’sdisappearance, who spotted the bloody bucket and notified her daughter “I knewimmediately,” Zeledon testified. “It’sjust amother thing. Iknewmy child was in there.”
More surveillance video showed Zeledon, her mother andthe sister rushing outside to inspect the bucket
As her mother andgrandmother criedout, the 7-year-old can be heard asking, “What happened? Bella? Is Bella dead? Is Bella dead? Iwant Bella.”
Fontenelle told thecourt he hasn’t spoken to Landon since Bella’sdeath.
Still alive
Jefferson Parish Forensic
PathologistDr. Dana Troxclair testified about Bella’s autopsy
Photos flashed on the screen behindthe witness stand of the 48-pound little girl folded into the fetal position, facedown inside bucket. Bella was still wearing her hot pink, polka dot pajamas.
Troxclair pointed out frothing near Bella’smouth and in herthroat, telling the court, “She might have been unconscious but still alive when shewas placed in the bucket.”
Bella had pooling blood underher scalp, the result of repeated blows to her head,according to Troxclair
She also had bruises on her face, neck and head. Troxclair explained that the red dots on Bella’sface were actually burst blood vessels called petechiae, indicators thatthe Bellahad been strangled.
Troxclaircouldn’tsay for sure whether Bella was choked by hand or something else. But Troxclairpointed outcrescentshaped cuts in the little girl’sneck left by Bella’s fingernails as she dug into her own skin to try and loosen thegrip around her throat
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2025, at theage of 75. She waspreceded in death by herlovingparents, Bernard Philip, andProvidence Pusateri Palazzolo. HerlovinghusbandisKeith Bordelon.Her devoteddaughterisJennifer Nielsen Mixon.Her attentive sister is Susan Palazzolo Cloninger. Shegraduated from St.JosephAcademy in NewOrleans in 1967 in thetop thirdofher class. In earlier years, she attended LSUinBaton Rouge,LSU in NewOrleans, TouroInfirmarySchool of Nursingand Audubon Commercial College. Her uncompleted nursing school togetherwith a year of Secretarial CurriculumatAudubon Commercial Collegeallowed herto getthe jobatthe LSU Healthcare Network. Mary'slifebecame meaningfulwhenJennifer was born in 1973. Although Mary sufferedwith abipolar disorder,she wasable to work for 21 years (19771999) and retire from LSU Healthcare NetworkinNew Orleans. Shesuffered kidneyfailurefromtaking lithium for 20 years for her bipolar and hence retired early. Whileworkingatthe medical center,she workedfor theLSU Clinics BillingOffice, TheLSU Eye Center,LSU Orthopedics Department, LSUSchool of NursingBaccalaureate ProgramSenior faculty(4 years), andfor many years (13) theNeurology Department. After herretirement, she obtained an associate's degree in computer information systems in 2005 from NúñezCommunity Collegewiththe hope of returningtoworkwith newskills. She foundthe age bias wasunforgiving Sherelocated from Chalmette, La to Prairieville,La because of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, whereshe and herhusbandlost everythingwith watereven into theattic. They were ableto purchase abeautifulnew home thereinPrairieville, La. Shewas an active volunteer at Woman's Hospital for10years. She was active in St.Johnthe Evangelist Altar Society. She enjoyed goingout to eat andtothe movies with Keith andjust staying home with himbyher side. She enjoyed gettingtogether with herdaughterJennifer andpredeceasedson-inlaw,Harold, hersister Sue andbrother-in-law Gary and their childrenand theirgrandchild,with brother-in-law, Louie and sister-in-law Maria and theirchildrenand grandchildren. Sheenjoyedgoingto12stepmeetings andout to lunchwith friends. Shehas ahostof first cousins, Judy, Jan Sandra, Diane, Raymond, andDebbie that she loved together with theirchildren andgrandchildren. Sheenjoyed modern technology, digital photography, Facebook andeducational games like Trivia Crack, WheelofFortune, Crosswords, Design Home, Word Scapes andJeopardy. Shewas afraid of gettingAlzheimer'sand kept hermind active in this way. Shewishedshe did nothave to leave all of you andwanted to thank you for all yourlove.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 5pmto8pmatOurso Funeral Home, 13533 Airline Hwy, Gonzales, La. Visitationwill resume on Thursday, May1,2025, at St.Johnthe Evangelist Catholic Church,15208 LA73, Prairieville, La. from 9:30 am untilMass of Christian Burial at 11 am. Mary will be laidtorest in Serenity Oaks Memorial Park.
Thefamilywould like to thank the doctors, nurses andstaff at OurLady of theLake Regional Medical Center,Sage Rehab, Center Point, andThe Carpenter HouseBaton Rouge Hospice for their excellent care.InLieuofflowers donations canbemade to Louisiana Organ ProcurementAssociation https://g ive.lopa.org/checkout/7130 or to St.Johnthe Evangelist Catholic Church, Prairieville,La. Address above
Burvant, Josephine Mary Corte 'Josie'
Josephine(Josie) Mary CorteBurvant, 95, passed away peacefullyonApril 26, 2025 at Christwood RetirementCommunity Shewas born on June 28, 1929 in NewOrleans.She wasthe daughterofthe lateJoseph andRosaria Tusa Corteand wasraised in NewOrleans Josiegraduated from Sophie B. Wright High School in 1946, and from there attendedLoyola University, whereshe studied Biology andreceiveda degree in Medical Technology. Sheworked for six years as alaboratory technician untilshe put hercareerasidetoraise herseven children. At the ageof50she returned to work at Ochsner Meadowcrest Hospital in thehematologylaboratory. Sheretired from Meadowcrest at age 72. Sheissurvivedbyher seven children: Robert Burvant(Nancy), Suzanne Senter,M.D. (Bruce, M.D.), John Burvant, M.D. (Jeanne), Lisette West (Paul), Barabara Burvant Deichmann,Andre Burvant (Allison), andRichard Burvant; eighteen grandchildren: BenjaminHagan Robert F. Burvant, James Burvant, JamesCorbett Senter (Ph.D.),Amelia Senter,Bruce Senter,Jr., Brian Burvant, Elizabeth BurvantStapp, John West, Jennifer West Harding (D.V.M.), Michelle West Eunice, Hannah Deichmann,Kate Deichmann,Alysse Burvant, Katelyn Burvant, Sarah Burvant, Richard BurvantJr., andBennett Burvant; eightgreat grandchildren: Cole Hagan, DerekHagan,AbbyHagan, Ellie Senter,Mattew West Nicholas West,Cecelia Harding, andSamuel Eunice Josiewas preceded in death by hermost beloved husband, Dr.Julien Robert
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Josie was adevout Catholic and steadfast in her prayers for her family, friends, children and grandchildren. Her relationship with Christ was her source of strength and comfort as she struggled through the heartbreaking loss of her husband. She was an activememberof the Aurora Garden Club and frequentlyhelped beautify the gardens at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Algiers. Josie also enjoyed participatingas amember of the New Orleans Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Chapter Htohelp advocate forwomen and provide educational opportunities. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the New Orleans PEO Chapter Hat peointernational.org.
Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral service at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025 Visitation will precede from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A reception will follow at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home.
CliftonGraybill Cooper, age 67, of Covington, Louisiana,wenttobewith the Lord on Thursday,April 17, 2025. He wasbornon September 2, 1957,in Roanoke,Virginia. He is survivedbyhis loving wife of16years,Helen Moore “Muffet”Cooper;children, Bethany Mader(Corben) SamanthaBeavers (Corey), and Alex Cooper (Heather); step-children,Marvin Heebe(Ellen) andClark Heebe(Jill); grandchildren, ColtonCooper,Evander Cooper,Leeland Beavers, Riley Beavers, Maverick Beavers,OliverBeavers Amy Mader, Carter Mader, Haley Crasto (William), JackHeebe, HelenHeebe, BeckHeebe, DavisHeebe, Libby Heebe, andone grandchildonthe way; and great-grandson, Dyar Crasto. He is also survived byhis siblings,Tony Cooper (Diane)and Chris Cooper (Barbara); niece, RachelCooper (Jonathan Duffy); cousins, Caroline Cecil andLoisRussell (Dave); uncle,PaulGraybill (Rose); andmanyother ex‐tendedfamilymembers and friends. He waspre‐ceded in deathbyhis par‐ents, Eugene Lawrence Cooper andMarianLucille GraybillCooper.Cliff lived brieflyinBirmingham, Al‐abama,and Atlanta, Geor‐gia,beforegrowing up pri‐marilyinHarahan Louisiana,and attending EastJefferson High School Helater livedinIndiana and completedanassoci‐ate’s degree in theology fromBoyce BibleCollege at SouthernBaptist Theologi‐cal Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, before ulti‐matelyrelocatingtoCov‐ington, Louisiana, wherehe met andmarried Helen Muffet”Cooper.Hepas‐tored multiple churches throughoutLouisiana,Ken‐tucky,and Indianaduring his career.Hewas an ac‐tivememberofBogue FalayaBaptist Church and morerecentlyattended LiveOak MissionaryBap‐tistChurch.Hehad also preachedatCreekside Baptist Church in Loranger inrecentyears.Hewas a lovinghusband,father, grandfather,and friend, and he will be dearly missedbyhis familyand community.Memorialdo‐nations maybemadeto LiveOak MissionaryBap‐tistChurch,c/o JimMorris, 21292 Highway1062, Lor‐anger,LA70446 or to St Tammany Outreach forthe PreventionofSuicide (S.T.O.P.S.), 427 N. Theard St #500, Covington, LA 70433 985-237-5506; https://www stops-la.com/.Relatives and friendsare invitedto attendthe funeralservices onSaturday, May3,2025 at11:00 AM at Live Oak MissionaryBaptist Church 78273 Highway1077, Fol‐som,Louisiana,withvisita‐tionbeginning at 9:00 AM Private intermentwillfol‐low in BogueFalayaBaptist ChurchCemetery, anda celebration of life recep‐tionwillfollowthe inter‐mentatthe Cooper Family Home. E. J. Fielding Funeral HomeofCovington Louisiana,ishonored to be entrusted with Mr Cooper’s funeralarrange‐ments.His familyinvites youtoshare thoughts,
memories,and condo‐lencesbysigning an online guestbook at www.ejfield ingfh.com
d'Aquin, Marilyn Tortorich
MarilynT.d'Aquin passed awaypeacefully on Thursday, April 24, 2025at the ageof87. She was born on October 6, 1937 and was the daughter of August Tortorich and Lucille Boudreaux and step daughterofLashley A. Boudreaux. She was a beloved wifeof65yearsof the late Joseph F. d'Aquin, Jr.and mother of Joseph F. d'Aquin,III (Ingrid), Thomas L. d'Aquin and Michael d'Aquin(Dawn). Shewas also the grandmother of Joseph F. d'Aquin, IV (Claudia), SarahV.Robichaux (Joshua) and Phillip A. d'Aquin (Kaleigh) and great-grandmother of CatalinaSofiad'Aquin and Aurora MariaRobichaux. Lovingauntofmany niecesand nephews.
Marilyn was agraduate of St. Mathias and Dominican High School from which she made many lifetime friendships. She was aparishionerof St. Edwards the Confessor Parish. She was primarily a homemakerbut was also employedbyFerro and Associates. She leaves behindnumerous familyand friends.
Relatives and friends areinvited to attend a Funeral Mass at 11:30 AM on Saturday, May3,2025at Tharp FuneralHome, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA 70001. Visitationwillbegin at 9:00 AM. Interment willbeinSt. Louis#3CemeteryinNew Orleans, LA. Expressions of love and sympathy may be viewed and placedat www.tharpcares.com.
Dubroc,Roseanna Lumetta
Withheavy hearts and profound love,wean‐nouncethe passingof Roseanna Lumetta Dubroc who left this worldpeace‐fully on April18, 2025, at the ageof83. Shewas a woman of grace, kindness and unwavering faith. She touched countless lives withher gentle spirit and compassionate heart. She embodiedthe true mean‐ing of selflessness. She lived everyday with quiet strength, always placing the needsofothersbefore her own. Whetheritwas offeringa helpinghand, a listening ear, aheartfelt prayer, or awordofen‐couragement rooted in her deep faith, shewas acon‐stant source of comfort and lighttoall who knew her.Roseanna’slifewas a testament to love in action Her sweetnatureand kind words lifted spirits, and her unwavering belief in the powerofprayergave hopetomanyduringtheir mostdifficult times. She taughtusthattrue strengthisfound in gentle‐ness, that kindness is never wasted,and that the greatestthing youcan offersomeone is aheart fullofcompassion. Al‐thoughshe wasa Cosme‐tologist by trade, ade‐voted mother,grand‐mother, andgreat-grand‐mother, Roseanna found her greatest joyincaring for herfamily. Roseanna was born in NewOrleans onDecember31, 1941, to the late Bertha Weibelt Baham andSoule Baham. Roseanna wasthe beloved motherofJudinaBoos, MaryLumetta,Rhonda Brodmyer, Paul Lumetta, and Shae Fiorillo,who strivetocarry forwardher legacyofkindness, faith, and love.Her cherished, JuanLumetta andShelley Lumetta arepreviouslyde‐ceased. Shewas also the adoredgrandmother of Brandon Wertz, Cody Boos, Jessica Eady,Falon Gonza‐les,AmeliaFendlason, MandieAnnis, Jesse Lumetta,and Vittoria Fior‐illo.She wasthe treasured
great-grandmotherofTroy Salisbury,Jr.,LilyEady, and Charlie Boos andsisterof Dorothy B. Norton,Beverly B.Dubroc, TheresaB.De‐mots, andKathleen B. Bil‐leaud.Aswesay goodbye, wetakecomfort in know‐ing that sheisnow resting inthe eternalpeace of God's embrace, hersweet soulforever remembered and cherished. Family and friends areinvited to at‐tenda visitation on Friday May 2, 2025, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Greenwood Fu‐neral Home at 5200 Canal Blvd.,New Orleans, LA 70124. Afamilyservice will beheldat1:00pm. Inter‐mentwillbeprivate.For condolences,visit www greenwoodfh.com
Kathleen “Kathy”Vin‐centGaudet, native of New Orleans andresidentof Kenner, passedawayon Saturday, April26, 2025 at the ageof69years old. She issurvivedbyher husband of48years,RobertPaul Gaudet; son, BrandonPaul Gaudet(SarahBeth); daughter, Rochelle Lynn Gaudet; granddaughters, Emma Kate Gaudet,Lilah Grace Gaudet andAva Mae Gaudet; andsiblings, Mar‐garet Breaux andEdwardP Vincent,Jr. Sheispreceded indeath by herparents Edwardand MarianaVin‐cent. Relativesand friends are invitedtothe Memorial Service at L. A. Muhleisen & SonFuneralHome, 2607 Williams Blvd., Kenner on Sunday, May4,2025 begin‐ningat2 pm.Visitationwill beheldfrom12noon to 2 pm. To sharememoriesor condolences,pleasevisit www.muhleisen.com
Kenneth George
Kenneth GeorgeGueho, 75, was called home to be with his Lord and Saviour on Sunday, April 27, 2025, from his home in Algiers, NewOrleans. Kenneth graduated from Martin Behrman HighSchool in 1968 and married Dorie Ann Vail on August 30, 1975. Kenneth worked in theministry of First Baptist Church of Algiers formore than 30 years, and his one desirewas to live forthe Lord and to see others come to knowHim.Healso worked for Corporate Realtyasanoperating engineerfor over 15 years.
He is survivedbyhis loving wife of 49 years, brothers Glenn and Danny Gueho; niece, Laura Lindstrom; nephew, Danny Gueho, Jr. (Sarah); and greatnieces Rachael, Haylie, and Annabelle Preceded in death by his parents, PastorHerman Gueho and DorisGueho, and sisters-in-law, Maria EsperanzaGueho and Pat Gueho
Visitation willbeheldon Thursday, May 1, at First Baptist Church of Algiers in Walker, LA from 9:30 AM until religious services at 11:30 AM conducted by Pastor Albert Pendarvis and/or AssociatePastor
Glen Bond.Burial willfollowatGateway Gardens Cemetery in Livingston,LA. Arrangementswith Church Funeral Services Walker, LA
SheilaLandry Harris, a vibrantsoul whose life journey beganonMay 25, 1950, in theheart of New Orleans, Louisiana, peacefully concluded her earthly chapter on April 13, 2025, in Metairie,Louisiana,surrounded by thewarmthof her loving family.Sheila's life was atestament to courage, faith,and adventure,asshe embraced each daywithanopen heart and an infectious enthusiasm that inspiredall who knew her.
Borntoher late parents, Warren and EthelLandry, Sheilagrewupina world rich with love,culture,and theunmistakable spirit of NewOrleans. Although she bidfarewell to her sister Barbara and her previous husband Michael J. Harris before her own departure, Sheila'slegacy is carried on by those who were the closesttoher heart.Her son, Chad MHarris, his wife SherieN.Harris, and her adored grandchildren, Brock M. Harrisand Carson Rose Harris, remain as livingtributes to her unwavering love and dedication. Sheilaalso leaves behind her 'BFF' Tess Landry, a bond that transcended the ordinary confinesof friendship
Sheila'ssiblings -Paula Farizo(Ricky), JayLandry (Karen), Marsha Cotton (Snow), Mark Landry (Angel), Gayle Campbell (Chris), and Gay Dawson (Tom) -along witha multitude of cousins,nieces, and nephews, and acongregationoflifelong dear friends and her church family,reflect theextensive communityshe built on thefoundationsofkindness, generosity, and love CelebrationofLife will be held SATURDAY MAY 10that CelebrationChurch KennerCampus 3550 Williams Blvd Kenner, La 70065 12pm-1:30pm reception at an announced location to follow
Nikki J. Herkender earnedher wingsto heavenonApril 9, 2025 Nikki wasbornonJanuary 10, 1947, to thelateMary AnconaHerkender and ClarenceHerkender,Sr. Nikki precedes hersignifi‐cantother,MaryDupuy Nikki is survived by her brother,ClarenceHerk‐ender,Jr. (Charlotte), her nephew, Kyle Herkender (Loretta), andher nieces, GingerHerkender and AmandaHerkender West (Christopher),manygreat niecesand greatnephews and many cousins. Nikki graduated from Riverdale HighSchool.She loved cooking, fishing, and spendingtimewithher familyand friends. Nikki madesuretohangout withher friendsevery week,doing differentactiv‐ities.She lovedcookingfor her familyand making hol‐idays meals. Shewillbe greatly missedbyevery‐one who knowsher.Rela‐tives andfriends arein‐vited to visitGreenwood FuneralHome, 5200 Canal Blvd.,New Orleans, LA 70124, on Saturday,May 3, 2025, starting at 11:00 a.m. followedbya funeralser‐vice at 1:00 p.m. Interment
will be privateata later date. Forcondolences and sharedmemories, please visit www.greenwoodfh com
Barbara Boudreaux Knobloch passedawayon April 24, 2025 at herresidenceinMetairie, LA. She wasbornonSeptember 5, 1940 in NewOrleans,LAto WallaceBoudreauxand EarlineBourgeois Boudreaux. Sheworkedas asecretary for Help A/C andHeating, afamily ownedbusiness that she helped run withher husband for 50+ years. She wasa member of Farland GrottoLady Bugs. She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Nims "Sonny" PhilipKnobloch; parents; andsiblings, Larry,Buddy,Donald,and Brenda Boudreaux. She is survived by hersons, Kenny, Keith, and Korey Knobloch;seven grandchildren;fivegreat-grandchildren;and siblings, Geri Achor, EugeneBoudreaux Sharon Boudreaux. Ajoint service for Barbara and Sonnywill be held on Friday, May2,2025 at Lake LawnMetairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.New Orleans, LA 70124. The visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. until the funeral mass at 1:00 p.m. Theintermentwillfollow at Lake LawnPark Mausoleum.
Legett Jr., DDS, MPH BenjaminJ.
Dr.BenjaminJ.Legett, Jr., anative of NewOrleans andresident of Covington Louisiana, died on April 24, 2025, at the age of 96. He wasthe son of the lateBenjaminJ.Legettand Kathryn Locascio Legett, brotherofthe late RosemaryE.Bowers, and husband of 68 years to his latewife,JuneDrumm Legett.
Thefamilyheloved includes twosons, Benjamin Legett III (Robin, deceased; Nancy Jordan), andDavid Drumm Legett (Beth); a daughter, Kathryn Legett Morris (John B); fivegrandchildren, StavelyMichael Legett (Dan), Christian Michael Legett (Keri,) Joshua Chapman Legett (Megan), Stephen BenjaminHurstell(Ciara), andEmma Drumm Gonzales(Blake); andone great-grandchild, Miles Drumm Legett.
