The Times-Picayune 06-21-2025

Courtrejects commandments law

BY PATRICKWALL Staff writer

Louisiana’scontroversial law requiring public schools and colleges to post the TenCommandments violates the U.S. Constitution and cannot be enforced, afederal appeals court ruled unanimously Friday,upholding alower court’s decisionand raising the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will be askedtoweigh in.

Athree-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled thatthe law,which took effectJan

1, is “plainly unconstitutional.”

The ruling affirmsalower court’s order barring the state from enforcing the law,which says that TenCommandments posters must be displayed in every classroom. Passed last year by Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Legislature, the law turbocharged the national debate overreligion’sproper place in public life. Criticssay the law shatters the historic divide in the U.S. between church and state and restricts religious freedom, while supporters —including President Donald Trump and Louisiana

Gov.Jeff Landry —say it reflects America’sChristian rootsand represents amuch-needed return to traditional values in public education

Just days after Landry signed thelaw last year,amultifaith group of public-school parents suedinfederal court, saying the mandate violates students’ First Amendment right to practice their faith free of government interference. Attorneys for thestate countered that the legalchallenge was premature because schools had not yet put up the posters, and ar-

gued that the TenCommandments have historical significance and educational value.

In a50-page decision, the5th Circuit panel wrote that “unwanted exposure to government-sponsored religious displays” would violate students’ First Amendment rights. If the law goes into effect, “students will be subjected to unwelcome displays of theTen Commandments for the entirety of their public school education,” the judgeswrote. “There is no opt-out option.”

Kathe Hambrick, left,executive director ofthe Amistad Research Center in NewOrleans, andJennifer Long,a digital archivist, look at rare photos from the 1970s of California farmworkers protestingfor better wagesand working conditions. Manyofthe imagesfeature activists such as CesarChavezand Dolores Huerta.

OMAHA, Neb If anyone knows what to expect from LSU baseballfanspouringinto town this weekend forthe College World Series championship series, it’sLSU superfan Chris Guillot. His succinct appraisal at Thursday’spep rallyatthe Tigers’ teamhotel?

The decision wassigned by Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, who wasappointed by President Joe Biden; Judge James Dennis, appointed by President Bill Clinton; andJudge CatharinaHaynes, appointed by PresidentGeorge W. Bush.

In astatement, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said she andher team “stronglydisagree” with the ruling and plan to appeal.

“Wewill immediatelyseek relief from the full Fifth Circuit and, if necessary,the U.S. Supreme Court,” she said.

Murrill argued that the ruling,

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Amistad Center lays off workers

Majorarchive of Blackhistory facing federalfunding cuts

BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

One of the nation’soldest and most significant archivesofBlack history,the AmistadResearch Center in NewOrleanshas collected andcared formillions of historical documents andartifacts over the past six decades.

Now that work is at risk after federal funding cuts wiped out 40% of the organization’s$1.5 million budget, according to executive director Kathe Hambrick. Last week, thecenter was forced to lay offabout half of its14staffmembers.

“There’sprojectswe were in the midst of that we won’t be able to finish. There’sprojects we have been promised money for that was withdrawnthat we won’tbeable to start.”

The cuts stem from the Trumpadministration’s gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences,a federalagency that awards grants to libraries andmuseums across the country.The agency did not say why Amistad’sgrants were terminated, but the cuts are in line with President Donald Trump’sefforts to end programsthat promote diversity or prioritize the experiences of minority groups. The loss will make the Amistad’swork less

BRENDA FLORA, curator of moving images and recorded sound for the AmistadResearchCenter ä See AMISTAD, page 4A

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Pope flags AI’s impact on kids’ development

ROME Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual neurological and spiritual development of young people as he pressed one of the priorities of his young pontificate History’s first American pope sent a message to a conference of AI and ethics, part of which was taking place in the Vatican in a sign of the Holy See’s concern for the new technologies and what they mean for humanity

In the message, Leo said any further development of AI must be evaluated according to the “superior ethical criterion” of the need to safeguard the dignity of each human being while respecting the diversity of the world’s population.

He warned specifically that new generations are most at risk given they have never had such quick access to information.

“All of us, I am sure, are concerned for children and young people, and the possible consequences of the use of AI on their intellectual and neurological development,” he said in the message. “Society’s well-being depends upon their being given the ability to develop their Godgiven gifts and capabilities,” and not allow them to confuse mere access to data with intelligence.

“In the end, authentic wisdom has more to do with recognizing the true meaning of life, than with the availability of data,” he said.

Teen charged in Utah carnival shooting

Prosecutors in Utah charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people, including an infant and pregnant woman, in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival.

In all, five people, including two teens wounded in the arm, were shot late Sunday at WestFest in West Valley City a Salt Lake City suburb.

The shooting happened a day after one at a “No Kings” protest the day before, making for an unusually violent weekend for the Salt Lake City area.

Two of those killed were bystanders: the 8-month-old boy and 41-year-old pregnant woman, Fnu Reena, 41, of West Jordan, Utah An 18-year-old man slain, Hassan Lugundi, of West Valley City, was the apparent intended target, according to a police affidavit filed in the case.

“I’m gonna tell you guys right now, I know what I hit because I know where I was aiming, and I know where I was shooting. I did not hit no baby,” the teen allegedly told police soon after the shooting.

Police learned later that Reena was eight weeks pregnant, resulting in the fourth murder count under Utah law Shot in her head, Reena had just been in for a medical checkup that day, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said at a news conference Friday

The infant, also shot in the head, was in a stroller with his twin sibling, who was unhurt. The infant was unrelated to the other victims.

NASA craft photographs

lunar lander crash site

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company’s lunar lander

NASA released the pictures Friday, two weeks after ispace’s lander slammed into the moon

The images show a dark smudge where the lander, named Resilience, and its mini rover crashed into Mare Frigoris or Sea of Cold, a volcanic region in the moon’s far north. A faint halo around the area was formed by the lunar dirt kicked up by the impact.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the scene last week. The crash was the second failure in two years for Tokyobased ispace. Company officials plan to hold a news conference next week to explain what doomed the latest mission, launched from Cape Canaveral in January

Israel and Iran trade fire a week into war

Europe’s diplomatic effort yields no breakthrough

BY SAM MEDNICK, JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel Israel and Iran traded strikes a week into their war on Friday as President Donald Trump weighed U.S. military involvement and key European ministers met with Iran’s top diplomat in Geneva in a scramble to deescalate the conflict.

But the first face-to-face meeting between Western and Iranian officials in the weeklong war concluded after four hours with no sign of an immediate breakthrough.

To give diplomacy a chance, Trump said he would put off deciding for up to two weeks whether to join Israel’s air campaign against Iran. U.S. participation would most likely involve strikes against Iran’s underground Fordo uranium enrichment facility, considered to be out of reach to all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs.

Whether or not the U.S. joins, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s military operation in Iran would continue “for as long as it takes” to eliminate what he called the existential threat of Iran’s nuclear program and arsenal of ballistic missiles. Israel’s top general echoed the warning, saying the Israeli military was ready “for a prolonged campaign.”

As negotiations ended in Switzerland, European officials expressed hope for future negotiations Iran’s top diplomat said he was open to further dialogue.

But Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Tehran had no interest in negotiating with the U.S. while Israel continued attacking.

“Iran is ready to consider diplomacy if aggression ceases and the aggressor is held accountable for its committed crimes,” he told reporters.

No date was set for the next round of talks.

Iran previously agreed to limit its ura-

nium enrichment and allow international

inspectors access to its nuclear sites under a 2015 deal with the U.S., France, China, Russia, Britain and Germany in exchange for sanctions relief. But after Trump pulled the U.S. unilaterally out of the deal during his first term, Iran began enriching uranium up to 60% — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90% — and restricting access to its nuclear facilities.

After Israel said its warplanes hit dozens of military targets across Iran, including missile-manufacturing facilities, an Iranian missile crashed into Israel’s northern city of Haifa, sending plumes of smoke billowing over the Mediterranean port and wounding at least 31 people.

The war between Israel and Iran erupted June 13, with Israeli airstrikes targeting nuclear and military sites, top generals and nuclear scientists. At least 657 people, including 263 civilians, have been killed in Iran and more than 2,000 wounded, according to a Washington-based Iranian human rights group.

Iran has retaliated by firing 450 missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel, according to Israeli army estimates Most have been shot down by Israel’s multitiered air defenses, but at least 24 people in Israel have been killed and hundreds wounded.

Addressing an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned against attacks on Iran’s nuclear reactors, particularly its only commercial nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr

“I want to make it absolutely and completely clear: In case of an attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant, a direct hit would result in a very high release of radioactivity to the environment,” said Rafael Grossi, chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog. “This is the nuclear site in Iran where the consequences could be most serious.”

Israel has not targeted Iran’s nuclear reactors, instead focusing its strikes on the main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, centrifuge workshops near Tehran, laboratories in Isfahan and the country’s Arak heavy water reactor southwest of the capital. Grossi has warned repeatedly that such sites should not be military targets.

Judge: Harvard can continue to host

foreign students

Court blocks Trump’s efforts against college while case decided

BY COLLIN BINKLEY AP education writer

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, delivering the Ivy League school another victory as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House.

The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided.

Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security in May after the agency withdrew the school’s certification to host foreign students and issue paperwork for their visas The action would have forced Harvard’s roughly 7,000 foreign students — about a quarter of its total enrollment — to transfer or risk being in the U.S. illegally New foreign students would have been barred from coming to Harvard.

The university called it illegal retaliation for rejecting the White House’s demands to overhaul Harvard policies around campus protests, admissions,

hiring and other issues. Burroughs temporarily halted the action hours after Harvard sued.

Less than two weeks later, in early June, Trump moved to block foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard, citing a different legal justification. Harvard challenged the move and Burroughs temporarily blocked that effort as well.

The stops and starts of the legal battle have unsettled current students and left others around the world waiting to find out whether they will be able to attend America’s oldest and wealthiest university

The Trump administration’s efforts to stop Harvard from enrolling international students have created an environment of “profound fear, concern, and confusion,” the university said in a court filing. Countless international students have asked about transferring from the university Harvard immigration services director Maureen Martin said.

Trump has been warring with Harvard for months after it rejected a series of government demands meant to address conservative complaints that the school has become too liberal and has tolerated anti-Jewish harassment. Trump officials have cut more than $2.6 billion in research grants, ended federal contracts and threatened to revoke its tax-exempt status.

Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention

Palestinian activist held for months by immigration authorities in La.

BY SOPHIE BATES and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press

JENA Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests.

The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained.

“Justice prevailed, but it’s very long overdue,” he said outside the facility in a remote part of Louisiana.

“This shouldn’t have taken three months.”

The Trump administration is seeking to deport Khalil over his role in proPalestinian protests. He was detained on March 8 at his apartment building in Manhattan.

Khalil was released after U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said it would be “highly, highly unusual” for the government to continue detaining a legal U.S. resident who was unlikely to flee and hadn’t been accused of any violence.

“Petitioner is not a flight risk, and the evidence presented is that he is not a danger to the community,” he said. “Period, full stop.”

During an hourlong hearing conducted by phone, the New Jersey-based judge said the government had “clearly not met” the standards for detention.

The government filed no-

tice Friday evening that it’s appealing Khalil’s release. Khalil was the first person arrested under Trump’s crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel’s devastating war in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Khalil must be expelled from the country because his continued presence could harm American foreign policy The Trump administration has argued that noncitizens who participate in such demonstrations should be deported as it considers their views antisemitic. Protesters and civil rights groups say the administration is conflating antisemitism with criticism of Israel in order to silence dissent.

Farbiarz has ruled that the government can’t deport Khalil on the basis of its claims that his presence could undermine foreign policy But the judge gave the administration leeway to continue pursuing a potential deportation based on allegations that he lied on his green card application, an accusation Khalil disputes.

The international affairs graduate student isn’t accused of breaking any laws during the protests at Columbia. He served as a negotiator and spokesperson for student activists and wasn’t among the demonstrators arrested, but his prominence in news coverage and willingness to speak publicly made him a target of critics.

The judge agreed Friday with Khalil’s lawyers that the protester was being prevented from exercising his free speech and due process rights despite no obvious reason for his continued detention. The judge noted that Khalil is now clearly a public figure.

Khalil said Friday that no one should be detained for protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil,

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Women chant slogans Friday in Tehran, Iran, during a protest to condemn Israeli attacks on multiple cities across the country.

Internet,phoneoutageinmuchofGazadisruptsaid

BY FATMA KHALED Associated Press

CAIRO— Abreakdown in communications networks in central and southern Gaza has cut many Palestinians off from the outside world for the past week, further straining aid efforts and emergency services amid continuing Israeli bombardment.

Israeli strikes damaged amain connection, cutting off communications in large areas of thestrip since Tuesday,according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority,based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The telecom company Paltel said Friday that internet andlandline services were restored in some areasin southern Gaza, including Khan Younis, with repairs ongoing in other southern and central areas

Paltel warned in astatement to AP that ongoing attacks on the main network could make future maintenance impossible, especially due to ashortage of essential materials and resources.

The Gaza Strip has experienced at least 10 communications partial and full outages sincethe warbeganin October2023, according to Palestinian telecomcompany Paltel. This week’soutage has impacted aid efforts,

emergency services, suspendedacademic classes, and cut off displaced Palestinians from the rest of the territory

Palestinians in Gaza rely heavily on cell service,as unsafe roads andfuelshortages limit movement across theenclave. Humanitarians say those in affected areas will struggle to accessinformation on aid and medical services or call for ambulances

“Telecoms havebeen used as aweapon of war against civilians,” said Juliette Touma,communications director at UNRWA,the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugee that is the main service providerinGaza.

TheIDF didn’timmediately respondtorequest for comment.

The vast majority of UNRWA workers don’thave connectivity in theareas affected by the outages.Asa result, they and other aid workers have struggled to deliver aidand coordinate with oneanother,Touma told the AP

“Sometimes we get asignalwhena teammember hasthe courage togoonthe rooftopofa building,which is extremely dangerous under strikes,and theysend us amessage thatthey’re alive. Ican’t tell you how muchofarelief it is, but

they’re more sporadicand lessregular,” saidTouma. Some people rely on eSims, but theyare not compatible withall devices and can only work in certain areas.

Over 70%oftelecommunications networks in Gaza has been partially or completely destroyed as of August 2024 sincethe war began, accordingtostatisticsreleased by the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Economy,cited by thePalestine Economic Policy ResearchInstitute However,Paltel said technical teams offered some tech-

nical solutions that would restore services.

Whentheyhear nearby strikes, Palestinians without connection don’tknow whether evacuation orders are issued and where should they relocate to, said Shaina Low,the Norwegian RefugeeCouncil’s communicationsadviser

“This also means that people areisolated.Theycan’t communicate with their family andfriends inside of Gazaand understandwhat thecurrent situation is or get external support from networks outside,”she said.

Limited or unreliable mobile servicehas made it difficult forambulances and civil defense teams to reach people in need of lifesaving assistance, Low added.

Fikr Shalltoot, Gazadirector for the group Medical Aid forPalestinians, said its doctors working in hospitals andclinicsineffected areas can’tdocument or share their work with managers.

“Itis, unfortunately,like a never-ending vicious cycle of suffering because when this issue is resolved in the north, the problemappears in the south,” said MohammedShbair,vice president foradministrative and financial affairs, at al-Azhar University in Gaza.

“Students cannotreach universities because they are destroyed, and they can’t even reach areas where the internet is available in cafes or displacement tents, as they are now being targeted daily and systematically by Israelistrikes,”saidShbair, an associate professor of public law Online banking, akey alternative amidcash shortages, has also becomeunavailable.Palestinians who rely on online transfers to pay suppliers can no longer do so under the current conditions, according to Low

Theoutagecomplicates humanitarian operations andaddstothe “toxic stress” families face daily, saidUNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram “In acontext of incessant bombardments, mass casualty events linkedtofood distributions, rising malnutrition and dwindling access to clean water,connectivity is areal lifeline for families in Gaza,” she said.

Meanwhile, with Gaza’s university campuses heavily damaged, the internet has become the only way to continue education. But outages have forced educators to cancel classes and exams.

U.K. lawmakersbackbilltoallow terminally illadultsend theirlives

BY PANPYLAS Associated Press

LONDON U.K. lawmakers on Friday approvedabill to allow terminallyill adultsin England and Wales to choose to end theirlives, takingit one step nearer to becoming law

The vote backing what is generally termed “assisted dying” —sometimes referredtoas“assisted suicide” —ispotentially the biggest change to social policy in the U.K. since abor-

tion was partially legalized in 1967.

MembersofParliament voted 314-291 to back the Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill followingan impassioned debate. The majority of 23 was less than the55whentheylast voted on theissuein November, meaning that somelawmakers changed theirminds in theintervening months. Since November,the bill has been scrutinized, leading to some changes in the proposed legislation,

whichhas been shepherded throughParliament by Kim Leadbeater,the Labourlawmaker whoproposedthe bill.

“I appreciate it’sa huge moment for the country,” shetold SkyNews after the vote. “It was ahuge sense of relief becausethis is the right thingtodo.”

The bill now goes to the unelectedHouse of Lords, whichcan amendordelay policy,though it can’t overrule thelower chamber

Thebill would allow termi-

nally ill adultsover age 18 in England and Wales, who are deemed tohave less than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death. The bill doesn’t apply to Northern Ireland or Scotland, which is holding itsown vote on theissue.

Oneofthe mostimportant changes to the bill from last November was the dropping of the requirement thata judge sign off on any decision. Many in thelegal profession had objected.

Now any request would be subject to approvalbytwo doctors and apanel featuring asocial worker,senior legal figure and psychiatrist. Changeswerealsomade to ensure the establishment of independent advocates to support people with learning disabilities,autismormental health conditions and the creation of adisability advisory board.

Afterreceiving ago-ahead from doctors and the panel, the terminally ill person

would have to be capable of taking the fatal drugs themselves. Another big change made was that “no person,”including doctors, social care workers and pharmacists, will be obliged to take part. The bill has divided lawmakers formonths. The vote wasafree one, meaning lawmakers vote according to their conscience rather than on party lines. Alliances have formed across the political divide.

By The Associated Press

ST.PETERSBURG,Russia Pres-

identVladimir Putinsaid

Friday he has secured Israel’spledge to safeguard Russianpersonnel at Iran’sRussia-built nuclear power plant andthathehas reached out to both sides to try to end the week-old war

Answering questions on a variety of issues at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin also warned Ukraine thatit could lose more territoryif it keeps rejecting Russia’s conditions for peace.

Putin said Russia hasproposed “some ideas” for a possible settlement between Iran and Israel that are currently being discussed.

He said Moscow asked

IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure thesecurity of Russian personnel who are working to construct two more reactors at the nuclear power plant in Iran’sportofBushehr andthathealsoraised the issue with President Donald Trump.

“PrimeMinister Netanyahu has agreed with that,and President Trump has promised to support our legitimate demands,” Putinsaid.

Buthestrongly rejected allegationsthat Moscow has failed to back its ally,Tehran, saying the Kremlin has maintained good ties with both Iran and Israel. He notedthatIsrael is home to nearly2million people from Russia and other former Soviet nations,“afactor that

we always have taken into account.”

At the same time, Putin said, Russiahas always met its obligations to Iran,adding that Moscow has firmly backed Tehran’s rightfor the peaceful use of nuclear energy

He voiced concernabout the spiraling conflict, saying we “are strongly worried about what’sgoing on around the Iranian nuclear facilities andpossibleconsequences.”

Asked about Moscow’s goals in Ukraine, Putin said the Russian military is moving to extend abuffer zone in Ukraine’sSumy region following aUkrainian incursionlastyearintoRussia’sneighboringKursk region.

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Displaced Palestinians, carrying their belongings, move between southernand northern Gaza on March 21 along abeach road in the outskirts of Gaza City

which upheld aU.S. District Court’spreliminary injunction in November blocking enforcement of the law,only applies to the five school districts where the plaintiffs’ children attend school: East Baton Rouge, Livingston,Orleans, St. Tammany and Vernon. But attorneys for the plaintiffshaveargued that any school district that complies with alaw that the courts have declared unconstitutional would be subject to legalaction.

TheRev.Darcy Roake,anordained minister in the Unitarian Universalist Church and theparent of aNew Orleans public school student, praised Friday’sruling.

“Weare grateful for this decision, whichhonors thereligious diversity and religious-freedomrights of public school families across

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accessible to thepublic as the remaining skeleton crew juggles conservationwork, assisting researchers and ongoing projectsto sort and digitize its collections.

“There’sprojects we were in the midst of thatwewon’tbeable to finish,” said Brenda Flora, curator of moving images and recorded sound for the archive. “There’s projects we have been promised moneyfor that waswithdrawn that we won’tbeable to start.”

One lost grant would have paid forthe conversionofdecades-old videoand audiotapes of interviews with community members in Mound Bayou, aMississippi townfounded by formerly enslaved people in the 1880s. For now,the 130 hours of interviews donatedbydocumentary filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein will sit in boxes untouched.

Federal courts have ordered the government to restore some of the grantfunding, but the future of federal fundingfor museums remains uncertain.

In the meantime, Hambrick and herremaining staffhavetaken matters into their own hands, launching a$1million campaign inMarch to raisemoney for the center and “Save Black History.”

“This isn’tjust about survival,” Hambrick said. “It’sabout reimagining how we shareand safeguard

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Or,“Geaux” and “Tigers,” if you prefer Omaha is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year as the permanent home of the College World Series. In that time, afew things have changed: The ballpark where the games are played used to be called Rosenblatt Stadium, south of downtown next door to the actual Omaha zoo. Now they play at Charles Schwab Field, a modern 24,500-seat venue surrounded by bars,hotels and restaurants on the north side of downtown, just acouple of Jared Jones home runs from the Missouri River One thing hasn’tchanged here in along time: LSU fans swamp Omaha when the Tigers play.Heck, alot of them come to Omaha whenthe Tigers aren’t here,too. During bracket play of this year’sCWS, LSU fans haven’talways dominated at the gate as much as they’ve dominated the

Louisiana,” saidRoake,who is a plaintiff in the case along with her husband, Adrian VanYoung. “As an interfaith family,webelieve that ourchildrenshould receive their religious education at homeand within our faith communities, not from government officials.”

Theplaintiffs in the case identify asJewish,Christian, Unitarian Universalist and nonreligious. Theyare represented by the American CivilLiberties Union, theACLU of Louisiana, Americans United for Separation of Church andState and the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The law firm Simpson Thacher &Bartlett LLP is serving as pro bonocounsel.

Contestedlaw

Louisiana was the first state to require public schools to post the TenCommandments in more than 40 years, afterthe U.S. Supreme Court struck down asimilar Kentuckystatute in 1980. The Texas

Legislature passed its own such bill this year In court, Louisiana’sattorneys arguedthatthe 1980 ruling, Stone v. Graham, no longer applies because it was basedona standard that the Supreme Court scrapped in a2022 case called Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, which upheld ahigh school football coach’s right to pray on thefield The 5th Circuit panel rejected that argument in theirruling, writing that Stone remains in effect until theSupremeCourt overturns it.

“Under Stone,” the judges wrote, Louisiana’slaw is “plainly unconstitutional.”

In November,U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles ruled that the lawviolates the Constitution, saying it forced students “to participate in areligious exercise: reading and considering aspecific version of the TenCommandments.” He also rejected the state’s argument that the law had asecu-

Staff withthe Amistad Research CenterinNew Orleans sortthroughrare photosand artenclosed in archival sleevesonTuesday.

Black historywiththe next generation.”

The AmistadResearch Center is an independent, communitybased archive focused on Black history,the African Diaspora and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as other minoritygroups. It houses awide range of records and art in itsspace on Tulane University’s campus.

The collectionincludes art by Jacob Lawrence, personal papers of FrankSmith Horne—influential HarlemRenaissance figureand theuncle of singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne—and NewOrleans poet TomDent, as well as old yearbooksfrom NewOrleans high schools. They alsohavehistorical documents related to theslave ship

Jell-O shot challenge at a bar acrossthe street from Charles Schwab Field Arkansas had abouta 2-to1edge onTiger fanslast Saturdayfor their opener,a gamethe Tigers won 4-1. LSU had more fans than UCLA did in their raininterrupted game that started Monday night but finishedTuesday ina 9-5 Tigers win, but hey,that’s UCLA. College baseball has to competewith theDodgers and surfingfor fans out in SoCal. For Wednesday’sscarcely definable 6-5 LSU winover Arkansas —agame marked by threeTigers’ comebacks and multiple Razorbacks’ miscues— things evened out. Butfor this weekend’s championshipseriesbetween LSU and Coastal Carolina (the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,school has an enrollment of about 10,300 students to LSU’s 39,600) expect LSU to have more fans in the stands and around town.

One thing’sfor sure: In my reporting from Omaha, Ihaven’t comeacross agiant fiberglass Chanticleer (Coastal Carolina’sfierce

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point in Cantrell’smayorship, launching just months aftershe hadhandilywon reelection.

“That recall was funded by about one person,” she told other Democratic city leaders during ameeting at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which is underway in Tampa, Florida, thisweek. “I was able to defeat that recall, but every stepof the way,ithas been ajourney.”

“It has beenverydisrespectful, insulting,insome caseskindofunimaginable,” Cantrell said during the meeting, according to a video posted to her official Instagram page. “You know

therealities, the things that we’re faced with.” Cantrell’scomments marked arare acknowledgment of intense criticism that hasengulfedher office during her second term. In additiontothe recall effort, there was anow-sputtering federal criminal investigationand aslewofcriticism of her handlingofanalleged romanticrelationshipwith herNew Orleans Police Department bodyguard

Herinner circle shrank dramatically followingthe pandemic and herreelection in 2021,leaving her with few trusted advisers.In2022,political donor Rick Farrell— apparently the “one person” Cantrelldescribed in thevideo releasedFriday —bankrolled therecall campaign. Farrell could notimmedi-

lar purpose, pointing to comments by Landry,who vowed to defend “Judeo-Christian”values, andthe bill’sauthor,Rep. Dodie Horton, RHaughton,who said children must learn “what God’slaw is.”

Sincethen, schoolshavereceived conflicting guidanceabout how to proceed. Murrill said the law is “plainly constitutional” and providedsample TenCommandmentsposters, but civil liberties groups called the law an egregious violationofstudents’ rights and threatened to sue school districts thatcomplied with it.

Thelaw dictates thesize of the posters —and least 11 by 14 inches —and the text they must feature, a Protestant version of theTen Commandments that begins with, “I AM theLORD thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” It alsorequires an accompanying “context statement” explaining that some earlyAmerican textbooks featured the TenCommand-

“Weare at risk,” Hambrick wrote in aMarch 1letter that was posted to Amistad’s website. “We now turn to you, our friends and allies, to help us secure the future of Black history.”

