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Work has begun on the Upper Pontalba apartment building,the

one of the city’smost iconic landmarks.

Landmark project

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer

After years of planning and delays, work crews began making badly needed repairs this week to the historic Upper Pontalba apartments, the 175-year-old structure overlooking Jackson Square that is one of the city’smost iconic landmarks.

The project will include critical repairstothe building’s roof, whichwas damaged during Hurricane Idaand has been covered by blue tarps, now faded to adull gray,eversince.

Contractors will also address

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

Long-delayed repairsbegin at iconic UpperPontalba

water issues thatpredate the 2021 hurricane and replace the building’sHVACsystem

The work comes six months after theFrench Market Corp., theagency that manages the buildingfor the city of New Orleans, put theproject out to bid. Thesize of theproject hasrisen to $10.2 million from $8 million earlierthisyear, an increase French Market Corp. Executive Director K.C. Guidry attributed to “market uncertainty related to tariffs.”

The project is expected to take16months to complete.

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Director:Crime scenefootage improperly shared

ProjectNOLAvideo used forTVshow

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

The director of Project NOLA has threatened to cut the New OrleansPolice Department’s access to the nonprofit’s 5,000-camera network, accusing MayorLaToya Cantrell’s administration of improperly releasing “sensitive” crime scene footage to the A&E show

“Homicide Squad New Orleans.” Nowinits secondseason, “Homicide Squad New Orleans” follows NOPD homicide detectivesasthey collect casings, track suspect vehicles andconduct interviews to crackmurdercases. It relies on amix of footage from videographers, businesssurveillance andthe city’s Real-Time CrimeCenter network to tell the stories.

“I was horriﬁed to see Project NOLA footage featured,” Bry-

an Lagarde said Tuesday.“Project NOLA didn’t know about this or give our consent. Crime camera hosts knew nothing of this. Andthe citygave copiesofthe video footage to (the production company) for what can only be described as entertainmentpurposes.”

Production company 44 Blue Entertainment approached

Lagarde in January seeking footagefrom Project NOLA cameras, whichare hosted by residents, business owners and civicgroups. He told them they couldn’tuse it “Theywant to air things that are fresh and haven’thad time to be adjudicated,” Lagarde said. “Wedon’twant to seeour video on networkTV, where it is going to harmindividuals or harmcriminal cases by prematurelybeing released.”

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WASHINGTON In his strongest criticism to date, U.S.Sen.Bill Cassidy,who is the senatormost responsible forconﬁrming Robert F. Kennedy Jr accused the nation’s health chief Thursday of preventing Americans from receiving COVID vaccinations. “I’m approaching this as adoctor,not as asenator.Iamconcerned about children’s health, seniors’ health, allofour health,” Cassidy,R-Baton Rouge,toldKennedy during araucousSenate Finance Committee hearing. Agastroenterologist for 30 years before beingelected, Cassidypromotesvaccinations as away to save lives, while Kennedy is perhapsthe nation’sleading vaccine skeptic. Cassidy has saidhesupported Kennedy forconﬁrmation after receiving apromise not to meddle with vaccination policies.

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RobertF.KennedyJr. appears Thursday before the Senate FinanceCommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL Staff writer

The swirling black oil and the overpowering smell of asphalt began appearing behind Scott Silva’shouse on the lower TangipahoaRiverthe night of Aug. 25, three days after Smitty’sSupply Inc. exploded and began burning fordays. Blobs of black oil collecting in the river’s curve by his homehave been anear daily occurrence since then.

The roof of the Upper Pontalbawas damaged during Hurricane Ida and has been covered by bluetarps eversince.

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Northwestern University president to resign Northwestern University President Michael Schill said Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests.

The funding freeze and uncertainty over its ﬁnances contributed to Northwestern’s decision to lay off around 200 people over the summer In a statement announcing his resignation, Schill acknowledged the pressure from the White House.

“It is critical that we continue to protect the University’s research mission and excellence while preserving academic freedom, integrity, and independence,” he said.

Northwestern emerged as a prominent target of President Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape elite colleges he has derided as hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism. In April, the administration froze $790 million in federal funding for the private school in Evanston, Illinois, one of dozens of colleges under investigation over claims they did not do enough to protect Jewish students.

During the wave of pro-Palestinian protests in spring 2024, Northwestern drew ire from conservatives over an agreement it struck with demonstrators to take down their encampment. In exchange, Northwestern pledged to reestablish an advisory committee on university investments and made other commitments.

Schill defended the arrangement during an appearance in May 2024 before a House committee investigating campus antisemitism.

Police kill man in burning Georgia house

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. Police in an Atlanta suburb say they shot and killed a man inside a burning house early Thursday then found a woman dead with burns and rescued two other women and a child who were inside a bedroom.

Officers responded around

3:40 a.m. to a report of a house

fire with people trapped inside, Locust Grove Police Chief Derrick Austin said. They broke through the back door and found Stefan Lee, 29, wielding a large knife. Lee refused commands to drop the knife, police said, before officers fired a Taser and a bean bag shotgun, which were both ineffective

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says Lee then rushed at ofﬁcers with the knife and ofﬁcers shot Lee He died before he could be taken to a hospital.

Firefighters who were putting out the fire in an upstairs bedroom found Jazzlyn Philips, 26, dead with burns there It is not clear what caused her death. Officers found the three others, who had locked themselves in a second bedroom. Police escorted them safely outside.

Man passes out ice cream on Colo. peak

DENVER Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing out frozen treats.

No one seemed to know the man who carried ice cream sandwiches and bars and dry ice in a 60-pound pack up Huron Peak over the Labor Day weekend. But word of him spread quickly to hikers still making their way up the more than 14,000-foot mountain that’s one of Colorado’s tallest.

Blaine and Katie Grifﬁn were about three-quarters of the way up Huron Peak when other hikers told them about the man. They worried he would run out of ice cream by the time they got there.

“Eventually we got up to the top of the mountain and, tired, hot, thirsty and didn’t know it, but ice cream was just kind of what we wanted,” Blaine Grifﬁn said

He and his wife enjoyed their ice cream sandwiches, which still were surprisingly very cold with some leftover pizza they carried with them.

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patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument with the Capitol seen in the distance as part of President Donald Trump’s

law enforcement

D.C. suit challenges Guard deployment

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST and GARY FIELDS Associated Press

WASHINGTON The District of Columbia on Thursday challenged President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Washington, asking a federal court to intervene even as he plans to send troops to other cities in the name of driving down crime

Brian Schwalb, the district’s elected attorney general, said in a lawsuit that the deployment, which now involves more than 1,000 troops, is an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement.

“No American jurisdiction should be involuntarily subjected to military occupation,” Schwalb wrote.

The White House said deploying the Guard to protect federal assets and assist law enforcement is within Trump’s authority as president

“This lawsuit is nothing more than another attempt — at the detriment of D.C. residents and visitors — to undermine the President’s highly successful operations to stop violent crime in D.C.,” spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said.

Members of the D.C. National Guard have had their orders extended through December, according to a Guard ofﬁcial. While that does not necessarily mean all those troops will serve that long, it is a strong indication that their role will not wind down soon.

The Republican president has credited the weekslong surge in Washington with reining in crime and said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition in those Democrat-led cities. In the nation’s capital, Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, has backed up some of Trump’s claims that crime is down during the takeover Still, data shows and critics argue that crime was already falling before the surge

Bowser said Thursday that her focus is on preparing for when the emergency ends, which under the law would be Sept. 10, unless Congress extends it. In the order she issued this week, that preparation centered on how the District could best coordinate with and communicate with

the federal law enforcement agencies that will likely remain in contact with the city’s citizens.

A federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles after protests over immigration raids in June was illegal. It does not directly apply to Washington, where the president has more control over the Guard than in states.

Several GOP-led states have added National Guard troops to the ranks of those patrolling the streets and neighborhoods of the nation’s capital.

Schwalb’s ﬁling contends the deployment also violates Washington’s Home Rule Act, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1973, and wrongly asserts federal control over units from other states.

The lawsuit is the second from Schwalb — whose ofﬁce is separate from Washington’s federal U.S. attorney, a presidential appointee against the Trump administration since Trump asserted control over the city’s police department and sent in the Guard Those actions have been met with protests from some residents.

Violent crime has been an issue in the capital for years, though data showed it was on the decline when Trump intervened with an executive order on Aug. 11.

Bowser has pointed to a steep drop in offenses such as carjackings since it began, while also expressing reservations about the use of the Guard from other states.

There are clear divides between some D.C. Council members and Bowser, whom critics have accused of acquiescing to the administration.

Speaking at a Free DC “Federal Forces Out Now” news conference on Capitol Hill, one council member, Robert White, said his own young daughters do not see the military personnel and ofﬁcers as protectors.

“They are here to catch them, to condemn them, to take away their rights,” he said.

White said when history is written about this moment “we will have to justify what we did and did not do I’m not prepared to say that I capitulated. I’m prepared to stay the course. I’m not prepared to say I went along to get along.”

Investigators seek cause of Lisbon streetcar crash

16 people killed, 21 injured

BY BARRY HATTON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal Investigators sifted through the wreckage of a streetcar in downtown Lisbon on Thursday, trying to determine why the popular tourist attraction derailed during the busy summer season, killing 16 people and injuring 21, five of them seriously Portugal’s attorney-general’s office said eight victims have been identified so far: five Portuguese, two South Koreans and a Swiss person. There is “a high possibility,” based on recovered documents and other evidence, that the victims also include two Canadians, one American, one German and one Ukrainian, according to the head of the national investigative police, Luís Neves. Three remain to be identified. Among the injured are Spaniards, Israelis, Portuguese, Brazilians, Italians and French people, the executive director of Portugal’s National Health Service, Álvaro Santos Almeida, said.

The nationalities appeared to conﬁrm suspicions that the Elevador da Gloria was packed with tourists as well as locals when it came off its rails during the evening rush hour Wednesday Lisbon hosted around 8.5 million tourists last year, and long lines of people typically form for the streetcar’s short and picturesque trip a few hundred meters up and down

Police officers inspect the site Thursday where a tourist streetcar derailed and crashed in Lisbon, Portugal.

a city street. “This tragedy goes beyond our borders,” Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said at his ofﬁcial residence, calling it “one of the biggest tragedies of our recent past.” Portugal observed a national day of mourning Thursday Montenegro, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas were among the hundreds of people who attended a somber Mass at Lisbon’s imposing Church of Saint Dominic on Thursday evening. Many of the stricken attendees were dressed in black, some embraced, and others carried ﬂowers into the majestic candlelit sanctuary In his sermon, the city’s archbishop, Patriarch Rui I of Lisbon, talked of how humans have faith in machines but in this instance, the streetcar betrayed that trust.

Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say

BY WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip

More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their incompatible demands for ending the ﬁghting sparked by the militant group’s 2023 attack.

Israeli strikes killed 28 people, mostly women and children, overnight and into Thursday according to hospitals, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive in famine-stricken Gaza City

Brig Gen. Efﬁe Defrin, the military spokesman, said Israeli forces control 40% of the city and that the operation would expand “in the coming days.”

In the occupied West Bank, Israelis established a new settlement in a Palestinian city according to an anti-settlement monitoring group.

The latest strikes came as Israeli troops were operating in parts of Gaza City with plans to take over all of it. The most populous Palestinian city is home to around a million people many of whom have already been displaced multiple times.

Shifa Hospital in Gaza City received 25 bodies, including nine children and six women, after Israeli strikes hit tents housing displaced people, according to hospital records. Among those killed was a 10-day-old baby Another three people were killed in southern Gaza, according to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Maha Afana said the strikes woke her up in the middle of the night as she slept in a tent in Gaza City with her children. When she checked on them she found the bodies of her son and daughter drenched with blood. “I started screaming,” she said.

Associated Press footage of thev aftermath showed charred tents and debris.

The sound of further Israeli bombardment echoed in the background.

“What did those children do to the state of Israel? They didn’t carry a knife or artillery They were just sleeping,” said Hayam Basous, who lost a relative in the strike.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians. It blames civilian deaths on Hamas, saying militants are entrenched in denselypopulated areas.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said that 64,231 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war The latest update includes around 400 who were presumed missing but whose deaths it says have been conﬁrmed.

The ministry doesn’t say how many of those killed in the war were militants or civilians. It says women and children make up around half the dead. The ministry is part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals. Its figures are seen as a reliable estimate of wartime deaths by U.N. agencies and many independent experts. Israel has disputed them without providing its own toll. Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 people in their attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Hamas released a statement late Wednesday saying that it was open to returning all 48 hostages it still holds — around 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive — in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceaseﬁre, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all of Gaza, the opening of border crossings and a start to the daunting challenge of rebuilding Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office dismissed the offer as “spin” and said that the war would continue until all the hostages are returned, Hamas is disarmed and Israel has full security control of the territory, with civilian administration delegated to others.

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Kennedy argues that he’s only taken precautionary steps until research is complete on whether inoculations have serious side effects, such as causing autism

New rules proposed by Kennedy have confused many, causing some pharmacists to start requiring doctors’ prescriptions for the vaccination that fights COVID, Cassidy said.

“I would say, effectively, we’re denying people vaccines ” Cassidy said.

Kennedy replied, “You’re wrong.”

A congressional shouting match

The Senate Finance Committee called in Kennedy, the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to discuss his “Make America Healthy Again” program.

But the hearing quickly turned into shouting matches between the health secretary on one side and Democratic senators, several of whom called for Kennedy’s resignation. Some Republican senators also raised sharp questions about Kennedy’s policies.

Kennedy has laid off thousands of agency personnel; recommended a 33%, or $31.3 billion reduction, in funding for the ﬁscal year that begins Oct. 1; ﬁred the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which spurred an exodus of other top staff; recommended vaccination limits; and canceled $500 million for research of mRNA vaccines.

“It seems like an incredible waste of money,” Cassidy said of canceling mRNA projects that were already underway “It also seems like a commentary upon what the president was attempt-

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NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick in an Aug. 14 interview said that while she is grateful for the opportunity to “show off” NOPD detectives’ work to a wide national audience, it’s necessary to balance that with respect for the victims and their loved ones. She

“President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed because of Operation Warp Speed, forcing the federal government to come to a vaccine development within 10 months when others said it couldn’t be done. We saved millions of lives globally, trillions of dollars.”

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ing, what the president did, in Operation Warp Speed, which is to create a platform by which to create vaccines.”

noted that contracts for the show were in place before she became chief in late 2023 and that NOPD reviews all episodes before they air

“(Producers) give complete authority back to the agency They say, ‘Before we release this full ﬁlming, we want to give you the opportunity to say no,’” Kirkpatrick said. “There’s a lot of care and concern that goes into looking and reviewing, because you don’t want

Republicans and Democrats alike say a signature achievement of President Donald Trump’s ﬁrst administration was the quick development of a COVID vaccine during the pandemic, which had forced schools and businesses close. Trump relieved private pharmaceutical companies of certain regulations and distributed grants to jump-start development of a vaccine using the mRNA platform.

to hurt any family.” Project NOLA clips appeared in multiple episodes, Lagarde said. He accused Cantrell’s office of violating the understanding between the NOPD and 44 Blue and sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company in July He has asked the City Council to investigate and demanded an explanation from the mayor The city of New Orleans declined to comment 44 Blue Pro-

Cassidy said. “We saved millions of lives globally trillions of dollars. We reopened the economy — incredible accomplishment.”

Kennedy agreed — but not just for getting a viable vaccine so quickly

He also praised Trump for not limiting possible alternatives and for not requiring people to be vaccinated. Kennedy later said that COVID’s properties keep changing.

“I can’t tell where you are on Operation Warp Speed,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. Cassidy also raised questions about Kennedy’s handling of a civilian panel called the Advisory Committee on Immunization

ductions did not return calls or emails.

The controversy lands as New Orleans continues to wrestle with how police use surveillance. The City Council banned facial recognition technology in 2020, citing privacy concerns, then reversed course two years later after Cantrell and NOPD argued it was necessary to curb violent crime.

Practices, or ACIP, that make recommendations to the CDC on what vaccines to use on whom and when they should inoculate.

Kennedy in June forced the retirement of all 17 ACIP members, made up of physicians and scientists knowledgeable about vaccinations, and named eight new members including some who have used conservative media platforms to voice skepticism about vaccines.

Cassidy specifically pointed to new members who had been hired to provide expert testimony in anti-vaccine lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies.

“That seems like a conflict,” Cassidy said.

Kennedy replied, “It may be a bias and that bias if disclosed is OK but it’s not a financial bias. It’s not a financial conflict.”

“It surprises me that you think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when as an attorney you attempted to restrict access,” Cassidy said.

Ongoing tensions

More than any other senator, Cassidy is responsible for conﬁrming Kennedy, one of Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominees.

As chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Cassidy’s endorsement helped persuade some senators who were cautious about promoting such a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s health agency Cassidy faces at least three conservatives in his campaign for reelection next year who are angry over his vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Unlike the city’s cameras, 200 of Project NOLA’s cameras are equipped with facial recognition capabilities. While the NOPD is allowed to use facial recognition, strict guardrails require supervisor approval. Kirkpatrick on Thursday said she hopes to work toward a partnership with Project NOLA.

“Would it impact us to be cut off (from Project NOLA’s cameras)? Yeah,” she said “It’s not necessary to do that. Let’s come to the table and work as partners.”

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Silva said he and his wife bought the home in the relatively out-of-the-way spot east of Ponchatoula 21 years ago to enjoy the water and nature, but the contaminants that have followed Smitty’sexplosion have clouded that vision of life.

“Wegot kayaks. Igot two boats, you know.Wegot fish, and now how long’s it going to be until we can use this?” the 53-year-old asked duringaninterview at his home Wednesday as faint oilblobs occasionally ﬂoated by.“That basically just threw my plan out the window.”

The cause of the catastrophic ﬁre near Roseland miles north of the Silvas’ home remains under investigation.Containmentand cleanup efforts continue in the meantime, and questions remain about the lasting environmental impact on the river andits wildlife. No one was injured in the ﬁre, though it forceda 1-mile evacuation, dropped black soot on miles of homes and fields and has already triggered personal injury lawsuits.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff and contractors have been monitoringthe air,laying out in selected spots along 45 miles of riveracombined 4.1 miles of containment boom and conducting oil skimming operations since afew days after the Aug. 22 ﬁre.

EPAmaps from latelast month show boom and contamination extend from Smitty’stothe northern tip of Joyce, thoughcontamination has not reached Lake Pontchartrain, where the Tangipahoa empties

Though state, localand company officials haven’t reported publicly what was at the plant at the time of the fire, it housed 20 tank farmswiththe capacity to hold 8.7 million gallons of flammable liquids, like motor oil, and chemicals. An EPAinteragency report on the spill from late August said some chemicals on site at the time of the fire includednaphthalene, xylene, ethylene glycol and phosphoric acid in addition to firefighting foam containingPFAS, or so-called forever chemicals. The reportdoes notsay which, if any,ofthe chemicals escaped Smitty’ssite.

‘Doing what they cando’ At Lees Landing, amarinaand public boat launch on thelower Tangipahoa and near Joyce, contractors were busy keeping the skimming operations running late Wednesday morning.

AMarco skimmer arrived at the public launch and, once at dock, ES&H workers connected vacuum hoses linked to atanker andcollected theskimmed oil held in the hull.The hose jerked back and forth with the rhythm of its pump as the workers took abreak while still keeping an eye

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Orangecontainment boom and white absorbent boom snakeinparallel across the Tangipahoa River on WednesdayatLees Landing as contractors in an airboat head into the nearbymarina. The landing’smarina is next to anow-closed public boat launch on the lowerend of the river near Joyce Wildlife Management Area.

on it

EPAofficials on scene said theskimmers aremaking two to threetripsper dayand each canreturn with 20 to 25 barrels of oil per trip.

Tomi Cox, 64, who lives at themarinaand helps manage it, said she had watched thecrewsdothis work daily for approaching twoweeks.

“I mean they’redoing what they can do,” Cox said. “They’re here at 5:306inthe morning and they leave 6-6:30 in the evening They work all day long.”

EPAofficials said their operationshave collected 2.7 milliongallons of material so far,enough to ﬁll four Olympicswimming pools. But EPAand state ofﬁcials haven’tsaid when the collection operations will stop, what exactly they arecollecting, whatescaped from the smoldering plant orwhat kind of wildlifeimpact has occurred, if any EPAofficials have said tests on the contaminants found in the river are pending. Without that testingdataand information on materialsthat were at Smitty’s before thefire, one environmental advocatesaid, the spill’simpact remains unclear

“It’sreally hard for me to say because Idon’thave information on theconstituents that were leaked into the water,” said Kristi Trail, executive director of thePontchartrain Conservancy

EPAalso hasn’tshared information about possible wildlife impacts, including whether anyanimalshave been oiled along the45to 50 miles of affected river Earlier this week, the agency referredwildlife questions to the state.

DEQ officials said the agency hadnoinformation or records on wildlife impacts. Aspokespersonfor the stateDepartmentof Wildlife and Fisheries had not responded to questions about impactsonwildlife and the Joyce area’snearly 42,300 acres of swampand marsh.

Trail, whose group advocatesfor thehealth of Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas and the regional waterwaysthat feed them, saidshe’s“frustrated by the lack of information”

about the river Cox, theLees Landing manager,said shesaw oil ﬂowingdown theriver for afew days before boom wasinplace buthasn’tseen any ﬁshkills nor heard of any from the fishermen whofrequent the marina. Trailspeculated the wildlifeimpacts couldend up being minimal becausethe contaminants are likely to evaporate in the heat.

‘Whatare we goingtodo?’

Silva,who ownsthe riverside home,tookdaily videos of the blobs that passed his house and wondersabout theeffects.

The videos include one from Mondaywhereawater snakeslithers through ﬂoating oily muck and another onefromAug. 26 wherea turtle pokes its pointy nose above the waterline but just out of reach of an oil blob.

Silva said he wonders if it’s safe to hunt in Joyce or eat the catfish and perch that he had been feeding behind his house forfour years —species, he said, that areotherwise “goodeating” ﬁsh.

“I mean, look howbeautifulthisisand what are we goingtodowith that?” he said.

Silva said Wednesday was the ﬁrst day that the oil blobs had eased some.

The harsh petroleum smells had lessened earlier, he said, though, during the interviewonWednesday, the smell of petroleum sharpenedbrieﬂyascleanup boats passed nearby, only to ease afew minutes later

Often in major oil and other disasters, the “potentially responsible”company is directed to handle the cleanup and itscost under government supervision, butthe EPAhas takenthe lead in this case.

TheinteragencyEPA report said theagency had $6 million set aside for the workand,intaking the lead, had transitioned away from the potentially responsible party because of “ﬁnancial solvency issues.”

The EPAisusing Superfund dollars available underthe federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, andLiability Act for emergency response, an agency spokesperson said.

Under the law,among the optionstorecoup Superfund dollars, EPAcan seek to recover its response costslater from “potentially responsible parties.” ASmitty’sspokesperson didn’tdirectly answer a question aboutwhether the company would payfor the work.

“Weremain focused on workingwiththe U.S. EPA andall otherfederal,state andlocal agencies on completing theclean-upsafely andefficiently,” the company saidinastatement.

Despitelayoffs andapparent “solvency” issues, Smitty’splans to rebuild and has hired the former DEQhead,ChuckCarr Brown, as itsrecoveryconsultant

Brown, who has years of privatesector experience in industrialenvironmental management, was the DEQ secretaryunder Gov.John Bel Edwards for more than seven years. Now asenior vice presidentatGulfEngineers andConsultants, he oversaw the agency during aperiod when Smitty’shad aseries of spills intolocal ditches and ponds

Edwards’ DEQ reached twosettlements costing Smitty’s$285,000, one reached under Brown but thelargestreached in the last weeks of Edwards’ second term after Brown had left. That second deal was notformally completed until Gov.Jeff Landry took ofﬁce, however In astatement, Smitty’s ofﬁcials said Brown would work with EPAand state and local agencies “to ensure our environmental response is thorough,rigorous, andmeets thehighest standards of safety and compliance.”

“Dr.Brown’sexperience and expertise in environmental healthand safety will be invaluable as the response and clean-up effort continues in the coming days andweeks,” Smitty’s ofﬁcials added.

David J. Mitchell can be reached at dmitchell@ theadvocate.com.

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The building’sresidential tenants were required to move outearlierthis summer.The commercial tenants will remain in their ground-ﬂoor storefronts.

“The UpperPontalba renovation represents amilestone not only for the French Market Corporationbut also forthe property itself and thecityofNew Orleans,” Guidry said in awritten response to questions. “This project hasbeen carefully plannedover many years to ensure that the historic integrity of the building is preserved and respected.”

Long overdue

In acity knownfor its historic buildings, the Upper Pontalba on the upriver side of JacksonSquare,and its sisterbuilding, the Lower Pontalba on the downriver side, are in aclass all their own. They were designed andbuilt from1849 to 1851 by Baroness de Pontalba and are among the oldest apartmentbuildings in the U.S.

In the 1930s, both buildings were renovated. In 1974, they were placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Pontalba’sheirs sold the Lower Pontalba to alocal philanthropist, wholater bequeathed it to the state. Local civic leaders bought the Upper Pontalba,whichwas subsequently purchased by thecityand hasbeen managed by the French Market Corp. since 2013.

In more recentyears, the Upper Pontalba hasbeen in the spotlight because of Mayor LaToyaCantrell’s personaluse of an apartment in the building that has traditionally been set aside for the mayor to use forentertaining visiting dignitaries and ofﬁcial city business.In2023, theCity Council bannedCantrell from the apartment.

Last month, Cantrell was indicted on federal charges relatedtoher allegedaffair with her former bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, and their

misuse of city funds and resources, including the Pontalba apartment, to conceal the relationship.

The French Market Corp. beganplanning to renovate thebuilding more thanﬁve years ago. Some of its problems stem from the building’sage. Leaks, moisture retention andbeing located on the riverina city with high humidityfor thebetter part of two centuries take its toll on the structure.

Ashoddy renovation in the 1990s madethings worse. A post-Katrina roof repair created other problems. Then, Ida damaged the roof.

Construction documents ﬁled with the city earlier this year callfor those problems to be addressed in the renovation.

While the work is long overdue,itcomes at achallenging momentfor the neighborhood, coinciding with a$9million project of the Sewerage &Water Board to replace century-oldwater mains under French Quarter streets.

The work, which beganlast month, has already disrupted trafﬁc and business on St. Peter Street at Jackson Square. It is expected to intensify whenconstruction moves next to Decatur Street. In the middle of it allwill be the Pontalba repairs.

“You have two multimillion-dollar projectshappening at once that both have to happen,” said Erin Holmes, executive director of the Vieux Carre Property Owners and Residents Association. “But it doesn’tseem like there was enough communication.”

In astatement, Guidry said she andcity ofﬁcialsare tryingtolimit any inconveniences that the Pontalba repairs may add to the French Quarter

“Weare working closely with the city to minimize overlapand disruption,and both projects are advancing with that coordination in mind,” Guidrysaidina statement. “While construction timing is never ideal in acity that operates around the clock, these efforts are ultimately complementary.”

Trumpcalls forjusticestorulehis tariffsare legal

Presidentclaims

U.S. wouldbeon ‘brink of economic catastrophe’ if they’renot upheld

BY LINDSAYWHITEHURST and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON

President

Donald Trump is seekinga swift and deﬁnitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the countrywould be on “the brinkofeconomic catastrophe” withoutthe import taxes he has imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike.

The administration used near-apocalyptic terms that are highly unusual in Supreme Court filings as it asked the justices late Wednesday to intervene and reverse an appeals court ruling that foundmostof Trump’stariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers

law. The tariffs remain in place, for now. The case comes to acourt that has so far been reluctant to check Trump’sextraordinary ﬂexof executive power. One big questioniswhether thejustices’ own expansive view of presidential authority allows for Trump’stariffs without the explicit approval of Congress, which theConstitutionendowswith the powerover tariffs. Three of thejusticesonthe conservative-majority court were nominatedbyTrump in his ﬁrst term

The tariffs and their erratic rollout have shakenglobal markets, alienatedU.S. tradingpartners and allies, and raisedfears of higherprices and slowereconomicgrowth.

But theRepublican president has also used the trade penaltiestopressurethe European Union, Japan and others into acceptingnew deals. Revenue from tariffstotaled $159 billionbylateAugust, more than double what it was at the same point ayear earlier.

DOJprobesmortgage fraudclaimsagainst Cook,sourcesays

By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON

TheJustice Department has begun examining mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook,the FederalReserve governor who is challenging aTrumpadministration effort to remove her from her job in amove she says is designed to erode the central bank’sindependence.

Investigators haveissued subpoenas as part of an inquiry into Cook that was spawned by acriminal referral from the country’s top housing regulator,according to aperson familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss the probeand spokeoncondition of anonymity to The Associated Press.

AJustice Department spokesperson declinedto comment on the inquiry, which was earlier reported by The Wall Street Journal.

“Predictably and recognizing the flaws in chal-

lenging their illegal ﬁring of Governor Cook, the administrationisscrambling to invent new justiﬁcations for its overreach.ThisJustice Department —perhaps the most politicizedin American history—will do whatever President Trump demands,” Cook’s lawyer, Abbe DavidLowell, said in astatement.

News of theinvestigation comes amid ahigh-stakes legal fight over President Donald Trump’sannouncement last month that he was ousting Cook, an action she says is being undertaken so that he canseize control over acentral banktypically shielded from political pressure andtasked with making decisions about whether to raise or lower interest rates.

Trump movedtoﬁre Cook on Aug. 25 after one of his appointeesalleged that she committed mortgage fraud related to two properties she purchased in 2021, before shejoined the Fed.

PresidentDonald Trumpisseeking aswiftand definitive decisionontariffsfrom the Supreme Courtafter theywere ruled unconstitutional by an appeals court.

Raising the stakes even higher, SolicitorGeneral D. JohnSauer urgedthe Supreme Courttodecide in a week’stime whether to hear the caseand hold arguments theﬁrst week of November That is far faster than the pace of the typical Supreme Court case.

