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La. National Guard to deploy in New Orleans Gov. Landry says troops to stay through Mardi Gras

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Visitors get an up-close look at Christmas Eve bonfire sculptures depicting a drake and a hen on the Mississippi River levee in Garyville on Friday.

Giant mallards a folk-art masterpiece and a small part of an age-old Christmas tradition lighting the way for Papa Noel

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

Curious drivers pulled their cars onto the shoulders of La. 44 in Garyville on Friday and climbed the grassy Mississippi River levee to get a closer look at a gigantic pair of ducks made from logs and tree limbs.

The astonishingly authentic, male and female mallards nestled together as if floating placidly on a pond.

Josh Weidert and the rest of

the boys in the “Blood, Sweat and Bonfires” construction team had begun piecing together the pyre at Thanksgiving. Weidert said he had no idea how many hours everybody had spent on the project.

They finished the big birds on Friday, so people would have a few days to lay eyes on them, because on Christmas Eve, they’ll be set ablaze.

“In a couple of hours, it’s a big pile of embers,” he said.

The Christmas Eve bonfires that folks build along the levees in St.

James and St. John the Baptist parishes serve as Yuletide lighthouses. If it weren’t for the brilliant fires, how else would old Papa Noël find his way down the Mississippi River in the dark of night to deliver gifts by Christmas morning?

Most of the bonfires are tall, narrow, timber pyramids. But for Weidert’s crew, the annual bonfire is more than a navigation guidepost; it’s an opportunity to make a folk art masterpiece.

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Members of the Blood, Sweat and Bonfires team gather on the Mississippi River levee beside their Christmas Eve bonfire sculptures depicting a drake and a hen in Garyville on Friday.

About 350 members of the Louisiana National Guard will deploy to New Orleans for two months, helping to beef up security in the French Quarter for New Year’s Eve, the Sugar Bowl and Mardi Gras, according to a news release.

They will also more generally support law enforcement and “enhance capabilities, stabilize the environment, assist in reducing crime and restoring public trust,” according to a news release. The operation will last through February.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the deployment on “The Will Cain Show” on Fox News.

“Look, we know how to make cities safe, and the National Guard complements cities that have high crime problems,” Landry said.

Landry cited President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops, including some from Louisiana, to Washington, D.C. The soldiers currently serving in the

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FEMA to extend deadline for N.O. roadwork But 6-month extension not enough, officials say

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is nearing an agreement to give New Orleans six more months to wrap up ongoing road projects, which would provide relief for city leaders and residents sick of unfinished, crumbling streets.

Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack said Tuesday that FEMA officials told him they will extend a Dec. 31 deadline to Waguespack spend $1.7 billion in federal roadwork grants until the end of June once city, state and federal officials finalize a list of projects the extension will cover.

The half-year extension would temporarily ease fears that dozens of torn-up city blocks would be

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Russell Brand faces new rape charges in U.K.

LONDON — British authorities on Tuesday brought new counts of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four women.

The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service said the new charges — one count of rape and one of sexual assault — against Brand were in relation to two further women. The alleged offenses took place in 2009, the CPS said.

Brand, 50, had already been charged in April with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The charges were brought following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.

Prosecutors said that these offenses took place between 1999 and 2005 — one in the English seaside town of Bournemouth and the other three in London.

Brand pleaded not guilty to those charges in a London court earlier this year.

He is expected to appear next in court on Jan. 20, in relation to the two new charges brought against him. A trial has also been scheduled for June next year and is expected to last four to five weeks.

Student loan borrowers may see wages garnished WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year.

The department said it will send notices to approximately 1,000 borrowers the week of Jan. 7, with more notices to come at an increasing scale each month.

Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The department must give borrowers 30 days notice before their wages can be garnished.

The department said it will begin collection activities, “only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.”

In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.

Louvre tightens security after $102M jewel heist PARIS — A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum — but this time it wasn’t jewel thieves. It was workers installing security bars on the window used to break into the Paris landmark’s Apollo Gallery in October’s stunning heist.

The world’s most-visited museum is slowly coming to terms with security failings exposed by the theft, while investigators hunt for missing crown jewels worth $102 million.

With the Louvre closed Tuesday, maintenance workers in security helmets and high-visibility vests mounted a freight lift to a second-floor balcony to secure new metal bars outside a now-infamous window.

Powerball jackpot soars again, now at $1.7B The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner.

The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball 7.

Since Sept. 6, there have been 46 straight drawings without a big winner.

The next drawing will be Christmas Eve on Wednesday, with the prize expected to be the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history.

Powerball’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller prizes.

There are three drawings each week.

The estimated $1.6 billion jackpot goes to a winner who opts to receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity.

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Law enforcement officers stand guard earlier this month as protesters gather outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill.

Court rejects request to overturn Guard ruling Trump administration wants to send troops to Chicago

BY MARK SHERMAN

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown, a significant defeat for the president’s efforts to send troops to U.S. cities.

The justices declined the Republican administration’s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment of troops. An appeals court also had refused to step in. The Supreme Court took more than two months to act.

Three justices — Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch — publicly dissented.

The high court order is not a final ruling but it could affect other lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in other Democratic-led cities.

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the

laws in Illinois,” the high court majority wrote.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh said he agreed with the decision to keep the Chicago deployment blocked, but would have left the president more latitude to deploy troops in possible future scenarios.

The outcome is a rare Supreme Court setback for Trump, who had won repeated victories in emergency appeals since he took office again in January. The conservative-dominated court has allowed Trump to ban transgender people from the military, claw back billions of dollars of congressionally approved federal spending, move aggressively against immigrants and fire the Senate-confirmed leaders of independent federal agencies.

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker applauded Tuesday’s decision as a win for the state and country.

“American cities, suburbs, and communities should not have to faced masked federal agents asking for their papers, judging them for how they look or sound, and living in fear that President can deploy the military to their streets,” he said.

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, on the other hand, said the president had activated the National Guard to protect federal personnel and property from “violent rioters.”

“Nothing in today’s ruling detracts from that core agenda. The Administration will continue working day in and day out to safeguard the American public,” she said.

Alito and Thomas said in their dissent that the court had no basis to reject Trump’s contention that the administration needed the troops to enforce immigration laws. Gorsuch said he would have narrowly sided with the government based on the declarations of federal law enforcement officials.

The administration had initially sought the order to allow the deployment of troops from Illinois and Texas, but the Texas contingent of about 200 National Guard troops was later sent home from Chicago.

The Trump administration has argued that the troops are needed “to protect federal personnel and property from violent resistance against the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”

Major Russian attack kills at least 3, cuts power Officials say more than 650 drones, dozens of missiles fired at Ukraine

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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child, two days before Christmas.

The barrage struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, causing widespread outages in bitter temperatures, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day after he described recent progress on finding a peace deal as “quite solid.”

The bombardment demonstrated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intention of pursuing the invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Ukrainian and European officials have complained that Putin is not sincerely engaging with U.S.-led peace efforts.

The attack “is an extremely clear signal of Russian priorities,” Zelenskyy said. “A strike before Christmas, when people want to be with their families, at home, in safety. A strike, in fact, in the midst of negotiations that are being conducted to end this war. Putin cannot accept the fact that we must stop killing.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has for months been pressing for a peace agreement, but the negotiations have become entangled in the very different demands

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.

Four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child, Mexico’s Navy said in a statement to The Associated Press. Two of the passengers were from a nonprofit that provides aid to Mexican children with severe burns, including transports to a Galveston hospital.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Luke Baker said at least five aboard had died but did not identify which passengers.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Mexico’s Marines said in a statement that it is sending “its deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic accident.”

The crash took place Monday afternoon in Galveston Bay near the base of the causeway that connects Galveston Island to the mainland. Emergency responders and search teams rushed to the scene near the popular beach destination along the Texas coast that is about 50 miles southeast of Houston.

Sky Decker, a professional yacht captain who lives about a mile from the crash site, said he jumped in his boat to see if he could help. He said he picked up two police officers who directed him through thick fog to a nearly completely submerged plane. Decker jumped in the water and found a badly injured woman trapped beneath chairs and other debris.

“I couldn’t believe. She had maybe 3 inches of air gap to breathe in,” he said. “And there was jet fuel in there mixed with the water, fumes real bad. She was really fighting for her life.”

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A house is damaged Tuesday after a Russian strike in Zhytomyr region, Ukraine.

from Moscow and Kyiv.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives. Trump was less effusive Monday, saying, “The talks are going along.”

Initial reports from Ukrainian emergency services said the child died in Ukraine’s northwestern Zhytomyr region, while a drone killed a woman in the Kyiv region, and another civilian death was recorded in the western Khmelnytskyi region, according to Zelenskyy.

Russia launched 635 drones of various types and 38 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said. Air defenses stopped 587 drones and 34 missiles, it said.

It was the ninth large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system this year and left multiple regions in the west without power, while emergency power outages were in place across the country, acting Energy Minister Artem Nekraso said. Work to restore power would begin as soon as the security situation permitted, he said.

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Epstein release has few revelations New tranche of documents the most voluminous thus far

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA

First responders gather Tuesday at the scene of an explosion at Silver Lake Healthcare Center in Bristol Township, Pa.

Explosion rocks Pa. nursing home

an explosion at approxiPeople trapped ofmately 2:17 p.m. and said a portion of the building was following collapse reported to have collapsed.

BY MARK SCOLFORO, MARC LEVY and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press

BRISTOL, Pa. — An explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed part of the building and left people injured and trapped inside, authorities said.

A plume of black smoke rose from Silver Lake Healthcare Center in Bristol Township, as emergency responders across the region rushed there, joined by earthmoving equipment.

Authorities said there were injuries, but had yet to say whether there were any fatalities.

Police Lt. Sean Cosgrove said there were injuries, but that he wasn’t aware of any critical injuries.

“A lot of the details at this point are still unknown,” he told reporters at the scene.

Residents had been evacuated by emergency responders, bystanders and staff, he said.

Bucks County emergency management officials said they received the report

Ruth Miller, a Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency spokesperson, said her agency had been informed that people were trapped inside.

“I saw smoke and I saw car after car after car was a fire truck or ambulance from all over the city, from all over,” said state Rep. Tina Davis, whose district includes the facility and approached the scene in her car.

The cause of the explosion was unclear.

Nils Hagen-Frederiksen, press secretary at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, said investigators from the safety division were headed to the scene.

Hagen-Frederiksen said first responders and emergency management officials were describing it as a gas explosion, but that won’t be confirmed until his agency can examine the scene up close.

Davis said there was talk of using a nearby school as a temporary evacuation area.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the late financier and convicted sex offender.

The release is the most voluminous so far and comes after a massive public campaign for transparency into the U.S. government’s Epstein investigations.

Many of the mentions of Trump in the file came from news clippings, though it includes an email from a prosecutor pointing out the flights that Trump took on Epstein’s private jet during the 1990s.

The two men were friends for years before a falling out. Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. The Justice Department issued a statement Tuesday that some documents contain “untrue and sensationalist claims” about Trump made shortly before the 2020 election — and said one document, purported to be a letter from Epstein to Larry Nassar, a sports doctor convicted of sexually abusing Olympic athletes, had been deemed fake.

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often than had been previously known.

An assistant U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New York said in an email that flight records the office received on Jan. 6, 2020, showed that Trump was on Epstein’s jet “many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware).”

His travels on Epstein’s plane spanned the time that would likely be covered in any criminal charges against Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell. Trump was listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, and on at least four of those flights, Maxwell was also there, according to the email.

On one of those eight flights, in 1993, Trump and Epstein were the only two passengers listed in the flight logs. Two other flights included two women —

whose names were redacted in follow-up emails — identified as potential witnesses in a Maxwell case.

Asked for comment about the email, the White House pointed to a Justice Department statement saying Monday’s release contained “unfounded and false” claims against the president submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 election, but they were nevertheless being released for full transparency.

Later Tuesday, the department said on social media that the FBI had confirmed the purported Nassar letter “is FAKE” based on the handwriting, Virginia postmark and return address, which did not include Epstein’s jail or inmate number, both required for outgoing mail.

the files were a distraction from the work he and other Republicans are doing for the country.

Speaking during an unrelated event at his Mar-aLago home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, the president blamed Democrats and some Republicans for the controversy.

Other high-profile people

Well-known people shown in the files include former President Bill Clinton, the late pop star Michael Jackson and singer Diana Ross.

The mere inclusion of someone’s name or images in files from the investigation does not imply wrongdoing.

The latest release also includes files that put the U.K.’s former Prince Andrew back in the headlines.

Among those documents is correspondence between Trump: Files a distraction Maxwell and someone who Trump complained that signs off with the initial “A.”

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Trump reveals more about Landry’s envoy role President calls governor a ‘dealmaker-type guy’

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT Staff writer

President Donald Trump says Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s new role as special envoy is a “big deal,” because the U.S. needs Greenland for its national security.

