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Murrillseeks to preventshieldlaws

GroupasksCongresstointervene in abortion pill clash

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT and ALYSE PFEIL Staff writers

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and herRepublican counterparts are asking Congressto prevent otherstates from passing laws that protect doctors who sendabortion-inducing drugs to states that have banned them. Louisiana and some other states have criminalized the use of

mifepristone andmisoprostolfor abortion. The drugs are now considered controlled dangerous substances in those states and can be prescribed only for narrow medical conditions like postpartum hemorrhages or miscarriages.

Earlier this year,Louisiana officials charged aNew York doctor with sendinga Louisianawoman medication for an abortion. But New York Gov.KathyHochul refused arequest to extradite

ity for breaking another state’s lawsaround abortion is still an unsettledareaoflaw

the doctor,citing astate “shield law” that protects abortion providers. Murrill and 14 otherred-state attorneys general sent aletterto congressionalleadersTuesday urging them to barsuch shield laws,which they argueare “blatantattempts to interfere with

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States’ ability to enforcecriminal laws within their borders and disrupt ourconstitutionalstructure.”

“Every time someone mails abortion pills to Louisiana, it’sa State andfederal crime,” Murrill said in astatement. “If the FDA won’tact, Congress must.”

As more states considerenacting shield laws or expanding existing ones, whether one state can shield providers from liabil-

Daniel McDonald, an art installer at Callan Contemporary,adds afresh coat of white paint onto the wall behind pieces hehelped install forthe ‘Resonance’ show,which features delicate, transparent sculptures by Korean artist Key-Sook Geum. McDonald was getting the Julia Street gallery ready for White Linen Night on Saturday

Hutson blames humanerror, lack of protocols

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

Twodeputies have been fired and five are suspended after an inmate was mistakenly released from jail last week due to “human error compounded by inadequate

protocol adherence,”Orleans Parish SheriffSusan Hutsonsaid Thursday.

More than 14 hours passed between Khalil Bryan’smistaken release at 1:17 a.m. on July 25 andthe notification of the public, OPSOconfirmed. “This incident reflects afailure in execution, and we are taking

full accountability,” Hutson said. “The people of New Orleans deserve ajail thatoperates with precision and professionalism.” According to atimelinereleased by Hutson Thursdayafternoon, the errorwasn’tdiscovered until late that morning. OPSO notified law enforcementand court officials at 12:45p.m.and thepublicat 3:45 p.m. —adelay Hutson called a“calculated and professional response.” During the May 16 mass escape

of 10 inmates, the public was notifiedabout twohoursafter it was discovered, and about 10 hours after the escape occurred. All exceptDerrick Groves, aconvicted killer,have been recaptured. Officials said they weighed Bryan’s “primarily nonviolent charges” andthe fact that his releasewas ahumanerror—not ajailbreak —whendeciding whether to go public.

“Thatisinherently achallenge with shield laws and telehealth,” said Carmel Shachar,faculty director of the Health Lawand PolicyClinic at Harvard LawSchool. “Atacertainpoint,for thepurposesofabortionbans, the courts will need to decide:Dowetreat a telehealth abortionashappening within the state of the provider or within the state of the patient?”

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NewLa. laws take effect Friday

Changes include kratom,windowtint, frogging andmore

BY ALYSE PFEIL

Staff writer

Louisiana drivers, kratom users, voters and frog hunters should all be on alert as aslewofnew state lawsare set to take effect Friday

TheLouisiana Legislature duringits regular session this spring passed 516 bills that avoided a veto by Gov.Jeff Landry,many of which take effect Friday

Here are 20 new state laws that will apply to those visiting or living in Louisiana.

Drivinginthe left lane

Drivers who dillydally in the left lane by traveling under the posted speedlimit could now face tougher fines with the passage of Act 24, sponsored by state Sen. Jay Luneau, D-Alexandria, who has said thelegislation is meant to avert road rageincidents, easepassage for commercial drivers and aid officers in enforcing the rules. Those in violation of the law could now be fined $150 for the first offense and then $250 and $350 forsubsequent offenses. The penalty hadbeen amaximum of $100 or 30 days in jail.

Handheld phones whiledriving

Having your phone in your hand while driving is also illegalnow under Act 288. Thenew law targeting distracted driving makesitillegaltohold onto your phone and do things like texting, taking acall, scrolling through social media or generally using any cellphone app. It’sOKto pickupa phone while stoppedat

STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Hutson

Murrill

BRIEFS FROM WIRE REPORTS

Trump ally should be disbarred, panel says WASHINGTON Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, should be stripped of his law license, a Washington disciplinary panel ruled on Thursday Clark played a key role in Trump’s efforts to challenge his election loss to Joe Biden and clashed with Justice Department superiors who refused to back his false claims of fraud.

The D.C. Board of Professional Responsibility’s recommendation will now go to the D.C. Court of Appeals for a final decision.

Under the second Trump administration, Clark has been serving as acting head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a part of the Office of Management and Budget that is responsible for reviewing executive branch regulations.

At issue in the D.C. bar proceedings was a letter that Clark, as an assistant attorney general in the first Trump administration, drafted that said the Justice Department was investigating “various irregularities” and had identified “significant concerns” that may have impacted the election in Georgia and other states. Clark wanted the letter sent to Georgia lawmakers, but Justice Department superiors refused.

The board said disciplinary counsel proved that Clark made “intentionally false statements” when he continued to push for the Justice Department to issue the letter after being told by superiors that it contained falsehoods.

Pat Tillman’s brother allegedly started a fire LOSANGELES A newly unsealed court document alleges that Richard Tillman admitted to police officers that he drove a vehicle into a Northern California post office and set the building on fire, “trying to make a statement to the United States Government.” It’s unclear what the statement was intended to be.

The youngest brother of late NFL star and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman has been charged with the federal crime of malicious destruction of government property by fire in connection with the July 20 incident at Almaden Valley Station Post Office.

The 44-year-old San Jose resident was arrested at the scene. The criminal complaint against Tillman was filed July 23 but remained sealed until Wednesday when Tillman made his initial appearance in federal district court in San Jose.

The criminal complaint includes a statement of probable cause by U.S. Postal Inspector Shannon Roark. According to the statement, Tillman told officers on the scene that he had placed “instalogs” throughout his vehicle and doused them with lighter fluid He then backed the vehicle into the post office, exited the vehicle and used a match to set the car ablaze.

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Pat Tillman famously walked away from a three-year, $3.6 million contract offer from the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the Army Timberlake reveals Lyme disease diagnosis

LOSANGELES Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday. Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which wrapped in Turkey on Wednesday, adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”

The singer wrote he considered ending the tour when diagnosed, but wrote that he “decided the joy that performing brings me far outweighs the fleeting stress my body was feeling. I’m so glad I kept going.”

Teacher admits stabbing hikers

BY ANDREW DEMILLO and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK,Ark.

— A teacher admit-

being held without bond.

“He did indicate that he committed the murders,” Rhoads said during a news conference Thursday When asked to elaborate, she said: “I would call it an admission.”

But officials emphasized at the news conference that McGann, who has no criminal record, is innocent until proven guilty

“I honestly don’t know what my future is onstage, but I’ll always cherish this run! And all of them before! It’s been the stuff of legend for me,” Timberlake wrote. Timberlake canceled and postponed multiple shows throughout the tour’s run, citing health issues including bronchitis and laryngitis.

ted he fatally stabbed a couple he didn’t know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park, authorities said Thursday, after a five-day search and hundreds of tips led to his arrest State Police arrested 28-year-old Andrew James McGann on Wednesday at a barbershop in Springdale, approximately 30 miles north of Devil’s Den State Park, said Maj. Stacie Rhoads, commander of the department’s criminal investigation division. McGann is charged with two counts of capital murder in the killing Saturday of Clinton David Brink, 43, and his 41-year-old wife Cristen Amanda Brink. McGann is

Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar said authorities are trying to determine a motive for the attack and have no reason to believe McGann knew the couple or their children.

Officials said the husband was stabbed first, approximately half a mile into the park, then the mother ushered her children to safety before returning to help her husband. She was also stabbed to death. McGann was cooperative during the arrest and admitted to killing the couple soon after, Rhoads said. Police also matched his DNA to blood found at the crime scene.

“In my 27 years that I’ve been with the State Police, this is probably one of the most heinous that we’ve had, especially the aspect of just how random it was,” Rhoads said.

Two of the Brinks’ three daughters ages 7 and 9 were with them on the hiking trail Saturday, but they were not hurt and are being cared for by family members, authorities said.

State Police collected photos and videos from other hikers who didn’t witness the attack but were on the trails at around the same time Police also released a composite sketch and a photo that showed a person of interest from behind.

The police then narrowed down the suspect’s vehicle, which had tape over the license plate, using surveillance footage from homes and businesses near Devil’s Den.

Within an hour of McGann being identified as a suspect, he was caught at the barber shop.

“Everyone speculates that there was a lot of thought that went into this to conceal his identity, but on the other side of that, he was very

Local leaders questioned over deadly July 4 floods

BY NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America

KERRVILLE, Texas A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 130 people. Kerr County’s sheriff and its emergency management director both acknowledged Thursday during a legislative hearing that they were asleep when it first became apparent that a major flood event was unfolding. Moreover Judge Rob Kelly, the top executive of Kerrville County, was out of town on July 4, the day of the flood

Their testimony, which came during a joint House and Senate panel of lawmakers who visited the hard-hit Texas Hill Country, revealed a lack of on-duty leadership in the key initial moments of the flooding that killed at least 136 people, including 27 youths and counselors at an all-girls camp

William “Dub” Thomas, Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator told lawmakers that he was sick the day before the flooding occurred and missed two calls with Texas Emergency Management officials. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha and Thomas both acknowledged being asleep as a crisis was unfolding.

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick expressed his frustration

“I’m not pointing a finger, I’m not blaming you, I just want to set the record straight. Everyone was here that day working their ass off, and you were nowhere to be found,” Patrick said as the audience applauded.

Thomas said on the morning of July 4, he was first awakened by his wife around 5:30 a.m., about two hours after emergency rescue operations were underway, and quickly drove to the sheriff’s office.

“There was no visible flooding on my drive into the office, but it quickly became clear that the situation was escalating,” he said.

In other testimony, local officials said they needed but lacked an updated warning system, when flash flooding swept away homes and vehicles and left families begging for rescue on the roofs of their homes earlier this month.

Others who testified Thursday before an audience of hundreds of people — some who wore green ribbons in memory of the victims — called for urgent improvements for better flood warnings and flood mitigation.

Kelly said residents had virtually no warning of the impending weather catastrophe until it was too late.

“We need stronger communications and better broadband so we can communicate better,” he said, adding that poor cell service did not help those along the river “What we experienced on July 4 was sudden, violent and overwhelming.”

Leitha presented a timeline of events to lawmakers and said emergency responders realized they had an “all-handson-deck” situation as early as 3:30 a.m., when dispatchers received a call from a family stranded on their roof requesting air evacuation. But Leitha acknowledged he was not alerted of the flooding until about an hour later, at around 4:20 a.m.

Kelly testified that he was out of town at Lake Travis on the morning of the flood and woke up around 5:30 a.m.

Heavy rain pummels East Coast

BY PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press

Strong rain storms lashed the East Coast Thursday, delaying flights throughout the region and prompting emergency rescues of motorists trapped in deep water on busy highways from the Philadelphia area to New York City In New York, flash flooding briefly closed sections of major roadways and flooded train stations across the metropolitan region just as the evening rush hour approached. Commuters captured video of water pouring over a train on a platform in Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal, while commuter rail lines into suburban

Long Island and New Jersey were suspended in places as tracks were deluged. Power lines also were impacted.

Traffic cameras and social media posts on a highway in Queens showed motorists at one point standing on the roofs of stranded vehicles and a tractor trailer nearly fully submerged. Police said they pulled cars carrying two people from the flooded stretch before the waters receded and traffic slowly resumed.

Photos and videos from Reading, Pennsylvania, showed parked cars nearly underwater and water pouring down a narrow city street. Other videos from Reading showed emergency vehicles blocking off some streets or underpasses as flood waters had rendered them impassable.

sloppy,” Rhoads said. Carter indicated the state would give a jury the option to sentence McGann to the death penalty McGann has active teaching licenses in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma, according to each respective government certification website. There are no infractions or suspensions noted on his public state licensures in any of those states.

McGann was placed on administrative leave in spring 2023 while he was employed at Donald Elementary School in Flower Mound, Texas, “following concerns related to classroom management, professional judgment, and student favoritism,” according to a spokesperson for the Lewisville Independent School District.

McGann also taught at a small Oklahoma school district from the summer of 2024 until May this year He resigned to take a job in another state, according to a statement from Sand Springs Public Schools. The district said McGann passed all background checks.

$200M ballroom coming to White House this year

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready for entertaining before President Donald Trump’s term ends in early 2029. It will be the first structural change to the Executive Mansion since the addition of the Truman balcony several decades ago. Trump has substantially redecorated the Oval Office by adding golden flourishes, cherubs and other items and installed massive flagpoles to fly the American flag on the north and south lawns. Workers are currently finishing a project to replace the lawn in the Rose Garden with stone. Trump says the White House doesn’t have enough space to hold large events and he does not like the idea of hosting heads of state and other guests in tents on the lawn, as past administrations have done for the hundreds of guests who attend state dinners. The East Room, the larg-

est room in the the White House, can accommodate about 200 people. The 90,000-squarefoot ballroom announced Thursday will be built where the East Wing currently sits and have a seated capacity of 650 people. The East Wing is home to several offices, including the first lady’s, and those offices will be relocated during construction.

“President Trump is a builder at heart and has an extraordinary eye for detail,” White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in a statement. She said the president and his White House are “fully committed” to working with the appropriate organizations to preserve the “special history of the White House while building a beautiful ballroom that can be enjoyed by future administrations and generations of Americans to come.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump and other donors have committed to raising the approximately $200 million in construction costs. She did not name donors.

McGann

TEXAS

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ERIC GAy Attendees look at a marked-up map of the Guadalupe River during a Senate and House Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding public hearing Thursday in Kerrville Texas.

U.S. envoyarrives in Israel

Witkoffto

monitor Gaza food distribution

BYWAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN

Associated Press

DEIRAL-BALAH,Gaza Strip

U.S

PresidentDonald Trump’s specialenvoy SteveWitkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the death toll of Palestinians waiting for food and other aid continued to climb.

Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabeewill inspect food distributionin Gaza on Friday,the White House said.

At least 91 Palestinians were killed and more than 600 wounded whileattemptingto get aid in the past 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday.The victims included 54 people killed while awaiting food in northern Gaza near the Zikim crossing on Wednesday,the ministry said. The toll is expected to rise further as many of those killed or wounded were brought to isolated, undersuppliedhospitalsinnorthern Gaza and have not yet been counted.

Israel’smilitary said Palestinians surrounded aid trucks and the Israelimilitary fired warning shots into the crowd, but reported no awareness of injuries resulting from Israeli fire.

Asecurity official,who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with military regulations, said the gunfire came from within the crowd and resulted from altercations between Palestinians attempting to accessaid.

Scenes of desperation and chaos played outagain on Thursday as scores of Palestinians ran toward food aid dropped from the air in Zawaida, acity in central Gaza.

Aid providershave turned to the skies as border crossings remain closed amid severe food insecurity across the Gaza Strip.

The drops have set off stampedes and skirmishes as hungry crowds scream, fight and jostle for the parcels.

Eslamal-Telbany, adisplacedwoman fromJabaliya, said she was carrying abottle of cookingoil and asack of flour when shewas attacked and bitten, ultimatelydropping the items and returning home without aid.

“I went and my children prayedthatI’d return with food.They haven’t eaten or drank anything for twodays,” she said as shewept. Ahmed al-Khatib said someonestole abag of flour from him, and he broke a tooth in the struggle.

Rana Attia, another displacedwoman, said people felt more dignified receiving text messagestellingthem where to collect aid rather than randomly chasing falling parcelsunderthe scorching heat. “Wedon’twant them to helpusthatway,” she said. Despite the airdrops, the amount of aidgettinginto Gaza remainsfar lower than the 500 to600 trucks per day thataid organizations say are needed.

The Israeli defensebody in charge of coordinating humanitarian aid in Gaza said

270 trucks of aid entered Gaza on Wednesday,and 32 palletsofaid wereairdropped into the Strip.

Under heavy international pressure,Israel announced aseries of measures over the weekend to facilitatethe entry of more international aid to Gaza. The international community hasheaped criticism on Israel over thedeteriorating humanitarian situationinGaza. International organizations said that Gazahas been on the brink of faminefor the past two years,but that recent developments, including acomplete blockade on aid for 21/2 months, mean that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza.”

Israel criticized by allies German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrived in Israel on Thursday on atwoday tripthatwill alsotake him to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Germany,traditionally a staunch ally of Israel, has been increasingly critical

recently of Israel’sactions in Gaza. It has insisted that Israel must do more to increase aid supplies and pushed for aceasefire.

Berlin hasn’tjoinedmajorallies France, Britain, and Canada in saying it will recognize aPalestinian state in September.But in astatementahead of his departure Thursday,Wadephul underlined Germany’sposition that atwo-state solutionis “the only way” to ensurea future in peace and security for people on both sides.

“For Germany,the recognition of aPalestinian state stands rather at theend of the process. But such aprocess must begin now. Germany will not move from this aim,” Wadephul said. Adiplomaticpush Witkoff,Trump’sspecial

envoy, arrivedinIsrael on Thursday afternoonand met withPrime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu about the humanitarian situation and apossible ceasefire, according to an officialwho spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

It wasthe first meeting between Witkoffand Netanyahu since both Israel and the U.S. called their negotiation teamshome from Qatar one weekago. Witkoff said at the timethat Hamas “shows alack of desire”toreach a truce.

“The fastest way to end the HumanitarianCrises in Gaza is forHamas to SURRENDER AND RELEASE THE HOSTAGES!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Thursday morning.

Louisianastate Sen. Thomas Pressly,RShreveport, sponsored the legislation that in 2024 put mifepristone and misoprostolonthe state’s controlled substances list after his sister’shusband gave her abortion pills without her knowledge. Pressly applauded Murrill’seffort.

“My sister and my niece were the victims of aviolent attackbymysister’s then-husband who obtained these dangerous drugswiththe intent of killing my niece and harming my sister,” he said. “Congress should act to protect women and children, and IappreciateAGMurrill taking the lead on this important issue.”

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, said that chemical abortions done without medical supervision “pose severe risk” for mothers andtheir unborn children.

“I commendAGMurrill for herleadership to hold out-of-state doctors accountable for subverting Louisiana’spro-life laws that protect mothers and babies,” he said.

But CongressmanTroy Carter,aDemocrat from New Orleans, criticized themove, saying “mifepristone is asafeand effective drug. Period.”

“By limiting its access to women who need it in Louisiana, AG Murrill is putting lives at risk,” Carter said. “Blocking its access also blatantly disregards the right to bodily autonomy. Political interference in our health careiswrong, and I’ll continuetopushback against dangerous actions like this.”

TheAssociatedPress contributed to this report

Email Matthew Albrightatmalbright@ theadvocate.com.

“Before issuing apublic notification, our firststep was to quietly begin apprehension efforts at known addresses to avoid startling Mr.Bryan and jeopardizing the search,” the statement says. Bryan’scharges include aggravated assault with a firearm, domestic abuse child endangerment, home invasion, possession of a firearm by afelon, illegal possession of stolen property,possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer He also had an open war-

rant in JeffersonParishtied to a2023 case where he allegedlyled deputiesona high-speed chaseinastolen car,ramming apatrol vehicle multiple times on the Westbank Expressway Bryan’swas at leastthe second mistaken release in as many years. In December,the Sheriff’s Office also wrongly freed afelony defendant, David A. Jones, duetoa bond paperwork mix-up.

Chief of Corrections Jay Mallett saidofficials reviewed jail safeguards afterthe breakdown. Deputies must verify an inmate’s wristband and photo, then formally hand them off to arelease deputy with their name,birth date, release

reasonand folder number, but some of those things didn’thappen on July 25.

Now,asergeantorsomeoneofhigher rank must approve allreleases.OPSO is updating its standard operating procedures and implementing more audits and training.

“This was an avoidable breach of protocol, and we have taken decisive action,” Mallettsaid.

The Sheriff’s Office did not release any identifying details of the disciplined officers.

Bryan remains wanted. Anyone withinformation on hiswhereabouts shouldcall 911, OPSO at (504)881-7520 or Crimestoppers anonymously at (504) 822-1111.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOByJEHAD ALSHRAFI

Palestinians mournaroundthe body of aman killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northernGaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday

ared light or parked, however Unless it’saschool or construction zone, driverscan only be penalized for violating the hands-freelaw as a secondary offense, which could lead to a$100 fine.

Darker window tints

Window tinting can now be done alittle darker in Louisiana withthe passage of Act 143.

The front driver andpassenger windows of avehicle cannow have atintlevel of 25%, which lets lesslight through, down from the previous limit of 40%

The limits for tint levels of windows behind the driver as well as rear windows didn’tchange and are 25% and 12%, respectively

Banning kratom

Kratom will be illegal in Louisiana, thanks to Act 41.

An herbal supplement that comes from aplant native to Southeast Asia, some say kratom cantreatpain, anxietyand drug dependence, but others argue it is addictive.

Crackdownon‘poppers’

Lawmakers also tightened aban passed last year on the inhalation of popular party drugs commonly known as “poppers,” “snappers” or “whippets.”

Gas forms of nitrates can produce ahigh when inhaled, but they arealsoused in pressurized canistersin settings like medical facilities, restaurants and auto shops.

Act 106 clarifies that only people age 21 or older can handle such products, outlaws the sale of the drugs by online retailers,and increases penalties for businesses that illegally traffic the drug, including fines up to $25,000 and the revocation of abusiness license.

Official children’s book

The official state children’sChristmasbook is

nowthe 1973South Louisiana classic“Cajun Night Before Christmas,”writtenby J.B. KlingJr. and illustrated by JamesRice. Act 172,sponsored by Lafayette Republican state Rep. AnnieSpell,addsthe beloved tale to along list of other official state symbols, like alligator as official state reptile, Cajun accordion as official state musical instrument and the Natchitoches Meat Pie as the official state meat pie.

No IndependentParty

The official Independent Party of Louisiananolongerexistsunder anew law, Act 84, which was passed to avoid confusion by voters and allow for greater participation in new closed partyprimary electionsthat begin in April for ahandful of political offices.

Theroughly 151,000 who registered as membersof the Independent Party are being movedtothe designation “no party,” agroup of voters that is not affiliated with any political party and currently numbers about 658,000 of the state’snearly 3 millionregistered voters.

Leaders of the minimally active Independent Party of Louisiana agreed tothe change because unaffiliated voters will have the choice to vote in either the Republican or Democratic Party primary elections in spring. And many who registered as “Independent” did notrealize they wereindicating affiliation with an official political party

Abortion

Whatconstitutes the crime of “coerced abortion” is expanding under Act 275.

Thelaw previouslysaid the term applies when someone threatensoruses physical force to compel apregnant womantohavean abortion againsther will. The law nowsays that crime occurs in instances of “physical force, control, or intimidation,” which is defined by a list of actions that includes assault, battery,kidnapping, extortion,and falseimprisonment, which refers to illegally confining another

cealed handgun under state law,aregulation that had been disputedinthe past. (Act 271)

n Betting on elections is now illegal. (Act 4)

n Hallucinogenic compounds foundinpsychedelic mushrooms, muscimoland ibotenic acid, arenow illegal. (Act 154)

n Frog hunters who venture out at night

person. Under aseparatelaw,Act 383, pregnant women are nowabletosue anyone who providesorhelps provide her drugs like mifepristone or misoprostol for an illegal abortion.

Immigrationenforcement

Private residents and public officials or employees could face criminal charges for interfering with ICE or otherfederalimmigration enforcement agencies under Act 399.

Anyone whoknowingly tries to interfere with federal immigration enforcement efforts could be charged with obstruction of justice. Statepublic employees, officers or officials who hamper federal immigration efforts could be chargedwith malfeasance in office.

Othernew laws

n Parents of elementary and high school studentswill have online access to review curricular instructional materials under alaw that expands thataccess beyond in-person review.(Act 103)

n Doula services for pregnant women before, during and after childbirth must nowbecovered by Medic-

aid. (Act 228)

n Concealed carry of a firearmwithoutapermit is nowallowed within 1,000

feet of aschool. (Act 420)

n Paradegoers are now expressly exempt from restrictions on carrying acon-

Trumpgetting hisway in hisglobaltrade war

BY MICHAEL WILNER Los Angeles Times (TNS)

WASHINGTON When President

Donald Trump rocked the economy with an unprecedented attack on global trade in April, the plan was dismissed as swaggering, capricious and unsustainable. Market meltdowns and price increases would teach the White Housethe true cost of its mistakes, economists warned.

Yet, four months later,Trump is largely getting his way,refashioning the global economic order around his long-standingworldview that the United States has been ripped off for decades—all before the economy can fully absorb the shock.

Prices are ticking up, but markets have rebounded, andconsumer confidence is resurgent after Trump backed down from hismostdraconian threats. Projections of alooming recession are being tempered. And ahandful of deals havebeen struck that, on their surface, give Trump much of what he wanted.

Alongroadahead

Experts still warn that the net effect of Trump’strade war will hurt the U.S. economy, slowing growth andraising prices in the short term while depressing livingstandards in the long term.

Ahandful of preliminary agreementswithimportant trading partnershavebeenannounced in recent days. But the president said Wednesday that he was committed to raising tariffs on others by Friday “THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE IS THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE —ITSTANDS STRONG, AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED,” Trump wrote on social media. “A BIG DAYFOR AMERICA!!!”

That leaves the most valuable U.S. trading relationships vulnerable to devastating rate hikes that could severely roil the U.S. economy by the holiday season, when U.S. retailers make as much as a quarter of their annual sales, experts said. Trump saidWednesday he would raise the tariff on India to 25% and on Thursday extended

cent economic data, which show slowing U.S.growth but rising U.S consumer confidence.

Mexico’scurrent tariff ratesfor 90 days to allow more time fornegotiations.

Themost dramatic provisions in the biggestdeals struck thus far with the European Union, Japan, theUnited Kingdom and Vietnam, amongothers —lack enforcement mechanisms and are, in some cases, downright fanciful, such as an EU pledge to purchase $750 billion in American energyover thenext three years.

Yet, despite raising tariffrates in those deals up to an average of between 15% to 20% —higher than the 10%baseline that Trump unveiled in April, itself amarked increase from historic standards —Trump’s reversals on his most dramatic levies, such as a125% import duty onChinese products, have helped calm markets and buoybusiness confidence.

Thegap betweenreality and public perceptionisevident in re-

U.S. economic growth lastyear was at 2.8%.This year,economists warnthat thecountry is still on track for lessthan2%growth overall, aslowing rate not seen sincethe height of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.

“The president’srecent push on trade has produced aflurry of agreements that, while stopping short of the sweeping free-trade deals of past administrations, have headed off thethreat of a full-blown tariff war,” saidSung WonSohn, an economist and aformercommissioner at the Port of Los Angeles.

“The administration hasmanaged to calm immediate fears of atrade shock while lockingina costlier trading environment,” he added. “The dealsrepresent progress, but thetoughest negotiations—with some of America’s most important partners —still remain.”

‘Fragile’deals

Thedeals Trump hascut so far

Judges question Trump’sauthority to impose tariffswithout Congress

BY PAUL WISEMAN and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press

WASHINGTON Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President DonaldTrump’slegal rationale for his most expansive roundoftariffs.

Members of the 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington appeared unconvinced by the Trump administration’sinsistencethat the president could impose tariffs without congressional approval, and it hammeredits invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to do so.

“IEEPAdoesn’teven mention the word ‘tariffs’ anywhere,” Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna said, in asign of the panel’sincredulity to agovernment attorney’sarguments Brett Schumate, the attorney representing theTrump administration, acknowledged“no president has ever read IEEPAthis way” but contendeditwas nonethelesslawful.

The 1977 law,signed by PresidentJimmy Carter,allows the president to seize assets and block transactions during anational emergency.Itwas first usedduring the Iran hostage crisis andhas sincebeen invoked

for arange of global unrest.

Trump says thecountry’strade deficit is so seriousthatitlikewisequalifiesfor the law’sprotection. In sharp exchanges with Schumate, appellate judges questioned that contention, askingwhether thelaw extendedtotariffs at all and, if so, whether theleviesmatched the threat theadministration identified.

“If thepresident says there’saproblem with our military readiness,” Chief Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore posited, “andhe puts a20% tax on coffee, that doesn’tseem to necessarily deal with(it).”

Schumate said Congress’ passage of IEEPA gave the president “broad and flexible power to respond to an emergency,but that “the president is not asking forunbounded authority.”

But an attorney for the plaintiffs,Neal Katyal, characterized Trump’smaneuver as a“breathtaking” power grab that amounted to saying“thepresident can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, for as long as he wants so long as he declares an emergency.”

No ruling was issued from thebench. The case is widely expected to reach the U.S. SupremeCourt.

“Neither the tariffs northe side dealsseemtoreflectany kind of broader strategyotherthan trade is bad and tariff revenue is good.”

STAN VEUGER, asenior fellowin economic policy studiesatthe American Enterprise Institute

amount to loose conceptual frameworks that have not been formalizedthrough U.S. or foreign governing systems—and will ultimately survive at the whims of a president whohas thrownout his own trade deals before.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, was agenuine trade dealnegotiated by Trump himselfduring his first termin2020 that overhauled trade across the continent. Yetthat has notstopped himfrom entering a retaliatory spiralover trade with Canada and putting extraordinary pressure on Mexico’spresident, Claudia Sheinbaum,tobend to painful U.S. demands.

“It is fair to saynocomprehensive tradeagreements have been

reached reallywithany of ourtradingpartners,” said Stan Veuger,a senior fellow in economic policy studiesatthe AmericanEnterprise Institute and afrequent visiting lecturer at Harvard, referring to the settlements reached thus far as “side deals.”

Those deals, he said, “have been limited in scope, and can only be read as an effort to getthe U.S. government to calm down and focus on something else.”

“They are also very fragile, as they are ill-defined, barely formalized or not at all, and especially on the U.S. side amere product of executive action,” Veuger said.

“Neither thetariffs nor theside deals,” Veuger added, “seem to reflect anykind of broader strategy other than trade is bad and tariff revenue is good.”

Recessionfears remain

After Trump’s“Liberation Day” announcement of global tariffs April 2, nearly every U.S. financial institution issued forecasts warning that aU.S. recession thisyear wasmore likely than not.

Thoseforecasts have been downgraded—but the risk is still significant, analysts say.According to J.P.Morgan, the probability of a recession hasfallen to 40%.Apollo GlobalManagement warned that thefate of U.S. economicgrowth probably would fall on the administration’s ongoing trade negotiations with China.

“In this first round of the trade war,Trump has triumphed, at least on the termsheset out for himself. The way the EU caved, in particular,isstunning,” said Kenneth Rogoff, aprominent economist and professor at Harvard. “That said, so far the tariffs seem to have been mostly paid by U.S. importers, not foreign countriesthat export to the U.S. Eventually,now that the war has settled down, the cost will be passed on to consumers.”

Rogoff still put the odds of an “outright recessionover the next 18 months” at greater than 50%.

“It is very likely that there will be somemodest inflation over the next year and weaker growth,” he said, adding, “it is already becoming harder to find jobs in many sectors.”

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Aworker focuses on steel decking in the construction of ahousing project Thursday in Portland,Maine.

ä Trumpsigns executive order that sets newtariffs on awide swathoftrading partners.

Cassidydismisses investigationintovaccine firings

Democratsseek probeofRFK’s advisory panel shake-up

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy doesn’tsee the need to investigate Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire the vaccine advisory panel

The probe was launched by Democrats on the Health Education, Labor and Pensions committee that Cassidy chairs. But the Republicans, who hold amajority of the seats on the committee, won’tbejoining.

“The guy who made the decision was goingtocome and talk to us,” Cassidy,R-Baton Rouge, said Wednesday.“So, like, we have to investigate, when he’sgoing to come and talk to us?”

Though astrong promoter

RobertF.KennedyJr.,from left, secretaryofHealth and Human Services, is greeted by Sen Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Committee ChairmanSen.BillCassidy, R-Baton Rouge, on Jan. 30 in Washington. The eight Democratic members, whomakeupaminority of theHealth Education, Labor and Pensions committee, demanded that Kennedyprovide details by Aug. 12 on his decision to dismiss avaccine advisorypanel.

of vaccinations, Cassidy persuaded wary fellow Republicanstoconfirm Kennedy, President DonaldTrump’s nominee to run theU.S. De-

partment of Health &Human Services. The eight Democratic members, who make up a minority of the committee,

demanded that Kennedy providedetails by Aug.12 on his decision to let go all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization

Parentshold back fornonmedical reasons

BY MIKE STOBBE Associated Press

NEW YORK U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday The fractionofkids exempted from vaccine requirementsrose to 4.1%, up from 3.7% the year before.

It’s thethird record-breakingyear inarow for theexemption rate,and thevast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons. Meanwhile, 92.5% of 202425 kindergartners got their required measles-mumpsrubellashots,downslightly fromthe previous year.Before theCOVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination rate was 95% —the level that makes it unlikely that asingle infection will spark adisease cluster or outbreak The vaccination numbers were posted as theU.S.experiences its worstyear for

measles spread in more than three decades, with more than 1,300 cases so far

The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention traditionally releases the vaccination coverage data in its flagship publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC officialsusually speak to the trends and possible explanations, and stress the importance of vaccinations.

This year,the agency quietly posted thedata online and —when askedabout it —emailed astatement.

“The decision to vaccinate is apersonal one. Parents

should consult their health care providers on options for their families,”the statementsaid, adding;“Vaccination remains the most effective way to protect children from serious diseases like measles andwhooping cough, which can lead to hospitalization and long-term health complications.”

Public healthofficials focus on vaccination rates for kindergartners because schools can be cauldrons for germs and launching pads for community outbreaks. For years, those rates were high, thanks largely to

BY MICHELLEL.PRICE andSEUNGMIN KIM Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the PresidentialFitness Test for Americanchildren, afixture of public schools for decades that gauged youngpeople’shealthand athleticism with 1-mile runs, situps and stretchingexercises

“This is awonderful tradition, andwe’re bringing it back,” Trump said of thefitness test that began in 1966 but wasphased out during the Obama administration

An executive order he signed Thursday also reinvigorates anational sportscouncil that the president stocked with former and current athletesand other figures fromthe sports world. Several prominent athletes joined Trump and top administrationofficials. It’s thelatestathletics-relatedpushfrom Trump, an avid golfer who remainsenthralled with the world of sports. He played baseball in high school and plays golfalmost every weekend. Much of the domestic travel he has done this year that is not relatedto weekend golf games at hisclubs in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia was built around attending sporting events.

“I was always aperson thatloved playing sports. Iwas goodatsports,” Trump said. “When youare really focusedonsports, you’ve thought about nothingelse. To an ex-

tent, this is oneofthe reasonsI like golf. You getaway fora couple of hours.”

Trump also signed adifferent executive order earlier this monthmandatingthat federal authoritiesclarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for TrumponThursdaysaidthe council, knownformally as the President’sCouncil on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, will also deal withvariousissues on collegeathletics, such as the transferportalthathas more easily allowed athletes to switch from school to school. The council, which will have up to 30 members,will also develop criteria for a Presidential Fitness Award. The fitness test will be administered by his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr In the test, children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and asitand-reach test, but theprogram changed in 2012. It evolved into theYouth Fitness Program, which the governmentsaid “moved away from recognizing athletic performancetoproviding abarometer on student’shealth.” Then-first lady Michelle Obama also promoted her “Let’sMove” initiativefocusedonreducing childhood obesity through diet and exercise. The Youth Fitness Test “minimizes comparisons between children and instead supportsstudents as they pursue personal fitness goals for lifelong health.”

“SecretaryKennedy has spread liesabout safeand effectivevaccines fordecades,” saidSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and the rankingmember of thecommittee’sminority.“Unfortunately,since he was confirmed, SecretaryKennedy has doubled downonhis disinformation campaign and war on science. This will lead to preventable illness and death.”

In their letter to Kennedy, the senators lay out what they see as the consequences of his actions: “Asyour new ACIP makes recommendationsbased on pseudoscience, fewer and fewer Americans will have access to fewer and fewer vaccines. And as you give aplatform to conspiracy theorists, and even promote their theories yourself, Americanswill continue to lose confidence in whatevervaccinesare still available.”

Practices, anonpolitical scientific panel that has advised theCentersfor Disease Control and Prevention on vaccinationpolicyfor 60 years. They want an explanation of howhechose eightnew members, manyofwhom didn’t have abackground in the biomedical research that creates the immunizations. When the reconstituted advisory committee met for the first time, the new members announced plans to revisit theschedule that recommends aseriesof vaccines to protect children from infectious diseases. Specifically,Democrats want to knowthe conflicts of interest that Kennedy allegedthe firedscientists had and any conflicts the newpanelistsmight have, according to aTuesday letter sent to Kennedy Kennedy has been aleading skeptic of vaccines for years. Outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and other diseases that had been controlled foryears have broken out this year in communities that have refused to be immunized.

Childhoodvaccination ratesfallagain as exemptions setrecord

school attendance mandates that required key vaccinations. All U.S. states and territories require that children attending child carecenters andschools be vaccinated against anumber of diseases, including, measles, mumps, polio,tetanus, whooping cough and chickenpox.

Allstates allowexemptions for children with medical conditions that preventthemfromreceiving certain vaccines. And most also permit exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons. In the last decade, the per-

centageofkindergartners with medical exemptions has held steady,atabout 0.2%. But the percentage with nonmedicalexemptions has risen. The rates can be influenced by policies that make it harder or easier to obtain exemptions, and by local attitudesamong families and doctors about the need to get children vaccinated.Online misinformation andthe political divide that emerged around COVID-19vaccines have led moreparents to questionroutine childhood vaccinations, experts say

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BRIEFS FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

BR JCPenney sold as part of $947M deal

A Boston-based private equity firm has reached a deal to buy 119 JCPenney stores, including the Mall of Louisiana location for $947 million.

An affiliate of Onyx Partners Ltd. is set to close on the purchase by Sept. 8, according to a news release issued last week. The seller was Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust, a trust set up by JCPenney’s lenders as part of the reorganization after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2020. It is not clear what Onyx will do with all of the stores.

The Baton Rouge JCPenney store was the only Louisiana location listed in the portfolio The department store chain has 13 stores in Louisiana, including locations in Metairie, Lafayette, Covington Gretna, Hammond, Houma and Lake Charles.

Health care stocks push

Wall Street lower

Stocks capped a choppy day of trading on Wall Street with more losses Thursday after an early Big Tech rally faded and a health care sector pullback led the market lower Roughly 70% of stocks in the S&P 500 lost ground, with health care companies accounting for the biggest drag on the market.

Health care stocks sank after the White House released letters asking big pharmaceutical companies to cut prices and make other changes in the next 60 days Eli Lilly & Co. fell 2.6%, UnitedHealth Group slid 6.2% and Bristol-Myers Squibb dropped 5.8%.

Gains by some big technology stocks with hefty values helped temper the impact of the broader market’s decline.

U.S. applications for jobless benefits up

WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits inched up modestly last week as businesses continue to retain staff despite economic uncertainty around U.S. trade policy

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 26 ticked up by 1,000 to 218,000, less than the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast.

It was the first time in seven weeks that benefit applications rose, although layoffs remain at historically low levels.

Weekly applications for jobless benefits are seen as representative of U.S. layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically healthy range between 200,000 and 250,000 since COVID-19 throttled the economy in the spring of 2020, wiping out millions of jobs.

This week, government data showed that employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies in June, down from 7.7 million in May The number of people quitting their jobs a sign of confidence in their prospects elsewhere — fell in June to the lowest level since December Hiring also fell from May

Meta Q2 results blow past expectations

Meta’s artificial intelligence spending spree appears to be paying off with investors, who sent the company’s stock soaring following a blowout quarterly earnings report Wednesday

The Menlo Park, Californiabased company easily beat Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter, helped by higher advertising revenue and a growing user base on its flagship social media platforms. The money is helping to fund the company’s massive investments in AI development and hiring top talent at eye-popping compensation levels. Meta is facing an antitrust case that’s now awaiting a judge’s decision and could force the company to break off WhatsApp and Instagram, startups Meta bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. The company earned $18.34 billion, or $7.14 per share, in the April-June period. That’s up 36% from $13.47 billion, or $5.16 per share, in the same period a year earlier Revenue jumped 22% to $47.52 billion from $39.07 billion

Trump administration cancels wind plans

Lease sales were anticipated for La. coast

BY JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press

The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States.