“The President and his Cabinet ofﬁcials have deter-

minedthat thetariffsare promoting peace andunprecedented economic prosperity,and that the denial of tariff authoritywould expose our nation to traderetaliation without effective defenses andthrustAmerica back to thebrink of economic catastrophe,” Sauer wrote. He wrote that it is notjust trade thatisatissue,but also

the nation’sability to reduce the ﬂow of fentanyl andefforts to end Russia’swar against Ukraine

The tariffs will almost certainly remainineffect until aﬁnal ruling from the SupremeCourt. But the Republican administration nevertheless calledonthe high court to intervene quickly and reverse the rulingfrom the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

“That decision casts apall of uncertainty uponongoing foreign negotiations that the Presidenthas beenpursuing through tariffs over the past ﬁvemonths, jeopardizing both already negotiated framework dealsand ongoing negotiations,”Sauer wrote. “The stakes in this case could not be higher.”

The filing cites not only Trump but also the secretaries of the departments of Treasury,Commerce and State in support of the urgent need for the justices to step in.

“The recentdecisionbythe Federal Circuit is already

adverselyaffecting ongoing negotiations,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote. The stakes are also high for small businesses battered by tariffs and uncertainty,said Jeffrey Schwab, senior counsel and director of litigation at theLibertyJusticeCenter

“These unlawful tariffs are inflicting serious harm on small businesses and jeopardizing their survival. We hope for apromptresolution of this case forour clients,” he said. Thebusinesses have twice prevailed, once at afederal court focused on trade andagain withthe appeals court’s7-4 ruling. Their lawsuit is one of several challenging the tariffs. Most judges on the Federal Circuit found that the 1977 International Emergency EconomicPowers Act, or IEEPA, does notallowTrump to usurp congressional power to set tariffs.The dissenters, though, said the gives the president the power to regulate importation during emergencies without explicit limitations.

Courtstops ‘Alligator Alcatraz’wind-down

By The Associated Press

ORLANDO,Fla. Afederal appeals courtpanel on Thursday put on holda lower court judge’sorder to end operations indefinitely at theimmigrationdetention center in the Florida Evergladesdubbed“Alligator Alcatraz.”

The three-judge panel in Atlanta decidedbya 2-1 votetostay thefederal judge’s orderpending the outcome of an appeal,sayingitwas in thepublicinterest. The ruling will allow the facilitytocontinueholding detainees forthe time being.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami issued apreliminary injunction last monthordering operations at the facilityto be wound down by the end of October,withdetainees transferred to other facilities andequipmentand fencing removed Williams’decision was issuedinresponsetoa lawsuit brought by Friends of the Everglades, theCenter for Biological Diversity and the Miccosukee Tribe, who ac-

cused the state andfederal defendants of not following federal law requiring an environmentalreview for the detention center in the middle of sensitive wetlands.

“This is aheartbreaking blow to America’sEvergladesand every living creature there, but thecase isn’t even closetoover,” Elise Bennett, asenior attorney at theCenterfor Biological Diversity,said Thursday Republican Gov.Ron DeSantis’ administration in late June raced to build the facility on an isolated airstrip surrounded by wetlands to aid President Donald Trump’sefforts to deportpeople in the U.S. illegally.The governor said the locationinthe rugged andremote Everglades was

meantasadeterrentagainst escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after Trump toured the facility in July and suggested it could be amodel for future lockups nationwide as his administration pushesto expand the infrastructure needed to increase deportations.

DeSantis said on social media Thursday,after the appellate panel issuedits ruling, that claims that the facility’sshutdownwere imminent werefalse.

“Wesaid we would fight that. We said themission would continue,” DeSantis said. “SoAlligatorAlcatraz is in fact, like we’ve always said, open forbusiness.”

The Department of Home-

land Security calledThursday’sruling “a win for the American people, the rule of law and common sense.”

“This lawsuit was never about the environmental impacts of turning adeveloped airport into adetention facility,”DHS said in astatement. “It has and will always be about open-borders activists andjudgestrying to keeplaw enforcement from removing dangerous criminalaliens fromour communities, full stop.”

The state and federal government defendants appealedWilliams’ ruling, asking that it be put on hold. The state of Florida said in court papers this week that it planned to resumeaccepting detainees at the facility if the stay wasgranted.

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK New York’s attorney general moved Thursday to have the state’s highest court reinstate President Donald Trump’s staggering civil fraudpenalty,appealing alower-court decision that slashed the potential half-billion-dollar ﬁne to $0.

Attorney General Letitia James’ ofﬁce ﬁled anotice of appeal with the state’sCourt

of Appeals, seeking to reverse the midlevel Appellate Division’sruling lastmonth that thepenalty violated the U.S.Constitution’sban on excessiveﬁnes.

James, aDemocrat, had previouslysaid she would appeal.

Trump declared “TOTAL VICTORY” after theAppellate Division wipedawayhis ﬁne, but theﬁve-judge panel left other punishments in placeand narrowlyendorsed

atrial court’sﬁndingthathe committedfraud by padding his wealth on financial paperwork given to banks and insurers.

Trump, aRepublican,ﬁled his own appeal last week, asking theCourtofAppeals to throwout those other punishments, which include amultiyear banonhim and his two eldestsons, Eric and DonaldTrump Jr., from holding corporate leadership positions in New York.

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Famedfashion designer GiorgioArmanidiesat91

BY COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

MILAN Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into amultibillion-dollarfashion empire, has died, hisfashion house conﬁrmed. He was 91. Armani died at home, the fashion house said. Armani, one of the most recognizablenames and faces in the global fashionindustry,missed Milan Fashion Week in June 2025 for the ﬁrst time during the previews of Spring-Summer 2026 menswear to recover from an undisclosed condition.

He was planning amajorevent to celebrate 50 years of his signature

Giorgio Armani fashion house during Milan Fashion Week this month. Armani, who maintained aﬁrm grip on his empire and collections until the end, had been reluctant to discuss succession, but had announced afoundation as asuccession tool to avoidhis businesses being split up.

He also indicated the creative succession to Leo Dell’Orco and hisnieceSilvanaArmani, whohave headed the menswear and womenswearcollections, respectively,for all Armani collections: GiorgioArmani, Emporio Armani andArmani Exchange.

Starting with an unlined jacket, a simple pair of pants and an urban palette, Armani put Italian readyto-wear style on the international fashion map in the late 1970s, creating an instantly recognizable relaxed silhouette that has propelled the fashion house forhalf acentury.

From theexecutive office to the Hollywood screen, Armani dressed the rich and famous in classic tailored styles, fashioned in super-soft fabrics andmuted tones. His handsome black tieoutﬁts and glittering evening gowns often stole the show on award season red carpets.

At the time of his death, Armani had put together an empire worth over $10 billion, which along with clothing included accessories, home furnishings, perfumes, cosmetics, books, flowers and even chocolates, ranking himinthe world’stop 200 billionaires, according to Forbes.

The designer also owned several bars, clubs, restaurantsand his own basketball team EA7 Empo-

rio Armani Milan,betterknown as OlympiaMilano.Armani opened more than than 20 restaurants from Milan to Tokyo since 1998, and two hotels, one in Dubaiin2009 and another in Milan, in 2010.

Armani style began with Giorgio Armanihimself, from thepenetratingblueeyesframed in apermanent tan and early-age shock of silverhair, to thetrademark jeans andT-shirt work clothes and the minimalist decoration of hisprivate homes.

Armani’sfashion visionwas that of easygoing elegance where attention to detailmade thedifference.

“I design for real people. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothes and accessories that are notpractical,”heliked tosay when asked to identify his clientele.

In conversation, the designer’s disarming smile and exquisitely mild mannersbeliedthe tough businessman underneath,who was able to turn creative talent into a fashion empire worth over $10 billion. Neveramerger nora sale,Re Giorgio (KingGeorge) as the Italians call him, was alwayshis own boss.

Born July 11, 1934, in Piacenza, a smalltownsouth of Milan, Armani

dreamed of becoming adoctor before apart-time job as awindow decorator in aMilan department store opened his eyes to the world of fashion.

In 1975, Armaniand his partner Sergio Galeotti sold theirVolkswagen for $10,000 to start up their own menswear ready-to-wear label.Womenswear followed ayear later

The symbolofhis newstyle was theliningless sports jacket,which was launchedinthe late1970s and becameaninstantsuccess from Hollywood to Wall Street. The designer paired thejacket witha simple T-shirt,anitemofclothing he termed “the alpha and omega of thefashion alphabet.”

The Armani suit soon became a must in thecloset of thewell-heeled man. And for women, the introductionofthe pantsuit in theexecutive workroom was allbut revolutionary.Dubbed the “power suit”with itsshoulder-padded jacket and man-tailoredtrousers, it became the trademark of therising class of businesswomen in the 1980s

Over theyears Armani would soften the look withdelicate detailing, luxurious fabrics and brighter shadesfor his basic beige and gray palette. His insistence on pantsand

jacketsled some critics to label his fashion “androgynous.”

The 1980 ﬁlm classic “American Gigolo” launchedboth Armani and actor Richard Gere on their Hollywood careers. Dressed in Armani, Gere became America’s new favorite heartthrob, and “Geeorgeeo” as theycalledhim, theglam set’smost popular designer

TheHollywood connection earned himwardrobe film creditsinover200 ﬁlms,and in 2003 a place on Rodeo Drive’s“Walk of Fame.”

Oscar night always sparkled, with smart suiting for the men, and glittering gowns for the ladies. The 2009 best actor winner Sean Penn picked up his statue in ablack-on-black Armani outﬁt, while best actress nominee Anne Hathawaywalkedthe red carpet in ashimmering whitestrapless evening gown fromArmani’slatest Prive couture collection. Other longtime devotees included Jodie Foster,GeorgeClooney, Soﬁa Loren and Brad Pitt. David and Victoria Beckham werethe “face” of his 2009 underwear ad campaign. So significantwas theimpact

of Armanistyle,not only on how people dressed but how they approached fashion, thatin2000 New York’sGuggenheim museum presented aretrospective of Armani’s ﬁrst 25 years in fashion.

“I love things that age well, things that don’tdate and become living examplesofthe absolute best,” Armani said of his efforts. Today, theArmaniempirehas an army of more than9,000 employees, with womencomprising half of the executive suite, along with seven industrial hubs and over 600 storesworldwide,according to figures released in 2023. Along with clothes and accessories, the company produces perfumes, cosmetics and home furnishings, as wellasselling its own candy,flowers and even books. The designer opened his fifthmultibrand store on New York’sfashionable Fifth Avenue in February 2009. In the realm of fashion hobbies, Armani owned several bars, restaurants andclubs, as well as the basketball team. Recreation time was spent in getawaysinBroniin the countryside near Milan, the isle of Pantelleria off Sicily and St. Tropez on the French Riviera. Each home bore the trademark of Armani design: bare walls, important pieces, fewknickknacks. Like many of his colleagues, Armanitried to give back someof the fame andfortune he amassed during the heyday of the “moda Milanese” which put Italian readyto-wear at the center of the world’s fashionmap at theturnofthe millennium. Personally involvedin severalcharity organizations devoted to children and astaunch supporter of the battle against AIDS, in 2002 Armani wasnamed aU.N. goodwill ambassador for refugees. Galeotti died in 1985. Armani had no childrenbut was very closeto his niece Roberta, daughter of his late brotherSergio. She abandoned abudding film career to become his director of public relations, andoften represented her uncle, who wasn’tmuch of apartygoer, at social events. In later years she was akey go-between with the celebrity world. In 2006, she orchestrated the top-billedwedding of actorsTom Cruise and Katie Holmes in amedieval castle outside Rome, while UncleGiorgio designedthe attire forboth bride and groom

Armani,the

dollar fashionempire, has died at age91, his fashion house

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Boeing victims’ families urge judge to reject deal

FORT WORTH, Texas Carrying photos of their loved ones into court Wednesday, family members of victims killed in Boeing 737 Max crashes urged a judge to reject a deal that would spare the company from criminal prosecution.

Some of the relatives of the 346 victims — killed in crashes off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia less than ﬁve months apart in 2018 and 2019 — saw the hearing as their ﬁnal chance to demand a public trial.

That’s because U.S District Judge Reed O’Connor is weighing whether to approve the federal government’s motion to dismiss its criminal case against Boeing. The judge said Wednesday after hearing from the relatives and attorneys for both the Justice Department and Boeing that he would issue a decision at a later date. In exchange, the company said it would pay or invest another $1.1 billion in ﬁnes, compensation for the crash victims’ families, and internal safety and quality measures

“What part of this screams justice?” said David Moore, whose 24-year-old sister, Danielle was among the 157 passengers and crew members killed in the Ethiopia crash.

Boeing is charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S government after allegedly misleading Federal Aviation Administration regulators about a ﬂight-control system tied to the crashes.

Applications for jobless benefits rise

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, suggesting that employers are still retaining workers even as the economy has showed signs of slowing. Applications for unemployment beneﬁts for the week ending Aug. 30 rose by 8,000 to 237,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s more than the 231,000 new applications economists were expecting.

Weekly applications for jobless beneﬁts are seen as a proxy for layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically healthy range between 200,000 and 250,000 since the U.S. began to emerge from the COVID pandemic nearly four years ago

While layoffs are low, hiring has also weakened as part of what many economists describe as a “no hire, no ﬁre” economy Still, the unemployment rate remains a historically low 4.2%.

On Wednesday, the government reported that U.S. employers were advertising 7.2 million job openings at the end of July, fewer than economists had forecast and the latest sign of weakness in the U.S. labor market.

Last month’s grim July jobs report, which showed job gains of just 73,000 and included massive downward revisions for June and May, sent financial markets spiraling.

President Donald Trump ﬁred the head of the agency that compiles the monthly data.

Google faces $425.7M in snooping damages

SAN FRANCISCO A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people’s smartphones during a nearly decadelong period of intrusions.

The verdict reached Wednesday in San Francisco federal court followed a more than two-week trial in a class-action case covering about 98 million smartphones operating in the United States between July 1, 2016, through Sept 23, 2024. That means the total damages awarded in the five-year-old case works out to about $4 per device Google had denied that it was improperly tracking the online activity of people who thought they had shielded themselves with privacy controls. The company maintained its stance even though the eight-person jury concluded Google had been spying in violation of California privacy laws.

Fed nominee would stay at White House job

Pick is currently chair of advisory council

BY JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, said Thursday that he would remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank Miran, who was nominated to fill a gubernatorial term set to expire in January, made the disclosure at

a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

He said that on the advice of his lawyers he would take an “unpaid leave of absence” as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Miran later said he would only resign from the Republican administration if he were nominated for a longer term at the Fed.

His answer instantly triggered alarm bells about the Fed’s independence, suggesting that the central bank could ultimately become subservient to Trump’s whims in-

stead of its congressional mandates to keep prices stable and maximize employment. Political control of the Fed could erode the faith that the American population and investors worldwide place in the U.S. economy, which could threaten global markets and national prosperity Democrats blasted Miran’s plan to keep his day job at the White House.

“Your independence has already been seriously compromised,”

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said “You are going to be technically an employee of the president of the United States but an independent

member of the board of the Federal Reserve. That’s ridiculous.” Miran’s hearing reflected the broader battle over Trump’s efforts to gain control of the Fed. Because of the possible negative impacts on the economy the Fed has tried to act based on the economic data rather than electoral considerations.

Trump, however, has engaged in a prolonged campaign of pressuring and mocking Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting the benchmark interest rate to Trump’s liking, a move that could end up pumping more money into the economy and creating greater inﬂationary risks.

Trump’s credit card rate cap could save Americans $100B

Vanderbilt University study says companies would still be profitable

BY KEN SWEET Associated Press

NEW YORK Americans would save roughly $100 billion a year in interest costs if President Donald Trump’s campaign proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% were implemented, according to a paper published by Vanderbilt University on Thursday

Further, the banks and credit card companies would be able to withstand, and even still be proﬁtable, if there were to be a national cap on interest rates. While limited in scope, the paper gives some academic backing to Trump’s campaign promise.

The paper found that banks would still be able to earn a proﬁt on most of their customers even if credit card interest rates were capped at 15%, and if the banks continued to offer rewards and perks like points and airport lounge access. If interest rates were capped at 10%, the business model gets more difﬁcult for the banks, but they could still make money off most card customers by cutting back on some rewards.

Usury laws are as old as the Bible but have gotten traction again through Trump’s populist politics.

When he was a candidate in the 2024 election, Trump proposed a temporary 10% cap on credit card interest rates. He has not spoken about it since the election.

That said, politicians have seized on the idea. Sen Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill in Congress that would match Trump’s campaign proposal of capping interest rates at 10%. A similar bill was introduced in the House by Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y

There are already some interest rate caps in effect in the U.S. The Military Lending Act makes it illegal to charge active servicemen and women more than 36% for any ﬁnancial product. The national regulator for credit unions, the NCUA, has capped interest rates on credit union credit cards at 18%.

The banking industry is adamantly against any caps on credit card rates. Historically, the industry has argued that any cap on interest rates would decimate the credit card business model and would threaten the viability of popular rewards and perks programs that millions of Americans use for free ﬂights and hotel stays.

It was this rhetoric that made Brian Shearer, the author of the report, start to look into the issue. Shearer previously worked at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as the regulator’s assistant director of policy

“I wanted to see if President Trump’s proposed cap could be taken seriously, and the idea appears that it could be seriously considered and it would not have the amount of downside that often the pundits assume there will be.”

SHEARER, the author of the report

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planning and strategy, working under Republican and Democratic administrations.

Americans are carrying more credit card debt than ever before, to the tune of $1.21 trillion, or roughly $6,400 per person. The average credit card interest rate is roughly 21%, according to data from the Federal Reserve. That’s signiﬁcantly higher than a decade ago, when the average credit card interest rate was roughly 12%.

Banks earn revenue from credit cards two different ways: the amount of money they charge merchants to process a credit card transaction, often referred to as interchange, and the interest and fees the banks charge customers. That could be the annual fee on a credit card, or the monthly interest that accrues when a customer carries a

balance.

Shearer says the revenue earned from interchange is why banks would remain profitable, even if credit card interest rates are capped. Credit card rewards programs are largely funded through interchange. American Express, for instance, earned $35.2 billion in revenue from the fees they charge merchants.

Under Shearer’s analysis, if interest rates were capped at 15%, Americans would save roughly $48 billion in interest a year, while at 10%, that ﬁgure goes to $100 billion. In his analysis, Shearer assumed that banks would charge as close to the national cap as possible.

The Vanderbilt paper ﬁnds that banks, because they largely fund their rewards programs from interchange, would not likely universally cut back on rewards for Americans Instead, the Americans who would likely see the biggest reduction in rewards would be those with low credit scores, because they are considered the riskiest borrowers. However, Shearer believes that any modest reduction in rewards for those customers would likely be made up in the interest they would save annually Historically, bank customers with low credit scores tend to be “revolvers,” or those who carry a balance, instead of “transactors,” which are customers who pay off their credit cards at the end of each month.

“It is true that there would need to be some reward reduction, but it’s not the kind of skyis-falling story that you often hear,” Shearer said.

Markets hold steady following signs job market is slowing

BY STAN CHOE AP business writer

NEW YORK U.S. stocks rose to a record on Thursday as Wall Street made its ﬁnal moves ahead of an update on the job market, one that could clear the way for the cuts to interest rates that investors love. The S&P 500 added 0.8% to top the all-time high it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 350 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%.

Stocks got some lift from easing pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields fell following the latest reports on the U.S. job market to come in worse than economists expected. One report suggested employers, not

including the government, nearly halved their hiring in August from the prior month. Another said that more workers applied for unemployment beneﬁts last week in an indication of rising layoffs. Neither number is flashing a recession, and a third report on activity for businesses in the information and other services industries showed stronger-thanexpected growth.

The upside for investors of a slowdown in the job market is that it could push the Federal Reserve to cut its main interest rate for the ﬁrst time this year at its next meeting in a couple weeks. Such cuts can kickstart the economy and job market, though they can also accelerate inﬂation.

So far this year, the Fed has kept its main interest rate on hold because it’s been more worried about inﬂation potentially worsening because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs than about the job market.

“The year started with strong job growth, but that momentum has been whipsawed by uncertainty,” according to Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP She said several things could be behind the slowdown, including ”labor shortages, skittish consumers, and AI disruptions.”

A more comprehensive report on the job market’s health during August will arrive on Friday from the U.S. Labor Department, and it will likely carry much weight with the Fed. Last month’s grim jobs

report, which included massive downward revisions for June and May, sent ﬁnancial markets spiraling and prompted Trump to ﬁre the head of the agency that compiles the monthly data.

On Wall Street, American Eagle Outfitters jumped 38% after the retailer reported more than double the profit that analysts had expected for its latest quarter. It benefited from a frenzy of media attention in late July over a provocative advertising campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney The ads — which featured the tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” — sparked a debate about race, Western beauty standards, and the backlash to “woke” American politics and culture.

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A Vanderbilt University study shows that banks and credit card companies would be able to withstand, and even still be profitable, if there were to be a national cap on interest rates.

26 countrieswould join Ukrainereassuranceforce

Macron says nationspledged troops forafter warends

BY ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press

KYIV,Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’sallies have pledged to deploy troops as a“reassurance force” forthe wartorn country once fighting ends in the conﬂict with Russia. Macron spoke after ameeting in Paris of the so-called “coalition of the willing,” a group of 35 countries who support Ukraine. He said that 26 of the countries had committed to deploying troops in Ukraine —ortomaintaining apresence on land, at sea, or in the air —tohelp guarantee the country’ssecurity the day after aceaseﬁre or peace is achieved.

Earlier Thursday,Macron and other European leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.S. envoy for peace

talks, Steve Witkoff, to discuss waysofensuringlongterm military support and continued American backing for Ukraineoncethe conﬂict ends. Zelenskyy also held aclosed-door meetingwith Witkoff.

Macron said at anewsconference alongside Zelenskyy that the reassuranceforce “does nothave the will or the objective of wagingwar against Russia,”but will aim “to prevent any new major aggression and to involve the26states very clearly in thelastingsecurity of Ukraine.”

Though details of anyU.S participation in the security guarantees remain unclear, both Macron andZelenskyy said Washington had expressedwillingness to be part of the plan, and the Ukrainian presidentsaid he was grateful about that. “As for in what format,Iamnot yet ready to tellyou in detail,” Zelenskyy added.

“The planning work will be ﬁnalizedwith the United States,” Macronsaid.

Macron and BritishPrime Minister Keir Starmer,who lead the “coalition of the willing,” previously have insisted that any European “re-

and French President Emmanuel Macron arriveThursday to attend asummit on Ukraineatthe

assurance” force in Ukraine needs thebacking of the United States

The European leaders some of whom joinedthe meeting virtually —said Russian PresidentVladimir Putin mustnow worktoward ending the ﬁghting, andthe German government suggestedEuropean sanctions on Russia wouldincrease if Moscow drags its feet.The European leaders also spoke by phone withU.S. President DonaldTrump after their meeting.

U.S. designates 2moregangs in LatinAmerica as terroristgroups

BY MATTHEW LEE, REGINA GARCIA CANO and JACQUELYNMARTIN Associated Press

QUITO, Ecuador TheUnited States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, markingthe Trumpadministration's latest step to target criminal cartels in Latin America.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio madethe announcement Thursday while in Ecuador as part of atrip to Latin America overshadowed by an American military strike against asimilarly designated gang, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua.That attack has raisedconcerns in the region about what may follow as President Donald Trump's government pledges to step up military activity to combat drug trafﬁcking and illegal migration.

“This time, we're not just going to huntfor drug dealers in thelittle fast boats and say,'Let's try to arrest them,’”Rubio told reporters in Quito, Ecuador's capital.

“No, the president has said he wants to wage war on

these groups because they've been waging war on us for 30 years and no one has responded.”

Los Lobos and Los Choneros are Ecuadorian gangs blamedfor muchofthe violence thatbegan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The terrorist designation, Rubio said, brings “all sorts of options” for Washington to work in conjunction with the government of Ecuador to crackdown on these groups. Thatincludesthe ability to kill them as wellas takeactionagainst the properties and banking accounts in the U.S. of the group's members andthose with ties to the criminalorganizations, Rubio said. He said the label also would help with intelligencesharing. LosChoneros, LosLobos and other similargroups are involvedincontractkillings, extortion operations and the movement and sale of drugs. Authorities have blamed them for the increasedviolence in the country as they fight over drug-trafficking routestothe Paciﬁc andcontrol of territory,including within prisons, where hun-

dreds of inmates have been killed since 2021.

The strike in thesouthern Caribbean has taken the attentiononRubio's trip,which included astop in Mexico on Wednesday U.S.ofﬁcials saythe vessel's cargo was intended for theU.S.and that thestrike killed 11 people, but they have yettoexplain howthe militarydetermined that those aboard were Tren de Aragua members.

Rubio said U.S. actions targeting cartelswere being directed more toward Venezuela, and not Mexico.

“There's no need to do that in many cases with friendly governments, because the friendlygovernments are going to help us,”Rubiotold reporters. “They may do it themselves, andwe'll help themdoit.”

Aday earlier,Rubiojustiﬁed the strike by saying the boat posed an “immediate threat” to the U.S. and Trump opted to “blow it up” rather thanfollow what had been standardproceduretostop andboard, arrest the crew and seize any contraband on board.

Starmer’soffice said the British prime minister“emphasized that the group had an unbreakable pledge to Ukraine, with President Trump’sbacking, anditwas clear theynow needed to go even further to applypressure on Putin to secureacessationofhostilities.”

Finnish President Alexander Stubb toldFinnish media that, in thephone conversation with Europeanleaders, Trump emphasizedthe need to put economic pressure on Russia,and said Europe must

stopbuying Russianoil and gas that he said was funding the war

Trumpstressed that Russia received 1.1 billion euros in fuel sales from the EU in one year,according to a White House ofﬁcial. Trump also emphasized that European leaders must place economic pressure on China for indirectly funding Russia’s war efforts, according to the ofﬁcial, who wasnot authorized to commentpublicly about the private talks and spoke on the condition of

anonymity German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said that GermanChancellor FriedrichMerzlaidout three “areas of action,” including working toward asummit that would include Zelenskyy,and “a ceaseﬁre must be agreed there.” “If the Russian side continues to play for time,Europe will increase thepressure of sanctions to increase the chances of adiplomatic solution,” the statement said. The Ukrainianpresident said ameeting with Putin is needed. “This is not amatter of adesire, this is amatter of necessity,” Zelenskyy said. “Wesupport any format, bilateral meeting, trilateral meeting, Ibelieve that Russia does everything to defer it.”

There was no immediate reaction from Russian ofﬁcials.

Putin —isolated by Western leaders but backed by China in his war effort —said Wednesday that he believed “if commonsense prevails, it is possible to agree on an acceptable option for ending the conﬂict,” adding that Trump has “a sincere desire” to reach asettlement.

NorthKorea’s KimJongUn meetswithChina’s Xi Jinping

BY KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press

BEIJING North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chineseleader Xi Jinping on thesidelinesoffestivitiescommemorating the end of WorldWar II, state media reported Thursday Kim attended aChinese militaryparade in Beijing a day earlier,alongside other foreignleadersincluding RussianPresident Vladimir Putin. Kim is making arare trip outside North Korea.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson GuoJiakun saidthat thetwo leaders would conduct in-depth exchangesofviews on bilateralrelationsand issues of mutualconcern.

He said thatKim’s attendance at the parade and the talks with Xi “carry great signiﬁcance.”

The North Korean leader, who arrived in Beijing by

train on Tuesday,was among 26 foreign leaderswho watchedthe parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World WarII. It was the first time thathe joined an event with alarge group of worldleaders since taking ofﬁce in late 2011.

Kim, on his first visit to China in six years, brought his young daughter,adding to speculation thatshe’s being primedasthe country’s next leader Experts say Kim likely hopes to restore ties with China, North Korea’sbiggest trading partner and aid provider, as there have been questions aboutthe bilateral relationship.

In recent years, Kim’s foreign policy has focused heavily on Russia. He has sent combat troops and ammunitiontobackRussia’sfull-scaleinvasion of Ukraine in return for economicand military as-

sistance. At ameeting with Kim in Beijing after the parade, Putinpraised the bravery of North Korean soldiers in the ﬁghting. But experts say that Kim would feel the need to prepare for the possible end of the Russia-Ukraine war. Some observers say Kim’strip could also be meant to increase leverage in potential talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, whohas repeatedly expressed his hopes to resume diplomacy between the twocountries.

China, which is North Korea’sbiggest trading partnerand main provider of aid, wants its neighborto return to negotiation and give up its nuclear weapons development. North Korea has reached outtoRussia,raising some concern in Beijing, which has long been North Korea’s most important ally

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Hackers target Sheriff’s Office

Orleans Parish officials say cyberattack didn’t impact jail

BY JOSEPH CRANNEY and MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writers

Online hackers struck the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce in a ransomware attack early Thursday, which officials said didn’t

threaten the jail’s security computers, but could still cause huge headaches for an already hobbled and cash-strapped agency OPSO was the “target of a ransomware cyberattack,” around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, the agency said in a statement. Such attacks

rely on viruses that lock up computer data, used as a kind of hostage while hackers demand ransoms from the owner OPSO, an 800-person agency didn’t say how much or what kind of data is at risk, only that the “jail computer system has not been

compromised,” suggesting that the lockup’s security functions weren’t affected.

“We did suffer a cyberattack this morning that did impact some of our systems,” Sheriff Susan Hutson said in a videoed statement OPSO’s employees discovered the problem around 8 a.m. when they had trouble logging into their computers, according to the agency “But we’ve isolated that, and the jail systems are on a separate server and they’re functioning just properly,” Hutson added. “So we’re able to run the jail, get people to court and continue to do what we do every day.”

Poll backed by Entergy supports upgrades

Residents want infrastructure fixed, utility says

BY BLAKE PATERSON Staff writer

A poll published this week by Resilience New Orleans, an Entergy-backed advocacy group that supports investments in city infrastructure, found that two-thirds of New Orleans voters think the city is headed in the wrong direction and that large majorities had been affected by infrastructure woes.

The telephone survey of 520 New Orleans voters, which was conducted by New Orleans pollster Dr Silas Lee & Associates, offered perhaps an unsurprising conﬁrmation of a long-standing opinion of residents: widespread frustrations with city infrastructure.