Not long after,the cuts began. In April, Amistadreceived aletter fromKeith Sonderling, acting executive director of the IMLS, saying that several grants were being terminated immediately

Afterthatorder,all 70 employees of the IMLS were put on leave. TheIMLS did not immediately respond to inquiries.

ments, and says schools “may” displayother historical documents alongside the posters.

Schools must accept donated posters or use donated funds to print them,the law says. In recent weeks, someconservative groups have started mailing schools Ten Commandmentsposters designed by the state Attorney General’sOffice, one of which features astatue of Moses anda photo of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson alongside the biblical text. In afootnote in theirruling, the 5thCircuit judges said it is not clear that the state’sown posters would comply with the law

“Wealsonotethat theTen Commandments are not the ‘central focus’ of each display,” they wrote, “and somedisplaysinclude documents other than those permitted by” the law

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

sorting and digitizing the collection from theAmerican Missionary Association.

Asmaller staff will slow the intake of new materials and throw awrench in efforts to digitizeand publishmaterials. Thearchivists —whom Hambrick refers to as her scientists —work daily to prevent historical documentsand works of art from falling prey to mold, bugs and humidity.They store them in acid-freefolders andboxes and monitor their condition daily

Amistad, the archive’snamesake. Agroup of Africans whohad been kidnappedfromSierraLeone to be sold into slavery overthrew the Amistad’scaptainand crew.The shipwas ultimately recaptured, but the U.S. SupremeCourt ruled that the Africans were taken illegally and werefreetoreturnhome. Hambrick has been bracing for blows to herorganization since January.Amid“confusionand anguish” this spring, she launched the “Save BlackHistory” campaign inspired by the partnership between educator Booker T. Washington and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who joined forces in the1910s to start anetwork of 5,000 schools that taught Black studentsinthe segregated South.

rooster mascot)onaflatbed trailer to rival theMardi Gras Mike the Tiger made for this trip

The best-of-three championship series startsat 6p.m. Saturday on ESPN, followed by a1:30 p.m gameSunday on ABC. If necessary,athird gameis set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, also on ESPN. Fourth-year LSU coach Jay Johnson couldn’tgrasp what to expect in terms of fan support when he arrived in thesummer of 2021. Anative of Oroville, California, in thenorthern part of the state, he’d spent his entire career in thewest. He played and coached at tiny Point Loma Nazerene in San Diego, then was an assistant at the University of San Diego before head coaching stints at Nevada and Arizona.

Johnson’sencounters with LSU fans here in 2023 when he led theTigers to theprogram’s seventh national championship were eye-opening, he said, compared to what he’dknown before. Little has changed this time.

“When we werehere in

ately be reached Friday Cantrell’sa pproval reached acareer-low 27% in arecent citywide poll. Analysts described the figure as the lowest markyet of her career,according to major citywide surveys conducted during her mayorship.

Cantrell’soffice hadpreviously saidshe would travel to Tampafor the mayors’ convention thisweek. In the Instagram video, shereflected on overcoming criticismand thanked the other mayors present for theirsupport

“You know therealities,the things we faced,” she said. “(Being the) first woman elected in the city Blackwoman.The South, Jim Crow South.”

“In spiteofitall,” she added,“alot hasbeen accomplished.”

“There’s an Amistadinevery parish,” said Miranda Restovic, president and executivedirector of the Louisiana Endowment for theHumanities. Federal cuts have created aripple effect through the “whole cultural infrastructure,” she said, forcing the state agency to cancel somegrant cycles for 2025 and reduce staff, both hopefully shortterm solutions. “These are very importantculturalinstitutions that are housing ourstate’shistory...,” shesaid. “If we don’tcare about our history, what do we care about?”

Standing in the archive offices earlierthis week, Hambrick gestured at her remaining team.

“This is who’spretty muchleft,” Hambrick said. “This is boots-onthe-ground to preservethis history.”

The staff lost two research archivists whoansweredcalls and located documents for visitors to the archive, as well as ametadata specialist who was working on

’23, being withthe LSU fan base was acompletely different experience,” Johnson said. “Even (Thursday) morning, I’mhearing from someofthe good friends I’ve made in Baton Rouge. That’spretty cool.”

While some folks are making the trek to Omaha just for thechampionship series, there are plenty who have been here and are planning to be here for the duration of the CWS.

Megan Foco, of Baton Rouge, and her two daughters, Ellie and Anna, have been here thewhole time and haven’tmade plans on going home without an eighth CWS trophy.Championships run in her family: Megan Foco’sbrother is former LSU pitcher Patrick Coogan, who won the1996 CWS final against Miami (Florida) and started the Tigers’ winning effort in the 1997 final against Alabama.

“The realityiswewill eventually have to slow down the processing on thepreservation, andwemay not fulfill grant obligations we currently have because they have such asmallstaff,”said Felicia Render,curator of manuscripts.

“Anything that comes in is just going to have to sit until we can get to it,” Flora added.

The staffwill also have less time to cull exhibits forvisiting student groups.

“Weput outthese primary source documents, original documents, so the students can see and understand the importance of seeing history on paper, historythrough art,” Hambrick said, “as opposed to just going on TikTok.”

Still, Hambrick is undeterredin her mission to preserve and publicize history.The organization raised $20,000 in just 45 days.

“Our roots are strong, our community is engaged, and, with collective support, Amistad will not only endure,” she said, “we will thrive.”

“I’m confident,” Foco said.

“After ’23, we said we’re coming next timethey makeit. They’ve given us areason all weektolet it ride.”

There’sslim history between LSU and Coastal Carolina in baseball, but nonetheless significant.

In 2016, the Chanticleers stormed to an improbable College World Series title, their first, at the expense of both the Tigers and Johnson. Coastal upset LSU in asuper regional at Alex Box Stadium,11-8 and 4-3.

The Chanticleers then beat Johnson’sfirst Arizona team in the CWS final in three games, losing 3-0 before coming back to win5-4 and 4-3.

Wearing aNo. 4Steven Milam jersey for the LSU starting shortstop and a Tiger tail hanging from his belt, Sidney Evans, of Natchitoches, said he predicted an LSU-Coastal championship series before the season started. He’s “cautiously optimistic” that the Tigers will return to Louisiana with college baseball’sbiggest prize.

“There’snobetter team to root forthan the Tigers,” he said.

Evans is about to be joined by azoo full of LSU fans whofeel the sameway

This year,both teams come in supremely confident. Coastal Carolina, which won the Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament titles, has stitched together 26 straight wins overall. It’s the longest winning streak any team has ever brought into aCWS final. LSU, meanwhile, just twice beat one of the best teamsinthe nation in Arkansas, erasing atwo-run deficit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP tax bill

Official: Effort to gut consumer protection bureau violates rule

BY LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent

WASHINGTON Republicans suffered a sizable setback Friday on one key aspect of President Donald Trump’s big bill after their plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other provisions from the Senate Banking Committee ran into procedural violations with the Senate parliamentarian.

Republicans in the Senate proposed zeroing-out funding for the CFPB, the landmark agency set up in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, to save $6.4 billion. The bureau had been designed as a way to better protect Americans from financial fraud, but has been opposed by many GOP lawmakers since its inception. The Trump administration has targeted the CFPB as

an example of government over-regulation and overreach.

The findings by the Senate parliamentarian’s office, which is working overtime scrubbing Trump’s overall bill to ensure it aligns with the chamber’s strict “Byrd Rule” processes, signal a tough road ahead The most daunting questions are still to come, as GOP leadership rushes to muscle Trump’s signature package to floor for votes by his Fourth of July deadline

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the chairman of the Banking Committee that drafted the provisions in question, said in a statement, “My colleagues and I remain committed to cutting wasteful spending at the CFPB and will continue working with the Senate parliamentarian on the Committee’s provisions.”

For Democrats, who have been fighting Trump’s 1,000page package at every step, the parliamentarian’s advisory amounted to a significant win.

“Democrats fought back, and we will keep fighting

Mexico assesses damage from Erick

Hurricane kills at least one

BY FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ Associated Press

ACAPULCO Mexico Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.

Torrential rains over steep coastal mountains and the landslides and flooding they could generate became the ongoing concern for officials after Erick dissipated following a landfall early Thursday on a sparsely populated stretch of coast.

The storm’s death toll remained at one Friday, a 1-year-old boy who drowned in a swollen river, President Claudia Sheinbaum said. She also said she planned to visit the affected region Friday.

Power had been restored to about half the 277,000 customers who lost it and soldiers, marines and National Guard were helping to remove debris and reopen roads in Guerrero and Oaxa-

ca state where Erick passed. Erick came ashore down southern Mexico’s Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido It dissipated Thursday night over the mountains in Michoacan state Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, downed power lines and some flooding as coastal residents, above all in Acapulco, took the storm seriously with memories of the devastating Hurricane Otis in 2023 still fresh in their minds. Erick had strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it approached the coast but weakened before making landfall to a Category 3. Having doubled in strength in less than a day, Erick churned through an ideal environment for quick intensification. Last year there were 34 incidents of rapid intensification — when a storm gains at least 35 mph in 24 hours — which is about twice the average and causes problems with forecasting, according to the hurricane center

term, in 2017, that otherwise expire at the end of the year

It adds $350 billion to national security, including billions for Trump’s mass deportation agenda. And it slashes some $1 trillion from Medicaid, food stamps and other government programs.

All told, the package is estimated to add at least $2.4 trillion to the nation’s deficits over the decade, and leave 10.9 million more people without health care coverage, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s review of the House-passed package, which is now undergoing revisions in the Senate.

back against this ugly bill,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Banking Committee, who engineered the creation of the CFPB before she was elected to Congress.

Warren said that GOP proposals “are a reckless, dangerous attack on consumers and would lead to more Americans being tricked and trapped by giant financial in-

stitutions and put the stability of our entire financial system at risk — all to hand out tax breaks to billionaires.”

The parliamentarian’s rulings, while advisory, are rarely, if ever ignored.

With the majority in Congress, Republicans have been drafting a sweeping package that extends some $4.5 trillion tax cuts Trump approved during his first

The parliamentarian’s office is responsible for determining if the package adheres to the Byrd Rule, named after the late Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who was considered one of the masters of Senate procedure. The rule essentially bars policy matters from being addressed in the budget reconciliation process.

Senate GOP leaders are using the budget reconciliation process, which is increas-

ingly how big bills move through the Congress, because it allows passage on a simple majority vote, rather than face a filibuster with the higher 60-vote threshold. But if any of the bill’s provisions violate the Byrd Rule, that means they can be challenged at the tougher 60-vote threshold, which is a tall order in the 53-47 Senate. Leaders are often forced to strip those proposals from the package, even though doing so risks losing support from lawmakers who championed those provisions. One of the biggest questions ahead for the parliamentarian will be over the Senate GOP’s proposal to use “current policy” as opposed to “current law” to determine the baseline budget and whether the overall package adds significantly to deficits.

Already the Senate parliamentarian’s office has waded through several titles of Trump’s big bill, including those from the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Energy & Public Works Committee.

Judge asks if troops in L.A. violating law

Hearing comes as appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard

BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO Cali-

fornia’s challenge of the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday for a brief hearing after an appeals court handed President Donald Trump a key procedural win.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer put off issuing any additional rulings and instead asked for briefings from both sides by noon Monday on whether the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from conducting civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil, is being violated in Los Angeles.

The hearing happened the day after the 9th Circuit appellate panel allowed the president to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed in response to protests over immigration raids.

California Gov Gavin Newsom said in his complaint that “violation of the Posse Comitatus Act is imminent, if not already underway” but Breyer last week postponed considering that allegation.

National Guard troops have been accompanying federal agents on some immigration raids, and Marines briefly detained a man on the first day they deployed to protect a fed-

eral building. The marked the first time federal troops detained a civilian since deploying to the nation’s second-largest city.

Breyer found Trump acted illegally when, over opposition from California’s governor, the president activated the soldiers. However, the appellate decision halted the judge’s temporary restraining order Breyer asked the lawyers on Friday to address whether he or the appellate court retains primary jurisdiction to grant an injunction under the Posse Comitatus Act.

California has sought a preliminary injunction giving Newsom back control of the troops in Los Angeles, where

protests have calmed down in recent days.

Trump, a Republican, argued that the troops have been necessary to restore order Newsom, a Democrat said their presence on the streets of a U.S. city inflamed tensions, usurped local authority and wasted resources.

The demonstrations appear to be winding down, although dozens of protesters showed up Thursday at Dodger Stadium, where a group of federal agents gathered at a parking lot with their faces covered, traveling in SUVs and cargo vans. The Los Angeles Dodgers organization asked them to leave, and they did.

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a downtown curfew that was first imposed in response to vandalism and clashes with police after crowds gathered in opposition to agents taking migrants into detention. Trump federalized members of the California National Guard under an authority known as Title 10. Title 10 allows the president to call the National Guard into federal service when the country “is invaded,” when “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government,” or when the president is otherwise unable “to execute the laws of the United States.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By J SCOTT APPLEWHITE Republicans suffered a sizable setback Friday on one key aspect of President Donald Trump’s big bill after their plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other provisions ran into procedural violations with the Senate parliamentarian.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ

A resident walks through debris after Hurricane Erick hit Thursday near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico

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River’s conditions create perfect storm

Deep water, strong undertow traps victims

BY KASEY BUBNASH

Staff writer

Three teenagers who disap-

peared after falling into the Mississippi River near the Crescent City Connection. A Chalmette actor who had a recurring role in HBO’s “Treme.” A 55-year-old barge worker who was last seen at work on a vessel near the Huey P. Long Bridge. A Harahan man who drove off the Chalmette ferry

landing. The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminate-

ly

Among its most recent victims is 20-year-old Jameshia Selders, who disappeared after falling into the river near the New Orleans Riverwalk on June 9. A body that relatives believe to be Selders was pulled from the river near LaPlace over the weekend, upriver

from where she was last seen. Though the Mississippi River near New Orleans appears slowmoving and placid at the surface, experts say its deep, muddy waters and deceivingly fast-moving currents make it a treacherous place for those who fall or jump in.

That, plus high barge traffic and debris, is among a host of factors that have worked together for centuries to build the Mississippi

River’s reputation as a notorious killer Search and recovery diver Mark Michaud has pulled everything from wedding rings and pistols to dead bodies from rivers, bayous and lakes across Louisiana

But the Mississippi River is different, he said.

“I get calls all the time with people missing in the river and they feel like ‘Well can’t you just jump in and get them?’ And you can’t,” Michaud said. “The Mississippi River is a beast.”

The Mississippi River is the

second-longest river in North America, flowing more than 2,300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Park Service. At its narrowest stretch, the river is about 20 feet wide. At its widest, there are more than 11 miles between its banks.

The speed of the Mississippi’s flow changes as water levels rise or fall and where the river widens and narrows, but its surface speed at New Orleans typically moves at

SHOCKING CAPTURE

Official seeks higher fines

Council member Green suggests fines of $500 to $1,000

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

says he’s had enough. He wants the fine for graffiti writing to be increased from $100 to $500 or even $1,000. In a telephone conversation Friday, Green said he’s been irritated by the graffiti epidemic for some time, but he was especially piqued on a recent visit to North Claiborne Avenue, where he couldn’t avoid noticing the spraypainted signatures, cartoons and scribbles on the façades of buildings, fences and other features of the infrastructure.

Graffiti, he said, is getting worse, and “it is not a victimless crime.”

St. Tammany sheriff’s

Budget to boost pay based on rank

BY BOB WARREN Staff writer

St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies will get a raise starting July 1.

Sheriff Randy Smith adopted a 2025-26 fiscal year budget that will raise salaries by 4% for the rank and file of the department’s deputies. Corporals, sergeants and lieutenants will receive 3.5% raises, and the rank of captain and above will receive 3% raises.

The Sheriff’s Office currently has 684 employees, a spokesperson said

The raises, Smith said in a news release, are a way of rewarding employees as well as boosting starting pay to help recruitment efforts.

Starting July 1, starting pay for enforcement deputies will go from $45,587 to $47,411. For deputies joining the department with three or more years of experience, the starting pay will move from $48,158 to $50,085.

“These pay raises enable our deputies and their families to enjoy a better quality of life,” Smith said in a news release “And in turn, the agency benefits when we reward experience and education, by recruiting and retaining quality employees.”

The raises come at a time when some law enforcement agencies

deputies get raises

across the region are struggling to fill — and keep filled — their patrol ranks.

Sheriff’s Office spokesperson

Lt. Suzanne Carboni said Friday by text that the department has nine open spots in the criminal patrol division. She said the agency is taking applications for a new recruiting class.

“Everybody’s having problems recruiting,” Carboni said.

The Sheriff’s Office said it will also absorb an 8% increase in health insurance costs for employees.

The salary increases are part of a new budget that projects spending around $63.1 million, which the Sheriff’s Office says is around 1% less than the current fiscal year that ends June 30.

The general fund projects revenue for the new year of around $71.4 million, around 3% less than the current year

The Sheriff’s Office raises come as some other public agencies on the northshore are also increasing pay

For instance, the Slidell Police Department, backed by a one-third-cent sales tax voters overwhelmingly approved last year, has been able to give raises to officers and department personnel. And last month the St. Tammany School Board signed off an agreement with the parish’s educators’ union that will give raises to teachers and other employees starting with the new school year

Kenner woman convicted in stabbing death

Victim was 84-year-old Metairie grandmother

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

Jefferson Parish jurors deliberated for less than 35 minutes before unanimously convicting a woman of attacking an 84-yearold grandmother in her Fat City apartment and viciously stabbing her to death. Irielle Love, 25, was found guilty Wednesday of seconddegree murder and obstruction of justice, according to court records. She faces a mandatory sentence in prison for the murder charge. Love was accused of killing

Dory Aurelia Sierra on the morning of Dec. 1, 2020, at Sierra’s apartment in the 3200 block of Edenborn Avenue in Fat City

Sierra was a longtime, beloved resident of the apartment complex, according to authorities. She’d been there for 35 years and lived with her daughter and son. Her daughter returned home from work just before 3 p.m. and discovered Sierra dead in the bathtub, dried blood all over the room, according to authorities. An autopsy determined Sierra had been stabbed 10 times in her neck and torso. She also suffered blunt force trauma to her head, authorities said.

Sierra’s cellphone and $280 in cash were missing from the

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Man fires shots toward deputies, officials say

Woman’s body found in St. Tammany residence

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in the Mandeville area on Friday afternoon in which a man fired shots in the direction of deputies, who later found the body of a woman inside the residence.

Deputies went to a residence on Jasmine street Friday afternoon in connection with reports of a woman being shot, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release When deputies arrived a man exited the residence and fired shots in the deputies’ direction

Deputies tried to get the man to put down his weapon, but he continued to fire shots, with the deputies returning the gunfire, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The man was transported to a local hospital, but the Sheriff’s Office did not specify the nature of his injuries.

A Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the St. Tammany Coroner’s Office would release the cause of death for the woman who was found in the home.

The Sheriff’s Office is in the early stages of investigation into the incident, the news release said

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about 3 mph, according to the National Park Service.

The section of the river that flows through New Orleans is also one of its deepest, according to hydraulic engineer David Ramirez, measuring as much as 120 feet deep in some places near Uptown and just over 90 feet deep near the French Quarter Rivers generally move faster where they’re deeper, and the water was high enough this year that the Army Corps of Engineers considered opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway

“Higher river stages mean higher velocities,” Ramirez said. Sometimes the river’s flow is strong enough to derail the paths of motorized boats, forcing them to lose control. When the Mississippi is high enough in the New Orleans area, Ramirez said the U.S. Coast Guard implements vessel speed and size restrictions in an effort to prevent accidents.

On top of sheer power, Ramirez said the Mississippi’s curving banks and ever-changing bed aid

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Business owners and residents spend untold amounts of money erasing the aerosol hieroglyphics from their property, Green said. It’s money that “could have been utilized otherwise.” And the funds that the city uses to remediate graffiti would be better spent on other city priorities, he said. If you consider those costs, it’s clear that graffiti is nothing more than vandalism and an impediment, Green said. “It is irresponsible, selfish, incredibly insensitive and disrespectful,” he said. And it doesn’t occur just anywhere. Poor areas bear the brunt of the behavior, he said “Why do people think that there are certain neighborhoods that you can write all over everything,” Green asked, “but it’s not in other neighborhoods?” Green is aware that murals are popular in the city and are welcome. But, he said, “we’re not talking about art. It’s important to separate art from mindless graffiti.”

Carlos Fundora is a photographer and keen graffiti observer who formerly made a business of leading street-art walking tours in the Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods. Fundora says he doubts an increased fine will have much effect on graffiti writers, because risk is already part of the game. Graffiti writers regularly put themselves in danger of injury and criminal violence, so being fined more money would be

1 arrested in BR card skimmer scheme

Police say suspect tied to Romanian crime ring

BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer

A man accused of using a card skimming device to steal thousands of dollars from a Baton Rouge bank — part of a scam authorities say was organized by a Romanian crime syndicate — was arrested in Maryland before being taken to East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday Pascu Eduard, 34, has been wanted by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office since May 2023 in connection with multiple financial crimes, including bank fraud, identity theft and card skimming.

The warrant was issued after Eduard was caught on a security camera allegedly setting up a card skimming device on an ATM at Neighbors Federal Credit Union.

The devices are often disguised to look like part of the ATM, while actually recording the numbers from credit or debit cards used at the machine. The numbers can then be replicated onto counterfeit cards, with the cards’ PIN codes being recorded by a secret camera attached to the ATM.

Eduard was arrested in Baltimore, a spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said. He is believed to have worked with two accomplices to set up one of the devices on May 11, 2023, and then remove it on

in making its currents unpredictable

When flowing water hits an obstruction, whether it’s a boat, dock or sandbar, it’s forced to change direction. This, Ramirez said, can also spur areas of swirling water called eddies that help to create conditions that can be disorienting for those trying to get to shore

And near New Orleans, the Mississippi is filled with obstructions to collide with or get lodged under There are boats, barges and ships

There’s trash and debris, including logs and lost anchor chains and cables. Some sunken vessels still sit at the bottom of the river, Ramirez said.

“There’s a lot of traffic,” he said. “If you’re trying to swim in the river in the New Orleans area, there’s large ships moving across the river up and down the river so that’s extremely dangerous as well.”

Captain E. Michael Bopp, who has piloted vessels along the river for 25 years survived a fall from a barge into the river about 30 years ago.

“Even with a life jacket, you can be pulled down,” Bopp said in a previous interview “You’re not going to swim against the current

May 16.

Two days later, Eduard and his co-conspirators visited multiple ATMs in Baton Rouge to withdraw money using counterfeit cards replicated with the card numbers stolen using the skimmer, according to an affidavit for his arrest.

Four transactions were made, and Eduard withdrew a total of $2,257.90. However, 346 customers at the credit union had their card numbers compromised.

Iulian Zlataru, 36, and Ana Marie Dote, 40, were believed to be Eduard’s accomplices in placing the card skimmers.

All three are believed to be part of a Romanian transnational crime syndicate based out of Southern California, according to arrest documents. Federal agents who deal with transnational organized crime in Washington, D.C., identified the three off of surveillance footage, according to arrest documents.

Eduard’s residence is listed as Los Fresnos, Texas, while the two accomplices do not have addresses listed in court records Both were arrested a few months after the thefts.

Dote was arrested in Baton Rouge in October 2023. Zlataru was arrested in Jackson County Missouri, in November 2023, at a residence where other card skimmers were found being constructed, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said.

The U.S. Secret Service took over that investigation following Zlataru’s arrest He pleaded guilty to counts of criminal conspiracy to commit card skimming, access device fraud and

It’s impossible. The weight of the water is so heavy, and the velocity is so strong. You’re helpless.”

Murky waters

Michaud, a retired Slidell police officer of 24 years, now works to retrieve lost bodies and property and train new divers through his company, Southeast Louisiana Underwater Search and Recovery

He often uses sonar scanning equipment to aid his investigations, but the Mississippi is so deep and its currents are so strong that he said he needs a 900-pound weight just to get his equipment to stay in place on the riverbed.

Water is about 800 times as dense as the air we breathe, Michaud said. That, plus the incredible force of the river’s currents, is enough to pull and hold even the strongest of swimmers down.

And once you are down, Michaud said it’s nearly impossible to see due to sediment, making it hard to know which way is up. He knows from his own experiences diving in.

“95% of the time you can’t see your hand in front of your face,” he said.

The same conditions that make it hard to survive a fall into the

bank fraud. Zlataru was sentenced to two years in state prison and three years of probation, as well as paying back $20,000 in restitution to the credit union. He didn’t serve this time, instead being deported to Romania on April 7, 2024.

Dote pleaded guilty to bank fraud, was sentenced to time served and was deported back to Romania on Dec. 4, 2023.

A fourth person was suspected of also using card skimmers at the same credit union in Baton Rouge in March 2023, and of being in the same Romanian criminal organization. Ionut Fluerasu, 49, committed a more successful version of the same scheme, using card skimmers at both the Baton Rouge Neighbors Federal Credit Union and at a financial institution in Ascension Parish. In total, from both locations, Fluerasu was able to withdraw over $84,000 from 92 accounts. In all, 252 debit card numbers and PINs were stolen. Fluerasu was arrested and deported to Romania on Feb 21, 2024.

Eduard’s citizenship status is unknown, but following his arrest, he waived his right to be extradited out of country and was taken back to East Baton Rouge Parish, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said. He was booked into the parish prison on Tuesday, facing similar charges of identity theft, bank fraud, card skimming, access device fraud and theft over $1,000.

Email Quinn Coffman at quinn. coffman@theadvocate.com.

river also make it hard to rescue and recover those who have fallen in. Even if you were to find a body floating or lodged somewhere in the river, a case that’s rare in itself Michaud said it’s not always possible to pull them out.

“You’re gonna need a commercial diving outfit, which is going to be anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 a day plus a barge and a crane, which is going to be that much or double,” he said.

When a body is recovered from the river, it’s due to natural forces rather than search efforts most of the time. Those who disappear in the water sometimes later float to the surface or get lodged on a dock or bank and, with luck, are spotted by passersby

But Michaud said the river’s victims are often never found.

“I can’t say that I’ve ever found a person on sonar and put a diver on them in the Mississippi River,” he said

Staff writers Missy Wilkinson and Chad Calder contributed to this report.

Email Kasey Bubnash at kasey bubnash@theadvocate.com.