More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas, the offshore locations deemed most suitable for wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is now rescinding all designated wind energy areas

in federal waters, announcing on Wednesday an end to setting aside large areas for “speculative wind development.”

Offshore wind lease sales were anticipated off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana Maine New York, California and Oregon, as well as in the central Atlantic. The Biden administration last year had announced a five-year schedule to lease federal offshore tracts for wind energy production.

Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies after taking office in January A series of executive orders took aim at increasing oil, gas and coal production.

The Republican president has been hostile to renewable energy particularly offshore wind. One early executive order temporarily

Campaign starring Sydney Sweeney comments on race, beauty standards

BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP retail writer

NEW YORK U.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney The ad blitz included “clever even provocative language” and was “definitely going to push buttons,” the company’s chief marketing officer told trade media outlets.

It has. The question now is whether some of the public reaction the fall denim campaign produced is what American Eagle intended.

Titled “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” the campaign sparked a debate about race, Western beauty standards, and the backlash to “woke” American politics and culture. Most of the negative reception focused on videos that used the word “genes” instead of “jeans” when discussing the blondehaired, blue-eyed actor known for the HBO series “Euphoria” and “White Lotus.”

Some critics saw the wordplay as a nod, either unintentional or deliberate, to eugenics, a discredited theory that held humanity could be improved through selective breeding for certain traits.

Marcus Collins, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, said the criticism for the American Eagle ad could have been avoided if the ads showed models of various races making the “genes” pun.

“You can either say this was ignorance, or this was laziness, or say that this is intentional,” Collins said. “Either one of the three aren’t good.”

Other commenters accused detractors of reading too much into the campaign’s message.

“I love how the leftist meltdown over the Sydney Sweeney ad has only resulted in a beautiful white blonde girl with blue eyes getting 1000x the exposure for her ‘good genes,’” former Fox News host Megyn Kelly wrote Tuesday on X.

American Eagle didn’t respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press.

A snapshot of American Eagle

The ad blitz comes as the teen retailer, like many merchants, wrestles with sluggish consumer spending and higher costs from tariffs. American Eagle reported that total sales were down 5% for its February-April quarter compared to a year earlier

Like many trendy clothing brands, American Eagle has to differentiate itself from other

The Interior Department is considering withdrawing areas on federal lands with high potential for onshore wind power to balance energy development with other uses such as recreation and grazing. It also will review bird deaths associated with wind turbines, which are allowed under federal permits that consider the deaths “incidental” to energy production.

Earlier this month, the department said all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

halted offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and paused the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for all wind projects. In trying to make a case against wind energy, he has relied on false and misleading claims about the use of wind power in the U.S and around the world. The bureau said it was acting in accordance with Trump’s action and an order by his interior secretary this week to end any preferential treatment toward wind and solar facilities which were described as unreliable, foreign-controlled energy sources. Renewable energies such as wind and solar provide an intermittent supply of electricity when it is windy or sunny Increasingly, batteries are getting paired with solar and wind projects to allow renewables to replace fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, while keeping a steady flow of power when sources such as wind and solar are not producing.

American Eagle ad sparks debate

midpriced chains with a famous face or by saying something edgy, according to Alan Adamson, co-founder of marketing consultancy Metaforce.

Adamson said the Sweeney campaign shares a lineage with Calvin Klein jeans ads from 1980 that featured a 15-year-old Brooke Shields saying, “You want to know what comes in between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” Some TV networks declined to air the spots because of its suggestive double entendre and Shields’ age.

“It’s the same playbook: a very hot model saying provocative things shot in an interesting way,” Adamson said.

Billboards, Instagram and Snapchat

Chief Marketing Officer Craig Brommers told industry news website Retail Brew last week that “Sydney is the biggest get in the history of American Eagle,” and the company would promote the partnership in a way that matched.

The campaign features videos of Sweeney wearing slouchy jeans in various settings. She will appear on 3D billboards in Times Square and elsewhere, speaking to users on Snapchat and Instagram, and in an AIenabled try-on feature.

American Eagle also plans to launch a limited edition Sydney jean to raise awareness of domestic violence, with sales proceeds going to a nonprofit crisis counseling service.

In a news release, the company noted “Sweeney’s girl next door charm and main character energy — paired with her ability to not take herself too seriously — is the hallmark of this bold, playful campaign.”

Jeans, genes and their many meanings

In one video, Sweeney walks toward an American Eagle billboard of her and the tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great genes.” She crosses out “genes” and replaces it with “jeans.”

But what critics found the most troubling was a teaser video in which Sweeney says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color My jeans are blue.”

The video appeared on American Eagle’s Facebook page and other social media channels but is not part of the ad campaign.

While remarking that someone has good genes is sometimes used as a compliment, the phrase also has sinister connotations Eugenics gained popularity in early 20th century America, and Nazi Germany embraced it to carry out Adolf Hitler’s plan for an Aryan master race.

Civil rights activists have noted signs of eugenics regaining a foothold through the far right’s promotion of the “great replacement theory,” a racist ideology that alleges a conspiracy to diminish the influence of White people.

Shalini Shankar, a cultural and linguistic anthropologist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, said she had problems with American Eagle’s “genes” versus “jeans” because it exacerbates a limited concept of beauty

“American Eagle, I guess, wants to rebrand itself for a particular kind of White privileged American,” Shankar said.

Inflation gauge rose as Trump’s tariffs lifted goods prices

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP economics writer

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs are starting to lift prices for many goods. Prices rose 2.6% in June compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from an annual pace of 2.4% in May. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose 2.8% in the past year, the same as the previous month, which was revised higher The figures are above the Fed’s 2% goal. The uptick in prices helps ex-

plain the central bank’s reluctance to cut its key interest rate this week, despite repeated demands from Trump that it do so.

On Wednesday, the Fed left its key rate unchanged at 4.3%, and Chair Fed Powell suggested it could take months for the central bank to determine whether the import duties will cause just a one-time rise in prices, or a more persistent increase in inflation.

Trump has attacked Powell personally and repeatedly and did so again on Thursday for the Fed’s reluctance to cut rates, calling him

“TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID, & TOO POLITICAL, to have the job of Fed Chair.” On a monthly basis, prices ticked

up 0.3% from May to June while core prices also rose 0.3%. Both figures are higher than consistent with the 2% target.

“The above-target rise in core prices in June, upward revisions to previous months’ data and the sharp rise in core goods inflation will do little to ease the Fed’s concerns about tariff-driven inflation,” said Harry Chambers, assistant economist at Capital Economics, a forecasting firm.

“If these pressures persist, as we expect, a September cut looks unlikely.”

The government’s measure of gas prices jumped 0.9% from May to June, while grocery costs rose 0.3%. Many longer-lasting

goods that are heavily imported saw clear price increases, with furniture prices up 1.3% just last month, appliances up 1.9%, and computers up 1.4%.

The cost of some services fell dramatically last month, offsetting some of the price pressures from goods. Air fares dropped 0.7% from May to June, while the cost of hotel rooms plunged 3.6% just in one month. Thursday’s report also showed that consumer spending rose 0.3% from May to June, a modest rise that suggests Americans are still spending cautiously Adjusted for inflation, the increase was just 0.1%, the government said.

INVISION PHOTO By SCOTT A GARFITT

Sydney Sweeney is the star of a new ad campaign for American Eagle Outfitters and has sparked a debate about the wordplay used in the advertising

Mourners honorNYPDofficerkilledinattack

BY DEEPTI HAJELA and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

NEW YORK Mourners packed aNew York mosque on Thursday to honor aBangladesh-born police officer who embraced the job of protectinghis adopted city and gave his life for it when agunman opened fire in an office building this week.

Officer Didarul Islam

Islam

“did believe in the American dream, not as something handed down but as something built with your own hands,” Police Commissioner Jessica TischtoldIslam’s familyand friends as his fellow officers lined up rowsdeep outside the Bronx house of worship.

Dignitaries and members of the New York’sthriving Bangladeshi community also paid tributetothe fallen officer during amemorial that emphasizedthe importance he placed on his family,background and service to the city Amarried father of two with athird child on the way,the 36-year-oldwas working aNew York Police Department-approved private security detail, in uniform, when he and three

other people were killed Monday at theManhattan skyscraper that houses the NFL’s headquarters andother corporate offices.

“Toour family,hewas our world. To the city,hewas a proud NYPD officer who served with compassion and integrity.Helived tohelp others,” Islam’s widowsaid in astatement that arelativeread on her behalf at the service at the Parkchester JameMasjid mosque. After coming to the United States, Islam began building acareer in the nation’s

largestpolice force. He described policingas“ablanketofthe community,there to provide comfort and care,” thepolicecommissioner said.

Islamservedasa school safety agent before becoming apatrol officer less than four years ago, and was promoted posthumously Thursday to detective.

In Washington, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt beganher daily briefing by expressing President Donald Trump’s condolences to Islam’sfam-

ily,saying he “made the

Like others who spoke, Imam Zakir Ahmed highlightedthe officer’s immigrant background and Muslim faith. But said Islam “lived at atimewhen people like him are too often feared, vilified and made to feel like outsiders.”

“It’stime for New York and America to give back to seeus, to hear us,toprotect our dignity,the way Officer Islam protected yours,” Ahmed said.

The eldest of several siblings, Islam supported his parentsinBangladesh, as well as his wife and two young sons in the Bronx, the imam said. The police commissioner said Islam worked along day at aparade Sunday, thenpickedupprivate securityhours Mondayat the office building.

DeputyInspector Muhammad Ashraf, the commander of the busy Bronx precinct where Islam worked, said he

wasa “humble, steady and reliable” officer

“He knew what it meantto protect theplace that gave him anew beginning, and in return,hegaveeverything back,” Ashraf said at Thursday’sservice.

Another victim, real estate firm worker Julia Hyman, 27, was mournedatanemotional service Wednesday at aManhattan synagogue. Funeralarrangementsfor the twoothers killed, security guard Aland Etienne and investment firm executive WesleyLePatner,havenot been madepublic.

Police identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, a 27-year old former high school football playerwho most recently worked in a LasVegas casino.Authorities say he believed he had a brain diseaselinkedtocontact sports and accused the NFLofhiding the dangers of playing football.

BY MIKE CATALINI Associated Press

Epsteinhad stolen Giuffre from his Palm Beach,Florida, club.

“It was shocking to hear President Trumpinvoke our sister and say that he was aware thatVirginia hadbeen ‘stolen’ from Mar-a-Lago,” thefamily’s statement said.

“Weand the public are asking for answers; survivors deserve this,” it continued.

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’smost well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shockingtohear President DonaldTrump say the disgracedfinancier “stole” Giuffre from him and urged that Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell remain in prison Giuffre, who had accused Br it ai n’ s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as ateenager trafficked by Epstein, has been acentral figure in conspiracytheories tied to the case. She died by suicide this year Her family’sstatement is the latest development involving Epstein, who took his own life in aNew York jail in 2019 while facing federal sex trafficking charges, and the Republicanpresident, who was his one-time friend. Trump deniedprior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and said he cut off their relationship years ago, but he still faces questions about the case Trump, responding to a reporter’squestion on Tuesday, saidthathegot upset with Epstein over his poaching of workers and that

WhiteHouse presssecretary KarolineLeavitt noted the president was responding to areporter’s question and didn’tbring up Giuffre himself

“The fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club for being acreep to his female employees,” she said.

Thefamily’sstatement comes shortly after the Justice Department interviewed Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on sex trafficking and other charges and is serving a20-year sentence in Tallahassee, Florida. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blancheinterviewed Maxwellina Florida courthouse, though details about what she said haven’t become public.

Maxwell’s lawyers have said shetestified truthfully and answered questions “about 100 differentpeople.” They have saidshe’s willing to answer more questionsfrom Congress ifshe is granted immunityfrom future prosecution for her testimony and if lawmakers agree to satisfy other conditions.

Amessage seeking commentabout theGiuffre family’sstatement was sentto Maxwell’sattorney Thursday

ATrump administration officialsaidthe president is not currently considering clemency action forMaxwell.

Giuffre said she was approached by Maxwell in 2000 andeventually was hired by her as amasseuse for Epstein. But the couple effectively made her asexual servant, she said, pressuringher intogratifying not only Epstein but his friends and associates.

Giuffre said she was flown around the world for appointmentswithmen including Prince Andrewwhile she was 17 and 18 years old.

Themen,including Andrew, denied it andassailed Giuffre’scredibility. She acknowledgedchangingsome key details of her account

The princesettled with Giuffrein2022 for an undisclosed sum, agreeing to makea“substantial donation”toher survivors’ organization.

TheAmerican-born Giuffre livedinAustraliafor yearsand became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a centralfigure in Epstein’s prolonged downfall.

Herfamily’s statement said she endured death threats and financialruin over her cooperation with authorities against Epstein and Maxwell.

ultimate sacrifice in defense of his fellow New Yorkers.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By yUKI IWAMURA Newyork police officers salute as the hearse carrying the casket of NyPD Officer Didarul Islam passes after his funeral ThursdayinNew york.

Giuffre

Trump signs order imposing new tariffs

BY JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and sturdiness of American alliances built up over decades

The order was issued Thursday evening. It came after a flurry of tariff-related activity in the last several days, as the White House announced agreements with various nations and blocs ahead of the president’s selfimposed Friday deadline.

The tariffs are being implemented at a later date in order for the rates schedule to be harmonized, according to a senior administration official who spoke to reporters on a call on the condition of

anonymity

The order capped off a hectic Thursday as nations sought to continue negotiating with Trump. It set the rates for 68 countries and the 27-member European Union, with a baseline 10% rate to be charged on countries not listed in the order

The senior administration official said the rates were based on trade imbalance with the U.S. and regional economic profiles.

On Thursday morning, Trump engaged in a phone conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on trade. As a result of the conversation, the U.S. president said he would enter into a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico, one of the nation’s largest trading partners, with the current 25% tariff rates staying in place, down from the 30% he had threatened earlier

“We avoided the tariff in-

crease announced for tomorrow and we got 90 days to build a long-term agreement through dialogue,” Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X after a call with Trump that he referred to as “very successful” in terms of the leaders getting to know each other better

The unknowns created a sense of drama that has defined Trump’s rollout of tariffs over several months, with the one consistency being his desire to levy the import taxes that most economists say will ultimately be borne to some degree by U.S consumers and businesses.

“We have made a few deals today that are excellent deals for the country,” Trump told reporters on Thursday afternoon without detailing the terms of those agreements or nations involved. The senior administration official declined to reveal the nations that have

Trump seeks to use Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in talks

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press

WASHINGTON Canada’s announcement it will recognize a Palestinian state “will make it very hard” for the United States to reach a trade agreement with its northern neighbor, President Donald Trump said.

Trump’s threat, posted early Thursday on his social media platform, is the latest way he has sought to use his trade war to coerce countries on unrelated issues. And when other allies had raised the matter of Palestinian statehood, the Republican president had been ambivalent

He said this week that he did not mind that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was taking the position that the United Kingdom would

recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza, allowed the United Nations to bring in aid and took other steps toward long-term peace. “We have no view on that,” he told reporters later on Air Force One Last week, the Republican president said French President Emmanuel Macron’s similar move was “not going to change anything.”

But Trump, who has heckled Canada for months and suggested it should become its 51st U.S. state, is now indicating that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s similar recognition would become leverage before a looming deadline that the American leader set in U.S.-Canada trade talks. “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine,”

Trump said in his Truth Social post. “That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!”

Trump has threatened to impose a 35% tariff on Canada if no deal is reached by Friday, when he’s said he will levy tariffs against goods from dozens of countries if they don’t reach agreements with the U.S.

A spokesperson for Carney declined comment.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said later that Trump “expressed his displeasure and his disagreement with the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada. He feels as though that’s rewarding Hamas at a time where Hamas is the true impediment to a ceasefire and to the release of all of the hostages.”

new deals during the call with reporters.

Trump imposed the Friday deadline after his previous “Liberation Day” tariffs in April resulted in a stock market panic. His unusually high tariff rates unveiled in April led to recession fears, prompting Trump to impose a 90-day negotiating period. When he was unable to create enough trade deals with other countries, he extended the timeline and sent out letters to world leaders that simply listed rates, prompting a slew of hasty deals.

Trump reached a deal with South Korea on Wednesday, and earlier with the European Union, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. His commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, said on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” that there were agreements with Cambodia and Thailand after they had agreed

to a ceasefire to their border conflict.

Going into Thursday, wealthy Switzerland and Norway were still uncertain about their tariff rates.

EU officials were waiting to complete a crucial document outlining how the framework to tax imported autos and other goods from the 27-member state bloc would operate. Trump had announced a deal Sunday while he was in Scotland.

Trump said as part of the agreement with Mexico that goods imported into the U.S. would continue to face a 25% tariff that he has ostensibly linked to fentanyl trafficking. He said autos would face a 25% tariff, while copper, aluminum and steel would be taxed at 50% during the negotiating period. He said Mexico would end its “Non Tariff Trade Barriers,” but he didn’t provide

specifics. Some goods continue to be protected from the tariffs by the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, which Trump negotiated during his first term. But Trump appeared to have soured on that deal, which is up for renegotiation next year One of his first significant moves as president was to impose tariffs on goods from both Mexico and Canada earlier this year U.S. Census Bureau figures show that the U.S. ran a $171.5 billion trade imbalance with Mexico last year That means the U.S. bought more goods from Mexico than it sold to the country The imbalance with Mexico has grown in the aftermath of the USMCA, as it was only $63.3 billion

Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Gulf

Caution urged as 4 deaths are reported in La.

BY POET WOLFE Staff writer

Thirty-two people across the Gulf Coast — Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida — have contracted infections this year from a flesh-eating bacteria spread through salt water and raw shellfish, according to state health officials. Eight have died

The infection, called Vibrio vul-

Retired judge to help clear backlog

nificus, is one of a dozen species of Vibrio: a bacteria found in coastal waters when the weather is warm and in raw shellfish, especially oysters.

The Louisiana Department of Health said Thursday morning that it is seeing a higher number of cases and deaths than typically reported So far this year, there have been 17 cases and four deaths in the state Seventy-five percent re-

ported seawater exposure as the cause.

This is a noticeable spike compared to previous years. Between 2013 and 2023, there was an average of 13 cases per year, according to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

Thirteen cases and four deaths have been reported to the Florida Department of Health. The state has been a hot spot for Vibrio vul-

nificus infections in prior years. In 2022, 74 people were infected and 17 died — “an abnormal increase in cases,” the department said at the time. Many were linked to Hurricane Ian, which brought bacteria-laden floodwater into homes.

Both Mississippi and Alabama have had only one recorded case. Neither was deadly

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 5 people who become infected die, while many survivors undergo limb amputations. Symptoms in-

clude diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting, fever and chills.

People with open wounds should be cautious when swimming in brackish or warm coastal waters

Some Vibrio vulnificus infections lead to necrotizing fasciitis a severe bacterial infection that kills the flesh around an open wound, which is why it is called a “flesh-eating” bacteria, health officials said. People with weakened immune systems should also be careful when eating or handling raw seafood.

BY JILLIAN KRAMER Staff writer

Retired Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Franz Zibilich said he is expected to return to the bench next week to help clear the enormous backlog of felony cases left behind by Judge Darryl Derbigny, who officially retires Friday Zibilich is expected to join Calvin Johnson, another retired judge appointed earlier this summer, in handling hundreds of unresolved cases in Section J. The effort marks an extraordinary intervention by the Louisiana Supreme Court, which rarely assigns multiple former judges to a single docket. Zibilich’s expected appointment

Inspector general to serve till 2030

Jefferson Parish’s Chatelain has faced criticism

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

Jefferson Parish’s government watchdog will remain in office until 2030, the Ethics and Compliance Commission decided Wednesday night, despite parish officials’ swirling criticisms against her over the last year

The commission unanimously approved Kim Chatelain’s reappointment as inspector general for a second and final term after lauding her office’s work. Her term is not set to expire until March, but the commission elected to approve her for a second term eight months early after she notified them of her interest in reappointment.

“You are a fighter, you stand up,

Cantrell extends IV Waste

Trash collection contract continues in Quarter, downtown

BY BEN MYERS and JAMES FINN Staff writers

Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Thursday extended IV Waste’s emergency sanitation contract for the French Quarter and downtown, a day after the state Supreme Court temporarily settled the city’s latest trash war.

The move ensures the city’s Downtown Development District has a vendor to pick up garbage and clean the

streets, since IV Waste would otherwise be working on a contract with the French Quarter Management District that only covers that agency’s boundaries.

The high court on Wednesday stopped Cantrell from replacing IV Waste with Henry Consulting, which Cantrell signed to a different emergency contract this month. Cantrell previously announced she would terminate IV Waste’s one-year emergency contract at the end of July, but on Thursday, she told IV Waste’s owner, Sidney Torres IV, in a letter that the termination is rescinded.

Cantrell could terminate IV Waste again if a lawsuit over a pending long-

District E candidates face off at forum

BY JONI HESS Staff writer

New Orleans City Council District E candidates on Wednesday rallied around a common theme during a public forum: They share voters’ pain points and desires to hold government, private corporations and property

term contract for Henry Consulting is resolved before Torres’ contract expires at the end of this year Cantrell’s letter to Torres says the city “expressly reserves its right to terminate this agreement” for convenience, per the contract terms.

Torres went on WBOK, a radio station in which Henry Consulting owner Troy Henry holds a stake, on Thursday and said that he’s “happy for now that we’re going to be able to work with the city until all of these proceedings play out.”

“I’m tired of fighting with garbage contracts And I’m sure everybody

Overdose

murder

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Drug task force tackling opioid crisis

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

In the past year, a northshore drug enforcement task force focused on opioids has had growing participation among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, which has resulted in an increasing number of murder charges in drug overdose cases.

“We have a major opioid and fentanyl problem and crisis, just like everywhere else in the country,” northshore District Attorney Collin Sims said at a news conference in Covington on Thursday, where some of the task force’s participants gathered to give an update on the program after a year

northshore

Last year, there were 400 drug overdoses and 115 fatal overdoses in St. Tammany Parish, Sims said. That’s a slight decrease from 2023. But while nationally overdose deaths involving opioids decreased from 83,140 to 54,743 between 2023 and 2024, drug overdoses remain the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-44, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since its inception in July 2024, the task force’s partners, which include the federal Drug Enforcement Agency as well as police departments in Washington and Tangipahoa parishes, have seized more than 500,000 fentanyl-laced pills and 6,000 grams of powdered fentanyl, Sims said.

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IV Waste employees pick up garbage on Decatur Street in New Orleans on July 21.

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else is tired of hearing it, and the seesaw of going back and forth,” he said during the interview Minutes later, Torres and WBOK host Ashonta Wyatt began shouting at each other after she raised questions about IV Waste’s track record in Kenner. Kenner

Mayor Michael Glaser and Torres have been mired in a public dispute over his firm’s work in the Jefferson Parish city stemming in part from accusations of unpaid invoices.

“All I’m saying is it’s just very upsetting because we work really hard, we put our heart and soul into what we do, and politics can

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Hughes, who repeatedly referenced his six years of experience in the state Legislature.

“I believe deeply in what our community can be, and I’ve seen daily the failures of our community, and something has got to give,” said Morgan, dean of students at The Net: East, a New Orleans high school.

Candidates also gave their strategies for ensuring more affordable housing and addressing rising utility bills, drainage issues in a floodprone Lower 9th Ward and commercial blight. Morgan, among others, pledged to fight back against potential Entergy rate increases, as the company rolls out its two-year $100 million resilience plan to strengthen the city’s electric grid against severe weather The City Council, which regulates Entergy New Orleans, approved the plan in October Entergy has vowed that customers won’t see any rate increases as a result of the plans, though some critics fear that could happen as it did to Entergy Louisiana customers across the state following Hurricane Ida in 2021.

Hughes said utility companies’ investments to harden their grid infrastructure shouldn’t be funded off the back of ratepayers and that companies failing their communities should have to invest back into those communities.

To help young people become successful adults, Bell, a pastor at First New Zion Baptist Church, said council members should invest city funds in programs that teach teens job and life skills

To ensure people aren’t priced out of their homes, Christmas, who works in the dental industry, proposed caps on annual rent increases based on area income. It’s unclear

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With the northshore initiative has come an uptick in the use of drug-induced homicide charges, a type of charge that some advocates worry can deter people from seeking medical assistance. Under a crack epidemic-era law, individuals who distribute drugs leading to an overdose can be prosecuted for second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. A recent indictment of a 27-year-old from Lacombe for second-degree murder in a fentanyl drug overdose was the result of the work of the task force, Sims said.

Sims’ office also recently prosecuted two people involved in the drug overdose death of a 15-yearold from Bush. In 2022, Alvin Laurant Jr sold fentanyl to Felisha Grantham, who then shared it with her relative, the 15-year-old who later died. Both Grantham and Laurant, 23, were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison this year

While Sims said a small percentage of overdose fatalities lead to murder charges because of the complexity of prosecuting these kinds of cases, he said he expects that percentage to grow

“We’re not doing enough now, and we lead, probably, the state in overdose homicides, drug homicides charged,” Sims said. He said his office has approximately 10 pending homicide charges against people accused of supplying drugs tied to overdose deaths. Though the drug-induced homicide statute, as it is called has been on the book for decades, it

be a very nasty game,” he said.

Council members JP Morrell and Helena Moreno, vocal critics of Henry Consulting’s contracts both the defeated emergency one and the pending long-term one — thanked Cantrell for extending IV Waste and ensuring the Downtown Development District is covered. Moreno is running to replace Cantrell when her term ends next year. “The impending downtown trash crisis has been averted,” Morrell said in a social media post.

The first IV Waste termination, which Cantrell announced in April, proved controversial with City Council members and French Quarter interests who lauded IV Waste’s service,

how the council would enforce that, as the legislative body cannot regulate private rent arrangements

“The Lower 9th Ward and New Orleans East are stuck in a time loop. Nothing has changed. We have been given false promise after false promise,” Christmas said Nguyen said that during her four-year term in office, which ended in 2021, she worked with other city leaders to ensure Sewerage & Water Board pumps were turned on during heavy rains. If reelected, she’d promote more green infrastructure projects to prevent drainage issues

“My time was cut short,” she said, urging the room to give her another chance to complete unfinished work.

Tackling blight, a long-standing citywide issue, has been of particular concern to residents of District E which has struggled to attract retail opportunities. Roberts, a military veteran and community organizer, said he’d call for policies to hold property owners, including the city, accountable for neglected properties that contribute to blight.

When asked to address the area’s self-proclaimed image problem, especially as it relates to violent crime, candidates pointed to the impact such a narrative carries, and detailed how they would work to overcome it

“It paints this bad narrative that’s keeping business away from our community, that’s keeping families from moving to our community,” said Roberts Bell emphasized preventive measures to help keep existing crime at bay

“You need to patrol the area to help keep the crime down. I never see police present,” he said, adding that police often show up after a crime has occurred

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prompting state lawmakers to give the French Quarter Management District authority to hire its own contractor With IV Waste signed to the French Quarter Management District and Henry Consulting to the Cantrell administration, it appeared this week the two warring companies could be working the same job at the same time

But the state Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an injunction on the Henry Consulting contract, finding that the plaintiffs — Daniel Conwill and Maria Costopoulos, who are French Quarter property owners raised “significant legal questions” about the legality of that contract and the emergency declaration Cantrell issued as a pretext for signing it.

The plaintiffs have argued the

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comes amid a broader state-led effort to bring Derbigny’s docket under control. The move also follows years of delays in Derbigny’s courtroom, where cases routinely languished without resolution As recently as this spring, Derbigny carried the largest felony docket in the courthouse, with more than 400 open cases, many of them more than two years old.

In addition to judicial reinforcements, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office are developing a plan to split the caseload and speed up prosecutions. Attorney General Liz Murrill said her office is expected to absorb up to 250 felony cases — more than half Derbigny’s docket

She said Thursday that she was working with District Attorney Jason Williams’ office to figure out “how to triage” Derbigny’s docket and “reduce case numbers.” Williams added that the appointment of a second judge is part of the second phase of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s plan to cut the number of open cases.

“Planning for the exact breakdown of cases — who handles what and why — is still underway,” Williams said in a statement Thursday “It’s a deliberate and collaborative process.”

The reasons for the timing of the intervention remain unclear The Louisiana Supreme Court has not answered questions about what prompted the new measures, though Williams and Murrill both said the high court supported their plan.

The high court also has not disclosed whether Zibilich’s expected appointment signals a longer-term strategy or a temporary measure to triage the current crisis.

“My mandate is to move this docket,” Zibilich said Thursday Zibilich served on the bench for nearly 10 years, until 2020, when a wave of progressive jurists ousted multiple incumbents. Until then, Zibilich earned high marks on annual efficiency reports produced by the

contract isn’t valid because they believe it was signed on or after July 10, when the City Council voted to repeal Cantrell’s declaration City Council President JP Morrell has also argued that Cantrell backdated the contract to make it appear legal. Lawyers for Cantrell and Henry Consulting, meanwhile, have argued that the council had no right to repeal the declaration in the first place.

Earlier this year, Henry Consulting won a Civil District Court judgment ordering the council to sign off on the seven-year, $73 million contract, but the order is stayed during the council’s appeal.

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Metropolitan Crime Commission.

Derbigny announced his retirement without explanation Wednesday It came more than two months after he quietly stepped down from the bench citing health reasons, according to Williams. The Louisiana Supreme Court tapped Johnson to serve on May 27.

In a recently published investigative series, The Times-Picayune found that homicide cases assigned to Derbigny’s section took twice as long to resolve as those in any other courtroom.

The Metropolitan Crime Commission — led by Rafael Goyeneche, who served as a member of Gov Jeff Landry’s public safety transition team also released a report in April flagging repeat delays in Derbigny’s courtroom.

In May a high-profile jailbreak rattled confidence in the system, and Landry and Murrill called for more oversight of New Orleans’ criminal judges.

Williams said Justice Will Crain “bird-dogged” the effort to clear the backlog after Derbigny departed from the bench in May

However, the high court has declined to answer questions and denied public records requests from The Times-Picayune seeking further information, including Derbigny’s request to the court for a temporary judge appointment. A message sent to Crain on Wednesday went unanswered.

Williams said prosecutors have met with Orleans Public Defenders and Johnson on “reduction measures.”

Calls to the Orleans Public Defenders and questions about its involvement in clearing the docket went unanswered Thursday

Derbigny’s term was set to expire in December 2026 It was unclear Thursday whether a special election would be ordered for his permanent replacement.

“The goal is to resolve what can be resolved quickly and responsibly, and ensure that the incoming judge inherits a manageable docket similar in size to others in Criminal District Court,” Williams said.

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has seen infrequent use in Louisiana. A 2020 article in The Advocate said there had been fewer than 15 arrests on those charges in East Baton Rouge Parish in the previous decade.

“You don’t want to (over) use the statute that somebody would be afraid to call the police, which would lead to more overdose deaths,” East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore told the newspaper at the time. Iain Dover, an assistant district attorney in Sims’ office, said the goal of the task force initiative isn’t to deter people from seeking medical assistance.

“We don’t want to disincentivize users from calling law enforcement,” Dover said. He noted there are some legal protections in Louisiana for people who seek medical assistance for someone who is experiencing a drug overdose, though the law does not appear to protect an individual who distributes the drugs.

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you take the hits, and you keep on going,” said commissioner Monica Pierre. “That is what we need in an inspector general.”

The commission also voted to hold a hearing in September for a possible ethical violation by an unidentified parish employee, in which Chatelain will serve as prosecutor Jerry Sullivan, the commission’s lawyer, said the employee is not an elected official and will be notified of the hearing by Friday, but provided no further details.

Chatelain said she was “thankful and humbled” for the reappointment.

Chatelain’s office has issued 29 audits, investigations and letters since she took over, including her most recent report identifying roughly $3 million the parish spent on firefighters’ medical leave without proper documentation.

Her office is also investigating the parish administration’s failure to submit its last three audits on time, which has caused it to lose its bond rating.

Chatelain has been in the spotlight over the last year after she published a letter criticizing a plan to build a brewpub in Gretna using $10 million in parish dollars. Supporters of the project called the letter a political move to harm the project without giving leaders the opportunity to respond and asked the commission to corral Chatelain.

“Without equivocation, I think if the council could have fired me, they absolutely would have fired me because I’m delivering a message they don’t want to hear,” Chatelain said Tuesday in an interview on WGSO-990 AM.

A lawyer hired by the commission to investigate Chatelain determined she had the authority to issue the letter That finding came after the Parish Council had already passed new restrictions barring her office from publishing any documents without first giving subjects a 30-day period to respond.

Chatelain continued to admonish the brewpub deal as a legal and financial risk to the parish as she clashed with parish leaders, and earlier this month she put out another report calling for the project to be canceled.

Council member at large Jennifer Van Vrancken was the only elected official to speak at the commission meeting, as she’s been a staunch supporter of Chatelain’s and echoed her calls to nix the brewpub. Van Vrancken told the commission that based on Chatelain’s recent reports, “we need a strong, capable inspector general leading a strong, capable team.”

More than two dozen members of the conservative civic group Home Defense Foundation also spoke in favor of Chatelain’s reappointment with the tagline “Keep Kim.”

Jefferson Parish voters approved the creation of the Office of Inspector General in 2011 to identify waste, fraud and abuse in parish government following a prior corruption scandal.

The Ethics and Compliance Commission, made up of five members nominated by New Orleans area universities, oversees the OIG and charges ethics violations to parish employees and officials.

Chatelain has served as Inspector General since 2022, when she replaced her predecessor, David McClintock, whom she had worked under as his top deputy for eight years prior

The inspector general oversees a budget of about $1.6 million and an office of 12 employees. The OIG and commission are funded through a property tax of 0.47 mills, which was renewed by voters in 2020 for a 10-year period.

Chatelain earns an annual salary of about $170,000, according to parish records.

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Northshore District Attorney Collin Sims speaks at a news conference at the state courthouse in Covington about his office’s collaboration with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies on an opioid task force.

Disaster impacts La.lake

Pontchartrain

wateroscillates from distant earthquake

BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer

Youprobably didn’tfeel the earthquake that shook Alaska earlier this month or the one that brought tsunamis to the coasts of Russia and Japan on Wednesday —but Lake Pontchartrain did.

Twomajor earthquakes that occurred thousands of miles away from Louisiana this month sent seismic waves across the globe in minutes, vibrations that local meteorologists say led to tangible impactsinthe NewOrleans area.

National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Efferson said both quakes caused water levels in Lake Pontchartrain to oscillate in apattern that mirrors water sloshing back and forth in abathtub, aphenomenon scientistscall aseiche

Efferson said he just happened to check awater level gauge in New Canal on July 16, shortly after a 7.3magnitude earthquake shook Alaska’sAleutian Islands and prompted a tsunami warning.

Though the quake occurred roughly 4,000 miles from New Orleans, Efferson could see the changes in Lake Pontchartrain: water levels rhythmically rising and falling by aboutthreequarters of afoot over the course of an hour

“The lake was really steady and all of asudden you see these weird little oscillations,” Efferson said. “It’s minor but it’s measurable.”

Asecond earthquake on Wednesday,thistime amagnitude 8.8 nearly 6,000 miles from New Orleans, brought another seiche of asimilar scale to Lake Pontchartrain.

Effersonsaid the weather service has seen these kinds of local impacts fromfaraway quakes before, particularly those stemming from the region encompassing Russianand Alaska.

Whether an earthquake’s effects are felt across the globe also has to do with its strength. Scientists use the Richterscale to measure an earthquake’sintensity, with any earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or lessconsidered aminor event that is not usually feltbut can be recorded by aseismograph. Millions of these earthquakes are recorded every year

Any quake that measuresabove amagnitude 7isconsidered amajor event that couldcause serious damage.These quakes are few and far between. This month’searthquakes hit in relatively remote areas and officials had reported few injuries as of Wednesday afternoon, according to The Associated Press.

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Corey Semaj Adams was born November 3, 2006 in NewOrleans, Louisiana to Chantrel Bernhart and Corey Lemar Adams. He departed hislife on July 19th2025. Corey was the second of seven siblings in afamily groundedinfaith and love.Coreyspent six years playing footballfor theNew Orleans Panthers and twoyears playing for theChiefs. Corey attended MildredHarris Elementary and graduated proudly fromEdna Karr High School, where he became one of themost promising football playersinthe state.Coreywas astandout at Edna Karr High School, where as ajunior and senior he earnedbackto-back All-Statehonors and was namedclass 5A defensive player of the year. Regardedasone of Louisiana's toprecruits, he enrolled earlyatOle Miss in January2025. Corey fulfilledhis dream by enrolling at theUniversity of Mississippiwhere he joinedthe Rebelsfootball team as adefensive lineman. Corey impressed coaches withhis work ethic, competitive spirit, and leadershippotential. Corey's natural leadership and talent madehim a standout bothonand off thefield. Beyond thegame, Corey was fullofheart,promise and drive.Coreywas not onlya gifted athlete buta kind soul,a loyalson, a protective brother, and a true friend to many. He cherished his family above allelse.Heloved hisfamily with all his heart.Itwas absolutelynothinghe wouldn't do to makeanyone happy. He made sure he did not leavewithout stating his famous words "I Love You" to everyone. Corey not onlyshowed this love to his family but friends, coaches, teammates, teacherswhether youwere acashier in a grocery storeora homeless persononthe street he showed mad love to anyone who was in his presence. Corey was taken fromthisworld far too soon butthe light he brought intoour liveswill shine forever.

Obituaries (deceased) and Gladys Powell Ambrose, Titus's life was atestament to resilience,kindness,and unwavering faith.Titusleaves to cherish hismemory his belovedmother, Mrs. Gladys Powell Ambrose; his six children by partnership withJeannine Love Hall:Debra Hall (Dee), Reginald Hall (Eve), Terry Hall,Reginene Hall Legette, Kerry Hall (Teresa), and Tracy Hall(Alejandra); five sisters:RosalieAmbrose, Barbara Washington (Shepard), Ernestine Clark (Victor),Pauline Caldwell (Billy), and Paulette Edwards(Perry); and a host of family and friends. Titus is preceded in death by his beloved partner of 47 years, Jeannine Love Hall.A memorial service willbeheldat1:00 PM on Sat.08-02-25 at LEGACY HALL, 4901 CHEF MENTEUR HWY. 70126

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Corey Adams is survived by his mother, Chantrel Bernhart, his father Corey Adams, siblingsCharlie Clerk III, Caden Adams, Cavon Adams, Caleb Grows, Cherish Adams, Chayla Lebranch. Grandmother Lilly Bernhart, Genine (James) Steib,Tammy (Ricky) Westerfield. AuntsSelena Bernhart, Kawanda Bernhart, Natara Westerfield, Gina Henry, Gabriel Murray. Great AuntsJoyce Washington, Phylis Washington, Kris Washington, Sheryl Phenix. Great uncles John (Lisa) Washington, Tyree Lee, Willie Glasper. Preceded in death by greatgrandmother ElizabethWashington, ShirleyGlasper,Jesse Mae Arteis ,great grandfather Alfred Washington, grandfather William Bernhart Jr. Great uncles Rev. Louis E PhenixJr.,Percy Glasper, AndrewWashingtonSr., LeonardWashingtonSr., Ronnie Washington Sr greataunt Donna Lee, aunt NakiaWesterfieldand a host of cousins, friends, and teammates. Relatives and friendsof thefamily are allinvited to attend his Celebrationof Life Service on Saturday, August 2, 2025, 10:00AM, at Fifth African Baptist Church, 3419 S. Robertson St., NewOrleans, LA 70115. Visitation willbeheldfrom 8:30AMuntil thehour of service. Interment Restlawn Park Cemetery, Avondale,LA.