Dr.Legettgraduated from Loyola University School of Dentistry in 1950, and received aMaster's Degree in Public Health fromTulaneUniversity in 1983. He enjoyed awidely variedprofessional career whichincludedthe general practice of dentistry, teaching, researchand publichealth. Following his service as Naval Dental Officerfor MarineAir Group 16 of theFirst MarineAir Wing duringthe Korean War and23yearsin private practice,hejoined thefacultyofthe Louisiana State University Medical Center whereheattained theacademic rankof Professor and Head of the Department of Community andPreventive Dentistry, retiringin1996 as
Professor Emeritus Service to thecommunity-at-large took many forms. He wasChair of the Board of Trustees of St Timothyonthe Northshore United Methodist Church anda member of the OchsnerClinicFoundation Northshore Board of Councilors. He travelled to remote villagesinCosta Ricatoset up apublic health projectfor undernourishedchildren and spearheaded theestablishment of arural,teachingdentalclinic at the LallieKemp Hospital in Tangipahoa Parish.He studied theuse of fluoridized milkinchildren's dental health andnutrition in Portsmouth, England, anddeveloped continuing education classes in Geriatric Dentistry here at home. He co-draftedthe first Louisiana Dental Medicaidprogram and started afreeoral cancer screeningprogram at the school of dentistry. He served as Presidentofthe NewOrleans Dental Association andEditor of theNODANews Publication,establishing that association'sfirst central office. In hisspare time,hegave over fifty special lectures andpresentationsand wrote twenty twopublications. Even in hislater years when he andJunemoved to St.Anthony'sGardens, Ben foundpurpose andjoy in organizing lectures,concerts, and poetryreadings for theirnew friends. Honorsbestowed on himincludethe Louisiana Veterans HonorMedaland fellowshipsinthe American Collegeof Dentists, The International CollegeofDentists, and The Louisiana Geriatric Education Center.Healso received recognition awards from theCancer Association of Greater New Orleansand TheBayou RiverHealth Systems Agency, andwas elected to theOmicronKappa Upsilon NationalDental Honor Fraternity. In hiscollection of family stories and reminiscences,Ben shared that he believedhewas puton earth to learn and to serve. But those close to him knew he was put here to learn,toserve,and to love Acelebration of hislifewill be held on Friday, May2 2025, at St.Timothy on the Northshore, 335 AsburyDr., Mandeville,LA. Visitation will begin at 11:00am with aservice at noon. To view andsignthe online guest book, please visit lakelawnmetairie.com
JamesPatrick Murray, Jr. passedawayonMon‐day,April 28, 2025 at the age of 69. He wasbornin New Orleans, LA anda resi‐dentofKenner, LA.Beloved husband of Loretta Wade Murray. Loving father of BrookeKilburn,Katie Hymel (Bubba)and Danny Murray(Mikah).Grandfa‐therofRhysKilburn,Seger Kilburn,KenzieHymel KamdynHymel,Evangeline Cvitanovich andMiller Murray. SonofPatricia Caronne Murray andthe lateJames P. Murray,Sr. Brother of MonteMurray and Erin Smith. Also sur‐vived by nieces and nephews.Relatives and friends areinvited to at‐tendthe Visitation andFu‐neral ServiceatL.A.Muh‐leisen& SonFuneralHome, 2607 Williams Blvd., Kenner onFriday, May2,2025. Visi‐tationwillbeheldfrom 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. fol‐lowed by aFuneralService at12:00 p.m. Intermentin JeffersonMemorialGar‐
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Price, Charles Hurth
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found sadness, we announce the passing of Charles Hurth Price, who left this world far too soon on April 19, 2025, at the age of 49. Known to his family and friends simply as "Hurth," he was avibrant spirit—fun-loving, adventurous, anddeeply cherished by all who knew him. Hurth was born on August 30, 1975, and grew up in aclose-knit family that treasured time spent together. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard F. Price Jr., and his brother, Richard F. Price III, affectionately known as "Ricky." He is survived by his loving mother, Susan Hurth Price; his devoted sisters, Ashley Price and Skye Price Krogstad (Kenneth); and his beloved nieces, Susan Rayne Swanson and Summer Rickey Frances Krogstad, who adored their uncle Hurthie. He is also survived by his uncles, aunts, cousins, and many friends. Hurth attended Metairie Park Country Day School and was agraduate of De La Salle High School, Hurth went on to attend the University of Mississippi, where his boundless energy and charm forged lifelong friendships. His passion for the outdoors and sports was more than a hobby—it was away of life. Hurth lived for the thrill of adventure. He spent winters hunting at his family's camp, and summers skiing and wakeboarding on the Wolf River in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Hurth spent a summer in Innsbruck, Austria and visited England, France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland where he climbed mountains, bungie jumped and went repelling. He took yearly trips to Colorado with his family skiing and snowboarding.His love for snowboarding led him to a chapter of life in Durango, Colorado,where he found joy carving down the mountainside.
Hurth worked for many years as aLandman in the Oil and Gas Business. In New Orleans, he could often be seen biking along the levee or in City Park. He had recently returned from acamping trip in Big Bend and was eagerly planning more travels and adventures.
Hurth was aloyal and loving brother, son, and uncle, and alifelong friend to many. His laughter was contagious,and his heart was generous. Those who knew him will forever carry his memory in the stories shared, adventures, and the love that lives on. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor his memory by spending time in nature, sharinga laugh with afriend, or planning your next adventure—just as Hurth would have wanted. Maybe atrip to Philadelphia to try a Philly cheese steak.
Jake Fleming, Harrison and Wyatt Gaines,Andrewand Catherine Sieta, Evelyn, Noraand BaronEnglish and Joseph RichardIV. Cherished great grand‐motherofMaizieRenee Rizzo.She is survived by her loving brother, Ignatius Tusa(Linda) andprede‐ceased by herparents,Ig‐natiusand Elaine Tusa and her sister CynthiaTusa. Charlotte wasalsoloved bymanyniecesand nephews.Charlotte gradu‐atedfromRedemptorist Highschool in 1962 and grewupinthe IrishChan‐nel.She wasa parishioner ofSt. AnnChurch and Shrinesince itsinception After herchildrenwere grown shebecamea card merchandiserfor Gibson and Hallmark fora com‐bined 25 years. Charlotte was also amemberofher Pokenocardgroup for fifty years.She looked forward toplaying with herfriends eachmonth.Mostimpor‐tantly, shewas the essence of awonderful motherand homemaker. Charlotte wasselfless. She was themostdevoted wife. Shewas therockof her family andatthe same timewas thegluethatheld ittogether.Charlotte said thather children were her bestfriends,she wasalso theirs. Relativesand friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend theFuneral MassatGreenwood Fu‐neral Home Chapel,5200 Canal Blvd,New Orleans, LAonFriday, May2,2025 at11:00AM.Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM.Wealso inviteyou to shareyour thoughts, fond memories, and condolencesonlineat www.greenwoodfh.com Your shared memories will help us celebrateChar‐lotte’s life andkeepher memoryalive
Deacon Don Michael Richardpassedaway peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2025,atthe ageof 81. He was born on November 30, 1943,and was alifelongresidentof the NewOrleansarea. He was adevoted husband, lovingfather, and faithful servant of the Lord. Aman deeply in lovewithGod, his wife, and his family. He is survived by his lovingwifeof59years, Patricia Tessitore Richard and their children, Don M. Richard Jr.(Denise), Denise Douglass (Danny), Jamie Tubre (Michael), Melissa Shaw (Mike),and Christine Corrigan(Sean). He leaves behind his beloved grandchildrenwho knew him as "Pops", Caroline, Emily, Daniel, Megan,Jack,and Molly Douglass, John Robertand AnnieTubre, Seth and Savannah Shaw, and Tess, Hughes, and Letty Corrigan. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Ann Ferguson (Ronnie) and his brother, John W. Richard(Pam) as well as many niecesand nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Louise Richard, brothers, Rev. Kenneth Richard and Larry Richard, and his granddaughter, Mary Francis Douglass He faithfully served as a permanent deacon at St Catherine of SienaParish for49years.DeaconDon nevermet astranger.He exemplified the life of a goodand faithful steward, generously usinghis gifts and talents to serve the Churchthrough both his vocationasa lawyer and his ministryasa deacon. Many willremember Deacon Don'spresence through his sermons, which exemplifiedhis deep faith, passion, and love for Christ and His people Don attended St. Joseph Seminary College, Notre Dame Seminary,and Louisiana State University, and graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968.Hewas amemberofthe Louisiana Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, and the St. Thomas Moore Catholic Lawyers Association. He served as alaw clerk to Federal District Judge Fred Heebe from 1968 -1970 and as an Assistant U.S Attorney from 1970 -1977. While serving as ageneral civilpractitioner healso servedasinhouse council forthe New Orleans BaptistTheological Seminaryfor 40 years. Thefamily wouldlike to
thank thestaff of Anvoi Hospice Care and the Sisters, ServantsofMary fortheir kindness and compassion. An evening vigilwillbe held on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5PMwith visitationto follow until 7PMatSt. Catherine of SienaChurch, 105 Bonnabel Blvd Metairie,LA. Serviceswill continue at St. Catherine of SienaChurch on Saturday, May 3, 2025, with avisitation to be held from9:30 AM -11:45 AM anda funeral Mass to beginat12PM. Interment willbeprivate. In lieu of flowers,please considera donationin Don's memory to: Sisters, ServantsofMary, 5001 Perlita St.New Orleans, LA 70122.
PaulaLipaniRichard, age 80, of Metairie,LA passedawaywithher chil‐drenbyher side on Thurs‐day,April 10, 2025. Paula was born on April19, 1944 inNew Orleans, LA to the latePaulAnthony Lipani and Edna Louise Mohr Li‐pani. Paulagraduated from St. AnthonyofPadua Catholic School andMt. CarmelAcademy in New Orleans,LA. Afterhigh school,she attended St Mary'sDominican College. Throughouther career,she workedasa bookkeeper for OreckCorporation,the New OrleansSteamship Association, andMetLife InsuranceCo. Alongwith being adevoted wife and motherwho lovedspend‐ing time with herfamily, Paula enjoyedwatching and supporting herNew Orleans Saints,she wasa wonderful cook andbaker, and enjoyedreading nov‐els.Paula wasprecededin death by herlovinghus‐bandof23years,Robert OwenRichard andher sis‐ter,Frances Lipani Hor‐nung (the late Stanley) Survivors includeher lov‐ing children,Robin Richard Rupp(Billy),Anthony Louis Richard (Stephanie), and Kristin RichardKobrock (Chris);grandchildren, Emily RichardJohnson (Lloyd),William Joseph "Joey"Rupp, IV,Robert OwenRichard,II(Alexa) Carly TheresaKobrock, BrookeElise Richard, Jenna Elisabeth Kobrock, Ava ClaireRichard,SofiaChris‐tianKobrock,and Erica SidneyKobrock;great grandchildren,Kennedy Adair Johnsonand Liam MurphyRichard;and her sister, DarleneLipaniCam‐bra (Jimmy). Also survived bya host of nieces and nephews.A memorial visi‐tationwillbeheldatSt. Anthony of PaduaCatholic Church,4640 CanalSt.,New Orleans,LAonSaturday, May 3, 2025 from 9:00am11:00am.A memorial mass willbecelebratedat 11:00am.Inlieuof flowers, pleaseconsidera donation inhonor of PaulatoSt. An‐thony of PaduaCatholic Church at https://giving. parishsoft.com/app/ giving/stantnola
wasveryyoung,the family moved to Port Sulphur,LA. Marthaispredeceased by her parents, BartyJoseph and Emma GagnauxTyson; her husband,MitchellD Stella;her siblings,Ola Mae Tyson, Myrtie Tyson Champagne,and Wayne Tyson,alsoson-in-law, Hillary P. Lincoln. Martha is survivedbyher twochil‐dren, Tricia Stella Lincoln and CarloM.Stella,aswell asgrandchildren:Alana Lincoln Chester(Matt) MitchellD.Stella (Ashley), Treva Lincoln(fiancé Johnathan Durr), Nicholas P.Lincoln andCarlynStella Hardy.She wasa proud great-grandmother of Jackson Donald,William Lincoln,& Lucy Ann Chester;and Wilson Carlo & Carter MariaStella;and upcomingnewestaddition, LeviHardy who is dueJune 1st.Marthalived in Port Sulphur for70years.When she wasyoung,she workedasa nurse’s aide, thenbecamea homemaker and room mom. Laterin lifeshe worked at Sig’s Restaurantand Dr.Woess‐ner’s office.After Hurri‐caneKatrina devastated the area,she wasforcedto leave PlaqueminesParish. Forever,PortSulphur was homeand formanyyears she longed forthe life she missed. Shehoped to re‐turntothe housewhere she andMitchell, who were married for47years, raisedtheir children on Ud‐stadLane. Shemissed everythingabout life in PortSulphur---her family livingclose by,shopping for groceriesatFremin’s IGA, andattendingmassat St. Patrick’sChurch,the Davises from theShell Sta‐tionwho helped herwith manylittleproblemsthat cameup, andbeing sur‐rounded by thekindest neighbors.Marthamoved toMetairieand livednext door to daughter,Tricia, for 24 years. Oneyearago she moveddownthe block toanassistedlivinghome. She nowhad thecompan‐ionship of theother resi‐dents,inaddition to the loveand care of thestaff who took excellentcareof her.Theyevenintroduced her to newfoodswhich she loved. They played her favoritesongs so shecould singand shuffleher feet to the beat.ThisJanuary theyhelpedher peek out‐sidetosee thesnowfall, and lether throwsnow‐balls at them,all of which she so enjoyed. It wasa happy year at Henican House.Thank youtothose who helped hernavigate this finalstage of herlife. A specialthank youtodear familyfriend, OvaBarrere who foryears caredfor Marthalikeanother daugh‐ter.Ova’s care andfriend‐shipwithMarthawas ex‐ceptional.Ova told us manytimes that “Miss Martha” wasverywell known at herfavorite stores, Zuppardo’s Family Marketand theDollarGen‐eralwhere shewas made tofeel specialevery time she arrived. Also,thank you during this last year,to Milagros “Mimi” Calixand all thestaff of Henican House who welcomed Marthaastheir firstresi‐dent. Martha wascalled thequeen”and was treated like onesince the day shemoved in.Thank you also to KatrinaCopper, JackieTrotter& Genell Thomaswho steppedin immediatelywhenshe needed additional care Thank youtoDr. Alan Yager,Arleneand Sabrina for many yearsofcaring for Martha.Relatives and friends areinvited to visit Greenwood FuneralHome, 5200 CanalBlvd.,New Or‐leans,LA70124, on Thurs‐day,May 1, 2025, starting at11:00 AM.A Funeral Masswillfollowthe visita‐tionat1:00PM. Theburial willbeinWestlawnMemo‐rialPark, 1225 Whitney Ave., Gretna,LA. Arecep‐tionwillfollowthe burial atGreenwood Funeral Home’sBoulevard Room Wealsoinviteyou to share yourthoughts, fond memo‐ries, andcondolences on‐lineatwww.greenwoodfh com.Yoursharedmemo‐rieswillhelpuscelebrate Martha’slifeand keep her memoryalive
Betty Gunnells Townsend, age89, of Mandev‐ille, LA passedaway peacefully on April24th, 2025. Shewas born on Sep‐tember16, 1935 in Mem‐phis, TN to Bill andDicie Gunnels.She graduated fromMartinBehrman High School in Algiers, LA in 1952. Betty starteda career withthe federalgovern‐mentatthe FederalRe‐serve Bank andretired after almost 40 yearsof service as ChiefLoanGuar‐antyOfficerfor theNew Orleans Veterans Adminis‐tration.She wasa parish‐ioner at Mary Queenof Peace in Mandeville,and memberofCatholicDaugh‐tersofAmerica andthe Knights of Columbus LadiesAuxiliary at several churches over herlifetime. She is survived by her beloved children:Laura (David) Siebert, Don (Denise)Bernard II, Hank (Kim) Adams, andJoe (Rachel)Adams.She wasa proud grandmothertosix directgrandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and many more who were lovinglyacquiredintoher familythrough marriage and herlovingheart.Betty was preceded in deathby her husbands:Milton Townsend, HenryAdams Sr.,and Donald Bernard, her grandson Brandon Bernard,and by hersib‐lings BillyL Rayand Bobbie JeanSeals.Betty enjoyed bakingand considered her‐selfa "junk food junkie". Wherever shelived,neigh‐borhood children knew thather housealwayshad cookies, icecream,and English andmathtutoring. Betty wasa loving person who always looked forthe bestinpeople. In lieu of flowers, memorial contri‐butions in memory of Betty may be made to thechar‐ity that givesthe donorthe mostjoy,asBetty always put others’happiness be‐foreher own. Relativesand friends areinvited to at‐tendthe funeralservices atGrace FuneralHome, 450 HolyTrinity Drive, Coving‐ton,LA70433 on Friday, May 2nd, 2025 at 11:00 AM withvisitationbeginning at9:00AM. Intermentwill beinPortHudsonNational Cemetery, 20978 Port HickeyRoad, BatonRouge LAunder thedirection and careofGrace Funeral Home, on Monday,May 5th,at11:00 am.Fond memoriescan be shared withher familyatwww.gra cenorthshore.com.
Ward,Josie Mae
JosieMae Ward,age 87 entered into eternalrest onSaturdayApril 26, 2025 Daughterofthe late Robert and MattieJupiter.Wifeof the late Edward Ward MotherofJanet Tobias, SharonWard, Sherman Ward(Stacy),Lakeyshia Dickerson,EdwardWard Jr.,Rev.EarlWardSr., Ronaldand BobbyWard and thelateMaxineWard. SisterofMattieJupiter Amy Bougere, BarbaraAnn Cox,Grace Toliver, Robert Jupiter,CalvinJupiter,and the late MildredJupiter and IdaLeal. Also survived by13grandchildren,18 great-grandchildren anda hostofnieces, nephews, and otherrelatives and friends.Relatives and friends of thefamilyalso pastors,officers andmem‐bersofThird Rose of SharonBaptist Church, FranklinAve.Baptist Church,RockofAgesBap‐tistChurch,and surround‐ing churches,employees of VirginiaState University in Petersburg, Virginia,Start Corporation,Benjamin FranklinMiddleSchool SouthernChristian Leader‐shipConference, Step Up Louisiana,New Orleans EastMatters,Regional Transit Authority, NewOr‐leans CharterScience and Mathematics High,A Com‐munityVoice andPut Housing First- Housing NOLAare allinvited to at‐tendthe CelebrationofLife ServicesonFridayMay 2, 2025 for10:00 a.m. at Third RoseofSharonBaptist Church,2132 ThirdStreet New Orleans, La.70113 Rev.Kenndrick C. Allenoffi‐ciating.Visitationfrom9:00 a.m.until 10:00 a.m. service time. Interment: RestLawn ParkCemetery, 3540 US-90, Avondale, LA 70094 ArrangementsEntrusted ToEstelle J. Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. 2715 Danneel Street,NOLA70113. To sign onlineguest book please visit www.estellejwilsonfh. com
Townsend, Betty Gunnells
Richard, PaulaLipani
Richard, Don Michael
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Stop makingLa. acollaboratorin deportation withoutdue process
Louisiana is becoming aflashpointinthe fight over the federal government’s efforts to conduct mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally
The state is home to several facilitieswhere immigrants are brought after being detained PresidentDonald Trump andhis administration began the crackdown witha focus on college campuses, targeting studentswho ledprotests supporting Palestinians during the warinGaza. And in some cases, those studentshave ended up far from their homes in places like Jena and Basile
Studentactivists Mahmoud Khalil from Columbia Universityin New York,Rümeysa Öztürk from Tufts University in Bostonand Alireza Doroudi from theUniversity of Alabama in Tuscaloosawere all brought to rural Louisiana detention facilities. Thegovernment says it is fighting antisemitism on campusand the students pose athreat to U.S.foreign policy. Whether or not that argumentwill be upheld by the courts, there seems to be aclear pattern of using our state to separateimmigrants from their legal and support networksasthey pursue their cases. And if that were not troubling enough, it’sbecoming apparent that not only noncitizensare imperiled by these immigration enforcement actions.
A2-year-old who was born in Baton Rouge was sent to Honduras along withher mother and11-year-oldsister,who hadactive immigration orders against them, after aroutinecheckin.Officials with Immigration andCustoms Enforcement say the mother requestedthe daughter leave with her.But U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty, aTrump appointee, said the child was deported without “any meaningful process.”Her father and immigrationlawyers say government officials would notreleasethe child to acustodian, evenafter beingtoldshe was aU.S. citizen.
In another Louisiana family,a 4-year-old and a7-year-oldwithU.S. citizenship were sent to Honduras with their mother,who washereillegally.The 4-year-old has cancer and is now separated from his doctors. When askedabout the cases, Secretary of State MarcoRubiosaid the children could return to theUnited Stateswith a parent or other relative who is acitizen. But we have to ask, why the hastetosend them outof the country in the first place? It’s notasifthey posed such athreat that removal wasnecessary before courts could review thecase
It’shard not to wonder now if Louisianaresidentsfaceincreased risk of beingensnaredin ICE actions simply because of our proximity to detention centers. Data show thenumberofimmigration cases have skyrocketed in ourfederal courts.
It’salso hard not to wonder if some sawour state’spoor recordoncriminal justice anddecided it would be the ideal provingground for how to conductmass deportation withoutdue process. Our courts and ourstate cannot continue to turn ablind eye to actions thatgo against theUnited States Constitution. The world is watching.
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The April 21 front-page article concerning wind power developers was silent about the problemsassociated with this source of electricity.The article mentions the partial use of wind power for Amazon’stwo data centers in Mississippi. Well, in north Louisiana, Entergy is to build three natural gas-fired power plants(2,260 megawatts combined) to supply electricityfor Meta’s$10 billion AI datacenter.Afacility such as this cannot operate on the intermittentpower supplied by wind or solar Additionally,itisestimated that wind turbines kill about 1million birds ayear.Turbine operators are allowed to kill bald eagles. If any of us killed abald eagle, we would probably end up in jail andpay alarge fine. A French court recently ordered awind farm to cease operation for ayear for killing agolden eagle, probably the first instance of awind farm being
held accountable for wildlifekilling. Also, windturbine noise can affect humans, primarily causing annoyance and sleep disturbance, with some studies suggesting it can exacerbate hearing loss.
The article quotes Jenny Netherton, of the Southeastern Wind Coalition, as saying that wind energy “isn’tatthe whims of fluctuating fuel prices like gas-fired plants.”
Talk about hypocrisy! Few things are more whimsical than the wind. For abouttwo days in January,calm weather caused wind power to generate less than 1% of the UK’selectricity supply,sothey needed gas-fired plantstofill in the gap. That’sthe big problem withintermittents like wind and solar: Fossil fuels must be available to back them up, batteries are not up to thejob.
PIERRE FAURE Covington
Immigrationpoliciesdon’t matchChristian values
Ourcountry is facing aserious moral crisis. We have allowed the executive branch to adopt authoritarian, morally contemptible policies toward our immigrant brothers and sisters which are both unconstitutional and cruel. They undermine therule of law and any claim America has to be a “Christian nation.”