City Council member Eugene Green points

and St Bernard avenues as an example of what

“the least of their worries,” he said. “If the goal is graffiti abatement, I don’t think this alone will accomplish much of anything,” Fundora said. In his opinion, some combination of eliminating blighted structures and provid-

ing so-called “free walls,” where graffiti-style painting is authorized, might be more successful. Green said that he has presented his aim to increase graffiti fines to the City Council, where it will eventually be voted on. In the meantime, he encourages

residents to not take graffiti for granted. He’d like to see more reports of the violation to aid in tracking down the culprits. “I’ve grown tired of it,” he said. Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash@theadvocate.com.

apartment. Investigators with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office identified Love as a possible suspect after they found her fingerprint on a door of the apartment, authorities said. Relatives said they didn’t know Love and there was no reason for her print to be in the apartment.

Apartment tour

Detectives learned that Love lived in Kenner but had paid a visit to the complex around the time of the homicide with her mother and grandmother The family was touring the Edenborn apartments because they were being evicted from their residence, authorities said.

A leasing agent later told detectives that Love behaved strangely during the tour. The trio had exited after the agent showed them a model unit. But Love returned as the agent was turning off the lights and shut the door, authorities said.

Love was breathing heavily scowling and didn’t answer when the woman told her to leave. The frightened leasing agent thought she was about to be attacked, according to authorities.

Love finally left the unit when her mother called for her Her unusual behavior continued in the leasing office, according to authorities. At some point, Love abruptly stood up without a word, walked outside and disappeared.

While Love was gone, her mother and grandmother completed the application and left the complex to get a money order for the down payment, according to authorities. They left Love behind because they couldn’t find her when they departed, they told detectives. Sierra was attacked during this time, according to authorities.

At some point, Love called her mother to say that she was going to walk home. She was no longer at the apartment complex when her mother and grandmother returned with the money for the down payment, authorities said.

Cellphone tracking data shows that Sierra’s phone location mirrored Love’s phone as both devices left the apartment complex and traveled north on Edenborn Avenue, authorities said.

The phones separated in the 4400 block of Kent Avenue where Sierra’s phone was later found in a garbage can behind a building, authorities said.

Love directed her mother and grandmother to pick her up at the intersection of West Esplanade Avenue and Barnett Street in Metairie, about a block east from the location where Sierra’s phone was discarded, authorities said.

Erratic behavior

Love’s erratic behavior continued in the car ride back to Kenner her mother and grandmother told detectives. Her conversation was nonsensical, and she became belligerent, according to her grandmother Pair decided she needed psychiatric help and had her admitted that afternoon at University Medical Center in New Orleans, where her grandmother worked as a housekeeper, according to authorities.

Love told a security guard at the hospital that her mother had killed someone, court records said. But neither Love’s grandmother nor her mother said there was any indication that she’d been involved in a homicide, according to authorities. Detectives obtained a warrant for Love’s arrest in Sierra’s murder

While Love admitted being at the apartment complex, she denied knowing Sierra or having any involvement in the killing, according to authorities. She could not explain why her fingerprint was at Sierra’s apartment.

Love was convicted following a three-day trial. She is scheduled to be sentenced on June 30.

Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com.

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to this former convenience store near the corner of North Claiborne

he believes to be an upward trend in graffiti vandalism.

NewOrleans Area Deaths

Guillory Sr., Clarence

Husserl,Fred

Juneau Sr., Wayne

Manthey, Frederick

Morgan,Johnnie

Pazos, Merle

Santiago, Everette

Varnado,Ashley

VonDullenJr.,Philip EJefferson

Garden of Memories

Pazos, Merle

Leitz-Eagan

Manthey, Frederick

Tharp Funeral Home

Goldman, Shirley

NewOrleans

JacobSchoen

VonDullenJr.,Philip

Lake Lawn Metairie

Guillory Sr., Clarence

Husserl,Fred

Majestic Mortuary

Morgan,Johnnie Varnado,Ashley

St Tammany

EJ Fielding

Juneau Sr., Wayne

Obituaries

Goldman, Shirley Bersadsky

Shirley Bersadsky

Bronston Goldman passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. She was 96 years old. Shirley was born in New Orleans on January 24, 1929. She was an original "Quiz Kid" after competing on the popular radio show of the same name in the 1940s. She graduated from Sophie B. Wright High School in New Orleans and Newcomb College, where she majored in history and was amember of the acapella choir. She later obtained amasters degree in retailing from New York University. During along and storied businesscareer, Shirley worked primarily in retailing for some of the area's most wellknown organizations, including Maison Blanche, Godchaux's,The Wiener Corporation (Shoe Town, Shoe Lodge, The Ranch) and Adler's Jewelers. At Maison Blanche, she started off as a"stock girl" and rose to become the senior ladies clothing buyer and department manager, which requiredher to attend clothing markets in New York and Dallas several times ayeartocheck outthe latest fashion trends. As head of ladies' merchandise for The Wiener Corporation, she was one of the highestranking female business executives in New Orleans. In her late 40's, Shirley decided to take on anew challenge, opening her own women's clothing boutique called Shirley's Girls, located next to Camellia Grill on Carrollton Avenue. After successfully operating the boutique for several years, she decided to leave retail and attend school to become areal estate agent.Asa residential agent with Latter & Blum, she successfully represented buyers and sellers in numerous transactions until she decided to retire. But retirement didn't agree with her, so she took ajob at Adler's Jewelers in the china and giftware section where she remained for over 10 years. Shirley was awoman ahead of her time and everything sheaccomplished was the result of acombination of grace, intelligence and fierce determination. Shirley's favorite

hobbieswere reading,listening to classical music, watching old movies (especiallymusicals), reading the Wall Street Journal, cheering on the Saints and the Pelicans, and attending concerts sponsoredby NewOrleans Friends of Music, an organizationshe supported forover 50 years. She was an avid mahjong player andeven won amahjong tournament at the Jewish Community Center.She also loved to travel, journeying to placessuch as China, Russia,Egypt, Italy, France, Peru,Mexico and Hawaii.Shirley was alovingwife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend._The times she enjoyed the most were those spent with her loving family.She closelyfollowed everyaspectofthe livesofher adoredchildren, grandchildren and great-granddaughter. Shirley'sfamily would like to thankthe staffofSt. Margaret'satMercy and heramazing caregivers, Susan Levin and Joyce Turner, fortheircare and support.Shirley is survived by her children Robin Bronston, Eddie Bronston and Ben Bronston (Micki), her grandchildrenSally Bronston Katz (and husband MichaelKatz), Lindsey Bronston (and fiancé Tom Hinkel)and Ryan Bronston,and hergreatgranddaughterFrankie Katz.Shirley is precededin death by herhusband, Bernard Goldman and her parents, Rebecca and LouisBersadsky. Relatives andfriends areinvited to attend aVisitation from 10:00AM-11:30 AM on Sunday,June 22, 2025at Tharp FuneralHome, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd Metairie, LA 70001. A Private Graveside Service willimmediatelyfollow. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Congregation Gates of Prayer,New Orleans Friends of Music or The American Cancer Society.Expressions of love and sympathymay be placed and viewed at www.tharpcares.com.

Guillory Sr., Clarence

Ourfamilymourns the death of our dear father, Clarence Guillory, Sr.,a resident of Covington, Louisiana, who unexpectedly diedonJune 15, 2025, after abrief illness Clarencewas born in Mamou, LouisianaonJuly 20, 1927. Similar to many in his generation in Acadiana, hewas the firstinhis familyto have aformal education and speak English. Afterhighschoolheenteredthe UnitedStates Navy whereheservedin CorpusChristi, Texasfrom 1946-1948. Following serviceinthe Navy, he attendedLouisianaState University forfiveconsecutive years without asummer break, majoringin business administration and education.After a year teaching schoolin Missouri, he settled in New Orleansand married his first wife, RayMarie Zemmer Guillory. They hadthree children, Julie Ann Fenger (Bobby), Therese Guillory(Steve), and Clarence Jr. Ray Marie Guillory died in July 1962. He remarriedJanice Thriffiley Guilloryand one childwas born of the union, PaulaMargaret Brightman (Tommy). After years working as an executive forthe Boy Scouts of Americaand the United Way, hebecame the DirectorofPlannedGiving at Loyola University New Orleans,a jobheenjoyed immensely on apersonal and professional level. He was adevoutCatholicand avid reader of religious booksand literature. He loved attendingyearly retreats at Manresa. He was also an opera buff. Clarence was especially proud of his Mamou roots and Cajun heritage and spoke and read French fluently. He loved family dinners no matter whatthe occasion. He was preceded in death by hisparents, Savan andMarie Guillory, and wife, Janice Thriffiley Guillory.Heissurvived by his four children and grandchildren, Ray Marie Fenger, Caroline Fenger, Robert Fenger,Jr., Genevieve LemoineMcGee (Miles),SpencerLemoine, Margarita Wong (Lamgee), MaryBrightman, and ThomasBrightman, and great-grandchildren, Nicole McGee, Olivia McGee, Isla Wong and Cole Wong. Clarence will be greatly missed by his family. The services willbeon Monday, June 23, 2025at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 PontchartrainBlvd. New Orleans,LA70124. The visitation will begin at 9:30 am

tation will begin at 9:30 am until the funeralmass at 11:00 am. The interment will follow within Metairie Cemetery

Our beloved father, Fred HusserlGemmingen, passed away peacefully at OchsnerHospitalonJune 14, 2025, at theage of 79, held in acircle of light, love,family,and friends. Ochsner was home. He is survivedbyhis wife, Maria Consuelo;his children, Alexander Husserland Elizabeth Husserl (ZayinCabot); and hisgranddaughter, Ixchel Marie Cabot Husserl, as well as so many in the Rubiano Rozo and Husserl clan. He is lovedbyso many. He was born in Bogotá, Colombia, on March 7, 1946. His childhoodin Colombia instilled alifelong passionfor medicine, and he lovedtospeak aboutitwithanyone who wouldlisten. He spent 38 years at Ochsner Hospital as aprominent nephrologist and had thegreat fortune of retiring in 2016. He lovedhis patientsand his colleagues, both in New Orleans and in Colombia, and left amark in his field. When not practicing medicine,you wouldfind him behind acamera lens, working on aphoto book, traveling,thinking about family,orindeepconversations with awidenetwork of friendsand family Hisgenerosityofspirit knew no bounds. He is remembered as apowerhouse,straightshooter, photographer extraordinaire, foodie, and organizer—as well as for his mentorship, his curiosity, his honesty, his guidance, his desiretoalways help others, his love forfriendship, his humor, and hiskindness. He gave us unconditional love

MariaConsuelo was the love of his life.They met in Cali, Colombia, andwere able to celebrate52years of commitment,hard work, and marriage. Together, their relationshipinspired so many with what was possible when marriage was met with communication, commitment,and deep love.They lovedeach othersomuch they gotremarriedfivetimes.

He was preceded in death by WalterHusserl, his father; NataliaHusserl vonGemmingen, hismother; Teresa Rubiano,his mother-in-law; Eduardo Rubiano, his father-in-law; and Jamesand Myrian Husserl, his twofirst cousins.

In thewords of his granddaughterIxchel, "He lovedtoshow howmuch he lovedyou." He was a Papa Bear with avery sweetheart.Hewas the most loyal of friends.

The funeralwillbeheld on Wednesday, June 25th, at St. Clement of Rome, 4317 Richland Ave, Metairie, LA 70002. All friendsand family are welcome. 9:30 AM -Visitation. 11:00 AM CT -Mass.

The family asks that, in lieu of flowers,donations be madetoone of Fred's four favoritecharities: TobiasEmanuel (Colombia),ADSUV -The Alumni of the División de Salud of the Universidad delValle (Colombia), PuentesdeSalud(USA), and theNational Kidney Foundation(USA). To view and sign theonline guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.co m

Juneau Sr., Wayne Anthony

WayneAnthony Juneau, Sr.,a cherishedhusband father, grandfather, greatgrandfather,brother,and friend, passedawaypeace‐fully on June 18, 2025, at the ageof84. Anativeof Marrero,Louisiana,Wayne was aresidentofCoving‐ton,Louisiana.Hewas pre‐cededindeath by his

belovedparents,Curry Juneau,Sr. andPearl Stansbury Juneau;his brothers, Curry Juneau,Jr. and Terry Juneau;and his sister, Mary Lynn San‐nasardo.Wayne wasthe beloved husband of Gayle DaigleJuneau,withwhom hesharedmanyyears of loveand companionship. Hewas alovingfatherto Wayne AnthonyJuneau Jr (Kara)and adotinggrand‐fathertoAllie Elizabeth, Sarahbelle Katherine, and Wayne AnthonyIII. He was alsoa proudgreat-grand‐fathertoCliveThomas. Wayne is survived by his devoted siblings,Connie Chauppette (Sam)and Kevin Juneau (Giselle), and his sister-in-law, Joanne Daigle(Paul), alongwith manynieces, nephews, great-nieces, andgreatnephews who lovedhim dearly. He will be pro‐foundly missedbyhis fam‐ily andcountless friends. A proud alumnus of Redemp‐toristHighSchool,Wayne excelledinbothfootball and baseball.His athletic prowess earned hima scholarship to Louisiana State University in 1958, where he played on the freshmanfootball team as a runningbackonthe leg‐endaryLSU National Cham‐pionshipteam. Beyond his athleticachievements, Wayne hada vibrantlife filled with passions.Heen‐joyed playinggolfwithhis buddies andwas adevoted fan of hisbeloved LSU Tigers, especially enjoying tailgatinginTouchdown Village with familyand friends.Hecherished tak‐ing hisRVonroadtrips to other collegecampuses and hada greatlovefor travel, exploringother countries with hiswifeand family. Professionally Wayne retiredfromSunpro Solar andpreviouslycon‐tributedhis talentsto AmericanCan Company, TaylorFortune,All Temp Refrigeration,G.E.and Lin‐colnHeritageInsurance The familyextends heart‐feltgratitude to themany dedicated healthcare pro‐fessionalsatOchsner,MD AndersonCancerCenter, and thecaringnursesand workers with Egan's Hos‐picefor theircompassion‐ate support. Relativesand friends areinvited to at‐tendthe memorial mass on Tuesday,June 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at E. J. Fielding FuneralHome, 2260 West 21st Avenue,Covington Louisiana,withvisitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. In‐terment will follow in the adjacentPinecrest Memor‐ial Gardens. E. J. Fielding FuneralHomeofCoving‐ton,Louisiana,ishonored tobeentrusted with Mr Juneau’s funeralarrange‐ments.His familyinvites you to sharethoughts, memories, andcondo‐lencesbysigning an online guestbook at www.ejfield ingfh.com

Frederick

FrederickWilliam Man‐they, October22, 1943- May 29, 2025. Frederick“Fred” WilliamManthey,age 81 passedawayMay 29, 2025, withhis devotedwifeAli‐cia Mendez Mantheybyhis side. He is preceded in death by hisparents Mr and Mrs. Edward Thomas Manthey,and brothers Tommy,Terry,Timmy and Tracy.Hewas thelovingfa‐therofTroyMichael Man‐they(Jill), TristanEdwards Manthey (Melissa), Tisbee JaneDantin(Dirk)and Ta‐tiana delPilarManthey.He was theproud Papa Fred to Lindsey Easley (Ross),Gra‐cie MaeManthey,Jack Manthey,Grant Manthey, Patrick Manthey, Maddux Dantin, BrittonDantin, Louis Cyrand aGreat-Papa FredtoBeauEasley. He is alsosurvivedbyhis sisters Jan Dugan, Jill Purkey,June Bristol,Joy Mantheyand JayeManthey.Hewas a proud AirForce Veteran who served hiscountry as anAir TrafficControllerfor four(4) years. Upon com‐pletion of hisservice com‐mitment,Fredservedasan AviationMeteorologist for the FederalAviationAd‐ministrationfor over 25 years in NewOrleans, Louisiana,San Juan Puerto Rico, and finally, DeRidder, Louisiana.Hewas aunion rep forNAATS forDeridder Airport.Fred’spassion for Mardi Gras wasun‐matched.Fredwas an avid paradegoer, andwould often catchparades in Chalmette,Metairieand downtowninthe same night.All theneighborhood kids were invitedtopile

into thecar.Fredwas also a member of numerous pa‐rades,including: Endymion, Jason, Romulus & Remus, Venus,Elksand Freret. Fred also enjoyed marchinginSt. Patrick’s Day paradeswithTerrance Corner. When he movedto DeRidder, Louisiana, Fred becamea true “country boy.” Over severalyears, Fredbuilt hishouse virtu‐allybyhimself.Fredbe‐camea greathorsemanat one time amassing as manyasthirteen horses Frednever rode hishorses; hejustenjoyed being around them.Uponretire‐ment, Fred worked hisland and fedhis horses daily. It was afulltimejob,but kepthim active.Heloved walking hispropertywith his faithfuldog -Max.We would like to thankThe Blake andCAREHospice for theirgreat care of Fred inhis last year of life.A celebration of life will be heldinhis honorbyfamily and friends. In lieu of flow‐ers,donations canbe madetothe Alzheimer’s Associationwww.alz.org in Fred’sname. #endalz

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, theLordcalledJohn‐nie Ruth Parker Morgan to her heavenly home.She was born on January11, 1936, to thelateJohnand TheoParkerinHeidelberg, Mississippi.Sweet memo‐riesofJohnnie will be held byher treasuredhusband MelvinMorganSr. and beloved children,Carol MorganWheeler,Jacque‐lyn Morgan Weber, Melvin MorganJr.,Alvin Mercadel and TimothyConerly.John‐nie also leaves behind 4 younger brothers,Thomas ParkerSr.,WillieLee Jones Sr.,Billy RayParker, and CurtisRay Parker,15 grandchildren,8 great grandchildren,a host of nieces,nephews andother

familyand friends. Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtothe Celebration of Life Service onMonday, June 23, 2025 atPleasantValleyMission‐ary BaptistChurch,located at5919 MorrisonRd.,New Orleans,LA70126. Visita‐tionwillbegin at 10:00 a.m. withthe servicetofollow at11:00 a.m..The officiat‐ing pastor will be Reverend ReginaldVarenado. John‐nie anda host of family and friendswillproceed to her birthplace of Heidel‐berg, Mississippi on Tues‐day,June 24, 2025 fora mo‐mentofprayerand burial servicesatShady Grove MissionaryBaptist Church Cemeterystartingatnoon Professionalarrangements entrusted to Majestic Mor‐tuary ServiceInc., (504) 523-5872.

MerleLandryPazos,a retired cosmetologist, died fromnatural causes,at

Peristyle ResidenceSenior Housing,onJune 18, 2025

She was101 yearsofage She wasbornonJuly1, 1923 in Garyville, La., but wasa resident of Or‐

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4B ✦ Saturday, June21, 2025 ✦ nola.com ✦ The Times-Picayune leans/JeffersonParishes for thepast90years.She was preceded in deathby her belovedhusband,Paul E.Pazos,Sr.,and is sur‐vived by theirthree chil‐dren: Margaret P. Fias‐conaro(Paul), Paul E. Pazos,Jr.,(Marsha), and Linda P. Bruggers (Barry); 10grandchildren:LisaMit‐ternightHartline, Lauren FiasconaroHaro(Drew), MonicaFiasconaroRohling (Daniel), ChrisPazos (Shannon),Tim Pazos (Toni), StevePazos (Kitzi) Paula PazosRoark (Adam), JenniferBruggers(Isaac Winters),Jessica Bruggers (Sean Chaney)and Josh Bruggers. Sheisalsosur‐vived by 16 greatgrand‐childrenand 1great great grandchild. Merlewas an amazing womanwho raisedher children while working andhandlingthe administrativedutiesof her husband's business

She lovedtosew.Merle and herbestfriendNeva would spentthe daymak‐ing dressestowearthat evening.She learnedheir‐loom sewing andmade clothes forher girlsand granddaughters. Merle alsotaughther daughter and daughter-in-lawthe art of sewing.Merle wasa charter member of St Agnes AltarSociety and madeseveral hundredbap‐tismalclothsfor the church. Services will be heldonMonday, June 23, 2025 at Garden of Memo‐riesFuneralHome& Ceme‐tery, 4900 AirlineDr. Metairie, LA 70001.Visita‐tionwillbegin at 9:30 am witha Mass starting at 11:00 am followed by bur‐ial.Onlinecondolences may be offeredatwww.gar denofmemoriesmetairie com.

Santiago, Everette Joseph

Everette Joseph Santiago, 62, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2025, after acourageous battle with cancer and liver dis-

ease. Aproud nativeofNew Orleans.Everette was deeply devoted to hisfamilyand was asource of strength and inspiration to many. His life swork centered on building—whether homes, character, or hope. Special recognition to Raymond Laborde CC. He is survivedbyhis mother, Barbara Santiago; his children,Erinique SantiagoJohnson(Greg), Briana,Brittany, Brielle and only son Dee Santiago Grandchildren; Brandon Lee Jr., Briya,Brooklyn, Brian, Brayden Tardy; BriLeigh,and ShylaDudley. Everette is also survived by his siblings, Janice Santiagoand Anthony Santiago(JoAnn), Erinique's mother/former wife, Yvette Duplechain He was preceded in death by his father,Alton SantiagoJr.,brothers Troy Santiago, Christopher "Tweet" Santiago, and Brandon Joseph, niece Talisha "Nikki" Statum as well as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and more.

Everette leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

ACelebrationofLifeon Sunday,6/22/2025,from2 pm to 5pm, 2372St. Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70117.

Ashley Monique Var‐nado, age26, wasbornto MedinaVarnado andStan‐ley Varnado, Sr.onJanuary 9,1999 in NewOrleans,LA. She enteredintoreston June 2, 2025. Ashley began her educationwithOrleans ParishSchoolsand was continuingher education inSAISD in SanAntonio TX. Ashley is preceded in death by both grandfa‐thers,ThaddeusBraud,Sr. and AmealVarnado,Sr. grandmother LeolaVar‐nado, andbestfriends Ti‐wuanna Martin andKelvin Stevenson.Ashleyleaves behinda sevenyearold daughterMelodySkyeVar‐nado-Russ, onesister, Der‐

ranishaBraud,two broth‐ers,Dedrick Braudand Stanley Varnado, Jr., one niece KholieeJohnson,one nephewKingBraud,grand‐motherYvonne Howard and ahostofcousins, other relativesand friends. A FuneralService will be heldonSaturday, June 21st,2025 at 11:00 am at MajesticMortuary, 1833 OrethaC.Haley Blvd New Orleans,Louisiana 70113 Visitationwillbegin at 10:00 am.Burialwillbein HoltCemetery. Dueto COVID-19, everyone attend‐ing is encouraged to wear masks andadheretosocial distancing. Professional arrangementsentrusted to MajesticMortuaryService, Inc.,(504) 523-5872.

VonDullenJr.,Philip Adam

Philip Adam VonDullen

Jr. of Metairie,Louisiana diedpeacefully at home on June 12, 2025, at theage of 94. He wasbornNovember 27, 1930, in Jefferson, Louisiana to Philip Adam Von DullenSr. andClara BordesVon Dullen.Hemar‐riedhis wife,ElaineHerty VonDullen, on June 14,

1959, at St.Theresa theLit‐tle Flower of theChild Jesus Catholic Church in New Orleans. Shepreceded him in deathonJune 1, 2017. They aresurvivedby their twosons, Philip Von DullenIII (Darla Pascal) and DavidVon Dullen;his sisters,Merle Monroe and ElaineBrophy; nieces nephews,cousins,and friends.Philipgraduated fromJefferson High School in1947 andcompleted an associate's degree in Air‐craft &EngineMechanics atDelgado TradeSchool in 1950. He hada lifelong in‐terestinairplanes,sail‐boats,and powerboats.As a boy, he enjoyedbuilding flying modelplanesand he built aSnipe Classsailboat withhis father that he raced at Southern Yacht Clubinthe early50's. His remarkablemechanical ability andknowledge would enable himto fix, re‐pair, andbuild almost any‐thing.Hefreelysharedhis expertise with hissons, family, andfriends.Hewas our YouTubeinstructional video before andafter YouTube existed. Philip was amemberofthe Louisiana AirNational Guard 122ndBomb Squadronfrom1951 to 1954. Hisunitwas puton activedutyasa training squadronatLangley Air Force Base Virginia from 1951 through1952 during the Korean War. He was the Crew Chiefona Dou‐glasA-26Invader while stationed at Langley. After discharge from theAir Na‐tionalGuard,heobtaineda commercialpilot'slicense through theGIBillin1955 Philipworkedasa sea‐plane pilotfor Chevron USA Inc. for34years until his retirement in 1990, amassingover33,000 flight hours.After retirement,he wasanactivememberof

the122ndBombSquadron VeteransAssociationand Restoration GroupatJack‐son Barracks.The group was founded in 1992 with the purposeoflocating and restoringanA-26In‐vader forstaticdisplay at the JacksonBarracksMu‐seum'sAirpark.The group ofveteranscompleted nu‐merousrestoration pro‐jects forthe museum in addition to theA-26. Oneof Philip'sand Elaine’s joys was traveling. They took roadtrips with theirsons all over theUSthrough the years.In1995, they drove fromNew Orleansto Alaskaand back on an epic 6-week trip.Theyspent manyOctobersatthe Eden CondosinPerdido Key, Florida.Theytravelledwith their sons anddaughter-inlaw to Germany, Italy, France, Austria, and Switzerland from 1998 to 2005. Although becoming wheelchairdependent in 2017, Philip enjoyedone lasttriptoMunich,Ger‐manyin2019 with hissons and daughter-in-law. He particularlyenjoyed the airplaneand transporta‐tionmuseums andregaled his familywithdetails about everything on dis‐play. Although we aresad for hisloss, hisfamilyis left with fond memories of

hislonglife, well lived. The familythankshis faithful, long-time aide,Deedy Smith;his “daughter,”Jill Patent; hisniece and nephew, Jo-Ann and Michael Tusa;and his neighborCarolyn Kieffer for alltheir companionship and support. We also thank Sarah Sisung,RNfor her careand assistance.A pri‐vateinterment servicewill beheldatSt. LouisCeme‐tery#2.

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Purdue Pharma settlement set for vote

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids will be sent to local governments, people who became addicted to the drug and other impacted groups after a judge’s ruling Friday

The nationwide settlement advanced by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane was hammered out in negotiations between the company, groups that have sued and representatives of members of the Sackler family who own the company Lane did not accept the plan itself on Friday — just that the information to be provided to the voters is adequate enough for them to decide, along with the voting procedures. Government entities, emergency room doctors, insurers, families of children born into withdrawal from the powerful prescription painkiller, individual victims and their families and others will have until Sept. 30 to vote on whether to accept the deal.

