leans-area service providers to provide permanent housing for homeless people over the last two years have yieldedmixed results: While fewer people are living on the street, more are livinginshelters and the rate of homelessness continues to rise.
That is according to the most recent “point in time” countconducted by UNITY of Greater NewOrleans, which coordinates homeless outreachservices in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. The count of people living outside andinshelters in those areas is conducted every January,but the results released on Friday came later this year to include an additional partial count in July
“Staying in ashelter is alot better than being on the street, but it’sstill homelessness. These are our fellow neighbors who do not have a home.”
MARTHA KEGEL, UNITyexecutive director
The annual countfromJanuary founda total of 1,563 homeless individuals livingoutside and in shelters, a7.5% increase over last year, marking the fifth consecutive year of rising homelessness. That reflects an increase in people living in shelters, from 970 to 1128.
At the same time, the number of people observed living outside fell from 553 to 435 over the last two years. That number dipped abit more after an additional count of unsheltered people in July,when 422peoplewere counted.
“Staying in ashelterisa lotbetter thanbeing on the street, butit’s still homelessness. These are our fellow neighbors who do not havea home,” said UNITY ExecutiveDirector Martha Kegel, addressing the organization’sannual meeting on Friday at Franklin AvenueBaptist Church.
While homelessnessoverall continues to rise, UNITY and Mayor LaToya Cantrell’sadministration say the 24%decline in street homelessness over the last two years showsprogress in the city’s “Home for Good” campaign, which launched in 2023 with thegoal of placing 1,500 peopleinpermanent
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BY CHAD CALDER Staff writer
Early voting begins Saturday in an election dominated by the choice of who will be the next mayor of New Orleans, but it also includes aslate of City Council
SHOWDOWN
President Donald Trumpshakes handswith
James Comey, then director of the FBI, in theWhite House in 2017
NEW YORK President Donald Trump’sunprecedented retributioncampaign against hisperceived political enemiesreached new heights as hisJustice Departmentbrought criminalchargesagainst alongtime foeand he expanded his efforts to classify certain liberal groups as “domestic terrorist organizations.”
Days after Trumppublicly demanded action from hisattorney general and tapped his former personal lawyer to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Virginia, former FBI DirectorJames Comey,alongtime target of Trump’sire, was indicted by agrand jury for allegedly lying to Congress during testimony in 2020.
Hours earlier Thursday, Trumpsigned a memorandumdirecting his Republican administration to targetbackers of what they dubbed “left-wing terrorism” as he alleged withoutevidence avast conspiracy by Democrat-aligned nonprofit groups and activiststo
finance violent protests.
The developmentsmarked adramaticescalation of thepresident’sextraordinary use of the leversofpresidentialpower to target his political rivals and his efforts to pressure the Justice Department to pursue investigations— and nowprosecutions —ofthose he disdains. It’sa campaign that begansoon after Trumpreturned to office and one that critics see as an abuse of power that puts every American who dares to criticize the president at risk of retaliation.
“Donald Trump has made clear that he intends to turn our justicesystem intoaweapon forpunishing andsilencinghis critics,”said Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Comey indictment came less than aweek after Trump installed aformer White House aide and confidant to the role of U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. The president had forced the ouster of his previous pick becausehewasn’tsufficientlyresponsive to
ä See SHOWDOWN, page 6A
State continues push to regulate PBMs
BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
Aspectacular political fight between state lawmakers backed by Gov. Jeff Landry and health care giant CVS defined the final days of the Louisiana Legislature’sregular session this year
At issue was the influence of the nation’slargest pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, over the prescription drug market. Landry pressured lawmakers to limit the companies’ control over the pharmaceutical market in Louisiana by prohibiting PBMs from owning pharmacies here.
In response, CVS launched a massive public lobbying campaign, sending text messages to customers sayingthe newrule would force it to shut down over 100 pharmacies across the state. Landry’ssweeping proposal ultimately did not pass. But Louisiana officials are still targeting the prescription drug intermediaries on multiple fronts: taking acontract worth millionsofdollarsaway from CVS and giving most of the business to aLouisiana company instead; pursuing three separate lawsuits against CVS foralleged unfair trade practices; and continuing to explore more stringent regulations.
Landry has continued to publicly criticizePBMsas“corporate profiteers” who game the system, saying the acronym stands for“profiteering big money.”
MajorPBMs, on theother hand saytheygotobat forconsumers anduse theirmarketpower to fight Big Pharmafor better drug prices and easier access to health care.
ELECTION 2025
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seats and parishwideposts, including sheriff,assessor and clerk of criminal court. And inSt. Tammany,the Oct. 11 ballot is small, but it does contain thehotly contested special election for mayor in Slidell. Similarly,in JeffersonParish,JeanLafitte will choose anew mayor Pollswillbeopen daily from
8:30 a.m. to 6p.m. through Oct. 4, except for Sunday.Tofind your polling location, go to geauxvote com. In New Orleans, adozen candidates havequalifiedtorun for mayor,but three candidates have polled better than most. Theyare
City Council Vice President Helena Moreno, City Council member Oliver Thomas and state Sen. Royce Duplessis, though Moreno has consistently ledThomas and Duplessis by 30 points or more.
ä See VOTING, page 6A
Blake Baker leadsa resurgent LSU defense.
BRIEFS FROM WIRE REPORTS
ICE officer disciplined for shoving woman
NEW YORK A federal immigration officer who shoved an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at a Manhattan court is “being relieved of current duties,” the Department of Homeland Security said Friday in a rare rebuke of one of its officers.
The altercation, which was captured on videos that spread quickly on social media, unfolded after the woman’s husband was arrested at an immigration court in New York City
Footage shows the woman approach the immigration officer following her husband’s arrest, pleading with the officer in Spanish and at one point saying “You don’t care about anything,” before he pushes her into a wall and then onto the floor of a crowded hallway
“The officer’s conduct in this video is unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE,” said Tricia McLaughlin assistant secretary at DHS, which oversees immigration enforcement. “Our ICE law enforcement are held to the highest professional standards and this officer is being relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation,” she added.
It is uncommon for the Trump administration’s DHS to discipline immigration officers for aggressive tactics across the U.S. Ex-financier, assistant face trafficking charges
NEW YORK Retired financier Howard Rubin was arrested Friday on sex trafficking charges for allegedly trafficking dozens of women including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his Central Park penthouse in a soundproofed room described in court papers as “The Dungeon.” Authorities announced the arrest of Rubin and his former personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, on charges in an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court.
Rubin was arrested Friday at his rental home in Fairfield, Connecticut, while Powers was arrested at her home in Southlake, Texas, authorities said Rubin was expected to be arraigned later on Friday Messages for comment were sent to multiple lawyers for both of them. During a three-decade career, Rubin worked at various financial firms, including Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and Soros Fund Management.
Prosecutors said Rubin and Powers abused the women between 2009 and 2019 after recruiting them to fly to New York to engage in sex acts with Rubin in exchange for money
Trump orders Earhart records declassified
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has ordered the declassification and public release of all government records about aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937 during an attempt to fly around the world.
Trump said it’s an “interesting story” that has “captivated millions.” He said people have asked him whether he’d consider declassifying and making public everything the government has on her “She was an Aviation Pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and achieved many other Aviation ‘firsts,’” he wrote on his social media site. “She disappeared in the South Pacific while trying to become the first woman to fly around the World.
“Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again,” he continued. “Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her.” Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island as part of her attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe. She had radioed that she was running low on fuel. The Navy searched but found no trace.
Defiant Netanyahu speaks at the U.N.
Leader says Israel
‘must
finish the job’ against Hamas
BY JENNIFER PELTZ, ADAM GELLER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war Western leaders may have buckled under the pressure,” he said. “And I guarantee you one thing: Israel won’t.”
Netanyahu’s speech, aimed as much at his increasingly divided domestic audience as the global one, began after dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the U.N General Assembly hall en masse Friday morning as he began.
Responding to countries’ recent decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said: “Your disgraceful decision will encourage terrorism against Jews and against innocent people everywhere.”
As the Israeli leader spoke, unintelligible shouts echoed around the hall, while applause came from supporters in the gallery Seats allotted to the United States — which has backed Netanyahu in his campaign against Hamas — and the United Kingdom were filled by low-level diplomats instead of senior ambassadors or officials. Many seats were vacant; by Iran’s empty chairs stood a compilation of photos of children that Tehran said were killed during Israel’s war there in June.
“Antisemitism dies hard. In fact, it doesn’t die at all,” said Netanyahu, who routinely accuses critics of antisemitism
Netanyahu faces international isolation, accusations of war crimes and growing pressure to end a conflict he has continued to escalate. Friday’s speech was his chance to push back on the international community’s biggest platform.
He used it to cast Gaza as the lone remaining front in a wider war, listing recent military missions by Israel to target its enemies and contain threats to its security in Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Those efforts have “opened up pos-
sibilities for peace,” he said, noting that Israel has begun negotiations with Syria to reach security arrangements with the new government in Damascus. The final challenge, Netanyahu said, is to root out what he called the “final remnants of Hamas.”
He frequently praised U.S. President Donald Trump, his chief ally in his political and military approach in the region.
As he has often in the past at the United Nations, Netanyahu held up visual aids — including a map of the region titled “THE CURSE,” which chronicles Israel’s challenges in its neighborhood. He marked it up with a large marker He wore — and pointed out — a pin with a QR code to a site about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that led to the war and about the Israeli hostages taken by the militants.
In what Netanyahu cast as an effort to reach captives still being held in Gaza, the Israeli government set up loudspeakers to blast the speech into the territory, though the military has pushed Palestinians away from its borders The prime minister’s office also claimed that the Israeli army had taken over mobile phones in Gaza to broadcast his message, though AP journalists inside Gaza saw no immediate evidence of Netanyahu’s speech being broadcast on phones there.
In Wadi Gaza near Gaza City, where Israel launched another major ground operation earlier this month — Palestinians who followed the speech responded with a mix of exhaustion and enduring commitment to their long-sought state.
“Whether he likes it or not, sooner or later, the Palestinian people will gain independence,” said Moneir Talib, who has been displaced from Gaza City.
Amjad Abdel Daiym expressed similar feelings but added: “We are psychologically, physically, morally and financially tired from everything. When he says that he wants to continue the war to eradicate Hamas members, or Hamas movement or the Hamas government, I only see that the war is continuing against poor people like us.”
Hamas, meanwhile, accused Netanyahu of making false justifications to continue the war “If he were truly concerned about his captives, he would have stopped his brutal bombardment, genocidal massacres, and the destruction of Gaza City,” Hamas said in a statement on its website. “Instead, he lies and continues to endanger their lives.”
Thune: Shutdown can be avoided if Democrats ‘dial back’ demands
BY MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader
John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable” despite sharp divisions ahead of Wednesday’s funding deadline.
“I’m a big believer that there’s always a way out,” the South Dakota Republican said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday “And I think there are offramps here, but I don’t think that the negotiating position, at least at the moment, that the Democrats are trying to exert here is going to get you there.”
ton over government funding, stretching back through several administrations.
Thune said Democrats are going to have to “dial back” their demands, which include immediately extending health insurance subsidies and reversing the health care policies in the massive tax bill that Republicans passed over the summer Absent that, Thune said, “we’re probably plunging forward toward the shutdown.”
It’s just the latest standoff in Washing-
President Donald Trump was the driving force behind the longest shutdown ever during his first term, as he sought money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. This time it is Democrats who are making demands as they face intense pressure from their core supporters to stand up to the Republican president and his policies. Democrats have shown little signs of relenting, just before spending runs out Wednesday Their position remained the same even after the White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday released a memo that said agencies should consider a “reduction in force” for many federal programs if the government closes meaning thousands of federal workers could be permanently laid off.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, said the OMB memo was simply an “attempt at intimidation” and predicted the “unnecessary firings will either be overturned in court or the administration will end up hiring the workers back.”
High court keeps in place Trump’s funding freeze
Ruling threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid
BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Friday extended an order that allows President Donald Trump’s administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power
With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court’s conservative majority granted the Republican administration’s emergency appeal in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid.
Trump said last month that he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a president roughly 50 years ago.
The Justice Department sought the high court’s intervention after U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled that Trump’s action was likely illegal and that Congress would have to approve the decision to withhold the funding.
The federal appeals court in Washington declined to put Ali’s ruling on hold, but Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked it on Sept. 9. The full court indefinitely extended Roberts’ order
The court has previously cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants, fire thousands of federal employees, oust transgender members of the military and remove the heads of independent government agencies.
The legal victories, while not final rulings, all have come through emergency appeals, used sparingly under previous presidencies, to fast-track cases to the Supreme Court, where decisions are often handed down with no explanation.
Trump told House Speak-
er Mike Johnson, R-Benton, in a letter Aug. 28 that he would not spend $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. He used what’s known as a pocket rescission. That’s a rarely used maneuver when a president submits a request to Congress toward the end of a current budget year to not spend the approved money The late notice essentially flips the script. Under federal law Congress has to approve the rescission within 45 days or the money must be spent. But the budget year will end before the 45-day window closes, and in this situation the White House is asserting that congressional inaction allows it to not spend the money The majority wrote in an unsigned order that Trump’s authority over foreign affairs weighed heavily in its decision, while cautioning that it was not making a final ruling in the case. But that was cold comfort to the dissenters. “The effect is to prevent the funds from reaching their intended recipients — not just now but (because of their impending expiration) for all time,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in her dissent, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The Trump administration has made deep reductions to foreign aid one of its hallmark policies, despite the relatively meager savings relative to the deficit and possible damage to America’s reputation abroad as people lose access to food supplies and development programs. The high court’s decision “further erodes separation of powers principles that are fundamental to our constitutional order,” said Nick Sansone, an attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group who represented the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition in the case. “It will also have a grave humanitarian impact on vulnerable communities throughout the world.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a map Friday while speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters.
Governor: More federalagentscomingtoMemphis
BY JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. For two weeks, Memphis has been bracing for an influx of National Guard troops after President Donald Trump announced his intention to deploy them to the city.OnFriday, residents finally learned more about that plan, and it looks to be very different from the deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Tennessee Gov.Bill Lee said Friday that the troops will be part of asurge of resourcestofight crime in the city that includes13federal agencies and state troopers. TheNational Guardtroops will be from Tennessee, and they will be deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service to support local law enforcement in the majority Black city
The Republican governor said the troops will not make arrests and will not be armed unless local law enforcement officials request it. Leehas previouslysaid he doesn’tthink there will be more than 150 Guard members deployedtoMemphis, but he later said the number is still in the planning stages. Apost on the city’swebsite says, “Guardsmen and women will be easily identifiable
in theirstandard uniforms thatthey wear everyday The guardsmen and women will not be wearing masks.”
It continues: “Armored tanks will notbearesource used in this mission.”
“The story of crime in Memphis is about to be a story of thepast,” Leesaid at anews conference in Memphis where he stood with city,state and federal officials includingthe Memphis mayorand police chief.
The “Memphis Safe Task Force” will begin operationsnextweek,Lee said.
He could notgive an exact timeline for when each agency would start to deploy resources tothe city,saying it will occurinphases. He saidagentsfrom theFBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Administrationwill arrive next week.
He said he will not declare astate of emergency While theRepublican governor has embraced federal intervention, MemphisMayor PaulYoung hastaken a pragmaticapproach.Young,
Tropical weatherslamming Caribbean, maystrikeU.S.
By The Associated Press
MIAMI Dangerous tropical weatherbrewed Friday in theAtlantic Oceanwith Humberto intensifying into amajor Category 3hurricane and asystem forecasters dubbed “Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine” striking the Caribbean and taking aim at the Southeast United States. Hurricane Humberto had maximum sustainedwinds of 115 mph, the Miami-based National HurricaneCenter said in an advisory.Humberto was expected to keep strengthening over the next several days and churned Friday afternoon about 430 miles northeast of the north-
Meanwhile, atropical storm warning associated with Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine was issued for theCentral Bahamas. The center of the tropical disturbance was about55miles north-northwest of theeastern tip of Cuba, forecasters said.Ithad top windsof35 mph. Atropical storm watch was issued for portions of the northwestern Bahamas. The hurricane center said the potential cyclone was likelytobecome atropical depression— thenextname in the alphabet would be Imelda —onSaturday.By Sunday,itcouldbea tropical storm.
Theforecastput thesystem on track to approach
thestate needed to prepare.
The declaration allows state emergency officials to begin coordination with local and federal governments andassures people will be eligible for federal aid.
Earlier in the day, crews in Charleston, SouthCarolina,were gettingsandbags together,checking high water vehicles and preparing pumps to get any floodwater out of the city
“Even though this has not formed yet,weare treatingitasifweare expecting some kind of impact. That’s critical. We don’twant to downplay the scenario,”
who is aDemocrat, has said he neverasked for National Guard troops butrecognized they will come regardless of his opinion.
“My goal is to make sure thatasresources come into ourcommunity,wefind waystouse themeffectively andfor thebenefitofthe residents of our great city,” he said at the news conference
While discussing thedeployment, bothRepublican andDemocraticofficials have noted recent decreases in someMemphis crime metrics. Young noted that
crime rates in Memphis have been falling but “we have alot of work to do to get crimeatalevel where people really,really feel it.”
Both Young and Lee emphasized that the surge of resources is not intended to be aquickfixbut rather a sustained effort.
“It will operate as long as it takes,” Lee said.
“Success looks like Memphis being asafe city,Memphis being aplace where people have no concerns about going out with their family,about locating their business,”hesaid, adding,
“When people recognize the city of Memphis as one of the safest places in America, that’ll be success.”
In addition to the federal troops and agents, Lee said the state will provide $100 million to Memphis forpublic safety initiatives as well as 300 state troopers. That will allow 100 troopers to be on theground at anyone time. Lee said that’sasignificant increase for Shelby County,where Memphis is located. Forits part,the Memphis Police Department hasmorethan2,000 full-time police officers. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has more than 600 law enforcement deputies, with hundreds morewho workin corrections.
BY DIDI TANG Associated Press
WASHINGTON The chair of aHouse committee that pushed for thelaw demanding TikTok be spun off from its Chinese owners has requested an urgent briefing from theWhiteHouse,one day after President Donald Trumpsignedanexecutive order supporting aproposed deal thatwould put thepopular socialvideo platform under U.S. ownership.
In astatement released Friday,Rep. JohnMoolenaar,the chairofthe Select Committeeonthe Chinese Communist Party,praised the proposed deal as “anim-
portantstep”intransitioning ownership of the TikTok platformtoAmerican hands but he emphasizedthat“divestment was not the law’s only requirement.”
“The law also set firm guardrails that prohibit cooperation between ByteDance and any prospective TikTok successoronthe all-important recommendation algorithm, as well as preclude operational ties between the newentity and ByteDance,” Moolenaar said.
The MichiganRepublican’s statement marks the firstcongressionaleffort to conductoversight into the negotiationsoverTikTok,
In Washington, about2,000 membersofthe National Guard werepart of Trump’s surge of law enforcement in the capital that began last month.
Trump hasveered back and forth on sending troops to Chicago —attimes insisting he would act unilaterally to deploy them and at other points suggesting he would rather send them to New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; or acityina state where theirgovernor “wants us to come in.” Last week, he said Chicagois“probablynext” after Memphis.
Lee andother officials have said federal authorities werealready focusing on Memphis. That includes an operation the FBI says has resulted in approximately 500 arrests and about 101 federal indictments of violent criminals since May Trump first deployed troops to Los Angeles in earlyJune over Democratic Gov.Gavin Newsom’s objections by putting the California National Guard underfederal jurisdiction to protect federal property from protests over immigrationraids. The guard later helped protect officers during immigration arrests. Alongside 4,000 guard members, 700activeduty Marines were also sent. Californiasued over the intervention.
coming nearly two weeks after Chinese andAmerican officials metinSpain to discuss aframeworkdivestment deal for TikTok. Trump on Thursday signed an executiveorder providing support for the deal, and said Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to moveforward with negotiations. The White House didn’t respondtoaninquiry from The Associated Press regarding the urgent briefing. Muchisstill unknown about the actual deal in the works, butthe newU.S. venture would license the famed ByteDance-owned algorithm that currently keeps TikTok users engaged.
DAILyMEMPHIAN PHOTO By PATRICK LANTRIP
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks Fridayabout the National Guardand federal agencies arriving in Memphis, Tenn., during anewsconference. TENNESSEE
Stabbing spursoutcryoverBlack-on-Whiteviolence
Data shows such occurrences arerare
BY AARON MORRISON and TERRYTANG Associated Press
After aUkrainian woman whofledwar in her home country was stabbed to death on acommuter trainin North Carolina, the alarming act of violenceignited bitter racial and political rhetoric about crime victims and perpetrators in America.
The fatal attack last month, in which the alleged perpetrator was identified as aBlack man, evoked such visceral reactions partly because it was caught on surveillance video that went viral online. On Tuesday, North Carolina’sLegislature passed acriminal justice package named after the victim to limit defendants’ eligibility for bail and to encourage them to undergo mental health evaluations.
Rhetoric about the attack, including claims about “Black-on-White-crime,” has spread from social media and broadcast airwaves to the halls of Congress and the White House. Some of it leverages cherry-picked cases and ill-framed crime statistics to reproduceageold harmful narratives about Black criminality and threats to White populations. It comes at atimewhen Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have been hyping the rhetoric as part of afocus on citieswith reputations of violence. But despite the rhetoric, the data shows that in most U.S. communities, victims of violence and offenders areusually the same race or ethnicity.
Violent incidents where the offenders and the victims are of different races “is extremely uncommon,” saidCharisKubrin, acriminology professor at the University of California-Irvine.
It is “the exception rather than the rule.”
Peopleare more likely to be victimized by peoplethey know and interact with regularly in their social sphere, sheadded.
The most recent breakdown of federal crime statisticsbears that out. Black offenders were involved in about 15%ofviolent victimizationsofWhite people between 2017 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which publishes multiyear crimetrend reports every few years. White offenders were involved in over half of violence against other White people,the statistics show The reportshowed similartrends whenitcameto violent crimes committed againstBlack victims. White offenders were involved in about 12% those crimes against Black people, while Black offenders wereinvolved in 60% of violence against other Black people.
The Aug. 22 killing of 23-year-oldUkrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska became aflashpointinonlinediscussions about crime victims andraceafter surveillance video of the attack in Charlotte, NorthCarolina, circulated widely online. Zarutska was knifed to death on thecity’sLynx Blue Line lightrail. Footage showed the alleged attacker pacing through the train and spreading thewoman’s blood on thefloors of the train car
Decarlos Brown Jr., aBlack man, has been charged with first-degree murder and faces federal charges of committing an act causing death on amass transportation system. Conservative activists, including Trump politicalally Charlie Kirk, were quick to call out what they decried as adoublestandard in reportingonsuch crimesby the mainstream media. Kirk once said on his popular podcast, “prowling Blacks
go around for funtotarget Whitepeople.”
Speaking about the Charlotte attack, Kirk said: “If a random White personona subway took out aknife and stabbed aBlack girl senselessly to death, there would be massive media coverage.”
“There would be policy changes. …Wesaw thisin George Floyd,” the 31-yearold said on his podcast aday before he was killed on a Utah university campus.
North Carolina Republicansalso weighedin, some blaming what they called Democrats’ “woke policies” on crime, including cashless bail, as thereason presumably dangerous peoplelike Zarutska’salleged attacker were roaming free to pose threatstothe public.
TheNorth Carolinachapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations,a civil rightsgroupthat primarily advocates against anti-Muslim sentiments, said: “We also condemn those using
this crimetoresurrect racist talking pointsabout the Black community.”
“Thisselectiveoutrage is dangerous, hypocritical, and racially motivated, especially given that White supremacists fall silent about other stabbings, mass shootings, hate crimes,financialcrimes, rapes and various other misconduct committedbypeople of all races and backgrounds,” the group said in astatement.
Some criminologistscaution against relying on raw count crime numbers as it relatestothe race of victims and offenders because population size matters. Non-Hispanic Black people made up roughly 13% of the U.S. population in 2024, according to census estimates. Non-Hispanic White people make up the largest racial group in the U.S. an estimated 56% of the total population in 2024 —so “there are just more White people that could be potential offenders,” Kubrin said.
Black-on-White and Whiteon-Black violence areboth extremely rare, she added.
TheNationalCriminal Victimization Surveyconducted in 2023 by the Justice Department gathered data on nearly6million violentincidentsreported by law enforcement. Their findings show over 3.5 million involved aWhite victim; Whiteoffenderswere involved in morethan half of those crimes, while only one-tenth involved Black offenders.
Whena killing or violent interaction between people of different races grabsthe headlines andsocial media —especially if there is video —itistempting to use that as confirmation of preconceived notions that Blackon-Whitecrime or viceversa are suddenly spiking, Kubrin said. But in reality, they make up asmall share of hundreds of thousands of violent crimes mostly involving people of the same race, she said.
Brett Tolman, executive director of RightonCrime, aconservative criminal justice group,thinks people should not focus on race but rather where violent crimes are happening the most. Even if data shows crime has been on adownward trend, that can be of little comfort if people constantly feel unsafe, he said.
“Let’sstart making it about communitiesthat want to feel safe,” Tolman said. “I hear from just as manythat areliving in innercities, regardless of their politics, that they want safety and security.”
Black-on-Black crime is a flawedpremise, according to criminologists, because people of all racial groups experiencecrime due to their social networks and proximity to each other But in discussions about systemic racism in policing and the criminal justice system,it’sfrequentlyargued that Black-on-Black crime should be the chief concern of Black communities— morethan police brutality or racial profiling —because homicide has been aleading cause of death among Black men
Even as crimerates have fallen dramatically for White and Black populations over time,misinformed rhetoric around crime and violenceperpetuates racialized narratives on the issues, saidTrymaine Lee, aPulitzer Prize-winning journalist whorecently published a book about gun violence, “A Thousand Ways to Die.”
“When you have anation so bound by violence as the United States, it’sonly amatter of time that that binding snaps and lashes at us all,” he said, adding that violence “isn’tthe domain of Black Americans alone.”
“Even though the politics of the momentmight suggest differently,this is astark reminderthat no American is out of reach of American violence.”
BY JIM VERTUNO Associated Press
AUSTIN,Texas Police named adead man Friday as anew suspectinthe 1991 unsolved killingsoffour teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop, saying DNA evidence led to a“significant breakthrough” in the brutal crime that has haunted Texas’ capital and stumped investigators for decades.
In astatement, Austin police said DNA tests led investigators to Robert Eugene Brashers, who died by suicide in 1999 during astandoff with law enforcement. He has since then been linked to several killingsand rape in other states. The announcement came amid renewedattentionon
thecase with the release last month of “The YogurtShop Murders,” an HBOdocumentary series. Policesaid thecase remains open and scheduled aMondaynews conference to detail their findings.
Themurders stunned Texas’ capital city andbecame known as oneofthe area’s most notorious crimes. Austinpolice investigators and prosecutorshad stumbled over the case for years as they waded throughthousands of leads, several false confessions and badly damaged evidence from the burned-out crime scene.
“Ourteam never gave up workingthis case,” Austin police said.
Amy Ayers, 13; Eliza Thomas, 17; and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison,
ages 17 and 15, were bound, gagged and shot in the head at the“ICan’t Believe It’s Yogurt” store where twoof them worked. The building was then set on fire. In 1999, authoritiesarrested four men on murder charges. Twoofthem, Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott, wereteenagers at the time of themurders. They initially confessed andimplicated each other.But both menquickly recanted and said their statements were made underpressure by police.
Still both were tried and convicted. Initially Springsteen was senttodeath row, but his sentence was then reduced tolife in prison.
Theirconvictions were overturnedand they were set for retrial adecade later
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Community members hold candles on Sept.22astheygather for amemorial honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, whowas fatally stabbed on acommuter traininCharlotte, N.C.
housing. That effort, funded in part with a $15 million federal grant, has resulted in permanent housing for 1,326 people as of August according to a program website
This year’s data included an anomaly that may have inflated the sheltered count: The temporary shelter the state set up in January just before the count got underway The shelter was part of Gov Jeff Landry’s push to move homeless people from downtown streets ahead of Super Bowl LIX. The point-in-time count included 180 people staying at the temporary shelter which closed in March, according to UNITY Still, the additional count of un-
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Pharmacy benefit managers administer prescription drug benefits on behalf of employers and health insurers, effectively acting as middlemen between drug manufacturers, health plan sponsors and pharmacies.
They negotiate drug prices, help determine which drugs are covered by an insurance plan, and reimburse pharmacies for dispensing drugs But health giants that own PBMs like CVS, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna — have come under fire for vertical integration, or owning multiple parts of the health care supply chain.
That often includes owning a health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager and pharmacy In some cases, it also includes owning drug manufacturers, wholesalers and health care providers.
Landry has been steadfast in his position that PBMs are to blame for high drug prices.
In June, he called on Louisiana legislators to follow Arkansas’ lead in banning PBM ownership of pharmacies. While they didn’t go that far, lawmakers opted instead to call for a study of vertical integration.
“PBMs have become problematic because they operate with little transparency, driving up costs for patients while protecting their own profits,” said Kate Kelly, the governor’s spokesperson.
Last year, lawmakers approved a one-year contract with CVS Caremark to provide PBM services during 2025 for the roughly 200,000 people on the state’s health insurance plan.
But this month, lawmakers changed course, voting to split that work up for 2026 and give the majority of it to a Louisiana-based company called Liviniti.
Next year, Liviniti will handle PBM services for the vast majority of the state’s health plan members, while SilverScript, a subsidiary of CVS, will do that work for certain retirees who make up just one-fifth of the group.
The value of the Liviniti contract, including the cost of members’ prescription drugs, is $749 million, and
sheltered people in July is consistent with the one in January UNI-
TY is planning more frequent unsheltered counts moving forward, including another one before the end of the year, according to UNITY Community Engagement Director Joe Hereen-Mueller Kegel pointed to continuously increasing rental prices, combined with a high poverty rate, as a cause of homelessness. Fair market rent for a one-bedroom apartment in New Orleans this year is $1,236, a 23% increase over the last two years, according to federal data. Meanwhile, nearly one-quarter of New Orleans residents live below the poverty line, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
“There’s a lot of people just above that poverty line, including young people who can’t afford those rents either,” Kegel said.
“There’s a lot of people who are
Louisiana is expected to pay $24 million in fees to the PBM for the work it does next year
The value of the SilverScript contract is $399 million, and Louisiana is expected to pay the company $8 million in fees.
An earlier version of the contract had already gone out for bid in spring, but Landry’s administration canceled the request for proposals amid the furor over vertical integration during the legislative session
“At the time, we visited with the governor,” Commissioner of Administration
Taylor Barras told lawmakers this month. “In agreement with the governor, we rescinded that RFP.”
The state rebid the contract this summer leading to the new arrangement with Liviniti and SilverScript.
“We want to be clear about that, that these are nonvertically integrated PBMs that we talked with,” Barras said.
State Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, a staunch critic of major PBMs and ally of Louisiana’s independent pharmacists, said the independents were “very happy” with the new deal.