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Adline Barconey Arm‐strong(Queen)was born onNovember30, 1933, the daughterofthe late Dou‐glasBarconeyand Cecile WhittingtonBarconey, transitionedpeacefully on July13, 2025 at theage of 91. Adline marriedCharles Armstrong,Jr. (d.) on Feb‐ruary 13, 1954 andthey wereblessedwith five chil‐dren: KarenMuscatello (Samuel d.), Charlene Bug‐gageWashington(Eddie) TammieHoward(Leonard, Sr.), CharlesIII, andRay‐mondSr. (Stephanie). Ad‐linededicated 33 years, until herretirement, as a certified nurse’s assistant atCharity Hospital.Itwas there sheearnedthe nick‐name"Queen". Shewas known by many names: Momma,Grandma,Aunt Adline, Ms.Adline, Queen and Queenie. Adevout Catholic anda lifelong memberofHolyGhost Catholic Church,she loved music,dancing,her New Orleans Saints,travelling asthe secretaryfor the ClubBaliTravelGroup, familytrips,and making craftsatthe Pace Senior Center. Afeisty91-yearold,AdlineBarconeyArm‐strongleftbehinda host of familyand friendstocher‐ish hermemoryincluding all of her five children,a beloved Sister,RubyNero (Clarence d.), sister-in-law, EvelynBrown (Ottisd.),11 grandchildren,27Great Grandchildren,15GreatGreat Grandchildren, 2 nieces, 1nephew, ahostof great nieces andnephews, a bonus son, abonus grandson, andmoreonthe way.Relatives andFriends ofthe Family,alsoPriest and Parishioners of St Katharine Drexel areall in‐vited to attend theMassof Christian Burial on Satur‐day,August2,2025 at 11:00am at St.Katharine Drexel2015 LouisianaAve NOLA70115. Visitation will begin at 10:00am.Inter‐mentinProvidenceMemo‐rialPark. Professional ArrangementsEntrusted to MajesticMortuaryService, Inc. (504) 523-5872.

Barthelemy,Elmore 'Romel

ioners to andfrom Mass, a quiet yetpowerfulreflec‐tionofhis enduring faith and love forhis commu‐nity. Outsideofhis service, Elmoreembracedthe sim‐ple joys of life.Hehad a deep passionfor duck huntingand spentcount‐lesspeacefulmorningsin the bayou, oftenalongside close friends. He also en‐joyed fishingand treasured the laughter andcompany those momentsbrought One of hisgreatestde‐lights, however, was spendingtimewithhis grandchildren.Whether sharing stories, sneaking ina soft-servedice cream treat,orpicking them up for an early-morningsnack atthe Donut Shop,Elmore was always present—mak‐ing ordinary momentsfeel special.His legacy liveson not only in thelives he touched butalsointhe memorieshecreated with those he lovedmost. El‐morewillbedeeply missed byhis loving wife,sons, grandchildren,greatgrandchildren,godchil‐dren, andall who knew and lovedhim.Heissur‐vived by hisdevoted wife Elta(Sylve) Barthelemy; his threebeloved sons: Keith Sr.(Colleen), Gregory Sr. (Demikia), andWadeSr. (Ketisha);ninegrandchil‐dren: Macy (Felix), Keith Jr.,Olivia, GregoryJr. (Alli‐son), Andrew (Ariana) Alexis, Wade Jr., Daylan, and Brayden. He also leavesbehindtwelvecher‐ished great-grandchildren. Heisalsosurvivedbyhis sister-in-lawsAngie Spencer (lateLeonSr.)and Birdell Jackson(Carnell), and hisbrother-in-laws An‐geloSylve Jr.(Mina), Nel‐son Sylve(Sylvia), and MarshallSylve (Lisa).El‐morewas preceded in death by hisparents,An‐drewand Melanie Barthelemy; hisbrother ClarenceBarthelemy; and two grandchildren. Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend the funeralservice on Sat‐urday,August2,2025 at the Saint PatrickChurch 28698 LA_23, Port Sulphur LA 70083. thevisitationwill begin at 9AMfollowedby an11AMMass. Father Lawrencewillofficiateand entombmentwillfollowin BarthelemyCemeteryIn Diamond LA.Funeralplan‐ningentrusted to Robinson FamilyFuneral Home (5040 208-2119. Foronlinecondo‐lencespleasevisit www robinsonfamilyfuneralho me.com

Broussard,Suzette Marguerite Olivier

begins at 9:00 a.m.,and a MassofChristian Burial willbegin at 10:00 a.m. In‐terment will follow at St Louis #3 Cemetery,3421 Esplanade Avenue,New Or‐leans,LA70119. Arrange‐ments entrustedtoMajes‐tic

LaTonyaShereeBunch was born on October6 1959 to theparents of Richard A. LeeSr. andEdna Mae Lee. As ayoung woman raised in thelower ninth ward,LaTonya at‐tendedAlfredLawless Ele‐mentary andSeniorHigh School.She laterattended and received herhigh school diplomafrom JosephS.Clark.Through‐out herhighschoolyears, LaTonya wasnot only a member, butwas captain ofthe majorette team LaTonya furtheredher edu‐cationatDillard University where shereceiveda Bach‐elor'sDegreeinEducation Following in thefootsteps ofher dad, LaTonya'slife‐longcareer as an educator had alasting impact on the lives of many.Ifyou knew LaTonya,you knew she never meta stranger!Her presenceled to happiness, hopeand living theHigh Life. LaTonya, at theage of 28years old, meta tall, dark, andhandsomeman ThomasC.BunchJr. The two fell so deeply in love thattheymarried on July 29, 2000 where they vowed tospend therestoftheir lives together.LaTonya boreone female child, Monique Madding (Jessie Charles,Sr.), andwas the grandmother of MaKenzye Madding.LaTonya is the sisterofRichard A. LeeJr., JohnI.Lee Sr andCheryl L.McNair. Touchedbyher spiritincludesa host of nieces, nephews, otherrel‐ativesand friends. Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend a FuneralMassofChristian BurialatResurrectionof Our Lord Catholic Church 9707 Hammond St., New Orleans,LA70127 on Satur‐day,August2,2025 at 11:00 am. Visitation will beginat 10:00 am until 11:00 am.In‐terment:Mount Olivet Cemetery, NewOrleans, LA. Arrangements en‐trusted to D.W. Rhodes Fu‐neral Home,3933 Washing‐ton Ave.,New Orleans, LA 70125. Please visitwww rhodesfuneral.comtosign the online guestbook, share memories andcon‐dolenceswiththe family.

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Davis, Mary West Bank

DavisMortuary Mitchell, Elizabeth Shields, LaRon Warner,Graylin

Ms. Yvette Elyne BoutteButler,a beacon of love passedaway on July 19, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ANew Orleans native,she was thecherished daughterofthe late LawrenceP.Boutteand M. Margaret Boutte-Milton. For over 30 years, Yvette dedicatedher life to the OrleansParish School System as an instructor. Shewas thedevoted motherofKaressButlerMoss and Jamal R. Butler Amemorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on 2025 -08-01 at Berean Seventh DayAdventist Church, 5100 Osborne Ave.Baton Rouge,La70805

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Barthelemy, Elmore Gaines,Santana Norfleet Sr., Rene

Titus Marcus Ambrose Jr. was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, July 4, 2025. He passedaway peacefully,surrounded by theloveofhis family.Born in NewOrleans, Louisiana, on September 7, 1953, to Titus Marcus Ambrose Sr.

Elmore “Romel”Barthelemy,age 81, passed awaypeacefullyinhis homeonFriday, July 25th, 2025, surrounded by the loveofhis wife,children and grandchildren. Elmore was born on July 21st,1944, inDiamond,Louisiana to the late Andrew Barthelemy andMelanie Barthelemy. He wasthe husband of Elta (Sylve) Barthelemyfor 58 years–together they builta life rooted in faith andlove, raising threechildrenand creatinga home filledwith joy andlaughter. In his early life,Elmorefaithfully servedthe Plaquemines Parishcommunity forover 45years as adedicated bus driver forbothSt. Jude and Port Sulphur schools. His commitmentextended wellbeyondthe school system—onSundays,he willinglygavehis time to transportfellowparish‐

Suzette Marguerite Olivier Broussardentered eternal rest on Friday,July 18, 2025, at theage of 75 Suzette wassurrounded by loved ones at University HospitalinNew Orleans, LA, whenher Heavenly Fa‐thercalledher home,say‐ing,“Your work here is done.”Suzette wasborn onAugust17, 1949, to Charles Warren OlivierSr. and Gladys Haydel Olivier. She grew up in aloving familyand carriedthat loveintoher ownhome, becomingthe heartand soulofher family. Suzette’s kindness, faith and unwavering support touched thelives of every‐one shemet.She leaves to cherish hermemories, her beloved husbandof57 years,Louis FrankBrous‐sardSr.;her children,Louis Frank BroussardJr. and Nakia Broussard; her grandchildren,Bernell Gay‐den III, Diamondand Liah Broussard;1 great-grand‐child.She is also survived byher brother, Clyde Olivier Sr.(Isabelle); sis‐ters, Lynette Gardner (Jerome)and Betty Ann Jones;sisters-in-law, Bev‐erlyLadmiraultand Aimee’ Broussard anda host of nephews,nieces, godchil‐dren, cousins, otherrela‐tives,and friendswho will missher dearly.Suzette was preceded in deathby her parents, CharlesWar‐ren OlivierSr. andGladys HaydelOlivier;her broth‐ers,Charles W. OlivierJr. and Philbert OlivierSr.;her sister, CynthiaRange; brothers-in-law Joseph Broussard andRichard Jones;sister-in-law Theresa Broussard. Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend Suzette’s Celebrationof LifeService on Saturday August2,2025, at St.Ray‐mondand St.Leo theGreat Church,2916 ParisAvenue, New Orleans, LA.Pastor: FatherStanley K. Ihuoma SSJ will officiate. Visitation

Adams, CoreySemaj

Bunch, LaTonyaSheree

Butler, Yvette Boutte

Affectionately knownas Pig Man, KC,Weezle, and Handsome, KennethJames CaldwellSr. wasbornon April 2, 1989,inNew Or‐leans,Louisiana.Heen‐tered eternalrestonSun‐day,July20, 2025, at 12:41 p.m., surrounded by love and prayer.Heislovingly survivedbyhis mother, Elder WarrineAllen of Killeen,Texas;his father, Kenneth Caldwell (Lia Baham); hisdevoted part‐ner,Kimbrianne Gilmore; his belovedson,Kenneth James Caldwell Jr.; his bonus children,Layron Gilmore andKyMariCage; his brother, Ret. SFCHarold Allen andwifeRet.SSG La’CerishaAllen; hisbonus siblings, GlennDavis Jr (Kristin)and AerynDavis; his nephew,Aiden Betsill; nieces, ArielBaker and Mi’Yanna Brown; and great-nephew, AmariPay‐ton.Paternalaunts andun‐cles: Mary (David)Porter, Emma Caldwell, Kathy Caldwell, Anne PearlCald‐well, CharlesThomas(Bob‐bie)Sr.,William (Kim), and James Caldwell. Maternal aunts anduncles: Joann Malbrough,Marjorie(Ter‐rance)Barber, Frankie Williams,Francis (David) Seale,WalsdorfAllen Jr., WalterAllen (Mae), Ben Allen,WiltonAllen,Ken‐nethWilliams, andNelson Williams.Kenneth also leavesbehinda host of cousins,extendedfamily members,and dear friends who cherishedhim deeply Precededindeath by pa‐ternalgrandparentsJames and Amie Caldwell; uncles RobertCaldwelland John Caldwell. Maternal grand‐parents Joan Dell Allenand WalsdorfAllen Sr and uncle Mark Allen. Though his time here wasbrief,the impactofhis spirit will be feltfor generations. His memorywillcontinue to inspire andupliftall who wereblessed to know him. Relatives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend a FuneralService at D.W. RhodesFuneralHome, 3933 WashingtonAve., NewOr‐leans,LAonSaturday, Au‐gust2,2025 at 9:30 am.Vis‐itation will beginat9:00 amuntil 9:30 am.Inter‐ment: Mount Olivet Ceme‐tery, NewOrleans, LA Pleasejoinus by Livestreamat9:20amby visitinghttps://www facebook.com/D.W.Rho desFuneralHome/live. Please visithttp://dvnm io/ive168524 to sign theon‐lineguestbook,share memoriesand condo‐lenceswiththe family. Arrangementsentrusted to D.W.RhodesFuneral Home 3933 Washington Ave.,New Orleans,LA(504) 822-7162 www.rhodesfuneral.com. Acknowledgements:The Caldwelland Allenfamilies extendtheir heartfelt thanksfor your prayers, love, andactsofkindness duringthistimeofsorrow. Yoursupport is acomfort thatwillnever be forgot‐ten.Special thanks to East Jefferson Hospital and staff, TokenofLuv Events, AlmaBrumbly,Cordero Thomas, Pastor Jerry Darby-St. Joseph Baptist Church, Pastor Terrance Reed–LighthouseMin‐istries NOLA,PastorLance Brown –Bible WayBaptist Church, Pastor KevinWil‐son –Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C. Suggested Attire:Shades ofWhite.“PeaceI leave withyou;mypeace Igive toyou.Not as theworld gives do Igivetoyou.Let not your hearts be trou‐bled, neitherlet them be afraid.”— John 14:27

grandparents Lawrence "Count" F. ChenierI and Lydia Victor Chenier.Heis survived by his mother Germaine Walton Chenier; daughters, Leah Chenier Brown(Aaron) and Shira Chenier,son Matthew Avery; sister and brothers, Cindy Major (Lionel), Troy Chenier (Keeanya), and Kenny Chenier (LaJuana); uncle, Ronald Chenier;fianceéDebraWhitney; bonus daughters Shon, Jessica, and Sabrina Whitney;motherofLeah and Shira, Sharon Chenier; and ahost of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Larry was born on January 17, 1953inNew Orleans.Hewas alifelong academic achiever and graduated fromSt. Augustine High School in 1971asClass Valedictorian. Larry attended Tulane University and graduated in Biology/ Pre-Med and Meharry Medical College, wherehe receivedhis Doctorof Medicine degreein1980. He later relocatedto Vicksburg, MS and commuted to Madison Parish Hospital inTallulah, LA wherehededicated 45 years of serviceasan EmergencyMedicine Physicianand operateda private practice.Dr. Chenier,"Doc,"isremembered as "a cornerstone of the hospital and the community, offering compassionate care and unwavering commitmenttohis patients throughout his remarkable career."As one of the primary physicians in the onlyhospital in the area, Dr. Chenier servedTallulah'sBlack communitywith dignity and generosity, oftenproviding care to thosein need regardless of insurance/financial status. Larry loved art, reading, and music especially attending Jazzfestand listening to Stevie Wonder AaronNeville, Lionel Richie, andEarth, Wind, & Fire.Larry'slegacy is one of compassion, service, leadership, brilliance, and endless generosity

Davis, Mary Jane

Mary Jane Davispassed awayonSaturday, July 26, 2025 after abrief illness. She wasbornonNovember 16, 1932 in JamaicaQueens, NYtothe late Patrickand MaryWright. Mary was married to herlatehus‐bandRobertDavis.She was thelovingmotherto LaurenDavis Toups(David) and BrianDavis (Sylvie) She wasthe loving grand‐motherofChristopher Toups (Olivia),OliviaToups and ElenaToups.She was the sister of thelateHarry, Vera, Frankand Patrick Wright. Sheissurvivedby numerousniecesand nephews.After graduating fromFordham University in New York shespent the majorityofher career working in human re‐sources at theBardenCor‐poration. Shespent herlife devoted to herfamilyand the church.She traveled extensively with herhus‐banduntil hisdeath and celebratedlifewithher friends andfamily. Shere‐mainedveryactive, attend‐ing Book Club andRosary Club. Shewas adevout Catholic attendingchurch regularly.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend aMassof Christian Burial on Friday, August1,2025 at 2:00 pm fromStJosephAbbey, 75376 RiverRoad, St Bene‐dict, LA andthe visitation willbegin at 1:00 pm until service time at thechurch IntermentwillfollowinSt Joseph AbbeyCemetery. E.J.FieldingFuneral Home has been entrustedwith funeralarrangements. Pleasesignthe guestbook atwww.ejfieldingfh.com

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73. Born on March3,1952, inNew Orleans, Louisiana, she wasthe beloved daughterofthe late Richard Delahoussaye and Viola Lainez.Yvonne was the thirdoffourchildren, growing up in ahome filled withstrongfaith,laughter, and deep familybonds She wasprecededindeath byher grandparents Flo‐rence andAngeloLainez; her parentsViola L. and Richard Delahoussaye;her brother Albert J. Delahous‐saye; herauntsVirginia, Albertine Lainez,Verna Turner(Calvin), Teresa Brown (George);her uncles Angelo, Leo, Albert,and JosephLainezSr.;her niece KarlaJ.Boyd; andher great-nephewKarlG.Boyd. Lefttocherish hermemory and thankGod forthe time wehad areher loving sis‐ters, Joycelyn D. Boyd and Cynthia D. Mondy; her niece,Consuela“Connie” M.Taylor; hernephew, Alvin C. MerrittBoydIII (Dionne); hergreatnephew, AlvinC.Merritt BoydIV; herdearest friend PatriciaV.Lewis andfam‐ily,James L. Payne; anda hostofcousins,friends, and church familywho will forever remember her grace,kindness, andradi‐ant spirit.Yvonne wasbap‐tized andconfirmed at All SaintsCatholicChurch where sheremaineda de‐voted member.She faith‐fully served in theAltar So‐ciety andHealth& Well‐nessministries, offering her time andcompassion inservice to others.Her unwaveringfaith wasboth a guidinglight anda quiet strength. Yvonne wasa proud alumna of AllSaints Catholic School (Class of 1966) andSt. Mary’s Acad‐emy High School.She built a meaningful career as a customerservice repre‐sentative with SouthCen‐tralBell/AT&T,where she was knownfor herwarmth and professionalism. She alsoworkedasa hotel night auditor. Yvonne was affectionately knownas Yanni”(inspired by her fondnessfor theartist) and “DivaII” by hersisters and nieceConnie. Shehad a flairfor life—whether reigningasQueen of the Krewe of NOMTOC or em‐bracing hertitle as “Cruise Queen”onjoyfulsea ad‐ventures. Shehad an eye for beauty, findingjoy in photography,capturing sereneoutdoor scenes, and collecting all-things butterflies. Shecared lov‐ingly forher parakeetsand delighted in thesmall won‐dersofnature. Family was the heartbeatofher life She found happinessin sharing brunchdates,trad‐ing quick-witted one-liners, and taking road tripsto spots like Buc-ee’swith her nieceand nephews. She hada sweet toothfor pastriesand desserts, a loveofbowling,and asoft spotfor classicblack-andwhite films. Herpresence gracedevery room.Her spiritwillliveoninevery laugh,butterfly, andmem‐ory we hold dear.A Cele‐bration of Life will be held onSaturday, August 2, 2025, at AllSaintsCatholic Church,1441 TecheStreet New Orleans, LA.Visitation willbegin at 10:30 a.m.,fol‐lowed by theFuneralMass at11:30 a.m.,officiated by ReverendFredKaddu,SSJ Interment: Westlawn Cemetery, Gretna,LA. Arrangementsare en‐trusted to D.W. Rhodes Fu‐neral Home,1020 Virgil Street,Gretna, LA 70053 Pleasevisit www.rhodesf uneral.comtosignthe on‐lineguestbook,share memoriesand condo‐lenceswiththe family

CarolynYoder Deupree, ofMetairie, LA,departed thislifeJuly28, 2025. She was preceded in deathby her belovedhusband of 46 years,ThomasWayne De‐upree Jr by herfather, PaulH.Yoder,her mother, Mary(Mamie) Green Yoder,and brothers Paul J. Yoder andMichael N. Yoder.Carolyn wasbornin New Orleansin1934 and grewupinthe Carrollton area, where shemadeher firstcommunion,was con‐firmed,and marriedin Mater Dolorosa Church.In 1967 Carolynand Wayne built theirhomein Metairie, where they con‐tributedtothe establish‐mentofSt. Clementof RomeChurch.She leaves behindher “sisterofthe heart”Olive K. Gorman, and sisters-in-law Patricia B.Yoder,ofCalifornia, Elsa Yoder of DesAllemands LA,Helen D. Brandonof

Memphis, TN,and Nati De‐upree, of Florida. Also niecesYvonne Koenigsberg (Alan), Leslie Roden(Gary), Emily Kanalz (Hank),Maria Arndt (Brian),MaryNaquin (Blake),and PaulaYoder Anweiler. Also nephews Ray Brandon(Dana), Denby Brandon III (Sarah), Robert Deupree (Sharon),and Michael N. YoderJr. Also dearfriends,Vonceil Stringerand Jude and Frank Raab.Carolyn was gratefultoMichael Za‐balaoui,ofCreativePlan‐ning, forhis wisdom,guid‐anceand friendship forthe past30years.Also, Cynthia Narcisse,ofHomeInstead, for herhelp, friendship and comfortata critical timeinher life.Carolyn deeply appreciatedthe loveand supportfromher niece,MaryNaquin, when Carolyn wasdiagnosed withpancreaticand lung cancer. Also thegenerosity ofher niece, Leslie Roden, who came from herhome inTennesseetohelpcare for Carolynatthe end. Familyand friendsare in‐vited to gather in remem‐branceatJacob Schoen & Son FuneralHome, 3827 Canal Street in NewOr‐leans,onSaturday, August 2,2025. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m.,fol‐lowed by aservice cele‐brating Carolyn’slifeat 12:00 p.m. In honoring her life, we gather notonlyin grief,but in gratitudefor the love shegave, thefaith she lived, andthe grace she carriedthrough this world

Thegenesis of Michael OwenEbankswas April18, 1946, in NewOrleans, Louisiana to thelateHenry EarlEbanksand Lenora Ebanks. Michaelwas a 1964 graduate of George WashingtonCarverHigh School.After graduating fromhighschool Michael joinedthe United States Armyand served several years as an officer. He also was agraduateofSouth‐ern University at NewOr‐leans,LAwitha business degree, he wasa devoted husband,father, and coach.Heleavesbehindto cherish hisendless memo‐riesand love of hislife, wifePeggy Ebanks,his four sons, Kendrick,Brandon Chekand DusEbanks, Daughtern Laws:Jennifer, Nadia,and Courtney Ebanksand hissix grand‐children, BrandonEbanks Jr.,Nyssiah Ebanks,Chevi Ebanks, Zari Ebanks,Amir Ebanksand AjáEbanks. Two Brothers:Henry EbanksJrand KeithEbanks SrTwo Sisters: Cynthia Ebanksand CathyEbanks: a Sister nLaw Frankie Smith,healsoleavesbe‐hinda host of nieces and nephews,cousins relatives and friends. Celebrationof lifewillbeonSaturdayAu‐gust2nd,2025 at 11AMat Bethany MethodistChurch 4533 Mendez St.New Or‐leans,LA70126.

KathleenSongy Frey, age 77, passed into Eternal and Heavenly rest on July 13, 2025, in Manassas, VA, near her daughter and family Borninher grandparentshome in Reserve, LA, on February 16, 1948. She wasthe middlechildand onlydaughteramong 4 brothers. She attendedSt. Peter'sCatholicSchool and Leon Godcheaux High School. After graduation she attendedUSL fora short timeuntil she left to work in NewOrleans. Kathyspent much of her life working and raising her kids.She retired from JeffersonParish Clerk of Court and worked for Silk Road Collectionuntil after Hurricane Katrina when she moved to Asheville, NC,where she livedfor many years. Kathy willbe remembered for her wonderful Cajun cooking and her Southern hospitality. She hostedmany gatheringsfor friendsand family throughthe years! She

wasanamazing daughter, sister,mother,grandmother andfriend. She loved "visits" on thephonewith friends andfamily. Sheenjoyed gardening,art,music andtravel. Herfavorite trips were to Italy, France, andChina

Sheissurvivedbyher daughter, Carrie Frey Miller (Brad)ofVienna, VA andtheir children; herson A.J.Frey, III of Pontchatoula, LA and his sons. And, survived by her brothers, KennethSongy (Magda)and Timmy Songy (Kitty). She is also survivedbymanynieces, nephews, cousinsand friends.

Shewas predeceased by herparents,Edmond J. Songyand Virginia Jacob Songyand twobrothers Edmond"Skipper"Songy andThomas Songy. We wouldliketothank Vitas Healthcareand all of thedoctors, nursesand caregivers whohelped duringher time in Virginia.

Kathy'swisheswereto be cremated and herremains returned to NOLA. Carrie andA.J. will plan a memorial at alater time Thankyou for your love prayersand support!

SantanaM (Suckie) Gainesdepartedthislife suddenlyonMondayJuly 14,2025 at herhomein Baton Rouge, La.She was 52years oldand wasa longlifenativeofNorth Carolinaand aresidentof Harvey, La.Santana handedher life over to God where shewenttothe water at Life Center Cathe‐dralFamilyLifeCenter, Marrero,La. Shealsobe‐camea member of New CreationPraiseand Wor‐shiplocated in Hammond, La. Shethe beloveddaugh‐ter of DannyC Gaines Sr and Sheila Swain. Devoted and loving Mother of Pas‐sionGaines, Kourtney (Darien)Allenand Daja’NeeDyer. Devoted grandmother of Arianna, Dakota, Amiyah,Kairo Zaire andCataleya. Sister ofDemetria, DannyJrand DamienGaines. Grand‐daughterofthe late Gerald and Eunice Gaines,and Evergreen Robertsand Bernard St.Ann Sr.God‐daughterofEarline and Anthony Duplessis. De‐voted friendsofRaven Gaines, Amanda Turner and LatriceSanders.She is alsosurvivedbya host of aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews,cousins and friends.Private servicefor immediatefamilywas held onWednesday,July30, 2025 at Robinson Family Funeral. Thanks forall the prayers andwellwishes.

GlennBernard Guilbault passedaway unexpectedly andpeacefullyfromheart disease on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the age of 73 in hishome. He marriedthe true love of his life 51 years ago. He was ahighly respected Certified PublicAccountant for 50 years. He lovedhis family andfriends witha passion andenjoyedentertaining them with hisstories He welcomedall with open arms,was generous, and always ready to help solve problems. He wasa mountainofa man with apersonality and voiceto match. Glennwas happiest surroundedbyhis family. He couldoften be found working in hisyard,always creatingbeautifulsettings. He will be greatly missed by hiswife,Clare Lemarié Guilbault;his sons, Glenn "Beau" Guilbault Jr.(Lili), Travis Guilbault,and Bart Guilbault (Rachel);his grandchildren, Lauren, Justin, Emma, and Sienna Guilbault;byEmma's mother, Krystle Schneider; andbyhis sister,Julie Rodrigue.Heisalso survivedbymany beloved nieces, nephews, greatnieces andgreat-nephews

He is preceded in death by hisparents, Robert PaulGuilbault and CatherineVogts Guilbault andhis brothers, Robert Paul, Michael C., and Charles "Corky" Guilbault Amemorial service for Glenn will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Lake LawnMetairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.New Orleans, LA. Visitationwill be held from11:00 AM1:00 PM, with aMass to begin at 1:00 PM.Inurnment will follow at Metairie Cemetery Donationsmay be made to theTarahumara Children'sHospital Fund, P.O. Box 57507, New Orleans, LA 70157 or online at tchforegon.org.

L. C. “Man”Hall, Jr age 60and anativeNew Or‐leanian,gainedhis wings onTuesday,July22, 2025 at 11:30 am.L.C.was born on July9,1965 to thelateL.C Sr. andOkanell Hall.He was educated in theOr‐leans parish school system and wasemployedby GlobalStaffing.Inaddition tohis parents, Mr.Hallis alsoprecededindeath by two siblings,Kathy M. Hall and Demond M. Hall; niece and nephew,Sharita D. Hall and KerryHall; sister and brothersinlaw,Chanette Cheneau-Hall, Julius Lewis and Tyrone Berryhill, Sr; great nephew,AdrianM Hall. He leaves to cherish his memory,two sons,Dar‐ron AlvinDequair and Jovan L. C. Anderson;sib‐lings,Brian KeithHall, Car‐olynPicquit,DebbieLewis, Charlotte Hall of Denver CO, Sheryl Hall,AnniseHall and KandyHall-Berryhill; grandson, Rakheem Ken‐ner;Goddaughter,Rodi‐anna King;twentyone niecesand nephews, twentythree greatnieces and nephews, four great great nieces andnephews, the mothersofhis chil‐dren, Gertrude Anderson and Roycelyn Dequairand friend, Terrylyn Jefferson. Relatives andfriends;Pas‐tor andmembers of St James MethodistChurch, BiblewayMissionaryand SecondZion#1Baptist Churches;staff andem‐ployees of Global staffing, Black Tie, CourtofTwo Sis‐ters, SupremeDevelop‐ment, Greenwood Ceme‐tery, Friendsofthe 6th Wardand others arein‐vited to attend thefuneral A Celebrationservice hon‐oring thelifeand legacy of the late L. C. "Man"Hall, Jr.,willbeheldatSt. James Methodist Church,1925 Ur‐sulines Ave.,New Orleans, LA70116 on Saturday,Au‐gust02, 2025 at 10 am.In‐terment Holt Cemetery Visitation9 am in the church.Pleasesignonline guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors (504)581 4411.

Roland A. Harris Sr af‐fectionatelyknown as Buddy or BigKill,passed awaypeacefully in the armsofhis daughter Rochele Jonesand grand‐daughter, ShantelHarris onTuesday,July15, 2025, athis home in Gretna,LA. Hewas anativeNew Or‐leanian anda resident of Gretna. Roland attended Orleans Parish Public Schools. He wasbornon July4,1937 to thelateAda and Dave Harris andissur‐vived by hisbeloved chil‐dren, RocheleJones and DanaHarris; stepchildren, Larry Tero andTerry (Wanda) Frank; father fig‐ure to GregoryFrancis Godfather of Shelia Carter and JuanitaMcKinney Regis.Cherished brotherof Marva Lewis, Shelia Al‐bright, DebraGeorgeand MyraHarris. Also survived bya host of grandchildren, nieces,nephews,cousins,

Hall Jr., L. C. 'Man'

Gaines,Santana M. 'Suckie'

Ebanks,Michael Owen

Guilbault, Glenn Bernard

Frey, Kathleen Songy

HarrisSr.,RolandA

Deupree, CarolynYoder

Chenier III, Dr. Lawrence Francis

Dr. Lawrence "Larry Francis Chenier III, native New Orleanian and resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi, left this physical earth and entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the age of 72. Larry is preceded in death by his father, Lawrence F. Chenier II; sister Michelle "Mickey" Chenier; and

Marie Withgrace

MarieDela‐houssayeentered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 23,2025, at theage of

otherrelatives andfriends All areinvited to attend the funeral. ACelebration ser‐vicehonoringthe life of the late Roland A. Harris Sr.,willbeheldatTrue VineMissionaryBaptist Church, 2008 Marigny Street,New Orleans, LA on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 10am, Rev. Donald Jean Jacques,Officiating. Inter‐mentMerrick Cemetery 7405 E. St.Bernard Hwy, Vi‐olet, LA 70092.Visitation9 aminthe church.Final arrangementsentrusted to ProfessionalFuneral Ser‐vices (504)948 7447. Death noticecourtesyofChar‐bonnetLabat Glapion, Di‐rectors (504)581 4411

Marvin Gaye Hartford "SweetCheeks" wasborn onSeptember 29, 1977 and was the5th sonbornto AudreyButlerHartfordand JohnHartford. Marvin was a resident of BatonRouge Louisiana andreceivedfor‐mal educationinthe New Orleans Public School Sys‐tem,attendingBooker T. WashingtonSeniorHigh School andwas employed byHartfordConstruction LLC.Marvinaffectionately called“Marvin Gaye”was consideredtobetoa jack ofall trades.Marvinhad no filter on hiswords and didn’tcarewhathesaid, how he said it or wherehe saidit. He wasgoing to speak hismind. Marvin loved hisfamily and friends.Our memories of sharedexperiences and escapades will no doubtbe recounted with joyand laughterfor many yearsto come. Marvin will be greatly missed. On Sunday July20, 2025, at theage of 47, Marvin transitioned to Glory at hishomeinBaton Rouge.Heissurvivedby his wife,VeronicaWalker Hartford; 3children, MariahHartford, Marais Hartfordand KeyokieDay Hartford; His4 grandchil‐drenwhomHeadored, Hazel Walton,Zaniyah De‐lone, Jaia andJayceon Blackwell;His siblings Michelle Hartford Lawson (Craig),Myron Hartford, Michael Butler,Arvin Bul‐lock(Niecia), ShelitaNel‐lum,TorrieJackson(Lam‐ont), JohneshaAlvis and Jonah Davis; Auntsand Uncles; Nell Butler,Eddie Hartford, NathanielHart‐ford(Phyllis),James Kieth (Penny),David Hartford (Jeanette)LillieMae Sim‐mons(Elmo), Ella LHamp‐ton,GaleCarter(Isiah), Annie LeeJones &Theresa Hartfordand PatsyMc‐Cants;InLaws; Georgiana Walker, Adrienne WalkerRinger, Rosemary Joseph, EdwardWalker, Kevin Walkerand thelateAndre Walker; GodChildren, Kia‐mante Bankston andDon‐trelle Johnsonand ahost ofdevoted firstcousins, other familymembers and close friends. Marvin was precededindeath by his parents Audrey andJohn Hartford; threebrothers, MarlonHartford, Orvin Hartfordand Johnathan Alvis;one sister,Regina Crawford; grandparents, Panella andUlyssesButler and Estella Leeand Nathaniel Hartford Sr., other closefamilymem‐bersand friends. Relatives and friendsare invitedto attendthe Celebrationof LifeofSaturday, August 2, 2025, at Star of Bethel Bap‐tistChurch,2217 Harmony Street,New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 beginning 10am. Church visitation 9 amuntil servicetime. Pri‐vateBurial. Professional Service Entrustedto: Little‐johnFuneral Home,2163 Aubry Street,Cal K. John‐son,FuneralDirector/Man‐ager,Info: (504) 940-0045.

Wogan 'Boopa'

Jules Wogan Hillery of Slidell, LA, passed away peacefullyonThursday, July24, 2025. Jules, affectionately known as "Boopa," is survived by his daughter Heidi Ann Hillery, and his grandchildren Zachary Alexanderand Madison

Elizabeth, along with his greatgrandson Elijah Alexander and hissister Dee Dee HilleryMullins (Tim). Born and raised in New Orleans,Jules served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War, where he met his wifeofsixty-six years, Irma Hillery.Irma wenttoher rest in March 2021.Jules proudly graduated from LSU in witha B.S. in Business Administration in 1958.Heworkedfor and retired from the Norton Companyprior to moving to Slidell in 1976 and, after themove,couldoften be found helping his wife Irma while she owned and managed Slidell SwimSupplies Jules was aco-founderof the HurricaneSwimClub, and he never missed an opportunity to support his daughter's love of competitive swimming. Jules's greatest passion was servingGod with loyalty and love. He was adevoted member of Aldersgate United MethodistChurch in Slidell, where he found joy in singing with thechoir Before movingtoSlidell, he livedinJefferson, and was activeinCanalStreet Presbyterian Church, the GermanSeaman's Home, and was an integral part of thecommunityatSaint Andrew's Episcopal School. Julesoffered both ministryand hospitality, opening his home to anyone in need of rest and renewal. In keeping with his generous spirit, he donated his body to LSU Medical School. Over ninety-six years, Julestouched countless lives.Heand hiswifewelcomed friends and family with gourmet meals, good wine, and thoughtful conversation. His "Stammtisch" gatherings became lifelong traditions, extending even to his daughterHeidi'sfriends, many of whom sawhim as asecond fatherand hero. True to his nature, Jules also opened his heart and home to many beloved cats and dogs over the years.

Thefamilyextends heartfeltthankstoRick Adams,MikeCheek,Kathy Gerken and Jennifer Mcaninch for their loving support, and to the staff of Greenbriar, Slidell Memorial ICU and 3rd floor and Eagan Hospice for their devotedcare. Acelebration of Jules's life willbeheld at AldersgateUnited Methodist Church, 360 Robert Blvd., Slidell, LA on Sunday,August 3, 2025. Visitationbegins at 2pm, followed by aserviceat 3pm with PastorMollie McGee officiatingand areception after the service. In honor of Jules's vibrant spirit, guests are invited to wear their favorite color. In lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions may be made in Jules's name to one of the following non-profit organizations:LSU Foundation (for academics via giveLSU.org OR Prisonfellowship.org

HooksJr.,Keith D.

Keith D. HooksJr.,a cherished husband,father, son,brother,and friend passedawayunexpectedly onJuly28, 2025, at theage of41. Born on March26, 1984, in NewOrleans, Louisiana,Keith wasa resi‐dent of Slidell, Louisiana. His life wasone marked by dedication, love,and ajoy‐ous spirit that touched everyonehe knew.Keith grewupinthe vibrantcity ofNew Orleans, LA.Heat‐tendedNorthshoreHigh School,graduatingwith the Classof2002. Hispas‐sionfor hisworkwas evi‐dentearly on,ashefol‐lowed in thefootsteps of his family to become an electrician.Keith proudly servedasa 3rdGeneration memberofthe Interna‐tionalBrotherhood of Elec‐tricalWorkers (IBEW) Local #130 for22years,where his commitmentand skill weregreatly respectedby his colleagues.Inhis per‐sonal life,Keith wasa de‐voted husband to hiswife of14years,Heather Pow‐ers Hooks, andthe adored fatherofRuben Lee, Julian Alexander,and Elaina Blair. Keith's love forhis family was thecornerstone of his life, andheinstilled in his childrenthe values of hard work, kindness, andthe importanceoffamily. Keith isthe belovedson of Jan and KeithHooksand the treasured brotherofCon‐nie Smith(Cary)and An‐geleHoppe (Ryan).Healso leavesbehind, to cherish hismemory, severalaunts,

uncles,brothersand sis‐ters-in-law,nieces, nephews,cousins,and friends andhelda special place in theheartsofhis in-laws,Vanessa and GeorgeW.PowersIII. Keith's presence in the familywas asourceof strengthand laughter,and his absencewillbedeeply feltbyall who lovedhim Anavidoutdoorsman Keith found solace andjoy in fishingand hunting, ac‐tivitiesthatallowed himto connect with nature and share hislovefor theout‐doorswithfriends and family. He wasalsoa nat‐uralentertainer,always ready with astory or ajoke tolighten theheartsof those around him. Keith's faith wasanintegralpart ofhis life.Asa Catholic,he lived by theprinciplesof his faith andservedasan example of compassion and integritytoall who knewhim.Keith will be re‐memberednot only forhis accomplishments butfor the warmth andgenerosity heextendedtoeveryone hemet.His memory will continue to inspireand guide us,and hisspiritwill forever be apartofthe lives he touched. Relatives and friendsare invitedto attend avisitationonMon‐day,August4,2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Audubon FuneralHomein Slidell. Afuneral service willbegin in thechapelat 2:00p.m.Inlieuof flowers, donations to TheHooks’ FamilyGoFundMe to sup‐portKeith’s children and spouse, Heather, during thisdifficult time are greatly appreciated. Mem‐ories andcondolencemay beexpressedatwww.Aud ubonFuneralHome.com.