The settlement is a way to avoid trials with claims from states alone that total more than $2 trillion in damages.

This month, 49 states announced they had signed on to the proposal. Only Oklahoma, which has a separate settlement with the company, is not involved. If approved, the settlement would be among the largest in a wave of lawsuits over the past decade as governments and others sought to hold drugmakers, wholesalers and pharmacies accountable for the opioid epidemic that started rising in the years after OxyContin hit the market in 1996. The other settlements together are worth about $50 billion, and most of the money is to be used to combat the crisis.

Google hits setback in antitrust penalty

LONDON — Google faced a big setback Thursday in its attempt to overturn a multibillion-dollar European Union antitrust penalty involving Android after a top court’s legal adviser sided with regulators.

The European Court of Justice’s advocate general, Juliane Kokott, recommended in a nonbinding opinion that Google’s appeal against the fine worth more than $4.7 billion should be dismissed

The case dates back to 2018, when the EU’s executive Commission slapped Google with a $5 billion fine after finding that the U.S. tech company used the dominance of its mobile Android operating system to throttle competition and reduce consumer choice.

After Google filed an initial appeal, a lower court trimmed the penalty to $3.99 billion in 2022, which the company also appealed to the Court of Justice. Kokott advised that the Court of Justice confirm the fine and uphold the lower court’s judgment, according to a news release summarizing her opinion.

Google said it was disappointed with the opinion, adding that if the court follows it, it “would discourage investment in open platforms and harm Android users, partners and app developers.” Streaming service adds AI content warnings

LONDON Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AIgenerated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters.

Deezer, based in Paris, is grappling with a surge in music on its platform created using artificial intelligence tools it says are being wielded to earn royalties fraudulently

The app will display an on-screen label warning about “AI-generated content” and notify listeners that some tracks on an album were created with song generators.

Deezer is a small player in music streaming, which is dominated by Spotify, Amazon and Apple, but the company said AI-generated music is an “industrywide issue.”

It’s committed to “safeguarding the rights of artists and songwriters at a time where copyright law is being put into question in favor of training AI models,” CEO Alexis Lanternier said.

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Treasury yields hold steady

BY STAN CHOE AP business writer

NEW YORK U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Friday in a quiet return to trading following the Juneteenth holiday.

The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to close out a second straight week of modest losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 35 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5%.

Treasury yields also held relatively steady in the bond market after President Donald Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in Israel’s fighting with Iran. The window offers the possibility of a negotiated settlement over Iran’s nuclear program that could avoid increased fighting. The conflict has sent oil prices

yo-yoing over the last week, which has in turn caused seesaw moves for the U.S. stock market, because of rising and ebbing fears that the war could disrupt the global flow of crude. Iran is a major producer of oil and also sits on the narrow Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s crude passes.

“We’re all waiting on pins and needles to see what happens with the Israel-Iran situation,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management. “These types of situations can stress markets, but often the best way to manage that stress is to just ride through it and not try to trade it.”

On Wall Street Kroger rose 9.8% after the grocer reported a better profit for the latest quarter than Wall Street had forecast. It also raised its forecast for an underlying measure of revenue for the full year But while Chief Financial Officer David Kennerley said it’s seeing positive momentum, the company is also still seeing an uncer-

tain overall economic environment.

CarMax climbed 6.6% after the auto dealer reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The company said it sold nearly 6% more used autos during the quarter than it did a year earlier On the losing end of Wall Street was Smith & Wesson Brands, the maker of guns. It tumbled 19.8% after reporting profit and revenue for the latest quarter that fell just shy of analysts’ expectations.

Chief Financial Officer Deana McPherson said “persistent inflation, high interest rates, and uncertainty caused by tariff concerns” have been hurting sales for firearms, and the company expects demand in its upcoming fiscal year to be similar to this past year’s, depending on how inflation and tariffs play out.

All told, the S&P 500 fell 13.03 points to 5,967.84. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 35.16 to 42,206.82, and the Nasdaq compos-

ite fell 98.86 to 19,447.41. A spate of companies has been adjusting or even withdrawing their financial forecasts for 2025 because of all the uncertainty that tariffs are creating for customers and for suppliers. Everyone is waiting to see whether Trump will reach trade deals with other countries that could lower his tariffs on imports, many of which are on pause.

It’s not just corporate America that’s waiting. The Federal Reserve has been keeping its main interest rate on hold this year, with its latest such decision coming earlier this week, because it wants to see more data about tariffs. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively stable The yield on the 10-year Treasury edged down to 4.37% from 4.38% late Wednesday The twoyear yield, which more closely tracks expectations for what the Fed will do, fell to 3.90% from 3.94%.

ICE raids scare off workers

Immigration moves baffle businesses

BY PAUL WISEMAN AP economics writer

WASHINGTON Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.

“There was finally a sense of calm,” said Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition.

That respite didn’t last long.

On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin declared, “There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine (immigration enforcement) efforts. Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard public safety, national security and economic stability.”

The flip-flop baffled businesses trying to figure out the government’s actual policy, and Shi says now “there’s fear and worry once more.”

That’s not a way to run business when your employees are at this level of stress and trauma,” she said.

Trump campaigned on a promise to deport millions of immigrants working in the United States illegally — an issue that has long fired up his GOP base. The crackdown intensified a few weeks ago when Stephen Miller White House deputy chief of staff, gave the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a quota of 3,000 arrests a day, up from 650 a day in the first five months of Trump’s second term. Suddenly ICE seemed to be everywhere.

“We saw ICE agents on farms, pointing assault rifles at cows, and removing half the workforce,” said Shi, whose coalition represents 1,700 employers and supports increased legal immigration.

One ICE raid left a New Mexico dairy with just 20 workers, down from 55. “You can’t turn off cows,” said Beverly Idsinga, the executive director of the Dairy Producers of New Mexico. “They need to be milked twice a day, fed twice a day.”

Claudio Gonzalez, a chef at Izakaya Gazen in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district, said many of his Hispanic workers — whether they’re in the country legally or not — have been call-

ing out of work recently due to fears that they will be targeted by ICE. His restaurant is a few blocks away from a collection of federal buildings, including an ICE detention center “They sometimes are too scared to work their shift,” Gonzalez said. “They kind of feel like it’s based on skin color.” In some places, the problem isn’t ICE but rumors of ICE. At cherry-harvesting time in Washington state, many foreign-born workers are staying away from the orchards after hearing reports of impending immigration raids. One operation that usually employs 150 pickers is down to 20. Never mind that there hasn’t actually been any sign of ICE in the orchards.

“We’ve not heard of any real raids,” said Jon Folden, orchard manager for the farm cooperative Blue Bird in Washington’s Wenatchee River Valley “We’ve heard a lot of rumors.”

Jennie Murray, CEO of the advocacy group National Immigration Forum, said some immigrant parents worry that their workplaces will be raided and they’ll be hauled off by ICE while their kids are in school. They ask themselves, she said: “Do I show up and then my second-grader gets off the school bus and doesn’t have a parent to raise them? Maybe I shouldn’t show up for work.”

The horror stories were conveyed to Trump members of his administration and lawmakers in Congress by business advocacy and immigration reform groups like Shi’s coalition. Last Thursday, the president posted on his Truth Social platform that “Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace.”

It was another case of Trump’s political agenda slamming smack into economic reality With U.S. unemployment low at 4.2%, many businesses are desperate for workers, and immigration provides them. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, foreign-born workers made up less than 19% of employed workers in the United States in 2023. But they accounted for nearly 24% of jobs preparing and serving food and 38% of jobs in farming, fishing and forestry

“It really is clear to me that the people pushing for these raids that target farms and feed yards and dairies have no idea how farms operate,” Matt Teagarden, CEO of the Kansas Livestock Association, said Tuesday during a virtual news conference.

BY MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP business writer

Aflac says that it has identified suspicious activity on its network in the U.S. that may impact Social Security numbers and other personal information, calling the incident part of a cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry

The company said Friday that the intrusion was stopped within hours.

“We continue to serve our customers as we respond to this incident and can underwrite policies review claims, and otherwise service our customers as usual,” Aflac said in a statement.

The company said it’s in the early stages of a review of the incident and so far is unable to determine

the total number of affected individuals. Aflac Inc. said potentially impacted files contain claims information, health information, Social Security numbers and other personal information related to customers, beneficiaries, employees, agents and other individuals in its U.S. business. The Columbus, Georgia, company said that it will offer free credit monitoring and identity theft protection and Medical Shield for 24 months to anyone who calls its call center Cyberattacks against companies have been rampant for years, but a string of attacks on retail companies have raised awareness of the issue because the breaches can im-

pact customers. United Natural Foods, a wholesale distributor that supplies Whole Foods and other grocers, said earlier this month that a breach of its systems was disrupting its ability to fulfill orders leaving many stores without certain items. In the U.K., consumers could not order from the website of Marks & Spencer for more than six weeks and found fewer in-store options after hackers targeted the British clothing, home goods and food retailer A cyberattack on Co-op, a U.K. grocery chain, also led to empty shelves in some stores. A security breach detected by Victoria’s Secret last month led the popular lingerie seller to shut down its U.S. shopping site for

nearly four days, as well as to halt some in-store services. Victoria’s Secret later disclosed that its corporate systems also were affected, causing the company to delay the release of its first quarter earnings.

The North Face said that it discovered a “small-scale credential stuffing attack” on its website in April. The company reported that no credit card data was compromised and said the incident, which impacted 1,500 consumers, was “quickly contained.”

Adidas disclosed last month that an “unauthorized external party” obtained some data, which was mostly contact information, through a third-party customer service provider Aflac hit by

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A soccer ball sits in a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday.

OPINION

Of kings, presidents and primeministers

While Americans argueoverwhether we have, or need,aking, let’slookat twoworking democracies that know something aboutmonarchs— Englandand France —and see what’sgoing on in theirdomestic politics

The British monarchy,one wayoranother,has been aroundsince the 9thcentury.King Charles IIIishead ofstate and Prime Minister Keir Starmer is head of government.

Britain’stop political parties, and their commonly ascribed ideologies, are Labour (center-left/left), Conservative (center-right/right), Reform UK (farright) and Liberal Democrat (center/ center-left).

Conservatives, led by then-Prime MinisterRishi Sunak, were decimated in the2024 election.Theylost two-thirds of their seats in the House of Commons. Sunak drew 24% of the vote. Starmer’sLabourParty won 34% and captured 411 seatsout of 650, fora mammoth gain of 209. Smaller parties collected atotal of 43% of thevote, including 14% for Reform UK and 13% for Liberal Democrats.

The next British general election will be held no later than August 2029. The recentpoll average hasReform UK in first place with 29% and Labour second at 24%. Trailing are the Conservatives (17%)and Liberal Democrats (13%). Voters havebeen losing patiencewith the economy and immigration,and that’snot good for incumbents.

Reform UK —apopulist right-wingparty ledby Nigel Farage, on and off, since 2019 —startedasthe Brexit Party.Its platform focuses on nationalidentity, limiting immigration, opposingnet-zero emissions and cutting taxes. Farage has been called “Trump with a pint.”

In the contest to be the next prime minister, apoll by More in Common shows Farageand incumbent Starmercurrently neck-and-neck,with 24% and23%, respectively.Kemi Badenoch,the Conservativeleader has10%. Across the English Channel, thelast KingofFrance was Louis XVI. He was beheaded in 1793 at age38. There went the monarchy France now has apresident— EmmanuelMacron,the youngest French head of statesince Napoleon.Its head of government, appointed bythe president,isPrime Minister FrançoisBayrou French parties are numerousand often constructed as movements or coalitions. Macronwas thefirst thirdpartycandidate to win the presidency in 2017. In fact, neither of the two major parties, Republican and Socialist, made it to the second round ofvoting that year

The nation’stop partiesare, at least fornow,and in order of National Assembly seatstheyhold: National Rally (far-right), Renaissance (centrist), La France Insoumise (left), Socialist (left), Republicans (centerright),DemocraticMovement (center), Horizons (center-right)and Ecologists (left).

Complicated party alliances are as much partof French politics as coqauvin is part of its cuisine

In 2022, Macronwas thefirst incumbent to be reelected in 20 years. He won asecond five-year termunder the Renaissance banner with59% of thevote. Populist Marie Le Pen, the anti-immigration leader of National Rally,pulled 41%. While Macron’smargin waswide,Le Pen’sshowing was the best afar-rightpresidentialcandidate has ever received.

Shortly after reelection,Macron losta legislative majority andhad to form aminority coalition government. Currently,his coalitionhas 212seats (whichincludes Renaissance as wellasRepublican,DemocraticMovementand Horizon members).The opposition has 365 seats. Of those, 123 are held byNationalRally,72byLa France Insoumise, 63 by Socialists and 38 by Ecologists. The next French presidential electionis2027. Macron is term-limited, so he won’tberunning. Le Pen can’trun again duetoher conviction earlier this year formisusing European Parliament funds for partypurposes. Polls show the top contender is JordanBardella,the National Rally leader.He’spollinginthe low30s.Next is EdouardPhilippe, mayor ofLeHavre anda former prime minister appointedbyMacron;he’spolling 21%. Third is Jean-Luc Mélenchon,the founderofLaFrance Insoumise; he received 22% of thevote lasttime andis now polling 13%. Bardella is only 29. He makes Macron, elected when he was 39, seem like afogey. Youwondered, and now you know: There’sa lotof interestingpolitics going on across thepond, king or no king.

Ron Faucheux is anonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer based in Louisiana.

Legitimizing chemtrail nonsense is embarrassing

It seems the Louisiana Legislature was determined to bury its head in thesand where science is concerned, promoting the conspiracy theory that our government can direct the weather to be moredestructive to red states and brainwashing our citizens to promoteliberal ideology by dispersing nefarious chemicals into theair via jet engine exhaust from airliners.

Of course, these “chemtrails” as theyhave been dubbed, are actually thewhitecondensate “contrails” we have seen behind high-flying aircraft since thedawn of the jet age some 75 years ago, the result of hot air meeting cold air at altitude.

Since our ultra-conservative representatives insist on making us a laughingstock by outlawing this simple scientific fact,Ithought Iwould provide alittle humorous historical context. Prior to theWright brothers’ first flight in 1903, the vast majority of

chemcloud operations wereconducted by steam locomotives (remember theold black-and-white photographs of those beasts belching out massive clouds of smoke as they crisscrossed thecountry?) Once aircraft had taken over geoengineering chemtrail operations moreeffectively, however,steam locomotives were eventually retired from service. Andthank goodness Robert F. Kennedy Jr.has finally liberated us from more scientific claptrap by exposing the dangers of the vaccines we thought were protecting us from dreaded diseases like smallpox for hundreds of years. No doubt he’ll soon haveusback safely in the protective arms of those original scientists, the medieval doctors who understood thetrue healing mechanism of using leeches to get rid of bad blood. Here’stoour health!

WILLIAM PHILLIPS retired airline captain Mandeville

On May 25, more than 100,000 Louisiana homes lost power suddenly and without warning. As families celebrated Memorial Day, abrownout swept through neighborhoods. The culprit? Our overloaded power grid.

“Don’tjoin the book burners.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower at Dartmouth College, June 14, 1953.

Combustion is feeble compared to thetools of today’sinformation arsonists. Now that the Republican war on science has gone nuclear, our vocabulary needs adigital-age updatetoinclude “file deleters,” “datapurgers,” “grant cancelers” and “DOGE vandals.” The familiar anti-science arguments on issues like acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion and climatedisruption has moved into new territory with attacks on public health, now even dental hygiene.

Meanwhile, teachers,libraries, academic journals, corporate boards and universities continue to face a Republican war on “wokeness.”

June 14, the day of Trump’sbirthday parade, marked the72nd anniversary of aspeech that deserves morerecognition.

“Don’tjoin the book burners,” went the speech. “Don’tthink you are going to conceal faults by con-

cealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’tbeafraid to go in your library and read every book, as long as that document does not offend our own ideas of decency.”

If that caution against offending decency sounds like an invitation to prudishness or hatred against LGBTQ+ persons, think again. Eisenhower did not becomepresident by beingnaive, but only avery indecent, anti-Eisenhower would marshal themostvicious and primitive emotions in the land against its least protected citizens.

The words carried an abstract meaning, but Eisenhower was speaking in concrete terms. The German Student Union bonfires of May 10, 1933, had happened only 20 years before. He had tworeal, matchbookcarrying book burners in mind. One was an army private named David Schine (look him up). The other was alawyer named Roy Cohn, aMcCarthyaide who becamementor to the 47th-greatest president of the U.S. MICHAEL BECK Baton Rouge

Entergy confirmed the outage wastriggered by MISO, the regional transmission operator, after demand surged beyond safe limits. This wasn’tastorm. This was atypical hot day,and our grid couldn’tkeep up. As temperatures rise, so does demand for electricity.Without solutions to reduce that load, these blackouts will happen more often and with higher stakes. One answer is already working in other states: rooftop solar Even in Republican-led states like Texas and Florida, expanded rooftop and community solar are helping to relieve strain on the grid. In Texas, solar paired with batteries helped prevent outages during last summer’s record heat wave.InFlorida, major utilities are increasing grid capacity with solar to meet demand more reliably Rooftop solar can do the same here. When homes generate their own power,iteases pressure on the system, helping keep everyone’slights on. But for many Louisiana families, solar only becomes an option because of federal energy credits. Right now,though, those energy bill credits are under threat in Congress. If they’re eliminated, thousands of working families across our state could lose access to the cost savings and grid relief solar provides.

Youdon’tneed panels on your roof to benefit. Every solar home strengthens the grid and helps keep your bills stable. Urge your senators to defend residential energy credits and help keep the power on for all of us.

JHANE WILCOX senior director of

marketing PosiGen Solar

Ron Faucheux

Formembers of LSUand coachJay Johnson’sArizona team,2016lossestoCoastal Carolina left amark

CAROLINA BLUES

OMAHA, Neb.— Kramer Robertson doesn’tsee this weekendasachance at revenge.

At leastthat’snot how he thinksLSU or coach Jay Johnson should view this series. What happened in 2016 shouldn’tcolor theoutcome of the2025CollegeWorld Series finalbetween LSUand Coastal Carolina.

“I don’tthink that internally with theteam that they’re going to look at it as revenge, because those are separate years,” Robertson said, “and those losses have nothingtodowith what’sgoing to happenthisweekend.”

But that history still counts for something.

Robertson played shortstop for the LSUteam that felltoCoastal Carolina in the Baton Rouge super regional in 2016. Johnson —then thecoachatArizona —lost to the Chanticleersinthe CWS final in excruciatingfashion afew weeks later.The Wildcatsdropped two onerungamesand hadthe game-tying run at third baseinthe ninth inning of Game 3.

The past, in some ways, can inform us of the future. It also can create ascar for others, including Robertson.

All eyes on Pacers, Thunder Game 7

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

OKLAHOMA CITY Game 6 of the NBA Finals had been over for only about 10 or 15 minutes, and the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder were turning the page. What happened over the previous couple of hours in Indianapolis had already been deemed irrelevant.

The only thing on their minds: Game 7.

“A privilege,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.

“A great privilege,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said

A back-and-forth title matchup

— Indiana led 1-0 and 2-1, Oklahoma City led 3-2 — will end on Sunday night with an ultimate game, the first winner-take-all contest in the NBA Finals since 2016 It’ll be Pacers at Thunder, one team getting the Larry O’Brien Trophy when it is over, the other left to head into the offseason wondering how they let the chance slip away.

“We have one game for everything, for everything we’ve worked for and so do they,” Thunder guard and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. “The better team Sunday will win.” History favors the home team in these moments: 15 of the previous 19 Game 7s in the NBA Finals were won by the club playing on its own court.

The Thunder played a Game 7 at home earlier in these playoffs and won by 32, blowing out Denver to reach the Western Conference finals.

Indiana’s most recent Game 7 was at Madison Square Garden in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals; the Pacers blew out New York by 21 in that game.

All-time, home teams are 11238 in Game 7s (excluding the 2-2 record “home” teams had in the bubble in the 2020 playoffs, when everything was played in Lake Buena Vista, Florida). But in recent years, home sweet home has been replaced by road sweet road; visiting teams have won nine of the last 14 Game 7s played since 2021 “It’s exciting, man. It’s so, so, exciting,” Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said. “As a basketball fan, there’s nothing like a Game 7

they are like, ‘Are you doing treatment right now?’ My family has been holding me accountable.”

teams that failed to win a title.

Petrovic, Alker, Gonzalez share lead at Firestone

Tim Petrovic shot a 4-under 66 on Friday for a share of the secondround lead with Steven Alker and Ricardo Gonzalez in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the third major of the year on the PGA Tour Champions. Petrovic closed with a birdie on the par-4 ninth to match Alker and Gonzalez at 5-under 135 at Firestone South. Alker from New Zealand, had a 66. Gonzalez, the Argentine player who shared the first-round lead with Soren Kjeldsen, shot 68. Miguel Angel Jimenez was a stroke back after a 66. Angel Cabrera, who already has won two majors this year, was 1 under after a 68. The winner of the tournaments gets a spot in The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass next year

Raleigh breaks HR mark held by Bench since 1970

Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s 1970 record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday Raleigh put Seattle ahead and moved past Bench in the seventh inning with No. 29, a drive to the back of the left-field bleachers off Caleb Thielbar Raleigh needed only 73 games to break the record that Bench set in 87 games.

The Seattle star shattered the mark with 22 games to spare before the All-Star game.

Barry Bonds holds the overall record with 39 for San Francisco in 2001.

There’s nothing like a Game 7 in the NBA Finals. Dreamed of being in this situation my whole life. So, to be here is really exciting. Really exciting for our group. What happened in the past doesn’t matter What happened today doesn’t matter. It’s all about one game and approaching that the right way.”

The fact that Haliburton is playing at all right now is a story in itself. He looked good as new in Game 6 even with a strained right calf, something that he’s needed around-the-clock treatment on this week The Pacers haven’t had to coax him into it; Haliburton’s own family is offering up constant reminders that he needs to be working on his leg.

“My family has been on me,”

Haliburton said. “If they call me,

There’s a lot of accountability going on among the Thunder right now as well. A different kind, of course. They were massive favorites going into Game 6 — -3000 odds to win the series, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. That means a $100 bet on the Thunder would have returned a whopping $103 or so if they had won the game and clinched the title. A 36-9 run by Indiana turned a one-point lead early in the second quarter into a full-fledged blowout early in the third. And with that, a Thunder team that finished with the best record in the NBA this season now has zero room for error Win on Sunday and all ends well for Oklahoma City Lose on Sunday, and they’ll go down in history as one of the best regular-season

“If they had won by one, they would have probably walked out of this game with confidence,” Thunder guard Jalen Williams said of the Pacers before leaving Indy’s arena for the final time this season.

“That’s what makes them a good team. That’s what makes us a good team. They’re going to go into Game 7 confident, and so are we.

The Thunder flew home after the game on Thursday night. The Pacers were flying to Oklahoma City on Friday afternoon. They’ll spend some time looking at film, then go through the final practices which won’t be much more than glorified walk-throughs — of the season on Saturday And then, Game 7. For everything.

“I think we played to exhaustion,” Pacers guard T.J. McConnell said after Game 6. “But we have to do it again on Sunday.”

Haliburton puts calf pain aside to spark Pacers

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

INDIANAPOLIS Tyrese Haliburton jumped into the passing lane for a steal and tiptoed his way along the sideline before spinning and throwing a no-look pass to Pascal Siakam for a dunk over a pair of Oklahoma City defenders. And then he stopped to slap a few hands of well-wishers in the crowd. Not bad for a guy playing on one good leg.

Haliburton’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals ended early and that was a very good thing for the Indiana Pacers.

Playing with a strained right calf, Haliburton had 14 points in just 23 minutes and the Pacers rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday night to send the NBA Finals to Game 7.

“If I can walk, then I want to be out there,” Haliburton said Haliburton has been dealing with lower leg issues throughout the series and the calf strain

flared up in Game 5 on Monday night. He played through it for the final three quarters of that loss to the Thunder, though he basically stopped looking to shoot in the second half.

He missed his first four shots on Thursday, too. And then, he somehow got back to normal Jumping, cutting, shooting from 30 feet and twisting in the air at times, he

looked nothing like the guy who left Game 5 limping so badly that it seemed like he was dragging his right leg behind him.

The fact that he played at all was a boost to the Pacers. Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said Haliburton went through a walkthrough Thursday afternoon along with strength testing, passing all necessary checks.

So, with the Pacers facing elimination in Game 6 and down 3-2 in the title series, Haliburton — who was on the court and did some shooting not long before Carlisle announced the decision — gave it a shot.

“He didn’t want a lot of attention. He was doing everything possible to be able to play,” Carlisle said. “Fortunately, we were able to keep his minutes reasonable because we had a great first half and a good start to the third quarter.”

That Haliburton played was no surprise to the Thunder

“He’s a great player,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said before the game. “If there’s one thing we know, you don’t underestimate great players. In this situation, we’re expecting his best punch. Indiana is a great team.

We’re expecting their best punch. I have no doubt he’s dealing with stuff, but we’re expecting him to come out and play like a great player would play.” Daigneault, to his dismay, couldn’t have been more right.

Haliburton acknowledged Wednesday that, if this was the regular season, he likely wouldn’t be attempting to play through such an injury

He said he wanted to understand the risks, but indicated if there was any way to play he would do so. “I knew he would,” Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said.

Haliburton missed the last two games of last season’s playoff run because of a hamstring injury unable to play in Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the eventual champion Boston Celtics.

The Pacers lost by three points in each of those two games without Haliburton, who went on to be part of the team that won a gold medal for the United States at the Paris Olympics later that year Among the many forms of treatment Haliburton has been partaking in since Monday night: hyperbaric treatments, needles, massage, electronic stimulation, even special tape. He’s been doing something virtually around the clock with hopes of being able to play

“I have a lot of trust in our medical staff. I have a lot of trust in our organization to make the right decision,” Haliburton said Wednesday “I think there’s been many situations through the course of my career where they’ve trusted me on my body I want to be out there. That’s the plan.” Good plan.

Haliburton has come up big for the Pacers in big moments several times in these playoffs.

His jumper with 0.3 seconds left in Game 1 of the finals immediately went into title-series lore and gave the Pacers a 111-110 win over the heavily favored Thunder Against Milwaukee on April 29, it was a layup with 1.4 seconds left that capped a rally from seven points down in the final 34.6 seconds of overtime for a 119-118 win. In Cleveland on May 6, it was a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left for a 120-119 win capping a rally from seven points down in the final 48 seconds.

At Madison Square Garden against the Knicks on May 21, a game the Pacers trailed 121-112 with 51.1 seconds left, he hit a jumper with no time left to force OT and Indiana won again. He didn’t need any late dramatics Thursday And now, Game 7 awaits.