Some 71% of respondents in the telephone survey conducted Aug. 5-11, rated maintenance of street drainage as fair or poor, while 79% said the condition of streets in their neighborhood was fair or poor Street conditions like potholes and flooding, had caused damage to 72% of respondents’ vehicles, the poll said.

The poll said 92% of respondents had been affected by power outages and 75% had been affected by ﬂooding.

Respondents also overwhelmingly agreed that poor infrastructure makes it hard for local businesses to succeed and that improvements could lead to more local job opportunities.

“New Orleanians are clear: They want leaders focused on basics like clean water, reliable electricity, and drainage that actually drains,” said Resilience New Orleans Executive Director Casey DeMoss in a news release. While the poll’s infrastructure ﬁndings aligned with other broad surveys in recent years related to residents’ views on quality of life, the decision by Resilience New Orleans to ask about voters’ views on candidates in the upcoming mayoral election, and whether they want City Council members

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STAFF PHOTO By DAVID

Laurie Fisher, a local artist, volunteers her time to freshen up the sign at William’s Plum Street Snoball in New Orleans on Wednesday. It was last updated in 2015. The beloved stand has been serving generations of families making summer memories, a ritual that embodies the city’s love affair with sno-balls.

No ID yet on body found in lake after boat crash

Man has been missing since Sunday

BY BOB WARREN Staff writer

A man’s body was found in Lake Pontchartrain on Wednesday, but authorities on Thursday would not say if they think he is the boater who went missing after a sailboat crashed into the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway early Sunday Searchers have been scouring the lake since before dawn

Sunday, after rescuing a woman from the sailboat that struck the bridge. They said the missing man was the only other person on board.

A body was found in the lake Wednesday afternoon in Tangipahoa Parish, said Taylor Brazan, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. WWL-Louisiana reported that the body was found near Manchac. As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, an identiﬁcation had not been released. The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Ofﬁce performed an autopsy Thursday, an agency spokesperson said. Results of that autopsy were not immediately released. Brazan said Wildlife and Fisheries, which has been leading the search for the missing boater, would put out more information as soon it could. The discovery of the man’s body came on Day 4 of the search for the missing boater Authorities have said a woman called 911 around 3 a.m. Sunday to report that the boat she was on had crashed into the Causeway and that a man had fallen overboard and was missing, authorities have said. The boat struck the Causeway at around mile marker 14, the St.

Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said in a social media post Sunday morning. That’s a couple of miles across the bridge’s halfway point on the St. Tammany Parish side. Responding crews were able to rescue the woman from the vessel, but could not find the man, the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said in the social media post. The man was not wearing a life vest, Brazan said In addition to Wildlife and Fisheries, the multiagency search included the U.S. Coast Guard, the St.

agency cites indictment

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

Citing federal corruption charges, the federal government has barred New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her former bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, from signing volving federal d lars, a move that have little impact the flow of federal money to the city

The “suspensio notice,” announced by Department Housing and Urban Development Secre tary Scott Turner on the social media platform X on Wednesday, comes after prosecutors on Aug. 15 accused the two of charging romantic getaways to taxpayers, then lying about their affair

The notice, sent to Cantrell and Vappie, a former Housing Authority of New Orleans board member, says both are suspended from “participation in procurement and non-procurement transactions as

LCMC says it bargains in good faith

BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized University Medical Center and its parent system, LCMC Health, in a letter addressed to hospital executives this week for what he called an “unacceptable” refusal to negotiate a ﬁrst contract with more than 600 unionized nurses. LCMC Health CEO Gregory Feirn countered that the system has negotiated in good faith and that many of Sanders’ claims echo union talking points. In the missive sent Aug. 29, Sanders said the hospitals have ignored their obligation to bargain with the National Nurses Organizing Committee, the nationwide union representing the UMC nurses, nearly two years after

Sanders Feirn

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79 noncitizens illegally voted in La. since ’80s

Investigation compared registered voters to federal database

BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

Of the almost 3 million Louisiana residents registered to vote, 390 noncitizens did so illegally — and 79 of them actually voted in at least one election since the 1980s, Secretary of State Nancy Landry said Thursday

Landry acknowledged noncitizen voting in Louisiana is “not a

Motorcyclist dies in Metairie crash

A motorcyclist was killed when authorities say he hit a tractortrailer on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie on Thursday morning.

The victim has not yet been identified, as the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office has not yet notified his next of kin.

The crash was reported about 5 a.m. in the 5200 block of Veterans, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was pulling onto Veterans near the intersection with Kent Avenue when the motorcycle crashed into the truck, according to Rivarde.

The motorcycle driver was treated on scene but died of his injuries, according to authorities.

Investigators learned that the bike he was driving had been reported stolen in New Orleans, Rivarde said.

The tractor-trailer’s driver did not show any signs of impairment and cooperated with investigators, Rivarde said.

Authorities will conduct toxicology testing on both drivers.

Trial set for Oakdale man indicted in immigration case

Staff report

A trial date has been set in the alleged immigration fraud and money laundering scheme that resulted in FBI sweeps across Louisiana, according to court documents from the Western District of Louisiana.

Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, an Oakdale businessman who owns a local fast food franchise and two convenience stores, was indicted in July along with former and current Louisiana law enforcement ofﬁcials:

n Chad Doyle, Oakdale Police Chief

n Michael “Freck” Slaney, Oakdale City Marshal

n Glynn Dixon, former Forest Hill Police Chief

n Tebo Onishea, former police chief of Glenmora.

The trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. March 30. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 18 via video. Patel pleaded not guilty to 34 total counts, which included eight counts of money laundering, 24 counts of mail fraud, one count of bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. Magistrate Judge Joseph Perez-Montes ordered Patel to remain behind bars pending trial. All four lawmen also pleaded not guilty Prosecutors said the defendants fabricated police reports to document crimes that never occurred. The victims, who were immigrants, could then apply for a visas that would allow the victims or witnesses to stay in the U.S., said Western District of Louisiana acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook, whose ofﬁce is prosecuting the case. The scheme allegedly started in December 2015 and continued until at least this week.

systemic problem.” Still, she said

it’s a serious issue and that her ofﬁce plans to refer noncitizens who voted to law enforcement for prosecution

“Voting is the greatest privilege and responsibility of each American citizen. At its core is the act of exercising political power,”

Landry said at a news conference.

“It is a crime to register to vote and to vote as a noncitizen, and it undermines the fundamental rights of American citizens.”

The numbers of noncitizens who voted illegally in Louisiana come from a recent investigation that compared Louisiana’s current voting rolls to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security database

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a participant or principal with HUD and throughout the executive branch of the federal government.”

“We cannot entrust taxpayer dollars to the New Orleans mayor and her ‘bodyguard’ who have been charged with indictment by a Grand Jury with wire fraud, among other federal crimes,” Turner wrote. “Corrupt Cantrell can’t abuse American taxpayer dollars any longer.”

New Orleans relies heavily on federal dollars: Funding from Washington totaled more than $400 million this year, according to the city’s 2025 budget — a ﬁfth of the city’s total revenue. And the Housing Authority of New Orleans’ $260 million budget relies primarily on federal dollars.

But the ban has little practical impact. Any federal contracts or agreements that the mayor would typically sign can be signed instead by the city’s chief administrative ofﬁcer and its director of property management, according to the city charter

In interviews Thursday, City Council member Joe Giarrusso, who serves as chair of the council’s Budget Committee, and Sharonda Williams, who served as city attorney under former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, cited the mayor’s ability to give signing authority to her staff.

“What’s at issue is whether LaToya Cantrell is the person to sign contracts,” said Giarrusso. “It’s more process than substance.” Williams said that the administration would “have to take some extra steps” to comply with the suspension but that it wouldn’t “tremendously affect the operations of city government.”

HANO Executive Director Marjorianna Willman said her agency will work to ensure the mayor’s suspension doesn’t impact the ﬂow of federal dollars to New Orleans housing.

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An OPSO spokesperson didn’t respond to questions on the scope of the attack or say if it was comparable to the last major breach at City Hall six years ago, which took months to fix and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

Hackers reportedly never demanded a ransom in that case, and it’s unclear if they’ve demanded one from OPSO. The agency’s “IT team is actively working to restore systems, secure our network, and determine the origin of the attack,” OPSO said in a brief statement.

Hutson’s department has already been hobbled by the May escape of 10 detainees from the jail. In the months since then, they’ve rushed to complete millions of dollars in repairs to help harden the facility OPSO issued $15 million in bonds to cover most of those costs, but Hutson told the New Orleans City Council in July that her department needed an additional $9 million. The city of New Orleans, as a whole, is staring down a $100 million deﬁcit of its own. The last major cyberattack among the New Orleans local government targeted City Hall’s computer networks in late 2019. The hack disrupted payments to vendors, blocked roughly twothirds of city employees from accessing emails and sullied operations of Municipal and Trafﬁc Courts.

to federal SAVE data.

to which Louisiana ofﬁcials were given access in May, Landry said. With the exception of about 100,000 registered Louisiana voters, the investigation was able to compare almost all of the state’s roughly 3 million registered voters to the federal government’s SAVE database, a system that tracks immigration and citizenship status administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Landry said the Trump administration revamped and improved SAVE and made the federal data available to Louisiana at no cost, which was not the case previously The free and easier access has allowed Louisiana ofﬁcials to compare state voter registration lists

“HANO will continue to work closely with the City and HUD to prevent any impact to the agency,” Willman wrote. “I understand that it’s not Secretary Turner’s intent to penalize the city or any participants of HUD programs.”

Cantrell administration officials said in a statement Thursday that they had received HUD’s letter that afternoon, and that the city would “ensure that the momentum is sustained” through its chief administrative ofﬁce and multiple departments.

The statement did not acknowledge that, according to the letter, the mayor is prevented from engaging in contracts with any federal agency, not just HUD.

Vappie’s attorney, Shaun Clarke, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Letters Turner sent to Cantrell and Vappie cite government regulations that allow federal agencies to suspend federal business with people who have been indicted for “any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects your present responsibility.”

A suspension can last up to 12 months according to the regulations, with the option of a sixmonth extension if requested by federal ofﬁcials. Cantrell’s term ends in January

Vappie is a former HANO board member and a retired police ofﬁcer who at present has no signing authority

The letter came the same day that President Donald Trump threatened that he could send federal agents and National Guard to New Orleans, drawing mixed reactions from local and state politicians.

Cantrell may contest the suspension within 30 days of receiving notice, according to Turner’s letter but “contesting a suspension does not stay the suspension.”

Email Sophie Kasakove at sophie.kasakove@ theadvocate.com.

It took months to scrub more than 3,400 computers clean of malicious software, with overall ﬁxes totaling more than $7 million.

After a separate attack on Louisiana school boards around the same time, the state formed a quick-strike team of IT specialists to respond to local cyber emergencies.

The group, known as Emergency Support Function 17, has stayed busy in the years since: Its costs grew from $2.3 million in 2020 to $20.6 million in 2023. Those costs are then reimbursed by local governments.

Ransomware attacks against local governments are common because cities and counties often have access to reams of sensitive data, but don’t always have the resources or expertise to harden their software.

City operations in Atlanta and Baltimore were badly hobbled in 2018 and 2019, respectively, over ransomware attacks where hackers reportedly demanded between $51,000 and $76,000 to release the government’s data.

After those governments declined to pay, the costs of repairing computer systems in both cities totaled between $17 million to $18 million, according to news reports. In south Louisiana, other cyberattacks in recent years targeted Southeastern Louisiana University Xavier the Port of Louisiana and Jefferson Parish’s court system.

Email Marco Cartolano at Marco.Cartolano@ theadvocate.com.

That cross-check then allows Louisiana election ofﬁcials to, with the help of the FBI, investigate the citizenship status of registered voters ﬂagged as noncitizens.

The secretary of state’s office then issues a notice to those individuals indicating it has reason to believe the registered voter may not be a citizen. The person has 21 days to respond with documentation of citizenship status.

While elections ofﬁcials have run citizenship checks on essentially all currently registered Louisiana voters, Landry said the investigation process is ongoing and doesn’t have an expected timeframe for completion. She called the ﬁndings

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Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce Marine Division, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce and the United Cajun Navy

The search included boats, air-

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to approve Entergy New Orleans’ grid hardening proposal, sparked criticism from candidates and ratepayer advocates.

In the poll, about 48% of voters surveyed said they would vote for Council Vice President Helena Moreno for mayor, while 20% said they would pick state Sen. Royce Duplessis and 10% said they would choose City Council member Oliver Thomas. The poll had a 3.5% margin of error Those results came after voters heard positive statements about Moreno and Duplessis, but no similar statements about Thomas. Voters were asked to gauge whether the statements were “convincing” reasons to support Moreno or Duplessis’ candidacies. Hours after the poll results were released, Thomas sent a message to supporters saying the way the survey was structured made it clear he’s “not Entergy’s choice for mayor.” He said that the survey signaled Resilience New Orleans’ intention to support his opponents and that it is the sort of message testing typically conducted before an advertising blitz.

Silas Lee, who was hired to conduct the poll, pointed to Thomas’ “slippage” in the polls after Duplessis entered the race as one reason for his exclusion. Lee said they also wanted to keep the poll concise. The most recent publicly available poll up to that point had shown Thomas ahead of Duplessis, though within the margin of error

Lee isn’t working for any candidate directly, though he has done work for a political action committee supporting Moreno and conducted focus groups for Duplessis before his initial announcement that he wouldn’t run. DeMoss said her organization is not supporting any candidate and that they wanted to focus on the “top two” candidates. For its part, Entergy New Orleans spokesperson Beau Tidwell said the utility did not commission the poll and did not decide what questions were asked.

“We stand ready to partner with every candidate and elected official to strengthen our grid and enhance community safety,” Tidwell said. The poll itself offered little new information regarding the state of the mayoral race, which so far has been dominated by Moreno. The poll was partially conducted before Arthur Hunter exited the race and isn’t as recent as another survey released by WWL-Louisiana nearly three weeks ago. Moreno, in a statement, said she found it odd that Resilience New Orleans’ poll didn’t give similar attention to Thomas and said she’s long harbored questions over the group’s motivations.

“It has always looked questionable that Resilience New Orleans advocates for Entergy initiatives and its main funder is Entergy Therefore, it appears that Entergy ultimately paid for the polling,” she said. Duplessis, in a statement, said the survey results echoed the frustrations he’s heard from voters regarding “chaos at City Hall.” DeMoss defended the poll. She said Entergy New Orleans is the group’s main funder, but that the

announced Thursday “preliminary results.”

Louisiana will also check the citizenship status of any new registered voters, she said.

Once the investigation concludes, state elections ofﬁcials will refer appropriate cases to law enforcement for prosecution, Landry said, including for both state and federal crimes. “My office will be working with the appropriate authorities for prosecution, and I will be encouraging those authorities to ﬁle charges in every single case that the law allows,” she said.

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

craft and divers.

The Coast Guard had said Tuesday that it had covered 118 miles before suspending its search. WDSU reported Tuesday that the sailboat, with the two people aboard, had set sail from the Bonnabel Boat Launch heading to Mandeville when it crashed into the bridge.

poll was her own organization’s doing. She said the goal was to get candidates talking about their plans to improve streets, drainage and the electrical grid.

Grid hardening

Resilience New Orleans was formed in 2023 shortly before Entergy New Orleans launched a campaign aimed at building public support for $1.3 billion worth of grid hardening projects. Entergy asked the City Council for approval to pass along much of those costs to ratepayers, a move the utility estimated could cause bills to rise gradually to about $12 per month.

The council, which regulates Entergy New Orleans, voted in 2024 to approve around $200 million worth of resilience projects, funded by a smaller rate increase along with federal grants and funds from a settlement with the utility over long-standing allegations that it mismanaged the massive Grand Gulf nuclear plant. It also set up a process to evaluate future projects every three years with an eye toward reducing bill impacts and making sure resilience projects work.

Logan Burke, of the Alliance for Affordable Energy, a ratepayer advocacy group that’s been critical of Entergy’s approach to hardening the grid, said she viewed the poll — which also measured voter sentiment on candidates for City Council and sheriff as an indirect attempt by Entergy to inﬂuence the upcoming election.

The City Council in 2022 banned council members from receiving campaign donations from the entities it regulates, she noted.

“It is disappointing, though not surprising, that Entergy is using front-groups to push their agenda — which will ultimately only beneﬁt their shareholders — as a workaround to those restrictions,” Burke said in a statement.

Tidwell declined to comment on Burke’s statement.

DeMoss, in the news release detailing the poll results, noted that a combined 81% of respondents said they would “definitely” or “probably” recommend that the City Council “approve the Entergy hardening project.”

“The silver lining is that the City Council has a grid hardening plan in front of them right now,” DeMoss said in the news release. She included a link to a study commissioned by her group and funded by Entergy that laid out the beneﬁts of the utility’s grid hardening proposal.

The survey said that 61% of respondents would be willing to pay more to “improve the city’s resilience infrastructure.”

“Candidates should stop talking around the issue and support real plans before we’re hit with the next major storm,” DeMoss said. Email Blake Paterson at bpaterson@theadvocate.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 3, 2025

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LegendaryCajun fiddlerdiesat96

EllisVanicor citedascreator of ‘Lacassine

sound’

BY JOANNA BROWN Staff writer

Born in Church Pointin 1929, Ellis Vanicor’sCajun sound would become indelibly linked with alittle community smack in the middle of Jennings and Lake Charles —Lacassine Aself-taught fiddler, Vanicor wasanoriginal member of theLacassine Playboys, which formed in the 1940s with Vanicor,his brothers Orsy,Miltonand Ivy,Jimmy Aguillard, and Iry and Asa Lejeune.He would play with the Lacassine Playboys,and other traditional Cajun bands, for the next 70 years. In theprocess, Vanicorbecame knownfor his fiddle style that exemplified the raucous fun of Cajun music. Ellis Vanicor died at the age of 96 on Sunday,Aug. 31 at his home in Lacassine. He had retired from the Lacassine Playboys and fiddling only six years before, at 90.

Vanicor was known as agenerous mentor to younger musicians, in particular Lake Charles musician Chris Millerof the band Bayou Roots. In aSept. 3interview about Vanicorfor theLake Charles American Press, Miller attributed the “Lacassine sound” to Vanicor and his brothers, calling it very rhythmic, joyous and designed to lure people to

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they voted to unionize.

“Thesenurseshave worked more than 620 days without afirst contract since winning their union.Thatisunacceptable,” said Sanders, an Independent representing Vermont.

Feirn said negotiations remain active, with UMC andthe unionmeeting twice amonth for multiday sessions that include hospitalnursing leaders

“We’ve not paused negotiations,” Feirn said. “In fact, Iwould say we go out of ourway to bring agenda items and negotiating points versus the union who rarely brings anumber of discussion points to those meetings.”

One major dispute is compensation. Sanders described nurses working without raises, some for over 10 years. Feirn disputed that, saying eligible unionized nurses will receive merit increases this fall, and that raises were withheld last year only because the union did not allow them while bargaining continued. He also said the union’searly proposal for wage increases would have nearly doubled nurses’ pay and was based on comparisons to other markets

“Wehave made it perfectly clear for months that the ball is in the union’scourt to propose something more reasonable for discussion, and they have not done that,” Feirn said.

Stafﬁng and safety have also been points of contention. Sanders pointed to high turnover,safetyincidents involving weapons and long hours without breaks. Feirn said UMC has expanded its capacity to 410 beds, hired nearly 400 nurses and 100 nursing technicians in the past year,and maintained acceptable nurse-to-patient ratios. He said nurses are paid when they miss breaks, and that hospital supervisors track overtime and hours worked.

“If our compensation wasnot competitive, we wouldn’tbeabletohire nurses,” Feirn said.

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the dancefloor Vanicor was in the Cajun Music Hall of Fame, and was agiant of the Cajun fiddle community.Despite decades of music and collaborations onstages and recording studios, Vanicor was primarily known as a liveperformer.The Lacassine Playboys recorded their first-everCDin2010, “Don’t BuryMe,”when Vanicor was 81 years old. It was aPeople’sChoice Awardwinnerfromthe CajunFrenchMusic Association. Vanicor’saccoladesalsoincludedFiddler of theYearand four Le Cajun Awards from the association. In addition to music and raisinga family,Vanicor andhis wifeoperated Vanicor’sGroceryinLacassine for23years. According tohis obituary,he was heavily involved with communityand civicorganizations, including helping to foundCajunDays, the LacassineVolunteer FireDepartment andthe Lacassine Community Center

Sanders described retaliationagainstaunion leader, whohas been identiﬁedas nurse Mike Robertshaw, for a“minorinfraction,” which the senator said was “unacceptable.”The nurse in questionprovided pills at apatient’sbedside with instructionstotake them when the patient woke up, then documented them as being taken. Feirnsaid the nurse was reported to the state board for falsifying amedical record, amatter he said the Louisiana State Board of Nursing —not the hospital —wouldresolve.

Thesenator also faulted thehospital for spending $20 million on “unionbusting” and strike-related costs.

Feirnsaid he didnot knowthe exactamount spent on what he said was education about unions. He acknowledged staffing expenses, saying they were initially as highas$2 million per day when the unionwentonstrikeduringthe TaylorSwift concert and before theSuper Bowl,two extremely busy weeks in New Orleans.

Thecosts are now closer to $200,000 as more nurses crossed picket lines. During their fourthstrike in July,executivessaid roughly two-thirds of nurses showed upfor work.

The letter also highlighted what Sanders called a $6 million loan to Feirn, framing it as evidenceof misplacedpriorities. That loan is asupplemental retirement plancommon in health care executive compensation,Feirn said It is partly funded with alife insurance policy, and both LCMC and Feirn shareownership.Ontax forms, it shows up as if the organization loaned money,but Feirn said he has not received anypayments yet and will not until he retires. Sanders urged LCMC to “treat their patients and nurseswiththe dignity and respect they deserve” by reaching afair contract. Feirnsaid the hospital intendstokeep negotiating

“We’ve operated ingood faith and will continue to do so,” he said.“When we come to an agreement, I don’tknow,but we’ll keep workingtoward it.”

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Allemand,Amy Marie

AmyMarie Allemand, belovedmother, sister aunt,and friend,passed away on August 14, 2025, at theage of 47, surrounded by theloveofher family. A womanofdeep faith and unwavering love,she leaves behind alegacyof resilience,kindness, and grace. Born on September 13, 1977, at CharityHospi‐talinNew Orleans, Louisiana, Amyknewhard‐ship from an earlyage.Life wasnot always easy,and shefaced many challenges with courageand quiet strength.Through every trial, herfaith in Godre‐mained unshaken.She oftensaidthather strength came notfrom herself, butfromthe Lord who carriedher through. Despitethe strugglesshe faced,Amy poured herlove into thosearound her. She wasthe proudand devoted mother of RickyAnthony Bass Jr,Haley MarieBass, andBryce SilasAllemand whoshe adored.She raised them with tender‐ness, faith,and ﬁerce de‐termination, instilling in them thevaluesoflove, humility,and persever‐ance.ToknowAmy,was to be welcomed,seen,and loved- shenever meta stranger.She hada smile that couldlight up aroom anda heartbig enough for everyone shemet.Her home wasopen, hertable always hadroom forone more,and herprayers were said notjustfor her own, butfor anyone who needed uplifting. Amywas knownfor herwarmhugs, encouragingwords,and strong belief in thepower of prayer.She believed in second chances, in forgive‐ness, andinthe goodness of people—evenwhenlife gave herevery reason not to.She is survived by her threechildren, Ricky, Haley, andBryce;a loving mother,sister, and brother, nieces and nephews who adored their “NeNe”,and countless friendswho became like family. Shewas preceded in deathbyher father Eu‐gene Joseph Allemand Sr andbrother,EugeneBour‐geois. Amy’swarmth, laughter,and love left a lastingimprint on allwho knew her. With heavy hearts butdeep gratitude forthe time we shared,we invite youtojoinusina CelebrationofLifehonor‐ingour belovedAmy Marie Allemand on Saturday Sep‐tember 6, 2025, at OneAc‐cord Ministries,713 S. JamieBlvd.,Avondale, LA 70094. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am –11:00 am followed by amemorial serviceofﬁciated by Pastor Andy Pellerano.Funeral planning entrustedto Robinson Family Funeral Home,9611 LA-23, Belle

Benjamin Berry Jr (IRONMAN)entered eternal rest on August 23, 2025, at OchsnerMedical CenterWestbank.BenjaminBerry Jr.was born on September 16, 1933, to theunion of Benjamin Berry Sr.& Is‐abella Berry.Benjamin Berry Jr wasbaptizedatan early@ Second Baptist Church by RevEarlGreen Benjamin Berry Jr.gradu‐ated from L.B. LANDRY HIGH SCHOOL.Benjamin served in US Navy,Chief Seaman, andBayou Coun‐tryClubuntil retirement Benjamin Berry Jr is pro‐ceeded in deathwithhis parents: Benjamin Berry Sr &IsabellaBerry.(4) grand‐children Lesley Berry Jr, Lonnie Berry Jr,Jay Berry andMarvinArmstead. Ben‐jaminleavestocherish his memories (7)children: Les‐leyBerry Sr,Benjamin Berry III (Cynthia), Lonnie K, WendyHenry (Louis), CindyB Leblanc, Demetruis, BellaBerry with former wife Eloise RBerry 20 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, 4great greatgrandchildren anda host of nieces,nephews, cousins, andother rela‐tivesand friends. Rela‐tives, friendsofthe family, Pastors, Ofﬁcers,U.S Mili‐tary,SecondNazarene BaptistChurch,Jesus is Lord,Morning Star Mis‐sionaryBaptist Church, Second BaptistChurch and allneighboring churches, FederalProtectionService, CoxCommunication, OdesseyHouse of L.A.,TAZ Trucking Companyare all invitedtoattendthe Cele‐brationofLifeonSaturday, September6,2025 at Robinson Family Funeral Home,9611 La -23, Belle Chasse,LA70037. Thevisi‐tation will beginat8:30 a.m, andthe servicewill beginat10a.m.Inturment will follow at Southeast LouisianaVeterans Ceme‐tery in Slidell, Louisiana. Funeralplanningentrusted to Robinson Family Funeral Home,9611 LA -23Belle Chasse,LA70037 (504) 208 -2119. Foronlinecondo‐lences please visitwww robinsonfamilyfuneralho me.com

KenishaA.BiagaspassedawayonAugust22, 2025, at theage of 43. Ken‐

isha is survived by her mother Adrienne Biagas twosisters;Anna,Marisa, twobrothers; Mario, Jarell, andher specialcousin Benicha. Also survived by a host of otherrelatives and friends. Preceded in death by herfatherKenneth Wells,grandparents, Gus‐tavisBiagas, Sylvia Biagas Mary Wells,and great grandmother MaudeBia‐gas. Family andfriends are invitedtoattend theCele‐brationofLifeService on Saturday,September 6, 2025, for10:00 a.m. at GreaterHillofZionBaptist Church,1520 AlvarStreet NewOrleans,LA70117. Vis‐itationwillbegin at 9:00 a.m. Reverend Rochester Denson,ofﬁciating. Inter‐ment is private. Guestbook Online:www.anewtraditi onbegins.com (504)2820600. Linear BrooksBoyd andDonavin D. Boyd Own‐ers/FuneralDirectors

Campbell,RobertJewel

Robert JewelCampbell wasbornFebruary22, 1950, in Jayess, Mississippi,to thelateSheldeanand Reatha Campbell. At an earlyage,his familyrelo‐catedtoNew Orleans where he attended Mc‐Donogh #40Elementary andlater George Washing‐tonCarverHighSchool Robert metand married hisformerwife, thelate Gail Greathouse.Their union wasblessedwith four daughters: Marcia Christie,Caterria,and Gail Adevoted father andhard‐workingman,Robert’sam‐bition wasalwaystopro‐vide forhis family. Known affectionately as “Sweet Pea,”hewillberemem‐beredfor hislove, perse‐verance, anddedicationto others.Robert’scareer journeyreﬂectedhis deter‐mination.Heworkedat Natal’sFamilyGrocery,the City of NewOrleans Parks andParkways, Avondale Shipyard,and most re‐cently theHiltonRiverside Hismotivationnever wa‐vered, even during health challenges.Heleavesto cherishhis memory,four loving daughters, threesis‐ters,three brothers,one aunt,a devotedgodchild, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Preceded in death by hisparents,one brother, andone sister “Preciousin thesight of theLordisthe deathofHis saints.” –Psalm 116:15 Family andfriends arein‐vitedtoattendthe Cele‐brationofLifeService on Saturday,September 6, 2025, for1:30p.m.atThe Boyd Family FuneralHome, 5001 Chef MenteurHwy NewOrleans,LA70126. Vis‐itationwillbegin at 12:30 p.m. Pastor WilliamH.Con‐erly,ofﬁciating. Interment will be private. Guestbook Online:www.anewtraditi onbegins.com (504) 2820600. DonavinD.Boydand

Simmons Jr., Harold Wilson,Alvron

Lacassine Playboys fiddler and

Music Hall of Fame member Ellis Vanicor of Lacassine, died at age 96 on Aug. 31.

Biagas,Kenisha A.

Carstens, Kelli Elise

On August 29, 2025, with great sorrow, our beautiful daughter KelliElise Carstens, age 55, told her Doctor "She was tired, She had enough and wanted to go home with Her Lord" following lung cancer returning in avery aggressive form.

Kelli was born on November 17, 1969, to her loving parents Carole Shaw Carstens and Frederick ACarstens Jr When Kelli wasborn her older sister Karen was terminally ill with leukemia and Karen told everyone God was giving her anew baby sister forChristmas. Karen loved holding Kelli while rocking her to sleep Kelli loved to dance and attended Jean Shane Patrick Dance Studio for16 years and was in training to teach dancing. As a young girl she belongedto Girard Playground playing all sports, but then found cheerleading for games and it became her first love. She also was amemberofthe YMCA where she earned "fish" status and went on to win many trophies swimming at meets for the Beach Club in Metairie and Broadwater Beach in Biloxi. She also enjoyed water skiing in Bay St Louis.