Jane Lynette JonesWolfe transitioned on Mon‐day,July21, 2025. The beloved daughter of James and DaisyJones andthe devoted mother of Royce Wolfe.A native of NewOr‐leans.Janewas aproud graduateofSt. James Major Catholic High School and Southern University at New Orleanshaving earnedher B.S. Degree in 2007. Sheembracedlife withanopenheart andan openmind. Herlovefor God,strongfamilybonds and deep friendshipsgave her strength andpurpose Janewas adedicated and lovingteacher challenging 5 differenttypes of cancer, and herfaith neverwa‐vered.Cherishingher pre‐cious memories areher parents,James andDaisy Jones,son RoyceWolfe,4 sisters,3 brothers anda hostoflovingfamilyand friends.Livingthe Word In‐ternational Ministries, Slidell, LA,Grove B.C. Lafayette Academy& Staff ofNew Orleansand Slidell MemorialCancerCenter, are invitedtoattend the Homegoing Celebration Service on Saturday,Au‐gust2,2025, 10:00 a.m. as she slumbers in sweet re‐poseatCypress GroveBap‐tistChurch,901 31st Street Kenner, LA for11:00 a.m. Visitationwillbegin at 10:00 a.m. Rev. John Dillon, hostPastor. Intermentwill followatMt. Olivet Ceme‐tery, NewOrleans,LA. Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D.BoydOwners/FuneralDi‐rectors

Mitchell,Elizabeth Lois Brooks

ElizabethLoisBrooks Mitchell, adevoutChrist‐ian andlongtimeAvondale, Louisiana resident,passed awayatthe ageof93. She was afaithfulmemberof Mount PilgrimBaptist Church for85years and servedasa substitute teacher in JeffersonParish Schoolsuntil herretire‐ment.Elizabeth wasthe

daughter of thelateRev ClarenceEllis Brooks, Sr and thelateBerthaLane Brooks. Shewas married for 41 yearstothe late DeaconEdwardP.Mitchell. She wasprecededindeath byher husband,parents ninesiblings(Clarence E. Brooks, Jr Owen H. Brooks, Arnold W. Brooks, Lloyd S. Brooks, Sr Hattie B.Clark,TheodoreL Brooks, Eugene H. Brooks, Sr.,Rev.Dr. John A. Brooks, Sr.,and Bertha R. Brooks) and sevenniecesand nephews (GeraldE.Brooks, Sr.,JacquelineB.Alexan‐der,Carline B. Monroe, Betsy J. Kearns,LoisB Moore, AshieldBrooks, and JohnE.Clark,Jr.). Sheis survivedbyher devoted sister-in-law,Deaconess Kathleen L. Brooks, and16 beloved nieces and nephews (KermitBrooks, Glenn Brooks, Sheila B. Herron, Deacon Shan P. Williams,Sr.,Lloyd S. Brooks, Jr Deacon LloydJ Clark,Doris Clark, Rev. Pre‐stonE.Clark,Sr.,Deacon DonaldR.Clark,Marguerite B.Castille, Eugene H. Brooks, Jr., CarlaB.Robin‐son,PatriciaB.Brown, Anita B. Current, Donita Y. Brooks, Esq.,and John A. Brooks, Jr.),aswellasa hostofother relativesand friends.A funeralservice willbeheldonSaturday, August2,2025, at 10:00 AM atMount PilgrimBaptist Church,located at 922 Es‐taloteAvenue in Harvey PastorLouis Harrison,offi‐ciating.Interment will fol‐low at Westlawn Memorial Parkand Mausoleumin Gretna. Relativesand friends areinvited to at‐tend. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St.Gretna, LA Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face MasksAre Recom‐mended.

Rene MichaelNorfleet

Sr. departed this life on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at his homeinNew Orleans, He was 71 yearsold.Son of the late Julian andBetty B. Norfleet.Devoted husband ofthe late Charollett Cobbs Norfleet.Beloved fa‐therofMercedesNorfleet, ReneM.Norfleet Jr Joseph Norfleet,Raynell Smith (Monty),Karen Norfleet and thelateAnthony Man‐son.Beloved stepfather of TheaCasimier(Pastor Ray‐nardCasimier) andTia Butcher (Alvin). Brotherof MercedesDucre,Reginald Norfleet,ZapataNorfleet and thelateByron Norfleet Sr. Mr.Norfleet is also blessedwith17grandchil‐dren, 6great-grandchil‐dren, severalnieces, nephews,cousins,other relatives anddevoted friends.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend thefuneral service on Saturday,Au‐gust2,2025 at Robinson FamilyFuneralHome, 9611 LA-23, Belle Chasse LA 70037. Thevisitationwill begin at 10 a.m. followed byan11a.m.service offici‐atedbyFatherPat of Holy SpiritCatholicChurch of New Orleans. Interment willimmediatelyfollowin ProvidenceMemorialPark Cemetery, 8200 AirlineDr., MetairieLA. Funeralplan‐ningentrusted to Robinson FamilyFuneralHome(504) 208-2119. Foronlinecondo‐lences, please visitwww robinsonfamilyfuneralho me.com

Mary ProsperProvost, age 79, enteredpeacefully intoeternal rest on Mon‐day,July21, 2025. Mary is survivedbyher devoted husband GregoryE Provost,lovingson Elridge L.Provost (Tangela), grandchildren,Desmond Provost,Jr.,ElainaProvost, Kenneth Santacruze,Calah Bolden, Shanarda and Ashante Santacruze;sib‐lingsGloriaGerard

(Bobby), Lawrence Pros‐per,Jr. (Sarah), Darrel Prosper,Sr.,and Linda Prosper.Alsosurvivedbya hostofother relativesand friends.She waspreceded indeath by herparents Ada andLawrenceProsper, Sr.,son DesmondProvost Sr.,siblings; Lorraine Pros‐per Smith, AlvinProsper Maurice Prosper, Sr., Ger‐ald Prosper, Sr andMartin Prosper,Sr. Family and friends areinvited to at‐tendthe Mass of Christian BurialonSaturday, August 2,2025 for10:00 a.m. at St Josephine Bakhita(for‐merly St.Maryofthe An‐gels),3501 NorthMiro Street,New Orleans, LA 70117. Visitation will begin at9:00a.m.PastorFrancis Kamau,FMH officiating. In‐terment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman MayerAve, New Orleans, LA 70122 Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D.BoydOwners/FuneralDi‐rectors

BarbaraJohnson Maney Reeves passedaway peacefully on July 10, 2025, inNew Orleans, Louisiana atthe ageof84. Daughter ofthe late Alvinand Lois Johnson.Lovingmotherof Alvin Maney, Brandie Reeves,and thelateDar‐leneManey,sisterofLarry Johnson,and thelateLois" Pinoke" Williams,grand‐motherofAlvin Maney, Jr AlmettiaDeDios(Michael), Darelle Brooks,Daralyn Maney (Durraine, Sr.),De‐vondLeflore, andBrandon Ellis,great grandmotherof Alvin Maney, III (Sydney) Darelle Brooks,Jr.,Dur‐raine,Jr.,Seven,and Mazi Jones.Alsosurvivedbyher great-great-grandchildJa‐saihManey,grandmotherin-lawofTorra Maney, and mother-in-law of Peggy Jackson.Relatives and friends areinvited to join the familyfor aFuneral MassonSaturday, August 2,2025, at St.MartinDe PorresCatholicChurch 5621 ElysianFieldsAve., New Orleans, LA 70122. Vis‐itation will beginat9:00 a.m.Tribute at 10:30 a.m. and theMasswillbegin at 11:00 a.m. Father Dominic Njoku,officiating. Inter‐mentwillfollowatSt. Patrick Cemetery No.3,143 CityParkAve NOLA 70119 Zoom Link forFam‐ily/Friends who areunable toattend.https://us05web zoom.us/j/3780177708 pwd=NW2mYEssqvc3Rib‐aXEuhEgqUcdYSef.1&omn=8 Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D.BoydOwners/FuneralDi‐rectors

LaRonShields was calledtobewiththe Lord onSunday, July 20, 2025, at the ageof39. He wasa na‐tiveofNew Orleans, La and resident of Austell, Ga Laron waseducatedinthe Orleans Parish School Sys‐tem,and he wasemployed asa Sub- Contractor for GlobalTrucking-Flaggerin Ga.,and adeliverydriver for Williamson Brothers Barbecue, Smyrna,Ga. He was also an aspiring Rap‐per.Beloved sonofRhonda Shields andLynnwoodBell. Grandsonofthe late Mary Lee Davisand Augustus Shields.Brother of LawrenceShields,Lyn‐nwood Bell,Jr.,LynardBell, Srand Lauren “Pinky” Shields.BestfriendofEric Johnson.Alsocherishing his memories are10aunts 6 uncles,5 nephews, 5 nieces, 2great nephews, 1 great niece, anda host of cousins,other relatives and friends. Relativesand friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life at Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Mon‐

roeStreet,Gretna, LA on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 10:00a.m. Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m. untilser‐viceatthe parlor.Inter‐ment: WoodlawnPark MemorialCemetery-West‐wego, LA.Toviewand sign the guestbook,pleasego towww.davismortuaryse rvice.com.FaceMasks Are Recommended

Thomas,Delores

DeloresThomaswas bornJuly4,1960 to thelate Alvin J. Thomas,Sr. andLu‐cinda Thomas of NewOr‐leans,LA. Sheaccepted Christatanearly ageand was baptized at Macedo‐nia BaptistChurch.Delores was educated in thepublic school system in NewOr‐leans anda graduate of WalterL.Cohen Senior HighSchool.She was unitedinholymatrimony tothe love of herlife, RobertThomas, on August 9,1986. To this loving union,three children were born– Robert Jr Sherry and KennethThomas. She was an amazingwife, mother, andgrandmother She oftengaveher children and grandchildrenwords ofadviceand admonished themtoalwaystrust in God.Her grandchildren wereher joy. Deloreswas a caregiver to many children and adults.She retired fromWalterL.Cohen Se‐niorHighSchool where she workedasa custodianfor 20years.She leaves to mourn herpassing three children: Robert Jr Sherry and KennethThomas; five grandchildren:Dajanique Thomas, Cody Thomas Cynthia Thomas,Melody Oliver, andJahriqMike; one great-grandson:Chris‐tianThomas. Sheisalso survivedbyfoursisters: LucyLaBeau, Beatrice Thomas, Patricia Washing‐ton (Robert),and Jerry Henderson;two brothers: Alvin Jr.and Anthony Thomas; twobrothers-inlaw:RobertWashington and Lionel Thomas (Mary); two sisters-in-law:Mary Maysand Dianne Allen(Ed‐ward);her loving nieces and nephews, anda host ofrelatives andfriends Delores Thomas waspre‐ceded in deathbyher hus‐band: Robert Thomas,Sr.; parents:Alvin Sr.and Lu‐cinda Thomas;and sister: Cynthia Thomas.Relatives and friendsofthe family are allinvited to attend the celebration of life on Satur‐day,August2,2025, at 12:00 noon at Macedonia Baptist Church,2810 Erato St.,New Orleans, LA,70113 Visitationwillbegin at 11:00 am.Burialwillbepri‐vate. Pastor Robert Beard, Officiant. Professional arrangementsentrusted to MajesticMortuary(504) 523-5872.

"IntoHis loving arms shewalked Amy Green Wardpassed away peacefullyinher sleep this week while surroundedbyloved ones at theage of 99. Achild of the depression era, Amy was born at home in the CarroltonareaofNew Orleansasthe only childof Charles J. andJosie H. Green in 1926. Sheattended Lafayette School and graduatedfromEleanor McMain High School in 1943. Shemet herfuture husband, Truman,ona blind datewhilehewas a student at Tulane University attendingNaval OfficerTraining School. They marriedin1945 and moved to Lakeview in 1951, buildingone of thefirst homes in this newsubdivision.There they raised their threechildrenand lived until2005 when HurricaneKatrinaforced otherplans. They were founding members of St.Luke's United Methodist Church andstayedfaithfulmembers throughout their lives

Hartford,MarvinGaye

'Sweet Cheeks'

Reeves,Barbara Johnson Maney

Jones-Wolfe, Jane Lynette

Norfleet Sr., Rene Michael

Ward, Amy Green

Shields, LaRon

Provost, Mary Prosper

Hillery,Jules

OPINION

Trustincourts, judgesa bulwarkofdemocracy

ent still received partial relief

young man to years in prison?

The rule of law is society’s security blanket. Faith in theConstitution, enabled by the rigorous demand for free and fair access to the courts, provides everyone with rights unique to America.

That foundation —that we stand equal beforeand becauseofthe law —isdependent on judges. Their daily toil ensures the ideal becomes reality

Lewis Unglesby GUEST COLUMNIST

The courthouse is the community’schurch. The judges are the guardians of that sanctuary,people who do thehard things that keep us free.

Throughout history, withits evolving changes in public opinions, it is the rule of law that maintains stability.That consistency is necessary to achieve the possibilities of democracy

The third branchofgovernment

is coequal in every state constitution.It is the most democratic and themost accessible. At thecourthouse, the people’svoice is ascendant. The judge oversees and decides disputes directly,face-to-face with thelitigants. None of uscan require the executive or the elected legislature to explain their positions. Only in court are questionsasked that must be answered.Only in court can aperson place an adversary underoath. The faithful guardian of this civilized conflict is the judge. Thevoice of the calloused hand countsjust asmuch as the polished fingernail.

Today,there are someinpublic service who, in atemporary grab forpower,choose to diminish thenecessity of judicial inde-

pendence. Politicianserr when they relegate thejudge’swork to an inconvenience that may be criticized or reshaped to fit selfinterested desires.

Courts are thewalls of the Alamo, thebeaches at Normandy and themonuments in Washington. They are what guard thepeople from abuses promoted by those in power

The concept —now areality —ofajudge feeling personally attacked or pressured by the shifting political whimsofthe time is anti-American. Ajudge’s duty—their essence —isfidelity to law and fact. Regardless of the power or stature of the litigants, thesystem has always held.

Think about this fact: In arecent oral argument before the LouisianaSupreme Court, my opponent stated that his clients “don’ttrust judges.”Yet his cli-

Educationalmaterials are displayedinaclassroomatJ.B.Nachman

Used properly in theclassroom, AI canbea huge learning boost

Teachers and schools across thecountry are working to find the right role and balancefor artificial intelligence in the classroom,and the road to gettingthere can be bumpy But AI presents enormous opportunities to uplift our education system if we use it correctly.Instead of hanging back and allowing ourconcerns to control us, the path forwardistoface AI’srole in oureducation system head-on and seize theopportunities it presents. Louisiana is already leadingthe way, blazing new trails in early childhood literacy by deploying AI in the classroom. For students who are behindonliteracy, especiallythose with learning disabilities, AI can make ahuge difference intheir ability to catch up and avoid falling behind, especially wherestaffing and school resources are alreadystretchedthin.

What AI cannot teach above all is how to think for yourself. As we incorporate AI into our curricula and strive for an appropriate role in the classroom,wemust be mindful of the value it canbring, and how thebetter attuned to AI our students are, thebetter prepared they are to compete globally

In what other area of public discourse canthe integrity of the system overcome direct insults to those making the decision?

Respect andadherence to our legal system’sdecisions are the bulwark of acivil society.The foundational necessity of freedom is foundinthe courthouse.

Ajudge may have to rule against afriend or aneighbor on Friday, and enjoy their company in the cafeteria line on Sunday.That acceptance of the decision is the nutrition that feeds democracy.The application of law is never easy, but it is essential.

Deference and respect forthe rule of law come with recognition that the judge is doing the hard taskthat few want. Who wants to start their Monday listening to aheartbreaking victim impact statementand then sentence a

Lawyers can pick their issues. Judges have no such discretion; at all times, their duty is to the law,the case facts and fair process. Case by case, the rule of law remains constant and consistent. It is that dependability that guarantees public trust.

This is not an aspirational wish. It comes from the perspective of apractitioner with over 50 years of experience. In ademocracy with afree-market economy nothing is perfect. But the third branch of government remains the mostdependable, consistent and accessible. The fairness of the public square —where all can witness the process —isthe lifeblood that nourishes our togetherness.

Lewis Unglesby is an attorney based in Baton Rouge.

Deregulation of electricityisbad forNew Orleans

New Orleans has long attracted attention be it good, bad and occasionally glitter-covered. From beignets to brass bands, people can’tseem to stay away from our fair city Lately,some of the attention we’re getting isn’tsocharming: national groups are sniffing around with arisky idea called electric deregulation. It’s being sold as “choice,” but don’tbefooled. Deregulation won’t lower your power bill. It’ll raise it.

Here’swhat’sonthe table. Under deregulation, companies called retail suppliers would be allowed to sell you electricity instead of Entergy NewOrleans, our regulated utility.That sounds harmless enough until you realize they’ll be selling you the exact sameelectricity, just at ahigher price. Why? Because they’re not generating new power They’re buying it from Entergy and reselling it to you, like someone buying aHubig’spie at the gas station, stepping outside, slapping anew sticker on it and offering to sell it to you forafew bucks more. You’re not getting adifferent pie. You’re just getting hustled. Worse still, the hustle isn’tevenly spread. Retail suppliers have a track record of targeting low-incomeneighborhoods, places where folks are less likely to have time, resources or broadband to scrutinize fine print. AUniversity of California, Berkeley study found that in Maryland, low-incomefamilies routinely paid morefor electricity under deregulation, simply because it was there was ahigher return on investment forsales teams to market in those impoverished areas.

In fact, Maryland’sformer Gov.Parris Glendening, whooriginally championed deregulation, now calls it one of his biggest mistakes. Why? Because deregulated suppliers pulled classic bait-and-switch tactics: offer ateaser rate, then quietly jack up the price when no one’slooking.

Likeany other tool, AI’sreal worth depends on how we use it

If we do not adjust our curricula to make room for AI, China will assuredly not wait for us. We must instead adapt how we educate in recognition of AI’spromises and pitfalls, and that includes making sure our lessons emphasize and encourage students to engage in original thinking, with or without AI’s assistance.

AI’s benefits are not limited to teaching directly —itmay even have greater value as an administrative tool and assistantfor teachers. It can help teachers draft and tailor curricula andlesson plans, prepare individualized assignments and speed up grading, among othertasks

While there is no replacement forhuman teachers, AI can nevertheless free upsignificant amounts of teachers’ timesothat they can devote more of their attention to theirstudents’ unique interests and needs. Finding the right rolefor AI in theclassroom will require both patience andeffort.It is nota substitute for core skills, but there is no denyingthatit can help students who are strugglingtocatch up or students who are excelling advance even further.

That’swhy gettingajumpstartonhow we navigate learning in apost-AI world is so important Louisiana’sefforts to integrate AI into the state’s education system will not only allow us to gather real-world dataabout how and where AI is most helpful in the classroom, but also lay the foundations we need to set our studentsupfor success later

It is essential that Louisiana —and the United States as awhole —proactively engage the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence. AI is not apassing trend; it is a transformative force that will shape the future of education, work and society.Likeany tool, itsvalue depends on how and when we use it

RonnieMorris is thechairman of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The AARP called out the samebehavior in Connecticut, where companies used auto-renewal contracts to quietly trap people into paying morewithout ever sending aheads-up.

Eventually,Maryland had enough. The state passed alaw banning retailsuppliers from charging morethan the regulated utility. Retail suppliers promptly fled the state. If they can’tovercharge you, they can’tmake money

The consumer advocate wholed the charge in Maryland to pass consumer protection legislation created awebsite that tracks how much people are overcharged in states that allow retail suppliers. In 2023 alone, customers in Illinois whobought electricity from retail suppliers overpaid by $385 each. Nationwide, customers lost $4 billion to this scheme. That’smoney that could’ve gone toward groceries, rent or prescription medications.

Here’swhat makes New Orleans different. Our City Council regulates ourutility directly.It’sthe only major U.S. city that does this.That meansour elected officials, not afar-offcommission or Wall Street boardroom,decide what we pay forpower.Yes, it’sa lot of responsibility.But it also meanscouncil members are directly accountable to the people they represent.

Electric deregulation would hand over that authority.And in exchange, we’d get the illusion of choice, higher bills and aflood of deceptive marketing, especially in neighborhoods that can least afford it.

I’ve spent most of my career fighting for clean, affordable and equitableenergy.Deregulation undermines those ideas. We don’tneed middlemen peddling marked-up electricity forcing New Orleanians to pay more to keep the lights on. What we need is strong local oversight, smart policy and the political will to protectratepayers.

Casey DeMoss is executive directorofResilience NewOrleans

Casey DeMoss GUEST COLUMNIST

Ronnie Morris GUEST COLUMNIST

STAFF PHOTO By LESLIE WESTBROOK

ElementarySchool in Alexandria.

COMMENTARY

ISSUE OF THE WEEK STEPHENCOLBERT

One night, Stephen Colbertwas blasting Paramount,the corporate owner of his “Late Night” showonCBS,for its settlingofwhat some saw as afrivolous lawsuitbyDonald Trump.The nextday,Colbertlearned that he would no longer have ashow. Paramount says thecancellation was duetopurely financial considerations. But others worrythat withthe show’s demise, the country is losing apoint of connection.What does late-night television mean for Americans?Hereare twoperspectives:

Thecancellationissad, butnot becauseofTrump

When Calvin Coolidge died, Dorothy Parker is saidtohave remarked, “How can they tell?” Ifelt the same way when CBS announced it was canceling Stephen Colbert’s“Late Show.” At some point, Iprobably registered that Colbert had taken over the network’slate-night franchise, but if Idid, Iquickly forgot it. I never watched theshow, because Iliterally can’trecall the last time Iwatched network television,outside of presidentialdebates. In asurvey last year by Statista, only 59% of Americans said they had watched “linear television” (read:broadcast, cable or satellite shows) in the past 12 months, down from 79% five years ago. Thatreality is visible in Colbert’sratings, which declined from 3.1 million viewers in the 2017-2018 season, to 1.9 million lastyear, with only acouple hundred thousand viewers in the critical 18-49 segment that advertisers covet. Advertisingdollars similarly fell by about 40%, driving the showtoareported $40 million loss. That, and not Colbert’spolitics, is the primary thing you shouldbethinking about when you ask why the show was canceled. The great unbundlingofthe old networks and cable packages meant that late-night shows were no longer ahot media property but an economic liability Yes, Paramount, which ownsCBS wants to consummate amerger with Skydance for which it needs theTrumpadministration’sblessing. And yes, Colbert’s highly visible ideology probably alienated viewerslooking for some light entertainment, not aheavy dose of left-wing politics. Arguably,the political inflection made the show less funny, since humor depends on surprise, and Democratic politics longago became pretty predictable But it would have been much harder to cancelashow that was making thenetworklots of money —oratleast generatingprestige and buzz.Bythe time CBS pulled the plug, late-nightshows were no longer even doing that.Sometimedur-

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ing the pandemic, that cultural centrality started to erode. These days, when someone pulls out their phone to show me aclip from one of the shows, it is likely to be one that aired years ago. And that is why you should be concerned about what Colbert’s cancellation means for American democracy —not because it’sa sign of acorporation bending the kneetoawould-be dictator,but because it’sa sign of the unbundling of theAmerican public.

That’svisible even when we leave the house,whereabout theonly national experiences we seem to have in commonare Starbucksand Target.The pews of major religious denominations are sparse, the lodges and service organizations and Veterans of Foreign Wars halls are closing,libraries are morphing into social service providers and scouting is in managed decline. Meanwhile, the institutions we still have in common, such as public schools, have been riven by a divisive form of politics that often makes them feel like battlegrounds, rather than asharednational project.And America needs ashared national story,acommon understanding of something, to hold together as anation.

Butifit’snot exactly ashock —it’sstill incredibly sad to lose ashow that was a culturaltouchstone for decades. Amite dangerous,too, given that it looks as thoughCBS was appeasing apresident theshowoften opposed (even if that’s notthe case). But what’smostworrying is that we have no obvious successor to the unifying force that late-night shows usedtobe. America might no longer want the“Late Show.” Butitneeds some way to hear thesame stories, laugh at the same jokes and gather around the collectivewater cooler to talk about what they mean.

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Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” has been canceled by CBS, effective in May.Critics of the decision are claiming politics is the reason. They are right,except the show has been too political. During its10-year run it has been aconduit for Democrats to attack President Donald Trumpand Republicans. There are rumors within the entertainment industry that Jimmy Kimmel’slate-night show on ABC may also be headed for thedoor.Nothing heard yet about the future of Jimmy Fallon andthe “Tonight Show.”

While Colbert’s show was thetop-rated broadcast lateshow (2.8 million viewers, but Greg Gutfeld averages 3.289 million on Fox), it had few advertisers, astaff of 100 and Colbert was reportedly paid $20 million annually

People of acertain age will recall the nameSteveAllen, who invented the “Tonight Show” format on NBC. Steve was pure entertainment.Hewas followed by Jack Paar,who brought an intellectual depthtothe show,along with his unique brand of humor.Johnny Carson and Jay Lenofollowed, avoiding partisan politics. In a1979 interview with Mike Wallace of “60 Minutes,” Carson was asked whyhe didn’tdopolitics on the show.Hereplied: “Tell methe last time Jack Benny,Red Skelton, any comedian used his show to do serious issues.” He said serious issues are “a danger” for acomedian. “Once you start that, you start to get that self-important feeling that what you say hasgreat import you could use that show as aforum to sway people and Idon’tthink you should as an entertainer.” That attitude is what kept Carson on NBC for nearly 30 years. He was beloved by Democrats and Republicans. While he occasionally had politicians as guests (Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon wereamong thehighest-profile Republicans, while Bill Clinton and then-California Jerry Brown were among thebest-known Democrats), Carson let thepoliticians make their political points while he kept to the middle of the

road. Iused to stay up late watching the monologues and someofthe interviews, beginning with Allen and ending with Leno. It’s not worth it anymore, unless you are aliberal and want reinforcement of viewsyou already hold. It’s the samewith manyof the award showsand whyratings forthe Oscars and Emmyshave fallen. After along day that usually includes exposure to politics in conversations or on cable TV,I suspect manypeople are hungry forentertainment. There is another reason whypeople are watching less late-night TV.Wecan access excerpts of the showsonYouTube and other platforms, while getting agood night’ssleep. For an example of funconversation and humor check out this video of Jack Paar on Carson’sshow.Apologies forthe ads: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?vQ4LHwGPH57U

Despite overwhelming evidence that people are tired of politics replacing comedy,the leftisdetermined to keep forcefeeding us the samepolitical gruel. This includes speeches from award winners, lecturing viewers about how they hate President Trump, and Republicans, as they did Republican presidents before him They are now suffering the consequences of their misguided decision.

On the day CBS announced the cancellation of his show and the vacating of his timeslot, Colbert denounced the network. He had been critical of CBS before when network owner Paramount agreed to a$16 million settlement with President Trump over aBill Whitaker “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President KamalaHarris before the election. Trumphad claimed the interview was heavily and deceptively edited to makeher sound better Colbert’sdenunciations of his employer violated another truth: Don’tbite the hand that feeds you.

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At St. Luke's, Amy became active in the United Methodist Women, and served at the local, district, national, and global levels She rose to aleadership position on the Board of Global Ministries in New York City. She dedicated her life to socialand racial justice, participating in local rallies in support of integration and civil rights. She spoke at international symposia, afar cry from her humble beginning in the Carrolton area. Speaking from the heart, she delivered messages of hope, grace, and love for all mankind. She served St. Mark's Community Center as aBoard member for18 years and received akey to theCity of New Orleans for her efforts. Duringtheir 71 years of marriage, Amy and Truman remained dedicated to each other as wellas friends and family. They enjoyed travel, entertaining, gardening, and physical activity. During their post-Katrina exilein Gonzales, LA, she mastered computers and digital communications. In her memoir titled "Amy's Life and Times" she recalled with startling detailsher life story. Whenreflecting back on herlife she said "God has given me along walk in life. His gift of love and aloving family. Ihave stumbled along theway andmade mistakes. Ihope Ihave not treated this gift too lightly. Ihave been greatlyblessed." At the age of 96, she moved to Sunrise Senior Living where she spent the remainder of her life. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Truman Lee Ward. Sheis survived by her loving family including her sons, Gary L. Ward (wife Cindy), Dr. Kenneth J. Ward(wife Leslie), anddaughter Sharon Ward Hagan (husband John). Grandchildren include Geoffrey (wife Olivia), Blayne, Colin, Dr. Timothy Hagan and Dr Kristen Hagan (husband Dr. Thomas Leahy). Greatgrandchildren include Liam, Truman, and August. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA. Visitation willbeheld from 12 PM -2 PM with aservice to beginat2PM.

DEATHS continued from In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to St.Luke's United Methodist Church, 5875 Canal Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124.

Warner,Graylin Allen

GraylinAllenWarneren‐tered peacefully into eter‐nal rest at hisresidence on Thursday,July17, 2025, at the ageof62. He wasa na‐tiveofTylertown, MS anda resident of Harvey,LA. Graylin attended USLand was employed as aTruck DriverwithR&L Carriers Beloved husband of Sonji Robertson Warner. De‐voted father of Karen Green,DonaldGreen,and NadineRobertson.Loving grandfather of De’Von Breyonia, andDe'lijah Green.Son of thelate RobertWarnerand KathrineBrister Warner Stepson of AlfredaAn‐drews Warner andCleo‐phus Smiley.Grandsonof the late Luciousand Sohroine Warner,Clyde and Vala Brister. Brotherof Carole (David)Daniels Phyllis Warner,Lanell (Willie)Bolar,Loretta (James) Dillon, Janice (Jessie) Patterson, Mary Brock,Jerry Warner,Robert James Warner,Lucious (Darlene) Warner,Do‐minique Jenkins, andthe late Rudolphand MacArthur Warner.Son-inlaw of KennethHamilton and Brenda Nelson Brother-in-lawofJulia Robertson,JaniceRobert‐son,JeanetteRobertson Lewis,YadaRobertson,Jer‐maine Nelson,Jackie(Ella) Thomas, Bernard Nelson, Nathaniel Porterfield, Kelly (Enrye) Rankins, Katrina Nelson, andthe late Melissa Jenkins, Joyce Journee, Joseph Robertson III, andEdwardRobertson Graylin is also survived by his goddaughter Molena Warnerand ahostof nieces,nephews,cousins

otherrelatives andfriends Relatives andfriends of the family, also pastors, offi‐cers, andmembers of Life CenterCathedral andall neighboring churches are invited to attend theCele‐bration of Life at Life Cen‐ter Cathedral, 2100 Ames Blvd.,Marrero,LA, on Sat‐urday,August2,2025, at 10:00 a.m. Bishop J. Dou‐glasWiley,officiating. Viewing will be held from 9:00a.m.until servicetime onlyatthe church.Inter‐ment: Westlawn CemeteryGretna, LA.Arrangements byDavis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St., Gretna,LA Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face masksare recom‐mended.

Washington,Dianne Lawrence

Dianne Lawrence Washington entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July20, 2025. Dianne was born to thelate Haroldand Bernadette Lawrence, Sr Dianne spent most of her life in NewOrleans and worked 35 years in hospitality in theEnvironmental Services Division. She is preceded in death by her parents, 1greatgrandchild, 3sisters and 1 brother. She leavesto cherish her memories her husband of 45 years Nolan Washington, 1daughter Earline Lawrence, 1sister Carolyn Baldwin, 4grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and ahost of nieces, nephews and friends.

Acelebrationoflife will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at St.Maria GorettiCatholic Church,7300 Crowder Blvd. NewOrleans, LA Visitation willbegin at 9:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Interment willfollow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Mr.ToddWhitaker, Sr., age 66, peacefully transi‐tionedtohis Heavenly homeinthe comfortofhis residence on Sunday,July 20, 2025, at 12:00 noon.He was anative-resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, and formerly livedinHous‐ton,Texas.Atthe time of his passing, he wassur‐rounded by thecaregiving and deep love of his fiancé Karen R. Fields,ofReserve, Louisiana;and hissister, Linda.Hewas born on April 30, 1959, theseventh and youngestchild of his beloved anddedicated mother, Mrs. Inez Haynes PaulWhitaker, who prede‐ceasedhim.Hewas nur‐tured in alovingand happy homewithhis siblings Lois, Linda, Valdiner,Kelly, Cathy,and Harry.Devoted fatheroflovingand dedi‐cated children:Terrill T. Banks,Sr.,(hisMother, Carlotta), NOLA;Todd Whitaker,Jr. (wifeand his dad’s daughter-in-love Faran FoyWhitaker),(his mother, Lisa); Jessicaand Joshua Paul Whitaker (theirmother, Tweet), allof Houston,Texas.Lovingand caringgrandfather of Ter‐rillBanks,Jr.,NOLA, and ToddWhitaker, III (“Tre”) and Madison(“Maddy”) Houston,Texas.Toddwas a loving,kind, generous and faith-filled manwho worshippedatFirst Agape Baptist Church,where he was baptizedbyits Pastor, the Reverend EddieM Payne.Hewas also revered for hissweet,friendly, and humorouspersonality;and willbefondlyand forever missed/remembered by all who were blessedtoknow him.Asthe sole-ownerof his Pest ControlCompany, Rest in Peace”,heserved his clientswithzeal, com‐petence,dedication, and gratitude.Toddreceived his earlyeducation at Syl‐vanie F. Williams Elemen‐tary, JamesDerham, Jr Highand Booker T. Wash‐ington, Sr.Highschools, Class of 1977. He received hisprofessionaltrainingat

TexasSouthernUniversity (“TSU”) in Houston, Texas. Wethank Godfor Blessing Todd, Sr., with afull, happy, productive, prosperous life withgood health -until he becameill.Itwas filled withthe immeasurable joysfrommulti-genera‐tions of loving familymem‐bers; life-longfriendships; incredible“Dominoes”and Saintsgames/parties sharedwithhis sons;sec‐ond-linedancing,where he tremendouslyenjoyed playing hisinfamous“Tam‐bourine “; Countless “Cal‐liope Projects”and B.T.W. Reunion Celebrations;and his work days at his beloved business, Rest-inPeace Pest Control!!Inad‐ditiontoToddSr.’s chil‐dren, grandchildrenand their parents, left behind to cherish hismemoriesand legacyofmutualloveand caringare thefollowing: his loyal, trulydevoted fiancé,long-term care giver andWhitakerfamily friend, KarenR.Fields; and her children,Angel,Isaac Jr. andMichael Fields, daughter-in-law,Anyee Fieldsand hergrandchil‐dren, BrooklynnTrawtick, IssacFields, Jr.and Prince Fields. Todd otherloved onesinclude:his otherlov‐ing andlong-term caregiver,his sister,Linda,and his othermutually-loved siblings, Kelly Whitaker Cathy Stewartand Harry Whitaker (‘Nette Banks); his beloved“Mother-inLove”,whomheaffection‐ately referred to as Bobbie, and herdaughters,Lisa and Troy Lynn; hisbrotherfriend, AnthonyBanks and the Banks’ relatives; lifelongfamilyfriend, Mr.Al‐bert(Al)Matthew,and a hostofloved nieces, nephews,churchmem‐bers, friends, cousinsand customers.Toddwas pre‐ceded in deathbyhis beloved mother andtwo sisters,LoisH.Payne (Justin)and Valdiner Whitaker;nephews,Ronald Whitaker,Sr. (Great)and Charles Payne(GreatGreat); auntsand uncles, Hilda Dobson,Harry James Haynes, Jr.(thelateJanie), Bernard Haynes (the late Dorothy), HenryHaynes (thelateAnn) andgrand‐parents,Harry James Haynes, Sr.(thelateRosia) allfromJeanerette,and PortArthur, Tex.;and close cousin, CharlesDobson. In‐vited to theFuneralSer‐vices forToddWhitaker, Sr.,are thefollowing:Rela‐tives andfriends of the family, alongwiththe Pas‐tors, Officers,and Mem‐bersofthe FirstAgape BaptistChurch (Pastor

EddieM.Payne), Fellow‐shipMissionaryBaptist Church (PastorMoses Gor‐don,III),Mt. Rock Mission‐ary BaptistChurch (Pastor Bernard Dyer), Saints Com‐munityChurch,Metairie, (PastorsWayne andKristi Northup), theRev.Isaac Stewart,the Rev. Reginald Cummins (RisingStar MBC); Staff andStudents atSt. AlphonsusSchool (Principal, Sr.Monica);Em‐ployees of Angels Care of Reserve,LA(Owner, Donice Rogers;Staff in theE.R Oncology,PalliativeCare Departments at UMC Touro andNew Orleans EastHospitals;APEXHos‐pice; andAcadian Ambu‐lance ServiceatFirst Agape BaptistChurch,3219 ThaliaSt.,NOLA70125 on Saturday, August 2, 2025, for 10:00 a.m.,Visitation beginsat9:00a.m.Pastor EddieM.Payne,Officiating. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, NewOrleans, LA. Professional arrange‐ments entrustedtoD.W RhodesFuneral Home,3933 WashingtonAve., NOLA 70125. Please visitwww rhodesfuneral.comtosign the online guestbook share memories andcon‐dolenceswiththe family.

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Alookat LSU’sdeep depthchart as camp begins

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

LSU’sfourth season under coach Brian Kelly began on Wednesday as the Tigers kicked off preseason practice. It was abusy winter and spring for LSU. After regressing to a9-4 recordlast year, Kelly added arobust transfer portalclass and brought in adeep freshman class into themix with ahandful of keyreturners, including quarterback GarrettNussmeier Here’salook at where the depthchart stands heading into the finalmonthof practice before the startofthe 2025 season.

Quarterback

Starter: GarrettNussmeier (5th-year Sr.)

Backups: Michael VanBuren (So.), Colin Hurley (R-Fr.), Ju’Juan Johnson (So.)

Breakdown: Nussmeier looked unstoppable on the first day of practice, picking apart LSU’simproved secondary withease. Van Buren is acandidate to start next season He’s avaluable backup this year whoalready has SEC experiencehaving transferred from Mississippi State. Hurley was afull participant at practice Wednesday.Hewas sidelined thisspring following aserious car crash in January. Johnson, ahigh schoolquarterback,returns to hisold position after spending last season at running back and safety.

Runningback

Starter: Caden Durham (So.)

Backups: HarlemBerry(Fr.),Kaleb Jackson (Jr.), JT Lindsey (Fr.)

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BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

Kool-Aid McKinstry has thathard-to-define thing going for him right now

Whatever it is driving thatthing —a full offseason, anew uniformnumber, anew defense,a newplaying weight,adefined role,clearly expressed confidence theNew OrleansSaints cornerback has Year 2breakout written all over him

“It definitely feels like afresh start,”McKinstry said. “We’ve got new coaches, (I’ve got)anew number,Ifeel like all that is playing part intowhat’sgoing on now.”

And what’sgoing on right now, in coach Kellen Moore‘s words, is “a big-time camp” for McKinstry

“He’sjust making aton of plays,”Moore said.

Those plays are coming against some of the best the Saintshave to offer.Wednesday morning, he ran downfield withRashid Shaheed and made aplay on the ball as it arrived, breaking up apotential big play

Shaheed hasburned plenty of histeammates this train-

ing camp, but as theballleftJakeHaener’shand, only one thought wasgoing through McKinstry’shead:“Get theball down; don’tlet him catch it.”

That thought turned into action, and it’snot the first time it hashappened since this new coaching staff installed McKinstry as aclear-cut starter after their arrival.Every piece of information the staffhas gathered on McKinstry is being validated on the field right now

That wasn’talways the case during his rookie season.

Going into thedraft,some viewed McKinstryasa potentialfirst-round draft pick, but he slid to the Saints in the second round —aslidethat was perhaps influenced by afoot injury that required surgery.McKinstry missed someofthe off-season program in 2024, then when he got on the field he wascarrying extra weight.

McKinstry began the season as the Saints’ fourth corner.Injuries to Marshon Lattimore and Paulson Adebo eventually forced him into the starting lineup, but his play was uneven.

Saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstryruns adrill on Monday during training camp at the

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Afterlosingall threestarters, Sumrall lookingto find replacements before opener

Notes on agolf scorecard whi… wait. Hold on. The scorecard just burst into flames.It’sreallyhot rightnow …Two days into LSU’spreseason practice and of course the question of questionsis, “How do the Tigers look?” I’ve covered LSUfootball since they went 2-9 in 1992 and when they won three of their four national championships. Iwasn’t around for 1958. I’m old but not that old And Ialwayssay it’shard to tell what ateam is going to be whenthey’re running through individual drills andgoing against each other in theonly level of football that doesn’thave some sort of preseason schedule. That said, LSU clearly lookslike it has atalented group. Garrett Nussmeierhas been throwing darts all over the football

BY GUERRYSMITH Contributing

Thebuzzispalpablefor Tulane’s wideopen quarterback competition, with recent BYU transferJakeRetzlaff andthe three other candidates scheduledtotalkafter Friday’spractice for the first time in preseason camp. The quieter but equally unsettled race at wide receiver may deserve just as much attention, considering how muchproduction the Green Wave lost from ayear ago. SeniorBryceBohanon’s 10 catches for121 yards in 2024 are thehighs in both categories for areturning receiver,asare junior Shazz Preston’stwo touchdowns. Gone are the starting trio of Mario Williams, Dontae Fleming and Yulkeith Brown, who combinedfor 2,099 yards, 163 catches and11touchdowns. Williams aloneac-

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Pelicans sued over copyright infringement

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN Staff writer

A Michigan artist is suing the New Orleans Pelicans for a 2024 photo shoot he said stole from what he argues are his copyrighted artworks.

Tyrrell Winston, of Franklin, Michigan, filed a 19-page complaint in the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan, as obtained by The Times-Picayune via his attorney, Jayaram Law The suit was originally reported by Sportico.

The complaint comes after Winston said the Pelicans ignored a cease-and-desist order from his legal team in October 2024.

