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The USS NewOrleans lost its bowbattling the Japanese in the Southwest Pacificin1942.

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BowfromUSS NewOrleans,lost during WWII,found in PacificOcean

BY MARKBALLARD | Staff writer

WASHINGTON— On adark night with no moon andheavily overcast skies on Nov.30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was one of 11 cruisers and destroyers sailing in formation into the waters near theSolomon Islands in the south PaciﬁcOcean. “A light southeast breeze scarcely rufﬂed the surface of the water,” aNavy report on that night’seventsstates. Then came the surprise attack.

EightJapanesedestroyers and an unknown number of submarinespounced on theAmerican ships. The BattleofTassafaronga —one of theU.S.Navy’smost disastrous days of WorldWar II was underway

Afew minutes after the USS New Orleans opened fire, the American force’slead cruiser, theUSS Minneapolis, was struck by two Japanesetorpedoes on the left side, according to the damage report.

To avoid acollision, the New Orleans abruptly made asharp right turn and was struck by aJapanese “Long Lance” torpedo, which ignited ammunitionstored at the front of the ship. An explosiontoreoff the front thirdofthe vessel.More than 180 sailors werekilledinthe blast;

threewere posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for their actions.

Theship’sbow tore looseand was observed ﬂoating intact and upright behind the New Orleans before sinking, according to the damage report.

Butsomehow,the surviving crew managed to keepthe restof the ship aﬂoat

“By all rights, this ship should have sunk, but due to the heroic damage control efforts of her crew,USS New Orleans became oneofthe most grievously damaged U.S. cruisers in World WarII to actually survive,” said Samuel J. Cox, aretired U.S. Navy rear admiral and director of the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington.

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Court clears wayfor federalworkforce cuts

BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’splans to downsize the federalworkforce despite warnings that criticalgovernment services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs. The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been

led by the Department of Government Efﬁciency

The court said in an unsigned order that no specific cuts were in frontof the justices, only an executive orderissued by Trump and an administration directive foragencies to undertake jobreductions. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

was theonlydissenting vote, accusing hercolleagues of a“demonstrated enthusiasmfor greenlighting this President’s legally dubious actions in an emergency posture.” Jackson warned of enormous real-world consequences. “This executiveactionpromises mass employee terminations, widespreadcancellation of federal programs andservices, and the dismantling of much of the Federal Government as Congress has created it,” she wrote.

The high court action continued aremarkable winning streakfor Trump, who thejustices have allowed to move forward with signiﬁcant partsofhis plan to remake thefederal government. The Supreme Court’s interventionsofar hasbeenon the frequent emergency appeals the JusticeDepartment hasﬁled objecting to lower-court rulings as improperlyintruding on presidential authority.

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Iranian woman freedfrom ICEcenter

ArrestoflongtimeN.O resident sparkedoutcry

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian, a47-year New Orleansresident whose arrest by federal agents outside herLakeviewhome in June spurred outcry,walked free from federal custody Monday after aRepublican congressman lobbied for her release. Kashanian’sdaughter,Kaitlynn Milne, said in atextmessagethather mother, who was born in Iran, was releasedlate Mondayfrom an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Basile. Milne said she and her father,Russell Milne, drove there Tuesday morning to pick Kashanian up. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, was instrumental in securing Kashanian’srelease,according to ﬁvepeopleinvolvedin that process.

Scalise, the second-ranking Republican in Congress, said in an interviewTuesday evening that he became aware of Kashanian’sdetention through media reports.

BYJULIA GUILBEAU Staff writer

After months of inﬁghting and political haggling, Republican congressional lawmakers in Washington, D.C.,cametogether to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill, President Donald Trump’smainpolicy agenda, last week.

Theact,which Trumpsignedintolaw at aceremony Friday,sets out aspending plan and tax cuts forthe country With nearly 900 pages included in the far-reachinglaw,the legislation willaffect health care, taxes, social safety nets, immigration and more.

Here’salook at the maincomponents and how the changes could play out in Louisiana.

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PHOTO PROVIDED Kaitlynn Milne, fromleft, Mandonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian and RussellMilne stand together Tuesdayafter Kashanian was released from detention.

Trump

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Dog helps rescuers find man who fell in glacier GENEVA Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew ﬁnd its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby

The man, who was not identiﬁed, was exploring the Fee Glacier in southern Switzerland on Friday when he broke through a snow bridge and fell nearly about 26 feet, according to Air Zermatt, a rescue, training and transport company

Equipped with a walkie-talkie, the man connected with a person nearby who relayed the accident to emergency services. But the exact location was unknown. After about a half-hour search, the pacing pooch caught the eye of a rescue team member

As the crew zeroed on the Chihuahua, the hole the man fell into became more visible. Rescuers rappelled down, rescued the man and flew him and his canine companion to a hospital.

“Imagine if the dog wasn’t there,” Air Zermatt spokesman Bruno Kalbermatten said by phone. “I have no idea what would happen to this guy I think he wouldn’t survive this fall into the crevasse.”

On its website, the company was effusive: “The dog is a four-legged hero who may have saved his master’s life in a lifethreatening situation.”

Greece shuts Acropolis due to high temps

ATHENS, Greece Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis to visitors for several hours Tuesday due to high temperatures as work restrictions remained in effect in other parts of Greece.

The closure lasted for 4 hours, the Culture Ministry archaeological service said. Mandatory work breaks were imposed in several other regions, mostly on islands and parts of central Greece, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees. The measures started Monday for outdoor workers. Workplaces that don’t comply face a $2,350 ﬁne per worker Authorities said the risk of wildﬁres, already at “very high” across the eastern mainland, is expected to increase during the week.

Elsewhere in Europe, a wildﬁre in northeastern Spain burned roughly 7,400 acres on Tuesday with authorities ordering some 18,000 people in Tarragona province to remain indoors.

Italy outraged at killing of heroic police dog

ROME The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers.

Bruno, a 7-year-old, 195-pound bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. Caressa said he suspected the killing was revenge against him — not Bruno — for his volunteer animal rescue work.

“It was deliberately a horriﬁc act to cause the dog intense suffering, because feeding him bites filled with nails means tearing apart his insides, tearing apart his esophagus and internal organs and causing excruciating pain,” Caressa said Premier Giorgia Meloni, who was photographed with Bruno after one of his heroic rescues, said that his slaughter was “vile, cowardly, unacceptable.” Lawmaker Michael Vittoria Brambilla, a longtime animal rights activist, filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors under a new law that she helped push through stiffening penalties for anyone who kills or mistreats an animal.

The editor of the Il Giornale daily Vittorio Feltri voiced outrage, saying Bruno had done more civic good in Italy than most Italian citizens.

Caressa said that he had told prosecutors he suspected that he was the ultimate target of Bruno’s killers, and that Bruno was killed “to get to me.” Caressa runs a volunteer public animal rescue organization that rescues dogs from dogﬁghts.

Over 160 still missing in Texas, governor says

Hotline set up for families as rescue operations continue

BY NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

HUNT,Texas More than 160 people are believed to be missing in Texas four days after ﬂash ﬂoods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, Gov Greg Abbott said Tuesday The huge jump in the number unaccounted for — roughly three times higher than previously said — came after authorities set up a hotline for families to call.

Those reported missing are in Kerr County, where most of the victims have been recovered so far, Gov Greg Abbott said. Many were likely visiting or staying in state’s Hill Country during the holiday but did not register at a camp or hotel, he said during a news conference.

“We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for,” Abbott said during a news conference in Hunt, Texas, after taking a helicopter tour of the area.

Search-and-rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people. Crews in airboats, helicopters and on horseback along with hundreds of volunteers are part of one of the largest search operations in Texas history Reports reveal that Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before the catastrophic ﬂooding.

The Department of State Health Services released records Tuesday showing the camp complied with a host of state regulations regarding “procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster.” Among them: instructing campers what to do if they need to evacuate and assigning specific duties to each staff member and counselor

Five years of inspection reports released to The Associated Press do not offer any details of those plans at Mystic, raising new questions about the camp’s preparedness ahead of the torrential rainfall.

Public ofﬁcials in charge of locating the victims are facing in-

Volunteers

tensifying questions about who was in charge of monitoring the weather and warning that ﬂoodwaters were barreling toward camps and homes.

The Republican governor, who took a helicopter tour of the disaster zone, dismissed a question about who was to blame for the deaths, saying, “That’s the word choice of losers.”

“Every football team makes mistakes,” he said. “The losing teams are the ones that try to point out who’s to blame. The championship teams are the ones who say, ’Don’t worry about it, man, we got this. We’re going to make sure that we go score again and we’re going to win this game.’ The way winners talk is not to point ﬁngers.”

Abbott promised that the search for victims will not stop until everyone is found. He also said President Donald Trump has pledged to provide whatever relief Texas needs to recover Trump plans to visit the state Friday Outside the cabins at Camp Mystic where the girls had slept, mudsplattered blankets and pillows were scattered on a grassy hill that slopes toward the river

Among those who died at the camp were a second grader who loved pink sparkles and bows in her hair, a 19-year-old counselor who enjoyed mentoring young girls and the camp’s 75-year-old director

The ﬂash ﬂoods erupted before daybreak Friday after massive rains sent water speeding down hills into the Guadalupe River causing it to rise 26 feet in less than an hour The wall of water overwhelmed people in cabins,

tents and trailers along the river’s edge, pulling them into the water

Some survivors were found clinging to trees. Questions mounted about what, if any, actions local officials took to warn campers and residents who were spending the July Fourth weekend in the scenic area long known to locals as “flash flood alley.”

Leaders in Kerr county, where searchers have found about 90 bodies, said their ﬁrst priority is recovering victims, not reviewing what happened before the ﬂoods.

“Right now, this team up here is focused on bringing people home,”

Lt. Col. Ben Baker of the Texas Game Wardens, said during a sometimes tense news conference.

Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the county’s chief elected ofﬁcial, said in the hours after the devastation that the county does not have a warning system.

Generations of families in the Hill Country have known the dangers. A 1987 ﬂood forced the evacuation of a youth camp in the town of Comfort and swamped buses and vans. Ten teenagers were killed.

Local leaders have talked for years about the need for a warning system. Kerr County sought a nearly $1 million grant eight years ago for such a system, but the request was turned down by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Local residents balked at footing the bill themselves, Kelly said. Some camps were aware of the dangers Friday and monitored the weather At least one moved several hundred campers to higher ground before the ﬂoods.

AI used to mimic Marco Rubio and contact officials, U.S. says

State Department warning diplomats

BY MATTHEW LEE AP diplomatic writer

WASHINGTON The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artiﬁcial intelligence, according to two senior ofﬁcials and a cable sent last week to all embassies and consulates.

The warning came after the department discovered that an impostor posing as Rubio had attempted to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor, according to the July 3 cable, which was ﬁrst reported by The Washington Post.

The recipients of the scam messages, which were sent by text, Signal and voice mail, were not identified in the cable, a copy of which was shared with The Associated Press.

“The State Department is aware of this incident and is currently monitoring and addressing the matter,” department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. “The department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously take steps to improve the department’s cybersecurity posture to prevent future incidents.”

It’s the latest instance of a high-level Trump administration ﬁgure targeted by an impersonator, with a similar incident revealed in May involving President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Su-

sie Wiles. The misuse of AI to deceive people is likely to grow as the technology improves and becomes more widely available, and the FBI warned this past spring about “malicious actors” impersonating senior U.S. government ofﬁcials in a text and voice messaging campaign.

The hoaxes involving Rubio had been unsuccessful and “not very sophisticated,” one of the ofﬁcials said. Nonetheless, the second ofﬁcial said the department deemed it “prudent” to advise all employees and foreign governments, particularly as efforts by foreign actors to compromise information security increase.

The ofﬁcials were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity

“There is no direct cyber threat to the department from this campaign, but information shared with a third party could be exposed if targeted individuals are compromised,” the cable said.

The FBI has warned in a public service announcement about a “malicious” campaign relying on text messages and AIgenerated voice messages that purport to come from a senior U.S. ofﬁcial and that aim to dupe other government ofﬁcials as well as the victim’s associates and contacts.

This is not the ﬁrst time that Rubio has been impersonated in a deepfake. This spring, someone created a bogus video of him saying he wanted to cut off Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service. Ukraine’s government later rebutted the false claim.

Several potential solutions have been put forward in recent years to the growing misuse of AI for deception, including criminal penalties and improved media literacy

Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA

President plans to visit state on Friday

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has avoided talking about his plan to scrap the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic ﬂash ﬂood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children attending a girlsonly camp.

Asked shortly after the disaster whether he still intended to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Trump said it wasn’t the right time to talk about it.

Nor did he mention such plans during a nearly two-hour meeting with his Cabinet on Tuesday

The Republican president instead opened the meeting by having Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem talk about her visit to Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday, a day after ﬂoodwaters swept away riverside campers and homeowners in the wee hours of the Fourth of July holiday Her voice breaking, she recounted leading the federal response, telling the meeting that she was overcome with emotion during the trip and had “kind of fallen apart.”

“Very emotional,” she said, “but also just so tragic.” Noem said “Texas is strong” but insisted that, “we, as a federal government, don’t manage these disasters. The state does. We come in and support them, and that’s exactly what we did here in this situation.”

“We’re cutting through the paperwork of the old FEMA streamlining it, much like your vision of how FEMA should operate,” Noem said of Trump’s promise to scrap the agency. Noem added, that Americans helping one another after such tragic events is proof that “God created us to take care of each other.”

Trump said his wife, ﬁrst lady Melania Trump, will accompany him when he visits Friday It will be his second trip to survey the wreckage of a natural disaster

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help clean up a house after flooding in Kerrville, Texas, on Tuesday.

Trumpsaysweapons to Ukrainewillresume

Presidentslams Putinatcabinet meeting

BY AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM andTARA COPP Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’sdecision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon ofﬁcials for announcing apause in some deliveries last week

—amove that he felt wasn’t properly coordinated with the White House,according to three people familiar with the matter

The Pentagon, which announced last week that it would hold back some air defense missiles, precisionguided artillery and other weaponspledged to Ukraine because of what U.S. officials said were concerns that American stockpiles were in short supply.Trump said Monday that the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, effectively reversingthe move.

Twoofthe people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity about the sensitive internaldiscussions, said there was some internal opposition amongPentagon brass to the pause —coordinated by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby —before it was announced.

One of the people described Trump as being caught “ﬂat-footed” by the announcement. TheWhite House didnot respondto queries about whether Trump was surprised by the Pentagon pause.

The pause in critical weapons deliveries had come at adifficult moment for Ukraine, which has faced increasing —and more complex —air barrages from Russia during the more than three-year-old war Trump acknowledged that in announcing thereversal

on Monday night,saying, “They have to be able to defendthemselves. They’re gettinghit very hard now.”

Askedbyareporter

Tuesday who approved the pause,Trumpbristled at the question while he was gathered with hisCabinet. “I don’tknow.Why don’tyou tell me?”

Thepresident also laidinto Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting he was unnecessarily prolonging the war that Trumphas said he’sdetermined to quickly conclude. Trump hasstruggled to find aresolution, with talksbetween the sides stalled.

The Republican leader hassounded increasingly exasperated with Putin in recent days. The two spoke by phone last week.

“Weget alot of bull*** thrown at us by Putin,ifyou wantto know the truth,” Trump said during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. “He’svery niceall thetime, but it turns outtobemeaningless.”

He has threatened,but held off on, imposing new sanctions againstRussia’s oil industry to try to prod Putin into peacetalks.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said last week that Trumphas given him thegoahead to push forward with abill he’sco-sponsoring that calls, in part, for a500% tariff on goods importedfrom countriesthatcontinue to buy Russian oil. The move would have huge ramiﬁcations for China andIndia, twoeconomic behemoths that buy Russian oil.

Trump said Tuesday that he’s“looking at it very strongly.”

Theweaponspause announced lastweek impacted shipments of Patriot missiles, precision-guided GMLRS,Hellfire missiles and howitzer rounds and more, taking not only Ukrainian officials and other allies by surprise but also U.S. lawmakers and other parts of the Trump administration,including theState Department.

ThePentagon said late MondaythatatTrump’s direction,itwould resume weaponsshipments to Ukraine “to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselveswhile we work to secure alasting peace and ensure the killing stops.”

Trump to evaluate military shipments worldwide continues as part of “America First” defense priorities.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to arequest forcommentonwhether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth consulted withthe WhiteHouse prior to pausing weaponsshipments and whether or not those shipments have now resumed.

It’s also unclear which weaponry would nowbe sent,though Trump said that the U.S. will primarily be assisting Ukraine with defensive weapons. On Tuesday,each of the services andthe combatantcommands —the multiserviceorganizationsthat spearhead U.S. military operations around the world —were still sending up information on theirstockpiles of speciﬁc munitions to Pentagon leadership, aU.S.

ofﬁcial said. “They are literally still doing the math,” the official said. The information was being presented on astoplight chart —where munitions wereeither in ared,yellow or green status, similar to slides that had been created the weekbefore, the ofﬁcial said. That earlier study had concludedthatsome munitions were OK to keep sending to Ukraine —but others were reaching concerning levels.

Getting afull visibility on the numbers of actualmunitions on hand takes time, theofficialsaid, because whilePatriot missiles, for example, initially belong to the Army, once they are requested and sent to acombatant command, such as U.S. Central Command, the service loses visibilityon those numbers in inventory

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President DonaldTrump, center,addresses members of his cabinet Tuesday at the White House in Washington.

10 held in Texasdetention center ‘planned ambush’

Shooting outside immigrationfacility

BY KATHY MCCORMACK Associated Press

Tenpeople have beenarrested on attemptedmurdercharges after attackers in black military-style clothing opened fire outside aTexas immigrationdetention center in a“planned ambush” that left one policeofﬁcer wounded, aprosecutor said.

The ofﬁcer was shot in the neck on Friday,the night of theFourth of July,after reporting to the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado,about 40 miles southwest of Dallas. He was treated at ahospital and released, theJohnson County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said.

The shootingtook place as President Donald Trump‘s administration ramps up deportations, which will be turbocharged by amassive spending bill that became law last week. Initially,the attackers set off fireworks, and damaged cars and aguard structure by spraypainting “traitor” and ”ICE pig” on them. The attack “seemedto be designed” to draw U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel outside the facility,“and it worked,” NancyLarson,acting U.S.attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said at aMonday night news conference in Fort Worth.

Twounarmed correctionsofficers spoke to thegroup in the detention center’sparking lot as someone standing in nearby woods appeared to signalwith a flashlight, according to acriminalcomplaint. Then theAlvarado police officer arrived and someone in the woods opened fire,Larson said.

“Another assailant, who was across thestreet,nowherenear the corrections ofﬁcers, shot 20 to 30 rounds at these unarmed corrections ofﬁcers,” she said. “Therewas an AR-style rifle found at the scene” that was

10 menand women, most of them from the Dallas-FortWorth area, have eachbeen chargedwith three counts of attempted murder of afederal officerand threecountsofdischarging a firearmatthe PrairielandDetention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

jammed, she said. Aﬂag saying “Resist fascism, fight oligarchy,”and ﬂyerswithwords such as “Fight ICE terror withclass war” also were recovered near the center

The groupﬂed. Sheriff’s deputies stopped sevenpeople about 300yards from wherethe ofﬁcer wasshot.

“Somewere wearing body armor, some were covered in mud, some were armed, and somehad two-way radios on them,” Larson said.

“It was aplanned ambush with the intent to kill ICE corrections ofﬁcers,” she said

Sheriff’sdeputies also stopped avan leavingthe area and found two AR-styleriﬂesand apistol, along with ballistic-style vests andahelmet, thecomplaint said.

Thedriver, the only person in thevan, said he had been at the detention center. He said he hadmet somepeople online and drove someofthem to the detention center from Dallas to “make some noise,” according to the complaint.

On Monday,a man with an assaultriﬂe ﬁred dozens of rounds at federal agents anda U.S.BorderPatrol facility morethan 400

miles southinMcAllen, injuring apolice ofﬁcer.Authorities shot and killed theattacker

Asked if the two shootings were connected, Larson said she could notcommentbecause of theongoing investigation.

Additional searches in Alvarado led to masks, goggles, tactical gloves, more body armor,weapons, spraypaint andﬁreworks, Larson said.

An extra layer of protection has been provided for staff at thePrairieland center,said Josh Johnson, the acting Enforcement and Removal Operations ﬁeldofﬁce director in Dallas.

The 10 men and women, most of them from the Dallas-Fort Worth area,haveeach been charged with three counts of attemptedmurder of afederal ofﬁcer and threecounts of discharginga ﬁrearm in relation to acrimeofviolence.

Another person was charged with obstructionofjusticeand conspiracy forattemptingto concealand destroy evidence, Larson said.

U.S. DistrictCourtrecords do not listnames of attorneys representing thegroup, or scheduled court appearances.

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Trumppledges he won’t punt on tariffsagain

Presidentmay set EU rate soon

BY STEPHANIE LAI Bloomberg News (TNS)

WASHINGTON President Donald Trumpsaid he would not offer any extensionsfor the implementation of increased tariffs on many goods importedinto the U.S., pledging that newrates would hit at thebeginning of August

“TARIFFS WILLSTART BEING

PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025. There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platformonTuesday. “In other words, allmoney will be due and payable starting AUGUST 1, 2025 —Noextensions willbegranted.”

Trump began notifying trading partners of the newrates on Mondayahead of what was initially a deadline this week forcountries to wrap up trade negotiations with his administration.

Butthe newletters,unilaterally settingduties on countries that had failed to reach deals, camealongside an executive order delaying thetariff date for threeweeks, effectively giving trading partners an extension for talks.

Trumpalso said Monday night that his Aug. 1deadline was“not 100% firm”whenspeakingwith reporters, indicating then that he could be swayed by offers of additional concessions.

That caveat —paired with Trump signaling that he wasstill negotiating additionaldeals— fueled skepticism among some in Washington and on Wall Streetthatthe president would followthrough on his latest tariff threats.

On Tuesday, Trumpadopted a more stridenttoneasheaddressed reporters during aCabinet meeting, saying that despite previously indicating he was closetoatrade deal with India, he still planned to punishthe country for its participation in theBRICS forum. Trumpsaid the group of developing countries was “set up to hurt us.” “I can play that game too so anybody that’sinBRICS is getting a 10%” tariff addition, Trumpsaid.

Trumpalso said that he wasclose to sending theEuropean Union aletter unilaterally setting tariff rates, despite reported progress in trade talks with the bloc.

The president said that while European nations were now “treating us very nicely,” he remained frustrated over longstanding trade deﬁcits and digital services taxes and ﬁnes impacting U.S. technology companies.

“We’re probably twodays off from sending them aletter,” Trumpsaid. And, Trump said,hewould impose tariffs of 60% or 70% on some nations as he issued additional letters in the coming days.

“I just want youtoknowaletter meansadeal,” Trumpsaid.

Trump’slatest posturing came after traders seemed to initially shrug off his tariff demand letters issued Monday

But following his post on Tuesday, equities hit session lows, suggesting traders may believe thepresident is hardening in his determination to push forward.

The movewas only the latest in atrade agenda that has seen numerous delays andreversals as Trumphas used the threat of tariffs to reshape global trade ﬂows and pressurecompanies to shiftmore manufacturing jobs to the United States, roiling ﬁnancial markets in the process.

Trump initially announced the higherreciprocal ratesonover50 trading partners on April 2, but lowered thoserates temporarily to 10% for90days, allowing time fornegotiations. That deadline was set to expire this week, but Trumpsigned an executive order on Monday pushing implementation until Aug. 1.

While theadministration initially talkedupplans to hold concurrent negotiations with dozens of partners, so farthe U.S. hasonly ﬁnalized framework trade deals with the U.K. and Vietnam —with many keydetails still unresolved— and achieved atruce with China to lower rates, while Trumphas indicated a preferencefor just unilaterally imposing rates on countries.

The tariff notifications sent on Monday largely kept in place the ratesTrump hadearliersaidnations would face if talks did not secure agreements.

ATASTE OF WEST AFRICAAND NEWORLEANS SALON SUPPERCLUB

THURSDAY, JULY 17 | 6–9PM

Celebratethe NewAfrican Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations exhibition

Featuring GUESTCHEF SERIGNE MBAYE, owner and ChefofDakar NOLA, honored with the prestigious 2024 James BeardAward forBest NewRestaurant

Guestswill enjoypassedhorsd’oeuvres forthe patron hour and aprogressive dining event with cocktails,wonderful cuisine, art and entertainment

the NewAfrican Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations exhibition, featuringacollaborativeexhibition-inspired menu crafted by

Celebrate

Apair of Kimi masks(headpiececarvedbyDavid Sanou in the studio of André Sanou) performing greetingswith the leadgriot Tchiedo playing hisdrumbehind them Bindougossodistrict,Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso,May 3, 2022. PhotobyLisaHomann.

The crew was able to keep the heavy cruiser aﬂoat and sailedto Australia for mending enough to return to the United States, traveling backward, where the ship was repaired andcontinued ﬁghting for therest of World WarII.

On Monday,more than 70 years after the battle, researchers identiﬁed the bow of the USS New Orleans on the seaﬂoor near Guadalcanal.

“Toﬁnd the bow of this ship is an opportunity to remember thesacriﬁceofthis valiant crew,evenon one of the worst nights in U.S. Navy history,” Cox said.

Crucialbattle, historic find

The discovery was made during afour-hour dive in aremotely operatedvehicle investigating the seaﬂoor in what is called Iron Bottom Sound, where ﬁve majornaval engagementstookplace between August and December 1942 as part of the Battle of Guadalcanal, one of the major turning points in the war with Japan.

More than 20,000 personnelwere killed during the ﬁve-month period. Some 111 navalvessels and 1,450 aircraft were lost between Allied and Japanese forces.

The bow represents the largest piece of the ship still in existence, said Cory Graff, curatorand restoration manager at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans Therest of the vessel was scrapped in 1959 in Baltimore.

The bow also represents awar grave, he added.

“Some183 USSNew Orleans sailors were killed on theship that

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TheRepublicanpresident has repeatedlysaidvoters gavehim amandate for the work,and he tapped billionaire allyElon Musk to lead the charge through DOGE. Musk recently left his role.

“Today’sU.S. Supreme Court ruling is another deﬁnitivevictory for the President and his administration. It clearly rebukes thecontinued assaults on the President’s constitutionally authorized executive powers by leftist judges who

night, and many went down with the number one turret and separatedbow section,” he said.

The NationalWWII Museum on Magazine Street is preparing an exhibitonthe city’s namesake ship to opennext year

Workingwith the families of veterans,the museum plans to use artifacts, including ﬁre-scorched coins found on the deck afterthe battle and aslice of thewooden shoring that stabilized the frontof the vessel,aswellasdocumentation to tell the story of the “venerablevessel that nearly ‘saw it all’ in thePaciﬁc War, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to theJapanesesurrender,”Graff saidinanemail.

The bowwas ﬁrst identiﬁed during mapping operations by the UniversityofNew Hampshire’s uncrewed surfacevessel, DriX. A crew of archaeologists and experts aboard the Exploration VesselNautilus analyzedstructural details,

are trying to prevent the President from achievinggovernment efﬁciency across thefederal government,” White House spokesperson Harrison Fieldssaidina statement

Tens of thousands of federal workers havebeen fired, have left their jobsvia deferred resignation programs or have been placed on leave. There is no official figure for the job cuts, but at least 75,000 federal employees took deferred resignationand thousands of probationary workers havealready been let go In May,U.S.District JudgeSusan Illston foundthat Trump’sad-

paintwork and anchor configurationtoconfirmthe wreckage as part of the USS New Orleans (CA32),then took images.

“The wreck was located during seafloor mapping operations by an uncrewed surface vehicle, then investigated shortly thereafter by adeep-diving remotelyoperated vehicle, imageryfrom which was viewed in real-time by hundreds of experts around theworld, who all worked together to make apositive identiﬁcation of the ﬁnding,” Daniel Wagner,chief scientist with Ocean Exploration Trust, said in astatement Ocean Exploration Trust is a nonprofit trust supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationOceanExploration, which was authorized by Congress in 2009. In addition to NOAA Ocean Exploration, the explorers included the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, thegovernment of

ministration needscongressional approvaltomakesizable reductionstothe federalworkforce.By a2-1 vote, apanel of theU.S.9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block Illston’sorder,ﬁnding that the downsizing could have broader effects, including on the nation’s food-safetysystemand health care for veterans. Illston directed numerous federal agencies to halt acting on the president’sworkforce executive order signed in February and a subsequent memo issued by DOGE andthe OfﬁceofPersonnelManagement. Illstonwas nominated by former Democratic President Bill

the Solomon Islands, the University of NewHampshire Centerfor Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center,and representatives fromJapan,Australia and New Zealand.

Ahighlydecorated vessel

Cruisers like theUSS NewOrleanswere combat vessels usedto ﬁght offair attacksand bombard targets. They were smaller,faster andcheaper than battleships, but more heavily armed than destroyers.

This particular version of the USS New Orleans wasbuilt at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and launched on April 12,1933. It was sponsored by Cora S. Jahncke, the daughter of Ernest L. Jahncke, who was president of Jahncke Shipbuilding Co. in New Orleans. He had been the assistant secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover and oversaw the construction of the

Clinton.

The labor unions andnonproﬁt groups that sued over the downsizing offered thejustices several examples of what would happen if it were allowed to take effect, including cuts of 40% to 50% at several agencies. Baltimore, Chicagoand San Francisco wereamongthe cities that also sued.

“Today’s decisionhas dealta serious blow to ourdemocracy and puts servicesthatthe American peoplerely on in grave jeopardy This decision does not change the simple and clear fact that reorganizing government functions

seawallalong LakePontchartrain from the West End to Spanish Fort.

The USS New Orleanswas at Pearl HarboronDec. 7, 1941, and respondedtothe Japaneseair attack.Later,the vesselpulledUSS Lexington sailors from thewater during the Battle of the Coral Sea andscreened theUSS Enterprise aircraftcarrier during theBattle of Midway

Even getting its bow blown off wasn’tenough to stop the ship.

Stabilized,the NewOrleans proceeded to the nearby island of Tulagi. By the next daybreak, the crew had camouﬂaged the ship, as the Japanese were nearby.They then cleared away wreckage, removed damaged equipment, made minorrepairs and attached timber stays to stabilize the damaged front of the ship, according to the Navy damage report.

TheNew Orleans then sailed 1,800 milestoCockatoo Island near Sydney,Australia, for moreextensive repairs. The ship then headed 7,800 miles back to the U.S., making brief stops at Pago Pagoand Pearl Harbor

The USS New Orleans spent ﬁve months being refurbished and repaired at PugetSound Naval Shipyard near Seattle. The New Orleans reentered the warinAugust 1943.

The vesselthenparticipated in the bombardments of Wake Island, the Marshalls and Caroline Islands, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It was part of the invasions of Okinawa and the Philippines.

The vessel was decommissioned in 1947. The USS New Orleans received 17 battle stars, amongthe most awarded during World WarII. Email Mark Ballardat mballard@theadvocate.com.

andlaying offfederal workers en masse haphazardly without any congressional approval is not allowed by ourConstitution,”the parties that sued said in ajoint statement. Among the agencies affected by theorderare thedepartmentsof Agriculture,Energy,Labor,the Interior, State,the Treasury and Veterans Affairs. It also applies to the National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration, Social SecurityAdministration andEnvironmental Protection Agency The case nowcontinuesin Illston’scourt.

Tax cuts and changes

What’s changed: Much of the focus of the One Big Beautiful Bill surrounded creating additional tax cuts, while offsetting much of the subsequent revenue loss by slashing spending Some of the main tax changes added were:

n Retained tax breaks: The law makes permanent a series of tax cuts passed in 2017 during Trump’s ﬁrst presidential term, keeping roughly $3.8 trillion dollars of temporary individual and business tax breaks.

n New tax breaks: Several new tax breaks were added, including those that add new deductions for overtime and auto loans, allow businesses to write off equipment and research costs, and quadruple the cap on state and local deductions.

n Tip changes: The bill temporarily allows workers to deduct tips and overtime pay n Boost for older adults: Most adults 65 and older who earn no more than $75,000 a year can now temporarily get a $6,000 deduction. This change is in effect from 2025 to 2028.