“We’ve got one game and it’s all about that one game,” Haliburton said.

Yankees activate RH pitcher Weaver after two weeks out The New York Yankees activated right-handed reliever Luke Weaver from the injured list Friday after he missed two weeks with a strained left hamstring. Weaver was injured warming up before a June 1 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. After being placed on the injured list, the Yankees thought Weaver might be out until early July or through the All-Star break. Instead, Weaver began feeling better quickly and said the pain disappeared shortly after the injury He took his final steps in his rehab by throwing a simulated game on Tuesday after throwing three side sessions. Weaver has a 1.05 ERA with eight saves in nine opportunities in 24 appearances.

Sabalenka defeats

Rybakina at Berlin Open

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staged a “crazy comeback”, saving four match points before beating Elena Rybakina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the Berlin Open tennis tournament on Friday Sabalenka was 6-2 down in the final-set tiebreaker but came storming back, winning six straight points to reach her eighth semifinal of the season.

Sabalenka next faces Marketa Vondrousova, who defeated Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-1.

Liudmila Samsonova also went through with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Amanda Anisimova.

Samsonova will next meet Wang Xinyu after her opponent, Paula Badosa, was forced to withdraw due to a rib injury after losing the first set 6-1.

Scheffler part of three-way tie for lead at Travelers Scottie Scheffler provided hope with a late double bogey. Tommy Fleetwood charged through with two eagles in three holes, and so did Justin Thomas with five straight birdies. They wound up tied for the lead on a blustery Friday at the Travelers Championship.

Scheffler was comfortably in front when the left-to-right wind sent his ball into the fairway bunker on the par-4 17th. He wound up with a 1-under 69. Fleetwood felt the wind going right-to-left. He had 240 yards to at least cover the water, 264 yards to the hole, and Fleetwood chipped in for eagle on the reachable 15th

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins attempts a shot against Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard during Game 6 on Thursday in Indianapolis.

Haliburton

Judge rules against Bush

He says former USC RB must pay

$1.4 million in defamation case

BY RYAN KARTJE Los Angeles Times (TNS)

LOS ANGELES Lloyd Lake, the San Diego man at the center of the Reggie Bush extra benefits saga, scored a major legal victory this week over the former USC running back after a Van Nuys judge upheld an arbitrator’s decision to award Lake nearly $1.4 million in his defamation suit against Bush. Lake filed the suit against Bush in February 2023 — along with his parents, Roy and Barbara Gunner — alleging that Bush publicly disparaged and defamed him during a podcast appearance and in social media posts and, as such, violated the non-disparagement clause they agreed upon in a previous settlement. The comments, according to Lake and his parents’ complaint, “created a firestorm of vitriol” that saw the Gunner home vandalized with graffiti and left them fearing for

their safety.

The judge’s decision this week came more than 15 years after the first explosive lawsuit between the two men was settled. That suit, which Lake first filed in 2007, claimed that he and another businessman, Michael Michaels, had provided Bush and his family with cash, a car, rent-free use of a house and other gifts while he played at USC in 2004 and 2005 with the expectation Bush would sign with Lake and his fledgling sports management company, New Era Sports & Entertainment.

The first case was settled in April 2010, just before Bush and Michaels were scheduled to be deposed. But Lake’s account of their arrangement, which violated NCAA rules, had already prompted a firestorm, one that ultimately ended in severe sanctions for USC’s football program, the vacating of the Trojans’ 2004 national title and the return of Bush’s Heisman Trophy

As college athletes were allowed to receive compensation for use of their name, image and likeness and public opinion began shifting toward Bush, the legendary Trojan running back began sharing more about his experience and the saga that would come to define him. In an appearance on the “I Am Athlete” pod-

cast, Bush opened up about the emotional toll the case and losing his Heisman Trophy took on him and his family Bush eventually succeeded in having the Heisman returned to him in 2024. Neither of the two men had spoken publicly about the other in more than a decade, abiding by the non-disparagement agreement in their 2010 settlement. At the time of that agreement, all parties involved — including Bush’s mother and stepfather — agreed to “not make any statements or representations to any person that may cast another Party to this Agreement in an unfavorable light, that are offensive to or disparage them, or that could adversely affect their name and reputation.”

But during the 2022 podcast interview Bush went on to accuse Lake of blackmail and exaggerate Lake’s criminal record, which he said was “as long as the Cheesecake Factory menu.” Months later in a Twitter post, Bush falsely accused Lake of being a convicted rapist.

The same week the podcast was published, the Gunners’ home was vandalized with graffiti. The threatening message left behind, written in red spray paint on an outside wall, read: “Help Reggie Bush Get His Trophy Back F—

Crook.” The number “187” was also spray painted on the wall, which the plaintiff attorneys say referred to the state penal code number for murder They blamed the graffiti on “unknown bad actors” working “on behalf of or at the direction of Bush.”

Lake’s attorneys first sought to bring the case to a jury trial. But a judge ruled in June 2024, that Lake’s lawsuit against Bush would go to binding, confidential arbitration, per the terms of their original settlement.

The arbitrator in the case, Jeffrey G. Benz, ultimately ruled in Lake’s favor, awarding him $500,000, as well as $764,640 in attorneys’ fees and $116,780 in other costs, according to court documents.

Still, Bush’s attorneys continued to challenge the ruling by arguing that Benz had exceeded his authority as the arbitrator Their latest challenge was quashed this week by Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Eric Harmon, who took only a few hours to reaffirm the arbitrator’s decision.

But Bush and his legal team succeeded, in one respect: Bush’s responses to Lake’s petition, as well as other supporting exhibits and documents pertaining to Bush’s side of the case, remain under seal or heavily redacted.

Women’s tackle football on the move

Sport gaining traction as more females enter open door

BY LARRY LAGE AP sportswriter

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Football players were running, throwing, catching, blocking and tackling — with a steady stream of trash talk between whistles as the sun set on a recent night in the Motor City Other banged-up athletes stood or sat on benches behind each sideline, ailing from a torn calf and a torn knee ligament, unable to play in a game watched by about 100 fans cheering for the home team and 11 people backing the visiting squad from Canada.

While the action and the setting was not unusual, the gender of the players did stand out.

“We do it all just like the boys,” Detroit Prowl punter Kelly Bernadyn said. “But we’re women.”

Women have been playing tackle football for decades, mostly under the radar, but two league commissioners believe it will be part of the next wave as interest in women’s sports grows.

When Detroit beat the MIFA All-Stars of Ontario in an American Women’s Football League game at Allen Park High School, daughters, sisters, mothers and grandmothers experienced the joy of big plays and camaraderie along with the pain of inevitable injuries.

After a postgame handshake line along the 50-yard line, the black-clad Prowl and the visitors in pink gathered on the visitors’ sideline to celebrate their sisterhood and shared goal of growing the sport.

“You just begin to love these girls around you,” said MIFA AllStars quarterback Rachel Vesz, who is from Toronto and played rugby at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. “And, you all support each other.”

Walking wounded

Despite the inherent risk of injuries in football, women are choosing to join pay-for-play leagues for the love of the game and to inspire young girls to play a game traditionally limited to men.

“I use my own health insurance when I am injured, same with all

of my other teammates,” said Bernadyn, who works as an EMT and fitness instructor “But at the end of the day, it’s worth every dollar

I’ve paid

“It’s worth every ice pack I’ve needed to use, every day of rest, every cast, every boot, because I know that I’ll be able to line up on that football field again.”

Playing for championships

The Prowl lost their bid for a second straight AWFL title with a first-round loss in the 14-team playoffs that wrap up with the league’s second championship game July 12 at West Charlotte High School in North Carolina, streaming on BAWLLR TV The AWFL has 18 teams from eight states and Canada.

Two leagues, meanwhile, have raised their profile enough to have women competing for championships on ESPN2 in high-end venues.

The Women’s National Football Conference will have its title game on the network for the first time on Saturday The Washington Prodigy will face the Texas Elite Spartans in Frisco, Texas, at

the Dallas Cowboys’ Ford Center, which has about 12,000 seats.

“When someone sees the WNFC for the first time, it opens up the possibilities,” said Odessa Jenkins, founder of the WNFC. “It’s like, ‘Wait a minute. Women play tackle football?’

“There’s no greater joy than to open up new possibilities for yourself and others.”

The WNFC does not pay salaries, but does plan to give a total of $20,000 to the players on the championship team and did budget to pay weekly and season award winners thanks in part to financial support from Adidas, Dove and Riddell. The Women’s Football Alliance does not pay players either but some of their costs are covered by sponsors such as Wilson, ticket sales and licensing rights.

The WFA will be back on the network for its championship game on July 26 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, where MVP jerseys from previous title games are on display

“This new contract with ESPN is a testament to the high level of

football played on the field contributing to the growing popularity of our league on a national and international level,” WFA Commissioner Lisa King said.

Two better than one?

Former WFA players include Katie Sowers, who became the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl as an offensive assistant in San Francisco, and Jennifer King, who was the first Black female full-time coach in the NFL in 2021 when she was Washington’s assistant running backs coach.

Jennifer King, who is on the WNFC advisory board, hopes the sport’s top two leagues find a way forward together

“When you have two champions, you want to know who’s the best,” she said. “It would be great to have one Super League, but it would be really hard to do because both of the leagues are far down the road.”

Sowers agrees.

“A big issue is, everyone has an idea of who can do it best,” she said. “We need to come together and create one powerhouse league that has more resources.”

Saints sign trio from United Football League

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Xazavian Valladay isn’t the only player that the New Orleans Saints cut on Friday The Saints made a series of roster tweaks Friday, signing three players from the United Football League and also releasing cornerback Travion Fluellen. With Valladay and Fluellen gone, the Saints signed tight end

Seth Green, offensive lineman Barry Wesley and cornerback Jayden Price The trio most recently played in the United Football League, the upstart spring league that formed following a merger between the XFL and the USFL Green, a 27-year-old tight end who stands at 6-foot-3 and 242 pounds, had 13 catches for 150 yards in 10 games for the Arlington Renegades.

Green, who has spent the past two seasons with Arlington also has brief NFL experience. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2022, spending time with the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys. Wesley, 25, was a starting lineman for the Birmingham Stallions, playing tackle and guard. At 6-foot-6 and 312 pounds, the Colorado State product also spent time with the Atlanta Falcons in

2023 and 2024. Price, who is 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, also had a training camp stint last year with Atlanta. The 25-year-old spent this most recent UFL season with the Renegades, recording 27 tackles in 10 starts. He also contributed on punt and kickoff returns. The UFL’s season concluded last week when the D.C. Defenders earned a 58-34 victory over the Michigan Panthers.

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER AP sportswriter

The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective VC Connect filed a joint lawsuit on Friday against the University of Miami alleging it knowingly induced one of the Badgers’ football players to abandon a lucrative name, image and likeness contract to play for the Florida school this upcoming season.

Allegations of tampering rarely get to this level and the 23-page lawsuit, which was filed in state court in Wisconsin and obtained by The Associated Press, is unusual. Depending on its resolution, it could have a a wider impact on future NIL deals across college athletics.

The player in question in the filing is referred to only as “StudentAthlete A.” But the case summary describes facts that line up with the situation involving cornerback Xavier Lucas, who in December announced his plans to enter the transfer portal.

Shortly afterward, Darren Heitner who has been representing Lucas, indicated that Wisconsin was refusing to put Lucas’ name in the portal and that it was hindering his ability to talk with other schools. In January, Heitner announced that Lucas would be playing for Miami this fall.

The situation is fallout from the rapid changes engulfing college athletics, specifically a combination of two things: Athletes went to court and won the ability to transfer with much more freedom and the 2021 NCAA decision clearing the way for them to strike NIL endorsement deals now worth millions of dollars. That has changed the recruiting landscape and forced the issue of contracts and signed commitments to the forefront.

“Indeed, student-athletes’ newfound NIL rights will be rendered meaningless if third parties are allowed to induce student-athletes to abandon their contractual commitments,” a portion of the lawsuit reads.

Wisconsin said in January that it had credible information that Miami and Lucas made impermissible contact with each other before the former Badgers cornerback decided to transfer Wisconsin and VC Connect allege that the inducement for Lucas to attend Miami happened within days of him entering his NIL agreement to play for the Badgers, and that they incurred substantial monetary and reputational harm. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and “a declaration that Miami’s conduct directed towards Student-Athlete A constituted tampering.”

A message left with the University of Miami seeking comment was not immediately returned. In a text message Friday, Heitner declined to comment on the lawsuit but he said that Lucas still plans to attend Miami and play football.

Wisconsin said it had the support of its leadership and the Big Ten Conference in filing the lawsuit, noting its commitment to “ensuring integrity and fundamental fairness in the evolving landscape of college athletics.”

“While we reluctantly bring this case, we stand by our position that respecting and enforcing contractual obligations is essential to maintaining a level playing field,” the statement said. “In addition to our legal action, we will continue to be proactive to protect the interests of our student-athletes, our program and the broader collegiate athletics community Lucas, who is from Pompano Beach, Florida, had 12 tackles, an interception and a sack as a freshman for Wisconsin last season.

Heitner said that Lucas hasn’t received any money from Wisconsin and therefore owes no money to the school. Heitner also argued that Wisconsin had violated an NCAA bylaw by not entering Lucas into the transfer database within two business days of the player’s request. Wisconsin issued a statement at the time saying it hadn’t put Lucas’ name in the portal because he had entered a two-year binding NIL agreement.

In April, the surprise transfers of brothers Nico and Madden Iamaleava from Tennessee to UCLA prompted fresh questions about contracts and buyouts.

Nico Iamaleava, who led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season, walked away from a reported $2.4 million NIL contract. Arkansas freshman quarterback Madden Iamaleava entered the portal after spring practices wrapped up.

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Detroit Prowl players, from left, Toya Shinaul, Kelly Bernadyn, Sydney Hebel, Jasmine Hamilton and Allie Gorcyca walk out for the coin toss at the start of an AWFL women’s football game against the Lansing Legacy on May 10.

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LSU coach JayJohnson named Kade Anderson(11-1, 3.44 ERA) as the starting pitcherSaturday.Coastal Carolinacoach Kevin Schnall opted to go with hisNo. 2, right-hander CameronFlukey(7-1, 3.29ERA), saving acerighty Jacob Morrison (12-0, 2.08) for Sunday.The Tigers are sure to go Sundaywith Anthony Eyanson (11-2, 2.92 ERA, 2saves), but will he still be able to get some crucial outs in relief if thebest-of-three series goes to Monday?

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“(This year’sLSU team) also knowshow difficult that loss was for so many fansand for theguys that wereon that (LSU) team, the coaches on that team,” Robertson said. “They want to do it morefor us. Ithink that’snot going to be their primary goal or their primary focus.

“But Ithink if you askthem, it definitely would mean something if they could avenge some of those teams that theygrewupwatching.”

LSU will get the chance to avenge Johnson’s Wildcatsand Robertson’sTigers on Saturday when it faces Coastal Carolina for Game1 of the College World Series final at Charles Schwab Field (6 p.m., ESPN).

TwowinsoverCoastal Carolina to deliver LSU’s eighth national championship wouldn’theal the wound of 2016 for Robertson, but it would placeaband-aid over it.

“(Achampionship) would mean alot to alot of us,” Robertson said. “Every alumnus is proud of this team, win or losethis series. The waythey represented us, and the way they’ve played is the standard,because LSUisthe standard.”

Return to Omaha Robertson still liesawakeat night thinking aboutthe heartbreak of 2016.

He remembers the chopper that bounced over the outstretched glove of third baseman Chris Reid, and the dogpile that ensued as Robertson crumbled to the ground in disappointment.

Thatwas Robertson’sjunior season. Aphoto of him in that moment —cradled in aball of grief on the grass as the Chanticleers celebrated on top of oneanother in thebackground —was his phone backgroundfor an entireyear

It didn’tchange untilthe Tigers made it to Omaha in 2017.

“I looked at that on my phone for 365 days, every day,tomake me train harder,tomake me lift harder,tomakemehit more,” Robertsonsaid.“Like that was my singular motivation going into the 2017 season, was to get over that hump and gettoOmaha in my last chance.”

Time has healed the wound of that moment for Robertson,at least somewhat.Seeing thephoto today is “more funny now” than anythingelse.

But heartbreak followed RobertsontoOmaha the next season when the Tigers lost to Florida in the College WorldSeries.Those defeats keephim up atnight even more, lossesthathaunted him to thepoint where hecouldn’tmusterthe will to return to Charles Schwab Field when LSU faced the Gators again in the CWS final in 2023. Instead, Robertson sat by himself and watched on TV as theTigershoisted their seventh national championship

“That win did alot for me, and it did alot for that 2017 team mentally,” Robertson said. “It really put aband-aid on ascar.”

This year,Robertson plans on attending the CWS final. It’llbe the first time he’sbeen at Charles Schwab Field since 2017, and the first games he’ll watch from start to finish since he retiredfrom baseballafter the2023 season.

Robertson doesn’tknow how he’llfeel this weekend, but he knows that now is the right time forhim to return to theplace and watch his team face an opponent —that inflicted so much pain.

“I hada conversationwith(former LSU president William F. Tate IV) yesterday,and that’swhen I ultimately made the decision to make thetrip up to Omaha,” Robertson said.“So I’m glad Iam.” Laying it on theline

J.C. Cloney didn’tcare if he blew out his arm. Cloney had tossed a122-pitch complete game shutout for Ari-

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The Chanticleersare 37-2 this season when scoring first and 22-3 when scoring in the firstinning Coastal Carolina buriedLouisville with a6-0 first inning last time in an 11-3 victory. On the flip side, LSU is 25-3when scoring in the first inning and 12-3 when the opponent does. The Tigers are 32-7when theyscore first and 19-8when scoring second. Also, the Tigers have erased three-run deficitstowin eight timesthis season.

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Weathercould be afactor with 100plus degreehighs forecast Saturday and Sunday. Saturdaycould tieor break the record (102 degrees)for thehottest dayinCWS history.Then there’swind, potentially 20-30 mph out of the southand southwestwith gusts to 40 that could make hitting homeruns to right nearly impossible. Johnson, whose dealt with 19 weather-delayedgames,wasn’t fazed.“I didn’t hear anything about lightning,right?” he asked. “ThenI’m good witheverything else.”

zona on MondayinGame 1ofthe CollegeWorld Series final, buthe was ready to come into Game 3on two days of rest

He had been warming up in the tunnel during the seventh and eighth innings as Arizona trailed Coastal Carolina by arun entering theninth. This was the deciding game of the championship series, and Cloney figured this would be thelast game of his career He hadn’tbeendrafted andhad graduated just before the trip to Omaha. If this was going to be it, why not trytopitch?

“Inthe top of the ninth, Icame down and Itold Jay,Iwas like, ‘If this goes into (extra innings), I’m ready.I’m an arm.You can have me. I’ve already warmed up as if I’mcoming in,’ “Cloneysaid. “And Idon’tthink (Jay) said anything. It was just kind of astunned look on his face.

Cloney never got his chance. Arizona catcher RyanHaug struck out on afull-count pitch toend the gameinthe bottom of the ninth inning as Coastal Carolina became champions.

“I did whatever Icould to be readytogo, stretching, getting work done to ensure my armis readytogo,” Cloney said. “Soit wasn’t that we lost because we had alack of team guys. We lost becausewejustgot beaten by a better team that day.”

The strikeout ended Arizona’s hopes of anational title,but it wasn’tthe end of Cloney’scareer

Johnson helped the left-hander

enroll in agraduateprogram so he could return to theWildcats in 2017. After posting a3.11 ERA that year,Cloneywas draftedin the ninth round by the Kansas City Royals and reached Double-A in 2019 before his career cametoa close.

Cloney is nowa district attorneyinOrange County,California. Unlike Robertson, he believes the woundCoastal Carolina left with himand his Arizona teammates has healed

“They may have won the battle, but (they) didn’twin the war,” Cloneysaid. “Like, now it’sbecoming awar.” Cloney isn’tanLSU fan, but he’s aJay Johnson fan. He invited the coach to his wedding in January and still catches up with the LSU skipper from timetotime.

But anational championship for LSU this weekend won’tcompletely make up forwhathappenedto the Wildcats in 2016. Johnson may be facing the Chanticleers in the CWS final again, but doing it with a different school changes the equation.

“I think the best way to put it,” Cloney said, “is partially yes, partially no.” Passingthe torch Beforeevery LSU game, Robertson will textwith Steven Milam Robertson hasbeen in Milam’s shoes. Milam, asophomore, is the latest Tiger shortstop to lead his team to the College World Series final.

ON DECK

WHO: LSU(51-15) vs. Coastal Carolina (56-11) WHEN: 6p.m Saturday

WHERE: Charles Schwab Field TV: ESPN RADIO: WDGL-FM,98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (NewOrleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette)

RANKINGS: LSU is No. 6overallseed; Coastal Carolina is No. 13

PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU —LHP Kade Anderson (11-1, 3.44 ERA); Coastal Carolina —RHP Cameron Flukey (8-1 3.29 ERA) PREGAME UPDATES: theadvocate.com/lsu ON X: @KokiRiley WHATTOWATCH FOR: Anderson, the Louisiana native,will have sevendays of rest since hislaststartagainst Arkansas,the Tigers’ first game of the CollegeWorld Series. Againstthe Razorbacks, he allowedone earned runinseveninnings.Coastal Carolina will turntoFlukey. In hislastouting,the sophomore allowedtwo earned runs in four innings againstArizona. Koki Riley

The night before LSU left for Omaha this time around, Robertson had the chance to speak with Milam face-to-face. He didn’twant Milam to makethe samemistakes he made the last time he wasin Omaha, locking himself in his hotel room and becoming consumed by the stress of the moment.

“I just triedtogive him everything that Iwould have wanted to know going into it,” Robertson said. “Mentally,physically,tothe field conditions, to how the field plays, everything.

“Wehave agood relationship, and we like to say that LSU is shortstopU,and we’re just passing the torch to him now.” Passing the torch to Milam isn’t just asymbolic gesture forRobertson;it’sa responsibility he takes seriously.LSU meansthe worldtoRobertson.Ifhecould,he happily would trade his short time in Major League Baseballfor anational championship at LSU.

But the quest foranother title is no longer his to bear.All he can do now is let the past stay in the past. “This is absolutely not about me,” Robertson said. “This is about supporting them.”

Email Koki Rileyat Koki.Riley@theadvocate.com.

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LSU shortstop Kramer Robertson reacts as Coastal Carolina celebrates after LSUlost in the bottom of the ninth inning of asuper regional game on June 12, 2016, at Alex Box Stadium. Coastal Carolina advanced to the CollegeWorld Series.

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LSU coach JayJohnson watches the field as second baseman Daniel Dickinson bats in aCollegeWorld Series game against Arkansas on WednesdayatCharles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb

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OMAHA, Neb.— Three hundred and seven.

That’sthe number of NCAA Division Ibaseball teams that began the season back in February,all with adream of ending up here.Inthe College World Series.

Only two remain.

Just one will be on top when it’sall over Ashow of hands, please, LSU Tigers and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, if you believe you are the chosen ones.

Oh. Both of you, huh?

Not surprised. Not the way both of these teams got to the CWS championship series

The Tigers and Chanticleers go into Game 1on Saturday night convincedthey are destined to win. Convinced thatExcalibur hastouchedthem on the shoulder to signify they are thechosen ones.

The way they got here, why would they not?

LSU has been the comeback Tigers in 2025, the self-styled Cardiac Cats. Eight times this season they’vebattled back to win from athree-run deficit or more.

Wednesday night here against Arkansas, LSU was down two with two outs in the bottom of the ninth but rallied for three runs to win 6-5. Only once in 269 previous instances this season had ateam done that in the same circumstances.

Remember Little Rock? The underwhelming Trojans who got hot in their conference tournament and nearly torched LSU’s dreams of Omaha with a10-4 shockerinthe Baton Rouge regional? Since then, the Tigers are6-0,including one of those huge comeback wins, rallying from5-1 down in the regional final to beat Little Rock 10-6. Do the Tigers believe? Youbet TedLasso’smustache they do.

“They’re built alittle bitdifferent,” ESPN college baseball analyst Kyle Peterson saidafter Wednesday’s game. “When it continues to happen overand over and over again, obviously you start to think you are alittle bit different.” Peterson could have been speaking in the same breath about Coastal Carolina. If LSU fansthink of the Chanticleers as

The LSU dugout comes to life after first basemanJared Jones ties the game at 3-3withasolo homer in the eighth inning before the Tigers defeated the Razorbacks 6-5onWednesdayina CollegeWorld Series game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb

aslightly more souped-up version of Little Rock, they do so at their own peril Coastal Carolina has won 26 straight games, the longest winning streak by any team ever entering the CWS final. Sunday will mark two months (two months!) since the Chanticleers’ last defeat, 4-2atCollege of Charleston. That night, College of Charleston’scoach, Chad Holbrook,ambled over to the Coastal dugout after that game and told the dejected Chanticleers theywouldn’tlose again.

Nostradamus couldn’thave seen Coastal coming, but Holbrook did. Now the Chanticleers look inthe mirror andsee an unstoppable force, and everyone else is the movable object.

“I mean, we’re not really worried about the Tigers,” Coastal second baseman Blake Barthol said. “We’re more of just aselforiented team. We’re just focused on our team and our team only.”

If you’re wondering whether theChanticleers come into this series with proverbial chips on their shoulders, you can stop at theend of this sentence. They do. When asked what he likes about LSU as ateam, this was pitcher Jacob Morrison’sreply:

“Not awhole lot.”

On the otherside,LSU third baseman Michael Braswell was

more than willing to give Coastal Carolina its due as agreat team.

Just the second-greatest team still playing.

“Werespect Coastal Carolina,” Braswellsaid. “They have anational championship. They beat coach (Jay) Johnson.

“What they’vedone this year is impressive. We’re excited to play them.

“We’re LSU. We’re the Los Angeles Dodgersorthe Yankees, whatever you want to call it. We have atarget on our back. If they wanttobethe champs, they’vegot to beat thechamps.”

The Chanticleersbeat the champs back in 2016. They won asuper regional at LSU, in two games,then battled out of the loser’s bracket in the CWS to beat Johnson’sfirst team during his six-year stint at Arizona in athree-game championship series.

To think that there is revenge on the mind of the Tigersor theircoach at this point is absurd. Most players on both teams weren’t even teenagers when that happened. Johnson was at adifferentschool. Coastal coach Kevin Schnall was an assistant for the Chanticleers then,but that’sabout where those ties end.