“If you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,” Trump said in response to questions at a news conference Monday afternoon. “We need it for national security. We have to have it.”

Trump announced Landry’s special envoy role in a Truth Social post on Sunday night. Landry has said the role “in no way affects my position as governor of Louisiana.”

Greenland is an independent territory of Denmark. The largest noncontinent island in the world,

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“They’re going to be here in New Orleans. It’s going to further help us crack down on the violence,” Landry said.

New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno said the deployment is welcome, since it comes at no cost to the city and “plays an important role in strengthening public safety.” Moreno also called on the Trump administration to give strong consideration to the city’s request to give New Year’s Eve and the Sugar Bowl a “SEAR-1” threat rating — the highest security level, which would unlock federal tactical support, intelligence gathering,

it is home to about 57,000 people.

It is strategically significant as a buffer between North America and the Arctic and North Atlantic regions.

The island is also rich in rare earth minerals used in modern technological devices. But Trump, in his news conference, said he was interested in the island for national security reasons, not for its resources.

Greenlandic and Danish officials were outraged by Trump’s announcement of a special envoy, saying the U.S. “cannot annex another country.” That outrage continued Tuesday.

Henrik Dahl, a member of the European Parliament from Denmark, posted a reply on X to a video Landry posted Monday saying, “Hey Louisiana, I’m not going anywhere!”

“I am pleased that you intend to remain at home in Louisiana. You and your administration have no business in Greenland,” Dahl responded. “Your imperialist fantasies of taking over Greenland

cyber risk assessment and other resources.

“I look forward to a coordinated effort among our local, state and federal agencies to ensure the height of our major event season is safe and enjoyable for the people of New Orleans and those in town visiting,” Moreno said in a statement.

In a statement, the New Orleans Police Department and the city of New Orleans said they welcome the National Guard to New Orleans and the ongoing partnership.

“These are the sons and daughters of Louisiana, and their presence is a force multiplier that supports local public safety efforts,” the statement said. “Alongside the dedicated men and women of the NOPD, this partnership will help us sustain progress and keep our neighborhoods safer.”

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President Donald Trump announced Gov. Jeff Landry’s special envoy role in a Truth Social post on Sunday night. Landry has said the role ‘in no way affects my position as governor of Louisiana.’ have no place in the twenty-first century. We will regard you as an enemy of both the Danish state and the Danish and Greenlandic peoples should you persist in these notions of unilaterally altering the international legal status of sovereign countries.”

At the news conference, Trump dismissed concerns from Europe.

“I don’t know, they say Denmark,

but Denmark has spent no money, they have no military protection,” the president said. “They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago or something with a boat. Well, we were there with boats too, I’m sure. So, we’ll have to work it all out.”

Trump said Landry would be a good negotiator with Greenland Contact Matthew Albright at because “he’s a deal guy, he’s a malbright@theadvocate.com.

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Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard walk down Bourbon Street ahead of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 5. The National Guard will deploy 350 troops to New Orleans in January and February.

Guard will continue to report to Landry and leader Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux, but the operation will be paid for by the federal government. Landry thanked Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for approving

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dealmaker-type guy.”

That tracks what Landry said in a video posted to social media Monday, in which he talked about his special envoy role.

“The president said, ‘Y’know what? You went to Korea one time and came back with a steel mill.

Could you go to Greenland and talk to them about the opportunity of being a part of the United States?”

Landry said.

Landry was referring to Hyundai’s plans for a massive new facility in Ascension Parish, which is expected to cost more than $5 billion and create up to 1,300 jobs.

It’s not clear who first approached whom about Landry’s role. In his video, Landry said Trump called to ask him to help Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

But Trump said at his news conference, “I didn’t call him; he called me.”

“He’s very proactive,” Trump said. “He’s a great guy.”

the plan.

The National Guard has previously deployed in New Orleans for major events, particularly at the beginning of this year after the Jan. 1 terrorist attack on Bourbon Street.

“We’ve mobilized multiple times this year to support efforts in New Orleans, and are ready to do so again for the next two months,” said Friloux. “We will focus on a uniformed presence to enhance the quality of life of our residents and visitors in partnership with Troop Nola of the Louisiana State Police and the New Orleans Police Department.”

The deployment is smaller than the one Landry asked for in an October letter to Trump. Then, he requested 1,000 troops to “deploy throughout the state to urban centers, supplement law enforcement presence in high-crime areas, provide logistical and communication support, and secure critical infrastructure,” Landry’s letter said.

Guard deployments in other cities have drawn major controversy. Officials in Memphis, Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago have sued

the Trump administration for sending or planning to send troops into their jurisdictions, calling it an illegal abuse of federal power.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant the administration’s request to block a federal judge’s order barring a deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area.

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the high court majority wrote.

News of the deployment also comes as federal immigration authorities pursue a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in the New Orleans region. As of last week, “Operation Catahoula Crunch” had resulted in the detention of about 350 people, federal authorities said.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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La. detainees deported despite orders

Trump administration blames system, errors

BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN

in Trump’s deportation machine due in part to its large detention capacity: The state The federal government has the second-most ICE dehas deported Louisiana Im- tainees behind Texas. It also migration and Customs En- has a holding facility near an forcement detainees against airport in Alexandria, which judges’ orders at least three has become a hub for deportimes since August — and tation flights. each time, lawyers for the agency have blamed the re- Louisiana cases movals on delays in the sysIn July, lawyers for a man tem or administrative errors. from Haiti, who was being The people wrongly de- held in an ICE facility in Pine ported include a man sent to Prairie, filed a lawsuit arguHaiti nearly a month after ing the man could not be lea judge ordered the gov- gally deported or detained ernment not to remove him because he had temporary from the country; a man sent protected status.

That status is sometimes to Laos following a similar order that officials said they granted to immigrants from did not receive until after countries where conditions his plane took off; and a are unsafe. It allows them transgender woman taken to to work in the United States Mexico despite a judge’s or- without being deported.

In response to the filings, der blocking her return there because she was at risk of be- federal Judge James D. Cain Jr., a Trump appointee in the ing tortured.

The cases illustrate how, Western District Court of in President Donald Trump’s Louisiana, blocked the man’s rush to deport people in re- removal. Officials put the cord numbers, officials are man on a removal flight but prone to making mistakes, halted his deportation the immigration lawyers say. day Cain’s order was issued, Those lawyers report seeing according to court records.

One month later, he was deremovals occur against judges’ orders more frequently; ported to Haiti anyway. in some cases, they have Government lawyers said questioned the administra- his removal was a mistake, the result of a miscommunition’s regard for the law.

“Unlawful removals like cation between the Chicago these, and at this rate, where ICE office, which scheduled they’re happening con- his removal, and the New Orstantly across the country, leans ICE office, which overbetray an Executive that is saw his deportation flight. completely unconstrained The government said it by the law, acting however would return the man to the it wants whenever it wants, U.S. after he got a Haitian with reckless disregard for passport, and Cain declined people’s lives and safety,” to hold ICE in contempt besaid Bridget Pranzatelli, an cause he did not believe they attorney for the National Im- purposely violated his order, migration Project who repre- he wrote in a Sept. 16 decisents people being detained sion. in Louisiana.

As of Oct. 6, the man had The Department of Home- not been returned to the U.S., land Security, which over- his attorneys said in a brief. sees ICE, did not respond to They did not return multiple multiple requests for com- requests for comment on the ment but has repeatedly said status of the man’s case, and its deportation campaign is ICE did not say whether he making the country safer by was back in the country.

In the months after the getting criminals out of the U.S. Many recent deportees man’s deportation, two other and detainees, however, do Louisiana cases emerged.

Chanthila Souvannarath not have criminal records.

Jeremy Jong, a New Or- was deported to Laos in Ocleans-based immigration at- tober after federal Judge torney, said removing people Shelly Dick, of Louisiana’s against judges’ orders is hap- Middle District Court, a pening “more than usual be- Barack Obama appointee, cause there’s so much pres- issued an order temporarsure from above to keep on ily blocking his removal moving people — to move because of his claim to U.S. people through the system citizenship. Officials said faster and faster and faster.” they did not learn of the orSome advocates also fear der until several hours after the judiciary’s response to his flight left. such removals has been too Lawyers for Souvannarath, tepid to deter the Trump ad- who was initially held in a ministration from continuing Laos jail and later released, fought for his return. Dick the practice.

“The government should declined a motion to order not simply be allowed to de- him brought back because cry inadvertence and escape she found he could fight his all consequences for their case from Laos — still, she illegal ‘errors,’ ” said Nora said, officials had violated Ahmed, legal director of the her order, if not intentionally.

Then, in November, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, which U.S. deported a transgenhas handled two such cases der woman to Mexico even in the state. “What it shows is though a judge had blocked that such actions are worthy her return there after findof nothing more than a slap ing she was at risk of being on the wrist and so they will tortured due to her gender continue.” identity.

Though it is not a border The government said Bristate, Louisiana is a key cog tania Uriostegui Rios was Staff writer

“inadvertently” removed.

Officials allowed her back into the U.S. about a week after she was deported, according to court records.

In court filings, Uriostegui Rios’ lawyers said she briefly went into hiding in Mexico and feared the trip back to the border. When she first made it to a checkpoint, officials turned her away, even after the U.S. had said she would be allowed back in, her lawyers said. She was allowed in the following day, according to court records.

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A man held in U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement detention sits in a room to use a telephone inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield in 2019. Though it is not a A national drama border state, Louisiana is a key cog in President Donald Trump’s deportation machine due The Louisiana deportations come as similar cases in part to its large detention capacity — it has the second-most ICE detainees behind Texas. from across the country make national headlines, sometimes raising questions about whether the administration is intentionally defying the judiciary.

Late last month, a federal judge began a criminal contempt of court investigation after the administration in March left hundreds of Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador despite his order not to.

Attorneys for the government argued they did not violate the judge’s order because his directive to turn the migrants’ flights around in midair was verbal and was not included in his written order.

The contempt investigation has been paused after an appeals court temporarily granted the Trump administration’s request to halt the proceedings.

On Dec. 5, a federal judge in Texas called a man’s deportation to Guatemala “blatant lawlessness” because, over a decade before, a judge had blocked his return there.

The judge, David Guaderrama, an Obama appointee, ordered the government to bring the man back; officials told Guaderrama the man returned Dec. 11, according to a Dec. 16 ruling. His attorney declined to comment.

Three other cases have also drawn national attention.

In March, the Trump administration sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a prison in El Salvador even though a judge had blocked his return to that country after finding he had a reasonable fear of gang persecution. Officials called his deportation an “administrative error” and ultimately returned him to the U.S. following a court order.

In June, a New York federal appeals court ordered the government to return Jordin Alexander Melgar-Salmeron, who was deported to El Salvador about half an hour after the court canceled his removal order. MelgarSalmeron was briefly held in Louisiana ahead of his deportation flight, the Investigative Post, a New Yorkbased news outlet, reported.

And in November, a 19-year-old college student who came to the U.S. at 8 and was flying home to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was detained at Boston Logan International Airport. Two days

later, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was deported to Honduras after a judge ordered the government not to move

her out of Massachusetts. already been removed from The government has argued the state the judge lacked jurisdiction The Associated Press conbecause Lopez Belloza had tributed to this report.

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Waguespack said Tuesday that he approved a $12 million draw from the payroll fund based on FEMA’s assurances that it will allow a six-month extension for the roadwork.

It’s not yet clear how much money would become available with a sixmonth extension, or which projects could realistically be finished in the next six months.

“The good thing is, there will be an extension granted. It’s just a matter of what projects will fall under it, and for how many dollars,” Waguespack said.

Continued from page 1A left in limbo with no way to pay for more work. But it would still fall far short of the three-year extension city officials say is needed to fully spend the roadwork grants.

Waguespack told Mayorelect Helena Moreno and other City Council members at a meeting Tuesday that some planned projects would be Moreno canceled.

He said it’s unclear if FEMA would allow for another extension after midyear.

“Some of these projects, the reality is we can’t wrap them up in six months. But maybe there are several that we can, and maybe we kind of prioritize resources and focus on those,” Waguespack said after the meeting.

FEMA did not immediately respond to an inquiry.

Speaking from the dais as the council’s vice president, Moreno expressed gratitude for the pending deal but said her incoming administration would request a longer extension.

“Six months is so limited for long-term planning, so that’s my concern,” Moreno said. “But at least if we get an extension beyond the first of the year and into the first few months, we can keep projects going and we don’t have to do a hard stop.”

City officials have said they need until the end of 2028 to complete a decadeold program that has already been scaled back as project budgets ballooned and some have taken far longer than expected.

Under the program, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, or GOHSEP, acts as steward for the federal dollars and administers the $1.7 billion to the city in piecemeal

Roadwork is seen on the 6500 block of General Diaz Street in New Orleans on Dec. 12. amounts based on anticipated invoices, provided the city can reasonably spend the money by a FEMA-imposed deadline.