In Louisiana: Generally, tax analysis experts estimate that 85% of the nation’s households would receive a tax cut in 2026 because of the bill. Lower income ﬁlers would save about $150. Middle income ﬁlers, who make $66,801 to $119,200 annually, would see about a $1,750 tax reduction on average. High income filers, those earning over $217,100 annually, would save about $12,540 on average. The median household income in Louisiana was $58,229 as of 2023, according to the latest available U.S Census Bureau data.

Workers who receive tips in Louisiana will also see a boost. According to Louisiana Workforce Commission data, over 197,000 people in the state reported working in accommodation and food services at the end of 2024, an industry that frequently relies on tip wages.

Medicaid

What’s changed: To pay for the additional tax cuts, the legislation reduces federal spending on Medicaid by 18%, a $1.1 trillion reduction over the next 10 years. Around 17 million Americans would lose health care coverage under the plan, according to the Congressional Budget Ofﬁce The full changes include:

n Work requirements: The law will require most adults from the ages of 18 to 65 to work, volunteer or go to school at least 80 hours a month in order to qualify States will have to verify eligibility twice a year beginning in 2027.

n New copays: A new $35 copayment can be charged to some patients using Medicaid services under the act n State contributions: The legislation adds restrictions on how states can tax hospitals, clinics and other health care providers to raise money for their portion of Medicaid ex-

penses. In Louisiana: Louisiana has the nation’s second-highest percentage of residents on Medicaid, with one-third of the population enrolled in the program. The Kaiser Family Foundation and other nonpartisan experts estimate that 267,550 Louisianans could lose their Medicaid coverage over the next 10 years because of the changes.

Louisiana is one of many states that have relied on provider taxes on hospitals to fund Medicaid. Some health care leaders worry limiting those taxes could affect Louisiana hospitals.

The adjustments may also lead to Louisiana paying an estimated $4 billion more for the program. If the state chooses not to pay the extra costs, it would have to let some people go without health insurance. However, many of the changes do not go into effect until after midterm elections in 2026.

Food stamp restrictions

What’s changed: As another cost saving measure, the One Big Beautiful Bill shifts some of the payments for food assistance, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from the federal government to states. States will now have to pay 75% of administrative costs for the program — up from 50%.

Additionally, starting in 2028, states will be required to pay a portion of SNAP food benefits if their payment error rate, which includes underpayments and overpayments, is above 6%.

The new law also expands work requirements for SNAP, requiring that most adults under 65 work or volunteer for 80 hours a month. Previous rules required work or volunteer hours for adults 54 and under

In Louisiana: Around 840,000 Louisianans, or about 18% of the state’s population, receive food stamps, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. In May, 75% of the state’s SNAP recipients lived below the poverty level. Work requirements are likely to decrease those numbers.

Louisiana’s share of SNAP administrative costs for the 2025 ﬁscal year is expected

receive each year, increasing the amount of money the states can get.

In Louisiana: As the state that receives the most offshore oil and gas revenue, Louisiana could see up to around $50 million more per year for over a decade because of the change in revenue sharing. The extra money must be used for coastal protection and restoration projects, a growing need in the state.

Clean energy cuts

What’s changed: Tax breaks designed to boost clean energy projects, specifically wind and solar power, were rolled back dramatically as part of the new law

vestments in the state, and slow Louisiana’s efforts to grow its clean energy industry alongside its oil and gas industry

Currently, Louisiana has 14 utility-scale solar farms, ﬁve of which were built last year, according to clean energy project tracker Clearview

to be around $38.5 million, according to DCFS spokesperson Amy Whitehead. If costs remained the same next year, Louisiana would need to pay more than $9 million more under the act’s new rules.

In 2024, Louisiana had a 6.62% payment error rate, according to the USDA. If the state maintained that same rate by 2028, it would be required to pay between 5% and 15% of SNAP beneﬁts.

Border enforcement

What’s changed: Trump’s immigration plans received a major funding boost thanks to the new legislation, which set aside $350 billion for bolstering national security, ﬁnishing the border wall and ramping up deportation efforts. Of that, $45 billion is allocated for immigration detention centers and another $30 billion is set aside to hire more Immigrations and Customs Enforcement personnel.

In Louisiana: Though it’s not clear yet how the money will be distributed among ICE facilities across the U.S., Louisiana houses nine immigration detention centers — the third most in the country — and could see them, and their staff numbers, grow

One of ICE’s 25 field ofﬁces, in charge of managing immigration enforcement and operations, is also located in New Orleans The office is responsible for enforcement operations in Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennes-

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B) that apublic hearing of FloridaParishesJuvenileJusticeCommission will be held at its regular meeting place at the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center located at 28528 US 190, Covington, La 70433, on Monday,August 11, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approvaloradopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forward to rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum. The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millage is $14,593,200.00, and the amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase is $2,193,200.00.

see.

Offshore oil revenue

What’s changed: A less talkedabout provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill changes the formula that determines the share of offshore revenue that Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama

The tax credits, created under former President Joe Biden, will phase out swiftly in the next few years.

Projects would need to start construction within the next year to qualify for the old tax credit.

In Louisiana: The tax credit rollback will likely threaten jobs and solar and wind in-

Though there aren’t any land-based wind farms in Louisiana yet, currently, at least ﬁve utility-scale wind projects are in development in the state. However last-minute tweaks by the U.S. Senate keeping some tax breaks for hydrogen, battery storage and nuclear plants protects some Louisiana-area investments, including a proposed $4.7 billion facility in Ascension Parish.

The Associated Press and staff writers Mark Ballard

Family of Ala. teen shot by police seeksvideo

BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press

HOMEWOOD,Ala. Lawyers representing the family of aBlack teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb said the state’s refusal to release body-camera video during an investigation is fueling mistrust over the shooting.

“All this family wants is transparency plus accountability.And that’show we get back to trust. We’re not asking for anything elsethat you wouldn’twant if it was your child,” Ben Crump, a civilrightsattorney, said during aTuesday press conference withfamily members

Family members of Jabari Peoples and lawyers representing the familyheld a news conference Tuesday as they continue to seek access to the body-camera footage

of thefatal shooting.

Peoples,18, was shot June 23 by apolice ofﬁcer in the parking lot of asoccer ﬁeld in Homewood, an affluent suburb near the central city of Birmingham

The Homewood Police Department said the officer firedhis weaponafter Peoples grabbed at agun from acar door during ascuffle as theofficer was tryingto arrest himfor marijuana possession.

Thefamily is disputing the policeversion of events and said Peoples did not have agun when he was approached, according to an eyewitness. Leroy Maxwell Jr., an attorney representing the family,said Peoples was shot in the back.

The Homewood Police Department said the details surrounding the incident are “clearly captured” on the ofﬁcer’sbody camera. The de-

partment has not released theidentityofthe ofﬁcer

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency,which is reviewing the use of force, haspossession of thevideo buthas declined to release it during the investigation. A 2023 state law that governs release of police recordings says an agency may choose to not disclose therecording if it would impact an active lawenforcementinvestigation

“ALEA’s investigation into the ofﬁcer-involvedshooting that occurred in Homewood remains ongoing,” Amanda Wasden,a spokesperson for theAlabama Law EnforcementAgency,wrote in a Tuesday email.

Activists have staged regular protests in Homewood since theshooting.

Crump said Tuesday that police could “shut us up” by releasing the video.

BY KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press

ATLANTA— Ajudge has ordered amental evaluationofthe Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

Ajudge in November found Jose Ibarra guilty of murder and other crimes in Riley’sFebruary 2024 killing and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ibarra is seeking anew trial, and his lawyers asked thejudge to order amental evaluation as partofthat process.

Clarke CountySuperior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard’sorder for amental evaluation was sent to the

state Department of BehavioralHealthand Developmental Disabilities Tuesday, according to aletter filed with the court.

Riley’skilling became part of thenational debate about immigration during last year’spresidentialcampaign. Ibarra had entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 and was allowedtostay while he pursued his immigration case, federal immigration authorities said after his arrest.

President Donald Trump in January signed into law the Laken Riley Act, which requires the detentionof unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

Prosecutors saidIbarra encounteredRileywhile she was running on the University of Georgia campus on Feb. 22 and killed her during

astruggle. Riley,22, was a student at Augusta UniversityCollege of Nursing, which also hasacampus in Athens, about 70 mileseast of Atlanta. In acourt ﬁling last month, Ibarra’spost-conviction attorneys, James Luttrell and David Douds, said they believe Ibarra suffers from “congenital deﬁciency” that could make him“incapable of preparing adefense and standing trial.” Ibarra “lacks the mental capacity” to understand the proceedings, and his attorney wrote that he believesthat was the case at the timeofthe killing and at the timeoftrial. Ibarra, 27, had waivedhis righttoajurytrial,meaning it wasuptoAthens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard alone to hear and decidethe case.

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTO By KIM CHANDLER

Vivian Sterling,center,and William Peoples holds aphoto of their son, Jabari Peoples, as attorneyBen Crump, farleft, speaks to reporters in Homewood, Ala., on Tuesday

Macron begins three-day state visit to U.K.

Says France, Britain will ‘save Europe’

BY JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

LONDON French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy, law and international order in a dangerous world.

On a state visit that mixed royal pageantry with tough political talks on Ukraine and migration, Macron said Europe must strengthen its economy and de-

fenses and reduce its dependence “on both the U.S. and China.”

Macron’s three-day trip, at the invitation of King Charles III, is the ﬁrst state visit to the U.K. by a European Union head of state since Brexit, and a symbol of the U.K. government’s desire to reset relations with the bloc after Britain acrimoniously left the EU in 2020.

Macron addressed members of both houses of Britain’s Parliament packed into the building’s ornate Royal Gallery

He said the two countries represent “a world order based on law, justice and respect for territorial integrity, an order that is today being attacked on a daily basis.”

“The United Kingdom and

Basile.

Hundreds of Kashanian’s neighbors and friends later sent letters to his ofﬁce touting her standing in the community, the congressman said.

After reviewing Kashanian’s case, Scalise came away with the view that she wasn’t treated fairly when she had an asylum claim rejected in the 1980s despite her father’s affiliation with the deposed U.S.-backed Shah. He urged the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, to let her live at home while the department reviews a fresh claim.

The agency agreed.

“The more I got involved, the more I realized that, No. 1, I think they made a mistake in the ’80s when they rejected her asylum claim,” Scalise said. “And I think they should look at her case again based on the totality of the decades in which she’s served in this community.”

Scalise said he acted as a “liaison” between Kashanian and Homeland Security as he often does with constituents facing challenges with federal agencies

“I surely don’t guarantee any outcome, but she’s going to get a new hearing, and it’s going to be a fair process,” he said.

ICE agents wearing plainclothesanddrivingunmarked vehicles arrested Kashanian, 64, on June 22 while she was gardening outside her house.

For more than two weeks during which she lived at the facility in Basile, Kashanian became a rallying cry for residents and for politicians critical of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

Supporters have noted her deep community ties and called her detention a symbol of how Trump’s immigration crackdown is increasingly capturing people without criminal backgrounds

Kashanian had lived in New Orleans in 1978, has no criminal history and regularly attended ICE appointments under a deal with the agency that allowed her to stay in the country for decades although she lacked legal status. Her arrest came hours after U.S. military forces bombed targets in Kashanian’s home country

It was unclear what conditions, if any ICE imposed on her release Tuesday. An ICE spokesperson did not respond to detailed questions about the case, including whether Kashanian could face deportation in the future. Kaitlynn Milne said her mother is requesting privacy and declined an interview request.

Roots in New Orleans

Kashanian volunteered for Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina, rebuilding homes in hard-hit neighborhoods, and later worked as a caregiver for the elderly

She tried repeatedly over the years to secure legal status without success. She arrived in the United States legally on a student visa in 1978, according to family and federal ofﬁcials When that visa expired in 1983, she ﬁled her initial asylum claim, arguing that her father’s past work for the U.S.backed Shah, whose government fell in 1979, meant that returning to Iran could expose her to persecution. That claim was eventually rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Kashanian also sought a green card under a program for spouses of U.S. citizens after marrying Russ Milne in 1990. She was rejected in that process, too, due to a previous marriage that ofﬁcials deemed fraudulent, her family has said.

Immigration authorities later granted her a “stay of removal” — an agreement issued at ICE’s discretion pausing a deportation order as long as the subject follows certain conditions. For Kashanian, one of those conditions was a requirement that she arrive at regular appointments with immigration ofﬁcials.

Family members say she never missed an appointment.

Kashanian, her family said, was never alerted that her status had shifted or that she had become a target for removal once Trump took ofﬁce in January

Agents handcuffed her outside of her home and pushed her into the back of an unmarked truck on June 22, according to a witness, before driving her to a county jail in Mississippi, where she spent a night before being taken to ICE detention in

France must once again show the world that our alliance can make all the difference,” Macron said, adding that “we will save Europe by our example and our solidarity.”

He said that even though Britain has left the EU, “the United Kingdom cannot stay on the sidelines. Because defense and security, competitiveness, democracy — the very core of our identity — are connected across Europe as a continent.”

The French president and his wife, Brigitte Macron, were treated to the full force of British ceremonial charm, a far cry from the chilly relations of 2022, when thenForeign Secretary Liz Truss said that the “jury is out” on whether

Agenda drew blowback

Tallying a precise count of people who have been detained after having stays of removal revoked is difficult, according to people in the world of immigration enforcement. But after Kashanian’s arrest, Homero López, a New Orleans-based immigration attorney and former immigration judge, said he was aware of agents targeting people with similar status as they seek to fulﬁll massive new deportation quotas Trump implemented days before Kashanian was arrested.

Also difﬁcult to tally is the number of people ICE has detained under Trump who were later released.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the immigration enforcement agency, in February acknowledged releasing hundreds of migrants due to constraints on detention space and difﬁculty deporting some immigrants to their countries of origin.

The administration has since moved to build more detention space, and won a victory before the U.S. Supreme Court that allows ofﬁcials to deport some migrants to countries other than where they came from Kashanian’s arrest drew national media attention and blowback from public officials. Coupled with the ﬂood of constituent letters to officials like Scalise, the outcry was enough to grant her case a second look, people involved in the discussion said.

Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Joe Giarrusso, Kashanian’s representative on the New Orleans City Council, each pushed for ICE to reverse her detention. Both Landrieu and Giarrusso are Democrats.

“America can be tough, we can protect ourselves and be safe,” Landrieu said in a video posted on Instagram following Kashanian’s arrest.

“But we should not be cruel. The case of Donna is an example of the Trump administration’s cruelty which we should not allow.”

Like Scalise, Giarrusso said he received piles of letters from constituents extolling Kashanian’s contributions to New Orleans.

“I’m just happy she’s home,” Giarrusso said Tues-

Macron was a friend or a foe.

The Macrons were greeted at London’s RAF Northolt air base by Prince William and his wife Catherine wearing a dress by French design house Christian Dior — before being met by King Charles and Queen Camilla in Windsor, west of London. They were driven to the almost 1,000-year-old royal residence of Windsor Castle in horse-drawn carriages, through streets bedecked in Union Jacks and French tricolor ﬂags.

The king and queen hosted a banquet for the Macrons at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening, with 160 guests including politicians, diplomats and celebrities such as Mick Jagger and Elton John.

As monarch, Charles is expected to be above politics, but he spoke about the support Britain and France give Ukraine “in defense of our shared values,” noted the challenge of “irregular migration across the English Channel” and said the two countries face “complex threats, emanating from multiple directions. “As friends and as allies, we face them together,” Charles said. Politics will take center stage on Wednesday, when Macron sits down for talks with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on migration, defense and investment — including a 12.5% stake by French energy ﬁrm EDF in a new nuclear power plant planned for eastern England.

b1Bank reaches deal for $79.9M acquisition

b1Bank said it has reached a $79.9 million deal to acquire north Louisiana-based Progressive Bank.

B1Bank will issue more than 3 million shares of stock to Progressive shareholders, which will give them a 9.3% stake in the business. At the end of Tuesday, b1Bank stock closed at $26.07 a share.

The deal, which is set to close in early 2026, has received unanimous approval from the board of directors for both banks. It still needs approval from regulators and Progressive shareholders. Progressive Bank was founded 50 years ago in Winnsboro The bank has nine branches in Winnsboro, Monroe, West Monroe, Bossier City and Shreveport.

Progressive Bank had $680.7 million in deposits as of June 2024, according to the fdic.gov. Baton Rouge based b1Bank had nearly $5.6 billion in total deposits.

B1Bank is the largest Louisiana-based bank, in terms of total deposits statewide Ofﬁcials said the deal will expand the bank’s presence in north Louisiana

“It deepens our Louisiana footprint, strengthens our deposit and liquidity proﬁles, and results in an economically strengthened shared franchise,” Jude Melville, b1Bank chair, president and CEO said in a statement.

Plans are for George Cummings III, chair and CEO of Progressive Bank, to join the b1 board of directors. David Hampton, the president of Progressive Bank, will become b1Bank’s vice chair of the north Louisiana market.

Wall Street ends mixed amid new tariff deadlines

A choppy day in the markets left major U.S. stock indexes little changed Tuesday as the Trump administration pressed its campaign to win more favorable trade deals with nations around the globe by leaning into tariffs on goods coming into the U.S.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% a day after posting its biggest loss since mid-June The benchmark index remains near its all-time high set last week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 0.4% The Nasdaq composite eked out a gain of less than 0.1%, staying near its own record high.

The sluggish trading came as the market was coming off a broad sell-off following the Trump administration’s decision to impose new import tariffs set to go into effect next month on more than a dozen nations.

Trump Media files for ‘Crypto Blue Chip ETF’

President Donald Trump continues to expand his crypto-related offerings, this time with a planned exchange-traded fund tied to the prices of ﬁve popular cryptocurrencies

Trump Media & Technology Group, a Florida company that operates the Truth Social media platform, announced Tuesday it had ﬁled paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to launch the “Crypto Blue Chip ETF” later this year

The proposed ETF would have 70% of its holdings in bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, 15% in ethereum, the second-most popular and 8% in solana, a cryptocurrency popular in the meme coin community

The fund would hold 5% in the cryptocurrency developed by the company Ripple and 2% in the crypto created by the exchange Crypto.com, which will act as the ETF’s digital custodian.

Trump Media previously announced plans for a crypto ETF with just bitcoin and ethereum. It’s unclear if the company plans to move forward with that ETF offering. Trump Media did not immediately return a request for comment.

Cryptocurrency-based ETFs make it easier for investors to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies without having to buy them directly These funds have exploded in popularity since bitcoin ETFs began trading in U.S. markets last year

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Amazon extends its Prime Day discounts

BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP retail writer

NEWYORK Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z shoppers amid tariff-related price worries and possibly some consumer boredom with an event marking its 11th year

For the first time, Seattlebased Amazon is holding the now-misnamed Prime Day over four days. The e-commerce giant’s promised blitz of summer deals for Prime members started Tuesday morning and ends Friday Amazon launched Prime Day in 2015 and expanded it to two days in 2019. The company said this year’s longer version would have deals dropping as often as every 5 minutes during certain periods.

Prime members ages 18-24, who pay $7.49 per month instead of the $14.99 that older customers not eligible for discounted rates pay for free shipping and other beneﬁts, will receive 5% cash back on their purchases for a limited time.

Amazon executives declined to comment on the potential impact of tariffs on Prime Day deals. The event is taking place two and a half months after an online news report sparked speculation that Amazon planned to display added tariff costs next to product prices on its website.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced the purported change as a “hostile and political act” before Amazon clariﬁed the idea had been floated for its low-cost Haul storefront but never approved.

Amazon’s past success with using Prime Day to drive sales and attract new members spurred other major retail chains to schedule competing sales in July

Best Buy, Target and Walmart are repeating the practice this year

Like Amazon, Walmart is adding two more days to its promotional period, which started Tuesday and runs through July 13. The nation’s largest retailer is making its summer deals available in stores as well as online for the ﬁrst time.

Amazon expanded Prime Day this year because shoppers “wanted more time to shop and save,” Amazon Prime Vice President Jamil Ghani recently told The Associated Press.

Analysts are unsure the extra days will translate into more purchases, given that renewed inflation worries and potential price increases from tariffs may make consumers less willing to spend. Amazon doesn’t disclose Prime Day sales ﬁgures but said last year that the event achieved record global sales.

Adobe Digital Insights predicts that the sales event will drive $23.8 billion in overall online spending from Tuesday to Friday, 28.4% more than the similar period last year In 2024 and 2023, online sales increased 11% and 6.1% during the comparable four days of July

Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights, noted that Amazon’s move to stretch the sales event to four days is a big opportunity to “really amplify and accelerate the spending velocity.”

Caila Schwartz, director of consumer insights and strategy at software company Salesforce, noted that July sales in general have lost some momentum in recent years. Amazon is not a Salesforce Commerce Cloud customer, so the business software company doesn’t have access to the online giant’s e-commerce sales and so is not privy to Prime

Day ﬁgures.

“What we saw last year was that (shoppers) bought and then they were done, ” Schwartz said. “We know that the consumer is still really cautious. So it’s likely we could see a similar pattern where they come out early, they’re ready to buy and then they take a step back.”

Amazon executives reported in May that the company and many of its third-party sellers tried to beat big import tax bills by stocking up on foreign goods before President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect. And because of that move, a fair number of third-party sellers hadn’t changed their pricing at that time, Amazon said.

Adobe Digital Insights’ Pandya expects discounts to remain on par with last year and for other U.S. retail companies to mark 10% to 24% off the manufacturers’ suggested retail price between Tuesday and Friday Salesforce’s Schwartz said she’s noticed retailers becoming more precise with their discounts, such as offering promotion codes that apply to selected products instead of their entire websites.

Amazon Prime and other July sales have historically helped jump-start back-to-school spending and encouraged advance planners to buy other seasonal merchandise earlier. Analysts said they expected U.S. consumers to make purchases this week out of fear that tariffs will make items more expensive later

Brett Rose, CEO of United National Consumer Supplies, a wholesale distributor of overstocked goods like toys and beauty products, thinks shoppers will go for items like beauty essentials.

“They’re going to buy more everyday items,” he said.

TSA eyes shoes-off policy end

BY MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP business writer

For the ﬁrst time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports.

The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports. If implemented, it would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down a ﬂight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.

The travel newsletter Gate Access was first to report that the security screening change is coming. ABC News reported on an internal memo sent to TSA ofﬁcers last week that states the new policy allows travelers to keep their shoes on during standard screenings at many U.S. airports, beginning Sunday That would expand to all airports shortly

The plan is for the change to occur at all U.S. airports soon the memo said. Travelers have previously been able to skirt the extra security requirement if they participate in the TSA PreCheck program, which costs around $80 for ﬁve years. The program allows airline passengers to get through the screening process without removing shoes, belts or light jackets.

All passengers between the ages of 12 and 75 are required to remove their shoes, which are scanned along with carry-on luggage.

The TSA has not ofﬁcially conﬁrmed the reported security screening change yet.

“TSA and DHS are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance passenger experience and our strong security posture,” a TSA spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday “Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through ofﬁcial channels.”

The TSA began in 2001 when President George W. Bush signed legislation for its creation two months after the 9/11 attacks The agency included federal airport screeners that replaced the private companies airlines had used to handle security Over the years, the TSA has continued to look for ways to enhance its security measures, including testing facial recognition technology and implementing Real ID requirements.

One of the most prominent friction points for travelers is the TSA at screening checkpoints. Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked the public in an April social media post what would make travel more seamless.

Investors snap up growing share of U.S. homes

Traditional buyers struggle to afford one

BY ALEX VEIGA AP business writer

LOS ANGELES Real estate inves-

tors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out many other would-be homebuyers. Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the ﬁrst three months of the year were bought by investors — the highest share in at least ﬁve years, according to a report by real estate data provider BatchData.

2020 and 2023, the share of homes bought by investors averaged 18.5%. All told, investors bought 265,000 homes in the January-March quar-

ter an increase of 1.2% from the same period a year earlier, the

said. Despite the modest annual increase, the rise in the share of investor home purchases is more a reﬂection of how much the housing market has slowed as traditional buyers face growing affordability constraints, according to BatchData. The U.S. housing market has been in a sales slump since early 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. Home sales fell last year to their lowest level in nearly 30 years. They’ve remained sluggish so far this year as many prospective homebuyers have been discouraged by elevated mortgage rates and home prices that have kept climbing, though more slowly As home sales have slowed, properties are taking longer to

sell. That’s led to a sharply higher inventory of homes on the market, beneﬁting investors and other home shoppers who can afford to bypass current mortgage rates by paying in cash or tapping home equity gains.

“As traditional buyers struggle with affordability, investors with cash and ﬁnancing advantages are stepping in to maintain transaction volume,” according to the report.

BatchData analyzes U.S. home sales records to determine which properties were purchased by investors. These could include vacation homes or rentals, but not a homebuyer’s primary residence. Investors bought 1.2 million homes in 2024, up from an average of 1.1 million homes a year going back to 2020, according to BatchData. Even so, investor-owned homes account for roughly 20% of the

nation’s 86 million single-family homes, the ﬁrm said. Of those, mom-and-pop investors, or those who own between 1 and 5 homes, account for 85% of all investor-owned residential properties, while those with between 6 and 10 properties account for another 5%.

Institutional investors that own 1,000 or more homes account for only about 2.2% of all investorowned homes, the ﬁrm said. And that number could get smaller, amid signs that large institutional investors are scaling back home purchases.

Out of a group of eight of the biggest companies that own and lease single-family houses, including Invitation Homes and American Homes 4 Rent, six sold more homes in the second quarter than they bought, according to data from Parcl Labs.

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Council to address parade permits

With Oshun in limbo, clear process sought

BY DOUG MacCASH and SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writers

Mardi Gras parade permits are precious. They allow organizations to present the glittering, blaring processions known around the globe. But the process of acquiring a parade permit in New Orleans can be chaotic. There are already more parades than the city’s Carnival code once allowed, with no routine way for obsolete parades to be retired or new parades to be added.

Jefferson Parish creates ‘design district’

Move to be ‘shopping destination’ for designers

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

Scattered across 320 acres on the Orleans-Jefferson Parish line, nearly 20 interior design shops have cropped up around Old Jefferson over the past decade.

Now, business leaders hope to capitalize and grow that presence with a new special district for arts, culture and interior design stores.

The Jefferson Parish Economic Development District announced Tuesday the creation of a Design District in Old Jefferson, bound by Monticello Avenue, River Road, Harding Street and the Earhart Expressway

The district already includes 17 furnishers, homeware suppliers and interior design shops as its members.

The Jefferson Parish Council already approved the new district last month, and will vote at its July 23 meeting whether to make it an economic development district with tax incentives, such as the state’s Restoration Tax Abatement program, which prevents businesses from having to pay additional property taxes on any renovations or expansions for up to 10 years.

Parish officials said the idea for the new district originated from Karin Nelson, owner of the Design Center of New Orleans at 1200 Monticello Ave.

“There are so many talented designers and great design happening in our region, it just made sense,” Nelson said “If we could create a design district, it would give designers a local shopping destination instead of having to trek to Atlanta or Houston or Dallas to work on our projects.”

Design districts are commonplace in major cities like Dallas and Miami as a means of concentrating art, fashion, culture, shopping and design stores into one walkable area — similar to New Orleans’ Magazine Street and its miles-long stretch of colorful storefronts and popular restaurants.

Jefferson’s “design district” almost exclusively caters to interior design showrooms and homeware suppliers, including NOLA Rugs, Budget Blinds of New Orleans and Shades of Light.

In addition to the proposed economic development district, JEDCO also launched a dedicat-

On Tuesday, New Orleans City Council members said they plan to address the mess.

A recent financial flap in the Krewe of Oshun helped inspire the council to clarify the permitting process, according to Morrell.

The Krewe of Oshun stages the first float parade in New Orleans’ official Mardi Gras season. This

Council President JP Morrell said his ofﬁce has begun drafting an ordinance that will establish a clear process for groups to apply for a prized Mardi Gras parade slot. Morrell said the goal is to create a public, transparent waitlist and “objective criteria” that ofﬁcials can use to add parades to the lineup.

year the krewe found itself with fewer riders than it expected, and therefore unable to make the required $50,000 advance payments to its ﬂoat builder, Jack Rizzuto.

Rizzuto delivered Oshun’s ﬂoats anyway In exchange, Rizzuto said he hoped to become captain of the cash-strapped krewe in order to ensure its survival, and its ability to pay him what he was owed.

In June, Gian Durand, an attorney who reigned in 2025 as the ﬁrst Black queen of the ALLA parade, charged in to challenge Rizzuto

for control of the krewe. In an interview Tuesday, Durand says she has been elected the captain of Oshun and president of the board of directors. Durand says she plans to pay the organization’s debt to Rizzuto as soon as she and the ﬂoat builder arrive at an exact ﬁgure. “I’ll loan the krewe whatever money they need to go forward,” she said. A temporary restraining order against Rizzuto was dropped by

SET FOR AUCTION

Starting bid for Carver Theater is $2M

BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer

Once advertised as “America’s ﬁnest theater exclusively for colored patrons,” the Carver Theater in Treme is headed to the auction block this month.

The starting bid for the New Orleans landmark and surrounding parcels is $2 million in the online auction, scheduled to run from July 17-23.

Named after the pioneering Black scientist George Washington Carver, the historic theater was built in 1950 and served as a mecca for African American moviegoers during the segregation era. In stark contrast with segregated

downtown cinemas and other local theaters in predominantly Black neighborhoods, the Carver was “as good or better than any White theater in town,” according to late New Orleans theater owner and operator Rene Brunet.

Brunet, who assisted with the research that led to its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, described the 1,050-seat Carver as the “best ‘colored’ theater in New Orleans and perhaps the entire South.”

Located across the street from the Laﬁtte housing development, the cinema closed in 1980 and became the Carver Medical Clinic until it was submerged in about 5 feet of ﬂoodwater from Hurricane Katrina in 2005

Local optometrist Dr Eugene Oppman, who had purchased the property for $240,000 in 1991, led an $8 million post-Katrina restoration project

Study tallies kills from menhaden fishing

Results show redfish bycatch below legal levels

BY MIKE SMITH Staff writer

A closely watched study of how many redﬁsh and other species the industrial menhaden industry nets and ultimately kills off of Louisiana’s coast shows the numbers are not as bad as some had feared, but recreational anglers called the results concerning nonetheless.

Industry ofﬁcials pointed to the study as evidence that they did not deserve to be viliﬁed, particularly given their economic contributions to the state Conserva-

tionists highlighted the effects on redﬁsh in particular while calling for further precautions.

The results showed the industry’s overall bycatch for all species remains signiﬁcantly below the amount allowed under state law Still, further battles may be ahead over where and how the menhaden industry should drop its expansive nets.

State Rep. Joe Orgeron, R-Golden Meadow, who has previously worked to tighten regulations on the menhaden industry, praised the rigor of the study and said he was glad to see the survivability of redﬁsh that become entangled in menhaden nets was higher than previously thought.

“At least we’ve got a baseline

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with the help of federal and state tax credits.

“I’ve spent every penny I had, my retirement, my child’s college fund, to get it to where we could get it for the closing to get the tax credit,” Oppman told The Times-Picayune before its 2014 reopening.

The renovation converted the brick building’s interior to a multipurpose performance and event space with an 800-person capacity while restoring its distinctive red signage. In 2015, the project received a Louisiana Landmark Society Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.

During the past decade, it has held concerts, theatrical performances, jazz showcases, conferences and even funerals. Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Couple pleads guilty in 2023 Harvey shooting

Incident outside bar left one dead, another paralyzed

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

A couple scheduled to stand trial for murder this week instead pleaded guilty in connection with a double shooting that left a Kenner man dead and his teenage brother paralyzed from the waist down, according to court records. Carolina Morales, 36, and her boyfriend, Maynor Ramos, 27, pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of manslaughter They were accused of killing 31-year-old Carlos Galvez Jr

The couple also pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the case, according to court records. Jefferson Parish prosecutors had been prepared to argue that Morales and Ramos were the aggressors in a parking lot confrontation outside of a Harvey nightclub that ended with gunﬁre from both defendants and not for the ﬁrst time, according to court records. Galvez, his then-17-year-old brother and two cousins went to Rumba Bar & Grill in the 2000 block of Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey about 1 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2023, to hang out, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s

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The Carver Theater, located on Orleans Avenue in New Orleans, once was advertised as ‘America’s finest theater exclusively for colored patrons.’ The Treme landmark is headed to the auction block later this month.