Kelli enjoyed Easter Sundays most of all. We had agroupofatleast20 friends and family go to Sunday Brunch at the Royal Sonesta annually in the French Quarter, then walk down to theriver and drink Captain Alexanders and enjoy the Jazz Bands. She loved the many family seafood boils at her aunt Carolyn and uncle Deets house with her cousins. She enjoyed Christmas Holidays and the many luncheons she and her mother attended. The Saints were her team and shewas always ready for Sunday dinner and agood Saints game.

Kelli is amember of Mt Olive Lutheran Church, was educated at St John Lutheran School, graduated from Atonement Lutheran 8th grade. After graduating from Grace King High School she secured aposition with Harry Connick's administration in New Orleans. Following that position Kelli became alegal secretary at the Galloway Johnson Law Firm. Her last position was at All AmericanPersonal Care where she cared for special needs clients which wasveryrewarding to her.Kelli was aquiet gentleand thoughtful person and would lend ahelpfulhand wherever needed. Kelli has many family members waiting to greet her at her fathers' home. Predeceased are her older sister Karen Edra Carstens her grandparents Lucille Krieger Carstens and Frederick Carstens Sr, Gertrude Krumm Shaw and EdwardW Shaw, aunts and uncles Carolyn Carstens Cyrus and Joseph Cyrus, Robert Carstens, Shirley Shaw Schwebel and Elroy CSchwebel Sr, cousins Elroy CSchwebel Jr and Shelley Cyrus.

Kelli leaves behind to remember, in griefand love, her parents Carole and Fred, her brothers Kevin Edward Carstens, Scott Frederick Carstens and wife Triciaand Godson Ashton, her cousins Cynthia Galland, whom she called nanny, and her husband Manual Galland, son Manny Jr and Trey, Mellissa and Sid Mayeau, Suzette and Billy Page, Kerry Cyrus, Lori and Mike Majeau and all those who knew and loved her as much as we do.

Kelli's familywould like to acknowledgethe many doctors, nurses and personnel at UMCwho treated and cared for her since her journey began. She was treated with dignity and kindness and we thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts.

Relatives and friends are invited to join us in attending herfuneral service at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 315 Ridgelake Dr. Metairie, La. on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM with aChurch Service from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM with a

from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Interment will be private for familyonly. Please consider donations to Mt Olive Lutheran Church.

Chisholm,Lawrence Francis'Larry'

Lawrence “Larry”Fran‐cis Chisholm,ofSlidell, Louisiana,wenttohis heavenlyhomeonAugust 30, 2025, at theage of 71, after fighting acourageous battle of kidney cancer for 15years.BornonSeptem‐ber 10,1953, in NewOr‐leans,Louisiana,tohis lov‐ing parents, Michaeland MaryEllen Chisholm,Larry lived alifemarkedbyde‐votion, joy, andanunwa‐veringcommitmenttohis loved ones andcommunity Larry is thebeloved hus‐bandofTerry Grashoff Chisholm, hishighschool sweetheart, with whomhe shared48years of mar‐riage filled with many trea‐sured memories.Together theyraisedtwo daughters, Kelly Chisholm Pizza(An‐drew) andCourtneyEllen Chisholm, who were the light of hislife. Hisjoy mul‐tiplied with thearrival of his grandchildren, Lucy Grace, Augustine Lawrence, Audrey Diane, CarolineTerry,and Amelia Frances Pizza, who will re‐membertheir Paw-Pawfor his boundless love andthe fun-filledmoments they shared. He also leaves be‐hind, to cherishhis mem‐ory,his brother, Dennis Chisholm, anda host of ex‐tendedfamilymembers and friends, allofwhomhe loved greatly. Larry was precededindeath by two siblings, Michaeland Patrick Chisholm.Larry at‐tendedSaint Gabrielthe Archangel Grammar School.Itwas therehemet a group of guys who would becomelifelongfriends and brothers -The Lugnuts. He graduated fromBrother Martin High School with theClass of ‘71. He always enjoyedre‐uniting with hisCrusaders for lunches, Christmasdin‐ners, andfun vacations. He receivedhis JurisDoctor‐ate from Loyola University School of Lawand builta successfulcareer as an at‐torney, dedicating many years of servicetoConti‐nentalInsurance Company and CNAInsurance Com‐pany. As adevoted parish‐ioner of OurLadyofLour‐des Church,hewas an ac‐tivememberofthe OLL Men's Club where he found greatfulfillmentin organizingchurch fish fries and participatinginvari‐ous church activities.He was honoredtoreceive the Saint LouisMedallion Award!Hewas also an ac‐tivememberofthe Knights ofColumbuswhere he servedthe community through volunteering and developed many lasting friendships.Larry hada love of boating, sunset cruises,annualGulfShores and PercyQuintrips,es‐capingtofun get-aways, and beingthe life of the party.His enthusiasm for Jimmy Buffettwas infec‐tious,and he nevermissed anopportunity to live like “it’s 5’oclock somewhere!” Larry’s presence wasfelt atevery social and service event,where hisvibrant personality shonebrightly. Assomeone who cher‐ished everymomentspent with hischildrenand grandchildren,you could always find himcheering them on at theirfootball and volleyball games, plays,dance recitals,and school activities.Larry’s lifeexperiences were a testament to cherishing the momentsthatbring joy and meaningtoour lives. Hetruly livedlifetothe fullest everyday!Hewill bedeeplymissedbyall who knew him, buthis spiritwillcontinue to in‐spire thoseheleft behind Relatives andfriends are invited to attend avisita‐tiononSaturday, Septem‐ber 6, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at OurLadyof Lourdes Church in Slidell. Eulogieswillbegin at 12:15 p.m.A Mass of Christian Burialwillbegin at 12:30 p.m.Larry will be laid to restinSt. Joseph Abbey Cemeteryfollowing ser‐vices.Following theburial, a celebrationofliferecep‐tionwillbegin at 4:00 p.m. inthe OLLgym -Bubbles up! In lieu of flowers, dona‐tions to theOur Lady of Lourdes Men’sClubor Knights of Columbus Coun‐cil #2732 areappreciated Memoriesand condo‐lences maybeexpressed

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Collins, LatishaMarie

LatishaMarie Collins, 48, enteredeternal rest peacefullyatOchsner Hos‐pital in BatonRouge,LA, on Sunday, August 24, 2025 BornFebruary25, 1977. She leavestocherish hermem‐ories sons,Rynnard Collins and JynnardCollins,grand‐son,Siuol Brown, mother and stepfather Deborah and Larry Savage,father James Palmer,Sr.,sister, AliciaCollins,brothers, Derrell Collins, Malcolm Dumas,Jr.,James Palmer Jr. andWillHughes, aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews other relativesand friends. Celebration servicewillbe onSaturday, September6 2025 at GreaterOld Zion MissionaryBaptist Church 655 NorthRocheblave Street,New Orleans, La 70119 beginning11:00 a.m. Rev.Mat Turner,pastor, of‐ﬁciating. Church visitation 10:00 a.m. until service time. Professional service entrusted to Littlejohn Fu‐neral Home,2163 Aubry Street,Cal K. Johnson, Fu‐neral Director/Manager Info: (504) 940-0045.

On August 6, 2025, Carl Kennedy Davis was carried home to glory at thegentle ageof60. Carl was born in NewOrleans, LA and was a current resident of the StateofNew York. He was preceded in death by his parents Evelynand Jessie Lee Davis,Sr.,two siblings Joan and Jessie LeeDavis, Jr.Heissurvivedbyhis 10 siblingsand ahost of other family and friends. Allare invited to attend the Funeral CelebrationatSt Raymond-StLeo theGreat CatholicChurch, 2916 Paris Ave. NewOrleans, LA 70119 on Saturday, September 6, 2025 for10:00AM. Visitation willbeginat 9:00AM. RevStanley K Ihuoma,S.S.J Officiating

EddieDavis,Jr. entered eternal rest at University Medical Center on Sunday, August24, 2025, at theage of63. He wasa native of New Orleans, LA anda resi‐dentofHarvey, LA.Eddie was agraduateofL.B LandryHighSchool,and he continued hisstudies at Pensacola Junior College. Eddiewas employed with Ochnser Healthcare Center Elmwood as asecurityoffi‐cer.Beloved husband of SharonBaileyDavis.Loving fatherofCorrine Nadia Davis.Son of thelateEddie Davis,Sr. andCoraRobin‐son Davis. BrotherofEtta RayeDavis (Irvin Hay‐wood), andthe late George RobinsonDavis,and Carl‐son AaronRobinson, Sr Son in lawofGeraldine Bai‐ley.Brother in lawofSher‐man Bailey (LorrieBolling), Damon (Ebony)Leblanc Paulette Wright Davis, Olivette Bailey Lewis, and LanellJohnson.Hewas precededindeath by 3 nephews,and 1great nephew. Eddieisalsosur‐vived by ahostofnieces, nephews,cousins,other relatives andfriends.Rela‐tives andfriends of the family, also pastors, offi‐cers, andmembers of New MillenniumCommunity Church andall neighboring churches;members of 35 and OlderBasketball Leagueare invitedtoat‐tendthe Homegoing Cele‐bration at L. B. Landry High School Auditorium 1200 L. B.LandryAve.New Or‐leans,LAonSaturday, Sep‐tember6,2025, at 10:00a.m. PastorRandy Stevenson officiating. Visitation will

beginat8:30a.m.until ser‐vicetime. Interment: Will BePrivate.Arrangements byDavis MortuayService 230 Monroe St.Gretna, LA Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face MasksAre Recom‐mended.

Drake, Tramael

TramaelDrake entered intoeternal rest at Ochsner MedicalCenter WestbankonTuesday,Au‐gust26, 2025, at age46. He was anativeofBaton Rouge,LAand aresidentof New Orleans, LA.Tramael was agraduateofL.W Higgins High School,and hewas aretired assistant maintenance II with Jeffer‐son Parish Sewerage and Water Department.Loving son of Sandra Chaney Grandsonofthe late Georgeand Bertha Nor‐man.Brother Marvin J. ChaneyII. UncleofMarvin Chaney, III, andMariah Chaney. Nephew of Patricia Drake Spears,Karen Nor‐man,JerrolJones,Willie Lee Drake, RayDrake, JohnnyDrake,Stanley Drake,Jeffery Norman, Derrick Norman,Michael Jones,and thelateAlbert Drake,and GregoryDrake alsosurvivedbya host of other relativesand friends. Relatives andfriends of the family, also pastors, ofﬁ‐cers, andmembers of ThompsonTempleChurch ofGod in Christ,and all neighboring churches are invited to attend theCele‐bration of Life at Thomp‐son Temple Church of God inChrist1515 WhitneyAv‐enue,Gretna, LA on Satur‐day,September 6, 2025, at 10:00a.m. Pastor Keith Thorntonofﬁciating. Visi‐tationbeginsat8:30a.m until servicetimeatthe above namedthe church Interment: Woodlawn Park MemorialCemetery-West‐wego, LA.Arrangementsby Davis Mortuary Service230 MonroeSt. Gretna,LA. To viewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face MasksAre Recom‐mended.

DupaquierSr.,Kenneth Joseph 'Ken'

Kenneth“Ken” Joseph Dupaquier,Sr.,age 85, passedawayonAugust28, 2025. He wasprecededin death by hiswifeof65 years,Gayle Anna Held Du‐paquier,his parents, JosephA.and Lella Ford Dupaquier,brother,Joseph C.Dupaquier andgreat granddaughter RileighEliz‐abeth Dupaquier. Kenwas a native of NewOrleans, Louisiana anda longtime residentofMetairie, Louisiana.Heissurvived byhis sister JanisDu‐paquier andhis threechil‐dren, Gina DupaquierFort‐ado (Dwayne),GidgetDu‐paquier Villarrubia,and Kenneth J. DupaquierJr. (Nadine). Kenisalsosur‐vived by sevengrandchil‐dren: BrandonSullivan (Kelly), Wesley Sullivan, Kelly Johnston,SeanJohn‐ston, BrookeVillarrubia Pittman (Matthew), Blake Villarrubia (Jill), Jessica Dupaquier Malbrough (Stephen);and nine greatgrandchildren:Lacey Verbest,TaylorVerbest KenzieSullivan, Kailey Sul‐livan,JosephPittman,Han‐nah Pittman,Juliette Villar‐rubia,MarshallVillarrubia, and Eloise Malbrough. Ken was agraduateofJohn McDonogh High School and LoyolaUniversityofNew Orleans.Hewas aveteran ofthe United States Air Force home basedin Homestead,Florida with tours of duty in North Africa, Bermudaand Greenland.Uponhis dis‐chargefromactiveduty, he joinedthe NewOrleans Po‐liceDepartment(NOPD). Herosetothe rank of Cap‐tainwithassignments to JuvenileDivisionand the Reserve Division.Ken re‐tired from theNOPDfol‐lowing24years of service after receivinganoffer

from Tulane University to serve as Director of Tu‐lane’sDepartmentofPub‐lic Safety andservedin thatcapacityuntil hisre‐tirement22years later. He was amemberand past vice-presidentofthe Fra‐ternalOrder of Police,Cre‐centCityLodge #2,past treasurer of theFOP Louisiana StateLodge and a past member of theIn‐ternational Associationof CampusLaw Enforcement Administratorsserving on the association’sprofes‐sionaldevelopment com‐mittee. Kenwas amember ofKennerPost377 of the AmericanLegion. He was devoutinhis faith anda parishioner of OurLadyof DivineProvidenceCatholic Church.Relatives and friends areinvited to at‐tendthe funeralservices onSaturday, September6, 2025, at Garden of Memo‐riesFuneral Home,4900 Airline Drive, Metairie Louisiana 70001. Visitation willbegin at 11:00 AM,with a Catholic Mass following at1:00PM. In lieu of ﬂow‐ers,pleaseconsiderdonat‐ing in Ken’smemorytothe New OrleansFraternal Order of Police Family Fund atFOPNO.com

Karon PaulEvans, Sr departed this earth on August 30, 2025 at the VA Hospital in NewOrleans, LA. Karon was born May 25, 1956, to thelate Bernard EvansSr.,and the lateMarion L. E. Augusta Evans. Karon wasa Veteranofthe U.S.Navy andretired from theU.S Postal Service.Karon was preceded in death by both of hisparents, Bernard Sr andMarion Evans, and brotherBernardEvans, Jr He leaves to cherish his memory twochildren, CorinneEvansand Karon Evans, Jr., four grandchildren,Savannah, Morgan Noah,and Nylah,one brother, Larry (Irene) Augusta, and ahost of familyand friends.The serviceswill take place on Saturday, September6, 2025, at Central Missionary Baptist Church,1438 Alabo St., NewOrleans,LA. Viewingwillbeat9:30 a.m. andserviceswill startat 10:00 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to Heritage Funeral Directors, 4101 St Claude Ave NewOrleans LA, 70117.

Born in Montgomery,AL on February 2, 1948, to Robert andMarion Foshee

Thefamilymoved to New Orleans, then Dallas with hisfather's work After graduation from Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, David attended University of North Texas. He moved backtoNew Orleansand received his undergraduatedegree from LSUNOin1974 and earnedhis JD from Loyola Law School in 1977. David enjoyeda successful career as an attorneyinprivatepractice.He wasconsidered aman of integrity andwas well respected by his peersinthe legal community. He hadmanyother passionate pastimes, includinggolfing, reading,running,and wood working Hisother passion,motorcycles,was always present as he lovedcruisingonhis HarleyDavidsons, attendingHOG rallies, Daytona Beach escapes, and enjoyingthe open road.The Times-Picayunedid afeature article showcasing himasa localattorney with alove for motorcycles anddepicting himina sharp suit, arms crossed in front of his prizedHarley with theNew Orleansskyline in thebackground Horseracingwas aseasonal pastime. LA Derby Days was thehighlight of theseason.Hewas adap-

pergentleman in his seersucker suit, Panama hat, with racetheme tieand socks, even placinginthe Best Dressedcompetition Another favorite time of year wasJazz Fest. David wouldalways meetyou at Liuzza's by the Track for a bloody! David waspredeceased in death by his parents Robert Clifton Foshee, MarionYoung Enochs Foshee, and brotherRobert Clifton Foshee Jr.Heissurvived by hissistersMarna Foshee McGahanand Becky Foshee Brasher, his childrenLauraFoshee Nisbett, Nicole Foshee LeBas (Henry) and David HenryFoshee, as well as hisadored grandchildren, Nathaniel, Caroline, Ava, andElla, andhis sweetheart, Carolyn Clark. Visitation willbeat Jacob Schoen &Son 3827 Canal St.New Orleans 11:00-1:00

Thomas W. Galloway, Jr of Bush,Louisiana, passed away on September 2, 2025, at the age of 92. He wasbornon June 30, 1933, in Enon, Louisiana. Tomlived afull andmeaningfullifeuntil hispassing,surroundedby lovedones. Tom devoted many years to hiscareer with theState Highway Department and PrestressedConcrete Products Company. He also workedfor theSt. TammanyParish School System as abus driver. He wasknown for hisdedication andcommitment to hiswork. In hispersonal life, Tom enjoyed carpentry, woodworking and farming, butabove all,he cherished spending time with hisfamily. He wasa loving husband to NolaS Galloway, anda proudfather to hischildren: Leslie Graham, Tommie Galloway, JackieGalloway, andJeffGalloway. Tom wasalso abeloved grandfather to Brandy Morse (Johnny), Tiffany Cambre (Stephen), Erika Buras, Katherine Burns, Jesse Buras (Bailey), and Courtney Buras. Hisgreatgrandchildren, Zachary Morse,Bexleigh Hickman, and Elanor Buras, brought himimmense joy. Tom was preceded in death by hisparents, Thomas W. Galloway, Sr andFinersS.Galloway, his brotherFloyd Galloway, andhis son-in-law Patrick Graham.

Avisitation will be held on September6,2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Sharp's Chapel Church of God, locatedat22191 Sharp's Chapel Rd,Bush, LA 70431. The funeral service will begin at 12:00 PM followingthe visitation After theservice,Tom will be laidtorest at Sharp's Chapel Cemetery.Thomas W. Galloway, Jr.will be rememberedfor hiswarm spirit,his dedication to familyand work, andthe love he shared throughout hislife.

Please join ourfamilyin prayeraswecelebrate the lifeand mournthe loss of our Patriarch. On Wednes‐day,August20, 2025, Dea‐con JamesHarry,passed awayatthe wonderfulage of81atOchsner Founda‐tionHospital. He wasthe beloved husbandofJimmie Harry.DeaconHarry loved tocookand bake which he learned from hismother. HeattendedSt. JamesMin‐istries Church of Godin Christ. He wasprecededin death by hisparents Min‐nie Harry-Peters andWill Dillon, andstepfather Woodrow Peter. He leaves tocherish hisloveand memories, hisdevoted wifeof61years,Mission‐ary JimmieM.Harry;Five childrenAngela, Shenita, Mark, Sean,and Brian; 2 daughters in love Kesha and Rhonda,and 2sonsin loveBilly andDaniel, 2sis‐tersCarolyn Jacksonof San Francisco, CA,and Ella Mae GreelyofBogalusa, LA (Houma, LA), 1sisterin loveKatie Brown, 2broth‐ers in love Julius Brown andAndrewTobias, Sr., 13

GallowayJr., Thomas 'Tom'

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grandchildrenand 5great grandchildren,God chil‐drenand ahostofnieces, nephews,relatives and friends.Family, friends, St James Church,the Shrews‐buryCommunity andLong‐shoremanLocal 3000 are invited to attend the memorialservice on Satur‐day,September 6, 2025 viewing from 8:30 am –9:50 amand servicebeginsat 10:00 am at Beacon Light InternationalBaptist Cathedral,1937 Mirabeau Avenue,New Orleans, LA 70122, Intermentwillfollow inProvidenceMemorial Parkand Mausoleum8200 Airline Drive, Metairie,LA 70003. Funeralarrange‐ments entrustedtoDennis FuneralHome, 1812 Louisiana Ave.,New Or‐leans,LA. 70115

Haynes,Barbara

BarbaraHaynes, was calledtoeternal rest on Aug 26, 2025. Born on Jan 20, 1945, in NewOrleans LA, Barbarawas adevoted Catholic who livedher faith everyday.Barbara was preceded in deathby her parents, Ernest andVi‐vianDumas;her brother, ErnestJr.,and herhus‐band, EmileHaynes. Sheis survivedbyher daughter, Christina Haynes;her granddaughter,Chelsey Haynes, andher sister He‐lenaMcClue. Barbara's publicvisitationwillbeat 8:00amwithMassof Christian Burial,led by Fa‐therArockiamSVD,atSt. Paul'sCatholicChurch, 3912 GusYoung Ave.,Baton Rouge,LAat10:00 am on Saturday, September6, 2025. Finalcareentrusted toTreasures of Life Funeral Services, Gramercy,LA. In the wordsofthe scripture Barbara held dear,"Ihave foughtthe good ﬁght, I have ﬁnished therace, I havekeptt faith." (2 Timo‐thy 4:7).Weinviteyou to leave your memories of Barbara anduploadphotos tothe memorial page cele‐brating thelifeofthis re‐markablewoman

Margaret Rodick In‐gram, 84, of Meaux, Louisiana,passedaway peacefullyather home on August30, 2025.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Margaretwas thedaughter ofthe late ChristianDiet‐richRodick, Jr.and Marie RuthGunn. Shewas also precededindeath by her stepmother, WinnieLee Mullins;her stepfather FredAnepohl;her brother, Christian Dietrich Rodick, III; andher great-grand‐daughter, Lily Beth Lazarus.She is survived by her son, JamesMonroeIn‐gram, III, andhis wife,Gini Marie Melancon;her grandchildren,Whitney Elizabeth Granier, Sadie Leigh GranierLandry (Beau), andSydneyJene' Ingram;and hergreatgrandchildren,Luke Lazarus,BeauLazarus,Jay‐den Windmon, Adeline Landry, MyaLazarus Rowen Landry,and Riley Landry. Margaret earned her master's degree in Special Educationand ded‐icatedher career to teach‐ing pre-kindergarten and elementarystudentsinthe New OrleansPublicSchool System. Shewas adevoted memberofthe Deutsches Hausfor 57 years, where she enjoyedfellowshipand celebrating herGerman heritage. In herleisure,she found joyinreading,col‐lecting steins,and gather‐ing MardiGrasdoubloons She wasa devoted Catholic throughout her life. Amemorialservice in her honorwillbeheldon Saturday, September6 2025, at Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200Canal Blvd New Orleans, Louisiana. Visitationwillbefrom9:00 amtill 11:00am, with a massstartingat11:00 am Inurnmentwillfollowat Greenwood Cemetery.We invite youtoshare your

thoughts,memories, and condolences online at www.greenwoodfh.com

Johnson Jr., Herbert 'Sam'

Herbert"Sam" Johnson, Jr.,entered eternalrestat Ochsner Hospital on Tues‐day,August26, 2025 at the age of 54. Mr.Johnson was a native NewOrleanian and alifelongresidentof the TremeCommunity (6th Ward).Hewas educated in the OrleansParishSchool Systemand worked as a pipeﬁtter formorethan20 years."Sam" leaves to cherish precious memo‐ries, hiswife YakeenaScott Johnson; children, Sandy (Kenneth)Dominick, Herbert andSametria Robair, Rukeene Jones, Keenan andHeron John‐son;siblings, Jeanne Bar‐row,Sabrina (Ronald) Smith,Gregory(Elesha) and Shelly Amos;twelve grandchildren anda host ofnieces, nephews, cousins andfriends.Rela‐tives andfriends;Staff of E & TConstruction, BohBros, NOPD, USPS,MCCNO and members of TheMonday Night Football Club arein‐vited to attend thefuneral A Celebrationservice hon‐oring thelifeand legacy of the late Herbert"Sam" Johnson,Jr.,willbeheldin the Chapel of Charbonnet Labat GlapionFuneral Home, 1615 St.Philip Street,New Orleans, LA 70116 on Saturday,Sep‐tember6,2025 at 11 am.In‐terment Private. Visitation 9 am in thechapel. Please signonlineguestbook at www.charbonnetfuneralho me.com. Charbonnet Labat Glapion,Directors (504)581 4411.

Sandra Lewis, age66, entered into eternalrest onAugust 31, 2025. She was thedaughterofDorthy Lewis,devoted mother of Ryanand Christopher Lewis,and cherishedsister ofLaura andWanda Lewis. Sandraleavesbehindher lovinggrandchildren:Ash‐ley,Ryanesha, Ryan Jr and JaydenLewis.She waspre‐ceded in death by her beloved mother,Vanessa Lewis,and herdaughter, Treyanna Lewis. Family and friends areinvited to at‐tenda funeralservice on Friday, September5,2025, at Dennis FuneralHome, 1812 LouisianaAve., New Orleans,LA70115.Visita‐tionbeginsat11:00 a.m., followedbythe serviceat 12:00 p.m. Intermentwill beprivate.FuneralService entrusted to Dennis Fu‐neral Home,1812 Louisiana Ave New Orleans, LA 70115.

Lewis, Sandra Ann Sterling'Fatty' Sandra Ann“Fatty” Ster‐lingLewis enteredeternal restonSunday, August 24 2025 in herhomesur‐rounded by herlovingfam‐ily.Sandrawas born May 23, 1949 in New Orleans, La She attended Booker T. WashingtonHighSchool She found strength andfel‐lowship at St.Monica Catholic Church where she worshippedregularly Fatty”asshe wasaffec‐tionately knownasloved tospend most of herdays with family,especiallywith

herbrothers. Oneofher fa‐voritepasttimes besides cookingwas visiting the casinowhere shefound joy and excitement andspent manyhappy hours. Fatty devoted much of herpro‐fessional life to Crippled Children’sHospital. She alsowas theownerof Kemp’sBar &Lounge. She leavestocherish herpre‐cious memories with 3lov‐ing daughters; Dawn (Ernest)Turner, Dwaneand LezlieLewis.A sonDiaya Lewis.3 Sisters; Shawn, Timika, andTerrellyn Ster‐ling. 3Brothers; Vernell (Jerry), Kennethand Barry Sterling. 10 Grandchildren; Lawrence, Jerome,Lazone, Markeisha,Deionta,Alex Jr.,Diaya Jr DiayaLewis Evans Jr., Allen- Micheal Offray Sr., 20 GreatGrand‐children. Sister in lawof Kim Sterling andKevin Picou Sr.God mother of TiffanyBanks.Hostof nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Shewas pre‐ceded in deathbyher lov‐ing parentsMother Theresa Kepp Sterling and AndrewSterlingSr.,Hus‐bandJesse D. Lewis, Broth‐ers Terrell(Janell)and An‐drewSterlingJr. Sisters Debra Sterling andCheryl Picou.Fatty presence will begreatly missedbut her memorywillliveoninour hearts. Relatives, Family and friendsofthe Lewis and Sterling Family,Ster‐lingUltimateCareLLC, Children’sHospital, Kemp’s Bar andLounge, Second & D Bar& Lounge, Good‐Times Barare invitedtoat‐tenda IntermentSaturday, Sept6,2025 at 1:30pm at St. Roch #2 Cemetery with a repast to follow

TiffanyLynette Manuel, transcended to herheav‐enlyhomeonTuesday,Au‐gust26, 2025, at theage of 45. Shewas born on Octo‐ber 26, 1979, to Vera Jones Manueland thelateJerry Manuel, Sr.Tiffanywas a devoted loving mother to her children Avante’ Manuel(Aaliyah),Bray‐onte’ Manuel, Brazil Dun‐can,TaraisAutmon, and Brandon Turner.She was the sister of Jerry Manuel, Jr. andthe late Tera Lynn ManuelAutmon. Tiffany had 1grandsonAmir Manuel, whomwas the appleofher eye. Tiffany was thegodmother of SeanJones,Jr.,Semaj Buckley,Deondre’Deal, and Nayeli Turner.She was precededindeath by her father, hersister, her grandparentsRichard and AngelineJones,George and PearlieManuel, and several auntsand uncles The familywishestoex‐press theirsincere grati‐tudetoOchsner Transplant Team, OchsnerLVADTeam, nursesinthe SICU andICU ofOchsner Hospital Main Campusand FreseniusKid‐ney Care Dialysis Center, Amite,LAfor theexcep‐tionalloveand care given toTiffanyduringher ill‐ness. We wouldalsoliketo extendour love andgrati‐tudetoeveryonewho helpedtoprovide care and comfort during Tiffany’sill‐ness. Relativesand friends ofthe family, also Pastor ofﬁcers andmembers of Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church of Arcola and Zion Hill Christian Church of Boothville,LA are invitedtoattend the funeral serviceat11:00 AM onSaturday, September6, 2025, at Mt.Canaan M.B.C. ofArcola, 15727 Hwy. 10, Roseland, LA 70456, Rev. JohnSmith ofﬁciating. Visi‐tationwillbefrom9:00AM until servicetime. Inter‐ment: Mt.Canaan M.B.C. Cemetery. Arrangements byRobinsonFamilyFuneral Home, 9611 LA 23, Belle Chasse,LA70037, (504)-208-2119. DuetoHwy 51roadclosure please use directionsbelow:Direc‐tions to Mt.Canaan M.B.C. ofArcolavia LA-16. Take exit46Amite –Montpelier. Turnright onto Hwy16for 3.7 miles. Turn left onto LA1054 Wfor 3.9miles.Turn lefttostayonLA-1054 W for 1.6miles.Turnleftonto LA-10 Wfor 1.3miles and the church will be on the right.For online condo‐lencespleasevisit www robinsonfamilyfuneralho me.com

Dianne Pierce 65, was called home to be withour Lord and Savior on August 23,2025. She wasbornin NewOrleans, La. November 18,1959. She was aproud graduateof Booker T. WashingtonHigh School "Class of 1978" and was formerlyemployedat Tulane Medical Center of La. Dianne was theloving mother of Lauraand Kendra Pierce,and Delwin Mclaren Sr.SisterofDarryl (Roselyn), Michael (Sandra) Pierce Sr,and Lenora(Mark) Stockman. She was thedevoted grandmother of Kelby, Kolby,and Khody Daniels, CoryellPierce,Paige and Pryce Williams, and Delwin Mclaren Jr. She's preceded in deathbyher parents, JosephEmanuel Sr. and Mary Ollie Moten-Pierce, Daughter, Shawanna Monique"Nonnie" Pierce, twosisters Charmaine and MaryLee Pierce,four brothers, JosephJr., Harold,Nile, and Jiles Pierce. Relatives and Friends are invitedtoattend her Celebration of Life on SaturdaySeptember 6,2025 at IsraelitesBaptist Church. 2100 MartinL.King Blvd NewOrleans, La. 70113 at 10:00 am. Viewing at 09:00am. Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park 10400 OldGentilly Rd.New Orleans, La. 70127. Arrangementsentrusted to HeritageFuneralDirectors, 4101 St. ClaudeAve.,New Orleans, LA 70117.