Randal Johnson, a lobbyist for the Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association, said the group strongly opposed the CVS Caremark contract because it wasn’t good public policy
He said the CVS contract directed patients toward CVS pharmacies.
“We believe that the patient should have access to their choice of pharmacy and that pharmacies should be reimbursed to cover their cost of acquiring and dispensing a drug,” Johnson said.
Asked about the state’s new PBM contract, CVS spokesperson Amy Thibault said, “We’re pleased to continue to partner with the State of Louisiana to support their retirees and their families.”
Less than two weeks after the legislative session ended, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill took CVS to court, bringing three separate lawsuits against the company, all of which are ongoing In one, Murrill accused the company of illegally misusing customer data for the political text messages it sent
group that is part of UNITY’s coalition, said the annual point-in-time count is important for accounting for people experiencing certain kinds of homelessness, but does not account for thousands of others who lack permanent housing.
Those include children “doubled up” with friends or extended family members after family evictions and adults who couch surf, she said.
“We can’t forget about some of the folks who are not counted in the traditional way,” Morris said.
to make sure people placed in housing receive the support they need to stay off the street.
“I’d be curious how many of those people were housed and then got unhoused again,” Carlson said, referring to people observed in the point-in-time count. “You can’t just put people in housing and just leave them there.”
just constantly churning in and out of homelessness.”
Andreanecia Morris, the executive director of HousingNOLA, an affordable housing advocacy
out amid the policy fight at the Legislature.
CVS has said that the text messages it sent “were consistent with the law.”
In two other lawsuits, Murrill accused CVS of using its vertically integrated design “to manipulate prices, restrict competition, and channel profits internally, all while operating behind a veil of contractual and financial opacity.”
CVS violated the state’s Unfair Trade Practices Act by distorting the drug market and driving up costs and by under-reimbursing independent pharmacists, the lawsuits allege.
The latter two cases were moved this summer from state court to federal court in the Western District of Louisiana.
Thibault said CVS’s vertically integrated model brings value to patients, positively impacts patient health and provides better access and affordability
“By combining health care delivery pharmacy, health care benefits and pharmacy benefit management, we make it easier for people to have what they want the most: a connected care experience,” Thibault said.
Louisiana’s PBM Monitoring Advisory Council, which was originally set up in 2019, met Monday for the first time since it was restructured in the spring.
The chairman, state Sen. Adam Bass, R-Bossier City, said the primary goal of the council is to make sure prescription drugs are affordable. Historically, information related to PBMs has been “opaque,” Bass said. “We’re trying to get more transparency around how things are done and why things are done the way they’re done.”
At the invitation of Bass and Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein, the panel heard testimony from Alex Oshmyansky, a radiologist and co-founder of the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company — and a vocal critic of PBMs.
His company started as a drug manufacturer and won the financial backing of billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban. It’s been expanding into other parts of the pharmaceutical supply chain,
UNITY says 95% of the people housed through its programs remain housed with the help of case managers who coordinate support services, although Odyssey House Executive Director Ed Carlson — whose agency runs the city’s lowbarrier shelter said he is skeptical of that figure.
He said UNITY needs to do more
including wholesale, insurance benefits management, and mail-order pharmacy The company makes public the cost it pays for drugs and its price markup.
“We’re basically a middleman in another form,” Oshmyansky said in an interview “We’re just a more honest one, basically, where we reveal all the costs.”
Talking to the council, Oshmyansky blasted PBMs, accusing them of using a variety of scams to artificially inflate drug prices.
“You have a very high list price. The list price is public. The real price is hidden. And the game is to arbitrage the delta as much as possible by whatever mechanism,” he said.
He argued vertical integration in the pharmaceutical industry is fomenting new “scams” and “shell games” to hide where the money is flowing.
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, a trade association that lobbies for the country’s largest PBMs, disputed those claims.
“The fact is that drug companies are solely responsible for setting and increasing drug prices, while PBMs lower drug costs for Louisiana patients by taking on
Hereen-Mueller, of UNITY, said 98 of the 1,563 people counted in January had previously been housed through a UNITY program. A large majority of those who had already been housed — 80 — were living in shelters, he said.
“We appreciate constructive criticism from our partners. And when it comes to people who are housed needing support, we are totally in agreement with that,” Hereen-Mueller said.
Staff writer Sophie Kasakove contributed to this story
Big Pharma,” Greg Lopes, a PCMA spokesperson, said in a statement.
The Legislature this spring passed a PBM reform bill that restricts how the intermediaries can generate profits, requires disclosure of more information about how PBMs set prices and make money, increases the state’s regulatory powers, and improves drug reimbursement rates for smaller independent pharmacies.
Bass said the PBM council is now convening a variety of players involved in the prescription drug industry and gathering information to help it evaluate next steps.
“We’re just trying to get the necessary data for any legislation that may be plausible in the future,” he said.
“Once we have more data and more information from everybody involved, we’ll be able to make a more informed decision.”
Lopes said, “PBMs stand ready to work with Gov Landry and Louisiana’s legislators on policy solutions to lower drug costs.”
“We welcome the opportunity to provide policymakers with the truth on how prescription drug costs can become unaffordable,” he added.
But Lopes warned that in
the face of any legislation that would force pharmacies to close, “PBMs must stand on the side of patients and America’s veterans who depend on access to local pharmacies, home delivery programs, and the specialty pharmacies that help treat patients with serious health conditions.”
He was referring to Landry’s failed push at the Legislature for a ban on PBM vertical integration, the spark that ignited controversy at the Capitol this spring.
Landry didn’t respond to questions about whether he would still like to ban that practice or what PBM legislation he would like lawmakers to consider moving forward.
Cloud, the state senator said she had hoped to pass the vertical integration ban.
“I still see a PBM that owns a pharmacy as like a fox owning a hen house,” she said. “It just seems like such a conflict interest and a breeding ground for nefarious action that’s not in the best interest of patients.”
“We didn’t get that piece across the board, and we may go back and revisit it,” she said. “We’ll know a whole lot more moving into spring session.”
STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER State Police removed homeless people from underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in January.
calls from Trump to bring charges against hislongtime targets.
“This kind of interference is a dangerous abuse of power,” Warner said. “Our system dependsonprosecutors making decisions based on evidence and the law,not on the personal grudges of apolitician determined to settle scores.”
The firstformer president convicted of afelony —for falsifying business records to hide hush-money paymentstoconcealanalleged affair —Trump won the White House despite ahostofother legal troubles over his alleged retention of classified information after leaving the White House in 2021and his role in stoking denials of his 2020 electoral defeat that culminated in the Jan. 6attack on the Capitol.
Thursday’smoves were thelatest in aconcerted effort by Trump to wield the vast powersofhis office in unparalleled ways to punish his enemies since returning to the Oval Office in January.During his campaign, Trump made clear this was his intention if he returned to office.
“In 2016,I declared:I am your voice,” he saidin2023.“Today,I add: Iamyour warrior.Iamyour justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, Iam your retribution.”
Earlier this week, he signed an order designatinga decentralized movement knownasantifa —short for “anti-fascists”— as adomestic terrorist organization, amove testing broad First Amendment protections enjoyedbyorganizations operating within the United States
The Thursday memo went further,targetingliberal-leaning groups and donors, and “represents asignificant abuse of powerwhere the government is either changing the law or bending definitionstotry and investigate and punish their political opponents in away that is really unprecedented,” said Caitlin Legacki, of Americans Against
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On the City Council, Democrats Delisha Boyd andMatthew Willardand RepublicanMatt Hillare vying to replace Moreno in the Division 1at-large seat, while Democrats Kenneth Cutno and Gregory Manning are challenging incumbent Democrat J.P.Morrell for his at-large seat in Division
2. In District A, Democrats Holly Friedman, Aimee McCarron and “Alex” Mossing, Republican Bridget Neal and Robert Murrell, no party,are running for the seat. District Chas drawn Eliot S. Barron of the Green Party, Democrat Kelsey Foster and Jackson Kimbrell, no party, to challenge incumbent Democrat Freddie King III. In District D, incumbent Democrat Eugene Green is being challenged by Democrat Belden “Noonie Man” Batiste and Leilani Heno,no party
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D=Democratic R=Republican I=Independent G=Green NP =NoParty *indicates the incumbent
JEFFERSON PARISH
MAYOROFJEAN LAFITTE
Yvette R. Crain, R Wilfred Wyman, D
ORLEANS PARISH
SHERIFF
Susan Hutson, D Ernesteayo J. “Ernest” Lee
Sr., R Robert “Bob” Murray,D Julian Parker, D
Edwin Mark Shorty Jr., D Michelle Woodfork, D
CLERK CRIMINAL DISTRICT
COURT
Calvin Duncan, D Darren Lombard, D Valencia Miles, NP
ASSESSOR
CoreygerardDowden, NP
Casius H. Pealer III, D
Earl“Jay” Schmitt Jr.,R
Erroll G. Williams, D NEW ORLEANS MAYOR
Joseph “Joe” Bikulege Jr., NP
“MannyChevrolet” Bruno,NP Russell J. Butler, NP
President DonaldTrump speaks withreporters before departing the White House on Friday
Government Censorship,which was founded to fight the Trump administration’sweaponization of thefederal government against its politicalrivals.
As forComey,she said,“It reeks of selective prosecution, it reeks of vindictive targetingand calls into question the integrity of many of thecharges being brought by the office ”
Trump, meanwhile, denied Friday that he’sonacampaign of retribution.
“It’sabout justice, really.It’snot revenge, it’sabout justice. It’salso about the fact thatyou can’tlet this go on,” he told reporters. “Theyare sick, radical left people and they can’tget awaywith it.”
Askedwho is next on hislist, he responded: “It’snot alist,but I think there’ll be others.”
BeyondComey,Trump has also pressuredprosecutors to bring mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney GeneralLetitia James, whobrought amassive civil
And in District E, eight candidates are vying for Oliver Thomas’ seat. They are DemocratsRichard Bell Sr., KimberlyBurbank, Danyelle Christmas, Jason Hughes, Willie Morgan, former council member Cyndi Nguyen and no-partycandidates Nathaniel Jones, Gavin Richard and Jonathan AnthonyRoberts. Several parishwide positionsare on the ballot Embattled incumbent Sheriff SusanHutson is being challenged by formerinterim NOPD Superintendent Michelle Woodfork,who has the backing of Orleans Parish DistrictAttorney Jason Williams and Constable Edwin Shorty Jr., along with ErnesteayoJ.“Ernest” Lee Sr ,Robert “Bob” Murray and Julian Parker.All are Democrats except forLee, who is aRepublican.Hutson briefly suspended her campaign after 10 inmatesescaped from thejailinMay —with one still at large— and her office took another hitwhenaninmate was mistakenlyreleasedfromthe
THEOCT.11BALLOT
Eileen Carter, NP Renada Collins, NP Royce Duplessis, D Arthur Hunter, D FrankRobert Janusa, R Helena Moreno, D FrankM.Scurlock,NP Oliver Thomas, D Richard“Ricky”Twiggs, NP COUNCIL MEMBER AT-LARGE,DIVISION1 Delisha Boyd,D Matthew “Matt” Hill, R Matthew Willard, D COUNCIL MEMBER AT-LARGE,DIVISION2 Kenneth Cutno, D Gregory Manning, D J.P.Morrell, D* COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT A Holly Friedman, D Aimee McCarron, D “Alex” Mossing,D Robert “Bob” Murrell, NP Bridget Neal, R COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT C
Eliot S. Barron, G Kelsey Foster, D JacksonKimbrell, NP Freddie King III, D*
COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT D Belden “Noonie Man” Batiste, D Eugene Green, D* Leilani Heno, NP
fraud case againstthe president
Attorney General Pam Bondi last month named aspecial prosecutor to investigatemortgage fraud allegations against James andDemocraticU.S.Sen.AdamSchiff of California, another top Trumptarget. Both have denied wrongdoing.
The Justice Department has also begun examining mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook,the Federal Reserve governor who’s won success in lower courts in challenging Trump’sefforttoremove her from herjob in amove she saysisdesigned to erode the central bank’sindependence. Trump has appealed tothe Supreme Court to allow him to oust her.
On Friday,Trump calledonMicrosoft to fire former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, whom he has long held agrudge against, from her positionaspresident of global affairs.
“Monaco’shaving that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannotbeallowed to stand,” he wrote.
lockup afew months later
For clerk of criminaldistrictcourt,Democrat Calvin Duncan and Valencia Miles, no party, are challenging incumbent Darren Lombard. For assessor,incumbent Democrat Erroll Williams is beingchallengedbyCoreygerard Dowden,no party,Democrat Casius H. Pealer III and Republican Earl “Jay” Schmitt Jr
There is also aproposed fee for the Castle Manor Improvement Districtand aproposed amendment to the city’shomerule charter to prohibit discrimination against aperson based on conviction history In Jefferson Parish, Republican Yvette R. Crain and DemocratWilfredWyman aresquaring off to be mayor of Jean Lafitte following Tim Kerner Jr.’selection to the JeffersonParish Council. It will be the first timeingenerationsthataKerner hasn’t been on the ballot
In Slidell, twowell-known candidates —former councilmember andcurrent Mayor Bill Borchert and
Willie Morgan, D Cyndi Nguyen, D GavinRichard, NP Jonathan AnthonyRoberts, NP
HOME RULE CHARTER
Trumppreviously stripped her of hersecurityclearance,along with numerous others. He has also stripped Secret Serviceprotection from aslewofformerofficials, including his 2024 Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, members of former President Joe Biden’sfamily,and people who’ve fallen from favor,including his onetime national security adviser John Bolton and his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trump hasalso targeted major institutions, revoking security clearancesfor attorneys at law firms he disfavors, pulling billions of dollars in federal research funds from elite universities, and securing multimillion-dollar settlements againstmedia organizations in lawsuits thatwere widely regarded as weak cases. Earlier this week, he threatened ABC over the network’sdecision to allowlate-night host Jimmy Kimmel to return to the airwaves.
“I think we’re going to test ABC
Police Chief Randy Fandal —are vying for theremaining months of former Mayor Greg Cromer’sterm. Cromer left officelast January fora jobwith state government. Theterm runs through June 2026. Borchert, alongtime
out on this. Let’ssee how we do. Last timeI went after them,they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This onesounds even more lucrative,” Trump crowed. Andhis administration hasfired or reassigned federalemployees for their earlier work, including prosecutors who worked on cases against him. The Justice Department also fired Comey’sdaughter, Maurene Comey,from her job as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.She hassince sued, saying the termination waspolitically motivated.
Trump, meanwhile, cheered the Comeyindictment, saying “JUSTICE IN AMERICA!” had been served, even as Comey denied wrongdoing and expressed confidence in being acquitted at trial.
The indictment was the culminationofa pressure campaign that burst into publicview over the weekend when Trump aired his frustrations withBondi on his social media site and demanded she moveforward with charges against Comey,James and Schiff.
“Wecan’tdelay any longer,it’skilling ourreputation andcredibility,” he wrote on Truth Social Saturday “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!” He said he would nominateLindsey Halligan, hisformer personal lawyer and aWhiteHouse aide, to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia to quickenthe pace after theouster of chief prosecutor Erik Siebert, who resigned under pressure to bring charges against James.
The charges against Comey cameeven as prosecutors in the office had writtenamemo detailing concerns about the pursuit of an indictment and their likelihood of success at trial.
The formerFBI director said in avideo he’sinnocent but knew “standinguptoDonaldTrump” would come with costs.
“My heart is broken forthe Department of Justice, but Ihave great confidence in the federal judicial system,and Iaminnocent,” Comey said.
Slidell council member, took over the mayor’soffice when Cromer resigned. Fandal hasbeen policechiefsince 2016. Also on theballot, Slidell area voters will decide whethertorenew a$39 parcel fee for St. Tammany’s
Fire District No.1.That fee brings in around $1.4 million forthe district annually. It wouldbegin next year and run through 2035, the ballot says.
Email Chad Calder at ccalder@theadvocate.com.
through employer-provided benefits. Whenthose benefits end with retirement, paying dentalbills out-of-pocketcan comeasa shock, leading people to put offorevengowithout care.
Simply put—without dentalinsurance, there maybe an importantgap in your healthcare coverage.
Medicare doesn’t pay fordental care.
Previous dentalwork canwear out.
That’s right.Asgood as Medicare is, it wasnever meanttocover everything. That means if you wantprotection, youneed to purchase individualinsurance.
Early detection canprevent smallproblems from becoming expensive ones.
AMENDMENT PROPOSITION
Amend the city’shome rule charter to provide that no law shall arbitrarily and unreasonably discriminate against aperson based on conviction history
CASTLE MANOR
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION
Levy an annual fee on each parcel in the Castle Manor Improvement District for five years to fund roughly $65,000 in beautification and security efforts. The fees would be up to $100 per residentially zoned parcel for three years and $125 for the next two years, and up to $200 per commercially zoned parcel for the first three years and $225 for the next twoyears.
ST.TAMMANYPARISH
MAYOROFSLIDELL
“Bill” Borchert, R Randy Fandal, R FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO.1
Renew the $39 parcel fee in St. TammanyParish’sFire Protection District No. 1for an estimated $1.4 million over 10 years to acquire, construct, maintain and operate fireprotection facilities andequipment, obtain water for fire protection and paypersonnel costs. ON
COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT E RichardBell Sr., D Kimberly Burbank, D Danyelle Christmas, D JasonHughes, D Nathaniel Jones, NP
The best way to preventlarge dental bills is preventivecare. TheAmerican Dental Association recommends checkups twice ayear.
Even if you’ve hadquality dental work in the past, you shouldn’ttakeyour dental health forgranted. In fact, your odds of having adental problem only go up as youage.2 Treatmentisexpensive— especially the services peopleover 50 often need
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BY PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said.
Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah Chesimard, died Thursday in the capital city of Havana due to “health conditions and advanced age,” Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Shakur’s daughter, Kakuya Shakur confirmed her mother’s death in a Facebook post.
Officials in New Jersey, where Shakur had been arrested, convicted and imprisoned, said she was 78. A member of Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, Shakur’s case had long been emblematic of the fraught relations between the U.S. and Cuba. American authorities, including President Donald Trump during his first term, demanded her return from the communist nation for decades.
The FBI put Shakur on its list of “ most wanted terrorists,” but, in her telling — and in the minds of her supporters — she was pursued for crimes she didn’t commit or that were justified.
prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer has died at age 78, her daughter and the Cuban government said.
Shakur had previously been indicted multiple times in connection with robberies and the murder of two police officers, but all of the
Assata Shakur, fugitive Black activist sought by U.S., dies
charges had either been dismissed or resulted in her acquittal.
Then, on May 2, 1973, she and two others were pulled over by New Jersey State Police troopers because the car they were driving had a broken taillight.
A gunfight ensued and one of the troopers, Werner Foerster, was killed and another was wounded
One of Shakur’s companions was also killed.
The New York City native fled but was eventually apprehended. She was found guilty of murder, armed robbery and other crimes in 1977 and was sentenced to life in prison.
Shakur’s prison stint was shortlived, though. In November 1979, members of the Black Liberation Army, posing as visitors, stormed the Clinton Correctional Facility for women, took two guards hostage and commandeered a prison van to break her out.
Shakur disappeared before eventually emerging in 1984 in Cuba, where Fidel Castro granted her asylum.
Offering Shakur safe harbor was one of the most famous examples of Cuba aligning itself with what it describes as revolutionary forces struggling against the oppressive capitalist empire to the north.
Much like Cuba supported anticolonial and left-wing forces in
Africa, Central and South America, the Cuban government saw the armed Black liberation movement in the U.S. as part of a global revolutionary struggle.
New Jersey State Assemblyman Michael Inganamort, who sponsored a resolution last year calling on Cuba to extradite Shakur, lamented Friday that “justice was never served” in Foerster’s death, while the labor union representing New Jersey officers dismissed Shakur “for her crime and cowardice.”
New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy and State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan said they would “vigorously oppose” any attempt to repatriate Shakur’s remains to the U.S.
“Sadly, it appears she has passed without being held fully accountable for her heinous crimes,” they said in a joint statement. “Unlike his killer, Trooper Foerster never had a chance to live out his days in peace.”
Sundiata Acoli, who was also convicted in Foerster’s killing, was granted parole in 2022 after being imprisoned for nearly three decades.
In her writings over the years, Shakur has maintained she didn’t shoot anyone and had her hands in the air when she was wounded during the gunfire.
U.N. Security Council rejects effort to delay sanctions on Iran
BY FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of meetings failed to result in a “concrete” agreement.
The resolution put forth by Russia and China — Iran’s most powerful and closest allies on the 15-member council — failed to garner support from the nine countries required to halt the series of
U.N. sanctions from taking effect Saturday, as outlined in Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
“We had hoped that European colleagues and the U.S. would think twice, and they would opt for the path of diplomacy and dialogue instead of their clumsy blackmail, which merely results in escalation of the situation in the region,” Dmitry Polyanskiy, the deputy Russian ambassador to the U.N., said during the meeting.
Barring an eleventh-hour deal, the reinstatement of sanctions — triggered by Britain, France and Germany — will once again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize
any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program, among other measures. That will further squeeze the country’s reeling economy In an interview Friday afternoon, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called the decision “unfair unjust and illegal.” The move is expected to heighten already magnified tensions between Iran and the West. But despite previous threats to withdraw the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Pezeshkian said in an interview with a group of reporters that the country had no intention to do so right now North Korea, which abandoned the treaty in 2003, went
on to build atomic weapons. Four countries — China, Russia, Pakistan and Algeria — once again supported giving Iran more time to negotiate with the European countries, known as the E3, and the United States, which unilaterally withdrew from the accord with world powers in 2018.
“The U.S. has betrayed diplomacy, but it is the E3 which have buried it,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said after the vote. “This sordid mess did not come about overnight. Both the E3 and the U.S. have consistently misrepresented Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.” The European leaders triggered
the so-called “snapback” mechanism last month after accusing Tehran of failing to comply with the conditions of the accord and when weeks of high-level negotiations failed to reach a diplomatic resolution.
Since the 30-day clock began, Araghchi, has been meeting with his French, British and German counterparts to strike a last-minute deal, leading up to this week’s U.N. General Assembly gathering. But those talks appeared futile, with one European diplomat telling The Associated Press on Wednesday that they “did not produce any new developments, any new results.”
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Assata Shakur a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S
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Former 911 head guilty in cover-up
Tyrell Morris accused of falsifying records
BY MISSY WILKINSON and JOHN SIMERMAN Staff writer
A New Orleans jury convicted the city’s former 911 director late Friday on all charges related to an alleged cover-up of a 2023 vehicle collision he admitted causing from the witness stand hours earlier Tyrell Morris was found guilty on charges of malfeasance in of-
Daniel Callihan pleads guilty to murder
Victim’s family reacts to two consecutive life sentences
BY BOB WARREN Staff writer
AMITE More than a year after being arrested in the brutal slayings of a mother and daughter that stunned a quiet northshore community, a subdued Daniel Callihan pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of first-degree murder In exchange for Callihan’s guilty plea, the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office agreed not to take him to trial and ask a jury to sentence him to death. Callihan received two consecutive life sentences in prison, handed down by state District Judge Brian K. Abels at the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse in Amite.
In June 2024, Callihan killed 35-year-old Callie Brunett and her 4-year-old daughter, Erin, who he kidnapped along with her
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Coffee giant plans to shutter 500 nationwide
BY MARCO CARTOLANO and JUSTIN MITCHELL Staff writers
At least three Starbucks stores in New Orleans are closing their doors as the coffee giant shutters locations across in the U.S. in a $1 billion restructuring.
The Elysian Fields Avenue store in the Marigny informed customers Friday it would be closed by the end of the week and encouraged people to get their favorite drinks at another New Orleans location. The manager confirmed the store would close Saturday but could not comment further
“Thank you for being part of our story,” a sign on the door says. “We look forward to seeing you again.” The Starbucks stores on Maple
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fice, insurance fraud, false personation of a peace officer and seconddegree injuring of public records. The jury of six deliberated for less than an hour before returning its verdict.
Criminal District Judge Simone Levine ordered Morris, the former director of the Orleans Parish Communication District, jailed pending an Oct. 1 sentencing date, and two Orleans Parish sheriff’s deputies handcuffed him after the verdict came in about 4:45 p.m. Morris, 39, was accused of falsifying records to avoid a drug and alcohol screen after the incident on the night of his birthday in May 2023, when he collided in his public vehicle with another car on Elysian Fields Avenue about 10:30 p.m. Prosecutors claim he flashed his blue lights after the collision though he wasn’t an officer, falsi-
fied a report to an insurance company claiming the other driver was at fault and altered the policy of the agency he ran, the Orleans Parish Communication District, to avoid a test. Morris acknowledged to WWLTV, and again from the witness stand Friday that he was wrong but called it all a mistake rather than a crime. Over a few hours on the witness stand, he told the jury he was sober and on a “cleanse” when the collision took place as he headed to drop off the car at
the district before he headed for a work trip to California.
Morris, who resigned in 2023 after five years at the agency’s helm, denied allegations that he tried to alter its records to make it appear he wasn’t required to submit to a test since no one was injured in the collision. Morris claimed he “would have happily” taken a drug and alcohol screen.
“It wasn’t something I thought I was required to do,” he said.
Humerus display
Louellen Berger installs skeletons in her front yard at the corner of St. Charles Avenue and State Street in New Orleans on Friday. The ‘bones’ of St. Charles Avenue have become as much a part of the Uptown landscape as the streetcars rolling past. These costumed skeletons never miss a season. They second-line at Mardi Gras, strum guitars at Jazz Fest, and even crack wise during election season. Beloved by neighbors and tourists alike, the bony crew is so iconic they’ve earned their own avatar on Google Maps, proof that in New Orleans, even the skeletons know how to live it up.
Fields endorses Duplessis in race
Mayoral candidate gets highest-profile backer so far
BY JAMES FINN Staff writer
State Sen. Royce Duplessis on Friday received the endorsement of U.S Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, in the race for New Orleans
mayor Fields, who last year won a seat representing Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, is the highest-profile backer Duplessis has secured to date in the mayoral contest
“Royce carries the hopes and needs of the people of New Orleans with him every day,” said Fields who served with Duplessis in the state Legislature before he was elected to Congress “He has exemplified the courage to tackle tough issues, and the collaborative spirit needed to get things
done.” Early voting in New Orleans’ municipal races begins on Saturday.
Duplessis received the endorsement as he battles to make a runoff with Helena Moreno, the City Council vice president who has held a wide lead in polls and in fundraising tallies for much of the race.
Duplessis raised more money than Moreno in the most recent fundraising period, though Moreno still has a larger war chest overall Duplessis and Oliver Thomas, another City Council member gunning for the city’s top job, have polled near each other in a series of recent surveys. All three major candidates are Democrats.
Duplessis, in a statement, thanked Fields for his support.
“Cleo has been a consistent champion for the families of Louisiana,” Duplessis said, “and I look forward to continuing to partner with him as we work to strengthen economic opportunity and deliver more resources for infrastructure, flood mitigation, public safety, and more.” Louisiana’s other Democratic congressman, Troy Carter of New Orleans, endorsed Moreno earlier this month. She also has the backing of former Congressman Cedric Richmond, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis. Duplessis snagged endorsements from the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee, former Mayor Sidney Barthelemy, retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson and former judge and mayoral candidate Arthur Hunter
Boyd responds to backlash over campaign payments
BY JAMES FINN Staff writer
State Rep. Delisha Boyd mounted a defense Friday following news reports of the New Orleans City Council candidate’s financial struggles and allegations that she paid a firm she owned with her daughter for campaign work.
Boyd has retained Gray Sexton, a longtime attorney for the Louisiana Board of Ethics, to
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Fields Duplessis
Auseklis Ozols, painter and teacher, dies at 84
He was the founder of the N.O. Academy of Fine Arts
BY JOHN POPE Contributing writer
Auseklis Ozols, a Latvian-born artist who taught hundreds of artists in an academy he founded in Uptown New Orleans, died at his New Orleans home on Wednesday two days after his 84th birthday
He died of complications of heart failure, his daughter Saskia Ozols said.
Ozols founded the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts in 1978. In 1980, it moved into a building at 5218 Magazine St. owned by Dorothy Coleman, a philanthropist and one of his students. She became the academy’s president, and he was its director
“He laid a foundation of very classical training at the academy,” which has 500 students, said Dian Winingder, Coleman’s daughter and the chair of the academy’s board.
Ozols taught principles that have guided artists since the Renaissance, said Billy Solitario, a New Orleans painter and academy graduate.
“All that knowledge was in his head, and he was proud to share
Former teacher’s aide guilty of child porn
Officials says images had been uploaded to Dropbox
BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer
it with everybody,” Solitario said.
“He was a very good orator, and he could keep you entertained while giving knowledge. It was incredible.”
“He was a perfectionist, and he was very opinionated,” said Winingder, an artist who works in clay “Figure drawing, basic drawing (and) landscape painting were really the core (of the curriculum).
Now we do more abstract teaching, we do ceramics, we do printmaking.”
Ozols moved with his family after World War II to escape Soviet domination.
He grew up in Trenton, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He earned a master’s degree at Temple University
Ozols came to New Orleans in 1970 to design exhibit spaces at the New Orleans Museum of Art. He married Gwendolyn Laan, a New Orleans woman; the two started an art school to fill a gap that they felt was lacking.
In an art world dominated by conceptualism neo-expressionism and other modernist trends, Ozols’ mastery of highly disciplined realist technique was a rarity He was considered a magician of painterly illusion, adept at capturing everything from the translucence of glass to the sheen of polished
silver to the diaphanous quality of flower petals and clouds. For those who sought training in such ageold skills, he was a torchbearer
The academy was his forum. “He became quite a mentor for many artists,” said Winingder who said Ozols’ technique was based on the power of observation: “You have to look at things to reproduce, to paint, to capture.”
That became more of a challenge when he lost sight in his right eye in 2012, but he continued to paint, Winingder said. “He was such a master.”
Ozols was honored by a host of organizations, including the New Orleans Museum of Art and the
Arts Council of New Orleans.
His murals adorn such buildings as the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans and the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge. Among the subjects of his portraits were former Gov. Mike Foster and Pascal Calogero, former chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
Ozols also designed three proclamations for the Rex organization, including one for the first post-Katrina Carnival in 2006 That picture shows the king of Carnival spreading a vast robe over the city’s children to protect them as they frolicked along the parade route.
“Auseklis was a great friend, artist and teacher,” said Dr Stephen Hales, the Rex organization’s former historian. “We will miss him.”
His daughter Saskia has been chosen to continue that tradition by designing Rex’s proclamation for the 2026 celebration. That honor was “super-meaningful for us,” she said.
Gwendolyn Laan Ozols died in 1980.
Survivors include three daughters, Saskia and Indra Ozols, both of New Orleans, and Aija Ozols Gibson of Los Angeles; a sister, Aija Ozols Tobiss of Elizabeth, Colorado, and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Reporter Doug MacCash contributed to this story
Alligator bites fisherman in canal
Victim currently in stable condition, officials say
BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer
A 35-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday morning after he said an alligator clamped down on his foot while he was fishing near a canal in Westwego, authorities said. Westwego police and paramedics were dispatched to a home on West Drive in Westwego just before 8:30 a.m. after receiving a call for medical help, according to Capt Eric Orlando.