Roughly $500 million from the FEMA grant is still unspent, according to a document GOHSEP provided.

FEMA has allowed at least three extensions and has already frowned on extending work until the end of 2028. The city first requested a 2028 extension last year, when the deadline was set for March of this year. FEMA allowed just an additional nine months to the current end-of-year deadline. In August, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration again requested a three-year extension.

Cantrell’s team also kicked off projects worth about $100 million, despite not having the extension locked down. Other projects — with an uncertain price tag — have encountered delays.

Earlier this month, city officials said they would suspend work on open proj-

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Tucker Guidry, 7, slides down the Mississippi River levee as a Christmas Eve bonfire in the shape of two ducks towers above him in Garyville on Friday.

BONFIRES

Continued from page 1A Weidert, 39, is an ordinary dude.

He’s got a wife and three kids and works in a nearby petroleum refinery, just like his dad. But he’s always had a knack for drawing and painting.

As the holidays approach, his dozen-member bonfire-building group kicks around ideas until they settle on something challenging but doable. Then Weidert draws up precise plans — front, side and overhead views. He often assembles a miniature proof-of-concept model.

“Everything is done by design,” Weidert said. “There’s no time to sit around and think” once the building begins.

Weidert may be the leader of “Blood, Sweat and Bonfires,” but he’ll be the first to tell you, everybody has an important role. Sonny Kilburn said that he mostly drags logs to the site and cuts them up with a chain saw as needed. Bob Richmond assumes the role of safety inspector during the project, helping ensure that only wood gets cut up. More importantly, Kilburn said Richmond is also the group’s “hog roasting specialist.”

Close up, the massive mallards are a marvel of creative carpentry.

The boards used to make the long wing feathers were laboriously milled by the builders, Weidert pointed out.

“None of this comes from The Home Depot,” he said, running his hand along the rough-hewn wood.

The short, fluffy feathers on the bodies were sliced from willow logs with dark concentric growth rings that lend the birds a subtle speckled look. A piece of curled driftwood found at the river’s edge made the perfect tuft of tail feathers.

“That was a gift from the gods,” Weidert said.

Everything’s held together with a zillion nails, screws and staples.

Hidden inside are steel cables that hold the ducks’ heads in place during the burn, so they don’t topple off. The smooth beaks were made from foam insulation, and the glinting eyes were the shells of doit-yourself snow globes from Amazon.com.

In recent years, Weidert said, the team’s bonfires have been inspired

by Louisiana wildlife. Weidert’s team has built a pelican, an alligator snapping turtle, a bullfrog, a gar fish and a marvelous blue crab with moving claws operated by cables and pullies.

Last year’s bonfire was shaped like a resting white-tailed deer. The wildlife theme “resonates with a lot of people,” Weidert said. “They grew up admiring these animals.”

Weidert proudly declared that the mallards are the best bonfire sculpture that he and the crew have ever made. But, he said, “ask me that next year and I’ll tell you the same thing.”

Each year, Weidert said, he saves some small piece of wood from the previous bonfire build and adds it to the next year’s creation. Asked why, Weidert said he wasn’t quite sure. “Half of the stuff I do, I don’t

The wooden collar of a Christmas Eve bonfire depicting ducks is seen on the Mississippi River levee in Garyville on Friday. know why I do it,” he said, laughing.

Whatever his rationale, by passing on a fragment of a past bonfire to a future bonfire, Weidert has devised a perfect symbol for the whole Christmas Eve bonfire custom that’s passed down from year to year and generation to generation. The bonfires have lit up the night before Christmas for as long as anyone can remember, at least since the decades before 1900.

Weidert comes by his artistic bonfire instincts naturally. Josh’s

dad, Wayne Weidert, was a master bonfire builder, too. Wayne said that back in the early 1980s, sculptural bonfires were a big thing. At Breaux’s barbershop, a few miles down La. 44 toward Reserve, there’s a collection of photos of incredible bygone bonfires shaped like a jet airplane, a fire truck, a huge bank building and other things.

Wayne said he once built a pirate boat bonfire, a windmill and a log cabin. He never set out to teach

Josh how to create a shaped bonfire, Wayne said, but his son was always around as the adults assembled the annual fire, picking up the skills “by being so observant.”

Josh “is a whole lot more artistic than I am,” Wayne said. “I’m very proud of Josh. He’s taken it to a whole other level.”

On Friday, there were lots of kids, scrambling up and sliding down the levee, shuffling through the heaps of sawdust. Chances are, among them are the Garyville

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bonfire builders of the future. This year, some of the kids built a baby duck bonfire, a few yards from the big birds.

Standing atop the levee in the waning winter light on Friday afternoon, Weidert and the “Blood, Sweat and Bonfires” team cracked beers and finally let themselves relax. They’d crossed the finish line. The group had done “a damn good job,” said passerby Patricia Bramble, of Convent. “I don’t want them to burn it,” she said. “They can leave it up for me. I’ll put it in my front yard.”

Bramble’s plea brings up the underlying tension in all of this. How will Weidert and the other builders feel when the beautiful ducks are set ablaze? “Well,” Weidert said, “I call it art with an expiration date.”

It’s like a wedding cake, he said.

“What do they do with a wedding cake at the end of the night? They eat it.”

Josh’s dad was touch more sentimental. He said that sitting up on the levee at Christmastime with family and friends, “just watching a fire burn and thinking of old times and what’s going on” is the emotional payoff. Some of the bonfire builders might stay out on the levee until two in the morning.

It’s also a point of pride. “Everyone comes here to see the bonfires,” he said, “and everybody is welcome.”

Look for the mallards just east of the juncture of La. 54 and La. 44, about an hour from New Orleans, depending on traffic. The fire starts sometime between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Based on past burns, about 2,000 people are expected to attend.

Josh Weidert, a member of Blood, Sweat and Bonfires, talks about the tail feathers on a Christmas Eve bonfire sculpture depicting ducks on the Mississippi River levee in Garyville on Friday.

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Ex-aide: Netanyahu sought FBI: Lyft driver terrorized plan to evade attack blame by escaped Georgia inmates

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JERUSALEM — A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach.

Former Netanyahu spokesperson Eli Feldstein, who faces trial for allegedly leaking classified information to the press, made the explosive accusation during an extensive interview with Israel’s Kan news channel Monday night.

Critics have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of refusing to accept blame for the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. But little is known about Netanyahu’s behavior in the days immediately following the attack, while the premier has consistently resisted an independent state inquiry.

Speaking to Kan, Feldstein

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adjusts his headphones during a Dec. 7 news conference in Jerusalem. said “the first task” he received from Netanyahu after Oct. 7, 2023, was to stifle calls for accountability.

“He asked me, ‘What are they talking about in the news? Are they still talking about responsibility?’” Feldstein said. “He wanted me to think of something that could be said that would offset the media storm surrounding the question of whether the prime minister had taken responsibility or not.”

He added that Netanyahu looked “panicked” when he made the request. Feldstein said he was later told by people in Netanyahu’s close circle to omit the word “responsibility” from all statements.

Netanyahu’s office called the interview a “long series of mendacious and recycled allegations made by a man with clear personal interests who is trying to deflect responsibility from himself,” Hebrew media reported.

Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days

BY MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, which provide new details on the government’s move to pause the offshore ventures.

During the pause, the Interior Department will coordi-

nate with project developers “to determine whether the national security threats posed by this project can be adequately mitigated,” the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said in a letter to project developers. The 90-day period can be extended if necessary, the ocean management agency said.

The administration announced Monday it was suspending the offshore wind projects because of national security concerns. Its announcement did not indicate whether the pause was limited, nor did it reveal specifics

about the national security concerns.

It was the latest step by the Trump administration to hobble offshore wind in its push against renewable energy sources. It comes two weeks after a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, calling it unlawful.

The move angered local officials who have supported the projects and posed a new threat to offshore wind development that has faced increasing pressures since Trump took office.

ATLANTA — Three inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta, including a murder suspect, commandeered a terrified Lyft driver’s car to reach south Florida before she was rescued and they were captured, according to details revealed in court records.

The driver told FBI agents that the men used a fake name to order the ride, put a rope around her neck from behind her, dragged her into the backseat and threatened to kill her, according to a court affidavit filed late Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press.

The inmates were able to “compromise” a portion of a cell inside the DeKalb

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U.S. Marshal Thomas Brown talks Tuesday about the escaped inmates who were captured late Monday.

County Jail to make their escape, said DeKalb County Chief Deputy Temetris Atkins. He didn’t provide more specifics because jailers don’t want other inmates to know the facility’s weaknesses.

“We repaired the area that was compromised, and we’re looking at other areas

that are similar to that to fortify them to make sure that they are not compromised in the same manner,” Atkins said at a Tuesday news conference.

DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox described the jail as an “aging facility that’s deteriorating right before our eyes.”

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Bureaucratic mishap delayed gun license for Bondi Beach suspect

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Turkish rescue teams search Tuesday for the remains of a private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four others that crashed after taking off from Ankara, killing everyone on board.

Libya’s military chief, 7 others killed in plane crash

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ANKARA, Turkey — A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers and three crew members crashed on Tuesday after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board.

Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane.

The Libyan delegation was in Ankara for high-level defense talks aimed at boosting military cooperation between the two countries, Turkish officials said.

Libyan Prime Minister AbdulHamid Dbeibah confirmed the death of Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and the four officers, saying in a statement on Facebook that the “tragic accident” took place as the delegation was returning home. The prime minister called it a “great loss” for Libya.

Al-Hadad was the top military commander in western Libya and played a crucial role in the ongoing, U.N.-brokered efforts to unify Libya’s military, which has split, much like Libya’s institutions.

The four other officers who died in the crash were Gen. Al-Fitouri Ghraibil, the head of Libya’s ground forces, Brig. Gen. Mahmoud Al-Qatawi, who led the military manufacturing authority, Mohammed Al-Asawi Diab, advisor to the chief of staff, and Mohammed Omar Ahmed Mahjoub, a military photographer with the chief of staff’s office.

The identities of the three crew members were not immediately known.

Turkish officials said the wreckage of the Falcon 50 type business jet had been found near the village of Kesikkavak, in Haymana, a district about 43 miles south of Ankara.

Earlier on Tuesday evening, Turkey’s air traffic controllers said they lost contact with the plane, which

was en route back to Libya, after takeoff from Ankara’s Esenboga airport.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, said in a social media post that the plane took off at 8:30 p.m. and that contact was lost 40 minutes later. The plane issued an emergency landing signal near Haymana before all communication ceased, Yerlikaya said.

Burhanettin Duran, the head of Turkish presidential communications office, said the plane notified air traffic control of an electrical fault and requested an emergency landing. The aircraft was redirected back to Esenboga where preparations for its landing began.

The plane however, disappeared from the radar while descending for the emergency landing, Duran said.

Security camera footage aired on local television stations showed the night sky over Haymana suddenly lit up by what appeared to be an explosion.

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Sajid Akram, who was killed by police during the attack, and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram are accused of assailing hundreds of Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Dec. 14, in Australia’s worst mass shooting since 1996.

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3 years for gun license New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday confirmed that the father applied for a state license to own firearms in 2000, three years before it was granted.

The process typically takes six to 10 weeks.

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Reporters asked Minns on Monday why the father was allowed to own guns when he shared his Sydney home with Naveed Akram, who had been investigated in 2019 by the spy agency Australian Security Intelligence Organization over his extremist links.

“I don’t know. I’d give anything to go back a week, month, two years, to ensure that didn’t happen. But we need to make sure that we take steps so that it never happens again,” Minns said.

A wide ranging and powerful form of public investigation known as a royal commission will examine circumstances surrounding the massacre and the surge of antisemitism in Australia

Some oppose gun reform Farmers’ groups have complained that 10 guns won’t be enough for some. The Nationals party, which represents rural voters, opposed the proposed laws.

“The NSW Nationals Parliamentary team will not be supporting the Bill that uses gun reforms as a political tool rather than addressing the real issue of antisemitism,” a party statement said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed with Minns that six guns were too many for anyone living in suburban Sydney.

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Seven years after 40-year-old mother Donna Arceneaux was found shot dead in her bed in Franklinton, a man who authorities said had an on-again-off-again relationship with her has been arrested in connection with the killing, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday

morning.

Scott Jordan, 59, of Franklinton was arrested and jailed Tuesday on a count of second-degree murder in the October 2017 homicide, authorities said. At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Washington Parish Sheriff Jason Smith said the investigation was ongoing and that “this is only the next step in what will probably be a lengthy legal process.”

Bourbon St. to get mourning period for attack

Arceneaux’s unsolved killing shook the small, rural parish of around 45,000 people north of New Orleans. The mystery intensified as the years passed without an arrest.