Harold J. Simmons, Jr entered eternalrestonFri‐day,August29, 2025, at the age of 82. He wasa native ofDelcambre,LAand a residentofWestwego, LA Haroldwas agraduateof GramblingState University where he received aBach‐elorofScience degree. He was aretired account clerk withthe JeffersonParish JuvenileCourt System Beloved husband of ClorethaJ.Simmons.De‐voted father of Arnita S. McGowan andJohnE.Sim‐mons, Sr.Son of thelate HaroldJ.Simmons,Sr. and Isabelle Simmons. Brother ofMartinAllenSimmons David Otis SimmonsRonda Berard, andthe late Ina Ray Dozier,LoisLinden, and John Gerald Simmons, alsosurvivedby4 grand‐children, anda host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.Relatives and friends of thefamily, also priestand parishioners of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church,and neighboring churches;members of GramblingState University AlumniAssociationare in‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life at Davis MortuaryService 6820 WestbankExpressway, Marrero,LAonSaturday, September 6, 2025, at 10:00a.m. Father Buddy, Celebrant.Visitationwill begin at 9:00a.m. until ser‐vicetimeatthe parlor.In‐terment:Our Lady of PromptSuccorCemeteryWestwego, LA.Toviewand signthe guestbook,please gotowww.davismortua ryservice.com.FaceMasks Are Recommended

Lloyd Christopher'Doddy'

SylveonThursday,August 21, 2025, at hishomein Buras LA.Hewas 75 years old.Doddy wasbornon August17, 1958 in NewOr‐leans LA.toLumaand Jeanette Sylve. As avet‐eranofthe United States Air Force, he served his country proudlywithdig‐nityand respectduringthe Vietnam War. Doddywas the proudfatherofDionne Nina, LloydJr. andChristo‐pherSylve.Grandfather of Danica, Darian,Lil Timmy, Alaina, Caiden,Kaylanand Kylee. Greatgrandfather of Cody, Chaz,Bentley,Cole, Chance, Carter andDasian. Brother of Sandra andEd‐mondSylve.Heisalsosur‐vived by nieces,nephews, cousins,other relatives and friendswho will miss him dearly.Hewas pre‐ceded in deathbyhis par‐entsLumaand Jeanette Sylve.Relatives andfriends ofthe familyare invitedto attendthe memorial mass onSaturday, September6, 2025 at St.Patrick Catholic Church locatedat28698 LA-23, Port Sulphur LA 70083 at 11AM. Prayer and rosaryservice will be held between 9AMand 10:45AM FatherLawrencewillofﬁci‐ate.Inurnment with mili‐taryhonorswillfollowthe massinBarthelemyCeme‐teryinDiamond LA.Fu‐neral planning entrustedto RobinsonFamilyFuneral Home(504) 208-2119. For onlinecondolences please visit www.robinsonfamilyf uneralhome.com

SandraGarretti Lawler Thornton "78" has goneto be with herLord, 8-10-25. A belovedmother, grandmother &great-grandmotherand cherished friend.

Sandrawas born July 2, 1947, to Leonard& Christine Garretti in New Orleans, LA. ,and immediately broughtjoy &laughter into this world. Sandra went to Behrman High School. After school, she pursued acareerofcosmetology with studies from John Jay Beauty College& Salon.She later became aSupervisor of Slotsfor Casino Magic / Hollywood Casino in Bay St.Louis, MS.Sandra's pastime waslisteningtoher oldies,dancing,watching all theHome Improvement channels, SHOPPING, Walt Disney World& Mardi Gras

Sandrawas awoman of strongfaith& she instilled in us theimportance of family, hard work, anddoingwhat is right. She leavesbehinda legacy of love that willripple through the lives of her family, friends, and all who knew her. Although her chair may be empty, her presence will always be felt -inthe stories we tell, in thelessonsshe taught, andinthe love she freely gave.

Sandrawas preceded in death by herparents, Leonard& Christine Garretti, twobrothers, William Zelinsky, Buddy Garretti, anda Sister, ShirleyMullins. Sandraissurvived by a brother, Tony Garretti, and hercompanion, Gary Hargis, herchildren, grandchildren&greatgrandchildren. Maureen(Peter) Vitello, Timothy(Emily) Carter Jr., GabrielVitello,Araceli, KarleeCarter Jr Melissa (Jimmy)

Necaise,Sarah (Marcus) Ladner, Justin(Jessica) Ladner, Hartleigh, Halle, Hattie,Jackson Thomas (Erin) LawlerJr., Whitley(Isaac)Lawler, Tyce (Pablo) Lawler, Abigail, Spencer, Eion Braze, Swae John (Donna) Thornton Jr., Bayleigh (Drew) Lafontaine Timothy(Lori) Thornton, Sean (Jennie) Thornton, William, Josh, Lainey Terri(Darren) Lee, Jarrett (Olivia) Lee, Christopher(Amanda) Lee, Mauri, Mavis, Macklin Gary (Dana) Hargis Jr Susan (Chip) Skinner Kyle(Deborah) Skinner, Corey, Mikylie, Kayleigh Thefamilywould like to extendtheir deepestgratitude to all theNurses / Aides andstaff of St Joseph's Hospice of Gulfport,MS, for their exceptional care,compassion,and kindness. In lieu of flowers, please considera donation in Sandra's Name to St.Jude Children'sHospital www.stjude.org /800-8055856

Acelebration of herlife will be on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Most Holy Trinity Church, 9062 Kiln Delisle, MS,39571. Visitation will be from1011 AM with aMass 11-12 PM.A luncheon will follow immediatelyafterwardsat theParish Hall.

EvangelinaUssinBazzle, age 77 wasbornonDecem‐ber 17, 1947 in NewOrleans Louisiana,entered into eternal rest on Friday,Au‐gust22, 2025. Shewas a graduateofWalterL Cohen HighSchool,Stevensons Academy of Cosmetology, and received herMasters ofSocialworkfromSouth‐ern University at NewOr‐leans.She wasalso, the ownerofMyPurpose Com‐munityServiceslocated in Slidell, Louisiana. Evan‐gelinawas theloving motherofRaymond Ussin, Jr. Devotedand aloving grandmother to Raymond III, Kaieaisha, Atiya, Tevin, Jada, andShane.She was precededindeath by her husband Berald Bazzle;her parents Robert JohnsonSr; and Amelia Scie Johnson; and herdaughterVantrice UssinMitchell. Relatives and friendsofthe family are invitedtoattend the Celebration of Life Service onSaturday, September6 2025 at GreaterLittleZion Baptist Church,5130 ChartresStreet,New Or‐leans,LA70117 at 11:00 a.m.Visitationfrom10:00 a.m.until 11:00 a.m. Fol‐lowed by Intermenton Wednesday,September 10, 2025 at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Ceme‐tery, 34888 Grantham Col‐legeRoad, Slidell, LA 70460 at10:00 a.m. Youmay sign the guestbook on www gertrrudegeddeswillis. com. Gertrude Geddes Willis FuneralHome, Inc. in charge(504) 522-2525.

Pierce,Dianne

Ussin-Bazzle,Evangelina

Thornton, SandraLynn

Manuel, TiffanyLynette

Simmons Jr., Harold J.

Lewis, Sandra

Ingram,MargaretRodick

OPINION

Cassidyshouldstepupto fighthighdrugprices

Down here in Louisiana, we’ve gotenough ﬁnancial worries, especially after four years of Bideninduced inﬂation.

Yet, Louisianans also have to worry about prescription drug prices. Whether they are in Baton Rouge, Lafayette or Shreveport, folks know the feeling of showing up at the pharmacy,and even with insurance, the price makes your heart race. Americans pay the highest drug prices in the world That’swhy many of us took notice when President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month directing his administration to deliver on his promise to

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lower drug prices. With U.S.medications reaching eight times the prices abroad,thispolicy is commonsense. Butexecutive action can only go so far To meaningfully lower prices, Congress must act fast andﬁnish thejob. Luckily,STATNews recently reported that U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is workingonabill to execute Trump’sreforms. It’sexactly thekind of conservative action that Louisiana families need,but there’ssomuch moreCassidy can do. He’s adoctor,and he knows what it’s like to sit across from patients who can’t afford their medication. Now,he’s in aposition to lead.

Oneplace Cassidy can look is another Trump-endorsed policy: Medicare drug price negotiation. Thanks to a2022 law,Medicare is ﬁnally allowed to negotiate lower prices for some of the most expensive drugs on the market. That ﬁrst round of negotiations is expected to save 9million Americans $1.5 billion and slash Medicare spending by $6 billion by 2026. That’sbig news for Louisiana, where nearly 1in5folks rely on Medicare, and even struggle to afford their medications with Medicare. Of course, BigPharmaisthrowing everything it can in court to block these reforms.They want to keep prices high, even if that meansmore seniors splitting pills

La.leaders’support for oil, gaslawsuitsechoes blue statestrategies

It’sadark day for Louisiana conservatives when the state’stop law enforcement ofﬁcer takes up the mantle for the left’sclimate lawfare agenda.

Attorney General Liz Murrill, elected with the promise of advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda, now sides with Democrat-aligned trial lawyers in an absurd campaign to pin the blame for Gulf Coast erosion on oil and gas producers operating in the state. In May,alocal jury returned a$745 million verdict against Chevron that the attorney general’sofﬁce intervened in as athird-party plaintiff. And there are dozens of othersimilarcases pending.

and more working families skipping doses of drugs they need. Butthe Trumpadministration is thankfully defending Medicare price negotiationsincourt. We’ve seen how effectively these drug pricing reforms can work if done right. Now,Cassidy has achance at aone-two punch: expanding Medicare drug price negotiationsand codifying Trump’spolicy.One helps Medicare bargainfor better prices, and the other makes sure the U.S. is getting the sameprices as folks abroad. It’scommon sense.

Cassidy’staken the ﬁrst step, but Louisianans don’twant halfmeasures. We’re not looking for headlines —we’re looking for results. That meansreal relief at

the pharmacy counter and real action against the companies that have been ripping us off for decades.

So let’ssee it through. Support Medicare negotiation. Pass Most Favored Nation legislation. Stand with President Trumpinﬁnally bringing someaccountability to Big Pharma.

Cassidy says he wants to ﬁx what’sbroken in American health care, and there’snobetter place to start than with the price of medicine. Louisianans are ready Is he?

Roger Villere is aﬂorist and an elected member of the Louisiana Republican Executive Committee.

Ourstate is polarized, butit doesn’thavetobethatway

It seems harder than everfor Americans to ﬁnd common ground. Political debates quickly turn into shouting matches, and too often, people stoplistening altogether

series, Pizza andPublic Affairs, will give LSU students the chance to hear directly fromleaderswho have built coalitions andbridgeddividestoget real things done

In 1942, PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt issued awartime executive order establishing the Petroleum Administrationfor Wartohelp win WorldWar II. Oilproduction dramatically increased in Louisiana to comply withthe federal mandate maximizing petroleumproduction. The Louisiana State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1980 further legitimized thewartime projects’ necessity and legitimacy,explicitly grandfathering them intothe permitting process.

The Louisiana land loss cases —now heading to the Supreme Court —are cut from the same cloth as the climate cases being litigated in deep blue states and municipalities across the country.Like those cases, the primary objective is extracting money,not ﬁxing coastal erosion. This isn’t“justice,” it’sashakedown. Left-wing trial lawyers —pocketing huge contingency fees —target companies like Chevron in order to destroy the oil and gas industry in theUnited States. To do this,they are rewriting history by blaming industry for century-old, government-made problems. And Murrill is playing right along.

The true story of Louisiana’scoast isn’tone of corporate villainy; it’sthe saga of the 1927 Mississippi River floods and the government’sresponse. After catastrophic floods, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built extensive levees and dikes to protect communities and farmland. This flood control infrastructure, necessary as it was, hampered the Mississippi’snatural delivery of silt tothe delta —sediment crucial for replenishing barrier islands and wetlands lost to natural erosion.

How much sediment are we talking? In the late 1800s, as much as 750 million cubic feet of Mississippi silt reached the Gulf yearly —enough to bury asquare mile under 27 feet of earth. These vital deposits were systematically reduced by federal leveeing.

The scientiﬁc and historical realityis that without that silt, the coast subsides and erodes, independent of oil industry activity

Multiple university studies and even prior lawsuits by Louisiana politicians blamed not Chevron, but the very federal government whose ﬂood control policies turned the Mississippi from alandbuilding powerhouse intoasilt-starved trickle.

Thisbayou shakedown isn’tjust legally suspect —it’seconomically destructive. The oil and gas industrycontributes $77.7 billion to thestate’s economy annually,representing 25% of the totalgross domestic product,and the industry supports 306,750 jobs, accounting for 15% of thestate’stotal employment. Taxrevenue from the energy sector made up morethan 20% —or$3.48 billion—ofthe state’s2024 ﬁscal year budget, helping to fund public education, Medicaid, public safety and yes, environmental and natural resources. Theirony is biting. Lessthan ayear after Chevron abandoned California’spunitive climate regime, thecompany faces echo-chamber litigation in the supposedly “red” state of Louisiana. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and Murrill’sjoint prosecution agreements with trial lawyer and Democrat megadonor John Carmouche risk billions in new Louisiana energy investments. Energy producersare not going to invest in projectsthat invitejunk science lawsuits. But at least Landry has some good news:Carmouche donated $300,000 tohis super PACduring his last campaign, and his law ﬁrm gave $25,000 to Murrill’ssuper PACin2024. If these baseless lawsuits succeed, the only winners will be theleft-wing trial lawyers and liberal moneyed interests who want to destroy American energy production —not the people of Louisiana, and certainly not thecoastal communitiesintrue need of real,science-based solutions.

If Louisiana’sRepublicans want to avoid becoming indistinguishable from their blue-state counterparts, they must reject this leftistclimatecrusade. The real pathforward requires confronting nature, history and engineering —not scapegoating theindustries that built and sustained modern America. Enough with thepolitical theater.Restore common sense, defend real science, and put an end to this Louisiana blues act. Steve Milloy abiostatistician and lawyer,publishes JunkScience.com and is on X, @JunkScience.

Political polarization isn’tjust a national problem. That’s why LSU’sReilly Center for Media and Public Affairs and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana believe theCommon Ground Project is urgently needed.

In recentyears, the Pew Research Center has found that supermajorities of bothDemocrats and Republicans saymembersofthe other party are more closed-minded, dishonest and even immoral compared to other Americans.

Academic research on polarization suggests that such survey ﬁndings arepartlythe result of something like caricatures, with news and social media amplifying thebeliefs of the extreme ends of the political spectrum. When polarization takeshold, real discussion becomes difﬁcult

Our Civic Sips series will invite citizens into relaxedbut serious inpersondiscussions about civic responsibility,media literacy,policy issuesand polarization’ssources andremedies. Meanwhile, astatewide Common Ground Survey, conducted by LSU’sPublic Policy Research Lab, will measure polarization andidentify where Louisianans agree. By comparing state and national trends, we’ll gain insight into what makes Louisiana unique and where opportunities for collaborationexist.

People talkpast one another,assume theworst about others’ motivesoravoid conversation altogether.Thatmakes solutions harder to ﬁnd, because if every problem is framed as “us versus them,” compromise feels like defeatrather than progress. Andinthe end, no one is satisﬁed.

The constantstalemate leaves citizensfrustrated and convinced government no longer works for them. At its core, polarization drains energy from problem-solving and fuels division for itsown sake.

Research pointstoatleast one way to counter the problem: by encouraging more face-to-face interpersonal experiences.

The Common Ground Project builds off that idea.

It’snot about turning everyone into moderates or erasing deeply held beliefs

Whether you’rearock-ribbed Republican, adie-hardDemocrat or somewhere in between, thefocus is on talking to each other —withrespect, openness and awillingnesstolisten.

We can and will disagree. The goal isn’ttoend debateorﬂattendifferences.

Disagreementisvital to democracy.But when disagreement turns into demonization, it becomes impossible to solve problems together

Ouremphasis is on ﬁnding areas where we can acknowledge sharedvalues,cooperate across dividesand make progressdespitedifferences.

The project will begin with several initiatives Amonthly on-campus lunchtime

These efforts combine civic engagement, dialogue and data, drawing on the Reilly Center’sacademicexpertise and PAR’strack recordinnonpartisanresearch Louisiana is notimmune to the nationalcurrents of polarization. We’ve seen urbanand rural communities pull apart, trust in media decline andpolitical sorting intensify But Louisiana hassomething powerful on its side:adeep sense of community andculture thatcuts across politics. Fromfestivals andfootball to food and faith, Louisianans know how to come together

Thatspirit makes ﬁnding common ground easierherethan in many places. We may notalways agree on solutions, but we share pride in our communities, alovefor ourculture and adesire to see Louisiana thrive

Those sharedbonds arethe foundationfor ahealthiercivic life.

The Common Ground Project’svision is ambitious. With the help of partners, funders andcitizens acrossthe state,we aimtoexpand this work to more communities. We want to createspaces where people can disagreehonestly but still cooperateconstructively and where dialogue, trust andshared experiences replace hostility andcynicism.

Polarization can feel overwhelming, but we seereason for hope. Louisiana is known forits resilience. Now,wecan showresilience by proving that even in an eraofdivision, we can ﬁnd shared community

More informationabout the Common Ground Project andits events can be found in the Reilly Center’snewsletter andinPAR’sregularemails.

MichaelDiRestoisthe director of LSU’sReilly Center forMedia& Public Affairs. Steven Procopio is thepresident of thePublic Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.

COMMENTARY

ISSUE OF THE WEEK THE FEDERAL RESERVE

TheFederal Reservewas setupbyCongress as an independent agency so it could makedecisions about interestrates and monetary policyfree of politicalinterference. Butinrecent months, President Donald Trumphas increasingly targeted the Fed.Heclashed with FedChairman JeromePowellfor not lowering interest rates and for the cost of renovations to Fed buildings in Washington. Lately, he has set out to fire Lisa Cook,a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, claimingshe is guilty of mortgagefraud. But Cook has foughtback, saying the president is using theissue as apretext to takecontrolofthe Fed. Some worrythat if the president is successful in threatening the Fed’sindependence,itcouldhavesevere consequences forour economic system.Others sayFed governors should notbeabove the law.Whatdoesthis conflict mean forthe future of the Fed? Here are twoperspectives:

Lisa Cook is wrongin thinking shecan’t be ﬁred

Uncharacteristically for him, Donald Trump is being too modest inasserting his power over the Federal Reserve

He’sﬁred Lisa Cook “for cause,” citing aclearly pretextual alleged mortgage infraction, when as aconstitutional matter, he should be able to ﬁre her,or Chairman Jerome Powell, for any reason he deems appropriate.

The independence of the Federal Reserve largely rests on its status as aconstitutionalanomaly, exercising executive authority without being subject to thesame rules as the rest of the executive branch. There are good policy reasons for this —anindependentcentral bank promotes monetarystability —but the Fed has been granted, in effect,anexemption from our constitutional order for prudential reasons.

tiveofﬁcers is essential to theexecution of thelaws by him, so must be his power of removing those for whom he cannot continuetoberesponsible.”

The rise of independent agencies with the New Deal and aSupremeCourt decision called Humphrey’sExecutor, saying FDR couldn’tﬁre at will the commissioner of theFederal Trade Commission, sent theremoval powerintoretreat.

Rich Lowry

The Fed itself isn’tinonthe joke. Lisa Cook thinks she can’tbeﬁred andissuing to keep her job, while Jerome Powell has laughably maintained that he can’tberemoved fromthe chairmanship. Cook can only be given apink slip for “cause,” according to the statute. “Cause is abroad term, though. If it isinterpreted the usual way,itwould includea refusal to carry out apresidential directive or policy disagreements. As for Powell, there isn’tevenany statuary restriction on dismissing him as chairman The head of the ConsumerFinance Protection Bureau was also supposed to be insulated from removal thanks to aprovision saying that it had to be “for cause.” How did that turn out? In 2020, theSupreme Court held thatsuch aconstraint was unconstitutional.

This decision was in keepingwiththe Court’srecent drive to vindicatethe president’spower to fire at will officials whose agencies carry out executivefunctions. Article II of the Constitution doesn’t explicitly say the president canfire executive-branch officials, but itis impliedin thepresident’spowertorun theexecutive branch, as such Founding-era luminaries as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson recognized. In a1922 Supreme Court case, Chief Justice Taft wrote for the majoritythatas the president’s“selection of administra-

published. Letters are not to

But thedecision in the CFPB case undercut thelogic of Humphrey’s Executor,ashave other recent decisions. In aconcurrence in the CFPBcase, Clarence Thomas said it wasn’tclear what was left of the reasoningofHumprhey’s. Whatever remained, he wrote, wasn’tenough “tojustify the numerous, unaccountable independent agencies that currently exercise vast executivepower outside the bounds of our constitutional structure.”

That should have gotten theFed’sattention.

Thecourt has sidestepped the status of the Federal Reserve in its removal-power jurisprudence. Butthere’snolegal reason that it should be considered an oasis standing apart from theCourt’s ruling that there is no “de facto fourth branch of government” lacking “accountability to either thepresident or the people.

The Fed clearly exercises executive power in its vast regulatory functions, just as theCFPB does. It promulgates rules, polices banks and issues ﬁnes. The court has held that if an agency exercises executivepower only in afraction of its functions, it is subject to the president’s removal power

The cleanest solution would be to pass a constitutional amendment authorizingan independent Fed or asimilar entity.Short of that, theFederal Reserve’sregulatory functions could be handed over to another executiveagency (although core monetary functions of the Fed also may be executiveinnature)

The Supreme Court will surely be reluctant to grasp the nettle on the Fed. Yet, there’slittle doubt that, on the legal merits,LisaCook should be sending out herresume.

Rich Lowry is on X, @RichLowry

Fedgovernorneeds to come cleanonfraud claim

Arecurring theme of this column— perhaps themost unpopulartheme —is that theoptimal amount of fraud in a system is not zero. I’ve been thinking about that theme as the drama surrounding Federal Reserve governorLisa Cook has unfolded.

Before you get mad, let me explain that I’m not talking about theideal amount of fraud, which is deﬁnitely zero.

Butcheatersabound in this vale of tears, and it’soften cheaper to tolerate some smallamount of grift than to make themaximum effort to stop all of it.

That’swhy your employer doesn’ttake every possible step to ensure that you’re not taking ofﬁce supplies home, and why most retailers (until recently) left goods on open shelves instead of putting the razors and Tide pods in locked display cases. Similarly,banks don’twant you to commit “occupancy fraud” —where you say you’regoing to live in ahome to get alower loan rate, even though it’sactually avacation or investment property

While technically this kind of lie is afederal felony,inpractice individuals are rarelyprosecuted,because thatwould takealot of time that the bank andprosecutors could more proﬁtably spend doing something else.

Which brings us to Cook, whom the Trump administration is accusing of having committed —oratleast created the appearance of —occupancyfraud.

Apublic-records search by Reuters appears to conﬁrm that on June 18,2021, Cook obtained amortgage from aMichigan credit union for aproperty in Washtenaw County,Michigan, which she said would be her primary residence. Two weeks later,she obtained amortgage from adifferent credit unionfor acondo in Atlanta, which shealsosaidwould be her primaryresidence. Obviously,she could not live in two places at once.

Assuming shedid engage in some chicanery,though, howoutraged should we be?

Youcan argue that aFed governor has to be above reproach.But you can also argue that this is an almost victimless crime, and that thecurrent investigation

is apretextual witch hunt that threatens the Fed’sindependence. I, for one, ﬁnd thatsecondargument pretty convincing. The problemisthat though it is true thatthe optimalamount of fraud is not zero,the systemcan’tafford to publicize thatfact.Welearnedthat lesson from the shoplifting debacle. Retailers adoptedhands-off policiesthatprevented employees from stopping thieves, which minimized employee injuries, legalliability andbad publicity from employee mistakes. That trade-off made sense as long as the public didn’trealize just how much it could getaway with.

Whenthe internet taught us that brazenshoplifting was tolerated, those policiescontributed to ashoplifting explosion—and storeswere forced to take stronger measures, suchasbanning bags andlocking up merchandise,making everyone worse off.

Protecting the Fed’sindependence is much, much, much more important to the health of the banking system than reducing asmall amount of occupancy fraud to aslightly smaller amount. The president appearstobeusing government agencies suchasthe FederalHousing FinanceAgencytopursue personal political goals, like settling scores,or replacing Fedgovernors he dislikeswith someone more pliant. Bill Pulte, that agency’s director,should not have abettedthis.

But nowthathehas,can we afford to say, “Well, occupancy fraud is really not abig deal,ithappens all the time, and, realistically,almost no one is ever punished?” Because that’sa good way to ensure thatoccupancy fraud really does happen allthe time,oratleast more of the time, forcing banks to do whatever the banking equivalent is of putting the Target deodorantaisle on lockdown. And Idon’t love thatsolution, either The only wayout of that conundrum is forCook to tell us why what looks like occupancy fraud wasactually no such thing. So Isure hope she does,and soon MeganMcArdle in on X, @asymmetricinfo.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOByMARK SCHIEFELBEIN

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, left, andBoard of Governors member Lisa Cook

with meteorologist DamonSingleton

ShirleyWarrenwas born onApril 20, 1934, in New Orleans,Louisiana to Vin‐cent& MabelBrown Shirley has2 siblings;Vin‐centNzingaand Janice Elizabeth Brown, amulti‐tudeofnieces, nephews, cousins,and otherfamily members that sheheld verydeartoher heart. Shirley graduatedfromMc‐Donough 35 High School She marriedthe love of her life, Moease Warren on Au‐gust26, 1968, whopre‐ceded herindeath.She leavestocherish memo‐riesseven children;O’Con‐ner,Karen,Claudette Paulette,Lance,Judyand Linda,grandchildren;Jul‐llawne,Tessina,Jarreau, Tiffany, Tracey,Allyssa April, Kara,Chelsea,and twelvegreat grandchil‐dren. Sheworkedtirelessly asa homemakerfor her large familyand herchil‐drenaffectionatelyre‐called“My mother was verymeticulousabout her home, very sternwithus, and made sure we were welldressedand hadgood manners.” Family and friends areinvited to at‐tendthe FuneralService on Saturday, September6, 2025, for1:30p.m.atthe Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1831 AP Tureaud Ave, NewOrleans, LA70116. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Julian Derbigny, ofﬁciating. Inter‐mentisprivate.Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditi onbegins.com(504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and DonavinD.BoydOwn‐ers/Funeral Directors.

Adam Watt age45, was bornonMay 24,1980, na‐tiveofTerrebonne andres‐ident of Gibson,LA, passed awaypeacefully on Satur‐day,August23, 2025. He leavestocherish hismem‐ories,his daughter;Aaliyah Watt; father,Adam Berrow,Jr siblings;Jen‐nifer Watts, EddieJohnson, JackJohnson,Namon Ben‐nett, Lily Bennett, Adam Berrow, TrayvonBerrow and AshantiBerrow. He was preceded in deathby his;mother, MahaleyBen‐nett, hisBrother Jeffery Watts andgrandparents, AnnieBellBennett andIsa‐iah Bennettand Lillie Berrowand step-mother Edith Berrow.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life Serviceon Saturday, September6, 2025 at Gertrude Geddes Willis Terrebonne Funeral Home, 617BondSt, Houma, LA70360 at 11:00a.m.Visi‐tationfrom9:00a.m.until 11:00 a.m. IntermentIndus‐trial Cemetery,Patterson LA. Youmay sign theguest book on http://www.ger trudegeddeswillis.com Gertrude Geddes Willis-Ter‐rebonne FuneralHome, Inc. incharge(985) 872-6934.

WeyerJr.,Harry R. Harry R.Weyer,Jr. passedawayonSeptem‐ber 3, 2025 at theage of 73 after alongbattlewith cancer. Sonofthe late Harry R.Weyer,Sr. andthe lateSaraA.Weyer,nephew ofthe late HerbertI Weyer.Harry is survived by daughters Jennifer A. Weyer andEmily E. Weyer, granddaughter Vivianne R. Weyer,and hislong-time companion Denise Fitte.He isalsosurvivedbyhis sis‐ter SusanM.Weyer MD and brother Karl F. Weyer (Paula),niecesSaraE.Kel‐ley andGabielleM.Weyer and greatniecesHarperL Kelley, andEverlyM.Kel‐ley. Harrygraduated from

West JeffersonHighSchool and theUniversityofNew Orleans.Heworkedini‐tially as an appraiserfor the CentralAppraisalBu‐reau, andwas then alongtimeemployeeofthe Sher‐win Williams companyasa specialistincommercial chemicalcoatingsusing his artistic talentstodo expertcolor matchesfor restorationsofhistoric buildings in NewOrleans Heworkedfor theRomero Appliance Repair company and laterestablished his own companywhich pro‐vided expert appliancere‐pairs until hisdeath.Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend a funeralMassatthe chapelofMothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Ex‐pressway, Harvey,LA70058 onSeptember 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM.Visitationwillbe heldatthe funeralhome prior to theMassfrom9AM to11AM. AburialinMcDo‐nough Cemetery in Gretna LAwillfollowthe Mass. In lieuof ﬂowersCatholic Massesinhis name or do‐nations to theAmerican CancerSociety arepre‐ferred.