Coastal can pitch exceptionally well, can get thetimely hit,fields at exactly the same

loftyclip as LSU (.981) and has taken more hit by pitches (176) than anyteam in DivisionIhistory.But LSU —after coming through theSoutheastern Conference, the SEC Tournament and the two games here against atop-tier SEC team in Arkansas —has quite literally hadthe best thrown at it.Many, many times.

“I think if you’re at this point in theNCAA Tournament,” Johnson said, “you’ve been battletested.Ithink that’sjust the way that it is.Idon’t believe there’s anything we have notseen

“What Imean by thatishighlevel pitching, high-level bullpen, high-level defense,offenses with speed, power,hitting skills, know how to playthe game, move the offense. Ithink we’re veryprepared. And we’ll just leave it at that.”

Being at LSU, this is the expectation, to be here at the end of the year competing for anational championship. Butnot just competing. Winning. Bringing home championship No. 8.

“The job’s notfinished,” first baseman Jared Jones said. That’sone thing both the Tigersand Chanticleers can agree on.

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Chanticleers trytoriseinpecking order

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

On Sunday,Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall decidedthat he hadgrowntiredof hearing folks mispronounce his team’smascot.

So he sat down at aCollege World Series news conference, leaned into his microphone and carefully,yet forcefully,issued the correct pronunciation of “Chanticleers,” the moniker of the team now just two wins over LSU away from winning its secondnational championship in 10 years.

“Everybody say it with me,” Schnall said. “SHON-tuh-cleers. SHON-tuh-cleers.

“Not SHAN-tuh-cleers. SHONtuh-cleers.”

Schnall may not have to correct people for much longer.Coastal Carolina is back in the CWS final, which begins at 6p.m. Saturday on ESPN, for the first timesince it made asurprise title run as part of its first trip to Omaha in 2016. That year,the Chanticleers swept LSU out of its own super regional, then won achampionship series against coach Jay Johnson’sArizona team.

Coastal Carolina is notatraditional power.But it’snoCinderella. Not anymore

This season, the Sun Belt regular-season and tournament champions have won five moregames (56) than any other Division I team. They’ll begin their series against the Tigers on the heelsof a26-game winningstreak. They haven’tsuffered aloss since April 22, atwo-month stretch in which they’ve not only strung together important victoriesover conference foes but also collected some impressive wins overnationally ranked teams. CoastalCarolinasweptasuper

regional at No.4 seed Auburn

Then it flewtoOmaha andbeatArizona, No. 8seed Oregon Stateand Louisville. The combined score of those three gameswas 24-9.

“Obviously,give credit to their coaches because they’ve got those guys on point,” Louisville coach Dan McDonnell said. “They’re a well-oiled machine. They’re efficient. Andthey’veobviously put themselves in agreat position. So, congratulationstothem.”

How has CoastalCarolinagotten this far?

To start, it has one of the best pitching staffs in thecountry The topthreeChanticleer arms —right-handers Jacob Morrison, Cameron Flukey and Riley Eikhoff —haveacombined 26-3 record. They’ve tallied 282 strikeoutsand only 55 walks. Just one Division Iteam has alower team ERA (3.20) than Coastal Carolina, which also has thenation’s third-

best WHIP (1.18), the seventhbest strikeout-to-walk ratio(3.07) andthe eighth-besthits-allowedper-nine-innings mark(7.59).

The Chanticleer hitterswon’t swing for the fences. They’ve hit only 66 home runs this year But they will get on base, then use asmall-ball approach to carefully moverunners around the diamond.Their on-basepercentage is .410, and they’ve laid down 56 sacrifice bunts —the eighth-most in the country. They also lead Division Iteams in sacrifice flies (40) and they’ve been hit by pitches 176 times —20moretimes than any other team in thecountry thisyear

“They’ve done it in thelasthalf of theseason,” McDonnell said, “in theconference tournament, in theregionals, in supers, in Omaha,against —aswesay —the best teams. It’simpressive what they’ve done.” LSUand Coastal Carolina have

WHAT IS A CHANTICLEER?

Coastal Carolina’sathletic teams have one of sports’rarest nicknames:the Chanticleers. The name comesfrom Geoffrey Chaucer’s“The CanterburyTales” and is areference,according to the school, to “a proud and fierce rooster.”

The name is pronounced SHON-ti-cleer

Coastal Carolina’steams were oncecalled the Trojans, but in the early 1960s agroup of students and faculty pushedfor anew mascot.At the time, the school was atwo-yearbranch of the University of South Carolina, so the decision to pick amascot more closely relatedtothe Gamecock ledtoa changeto Chanticleers.

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facedoff only twicebefore —in the 2016 super regional at Alex Box Stadium. The Chanticleers took bothofthose games, stunning theTigers. CoastalCarolinahad notmadeit back to Omaha until this year Nowit’shopingtocement its status as one of the nation’stop programs. “The Chanticleers are one of twoteamsinthe entire country still playing,” Schnallsaid. “It’s incredible,but it’snot unbelievable.And it’snot unbelievable because we’ve got really good players.”

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Coastal Carolina outfielder SebastianAlexander celebrates after knocking in arun during aCollegeWorld Series game against Arizona on June 13 in Omaha, Neb

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Creative solutionsabound

When adilapidated home next to theirs became available in Faubourg Marigny,Tom Perrault and Sal Giambanco scooped it up for extra living space. Merging the two circa 1830s homes into one, though, required some creative thinking. Their solution also added natural light and aspace to display their modern art collection. Jyl Benson explains how they did it on Page 14. The last in the series of interiorde-

signer LouisAubert’s columnsexplaininghow to start with anaked room andend up with aspace you lovearrives this week, as Aubert walksusthrough choosingfurniture and accents. Learn —and laugh—along with himonPage4

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Room remake: Furnitureand accents. PAGE 4

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Bright colors, strong iron. PAGE 7

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Summer careand feeding for roses. PAGE 8

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Do you loveroses? Most of us do. But for those whogrow them,Dan Gill explains what you need to do to pamperthem through the summer heat. That’sonPage8

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InsideOut’smission is to give readers peeks inside the many different waysthat people in the New Orleans area live. We profile spaces that are opulent, or just offbeat; sophisticated or simple; functional or lighthearted; historic or brandspanking new.And anything in between.

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Furnishing aroom can be asimple— or acomplicated —process depending on how detailed you might be. This week,with design inspiration in mind and construction and painting complete, you are ready in this third partinthe de-

signing-from-scratch series to begin what should be an enjoyable process.

Let’ssay you are furnishing aliving area. Youmight refer to this space as the living room, sitting room, den, family room or media room.Oryou can use the English catchall name and call it the “lounge.” Not to

perwork or homework.

Aplace to nap

COMFORT COUNTS: With seating comes the desire for comfort. The late decorator Mark Hampton maintained that every sofa should be “napable.”That is,deep enough and long enough for agreat afternoon nap. Andwho would disagree? When antiques are included in your design, always remember they look especially good from across the room when seated in acomfortable

The dreaded recliner was once considered the ultimateincomfort and therefore anecessary evil. It represented both com-

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This bamboo-turned Regency side chairwitharush seat was ahappy win at an auction. STARTING WITH A NAKED ROOM THREE-PART SERIES

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fort and abject ugliness in a single piece of furniture. Fortunately, recliners now border on being attractive; some hide the fact that they are recliners. If you are not convinced, consider a club chair and ottoman. The added advantage of this duo is that the ottoman can double as extra seating when needed.

THE DANGER OF BEING SMALLMINDED: Ignore the old adage that small rooms should be furnished with only small pieces of furniture. The truth is that too many small pieces will make the smaller room look both busy and cluttered. A single, large statement piece of furniture can serve as an anchor and add a grand touch to the space. Think of an antique armoire as the focal point of a room lacking a fireplace or an inspired view The importance of the piece lifts the room while also providing great storage.

The thrill of the hunt

CREATIVE REINCARNATION: Start your hunt for furniture with what I call shopping at home. Look for pieces that have been relegated to the attic, garage or shed that may be repurposed. Reupholstered or paint-

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Interesting things picked up along the way can help make a room project your personality.

sale. Most estate sales are held on weekends, with most things marked down 50% on the second day. Auctions, consignment and charity resale stores are also fertile ground for the bargain hunter in all of us.

ed castoffs take on a new life. Add new hardware to a simple chest painted with a high-gloss finish and you may achieve Hollywood Regency status. Check with family members who may be downsizing — or

as it is now called, “rightsizing” — as they may be happy to help. Some of that “brown” furniture that is vintage, but not antique, is ripe for repurposing. George Washington had an army of Windsor chairs

on the portico of Mount Vernon. Why shouldn’t you have painted Windsors on your porch?

Stretch your budget by attending yard sales or their more fancy cousin the estate

A few years ago, I was the successful bidder on a painted, bamboo-turned Regency side chair with a rush seat in great condition. I was happily surprised when the bidding stopped with my winning bid of $80. A very similar chair appeared in the Jackie O auction and the hammer price was much greater than $80.

ä See NAKED ROOM, page 6

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The late decorator Mark Hampton maintained that every sofa should be ‘napable.’ That is, deep enough and long enough to accommodate a great afternoon nap

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Granted, connection to an iconic American did drive up that sale figure.

PERSONAL PREROGATIVE: The really fun part of furnishing a room is what antique dealers refer to as “smalls.” That is, the objects that give a room personality. Ideally the room will project the personality of those who live there. What are your interests and how will this be represented in your room? Are there collections or only a few carefully curated pieces displayed with great care?

Remember: Three of anything is a collection. Mardi Gras memorabilia, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival posters, old family photos, recent family photos, portraits of pets, vintage postcards, maps, original artwork, seashells or any interesting thing picked up along the way can spark a truly memorable room. I once saw a sizable map of the continental United States in which each state was represented by a vintage postcard cut into the shape of that state.

The map was mounted on plywood cut into the shape of

“When antiques are included in your design, always remember they look especially good from across the room when seated in a comfortable chair.”

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the country The piece was one of a kind and memorable, but could be replicated by a confident Do-It-Yourselfer

A HARD STOP: Finally, if there are children in the household, do include their art. There is something very special about art created by children before they are told what they can and cannot do. In the movie “Six Degrees of Separation,” highly successful art dealer Flan Kittredge, played by Donald Sutherland, explains that he asked his child’s teacher,

Include children’s art to make a house feel like home.

“Why are your students geniuses? Look at the first grade: blotches of green and black. Third grade camouflage. But your grade, the second grade, Matisses every one. You’ve made my child a Matisse.”

The teacher replied: “I don’t have a secret. I just know when to take the drawing away from them.”

Perhaps like the second graders blessed with the wise teacher, we should know when to stop decorating. Leave room for growth. Your home should never be completed. It should never be stagnant, but rather a living environment — one that should change and grow as you develop new interests. There always should be room for that new treasure you just discovered.

Louis J. Aubert is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and an avid preservationist. Some of his most visible New Orleans projects include making interior color selections for Gallier Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interior and exterior selections for St. Stephen’s Basilica. Contact him at mrcolour@aol.com.

Perfect combos

If the first image that pops into your head when you hear the word “ironwork” is that of heavy, stoic railing surrounding a muscular building, think again. The ornate examples of wrought iron shown here pair well with the array of colors on these funky New Orleans dwellings.

— Karen Taylor Gist

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By JOHN McCUSKER

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GARDEN TIPS

PLANT NOW: We do not expect most spring-planted vegetables, likesnap beans, cucumbers, squash and tomatoes, to grow and produce through our long warmgrowing season from March to October.When they are finished producing and youremove them, youcould simply rakethe area level and apply a4-to6-inch layerofmulch to prevent weeds until youdecide to plant again. But youmay also decide to rework the bedsand plant heat-tolerant summer crops, likeokra, Southernpeas (purple hull, black-eyedpeas, crowders and others), peanuts,hot peppers or yard-long beans, to name afew.

PEANUT USES: Plant arow or twoof peanuts in the home garden nowasearly summer crops are pulled up. Shellraw peanuts and plant about three to four seeds per foot of row.Water daily until the seeds come up.Theywill be readyto harvest in October.Peanuts also makeanexcellent green manure crop. Just as the peanut plants come into flower turnthem under intothe soil.Theywill decayand enrich the soilwith nitrogen and organic matter.Allowthe bed to sit for afew weeks while the organicmatter decomposes, and youwill be readytoplant afall crop.

STAY PEACHY: Spraypeach tree trunks thoroughly with permethrin to prevent the peach tree borer from getting into the trunk andcausing damage. Repeat againinmidJuly and mid-August

TOUGH GRASSES: Ornamental grasses are an excellent choice for gardeners trying to introduce more drought-tolerant, pestresistantplantsinto theirlandscapes.There are manytypes, suitable for virtually any landscape situation. Even though itishot right now, ornamental grassesare so tough youcan plant them through the summer months.

Stop andassistthe roses

AlittleTLC in thegardenwillhelp blooms make it though thesummer

People love roses, and roses areamong the morecommonly planted landscape shrubs. Proper careisimportant as rosesgo through the hottest and most stressful time of the year.Even withgood care, however,roses typically do not look as good in mid- to late-summer as they did earlier.

Nottoo much,not toolittle

The intense heat of summer can dry out beds surprisingly fast. Rosesplanted in the past six to eight months need aregular,deep watering whenever about aweek goes by without adequate rain.

Established roses are remarkably drought tolerantand generally do not require agreat deal of supplementalirrigation. Irarely water my established Knock Out and old garden roses.

However,during exceptionally dryperiods when rain has not fallen for morethan 10 days, you should water rosesinthe landscape deeply once aweek as needed. But don’toverdo it. Problems seen with Knock Out rosesare often associated with excessive irrigation. When watering, avoid wetting the foliage by using drip irrigation, soaker hoses or an irrigationsystemthat sprays water below the foliage. Wetting the foliage encourages fungal leaf diseases like black spot. If you mustwet the foliage, irrigate during the morning on asunny

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During exceptionally dryperiods when rain has not fallen for more than 10 days, roses in the landscape shouldbewatered deeplyonceaweek as needed.

day when the foliage will dry rapidly.

Lightonthe fertilizer

Due to the intense heat,the flowers thatyourrosebushes produceinmid- to late-summer areoftensmaller andthe colors more washed outthanthose produced in the spring. The flowers

ä See ROSES, page 10

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Proper care is important as roses go throughthe hottest and most stressful time of the year

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Start spraying tomatoes in April to avoid fungal leaf disease

BY DAN GILL

Contributing writer

This year, my husband and I planted tomato transplants early (Feb. 11) in our three raised garden beds at our home. By mid-April we began picking tomatoes and feel that we had a tremendous harvest. We are still enjoying them.

But in early May, we noticed that the lower leaves in two beds were turning yellow. We cut them off. A few days later, there was more yellowing of leaves, and we cut more. The third bed began to do the same. I researched online and believe that the plants had blight.

My question for you is regarding the soil in those beds. Can we use it again next season with just some more soil added to it? Or is the blight in the soil and we must replace the soil? What would be your recommendation? — Hattie and Henry

Foliar leaf diseases of tomatoes are common, and there are a number of them. Disease problems generally start on the lower, older leaves and move up the plant. If you got a good crop from your tomatoes, then you don’t have to feel too bad about not controlling diseases.

A good crop means that the fungal infections did not move in until you had a great crop set. That is because you planted early. Early planting allows the crop to miss a lot of insect and disease problems that build up over the summer So, this year you did well. (Our tomato season winds down in June.)

These fungal leaf diseases are spread by airborne spores. There is nothing wrong with the soil in the beds, and you can feel free to plant there again after adding organic matter and fertilizer. Just make sure you dispose of any infected leaves or plants you remove from the garden. Do not add them to your compost pile or turn them into the

Fungicides are more protective than curative and generally should be used before fungal disease symptoms appear on the plants.

Generally, start spraying in early April as the weather warms (or earlier at the first sign of fungal lesions/spots).

Chlorothalonil and myclobutanil are fungicides that control a wide variety of fungal diseases. Organic options include copper-based fungicides (Liquid Copper, Copper Shield, Copper Fungicide and other brands) and neem oil.

These must be applied preventively before any symptoms appear or at the very first sign of infection to be truly helpful.

The mushrooms won’t bother the plants, and there is no need for concern. The fungus producing the mushrooms is consuming and decaying organic matter in the potting mix.

This is actually a good thing. As the organic matter decays, it breaks down and eventually releases essential mineral nutrients to be absorbed by the roots.

There is no practical way to rid the potting mix of the fungus. When mushrooms appear, just promptly remove

and dispose of them. You can try watering a little less often. Allowing the soil to get somewhat drier between waterings will discourage the growth of mushrooms, but they are no big deal.

Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu. edu.

soil of the bed. Also, try to rotate crops as much as you can, even though this can be difficult in small home gardens. If you would like to control fungal leaf diseases better in the future, you can use fungicides.

Once a tomato plant, or any vegetable, is heavily infected with a foliar disease, fungicides will provide little benefit.

Two of my houseplants were not doing well, so I placed them outside where they would get better indirect sunlight. They are doing better, but now there are yellow-green mushrooms growing all around them in the pot. —

Cathy

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also will not last as long after they open — fading rapidly in the heat.

Many gardeners interpret the poor-quality flowers to mean that the roses need more fertilizer.

Because heat is the issue, however, fertilizer will not help. Apply fertilizer moderately, if at all, this time of the year The next best time to fertilize roses will be in late August.

Making some cutbacks

Once-blooming roses can be pruned now, in early summer, after they finish blooming. Many of the climbing roses, the rambler roses and some old European garden roses are onceblooming. These roses bloom heavily in the spring and early summer and then not at all for the rest of the year.

They will bloom next year on growth they make this summer after you prune. Study a climbing rose carefully, decide what you need to prune to train the plant the way you want it to grow, and then prune accordingly. Get this pruning done by

not be pruned hard during the intense heat of summer

The two major pruning opportunities are late January through early February and late August through early September Pruning at those times stimulates vigorous new growth and flowers during the outstanding spring/early summer and fall/early winter blooming seasons.

the end of June.

Most of the roses in our landscapes by far are repeatflowering roses that bloom intermittently from late spring to early winter. They should

You can manage the size of a rose bush to some degree during the summer when pruning off faded flowers (deadheading). Generally, we deadhead by cutting back to the first five-leaflet leaf below the faded flower or flower cluster To curb the enthusiasm of more vigor-

ously growing roses, cut back farther to the second or third five-leaflet leaf.

Controlling pests

For roses highly susceptible to black spot (such as many of the hybrid tea and grandiflora cultivars), a weekly spray program is important through the summer months. A fungus causes black spot disease. the disease causes leaves to develop black spots, then turn yellow and drop Susceptible cultivars can be defoliated repeatedly during the summer if the disease is not controlled.

Spraying occasionally will not control this disease. Bushes must be sprayed regularly through the summer. Even with persistent efforts, black spot can show up when we get frequent afternoon rainfall. Still, spraying will help.

Roses that are more resistant to black spot, including landscape roses such as Knock Out roses, Drift roses and others, do not need to be sprayed. These roses will get black spot disease on occasion during rainy weather, but their resilience and stamina allow them to move on and recover without fungicide sprays.

Also, various insects will

chew on the foliage or even the flower petals on occasion, but damage is generally minor and spraying insecticides is usually not needed.

Keeping the weeds down

Keep beds well mulched to minimize weeds. Mulches should be about two or three inches thick. You may use any mulch based on cost, availability and personal preference. A preemergence herbicide labeled for use around roses, such as Preen or Amaze, can also help prevent weeds. After weeding the bed, apply the preemergence herbicide following label directions. These herbicides kill germinating weed seeds and help keep weeds from growing back in the bed. For growing weeds, hand weeding should be done regularly. This time of the year is not ideal for planting roses as the heat makes establishment less certain. Definitely don’t try to dig up and transplant a rose bush now as it is unlikely to survive. Wait until November or December. With good care, your roses will come through the heat of summer, as they usually do, and provide abundant flowers in the fall.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By TRAVIS SPRADLING

Controlling pests should be done weekly through the summer.

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Parade of Homes starts this weekend

The Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans once again opens new residences throughout the metro area for two weekends oftours showcasing contemporary dwellings from avariety of builders.

Starting Saturday andSunday and continuing June 28-29, participants can tour 16homes in New Orleans, Metairie,Kenner,Marrero, Belle Chasse and Waggaman, including the St. Jude Dream Home in Metairie. Homes can be toured in person over the weekends or virtually in July

For information, visit hbano. org.

City Park community meeting Wednesday

The public will have achance to get alook at the proposal for CityPark’surban green space at two meetings Wednesdayat the Pavilion of the TwoSisters, 3Victory Ave.

The event, dubbed “TasteTesting The Gumbo,” will take place at noon and 6:30 p.m.

Participants will gettoreview the plan by zone to confirmthatitreflects community interests and fosters best outcomes for the park.

One activity will provide input on programming, the next steps in the process and celebrate efforts that have led to the final stage.

RSVPs are requested. Forinformation and afullsummary of the plan, visit neworleanscitypark.org.

Longue Vuehosting Sno-ball Social

Find out what’sinbloomand get amouth full of frozen goodness Thursday when Longue VueHouse and Gardens in New Orleans hosts itsannual Sno-ball Social with freeadmission to the gardens and sweet treats.

Staff gardeners willdiscuss the various florasprouting in seasonal shades, plusImperial

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Woodpecker Sno-Balls will have icydelicaciesonafirst come, first served basis from 3p.m. to 5p.m. at 7Bamboo Road. Visit longuevue.com.

Tulane lecturetolead property research talk

Aseminaronlearning about the history of apiece of property is June 28 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum in theOld U.S.Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. Sponsoredbythe Friends of the Cabildo,“Researching Your New OrleansProperty” will feature RobertJ.CangelosiJr., an adjunct lecturer at Tulane University’s SchoolofArchitecture.

The seminar will be at 10 a.m.in-personand on Zoom Costis$35, $25 formembers, foreither in-person or Zoom

To join the class or for information, visit friendsofthecabildo.org.

Notarial Archives to open in July,August

The ClerkofCivil District Court in New Orleans will offer July and Augusttours of the Notarial Archives Research Center,whereinformation on a property’shistory mayreside.

ClerkChelseyNapoleon will open the archives at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 260, from 2p.m. to 3p.m. July7 and from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. July 24, Aug. 7and 26.

For information, email civilclerkresearchctr@orleanscdc. comorcall (504)407-0106.

3-day

setfor HNOC

The weekendlong celebration of history and aesthetics

Collectibles such as this 1931 postcard of Pontchartrain Beach maybe among the objects at the HNOC antiques forum.

PHOTO By CURT TEICH ANDCO. INC.

returns to The HistoricNew Orleans Collection for theannualAntiquesForum.

“Light andDistraction: Material Culture of Southern Amusement” will be the theme for the Aug. 8-10 incarnation Board games, the circus, pleasure gardens, horse racing and more will be examined.

Registration is open for a single day or for thefullforum, plus add-onactivities. Sessions start at $60. Visit hnoc.org

Volunteer projects abound at City Park

Avariety of cleanup days and initiatives areontap at City Parktoimprove and maintain the extensive urban green space. Thosecoming up during the week of June 21 include:

n Urban Forest SupportInitiative: 9a.m. Saturday.Volunteer Center,1031 HarrisonAve

n Pelican Greenhouse Summer Volunteer Series: 8a.m. Tuesday. 2 Celebration Drive.

n LitterCleanup Krewe: 9a.m. Tuesday, Thursday.Volunteer Center,1031 HarrisonAve.

n Pelican Greenhouse Summer Volunteer Series: 8a.m. Thursday. 2 Celebration Drive.

n Couturie Forest TrailTeam Zoom Info Session: 9a.m. Thursday.

n Big LakeNative Plant TrailRestorationProject: 9a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trailnear 7Friedrichs Ave.

n Couturie Forest TrailTeam Zoom Info Session: 9a.m. June 28. Register for the programs andfind outmoreabout what to bring at friendsofcitypark. volunteerhub.com.

Have ahome andgarden event coming up?Senditto events@theadvocate.com.

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Pocket doors in the library and double doors in the hall separate the living area from the more private rooms. The grand space that spans the entire width of the house boasts twin chandeliers with detailed medallions, large windows on both sides and a fireplace. Decorative molding frames doorways and windows, creating a refined ambiance in the open space. Two doors lead to more of the public rooms.

The dining room is a linear configuration with wainscoting and vibrant wallpaper and border trim. A glittering chandelier, suspended from a detailed medallion, illuminates the space.

The other door from the living room leads past a storage space and into a garden room, a sector that has a contemporary feel. Three French doors and transoms overlook the side lawn, while a coffered ceiling has a shuttered cupola for height and additional light. An abundance of cabinets provide storage, including for electronics.

Double doors lead to the home’s breakfast area and kitchen, both of which benefit from the large French doors with sidelights and transom overlooking the side terraces. A coffered ceiling over the breakfast area delineates the space from the kitchen. Stainless appliances fill the kitchen, which includes a central island and staggering amount of storage for a compact area.

At the back of the home, off the kitchen, are a two-room office, laundry and half-bath.

Upstairs are three bedrooms and three baths. All three bedrooms open onto the hall and also to each other The bedroom at the front of the home, which could serve as a second primary, is en suite and opens to the upstairs gallery. The bedroom at the back is also en suite. A hall bath is accessible for all. A laundry room is also on the second floor

A one-bedroom apartment is also on the second floor, complete with a separate entrance that is accessible from the

Memorable meals await in the stately dining room, a linear space with elaborate wallcoverings and easy access to the kitchen and living room.

main house. It has a bedroom, living room and office space. The home’s carriage house is a two-story affair with a halfbath that could also serve as a studio. It forms the backdrop for the home’s two-tiered terrace and side yard

The compact kitchen is a well-crafted culinary zone with stainless appliances and a central island.

The home is listed by David Bordelon, of Latter & Blum | Compass, (504) 908-6108.

One in a Million is an occasional series featuring upscale homes for sale in the metro area.

merging ideasof

Vivid colors and artwork are only part of what makes this home special

BY JYL BENSON Contributing writer

From the curb, the drama behind the sedate, slate-blue exterior of Tom Perrault and Sal Giambanco’s Faubourg Marigny home is invisible to the casual observer, but a more studied inspection through a tidily trimmed hedge of yaupon reveals a glass pane through which a gigantic pair of yellow scissors comes into view That’s where the intrigue begins.

Perrault and Giambanco merged two circa-1830s Creole cottages by adding a 48-foot, mostly glass hallway between them.

The space also serves as a gallery for their brilliantly hued contemporary art collection.