The injured man told police he’d been fishing on a nearby canal that runs parallel to West Drive between the West Bank Expressway and Fourth Street, Orlando said.
The man said he slipped from the bank, into the water That’s when an alligator grabbed his foot and began rolling, Orlando said.
The man was able to make his way to the home of a friend on West Drive. He was taken to University Medical Center in New Orleans, Orlando said.
The man was in stable condition Friday morning. He suffered a broken knee and leg and had cuts on his leg and foot, according to authorities.
“He has undergone one surgery to his leg but will require further surgeries to repair his injuries,” Orlando said. Alligators are not an uncommon sight in Westwego, considering the area and its proximity to Bayou Segnette State Park, Orlando said.
“We’re not heavily flooded with alligators, but we do get calls about them,” he said.
“We’ve had calls in the recent past of gators in people’s driveways.”
The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be notified to determine whether the animal is a nuisance alligator that requires relocation, Orlando said.
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and Magazine streets Uptown are also closing, according to WWL Louisiana.
The Elysian Fields Avenue store opened in the Robert Fresh Market Shopping Center in early 2019, near popular bars, hotels and restaurants on Rampart Street and St. Claude Avenue.
The Starbucks came at a time when neighborhood haunts in the Marigny-Bywater were closing as new development and housing ramped up in the area. Gene’s Po-boys, a New Orleans institution that opened in 1968, closed its doors at the corner of Elysian Fields and St. Claude Avenue the same year Starbucks opened a block away The Elysian Fields store had seating areas, and the tables inside the store were often filled with people working on laptops or hosting meetings or small groups. It was also surrounded by local coffee shops beloved by New Orleans diners, including Baldwin & Co., Who Dat Cafe and Orange Couch. The 2801 Magazine St. store was also flanked by local and coffee chains including French Truck, PJ’s Coffee, CR Coffee and Trumpet and Drum.
Seattle-based Starbucks announced earlier this week that it will close around 500 stores, even as new locations are built and opening. Two new Starbucks locations are under construction in Lafayette, and the coffeehouse chain recently announced plans to open in New Orleans-area Rouses stores. A Lafayette location also announced it was closing this week.
There are more than a dozen Starbucks locations in the New Orleans metro.
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A former teacher’s assistant at an Uptown New Orleans school was found guilty of uploading child pornography following a three-day trial in Jefferson Parish, according to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office.
Jurors voted Wednesday to convict Dawn Barriere, 24, with one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13, court records said.
At the time of her arrest in October 2023, Barriere was working for the Cottage program at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School The program provides care and schooling for children between the ages of 1 and 3, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crime Unit opened the case two months earlier after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about sexually explicit images of young children that had been uploaded into a Dropbox account, an online file storage service, according to authorities Investigators determined that Barriere created the account in 2015 and been uploading the illicit images there since at least 2017, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Barriere was living in Metairie when authorities arrested her In addition to the child porn, investigators discovered hundreds of videos and photos of toddlers from St. Andrews, though authorities said none of the images were sexual in nature. Those photos included selfies of Barriere with young students as she held them and a picture of a sleeping child. Barriere was fired from St. Andrews after her arrest. Still, parents at the school withdrew about 25 students according to the District Attorney’s Office. Barriere admitted to looking at child porn and being sexually aroused by it when interviewed by investigators in 2023. But at trial, she denied doing so on the witness stand, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Barriere testified that she set up the Dropbox account when she was a teenager at the urging of “Nate,” an older man she spoke to in video chats. “Nate,” she said, shared stories of child sex abuse and would upload the illegal images into her account after she gave him the password, according to the District Attorney’s Office. She told jurors she acted out of fear that he would find and harm her
But jurors voted to convict Barriere after deliberating for about two and a half hours, court records said Judge E. Adrian Adams of the 24th Judicial District Court is scheduled to sentence Barriere on Oct 28.
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Daniel Callihan is taken into custody on June 13, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. Daniel Callihan pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of first-degree murder
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6-year-old sister Brunett’s body was found in her home in Loranger; her daughter’s body was found near Jackson, Mississippi, where Callihan and a woman identified as an accomplice, Victoria Cox, were apprehended after search that spanned portions of Louisiana and Mississippi. Brunett’s older daughter survived and was found near where Callihan was caught.
Callihan watched impassively as Callie Brunett’s sister, Brandi Hosch, gave a victim’s impact statement for the family in the packed courtroom. She said Callihan deserves worse than a life behind bars, but the family wanted to make sure Callie Brunett’s surviving daughter doesn’t have to see him again inside a courtroom.
“You do not deserve this grace,” she said.
Hosch called Callihan “a monster, a predator, a murderer, a rapist, a thief and a coward.”
“This cannot be undone, forgotten, forgiven or ever coped
with,” she said “It sickens me that you get to live.”
Quoting from St Paul’s letter to the Romans, she added, “Do not take revenge but leave room for God’s wrath.”
“You are a demon,” she told Callihan.
There was a heavy police presence as Callihan, in handcuffs and wearing a gray-blue jumpsuit, entered Abels’ courtroom Abels asked Callihan several questions throughout the proceeding to gauge his understanding. Callihan answered clearly, “Yes, sir” to each of the judge’s questions.
Callihan’s plea Friday followed his guilty plea in August to federal charges of kidnapping resulting in death and transporting a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity stemming from the murder and kidnapping. He also faces life in prison on the federal convictions and is scheduled to be formally sentenced in federal court in November
Callihan also is due in court Monday in Hinds County, Mississippi, where his attorney Kerry Cuccia, indicated he will
enter guilty pleas in crimes he has been charged in Mississippi.
Outside the courthouse, Cuccia said he was satisfied with the outcome of the Tangipahoa Parish case.
“Everyone saw the wisdom of the result,” he said.
Asked if Callihan has expressed remorse, Cuccia said “this is a different man than the person who committed these acts.” He said Callihan is now medicated, which he should have been for years.
“He knows exactly why he’s here today,” Cuccia said. “He can never make amends. This is the only thing he can do.”
Scott Perrilloux, district attorney for Tangipahoa, Livingston and St. Helena parishes, said the Brunett family was satisfied with the proceedings. “Hopefully, the community will start healing,” he said. The process “has taken its toll.”
As part of the plea, Callihan will serve the life sentences for the Tangipahoa Parish conviction first, a symbolic gesture prosecutors wanted for the family and the community
review her campaign finances. Sexton will “review all campaign finance filings and provide any needed guidance going forward in order to ensure that her campaign is operating within both the spirit and the letter of the law,” Boyd’s campaign said in a prepared statement Friday The statement followed reports by The Times-Picayune and Gambit this week on Boyd’s campaign and personal finances. The Times-Picayune detailed how according to state records, Boyd’s campaign and a political action committee backing her paid more than $39,000 for campaign-related work to the firm she owns with her daughter, then reported the expenditures under a nonexistent company name. The payments flowed to the Boyds’ firm as Delisha Boyd faces foreclosure on her English Turn home, according to court filings.
Boyd is running for the council at-large seat now occupied by Helena Moreno. Her opponent in that race, state Rep. Matthew Willard, a Democrat from Gentilly, has lodged criticisms over the revelations. Without providing further details, the campaign’s statement said, “It will be seen that elements of those assertions are without any merit.” Boyd’s campaign also sought to paint her personal financial struggles as aspects of her background that connect her to the struggles of many New Orleanians.
“Representative Boyd has made it very clear she is not immune to the same challenges that everyday families face,” her campaign said Friday “In fact, these painful experiences have given her a unique perspective because she knows what it means to fall, to get back up, and to keep pushing forward. That’s the spirit of New Orleans, and it’s the spirit that will be with her every single day on the council.”
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Hazing victim’s family fileslawsuit
BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer
Awrongful-death lawsuit
was filed Friday in the 19th Judicial Court by thefamily of Caleb Wilson, the Southern University fraternity pledge who died duringahazing ritual earlier this year
The lawsuit targets acollection of institutions and individuals, including the national chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity,the BetaSigma chapter of the fraternity on Southern’scampus, the state of Louisiana as represented by theBoard of Southern University,and the fraternity members accused of orchestrating the ritual that ledto Wilson’sdeath.
Wilson, a20-year-old trumpet player for Southern University’sfamed Human Jukebox marching band, died after he was punched in the chest four times whilepledging for Omega Psi Phi inside a warehouse at 3412 Woodcrest Drive.
Three Omega Psi Phi fraternity brothers are accused of punching the lined-up pledges. With one specifically accusedofpunchingWilson with apairofblack boxing gloves immediately before his death.
The brothers then allegedly changed Wilson’sclothes, drove him to the hospital and lied to medical staff about how he had been injured. Wilson was pronounceddeadat 3a.m. on Feb. 27.
“The loss of Caleb has devastated our family in ways only someone who has lost achild can begin to compre-
hend. No family shouldever have to receive that phone call. No parents shouldhave to bury their child because of senseless and preventableactions,” Urania Brown Wilson and Corey Wilson Sr., Caleb’s parents,said in ajoint statement Friday.
Wilson’sparents said that, since their son’sdeath, they have “discovered the horrifyingtruth about underground pledging, hazing, and the needlessloss of life caused by longstanding and dangerousso-called ‘traditions’.”
Wilson’sfamily is represented in partby attorney Jonathon Fazzola, alawyer who specializes in hazing cases
Fazzolarepresentedthe familyofMax Gruver,the LSUfreshman who diedin 2017 of alcohol poisoningafterafraternity hazing ritual, in asimilar wrongful death case, securing a$6.1 million verdict for hisparents
Both OmegaPsi Phi Inc. andSouthern University’s board are noted as defendants in the wrongful death suit.
Tony Clayton,Chair of Southern’sBoard of Supervisors and District Attorney for the 18thJudicial District, told The Advocate on Friday that Southernshould not be held responsible for the criminal actionsofa studentactingoff of school property
“I don’t seehow Southernis liable for that,” Clayton said.
“I don’tsee how youblame Southernfor the renegade actions of this kid.”
He added that Southern is prepared tohear the lawsuit and show that they didn’tencourage the kind of dangerousbehavior that led to Wilson’s death
“I have no sympathy for the kidwho punched (Wilson), it
Bail setin killing
BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer
Awoman accused of beating a72-year-old man to death in aRampart Street hotel room, leaving his hands bound and his head covered in aplastic bag, will be held on a $750,000 bail,amagistrate judge has ruled. Police arrested Feliciana Winniford, 38, on one count of second-degree murder in connectionwiththe killing. Ahousekeeper discovered the bodyofRalph Yarborough shortly after noon on Tuesday at the Homewood Suites in the 300 block of North Rampart Street. Accordingtoa police affidavit filed in court, Winniford arrivedatthe hotel with Yarborough at 11:50 p.m. Monday.About twoand ahalf hours later, surveillance video allegedly captured Winniford carrying atan trash can out of the hotel. Police say she stasheditinside awhite Hyundai parked across the street from the hotel beforewalking off.
Detecti ves later searched theHyundai and foundwhat appeared tobe blood on the trashcan. In the hotelroom, they found Yarborough on thefloor, dead from blunt force trauma amid blood, broken furniture and medical care paperwork for Winniford. Magistrate Judge Juana Lombard signed awarrant Wednesday for Winniford’s arrest.Winniford wasalso wanted on apairofwarrantsfor failingtoappear in two batterycases,including one in whichshe allegedlyattacked three security officers at theUnion Passenger Terminal after they asked hertoleave. In that case, police say Winniford spat on oneofficer,tore arearview mirror off acar and threw it at another.She hurled acup filled with urine and feces at athird officer, according to police.
New Orleans Police Department officers arrested Winniford on Wednesday at theintersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Claiborne Avenue.
was uncalled for and there is acourt system in place to handle him,” Clayton said.
Thesuit lists five past hazing deaths connected to Omega Psi Phi prior to 1990, which led thefraternity and other Divine Nine Greek organizations to officially end the pledging process and its required hazing.
These deaths were all tied to strenuous physical activity, physical beatings or alcohol poisoning.
The end of theofficial pledging process pushed hazingunderground, the suit’s petition states,and created the division between “true” and “paper” members of Divine NineGreek organizations.
Southern is being accused of failing to protectWilson’s health in multiple ways,including by having arelationship with the national Omega Psi Phi fraternity and largely promoting Greek Life as safe and beneficial fortheir students to engage in.
Twofacultymembersat Southern were also included as defendants: Safiyy AbdelRa’oof,the assistant director of bands, and Adagio Coleman, Southern’scoordinator of student conduct. Both men werealso graduate members of Omega Psi Phi.
Wilson’sdeath led to criminal charges against three Omega Psi Phi fraternity brothers: Caleb McCray,24, KyleThurman, 25, and Isaiah Smith, 29.
While Thurman andSmith both have acount of criminal hazing, McCray has an additional count of manslaughterasthe fraternity brother accused of delivering the punches to Wilson before he suffered aseizure andlater died.
Allthree are defendants
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Underquestioningfrom his attorney, Ralph Whalen, Morris testified that three friends showed up in town two days before thecollision, and they’d celebrated his birthday that night, aFriday,withaLudacris show at JazzFest.
Morris said he’d stopped drinking by that Sunday when he said he neededto pack for aweeklongwork trip to California. He said he lounged withhis friends and did laundry but “slept most of the day.”
He said he woke up around 10 p.m. and headed to drive his vehicle back to thedistrict, perpolicy, when the wreck happened. Morrissaid he’d been “catching up on all thealerts from my nap” and may have been distracted.
After thecollision, he recalled activating his blue lights “asasafety mechanism.”Prosecutors claim he was impersonating apolice officer as aformofintimidation.
Only much later,ashe watched avideo of thecollisionwith WWL Louisiana reporterDavid Hammer, did
in the wrongful death suit as well, and are accused in the lawsuit’spetition of failing to live up to their obligation to report underground hazing and to refrain from it themselves.
Thefiling states theresponsibility not to engage in hazingisfound in both state law and Omega Psi Phi’s “zerotolerance” hazing policy
Isaiah Smith is noted as having additional responsibilitiestoprevent hazing as the undergraduate chapter’s officer overseeing recruitment and intake.
Unlike thecriminal proceedings, Friday’s wrongful death suitalsotargets other fraternity members who are accused of being present at the warehouse ritual the night of Wilson’sdeath.
Seven other fraternity brothers are named in the filing, accused of failingto report underground hazing and failing to call for medical assistance in the immediate aftermathofWilson’s seizure, insteadconspiring to drive himtothe hospital and eventually lieabout the circumstances leading to his death.
Isaiah Smith’sfather,Todd Smith, is also named adefendant in the case and is accused of allowing the fraternity brothers to use the warehouse on Woodcrest Drivefor the ritual.
Todd Smith’sbusiness California Hardwood Floor Co. leases the warehouse, and another of hissons was in attendance at theritual alongside Isaiah Smith.
Todd Smith is also agraduatemember of Omega PsiPhi and, as such, had aresponsibility to uphold thefraternity’szero-tolerance policy on hazing, according to the petition.
he see that his claim thathis vehicle hadn’tmoved was wrong, Morris testified. He realized then, he said, that he was at fault “I was stunned,”Morris testified. “Wow.Inever had this perspective. It does look like my vehicle moved.”
He realized then that his insuranceclaims, denying fault,weremistaken. Morris said he’d never reviewed the video before then “Honestly,I didn’t want to,” he said. “I had to protect myself. My mental health. It was adifficult time of life.”
AssistantDistrict Attorney Corey Tassin challenged Morrisover his brief run this year for mayor,noting he’d been disqualified for falselyclaimingona qualifying form that he’d filed his last five years of taxreturns. Morris responded thathe’d read otherwise andhadn’t read the whole form.
“You expect that leader to be transparent withyou He shattered thattransparency,” Tassin toldthe jury in aclosing statement.“Do you wantaleader like that to hold aposition in office? Idon’t think you do.”
Morris’ defense countered that his high-ranking position effectively putatarget on hisbackfor political ri-
AT&T says disruption was notstatewide
BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer
AT&T,the telecommunications giant that handles emergency communication infrastructure for most of the country,saidThursday’shourslong 911 outages across Louisiana were caused by afiberline being cutinMississippi
Aspokesperson for the company saidunnamed third partiesare responsible for the linebeingcut
“9-1-1 service continues to operatenormally across previously affected areas,”
AT&T saidinstatementsent Thursday evening. “The issues were caused by fiber cuts madebythird parties.”
AT&T said at no time did anyofthe threeaffected states have outages that were statewide.
More thana dozen law enforcementagencies in Louisiana reported alack of connection to the 911 emergency line in their parishes, including: East Baton Rouge,Orleans, Jefferson,Lafayette,Rapides, St. Tammany,Tangipahoa, Bossier,Caddo, Terrebonne and Lafourche. Multiple Mississippi counties also reported outages.
Many of these agencies described the outage as statewide, and most issued alternativenumbers for residents to call or text for help.
Astatement from the Union, MississippiPolice
vals andmedia hungry fora story— spinningaseriesof honest mistakes into asordid tale of corruption.
“Much ado about nothing —that’sexactly what we have here,” Whalen said.
“Theywanttosensationalize this story.Otherwise,we say,‘Youmean the guy got in an accident and filled out the form incorrectlyand didn’t abide by an office policy? Ho hum, why should Icare?’”
The malfeasance charge carriesa maximum 10-year sentence. The insurance fraud count carries amaxi-
Department, gave some context on 911 infrastructureand how failures like these can occur following the outages.
“911 networks depend heavily on fiber opticcables to carry calls. In Mississippi, those lines run under highways, through rural areas, and between carriers,” the department’s statement read. “When one linegets cut, calls are usually rerouted. Butifmultiplecuts happen at once (likewesaw today), theremay be no backup path.”That led to residents in Louisiana and Mississippi beingunableto make911 calls. Livingston Parish was oneoasisofsustainedconnection amid Thursday’s outages.
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office attributed this to their Next Generation911 system, whichreplaced legacy copperwire technology with amodern, Internet Protocol(IP)-based infrastructure. In apromotional video for the system released in 2024, Sheriff Jason ArdsaidLivingston 911 operators would “be among the first to serve andprotect using the newest technologyavailable.” Livingston Parish 911 Director Jack Varnado said the Next Generation911 system would help prevent lines fromdropping during hurricanes andfloods, citing how Livingston’s 911 center was underwater during the 2016 floodsand hadtorelocate. “Wewere successful, but that took time, and in our business, time is of the essence,” he said.
mum 5-year sentence, with a2-year maximum on the charge for impersonating an officer anda year on the count for injuring records. The guilty verdicts ended a trial that beganMonday with aday off Tuesday.Tassin and Corbin Bates tried thecase for District Attorney Jason Williams’ office.
“This verdict reflects a careful review of the evidence and aresounding rejection of an egregious abuse of power and betrayal of public trust,” Williamssaid in a statement.
LloydKeith Brauher (knownasKeith)age 74, passedonSeptember 17, 2025, in hishomewhere he has livedfor about40 years.Keith wasbornto the late Dale BrauherSr and Hannah Adams Brauher on November 13, 1950. He wasmarried to Terri SmithBrauher on No‐vember4,1995 in Belle Chasse,La. He will be misseddearlybyhis wife Terri,his children Jennifer Brauher Sims (Casey), Clint Cullison, andJustinR Brauher (Chelsey). Keithis precededinDeath by two ofhis brothers,Jessand DaleBrauher Jr.Heisalso dearlymissedbyhis sur‐vivingsiblingsCarol Brauher Dovenberg, Marty Brauher Mcqueen (Char‐lie), Virgil Brauher, Vi Brauher Byers(Jake)and GaryBrauher(Wanda). Keith lovedhis grandchil‐dren, Jade andPaige Taton, Azarianna,Icelynand Alton Cullison, andJayda LynnBrauher. Keithwill alsobeforever missed by his Mother-in-LawMerrill T Smith andSisterinLaws, Karen SmithHebert(Lester) and Cheryl SmithBath‐gate(Robert)aswellasa hostofnieces, nephews and friends. Keithretired fromConocoPhillips, where he worked in ama‐terials management posi‐tion, forover30years in Belle Chasse La.A celebra‐tionoflifewillbeheldata futuredateand time to be determinedbyTerri.Inlieu of flowers, donationscan bemadetoyourlocal Can‐cer SocietyorOur Lady of Perpetual Help Church In Belle Chasse La.The family would like to give oursin‐cerethankstothe Nurses ofCompassus who helped withhis hospicecare, and the Nurses andDoctorsat Ochsner West Bank Oncol‐ogy Department who cared for himfor thelast8 years. Heloved to joke with all the staff, hisfavoriteline was (Nurse)"howyou feel‐ing Mr Keith";(Keith) "with myhands". "LOVEYOU MORE".Servicesare pri‐vatelyheld. Funeralplan‐ningentrusted to Robinson FamilyFuneralHome, 9611 LA- 23, Belle Chasse,LA 70037 (504) 208 -2119. For onlinecondolences please visit www.robinsonfamilyf uneralhome.com.
Rita Jo Neary Ellsworth passedawaypeacefullyin her home in Gretna on Sep‐tember21, 2025. RitaJo was born in Johnstown, PennsylvaniaonAugust14, 1934. Shewas preceded in death by herbeloved hus‐band, William Hanson Ellsworth,her parents, Michael JamesNeary and Kathryn Martin Neary,as wellasher siblings:Lois Neary,James Neary,Patri‐cia Leblancand Eileen Melancon. Rita Jo is sur‐vived by hersix adoring children: MaryBeth Rittiner (Greg), KathyShawGal‐lagher(Ken),Deborah Lonker(Elliot), Susan Carazo(Ron),Alex Ellsworth (Michelle) and Michele Ellsworth. Shewas the loving grandmotherof Katie,Caroline, Gregory, Mark, Jack,Emily Jonathan, Charles, Christ‐ian,Caroline, Ashley and Alexis. RitaJoalsohad several great-grandchil‐drenand many nieces and nephews.RitaJobecamea residentofNew Orleansat the ageoftwelveand grad‐uated from St.Joseph Academy in 1952. Sheat‐tendednursing school at Charity School of Nursing and graduatedin1955. She workedasa registered nurse priortobecominga devoted wife andmother. OnNovember9,1957, Rita Jomarried theloveofher life, William Hanson Ellsworth.She and her “Billy” remained happily married anddevoted to eachother forsixty three years.She wasa tremen‐dousassettohim notonly asa wonderfulhomemaker and mother to theirsix children, butalsowiththe socialdemands required of her as thewifeofa suc‐cessful businessmaninthe Insuranceand Surety Busi‐ness. Shewas abrilliant conversationalist andex‐ceptionally well versed on a multitudeofsubjects. She wasa favoredat‐tendeeatcountless dinner parties andconventions.In additiontobeing passion‐ate abouther husband and her family,RitaJowas also a devout Catholic.Her faithfulnessand devotion was evidentinhow she lived hereverydaylifeand inthe many civicand reli‐gious groups shesoac‐tivelysupported.RitaJo was aEucharistic minister and lectoratSt. Cletus Parishand attended mass daily.She participated in manyother Catholic orga‐nizations includingLegatus New Orleans. Shewas also a recipientofthe honorary award of theorder of St Louis IX Medallion. Her civic organizationsin‐cludedchapter member of Les DamesofTimberlane, Chapter AV of thePEO Sis‐terhood,TimberlaneGar‐den Club,and amemberof MagnoliaJVFC. Rita Jo madelifelongfriends in these organizations. Rita Jowas aremarkable woman in everyway.She had arich, full andblessed life. Sheloved to travel and saw much of theworld withher husband.She was blessedthather largefam‐ily livedclose by andshe saw them regularly. She lived outher faithevery singleday andalthough her lovedoneswillmiss her terribly,theytakegreat comfort in knowingthat uponher passing, shewent straightintothe loving armsofher “Billy”and of her Lord andSavior, who surelysaid, “Welldone, my good andfaithfulservant.” Welcome home.Services for Rita Jo were held on September 25,2025, at Greenwood FuneralHome, inNew Orleanswitha massfollowing theser‐vices.Wealsoinviteyou to share your thoughts,fond memories, andcondo‐lencesonlineatwww greenwoodfh.com.Your sharedmemorieswillhelp uscelebrate Rita Jo’s life and keep her memory alive
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Friday,September 19, 2025. BornonJuly16, 1959, in New Orleans, LA,hewas the belovedson of thelate Richard andRitaErminger. James wasa proudgradu‐ate of Pyrtania Private School,where he remained activeasanAlumnus throughouthis life.Hecon‐tinuedhis educationat SoutheasternLouisiana Universitywhere he played football, atestament to his lifelongloveofsports. Fol‐lowingcollege,James joinedhis father’s busi‐ness, American Truckand Trailer,and laterwenton toenjoy asuccessfulca‐reer in salesatLamarque Fordbeforeretiring. James sharedmanywonderful years with hisbeloved wife, Peggy GraceEr‐minger. He wasthe beloved son-in-law to Myr‐tle S. Graceand thelate Leonard R. Grace. James was adevoted andloving fathertoJames Erminger Jr. andBrienne M. Betten‐courtt(Joseph), and brother to LindaE.San‐topadre (lateJoseph),San‐dra E. Krubee(Billy),and the late RichardErminger, Jr. He also held aspecial place in hisheart for nephews,Michael Er‐mingerand Jonathan High; his dear friend,Kevin Fass‐bender; andnumerous nieces, nephews, extended family, andfriends who willalwaysrememberhim fondly. Apassionategolfer and devotedsportsfan James nevermisseda game—whether he was watchingfromthe stands orcheeringfromhome. Above all, he wasa true familyman who nevermet a stranger.His warmth kindness, andeasyconver‐sationmadeeveryonefeel likea friend.James will be deeply missedbyall who knewand lovedhim.Rela‐tives andfriends arein‐vited to attend theFuneral ServicesatGardenof MemoriesFuneralHome, 4900 AirlineDrive,Metairie, LA70001 on Monday,Sep‐tember29, 2025. Visitation willbegin at 11:00 am with a Servicestartingat1:00 pm. To order flowersor offercondolences,please visit www.gardenofmem oriesmetairie.com
MichaelJames Gallegos aged62, passedawayon Thursday,September 18, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.BornonOcto‐ber 22, 1962, in Vallejo, Cali‐fornia, Michaelwas ade‐voted husband,father, grandfather,brother, friend, andstapleinhis community.Hewas the ownerofa local, familyrun constructioncompany, deeply respectedand adoredbyhis customers. Hewas hardworking, giv‐ing,and reliable,always leading by exampleand showing kindness in every‐thing he did. No matter what, he always made time for thepeoplehecared about,going outofhis way tohelpthose in need.His sense of humor anddedi‐cationlefta lastingim‐pressiononeveryonewho knewhim.Mikeloved spendingtimewithfamily, enjoyed reading, listening tomusic,working on per‐sonal projects around the house or forloved ones, and playingwithhis dogs Hetraveledmanyroads, and touchedcountless lives,creatingsomany memoriesalong theway Heworkedhardfrom morning to nightand would go thedistancefor those he caredfor,without any expectationfor any‐thing in return.He'dal‐wayswakeupextra early tohelphis kids andgrand‐kidsbygivingthemrides toand from work or school.Michael mayhave been larger than life,but his willingnesstolenda helping hand is whattruly definedhim.Michael is survivedbyhis wife Roberta Gallegos;his chil‐dren: RandallPumila, Susan Gallegos,DanielGal‐legos,and Cody Gallegos; his grandchildren, Madalyn Gallegos,CaidenGallegos, Jolie Gallegos,TonyPumila, CruzGallegos,and Sophie Gallegos;his brothers Gary Brooksand Jesse Forest; and hisstepfatherHP Vaughan.Hewas preceded indeath by hismother, Kathleen Vaughanand his father, MichaelForest. Michael Gallegos will be forever remembered by his loved ones forhis strong workethic,generosity, witty humor,and aboveall his love forhis family. Ser‐vices areprivately held.Fu‐neral planning entrustedto Robinson Family Funeral
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LA-23, Belle Chasse,LA70037 (504) 2082119. Foronlinecondo‐lences, please visitwww robinsonfamilyfuneralho me.com
Lodrigues,Vicki Regel
Ms. VickiRegel Lodrigues, 57, of New Orleans, Louisiana, a belovedmother, daughter, and friend to many, passed away on September 9, 2025, in Metairie, Louisiana. In her personal life,and professional career as anurse, Vicki'sgift of caring for others touched thelives of her children, family,friends, patients, and countless others. Vicki was preceded in death by her father and mother, Regel and Helen Lodrigues, and is survived by her twochildren, Shelby and Joshua Zganjar. She willberemembered fondly forher singular personality and boundless love and compassion.