Alvron Wilson departed his residenceonTuesday, August26, 2025, at theage of82. He wasa native of Gonzales, LA anda resi‐dentofAvondale, LA.He was agraduateof PrairievilleHighSchool After high school he served his countryinthe United StatesArmy, andreceived several commendations the HonoredNationalDe‐fense andGood Conduct Medals. Alvron wasa re‐tired truckdriverand en‐trepreneur, who wasem‐ployedfor over 40 years withNapaAutoParts Beloved husband of Elva P. Wilson.Lovingfatherof JenniferWilsonJohnson, JillMarie Wilson,Carrie Wilson (Troy) Beal,and KarenWilson(Jerry,Jr.)

Another beautiful dayisinthe forecasttoday. Expect mostly sunnyand hot conditions with alightbreeze. Temperatures thisafternoon will rise into the lowtomid-90s.Dew points are still below average, so humidity willnot be too brutal.Temperatures will feel liketheywillbein the upper 90s to low100s.Rainchances today will be right around 10% so not much at all. The height of hurricane season is five days away and we’rekeeping our eyes on the Atlantic forany further tropical development.

Fairman. Sonofthe late Arthur,Sr. andElmaWil‐son.Brother of Audrey WysingleofAvondale, LA, Barbara TucksonofSt. Rose, LA,and thelateDon‐ald RayWilson, Arthur Wil‐son,Jr.,Peter Wilson,Sally Wilson,and Mary Washing‐ton.Son-in-lawofthe late Sammieand Carrie Pinkney.Brother-in-lawof the late L. J. Wysingle, Lanadis Tuckson, Sr Adolf Griffin, AnnieRuthFree‐man,MaryEllaPinkley, Adeline Wilson,and Shirley Wilson,alsosurvivedby7 grandchildren,and ahost ofnieces, nephews, cousins,other relatives, and friends. Relativesand friends of thefamily, also pastors,officers,and members of Thomas UnitedMethodist Church and allneighboring churches areinvited to at‐tendthe CelebrationofLife atThomasUnited Methodist Church,420 Webster St Kenner,LA, on Saturday, September6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Minister Anice N. Moses, officiating. Visitationwillbegin at 8:30 a.m.until 9:45 a.m. at the above-named church.In‐terment:RestlawnPark Cemetery-Avondale,LA. ArrangementsbyDavis MortuaryService,230 Mon‐roe St Gretna,LA. To view and sign theguestbook, pleasegotowww.davismo rtuaryservice.com.Face masks arerecommended

Dorothea CelesteWil‐son,42, passedawayunex‐pectedlyonWednesday August26, 2025, at East Jef‐fersonMedical Center.She was anativeofNew Or‐leans,LAand aresidentof Marrero,LA. Dorothea was a 2001 graduate of L. W. Higgins High School and continued herstudies at NorthwesternState Univer‐sityinNatchitoches, LA, where sheearnedher bachelor’sdegree. Dorothealater received her master’s degree in journal‐

ismfromArizona State University. Shewas em‐ployedasa co-anchor for LBP’s weekly news and publicaffairs program, Louisiana:The StateWe’re In,and as aweekendan‐choratWAPTinJackson MS. Knownfor herwarmth, professionalism,and dedi‐cationtosharing news and information to keep the publicinformed, lead to a distinguished career in journalism. Dorothea will berememberedasa re‐markableindividualwho touched thelives of every‐one sheencountered.De‐voted mother of JasonD Williams.Beloved daughter ofSandraWilsonDennise and RogerLee Nicks. Granddaughter of thelate Leonand CelestineWilson, Sylvester andEssieNicks Cherished sister of Brit‐tanyDennise,Gabrielle Dennise,Elshekita Holmes (Antonio),Samaria Ratcliff Laikyn Nicks, Eric Yarbor‐ough, Terrance McGray JustinLewis,and Roger Nicks,Jr. Loving ﬁancé of StevenWillis; also survived bya host of aunts, uncles nieces, nephews, cousins, other relativesand friends. Relatives andfriends of the family, also pastors, ofﬁ‐cers, andmembers of sur‐roundingchurches;em‐ployees of LBP, WAPT,and all otherprofessionalcol‐leagues;SororsofAlpha Kappa AlphaSorority, Inc. are invitedtoattendthe Celebration of Life at Rock ofAgesBaptist Church 6533 Acre Rd.Marrero,LA onSaturday, September6, 2025, at 10:00a.m. Visita‐tionwillbegin at 8:00a.m. until servicetimeatthe above-named church.In‐terment:RestlawnPark Cemetery-Avondale,LA. ArrangementsbyDavis MortuaryService,230 Mon‐roe St.Gretna, LA.Toview and sign theguestbook, pleasegotowww.davismo rtuaryservice.com.Face Masks AreRecommended

Mary TheresaWoods LewisonWednesday, August 19, 2025 at Ochsner Hospital, Jefferson, LA. Daughter of the lateDelia Battiste and Norman Woods. Wife of thelate NathanJ.Lewis, Sr.Mother of Nathan J. Lewis, Jr (Tracie), Andre` L. Lewis (Terry), Abbey LewisSmith (Deron) andthe late Gregory L. Lewis. Sister of Joyce Antoine(thelate WendellAntoine,Sr.), and thelateWilbur"Butsey" Woods, Joan "Tipping" Warrenand Lionel Woods, Sr.Alsosurvived by 6 grandchildren, 1great grandchild anda host of nieces, nephews, otherrelatives andfriends. Age 93 years. Anative andresident of NewOrleans,LA. A school teacherinthe OrleansParish School System for 46 years, 4 years at McDonogh#32 and 42 years at McDonogh #42. Relativesand friends of thefamily, also priest and parishioners of St David Catholic Church and all neighboringchurches andmembersofKnights of PeterClaver Ladies Auxiliary Sedonia McCarthy Court#125 are invited to attendthe Funeral Mass at St David Catholic Church,5617 St Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117 on Saturday, September6 2025 at 11:00 AM.VeryRev OswaldP.Pierre-Jules, Jr S.S.J., Celebrant. Interment MountOlivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman Meyer Avenue, NewOrleans,LA 70122. Visitation at the above namedchurchfrom 9:00 AM untilMass time. ServicedbyRobottom Mortuary

DEATHS continued from Watt, Adam

WoodsLewis,Mary Theresa

Warren,Shirley

Wilson,Alvron

Wilson,DorotheaCeleste

Johnsonset to earn over $3Minnew deal SPORTS

BY WILSON ALEXANDER

Staff writer

LSU is set to make Jay Johnson the highest-paid college baseballcoach in the countryafterthe Tigers wonthe 2025 national championship, his secondinthreeyears.

Johnson’snew contract will pay him more than $3 million annually and runs through the 2032 season, according to acopy of the deal included Thursday in the meeting agenda for LSU’sboard of supervisors.

Johnsonwillmake$3.05millionoverthe

Tulane QB Sullivan ‘todomore’ vs.South Alabama

BY GUERRYSMITH

Contributing writer

Quarterback Brendan Sullivan, who was not healthy enough to play asignificant role in Tulane’sseason-opening win against Northwestern, willget areal opportunity behind starter Jake Retzlaff at South Alabama. Coach JonSumrall conﬁrmed Sullivan’s readiness for the 6p.m. game (ESPN+) after practice on Thursday

“Brendan’sgoingtodomore,”hesaid. “I’ve made the decision he’sgoingtoplay.”

ä Tulane at South Alabama

Sumrall said Sullivan, who transferred from Iowa in May,was neck and neck with Retzlaff for the starting job and maybeslightly ahead before sustaining abone bruise and high ankle sprainduring practice on Aug. 14. He returned to practicelast week but lackedthe mobility thatmade him atremendous running threat in offensive coordinator Joe Craddock’sscheme. Limited to being adecoyonawildcat runbyMaurice Turner during the ﬁrst half on Saturday, he re-entered to take apair of knees at the end of the game against the team he played for from 2021 to 2023. “I just wasn’tcomfortablewithforcing him out there prematurely when he maybe couldn’tbestrong and conﬁdent in what he’s doing,” Sumrall said. “He adds adifferent dimension to the offense. Both of those guys aregoodand respecteachother. Everybody in our lockerroom respectsthem.”

Retzlaff, who joined the team in late July, passed for 152 yards and ran for112 while not committing aturnover “I feel like we have two starters,” Sumrall said. “That’s an extreme luxury to have.” Playmaker

After catchingonly eightpasses in two years at Southern Miss, transfer tight end Justyn Reid had two impactful receptions early in the opener

Going in motionina three-tight end set from the Northwestern1 on Tulane’s ﬁrst series, he stopped next toleft tackleDerrick Graham, then scored the Wave’sﬁrst touchdown of the year on acrossing route in the back of the end zone.

It was reminiscent of Alex Bauman, who transferred to Miami after leadingthe team

next year. His compensation increases annually untilitreaches $3.65 million in the ﬁnal yearofthe contract.

After Johnson signedthe agreement in mid-August, the deal is expected to be approved Friday morning by LSU’s board. In total, he is set to make$23.45 million before bonusesover thenext seven years.

TwoLSU assistants,recruitingcoordinator Josh Jordan and director of baseball operations Josh Simpson, also receivednew contracts.

Since arriving in Baton Rouge, Johnson

has restored LSU’s status as abaseball powerhouse. He led theTigers to their ﬁrst nationalchampionship in 14 yearsduring his secondseason in 2023, then wonthe title againthis year by going undefeated at theCollegeWorld Series,includinga two-gamesweep of Coastal Carolina in theﬁnals.

Johnsontook LSUtothe NCAAregionalthe two seasons he did not win a national title. He has a190-77record in four years.

When Johnson was hired at LSU after six seasons as the head coachatArizona, his

Ifyou’ve followed closely,you’ve heard some interesting linguistic gymnastics from New Orleans Saints campthis offseason. Team ofﬁcials have been careful to characterize the upcoming campaign as a“reset” rather than a “rebuild.” Likewise, they’veused the word “aspirations” instead of “expectations.”

Maybe the Saintsare simply trying to drive ticket sales and maintain positive vibes for ﬁrst-yearhead coach Kellen Moore, but theverbal subterfuge has been noticeable to anyone paying attention. Yet, while team ofﬁcials sayone thing, their actions indicate another.The Saintsare in the midst of afullblownrebuild. Every offseason moveappears to have been executed with the futureinmind. It began with the decision not

REED DARCEYand SCOTTRABALAIS

to pursue aveteran quarterback in the wakeofDerek Carr’sretirement and extended to this week with the surprise release of All-Pro special teamer J.T.Gray

Out are veterans Carr,Gray,Khalen Saunders, Dante Pettis, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Cam Akers, D’Marco Jackson and Nephi Sewell. In are newbies andyoungsters Tyler Shough, Khristian Boyd, Devaughn Vele, Mason Tipton, Velus Jones, Devin Neal, Jaylan Ford, Isaiah Stalbird and Danny Stutsman.

The result: The Saints will enter the 2025 season as adecidedly younger,cheaper and less experienced team than those of years past. They have anew head coach,anew quarterback, anew offensive and

Jeff Duncan

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler runs the ball against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second halfoftheir preseasongameonAug.17atthe Caesars Superdome. STAFF FILE PHOTO By BRETT DUKE

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Sinner meets Aliassime in U.S. Open

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP tennis writer

NEW YORK — Before knowing for sure that he would need to get past Jannik Sinner to reach a Grand Slam ﬁnal for the ﬁrst time, Felix Auger-Aliassime was asked to assess the U.S. Open’s No. 1 seed and defending champion.

“What to say about Jannik’s game?” said Auger-Aliassime, who is seeded 25th. “He’s been obviously untouchable, at times.”

That’s a pretty apt description for a guy closing in on becoming the ﬁrst man to win consecutive titles at Flushing Meadows since Roger Federer collected ﬁve in a row from 2004 through 2008.

Sinner meets Aliassime

In Friday’s semiﬁnals, AugerAliassime might be taking on the toughest task in tennis at the moment, particularly on hard courts: Sinner is on a 26-match Grand Slam unbeaten streak on that surface, which includes titles at the past two Australian Opens in addition to last year’s U.S. Open.

The 24-year-old from Italy also is coming off a Wimbledon championship in July for his fourth career major trophy

Nothing easy about the other men’s semiﬁnal, either That one features 24-time Slam champion Novak Djokovic, who is 38, against Carlos Alcaraz, who already owns ﬁve such titles at age 22.

Alcaraz vs. Djokovic

“I know he’s hungry,” Alcaraz said about Djokovic, who exited each of the year’s other three majors in the semiﬁnals. “I know his ambition for more.”

Just three weeks ago, AugerAliassime went up against Sinner at the Cincinnati Open and it wasn’t exactly a close contest. Sinner won 6-0, 6-2. They hadn’t met since 2022, when Auger-Aliassime won both matchups against a guy who wasn’t yet the Sinner the world knows today Auger-Aliassime offered a rundown of ways in which Sinner is a different player now

“I give him credit. You have to give credit when it’s due. When somebody does the work and they improve and they get to that level, you just have to tip your hat,” said the 25-year-old

from Canada, who lost his only previous Grand Slam semiﬁnal at the 2021 U.S. Open. “Physicality, movement got much better Stronger physically The serve, the forehand more precise. The backhand was always consistent. The return was always good, deep. Yeah, those are the main things.”

That’s all, huh?

Sinner ‘on another level’

There’s certainly quite a lot Sinner that does well, as he demonstrated by overwhelming his last two opponents. In a performance

Sinner described as “very solid,” he dismissed No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterﬁnals 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in just 2 hours on Wednesday, two nights after an even more lopsided win, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 against No. 23 Alexander Bublik in 1 hour, 21 minutes in the fourth round.

That’s less than 3 1/2 hours com-

bined over two matches. AugerAliassime needed 4 hours, 10 minutes just to get past No. 8 Alex de Minaur in his quarterﬁnal.

Sinner goes into Friday having claimed his past 31 service games in a row, saving 10 break points in that span. Against Musetti, he won 42 of the 46 points 91% when he got his ﬁrst serve in.

And then there are those crisp, clean, booming groundstrokes, including one 97 mph up-the-line forehand on a run-and-reach to earn the last break point he would need against Musetti.

“Jannik was on another level,” Musetti said “I never played, honestly, someone who put me (in) this kind of rush in the rally.”

Alcaraz and Sinner have combined to win the last seven major tournaments — while playing each other in the last two ﬁnals and Djokovic was the champ

at the other three in that stretch, including the 2023 U.S. Open.

During that same 12-Slam span, Auger-Aliassime never made it past the fourth round and exited in the ﬁrst or second round at nine of them.

Not that he ever worried he wouldn’t return to the latter stages again.

“If I was 35 now, maybe I would doubt if it would ever come again, like if I was losing ﬁrst round (at the) back end of my career,” said Auger-Aliassime, who is getting married two weeks after the U.S. Open.

“Even those last few years, I was young enough to think ‘OK, what do I need to improve? What’s happening? Which areas do I need to improve? What changes do I need to make?’” he said. “That’s really what I was focused about and the day-to-day and the process.”

U.S. Open women’s trophy now equal to men’s

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP tennis writer

NEW YORK Coco Gauff was surprised at how much tinier the replica trophy she got to keep after winning this year’s French Open was than the trophy she posed with on court at Roland-Garros for all the world to see. She even did a TikTok about the discrepancy, drawing more than 2 million views.

Why was Gauff so taken aback by what she called the “ miniature version ”?

“I honestly did not know the size it was going to be I know you never really take the original, but when I won the U.S. Open, they gave me the same size (trophy), with my name engraved on it,” Gauff told The Associated Press. “So I just assumed that Roland

Garros would be the same.”

Actually, it turns out Gauff’s 2023 championship at the U.S. Open marked the ﬁrst time the women’s singles winner in New York was given a silver cup significantly larger than the one that is used in the postmatch ceremony Her replica hardware is 19 1/2 inches tall, the same as both the original and keepsake men’s trophies — and 7 1/2 inches bigger than the original women’s trophy.

That one, like the original men’s, is displayed during the tournament in a locked glass box near where players enter the event’s main arena and will be briefly handed to, then taken away from, whoever wins the women’s ﬁnal in Arthur Ashe Stadium this Saturday From 1987, when the tradition

of providing keepsakes at Flushing Meadows began, until two years ago, the female champion took home a 12-inch-tall copy But the U.S. Tennis Association asked Tiffany & Co. to create replicas for the women to match the size of what the men are allowed to keep. That change coincided with the 50th anniversary of the tournament’s 1973 move to pay equal prize money to women and men at then-player Billie Jean King’s urging.

“Equality is in our DNA here at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Everything we do, we’re very intentional about equality and we wanted to do the same as it relates to the champion’s trophies,” U.S. Open tournament director Stacey Allaster said in an interview “We had a very robust con-

versation: Should we recreate a new women’s singles champion’s trophy? In the end, we made the decision to stay with history and to not change the trophy itself, but to ensure that the replica trophy was of the same size as the men’s,” said Allaster, who is the chief executive of professional tennis at the USTA. “Trophies are so iconic to the history of this championships, and we just didn’t feel it was the right thing to move away from that history, but (we wanted) to be able to award the singles champions the same sizes.”

King wasn’t aware of the switch until the AP asked her about it.

“I did not know they did that. It’s fantastic. It’s equal,” King said. “It sends very positive messaging that we matter just as much. Our trophy’s just as big.”

McIlroy fades to a 71 in ﬁrst round of Irish Open

Star Fulwiley opens up about transferring to LSU

Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated published a new edition of “Around the W” with former South Carolina guard Milaysia Fulwiley as the special guest. Host Maria Clifton asked Fulwiley why she picked SEC rival LSU to join this season.

South Carolina’s a great program, but I’m from there,” Fulwiley said. “I’ve been there my whole life. (The) school is like 15 minutes away from my house, so I kind of felt like I just needed a new environment.

I feel like everyone deserves a new, fresh start. While in college, while you have the chance to just leave, I think that’s when you should do it because in the W, you can’t just say you want to leave type way.”

WR Cooper retires days after signing with Raiders HENDERSON, Nev Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper retired Thursday, a little more than a week after signing a oneyear contract to return to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said Cooper called coach Pete Carroll on Thursday morning and gave him the news. “It’s unfortunate because I think the world of him,” Kelly said “I think he’s a heck of a football player He’s had a heck of an NFL career, but he knows in his heart what he wants to do, so I wish him the best. I’ve always been a big fan of his.” Cooper, 31, played 10 seasons for four teams and ﬁnished with 711 catches for 10,033 yards and 64 touchdowns.

Slovakia stuns Germany in World Cup qualifying Germany lost an away World Cup qualifying game for the first time in a 2-0 upset against Slovakia on Thursday which threw its campaign to reach the 2026 tournament into immediate jeopardy David Hancko and David Strelec each exploited mistakes in Germany’s defense to give Slovakia — which last qualified for the World Cup in 2010 a surprise lead. Germany couldn’t find a way through the Slovakian defense to get back into the game.

It was a blow to coach Julian Nagelsmann and his new-look lineup, including Newcastle’s new striker Nick Woltemade in his third Germany game and 21-year-old Nnamdi Collins making his debut at right back.

Shelton, Paul will miss Davis Cup team matches

NEW YORK Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul have withdrawn from the U.S. Davis Cup team’s matches next weekend with injuries, and the Americans named three replacements for the squad Thursday Reilly Opelka, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek were added for the Sept. 12-13 second-round matches against the Czech Republic that will be played in Delray Beach, Florida. They join Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe on the team.

The sixth-ranked Shelton had to stop playing during his thirdround match at the U.S. Open because of left shoulder pain. Paul, who is ranked 14th, was eliminated in the same round by Alexander Bublik and appeared to be struggling with an ab injury

Koch family to buy 10% stake in New York Giants

The Koch family has agreed to purchase a 10% stake of the NFL’s New York Giants, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the deal must be approved by owners. That could come as soon as their next meeting in October

The Associated Press STRAFFAN, Ireland Rory McIlroy bogeyed two of his last three holes and faded to a 1-under 71 in the ﬁrst round of the Irish Open on Thursday in his latest homecoming. The world No 2, who attracted the biggest galleries of the day at The K Club, was looking to sharpen up his game a few weeks out from the Ryder Cup in Bethpage Black, where the Northern Irishman is expected to be Europe’s key player once again.

McIlroy said he was encouraged at how he played — he birdied four of his first nine holes after starting at No. 10 — and performed “better than what the score reflects.” His finish hurt him most, missing the green at Nos. 7 and 8 and failing to get up and down for par “Game feels pretty good,” McIlroy said, adding: “Just a matter of being more efﬁcient with the scoring.”

held by Nacho Elvira, whose 66 was bogey-free and contained birdies in four of his last six holes.

The Spaniard was one shot ahead of Bernd Wiesberger Daniel Brown and Adrien Saddier

McIlroy, who was in Northern Ireland in July for the British Open at Royal Portrush, was ﬁve strokes off the clubhouse lead

Ireland’s Shane Lowry, another member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team, was playing in front of his home crowd and birdied three of his last six holes to shoot 69.

The Mara and Tisch families announced in February they were exploring the possibility of selling a minority, noncontrolling stake in the team.

Julia Koch, the widow of David Koch, who died in 2019, has a net worth of $81.2

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Jannik Sinner returns a shot to Lorenzo Musetti during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open championship on Wednesday in New york.

Steppingintothe spotlight

Karr’s Williams,aColorado commitment,earns No.5 jersey

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Maurice Williamsisused to being in the shadows.

The EdnaKarr cornerback has seen the spotlight put on defensive lineman Richard Anderson and safety Aiden Hall, each an LSU commitment and ranked among the best in the country at their positions.

Williams, athird-year starteronthe Karr defense, nevergot the same fanfare as his better-known teammates.

“When Imake aplay,(people ask) ‘Who’sthat? Where’d he come from? Where’s he committed?’ Williams said.

“I always been that guy.” Until now

The Colorado commitment was awarded the honor of wearing theNo. 5jersey in tribute to formerKarrstandout Tonka George,a quarterback and wideout who helped the Cougars reach the state ﬁnal in 2010before he attended Alcorn State and was tragically shotdead soon after he returned home from his college graduation in 2016.

That fall, Karr began the “Long Live Five” tradition, making Williams the 10th player selected for thenumber On Friday,the 5-foot-11 175-pound Williams will be honored in aceremony before reigning state champions Karr (Division Iselect) and Shaw (Division II select) open the season against each other at Morris Jeff Stadium in Algiers.

“He brings something different to the table that theother candidates don’t have,” Karr coach Brice Brown said.

For Williams, that “something different” was his willingness to work in the shadows of his more-her-

alded teammates.

“They’re willingtogive whatever they have togive for the team,” Brown said.

“That’sthe biggest part of Five.”

Williams haslong been an impactfulplayer for the Cougars. His interception late in ahigh-scoring game against Rummel letKarr seal a39-31 victory in 2023.

Williamsalso can persevere.Herecalled getting ﬂagged for pass interference twice early in astate quarterﬁnallastseason against St. Thomas More and rebounded with afourth-andlong pass breakup on the next possession.

“I told(defensive coordinator Taurus Howard), ‘That’sonme,’ ”Williams said.

Afterthe fourth-and-long pass breakup, “the offense came up and scored,” Williams said.“That was ashift in momentum. Thatwas a moment Iwas mostproud of.”

Thataccountability has not been lost on Howard.

“Wekind of related that to life,” Howardsaid.“You’re going to mess up all throughout your life and there’s got to be accountability.Realize what youdid andtry notto make (the same mistake) again. Ithink that was like theturning point to where his maturation went from here to here.”

Williams decidedonColorado afterhepreviously committed to Liberty.The Colorado offer came on theday of the spring game against Destrehan inMay, Williams said,whenColorado cornerbackscoach KevinMathispersonally extended the offer

Williams said he knew of Colorado coach Deion Sandersnot only forhis Hall-ofFame greatness as aplayer, but also the flashiness he

showed on the ﬁeld.

“That’swhat Irespect about coach Prime,” Williams said. “He’shimself, always.”

Howarddescribed Williams as “kindoflikea little quarterback on our defense,” he said.

“Colorado is getting an awesome player,” Howard said. “That’s on the SEC schools if they don’tthink he’s big enough. It’slike I tell our kids; youjust need oneschooltobelieve in you.”

Williams, who wore No 3asajunior last season, found out in May thathe would have the No. 5asa senior Williamswas at hisaunt and uncle’shousewhen Brown called to ask where he was, andthe coach arrived moments later with Tonka’s mom, Rhonda, to surprise him with thehonor

The chance to wear theNo. 5isatribute to allthe work Williams did to getnoticed amonghis teammates.

dudes —Inever really had the God-given ability those guys have,” Williams said.

my turn, Iﬁnally identiﬁed this as my story.This is a story Icould tell four years from now.”

“My freshman year,coming in with the guys that I came with —those fantastic dudes, those freak-of-nature

“It was my freshman year when Ihad to wait my turn.

“Theywereplaying early They were getting offers early. So, me, having to wait

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Reigning statechampstofaceoff

starter at quarterback.

The ﬁrst week of New Orleans area high school football games includes two reigning state champions facing off, plus another two schools with out-of-state games. The reigning state champions are Edna Karr (Division Iselect) and Shaw (Division II select) with a game set for 7p.m. Friday at Morris Jeff Stadium in Algiers. Karr (14-0 last season) returns aformidable defense that has four players with power-conference college commitments— defensive lineman Richard Anderson and safety Aiden Hall are the two going to LSU —along with John Johnson (Liberty commitment) as athird-year

At Shaw (12-2 last season), the Eagles returned only twostarters on offense each an offensive lineman —but have plenty ofexperience on defense with nine starters back Apotentially dominant Karr defenseagainsta Shawoffense mostly ﬁlled with ﬁrst-timestarters could have the makingsfor another lopsided score like last season’s48-21 decision.

But that’snot what this game is about.Notrophies will be awarded after this game

“Nobody remembers the score of the jamboree,” Shawcoach Hank Tierney said after his team’s28-7 jamboree loss to St. Augustine last week. Just as nobodywill rememberthe score of this Week 1game between Karr and Shaw when theseason ends in December This is only astart for two teams who carry high expectations into theseason.

On theroad

Jesuit and John Curtis

open theseason with out-ofstate games.

Jesuit will playonthe road against DallasJesuitin arematch from when Dallas Jesuit won 28-20 in the opener last season at Tad Gormley Stadium

“They’re betterdefensively thanthey were a year ago,”Jesuit coach RyanManale said as he noted how Dallas Jesuit opened to a28-7 lead last season.

Curtis departedThursday for California to play Friday against Cathedral High of Los Angeles. Cathedral, at 1-1this season,iscoming off a10-1season Past out-of-state trips for Curtissincethe early2000s have includedthreegames in Dallasand othersinMississippi, Alabama andFlorida,athletic director Johnny Curtissaid. Othergames

Destrehan andCatholicBaton Rouge is amatchup between teams that reached the state semiﬁnalslast season. The teams met last season, andCatholic won

23-20 on atouchdown with just seconds remaining last season.

The ﬁrstgame for coach Ben Powell at Country Day will come against the same Haynes team Powell coached to an undefeated regular season last year,including a28-16 victory over Country Day In other repeat matchups from last season,Brother Martin will face East Ascension after winning 23-14 last season andRummel will face Lafayette Christian after a42-35 victorylast season.

Edna Karr’sMaurice Williams warmsupbefore ajamboree game against West Jefferson at MorrisF.X.

Edna Karr’s Maurice Williams, center, stands during the national anthem before a jamboree game against West Jefferson at MorrisF.X. Jeff Sr.Park on Aug. 28

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Karr quarterback John Johnson runs the ballasShaw’s

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game on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.

NCAA committee recommends nixing spring transfer window

By The Associated Press

The NCAA’s FBS Oversight Committee has recommended eliminating the spring transfer window and having just a 10-day window starting on Jan. 2. The committee is also proposing that December be a recruiting dead period. Coaches would still be able to call, write, text or email prospects but visits on or off campus, would not be allowed

The Division I Administrative Committee must approve the legislative changes. The vote is expected to occur before October 1. FBS coaches voted unanimously to support the January portal proposal during their American Football Coaches Association conven-

tion earlier this year The changes, if implemented, would allow coaches to focus more on coaching during bowl season, and it would prevent most teams from losing active players as they prepare for important games.

The spring portal period, which was April 16-25 this past offseason, had many players and coaches juggling transfers and spring practice. Nico Iamaleava, a quarterback who led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season, left the Volunteers for UCLA in the spring, leaving Tennessee scrambling. The issue might have been avoided without a spring window

The NCAA’s FBS and FCS oversight committees recommended

eliminating the spring window last August, but other concerns, such as revenue sharing, took precedence.

In 2024-25, the NCAA’s Division I Council voted to reduce the total number of days players in FBS and FCS can be entered into the portal from 45 to 30. That resulted in a 20-day period in December and a 10-day period in April.

Players can commit and transfer to their next school at any time after their names have been entered into the portal. If the recommendation is approved, graduate transfers would also have to wait until Jan. 2 to enter their names in the transfer portal. Last year they could enter their names starting on Oct. 1.

Manning gets chance to turn things around at home with San Jose St.

BY MARK ROSNER

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas The good news for Texas: There are opportunities to improve the next three weeks after its loss at Ohio State, just not against elite competition.

The Longhorns dropped from preseason No. 1 to No. 7 in this week’s AP Top 25, and they do not face another Power Four opponent until a trip to No. 13 Florida on Oct. 4. First come home games against San Jose State on Saturday, UTEP and Sam Houston.

Senior defensive back Michael Taaffe, an Associated Press preseason first-team All-American, sounded like a coach describing how the Longhorns must play to a standard regardless of the opponent.

“You take it as the faceless opponent,” Taaffe said this week. “So whether it’s Ohio State, whether its Colorado State week one, whether it’s Michigan or whether it’s San Jose State week two, you treat it all the same. That’s just what you have to do as a competitor.” The Longhorns struggled with recurring problems against Ohio State, including scoring in the red zone 0 for 2 and converting short-yardage plays. There was

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with seven touchdown grabs last season.

Reid added the longest reception of the day in the second quarter, getting wide open on a wheel route for 33 yards to the Northwestern 11, and finished with a 13-yard reception right before halftime.

“We’ve got a lot of tight ends and a lot of guys that can make plays,” he said. “It’s a blessing to be out there and have the coaching staff trusting me.”