St. Tammany warns of elevated West Nile risk

Infected mosquitoes found across parish, officials say

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

St. Tammany Parish is at an elevated risk for West Nile virus, the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District said Tuesday, noting that the district collected over three times as many pools of mosquitoes with West Nile virus in

June as it did at the same time last year

The infected mosquitoes came from traps across the parish, from Covington to Slidell, which indicates an elevated risk to residents throughout the parish, the agency said in a news release.

The agency collects mosquitoes from over 130 sites from February through November As of July 8, the agency had collected 22 pools of mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus from 13 different sites. This time last year, they had collected six, according to St.

Man killed in truck crash in St. Tammany

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

A man was killed in a singlevehicle crash in St. Tammany Parish on Monday after the truck he was driving overturned and came to rest on its roof, according to Louisiana State Police.

Houston Dutruch, 64, of Greenberg was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, troopers said. Troopers responded to the crash on La. 40 near Bark-

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the krewe as negotiations continued. Considering that Rizzuto is contracted to produce the 2026 and 2027 parades, he said he may be owed as much as $200,000 overall.

“At this point it’s a waiting game,” Rizzuto said on Tuesday “but at some point we’re going to start suing.”

Rizzuto argues that if Oshun can’t pay, it is in violation of the city’s Carnival ordinances and should lose its parade permit

Morrell said that the “implosion of Oshun” has underscored that “there are tremendous costs associated with running a Mardi Gras krewe.” Part of what the new ordinance would do is establish a process to evaluate whether people throwing their hat in the ring for a parade slot are “properly capitalized to actually produce a krewe,” he said.

“What we don’t want to do is to bring krewes off the waiting list and set them up for failure,” said Morrell.

The waiting list that Morrell mentioned presumably prioritizes organizations that are in the wings, but the list has thus far not been revealed.

After the controversial Krewe of Nyx was booted off the parade schedule in 2024 for code violations, Morrell said, there was a “gold rush” for the open permit

“I think we had ﬁve krewes simultaneously all say we’re next on the list, and we really didn’t have a completely objective way to say, ‘No, this person’s claim is viable and this person’s claim is not,’ ” said Morrell. The Nyx parade was not replaced.

Morrell predicted that conceiving a new permitting process would not take place overnight

“Doing something of this magnitude is going to be a multimonth endeavor,” he said, adding that the council would solicit feedback from the Police Department and Carnival leaders.

Currently 34 official float parades are permitted each Carnival season The last parade to be issued a new permit was the Legion of Mars parade, devoted to emergency ﬁrst responders, which ﬁrst rolled solo in 2023

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er Road north of Covington around 9:30 a.m. Dutruch was driving a 1998 Ford F-800 pulling a trailer and traveling south on the highway when the Ford veered off the roadway to the right, troopers said.

The truck hit a culvert and overturned, landing on its roof

The crash remains under investigation Dutruch was wearing a seat belt and a routine toxicology sample was obtained from him, troopers said

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Tammany Mosquito Abatement Director Kevin Caillouet.

Of the pools with mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus, 91% were from neighborhoods with a high density of onsite sewage disposal systems, which often eject partially treated sewage into ditches that, in turn, become breeding grounds for mosquitoes with the virus, according to the news release.

The Louisiana Department of Health reported one human in St. Tammany was infected with West Nile virus as of June 28, Caillouet

noted. The agency encouraged residents to make sure their septic systems are working properly and to control vegetation in the ditches so the agency’s larval treatment can work. The agency sprays larval treatment on over 600 miles of roadside ditches every ﬁve days in the summer, according to the news release.

The agency also recommended individuals use mosquito repellent, avoid peak mosquito biting times and wear long-sleeve shirts and pants.

Cleco lineman’s death ruled accidental electrocution

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

The death of a Cleco line worker on the northshore on July 2 was ruled accidental, according to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office on Tuesday

Wade Singletary, 38, of Pearl River died from low-voltage electrocution, according to the coroner’s ofﬁce.

Facebook posts by the Slidell Police Department and St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said Singletary died on the job. The Sheriff’s Office called him “a devoted line-

now on how this very important industry here in Louisiana operates,” Orgeron said “I look forward to continuing to see where this takes us.”

The study released Tuesday is the latest chapter in a long struggle involving recreational anglers, charter captains and the three plants that process menhaden caught in waters off Louisiana. The oily ﬁsh, also known as pogy and averaging about 8 inches long, are ground up for use in products such as animal feed, fertilizer and supplements.

Louisiana accounts for nearly all Gulf menhaden commercial catch.

Other Gulf states, known for their beach tourism, have far tighter regulations on industrial-scale fishing. Louisiana’s river-nourished coastal habitat also means menhaden are especially plentiful here.

Mixed results

Charter captains and conservation groups have repeatedly raised alarms over what they see as damage to the state’s already fragile redﬁsh and speckled trout populations. The industry has stressed the jobs and residual economic beneﬁts it brings to the state, while contending its bycatch is minimal in comparison to the overall recreational catch.

The bycatch study ﬁnanced by the state but carried out by an independent ﬁrm under the guidance of the Gulf States Marine Fisher-

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ed loan fund through its ﬁnancing arm for businesses seeking to expand in the district.

“We’re excited about the things we can do to drive the further building of this community,” JEDCO Executive Director Jerry Bologna said “This is just the beginning. This is the naming and the christening of this district, but we are very excited about the path ahead.”

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delivered his 2015 State of the City address from the Carver, and Snoop Dogg performed there during Jazz Fest the following year Later in 2016, Oppman listed the theater and his nearby properties for sale for $5.5 million after a larger commercial development plan sputtered. But instead of selling, he decided to appoint a new general manager, who launched an ambitious new music series in 2017. But ﬁnancial challenges continued to bedevil the revitalization ef-

fort, leading to foreclosure litigation ﬁled by Hollywood producer Bob Yari in 2020. According to court ﬁlings, the property owner defaulted on loans secured against the theater, which Yari acquired from a Malaysian business magnate when the issuing bank went under Last year, a judge awarded a $2.3 million judgment in favor of Yari, according to court records. But enforcement was paused pending Oppman’s appeal, where oral arguments have been scheduled for September SVN Gilmore Auction & Realty Company is handling the sale. David Gilmore, managing director of the company and a national auc-

ies Commission, was conducted in 2024. The results were detailed at a meeting of the state’s Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Tuesday

The numbers were mixed. They showed that significantly more redﬁsh survive after being netted and released by the industry than some had feared, and total bycatch of all species amounted to 3.6% by weight — well below the 5% threshold allowed by law

The raw numbers showed about 22,000 redfish, officially known as red drum, killed by the industry in 2024. An estimated 791,000 redfish were landed by recreational anglers in the same year though that number does not include fish that were thrown back and later died.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries used the results to extrapolate across the decade from 2015 to 2024. Its scientists calculated that the industry accounted for 9.9% of dead redﬁsh, measured by weight, over that time period and recreational anglers the remainder.

As for trout over the same period, the menhaden industry killed an estimated 2.7% by weight it said.

Additional steps?

The results prompted sharply different conclusions.

Francois Kuttel, president of Westbank Fishing, whose menhaden fleet fishes out of Empire, said the industry had adopted equipment upgrades for 2025 related to its excluder devices that had helped improve the survivability of redfish. Further upgrades were being evaluated. He said the study “corrected the perception that this industry is out there just raping and pillaging.”

man who tragically lost his life while serving our community.”

Singletary was a husband and father of three children and was wellknown in Pearl River, WWL Louisiana reported.

In a Facebook post Saturday, Cleco identiﬁed Singletary as the supervisor of distribution construction in Slidell. A Cleco spokesperson declined to discuss the details of the accident.

“It’s shown us a way forward, and it’s not necessarily the way forward that we’ve been going at each other up until now,” he said, referring to battles with recreational anglers and conservation groups. Chris Macaluso, of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, said the estimated 22,000 redfish killed last year still signaled a problem, especially since many of those ﬁsh were likely of spawning age. His organization also pointed to the tens of millions of smaller fish important to the food chain killed by the industry

“I would suggest that there be some potential additional steps that could be taken in this industry to allow more of those redﬁsh to escape and survive and therefore spawn,” he said at the meeting.

The long-brewing controversy led to changes last year that extended the buffer zone for menhaden ﬁshing from a quarter-mile to a half-mile off the coast for most areas. Larger buffer zones are in place for sensitive areas such as Holly Beach and Grand Isle.

A series of spills and resulting dead fish by the industry helped draw attention to the issue. Industry officials say they have since invested in signiﬁcantly stronger nets that have greatly reduced such incidents.

The industry says it includes some 700 jobs and contributes $25 million in state and local tax revenue.

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on Tuesday.

tioneer said the ongoing litigation would not affect the title of the building if sold.

The Carver is in both an Enterprise Zone and an Opportunity Zone and eligible for state and federal historic tax credits, according to its listing. In addition to the 17,600-squarefoot landmark at 2101 Orleans Ave., the auction includes 15 other lots on Orleans Avenue and St. Ann Street.

The reserve price on the bundle of parcels exceeds the $2 million opening bid, Gilmore said.

“It would make sense to me that some additional land would make a lot of sense to any owner for additional parking,” Gilmore said.

And although the plan is to sell all the parcels together as a package, the auctioneer said offers for the theater alone would be entertained before the auction.

“We don’t anticipate that, but we can negotiate,” he said.

Events at the Carver have been booked through Mardi Gras 2026, according to Gilmore, who expects interest in the property to continue to build.

“Most of our marketing will be hitting in the next few weeks, so I think it’s going to ramp up,” he said. “We’ve shown it several times and gotten several prospects.”

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Ofﬁce investigators. Morales and Ramos also paid a visit to the bar after spending the night drinking at another establishment, according to authorities. The parties didn’t know one another, nor did they clash inside Rumba.

Argument over red cups

The conﬂict began about 6 a.m. when Galvez, his brother and cousins left the bar, authorities said. Galvez noticed several disposable red cups had been left on the trunk of his vehicle. He angrily demanded to know who’d left the cups there, according to authorities.

Morales was parked next to Galvez’s car She was sitting inside the vehicle with Ramos and bristled at Galvez’s tone over the cups, according to authorities.

She stepped out of vehicle while armed with her gun and began arguing with Galvez. Ramos also exited the vehicle armed. Authorities allege that one of the cousins tried to intervene to keep Morales from shooting Galvez, according to authorities.

During the scuffle, Morales ﬁred one shot. Ramos also opened fire, shooting Galvez three times in the back, according to court records. Galvez’s brother was shot once in the neck and collapsed to the ground, unable to move, authorities said.

Morales and Ramos then fled the scene. Galvez and his brother were both taken to a hospital, but Galvez died of his injuries.

Sheriff’s Ofﬁce detectives traced the getaway vehicle to Morales. Witnesses identiﬁed her as the woman involved in the shooting, authorities said.

She was arrested the next day at a Metairie bar where she worked security according to authorities. Ramos was also taken into custody nearby The couple told investigators they acted in self-defense after being attacked by several men. But investigators identiﬁed them as the aggressors in the incident against victims who were not armed, authorities said.

Suspect in a separate crime Authorities said it wasn’t the first time that Ramos resorted to gunfire during an argument involving Morales. In July 2022, investigators allege Ramos opened ﬁre inside of a Gretna nightclub after Morales got into a spat with another woman that turned physical, according to court records.

The woman suffered a graze wound to her hip, and Ramos threw a chair at her, authorities said. Ramos was never arrested in that incident because the couple fled, and police could not identify the shooter Sheriff’s Office detectives learned of the 2022 shooting when the female victim spotted photos of Morales and Ramos in a NOLA.com article about their arrests in the Harvey homicide, according to court records. She recognized them as the pair who’d assaulted her in the Gretna club and immediately reached out to the Sheriff’s Office.

A manslaughter conviction in Louisiana carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison while attempted second-degree murder is punishable by up to 50 years in prison. Morales and Ramos are scheduled to be sentenced Thursday according to court records.

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STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

Karin Nelson, second from left, speaks to officials about the creation of a ‘design district’ in Jefferson at her store, Design Center of New Orleans,

Singletary

Massey pleads not guilty

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

Antoine Massey,one of the 10 Orleans Parish jail inmates who escaped in May and the most recent to be recaptured, was arraigned in court Tuesday on domestic abuse and vehicle theft charges.

He pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic abuse battery involving strangulation and motor vehicle theft between $5,000 to $25,000, records show Massey’slawyer,Leo CaillierIII, said Massey intends to prove his innocence on domestic violence matters.

“Wefeel conﬁdent that my client will be found not guilty of all domestic charges and will prove to the public that he should not have been in custody in the ﬁrst place,” Caillier said.

Massey,33, appeared Tuesday via Zoom from LouisianaStatePenitentiary at Angola,Caillier said.

After six weeks on the lam, Massey was arrested at ahome in the 9400 block of Stroelitz Street in Hollygrove on June 27 after Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson received an anonymous tip.

Massey was previously ordered held without bail on charges of aggravated escape and simple/aggravated escape stemming from the jailbreak. Caillier said state prosecutors requested he also be held without bail on the abuse and theft charges

Abail hearing and pretrial conference were scheduled Aug.4.Caillier said Massey is focused on proving his innocence on the domestic violence and theft charges.

Massey has acriminal record dating backto 2009 that includes violent felony convictions.

The domestic violence charge is related to what police described as aharrowing ﬁght in November 2024, when Massey’sgirlfriend was reportedly left with abruised and bloodied face, raspy voice, eyes swollen shut and trouble swallowing.

The same woman was accused of helping Massey after the jailbreak and was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in May

The Times-Picayune does not identify alleged victims of domestic violence Massey alsowas wanted in St. Tammany Parish for counts of rape and kidnapping. While on the run, social media videos allegedly showed Massey pleading his innocence in the violence cases. Massey also claimed he was“letout” of jail.

Caillier said the jailbreak was a“breakdown in the system,” and that the focus should be on flaws in the legal and prison system that led to the jailbreak rather than on the 10 inmates who escaped through “a hole in the wall.” Massey was one of the last two inmates who remained at large before his June 27 arrest. He had ﬂed custody four times before his latest escape, including two times he cut off ankle monitors.

Derrick Groves, 28, is the final escapee who has not been recaptured Groves has been convicted of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder,and he has pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in separate cases.

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Smith-Raheem, Rosalie

Deandre“Deeda” Addi‐son, 53,ofNew Orleans, LA, passedawayonJune 24 2025, surrounded by loved ones.BornJune 21,1972, Deedawas knownfor his humor,loveof90s music, anda joyful spirit that touchedeveryonehemet He wasprecededindeath by hisparents,Leona and SammieAddisonSr.;his son, DeandreRumbley;and best friend,Freddie BurgessSr. He is survived by nine siblings,a hostof nieces andnephews,and countless friendswho be‐came family. Deedawillbe deeply missedand remem‐beredfor hislaughter, love,and light. Family and friendsare invitedtoat‐tend theCelebration of Life ServiceonThursday,July 10, 2025, for1:30p.m.at TheBoydFamilyFuneral Home,5001 Chef Menteur Hwy.,New Orleans, LA 70126. Visitation will begin at 12:30p.m.PastorKen‐trell Pritchett, ofﬁciating. Intermentisprivate Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D. Boyd Owners/FuneralDi‐rectors.

Batiste, WendellSterling

It is with heavyhearts that we announcethe passingofWendell Sterling Batiste, age70, who de‐parted this life peacefully on July 1, 2025, after along andcourageousbattle with Multiple Myeloma. Born on May9,1955, in NewOrleans,Louisiana Wendellwas abeloved husband,father, grandfa‐ther,brother,uncle,and friend.Hespent hislifeex‐emplifying class, dignity, strength,kindness,and quietdetermination.His battlewithcancerwas marked by resilience grace, anda deep appreci‐ationfor everymoment—a testamenttothe manhe was. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, GwendolynBatiste;his daughter,KemaBatiste stepchildren:Glenn, Glyn‐niece, andGlennardSmith grandchildren: Gabrielle, Maegan,Zeric,Kayla Lyriss,Kennide,Glennard Jr., Girod anda host of great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind hissis‐ters,EdnaritaBatiste Can‐ton(Michael),Melanie BatisteBrown (Gregg) nephews; Evan,Tye, Alexander, Stephen, and many extended family membersand closefriends who were like family. A CelebrationofWendell’s life will be held on Friday July 11, 2025, at St.Peter Claver Catholic Church 1923 St.PhilipSt.,New Or‐leans, LA 70116. Viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. –10:00a.m.and aFuneral Mass will beginpromptly at 10:00 a.m. Father Ajani Gibson,ofﬁciating. Inter‐ment will take placeat Providence Memorial Park andMausoleum.Repastto follow at LettermanHall. Hisstory mayhavecome to aclose,but hislegacy will live on in theheartsof allwho knew andloved him. “May thelifethatI have livedspeak forme.” Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D. Boyd Owners/FuneralDi‐rectors.

RoyMatthew Blaum passedawayonThursday July 3, 2025. He wasbornin NewOrleans,LAonApril 8, 1935. He is survived by his children,Kelly BlaumShort (Darin), KristaLaneBlaum andChadMatthew Blaum; grandchildren, Collin Ger‐ardMoreau, Matthew Ar‐sene Blaum, RileyBlaum Corkernand Mason WilliamBlaum.Hewas pre‐cededindeath by hispar‐ents,Roy FrancisBlaum andDella Olga Haase Blaum;and siblings,Louis “Buddy”Arthur Blaumand B. Conrad Blaum. Roywas born in NewOrleans Louisianawhere he at‐tended Holy name of Jesus GrammarSchool andDe LaSalleHighSchool.Heat‐tended Tulane University majoring in Architecture andBusinessAdministra‐tion.Heenlistedinthe Army in 1956 where he served as aradio operator in Korea. It wasinKorea that he discovered hispas‐sion forphotography.After hishonorable releasefrom active duty he attended SanMateo CollegeinCali‐fornia in ordertostudy photography.Hewas then acceptedtoBrooksInsti‐tute in SantaBarbara,Cali‐fornia forhis advanced photography studies. He laterworkedasa camera‐manfor Channel8,WVUETV filmingnewsand sports,and producing commercials. He became the ChiefCameraman with channel4,WWL-TVand WYES-TV, filmingnews, documentaries, commer‐cials, production andspe‐cial features forWalter Cronkite andMikeWallace showsonCBS News.He wasalsoa Cameraman andStringerfor United PressInternational andUPI films, Newsweek,Timeand Life Magazinesaswellas theAssociated Press. He completeda film for Plaquemine Parish on life styles andindustry. He wasa staff photographer forthe TimesPicayune, Daily Record andStates Item newspapers in New Orleans. It wasaround this time that he begantolearn theHarmonica andwas theCameraman,Editor, andperformed theoriginal harmonicamusic over film fora documentarycalled “Help”.Shortly thereafter Roybegan to master the guitar.Hemoved to the northshore in 1978 and began hislifeatthe shop He startedmakingknives andopened2 knifeshops then the3rd shop in 1978 on NorthColumbiaSt. in Covington. He wasanavid bass fishermanand tradi‐tional bowhunter.He carved amazingand whim‐sical figuresand shared them with so many people He lovedthe Covington Community andthe peo‐ple. “The Shop”was his home where he wouldal‐ways be availablefor a quick joke,a song on the guitar or an importantlife lesson.Hecontinued to run hisbusinesslivinghis en‐tire life on hisown terms until he was90years old andwenttoglory.Hehas left ahugevoidinthe com‐munity andwillmostcer‐tainly be missedbyall who knew andloved him. In lieu of flowers, contributionsin memory of Mr.Blaum may be made Wish to Fish https://www.wishtofish org/.Relatives andfriends areinvited to attend the memorial services at E. J.

Fielding FuneralHome, 2260 W. 21st Avenue,Cov‐ington LA 70433 on Friday July 11, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. with visitation on Friday beginningat8:30a.m.In‐termentwillfollowinthe SoutheastLouisiana Veter‐ansCemetery. E.J. Fielding FuneralHomehas been en‐trustedwithfuneral arrangements.The Blaum familyinvites youtoshare thoughts,fondest memo‐ries,and condolenceson‐line at E. J. Fielding Funeral Home GuestBook at www ejﬁeldingfh.com Brandt,Janice

Bodron,Deborah Doolittle

DeborahDoolittleBo‐dron,age 75, of Covington, Louisiana, passedawayon Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Shewas born on June 20, 1950, in NewOrleans, Louisianaand is survived by herson,Michael “Mike” Bodron Jr.(Sally); grand‐children,Michael,Adaline, Eleanor, andWilliam,who affectionately referred to heras“Mina”; andmany loving cousinsand friends. Shewas preceded in death by herhusband of 48 years, theloveofher life,Michael George Bodron II, as well as herparents,Thomas Doolittleand PearlPulling Doolittle. Debbiewas ade‐votededucatorwhose teaching career reflected herdeep love of learning andher commitmentto others.She found deep joy in spending time with her familyand friends, treasur‐ingthose relationships throughout herlife. Debbie wasanavid reader with a lifelong passionfor history andthe arts,and sheap‐preciatedthe simple plea‐sures, especially aquiet moment with agood book anda glassofChardonnay. Knownfor hersharp wit andspecial senseof humor,she hada gift for making others laughand feel at ease.Her legacy is oneoflove, curiosity, and grace. Shetouched the livesofmanyand will be deeply missedbyall who knew her. In lieu of flow‐ers, thefamilyasksthat yousit with someoneyou love,tellanold story, and letyourheart ache –a little –forthe beauty of it all. Relativesand friendsare invitedtoattendthe fu‐neralservicesonSaturday, July 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM at E. J. Fielding FuneralHome, 2260 West 21st Avenue Covington, Louisiana, with visitation beginningat9:30 AM.Interment will follow in PinecrestMemorialGar‐dens.A CelebrationofDeb‐bie’slife(andyes,there will be Chardonnay)will follow theInterment at Mike andSally’s home –63 Magnolia RidgeDr. Madis‐onville, LA 70447. E. J. Field‐ingFuneral Home of Cov‐ington,Louisiana,ishon‐ored to be entrustedwith Mrs. Bodron’s funeral arrangements.Her family invitesyou to share thoughts,memories, and condolencesbysigning an online guestbook at www ejfieldingfh.com

Posner

JanicePosner Brandt, belovedwife,mother,sister, grandmother, aunt, andfriend, died peacefully on July 6, 2025, at the age of 79 in NewOrleans, Louisiana. Born on November 19, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, Janicewas the daughterofthe lateNorma NathansonPosner and Lester Posner.She was a proudgraduate of Franklin High School andearned herAssociate of Arts degree from Villa Julie College(nowStevenson University). Janicewas a NewOrleans resident and an active member of Touro Synagogue for over 55 years. Shewas also alongtime supporter of Isidore NewmanSchool, from whichthree generationsof herfamilyreceiveddiplomas. Janiceissurvived by her devotedhusbandof59 years, Peter Ferth Brandt; herloving sons, Peter Ferth Brandt, Jr.(Yvette) andDavid Marx Brandt (Christine); andher cherished grandson,Andrew Marx Brandt, whoknew herfondlyas"JiJi." She is also survived by hersisters, LanaPosnerof Camden,New Jersey,and Rona Posner of Hanover, Pennsylvania; herbrother, David Brian Posner of Crofton, Maryland; niece Lindsey Peregoff Perry; andnephewsSpencer Peregoff, Christopher Graff, andMichael Graff. Shewas preceded in death by herparents and hersister,Linda Lee Posner Graff.

Janicehad adeep appreciation for life'sadventures. Apassionate traveler,she exploreddozens of countriesand faraway islands, collecting memories andstories alongthe way. Whethershe wasridinga camelinRhodes, exploring theGrottaAzzurra, or cruising theAegean Sea, shewas neverfar from thrillingworld expeditions. Shehad agreat love for music, theater, and Broadway, andcould often be foundinthe audienceof aconcertorplay. Herspirit wasaslivelyasher wit—especially evident during a fiercelycompetitive game of Mahjong, whereshe was aformidable opponentand ajoyfulpresence.

Shewas deeply devoted to herfamily, andher greatest joycame from the time spent with them—especially with hergrandson Andrew, whowas the lightofher life.

Janicewill be rememberedfor herwarmth, her laughter, hersense of adventure, andher unwaveringlove for those lucky enough to know her. Agravesideservice will be held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Hebrew Rest Cemetery #3 in New Orleans. In lieu of flowers, thefamilyencourages donations to acharityofyour choice in Janice'smemory To view andsignthe online guest book, please visit lakelawnmetairie.com

Blaum, RoyMatthew

Addison, Deandre'Deeda'

Elaine Christiani,atage 96,was called to herHeav‐enly Home on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.She wasborn in Enmore East CoastDe‐merara,GuyanaonMay 18, 1929 to MarieCatoand Au‐gustineFernandes.From age8 shelived with her aunt andgrandmother who latermoved to Vigilance. Sheattended St.Anthony’s R.Cfor about8 years. In 1947, after thedeath of her grandmothershe movedto Georgetown to live with hermother. Afew years latershe metand married RudolphChristianiand gave birthto4 children Claudine,Lorraine, Juliana andRudolph Jr.In1978, she movedtoNew York where shelived with herdaughter Claudine andworkedasa home health aide formany years. Shelater then movedtoLouisiana with herlatedaughterJuliana where shequickly and happily made NewOrleans home.In2021, shemoved back to NewYorkand live with daughter Lorriaine where shespent her ﬁnal yearssurrounded by love andfamily. Elaine wasa loving wife,motherand grandmotherserving as thematriarch of theChris‐tianifamily. Elaine was caring,loving, andkindhearted. Shelived herlife guided by herstrongfaith where shefound comfort andstrengthinthe Scrip‐turesand church.She wor‐shippedatSt. David Catholic Church where she wasdearlyloved.She is lovingly remembered by herchildrenClaudine, Lor‐raineand RudolphJr.,9 grandchildren, Rawle, Carla, LaShaunda, Terry, ByronJr.,Rushawn, Asha Ariel, andElaine, 10 greatgrandchildren, Gabriel, Ch‐enee, BJ,Chace,Ben,Zain, Eli, Bree, Braylon, Noor andhostoffriends who lovedher dearly.Relatives andfriends of the family, also priest andparish‐ioners of St.David Catholic Church areinvited to at‐tend aFuneralMassof ChristianBurialatSt. David Catholic Church,5617 St Claude St., NewOrleans, LA on Friday,July11, 2025 at 10:00 am.Visitationwill beginat8:00amuntil 10:00 am.Pleasejoinusby Livestream at 9:50 am by visiting www.facebook com/D.W.RhodesFuneralHo me/live. Interment: Mt Olivet Cemetery,New Or‐leans, LA.Arrangements entrustedtoD.W.Rhodes FuneralHome, 3933Wash‐ington Ave.,New Orleans, LA 70125.

Thelma Brossett Clementine,age 95, en‐teredeternal rest on Sun‐day, June 29, 2025sur‐rounded by herlovingfam‐ily. Loving anddevoted wife for59years to thelate WilliamF.Clementine. Thelma wasbornin Cloutierville, LA,a rural community locatedalong thebanks of theCaneRiver in Natchitoches Parish,the oldest daughter of thelate Alex andAdelisaRachal Brossett. Belovedmother ofCynthia Clementine Creighton(Arthur), Ralph Clementine,Patrick Clementine andthe late Gerald Clementine.Step‐mother of thelateJoseph Clementine (Marie)and John Clementine.Daugh‐ter-in-law of Ferran and MathildaClementine. Sis‐terofAlmaBrossettLa‐Cour,LeonBrossett and Daniel Brossett. Also sur‐vivedbysister, TheresaB Gonzales (the late Sonny), daughter-in-law, Linda R. Clementine,ninegrand‐children,six great-grand‐children,several nieces, nephews, otherrelatives andfriends.Thelma' spar‐ents relocatedtoNew Or‐leanswhenshe wasinele‐mentaryschool.She at‐tended Danneel School and Booker T. Washington High School.She wasemployed as aclerk forThe Southern Book Mart,dealing with rare booksand maps,for more than 15 yearsand after itsclosing,she joined

theteamatThe Acorn Store. Thelma andher hus‐band were oneofthe origi‐nalhomeownersin PontchartrainPark, when they movedtheir very young familytothatcom‐munity in 1955. Relatives andfriends,Priestand parishioners of theformer St.Gabriel theArchangel andSt. Martin de Porres Catholic Churches,mem‐bers of theTrumpateers, PontchartrainParkNeigh‐borhood Association, PontchartrainParkCom‐munity Center,SisterSer‐vantsofMary, AnvoiHos‐pice andthe Carnival KreweofKingArthur,are invitedtoattend thefu‐neral. AMassofChristian burial honoring thelifeand legacy of thelateThelma Brossett Clementine will be held at St.MartindePorres Catholic Church,5621 ElysianFieldsAvenue,New Orleans, LA 70122 on Fri‐day, July 11, 2025 at 11 am Father AnthonyF.Rigoli, OMI, Celebrant. Visitation 9 am in thechurch.Inter‐ment St.Louis Cemetery No.3,3421 EsplanadeAv‐enue,New Orleans, LA 70119. Please sign online guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors(504) 581-4411.

Couhig,KevinHearsey

KevinHearseyCouhig died at his vacation home in Cashiers,NC, July1 2025. He was 73. Couhig is best rememberedasa great storyteller, an okay duck hunter, abrilliantbusinessman and as apeerlessfather, husband, brotherand friend.

Couhig liveda life of remarkableaccomplishment and service, both in his private life and in hisprofessional life.

As acapstonetohis publiclife, Couhig was elected as the firstpresident of West Feliciana Parish in 2013. His election followedthe introduction of the parish's new Parish Council governmentreorganization, which replaced the former police jury system. He was re-electedin 2015. During his two terms Couhigcompiled anotable record of accomplishment. Among the efforts he spearheaded or contributed to was achangeapprovedbythe Louisiana TaxCommissiontodirect allproperty taxes paid by the Riverbend Nuclear Plant to the parish, arevisionthat bringsmillions of dollars in additionalfunds annually to the parish. He also oversawthe purchase and rehabilitation of the old Mississippiferry landing,which now serves the multiple cruise ships that regularly dock in St Francisville. The new multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence and Bitcoin mining facility now under construction by HUT8 in West Feliciana is being builtlargely on property Couhig obtainedoroptioned for the parish as part of anew business parkhecreated. He resigned his position in 2018tospend moretime with his family. Couhig was a1969graduate of St. Francisville High School wherehewas anotable student. Hissenior year he was also,according to his own testimony, the worstquarterback in schoolhistory. While attending Georgetown University in Washington, DC,hemarried CandaceJones, his highschoolsweetheart. The two, who divorced in 1995, have three boys and fourgrandchildren. After graduating from Georgetown Couhig workedsome yearsmanaginghis father's Baton Rouge-based pest control company, Couhig Pestaway. He later managedAsphodelPlantation, the family's East Feliciana bed-and-breakfast. In 1977hewas hiredby the State of Louisiana as an economic development specialist, andwas chargedwith bringing new industrytothe state. In 1978 he was promoted to Financial Incentives Director of Louisiana's Office of Commerce & Industry. He iscredited with implementing alocal readinessprogram (Ready Cities),the nation's first state-level Enterprise Zone Program. In 1981hewas appointed by Republican Governor DavidTreen as

Assistant Secretary of Commerce to lead the StateofLouisiana's economic development programs. He was the youngestpersontoever holdthe office As Assistant Secretary Couhigwas creditedwith numerous innovative programstohelpdevelop small businesses and entrepreneurship in Louisiana. He was thelead author of theCertified Capital Companies Program, enabling Louisianatorapidly grow theamount of venture capital available to small business in the state. Couhig was re-appointed Assistant Secretary by newly elected Democratic Governor Edwin Edwards and served in that position until he resignedin1985.

After leaving state service, with partner Doug Wilkinson Couhig founded Bankers MortgageService Corporation. The company was created to aidcommercial banks as they began mortgage lending, a market openedtobanks by then-recent changes in state law. The company was so successful that at theend of itsfirst year Couhigwas named Entrepreneur of theYear by Baton Rouge Business Report

Following thesaleof Bankers MortgagetoBanc One in 1987, Couhig was asked by theBaton Rouge Chamber of Commerce to establish thestate'sfirst seedcapital firm. Otherinvestors included theBaton Rouge Area Foundation as wellasnumerous insurance companies and retirement funds. Source Capital,LLC,madeequity investmentsand mezzanine and SBA loans to more than 130 smallbusinessesinthe Gulf South. Source Capital also founded First BIDCO, which became thelargest Small Business Administration lender in Louisianaprior to itssaletoFidelity Bank in BatonRouge.OthernotableSource investments included Raisin' Canes (Source provided funding forthe company's first four locations), U.S. Agencies and Presonus,Inc.,a Baton Rouge audio firm that was regularly named as one of Inc. magazine's fastest growing U.S. corporations. Couhig served Presonus as Chairman of theBoard when thethen-multinational firm soldin2021 to theFender Corporation. Couhig also founded Resource Environmental Solutions, growing it into thelargestwetlands restorationfirm in thenation. He called thecompany's planting of tens of millions of treestorestore Louisiana'swetlandshis proudestprofessional achievement.

In addition to his professional activities, Couhig was adedicatedfather to histhree boys, and particularlytotheir earlysoccer careers and later business careers. In 1990 he coached theCatholicHigh School soccer team and theBaton Rouge United Soccer Club to statechampionships. As aresult he was namedthe National SoccerCoaches AssociationofAmerica's Coach of theYearfor the ten-state Region Six. In the early 1980s Couhig started theUnitedCup Soccer tournament in Baton Rouge; it remains one of thelargestsports-related annual tourism eventsin Baton Rouge.Inaddition, he served as Chairman of theBaton Rouge United Soccer Club. Couhig was a lifelong supporter of LiverpoolFootballClub Couhigwas born in New Orleans in 1951, thefifth childofMarcelle Reese (LeBlanc)Couhig.Marcelle, apioneer in the Louisiana tourism industry, was widowed in WorldWar II and providedKevin with his eldest brotherand sister, Sam A. LeBlancIII (Noelle) of St.Francisville and Marcelle LeBlancHickeyof St.Francisville. Her latter husband, Robert E. Couhig awell-known figure in BatonRouge business circles added four more: Rob, Jr.(Michelle) of St. Francisville;Owen Couhig Kemp of St.Francisville, Kevin, and Mark St.John Couhig(Linda) of Seguin, TX. His parents raised the combined family as one. Couhigwas precededin death by his mother and father. He is survivedbyhis belovedwife,Claire, of St. Francisville,and by her sons, MatthewJoseph Vecchio(Demilee) of Travelers Rest, SC,and Jacob WilliamVecchio (Janilie), of Las Vegas, NV Couhigisalso survived by his threesons: Peter Marcus Couhig (Finney) of Baton Rouge, Patrick Hearsey CouhigofSt. Francisville,and Brendan Fitzgibbons Couhig (Jenn) of Arlington, WA, and by his one granddaughter, Anna Reese Couhig,and hi h d

his threegrandsons, James Emmet "Buster" Couhig, Marcus Alexander "Mac" Couhigand Lincoln Francis Couhig

He is also survivedby his threebrothers, twosisters and twoformerwives. Allare in mourning. HisfuneralMass will take place at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in St. Francisville at 11 a.m Monday,July14. Visitation in theadjacent CatholicHallbegins at 9 a.m. Burialtakes place immediately after theMass at theCatholicCemetery in St.Francisville. Roband MichelleCouhig willhost areception following thegraveside service (4363 Hwy. 966).

EvansSr.,Kenneth M.

KennethM.Evans,Sr. passedawaypeacefully on Saturday,June 28, 2025, at theage of 91.BorninNew OrleanstoJames K. and Carmen HalphenEvans, Kennethwas adevoted husband andfather. He is survived by hisbeloved wife of 63 years, Claire “Bebe” Viguerie Evans, and hisfourchildren, Kenneth, Jr.(JoAnn),Daniel (Yvonne), Jeanne Butler (Tim)and Paul (Carin)as well as nine grandchildren, Geoffrey(Laura),Emily, Reid,DanielJr. (Caroline) Claire,Patrick,JustinBut‐ler(Morgan), Kathleen But‐lerDovichi (Vincent), Ethan andtwo greatgrandchil‐dren,Eli Evansand Mason Butler.Kenneth waspre‐cededindeath by hispar‐ents as well as sister Mary CatherineMeriwetherand brotherJohnJ.Evans,Sr. Whilegrowing up in New Orleans, Kennethwas an avid sailor,horseman, hunter and fisherman. As a young man, Kennethwas oftenfound sailingLake Pontchartrainwithhis brotherJohn, riding horses on thelevees of Jefferson Parish with hisbestfriend Bill or huntingand fishing from hisaunt’s camp on IrishBayou.Hewas a proudgraduateofTulane University workinghis way throughschool at Public Servicewhere he metand then marriedthe love of hislife, Bebe.Kenneth con‐tinued hiscareer moving to Middle SouthServices where he wasthe employ‐ment managerand then openinghis ownbusiness, KennethEvans &Associ‐ates,a executiveplace‐ment agency,fromwhich he eventually retired. Aboveall,Kenneth’s legacy will be hislovingand en‐during marriage to Bebe andasfathertohis four children who were raised in ahouse they builtto‐gether in RiverRidge,LA. He lovednothing more than spending time with hisfamily, especially his grandchildrenwho knew therockwas nota crock. Hissteadfastcommitment to familyhas andwillcon‐tinue to be thehallmarkof alifewelllived andanex‐ampletoall that hadthe pleasure of knowinghim especially hischildren. Kennethwillbedeeply missed by familyand friends. May he rest in in‐ternal peace. Relativesand friendsare invitedtoat‐tend thevisitationat Greenwood FuneralHome, locatedat5200 CanalBlvd, NewOrleans,LA, on Thurs‐day, July 10, 2025, starting at 9:00 AM anda funeral Mass in thechapelat11:00 AM.The burial will take placeimmediatelyfollow‐ingthe Mass at Greenwood Cemetery.Inlieuof flow‐ers, please donate to Ken‐neth’s favorite charity, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Faust,Katharine Adair Ewin Katharine AdairEwin Faust, longtimeresident of New Orleans and of Cheneyville,Louisiana, died on July 1st, 2025, after alengthyand courageous battleagainst arare cancer. Born in New Orleans on July16th, 1954toGordon Overton Ewin and Katharine Elise Keller Ewin, Adair attended Miss Aiken's School and Trinity Episcopal School, and Isidore NewmanHigh School,inNew Orleans.At theUniversityofthe South at Sewanee,she majored in English Literature, graduating with aBachelor of Artsdegree.While at Sewanee,she studiedfor a semester at Oxford in England. She later attended paralegal college. And in 1978, she marriedher

belovedhusbandof46 years, David Laurence Faust. Together they parentedtwo beautifulchildren,David Laurence Faust, Jr andLucy Adair Faust. Adair had many interests, including adeep love of literature andreading, andofmusic,art,and culture.She wasfluentin French andenjoyed summer travels to Francewith herfamily. Sheenjoyed travelofall sorts, and was askilledphotographer, taking beautiful photographs of landscapes andsurroundingnature. Shemaintaineda keeninterest in gardening, farming, andcountry life, and embraced those when she and herhusbandmoved to afamilyfarmnear Cheneyville.She joined gardenclubs,exercising hergreen thumb andwinning ribbonsfor flower arrangements. Sheand her husband operateda small internet book business, and she joined several book clubs, enjoying both thereadingand thefriendships made there. She lovedmusic andservedon theboard of theRed River Chorale. Sheloved history andvolunteeredatthe NationalWorld War II Museum. Aboveeverythingelse,she held dear herChristian faith; it was thegreatest comforttoher always. Adair approached life with apositive outlookand astrength apparent to everyonearoundher.She made friends of all ages andbackgroundsquickly andeasily, and shehad a joyabouther that was contagious. Shewas adevotedwife and mother and enthusiasticallysupported herhusbandand children in all theirinterests and endeavors.

Preceded in death by herson Laurence, she is survived by herhusband David andbyher daughter Lucy Adair Faust Parker (Trey); by numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces; andbymany, many friends. Shewas alove, andher familyand friends love herand will miss her always.

Afuneral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church on Bayou Boeuf in Cheneyville on Saturday July 19, 2025, with visitation at home beginning at 9:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery underthe direction of John Kramer &Son Funeral Home. Amemorial service at Trinity Church NewOrleans willbeheldat alater date.

Aspecial interest of Adair's wasthe Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (www.sheldr ickwildlifetrust.org) in Kenyadevoted to animal rescue,and donationsto theSheldrick Trust are welcomed.

To extendonline notes of condolence to theFaust Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com.

MarieCaronne Foulon passedawayonFriday, July 4, 2025 at theage of 94. Shejoins in heaven her belovedhusband of 72 years, Eugene "Gene" Foulon;her son, Randy Foulon;her parents, Josephineand Phillip Caronne;and hersiblings, NancyVaz andJay Caronne.She will be dearly missedbyher son, Barry Foulon (Dotti); hergrand‐children:Sally Turnipseed (Jon), MandyToomey (John),JenniferLund (Jeff); great-grandchildren: Haley, Julia, Sara,Katherine, Logan, Mallory, Arden, Ava, andMolly;aswellasher sister,PatriciaMurray, and ahostofnieces, nephews, otherrelatives,and friends. Mariewas anative of NewOrleans anda long‐time resident of Metairie,

LA.She enjoyedcooking, home decorating,and throwing parties. Shesup‐ported thelocal commu‐nity theaterand wasa member of “The Tuesday Night” ladies club.Rela‐tivesand friendsare in‐vitedtoattendthe Funeral Services at Garden of Memories FuneralHome, 4900 AirlineDrive Metairie, LA 70001 on Thursday,July 10, 2025. Visitation will beginat10:00 am with a Mass starting at 12:00 noon followed by inter‐ment at CypressGrove Cemetery in NewOrleans LA.Toorder ﬂowersor offercondolences,please visit www.gardenofmem oriesmetairie.com.

Sister Mary Evelyn Fournet,RSM passedaway on July 2, 2025 at 97 years of age. Shewas born as Alma Marie Fournet on March5,1928 in New Orleans, LA to Paul Fournet andMarie Fournet. Sister Evelyn wasa Sister of Mercyfor 79 years and wasassociated with numerousparishes and church organizations.She earnedher master's degree in education andadministration andworked as ateacherand administrator. She also spent three years working with young sistersatthe motherhome in St.Louis. Shewas an avidSaints andLSU fan, enjoyed playing Solitaire Challengeonher iPad and lovedtoplayRummikub with thesistersatConvent of MercyinMobile,AL. She sent cards to sistersand friends for feast days and birthdays. Every day, Sister Evelyn prayed special intentions of sisters, family, and friends. She is preceded in death by herparents, Pauland Marie (Berset) Fournet,and hersiblings: Creighton,Marie, Yvonne, Paul, Thelma Rita, Alvin, Lester andJohn. Sheissurvived by numerousnieces, nephews, great-nieces andgreat-nephews.Sister Nicholas Schiro,RSM,who shared life in community with Sr.Evelyn for many years, as well as all who knew andloved herdeeply grieve theloss of hereveryday kindness andsupport.Special thanks to all nurses, familyand friends, whocared for herwith great love andcompassion at theend of herdays. Deep appreciationtoall fromInterim Hospice who served herwith sensitivity andcompassion. Therewill be avisitation for Sister Evelyn on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Lake LawnMetairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.New Orleans, LA 70124. The visitation will be from5:00 p.m. until8:00 p.m. The visitationwill begin with the praying of the rosary. The next day, Saturday, July 12, 2025, there will be avisitation from 9:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at St.Francis Xavier Church,444 Metairie Rd,Metairie, LA 70005. There will be wordsofremembrance at 10:15 a.m. andthenmass will begin at 10:30 a.m. The interment will follow at St.Patrick Cemetery No. 3, 143 City ParkAve,New Orleans, LA 70119. In lieu of flowers, please considera donation to Sisters of Mercyonline at https://sistersofmercy.o rg/donate/ or mailed to ColleenMaher, Institute Advancement Officer Sisters of Mercyofthe Americas, 403 Colesville

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Clementine,Thelma Brossett

Friedman, Richard Samuel

New Orleans, Louisiana -Richard Samuel Friedman, devoted husband, father, retired banker, Vietnam Veteran and philanthropist, passed away at the age of 81 in the early morning of July 7, 2025, with his loving wife, Linda Norman Friedman at his side. Born on May 8, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa Richard was the son of Harriet and Abe J. Friedman. He graduated from Harvard University and served in Vietnam as an infantry officer. ANew Orleansresident for over 50 years, he was an active member ofthe New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, Rotary Club and Jewish Community Center. Richard was an enthusiastic tennis player and never missed an opportunity for achallenging tennis game. He was an active member of Touro Synagogue and regular contributor to its Shabbat Morning Weekly TorahStudy. Additionally, he supported several other organizations throughout the Greater New Orleans Jewish Community and community at large. He freely gave his time, talent and treasure to numerous charitable organizations. Richard's generosity was only exceeded by his sense of humor and appreciation of the special humanityof everyone who came into his life. He had an infectious smile and freely gave compliments to everyone who crossed his path. Richard is preceded in death by his precious son, Brian Roussel Friedman. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-three years, Linda Norman Friedman; sister, MargoFriedman; brother-in-law, Maurice Frank Norman; sister-inlaw, Sandra Norman; niece, Lisa Friedman (Philip) Miller; nephews, Mark (Alex) Friedman and Kenneth (Elizabeth Lempert) Norman; and many friends. Alover of dogs, he willbesorely missed by his faithful, caninefriend, Muffin. Funeral Serviceswill be held at the Touro Synagogue Chapel, 4238 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM, with visitation beginning at 10:30 AM Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery No. 3, 2101 Pelopidas St, New Orleans, LA 70122 will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, please consider adonation to a charity of your choice.

Gagnet,BrianMariner

Brian Mariner Gagnet passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2025,at the age of 62. Brian was born in New Orleans on September 25, 1962. He was affectionately known as "Bub" to hisfour brothers,Ben (Charlene), Spencer (Licy), Allain, and Alex (Norris); and he was also acherisheduncle to his ten nieces and nephews -Trevor, Ellen Claire, Mary Margaret, Tyler, Mathilde, Chandler, William, Nelson, Christopher and Kelsey. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ellen Louise Briou Gagnet, and his father, Harold Joseph Gagnet, Jr. As achild growing up in the Milan area of Uptown, Brian had many wonderful adventures with his brothers and their friends. In his younger years, he attended St. Michael Special School Later, Brian moved to the St.Mary's Residential

Community in Alexandria whereheearned his high schoolcertificate. Upon returning to the New Orleansarea,heworked for many years forthe Arc of GreaterNew Orleans. Brian participated in Special Olympics wherehe enjoyed contending in the weightlifting competition. Brianwas kind-hearted, funny,and never met a stranger. He was aSaints fan and loved animals, especially his dogs. Aspecial thankyou to Carl Payton and everyone at the VolunteersofAmerica Southeast Louisiana who so lovingly cared for and supported Brianover the years. Relatives and friends of the familyare invited to attend aFuneral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100PontchartrainBlvd., New Orleans on Friday, July 11 at 12 noon. Visitation willbeatthe funeralhome from 11:00a.m. until service time. Private interment for the family willfollow at Lake Lawn ParkMausoleum. In lieu of flowers, pleaseconsider making adonation in Brian'smemorytothe Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana. (https://www.voasela.org)

Gauthier,Gertrude Dupont

Gertrude Dupont Gau‐thierpassedawaysud‐denlyonSaturday, July 5, 2025, at theage of 88. She wasthe belovedwifeof thelateNolan Joseph Gau‐thier. Daughter to thelate KilrainDupontand Pamela Francios Dupont.Loving mother to KeithGauthier (Ginger),Vanessa G. Odems(late,Mel), JoeGau‐thier, andthe late Vickie G. Snell. Also survived by her grandchildren, Kyle Gau‐thier, Jena S. Rogers,and Sean M. Snell, andher great-grandchildrenKatie J. Gauthier andKyleGau‐thier, Jr.Gertrudeworked at Tiny Tots Daycare for over 40 years. Sheenjoyed going to work each and everyday,she lovedall the littleones there. Relatives andfriends areinvited to attend thefuneral services on Friday,July11, 2025, at Garden of Memories Fu‐neralHomeand Cemetery 4900 AirlineDr., Metairie, LA.70001. Visitation will beginat9:00amwitha Servicestartingat10:30 am.Interment will be im‐mediatelyafter.Inlieuof ﬂowers, thefamilyrequest donationsinGertrude’s name to theAmericanDia‐betesAssociationat https://donors.diabetes orgorChildren'sHospital at www.chnola.org

Hazlip,Adele ZieglerEckert

AdeleEckert Hazlip,65, passed awayonSaturday, July 5, 2025, at home on Lake Concordia,LA. Adele was born on December30, 1959, in New Orleans, LA to Adele ZieglerEckertand later adopted by William Eckert.She was agraduate of GraceKingHighSchool inMetairie, LA,and receiveda B.A.inSpeech Pathology from Louisiana Tech University in 1982. Adele was precededin death by herstepfather WilliamEckert. Sheissurvived by her husband Emile Patout "Pat" Hazlip, her daughter Emily Elizabeth Hazlip of Vidalia,LA; her son James Stanton Hazlip and wife Olivia of Natchez, MS; granddaughterSylvia Corinne Hazlip and grandson JamesCallon Hazlip; motherAdeleZiegler Eckert; herbrotherStanley Eckert,wife Sherri;and her sister Leslie EckertRicalde, husband Paul

Adele and Patwere introducedbycollege friends while attending MardiGras festivitiesin NewOrleans. They spent that evening watching parades fromher family's balcony on St.Peter Street in theFrench Quarter and havebeeninseparable since then, recently celebrating 42 years of marriage.

Adele spent part of her childhoodinYokohama, Japan when her father worked forLykes Brothers Steamship Company.After her marriagetoPat,she workedfor theConcordia Parish School Systemfor twenty years beforejoining him at theHazlip Companiesasa licensed insurance brokeruntil her retirement in 2020.

Adeleserved as amemberofthe Boardof Directorsfor Huntington School in Ferriday, LA,and she and Patloved rooting forEmily and Stan's HuntingtonHounds athletic teams, never missing a game, amatch or track meet. Adeleenjoyed playing competitiveUSTAtennis at Duncan Park in Natchez.Serving as captain,she ledher team to twoMississippi Championships. She was a skilledseamstress, artist cook,and enjoyed traveling with Pattothe Caribbean.

Servicesfor Adele will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 92025, at Young's Funeral Home Chapel in Ferriday, LA.with Reverend LesHegwoodofficiating. Burial willfollow at theNatchez City Cemetery.Visitation will take place prior to theservice at 9:00 a.m. Pallbearers will be Zack Brown, Magruder Hazlip, Mike Rabb, Michael Rabb, Blake Ricalde,and David Ricalde

The family requests that memorialsbemadeto CathedralSchool, 701 NorthMartin Luther King Jr.Street, Natchez, MS 39120 or acharity of your choice

To leaveanonline condolence for thefamily please visit www.youngsfh.com.

GregoryMichael John‐son, age69, wasbornon April29, 1956 in NewOr‐leans, Louisianaand left this worldunexpectedlyon June 28, 2025. ANew Or‐leansnativeand longtime resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, Greg waspre‐cededindeath by hisfa‐ther John A. JohnsonJr. andmotherDoriseGean Johnson. In addition to nu‐merous nieces,nephews, in-lawsand friends, left to cherishGreg’s memory are hissiblingsElizabeth Dean (Melvin),JohnJohnson (Diane), Mary AnnLaForge (Mike),Jeannie Hardouin (Larry), daughter Ashley andher mother Peggy Gremillion,stepchildren, Kandy(Ben),James (DeAnn) andJason (Heather)grandchildren Kenley,Nate, Kingston Micah, Steeleand Slade, sweet puppiesWinston andAllie, andhis loving wife of 24 years, Lisa.Greg graduatedfromBrother MartinHighSchool in 1974 andwas aproud member of thestate champion Cru‐saders football team.Greg spentlonghours working forUPS while attendingthe University of NewOrleans Greg graduatedfromUNO with adegreeinaccount‐ing. Followinggraduation Greg accepteda salespo‐sition with Gordon’s Jewel‐ers. After45years in the jewelryindustryGregre‐tiredasSeniorVicePresi‐dent of LeeMichaelsFine Jewelryin2023. Greg was involved in many organiza‐tionsincluding butnot lim‐ited to TheRotaryClub, the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, theIndependence Bowl,the Ambassadors Club,the SalvationArmy, theKrewe of Justinianand BEI. Greg lovednothing more than spending time with hisfriends andfamily. On anygiven dayyou could ﬁnd Greg at thePilatesstu‐dio, on thepickleballcourt, or visiting with neighbors on hisdaily walk.Heloved workingoutside andthen coolingoff in thepool fol‐lowedbya well-deserved rest in hisrecliner watch‐ingsports. AlifelongLSU Tigers fan,Gregattended hundredsoffootball gamesatTiger Stadium andbeyond. Greg enjoyed hishobbies,but he enjoyed hisfriends andfamilyeven

more Aconsummatesto‐ryteller, Greg couldhold courtatthe kitchen counter,ora five-star restaurant allthe while keepinghis guests en‐gaged, entertainedand laughing at storiesof childhood hijinksand col‐orfulcharactersfromhis past.Gregenjoyed travel‐ingand good mealsinthe finest restaurants, butyou were most likely to find himonthe patioofThe Oyster Barwithhis “sweet lady” Lisa by hisside. Evenings with Greg often endedwitha Michelob Ultrabythe pool or the fire pit, sharingjokes,stories andlaughter-familyand sweet puppies by hisside. Husband, Father,Brother Uncleand friend were all importanttitlestoGreg, buthis favorite wasproba‐bly“PopPop”. Greg loved nothingmorethanspend‐ingtimeonthe sidelines cheeringonhis grandchil‐dren.Afterretirement, Greg split histimebetween Northand SouthLouisiana attendingdance recitals band concerts, fielddays, awardceremoniesand football games. Nothing made himprouder than bragging on hisgrandchil‐dren.Pop Popwas the grandfatherevery kid dreams of.FromDisney tripstolaunching “moon‐shots” in thepool PopPop wasalwaysthere forhis grandkidswitha joke,a word of encouragement anda sneaky hand ready to stealanother French fry. We take comfortinknow‐ingthatthe hugeholeGreg left in ourheartswillbe filledwitha lifetime of love,laughterand cher‐ishedmemories. Visitation will be held at Jacob Schoen andSon Funeral Home on July 12 from 10:00-12:00 with aCatholic funeralmasstofollow. A CelebrationofGreg’sLife will be held at theRobin‐sonFilmCenterinShreve‐port,La. on August 2from 2:00-5:00. Pallbearerswill be BrettJohnson,Garrett Johnson, JasonKline, JamesKline, BenMathis, andNateMathis. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to theLSU School of Veterinary Medicine or the charityofyourchoosing. Arrangements by Jacob Schoen &Son Funeral Home.Condolences may be left at www.schoenfh. com.

Lambert, Laurence Lucius

Laurence Lucius Lambertpassed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2025 at theage of 81. He was born on August 8, 1943, raised in Jefferson Parish and attended St. MartinEpiscopal School, East JeffersonMiddle School and HighSchool. At twelveyears old, he joined his oldersiblings and began working part-time for his father'sconstruction company where he skillfully operated cranes and bulldozers. Upon graduation, Laurence workedfulltime for several years. Ultimately, he saved enough money to attend LouisianaState University, Baton Rouge and earneda Degree in CivilEngineering. In 1968, Laurence returned to NewOrleans, LA and started hisown business Laurence L. Lambert &Associates Consulting Engineers. In 1993, Laurence started twoland development companies: LouisianaRiverboat Casinosand Bay Point Properties;In2008, Laurence retired fromcivil engineering and received a lifetime achievement award fromthe American Society of CivilEngineers. He continued to actively develop property formultiuse purposes until his untimely death. From 1970 to 2025, Laurence volunteeredhis time and expertisetothe Lakefront Boathouse Owners Association(New Orleans, LA)Destin Yacht Club Condominiums (Destin,FL) Lake Marina Tower Condominium Association(NewOrleans, LA)Windjammer Condominiums (Biloxi,MS) and Point Village Resort (Negril,Jamaica). Whenhewasn't working,"Larry" spent time fishing in Venice, snow skiing in Colorado, flying his airplane, racing sports cars and ridingrollercoasters. He traveled to Jamaica quiteoftenbut,truly looked forwardtoreturning to NewOrleans so that he couldenjoy greatcui-

sine andshare laughter with familyand friends. He wasa life-longfitness enthusiast but, also enjoyed reading,observing weather andmarine patternsfromhis waterfront propertiesand listeningto theOldies

Laurenceissurvivedby hisdaughter, Laurie LambertWheeler (Chris) and grandsonBlake Ochoa. He is preceded in death by hisgrandsonZachary Ochoa He is also survived by hissiblings, Donald G. Lambert, Sr.(Sharon), Robert J. Lambert, Sr (Cheryl), Richard C. Lambert(Beth), Anne LambertThompson (Bobby), and Randy G. Lambert. He is preceded in death by hisparents,John R. Lambert, Jr.and Grace Lillian Lambert; hisbrothers, John R. Lambert, III (Carolyn),Charles Sterling Lambert(Pat), William Stephen Lambert; and his sisters, Elizabeth Lambert Marten(Ernesto) and Ruth Humphreys Lambert.

Relativesand friends are invited to attenda Memorial Service and Celebration of Life with Larry at Lake Marina Tower's HarborRoomlocated at 300 Lake Marina Avenue, NewOrleans,LA 70124 on Aug. 2, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider donatingtoSt. Jude Children'sResearch Hospital.

JosephineZeno Landry wascalledhomeon Monday,June 30, 2025, sur‐rounded by herlovingfam‐ily. Sheentered eternal rest at theage of 101 years. Shewas born on January16, 1924, to thelate GilbertF.Zenoand Bertha M. Madison-Zeno.Alicia wasa womanofimmense strength andcompassion. AdevoutCatholic, faithful to herLordand Savior, JesusChrist. Herunwaver‐ingfaith werehallmarks of herlife. Thosewho knew herwillrememberher gen‐tlesmile,her kind words andeverencouraging sup‐port.She prepared amaz‐ingmeals forevery family celebration, which brought warmth to herheart and happinesstothe family's appetites. Shewas often describedasthe nicest person you'll ever meet Knowntomostas, "Mama Alicia"or"Mrs. Landry", herpassing marksthe end of an era, buther spirit will live on in theheartsofher children,grandchildren andthe countless livesshe touched. Alicia leaves to cherishher precious mem‐ories, herchildrenAnthony J. Landry Sr.(Evelyn)of Lafayette,La.,BertrandC Landry Jr.(Denise), Cheryl A. Landry-Lampton.Her loving grandchildren, An‐thonyJr. (Jovelle), Bertrand,Corey,Brandy, Kenneth(Nigel),Steven (Rachel) andAngelle (Feli‐cia);25Great grandchil‐dren.Devoted Godchil‐dren;Deanne Z. Simmons (Floyd), Gloria B. Aaron (Floyd)and KevinZeno (Nefertiti). Honorary Son PercyLee Spencerand the sparkleofher eyes Amarin Alongwitha host of nieces,nephews,relatives anddearfriends.She is preceded in deathbyher parentsGilbert F. and Bertha M. Zeno.Her hus‐band Bertrand C. Landry Sr ,and herson GregoryM Landry.BrothersAugust Joseph,RobertAnthony (RuthV.),AlfredBernard (Sarah W.), RaymondPaul andManuelFrancis Zeno (Pauline N.). Sister,Marie Bertha Zeno.Half-sister, Cecile Zeno.Sisters-in-law FeliciaL.St. Ann(Forrest) andMelanie L. Phillips (Peter). Brothers-in-law Morris Landry (Julia)and Felix Landry (Carita) Belovedcousin, HelenL Sylve. Also,nephews Ronald (Terri), Robert Zeno Jr andRoosevelt Watson Relativesand friendsalong with employees of theCae‐sars Superdomeand the NewOrleans Fairgrounds areinvited to attend aFu‐neralMassofChristian Burial at Corpus ChristiEpiphany Catholic Church, 2022 St.Bernard Ave. New Orleans, 70116 on Thurs‐day, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am.Visitationbegins at 8:00 am until 10:00am OfﬁciatedbyFatherHenry DavisS.S.J.Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman MayerAv‐enue.New Orleans, La 70122. Arrangements en‐trustedtoD.W.RhodesFu‐neralHome, 3933 Washing‐tonAve,New Orleans, LA 70125. Please visitwww rhodesfuneral.comtosign theonlineguestbook,

Ines Jesus TapiaMolnar of Kenner passedaway peacefully in herhomeon July 6th, 2025. Shewas 91. Shewas born on October 20, 1933 in Mincha, Chile. Shewas preceded in death by herhusbandof41 years, FerencMolnar,her infantson Lajos Molnar andher step grandson Stephen Noya. She is survivedbyher children, Ferenc Molnar,Jr., Ilona Molnar Valdin(Larry), Istvan Molnar (Pam) and Richard Molnar (Beryl); andher granddaughter KatarinaMolnar and step granddaughter Elizabeth Noya. She is also survived by hersiblings Heriberto Tapia, Alejandro Callao andGerman Ramos and is preceded by Hernan Tapia andNohemy Tapia. The familywould like to give special thanks to thefamily of thelateRobertand Anita Cohenfor welcoming Ines into their home when she moved to the United States. Familyand friends are invited to attendvisitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.,Friday, July 11, 2025 at Lake LawnMetairie Funeral Home,

Payton,Octavia AnnLockett

OctaviaAnn Lockett Payton departed this life on Monday,June 30, 2025 at theage of 97. Beloved wife of thelateAbraham Payton,Sr. Loving daugh‐terofthe late Joseph M. Lockettand Elnora (French) Lockett. Devoted mother of Barry F. Payton Sr., Joycelyn P. Hines, Da‐reen P. Butler,Christsandra P. Holmes,and thelate Ronald D. Payton,Sr. and AbrahamM.Payton, Jr Loving sister ofSisterMary E. LockettPayton, andthe late ElouiseL.Stephens, andJoseph“Murray”Lock‐ett, Jr.Granddaughter of thelateAlbertand Mary Hill French andBetsy and NorahLockett. Octaviais also survived by 9grand‐children,15great grand‐children anda host of nieces,nephews,other rel‐atives andfriends.Rela‐tivesand friendsofthe family, also pastors, ofﬁ‐cers,and membersofPure LightB.C., Pleasant Zion MBC, TheNew Genesis BibleChurch,and St.Mark MBC, also employees of Payton PlaceMotel and Restaurant andAbraham Payton Rooﬁng andCon‐tracting Companyare in‐vitedtoattend aFuneral ServiceatPleasantZion Missionary BaptistChurch 3317 Toledano St., NewOr‐leans, LA 70125 on Thurs‐day, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am.Visitationwill beginat9:00am until 10:00am.Interment:Provi‐denceMemorialPark, Metairie,LA. Arrangements entrustedtoD.W.Rhodes FuneralHome, 3933 Wash‐ington Ave.,New Orleans, LA 70125. Please visitwww rhodesfuneral.comtosign theonlineguestbook, sharememories, andcon‐dolences to thefamily.

Molnar, Ines JesusTapia

Landry,Alicia JosephineZeno

Alicia

Johnson,GregoryMichael

Delays to riverbridge projectare disappointing

Anyone who drives through Baton Rouge regularly understands what achoke point the Mississippi River Bridgecan be.

Officially named the Horace Wilkinson Bridge, the Interstate 10 crossing is notorious for regular,lengthy backups that can push traffic back formiles in both directions. For years, officials and residentshave known that anew bridge, the third in the capital region, is necessary That’swhy we, along with members of the Capital Area Road and Bridge District, are very disappointed to learn that the process of buildingthat bridge has been pushed back again. The latest delays were announced last month after officials received sitestudieslater than expected. That meansthata federal environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act, which will take at least a year and had been expected tobegin this week, won’tstart until later in the summer.That study could, in turn, trigger amore in-depth environmental review,which would take even longer

As of now,the earliest thebridge could open would be 2033, two years later than previous estimates.

That’sjust too long.

For comparison, the Huey P. Long Bridge in Baton Rouge, often known as the “Old Bridge,” opened in 1940. The Horace Wilkinson Bridge opened 28 years later,in1968, 65 years earlier than the current 2033 target datefor the new bridge

These days, approximately 100,000 cars per day cross the Mississippi River Bridge. It, and the interchanges on either side, were simply not build to accommodatethatlevel of trafﬁc. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle expressed the frustrations of many when he learnedofthe latest delay

“It’sjust something always delaying the project,” he said. “And here we are again.” Former Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue, who sits on the district board, described himself as “ata loss” over the project’sglacial pace. We certainly understand that the construction of a$2billion project is abig undertaking and must be accompanied by the proper preparation. Currently three routes, identiﬁed in 2022, are being studied, each of which would cross the river in Iberville Parish.

We also agree that local input should be taken into account. Each of the proposed routes could have anumber of impacts, from neighborhood trafﬁc and the moving of utilityor industry infrastructure to the bisection and potential demolition of the rare old-growthcypress forest in the Plaquemine Point community

These are significant concerns that should be fairly addressed, but it is long past time for that to have happened already.Commuters and travelers, from Louisiana and everywhere, deserve to know when their long traffic nightmare will finally be over

LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR ARE WELCOME. HERE AREOUR

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TO SEND US A LETTER, SCANHERE

Iamwriting to proclaim how happy Iamthat thestate government has ﬁnally decided to raise teacher pay,but also I’m frustrated that this sudden act of generosity comes after years of Louisiana utterly failing to do even thebare minimum for its front-line teachers.

After all, this new pay raise comes at the end of aprocess that started with the Jindal administration’sdestruction of the New Orleans public school system and ended with the legislative pearl-clutching at theidea of local cities daring to levy taxes on BigOil.

For far too long, thestate leaned on thegood hearts of elderly teachers who were already collecting retirement, being talked intoreturning to theclassroom as long-term substitutes, often forcing them to pause theirretirement beneﬁts entirely

Starting teacher salaries in Louisiana are 46th in the country,with an average starting salary of $45,593, making theaverage take-home pay, barely enough to cover rent in the state’slargest city

Now the state has ﬁnally decided to try andpermanently raise teacher pay just in time for the federal government to start slashing educational and Medicaid funding for the entire country.Iamforced to wonder if the state’smodest raise will really be worth it once so many schools in Louisiana lose their federal grants and theirstudentslose their health care coverage.

Allofthis proves that our state’s climb in national rankings for education was accomplishedinspite of the state government, notbecause of it. DANGALLO Metairie

CuttingAmeriCorpshurts

Irun asmall school for children and adults with autism. Most of them are on the more profound end of the spectrum,i.e., their needs are signiﬁcant Because of this, we have an extremely low student-to-teacher ratio. This makes ourﬁnancial situation rather tenuous. We makeupfor shortfalls in several ways,including fundraising and grant writing. We also form strategic partnerships withother organizations.

Oneofthese is AmeriCorps. Modeled after the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps places volunteers in underresourced communities throughout theUnited States. My school getsone to three volunteers every year.Inad-

Iwas verysad after reading Edward Pratt’slastcolumn, “A fond farewell, for now,” in thenewspaper on June 14 For years, Ilooked forwardtoreading hiscolumns,asthey provided insight, wisdom and guidance. Prattoften introduced me to ideas, people, places and situationsIwould otherwise never have known. He offered me adifferent perspective along withaninvitation to seemyown life through adifferent lens. For all of this and more, Ithank him and encourage him to keep writing.

most vulnerable

dition to helping us balance ourbooks, thevolunteers acquire critical job skills and work experience. Many of them end up workingfor nonproﬁts like ours. It is aclassic win-win. The Department of Government Efﬁciency,orDOGE, recently cut funding to AmeriCorps. Thousands of employees were immediately laid off, andsocial programs across the countryare currently being scuttled. Our volunteer’slast day wasinJune.

LosingAmeriCorps impacts our budget. This, in turn, affects ourprogramming. Ultimately,itends up hurting ourcommunity’smostvulnerable.

FOLWELL DUNBAR NewOrleans

But Ican certainly understand his desire to quit.The hostility and egregious actsofhatred that he and his family have endured are simply unconscionable. All Ican sayisthat Iamvery sorry, and Isincerely hope that Pratt understands thatthere are many,like myself, who appreciate his stories. In today’s world, he offersa light for us all. I pray he continues to write and shine brightly

CATHERINE ALTAZAN

Port Allen

The tenor of J. Gerald Kennedy’s recent letter stipulating that liberalism is moreprevalent on college campuses because it is somehow moreintellectual illustrates the real problem It exposes the left’ssanctimony,its belief that its opinions are correct and just, whereas those of the right are uninformed and thus, unjust. Its greater intelligence trumps those uninformed, informationally uncurious hordes with whom it disagrees. He fails to mention that liberalism is no longer,bydeﬁnition, liberal. In fact, it is illiberal. It protests against conservatives at universities nationwide and often disallowsspeakers with differing viewpoints from delivering addresses on campus. Its“theater of the politic” protests regularly prevent right-leaning free speech while falsely declaring that its speech is under attack. Itsprofessors and their minions intimidate conservative thinkers at colleges, hoping to deprogram them of their ignorance or simply exclude them entirely

This country is in dire need of intellectual, unemotional discourse with areal exchange of ideas without recrimination. And it will not be found on today’suniversity campuses. The pomposity of the uberintelligent leftwill never permit it. CHARLEY IRELAND Robert

Shaking my head as Isaw another display against the “greatest threat to democracy” —you know the left’s favorite foolish phrase —inNo Kings Day protests across the state. Ithought honoring the results of a free and clear election was the true sign of democracy.Amajority vote winmeans nothing to those whoresist because the winner wasn’ttheir choice. We had to live though the last four years with whoknowsrunning the country.Itcertainly wasn’tJoe Biden. As always, the left’shollow protests fall on deaf ears.

BETTY CHAMPAGNE

Covington

HasEssence lost itsessence?

TheEssence Festival of Culture wasbirthed by NewOrleans, in New Orleans, and through NewOrleans, it reached the nationand the world.

Igrew up in the Lower 9th Ward and Gentilly with Ebony and Jet on my family’sliving room tables, along with the Louisiana Weeklyand The Times-Picayune They were an important part of keeping up with our Blackpeople, businesses, communities, entertainment and all things Black. But something was missing. In 1970, Essence magazine was launched. Iwas ateen then. ABlack mother birthed me, Ihad Black sisters, cousins, grandmothers and girlfriends They were captured in some of thepages of the other periodicals,but Essence highlighted my collectivesisters with beauty,fashion and news —through a Black prism. We didn’trealize whatwe had been missing.

The magazine celebrated 25 years of success in 1995, and aone-time celebration in New Orleans was plannedwith then-Mayor Marc Morial.Aswesaid back in the day,itwas so nice,theyhad to do it twice. Then again. And again. Andit’sstill going.

There have been challengesthrough the years. And this year feltdifferent There weren’tasmany signs promotingthe festival. The big Essence letters were missing outsidethe convention center.There were longwaits in between entertainment acts at night. One act didn’tﬁnish until 3:37a.m. Saturday.There were hurt feelings with fans who were expectingatraditional Superlounge experience,only to ﬁnd that things had changed. Essenceapologized. Essence fans and supportershave had concerns, andthey’velet Essenceand others know U.S. Rep. Troy Carter,homefrom his duties in Washington, D.C., attended the festival and got an earful. “I have been there since Day One,” he told me. “I was ayoung City Council memberwhen Marc Morial broughtthistoour city.” He said things have changedand he doesn’tlike what he’sheardthis year

Essence is important to New Orleans and Louisiana, he said,and the festivalcannot disconnect from its New Orleans-speciﬁc cultural roots. That means engaging local businessesand

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel’svictoryinthe Six-Day War in June 1967. The liberalfolks around me at workand law school then had been frustrated and puzzled at the lack of progress being made in Vietnam by the 448,000 U.S. troops stationed there, and the sudden and astonishing success of the Israel Defense Forces, symbolized by the eye-patched Gen. Moshe Dayan, was arefreshing contrast. No talk then of Israelisascolonialist settler oppressors Youwill not encounter much in the way of exhilaration in similar milieus today at Israel’smultifront and even more astonishing victory,capped off by the U.S. bombing of Iran’snuclear facilities, in what is now called the 12-day war of June 2025.Incontrast to the success in 1967, when therewas minimal Americaninvolvement,this success owed much to American collaboration, appropriately kept secret before the fact. It came also amid aseries of signiﬁcant and largely unexpectedpolicysuccesses for President Donald Trump —China trade concessions, NATO summit agreeing to 5% of GDPdefense spending, Supreme Court overturning of single-judge national injunctions, G7 ﬁnance ministers’ climb-downonglobalcorporate tax, negotiation of aRwanda-Congo peace deal, Canada’srepeal of adigitalservices tax, S&P stock index at an all-time high, Senate passageofthe “Big Beautiful bill.” We are at “Peak Trump,” as Matthew Continetti wrote in The Free Press. Democrats’ sour responses to Trump’s domestic successes, based on some mix of principled disagreements and opportunistic politicking, are understandable. Their sour responses to the Israeli and American success against the Iranian regime’snuclear program are another matter The result of the Six-DayWar elated both liberal and conservative Americans. The result so far of the 12-day war

LETTERS TO

staying connected withour local culture,headded. “Recognizing that this yearthings were out of whack, and therewereafew hiccups,” thecongressmansaidit’simportant to learn from these lessons,these mistakes and move beyond 2025.

One high-profile nonprofit executive told me that it’stoo difficult to do business with Essence now,and that’s whythere area number of “Essenceinspired,” ‘Essence-related” and “Essence-adjacent”eventsnot connected with the festival.

“I’mconﬁdent that theleadersofEssenceare goingtohear what their fans andcustomersare saying about the experience, and Icertainly urge them to hearand take heed to forever be on the sideofmaking Essence better,” added Morial, the president and CEO of the NationalUrban League for morethan 20 years. “Thehistoric team had built relationships with theleadership and the community. from the beginning Ithink the newleadership of Essence. have to think anew about how they build andrebuild some of thoserelationships —and Ibelieve (Essence Ventures owner)RichelieuDennis is committed to that.”

DuringaMorial Convention Center festival conversation Saturday afternoon,Dennistoldmeheiscommitted to making Essence better.Hetold me his company is in thethird year of a ﬁve-yearplan and they’remaking decisions based ondata and businessplanning. There has been negative festival chatterinhotel and venue hallways androoms, among family and friends texting and in quiteanumber of nega-

was, by many Democratsand manyin thepress, denounced as the overture to amassive ground war like the 2003 Iraq invasionand deconstructedbyleaked memos suggesting the mullahs would have their nuclear weapons program up and running in afew weeks.

tive social media posts.But Dennis said that’snot the whole story. He acknowledged some problems, attributing them to growing pains. “We’ve grown this festival almost twice its size,” he said. “With thatgrowthcomes alot of changes,challenges.” He said real-time data collected during this year’sfestival shows festival-goersare moreengaged and more satisfied. People are staying at the daytime festival eventslonger.There were complaints about not being able to get intosome scheduledevents, including film festival showings.Hecharges that to quality programming. People can’tshow up and expect to get in the door.“It’s athing of effectiveness, efficiency and delivering on apromise,” he said. Through theyears, things have changed. Jet is gone. Ebony is ashadow of what it was.Essenceisstill here. New Orleans has Carnival, second-line and other traditions thatwill live on forever.But the cityisn’twhat it was when Iwas growing up. There are parades, krewes and festivals thatdidn’texist. The festival isn’twhat it used to be. Nor should it be.But it is an important part of New Orleans that we want to see thrive. While some say thefestival has lost its luster,Dennis says thefestival will never loseits foundational purpose, but it mustevolve. The question for New Orleans and Dennis is,can we get through these changes and evolve together? The answer is easy: Like real love in committedrelationships,wemust.

Email Will Sutton at wsutton@ theadvocate.com.

has surely gotten Putin’sand Xi’sattention.

Goodnews! Republicans ﬁnally found away to bring downcosts. All it took wasmagically declaring expensive things to be free.

At least, that’sthe lesson of their ginormous budget bill, whose passage last week required reinventing the lawsofaccounting.

There are manyunpopular features in the GOP’sOne Big Beautiful Bill, including draconian cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, higher energy prices and trillions of dollars in additional debt. Both Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trumpseem to realize this, given that they’re jammed the bill through with little timefor the media (and, by extension, voters) to catch up to what’sinit.

They’ve also spent recent weeks smearing the refs, including the Congressional Budget Ofﬁce and the Joint Committee on Taxation, the professionals tasked with crunching numbers on the bill’sconsequences. And recently,Republicans hid from the Senate parliamentarian to avoid hearing her latest rulings about the cost of their bill.

Always agood sign when the response to “Do you wanttoknow what this thing costs?” is “La la la, Ican’thear you.”

Earlier in the week, GOPlawmakers wenta step further.Asthey had previously signaled they might do, they voted to stop pretending to care about what the bill costs or what the parliamentarian rules. Instead, they simply declared huge chunks of it to be free. Here’show:

The package’stax provisions alone would cost, on net, $4.5 trillion over the next decade. But Republicans said, “Eh, mostofthat tax package [about $3.8 trillion of it] shouldn’treally count as costing anything.”

That’sbecause Republican lawmakers had passed similar provisions in 2017, which are scheduled to expire at the end of this year Republicans argue that Americans got used to having that part of the tax code around. So extending these lower tax rates wouldn’t, you know,feel different.

As I’ve explained before, this is not how budgets work. It’s like saying renewing your Netﬂix subscription should count as free, because you got used to having the streaming service already.Oreach time you buy another Starbucks coffee, it doesn’tcost you anything, because you’ve enjoyed Frappuccinos before.

The reason we’re discussing these arcane accounting acrobatics is that when Republicans ﬁrst passed their regressive tax-cut package in 2017, they deliberately scheduled their tax cuts to “turn off” early,in2025, rather than last forever.They did this to makethe cost of what they were doing look smaller.What to do when those tax cuts expired —and how to pay for them —would be tomorrow’sproblem

Well, tomorrow has arrived. And GOPleaders’ solution is not just to cook the books; it’s to torch them entirely,bypretending their tax cuts werealready baked into future budgets, when they deliberately weren’t.

It’s hard to resist The Wall Street Journal’sWalter Russell Mead’sconclusion that Trump’ssecond term is “the most consequential foreign-policy presidency since Richard Nixon left the White House.”His scorn for outworn shibboleths and changed circumstances has produced successes thatdeserve respect, if not total agreement from his domestic opponents, instead of the knee-jerk oppositionand shopworn sloganeering seen so far

The aggressive nationalism of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, both rooted in historictradition, has relegated the hopes of the Clinton and Bush eras that apost-communist Russia and apostimpoverishedChina would adhere to internationalrules and foreswear predatory expansion.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted NATO partners, which ignored the Obama administration’squiet goal of 2% defense spending, to agree to Trump’slouder demand and meet his raise to 5%. Farfrom destroying NATO, as his critics feared, he has strengthened it. Similarly,hehas ignored demands, like thoseof2024 vice presidential nominee TimWalz, that he pressure Israel to accept the outworn goal of a“two-state solution.” Instead, he is working for a Middle East free from the Iranian nuclear threat and open to mutually beneficial agreements like his first-term Abraham Accords. Trump’sadherence to his pre-escalator vows that Iran should not get nuclear weapons, while flummoxing supporters like Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon,

They surely didn’tmiss, when Israel began its precision bombing and targeted drone attacks on June 13, thatTrump told Reuters thathehad given Iran 60 days to reach an agreement,“and today is the 61st day.”

Democratswere still busy disparaging Trump’swillingness to back down on trade deals with the acronym TACO (“Trump always chickens out”).But Xi maynot want to risk a61st day on Taiwan. And while Democratsdismiss Trump’sboast thatPutin didn’tlaunch an attack on Ukraine while he was president, the fact is thathedidn’t. Will he risk a61st-daysurprise if Trump, losing conﬁdence as his recent statementssuggest he has in his good intentions, sets a time limit on his aggression in Ukraine?

Israel’sstrikesonIran, the historian Niall Fergusonposted, are “a decisive victory for the West.” Just as the Six-Day Warlargely removed the threat of Israel being overrun, the 12-day war largely removed the threat of Israel being annihilated by an Iranian nuclear attack.

The Six-Day Warwas followed in time by Nixon’sresupply of Israel in the October Warof1973 and by his simultaneous maneuver of splitting Russia and China in what had been astalemated bipolar world. His opening to China, though criticized in bothparties’ presidential primaries, was followed by presidents of both parties past well behind what now appears to have been its sell-by date. What will follow the 12-day war can’t be known for sure. But it looks like Trump’spolicies have moved toward a more peaceful Middle East, aEurope more alert to Russianaggression, and perhaps an increasing caution by the leaders of Russiaand China. These are consequential achievements, like Nixon’s, that deserve tobetaken seriously even by the president’sdetractors. Michael Barone is on X, @MichaelBarone.

Meanwhile, Republicans who should knowbetter are outright lying to the public about what’s happening. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called himself a“ﬁscal hawk” on BloombergTV and declared that “everyone believes this is a start” to reducing the national debt. Other(ostensibly) ﬁnancially literate aides in the administration have made similar claims.

Most voters probably haven’tnoticed these comments or might be moreconcerned about the prospect of losing their insurance. But you know who(or what) is paying attention? Bond markets.

For decades, U.S. Treasury instruments have been considered the safest assets to invest in. This was true even as we ran up enormous deﬁcits without any plan to ever deal with them which is not usually afeature of sovereign debt considered essentially risk-free. Nevertheless, investors around the world remained willing to lend us money on the cheap because no one questioned whether,ultimately,wewould repay them

But the tide might be turning. In May Moody’s, the last outstanding major credit agency that had still considered U.S. debt to be effectively riskless, ﬁnally downgraded it. Moody’sspeciﬁcally cited the expectation that Congress would extend these costly tax cuts the ones that it is calling “free” —asareason forits decision.

Shortly after,aroutine auction forU.S. Treasury debt didn’tgosowell. Fewer buyers than expected were interested in lending us money At the time, this waswidely interpreted as reflecting jitters about the One Big Beautiful Bill and the country’sswelling debt. The Republicans’ accounting gimmick might seem obscure, but it sets aterrible precedent forhow future Congresses will handle difficult budget choices. And it’sabig, fatwarning sign to bond investors. We might not have been terribly serious about getting our deficits under control before, but at least we attempted to tally them correctly.Now,you can’teven say that.

Email Catherine Rampell at crampell@washpost.com.She is on X, @crampell.

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Tenminutes before the performance of Ms. Lauryn Hill started,most of Caesars Superdome was empty during the2025 Essence Festival of Culture.

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Mary Lopiccolo

Mary LopiccoloRamon anativeNew Orleanian, passedawaypeacefully on July 7, 2025, at theage of 83. Born on February 6, 1942, to thelateJerome “Jimmy”and Rose Lopic‐colo,Marylived alifefull of love,service,and quiet strength.She wasknown by everyone around herfor herboundless kindness, selﬂessness, andincredi‐bledetermination,espe‐cially during herillness. Mary retiredfromCharity Hospital of NewOrleans andworkedwithMetropol‐itan Dialysis andDameron Pearson. Sheloved staying connectedtoher commu‐nity andenjoyed beingpart of severalsocialclubs,in‐cludingAARPChapter 4273 (where sheservedastrea‐surer),the ItalianAmeri‐canSociety,the JPRD Golden AgeSeniorClub, andthe St.AngelaMerici Senior Club.She brought joyand laughter wherever shewent. Mary is survived by herbeloved son, Jerome JamesRamon,and hiswife Teri;her grandchildrenJef‐frey Ramon(Christina) and ChristinaRamon;and her greatgrandchildren Joseph,John, andJude, who were herpride and joy. Family andfriends are invitedtocelebrate Mary’s life with avisitationat 11:00 a.m. on Friday,July 11, 2025, at Greenwood Fu‐neralHome, 5200 Canal Blvd., NewOrleans,fol‐lowedbya Mass at 1:00 p.m. Intermentwillbeat Greenwood Cemetery.In lieu of ﬂowers, andinthe spirit of theway Mary lived, herfamilyasksthat youdosomething kind for someonetoday,a smallact of love that would’ve meanteverythingtoher

continued from took exceptionalcareof herhusband,Ronnie, and continuedtodoteonher children andgrandchil‐dren,whomshe lovedbe‐yond measure. Thefamily wouldliketoexpress their appreciation andgratitude to thenursing staffatSt. Tammany Hospital,Dr. Nathalie Kerkow,Dr. GeorgesAntoun, Sarah Bourgeois, anda special thankyou to FeliciaFontan forall of hersupport.Rela‐tivesand friendsofthe family areinvited to attend theMassofChristian bur‐ialonFriday, July 11, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Mary Queen of PeaceCatholic Church,1501 W. Causeway Approach,Mandeville, LA, andthe visitation will beginat11:00 am until ser‐vice time.Interment will follow in JeffersonMemor‐ialGardens,St. Rose,LA. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations to Feed theHungryorany charitable organization of your choice arepreferred E.J. Fielding FuneralHome hasbeen entrustedwith funeralarrangements. Please sign theguestbook at www.ejﬁeldingfh.com

Rhodes,Joyce M.

JoyceM.Rhodespassed into eternalrestonSun‐day, July 6, 2025, in Coving‐ton, LA.She waspreceded in deathbyher husband, Ronald A. Rhodes,Sr.,and herparents,Wallace L. Markhamand Gladys T. Harmon.She is survived by herchildren, Kathleen Rhodes,RonaldA.Rhodes, Jr.(Sherrie),David Rhodes (Darlene), andher grand‐children,LaurenRhodes, Sean Rhodes,and stepgrandchild,JamesBerg‐eron.She is also survived by hersisterDarlene Bonura(thelateJoseph), herbrother-in-lawLarry Rhodes (Betty), andher sister-in-lawSuzanne Stafford (Pat)and several nieces andnephews.Joyce wasa native of NewOr‐leans, LA,and wasa long‐time resident of Meraux, LA.Following HurricaneKa‐trina, sheresided in St Amant, LA,beforemoving to Mandeville,LA. Shewas alongtimeparishioner of St.MarkCatholicChurchin Chalmette, LA,where she wasa Eucharisticminister, andwas active in St.Anne Church in Sorrento,and laterwas amemberof Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Man‐deville, LA.Her faith and devotion to Godwereex‐traordinarilyimportant to her. Aftergraduatingfrom high school at theage of 16, Joyceenrolledinthe CharityHospitalSchool of Nursing, butsoon realized that shewas notyet ready forsucha challengingpro‐fession. Soon thereafter shemet theloveofher life, Ronald Rhodes,got mar‐ried,and starteda family. Whileher children were growingup, shewas ade‐votedmom andhome‐maker. Herlovefor her familywas evidentinall that shedid.Inher early forties, herdream of be‐coming anurse wasrekin‐dled,and shereturnedto nursing school ﬁnished ﬁrstinher class, and earned herLPN license. In theearly yearsofher nurs‐ingcareer,she worked at Montelepre Hospital on CanalStreet untilits clo‐sure.She then went on to work at St.Margaret’s DaughtersNursing Home until herretirement. Al‐ways thecaregiver,Joyce

line at E. J. Fielding Home GuestBook at www.ejﬁeld ingfh.com.

Sandeman,Thomas John 'Tom'

Ronald Joseph Rome,84. DevotedHusband,Pharma‐cist,ArmyVeteran,and Faithful ServanttoHis Community.RonaldJoseph Rome,84, born andraised in NewOrleans anda resi‐dent of Covington, Louisiana, passedaway peacefully on July 7, 2025, surrounded by theloveof his family. Born on August 8, 1940, Ronald liveda life marked by service, com‐passion, andquiet strength.Heisprecededin deathbyhis belovedwife of 58 years,Marilyn Margot Rome;and is survived by hischildren, Gregory Joseph Rome,and Allison Rome Roux (husband, AndreRouxSr.); hisgrand‐children Natalieand Tyler Rome andAbby, Alex and AndreRouxJr. He gradu‐ated AlceeFortier High School in 1958 andLoyola University in 1964. He proudlyservedhis country in theLouisiana Army Na‐tional Guardfrom 1964 through1970, achieving therankofSergeant. His senseofdutyand disci‐plinecarried over into his lifelong career as aphar‐macist,where he caredfor generationsoffamilies with patience andexper‐tise.Ronaldworkedfor K&B, ownedand operated Rome’s Pharmacy in Metairie,and laterserved thecommunity throughhis work with Eckerd,CVS and Winn Dixie. Throughout his career,hewas knownfor hisdedicationtohis pa‐tients,his warm demeanor, andhis willingnesstolend alistening ear. Aman of deep faith,Ronaldwas a long-timeparishioner of St PeterCatholicChurch, where he found joyand fel‐lowshipinsinging with the church choir. He gave gen‐erouslyofhis time as avol‐unteer at St.Tammany Parish Hospital and throughthe St.Vincent de Paul Society, always seek‐ingwaystohelpthose in need.Outside of work and service, Ronald enjoyed theserenityand adventure of sailing—apassion that reflectedhis calm and steady nature.Ronald’s legacy is oneofquiet faith, gentle leadership,and steadfastlovefor hisfam‐ilyand community.Hewill be remembered forhis in‐tegrity, hiswarmsmile andthe countless liveshe touchedthrough both his profession andhis service. He filledour liveswithjoy andlaughter. He will be deeply missed andlovingly remembered.Relatives and friendsare invitedtoat‐tend theFuneralMassat St.Peter Catholic Church, 125 E. 19thAve Covington, LA 70433 on Thursday,July 10, 2024 at 12:00 noon with visitation at church on Thursday beginningat 10:00 a.m. Intermentwill follow in SaintJosephAbby Cemetery,75376 River Road,Saint Benedict,LA 70457. In lieu of flowers, thefamilyrequeststhat donationsbemadein Ronald’s memory to theSt. VincentdePaulSociety, 72040 MapleStreet,Abita Springs, LA 70420, (985) 871-1563, or St.Tammany Health Foundation,1202 S. TylerStreet,Covington LA 70433, (985) 898-4110, https://www.sthfoundati on.org/donate. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home hasbeen en‐trustedwithfuneral arrangements.The Rome family invitesyou to share thoughts,fondest memo‐ries,and condolenceson‐

Thomas "Tom"John Sandeman,77, cherished husband,father, grandfa‐ther,and friend,passed away peacefully at The MethodistHospitalinThe Woodlands, Texas, on June 17, 2025, followinga pro‐longed illness. He wassur‐rounded by theloveofhis devotedwifeand children Born on February 11, 1948, in Dodgeville,Wisconsin, to Albert andIola(Neff) Sandeman,Tom's forma‐tive yearswere shaped by asteadfastworkethic,a commitmenttointegrity andsportsmanship,and thehonor of service. He wasa proud1966 graduate of Sauk PrairieHighSchool in PrairieDuSac,Wiscon‐sin. On June 28, 1969, Tom marriedhis high school sweetheart, BarbaraJean Mabbott, in aNuptial Mass at St.AloysiusCatholic Church in Sauk City,Wis‐consin.Tom beganhis ca‐reer in Accountingand Fi‐nancebyearning aBBA from theUniversityofWis‐consin-Whitewater, an MBAfromthe University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis‐consin andbecamea Certi‐fied Public Accountant (CPA). Tomstarted as atax accountant with Arthur An‐dersen &Co. before ad‐vancingtosenior financial rolesatITT Grinnell and Ponderosa. He ledthe Ini‐tial Public Offering (IPO)of Cuco's MexicanRestau‐rantsand subsequently served as their firstCFO Later, he served as CFOfor Wall St.Deli, Orthodontic CentersofAmerica and PiccadillyRestaurants.His appointmentasCEO of Pic‐cadillyrepresented thecul‐mination of decades marked by visionarylead‐ership anddedication-an achievementthatshow‐casedhis remarkable tal‐entfor guidingorganiza‐tionsthrough transforma‐tion andgrowth. After reaching this milestone andenjoyinga well-earned retirement,Tom continued to offerhis expertiseasa consultant to EQ Health So‐lutions, BatonRouge Louisiana. He furtheredhis legacy of servicebymen‐toring employees and young professionals throughout hiscareer.Tom eagerlysharedhis knowl‐edge andexperiencewith future generationswhen invitedasguest lecturer at LouisianaState University, E.J. OursoCollege of Busi‐ness andasAdjunctPro‐fessor at Tulane University

Beyond hisprofessional achievements,Tom found thegreatestjoy in hisfam‐ily. As adevoted father to hischildren, Todd andEliz‐abeth, he took pridein everymilestone.Whether celebratingtheir individual victoriesorguiding them throughlife'schallenges, Tom'ssteadfastdevotion neverwavered.Hecreated an environmentofencour‐agementand uncondi‐tional supportwithinhis home,ensuringthatTodd andElizabeth always un‐derstood thedepth of his love forthem. Additionally, Tomextendedthislove andsupport to hisdaugh‐ter-in-law,Elizabeth (Brown) Sandeman,and son-in-law,Jeffrey Girotto, whomheregardedashis ownchildren. He wel‐comedthemand theirfam‐ilies with genuinewarmth andacceptance. Tomoften shared that hismostexcit‐ingaccomplishmentwas coaching hisson's 10-yearoldbasketballteamtovic‐tory in theDayton, Ohio, CYOCityLeagueChampi‐onship.Frequently, his familyservedasinspira‐tion forthe many stories andpoems he wroteand published. Tomand Bar‐bara cultivated lifelong friendships, welcoming familyand friendsfrom across thecountry to sharetheir affectionfor all things NewOrleans.Tom found joyinguiding visi‐tors throughthe French Quarter'sstoried streets, inviting them to savor beignets while wandering beneathancient oaks as thevibrant soundsofNew Orleansmusic ﬁlledthe air. Together they cher‐ishedfriendships made in theNew OrleansChapter of Legatus, theNewcomers Club of NewOrleans,Mardi Gras Krewes andonTartan Drive. Faithand service were thecornerstonesof Tom'slife. As aman stead‐fastinhis Catholic beliefs anda disciple of Christ he

wasinspiredtobea "Man of Service."Tom served as LouisianaState Chairman forJuvenileDiabetesRe‐search Foundation (JDRF), Special Olympics Summer Games, andboard member of theNew OrleansChap‐terofLegatus.Hewas ac‐tively involved in fundrais‐ingfor theCatholicCom‐munity Foundation andDo‐minicanHighSchool in NewOrleans.Hewas a dedicatedsupporter of the PontiﬁcalAthenaeum Regina Apostolorumin Rome,Italy,Sisters of the Holy Family andSt. Mary's Academy, both in NewOr‐leans, Louisiana.Tom is survived by hisdevoted wife of nearly 56 years, BarbaraJean, his"Irish Rose"; theirbeloved chil‐dren,ToddJeremy(Eliza‐beth Brown) Sandeman, andElizabeth Ann(Jeffrey) Girotto.Hewas aloving "PapaTom"tohis grand‐children:Madeleine Kate Nicholas Scott, Christopher Thomas,and RachaelEliza‐beth Girotto.Heisalsosur‐vivedbybrother Dean (Jean) Sandeman,sistersin-law Margaret "Peggy" Exterovich(BruceFritsch) andMaryJo(Mark) Nichols, brother-in-law Jack Caygill, as well as nu‐merous nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind thefamilyfrom Vietnamheand Barbara sponsored26years ago: Thuan, Yen, Thanh(Giang), andhis namesake,Minh "Tommy"(Quy) Tran.Pre‐ceding himindeath were hisfather, Albert Dean Sandeman;mother, Iola Celeste(Neff) Sandeman; sister,Donna Caygill; inlaws George andEileen (Cavanaugh)Mabbott; brothers-in-lawJohn(Bar‐bara DesRochers)Mabbott, Gerald J. Exterovich, Robert H. Breunig, andGod‐son/nephew ScottR.Bre‐unig, MD.A RequiemMass will be held Saturday,July 12,2025, at 11:00AMinthe Chapel of theImmaculate Conception,Notre Dame Seminary,2901 S. Carroll‐tonAvenue,New Orleans, Louisiana with Visitation beginningat10:00 AM.Fa‐ther Thomas Montanaro, LC,willserve as Main Cele‐brantwithFatherDesmond Danielsand Father Stephen Dardis as concelebrants. Gravesideservicesand in‐termentwillbeOctober 11, 2025, at St.Aloysius Catholic Cemetery in Sauk City,Wisconsin.Inlieuof ﬂowers, thefamilykindly requests donationsbe made in Tom'smemoryto ManresaHouse of Retreats (POBox 89,Convent,LA 70723, manresala.org) Regina ApostolorumFoun‐dation (https://tinyurl com/TomSandeman),or NotreDameSeminary (2901 S. Carrollton Ave.,LA 70118, nds.edu).Tom's legacy enduresthrough memories of hiswarmem‐braces,generousspiritand boomingvoice.Hewas al‐ways readywitha kind word foreveryonehemet, infusing everyoccasion with genuine joyand infec‐tiousoptimism. Tomde‐lightedindeclaring every experience as the"best ever!" Tomwas called home by OurFather, yethis spirit livesoninthe laugh‐terand storiessharedby familyand friends, andin thelasting impact he made on theheartsofthose who cherishedhim

Sister Gloria MaeSmith

“Glo”, age86, departed this life peacefully,onThurs‐day, June 19,2025 at River‐bend NursingHomeReha‐bilitation Center.She was preceded in deathbyher husband,EmmanuelSmith, Sr.; parents, Westly andEl‐nora Wilson;children, Clarence Smith, Emmanuel Smith, Jr.and DebraAnn Smith-Broussard; sisters, LeeEthel Wilson,Eloise Wilson Smithand grand‐daughter,LaDonnahPi‐chon Boyard.She is sur‐vivedbytwo granddaugh‐ters,eight greatgrandchil‐dren,son,son-in-law, a specialgreat-niece anda host of nieces,nephews, otherrelatives andfriends ACelebration servicehon‐oringthe life of thelate

Sister Gloria MaeSmith will be held at St.JohnDi‐vine M.B.C.,1763 N. Der‐bignyStreet,New Orleans, LA,onFriday, July 11, 2025, at 10 am,Rev.Kenneth Speakes, Ofﬁciating. Visi‐tation 9aminthe church Please sign online guest‐book at www.charbonnetf uneralhome.com. Charbon‐netLabat Glapion, Direc‐tors (504) 581-4411.

Smith-Raheem,Rosalie Syhailah

Rosalie SyhailahSmithRaheem enteredeternal rest at JoEllenSmith Con‐valescentCenteronMon‐day, June 30, 2025, at the ageof84. Shewas anative of NewOrleans,LAand a resident of Harvey,LA. Ros‐alie wasa graduate of L. B. Landry High School,and sheattended Straight Busi‐ness College. Shewas are‐tiredparaprofessionalwith theNew OrleansParish Public School System anda self-employedseamstress / tailor employee. Beloved mother of BlancheRaheem (Darren) Johnson, Khayriyyah Raheem,Saﬁyyah Raheem,JosephRaheem, Jr., Clorenza Raheem,and Abu(Tywanda) Raheeem Daughter of thelateAlbert Smith, Sr.and IraMoore Thompson Smith. Sister of DeloresSmith Coleman, andthe late Ulysses, Al‐bert,Jr.,Oliver, Alvin, and Arthur Smith, Ruby Taylor, Clorenza Miles, Mildred “Nanny” Smith, IraMae Medice,and Linconia Brooks, also survived by 13 grandchildren, 2great grandchildren, anda host of nieces,nephews, cousins, otherrelatives andfriends.Relatives and friendsofthe familyalso pastors, ofﬁcers,and membersofAsburyUnited MethodistChurch,and neighboringchurches are invitedtoattendthe Cele‐brationofLifeatAsbury UnitedMethodist Church 2725 Ernest St.New Or‐leans, LA,onThursday,July 10, 2025, at 10:00a.m. Visi‐tation will beginat 8:30a.m. until servicetime at theabove-named church.Interment:New Hope BaptistChurch Cemetery-Gretna, LA Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service230 Mon‐roeSt. Gretna,LA. To view andsignthe guestbook please go to www.davismo rtuaryservice.com. Face MasksAre Recommended

Vallelungo, Joseph Anthony

Joseph AnthonyVal‐lelungo, adevoted hus‐band,father, grandfather, andgreat-grandfather, passedawaypeacefullyon June 24, 2025, in Covington, Louisiana, at theage of 90. He wassurrounded by his loving familyinhis ﬁnal moments, areﬂection of thedeep bond he cher‐ishedthroughouthis life Born in NewOrleans, Louisiana, in August of 1934, Joseph liveda life rooted in faith,family,and unwavering love.Heissur‐vivedbyhis belovedwife, JerleneLaGraizeVal‐lelungo; daughter,Arlene Johnston (Curtiss);sons, Bruce(Sherry), andBrian Vallelungo(Janet).Hewas theproud grandfatherof Shauntel V. Mohren,Bran‐donVallelungo, Briana V. Fuller,and Dennis O'Brien, anda cherishedgreatgrandfathertoCrew, Cole, andCadeMohren; Zoë Fuller;and Bennettand Ellie Vallelungo; Jake and Andrew Oswald.Heisalso survived andfondlyre‐membered by many cousins, nieces,nephews, anddearfriends.A devout Catholic,Joe wasa long‐time andfaithfulmember of St.MarkCatholicChurch in Chalmette,Louisiana andlater,Immaculate Con‐

ceptionCatholicChurch in Denham Springs. He was also an active member of theKnights of Columbus andwas an honorablydis‐chargedNavyVeteran.He nowjoins hisparents, Mary D'Antoni Vallelungo andAlphonseVallelungo Sr andhis 10 siblings Rose,Paul, Alphonse Jr., Jacob, Gus, Pete,Mary, Katie, Eva, andAngelina— in eternalpeace.His legacy of faith,love, and togetherness will continue to live on in allwho were blessedtoknowand love him. "I have fought the good ﬁght, Ihave ﬁnished therace, Ihavekeptthe faith.” 2Timothy 4:7. Rela‐tivesand friendsare in‐vitedtoa visitation at 9:00 am on Saturday,July12, 2025, 5200 CanalBlvd.,New Orleans, LA 70124, followed by amassat11:00 am.In‐termentwillbeatGreen‐wood Cemetery.Wealso invite youtoshare your thoughts,fondmemories, andcondolences online at www.greenwoodfh.com

ConnieMarquez Wahlen, age73, of Metairie,LA passedawayather home surrounded by herfamily on Thursday,July3,2025. Conniewas born on No‐vember 6, 1951 in NewOr‐leans, LA to Henryand Irma SchwankMarquez Conniegrewupinthe Irish ChannelpartofNew Or‐leans, sheworkedasthe AssistantBookstoreMan‐ager at DelgadoCommu‐nity Collegeand worked as theOfﬁce Managerat ForstallArt Supply in New Orleans. Conniewas in‐volved in theJefferson Parish Senior CitizenCen‐ter. Connieenjoyed cro‐cheting, gardeningand watching LSUand Saints games. Conniewas pre‐cededindeath by herpar‐ents Henryand Irma Mar‐quez;and hersister, Fay Miller.Survivors include herbeloved husband for50 years, Robert J. "Bobby Wahlen;her children,Tim‐othy Wahlen and Lisa W. Tzerefos (Nick);her grand‐children,Adelaideand Vi‐vian Tzerefos;her sister, LindaLeboutillier (Leonard); andher brotherin-law,Louie Wahlen.Rela‐tivesand friendsofthe familyare invitedtoattend amemorialservice at Leitz-EaganFuneralHome, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie,LAonSat‐urday, July 12, 2025 at 6:00pm.Visitationwillbe from 4:00pm until 6:00pm In lieu of ﬂowers, please consider adonationin honorofConnietothe Pan‐creaticCancerActionNet‐work at www.pancan.org.

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Wind blew confettiingreat swirls aroundthe LSU Tigers on that bright and glorious June Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska, as they celebrated another College World Series title. Theskies ﬁlled with ﬁreworks three days later at Alex Box Stadium for another championship victory party

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS AP sportswriter

FRISCO,Texas— Big 12 Commis-

sioner Brett Yormark is doubling down on his preference to stay with only ﬁve automatic qualiﬁers if the College Football Playoffdoes expand from 12 to 16 teams as many expect after this season, instead of each of the four power conferences being guaranteed multiple bids.

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The confetti and theﬁreworks may have been cleared away,but acouple of weeks past those championship parties the good vibes remain for an LSU program that occupies the pinnacle of itssport.That will probably be the case until the start of next baseball season, at least, when the 2026 Tigers will be charged with chasingCWS title No. 9. Forall the feel-good energy created byLSU’seighth CWS crown,there is abyproduct, like the spentradioactive fuel from anuclear reactor.And it’s aimed rightatthe LSU football team and coach Brian Kelly While LSUbaseball and its

coach, Jay Johnson, have been properly feted for their second national championship in three seasons, thevictory has served as areminder for what Kelly and LSU football has not done. Not only no national championship, which of course is somethingmightydifﬁcult to do, but no contention for one on Kelly’swatch, which now enters its fourth season as well (he and Johnson started in 2022). The Tigers’ one and only appearance in the College Football Playoff came in 2019, when the Joe Burrow/Ed Orgeron LSUteam went all the way to the championship. It is unfair to label Kelly’s

tenure at LSU as unsuccessful to this point and ridiculous to say he is on the hot seat. In three seasonshis Tigers have had aHeisman Trophy winner in Jayden Daniels in 2023, reached the SEC Championship Gamein2022 and won all three of their bowlappearances among a29-11 record overall.

Despite some woefulparts of the program (see special teams in 2022, defense in 2023), Kelly’stimeatLSU can in no way be realistically labeled afailure. For failure, see Florida State

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“Wehave the responsibility to do what’sright for college football notwhat’sright forone or two or moreconferences,” Yormark said Tuesday at Big 12 footballmedia days. “I think 5-11 is fair. Earn it on theﬁeld, assuming we want to expand. Ilove thecurrentformat, but if we’re goingtoexpand, let’s do it in away that’sfair and equitable and giveseveryone achance.”

While the Southeastern Conference and Big Tenwill have more of asay on theplayoffformatstarting in 2026, when ESPN’s$7.8 billioncontract kicks in, Yormark believes the5-11 format wouldbe good fornow and in the future.He said ACC Commissioner JimPhillips feels thesame way,and is expected to express that during his league’smedia days in two weeks. “Wedonot need aprofessional model because we arenot the NFL,”Yormark said. “Weare college football and we must act like it.” In the 12-team format still in placefor this season, the five

Shumatelooking to make huge leap to Pelicans

High-flying rookie from McNeese impressing N.O. coachesearly on

Christian Shumateissucha high riser that he landed aspot on ESPN’s“SportsCenter” Top10plays nine times this past season Dunking comeseasy for Shumate TheChicago native threwdownhis ﬁrst slam the summer heading into his seventh-grade year. NowShumate is hoping to soar even higher as he tries to makethe leap from undraftedrookietothe NBA. Shumate,a 6-foot-6 forwardon the New Orleans PelicansSummer League roster, gets his opportunity justthree hours away from Lake Charles where he starred at McNeese State.

“It means the world to me,” Shumatesaid. “I’ve grown to call Louisiana home. When Ifound out that I’dbestationed herefor thetimebeing as far as Summer League, Iwas really excited. I’ve been through some of the lowest timesofmylife and some of the highest times of my life in Louisiana. So I’mkindofrooted here and itwas kind of afull circlemoment being able to comeback here and try to make strides to stay.It’sbeen ablessing. I’m very grateful for the opportunity.”

One of those low points atMcNeesecame inthe 2022-’23 season when the Cowboysﬁnished 11-23. Shumate, whose careerstartedatTulsa, entered the transfer portal and contemplatedwhat would have been his third school. McNeesehired Will Wade and Shumate stuck it out andbecameakey cog in theprogram turning things around and winning 58 gamesover the next two seasons.

There have been just six players from McNeese to ever play in an NBA game.Shumatewouldlike nothingmore than to become the seventh, joining alist that includes Pelicans’ executive director of basketball operations Joe Dumars. Shumate and Dumars are bothonMcNeese’sall-

McNeese State’sChristian Shumate became an ESPN SportsCenter Top10regular with his spectacular dunks during his career in LakeCharles

time scoring list. Dumars is ﬁrst;Shumate is ninth.

Shumate is third on therebounding list and ﬁrst in double-doubles (40).Heaveraged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds this past season and helped McNeese to its ﬁrst NCAA Tournament victory in school history.He was named the Southland Conference’sDefensive Player of the Year

Shumate is also the ﬁrst player in McNeese State to hit the 1,000 mark in points, rebounds, blocked shots, assists and steals. It’s that ability to do alittlebit of everything that he wants to put on display in Las Vegas. The Pelicans play their Summer League opener Thursday against theMinnesota Timberwolves.

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP tenniswriter

LONDON— Aryna Sabalenka was having ahardtimedealing with her Wimbledon quarterfinal opponent’sunusual gamestyle. The mistakes were mounting Tuesday. The stress was rising. The deficit was troubling. As things went awry,Sabalenka would look at her box with a quizzicalexpressionand raise her hands. After missing one forehandoff ashort ball, she knelt on the grass near the net, the very pictureofexasperation. Amonth afterher loss to Coco Gauff in the French Open final, Sabalenka knew she needed to keep her emotions in check and straighten out her strokes Did just that, right on time. Sabalenka trailed by aset,then twice was downabreak in the third, before grabbing thelast three games to return to the semifinals at the All England Club by overcoming 104thranked Laura Siegemund 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at CentreCourt.

“She pushed me so much,” said Sabalenka, No.1 sinceOctober.“Afterthe ﬁrst set, Iwas just looking at my box, thinking, ‘Guys,Imean, book the tickets. Ithink we’re about to leave this beautiful city,country, place.’

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament where Sabalenka never has been to atitle match. She can change that this week if shebeats No. 13 Amanda

Aryana Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after losing apoint against Laura Siegemund of Germany during theirquarterfinal match TuesdayatWimbledon. Thetopseeded Sabalenka rebounded for a4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory.

Anisimova of the UnitedStates on Thursday.Anisimova reached her first major semifinal since the 2019 French Open, when she was just 17, by getting pastAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 7-6 (9). The first men’ssemifinal was established Tuesday,too: No 2Carlos Alcaraz,the two-time reigning champion, against No 5Taylor Fritz.

Sabalenka won theAustralian Open twice and the U.S. Open once, and wasthe runner-up at this year’s Australian Open (losing to Madison Keys) and French Open (losing to Gauff).

The 27-year-old Belarusian lost in the semiﬁnals at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023. Sabalenka hadn’tdropped a set during thisyear’strip to the grass-court major until Tuesday —but she alsohadn’t faced an opponent quite like

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LSU coach Brian Kelly watches the spring game on April 12 at TigerStadium.Kelly and the Tigers sawthe baseball team winits eighth national championship in June. The expectations will be nearly as highwhen the LSU football team kicks off Aug. 30 at Clemson.

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Alcaraz makes quick work of Norrie at Wimbledon

By The Associated Press

LONDON Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the Wimbledon semifinals by beating Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday

Alcaraz extended his winning streak to 23 matches and became the just second Spanish player in history to reach the men’s singles semiﬁnals at Wimbledon on three occasions — the other was Rafael Nadal.

After Norrie held serve to open the match on Centre Court, the second-seeded Alcaraz took control by rattling off the next ﬁve games against the left-handed Briton

Alcaraz never let Norrie into the match facing only five break points and saving all of them. He compiled 39 winners and 13 aces to go with 26 unforced errors.

“To be able to play another semifinal here at Wimbledon is super special,” Alcaraz said in an on-court interview after finishing off the quarterfinal match in 1 hour, 39 minutes.

Alcaraz will face No. 5 Taylor Fritz for a spot in the ﬁnal.

Electronic calls system malfunctions during match

BY KEN MAGUIRE AP sportswriter

LONDON A malfunction with Wimbledon ‘s new electronic line-calling system required a point to be replayed during a quarterﬁnal match between Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov on Tuesday

The latest issue with the system occurred during the opening game of the fourth set on Court No. 1 after Fritz had served at 15-0 and the players exchanged shots. Then came a random “fault” call. Chair umpire Louise AzemarEngzell stopped play and a few moments later announced: “Ladies and gentlemen, we will replay the last point due to a malfunction.”

The system had tracked Fritz’s shot in the rally as if it was a serve, the All England Club said.

“The player’s service motion began while the (ball boy/ball girl) was still crossing the net and therefore the system didn’t recognize the start of the point

As such the chair umpire instructed the point be replayed,” the club said in a statement.

After the “fault” call, a perplexed Fritz turned to the umpire’s chair and spread his hands as if asking “what was that?”

Neither player seemed upset and Khachanov won the replayed point, but the ﬁfth-seeded Fritz advanced to the semiﬁnals with a 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) victory

“If it would happen on a break point or deuce or maybe tiebreaker, OK, you can get more mad,” the 17th-seeded Khachanov said.

“But it was just beginning of the set, 15-Love or Love-15. I don’t remember It was maybe not that important moment. That’s why I stayed really focused and calm.”

Wimbledon switched this year to the electronic system that replaced human line judges but it’s been anything but smooth.

On Sunday, there was a glaring mistake at Centre Court during Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s three-set victory over Sonay

Kartal in the fourth round. A shot by Kartal clearly landed past the baseline but wasn’t called out by the automated setup — called Hawk-Eye — because it had been shut off.

On Monday, club officials blamed “human error” for the oversight. Club chief executive Sally Bolton said the technology was “inadvertently deactivated” by someone for three points in the match.

Fritz, who will face either defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or Cameron Norrie for a spot in the ﬁnal, said he still prefers the new system.

“There’s going to be some issues here and there but, to be honest, I still think it’s much better to just have the electronic line-calling (system) calling the lines as opposed to umpires,” he said “I do like not having to think about challenging calls in the middle of points,” Fritz continued. “I do like that we don’t have to argue about calls and all this stuff. I think it’s a better system.”

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the 37-year-old Siegemund The German, who eliminated No 6 Keys last week, was the oldest and by far the lowest-ranked of any woman in the quarterﬁnals, as well as the one with the fewest career titles (two).

She arrived at Wimbledon with a career record there of 2-5 and with a 4-9 mark on tour in 2025.

But her ability to change the depth speed angles and spins of her shots over and over can frustrate any opponent and dull the type of power that Sabalenka brings. And, make no mistake: Sabalenka was frustrated, especially in the ﬁnal set.

“It’s not like it’s an annoying game. It’s a smart game. She’s

really making everyone work against her,” Sabalenka said.

“You know you have to work for every point It doesn’t matter if

you’re a big server, if you’re a big hitter You have to work. You have to run. And you have to earn the win.”

Trailing 4-3 in the last set, Sabalenka broke to open her matchending run.

In the next game, she delivered her lone two aces, at 103 mph and 116 mph.

When Sabalenka produced a volley winner to break again and end things after nearly three hours, she shut her eyes, spread her arms wide and let out a big scream.

Who’s playing next?

The last two women’s quarterﬁnals are No. 7 Mirra Andreeva vs Belinda Bencic, and No 8 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova.

The men’s matchups are No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 10 Ben Shelton, and 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic vs No. 22 Flavio Cobolli.

Olympian Retton uses status to avoid DUI arrest

BY KARU F DANIELS

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Olympic medalist attempting to use her star status to avoid being detained, at one point telling police that she’s “West Virginia’s first daughter.” Retton, who was nabbed on a DUI charge on May 17 in Marion County, West Virginia, appears dazed, distressed and disheveled throughout the lengthy clip, released by Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday Retton was initially pulled over when she was allegedly seen driving “all over the roadway,” according to an incident report obtained by TMZ. Officers who questioned her said she smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words, while a screw-top bottle of wine was seen in her passenger seat. The bodycam video shows the 57-year-old mom of four getting testy after refusing to blow into a breathalyzer and failing a field sobriety test conducted by a Fairmont City police officer “I’m West Virginia’s first daugh-

ter!” she tells the cop. “Bob Huggins gets away and, well, whatever,” she adds, referring to the former West Virginia basketball coach who was arrested for DUI in Pittsburgh in 2023. Throughout the footage, the trailblazing athlete can be seen with a portable oxygen tank, which she has reportedly relied on daily since a near fatal bout of pneumonia in 2023. Later, after being transported to the police station, Retton is seen fussing with paramedics when they advise her to go to the hospital to get her oxygen checked.

“No, f–k that! Put me in a cell,” she snaps. “I’ll die here. I’ll die here and you guys will live with that.” After being taken into custody, Retton was charged with one count of driving under the inﬂuence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs. She was released that same day on $1,500 bond, according to online records.

During a court appearance last month, Retton entered a no contest plea to the first-time, nonaggravated DUI charge and was ordered to pay a $100 penalty

Nussmeier among LSU players for SEC Media Day Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, wide receiver Chris Hilton and linebacker Whit Weeks will join LSU coach Brian Kelly at SEC Media Day next week when the four-day event is held in downtown Atlanta. SEC Media Days takes place July 14-17 at the Omni Hotel and the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. LSU will be joined on Day 1 by Ole Miss South Carolina and Vanderbilt. LSU’s rotation runs from 8 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Nussmeier is the third quarterback in LSU history to make two appearances at SEC Media Days, joining Jordan Jefferson (2010-11) and Zach Mettenberger (2012-13). LSU reports to camp later this month to begin preseason practice in advance of the season opener at Clemson on Aug 30 in what is expected to be a Top 10 matchup.

LSU LHP ace Anderson wins Corbett Award

Kade Anderson, the ace lefthanded pitcher for the LSU baseball team, was selected as the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s James J. Corbett Award winner as the top male athlete in Louisiana.

Anderson, a native of Madisonville and a St. Paul’s graduate, closed one of the top pitching seasons in LSU history by turning in a pair of sensational College World Series outings to earn Most Outstanding Player honors as LSU captured its eighth national championship.

For the year, Anderson recorded a 12-1 record with a 3.18 ERA and 180 strikeouts (No 1 in the nation) in 119 innings (tops in the SEC). Opponents hit just .211 against him and he walked just 35 batters.

Clark set to return after missing from groin injury

INDIANAPOLIS Caitlin Clark expects to play Wednesday when the Indiana Fever host the Golden State Valkyries after missing the past ﬁve games with a left groin injury The All-Star captain participated in practice Monday which was open to season ticket holders, playing in a 5-on-5 scrimmage. It was the ﬁrst time she’d done that since getting hurt on June 26. Barring any setbacks, Clark will be available to play Wednesday

It was Clark’s second injury of the season. She’s only played in nine of the team’s 18 games this season as well as the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup ﬁnal which saw the Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx. Clark had a left quad injury that forced her to miss ﬁve games last month.

NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2030

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have ratiﬁed their extension of the collective bargaining agreement, securing labor peace in the sport through 2030.

The league and union announced in a joint news release Tuesday that the deal had been approved. It took a vote of the Board of Governors and the full NHLPA membership The sides came to a tentative agreement on the four-year extension late last month.

It includes an 84-game regular season with less exhibition play, shorter maximum contract lengths, a playoff salary cap, no mandatory dress code for players and the creation of a full-time traveling goaltender position to eliminate the practice of emergency backup goalies from entering games.

Bonner rejoins Mercury after signing as free agent

PHOENIX DeWanna Bonner has rejoined the Phoenix Mercury, signing as a free agent on Tuesday She helped the franchise win two WNBA titles in her previous stint with the team which drafted her ﬁfth in 2009.

Bonner spent the first 10 years of her career with the Mercury and helped them win titles in 2009 and 2014. She left for Connecticut and helped the franchise reach the WNBA semifinals for five straight years from 2020-24. The 37-year-old Bonner is third all time on the league’s scoring list and is a six-time All-Star She originally signed with Indiana as a free agent to start the year before deciding that the fit wasn’t right for her and asking to be waived by the franchise.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By KIN CHEUNGP Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. celebrates winning her quarterﬁnal match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

AP PHOTO By KIRSTy WIGGLESWORTH Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates defeating Cameron Norrie of the United Kingdom during their men’s singles match at Wimbledon in London on Tuesday.

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Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts during his men’s singles match against Karen Khachanov of Russia at Wimbledon in London on Tuesday

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UCF’s Frost tries to skip talk of failed Nebraska tenure, but falls short

BY SCHUYLER DIXON AP sportswriter

FRISCO, Texas Scott Frost’s celebrated return as coach at UCF comes with the backdrop of a failed tenure at Nebraska, the alma mater he said he didn’t want to talk about at Big 12 football media days Tuesday Even though he did.

Frost said, “I really want to keep it about UCF,” just a few hours after telling a reporter that he never wanted to take the Nebraska job in the first place coming off a 13-0 season in 2017 that sparked debate about whether the Knights should have had a chance to play for the national championship in the four-team playoff.

“I said I wouldn’t leave unless it was someplace you could win a national championship,” Frost said. “I got tugged in a direction to try to help my alma mater and didn’t really want to do it.

It wasn’t a good move. I’m lucky to get back to a place where I was a lot happier.”

When the same reporter asked Frost in a one-on-one interview what he learned from his time in Nebraska, the former Cornhuskers quarterback said, “Don’t take the wrong job.” Frost’s tone was quite a bit different in two different settings with reporters at the 12,000-seat indoor stadium that is also a practice ﬁeld for the Dallas Cowboys. “When you go through something that doesn’t work, just ready for another chance, and I’m ready for another chance,” Frost said. “This is about the Big 12. This is about UCF Everybody has success in life and has failures in life, for all sorts of different reasons I’m excited to get back in a place where my family and I get treated well.” Frost inherited an 0-12 team at UCF and turned it

into an undefeated American Athletic Conference champion in just two years. Nebraska fans were ecstatic when he made the move 20 years after leading the Cornhuskers to a perfect 1997 season and a split national title with Michigan in the ﬁnal season before a championship game was established. Three games into his ﬁfth season in Lincoln, Frost was fired with a 16-31 record. Almost three full college seasons later, it’s back to Orlando after one year working under Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay

“I really enjoyed two years off,” Frost said. “I got to spend a whole year with Ashley and the (three) kids, and I’ll never get that time back. I played more catch with my son and touch football in the yard with him and going to Little League and seeing my daughter do gymnastics. And then some time out in L.A. really, really

helped reset me, too.”

Images endure of Frost celebrating a 34-27 Peach Bowl victory over Auburn that clinched UCF’s perfect 2017 season almost a month after he had been named the coach at Nebraska.

Fast-forward almost eight years, and Frost was delaying a roundtable with reporters to take a few pictures with the players he brought with him to media days.

“Yeah, being around the guys,” Frost said of that moment. “I’m sorry I’d rather be around the guys than you guys.”

And there are times when Frost brings up the old days with his new guys.

“We talk to them about all those things,” Frost said. “What happened in 2017 is at times relevant, but this is a new team. So we only point those things out, not to live in the past, but just to help them with any lessons that we want to learn.”

League making no preseason predictions

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS

AP sportswriter

FRISCO, Texas There are no official Big 12 predictions going into this season, so there will be no last-to-ﬁrst narrative like what Arizona State had in its league debut. Going into its 30th football season, the Big 12 didn’t conduct a preseason media poll predicting the order of ﬁnish for the 16-team conference. The results were way off last year

“I try to ignore it as best I can,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said Tuesday at Big 12 media days “It’s one of the reasons we as coaches did not do a coaches poll because I think the narrative has really hurt our league. I know it hurt Arizona State and I know it hurt BYU last year.” Arizona State won the Big 12 championship game last season after being picked to ﬁnish at the bottom of the Big 12 standings. The Sun Devils were in a four-way tie for ﬁrst place in the regular-season standings, beat Iowa State in the title game and were the only league team to make the College Football Playoff. Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham said he couldn’t care less about any of the predictions last year, or what anybody might have guessed for this season They do have back quarterback Sam Leavitt, who was picked as the league’s preseason offensive player of the year since media still voted on a preseason All-Big 12 team.

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ﬂopping out of the preseason top 10 to ﬁnish 2-10 this past season, or Big 12 contender Oklahoma State going 0-9 in the league.

But the pressure is real for Kelly and his krewe. And the comparisons to LSU’s other top-level successful programs raise that pressure with each passing title.

It’s not just baseball.

Three of the ﬁve major hires LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has made have won national championships when you include women’s basketball’s Kim Mulkey (2023) and gymnastics’ Jay Clark (2024).

Again, no one should expect that if LSU doesn’t make the CFP this season, much less play for or win a college football national championship, that Kelly’s job is in jeopardy He’s done too well, too reasonably well, for that to be true.

If you want a real hot seat, look under men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon, another Woodward hire.

But the wood and kindling to build a bonﬁre under Kelly’s seat is stacking up pretty high, and it’s not only in the form of national championship trophies won by Kelly’s fellow LSU coaches. His former program at Notre Dame reaching this past season’s CFP title game brings a match. And Kelly doesn’t mind letting the fuse burn by saying that the team LSU has assembled for this season with returning players, transfer portal pieces and high school recruits is his most talented Tigers team yet.

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highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed spots in the playoff. The difference this year is that the top four highest-ranked champions are no longer guaranteed the top four seeds that come with ﬁrstround byes.

Among potential 16-team formats would be four automatic qualiﬁers from both the SEC and Big Ten, and two each for the Big 12 and ACC. The Big 12 last season had only conference champion Arizona State make the playoff last season.

to LSU’s Bayou Traditions collective. By February when the fundraiser ended, it had generated a total of $3.23 million. If Kelly was not serious about making a run at the top then he would have sent his money to a Swiss bank, not Bayou Traditions. But now that run has to take place. That’s what makes this season so huge, so impactful, not only for Kelly but LSU football’s standing in the game’s

intended in enforcing the rules in the remade system

“It will. I have a lot of faith in Bryan Seely,” Yormark said of the former Major League Baseball executive named CEO of the new CSC. “It should create a level playing ﬁeld, and I’m not giving that up.”

BYU was picked to ﬁnish 13th in the Big 12, and was part of that four-way tie at the end of the regular season with 7-2 conference records. The Cougars ﬁnished 11-2 overall, including a 9-0 start in which they had an early win over ACC newcomer SMU, which made the 12-team playoff field even after losing its conference championship game.

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said there’s no value to such preseason football polls, especially with the ever-changing landscape in the game these days. He felt Arizona State was disadvantaged because of being picked 16th long before even playing its ﬁrst game.

“With the transfer portal and with roster management and what goes on as you build that roster, no one knows what they really have. They know what they have on paper, but it hasn’t played out,” Yormark said.

“And that was the case with Arizona State last year So I don’t know if it’s a trend or not but certainly it’s the right thing for the Big 12 and I’m glad we did it.” The Big Ten Conference has long forgone doing preseason polls.

“I don’t really care where people put us. Vote us ﬁrst, vote us last, vote us in the middle. If we’re so focused on other people’s expectations of us, then you’re going to limit yourself,” Dillingham said Tuesday “Who knows? Are we supposed to win six games? Are we supposed to win nine games? Are we supposed to go undefeated? Are we supposed to win zero? All I know is when we show up to work, we should be the very best version of ourselves And if we compete in something, you better compete to win.”

Arizona State went into the Big 12 title game last December at 15th in the CFP rankings, behind three SEC teams with three losses and Mountain West Conference champion Boise State. The Sun Devils were then 12th in the final CFP rankings, but got a ﬁrst-round bye as one of the top four-ranked conference champions before the format changed for this season to more-direct seeding.

A series of tiebreakers had put Arizona State and Iowa State in the Big 12 title game, and eliminated BYU and Colorado from title contention.

Utah, which like Arizona State made its Big 12 debut last year, was the preseason favorite to win the league. The Utes won all three of their non-conference games, but went 2-7 otherwise to ﬁnish near the bottom of the Big 12 standings.

Oklahoma State was last after going 0-9 in conference play The Cowboys had been picked third.

Global stages

The Big 12 season will open Aug 23 with Kansas State playing Iowa State in Ireland. TCU will play its 2026 season opener there against North Carolina.

“I’ve been on the record to say that I want this conference to be a global conference,” said Yormark, who is going into his fourth year as Big 12 commissioner “I think we can win globally big time. Playing in Ireland obviously is that ﬁrst step.”

Football isn’t the league’s only sport going international for a league in which

Yormark said 11% of the student-athletes are from outside the United States.

“Just from a recruitment standpoint, it makes sense to carry that ﬂag outside of the domestic marketplace,” he said.

Baylor’s women’s basketball team will open the upcoming season in Paris.

Yormark said there is a good chance of a baseball game in Mexico City next spring, and that there are conversations about events in other international markets, like Germany

“We want to earn it on the field,” Yormark said. “It might not be the best solution today for the Big 12, given your comments about (automatic qualiﬁers), but long term, knowing the progress we’re making, the investments we’re making, it’s the right format for us.”

Yormark, who is going into his fourth year as Big 12 commissioner, believes that the landmark NCAA House settlement will have a positive impact for all conferences, especially if the College Sports Commission works the way it is

The Big 12 was already in transition and still at 10 teams when Yormark arrived in 2022. BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF joined the league the following year Texas and Oklahoma, who won football national championships while in the Big 12, completed their longplanned move to the SEC last year That is when Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah came into what is now a 16team Big 12.

“I think parity matters, and I think ultimately over time, and that’s hopefully sooner than later, there’ll be a couple of our schools that will emerge, you know, as elite schools that are always part of the conversations at the highest levels. And that’s what we’re working toward,” Yormark said. “But it starts with parity and being competitive top to bottom. And I think we’re there.”

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UCF coach Scott Frost speaks during Big 12 media days on Tuesday in Frisco, Texas. Coming off a 13-0 season at UCF in

Frost took the job at Nebraska ad was ﬁred early in his ﬁfth season with a 16-31 record. He was hired back at UCF.

Schauffele triesto flushhis worstseasonyet

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland The best thing Xander Schauffelehas going for him in the worst season of his careerisagood attitude. That much was evident Tuesday when he walked into the media center at the Scottish Open and sawhis picture. It was on awall beneath asign that said, “TOILETS.”

“That was heartwarming, Schauffele said with agrin that neverseems too far away

your career’ —and I’vebacked it up currently with the worst year of my career.It’sbeen ahot one.”

This is notwhere he expected to be coming into the ﬁnal stretch of theyear

“Summed up how Ifeel about what’s going on right now

Iactuallychuckled when Isaw that one.”

He is theonly American to win the Scottish Open over the last 10 years. He defends his title next week in the British Open, avictory that made him adoublemajor winner in 2024, which allowed him to take his place amongthe elite in golf.

That can feel like much longer than ayear ago.

Schauffele had reason to have big expectations this year.What he didn’tsee coming was atwinge in his ribs to start the season in Hawaii that turned out to be much worse —anintercostal strain and acartilage tear

He missed two months with the first significant injury of his career.Hehas not been the same since then,with only one top-10 finish,atie foreighthinthe Masters. His greatest achievement was extending his cut streak on the PGA Tour to 67 consecutive tournaments, the longest such streak in 20 years.

“I probably downplayed it in my own mind —‘Yeah, you’ll beﬁne, you’ve been playing great golf, youjust came off the best year of

“The belief is good,” he said. “I don’tthink I’ve givenmyself a lot of reasons to believe that I’m playing OK. It’s been apretty bad year to becompletely honest Ithink the best part of my game hasprobably been my mental just fortitude, whatever you want to call it, just to try to stay positive andbehaveasifI am playing really well.

“But coming off ayear like last year,gettinghurt, coming back, my expectationsand playing ability have notcuedupvery nicely.”

The injury is nolonger an issue. The game has looked good at times. What he lacks is aspark, which comes from results, to get himgoing.

Schauffele has great discipline that gets lost behind that San Diego vibe of his. He chose to not add tournaments to his schedule to make up forlost time, even though he ﬁnds himself chasing this late in the year

He won twice as arookie, includingthe Tour Championship. Chasingisnot something he does.

The Ryder Cupisnot an issue.

Winning the PGA Championship and theBritish Open has allowed himtostay at No. 2inthe U.S. standings.

ButheisatNo. 57 in the FedExCup —onlythe top 70 make the postseason —and these two weeksonlinksgolf could go a long way toward making sure he gets there.

“It’sbeen aweird year for me just from coming offthe year I had last year into sort of what Idid, justkindof disappearing and then playing bad coming out

of it,” he said. “So any expectation Ihad of whatever Ithought I was capable of doing from afeel standpoint has been sort of reset, andIaminfull chase mode, like akid.”

He hopes links golf will be part of the tonic.

PartofSchauffele wishes he could have come earlier across theAtlantic, where he could play golf that consists of seeing the target and hittingthe ball, nothing morecomplicated than that.

“Somethingabout being here, you start taking your hands off thewheel, and that’show Iplayed my best,” he said.

Twins outfielder Byron Buxton roundsthird baseagainst the Seattle Mariners on June 25 in Minneapolis.

All-Star Buxton’s greatest powerhas been hisavailability

BY DAVE CAMPBELL AP sportswriter

MINNEAPOLIS For allthe evi-

dence that Byron Buxton has had an All-Star season, the supporting statistics start and end with this simple number: 73.

That’sthe total of gamesin which the Minnesota Twinshave had their dynamic center ﬁelder in the starting lineup, puttinghim on pace for the second-most of his 11-year career.Availability has long been the elusive piece to make Buxton one of the most complete players in the major leagues, and his age-31 season has brought afresh wave of allaround production fueledbygood health.

“It’samonumentalreturn, manager Rocco Baldelli said “He’sbeenone of thetop players in baseball. To be able to get prime Buxton, basically every day,that’s awhole differentdeal. Whenyou actually see it and you actually get it, and it’sinfront of youevery day, it’sabeautiful thing.”

His second All-Star Game selection will go down as oneofhis greatestsatisfactions in the sport, considering the path he’staken to get here and the fact that the festivitiesnextweekwillbeinhis native Georgia.

“Going back home to do something like this is aonce-in-a-lifetime thing. Iknow I’m not going

to play 30 moreyearstoget back to Atlanta,” said Buxton, who was previously an All-Star in 2022 whenthe game wasinLos Angeles.

Family was front of mind when Buxton was informed he’d made the team. His youngest of three sons, Baire, wasn’tborn when he wentthe last time. The host site this year atTruistPark, thehome of the Braves, is aboutathreehour drive from his tiny hometown,Baxley. Then there’s his participation in theHomeRun Derby,whichwill fulﬁll the wish of his oldest son,11-year-old Brix, to deliver atowel and adrink duringhis breaks.

“Out of everybody there, all the people he’s goingtosee,that’s what he wants and cares about. So it’sthe small things that add up to thebig ones,” Buxton said.

With five of his 20 home runs leading off the game for the Twins, Buxton has14career leadoffhomerstotie Chuck Knoblauch for thefourth-most in Twins history.He’salso one of only six players in the major leagues this season with at least 15 homersand 15 steals. Buxton ranksamong the top10 batters in the American League in slugging percentage, OPS, triples, homers,runs, RBIsand steals, plus anumber of other advanced statistics while providing his usual Gold Glove-caliberde-

fense in center.Heis16for 16 on stolen-base attempts, too, as sure of asign his hips and knees are as healthyasever. With 109 steals in 121 career attempts, Buxton is the onlyplayer in Major League Baseball historywithmore than 100 attempts and a90% or better success rate.

His home run on June 11 was measured at 479 feet, the secondlongest in MLB thisseason and thelongest of his career.The only setback was aconcussion that cost him 11 games in May,stemmingfromanoutfield collision with teammate Carlos Correa.

Aftertopping the 100-game mark in 2024 foronlythe second time in his career,Buxton has not only built on that injury-prevention progress but experienced the full beneﬁts of being consistently healthy enough toplay

Onlytwice has Baldelli slotted Buxton as thedesignated hitter this year

“Once you get those at-bats and getbackintothe groove of things, you tendtostarttaking off,” Buxton said.

TheTwins, who took a43-47 recordintotheir three-game series starting Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, would be in bigtrouble without him.

“He does it at thehighest level, everything he does,”Correa said.

“He’sfun.He’selectric, full of energy,and our team needs that.”

Schauffelewas in peak form a year ago. He broke through with his ﬁrst major at the PGAChampionship that asked alot of him on asoft course at Valhalla, particularly the last hole. He had to stand in abunker to play ashot from the rough with a4-iron, the ball wellabove his feet, water downthe right side. From there, he pitched to 6feet and swirled in the birdie putt for aone-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau. Twomonths later,hewithstood rain and wind at Royal Troon with a65inthe ﬁnal round to give him asecond major.Hewas No.2in

the world. Scottie Schefﬂer was still miles ahead, but Schauffele was at apoint where he felt he could winwherever he played.

Those were happy times. This only feels like the worst of times. There is also something about the chase that takes him back to being akid, when he wasn’tthe highly recruited star and was virtually an unknownbefore he earned his recognition.

This feels like starting over

“I’ve been spoiled to play at a pretty high level forquite some time,” he said. “This has been a funexperience to try to get back on the horse.”

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO Manny Machado of theSan Diego Padres gothis 2,000th career hit Monday night against the ArizonaDiamondbackswith asharp single off the gloveofdivingshortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

Themilestone hit cameagainst starter Zac Gallen leading off the fourth inning. Machado received astanding ovation from the crowd at PetcoPark, where he’sbeen a fan favorite sincejoining the Padres in 2019.

“Doing it in front of the home crowd deﬁnitely is alot better,and hopefully there’smore,” Machado said after San Diego’s6-3 loss.

TheAll-Starsluggersingledto left field in the first forhis 1,999th hit.Machado’sthird hit of the night was ahomer against Kyle Backhus leadingoff theeighth, his 15th of the season and 357th of his career Machado becamethe fifth active playerand 297th all-time to reach themilestone. He is the 12th play-

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“I think Ican bring versatility and energy,” Shumate said. “I’m an athletic guy.Ihave areally high motor.I’ve been working on my shot alot, so Ican pretty much be a‘3and D’ guy.I can knock down some shots. Ioffensive rebound very well. But Ithink the highest things would be my motor and toughness.”

Shumate didn’ttake long to show his athleticism at practice this week, skying to catch amissed shot and slamming it home.

“He’sareal athlete,” said Pelicans’ Summer League coach Corey Brewer.“Some dudesare athletic, but he’s an athlete.” Brewer and the Pelicans staff knew that already.It’sthe other parts of Shumate’sgame that have really opened eyes. Particularly Shumate’sability to score.

“In college, he wasn’treally knownasashooter,” Brewer said. “But the last three days he’s really shot theballamazingly. And he’sathletic. Christian hasbeen the surprise and hasreally helped himself.” Shumate hasn’tsurprisedonly his coaches. In away,he’seven surprised himself.

“I’ve learned that I’mmore versatile than Ithought,”Shumate said. “I’ve always been notone-dimensional, but Itried to do what I was good at all the time. But there

er to have 350 homers and 2,000 hits by his age-32 season.

“It’sspecial and an honor to be apart of that list,” Machado said. “Deﬁnitely would have wanted the victory,but steppingawayfrom that, it’spretty cool.”

He tipped his batting helmet to the crowdwhile standing on ﬁrst base.

“Wow,literally hats off. What an accomplishment,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “We’re happy forit. He earned it.”

Machado madehis debut with Baltimore in 2012 and got 977 hits with the Orioles before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July18, 2018. He had73hitswith the Dodgers before signing as a free agent with the Padres on Feb. 21, 2019.

He has 950 hits with San Diego, whichranks ﬁfth on the franchise list. Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn had 3,141 in his 20-season career Machadowas votedthe starting third baseman for the National League All-Star team this year

McNeeseState’sChristian Shumate answers questions after an NCAA Tournament game in March.

are more things that I’mgood at on the ﬂoor that Itry to go to more often. So Ithinkthat’sbeen the main thing. Trying to show my skill in alot of different areas instead of just the main thing.”

Thatdoesn’tmean the dunks they referred to as ShuSlams in Lake Charles are going away He’ll still likely create aposter or two in Vegas. But he’s equally focused on what he can do below the rim and notjust above it. He’s notjust trying to show fellow McNeese alum Dumars what he can do.The other 29 NBA teams will be watching, too.

“He’sproven that he hasguard skills and he can do alot of different things,”Brewer said. “I think forguys like that, when you’re in college, youkind of getput in abox. Thenyou getout here and you’re able to do different things and yousurprise yourself. Ithink he hassurprisedhimself and that conﬁdence is going to help him.

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Minnesota

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTOByJESSICA HILL

Xander Schauffele reacts to his tee shot on the fi rst holeduring the second round of Travelers at TPCRiver HighlandsinCromwell, Conn. on June 20.

Doug Ferguson

Brownready forpressure as Knicks’new head coach

BY BRIAN MAHONEY AP basketball writer

GREENBURGH, N.Y.

MikeBrown

knows there’sgoingto be pressure that comes with coachingthe Knicks. He also knows there’sa greatrosterand great restaurants waiting in New York.

He’sexcited about all of it

The new Knicks coach shook off any concerns abouttaking over ateam that ﬁred TomThibodeau despite getting two wins from the NBAFinals,pointing to thepositives Tuesday that made him want the job.

“Nobody has any bigger expectations, first of all, than Ido. Imean, my expectations are high,” Brown said. “But this is the Knicks. Italked aboutMadison SquareGarden being iconic. Youtalk about our fans. Ilove and embrace the expectations that come along withit, so I’m looking forwardto it.” Brownwas hired alittlemore than amonth after the Knickssurprisingly fired Thibodeaudespite getting to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years. Brown didn’t want to talk too much about that decision, nor the Sacramento Kings’choice to fire himlastseason.

“First of all, Tom’satremendous coach and he is afriendofmine, but Idon’twant to get to thepast,” Brown said. “I’m just excited about the roster.I’m excited about thethings that we’re going to put in place here and where we could go with the guys that we have.”

The Knicks went 51-31last season and have one of the strongest starting ﬁves in the league, headlined by All-NBA selections Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. They would have goneinto next season as one of the favorites in the East if they brought back their same team.

Instead, teampresident Leon Rose and owner James Dolan decided they needed to change coaches as they continuesearching for their first championship since 1973.

“Our goal, starting with Mr

Dolan to Leon to the players all the way downtothe fans, is to build asustainable, winningculture that produces championships. That’s why I’mhere,” Brown said. “I’m fortunate to know what it takes to create that success: alot of hard work, ahighlevel of commitment and afocusontoday.”

Brown talkedabout wanting to winand called NewYork“agreat placethat has like thinking.”Heis eager to builda partnership with Rose,the former player agent who represented LeBron James when he playedfor BrowninCleveland.

“And then looking at theroster andthe reality of it is, Ro said, ‘We better move to New York because I’m afoodie,” Brown said, referring to his ﬁancee who was seated in the front row.“So when you combine all those things, it was a no-brainer for me.”

Brown is 454-304 in 11 seasons, winning NBA Coach of theYear honors in 2009 withCleveland and 2023 inSacramento, when he led the Kings to the playoffs for the

first time since 2006. They fired him 11/2 seasons later

The Knicks equally valuedhis success as an assistant coach, winning an NBA titlein2003 under GreggPopovichinSan Antonio andthree morechampionships under Steve KerrinGolden State. He also led the Nigerianteam to an upset victoryover theU.S. in apreOlympic exhibition gamein2021.

“When Iwas in San Antonio with David (Robinson) and Tim(Duncan), it was aboutplaying insideout, and now fast-forward to my time with Steveit’sabout pace and space and that’swhere the gameis,”Brown said. “If you can’t evolve you’re going to get left behind, and so Ifeel like I’mtryingto do that and hopefully we’ll be able to bring someofthat here.”

Brown believes he takes over ateam that can play fastlike he prefers, but also hasthe versatility to playother styles thanks to Brunson. He addedthatthe Knicks’ success in the postseason shows their potential.

Clarktakes IndianateammateBoston No.1inWNBAAll-StarGamedraft

BY DOUG FEINBERG

AP basketball writer

NEW YORK Caitlin Clarkpicked her Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston No. 1while Napheesa Collier took her Unrivaled business partner BreannaStewart ﬁrst in the WNBA All-Star Game draft on Tuesday Clark, who had the ﬁrst overall pick by being No. 1inthe fan vote, had said Monday there was “a high chance” that Boston and Kelsey Mitchell of the Fever would be on herteam. Clark’sother choices for starters were New York’sSabrina Ionescu, Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson and Phoenix’sSatou Sabally,and she picked Mitchell as areserve.

“I feel good. My team is very well-rounded. Love the team we have to start —the first five, I think we’re off to agood start, Clark said.

Collierdrafted Atlanta’sAllisha Gray,Seattle’sNneka Ogwumike andDallas rookiePaige Bueckers to complete her starting ﬁve.

“We’redynamic, gotpeople that can score at all levels, apoint guard,” Collier said.

AfterColliertook Minnesota teammateCourtney Williams ﬁrst in the reserve portion of the draft, Clark selected Mitchell. TwoSeattle players went next with Skylar Diggins going to Collier and Gabby Williams to Clark,who passed up on the chance to draft fellow second-year player and longtime rival Angel Reese. Clark and Reese teamed up during last season’sAll-Star Gamethat pittedthe WNBA’s best against the U.S. Olympicsquad.The WNBA All-Stars won Collier took Reese with thethird pickinthe reserve draft. She roundedout her squad with

Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas, Los Angeles’ KelseyPlum and Atlanta’s Rhyne Howard. Clark also drafted Washington rookies Sonia Citron andKikiIriafen,Las Vegas’ Jackie Young and Golden State’sKayla Thornton. Williams, Citron, Iriafen and Thorntonare making theirAll-Star debuts.

When thedraft wasover, the captains traded coaches to put Cheryl Reeveofthe Lynx back with her players, Collier andWilliams. Reeve was coach of the U.S. Olympic team lastseason thatwon gold in Paris.Clarkdidn’tmake the squadand some people blamed Reeve forthat, although the Lynx coach had nothing to do withthe selection of players.

Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty will coach Clark’steam. The game will be played on July 19 in Indianapolis.

Seattleusessolid defense to disruptteams,climbs up WNBA standings

BY DOUG FEINBERG AP basketball writer

NEW YORK

The Seattle Storm have been disruptive on defense this season behind stars Skylar Diggins, GabbyWilliamsand Nneka Ogwumike.

They have theversatility to switch whothey are guarding on screens which makes them more difficult to score against. The group also is great at being active in passing lines that has created moresteals and turnovers.

Diggins, whoisaveraging 1.3

steals, joked that she might be the worst of the group defensively

“I don’thave any shameinthat, thethingyou got is Erica (Wheeler) hogging the ball like she does. Youknow,you got Gabby who can run and guard people. We’re just really good on that end.”

The Storm are fifthinpoints allowed agame, but are coming off an impressive effort against New York,where theteamheld the Liberty to just six ﬁeld goals in thesecond half,including two in the decisive third quarter

Seattlehas wonthree of its past four games and has ahome-andhome with lowly Connecticut in itsnext two. The team is 12-7, one game behindPhoenix for second place in the standings.

Reesecalls foul

Chicago forward Angel Reesesaid after theteam’slossat Minnesota on Sunday that the league’sofficiating “has to be ﬁxed.”

“It’s tough whenyou talk to ofﬁcials, and Iasked them, ‘Hey, we’ve only been to the free throw line twice up until the fourth quarter,’and she tells me it’snot

her job,” Reese said after the game.“So it’sfrustratingbecause Iknowhow hard we arebattling inside, and Ithink that we came downand fought as hard as we could with what we had, and I just know we continue to grow in this.”

In thefive-point loss, theSky went to the foul line eight times to Minnesota’s17attempts. “I think this is aleaping step for us, and obviously we know we can compete with thebest,but (the officiating) hastobefixed. And Idon’tgive adamnifIget fined because that (stuff) is cheap, and I’mtired of this. ’Cause I’ve been nice, and I’ve been humblewith it, but Iamtired of this.”

Powerpollrankings

Minnesota still is theNo. 1team with Phoenix and Seattle behind the Lynx. Atlanta andNew York were the next two. Golden State, Indiana andLas Vegas followed the Liberty.Washington and Dallas were ninth and 10th. Los Angeles, Chicago and Connecticut rounded out the poll.

Player of theweek

NapheesaCollierofMinnesota averaged 23.7 points, six rebounds and1.7 blocks to help the Lynx go 3-0intheir regularseason games last week. Other players receiving votes were Aliyah Boston of Indiana, Gabby WilliamsofSeattle and Courtney WilliamsofMinnesota.

Game of theweek

GoldenState at Indiana, Wednesday. Caitlin Clark is expected to make herreturn to the lineupafter missingﬁve games with agroin strain.

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Newyork Knicks coach MikeBrown,who took over from the fired Tom Thibodeau, said expectations will be highinNew york after the team went 51-31 last season.

ANITA’SGRILL

833 Howard Ave., (504) 3548979 l Daily 6a.m. to 2p.m.

Anita’s Grill,‘world famous’ N.O. diner, returns

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Youcan getyourliver and onions smothered in gravy as a breakfast plateorasa po-boy The same goes for the grilled porkchops. Coffee is still under three bucks, and it’sbottomless when you order ameal. There’sfried chicken and hamburger steak. Monday’s special is red beans and rice, and naturally,Friday’s special is fried ﬁsh. Sound old school? It sure is, and it’salso arevival. All this is fromthe menu at the World FamousAnita’sGrill, 833 Howard Ave., (504) 354-8979.

Anita’sreopenedina new location on July 4, after aneardeath experienceatits original home

The diner was alow-keylandmark of Tulane Avenue for more than 60 years,abeacon of warm, if no-nonsense hospitality andshort-order cooking with New Orleans soul. It closed late last yearand that looked like the end of the story.Its property was sold, the old building was demolished and Anita’slongtime owner retired.

CevicheSocial, ariff on the traditional,is prepared with fried scallops and marinated fish at Social, arestaurant for Peruvian cuisine in Madisonville

Ceviche &Style

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Instead, an upswell ofgoodwill for the place convinced the next generation to bring it back, in anew location, one withplenty of its own historic character built in.

It’sonthe ground floor of the Howard, the flat iron-shaped building, now apartments, just off Harmony Circle. Today,the restaurant is run by Sean McCormick and Alan Novak, apair of local firefighters. McCormick’sfather Arnold had been one of the previous operators. They’ve brought back some of the old diner’sformer staff and amenubased on the original, too.

Shortorder,longhistory

Anita’swas once part of the city’scircuit of 24-hour diners, though those hours were curtailed in the years after Hurricane Katrina. The original diner was near thecorner of Tulane Avenue and South Galvez Street, in an address that had been arestaurant called Jerry’s startingin1922. Anita Jackson bought it in 1959 and changed the name. Arnold McCormick and his business partner Robert Wise took over in the 1980s. In its all-hours edition, the old Anita’s drew plenty of people after anight on the town, but also musicians and service industryworkers after late shifts and stafffromnearby hospitals. The courthouse supplied many regulars, too. Some locals who moved away often returned on visits back home. To reopen, Anita’swill begin

Ipaused amoment beforeI pulled open theornatebrass handles on the porch outside Social.

The last time Ihad darkened thesedoors,this address along theTchefuncte River waterfrontinMadisonville was arough andtumble bar

Of course,I’d scouted the new restaurant online, so Iknew it would be muchdifferent. But still, the transformation was stunning.

Where once it was all beer signs and pool tables, Social lays outa sumptuous design, darkly cool between aradiant glow and soft textures across thedining room andbar

Social is aPeruvian restaurant, serving amodernrendition of a cuisinethat always calls to me but never so much as in summer

Ceviche is thecentraldish of Peru, and thenational spirit is pisco (a clear brandy). Together,they form the foundation for meals that arevividly ﬂavorful and refreshingly light, andthus perfect for theseason.

a hearty garbanzo bean dish served withstuffed bread, is on the menu at LUFUNOLA,an Indian restaurant in NewOrleans.

PHOTOSByIAN McNULTy ABOVE: Amoderndesign marks the diningroom at Social, arestaurant for Peruvian cuisine in Madisonville.

SOCIAL

708 WaterSt.,Madisonville,(985) 206-9034 l Lunch and dinner daily,brunch Sat.,Sun.

Peruvian cookingisablend of Latin American, European, native Andean andAsianinﬂuences,especially Japanese. Icall it an organic fusion cuisine, one not whipped up by achef or restaurant, but one that’sevolved through culture and cross-pollination. There is aﬂair forpresentation, even at more humble Peruvian joints. Though southeast Louisiana doesn’thave alarge Peruvian community,the appealofthiscuisine

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STAFF

LEFT: TheChan Chan is asake-based cocktail at Social

STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy Sean McCormick,left, and Alan Novakserve customers at the WorldFamous Anita’sGrill as it reopened in anew downtown NewOrleans location.

By The Associated Press

Today is Wednesday,July 9, the 190th day of 2025. There are 175 days left in the year

Todayinhistory: On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratiﬁed, grantingcitizenship and “equal protection under the laws” to anyone“born or naturalizedinthe United States,” including formerly enslaved people.

Also on this date:

In 1850, President Zachary Taylor died of gastrointestinal illness after consuming alarge amount of cherries and iced milk on ahot day ﬁve days earlier; Vice President MillardFillmore was sworn in as presidentthe following day

In 1896, William Jennings Bryant delivered his famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

In 1918, 101 people were killed in atrain collisioninNashville, Tennessee, in the deadliest US rail disaster in history

In 1937, aﬁre at 20th Century Fox’sstorage facilityinLittle Ferry,New Jersey,destroyed most of the studio’ssilent ﬁlms.

In 1943, during World WarII, the Allies launched Operation Husky,the invasion of Sicily In 1947, the engagementof Britain’sPrincess Elizabeth to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced.

In 1965, the Sonny &Cher single “I Got YouBabe” was released by ATCO Records.

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repertoire of possibilities that resides under the idea of Indian cooking.

This LUFU NOLA French Quarter,1117 Decatur St., (504) 3541214, ofﬁcially opened last week.

It has amuch larger menu, including dishes many heretofore unfamiliar on the local scene, and acocktail listheavily imbued with Indian ﬂavors too.

Doublingdown

“Weheard from the neighborhood, people know us from downtown, asked us why we weren’t bringing an Indian restaurant,” said Shan Samantray,who runs therestaurantswithco-chefs Aman Kota and Sachin Darade.

“You have to accept that. We listen. We’reyoung andwe can learn,” he said.

This restaurant space by the French Market has had many lives. Some will remember it as theItalian restaurant Maximo’s It was most recently home to Saint John, which relocated last year to the CBD, now at 715 St. Charles Ave.

It still presents alongroom with alarge, marble-topped bar, great for solo dining or drop-in visits, and abank of deep booths in back, which feel like cozy nooks. Upstairs, there’sa second dining room and abalcony for outdoor tables.

In one big change, the open kitchen hasbeen enclosed.This addresses an issue with air conditioning for the dining room that had been interfering with cooking, thechefs said. It also makes the new LUFU kitchen much larger,and easily twice the sizeof the downtown location, enabling

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that larger menu here.

Evidence of this rises in an aroma of spice when youwalkin, and Itried afew dishes as therestaurant was preparingtoopen.

Firsttastes

The dahi kekebab is showstopping asaﬁrst course, and amuch more elegant version of adish I ﬁrst tried at the downtown LUFU.

It’sstill based on friedonions, nuts and athick-as-cream yogurt, this time encased in nestof crispy, thin kunafarice noodles.

The mutton chukka, madewith goat,gives atexture tamed by pressure cooking but retaining its fullﬂavor,with moreofathick coating than asauce, singing with gingerand anise.

Thechole kulcha has chickpeas cooked down to adeeply comforting,sneakilyspicydish to pair with hot stuffed bread, the kulcha, ﬁlled with potatoand heavily dabbed with whitebutter they’re making in house.

Dessert, cocktails

Fordessert, thepineapple rava halwa is asemolina pudding, abit like ajuicy bread pudding. Andif youjones for mango freezefrom Jazz Fest,you will love the mango kulﬁ,creamier nut still craving adjacent, served in an adorable terracotta pot

LUFU stands for “let us feed u,” aname that goes back to the concept’s start as apop-up. You should, and also let them mix you adrink while they’re at it.

The “coco-ke monk”isariff on apina colada made with palm sugar(jaggery), grated nutmeg anda rum fromIndia, Old Monk, that’sbeen afavoritesince Itasted itatthe ﬁrst LUFU.And asip of the “curry uprita,” lacedwith curry leaf andchile pepper syrup, was thesinglespiciest taste on this visit.

SOCIAL

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has brought moresuch restaurants to the area. Social isn’teventhe only one on the northshore, with Pablo’sopening late last year in Olde TowneSlidell, witha traditional Peruvian menu.

Localconnection, Peruvian chef

Social opened in May,and Idiscovered it on arecenteating trip around the northshore (yes, eating tripsare athing)

Social is related to Habaneros, alocal brand of Mexican restaurants that’sbeen growing around thearea. Habaneros restaurants are notable for menus that have American-Mexican crowd-pleasers, but go astep beyond withregional and original dishes. They’re alsoknown for decor anddesign, lush with murals andsleek fixturesand those neon installations concocted as backdrops for social media snaps.

By contrast, Socialfeels atouch more upscale, the design more of a purr than ashout

This restaurant is apartnership between Omar Lugo, founderof the Habaneros brand, andchef Adolfo Gosálvez. He was earlier executive chef at MissionCeviche, an acclaimed Peruvian restaurant in New York,and is apartner in other Peruvian restaurants.

On themenu

Aspin around his menu hadto start with thetraditional ceviche (this is like sampling gumbo at a newCreolerestaurant). It’sthe best renditionI’ve had in awhile.

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by serving breakfast (starting at 6a.m.) through lunch (until 2p.m.), though McCormick said he’s exploring longerhours and possibly 24-hour serviceinthe future.

Someofthe changes tothe operation are intended to bring service up to the times. Previouslycash only,the restaurant will take cards and also add takeout and use thirdpartydelivery services

“Mydad was always old school, didn’twant to do any of that, so we’re going to tap into what we didn’tdobefore,” McCormick said. “Times arealittletough, but withsome changes,Ithink we can make it.”

McCormickhas been hearing from plentyofAnita’sfans

nations on the menu. Friedcalamarirings, forinstance, are listed as aside, next to plantains and potato wedges. And there’sanentree combining hummus, dotted with whole chickpeas, with large slices of grilledoctopus.These aregood ﬂavors that makeanodd pairing, as if the octopus is meanttobethe chips forthis dip.

The elaborate presentations might reach their peak with the tacos acevichados, basically “ceviche-style tacos.” These arrive three to an order on aheavy platter ﬁlled with aterrarium-like landscape of polished black stones and moss.

The leche de tigre, themarinade that cures the ﬁsh, is bright with citrus andaji amarillo chilepepper ﬂavor, not spicy-hotbut complex, tangy,assertive and alive on the palate.

The fish thisnight was mahimahi,not the most exciting for raw preparation. But here, cut in boldly thick chunks the way Ilike it for thesedishes, it had agreat freshbite, bringing along the ﬂavors around it. The large kernels of fried corn, the cancha, give saltyexclamation points between thered onion crunch.

The same ﬁsh and baseline sauce returnedinthe “ceviche Social,” this time further dressed up with fried scallops. Theycontribute another layer of ﬂavor,though the fried shells quickly resemble soggy croutonsinthe marinade.

Thereare someunusual combi-

Thetacos nestled between this volcanic landscape were crunchy blue corn shells filled with afish tartare(again mahi-mahi),but madecreamy,inthe manner of a tuna salad. We endedupbreaking up the tacos and eating it like the fish dip it wanted to be.

The piscosour, thecenterpiece of anyPeruvianbar,isproper smooth, balanced and refreshing. Other drinks show moreJapanese influence, like the ChanChan, blending sake andpisco witharomatic herbs.

Social has acovered porch with outdoor tablesfacing theriver, but abig part of the experience is thedining room styling, andhow it seems to beam you off to some city with abooming Peruvian dining scene.

As the northshore dining scene expands,it’sgetting newﬂavors, new expressions. If an old riverfront dive can turn into this, what else is possible?

Email IanMcNultyat imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

throughthe preparations to reopen, and he’seager to bring back apiece of New Orleans’ past on new terms. “People like that greasy spoon,

that home-cooked meal,and that’s what we’re sticking with,” he said.

Email IanMcNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

STAFFPHOTOSByIAN McNULTy

STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy

Acrowd of familiar faces and visitors greets

n Having aBoot!

Pull on the boots, pal, and position the hat. Thanks to the recent fun fundraiser given by and for WYES-TV-PBS, athrong was able to un-lasso their inner cowboy from head to toe. Presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust (represented by Vincent Giardina, attending with Donna), “WYES Goes Country &Western”made bandanas the look, cacti thedécor, and hordes ever so happy. The event chairs were Allie and Duncan Brown, Maria and Noel Johnson and Dreda and Conor Lutkewitte,while Katie and Eric Hoffman spearheaded the 177-item auction (whichwas sponsored by The Rink), and 108 station followersﬁlledthe committeeranks.Added to those numbers were the patrons, all 70 of them. Andmaybemore!

The patron party corralled theearly set, thanks to sponsor Ochsner Health. “Hidey-ho” was the underlying greeting in theWYESPaulette and Frank Stewart Innovation Center for Educational Media on the Navarre Avenue campus. The gala kicked off at 8p.m. with cuisine—very ﬁne chow —bythe Windsor Court Crabcakes, tuna tartare, shrimp andshort rib-grits, duck, gumbo, red ﬁsh and herbcrusted rib-eye were amongthe delish dishes. Minidessertspleased the sweet tooth. Yes, Ma’am!

All around, the party eye imbibed the C&Wdécor.The lobby and the studio reﬂected the theme with barrels, wagonwheels,boots “chandeliers,” arustic windmill, and abarn backdrop.Atop thetables were placemat bandanas underneath vigil lights and cowboy hats.There wasevenanOut West-style jail, as well as a “Wanted” poster for photos.

More imbibing was provided by the specialtycocktail,the “Cowboy Palmer,” purveyed by Four Roses Bourbon. Making the spiritsevenmore so werethe light-up, blinky cups provided by Yazoo Restorations.

Beginning aweek priortothe gala, theWYESONLINE AUCTIONgot the bidding brewing. Among thehighlightswereanarrayofchef-curated dinners and wine pairings; Carnival-themed enticements(thanks to Emeril’sCarnivale du Vin, Bacchus, Orpheus and the Legion of Mars); staycationsatThe Windsor Court, The Celestine and others; aViking cruise;aparty for 50 at Pat O’Brien’s: and an autographed guitar by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, LadyGaga and ﬁveother pop superstars. All proceeds from the gala and auction help produceengaginglocal content and quality PBS programming for southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. Robin Cooper is the WYES president andCEO.

Among those mixin’ and millin’were Paulette Stewart —she and Frank were theDance Floor sponsors, WYES Board Chair Mark Romig with David Briggs, vice chair Len Aucoin and Markey,Richard Rodriguez, Lucky Horseshoe co-sponsors Eileen and Joey Devall,Tony Adams, Gerri and Murray Valene, Meghan Donelon, Loriand BobbySavoie, Meganand WilliamWolf,Will Erickson, Mickie and Lawrence Chehardy,RyanBerger, Irene and TomLutkewitte, Sarah and Adam Laurie,Katie and Howell Crosby, C.C. and Bill Langenstein,Ana and WilJacobs,and hundreds more. Aslew of them moseyed out to the dance ﬂoor for themusicofParishCountry Lineand thanks to sponsors Erin and JP Hymel. As the decibels increased,sodid the general joviality, which came together for aboot scootin’ good time.

n Great Scott!

The deﬁnitive novel of theJazz Ageand the shady doings of its denizens alsosuggestsa certain glamour and excitement. Andso forthe recent St. Martin’sGala, “TheGreat Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgeraldwas embraced thematically.Black and gold glitz, featheredplumesand chandeliers, select table décor for each sponsor, and aphoto booth for souvenir shots setthe ambiance, while acascadingballoon displaydrew ﬂappersand friends to thededicatedChampagne and French75bar

Another huge draw was auction action.Nearly 300 silent and live items,including sports and jewelry (David Yurman from Aucoin Hart) must-haves; vacations near andnot-so-far;LSU suite tickets; and aNew OrleansPelicansgame experience commanded big bucks. Taste treats galorecame from adozen or so of the city’sﬁnest restaurants, while Epoch Estate Wines generously donated several cases of red, white and rosé Rallied under the F. Scottbanner to supportSt. Martin’sEpiscopal School were gala co-chairs SarahBordelon

BobbyQuintal,

Nell Nolan SOCIETY

Contact: nnolan@theadvocate.com

n Fine Tines!

Decades of palate pleasures werepresented by,and at,the Historic BK House &Gardens on Chartres Street in celebration of its bicentennial. The new event,aculinary cousin to the usual Dining by Design, was titled Dining Through Time and showcased agourmet journey “across theages with era-inspired bites and cocktails reﬂecting different time periods in thehistory of the house.”

The menus were provided by RalphBrennan Catering &Events; the savored cocktails by Blue Book Barkeeps; and the timeless tunes by CalebNelson &His Jazz Trio.

Ann Masson and SandraDartus,along with staffand members of the board, oversaw the décor.Each room was decorated to represent adifferent era of French Quarter and BK House history,namely Pre-Colonial NewOrleans; Creole NewOrleans (18261860); Sicilian Heritage; the1825 date forBKHouse Saved!; and Celebrating Frances Parkinson Keyes. That space —atribute to the famous author,whose surnameispronounced like “wise” and whoenjoyed residence on the premises —featured lemon ice box tarts and Champagne cocktails.

Activities beckoned throughout. Guests were treated to achess gameinthe Creole Parlor,dance steps in the salon (to celebrate the “saving” fundraisers of 1925), corking wine in the Sicilian Room, and typing on Keyes’ keys

In addition to the florals andthe intriguing pastimes, each room held signage with information about the BK House and the numerous inhabitants and laborers affiliated with the historic eras. Further nods to the past appeared in guests’ sartorial selections. Quite afew opted for“vintage flair.”

Happy hobnobbers were BK House Board of Trustees President the above Sandra Dartus, executive director (but outgoing) Annie Irvin with Kaare Egedahl, and board trustees Cynthia LeBreton,Dr. HankBart with Wendy Lodrig Bart,and MichaelHarold. Also, PamFriedler and Dr Eduardo Rodriguez, Cheryl Lemoine and James Delcano,the Bill Crull family Richard Dragisic and BillBrockschmidt, Mark Masor,Catherine Whitney, Jenna Burkeand DavidDemarest,and Dennisand Lyn Hart.Tomention most, who made“Time” their tout.

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Duncan and AllieBrown, Maria and Noel Johnson

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JP and Erin Hymel

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Richard Dragisic, Annie Irvin, Sandra Dartus, Bill Brockschmidt

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Bill Crull, Cynthia LeBreton

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Amber Kailas, Amanda Quintal, Jordan BocagePayton

Lisa Devall, Whitney Samuel Drennan, the Rev. Fred Devall

Wesand Sarah Bordelon, Robin and John Beducian

and Dr Robin Davis Beducian with husbands Wes and John,Amber and Naveen

and

Jordan BocagePayton and Ben, the Rev.Dr. Fred Devall and Lisa, head of school Whitney Samuel Drennan with George, Jessica and Brandon Raines, and Kevin Dizer, thefootball head coach and incoming athletic director.Also, BishopofLouisiana, the Rt. Rev Shannon Duckworth with Jimmy,Allison andRobbieDeViney,Claire and James Buckley,Jennifer Adams and Donna Freeman, Kate McCall Clarke, Nicole and Stephen LaCoste, and, in spirit, Jay Gatsby.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Be open to suggestions,but do what you feel is right andbest for you. Let your emotions and insight carry youtoward your goal. Happiness is your responsibility

LEO(July 23-Aug. 22) Participation will change how you feel aboutthe people youencounter. Monitor situations as they unfoldand pay closeattentionto relationships,and you'll know exactly what to do.

VIRGO(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Organizeand host events that encourage connecting with people who can help you bring about the changes you want. Your emotions and money matters will clash.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Engage in physicalactivity, travel or skill-basedtests. Opportunity comesfromchallenging yourself and expanding your mind. It's your life;choose what makes you happy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Afinancial opportunity looks promising. Consider allthe pros and cons, and fact-check the information youreceive. Don't feel pressed to take thefirst offer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Chill, observe and let your intuition lead the way. Serious talks with someone whoemotionally impacts you will help clear anymisconceptions about your direction.

CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan. 19) Sit tight, let situations unfoldand gauge your next move, and you'll control the outcome.

Participating in eventsoractivities thatchallenge you to use your abilitieswill ease stress.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Keep your feelings to yourself. Yourconfidence will get the boostitneeds if you negotiatepersonal or professional deals with key people you want to impress and stand alongside.

PISCES(Feb. 20-March 20) Open doors can lead to opportunities. Marketand demonstrate what you can offer to grab some interest. Take the initiative and leave nothing undone.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You'llbeprone to overreaction. You can learna lot by observing others and implementing what you learninto your plans. Explore possibilities and turn your ideas into something concrete.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Offer handson help, not lectures. Take the high road andlook at the positivesinany situation. You have more to gain if you aresupportive, create asafe atmosphere and offer sound advice.

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BY PHILLIP ALDER

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In today’s deal,against four spades, West starts with the heart queen: six, four,two. What should Westlead at trick two?

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Plan hold‐ers areresponsible for their ownreproduction costs.Questions about thisprocedure shallbe directedtothe Designer atDuplantis Design Group,16564 East Brew‐sterRoad, Ste101, Cov‐ington, LA 70433. Phone: 985-249-6180. At‐tention:DustinSilber‐nagel.E-MailAddress: dsilbernagel@ddgpc com. AMandatory Pre-Bid conferenceand site visit isscheduled for10:00 a.m.CTon, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Camp Villere DiningFacility, Bldg #402 34845 Grantham College Drive,Slidell, LA 70460 At‐tendanceatthisConfer‐enceismandatory Prospective bidders mustattend theentire mandatory Pre- Bidcon‐ference in ordertosub‐mit abid.The Construc‐tion andFacilitiesMan‐agementOfﬁce pointof contact is DavidL.How‐ley,Email:david.l.howley. nfg@army.milCFMO

Orleans in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground

ﬂoorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

3243 PITTARIPL NEWORLEANS LA 70131 LOT76- SQUARE 8 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 551919 RIVERPARK SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $68,093.40

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

1379213 WRIT AMOUNT: $249,791.74

Seized in the above suit TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025& 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug13-2t $86.66

RB 18 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug 13-2t $94.59

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 13075 DEAUVILLE COURT, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST COMPANY, NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-KS4 VERSUS THEUN‐OPENED SUC‐CESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOFJAMES ELTONSMITH A/K/AJAMES ELTONSMITH A/K/AJAMES E. SMITHA/K/A JAMESSMITH ANDTHE UN‐OPENED SUC‐CESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOFJOAN BURTON ISAAC SMITHA/K/A JOAN BURTON ISAACSMITH A/K/AJOAN BURTON ISAAC A/K/AJOANB ISAACA/K/A JOAN ISAAC A/K/AJOAN BURTON SMITH A/K/AJOANB SMITHA/K/A JOAN SMITH A/K/AJOAN ISAACSMITH A/K/AJOANI SMITH

District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025,at12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 13075 DEAUVILLECT NEWORLEANS, LA70129 LOT: 6, SQUARE: 5 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1459541 SECTION1 OF "VILLAGE DE L'ESTSUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT: $90,381.02

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check or Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 19

LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug 13-2t $116.30

Broussard No tary Public,and recorded on January19, 2017 as Instrument Number 2017 02327, CIN 611988, as amendedby FirstAmend‐ment datedJuly 4, 2023, Instru‐ment Number 2023 25495, CIN 731159, forthe Parish of Or‐leans, Stateof Louisiana.

AND

ONECERTAIN CONDOMINIUM designated as Unit 104 of the 604 Esplanade Ave. Condominiums, together with theundivided 28.24% interest in andtothe commonele‐mentsas setforth in the ActofCondo‐minium Declara‐tion Creating andEstablish‐ingthe Condo‐minium Regime forthe 604 Esplanade Ave. Con‐dominums datedJanuary 19, 2017 before StephenJ Broussard, No‐tary Public,and recorded on January19, 2017, Instru‐ment Number 2017 02327, CIN611988, as amendedby FirstAmend‐ment datedJuly 4, 2023, Instru‐ment Number 2023 25495 CTN 731159, forthe Parish of Or‐leans, Stateof Louisiana Unit 103 and

Unit 103 and Unit 104 of the 604 Esplanade Ave. Condomini‐umsare situ‐ated on thefol‐lowing describedprop‐erty: THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,to‐gether with all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Second District of NewOrleans Square No.52, bounded by Es‐planadeAv‐enue, Chartres,Bar‐racksand Royal Streets, desig‐natedasLot 3, accordingto survey of J.J. Krebs& Sons,Surveyors, datedJuly25, 1961, acertified copy of which is annexedtoact of Edward Haspel,Notary Public,dated September22, 1961, andregis‐teredinCon‐veyanceOffice Book 645, folio 7, ac‐cordingto which said Lot3 commences twenty onefeet threeinches, five lines from Chartres Streetand mea‐suresthence twenty onefeet, four inches frontonEs‐planadeA venue by a depth on the Chartres Street side of onehun‐d d f

side of one hun dred tenfeet, eleven inches oneline anda depth on theRoyal Street side of onehun‐dred twelve feet,three inches,one line, with a width in the rear of twenty‐onefeet,four inches,four lines.

Accordingto theabove refer‐encedsurveyof J.J. Krebs& Sons,Surveyors, July 25, 1961, recertiﬁed April 23, 1969, the abovede‐scribedprop‐erty is as is in theoriginalsur‐vey, acertiﬁed copy of which is attached to act before Sidney F. Braud, Notary Public,dated May19, 1969. Accordingto thesurveyof Gilbert, Kelly,& Couturie,Inc., datedJune22, 2015, acopyof which is attached to an Actdated June 22, 2015, registered as In‐strument Num‐ber2015 27470, CIN 580378, the abovede‐scribedprop‐erty hasthe same location anddimensions as stated above, except that it commences21 feet 4lines from thecomer of Chartres Street

Improvements bear Municipal Number 604 Es‐planadeAv‐enue,New Or‐leans, LA 70116.

leans, LA 70116 WRIT AMOUNT:

$848,180.03

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 20 SESSIONS, FISH‐MAN, NATHAN & ISRAEL,LLC 504582-1500 PETERS.TITLE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/4/2025 & 7/9/2025 jun4-jul 9-2t $203.65

TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUTSOLELYAS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐NANCEOF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES AC‐QUISITION TRUST2019-HB1 VERSUS JOSEPH HARRI‐SON, JR. AND EVELYN ROBIN‐SONHARRISON A/K/AEVELYNR HARRISON A/K/AEVELYN HARRISON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-739 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1521 OWENSBD NEWORLEANS LA 70122 LOT6-A SQUARE 3-A THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1054297 WRIT AMOUNT: $

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF KENNERCITY OF KENNER LEGALS

WRIT AMOUNT: $178,127.45

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 17 HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug13-2t $95.13

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9669 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 604 ES‐PLANADEAV‐ENUE,THISCITY, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NORTH‐EAST BANK VER‐SUS604 ES‐PLANADE, LLC CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7308 By virtue of a Writ of SEIZURE ANDSALEdi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 10, 2025, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN CONDOMINIUM designated as Unit 103ofthe 604 Esplanade Ave. Condominiums, together with theundivided 38.84%interest in andtothe commonele‐mentsas setforth in the Act of Condo‐minium Declara‐tion Creating andEstablish‐ingthe Condo‐minium Regime forthe 604 Esplanade Ave. Condomini‐umsdated Jan‐uary 19, 2017 be‐fore StephenJ Broussard, No‐t P bli d

INVITATION TO BID Sealed BidNo. 25-6909

06/25/2025 EMERGENCY REPAIR OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM-POST DISASTER

Sealed BidNo. 25-6909

The City of Kenner (also referenced as “Kenner” and“Owner”) will receive sealed bidsfor: EMERGENCYREPAIROFTRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM-POSTDISASTER

Biddersmay also obtain copies of thebid documentsand submitbidselectronically by visitingwww.centralauctionhouse.com. Sealed bids mayalsobereceived by mail

orin-personuntil July 25th,2025 at 9:45am,bythe City of Kennerinthe Finance Department locatedat: 1610 ReverendRichard Wilson Drive Building D Kenner, Louisiana 70062

Allinterestedpartiesare invited to attend theBid Openingonthe sameday at 10:00 a.m.inthe City of Kenner,Building DAuditorium, 1610 Rev.Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner,Louisiana, at which time thebidswillbepublicly read CITY OF

There willbea

meetingonJuly 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM at City of Kenner BuildingD Auditorium,1610 Rev.RichardWilsonDrive, Kenner,LA70062. All interested biddersare encouraged to attend.

Allbidsmustbeinaccordance withthe Contract Documents (which include, but are notlimited to,all documents,sections,terms, provisions, and any requirements provided forinthis bid) on file with Principal Engineering,Inc 128 Northpark Blvd.,Covington, LA 70433, theDesignConsultingProfessionals(also referenced as “Design

ASSOCIATION VERSUS ALLEN MILLS, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3704

$68,749.84

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 12 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug13-2t $86.68

TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BD 24 SUNRISELAW GROUPLLC 844999-9912 LOGANH GREENBERG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug 13-2t $86.13

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 505 CONSTANCEST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:GULF COASTBANK ANDTRUST VER‐SUSCBA HOME BUILDERS INC.

CI V IL DI ST RI CT CO U RT FO R PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2984

TARA ALGERE-BYRD VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSION OF LU‐CILLEALGERE COLLINS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-343 By virtue of a

Seized in the above suit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 23 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 504-8379040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA,JR. TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug 13-2t $87

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2435 PACE BOULE‐VARD AND2800 SANDRA DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LBC 2 TRUST, AS AS‐SIGNEE FROM FIRST SOUTHWESTERN FINANCIALSER‐VICES, LLCVER‐SUSLIFECEN‐TERFULL GOSPEL BAP‐TIST CATHE‐DRAL, BISHOP J. DOU‐GLAS WILEY ANDLISAV WILEY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO U RT FO R PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2021-6462

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of Civil District Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2435 PACE BOULEVARD AND2800 SAN‐DRADRIVE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114

LOTS:1,2,3,4-A, 4-B, 4-C, AND4D, SQUARE:25 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1340996 WRIT AMOUNT: $1,452,710.71

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 27 THECOHNLAW FIRM,LLC 225769-0858 BARTLEYP BOURGEOIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug 13-2t $91.95

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NO.6801 MAYO ROAD,CITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANSVERSUS SIDNEY PAYNE, JR. ANDLOVE‐TOUCH MINISTRIES,INC

above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground

ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

6801 MAYO ROAD LOT28-A, SQUARE 1, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, PARC BRITTANY

SUBDIVISION ACQUIRED MIN 1249615 WRIT AMOUNT:

$40,231.46

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks

FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BD 26

THECITYOF NEWORLEANS (504) 658-4346 LATEEFAH HAR‐RIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug13-2t $87.18

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS853032 GERVAISST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEEOF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUSTF VERSUS REY‐NARD ANTHONY NOBLES A/K/A REYNARDA.NO‐BLES A/K/AREYNARD NOBLES

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-2619

posit of ten per cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 28 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug13-2t $94.69

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 11300 PRENTISS AV‐ENUE,THISCITY, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:MORT‐GAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLCVERSUSTHE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSION OF MARGARET WALKER MOR‐GANA/K/A MARGARET WALKER MOR‐GANA/K/A MARGARET W. MORGAN A/K/A MARGARET MORGAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-965

(s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug13-2t $93.01

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS120002 MILTON ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WELLS FARGOBANK, N.AVERSUS DONALD E. WILLIAM, JR IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRA‐TOROFTHE SUCCESSIONOF DONALD E. WILLIAMS,SR. A/K/ADONALD E. WILLIAMS,SR. A/K/ADONALD WILLIAMS,SR. A/K/ADONALD E. WILLIAMS A/K/ADONALD WILLIAMS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1398

LANDRY BLOOM, REGINALD LANDRY,DAR‐RELL LANDRY, SIMEON V. SANDERS, AND DEXTER C. CUM‐MINGS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2021-2610

LA 70131 LOT370SQUARE 21 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1335252 WRIT AMOUNT: $83,171.47

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 30

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 3 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 DEISHA LA‐GARDE

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2816-18N DORGENOIS STREET LOTO-2 SQUARE 1318, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQUIRED MIN 1297856 WRIT AMOUNT: $1,205.00

Jul9-aug13-2t $64.30

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug13-2t $98.30

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 11300PRENTISS AV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT: 9, SQUARE: R THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1053433 WRIT AMOUNT: $118,545.87

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BD 1 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 DEISHA LA‐GARDE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 32 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS,JR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug13-2t $96.18

Jul9-aug13-2t $93.54

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 713 LANG ST,CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: WELLSFARGO BANK,N.A.VER‐SUSAMANDA MAHERMACK A/K/AAMANDA M. MACK A/K/A AMANDA MACK

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1546

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1522 GORDON STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS LYDIA CHAPITAL JOSEPH,ALLI‐SONL.CHAPI‐TAL, JR.,SHARON CHAPITAL GRIF‐FIN, KARENL CHAPITAL, ELEANORM CHAPITAL,GARY CHAPITAL,OR HIS SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, ANDAS‐SIGNS, ERIC D. CHAPITAL,KEN‐NETH S. CHAPI‐TAL, SHAUNE CHAPITAL, JAMAR C. CHAPITAL ANDRAPHAEL CHAPITAL CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-10715

INGMUNICIPAL NO.6028 NORTH PRIEUR STREET CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS LASHON LAFRANCE A/K/ALASHON LAPRANCE AND MOORINGFI‐NANCIALCOR‐PORATION 401 (K)PROFIT SHARINGPLAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-8253

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 6028 NPRIEUR STREET LOT25, SQURE 834, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQUIRED MIN 1193900 WRIT AMOUNT: $4,655.00

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1522 GORDON ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOTS:18AND 19, SQUARE:686 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1409555 WRIT AMOUNT: $20,170.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 29 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): &

SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQCIN:706784

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO U RT FO R PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2019-7912 By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of Civil District Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled ill

BD 2 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS(504) 658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025

Jul9-aug13-2t $89.30

TLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS 828 CAMP STREET, LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT

CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S

Case No:

2025-1640

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, the following describedprop‐erty to wit: 828-830-832 CAMP ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 LOT32- SQUARE 161 1STMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1445112 WRIT AMOUNT:

$20,020.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug 13-2t $87.18

GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS WAYS, PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVI‐TUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THE THIRDDISTRICT IN THESQUARE NO.753, BOUNDEDBY CLAIBORNE DERBIGNY, ANNETTE,AND ALLEN STREETS, COMMENCING AT ADISTANCE OF ONEHUN‐DRED TWENTY SEVEN FEET,TEN INCHES,AND SIX LINES (127'10" 6")FROM THE CORNER OF ANNETTE STREET ANDN CLAIBORNE AV‐ENUE,AND MEA‐SURESTHIRTY ONE FEET,ELEVEN INCHES,FOUR LINES (31'11"4") FRON ON CLAI‐BORNEAVENUE BY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN FEET,TEN INCHES,SIX LINES (127'.10"6")BE‐TWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES ALLASACCORD‐INGTOA SUR‐VEYBYJ.J KREBS& SONS,INC., SUR‐VEYORS,DATED FEBRUARY 13, 1969M ACOPY OF WHICHIS ANNEXEDTOAN ACT BEFORE CLIFFORD P. DE‐LAUP,JR.,NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1969. THEIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONBEAR THEMUNICIPAL NO.1679 814 N. CLAIBORNE AVE.,NEW OR‐LEANS, LA 70116 SAID SALE TO BE FORCASHAND WITH AP‐PRAISAL, TO SATISFY LENDER'S CLAIM IN THEPRINCI‐PALAMOUNTOF ONEHUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND, ELEVEN AND 69/100DOLLARS ($112011.69), TOGETHER WITH INTEREST AT THECON‐TRACTUAL RATE IN THEAMOUNT OF $4,754.88 DUE AND OWING THROUGHSEP‐TEMBER 30, 2023 ANDINTEREST CARGED THERE‐AFTERATTHE FIXED RATE OF 8.490% PERANNUM, UNTILPAID, PREPAYMENT PENALTYINTER‐EST. IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,600.58, UN‐PAID LATE CHARGESINTHE AMOUNT OF $312.06, UNPAID OTHERFEESIN THEAMOUNTOF $2,254.52, RE‐COVERABLE BALANCEINTHE AMOUNT OF $300.00, RECORDINGFEE IN THEAMOUNT OF $50.00, PAY‐OFFQUOTE FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100.00, DE‐FAULTINTEREST IN THEAMOUNT OF $746.74 ALONGWITH ADDITIONAL DE‐FAULTINTEREST, REPAYMENT PENALTY, LATE CHARGES, PROTECTIVE AD‐VANCES,IN‐CLUDING ADDI‐TIONAL AMOUNTS WHICHMAY AC‐CRUE, REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTSOFTHIS PROCEEDING. WRIT AMOUNT: $112,011.69

to make a de positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance withinthirty days thereafter

Note: Thepay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 15 DWYER, CAM‐BRE &SUFFERN, APLC 504838 9090 RYAN M. MC‐CABE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug 13-2t $172.41

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1750 ST.CHARLES AV‐ENUE,UNITPH D, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FIRST HORIZONBANK VERSUS SHIVA K. AKULAA/K/A SHIVAKUMAR AKULA

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7187

ON ST CHARLES AVENUE TO THE INTERSECTION OF ST.CHARLES AVENUE ANDFE‐LICITYSTREET THENCE AT AN ANGLEOFONE HUNDRED THREE(103) DE‐GREES,TWO (2) MINUTES, FOUR (4) SECONDS, ADIS‐TANCEOFONE HUNDREDSIXTY SIXFEET,THREE INCHES,AND ZERO LINES (166'3"0"'), FRONTONFE‐LICITYSTREET, FRONTONFE‐LICITYSTREET TO APOINT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5800 CHATHAMDR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSLORAN T. MCCORMICK ANDCHIQUITA A. BLISSETT

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 00 2025-2477

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐i f

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 14, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN SQUARE OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVI‐TUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISE APPERTAINING IN THECITYOF NEWORLEANS ANDDESIG‐NATEDAS SQUARE NO 201, ANDAC‐CORDINGTOA SURVEY OF GILBERT, KELY & COUTURIE,INC., SURVEYING ANDENGINEER‐ING, JAMESH COUTURIE, P.L.S.,DATED MAY18, 2005, SAID SQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY POLYMNIA,PRY‐TANIA, URANIA ANDFELICITY STREETSAND ST.CHARLES AV‐ENUE AND WHICHSQUARE OF GROUND IS MORE FULLYDE‐SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THEINTER‐SECTIONOF POLYMNIA STREET ANDST. CHALRES AVENUE,SAID PROPERTY MEA‐SURESA DIS‐TANCEOFTWO HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO FEET,SIX INCHES,FIVE LINES (282'6"5"')FRONT ON ST.CHARLES AVENUE TO THE

THENCE AT AN ANGLEONE HUNDREDSIXTY SIX(166) DE‐GREES,FIFTY FIVE (55) MINUTES, TWENTY SIX (26) SECONDS, A DISTANCE OF TWOHUNDRED FIFTYTWO FEET,NINE INCHE, ANDFIVE LINES (252'9" 5") FRONTONURA‐NIASTREET TO THE INTERSECTION OF URANIA AND PRYTANIA STREETS, THENCE AT AN ANGLEOF NINETY (90) DE‐GREES,THREE (3)MINUTES ANDTHIRTY(30) SECONDS, ADIS‐TANCE OF THREEHUN‐DRED NINETEEN FEET,NINE INCHES,AND ONELINE (319'9"1"') FRONT ALONGPRYTA‐NIASTREET TO THEINTERSEC‐TION OF PRYTA‐NIAAND POLYMNIA STREETS, THENCE AT AN ANGLEEIGHTY NINE (89) DE‐GREES,FIFTY NINE (59) MINUTES, AND FIFTY(50) SEC‐ONDS,A DIS‐TANCEOFFOUR HUNDREDFOUR‐TEEN FEET,TEN INCHES,AND TWOLINES (414'10"2"') FRONTON POLYMNIA STREET TO THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; SUB‐JECT TO RE‐STRICTIONS, SERVITUDES, RIGHTS OF WAY ANDOUTSTAND‐INGMINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AF‐FECTINGTHE PROPERTY

THEIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL 18750 ST CHARLESAV‐ENUE UNIT PHD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130.

WRIT AMOUNT: $182,167.08

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BT 14 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318 388 1440 ZACHARY YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/9/2025 & 8/13/2025 Jul9-aug13-2t $176.12

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 10 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/4/2025 & 7/9/2025 jun4-jul 10-2t $89.30

y , in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 10, 2025 at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT PORTION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS; PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDESAP‐PURTENANCES ANDADVAN‐TAGESTHERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF OR‐LEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOCATEDIN WEST HALF OF COMMERCIAL RESERVEOF EDGELAKE LANDSINTHE SQUARE BOUNDEDBY HAYNE BOULEVARD, FORMER WEST ITHICA STREET TRAPIER(FOR‐MERLSMIT) ANDDINKINS STREET;AC‐CORDINGTOA PLAN OF RESUB‐DIVISION MADE BY UNIVERSAL ENGINEERS, INC.,DATED JUNE 20, 1977 APPROVED BY THECITYPLAN‐NING COMMISSINON AUGUST 16, 1977, S.D. 88 77, ANDFILED AS TITLECHANGE IN THE CONVEYANCE RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH ON AU‐GUST 22, 1977 COB747 FOLIO 463, ANDAC‐CORDINGTO SAID PLAN SAID LOTISDESIG‐NATEDASFOL‐LOWS: LOTF 1SAID WEST HALF OF COMMERCIAL RESERVEOF EDGELAKE LANDSL SAID LOTCOM‐MENCES ADIS‐TANCEOF312 FEET NORTH FROM THECOR‐NERFORMEDBY THEINTERSEC‐TION OF THE EASTERLY SIDE OF TRAPIER STREET RUN‐NING BACK BETWEEN EQUALPARAL‐LELLINES ADIS‐TANCEOF100 FEET ALLASPER SURVEY DATEDSEPTEM‐BER12, 1977 BY UNIVERSALEN‐GINEERS, INC., AS DULY RECORDED IN THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH AT COB 748 FOLIO 657. THEPROJECT IS SUBJECTTOTHE PERPETUAL EASEMENT AND/OR SERVI‐TUDE OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT RECORDED ON JANUARY7,1994 IN THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDSOF ORLEANSPAISH AT COB856, FOLIO 262 (THE “PROPERTY”) WRIT AMOUNT: $329,030.54

GH 15 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504 581 9444

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/4/2025 & 7/9/2025 jun4-jul 9-2t $149.65

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1918 CONSTANCE STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER OF ENTITLED: 1900 CAPITAL TRUSTII, BY U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CER‐TIFICATE TRUSTEEVER‐SUS1918 CON‐STANCE ST LLC CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-5765 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 10, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1918 CON‐STANCE ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 LOT12, SQUARE NO.106 FOURTH MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN 1429822

WRIT AMOUNT: $592,100.00

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 6 DEAN MORRIS, L.L.C318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

PROS,LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-256

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order.NoPer‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 16 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/4/2025 & 7/9/2025 jun4-jul 9-2t $91.95

PUBLIC NOTICE

AS TRUSTEEOF BMCF EG SERIES II TRUST VERSUS MARIO PAULINO, JR

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/4/2025 & 7/9/2025 jun4-jul 9-2t $91.95

PUBLIC NOTICE

IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1245677 WRIT AMOUNT: $131,326.72

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 18 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 504-8379040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA,JR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/4/2025 & 7/9/2025 jun4-jul 9-2t $89.30

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3318 CLEMONT DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FI‐NANCEOF AMERICARE‐VERSELLC VER‐SUSWILLIE ADAMS, JR. CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-416

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8460-42 BILL STREET THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:WILMING‐TONSAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOTINITS INDIVIDUAL CAPCITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEFOR IBIS HOLDINGS ATRUST VER‐SUSPELICAN

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 20012003 JACKSON AVENUE,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:LIB‐ERTY BANK AND TRUSTCOM‐PANY VERSUS JOHNSONPLACE NOLA,LLC AND GLORIA B. JOHN‐SONBACON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2390 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 26 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS,JR.

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