Winston, born in California, is known for his sculptures of deflated basketballs, arranged in “precise grid compositions,” according to the complaint and his social media pages. In 2024, the Pelicans posted photos that featured Dejounte Murray, Brandon Ingram and Daniel Theis posing in front of a grid of deflated basketballs.

“Without authorization, Defendants – a NBA team – created and publicly displayed an unauthorized work substantially similar to Mr Winston’s copyrighted work (the “Infringing Work”), which was used to promote the Pelicans via their official @pelicansnba Instagram account (the “Infringing Posts”),” Winston’s attorney said in the complaint.

The complaint said Winston holds a pair of copyright registrations for his artwork involving the deflated basketballs.

Winston was the subject of a USA Today sports profile about his deflated-basketball artwork in January 2022. He has many high-profile fans of his work, including former San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, who hired the artist to produce three “large-scale sculptures,” according to his complaint.

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores also bought art from Winston, and his work was featured at a ‘47 Brand and NBA event during 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis.

Instagram users called the Pelicans out in the comments section under the original posts, as cited by his attorney

The complaint ends with a request to take the matter to trial in federal court. U.S. District Judge Linda V. Parker will reportedly preside over the matter.

Sportico suggested the Pelicans are likely to cite “fair use” or highlight that no one owns an idea as the defense points to dismiss the case.

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complex, most of them hauled in by impressive receivers like Aaron Anderson, newcomer Barion Brown and tight end Trey’Dez Green. Even one of the few Nuss passes that didn’t find the bullseye was still caught one-handed Wednesday as Destyn Hill skied into the air for a sensational grab in pretty tight coverage.

Linebackers Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins, both coming off injuries this past season, look full go with a complete range of motion and lateral agility There is depth aplenty in key places like the secondary and on the lines. LSU has to be more than a collection of talent by the time it takes on Clemson on Aug. 30. It has to be a team. Brian Kelly and his staff have four weeks to oversee the development of chemistry that’s oh so crucial to succeed in sports. Making a group of

NOLA Gold season ending suggests doubtful future

Rugby franchise announces it won’t play in 2026

BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

The future of professional rugby in New Orleans is in question after NOLA Gold of Major League Rugby announced Wednesday that they won’t be competing in 2026.

NOLA Gold had been a MLR franchise since the U.S.-based professional league was founded in 2017. The Gold fielded a team the past eight years beginning in 2018.

The Gold’s statement from Wednesday read, “NOLA Gold has informed the league that we do not intend to participate in the 2026 season.

Discussions are ongoing with the league regarding future opportunities and potential pathways forward.”

NOLA Gold did not immediately respond to a request for further comment on Thursday

The news of the Gold not competing marks one of two significant changes for MLR in 2026, which will shrink from 11 to nine teams with the San Diego Legion and RFC Los Angeles merging to form the California Legion and

guys that includes returning stars, transfers and freshmen is a daunting task, but a necessary one. Kelly’s tweaking Clemson’s nose at last week’s Rotary Club luncheon, calling its Memorial Stadium “Death Valley Junior,” has as you would expect not gone unnoticed over in South Carolina. Allow those Tigers to retort: “They can have their opinion,” defensive end TJ Parker said. “We’re going to handle all that on Aug. 30.”

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney pointed out his school has called its stadium Death Valley since 1948 while LSU started describing Tiger Stadium that way after beating Clemson 7-0 in the 1959 Sugar Bowl. Some vintage LSU fans probably remember it being called “Deaf Valley” for how loud it was before that It’s all fun and games, or insults and anger, if you prefer My thought is, so what? Can’t there be two football stadiums called Death Valley? Obviously there’s more than two schools that have

the Gold’s announcement.

The Gold made the MLR playoffs for the first time in 2024. The 2025 season saw a crowd of more than 3,500 fans attend a match on April 12 against Old Glory DC at the Shrine on Airline according to the team’s website.

The Shrine was the Gold’s home stadium since 2020 and hosted the team’s first home playoff game in front of a then-record crowd of more than 3,000. Gold home games were previously played at Shaw High School’s Joe Zimmerman Stadium in Marrero.

Tim Falcon of the Marrerobased Falcon Law Firm was the Gold’s founder and first owner Falcon sold the majority of his ownership stake to private equity firm Intervalle Capital in 2024 but remained part of the Gold’s fivemember executive board.

The Gold released a statement on June 10 following the 2025 season that read, “while this season presented challenges, it also provided valuable lessons and clear growth opportunities.”

The statement went on to say, “a comprehensive review is underway.”

Gold CEO Alexandre Mau-

the nickname Tigers out there, though LSU claims to be the only Fighting Tigers. Someone will get to claim bragging rights on Aug. 30. It’s amusing, but that’s about it. Friday marks the end of an era at The Advocate. Our beloved prep editor, Robin Fambrough, is retiring after 34 years covering high school sports (and occasionally a few LSU things) at our newspaper

To say Robin covered high school sports is landing far short of the mark. She knew all the coaches. All the administrators. Stayed on top of all the key issues and chronicled all the budding careers of so many stars as well as so many kids for whom high school sports was the farthest they’d go. She covered stars even before anyone else knew they were stars, like Seimone Augustus, from Capitol High to LSU to the WNBA to the Olympics to the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Robin knew so many of their stories, on such a personal, granular level. I used to joke that

McGregor loses appeal in sexual assault case

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Thursday lost his legal appeal against a civil court’s finding that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Dublin hotel.

In November a jury at the High Court in Dublin found McGregor liable for assaulting Nikita Hand, who says he “brutally raped and battered” her in a hotel penthouse in 2018. He was ordered to pay Hand almost 250,000 euros, as well as about 1.3 million euros in legal costs.

Hand, 35, successfully sued McGregor in civil court after prosecutors declined to bring charges, saying there was insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely

Three appeals court judges in Dublin on Thursday dismissed the appeal “in its entirety.”

Siegrist set for Wings return after missing 17 games

Maddy Siegrist is set to return for the Dallas Wings after missing seven weeks with a fracture in her right knee.

Siegrist will be available for Friday night’s game against the Indiana Fever, the team said Thursday

Siegrist, the NCAA Division I scoring leader ahead of Clark when she played for Villanova in 2022-23, has missed the past 17 games with the knee injury Injuries limited her to 11 games as a rookie two years ago

Siegrist has averaged 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 11 games and had her only double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 boards the game before she was injured, an 81-65 loss to Minnesota on June 8.

F1 champion Verstappen stays with Red Bull for ’26 Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says he is staying with the Red Bull team next year, ending months of speculation over his future.

mont’s quote from the statement said, “We are moving forward with determination, clarity and the full support of a committed ownership group that believes in what we are building for this region.”

Coming off a 10-6 record and their first playoff berth the Gold finished 4-12 in 2025 and missed the postseason. The Gold were most recently coached by Danny Lee, who replaced Cory Brown as coach after Brown stepped away following the 2024 season. Notable longtime Gold players included rugby veterans Moni Tonga’uiha and Cam Dolan. Tonga’uiha was on the Gold roster every year since 2018 and served as the team captain, with Dolan having been with the Gold since 2019. The Gold roster featured several players with international ties and saw 15 different nationalities represented on the 2024 playoff squad. New Orleans native William Waguespack, who attended Jesuit, had been on the roster since 2020.

Email Spencer Urquhart at surquhart@theadvocate.com.

she could tell you what the quarterback for Woodlawn High had for breakfast, never quite sure I’d want to test her on her encyclopedic knowledge. She is a huge part of an amazing legacy of high school coverage at our paper Since 1948, The Advocate has had only two prep editors: the late Ted Castillo, and Robin, who filled Ted’s shoes in 1991. Seventy-eight years. Two people. Basically, if you were at a high school game in Baton Rouge in the postwar era, and you saw Ted Castillo or Robin Fambrough in the press box or courtside, you knew it was the biggest game in Baton Rouge. Coming up in this business as I did in the latter year’s of Ted’s career, I never thought someone would have his gravitas. Robin did. And in legendary fashion.

Local prep fans should rest assured that we are hiring a new writer to fill Robin’s role. But replace her? That simply isn’t possible.

Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull through 2028. At recent races he had deflected questions about whether he’d stay with the team next year, and there had been indications that a performance-related clause could allow him to exit the contract early The details of any clause are not public. Red Bull is more dependent on Verstappen than any of F1’s other leading teams are on any one driver Of the 192 points Red Bull has scored this season, Verstappen contributed 185, while his teammate Yuki Tsunoda hasn’t scored a point in the last six races

Schwarber defers college Hall of Fame selection

All-Star Game MVP Kyle Schwarber is deferring his selection to Indiana University’s Athletics Hall of Fame to a future year because of a rule requiring all living inductees to attend the ceremony Indiana’s induction is set for Sept. 5, a day Schwarber’s Philadelphia Phillies visit the Miami Marlins as they attempt to win their second straight NL East title.

Schwarber was selected in his first year of eligibility Indiana’s athletic department announced the selections on Thursday Schwarber was one of the school’s biggest baseball stars, leading to two Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles while ranking among career leaders in hits (238), home turns (40), runs (182) and slugging percentage (.607) while batting .341.

Hulk Hogan cause of death revealed as heart attack

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan ‘s death last week was caused by a heart attack, according to Florida’s district six medical examiner report released Thursday Hogan, 71, whose real name was Terry Bollea, previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, the report said. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital less than 90 minutes after medics arrived at his home in Clearwater to answer a call about a cardiac arrest on the morning of July 24. The report said the cause of death was “natural.” Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history, known for both his larger-than-life personality and his in-ring exploits. He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years.

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NOLA Gold’s Moni Tongauha, right, has the ball taken from him by a Chicago Hounds player during NOLA Gold’s first playoff game at the Shrine on Airline on July 21, 2024.

counted for 1,031 yards. He and Fleming are in the camps of the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, respectively.

Their potential replacements have a month to prove their worth before the Aug. 30 opener against Northwestern at Yulman Stadium.

“Last year I could have told you Mario would have close to 1,000 yards, and he did,” coach Jon Sumrall said.

“This year we have several guys I could see being starters. I don’t know if we have a clear cut No. 1 guy who is going to do what Mario did, but we have a deep group.” Preston, a St. James product and former 4-star signee with Alabama, appears to have the best shot to approach Williams’ production. Limited to six games and six catches by a serious hamstring pull last summer, he finished strongly in spring practice and popped again to Sumrall’s eyes on Wednesday during Tulane’s first preseason workout.

“Some of the guys that stepped up and flashed today are the guys that had great summers,” Sumrall said.

“Shazz Preston started the tempo period really well, and he had as good a summer as anybody in the program.”

After two frustrating catch-less seasons with the Crimson Tide, Preston needed a year to rebuild his confidence. No one else on the roster possesses his combination of size (6-foot-0, 206 pounds) and speed.

The closest could be redshirt senior Tre Shackelford, who transferred from Washington State after spring practice. A teammate of Tulane co-captain linebacker

Sam Howard at Austin Peay in 2023, he caught 52 passes for 799 yards and six touchdowns for the Governors but had only 10 grabs for 144 yards with the Cougars

His leaping, contested catch in the corner of the end zone onWednesdaywasnothisfirst

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Breakdown: Durham was the lead back by the end of last season. Berry and Jackson seem poised to split reps behind him, although Berry had more run with the first team on Wednesday Lindsey rounds out a young room that no longer has the veteran presence of Josh Williams.

Wide receiver

Starters: Aaron Anderson (R-Jr.), Chris Hilton (5thyear Sr.), Barion Brown (Sr.)

Backups: Nic Anderson (RJr.), Kyle Parker (R-So.), Zavion Thomas (Sr.), Destyn Hill (R-So.), Jelani Watkins (R-Fr.), Kylan Billiot (R-Fr.), TaRon Francis (Fr.), Phillip Wright (Fr.)

Breakdown: One could argue that this is LSU’s best positional group from top to bottom. Aaron Anderson, Hilton and Thomas provide returning experience, especially Anderson who had 884 receiving yards a year ago. Parker, who showed flashes a year ago, returns from a torn tricep tendon. Brown provides even more speed to the room as a transfer from Kentucky Oklahoma transfer Nic Anderson was cleared to practice fully on Thursday after he was in a car crash on July 11. Hill, a Florida State transfer shined on Wednesday

The Tigers only added two freshman to the mix over the offseason. But with Billiot and Watkins returning, they still have a deep group of prospects.

Tight end

Starter: Bauer Sharp (5thyear Sr.)

Backups: Trey’Dez Green (So.), Donovan Green (R-Jr.), JD LaFleur (Fr.)

Breakdown: LSU’s tight ends room is deeper this season despite no longer having Mason Taylor the program’s all-time leader in receiving yards. Sharp transferred from Oklahoma and led the Sooners in receptions last season. Trey’DezGreenhastheathleticism to turn his promise into

spectacular play since arriving at Tulane. Sumrall pointed to a similar grab he made in an OTA when he expected the ball over his left shoulder but adjusted to catch it over his outside shoulder

“He has great ball skills,” Sumrall said. “The DBs will tell you he’s a touch faster than what you anticipate. He’s savvy He’s natural. He’s tough.”

Shackelford, who won several conditioning drills during summer workouts, explained his philosophy simply “See ball, get ball,” he said. “It really doesn’t matter where it is. You just want to come down with it. That’s money in the air and if you want to make money, you have to grab it.”

The depth chart definitely is pliable. Bohanon worked with the starters all spring but will need to prove he can produce in games after catching only 24 passes in his first four years. Behind him is a free-forall that includes Kentucky transfer Anthony Brown-Stephens, Florida Atlantic transfer Omari Hayes, Louisville transfer Jimmy Calloway, redshirt freshman Zycarl Lewis, sophomore Shaun Nicholas. freshmen Oliver Mitchell and Antwaun Parham, converted quarterback

more production. Donovan Green transferred from Texas A&M and provides more valuable experience. LaFleur is the son of former LSU AllAmerican David LaFleur Offensive line

Starters: Tyree Adams, LT (R-So.); DJ Chester, LG (RSo.); Braelin Moore, C (RJr.); Josh Thompson, RG (5th-year Sr.); Weston Davis, RT (R-Fr.)

Backups: Paul Mubenga (R-So.), Coen Echols (RFr.), Carius Curne (Fr.), Bo Bordelon (R-Jr.), Solomon Thomas (Fr.), Brett Bordelon (Fr.), Khayree Lee (R-Fr.), Tyler Miller (Fr.), Ethan Calloway (R-Fr.), Ory Williams (R-Fr.)

Breakdown: Among all the position groups, this is the unit that holds the most question marks Chester, the center last year, is the only returning starter but will likely bump out to guard to make way for Moore, a coveted transfer from Virginia Tech The only transfer who joins him is Thompson, another highly sought transfer from Northwestern Adams started two games last season, including at left tackle in the bowl game. Davis was a four-star recruit in the 2024 class but didn’t play much as a freshman Kelly mentioned Mubenga, Echols, Curne and Bo Bordelon as depth pieces who could contend for a starting spot. Thomas, a top50 recruit, will be out for a month with a broken fifth metatarsal in his foot

Defensive line

Starters: Ahmad Breaux (So.), Dominick McKinley (So.)

Backups: Jacobian Guillory (Graduate Sr.), Bernard Gooden (5th-year Sr.), Shone Washington (R-Jr.), Sydir Mitchell (R-So.), Zion Williams (Fr.), Brandon Brown (Fr.), Walter Mathis (Fr.)

Breakdowns: The starting spots on the defensive line are still fluid. Guillory missed nearly all of last season with an injury But if he’s fully himself by the start of the year, he’ll likely earn the nod over Breaux or McKinley Breaux was a steady sur-

BY EDDIE PELLS AP national writer

The new agency vetting name, image and likeness deals in college sports reached an agreement Thursday that relaxes standards on player agreements with third-party collectives and avoids taking the issue back to court after years of legal wrangling.

Kellen Tasby and former walk-on Garrett Mmahat.

The 5-foot-9 Hayes, who doubles as a punt returner, led FAU with 39 catches for 590 yards last season. Calloway had 19 catches at Louisville in 2023 before getting injured a year ago.

“We have depth and everybody can go,” Bohanon said.

“If I go down or somebody goes down or we get tired, we can always count on the next dude to step in and step up.”

Sumrall seconded that notion. A year after the three departed starters accounted for nearly all of the yards, he expects a much more spreadout catch radius in 2025.

“I can see eight or nine guys playing significant snaps and us winning on the field,” he said. “It’s a much deeper group that’s just really solid across the board.”

Lagniappe

Tulane practiced Thursday for a little less than two hours at the Gold Mine on Airline, the former home of the NOLA Gold rugby team, because Sumrall wanted some work on grass rather than turf. The Wave will return there on Saturday after working out at Yulman Stadium on Friday Sumrall said they would wear shoulder pads for the first.

prise a year ago despite being a freshman. McKinley’s immense talent shined in spots in 2024, and Kelly has been very impressed with his offseason. Gooden, a South Florida transfer, had a strong first day of preseason practice. Washington is back after recording eight tackles last year Mitchell is a transfer from Texas. Williams, Brown and Mathis give LSU depth for the future.

Edge

Starters: Jack Pyburn (Sr.), Patrick Payton (5th-year Sr.)

Backups: Gabriel Reliford (So.), Jimari Butler (Graduate Sr.), Kolaj Cobbins (R-Fr.), Dylan Carpenter (R-So.), CJ Jackson (R-Fr.), Damien Shanklin (Fr.)

Breakdown: LSU hit the portal hard by adding Pyburn from Florida, Payton from Florida State and Butler from Nebraska. Pyburn will play a big part in the Tigers’ run defense and bring more toughness. Butler provides veteran depth and Payton has 16 sacks over the past three seasons.

Reliford earned some playing time last season. His role should only grow this fall. Carpenter Cobbins, Jackson and Shanklin provide LSU a variety of younger options at the position.

Linebacker

Starters: Whit Weeks (Jr.), Harold Perkins (R-Jr.), West Weeks (Graduate Sr.)

Backups: Davhon Keys (So.), Charles Ross (Fr.), Tylen Singleton (R-Fr.), Zach Weeks (Fr.), Jaiden Braker (Fr.), Keylan Moses (Fr.)

Breakdown: Perkins’ return gave LSU arguably the best linebacking corps in the nation heading into this season Whit Weeks is fully healthy after dislocating his ankle and fracturing his tibia in the Texas Bowl. His brothers, Zach and West, provide depth for the present and future. Keys is a former four-star recruit in the 2024 class and was a rock for the Tigers last season. Expect he and West Weeks to rotate and help keep Perkins and Whit Weeks fresh. Singleton, Ross, Braiker

The College Sports Commission said it will now consider a third-party company that seeks to pay a player to have a “valid business purpose” if the deal “is related to the promotion or endorsement of goods or services provided to the general public for profit.”

It did away with the concept that collectives established simply to pay players did not have a valid business purpose even if they sold products for profit.

That guidance, issued earlier in July, threatened to fundamentally change the concept of third-party collectives, which were established in 2021 as the main source of NIL deals for players. With schools now allowed to pay players directly under terms of the industry-changing House settlement, the role of collectives was thrown into limbo.

The CSC, in charge of vetting third-party deals worth $600 or more, was trying to make it more difficult for schools to use collectives as a workaround to the $20.5 million cap that the schools are allowed to pay players.

Plaintiff attorneys threatened to take the case back to court, arguing the CSC guidance amounted to an incorrect reading of the lawsuit settlement that made the payments possible.

and Moses all have the potential to step in if an injury occurs. Ross was a top-60 recruit in the 2025 class.

Cornerback

Starters: Mansoor Delane (Sr.), Ashton Stamps (Jr.)

Backups: DJ Pickett (Fr.), Ja’Keem Jackson (R-So.), PJ Woodland (So.), Michael Turner (R-Fr.), Aidan Anding (Fr.), Wallace Foster (RFr.)

Breakdown: Despite being a freshman, Pickett has the talent to start immediately. The five-star recruit was the No. 24 player in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite.

Delane is a top transfer from Virginia Tech who can also play safety Stamps is a returning two-year starter Jackson was a top recruit at Florida and worked under current LSU secondary coach Corey Raymond. Woodland earned playing time last season as a freshman. Turner, Anding and Foster are multiple prospects LSU can work with

The CSC’s new guidance provides a more liberal view of what third-party collectives can do.

“With this new guidance, student-athletes can now devote more of their energy to their sport, knowing that the House settlement provides that NIL opportunities from collectives can be available to them as long as the NIL deals comply with the settlement terms,” plaintiff attorneys Steve Berman and Jeffrey Kessler said in a statement.

Part of the CSC’s requirements include athletes needing to, in certain cases, provide documentation showing the entity’s efforts to profit from the deal. In a joint statement, the defendants and plaintiffs reiterated that “the traditional purpose of many NIL collectives — raising money to induce studentathletes to attend or play at an institution — does not satisfy the valid business purpose requirement.” But, the statement said,

moving forward.

Safety

Starters: Tamarcus Cooley (R-So.), AJ Haulcy (Sr.)

Backups: Dashawn Spears (So.), Jardin Gilbert (5th-year Sr.), Javien Toviano (Jr.), Joel Rogers (R-Fr.), Austin Ausberry (R-Jr.), Jacob Bradford (Fr.), Jhase Thomas (Fr.), CJ Jimcoily (Fr.)

Breakdown: Cooley and Haulcy are a pair of transfers poised to right the ship for a position unit that struggled a year ago. Cooley transferred from NC State, Haulcy came from Houston. Gilbert was a starter a year ago but had a rocky campaign. Spears showed flashes in limited playing time last season. Toviano moves to safety full-time after working at cornerback LSU adds a deep freshman class to the position while bringing back Rogers and Ausberry Kicker

Starter: Damian Ramos (5thyear Sr.)

Backup: Aeron Burrell (So.)

“In evaluating such payments, the Settlement’s requirements focus on substance, not labels” — an indication that the focus should not be on whether the organization making the deal is considered a ”collective,” but only whether it sells something to the public for profit.

CSC commissioner Bryan Seeley reiterated that the main point of the settlement was to make sure “pay-for-play” payments, long forbidden by the NCAA, weren’t being made to players.

“Pay-for-play will not be permitted and every NIL deal done with a studentathlete must be a legitimate NIL deal, not pay-for-play in disguise,” he said. Parts of the arrangement that don’t change are the CSC’s task of determining fair market value for the goods and services provided and the collectives’ ability to match athletes with other businesses offering NIL opportunities.

Breakdown: Ramos returns as LSU’s third-year starter Burrell will serve as the Tigers’ kickoff specialist again while providing competition for Ramos as the placekicker Punter

Starter: Grant Chadwick (So.)

Backup: Badger Hargett (RSo.)

Breakdown: LSU added Chadwick, a transfer from Middle Tennessee, and lost Peyton Todd to the transfer portal. Todd transferred to ULMonroe after averaging 41.3 yards per attempt last season. Return specialists

Starters: Barion Brown, Zavion Thomas

Backups: Parker, Watkins

Breakdown: Brown was a first team All-SEC return specialist last season. Thomas held the majority of the return duties for LSU a year ago, averaging 24.6 yards per kick return and 4.7 yards per punt return.

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Tulane coach Jon Sumrall greets wide receiver Dontae Fleming on the sideline during the second half of a game against Memphis on Nov 28 at yulman Stadium.

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Correa reuniting with Astros after trade from Twins

BY DAVID BRANDT AP baseball writer

Major League Baseball’s trade deadline brought plenty of chaos Thursday with dozens of deals capping a frenetic 24 hours as teams sought to improve their rosters ahead of the postseason.

Among the highlights: All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa is reuniting with the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres went on a trading spree that brought in hardthrowing closer Mason Miller, and the New York Yankees grabbed two-time All-Star reliever David Bednar In other moves, outfielder Cedric Mullins was dealt to the New York Mets while former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber is joining the Toronto Blue Jays.

The recent swaps are on top of several deals over the past few days — including the Mariners landing slugger Eugenio Suárez and the final hours saw a whirlwind of activity as teams made trades right up to the 5 p.m. deadline.

New deals were still rolling in as the deadline passed Here are some highlights from Thursday: Astros

CORREA REUNITES WITH OLD TEAM: Correa returned to Houston in a deal with the Minnesota Twins, giving the franchise a boost as it tries to stay atop the AL West.

Correa spent his first seven years in Houston, where he became one of the most beloved players in franchise history, helping the team to six playoff appearances three American League pennants and its first World Series title in 2017 — a championship tainted by a signstealing scandal.

Minnesota is also sending $33 million to offset the $103.4 million left on Correa’s contract, which runs through 2028. The Twins will receive minor league pitcher Matt Mikulski in return.

Correa has exclusively played shortstop in his 11-year MLB career but will almost certainly move to third base with shortstop Jeremy Peña close to returning from the injured list. The Astros need help at the hot corner with All-Star Isaac Paredes out indefinitely with a hamstring injury

The 30-year-old Correa has had a down season by his standards, batting .267 with seven homers and 31 RBIs. He’s under contract through 2028.

Houston also got outfielder Jesús

Sánchez from Miami for righty Ryan Gusto, infielder Chase Jaworsky and outfielder Esmil Valencia.

Padres

SAN DIEGO ADDS ALL-STAR

MILLER AND OTHERS: The Padres made several bold moves, adding hardthrowing closer Mason Miller from the Athletics and All-Star first baseman Ryan O’Hearn from Baltimore while swinging five total deals for seven major league players.

San Diego general manager AJ

Preller picked up Miller and lefthander JP Sears while shipping four solid prospects to the A’s. The Padres then got catcher Freddy Fermín from Kansas City before acquiring O’Hearn and outfielder Ramón Laureano from the Orioles.

San Diego also added left-hander Nestor Cortés from Milwaukee and utility infielder Will Wagner from Toronto.

Preller was his usual voracious self at the deadline, sending out 14 players and acquiring eight.

The biggest loss for San Diego’s farm system was shortstop Leo De Vries, one of the top prospects in baseball, who was used to acquire Miller, one of the majors’ most dynamic relievers.

The Padres entered Thursday in the NL’s final wild-card spot at 6049 after sweeping the New York Mets on Wednesday for their fifth consecutive win. San Diego trails the defending World Series champion Dodgers (63-46) by just three games in the NL West, and Preller clearly believes his veteran core has World Series potential Mets

NEW YORK GETS NEEDED BOOST IN CF WITH BALTIMORE’S MULLINS: Mullins give the Mets an upgrade in center field, where Tyrone Taylor was playing terrific defense but providing little offense. The 30-year-old Mullins who was an All-Star in 2021 — is batting 229 with 15 homers, 49 RBIs and 14 stolen bases.

Versatile veteran Jeff McNeil has also been getting starts in center because of his bat, but he has much more experience at second base and the corner outfield spots.

The last-place Orioles received right-handers Raimon Gómez, Anthony Nunez and Chandler Marsh.

Yankees

NEW YORK ACQUIRES BEDNAR FROM PIRATES, BIRD FROM ROCKIES: Looking to

fortify their bullpen for the stretch run, the Yankees agreed to acquire Bednar from Pittsburgh, Camilo Doval from San Francisco and Jake Bird from Colorado. They also added utilityman José Caballero from Tampa Bay New York was set to send catcher/first base prospect Rafael Flores, catcher Edgleen Perez and outfielder Brian Sanchez to the Pirates in exchange for Bednar

The Yankees sent infielder Roc Riggio and lefty Ben Shields to the Rockies for Bird, outfielder Everson Pereira to the Rays, and four minor leaguers to the Giants, including catcher Jesús Rodríguez, right-hander Trystan Vrieling, infielder Parks Harber and left-hander Carlos de la Rosa.

The 30-year-old Bednar struggled early in the season and spent some time in the minors but has been dominant since his return. He joins a bullpen that already has Luke Weaver and Devin Williams. Bird has a 4.73 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 53 1/3 innings.

The 28-year-old Doval has 15 saves and a 3.09 ERA.

The Yankees have made more than a half-dozen trades since last Friday They obtained third baseman Ryan McMahon from Colorado on Friday, reserve infielder Amed Rosario from Washington on Saturday and reserve outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday Blue Jays

BIEBER O FF TO T OR ON TO, NEARING MLB RETURN: Bieber is headed to the AL East-leading Blue Jays in a deal with the rebuilding

Cleveland Guardians. Bieber, who is working his way back from April 2024 Tommy John surgery, has made five rehab starts. His most recent outing was Tuesday for Double-A Akron, in which he allowed one run on three hits and struck out seven in four innings. His next rehab start was scheduled for Sunday

The Guardians are getting right-hander Khal Stephen from the Blue Jays. Toronto also got righty reliever Louis Varland and first baseman Ty France from Minnesota for rookie outfielder Alan Roden and minor league starter Kendry Rojas.

Bieber had spent his entire career in Cleveland, including winning the AL Cy Young Award in 2020. He has a career record of 62-32 with a 3.22 ERA and 958 strikeouts in 136 games, with 134 starts since his debut in 2018.

He agreed to a one-year $14 million contract last fall with a $16 million player option for 2026.

Rangers

TEXAS FORTIFYS PITCHING BY ADDING STARTER KELLY, RELIEVER MATON: The Texas Rangers acquired righthander Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks, adding a veteran starter with postseason experience to help rotation at the trade deadline

The D-backs received three minor league pitchers: left-handers Kohl Drake and Mitch Bratt and right-hander David Hagaman. The 36-year-old Kelly has spent all of his seven major league

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seasons leagues with the Diamondbacks. He was the only Arizona pitcher to beat the Rangers in the 2023 World Series, throwing seven dominant innings in Game 2.

Kelly is 9-6 with a 3.22 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 128 2/3 innings this season.

The Rangers also added righthander Phil Maton from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers — right-hander Skylar Hales and lefty Mason Molina and international bonus pool money

The 32-year-old Maton has a 2.35 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 38 1/3 innings.

Finally, the Rangers added lefthanded reliever Danny Coulombe from the Twins in exchange for minor league left-hander Garrett Horn.

Phillies

PHILADELPHIA STAYS AGGRESSIVE,ADDS OF BADER IN DEAL WITH TWINS: The Phillies got outfielder Harrison Bader in exchange for two minor leaguers. It was the team’s second deal with the Twins in two days after landing closer Jhoan Duran.

The 31-year-old Bader, a 2021 Gold Glove winner, remains a strong defender at all three outfield spots and has 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and a 778 OPS in 96 games. He also has postseason experience, playing in five playoff series with the Cardinals, Yankees and Mets with a .809 OPS and five career homers.

The Phillies sent minor league outfielder Hendry Mendez and right-hander Geremy Villoria to the Twins for Bader

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa runs toward home plate during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on

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Haener shines as Shough struggles

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Commanders QB Daniels finding newconnections as McLaurin dramaswirls

BY BEN STANDIG Associated Press

ASHBURN, Va The Washington Commanders’ seventh training camppractice, allwithout holdin wide receiverTerry McLaurin, occurred during another punishing wave of summer heat.

The kind that can make aday feel much longer Jayden Daniels did not appreciate acalendar reality check.

“It’s only been aweek?” the quarterback said Washington’sfans know all about time movingslowly and the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year’s arrival last season allowed them to quickly re-engage. The Commanders’ stunning2024 season culminated in the franchise’sfirst NFC championship gameappearance since the 1991 season. One fan broughta handmade sign to Thursday’spractice that summed up the mood shift across the fan base: “Thank you #5 Jayden formaking it funagain to be afan.”

Samuel said.

Having Daniels throwing him the ball helps.

“It’sreal fun,” Samuel said. “It’s real fun.”

The admiration runs both ways.

One of the most spirited New Orleans Saints practices in recent memory ended with abit of controversy and alot of trash talk.

Leading the third-team offense on atwo-minute drive to close out practice, quarterback Jake Haener faced an all-or-nothingscenario from the 13yard line with two seconds remaining. His pass toward the back of theend zone fell incomplete, causing an eruption from the defensive sideline, but alateflag flew from the officials working practice.

The penalty was apass interference on cornerback Rejzohn Wright, whom officials deemed madetoo much contact with Mason Tipton in the back ofthe end zone.Defensive players yelled at the official to no avail, saying the contact was admissible because Haener had rolled out of the pocket.

Given another shot from the 1-yard line, Haener faked apitch, rolled to his right and found a wide-open Tipton in the endzone for asituation-winning score. This time the offenseerupted That sequence was the practice encapsulated: It was aspirited, physical and fun nearly two hours in the Saints’ indoor facility— and one that put the quarterbacks under duress.

Here’s how the numbers shook out before we go into the individual performances:

n Spencer Rattler:11-17(44-64 overall)

n Tyler Shough:5-9 with 2interceptions (25-44) n Haener: 9-13 (33-47) Thursday was Rattler’sturnto

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It wasn’tabad season by any stretch —according to Pro Football Reference, opposing quarterbacks completed just54.8% of their passes whentargeting McKinstry in coverage. Butthere weren’tmany impact plays on his rookie highlight reel.

Healthy going into the offseason, McKinstry focused on getting his body right. He paid close attention to what he ate and played alot of basketballwith ahigh school team near his Birmingham home —something he believes helped his conditioning. Hearrived to training camp noticeably lighter,carryingabout 12 pounds less than his playing weight last season.

“I feel like I’m moving better, Ifeel like everything’sbetter,” McKinstry said. “I just feel like I’mbetter,I’m not going to lie Ifeel like abetter human being, abetter person and also abetter football player.”

After Derek Carr retired in May, McKinstry snatched up his old uniform number,ditching the No. 14 he wore in 2024 in favor of No. 4. Andthen he doveintothe new schemebrought by defensiveco-

operate thefirst team, and once again heshowedoff his poise and decisiveness. With defensive coordinator Brandon Staley sending avariety of pressure looks at all three quarterbacks, Rattler handleditwell by moving off his spot in the pocket andfinding his receivers downfield.

His best throw came in ared zone period, when he put theperfect touch on aball to Rashid Shaheed in the back of the end zone, dropping the pass over Alontae Taylor’s reach into Shaheed’s hands to close out theperiod

It wasn’t a perfectday for Rattler,who couldn’tlead ascoring drive on thetwo-minute drill (the Saintstook thefirst-team offense off thefield rather than have them attemptaHail Mary from aboutthe 35-yard line). Rattler also had two passes deflected at theline of scrimmage, which has beenabit of atheme in camp. But he has probablybeen the steadiest day-to-day of thegroup. Shough’sturn running the second-team offense did not go well. After goingthrough the first seven practices without turning the ball over,Shoughthrew two interceptions. One of them was a tip-drillinterception that can be chalked uptoagood play by the defense, but the second was more concerning.

One of the knocks on Shough coming out of Louisville was his play under pressure. With Staley throwing different looksathim Thursday,Shough hadtrouble keeping up. During the red zone period, with pressure coming up the middle,Shough backpedaled andthrew ajump balloff his back foot,allowingsafety Jordan Howden to make an easy interception.

Shough also had arough two-

Ascramble throwaway under pressure, asack and what appeared to be astrip sack (theonly clear thing was that he lost control of the ball). That last play was Shough’sfinal rep before he gave way to Haener

It’stoo early to really be concerned about Shough, who is barely aweek into his first training camp. There is alot to like —including acouple excellent throws from Thursday’spractice —and there is time for it to click into place for him. But at this stage, the gamelooks sped up for him That has not been thecase for Haener,who continues tolook comfortable operating the offense. He only made four throws in the first three team periods, including aripped throw on an in-breaker to Bub Means,but he performed well in the two-minute setting.

Haener went 7for 9inthe final period, withone of those incompletions being theaforementioned controversial defensive passinterference call. One of those throws was aperfectly placed ball down theseam to DantePettis,squeezed in between converging defenders. The pass came immediately after Haener had taken a“sack,” reversing the field after anegative play With Haener,it’snot all about thethrows, though. He may enjoy pushing back against commentaryabout his arm strength, but his best traits are still his commandofthe offense and his ability to process the defense. That was on display during that final drive as he directed the offense, finding chunks of yards on the sidelines to setupthe scoring opportunity.

Saints defensiveend Chris Rumph, right, and cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstrychat between drills on Mondayduring training campatthe team’sfacility

ordinator Brandon Staley,which he feels is similar to what he played in at the University of Alabama, where he was aconsensus All-American as ajunior “It’svery comfortable forme,” McKinstrysaid. “The plays, the techniques, everythingiskind of the same as what Ilearned for threeyears undercoach (Nick) Saban.” The Saints traded Lattimore midway through last season, and let Adebo walk to the New York Giants in free agency,clearing the

way for McKinstry to lock down a starting job in thesecondary.So far,the returns have been nothing but positive.

“This is going to be that secondyear jump we felt really confident that (it) wasgoing to be,” Moore said. “In Philly,wethought really, really highly of him, and certainly Brandondid during the draft process the year beforeaswell when he was in San Francisco. We feel like we’regoing to create areally good opportunity for him.”

Expectations are high thanks to theelectric playmaker.Tostay in contention, Daniels needs to build chemistry with arevamped receivergroup —especially since McLaurin has yet to practice whileina contract standoff. Later Thursday,two people withknowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press that McLaurin hadasked the Commandersto trade him.

Deebo Samuel, acquired this offseason fora2025 fifth-round pick, already looks in syncwith Daniels. The veteranreceiverhas made abig playinnearly every session, whether on adeep shot —such as Thursday’scorner-ofthe-end-zone pass —oracrossing routewhere he turns ashort pass into alonger gain.

Film studyand practice reps help with timing. ButDaniels also values building trust beyond the playbook.

“I try to connect with each and every guyinthe locker room,” said Daniels, whohas become more vocal entering Year 2. “That’swhere it all starts. Once you start with that, thenyou’re able to moveontothe field —get to know how the guy works, what type of person he is.”

Samuel,29, had 1,405 yards and 77 receptions in 2021. He hasn’t topped 60 catches or 900 yards since, slowed by injuries and inconsistency.But his confidence hasn’tdipped.

“I still gota lotinthe tank,”

“The guyisa pro, andhe works hard,” Daniels said. “I just go out there and try to communicate, ‘This is what I want versus this look, versus this coverage.’ And he goes out there, puts in the work, and understands it.”

Fourth-rounder Jaylin Lane is another wide receiver thriving in camp, and Daniels has maintained hisred zoneconnection with tight end Zach Ertz.

DanQuinn sees another difference. The second-year Commanderscoach praisedDaniels for becoming more assertive. Quinn highlighted apost-play conversation with tight end Ben Sinnott after ablitz-beating throw “The communication’s the main thing,” Quinn said. “If you see it, say it.”

That communicationdoesn’t extend to the field with McLaurin at themoment. The veteran wideout reported to camp Sundayafter skipping the first four practices and parts of the offseason program. He remains on thephysicallyunabletoperform list with an ankle injury Speaking before news broke of McLaurin’strade request, Daniels —who formed one of the league’smost successful passing combos with McLaurin last season —wasn’tsweating the timeline.

“I knowthattime will come,” he saidofMcLaurineventually rejoining the offense. “Till then, if that’susgetting in the film room and just talking we always talk. We talk ball. We talk life. So nothing’schanged at all.”

RaidersDLlooks to prove itself afterrelease of Wilkins

BY MARK ANDERSON AP sportswriter

HENDERSON, Nev.— Christian

Wilkins’ expected impact on the Raiders’ defensive line was in question long before he was shockingly released last week, which if nothing else provided clarity on what kind of front Las Vegas can take into the season.

JonahLaulu hasshowed some promise he could take over Wilkins’ spot at tacklenext to Adam Butler, who comes offa career season. Maxx Crosby is an elite edge rusher,and Malcolm Koonce on the other side has shown theability to disrupt opposing passing games. Not that replacing one of the game’stop interiorlinemen will be simple, but the Raiders might be abletoabsorb sucha change reasonably well.

“We’re not necessarily thebiggest group, but across theboard everybodymoves really well,” coach Pete Carroll said. “So we’re goingtoplay to that. That’sa real competitive group, and that’s going to take us all camp. It’s goingtotake us through the games and all of that to figure thatout.

There’snorush.

“But it’sa good spotbecause there’s enough guys that have something to show you, so we just got to give them theright opportunities and see if we can draw out the best in them.” Crosby is the group’sstar,and in practice he has resembled the player who in 2022 and 2023 had 27 sacks and 45 tacklesfor loss. He played through injury last season in totaling 71/2 sacksand 17 tackles forloss over 12 games beforefinally being shut down to undergo ankle surgery

At the other end, Koonce missed the entire season because of atorn ACL. It wasamajor setback to aplayer trying to build on a2023 season in which had six sacksoverthe finalfourgames The Raiders signed him to aoneyear,$12 millionprove-it contract this season.