TheresaCanzoneri Mur‐phy,a native of NewOr‐leans,passedawayon September 18, 2025, after a longillness. Born in 1938, she wasthe beloved daughterofFrank andLena Canzoneri (Maniscalco) Proud of herSicilianher‐itage—and of theseveral boxersinher family— Theresa fought herillness withremarkablestrength and gracetothe very end. One of hergreatestloves was Lake Pontchartrain. She spenther childhood swimming, crabbing,and fishingfromthe Lakefront steps.Asa teenager,she discovereda passionfor water skiing andenjoyed longbikerides along“old Hammond Hwy.”Intime, she developeda lifelong loveofsailing,spending countless hourstacking and jibing across thelake. A graduate of Warren Eas‐ton High School,Theresa wentontoenjoy asuc‐cessful 35-year career in the maritime insurancein‐dustry. Shelater married and starteda family, giving lifetoher daughter Patri‐cia,who became herlife‐longcompanion.Inretire‐ment, sheproudly earned her collegedegree, receiv‐ing herdiploma to the cheersofher daughter and grandchildren.Theresa was preceded in deathby her sixsiblings: AnaTo‐liver,Marie Tucker,Joseph Canzoneri,Frank Can‐zoneri, CatherineCan‐zoneri, andRosemary Guarisco. Sheissurvived byher devoteddaughter PatriciaMurphyCaveand her husband Mark;her cherished grandchildren Tyler Scurlock,Kelsey Breardand herhusband Garrett, andMials Scurlock and hiswifeCarey;aswell asher treasuredgreatgrandchild, Liam Scurlock Relatives andfriends are invited to attend services atGreenwood Funeral Home, 5200 CanalBlvd. New Orleans, LA 70124, on Wednesday,October 1, 2025. Visitation will begin at9:30a.m followed by a processionat10:00 a.m. to Greenwood Cemetery where ablessingwilltake place at theFamilyTomb. In lieu of flowers, please considerdonatingtoCom‐munity SailingNew Or‐leans http://nolacommuni tysailing.org We also invite you to shareyour thoughts, fond memories and condolencesonlineat www.greenwoodfh.com Your shared memories will helpuscelebrate Theresa’s life andkeep her memoryalive
Onyenekwu, Dr.Chinyere Chinelo'CeCe'
Dr.ChinyereChinelo "CeCe"Onyenekwu, age 43, enteredeternal rest in heavenonSeptember 13, 2025. Sheissurvivedbyher parents,Dr. Chidiand Prof Ugoo Onyenekwu, andher siblings, Nkeiruka,Chinwe, Ikenna,Ifeyinwa, and Chukwuemeka Onyenekwu Cecewas aproud graduate ofEleanor McMain Magnet School andDillard Univer‐sityofNew Orleans, where she excelled as astudentathlete,earning both acad‐emicand athletic basket‐ballscholarships. Shewent ontothe University of Houston CollegeofOptom‐etry, where sheearnedher DoctorofOptometry(O.D.). Following graduation,Cece launcheda remarkable 21yearcareer.She began practicinginBrooklyn, New York, andlater earned li‐censesin five states and emerged as apioneer in telehealthoptometry.Asa memberofBlack Op‐tometristsand AfricanPro‐fessionals, shededicated herself to servingher com‐munitybothdomestically and abroad.Withgreat passion,she ledmission trips to EdoState,Nigeria where shechampionedpri‐maryeye care forunder‐servedpopulations.Her commitmenttothiswork secured sponsorships and hundredsofdonated eye‐glasses, whichshe ensured reached thoseinneedat nocost. Cece laterre‐turnedhometoNew Or‐leans,where with vision determination,and heart, she establishedher own practice. Herpatientsre‐memberher forher kind‐ness, excellence,and un‐waveringdedication. Be‐yondher professional life, Cecelived vibrantly. She loved travelingtotropical beaches or European ex‐cursionswithfriends,sup‐porting Black-ownedbusi‐nesses, andcelebrating life'smilestoneswith those sheloved-birthdays baptisms, baby showers, First Saturdaysatthe BrooklynMuseum, or a midweek trip to theWorld War II Museum in NewOr‐leans.Those who knew Cecewillrememberher as loving, joyful,and giving, witha bigpersonality that filled everyroom.Her laughterwas infectious her spirit generous,and her abilitytobring people together atruegift. Guided byfaith andcompassion, CeCeembracedlifewitha zestthatinspiredall who cross herpath. She touched countless livesas a devoteddaughter, sister aunt,godmother,and friend. Relativesand friends areinvited to at‐tendher funeralservices. Wake/CelebrationofLife onFriday, September26, 2025 for7 p.m. at Transfig‐uration Catholic Church, 5621 ElysianFieldsAve New Orleans, La.70122. Fu‐neral Services:Viewing on Saturday, September27, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. followed byFuneral Mass at 11:00 a.m.atSt. MariaGoretti Catholic Church,7300 Crowder Blvd NewOr‐leans,LA70127. Interment: GardenofMemoriesCeme‐tery, 4900 AirlineDr. Metairie, LA 70001. Her memorywillliveoninthe heartsofher family, friends,and allwho were blessedtoknowher radi‐ant spirit with love and gratitude,The Onyenekwu Family. Live Stream:Friday Wakeand Celebrationof Lifehttps://youtube.com/ live/ebA_9Jf6PiY?fea ture=share Live Stream: SaturdayFuneralMass http://youtube.com/livev/ 4Ca-hWXX6dE?fea ture=share Arrangements entrusted to Estelle J. Wil‐son FuneralHome, Inc., 2715 Danneel Street,NOLA 70113. Information: (504) 895-4903.
LindaEverett Roan,age 78, of Mandeville Louisiana,passedawayon Tuesday,September 23, 2025. Shewas born on De‐cember14, 1946, in Jack‐son, Mississippi,toEugene
RembertEverett andOra NellMagee Everett. Linda resided in Jacksonfor 35 years,graduatingfrom Provine High School in 1965. Afterhighschool, she attended collegeatthe UniversityofSouthernMis‐sissippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,earning bache‐lor’s degrees in English and Communicationsin 1969, followed by amas‐ter’s degree in Communi‐cations 1970. Shealso joinedAlpha SigmaAlpha sororitywhere sheserved aschapterpresident and met many of herlifelong friends.Althoughshe had nosiblingsofher own, these womenbecameher sisters in everysense of the word andtreated each other as familythroughout their lives. Followinggrad‐uateschool,Linda worked inthe Communications De‐partmentfor theMissis‐sippi Research andDevel‐opmentCenteruntil 1981 whenher familymoved to New Orleans, Louisiana. She went back to work in 1992 as theDirectorofPub‐lic Informationfor St.Tam‐manyParishPublic Schools, where sheserved until herretirementin 2008. Amongsther many dutiesininforming the publicand parentsofdis‐trict initiatives, shewas criticalincommunicating tothe media, offering offi‐cialstatementsonbehalf ofthe school system and was intricatelyinvolvedin the Parish’s response after Hurricane Katrinain2005 Linda wasactivelyinvolved inthe community andat ChristEpiscopal Church in Covington,where shere‐mainedanactivemember until herpassing,even continuingher participa‐tionwithher GraceGather‐ing biblestudy groupvia video conferencing after nolongerbeing able to at‐tendinperson. Lindaloved her familyand friends deeply andcherished her timespent with both.She isprecededindeath by her motherand father.She is survivedbyher high school sweetheartand de‐voted husbandof56years ThomasV.Roan, Jr.; beloved sons,Jason E. Roan(Meredith)and An‐drewW.Roan(Nichol); and five cherishedgrandchil‐dren, Alexis,Tanner, Made‐line, Landry,and Cooper. She is also survived by her sister-in-law,MollieMc‐Donald(George); nieces, Katie andKelly;aswellas her many MageeFamily cousins andother rela‐tives.The familywishesto thank herextendedfamily, numerousfriends andcol‐leagues,and medicalpro‐fessionalsfor theirlove and supportprovidedto Linda,particularlyasshe courageouslyfoughther illnessesoverthe past 18 years.Inlieuof flowers, pleaseconsidera donation toNationalJewishHealth (respiratorydiseases) in Denver, CO.https://www nationaljewish.org/giving Relativesand friendsare invited to attend thefu‐neral services on Monday September 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Episco‐pal Church,129 NorthNew Hampshire Street,Coving‐ton,Louisiana,withvisita‐tionbeginning at 10:00 a.m. IntermentwillbeonTues‐day,September 30, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Lakewood MemorialPark, 6000 Clin‐ton Boulevard, Jackson, Mississippi.E.J.Fielding FuneralHomeofCoving‐ton,Louisiana,ishonored tobeentrusted with Mrs. Roan’sfuneral arrange‐ments.Her familyinvites you to sharethoughts, memories, andcondo‐lencesbysigning an online guestbook at www.ejfield ingfh.com
Murphy,Theresa Canzoneri
Gallegos,Michael James
Roan,Linda Everett
Erminger Sr., James Edward
JamesEdwardErminger, Sr.,age
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BRIEFS FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Wall Street snaps out of its 3-day losing streak
NEWYORK U.S. stocks climbed Friday and trimmed their losses for the week after a report showed that inflation is behaving roughly as economists expected, even if it’s still high. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and broke its three-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 299 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.4%. All three indexes pulled closer to the alltime highs they set at the start of the week.
Stocks got some help from a report showing that inflation in the United States accelerated to 2.7% last month from 2.6% in July, according to the measure of prices that the Federal Reserve likes to use. While that’s above the Fed’s 2% target, and it’s more painful than any household would like, it was precisely what economists had forecast Profits on flipping homes at 17-year low LOS ANGELES It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days.
From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1% return on investment, before expenses. That’s the lowest profit margin for such transactions since 2008, according to an analysis by Attom, a real estate data company
Gross profits the difference between what an investor paid for a property and what it sold for — fell 13.6% in the second quarter from a year earlier to $65,300, the firm said. Attom’s analysis defines a flipped home as a property that sells within 12 months of the last time it sold.
Home flippers buy a home, typically with cash, then pay for any repairs or upgrades needed to spruce up the property before putting it back on the market
The shrinking profitability for home flipping is largely due to home prices, which continue to climb nationally, albeit at a slower pace, driving up acquisition costs for investors.
“We’re seeing very low profit margins from home flipping because of the historically high cost of homes,” said Rob Barber Attom’s CEO “The initial buyin for properties that are ideal for flipping, often lower priced homes that may need some work, keeps going up.”
The median price of a home flipped in the second quarter was bought by an investor for $259,700, a record high according to data going back to 2000, according to Attom.
The median sales price of flipped homes was $325,000, unchanged from the first quarter, the firm said.
Boeing’s ability to certify Max jets restored
Boeing is getting back the ability to perform final safety inspections on 737 Max jetliners and certify them for flight more than six years after crashes of the then-new model killed 346 people the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday
The FAA said it decided to restore the aerospace company’s authorization to issue airworthiness certificates for Max and 787 Dreamliner passenger planes starting Monday following “a thorough review of Boeing’s ongoing production quality.” Federal regulators took full control over 737 Max approvals in 2019, after the second of two crashes that were later blamed on a new software system Boeing developed for the aircraft. The FAA ended the company’s right to self-certify Dreamliners in 2022, citing ongoing production quality issues. Going forward, Boeing and FAA inspectors will take weekly turns performing the safety checks that are required before aircraft are cleared for delivery and declared safe to fly The FAA said the arrangement will free up more of its inspectors to conduct “rigorous” quality checks on the production line at Boeing plants.
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Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates
BY PAUL WISEMAN AP economics writer
WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier
The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures price index was up 2.7% in August from a year earlier, a tick higher from a 2.6% year-over-year increase in July and most since February
Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core PCE inflation showed a 2.9% increase in prices from August 2024, same as in July The increases were what forecasters had expected.
Prices rose 0.3% from July, compared to a 0.2% increase the month
before. Core prices rose 0.2%, same as in July
Separately, the report showed that inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose a healthy 0.4% from July, same as the month before, largely on a 0.7% increase in spending for goods; spending on services such as travel and dining out rose just 0.2%.
“The resilience of the US consumer was on show once again,” Michael Pearce of Oxford Economics wrote, though he cautioned that spending ”is being driven by households at the top of the income distribution.”
Incomes rose 0.4%, same as the month before inflation. Income for the self-employed and business owners rose 0.9% for the second straight month. Wages and salaries
rose 0.3% from July, dipping from a 0.5% increase the month before. Inflation has come down since rising prices prompted the Fed to raise its benchmark interest rate 11 times in 2022 and 2023. But annual price gains remain stubbornly above the central bank’s 2% target. Last week, the Fed went ahead and reduced the rate for the first time this year, lowering borrowing costs to help a deteriorating U.S. job market. But it’s been cautious about cutting, waiting to see what impact President Donald Trump’s tariffs have on imports have on inflation and the broader economy For months, Trump has relentlessly pushed the Fed to lower rates more aggressively, calling Fed Chair Jerome Powell “Too
Late” and a “moron” and arguing that there is “no inflation.”
Last month, Trump sought to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Fed’s governing board, in an effort to gain greater control over the central bank. She has challenged her dismissal in court, and the Supreme Court will decide whether she can stay on the job while the case goes through the judicial system.
The Fed tends to favor the PCE inflation gauge that the government issued Friday over the better-known consumer price index. The PCE index tries to account for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps. It can capture, for example, when consumers switch from pricier national brands to cheaper store brands.
Trump puts import taxes on pharmaceuticals, furniture, trucks
BY JOSH BOAK Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
The posts on his social media site showed that Trump’s devotion to tariffs did not end with the trade frameworks and import taxes that were launched in August, a reflection of the president’s confidence that taxes will help to reduce the government’s budget deficit while increasing domestic manufacturing.
While Trump did not provide a legal justification for the tariffs, he appeared to stretch the bounds of his role as commander in chief by stating on Truth Social that the taxes on imported kitchen cabinets and sofas were needed “for National Security and other reasons.”
Under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the administration launched a Section 232 investigation in April about the impacts on national security from pharmaceutical drug and truck imports The Commerce Department launched a 232 investigation into timber and lumber in March, though it’s unclear whether the furniture tariffs stem from that.
The tariffs are another dose of uncertainty for the U.S. economy with a solid stock market but a weakening outlook for jobs and elevated inflation. These new taxes on imports could pass through to consumers in the form of higher prices and dampen hiring, a process that economic data suggests is already underway
“We have begun to see goods prices showing through into higher inflation,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned in a recent news conference, adding that higher costs for goods account for “most” or potentially “all” of the increase in inflation levels this year
The president has pressured Powell to resign, arguing that the Fed should cut its benchmark interest rates more aggressively because inflation is no longer a concern. Fed officials have stayed cautious on rate cuts because of the uncertainty created by tariffs.
Trump said on Truth Social that the pharmaceutical tariffs would not apply to companies that are building manufacturing plants in the United States, which he defined as either “breaking ground” or being “under construction.” It was unclear how the tariffs would ap-
Move ends dayslong blackout after Charlie Kirk comments
BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP business writer
NEW YORK Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s latenight talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S The companies suspended the program over remarks the comedian made in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing The move means “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to local TV on Nexstar’s ABC affiliates in 28 cities, along with the 38 stations where Sinclair agreed to restore the show The show will also return to Sinclair’s local TV markets from Seattle
ply to companies that already have factories in the U.S.
In 2024, America imported nearly $233 billion in pharmaceutical and medicinal products, according to the Census Bureau. The prospect of prices doubling for some medicines could send shock waves to voters as health care expenses, as well as the costs of Medicare and Medicaid, potentially increase.
The pharmaceutical drug announcement was shocking as Trump has previously suggested that tariffs would be phased in over time so that companies had time to build factories and relocate production. On CNBC in August, Trump said he would start by charging a “small tariff” on pharmaceuticals and raise the rate over a year or more to 150% and even 250%.
According to the White House, the threat of tariffs earlier this year contributed to many major pharmaceutical companies, including Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Roche, Bristol Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly among others, to announce investments in U.S production. Pascal Chan, vice president for strategic
to Washington, D.C. Disney-owned ABC suspended Kimmel on Sept. 17, following threats of potential repercussions from the Trump-appointed head of the Federal Communications Commission. Sinclair also condemned the host confirming that it would stop airing the show the same day
The Maryland-based broadcast giant, which is known for conservative political content, called on Kimmel at the time to apologize to Kirk’s family — and taking it a step further, asked him to “make a meaningful personal donation” to Turning Point USA, the nonprofit that Kirk founded On the day Kirk was killed, Kimmel shared a message of support for Kirk’s family and other victims of gun violence on social media which he reiterated during his Tuesday return to ABC. He had also called the conservative activist’s assassination a “senseless murder” prior to being taken off air Kimmel’s original comments
policy and supply chains at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, warned that the tariffs could harm Americans’ health with “immediate price hikes, strained insurance systems, hospital shortages, and the real risk of patients rationing or foregoing essential medicines.”
The new tariffs on cabinetry could further increase the costs for homebuilders at a time when many people seeking to buy a house feel priced out by the mix of housing shortages and high mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors on Thursday said there were signs of price pressures easing as sales listings increased 11.7% in August from a year ago, but the median price for an existing home was $422,600.
Trump said that foreign-made heavy trucks and parts are hurting domestic producers that need to be defended.
“Large Truck Company Manufacturers, such as Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Mack Trucks, and others, will be protected from the onslaught of outside interruptions,” Trump posted.
didn’t otherwise focus on Kirk. He instead lambasted President Donald Trump and his administration’s response to the killing. The comedian did not apologize on Tuesday, but did say “it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man” and acknowledged that to some, his comments “felt either ill-timed or unclear or maybe both.”
He also used a blend of humor and pointed messages to emphasize the importance of free speech.
Even after Disney brought Kimmel back to its national airways, both Sinclair and Nexstar continued to preempt the show New episodes of the show air Monday through Thursday Friday night’s rerun will be of Tuesday’s show so viewers of Sinclair stations can see Kimmel’s emotional return to the air
In its statement Friday, Sinclair pointed to its “responsibility as local broadcasters to provide programming that serves the interests of our
communities, while also honoring our obligations to air national network programming.”
The company, which operates 38 ABC-affiliated stations, added that it had received “thoughtful feedback from viewers, advertisers and community leaders representing a wide range of perspectives,” and noticed “troubling acts of violence,” referencing the shooting into the lobby of a Sacramento station.
As a result of Sinclair and Nexstar’s boycott, viewers in cities representing roughly a quarter of ABC’s local TV affiliates had been left without the late-night program on local TV The blackouts escalated nationwide uproar around First Amendment protections — particularly as the Trump administration and other conservatives police speech after Kirk’s killing. They also cast a spotlight on political influence in the media landscape, with critics lambasting companies that they accuse of censoring content.
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MICHAEL PROBST
Containers are piled recently upon a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1
OPINION
Ourpicks for N.O. City Council at-large seats
New Orleans voters will go to the polls Oct. 11, with early voting beginning Saturday, to elect aslate of municipal officials. Here are the Times-Picayune’s recommendations for the two City Council at-large seats. Division 1: Matthew Willard
The seat being vacated by mayoral candidate Helena Moreno hasdrawn two experiencedstate lawmakers. StateRep.Delisha Boyd has represented herWest Bankdistrict competently
Our choice for the citywide seat, though, is secondterm stateRep.Matthew Willard,who has shownimpressive leadership skillsand policyexpertise in Baton Rouge. Willard, aGentilly native,leads the House’sDemocratic caucus, aposition that demonstratesthe respect of his colleagues and also positions him in regular opposition to the chamber’sGOP supermajority and the Republican governor Yetdespite being in the chamber’sminority,he’sbuilt asolid record on issues of localinterest —hewrotethe lawbanning unpredictableestimated Sewerage &Water Boardbilling —and also statewide import. Willard marshaled several measures to help homeownersweather thepropertyinsurance crisis, one requiring adiscount forthose who put on afortified roof and anothertotemporarily waive the punishing surcharge onCitizens insurance policiesfor customers without privatesectoroptions. Another welcome area of focus has been maternal health, in astate where outcomeshave long lagged. Willard works in the tech sectorand foundedthe House’sSTEM InnovationCaucus.Hesaysthisexperience has givenhim insight into whatcompanies looking to locateand grow in NewOrleans need, including reliable infrastructure and aprepared workforce.Both, he said, wouldbepriorities if he’s elected tothe council Willard told us that avoiding personality conflicts and sticking to thesubject matterhas been akey to hisapproach in Baton Rouge, and is something he’d continue on the council.
That’sanattitude that we thinkmany residentswho’ve watched city government recently would welcome.
Division2:JPMorrell
When JP Morrell ran for this seat four yearsago,he promised to make the council more ofanequal partner in acityinwhich the mayor’soffice has historically called the shots in most areas of government.
It’sindisputable that he, along with City Council Vice President Helena Moreno, has deliveredonthatpromise, with mostly positive effect.
That’swhy we endorse Morrellfor asecondterm as an at-large council member Alawyer and an unusually productive state legislator beforemoving to city government,Morrell has putthe council’sstamp on ahost of issues.
He’sbeenthe point persononlong-running efforts to fairly regulate short-termrentals andcrack down on those not following the rules. And he’sbeen thepublic face of numerous efforts to offer more aggressive oversight of an administrationwith which the council has increasingly battled.
Indeed, Morrell told us thathis proudest accomplishments during his first term are two voter-approved City Charter amendments aimed at enhancing institutional transparency and accountability
The first, which gives the council confirmationpower over top mayoral appointees,was first usedwith the hiring of popular New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. Morrell points to her confirmation process as key to the council having betterrelationswith the department than when superintendents answeredonly to the mayor.That sheunderwentfullpublic scrutinybefore getting the job, he argued, “is in thebestinterest of the public.” We concur The second charter amendment requires theadministration to present its proposedbudgettothe councila month earlier than before,sothatmembersand thepubliccan fully vet the city’sspending plan for the upcoming year If reelected, Morrell wants to go evenfurtherand make the city budget process morelike whatheexperienced at the state level: approval of abinding line-by-line spending plan, notwhat he calleda “general suggestion” that the administration that it only sometimes follows. We must note here that the conflict between thecouncil and Mayor LaToya Cantrell’sadministrationhas been extreme at times. Morrell attributesthatlargelyto Cantrell’sreluctancetomakethe council anequal partner in governing. We see plenty of truth in that, but we alsohave seen instances when Morrell could have lowered the temperature but didn’t.
If the voters send him backfor asecond termalongside anew mayor, we hope he’ll continue his crusade to make city government more transparent and moreaccountable. We also hope that’saneffortthat the council and the new administration can pursue together
Masksare hiding athreat that is worsethanCOVID
Iwant to ask everyone, “Are you confused by what is going on?
Do you understand how what has happened (history)can be erased or reinterpreted in ways that deny events?”
Ilike to think we aresmarter than falling for that kind of action.Ilike to think we learnfrom our experiences. Let me give you an example. We lived through COVID and learned all sorts of things: We could work off-site; we wanted to protect ourselves and others, so we learned (again) thepower of hand-washing; we learned new ways to help our neighbors; we masked up and yes, that was controversial, which brings me to the point of this letter Who arethe people wearing masks today? On thenews, we see masked, covered men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and police. Given that we’vebeen thrown up in the air by pronouncements from the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention, and admitting that
Iamnot aperson caught up in conspiracy theories, Idowonder whether,inthose places where masked government agents are showing up —schools, churches, home improvement stores, courthouses,etc. —theymight be better off reverting to COVID times and have all people connect virtually and not in person. Some Catholic bishops have toldtheir parishioners that they are excused or canattend Sunday Massvirtually Iwould hope thatimmigration judges would be able to issue the same possibility. Whatever the governmental agents in masks are defending themselves against, I, for one, would work hardtohave the people Iserve avoid catching it. Afterall, as we found out withCOVID, we affect each other.Better be safe than sorry —avoid the maskedpeople becausemaybe theyhave something that is catching and may make you verysick.
BONNIE KEARNEY NewOrleans
Johnsonwinswhile therestofuslose
The headline for Mark Ballard’s story,“Johnson netsbig wins for Trump, GOP,”accurately pointed to whyMike Johnson’sleadership is ultimately afailure. Hiswins for his president and party are major losses for thecountry and its people. The genius of the One Big BeautifulBill that Johnson and his crew passed is that the parts that will hurt theMAGA voters the most won’tbeimplemented until after themidterm elections.
But, given President Donald Trump’sneed to inflict as much pain for as long as possible, his slashand-burn approach to all governmentinstitutions will impact his voters much earlier.Nothing that I write will convince any of Trump’s followers that they will soon feel the pain of his policies, but Idowant it recorded that they were warned.
ROBERTSAKAKEENY NewOrleans
What the Second Amendment really guarantees
Stephanie O’Rourke’sletter on Aug. 25 on the Second Amendmentiswell-written but suffers from false assumptions about why the Second Amendment exists. O’Rourke states that “the Second Amendment guarantees the right to self-defense.” Of course, the Second Amendment says no such thing. It begins, “A well-regulated militia”— this is the key clause often ignored. The Amendment continues, “being necessary to the security of afree state” —not an invididual —“the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
That is, before there werewellregulated police forces at the local level, all adult males had to be prepared to be armed and organized into apolice force under regulations. This is local community in action, not afree-for-all forindividual action or self-defense.
MAX REICHARD NewOrleans
Statenot doing anything to lessen suffering of animals
In astate that lauds hunting, provides no support to parish shelters fordomestic animals and has aDepartment of Wildlifeand Fisheries that does nothing to help injured wildlife, whyisanyone surprised that people whowant to help wildlife(deer,nutria) have no support from the DWF? Oh, wait—just moreanimals to kill.
Iwas appalled at the story about the confiscation and euthanizing of deer,particularly the deer that had lived with rescuers forseven years. What wasthe point, really? Just to carry out alaw that has no compassion? Just like everything else the state of Louisiana fails to do about all animals.
JANET MACDONELL Covington
STAFF FILE PHOTO By JILL PICKETT Speakerofthe House Mike Johnson answers questions at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Bossier CityonWednesday
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For the first time in a long time, defense is lsu’s strength. The unit’s leader is a big reason why
BY WILSON ALEXANDER staff writer
Since the beginning of the 2024 season, every LSU defensive meeting the night before a game has started with a round of trivia.
One Friday last year, linebacker Whit Weeks was stumped LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker had asked him what bone babies are not born with
“I was up there trying to answer it, and I was like, ‘Oh, gosh. I have no idea,’ ” Weeks recalled with a laugh. “Now, I know which bone babies aren’t born with.”
The answer is kneecaps — sort of When babies are born, their kneecaps are made of cartilage that eventually turns into bone.
Baker asks the questions before the defense reviews tape. Two players stand in front of the room, and their teammates try to guess who will get the question right. Baker has quizzed them on Louisiana’s state flower (magnolia), what city is the crawfish capital of the world (Breaux Bridge) and what state is farthest from the sea (South Dakota), trying to keep them loose.
“It’s pretty funny, honestly,” Weeks said, “because you get some dudes up there and it’s like, ‘What state are we in?’ and they hardly know what state we’re in right now.”
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LSU at Ole Miss
2:30 p.m Saturday, Vaught-Hemingway Stad., Oxford, MS
The trivia questions reveal one of the things players like most about Baker He gets serious with them when he needs to, but not when it’s unnecessary. By starting the meetings with something relaxing, players believe the former Tulane linebacker still understands what it’s like to feel tense and anxious the night before a game.
“I enjoy how consistent he is, how he interacts with us,” senior safety Jardin Gilbert said. “He’s like one of the boys in the locker room. He understands when to play, when not to play.”
Now in his second year Baker has No. 4 LSU playing its best defense in a long time. The Tigers have allowed 10 points or less in four straight games, their longest such streak since they had five straight in 2011. They are allowing 9.3 points per game, which is tied for ninth in the country before they face No. 13 Ole Miss at 2:30 p.m. Saturday
This is the first time LSU has opened a season by allowing 10 points or less in four straight games since 2006, and it could be the sign of a real turnaround. LSU gave up at least 21.8 ppg for the past seven seasons. But Baker may have brought the defense back.
“I love how much he loves the game, and I think it rubs off on our players the way we play aggressive and fast,” senior cornerback Mansoor Delane said. “That comes from the head man.” ‘You want to play for him’
The last time LSU played at Ole Miss, it gave up a school-record 706 yards and 55 points two years ago. LSU coach Brian Kelly fired defensive coordinatorMattHouseandtherestofthedefensivestaff after the season. As he interviewed Baker, his pitch included the idea of restoring the LSU defense.
When Baker arrived after spending two years at Missouri, former LSU defensive end Paris Shand said, “You could just feel a vibe right away, and I just thought that vibe had the makings for a great defense because of the person who was leading it.”
Shand, who played at LSU from 2023-24 and liked the previous staff as well, noticed Baker’s willingness to bend his aggressive, blitz-heavy scheme around the players that he had at the time. Baker called more Cover 2 than he ever had before because the defensive backs couldn’t han-
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WILSON ALEXANDER
OLE MISS 24, LSU 21
Lane Kiffin can take advantage of LSU’s aggressiveness to design some explosive plays but LSU still will keep the Rebels under their season averages, giving itself a chance to win in the fourth quarter. The problem is the offense. Can the Tigers take advantage of an Ole Miss run defense that ranks last in the SEC? They haven’t shown they can yet so the home team gets the edge
REED DARCEY
LSU 28, OLE MISS 24
The Lane Kiffin-Blake Baker chess match is getting most of the pre-game attention and rightfully so. But this one should boil down to how you feel about Garrett Nussmeier. Is he healthy? It sure looked like he was last week, which means the LSU offense should operate more like it did against Clemson and less like it did against Florida, concerns at right tackle and in the run game be damned.
dle playing press man coverage the whole game.
But Shand saw something else that helped just as much. He got the sense everyone wanted to be coached by Baker
“It’s more than just scheme because you want to play for him,” Shand said. “He brings a great energy all the time and he’s just someone that leads well. And on top of that, he brings a lot of pressure and he coaches the defense well.”
After LSU brought back a lot of the same players from the year before, it went from being ranked 78th nationally in points allowed per game (28) to 59th (24.3 ppg) in Baker’s first season.
“Those are good, tough kids that played hard for us,” Kelly said, “but we were a little short in some areas.”
Knowing the roster needed to improve, LSU spent about $18 million on this team, Kelly said, a significant increase that helped sign a top-ranked transfer class and retain important players. LSU added seven defensive transfers who are either starters or key rotational pieces, improving its front-end talent and depth.
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin called LSU’s three starting transfer defensive backs — safety Tamarcus Cooley, safety AJ Haulcy and Delane — “probably the three most expensive portal DBs in the market.”
“And they got them all,” Kiffin said. “They did a great job with that, and now they’re coaching them well.”
Kelly said “better players” have made the biggest difference this season. He pointed out the defensive players feel the same way about Baker last year as they do now and the defense still finished in the bottom half of the SEC in most major metrics. All the defensive coaches, Kelly said, are better because of the players.
“His ability to communicate and relate certainly creates an energy about the group that they enjoy working with him,” Kelly said. “It’s positive coaching, but demanding It’s exactly what I’m looking for And then along the way, he has developed a scheme that is very difficult with the right players, and he’s got the right players.” Energetic and open-minded
In the middle of the season last year then-defensive tackle Gio Paez sent Baker a highlight he found on social media of a blitz that Georgia ran out of a double mug front. Baker installed it before the next game.
Paez appreciated Baker’s willingness to take feedback and listen to his players. It’s an essential
SCOTT RABALAIS
LSU 26, OLE MISS 22
Get ready for another classic in this tremendous rivalry. The Rebels should have a bonkers home-field advantage and a Lane Kiffin offense is never to be discounted But LSU has a better quarterback than either Ole Miss signal-caller and by far the better defense. The key will be LSU finally getting the running game going The fact that the Rebels are allowing 5 yards per carry indicates the Tigers will.
KOKI RILEY
OLE MISS 24, LSU 17
The first team to 30 points on Saturday should win this game Ole Miss easily is facing the best defense it’s seen this season, while the LSU defense will have its toughest task yet against Lane Kiffin’s explosive attack That side of the ball has the most intrigue, but the Tigers’ struggles on offense are more concerning than anything else. The Rebels being at home gives them an edge.
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LSU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Blake Baker speaks with his players during a timeout in the second half of a game against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 6 at Tiger Stadium.
part of Baker’sphilosophy.Heoftenaskswhere they feel most comfortable on the field because he believes that’s wheretheywillplaytheir best “He’sanopen-minded coach,” Paez said.
Baker sets the tone for the defense with his energy and optimism. He has jokedwith players during workouts andbrought them to his house in the offseason to eat crawfish. Before the season started, Bakerhad custom T-shirts made for the defensive players with thenickname “Bayou Bandits” on the front anda tiger whose face is partially covered bya bandana.
More than one player called him “one of the boys” because of how he interactswith andrelates to them. It comes naturally.Baker wore a bold purple suit with whitebuttonsand peak lapels as he walked into Tiger Stadium forLSU’s first home game.
“It’shard not to bring energy when the boss man is bringing it every single day,” Weeks said.
Baker can meet the players on their level, and they said their conversations often have nothing to do with football. They believe hetriesto understand who they are,helpingcreate trust. Paez said Baker“has averyunique way ofbeing personable with everybody in the room ”He will yell and curse, but he wants to build relationships with everyoneonthe defense while encouraging players to lead themselves.