Reid entered the portal because Will Hall got ﬁred last season at Southern Miss, and he chose to follow him to Tulane in a decision he said boiled down to the Wave and Pittsburgh. Sumrall named Hall the pass game coordinator before spring drills.

“I look at him (Hall) as a father

the ineffectiveness of first-year starting quarterback Arch Manning.

Manning completed 10 of 17 passes for 170 yards with one touchdown and an interception against a strong Ohio State defense. He missed some open receivers, sometimes badly He and coach Steve Sarkisian acknowledge technical issues Manning exhibited under pressure, including faulty footwork that resulted in a side-arm delivery He did pass for 132 yards in the fourth quarter as Texas kept it close in the 14-7 loss. “I gotta start faster,” Manning said. “Get completions, get it to my guys in space. I didn’t do that well.”

Missed kicks and picks

San Jose State lost 16-14 to Central Michigan last week after Spartans kicker Denis Lynch missed on two field goal attempts in the final 1:13. The first was from 33 yards, the second from 56 as time expired.

Coach Ken Niumatalolo said quarterback Walker Eget assigned himself blame for the defeat. Eget completed 24 of 43 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions, one in the Central Michigan end zone in the ﬁrst quarter

ﬁgure,” Reid said. “It just made sense to come here, hearing him talk about this place and how good the culture is and all the resources I have here plus the education

I’m getting.”

Reid, a 6-foot-5, 260-pound target, thought basketball would be his primary sport until late in his junior year of high school. It has taken him some time to develop, but he worked hard this offseason on getting bigger and faster and running better routes.

“He’s probably improved as much as any of the transfers,”

Sumrall said “When he came, he was a long way off from where he is. He’s a big man, but he’s a pretty fluid athlete. he has ball skills. He’s a natural runner He’s a really versatile, well-rounded player.”

Position change

Sophomore Shaun Nicholas, a West Jefferson High product, recently moved to cornerback from

$80 million in NIL approved by College Sports Commission

BY EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

The new College Sports Commission has cleared more than 8,300 name, image and likeness deals worth nearly $80 million, it said Thursday in its ﬁrst full update on how the new system is working.

The commission, which is in charge of approving contracts worth $600 or more between college athletes and third-party companies that pay them, said 28,342 students signed up on its NIL Go platform between June 11, when it launched, and Aug. 31 Nearly 3,200 “representatives” or agents had also signed up. The platform was created as part of the House settlement, which allows schools to pay athletes directly for their NIL, while also offering them a chance to make money from

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yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Bulldogs lost all seven matchups he started against SEC opponents.

“Remember, he was thrown into the ﬁre as a true freshman, right?” Kelly said. “So even though he did play, I’m not sure he knew a lot of stuff that was going on. He instinctually just played and did what he does as a quarterback. He is so much further along in terms of his depth of knowledge of protections and progressions and what things look like.”

LSU’s only other scholarship quarterback is Colin Hurley, a redshirt freshman who’s now fully recovered from the serious car crash that hospitalized him in January Throughout preseason camp, he practiced behind Van Buren.

outside groups. NIL Go is in charge of analyzing the outside deals. It said 332 deals had not been cleared to date and 75 had been resubmitted, while none had entered arbitration, which is available for parties who feel their deals have been wrongly rejected.

The commission said the most common clearance issues were delays in attesting to or providing required information; contradictory deal terms, misreporting of deal terms or mistakes in entering deal terms; and deals that don’t satisfy the “valid business purpose” requirement that caused confusion when the platform first rolled out.

The CSC said values of the deals ranged as high as $1.8 million. It said its “deal ﬂow reports” will be updated on a regular basis.

“He’d be the ﬁrst to tell you he didn’t play very well,” Niumatalolo said. “He texted me at 1:30 in the morning on Saturday taking accountability for the loss. Shows you the type of kid this kid is. I still have the most faith in Walker.”

Finishing runs

Texas rushed for 166 yards with an average of 4.5 per carry at Ohio State. Quintrevion Wisner gained 80 on 16 tries. Sarkisian said the Longhorns could have performed better on some plays.

“We weren’t bringing our feet the way I would have liked, and we were kind of falling off blocks,” Sarkisian said. “Where we felt like we were going to have runs for 8, 10, 12 yards, we were getting three, four and ﬁve yards. We’ve got to ﬁnish a little better.”

Hot hands for San Jose

Danny Scudero isn’t large for a college receiver, but he had big game against Central Michigan. The 5-foot-9, 174-pound sophomore caught nine passes for 189 yards — both career bests — and a touchdown in his ﬁrst game for San Jose State. Scudero’s touchdown covered 45 yards. He had another reception for 46. Scudero had 53 receptions for 667 yards and ﬁve touchdowns for Sacramento State last season.

wide receiver while dealing with a torn ligament in a pinkie ﬁnger that makes it hard to catch passes. He practiced with the scout team this week and likely will remain on that side of the ball after excelling in kick coverage last season.

“He’s got plenty of contact courage,” Sumrall said. “He’s not shy to hit. He’ll go strike you.”

Sumrall added Nicholas approached the staff in the summer about changing positions. It is not a change being forced on him.

Nicholas did not have a reception last season.

Lagniappe

Sumrall said tight end Ty Thompson, who is recovering from spring knee surgery, would be in uniform against South Alabama but likely would be held out another week. Wideout Garrett Mmahat (thigh bruise), who has not practiced this week, probably will miss his second consecutive game, too.

Both Hurley and Van Buren may one day battle for LSU’s starting quarterback job. But for now, they’ll try to take advantage of any snaps they may play in the Tigers’ three nonconference games against overmatched, nonpower conference opponents (LA Tech, Southeastern Louisiana and Western Kentucky Van Buren will be the ﬁrst LSU quarterback off the bench.

“He’s a talented player,” Kelly said “He’s one that we feel that if he had to go in, we can win the game with him in there, and that’s what you want with your No. 2 quarterback.”

Kelly on transfer windows

The NCAA could soon eliminate college football’s spring transfer portal window, while shortening the one that opens in the winter And Kelly supports that change, as he said Thursday in a news conference.

“We think that’s going to allow us to set our rosters for the rest of the year,” Kelly said, “not put us in a position where we’re using revenue share or NIL and then we don’t see them because they transfer

“So yeah, I think that that’s a great move.”

The current calendar allows college football players to trans-

fer in one of two windows: a 20day period that begins on Dec. 8 and a 10-day period that begins on April 16.

The proposed change to the calendar — recommended Thursday by the NCAA’s FBS oversight committee — is to drop the spring window entirely and chop 10 days off the winter window, which would now open on Jan. 2 after the College Football Playoff’s quarterfinal round is complete and close on Jan. 11.

The NCAA’s Division I administrative committee must approve the change before Oct. 1 for it to take effect.

Last year, LSU signed 16 transfers in the winter and two in the spring.

By the numbers

LSU brings a 37-game winning streak against in-state opponents into Saturday’s game against LA Tech and is 142-25-8 against Louisiana schools overall That includes a 19-1 record against the Bulldogs.

LSU and LA Tech last met in 2018, with the Tigers winning 3821 at home.

In all non-conference home games, LSU is 67-1 since 2000, the only loss coming in 2017 against Troy

The Tigers are also 19-2 at home under Kelly

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER Tulane tight end Justyn Reid runs with the ball during the first half of a game against Northwestern on Saturday at yulman Stadium.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON LSU quarterback Michael Van Buren rolls out of the pocket during a spring practice on April 12 at Tiger Stadium. Van Buren could play in Saturday’s game vs. Louisiana Tech.

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UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava, left, avoids a tackle by Utah safety Tao Johnson during the first half of a

Gannon’s trackrecord‘notgood’ vs.Moore

BY MATTHEW PARAS and LUKE JOHNSON Staff writers

As opposing coaches, Kellen Moore and Jonathan Gannon haven’tfaced each other in three years. They were coordinators then,when Moore called plays for the Dallas Cowboys and Gannon did the same for the Philadelphia Eagles’ defense. But when thetwo were in theNFC East, there was atwo-year stretch when their teams battled twice per year

And Gannon still remembers the damage

“If you go backand look at my track record against him,” said Gannon, now the coach of the Arizona Cardinals, “it’snot good, truthfully.”

Moore holds a3-1 record overGannon, whichiswhy the Cardinals coach said he hassucha“high opinion” of the New Orleans Saints’ newest coach ahead of their season-opening matchup Sunday.Moore will look to win his debut as ahead coach, while Gannon enters histhird year with theCardinals. In three of the four matchups, Moore’sunit hung 34, 51

and 40 points on Gannon’s defense— resultinginvictories for the Cowboys.

The pieces, of course, will be much different Sunday, but theway Moore approached those matchups from agame-planningand play-calling standpoint clearly left an impression on Gannon.

“He’svery creative,” Gannon told reportersWednesdayinArizona. “It makes it very hard on adefense how he calls the game. He’s been in acoupleofdifferent stopsand his offenses playina way that’shard to defend. It really is, and not just because he’sgot good players. Take thatout of it Schematically,he’shardto defend. Thepace that he plays withishard to defend. It puts you on your heels.

“And he’salwaysbeen ahead of me, so we’ve got our work cut out for (us).”

Gannon’slone victory over Moore came in Week 6 of the 2022 season —when the Eagles held theCowboys to just 17 points in a26-17 win.

Dallas, however,notably played that game without startingquarterback Dak Prescott, with backup Cooper Rush ﬁlling in

be in this (type of defense) andsureashell, Iwas in that and he got me “He’sgood. He’sreally good.There’s no wonder he’s ahead coach.”

DE Youngsidelined

Aday after suffering acalf injury,Saints defensive end ChaseYoung did not participate in Thursday’spractice.

Moore downplayed the injury afterWednesday’s practice, saying Young “just had alittle something,” but his absence Thursday now creates some doubt abouthis availability for the Saints’ Week 1opener against the Arizona Cardinals —what would be a huge defensive loss as New Orleans kicks off its 2025 season

If Young can’t go,itwould leaveNew Orleanswith Carl Granderson, Cam Jordan and Chris Rumph at its edge position. Seventh-round rookie Fadil Diggs could also be acandidate to be called up from the practicesquad. The only other change to the injury report Thursdaywas defensive tackle Khristian Boyd (hand) being upgradedtoa full participant. Defensive back Alontae Taylor (groin) and safety Jordan Howden (oblique) continued to be limited, while Trevor Penning (toe) missedpractice.

Mooreobviously won’t have Prescott on Sundayeither,asthe Saintswill start Spencer Rattler at quarterback.

The 37-year-old also had high praise for Gannon, who Mooresaid designs an “innovative system” thatrelies on a“ton of ﬂexibilitywithin their structure.”

Sunday’smatchup won’t exactlybethe same type of chess match as theirpreviousmeetings. In Arizona, Gannon electednot to call

thedefense’splays and turned over theresponsibilities to defensive coordinator Nick Rallis.

Moore, though, will call plays for New Orleans— keeping Gannon on his toes.

“Hetypically designs it the right way,” Gannon said.“Youlook back,the art of learning. Coaches aren’t alwaysright in howtheydesign agame plan. Whenever Iplayedthem, he wasalways right. Thought iwas gonna

After practice, Young did notofferwhether or not he would play,but said he does not consider his injury to be along-term issue.

TheSaints pass rusher signed abig contract extension this offseason, and looked poised to deliver on his promise in 2025. He turned in an impressive training camp under defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, routinely disrupting the Saints’ offensive plays.

Transactions With Young nursing acalf injury,Saintshaveadded another pass rusher The Saints signeddefensive end Garrett Nelson to the practice squad Thursday andreleasedquarterback Hunter Dekkers from it, the team announced. Nelson, whois6-foot-3 and249 pounds, spent the summer with the Denver Broncos after aUFL stint with the San Antonio Brahmas. Nelsonwent undrafted outofNebraska in 2023. In four yearsfor the Cornhuskers, he recorded 167 tackles, 27 tacklesfor loss and12sacks.

Chiefs andChargersclash in Brazil in NFL’ssecondgame

BY BETH HARRIS AP sportswriter

Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs open the season coming off aSuper Bowl.

This time is different, though. They’re not the champions.

Last year,the Chiefs were trying to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls. But they got blown out 40-22 by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Already one of the NFL’s dynasties, the Chiefs are looking to add to their lore heading into the season opener on Friday nightagainst the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, the second NFL game in South America.

“Wegot alot of guys that are super hungry and want to go out there and put on a show,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomessaid

The Chargers have their own motivation, having lost

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defensive scheme and new play-callers on both sides of the ball. Nine of the projected 22 starters for the opener are different from the lineup that started Week 1last season. Twenty-four of the 53 players on the active roster are new Tenofthem are rookies With so many new,inexperienced moving parts, growing pains are not just expected. They are inevitable. Whether the Saints callit arebuilding season or not, that’sexactly what we’re looking at. It makes sense to play the long game and think big picture, considering the state of the roster, the club’srecent salary cap issues and the relative inexperience of their head coach and quarterback.

In Moore and Spencer Rattler,the Saints will ﬁeld the youngest head coachquarterback battery in the league. Moore turned 37 in July.Rattler will turn25 in Week 3, making him the second youngest startingquarterback in franchise history behind Archie Manning. Winning with such a young combo isn’timpossible. The Los Angeles Rams went 11-5 in 2017 with 23-year-old Jared Goff at quarterback and Sean McVay as a31-year-old rookie head coach. And Kevin O’Connell led the Minnesota Vikings to a13-4 record in his ﬁrst NFL season at age 37 But more often than not, the merciless NFL

seven straight to theChiefs “Two opposing willsmeeting each other,” second-year Chargers coachJim Harbaugh said. “If you don’tlike thechallenge, you don’tlike to compete.” Harbaugh guided the Chargers to awild-cardappearance last season while revivinga woebegonefranchise that hadsingle-digit winsinfourofﬁve previous seasons. He overhauled the roster andimplemented a culture change.

“He wants to win all the time,”said wide receiver Keenan Allen, who is back with the Chargers after a season in Chicago.

While the Chiefshave owned theAFC West for the last nine seasons, the Chargers haven’twon aplayoff game since the 2018 season

eatsits young.

“Wehave thetalent,we’ve gotthe guys,now we gotto just go out there and do it,” Rattler said. “We’reexcited to get out there and show theworld what we got.” Fewoutside the504 area codeare as optimistic about theSaints’ chances. ESPN ranks their roster as the least talentedinthe NFL. The Saints didn’thave a single representative on the NFL’slistoftop 100players. Almost everypreseason powerrankinglists the Saints last or next-to-last to last in the league.Meanwhile,Vegas oddsmakers have made them underdogs in all but one game this seasonand assigned them 400-to-1 odds to win the SuperBowl, making them the longest shots in the league. The last time the Saints entered aseasonwith such lowexpectations was2006 —and we allknowhow that turnedout. Indeed,dramatic turnaroundshappen often in the NFL. TheHouston Texans went from worst to ﬁrst in 2023. TheWashington Commandersdid it last season. Theleague’sbusiness model is built to ensure parity Can Moore, Rattler and theSaints thread theneedle in arebuilding campaign? It’spossible. Buta lot will need to go right Forstarters, theSaints will need to stay healthy, something they haven’t done in recent years. The roster remains shyofexperienced depth, largely because of astring of subpar recent drafts. The Saints’ starting units are relatively talentedand experienced. If theycan stay healthy,itwill

and quarterback Justin Herbert has no playoff victories on his resume.

Allen,one of Herbert’sfavorite targets during their previousrun together,sees amorecomfortableHerbert since their recent reunion.

“Everything hasslowed down for him and he’scomposedand more conﬁdent,” Allen said.

Mahomes and the Chiefs arelooking to set the tone forthe season withawin over their division rival.

“I feel like we’ve gotten better and better and better each year,” Chiefs cornerback TrentMcDuffie said, “and Ithink guys are comfortable now.Webrought backmost of thedefense, and we all kind of know how each other plays. Ialways sayCoach Spags’(Steve Spagnuolo) thingthis year, ‘Be bold, be great,’ like that’s truly just what we want to be.”

be abig step toward acompetitive season. Because of the inexperience at quarterback, the defense and running gamewill need to be improved from a year ago. Defensive coordinator Brandon Staley’scomplex 3-4 scheme is highly regarded around the NFL, but it’snew to the Saints and will have to incorporate six new starters and others switching to new positions. The unit will need to coalesce quickly to take the pressure off Rattlerand the offense. Meanwhile, therunning game will need to carry the load offensively,especially early as Rattler finds his footing. For that to happen, the line, which features multiple high draft picks, needs to play at ahigh level. And finally,the Saints could use alittle luck. They’re due forthings to go their way Afew fortunate breaks and bounces of theballcan instill confidenceand create momentum. Exhibit A: the 2024 Commanders. If Moore can push the right buttons and Rattler can overcomehis inexperience, the Saintshave a chance to compete in the perennially weak NFC South division. But alot of things have to fall into place. More likely,achallenging season awaits. Patience will need to be a virtue for Saintsfans this season. Understandably that reality might be abitter pill to swallow,given theclub’sstringoffour consecutive playoff-less seasons. Butall signs point to adifficult season.

That’susually how rebuilds work, even if they’re called something else.

Defensivedefects

Thebiggest concern on defense for the Chiefs comes in stopping the run. In fact, they had to reacquire defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi in atradewiththe Jets last week after theywereunsatisﬁed with theirperformance up front in thepreseason.

Slip slidin’away Everyone from LosAnge-

les Lakers superstar LeBron James to retired NFL player J.J. Watt weighed in on the spotty field conditions at Arena Corinthians during last year’sgame at the same soccer stadium in Sao Paulo. Players on theGreen Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles struggled to keep their footing on thefield, withsome falling or slipping on the mixof naturalgrass andsynthetic fibers.

Chargers running back Najee Harris said slippery conditions are“extremely difficult”because of the forceheexerts making cuts. Typically,players wear cleats withshort rubberor plastic studs to provide safe traction. He’ll have screw-in cleats available, whichhave studs that are threaded into the sole, allowing players to change the length of the studs to match different playing conditions.

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Saints coach Kellen Moore holds a3-1 record against Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon when they coached for different teams. Theymeet again Sunday

n Slidell’sHarbor Center will be the place to roll forthe LOUISIANA FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturdayat 100 Harbor Center Blvd. More than two dozen foodtrucks will be on hand serving seafood, burgers, barbecue, frozen treats and much more, plus akids zone, music and arts and crafts harborcenter.org

LPOto salute Ellis Marsalis Jr. in concert with sons

BY KEITH SPERA Staff writer

The busy Marsalisbrothers rarely play together.But three of them —with afourth present in spirit —will share astage to honor their late father and raise funds for the Louisiana PhilharmonicOrchestra’seducational and community outreach programs. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and drummer/vibraphonist Jason Marsalis are on the bill for the LPO’s “A Tribute to Ellis Marsalis Jr ” concert at the OrpheumTheater on Saturday,Sept. 6. Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will not participate directlyin the show,but his “Swing Symphony” will be performed by the LPO and his brothersDelfeayo and Jason.

The program also includes “The Fourth Autumn,” composedbytheir father Ellis Jr

The evening opens with LeonardBernstein’s“Prelude,Fugue and Riffs forSolo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble.”

It continues with the world premiere of renowned New Orleans composer RogerDickerson’s neworchestral work “Haven Sketches,” with Branford Marsalis —who frequentlycollaborates with symphonies across the globe —onalto saxophone. Dickerson, aPulitzer Prize nominee for his “A MusicalService for Louis (a Requiem for Louis Armstrong)” and his “New Orleans Concerto” for piano and orchestra in 1976, enjoyed adecades-long friendship withEllis Marsalis Jr.“Haven Sketches” was commissioned speciﬁcally for Saturday’sconcert.

After “The Fourth Autumn” and “Swing Symphony,” the show concludes with Duke Ellington’s“Martin Luther King.” It is taken from “Three Black Kings,” Ellington’sﬁnal composition, whichhewas workingon up until his death in 1974. Branford,Delfeayo andJason, all of whom are now based in New Orleans, will jointhe LPO—whose 67 musicianswill be conducted by musical directorMatthew Kraemer —for the evening’sculminating “Martin Luther King” performance. Tickets for the Saturday tribute at the OrpheumTheater start at $45plus fees. Sponsorships are also available and may include access to apre-show reception with the musicians.

Beyond his own recordings as an especially elegant jazz pianist and composer, Ellis Marsalis Jr.’slegacy encompasses the many hundreds of jazz students he taught during long tenures at theNew Orleans Center for CreativeArts and at the UniversityofNew Orleans Four of the six sons he and the late Dolores Marsalis raised on HickoryStreetgrew up to become professional musicians. Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo

n The French Quarter’scentury-old playhouse takes abow to startanew season with the CURTAINCALL BALL 6:30 p.m. FridayatLePetit Théâtre du Vieux Carré. The evening starts at the connected Tableaurestaurants for cocktails and cuisine, then a rousing sampling of show tunes gets things goingbefore the live auction keeps the action movingalong at the 616 St. Peter St. auditorium.Tickets forthe showand socializing startat$150. lepetittheatre.com.

n Westwegopacks the 400 blockofSala Avenue for the SALA STREET FESTIVAL with music, food trucks, crafts and more from 1p.m. to 6p.m. Saturday.There will be kids’ activities as well, including face painting and inflatables. And don’tmissthe car showonthe way. facebook.com.

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Staff writer

om Piazza is anovelist whooccasionally moonlights as amusic writer

Across the pages of his latest nonﬁction book, he’sboth. TheNew Orleans-based author’s “Living In the Present with John Prine” (W.W.Norton &Company) is avivid, intimate narrative of the last twoyearsofthe acclaimed country-folk singer-songwriter’s life as viewed through the lensof their friendship. It is not the book Piazza expected to write. His catalog includesjazz studies and apost-Hurricane Katrina

love letter to his adopted hometown, “Why New Orleans Matters.” More recently,he’sdevoted himself to novels, including 2015’s“AFreeState” and2023’s “The Auburn Conference.”

What he typically doesn’t do is write musician profiles.Ithad been morethan two decades sinceheexpanded an article aboutmercurial bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin for the Oxford American magazine into a short book, “True Adventures With theKing of Bluegrass.” He wasn’t looking to write another such book. But then he attendedhis first John Prine

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Singer-songwriter John Prine, left, withNew Orleans author TomPiazza. Piazza’s2025 book ‘Living in the Present with John Prine’ chronicles their friendship over the last twoyears of Prine’slife.

Marsalis Jr

and Jason collaborated with their father in various combinations over the decades, but rarely did all ﬁveshare astage. The last time was inside the WWOZ Jazz Tent during the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Ellis was slatedtoperform with the LPOthe following spring, on March 14, 2020. But with cases of COVID skyrocketing in the early days of the pandemic, the concert was canceled.

Less than three weeks later,onApril 1, 2020, Ellis died of COVID-related complica-

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for —offers amore or less straight plow through the book, though streamlined, simpliﬁed and softened. It has the advantage of acast so appropriate it almostfeelsthatOsman wrote the characters to accommodate them, and the disadvantage of having to discharge its complicated narrative and various human business in two hours. (Exactly two hours, as if that had been agoal.)

The setting is Coopers Chase, an improbably grand retirement community in the south of England. (I hadn’tpictured it being so fancy,and Idon’t remember there being llamas.)

Here we meet four very different residents united around an unusual hobby, meeting weekly —that is, on Thursdays, when they have the room reserved —todiscuss unsolved murders with an eye to solving them. (They lack only a podcast.)

Elizabeth Best (Helen Mirren) is the leader,nononsense, clever, with apast in “international relations,” by which is not meant diplomacy; Ron Ritchie (PierceBrosnan), aunion organizer known in his prime as “Red Ron”; Ibrahim Arif (Ben Kingsley), aformer psychiatrist; with newcomer Joyce Meadowcroft (Celia Imrie), an ex-nurse and an inveterate baker,and bringer,of cakes. (Joyce, replacing Elizabeth’sgood friend Penny,inacoma in the hospice wing, is granted “temporary” membership in their club.)

Athreattothe haven

The plot kicks in when the village’sexistence is threatened by greedy co-owner Ian Ventham (David Tennant), who wants to develop the land, turning ahistoric church and its cemetery into luxury ﬂats and the rest of the grounds into an event space. This sets him against business partner Tony Curran (Geoff Bell), aman of shady reputationbut appealing in the wayold British comedy criminals can be, whoseaunt is a resident.

tionsatage 85. Once live music resumed, Jason, who was amember of his father’sensemble for many years, launched arecurring tribute to hisfather at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, the Frenchmen Street club that was his father’smain gig.

By showcasingEllis The Fourth Autumn” and featuring three of his sons as special guests on Saturday at the Orpheum, theLPO is both saluting him and, to theextent possible,making up for that canceled concert back in 2020.

Theshow also raises funds for an effort that Ellis, given the decades he spent as an educator,would appreciate.

‘THE THURSDAY MURDERCLUB’

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(The twoare seen arguing —someone is always seen arguing with someone justbefore one of them dies in amurder mystery.)

When Curran is indeed killed, the opportunityto investigatean“actual murder” so excites Joyce that she runs to wake her new friends for an “emergency meeting” —“Isn’titwonderful?” she exults.

The Clubalso acquires an auxiliary member in theform of police ofﬁcer DonnaDeFreitas (Naomi Ackie), recruited to get them insideinformation, but alsobecause they can see that Donna is notsatisﬁedgivingsafetytalksto pensioners— that’show they met —and bringing coffee to detectives, and they are fundamentally kind people. Dragged along in her wakeisher superior, inspector Chris Hudson (Daniel Mays), comically exasperated in the classic manner.Also in the mix are Bogdan Jankowski (Henry Lloyd-Hughes),a Polishimmigrant working forVentham, and Ron’s son Jason (Tom Ellis),achampion boxer whose career was sidelined byinjuryand now makes hisliving on celebrity reality TV.(Before turning author,Osman worked before and behind the camera in British panel andcompetition shows, and doesstill.)

Acreepycameo

Richard E. Grantmakes a very creepy cameo, bringing an element of danger otherwise absentfrom the ﬁlm. Jonathan Pryceplays Elizabeth’shusband,Stephen, no longer in theearly stages of dementia, andhis scenes with Elizabethand Bogdan, whobecomes a chess partner,are handled beautifully,with an absence of corn

With aplot that involves multiple main characters,

Proceeds from the concert will support suchLPO initiatives as LPO Academy,Soul Strings, Musical Storytimes, and other educational and community outreach programs in NewOrleans and beyond.

“This concert is morethan atribute —it’sastatement about what music can do in our communities,” said LPO executive director Anwar Nasir in anews release.

“Bysupporting this event, you’re helping us expand access to transformative musical experiences for students, families and neighborhoods acrossLouisiana.”

Email KeithSpera at kspera@theadvocate.com.

theadaptation inevitably becomes suggestive, skeletal, ﬂeshed out by actors who can tell you who they are even when the script doesn’t. (There are more murders in thebook than on thescreen.) Joyce, whose diaries form alarge part of thebook, becomes the reader’seyes into astorythat is also about her journey into friendship and renewal; theﬁlm loses that quality. (They might have madeher anarrator.)

Her delight in small thingsissignaled here by Imrie’schirpy performance, bitsofhomey eccentricity and passing comments —bringing acoffee machine to an outdoor protest(because “good coffee meanswecan protest longer”),ortelling Elizabeth “I like your jumper” as they arrive at the police station in disguise.

‘Eversoexciting’

“This is ever so exciting,” Joyce says. “I feel like we’re in one of those Sunday night dramas about two bright-eyed, feistyold lady detectives outsmarting thepolice at every turn.”

“Never use thewords ‘bright-eyed,feisty old ladies’ in my presence again,” says Elizabeth.

Written by comedian Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote(Season 3showrunner on ”Killing Eve”), theﬁlm has been directed by Chris Columbus, aworkmanlike director whose money-minting successes include “Home Alone,”

”Mrs. Doubtfire” and the first two “Harry Potter” films.

It’shard to saywhat he adds tothe material, other than staying out of its way.You couldn’tcall his “Thursday Murder Club” nuanced, and it’s almost completely without suspense, but in thesimplest terms,itfulﬁlls theassignment.

Someofthe ﬁlmmakers’ “solutions” are illogical or make amotivation less interesting, but you’re here for thecompany as much as the mystery —this is true of the novels as well, of which there are ﬁve, with theimminentrelease of “The Impossible Fortune” —and it’s pleasant enough to watch thecast parade in their quirky personas for a couple of hours. Butread the books.

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Todayinhistory: On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing twoand taking nine othershostage; ﬁve of the militants,a Germanpolice ofﬁcer and all nine hostages werekilled in thefollowing 24 hours

Also on this date:

In 1774, theﬁrst Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.

In 1836, Sam Houston won the ﬁrst presidential election in the newly established Republic of Texas.

In 1905, theTreatyof Portsmouth was signed, ending the Russo-Japanese war; for his efforts in mediating the peace negotiations, U.S. President

Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the following year

In 1960, Muhammad Ali (as Cassius Clay) won the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing division at the Olympic Games in Rome.

In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford survived an assassination attempt by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, adisciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California.

In 1986, four hijackers whohad seized aPan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened ﬁre on the jet’spassengers; atotal of 20 passengers and crew members were killed before Pakistani commandos stormed the jetliner

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concert, at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre in December 2016. Prine’srendition of “Mexican Home” left Piazza in tears

“It occurred to me right then that Imight want to writesomething abouthim,” he conﬁdesin“Living In the Present,” “although Iwasn’t sure just what, or why.”

When Prine returned to New Orleans for an Orpheum Theater gig in February 2018, Piazza arranged to meet him backstage. He presented Prine with acopy of “True Adventures With the King of Bluegrass,” onlyto discover that Prine already ownedit: “I sent off forit with money Imade singing!”

They decided to meet again at Prine’shome in Nashville. During that visit, upon learning that Piazza is aguitarist with an afﬁnity for the songs of bluesman Mississippi John Hurt, Prine promptly handedhim aguitar.Piazza playeda Hurt tune and Prine started singing along. “I guess we’re friends,” thought Piazza. Handsome Johnnys,guitars

That friendship deepened as they rambled around Gulfport, Florida, where Prine had avacation house, for an article Piazza wrote for the Oxford American More visits followed. There was amemorable dinner at Prine’shome with Elvis Costello during which Prine’svintage jukebox nearly caught ﬁre. Prine and Piazza oftenstayed up late drinking Handsome Johnnys —ginger ale and vodka —and playing guitars “Johnliked to be in the present,” Piazza saidina recent interview. “He likedto respond to the moment and to whatever was happening in the moment. That was key to him, and that was why we liked to play music together so much. Because you could be in the moment with each otherand allitwas about was playingthis particular song.”