“We’re counting on Malcolm to be abig factor,” Carroll said. “He’s really athletic andhe’sreally natural player,and he’sgot good instincts.”

Butler and Laulu occupy the twoinside spots. The Raiders have aknown quantity in Butler,aneight-year veteran coming offback-to-back seasons in which he hadfive sackseach season. He was especially effective lastseason, starting acareer-high 16 games. Butlerdidn’tstart any games in 2023, though he played in all 17.

“You only got one chance to do this,”Butlersaid. “I don’t gettodomycareer over again. Ichanged my attitude, changed my approach to the game, and I just decided that Iwasn’tgoing to be just athird down player anymore. IdecidedthatIama starter.I’m going to prove myself in this league,and anybody thatsaysI’m not, I’m going to do everything in my power to shut themup.”

Laulu takes on the burden of being the player expected to step in for Wilkins. The second-year pro playedinall 17 games last season, starting seven after Wilkins broke his foot in Week 5. Though Laulu had just three tackles forloss and one sack, he has used theextra snaps in practice this year to make a case for abigger role, somethingCarroll said hasn’tgone unnoticed.

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AP PHOTO By MARK SCHIEFELBEIN

Former LSUquarterbackJayden Daniels takes awater break during practice at training camp on Sundayin Ashburn, Va

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Saints quarterback JakeHaener calls aplayasguard Kyle Hergel prepares to snap the ball during training camp on Mondayatthe team’sfacilityinMetairie.

Luke Johnson

Dahmen leads with 61, matching career best

By The Associated Press

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Joel Dahmen

started his long-shot bid to make the PGA Tour postseason by closing with three straight birdies for a 9-under 61 on Thursday to match his career best and give him a one-shot lead over Alex Noren in the Wyndham Championship.

The Wyndham Championship is the final tournament in the regular season, with the top 70 in the FedEx Cup advancing to the lucrative postseason filled with potential perks.

Dahmen is 101st in the standings and would need a runner-up finish with no more than two other players to reach the FedEx Cup playoffs.

He was happy with the start — 10 birdies on a dry course at Sedgefield and also realistic about his chances of playing next week in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

He has one victory and three runner-up finishes in 231 tournaments.

“I mean, I’ve had like three top 2s in my career I don’t know four of them, maybe?” he said. “I mean, it’s not even a thing, right? Yeah, great to make the playoffs, hat would be unbelievable, give me a lot of time off this fall We’ve got a baby coming so that would take some pressure off of that

“The playoffs are a bonus for

me,” he said “I’m just going to go out and try to play good golf, and I guess if I play really well, then I get to play another week.”

Dahmen also shot 61 in the second round of the RSM Classic in 2020.

Noren missed six months with a hamstring tear and can’t reach the postseason even with a win.

The four players at 63 included Mark Hubbard, who is at No 98 and who also would need a runnerup finish to advance.

Hubbard was joined by Cameron Young, defending champion Aaron Rai and Nico Echavarria, who at No. 65 needs to hold his position.

“I think t’s all about how you look at it. For me I think it kind of takes the pressure off because it’s really hard to do that and it’s not something that you’re really thinking about,” Hubbard said.

“I’ve just got to go play super well and make a ton of birdies. If that happens to fall into place that way, then that’s great.

“I think it’s easier than if I had to top-15 or top-10 because that way you’re always looking at the board where this week I’ve just got to go out and play as good as I can.”

Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott have different objectives this week and wound up with the same score at 65.

Spieth had four birdies over his last five holes.

He is set for the postseason at No. 50, but wants to help take the pressure off when he gets to Memphis, Tennessee.

The top 50 after the first playoff event not only advance to the next week, they are guaranteed to get in all the $20 million signature events.

Spieth missed out last year then had wrist surgery, and had to ask for exemptions into the signature events.

Scott, however, is at No. 85 and would need at least third place to reach the postseason.

“I’m going to need to get like 20 under to think of anything, so I better not be 1 under through day one or I’m going to leave myself a lot of work,” Scott said. “So nice to make a few birdies. And of course as much as I think about moving on, I’d like to win this tournament.”

Also at stake this week is the first FedEx Cup bonus pool — $10 million to the points leader (Scottie Scheffler) and $4 million for second place (Rory McIlroy), which they both have wrapped up. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley is at No. 10 and would pick up $500,000 if he can stay there. Bradley bogeyed his last two holes for a 68. He played with Ben Griffin (67) and Andrew Novak (68), who both have Ryder Cup hopes.

Takeda, Okayama lead surge during Women’s British Open

By The Associated Press

PORTHCAWL, Wales

Rio Takeda

overcame a double bogey at the turn with four birdies over her final seven holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Eri Okayama in a Women’s British Open that featured a Japanese surge and a mixed day for Lottie Woad.

Japanese players held the top three spots at Royal Porthcawl, with Miyu Yamashita at 68.

Three others were among the top 12 after an opening round in which the wind kept anyone from going low but about half the field was at par or better

Takeda, one of 20 players who have won on the LPGA Tour this year, took a double bogey on the par-5 ninth hole, only to rally over the closing hole to make up ground. Okayama, who plays the Japan LPGA, hit fairway metal to 12 feet on No. 17 for her final birdie Woad started the month as the No. 1 amateur in women’s golf. She won on the Ladies European Tour, missed a playoff by one shot in an LPGA major and then won the Women’s Scottish Open against a strong field in her pro debut.

She was the betting favorite at the final major of the year and did well to stay in the mix with a birdie on the par-5 18th for an even-par 72. Woad played alongside defending champion Lydia Ko (73) and Lilia Vu, a double major winner from two years ago, who had a 74.

“Had a good amount of birdies, just a few poor bogeys on the front nine that could have definitely been avoided,” Woad said. “Nice to finish on par and birdie the last.

It’s one of those rounds that could

Marchand wins IM gold at Swim Worlds

BY STEPHEN WADE Associated Press

SINGAPORE Léon Marchand of France won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships on Thursday — and it had a Texas flavor to it.

American swimmer Shaine Casas claimed the silver and Hubert Kós of Hungary took the bronze. The three — from three different countries — all train with American Bob Bowman at the University of Texas at Austin.

Bowman is famous, of course, for training legendary American Michael Phelps.

Marchand, who shattered the 200 IM world record just 24 hours earlier in the semifinal, almost did it again as he finished in 1 minute, 53.68 seconds. That was just off his Wednesday mark of 1:52.69.

Both times blew away the old mark of 1:54.00 set 14 years ago by American Ryan Lochte.

“It was a bit tough today, but it was great,” Marchand said. “I know Shaine always goes out super fast so I knew I couldn’t be far off him. It was a battle all the way to the end, so that was cool for me.”

Marchand won four individual gold medals a year ago in the Paris Olympics but is only swimming for two individual golds in Singapore.

He already holds the 400 IM record of 4:02.50 from the 2023 worlds.

That one may go on Sunday on the eighth and closing day

“That’s still a whole new challenge,” Marchand added of the 400.

“I know I’ve gained a lot of power, but I’m not sure yet it makes a big difference over the 400. We’ll see.”

He also praised Bowman and said it was difficult to come back after his draining record swim.

“I was going for the title and I was racing my teammates,” Marchand said. “We’re sharing the podium together That just shows how good a coach Bowman is at swimming.”

McIntosh show

Summer McIntosh of Canada won the 200-meter butterfly for her third gold of the championships. She was on pace to break the world record after 150 meters but faded, finishing in 2:01.99. The record is 2:01.81 set in 2009 in the

super-suit era by Liu Zige of China. McIntosh will also start training this fall under Bowman at Texas. American Regan Smith took silver (2:04.99), with bronze for Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia (2:06.12). Yu Zidi, the 12-year-old Chinese prodigy, was fourth in 2:06.43. It was her second fourthplace finish at the worlds.

“My coach and I, our goal was to break the world record,” McIntosh said, openly disappointed she just missed it. “That’s what I’ve been training for I missed it by that little, and I know that I messed up the last 15 meters of my race. I didn’t reach my goal today.” It was, however, the second fastest time in history

Popovici wins

David Popovici of Romania took the 100 freestyle in 46.51, the second fastest time in history behind the 46.40 set last year by Pan Zhanle of China. Pan failed to reach the final. American Jack Alexy was the silver medalist (46.92) and Kyle Chalmers of Australia claimed the bronze (47.17).

Popovici was the bronze medalist a year ago in Paris in the 100 and he won the 200.

“Usually the one who wins is the one who can isolate themselves from others.” Popovici said of his race tactics.

He also talked about constructing imaginary walls between his lane and the others.

“I imagine I’m alone and do what I trained for,” he said.

American Katharine Berkoff of the United States took the 50 backstroke (27.08), just edging teammate Regan Smith (27.25) with bronze going to Wan Letian of China (27.30). It was Smith’s second silver of the night and the Americans’ fourth gold.

The Americans have won four golds over five days. The team seems to still be battling a stomach bug picked up at its training camp in Thailand, but head coach Greg Meehan has suggested team health is improving.

Gretchen Walsh of the United States pulled out of the women’s 100 freestyle. The women’s 4x200 freestyle relay went to Australia (7:39.35), with silver for the United States (7:40.01) and bronze for China (7:42.99). It was Australia’s fifth gold and it tops the gold-medal table.

Yu, the 12 year old, will get a bronze, having swum in the preliminaries.

have definitely gotten away from me. I am happy how I hung in there and got a decent round together.”

Nelly Korda, whose No. 1 ranking she has held for the last 16 months is in jeopardy, had an early bogey and kept a clean card the rest of the way, adding three birdies for a 70.

Much like Woad, that round could have produced a much higher score if not for a series of key pars, none bigger than Korda’s 12-footer on No 16.

“Sometimes you have to get lucky when you make the wrong decision You kind of have to bail yourself out,” said Korda, still looking for her first win this year after seven titles last season.

Korda and Woad played in the afternoon, when the wind began to blow harder off the Bristol Channel, and faced a quick turnaround

before starting the second round in the morning.

Mao Saigo, who won the first LPGA major of the year at the Chevron Championship and Riviera Maya Open winner Chisato Iwai were in the large group at 69. That also included Mimi Rhodes of England, who leads the LET money list with three titles.

Rhodes grew up playing across the Bristol Channel, and she came over a month ago to see Royal Porthcawl ahead of her first Women’s British Open. The wind was strong that day, which made Thursday feel more manageable.

“The members told me it was the windiest they’d ever seen it, so I played it like with a lot of wind,” Rhodes said. “So yeah, maybe I played it when it was at its toughest and now I just think it’s easier.”

By The Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary Charles Leclerc hailed Fred Vasseur’s “vision” and cold-blooded approach after the Ferrari team principal was handed a new contract following speculation about his future.

Ferrari said the deal for Vasseur announced on Thursday was a sign of “trust in Fred’s leadership,” with the Italian team yet to win a Formula 1 race in 2025.

“In Formula 1, it takes time to build something, especially a successful team,” Leclerc said, arguing that the situation had been complicated by the “hype around the team” after Lewis Hamilton’s arrival, and narrowly missing out on the constructors’ championship last year

The driver from Monaco added that Vasseur stood out for his sense of humor and his “cold blood” when Ferrari comes under pressure.

“I think what’s very difficult within Ferrari is the emotion is very much part of the daily job,” Leclerc said. “Fred really knows how to leave his emotions aside and have a clear vision of where we are at, no matter how much noise there is around the team.”

Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari said the new deal was a “multiple-year contract,” without giving further details. Leclerc’s teammate Hamilton gave Vasseur his backing last month after reports in the Italian media suggested his job could be in question.

Ferrari last won a race in October and, while it’s second in the constructors’ championship, neither Hamilton nor Leclerc has consistently been able to challenge the leading McLaren drivers this year

“Today we want to recognize what has been built and commit to what still needs to be achieved,” Ferrari chief executive Benedetto Vigna said in a statement.

“It reflects our trust in Fred’s leadership — a trust rooted in shared ambition, mutual expectations and clear responsibility We move forward with determination and focus, united in our pursuit of the level of performance Ferrari has to aim for.”

Vasseur joined Ferrari as team principal at the start of 2023. He was Hamilton’s team boss in junior series in the mid-2000s, and played a role in convincing the seven-time champion to leave Mercedes for Ferrari for 2025 in a move which shook up F1.

Vasseur also previously worked with Renault and Sauber in F1. Hamilton, who hasn’t finished on the podium in a Grand Prix race since joining the Italian team, has been holding meetings with senior executives to push for improvements and a voice in developing the team’s car for 2026. Next year brings sweeping changes to the regulations.

“I’m grateful for the trust Ferrari continues to place in me. This renewal is not just a confirmation — it’s a challenge to keep progressing, to stay focused and to deliver,” Vasseur said.

“Over the past 30 months, we’ve laid strong foundations, and now we must build on them with consistency and determination. We know what’s expected, and we’re all fully committed to meeting those expectations and taking the next step forward together.”

Leclerc played down expectations for his own performance this weekend.

Despite the twisty Hungaroring sometimes being likened to Monaco without walls, he said it’s often been “by far the worst track of the season” for him.

Vasseur

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Joel Dahmen hits off the 12th hole during the Charles Schwab tournament on May 22 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Wyndham

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Rio Takeda of Japan takes a swing during the Women’s British Open at Royal Porthcawl Club on Thursday in Porthcawl, Wales.

Marchand

n Music,food, lectures and parades: It must be SATCHMO SUMMERFEST Saturdayand Sundayatthe NewOrleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, celebrating the legacyofLouis “Satchmo” Armstrong.Three stages keep the music going while ahost of vendors purvey cuisine and beverages to keep the heat down. The fest is free at the 400 Esplanade Ave. historic site starting at noon eachday The parade startsat11:15 a.m. SundayatSt. AugustineChurch, following the jazz Mass at 10 a.m. frenchquarterfest.org/ satchmo.

Comedian brings thelaughs to Sports Drink

BY WILL COVIELLO Gambit Weekly

Comedian Luke Mones knows thereare some unfortunate moments in which one can take stockofone’s life. Like at the airport.

In his 2023 album, “HappeninginMyHead,” Mones talks about being at an airport gate when the call comes for passengers willing to be bumped from the flight. “It’sareal indictment of your life,” he says. “‘Is there anyone at gate B34who has nothingtogo home to?’”

“Is there anyone who would like a$12 meal voucher?”

Now,helaughs that the seed of that joke is that he took the voucher while stuck in Oklahoma City. “I was like, sure, Ican stay here for anight,” he says.

Monesiscurrently working on anew hour of material for aspecial he’ll film thisfall, and he’ll performsomeofitonSaturday, Aug. 2, at Sports Drink.

“Happening in My Head”isfull of jokesabout mundaneevents andmomentsofreckoning. He talks about having the body of a professional athlete —but one fromthe 1930s, when no one looked particularly dominating. Some jokes areabout his profession. At one point, he tried improvcomedy.Afterward, afriend whocame to see the show said to him, “That was like watching my dad get beat up on stage.”

That actually happened to him as well, he says.

Mones got his start in comedy while in college in New York

He says he missed some of the college experience because he was always at open mics around the cityinsteadofon campus.Hestarted performingattheminhis senior year Thenhestayed in the city and took offbeat jobs while building his stand-up career He was able to shed theday jobs after he teamed up with comic and Louisiananative Josh Johnson. He opened for Johnson,and then Johnson introduced him to the college comedy circuit, which pays better thanmost comedy clubs.

While driving together on tours of college gigs, they hatched an idea for ashowthey pitched to Comedy Central.

“There’snothing else todo while driving seven hoursinthe snow through Maine,” Mones says. Comedy Central aired several episodes of “Genies,” in which Johnson and Mones are slightly mismatched co-workers forGenies, an app-based service for people to hire others to do tasks

n The Pontchartrain Center in Kenner will hostthe Metairie and Louisiana Kennel Clubs’ LAGNIAPPE CLASSIC DOG SHOW,anAmericanKenner Club-recognized event that includes judging of all eligible breeds, from spaniels to toys and more for atotal of 10 showsthrough Sunday Most judging starts at 8:30 a.m.each dayatthe facility at Williams Boulevard and LakePontchartrain. facebook.com/ metairiekennelclub

n Get out the natural fibers and head to the Warehouse/Arts District for WHITE LINEN NIGHT Saturday,the annual “dancing in the streets” celebration of gallery openings, music and more for the Arts District New Orleans organization. Focused on the 300-600 blocks of Julia Street and neighboring areas, the galleries,museums of the area will be open 5p.m. to 10 p.m. Food and beverage vendors will be out in force for noshing and sipping artsdistrictneworleans.com.

IN THE MOMENT

N.O. hip-hoplegendDJRaj Smoove is ready to make thedance floorsweat at Smoove Fest

BY JAKE CLAPP Gambit Weekly

Inthe late-’90s andearly2000s, Soul 2Soul on Thursday nightsatthe House of Blues was “like thebiggest cornerstoneofNew Orleans hip-hop in thatera,” says Raj Smoove.

TheNew OrleansDJand producer was already apopular DJ by his senior year at Dillard University.Hehad sharpened his skills at parties and providedthe music forpoetry events before he started DJingduringthe HouseofBlues’ weekly hip-hop night.

Theevent,which hadbounced around days of the week and acoupleofFrench Quarter locations, had settled at House of Blues from

around ’97 to 2003 or 2004, Smoove recalls. There would be lines down theblock of people waiting to get into theclub to dance to DJs, hang out and see what artist might show up

“You never really knew whowas gonna come through and do something,” Smoove says.

The rapper Shyne was there one night and performed his song “Bad Boyz.” 8Balland MJG andJuvenile came through, and Lil Wayne, who

Smoove went on to producefor, wasaregular.Ifyou wereanartist, had anew song out and were in NewOrleans, Soul 2Soulwas a captive audience ready to hear it, Smoove says.

“Everybody wasreally kind of in the momentand lived inside of the music,” Smoove says of thatpresocial media era, agolden time for hip-hop. “People came to aparty to experiencenew music and be social in the real world and in that environment.”

Smoove wantstorecapture some of thatfeeling whenhehosts Smoove Fest at the Broadside on Saturday.With amain stage and VIP stage, the festival will feature musicbyRaj Smoovewithspecial

Lipbalmgets thrown in laundry

Dear Heloise: Ilove your column and all the great hints that Iread daily.Iaccidentallywashed and dried asmall tube of lip balm in aload of my colored clothes. Ihave spots all over two T-shirts and a pair of knit pants. Ineed help getting the spots out. I’ve tried acoupleof things without success. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Helen S.,inGreenwell Springs

Helen, give this atry:

Just say‘no comment’

n If there is any lip balm left on the fabric, try scrapingitoff with the edge of aspoon n Next, mix together dishwashing soap, baking sodaand laundry detergent, thentreat the stain with this mixture and leave it on for about 1hour.Thisisto help lift out the stain.

n Finally,launder as younormally would.

If your T-shirt is white,you might launder it with an oxygenated laundry detergent that can be found in any grocerystore.

—Heloise Pretty buttons

Dear Heloise: Ihave anew blouse, and while the blouse is plain,the buttons are not. In fact, thebuttons actually make the blouse look very expensive and beautiful.I’m worriedabout losinga button, so can you give me ahint on what to do to keep the buttons from coming off when it gets dry-cleaned?

—Sherry G.,inCharleston,West Virginia Sherry,use some dental floss and sew the buttons on, butdon’t remove the original thread. Dental floss is much stronger than thread, but you need to get unwaxed dental floss. If you need the thread to match the fabric, use apermanent marker on the floss, let it dry for about an hour then start sewing. —Heloise Cuttingboards

Dear Heloise: Ikeep hearing about microplastics in ourfood and it has me worried. Ithought aplastic cutting board would

be saferthanwood. Apparently neither is agood cutting surface because both harbor germs. So, now whatdowedo? —Jody C., in Hot Springs,Arkansas Jody,yes, microplastics are amajor concern in our food sources and from plastic cutting boards. Plus, both will harbor some bacteria in any of the cuts or scratches on the cutting surface. However, people are now turning to metal cutting boards, which are made of steel or titanium generally.Noscratches and no microplastics! They can be purchased online or instores. —Heloise Sadcarrots

Dear Heloise: We moved to a place in the countryside and love it. Last year, Iplanted alot of carrots because my family loves them, but thefew that cameup were thesaddest carrots Iever saw. Puny,weakand skinny!I fertilized thesoil, so what went wrong? —Anna V.,inBend, Oregon Anna, you may have soil that crusts over,whichwill prevent theyoungseedsfrom breaking throughthe ground. Cover the seeds with vermiculite or peat mixed with alittle sawdust. Youcan also plant some radishes with the carrots. The radishes will sprout through the soil andbreak it up.But make sure to pullthe radishes out after they mature, or they’ll crowd the carrots. —Heloise Greentomatoes

Dear Heloise: For years, my husband and Ihave grown tomatoes. Sometimes we bring in the green ones and ripen them on asunny windowsill in the kitchen, but I put an apple between every second tomato. Both apples and tomatoes give off ethylene gas, which helps the tomatoes ripen faster This extra ethylene gas from the apples just gives the tomatoes a little kick. —Veronica P.,inMichigan

Send ahint to heloise@heloise. com.

TODAYINHISTORY

By The Associated Press

Today is Friday,Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2025. There are 152 days left in the year

Todayinhistory

On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles. Also on this date:

In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38thstate in the Union, less than amonth after the US Centennial (earning it the nickname “the Centennial State”)

In 1907, aweeklong boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southernEngland, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the event is now marked as the beginning of the Scout Movement.

In 1936, Adolf Hitler presided over the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw,Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing In 1957, the UnitedStates and Canada announced they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

In 1966, Charles JosephWhitman, 25, went on an armed rampageatthe University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in theclock tower of the main campus building.

In 1971, The Concert for Ban-

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they don’twant to do themselves, like fire alongtime employee. Later,Mones was hired by “Inside Edition” as asortofreporter for an online magazineshow He’d do short segments about odd events or unique people, like awoman in NewJerseywho adopted raccoons. Mones has also been in short films, including “Early Decision,” which screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He movedtoLos Angeles a couple of years ago, andnow he hosts apodcast called Luke

Dear Miss Manners: Aperson Ihave known for manyyears has just been arrested and charged with horrific crimes. Iwould not say we were ever close friends, just cordial acquaintances. It seems likely this person will not walk free again for many years, if ever Iwant to reach out and write aletter to them in jail. What would be appropriatetosay in asituation like this? “Hi, how are you doing?” seemsinappropriately shallow and perky under thecircumstances.

and often. Is this anew custom, or just somethingmydear grandmother neglected to tellmewas acceptable? She always lifted agloved finger or simply madeeye contact to get aserver’sattention.

gladesh, anall-starbenefitorganized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar,was held at Madison Square GardeninNew York.

In 2001, Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer,27, died of heatstroke, aday after collapsing at the MinnesotaVikings’training camp on thehottest day of theyear

In 2004, theYcuáBolaños supermarket fire in Asuncion, Paraguay,killedmore than 400 people.

In 2007,the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge,a major Minneapolis artery,collapsed into the Mississippi Riverduring evening rush hour,killing 13 people.

In 2014,amedical examiner ruled that aNew York Citypolice officer’schokehold caused the death of Eric Garner,whose videotapedarrestand final pleas of “I can’t breathe!” had sparked outrage.

In 2023, former President Donald Trumpwas indicted by afederal grandjuryonconspiracy andobstruction charges relatedtohis alleged attempts to overturn theresultsofthe 2020 presidential election.

Today’sBirthdays: Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 83. Basketball Hall of Fame coach RoyWilliams is 75. Blues musician Robert Cray is 72. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is 69. Rock singer Joe Elliott(Def Leppard) is 66. RapperChuckD (Public Enemy) is 65. ActorJohn Carroll Lynch is 62. Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 61. Film director Sam Mendes is 60.

MonesExplained.” The premise is to explore unexplained mysteries from different regionsof the country,but it’smore about having on guest comedians and finding the humorinthem,he says. Mones didn’tmissall of college. He took time for adebauched springbreak trip to New Orleans, he says. He remembers everyoneasbeing hammered, includinga tourguidedressed as apirateleading his ghost tour in theFrench Quarter This trip promisestobemore focused, and he’llperformhere for the first time.

Email Will Coviello at wcoviello@gambitweekly.com

Judith Martin MISS MANNERS

“HOWCOULD YOU DO THAT?” would certainly not be polite. What would be reasonable?

Gentlereader: “I was sorry to hear about your situation. Ihope that under thecircumstances, you are doing well.”

Miss Manners commends you for your desire to reach out tothis accused criminal. Butperhaps you are emboldened by thefact that they are not likely to rejoin societyanytime soon.

Dear Miss Manners: While dining at afairly nice restaurant, Ioverheard alady try to attract the attention of the server by tapping her glass withaspoon. Loudly

Gentle reader: It is not a new custom. This lady was just using it wrong —which she undoubtedly realized when she failed to get the attention of the server,but had everyone else in the restaurant waiting foratoast that did not materialize.

So your dear grandmother did not omit to tell you this. Unfortunately,Miss Manners omitted to tell her that one does not wear gloves at the dinner table.

Dear Miss Manners: For work, I fly often, usually at least once aweek. Iamagentleman in my mid-40s, and am often mistaken for someone younger.My dilemma is how to handle copassengers whoare unable to lift their bags into the overhead bin, manyofwhom then look at me expectantly

While Ilook fit, my constant travel schedule and squeezedin workouts have leftmewith

aback that can lock up pretty badly.I would defer to the flight attendants, but they are generally not any morehelpful in this task than fellow passengers. (I believe someairlines have policies against flight attendants assisting with the stowage of carry-on luggage.)

When traveling with my mother —whose comfort, of course, I would go to great lengths to ensure —I was surprised when she scolded me for not helping other ladies with their luggage. But I have always been of the opinion that if someone can’tlifttheir own luggage, they should check it.

How do Ihandle this situation without seeming like aperson without manners? Iamwilling to sacrifice my back formymother, but Ican’taccommodate every lady unable to lifther bag.

Gentle reader: Becomeextremely absorbed in your book.

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

Everyone’s therapist—but who’smine?

Dear Annie: Ienjoy reading your advice and hope you have some for me. I’ve always been the person people cometo with their problems. I’m told I’m agood listener, likely because of my own counseling journey.Ioften suggest therapy or AA to others, especially when addiction is involved. Igrew up in an abusive, alcoholic environment and have seen lives destroyed by alcohol —friends who’ve died, one who killed his girlfriend while driving drunk, and my best friend’s husband, who was killed by a drunken driver.I’ve worked hard to movepast those memories, so Idon’tlike hearing morestories like these.

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

I’ve been through, hoping they’ll takethat as aboundary.But many stillunload their drinkingrelated traumaonme. Idon’twant to be in the listener role anymore. I’m also caring forahusband with dementia —something my friends know yet they often wanttotalk for hours about their own issues. Irarely feel the same concern or comfort in return, only morerequests for help.

What shouldI say the next time thesame very insecure person wants me to listen to yet another story about how drinking is ruining their life? —Dragged Downby Drinking

Ialways tell people Idon’tlike alcohol because of everything

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thewarmly protective Medwin (SterlingK.Brown, also aproducer here),who affectionately calls Wash “island boy” and says thingslike “Are we dreamin’ or are we drinkin’?” before clinking glasses, and then: “If theWhite folks don’tkill ya, this’ll definitely do thejob.” He is also not afraid to get his hands dirty.

This is good news for Wash, since thatbountyhunter means business. An accomplished artist and scientist who dreamsofbuilding aflying machine, Wash’sinterests and prodigious talents are conspicuous enough thathis attempts to disappear haven’tfully succeeded, forcing him into hiding.

There’salso the beautiful young blonde woman Wash spotted days earlier at the docks. As she disembarked from aship, he stared, bothenraptured but also clocking that she’sbiracial, something the Whitepopulation of Halifax has failed to grasp.

That’show her (White) father wantsit, but she has no intention of living alie or denying thememoryofher deceased mother.Her insistence is why they left London to start over in Halifax, as her father keeps reminding her: “You areachild of England, achild of empire, and that is the skin you

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guests, DJs RQ Away,Jess, Bigg Cheez and Odd Spinz and performances by La Reezy, Kr3wcial, Brass-A-Holics withCaren Green, Flagboy Giz,Xeno Moonflower and more. There will be food vendors andart spreadaroundthe event, andit’salso an earlybirthdaycelebration for Smoove. The party is acelebration of New Orleans culture, and in particular the music,connections and energy of “the’99 and 2000-type era,” Smoove says. “New Orleansdoes agreat job of curating and celebrating traditional New Orleans music —jazzand

Dear DraggedDown: You’ve been a patient and supportive friend, not just listening to others, but pointing them toward real help. The

mustinhabit for us both.”

The tenuousness of her and Wash’scircumstances complicates the sweetness of their tentativeromance. They have both been living double lives and have aunique understanding of one another as aresult.

Eightyears earlier.

That’sthe 1837 narrative. The other begins eight years earlier in Barbados, and it is Wash’sorigin story told in flashback. Arepellent plantation owner rides out to the sugar cane fields to ward off any thoughts of suicide as ameans of escape from their living nightmare: “Killing yourself is acrimeagainst me as surely as if you stole my horse and slit his throat.”

This cruel man has abrother, whose arrival changes the course of Wash’slife. Ahigh-spirited inventor andabolitionist named Titch (Tom Ellis), he recognizes thechild’scuriosity and talent and takes the preteen (played by Eddie Karanja) under his wing.

Soon enough, the pair are fleeing the sugar cane fields. They don’tget far before crashing into themasts of apirate ship, and so Wash’sjourney —agrand, Jules Verne-esquetale both thrilling and fought with danger —begins.

Based on the 2018 novel of the samename by Esi Edugyan, the eight-episode series is adapted by show creator Selwyn SeyfuHinds

brass bandmusic,” he adds. “We haven’tcompletely entered the era of saving for posterity that point in time in music forNew Orleans.”

At the same time, Smoove says, he wantstocelebrate the present and future of hip-hop, with anumber of New Orleans’ best rising rappers andDJs on the lineup.

Smoove, whose father is Pulitzer Prize-nominated pianist Roger Dickerson Sr., grew up surrounded by greatNew Orleansmusicians And he came of age and grew as aDJduringa goldenage forhiphop —especially in New Orleans as bounce developed and No Limit and Cash Money began to take over In 2000,Smoove wastappedby Mannie Fresh to come with Cash Money on its joint national tour

person you need to support now is yourself

You’ve tried to set boundaries only foryour friends to consistently cross the lines you’ve drawn. The next timesomeone tries to unload their baggage, tell them kindly but firmly,“I’ve seriously struggled with alcohol in the past and have done alot of work to get myself to the place I’mintoday.I love and am here foryou, but Ican’thave these sorts of conversations,” and change the topic.

Youdon’towe anyone more explanation, and you’ve already done your fair share of listening. Nowit’stimetolisten to yourself and what you need to continue healing.

Sendyour questions forAnnie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

and has athrowback quality to it, with asweeping orchestral score that sets the tone.

Harrowing, dreamy tale

Wash’sstory can be deeply harrowing in parts (Nat Turner, played by Jamie Hector,makes a brief appearance and he is deadly serious about how precarious everyone’ssafety is), but it is also filled with dreamyand audacious escapades.

More pressing, forme, wasthe question of whoWash is, in terms of his personality.Aswritten and performed, we don’tget much sense of what his own particular internal monologue might be, and this becomes underscored in any scene he shares with Brown’s Medwin.

Iwish the show had outlined a bit moreabout the lives of Black people in Fairfax. They are free but vulnerable, and that nuance comes through mostclearly when Medwin walks into awatering hole patronized by White men The place goes quiet and he takes aseat at the bar.The man next to him says, “I wouldn’texpect your kind to be welcomeina place like this,” to which Medwin replies evenly: “No, not usually But mostofthe boys in here still need me and mine to make lifeeasier for’em downonthe docks, so” —hetakes ashort but meaningful pause —“we agree to disagree.”

with RuffRyders Entertainment, and he produced for Lil Wayne and Sqad Up in the years following.

Smoove remains one of New Orleansbusiest DJs,working with the Saints and Pelicans, making appearances at Essence Fest, Jazz Fest and venues all over the city He also regularly produces music forother artists, and runs The Gentilly Agency,working with artists like HaSizzle,FlagboyGiz, 504icygrl and Water Seed.

“We’re in adifferent season (of life)now,” Smoove says, “but people still want to capture the energy of those moments. I’mtrying to put something together forthat audience.”

Email Jake Clapp at jclapp@ gambitweekly.com.

Hints from Heloise

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Pay attention to detail and avoid criticism. Make simple changes if they will improve your position or help you gain interest in what you have to offer. An energetic, unemotional approach is best

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be cautious when dealing with institutions, government agencies and those in positions of power. Listenattentivelyandalignyourselfwith those who share common concerns and interests.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Set aside your emotions and let hard work and discipline guide your actions. Home improvementswillliftyourspiritsandencourage you to focus more on what makes you feel complete.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Relax; don't let what others do annoy you. Impulsive spending is apparent. Don't spend trying to impress someone or win favors. If you must buy someone's love, you are with the wrong partner.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Consider upgrading your skills to ensure you continue to meet demands. Focus your energy on networking, negotiations and making home improvements that lower your overhead.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Direct your energy into something enjoyable and healthy. Trust yourself and leave nothing to chance. Nurture partnerships, and something good will unfold.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) A change of location, surroundings or who you hang out with will be uplifting and make you

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aware of what's important to you. Discourage jealousy and possessiveness in yourself and others.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Pay attention to where each dollar goes. Don't leave possessions out in the open. Someone will try to take advantage of you if given the chance. Take care of responsibilities before moving on to more enjoyable pastimes.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Reach out to people you know who can contribute to your success and help you move forward. Mix business with pleasure; brainstorm with thosewhoshareyourideasandyearnfor a similar outcome.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Refuse to let youremotionsgetyouintrouble.Holdon to your thoughts until you are sure that whatyouhavetosayisaccurate.Rethink your strategy and the outcome you desire, and proceed with confidence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Learn a new skill or update your profile to stay current with the latest trends in the job market. Embrace home improvements that promote more convenience and comfort.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Refresh your memory and rethink your spending habits. Address debt, and it will ease stress. Be open with loved ones, and you will gain valuable insight into how to turn a negative into a positive.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2025 by nEa inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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Sudoku

InstructIons: sudoku is anumber-placing puzzle based on a9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1to9inthe empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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Bridge

BY PHILLIP ALDER

E.J. Smith, the futurecaptainofthe Titanic, certainlytempted fate by saying, “When anyone asks me howIcan best describe my experience in nearly 40 yearsatsea, Imerelysay,uneventful. Ineversaw awreck nor wasIever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.”

When you areinapredicament at the bridge table, consider the various sensible options and decide between them. Look at the North hand in today’s diagram. East openstwo diamonds,weak; South makes atakeoutdouble; and West raisestothree diamonds. What should North do?

He clearly has enough strength to act, but to force to game with afour-diamond cue-bidwouldbeoverstatinghis hand, especially since the diamondkingis probablyworthless.Andhewouldprefer not to guess which major to bid.

Theanswer is to double. It is called responsive and says,“Ihaveenough strength to act but no suitable bid available.”South, withsuch astrong hand, should jump to four spades. West leads the diamond queen. The defenderstake two tricks in the suit, then play aclub. How should South continue?

In danger of losing one spade, one heart and two diamonds, he should

assume afavorable layout. Here, he wins the fourth trick, draws tworounds of trumps, cashes the twotop hearts and plays on clubs. Whether East ruffs in or discards and is then endplayed with his trump winner, he must concede aruffand-sluff, on which South’s last heart disappears.

©2025 by nEa, inc dist. By andrewsmcmeel syndication

Each Wuzzle is aword riddle which creates adisguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. Forexample: nOOn gOOD =gOOD aFTErnOOn

Previous answers:

word game

InstRuctIons: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,”such as “bats”or“dies,” are not allowed. 3. additional words made by adding a“d” or an “s” may not be used. 4. proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.

toDAY’s WoRD BuMPtIous: BUMP-shuss: Obtuselyand often noisily selfassertive; obtrusive.

Average mark 21 words

Time limit 45 minutes

Canyou find 36 or more words in BUMPTIOUS?

YEstERDAY’s WoRD —FEntAnYL

the earth fear the Lord:let all the inhabitantsofthe world stand in awe of him. Forhespoke,and it was done; he commanded,and it stood fast.” Psalms 33:8-9

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dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

InstructIons: 1 Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 thorugh 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. 2 - The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. 3 - Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner. HErE is a

Puzzle Answer

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TheBureauofPurchas‐ingusescommodity codestonotifysuppliers of therelease of asourc‐ingevent andsubse‐quentmodificationsvia addendum. Note that you wouldreceive thosenoti‐ficationsifyou selected thefollowing commodity code(s) before there‐leaseofthe sourcing event: COMMODITYCODE(s): 916-67, 948-64, 948-74, 948-76, 948-86, 952-62

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Notice is hereby given that theCouncil of the City of NewOrleans willconsiderits regular meetingofAugust21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.,tobe heldeithervia videocon‐ference or in theCouncil Chamber,CityHall, 1300 Perdido Street,Room 1E07, theadoptionofOr‐dinance Calendar No 35,174 introduced at the meetingofJuly24, 2025. SAID ORDINANCEwould grant an amendmentto Ordinance No.29,159 MCS (ZoningDocket 046/22) to permit theex‐pansion of theplanned development designation thatisappliedtothe Na‐tionalWorld WarIIMu‐seumtoalsoinclude Lots 1,2,3,and BonSquare 137, in theFirst Municipal District, bounded by MagazineStreet,Con‐stanceStreet,John ChurchillChase Street and Poeyfarre Street (MunicipalAddresses: 1042-1060

the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: August 1, 2025 NOCP 8528

OFFICIAL NOTICE CAL. NO. 35,176 EXHIBIT A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THECITY OF NEW ORLEANS,THE NEW ORLEANS RECREATION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND FRIENDS OF LAFITTE CORRIDOR, INC., d/b/a LAFITTEGREENWAY PARTNERSHIP [COVERPAGE]

COOPERATIVEENDEAVORAGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE NEW ORLEANS RECREATION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND FRIENDS OF LAFITTECORRIDOR, INC.d/b/a LAFITTE GREENWAYPARTNERSHIP

THIS COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT (the Agreement”) is entered into by and between the City of New Orleans, represented by LaToya Cantrell, Mayor (the City”), the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, represented by TheodoreC.Sanders,III, Chairman (“NORD”), and Friends of Lafitte Corridor,Inc., doing business as, Lafitte Greenway Partnership, represented by Jason Neville, Executive Director (the “Contractor”or“LGP”).The City,NORD, and LGP may sometimes each be referred to as a“Party,” and collectively,asthe Parties.” The Agreement is effective as of November 29, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). RECITALS

WHEREAS,the City is apolitical subdivision of the State of Louisiana;

WHEREAS,LGP is aLouisiana non-profitcorporationwhose principal address is located at 2200 Lafitte Street, New Orleans, LA 70119;

WHEREAS,pursuant to Article 7, Section 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and related statutes, and Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with the State of Louisiana, its political subdivisions andcorporations, theUnited States and its agencies, and any public or private corporation, association, or individual with regardtocooperative financing and other economic development activities, the procurement and developmentofimmovable property,joint planning and implementation of public works, the joint use of facilities, joint research and program implementation activities, joint funding initiatives, and other similar activities in support of public education, community development, housing rehabilitation, economic growth, and other public purposes;

WHEREAS,the City owns, and NORD operates the trail and green corridorcommonly known as the Lafitte Greenway (the “Greenway”), including component parts,facilities, and other capital improvements (hereinafter referred to as the Facilities”);

WHEREAS,the City and NORD seek to invest in comprehensive and proactive community programming, capital improvements,and the reliable maintenance and operation of the Greenway as ameans of continuously enhancing public recreation, active public transportation usage, and educational and cultural community building;

WHEREAS,LGP is an independent IRS designated 501(c)3 corporation that works to build, program, and promote the Lafitte Greenway as agreat public space; and

WHEREAS,the City and LGP desiretoaccomplishthe valuable public purpose of maximizing the Lafitte Greenway for public recreational use and enjoyment.