Unlike the exterior of the home, the interior is dominated by the couple’s daring use of saturated color. The yellow scissors visible through the floor-to-ceiling

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to fi

STAFF PHOTOS By JOHN McCUSKER

Eighteen-year-old dog Seneca lives a loving and lavish lifestyle with Sal Giambanco, left, and Tom Perrault. The wall hanging behind them is by Emery Kate Tillman.

ABOVE: Tom Perrault and Sal Giambanco live in what used to be two historic homes, now combined into one through the addition of a glass walkway and art gallery built to join them.

RIGHT: The front room of the original Creole cottage features a sofa sleeper from Design Within Reach, a rug from wayfair.com, and an accent wall covered in paper from miltonandking.com.

Perrault set out

nd the largest sectional sofa to accommodate the home’s many guests. He found carousel purchased at auction.

ABOVE: The micro-cement floors in the hallway joining the two homes are finished in brilliant, shining white epoxy and contrast dramatically with the original 5-inch hardwood planks in the original structures. LEFT: The orange slipper soaking tub in the master bathroom is from houseofrohl.com in the Napoli style. The Moroccan encaustic tile on the floor is from mosaicmorocco. com. The painting is ‘Target Practice in Blues’ by Stephanie Henderson.

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glass pane at one end of the hallway are but a taste of what awaits in a fanciful world where a suite of high-end kitchen appliances are a shade of chromium yellow, as is a sofa in the study

A freestanding bright orange slipper tub dominates the primary bathroom, and a backyard sculpture evocative of melting lollipops incorporates both colors.

The couple bought the first of the two New Orleans homes, a circa 1830 two-story four-bay Creole cottage, in 2015 as a vacation home after a visit spent celebrating Giambanco’s birthday

“We were on a plane headed back to San Francisco,” Perrault said. “Sal had never been to New Orleans, but he turned to me and said, ‘I need to move here. These are my people.’ How do you argue with that?

“But the truth is, Louisiana is the last place I thought I would ever end up. I’m from Opelousas. I couldn’t wait to leave. But it is also true that the only thing I had then known of New Orleans was the streetcar and Uptown when I would visit with my parents.”

In 2019, the dilapidated 700-square-foot home next door came on the market. It, too, had been built in the 1830s in the Creole style, but as a single shotgun. After negotiating the right price, Perrault and Giambanco planned to renovate it and use it as a guesthouse.

Perrault, a retired human resources executive in the tech sector and an enthusiastic, skilled designer, approached Kristen Mason Klamer, of the New Orleans design firm Mason Ros, with the idea to connect the two properties via a short hallway between the center points of the two homes across the existing alleyway

“Kristen had other ideas,” Perrault said. “Bigger ideas, better ideas. It snowballed, as things do.”

Soon, plans were underway to connect the two properties

The vibrancy of the Hestan refrigerator, freezer, climate-controlled wine tower, dishwasher, range top, and hood contrasts with the room’s matte Amhurst Grey custom cabinets and pale grey quartz island and counters. Both Miele’s steam and speed ovens are concealed on the island. An elegant white backsplash of Kaza tile from Stafford Tile & Stone covers the wall behind the cooktop.

Arcadia windows slide into the wall to allow guests seated at a counter in the garden to engage fully with

via a gallery that would consume the alley and connect the two properties laterally

via a 48-foot hallway. A series of sloping skylights floods the hallway with light, illuminat-

ing the extensive collection of colorful works of art that line the walls.

The tropics meet the swamp in the couple’s colorful powder room. The wallpaper is from sarzastore.com. The mirror is from cb2.com.

A series of wide, cased openings on either side of the gallery allows for a free flow between the once-disconnected homes. The micro-cement floors in the hallway are

Giambanco while he cooks.

STAFF PHOTOS By JOHN McCUSKER

The original home’s kitchen was sacrificed to create a bigger dining room with a 1970s flair It’s dominated by a table of Icelandic honed quartzite, backlit built-in cabinetry holding an enviable collection of MCM barware, glasses, and vintage promotional decanters. The dining chairs are from Arhaus.

finished in brilliant, shining white epoxy and contrast dramatically with the original 5-inch hardwood planks in the original structures.

Located at the opposite end of the long hall from the compelling sculptural scissors is a custom-fabricated pivoting glass door with an aluminum frame that allows access to the couple’s pool and tropical garden at the rear of the property. The pool was designed by Merlin DeCorte, of Specialty Pools & Outdoor

AThe original home’s kitchen was sacrificed to create a bigger dining room with a 1970s flair. It’s dominated by an Icelandic stone table and backlit built-in cabinetry holding an enviable collection of midcentury-modern barware and glasses. A spacious new kitchen was built at the rear of the newly acquired structure.

It was a desire to avoid the traditional appliances for his culinarily talented spouse that led Perrault to the chromium yellow suite of high-end appliances that set the color palette for the rest of the house.

“I Googled ‘colored kitchen appliances,’” Perrault said. “I was not going with stainless. This led to Hestan. The company started out making outdoor grills for which they are highly regarded and had just moved into appliances, so they were Beta when we bought them, but we love them.”

The vibrancy of the refrigerator, freezer, climatecontrolled wine tower, dish-

washer, range top and hood contrast with the room’s matte Amhurst Grey custom cabinets and pale gray quartz island and counters. Both Miele steam and speed ovens are concealed on the island. An elegant white backsplash of Kaza tile from Stafford Tile & Stone in New Orleans covers the wall behind the cooktop.

A wall of Arcadia windows slides open to allow guests seated in the garden to engage fully with Giambanco — a native of Long Island, New York, a first-generation Sicilian immigrant, and a retired former partner with Omidyar Network, philanthropic investment firm. He cooks for the couple’s seemingly endless stream of guests.

“The sin is not in having,”

Giambanco said. “The sin is in not sharing, hoarding.”

A scullery leading from the kitchen to Giambanco’s home office is outfitted with a SubZero vacuum drawer, a Miele built-in coffee bar and an ice maker. All appliances came from Nordic Kitchens and Baths in Metairie.

“While we were at it, we decided to expand the upstairs of the original house to cre-

ate a home gym, library and a primary suite for us,” Perrault said. Connecting the two properties and the renovation creates a 4,003-square-foot home.

“It’s paradise,” Perrault said. “The terrace upstairs overlooks the back garden, and you feel like you are in the leaves. This is now our primary home, and we visit our other home in San Francisco.”

The couple’s plush primary suite has access to a covered outdoor porch overlooking the swimming pool and the garden.

Sal Giambanco’s study is painted entirely in Vintage Vogue by Benjamin Moore. It complements the warmth of the wood and the leather furniture.

stairway overlooks the entry foyer.

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reclaimed wood at Wood

the Hood during the Hennepin County Salvage Crawl in Minneapolis. The crawl included businesses like Wood From the Hood, which sells lumber and makes furniture from urban trees that needed to be removed, and Better Futures Minnesota, which deconstructs buildings to salvage everything from flooring and lighting to molding and bathroom fixtures.

Treasure trove

is a good way to keep renovation costs down.

Cashman is the construction and demolition waste specialist in Hennepin County’s environment and energy division, which hosts a Salvage Crawl to highlight local businesses that sell reusable building materials.

ing materials. They range from Wood from the Hood, which sells lumber and makes furniture from urban trees that needed to be removed, to Better Futures Minnesota, which deconstructs buildings to salvage everything from flooring and lighting to molding and bathroom fixtures.

BY CHRISTOPHER MAGAN

MINNEAPOLIS Olivia Cashman hopes residents planning some home improvements will consider

“We are trying to make salvage cool,” said Melissa Wenzel, the built environment sustainability administrator for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. “A lot of people are realizing they can make money reselling stuff that’s already been sold. And it is tariff-free.” Looking

some “wood from the hood” or even a sink from a recently deconstructed library.

As household budgets are increasingly stretched thin, salvaging used materials from a recent demolition

“The great part of the Salvage Crawl is all of the retailers offer something that is a little bit different,” Cashman said. “So there is quite the variety in the shops that are participating.”

A dozen businesses in and around Minneapolis deal in salvaged build-

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Adam Varney looks at

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Salvaging retro materials isn’t just cool, it’s preferable for Minneapolis resident Makai Catudio, who was among more than two dozen cyclists to participate in a Reuse Ride recently, touring retailers to kick off the Salvage Crawl.

Catudio plans to buy an older home and restore it

“All of the places we visited were new to us. That’s why we went, to get ideas,” said Catudio, who rode with his girlfriend.

There’s plenty out there to salvage. The U.S. produces twice as much construction waste as household trash, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Better than a landfill

In Minnesota, about 1.6 million tons of construction debris were sent to landfills in 2019, the latest data available from the PCA. Nearly all of that waste comes from demolition projects, rather than new construction.

Wenzel said Minnesota has made big improvements in recent years diverting waste from the state’s 90 construction and demolition landfills. The amount diverted grew nearly 25 times since 2021 to more than 15,000 tons, according to reports to the PCA from Minnesota counties.

“We treat buildings as if they are disposable,” said Wenzel, who noted rural counties are outpacing the metro in diverting construction waste. “We don’t have unlimited space, and we don’t have unlimited materials.”

Several metro counties offer incentives to residents and businesses to deconstruct buildings slated for demolition with salvage in mind. But planning ahead is key.

Salvaging is part of Hennepin County’s larger solid waste plan, which aims to dramatically reduce the amount of trash residents produce that is sent to landfills or the controversial incinerator in Minneapolis.

County officials adopted

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People sift through items at Bauer Bros Salvage. As household budgets are increasingly stretched thin, salvaging used materials from a recent demolition is a good way to keep renovation costs down.

a policy that renovations of county-owned buildings would prioritize salvaging materials.

Better Futures, which employs men recently released from incarceration, salvaged 28 tons of material from Edina’s Southdale Library, which is going to be razed for a new facility.

Jason Allen, director of enterprise services and waste diversion, said all of the furniture, flooring, plumbing fixtures and other materials

from the library will be sold at Better Futures’ Minnehaha Avenue store, which he describes as a “big-box home improvement store meets thrift.”

“It really is a great opportunity to get quality items at a discounted price,” Allen said. “We have people who come in every week to see what’s new.”

Salvage businesses might be becoming cool, as Wenzel hopes, but they are far from a new idea. Habitat for Humanity opened its first ReStore in Winnipeg in 1991. It will open a third Twin Cities location in Brooklyn Park this summer

A collection of reclaimed materials sit on shelves at Bauer Bros Salvage during the Hennepin County Salvage Crawl in Minneapolis.

NEW ORLEANS

TRANSFERS ISSUED JUNE 5-9

DISTRICT 1

BANKS ST. 2923-25: $359,000, Lindsay Mudd and Marcus W. Mudd to Michael Gabriel Bauer.

BARONNE ST. 758-762: $237,000, Suzanne Schwing to Jefferson Parish Rentals LLC

COLISEUM ST. 1765, UNIT 415: $385,000, William R. Boles III to Sale R Two LLC.

TCHOUPITOULAS 840, UNIT 308: $700,000, Jacqueline Casey Polakoff and Scott M. Polakoff to Kathryn Lichtenberg.

POYDRAS ST. 2532: $777,000, Haik Properties LLC to 2532 Poydras Property LLC.

REV. JOHN RAPHAEL JR. WAY 1522: $240,000, Amanda Rae

REALESTATETRANSFERS

Boles Dewitt and Wendy Renee Boles Dewitt to Brian James Duke.

S. BERNADOTTE ST. 437: $599,000, Jonathan Sloan and Kyle Khoury to Chad Michael Gremillon and Rachel Strassel.

S. PIERCE ST. 301-303: $845,000, Joseph Latson to Crystal Y. Zheng Nguyen and Hieu M. Nguyen.

DISTRICT 2

ARGONNE BLVD. 6829: $875,000, Katherine Pyburn Dureau and Zach Dureau to Christopher James Trapani and Katherine Eagan Trapani.

CAMCO ST. 7461: $695,000, Catherine Dummer McRae and Mark J. McRae to NAF Cash LLC.

CATINA ST. 7034: $980,000, Kingfisher Property Services LLC to Divisha Sharma Bryant and

Nicholas Robert Bryant.

DUMAINE ST. 2122-24: $69,000, Pattie Pinion Gusman to Christian B. Pokorn.

FRENCH ST. 330: $780,000, Gerald T. Preau and Lynn Thompson Preau to Ellen Yokum Reed and Nollan Harrison Reed.

GEN. DIAZ ST. 6639: $870,000, Elaine C. Garcia Rincon and Jose A. Rincon to Kelly McArdle Millet and Matthew W. Millet.

LOUIS XIV ST. 6327: $304,000, Lawrence J. Nuss Jr. and Yvonne Eres Nuss to Isabella M. Fabian.

MARSHALL FOCH ST. 6112: $650,000, Elizabeth Suzanne Fowler Brandon and John Ross Brandon to James W. Bean Jr. and Jessica K. Bean.

N. PARK PLACE 73: $435,000, Allyson M. Seitzler to Paulina Amber Rama.

N. ST. PATRICK ST. 634-36: $237,500, Trosclair, Trosclair, Schultz and Jung LLC to Cameron Joseph Crozier.

OPAL ST. 309: $265,000, Darlene Saucier Loga and William P. Loga Jr. to Brannon Todd Simar and Maggie Trahan Simar.

PLOVER ST. 25: $735,000, Margaret E. Alverson Meche to Alison Asprodites and Michel Francis Asprodites.

ROYAL ST. 1224: $395,000, Stephen Kent Puckett to Kimberly Ann Fleger Worley and Robert Austin Worley.

TOULOUSE ST. 719-21: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Whelan, Leblanc & Sons LLC to Hard Tack LLC.

TURQUOISE ST. 740: $225,000, Lisa Retif James to Danielle Retif Barbara.

DISTRICT 3

ACACIA ST. 2640: $150,000, Jane Catherine Maloy Rowland to Edward Welson Osborn.

ALLEN ST. 4727: $449,000, Ezare LLC to Alexis Burke.

ARTS ST. 4949-51: $270,000, Jeanohn M. Jeanpierre to Myles C. Oxner.

BARTHOLOMEW ST. 900: $342,500, Harmanjot Singh Khaira to Keith William Long.

BENTON ST. 1429-1431: $165,000, JW Development LLC to 1429 Benton LLC.

BENTON ST. 1429-1431: $230,000, 1429 Benton LLC to Shane Conerly

BRIARHEATH DRIVE 7300: $85,000, Audrey Audrey Simpson McGee and Willie Leon McGee to Benjamin Tran.

CHARBONNET ST. 705-707: $80,000, MGA Builders LLC to Enamorado Casey LLC.

CHARTRES ST. 2531: $418,000,

Stephanie Herrera Parrino to Clarisse Marie Gonzales and Darin Kirk Mangnall.

CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY 9710:

$79,500, Gerald A. Drake to Philen Kim Sok and Rann Sok.

CURIE ST. 6230-6232: $309,000, Linda A. White Vamprine to Brooke M. Ponder and Nicholas S. Prindle.

CURRAN ROAD 14606: $140,000, Shenita Nicole Robinson to Kevin Boyd

DALE ST. 4622: donation, no value stated, Dana Marie Payton Claiborne to Avis Ann Payton.

DEANNE ST. 6775: $65,000, Martha Petit Jones Neal to Yeimi Belgica Flores Palada.

DOGWOOD DRIVE 7608: $130,962, Kristen A. Boyd Bernard to Itecom Group LLC.

DOWNMAN ROAD 4754: $100,000, Eboni Epperson to Shawlin Trust revocable living trust.

DUPLESSIS ST. 4110: $318,000, Mark Roland Segalla to Braeden Ford and Katelyn Ford.

FLOUNDER ST. 7921: $75,000, Flounder LLC to Don A. Kinney.

INDEPENDENCE ST. 2321-23: donation, no value stated, Marcos R. Castro Ortiz to Magdalena Son Gutierrez Ortiz.

KNIGHT DRIVE 4750: $175,000, Raymond K. Boseman to Lisa Nicole Boyd Johnson.

LAFAYE ST. 4933: $10, Josephine Eunjung Chang to Johnny Darby.

LARK ST. 2239: $390,000, Mrs. Melvern W. Ferrara and Wayne Anthony Ferrara to Connor S. Maumus and Taylor Suzanne Nicks Maumus.

LOUIS PRIMA COURT5710: $236,000, Regions Mortgage to Bobbie Robinson Thomas, Louise S. Smith and Noah Thomas.

MARIGNY ST.716-718: $720,000, Diane C. Maiwald Hickman to Christopher MichaelDel Selva.

MARTIN DRIVE50: no value stated, Good Funds LLCtoNathan Enoch Martin.

MAUREPAS ST.3114: $625,000, Gavin Burton Walker andReece David Walker to Jackson D. Roos.

METROPOLITAN ST.3301: $5,000, James R. Smith to Calvin F. Duncan.

MONTEGUT ST.739-741: Equity Trust Co. to MGB Nola 1LLC.

MORRISON ROAD 10800: $40,000, Betty LouisPalmer to AGHTax Services LLC.

MORRISON ROAD 7332: $279,000, Mikal Jameel CauseytoAubrey R. Francis.

NEW ENGLAND DRIVE 5610: $162,000, Perennial Capital LLCto Robert Paul Zenon.

N. OAKRIDGE COURT30: donation, no valuestated, Dean M. Boult to Claudia J. Boult.

N. RAMPARTST. 4123: $369,000, Clark 1998 Living TrusttoClaudia Alexandria Amatulli and Colette Nickola.

PAUGER ST.2605: $170,000, Ravarian LLCtoHannah ReiMei Jeng.

PLEASURE ST.1713: $95,000, CFS15 AlternativeHoldings LLC to Grace Property Ventures LLC.

PLEASURE ST.1861: $317,500, James Russell Sheltonand Marisa Diane Blaeser Shelton to Connor Quinn.

PRATT DRIVE 6242: $680,000, Cheryl Ann Rodrigue Graffagnini to GiacomoCastrogiovanni and Jordan Castrogiovanni.

PRENTISS AVE. 1361: $140,000, Alta Lloyd Shnaider and Alta Lloyd Turner to Nola Dream Homes LLC.

ROUSSELIN ST.1672: $260,000, Caroline McCrae Brazeel Posecal to Mitchell J. Smith II.

ROYALST. 4000-02: $1,150,000, 4000 Royal St. LLCtoLaraBlackin and Michael Blackin andMichael S. Blackin.

SANDALWOOD ST.4650: $199,000, Sean AndreStephentoRonald Brown.

SERE ST.2285: $115,000,JoelMatthew Smith to AC Properties & Holdings LLC.

SPAIN ST.5525-27: $195,000, RCF2 Acquisition Trust to Roynisha Lee.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

TENNESSEEST. 1241: $125,000, Hall1 EstateLLC to Evangelina J. Ussin.

TRAFALGAR ST.3336: $225,000, Angelle A. Duvigneand to Peter Lamar Brown.

DISTRICT

4

CONSTANCEST. 2431-33: $525,000,Maxbaci Constance LLCtoBryan Songy and Roxanne HadnottSongy.

FOURTH ST.718-720: $270,000, Patrick O’Neill andRosa Garcia O’Neill to AbigailD.Gabor.

JOSEPHINEST. 708-10: $420,000, Benjamin W. Brimm to Linda Rondeau.

JOSEPHINEST. 1010: $193,000, Salvador Engolia III to Donna Porche Frilot, JulianPorche Frilot and Leopold Frilot.

REV.JOHN RAPHAELJR. WAY 2215: $28,000, Charlz James Caldwell III andLafectra Caldwell to Maria Antonina Oliva Galaviz.

ROUSSEAUST. 2368: $649,000, Jeffrey MichaelTraylor and Jordan Michael TraylortoMichael Ross Pepper andStephaniePepper.

ST.CHARLES AVE. 2100: $355,900, Michael BrowntoCheryl Ann Rodrigue Graffagnini.

ST.MARYST. 955: $736,000, Mallory SchradeHines,Peter Leon Jurica III and ShaneE.Hines to Tule River Homebuyer Earned EquityAgency.

ST.MARYST. 1536: $818,000, Carol KlotzMichaels and Randall F. Michaels to BC 1536 Saint Mary LLC.

DISTRICT 5

ALBANY COURT5710: donation, no value stated, Brigitte F. Mur-

rish and C.H. Murrish Stephanie Family Trust to Stephanie Murrish Gaifullin.

BRISTOL PLACE 2411: $255,000, Building Affordable Community Homes LLCtoKatrina Punzo Trosclair.

CARRIAGE LANE 12: $137,000, Tabitha PentontoCasey Ali Oneal.

ELMIRA ST.319: $235,000, Historic School Owner LLCtoMiles Cooper.

HERMOSAST. 1801: $165,333, Antoine Joseph Dupre III, Immanuel Beck Sr., John Lionel Dupre,Leverne Boutte Dupre, Marcia Dupre Bradburn, Mariah Dupre Wallace and Shelly Dupre Beck to Forease Seas LLC.

LACOUR MONIQUE ST.5400: $330,000, Caitlin Elizabeth Cline and Paul MichaelCline to Cari Genia RoyHonegger.

OPELOUSAS AVE. 422: $382,000, Peter G. Neely to DanielCoultes.

PLYMOUTH PLACE3221: $188,000, Lester Joseph Lusignan to SharonElizabeth McDaniel Crandall.

RUE NICHOLE 3611: $310,000, Eli W. Standefordand Nicole Stauffacher StandefordtoMonica Ryan and Patrick Ryan.

SHIRLEY DRIVE 1575: donation, no value stated, Wanda Marie Thompson to Thompson’s revocable living trust.

SOCRATES ST.320-22: $61,627, Gwendolyn Blair AlberttoRestoration Nola LLC.

S. PINOAK AVE. 3800: $250,000, Jasmine Williams and Trenell Black to Maria G. Varela and Osama Abedel Majid.

S. PINOAK AVE. 4037: $325,000, Isaac Thomas Babcock and KendraBrooksBabcock to Zachary Alin Blanquer.

VALLETTE ST.434: $400,000, Pontchartrain Investments LLC to DavidChristensen andNancy Christensen.

W. HUBBELL ROAD 117: $530,000, Angela Koch and Michael Koch to Elisa Moran.

WHITNEYAVE. 420: $55,000, Shinette Kelly Stevenson to Hazel Martin McKinney, Troy A. McCormick and Willie L. McKinney.

WHITNEYAVE. 627: $56,000, Next Step Rental 1LLC to Liliam C. Rodriguez Banegas.

DISTRICT 6

ALONZOST. 200: $230,000, KathrynMargaret RivestoDonna Lefont.

ANNUNCIATION ST.3327-29-31: $192,500, Gemstone DevelopmentLLC to EdwardPaul Wenzell and Jessica WileyWenzell.

ANNUNCIATION ST.5700: $700,000, Jacqueline Borel Mahonyand Peter M. MahonyJr. to MarieFrancoiseErtle.

ARABELLA ST.418-420: $815,000, Elizabeth BullardWallace Maki and Neil Jonathan Jacob Dean MakitoPaul Jack Lambrecht.

BROADWAYST. 389: $100, Peter Anderson Wilson Jr. and Rosalind Jenkins Wilson to Graham AndreWogan and Molly HennessyWogan.

COHNST. 7326-28: $312,500, Erik W. Pfefferle and KeithE.Pfefferle to Eah Real Estate LLC.

DELACHAISE ST.900: $650,000, RobertW.Broockman Jr. and succession of BarbaraS.Sankers to Edward James Smolenskiand Josephine Lyons Smolenski.

ELEONORE ST.1435: $2,200,000,

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RichardLewis McHenry andVictoria Lynne Knight McHenry to Adam Thomas Hauch and Marie Elise Unruh revocable trust.

MAGNOLIA ST.6319-21-23-25: $100, 6319 Magnolia LLCand 6323 Magnolia LLCtoAdministrators of The Tulane Educational Fund.

NAPOLEONAVE. 1314: $1,150,000, Kamil El Bitar to Ainsley Dunlap Goldstein and Jeffrey Goldstein.

PALMER AVE. 1711: $100,Christopher P. Catramboneand Regina Egle Liotta Catrambone to Joshua L. Rubenstein and Shawna Marie Jones Rubenstein.

EAST JEFFERSON

n TRANSFERS FORJUNE 7-13 HARAHAN

HICKORYAVE. 1608: Alyssa Fowler to Ann M. Poche,$167,500.

RAVANAVE. 101: Bertucci PropertyDevelopment LLCtoCoop SydLLC,$192,000.

JEFFERSON

AUDUBON TRACE 2301: Ronald J. SuttontoCeryl B. Mcternan, $282,800.

DAVIS BLVD.47: Shelitha Goudia to Paisley Mak LLC, $115,000.

HONORE DRIVE 543: Dana B. B. Sharp to RussellA.Avery, $278,000.

RIO VISTAAVE. 413: Suzanne E.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

PENISTON ST.917-919: $580,000, AmyKentEdmond and Leon H. Edmond IV to Jody Clark McMillan.

PINEST. 1725: $395,000, Richard& Jacqueline Palmer Trust to 1725 Pine LLC

ROBERTST. 2216-18: $595,000, Bonilla Brothers LLCtoDerek Abbott, Hope Abbottand Rebecca Parker Abbott.

ST.CHARLES AVE. 3915: $393,000, Doris Porta Cadowand Ralph Luther CadowJr. to Julia McClain Clarke.

S. PRIEUR ST.3723: $281,000, Holding Renaissance Property LLCtoAndrewMcDowell.

S. SALCEDOST. 2010: $448,000, Rebecca BourgtoAmy Wilcox Voigt and RobertCraig Smith III.

Songy to VikiLovelace, $410,000.

SUNDORN ST.3320: Joseph Wohlgemuth to Tien Nguyen, $328,700. KENNER

ACRON AVE. 2714-16: Silvia E. A. Diaz to Naomi D. Mezquita, $275,000

BRITTANY DRIVE 8: Lloyd M. Bagnell toFrancisco J. IcazaJr., $285,000.

FLORIDAAVE. 2141: Lindsey K. Massicot to Kristin S. Massicot, $102,500.

KANSAS AVE. 2012: Oscar E. Cabrera to Miguel A. R. Reyes, donation, no valuestated.

MIAMI PLACE 135: Annette F. Johnson toRmtp Trust Series 2021 Bkmttv, $115,000.

MIAMI PLACE 154: La Bmmg 2024 LLCtoAlejandraS.Pineda, $240,000.

S. SARATOGA ST.4919-21: $720,000, Marengo Investments LLCtoGregory Hurley Jr. and Mila Hurley.

THALIA ST.4824: $283,000, Gibbs &Alexander LLCtoD.Anthony Fleming.

UPPERLINE ST.3322: $191,000, Sarah McLverCoker to Donald J. Rios and KarenBurke Rios.