Since when does theUnited States of America deport people to Salvadoran prisons such as CECOT,notorious for its egregious human rights abuses, and pay $6 for the privilege? We now live in an America where our country’stop cabinet officials visit these prisons for aphotoop, as Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem disgracefully did, posing in front of 50-plus men stuffed into cages like animals.
This abhorrent policy and conduct is justified by lies and broad, unproven
accusations of immigrants being “criminals,” terrorists and gang members, which study after study shows are false. In fact, the vast majority of immigrants, including those deported, are law-abiding, tax-paying, productivemembersofsociety,who care for our elderly,tend our disabled, pick our crops, work in our meat packaging plants and build our roofsand houses.
Oursociety must not adopt the playbook of dictators whomalign the other,asHitler did with the Jews, and allow our fears to dehumanize other people. During this Easter season, those of us who call ourselves Christian must stand up to reject these and other human rights abuses of an increasingly rogue and corrupt administration. America is better than this.
JANE HILL Slidell
With today’snonstop media coverage, it’seasy to get lost in all the political noise. But all Louisiana families should be concerned that critical funding for the Medicaid program is on the chopping block. More than one in three individuals in our state depend on this funding for their health and well-being.
Congress is considering billions of dollars in cuts that have the potential of shifting costs from Washington to states like ours. With Louisiana ranking fourth-lowest in median income, Louisiana’staxpayers could not replace this federal support, leaving painful cuts to health care benefits or other services as Louisiana’sonly alternative. Doctors, hospitals and other health care providers will face tough choices about the services they can provide and the job opportunities they can offer.Additionally,cutting financial support for rural hospitals will further reduce access for vulnerable families and communities.
Because Louisianians cannot afford deep cuts to health care funding, please ask Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program and protect the physical, mental and economic health of our state.
PAUL A. SALLES Louisiana Hospital Association President &CEO
As achild, columnist Cal Thomas naively believed his uncle’sboogeymanstory to keep him out of the cellar.Asanoctogenarian, Thomas naively believes Fox’sBret Baier’s show that Elon Musk and DOGE are surgically pruning “do nothing” federal agencies and workers.
What surgeon would eliminate USAID entirely so that after the Myanmar earthquake, China would be lauded while America was absent? Who will Myanmar turn to for trade and in regional conflicts?
By depicting PopeFrancis’ passing with outstretched, loving hands of the poor,the neglected, the desperate, the needy,the marginalized and the vulnerable, Walt Handelsman reminds us that, for Pope Francis, faith, worship and service all come down to this simple commandment of our Lord:
“Truly Itell you. Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you didfor me.” (Mt. 25:40). Pope Francis not only preached this service of love, he lived it to his dying day
GERALD J. MURPHY NewOrleans
What Veterans Affairs reformer writes aletter to all, yes all, employees from janitors to nurses, requesting they “resign and their jobs cannot be guaranteed.” What amorale booster! The “buzz saw” Musk then fires every worker,nomatter skill or job performance, who has not earned civil service protection. Unfortunately,the boogeyman may be real this time around.
JIM HOBDEN Metairie
IN FOCUS| LOUISIANALEGISLATURE COMMENTARY
With the legislativesession under way, here’saroundup of commentary on some of the major issues lawmakers are focused on, as well as someofthe bills youare tracking.
SB14
Firstdonoharmbegins by followingahealthy diet
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ProtectLa. residents from distracted drivers
The Make America Healthy Again movement has gained significant attention throughout the nation, and many of the top initiatives highlighted have found their way into state legislatures this session. Louisianaisnoexception and state Sen. Patrick McMath has, via Senate Bill 14, proposed asignificant cleanup of our food supply,especially focused on kids.
Backed by the popular support of the MAHA Moms, this bill has three major parts that are worth examining separately for their merits. First is aban of several “ultra-processed” foods in school meals.
If you thought thatsounded like something you should noteat, you would beright. It breaks down into urethane (yes, like the paint), aknown carcinogen, and is banned in just about every country but the U.S. In the case of school lunches, the child hasnochoice in the matter. They eatwhatthey are provided, and we have anobligation to protect themfrom toxic substances in the cafeteria.
In this case, the term ultra-processed is defined as products that contain any one of 13 specifically referenced compounds. Of these, the first seven are artificial dyes,like red dye No. 40, derived from petroleum byproducts that serve asingular role to make food more visually appealing. We should all be asking ourselves why we ever allowed this stuff to find its way into our food in the first place
Several of these synthetic dyes are associated with various harms, ranging from ADHD to allergies and tumors. Most of the other compounds on the list sound like they should have askull and crossbones on the label. Take the bread additive azodicarbonamide as an example.
Second is alabeling requirement for foodscontainingthe substancesinthe schoollunch banportion, plus afew more, knowntohave aquestionable safety profile, that are banned in other countries. It directsmanufacturers to placea label on any food or drink containing these chemicalsthatclearly alerts the consumer to the factthat it contains something that is bannedinother countries Last,but certainlynot least, is aprovisiontoreform the SNAP foodstamp program This program is federally sponsored andprovides food assistancetofamilieswith an income below130% of the federal poverty line. This would beabout $31,200 net yearly income for afamily of four. In our inflationary economic environment, every penny counts whenitcomes to food and obtaining the maximum calories forminimum
SB 218
Historically,the cheapest foods happen to alsobethe least healthy in many cases, condemning thosedependent on the program to poor health. Soft drinks containing very high sugar or sugarsubstitutesare amajor contributor to the chronic diseases that plague our healthsystem like obesityand diabetes, especially in children. This bill directsthe Department of Children and Family Services to seek awaiver from the federal government allowing Louisiana to prohibit the use of SNAP to purchase soft drinks. Ultimately,the federal government should go astepfurther and incentivize healthier alternatives for SNAP beneficiaries, but this bill represents amajor step in the right directionthatcan be accomplished at the state level.
The old saying goes: “You arewhat you eat.” We should keep this literal and obvious truth in mind when we think about how to turn thetide on chronic disease in our nation. Let us begin by protecting thechildren who are too young to choose for themselves and providing better information for adults who can. SB14 will accomplish bothgoals and move Louisiana to theforefront of the movementtoMake America Healthy Again.
Dr.Ralph L. Abraham is LouisianaSurgeon General.
Bringjustice to stateresidents convictedbynonunanimousjuries
Eight years ago, Anquan Boldin and Ico-founded the Players Coalition with avision rooted in fairness: That our justice system should work for everyone, that every child deserves achance no matter their ZIP code and that punishment should never eclipse humanity Over the years, we’ve stood with communities, lawmakers and fellow citizens to push for reforms that reflected these core beliefs —fueled by the conviction that our country could, and should, do better But the last few years have reminded us of adifficult truth: Progress is never linear,and it is always contested. We now find ourselves in a moment where long-standing civil rights victories are being questioned, rewritten or quietly rolled back. Whetherit’s debating the legacy of Jackie Robinsonorundermining hard-fought legal protections, the signal is clear that we are being asked to forget. But we won’t.
Dr.Ralph Abraham GUEST COLUMNIST Malcolm Jenkins GUEST COLUMNIST
This moment demands more than memory —it demands vigilance. It demands that we meet cynicism with clarity,and that we hold the line, not just for those who’ve been historically marginalized, but for the integrity of our democracy.That’swhy
Lastyear,Senate Bill 98 —aproposal to ban holding aphone while driving —failed in the Louisiana House. It was adisappointing result, driven largely by misinformation. One legislator told me she voted against it because her constituents mistakenly believed it would ban all phone use in cars. Another opposed it over concerns about profiling —anargument far removed from the bill’strue intent. The reality is simple: Distracted driving is killing people. FaceTiming, textingand recording videos while behind thewheel puts everyoneatrisk.
Lastyear,while testifying in support of the bill, Imet Suzanne Salter.Her daughter,Nicole, waskilled in 2014 in asuspected texting-and-driving crash. Despite clear evidence, the driver faced no significant charges. Nicole’s story is one of many that show the tragic human toll of inaction.
As amotorcyclist, I’ve had close
calls with distracted drivers. But on Nov.5,2023, my lifechanged. Iwas hit and thrown off my motorcycle on the Mississippi River Bridge by ahitand-run driver —likely distracted by their phone. While Ican’tprove that was the cause, it fits apattern seen too often on our roads.
Louisiana is among the top five states fordistracted driving deaths, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. That’snothing to be proud of. We need to join the 30 other states with hands-free driving laws. This year,lawmakers have another opportunity to act. House Bill 519, filed forthe 2025 session, would finally makehands-free driving the law in Louisiana. It deserves broad support. No law can prevent every distraction, but this one would save lives. It’s timetodowhat’sright forpublic safety
ANTHONY SUMMERS Port Allen HB 519
SB2
Fluoridation is keytoahealthy smile
Since 1945, fluoridation of public drinking water has been successful in reducing tooth decay and improving the oral health of both children and adults. In some places in the United States, like Denver,fluoride is already naturally present in thewater.Asfar back as 1901, dentists noticed low levels of dental decay in places like Colorado Springs, leading researchers in 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to monitorover 15 years the tooth decay in children after the fluoridation of their water supply.The rate of cavities in Grand Rapids children born after fluoride was added to the water dropped morethan 60%. This scientifically discovered connection that fluoride prevents toothdecay allowedcavities and poor oral healthtobeapreventable disease for the first time.
I’m writing today,tourge support for Senate Bill218 —a bill that calls us to uphold one of the most basic principles of justice: that every person deserves afair trial decided by the full agreement of their peers. In 2018, Ijoined the fight for the passage of Amendment 2, which abolished non-unanimous juries in Louisiana. Before Louisianians overwhelmingly banned it, the state maintained aJim Crow-era lawthatallowed nonunanimous juries to convict people of felonycrimes. In almost everyother part of the country,12peoplehad to find proof beyond a reasonable doubt that someone committeda serious crime before they could go to prison. Louisiana was one of two exceptions.Even if two people hadadoubt, ajury couldstill find someone guilty Louisiana enactedthis law with the solepurpose of making it easier to send people to prison and to silencethe voices of Black people. Unable to keepBlack people offjuries underthe Constitution, Louisianaestablishedthe nonunanimous jury rule in 1898 That way,a mostly White jury could still convict, even if afew peoplehad doubts. Over time,despite progress in other areas, it persisted, eroding trust in our legalsystem and making our communities less safe by undermining the very principle ofequaljustice underthe law.
perpetuatethe very injustice we sought to eradicate. It creates atwo-tiered systemand lets our flawed past infect our current reality
And it disproportionately harms Black people, like so much of our legal system. In areview of about six years of cases conducted by The New Orleans Advocate in 2018, 40% of trialconvictions werebynonunanimous juries. When the person was Black, thatnumber increased to 43%.
State Sen. Royce Duplessis’ bill corrects this injustice and offersa pathway for individuals convicted by nonunanimous juries to finally receive anew trial. Prosecutors will be able to retry the cases (or offer aplea bargain) if they believe theyhave the evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to aunanimous jury as our Constitution demands. Some people might complain that this requires toomany resources.But we cannot take shortcutsinour legal system. That’s how injustices occur,how innocent people go or stay in prison and how racism is allowed to fester
Sevenyearsago,wevoted to eliminate thatlaw.But we left the job unfinished. Our vote in 2018 offerednorelief to those previously convicted by nonunanimous verdicts. Hundreds of men and women, convicted under this nowunconstitutionalpractice, remain incarcerated, their fates sealed by asystemLouisianians have declared unjust To deny retroactivejustice to those convicted underthis discriminatory practiceisto
Passing SB218 is not just about correcting alegal error. It is about reaffirming our commitment to theideals of equalityand fairness that lie at the heart of our justicesystem. It is about restoring faith and demonstrating that in Louisiana, we believe in true justicefor all, not just some Let us finishthe workwe startedin2018 and finally right thesepastwrongs. The timetoact is now MalcolmJenkins is aformer New Orleans Saint.
Twolegislators, Mike Fesi, R-Houma, and PatrickMcMath, R-Covington, aresponsoring Senate Bill 2, which would eliminate the fluoridation of our water.Why do these senators want to remove the fluoridation from the water in Louisiana? Fesisays fluoridation can “lower the IQ of children and cause a number of other health problems, such as Alzheimer’sdisease.” Their claims aresimply false. Does fluoride in water at the current levellower children’sIQ scores?No. Meta-analyses of the scientific literature have found that fluoridationofwater at or lower than the level recommended by the World Health Organization shows no reduction in
IQ levels in children. Arecent U.S. government report from the National Toxicology Program did find, however, that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended level is linked with lower IQ in children by 2to5points. The key is keeping fluoride at asafe level, as we do in the UnitedStates. Since 2015, health officials have recommended afluoridation level of 0.7mg/ liter of water,far lower than whatis reported as detrimental in the NTP report. The same NTP report found no evidence that fluoride exposure had adverse effects on adult cognition. As acompromise, can’twejust get our fluoride from toothpaste and take it out of the drinking water? Notexactly.There are two types of fluoride: topical fluoride, like what is found in toothpastes and mouth rinses, and systemic fluoride, found in our drinking water and some foods, like raisins. There is concern that some people, like children and pregnant women, maybe getting more fluoride than they need when they get from the public water supply and also use it in tooth cleaning products.
For children, however,itiscrucial for them to get that systemic fluoride while their teeth are developing. Our children in Louisiana have asignificant reduction in suffering from tooth decay because there is fluoride in the drinking water.Let’skeep it that way ERICKA SEIDEMANN doctoral student in public health Tulane University
HB 627
Louisianadoesn’t need marijuana legalization underfalse pretenses
I’m writing as aconcerned Louisiana resident and advocate for ethical, patient-centered health care to shed light on what’sreally happening with our state’smedical marijuana program— and why House Bill 627 should alarm everycitizen. State Rep. Candace Newell’sHB 627 proposes to legalize recreational marijuana through alimited “pilot program.”
But this programwould be exclusive to the 10 existing medical marijuana dispensary license holders. No new businessesallowed. No equity program. No public vote. No transparency This is not legalization —it’samonopoly in plain sight Good Day Farmand other corporate dispensaries stand to benefit from a locked system that freezes out small business owners, local entrepreneurs and minority-owned startups who never get afair chance to participate. Louisiana lawmakers are, in essence, choosing afew corporations over free market competition and public interest. Worse,the current medical program is already teetering on unethical.
Dispensaries now offer “free” evaluations, paying providers per patient they “approve” —apractice many believe resembles akickback scheme. Patients are bombarded with misleading ads like “NO DOCTOR NEEDED” and “FREE CARDS,” while the state’s registry system now prevents physicians from tracking what their patients are using. This is no longer amedical program. It’sarecreational system hiding under amedical label —and HB 627 would make it official, without any of the regulation or fairness real legalization would require
Iurge your newsroom to investigate:
n Who is profiting from this?
n Why are physicians being pushed out of the system?
n How is this continuing without oversight?
The people of Louisiana deserve transparency,fairness and atruly medical program —or, if we are to move toward recreational marijuana, one built with proper regulation, public input and equal opportunity KAYLA KING Carville
NewOrleans Forecast
BY TOYLOY BROWN III
Staff writer
The LSU men’s basketball roster which is still being constructed, is mostly a clean slate. The returners are junior Jalen Reed and freshman Robert Miller While coach Matt McMahon is happy with the five transfer additions thus far, are there players he wish would have stayed?
The Advocate ranked the seven LSU departures in order of how much the Tigers will miss each player
1. Vyctorius Miller
Miller had the most potential to become a star among the players who left the team.
The 6-foot-5, 185-pound freshman guard is a promising threelevel scorer with silky ball-handling. He averaged 8.9 points on 44.7% field-goal shooting in 19 minutes per game.
The obvious scoring talent
flashed most often during nonconference play, when he picked opponents apart as a mid-range bucketgetter and transition scorer Miller’s issues arrived during Southeastern Conference play when his lack of strength and inexperience came to light. His mistakes also were common for skinny scorers adapting to college. Miller, 20, chose Oklahoma State and is a good bet to average 15 points per game next season
2. Corey Chest
The 6-8, 220-pound forward was as explosive of an athlete as there was at his position in the SEC. Chest, a redshirt freshman, posted highlight-reel dunks and blocks throughout the season. His athletic prowess was paired with an elite motor that translated mostly through his rebounding ability. The New Orleans native averaged 6.6 rebounds in 20.1 minutes.
Of players who played at least 20 games, he was one of six in the SEC to have at least a 21% defensive rebound rate and 13% offensive rebound rate according to BarTorvik.
Chest is below Miller because of his high turnover rate (18.6%), bad defensive habits and inability to shoot outside of 5 feet. The 20-yearold shot 44.9% from the free-throw line and attempted zero 3-pointers
The Tigers will be reminded of Chest’s gifts when they face his new team, Ole Miss, next season
3. Curtis Givens
Givens was one of the least efficient rotation players in the SEC.
The 6-3, 185-pound freshman averaged 4.8 points on 26.9% from the field and 1.6 assists in 18.2 minutes per game. Of the 72 players who attempted at least 70 3-pointers in the conference, he shot the
SPORTS
BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer
The first NFL draft of the Kellen Moore era is in the books, as the Saints selected nine players and addressed nine positions with those players. We won’t really know until this fall — and in the years that follow how this initial class of the Moore era will pan out, but we can address some of the questions about the draft now that it’s been assembled.
New Orleans went safe (or as close as that gets) on the first day, took some big swings on the second day and looked for value to close things out. Let’s sort back through all three days.
The age question
Count me as one who is skeptical about Tyler Shough’s age really mattering in the grand scheme of things.
Yes, he’s one of the oldest prospects in the class. Shough will turn 26 a month into his rookie season, and if he plays this year he will be one of the oldest rookie quarterbacks since the AFL-NFL merger Only
BY JOSH DUBOW AP pro football writer
Shedeur Sanders’ slide down the NFL draft was the dominant story of the weekend with one of college football’s most high-profile players lasting until the fifth round. The fact Sanders was taken by the Browns two rounds after they drafted another quarterback in Dillon Gabriel made the entire situation even more rare. The Browns were the first team to draft two quarterbacks in the first five rounds of the NFL draft since Washington did it in 2012, when the team traded up to take Robert Griffin III with the secondoverall pick and then drafted Kirk Cousins in the fourth round. There are only a handful of other times in the common draft era beginning in 1967 that a team picked two quarterbacks that high in the draft.
Green Bay drafted Anthony Dilweg in the third round and Jeff Graham in the fourth in 1989. The Packers traded Graham to Washington later in the draft, and he never played a game in the NFL despite spending time with sev-
former pro baseball players (29-year-olds Brandon Weeden and Chris Weinke) and former BYU quarterbacks who previously served a religious mission (Taysom Hill, 27, and John Beck, 26) were older than Shough will be in Week 1.
And yes, his age does matter Shough is further along in his physical development than every other quarterback in this class, meaning what the Saints get now from him physically is not likely to get much better While there’s no true hard line, an athlete’s prime age is generally at the tail end of the region Shough is in now
But it’s not like Shough’s age will pre-
vent him from playing a full career The age conversation is different for quarterbacks than it is for other positions.
Aaron Rodgers was 25 when he took over as the Green Bay Packers starting quarterback in 2008. Kirk Cousins and Russell Wilson were 24 during their 2012 rookie seasons. Those three players have combined to play more than 600 NFL regular-season games.
Age didn’t seem to be an issue last year for Jayden Daniels (who turned 24 midseason) or Bo Nix (who turned 25 right before the Super Bowl), both of whom seemed to benefit from their lengthy college experience while transitioning to the pro game. And while a lot has been made about Shough being in the same recruiting class as Trevor Lawrence, Daniels and Nix were in the class right after them. Quarterbacks last. Just in the past 10 seasons, eight players have thrown for more than 4,000 yards in a season after their 35th birthday Last year, four quarterbacks started at least half of their team’s games at 36 or older
So Shough’s age matters to an extent,
eral teams. Dilweg started seven games in 1990. The Colts double-dipped at quarterback in 1982, taking Art Schlichter fourth overall and Mike Pagel in the fourth round. Schlichter played only 13 games because of gambling problems, while Pagel
had a long career, mostly as a backup. The Houston Oilers also did it in 1971, taking Dan Pastorini in the first round and Lynn Dickey in the third. Both had long
STAFF FILE PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK LSU forward Corey Chest, a New Orleans native, transferred to Ole Miss.
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By MICHAEL CONROy Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel runs a drill at the NFL scouting combine on March 1 in Indianapolis. Gabriel was drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns, who two rounds later selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
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Louisville defensive back Quincy Riley runs a drill at the NFL scouting combine on Feb 28 in Indianapolis. The Saints drafted Riley with one
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More QB battlesremaininBig Ten
BY ERIC OLSON AP collegefootball writer
Eleven Big Tenteams have settled on their starting quarterbacks. The other seven, including defending national champion Ohio State, will carry competitionsinto preseason practice. Illinois’ Luke Altmyer,Michigan State’sAidanChiles, Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola, Penn State’sDrew Allar,Rutgers’ Athan Kaliakmanis, Southern California’sJayden Maiava and Washington’sDemond Williams Jr.are returning starters Indiana, Iowa, UCLA and Wisconsin brought in transfers who will go into the fall as No. 1s the Hoosiers’FernandoMendoza (California), the Hawkeyes’ Mark Gronowski (South Dakota State), the Bruins’ Nico Iamaleava (Tennessee) andthe Badgers’Billy Edwards Jr.(Maryland).
Julian Sayin appears to have an edge over Lincoln Kienholz at Ohio State, where coach Ryan Day is waiting until August to name his starter Sayin, adual-threat rated as afive-star prospect out of high school, has been the presumed 2025 starter since he left Alabama when Nick Saban announced his retirement in January 2024.
Dante Moore is favoredto beat out Austin Novosad for the Oregon job. Moore was afive-star who transferred from UCLA after the 2023 season and played 29 snaps over five gameslast year. Novosad played atotal of 16 snaps over three games.
Heralded freshman Bryce Underwood has the inside track at Michigan against Mikey Keene and Jadyn Davis. Keene, who started 23 games at FresnoState thepasttwo years, missed the spring game because of injury TheWolverines hope to have more of avertical passing game with new offensive coordinator
Chip Lindsey.Nostarter has been named at Minnesota, but it would be asurprise if it weren’tDrake Lindseyfollowingthe transfer of Zach Pyron two weeks ago. Max Shikenjanski and Dylan Wittke also are in themix Northwestern has athree-man race between SMU transfer PrestonStone andholdovers Jack Lausch and Ryan Boe. Malachi Singleton looked like theguy at Purdue until Ryan Browne, who started twogames last season, transferredback aftergoing through spring practice at North Carolina. Singleton, Browne and WashingtonState
transfer EvansChuba will competefor the job. Freshman Malik Washington appearstobethe front-runner at Maryland, whereUCLA transfer Justyn Martin also is competing. Odom’s odyssey
Barry Odom takes the momentumofleading UNLVtoits best back-to-back seasons in its Division Ihistory into hisnew job at Purdue,which was 5-19 overall and 3-15 in Big Tenplay in two years under Ryan Walters. Odomhas signed44players outofthe transfer portal to help replace the 56 who left.Leading
rusherDevin Mockobee and defensive lineman Jamarius Dinkins are theonly returning starters. Walters, fired on Dec.1,isnow defensive coordinatoratWashington. Purdue visits the Huskies on Nov.15.
Portal prizes Oregon broughtinthe topranked group of transfers in the Big Ten, according to 247Sports. Amongthe incoming players were OL Isaiah World (Nevada), SDillon Thieneman (Purdue) and OL Emmanuel Pregnon (USC). UCLA landed the No.1transfer in Iamaleava.
Rodriguez, Frostnew to Big12, notschools
BY STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP sportswriter
Rich Rodriguez and ScottFrost are new to the Big 12 Conference, butnot to theschools that have welcomed them back.
Rodriguez at West Virginia and FrostatUCF arethe only new coaches in the 16-team Big12, andnow have been through their first spring since getting back to their old schools.
West Virginia has gone through 13 seasonsinthe Big 12, but were still in the Big East when Rodriguez led the Mountaineers to three consecutive 11-win seasons from 2005-07 before his departure for Michigan.
Frost was the coach for UCF’s undefeated season out ofthe American Athletic Conference in 2017, when the Knights declared themselves national champions before he left for Nebraska. Things did feel different for Frost than his firstspring with the Knights in 2016, when they were coming offan0-12 season.
“Our first scrimmage out here in the spring, Iwas discouraged coming off that field. .Wedidn’t do anything good, or at least it felt that way,”Frost said, recalling 2016 before turning to this spring. “We’re doing some good things. There’sjust alevel of speed and precision to execution that has to happen on every single play to make it work, and we’re not there yet.”
The Knights were 10-15intheir first two Big 12 seasons under Gus Malzahn, the former national champion who left UCF after fourseasons to become offensive coordinator at Florida State. The back-to-back losing records to open their Big 12 era followed a school-record six winning seasons in arow,which began with the 13-0 season after Frost’s6-7 debut. Thesecond stintfor Rodriguez at West Virginia comes 18 years after hisfirstone ended. He will have to make wholesale changes in the name, image and likeness era —along with the transfer
portal and pending roster limits —ifthe Mountaineers aregoing to competefor aBig 12 title.
The offense lost itsentire line and topthree receivers. Four receivers return who combined for 524 yards last season.
Big12backs in theNFL draft
Allfive Big12running backs who averaged at least 100 yards pergame last season were selected in last week’sNFL draft. Only twoofthe top 10 rushers from last season are still in the league: Baylor’sBryson Washington (1,028 yards, 12 touchdowns) and BYU’s LJ Martin (723 yards, 7TDs). West Virginia’soffense could revolve around running back Jahiem White, who had 845 yards
rushing and averaged 6.5 yards per carry last season in atwoback system for theMountaineers. Dylan Edwards, nowajunior at Kansas State, averaged 7.4 yards on his 74 carries last year behind drafted JD Giddens. Carson Hansen had 13 rushing TDs for Iowa State, the most for any Big 12 returning back.
All-everything running back CamSkatteboisgonefrom reigning Big12champion Arizona State, which just added Kanye Udoh from the transfer portal after he ranfor 1,117 yards and10 TDs lastseason for Army Some signal callers
Thereare alot of experienced quarterbacksinthe Big12, but it
Sacramento State hires
Shaq as avoluntaryGM
Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to becomethe general manager of the men’sbasketball program at Sacramento State under new coach Mike Bibby Aperson familiar with the situation said Monday that O’Neal will take the voluntary job forthe program that his son, Shaqir,recently joinedasa player. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school hadn’tmade an announcement.
Bibby,the former NBAstar for the Sacramento Kings, washired as head coach forthe Hornets last month as the school tries to raise its profile in collegiate athletics. One of thefirst additions Bibby madewas signing Shaqir O’Neal as atransfer from Florida A&M NowBibby has O’Neal’sfather involved in the program
Tight end Kittleagrees to extension with 49ers
George Kittle agreed to afouryear contract extension with the SanFrancisco49ersthatwill make him the highest-paid tight end in NFLhistory
Kittle announced the deal on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast on Tuesday,saying the extension was worth$76.4 million over four years with $35 million guaranteed at signing. The deal keeps Kittle under contract through the 2029 season.
The 49ers confirmed the deal with the only remaining member of the originaldraft classunder coach KyleShanahan andgeneral manager John Lynch.
The $19.1 million averageannual value of the extensiontopsthe previous record fora tight end of $19 million set earlier this offseason.
San Franciscopicks up offensive tackle Humphries
was atumultuous spring at that position for Oklahoma State. Maealiuaki Smith and Garrett Rangel,the only Oklahoma State quarterbacks withsignificant experience, entered the transfer portal.Thatleft the Cowboys with Zane Flores and Hauss Hejny Flores played only sparingly last season. Hejny,aredshirt freshman, is atransfer fromTCU. Colorado hastoreplace quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and has atwo-QB race between Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis,the highly touted five-star recruitwho enrolled early to go through spring drills. The Buffaloesplantofind alittle more balancebetweenthe run and the pass morethis season, which is why coach Deion Sanders hired Hall of FamerMarshall Faulkasthe running backscoach Among the Big12returners is SamLeavitt, who passedfor 2,885 yard and 24 TDs to help Arizona State win the Big 12 after transferring from Michigan State. SawyerRobertson is back at Baylor after his 3,071 yards and 28 TDs, one more passing score thanTCU’sJosh Hoover (3,949 yards)and TexasTech’sBehren Morton (3,335 yards).
DifferentdirectionsinUtah
BYU, coming off a5-7 debut in the Big 12 in 2023, was arguably the biggest surprise team in the league lastseason,rising as high as No. 6inthe CFP rankings in November before finishing 11-2 with an Alamo Bowl victory over Colorado.BYU has tons of returning experience on both sides of the ball. But the Cougars also face questions alongthe defensive line wheretheygraduated every starter from last season. Utah collapsed in itsBig 12 debut last year,going frompreseason title favoritestoasevengame losing streak. The Utes brought in formerNew Mexico offensive coordinator Jason Beck to overhaul an offense that ranked near the bottom of the Big 12 in virtually every major statistical category last season.
The San Francisco 49ers added needed depth to their offensive line,agreeing to acontract on Tuesday with veteran free agent tackle D.J. Humphries. Humphries’ agents announced the signing on social media, saying Humphries was healthy aftermissing most of last season recovering from atorn ACLsuffered late in the 2023 season with Arizona. The 49ers were in need of depth at tackle after losing Jaylon Moore in free agency last month to Kansas City.They didn’tdraft atackle last weekend and had no provenbackup on the rosterbehind star left tackle Trent Williams and right tackle Colton McKivitz. Williams missed seven games with injurieslastseason andhasn’t played afull season since 2013.
Packerssign former Giants linebacker Simmons
Linebacker IsaiahSimmons the No. 8overall pick in the 2020 draft, signed with the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday
Simmons had been with the New York Giants forthe past two years after spending his first three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, whodrafted himout of Clemson.
The 26-year-old Simmons has made 42 starts, but only five of themcame over the past two seasons.
He appeared in 17 games and madeone start forthe Giants last season while playing on 16.5% of their defensive snaps and nearly one-thirdoftheir specialteams plays.
Simmonshas 81/2 sacks, five interceptions and two pick-sixes.
Kings are finalizing adeal to keep Christie
The Sacramento Kings are closinginonadeal withDoug Christie to keep him as coach following an interim stint that ended with a loss in the Play-In Tournament. Aperson familiar with the deal told TheAssociated Presson Tuesdaythatthe Kings arefinalizing amultiyear contract with Christie Christie took over the Kings afterMike Brown was fired in late December and posted a27-24 recordinhis interim stint.
Sacramento made it into the Play-In Tournament as theninth seed butlostits home game to Dallas.
General managerMonteMcNair and the team “mutually parted ways”immediatelyfollowing that game andScottPerry was hiredashis replacement.
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West Virginia coachRich Rodriguez speaks duringa news conference on Dec. 13 in Morgantown,W.Va.
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Ohio Staterunning back Willtrell Hartson, left, greets quarterback Lincoln Kienholz before the Cotton Bowl against MissourionDec. 29, 2023. Kienholz is competing for the QB job for the Buckeyes in 2025.
Spurs’ Castle wins rookie of the year
BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer
Stephon Castle made no secret about it: He wanted to be rookie of the year
And he got it done — by a wide margin.
The San Antonio Spurs now have back-to-back winners of the award, with Victor Wembanyama last year and Castle this season.
Castle was the fifth rookie in Spurs history to score more than 1,000 points. It was one-sided in the voting. Castle got 92 first-place votes, easily topping runner-up Zaccharie Risacher of the Atlanta Hawks and third-place finisher Jaylen Wells of the Memphis Grizzlies. Risacher got five firstplace votes, Wells got the other three.
“Coming in with all the confidence that I had in myself as a player, that was definitely a goal of mine from Day 1,” Castle said on TNT, which broadcast the unveiling of the results. “I’m just happy I was able to execute it.” Castle’s win marked the second time in more than a half-century that one franchise went back-toback with the top-rookie honor Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins (now of Miami) and Karl-Anthony Towns (now of New York)
were voted rookies of the year in 2015 and 2016, respectively Wembanyama, on social media, paid tribute to Castle’s accomplishment “Hustle, heart & just
pure talent all year long, you
showed why you deserved this title !! So proud of you,” Wembanyama posted on X shortly after the results were revealed.
Milwaukee’s Rivers says Lillard won’t back down after injury
BY MICHAEL MAROT
AP sportswriter
INDIANAPOLIS Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers has learned to take 10-time NBA AllStar Damian Lillard at his word.
So when Rivers spoke with his injured 34-yearold star guard Tuesday he wasn’t surprised to hear Lillard’s reaction to the torn left Achilles tendon that knocked him out of this year’s first-round playoff series against Indiana.
“He said two things which I love,” Rivers said. “The first one, he just said ‘I can’t believe I’m here.’ Then the second one is ‘I’m not going out this way.’ I can guarantee you he won’t, and that’s what I meant about his resolve.”
Lillard suffered a noncontact injury Sunday night in Game 4 of the Bucks series against Indiana. He was behind the 3-point line, near the top of the key, midway through the first quarter when the ball bounced toward him.
Lillard used his left hand to tip the ball toward teammate Gary Trent Jr then went down and grabbed the lower part of his left leg. He remained seated as play continued and needed help both to get up and to leave the court. Milwaukee lost the game 129-103, putting the
Bucks in a 3-1 deficit and on the brink of a third straight first-round exit. The series resumes Tuesday night in Indianapolis. Lillard’s absence is a huge blow, especially after the seven-time AllNBA selection fought so hard to return just a month after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf — an ailment that typically takes months to recover from, not weeks. Then in his third game back, Lillard got hurt again. this time with an injury that could keep him out of a significant
portion of next season and potentially end his pairing with two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. The tandem has appeared in just three playoff games over their two seasons as teammates. But Lillard is determined to come back as quickly as possible.
“It’s amazing,” Rivers said. “He’s already talking about his return and being better and being ready We had a long talk about that today as well.”
Lillard didn’t look like his typically explosive self in any of the three
games against the Pacers. He averaged 7.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds in those games compared with the 31.3 points he scored in last year’s 4-2 series loss to the Pacers and the 18.3 points and 9.3 assists he averaged in this season’s’ four regular-season games against Indiana. He ranked 10th in the NBA in scoring (24.9) and 10th in assists (7.1) this season. After Sunday’s game, the Pacers players who had sparred verbally with Lillard through the first three games of the series also sent their best to Lillard. Rivers opted to shake up his starting lineup Tuesday by inserting guards A.J. Green and Kevin Porter Jr., as well as forward Bobby Portis Jr Trent also returns to the starting lineup.
Lillard’s latest absence is yet the latest chapter in some bad postseason luck for the Bucks since winning their 2021 title. A knee injury kept Khris Middleton out of the entire seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal loss to Boston in 2022. Antetokounmpo bruised his lower back in Game 1 and missed the next two games before returning in a 2023 first-round series loss to Miami. Antetokounmpo also missed all six games against Indiana in 2024 with a strained calf.
The last instance of a team going back-to-back before that: 1973 and 1974, when Bob McAdoo and Ernie DiGregorio pulled it off for the Buffalo Braves.
“I get so excited watching him play,” said Chris Paul, Castle’s backcourt mate this season in San Antonio.
“The first thing that I want to see in a teammate or anybody is how competitive they are. That’ll take you further than talent any day And I saw immediately was that he was competitive. I was like, ‘OK, cool. This is going to be easy.’ ” Castle led all rookies this season in points (1,190) and steals (74). Risacher finished strong, winning Eastern Conference rookie of the month for both February and March. Wells led all rookies in games started (74) and 3-pointers made (138, matching the total posted by Washington’s Bub Carrington).
Risacher — who hails from France, like Wembanyama — was looking to give the NBA the first instance of international players winning the award in consecutive years since Australia’s Ben Simmons and Slovenia’s Luka Doncic in 2018 and 2019.
Wells was bidding to be Memphis’ first rookie of the year since Ja Morant in 2020.
The rookie of the year award was voted on by a global panel of 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the league and cast ballots shortly after the end of the regular season. Washington’s Alex Sarr was fourth in the voting, followed by Memphis’ Zach Edey in fifth and Miami’s Kel’el Ware in sixth. Philadelphia’s Jared McCain — who was off to a great start before getting hurt — and Chicago’s Matas Buzelis finished tied for seventh in the voting.
The other awards that were part of that voting process and have already had their results unveiled: Cleveland’s Evan Mobley winning defensive player of the year, New York’s Jalen Brunson winning clutch player of the year, and Boston’s Payton Pritchard winning sixth man of the year On Wednesday, the most improved player Cade Cunningham of Detroit, Dyson Daniels of Atlanta, or Ivica Zubac of the Los Angeles Clippers will be announced, also at 6 p.m. on TNT Other awards announced by the league since the end of the regular season: Golden State’s Stephen Curry the Twyman-Stokes teammate of the year award and Warriors teammate Draymond Green won the hustle award.
Indiana Pacers teammates Aaron Nesmith, left, Pascal Siakam, center, and Myles Turner celebrate the team’s win in overtime on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
Pacers eliminate Bucks from playoffs
BY MICHAEL MAROT AP sportswriter
INDIANAPOLIS Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole one from the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Indiana forced two turnovers in the final 29 seconds of overtime, and Haliburton blew past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds left to give the Pacers a 119-118 victory and a 4-1 series win.
The Pacers closed the game with an 8-0 run over the final 40 seconds of OT to eliminate the Bucks in the first round for the second straight season. They will face top-seeded Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Haliburton had 26 points and 10 assists as he improved to 9-0 in home playoff games. This chippy playoff series ended fittingly with a shoving match between the teams at midcourt.
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo tried to will the shorthanded Bucks to victory, finishing with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists, and Gary Trent Jr made eight 3-pointers and scored 33 points for Milwaukee. But Trent was also the culprit
in the two turnovers late in OT. His inbound pass was stolen by Andrew Nembhard Jr., leading to a three-point play by Haliburton. And then, with the Bucks leading by one and just needing to maintain possession and get to the free-throw line, the Pacers pressured the ball, forcing Milwaukee to scramble. Trent couldn’t control an errant pass and lost the ball out of bounds with 10.8 seconds left.
After Haliburton converted the go-ahead shot, all Milwaukee could manage was a nearly fullcourt heave by Trent that had no chance.
Myles Turner had 21 points and nine rebounds while Aaron Nesmith added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers. Nembhard made a 3-pointer to start Indiana’s closing run and finished with 15 points.
In an effort to avoid a third straight first-round exit, Bucks coach Doc Rivers plugged guards AJ Green and Kevin Porter Jr and forward Bobby Portis Jr into the starting lineup. The Bucks were missing 10-time All-Star Damian Lillard, who tore his left Achilles tendon in Game 4 on Sunday night.
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San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle dunks against the Portland Trail Blazers during a game on April 6 in Portland, Ore.
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard grimaces as he falls to the floor against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Milwaukee.
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but the only important thing is whether he is any good. If he is, and he is able to get past theinjuriesthat kept him in college for so long, there is nothing stopping him from enjoying a 10-12-year career
WhyOLatNo. 9?
New Orleans had alot of directions it could have taken with its first pick, but it landed on Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks. Here are some numbers to consider For clarity’s sake, these numbers do not include undrafted free agents. Since 2000, 139 offensive linemen have been drafted in the first round. Of those, 25 (18%) have earned at least one first-team All-Pro nod, and 52 (37.4%) have made at least one Pro Bowl. Breaking it down even further,11ofthe 41 offensive linemen selected in the top 10 since 2000 have earned first-team All-Pro (26.8%) and 18 (43.9%) have made at least one Pro Bowl. In that same span, 790 offensive linemen have been drafted in Rounds 2-7. Of those, 20 (2.5%)have earned at least one firstteam All-Pro nod and 64 (8.1%) have made at least one Pro Bowl. While it is possible to find high-level offensive line play on Days 2and 3of
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year before the Rams jumped them two weeks latertotrade for the No. 1pick. The Rams took Hall of Fame offensive tackle Orlando Pace and the Raiders drafted defensive tackle Darrell Russell. Therehadn’t been areceivertaken in the top two since CalvinJohnson went second to Detroit in 2007,and no defensive back had been taken that high since safety Eric Turner went second to Cleveland in 1991. Hunter could end up playingboth positions.
There were 12 other instances in the common draft erastartingin1967whena team traded up for atop-two pick and draftedanonquar-
thedraft —and theSaints have doneitseveral times, with players such as Terron Armstead andErik McCoy —the numbers prove it is a lot harder That is somewhat true for alot of positions, but the numbers are notasdrastic as they are upfront.At wide receiver,for instance, 10 of the105 first-roundpicks since 2000 made All-Pro (9.5%) versus 23 ofthe 636 receivers taken on Days 2 and3(3.6%).
TheSaints had ahole on their offensive line, and they made thebest possible bettofill it.
Day3 value
The Saints have an entire staff devotedtoscouting collegefootball players, andlike every other team they assemble their own setofdraft rankings— sometimesreferred to as a “board.” New Orleanshas its own, and it may vary drastically fromanother team’s set of rankings—or from those putout by mediamembers. Still, it was alittle jarring
terback Pace wasone of four Hall of Famersacquired thatway with the other three all being running backs:EricDickerson (1983),Earl Campbell (1978) andTony Dorsett (1977). Some of the other trades weren’tassuccessful, like Cincinnati moving up totake running back Ki-Jana Carter first in 1995, the Jets trading up for receiver Lam Jones in 1980, and the Vikings moving up for running back Clint Jones in 1967.
Ohio State, SECrule
With the SEC setting arecord with 79 playersdrafted andOhio Statehaving 14 of the 71 draft picks inthe Big Ten, the two most prominent college footballconferences dominated draft weekend. Thanks to the firstyear of
to see someofthe Saints picks compared to the projectionsmade by some in themedia.
Banks, for instance, was rated 26th and 27th, respectively,byThe Athletic and NFL Media. Texas DT Vernon Broughton, whom the Saintsselected 71st overall and considered in the second round, did not even crack NFL Media’stop 150 as aprospect All fourofNew Orleans’ Day 1and 2picks ranked lower on these lists than their ultimate draft position
But, at least in terms of those media rankings, the Saintsrallied on Day 3.
SAINTS PLAN TO RELEASE QB DINUCCI
Afterthe Saints drafted Tyler Shough overthe weekend, the team made achangeatquarterback to account forthe selection
The Saints informed quarterback Ben DiNucci that theyplantorelease him, DiNucci wrote on X. DiNucci, 28, had been with the Saints since late last season when he joined the practice squad.
The Saints’ quarterback room nowconsists of DerekCarr, Shough, Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener.Carr’sstatus for 2025 is still unknown as he deals with ashoulder injury
DiNucci entered the NFL in 2020 when he was drafted in the seventh round out of James Madison by Dallas. He appeared in three games forthe DallasCowboys MatthewParas
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PICKSBYTEAMS
1. (16) Walter Nolen, DT,Ole Miss.
2. (47) Will Johnson, CB, Michigan.
3. (78) Jordan Burch,DE, Oregon.
4. (115) Cody Simon, LB,OhioState.
5. (174) Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State.
6. (211) Hayden Conner, G, Texas.
7. (225) Kitan Crawford, S, Nevada.
Atlanta
1. (15) Jalon Walker, LB,Georgia.
1. (26) James Pearce Jr. DE,Tennes-
see.
3. (96) XavierWatts,S,NotreDame.
4. (118) Billy Bowman Jr., S, Oklahoma.
7. (218) JackNelson, OT,Wisconsin Baltimore
1. (27) Malaki Starks, S, Georgia.
2. (59) MikeGreen, DE, Marshall.
3. (91) Emery Jones Jr., G, LSU.
4. (129) TeddyeBuchanan, LB California.
5. (141) Carson Vinson, OT,Alabama A&M.
6. (178) Bilhal Kone, CB, Western Michigan.
6. (186) TylerLoop, K, Arizona.
6. (203) LaJohntayWester, WR, Colorado.
6. (210) Aeneas Peebles,DT, Virginia Tech
6. (212) Robert Longerbeam, CB, Rutgers.
7. (243) Garrett Dellinger, G, LSU. Buffalo
1. (30) MaxwellHairston, CB, Kentucky
2. (41) T.J. Sanders,DT, South Carolina.
3. (72) Landon Jackson, DE, Arkansas
4. (109) Deone Walker, DT,Kentucky
5. (170) Jordan Hancock, CB, Ohio State.
5. (173) JacksonHawes,TE, Georgia Tech
6. (177) Dorian Strong, CB, Virginia Tech
6. (206) Chase Lundt, OT,UConn.
7. (240) Kaden Prather, WR, Maryland. Carolina
1. (8)TetairoaMcMillan, WR,Arizona.
2. (51) Nick Scourton, DE, TexasA&M.
3. (77) Princely Umanmielen, DE, Ole Miss.
4. (114) Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia.
4. (122) Lathan Ransom, S, Ohio State.
5. (140) Cam Jackson, DT,Florida.
5. (163) Mitchell Evans,TE, Notre Dame.
6. (208) JimmyHorn Jr., WR, Colorado. Chicago
1. (10) Colston Loveland, TE,Michigan.
2. (39) Luther Burden III, WR,Missouri
2. (56) Ozzy Trapilo,OT, Boston College.
2. (62) Shemar Turner, DT,Texas A&M.
4. (132) Ruben Hyppolite II, LB, Maryland.
5. (169) ZahFrazier, CB, Texas-San Antonio.
6. (195) Luke Newman, G, Michigan State.
7. (233) Kyle Monangai, RB, Rutgers. Cincinnati
1. (17) Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M.
2. (49) Demetrius Knight Jr., LB,South Carolina.
3. (81) Dylan Fairchild,G,Georgia.
4. (119) Barrett Carter, LB,Clemson.
5. (153) Jalen RiverS,G,Miami.
6. (193) Tahj BrookS, RB, TexasTech. Cleveland
1. (5)Mason Graham, DT,Michigan.
2. (33) Carson Schwesinger, LB,UCLA.
2. (36) Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State.
3. (67) Harold FanninJr., TE,Bowling Green.
3. (94) Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon.
4. (126) Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee.
5. (144) Shedeur Sanders,QB, Colorado. Dallas
1. (12) TylerBooker, G, Alabama.
2. (44) DonovanEzeiruaku, DE, Boston College.
3. (76) ShavonRevel Jr., CB, East Carolina.
5. (149) Jaydon Blue, RB, Texas.
5. (152) Shemar James, LB,Florida.
6. (204) Ajani Cornelius, OT,Oregon.
7. (217) JayToia, DT,UCLA.
7. (239) PhilMafah, RB, Clemson.
7. (247) TommyAkingbesote, DT Maryland. Denver
1. (20) Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas.
2. (60) RJ Harvey,RB, UCF
3. (74) PatBryant, WR,Illinois.
3. (101) Sai’vion Jones, DE, LSU.
4. (134) QueRobinson, DE, Alabama.
6. (216) JeremyCrawshaw, p, Florida.
7. (241) Caleb Lohner, TE,Utah. Detroit
1. (28) Tyleik Williams, DT,OhioState.
2. (57) Tate Ratledge, G, Georgia.
3. (70) Isaac TeSlaa, WR,Arkansas
5. (171) Miles Frazier, G, LSU.
6. (196) Ahmed Hassanein, DE,Boise State.
7. (230) Dan Jackson, S, Georgia.
7. (244) Dominic Lovett, WR, Georgia. Green Bay
1. (23) Matthew Golden, WR,Texas
2. (54) AnthonyBelton, OT,NCState.
3. (87) SavionWilliams, WR,TCU
4. (124) BarrynSorrell, DE, Texas.
5. (159) Collin Oliver, LB,Oklahoma State.
6. (198) Warren Brinson, DT,Georgia.
7. (237) Micah Robinson, DB, Tulane.
7. (250) John Williams, G, Cincinnati. Houston
2. (34) Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State.
2. (48) Aireontae Ersery,OT, Minnesota.
3. (79) Jaylin Noel, WR,IowaState.
3. (97) Jaylin Smith, CB, Southern Cal.
Email Luke Johnson at ljohnson@theadvocate.com.
The Athletic had both linebacker Danny Stutsman (87) and cornerback Quincy Riley (94) as top-100 prospects, and the Saintsgot them with picks 112 and 131, respectively.Running back Devin Neal, whom the Saintsselected 184th overall, was ranked as high as No. 49 by Yahoo. The Athletic also had defensive end Fadil Diggs, theSaints’ last pick of the draft at No. 254, as atop-160 player Nobody will remember therankings afew years from now when we see how these careers play out, but it certainly wouldn’thurt aSaints team that desperately needs some young impact players to hit on a couple of Day 3picks.
expansionthatsentTexas and Oklahoma to the SEC along with USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washingtonjoining theBig Ten— those conferences accounted for 58% of all draft picks. Throw in the 42 picks for the ACC and 31 for the Big 12,and the four powerconferences had nearly87% of all draftpicksthis year, along withsix more from Notre Dame. TheGroup of Five had just 18 players draftedasmany players who began their careers at that level have moved up topower conferences. Therewere only eight players chosen from nonFBS teams.
This marked the87th straight draftwitha player fromMichigan being taken. USC alsohas had aplayer taken in every draft since
1939, tying the Wolverines for the longest active streak
Position breakdown
There was an even split of offensive anddefensive players picked in the draft with 126 players from each side of the ball— not including the two-way player Hunter.
The other four players taken were specialists, including arare long snapper drafted with Julian Ashby getting taken by New England with the 252ndpick.
The defensive line led the way with 58 players taken, according to Sportradar,followed by 47 exclusive defensive backs and 41 offensive linemen. There were 30 receiversdraftedinaddition to Hunter,along with 25 running backs, 21 linebackers, 16 tight ends and14quarterbacks.
4. (116) Woody Marks, RB, Southern Cal.
6. (187) JaylenReed, S, Penn State.
6. (197) Graham Mertz, QB, Florida.
7. (224) Kyonte Hamilton, DT,Rutgers
7. (255) Luke Lachey,TE, Iowa Indianapolis
1. (14) TylerWarren, TE,Penn State.
2. (45) JT Tuimoloau, DE, Ohio State.
3. (80) Justin Walley, CB, Minnesota.
4. (127) Jalen Travis, OT,IowaState.
5. (151) DJ Giddens, RB, Kansas State.
6. (189) Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame.
6. (190) TimSmith, DT,Alabama.
7. (232) HunterWohler, S, Wisconsin Jacksonville
1. (2)Travis Hunter, WR/DB,Colorado.
3. (88) Caleb Ransaw, CB, Tulane.
3. (89) Wyatt Milum, G, W. Virginia.
4. (104) Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Virginia Tech
4. (107) JackKiser, LB,NotreDame.
6. (194) Jalen McLeod, LB,Auburn.
6. (200) Rayuan Lane III, S, Navy
7. (221) Jonah Monheim, c, Southern Cal.
7. (236) LeQuint Allen, RB, Syracuse Kansas City
1. (32) Josh Simmons,OT, Ohio State.
2. (63) Omarr Norman-Lott, DT,Tennessee.
3. (66) Ashton Gillotte, DE,Louisville
3. (85) NohlWilliams, CB, California.
4. (133) Jalen Royals, WR,Utah State.
5. (156) Jeffrey Bassa,LB, Oregon.
7. (228)
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Virginia safety Jonas Sanker was drafted by the Saints in the third round asthe 93rdoverall pick.
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Kansas running back DevinNeal catches apass duringthe NFLscouting combine on March1 in Indianapolis. The Saints drafted Neal inthe sixth round.
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Adversitycreates strong bond forMount Carmel
BY SPENCER URQUHART
Staff writer
The Mount Carmel softballteam has had its share of obstacles this season, but it has overcome that adversity during the playoffs and reached the LHSAA softball tournament in Sulphur MountCarmel was 14-4 before a season-ending knee injury to top pitcher Paige Reuther,whichled to anine-game losing streak. The Cubs have since gone to apitcherby-committee approach, and their lineup has snapped out of alateseason slump to reach thestate semifinals for the first time since 2021.
“The entire team believes,” MountCarmelcoachCurtisMatthews said. “I haven’tseen this team as close as they are right now than in the past few years. They’re truly coming together as ateam and acting like afamily “Wewere tested during that nine-game losing streak. We told them that it was going to prepare us for the playoffs, and it has.”
Thebats haveprovided plenty of run support forMount Carmel, which has scored in doubledigits in its DivisionIselect playoff wins, including a11-9 quarterfinals road victory over No. 3AlexandriaonFriday
“The girlscame in the last two innings (against Alexandria) and said we’re going to do it,let’s punchour ticket,” Matthews said.
“I told them you’ve got to leave it on the field. Youcouldsee that when ourright fielder Claire Murphy came in screaming anddove for aball that ended Alexandria’s season.”
The No. 6seed MountCarmel had 13 hits in the quarterfinal win. SeniorChloeKrey had two doubles and three RBIs to lead the Cubs with three hits andjunior Hayden Traub scored ateam-high three runs.
Junior AveryKillian also had three RBIs. Killian, aFlorida commitment, is ahome run threat as Mount Carmel’s cleanup hitter and has been theCubs starting catchersince she was an eighth grader
“I just have aclear mind(at the plate)and think ofthree words, hit theball,” Killian said. “Focus on nothing else but hitting the ball. I’ve thrown out most of the runnersthat have(attempted to) steal.”
BattingbehindKillian are more talented Mount Carmel hitters in sophomores Emri Rousseland Saige Vichot. Roussel has delivered clutch hits this season, and her two-runtriple in the top of the
sixth inning against Alexandria broke an 8-8 tie.
“I just knew Ihad to come in and be clutch,” Rousselsaid. “I usually just think no pressure, take adeep breath and do my thing.”
Natalie Johnson pitched ateamhigh four innings in thequarterfinals, withKrey, Traub and Vichot also seeing time in the circle.
Krey has the mostpitching experience of the group but was called for multiple illegal pitches in the regional round.
Krey hadn’tbeen called for illegal pitches before this postseason,and theplan is for her to be Mount Carmel’sstarting pitcher in Sulphur “I’m goingtojust pitchhow I usually pitch,” Krey said. “Being aseniorright nowisfun, especially beingonlyone of two. I’m theonly senior that hasn’tbeen to statebefore, so Ithink it’s areally bigaccomplishment.”
Krey andBrooklynButlerare the two seniors foraMountCarmel team that’slooking to win their first state championship since 2017. Asemifinals matchup awaits theCubs at 5p.m. Friday against the No. 2seed St. Thomas More at Frasch Park’sField 14. Email SpencerUrquhart at surquhart@theadvocate.com.
Jesuit wins team title;
BY CHRISTOPHERDABE Staff writer
BrotherMartin tennis players wonthe singles and doubles championships, but it was Jesuitthat returned homewith the team title in Division Iatthe LHSAA state tennis championships Tuesdayin Monroe.
The Blue Jays scored 15 points and edged Brother Martin in the team standings by onepoint on thestrength of advancing more singles and doubles players to the semifinals than theirclosest competitor
ForBrother Martin,singles player Mitchell Armbruster and the doubles team of senior Sal Trujillo and sophomore Reed MacAlester won statechampionships by defeating opponents from Jesuit in thesemifinals and finals.
Armbruster defeated Jesuit junior Alton Swan 6-3, 6-1 in arematch from when Armbruster won theregional championship earlier this month at City Park.
In doubles, Trujillo and MacAlester avenged their loss in the regional finals by defeating Jesuit seniors Leo Congeni and Scott Harper in the state final. The final included acomeback from down 3-1inthe second set on the wayto a6-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory
“For the two seniors on the team, thefact that they both get to go out in stylebywinning atitle,itmeans alot,” Brother Martin coach Lee MacAlester said.
The team title for Jesuit included aquarterfinal comeback victory forJakeBravointhe singles bracket anda quarterfinalupset victory by Andrew Cavallino and Cody Martinez in doubles, coach Scott Schlesinger said.
“I can’tsay enough about the team effort that the boys put in,” Schlesinger said.
In DivisionII, Willowwon the girls state team championship for thethirdyear in arow as senior My-Anh Holmes won her fourth consecutive singles title by defeatingher sister forthe secondyear in arow
“The score does notindicate how good of amatch it was,” Willow coach Gian Balsamosaid after My-Anh Holmes defeated My-Linh Holmes 6-2, 6-0inthe state final. “The past two years when they played, they werekindofjoking around alittle bit. This year,itwas alot more serious. My-Linh is going to be avery good player.” Also in Division II, Riley Fitzmorris and Lauren Boudreau of St. Scholastica wonthe doubles championship.
In Division I, Mandeville freshman Ciara Sergi reached the girls singles final and lost to reigning state champion Ella Mancuso of St. Joseph’s. TheDivisionIII andIVstate tennis tournaments are on Thursday and Friday in Monroe.
Contact ChristopherDabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com
Semifinals North Frasch SoftballComplex-Sulphur Nonselect
DIVISION I No. 4St. Amant vs.No. 1Sam Houston, 5p.m. Friday No. 3Dutchtown vs No. 7Walker, 5p.m.
Mount Carmel’s AveryKillian,left, tags out John Curtis’ Shelby Vitrano at home plate on March 8, 2022.
Hopeshighfor WingswithBueckers
BY STEPHENHAWKINS AP sportswriter
ARLINGTON, Texas Paige Bueckers raised the expectations and excitement level for the Dallas Wings and their fans many months before she was even drafted by the WNBA team.
It started with the viralvideo of new Wings general manager Curt Miller’sreaction when the franchise won the draft lottery for the No.1overall pick only days after he was hired.
“I absolutely lost my mind. We knew what that meant at that moment,” the GM says even now
That was in November,when Bueckers was only three games into the three-time AP All-American’sfinal seasonatUConn, which ended with the Huskies’12th national championship and coach Geno Auriemma’ssixth No.1 overall pick in the WNBA draft
Within days after the draftlottery —five months before the April 14 draft, and six months before the May 16 season opener the Wings had sold out their season ticket allotment.
Theteamalsohas an expanded regional TV broadcast deal to reach 6.2million homes, and will move into arenovated arena in downtown Dallas next season.
Bueckers is generating the same kind of buzz around the Wings that Caitlin Clark did as the No. 1overall pick for the Indiana Fever last year,when they made the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Clark was the WNBA Rookie of the Year,and was The Associated
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lowest percentage at 24.6%, according to BarTorvik.
The point guard wasn’tprepared for the role LSU needed him to play,despitestarting 12 games. The 20-year-old is someone LSU wanted to keep based on the opportunity he had to playthrough his mistakes.
Givens’ size, youth and four-star pedigree are why LSU was willing to be patient withhis development.
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“She’sgoing toimpact us, and she just impacts winning,” Miller saidofBueckers, referringtoher as ahumblesuperstar ArikeOgunbowale, the fifth overallpick by theWings in 2019, was the All-Star GameMVP last season and second in the WNBA with 22.2 points agame. She is also oneofonly threereturning players with Dallas coming off a9-31 season andmissing the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
4. DaimionCollins
Losing a22-year-old player with college eligibilityafter his best season is normally notideal.Collins,aredshirt junior,averaged 8.0 points,4.3 reboundsand 1.6 blocks in 20.4 minutes LSU will miss his veteran presence andhis elite vertical abilityat6-9, 200pounds. Theformer five-star recruit who is headingto South Florida is below Givens becauseofhis strugglesonthe defensive boards. Of the 31 SEC players who are at least 6-8 and had aminutes
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The Wings didacquire DiJonai Carrington from Connecticutina multiteamtrade aftershe earned the league’sMost Improved Player Award last season. They also signed seven-year veteran and 2019 WNBA champion Myisha Hines-Allen in free agency
“There’s alot of new, there’sgoing to be anew facility, new arena, new GM, newcoachingstaff mostly an entirenew team,” Bueckerssaid. “So just to build from where we are now,continue to build forthe future. Dallas is asports city,soyou feel thelove
percentage of 35%, Collinshad the worst defensive rebounding rate (12.3%), accordingtoBarTorvik. Replacing him with morereliable glass cleaners out of the portal should play off for LSU.
5. Mike Williams
The6-3 sophomoreplayedin24 games and averaged 4.0 pointsand shot31.3% fromthe field in 11.2 minutes.
Williams had his rolesignificantly reduced from his freshman season when he started 22 games while scoring 7.2 points in 19.5
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already and thesupport andthe excitement.”
Bueckers and the Wings’ other fourdraft picks were introduced last week before the start of trainingcamp in apacked lobby at Dallas City Hall that included the mayor.The rally-like event was held only acouple of blocks from thehistoric downtown arena being fully renovated for the team, part of a15-year agreement the Dallas City Council approved last year to facilitate the team’smove to its namesakecity
Still, Bueckers isn’tgetting caught up in what everyone else expectsfrom her as the No. 1overall pick.
“The best thing Idid last year wasbuild my approach to the gameand my ability to not care about expectations, and not set any expectations, because then youset aceiling of what youcan accomplish or whatyou want to look like,” she said.
Adjustingtothe WNBA?
Miller knows Bueckers, like every newWNBA player, will have to makeplenty of adjustments as afirst-time pro, such as new rules andadifferent speed and physicality to thegame.
“Caitlin was oneofthe outliers that theadjustment was quicker for her,” Miller said. “There’ll be an adjustment, there’llbeaspotlight on her.But she’shandled so much of that throughouther young career already.”
Bueckers has plenty of people to turn to who have been where she is now
minutes. While willing to be ahigh-volume 3-point shooter,hefailedto providemuchvalue when he didn’t make3s.
6. Noah Boyde
Boyde was a7-foot, 245-pound juniorwho played fivegames and 12 total minutes.
Coming to LSU from McCook Community College in Nebraska appeared to be too big of aleap as he was unable to earn minuteson ateam starving for frontcourt help after Reed’sseason-ending injury on Dec. 3.
“I mostly talk to alot of the UConn alums, and just being apart of that network,” she said. “And they’ve been through every single thing that you can imagine with everybody who’sbeen through there. So leaning on them alot andobviously just embracing your own journey.”
Bigdeals forWings
The Wings in February announced their new television carrier in Dallas-Fort Worth market would be the same as the NBA’s DallasMavericks, and since the draft said that networkhas expanded to 12 markets in Texas. Wings CEO and managing partner
Greg Bibb said that is the largest footprint forWNBAlocal broadcasts in league history Bibb said the Wings also finalized the largest sponsorship agreement in organization history,with financial service provider Albert becoming their official jersey patch partner in what he called an eightfigure deal over the next five years. Bueckers vs.Caitlin
Amonth before Bueckers was drafted, the Wings announced their June 27 game against Clark and the Fever would be at the 20,000-seat American Airlines Center, the home of the NBA’s Mavericks.
Clark playedinthe FinalFour with Iowa in that building two yearsago.Whenthe Feverreturn to North Texas on August 1, that gameisstill set forthe Wings’ normal 6,251-seat homearena on the UT-Arlington campus.
Boyde, now with Western Kentucky,was unlikely to improve enough to earn significant minutes in 2025-26 at LSU.
7. Tyrell Ward
As ajunior,Ward never played during the2024-25 season, stepping away from the program because of mental health reasons before the first game. He wasn’texpected to return to theteam andhas sincetransferred to Virginia Commonwealth. The 6-6 wing averaged 9.1 points in 21.8 minutes per gameasasophomore.
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Wall Street continues rise amid profits
U.S. stocks rose againTuesday as stronger-than-expected profits kept piling higher for companies, thoughCEOs said they’re unsure how long that can last because of uncertainty aroundPresident Donald Trump’strade war
TheS&P 500 climbed to extend itswinning streaktoa sixth day. The Dow JonesIndustrial Average andthe Nasdaq composite also rose. Honeywell International helped lead themarket with again of 5.4% after reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Perhaps even more importantlyfor investors, it also raised its forecast for profit over the full year
Sherwin-Williams rose 4.8% foranother one of the market’s bigger gains after the paint and coatingscompany likewise reported abetter-than-expected profit.
Coca-Cola overcame an early drop to rise 0.8%. The beverage giantreportedbetter-thanexpected earnings in the first quarter and said the impact of tariffs on its business are likely to be “manageable.”
GM recalls nearly 600,000 cars
General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles across itsCadillac, Chevroletand GMC brands in the U.S. duetopotential manufacturingdefects that can cause engine failure
The recall covers certain Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs; Chevrolet Silverado 1500s, Suburbans and Tahoes; as well as GMC Sierra 1500s, Yukons and Yukon XLs between model years 2021 and 2024. According to recall documentspublished by theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these vehicles shareagas engine that may have connecting rod or crankshaftcomponent problems, due to supplier manufacturing or quality issues. This can lead to enginedamage,and potentially failure, while driving —increasing crash risks.
Prior to failure, NHSTAdocuments warn, impacted drivers may be alerted of these issues through loud knocking or banging noises, the check engine light turning on and/orother driving performance issues, such as reduced propulsion.
As aremedy,dealerswill inspectaffected vehicles —and repair or replacethe engine if necessary with newer components, free of charge. Dealers notificationsbegan last week, with ownerletters set to be mailed out June 9.
In all, about 597,630 vehicles are covered by the recall,per a notice dated Thursday.But the company estimates that just 3% have the defect.
Job openings fall to 7.2 million in March
Jobopenings in the United States fell in MarchasPresident Donald Trump’strade wars clouded the economic outlook.