“When coaches or people inthat position don’t have to fake who they are or anything like that, it makes theguysgoharder forthem,” Paez said.
“Weall knew that Baker was goingtoride behind us, so it makes us ridefor him andpush even harder through the hard times.”
And, of course, there are his cleats.
Baker wearscleats to everypractice, something he has done since he was agraduateassistant. He juked afreshman cornerback during adrill early in preseason camp anddanced into the end zone,but mostly,the cleats help his coaching style.
If aplayer struggles to understand something through vocal instruction, Baker will demonstrate what he wants rather than tell themrepeatedly,aqualityappreciatedbystar linebacker Harold Perkinsand others. Oneday last year,Baker hit ablocking sled as he worked with Perkins.
“He’snot just aguy who’ssitting back and calling plays,” Delane said. “He’srightthere,hands on, and he’saperson you want to play for.”
Adefensive revival?
Jacobian Guillory knows what an LSU defense is supposed to look like. He has played on the team longerthananyone elseasa sixth-year senior,making him the mostfamiliar withthe program’s history
Butfor his entire career,LSU’spast has served only as areminder of how the defense has fallen short of expectations. Since his freshmanyear in 2020, LSUnever hasfinishedbetter than 30th nationally in points allowed pergame.
“LSU defense, it hasbeen away for so long,” Guillory said,“andI think with this group, we’regoing to bring it back.”
It has helped, multiple players said, to be in the system for asecond year.They know how Baker wants drills done better than they did before, and he has learned how individual players need to be taught.Hewill talk to them multiple times, drawtheir responsibilitiesonawhiteboard or take them onto the field, depending on what works best for them.
“It really helps you visualize where you fit in into the whole scheme,” sophomore linebacker DavhonKeys said, “and understanding conceptually where you are makesitalot easier to play fast andunderstandwhere you’re supposedtobeatall times.”
So far, LSUhas played like oneofthe best defenses in thecountry.Ithas allowedonly 64 yards rushing per game, and it already has the same number of interceptions(six) thatithad last seasonafter picking off Florida quarterback DJ Lagway fivetimes.
With theimproved roster,Baker can call alot of blitzes and man coverage. His defensehas given the team something to lean on as theoffense struggled during a4-0 start.
Now that Clemson and Florida have dropped to 1-3withsputtering offenses,Ole Miss is expectedtotestthe LSU defense more thanany other team this season.Ole Miss hasscored 44.8 ppg andisone of the national leaders in explosive plays. However,ithas not faced adefense like LSU’s, either
Guillory is aware of LSU’scurrent streak, andheknows onemoregameallowing10 points or lesswould tie the 2011 team, one of the best defenses in school history.Heuses thatasa goal for his teammates, trying to give themperspective on what they can achieve.
“Wewant to be better than the 2011 defense,” Guillory said. “Wetruly strive for that.”
LSU defensivecoordinator and linebackers coach Blake Baker,center,shouts
the second half of agameagainst Florida on Sept.13atTiger Stadium.
Report:Durhamdoubtfulvs. OleMiss
BY REED DARCEY Staff writer
LSUrunningbackCaden Durham is doubtful to play on Saturday in the Tigers’ road clash with Ole Miss, ESPN reported on Friday Durham,LSU’sleading rusher,injured his ankle in the second quarter of the Tigers’ win over Southeastern Louisiana last week. LSU listed Durham as questionable on Wednesday,when the SEC releasedits first availability reports of the week. Then Kelly said on Thursday that he’d be agame-time decision. Now,according to ESPN, Durham is unlikely to suit up. His absence should free upmore work for Ju’Juan Johnson, the sophomoreLafayette nativewho’semerged as the Tigers’ No. 2running back. Againstthe Lions, he rushed for 43 yards andtwo touchdowns on eight carries. LSU also can hand theball to five-starfreshmanHarlem Berry,junior Kaleb Jackson or a mixofreceiverssuchasZavionThomasand Barion Brown. Berry (87 yards) andThomas (86 yards)are theTigers’ second- and third-leading rushers this season, respectively Durham has 52 carries for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
Norfolk St. (1-3) at Wagner (0-4), 11 a.m. New Haven(2-2)atDuquesne (1-3),11a.m.
Delaware St. (3-1) at Sacred Heart (3-1),11a.m.
Dartmouth (1-0) at CCSU (2-2), 11 a.m.
Holy Cross (0-4)atFordham (0-4), noon LIU Brooklyn (1-3) at Stonehill (1-3),noon Albany(NY) (1-3)atNew Hampshire(2-2), noon Towson (2-2) at Bryant (2-2), noon Morgan St. (1-3) vs.Miles(0-1)atIndianapolis,2 p.m. California (3-1)
The Citadel (1-3)atChattanooga (1-3), 5p.m. Nicholls (1-3)atE.Kentucky (1-3), 5p.m. Liberty (1-3)atOld Dominion (2-1),5 p.m.
SC State (2-2) at Charleston Southern (0-4), 5p.m.
Middle Tennessee (1-3)atKennesaw St.(2-2),5 p.m. Jacksonville St. (2-2)atSouthernMiss. (2-2), 6p.m.
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Who, what andwhere to keep an eyeoninthisweek’sgames around thenation
Tide,Bulldogsclash in SECbattle
No. 17 Alabama visits No. 5Georgia on Saturdayand needs awin over the Bulldogs to protect its CollegeFootball Playoff hopes. Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson steers theoffense and completed 24 of29 passes for 382 yards and four touchdowns, including twoto Ryan Williams, in aWeek 3 winoverWisconsin. History could be on Bama coach Kalen DeBoer’sside. He is 15-3against Top25teams, and the Tide beatNo. 2Georgia 41-34 in Tuscaloosa last season in DeBoer’s first SEC game as Alabama’s coach.
1. GEORGIA Record: 3-0overall,1-0 SEC
Previous rank: 1
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Huskiestakeontop-rankedBuckeyes Washington’sprogram-best22-gamewinning streak at Husky Stadiumisupagainst its toughest challenge yet: theNo. 1team in the country. Ohio State will make its first visit to Washington (30) in nearly twodecades on Saturday. OhioState (3-0) has adefining winfrom aWeek 1 victory overthen-No. 1Texas. Washington running back Jonah Coleman leadsthe nation with nine rushing TDs, and quarterback Demond Williams has been an efficientdual-threatoption. OhioState has not allowedarushing TD thisseason.
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CanPennState avenge loss to Ducks? TheNo. 3NittanyLions have spent thenine months since their 45-37loss to Oregon in the Big Tenchampionship game retooling their wide receiving corps and reimagining their defense.The high-flying Ducks areriding the nation’slongestactive regular-season winning streak. Penn State has deployeda newdefense coordinated by JimKnowles, whohelped lead Ohio State to theNCAA championship last season. Behind quarterback Dante Moore, the Ducksare seventhinscoring offense and 12th in total offense.
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LSU-OleMissrivalry hasitall
Last week: Idle
This week: vs.Alabama,6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)
2. LSU Record: 4-0overall,1-0 SEC
Previous rank: 2
Last week: Defeated Southeastern Louisiana 56-10
This week: at OleMiss, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)
3. TEXASA&M Record: 3-0overall,0-0 SEC
Previous rank: 3
Last week: Idle
This week: vs.Auburn, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN)
4. OKLAHOMA Record: 4-0overall,1-0 SEC
Previous rank: 5
Last week: Defeated Auburn 24-17
Scott Rabalais
The argument can be justly made that there have been more big games this century in LSU’sfootball rivalrywith Alabamathan any other.Orthat there have been more memorable moments when the Tigers tangle with the Florida Gators. But for apure, colorful, dripping with history,deep-fried Southern football rivalry, it’s hard, actually impossible, tobeat LSU versus Ole Miss. Just the mention of these two ancient rivals getting together for atussle, either in Tiger Stadium or like this Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, makes one want to talk of days of old, to quote an old Irish folk song. The mind flips back to Billy Cannon’sHalloween night streak to immortalityin 1959, the Chinese Bandits,Archie Manning scrambling for atouchdown, Johnny Vaught’s ever-present fedora, and the clock in Tiger Stadium standing on 0:01,allowing LSU to run two plays in the final four seconds and stun Ole Miss 1716 in 1972.
People have “bombed” the Tigers’ practices on Ole Miss week with “Go to hell LSU!” leaflets. And this week, thekind of thing that you cannot possibly make up: LSU linebacker Whit Weeks and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’sdaughter Landry announced to the world that they are dating. Love. Hate. History.And football. What more could you want than that?
Well, how about acompelling, nationally relevant matchup? For the first time since Cannon’slegendary punt return in 1959, both the No. 4-ranked Tigers (4-0, 1-0 SEC) and No.13 Rebels(4-0, 2-0) bring perfect records intotheir annual clash, setfor 2:30 p.m. on ABC. And, for agame in which both teams are listed in the national polls, it’sthe highest-ranked matchup since 1962.
After literally yearsofspeculation, the Southeastern Conference finallyrevealed its new nine-game scheduling format set to begin in 2026. Not surprisingly,the conference made LSU and Ole Miss annual opponents. It was awise decision, becausethis series is an SEC cornerstone.
The only thing lacking between the Tigers and Rebels is adecent trophy.Somethinglike Paul Bunyan’sAxe (MinnesotaWisconsin) or,yes, even The Boot between LSU and Arkansas.BothLSU and Ole Miss have tried to gain traction in
recent years with theMagnolia Bowl, and thereisatrophy if youwant tocall it that.ComparedtoThe Boot, it lookslike something someone knocked together in high school shop class and got aB-minus for producing.
Nonetheless, LSUhas it, wants to keep it, andOle Miss wants it back.LSU coach Brian Kelly indicated Thursday night on his radio show that theTigers aren’t in agiving mood
“We’re going to keep that Magnolia Bowl trophy right here in Baton Rouge where it deserves to be,” Kelly said. That won’t be easy
The Rebels havefound aleader for their offense from amost unlikely source: quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, atransfer from Division II Ferris State.
If he starts Saturday —Kiffin sketches around the edges of injury information like he’s guarding thenuclear codes then we’ll knowthat Chambliss hasofficially become theLou Gehrig to previousstarter Austin Simmons’ Wally Pipp. Chamblisshas torched the Rebels’ past two victims
Arkansasand Tulane —for a combined 834 yards and five touchdowns withnoturnovers in leading Ole Miss to 41-35 and 45-10 victories.After LSU’sdefense took the measureofClemsonquarterback Cade Klubnik and Florida QB DJ Lagway could this rising star out of nowherebethe best quarterback the Tigers have faced?
Here’sone thingthat’s without question: LSU’swill be the best defense Chambliss will have faced. Kiffin’soffense has madestarsout of alot of quarterbacks, someofmodest means—a testamenttohis offensive genius. ButLSU’s speed, pressure and deception will be something Chambliss (or Simmons) hasn’tyet faced. LSUdefensive coordinator BlakeBaker is likely to test Chambliss with so manydifferent angles, he’ll think he’staking ageometry midterm. Ultimately,the gamecould well come down to not strength versus strengthbut weakness versus weakness: theTigers running gameagainst theRebels runny defense. Ah,the resistible force col-
lides with themovable object like two bowls of pudding jammed into theback of the fridge. LSU ranks 111th nationally in rushing with 116.8 yards per game. Ole Miss ranks 120th in rushing yards allowed with 190.5 per game. Whoever can overcome their glaring flaw best is likely to wind up winning this one. An important point to remember is thatalossisn’tacrippling blow to either team’shopes for the 12-team College Football Playoff. It does,likely,slice that team’smargin forerror in half. The squad that comes out on the short end Saturdaycan, at this point, realistically only figure on one morelossifitwants to reach the CFP Will the home team winfor thesixth straight year in this series, or will LSU come up with the potentially good omen of its first win in Oxford since 2019, awin on the Tigers’ way to that season’snational championship? However it goes, it should be dramatic —another page in the great history of this essential rivalry
This week: Idle
5. TEXAS Record: 3-1overall,0-0 SEC
Previous rank: 4
Last week: Defeated SamHouston 55-0
This week: Idle
6. OLEMISS Record: 4-0overall,2-0 SEC
Previous rank: 8
Last week: Defeated Tulane 45-10
This week: vs.LSU,2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)
7. VANDERBILT
Record: 4-0overall,1-0 SEC
Previous rank: 6
Last week: Defeated GeorgiaState 70-21
This week: vs.UtahState,11:45 a.m. Saturday (SEC Network)
8. MISSOURI
Record: 4-0overall,1-0 SEC
Previous rank: 11
Last week: Defeated SouthCarolina 29-20
This week: vs.UMass,6:30p.m.Saturday (ESPNU)
9. TENNESSEE
Record: 3-1overall,0-1 SEC
Previous rank: 7
Last week: Defeated UAB56-24
This week: at MississippiState,3:15p.m
Saturday (SEC Network)
10.MISSISSIPPI STATE
Record: 4-0overall,0-0 SEC
Previous rank: 9
Last week: Defeated Northern Illinois38-10
This week: vs.Tennessee,3:15p.m Saturday (SEC Network)
11.ALABAMA
Record: 2-1overall,0-0 SEC
Previous rank: 12
Last week: Idle
This week: at Georgia, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)
12.AUBURN
Record: 3-1overall,0-1 SEC
Previous rank: 10
Last week: Lost to Oklahoma 24-17
This week: at TexasA&M,2:30p.m Saturday (ESPN)
13.SOUTH CAROLINA
Record: 2-2overall,0-2 SEC
Previous rank: 14
Last week: Lost to Missouri 29-20
This week: vs.Kentucky, 6:45 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network)
14.FLORIDA Record: 1-3overall,0-1 SEC
Previous rank: 15
Last week: Lost to Miami26-7
This week: Idle
15.ARKANSAS
Record: 2-2overall,0-1 SEC
Previous rank: 13
Last week: Lost to Memphis32-31
This week: vs.Notre Dame,11a.m Saturday (ABC)
16.KENTUCKY Record: 2-1overall,0-1 SEC
Previous rank: 16
Last week: Idle This week: at SouthCarolina, 6:45 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network)
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LSU linebackerWhit Weeks, standing,amps up the crowd before the snap in the first halfbetween the Tigers andLouisiana Tech on Sept.6 at TigerStadium. Weeks and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’sdaughter Landryannounced this week theyare dating,adding to the lore of the LSU-Ole Miss rivalry.
Role reversal
Europe takesbig lead on first day
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Europe’sbest showed Friday that points,not panache, is whatmatters in theRyder Cup. Jon Rahm,Rory McIlroy and To mmy Fleetwood he lpe d Team Europe silence the crowd at Bethpage Black and re minded the Americans that playing at homewon’tmake it any easier to gettheir hands on that17-inchgold trophy
The Europeans won both sessions —before and after President Donald Trump was there —and had a51/2 to 21/2 lead going into Saturday
“It’s agreat dayfor Europe,” McIlroy said. “Wewould have absolutely taken this.”
The twobiggest American stars, ScottieScheffler and Bryson DeChambeau, lostboth their matches. Scheffler didn’treach the 17th hole in either of his losses. Scheffler becamethe first No. 1 player since Tiger Woods in 2002 at The Belfry to lose both of his matches on opening day of the Ryder Cup.
Andthe Americanswere lucky the deficit wasn’tslightly worse. McIlroy hada 12-footbirdieputt, the final shot of along day,that broke just leftofthe cup as he and Shane Lowry settled for ahalve with Patrick Cantlay and former LSU star Sam Burns.
BY GUERRY SMITH
Contributing writer
No college football fortunes have been turned more upside downthan Tulane’sand Tulsa’sinrecent memory
When Tulsaquarterback Dane Evans threw for as many touchdowns (three) as Tulane’sGlen Cuillette had completions in a50-27 rout during Willie Fritz’sdebut season with the Green Wave, theGolden Hurricane was on adominant run of 11 wins in 12 meetings between thetwo private schools from 2005-16. During an eightgame stretchfrom 2005-12, the Wave was outscored 346-99 in onemismatch after the other against afaster,stronger,betteropponent.
Tulsa went 46-18 to Tulane’s13-51 during that span in Conference USA, winning two league championships and finishing first in the West Division three more times
Flash forward to 2025, and Tulane (3-1, 0-0American) is a151/2-point road favorite to extend its winstreak againstTulsa (2-2, 0-1) to three on Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium (3 p.m., ESPNU).The Wave is 22-2 in American Conferenceregular-season games withthreeconsecutive appearances in the league’stitle matchup since thestart of the 2022 season. TheGolden Hurricane is amiserable 6-19 in the same period.
Tulane was the consensus preseason favorite to win the conference. Tulsa, on its thirdcoach in four seasons, nearly was an unanimous pick for last.
In other words, theWave has excelled in
the NIL era while the Golden Hurricane’s impact hasbeen nil. Having the smallest enrollment of any FBS school —below 3,000 —has not helped in this era, creating atiny base of helpful alumni. New Tulsacoach TreLambhopes that narrative begantochange with his team’s upset win at Oklahoma State on Sept. 19 itsfirstwin in Stillwater, Oklahoma, since 1951.
“That’sa huge winfor ourprogram,” he said. “It’sa statement win formeand our staff and our administration. Itold the team Tulsa is back.I toldthe ESPN guys we don’twanttobeonthe secondpage of the paper.This is an opportunity forustotake astep up in recruiting andprogram building. Ican’ttell you how big this is forus.”
Tulsa’s slippage actually beganin2013, when it slumpedto3-9 after averaging nine
Trumpbecamethe first sitting U.S. president to attend the Ryder Cup. He was behind protective glassatfirst, then walked to the first tee for the afternoon session withDeChambeau. He left alittle
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ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTO Europe’sShane Lowrycelebrates after abirdiebyRoryMcIlroyon the 17th holeatBethpageBlack on Friday in Farmingdale, N.y.
ing phenomenal football.”
Carl Granderson is hoping to do Sunday what he wasn’t allowed to dotoJosh Allen in college. The New Orleans Saints defensive end and theBuffalo Bills quarterback spentthree seasons together as teammates at the University of Wyoming
“My head coach in college, Craig Bohl, would getmad when we got close to Josh Allen,” Granderson said. “He used to call him the ‘MillionDollar Arm.’ He saw something in himfrom thebeginning, and we always knew he was talented ” Fast-forward to the present, and every football fan
outsideofthe Laramie, Wyoming, campus also knows just how talented Allen is.Seven months ago, Allen stepped on
stage at the Saenger Theatre in downtown New Orleans to receive the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award. He’s off to another MVP-caliber start to this season. “For him to be the2024 MVP is impressive, but we’re not
surprised by it,” Granderson said. Allen picked up right where he leftoff last season, abig reason theBills are 3-0 heading into Sunday’sgame at Highmark Stadium against the winless Saints. The oddsmakers in Vegas have the Bills as thefavorites to winthe Super Bowl. They opened this week as overwhelming 161/2-point favorites against the Saints. For the Saints, this is astep up in weight class as faras quarterback play.During the first three weeks, the Saints faced Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray,San Francisco backupMac Jones and Seattle starter Sam Darnold. The Saints won’tsee aquarterback as good as Allen the rest of theseason. “Josh is an MVP for areason in this league,” Saints coach Kellen Moore said. “He’splay-
This will be the first time since 2021 the Saints have faced aplayer whowon MVP the previous season. The Saints dominated that day, beating Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers 38-3 in the season opener in agame moved to Jacksonville because of Hurricane Ida. The Saints kept Rodgers in check as he threw forjust 133 yards with twointerceptions and adismal 36.8 quarterback rating. Duplicating that success against Allen will be no easy task.
Saints defensive tackle Davon Godchaux, in his first season in New Orleans, spent the previous seven seasons with the MiamiDolphins and New England Patriots. Being in the AFC East, Godchaux faced Al-
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OleMiss quarterback TrinidadChambliss dropsbacktothrow withpressure formTulane safety BaileyDespanie last Saturday in Oxford, Miss. The
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen passes against the Miami Dolphins during the first half on Sept. 18 in Orchard Park, N.y.
Saints hope to shake penalty bug
BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer
Kellen Moore didn’t have the numbers this time.
Days earlier the New Orleans Saints coach looked at a sheet to note how his team committed only three penalties in practice
— and those were called on the scout team, not the starters. But on Friday, the 37-year-old said he couldn’t recall the total number of penalties after a whole week of practice.
But Moore was left encouraged
“We’ve spent a lot of time (on it),” he said. “Our guys are acknowledging it. It’s on everyone’s mind in a heavy way, which is a good thing.”
Notebook
Ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Buffalo Bills, the Saints are tied for the league lead in penalties with 31 after three games. Fourteen of those have come on the offensive side of the ball, with pre-snap errors such as false starts and illegal shifts consistently putting the Saints behind the chains.
Moore has harped on the issue since training camp when the Saints had officials at practice nearly every day He added emphasis after a penalty-heavy performance last weekend against the Seattle Seahawks, as a crew of six officials was at practice this week.
Moore said the amount of penalties in practice has been “similar, if not a touch less” and that the team had to do better
“Pre-snap penalties are definitely a big thing we’re talking about,” said rookie tackle Kelvin Banks, who had three penalties against the Seahawks, including two false starts. “That’s something you can control. Last game, I had a pre-snap penalty and it’s like, ‘I know I can control it.’
“I was really hard on myself because I understand I’m hurting the team by making us back up 10
New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler reacts after a penalty by his team against the Arizona Cardinals in New Orleans on Sept. 7
more yards.
“It’s different things like that we harp on the most, and I feel like we did a good job during practice.”
Young out
Saints pass rusher ChaseYoung will miss his fourth straight game with a calf injury after he was ruled out Friday ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bills.
The team also will be without guard Dillon Radunz who is out for a second straight game with a toe injury
But for the first time this year, the Saints are expected to have their projected starting offensive line as Trevor Penning (toe) will make his season debut. Taliese Fuaga, who has been hobbled by a back and
knee injury, also is good to go after being a full participant over the last two days.
Wide receiver Devaughn Vele (hip) was listed as questionable.
Young originally suffered the calf injury days before the season opener against the Arizona Cardinals The team’s pass rush has struggled without him as the Saints rank last in total pressures and quarterback pressure rate through three games, according to Next Gen Stats.
The Saints re-signed Young to a three-year, $51 million deal this offseason after he recorded a career-high 73 pressures.
Palmer ready
With Vele questionable, wide
receiver Trey Palmer could make his season debut for the Saints.
After the Saints claimed the wide receiver off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month, Palmer has been inactive for the first three games — including last week when he missed the outing because of a hip injury
But Palmer practiced throughout this week and wasn’t given an injury designation ahead of Sunday’s game. If Vele can’t go, Palmer likely would be active for the first time. He has 51 catches for 557 yards and four touchdowns in 32 career games across two seasons.
Moore said the Saints have full confidence in Palmer if he’s needed to play
QB Daniels, WR McLaurin out for Sunday
Associated Press
ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders will be without offensive star players Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, coach Dan Quinn said.
Daniels knee injury has not progressed enough for the doctors to clear him, Quinn said on Friday
The franchise quarterback was also out last week in the team’s 41-24 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Backup Marcus Mariota will again get the start.
“He’s working incredibly hard, round the clock, to get back,” Quinn said. “Ultimately, doctors
haven’t cleared him just yet.”
Wide receiver McLaurin, who missed all of training camp amid a contract dispute, was ruled out with a quad injury that kept him out of practices all week.
Washington did not place the 2024 second-team All-Pro on injured reserve, but McLaurin sought additional medical opinions on the injury Quinn declared the receiver’s status as “week-toweek.”
“See what next week brings and where he is at,” Quinn said.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Daniels said he “felt good” but acknowledged the decision to play or sit was not his to make.
The Commanders are also without their other starting outside receiver Noah Brown (groin), and blocking tight end John Bates.
Rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (knee) is expected to play against the Falcons after participating in Friday’s practice.
Both of Mariota’s starts, his first since 2022 with Atlanta, will have come against two of his former teams. The 2022 campaign with the Falcons ended abruptly after Mariota was benched following a 5-8 record as the starting quarterback.
He completed 15 of 21 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown against the Raiders.
AP PHOTO By NICK WASS
Washington Commanders wide
receiver Terry McLaurin is brought down by Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly during a game on Sunday in Landover, Md.
Aces defeat Fever for 2-1 lead in semifinal series
Jackie Young scored 25 points in her home state and NaLyssa Smith added 16 points, leading the Las Vegas Aces to an 84-72 victory over the short-handed Indiana Fever on Friday night in Game 3 of a best-offive WNBA semifinal series. The Aces lead 2-1 and would reach their third WNBA Finals in four years with a win Sunday in Indianapolis.
Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson had a poor shooting night. She made a 3-pointer to open the game, then missed her next 11 shots. The fourtime MVP finished with 13 points on 6-of-20 shooting and had eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Chelsea Gary had 15 points and six assists. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 21 points and Lexie Hull finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
len twice a year
“He’s elite,” Godchaux said “A guy that is going to carry his teammates. It’s a great opportunity I look at it as a great challenge.” Saints safety Justin Reid, who played the previous three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, played Allen and the Bills five times in the last three years. The Bills got the best of his team in the three regularseason meetings, but the Chiefs won both rematches in the playoffs.
“This is what really makes him special,” Reid said. “Can he make all the throws? Yes, absolutely He can make every throw you want him to. But when things don’t go right, he just finds a way to make something explosive happen. Whether it’s scrambling or running, or whatever it is
with one of those backyard plays where a play breaks down and he’s just running around in the pocket.” When Allen does run, then comes the hard part of trying
to bring him down. They don’t make a whole lot of 6-foot-5 and 237-pound quarterbacks
“He’s not easy to bring down,” Reid said. “His ability to be creative on the fly is what separates
the great ones.
“He’s been really good at that, so the emphasis is containing him in the pocket.”
History is perhaps on the Saints’ side. They have won their past four trips to Buffalo, including a 47-10 beatdown in 2017.
But Josh Allen was still in college then. He was drafted the next year Allen has faced the Saints once, a 31-6 Bills victory in the Superdome in 2021. Allen threw four touchdowns in that Thanksgiving night game.
He was sacked twice.
One of those sacks was by his former college teammate.
“His arm talent and his IQ for the game and his athleticism are impressive,” Granderson said. “It always has been.
“But we’re going to get after him.”
The Saints have to to stand a chance.
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8.3 rebounds. The Grizzlies also provided other medical updates: Rookie guard Cedric Coward is expected back and center Jaren Jackson is expected to return in 4-6 weeks.
Cubs slugger Tucker returns from IL as DH
The playoff-bound Chicago Cubs reinstated slugger Kyle Tucker from the injured list on Friday and placed him in their lineup batting fourth as the designated hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals for the opener of their final regularseason series.
Tucker had been out since Sept. 2 with an injured left calf, then went on the 10-day IL on Sept. 6. He rejoined the Cubs on Tuesday after going to Florida last week for additional treatment.
Tucker is hitting .270 with 22 homers and 73 RBIs in 133 games this season.
He’ll be held out of his regular position, right field, for the time being as the Cubs ease him — and his potent bat back into the lineup for the postseason.
Ohtani tops jersey sales for third season in a row
Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball’s jersey sales for the third straight year heading into the end of the regular season as Paul Skenes and Cal Raleigh entered the top 20.
MLB’s top seven remained unchanged from its listing at the All-Star break. Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way star, was followed by New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and shortstop Mookie Betts, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and outfielder Juan Soto, and San Francisco third baseman Rafael Devers.
Ohtani is just the fourth player to lead in three consecutive years after Derek Jeter (2010-12), Judge (2017-19) and Betts (2020-22).
Stanley Cup champion Panthers lose their captain
Florida captain Aleksander Barkov could miss the entire regular season because of a knee injury, a major blow to the Panthers and their quest to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup. Barkov got hurt Thursday in his first official practice of training camp and was undergoing surgery Friday, coach Paul Maurice said. Barkov is expected to miss several months, which calls the entire season into jeopardy and essentially ends any chance of him representing his native Finland in the Milan-Cortina Olympics this coming February Barkov was in surgery on Friday while Maurice was addressing reporters. Once the surgery ends, the Panthers said they would release more details which
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ADRIAN KRAUS Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen takes off on a run against the Miami Dolphins on Sept 18 in Orchard Park, N.y
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GAMEDAY
Conference adds twomorenicewins
BY GUERRYSMITH Contributing writer
With Tulsa knocking off Oklahoma State (while ending Mike Gundy’slong coaching career there) and Memphis upsettingArkansas last weekend, theAmericanConference increased its win total to sixagainst Power Fourconferences—the same number as the other four Group of Five leagues combined.For those counting, the Mountain West has four, the Sun Belt andMid-American conferences one and Conference USA none.
By record, theAmerican is 6-11 against thePower Four compared to theMountain West’s4-9,Sun Belt’s1-15, MAC’s1-20and CUSA’s 0-10. Even the ACC has fared worseagainst fellow Power Four schools, going5-12,while the Big Tenis5-7.
There is no other waytoput it Septemberhas been ahugely successfulmonth forthe American
1. Memphis
Record: 4-0, 0-0 American
Previous rank: 2
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Lastweek: defeated Arkansas 3231
This week: at Florida Atlantic, 6p.m. Saturday (ESPN2)
Extra points: The Tigers caught several breaks in beating the Razorbacks after falling behind 2810, butthey get credit for rallying to put themselves in position to benefit from afumble when Arkansas was about to kicka chipshot fieldgoal for thewin. Memphis owns the nation’slongest winning streak at eight
2. SouthFlorida
Record: 3-1, 0-0 American
Previous rank: 3
Last week: defeated South Carolina State 63-14
This week: off
Extra points: South Florida and Tulane have twoimpressive wins anda blowout losstoaCollege Football Playoff contender,but one of the Bulls’ victories was on the road at Florida, giving them a slight edge at the moment. They will be tested in October at North Texas and Memphis.
3. Tulane
Record: 3-1, 0-0 American
Previous rank: 2
Last week: losttoOle Miss 45-10
Thisweek: at Tulsa, 3p.m. Saturday(ESPNU)
Extra points: To reach theleague title game forthe fourth consecutive year,Tulane will need better production from its receivers. They rarely gotopen against the Rebels and dropped afew contested catches. Anthony Brown-Stephens’ late TD grab was thefirst of theyear for aTulane wideout
4. Navy
Record: 3-0, 2-0 American
Previous rank:4
Last week: off
This week: vs. Rice, 2:30 p.m.Saturday (CBS Sports Network)
Extrapoints: TheMidshipmenhave won 74 straight when leading after threequarters, thelongest such streak in the nation. They can get to 3-0inleague play for thesecond consecutive year by beatingRice, which stunned them
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victories from2005-12. Upticks in 2016 and 2020 under former coach Philip Montgomery proved unsustainable,and theGolden Hurricane bottomed out the past two years during Kevin Wilson’s short tenure, losing nine times by 30-pluspoints
Tulane coach Jon Sumrallsees signsofa quick fix underLamb, whoisatthe FBSlevel forthe first time after stintsatGardnerWebb (2020-23)and East Tennessee State (2024).
“They are well coached, and they have upgraded their roster ” he said. “You can tell they’ve committed resources to footballby howthey’ve handled the transfer portal and revenue sharing and NIL. They arebeing assertive and trying to improve in that lane. It’s achanged mindset where maybe last year there was alot of doubt, nowtheyhave alot of belief in what they’re doing.”
Tulsa’s fourmost productive players aretransfers. Linebacker Ray Coney,who leads the FBS with 49 tackles, followed Lamb from East
24-10 last year when they were 6-1 overall.
5. NorthTexas
Record: 4-0, 0-0 American
Previous rank: 5
Last week: defeated Army 45-38 (OT)
This week: vs. South Alabama, 11 a.m. Saturday (ESPNU)
Extrapoints: The Mean Green nearly blew itsgame with Army, giving up a68-yard TD pass with 2:56 left in regulation and fumblingwhenitwas trying to run outthe clock afterrecovering an onside kick. Still, North Texas has agoldenopportunity to start 5-0 for thefirst time since 1959.
6. East Carolina
American
Record: 3-2, 1-0
Previous rank: 7
Last week: lost to BYU 34-13
Thisweek: defeated Army 28-6on
Thursday
Extrapoints: The Pirates bounced back from aone-sided homeloss to BYU by scoring touchdowns on their first three series against Army,withKatin Houser throwing for twoscores and running for another.Theyare off untilOct. 9, when they playTulaneatYulman Stadium
7. Texas-SanAntonio
Record: 2-2, 0-0 American
Previous rank: 8
Last week: defeated Colorado State17-16
This week: off
Extrapoints: The legend of Robert Henry grows. He addedtouchdownsof76yards (run)and 74 yards (reception) to his scores of 74 yards and75yards(twice) from thefirst three games. The scuffling Roadrunnersstill had to stop atwo-point conversionattemptwith 29 seconds left to beat theRams.
8. Rice
Record: 3-1, 1-0 American Previous rank: 9
TennesseeState, as did quarterback Baylor Hayes,who threw for 408 yards while starting the past twogames. Runningback Dominic Richardson, who hadmore than 500 yards in separate seasons at Oklahoma Stateand Baylor,ranks 11th nationally with110.5yards per game. Wide receiver Zion Brooks, whose 29 catches pacethe American Conference, played at West Carolina last season Tulsatries to win by running and stopping therun. It dominated opening opponents AbileneChristian and New Mexico State (while losing 21-14) in those categories andoutrushed Oklahoma State 205-185.
“Wepride ourselves on stopping therun,” Tulane safety Bailey Despanie said. “They pride themselves on running theball. It’sgoing to be abattle of our wills and philosophies.” Lamb liked what he saw against Oklahoma State but knows it cannot be aone-off headinginto athree-game stretchofTulane, Memphis and East Carolina.
“We’re in an exposure window right now that we need to capitalize on,” he said. “This is agreat opportunity to prove to the world what our brand looks like and
Last week: defeated Charlotte2817
Thisweek: at Navy,2:30 p.m. Saturday (CBS Sports Network)
Extra points: Rice will pit its new triple-option attack against Navy’s old one. QB ChrisJenkins hascompleted 35 of 48 passes an unusually high 72.9% success rateinthat style of offense —but the Owls aredead last in the FBS in yards passing (77.0 per game).
9. Army
Record: 1-3, 0-2 American Previous rank: 6
Last week: lost to North Texas4538 (OT)
This week: lost to East Carolina 28-6 on Thursday
Extrapoints: Army’stitledefense is over almost before it started. Without2024Americanplayerof theyear Bryson Daily,the Black Knights are floundering offensively.The Dewayne Coleman/ Cale Hellums combo threw for49 yards and averaged 3.0 yards on 31 carries against East Carolina.
10.Tulsa
Record: 2-2, 0-1 American Previous rank: 12 Last week:defeated Oklahoma State19-12
This week: vs.Tulane, 3p.m. Saturday (ESPNU) Extrapoints: The winagainst Oklahoma Statewas newcoach Tre Lamb’s first against an FBS opponent.Hehad coached at the FCS level in all 12 of his previous years as aheadman and an assistant. Tulsa’sother victory was against AbileneChristian.
11.UAB
Record: 2-2, 0-1 American Previous rank: 10 Last week:lost to Tennessee 56-24 This week: off Extrapoints: The Blazers take ev-
howhard we play. We’restarting to findout what our identity is. We’re going to be able to wear people out.” That formuladid notbearout in Tulsa’sleague opener against Navy.After spotting the Golden Hurricane a14-0 lead,the Midshipmen scored touchdowns on six of their next seven series to win going away,42-23. Tulane hopestobeasonpoint as Navy.The Wave,whichhas not losta regular-season league road game since 2021,islooking to bounce back fromarough 45-10 loss at 13th-ranked Ole Miss.
Sumrall saidDespanieand free safety Jack Tchienchou, both of whom were limited in practice this week, definitelywouldplayalong with defensive endKam Hamilton, who has been bothered by alingering foot issue.Rush end Mo Westmoreland is questionable and Gerrod Henderson (right arm injury) likely will miss his second game in arow,but running backMaurice Turner is “trending positively” aftermissing thepastthree games with alower-leg injury Lettingthe OleMissloss linger is not an optionasthe Wave triesto keep the current hierarchyintact “This team’sbattle-tested,”
ery week off on defense. Coach Trent Dilfer changed coordinators but is getting even lousier results with ateam that ranks sixth-tolast in the FBS in yards allowed (482.0) and fourth-to-last in points allowed (41.0). It is hard to win that way
12.Temple
Record: 2-2, 0-0 American Previous rank: 11
Lastweek: lost to Georgia Tech 45-24
This week: off
Extrapoints: The Owls desperately needed an open date to recover from back-to-back blowout losses to rankedOklahoma andGeorgia Tech. They were uncompetitive from the start in both games and were not tested in routs of Massachusetts and Howard before then.
13.Florida Atlantic
Record: 1-2, 0-0 American Previous rank: 13
Last week: off
This week: vs. Memphis, 6p.m. Saturday (ESPN2) Extrapoints: The Owls have lost nine of their past 10 games against FBS opponents. New coach Zach Kittley even fell to Florida International, something fired predecessor Tom Hermannever did. Western Kentuckyimport CadenVeltkamphas thrownanFBS-worst seven interceptions.
14.Charlotte
Record: 1-3, 0-1 American Previous rank: 14
Last week: lost to Rice 28-17
This week: off
Extrapoints: The 49ers get a15-day break before facing South Florida next Friday.That still will not be enough time for new coach Tim Albin to plug the myriad holes on this roster Charlotte hasfinishedwitha winning recordonly once (7-6 in 2019) in the program’s12-year history
Sumrall said. “We’ve been challenged in alot of waysphysically I’dbelying if Isaid we don’thave our fair share of bumps and bruises right now, but who doesn’t? The guys are ready to go. They understand conference play is different. These games count twice on your record.”
ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTOByREBECCA BLACKWELL
South Floridaquarterback ByrumBrown looks to pass during the second halfagainst Miami on Sept. 13 in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Bulls lost to the Hurricanes but beat Florida and Boise State earlier in the season.
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Winbyafoot
Last-secondFG pushes Brother Martin past Jesuit in seesaw affair
BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer
Brother Martin kickerMaximo Barrios never saw hisgamewinningfield goal go betweenthe uprights because of how his teammates reactedinthe moment each of them turningtoward him andjumping in celebration.
Barrios made a38-yard field goal with two seconds remainingtolift BrotherMartin over Jesuit 31-29 in whatturned out to be athriller with two late lead changes in the District 9-5A opener Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium.
The Crusaders (4-0, 1-0) led for most of thenight afterEaston Royal scored the firstofhis two touchdowns on the first playfrom scrimmage. But when Jesuit went ahead with atouchdownwith just over aminute remaining, Barrios
knew he could be in position to kick thegame-winner QuarterbackHudsonFields engineered aseven-play drive that put Brother Martin in scoring position. Thefinal 6-yardpasstosenior Rowan Lipscomb might havemadethe difference on thewinning field goal that fluttered over the crossbar for the win.
Brother Martin led for muchof the night as Royal caught touchdown passes from two different quarterbacks —the first one for 60 yards from Fields on the first play from scrimmage andlater when the five-star wideout caught a38-yarder in stride on apassfrom sophomore Justin Morganinthe third quarter Jesuit sophomorequarterback Mani Vandeweghe entered in the fourthquarter and sparked his team to atouchdown drive that ended with his 2-yard dive into the end zonetomake the score 28-23. Jesuit (3-1, 0-1) moved into scoring rangeonthe next drive but failed to convert on afourth-down incompletion to the end zone. Given another chance, theBlue Jays againmoved into scoring range, andsophomore Michael Cerruti
scored on asecond-and-goal run from the1for alead that stayed at 29-28 after afailed two-point try
After Fields threwa 60-yard pass to Royal on the first play from scrimmage, junior Jack Melancon scored on a23-yard run fora14-0 lead early in the second quarter Unable to get past midfield the first three times it hadthe ball, Jesuit moved deep intoBrother Martinterritory with thehelpoftwo 15yard face-mask penalties,and Ja’ir Burks gotopen on abusted coverage and scored on a32-yardpass.
Burksscored his second touchdown on akickoff return in the thirdquarter
After the teams traded punts over the next three possessions, Jesuit senior Ethan Cabos drilled a31-yard field goal that made the score 14-10 with five seconds to play in the half. The teams also swapped interceptions on successive possessions in the first quarter—the first one by Jesuit junior Jack Maguire and thenext one by Brother Martin junior BradyMcCluskey,whose short return into Jesuit territory set up thesecond Brother Martin touchdown.
Tulane commit Randle leads Newman rout of Willow
BY SPENCERURQUHART
Staff writer
Newman was looking for itsfirst win of the season againstWillow and broke through in the second half with senior quarterback Jake Randle leading the way ATulane commitment, Randle wasNewman’sprimary running back last season but made the switch to quarterback in2025. Randle is still heavilyinvolved as arunner despite the position change, and he scored threerushing touchdownsina40-8 win over Willow on Friday at Michael Lupin Field. Willow only allowed 10 points in the first half, but Randle set the tone in thesecondhalfwitha 28yard rushing touchdown early in the third quarter.Newman pulled away from there,with Randle ripping off rushing touchdowns from 64 and 69 yardsonthe following drives. “Wewon fieldposition,special teams and the defense played great,” AaronVicesaid after his first win as Newman’scoach. “The offense and whatwe’redoing in the option game kind of takes alittlewhile sometimes to figure out. Scoring before the half andscor-
ingafter thehalf was huge.” Randle finished with 220 rushing yards and threetouchdowns on 14 carries, with the 69-yardtouchdownrun being his longest gain.
He also completed 12 of 15 passes for105 yardswithone touchdown andone interception
“The O-line played well, and coach Vice calledgreat plays,” Randle said. “Wedidn’trun as much in the firsthalf, butI saw thosegaps everytimewedid.
We went into halftime, and Itold coach Vice I’m seeing those holes. If you call those run plays,it’llbe there.”
Newman struck first after forcing afumble on Willow’sfirst drive of thegame andrecovered the ball at Willow’s 19-yard line.Randle found Newman wide receiver George Loop on aquick pass down the sideline thatturned intoa touchdown to put the Greenies up 7-0.
Turnovers proved costly for Willow,asNewman had threefirst-half interceptions from three players.
“(Willow) does agood job throwingthe ball, butwethought we could disguise coverages andget up under things to make it tough for them,” Vice said. “Wedid. We wanted to hit the quarterback and
Late pick sealsCountry Day’swin over Douglass
BY DARRELL WILLIAMS Contributing writer
Cornerback George Blessey intercepted apass and returned theball 20 yards for atouchdown, sealing Country Day’s49-36 victory over Douglass in anondistrict game Friday afternoon at Pan American Stadium It is Douglass’firstlossofthe
season Country Day (2-2) led 40-36 when Blessey made the big play with 2:41 leftinthe gameand the conversion kick made it 47-36.
TheCajuns tacked on twomore points forthe finalscorewhen Douglass’ Ronald Gardet was tackled in theend zone after the ensuing kickoff.
The Bobcats (3-1) got the ball at theirown 7after stopping CountryDay on downs with 2:41 left.
“Ourkids just never stop playing,”Cajuns coach Ben Powell said. “Even in our two losses (3320 vs. The Willow School and 6657 vs. Episcopal), we played until thefinal whistle.”
“I think the difference in the game was thatweput our safety in the box and hadone more to rush thepasser,and it affected him. Near the end, we were able to run the ball well and take alot of time off the clock.”
In aback-and-forth game with many momentum swings, Country Day led 34-22 at halftime behind quarterback Hudson Wright, who completed 14 of 21 passesfor 232 yards and three touchdowns in the half
However,1:51 into the third quarter,Bobcats receiver Vance Reed skirted around leftend on a jet sweep and went 43 yards for atouchdown. Xen Tate ran in the two-point conversion, bringing Douglass to within 34-30. Country Day answered with a
61-yard drive, with running back JustinDragogaining 30 of the yards to the Bobcats’ 33. From there, Wright completed three consecutive passes —28yards to receiver Herm Dyson, 1yard to Cameron Henry and a4-yard scoring toss to receiver Kellen Brewer,extending thelead to 40-30 with 6:22 left in the third quarter
At 9:31 of thefourth,Douglass got the ball at the Country Day9 afterthe center snap sailed over the punter’shead and was recovered by the Bobcats. Reed took a direct snap and wentthe 9yards off leftguard forthe touchdown, and Douglass trailed just 40-36.
TheCajuns then received the ball on their49with9:19 left and behind the running of Drago and Blessey ran every play out of the Wildcat until the Bobcats took over on downs at their 7with 2:41 left.
“Itwas agood game, but (the Cajuns) made plays whenthey had to, and we didn’tmake plays when we had to,” Douglass coach Cory McCloud said. “It came downtothat they madesome big plays at the end. But I’mproud of how our guys played.” Douglass’ Gardet, asophomore cornerback, picked off twoof Wright’spasses. He intercepted three last week and now has 16 in his fledging career Drago rushed for 109 yards on 30 carries. Cajuns receiver Cameron Henrycaught seven passes for 110 yards andthree touchdowns. He caught five passes for80yards andhad touchdowns of 39 and 14 yards to help put the Cajuns in control in the first half. Country Daynext will play Patrick Taylor on Friday.Douglass hasanopendate andnext will play at Kentwood on Oct. 10.
Curtis playskeepaway to inch by Rummel
By ANDREWVALENTI Contributing writer
WhileJohn Curtis had multiple miscues in Friday night’sDistrict 9-5A openeragainst Rummel at the Shrine on Airline,the Patriots engineered anearly11-minute drive in the fourth quarter to run out the clock and take homea2119 win against the Raiders.
Rummel (2-2)pulledwithin 21-19 after Raiders quarterback Tyler Holden found Kirby Cade alone in the endzoneona 21-yard touchdown pass with 11:56 leftin thefinal quarter.The sophomore wide receiver led Rummel in receivingwith four catchesfor 45 yards andthe score.
That’swhen the Patriots put the game away with a79-yard drive on 19 plays. Quarterback London Padgett found Darryck Horton for 16 yards on fourth down to the 1-yard line. Curtis(3-0) then ran theclock out.
fourth quarter.”
The veer offense consistently churned out yards on the ground as Curtis racked up 220 yards Padgett ledhis team with119 yards rushing on 18 attempts and threwfor 92 yardsand atouchdown.
Gavin Ledet had 82 yards and twoscores on nine rushing attempts. His first touchdowncame on a37-yard run with 9:36 left before halftimetogive the Patriots a7-3 lead. His second score was from 14 yards outinthe third quarter on the drive after Rummel’stouchdown on the fumbled kickoffreturn fora21-12 lead.
“Wehavealot of prideinourselves,” Ledet said. “When we gethit,weget back up again. I can’tthank anyone else other than the offensive line and the coaching staff. I’m just running the ball.”
sack him,and we did.”
Jack Falgoust and Will Pinkerton each kicked field goalsfor Newman. Falgoust kicked a28-yard field goal as time expiredinthe first half, and Pinkerton’skick was from 35 yards out to give Newman a33-0 lead in the fourth quarter Sophomore Thomas Smallpage finishedasNewman’s lead receiver with twocatches for47yards and atouchdown, which he caught in the fourth quarter from backup quarterback Ren Guidry.Loop caught four passes for 43 yards and ascore, and Hill had five catches for 20 yards.
Willow quarterbackKaiden Thomas completed 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards with four interceptions. The Lions found the end zonelate in the fourth quarter on a2-yard rushing touchdown from backup quarterback Oscar Hickman-Strattner “We’vegot to learnhow to play through adversity,” Willow coach J.J. Smithsaid. “Wehad some things go against us, and we went theoppositedirection.”
Newman (1-2)will be back at home next week for aFridayWeek 5matchup against 4-0 Riverdale. Willow (3-1) will also be at home on Friday against Sophie B. Wright
The Patriots committed three turnovers on amuffed punt andtwo otherfumbles. Curtis fumbled akickoff return in the third quarter that Mark Shezbie scooped up and returned 25 yardsfor atouchdownthat brought Rummel within 14-12 with 5:37 leftinthe quarter
“Weshotourselves in the foot too many times,” Patriots coach J.T.Curtis said. “As inconsistent as we were in the second half,to come outand drive the ball down the field like that speaks volumes of the mental toughness. I couldn’tbemoreproud of them and how they competed in the
Rummel looked to cut into the lead after amissed Curtis field goal at the 19-yard line with more than aminute left before halftime.But Holden threwaninterception to Patriots defensive back Prentice Mackyeon on the fourth play of the drive thatset his team up at the 39-yard line. Padgett found running back Jacobi Boudreaux on athird-down screen pass for a44-yard touchdown whenthe seniorweaved his way through defenders intothe end zone. The score put Curtis ahead 14-3 with 31 seconds left before halftime. Robert Montalvo Vargas made twofield goals forRummel from 42 and 34 yards.
STAFF PHOTO By JOHN MCCUSKER
Easton RoyalofBrother Martin is pursued by Jesuit defenderBeau Matulewski on Friday. Brother Martin defeated theBlue Jays on alast-second field goal.
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Shaw grabssix pickstostunNo. 1LCA
BY JIM DERRY Staff writer
After an embarrassing loss to archrival Rummel in Week 3, one could forgive the Shaw Eagles if they were alittle feisty How did they respond? By taking out their frustrations on the top-ranked team in Class 2A.
Capitalizingonadefense that snagged six interceptions —and had seven turnovers overall —Shaw
walloped Lafayette Christian 31-13 on Friday night at JoeZimmerman Stadiumin Marrero.
The Eagles(2-2) got the partystarted early,asEthan Lentz stopped an eight-play drive by picking offBraylon Walker.The ensuing drive stalled, but Rontrae Carter followed with another Shaw interception, whichled to the Eagles’ first score of the night —a5-yard run by DeAndree Franklin And while the Knights (3-
1), scored on a12-play drive thatate up nearly half of thesecond quarter to cutit to 7-6 (a missed two-point conversion), there were two more Shaw interceptions in the half —one by NelsonCarter andanotherby Hayden Hudson.
That, along with aperfect fourth-down, 33-yardtouchdown pass from Allen “Red” ShawtoTyre Lowe and another shortrun by Franklin gave the Eagles a21-6 advantage at halftime.
Flemings’big play helps Slidellshake Mandeville
BY JOSEPH HALM Staff writer
Mandeville scored to cut the Slidell lead to just six points midway through the third quarter.It was amoment that could have tipped the game in the Skippers’ favor, butSlidell hadother ideas.
The Tigers didn’t blink as senior Carlos Flemings hauled in his second long TD passjust over aminute later as Slidell earned an emotional 28-14 nondistrict victory at L.V.McGinty Sr. Stadium on Friday
“That gave us alot of momentum,” Flemings said about his 77-yard TD catch to push the Tigers’ lead to 21-7.“Afterthat, we knew we had it in the bag.Once we get rolling, there is no stopping us. As long as we’re up, we’reup.”
Flemings also had a49yard TD catch in the final minuteofthe first half
Junior quarterbackRicky Williams was 10-of-18 passing for 232 yards with three TDs.
Junior runningback
Ja’Kwan Jones finished with 151 yards on 30 carries.
“It felt good, especially since last year was different for us,” Jonessaid. “But this year,weplayed as a team and got the results. (Flemings) is the man.”
Williams added a25-yard TD runlate in thethird quarter to push the lead to 28-7. The Skippers (2-2) tried to mount acomeback as freshman Krew Collura scored on a16-yard run after afumble recovery by Cameron Martin.
But that was all the offense the Skippers could mountasthe Tigers held them to 248 yards.
“Tonight, we were able to getsomepoints on the board early, andweplayed some good defense,” Slidell coach Damon Page said. “We’ve just got to finish a littlebetter.Wefumbled the ball late, and we gave up twoscoresasthey pushed the ball down the field. I’m happy forthe win, butI’m still looking for us to get better.”
The victorymoves Slidell to 3-1asthe Tigers controlled the game from start to finish, racking up 441 yards of offense.
ForMandeville, senior Jax O’Quin had 58 yards rushing. Collurawas 11-of20 passing for 102 yards, includinga 12-yard TD pass to Jake Jacketti.
Mandeville coach Craig Jones credited the Slidell offensefor making it difficult on his defense, buthe also lamented his team’s tackling and theofficiating in the game.
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“Slidell deserves the win, but Iamfrustrated with the officiating,” Craig Jones said.“Iamvery unhappy when the head official tells me that Ishould change associations
“Make sure youput that in. Thisisn’t even my association. It was alot of things tonight. Iknow it’sa lot fora five-man crew,but that was not good. To be told that is why I’m frustrated.”
The Tigersoutgainedthe Skippers206-89 in the first half as Slidell built a14-0 halftime lead. It looked like Mandeville wouldscore on the game’s opening drive, but Tyler Roberts recovered aCollura fumble in Tigers’ territory to kill Mandeville’s only threat of the first half
The Tigers answered with an 11-play,67-yard drive, capped by an 8-yard JeremiahBirdlow TD catch from Williams. Theteams traded punts for the rest of the first half, until abig play doubled the Tigers’ lead.
Slidell drove 81 yardsin the final four minutes of the half, capped with a49-yard TD catch and runbyFlemings as the senior caught the ball in strideona perfect slant fora 14-0 halftime lead.
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It wasthe pressureinthe trenches from junior Jaiden Weberand senior Jonathan Williams that helped set up thehome team for success.
“Wehavebeen playing well all year,and Weber has been playing well,”Shaw coach Hank Tierney said “Our defense has been fine considering the teams we have played in St.Aug, Karr and Rummel. But as far as what we didtonight,we knew we had to get pressure on (Walker).
“Weplayedsome of our best offense of theyear.We ranthe ball well, andwe neverput thedefense in a bad spot.”
Walker, aULcommitment, was picked off twice more in the second half, including anotherbyLentz at the Shaw 32 thatwas tippedinthe air first by Williams. That turned apotential scoring drive that could have cut the Knights’ deficit to one score to all but gameover Walkerfinished 15 of 33 for
FOOTBALLREPORT
Week 4scores
BYMIKE BARBER Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.— Chandler Morrisscored on a 4-yard run in the second overtime and Virginia beat No.8 Florida State46-38 on Friday night for its first home victory over aTop 10 team since also beating the Seminoles in 2005.
Morris ran forthree scoresand had two touchdown passes forthe Cavaliers (4-1, 2-0AtlanticCoast Conference). After the goahead TD run, he completed apass to Trell Harrisfor the 2-point conversion.
Florida State (3-1, 0-1) had achance to tie,but Duce Robinson bobbled apass going out the back of the endzoneonthird down On fourth-and-12atthe 27, Tommy Castellanos’ heave into the end zone was intercepted by Ja’Son Prevard, with Cavaliers fans instantly storming the field.
FloridaState rallied to force overtime, with Castellanos throwing an 11-yard touchdown pass to Randy Pittman Jr.ona fourth-down play with 32 seconds left. The teams tradedfield goals in the first overtime. Robinson caught nine passes for 147yards and a touchdown, and Castellanos threw for 254 and ascore and ran for another 78 yards and atouchdown.
J’Mari Taylor ran for99 yards anda score as Virginia’srun game ate up the clock in thesecond half. Virginia turned apair of
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167 yards with thesix interceptions,and he rushed11 times for 88 yards.Shaw also was successful in putting theclamps on running back Caiden Bellard, whocarried 16 times for71yards, but 23 of thosecameonone run in the finalminute with the outcome well in hand. ForShaw, Franklin carried 21 times for 91 yards and three touchdowns. Red Shaw was 3- of-7 passing for 54 yards and atouchdown, and he rushed for43yards.
36 Team CD FD First Downs 20 11 YardsRushing 130 177 YardsPassing316 47 Passes (C-A-HI) 21-32-25-12-2 Punts-avg.0-0 3-34.3 Fumbles-lost 1-11-1 Penalties-yards1-154-20
SCORINGSUMMARY Country Day20146 9—49 Douglass 8148 6—36
FAD: VanceReed 4run (Malik Thomas run)
CD: Cameron Henry 39 pass from Hudson (Wright pass to Henry)
CD: Aiden Davis 30 interception return (passfailed)
STP: Cody Corales 51 pass from Brady Pierson(CarterPiersonkick)
STP: Corales 28 run (Pierson kick)
STP: Adam Connell 6passfrom Pierson(Pierson kick) JFK: BrandenBoles 29 pass from Dunham Dorrian (JosephBernardez kick) JFK: Ruth Dominick4run (kick failed)
STP: Corales 59 run (Pierson kick) JFK: JaylonGlapion 5run (Glapion
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Youbackout of your driveway andslam into apothole. Thestreet youneed is blocked, so you’re forced ontoa detour.The next stoplight is dark,trafficcrawlingas driversguess theirway through. Trashpiles up along thesidewalk. Your phone buzzes with yetanotherboilwater advisory.And by thetimeyou gethome, thepower is out Thesearen’tsmall inconveniences,they’re daily reminders that thebasicsaren’t workingthe waytheyshould.
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As Mayor, Helena will be a24/7leader whoworks relentlesslytodeliver thebasic city services that improveour qualityof life. We allsaw what’s possiblewhenthe City pulledtogether forthe SuperBowl andthe Taylor Swiftconcert.Downtown sparkled,serviceswerecoordinated, anddepartments worked in lockstep That levelofurgency andcoordination shouldn’t be theexception; it shouldbe thestandard…inevery neighborhood, everyday.AsMayor,Helenawill make it happen. Unprecedentedcoordination. City departmentsunited. ACityHallworking 24/7/365 in servicetothe people.
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The BK Historic House &Gardens museum in the French Quarter has been there for two centuries, so you might expect that it needs alot of TLC. Still, you might be surprised at what upkeeprequires. JylBenson has that story on Page12. Doesyour home need afall refresh? Start outside,with your front
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Caladiums arelike little elephant ears all decked out for Mardi Gras. Theyare one of the most reliable andcommonly planted choices for summer color in shadyareas. Thecolorful foliage of caladiums beautifies our gardens from April to October. Plantings of caladiums are
gettingpast their prime now, andit’stimetodecidewhat youwant to dowiththem.Caladiumsare perennials. They grow from atuber,and you can get more than one year of colorfulfoliagefor your initial investment.At this point, your choices are: 1) leave the tubers in the ground, or 2) dig them
up, store thetubers over the winter and plant them again next year.
Arethe tubers worthsaving?
Generally,the answer to this question is yes, if they are provided withthe right growing conditions. If you planted your caladiumswhere they received part-sun to part-shade in beds that were generously enriched with organic matter and kept evenly moist, your caladiums should have produced nice-sized tubers by this time (as big as or bigger than theones you planted).These tubers can be used to grow caladiums next year.
Leavetheminthe ground
Youmay simply leave the caladium tubers in the ground
if the bed where they are planted will stay undisturbed and drains well. Keep the area mulched this winter to protect thetubers in case it is unusually cold. Since the ground here does not freeze, they will survive in well-drained locations and come back up next year. If thebed tends to stay wet over the winter,which is common with ourrainy winters, thetubers may rot. It is not freezing temperatures that kill caladium bulbs over the winter —itiswet soil.
Generally speaking, experience showsthat it is morereliable to dig and store caladium tubers over the winter than to leave them in the ground. If the caladiums are in pots, withhold water in early October and let them go dormant. Youmay leave the bulbs in the pot over the winter (do not water until they wakeupin spring) or remove them from the pot and store them.Ifleft in the pot, store the pot indoors at room temperature.
Digthemup
If you intend to replant the area where the caladiums are growing with cool-season bedding plants, the tubers should be removed to allow you to do bed preparation forthe new plants. Or,dig the tubers if you just want to makesure that they stay safeover the winter.
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Last January, I put small Christmas lights and a sheet around my Meyer lemon tree. We covered the gardenia with plastic. Then the snow came. When we took the covers off, they were still green. But there were no blossoms on either plant this spring or summer. Any suggestions on how to help them? — Jane Sounds like your plants are doing well, and there is really nothing you can do to help them beyond providing the good care you have been giving them this summer Give them this year to recover. Most citrus trees have not been producing much, if any, fruit this summer because of the unusually cold weather at the end of last January Gardenias were also affected. If this coming winter is more normal, we should see normal production in citrus and flowers on gardenias next year. Remember, the gardenia has already set its flower buds for next year Don’t do any pruning in fall, winter or spring. If needed, prune in early to mid-summer after
flowering.
I have Drift roses planted in various beds around my house that are doing relatively well, but I’m new to their care. Some are full of constant blooms and buds with healthy green leaves and are overall very attractive. Some are thinner but are still blooming and have buds; however, some of their branches are completely gray and woody looking and they are not as pretty overall. Should I trim these
ugly gray branches and remove them? Is this an indication that something is wrong with the shrub and I need to treat it? Finally, some of the Drift roses have black spot which I am treating, and it seems to be improving with time. — Jessica
Variations in the performance of your Drift roses are likely related to location (they
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may be happier in some spots than in others) and variety (if you planted more than one variety). By all means, prune out any dead gray growth in the rose bushes now. Cooler weather will encourage more vigorous growth. To help with that, be sure to fertilize your roses now with a general-purpose fertilizer or one labeled for roses, following package directions.
Drift roses are resistant to and tolerant of black spot. During rainy periods, black spot will often show up, even on resistant varieties. But we generally don’t feel it’s critical to spray Drift roses. They will recover on their own. Rake up and remove any fallen leaves. The recent few weeks of drier weather will discourage black spot and should be helping.
Regular spraying through the summer can help minimize black spot problems. You cannot effectively control black spot unless you spray on a regular schedule and continue spraying even when the roses look good. You cannot control black spot by spraying as needed. You must spray regularly and constantly from spring to fall, following directions on the label of the prod-
uct you are using. But, again, this is not considered critical for Drift roses.
While Drift roses are naturally lower growing, you may need to prune to control their size or shape them up eventually You can trim your Drift
roses back about one-third in late January/early February and again in late August or early September. Although it is late, if you would like to do some trimming now you may — the sooner the better I want to cut the top off of a houseplant (I think it is a schefflera) to reduce its height. Can I root what I cut to make more plants? I tried once last year, but it never rooted. — Lola If you would like to propagate a plant you have, it’s a great idea to try and root cuttings when you need to prune it. It doesn’t always work, but I say go for it. Do some online research on propagating plants with cuttings to improve your chances of success.
Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu. edu.
PHOTO By MORGAN WERTHER Drift roses can be fertilized now.
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Caladiums should be dug when about half of the leaves turn yellow and most of the foliage begins to look “tired” and falls over.
Do not wait until all the foliage has disappeared or you may have a hard time finding the tubers. This also makes it more likely you will accidentally damage the tubers when you dig them up, and you are more likely to miss some of the tubers and leave them behind.
We usually dig caladiums sometime between late September and mid-October. Sometimes they will linger longer, and you may continue to enjoy the color. But, again, don’t put this off too long. Use a shovel, garden fork or trowel to lift the tubers, being careful not to damage them. Leave the foliage attached to the tubers, shake and brush off the soil and lay them out in a dry location sheltered from rain (in a garage, under a carport). You can also place them, tubers down, in a bucket or large pot to save room. Don’t pack them in too tightly. If the growing conditions were not ideal (particularly if they were growing in dense, heavy shade or dry conditions), the quality of the tubers may have declined over the summer, and they may be too small to perform well next year. If that’s the case, you may choose to discard them and purchase new tubers next spring.
Drying the tubers
Allow the tubers to dry until the foliage is tan and papery in appearance. This generally takes about 10 to 14 days. At that time, the foliage will easily separate from the tubers, leaving a cleanly healed scar
The tubers can then be cleaned by washing in water to remove any remaining soil adhering to them. Unless there is a large amount of soil clinging to them, however, simply brushing them off is
PLANT TROPICALS NOW: If you intend to add tropical plants to your landscape, get them planted as soon as possible. This includes popular plants like tropical hibiscus, tibouchina, bird of paradise, philodendron, ixora, firebush, gingers, angel trumpet and others.Tropical plants are vulnerable to cold damage during winter. Plants that are well established are more likely to survive freezes than those that have been recently planted Planting tropicals now allows them time to get established during the warm fall weather before the cold of winter arrives.
FALLING LEAVES: As we move into the fall, do not be concerned about the declining health of deciduous tree and shrub foliage (deciduous trees and shrubs are those that drop their leaves in the winter).you will begin to see various leaf spots, scorched edges, yellow
generally enough. If you do wash them, they should be air-dried in a well-ventilated place for several days until the moisture has evaporated
leaves and other symptoms. These trees and shrubs are getting ready to shed their leaves, and the spots and blemishes are just part of the process.
AZALEA CARE: Azalea lace bugs feed from the underside of the leaves, causing small, white dots on the upper side of the leaves and dark brown spots on the back. If you see these symptoms, spray two or three times under the leaves with permethrin, bifenthrin or a light horticultural oil following directions on the label.After treatment, the white dots will persist but not get worse.
SAVING SEEDS: Collect seeds from your flowers to plant next year They include warm-season annuals such as cosmos, cleome, sunflower, abelmoschus, balsam, amaranthus, wheat celosia, torenia, marigold and zinnia whose seeds are relatively easy to harvest.
from the surface of the tubers before storage.
Storing them
When they are dry, they are
ready for storing over the winter. Tubers that you may have accidentally damaged can be saved if they have healed well and feel solid. Place the healthy tubers in old nylon stockings, mesh bags (such as an onion or crawfish sack), paper bags or cardboard boxes. The idea is that the container should be able to breathe. Do not store the tubers in plastic bags as this may lead to rotting.
Make sure you keep the tubers in a location indoors where temperatures will stay above 70 degrees. Check the tubers occasionally and discard any that show signs of rot or that have shriveled up. When drying the tubers and
storing them, it is a good idea to keep track of the different types you are growing and keep them separate. This will allow you to place groups of individual colors into the landscape where you want them to be next year It is a good idea to label the bags you store the tubers in with the name of the variety and the color, or at least the color
Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu. edu.
Hang time
There’s a big advantage to living in a place where front porches are architectural must-haves: They give us more space to hang plants that thrive in our long growing season
— Karen Taylor Gist
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Iris Society plans meeting, annual sale
The Greater New Orleans Iris Society has two events planned in the coming weeks for those who have an interest in the plants.
The fall meeting of the group will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road. Planting advice, as well as a few irises to take home, will be included.
The society’s annual Rhizome Sale will be Oct. 18 at Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road in New Orleans.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon.
For information, visit louisianairisgnois.com.
Fall Garden Festival is Oct. 4 at City Park
The New Orleans Botanical Garden will be alive with gardening gurus from all over the Southeast from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4 for the Fall Garden Festival.
Visit the grounds at 1 Palm Drive in City Park for plant sales, educational programs, arts and crafts, live music and over 50 vendors.
Admission is $15, $7 for children ages 3-12, and free for Friends of City Park members.
Tree school in Jefferson scheduled for Oct. 7
Registration is open for the 25th annual Tree School in Jefferson Parish to be held Oct. 7.
The Carey Hammett Tree School, hosted by Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful, looks at the care and preservation of the parish’s tree canopy.
The one-day workshop will feature Diane Jones Allen, professor and program director of landscape architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Admission is $12.50, free to professionals in the landscape and building sectors.
The school is from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and includes lunch at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive in Metairie. Visit friendsofjeffersonthebeautiful.org.
Master Gardeners set fall seminar
The St. Tammany Master Gardener Association, in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, will host a seminar with speakers on design, seed preservation and boutiques on Oct. 17 at Church of the King, 22205 Little Creed Road in Mandeville.
Laura Dowling, former chief floral designer at the White House, will speak on holiday design, and John Coykendall, artist and Master Gardener, will discuss saving and preserving seeds. Tickets for the event, which is from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., are $60 and sold in advance only. Visit stmastergardener. org.
Volunteer projects abound at City Park
A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include:
n Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Tuesday Volunteer Center
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n Native Plant Management: 9 a.m. Wednesday. Volunteer Center
n Fall Garden Festival Volunteer Orientation: 4 p.m. Wednesday. Gate 5, Botanical Garden, 14 Stadium Dr.
n Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 9 a.m. Friday Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave. Register for the programs and find out more about what to bring at friendsofcitypark. volunteerhub.com.
Have a home and garden event coming up? Send it to events@ theadvocate.com.
The Greater New Orleans Iris Society’s annual Rhizome Sale will be Oct. 18.
Making an entrance
Freshenupyour frontdoorwitha newcoatofpaint
Fall is in the air.Temperatures are far from crisp, but you can tell by the huge quantity of Halloween candy on display and thefact that you can order almost anythingin pumpkin flavor. While theDeep South lacks the autumnal foliage of New England,our thoughts turntocolor as we approach the cavalcade of holidays that will soon be upon us. Beginning with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, New Orleans flows right intothe Carnival season.
Celebration becomes the order of theday,and with it comes thoughtsof freshening up our homes before guests arrive.
Thefront door
So, lacking agreat varietyofcolorful foliage, let’sopenaquart can of paint instead.
Where better to start than thefront door? Repainting the frontdoor is a simple project wellwithin reach of theaverage do-it-yourselfer.Itis an inexpensive and easyway to welcome guests,and this weekend project pays bigdividends.
Bold or subtle?
Bold or garish, subtleordull areall in theeye of the beholder.How doyou seecolor?
Color is the most personal part of design. Someofusembracevivid color while othersprefer softer color —orat least color in small doses. Ioncehad a client who absolutely loved color.She referred to beige as “theBword”and would not allow it in her home
The result was amulberry-colored entry hall opening ontosalmon-hued parlors and aroyal bluedining room. Throughoutthe home were beautiful cypress millwork, antique pinefloors
PHOTO PROVIDEDBySPIROVIEW A finished wooden door fits in perfectly to thisnatural setting.
and period-appropriate wallpapers thatserved to unite what might have seemed disparate shades. That little inner voice will tellyou what color really appeals to you. Historicperiod colorsare agreat place to start. Manypaint manufacturers have organized thesehues intocollectionsthat work well together.The old concept of historic colors being dulled down in some manner has been cast aside. Color analysis has revealed wonderful, often vivid, colorspopular over thepast 150years.Rich, saturated and sometimes bold colors would add snap to anyhome.
Choosing acolor
In selecting anew color,start by considering what Icall the “givens.” That means thecolors and materials that will notchange, such as abrick or stone landing, the other house-paint colors andany nearby flowering trees or shrubs.
Also consider your neighbors. Would youreally want ahigh-gloss red front door if there already is one next door or across the street? Probably not.
There wasonce ahouseinLakeview painted themost beautiful shade of coral, but unfortunately,itwas surrounded by fuchsia-colored azaleas, so for afew weeks everyyear,the house looked absolutely awful when it should have looked itsbest.
Consider thecolor of your brick, or even that of themortar.The subtle gray/tan color of mortar for both the
Afront door is an opportunity to express your personality.
door and door casing could be surprisingly effective.
Other color selections might range from somber black for more formal housedesigns to cottages with doors painted aclear,fresh color such as yel-
low or robin’segg blue and all the way to “highlighter” shades for atomic age midcentury homes.
Wood-finished doors
There is no one-size-fits-all in design
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Louis Aubert
—or, at least, there should not be.
Awood-finished door can be quite handsome, and there arewonderful examples of them scattered acrossthe city. Bear in mind thatawood finish will often require more maintenance, especially when exposedtodirectsunlight.Traditionally,grand old New Orleans homeshad wood-finished doorscontaining intricate beveled glass,and so thisisa part of our collectivememory of what is grand.
Awood-finished door can also lean toward the rustic. I once saw acharming antique St. Joe brickranchhome in St. Tammanywitha colonial six-panel front door that was sanded down, leaving bitsof old paint. It received coatsofa low-sheen varnish. Combined with antique brasshardware and knocker,itwas low-key and charming.
Selectingthe rightpaint
Do your homeworkbefore going to the paint store.
Paint manufacturers have developed great websites filled with helpful information. Each paint product is described in terms of how and where it should be used. There are many paint sheens, and not all paints are available in every sheen. For instance, one paint may be available in satin and semi-gloss finish, but not in gloss.
Youcan peruseevery color available online. Keep in mind that the actual color may vary from the image on screen, just as it willvary based on paint sheen and exposure to natural light and shadow.
The manufacturer’s site will also state the ideal temperature range in which paint should be applied.
An experienced clerk will offer advice that you may not have considered, such as how to best prepare the surface and the correct primercompatible with your paint selection.
Gettingstarted
Prep is incredibly important, as it willdetermine the success of your painting project. Skimp on prep and you will
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n The“given” materials will influence your selection: Consider anyexposed brick or stone, roof materials and thecolorsinthe landscape (blooming trees and shrubs as well as colorful foliage).
n Context is important. Consider nearbyhomes: Color looks best when it works within the spirit of the neighborhood. Some neighborhoods aremore freewheeling and embrace bolder color combinations.Theyare the funcousins youwant to sitnexttoat Thanksgiving
n Paint sheenmatters, too. Ahigh-gloss front door can be striking. Onecautionthough: Higher sheen finishes require greater prep as high sheen can magnify imperfections.
n Tone-on-tonecolor: Simply selecting alighter or darker shade of your shutter color candrawpositive attention to your front door Occasionally,with abrick house, painting both thedoor and door casing asinglecolor makes fora more dramaticentrance.
n Maketwo trips to the paint store. The first will be to select a rangeof colorchips to reviewathome, and the second will be to purchasepaint and supplies. Do not skip this first step, as paint chipswill lookverydifferentathomethan theydointhe store.
n Don’tforget the HOA(Homeowner’s Association).Some require reviewand HOAapprovalfor exterior colors.
n Have fun! It’sonly aquartofpaint and aSaturdayafternoon, and they giveyou achance to expressyour personality with color.
soon regret it. Most everyone loves to paint.And why not? It’snear instantgratification. Prep issomething else. It’sthe grunt workofpainting.Scraping, sanding and filling holes is notfun, but it will result in the professional appearance we all aim for
Having cleaned the prepped thesurface, you are at last ready to paint. Well, you are
almost ready
Youalso may wishtoremove or cover hardware, put down a heavy canvas drop cloth, and organize the tools and other supplies such as painter’stape, brushes,water (or mineral spiritsifusing an oil-based paint), paint container and liner (for easy cleanup), and paper towels or rags. Ilike to have atrash can handy to keep
thework site neat. Anote about drop cloths: Avoid the thin plastic variety as they offer about the same protection as sandwich wrap.
Louis J. Aubert is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designersand an avid preservationist. Some of his most visible NewOrleans projects include making interior color selections for Gallier Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interiorand exterior selections for St. Stephen’s Basilica. Contact him at mrcolour@aol.com.
STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER Aclassicblack door suits this ClassicalRevival home.
TURNING BACK Architect devotes decades to upkeep of BK House museum
BY JYL BENSON Contributing writer
In the decades of his professional career, Robert Cangelosi Jr., a celebrated architect, historian, author and Tulane University professor of historic preservation, has never known a day removed from the grasp of the needy and demanding mistress that is the Beauregard-Keyes House.
“It is nonstop,” Cangelosi, president of Koch & Wilson Architects, said of the 1826 Greek Revival center hall located in the French Quarter neighborhood where he grew up in the 1950s.
“It is a balancing act between addressing restoration, fixing past mistakes, and meeting the requirements of Vieux Carre Commission, and trying to move on capital improvements — such as the installation of an elevator at the rear
“The battle is to keep it from falling into rack and ruin. It was discovered that the portico was not original, as I had always thought it was. This left me wondering how the original occupants had ever managed to get through the front door, but no matter. Every time we think we have solved a problem and figured this place out, another one presents itself.”
One memorable incident stands out in a litany of circumstances requiring emergency intervention. It came on an otherwise mundane Saturday afternoon, while Cangelosi was in the cellar tending to some task or other
The ceiling above him started to shift. Undaunted, Cangelosi hastily fortified the ceiling with stacks of books towering skyward from the dusty stone floor, then rushed upstairs and evacuated the
SOIREE IN THE VIEUX CARRE
WHAT: A fundraiser with food from Messina’s, entertainment by James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars and more.
WHEN: Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Historic BK House & Gardens, 1113 Chartres St.
TICKETS: Start at $100/$150; see bkhouse. org
wedding party that was in full swing. That ceiling has been repaired.
Koch & Wilson’s relationship with the house started in 1945, when the architectural firm entered a pro-bono relationship with Frances Parkinson Keyes, after the celebrated author sought to restore it. The Keyes Foundation was established to preserve the house, with Samuel Wilson Jr. overseeing it until his death in 1993.
Upon accepting employment with the firm in 1977, the house fell to Cangelosi, stomping her figurative slipper, a list of demands in her silk-gloved fist. For years, Cangelosi served on the home’s board of directors. Today, he is overseeing a complete restoration of the historic structure.
In the most recent house emergency, staff at BKH had been aware that the 200-year-old ceiling in the Beauregard Room was weak. The wrought iron nails securing the lathe and plaster were rusting through, and the plaster was becoming detached. The doomsday bell tolled on June 15 when large, new cracks appeared.
It was time to shutter the room and call in a specialized team for repairs.
ä See TIME, page 14
The BK House has witnessed all manner of dignitaries and down-and-outs over the Gen. P.G.T Beauregard, a liquor company and a flop house before Frances Parkinson
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the course of its nearly 200-year history, having served as a home to an auctioneer, the consul to Switzerland, nson Keyes initiated its restoration in 1945, a process that continues today.
In 1945, Frances Parkinson Keyes hired Koch & Wilson Architects to assist in the restoration of what is now the BK House. The initial plans were for work in the rear building and the courtyard, shown here. This marked the beginning of over half a century of continuous restoration projects, with Koch & Wilson serving as consultants. The relationship continues today.
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Darryl Reeves, left, a third-generation blacksmith, maintains the historic iron work, and Robert Cangelosi Jr., an architect, historian and Tulane University professor of historic preservation, oversees the home’s restoration.
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Jeff Poree, a fifth-generation master plasterer and Donald Sposito, general contractor, were immediately retained with an estimated $30,000 for repairs.
The men are skilled in the dying arts necessary to restore and preserve a building of the complexity of the BKH. Their increasingly rarefied skills and services come at a high price.
The work is still underway. The final bill remains to be seen, but the refurbished room will be unveiled at the Soiree in the Vieux Carre on Oct. 5.
Footing the bill
To help pay that bill and others, the Historic BK House & Gardens will be the host and beneficiary of soiree.
“This year marks a momentous milestone in the story of Historic BK House & Gardens,” said Annie Irvin, the organization’s executive director during the decade that much of the restoration work was being done. Jen Gick is the new executive director
“In 1925, the house had fallen into such disrepair that it was scheduled for demolition and replacement with a maca-
The
roni factory,” Irvin said. “Thankfully, that proposal never materialized, and 100 years later, BKH continues to uphold its historical significance in the Vieux Carre. Some of the proceeds from
this year’s event will help fund necessary repairs in the dining room.”
Remaining proceeds will go to the never-ending list of needs as well as a newly established endowment, en-
suring BK House remains a cultural resource for future generations.
A long, dramatic history
Today, the house operates as a museum, the Historic BK
House & Gardens, focusing on the past residents and associates of the house, including the wealthy, pre-Civil War French Creole inhabitants and the people they enslaved; the Italian immigrant families
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complete restoration of the historic structure is ongoing, being overseen by architect Robert Cangelosi Jr
who moved in after the Civil War and their tenants; and Keyes, who wrote numerous books, including “The Chess Players,” based on chess champion Paul Morphy, who was also the grandson of Joseph LeCarpentier, the original owner of the house.
n 1826: Designed by François Correjolles and built by James Lambert for LeCarpentier, an auctioneer, the house sits on land originally owned by the Ursuline nuns.
“This was done during a transitional period between Creole and American,” Cangelosi said.
“This is evidenced by combined elements of a Creole cottage — a cabinet gallery and detached outbuildings — with Greek Revival features, including a Palladian façade and an American center hall.”
n 1833: John A. Merle, consul of Switzerland, became the owner in 1833. His wife, Anais Philippon, added the adjoining parterre garden, which occupied the corner of Chartres and Ursulines streets.
n 1865: A subsequent property owner, a grocer, used the house as rental property. Its occupants included the family of Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T.) Beauregard. After the Civil War, Beauregard, a Confederate general, returned to live in the house until 1868.
n 1904: Sicilian immigrant Corrado Giacona, the new owner, operated a liquor company from the family house.
n 1908: Members of the Sicilian Black Hand and Mafia attempted in June to exact a cut of the earnings from the family, only to be shot dead by Giacona while assembled around a dining table on the rear gallery.
n 1925: After Giacona died, Antonio Mannino purchased the house and put it up for auction. The purchaser intended to demolish it to erect a pasta factory, but that plan was foiled when a group of citizens lead by architect Gen. Allison Owen intervened. Mannino instead sold the house in 1926 to Owen. The home became a refuge for homeless men, and the basement housed a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous.
n 1930: Owen sold the home to the preservation group, Be-
owned by the Ursuline nuns.
auregard House Inc.
n 1944: Keyes rescued the house, restoring the courtyard, gardens, and slave quarters, after making it her rental residence. Keyes began the restoration work on the house as early as 1945 when she began working with Koch & Wilson Architects.
n 1955: Keyes set up the Keyes Foundation and bought
the home from Beauregard House Inc. The foundation still owns it.
Ongoing restoration
Cangelosi estimates an average annual expenditure of $250,000 in capital improvements to bring the house to current standards and code. This number is over and above the costs of surprise repairs.
RECENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
n 2014: Basement stabilization — $50,000 plus n 2015: HVAC replacement — $50,000 plus n 2017: Drainage/waterline replacement/ regrading — $220,000
n 2019: Electrical replacement — $97,000
n 2020: Restoration of Chartres Street facade — $190,000
n 2020: Fire and security upgrades — $13,000
n 2020-21: Repairs to dependency — $441,000
n 2022: Downstairs bath + library restoration and upgrades — $68,000
n 2023: Ursulines Street façade restoration — $205,000
n 2024: Back gallery restoration — $255,000
n 2024: Barracks Street facade restoration — $295,000
Today, the house reflects its Greek Revival style and exhibits items from Beauregard’s family, as well as Keyes’ studio and her collections of rare porcelain veilleuses (teapots), dolls, and a massive dollhouse gifted to her upon her marriage. The latter is under restoration by Vera Chandler, yet another specialist with a hardto-come-by skill necessary for the retention and operation of the home and its collections.
PHOTO By JEFF STROUT Designed by François Correjolles and built by James Lambert in 1826 for auctioneer Joseph LeCarpentier, the house sits on land originally
Lakefronthomehas pool,panache aplenty
BY VICTOR ANDREWS Staff writer
Set on acorner lot on Metairie’sHomestead Avenue between West Esplanade Boulevardand the lake is arecently built home that blends elements of traditional style
with the luxuries of modernday life.
Thefour-bedroom, threebathhome is acomfortable 3,700 square feet on aspacious lot, complete with acircular drive and access to thetwo-car garage on the side street.
LakePontchartrain is just
ablock-and-a-half away,with the eateries and entertainmentspots of Bucktownand the NewOrleans Lakefront nearby.Bonnabel Boulevard, providing easy access to Veterans Memorial Boulevard and I-10, is three streets over, and the lake has numerous optionsfor recreation, boating andevenpets.
But if youbuy this 2-yearolddwelling for $1.65 million, staying at home maybea grand option.
The circulardrive and neatly landscaped grounds are a sweeping invitation to come inside,traversing the brick stairs up to the front portico andinthrough the double doors.
The broad foyer is agreat welcoming spot, with the stairs to the second floor peeking fromacovertspace to the side.A powderroomisalso located by the stairs.
Formal dining gets “front of the house”treatment in this layout, with large windows on two corners offering agener-
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The sleeping chamber of the primary suite is a relaxing space with a generous view of the backyard.
ous side helping of natural light. A butler’s pantry with a wet bar and beverage refrigerator is an added bonus, packed with cabinets and storage aplenty for service ware.
Through the pantry lies the vast kitchen and living area of the home. The bright kitchen with stainless steel appliances is a linear space designed with a large island at the center Besides offering an expansive prep area, the island also boasts abundant space for seating and storage.
The kitchen is open to the living room, which features a soaring ceiling and view of the upstairs gallery. The room’s gas fireplace, with a seat-level hearth in dark stone, rises between the double glass doors and picture window looking out over the rear patio.
From the living room, a hallway leads to the primary suite, advantageously positioned on the first floor. The sleeping chamber at the rear of the home features a large window with views of the swimming pool.
The primary bath conjures a spa feeling with a double vanity, a sculptural soaking tub and a large linear shower in contrasting marble tiles. A water closet is also part of the ensemble, as well as two closets. But the suite’s primary
walk-in closet features custom compartments for apparel and opens onto the home’s spacious laundry center.
The laundry also has access to the home office located on the front of the house, across from the dining room.
Upstairs are three additional bedrooms. One is an en suite with a large walk-in closet, while the other two share a Jack and Jill bath.
The covered patio is a prime spot for outdoor entertaining, with a convenient view of the home’s aquatic features.
The pool includes a hot tub and tanning deck. An outdoor
shower next to the pool is perfectly situated near the door to the half bath in the home’s garage.
The two-car garage also has a large opening onto the backyard and can expand the covered entertaining area.
A whole-house generator is a bonus feature.
The home is listed by Dawnne Keeney of Crescent Sotheby’s International Realty, (504) 650-3912.
One in a Million is an occasional series featuring upscale homes for sale in the metro area.
The kitchen opens onto the living room, creating a unified area for family and friends to gather.
NEWORLEANS
n TRANSFERS ISSUEDOCT.12-16 DISTRICT 1
ERATO ST.4100-4102: $150,000, I Am New Orleans LLCtoDennisA. RussoJr.
PERDIDO ST.2517-251: $55,000, Orleans District Redevelopment Corp. to First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church.
ST.CHARLES AVE. 1205: $198,000, Niki Angelo Kloumassis to Kevin Oshea.
ST.CHARLES AVE. 1205: $250,000, St. Charles Condominium Development LLCtoDesire Line Holdings LLC.
ST.CHARLES AVE. 1205, UNIT 1115: donation, no value stated, Willie J. DevoldtoRefined Living LLC.
ST.CHARLES AVE. 1750, UNIT 635: $355,000, Uzodinma Chinedu Emerenini to Francisca Ezeadichie Eyetsemitan, Frank E. Eyetsemitan and Tosan Toby Eyetsemitan.
S. PIERCE ST.641-643-645: donation, no value stated, Elgin AnthonySalomon to Christy Lolan Salomon.
S. RAMPARTST. 1323-25: $275,000, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority to Porscha Danae Moore.
DISTRICT 2
ANI ST.8: $940,000, KathrynBateman Henderson and Steven Henderson to AvaBrucato Alltmont and Michael D. Alltmont.
BAYOUROAD1726-28: $50,000, New Orleans Redevelopment
REALESTATETRANSFERS
Authority toPremier FifthProperties LLC.
BURGUNDYST. 539: $1,175,000, Ancillary Succession of Beverly Bain Muraglia and John Muraglia to Goodeirrevocable trust.
CATINA ST.6901: $237,500, Gerald Pasquier, HelenH.Pearce, Joseph LouisMeyersand Marguerite ClaireRose Meyers to Andre A. Hotardand Lunden Chenevert Hotard.
COLBERT ST.6650: $250,000, Emily Abide Royand Marion Peter Roy III to BrittanyP.Fauland Taylor M. Faul.
DUMAINE ST.2437: $306,000, Porter Development Unlimited LLC to VanessaWilliams Johnson.
GEN. DIAZ ST.6114: $450,000, Melissa BergBainesand Scott R. Baines toAyanMehrotraand CotyE.Mehrotra
IBERVILLE ST.2139: $160,000, Carl M. Braun Jr. to 2139Iberville LLC.
LAKESHORE DRIVE 7300, UNIT 25: $460,000, JGNConstructionLLC to NewBasin Canal Louisiana Properties LLC.
MEMPHIS ST.5822: $396,000, John RobertCox and Keith Brian Cox to ConnorJosephGlennonand EliseBurk Glennon.
MILNE BLVD.6938: $759,000, Alison Lynn Glendenning and RoyMichaelNapoli to Christin C. Gethers.
MARIGNYST. 1905-1907: $125,000, DBailey Pelicans LLCand succession of RobertLeo Vincent Sr. to Malissa H. Walton.
MARIGNYST. 4760: $290,000, Haley Michelle Robinson Stewardand Joshua Wayne Steward to AnthonyLouis Burgesen and MadisonRoy.
MARSEILLE ST.4931-4933: $120,000, VanHai Pham Nguyen to Ashnick LLC.
MARTIN DRIVE 52: $99,000, Clara E. Solomon to James J. Gilbert. N. CLAIBORNE AVE. 1441: $330,000, TwilliambellLLC to Terrestrial Funk LLC.
N. DERBIGNY ST.914-16: donation, no value stated, BlairT. Lavigne to Dina D. Lavigne. N. DORGENOISST. 2005: $24,000, Michael MehieltoCloudsLandscaping LLC.
N. ROMAN ST.1871: $245,000, Vancourt Properties &Renovations LLCtoTiawanna Brown. O’REILLYST. 2522, 2522-A, 2524: $305,000, Edward Hogan to Rene Jalice.
PAUGERST. 4320: $192,500, John GilbertDarensbourgtoMadeline Rentrop.
Elizabeth Niven Sarson Pharr to Clarissa Henley Keenerand Kyle Keener.
PRYTANIA ST.2906: $285,000, Jodine FaaborgSwitalskiand Mark Switalski to Kate Payne Tylerand KurtlandLee Tyler.
WASHINGTONAVE. 702: $1,008,250, 702 Washington Avenue LLCtoCharles Vance Overstreet and Kristin Summers Overstreet.
DISTRICT 5
DOVER PLACE 5933: $230,000,
EAST JEFFERSON
n TRANSFERS FORSEPT.12-19 JEFFERSON
AUDUBON TRACE 3911: KarenI. R. Schwalb to Jeanne N. Booth, $165,000.
AUDUBON TRACE 3722: Kim Delaney to Susan Kelly,$225,000. KENNER
733 HANSON PLACE725: Cherryse Picolo to CrcProperty Management LLC, $152,000.
AUBURN PLACE 109: Celink to Victor Garcia, $130,000.
DELAWARE AVE. 3225: Tehmina A. Masood to Aliaa A. Daramnah, $315,000.
DRIFTWOOD BLVD.27: Tessa Laurendine to Tanya Garcia, $330,000.
JANICE AVE. 4808: RichardC. Jones to Amazing Home Investments LLC, $320,000.
LOIRE DRIVE 4164: David A. HaffordtoHaneen Darwish, $278,000.
REALESTATETRANSFERS
Kheri Billy to 5933 DoverLLC.
MACARTHUR BLVD.4431: $71,000, Melissa A. HentzetoRoxany Pamela Palacios Escobar.
MERCEDES BLVD.2219: $190,000, Kamaldai Persaud Rambaran to Ernesta Shelton and William Moore.
RED ALLEN WAY 431: $349,900, Erin Michelle RouthSmith and Patrick S. Smith toSarah Anne Kopkin and Zachary S. Kopkin.
RIVERTREECOURT1701: $220,000, Gregory G. Berniard, Morris E. Berniard, Ronald E. Berniard and Sheila BerniardBurns to Kim Uyen Thi Le andVuong Huu Nguyen
SHIRLEY DRIVE 1832: $21,500, Ruoli Wang Su and Yang Su to Ola Real Estate &Property Management LLC.
YELLOWSTONE DRIVE 41: $325,000, Jamey D. Foster and Lisa Ann Salerno Foster to Ashley Dupart andDustin Paul Dupart.
YELLOWSTONE DRIVE 47:
$329,900, Christopher Thomas Vela and JaneCatherine Vela to Donald Miller and Janice Miller
DISTRICT 6
CALHOUN ST.322: $660,000, Succession of Isabel Anglade ReynoldsEstate to Donna Roane Mattson and John Mattson
47TH ST.3231: Valerie A. MumphreytoKevin D. Hammond, $272,000.
TONIVANZANDT
504-913-8665 toni@reverealtors.com
8623ZIMPLESTREET UPTOWN
Switalski and MarkSwitalski.
COLISEUM ST.4848: $455,000, Caroline CannadaRushand Lane Nicholas Rush Sr.toJohn Andrew Morgan and Kelli Huff Morgan.
CONSTANCE ST.5300: $1,385,000, Alicia Creech Andry and Gilbert V. Andry IV to AbbyMyles Baker and DillardMills Baker.
DELACHAISE ST.742: donation, no value stated, Andie Marcolto William J. Gillespie.
GEN. PERSHING ST.2318: $200,000, MiaflorElizabeth Borders to C&C Classic Homes Inc.
LAUREL ST.4001-4003: $430,000, Samantha L. Hasler and Travis E. Hasler to John SladeWinchester and Michelle SmithWinchester.
STATEST. 1655: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Amanda Baxter Berger and Ryan Reece Berger to David Raymond Gallo Jr.and Jamie Francisco Gallo.
STATEST. 422: $550,250, David Cody and SaraSmith Orton Cody to Kaci Shuman Ernst and Matthew Ernst.
DISTRICT 7
BIRCH ST.7722: $850,000, Garrett John Manhal and Lauren Ann Manhal to Randy A. Gordon.
LOWERLINE ST.1316: $330,000, LeonardH.Hirsch and Mayumi NagashimaHirsch to Jonathan Schmitt.
ACADEMY DRIVE 4200: Jourdan Folse to QuinlivanHomes LLC, $210,000.
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Ziv to Deborah Staack, $308,000.
ARIS AVE. 1101: Lamar O. Hooks Jr. to Natalie K. Hooks, donation, no value stated.
AURORA AVE. 624: Bonnabel Properties Inc. to Kyle P. Oneil, $3,000.
AVRON BLVD. 4740: Titus Nancy Athas Irrevocable Trust to Traci S. Roane, $360,000.
BARNETT ST. 4625: Vanessa A. Mosca to Leslie A. H. Milota, $440,000.
BIXLER ST. 3713: Joycelyn S. Boes to Cbdsdd Investments LLC, donation, no value stated.
BORE ST. 3514: Steven T. Tardo Jr. to Samantha G. Jenks, $345,000.
CHALDRON ST. 8741: Jhonatan J. M. Canales to Roxana L. G. Gomez, $245,000.
CIVIC ST. 3812: Billy D. Juneau to Nicole S Harris, $18,107
CLEARLAKE DRIVE 4412: Natalie M. C. Stoulig to Sharon E. Stoker, $375,000.
EDENBORN AVE. 3210: Edenborn Concepts LLC to S & R Railroad LLC, $275,000.
FOCIS ST. 1108: George C. Gerhold III to Steven C. Bowen, $440,000.
FOLSE DRIVE 4804: Philip A. Yeon to Renne C. Joubert, $498,000.
GILLEN ST. 7121: Kenneth M. George II to Gmw Properties LLC, $172,000.
GIUFFRIAS AVE. 2308-12: Lankston Rentals LLC to Two Thousand Seven Hundred One David Drive LLC, $800,000.
GREEN ACRES ROAD 4109: Joan A. Pugh to Noelle Curole, $240,000.
HESPER AVE. 728: Bonnabel Properties Inc. to Thomas J. Farrington, $10,400.
HIGH AVE. 1200: Brenda Ohlsson to Salvador Cusanza Jr., $359,000.
HOMESTEAD AVE. 1409: Michele L. Dufrechou to Lee A. May, $8,770,200.
HOUMA BLVD. 3939 BLDG 6: Gaignard & Calamari LLC to Toga LLC, $280,000.
ITHACA ST. 5236: Nichole M. Faucheaux to Brad Roth, $275,000.
WEST JEFFERSON
n TRANSFERS FOR SEPT. 12-19
AVONDALE
RETREAT DRIVE 3714: Dsld LLC to Michelle Munson, $249,100
WINNONA DRIVE 180: Bonnie V Shirah to Philip Bradley Jr., $70,000
GRAND ISLE
CHALMETTE LANE 125: Gde
Tiger Gulf of Mexico Energy Services LLC to Joelyn P. Roussel, $140,000
LOUISIANA 1 2404: Volant Enterprises LLC to Joan M. Reulet, $200,000.
ISLAND ROAD 100: Salty Game Sport Fishing LLC to S. X Se LLC, $270,000.
OAK ST. 193: Jamie Maxwell to Ross Antony, $130,000.
PLUM LANE 145: Lisa J. O. Daigle to Terri A. Heno, $80,000.
Dumaine St $524,900 St.PhilipSt$448,000 Banks St $545,000 IbervilleSt$425,000 PasseraCt$389,000 616 CadizSt$984,000 2824 CalhounSt$525,000 4333 Hamilton St $545,000 4634 Willow St $339,000 2100 St Charles#5G $264,000 WashingtonOaks Condos $199K$299K (504)210-2014 tommycrane.com
RoyalSt. $389,000
TouroSt#4$299,000
Chartres St (lot)$250,000
S. Peters$225,000
St.ClaudeAve $150,000
Desire St.(lot) $79,000
JAMES DRIVE 3613: Diana M. Leblanc to Deborah M. Poole, $385,000.
JESSICA ST. 3017: Zoila Rivera to Karolina G. Alcerro, $379,000.
LAKE AVE. 127: W. Parker Stewart to Verdin Group LLC, $475,000.
LAKE COMO AVE. 4813: Iannuzzi La LLC to Roland Causin Jr., $310,000.
LILLIAN ST. 1029: Angelique P. Gaudin to Angela F. Levron, $90,000.
MANSON AVE. 2112: Manson Enterprises LLC to Zhige Wang, donation, no value stated.
MELODY DRIVE 1508: Marilyn Spanolia to Marilyn P. Verges, donation, no value stated.
NEYREY DRIVE 4804: Patricia G. Zuppardo to Courtney N. Cook, $462,500.
N. DILTON ST. 421: Gabriel Cathey to Federal Savings Bank, $160,000.
N. LABARRE ROAD 3809: Glade B. Bilby II to K & A LLC, $275,000.
NURSERY AVE. 839: Kerry P Rodriguez to Shelly A. R. Hogan, donation, no value stated.
OLD METAIRIE PLACE 857: Robert
GRETNA
COLONY ROAD 21: Lamya Nidal to Twenty One Colony Road LLC, $880,000.
FAIRFIELD AVE. 28: Tjs Carnival Supplies Inc. to Cityside Properties LLC, $422,000.
FAIRFIELD AVE. 653: Rebecca Claverie to Louisiana Mm Holdings LLC, $381,000.
FIRE THORN DRIVE 313: Kevin J. Lovas to Green Homes Rem LLC,
W. Driskell to Teresa L. Hansen, $340,000.
PURDUE DRIVE 4305: David E. John to David B. John, donation, no value stated.
RIDGELAKE DRIVE 2901: Edward J. Johnston III to Jil Investors LLC, $98,000.
RIDGEWAY DRIVE 2914: Whodatcity Homes LLC to Alissa M. G. Jeanfreau, $635,000.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE 6220 UNIT 465: Minh B. Tran to Jason G. Beasley, $65,000.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE 6200 UNIT 541: Brian J. Smith Jr. to Crescent City Investment Group LLC, $23,000.
RUE BURGUNDY 800: Robert Harzinski to Rosary Oneill, donation, no value stated.
SEVERN AVE. 3351, UNIT C, BUILDING H: Morris & Nassar LLC to La Property Team LLC, $178,000.
SIGUR AVE. 1325: Jeana Jurisich to Patti Barovechio, $340,000.
$148,000.
GOUCHER ST. 745: Gary S. Hargis Jr. to Cafie M. Doucette, $259,500.
JEFFERSON ST. 1105: Josee K. Francher to Gary P. Lala, $399,000.
JEFFERSON ST. 1401: Shawn P. Gordon to Catherine K. Berry, $309,500.
LAKE TIMBERLANE DRIVE 3625: Douglas Ferguson to Nga Nguyen, $417,500.
MARIE DRIVE 54: Deborah M.
TAFT PARK 1509: Judy Fowkes to Maria C. Turriago, $130,000.
TAFT PARK 4320: Summer Lebreton to Kyle J. Dimarco, $425,000.
TARTAN DRIVE 4700: Frank D. Amato to Springer Linda Lee Revocable Living Trust, $340,000. W. ESPLANADE AVE. 5613: Brittney J. Cobb to Kenneth Knight, $362,000.
WHITNEY PLACE 2716: Margaret Wood to Jane Benedetto, $146,000.
WOODLAWN AVE. 1100: Terry M. Haskins to Shawn D. Wright II, donation, no value stated.
ZINNIA AVE. 416: Ricardo Rivera to Edwin G, $264,563.
RIVER RIDGE
BELLE GROVE PLACE 8809: Heather E. Novotny to Cassie R. Jones, $540,000.
DIANE AVE. 313: Michelle D. Fonseca to Layman Enterprise LLC, $195,000.
HAWTHORNE AVE. 9905: Mary A. Weaver to Dylan C. Smith, $292,000.
Arlos to Colin P. Cargol, $329,000. OXFORD PLACE 2425 UNIT 167: Dkk Investments III LLC to Arean Thornton, $75,000.
THOMAS ST. 1713: Bertha V Tavira to Edrick A. Starks, $292,000.
WILLOW DRIVE 242: Virginia E. Hoff to Yanira Quiroz, $260,000. WILLOWBROOK DRIVE 236: Susan M. B. Bullock to Yny LLC, $38,500.
HARVEY
BAYOU ROAD 2521: Energy Rentals LLC to Orr Bayou LLC, $10,000. BELLANGER ST. 502: Sandra Lefort to Megan D. Ankesheiln, $238,000. BRECKENRIDGE DRIVE 1921: Josephine Martin to Joshua Martin, donation, no value stated. E. BAMBOO DRIVE 3929: Kassidy J. Mosley to Lisseloth Lopez, $256,250.
FIFTH AVE. 705: William Bonnin Jr. to Elegant Houses LLC, $88,000. LESTER AVE. 2500: David M. Waldheim to Two Thousand Five Hundred Lester LLC, $300,000. PAILET AVE. 416: Nola Enterprises LLC to Cane Ventures LLC, $85,250. W. CHELSEA ROAD 1557-1559: Mt Realty LLC to Dao T. Duong, $349,999.
LAFITTE
JEAN LAFITTE
BLVD. 1839: Trebor Victoriano to Stephanie C. Cos-
ban, $105,500.
PALMETTO ST. JEAN 1923: Mi Group LLC to Jamie D. Adam, $210,000.
TASHA LANE 4969: Christie Henry to Mercedes Bergeron, $268,000.
MARRERO
ALEXIS DRIVE 4920: Hcld LLC to Alexis Frilot, $160,000
ARTESA DRIVE 1350: Tuong V. Tran to Khanh P. V. Nguyen, donation, no value stated.
ASPHODEL DRIVE 25: William G. Enos to Ceceilia P Pham, $435,000.
AUDUBON OAKS DRIVE 4900: Michael Nguyen to Karen Viltz, $383,000.
AVE. A 426: Blaine J. Terrebonne to Hunter Bourg, $90,000.
AVE. A 818: Jamie S. B. Rogers to Kylie M. Stein, $134,900
ST. TAMMANy
n TRANSFERS FOR SEPT. 2-5
ABITA SPRINGS
CAMPHILL DRIVE 936: Todd M. Nienaber and Christie Nienaber to Kimberly S. Brown, $100,000.
MERCEDES SUBDIVISION, LOT 16A, SQUARE 6: Joshua E. Pincu and Rebecca C. Pincu to Rebekah Wood, $325,000.
SLOOPE PLACE 71177: Carrie N. Farrell to Joshua D. Scamon and Abby O’Connell, $275,000.
SNEAD DRIVE 27241: Brian E. Stentz to Krause Flooring LLC, $10,000.
COVINGTON
ASPEN CREEK COURT 100: Robin G. Inman and Ann ‘Lee Earles Inman to Evans H. Delchamps and Margaret E. Delchamps, $564,000.
BAMBOO DRIVE 218: John S. Ward and Kathleen B. Ward to Nicholas Dupuy and Katherine Chiasson, $355,000.
C ST. 70368: Lombardo Properties LLC to Brian Feske and Kimberly H. Feske, $247,000.
CYPRESS POINT DRIVE 4240: DLK Homes LLC to Danielle Engels, $640,000.
DOWNS AVE. 74236: Emily R. Brady Cooper to Bridget Truxillo, $269,000.
FUSSELL ROAD 45360: Succession of Richard D. Radykowski to James A. Danley Jr. and Hailey Diaz Danley, $220,000.
GOLFVIEW LANE 114: Kimberleigh Robert to Jon D. Farrell and Carrie Farrell, $395,000.
REALESTATETRANSFERS
BAYOU LOURS COURT 2745: Michael Jaycox to Tracie M. Patrick, $225,000.
BERGER ST. 414: Palmisano Family Properties LLC to Dpp Properties LLC, $40,000.
DELTA POINTE 2509: Bennett L. Clark to Terry L. Emilien, $249,000.
NIAGRA DRIVE 5504: Marlene S. Perry to Perry Lecompte, donation, no value stated.
REGINA COELI COURT 4016: Monique Allen to Javonn Coleman, $210,500.
SHADY PARK DRIVE 5227: Sandra Williams to Penny Robinson, $460,000.
TUSA DRIVE 5321: Be S. T. Tra to Joann Hanh, $130,000.
WYOMING DRIVE 2512: Bayou Direct Buyers LLC to Elegant Houses LLC, $80,000.
WYOMING DRIVE 2512: Philip D Dubone Jr. to Bayou Direct Buy-
HICKORY DRIVE 52: Cheryl V. Cannon to Dakota Brady and Claire Lundsgaard, $250,000.
HORSE BRANCH ROAD 75180: Messick Realty Inc. to Nicholas Parks, $188,500.
HYACINTH DRIVE 70: Thomas A. Dubose and Kellie F. Dubose to Scott D. Cassisi, Debbie Cassisi and Charles Cassisi, $175,000.
INSPIRATION LANE 131: Todd R. Kiviko and Kelly L. Kiviko to Clifton F. Royston, $335,000.
KERNAN ACRES SUBDIVISION, LOT 6: Shannon R. Hand to Kernan A. Hand Jr., $1,000 and other good and valuable consideration.
LA BRANCHE PLACE 448: Terra Bella Group LLC to Highland Homes Inc., $107,500.
LAKEWOOD NORTHSHORE DRIVE 511: Nicholas P. Trist IV and Mary M. Cressy Trist to James D. Hughes and Shannon M. Hughes, $466,000.
LAZY RIVER ESTATES, LOT 226: Richard M. Landry and Sandra H. Landry to Jessica Knibbs, $25,000.
MAISON DU LAC SUBDIVISION, PHASE 3D, LOT 300: YAR Construction Co. Inc. to David R. Schroeder and Fay T. Schroeder, $489,400.
N. BOCAGE COURT 640: Brandon Migliore and Angelle M. Migliore to Kenneth Lacoste and Leslie P Lacoste, $870,000.
N. VERONA DRIVE 461: Rebekah D. Crosby to Gregory T. Benton and Eugenie Benton, $375,000.
NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Stone Properties #1 LLC to Peace Enterprises LLC, $25,000.
ers LLC, $70,000.
WYOMING DRIVE 2600: Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2018 R.P.3. to Carmen J. Martinez, $100,000.
TERRYTOWN
E. BUTTERFLY CIRCLE 416: Dunia M. R. Machado to Rosa B. Nunez, $188,000.
FAIRLAWN DRIVE 632: Steven Daigle to Freedom Mortgage Corp., $140,000.
WAGGAMAN
LAUREL OAK LANE 9517: A. Odum to Brandi Domingue, $339,000. W. KAYLA LANE 9558: Jamaal Williams to Anitra Williams, donation, no value stated.
WESTWEGO
GARDENIA LANE 120: Curtis Ow-
PALM BLVD. 20413: Candice M. Wilson to Brittney Bond, $243,200.
PARMA CIRCLE 12533: Donald ä See TAMMANY, page 22
ens to Pennymac Loan Services LLC, $125,000.
GRAMBLING COURT 156: Ruby Y Whitmore to Dorothy M. Gleen, $115,000.
MALLARD DRIVE 121: Tarnetta W. Thomas to Cole A. Montalbano, $68,000.
MILLIE DRIVE 157: Basilidas Bongcasan to Gonzalez Housing LLC, $190,000. N. KELLEY LANE 10100: Dorothy B. Polkey to Christie G. Gulizo, $425,000.
WAYNE AVE. 628: Jerome T Campbell to Matthews Investment Services LLC, $78,600.
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C. Laborie Jr. and Denise Beth Laborie Cain to Pricilla Kim and Thla Ling, $329,900.
PONCHITOLAWA DRIVE 250: David E. Snelling and Danielle C. Snelling to Craig Naccari Jr. and Emily Naccari, $500,000.
QUINCY AVE. 20087: Lee J. Kabrich and Rachel V. Kabrich to Joseph W. Groetsch Jr. and Nan White-Price, $195,000.
RIVER BEND ROAD 76049: Kerry M. Hughes to Nicollette L. Diglio, $118,000.
S. AMERICA ST. 501: Matthew C. Voelkel and Mary S. Voelkel to Ann Frances Treuting, $2,200,000.
TAMMANY HILLS SUBDIVISION, LOT 11A, SQUARE 51: Evans Designer Homes LLC to Shelby E Perkins, $245,000.
VICTORIA DRIVE 75449: DSLD Homes LLC to Carl Gourgeot and Jean Gourgeot, $300,275. W. 21ST AVE. 814: Executive Office LLC to H&M Property Management LLC, $350,000.
ZACHERY COURT 1457: DSLD Homes LLC to Joseph G. Vitale Sr. and Aline P. Vitale, $397,540.
FOLSOM
TOWN OF FOLSOM, LOTS 6, 7, FOLSOM: Christopher D. Danna and Karen G. Danna to Barks N Bubbles Pooch Pawlor LLC, $36,000.
LACOMBE
AUBREY TRACT SUBDIVISION, LOT 9, UNIT 5: Norris L. Batiste Sr. to Alma J. Hagans, $15,000.
REALESTATETRANSFERS
BRITTANY DRIVE 61290: Talmage Horton and Brittany Horton to Christopher Ducote Sr. and Melissa Ducote, $305,000.
CYPRESS PARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 10, 11, SQUARE 3: Brian F. Hirschey to Leon J. Paoletti, $240,000
DINKINS DRIVE 29216: Thomas Hecker Jr. and Lisa Hecker to Pearson Rentals LLC, $70,000.
EVELYN DRIVE 28238: William D Sicard and Arthur R. Sicard to Ifrail G. Areviche-Alonso, $280,000.
FRANK GILBERT LANE, PORTION OF GROUND: Phelps Family Partnership LP to Jason K. Lane and Krystal L. Lane, $150,000.
N. PONCHARTRAIN DRIVE 62686: Heather N. Lucido to Jacqueline M. Reling, donation, no value stated.
NEAR LACOMBE, PORTION OF GROUND: Albert M. Hamauei, Mary K. Farrell Hamauei, George Belthazar Muller and Barbara N. Muller revocable trust to D&A Hamauei LLC, $37,500.
OAKLAWN SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Evelyn B. Delrie to Rachel A. Forbes, donation, no value stated.
TRIBUTE DRIVE 65373: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Peyton J. Constantin and Cierra R. McKinney, $286,058.
MADISONVILLE
FOX SPARROW LOOP 1197: BMI Construction LLC to George J. Kleamenakis, $465,000.
KENSINGTON DRIVE 201: Chad T. Marshall and Samantha S. Marshall to Bentley J. Harvey III and Deslonde V. Harvey, $760,000.
NORTHPOINTE BUSINESS PARK SUBDIVISION PHASE 2, LOT 25A: Northpointe Business Park LLC to CRMR Properties LLC, $216,221.
RUE DU SUD 65: Amanda C. Cuevas to David Drude Properties LLC, $140,000.
SPIKE DRIVE 71776: DSLD Homes LLC to Hannah Gingell, $219,625.
SPIKE DRIVE 71781: DSLD Homes LLC to Nicholas C. Smith and Richard M. Smith Jr., $209,690.
TAVERNY COURT 69413: Kelly Parker Kingsley to Jennifer W. Duran, $265,000.
TURNING LEAF LANE 217: Christopher G. Guthrie and Suzette G. Guthrie to Nicholas Morgan, $310,000.
MANDEVILLE
BOCAGE LANE 814: Christopher C. Stuben to David P. Livaudais and Nancy G. Livaudais, $860,000.
CANAAN PLACE 3023: CJR Investments LLC to Tyler M. Loop, $309,500.
COLBERT ST. 633, UNIT 33: Will T Jourdan III to Jeffrey J. Lindheim, $240,000.
COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES, LOT 7,
SQUARE H: Kirby Cronk and Suzanne Cronk to Matthew Adorno and Rachelle Adorno, $350,000.
CREPE MYRTLE PLACE 106: Timothy J. Cornelius and Charae H. Cornelius to Louis A. Cannizzaro and Keriann P. Cannizzaro, $735,000.
DEVAL DRIVE 106: BMRC Properties LLC to Lauren N. Long, $265,000.
DUPARD ST. 1634: Sean J. Egle and Kerri Egle to G Baldwin & Son LLC, $240,000.
HECTOR ST. 19199: Howard P. Rubinow III and Linda L. Rubinow to John J. McLennon III and Cheryl McLennon, $290,000.
KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, LOT 19: KPM Construction LLC to Nathan Kleindorf and Giselle
Richdson Kleindoff, $542,500.
LAFAYETTE ST. 311: Justin M. Stroemple and Blaire B. Stroemple to Thomas G. Brown and Elizabeth B. Brown, donation, no value stated.
MONROE ST. 2142: Jude M. Palazzo and Stacey E. Smith Palazzo to Cherie DDS LLC, $207,500.
NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Pelican Athletic Club LLC to Genesis Health Clubs PAC LLC, $10 and other good and valuable consideration.
NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: SBN V FNBC LLC to Riverside Inn LLC, $1,100,000.
OLVEY DRIVE 2107: Matthew J. Adorno and Rachelle L. Adorno to Michael Serpas Jr., $311,000.
RUE ESPLANADE 201: Jason C. Niemann and Renee B. Niemann to Joseph C. Bartels, $162,844.
SCARLET OAK LANE 1132: Craig R. Senn and Sharon C. Senn to George S. Bobnak and Shawn K. Pritchett, $593,000.
SHAUNELL DRIVE 111: Scott D Cassisi, Debbie M. Cassisi and Charles S. Cassisi to Boyce Yarbro and Ashley Yarbro, $550,000.
STEVEN ST. 2025: Justin Hanson and Elizabeth B. Hanson to Johnson Vo, $270,000.
TCHEFUNCTA CLUB ESTATES, SQUARE 1, LOT 8: Stewart B. Fresh and Amy G. Fresh to Joshua Spencer and Hollie L. Spencer, $730,000.
VALMONT ST. 1852: Christian D. Ruiz and Destiny H. Ruiz to Gorman Nevada Business LLC, $324,900.
PEARL RIVER
AUSTIN CEMETERY ROAD 37041: Brenda E. Troyani to Cara Lockrem and Robert E. Lockrem,
$340,000.
CROWES LANDING ROAD 40103: Elaine S. Roth to Ross J. Eirich and Gena Eirich, $175,000.
FOURTH ST. 409: Succession of Donna L. Sanderford to Jacob D Seidel, $195,000.
MAGNOLIA RIDGE LOOP 65261: Robert C. Todd and Patricia C. Todd to John McEvoy and Stacey McEvoy, $312,000.
THIRD ST. 340: Matthew J. Brookover to Natalie Estep, $185,000.
SLIDELL
ALMOND CREEK DRIVE 304: Derwin Payton and Jazmyne M. Sylve to Celso De Freitas, $115,500.
BERKLEY ST. 3877: Thelma T Plants to Khalil H. Jamhour, $110,000.
BYPASS BREEZE DRIVE 5381: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Stephen C. Cloud Jr. and Alexis Phuong-Xuan Nguyen Cloud, $290,990.
CAMELLIA DRIVE 2967: Michael A. Martin to Chad Walker, $222,000.
CARA MAE ST. 40443: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Clint M. Karter, $247,900.
CHESS DRIVE 105: William A. Clark Jr., Angela C. Locke and Mary C. Richmann to Dominic Kiper, $188,000.
COLLEGE ST. 3110: Freedom Mortgage Corp. LLC to Adey LLC, $41,610 and other good and valuable consideration.
CULPER DRIVE 60455: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Desirae M. Tousant and Terrinika M. Harden Tousant, $267,900.
CULPER DRIVE 60459: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Matthew Koelzer and Tammy N. Koelzer, $279,900.
DELTA RIDGE AVE. 6692: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Steve Gomez and Julieanne Gomez, $383,900.
E. LAKESHORE VILLAGE DRIVE
307: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Lisa M. Hood, $229,900.
E. LAKESHORE VILLAGE DRIVE
467: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Quincy Jones, $229,900.
EDEN ISLES BLVD. 115: Michael L. Perkins Sr. to Randy S. Sherman Sr. and Lisa D. Gautier Sherman, $285,000.
EDGEMERE DRIVE 1928: John A. Mitton and Carol L. Mitton to Cristian O. Diego, $300,000.
FRONT ST. 2048: Boesch Investments LLC to Front Street One LLC, $400,000.
HAYES ROAD 40738: E. J. Milligan Construction Co. LLC to Hanh Hong Pham, $237,500.
U.S. 90 52624: Michael S. Divincenti Jr. to Philip Jordan and
When is theright time to rethinkold friendships?
Dear Annie: Iwonder if you could shed some light on something that’sbeen botheringme.
TODAYINHISTORY
By The AssociatedPress
Today is Saturday, Sept. 27, the 270thday of 2025. There are 95 days left in the year.
Iranian leaders in morethan 30 years.
Annie Lane DEAR
Ihave five girlfriendsI’ve been close with for many years. Ikeep their secrets, I don’ttalkbehind their backs, and I’vealways treated them with respect. As we’vegotten older and more serious about our lives, we each began moving out on our own, getting engaged and getting married.
When Igot engaged,myfiancé did it in avery big way.I was taken by surprise, and he even arranged for someone to film it. Iwas very excited to share the DVD of our engagement with my friends, but the day I brought it over,nobody bothered to watch the whole thing. Over the years, I’ve been very generous, buyingthese
Wendy H. Jordan, $10 andother good and valuable consideration.
HOWZE BEACH ROAD 608: Johnny Thomas III and Shonda Thomas to Pattons Rental Properties I LLC, $141,000.
INVERRARYCOURT105: Julie W. BarriostoJosephStengle III and Jacqueline Barbin Stengle, $215,000.
KASEY ST.102: Roger M. Schmitt and Wendy H. Schmitt to Georeida S. Hollis-Maheiaand Keith J. Johnson, $310,000.
MARAIS RIVER DRIVE 4702: D. R. Horton Inc.-GulfCoast to William J. ShelbyJr., $244,645
MARYKEVIN DRIVE 1103: KM Real Estate Investment to Darryl L. Johnston and Ashlee R. Johnston, $375,900.
OAKWOOD DRIVE 1506: Eminent Investment GroupLLC to Carlos M. Garcia Redondo,$240,000.
ONDINE LANE 113: John McEvoy and StaceyMcEvoy to Chris Palazzaloand Tanya Palazzalo, $349,500.
OZONE WOODS SUBDIVISION, LOT19, SQUARE45: Brian K. FricketoConnieP.Fricke,dona-
women gifts and/or giving money at their weddings.And still, none of them have ever asked me to beabridesmaid. Ididn’trealize how much that hurt until it was my turn to get married. Iasked one of them to be my maidofhonor, but because it was adestination wedding, she couldn’t, and I completely understood that. Still, none of them even gave me ashower gift,which upset me afterall the money I’ve spent on them.
The five of us have been friendsfor more than eight years. I’ve spent hours on the phone listening to their heartaches, andIthought ourbond was stronger than this. Agood friendofmine from school who is outsidethis group told me shethinksthey’rejealous since Iwas thefirst to move outand graduate from school, and I’vealwayshad abit more financially than the others. ButIcan’tacceptthat answer. We’ve been too close for that.
tion, no vlaue stated.
PARKPOINT DRIVE 1013: Union Home Mortgage CorptoFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., $528,000.
PELICAN BAYDRIVE 749: Kelly J. Baker to Ashley A. Jacobs and Jason Wells, $250,000.
PIN OAKDRIVE 101: Jeffrey Lorenz to Sharon H.Lorenz, donation, no value stated.
PONTCHARTRAINDRIVE 4638, UNIT P: Louis E. Martello Jr.and Susan D. Martello toMegan Umbs, $74,000.
QUAIL CROSSING ROAD 57337: Jason J. Caniglia andElizabeth S. Caniglia to Robert E. Steinforth andMichele F. Steinforth, $455,000
QUEEN ANNE DRIVE 517: BMRC Properties LLCtoJoshua C. Mathewsand Mailee Davis, $250,000.
QUEEN ANNE DRIVE 522: Ronnell E. Jackson to Tyeasha I. Green, $250,000
RICHARD ST.61266: Esther PeytontoJohnE.Peyton, donation, no value stated.
ROE DRIVE 60818: D. R. Horton Inc. Gulf Coast to Carol M. Stutes
Iappreciateyour advice to others, and Ihope you can help me. —Perplexed in the East Dear Perplexed: You’ve been generous withyour time, money and heart, so of courseit hurtstofeel like it’snot being reciprocated. Buttrue friendship isn’tmeasured in gifts or grand gestures. It’s measured in consistency and trust who shows up and how Based on your letter,these women aren’tshowing up for you. That doesn’tmean they don’tcare at all, but you’re clearly on different pages. Perhaps their priorities have changed as you’ve gotten older; maybe there really is some jealousy at play.Whatever the reason, you can keep pouring energy into this group and feeling slighted, or you can prioritize investing in relationships that fill your cup.
Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.
and Rhonda N. Stutes, $307,900.
SEAGULL CIRCLE 3823: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf CoasttoGeolicia S. Brown, $199,900.
SEAGULL CIRCLE 3839: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf CoasttoJared R. Walker, $198,900.
SILVERWOOD DRIVE 143: Michael C. Chewn to XiaogangChen, donation, no value stated.
TAYLORS TRAIL 40145, UNIT200: James E. Hanzalik to Ditta Joint revocable trust, $220,000.
TERRACE AVE. 3133: James G. Bryant Sr.toRyanT.Porche and Joanna P. Porche, $218,816.
ELMER DRIVE 28492: LauraA Hubbell to Raina E. Meyers, $219,000.
NEAR BUSH, PORTION OF GROUND: Higher Ground Development LLCtoMatthew F. Miquet, $7,000.
Todayinhistory: On Sept.27, 1996, the Taliban, theextremist Islamic movementinAfghanistan, drove thegovernment of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, the capital, and executed former President Najibullah.
Also on this date:
In 1779, John Adamswas named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War’s peace terms with Britain.
In 1940, Germany,Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, formally allying the World WarIIAxis powers.
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced in a televised address that he was eliminating all U.S. groundlaunched battlefield nuclear weapons and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.
In 2013, President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhanispoke by telephone, the first conversation between American and
In 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that she was “100%” certain that she was sexually assaulted by SupremeCourt nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they wereteenagers, and Kavanaugh then told senators that he was “100% certain” he had done no such thing. Kavanaugh wasconfirmed on Oct. 6 of that year
In 2021, R&B singer R. Kelly was convicted in asex trafficking trial in New York after numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.
Today’sbirthdays: Musician Randy Bachman (BachmanTurner Overdrive) is 82. Actor Liz Torres is 78. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 76. Singer and actor Shaun Cassidy is 67. Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron is 62. Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is 53. Actor Indira Varmais52. Musician-actor Carrie Brownstein is 51. Actor Anna Camp is 43. Rapper Lil Wayne is 43. Musician Avril Lavigne is 41. Actor Jenna Ortega is 23.