WALMSLEY AVE. 4200: $375,000, DiamondInvestment Ventures LLCtoCatherine Filippi.

WILLOW ST.4123: $85,000, RTR Holdings LLCtoMJW Homes LLC.

DISTRICT 7

14TH ST.207: $340,000, LeeAnn PratkaVoorhies and Regan Voorhies Jr.toGary Matthew Cavallo

MONTRACHET DRIVE 4161: Emma A. Bustillo to Michelle Diodene, $322,000.

MOSELLE DRIVE 29: De Auduong to YenG.Auduong,donation, no value stated.

RUE ST.MARTIN 4401: Michael H. Reed to Kristin Hennessey, $890,000.

TULANE DRIVE 3532: Anita B. Armand to Mnz LLC, $127,000. W. LOUISIANA STATEDRIVE 3420: VictoriaL.Bower to Chelsey Flesch,$241,000.

METAIRIE

ASHER ST.6809: Martin Hogan to Andrea C. G. Fuentes, $225,000.

BAUVAIS ST.3810 NO.2: Moonshot Inc. to Jagnoor Benipal, $395,000.

BLANKEST. 7205: LauraK.Antley to AlexandraBothe, $325,500.

Jr. and PaigeHotardFranckiewicz Cavallo

39TH ST.346: $400,675, LindaDiane Perry Lucio to KeithJ.Grady

40TH ST.342: $515,000, John C. Andry III to MatthewS.Ault and Rachel Griffin Ault.

DUBLIN ST.1940-1944: $575,000, MarkE.Green and Susan Carter Green to Petyon M. Bowman and Samantha De La Fuente Bowman

FRERET ST.17B: $750,000, Stuart Busby and Georgia Shattuck Busby to KristieCarubba and RoyCarubbaIII.

GEN. OGDEN ST.4302: $289,000, MarionElena GuyOldenburg to Irene A. Cornett.

GEN. OGDEN ST.3614: $25,000, Jianbo Lu and Xia ChentoDarren

BOUTALL ST.6000: Mary Gros to Prinice Neyland,$355,000.

BURKEDRIVE 4500: Vesta N. BaileytoNolaBuysHouses LLC, $110,000.

CATHERINE AVE. 3701: JoyceM. CasimeretoCharles Casimere, donation, no value stated.

DAVID DRIVE 3616: Sidney Gabb III to Catherine H. Sonier, $395,000.

EDENBORN AVE. 2300 UNIT 320: Matthew R. Delord to Adnan Omran, $93,000.

HARVARD AVE. 2917: Harvard St LLCtoRobaylonLLC,$500,000.

HENICANPLACE 4416: Leona T. VintitoQuinlivan HomesLLC, $325,000.

HENRYST. 4913: Four Thousand Nine Hundred Thirteen Henry Street LLCtoJack Heidingsfelder, $408,000.

3bdrm/3bathcorner unitat

Village!1bdrm/bath

condo at WhitneyPlace condos! 2nd floornearelevator. Walk-in closet.Condofee includes all utilities.Sec.Guard on duty at night Gated Bldgs. Pool,Barbeque gazebo. Lovely landscapedgrounds.

CharlesVine.

HICKORY ST.8229: $580,000, Gulf CoastAlliedLLC to Margaret H. Zabel

LAKE MARINADRIVE 300: donation, no value stated, Ernest L. EdwardsJr. to Carol Bybee Lumpert.

LOWERLINE ST.1326: $345,000, Harriett D. Cortez to Katherine Elaine Rovira.

MONROE ST.3702: $258,300, Sibling Rivalry Asset Management Group LLCtoDarnell Butler Jr. OAKST. 8616: $365,000, Dawn Rube Vick andGary Hymelto Vani Vijayakumar.

SPENCER AVE. 117: $632,000, Lesley Ann MengRothtoNiveda Anita ChellappanNewman and Samuel Salloum Newman.

HODGSON AVE. 6210: Adriano B. DasilvatoSokritpanha Sam, $440,000.

HOUMA BLVD.2816: TwoThousandNine HundredSixteen Houma LLCtoMayra A. VBanguera, $505,000.

HOUMA BLVD.3805, UNIT A, BUILDING2: Joseph T. Giglio Jr. to Lorna K. Monroe, $112,500.

HUDSON ST.3504-3506: KniraLLC to KniraLLC,$335,000.

JADE AVE. 305: Heather O. Bolton to EzequielM.Lemus,$250,000.

LEMON ST.4017: ClareJ.Lipscomb to Susan B. Jung, donation, no value stated.

LIME ST.3912: Krystal Kennedy to Reggie Panis,$267,500.

LONDON AVE. 222: Bruno Leeto Rachel Webb, $70,000.

LONDON AVE. 222: Elizabeth S. GomeztoIgor Jovanovski, $102,000.

MAGNOLIA DRIVE 211: Martha F. Wilson to Donna R. Dileo, $1,090,000.

MAPLE RIDGE DRIVE 202: Betty J. ManaletoShannon E. Lundin, $393,000.

METAIRIE HEIGHTS AVE. 2800: Stephanie J. Feldick to Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, $365,000.

METAIRIE LAWN DRIVE 2511: John J. Giambelluca to Winifred B. Wendel,$225,000.

N. BENGAL ROAD 829: C. Rappold to Steven P. Rafeedie, $200,000. N. HULLENST. 607: Uqo LLCto Laura S. Schneidau, $515,000. N. SIBLEYST. 424: Oaa Properties LLCtoChoctaw American Insurance Inc., $215,000.

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TRAHAN ST.5080: Gary Root to Deborah C. Sekulich, donation, no value stated.

URBANDALE ST.801: Zoco Enterprise LLCtoJawil Jackson, $169,000.

WESTWOOD DRIVE 452-54: Edith A. GegenheimertoFredericaD. Cressy, $190,000.

TERRYTOWN

HOLMES BLVD.241: Horton Inc. Gulf Coast D. R. to DionSutton, $284,900.

HOLMES BLVD.253: Horton Inc. Gulf Coast D. R. to Javonna C. Baptiste, $321,412.

WAGGAMAN

ROSAST. 40: Sunkist Holding Inc. to Carolina Dilworth, $300,000.

SAVOIE PLACE 933: RyanM Bergeron to Nexgen Asset Group LLC, $285,000.

WATER OAKS DRIVE 908: Coast Builders LLCtoBlakeM.Billiot, $352,200.

WESTWEGO

AZALEA DRIVE 358: Tysheka Whitley to SunWestMortgage Co. Inc., $85,000.

FIFTH ST.319: DonnaJ.Pizzutoto K&LInvestments PropertyLLC, $60,000.

VINCENT LANE 140: LauraL B. Phillip to Kevin Hezeau Jr., $60,000.

WEST DRIVE1200: Pamela D. Benoit to SaraR.Dewberry,$130,000.

ST.TAMMANy

TRANSFERS FROM MAY27-30 ABITASPRINGS

BURVANT ST.23405, EMERALD FOREST BLVD.350, UNIT 6104: TiffanyBourgeois, Stevie R. Penn, WandaM.Penn, Ashley N. Penn and Willester Penn Sr. to Doris M. Penn,donation, no value stated.

NORTH ST.23413: Thomas Gonzales and Loanna S. Gonzales to Maxwell Smith and Amber R. Peytrain-Smith, $290,000.

ROSALIE ST.72078: Dennis K. Collierand Joanne T. Collier to RobertC.Creel II and KarenG Lewis,$256,500.

COVINGTON

AST. 70373: GerardC.Dallmann and Deborah C. Dallmann to Alexander S. Torres and Keliah J. Reynier,$195,000.

ALEXIUSVILLE SUBDIVISION, LOTS 1A-1D,2A-2D,SQUARE

72: CharlesR.Layerle and AlexandraG.Layerle to Duiet M. Malbrough, $125,000.

BOGUE FALAYA DRIVE 99: RobertKelly and DoreeKelly to Scott Picou,$849,900.

CYPRESS POINT DRIVE4209: Haaswood DevelopmentLLC to Lynn C. Babin, $651,000.

CYPRESS POINT DRIVE4277:

J. P. Huff Construction LLCto Bradley L. Andersen and Gina R. Andersen, $759,066.

CYPRESS POINT DRIVE4225:

J. P. Huff Construction LLCto RoyT.Semberaand Wendy R. Sembera, $709,534.

DARLENE DRIVE 2253: Sue E. Stewart to Derrick J. Courville and SaraB.Courville, $299,400.

DOVE PARK ROAD 1291A: HPA III Acquisitions 1LLC to June M. Manuel, $309,990.

ELIZABETH DRIVE 10: Succession of William R. Richardson to Caleb J. Leech and Anupama Menon Leech, $510,000.

ESTELLE COURT3035: DSLD Homes LLCtoAllisonD.Montgomery,$298,945.

FERN ST.21211: WagnoFaiao and Laila Dias to Jeffery R. Lacour, $9,500.

FIFTH ST.70110: Martha P. Salcedo Leon to Julian Sanchezand Natalie Schenck, $241,000.

HONEYSUCKLE ESTATES LOOP 79008: Dannie W. Bergeron and MaryB.Bergeron to Dannie Bergeron and MaryBergeron revocable living trust, donation, no value stated.

JARRELL ROAD 19684: DarrinG Merwin and Susan Matherne to Isa Hinrichs,$280,000.

LA. 21 77377: Succession of DeloresM.Blanchat and Arthur J. Blanchat to DoreeKelly and Robert Kelly,$750,525

NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: EdwardT.Riecketo Leslie J. Sharp, $10 and other good and valuable consideration.

PRESTONVINEYARD SUBDIVISION, LOT30: Hebert M. Erkens and PamelaM.ErkenstoAustin T. LeBeau, $270,000.

PRESTWOOD LANE 2040: Ronell L. Raymond and Krystal H. RaymondtoCheng Lin and Lu Ye, $485,000.

RIVER CLUB ESTATES 127: River Club Development LLCtoKevin P. Boudreaux, $375,000.

SAWGRASS LOOP 205: Larry D. Lampton and Danica G. Lampton to Brock H. Kenerlyand Regina A. Baxter, $484,000.

SHADOWBEND DRIVE21272: DSLD Homes LLCtoZachary Hart and April Hart, $340,620.

TAMMANY HILLS SUBDIVISION, LOT14A, SQUARE 101: Kenneth W. Neal and MaryG.Neal to PortiaR.Garrett, donation, no value stated.

TAMMANY HILLS SUBDIVISION, LOT18A, SQUARE 101: Kenneth W. Neal and MaryG.Neal to Ashley M. Stewart,donation, no value stated.

TAMMANY HILLS SUBDIVISION, LOT22A, SQUARE 101: Kenneth W. Neal and MaryG.Neal to Martine S. Keitt, donation, no value stated.

THREE RIVERS ROAD 17119: RichardAshman and Cynthia Ashman to TimothyHood and Madeline Pence Hood,$1,800,000.

VICTORIA DRIVE 75417: DSLD Homes LLCtoAlvinR.Beaubouef Jr. and ShelleyD.Beaubouef, $289,955.

FOLSOM

HIGHLANDSSUBDIVISION,LOT

60: Joseph A. Tamporello and JoAnne G. Tamporello to Neal W. Bartholomew and Jacqueline St. Ann Bartholomew,$87,000.

LA. 1077 11571: Steven J. Turner and Cindy Noonan Turnerto Ethan J. Turner andMadalyn B. Turner, $290,000.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Tracy T. Farmerand ErikaD.Farmer to Alek S. Farmer and Alesha C. Farmer,$53,000.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: CharlotteS.Millerto St.TammanyParish, $1,064.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Gregory J. Saurage to St. TammanyParish, $1,064.

LACOMBE

BEAU VILLAGE SUBDVISION,LOT 17: Ronald A. Dufour and Betty M. Dufour to Marathone KeyLLC, $17,000.

CYPRESS PARK SUBDIVISION,LOT 15, SQUARE 11: BGM Housing LLC to Solita&Ardest LLC, $12,000.

LAURELDRIVE 29235: Melvin Turkin and Jamie Turkin Seghers to Melvin C. Turkin Sr., donation, no value stated.

MORAN ST.27640: Floyd N. Sharp and Kim L. Sharp to CotyFremin, $194,000.

SHANNON DRIVE 31057: Philip Marshalland CaraMarshall to JeremyBorgardt and AbbyS Arcuri, $319,000.

MADISONVILLE

AUDUBON PARKWAY 1420: Kristen G. LimberttoAshleyD.Wyatt and Colin R. Wyatt, $378,000.

BLACK RIVER DRIVE 339: Patrick C. Fraher and Mandy F. Fraher to Andrew Pearson and Tracie Pearson, $1,110,000.

CYPRESS BEND LANE2060: Brad J. Stabile and Amber H. Stabile to TimothyJ.Pingle and Angella Pingle,$500,000.

CYPRESS BEND LANE2061: Zoila V. Lu,Kristen L. Lu and others to Nathan Arnold and Brittany Chirinos,$470,000.

DUMMYLINEROAD415: David G. Pickett and Marybeth H. Pickett to Kevin L. Vannoyand Harmony M. Vannoy, $520,000.

FOXSPARROWLOOP 1189: BMI Construction LLCtoAlexander J. TrittJr. and BrittanyR.Tritt, $449,900.

KENSINGTONPLACE 173: Royce W. Mitchelland Lesslee K. MitchelltoKevin Davis and Emily E. Crain, $450,000.

MABELDRIVE 119: Leslie C. Brandner to Warren P. Davie Jr. and DinoraP.Davie,$1,300,000.

NEAR MADISONVILLE,PORTION OF GROUND: St. TammanyParish to T.B.F.P.LLC,$5,000.

SCOTTST. 132: Natalie A. Romano to RobertRyno Jr. and Shelby Yokum, $227,000.

SPIKE DRIVE 71640: DSLD Homes LLCtoElizabeth Cefalu, $222,365. SPRINGHAVEN SUBDIVISION, PHASE 3A, LOT115: Spring HavenLLC to Jenkins HomesLLC,

$95,000.

SWEET PEA COURT 1640: Jenkins Homes LLC to Timothy M. Calamari and Donna S. Calamari, $574,000.

TALLOW TREE DRIVE 509: Rami Kafa and Melissa K. Kafa to Brian D. Normand, $550,000.

MANDEVILLE

AUTUMN WIND LANE 321: Gregory S. Krause and Brittany Krause to Jason J. Keller, $482,000.

BARBARA PLACE 516: Alberta Johnson White and Benjamkin White Sr. to Fadra L. White, donation, no value stated.

BEAU PRE DRIVE 105: Carolyn Williamson to Kenneth L. Gieseler and Linda R. Gieseler, $515,000.

CAROLINE ST. 1800: Dorothy G. Creel to Chad Ibieta, donation, no value stated.

DEBOUCHEL PLACE 317: Lori M. Gurley to Austin Wiles, $312,500.

DELTA DRIVE 255: Andrew M. Folse and Stephanie M. Folse to Atir Khwaja and Sadaf Atir Khwaja, $809,900.

E. RUELLE DRIVE 147: James W. McWhirt and Trudy W. McWhirt to Christopher Davis and Kristin Davis, $815,000.

EAGLE TRACE 28: Daniel C. Sorensen and Whitney H. Sorensen to Edward R. Kofsky and Niki N. Kofsky, $1,750,000.

GRANDE MAISON BLVD. 173: Anthony J. Occhipinti and Laurie M Occhipinti to John E. Mistric Jr. and Sandy R. Mistric, $541,000.

INDEPENDENCE DRIVE 416: Sylvia R. Joliboix to Jordan Russell and Julia Russell, $465,000.

JUNIPER COURT 125: Casey J. Forshag and Sally C. Forshag to Joseph H. Ditommaso and Liza Ledet Ditommaso, $1,260,000.

LAUREL OAK DRIVE 400: Judith D. Johnson to Jordan T. Huffman and Natalie S. Huffman, $265,000.

LIVE OAK ST. 224: Lee C. Madden and Emily R. Madden to Alexander F. Ackel, $289,000.

MARINA BLVD. 979, UNIT A: Marina Bluffs LLC to Mire Real Estate Holdings LLC, $800,000 N. BEAU CHENE DRIVE 677: Theodore D. Brandon Jr. to Robert L. Lowther and Emily Cola, $555,000.

NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Delbert P. Thigpen to GSRE LLC, $140,000.

NICOLE COURT 1: Jeffrey E.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

McDonald and Catherine R. McDonald to Stanley Ho and Sula Kim, $555,000.

PALMETTO COURT 93: George Barnes and Barbara Barnes to Gordon F. Wadge and Brianne M. Bordes, $1,400,000.

SANDRA LEE DRIVE 225: Brian Jones and Angela J. Vandenberg to Debra Tyler, $375,000.

SAVANNAHS SUBDIVISION, PHASE 2B, LOT 93: Donald F Blanchard Sr. to Christopher Vaughan, $275,000.

SCOTCHPINE DRIVE 319: Lance M. Dickson and Jessica H. Dickson to Rikki Judice, $367,000.

STEVEN ST. 2037: Amanda Maduell to Patricia A. Bell, $260,000.

TORTOISE DRIVE 2220: Jackson F. Baca and Sally F. Baca to Franklin Carey Jr. and Jessica J. Carey, $265,000.

TOWN OF MANDEVILLE, LOTS 53, 55, SQUARE 142A: Timothy F. Crowley to Scott M. Fultner and Jessica M. Fultner, $230,000.

WOODSTONE DRIVE 68: Michael A. Yoli and Sharon M. Yoli to Yoli Family Living Trust, donation, no value stated.

PEARL RIVER

EDGAR KENNEDY ROAD 34297: Ashley M. Lutton to Nicholas J. Migliore, donation, no value stated.

FIFTH ST. 509: Vogel Properties LLC and Charles H. Vogel IV to Luis E. Soriano Ventura, $35,000.

TAYLOR ST. 39067: Coast Builders LLC to Mary Jenkins, $432,975.

WINDSONG PLACE 131: Benjamin M. Ary and Chelsea E. Ary to Moniquea Matthews, $196,100.

ZEREDA COURT 39229: DSLD Homes LLC to David W. Housh

and Megan E. Housh, $308,860.

RURAL LAND

PORTION OF GROUND: Kenneth J. Guillot Jr., Frank R. Guillot and Tania M. Guillot Algero to Alexander A. Guillot, donation, no value stated.

SLIDELL

ANNETTE DRIVE 109: Elizabeth A. Bulot to Elmira S. Clarke, $264,000.

BAYOU PAQUET ROAD 32587: Stedem Family Trust to Andrew M. Jones and Yahel L. Fonza, $575,000.

BEVERLEY HILLS ANNEX NO. 1 SUBDIVISION, LOT 60A, SQUARE 4: Custom Craft Homes Inc. to Colin Ponthieux Minster, $230,000.

BLUEBIRD ST. 2103: John F. Thomas to Samuel Howell and Wendy Howell, $175,000.

CAMELLIA BUD COURT 7876: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Keegan Hayes, $304,900.

CAMERON COURT 100: Succession of Carl G. Cappel, Carl G. Cappel Jr., Julie C. Richardson and Katie C. Maxsoe to Stephen G. Rao and Susan P. Rao, $500,000.

CARA MAE ST. 40357: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Christopher A. Zales and Margaret L. Zales, $257,900.

CAWTHORN DRIVE 114: Succession of Colton G. Bickers to Marathone Key LLC, $82,000.

CHERRY ST. 1633: Joshua D. Simmons to Douglas K. Boone and Nichole M. Ducre, $208,000.

CLIPPER ESTATES, PHASE 1A, LOT 33: Harry B. Register III and Andrea K. Register to Ronald L. Creel and Kristal R. Creel,

$95,000.

COAST BLVD. 38121: M.F.S. Property Management LLC to G&S Coast LLC, $490,000.

DEBBIE DRIVE 229-A: Tommy J. Hebert and Michelle N. Hebert to Mervyn S. Allen, $320,000.

E. LAKESHORE VILLAGE DRIVE

401: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf Coast to Jeffrey N. Duncan Jr., $233,102.

E. LAKESHORE VILLAGE DRIVE

475: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf Coast to Elliott Kenney and Ali A. Kenney, $234,900.

E. SUNCREST LOOP 367: Lauren Granen Scogin and Robert D. Scogin to DSG Properties LLC, $141,151.

FIFTH ST. 37201: Jerry W. Miller Jr. and Racheal L. Tazelaar to James C. Castillion, $25,000.

HOLMES DRIVE 405: Gulf Coast Bank and Trust to Gerald J. Nelson and Laurie L. Gaillard,

$215,000.

HUNTINGTON DRIVE 346: Lillian E. Mombert Decker to Courtney R. Tullis and Anthony R. Tullis, $229,900.

LAKESHORE BLVD. 1140: Danny A. Cruz-Posas to Good Money Global LLC, $315,000.

LAKESHORE VILLAGE DRIVE 680: David W. Housh and Megan E. Housh to Daniel Miller and Breanna Mavis Todaro, $249,900.

LAKEVIEW DRIVE 275: 275 Lakeview Drive LLC to Emerson P. Loga IV and Alexandra G. Loga, $430,000.

LINDSEY LANE 132: James D. O’Bryan and Nancy N. O’Bryan to Juniece Daniels and Gerald Blanchard, $620,000.

LIVE OAK ST. 1425: Zazenski Garrison and Teresa Garrison to ä See TAMMANY, page 26

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Onyx A. Mased and Patricia L. Cross, $184,000.

MCCARTNEY COURT 1016: Jesse J. St. Amant III to Cyril M. Duplessis Sr. and Millisia R. White, $237,000.

MILLER AVENUE 3430: Kristin C. Jackson to Zachary M. Hursey and Bethany M. Nicaud, $200,000.

NED AVE. 120: Nancy L. Fraley to Troy M. Doucet and Desiree B. Doucet, $135,000.

NUEVO ST. 37606: Mary R. Applegate to Trimaine Johnson, $169,000.

PELICAN ST. 2216: Brenda R. Brockhaus to Raven N. Nixon, $223,000.

PELICAN ST. 2315: Nathan R. Manalla and Cheramie C. Batiansila Manalla to Blake Scherer and Makayla Richoux, $215,000.

PELICAN ST. 2402: Edwin G. Munoz and Ciara L. Lobo Deras to Neal Manalla, $16,800.

QUEEN ANNE DRIVE 219: Lura A. Caudle Williamson to Summer Crowell, $142,000.

REDWOOD DRIVE, PORTION OF GROUND: Lisa D. Owens, Jane B. Dean, Richard M. Dean, Katherine J. Satimore and Joseph Satimore to Danny L. Nguyen, $12,500.

S. PINE ST. 1218: Farbad Kaviani and Maryam Foroozesh to Jabbar Singleton Jr. and Brezall R. Warren, $235,000.

SANDPIPER COURT 404: Don J. Morales and Bobbie Jean L. Morales to Steven Bolton and Sarah Reynolds, $330,000.

SEAGULL CIRCLE 3808: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Donyel E. Porter, $219,900.

SEAGULL CIRCLE 3826: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Jasmine S. Scott, $219,900.

SUNSET BLVD. 2237: Dzu D. Dang to My Duyen Thi Tran and Hoang T. Dang, donation, no value stated.

TASMANIA COURT 218: Michael W. Bennett Jr. to Matthew C. Sumpter, $150,000.

THIRD ST. 1715: Dylan J. Zimmer to Kenneth Zimmer and Chris B. Zimmer, donation, no value stated.

W. GAUSE BLVD. 1615: Dudley J. Loupe to Northshore Family Homes LLC, $130,000.

WAKE RESERVE ROAD 5432: D

R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Orlando T. Sterling and Dawnie J. Ann Sterling, $415,000.

WESTCHESTER PLACE 340: Wendy O. Keller to Frederick Weigand II, $237,500.

WILLOW WOOD DRIVE 113: Allison S. Armand to Elliott C. Jackson and Vasylyna Pokan Jackson, $256,000.

WOODCREST DRIVE 302: Danielle M. Besser and Heather Besser to Yevette Mixon, $215,000

SUN/BUSH

LA. 40 27750: Michael Thompson to Rileigh Kaack, $140,000.

NEAR BUSH, PORTION OF GROUND: Bottner Properties LLC to Merle D. Hoover and Julia A. Hoover, $290,000.

NEAR SUN, PORTION OF GROUND: Bradee A. Revere to Lynda E. Reynier, donation, no value stated.

How to make your home more eco-friendly?

BY ANGIE HICKS Ask Angi (TNS)

Making your home more eco-friendly is a win-win — it benefits the environment and your wallet. And it certainly comes in handy as we approach the hottest days of the year.

Here are some tips to make your home more eco-friendly

Check your HVAC: Don’t skip your HVAC tuneup this spring, and if you are in the market for a new system, you might consider a heat pump or a geothermal unit. A heat pump can reduce your energy consumption by 50%, making it one of the most impactful ecofriendly swaps. You can also replace a traditional system with a geothermal one. Geothermal heat pumps require a lot of yard space and a higher upfront cost, but they are a very efficient way to heat and cool your home.

Improve your appliances: If your appliances are reaching the end of their life, it might be time to upgrade. Newer models are likely to use noticeably less energy. I recommend looking for Energy-Starcertified appliances to find the models with the best energy savings.

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Switching to LED lights in light fixtures will help make your home more eco-friendly and save on the electricity bill.

Pay attention to the small stuff: Eco projects don’t have to be big. Consider switching to low-flow toilets or faucets to reduce your water consumption. For an even easier swap, replace your traditional light bulbs with LED versions. It’s also a good idea to replace any outdoor lighting with solar-panel versions. All these small drops in electrical usage will add up over time.

Seal leaks and cracks: Few things are more eco-friendly than making the best use of the energy you’re already using. You can preserve energy with some simple steps at the beginning of the season. Cracks and leaks around windows,

doors, foundation and ducts can make your HVAC system work overtime and waste hot or cold air Apply weatherstripping or caulk in gaps around doors and windows. Inspect what ductwork you can see for any holes; even a oneinch hole in a duct will waste a significant amount of energy

Get an energy audit: A professional home energy audit will identify where energy is being consumed and where energy is being wasted, such as air leaks or thin insulation behind the walls. A good energy auditor will provide a full written report of problem areas and recommendations for repairs.

Generate your own energy: If you want a project with a long-lasting impact, consider adding solar panels. If you’re on a budget, start with a few panels, and then you can add more later. Once your solar panels are paid off, they will significantly decrease your expenses. Solar energy can lower or even eliminate energy bills; when you generate more energy than you use, it gets passed back onto the grid and you’re compensated for it via net metering. You can also get significant state and federal tax credits for installing a solar system. Depending on your region, a wind-based or small hydroelectric power system can also be an effective choice.

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