NOW THEREFORE,the City,NORD, and LGP,each having the authority to do so, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I– LGP’S OBLIGATIONS

A. LGP’sobligations under this Agreement include:

1. Role:LGP may serve aformal advisory role to NORD. The functions of the advisory role include, but arenot limited to, partnering, developing, and presenting proposed ideas and public interests with andtoNORD and City Departments in connection with Greenway (a)investmentsinFacilities, (b) programmatic submissionsbyLGP andother entities (“Programs”), (c) operations and maintenance, and(d) communications relative to Facilities, Programs, and funding proposals;

2. Programming:Propose Programs for the Greenway,which are endorsed by LGP’sChairofthe BoardorLGP’sExecutiveDirector TheCity’sChief Administrative Officer (“CAO”) and NORD Chief Executive Officer (“NORD CEO”) (or NORD staff, as applicable) must grant final approval beforethe Programs may commence on theGreenway,which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed;

3. Landscape Maintenance:LGP will maintain the turf (grass) areas of the Greenway as identified on the attached map. LGP may use, at its discretion, the City of New Orleans’ turf maintenance contractor under the terms and pricing of the City’s Turf Maintenance agreement (“Median and Turf Maintenance Mowing Services Bid Proposal NO. 116”). In addition to theturf maintenance services to be provided by LGPand funded by City/NORD under this agreement, LGP will also coordinate otherlandscape improvements on the Lafitte Greenway such as tree plantings and raingardens

4. Facilities:Endeavor to raise funds for Facilities to the Greenway endorsed by LGP’sBoardChair or LGP’sExecutive Director,and as desired by the City,NORD, and LGP.NORD’sCEO (or other NORD staffasapplicable) and the appropriate City Department(s) pursuant to the City’sHome Rule Charter,including, but not limited to, the Bureau of Purchasing, which shall be responsiblefor the procurement of all City immovableproperty,and the Department of Property Management, which shall make recommendations to the DirectorofFinance concerning the leasing, acquisition, or disposition of City immovable property,inaccordance with Section 6-302 and Section 4-1401(3), respectively of the City’sHome Rule Charter,and anyother City Department that must grant final approval beforeany acquisition or construction of any immovable property may commence (as identified by NORD). The City retains theoption to procureand execute the contract for the construction of any Facilities; 5. Facilities and Programs Submissions: Submit requests for Facilities and Programs on the Greenway to the NORD’sRecreation Centers Director (“NORD RCD”) for consideration (or other NORD staffas applicable).

a. Recurring Programs will be considered according to the NORD Programmatic Partnership Process as described in Attachment A, attached and incorporated herein as “Attachment A”.

b. Facilities will be considered according to the NORD Improvement Submission Process as described in Attachment B, attached and incorporated herein as Attachment B”.

6. Funding:Funding towards the acquisition, construction, or installation of Facilities that is secured or otherwise providedby LGPmust be received and agreed to in writing by the NORD CEO (or the appropriate City Department(s) pursuant to the City’s Home Rule Charter as identified by NORD and CAO Policy 125 entitled “Donations to the City of New Orleans”) beforecommencing any acquisition, construction, or installation;

7. Fund-raising:Any funds (net revenues)raisedby fee-based activities conducted by LGP on the Greenway must be used to directly benefitthe Greenway in performance of this Agreement; 8. Donations:LGP is authorized to donate funds, services, and physical improvements to NORD, noting that such donations may requireadditional agreements among the parties;

9. Publicity:LGP agrees to submit to NORD (or other City staff designated by NORD) all press releases relating to Facilities and Programs on the Greenway and internet links to relevant City webpages on LGP’swebpage prior to issuingsame. NORD will be responsible forensuring adequate coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Communications; 10. Community Engagement:Coordinate all Greenway-related communityengagement with NORD prior to conducting any events on the Greenway; 11. Communications:LGP agrees to submit all (or accuratesummaries of) material communications in connection with thirdparty/public proposed uses or events on the Greenway,including, but not limited to, project proposals,usage of Greenway,Greenway events,

requests forlettersofsupport,requests forapproved use of the NORD logo, and incidents to the NORD RCD;

12 Signage:All proposed signs, whether temporary or permanent, must be submitted to the NORD RCD forapproval;

13. Provide semi-annual financial statements to NORD, reflecting all income and expenses derived from or incurred in connection with Facilities and Programs conducted on the Greenway;

14.Submit an annual investment plan forthe upkeep and wellbeing of theGreenway to be approved by NORD CEOand CAO;

15. Ensurethat all propertydamagethat occursasa result of an LGP event or activity on the Greenway is properly communicated to NORD;

16. Ensureall trash generated by an LGP event/activity is removed from the Greenway duringand after an LGP event/activity;

17.Ensurethat necessarysecurity is present duringLGP activities/ events, which does notinclude activities/events that areprimarily hosted by NORD; and

18. Engage withneighbors surrounding the Lafitte Greenway and respondappropriately and promptly to complaints related to LGP’s events on the Greenway

ARTICLE II -THE CITY’S OBLIGATIONS

A. TheCity’sobligations under this Agreement are:

1. Administer this Agreement through NORD; and

2. Agree that, while LGP mayenter into purchase orders withNORD’s landscapecontractorunder the City’smaster turfmaintenance contract, that LGP shall notbeobligedtodosoifitcan procure services through another contractorand still perform itsobligations under this contract; and

3. Provide to LGP,with at least 60 days’ notice, notification of any and all renewals, extensions, expansions or new contracts, ITBs, or any other invitation/solicitationwithcurrent or potential turf maintenance contractor(s).

4. Retain sole ownership of the Facilities (including any new Facilities approved by the City upon completion), unless otherwiseagreed to by the City and NORD. TheCity and NORD shall have the sole discretiontocontinue, expand,terminate, remove, demolish, or otherwisealter or eliminate the Facilities, provided(i) such actions areconsistent withand notinviolation of any underlying grant or agreement associated withthe Facilities (ii) decisions aremade pursuant to federal, state and local laws, codes, and ordinances, including, but notlimited to,Louisiana Revised Statute 33:4712 and Chapter 3ofthe City’sHome Rule Charter entitled “Procurement and Disposition of Property” and (iii) the City and NORD may consult LGP in accordance withArticle ISectionA Subsection 1ofthis Agreement entitled “Role”. To that end,the decisionto make alterations or improvements to the Facilities shall be made in reasonable consultationwith LGP, butnot subject to LGP’s consent.

ARTICLE III –NORD’S OBLIGATIONS

A. NORD’sobligations under this Agreement are:

1. Utilize LGP as an advisorand partner in connectionwith facilities, capital projects, programs,and maintenance on or related to the Greenway,including as contemplated by Article I,A(1) aboveand as mutually agreed upon by bothParties;

2. Provide LGP withuse of the Greenway forprogramming, provided usagedoesnot conflict witha NORD event, program, or rental;

3. Provide LGP witha copy of the key to the Greenway Station for the durationofthe termofthis agreement, foruse only during LGPhosted events;

4. To the extent permitted by locallaws, codes, and ordinances, waive all rental and other fees to LGP forprogrammingand events, which authorization shall notbeunreasonably delayed;

5. Provide review processes forFacilities and Programs from LGP to be located or conducted on the Greenway.The review processes shall be as follows:

a. LGP submitsProgramorFacilities proposal to NORD’sCEO (or other NORD staffdesignated by NORD’sCEO);

b. Approval of ProgramorFacilities proposal is required by both the City’sCAO and NORD’sCEO (orother NORD staff designated by NORD’sCEO) forProgramorFacilities to commence; and

c. NORD’sCEO (orother NORD staffdesignated by NORD’sCEO) will communicate the decisiontoLGP;

6. Designate NORD’sCEO (orother NORD staff designated by NORD’sCEO)asthe central pointofcontact to LGP whowill be responsible forcoordinating City communications and effortswith relevant City departments. TheNORD’sCEO or other designated NORD representative responsible forcoordinating Greenway activities shall meet either in person or by telephone conference at least every other month at aminimum withrespect to accomplishing the purposes of this Agreement (unless otherwiseagreedtobythe Parties);

7. Includeinternet links to LGP’swebsite at NORD’sLafitte Greenway webpage;

8. Provide letters of support,data, or any other similar typeof assistance as requested by LGP from timetotime, and as reasonably approved by the NORD CEOtoLGP in their effortsto securegrant funding forPrograms and Facilities;

9. Provide LGP withdocuments deemed necessary, as reasonably requested by LGP,for LGP’sperformance of any work required underthis Agreement; and 10. Via the NORD CEO, provide access to NORD personnel to discuss therequired services during normalworking hours, as requested by LGP.

ARTICLE IV –FUNDING

A. Amount.The amount funded or payable by the City or NORD to LGP underthis Agreement is onehundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).

If costs to provide these services increase beyond the current amount to cut the Lafitte Greenway ($1,291.32 percut) including but notlimited to those that mightbeincurredunder any new Turf Maintenance contract which the City/NORD mayexecute subsequent to the date of executionofthis agreement, or if additional acreage is addedtothe turfmaintenance contractor’sscope,then the City/NORD shall provide a pro rata increase in the funding to LGP under this agreement to cover those increased costs of service.

B. Disbursements.NORD shall pay LGP in three (3) disbursements of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) each, perthe following schedule:

1. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) upon executionofthis agreement, less any payments made to City’slandscapecontractorbetween March 12, 2025 and the date of executionofthis agreement. NORD shall provide to LGP record of any such payments; 2. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) on November29, 2025; and 3. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) on November29, 2026.

ARTICLE V-DURATIONAND TERMINATION

A. Term.The termofthis agreement shall be for3 yearsfromthe Effective Date through November28, 2027.

B. Extension.The City can opt to extend the termofthis Agreement provided that the City Council approves it as amulti-termcooperative endeavoragreement and that additionalfunding,ifrequired, is allocated by the City Council.

C. Termination for Convenience.Either Party mayterminate this Agreement at any timeduring the termofthe Agreement by giving the other Party written notice of the terminationatleast 30 calendar days beforethe intended date of termination.

D. Termination for Cause.The City mayterminate this Agreement immediately for cause by sending written notice to the LGP.“Cause” includes without limitationany failuretoperform any obligationorabide by any condition of this Agreement or the failure of any representation or warranty in this Agreement, including without limitationany failure to comply withthe requirements of the City’sDisadvantaged Business Enterpriseprogramand any failuretocomply withany provision of City Code §2-1120 or requests of the Office of InspectorGeneral. If aterminationfor cause is subsequently challenged in acourt of law and the challenging partyprevails, the terminationwill be deemed to be aterminationfor convenience effective 30 days from the date of the original written notice of terminationfor cause wassent to the challenging party; no further notice will be required ARTICLE VI -INDEMNITY

A. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractorwill indemnify defend,and hold harmless the City,its agents, employees, officials, insurers, self-insurance funds, and assigns (collectively the Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, and judgments of sumsofmoney accruing against the Indemnified Parties: for loss of life or

cancellation, or reduction in coverage or limitsaffectingany policy of insurance maintained under thisAgreement.

ARTICLE VIII -PERFORMANCE MEASURES

A. Factors.The Citywill measure the performance of the Contractor accordingtothe following non-exhaustive factors: work performed in compliance with the terms of the Agreement; staffavailability; staff training; staffprofessionalism; staffexperience; customerservice; communicationand accessibility; prompt andeffective correctionof situations andconditions; timelinessand completeness of submission of requested documentation (such as records, receipts, invoices, insurance certificates, andcomputer-generatedreports).

B. Failure to Perform.Ifthe Contractor fails to perform accordingtothe Agreement, the Citywill notify the Contractor.Ifthereisa continued lack of performance after notification, the Citymay declarethe Contractor in default and maypursue any appropriate remedies available under the Agreementand/or any applicable law

ARTICLE IX -NON-DISCRIMINATION

A. Equal Employment Opportunity In all hiring or employment made possible by,orresultingfromthisAgreement, the Contractor (1) will not discriminateagainst any employee or applicantfor employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender,age,physical or mentaldisability national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry, and(2) whereapplicable, will takeaffirmative actiontoensurethat the LGP’s employees aretreated duringemployment without regard to theirrace, color, religion, sex, gender,age,physical or mentaldisability,national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry. Thisrequirement shall apply to, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer,recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoffortermination, ratesofpay or otherforms of compensation, andselectionfor training, including apprenticeship. Allsolicitations or advertisements foremployees shallstate that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender,age,physical or mentaldisability,national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry.

B. Non-Discrimination.Inthe performance of thisAgreement, the Contractor will not discriminateonthe basis, whether in fact or perception, of aperson’srace, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender,sexual orientation, gender identity,domestic partner status, maritalstatus, physical or mentaldisability,orAIDSor HIV-status against (1) anyemployee of the Cityworkingwiththe Contractor in any of Contractor’soperations within OrleansParish or (2) anyperson seeking accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, services, or membershipinall business, social, or otherestablishments or organizations operatedbythe LGP.The Contractor agrees to comply with andabide by all applicable federal, state and local laws relating to non-discrimination, including,without limitation, TitleVIofthe Civil Rights Actof1964, SectionV of the RehabilitationAct of 1973, andthe AmericanswithDisabilities Actof1990.

C. Incorporation into Subcontracts.The Contractor will incorporate the terms and conditions of thisArticle into all subcontracts, by reference or otherwise,and will requireall subcontractors to complywiththose provisions.

D. Termination for Breach.The Citymay terminate thisAgreement for cause if the Contractor fails to comply with any obligationinthisArticle, which failure is amaterial breach of thisAgreement.

ARTICLE X-INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

A. Independent Contractor Status.The Contractor is an independent contractor and shallnot be deemed an employee, servant, agent, partner,orjoint

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-870

ADMINISTRA‐TOR, U.S. SMALL BUSINESS AD‐MINISTRATION AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT VS LITTLE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF AVONDALE,INC

g bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

THEFOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SITU‐ATED IN THE CITY OF WESTWEGO, PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA TO WIT:

HUNDREDFIFTY (150 FEET)FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

g September 5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $97.12

g nated as fol‐lows,to-wit:

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 25, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceedtosell to thehighest bidd bli

TWOCERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, ADVANTAGES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCES THEREUNTO BELONG‐ING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING SITUATEDIN

THEPARISHOF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWNAS AVONDALE GARDENSSUB‐DIVISION,LO‐CATEDATAVON‐DALE, LOUISIANA, AS PERBLUE PRINTOFJAMES S. WEBB, C.E. ANDS., DATED JANUARY31, 1925, ON FILE IN THEOFFICEOF THECLERK OF COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, ANDIN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PLAN SAID CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND ARE DESIGNATED AS LOTS NOS. 25 AND26OF SQUARE OR BLOCKNO. 2, WHICH LOTS ADJOIN EACH OTHER ANDMEASURE EACH TWENTYFIVE (25FEET) FEET FRONTONA PUBLIC ROAD, SAME WIDTHIN THEREAR, BY A DEPTHOFONE

ALLISONN BEASLEY Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August1,2025, b

seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown asMagnolia TraceSubdivi‐sion andisdesig‐d f l

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

LotFifteen (15), Square One(1) which square is bounded by Feli‐cianaCourt and Magnolia Trace Drive(side); said lotcom‐mences at adis‐tanceofsixty andeightyseven hundredthsfeet (60.87')fromthe corner of Mag‐noliaTrace Driveand Feli‐cianaCourt andmeasures thence twelve andsix tenths feet (12.6')front on Feliciana Courtand sixty-twoand four tenths feet (62.40')on a second front, by adepth of one hundred forty feet (140')on thesidelinead‐joiningLot Six‐teen (16),and a depthofone hundred forty andthirty-four hundredthsfeet (140.34')onthe opposite side‐line,with a widthinthe rear of seventy-five feet (75'). Allin accordance with asurveyby DufreneSurvey‐ing& Engineering, Inc..dated Sep‐tember 24, 1999. This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate:

may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLICATION DATE: August1,2025

NOCP 8526

OFFICIAL NOTICE CAL. NO. 35,170 EXHIBIT A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND DESIRE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION [COVER PAGE]

COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND DESIRE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION DESIRE SQUARE CONSTRUCTION

THIS COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between the City of New Orleans, represented by LaToya Cantrell, Mayor (the City”), and the DesireCommunity Housing Corporation, represented by Wilbert Thomas, Sr President and CEO (“DCHC”). The City and DCHC may sometimes each be referredtoasa Party,” and collectively,asthe Parties.” The Agreement is effective as of the date of execution by the City (the Effective Date”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS,the City is apolitical subdivision of the State of Louisiana; WHEREAS,DCHC is anot-for-profitcorporationthat provides affordable housing and housing services to low-income families in New Orleans, whose principal address is located at 2725 Piety St. NOLA 70126;

WHEREAS,pursuant to Article 7, Section 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and related statutes, and Section 9-314 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans, the City may enter into cooperative endeavors with the State of Louisiana, its political subdivisions and corporations, the United States and its agencies, and any public or private corporation, association, or individual with regard to cooperative financing and other economic development activities, the procurement and development of immovable property,jointplanning and implementation of public works, the joint use of facilities, joint research and program implementation activities, joint funding initiatives, and other similar activities in support of public education, community development, housing rehabilitation, economic growth, and other public purposes;

WHEREAS,DCHC has devised plans for amultipurpose building including space for agrocery store, health clinic, pharmacy,and nonprofitoffices, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A”(the “Project”);

WHEREAS,DCHC estimates that DesireSquare, once opened, will create at least 36 jobs in the health clinic and pharmacy,and 25 jobs for DCHC staff, indicating an annual economic impact of $3,390,380 for 61 permanent positions at the New Orleans median household income of $55,580.00;

WHEREAS,DCHC has an existing construction contract in place with their contractor,Landis Construction Co., LLC., attached hereto and incorporated hereinas“Exhibit B”, and DCHC has financed $11.5 million in construction work using previously allocated FEMA funding;

WHEREAS,DCHC has provided abudget to complete construction andopen the building with a final $3 million investment by the City; WHEREAS,the City and DCHC desiretoaccomplish avaluable public purpose of revitalizing the DesireNeighborhood by completing construction of the DesireSquare project at 3350 Industry St., New Orleans, LA 70126; WHEREAS,DCHC will oversee the completion of construction at the DesireSquaresite within its $3 million budget; and WHEREAS,the City will provide reimbursement for construction costs to open the DesireSquarefacility; NOW THEREFORE,the City and DCHC, each having the authority to do so, agree as follows: ARTICLE I-PROJECT BACKGROUND

A. The Desire Neighborhood.The DesireNeighborhood of New Orleans is generally bound by Gentilly Boulevardtothe north, Florida Avenue to the south, the Industrial Canal to the east and Peoples Avenue to the west. It is directly south of the Gentilly Woods neighborhood and north of St. Claude and the Bywater neighborhoods. Like much of New Orleans, the neighborhood was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The neighborhood is still recovering from thatdevastation today.Some of the most pressing issues that confront the Desire Neighborhood areashortage of affordable homes, alack of accessto essential services such as healthcareand economic opportunities

B. The Desire Community HousingCorporation.DesireCommunity Housing Corporation is anon-profitorganization established in 1968 with the primary purpose of providing quality affordable housing and revitalizing the Desireneighborhood

C. The Project

1. The DesireSquareProject by DCHC aimstoaddress the challenges facing the DesireNeighborhood by facilitating access to affordable housing, access to healthcareand educational services, and fostering economic development. The DesireSquare project will serve as acatalyst for acomprehensive revitalization of the DesireNeighborhood. Located at 2711 DesireParkway,the project includes construction of a42,000 squarefoot modern, multifunctional non-profitcenter.The facility will house the Desire Community Housing Corporation offices, acommunity health clinic, apharmacy and drug stores, and retail and community collaboration spaces.

2. The DesireSquareproject is partially funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”). DCHC received $5.4M in funding from FEMA in March of 2018 for expenses related to the demolition and replacement of their multi-function administrative center which sustained extensive flooding following Katrina. DCHC also received $7,336,611 from FEMA in January 2024 to replace the DesireSquareBuilding.

3. On August 8, 2024, the New Orleans City Council voted to appropriate $3,000,000.00 in funds to the DCHC. ARTICLE II -DCHC’S OBLIGATIONS

A. Construction.DCHC will oversee completion of construction work for theProject under DCHC’sexistingcontract with Landis Construction Co., LLC, including the cost breakdown for City funds as outlined in Exhibit C.

B. Police Substation.Upon completion of the construction DCHC will:

1. Set aside space for apolice substation for the City’suse, with an estimated one- time construction bene

B. Budget.The City will pay DCHC according to the cost breakdown submitted, attached and incorporated hereinas“Exhibit C,” at therates agreed upon in the construction contract with Landis Construction Co., LLC. C. Reimbursement Funding.Subject to the termsand conditions set forth in this Agreement,the City’s funding shall be used for reimbursement of construction and/or purchase and installation costs and shall not exceed $3,000,000.00 (the City Funding”). The City will not be liable for any costs or expenses paid or incurred by DCHC in excess of the City Funding in the performance of the DCHC’s obligations under this Agreement,except as may be specifically set forth in aduly authorized amendment.The DCHC agrees to provide or obtain all funding for DesireSquarenot provided by the City Funding.

D. No Payment for Services Beyond Scope of Agreement.Except as may be provided by laws governing emergency procedures, officers and employees of the City arenot authorized to request DCHC to provide additional services that would result in the performance of services beyond the scope of this Agreement,unless this Agreement has been amended in accordance with the termsofthis Agreement to authorizesuch additional services and/or expenditures.The City shall not be requiredtoreimburse DCHC forany services that areprovided by DCHC that arebeyond the scope of this Agreement,inthe absence of aduly authorized executed amendment hereto.

E. No Payments in Excess of Maximum Funding.Officers and employees of the City arenot authorized to offer or promise to DCHC additional funding for DesireSquareinexcess of the maximum amount of the City Funding set forth above, unless this Agreement has been amended in accordance with the termsofthis Agreement to authorize such increase and the Department of Finance has certified the availabilityofsuch additional funding. Absent the prior duly authorized amendment of this Agreement and the necessary certification of the Department of Finance, the City shall not be required to honor and will not remittoDCHC any offered or promised additional funding in excess of the maximum amount of City Funding set forth above.

ARTICLE V- DURATION AND TERMINATION

A. Term.This agreement is effective as of the date of execution and shall terminate 30 years from when the City commences occupancy

B. Extension.This Agreement may be extended at the optionofthe City provided that the City Councilapproves the extension viaordinance and if needed, allocates additional funds and the extension of the Agreement facilitates the continuity of services provided herein.

C. Termination for Convenience.The City may terminate this Agreement at any timeduring the term of the Agreement by giving DCHC written notice of the termination at least 30 calendar days beforethe intended date of termination.

D. Termination for Cause.The City may terminate this Agreement immediately for cause by sending written notice to DCHC. “Cause” includes without limitation any failuretoperform any obligation or abide by any conditionofthis Agreement or the failure of any representation or warranty in this Agreement,including without limitation any failure to complywith the requirements of the City’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program and any failure to comply with any provision of City Code §2-1120 or requests of the Office of InspectorGeneral. If atermination for cause is subsequentlychallenged in acourt of law and the challenging party prevails, the termination will be deemed to be atermination for convenience effective 30 days from the date of the original written notice of termination for cause was sent to the challenging party; no further notice will be required.

E. Termination for Non-Appropriation.This Agreement will terminate immediatelyinthe event of non-appropriation of funds sufficient to maintainthis Agreement without the requirement of notice and the City will not be liable for any amounts beyond the funds appropriated and encumbered for this Agreement

ARTICLE VI -INDEMNITY

A. In General.Tothe fullest extent permitted by law, DCHC will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City, its agents, employees, officials, insurers, self-insurance funds, and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, and judgmentsofsums of money accruing against the Indemnified Parties: for loss of life or injury or damage to persons or property arising from or relating to any act or omission or the operation of DCHC, its agents or employees while engaged in or in connection with the discharge or performance of any Services under this Agreement;and for any and all claims and/or liens for labor, services, or materialsfurnished to DCHC in connection with the performance of work under this Agreement

B. Limitation.DCHC’s indemnitydoes not extend to any loss arising from the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Indemnified Parties, provided that neither DCHC nor any of its agents or employees contributed to such negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

C. Independent Duty.DCHC has an immediateand independent obligation to,atthe City’soption: (a) defend the City from or (b) reimburse the City forits costs incurred in the defense of any claim that actuallyorpotentially falls within this indemnity,even if: (1) the allegations areormay be groundless, false, or fraudulent; or (2) DCHC is ultimately absolved from liability

D. Expenses.Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary,DCHC shall bear the expenses including, but not limited to,the City’sreasonable attorney fees and expenses, incurred by the City in enforcing this indemnity.

ARTICLE VII -INSURANCE

A. Except as otherwise noted, for the durationofthis Agreement or the performance of work required by this Agreement,DCHC agrees to have and maintain the policies set forth in said Agreement.All policies, endorsements, certificates, and/or binders shall be subject to approval from the City of New Orleans as to form and content. These requirements aresubject to amendment or waiver only if approved in writing by the City of New Orleans.

B. Evidence of coverage shall be provided prior to the start of any activities/work, in conjunction with DCHC’sscope of work under the Agreement. Alapse in any required insurance coverage during this Agreement shall be abreach of this Agreement

C. Minimum Requirements:

1. Workers’ Compensation &EmployersLiability:Insurance in compliance with the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act(s). Statutory and Employers LiabilityInsurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000. All employersmust provide this insurance or be registered as a“Self-Insured” entity within the State.

2. Commercial General Liability:Insurance including contractual liabilityinsurance, products and completed operations, personal &advertising injury,bodily injury,property damage, products/ completed operations, and any other type of liability

4.

retentions or for assessments underany formof policy.These shall be borne by andbethe sole responsibility of DCHC.

5.

10. Notice- DCHC will provide the City’sRisk Manager (at City of New Orleans Attn: Risk Manager,1300 Perdido Street,Suite 9E06, New Orleans, LA 70112- Ref.: CEA) the following documents, within 10 calendar days of the City’srequest -Copiesofall policies of insurance, including allpolicies, forms, andendorsements.

G. Miscellaneous:Without noticefromthe City,DCHC will:

1. Substitute insurancecoverage acceptabletothe City within 30 calendar days if anyinsurance company providing anyinsurance with respect to this Contract is declared bankrupt, becomes insolvent, losesthe righttodobusiness in Louisiana,orceases to meet the requirements of this Contract

H. Special Risks or Circumstances:

1. The City of NewOrleansshall reserve the righttomodify these requirements, including limits, based on anychange in the scope of work/DCHC’sobligations, natureofthe risk, insurer coverage, and/or other circumstances.

ARTICLE VIII -PERFORMANCE MEASURES

A. Factors.The City will measure the performance of DCHC according to the following non- exhaustive factors: workperformedincompliance with the terms of the Agreement; staffavailability; stafftraining; staff professionalism; staffexperience; customer service; communication andaccessibility; prompt andeffective correction of situations and conditions; timeliness andcompleteness of submission of requested documentation (such as records, receipts, invoices, insurance certificates, andcomputer-generated reports).

B. Failure to Perform.IfDCHC fails to perform according to the Agreement, the City will notify DCHC. If there is acontinuedlack of performance afternotification,the City maydeclareDCHC in default andmay pursue anyappropriate remediesavailable underthe Agreementand/or anyapplicable law.Inthe eventofanotification of default, the City will invoicethe defaulting DCHC for anyincrease in costs andotherdamages sustained by the City.Further, the City will seek full recovery from the defaulting DCHC.

ARTICLE IX -LIVING WAGES

A. Definitions.Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, Capitalized terms usedbut not defined herein, shall have the definition attributedtotheminArticle VIII, Section 70- 802 of the City Code

B. Compliance.Tothe fullest extentpermittedbylaw,DCHC agrees to abide by City Code Sections 70-801, et seq., whichrequires, in pertinent part, the following: 1. Payment of an hourly wage to CoveredEmployees equaltothe amounts definedinthe City Code (“Living Wage”); 2. Receipt of at least seven (7)days per year of compensatedleave for CoveredEmployees, as required by Section 70-807 of the City Code;and 3. Post noticeinaprominent place regarding the applicability of the Living Wage Ordinanceinevery workplace in whichCovered Employees areworking thatiswithin the CoveredEmployer’s custody and control, as required by Section 70-810 of the City Code C. Living Wage.Inaccordance with the Living Wage Ordinance, Living Wage shall be as follows: $15.56 per hour plus anyadjustment provided in subsection Dbelow for anywork performed duringcalendar

Requirements.AsrequiredbySection 70-804 of the City Code,DCHC, beneficiary,orotherCoveredEmployer,prior to enteringinto asubcontract,shall notify subcontractors in writing of the requirements andapplicability of Article VIII -The Living Wage Ordinance(“Article”). City Contractors andbeneficiaries shall be deemed responsible for violations of this Article by their subcontractors.

F. Reporting.OnorbeforeJanuary 31st andupon request by the City DCHC shall identify (a) the hourly wage earned by the lowest paid CoveredEmployeeand (b) the numberofdays of compensatedleave received by CoveredEmployees earning less than130% of the thenprevailing wage during the currentterm of the Agreement, andprovide the identified information to the following: Office of Workforce Development Living Wage

ARTICLE X-HIRENOLA PROGRAM

DCHC agrees to abide by City Code sections 70-496, et seq., to demonstrate good faith efforts to fully carry out the applicable requirements of the HireNOLA Program as defined in the City Code. If DCHC fails to comply with the requirements of the HireNOLA Program during the term of the Agreement, said failuremay result in termination of the Agreement or pursuit of other remedies.

ARTICLE XI -NON-DISCRIMINATION

A. Equal Employment Opportunity.Inall hiring or employment made possible by,orresulting from this Agreement, DCHC (1) will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color,religion, sex, gender,age, physical or mental disability,national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry,and (2) whereapplicable, will take affirmative action to ensurethat DCHC’semployees aretreated during employment without regardtotheir race, color,religion, sex, gender,age, physical or mental disability, national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry.This requirement shall apply to, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer,recruitment or recruitment advertising,layoffortermination,rates of pay or otherforms of compensation, and selection for training,including apprenticeship. All solicitations or advertisements for employees shall state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardtorace, color,religion, sex, gender,age, physical or mental disability,national origin, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry

B. Non-Discrimination.Inthe performance of this Agreement, DCHC will not discriminate on the basis, whether in fact or perception, of aperson’srace, color,creed, religion, national origin, ancestry,age, sex, gender,sexual orientation, gender identity,domestic partner status,marital status, physical or mental disability,orAIDS- or HIVstatus against (1) any employee of the City working with DCHC in any of DCHC’soperations within Orleans Parish or (2) any person seeking accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, services, or membership in all business, social, or other establishments or organizations operated by the DCHC. DCHC agrees to comply with and abide by all applicable federal, state and local laws relating to non-discrimination, including, without limitation, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section Vofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

C. Incorporation into Subcontracts.DCHC will incorporate the terms and conditions of this Article into all subcontracts, by reference or otherwise, and will requireall subcontractors to comply with those provisions.

D. Termination for Breach.The City may terminate this Agreement for cause if DCHC fails to comply with any obligation in this Article, which failureisamaterial breach of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XII -INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

A. Independent Contractor Status.DCHC is an independent Contractor and shall not be deemed an employee, servant, agent, partner,orjoint ventureofthe City and will not holditself or anyofits employees, subcontractorsoragents to be an employee, partner,or agent of the City

B. Exclusion of Worker’sCompensation Coverage.The City will not be liable to DCHC, as an independent Contractor as defined in La. R.S. 23:1021(6), for any benefits or coverage as provided by the Workmen’sCompensation Law of the State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of La. R.S. 23:1034, any person employed by DCHC will notbeconsidered an employee of the City for the purpose of Worker’s Compensation coverage.

C. Exclusion of Unemployment Compensation Coverage.DCHC, as an independent Contractor,isbeing hired by the City under this Agreement for hireand defined in La. R.S. 23:1472(12)(E)and neither DCHC nor anyone employed by it will be considered an employee of the City for the purpose of unemployment compensation coverage, which coverage same beinghereby expressly waived and excluded by the parties, because: (a) DCHC has been and will be free from any control or direction by the City over the performance of the services covered by this contract; (b) the services to be performed by DCHC areoutside the normal course and scope of the City’susual business; and (c) DCHC has been independently engaged in performing the services required under this Agreement prior to the date of this Agreement.

D. Waiver of Benefits.DCHC, as an independent Contractor, will not receive from the City any sick and annual leave benefits, medical insurance, life insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, sick leave, pension, or Social Security for any services rendered to the City under this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIII- FORCE MAJEURE

A. Event.Anevent of Force Majeurewill include any event or occurrence not reasonably foreseeable by the City at the execution of this Agreement, which will include, but not be limited to, abnormally severe andunusual weather conditions or other acts of God (including tropical weather events, tornados, hurricanes, and flooding); declarations of emergency; shortages of labor or materials (not caused by City); riots; terrorism; acts of public enemy; war; sabotage; cyber-attacks, threats, or incidents; epidemics or pandemics; court or governmental order; or any other cause whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of City,provided such event was not caused by the negligence or misconduct of City,bythe failureofCity to comply with applicable laws, or by the breach of this Agreement.

B. Notice.Toseek the benefitofthis Article, the City must provide notice in writing to DCHC stating: (1) an event triggering this Article has occurred; (2) the anticipated effect of the Force Majeureevent on performance; and (3) the expected duration of the delay,ifthe Agreement is being suspended

C. Effect

1. Upon the occurrence of aForce Majeureevent, for which the City has provided required notice, the City may,atits sole discretion: i. Suspend this Agreement for aduration to be set by the City not to exceed 90 days. During such time of suspension, the Parties will not be liable or responsible for performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement, and there will be excluded from the computation of such period of time any delays directly due to the occurrence of the Force Majeureevent. During any such period of suspension, DCHC must take all commercially reasonable actions to mitigate against the effects of the Force Majeureevent and to ensure the prompt resumption of performance when so instructed by the City; or

ii. Terminate this Agreement, either immediately or after one or more periods of suspension, effective on notice to DCHC and without any further compensation due.

2. Notwithstanding Section C(1) above, the obligations relating to making payments when due (for services or materials already provided) and thoseobligations specified to survive in the Agreement will be unaffected by any suspension or termination.

ARTICLE XIV -NOTICE

A. In General.Except for any routine communication, any notice, demand, communication, or request required or permitted under this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered in person or by certified mail, returnreceipt requested as follows:

1. To the City: Chief Administrative Office City of New Orleans 1300 Perdido Street, 9th Floor New Orleans, LA 70112 & City Attorney City of New Orleans 1300 Perdido Street, Suite 5E03 New Orleans, LA 70112

or 50% of the total voting power of DCHC or subcontractor as of the effective date of the Agreement

C. Auditand Other Oversight

1. DCHC will submittoany City audit, inspection, and review and, at the City’srequest, will make available all documents relating or pertaining to this Agreement maintained by or under the control of DCHC, its employees, agents, assigns, successors, and subcontractors, during normal business hours at DCHC’soffice or place of business in Louisiana. If no such location is availablein Louisiana, DCHC will make the documents availableatatimeand location thatisconvenient for the City

2. DCHC will abide by all provisions of City Code §2-1120, including without limitation City Code §2-1120(12), which requires DCHC to provide the Office of InspectorGeneral with documents and information as requested. Failure to comply with such requests is amaterial breach of the Agreement.Insigning this Agreement

DCHC agrees that it is subject to the jurisdiction of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court for purposes of challenginga subpoena.

D. Choice of Law.This Agreement will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the StateofLouisiana without regardto its conflict of laws provisions.

E. Compliance with City’sHiringRequirements- Banthe Box

1. DCHC agrees to adheretothe City’shiring requirements contained in City Code Section2-8(d) and 2-13(a)-(f). Prior to executing this Agreement, DCHC must provide aswornstatement attesting to its compliance with the City’shiring requirements or stating why deviation from the hiring requirement is necessary

2. Failuretomaintain compliance with the City’shiring requirements through the term of the Agreement,ortoprovide sufficient written reasons for deviation, is amaterial breach of this Agreement

Uponlearning of any such breach, the City will provide DCHC notice of noncompliance and allow the DCHC thirty (30) days to come into compliance. If, after providing notice and thirty (30) days to cure, DCHC remains noncompliant,the City may move to suspend payments to DCHC, void the Agreement,ortake any such legal actionpermitted by laworthis Agreement

3. This section will not apply to any agreements excluded from the City’shiring requirements by City Code Sections 2-8(d) or (g). Shouldacourt of competent jurisdiction find any part of this section to be unenforceable, the section shouldbereformed, if possible, so that it is enforceabletothe maximum extent permitted by law,orifreformation is not possible, the section shouldbefully severable and remaining provisions of the Agreement willremain in full forceand effect.

4. DCHC will incorporatethe termsand conditions of this Article into all subcontracts, by reference or otherwise, and will requireall sub-contractor to comply with those provisions.

F. ConflictingEmployment. To ensure that DCHC’seffortsdonot conflict with the City’sinterests, and in recognitionofDCHC’sobligations to the City, DCHC will decline any offer of other employment if its performance of this Agreement is likely to be adverselyaffected by the acceptance of the other employment.DCHC will promptlynotify theCity in writing of its intention to accept the other employment and will disclose all possible effects of the other employment on DCHC’sperformance of this Agreement.The City will make the final determination whether the DCHC may accept the other employment

G. Construction of Agreement.Neither party will be deemed to have drafted this Agreement.This Agreement has been reviewed by the Parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the Parties. No term of this Agreement shall be construed or resolved in favoroforagainst the City or DCHC on the basis of which party drafted the uncertainorambiguous language. The headings and captions of this Agreement areprovided for convenience only and arenot intended to have effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.Whereappropriate, the singular includes the plural and neutral words and words of any gender shall include the neutral and other gender

H. Convicted Felon Statement.The DCHC complieswith City Code § 2-8(c) and no principal, member,orofficer of the DCHC has, within the preceding 5years, been convicted of, or pled guilty to,afelony under state or federal statutes for embezzlement, theft of public funds, bribery,orfalsification or destruction of public records.

I. Cost Recovery.Inaccordance with Section 2-8.1 of the Municipal Code entitled “Cost recovery in contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, and grants,”tothe maximum extent permitted by law, theDCHC shall reimburse the City or disgorge anything of value or economic benefitreceived from the City if the DCHC fails to meet its contractual obligations.

J. Employee Verification.DCHC swears that: (i) it is in compliance with La. R.S. 38:2212.10, and is registered and participates in a status verification system to verify that allemployees in the Stateof Louisiana arelegal citizens of the United States or arelegal aliens; (ii) it shall continue, during the term of this Agreement,toutilize astatus verification system to verify the legal status of allnew employees in the StateofLouisiana; and (iii) it shall requireall subcontractors to submittoDCHC aswornaffidavit verifying compliance with items(i) and (ii) above. Any violation of the provisions of this paragraph may subject this Agreement to termination, and may further result in DCHC being ineligible for any public contract for aperiod of 3years from the date the violation is discovered. DCHC further acknowledges and agrees that it shall be liable for any additional costs incurred by the City occasioned by the termination of this Agreement or the loss of any license or permittodobusiness in the StateofLouisiana resulting from aviolationofLa. R.S. 38:2212.10. DCHC will provide to the City aswornaffidavit attesting to the above provisions if requested by the City.The City may terminate this Agreement for cause if the DCHC fails to provide the requested affidavit or violates any provision of this paragraph.

K. Entire Agreement.This Agreement,including all incorporated documents, constitutes the final and complete agreement and understanding between the parties. Allprior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, are superseded by this Agreement and arewithout effect to vary or alter anyterms or conditions of this Agreement

L. Exhibits.The following exhibits will be and areincorporated into this Agreement: •ExhibitA -DesireSquareProposal; •ExhibitB -DesireSquareConstruction Contract with Landis Construction; •Exhibit C-DesireSquareBudget.

M. Jurisdiction.DCHC consents and yields to the jurisdiction of the State Civil Courts of the Parish of Orleans and formallywaives any pleas or exceptions of jurisdiction on account of the residence of DCHC.