Fiona Prine, John’swidow,wrote the foreword for

“Living In thePresentwith John Prine.” Her late husband didn’tmakemany new friendsinhis later years, shewrites, butPiazza was an exception

Prine eventually asked Piazza to help him craft a memoir,one that would not be chronological and linear, but more liketheir mutual acquaintance Bob Dylan’s “Chronicles:” free-ﬂowing, free-associated memories and impressions.

“I was kind of hesitant aboutitatﬁrst,” Piazza said. “A couple differentmusic people had asked me todo the same kind of thing,write their memoir with them, andI never wanted to do it That’sjust not my thing. I’m really anovelist more than anythingelse at thispoint.

“But John’sway of ropingme into this idea washe would say we could justdo what we always do”— hang out,have acoupledrinks, play guitar and tell stories “and get paid for doing it.”

An unexpected pivot

The ﬁrst of what they envisioned as many weekends of interviewsfor thememoir took placeatPrine’s place in late February 2020. They talked extensively about his childhood, his parents, his early years in Nashville withproducer,songwriter and all-around character Cowboy Jack Clement They pl ann ed to reconvene in Nashville again on March 12.But the detonation of the COVID epidemicscuttledthose plans. Fiona soon came down with COVID but recovered. Prinecaught it and didn’t.HediedonApril 7, 2020, at age 73. Piazza took Prine’sdeath hard, even though they’d been friends for barely two years: “For agoodwhile afterJohn died, Icouldn’t listentohis records. It was painful.”

And he couldn’twrite Prine’s memoir —they hadn’tcovered enough ground.

But Piazza eventually realized the projectcouldpivot into something else.

“If youare led by aring through your nose by that (original) idea, you’rego-

ing to miss most of what’s important. Youhave to be open for what comes along. There’sanimprovisational dimension that, if you don’t attend to that, you’re adifferent kind of writer than I am.”

Finding away forward, Piazza interviewed Prine’s older brother,Dave, who had first showed John the rudiments of guitar and sparked his interest in country and folkmusic,aswellas Prine’slongtime lead guitarist, Jason Wilber

Those conversations, the February 2020 memoir session with Prine and scenes from their short-lived but richfriendship formed the basis of “Living In thePresent with John Prine.”

“Littlebylittle, Irealized it was abook aboutmortality,” Piazzasaid. “Itwas a book about gratitude. It was abook about friendship.

“Soonerorlater,inany relationship, one of you is going to be saying goodbye What to do with that fact?

How do you walk away without turning your back?

Prine “was apowerful, powerful presence and spirit for everybody whoknew him andfor everybody who liked his music.” In writingabout him, Piazza didn’t wantthe tone of thebook to be,“OK, folks, I’mgonna tell you all this stuff about John Prine.”

But neither did he want it to come across as “just hanging on toJohn.

“I had to ﬁnd amiddle way where Iwas bringing (readers) close to John, so that theycould experience John and thenIcould reexperience John, too.”

Piazza’s goal for the book, then, was “to bring him as alive as Icould on thepage. Givethe reader notjust information,but an experience.”

The experienceoflivingin thepresent withJohn Prine.

“It’snot adepiction.It’s notreally aproﬁle,” Piazza said. “The relationship is the point. Hopefully in the relationship, you get as much of aproﬁle of Johnasyou could get.”

Email KeithSpera at kspera@theadvocate.com.

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Elvis Costello and John Prine during adinner at Prine’shouse in Nashville.

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Bridge players must try never to sacrifice reason. But there can be agood reason to sacrifice —you may suffer a smallerloss.

In today’s deal, how would East have done in four hearts and what should happen in four spades doubled?

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When South bidanundisciplined four spades, Westhappily doubled. She led thediamondaceandcashedthediamond king. What shouldshe have done next?

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NEWYORKMEL‐LONFKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS

TRUSTEEFOR THECERTIFI‐

CATEHOLDERS OF THECWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-26 VERSUS SUYAPA SOBAL‐VARRO

SANCHEZA/K/A SUYAPA S. SANCHEZA/K/A SUYAPA SANCHEZ

Byvirtueofand inobedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALEfromthe 24thJudicial DistrictCourt ParishofJeffer‐son,State of Louisiana,inthe above num‐bered andenti‐tledcause, dated Novem‐ber 7, 2014, I haveseizedand will proceed to ll h hi h

p sell to thehigh‐est bidder at publicauction, atthe Jefferson ParishSheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday,Oc‐tober 15, 2025 at 10o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ertytowit: Allthatcertain parcelofland situatedinthe ParishofJeffer‐son,and State of Louisiana, being known as desig‐nated as fol‐lows:

In theSubdivi‐siondesignated asTerrytown Subdivision SectionNo. 8, all in accordance with aSurvey by AdloeOrr, Jr

y &Associates, C.E., datd April 22, 1964, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordinance No 6610, adopted May 7, 1964, and ﬁled inPlanBook 51 Folio 10A in the Ofﬁce of the Clerk of Court, Jefferson Parish Louisianaand according to which said Lot ofground is designated as follows: Lot25insquare 155, which squareis bounded by Newport Circle HolmesBoule‐vard, Nile Street,N Niagera Circle and Nash Street Lot 25 com‐mencesata dis‐tance of 230.68 feet from theintersection

of Holmes Boulevard same widthin the rear,bya depthbetween equal andparal‐lel linesof110 feet.All in ac‐cordancewith Surveyby AdloeOrr, Jr.& Associates,C.E dated May25, 1971. This sale is sub‐jecttoall supe‐riorsecurityin‐terests,mort‐gages,liens and privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchaseprice isdue at the timeofthe sale

NOTE:All funds mustbe Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or PersonalCheck withBankLetter ofCredit.

JASONR.SMITH Attorney for

STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION

TRUST2018-HB1 vs JOYCESHAFER

By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND

SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedAugust 16, 2024, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday,Oc‐tober15, 2025at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

That certain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall therights, ways privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, lo‐catedinTaffy Park;according to aplanof subdivisionby Jens J. Nielson, CivilEngineer datedAugust 19, 1970, revised January12, 1971, approved by theJefferson Parish Council on February 4, 1971, under ordinance no.9996, aprint of which is at‐tached to entry no.509409, and is on ﬁle in theofﬁce of theclerk of courtfor the Parish of Jeffer‐soninplanbook 71, as per plan 20, thesaid lotisdesig‐natedand mea‐suresasfol‐lows:

Lot14, Square 4, which said square is bounded by Taffy Drive, St Thomas Street, proposed road andLot H-5A; lotno. 14 forms thecornerof Taffy Driveand proposed road,measures 50 feet fronton Taffy Drive, the same width in therear, by a depth andfront on proposed road of 100 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

COREYJ.GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate:

DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:863-150

BAYVIEWLOAN SERVICING VERSUS KM HOMES REAL ESTATE LLCAND FIORELAL VASQUEZAKA FIORELA VASQUEZ TRIGUEROS

boundariesas setforth above; subjectto restrictions, servitudes rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affectingthe property

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNo. 341 Ap‐pletreeLane, Gretna Louisiana70056.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter ofCredit.

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

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 12025, September5 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $72

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:864-419

SQUARE 16.

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: September5 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $96.59

WHICH LOTS ADJOIN EACH OTHER ANDMEASURE EACH TWENTYFIVE (25FEET) FEET FRONTONA PUBLIC ROAD SAME WIDTHIN THEREAR, BY A DEPTHOFONE 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

ALLISONN BEASLEY Attorney for Plaintiff

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.

September5, 2025 October10, 2025

sep5-oct 10-2t $96.07

ACERTAIN 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 in the Stateof Louisiana, in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, in TERRY‐TOWN SUBDIVISION, SECTION2, beingpartof OakdaleSubdi‐vision,Section 8, First Ward,all in ac‐cordance with thesurveyof AdloeOrr,Jr.,& Associates,C.E., dated June 3, 1959, re‐visedSeptem‐ber16, 1959,and September18, 1959, approved by theParish of JeffersonParish Councilunder Ordinance #4544 adopted April21, 1960, registered in COB510, folio 522, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, on July 20 1960, andin Plan Book 39/65 Ofﬁce of the ClerkofCourt, Jefferson Parish,which said property is more fully de‐scribedasfol‐lows,to-wit: LOT19in SQUARE 6, bounded by Ap‐pletreeLane, Athena Avenue, Holmes Boulevardand Browning Lane, which said lot commences at a distance of 80 feet from thecorner of Appletree Lane and Athena Avenue andmeasures thence 60 feet frontonApple‐tree Lane by a depth alongthe side line nearer Athena Avenue of 95 feet,bya depth alongthe oppo‐site sideline of 95 feet, by a ﬁrstwidth in therearof 36.06 feet to a point, thence an additional width in therearof 36.06 feet in accordance with survey of AdloeOrr,Jr. & Associates,C.E., March15, 1963, all more fully shownonsur‐veybyGeraldB Dunn, Surveyor datedJuly21, 1976,said lothas the same location, dimensions,and

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5 2025 October10, 2025

sep5-oct 10-2t $125.18

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:847-304

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS FRANCISCOAN‐TONIOCASTRO III

One(1) certain lotorparcelof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐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 andRecorder of 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

U.S. BANK TRUSTCOM‐PANY,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR RESIDENTIAL ASSETSECURI‐TIES CORPORA‐TION,HOME EQUITY MORT‐GAGE ASSETBACKED PASSTHROUGHCER‐TIFICATES, SE‐RIES 2006-KS8 VERSUS LEONARDJ ANCAR

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 LITTLEZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF AVONDALE,INC

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $97.12

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

g is designated as LOTNO. 76; said lotcommences at adistanceof 200.00 feet from the corner of Ver‐saillesStreet andTrudeau Driveand mea‐suresthence50 feet fronton TrudeauDrive, same in widthin therear, by a depthonits sideline nearest West Metairie Avenue of 148.23 feet Accordingto a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., datedApril 20, 1992, said lot hasthe same location,desig‐nation andmea‐surementsas setout above; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affectingthe property Improvements bear Municipal No.716 TRUDEAU DRIVE

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

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

ALLTHATCER‐TAIN LOTOR PARCEL OF GROUND,to‐gether with all of the buildingsand improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,means, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances, advantages and component partsthereunto belongingor in anywiseap‐pertaining thereto, lying andbeing situ‐ated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA, in that part thereofknown as SPANISH OAKS SUBDIVISION, PHASE1,and accordingto a plan of subdivi‐sion by S. K. Landry,C E.,dated No‐vember 8, 1972, approved by the JeffersonParish CouncilonJanu‐ary4 1973 under Ordi‐nanceNumber 11007, regis‐teredinCOB 780, folio 729, anda plan of subdivision by S. K. Landry, C. E.,dated Sep‐tember 7, 1973, approved by the JeffersonParish CouncilonOc‐tober4,1973 under Ordi‐nanceNumber 11393, registered in COB801, folio 954,said portion of ground is designated as LOT35,

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 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: THEFOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SITU‐ATED IN THE CITY OF WESTWEGO PARISH OF JEF‐FERSON,STATE OF LOUISIANA TO WIT: 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,

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

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:861-260

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

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: 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‐

JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION VERSUS MARK STREVA ANDCINDY GAGLIANO STREVA,A/K/A CINDY GAGLIANO MCKNIGHT STREVA By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedFebruary 6, 2025, Ihave seized andwill proceed to sell to thehighest bidder at public auction, at the JeffersonParish Sheriff'sOfﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐pressway,Har‐vey, Louisiana, 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 i d i d

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:861-205

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 per planofsub‐di i i d

p p 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 widthinthe 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

TRUSTEEFOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE

LOAN TRUST 2023-A VS DIANEOLIVER

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, 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:

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

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 $177

August 1, 2025, September5 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $73.83

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:850-234

BANKUNITED, N.A. VS RANDALLPAUL

g September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $88.12

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:847-562

andbya ﬁrst

time of thesale.

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, thename of subdivision wasdesignated as "Walker‐town" and which plan was revisedbyVic‐torian A. Pitre, under date of March 8, 1944, so as to 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 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.

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 GESSNER DUGAS

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 25, 2025,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, 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 commencesat 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

U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY,BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐DELITYAND GUARANTY LIFE MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-1 VS ELGINMATHIS

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:

depth of 118.38 feet adjacent to Lot 38 anda second depth of 21.16 feet adjacent to Lot24onthe opposite sideline.Lot 39 commences at 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

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

lock Place, LouisianaBoule‐vard,Aubin Street and WesternLineof Subdivision (Oakland Land Co.Property), said lots adjoin andmeasure, accordingto a survey made by AdloeOrr, Jr., C.E.,dated July 8, 1955, annexedtoan actpassedbe‐fore Jerome Me‐unierN.P., dated July 19, 1955 each, twenty-ﬁve feet frontonPollock Place, thesame in width in the rear,bya depth between equal andparallel linesofone hundred and thirty-seven feet.Lot 21 lies nearer to and commences500 feet from the corner of Pol‐lock Placeand Aubin 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

COREYJ.GIROIR

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

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 rear,bya depth of 100 feet be‐tween equal and parallel lines.

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:864-841

U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSO‐CATION,AS TRUSTEEOF WATERFALLVIC‐TORIA III-NB GRANTOR TRUST VERSUS DARRYL CROSS, HEIR OF LORENA EVANSTHOMAS

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5, 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $89.18

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.

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

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull

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:

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

LGRAHAM ARCENEAUX

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: Advocate: August1 2025, b

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 aforesaidplans, 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

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:865-660 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

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

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:865-454

SELECT PORTFO‐LIOSERVICING, 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 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, 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 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 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, under Ordi‐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 widthinthe 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.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe

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

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 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 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:

LOT20A, 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 Letter of Credit

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5, 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $110.89

MENT

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 fully de‐scribedona more recent survey by Man‐dleSurveying, Inc.,dated No‐vember 11, 1991. 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

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

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5 2025 aug1-sep 5-2t $106.

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-464

KEESLERFED‐ERAL CREDIT UNION VS GREGORYR WHITEAND MICHELLE WHITE(A/K/A MICHELLE R. WHITE)

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‐natedasfol‐lows,to-wit: LotFifteen (15), Square One(1) which square is bounded by Feli‐cianaCourt and MagnoliaTrace Drive(side); said lotcom‐mences at a dis‐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 depth of one hundred forty andthirty-four hundredthsfeet (140.34')onthe opposite side‐line,with a width in the 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.

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

EMILYA MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: August 1, 2025, September5 2025

aug1-sep 5-2t $97.12

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

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.

LOUISIANA, in that part thereofdesig‐natedasSec‐tion Band Cona plan of OakdaleSubdi‐vision made by F. B. Grevem‐berg,C.E., Sheet No.2 datedJune25, 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.

NO:865-378

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: September5, 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $113

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:864-886 MI GROUP, LLC VERSUS STEPHANIES RICHARD

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‐

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:862-105

BANK OF AMER‐ICA, N.A. VS ANGELA CHIYE' LEE

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

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

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

$120.95

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VERSUS MANDYJO DINETA/K/A MANDYJOHAR‐GISDINET,INDI‐VIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRA‐TRIX OF THE SUCCESSION OF NICHOLAS JAMES DINET, SR By virtue of and in obedienceto aWritof SEIZUREAND SALE from the 24thJudicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in the abovenum‐beredand enti‐tled cause, datedMay 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 Wednesday, Oc‐tober15, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: That certain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereonand all rights,ways, privileges servitudes,ap‐purtenances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereofknown asWillie Mae Dolan Subdivision, of theTownof Jean Lafitte,as shownona plan of subdivision by Wilton J. Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated August 4, 1983, under Ordi‐nanceNo. 128-A, registered in COB1056 folio 22, EntryNo. 8335970, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, being aresubdivision of Tracts X-111Band X111-Cof Berthoud Plantation Town of Jean Lafitte,Jeffer‐sonParish, Louisiana. Ac‐cordingtosaid plan of Wilson J. Dufrene, Land Surveyor,dated August 4, 1983, said lotisdesig‐natedas Lot11ofSquare 3, andmeasures as follows: SQUARE 3is bounded by Magnolia Street, Oleander Street Plantation Street and Lafitte Streets. Said Lot11com‐mences at adis‐tanceof180 feet from thecorner of Plantation Street andOle‐anderStreet andmeasures 60 feet fronton Plantation Street by a width of 60 feet frontonPlanta‐tion Street by a width of 69 feet in therear by adepth of 110 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines; subjectto restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe property

andEastLineof Harlem Park‐way, designated by the NOS. 1through 5, inclusive, and NOS. 23 through 26, both inclu‐sive,onsurvey of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., Surveyor,dated March3,2004 a copy of which is annexedtoCon‐dominium Dec‐laration andac‐cordingto which said lots measureas follow: LOTS 1through 5, both inclu‐sive,adjoin each otherand measures each 24 feet frontonRidge‐lake Drive, same widthinthe rear,bya depth between equal and parallel linesof 120 feet from thecornerof RidgelakeDrive andTwenty-first Street LOTS 23 through 26, both inclu‐sive,adjoin each otherand measures each 25 feet fronton Twenty-first Street,same widthinthe rear,bya depth between equal andparallel linesof120 feet; Lot1 formsthe corner of Ridge‐lake Driveand Twenty-first Street Improvements thereonbear theMunicipal No.3013 RIDGE‐LAKE DRIVE, UNIT NO.201, METAIRIE, LA 70002

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

JEFFREY M. TOEPFER Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5, 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $128

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:866-513

CITIBANK,N.A NOTINITS INDI‐VIDUAL CAPAC‐ITY, BUTSOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEOF BRAVORESIDEN‐TIAL FUNDING TRUST2023NQM6 VERSUS LISA CONNELLY STIGLERLISAC STIGLERA/K/A LISA STIGLER ANDSTEVE M. STIGLERA/K/A STEVESTIGLER

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 23, 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 Wednesday, Oc‐tober15, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN CONDOMINIUM PARCEL,desig‐natedasUNIT 21 of the CHATEAU RIDGELAKE CONDOMINI‐UMS,together with allthe rightand appurtenances thereuntoap‐pertaining,in‐cludingrightsin commonele‐ments, includingthose commonele‐mentslocated upon thoselots allasdescribed in that certainAct of Declaration by ChateauRidge‐lake Condos, L.L.C. Creating and Establishing a Condominium Regime for ChateauRidge‐lake Condomini‐umsdated July 8, 2004 in theconveyance recordsofJef‐ferson Parish, Louisianaas COB3127 FOLIO224, which condo‐minium unitis locatedonthe followingde‐scribedparcels of property: NINE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisianain SQUARE NO.36 of HARLEM PARK‐WAYSUBDIVI‐SION,bounded by Ridgelake Drive, Twentyﬁrst Street,Twentysecond Street JUDICIAL

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND, to‐

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

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

Improvements hereon bear the MunicipalNo. 1965 Plantation Street,Laﬁtte, Louisiana70067. This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

p vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday,Oc‐tober15, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: Allthatcertain pieceorportion of ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, City of Kenner, in that part knownasOak‐land Plantation Estates, desig‐natedasLot 3, bounded by East Loyola Driveand Vin‐tage Drive, and beingmorepar‐ticularlyde‐scribedasfol‐lows,to-wit: Commence at theintersection of thenortherly right-of-way line of West Es‐planade Avenue andthe easterly rightof-way line of Loyola Drive; thence,go alongthe aforesaid east‐erly right-ofway, N03de‐grees 53’39" E a distance of 2920.40 feet to a point, marked by an iron rod (set); thence,S 86 degrees 06’21" Ea dis‐tanceof235 feet to apoint, marked by an iron rod(set) to thepoint of be‐ginning. Thence,con‐tinue S86de‐grees 06’ 21" E a distance of 125.00 feet to a point, marked by an iron rod(set); thence,S 03 de‐grees 53’ 39" W adistanceof 292.75 feet to apoint; marked by an iron rod(set); thence, N86de‐grees 06 ’21" W a distance of 125.00 feet to a point, marked by an iron rod (set); thence,N 03 degrees 53’ 39" Ea dis‐tanceof292.75 feet to apoint marked by an iron rod(set) beingthe pointofbegin‐ning Allinaccor‐dancewith a plan of survey by W. J. Muller, Registered Pro‐fessionalLand Surveyor,dated May26, 1997, re‐visedJuly17, 1997, revised February 6, 1998, revised Febru‐ary10, 1998, re‐visedAugust21, 1998. Drawing No.F-2905-001A

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: September5, 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $117

SERIES 2004-12

NO:866-538

VERSUS JOHN P. BAKER ANDEVELYN EMPERADOR BAKER

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, datedJuly3 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 Wednesday, Oc‐tober15, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthe buildings andimprove‐ments thereonand all of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in ORLEANSPARK‐WAY, SQUARE "F"bounded by OrleansBoule‐vard,Second, Thirdand Cross Streets, being composed of ½ LOT23 andwhich lot commences at a distance of 150 feet from Cross Street andmea‐sures thence 50 feet frontonThird Street,by a depth of 165 feet between equaland parallel lines and50feet in therear.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- The full purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

KATE SOTO‐LONGO Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5, 2025 October10, 2025

sep5-oct 10-2t $113

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall of the rights,ways, privileges servitudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in Township 14 South, Ranges 23 and24East, SoutheastLand District of Louisiana, West of theMissis‐sippi River, knownasHar‐veyCanal Prop‐erty,Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, for‐merlydesig‐nated as Parcel Q-2-B, which said por‐tion of ground hasbeen resub‐dividedinto Woodmere SouthSubdivi‐sonSection 3, allasper plan of resubdivision made by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., C.E. & S.,dated Octo‐ber10, 1983, ap‐proved by the JeffersonParish CouncilbyOrdi‐nanceNo. 15784, recorded in COB 1064, folio 925, andasper Act of Dedication be‐fore Odom B. Heebe, Notary Public,dated February 2, 1984, recorded in COB1067, folio 270, same beingdesig‐natedasfol‐lows:

Lot811, Square R, which said square is bounded by Keith-WayDrive, Destrehan Avenue,Prim‐wood Driveand Cimwood Drive, andsaidLot 811 commences at a distance of 541 feet from thein‐tersection of Cimwood Drive andKeith-Way Drive, andmeasures thence 60 feet frontonKeithWayDrive,same in width across the rear,bya depth of 100feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines; allasper survey made by J.J. Krebs& Sons,Inc., L.S., datedJanuary 21, 1986, resur‐veyedMarch 5, 1986; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affecting theproperty.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

of Credit

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $111.42

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:867-017

U.S. BANK TRUSTNA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR TREEHOUSE SERIES IV TRUST VERSUS ESTATE OF NATHALIE ADAMSLOVE

ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthe rights, ways,servi‐tudes, privileges, ad‐vantages and appearances thereontobe‐longingorin anywise appertaining, situated,lying andbeing in the VillageofMar‐rero,thisParish andState andlying in the Ames Farm Sub‐division.for‐merlyknown as theSouthside Plantation, andpresently knownas"Vic‐torinPitre Sub‐division"which said subdivision is original farmLot "A-5"portion"B" of theAmesFarm Co Inc.,and the lothereincon‐veyed is-designated as beingLot Twenty (20),ac‐cordingto a plan of thePitre Subdivision, made by James S. Webb, Civil Engineer dated September12, 1920, ablue print beingattached to an actbyVic‐torian A. Pitre, to TowneyBlan‐dayonthe 18th dayof October1920, on depositin therecorders ofﬁce of this Parish,and ac‐cordingtosaid plan said Lot Twenty (20) measures Fortyfour feet front on Ames Boule‐vard,bya depth of one Hundredninetyfour and39/100 (194 .39) feet, between equal and parallel lines.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

RADERJACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5, 2025 October10, 2025

sep5-oct 10-2t $91.83

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:867-264

GUILDMORT‐GAGE COMPANY LLC VS EDMOND BE‐LIZAIRE,SR.

THELANDRE‐FERREDTO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THEPARISHOF Jefferson, STATE OF LA ANDIS DESCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingor in anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, LOT 10, SQUARE 155, TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION, SECTIONNO. 8 IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR THEMUNICIPAL ADDRESS: 637 E. NIAGARACIR‐CLE, GRETNA,LA 70056; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affecting theproperty. This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior securityin‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit

ASHLEY E. MORRIS

Attorney for Plaintiff

Orleans Advocate: September5, 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $78.07

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA

NO:867-119

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VS BEVERLY

SPIEGELLOPEZ A/K/ABEVERLY SPIEGELVAU‐RIGUAD LOPEZ

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, datedJuly29, 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 Wednesday,Oc‐tober15, 2025 at 10 o'clocka.m thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,to‐gether with all buildingsand improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theParishof Jefferson, State of Louisiana, west of theMis‐sissippi River, andinaccor‐dancewitha plan of subdivi‐sion made by F.G. Stewart, Surveyor,dated June 1, 1954, certiﬁed correctNovem‐ber1,1954 and revisedMarch 23, 1955, said property is situ‐ated in Normandy Park Subdivisionin Square "C thereof, which Square C, in ac‐cordance with said plan of subdivision, is boundedby WiegandDrive, Pato Street,the Eastern BoundaryLine of said subdivi‐sion, andbyan unmarked por‐tion of square of ground on itssouth side,which un‐marked portion of ground fronts on HighwayNo. 30, said lotbeing desig‐natedasLot Number Nine‐teen (19) and measures 63 feet fronton WiegandDrive, same width in therear, by a depth between equaland paral‐lellines of 100 feet,all as more fully shownona sur‐veymadebyF G. Stewart, Sur‐veyor, datedOctober 1, 1955; said lot commencesat a distance of 1,892.72 feet from the corner of Wie‐gand Driveand HighwayNo. 30; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe property

WiegandDrive, Bridge City,LA 70094.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐riorsecurityin‐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: September5, 2025

October10, 2025

sep5-oct 10-2t $108.77

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT 24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:863-042 GREENWAY MORTGAGE FUNDINGCOR‐PORATION VERSUS ALTHEA BROWN ROBINSON

of original Square 20, Pontchartrain Gardens, desig‐natedasLots1A, 3-A, 5-A, 7-A and9-A, bounded by HarvardAvenue, Vineland, Wabash and LemonStreets, allinaccor‐dancewithplan of subdivision of HarvardEs‐tates, Section B, by Gilbert, Kelly &Couturie, Inc., Surveyingand Engineering, datedJuly14, 2000, acopyof which plan is at‐tached to theabove re‐ferred to Actof Declarationof Condominium Regime,and,ac‐cordingto which plan,said lots measureas follows:

Lot1-A forms thecornerof LemonStreet andWabash Street andmea‐sures24.43 feet fronton Wabash Street, by adepth and frontonLemon Street of 189.61 feet,by adepth on the opposite side‐line adjoining Lot3-A of 179.40 feet,with a widthinthe rear of 85.82 feet

Lots 3-A, 5-A, 7-A and9-A mea‐sure,each, 50 feet fronton Wabash Street, thesame widthinthe rear,bya depth of 179.40 feet Lot3-A is nearer to andcom‐mences at a distance of 24.43 feet from thecornerof Wabash and LemonStreets. Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNumbers 4849, 4845, 4841, 4837 & 4833 Wabash Street,Metairie, Louisiana.

Said Condo‐minium Unit 3 bearsthe Mu‐nicipalNo. 4833 Wabash Street, Unit 3, Metairie Louisiana70001; subjecttore‐strictions,servi‐tudes, rights-ofwayand outstanding 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

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

VERSUS RICHARD JOSEPH PRE‐STON (A/K/A RICHARDPRE‐STON)

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 17, 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 Wednesday, Oc‐tober15, 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 Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as SOUTHAVON‐DALE HOMES SUBDIVISION, SECTIONNO. 6, accordingto a plan of J. J. Krebs& Sons,Inc Civil Engineersand Surveyors, datedJuly1, 1969, approved by theJefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐nanceNo. 9322 and ﬁledfor record as EntryNo. 42, 465-565, regis‐teredCOB 701, folio 963, andin Plan Book 66, Plan No 42, of the recordsofthe ClerkofCourt forthe Parish of Jefferson, Ac‐cording to which thesaidlot is designated and measures as follows:

LOT20, SQUARE 21, which said square is bounded by Phyllis, Marie, Patand Elaine Drives, said lotmeasur‐ing52feet front on Elaine Drive, thesamewidth in the rear,bya depth of 100 feet be‐tween equal andparallel lines.

This sale is sub‐ject to allsupe‐rior security in‐terests, mort‐gages, liensand privileges.

TERMS- Thefull purchaseprice is dueatthe time of thesale.

TheNew Orleans Advocate: September5 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $140.53

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck, 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: September5, 2025 October10, 2025 sep5-oct 10-2t $97.65

DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATEOF LOUISIANA NO:855-211

METAIRIE BANK ANDTRUST VS JAYNELLS.NUSS

Together with anyand allpre‐sent andfuture buildings, con‐structions,com‐ponent parts, improvements, attachments, appurtenances, ﬁxtures,rights, ways,privi‐leges, advantages, batture, and batturerights, servitudes and easementsof everytypeand description, nowand/orin thefuturerelat‐ingtothe Prop‐erty,and any andall items and ﬁxtures at‐tached to and/or forming integral or com‐ponent partsof 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

JEFFREY M. 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

NOTE:All funds must be Cashier'sCheck Certiﬁed Check, MoneyOrder,or Personal Check with Bank Letter

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III

TERMS- Thefull purchase price is dueatthe time of thesale.

Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

TheNew

Improvements thereonbear theMunicipal Number 929 (former641) WiegandDrive Westwego, LA 70094 aka929

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,to‐gether with all of thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐son, Stateof Louisiana, in thatpart thereofknown as HarvardEs‐tates, Section "B"inSection 44, Township 12 South, Range10 East, Southeastern Land District of Louisiana, being aresubdivision

Damon Singleton