U.S. employers posted 7.2 millionvacancies in March, down from7.5 million in February and 8.1 million in March2024, the LaborDepartment reported Tuesday.Itwas the fewest number of openings since September andbelow the7.5 million that economists had forecast. But the department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summaryalsoshowed that the numberofAmericans quitting their jobs —asign of confidence in theeconomy —rose modestly.And layoffs fell to thelowest level since June.
Openings remain high by historical standards but have fallen steadily since peaking at 12.1 million in March 2022, when the economy was still bouncing back from COVID-19 The American job market has proven remarkably resilient. Companies, nonprofits andgovernment agencies continued to hire in the face of high interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to combat aresurgence of inflation.
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pect hiring to slow in the coming months, nearly matching the level reached in April 2009, when the economywas mired in theGreat Recession.
go down.”
BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP economics writer
WASHINGTON Americans’ con-
fidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since theonsetofthe COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takesa heavy toll.
TheConference Boardsaid Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 7.9points in Aprilto86, its lowest reading sinceMay 2020. Nearly one-third of consumers ex-
Thefiguresreflect arapidly souring mood amongAmericans, most of whom expect prices to rise because of thewidespread tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. About half of Americans are also worried about the potential for arecession, according to a survey by TheAssociatedPressNORC Center
“Rattled consumers spend less than confident consumers,” said CarlWeinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, in an email. “Ifconfidence sags and consumers retrench, growth will
Ameasure of Americans’ shortterm expectations for their income, business conditions and the jobmarket plunged 12.5 pointsto 54.4, the lowest level in morethan 13 years.The reading is well below 80, which typically signalsarecession ahead. How this gloomy mood translates into spending, hiring, and growth will become clearer in thecoming days and weeks. On Wednesday,the government will reportonU.S.economic growth duringthe first three months of the year,and economists are expectinga sharp slowdown as Americans pulled back on spending after astrongwinterholiday shopping season.
And on Friday,the Labor Departmentwillrelease itslatest report on hiring and the unemployment rate. Overall, economists expect it should still show steady job gains, though some forecast it could report sharply reduced hiring. More Americans are also now worried that the economy could tipintoa recession, with theproportion of consumers expecting adownturn in the next 12 months reaching atwo-year high.
Fewer consumers said theywere planning to buy ahome or car in the next six months. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed last month in alackluster start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged those looking.
BY MAE ANDERSON AP business writer
NEWYORK— Major orders canceled. Containersofproducts left stranded overseas.No roadmap for whatcomes next.
TheTrump administration raised tariffs on goodsfrom China to 145% in early April. Since then, small businessowners who depend onimports from China tosurvive have become increasingly desperate as theyeye dwindling inventory and skyrocketing invoices.
President Donald Trump seemed to back down somewhat last week when he said he expected thetariffs to come down “substantially.” That helpedset offarally in thestock market. But forsmallbusinessesthat operateonrazor-thin margins, the back and forth is causing massive upheaval. Some say they couldbejust months from going out of business altogether
JeremyRice co-ownsHouse, ahome-décor shop in Lexington,Kentucky,thatspecializes in artificial flower arrangementsfor the home.About 90% of the flowers his business
BY MICHELLECHAPMAN AP business writer
UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilitiesasitdrastically reduces theamountofAmazon shipments it handles.
The package delivery company said Tuesday thatitanticipates making the job cutsthis year.It anticipates closing73leased and owned buildings by theend of
uses are made in China.
Rice uses dozens of vendors. The largest are absorbing some of thecost of the tariffs andpassing on therest. One vendor is raisingpricesby20% andanother 25%. ButRice is expecting smaller vendors to increase prices by much higher percentages.
Houseoffersmid-range artificialflowers. Alarge hydrangea head will retail for$10 to $16, for example.
China is theonly place that manufacturers higher qualitysilk flowers. It would take a vendor yearstoopena factory in adifferent country or move production somewhere else, Rice said.
Rice ordered his holiday décor early this year.But even after stocking up ahead of the tariffs, he only hasenough everydayfloral inventorytolast two to three months.
“After that, Idon’tknow what we’re going to do,”hesaid.
Rice is concerned that thetrade war will wipe out abunchofmom-and-pop stores, similar to what happenedinthe Great Recession and thepandemic.
“There’s nowheretoturn, there’snothing
June. UPS said that it is still reviewing its network andmay identify more buildings to be shuttered
“The actionsweare taking to reconfigureour network and reduce costacrossour business could not be timelier,” CEO Carol Tomé said in astatementonTuesday.“The macro environment may be uncertain, but with ouractions, we will emerge as an even stronger, more nimble UPS.”
In January,UPS announced that it hadreached adeal with Amazon, its biggest customer, to lower its volume by morethan 50% by the second half of 2026.
During UPS’ fourth-quarter earnings conference call in Janu-
to do,” he said.
Lisa McDonald, ownerofTeaHaus, located in Ann Arbor,home to theUniversity of Michigan, said the tarifffight has “basically just put abig pit in my stomach.”
Americans drank about 86 billion servings of tea in 2024, according to the TeaAssociation of the U.S.A.. Almostall of that is imported since tea isn’tgrowninthe U.S. at scale, due to factorsranging fromclimate to cost.
McDonald imports loose-leaf tea from China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and other countries. She says her customer base is “from alloverthe U.S. andthe world.” But she worriesthere is alimit to what they’ll spend. Her premium teas can cost up to $33 fora50-gram bag.
McDonald understands Trump’srationale forwanting to use tariffs to spur U.S. manufacturing but says it doesn’tapply to the tea industry
“Wecan’tgrow tea in the U.S. to the extent that we need. We can’tjust flip the industry and‘make teagreat again’ in America. It just can’thappen,” she said.
ary,Tomé said that the company had partnered with Amazon for almost 30 years and that when its contract came up thisyear,UPS decided to reassess the relationship.
“Amazon is our largest customer butit’snot our most profitable customer,” Tomé said at the time. “Its margin is very dilutive to the U.S. domesticbusiness.”
Tomé said thatUPS considered various options and determined thatthe volume reduction was the bestalternative. The company employs about 490,000 workers, according to FactSet. United Parcel Service Inc. also reported its first-quarter financial
results on Tuesday. The Atlantabasedcompanyearned $1.19billion, or $1.40 per share, in the quarter ended March 31. Stripping out certain items, earnings were$1.49 per share. That’s better than the $1.44 per share that analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research were calling for Revenue totaled $21.55 billion, beating Wall Street’sestimateof $21.06 billion. UPS said it wasn’tproviding anyupdatestoits previously announced full-year outlook, given current macroeconomic uncertainty.The company previously saiditexpected 2025 revenueof approximately $89 billion.
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Owner Lisa McDonald packages loose leaf tea orders at the TeaHaus in AnnArbor, Mich.McDonald importsloose-leaf tea fromChina, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and other countries.
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Tempero’sMarket Kitchen serves fish, shrimp andvegetabletacos at the 2025Jazz Fest.
Jazz Fest food booth collaboration helpstalent take bigstep
BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer
Running afood booth at the New Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival takes atremendous amount of planning and diligence. Running afood booth andhelpinganothervendor seize the opportunity of Jazz Fest to showcase their work takes something else.
That is the dedication and sense of community that’s been on displayat the Cultural Exchange Pavilion food stand for the past few years, and again at the 2025 Jazz Fest.Behind it is also the story of adistinctive local restaurantthat closed but continues in anew way And along the waythere’sgreat shrimp ceviche, a deeply flavorful mole tamale and a killer frozen paloma cocktail.
Carmo, nowTempero’s
Dana Honn and ChristinadoCarmo Honn ran their downtownrestaurant Carmo for 15 years,and for thepast three years, they’ve run the taco stand at Jazz Fest, in Food Area2 Carmo closed at the end of 2024, butthe samecrewisback this year under the name Tempero’sMarket Kitchen.
That’sthe catering and events brand the Honns created, which carries on some of Carmo’sdishes and very much its ethos of transparent sourcing and local support.They alsostarted the new Nikkei Izakaya, serving aJapanese-inspired tavern menu inside the venue the Broadside (600 N. Broad St.) At Jazz Fest, the fish fortheirtacos changes frequently basedonwhat Honn can source locally.Itwas black drum to beginthe fest,servedwith an optional fiery hot sauce, based on arecipe from Christina Honn’snative Brazil.
IntroducingElla
While managing theirJazz Fest stand, however,Dana Honn and his crew also help enable the annually changingfoodbooth attached to the festival’sCultural Exchange Pavilion. The programmingatthis
THEPAR Ty CONT INUESINT HE ORBI T OF JA ZZ FEST FROM PUBS
TO PORCHES
BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer
One of my favorite parts of theNew OrleansJazz &Heritage Festival is whathappens in its orbit, in the streets in neighborhoodsclosest to thefestaspeoplepour forth and theday shiftstoevening.
This is après-fest,likeits ownadhoc street festival in motion
It’s one of thewayspeople bring theirown traditionsand personality to Jazz Fest time,anextension of the mega eventdistilled to individual restaurantsand bars, pop-ups, porches and backyards. The swellofsocial energy concentrates in apart of town that has apowerful magnetism for me throughout the year,centered on the Faubourg St. Johnneighborhood.Myhome is 1.5 miles away,a 10-minute bike ride. This area is my downtown, my village and Main Street. The regular city street grid here
Jell-Oshots were on offer at the after Jazz Fest party at Liuzza’sbythe Track at thecornerofN.Lopezand PonceDe Leon streets in NewOrleans
shifts to triangle-shapedblocks, lush pocket parks and intersecting sight lines of verdant trees andcolorful homes dripping with historic detail. Once thefestival ends forthe day and thesun starts sinking through the lacing of live oaks,itall growsmore sumptuous.
Snug within this are bars and restaurantsIfrequent and bring my own
BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer
Apair of related restaurantsthateachcreated a unique niche in theNew
gueststoexperienceyear-round.Let me show you around.
Pick your gate,chooseyourfun
Thegate you choose forJazz Fest egress sets your path forpost-fest activities.
Fromthe Gentilly gate, youimmediately see the Seahorse Saloon (1648 Gentilly Blvd.) for drinks and nearby Park Island Brew (1688 Gentilly Blvd.) foracaffeinated blast. Continue toward the river (and the FrenchQuarter) alongthe curve of Gentilly Boulevard and the street turns into Bayou Road, part of the larger 7th Ward neighborhood and a historic hub forBlack businesses.
McHardy’sChickenand Fixin’ (1458 N. Broad St.) servessome of the best fried chicken in town, all packed for takeout (it closes around 5p.m. but gets an early post-fest crowd).
Addis NOLA (2514 Bayou Road) sets avibrant stage forEthiopian food and cocktails with African inspiration, too
rennialchallenges
STAFF PHOTOSByDAVID GRUNFELD
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2025. There are 245 days left in the year
Today in history:
On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.
On this date: In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York as the first president of the United States.
In 1803, the United States completed its purchase of the 828,000-square-mile Louisiana Territory from France for 60 million francs, the equivalent of about $15 million; the acquisition roughly doubled the size of the United States.
In 1900, engineer John Luther “Casey” Jones of the Illinois Central Railroad died in a train wreck near Vaughan, Mississippi, staying at the controls to slow his passenger train before it struck a stalled train near an approaching station; Jones was the only fatality of the accident In 1973, as the Watergate scandal deepened, President Richard Nixon announced the resignations of top aides H.R Haldeman
and John Ehrlichman, Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst and White House counsel John Dean (though Dean was actually fired by Nixon).
In 1993, top-ranked women’s tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg, Germany, by a man who described himself as a fan of second-ranked German player Steffi Graf. (The man was convicted of causing grievous bodily injury, but was given only a 2-year suspended sentence.)
In 1993, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that the World Wide Web, which was invented at CERN four years earlier by Tim Berners-Lee, was free for anyone to use, and released its source code to the public domain.
Today’s birthdays: UN Secretary-
General António Guterres is 76.
Filmmaker Jane Campion is 71. Filmmaker Lars von Trier is 69.
Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is 64. Actor Johnny Galecki is 50. Actor Sam Heughan is 45. Actor Kunal Nayyar is 44. Rapper Lloyd Banks is 43. Actor Kirsten Dunst is 43. Basketball Hall of Famer Seimone Augustus is 41. Actor Gal Gadot is 40. Actor Dianna Agron is 39.
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materialize, said Jeff Bybee, the chef’s business partner
Maypop opened at the end of 2016 in the Paramount Building, part of the South Market District development, with a modern design and upscale/casual feel. The cuisine has always been a blend and has evolved into a unique fusion of Asian, Italian and Creole influences quite unlike anything else in the city
MoPho is a much more casual restaurant with the feel of a family-friendly tavern between its dining room and back patio.
While the MoPho menu is anchored by pho, it has always served composed and original dishes, melding Southeast Asian staples with modern American culinary style at midrange prices
First opened in 2014, it weathered many challenges, including the prolonged reconstruction of a key nearby intersection to create a new streetcar stop. But through the pandemic, the partners say MoPho’s business never fully rebounded.
“Last year was our slowest year, and this year is on track to be slower; we looked at the summer coming up and realized you couldn’t do it,” said Gulotta. Gulotta and Bybee continue to run TANA, the upscale Italian
restaurant they developed with partners as a separate project in Old Metairie.
More MoPho?
They also said the MoPho location at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport will continue. Like the other local restaurants with a presence at MSY, this is run through a licensing deal with one of the national venue concessions companies that works with airport.
The partners also left the door open for a possible future return for MoPho, as perhaps a slimmed down version of the concept. But there are no plans in place right now to pursue that
They’re also working with a new partner who is interested in creating a street food version of MoPho at a food truck park in Fort Orange, Florida.
The partners say the decision to close came after a painful examination of their finances and an assessment of the upcoming summer
Both restaurants have drawn attention outside of the area. In 2016, before Maypop opened, Gulotta was named to the annual Food + Wine list of best new chefs around the country He was also a nominee for a James Beard award in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
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(look for a grab-and-go stand outside this year). Across the street, Whiskey & Sticks (2513 Bayou Road) is a grown-up bar for brown spirits and cigars.
Swinging from Sauvage Post-fest, I’m usually headed out the Sauvage Street gate across the festival grounds (near the Gospel Tent).
This one puts you amid a neighborhood party, or a mass of commingled parties. Street hawkers of the homemade variety abound. Jazz Fest is cashless, but the after-fest is one reason why I always bring cash.
The streets for many will lead directly to Liuzza’s by the Track (1518 N. Lopez St.), where they might’ve started the day with a bloody mary on the way into the fest anyway (and where you can pick up a free fest schedule from the NOLA.com booth).
One of the great neighborhood taverns of New Orleans, Liuzza’s transforms on festival days, turning the whole dining room into a walk-up bar, with quick-serve poboys and snacks to go. The blocks around it swell with festgoers and live music from the adjacent porch. If it were any more a part of the Jazz Fest experience, it would have its own schedule cubes.
The intersection of Esplanade Avenue and Ponce de Leon Street
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pavilion changes each year with the guest country, and for 2025, that brings a celebration of Mexico.
Tempero’s is running this stand in collaboration with Ella, lending support with equipment, logistics, sourcing and management.
Ella is a new food concept under development from Yves Montero and his team, inspired by his experience growing up in New Orleans in a family from Mexico. His father, Hugo Montero, ran the restaurant Casa Borrega, which continues now as a vendor at the Crescent City Farmers Market.
Yves Montero sees Ella as a nextgeneration expression of food, and his goal after Jazz Fest is to take it on the road with stops in different cities.
The Jazz Fest booth is a big step for the new concept, and working with Tempero’s is making it possible.
“It gives you a complete confidence boost; I think it’s awesome,” Montero said. “It’s great being able
is another hub of action, and I love how most of the restaurants here continue more or less normal service as the streets surge around them, with lots of outdoor seating that puts you in the scene.
You can shift gears with a nice wine or a bracing, cold pastis from the oh-so-French bistro Café Degas (3127 Esplanade Ave.). Ask at the bar to buy an Antidote Patch, a vitamin-based hangover repellent from the bartender’s own brand.
You might need it for the next day
New this year right next door is the English pub the Bell (3125 Esplanade Ave.), looking inside as if it were lifted straight from the U.K., richly detailed, and showing the refreshing qualities of a proper pint of Guinness (with a pop-up oyster bar in the patio for Jazz Fest).
Swirl Wine Bar & Market (3142 Ponce De Leon St.) is always on my post-fest list for a nice glass on the spot, and bottles to go if I manage to nab a crawfish boil invite at a friend’s house nearby Pal’s and beyond
Keep walking. The blocks here abound with house parties and happy vibes. There’s also a lot of traffic. Let it ease down by spending a spell at a bar until the ridehail surge pricing abates.
Just past the immediate tangle of post-fest action, you find Pal’s Lounge (949 N. Rendon St.), a modern classic of New Orleans bar culture. It’s a neighborhood institution that still feels in sync with the
to work with someone as seasoned as Dana, who is also open. You get to mix ideas.”
This is the third year for these collaborations. In 2023, Honn and his team worked with the pop-up FOWLMOUTH to bring its trifongo and other Puerto Rican flavors to the fest. Next, they worked with the pop-up Waska for last year’s cultural focus on Colombia.
“I just really dig working with other chefs in that capacity,” Honn said.
What to try
At the Cultural Exchange Pavilion, the food stand has a lengthy menu with six dishes, accounting for both omnivore and vegetarian versions of tamales ($10), flautas ($10) and ceviche ($12 and $11).
Best bets are the shrimp ceviche, brightened by the marinade over crunchy tostadas you can see (and smell) them frying up fresh in the booth, and the chicken tamale, with a deeply flavorful mole mixing with a sharp green salsa.
The vegetarian version of the flauta is also top notch, with a crunchy shell shattering over a soft filling of potatoes with cheese, all splashed with (an optional) hot
moment, striking the balance between no-nonsense bar and a place where people give a damn. It feels good to people from every walk of New Orleans life. Be patient in peak festival mode.
Head the other way, toward City Park, and you’re on South Carrollton Avenue, with the streetcar cruising back downtown. Walk a few blocks down and find a seat at a picnic table under the awning at Parkview Tavern (910 N. Carrollton Ave.), a dive bar with a heart of gold. Go next door for the Sichuanspiced smoked chicken wings and a daiquiri from Blue Oak BBQ (900 N. Carrollton Ave.) and/or cross the street for cracklin’ and a cocktail at the upscale/casual Cajun restaurant Toups’ Meatery (845 N. Carrollton Ave.).
Maybe your post-fest adventure has taken you down to Bayou St. John, lured by the evening breeze, swooping pelicans and the sound of house parties.
It’s a lovely walk, and just past the bayou’s abrupt terminus, across from the hulking, definitely haunted abandoned hospital, there’s the multifaceted Bayou Beer and Wine Garden (326 N. Norman C. Francis Parkway). It’s a series of interconnected patios built between a pub and a wine bar for different styles in one stop, and it makes a worthy finish line for a long day
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sauce. The booth also has the Cultural Exchange Bar serving a paloma cocktail ($13.75) with tequila, blood orange and grapefruit juices and grapefruit sparking water (frozen or on the rocks), micheladas (beer with spicy tomato juice and lime, $9.75), Sol lager ($9.75) and “a taste of mezcal” ($10), a.k.a. a shot. The paloma is both refreshing and flavorful and the frozen version hits just right on a hot day
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STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER
Maypop, a restaurant in downtown New Orleans is set to close May 4.
STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy
Dana Honn, left, of Tempero’s Market Kitchen, and yves Montero, of Ella, teamed up to run the food booth at the Cultural Exchange Village at Jazz Fest in 2025. STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy
Pal’s Lounge, a bar in Faubourg St. John, is a neighborhood institution going back to 2002.
SEIZETHE DAZE!
Dawn Bradley-Fletcher,Rep.Shaun Mena, David and Lisa Schlakman
n Bubbles and Bubbly
Along with giving, effervescence was to the festive fore at afundraiser for the Women and Children’sShelter and its new Mid-City facility Dawn Bradley-Fletcher is the CEO. Gulf Coat Bank &Trust was the Presenting Sponsor for the soiree, which was held in City Park’s Arbor Room at Popp Fountain and played up theambiance. The siteoffered avariety of natural features, such as the flower gardens, the greenery of CityPark, and theimpressive courtyard fountain. Largewhite balloon installations with 6-foot-tall decorativechampagne bottles marked theentrances. Pink and white tablecloths covered thetables. Gourmet cuisine donated by Isaac and Amanda Toups and spirits fueled thefun. Libations came from donors T. Cole Newton and12Mile Limit, Parleaux Beer Lab and International Wine &Spirits, Inc. The staff chef of beneficiary NOWCS providedadditionalfood Elsewhere, the musical menu, starring Robin Barnes,“Songbird of New Orleans,”was duly appreciated. She regaled the crowd with her jazzy jaunts.
T. Cole Newton, Melissa Vandiver, Richard Rodriguez
Yetanother lure was thesilentauction that included 157 items, as well as punchwall prizes. (Guests punch through aslight barrier —such as brownpaper —toclaim their booty.) Choice auction items were the Toups Dinner Experience donated bythe Toupses, and the New Orleans Getaway,donated by The RooseveltNew Orleans, City Sightseeing, and New Orleans Paddlewheels. For the top-sellingDavid Yurmannecklace, thedonor name was Aucoin Hart Jewelers.
Mastheaders included eventchairperson Brheanna Boudreaux, NOWCS board president David Schlakman with spouse Lisa,state Rep. Shaun Mena, City Council member Lesli Harris,NOWCS founders Dan and Jackie Silverman, Sladeand Elizabeth Simons, Melissa Vandiver,Ari Ferrand-Goodwin, Ginger Spencer, Karen Matthews, BonnieDye,AmyDye Domangue and Brant Domangue, Julie Wang and Alfred Luk,Stephanie Willis, Seanne and James Falconer,Andrea Ramsel, Jessica Williams, Mamie Gasperecz anddozensmore who made “B&B” bountiful.
n Three’s crowd
Last year,the New Orleans Ballet Association came up with anovel idea: Instead of one big gala, let’sgo for three different fundraising parties, spaced amonth apart. Participants loved the concept, with many attending all three within the trifecta.
PHOTOSByJEFF STROUT
Charlotte Bollinger,Gregory Curtis, Marian Gibbs, Ralph Mahana
n Let’s hear it for theKids!
The BuildingonOretha Castle Haley Boulevard hosted the Louisiana Center forChildren’sRights’ annual Celebration for Children’sRights that hailed itswork with children in Louisiana’sjuvenile system.The venue, The Building, is located just afew doors down from the birthplace of LCCR. Special thanks targeted the owners, Connie and Christian Labat. Ahighlight of the event, the ninth annual one, was the presentation of the Pascal Calogero Champion of Justice Award to Dominque Jones-Johnson, founder and executive director of Daughters Beyond Incarceration, “for her incredible work uplifting Black girls with parents in prison.” Applause abounded. Helping to abet the LCCR coffers wasthe money generated by theraffles. The items and donors were adinner with chef Melissa Araujo at her restaurant, Alma, won by Meganand Phil Lorio; Steve Wilshire‘s whiskey or tequila tasting, and winner Justin McCorkle; Sazerac House tasting class, and winner LauraSettlemyer; and aluxury massage at The NOW Massage: Downtown NewOrleans, and winner Meaghan Mulvey Ginché Specialty Catering purveyed with choice bites of crawfish beignets, seafood spinach dip, cocktail shrimp, stuffed mushroomsand finger sandwiches. Deviled eggs, too. Amongthose 230-plus attendees making rounds, and admiring the fine African art on thewalls, were LCCR board chair AvaRogers,new board members Miles Thomas and Brandon Armant,and Celebration 2025 Host Committee members Nicole Caridad Ralston, Janina Jeff Ringo, Lelund Marzell,and spouses GregBrowne (a board member) and HarrietRiley. Also, Elizabeth and CarlosZervigon, Maryand DaleMacCurdy,Koneca and Charles West, Flozell Daniels, and LCCR parent Jamila Ellis,aspeaker at the event. With apolitical profile were state Sen. Royce Duplessis,state Rep Shaun Mena,City Council member Freddie King III,New Orleans Criminal District Court Judges Robin Pittman and SimoneLevine,and New Orleans Sheriff Susan Hutson. When all was said and celebrated, the take was tallied. “Nearly $90,000 raised,” was declared for thekids’ cause
Seated:Jacquee Carvin; Standing:
Teresa Guzzetta
The ballet’s2025 Benefactors’ Dinner which was hosted by The Windsor Court Hotel (courtesy of general manager Ralph Mahana), was part of the Triple Crown fundraising by BRAVO, Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization. Marian Gibbs is the president. Prior to the dinner,therewas Dance Party with Ballet Hispanico at the Cabildo and chaired by Marilyn Smith,and the later Jazz Brunchand Performance by the Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. It was generously catered by the HyattRegencyNew Orleans’ 1719 Catering. The lead forces for the Windsor Court dinnerwere Ralph Mahana (joined by spouse Ashley)and the hotel’s Gregory Curtis, current NOBA boardchair and the dinner co-chair with Charlotte Bollinger.StephenSonnier of Dunn and Sonnier did the floral donation, colorful tulips, and for the musical chromatics,itwas Brian Coogan on the piano during the cocktail hour,and harpist Rachel VanVoorhees at thedinner. Red pepperbisque initiatedthe menu that continued with beef filet and atropical tart dessert. Vlad Kogan is the executive chef. Smiles and ovations accompaniedthe recognitionofa threesome, Debbie Alciatore, Jacquee Carvin andTeresa Guzzetta, avolunteer “trifecta,” fortheir extraordinarycontributions over the past 20 years to NOBAand BRAVO.
Smith, Steve Friedman, Stephanie Burks
The liveauction had as topbidders Gerri Valene,Lee Michaels Jewelry; Dottie Belletto, an exclusive Windsor Court package; Henri and TerryHall,CharlotteBollinger’s Old Fashioned mix package; Marilyn and Glen Smith, Para Tawny Portand acopy of Boysie Bollinger‘s limited edition joke book; and LaraLeone, Jennifer Garant artwork(donated by Gallery Rinard and the French Network) Among those breaking bread were Charlotte Bollingerand brother Boysie; Charlotte’sdaughter and son-in-law, Robin Bordelon Borne and Scott Borne;NOBA executive director JennyHamilton;Larry Gibbs with Marian; the above Smiths and Halls; Sandra Chaisson with daughter Martine Chaisson Linares;and MurrayValene withGerri. Also, Monique and Jason Doucette, Lisa Alexis, state Sen. Royce Duplessis and Krystle, Saraand RobertWarren of Lee Michaels (which gave the benefactors’ gifts),Dr. Jared and Raven Palmer,Cynthia LeBreton, Kathyand Paul Pastorek,Judge TiffanyChase, Judge Robin Pittman and CityCouncil members Lesli Harris and Eugene Green. Happy hues underscored the event, harking backtohonoreesDebbie,Jacquee and Teresa, atriumvirate ofwomen who colored the NOBAworld. To recognize their spirit, guests were requested, in their dress, to “Go allout in color.
n MysteryMerriment
Aglamorous night of elegance turned “deadly” at the annual Murder Mystery Dinner,asthe Masquerade Ball was themed, where atragic demisestunned the festivities. En garde, sleuths! Attendees exchanged clues and suspicions to unmask the killer hiding behind amask. Many of the clues wereexchanged over candlelit tablesduring anight when everyone was guessinguntil the dramatic reveal. As an event of the New Orleans Opera Association and Women’s Guild, and held in thelavishly decorated Women’s Guild Home, the prandial pleasures of athree-course dinner by Pigeon Catering were obvious. Chez Pierre provided decadent sweets while Champagne and cocktails kept the social sleuthing lively.“One minute Iwas sipping Champagne (and) thenext Iwas accusing my husband of murder…in the mostdelightful way,” said Sarah Bernard with awhimsical smile. Even the entertainer,FRIZÉ, aviolinist with amodern twist, was asuspect, added event hostess Lilly Logan (with Charles Bolding), who questioned trustworthiness “under amask.” The “killer” could have been anyone. Within thedetective brigade were guild president Kathleen Robert with husband Dr Kearny, Melissa Gordon,Dr. Erin O’Sullivan Fleming,Peter Brigandi and Lisa Leone, and Ann Duffy,who claimed, “It was one of the most thrilling and funnights we’ve ever had at the Murder Mystery dinner.” Capping the caper wasDr. StevenShook,whose piano sing-along rallied the revelers. Andthe reveal? The victimwas afictional character and the “play” perpetrator Kim Thornsberry
PHOTOSByMARy STROUT
Brheanna Boudreaux, Robin Barnes
René Lavoie, Elizabeth Clouatre
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Kristen Rome, Dominque JonesJohnson
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Nicole Ralston, RhondaBroussard, Lelund Marzell
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Kearnyand Kathleen Robert, Lilly Logan, Charles Bolding
Rebecca Moseley,SonjaDavid,Erin Fleming
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Sarah and AndrewBernard
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attitude will help you build enthusiasm and completewhat you set out to do. A networking event will offer aplatform to market yourself.
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Southhas nine toptricks: twospades, three heartsand four clubs.Obviously, he must establishdummy’s diamond suit.Ifthe missing cardsare splitting 2-2or3-1, thatwill be easy; butwhatifa defender has all four diamonds?
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InstRuctIons: 1. Words mustbeoffour or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters 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 words are not allowed.
toDAY’s WoRD MELoDEon: meh-LO-dee-en: Asmall reed organ.
Average mark 27 words
Time limit 40 minutes
Can you find36ormorewords in MELODEON?
YEstERDAY’s WoRD —oRAcLE
Fearing the Lord has greatbenefits. Thank youLord. G.E. Dean
wuzzles
loCKhorNs
marmaduKe
Bizarro
hagar the horriBle
Pearls Before swiNe
garfield
B.C.
PiCKles
hidato
mallard fillmore
dIrectIons: make a2-to 7-letterword from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directionsat right. Finally 7-letterwords get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter havenopoint value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5thEdition. For more information on tournaments and clubs, email naspa
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InstructIons: 1 -Eachrow and each column must contain the numbers 1thorugh 4(easy) or 1through 6 (challenging) without repeating. 2 -The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, mustcombine using the given operation (in any order) to producethe target numbers in the top-left corners. 3 -Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the numberinthe top-left corner.
Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer
WiShinG Well
HErE is aplEasanTliTTlEgamE that
Scrabble GramS
Get fuzzy
jump Start
roSe iS roSe animal crackerS
DuStin
Services is funded 51% with Federalfunds for a totalofapproximately $9,226,139.62. 138675-apr30-may7-2t $725.66
ad‐dress, telephonenumber, anda writtendescription of thealleged discrimi‐natory action in suffi‐cientdetailtoinformthe Office of theAssistant Secretaryfor CivilRights (OASCR)about thena‐ture anddateofan al‐legedcivil rights viola‐tion.The completedAD3027 form or letter must be submittedtoUSDAby: mail:U.S.Departmentof AgricultureOffice of the AssistantSecretary for CivilRights1400 Inde‐pendence Avenue,SW Washington,D.C.202509410; or email: program intake@usda.gov. School Food &Nutrition
Purchasing Office of School Food &Nutrition Services,3000 West Es‐planadeN Suite300, Metairie,LA70002 Mon‐daythrough Friday be‐tween thehours of 7:00am and2:00pm. 504596-3443. In accordance with Fed‐eral lawand theU.S.De‐partment of Agriculture (USDA) civilrightsregu‐lationsand policies,this institutionisprohibited from discriminating on thebasis of race,color national origin (including limitedEnglish profi‐ciency), sex(including gender identity andsex‐ualorientation), age, dis‐ability, andreprisalorre‐taliationfor priorcivil rights activity.Program informationmay be made availableinlan‐guages otherthanEng‐lish.Persons with dis‐abilitieswho requireal‐ternativemeans of com‐munication forprogram information(e.g.,braille largeprint,audiotape American Sign Lan‐guage) should contact theresponsible Stateor localAgencythatadmin‐isters theprogram or contactUSDAthrough theTelecommunications RelayService at 711 (voice andTTY). To file a program discrimination complaint, acom‐plainant should complete aFormAD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination ComplaintForm, which canbeobtained online at https://www.usda.gov/ sites/default/files/ docu‐ments/ad-3027.pdf,from anyUSDAoffice,bycall‐ing(866) 632-9992, or by writinga letter ad‐dressedtoUSDA. Thelet‐termustcontain the
complainant’sname, ad‐dress, telephonenumber, and awrittendescription of thealleged discrimi‐natory action in suffi‐cientdetailtoinformthe Office of theAssistant Secretaryfor CivilRights (OASCR)about thena‐ture anddateofanal‐legedcivil rights viola‐tion.The completedAD3027 form or letter must be submittedtoUSDAby: mail: U.S. Department of AgricultureOffice of the AssistantSecretary for CivilRights 1400 Inde‐pendence Avenue,SW Washington,D.C.202509410; or email: program intake@usda.gov. School Food &Nutrition Services is funded 51% with Federalfundsfor a totalofapproximately $9,226,139.62. 138693-apr30-may7-2t $710.34
Shaw,3000 West Es‐planadeN ,Suite 300, Metairie,LA70002 until 10:00 AM on Thursday May22, 2025, when they will be opened andpub‐liclyread. Thepublicis invitedtoattend. Bids must be returned by reg‐isteredorcertified mail federalexpress, return receiptrequested or hand delivered. School Food andNutrition Ser‐viceswillnot consider bids returned by any othermeans,including email. Late bids,for any reason,willnot be ac‐cepted.Bid envelope should be clearlymarked “Bid forFood Service EquipmentRepair(nonrefrigeration).” Bidspecificationsmay be obtained from the Purchasing Office of School Food &Nutrition Services,3000 West Es‐planadeN Suite300 Metairie,LA70002 Mon‐daythrough Friday be‐tween thehours of 7:00am and2:00pm. 504596-3443. In accordance with Fed‐erallaw andthe U.S. De‐partment of Agriculture (USDA) civilrightsregu‐lationsand policies,this institutionisprohibited from discriminating on thebasis of race,color, national origin (including limitedEnglish profi‐ciency), sex(including gender identity andsex‐ualorientation), age, dis‐ability, andreprisalorre‐taliationfor priorcivil rights activity.Program informationmay be made availableinlan‐guages otherthanEng‐lish.Persons with dis‐abilitieswho requireal‐ternativemeans of com‐
munication forprogram information(e.g.,braille largeprint,audiotape American Sign Lan‐guage) should contact theresponsible Stateor localAgencythatadmin‐isters theprogram or contactUSDAthrough theTelecommunications RelayService at 711 (voice andTTY). To file a program discrimination complaint, acom‐plainant should complete aFormAD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination ComplaintForm, which canbeobtained online at https://www.usda.gov/ sites/default/files/ docu‐ments/ad-3027.pdf,from anyUSDAoffice,bycall‐ing(866) 632-9992, or by writinga letter ad‐dressedtoUSDA. Thelet‐termust containthe complainant’sname, ad‐dress, telephonenumber, anda writtendescription of thealleged discrimi‐natory action in suffi‐cientdetailtoinformthe Office of theAssistant Secretaryfor CivilRights (OASCR)about thena‐ture anddateofanal‐legedcivil rights viola‐tion.The completedAD3027 form or letter must be submittedtoUSDAby: mail:U.S.Department of AgricultureOffice of the AssistantSecretary for CivilRights1400 Inde‐pendence Avenue,SW Washington,D.C.202509410; or email: program intake@usda.gov. School Food &Nutrition Services is funded 51% with Federalfundsfor a totalofapproximately $9,226,139.62. 138687-apr30-may7-2t
The
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INVITATION
(alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and Owner”) will receive sealed bids for: CONTRACT TO SUPPLYTHERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS
Bidders may also obtain copies of thebid documents andsubmit bids electronically by visitingwww.centralauctionhouse.com.
Sealed bids may alsobereceived by mail or in-personuntil Wednesday,May 28, 2025 at 9:45 a.m by theCityofKenner in the Finance Department locatedat: 1610 ReverendRichard Wilson Drive Building D Kenner,Louisiana 70062
Allinterested parties areinvited to attendthe BidOpening on the same dayat10:00 a.m. in theCityofKenner, Building DAuditorium,1610 Rev. RichardWilson Drive, Kenner Louisiana, at which timethe bids willbepublicly read CITY OF KENNER
/s/ElizabethHerring Chief Financial Officer
Advertisement: The Advocate April 30, 2025 May 7, 2025 May 14, 2025
INVITATION TO BID SealedBid No. 25-6896
04/30/2025 CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FUEL SERVICE(CITYWIDE)
Sealed Bid No. 25-6896
The City of Kenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and Owner”) will receive sealed bids for: ProvideFuel Service (Citywide use)
Bidders may also obtain copies of thebid documents and submit bids electronically by
710 SaintFerdinand St: AlexanderAdamick,ap‐plicant; Carlos AZelaya, owner; Removalofanex‐isting non-original rear lean-tofor construction of anew 300 SF one-story rear addition including modification of left-side door andwindowopen‐ings andinstallationof newsidecovered porch, newconstructionof a 900 SF one-storyrearac‐cessorypool structure, andnew construction of a500 SF one-storyacces‐sory carportstructure andrestoration of the frontelevation at aCon‐tributingrated two-story, single-familyresidential building 1535 BasinSt: Studio West, applicant; NancyM Green,owner;Addition of an outdoor patioat‐tached to an existing building structureand encroachingportion of sidewalk.Adjustedde‐sign basedonEncroach‐
THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELTRAILROAD COMMISSION FOR THE PORTOFNEW ORLEANS MINUTESOFTHE REGULARCOMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025
AREGULARMEETING OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT
RAILROAD COMMISSION FOR THE PORTOFNEW ORLEANS, HELD IN THE FIRSTFLOOR AUDITORIUM OF THE PORTOFNEW ORLEANS’OFFICES, LOCATED AT 1350 PORTOFNEW ORLEANS PLACE, NEW ORLEANS,LOUISIANA, WASCALLED TO ORDER BY
MICHAEL A. THOMAS AT 1:32 P.M.
CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS Michael A. Thomas, Chairman
PRESENT:Sharonda R. Williams,Vice-Chair
Jeanne E. Ferrer,Secretary-Treasurer
WalterJ.Leger,Jr.,Member
James J. Carter, Jr Member
Darryl D. Berger,Member Todd P. Murphy, Member
STAFF:B.Branch, Chief Executive Officer
T. Bryant,General Manager
C. Kocur,Vice-President,Engineering
GUESTS:L.Marino, Port of New Orleans
J. Escudier,PortofNew Orleans
A. Evett,PortofNew Orleans
Chief M. Montroll, Harbor Police Department
Lt. C. Clark, Harbor Police Department
M. Scelson, Port of New Orleans
N. Dietzen, Port of New Orleans
T. Black, Port of New Orleans
A. Dawson,PortofNew Orleans
G. Brown,PortofNew Orleans
C. Rollins, Port of New Orleans
M. Steib, Port of New Orleans
M. Austin, Port of New Orleans
B.Bailey, Port of New Orleans
E. Lecompte, Port of New Orleans
B.Skaggs,PortofNew Orleans
H. Leumas,PortofNew Orleans
K. Chinn, Port of New Orleans
J. Moran, Port of New Orleans
S. Schexnayder, Port of New Orleans
K. Curth, Port of New Orleans
A. Randolph, Port of New Orleans
K. Mills,PortofNew Orleans
M. Singley, Port of New Orleans
J. Fields,PortofNew Orleans
A. Peirez, HCNA
J. Koeferl,HCNA
L. Edwards, Holy CrossResident
L. Thompson, Holy CrossResident
W. Edwards, HCNA and 9thWard Resident
A. Thompson, Holy CrossResident
G. Murray, Holy CrossResident
A. Ropel, Holy CrossResident
N. Pasache, Holy CrossResident
J. Wittenbrink, HCNA
R. Promanse, Holy CrossResident
J. Noel, Holy CrossResident
R. Comadore,Holy CrossResident
P. Cusimano,SBPG
J. Stephens, SBPG
B. Perez, Holy CrossResident
C. White
S. Ravits,MediaGambit
T. Harris, HCNA
K. Hanley, Holy CrossNeighborhood Association
J. French, Stop the Grain Train
R. Comadore, Stop theGrain Train
W. Edwards, HCNA andL9
C. Booker,Jr. D. Lowell,Tulane Environmental LawClinic
I. Roll Call &Determination of Quorum
II.PledgeofAllegiance
ChairmanThomas led thePledge of Allegiance.
III. Public Comment
IV.Reportofthe General Manager
V. Approval of Meeting Minutes forFebruary2025
Following aroll callofCommission members,ChairmanThomas confirmed aquorumand called themeetingtoorder at 1:32 p.m.
ChairmanThomascalled for agenda-related publiccomments but there were none
ChairmanThomas called for amotion to approve thepublicmeeting minutesfor February2025, as previouslycirculated. Commissioner Williams moved to approve theminutesand CommissionerCarter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
A. Acceptance of the Financial Statementfor February2025
Ms. Rollins presentedthe Commission’s financial statement for the month of February, acopy of whichismadeapartofthese minutes. Commissioner Williams moved to accept the financial statement and CommissionerFerrer seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
VII. Chairman &Commissioners’ Comments
B. Consider Approval of aResolutionAuthorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Consent to the Assignment of TwoLeaseAgreements withMerrick Enterprises, LLC to Ochsner Clinic Foundationfor TwoSeparate PropertiesLocated Near JeffersonHighway in JeffersonParish.
ChairmanThomasaskedfor Commissioners’ comments but therewere
& 6/4/2025 apr30-jun4-2t $88.24
STREET AND MEASURES THENCE IN THE DIRECTIONOF LIVEOAK STREET 30 FEET FRONTONFIG STREET,THE SAME WIDTHIN THEREAR, BY A DEPTH BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES OF 120 FEET,THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR THEMU‐NICIPALNO9309 11 FIGSTREET, NEWORLEANS LA 70118. BEING THE SAME PROP‐ERTY ACQUIRED BY KELVIN ROBEYFROM KLMN INVEST‐MENTSBYACT PASSEDBEFORE ANNMANDLE QUIN,NOTARY PUBLIC,ON13 OCTOBER2010 AND RECORDED IN ORLEANS PARISH CIN 466020. WRIT AMOUNT: $14,789.15
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/30/2025 & 6/4/2025 apr30-jun4-2t $145.41
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT
THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 318 LAKE MARINA DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE PIER 8CONDO‐MINIUM ASSO‐CIATION, INC. VERSUS GLEN M. FORMAN
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-9380
By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, onthe ground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 5, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
THAT CERTAIN CONDOMINIUM PARCEL IN THE PIER 8CONDO‐MINIUM CRE‐ATED BY ACTBEFORE HENRYO'CON‐NOR, JR., NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATEDMAY 12, 1981, REGISTERED JUNE 9, 1981, IN COB773 J, FOLIO 486 OF THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDS FORTHE PARISH
WRIT AMOUNT:
$18,366.87
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 27
SUTTON LAW FIRM,LLC 985 218 9358 CHARLESE.SUT‐TON
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/30/2025 & 6/4/2025 apr30-jun4-2t $182.47
A/K/A SERETHAM GUILFORD A/K/A SERETHAGUIL‐FORD
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-773
S Case No: 2024-5886 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 5, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLRIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES,AP‐PURTENANCES ANDADVAN‐TAGESTHERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEINTHE PARISH OF OR‐LEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWNASTHE SEVENTHDIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN SQUARE NO.441, WHICHSQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY FIGSTREET, CHERRY STREET COLAPISSA STREET AND LIVEOAK STREET AND, ACCORDINGTO A SKETCH OF SUR‐VEYMADEBY GILBERT, KELLY ANDCOUTURIE, INC SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING, DATEDNOVEM‐BER2,1984, A PRINTOF WHICHISAN‐NEXEDTOAND A PART OF AN ACT BEFORE LYNN B. HUGHES,JR. NOTARY PUBLIC, DATEDNOBEM‐BER 17, 1984, SAID LOTISDESIG‐NATEDASLOT NO.18AND SAID LOTCOM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET,ONE INCH, ZERO LINES FROM THE COMEROF CHERRY STREET ANDFIG STREET AND
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANACON‐SISTINGOF CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO.111, TOGETHER WITH ITSAPPUR‐TENANT 1.2884% INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELE‐MENTSASDES‐IGNATEDAND SHOWNONTHE PLAN OF WALKER & AVERY,INC., DATEDAPRIL 25, 1980, REVISED AUGUST 12, 1980 ANDMAY 1, 1981, ANNEXEDASEX‐HIBITA 1TO THEDECLARA‐TION OF CON‐DOMINIUM RE‐FERREDTO HEREINABOVE, WHICHSAIDDE‐CLARATIONAF‐FECTSTHE IM‐MOVEABLE PROPERTY ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONSITU‐ATED ANDMORE FULLYDE‐SCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: ACERTAIN POR‐TION OF GROUND,SITU‐ATED IN THE STATEOF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS, SEV‐ENTH DISTRICT WEST END TRACT, DESIG‐NATEDASLOT 56 ABEING BOUNDEDBY NORTHLAKE AVENUE,RE‐GENT STREET, WEST ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD ANDTHE HAZEUR TRACT, ANDISMORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCEAT THEINTERSEC‐TION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF NORTHLAKE AVENUE AND WESTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF REGENT STREET; PROCEED THENCE IN A WESTERLY DI‐RECTIONA DIS‐TANCEOF764.95
FEET TO POINT; THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; CON‐TINUETHENCE ALONG SAID LINE OF NORTH LAKE AVENUE, STILLINA WESTERLY DI‐RECTION, ADIS‐TANCEOF257.13 FEET TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY LINE OF THEHAZEUR TRACT, THENCE IN ANORTHERLY DIRECTIONOFA DISTANCE OF 106.55 FEET TO A POINT, THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING, ALLASMORE FULLYSHOWN ON ASURVEYOF WALKER & AVERY, INC. DATEDAPRIL 25, 1980 RE‐VISEDAUGUST 12, 1980, AND MAY1,1981. TOGETHER WITH ASERVITUDE OF PASSAGEOVER PARCELSC 1 ANDB 2IN FAVOR OF FORMER LOT 56 (NOW APART OF LOT56A) CREATEDBY ACTBEFOREIVY A. SMITH, JR.,NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATEDAPRIL 24, 1960, REGIS‐TEREDINCOB 635. FOLIO 222 OF THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDSFOR THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA. IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR MUNICIPAL NO 318 LAKE MA‐RINA DRIVE, UNIT 111, NEWORLEANS LOUISIANA 70124. BEINGTHE SAME PROP‐ERTY ACQUIRED BY GLEN M. FORMAN BY ACT BEFORE JAMES A. MOUNGER, N.P.,DATED DE‐CEMBER 16, 1999, REGIS‐TEREDATCIN 190360.
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 728 9THST, CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FI‐NANCEOF AMERICARE‐VERSELLC VER‐SUSSERETHA MENO GUILFORD
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 5, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOOR IN ANYWISE APPERTANUNG, SITUATED IN THEFOURTH DISTRICT OF THECITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN SQUARE BOUNDEDBY NINTH, ANNUNI‐CATION, CHIPPEWA,AND HARMONY STREETS, DESIG‐NATEDASLOT NO.3 ANDMEA‐
NO 3 AND MEA SURES27FEET,5 INCHES ON NINTH STREET,27FEET, 6INCHESAND 5 LINES ON THE SIDE DIVIDING IT FROM NO 2. AND 87 FEET MORE OR LESS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE LINENEAREST TO ANNUNICA‐TION STREET SAID PORTIONOF GROUND IS SHOWNON SKETCH BY L. FREMAUX, ASSISTANTCITY SURVEYOR OF THIS CITY ON MAY9,AN‐NEXEDTOAN ACTOFSALE FROM J. L. EIZINGER TO F.A. COSSELL, PASSEDBEFORE J. F. COFFEY, LATE NOTARY, ON FEBRUARY 12, 1873.
WRIT AMOUNT: $153,188.55
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORTOFNEW ORLEANS MINUTES OF THE REGULARBOARD MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025
AREGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORTOFNEW ORLEANS, HELD IN THE FIRSTFLOOR AUDITORIUM AT ITS OFFICE LOCATED AT 1350PORTOFNEW ORLEANS PLACE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, WASCALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN MICHAEL A. THOMAS AT 1:39P.M
MEMBERS Michael A. Thomas, Chairman
PRESENT: Sharonda R. Williams,Vice-Chair
Jeanne E. Ferrer, Secretary-Treasurer
Walter J. Leger,Jr.,Member
James J. Carter,Jr.,Member
Darryl D. Berger,Member Todd P. Murphy,Member
STAFF: B. Branch, President &Chief Executive Officer
L. Marino, Chief of Staff& Vice President of External Affairs, J. Escudier, Executive Counsel
A. Evett,VicePresidentofInfrastructure
Chief M. Montroll, Harbor PoliceDepartment
Lt. C. Clark,Jr.,Harbor PoliceDepartment
M. Scelson, General Counsel N. Dietzen, StaffAttorney
T. Black,StaffAttorney
A. Dawson, Director,Emergency Management
G. Brown,Chief of People &Culture
C. Rollins, Director,Financial Reporting& Forecasting
M. Steib, Information TechnologyEngineer
M. Austin,Information TechnologyAnalyst
B. Bailey, Information TechnologySpecialist
E. Lecompte,Manager,Environmental
B. Skaggs,Manager,Environmental H. Leumas,Manager,Engineering
K. Chinn, Procurement
J. Moran, Procurement
S. Schexnayder,Director,Communications & CommunityEngagement
K. Curth, Press Secretary
K. Mills, Manager,Communications & CommunityEngagement
A. Randolph,Manager,Communications & CommunityEngagement
M. Singley,BoardSecretariat
J. Fields,Marketing &Communications Officer
GUESTS: T. Bryant,NOPB C. Kocur,NOPB A. Peirez,HCNA J. Koeferl,HCNA
L. Edwards,HolyCross Resident
L. Thompson, Holy CrossResident
W. Edwards,HCNA and 9th Ward Resident
A. Thompson, Holy CrossResident
G. Murray, Holy CrossResident
A. Ropel,HolyCross Resident
N. Pasache, Holy CrossResident
J. Wittenbrink, HCNA
R. Promanse, Holy CrossResident
J. Noel, Holy CrossResident
R. Comadore, Holy CrossResident
P. Cusimano, SBPG
J. Stephens,SBPG
B. Perez,Holy CrossResident
C. White
S. Ravits,Media Gambit
T. Harris, HCNA
K. Hanley,HolyCross Neighborhood Association
J. French,Stopthe Grain Train
R. Comadore, Stopthe Grain Train
W. Edwards,HCNA and L9
C. Booker,Jr. D. Lowell,Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
I. DeterminationofQuorumand CalltoOrder
Following aroll callofBoardmembers, Chairman Thomas confirmed a quorum and called themeeting to order at 1:39p.m.
II. PublicComment
ChairmanThomas called forpubliccommentand Ms. Singley announced that ten (10) individuals had requested to make public comment on matters notlistedonthe agenda.
Priortoinvitingthe speakers to thepodium, Ms.Singley read theBoard’s
COCK JR L L C (225) 756 0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/30/2025 & 6/4/2025 apr30-jun4-2t $122.65
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT
THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS220810 KRAFTPL, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LIBERTY BANK AND TRUSTCOM‐PANY VERSUS RIVERCITYRE‐ALTY & INVESTMENTS, LLCAND TROY M. HAMM CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7531
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
2208-10KRAFT PL NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70114 LOT14- SQUARE 13 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1232955 KRAFTPLACE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $69,370.34
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
RB 26 NEWMAN MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORP504837-9040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA JR
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $91.42
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN
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PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5331 CAMERON BOULEVARD, THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:NAVY FEDERALCREDIT UNIONVERSUS TERENCEG CONNOR,JR. CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6736
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: SITUATEDIN THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, MORE FULLY DESCRIBEDAS: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCES THERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGORINANY‐WISE APPERTAINING SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐
Julie French, John Koeferl, JoyceNoel, RichardPromanse, Bette Perez, Lindsay Edwards, William Edwards, Amanda Thompson, Charlie Booker Jr., and Devin Lowell expressed their oppositiontothe leaseagreement with Sunrise FoodsInternational, Inc., the establishment of an organic grain terminal at the Alabo Street wharf, and the rehabilitation of the rail linesalong Alabo Street.
In response to the publiccomments, Chairman Thomas read astatement on behalf of the Board.
III. Report by the President and Chief Executive Officer
Ms.Branchprovided an overviewofthe February 2025 volumes and productivity statistics as well as asummary of the month’shighlights Shealsocongratulated the Board’sEmployee of the Quarter,Debra Carson.
IV.Approvalofthe Meeting Minutes for February 2025
Chairman Thomas called for amotiontoapprove the publicmeeting minutes for February 2025, as previously circulated. Commissioner Leger moved to accept the minutes and Commissioner Williams seconded. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY
V. ActionItems: A. Acceptance of the Consolidated Financial Statements for February 2025
Ms.Rollins presented the consolidated financial statements for the monthofFebruary,a copy of which is made apart of these minutes. Commissioner Williams moved to approve the consolidated financial statements and Commissioner Leger seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
B. Consider Approval of aResolution Authorizing the President and Chief Executive OfficertoEnter into aContractwithA-1 Elevator Service, LLC to ProvideElevator and Escalator Maintenanceand RepairServices, fora Period of One Year,withTwo One-Year Renewal Options, in an Amount Not to Exceed $315,000 for the Full ContractTerm
Mr.Evett presented and recommendedapproval of the resolution. Commission Carter moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Murphy seconded. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY
VI. Closed Executive Session Convened in Accordance with La R.S.42:17A(2),toDiscuss the Matter Entitled:
•Jeffrey S. Wittenbrink, Jr.and Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, Inc. v. TheBoard of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, No. 2024-11636, pending before Orleans Civil District Court, State of Louisiana
Chairman Thomas read the agenda item aloud and called for amotionto enter intoaclosed executivesession,convened in accordance with La R.S. 42:17(A)(2) to discuss the above matter.
Commissioner Leger moved to enter intoa closed executivesession and Commissioner Ferrer seconded. The MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and the Boardentered intoclosed executivesession at 2:14 p.m.
Following the conclusion of the discussion, Chairman Thomas called for amotiontoend the closed executivesession and returntothe open meeting. Commissioner Williams moved to end the closed executive session and Commissioner Murphy seconded. The MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and the closed executivesession concluded at 3:15 p.m.
VII. Chairman and Commissioners’ Comments Chairman Thomas asked for Commissioners’comments but
THE THIRD DIS TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN BLOCKKOF EDGEWATER GARDENSSUB‐DIVISION, BOUNDEDBY CAMERON BOULEVARD, RAPIDESDRIVE PASTEUR BOULEVARD, ANDFILMORE AVENUE DESIGNATED AS LOT212 KONA SUREYMADEBY
E.L. EUSTIS AND SONS,C.E.AND S., DATEDDECEM‐BER1,1955, A COPY OF WHICH IS ANNEXEDTO AN ACTBEFORE MARGARET GAUDIN, NO‐TARY PUBLIC DATEDDECEM‐BER15, 1955, AND, ACCORD‐ING TO WHICH, SAID LOTCOM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF TWOHUNDRED AND NINETY SIX FEET,SEVEN INCHES ANDSIX LINES (296 FEET 7INCHES 6 LINES)FROM
cause, I will pro ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 4445 DE‐MONTLUZINST NEWORLEANS, LA 70122
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
GH 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG
sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
GH DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-388-1440 CANDACEA COURTEAU
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $86.66
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7040 WHITMORE PL, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCF2ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VERSUS RHONDA C. JASE
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4523
MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AF‐FECTINGTHE PROPERTY
WRIT AMOUNT: $34,671.80
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $89.30
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1241 LIZARDI STREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS KERWIN J. LAFRANCE
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4049
INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4835
HAYDEL AV‐ENUE,THISCITY, IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:NOLA HARD MONEY SERVICES,LLC VERSUS IN‐VESALL INVEST‐MENTS, LLCAND
MICHAEL STUBBS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4985
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 4835 HAYDELAV NEWORLEANS, LA 70126 LOTS 11 &12, SQUARE 17
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowingde‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1241LIZARDI ST NEWORLEANS LA 70117 LOTC,SQUARE 457 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1320887 WRIT AMOUNT: $205,453.03
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground
floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7040 WHITMORE PL NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT109-ASQUARE D 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1420443 KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASEI WRIT AMOUNT: $116,836.84
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans
RB 6 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $93.10
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
GH 30
THESILVER‐STEINLAW FIRM,APLC504362-3692
IRLR.SILVER‐STEIN
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $90.98
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8003 WALESSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:NEWREZ LLCD/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SER‐VICING VERSUS BRADLEYJ.NAR‐CISSE
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA
at 12:00 o clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVI‐TUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANA, IN THESUBDIVI‐SION OF GROVE 11 OF SECTION 10 OF THENEW ORLEANS LAKESHORE LAND CO TRACT, IN THE SQUARE BOUNDEDBY WALES STREET,EDGE‐LAKECOURT, BURKEROAD, HAYNEBLVD., EDWARDSSTEET AND ST.CHARLES ROAD,WHICH SAID LOTOF GROUND IS DES‐GINATEDBYTHE NUMBER 10 B, ANDMEA‐SURESSEVENTY ANDNOHUN‐DREDTHS (70.00')FEET FRONTON WALESSTREET THESAME WIDTHINTHE READ,BYA DEPTHONTHE SIDE LINE NEARESTTOED‐WARDSSTREET OF TWOHUN‐DRED NINETY NINE AND NINETY THREE HUNDREDTHS (299.93')FEET ANDA DEPTH ON THEOPPO‐SITE SIDE LINE OF TWO HUNDRED NINETY NINE ANDNINETY ONEHUN‐DREDTH (299.91')FEET, ANDIS COMPOSED OF A PORTIONOF ORIGINAL LOT 10; ALLAC‐CORDINGTO SKETCH OF SURVEY BY J.J. KREBS& SONS, INC.,DATED JANUARY20, 1968, FORRE‐FRENCE WHICHHAS THE ADDRESSOF 8003 WALES STREET,NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126
WRIT AMOUNT: $186,395.13
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 20 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504 838 7535 AMYR.OTIS
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $134.30
THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES, LLCVERSUS WARRENAN‐THONYWOODS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-10814
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
2426 PAULINE ST NEWORLEANS LA 70117 SQUARE 1304 LOTO THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1405644 WRIT AMOUNT: $139,637.96
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 16 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $86.30
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7626 FOUNDERCT, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS CLEMENTBAI‐LEY CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-10631
SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $1,205.00
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans
RB 2 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $8
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1717 GOVERNOR NICHOLS STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HOME BANK,N.A.VER‐SUSINVESTNU, LLC
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8395 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1717 GOVERNOR NICHOLLS ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70116 SQUARE 204, LOTB SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1213272 WRIT AMOUNT: $196,698.32
(s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $88.77
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7600 SYMMESAV, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:HOPE FEDERALCREDIT UNIONVERSUS TERRYJ.ALLEN AKATERRY ALLENAND TERRY ALLENIRREVO‐CABLETRUST
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-1884 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7600 SYMMES AV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127 LOTS 27 &29SQUARE 14 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1359704 VILLASITES SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $145,000.00
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. NoPer‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 31 WATSON, MCMILLIN & STREET,LLP 318322-9700 W. BROOKS WATSON
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $90.36
for the Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 6419-21-23-25 GENERAL MEYERAVNEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 SQUARE 1, LOTS 11,14,15 &16 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT: $196,698.32
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 25 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORP504837-9040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $88.24
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT
THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7420 SEVENOAKS ROAD,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOTINITS INDI‐VIDUAL CAPAC‐ITYBUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEOF MILL CITY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2018-4VERSUS MIRIAM H. DAVISAKA MIRIAM HOWARD DAVIS ANDSAULDAVIS
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 24 NEWMAN MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORP504837-9040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks.
By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7626 FOUNDER CT NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70129 LOT28- SQUARE 7 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1365819 OAKISLAND SUBDIVISION
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/202 &
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6194 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7420 SEVEN OAKS RD
at the moment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 10 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARY YOUNG
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $93.10
cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $94.59
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6416 PAINTERS STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:TRUST‐MARK NA‐TIONAL BANK VERSUS PAUL CURTIS NIHART
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-3438
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 6416 PAINTERS ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70122 LOT19, SQUARE 5243 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1177434 WRIT AMOUNT: $138,673.11
aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
3046-48 UPPER‐LINESTNEW ORLEANS, LA LOTA,SQUARE 690, SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty daysthereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BD 12
LAWOFFICE OF SCOTTJ.SON‐NIER 504-5877007 SCOTTJ.SON‐NIER
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $86.13
UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
GH 7 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $87.18
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT
THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5177 MONTEGUT DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES, LLCVERSUS LOUISJOSEPH MOSTEIRO,JR. (A/K/A LOUIS JOSEPH MOSTEIRO)
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5317
SUCCESSORS, ANDASSIGNSIF DECEASED, BRUCEMULLINS CLIFTON MULLINS,JR. JOYCELORIO MONTEGUT OR HERSUCCES‐SORS,HEIRS ANDASSIGNSIF DECEASED,AND SANDRA MULLINS OR HER SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, ANDAS‐SIGNSIFDE‐CEASED
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-5140
By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
at 12:00 o clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 4326 FRERETST NEWORLEANS, LA 70115 SQUARE 585, LOT11 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1258076 WRIT AMOUNT: $274,178.09
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BT 13 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR
TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
RB 9 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/30/2025 & 6/4/2025 apr30-jun4-2t $92.
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARINGMU‐NICIPALNO. 3506 DERBY PLACE, CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THE CASE ENTITLED: SELENE FINANCE LP VERSUS N'KEIDRE RAY‐MONAND RYAN JONESAND TRENTEZMIXON
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2015-12025
ANDROSE WALKER DUVER‐NAYAKA ROSE WALKER AKA ROSIEDUVER‐NAY CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2016-8313
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 4659 DODTAV‐ENUE
982937
AMOUNT: $86,142.89 Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 21 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 PENNY M. DAI‐GREPONT
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $86.66
PUBLIC NOTICE
SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3046-48 UPPERLINE STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: AEGANPROP‐ERTY GROUP, LLCVERSUS CHARLESAN‐THONYSUMLER, WMC MORTGAGE CO., ANDCAPITAL ONE, N.A.
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2903 POCAHONTAS STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:TRU‐ISTBANKVER‐SUSJUDYANN BARRE
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5362
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2903 POCAHON‐TASSTNEW OR‐LEANS, LA 70126 LOTS 33 &34, SQUARE 2 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1190507 FOREST PARK SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $93,458.38
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty daysthereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:
5177 MONTEGUT DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70126 LOT: 30, SQUARE:24 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1243227 GENTILLY WOODSSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT:
$87,083.32
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
GH 17 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $89.30
2514-16-16 1/2 N. ROBERTSON STREET LOT11, SQUARE 611, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQUIRED MIN 1318388 WRIT AMOUNT: $2,010.00
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BD 1 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS(504) 658-4346 ANNA T. LEE
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $96.71
PUBLIC NOTICE
SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4326 FRERET STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE MONEYSOURCE, INC. VERSUS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRSOFETHEL MAEBROWN
CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-2310
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025
mar26-apr30-2t $88.24
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CRTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1432 FRANKLIN AV CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES LLCVERSUS DOREEN ZIMMERMANN SEUZENEAU, IN HERCAPACITY AS THEINDE‐PENDENTAD‐MINISTRATOR OF THESUCCES‐SION OF BEVERLY GUEPET ZIM‐MERMANN CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11108 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 5, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1432 FRANKLIN AV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT8 -SQUARE 611 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1176542 WRIT AMOUNT: $94,493.63
By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 5, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 3506 DERBY PLACE LOTB,SQUARE E, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, DERBYPLACE SUBDIVISION ACQUIRED MIN 967706 WRIT AMOUNT: $80,610.99
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BD 24
LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 LINDSAY G. FAULKNER
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/30/2025 & 6/4/2025 apr30-jun4-2t $87.71
In Section 12 of theLaKratt (for‐merlyNew Or‐leansLakeshore land Company Subdivision) designated as LOT13, Square 1, Chimney Wood West Sub‐division,being a resubdivisionof former LotC 2A perplanofGan‐dolofo,Kuhn, Luecke andAs‐sociates,ap‐proved by the City Planning commission of theCityofNew Orleans, Novem‐ber8,1983, per subdivision Docket Number 135/83, said re‐subdivision beingrecorded in CBO792, folio 23 on November 16, 1983 in the recordsofthe parish of Or‐leans, Stateof Louisiana. Lot 13, Square 1is bounded by W. LaverneStreet, MorrisonRoad, Curran Road, andLamb Street,samein width in the rear, between equal andparallel linesof100.00 feet;subject to restrictions, servitudes rights of wayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affecting theproperty.
WRIT AMOUNT: $118,219.67
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter
Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING
SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans
BD 27 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318 388 1440 NICHOLAS G. GREST
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By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May1,2025, at 12:00 o'clock
Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS
PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARINGMU‐NICIPALNO. 7451 WLAVERNE STREET,CITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN
TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/26/2025 & 4/30/2025 mar26-apr30-2t $116.30