N. Limitations of the City’sObligations.The City has no obligations not explicitly set forth in this Agreement or any incorporated documents or expressly imposed by law

O. No Third-Party Beneficiaries.This Agreement is entered into forthe exclusive benefitofthe parties and the parties expressly disclaim any intent to benefitanyone not aparty to this Agreement

P. Non-Exclusivity.This Agreement is non-exclusive and DCHC may provide services to other clients, subject to the City’sapproval of any potential conflictswith the performance of this Agreement and the City may engage the services of others for the provision of some or all of the work to be performed under this Agreement

Q. Non-Solicitation Statement.The DCHC has not employed or retained any company or person, other than abona fide employee working solely for it, to solicit or securethis Agreement.The DCHC has not paid or agreed to pay any person, other than abona fide employee working for it, any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon or resulting from this Agreement

R. Non-Waiver.The failureofeither party to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement,toenforce any right or to seek any remedy upon discovery of any default or breach of the other party at such timeasthe initial discoveryofthe existence of such noncompliance, right,default or breach shall not affect or constitute a waiver of either party’sright to insist upon such compliance, exercise such right or seek such remedy with respect to that default or breach or any prior contemporaneous or subsequent default or breach.

S. Order of Documents.Inthe event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any incorporated documents, the termsand conditions of the documents will apply in this order: the Agreement; Exhibit C; Exhibit A, Exhibit B.

T. Ownership Interest Disclosure. DCHC will provide the City with aswornaffidavit listing all natural or

cial

with an ownershipinterest in DCHC and stating that

person holds an ownershipinterest in DCHC via acounter letter.For the purposes of this provision, an “ownershipinterest” shall not be deemed to include ownershipofstock in apublicly traded corporation or ownershipof an interest in amutual fund or trust that holds an interest in apublicly traded corporation. If DCHC fails to submitthe required affidavit,

consideration to DCHC. V. Prohibition of Financial Interest in Agreement.Noelected of

cial or

of the City shall have a

nancialinterest,

or indirect,inthis Agreement. For purposesofthis provision, a

nancial interest held by

child, or parent of anyelected official or employee of the City shall be deemed to be a financialinterest of such elected official or employee of the City.Any willful violation of this provision, with the expressed or impliedknowledge of DCHC, shall renderthis Agreementvoidable by the City andshall entitle the City to recover,inaddition to anyotherrights andremedies available to the City,all moniespaidbythe City to DCHC pursuant to this Agreement without regard to DCHC’sotherwise satisfactory performance of the Agreement.

W. Prohibition on Political Activity.None of the funds, materials, property,orservices provided directly or indirectly underthe terms of this Agreementshall be usedinthe performance of this Agreementfor anypartisanpolitical activity,ortofurtherthe election or defeat of any candidate for public office.

X. Remedies Cumulative.Noremedyset forth in the Agreementor otherwise conferred upon or reserved to anypartyshall be considered exclusive of anyotherremedyavailable to aparty. Rather, each remedy shall be deemed distinct, separate andcumulative andeach may be exercised from time to time as oftenasthe occasion mayarise or as maybedeemed expedient.

Y. Severability.Should acourt of competent jurisdiction find any provision of this Agreementtobeunenforceableaswritten,the unenforceable provision should be reformed, if possible, so thatitis enforceabletothe maximum extentpermittedbylaw or,ifreformation is not possible, the unenforceable provision shall be fully severable andthe remaining provisions of the Agreementremaininfull force and effect andshall be construedand enforced as if the unenforceable provision wasnever apart the Agreement.

Z. Subcontractor Reporting.DCHC will provide alist of allnatural or artificial persons who areretainedbyDCHC at the time of the Agreement’sexecution andwho areexpected to perform workas subcontractors in connection with DCHC’swork for the City.For any subcontractor proposed to be retainedbyDCHC to perform workon the Agreementwith the City,DCHC must provide noticetothe City within 30 days of retaining thatsubcontractor.IfDCHC fails to submit the required lists andnotices, the City may,afterthirty 30 days’ written noticetothe DCHC, take anyaction it deems necessary,including, without limitation, causing the suspension of anypayments, until the required lists andnotices aresubmitted.

AA. Survival of Certain Provisions.All representations andwarranties andall obligations concerning record retention, inspections, audits, ownership, indemnification,payment, remedies, jurisdiction, and choiceoflaw shall survive the expiration, suspension,ortermination of this Agreementand continue in full force andeffect

BB.Terms Binding.The terms andconditions of this Agreementare binding on anyheirs, successors, transferees, andassigns.

ARTICLE XVI- COUNTERPARTS

This Agreementmay be executedinone or morecounterparts, each of whichshall be deemed to be an originalcopy of this Agreement, but allofwhich, whentaken together, shall constitute one andthe same agreement.

ARTICLE XVII -ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND DELIVERY

The Parties agreethatamanually signed copy of this Agreementand anyotherdocument(s) attached to this Agreementdeliveredbyemail shall be deemed to have the same legaleffect as delivery of an originalsigned copy of this Agreement. No legally binding obligation shall be created with respect to apartyuntil such party hasdelivered or caused to be delivered amanually signed copy of this Agreement.

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[The remainder of this page is intentionally leftblank.] IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City andDCHC, through their duly authorized representatives, execute this Agreement.

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

BY: LATOYACANTRELL, MAYOR

Executed on this of ,2025

FORM AND LEGALITY APPROVED:

Law Department

By:

Printed Name:

DESIRE COMMUNITYHOUSING CORPORATION

BY: WILBERTTHOMAS, SR.,PRESIDENT &CEO

FEDERAL TAXI.D.

[EXHIBITS A- CCONTAINED ON NEXT PAGES]

*Due to itssize, copies of the attachment(s)may be seen in fullinthe Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall or areavailable upon request. Pleasecall 504 658-1085

AISHA R. COLLIER

ASSISTANT CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: August 1, 2025 NOCP 8527

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:862-105

BANK OF AMER‐ICA, N.A. VS ANGELA CHIYE' LEE

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 28, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: Acertain piece or portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, advan‐tagesand appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theState of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in that part thereof known as WOODMERE SUBDIVISION, SECTION7,all as perplanof resubdivision approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo. 13812, registered in COB955 folio 226, andas perAct of Dedi‐cation regis‐teredinCOB 957 folio 60, andac‐cordingto which said lot thereonisdes‐ignatedasLOT 1852 of SQUARE "SS"

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans

Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t

$74.89

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-873

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VS RICHARDV CROOP, JR.

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 28, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onSep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: THAT PORTION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon andall of the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, in that part thereofdesig‐natedasSec‐tion Band Cona plan of OakdaleSubdi‐vision made by F. B. Grevem‐berg,C.E Sheet No.2, datedJune 25 1931, desig‐natedasTracts Nos. 5and 6, andwhich said property has been subdi‐videdintothat certainsubdivi‐sion knownas BELLE MEADE SUBDIVISION, UNIT A, allas perplanthereof made by Adloe On,Jr. &Associ‐ates,C.E dated May 10, 1965, revised July 28,1965,ap‐proved by the JeffersonParish Councilunder EmergencyOr‐dinanceNo. 7244,recorded under Instru‐ment No.337976 in COB621, folio 332, andas peract of dedi‐cation before BernhardtC Heebe, Notary Public,dated September30, 1965, registered in COB623, folio 29, andde‐scribedasfol‐lows,to-wit: LOT431 in SQUARE 12, which said square is bounded by Woodmeade Court, Bellemeade Boulevard, Tamarack Street andan undevel‐oped portionof Belle Meade Subdivision, and accordingto a printofsurvey made by Adloe On,Jr. &Associ‐ates,C E.,dated Janu‐ary24, 1968, said Lot431 formsthe cor‐nerofWood‐meadeCourt and Bellemeade Boulevard, and measures 44 feet fronton Woodmeade Court, a first width in therearof33 feet,and afur‐ther width in therearof74.18 feet,a depth andfront on Bellemeade Boulevardof 146.43 feet,by a depth on the opposite side line of 117.97 feet;subject to restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affecting theproperty. Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNumber344 Woodmeade Court, Gretna, Louisiana.

TERMS- Thefull purchaseprice is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $120.95

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO:865-454

SELECT PORTFO‐LIO SERVICING, INC. VERSUS ESTATE OF KEN‐NETH D. PETER‐SONA/K/A KEN‐NETH PETERSON A/K/A KENNETH DWIGHT PETER‐SONSR. ANDES‐TATE OF BERNADETTE DI‐VINITY PETERSON A/K/A BERNADETTE PETERSON

1, 1978, Drawing B 282-2a printof which is at‐tached to an act before Gerald R. Cooper,NP, dated September20, 1978, registered in COB939, folio 318, nowdesig‐natedasPARK PLACESUBDIVI‐SION,ana plan of resubdivision of TractB, Parcels26-X02A 26B, and26C of the Cazalar Planta‐tion ,into ParcelsX-1,X-2 X-3, Yand 2-1, andLotsI through177 on aplanofJ.J Krebs& Sons, Inc.,dated May 9, 1978, ap‐proved by the Councilofthe Parish of Jeffer‐son, underOrdi‐nanceNo. 13501 adoptedAugust 2, 1978, registered in COB937, folio 147 andwhich portionof ground is desig‐natedasLOT 4, SQUARE 7, bounded by Kingsway Drive east,ParkPlace Drive, Lennox Boulevard (side), Westside Drive(side)and Park Placesub‐division,Section 2(side), said Lot measures 60 feet fronton Kingsway,same width in the rear,bya depth of 110 feet between equal andparallel lines, Allmore fully shown. on asurveybyJ.J Krebs& Sons, Inc.,dated March7,1980, andfurther shownona sur‐veybyGilbert, Kelly Couturie Inc. datedAugust1 1987.

Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

Bank Letterof Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 5, 2025,I have seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onSep‐tember10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all rights,ways, privileges,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐tainingsituated in theState of Louisiana, Parish of Jefferson, lyingEastofthe Mississippi Riverwithin Section 30 of Township 14 South, Range24East, beingcom‐prised of arpent Lots 27 thru 35 of CazalarPlan‐tation designated as TractB on a plan by Gan‐dolfo, Kuhn, Lueke& Associ‐ates,dated Au‐gust 10,1977,draw‐ingNo. B282-1, aprint of which is attached to an actbefore LeonardH Rosenson,N.P., on December 9, 1977,registered in COB913, folio 622, anda por‐tion of Arpent Lot26 of theCazalar Plantation des‐ignatedasLot 26-X-2A on plat of survey by theoffice of Gandolfo,Kuhn, Luecke Associ‐ates datedMay

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $130

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:865-302 WELLSFARGO BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR STRUCTURED ASSETSECURI‐TIES CORPORA‐TION MORT‐GAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-OSI VERSUS MARY LOUISE BUTLER

ACERTAIN LOT OR PORTIONOF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐tainingsituated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part for‐merlydesig‐natedasParcel F, Orleans Village Corpo‐rate Tract, a portionbeing resubdivided into Parcel F-1; said Parcel F-1 beingresubdi‐videdwith a portionofPar‐celE into Parcel F-1A;saidParcel F-1A,now beingknown as LINCOLNSHIRE SUBDIVISION, SECTIONIII (3), in accordance with a plan of subdivi‐sion by J.J. Krebs& Sons, Inc.,dated Feb‐ruary24, 1982, approved by OrdinanceNo. 15100, regis‐teredinCob 1024, Folio275, as amendedby that plan of resubdivisionby J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., CE & S, datedMay 11, 1982, ap‐proved by the JeffersonParish CouncilbyOrdi‐nanceNo. 15201, registered in Cob1028, Folio 726, under EntryNo. 1021497, accord‐ingtowhich plan,saidlot is describedas follows: LOT 20A SQUARE 27 is bounded by Rue LouisPhillipe, Fernando Court, Gentry Road andConstantine Drive, andcom‐mences at adis‐tanceof326.74 feet from the intersection of Gentry Road andConstantine Driveand mea‐suresthence40 feet fronton Constantine Drive, same in width in the rear,bya depth of 95 feet be‐tween equal and parallel lines. All in accordance with asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., datedJuly 29, 1988.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:864-000 REGIONSBANK DBAREGIONS MORTGAGE VERSUS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOF ROBERT S. NEYREY, II A/K/A ROBERT S. NEYREY, II A/K/A ROBERT NEYREY, II AND GINA SANSONE NEYREYA/K/A GINA S. NEYREY A/K/AGINA NEYREY

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMay 2, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: Thosecertain pieces or por‐tionsofground together with allthe buildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Morningside Park Subdivision, ac‐cordingto a plan of resubdi‐vision by Adloe Orr, C.E.,dated May13, 1941, on file in theoffice of the clerkofcourt andex-officio recorder of the Parish of Jefferson, towit: Twocertain lots of ground,des‐ignatedasLots Nos. 1& 2of Square 45, Morningside Park Subdivi‐sion,bounded by WaldoStreet (formerlyMaine Ave.)Maryland Avenue (formerlyGlen‐more Street), 17thStreet (for‐merlyVan Buren Avenue)and West Metairie Avenue (for‐merlyLotolaAv‐enue).

Lots 1& 2both measureeach 25 feet fronton WaldoStreet, same width in therear, by a depth of 125 feet between equaland paral‐lellines.Lot 1 formsthe cor‐nerofWaldo Street and17th Street.All as more fully showninaccor‐dancewiththe survey of BFM Corporation, Land Surveyors, dated October 5, 1983, and more fullyde‐scribedona more recent survey by Man‐dleSurveying, Inc.,dated No‐vember 11, 1991.

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $106.

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THEBANKOF NEWYORKMEL‐LONFKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FORTHE CER‐TIFICATEHOLD‐ERSOFTHE CWALT, INC.,AL‐TERNATIVE LOAN TRUST2004-J2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-J2 VERSUS ESTATE OF DANIEL A. VEITH ANDESTATEOF DIANNE CA‐LONGNE VEITH A/K/A DIANNE N. CA‐LONGNE VEITH A/K/ADIANNE C. VEITHA/K/A DI‐ANNE NOBLET FAUCONNE DE CALONGEAND KARENM.VEITH

rear,bya depth of 100 feet be‐tween equal and parallel lines. Allasinaccor‐dancewiththe plan of survey by Edward L. Clinton, Sur‐veyor, dated July 12, 1984, acopy of which is an‐nexedtoanact before F. Joseph Drolla,Jr.,No‐tary Public,dated July 25, 1984, registered in COB1080, folio 590.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

KATE SOTO‐LONGO Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $112.48

This sale is sub‐jecttoall supe‐i i i j p rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMay 28, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

son, Stateof Louisiana, in COB964 folio 884, said Unit beingmorepar‐ticularlyde‐scribedinthe Condominium Declarationand on thesurvey andplatplans annexed thereto. The said Condominium Parcel is desig‐natedasUnitB1ofJefferson Townhouse, A Condominium.

Theimprove‐mentsinwhich theabove con‐dominium par‐celislocated bearsthe No 1401 Lake Av‐enue,UnitB-1, Metairie,LA 70005. Beingthe same property ac‐quired by Robert H. Spin‐delfromTimo‐thyScott Keese by actofCashSale of Property,be‐fore Notary Pub‐licJosephT Casey, dated October29, 2003, and recorded on Oc‐tober29, 2003 in theofficial recordsofJef‐ferson Parish LouisianaasIn‐strument No 10376298.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:854-767

JEFFERSON TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, INC VERSUS ROBERT H. SPIN‐DEL

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedApril 30, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

aug1-sep 5-2t $110.89

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 6, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, in that part thereofknown as ATHANIA PLACESUBDIVI‐SION,inthe square bounded by AthaniaAv‐enue,Cypress Street,the East line of AthaniaPlace Subdivision, Harlem Subdivi‐sion and Metairie Road designated as LOTNO. 17-Eon thesurvey made by Ed‐ward L. Clinton, Land Surveyor, datedJuly12, 1984, annexed to actbeforeF Joseph Drolla, Jr., Notary Pub‐lic, dated July 25, 1984, ac‐cordingto which said lot commences at a distanceof 117.50 feet from thecornerof AthaniaAvenue andCypress Street,and measures thence 57.50 feet front on Cypress Street,the same widthinthe

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

CHARLESE SUTTON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $103.48

Unit B-1ofJef‐ferson Town‐house, aCondo‐minium,1401 Lake Avenue, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, to‐gether with all therights, and appurtenances thereuntoap‐pertaining includingrights in the“Common Elements”and “Limited Com‐monElements” as provided in the “Condominium DeclarationCre‐atingand Estab‐lishing Jefferson Townhouse, a Condominium” (The Condo‐minium Declara‐tion), including thesurvey, plat plansand other instrumentsan‐nexedthereto as Exhibits“A”, “B”, “C”and “D”, executed on behalf of Crosby Brothers Construction Co., Inc.,dated August 29, 1979, and registered in the recordsofthe Conveyance Of‐fice of the Parish of Jeffer‐JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-883 U.S. BANK TRUSTNA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONNOT IN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCAF ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VS GAYLEMAGAL‐LENE LOVE A/K/AGAYLE MAGALENE LOVE

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 26, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ALLTHATCER‐TAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN,JEF‐FERSON PARISH STATEOFLA, AS MORE FULLYDE‐SCRIBEDIN BOOK 1047 PAGE

292 ID#41015. BEINGKNOWN ANDDESIG‐NATEDASLOT 14, SQUARE 11, WESTMINSTER PARK EXTEN‐SION NO.3

SUBDIVISION SURVEY OF J.J. KREBSAND SONS,INC.C.C.E ANDORDI‐NANCE NO.15005

ADOPETED 12/16/981 REG‐ISTEREDINCOB 1017, FOLIO 877

RESURVEYED JUNE 1, 1982, RESURVEYED MAY5,1983; subjecttore‐strictions, servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ZACHARY YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate:

June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $77.54

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24THJUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:855-211

METAIRIE BANK ANDTRUST VS JAYNELLS.NUSS

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 21, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

STATEOF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,Lot 6A Square AMadi‐sonPark Subdivision. Ac‐quired:January 5, 1976 COB 916/16, ac‐quired:March 7, 1989 COB 2319/368, ac‐quired:Decem‐ber11, 2015COB 3362/876

tached to and/or forming integral or com‐ponentparts of thePropertyin accordance with the LouisianaCivil Code

ThePropertyor itsaddressis commonly knownas925 Cleary Ave. Metairie,LA 70001.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

JEFFREYM TOEPFER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $81.77

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:825-909 WELLSFARGO BANK,N.A VERSUS THE OPENED SUCCESSIONOF LINDILIA JOSEPH,(A/K/A DELIA JOSEPH) AND RENETTE JOSEPH AND ELIETTE JOSEPH

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 26, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceedtosell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

brook Driveand Taylorbrook Drive, andmea‐sures69.44 feet frontonTaylor‐brook Drive, 93.61 feet in width in the rear,bya depth alongGlenbrook Driveof74.19 feet anda depth on the opposite side‐line of 102.81 feet;subject to restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way and. outstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty Theimprove‐mentsthere on bear themunici‐palnumber669 Taylorbrook Drive, Gretna LA 70056

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

PENNY M. DAIGREPONT Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 12025, September5 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $97.65

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:848-531

U.S. BANK TRUSTNA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUTSOLELYAS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF2 ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VS CURT BERNARD FARRISAND SALLYHOPPER FARRIS

Subdivision, in Square 238-A, bounded by Illi‐nois Avenue 32ndStreet (for‐merly14th Street), 31st Street (formerly 13thStreet)and IdahoAvenue, designated as Lot"G",all in accordance with asurveyof AdloeOrr, Jr.& Associates, Consulting Engi‐neers, dated April12, 1957, approved bythe City of Kenner, under Ordi‐nanceNumber 453, adopted July 15, 1957, registered in COB433, folio 280, which said lotmeasuresas follows:

Lot"G",Square 238-A, com‐mences at adis‐tanceof100 feet from thecorner of Illinois Avenue and 32ndStreet and measures thence 50 feet frontonIllinois Avenue,same width in rear,by adepth of 127.5 feet between equaland paral‐lellines.Lot "G" forming a part of theorigi‐nalLots43and 44, Square 238, HighwayPark Subdivision. All in accordance with asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie', Inc., Surveying& En‐gineering, datedJune12, 1971. Furtherin accordance with asurveyby Curry Dixon& Sons,Inc., Land Surveyors andEngineers, datedNovem‐ber29, 1977, re‐visedMay 19, 1978 to show improve‐ments, acopyof which is an‐nexedtoanact passedbefore Curtis Allen Hennesy, Notary Public,dated December 28, 1978, registered in COB948, folio 19, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; sub‐ject to restric‐tions, servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand outstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear themunici‐paladdress 3113 Illinois Av‐enue,Kenner, Louisiana.

ITYCOMPANY VERSUS

STACEY MARIE

BRIGNACA/K/A

STACEY M. BRIGNACA/K/A

STACEY BRIGNAC

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMay 12, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

Acertain lotof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall of therights, ways,servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andad‐vantages there‐untobelonging or in anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Woodmere Subdivision, Section No.1, andaccording to theplanof resubdivisionby J. J. Krebs& Sons,Inc dated August 20, 1974, said portionof ground is designated as Lot299A,Square K, which square is boundedby OakmereDrive, a fortyfoot (40’) LouisianaGas Servitude(side) west boundary of thesubdivi‐sion of Deerpark Drive, said lotmea‐suressixtythreefeet (63’) frontonOak‐mere Drive, same width in the rear,by adepth of 100 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines, and commences at a distance of 1319.16 feet from theinter‐sectionofOak‐mere Driveand Deerpark Drive.

aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 10, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

That certain portionof ground,situ‐ated in the Parish of JEF‐FERSON Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as OAKCOVE SUBDIVISION, SECTION2,des‐ignatedas LOT6,SQUARE 16, boundedby Tusa Drive, Na‐ture Drive, Al‐paca Drive (side),and VenturaLane (side_.Saidlot commences at a distance of 305 feet from thein‐tersection of Tusa Drive andNature Drive, andmea‐suresthence60 feet fronton Tusa Drive, same in width in the rear,bya depth of 95 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines. Allas more fully shownon survey by Dad‐ingMarques & Associate, Inc., datedFebruary 3, 2000. Annexedtoan actregisteredin COB3026, page 199; subjectto restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 29, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: Acertain piece or portionof ground,to‐gether with all therights, ways, servitudes privilegesand advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, on theright de‐scending bank of the Mississippi River, abovethe upperlimitsof theCityof Gretna, desig‐natedasLot Number Thir‐teen (13) and a portionofLot Number Four‐teen (14) of BlockNumber Five (5)ofHomedale Subdivision, bounded by MapleAvenue, Willow andPine Streetsand dividing line of property be‐longingtothe late J. Angous‐set, as perplan of Elbert G. Sandoz,Civil En‐gineer andSur‐veyor, dated NewOrleans Louisiana, April 5, 1923, a blue print whereof is an‐nexed to and made part of an actbeforeS.J McCune,Notary Public,onthe

26thday of April, 1923, beinga sale of property by Reuben W. May‐ronne andEdwardW Gardereto Robert Rawle Jr., andaccord‐ingtowhich said LotNumber Thirteen (13) measures Thirty (30) feet on MapleAvenue by adepth of OneHundred andTwenty (120) feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines, andthe portionofLot Number Fourteen (14) adjoinsLot Number Thir‐teen (13) and measures Ten (10) feet front on MapleAvenue, by adepth of OneHundred andTwenty (120) feet,mak‐inginall apor‐tion of ground mea‐suring Forty(40) feet fronton said MapleAv‐enue,by a depthofOne HundredTwenty (120) feet,be‐tween equal andparallel lines.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $111.95

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA N.O: 860-826

GULF COAST BANK AND TRUST VS SOCIAL CORE LLC By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 9, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining,situated

Together with anyand allpre‐sent andfuture buildings, con‐structions,com‐ponent parts, improvements, attachments, appurtenances, fixtures,rights, ways,privi‐leges, advantages batture,and batture rights, servitudes and easementsof everytypeand description, nowand/orin thefuturerelat‐ingtothe Prop‐erty,and any andall items and fixtures at‐

That portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andad‐vantages there‐unto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in MEADOWBROOK SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO 2, all as shownon plan of resubdivision approved by the JeffersonParish Planning De‐partment on January5, 1967, andac‐cordingto which said por‐tion of ground is designated and measures as follows: LOT18, SQUARE 26, bounded by Hunterbrook Drive, Bannerwood Drive, Glenbrook Drive andTaylorbrook Drive, Lot18 formsthe cor‐nerofGlen‐

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritofFIERI FACIAS from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 25, 2024,I have seized andwill proceedtosell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onAu‐gust 6,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ACertain Piece Or PortionOf Ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings, constructions, component parts, fixtures andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall of the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywise appertaining situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, City of Kenner,in that part for‐merlyknown as HighwayPark Subdivision, nowknown as JonesPark

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $126.77

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:864-521

MORTGAGE RE‐SEARCH CEN‐TER, LLCD/B/A VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS, AMISSOURI LIMITED LIABIL‐

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $88.65

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-416

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC VS GENE PIERRE DIXON By virtue of and in obedienceto

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $79.66

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24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-100 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOM‐PANY,AS TRUSTEEFOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SE‐CURITIES,INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-FR1 VS MARY BARBIER (A/K/A MARY K. BARBIER) By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐

g in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON; STATEOF

LOUISIANA, in that part thereof, known as UplandSubdivi‐sion in Square No.12, bounded by Starrett Road,Milanand Sheldon Streetsand Up‐land Avenue, andaccording to theblueprint sketch of survey made by ErrolE.Kelly, Surveyor,dated August 17, 1963, acopyofwhich is annexedto andmade part of another actpassedbe‐fore WilliamL Andry, N.P. datedSeptem‐ber23, 1962,for reference. The said lotof ground is desig‐natedbythe No 94-A com‐mences at a distance of 523 and41/100 feet from theComer of Starrett Road andMilanStreet and measures thence thirty feet fronton Starrett Road thesamewidth in therear, by a depth of 120 feet be‐tween equal andparallel linesand is composed of thewhole of original Lot 94 andone-half of Original Lot 95 immediately adjoiningand allinaccor‐dancewitha survey made by WilliamW Robert,Sur‐veyor, dated September27, 1963, acertified copy of which is annexedtoan actpassedbe‐fore RichardL Voelker, N.P. dated October16, 1963. Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear Municipal NO.1023 S. Star‐rett Road, Metairie Louisiana70003. This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- 10% down balancein 30 days

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

WA MAIORANA,JR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $102.95

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:856-750

INVESTAR BANK N.A. VS ANTHONY MILOUS JOHNS

ENIKKA C. JOHNS

pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust6,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA, in WILLOWDALE PARK SUBDIVI‐SION,SECTION I, said portion beingdesig‐natedasLOT 210 of SQUARE 16,ac‐cordingto a plan by Adloe Orr, Jr.& Associ‐ates,C.E., dated September10, 1968, Square 16, is bounded by Bennington Drive, Oberlin Street,the Easternlineof Willowdale Park Subdivision, Section1 and theSouthern line of Willowdale Park Subdivision, Section1.Lot 210 commences at adistanceof 600.00 feet from the corner of Ober‐linStreet and Bennington Driveand mea‐suresthence 60.00 feet front on Bennington Drive, same width in the rear,bya depth of 90.00feet between equal andparallel lines.

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNo. 5037 Bennington Drive, Marrero, LA 70072.

Beingthe same property ac‐quired by LeonardReal Estate,LLC,by actdated November 7, 2019, recorded at COB3430, folio 120, further acquired by Deanna Plaisancewife of/and Don EdwinPatecek by actdated September30, 1997, recorded at COB 2970, folio 276, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Louisiana

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check withBankLetter of Credit

JPATRICK GAFFNEY Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJuly15, 2024,I have seized andwill proceedto sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onAu‐gust6,2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,SITU‐ATED IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA, CITY OF KENNER,IN CANNESBRULEES SUBDIVISION, SQUARE NO.1 BOUNDEDBY CANNESPLACE CARRIAGE PLACE, ANTOINE WATTIGNY BOULEVARD, IRISHBEND ROAD,N.BAYOU ROAD CANARD ROAD, S. BAYOUROAD, SOUTHBOUND‐ARYOFSUBDIVI‐SION,WEST BOUNDARY OF SUBDIVISION, W. ESPLANADEAV‐ENUE,PARCELA1, AND CHEVAL PLACE, DESIGNATED AS LOT38, AND MEASURINGAS FOLLOWS: LOT38COM‐MENCES 871.80 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF CANNESPLACE ANDCHEVAL PLACEAND MEASURES 60 FEET FRONTON CANNESPLACE, SAME IN WIDTH IN THEREAR, BY ADEPTH OF 110 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES ALLACCORDING TO ASURVEYBY GILBERT; KELLY & COUTURIE,INC., DATEDJULY25, 1994, SAID LOT HASTHE SAME LOCATION, DESIGNATION ANDMEASURE‐MENTSASSET OUTABOVE

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans

PHOENIX)

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedDecem‐ber28, 2023, I have seized and will proceed to sell to thehigh‐estbidderat public auction, at theJefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐gust 6, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, prescrip‐tions, servi‐tudes, advantages and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theState of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in that part thereofdesig‐natedasSec‐tions Band Con a Plan of Oakdale Subdivision made by F.B. Grevemberg, C.E.,Sheet No 2, datedJune 25, 1931, desig‐natedasTracts 5and 6and which said property has been subdivided into that certain subdivision knownasBELLE MEADEEXTEN‐SION

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letter of Credit

EMILYE HOLLEY

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025

jun27-aug1-2t $121

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:850-234

BANKUNITED, N.A. VS RANDALLPAUL

time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

LGRAHAM ARCENEAUX

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans

Advocate: Advocate: August 12025, September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $88.12

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:847-562

U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY,BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐DELITYAND GUARANTY LIFE MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-1 VS ELGINMATHIS

aforesaid plans, said property is more particu‐larlydescribed as follows: LOT39, in SQUARE 16, which said square is bounded by SpanishOaks Drive, Ramon Via(formerly OrbitCourt), MatadorStreet andSonoraVia (formerlyTrios Street). Lot39 measures 40 feet fronton RamonVia,with awidth in the rear of 115.76 feet,bya depth on thesideline adjacent to Lot 40 of 105.12 feet andbya first depthof118.38 feet adjacent to Lot 38 anda second depthof21.16 feet adjacent to Lot24onthe opposite sideline.Lot 39 commencesat a distanceof 297.06 feet from thecornerof RamonVia andSpanish Oaks Drive. All as more fully shownonsur‐veyofS.K Landry,Land Surveyor,dated February 12, 1976; subjectto restrictions servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

ments thereon, situ‐ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in that subdivision known as Westwood Crossing,and beingdesig‐natedonthe of‐ficial plat of said subdivi‐sion,on file andof record in theof‐fice of the Clerk andRecorderof said Parish and State, as Lot Number Nine‐teen,SquareE (19-E),saidsub‐division,saidlot having such size,shape anddimensions andbeing sub‐ject to such servitudes as areshown on said map

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $73.83

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedAugust7, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐

TheNew Orleans Advocate: June 27,2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $102.42

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO:855-892 SERVBANK,SB VS CURTIS R. SEAL ANDCHERILYN ARENA

Advocate: June 27, 2025, August 1, 2025 jun27-aug1-2t $85.48

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO:849-860 BANK OF AMER‐ICA, N.A. VS BRAD PHOENIX ANDNAOMI M. WILSONPHOENIX, (A/K/A NAOMI WILSONPHOENIX, NAOMIWILSON, NAOMI

SUBDIVISION, all as perplan thereofmadeby J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., C.E. & S.,dated April10, 1969, approved by the JeffersonParish Councilunder OrdinanceNo. 9257, recorded in COB 700, folio 191, andasper act of dedication before Bern‐hardtC Heebe, Notary Public,dated June 30, 1969, recorded in COB 700, folio 341, andasper plan of re-sub‐division made by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., C.E. & S.,dated Octo‐ber12, 1971, approved by theJefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo.10425, adopted November 11, 1971, recorded in EntryNo. 540466, andde‐scribedasfol‐lows,to-wit: LOT872 in SQUARE 21, which said square is bounded by Sheree LynCourt, Sheree Street, Lawrence Drive andGinette Drive, andsaid Lot872 com‐mences at adis‐tance of 425 feet from thecornerof Sheree Lyn Courtand Sheree Street, andmeasures thence 60 feet frontonSheree LynCourt,same width in the rear,bya depth of 105 feet between equal andparallel lines. Allas more fully shownonsur‐veymadebyJ.J Krebs& Sons,Inc C.E. datedMay 2, 1972, resur‐veyedJuly19, 1972.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune25, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthe buildings andimprove‐ments thereon, andall therights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in the City of Kenner in SectionThree of Driftwood Park Subdivi‐sion,in Square Number Thirty-Four, bounded by Martinique, Granada, Idaho, Monterey and GelpiAvenues andForty-First Street,desig‐natedasLot Number TwentyFour on a survey made by J. J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., Sur‐veyors,dated May3,1974, re‐datedJune 10, 1974 and May1,1975, a copy of which is annexedtoven‐dor’sact of pur‐chase, and accordingto which,saidlot commences at a distance of One HundredEighty feet from thecornerof Martinique and GranadaAv‐enues, and measures thence sixty feet fronton Martinique Av‐enue,has the same in width in therearfronting on IdahoAv‐enue,a depth between equal andparallel linesofOne Hundredfeet

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedOctober 3, 2023, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, prescrip‐tions, servi‐tudes, advantages and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, for‐merly being a part of Lots 17 and18De‐strehanDivi‐sion,located in Section56, T14E R23E,and now knownas SPANISHOAKS SUBDIVISION, PHASE1,all as perplanthereof made by S. K. Landry,C.E., datedNovem‐ber8,1972, and approved by the JeffersonParish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo. 1100, on January4, 1973, recorded in COB780, folio 729 as per actofDedica‐tion before BerhnardtC Heebe, N.P., dated January 24, 1973, recorded in COB781, folio 112, andinac‐cordance with a plan made by S. K. Landry,C.E dated September7 1973, adopted by theJefferson Parish Council on October4, 1973, under OrdinanceNo. 11393, and recorded in COB 801, folio 954 andaccording to the

MunicipalNo. 20 RamonVia,Har‐vey, LA 70058

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 12025, September5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $128.36

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:847-304 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS FRANCISCOAN‐TONIOCASTRO III

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedOctober 9, 2023, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: One(1) certain lotorparcelof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 12025, September5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $72

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:855-147

DLJMORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC VS LEEANN DUGAS A/K/ALEE A. DUGAS ANDES‐TATE OF JIMMIE ANNDUGAS A/K/A JIMMIE ANN GESSNERDUGAS By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJune 13, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: ALLTHATCER‐TAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN JEFFER‐SONPARISH, STATEOFLA, AS MORE FULLYDE‐SCRIBEDIN CONVEYANCE BOOK 2957 PAGE 778, ID#126105, BEINGKNOWN ANDDESIG‐NATEDASLOT T, SQUARE NO.529 SUBDIVISION KNOWNAS WESTGATE AD‐DITION NO.2 SURVEY MADE BY MURPHY ENGINEERING, INCCONSULT‐INGENGINEERS, DATEDMAY 4, 1973. TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILDINGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVILEGES SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-205

JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION VS JOYCEMARIE WILLIAMS By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedJanuary 31, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways privileges, servitudes,ad‐vantages and appurtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in thePARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATEOF LOUISIANA, in whatisknown as Oakdale Farm Subdivision,as perplanofsub‐division made by J.T. Stephens, C.E.,ofsaid datedApril 19, 1917, andon file in theClerk of Courtoffice of Jefferson Parish, Louisianaand furthersaid subdivision made by AlvinE Hotard,C.E datedMarch 30, 1964, which resubdivision hasbeen ap‐proved by Ordi‐nanceNo. 6351, of theJefferson Parish Councilunder date of April2, 1964, andac‐cordingto which said pieceorpotion of ground is desig‐natedasLOT 11COFSAIDOAK‐DALE FARM SUB‐DIVISION WHICH BLOCK2,is bounded by Ver‐retCanal, Friedrichs Road,

Wright Road andaccording to thesurveyof

Lot11-C, mea‐sures55.55 feet frontonHamil‐tonRoad, same width in the rear,bya depth of 125.00 feet between equal andparallel linesand is bounded on the left by Lot11-A2, bounded in therearbylot 11-A-1 andon theright by Lot 11-Dand more recent by asurveyofJ Perry Hotard, datedFebruary 11, 1974. Andac‐cordingto survey by Wilton J. Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated October25, 1977, said lotis located in that square which is bounded by Hamilton Road Wright Road, Stumph Boule‐vard, Robert Street, WhitneyAvenue andVerret Canal. Said sub‐division is shownasOak‐dale Subdivision. Andaccording tosurveyof

Wilton J. Dufrene, dated August 8. 1983, said property has thesameloca‐tion,dimen‐sionsand boundariesas stated above, and commences 1052.45 feet from theinter‐sectionof Hamilton Road andRobert Street

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

AMYR.ORTIS Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $121.48

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:858-478

U.S. BANK TRUSTNA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUTSOLELYAS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2023-A VS DIANE OLIVER

p Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058,onSep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

an 8.14 foot drainage ditch. Lot No.31measures 34 feet fronton Thompson Av‐enue,same width in the rear,bya depth of 131 feet,be‐tween equal andparallel lines. Said re‐visedplanby JamesS.Webb abovemen‐tioned is at‐tached to an act of sale by Victo‐rian A. Pitreto Earl Gaines passedbefore ClaytonA.Ho‐tard,N.P dated March8,1944. Allasmorefully shownonplan of survey by John E. Walker, Land Surveyor dated January28, 1974, acopyof which is an‐nexedhereto andmadepart hereof,and accordingto which Thomp‐son Avenue is nowknown as 6thAvenue and BeverlyAvenue is nowknown as CrossStreet

August 1, 2025, September5 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $177

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedOctober 15, 2024,I have seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 b k

Onecertain lot of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon all therights, ways privileges, servitudes ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereunto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, and formingpartof Farm A-9, known as Townsite Number Three (3), Addition "A", on plan made by J. W. T. Stephens,C.E.& M.E.,dated Sep‐tember 28, 1923, a copy of which is attached to an actbeforeF.J Tillotson, N.P. datedJune 19, 1924,and accordingto a resurvey made by JamesS Webb, C.E., datedMay 19, 1924,the name of subdivision wasdesignated as "Walker‐town" and which plan was revisedbyVic‐torian A. Pitre, under date of March 8, 1944,soasto designated un‐namedstreets and according theretosaidlot herein conveyed is designated by theNumber31 of Square Number Eight (8), which said square number eight(8) is bounded by Thompson and BeverlyAv‐enues, drainage canalparallel lineslevee and

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate:

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 6, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances

andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining.,situ‐ated in the Stateof Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐son, in TRUDEAU PARK SUBDIVI‐SION,inthe Square bounded by TrudeauDrive Versailles Street (formerlyGail) West Metairie Avenue (AudreyStreetClosed)and the Westerly line of TrudeauPark, which said lotof ground is designated as LOTNO. 76; said lotcommences at adistanceof 200.00 feet from the corner of Ver‐saillesStreet andTrudeau Driveand mea‐suresthence50 feet fronton TrudeauDrive, same in width in therear, by a depth on its sideline nearest West Metairie Avenue of 148.23 feet Accordingto a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., datedApril 20, 1992, said lot hasthe same location,desig‐nation andmea‐surementsas setout above; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affecting the property

Improvements bear Municipal No.716 TRUDEAU DRIVE

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit CANDACEA COURTEAU

Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $91

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:861-349 FEDERALHOME LOAN MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS MICHAELLAN‐NING RAYA/K/A MICHAELL.RAY A/K/AMICHAEL RAY

p tember 10, 2025 at 10 o'clock a.m. thefollow‐ingdescribed property to wit: Onecertain lot of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon and allofthe rights ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances andad‐vantages there‐unto belongingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as Terrytown Subdivision, SectionNo. 1, persurvey of Gilbert, Kelly andCouturie, Inc.,Surveyors datedJuly8, 1977, andac‐cordingto survey by R. L. Schumann and Associates, Land Surveyor datedDecem‐ber12, 1979, is furtherdesig‐natedand de‐scribedasfol‐lows:

Lot29, Square 12, which said square is bounded by Stumpf Boule‐vard,Bluebon‐net Stret, SouthBut‐terlyCircle (side) BruceAv‐enue (side) HomesBoule‐vard (side) and East Butterly Circle (side) andthe said lot commences at a distance of 178.32 feet from thecornerof Bluebonnet Street and Stumpf Boule‐vard andmea‐suresthence 65.00 feet frontonStumpf Boulevard, a widthinthe rear of 60.87 feet,bya depth of 120.00 feet on

both side lot lines.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certified Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with irrevocable Bank Letterof Credit

COREYJ.GIROIR

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $91

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 6, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOffice Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐b