The Times-Picayune 10-15-2025

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

MYSTERY MYSTER HISTORY

Howdid a2,000-year-oldRoman gravemarker endupinaNew Orleansbackyard?

BY POET WOLFE Staff writer

DaniellaSantoro andher husband, AaronLorenzo, were doing yard work at theirNew Orleans home in March when he found amarble slab beneathalemon tree, hidden underatangle of thick vines anddirt Santoro heard Lorenzocall for her:“You’ve got to come see this.”

Thecouple looked closely at the stone and noticed Latin letters carved across it. Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University,was “immediately fascinated”bythe discovery,imagining that it was agrave marker left behind by the

home’sprevious owners for afamily member She reached outtocolleaguesinLatinand classical studies, who suggested the slab might be somethingfar moreunlikely —anauthentic Roman tombstone. They were skeptical, but it turned out thatthe improbable theory was correct. The stone was a 2,000-year-old grave marker for Sextus Congenius Verus, asecond-century soldier and sailor in the Roman Imperial Navy “It was very quick,” Santoro said. “Once Iput outthe energy that Ineeded help with it, New Orleans delivered.”

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ABOVE: An ancient Roman tombstone was found in the backyard of aNew Orleans home in March

PHOTO PROVIDEDByDANIELLA SANTORO

Former Mayor Marc Morial metwith Mayor-elect HelenaMoreno in New Orleans on Tu esday offering counsel as Moreno begins her transition and urging NewOrleanians to “unite behind” Moreno following atumultuous campaign that culminated Saturday in her decisive primary victory

Hisremarks also came days after one of Moreno’s competitors in the race, City Council member Oliver Thomas,saidinanexplosive concession speech that she won because “differentorganizations linedup” to ensure her victory, including newsorganizations, andthat “the devil don’twant99%; the devil want 100%.”

BY TYLERBRIDGES Staff writer

John Weimersitsatop the judicial system in Louisiana as the chief justice of the state SupremeCourt.

But Weimer has spent years running into abrick wall of oppositionfrom judgeswhenhetells them that they have to makea decision that would hit them in the pocketbook. Last week, they disregarded Weimer’splea once again. One judge even engaged in atesty exchange with him over their disagreement. For several years, Weimer hasbeentryingtoconvince an obscure board called the Judicial Supplemental Compensation Fund to pay theSupreme Court forthe time its staff spends to administer it. The board is unknown to the publicbut matters greatly to ju dge s because it decides how muchtoaugment their salaries from the fund, which is fedbyfees on civilcourt filings across thestate. The

Shutdown brings unprecedentedrestructuring to government

BY LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any thenationhas ever seen, giving his budget office rare authority to pick winners and losers —who gets paid or fired, whichprograms arecut or survive —inanunprecedented restructuring across the federal workforce.

Trump said programs favored by Democrats are being targeted and “they’re never going to come back, in manycases.”

Speakingduring an event at theWhiteHouse, Trump added, “We’re being able todothings that we were unable to do before.” With Congress at astandstill—

As the shutdown enters its third week, the Office and Management and BudgetsaidTuesday it’s preparing to “batten down the hatches”with more reductions in force to come. The president calls budget chief Russ Vought the “grim reaper,” andVought has seized on the opportunity to fund Trump’spriorities, paying the military while slashing jobs in health education, the sciences and other areas withactions that have been criticized as illegal and are facing court challenges.

theRepublican-led Houserefusing to return to session and the Senate stuck in aloop of failed votes to reopen governmentasDemocrats demand health care funding —the budgetoffice quickly filled the void.

Vought, achiefarchitect of the conservative Project 2025 policy book, is reshaping thesizeand scopeoffederal government in ways similar to those envisioned in the blueprint. It is exactly what certain lawmakers, particularly Democrats, feared if Congress failed to fund the government. Trump’spriorities —supporting the military and pursuing hismass deportation agenda —have been largely uninterrupted,despite the closures. The administration found leftover tariff revenues to

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Moreno

Lawyers seek man’s release in Etan Patz case

NEW YORK Lawyers for a man whose conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz was recently overturned asked a judge on Tuesday to set a date for his release from prison if prosecutors don’t decide soon to hold a new trial

Pedro Hernandez’s conviction was overturned in July by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled that the jury in his 2017 trial should have gotten a more thorough explanation from the judge of its options, which could have included disregarding all of the confessions He was ordered freed unless he was retried “within a reasonable period.”

Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan did not immediately rule on the request by Hernandez’s lawyers to set a date to free their client.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo weakens in Atlantic

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Lorenzo has weakened as it churns in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and does not threaten land, forecasters said.

The storm was located about 1,430 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands on Tuesday afternoon and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It was moving northwest at 12 mph.

The storm has tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 60 miles from the center It was expected to turn north later Tuesday night and then toward the northeast over the next few days before dissipating. It was not expected to threaten land Driver arrested in Ga. crash that killed 8

ATLANTA The driver of a semitrailer following too close behind a van has been arrested on homicide charges in a fiery crash that killed three adults and five children on a Georgia highway, law enforcement announced Tuesday Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, has been charged with eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by a vehicle in the second degree, Franka Young, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said in an email Tuesday afternoon

The victims were killed Monday afternoon, when the semitrailer struck a Dodge van on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta and it burst into flames, according to law enforcement. Man pleads guilty in arson at governor’s home

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty Tuesday to the attempted murder of Gov Josh Shapiro. Cody Balmer also entered pleas to terrorism, 22 counts of arson, aggravated arson, burglary, aggravated assault, 21 counts of reckless endangerment and loitering in the April 13 attack that caused millions of dollars in damage to the state-owned brick building. Under a plea deal, Balmer was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison, far less than he could have faced if the case went to trial. Defense attorney Bryan Walk said Balmer “is taking full responsibility” and paying “a hefty price for a man who’s 38 years old.” Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host had argued that a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and in-

fliction of emotional distress without holding a trial on the merits of allegations lodged by relatives of victims of the shooting, which killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut.

Israel says Red Cross transferring 4 coffins

Military agency threatens to slash Gaza aid deliveries

BY SAM MEDNICK and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press

TEL AVIV Israel Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more dead hostages after an Israeli military agency said it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza by half over concerns that the militant group was handing remains slower than agreed.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said late Tuesday that it handed over to Israeli authorities four deceased hostages “in line with the ceasefire agreement.” This latest transfer comes a day after Israel received the remains of another four hostages.

The United Nations’ humanitarian office in famine-stricken Gaza received word of the humanitarian aid cuts from the Israeli military agency in charge of transferring aid to the territory, according to spokesperson Olga Cherevko. In its notification, the agency known as COGAT said it would allow 300 trucks a day instead of the 600 called for under the deal.

U.S. officials were also notified,

according to three Associated Press sources who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern in a social media post that too few of the dead hostages have been returned. He made no mention of Israel halving the flow of aid into the territory

Trump also warned Hamas that if “they don’t disarm, we will disarm them.”

A day earlier Israelis celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages in Gaza and Palestinians rejoiced at Israel’s release of some 2,000 prisoners and detainees as part of the ceasefire’s first phase. Hamas and the Red Cross have said that recovering the remains of dead hostages is a challenge because of Gaza’s destruction, and Hamas told mediators of the deal that some are in areas controlled by Israeli troops. The U.S.-proposed ceasefire plan called for all hostages living and dead to be handed over within 72 hours, meaning on Monday But it provided a mechanism if that didn’t happen saying Hamas should share information about deceased hostages and “exert maximum effort” to carry out the handover as soon as possible.

Families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday The Hostages Family Forum, representing many families, called it a “blatant violation of the agreement by Hamas.”

The top official in Israel coordinating the return of hostages and the missing, Gal Hirsch, told the families in a note that pressure was being applied on Hamas through mediators to expedite the process. A copy of the note was seen by the AP and its authenticity was confirmed by someone with knowledge of the statement.

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed the identity of the four dead hostages returned on Monday: Guy Illouz from Israel, Bipin Joshi from Nepal, Cpt. Daniel Peretz and Yossi Sharabi. Illouz was abducted from a music festival, Joshi from a bomb shelter and Sharabi from Be’eri Kibbutz during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that ignited the war Israel said Illouz died of his wounds without proper medical treatment, while Joshi was killed in the war’s first months.

Madagascar’s president ousted after weeks of youth-led protests

BY NQOBILE NTSHANGASE, BRIAN INGANGA, SARAH TETAUD and GERALD IMRAY

Associated Press

ANTANANARIVO Madagascar Madagascar

President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island country

Right after parliament voted to impeach Rajoelina, who fled the country fearing for his safety the leader of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT military unit said the armed forces would form a council made up of officers from the armed forces and gendarmerie, a military unit that polices civilians, and would appoint a prime minister to “quickly” form a civilian government.

“We are taking power,” Col. Michael Randrianirina told reporters in front of a ceremonial presidential palace in the capital, Antananarivo, as protesters celebrated the news with soldiers. He said the constitution and High Constitutional Court’s powers had been suspended, and that a referendum would be held in two years, though he didn’t go into detail.

From an undisclosed location after fleeing, Rajoelina issued a decree Tuesday trying to dissolve parliament’s lower house in an apparent attempt to preempt being impeached. But lawmakers ignored it and voted overwhelmingly to end the rule of the 51-year-old leader, who himself came to power as a transitional leader in a military-backed coup in 2009.

Rajoelina’s office released a statement condemning Randrianirina’s announcement as an “illegal declaration” and “a serious breach of the rule of law.”

“The Republic of Madagascar cannot be taken hostage by force. The State re-

mains standing,” it said.

Madagascar, a sprawling island country off the east coast of southern Africa, is home to about 30 million people. It is the world’s biggest vanilla producer and, because of its geographic isolation, is known for its biodiversity Since gaining its independence from French colonial rule in 1960, it has struggled to overcome poverty and political instability, including a series of coups.

Rajoelina’s fall capped weeks of Gen Zled protests that started over persistent electricity and water outages but snowballed into demonstrations of frustration with the government and Rajoelina’s leadership. Protesters raised a range of issues, including government corruption, access to higher education, the cost of living and poverty, which affects about 75% of Madagascar’s population, according to the World Bank. Although young people led the demonstrations, others also took part, including civic groups and unions.

U.S. strikes another boat near Venezuela

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday Those who died in the strike were aboard the vessel, and no U.S. forces were harmed, the Republican president said in a social media post It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as Trump’s administration has asserted it’s treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the strike Tuesday morning, said Trump, who released a video of it, as he had in the past. Hegseth later shared the video in a post on X. The black-and-white video showed a small boat that appeared stationary on the water. Seconds into the video, it is struck by a projectile from overhead and explodes. The boat is then seen floating aflame for several seconds.

Trump said the strike was conducted in international waters and “intelligence” confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with “narcoterrorist networks” and was on a known drug trafficking route.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking more information on the latest boat strike, but one defense official confirmed that the details in the social media post were accurate.

Frustration with the Trump administration has been growing on Capitol Hill among members of both major political parties. Some Republicans are seeking more information from the White House on the legal justification and details of the strikes. Democrats contend the strikes violate U.S. and international law

The Senate last week voted on a war powers resolution that would have barred the Trump administration from conducting the strikes unless Congress specifically authorized them, but it failed to pass.

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A gunman wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stands guard Tuesday as Red Cross vehicles enter a warehouse to collect coffins containing the bodies of four hostages in Gaza City

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By BRIAN INGANGA

Shaniah Rakotohania, an 18-year-old university student at Lycee Technique Alarabia, gestures Tuesday during a protest calling for President Andry Rajoelina to step down in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Trumpthreatens Argentinasupport

Presidentwarns voters aheadofmidterm elections

BY SEUNG MINKIM and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press

WASHINGTON PresidentDonald Trump on Tuesday threatenedto pull assistance for Argentina —led by apolitical kindred spiritwhose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration—if the nation’sinternal politics don’talign with his interests in upcoming elections. The comments came during a meetingwith Argentine President Javier Milei, whose country is set to hold midterm elections for its legislative body later this month. U.S. presidents typicallydonot weigh in on the candidates in other countries democratic elections

Referring to an opponent that was “extremely far-left” who encompassed a“philosophy thatgot Argentina into this problem in the

first place,” Trump warned that the UnitedStateswouldn’t“wasteour time” with largesse toward Buenos Aires if Milei does notprevail. In addition to themidterms thatwill be areferendumonhis policies, Milei himself is up for reelection in 2027.

“We’re not going to let somebody get into office and squander the taxpayer money from this country.I’m not gonna let it happen,”Trump said fromthe Cabinet Room as he prepared to eat lunch with Milei. “If he loses, we arenot going to be generous with Argentina.”

Even so, Trump insisted that the $20billion assistancetoArgentina, which administration officialsstrenuouslydeny isabailout, wasabout helping “our neighbors” rather than any ties to the upcoming midterms.

“It’sjust helping agreat philosophy take over agreat country,” the U.S. presidentsaid. “Argentina is oneofthe most beautifulcountries

that I’veeverseen,and we wantto see it succeed. It’svery simple.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addedthatthe administrationbelievedMilei’scoalitionin the upcoming midterms would “do quite well and continue his reform agenda.”

As he opened his lunch withMilei, Trump notedthatthe Argentine president, whoisaneconomist by trade, is “MAGAall the way,” That traditionally refers to his campaign slogan, “Make AmericaGreat Again,”but this time,italso meant “Make Argentina Great Again.”

Trump’smeeting with Mileiwas already making waves back in Argentina, with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner,leader of theleft-leaning Peronist opposition and two-term former president,writingonsocial media that “TrumptoMilei: ´Our agreementsare subject to whoever wins election´. Argentines you

the PresidentialMedal of Freedom to her late husband Charlie Kirk in the RoseGarden of the White House

TrumphonorsKirk with Medal of Freedom

BY WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON President DonaldTrump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America’shighest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired agenerationofyoung conservatives and helped pushthe nation’s politics further to the right.

Receiving the award on Kirk’sbehalf was his widow, Erika. Her voice cracking and often falling to awhisper as she wiped away tears, Erika Kirk talked about her late husband’slife, political beliefs andlegacy

“Thank you, Mr.President, for honoring my husband, in such aprofound and meaningful way.And thank you for making this event apriority,” shesaid.“Your support of our family and the work that Charlie devoted his life to will be something

Icherish forever.”

The ceremony coincided with what wouldhave beenKirk’s32nd birthday It cameabout amonth after theTurning Point USA founderwas fatallyshot while speakingtoacrowd at Utah Valley University.

In asign of Kirk’sclose ties to theadministration, he was thefirst recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Trump’ssecond term. The president also spokeatKirk’sfuneral in September, calling him a “great American hero” and “martyr”for freedom, while Vice PresidentJDVance accompanied hisbody home to Arizona on Air Force Two alongwith Erika Kirk

“We’re here to honor and remember afearless warriorfor liberty, beloved leader who galvanizedthe next generation likenobody I’ve ever seen before, and an American patriotofthe

deepest conviction, the finestqualityand thehighest caliber,” Trump said during themedal ceremony

Of Kirk’s killing, thepresident said, “He was assassinated in the prime of his life for boldly speaking the truth, for living his faithand relentless fighting for abetter and stronger America.”

ThePresidential Medalof Freedom was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 for individuals making exceptional contributions “tothe securityornational interests of theUnited States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or privateendeavors.”

Trump returned to the U.S. in thepre-dawn hours Tuesday after awhirlwind trip to Israeland Egypt to celebratea ceasefire agreement in Israel’swar with Hamas in Gaza that hisadministration was instrumental in brokering.

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GOP seeks to grill ex-Trump prosecutor

By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Republicansonthe House Judiciary Committee requested Tuesday thatJack Smith, theformer JusticeDepartmentspecial counsel, appear for an interview, partofanescalatingefforttopursue perceived enemies of President Donald Trump.

Rep. JimJordan, the committee chair, charged in aletter to Smith that his prosecutions of Trump were “partisanand politically motivated.” Smith has come under particular scrutiny on Capitol Hill, especially after the Senate JudiciaryCommitteesaid lastweek that his investigation hadincludedanFBI analysis of phone records for more than half adozen GOPlawmakersfromthe week of Jan. 6, 2021.

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PresidentDonaldTrump greets Argentina President Javier Mileion Tuesdayatthe White House in Washington.

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Erika Kirk wipes her eyes Tuesdayasamilitaryaide readsthe citation before President DonaldTrump posthumously awards

“Elections are tough,they’re difficult, they’re demanding, and they leave some rough feelings,” Morial told Moreno and thecrowd who gathered at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street. “This city needs to turn the page and unite behind Mayor-elect Moreno.”

From housing to out-migration to crumbling streets, New Orleans’ bevy of problems call for “a united front” from residents,Morial added.

Moreno thanked Morial for his support and his guidance.

“In preparing, one of the things Ireally wanted to do is talk to former Mayor Morial.When he took office, he was dealing with similar issues —like abudgetdeficit,” she said. “Today was about how I could best prepare and really hit the ground running on Day 1.”

The two met and spoke publicly three days after Moreno defeated state Sen. RoyceDuplessis and City Council memberOliver Thomas thanks to across-racial coalition and awell-funded, 10-month campaign.Just one other mayor, Mitch Landrieu, who held the seat from 2010 to 2018, had previously won an open New Orleansmayoral seat outright. Yeteven as abroad assemblage

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fundcurrently boosts salaries for the state’s 364 judges by $1,050 per month beyondtheir designated state salary Mike Waguespack, the Louisiana legislative auditor,has sided with Weimer, saying the1985legislative actthat created the fund requires judges to cover the Supreme Court staff expenses to administer it. Those costs run about $50,000 per year But the judges on the board continue to ignore Weimer’sargument in an unusual public rift between achief justice and the rest of the judicial branch. Covering the expenses would reduce judges’ monthly paychecks —and, perhaps most importantly, their retirement checks

In a2023letter to the Legislative Auditor’sOffice, Weimer estimated that having the fund pay the Supreme Court staff expenses would cost each judge about $150 per year and perhaps thatmuchalso in retirement pay,depending on how long he or she served.

The amount of money may be small, but Weimer has been pushing the fund to make the change, as a matter of law, andSupreme Court justices and thejudges on the board have just as consistently rejected his view

During the board’shearing Oct. 6atthe Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, about 20 judges attending aconference at the hotel came into ameeting roomto watch Weimer tell the fivemember board that they shouldrespond to Waguespack before they decided how much judges should receive in supplemental pay

of Black civic, political and religious leaders lined up to back Moreno’sbid, she faced repeated attacks, includingover her race. Some attacksimplied theformer TV journalist, who is White and Hispanic, lacked the background to lead amajority-Black American city

Scattered critiques of Moreno have reverberatedsince theelection.

Hours before Morial andMoreno appearedtogether,Thomas went on WBOK radio and doubled down on the remarks he madeinhis election-nightspeech. On Tuesday, he accused Moreno of benefiting from a“calculatedand coordinated” campaign

Also on Tuesday,aMoreno supporter, Bill Hammack,fileda court challenge against Duplessis andhis campaign after Duplessis on liveTVaccused Hammack of inappropriatelyinvoking race in emails.

Because Morial is both apopular Black former mayor and thehead of the national Urban League, an influentialnonpartisan group that encourages Black voter participation, the support he extended Moreno on Tuesday carried particular weight.

He had not publicly backed Moreno’scampaign —but as she begins hertransition, Morial offered full-throated support.

“Mayor-electMoreno put to-

goingforward. The auditor hasdetermined that not paying those expenses “is aviolation of the law,” Weimer said. Waguespack hasalso said the fund should pay the SupremeCourt threeyears of expensestocover itsfailure to do sopreviously According to Weimer,William Burris, adistrictcourt judge in St.Tammany and Washington parishes and thepanel’schair, had said at thepreviousmeeting thathewould listen to the Supreme Court rather than Waguespackbecause the justices were elected, while Waguespack was only an unelected bureaucrat. Burriswas referring to a2021 decision by six of the seven justices,with Weimerdissenting, that the fund was notrequiredtocover the staff expenses.

On Oct. 6, Weimernoted that theSupreme Court hadjustvoted to saythat the Judicial Supplemental Compensation Fund is an independent entity.This meant, he said, thatthey shoulddisregard what the SupremeCourt majority said in 2021. The 1985 law, Weimer added, was “immenselyclear”: thefund hadto usemoney fromthe filing feesfirst to cover thestaff timefor the SupremeCourt before sendingout the supplemental paychecks

JudgeRichard Starling, an Alexandria City Court judge and oneofthe four judges on the supplemental compensation board, interjectedthat Waguespack’s findingsonthe expenses were senttothe state Supreme Courtand notthe board.Asa result, Starling said, the board could not respond to it.

“I haven’tseen abill yet that says we owe theSupreme Court,” Starling told Weimer

“Elections are tough, they’re difficult, they’re demanding, and they leave some rough feelings. This city needs to turn the pageand unite behind Mayor-elect Moreno.”

MARC MORIAL, formermayor of NewOrleans

gether amultiracial, multifaceted coalition,” Morial said, pausing for emphasis. “I think because she got elected with acoalition, she’s got agood starting point for theappeal to unity, for people to come together.”

A‘unitedfront’

Despitebarbs Thomas has leveled in public, Moreno said he privately congratulated her on her victory Saturday night. She and Duplessis have exchanged congratulations through social media. Andstaff from outgoing Mayor LaToya Cantrell’sadministration —often an opponent of Moreno’s on theCity Council —have reached out tobegin thetransition process,she said.

American cities, Morial said later,can only thrive behind a“united front” as they face competing national and international forces that may seek to shapethem outside of residents’ interest.Hesaid thecity’sBlack, White,Asian and

The chief justicewas undeterred.

He continuedmakinghis pitch and soon began to take up another pet peeve —the high amount of per diems allowed for judges while traveling. Burris cut him off.

“You’re getting offsubject,” Burris said.

“It’sall very much on topic,”Weimer said, interrupting Burris.

“I understandyou think the judges are overpaid,” Burrissaid, cuttingoff Weimeragain. “But let’s limitittowhatwe’re here talking about.”

“Judge, let me respond,” Weimer said.

“I don’tlike being interrupted,” Burris saidand thenaccused the chief justice of having “an agenda.” Weimer apologizedand complaineda minute later whenBurriscut himshort again.

“You can interrupt me, but Ican’tinterrupt you?”Burris responded.

Weimernoted his previous apologyand said, “I don’t have an agenda except doing thejob I’m obligated to do.”

“That’syour interpretation of thelaw.And everyone disagrees with your in-

Latino residents should find common groundtomove NewOrleans forward. “Some are global. Some arenational,public policy issues,” he said, without offering specific examples. “The reason whyaunited front is so critical andsoimportant is to be able to withstand the pressuresand thechallengesthat come fromall of thesefactorsthat are beyond New Orleans.”

Advice given Morialsaidhis advicetoMoreno focused on hiring transition and administration personnel. He urgedher to select transition and administration staff who love New Orleansand are committed to “the public interest, andnot private deals”; who are loyal to the mayorelect and her agenda; and whoare highly qualified.

Morial also offered areflection on his own mayoral transitions.Whenhesucceeded former Mayor SidneyBarthelemy following his first election in 1994,the process was“well done,” he said. It was adifferent story when Morial sought to hand thereins to hissuccessor, RayNagin, in 2003.

“The transition betweenmyself and the gentleman whosucceeded me was awful,”Morial said withoutmentioning Nagin by name Nagin, he recalled, showed up for a budget briefing, walked in, and left

terpretation,” rejoined Burris. “Wehavedisagreed with that definitionofadministrativeexpenses time and time again.You have made that same argument time and time again.”

Linda Lightfoot spoke up Alongtime reporterand editor at The Advocateuntil 2007, Lightfoot is Weimer’s designee on the board. She urgedthe four judges on theboard to offer aresponse to Waguespack.

“Whatthe publicisgoing to see is areport by the legislative auditor that’sgoing to makethis boardlook not so good, unlessweatleast answer him and give him some reason for not paying these expenses,” Lightfoot said.

“The legislative auditor’s letter was sent to theSu-

after 10 minutes. (Nagin could not immediatelybereached Tuesday evening.)

Whenhetook office, Morial recalled other mayors urging him to swiftly build relationships with Wall Street to establish adialogue on thecity’sfinancialratings another piece of advice he said he sharedwithMoreno. New Orleans’ bond rating was recently downgraded amid amajor budget deficit, which Moreno and her council colleagues are grappling with in aseries of budget hearings that kicked off this week.

“Hopefully,Mayor Cantrellwill work very closely with the mayorelect on aseamless transition process,” he said.

Cantrell’soffice “for several months leading up to the citywide election” had been developing transitionplans, theadministration said in astatement this week.

The administration “will work withMayor-elect Moreno to achieve apositive transition for thecityofNew Orleans,” thestatementsaid.

Morialsaidhe’llcontinue counseling Moreno in the weeks ahead.

That advice, he said, will be “mostly private, but always candid.”

Staff writer Sophie Kasakove contributed to this report.

Email James Finn at jfinn@ theadvocate.com.

preme Court andnot to the board,” Burris replied, echoing Starling’swords.

The supplemental fund is financed by a$31.50fee on every civil court case in Louisiana, thanks to the 1985 lawthataimed to give judgesa payraise without taxpayers directly footing the increase.

The fund currently contains $1.1 millionbut is obligated to have reserves of only $500,000. With so much extra money in its account, the board voted on Monday to reduce the surplus by giving all judges aone-time payment of $1,190. That’sin addition to the $1,050 monthly supplement. Only Lightfoot voted against it. Afterward, Burris downplayed his sharp back-and-

forth with Weimer

“When attorneys disagree, things get tense,” Burris said in an interview.“But that doesn’tmeanheisn’t a great chief justice.Itjust meanswedisagree.” Weimer,for hispart, remained unhappy

“It’sthe Louisiana twostep withthe public paying theband,”hesaid.

“What’s happening is the Supreme Courtissaying, ‘We’re not going to acceptthe funds.’ Andthe boardissaying, hide behind the Supreme Court.”

Waguespack said afterwardheplans to send his findings to the compensation board members and ask them to respond. Email TylerBridges at tbridges@theadvocate.com.

Thediscovery,unearthed in abackyard in the Carrollton neighborhood, set off a global mystery that eventually led local experts to aport city north of Rome —a journey that underscored New Orleans’ instinct to preserve history,even when it belongs to another continent.

Susann Lusnia, an associate professor in classical studies at Tulane, was “floored” whenshe first saw aphoto of the tombstone.

“It was pretty clear to me that it was an original Roman inscription,” Lusnia said. “But it was also very hard to believe at that moment that there’d be something like this in abackyard herein NewOrleans.”

Using key phrases from the stone’sengraving, Lusnia traceditintheCorpusInscriptionum Latinarum —a source forLatin inscriptions—and found that the grave marker had come from acemeteryin Civitavecchia, Italy

an archaeologistand professor at the UniversityofNew Orleans who also helped identifythe tombstone —zeroed in on census recordstolearn who lived in the Carrollton homeafter the war and who their neighbors were.

The records led Gray to FrankSimon, ashoecompany manager who lived in the house in 1950. He and his colleagues at TheNational WWII Museum found that Simon servedinthe war,but only in the Pacific. It was a dead end.

Thequestionsofwho was responsiblewere finallyanswered lastweek as worldwide news outletsstartedto report on the find.

Erin ScottO’Brien was driving herdaughterto school when herex-husband called and said, “Look at this video and call me back.”

gotten thetablet when they moved and sold the house to Santoro and Lorenzo in 2018.

“Wejust werelooking at the video, looking at each other,looking at the video eyes getting wider,”O’Brien said. “It wasunbelievable.”

During World WarII, O’Brien’smaternal grandfather,Charles Paddock Jr., was asoldierstationed in Italy, where he met and married her grandmother.They laterreturnedtoNew Orleans, where Paddock taught voice lessons at Loyola University

O’Brien said her mother anduncle remembered the tabletbeing moved around hergrandparent’shome sometimes ending up in a cabinetorinthe garden but they never spoke of its origins. It remains unclear whether it was hergrandfather or grandmother who brought the stone back from Italy

Thetombstone inscription begins, “Tothe spirits of the dead for Sextus Congenius Verus,” according to atranslation by Lusnia. It notes that he served in the military for 22 years and lived to the age of 42. Hisheirs, who commissioned themarker,described himinthe engravingas“well deserving.”

bombings in World WarII.

Further research through additional databases revealed that the tombstone belonged to the National Archeological Museum in Civitavecchia. It was one of 21 that disappeared afterthe museum was destroyed by

Since the museum reopened in the 1970s, nine of thosetablets have been recovered, she noted, some only in fragments. By this pointinher research, Lusnia saidtherewas “this gap when it could have gone just about anywhere” after the war

Meanwhile, RyanGray—

The video he sent showed thebackyard of their former house in Carrollton, where they had once decoratedthe garden withthe gravestone —a piece passeddown by her grandparents. They had for-

“It wasjust left by accident when we movedout of the house,” O’Briensaid. “But in hindsight, it was meant to

be that it wasleft there and found by the right people whoknew what it was, and now it’sgoing where it should be. I’m happy with the way this story’sending.” The stone is currently being held by the FBI’sart crimeunit, which is overseeing its repatriation process back to Italy.The FBI did notrespond immediately to commentdue to the federal government shutdown. In recent months,the stone hastaken on newmeaning for those who have been part of its journey For O’Brien,ithas cast an international spotlight on her family’shistory —arecognition that is “very special to her.” For Santoro, aNew York native,itrevealed thecloseness of New Orleans’ community and its network of researchers. For Lusniaand Gray,it embodies the importance of historic preservation. And, Lusnia added, “for Romans, memory was theway that they got their lasting life.”

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ensure the Women, Infants and Children food aid program did not shutter

But the Trump administration is shuttering scores of other programs, firing workers handlingspecial education and after-schoolprograms and those guarding thenation’sinfrastructure from cyber attacks. More than4,100federal workers received layoff notices over the weekend.

“This shutdown is different from earlier ones because Donald Trumpand Russ Vought and all of their cronies areusingthis moment to terrorize these patriotic federal employees,” said Sen. Chris VanHollen, D-Md., standing with federal workers Tuesday outside the White House budget office.

VanHollen said it’s“abig fat lie” when Trump and his budget directorsay the shutdown is making them fire federal workers. “It is also illegal and we will see them in court,” he said. Now on its 14th day,the federal closure is quickly becoming one of the longest government shutdowns.

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Congress failed to meet the Oct. 1deadline to pass the annual appropriations bills needed to fund the government as the Democrats demanded adeal to preserve expiring health care funds that provide subsidies forpeople to purchase insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

ing to make sure membersofthe Coast Guard are also paid.

“WeatDHS worked out an innovativesolution,” Noem said in astatement. Thanks to Trump’s“One Big Beautiful Bill,” she said, “the brave men and women of the US CoastGuard will not miss a paycheck this week.”

shutdown is differentfrom earlier ones because Donald Trump and Russ Vought and all of their cronies are using this moment to terrorize these patriotic federal employees.”

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, said Tuesday he has nothing to negotiate with the Democrats until they vote to reopen the government.

The Republican speaker welcomed OMB’slatest actions to pay some workers and fire others.

“They have every right to move thefunds around,” Johnson said at anews conference at the Capitol. If the Democrats want to challenge the Trump administration in court, Johnson said, “bring it.” Typically,federal workers are furloughed during a lapse in funding, traditionally with back pay once government fundingisrestored. But Vought’sbudget office announced late last week that the reductions in forces had begun. Some 750,000 employees arebeing furloughed.

At the same time, Trump instructed the militaryto find money to ensure service personnel wouldn’t miss paychecks this week. The Pentagon said over the weekend it was able to tap $8 billion in unused research and developmentfunds to make payroll.

On Tuesday,Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said her agency was relying on Trump’s big tax cuts law for fund-

In past shutdowns, the OMB has overseenagency plans during the lapse in federal fundings, ensuring which workers are essential and remain on thejob. Vought, however,has taken hisrole further by speaking openly about his plans to go after the federal workforce.

As agenciesstarted making their shutdownplans, Vought’sOMB encouraged department heads to consider reductions in force, an unheard-of action. The budget office’s general counsel,MarkPaoletta, suggested in adraft memo that the workforce may not be automaticallyeligible for back pay once government reopens.

Trump posted an AI-generated video last week that portrayed Vought wearing a cloak and carrying ascythe, against the backdrop of the classic rock staple“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”

“Every authoritarian leader has hadhis grim reaper. Russell Vought is Donald Trump’s,” said Rep. Steny

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, tells reporters he is starting aproject along with the speaker of the Israeli Knesset to rally global leaders to supportPresident DonaldTrump’s nomination for next year’sNobel PeacePrize, as the government shutdown enters itsthird week on Tuesday.

Hoyer,the senior Democrat from Maryland.

Hoyer compared the budget chief tobillionaireElon Musk wielding achain saw earlier this year during the Department of Government Efficiency’sslashing of the workforce. “Vought swings his scythe through the federal government as thoughtlessly,” he said.

In many ways, Trump’s tax cuts lawgavethe White House avast newallotment of federal funding forits priority projects, separate from the regular appropriations process in Congress.

Thepackageunleashed some$175 billion for the Pentagon, including for the“GoldenDome” missile shield andother priority projects, andanother $170 billion for Homeland Security,largely for Trump’smassdeportation agenda. It also included extra funds for Vought’s work at OMB.

Certain funds from the bill are available to be used during the shutdown, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

“The Administration also could decidetouse mandatoryfunding provided in the 2025 reconciliation act or other sources of mandatory funding to continue activities financed by those direct appropriations at various agencies,” according to CBO.

The CBO cited thedepartments of Defense, Treasury and Homeland Security and the Office of Management and Budgetasamong those that received funds under thelaw

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Officials found appointee was not

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

Gov Jeff Landry’s lawyers intervened with an independent state retirement system to allow one of his appointees to keep making contributions to that system, emails and letters show

The lawyers acted after officials at the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System determined that Christopher Hebert, chair of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, could not continue participating in the program, the records show

Three months ago, the governor’s lawyers said they would seek an advisory opinion from Attorney General Liz Murrill on whether Hebert could continue — but the request wasn’t made until Oct. 9 by Col. Robert Hodges, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police. It came on the same day that The Advocate | The Times-Picayune asked why it hadn’t been sought yet.

While awaiting that opinion, officials at LASERS said, they have been allowing Hebert to keep contributing to the system. Otherwise, he would have to join the Social Security system, which provides about half the benefits Hebert did not respond to requests for comment But the Governor’s Office continues to say that he remains eligible for the program.

“Chris is an exceptional regulator and the first Black chairman of the Gaming Control Board,” Kate Kelly, the governor’s spokesperson, said in an email. “There is no one more qualified to hold the position in the state and arguably the country Our attorneys disagree with LASERS’ interpretation.”

the Attorney General’s Office, according to the letter, obtained through a public records request. He had mostly recently chaired its gaming enforcement division.

misread the constitutional statute, saying that it did allow Hebert to remain in LASERS, according to the public records.

office.

On July 16, officials at LASERS sent a letter to Hebert informing him that they shouldn’t have allowed him to continue in the state retirement system a year earlier when Landry named him to chair the gambling board and now planned to remove him. Hebert had accumulated nearly 20 years of service time within LASERS from his work for

The letter noted that Hebert now holds a full-time position, but LASERS officials wrote that Article X, Section 29.1 of the state constitution “provides that members of boards and commissions established by the state are deemed to be part-time public servants and shall not participate in any retirement system.” After Hebert received that letter, the Governor’s Office swung into action on his behalf, according to an email.

On July 21, Christopher Walters, the governor’s deputy executive counsel, asked to meet with Trey Boudreaux and Tina Grant, the executive director and executive counsel of LASERS, respectively Also participating in that meeting the next day was Angelique Freel, the governor’s executive counsel. She and Walters told Boudreaux and Grant that they had

Grammy-winning R&B singer D’Angelo dies at 51

BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press

D’Angelo, the Grammywinning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51.

The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday after a long bout with cancer, his family said in a statement.

It called him “a shining star of our family and has dimmed his light for us in this life,” adding that they are “eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind.”

In his music, D’Angelo blended hip-hop grit, emphatic soul and gospel-rooted emotion into a sound that helped spearhead the neosoul movement of the 1990s. Earlier this year, the Virginia native celebrated the 30th anniversary of his debut studio album “Brown Sugar,” a platinum-selling offering that produced signature hits like Lady” and the title track. The 1995 album earned him multiple Grammy nominations and cemented him as one of R&B’s most original new voices.

D’Angelo’s sultry vocal style — a mix of raspy texture and church-bred fluidity set him apart from his peers That voice became inseparable from the

R&B

died Tuesday after a long bout with cancer his family said in a statement.

striking visuals of his 2000 single “Untitled (How Does It Feel).” The minimalist, shirtless music video became a cultural touchstone, igniting conversations around artistry sexuality and vulnerability in Black male representation. The song earned him a Grammy for best male R&B vocal performance and propelled his sophomore album “Voodoo,” topping the Billboard 200 chart and winning the Grammy for best R&B album.

With an idiosyncratic spirit not unlike Prince, D’Angelo’s devotion was always to the craft — not the machinery around it. In a 2000 interview with The Associated Press, he spoke candidly about the cost of chasing commercial success.

“(Musicians) have gotten trapped into that mode of thinking marketable and commercial. That destroys art, that destroys the essence of what it is about,” he said. “You cannot you cannot work like that. You cannot make music like that. That’s not what this is about.”

That same year, D’Angelo reflected on his need for solitude amid fame: “I used to hang out a lot, but now I’ve become more of a recluse,” he told AP “I long for just peace and silence.”

Beyond his own catalog, D’Angelo’s artistry shined in collaborations. He memorably duetted with Lauryn Hill on the soulful ballad “Nothing Even Matters,” a highlight of her landmark 1998 album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”

Boudreaux and Grant rebuffed the arguments by Landry’s lawyers The two were following the same line that LASERS took in 2015 when the state retirement system terminated the membership of Ronnie Jones when he became chair of the gaming control board. Jones, who had worked for the Department of Public Safety questioned the decision to no avail.

On July 25, Freel followed up in a letter to the two LASERS officials, asking them to reconsider their position. If they would not, Freel asked them to allow Hebert to continue contributing to the state retirement system pending an advisory opinion from the attorney general’s

Boudreaux and Grant agreed, although such an opinion does not have the force of law Hebert has continued making his contributions since then. LASERS officials said Thursday they have no plans to stop that.

Landry could try to have state legislators change the law to allow Hebert to remain in LASERS.

In fact, Landry tried to do that last year just before officially naming Hebert as the gaming control board chair — an indication that Landry realized the law posed a problem for Hebert.

The governor asked state Rep. Ed Larvadain III, DAlexandria, to try to push through the change by amending an unrelated bill of his late in the legislative process. The bill not only would have let Hebert join

LASERS, it would have lifted his annual salary as chair by another $12,600. Hebert was making $175,011 working in the Attorney General’s Office. Passing the bill would have required a two-thirds vote of the Legislature. A Senate committee amended the bill to favor Hebert with no discussion from the public or the committee members. After a news story reported on what Landry was trying to do, legislators scuttled Larvadain’s bill. Larvadain did not respond to a request for comment. LASERS told Hebert he could not stay in the program after a July 10 email from The Advocate | The Times-Picayune raised a question about his eligibility Email Tyler Bridges at tbridges@theadvocate. com.

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IMF more upbeat about U.S. growth

WASHINGTON The U.S. and global economies will grow a bit more this year than previously forecast as the Trump administration’s tariffs have so far proved less disruptive than expected, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, though the agency also said the extensive duties still pose risks.

The United States’ economy will expand 2% in 2025, the IMF projected in its influential semiannual forecast, the World Economic Outlook That is slightly higher than the 1.9% forecast in the IMF’s last update in July and 1.8% in April. The U.S. should grow 2.1% next year, also just one-tenth of a percent faster than its previous projection, the IMF said.

Its current forecasts are still down from a year ago, however, a sign that the international lending agency expects the tariffs to weaken the U.S. economy, in part by creating more uncertainty for businesses. Last October, the IMF forecast the U.S. would grow 2.2% this year All the projections also represent a slowing from 2024, when the U.S. economy expanded at a faster 2.8%.

The global economy, meanwhile, will grow 3.2% this year, up from a 3% estimate in July, the IMF forecast, and 3.1% in 2026, the same as its previous estimate.

U.S. rejects coal bid for less than a penny per ton

BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal officials rejected a company’s bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S. government coal sale in more than a decade

The failed sale underscores a continued low appetite for coal among utilities that are turning to cheaper natural gas and renewables such as wind and solar to generate electricity Emissions from burning coal are a leading driver of climate change, which scientists say is raising sea levels and making weather more extreme.

President Donald Trump has made reviving the coal industry a centerpiece of his agenda to increase U.S. energy production. But economists say Trump’s attempts to boost coal are unlikely to reverse its yearslong decline.

The Department of Interior said in a Tuesday statement that last week’s $186,000 bid from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. did not meet the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act.

Stocks wobble as trade tensions escalate

NEW YORK — U.S. indexes bounced between gains and losses on Tuesday and wound up mixed on Wall Street as trade tensions continued to simmer between Washington and Beijing.

The S&P 500 closed 0.2% lower after shifting between a steep morning loss and a recovery in the afternoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.8% after making similar swings The moves mark yet another series of sharp twists for markets over the last few days. Wall Street tumbled on Friday for its worst day since April and bounced back on Monday for its best day since May. The swings were prompted by shifting trade sentiment between the U.S. and China. All told, the S&P 500 fell 10.41 points to 6,644.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 202.88 points to 46,270.46, and the Nasdaq sank 172.91 to 22,521.70. OpenAI, Walmart join in chatbot shopping push

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China sanctions South Korean shipbuilder

BY CHAN HO-HIM AP business writer

HONG KONG

China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean in the latest swipe by Beijing at President Donald Trump’s effort to rebuild the industry in America.

The ministry also announced that it was investigating a probe by Washington into China’s growing dominance in world shipbuilding, and threatened more retaliatory measures. It said the U.S. probe endangers China’s national security and its shipping industry and cited Hanwha’s involvement in the

investigation.

The U.S. Trade Representative launched the Section 301 trade investigation in April 2024. It determined that China’s strength in the industry was a burden to U.S. businesses.

“China just weaponized shipbuilding,” said Kun Cao, deputy chief executive at consulting firm Reddal. “Beijing is signaling it will hit third-country firms that help Washington counter China’s maritime dominance.”

International shipping and shipbuilding have yet another areas of friction between Washington and Beijing. Each side has imposed new port fees on each others’ vessels that took effect on Tuesday

South Korea and the U.S have been building closer ties in shipbuilding in response to China’s dominance as the world’s largest shipbuilder In late 2024, Hanwha Ocean acquired the Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania for $100 million. It announced in August that it plans to invest $5 billion in new docks and quays as part of its support for U.S. efforts to restore globally competitive shipbuilding capacity Last year, Hanwha Ocean secured contracts with the U.S. Navy to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul work for U.S. naval vessels. The company said via email that “Hanwha Ocean is aware of the an-

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As U.S. wood tariffs kick in, kitchen cabinet companies look for a silver lining

BY MAE ANDERSON AP business writer

NEW YORK — Cabinet dealers, interior designers and remodeling contractors in the U.S. hope new tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered wooden furniture that kicked in Tuesday will create more business for them and eventually boost domestic production of those products.

But several small business owners in the home improvement industry say they expect some short-term pains from the import taxes: Clients with projects already on the books might balk at having to pay more for the budget-priced cabinets they selected Potential customers may postpone kitchen and bathroom renovations until costs and the economy — seem more stable.

“I think the volatility around pricing is damaging to the remodeling industry,” said Allison Harlow, an interior designer in Michigan whose company, Curio Design Studio, creates and builds custom bathrooms and kitchens. “Most people will hear the headline of ‘Kitchen cabinets will go up 50%’ and might just opt out of even reaching out to our company.”

Despite high mortgage rates having depressed sales of existing homes in recent years, a forecast of remodeling activity by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies predicts that homeowner spending on improvements and maintenance will remain steady into the middle of 2026.

A proclamation that President Donald Trump signed on Sept. 29 cited national security and foreign trade practices as grounds for imposing the tariffs on certain finished wood products and product components.

Of them, imported vanities and kitchen cabinets incurred the steepest tax rates: 25% until the end of the year and 50% starting on New Year’s Day Upholstered chairs, seats and sofas also are subject to a 25% worldwide tariff effective Tuesday, with the rate scheduled to increase to 30% on Jan. 1 In addition, the presidential proclamation put a 10% import tax on softwood timber and lumber which comes from evergreen trees like pine and cedars. Softwoods often are used to make furniture and in wood frame construction. Canada is the source of about 85% of the softwood lumber the U.S. imports, or nearly one-quarter of the national supply, according to the National Association of Homebuilders.

Some U.S trading partners are receiving more favorable treatment when it comes to the furniture and cabinetry tariffs. The tax on U.K exports was capped at 10%, while the rate for wood products from the European Union and Japan was capped at 15%.

The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance and other trade and advocacy groups lobbied for tariffs to help offset what they

described as a flood of cheap cabinets from countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, China and elsewhere in the decades since more U.S. furniture manufacturing moved offshore.

U.S.-made products tend to cost more but often are of better quality

John Lovallo, an analyst at UBS bank, estimates the tariffs on imported cabinets and vanities could add roughly $280 to the average cost of building a single-family home, not enough to sink a project that often carries an overall price tag more than 1,000 times larger than that.

Some business owners say they plan to cover any tariffrelated costs for now instead of raising customer prices.

John Dean, founder of Dean Cabinetry in Connecticut, sells cabinets that run the gamut from lower-priced imports to custom models made in his shop. Imported products account for about a third of his sales, but Dean said he does not expect much fallout from the tariffs.

Two of his vendors that he buys imported cabinets from, in China and Vietnam, said they would raise prices by 10% to recoup some of the duty costs.

Dean said he would not charge customers more for now Since a kitchen remodel is a big ticket item to begin with, and with the costs of building lumber and labor going up, raising cabinet prices might hurt demand, he said.

“My personal perspective is most small- and medium-sized businesses are trying to absorb those costs,” he said.

Although the White House said the tariffs were intended to boost domestic production and protect U.S. businesses from predatory trade practices, some cabinet makers say that will be difficult because their supply chains are multinational.

Linq Kitchen, a Los Angelesarea company that designs,

nouncement made by the Chinese government and is closely reviewing its potential business impact on the company.”

Hanwha Ocean’s shares traded in South Korea fell as much as over 8% on Tuesday closing 5.8% lower

The escalation of antagonisms raised doubts over whether Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will go ahead with a meeting planned for late this month. But Beijing said on Tuesday that China and the U.S. held working-level talks on Monday and have maintained communication.

China accounts for more than half of all new shipbuilding, with South Korea at about 30% and Japan just over a tenth of the total.

Fed mulls more rate cuts amid U.S. hiring slowdown

builds and installs modern-style kitchen cabinets, uses plywood and melamine panels from Asia and Europe in its projects, cofounder Josh Qian said A suitable domestic alternative does not exist, he said.

“The kitchen cabinet industry is highly globalized, and even U.S.-based manufacturers depend on imported materials, hardware, and finishes,” Qian said. “These tariffs may sound protective, but in reality, they often raise costs across the entire supply chain.”

At the same time, cabinet companies that don’t sell foreign products or rely on imported components look forward to capturing more business. One is ACO Denver Custom Cabinetry in Denver, Colorado, which enlists Amish, Mennonite, and New German Baptist shops in the Midwest to handcraft custom cabinets.

Andrea Mulkey, the company’s president and co-founder, said her main concern is whether interest in American-made cabinets will grow too quickly

“It’s hard to predict how much new business might come our way as competitors are affected,” Mulkey said. “We simply couldn’t serve everyone if demand suddenly surged. The real challenge is similar to what we saw post-COVID, when everyone got busy at once, and access to raw materials became strained.”

The Curio Design Studio has its custom cabinets made in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but Harlow worries about the tariffs costing her customers.

“I think it will decrease consumer confidence and create a narrative that the work is going to get inherently more expensive,” Harlow said. “I think we will have to work harder to attract potential clients with messaging of how this blanket statement, ‘Kitchen cabinets will go up 50%,’ does not impact our particular business model.”

sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year Powell said in a speech in Philadelphia that despite the federal government shutdown cutting off official economic data, “the outlook for employment and inflation does not appear to have changed much since our September meeting,” when the Fed reduced its key rate for the first time this year Fed officials at that meeting also forecast that the central bank would reduce its rate twice more this year and once in 2026. Lower rates from the Fed could reduce borrowing costs for mortgages, car loans and business loans. Powell spoke before a meeting of the National Association of Business Economics. Powell reiterated a message he first delivered after the September meeting, when he signaled that the Fed is slightly more worried about the job market than its other congressional mandate, which is to keep prices stable. Tariffs have lifted the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation to 2.9%, he said, but outside the duties there aren’t “broader inflationary pressures” that will keep prices high.

“Rising downside risks to employment have shifted our assessment of the balance of risks,” he said Economists said Powell’s remarks solidified expectations for further rate cuts, starting at its meeting Oct. 28-29.

“While there was little doubt the (Fed) was angled to cut rates at its next meeting, today’s remarks were strong confirmation of that expectation,” Michael Feroli chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan Chase, said in a note to clients. Powell also said that the central bank may soon stop shrinking its roughly $6.6 trillion balance sheet. The Fed has been allowing roughly $40 billion of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to mature each month without replacing them.

“We may approach that point in coming months,” Powell said The shift could slightly lower borrowing costs over time. Economists at BMO Capital Markets estimated that the yields on Treasury securities ticked down slightly after Powell’s remarks.

Separately, Powell spent most of his speech defending the Fed’s practice of buying longer-term Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in 2020 and 2021, which were intended to lower longer-term interest rates and support the economy during the pandemic.

Yet those purchases have come under a torrent of criticism from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as well as some of the candidates floated by the Trump administration to replace Powell when his term as chair ends in May

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Andrea Mulkey president and founder of Amish Cabinets of Denver, works in her showroom in Denver.

Russianaerialattackhitshospital

Zelenskyyto meet with Trumptoask formissiles

BY ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press

KYIV,Ukraine Russianforces launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Ukraine’s second-largest city in overnight attacks, hitting ahospital and wounding seven people, an official said Tuesday,asEuropean military aid for Kyiv dropped sharply and UkrainianPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to askU.S President Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles.

The Russian attack on Kharkiv in Ukraine’snortheast hit the city’smain hospital, forcing the evacuation of 50 patients,regional head Oleh Syniehubov said. The attack’smain targets wereenergy

facilities, Zelenskyy said, without providing details of what was hit

“Everyday,every night,Russia strikes power plants, powerlines, andour (natural)gas facilities,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram. Russian long-range strikes on its neighbor’s power grid are part of a campaignsince Moscow launched afull-scale invasion in February 2022 todisableUkraine’s power supply, denying civiliansheat and running water during thebitter winter

The Ukrainian leader urgedforeign countries to help blunt Russia’slong-rangeattacksbyprovidingmore air defensesystems for the country,whichisalmostthe size of Texasand hardtodefend from the air in its entirety.

“Weare counting on the actions of the U.S. and Europe, theG7, all partners who have thesesystems and can providethem to protect ourpeople,” Zelenskyy said. “The world must force Moscow to sit down at the table for real negotiations.”

But thelatest data on foreign military aid to Ukraine showed a sharp drop-off in recent help. Militaryaid in July andAugust plungedby43% compared to the first half of theyear,Germany’s Kiel Institute, which tracks support to Ukraine, said Tuesday

That fall occurred after thecreation of afund that pools contributions from NATO members, exceptthe United States, to purchase American weapons,munitions and

Landslides,floodingcut off300 communities

By The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY More than 300 communities in central and eastern Mexico remained cutoff by deadly landslides and floodingonTuesday,as thousands of soldiers and civilian workers scrambled to reopenblocked roads.

The government confirmed that at least 64 people have died due to the torrential rains. Dozens are still missingand officials warn the full extent of the devastation in remote towns of 500 to 1,000 residents remains unknown.

The rains were triggered by the convergence of two tropical storms churning off Mexico’swestern coast, striking at the end of an unusually heavy rainy season that has left rivers overflowing and hillsides weakened.

“Reopening roads is one of our greatest urgencies,” President Claudia Shein-

baum said. “Wehave to secure airbridges, food supplies, water,and check on howeach person is faring.” Health teamsbegan fumigatingaffected areas to prevent outbreaks of dengue, a disease spread by mosquitoes. The hardest-hit states are Veracruz,Hidalgo and Puebla. In Hidalgoalone, where roughlyhalfofthe isolated villages are located,about 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by flooding rivers and mudslides. In Veracruz, where at least 29 people died, rainfall reached 24 inches in just fourdays. Veracruz Gov.RocíoNahle said more than 300,000 people were affectedinthe state alone.

In Poza Rica, resident Roberto Olvera said an oil refinery alarm alerted him to rising watersfromthe nearby Cazones River,which reached 13 feet in someareas

“It was terrifying, many peopleinthe neighborhood couldn’tescape,” he said. Floodwatersthere also left a black, oily residue believed to havecome from nearby oil and gas installations, coating trees and rooftops. Dozens of health centers were damaged, including one in Álamo, Veracruz, where floodwaters reached 6.5 feet, destroying all equipment.Local health director Martí Batres said medical staff are now working outdoors.

While thousands of soldiers andrescueteams search for the missing and deliveraid, helicopters are ferrying supplies to isolated zones and private constructionfirmsare helping to reopen key roads.

Sheinbaum said thereare enough resourcestorespond and thatthe government“will spare no expense during this emergency.”

BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press

PARIS— French Prime MinisterSébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced he would suspenda muchdebated plan to raisethe retirement agefrom 62 to 64, in amove aimed at preventing his fragile minoritygovernment from being toppled.

Aftera weekofpolitical turmoil, thenewly reappointed Lecornu saidina policy speech at the National Assembly thatthe law,aflagship initiative of President Emmanuel Macron, wouldbeput on hold until after the next presidential election in 2027.

On Thursday, Lecornu will face two no-confidencemotions, onefrom the hard-left France Unbowed andthe other from the far-rightNational Ral-

ly.The two partiesdonot hold enough seatstotopple Lecornu’sgovernment on theirown, but theprime ministercould be ousted if theSocialistsand others on theleft joinforces with them.

TheSocialistParty, which is notpartofthe governingcoalition,had demanded the lawberepealed Boris Vallaud, president of theSocialist groupinthe NationalAssembly,saidhis colleagues were ready to take a“gamble,” making clear they would not vote the no-confidencemotions. Vallaudcalledthe suspension a“first step”toward scrapping the law.

Lecornu said the suspensionwould cost$463 million in 2026, and1.8 billion euros in 2027.Hesaid it will benefit 3.5 million Frenchcitizens.

“Itwilltherefore have to be financially compensated, including through cost-saving measures. It cannot be carried out at the expense of an increased deficit,” he said. France’sdeficithit 5.8% of gross domestic product last year,way above the officialEUtarget of 3%. France is also facing amassive debt crisis. At the end of the first quarterof2025, France’s public debtstood at 3.346 trillioneuros, or 114% of GDP

EarlieronTuesday, Lecornu metwith his cabinet to discuss the 2026budget, which must be approved by year’s end. He said the main objective would be to bring the deficit below 5% of GDP to safeguard France’ssovereignty stressing the need for fiscal discipline and structural savings.

their entire working life, 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.

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AMarine helps awoman cross a flooded street Sunday in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico.

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Special ed classrooms to get cameras

Jefferson district

requesting $4M to comply with new law

BY ELYSE CARMOSINO Staff writer

The Jefferson Parish school district is requesting up to $4 million from the School Board to install cameras in all 327 of its special education classrooms in order to comply with a new law that adds

Analysts weigh in on N.O. clerk runoff

Attack ads may have sparked voter shift

BY JOHN SIMERMAN and MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writers

When the early voting numbers dropped on Saturday night, incumbent Darren Lombard held a healthy double-digit lead over life-prisonerturned-lawyer Calvin Duncan in the race for Orleans Parish criminal court clerk But over the next few hours, it became clear the script had flipped behind the curtains at the polls. A majority of voters on Saturday favored Duncan, leading to the closest race on the city ballot and a runoff to lead an office that oversees elections but rarely generates

extra protections for public school students with disabilities and requires districts to update their seclusion and restraint policies. Under Act 479, every classroom for students with disabilities in Louisiana must have microphoneequipped cameras up and running by February District officials asked at the October School Board meeting to use funding school systems received from the state under a 2024 law to pay for the cameras. The new legislation, authored by

Rep. Shane Mack, R-Livingston, further restricts when and how staff can physically restrain students with disabilities or place them in separate “seclusion” rooms. It also asks schools to train staff using a state-approved program on how to help students experiencing a behavioral crisis.

The law goes into effect Dec. 1, but districts have until May to submit their updated policies to the state. Teachers and staff have until the 2027-28 school year to complete the training program.

During a School Board meeting in July member Derrick Shepherd estimated that about 300-400 of the district’s teachers and personnel will need to undergo the required training. He said Friday that the board was still waiting for further guidance from the state on how to implement that training and before updating its seclusion and restraint policies.

The changes follow the release of a 2024 state legislative auditor’s report that found Louisiana’s Education Department was not prop-

erly monitoring how schools use seclusion and restraint practices, despite warnings from the federal government that their misuse can potentially endanger students and violate their rights. The new law also follows multiple instances in which parents reported that their nonverbal children with special needs were being abused in their classrooms.

Shepherd said installing the cameras will not only keep students

Traffic crackdown

Teen injured by truck while catching school bus

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

Fourteen-year-old Geneva Clouatre was running to catch the school bus near her Fairgrounds home two weeks ago when a truck blew past the bus and hit her, throwing her several feet and sending her to the hospital with road rash and a head injury

The bus was stopped, its amber lights flashing and stop sign initiated near the intersection of De Saix Boulevard and Castine Street when the truck illegally passed it and struck Clouatre about 7:15 a.m. Sept. 30. “She got to the middle of the crosswalk, and it happened so fast I honestly didn’t see exactly how it happened,” her mother, Kelly Clouatre, said Tuesday

Geneva Clouatre recovered and was back at school this week, but New Or-

leans Police Department Sgt. Kevin Thompson said at a Tuesday morning news conference that her case typifies the dangerous accidents police are working to prevent through increased enforcement of traffic laws that began last year Standing near the scene of the crash, Thompson was surrounded by NOPD traffic officers out to enforce the 20 mph school-zone speed limit and issuing warnings to drivers.

“Our goal is to get the driver to curtail their behavior,” Thompson said “If a citation will save a life, then I’m willing to issue it.” Thompson said NOPD has been committing more manpower to traffic enforcement since February 2024 in response to community demands for improved road safety, adding five officers to the traffic enforcement team to conduct checkpoints on streets that have garnered numerous complaints.

District-level officers were also trained to use speed radars, a job that is typically left to traffic officers, Thompson said.

In 2005, Thompson said officers issued about 900 traffic citations a week Now, 20 years later, they issue between

1,100 and 1,300, he said.

Most of the traffic citations are issued inside school zones for violations such as speeding and illegally passing a school bus, Thompson said. Higher speeds reduce the reaction time drivers and pedestrians have to prevent a crash, and children tend to be less attentive than adults, Thompson said.

When they are not enforcing traffic laws at checkpoints, Thompson said traffic officers also look for drivers with unregistered or uninsured vehicles.

Thompson touted a decrease in crashes and fatalities this year There have been 37 crashes resulting in 39 deaths reported across New Orleans so far this year, he said, compared to 48 crashes leading to 49 deaths during the same time in 2024.

The Clouatre family welcomes the increased traffic enforcement. Emily Clouatre, the girl’s grandmother, said the street had become a hub for speeding after it was repaved around two years ago.

That created a dangerous setting for neighborhood kids like Geneva Cloua-

BY JONI HESS Staff writer

BY BOB WARREN Staff writer

new jobs.

Economic development officials from the state and St. Tammany Parish gathered recently for a ribbon-cutting at EquipmentShare’s Lacombe facility The event kicked off the company’s ambitious expansion, which eventually will grow its footprint to 13 locations in Louisiana, officials said.

“Expanding across Louisi-

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Signs warn drivers about the speed limit in the DeSaix Boulevard school zone in New Orleans on Tuesday.

Contractor breaks Quarter water main

Geyser gushes onto Canal Street

BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer

A burst water main at Canal and Royal streets sent water gushing into portions of the French Quarter on Monday afternoon after it was hit by a contractor working in the area The break was reported about 3:20 p.m., and crews were still on scene working to assess the damage and make repairs as of 4:30 p.m., according to Ceara Labat, a spokesperson for the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans.

Labat confirmed that a contractor hit the main but said she didn’t know what kind of work was being done or whether it was affiliated with the city The contractor’s work was not related to a massive S&WB project several blocks away on St. Peter Street, Labat said.

Labat said water pressure in the area had not been affected by the break, and she was not aware of any resulting street closures.

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with disabilities safer but also offer additional security for the district’s hardworking special education teachers.

“It’s for the benefit of our students, but also for our teachers and staff,” he said, “to show they’re actually doing their job.”

Under a previous state law passed in 2024, school systems were required to equip special education classrooms with cameras within 90 days of a parent’s request. Louisiana allocated districts $8 million for the cameras, but only $2.2 million of those dollars had been used as of late last

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high-growth companies have in our workforce and business climate,” said Russell Richardon, president and CEO of the St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation

The company’s St. Tammany location, on Krental Road in Lacombe, sits just north of busy Interstate 12. For months, motorists have noticed rows of heavy construction equipment parked at the site.

“Everything from scissor lifts to giant cranes, they rent it,” St. Tammany Economic Development Corp. spokesperson Kristin Durand said.

Durand said the Lacombe location is bringing 25 new jobs to the parish.

The company also said it will

year It costs around $5,000 to install the cameras in a classroom, according to a fiscal note for the new law Around 1,600 classrooms across the state are expected to need cameras.

In Jefferson Parish, School Board members will choose a local vendor to lead the installation, documents show Member Clay Moise said the board is still in the process of seeking proposals.

Shepherd said parents in Jefferson Parish have always been welcome to visit and observe their child’s special education classrooms.

“We’ve never denied a parent an opportunity to see what’s going on,” he said.

Seclusion and restraint practices have been widely criticized by both special education advocates and the federal government for the danger they can pose to individuals experiencing a behavioral crisis, especially children. The state’s new teacher training guidelines ask that staff learn how to deescalate conflicts, how to determine when students are at risk of harming themselves or others, and how to safely restrain students in a way that also respects their rights. Under the new guidelines, a school nurse or other qualified employee must visit any student who has been secluded or restrained, and school personnel are required to file a detailed incident report.

donate $2,500 annually to two charitable organizations: Miracle League Northshore, a baseball league for children with special

needs, and Hogs for the Cause, which provides money and support for families battling pediatric brain cancer

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tre, an avid runner and lover of the outdoors and sports.

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much political heat of its own

Fewer than 700 votes separated Duncan and Lombard from more than 98,000 cast, with third-place

finisher Valencia Miles trailing.

Political analysts say Duncan, a first-time candidate for elected office who led the primary vote count, carries momentum heading into a Nov 15 runoff, though a far lower expected turnout could favor the incumbent.

Outright wins by Helena Moreno for mayor and Michelle Woodfork for sheriff are expected to mean less interest in a ballot that will include the clerk’s race and two City Council district runoffs.

Silas Lee, a Xavier University professor and veteran political analyst, said early voting tends to reflect people who were more familiar with the candidates at the start of the race. That edge went to Lombard, who served as the elected clerk of 2nd City Court in Algiers before winning the criminal clerk’s seat in 2021. His cousin, Edwin Lombard, served in the same post for 29 years before winning a seat on the

child. Even though she’s 14, she loves to run and jump play on her swing set She’s not someone who is stuck to a screen,” Emily Clouatre said.

Though she survived the crash, Geneva Clouatre now has several staples in the back of her

state appeals court. Darren Lombard held a 53% to 41% advantage over Duncan in early voting. At the polls, Duncan won 51% to 42% over Lombard.

University of New Orleans professor and political analyst Ed Chervenak called that kind of pivot unusual. He pointed to “a lot of pushback” over Lombard’s late attacks against Duncan.

Lombard accused Duncan of killing an innocent man, and he pursued a court order to stop Duncan from claiming he was exonerated Duncan went free from a life prison sentence in 2011 over a 1981 killing, pleading guilty to a lesser count in a deal with former District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro. In 2021, a judge agreed to vacate his conviction and sentence. Duncan has maintained his innocence throughout.

“This pattern suggests that Duncan gained momentum during the last couple of weeks of the campaign, coinciding with growing criticism of Lombard following his controversial remarks directed at Duncan,” Chervenak said.

Attorney General Liz Murrill recently joined the fray, threatening legal action against Duncan if he kept up the exoneration claim.

By Saturday, Lombard had

head She was traumatized and angry as she healed, but her mother said she is largely back to normal.

The driver who hit Geneva Clouatre was cited for careless operation of a vehicle and driving around a school bus.

dropped his legal challenge to Duncan’s claim of being exonerated. Emily Faye Ratner, a local attorney who works on Duncan’s campaign, said voters registered the attacks from Lombard and Murrill and gravitated to Duncan.

“It really shows the arc of Darren Lombard’s allegations against Calvin Duncan and how those have played out in the court of public opinion,” Ratner said of Saturday’s vote tally

Duncan, who served for two decades as a jailhouse lawyer, outraised Lombard, according to campaign finance records. According to data analyzed by Chervenak, his support on Saturday came from across the city Duncan won more votes than Lombard in four of five City Council districts. Only in District E did Lombard outgain Duncan in votes. Lombard was not immediately available for comment.

John Couvillon, a political analyst based in Baton Rouge, said District E’s results are a product of its population of longer-term residents.

Unlike city areas that have experienced an influx of newcomers with “strong progressive sympathies” who are “more likely to support outsider-type candidates,” in

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other shortcomings.

“These are conversations that families have at night when they’re talking about their own budgets, what can I cut, what can I save,” council member Lesli Harris said. “We as a city family need to have those conversations and be really real about it.”

The hearings come as the city manages the fallout of a multimillion deficit and expected revenue losses next year

The shortfall has broadly been attributed to staff overtime pay related to the Jan. 1 Bourbon Street attack and other major events, as well as lower than expected revenue returns from the Super Bowl.

As a result, Cantrell’s draft budget proposes deep cuts to the tune of $200 million, which could prevent city agencies from paying vendors on time and interrupt services for the homeless, among other problems.

Finance Department officials estimate a $2.1 million cut to the department that could impact its ability to comply with audits and other financial reporting necessary to maintain public trust.

In the city’s human resources department, which is facing a $3 million reduction and has about 10 vacant positions, officials said reductions may put a strain on employee morale and lower retention rates. It could also be detrimental over the long term.

“While not filling HR-related vacancies due to financial constraints may seem fiscally responsible in the short term, it can undermine the city’s workforce, damage employee trust, and reduce the efficiency of public services, ultimately costing the city more in the long run,” the administration said in a presentation shared with the council.

Asked about whether the city could end up paying more in overtime than it saved by not hiring the workers it needs, administration officials said that the bulk of overtime goes to public safety hires — firefighters, emergency services and police officers — which are often exempt from the hiring freeze.

Departments struggling with inadequate staffing during the freeze can file an “urgent need” form to fill vacancies, but that obtaining city approval can be a challenge, according to library officials who said they were in the middle of hiring crucial positions when the freeze was announced.

“We’re pretty close to the edge. If someone calls in sick, we’re (often) having to move people around or ask someone to go to another branch,” said Heather Riley, the library system’s director of public services.

“I feel like we’ve been granted a miracle,” Kelly Clouatre said. “I still have my daughter I could have lost her.”

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

District E, voters are more likely to be “comfortable voting for an incumbent who’s been around,” Couvillon said.

District E also led the city in early voter turnout, according to Chervenak.

Other analysts said Duncan rolled out a strong ad campaign in the final weeks of the race, tying the former prisoner’s personal story to demands for change in government.

Veteran analyst and pollster Ron Faucheux said Duncan effectively “connected the dots” in tying Lombard to the destruction of court records in a city yard.

“It was a triumph of advertising in the last couple of weeks,” Faucheux said.

Duncan’s strong messaging and recoil from Lombard’s attacks both likely figured in the results, Lee said.

“Simply attacking someone doesn’t mean the person who is attacking will get the votes,” he said.

Come Nov 15, Chervenak sees the progressive White vote as key to Duncan’s chances of unseating Lombard in a runoff, where incumbents tend to have an advantage in what he called “low information, low turnout” elections.

“In a low turnout election, mo-

She said they submitted the paperwork in July — a process that requires multiple signatures and approvals across City Hall — but didn’t receive approval for some roles until this week with others still in the queue. The public hearings will continue through Nov 5 at City Hall and the budget has to approved by Dec. 1.

Email Joni Hess at joni.hess@ theadvocate.com.

bilization matters more than persuasion. Every vote is precious, and the campaign that is better at turning out their supporters into actual votes tends to win.” Chervenak said.

Lee said “chronic voters” will be crucial.

“Clerk of court races are usually low-key and don’t attract much attention, but this one did,” he said. Without polling the race, Faucheux said he believes Duncan will start out with momentum from an electorate that desired change in city government. He predicted the campaigns would continue to go heavy on the attacks.

Staff writer Sophie Kasakove contributed to this story

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A New Orleans police traffic enforcement officer pulls a

in

DeSaix Boulevard school zone in New Orleans on Tuesday.

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EquipmentShare, a nationwide company expanding its Louisiana footprint, has opened a $33 million location in St. Tammany Parish.

St.Tammany Parish plans$1M boat cleanup

Projecttargets

abandoned vesselsin waterways

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

For years, abandoned boats in St. Tammany Parish’swaterways have created obstacles for other boaters and leaked hazardous material into wetland habitats.

Now,the parish is embarking on a$1million effort to remove 16 abandoned vessels from the Tchefuncte River,PearlRiver,Bayou Libertyand BayouLacombe. Theworkwillbe done in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Coastal Environments Inc., aBaton Rouge-based environmental consulting company In astatement, Parish President Mike Cooper called the “unsightly derelict vessels” a “clear danger to public safety” and said the initiative was needed for visitors and residents of St. Tammany alike. Some of theboats have been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina, Cooper’sspokesperson, Michael Vinsanau, said in an interview

Vinsanau said they will first try to contactthe owners of the abandoned boats and have them pay to remove them. However,Vinsanau said that, in many cases, the boats were “intentionally abandoned” and some of the vehicle identification numbers were likely removed.

Some of the boats are in such awkward positions that scuba divers may have to be partofthe effortto remove them, Vinsanau said. “It’snot as easy as tyinga rope around theboat and towing it down the river.”

InBayouLacombe,St.Tammany ParishCouncil memberJoe Impastato said there are two large sunken sailboatsthatwereabandoned before Hurricane Katrina, as well as an abandoned fishing boat and an abandoned barge

The project is largely funded bya federal grant that the project lead,Coastal Environments Inc., secured for boat removalinbothSt. Tammany and Livingston parishes, Vinsanau said. Across the two parishes,the project will eliminate over 193tons of marine debris, about 10% of which will be recycled. Meanwhile, aneducational component aimed at 20,000 K-5 students in St. Tammany and Livingston parishes will promoteawareness about the importanceofresponsible boating practices. The total cost of the initiative will be $1,386,856, with $1,007,888ofthat specifically being spent in St.Tammany. The funding for thework in St. Tammany includes $814,688 in federal fundsand $150,000fromthe parish.

St.Tammany Parish

Council membersArthur Laughlin andJerry Binder allocated the$150,000 in the 2024 budget, Laughlin said The parish then partnered with CoastalEnvironments Inc.,which wasexpectedto receive the federal grant Vinsanau said.

“This is along time coming and I’m glad we’re getting these boatsout of the water,” Laughlin said. He said his constituents who live near Bayou Liberty are “happy we’re finally doing something.

Separately,council member Jeff Corbin said in an interview that he worked with state Rep. Stephanie Berault, R-Slidell, in the2025 regular legislative session to secure $75,000 in state funds that will go toward removing vessels from Salt Bayou near Slidell.

“Thiswas an opportunity to take alittle bitof discretionary funding to getthe cleanup started,” Berault said.

Email Willie Swett at willie.swett@theadvocate. com.

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Obituaries

Barker,Antoinette D. 'Annette'

Antoinette “Annette”D Barker, passedaway peacefullyonWednesday October 8, 2025, at theage of98. Preceded in deathby her loving husband of 59 years,Edward“Eddie” J. Barker. Daughter of the lateSalvatore andAn‐toinetteDanna.Sisterof the late Concetta “Connie” Louviereand Dr.S.J.Danna MotherofLinda (Terry) Rhotonand thelateDebra (Larry)Hamburger.An‐nette wasfondlycalled “Mi-Maw”byher five grandchildren:Terry (Cari) Rhoton, Jr., Stacie Russell, Scott (Nichole)Rhoton, Larry Hamburger, Jr., and Ryan(Mary)Rhoton. Greatgrandmother of Dylan, Trevor, Lily,MaryGwen, Thomas, Bailey,and Wyatt. Annette lovedtosquare dance with Eddieasthey weremembers of Red Hots, BarNone, andSchool House Squares, square dancing clubs. Shewas an avidtravelerwho espe‐cially enjoyedcruises and loved to play cardsand games,including domi‐noes. Shelived afull, beau‐tiful life rooted in faithand willbegreatly missed. Rel‐ativesand friendsare in‐vited to attend avisitation at11:00 am on Friday,Oc‐tober 17, 2025,atGreen‐wood FuneralHome, 5200 Canal Blvd NewOrleans LA70124, followed by a Massat1:00pm. Interment willbeatGreenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flow‐ers,massesare preferred. Wealsoinviteyou to share yourthoughts, memories and condolencesonlineat www.greenwoodfh.com

sonDavid Beerbohm (Sandy), grandson Kyle Beerbohm(Sarah), granddaughterKrista Farkas (Josh), grandson Steven Crawford, granddaughter Arabella Tucker, greatgrandsons Michaeland Daniel Beerbohm,and great-granddaughter Peyton Farkas, aswell as cousins, nieces,nephews, andfriends fartoo numeroustoname.

Lornawas born on June 20, 1940inSan Francisco California. Shegrewupin that beautiful city with her five siblings andproud parents. Her weekends were often spent sailing SanFranciscoBay on her father's sailboat.Her mother,Dorothy,taught Lorna to sew and she became an accomplished seamstress whose skills wereingreat demand, making beautifulwedding dresses forfamily and friends.Lorna wasanexcellentstudent and graduatedfromAbrahamLincoln High School in 1958 and then attended two years at SanFranciscoState College.She soonmet the love of her life, ahandsome young US Coast GuardsmanfromBeemer, Nebraska, namedDarrel Beerbohm. On October 9, 1960,Darreland Lorna weremarried. The birth of Susan and Davidfollowed soonafterward andthe young family embarked on ajourney that eventually led them to New Orleans. Darrel and Lorna have been residents of Terrytown forthe past 51 yearsand recently celebrated 65 yearsofmarriage Lorna had avariety of interests. Shewas an avid swimmer and twice daily could be found swimming laps in her backyard pool. Lorna was along-time Avon salesrepresentative with veryloyalcustomers, many of whom became lifelong friends. She was oftenseenriding her bike in the neighborhood to make Avon deliveries. Lorna didn'tdoitfor the money, she did it forthe friendship. Lorna lovedthe Christmas seasonand everyyearlooked forwardto decorating her home. Lorna also lovedtotravel and go on cruises with Darrel. And she rarely misseda sporting event that involvedher family. Lorna was amemberof Gretna UnitedMethodist Church and abeliever in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Special thanks to the Heart of Hospice Gretna, LA and BetteratHome, LLC.

Lorna'slifewillbecelebrated by her immediate family at aprivate gathering

In Loving Memory of Marie Sylvia Bland, March 13, 1936 –October 7, 2025 With hearts full of grati‐tudefor alifewell-lived, and with faith in the promise of eternalrest, we announcethe peaceful passing of ourbeloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,and faithfuldaughterofChrist, Marie Sylvia Bland, who entered into eternallifeon October 7, 2025. Born on March 13,1936, in New Or‐leans,Louisiana,Marie was thecherished daugh‐ter of thelateErnestPeter Thomas, Sr.and Antonia RoseOlivier Thomas.She was also preceded in death by herdearbrother Ernest P. Thomas,Jr.,and her grandchildren Travis JosephClark (affection‐ately knownas"Spider Monkey"), StarrDerbigny, and AngelDerbigny. Marie lived alongand fruitful life, overflowingwithlove, laughter, andunwavering faith.She wasa devoted and nurturingmotherto her four children:Wanda Gordon(CharlesGordon), RosalindClark (Lloyd Clark), Alphonse Derbigny, and DerekDerbigny, Sr (Rhonda Derbigny). Her legacycontinues through her grandchildren: Danielle Marie Johnson, Tanisha Marie Edwards, DerynGia Derbigny, AlexaDerbigny, Gerren CharlesGordon, Derek John Derbigny,Jr., Shelita Clark, Tyronne Clark,Lloyd ClarkJr.,Floyd Clark andBrandon Clark. Marie also delightedinher great-grandchildren:Kevin Samuel, DevinSamuel, Quinton Curry,Leilani Gor‐don,Cameron Boger, Blaze Boger, BrooklynToulson, Layla Edwards, andAlaya Lee, andshe leaves behind a host of extended family and dear friendswho were blessedbyher presence Professionally,Marie was

an accomplishedbeauti‐cian, whose handsnot only styledhairbut uplifted spirits.She wasequally celebratedasanextraordi‐narycook,known far and widefor herlegendary filé gumbo,roast,candied yams, peas,and potato salad.Her kitchenwas a place of love andjoy,espe‐cially during theholidays. Christmas washer favorite season—atimeshe filled withdelicious meals, beau‐tiful decorations, andthe warmthoffamilyand fel‐lowship.Marie found joyin the simple pleasuresof life. Apassionatefan of the New OrleansSaintsand the NewOrleans Pelicans she took prideincheering onher home teams. But above allelse, Marie's heart belonged to herLord and Savior JesusChrist. She wasa womanofdeep, abiding faith—her days an‐choredinprayer, scripture, and gospelmusic.During her momentsofcommu‐nionwiththe Lord,the world wouldfadeawayas she centered herselffully inGod’s presence.Her life was atestimony to love resilience,generosity, and unwaveringbelief. She leavesbehinda spiritual and familial legacy that willechothrough genera‐tions.May Marie'ssoul, and thesouls of allthe faithfuldeparted, through the mercyofGod,restin peace.Amen. Relatives and friendsofthe family, alsoPriestand Parish‐ionersare allinvited to at‐tenda Mass of Christian BurialonThursday,Octo‐ber 16, 2025 at 10:00 am at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church,5621 Elysian Fields Ave.,New Or‐leans,Louisiana 70122. Vis‐itation will beginat8:45 am. IntermentwillbeinSt. Patrick #1 Cemetery.Pro‐fessional arrangements entrusted to Majestic Mor‐tuary Service, Inc. (504) 523-5872.

Jr., Alfred Don'Fruit'

Alfred DonCooper,Jr. was born May17, 1943, to the late Alfred Cooper,Sr. and Estelle Jefferson Cooper in Lake Providence, Louisiana.Hewas known asMr. Al,Pops, Grandpa, Uncle,Cousin, Cowboy Fruit,and thenamehe loved best -“Daddy”. Al‐fredattended Walter L. Cohen Senior High School where he played in the band. He wasbaptizedand confirmed at Bethlehem LutheranChurch andwas a memberofGreater Saint StephensBaptist Church for many yearsbeforebe‐cominga devotedmember ofBerea True Holiness Church of GodinChrist under theleadershipof PastorWarrenL Buchanan Alfredretired as adelivery truck driver andlimousine driver. Whiledriving limos, heenjoyed sharingthe great historyand thecul‐tureofNew Orleanswith everyone that enteredhis

vehicle. He wouldoften share countless storiesof well-knownNew Orleans PublicFigures alongwith the historybehinddiffer‐ent street namessuchas Lapalco (LAPower &Light Co).Heremindedusonnu‐merousoccasionsthathis wordishis bond.Hewould often say, “Ifitcomes out ofmymouth,you cantake ittothe bank andcashit, but if Idon’t know some‐thing,I will tell youI don’t know.”Ifyou’veever crossedpaths with him, you couldn’t help butbe blessedbyhis infectious smile,sharp styleofdress and hisjoyfullaugh;he truly hada beautifulspirit. Hewas aGod-fearingman who took hiskidsand manyofthe children in the neighborhood on annual trips to Biloxi Beachand the WaterparkinGulfport, MS; somethingtheylooked forward to everyyear. You could nottellthemthey werenot in Paris, France Everyoneloved Alfred.As hewould say, “Mymom saidI wasone in amillion –I guessI am oneina billion now.” Alfred leaves to mourn hisbeloved chil‐dren: Threesons, Alfred Don Cooper,III (Linda), Edwin Cooper (Patrice), JohnCooper (Tanaka).One daughter, Dr.Maychelle Cooper Rodney (Olia).13 Grandchildren,20Great Grandchildren,niece Alle‐gra Matthews, ahostof nieces, nephews, cousins, close friends, family, and his firstwifeand mother of his children,RubyWatkins Hewas preceded in death byhis father,AlfredDon Cooper Sr,mother, Estelle Jefferson Cooper,wife, MarionBrown Cooper,and brothersJohnEarland Billy Cooper.Relatives and friends of thefamilyand pastors,officers andmem‐bersofBerea True Holiness COGIC,TreeLifeChristian Center, GreaterSt. StephensBaptist Church employees of United Parcel Service,State Farm and AllstateInsurance,New Or‐leans Police Department Hilton, JOTCO, AConfiden‐tial, LimousineLivery, For‐est Isle Apartments,and members of theMystic Krewe of Femme Fatale are invited to attend hisFu‐neral ServiceatNew Or‐leans Westbank United Seventh-Day Adventist Church,2401 Gen. Meyer Ave,New Orleans, LA 70114. Visitation @9:00am and Services @10:00 am onFriday, October17, 2025 Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman Mayer Ave, NewOrleans, LA70122. Arrangementby D.W.RhodesFuneralHome, 3933 Washington Ave. Pleasevisit www.rhodesf uneral.comtosignthe on‐lineguestbook

Valeton "Val"Jude Dansereau, 91, passed away peacefully withhis devotedwife by his side on October3,2025. Val was born on May 16, 1934, to

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RaoulJ.Dansereau and DesireeMarie Valeton. Otherthan the years he workedabroad as ayoung man, he wasalifelongNew Orleanian.Hegraduated from St.Aloysius High School and receiveda Master of Architecture degree from Tulane University undera full academic scholarship. He honorably served in theU.S Army as adraftsman prior to starting hisarchitectural career with Curtis andDavis Architects; there,hesupervisedthe expansion andmodernization of theFreeUniversity Hospital in Berlin, Germany, whichisstill the largest university hospital in Europe. He later lived in London,where he wasthe lead architect for theOld Course HotelinSt. Andrews.In1970, he established hisown architectural practice,whichfocused on commercial and residential projects in New Orleans. Prior to retiring from architecture,he served as aproject manager for theNew Orleans Sports Arena.

Valissurvivedbyhis belovedwife of morethan 55 years, Bonnie D'Amico Dansereau, andtheir two children, Dr.Degan Joseph Dansereau (Robyn) and Dami AnnDansereau Burckin (Jon). He is also survived by four grandchildren,who lovingly call him "Pappy": Degan Joseph Dansereau Jr., Lucille Marie Dansereau,Desiree "Daisy" Burckin, and Evangeline "Evie"Burckin. He waspredeceased by his brotherRaoul J. Dansereau Jr.(Marianne),and sisters Elma Dansereau Crockett (Heslin),Shirley Dansereau Beck (Godfrey), and Fay Dansereau Finnegan (Curtis).

Valservedonmany civic boardsincluding the NewOrleans Museum of Art, American Institute of Architects, Allard Boulevard Association UpperPontalba Commission, andthe St Alphonsus Artand Cultural Center.Healso served as presidentofthe Preservation Resource Center,Academy of the SacredHeart Fathers' Club, andthe Christian Brothers Foundation. He wasa member of theSociety of theWar of 1812, Founders of theCityofNew Orleans, theBienville Club, and several Carnivalorganizations. He hada passion for preserving theuniquearchitectureofNew Orleans, so much so that he once blockedhis streetwith his cartoprevent theCity fromreplacingthe original streetlight poles. It worked, andtheyare still theretothisday. Not con-

tent with just oneprofession, he andhis wife BonnieoperatedThe Carrollton,a successful wedding reception hall that waslocated in aformer movie theater, which he preservedand renovated.Heloved hisfamily more than anythingand enjoyed travelingthe world. Rome, Nice, Venice Lucerne, and Innsbruck were some of themany places he enjoyed showing hisfamilywhilerecounting stories from when he lived in Europe. Getting through communist checkpoints with blueprints, befriendingspies,and regularly sailingacross Lake Wannseefromthe German -British Yacht Clubtothe American International Yacht Club(andits twelvecent Beefeater martinis) are some of themanystories he enjoyed telling. Familyand friends are invited to attenda celebration of life on Saturday, October18, from 11 am to 1 pm at theeventcenterof Lake LawnMetairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd,New Orleans, LA 70124, followed by amemorial Mass at 1 pm. Intermentwill be private. In lieu of flowers, please donate to acharity of your choice He will be deeply missed butforever rememberedasa devotedhusband, father,grandfather, andfriend. To view andsignthe online guestbook, visit www.lakelawnmetairie.co m.

TerryL.Drummond a nurturing motherand passionate horticulturist, peacefully passedaway October8,2025, at her apartment in Metairie, Louisiana. Terrybrought beautyand growth to everything she touched Terrycultivatednot only spectacular gardens but also afamilyrooted in love andrespect for nature Wherever she may have

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lived it was always filled with the beauty of nature and was always willing to share that knowledge. Terry is survived by her children Blair Monroe,Hal GeraldMonroe, her partner Hal Lawrence Monroe,and Bo the cat. She will be cremated as per her wishes at the Neptune Society in Kenner, LA. The familywill be holding aprivate memorial for close familyand friends.

Duchmann, Lydia Dyer

The Lord called home His faithful servant Lydia Emily Dyer Duchmann on Oct 6,2025 at 96. Survived by 2beloved children, 9 grandchildren, 22 greatgrands &1great-great grandchild.

Preceded in death by parents, 1son &6 siblings. Adevout Catholic, Lydia cherished moments spent with family &friends. She was agreatdancerwith a sense of humor to be remembered dearlybyall who had the pleasure of knowing her. The family extends special gratitude to her kind-hearted neighbors, who generously assisted with life's necessities.

Masses/donations may be made in Lydia's honor to: St. Matthew the Apostle Church, 10021 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge,LA 70123. Interment to be private.

Eugene Raymond Major Jr. entered eternal rest on September 23, 2025, he was born in New Orleans Louisiana to the late Eugene Raymond Major Sr. andthe late Geraldine Givens Major. Eugene, resided in Meridian, Ms. but wasa longtime resident of Marrero, La. He attended West Jefferson High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army. Eugene lovedto cook, and was the owner of the Taste of New Orleans Catering and Food Truck Services in Meridian, Ms. Previous employment includes the US Postal Service and Offshore industries.Hewas adevoted member of Mount Olive M.B. Church, Meridian, Ms. (Pastor A.D. Lewis). Eugene was the beloved husband of Mildred Major. He was adevoted father (Stacy Jackson, mother) to Siara Major, Shalana Major Johnson (Stacy), and Sharnae Major Coleman (Louis). The step fatherof Marilyn Kelley (Terrance), Ulyssia Thompson (Alexander) and Brandon Cole. Godfather to Shaneika Coward Young (Dion) and loving Grandfather to Aiden Major, Skylar Major, Reign Major, Ari'yah Major, Serenity Allen, Elijah Coleman, Douglas Rowe, Mason Kelley,and Daltazia

Cowart. He is survived by his siblings: Pamela Major Parkman (Louis), Lynette Major Gorum (Herman), JonaisMajor Patterson (Guy), KimberlyMajor Herring, and Carl Major (Michelle), as well as a host of nephews, cousins, aunts,uncles,and friends who he also loveddearly. He waspreceded in death by hisparents Eugene Raymond Major Sr. and Geraldine Givens Major. His Grandparents: IsaacGivens (Berthina Givens), OpheliaRobinson (Joe Robinson), and Madison Major Sr., and Mildred Major Eugene will be remembered as alovinghusband father, grandfather, uncle, nephew, and brother whosedevotionto family was the center and highlight of his life.His legacy of love, laughter, entertainment, guidance,and good cooking willlive on through allwho knew and loved him.

Relatives and friends of the Major family, Members of Mount Olive M.B. Church in Meridian, MS and the Meridian community, the communityofMarrero/ New Orleans,and employeesofthe US Postal Serviceare invited to the Celebration of LifeMemorial on Friday,October 17, 2025,at10:30 AM, at PhiladelphiaMinistries, 3181 Destrehan Avenue, Harvey, La 70058 (Bishop J.E.Daniel,Pastor.Apostle Lawrence Smith, Officiating).

McAdam Sr., Michael Bertrand

MichaelBertrandMcAdam, Sr.diedpeacefully athis home on October5, 2025, at theage of 90.Heis survivedbyhis four chil‐dren, MichaelB.McAdam, Jr. (Cheryl),Laura M. Rosa‐mond(Sam),Colleen M. Nusloch (Hank),Patrick E. McAdam(Susan),his seven grandchildren, Chad M.McAdam(Liz),Victoria M.Marcev(Darrell),Brit‐tanyM.Ledet (Jared), Michelle R. Dipuma (Brett) Kristen M. Rosamond, MaryG.Nusloch,Caroline A.Nusloch,and hisseven great-grandchildren,Do‐minic Marcev,Prescott Marcev, MasonLedet Camille Dipuma,Harlan Hintz,HudsonHintz,and Hawkins Hintz. He waspre‐ceded in deathbyhis lov‐ing wife of 61 years, Patri‐cia Kemp McAdam,his par‐ents, GraceE.McAdamand JosephG.McAdam, Sr., and his siblings,JosephG McAdam, Jr., CarolM Weaver, andBertrandC McAdam. Mike graduated fromSt. Aloysius High School in 1953. He earned a B.S.inelectricalengineer‐ing from LouisianaState Universityin1958. During his time at LSU, he wasan activememberofthe New‐man Club.Heservedinthe NavyReservesand enjoyed a successful career as an electricalengineerworking tohelp buildthe Louisiana Superdome,and at NASA, where he earned thepres‐tigious Silver Snoopy Award.His greatfaith was a steady presence in his life, highlightedbyhis time spent in theResurrection ofOur Lord Men’sClub, decades of attendingMan‐resaretreats, membership ofthe St.Dominic Knights ofColumbusCouncil #3729, andmanyyears of beinga committed Adorer

at theSt. DominicAdora‐tionChapel. Hishobbies in‐cludedrunning with the 5:20Club, painting with the Jefferson ArtGuild fishing, crabbing,and square danc‐ing with hiswifePat in the Pelican Squaressquare dancing club.Hewas an activememberofthe Brother Martin Plus 50 alumnigroup andcontin‐ued to meet hisfellow teammates from theSt. Aloysiusfootball team for lunchmonthly throughout his life.Relatives and friends areinvited to at‐tendthe funeralMassat St. Angela Merici Catholic Church,901 BeverlyGarden Drive in Metairie on Friday October 17, 2025, at 1:00 PM. Visitation will be held atthe church beginningat 11:00 AM.Interment will be atGreenwood Cemetery.In lieuof flowers, donations may be made to Brother MartinHighSchool,4401 Elysian Fields Ave, NewOr‐leans,LA70122, or Second Harvest Food Bank,700 Ed‐wards Ave, NewOrleans, LA70123. Thefamilyinvites you to shareyour thoughts, fond memories and condolencesonlineat www.greenwoodfh.com

Loreto Montagnino en‐tered into eternalreston SaturdayOctober 11, 2025 atthe ageof87. Beloved husband of Joycelyn Tar‐avella Montagnino,mar‐riedfor 60 years, living a veryfulfilledlife. Sonofthe lateRosolinoMontagnino and thelateSalvatrice Mascarella Montagnino LovingfatherofRossMon‐tagnino (Michelle), Gina MontagninoMoore(John), LoriMontagninoWhite (Rodney), andJanaMon‐tagnino.Lovinggrandfa‐therofVincent,JohnKen‐ton,Erica (David), Conner, Jon-Austin, Kelsey,Emily and Evan.Great grandfa‐therofDavid Baradell IV Brother of Calogera “Lina” Scaccia (Giuseppe), Maria Taravella (the late Gio‐vanni), MarioMontagnino (Cheryl), thelateLoreta “Tina”D’Amico (the late Calogero), andthe late PietroMontagnino(the lateSalvatrice).Heissur‐vived by severalnieces and nephews. Loreto was borninAlia, Sicily,onJuly 20, 1938. At theage of 20 heimmigrated to the UnitedStatesand made his home in Harvey Louisiana.Loretowas a skilled welder.Heworked atAvondaleShipyardbe‐forecontinuinghis career atthe Mississippi River Grain Elevator.Familyand friends areinvited on Sat‐urday,October 18, 2025 be‐ginning at 9:00 am to 11:00 am. FuneralMasswillbe heldat11:00 am at West‐sideFuneralHome5101 WestbankExpressway Marrero,Louisiana and burialwillfollowatWest‐lawnMemorialPark, Gretna, Louisiana.

ChristopherM.Moody passed away on 10 Oct 2025 in Hammond,LAat theage of 71. He was born on 26 Aug1954 in Sylva, North Carolina. Raised in Natchitoches, Louisiana, he moved with family to Hammond in 1970, graduating from Hammond High School in 1972. Chris, as he was affectionately known by his family and many friends, attended LouisianaState University, where he was a member of Acacia Fraternity. Chrisreceived ajuris doctorate degree and passed hisLouisiana Bar exam in 1978. Throughout his 40+ years of practicinglaw as oneof Louisiana'sleadingtrial lawyers, Chriswas very active in thecommunity, in charitable organizations and in serviceand support of public endeavours, having served as president of theHammond Chamber of Commerce, as chairman of theboard forboth the TangipahoaUnited Way and theLouisiana Special Olympics, as secretary of theboard forthe Kiwanis Club of Hammond,and as alifelong patron of the Southeastern Louisiana University foundation. Chrishas wonnumerous awardsand accolades, including AV PreEminent rating fromMartindaleHubbell and was admitted as an attorney-counselor of theSupreme Court of theUnited States. Among his honors were statetournament director of Dixie Majors Baseball and awarded 2022's top50 lawyers presentedbyCivil Litigation Louisiana. Most recently,Chris was general counsel for local municipal governmentsofLivingston Parish, TangipahoaParish, and St.Helena Parish, as well as TangipahoaParish School Board. Chrisispreceded in death by his father, Caesar BoydMoody Jr.of Nashville,TNhis mother, Irene Fitzer Moodyof London, England,wife Jana Sturgill Moody of New Orleans, LA,and granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth Rashford Chris is survivedbyhis son, Matthew Randolph Moody (Melissa and daughter Madyson) of Austin, TX, daughter Amanda Moody Rashford (Jared, and children Stephen(Erin), Michael, Mary, James, and Anna), and daughter Hannah MarlinMoody (Seth Murray, daughter Jana Mae,son Seth Murray), sisterGayleMoody Kirwan (son Harrison) of Baton Rouge, brotherRandolph Moody (Kristie,daughter Kayla, son Mark, granddaughter Natalie), and girlfriend BarbieButler Vallot and family

lowonFriday, October 17, 2025, at GraceMemorial Episcopal Church at 11:00 a.m. Areception willfollow. IntermentatRose Memorial to happen at a later date. Condolencesand other information may be found at www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home. leaguesare invitedtoat‐tendthe FuneralServices onFriday, October17, 2025 atSt. John Divine Mission‐ary BaptistChurch,1763 N. DerbignySt.,New Orleans, LAat11:00 a.m. Visitation at9:00a.m.IntermentMount Olivet Cemetery 4000 Norman MayerAve., New Orleans, LA.Please signthe online guestbook atwww.charbonnetfuner alhome.com. Charbonnet Labat GlapionDirectors, (504) 581-4411. Renard Sr., WaynePaul

WaynePaulRenard, Sr wentfromlabor to reward onOctober 7, 2025 at the age of 71. He wasbornon November23, 1953 to the lateWilfred Renard and Alice Robinette andEdwin Robinette.Wayne wasthe devoted husband of Jus‐tineLusterRenard; father ofTrina Porter Williams (Ronald), AprilPorterScio, Wayne Paul Renard Jr., Brian Luster (Terri), Lila Lusterand thelateRichard PorterIII; brotherofEmile Renard(Cecelia),Danny Renard(Tanya) andthe lateWilfred Renard and Penny Robinette;grandfa‐therofeighteen devoted grandchildren andeleven lovinggreat-grandchildren Healsoleavestocherish his memories ahostof nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Waynehad a wealthy professional ca‐reer with over 38 yearsof service to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. Mostrecentlyheservedas partofthe management staff at theFrenchMarket Inn. Family,friends andcol‐

In lieu of flowers,donations to theSLU foundation fund or Louisiana Special Olympics or Grace Memorial Church would be appreciated Relatives and friends of thefamily are invitedtoattend thevisitation at BrandonG.Thompson Funeral Home at 12012 Hwy 190 W. Hammond,LA 70401 on Thursday, October16, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A Memorial Service willfol-

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Groves’ capturebrings long, sad escape tale to itsbestend

When aClayton County police dog sniffedout Derrick Groves in the crawlspace of an Atlantaarea home last week, it brought awelcomeend to the five-month drama that beganwhen 10 Orleans Justice Center inmates wentthrough ahole in the wall, over afence and acrossInterstate 10, leaving behind taunts scrawled on the walls as they fled.

It will likely be months,ifnot years, before the escape story’smany threads are fully untangled and studied, but at this point, afew things are clear

First, we are glad that Groves,who is aconvicted double-murderer,and his nine compatriots are all now back behind bars.

We are doubly glad that, as of now,itappears that during their time on the lam Groves and the others did not commit further acts of violence that would have compounded the tragedy.Itseems distant now,but the hours immediately after newsofthe escape were scary for prosecutors, witnesses and others, some of whom fled because they feared they would become targetsof the newly free escapees.

Second, it is clear that jail security was frightfully bad. Exactly who is most to blame for this will require some further investigation. Sheriff Susan Hutson has rightly come in for plenty of criticism, but jail conditions and funding for upkeep are also the responsibility of city government.

Third, we applaud the agenciesinvolved in thecapture for impressive cooperationand coordination across anumber of jurisdictions.

Agents from the U.S. Marshal’sService, troopersfromLouisiana State Police, officersfrom the Atlanta Police Department and others all participated in bringing the 10 escapees back into custody

It wasn’teasy.Most were captured within days, but two of them —Antoine Masseyand Derrick Groves —remained free for much longer.Massey posted aseries of videos to social media proclaiming his innocencebefore he was recaptured in June, but Groves had seemingly vanished without atrace.

According to accounts,neighborsnear the house where he was found had seen someone matching his description peeking out of windows. When the home was searched, authorities found 15 pounds of marijuana, apistol and arifle magazine, they said.

Even with all of the escapees now in custody,many questions remain. We hope many of them are answered in the ensuing investigations, including one being conducted by Attorney General Liz Murrill’soffice

It’salso worth noting that change is coming to the sheriff’s office. Former interim New Orleans Police Superintendent Michelle Woodfork defeated Hutson in Saturday’selection, and will take over the office next year

We are confident that Woodforkwill take seriously the lessons from this escapade, and we are hopeful that she will work with the city to improve conditions at the jail for inmates and staff.

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Bikers responsible forroadsafetyaswell

In response to Steven Lane’sletter of Sept. 16, “Bikersface unnecessary risks,” Ioffer thefollowing reflection: As alifelong New Orleanian, I would be thelast person to propose that thedriversinour cityare meticulous in theirobservance of traffic laws.Dealing with automotive scofflaws is something of acomes-withthe-package hazardofliving here. I also recognizethatcyclists are far more vulnerable physically to theeffects of poor driving than is adriver protected by aton of metal or more. However,Iwould like to point out that in my 50-odd yearsofexperience, New Orleans cyclists hardly provide much of an example in themodeling of ideal road-sharing behavior.Blowing through stop signs,riding three (or even four) abreast in one lane, failing to signal lane-changes,riding without lights after dark, disdaining to usethe lanes that are actually set

aside for cycling, preferring to competewithcars for space in motoring lanes —and mostegregious of all, riding thewrongway down aone-way street. Maybe it’s something in the water that causes so many of us, on two wheelsorfour,toconduct ourselves on the road in such adangerous fashion. However,Ihave asuggested solution. In Germany,all children receive cycling educationand apermit in grade school after passing atest, allowing them to cycle on streets; it is nearly unthinkable that someone would reach adulthood without this basic knowledge. In Oxford, England, where Ilived for sixyears, policemen were just as zealous about handing out tickets to cyclists as to drivers for breaking traffic laws. The result was aremarkably well-behaved population on theroad.

LORI RANNER NewOrleans

Leveeboard nottoblame forKatrina failures

Recently,inaletter in this publication,writers PaulKemp and Ivor van Heerden stated thepre-Hurricane Katrina levee boards gave theArmy Corps of Engineers a40-year pass on the“never quitefinished flood defenses” put in place after Hurricane Betsy This statement was made in the context of Gov.Jeff Landry’smeddling withthe post-Katrina Levee authorities east and west created after Katrina.

Because theflooding was so catastrophic, it’s worthwhile to get the facts straight, startingwith the Orleans Levee Board.

The pre-Katrina membersofthe OLB did not give theArmyCorps a free pass.

For example, in theearly 1980s, the OLB contacted the Government Accountability Office because they felt theArmyCorps had not pursued flood protection withthe proper urgency And in the 1990s,the OLB called upon its legislators to assist in obtaining additional funding from Congressin order to build the same protection for the London andOrleans Avenue drainage canals as for the 17th Street Canal. They were successful, and all three

outfall canals werecompleted in 2000.

Bottom line, thesystem failed due to theArmyCorps of Engineers’ faulty design and construction.Not because thesystem was incomplete, and certainly not because the pre-Katrina OLB gave theArmyCorps a“free pass.”

Nonetheless, it’salarming that Gov. Landry has been meddling with the post Katrina levee authorities, east and west.

The authorities oversee the yearround maintenance of the hurricaneprotection system according to strict instructions providedbythe Army Corps. If they do not follow those instructions, the levees can be decertified, adversely affecting flood insurance rates.

The New Orleansarea flood protection system is the largest in the United States. The maintenance and operation of the levee system are hugely important. The governor should stay out of theway and allow the levee authorities,east and west to do their jobs.

H.J.BOSWORTH JR. lead researcher Levees.org SANDYROSENTHAL founder,Levees.org

smart andsupport grid hardening over solarsubsidies

Like mostsmallbusiness owners in NewOrleans, and as someone with adeep appreciation forour community,I worry our city is becoming moreexpensive, less reliable and therefore less attractive to residents, local businesses and investment. That’swhy Iwant to weigh in on a recent City Council hearing about providing 10,000 low-incomehouseholds with rooftop solar subsidies. On the surface, it sounds great help families lower their bills and shrink their carbon footprint. But unfortunately,this plan rests on a foundation that no longer exists. The problem:President Donald Trump’sBig Beautiful Bill gutted the federal incentives that solar installers depended on. Practically overnight, the residential solar market collapsed. PosiGen —the largest rooftop solar provider in Louisiana —has shut downoperations here. With local firmsgone, who’sleft to fulfill the City Council’srooftop solar promises? Potentially predatory, out-of-state companies with no roots in our community.That’snot clean energy; that’sasetup forfraud. And the people mostatrisk of being taken advantage of will be the very low-incomeresidents this program is supposed to protect.

Worse, every NewOrleanian will be forced to chip in another $2 a month to subsidize this plan. That’s morethan it would cost to begin funding Entergy’sproposed resilience initiative —acitywide gridhardening program.Unlike rooftop subsidies for10,000 households, these resilience investments would benefit everyone and disproportionately help the people whoneed it most: low-incomefamilies, the elderly,the sick and food-insecure households whosuffermost during power outages.

So, do we want to gamble on a rooftop solar plan that exposes vulnerable families to risk or invest in a grid-hardening strategy that makes power morereliable and affordable forevery NewOrleanian?

To me, the answer couldn’tbe

COMMENTARY

Whichgroupsendorsedthe most NewOrleans winners?

As achronic voter who votes in nearly everyelection, eventhose with a single ballot measure or aneighborhood matter and no candidates, Ireceive alot of campaignpitches. In my mailbox, my email and by text.

Iknow some of you get campaign mailers and tossthem in the trash with barely alook.I don’t. Ilook at everything Iget. The positive. The negative. Stuff from official campaigns. Stuff from political action committees. And some nefarious and questionable stuff, too.

Iwant to know which candidates are saying what on these small or large pieces of often expensive,high-quality paper.Iwanttoknow what their highprofile supportersare saying. Iwant to know what their enemies,haters and opponents say,too.

In horseshoes, aringer is threepoints and aleaner gets one point. There are more guidelines and points, but let’sstick withthese basics for this exercise. The New Orleans East Leadership group had apretty good run this season. Theorganizationisbased in The East but“is committed to the economic, social and educationaladvancement of the citizens in the Greater New Orleans metro area,” reads its paraphernalia. NOEL’s biggest endorsements included City Council at-large member Helena Moreno for mayor and former NewOrleans police chief MichelleWoodfork for sheriff. Both won. Tworingers. Six points. NOEL also endorsed incumbent Assessor Erroll Williams, incumbent City Council atlarge member JP Morrell and incumbent CityCouncil District Dmember Eugene Green, whose districtincludes apart of TheEast. Williams,Morrell and Green won. Three ringers Nine points. The group also endorsed incumbent Criminal Court District 1Clerk Darren Lombard and state Rep. Jason Hughes forthe City Council District Eseat now held by Oliver Thomas.NeitherLombard norHughes won, but both made it into a November 15 runoff. Twoleaners. Two points.

NOEL fudged on the City Council atlarge District 1race, urging voters to choose either state Rep. Delisha Boydor state Rep. Matthew Willard. Willard won. That’snot aclear win. Leaner Onepoint.

NOELTOTAL: 18 points

The United TeachersofNew Orleans hadsimilar success by hedging their bets and endorsing two candidates in a number of races.

UTNO endorsed winnersWoodfork, incumbent City Council District Cmember Freddie KingIII, incumbent City Council DistrictD memberEugene Green and incumbent Assessor Erroll Williams. All won.Fourringers. Twelve points. UTNOendorsed winner Moreno, but it alsoendorsed Oliver Thomas. Leaner Onepoint. It endorsed winner Willard, but it also endorsed Boyd. Leaner One point. UTNO gotits wish in the City Council District Arace, endorsing Holly Friedman and Aimee McCarron. Two Leaners. Twopoints. It endorsed incumbent Lombard, but he’sina runoff with CalvinDuncan. Leaner. One point. It endorsed state Rep. Jason Hughes over former City Council District Emember Cyndi Nguyen and other candidates, butHughes finished second to Nguyen and the twoare in arunoff. Leaner One point.

UTNOTOTAL: 18 points. U.S. Rep. Troy Carter’sAlliance for Public Actionand Change (APAC)had successful endorsements with Moreno, Morrell, Williamsand King. Four ringers. Twelve points. Carter endorsed Friedman in the DistrictArace and Hughes in the District Erace. Both are in runoffs. Twoleaners. Twopoints. Carter-endorsed candidates Boyd, sheriff candidate Ed Shorty lost and Lombard, hisincumbent clerk choice, was forced into arunoff. Leaner One point.

CarterTOTAL: 15 points.

OrleansParish DistrictAttorneyJason Williams didn’t have aballot,but he had candidates. He endorsed Moreno, Woodfork,Morrell, Willard and King. Four

ringers. Fifteen points. He endorsed Friedman in DistrictA;she’sina runoff. Leaner One point. He endorsed City Council District Bmember Lesli Harris, who won without achallenger.Not sure how to count that, but I’ll give him two points.

WilliamsTOTAL: 18 points. The Alliance for Good Government had an OK night. They endorsed winners Moreno, Willard, Woodfork and Williams. Four ringers. Twelve points. They chose McCarron in the DistrictA race. McCarron is in arunoff. Leaner One point. In the DistrictC race, the Alliance went with Kelsey Foster, who got crushed by incumbent King. Fail.

AllianceTOTAL: 13 points.

One of the best endorsement records belongs to the Louisiana Independent Federation of Electors, aka LIFE.Their endorsed candidates included winners Moreno, Morrell, Willard, Williams, King and Green. That’s six ringers. Eighteen points! Plus, LIFE went with incumbent clerk Lombard, Friedman over other DistrictAcandidates and Hughes over other DistrictE candidates. All threeare in runoffs. Three leaners. Three points.

LIFETOTAL: 21 points. Though Ididn’tget every single endorsement ballot,I’m sure, I’m convinced thatLIFElikely had the best win record. Let’ssee how theydowith the three runoffs: District A, District Eand clerk. Columnist Will Sutton welcomes your individual and group tallies. Email him at wsutton@theadvocate.com.

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TwoSupreme Courtcases, oneunasked question

U.S. SupremeCourt Justice SoniaSotomayor cut straighttothe heart of Chilesv.Salazar with one hypothetical:Ifa dietitian decides to help anorexicsstarvethemselves, can thegovernment stop them?

The federal government, vain about its successes running businesses (e.g., Amtrak; oh, well), has recentlyplunged into“industrial policy.” The government of Clayton County,Georgia, also enjoys economicplanning If its opposition to Khalilah Few succeeds, she, asingle motherwithateenage son, will have lost much of her savings, and her opportunity for financial security.She will be collateraldamage from her local government’svision of “smart growth.” She is, however, represented by the libertarian litigatorsofthe Institute for Justice. Clayton County has met its match. Few graduatedfrom beauty school in 2012 and in 2023 opened her own salon Seeking to relocate, she invested more than $30,000 in renovatingand renting aspace that had previously been abarbershop. When in May this year she applied for apermit, sheassumed approval would be perfunctory In July,however,she was denied apermit for two reasons, one unintelligible, the other unconstitutional. The former was that her salon wouldbeincompatible with the county’svision of “smart growth.” Whatever this vacuous phrase denotesis, the county thinks, compatible with adry cleaner,awatch repair shop and apet groomer openinginthe same area without needing permits. The county’sunconstitutional reason was that Few’ssalon would create “saturation”: There are several other salons within a five-mile radius. This rationale is pure protectionism, adomestic version of a perennial rationalefor national tariffs.

ClaytonCounty might seem to be mimicking the Trumpadministration’s insinuationofthe national government into the operations of large corporations (U.S.Steel, Intel, Nvidia, MP Materials, etc.). Perhaps, however,the administration’s“industrial policy” —“smart growth” as envisioned and enforced by supposedly prescient bureaucrats should be seen as mimicking familiar practices of local governments, but on a grander scale.

Familiar,but incompatible with the Constitution, properly construed. For years, libertarian litigators have been combating domestic protectionism

For example, adecade ago, such litigators opposed Kentucky’s“certificateof necessity” regulation that said: If you want to start or expand amoving company,you must first prove that existing moving companies are “inadequate,”and that the proposed new service “is or will be requiredbythe present or future public convenience and necessity.”

Litigators argued that this violated the Constitution’sguarantee of equal protection of thelaw because it is a “competitor’sveto,” favoring existing companies over prospective rivals. Andthey saidcrucial terms in the law were unconstitutionally vague. “Required” by what circumstances?How far into thefog of the“future” must youpeer?

Besides, in 1932 theU.S.Supreme Court overturned an Oklahoma law requiring any proposed new ice company to prove a“public need forit.” The court said: “The principle is imbedded in our constitutional system that thereare certain essentials of liberty” that government can not abridge,including “the opportunity to apply one’slabor and skill in

an ordinary occupation.”

Georgia’sSupreme Courthas probably made it unnecessary for Few to have recourse tothe U.S. Constitution. The court says it has “long recognized” that the state’sconstitution“entitles Georgiansto pursue alawfuloccupation of their choosing free from unreasonable government interference.” Elsewhere in Georgia, AwaDiagne, an immigrant from Senegal, has defeated protectionist zoning. After her husband died of COVID-19, she spent almost $20,000 preparing to moveher hairbraiding salon to astorefront near her children’sschool. The South Fulton planning and zoning commissions approved, but the CityCouncil voted 4-3 to deny her zoning permit. One councilorsaiditwas “notfair”for anearby salon to “have to compete.” Another said, “Wedon’twant any business to suffer any losses dueto an oversaturation.”Representedbythe Institute for Justice, Diagne won at trial, and the countysurrendered.

In August, in theU.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the institute successfully representeda death doula(doulas arrange logistical and other assistance for dying individuals and their families) in a First Amendment challenge to an Indiana lawthatprotected the funeral industry from what it considers competition.The law required doulastospend thousands of dollars acquiring afuneralhome license anda funeraldirector license, to take irrelevant classes and to purchase or rent a funeral home.

The Institute for Justice has steady work. The task of protecting Americans from protectionistswillnever end.

Email George Will at georgewill@ washpost.com.

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Thatmight seem like auseless question —obviously, no dietitian would do that, and obviously,iftheydid, thegovernment should banit. Butwhile alaw might be unnecessary in practice, exploring imaginary extremes can help us understandprinciplesand theirlimits. In this case, heard by theSupreme Courtlast week,the principle was free expression.Coloradohas bannedLGBT“conversion therapies” that aimto change someone’ssexual orientation or gender identity.TherapistKaley Chilesarguesthatthis infringesonher First Amendment rights. The state of Coloradounsurprisingly disagrees,contending that it is merelyprotecting vulnerable children from harmful andineffective treatments Colorado’scase leaned heavily on themedical consensusagainstconversion therapy. Chiles’ lawyerargued (amongmanyother things) that the state’sevidence didn’tsupport aban on thekind of talk therapy sheprovides. This is where Sotomayor’s hypothetical comes in. Do we need studies to tellusthatdietitians shouldn’thelpanorexics starve themselves? Andisstopping them fromdoing so really aFirst Amendment issue?

This wasclarifying in more ways than one, illuminatingnot just the legaldispute, but deeper problems withhow our country is handling LGBT issues.

Sotomayor’sanalogy was apt, but it wasalso a littlestartling coming from her,because in these debates comparisons to anorexia usually come from skeptics of pediatricmedical transition. Whenananorexic feelsatoddswiththeir body, theskepticsargue, we use therapytoalter their feelings. So howcome when gender dysphoric kids feel that way, we usehormones and pubertyblockers to alter theirbodies?

It’s an obvious question,but Idoubt that Sotomayor meant to bring it up, sinceshe is hardly critical of pediatricmedical transition. Her dissent in last year’sU.S.v.Skrmetti,whichupheld Tennessee’sban on medical transition forchildren, proclaimed that thecourt wasabandoning “transgenderchildren andtheir families to political whims.”

For lawyers, Skrmetti andChilesinvolvetwo importantprinciples. While both touch on pediatric medical transition, Colorado’slaw also coversgay kids,and thelaws were challenged on different grounds. Skrmetti litigated whether it’s sexdiscrimination to ban pediatricmedical transition, andChilesistesting whether it’s aFirst Amendment violation to crack down on certainforms of talktherapy.

That’sall very interesting forthe lawyers. But formost peoplethe semantics are irrelevant,and both cases involve thesame keyquestion,though notthe onethatwas actually before thecourt: Should gender dysphorickidsbeencouragedto transition,orencouraged to embrace theirbiological sex?

The rest is strategic word games,whichishow ametaphor favored by oneside can so easily slip its mooringsand turn up bobbing around on the other side of theharbor.Gendernonconforming children,including gay kids,absolutelyneed to be protected from discrimination. Butbiological sex is an essential fact of ourspecies in away other protected characteristics are not, andthose facts can neitherbemooted by lawnor erased by medicine.Ifyou think these issues are fundamentally thesame, youaren’t thinking aboutthemvery hard; transgender rights raise additional complicated issues, from what to do about women’ssports andprisons, to how to handlekidswhose identities may still be in flux. For along time, mostofthe left wasn’tthinking toohard about anyofthis. Within theclosedepistemic loop of academia, activismand Democratic politics, peopletended to outsource theirthinking to others who assured them that thescience of pediatricmedical transition was settled and“trans womenare women” in every way that matters. This wasnot agood way to makepolicy, or build social consensusonacomplicated set of issues. Now theskepticsare trying to useconservative courts andlegislators to break theloop open andforce the left to reckon withall thequestions it failedtoask. Iagree thata reckoning is due— it is shocking thatpediatricmedical transitionbecame so widespread without randomized controlledstudies to establishits effectiveness —but theSupreme Courtisnot theright venue forit. Nine lawyers are notequipped to answer the questionsweactually care about. Unfortunately, emotion, political partisanship andfuzzy thinking have rushedinto the voidthatought to have been filledbyreasoned argument andcarefulempirical evidence. So now we’re demandingthatthe Supreme Court rush in as well.

MeganMcArdle in on X, @asymmetricinfo

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Although nothing figures to come easily for Tulane (5-1,2-0 American Conference) againstArmy on Saturday,itmight not be as challenging as what happenedinDecember in West Point, New York. Without 2024 American offensive player of the year Bryson Daily,

the Black Knights(3-3, 2-2) have reverted to their form in theyears leading up their championshipwinning debut inthe league, when they went 6-6in2022 and 2023.

Daily was a221-pound difference-maker at quarterback, run-

erentArmythis year

ning over andaround defenders en route to 1,659 yards and an FBSrecord 32 rushing touchdowns Just as Boise State (4-2) andArizona State (4-2) are learningwithoutrunning backsAshtonJeanty (2,601 yards, 27 touchdowns)and Cam Skattebo (1,711 yards, 23 TDs), it is hard to duplicatetitular success theyear after asuperstar departs.

Daily ran for126 yards and four TDs in Army’s 35-14 routofTulane in the American championship game. “He wasananimal,” coach Jon Sumrallsaid. “He was aone-man wreckingball. He could probably have jumped on anycollege team and made an impact.The twoguys

they’ve played the most(this year) are good players, but it’salittle bit morelike how they’ve played the gameinthe past before last year.” Junior Cale Hellums, who has split time with seniorDewayne Coleman at quarterback, rushed for124 yards and two scores in an upsetatKansasState but needed 41 carries to do it. Both quarterbacks have started three times, and both have been pulled for the

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NewEngland Patriots widereceiver Kayshon Boutte catches a25-yard touchdown pass as Saintscornerback

defends during the first quarterSundayinthe Caesars Superdome. The Saints trailed 14-6after one quarter in

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Saints safety Justin Reid said forthe past four games, it has taken two drives forthe defense to settle in.

This pattern, he made clear,was “unacceptable.” Each week, the Saints put together agame planaimed to get off to a strong start. But in each of the past four games, the defense has allowed consecutive touchdowns to begin thegame

Reid said he sees too many mentalmistakes —problems he said fall on theplayers, not the coaches.

“Once we execute, the product is alot

better,” Reid said, “but we can’tkeep startingevery game giving up 14 points before thefirst quarter is over with.”

There’sstarting slowand thenthere’sthe Saints defense.

NewOrleans is thefirstteam to allow back-to-back touchdowns on its firsttwo defensive possessions in fourstraight games since at least 2000, according to TruMedia.

Thestreak started during New Orleans’ horrific lossinSeattle, when SamDarnold found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a12-yard

touchdown and then Kenneth Walker ran in for a3-yard score. Since then, the Saints have been diced in allsorts of ways. A43-yard catch-and-run touchdown from Buffalo’sKhalil Shakir Twotouchdowns to the Giants’ Theo Johnson. A53-yard coveragebust was exploited by New England’sDrake Maye and DeMario Douglas. The lack of defense hasbeensopoor that theSaints’ first-quarter point differential sits at minus-49 —trailing only the 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (minus-55) through thefirst six weeks of aseason

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BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

MiLaysia Fulwiley has yet to discuss herdecisionatlength. So far,she’s talked about it only once publicly —inabrief offseason appearance on aSports Illustrated podcast

That fact will change on Wednesday,when Fulwiley accompanies coach Kim Mulkey,Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams to SEC

basketball media days in Birmingham,Alabama. There, thegroup will discuss the LSU women’s basketball team’snew-look roster, which now features astar guard who left her hometown South Carolina team to join oneofits top rivals, completingone of the2025 transfer portal window’s most intriguing moves

“I kind of felt like Ijust needed anew environment,” Fulwiley told Sports IllustratedinSeptember “A new,fresh start.”

Now Fulwiley is LSU’s new point guard —atleast for now.Mulkey said on Sept. 23 that she’s challenging the junior to assume the No.5 Tigers’ primary ball-handling responsibilities, while also making sure shereceivesopportunities to play off the ball as well. She, Johnsonand Williams can form oneof the mosttalented, versatile backcourts in thecountry

“A lot of that will depend on how quickly she catches on to what we need her to do as apoint guard,” Mulkey said.

The challenge is anew one for Fulwiley,the junior who averaged 11.7points and2.1 assists pergameatSouth Carolina while

Notes on agolf scorecardcelebratingthatwehavepassed the Rab Solstice: We’recloser to the startofMastersweek2026 (174 days fromTuesday) than we are to theend of the2025Masters(184)…

This columnist wasquick to criticize Gov. Jeff Landry in April2024 whenhedemandedall student-athletes be on thefield or court forthe pregame nationalanthem, alogisticalconundrum formany teams.LSU, andall otherstate schools to my knowledge, let that edict fade away, as didLandry

ä LSU at Vanderbilt 11 A.M. SATURDAy,ABC

Now we are here to quickly commendthe governor for another edict thatwecertainly hope won’t go unheeded Landry announced Mondayhe issued an order for stateand local Baton Rouge lawenforcement to increase securityonLSU’scampus in the wake of two game-day shootingincidents this season. Thegovernor directed state police to work with Baton Rouge andLSU police andthe East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office to “come up with an enhanced security plan”before the Tigers’ next home game Oct.25against TexasA&M (6:30 p.m., ABC)

LSU officials were quick to reply thatthere are typically about600 lawenforcement officials on campus for footballgames. Certainly that’sasubstantialnumber, but clearly more needstobedone. As the governor said, “violence and disruption willnot be tolerated,” norshoulditbe.

There were tons of people on campus on Saturday, agorgeous October dayand night surrounding LSU’s20-10 win against South Carolina.Barringbad weather,the campus will be overflowing again for the TexasA&M game.

If the Tigers beat Vanderbilt and if the Aggies win Saturday at Arkansas, it will be atop-10 matchup

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shooting 43% from the field. In her two seasons with the Gamecocks,Fulwileyproved that she was one of the nation’s mostelectrifying players. But she started only three games and she playedabout 18 minutes pergame. Fulwileyhandledthe ball at South Carolina. But LSU runs adifferent system,one that needs clean, efficient point guard playtooperate at its best. “So much is askedofyou,” Mulkey said. “It’snot just what you’re capable of doing. You’ve got to know everybody else.”

Scott Rabalais

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a25-19 loss.

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LSU guard MiLaysia Fulwiley brings the ball up the courtduring practice on Sept. 23 at the PMAC.

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IN BRIEF

Spoelstra to coach 2028 Olympic basketball team

Erik Spoelstra was 13 the last time the Olympics were held in Los Angeles, and he remembers what it was like watching those games on television.

NBA PRESEASON

Rockets get past Fears, Pelicans

BY ROD WALKER Staff writer

Jeremiah Fears won’t ever forget his 19th birthday

No, he didn’t get a victory

But the New Orleans Pelicans’ rookie guard showed why the Pels used a No. 7 overall draft pick on him.

Fears finished with a game-high 20 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Pelicans’ 130-128 preseason loss to the Houston Rockets in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena.

The Pelicans won their first two preseason games overseas against two teams in Australia’s professional league.

The competition got stiffer Tuesday night.

Pelicans coach Willie Green was

looking forward to seeing how his team would stack up when it stepped up in weight class against one of the NBA’s best teams last season.

“It will be a good test for us to see how we match up,” Green said at Monday’s practice “Can we be as physical or more physical? Can we execute against their physicality offensively?”

The Pelicans didn’t quite pass the test as Fears’ desperation 30-footer at the buzzer wouldn’t go go down.

Zion Williamson filled up the stat sheet with 13 points, four steals, four assists and three rebounds.

Saddiq Bey scored 16 points off the bench in the Pelicans’ first game since playing in Melbourne, Australia 10 days ago.

The Pelicans’ starting lineup

Tuesday was Williamson, Trey Murphy, Jordan Poole, Herb Jones and Yves Missi The game was a homecoming for Jones, who played his high school and college ball in Alabama. It was Jones’ first preseason action after missing the two wins in Australia due to a left ankle sprain. Center Kevon Looney signed in the offseason, didn’t dress out and missed the game due to knee soreness.

The Rockets countered with a starting five that included three 6-foot-11 players and another 6-foot-10 player Their shortest starter was Amen Thompson (6foot-7). The Rockets outrebounded the Pels 49-46, but the Pels outscored them 74-54 in the paint. The Pelicans shot just 9-of-38 on 3-pointers.

Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado

and Houston’s Amen Thompson got into a skirmish in the second quarter, but neither player was ejected.

The Pelicans led 61-60 early in the third quarter, but the Rockets went on a 15-0 run to pull away

The Rockets outscored the Pelicans 42-29 in the quarter Poole fouled out midway through the third quarter and finished with 10 points and three assists.

The Pelicans will play their final preseason game Thursday in Orlando against the Magic. They open the regular season on Oct. 22 on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies. The home opener at the Smoothie King Center is Oct. 24 against the San Antonio Spurs. Email Rod Walker at rwalker@ theadvocate.com.

St. Augustine adapts rushing attack after injuries

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

St. Augustine finished its game against Warren Easton two weeks ago feeling good about its rushing offense.

Most important might have been the impact of senior Keith Hill, who ran 15 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns in that 47-22 victory at Tad Gormley Stadium. Hill hasn’t played in the two games since then because of a season-ending leg injury, and St. Augustine (5-1, 2-1 District 9-5A) has needed to dig deeper into its roster to find a replacement.

Not only are sophomore Khlil Lewis and freshman Cohann Davis getting a large share of the rushing load, but usual backup quarterback Jaelle Noble also moved into the rushing rotation.

Last week against Jesuit, Noble, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, ran seven times for 40 yards and one touchdown. The touchdown came on a direct-snap play for a 3-yard run.

touchdown on the opening drive while Davis ran five times for 53 his longest gain of 29 yards to the end zone in the fourth quarter

St. Augustine built its lead on Jesuit in the first half with long touchdown passes to Ray’Quan Williams (71 yards) and Miguel Whitley (65), who each routinely score touchdowns for the Purple Knights.

St. Augustine has scored 46 points or more in all five wins this season — the only loss coming against reigning state champion Edna Karr, which kept the St. Augustine offense out of the end zone until after halftime.

The strong start to the season has St. Augustine at No. 3 in the latest LHSAA Division I select power ratings, three spots ahead of No. 6 Rummel (4-2, 2-1) — this week’s opponent for a game set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Joe Yenni Stadium.

He’ll have a better view in 2028. USA Basketball made it official on Tuesday, announcing that Spoelstra, the longtime coach of the Miami Heat, has been confirmed by its board of directors as the coach of the men’s team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. He takes over for Golden State coach Steve Kerr

USA Basketball men’s national team managing director Grant Hill ultimately made the pick to offer Spoelstra the job. Spoelstra was on Kerr’s staff for the 2023 World Cup in Manila and the 2024 Olympics.

Angels should be held responsible, lawyer says SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the 2019 drug overdose death of one of its pitchers because the team failed to follow its own drug policies and let an addicted and drug-dealing employee stay on the job and have access to the players, a lawyer for the pitcher’s family said on Tuesday

The allegations came in opening statements of the long-awaited civil trial in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the wife and parents of Tyler Skaggs. The family contends that the MLB team should be held responsible for the 27-year-old pitcher’s death after its communication director, Eric Kay, was convicted of providing the fentanyl-tainted pill that led to Skaggs’ fatal overdose on a team trip to Texas.

Mavericks give coach Kidd another multiyear deal

DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks have again extended the contract of coach Jason Kidd, who led them to the NBA Finals as a coach two seasons ago and a championship as their point guard in 2011. The Mavericks announced Tuesday night that they agreed to a multiyear extension but didn’t reveal the length or any other details of the deal for Kidd, who is going into his fifth season as their coach. His first multiyear extension came in the middle of the 2024 playoffs when they made the NBA Finals before losing to Boston. Kidd has a 362-339 record in nine seasons as an NBA head coach with Dallas, Brooklyn and Milwaukee. He is 179-149 for the Mavericks with two deep playoff runs.

“We’re down at running back, so we got to keep bodies over there,” coach Robert Valdez said as he noted how St. Augustine will use Noble “a little more at running back to get fresh legs back there.

BY MARK ANDERSON Associated Press

HENDERSON Nev The Aces are preparing for a championship parade Friday that few outside the organization saw coming just a couple of months ago. At the forefront will be the coach who made it happen — again

In leading Las Vegas to its third championship in four years, Becky Hammon put herself on the select list of all-time WNBA coaching greats. Her three titles are just behind record holders Van Chancellor and Cheryl Reeve. Chancellor coached the Houston Comets to the league’s first four championships, and Reeve led the Minnesota Lynx to four titles over seven seasons. Hammon is tied with former Aces coach Bill Laimbeer, who captured his championships with the Detroit Shock.

Lewis and Davis each also ran for a touchdown in the 46-23 victory against Jesuit as the Purple Knights collectively ran 25 times for 159 yards and three scores to go along with Vashaun Coulon’s three touchdown passes. Coulon threw for 439 yards, giving St. Aug nearly 600 yards in total offense.

Lewis and Davis have been in the rushing rotation since the season began. Davis ran for a touchdown in the season opener against McDonogh 35, and Lewis had a big game with 221 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries in Week 3 against Legacy School of Sport Sciences (Texas). Against Jesuit, Lewis ran eight times for 33 yards and scored his

The injury to Hill was only the latest blow for the St Augustine backfield Junior Patrick Robinson hurt his leg in August and will miss the entire season. When asked if either running back could return this season, Valdez said no. “We’ll just have to finish it out,” he said.

Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com

Give Hammon a shot at a title, and she is nearly unbeatable. She owns the best record in WNBA Finals (10-2), and her 9-1 record in playoff series tops even Phil Jackson’s NBA mark of 86.2%.

“The thing I always trust, we’re not going to get outcoached,” guard Jewell Loyd said. That was proven in the finals. Hammon threw a zone defense at Phoenix in the second half of Game 1 even though her team hadn’t worked on it. The surprise switch confused the Mercury, and the Aces rallied for the victory A win was secured when Kiah Stokes was put in for the final 14 seconds her only 14 seconds that game — for defensive purposes to deny the Mercury a quality final shot. In Game 3 in Phoenix, the Aces had the ball with the game tied in the final seconds With the clock

winding down, the Aces’ offense appeared confused and Hammon called timeout rather than let the final seconds play out. She put the ball in the hands of four-time MVP A’ja Wilson, who delivered the series’ defining moment with the winning shot with 0.3 seconds left

“She’s like the queen of adjustments,” point guard Chelsea Gray said. “She’s got so many tricks and philosophies and different things that she can do in the playoffs and in a series. I’ll take us in a series any day.”

But it’s not just strategy, which Hammon said is a small percentage of coaching. Hammon said she has a combination of stubbornness and ability to be highly flexible that she found a way to marry Her ability to lead was tested this season like no other in her four seasons in Las Vegas. The Aces were 14-14 and coming off a 53-point loss to Minnesota — the

worst defeat for a home team in league history Forget holding the championship trophy in October, the Aces looked like they might be headed toward a rebuild. Players such as Wilson stepped up to keep the team intact but Hammon did her part, too, in not only saving the season, but leading the Aces to a 16-game winning streak to end the regular season. It was probably her best coaching job. The players followed the lead of their coach whose jersey hangs in the Michelob Ultra Arena rafters from her Hall of Fame playing days when the organization was based in San Antonio. Hammon took her bond with the players to another level when she included them in game planning, with Wilson taking a particularly notable role.

“Becky’s heart and her mind about the game, it’s always about the next person,” Wilson said.

MLB postseason having highest viewership in years

NEW YORK Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S in 15 years through the Division Series.

Viewership is averaging 4.33 million through the Division Series according to MLB and Nielsen, a 30% increase over last year and the best since 2010.

Last Friday’s 15-inning thriller between the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers averaged 8.72 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming. The Mariners’ 3-2 victory in the fifth game of the ALDS was the most-watched division round game on Fox since Detroit’s Game 5 win over the New York Yankees in 2011 averaged 9.72 million.

The two AL Division Series on Fox, FS1 and FS2 averaged 4.15 million.

Raducanu’s health issues lead to another early exit

NINGBO, China Ailing Emma Raducanu was knocked out by local wild card Zhu Lin in the first round of the Ningbo Open on Tuesday, her second straight early elimination due to health issues.

The 219th-ranked Zhu won 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The British No. 1 and former U.S. Open champion needed a medical timeout when she was 4-3 down in the second set and again when she was trailing 2-1 in the final set. Her movement still remained limited and Zhu raced to a victory by winning 16 of the last 19 points. Last week, Raducanu retired ill during a hot and humid opening match at the Wuhan Open.

Texas A&M linebacker

Taurean york celebrates and signals the gator chomp after making a stop on third down against Florida during their game on Saturday in College Station, Texas. The Aggies will hit the road for their next three games.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Tough road stretch awaits Aggies

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN Associated Press

COLLEGE STATION,Texas No. 4 Texas

A&M has played only one game away from home in its undefeated start to the season.

This week, the Aggies will travel to Arkansas for the first of three straight road games where a win will give them their first 7-0 start since 1994.

It will be a stark change for Texas A&M, which had a crowd of 105,086 for its 34-17 win over Florida on Saturday for its 10th straight game with at least 100,000 fans at home dating back to last season.

“It’s a big-time challenge when you leave Kyle Field,” linebacker Taurean York said. “We know it’s a matchup nightmare for opposing quarterbacks (at home). But it’s all good, though. We’re going to take our talents on the road.”

The matchup with the Razorbacks, who have lost four in row, is

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other during a game for ineffective play

Hellums is averaging 4.1 yards per rush to Coleman’s 3.5. Coleman has completed 19 of 35 passes for 273 yards to Hellums’ 12 of 27 for 149 yards.

“They are physical, but they are not as physical as last year,” said Tulane rush end Jah’Rie Garner, who is coming off a career-high seven tackles against East Carolina “They are not truly trying to run through guys like last year Everyone knows Captain America (Daily’s nickname). We’re going to get after them and they are going to make mistakes because we’re firing off the ball.”

Sumrall will match wits with Army coach Jeff Monken for the fourth time in as many years as a coach. His Troy teams beat Army 10-9 in 2022, and 19-0 in 2023 before last season’s loss, but he felt uncomfortable in all of them. Fresh off winning his first game in two years when the Green Wave was outrushed or lost the timeof-possession battle, he likely will need to do it again versus the ballhogging Black knights.

“These wins are never easy,” he said. “It’s always hard-earned It’s al-

Texas A&M’s first road game since a last-minute 41-40 victory against then-No. 8 Notre Dame on Sept. 13. The schedule only gets more challenging after this week with games at 10th-ranked LSU and No. 16 Missouri coming up next. “We’ve got to become road warriors and go on the road for three straight, starting with a really talented Arkansas team,” coach Mike Elko said. “And I’m sure they’ll be fired up for the return of coach (Bobby) Petrino back into Fayetteville. That’s a tough place to play So, we have to get ready and go out and try to be 1-0 again.”

Arkansas lost to Tennessee on the road last week and Saturday will be Petrino’s first game at home since he was named interim coach after the firing of Sam Pittman late last month.

Elko knows better than to underestimate the Razorbacks (2-4, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) despite their struggles this season.

“There’s no easy environments,” he said. “There’s no easy team. There are no ‘good’ opportunities you’re going to face adversity, so you better be ready for it.”

It will be Texas A&M’s first visit to Fayetteville since 2013, when Johnny Manziel led the team to a 45-33 win. These teams have played 10 of their 11 matchups since then at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with the lone exception coming in a 42-31 Texas A&M win at home in 2020.

Marcel Reed who has 12 touchdown passes and has run for three more scores this season, said the key to road success will be staying consistent.

“Just sticking to our character as a football team, not really letting anything change us,” he said. “Obviously the environment is going to be different, but when the ball is spotted, we play football. That’s what it is, and it doesn’t matter where it is.”

ways a four-quarter game. It’s gritty and tough.”

Facing Army’s under-center ground-bound option attack will be different. Three of Tulane’s first six opponents rank among the nation’s top 10 in pace of play. Army is 132nd out of 136 teams, having churned 10:51 off the clock on a 17-play, 85yard touchdown drive against Charlotte on Saturday

“We know our opportunities will be limited, so we have to maximize every opportunity that we have,” senior guard Jordan Hall said. “We have to emphasize putting the ball in the end zone every time.”

Tulane struggled in that department against East Carolina, settling for four field goals laregly because of repeated penalties near the goal line.

The Wave needs to eliminate those errors in a matchup of polar opposites. Army ranks second in fewest penalty yards per game (24.00). Tulane is 130th.

Five of the flags on the Wave against East Carolina were on offensive linemen, running their count to 10 holding penalties and five false starts for the season.

“It’s been an emphasis not just this week,” said Hall, who has been responsible for none of them. “It’s been a recurring thing. We’ve been working on it. We’re going to eliminate the penalties for sure. I promise you.”

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that could draw ESPN’s popular “College GameDay” show to campus.

Credit to Gov Landry for realizing this and doing what he can to mobilize an even better gameday security effort.

Franklin fell quickly

It was absolutely stunning to watch the fall for Penn State coach James Franklin, from 3-0 and ranked No. 3 in the country to fired after consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern. It’s the first time since 2016, when LSU fired Les Miles four games into the season, that a preseason AP top-five team has pressed the eject button on the coach’s hot seat this quickly Speculation on Franklin’s successor for one of the nation’s premier jobs was practically instantaneous, with fourth-year LSU coach Brian Kelly on lists compiled by Sports Illustrated and The Athletic

At first glance, it’s hard to imagine Kelly being considered a stronger candidate for the Penn State job than Nebraska

QB Stockton brings toughness to UGA

BY CHARLES ODUM Associated Press

Gunner

Stockton is earning a reputation for toughness in his first full season as No. 9 Georgia’s starting quarterback, taking full advantage of his skills as a runner and passer

There are times his toughness has drawn criticism for taking hits at the end of some runs that many quarterbacks try to avoid as Georgia prepares for Saturday’s important Southeastern Conference home game against No. 5 Mississippi.

While some may say Stockton should hit the ground faster to avoid those hits, no one can complain that the quarterback stays on the ground too long. So far, Stockton has always been quick to bounce back to his feet.

“I never really want to lay on the ground,” Stockton said Monday “It’s never really a good look. So I always, I don’t know, I always just popped up.”

Stockton’s teammates have noticed.

“He’s just showing his grit and toughness and love for the game because he’s going to get back up regardless if he got hit or he didn’t,” linebacker Raylen Wilson said Tuesday “It just shows he’s a tough individual, and I already knew that myself.”

Stockton leads Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC) with six rushing touchdowns and is third with 220 rushing yards. The junior also has passed for six touchdowns with only one interception.

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coach and former Penn State linebacker Matt Rhule or hotterthan-the-sun Indiana coach Curt Cignetti. You also have to doubt whether Kelly, who turns 64 on Oct. 25, would be interested in another big career move.

It’s interesting to consider the temperature of LSU fandom, though. To make a broad generalization, Tigers fans have always seemed lukewarm at best toward Kelly I’m sure there are LSU fans who would like another program to take Kelly off their hands.

Kelly is 34-12 with an SEC West title in 2022 and a Heisman Trophy winner he recruited in Jayden Daniels in 2023. His team is currently ranked 10th in the country, going into a seasondefining stretch against No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 4 Texas A&M and No. 6 Alabama.

Things could be better for Kelly and LSU, sure, but they could also be much worse.

Getting wealthier

The Big Ten is considering whether to accept more than $2 billion in private equity investment to layer even more cash on what is already the nation’s wealthiest conference.

More money always sounds

passes for 217 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions and had a late 10-yard scoring run as Georgia rallied from a 10-0 deficit to beat Auburn 20-10 last week. Stockton also led Georgia to another important SEC road win, 44-41 in overtime at Tennessee on Sept. 13.

Those wins have kept Georgia close in the SEC race entering the matchup against Ole Miss (6-0, 3-0). They also have helped Stockton gain confidence in his new role as the starter and team leader

“Having the experience going to Tennessee and some of those games and just having those games under my belt, it’s definitely changed me,” Stockton said, adding that winning on the road “has grown my confidence a lot.” Running back Cash Jones says he sees evidence of Stockton’s confidence growth.

“One is leadership,” Jones said Tuesday “He’s done a great job vocally leading. Throwing the ball, he’s done a great job. Even using his legs, he’s done a great job. Physically he has taken some big hits and he’s done a great job of showing toughness, resiliency, fire when he needs to. He’s just done a great job overall.”

Stockton is a fitting figurehead for an offense that has had to win with toughness instead of explosive plays. Coach Kirby Smart said he’d like to have more big gains on offense but also enjoys having a team wear down opponents during a game.

“I’m comfortable with who we are, although I want to be more explosive,” Smart said. “But being a team that can grind it out and be physical in a day and age when a lot of people don’t want to be physical, it makes you different.”

good, but what if the private equity folks start making demands about how things are run? What if they demand that non-revenue sports are cut?

What if it negates the taxexempt status of public schools? And what if they decide one day to put their money into something else? The SEC has taken a wait-and-see attitude about private equity, not closing any doors but clearly willing to let the Big Ten take the first leap. “If there are opportunities for mutual benefit, those would pique our interest,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in July “But the notion of just jumping to something because there’s a pot of money there seems (like) an uninformed direction.”

That seems wise, but what if the Big Ten signs on for the big private equity payday? Will the SEC feel its collective hand is forced by college athletics’ only other superpower conference? As Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts said, college athletics doesn’t have “a revenue problem. We have a spending problem.” Private equity seems from this corner of the world to be a bad deal for college athletics. But it also feels inevitable.

Stockton

NFL

NFL’s best player?

Falcons

BY CHUCK SCHILKEN

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

LOS ANGELES Bijan Robinson is the best player in football.

That’s what Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris said about his star running back Monday night after a 24-14 win over reigning MVP Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.

While Morris may be somewhat biased toward his own player, national TV viewers might have trouble arguing with him after what they witnessed Robinson accomplish on this week’s “Monday Night Football.”

The third-year player tied his career high with 170 yards rushing (the most for a Falcons player during a prime-time TV game) in 19 carries. That included a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that was the longest run of his career as well the longest in the NFL this season. It’s also tied for the secondlongest rushing touchdown in Falcons history.

Robinson now has three plays from scrimmage of 50 yards or more this season after having only one longer than 30 yards last year “It’s just a thing of my game where I want to get better at and

makes his case with historic performance

“He’s the best player in football. I’ve said it multiple times, I can’t say it enough.”

RAHEEM MORRIS, Falcons coach

continue to get better at every single day,” Robinson said. “And you know, if I can get better at that and breaking those long runs, it’s only helping the team.”

Robinson also caught six passes from quarterback Michael Penix for 68 yards for a total of 238 yards from scrimmage, the most ever for a Falcons running back.

“There are some people who are just born to be a certain athlete,” Falcons receiver Drake London said after the game. “Like you have certain people who are born to be basketball players, such as LeBron (James). You have people who are born to be football players, like they have the perfect body shape for it. Now, (Robinson) goes out there, and it’s like art. It’s amazing to see.”

Speaking of James, the Lakers

superstar also took notice of Robinson’s performance.

“Bijan so COLD!!!!!!!!!” James posted on X during the game.

A first-round draft pick in 2023 and a Pro Bowl selection last year, Robinson leads the league with

822 yards from scrimmage this season (484 rushing and 338 receiving), and it’s not even all that close.

The Falcons are one of only six teams that have had their open dates already, meaning Robinson has compiled his total in five games. The next 11 players on the list — starting with San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey at No. 2 with 780 yards — have all played in six games.

If he keeps this pace, Robinson will finish the season with 2,797 yards from scrimmage, which would break the record of 2,509 yards set by Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson in 2009. Johnson’s record was set during a 16-game season; Robinson is on pace to have 2,630 yards after his 16th game of the 17game season.

So maybe Morris wasn’t being all that biased in his post-game comments about Robinson after all.

“He’s the best player in football,” Morris told reporters. “I’ve said it multiple times, I can’t say it enough.

“You can always have your pick, you can always go out there and figure out who you want to vote for, but in my opinion, he’s the best player in football.”

League more wide open with no dominant or unbeaten teams

BY ROB MAADDI AP pro football writer

The NFL is more wide open than it’s been in years. There are no dominant teams this season, no unbeatens through six weeks.

Only the Buccaneers and Colts have five wins. The Bills and Eagles have gone from 4-0 to losing two straight. The Chiefs just evened their record at the expense of the Lions. The Steelers are quietly 4-1. The Packers have looked shaky since a 2-0 start. The banged-up 49ers along with the Seahawks, Rams, Lions, Patriots, Jaguars, Chargers and Broncos are 4-2. The Falcons, Vikings and Bears are 3-2. The Commanders, who reached the NFC title game last season, fell to 3-3. So who is going to win the Super Bowl? Who knows? There are no clear favorites at this point. About 15 teams have a chance to hoist the Lombardi trophy It’s rare to have that many teams in the mix at any point in an NFL season, including the playoffs when 14 make it.

Super Bowl odds

The Eagles (+650), Ravens (+700), Bills (+750), Chiefs (+750) and Lions (+850) had the best odds to win the Super Bowl entering the season, per BetMGM Sportsbook

Four of those teams remain in the current top five: Bills (+600), Chiefs (+650), Lions (+750), Packers (+800) and Eagles (+1000)

The injury-depleted Ravens

have dropped into a tie for 12th following a 1-5 start.

The Colts (5-1) and Buccaneers (5-1) aren’t getting much respect from oddsmakers. Indianapolis is seventh on the list at +1700 behind the Rams (+1400) Tampa Bay is tied with the Chargers and Broncos for eighth at +1800. Somehow, the Steelers (+3000) are below Baltimore (+2500) even though they have a 2 1/2-game advantage in the AFC North.

Three of the five teams with the current best odds lost last week.

The Eagles were dominated by the Giants in a 34-17 loss on Thursday night. Josh Allen and the Bills couldn’t get the offense going in a 24-14 loss at Atlanta on Monday night. The Lions were handled by the Chiefs 30-17 in a game that puts Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City back in the race after an inconsistent opening month.

“Nobody wants to lose, we certainly don’t want to lose but it puts a little extra sense of urgency on you, it puts a little bit of that bad taste,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday Detroit, which won 15 games last season but lost its first playoff game, is facing tough competition coming up. The Lions host the Buccaneers on Monday night to start a stretch where they’ll face five teams that made the playoffs last season over the next six games.

“You’ve got to be on point when you play really good teams. And that’s what I love about this stretch that’s coming is we’re about to hit a row of them, right?” Campbell said.

Bears build more momentum after thrilling victory

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP sportswriter

CHICAGO No “Fail Mary.” Just another nail-biter

This time, Chicago prevailed on the final play in Washington. And unlike last season, when a loss on a desperation pass sent them into a freefall, Caleb Williams and the Bears have some momentum after squeezing past Jayden Daniels and the Commanders 25-24 on Monday night. They can thank Jake Moody, who went from having a 48-yard field goal blocked to kicking a 38-yarder as time expired. That gave the Bears (3-2) three straight wins heading into a home game against the New Orleans Saints this week.

“When it’s ugly, we’re still finding a way to win, and we’re developing that belief,” coach Ben Johnson said Tuesday “But at the same time, holy cow, how far can we push this thing? Let’s see how good we can really get this season.”

The Bears are no doubt in a better place than they were just a few weeks ago, let alone after their trip to Washington last season. They were 4-2 headed into that game, when everything fell apart.

Former coach Matt Eberflus made some questionable decisions down the stretch that players questioned in the aftermath, and Tyrique Stevenson made two big mistakes on the final play a 52-yard touchdown from Daniels to Noah Brown. He had his back turned to the line of scrimmage and was motioning toward the crowd when the Commanders snapped the ball. Stevenson was late to the play and made things worse by sprinting toward the pack and jumping to deflect the pass rather than block out Brown. That sent Chicago into a 10-game skid, with Eberflus getting fired after an embarrassing Thanksgiving loss at Detroit.

The Bears began this season by blowing an 11-point lead against Minnesota at Soldier Field and getting blown out at Detroit. They then beat Dallas by 17 at home before pulling out 25-24 victories at both Las Vegas and Washington. That gave Chicago consecutive road wins for the first time since 2020.

What’s working

Takeaways The Bears have 11 in the past three games after forcing three against Washington and all three led to points Chicago forced turnovers on the Commanders’ first two possessions, with Jaquan Brisker in-

Upcoming games

There are several games featuring two winning teams this week. The Rams and Jaguars face off in London. The Eagles visit the Vikings.

The Colts take on the Chargers. The Falcons play the 49ers. Injuries have been a major factor for many teams across the league. Missing key players has impacted Baltimore significantly Lamar Jackson hasn’t played two games and the Ravens lost both. They’ve also been without several key starters.

The 49ers managed to win their first three games without Brock Purdy while also losing George Kittle, Nick Bosa and half their starting offense. Mac Jones lost his first game of the season against Tampa Bay, and a season-ending injury suffered by All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner made it even worse. “The reality is we lost another really good player But, what are we going to do about it?” Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said. “I think we’ve got a lot of young guys doing some real good things on defense. But, what type of team are we going to become going forward? I think we have players here we can win with, but it makes it harder to make mistakes and things like that. We’ve got to put pressure on some veterans to play the best that they can. And these rookies who I believe are coming along need to put the pressure on themselves to clean up the mistakes.”

tercepting Daniels at the 2 and Montez Sweat forcing a fumble by Jacory Croskey-Merritt. The interception led to a field goal, and the recovery helped set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Williams. Most critical was the botched handoff late in the game between Daniels and CroskeyMerritt that Chicago’s Nahshon Wright recovered, leading to the winning drive.

What needs help

Penalties. The Bears will need to clean up the penalties after committing nine for 84 yards, including one in the third quarter that negated a touchdown. Left tackle Theo Benedet got flagged for an illegal formation, nullifying an 11-yard TD pass from Williams to Rome Odunze on third down, and Chicago settled for a field goal.

Stock up

Running back D’Andre Swift. The one-time Pro Bowler had what might’ve been his best allaround game in two seasons with the Bears. He ran for by far a season-high 108 yards on 14 attempts and added a highlight-reel touchdown reception when he turned a short pass into a 55-yarder early in the fourth quarter, pulling Chicago within 24-22. The 2-point conversion pass failed.

Stock down

No one. Moody, filling in with former Tulane star Cairo Santos sidelined by a quad injury, might have been in this spot. But he redeemed himself in the end after having that earlier attempt blocked. It was quite a moment for someone who was cut by San Francisco after missing two field goals in Week 1.

Key number

4 — The Bears haven’t won four in a row since the 2018 NFC North championship team closed the regular season with four straight wins. Chicago also had a five-game run that season.

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since the turn of the century

“I don’t think it’s all bad it’s just, ‘Hey, we’ve got to be really sound from the start and take advantage of every opportunity,’” coach Kellen Moore said. “That’s the thing that shows up: The big plays that impact the game could show up from Play 1 to Play 75. It doesn’t really matter when it is.

“They all essentially have the same value, so you’ve got to take advantage of each opportunity you have.”

The splits are still jarring. As bad as the defense has been to start the game, the Saints appear to lock in after that They’ve allowed the third-fewest points in the second half this season, behind only the Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos. On Sunday, New England’s offense was only held to a field goal after halftime.

But if the Saints don’t improve, they’ll find themselves in rare company — if not setting records outright. On just the first defensive drive, the last time the Saints allowed their opponents to score in four straight games was 2005 — the year New Orleans went 3-13. If the opening-drive streak extends, the Saints would match the 2018 Atlanta Falcons with five straight such scores and the 2020 Houston Texans with six.

Since 1978, the first year of quarter tracking data available from Pro Football Reference, the 1984 Minnesota Vikings hold the record for most first-quarter touchdowns allowed by a defense allowed by a defense with 18 rushing or receiving touchdowns. The Saints, whose defense has allowed nine first-quarter touchdowns, are on pace to break that mark.

Stats to know

35: Chase Young played 35 snaps in his season debut, good enough for 55% of the Saints’ defensive snaps. He received fewer than Cam Jordan who finished with 38 (59%). Moore said that was the range of snaps the Saints had in mind for Young given he missed more than a month with a calf injury -13.5%: Even after a bounce-back game for kicker Blake Grupe, the Saints have a special teams defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA) of minus-13.5% the lowest after six games since Washington in 2013, according to FTN Fantasy’s Aaron Schatz. DVOA is a stat that measures efficiency, and the Saints’ specialteams unit has been less than efficient to start the season.

64: Chris Olave has 64 targets this season, one behind only Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua. But Olave’s catch rate is just 60.9%, the sixth-lowest rate among players with at least 40 targets.

RB Robinson

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By COLIN HUBBARD

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson gains yardage against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night in Atlanta. Robinson’s 238 yards from scrimmage are the most ever for a Falcons running back. Atlanta won 24-14.

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Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift celebrates a run against the Washington Commanders on Monday in Landover, Md. Chicago won 25-24.

MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL

Mariners eye firstWorld Series berth

Afterwinning twiceonthe road, Seattleholdsa2-0 lead over Jays

BY ANDREW DESTIN AP sportswriter

SEATTLE With his team holdinga 2-0 lead over Toronto in theAmerican League Championship Series after winning twice on the road, Seattle Marinersmanager Dan Wilson wasn’tabout to belabor the obvious.

“It’savery advantageous position,” Wilson said Tuesday.“We’re excited about that. But there’s work to do here.”

That starts with Game 3on Wednesday in Seattle,where theMarinerscan clinch their first AL pennant by winning two of three potential home games. Seattle is the only major league team that’snever reached the World Series.

Much went right for the Mariners in Toronto:right-hander Bryce Miller was excellent on short rest in Game 1, and Seattle’s bats sprung to life in Game 2. Stellar starting pitching and clutch hitting have been hallmarks of this Mariners squadthatbecamejust

the fourthinfranchise history to win the AL West.

Both characteristics have caused difficultyfor the Blue Jays,who initially appeared to have the early advantage going into this series considering the Mariners needed to outlast theDetroit Tigers in 15 innings to win their AL Division Series in a4-hour, 58-minute Game 5thriller.Rather than arriving sluggish in Toronto, theMariners came out firing,which hardly surprised Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman.

“I think whenteamsare kind of up against it like that,”Hoffman said,“where they have had some things that they can’tcontrol kind of happen and it affectstheir arrival time and all that, it affects their sleep —you do see teams rise to theoccasion.”

Now,it’sthe Blue Jays’ turn to go against thegrain.Theywill start 2020 AL Cy YoungAward winnerShane Bieber on Wednesday, then trot out three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer for Game 4inaneffort to reverse the tide.

The Mariners, meanwhile, will turn to right-handers George Kirby and LuisCastillo in Games 3and 4, bothofwhom played prominent roles in closing out theALDS.Even so, BlueJays manager John Schneiderisconfident hisALEast champions can bounceback “I like our chances really any

Snellspectacular as Dodgers barely hold on to beat Brewers

BY STEVE MEGARGEE

AP sportswriter

Late Monday

MILWAUKEE Blake Snell was injured and unavailable to pitch in July when the Los Angeles Dodgers lost all sixoftheir regular-season meetings with the Milwaukee Brewers. Facing the Brewers for the first tim e th is year in the National League Championship Series, the two-time Cy Young Award winner showed just how much of adifference he can make. Snell allowed one baserunner in eight shutout innings before Los Angeles’ bullpen barely held on as the Dodgers opened the NLCS with a 2-1 victory Monday night. Brewers manager Pat Murphy called it perhaps the most dominant performance he’sseen by an opposing pitcher in the 10 years he’s been on Milwaukee’sstaff.

“It was amasterpiecetonight,” said Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, whose sixth-inning solo homer broke ascoreless tie.

The 32-year-old Snell struck out 10 and walked none. He’s yielded two runs over 21 innings in his first postseason with the Dodgers after they signed him to afive-year,$182 million contract.

“Even playing against them, watching, it was just always in the back of my mind, like, Iwantedtobe aDodger and play on that team,” Snell said. “Tobe here now,it’sadreamcome true. Icouldn’twishfor anything more. I’m just goingto do thebestIcan to help us win aWorld Series.” Los Angeles’ shaky bullpen nearly wasted Snell’s brilliant effort.

Trailing 2-0 to start the ninth, the Brewers scored arun off rookie Roki Sasaki

and later loaded the bases before BlakeTreinen struck outBriceTurang to end the game

“That’skindofwhat you envision in the playoffs. You’re on the edge of your seat for all nine innings,” Freeman said.“Thatwas a massive first winonthe road forusinthe NLCS.” Game 2inthe best-of-seven series is Tuesday night, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitchingfor Los Angeles against Freddy Peralta in a matchup ofAll-Stars.

The Dodgers led 2-0 when they handed theball to Sasaki in the ninth after Snell had thrown 103 pitches.Snell didn’ttry to talk manager Dave Roberts into letting himpitch the ninth

“I felt Icould have,”Snell said. “But Itrust Dave. He knowswhat’sbestfor the team.”

Sasaki had worked 51/3 scorelessinnings in the postseason while adjusting to a bullpen role, but he wasn’t nearlyassharp Monday.

Isaac Collins drewa one-out walk and pinch-hitterJake Bauers smackeda groundruledouble that bounced over the center-field wall.

Jackson Chourio hit asacrifice fly that scored Collins andadvanced pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge to third ChristianYelich walked on a 3-2 pitch low and outside

That’swhenRoberts removed Sasaki and brought in Treinen Yelichstole second to move the potential winning run into scoring position before William Contreras walked on a3-2 pitch low and outside.After Treinen nearly hit Turang in the leg with apitch —which would have tied thegame Turang struck out swinging at aneck-highfastball.

“Youturnyourleg,you wear it,” Turang said. “Just like anatural reaction to

get outofthe way.The last pitch, he’sa big sinker guy He threwa four-seamer up at the top. That’sjust what it is. Youmove on. As much as it sucks, you moveon.”

The save markeda step forward for Treinen, who posted a9.64 ERA in September and allowed two runs and three hitsinone inning during the Division Series against Philadelphia.

“Today was fun,” Treinen said. “I think we’vebeen putting in alot of worktotry to getsome thingsinabetter place withmyself. Today Ithought Iexecuted almost every pitch.”

This NLCSisa study in contrasts, with the Brewers playinginMLB’s smallest market while the defending World Series champion Dodgers have the mostexpensive roster in the game.

Murphy referenced the difference in starpower between the twoteams by joking during his pregame news conference that “I’m sure that most Dodger players can’tname eight guys on our roster.”

On this night,nostar shined brighter than Snell. He allowed onlyone hit aleadoff singlebyCaleb Durbin in thethird.

Durbin got picked off, and Snell retired his final 17 batters. He becamethe first pitcher to face theminimum 24 batters through eight inningsina postseason game since Don Larsen tossed his perfect game for the New York Yankeesagainst the Brooklyn Dodgersinthe 1956 World Series.

Snell also is the only starter in postseasonhistory to throw eight innings with at least 10 strikeouts, zero walks and no more than one hit allowed.

“When you have astarting rotation likewehave that are healthy and feeling good aboutthemselves, it’sgoing to be tough,”Freeman said.

day, anywhere, against anyone,” Schneider said. “I think (the) off day was good for us today to kind of reset. Ithink the guys are going to come outknowing exactly what they have to do.”

What the Blue Jays have to do, of course, is defy historical precedent. Of the 27 teams that lost the first twogames at home in abestof-seven postseason series with a

2-3-2format, only threehaveralliedtowin: the1985 Kansas City Royals, the 1986 New York Mets and the 1996 New York Yankees all in the World Series.

Hoffman found himselfonthe wrong side of acomeback in 2023 with the Philadelphia Phillies, as the Arizona Diamondbacks stormed back from an 0-2deficitto winthe NL Championship Series.

“They totally just zeroed out our offense at that time,” Hoffman said. “Wewere chasing at an unbelievable rate andtheyused that to their advantage. They didn’t throw us any strikes, and they won those games, andtheydid what they hadtodotoget to the World Series.”

The Blue Jays certainlyhave thedisciplined bats to make it a competitive series. Four different Toronto players smacked at least20home runsinthe regular season. Three of them —Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springerand Daulton Varsho —have gone deep twice in the postseason.

“The seriesisnot over until it’s over,” Hoffmansaid. “We’ve just gottogoout andplayour game and focus on the now and execute our gameplan, and we’ll be in a pretty good spot.”

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Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson speaks during amedia availability the daybefore Game 3ofthe ALCSagainst the Toronto Blue Jays on TuesdayinSeattle.

EWe picked 30 top N.O. restaurantsin everyprice range, aimedatthe most discerning diners: NewOrleans people

BY IANMcNULTY| Staff writer

veryone has an opinion about NewOrleansrestaurants these days. The city’sallure as atravel destination fuelsendless online consumer reviews, influencer reels andbest-of listsfrom national media sites. Soon theMichelin Guidewill have its say too.

Butit’sdifferent when you livehere. Locals build relationships with theirfavorite places, while at thesametime we’re alwaysafter what’snew and what’snext.

I’ve been covering restaurants in NewOrleans formore than 20 years, and this interplay of enduring character and evolving expressions of ourdiningscene hasnever been more dynamic.

Idrew up this year’sguide to my top restaurant pickswith locals in mind. Ihope it helps you decide your next outings, and that you’llshareitwith your visitors for an insideview on the richness of our hospitality culture.

Pickingthe best

As always, the challenges in such aguideare where to stop, given the richness of possibilities, and how to provide arange of styles and prices. Youcan only visit so manyexpensive tasting menurestaurants and while Ihave deep regard forthe old-school institutions and joints, no New Orleanian can live on roux alone. So Iset aframework of restaurant categories and picked acomprehensible number (30 in this case). Then Ifilled the list with my top picks for restaurants where the food, service, experience and price (at whatever range) all align with the promise of whatthey’re offering. Also of note, while we’ve had a number of promising new openings lately,I didn’tconsider restaurants less than 6months old forthis guide, as places need timetogrow into themselves. Restaurants are arranged alphabetically within their categories. Aprice key is at the bottom.Now, let’seat.

ä See LOCALS LIST, page 2D

STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Caramel sauce is applied at the table for the banana cream pie, aclassic dessertnow updated at Emeril’sRestaurant.

LOCALSLIST

Classic NewOrleans, upscaletraditional

Defining Creole flavor in fine dining settings

Brigtsen’s Restaurant

n 723 Dante St., Riverbend, $$$$

Rustic Louisiana flavor finds its highest level and givesits deepest satisfaction at the homey cottage bistro chef Frank Brigtsen and his family have run for nearly four decades. Roastduck, velvety shrimp bisque, blackened tuna and cochon de lait come through hearty tradition, executedwith reverence. Trend averse, atad old fashioned, this restaurant makesnewbiestoNew Orleans cuisine into believers

Clancy’s Restaurant

n 6100 Annunciation St., Uptown,$$$$

Gulf fish and lamb chops, classic sauces andcrabmeat galore, add Sazeracs.

(Note: Times-Picayune owner John Georges is an owner of Galatoire’s.)

Modern upscale

Contemporary cuisine across NewOrleans CompèreLapin

n 535Tchoupitoulas St.,Warehouse District,$$$$

ChefNina Compton’supscale/casual restaurant still delivers refreshingly original cuisine at thenexus of Italian, Frenchand her native St. Lucia, drawing aCreole connection through New Orleans to the Caribbean. This kitchen brings strong, vivid flavors, unafraid of chile pepper heat.Compton’scurried goatwith sweet potato gnocchi is the enduring signature. Pair this withthe biscuits and don’tmiss the cocktails

Coquette

n 2800 Magazine St Irish Channel, $$$$

Always different, never predictable, what chef Michael Stoltzfus started 17 years ago remains afresh vision for what contemporary Creole cuisine can be. Count on ahouse style that mixes wide-ranging imagination and deft technique with theplain dealing of exuberantly fresh ingredients. The long bar is primeterritory for asolo meal or adrop-in visit for asnack and acocktail.

GW Fins n 808Bienville St., FrenchQuarter,$$$$

Palm &Pine

n 308 N. Rampart St FrenchQuarter, $$$

In thecity’soldest neighborhood stands this vibrant picture of nextgeneration New Orleanscooking. Buzzy and casual withanopen kitchen and aterrific bar,co-chefs Amarys andJordan Herndon marry afoundation of New Orleansflavor with influences running through Texas, Mexico and the Caribbean for adistinctive menuthat always hits. It’s fun, refreshing food with its own identity

PêcheSeafood Grill

n 800 Magazine St Warehouse District, $$$$

This is thebest seafood restaurant in New Orleans, from theraw bar to the wood-fired grill to thespark that chef de cuisine Nicole Cabrera Mills has added with subtle Asian influences. It’salso aseafood restaurant where thegrilled chicken and the steak tartareare standouts. It feels beach town casual (albeit with aresort budget), but withpolished service for meals that are consistently excellent and memorable.

TANA

n 2919 Metairie Road, Metairie $$$$

layered flavor,with amix of Sicilian (red gravy and meatballs) and northern Italian, specifically Liguria (see the calamari with zucchini), with abit of Louisiana (oysters Bordelaise).

ModernCasual

Anytime spots that rise above

Dr.Jones

n 1325Veterans Blvd., Metairie,$$$

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Tucked deep into itsUptown neighborhood, here’sanupscalerestaurant with the heart of acorner joint. The gently modernized Creole menuisfull of dishes that have become signatures. Fried oysters topped with melting wonks of brie, smoked soft-shell crab, paneed veal and lemon icebox pie are as essential to Clancy’sasthe mirroreddining room and marble-topped bar that doubles as abachelor’s dining room.

DookyChase’s Restaurant

n 2301 Orleans Ave.,Treme,$$ Civil rights history,the art collection and the spiritofthe latematriarch Leah Chase are all part of thestory But the full picture of this landmark restaurant arrives only when you take atable and watch New Orleans convene in one of itsmost hospitable dining rooms. The legacy of this place is inseparable from itsmenu, where Creole dishes of theold school are now tended by the nextgenerations.

Galatoire’sRestaurant

n 205 Bourbon St FrenchQuarter,$$$$

Prized for its timeless feel, thisCreole grand dame is nomuseum piece There’stoo much jubilant personality packed into the dining room andlong bar,agem on Bourbon Street. The boozy,dressed up Friday lunchisa social ritual as much as ameal; somewhat quieter dinners show thebedrock of FrenchCreole tradition with

This seafood house venerates fish the way the best steakhouses do beef. Themenu changes with the catch, and chef Mike Nelson has also brought dry-aged fish intothe mainstream and introduced manytowhat “seacuterie” andoff-cuts from seafood butchery can bring to the table. With booths like opera boxes and acontemporary style aroundthe room,it’sa posh settingfor this innovative cuisine.

Jewelofthe South n 1026 St.Louis St., FrenchQuarter,$$$$

An old townhouse frames amodern cocktail den where bar maestro Chris Hannah has resurrected lost classics and made his own signatures into destination drinks. From thekitchen, chef Phil Whitmarsh’sinventive takeon modern British cooking is just as distinctive. Ingredients taste exactly like themselves and also like you’ve never hadthem before, while off bits and humble-sounding vegetables become showstoppers.

La Petite Grocery

n 4283 Magazine St., Uptown, $$$$

Theclassic and contemporary flow together through theambience and themenu of this quietly excellent mainstay from Mia and Justin Devillier.It setsanelegant welcome between the gracious dining room, where a group can catch up between courses andthe tavern-like bar up front where alast-minute dinner might be the highlight of the week. Crab beignets, rabbit with spaetzle and turtle Bolognese are essential.

This is thebest modern, regional Italian restaurant (as opposed to our local Creole Italian), and it gets all of chef Mike Gulotta’sattention since theend of his other spots. The menu moves from rustic to exuberant, building aharmony between simplicity and

In atiny suburban storefront that feels like adiner,co-chefs Billy Jones and David Rouse apply the sourcing and technique of upscale kitchens to their own take on smart comfort food. The short menugives NewOrleans references, compelling flavor and

STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy Curried goat withsweet potato gnocchi is asignature at CompèreLapin.

STAFFPHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

NewOrleans barbecue shrimp with shrimp calas (Creole ricefritter)is

STAFFPHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Oysters are on the menu at Clancy’s Restaurant in NewOrleans.

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z’herbes and fried chicken to guests during the traditional Holy Thursdaylunch at Dooky Chase’sRestaurant.

STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy Gnocchiwithmushrooms and steak au poivre share the table at Dr.Jones, asmall Metairierestaurant with an inventive kitchen.

Funding!

n Cure by Design

Mardi Gras World was the site for the night when the American Cancer Society’s 25th annual Cure by Design Gala, which was presented by Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center, rallied supporters for “an evening of enjoyment infused with purpose.” It was titled “Jardin de la Vie,” translated as “Garden of Life.” The Premier Sponsor was the Gayle and TomBenson Charitable Foundation, and 14 more sponsors were acknowledged. Proceeds support the Patrick F. Taylor Hope Lodge on River Road, a free home away from home for cancer patients, who are receiving treatment, and their caregivers. Additional funds raised will also go to other significant programs.

Attractions were manifold, starting with the Champagne-skirted models who greeted the formally-clad guests; the extensive outdoors tenting for the initial socializing; the silent auction (including artwork by David Harouni); and decorative —and fun! —floral installations. Within the party ballroom the collective eye zoomed in on the Glam Booth Experience cosponsored by Wink; the runway; table linens,some in solid colors and others with ahibiscus motif, in shades of sage green; andthe flowercenterpieces of brightred, pink,yellow,lilac. Each table had aplate of appetizers in anticipation of dinner The official program beganat7:15 p.m. with, as emcees, Tamica Lee and Liz Reyes (who was also the Survivor Speaker);and the recognition of gala 2025 co-chairs TarynBrown, Rena Jolly and Emily Kupperman,aswell as Dr Zoe Larned from Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center Auctioneer Rick Gallo mustered big biddingduring the live auction for ahunt experience in Argentina or Uruguay,the “HumbleAbode”painting by Terrance Osborne, and a Saints game experience.

Shaneika DabneyHenderson, Sunni LeBeouf, Lana Joseph

Lori Watts, American Cancer Society,madethe Heart&Soul Award introduction of the 2025 honoree Morris Bart in recognition of his contributions and commitment to the community.Friends and family,and countless others applauded him.The Hope Bell Naming was then announced,precedingthe Paddle Raise to benefit ACS and the above Lodge. Always afurtherhighlight, the 2025 Cure Champions were presented with 2024 CureChampionofthe Year Larry Morrow,Morrow Hospitality,doing the honors. The Ladies, as dubbed byACS,were Aimee Quirk,Amanda Berger,Hattie Collins (thetop fundraiser of the lot), Kim Boyle, Lana Joseph, MelanieSheen, M.D., Meredith Collins,M.D., Shaneika Dabney-Henderson, Sunni LeBeouf,and Trishelle Cannatella.And theGentlemen, Aaron Hahnselle,Alex Glaser,Ben Watkins, M.D., Cam Jordan,Lucio Miele, M.D., Philip Lorio IV (thesecond top fundraiser), RobertDicianni,Todd McDonald, and Troy Scroggins,M.D. Lively dancing generated by show band Blue Rhythm followedthe program, which hailed the gala’ssilver anniversary.Inthe spirit of caring and giving, more than $1 millionwas raised.

n The Heartofthe Matter

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n True Blue Rose

St.Michael Special School held its annual BlueRoseBall in the Hyatt Regency New Orleanswith the Ray &Jessica Brandt Family Foundation (represented by Jessica Brandt)and the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust (Vincent Giardina)asthe co-presenters. A dozen in-kind donors (including the host hotel) werealso thanked. As for thesponsors, 53 were listed, divided in five categories of giving. The PrayerfulGratitude division, led off by the610 Stompers, cited more than 100 people and businesses.

Described as “a magical and joyful evening,” the 47th annual Blue Rose Ball raised critical funds for thestudents and the families served by St. Michael. Mothers of school children Sam Spera and Walker Block, MarySpera and Sarah Block teamed to chair the gala. The host committee included Susan Block, Cindy Bowman, BethanyBrinkman, Nancy Colomb,Ashley Cusimano,Allison Herrera, Lisa Fenasci LaFrance, Dwight McGhee, Courtney Nalty, Julie Ryan, Stephanie Salvaggio,Erin Shea Stahnke,Anne Bailey Theard, Julie Vanderbrook,and Cindy Wooderson.

The décor dazzled, thanks to adozen or so creative forces that supplied luminous effects, balloons, linens, stage drapery,step and repeats, signage, graphics, tall glass lamps withnavy shades, and photos of students. Clay roses glazed in various shades of blue, and madebythe upper school students, centered the 10 Kings’ tables.Sodid clusters of small bud vases with roses. Additional aspects of the “Blue” ado were“Fireonthe Bayou,” the SMSS overview movie, and Movers & Shakers signaturedrinks.

The music took two directions. During both the cocktail hour and three-course dinner of salad, short ribs and crème brûlée, the Harry Hardin String Trio played. Later,the Mixed Nutspacked the dance floor with their spirited ingredients. Mark Romig and Keith Spera, spouse of co-chair Mary,served as auctioneers and with brio promoted the five “live” lots, such as “A SonomaValley Wine Experience,” bought by Jessica Brandt. The 115-items silent auction had Dr MichaelGallagher and former state Sen. John Alario as purchasers of sports-related goods. More fundraising came via the Paddle Raise, Wine Pull, and $10,000 cash raffle.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond gave the virtual invocation. More notables were head of school. Dr Elizabeth “Cissy”Cerise LaForge,Anne Raymond, Garyand Sam Mickal Solomon, former ball chair and school parent Lori Babin,school board president Gregg Barriosand Shari, Williamand Erica Jackson, Deacon Richard and Rosalind Eason, school grandparents Sheila and above retired USAF Lt.Col. Dwight McGhee, and parents Judge Stephenand Doni Enright,and Will Nalty and Courtney The sacred mission of St. Michael School “is to provide aCatholic environment where studentswith intellectual and developmental disabilities” can grow in faith and develop their full potential. The 600+ guests in the hotel’sEmpire Ballroom showed the strengthofsupport as they savored the joy of true “Blue” socializing.

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Aparty with apurpose, Heart NHands Love Your HeartGala made its merry and meaningful mark in theRitz-CarltonHotel’sGrand Ballroom with Rosa Reed’s stunning design and execution and lush floral arrangements by BougieBlooms NOLA(Tamara Wyre). Mosswood Events (Nicole Hutchinson)produced theevent Headliners included emcee and radio personality AdrianLong andauctioneer actor Nicoye Banks, who got the going, gone for some great trips, aRitz-Carlton staycation,and the New OrleansFlying Dress Experience.Ahost of silent auction items lured the legions, who, when they sat to dine, enjoyed such buffet selections as salad, a“Taste of NOLA” (gumbo, jambalaya,meatpies),a carvingstation,Bananas Foster,and Brodie’sLove wine pairings. Champagne waspassedthroughout the evening and heart-themed cookies byRemy were ahit. Among the many assembled were HeartNHands founder Essence Harris Banks, and Drs. Sheryl Martin-Schild,WilliamBennett, KellySmith, NinaBalan, Leona Tate,AlishaReed,and Blair Condoll (with Mrs. Condoll). Also, Glenda McKinley,Iam Tucker, Janee“Gee”Tucker,Kya Moller,SherryGreen,Ari Booth,Will Jones,, Diane Lyons, SandraDartus, Dwight Barnes,Toni Rice,Trinh Do, and Teresa Lawrence. TonyaBoyd-Cannon and her bandlaunched themusicmaking, while DJ Rakimbeau closed out the night with high-energy sounds that gave every hearty-sole adance-floor workout.

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Cathyand Morris Bart

Aimee Quirk, Kim Boyle, Amanda Berger,Hattie Collins

TarynBrown, Rena Jolly Lucio Miele, Trishelle Cannatella, Alex Glaser

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Keith and MarySpera,Sarah Block

Vincent Giardina, Jessica Brandt, Sal Randazzo

Sheila and Dwight McGhee

Kevinand NancyColomb,Cindy and Ron Paulin

Evan Moller, Eloise Schild, Evangeline Wendt

Adilah Brodie, Ari Booth

Nicole Banks, Nina Balan, BlairCondoll

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lots of inventive originality. Great for lunch,it’snow adinner destination too. BYOB.

Porgy’sSeafood Market

n 236 N. Carrollton Ave.,Mid-City,$$ Modern fishmonger meetsrestaurant at this eating parlorfor seafood lovers. Watch the ladies take fishfrom the case to slice your crudo plate or sendtothe kitchen to be served with chilibutter.Get atrayofoysters or crawfish and some wineand watch people shopping for exotic bycatch and pristine tuna and swordfish for home. The changingspecialsmight go Latin, Asian or Deep South.

Station6

n 105 Old Hammond Highway, Bucktown, $$$

By the lake, in aburg synonymous with traditional seafood,Station 6has freshupdates to flavors thatresonate on the local palate,like pompanowith curried brown butter, shrimpsizzling in garlicky oil and red snapper with crawfish pilaf. It’s as casual as a dockside cafe, butthe chef-led kitchen (that’sJeremy Latimer) turnsout bistro-worthy plates. Here, theraw oysters and gumbopair withbubbly as well as beer

WillieMae’s NOLA

n 898 Baronne St.,Warehouse District, $$

While the original Willie Mae’s Scotch House remainsshuttered (hopefully temporarily)afterafire, the same family has created anextgeneration version of theTreme legenddowntown. Now there’sabar, date night vibes anda broader menu It still starts withthe outstanding,wet batter fried chicken andexpands the repertoire, includinga gumbo thathas vaultedhighonmylist

CasualNew Orleans institutions

Forananytime connectiontolocal life

Li’l Dizzy’sCafe

n 1500 EsplanadeAve.,Treme,$

This bustling corner spot serves the epitome of Black Creole soulfood, continuing afamily story that goes back to the 1940s. It’s counterservicecasual for gumbo, fried chicken and hot sausage po-boys, red beans on Mondays and smotheredpork chops on Saturdays. You’ll see all walks of life come through, andexpatsmaking pilgrimages to reconnect.

Liuzza’s by theTrack

n 1518 N. Lopez St Mid-City,$

This is acorner bar witha kitchen that hasnot just mastered everyday New Orleans cooking,but made distinctive versions of local staples its own. You’re getting an oyster po-boy

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Todayinhistory: On Oct. 15, 2017, actor and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that women who had been sexually harassed or assaulted should write “Me too” as astatus. Within hours, tensofthousands had taken up the #MeToo hashtag (using a phrase that had been introduced adecade earlier by social activist Tarana Burke)

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Pierre Laval, wasexecuted fortreason.

In 1946, Naziwar criminal Hermann Goering fatally poisoned himself hours before he wasto have been executed.

In 1954, Hurricane Hazel madelandfall on the Carolina coast as aCategory 4 storm;Hazel wasblamed forabout 1,000 deaths in the Caribbean, 95 in the U.S. and 81 in Canada.

In 1976, the first debate of its kind took place between vice presidential nominees. Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dolefaced off in Houston.

car in the Nevada desert faster than the speed of sound, officially shattering the world’sland-speed record. In 2003, 11 people were killed and 70 wereinjured when aStaten Island ferry slammed into amaintenance pier.(The ferry’spilot, whohad blacked out at the controls, later pleaded guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter.)

on garlic bread and aroast beef spiked with horseradish. There’sa knife-andfork barbecue shrimp disguised as a po-boy andagumbo withafresh pop to the seafood, added at service. Wash it down with an icy chalice of beer

Mandina’sRestaurant

n 3800 Canal St., Mid-City,$

Seeing thepink neon and the families congregating outside Mandina’s feels as much apart of Canal Street as thestreetcarsrolling past. It’sa 1930s vintage spot where red sauce and remoulade find common ground on theCreole Italian menu. Hitchan elbow on the stand-up bar,order an old fashioned and gaze around at aNew Orleans original.

Mosca’sRestaurant

n 4137 U.S. 90,Westwego,WestBank,$$

Mosca’sbelongs to atradition unto itself. There’sthe rustic northern Italian cooking passed down through the Moscafamily,the journey you take to theedgeofthe exurbs(about 30 minutes from downtown), and all the stories that adhere to this place like thegarlic cloves studding its magnificent whole chicken. Everything is family-sized to share; themorepeople you bring, the more pleasure you take. Remember: cash only Romantic, upscale bistro

Where setting,cuisine and personality combine forspecial nights out Café Degas

n 3217 Esplanade Ave.,Mid-City,$$$

This is theromantic French restaurant for those who embrace romancewith all its quirks. Atree trunk rises through the dining room,the patio seemstomeld with the leafy streetscape, the tiny bar can feel like an impromptu cocktail partyfor neighbors. Thekitchen’s specials are contemporary while the regular menu is classic, with quiche, steak frites and floating island to end.

MaMou n 942N.Rampart St FrenchQuarter $$$$

Theromance of this room flows along the sinuous lines of the art nouveau design and through the love affair with French cuisine evident in chef TomBranighan’scooking.

It’shis artistry in presentation, the building of robustflavors and aNew Orleans underpinning that makethis intimate space altogether oneofthe most sumptuous dining experiences you’ll find.

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In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, the deposed French emperor,arrived on the British-ruled South Atlantic islandofSt. Helena, where he spent the last 5½ years of his life in exile.

In 1945, theformer premier of Vichy France,

In 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. SupremeCourt, 52-48.

In 1997, British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green twice drove ajet-powered

Today’sbirthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Palmer is 80. Musician Richard Carpenter is 79. Film director Mira Nair is 68. Britain’sDuchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is 66. Chef Emeril Lagasse is 66. Actor Dominic West is 56. R&B singer Ginuwine is 55. Singer-TV personality Keyshia Cole is 44. Actor Bailee Madison is 26.

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STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy Creole gumbo is served togowitha plate of fish Jourdain at Li’l Dizzy’sCafe in the Tremeneighborhood

N7

n 1117 Montegut St., 9thWard, $$$$

Push open the high stockade gate and you see acovered patio clung with grapevines and theambianceofatasting room in wine country.Though it first turned heads forspecialty tinned seafood, N7 is now muchmore about how chef Yuki Yamaguchi blends French classics withJapanese touches. The setting is transporting, the wine list is deep and decadent

Grand dining

Destination restaurants with all thebells and whistles

Brennan’sRestaurant

n 417 RoyalSt.,FrenchQuarter,$$$$

Arecalibrated classic, Brennan’s is asuitably grand setting for theconvergence of tradition, change and renewal firing up modern Creole cuisine Flames leapfrom traditional tableside preparations, while chef Kris Padalino’s own style is artful, playful and grounded by Louisianasource material. The wine list is epic, andnot just forbig spenders. Brennan’scan transport you to old New Orleans, while giving ataste of themodern

Commander’sPalace

n 1403Washington Ave.,Garden District, $$$$

Nobody makes fine diningmore fun than Commander’s. Thestandards are high, from chef Meg Bickford’s contemporary Creole menutothe wine and service. But it’s the way that Old World elegance andNew Orleans panache find commonground in this Garden District mansion thatmakes meals here so memorable. It’s thebig show of New Orleansdining, andthe hub of the city’sculinary scene.

Emeril’s Restaurant n 800Tchoupitoulas St.,Warehouse District, $$$$$

In anew era as atasting menu restaurant, led by E.J. Lagasse, Emeril’sputs Louisiana food on aplane with thefinest global cuisine anywhere. Luxurious in every way,including the regal prices, it is apeak dining experience you’ll long

remember and rave about. Foramore affordable taste of the style, see the exceptional alacartemenuatthe attached Wine Bar at Emeril’s.

Restaurant August n 301Tchoupitoulas St CBD,$$$$$

Thefirst restaurant from John Besh hasbeen ashowplace for morethan 20 years running. Under executive chef Corey Thomas, it hits anew stride reminiscent of its first heyday.This is hautecuisine withsoul, expressive of Louisiana in robust and original ways. With chandeliers and candles, soaring ceilings and bursts of flowers, it is luxury dining withamodern sensibility and seasoned, confident service.

Global flavors

Expanding the NewOrleans table with a diversity of flavor

Acamaya n 3070 Dauphine St., Bywater, $$$$

Theupscale/casual Mexican seafood

restaurant that chef Ana Castro and her sister Lydia Castro created in the Bywater is an invigoration revelation. The setting is stylish, sourcing is pristineand technique is precise. Don’t missthe crab chochoyotes (masa dumplings) and the textural delight of theseafood rice.

ShapingTomorrow’sLeaders Onemillionstudents.

AMillion Futures And Counting Thisyear,Junior AchievementofGreaterNewOrleanswillreacharemarkable milestonewithits1millionthstudent.That’sonemillion studentsinspired,prepared,andempoweredthroughtheir hugelyimpactfulhands-onprogramsinfinancialliteracy,career readiness,andentrepreneurship.

TheJunior Achievement Difference Fornearly70years, JuniorAchievementofGreaterNewOrleanshasbrought classroomlessonstolife,thankstomorethan700volunteers eachyearwhostepinasmentorsandrolemodels.Through programslikeJABizTown,studentsdon’tjustlearnaboutthe economy,theyrunit.Theyearnpaychecks,managebusinesses, balancebudgets,andmakedecisionsthatpreparethemfor therealworld.Theresultsareclear:JAstudentsleavewitha strongersenseofpurpose,adeeperunderstandingoffinancial responsibility,andthebeliefthattheycansucceedinwhatever theychosetodo.

SaffronNOLA

n 4128 MagazineSt., Uptown,$$$$

When arestaurant can add something new to the dining scene by drawing from its own story,that’s genuine innovation, and it’swhat the Vilkhu family has done with this Indian love letter to New Orleans. The food doesn’tland like fusion but like a braiding of traditions foranoriginal, finely wrought cuisine. Arendition of shrimpremoulade crackles with aseasoned crust, curry runs through the buttery roasted oysters, the cocktails are first class.

Yakuza House n 2740 Severn Ave.,Metairie,$$$ Youdon’tneed omakase billing to have exquisite sushi. Just sit at this counter,tell the chefs what you like and let them go. The restaurant that Huy Pham started as ahand roll bar has growninto the best sushi restaurant in the area. The selection of fish is unmatched and the off-the-menu creativity is off the hook.

CelebratingOne Million Students Reachingonemillion childrenfromacrossLouisianaandMississippiisasignificant milestone.Itrepresentsyearsofcommitmentfromeducators, volunteers,andcommunitypartnerswhobelieveinthelimitless potentialofyoungpeople.Itmeansclassroomsfullofstudents whoseepossibilityinsteadoflimitation,andwhorecognizethat leadership,integrity,andperseverancearewithintheirreach.

What’s Next Aswecelebratethismilestone,we’relooking forwardtothenextmillion.Becauseeverystudentwhowalks outofaJuniorAchievementprogramcarrieswiththemnot justknowledge,butconfidence–theconfidencetoowntheir future,strengthentheircommunity,andleadwithvision.

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Bananas Foster is prepared tableside in Brennan’sChanteclair Room.The dish was created at the landmark NewOrleans restaurant.

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Guavatres leches cakeendsameal at Ana Castro’snew upscale Mexican restaurant Acamaya in the Bywater

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Observe, digest and go about your business. Reactingto something you cannot change is awaste of time. Your power is in your kindness, consideration and simple needs

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Be careful not to let your emotions turn into stubbornness. If you want to come out on top, you mustfind common ground and make senseout of what's possible and what isn't.

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ElbertHubbard was awriter who died when theGermanstorpedoed theRMS Lusitania in 1915. He said, “If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, remember that thisisalsotrue of trouble.”

Bridge players take great pleasure in making acontract aftercorrectly anticipatingtroubleintheformofunfavorable distribution.Intoday’s deal, Southisin fourhearts.Westleadsthespadeaceand continues with the spade queen. After ruffing, howshoulddeclarer continue?

North’s takeout double was flexible, unlikeatwo-clubovercall. Also, note South’s jump to four hearts. This showed arelatively weak hand with alot of hearts. Withaverystrong hand, South would have started with atwo-diamond cue-bid.South hopes to take five hearts and five clubs. But he mustrealize that he might first concedeone spade, one heart and two diamonds. However, he can lose twodiamonds only if East gains thelead.DeclarermustworktostopEast fromwinning atrick So,attrick three, when South leads alow heart from his hand, he should anticipate West’s playing the king. And if he does, South must go low from the dummy,lettingWesttakethetrick.Then everything is undercontrol.

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and Sale di rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onNovember 20, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 916 NORTH TONTISTREET NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOTS 1& 2, SQUARE 294, SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT, ACQMIN: 909085 WRIT AMOUNT:

$119,538.55

Seized in the above suit TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 2 LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLC504831-7726

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025& 11/19/2025

oct15-nov19-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL

ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3210 ELMWOOD PARK DRIVE, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:U.S.BANK TRUSTCOM‐PANY,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN‐INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUC‐CESSORININ‐TEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR AEGISASSET BACKED SECUR‐TITIES TRUST, MORT‐GAGE PASSTHROUGHCER‐TIFICATES, SE‐RIES 2005-5vs ROBERT G. PON‐SONA/K/A ROBERT PON‐

SONAND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6391

LA 70114

LOTS 25 & 26, SQUARE 82, FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQMIN: 831239 WRIT AMOUNT: $192,887.99

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at the moment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 17

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHEL C. AD‐COCK,JR.,LLC 225-756-0373

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025 oct15-nov19-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7930 TROUTROAD, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKATHE BANK OF NEWYORK AS TRUSTEEFOR FHE CERTIFICATE‐HOLDERSOF CWALT, INC.,AL‐TERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-14, MORT‐GAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-14 vs MICHELLE ANGELIQUETIM‐BERLAKE CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-3124

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7930 TROUT ROAD,NEW OR‐LEANS, LA 70126 LOTS 9& 10 SQUARE E, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQMIN: 182844 WRIT AMOUNT: $44,837.25

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check,Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson

S e Parish of Or‐leans GH 1 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025 oct15-nov19-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 613

WAGNER STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTITLED:CTP FUNDINGCOR‐PORATION, F/K/ACTP FUND‐ING, LLCvsLIN‐NEAUSPROPER‐TIES,LLC A/K/A LILNNEAUS PROPERTIES, INC AND SAMMY SYLVESTER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3649

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSale di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 613 WAGNER STREET,NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 LOTO,SQUARE 109, FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQMIN: 1442507 WRIT AMOUNT: $124,000.00

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 20 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025 oct15-nov19-2t

F OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-2135

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

Fifteen certain lots of ground in theThird Dis‐trict of theCity of NewOrleans, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as CindyPlace Extension and beingidentified as Lots 9 through24of Square C thereof, said Square Cbeing bounded by Tara Lane,Lake Forest Boule‐vard,Bundy Road,and the Interstate 10 ServiceRoad, said lots 9 through24are adjoined and measureeach 54 feet fronton Tara Lane,same width in the rear,bya depth of 140 feet be‐tween equal andparallel linesasshown on asurveys of Gilbert, Kelly andCouturie, Inc.,dated Feb‐ruary17, 2004, copies of which areattachedto an ActofCash Sale recorded March29, 2004, at Inst.No. 200410164, CIN #277424 of the Office of the Recorder of Or‐leansParish, LA Beingthe same property ac‐quired by SKWALA,LLC, from W. Landry Investments, LLCand Sims Development, LLCbyAct of Cash Sale recorded Au‐gust 24, 2015, at Inst.No. 201535729, CIN #583586, in the Office of the recorder of Or‐leansParish, LA Forinforma‐tional purposes only: Lots 9& 106817 Tara Lane; Lots 11 &126801 Tara Lane; Lots 13 &146769 Tara Lane; Lots 15 &166759 Tara Lane; Lots 17 &186747 Tara Lane; Lots 19 &206741 Tara Lane; Lots 21 &226725 Tara Lane; Lots 23 &246711 Tara Lane

WRIT AMOUNT:

$4,670,572.00

Seizedinthe abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4048 TALL TIMBERS DRIVE, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:LIBERTY BANK AND TRUSTCOM‐PANY vs MEL'S TRANSPORTA‐TION II, LLCAND MELISSA MICHELLE NOEL

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6700

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all of thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon andall of the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereuntobe‐longingofin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theFIFTH DIS‐TRICTofthe City of NewOr‐leans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, designated as LOT14, SQUARE 11, of that part thereofknown as TALL TIM‐BERS SUBDIVI‐SION,SECTION 4, boundedby Tall Timbers Drive, Tall Pines Driveand South Post OakAv‐enue.saidLot commenceson theeastbound‐aryofTallTim‐bers Drivea dis‐tanceof100 feet from theNorth‐east corner of theintersection of Tall Timbers Driveand Tall PinesDrive,and thence mea‐sures79.62 feet northeasterly alongTallTim‐bers Drive. Said lothas adepth of 113 feet along itsnorth side which is com‐monwithLot 13, depthsof55.69 feet and75.18 feet or atotalof 130.87 feet alongits south side,which is common with Lots Dand 1, anda width of 16.18 feet in the rear which is common with Lot3 Improvements thereonbear MunicipalNo. 4048 Tall Tim‐bers Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 3 NEWMAN MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE APLC 504-8379040

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025 oct15-nov19-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 332-334 S. CLARK STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:HOME BANK,N.A.vs SSB CLARK, LLC ANDSTEPHEN BOUZON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4150

MATIONAL PUR POSESONLY: Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNo. 332-334 S ClarkSt.,New Orleans, 70119.

WRIT AMOUNT: $577,855.91

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks.

FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 24

NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 504-8379040

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025

oct15-nov19-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2623 FRANKFORT STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:WELLS FARGOBANK, N.A. vs DERRICK DOOLEY,(A/K/A DERRICK DOO‐LEY, SR.) AND JONATHAN BUR‐DENAND ANGEL BUCKHALTER SHULTER‐BRANDT,(A/K/A ANGELBUCK‐HALTER,ANGEL NEU, ANGEL SHULTER‐BRANDT)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH O F OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2688

cco ingtowhich, said lotcom‐mences 135 feet from thecorner of Frankfort Street and Franklin Avenue andmeasures 46 feet fronton FrankfortStreet, 46 feet,4 inches and4 linesin widthinthe rear,bya depth on thesideline nearer Franklin Avenue of 90 feet,11inches and2 linesand adepth on the othersidelineof 101 feet,9 inches and5 lines. According to asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly, Surveyors, datedJune 20, 1946, redated March7,1970, said property is situated in the same district andsquareand hasthe same boundariesand designationas aboveand mea‐sures45feet front on Frank‐fort Street,46 feet,4 inches and4 linesin widthinthe rear,bya depth on thesideline nearer Franklin Avenue of 90 feet,11inches and2 linestitle; 95 feet,11 inches and2 linesactualand adepth on the othersidelineof 101 feet 9inches and5 linesand commences at a distance of 135 feet from the corner of Frank‐fort Street and FranklineAv‐enue.According to aplatofsur‐veybyJ J. Krebs& Sons Surveyors, datedJanuary 31, 1959, an‐nexedtoanact passedbefore Numa V. Bertel, JR.,Notary, datedMarch 3, 1959, said LotE4measures46 feet fronton FrankfortStreet, 46 feet 4inches and4 linesin widthinthe rear,95feet,44 inches and2 linesindepth on thesideline nearer Franklin Avenue and101 feet,9 inches and5 linesin depthonits side nearer Eads Street Having amunic‐ipal addressof 2623 Frankfort Street,New Or‐leans, LA 70122. WRIT AMOUNT: $52,584.34

S Case No: 2025-4150

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onNovember 20, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3210 ELMWOOD PARK DRIVE, NEWORLEANS, 0 PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6817, 6801,6769,6759, 6747,6741,6725, 6711 TARA LANE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTER EN‐TITLED:LOAN FUNDER LLC, SE‐RIES 40104vs PLAZA PARK TARA LN,LLC ANDSIMON STAUBER CI VI L DI

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 8 KYLE S. SCLAFANI 504875-4079

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025 oct15-nov19-2t

WRIT AMOUNT: $218,738.20

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Sheriff,

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court for theParishof Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN LOT OR PORTIONOF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings an improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,means, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances, , advantages and component partsthereunto belongingorin anywiseapper‐tainingthereto, situated in the FirstDistrictof this City of New Orleans, in square No 686, bounded by SouthClark, Banksand PalmyraStreets andJefferson DavisParkway, designated as LotNo. 21, mea‐suring 30 feet frontonSouth ClarkStreet,by 120 feet in depth between equaland paral‐lellines.All as more fully shownonprint of survey made by FG Stewart, Surveyor dated September1 1952, andac‐cordingtosaid survey said Lot No.21com‐mences 60 feet 4inchesand 5 linesfromthe corner of Banks andSouth Clark Streets. Accord‐ingtothe sur‐veyofAdloe Orr, Jr.&Associ‐ates,Inc.dated June 4, 1962 said lotcommences 60 feet 4inches 5lines (title) 60 feet 7lines (ac‐tual)formthe corner of Banks andSouth Clark Streets; subject to restrictions, servitudes, right-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty THIS ACTIS MADE,AC‐CEPTED AND SUBJECTTOTHE FOLLOWING: Restrictions, servitudes right-of-way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty THEFOLLOWING IS FORINFOR‐MATIONAL PUR‐OS S O

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on November 20, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theTHIRD DISTRICT of the CITY of NEWOR‐LEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in SQUARE NO 5294, bounded by Frankfortand Eads Streets, Franklin Avenue andSouth Av‐enue,desig‐natedasLOT “E4” on plan of subdivisionby F.C. Gondolfo, Jr., Surveyor, datedJanuary 5, 1944, annexed to actbefore FrankMacheca Notary Public, datedFebruary 18, 194, accord‐i t hi h

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 25 ALBERTELLI LAW, P.A. 504732-3600

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025 oct15-nov19-2t

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 47284730 ST.PETER STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:HOME BANK,N.A.vs SSB CLARK, LLC ANDSTEPHEN BOUZON

ACERTAIN LOT OR PORTIONOF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings an improvements thereon, andall of the rights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, advan‐tagesand ap‐purtenances thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theSecond District of this City,insquare No 607, bounded by St.Peter, NorthSt. Patrick, Toulouse andN Bernadotte Streets, and, ac‐cordingtosur‐veybyGilbert & Kelly,Surveyors datedMarch 20, 1944, acopyof which is an‐nexedtoact be‐fore Robert Legier,Notary Public,dated March26, 1944, said lotof ground com‐mences at adis‐tanceofsixtyseven, three inches (67’.3”) from thecorner of St.Peter and Bernadotte Streets, and measures thirty-four feet nine inches (34’.9”) fronton St.Peter Street, same widthin therear, by a depthbetween equaland paral‐lellines of one widthinthe rear,bya depth between equal andparallel linesofone hundred and twenty-one feet (121’), andis composed of partsofLots ½-30St. Peter Street Andfurther in accordance with survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., Surveyors, datedOctober 30, 1979, said property has thesamedesig‐nation,location andmeasure‐mentshere‐inafter setforth THIS ACTIS MADE,AC‐CEPTED AND SUBJECTTOTHE FOLLOWING: Fenceencroach‐mentsasshown on survey by Gilbert, Kelly& Couturie,Inc Surveyors, datedOctober 30, 1979. THEFOLLOWING IN FORINFOR‐MATIONAL PUR‐POSESONLY: Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNo. 47284730 St.Peter St., NewOr‐leans, 70119. WRIT AMOUNT: $577,855.91

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty daysthereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐

AND TEMPERA TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 23 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 504-8379040

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s):

10/15/2025 & 11/19/2025

oct15-nov19-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4944 DEBORE CR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐

ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 7461 FINCHLEY ROAD THIS CITY,IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:U.S.BANK TRUSTNA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONNOT IN ITSINDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCAF ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VERSUS NADINA KURNOW BYNUMA/K/A NADINA KURNOW PAN‐TORILLABYNUM ANDSARA BYNUMA/K/A SARA K. BYNUM CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1678

S Case No: 2025-2573 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4944 DEBORE CR NEWORLEANS LA 70126 LOTA -SQUARE 33 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1367883 GENTILLY WOODSSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $140,880.95 Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 7 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025,at12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7461FINCHLEY RD NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT: 15, SQUARE:D THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1260889 LAKE BARRING‐TONSUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT: $163,522.44

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 6 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025 SEP10-OCT152T $

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2326 SAINTPHILIP STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATIONNOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEOFFI‐DELITY& GUAR‐ANTY LIFE MORTGAGE TRUST2018-1 VERSUS MHRE LLCAND KEVIN GERARD JACKSON CI VI L DI ST

Writ of Fieri Fa cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2326 SAINT PHILIP ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT: "FIVE-BIS", SQUARE:294 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1448694 WRIT AMOUNT: $127,763.50

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 4 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐RIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $94

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4574 LAINEAVENUE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS JOANN DAVISAKA JO ANN DAVISCAMEL CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-619

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground

floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4574 LAINEAV NEWORLEANS LA70126

LOTS:1,2,1A AND2A, SQUARE:1-12

ACQMIN: 1397339 BLUM ANTOINE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $73,538.14

posit of ten per cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson

Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 16 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 9214 STROELITZST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VERSUS ALLEN MILLS, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3704

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 9214 STROELITZ ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70118 LOT11- SQUARE 569 7THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1177367 WRIT AMOUNT: $68,749.84

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 15 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8 LAKEWOOD PLACE, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:NAVY FEDERALCREDIT UNIONVERSUS QUINTINGAR‐RUS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-13650

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parishof Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

8LAKEWOOD PL NEWORLEANS LA 70131 LOT33, SQUARE B FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1303536 WRIT AMOUNT: $490,447.38

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans BD 13 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 20801 OLDSPANISH TRAIL, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:ROCKET MORTGAGE,LLC F/K/AQUICKEN LOANS, LLCVER‐SUSLATRICIAD WALRATHA/K/A LATRICIA D. WALRATHKERR SQUAIREDON‐AHUE AND DAVIDM.DON‐AHUE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-11089

on October 16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 20801 OLD SPANISHTRAIL NEWORLEANS LA 70129 LOT: 7, SQUARE: 8 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1376849 VENETIAN ISLES SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $214,042.88

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 11 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐RIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025 SEP10-OCT152T $90

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4650 SANMARCO RD CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCVERSUS MARION F. PEN‐DERGRAFT,III CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4675

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4650 SAN MARCORDNEW ORLEANS, LA 70129 LOT3 -SQUARE 2 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1374318 VENETIANISLES SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $268,512.51

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90 C I V I L DI

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1765 COLISEUM STREET #214, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED: LOUISIANA COASTALVIII, L.L.CVERSUS CLARENCE A. HARRELL

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1094

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court for theParishof Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1765 COLISEUM ST #214 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 LOTS:A ANDR, SQUARE:202 FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1363514 WRIT AMOUNT: $280,810.13

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 18

JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

S Case No: 2025-3094

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1608 SLOPEZ ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70125 LOT9 -SQUARE 163 6THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1255255 WRIT AMOUNT: $199,325.30

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 17 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NO.2426-28 CLARASTREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING ANDRESIDEN‐TIAL FINANCE TRUSTMORT‐GAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-BC5 VERSUS MICHELLE MYERS, (A/K/A MICHELLE SANDFORD MYERS, MICHELLE SAN‐FORD MICHELLE BRADDY, MICHELLE JACK‐SON)

o clock noon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

2426-28 CLARA STREET LOT10, SQUARE 379, FOURTH MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQUIRED MIN 828313 WRIT AMOUNT: $76,572.01

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 26 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 PARKER BRADLEY

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 9/10/2025 & 10/15/2025

SEP10-OCT152T $90

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6569 ARGONNE BOULEVARD, THIS CITY IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:MCLP ASSETCOM‐PANY,INC.VER‐SUSSEANPAUL BERNARD (A/K/A SEAN P BERNARD, SEAN BERNARD) AND EMILYANNE WILLIAMS BERNARD

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8389

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 6569 ARGONNE BV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70124 LOTS:3 &4, SQUARE:183 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1120688 WRIT AMOUNT: $261,225.92

SEP10-OCT152T $90

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐posit of ten per‐t f th

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025 t 12 00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1608 S. LOPEZST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE MONEYSOURCE, INC. VERSUS ES‐TATE OF EUGENE BIBBINS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-10127 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on October16, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, th f ll i

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐

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