“The arrest of Mr. Jordan marks a significant development in our ongoing effort to ensure accountability for this murder,” Smith said in a Facebook post.

Smith said the arrest came after

his investigators began combing through old evidence after his office took the case back from the Louisiana State Police in 2024, after Smith took office as sheriff. He said a podcast series about the case by Arceneaux’s nephew, Tucker Simmons, was also “instrumental in generating the interest.”

Smith provided few details about Jordan but said the suspect and Ar-

ceneaux had been in an on-and-off romantic relationship together.

In response to a reporter’s question about whether Smith expected additional arrests in connection with Arceneaux’s death, Smith said he would “not rule out the possibility of other people that may have assisted,” he said.

In October 2017, officers responded to reports of a shooting at a home on La. 16 south of Franklinton and said two people had found

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The first four days of 2026 will be a designated mourning period across Louisiana in honor of the 14 lives lost in the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street, Gov. Jeff Landry announced as the state readies for the first anniversary of the Jan. 1 tragedy.

An executive order from Landry, signed on Friday, mandates that flags at the State Capitol and other state buildings be flown at half-staff from Jan. 1 through Jan. 4 from sunrise to sunset, Landry said late Monday.

The executive order also asks that churches, public buildings and other institutions with bells ring them 14 times at 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 4 after a brief moment of silence. All Louisianans are encouraged to incorporate green and yellow — “representing harmony, renewal and happiness,”

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Foodborne illnesses can spike around holidays Keep your guests safe with these tips

BY HALEY MILLER Staff writer

There is nothing like a bout of food poisoning to spoil the holiday cheer.

Around 48 million Americans come down with foodborne illnesses annually, with cases spiking around the holidays when families gather to share meals, according to the National Consumers League.

Common forms of food poisoning include E. coli, salmonella and listeria infections, as well as the “winter vomiting disease,” or norovirus.

LSU AgCenter consumer food safety specialist Shannon Coleman shared tips to keep food safe and minimize the risk of foodborne illness this season.

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Eric Hoffman jogs along the uptown tracks recently as a streetcar heads downtown on St. Charles Avenue in early morning light.

Bob Carr, New Orleans broadcaster, dies at 98 where Bob recorded interHe and his wife, Jan, home, views with residents and staff on his iPhone. Even after his wife’s were the ‘first family death in 2022 and as he battled Carr continued producing of N.O. television’ cancer, the show on a regular basis. In a

BY DOMINIC MASSA Contributing writer

Bob Carr, a New Orleans broadcasting icon who spent more than 65 years hosting and producing programs on local television and radio with his wife, Jan, died Friday at Christwood Retirement Community near Covington. He was 98.

Carr was among the last members of a generation of broadcasters who made their mark during the earliest days of New Orleans television.

He and Jan came to the city in 1960, a little more than a decade after WDSU signed on the air as the city’s first TV station. As a married couple for 71 years and the parents of four children whom they frequently mentioned on air, they were called “the first family of New Orleans television.”

They became household names throughout the 1960s and ’70s for their appearances on WDSU, first on a morning show called “Second Cup,” then the station’s hugely popular “Midday” show.

On both, their segments focused on family, parenting, fashion and lifestyle topics, all punctuated with cheery conversation.

That continued well into their 90s, as they produced and hosted programs at their retirement

2021 Times-Picayune interview, he jokingly called the show the Carrs’ “last cup.” It followed the formula that had worked magic for them for decades: bantering back and forth, chatting, interviewing and listening to people’s stories.

“If I don’t get up in the morning and do something like this, I feel like I’m going to die,” Bob Carr said. “If I’m not with people or doing something, I just go to bed. I hate to say the show is like therapy but being in this business, people generate your energy.”

Born Nov. 20, 1927, in Battle Creek, Michigan, Carr grew up in Painesville, Ohio. After serving in the U.S. Army in Italy, he enrolled in the Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, where he met Janet Lee Fitzsimmons. The two theater students married a year later and graduated in 1952.

The couple worked as co-hosts in television in West Virginia, where they became parents, and their family life became on-air material as well.

In 1960, a friend recruited them for a job in New Orleans at WWL Radio, whose studios were then located in the Roosevelt Hotel. A husband and wife broadcast team was such a novelty at the time that management had to ask the Jesu-

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its of Loyola University, which owned WWL, for permission to hire them.

“Our two-hour daily program consisted of chitchat on a wide range of child-rearing or marital topics, for which we did research or drew from our own experiences. Our program also played recorded music and there were daily interviews with local guests and famous stars, some of whom were appearing at the Blue Room two floors below,” Carr wrote in his 2010 book, “Raising Our Children on Bourbon: A French Quarter Love Affair.”

As the Carrs’ radio audience grew, WWL also briefly added Bob Carr as co-host of the morning show that preceded theirs. It was hosted by Sid Noel, who cre-

ated and portrayed Morgus the Magnificent for WWL-TV. After 18 months at WWL Radio, the Carrs learned WDSU-TV was adding a new morning show to its lineup and were encouraged to audition by then-WDSU producer Al Shea, who would become the station’s entertainment critic and a lifelong friend.

“We really owe our career in broadcasting in New Orleans to Al, because he’s the one that first kind of identified us and said there may be an opportunity for you at Channel 6,” Bob Carr said in a 2003 WYES-TV interview.

They got the job, and after two years on “Second Cup,” in 1963, the Carrs moved to WDSU’s “Midday” show, the daily program whose cast included local TV legends Terry Flettrich, Wayne Mack, Nash Roberts and Shea.

The Carrs’ family and lifestyle segments continued to resonate with viewers.

Bob Carr also did celebrity interviews for the show as well as segments on men’s and women’s fashions, winning awards for his reporting.

After leaving WDSU when the station was sold in 1972, Bob Carr drew on his list of contacts and joined International House, which later became the World Trade Center of New Orleans, where he led delegations of local business leaders on trips to India, China, Russia and dozens of other countries, frequently with Jan along

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Christmas is in the air ARREST

Continued from page 1B Arceneaux in her bed with a gunshot wound to the chest, the Sheriff’s Office said at the time.

Months later, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office told a local newspaper that her death had been ruled a suicide. An autopsy later determined that the cause of death was homicide. Smith said Tuesday the case was never officially classified as

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Take your temperature When it comes to holiday spreads, Coleman recommends “having ways of keeping the cold foods cold and the hot foods hot.”

That means the casseroles, the Christmas ham and the charcuterie board shouldn’t be left out for hours and allowed to reach room temperature.

Hot, cooked food should be kept at 140 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer to prevent bacteria from growing, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service. The temperature for cold perishable food shouldn’t exceed 40 degrees.

Coleman said products like coolers, Crock-Pots and food warming mats can help maintain safe tempera-

anything other than a homicide.

In 2019, Arceneaux’s family asked Louisiana State Police to take over the case from the Sheriff’s Office, a request authorities approved, according to local reports.

The case drew renewed attention after Simmons, the host of the podcast Freeze Frame, produced a series investigating the killing.

Less than half a year after taking office as sheriff, Smith announced in December 2024 his department was taking the case back from State Po-

lice.

“Very often these cases don’t move forward because there’s a lack of will,” Smith said.

“The podcast was instrumental in generating the interest,” Smith said, referring to Simmons’ podcast. “These cases sit on shelves for lack of interest.”

The Sheriff’s Office did not disclose a possible motive or say how the crime occurred.

Authorities have not publicly said if Jordan made a statement to investigators.

While the Sheriff’s Office

tures at a buffet table.

“I would say a common thing people should start doing is finding different tools that can help maintain the safety of their products,” Coleman said.

Bleach solutions are recommended for disinfecting at home, she said.

“Over-the-counter bleach is the No. 1 tool,” Coleman said.

Wash your hands As a host or a guest bringing food to a gathering, it is critical to wash hands regularly while cooking, Coleman said. Handwashing helps prevent the annual Christmas party from becoming a superspreading event for illnesses like norovirus.

Norovirus is the top cause of foodborne illness in the U.S., according to the Cleveland Clinic. It can spread through contaminated food — raw shellfish is a frequent transmitter.

Handwashing and sanitizing surfaces are crucial, “so that you’re not making someone sick or having any incidents of cross-contamination when you’re prepping the food,” Coleman said.

Follow directions Food safety can also be compromised if people don’t follow established procedures for at-home food preservation, such as canning and fermenting, Coleman said.

Family recipes might follow recommended practices, but to be safe, Coleman said scientifically tested recipes are the best way to go.

Improper canning can cause deadly illnesses like botulism. The bacteria thrive in low-oxygen, lowacid environments.

“Our recommendation is to use a tested recipe,” Coleman said. “Those tested recipes can come from the USDA, the National Center for Home Food Preservation at UGA and many of the cooperative extensions.”

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took the lead role back from State Police, Smith in his Facebook post thanked State Police for their technical assistance. He also thanked the Coroner’s Office in neighboring St. Tammany Parish, as well as northshore District Attorney Collin Sims and his staff for legal guidance.

Smith said the sheriff’s investigators on the case, Fred Oswald and Jimmy Richard, “were firmly committed to pursuing justice on behalf of Ms. Arceneaux and her loved ones.”

Smith said on Tuesday

that it was not one specific new piece of evidence that led to the arrest. Rather, he said, his investigators had a fresh perspective on the old evidence and were able to take advantage of new technologies developed in the last seven years to examine the evidence, including by analyzing DNA samples in a different way.

After learning of Jordan’s arrest, Simmons said in a video that he posted on Facebook at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, “Right now I just ask that you stop for a second and say a

prayer for Donna’s kids and the people that love her because today has been a long time coming.”

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Most recently, New Orleans officials said they would challenge the federal threat level assigned to the upcoming Sugar Bowl and New Year’s Eve festivities, with the aim of getting increased federal support for security efforts.

Landry’s executive order is only the latest effort to honor the lives lost in the New Year’s Day attack as its first anniversary approaches.

On Dec. 1, a group of locals unveiled a temporary memorial on Bourbon called “Second Line in the Sky,” which features lights and handcrafted flags bearing the names and images of those killed in the attack. It will be on display through Jan. 18.

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according to the order — in memorials honoring the victims and in lighting displays at homes or businesses during the mourning period.

“We will never forget,” Landry wrote in a statement posted to social media platform X on Monday.

The commemoration comes after 14 people were killed and dozens more were wounded early on Jan. 1, when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove down Bourbon in a rented pickup and ran down revelers who had been celebrating the new year.

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But the Carrs never really retired. Jan had kept her hand in broadcasting after leaving WDSU and recruited Bob as her co-host on a series of new TV and radio shows, including on WBYU and later WGSO radio. They also wrote articles for and edited Prime Magazine, a publication for senior citizens.

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Survivors include four children: Timothy Carr of St. Charles, Missouri; Tammy Richardson of Rome, Georgia; Tom Carr of Atlanta; and Tiffany Rieveschl of New Orleans; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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S&P 500 closes at another record

NEW YORK — Stocks closed at another record on Wall Street Tuesday following a surprisingly strong report on economic growth over the summer.

The U.S. government’s first assessment of economic growth during the third quarter also showed that inflation remains high. A separate report showed that consumer confidence continued fading in December. All of it added to a complicated picture of the economy.

The latest record for the S&P 500 came even as most stocks within the benchmark index lost ground. Technology stocks, which have been the main force pushing major indexes to records all year, once again were able to counter weakness elsewhere in the market.

The S&P 500 rose 31.30 points, or 0.5%, to 6,909.79, surpassing the record set earlier in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.73 points, or 0.2%, to 48,442.41. The Nasdaq composite rose 133.02 points, or 0.6%, to 23,561.84.

Nvidia jumped 3% and was the biggest force helping to push the market higher. It is among several big tech companies with outsized valuations that tend to have more impact on the broader market’s direction. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, rose 1.5%.

Novo Nordisk jumped 7.3% after U.S. regulators approved a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.

Markets close early Wednesday for Christmas Eve and remain closed for Christmas.

Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level WASHINGTON — Consumers’ confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grew anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 3.8 points to 89.1 in December, the fifth straight monthly decline and approaching the 85.7 reading from April, when Trump rolled out his import taxes on U.S. trading partners. November’s reading was upwardly revised to 92.9.

A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market remained stable at 70.7, but still well below 80, the marker that can signal a recession ahead. It was the 11th consecutive month that reading has come in under 80. Consumers’ assessments of their current economic situation tumbled 9.5 points to 116.8.

Write-in responses to the survey showed that prices and inflation remained consumers’ biggest concern, along with tariffs, despite repeated claims by President Trump that inflation is a hoax.

Drivers seeing lower gas prices this holiday This holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices.

According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for prices at the pump this year. The national average for unleaded gasoline has stayed below the $3 mark since Dec. 2, falling to its lowest level of about $2.85 a gallon on Monday.

That figure has inched up slightly since, sitting at closer to $2.86 a gallon Tuesday — but overall, consumers hitting the road ahead of the Christmas holiday will likely continue to see mild prices.

As always, some states have cheaper averages than others, due to factors ranging from nearby refinery supply to local fuel requirements. Hawaii had the highest average of about $4.44 a gallon on Tuesday, per AAA — followed by $4.30 in California and $3.92 in Washington. Oklahoma had the lowest average at about $2.30 per gallon.

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U.S. GDP surges in third quarter It’s the fastest pace in two years

BY MATT OTT

AP business writer WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, driven by consumers who continue to spend in the face of ongoing inflation.

U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the economy’s total output of goods and services — rose from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quar-

ter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report delayed by the government shutdown. Economists surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast growth of just 3% in the period.

As has been the case for most of this year, the consumer is providing the fuel that is powering the U.S. economy. Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, rose to a 3.5% annual pace last quarter.

That’s up from 2.5% in the AprilJune period.

A number of economists, however, believe the growth spurt may be short-lived with the extended government shutdown dragging on the economy in the fourth quar-

ter, as well as a growing number of Americans fatigued by stubbornly high inflation.

A survey published by the Conference Board Tuesday showed that consumer confidence slumped close to levels not seen since the U.S. rolled out broad tariffs on its trading partners in April.

“The jump in consumer spending reminds me a lot of last year’s (fourth quarter),” said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander. “Consumers were stretching. So, as was the case entering this year, households probably need to take a breather soon.”

The seemingly divergent paths between how consumers say they are feeling and how much money

continues to be spent may be more evidence of what is known as a “ Kshaped economy.” In that situation, the income of wealthier Americans is on the rise, due to stock market gains and growing investments, while lower-income households struggle with stagnant pay and higher prices.

“The latest data on household spending indicates continued strong gains in consumer spending, particularly on services,” wrote Michael Pearce, chief U.S. economist for Oxford Economics. “We think that reflects the K-shaped consumer recovery, with spending growth driven by older, wealthier households while those on low and more moderate incomes struggle.”

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HOLIDAY SALES UP BUT PACE LAGS Data reveals shoppers are more focused

Sunday. That’s above its 3.6% forecast for the overall season, but also lower than last year’s 4.1% increase during the same period.

Shoppers “blended online and in-store shopping to find the best deals and maximize conBY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO venience,” said Michelle Meyer, chief econoAP retail writer mist at Mastercard Economics Institute.

The figure, not adjusted for inflation, exNEW YORK — Consumers stepped up gift giv- cludes sales from automotive dealerships ing during the first seven weeks of the holi- and gas stations, but includes business from day shopping season, according to new data restaurants. Mastercard SpendingPulse released Tuesday. But uncertainty about the didn’t have an inflation-adjusted figure availeconomy is making shoppers more targeted able. in their buying.

From Nov. 1 through Sunday, cash and A focused shopper credit card sales rose 4.2%, which is less Retailers say customers are being selecthan the 4.8% increase during the same pe- tive and focused this year on gifts while riod a year ago, according to Visa’s Consult- holding off on the usual holiday decor spending & Analytics division. ing. Many households are struggling with The data, which exclude sales from auto higher prices for groceries, rent and importdealerships, gas stations, and restaurants, ed goods hit by tariffs. The latest job report, are not adjusted for inflation or the impact released by the Labor Department last week, from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. also shows a souring employment picture.

When adjusted for inflation, retail sales As a result, consumers have been gloomrose a more modest 2.2% for the first sev- ier. Consumers’ confidence in the economy en weeks of the holiday period, according fell in December, marking the fifth straight to Visa’s U.S. principal economist Michael monthly decline as Americans grew anxious Brown. That compares with the inflation ad- about high prices and the impact of Trump’s justed 3% in the same year-ago time frame. sweeping tariffs, according to the latest “It’s certainly not a spectacular season,” reading from The Conference Board.

Even with those anxieties, shoppers reBrown told The Associated Press. “It’s sort of an average holiday season, given concerns main resilient. When all the numbers are in, about macroeconomic growth and inflation. Visa expects holiday sales data will be more There’s still a lot of uncertainty among the or less in line with its prediction of a 4.6% consumer population.” sales increase between November and DeMastercard SpendingPulse, which also cember. tracks cash and credit card spending, said Several of the holiday season’s busiest that sales rose 3.9% from Nov. 1 through shopping days are still ahead, including the

day after Christmas and the first Saturday after the holiday, according to Sensormatic, which tracks retail foot traffic.

RetailNext, which measures real-time foot traffic in physical stores, noted there was a 5.4% decline in customer traffic on Saturday compared with last year. So-called “Super Saturday” typically competes with Black Friday as the busiest shopping day of the season. The drop suggests that Americans are spreading their trips across the final weeks before Christmas and are sticking to shopping lists, according to Joe Shasteen, global manager, advanced analytics at RetailNext.

Still, the overall data from Visa and Mastercard are in line with the forecast from the National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail industry trade group. It expects sales over November and December of between $1.01 trillion and $1.02 trillion.

That would be up 3.7% to 4.2% over last year.

Figuring out consumer behavior this season has been challenging after a 43-day federal government shutdown interrupted the publication of U.S. economic data, including retail sales.

The Commerce Department reported last week that sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September, dragged down by electric car sales after the Trump administration allowed government subsidies for those vehicles to expire.

According to Visa, e-commerce sales rose 7.8% for the first seven weeks of the period, fueled by promotions that started early in the season.

Big Tech tells foreign employees to avoid traveling out of country

BY NILESH CHRISTOPHER Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Big Tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and ServiceNow, have warned employees on visas to avoid leaving the country amid uncertainty about changing immigration policy and procedures.

Following an attack on National Guard members in Washington, the Trump administration expanded travel bans earlier this month, and beefed up vetting and data collection for visa applicants. The new policy now includes screening the social media history of some visa applicants and their dependents.

Soon after the announcement, U.S. consulates began rescheduling appointments for future dates, some as late as summer 2026, leaving employees who required appointments unable to return.

“Please be aware that some U.S. Embassies and Consulates are experiencing significant visa stamping appointment delays, currently reported as up to 12 months,” noted an email sent by Berry Appleman & Leiden LLC, the immigration firm that represents Google.

The advisory also recommended “avoiding international travel at this time.”

Business Insider earlier reported on the travel advisories.

Microsoft’s memo noted that

much of the rescheduling is occurring in India, in cities such as Chennai and Hyderabad, and that new stamping dates are as far out as June 2026.

The company advised employees with valid work authorization who were traveling outside the U.S. for stamping to return before their current visa expires. Those still in the U.S. scheduling upcoming travel for visa stamping should “strongly consider” changing their travel plans.

Apple’s immigration team also recommended that employees without a valid H1-B visa stamp avoid international travel for now.

ServiceNow, a business software company, similarly issued an ad-

visory recommending that those with valid visa stamps return to the U.S. Microsoft declined to comment on its memo.

Apple, Google and ServiceNow did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Companies warned that delays due to enhanced screening is for H-1B, H-4, F, J and M visas.

H-1B is a high-skilled immigration visa program that allows employers to sponsor work visas for individuals with specialized skills.

The program, capped at 85,000 new visas per year, is a channel for American tech giants to source skilled workers, such as software engineers.

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New Orleans Area Deaths Harris Sr., Charles Mouton Jr., Gerald Papia Jr., Vincent Thompson, Horace

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Obituaries Harris Sr., Charles

Charles Harris Sr. was born on May 22, 1943, to the union of Martha and August Harris, Sr. His earthly journey ended De‐ cember 13, 2025. He was a lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana in the Lower Ninth Ward. Charles leaves to cherish his mem‐ ories his wife Annie, his son Charles Jr., his daugh‐ ter Erin (Tony), four grand‐ children; Domonique, Lee‐ treon, Chase, and Charles III. Two great grandchil‐ dren, Loyal and Tailyn, three sisters Alene, Pearl, Maryann, two brothers; Arnold and Carl. Preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sis‐ ters. Family and friends are invited to attend the Fu‐ neral Service on Saturday, December 27, 2025, for 1:00 p.m. at New Israel Baptist Church, 6322 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Elder Dolores Joseph, officiating. Inter‐ ment is private. Repass to follow at 1616 Fats Domino Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117. Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditionbegins. com (504) 282-0600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Di‐ rectors.

charters, to showing his friends all the “real good spots,” to encouraging his children to dig for worms in the backyard before heading to City Park for the day, Jerry’s love for the outdoors and life on the water was lifelong. A dedi‐ cated civil servant, Jerry worked at the Notarial Archives for over 20 years and demonstrated strong leadership during his tenure as manager. Follow‐ ing Hurricane Katrina, Jerry quickly returned to New Orleans to assist in the restoration and preserva‐ tion of this great city’s vital records and historical doc‐ uments, work he took great pride in. Before his long-standing employment with the Archives, Jerry ob‐ tained his first job at the Mirabeau Grocery Store where he acquired his love of cooking. After that, he switched gears working for John F. Beasley Construc‐ tion Company building The Orleans Greater New Bridge whereby he always had a smile telling his chil‐ dren about his job. Jerry was known for his infec‐ tious laugh, gentle spirit, love of seafood, and New Orleanian pride - where y’at! Jerry never spoke an unkind word about anyone and always found a way to make others smile. He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Rosary Kelly Mouton; his four children, Kelly Mouton, Gerald “Jay” Ray Mouton III, Katherine Mouton, and Jenna Bath (Jonathan); his mother, Jean Mouton; and his sib‐ lings, Michelle Flake (Mark), Douglas Mouton (Jamie), and Judith Sullivan (John), as well as his six nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; Gerald Ray Mou‐ ton Sr. Jerry’s greatest de‐ votion was to his family.

They were his reason to keep going and his great‐ est source of pride. Every sacrifice, every effort, and every moment of strength was for them. His legacy lives on most powerfully in the lives they lead and the love they carry. And in that love, he will always remain.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Fu‐ neral Service on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Gar‐ den of Memories, 4900 Air‐ line Dr., Metairie, LA 70001.

Visitation will take place from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, fol‐ lowed by Mass at 1:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Lewy Body Dementia Asso‐ ciation www.lbda.org (http://www.lbda.org/) or Parkinson Foundation www.parkinson.org (http://www.parkinson. org/). Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditionbegins. com (504) 282-0600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin

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Thompson, Horace Arthur 'Topper'

Vincent Papia, Jr. (Vinny) passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025 at his home in Metairie.

Born on September 17, 1953, he was a lifelong resident of Metairie. He was preceded in death by his parents Vincent Papia, Sr. and Vivian L. Papia. He is survived by his two daughters, Monique P. Welch, (husband Mark) and Bria L. Papia; his grandchildren Holly Welch-Hughes (husband Dae), Vivian Annebelle Welch and JonParker Welch; his sister Catherine J. Papia brother James J. Papia (wife Pamella); niece Sherry R. Papia and nephew Louis J. Papia. Vincent was a proud Italian son, a lover of the open road, a man with a big heart and an even bigger laugh. He spoke of his Italian heritage the way people speak of treasurewith pride, with wonder, with a little swagger.

Being Italian wasn't just where he came from, it was who he was and wanted us to feel that pride too.

Vincent loved the roar of a Harley beneath him. He loved the wind, the engine, the freedom of the ride that made him feel alive.

He loved to tell stories of his biking adventures, his Band of Brothers, and bring a sense of belonging to his closest friends and family members. Vincent was a man of faith and participated in many fund raisers to help the men in blue who were wounded or in need. He was always giving as much as he could to people who were suffering from tragedy in law enforcement. His legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew and love him.

Family and friends will gather for visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 1:00

Horace Arthur "Topper" Thompson, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, died on Monday, December 15, 2025, peacefully surrounded by family and friends.

He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, marine, sailor, attorney, judge, and a gifted teller of stories whose larger-thanlife presence left a lasting impression on all who knew him. Born in New Orleans on May 11, 1942, Topper came of age shaped by both history and determination. After graduating from De La Salle High School, he attended Georgia Tech then received his J. D. from Tulane University.

He served in the United States Marine Corps, developed a lifelong love of the sea as a world-class sailor, and went on to build a distinguished legal career spanning nearly four decades.

Specializing in labor and employment law, he was widely respected for his intellect, leadership, and influence on occupational safety and health policy at both the state and national levels. He was appointed

by President George W. Bush to serve as Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, a role he regarded as one of the great honors of his career. He later served as a judge and administrative law judge, roles he approached with seriousness, curiosity, and deep conviction. Beyond his professional life,

Topper was known for his curiosity and passion for ideas. He loved poetry, music, film, and theatre. In later years he immersed himself in philosophy, theology, quantum physics, and family history, leaving behind carefully crafted scrapbooks for each of his descendants — tangible expressions of his love, attention, and storytelling spirit. Above all, he was a man who loved his family fiercely. He was deeply proud of his children and grandchildren, generous with his encouragement, and expressive in his affection. Those closest to him knew that beneath his formidable exterior lived a man of sensitivity, depth, and a searching heart.

Topper is survived by his wife of 57 years, Susan Virginia (Clark) Thompson; his sons Charles Clark Thompson (Toni) and Jeffery Hyde Thompson and his partner Allison Black; his grandchildren Phineas Clark Thompson, Sage Saylor Thompson, Piper Meriwether Thompson, and Hayes Wilkins Bailey-Thompson; his siblings Carolyn Ann Thompson Abaunza (Don), Bruce Henry Thompson (Bebe), and Susan Louise Thompson; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Horace A. Thompson, Jr and Ethel Hyde Strack Thompson, his granddaughter Liza Thompson and daughter-in -law, Sydney Bailey. A service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Avenue in New Orleans on Monday, December 29 at 11am.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Trinity Episcopal Church or Lambeth House Foundation. To view and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.lakelawn metairie.com

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, even in 2025 Santa’s existence was proved conclusively in 1897 by Francis P. Church, of The New York Sun. His editorial is reprinted here as a public service: Is there a Santa Claus? We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in The Sun it’s so.” Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon 115 W. 95th St. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see.

They think that nothing can be which is not comprehended by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to our life its highest beauty and joy.

Alas, how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childish faith then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!

You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove?

Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart.

Only faith, fancy, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory behind. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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We’ve tied our hands on coastal protection For those not paying attention, your headline, “La. shifts strategy for coastal restoration,” accurately describes but may disguise the enormity of the underlying tragedy. We have indeed shifted our strategy, from something that works to something that can’t work.

Here is what underlies the simple yet terrifying arithmetic: Our coast is sinking, and the sea is rising. These are not projections about what might happen, but measurements of what is happening.

The man-made land bridges proposed as substitutes for diversions are short-term fixes, the equivalent of children building a sandy dike around their castle on a beach. The tide is rising.

The river built our coast, interacting with the tide. Only the river can rebuild any semblance of that coast.

Our only hope is to trap as close to 100% of the sediment the river carries

as possible. Sand, the only fraction that can be dredged, is 20%. The suspended mud is 80%. Brown water that escapes into the Gulf is our coast’s precious lifeblood, bleeding away.

The diversions Gov. Jeff Landry canceled would have been but a modest beginning, capturing just 10% of the flood.

But after decades of science and unprecedented public involvement, he canceled them without a single public hearing and squandered hundreds of millions of spent dollars.

Our survival is not guaranteed. No matter what we do, the sea may ultimately win. But what is certain is that we can’t win without harnessing the power and riches of the river.

Landry set us back at least a decade in our struggle to hold out against the rising sea. There may not be time to recover from his arrogant folly.

DAVID MUTH New Orleans

Lawmakers should work to help small business As a small business owner, I believe it is critical that we have a seat at the table when our elected officials are deciding policies that affect our businesses, our employees and our communities.

That’s why I traveled to Washington, D.C., recently with nearly 60 local entrepreneurs as part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit to talk to Sen. Bill Cassidy and Sen. John Kennedy about the opportunities and challenging realities of owning and growing a small business in Louisiana.

I hope hearing directly from us helped them understand how vital it is for policymakers to stay connected to the people creating jobs and opportunity on Main Street.

In all, more than 2,000 small busi-

ness owners traveled from across the country for this summit. It was a reminder of our strength and determination: Even as we navigate higher costs and hiring challenges, we’re continuing to innovate and invest in our communities.

According to a Goldman Sachs survey, 78% of small business owners remain confident about growth and 74% plan to expand operations in the year ahead.

Partnership between government and small business is key to sustaining that momentum. By working with us, lawmakers can help create the steady environment needed for Louisiana’s economy to flourish.

ERIC HAYES owner, SyCON International Lafayette

Free market is failing to control health care costs Certain politicians are saying the solution to halting rising health care costs is to privatize and that the “market” will determine the costs of drugs and health care services.

This would be true if health care were a commodity like a car or a subscription service like cable TV. It is not.

My brother did not wake up one morning and decide to purchase a nice big case of leukemia. He did not walk into his physician’s office to make that order, then ask for the sale price.

I know my mother-in-law did not walk into her doctor’s office and order a lifetime subscription to Parkinson’s disease.

Diseases and accidents strike at any moment and at any age. No one walks through a door, goes through the drive-thru or signs in online to purchase them.

According to balancingeverything. com, “about half a million Americans file for bankruptcy every year because of medical bills.” The average medical bill for a hospital stay in the U.S. is $5,220 per day.

Insurance companies operate as “free market” enterprises — most are for-profit organizations. We have all seen how this model has kept prices “affordable.” We have all experienced what medical services these companies will and will not cover to keep their stock prices up.

(What a scam!)

What company does not need healthy Americans working for it?

Why shouldn’t every American receive basic, quality health care?

There are prosperous, democratic, countries around the world that operate successful medical care services without putting their families into crushing debt. Our politicians decry this as “socialism” rather than shared affordability.

We need to develop and adopt a different health care model. We need to elect people who truly represent the Americans who elect them.

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Americans’ approval doesn’t match what they support Ron Faucheux’s column on Dec. 13 contained some interesting and not surprising statistics. Two of them warrant comment. The first is that Congress has only a 10% favorable rating.

The second is that small business is trusted more than big business by a 50% to 14% margin.

Congress has a 10% favorable rating

but about a 90% reelection rate.

Small business is trusted more than big business by a 50%-14% margin, but our neighborhoods are filled with Amazon, UPS and FedEx trucks.

POGO said it best, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”

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Saints’ bonding activities are paying off; vibes are high

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU coach Lane Kiffin pumps his fist during a news conference on Dec. 1. LSU announced 11 new hires to Kiffin’s staff on Monday.

TAKING STOCK

Weighing in on Kiffin’s new wave of coaching additions at LSU

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fficial information and access has been scarce coming out of the LSU football program since Lane Kiffin was introduced on Dec. 1 and we found out on Dec. 7 that the Tigers were going back to the Texas Bowl to face the Houston Cougars.

Monday, a big batch of information came flooding out of the campus, as the school announced 11 new hires to Kiffin’s staff for the 2026 season.

We’re not going to run down every name here, just hit the highlights, starting with:

Scott Rabalais

Weis is one of those coaches who has been at the centerpiece of all this rather dizzying back and forth between LSU and Ole Miss. He’s been hired by LSU but has been allowed by Kiffin to continue calling plays as long as the Rebels are Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. in the CFP. Kiffin, of course, was denied the opportunity to coach Ole Miss in the Weis called plays for Ole Miss on Satplayoffs himself by the school’s adminisurday in the Rebels’ 41-10 romp over Tulane in the first round of the College tration.

Football Playoff. He’s expected to call the New Ole Miss coach Pete Golding made plays again New Year’s Day as Ole Miss a subtle jab in his former boss’ direcfaces Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, though tion after the Tulane win, folded into his that hasn’t been 100% confirmed. praise of Weis.

“I had zero concern with Charlie Weis calling this game for this one reason,” Golding said. “Charlie Weis could not afford not to call a hell of a game. All he’s heard his whole life, ‘Lane Kiffin’s offense,’ ‘Lane Kiffin’s offense.’ So this is his one opportunity for people to realize Charlie Weis calls the offense. Just like he’s done all year.”

In trying to throw a little shade in Kiffin’s direction, Golding, Lane’s former defensive coordinator, really cast a little back on Ole Miss.

If he wants to point out that Ole Miss’ offensive success hasn’t been all because of Kiffin, that’s fair. But both Kiffin AND Weis will be running the offense at LSU next season. It’s hard to imagine the Rebels will be as prolific offensively without them — something I figure Golding knows deep down.

BY ROD WALKER Sports columnist

Hilltoppers rally to win N.O. Bowl

Tuesday at the Caesars Superdome.

Quarterback change sparks WKU onMcIvor began the season as Western Kentucky’s quarterback but suffered a midseason invictory over Southern Mississippi starting jury. He led the Hilltoppers to a comeback win in

Western Kentucky’s offense received a spark after graduate senior Maverick McIvor entered the game at quarterback against Southern Miss during the 25th New Orleans Bowl.

McIvor entered in place of freshman quarterback Rodney Tisdale, who started the game for Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers failed to score a touchdown in the first half, but McIvor led three secondhalf scoring drives in a 27-16 win over Southern Miss

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Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan congratulates defensive end Chase young after recovering a fumble by New york Jets quarterback Brady Cook on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

‘Poor’ defensive effort leads to 3-point barrage in loss against Cavaliers

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Pelicans’ winning streak snapped at 5

Western Kentucky’s John Cannon kicks a first-half field goal on Tuesday in the New Orleans Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. The Hilltoppers rallied for a 16-13 fourthquarter deficit to win 27-16.

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A paintball outing helped the New Orleans Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

A trip to “Five O Fore Golf and Entertainment” led to a win against the Carolina Panthers.

A day of community service work was enough to dominate the New York ä Saints at Jets.

Titans. NOON All right, so maybe SUNDAy, CBS those three activities — all of which the Saints did this offseason — don’t directly translate to New Orleans’ three-game winning streak. But there was tight end Juwan Johnson on Sunday, dressed in a festive Christmas sweater, addressing reporters and maintaining that the team-wide bonding did, in fact, make a difference.

“When you get to the top, like December, it really pays off,” Johnson said. “You really know who you’re going to war with.”

The Saints may not be at the very top — they’re just 5-10 and eliminated from playoff contention — but the vibes are high as they’ve been this season after their recent surge.

Players, though, will note that even as success has started to come their way, those vibes were always in good shape — yes, even when the Saints started the season at 1-8.

That’s not the case everywhere, they say. And as cliché as that can

his first game since October and won New Orleans Bowl MVP, completing 12 of 19 passes for 199 yards along with 48 yards rushing and a touchdown on six carries.

Representing Conference USA in the New Orleans Bowl, Western Kentucky finished the season with a 9-4 record, with Sun Belt Conference representative Southern Miss finishing 7-6.

Western Kentucky scored first after Southern Miss turned the ball over on downs deep in Hilltoppers

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The New Orleans Pelicans’ winning streak came to a screeching halt Tuesday night.

The Pelicans fell 141-118 to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, ending a run of five consecutive wins.

It snapped the Pels’ longest winning streak since December of the 2022-23 season.

A 3-point barrage by the Cavaliers made sure that streak didn’t get to six.

The Cavs knocked down 20 of 49 3-pointers in the game. The Pelicans, meanwhile, made 11 of 26. Getting outscored by 27 from beyond the arc was too much to overcome.

“We didn’t get much done at all defensively,” Pelicans interim coach James Borrego said.

“They got what they wanted.

We own it.

“One of our poor performances defensively. We just could

“We didn’t get much done at all defensively, They got what they wanted. We own it. One of our poor performances defensively. We just could not get our hands on them and no momentum defensively at all.”

JAMES BORREGO, Pelicans interim coach not get our hands on them and no momentum defensively at all.”

The Cavaliers entered the game attempting 43.7 3-pointers per game, which ranks second in the NBA. Borrego talked before the game about the importance of defending 3-pointers.

“We have to do our part to get out there and be aggressive in our contests,” Borrego said.

“Get the guys off the line that we deem necessary and then fly around from there. Offensively, we have to do what we do and be who we are.”

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Four teams lead Pro Bowl picks Ravens, Broncos, 48ers and Seahawks have six chosen

BY ROB MAADDI

O’Hearn, Pirates agree to two-year, $29M deal

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Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert runs the ball against the Cowboys on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

Herbert is one of five Chargers selected to the Pro Bowl.

1970, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Bruce Matthews (14), Randall McDaniel (12) and Will Shields (12).

Colts guard Quenton Nelson is the second offensive lineman to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first eight career seasons since 1970, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Thomas (10).

Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase is the third wide receiver to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first five seasons since 1970,

joining Tyreek Hill (8) and A.J. Green (7).

Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons is the first defensive player to be named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first five career seasons since Aaron Donald (10).

Jalen Ramsey, a seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback, made it as a free safety in his first season with the Steelers.

Player selections were determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches, with

each group’s vote counting as one-third toward the total tally.

This is the fourth year of the Pro Bowl Games after the NFL eliminated its full-contact allstar game and replaced it with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game.

The events will be played in San Francisco ahead of the Super Bowl. Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (NFC) and Steve Young (AFC) will coach the teams in the flag football showdown on Feb. 3.

Steelers’ Metcalf draws draws suspension Tomlin supports wide reciever

BY WILL GRAVES AP sportswriter

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t condone the actions that led to wide receiver D.K. Metcalf’s two-game suspension by the NFL following an in-game altercation with a fan, but added Metcalf has his full support during the appeals process.

The league punished the twotime Pro Bowler by forcing him to sit out the first-place Steelers’ final two games and fining him for taking a swipe at Detroit Lions fan Ryan Kennedy in the second quarter of what became Pittsburgh’s 29-24 victory.

Tomlin said Metcalf shared his side of the story with him, but declined to get into specifics.

“I won’t discuss what he and I discussed,” Tomlin said. “I think I’ve been pretty clear there.”

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson said on a podcast late Sunday night that Metcalf told him Kennedy used a racial slur and verbally disparaged Metcalf’s mother, an allegation that Kennedy denied through his attorneys on Monday.

Tomlin cited Metcalf’s appeal hearing and what he described as “legal ramifications,” though he did not define what those might be. An email to the attorneys representing Kennedy by The Associated Press was not immediately returned.

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Continued from page 1C sound, that camaraderie helped the Saints weather a brutal start to the season. The losses still hit hard, but Johnson and others said they channeled that frustration into healthy habits of seeking improvement.

“This is the best locker room I’ve ever had,” Johnson said, six years into his career.

Johnson said he feels that way because of how players stuck together during the first half of the year. No one turned on each other or blamed others for their mistakes, he said. And Johnson said coach Kellen Moore deserves a lot of credit for instilling that mindset.

Moore, too, was the one who planned for the numerous offseason activities — even if it meant skipping a day or two of on-field work. It was something he had in

LSU offisive lineman Echols plans to transfer

LSU offensive lineman Coen Echols announced Tuesday that he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Echols, a redshirt freshman, started seven games at left guard this season. He was a four-star recruit in 2024, and now he’s the second young offensive lineman who has decided to leave LSU. Carius Curne — a former top-100 recruit who started five contests this year as a true freshman — was the first.

As of Tuesday, 11 LSU players are planning to transfer. Three of them filled significant roles in 2025: Curne, Echols and defensive tackle Ahmad Breaux.

LSU will face Houston in the Texas Bowl at 8 p.m. Saturday (ESPN). The transfer portal opens for all players on Jan. 2.

AP pro football writer Six Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks were selected for the Pro Bowl Games.

The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, along with the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers, are sending five players.

Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen, Drake Maye and Justin Herbert are the AFC quarterbacks. Sam Darnold, Dak Prescott and Matthew Stafford are the QBs for the NFC. Kansas City’s Travis Kelce was selected for his 11th Pro Bowl, tied with Jason Witten for the second-most among tight ends, behind only Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (14).

Nineteen players were chosen for the first time, including Eagles cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, Dolphins running back De’Von Achane and Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens.

Chargers tackle Joe Alt was selected even though he played only six games before sustaining a season-ending ankle injury.

The AFC South-leading Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) only had one player selected: long snapper Ross Matiscik.

The Jets, Saints and Vikings were the only teams without a representative.

San Francisco’s Kyle Juszczyk is heading to his 10th Pro Bowl, the most ever by a fullback. Niners left tackle Trent Williams is the fourth offensive lineman selected to 12 Pro Bowls since

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Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, shown with Lions cornerback Rock yaSin on Sunday in Detroit, was suspended by the NFL for two games after an in-game altercation with a fan.

Metcalf remained in the game and finished with four receptions for 42 yards. Kennedy left his seat to meet with stadium security at Ford Field but was allowed to return.

Asked if the Steelers have any ingame protocols in place to try and mitigate interactions such as the one between Metcalf and Kennedy, Tomlin said, “We certainly may, but I might not be privy to it because my eyes and attention is (on) what’s going on on the field” and made it a point to credit the team’s “top notch

security group.”

Tomlin would not elaborate on what his reaction was to seeing the video of the confrontation, though he acknowledged what he called the rise in “volatile rhetoric” in sports at all levels.

“Not only (in) our business, (but) college, youth sport parents,” he said. “I think it’s just a component of sport that’s developed and developed in a big way in recent years, and it’s unfortunate.”

There were reports that when

“This is the best locker room I’ve ever had.”

JUWAN JOHNSON, Saints tight end mind from the beginning, raising the idea in his interview with Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. He advocated for the Saints to hold part of training camp in Southern California, for instance, to have the team build chemistry over a long season.

“It’s easy to talk about, ‘Hey, we need to have great team chemistry,’ ” Loomis said before the season. “No kidding. OK, how do you create that? What do you do to create that?”

Those answers not only won Loomis over, enough to hire Moore, but they also led the firstyear coach to earn his players’ respect. That was also going to have been earned by how he led in a number of other areas, but fostering those relationships early on played a key role in the Saints’ willingness to stay together.

“It’s huge because … all that bonding and getting to know each other, this is the time when everybody’s tired and the season is long,” defensive end Chris Rumph said. “That’s when you fall back on all the things you did in the offseason.

“Like, ‘Hey, man. This is what we wanted. I’m here with you.’ ” On Monday, Moore said adversity is part of every season, and a team has to prepare for it.

It turns out that preparation even extended to a local bowling alley, nearly five months before they crushed the Jets.

“God, it’s a fun environment to be in,” tight end Taysom Hill said.

“We all know the postseason stuff is off the table, but everyone’s still cherishing every opportunity (we) get and I think that, that’s pretty unique and special.”

Metcalf played for Seattle, he reported Kennedy to team personnel when the Seahawks visited Detroit. Tomlin did not speculate when asked if there’s anything more teams can do to protect players in those situations.

“Me speaking on it and speaking on it in detail and particularly expressing my opinion regarding things doesn’t help the circumstance in any way,” he said.

Metcalf’s suspension means Pittsburgh (9-6) will be without its top pass catcher as it tries to lock up the AFC North title on Sunday in Cleveland. His absence means Roman Wilson, who has been a healthy scratch the past two weeks as the Steelers have opted to go with experienced veterans Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Adam Thielen, will likely get an opportunity to return to the lineup.

Tomlin did not rule out the return of star outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who has missed each of the past two games while recovering from surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during a dry needling treatment.

Tomlin said Watt has been in the team facility lately and is “hopeful” Watt will be cleared to practice.

The Steelers need to win one of their final two games or have Baltimore lose one of its final two games to win a division title for the first time since 2020. The longtime rivals are scheduled to meet in Pittsburgh in Week 18.

Stats to know 13: That’s the number of game balls that Moore gave out after Sunday’s win over the Jets.

Eight went to the defense, four to the offense and one to the kicker, according to a postgame locker room video shared by the Saints.

32: Tyler Shough’s 32 passing attempts in the first half of Sunday’s game are tied with former LSU star and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for the most in a first half this season. Shough’s 49 attempts were tied for the 11th most all year.

25%: As good as the Saints’ pass rush was against the Jets, they only registered a pressure rate of 25% — the seventh-lowest rate of the week entering Monday’s action.

But they were super effective when they managed to get pressure: Eight of the Saints’ 11 pressures turned into sacks. New Orleans’ eight sacks were the fourthmost by a team this year.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates took another step toward being a contender in 2026, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with All-Star first baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn designed to give one of the worst offenses in the majors a boost.

A person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the deal includes $500,000 annually in performance bonuses. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because it was not yet official.

O’Hearn receives the first multiple-year free agent deal the Pirates have agreed to together since 2016. The left-handed O’Hearn is coming off the best season of his big league career. He hit .281 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 2025.

Jets QB Fields placed on injured reserve, ends season

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets are placing quarterback Justin Fields on season-ending injured reserve with a knee injury that has sidelined him the past three games.

Coach Aaron Glenn announced the decision on Tuesday to sit Fields for the final two games.

Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal — with $30 million guaranteed — with New York in March, was the starter for most of this season until he was benched in favor of Tyrod Taylor last month.

Undrafted rookie Brady Cook is set to make his third consecutive start Sunday against New England. Taylor will be the backup.

Fields went 2-7 as the Jets’ starter with seven touchdowns and only one interception for 1,259 yards.

Venus WIlliams weds Andrea Preti in Florida

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Venus Williams and Andrea Preti are married, the tennis great announced Tuesday on social media.

Williams and Preti became wife and husband over the weekend in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a five-day celebration.

After becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in July, the 45-year-old Williams gave thanks to her fiance, who was in the stands at the DC Open.

Preti is a Danish-born Italian model and actor, according to the website IMDB. Williams hadn’t played in a tournament in 16 months until entering the event in Washington.

The seven-time Grand Slams singles champion plans to play in a 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour.

MIssouri LB Wilson files suit against Georgia

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri pass rusher Damon Wilson II claims that the athletic department at Georgia is trying to illegally punish him for entering the transfer portal in a lawsuit filed by the linebacker in state court Tuesday in Boone County, Missouri.

Wilson transferred to the Tigers last January after signing a 14-month deal with Georgia’s booster collective to capitalize on his name, image and likeness. He received $30,000 in an initial payment on a $500,000 deal before entering the transfer portal.

Georgia filed a lawsuit last month claiming that Wilson owed its athletic department $390,000 in liquidated damages for leaving the team. Wilson’s countersuit claims that his former school is using such damages to “punish” him for his decision to leave.

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Staff is coming together for new Tulane coach Hall

BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

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Southern Miss wide receiver Bralon Brown reacts to a play during the first half of the New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday at the Caesars Superdome.

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territory after a botched fake punt, which led to a 31-yard field goal by John Cannon.

Southern Miss scored the first touchdown of the game after putting together a 65yard scoring drive. Senior quarterback Braylon Braxton found Tychaun Chapman for a 35-yard pass to take a 7-3 lead with 4:06 to go in the first quarter.

Western Kentucky cut the Southern Miss lead to 7-6 after a 30-yard field goal

by Cannon. Tisdale was intercepted by Southern Miss defensive lineman JJ Hawkins in Hilltoppers ter-

ritory, leading to a 25-yard field goal by Golden Eagles freshman kicker Creighton Wilbanks.

Wilbanks made another field goal from 29 yards out as time expired in the first half to give Southern Miss a 13-7 halftime lead after a 10play, 77-yard drive.

Western Kentucky put together a 65-yard scoring drive to tie the game in the third quarter after McIvor found the end zone from 11 yards out. Southern Miss safety Corey Myrick intercepted Maverick on Western Kentucky’s next drive, which led to a 41-yard field goal by Wilbanks.

Wilbanks’ third field goal of the game gave Southern Miss a 16-13 lead at the end

of the third quarter, but McIvor led another Western Kentucky scoring drive in the fourth quarter. Baton Rouge native George Hart delivered a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Hilltoppers a four-point lead with 7:51 to go in the game..

Western Kentucky put together one more scoring drive to put the game away after running back Marvis Parrish broke free for a 54yard touchdown. Parrish led Western Kentucky in rushing with 65 yards on seven carries, and Matthew Henry was the lead receiver with 118 yards on seven catches.

Braxton completed 24 of 47 passes for 258 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

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RB coach Kevin Smith Smith will also be LSU’s assistant head coach, completely duplicating the role Frank Wilson, LSU’s interim head coach from late October through the Texas Bowl, held on Brian Kelly’s staff. Reports have been, of course, that Wilson will be heading to Ole Miss to fill Smith’s spot on Golding’s staff after the Tigers play Houston.

Will there be a player or two to be named later in this “trade”? Perhaps. There is rampant speculation that Ole Miss star running back Kewan Lacy will transfer to LSU after the CFP (remember the transfer portal window opens Jan. 2, mere hours after the Sugar Bowl). What that would mean for incumbent LSU running backs Harlem Berry and Caden Durham is unknown. It’s possible even that one of them could follow Wilson to Oxford.

No matter what happens, the Tigers will need multiple backs. This is one of those critical areas where the $25-30 million for roster building LSU promised Kiffin to lure him here will almost certainly come into play.

is whether star South Carolina defensive end Dylan Stewart will follow Lucas to Baton Rouge for what would be expected to be one more season of college ball before entering the NFL draft. A complication with that may be that Lucas will coach defensive tackles and not edge rushers, a group expected to continue to be the purview of current LSU assistant Kevin Peoples.

Sterling Lucas, defensive line

Chris Kiffin, Co-DC and LBs

Lucas’ arrival from South Carolina ends a somewhat fraught search to replace former LSU All-American Kyle Williams, who leaves after one season of coaching defensive tackles at his alma mater. Kiffin initially targeted former Syracuse codefensive coordinator Elijah Robinson, but he instead took a co-defensive coordinator and D-line post at Texas A&M. It’s a bigger title for Robinson, who, of course, was not going to eclipse Blake Baker once Kiffin retained him.

Of perhaps equal or greater importance

The exact responsibilities for Lane’s brother, who has been both an analyst and linebackers coach at Ole Miss, weren’t entirely clear. What is almost certain, considering how much LSU spent to keep Blake Baker, is that this still going to be Baker’s defense to run. Chris Kiffin’s role on the staff may fall under a new definition in college football, where schools are allowed to employ as many assistant coaches as they would like but with only 10 of them (plus the head coach) permitted to recruit off campus. Chris Kiffin’s term sheet has not yet been made public.

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Ole Miss offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is seen before a game between Ole Miss and Arkansas on Nov. 2, 2024, at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.

Reece’s hustle turned tide as Tigers avoided an upset

BY TOYLOY BROWN III

Staff writer

A Mike Nwoko pass was bounced off the extended hand of Marquel Sutton.

The LSU turnover with 53 seconds remaining in its eventual 104-90 win over Prairie View was not a moment that necessitated a moment of defensive hustle to ensure a win.

That didn’t matter to Jalen Reece. The 6-foot 18-yearold sprinted 94 feet of the basketball court to emphatically reject a fast-break layup off the glass.

The effort epitomized the intensity the freshman point guard brought in his seasonhigh 23 minutes during the Monday victory at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

His game-changing energy led to coach Matt McMahon heaping praise unprompted on his backup.

Had it not been for the spark from the Orlando, Florida, native, the Tigers could have been upset at

home as they trailed by as many as 10 points and allowed Prairie View to make 10 of 13 3-pointers in the first half.

“I thought Jalen Reece’s impact on the game was massive,” McMahon said. “I thought he had teeth to him on the defensive side of the ball. He was physical. He got up into the ball and pressured it and really, I thought he was fantastic. I thought it changed the complexion of the game for us in the second half, his efforts. And so really proud of Jalen. I just thought he was awesome.”

Grittiness on the perimeter defense was something LSU lacked. It struggled to contain the lethal offthe-dribble scores of Prairie View’s 34-point scorer Tai’Reon Joseph, who played at Scotlandville High School.

Reece embraced guarding him at times and taking chances by applying more pressure on the ball and off the ball.

His one steal, one block

and four rebounds undersell his impact in making Prairie View less comfortable above the 3-point arc. Reece coupled that with some typical point guard production, accumulating eight points, two assists and no turnovers.

That steady play was useful and paired nicely with another bench riser in Rashad King. The 6-6 senior had a season-high 13 points and three blocks in 20 minutes. Their performances were appreciated by starter Pablo Tamba, who had 10 points and nine rebounds before fouling out in 24 minutes.

“I had two fouls in the first half, so I had time to sit on the bench and talk with them a lot,” said Tamba, a graduate student transfer. “They were super engaged in the game. They were really talking to all our teammates about how to guard the guys or how to stay engaged.

So, they didn’t surprise me when they went out there and got the job done.”

In the midst of multiple transfer portal announcements, Tulane’s staff under new football coach Will Hall is taking shape, including the expected promotion of highly respected linebackers coach Tayler Polk to become likely the youngest solo defensive coordinator in the FBS. The energetic Polk, who will turn 31 on Jan. 6, has spent the past four seasons as linebackers coach with Jon Sumrall at Troy and Tulane, including the past three as codefensive coordinator. Sources said he turned down an offer to accompany Sumrall to Florida with a lesser title in order to run his own defense with the Green Wave.

Players he has coached swear by him.

When told of Polk’s probable promotion at a recent College Football Playoff practice, former Wave linebacker Tyler Grubbs, who led the team in tackles last year, predicted he would excel as a defensive coordinator. Sam Howard, who started under Polk in each of the past two seasons, has praised him on multiple occasions.

A four-year letter-winner at Ole Miss with five starts from 2014-17, Polk spent two more seasons there as a graduate assistant before coaching linebackers at Central Arkansas in 2020 and 2021.

This year, the youngest defensive coordinators were North Texas’ Skyler Cassity, who has joined Eric Morris in the same role at Oklahoma State, and Houston’s Austin Armstrong, both of whom will be 32 at the start of the 2026 season.

Sources also have confirmed published reports from last week that former Florida assistant Russ Callaway was expected to be Tulane’s offensive coordinator and one from Football Scoop on Monday that current Texas assistant Chris Forestier was being targeted for special teams coordinator.

Callaway, the son of former UAB coach Neil Callaway, was co-offensive coordinator at Florida in 2024 and the sole offensive coordinator this past season under fired coach Billy Napier. Before going to Florida, he was offensive coordinator at Samford from 2016-19, producing the third-, fifth, and No. 1-rated passing offenses in the FCS during his first three years.

After graduating from Valdosta State, he began his career as a defensive analyst for Nick Saban at Alabama, spent a year as an offensive analyst at LSU (2020) and was an offensive quality control coach with the New York Giants (2021).

Forestier has spent two seasons as assistant special teams coach with the Longhorns and was at Houston the years before then. Previously, he was a special teams assistant at alma mater LSU for six years under Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly.

Sources indicated several other assistants would remain at Tulane, with running backs coach Brock Hays, wide receivers coach Carter Sheridan, defensive line coach Landius Wilkerson and defensive backs coach J.J. McCleskey keeping their current roles. Twins Brayden and Brian Bryan Berezowitz, who served as nickelbacks and safeties analysts under Sumrall, are expected to receive promotions to position coaches.

One addition is Cody Kennedy as offensive line coach. Kennedy was Hall’s hand-

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Tulane assistant coach Will Hall signals on the sideline during the first half of a College Football Playoff first-round game against Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.

picked offensive line coach at Tulane in 2019-20 when Hall was offensive coordinator under Willie Fritz, producing two of the highest scoring offenses in Wave history.

Kennedy originally agreed to go to Southern Miss when Hall was hired as coach there but ended up at Arkansas, coaching the Razorbacks offensive linemen for three years before taking the same role at Mississippi State in 2024.

Fired at the end of last season, he spent time observing Tulane’s practices this past spring and again this fall.

A source revealed former Samford coach Chris Hatcher, whose 11-year stint ended in November, would be Hall’s chief of staff.

All of Sumrall’s coordinators are headed to Florida with him—two in lesser roles with no play-calling duties. Defensive coordinator Greg Gasparato will be just the inside linebackers coach, and offensive coordinator Joe Craddock will coach the quarterbacks. Only special teams coach Johnathan Galante will retain the same title with the Gators.

Additionally, Florida alum Bam Hardmon will coach the outside linebackers—his same responsibility under Sumrall at Tulane—and Wave offensive line coach Evan McKissack will work with the Gators’ tight ends.

Strength and conditioning coordinator Rusty Whitt will continue in that role under Sumrall at Florida, with assistant strength and conditioning coordinator Colin Kenyon his expected replacement at Tulane.

Portal postings Four defensive linemen are among players either posting their impending entry into the transfer portal or having it reported through sources — Tulane sacks leader Harvey Dyson, starting tackles Trevon McAlpine and Santana Hopper and key reserve Jordan Norman.

Joining them are backup offensive lineman Landry Cannon and running backs Zuberi Mobley and freshman Javin Gordon.

Gordon gained 394 yards on 89 carries through nine games as the primary starter but only 122 yards on 39 attempts in the final five when Jamauri McClure supplanted him as the feature back. Hayes Fawcett of ON3Sports first reported the news about Gordon.

The transfer portal opens Jan. 2 and will close Jan. 16. Unlike past years, there will be no second portal period after spring practice.

Louisville tops Toledo in Boca Raton Bowl

By The Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Miller Moss took a knee to run out the clock on Louisville’s season, then flipped the ball to an official.

The official had the presence of mind to flip it right back to Moss. After all, he earned the souvenir.

Moss closed his college

career by throwing for 153 yards and two touchdowns, Isaac Brown ran for a pair of scores — including a 53-yarder in the final minutes — and Louisville topped Toledo 27-22 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday.

Keyjuan Brown rushed for 112 yards, Treyshun Hurry and Antonio Meeks had touchdown catches

and Moss completed 16 of 24 passes for the Cardinals (9-4), who survived a wild fourth quarter to finish their season with back-toback wins.

Toledo (8-5) got three points from its first eight possessions, then scored 17 points in three possessions in the fourth — nearly rallying from an 18-point deficit.

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These teams will clash on Christmas

BY TIM REYNOLDS

AP basketball writer

Jalen Williams’ plan for Thursday is mapped out like this: Presents in the morning, then a game in the afternoon.

To him, that sounds like an exceptional Christmas.

Williams and the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder — who felt snubbed by the Christmas schedule-makers a year ago — are on the league’s slate of showcase games this year, taking on the San Antonio Spurs as part of the annual Dec. 25 quintupleheader.

The schedule, with all times Eastern: Cleveland at New York gets things started at noon, followed by the Spurs at the Thunder at 2:30, Dallas at Golden State at 5, Houston at the Los Angeles Lakers at 8 and Minnesota at Denver at 10:30.

“As a basketball player, I feel like you grow up — actually, if you’re a sports fan, you grow up watching sports on Christmas. To be able to be a part of it is really cool,” Williams said. “What time do we play, 1:30 (Central)? Yeah, we’re like the cool game. Like, 1:30, presents have already been opened and everybody’s kind of watching the games. I’m really looking forward to that.”

For most of the Thunder, it’ll be a first: The only current Oklahoma City players who have scored in a Christmas game are Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso. And it’ll be the second Christmas game for San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama, whose holiday debut last year was a 42-point, 18-rebound effort against New York.

“It’s a big day for the NBA and the guys are excited to play on that slate of games,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “It’s one of 82 at the end of the day, but it is an elevated circumstance because of the attention on the game and the noise around it. Those are good experiences for any team and cer-

tainly for us.”

For LeBron James, it will not be a first: If he plays Thursday with the Lakers, it’ll be his 20th Christmas game. That’s more than 17 current franchises have played in their existence.

“I’d much rather be at home with my family,” James said. “But it’s a game, it’s the game I love, it’s a game I watched when I was a kid on Christmas Day, watching a lot of the greatest play the game on Christmas. It’s always been an honor to play it. I’m going to be completely honest: I would like to be home on the couch with my family all throughout the day, but my number is called, our number is called so we have to go out and perform.”

LeBron on Christmas

Dallas’ Klay Thompson enters the day No. 3 on the list with 27 made 3s on Christmas, one ahead of Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Houston’s Kevin Durant.

Still waiting The Christmas wait goes on for some teams.

Sacramento hasn’t played on Dec. 25 since 2003, Indiana — which might have gotten the nod this year if Tyrese Haliburton didn’t get hurt in Game 7 of the NBA Finals — hasn’t made the Christmas list since 2004 and Detroit hasn’t since 2005.

To put that into context, it should be noted that Seattle — which hasn’t had a team in nearly two decades — played its last Christmas game in 2007, or more recently than the Kings, Pacers and Pistons have.

Orlando hasn’t played on Christmas since 2011, and Chicago hasn’t since 2016. Meanwhile, Boston’s nine-year streak of Christmas appearances comes to an end this year.

On the other end of the spectrum, the Lakers are playing on Christmas for the 27th consecutive year and Golden State is playing on Christmas for a 13th consecutive season.

“Just excited for another big game on Christmas Day,” Curry said Monday after the Warriors won their second straight to get to 15-15 on the season and go into the holiday with a bit of momentum.

“The vibes are good right now.”

James playing in his 20th Christmas game means the record books will need updating once again when this holiday slate is complete.

He’s already the all-time Christmas leader in games played, points (507), wins (11), field goals (180) and 3-pointers made (31, tied with James Harden).

Up next: assists, steals and free throws. James is currently second in Christmas assists with 137, eight behind Oscar Robertson. He’s also second in steals with 28, two behind Russell Westbrook, and second in free throws made with 116 — nine behind Robertson on that list.

James is sixth in Christmas rebounds with 143, one behind No. 5 Dolph Schayes, nine behind No. Welcome, kid 4 Wilt Chamberlain and 12 behind Dallas’ Cooper Flagg — who No. 3 Shaquille O’Neal. (No. 1 Bill turned 19 this week — is set to Russell, with 176, and No. 2 Wes make his Christmas debut.

Unseld, with 163, are probably safe If Flagg plays, he’ll be the fourthfrom James this year.) youngest player to appear in a Christmas game. Kobe Bryant, Bill More about 3s Willoughby and James were all 18 While James and Harden are in their first Christmas contest. tied atop the 3-pointers made list, some other familiar names could KD’s Christmas travels rise with big efforts on Thursday.

Durant is set to play on Christ-

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams pushes down the court during a game against the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 10 in Oklahoma City. mas for a fifth different team (and a sixth different jersey), which makes his holiday paths one of the most traveled in league history.

Durant has also played on Christmas for Seattle and Oklahoma City, then Golden State, then Brooklyn, then Phoenix and on Thursday, the Rockets — the team he joined this past summer — get added to the list.

Shaquille O’Neal (Orlando, Lakers, Miami, Phoenix, Cleveland and Boston) played on Christmas for six teams. Among those who have played on the holiday with five franchises: Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.

Lots of West Of the 10 teams playing on Christmas this year, eight come from the Western Conference.

That’s the most from one conference on Christmas since 1978, when the Eastern Conference saw eight of its then-11 teams picked to play on the holiday.

The last time the East had more teams playing on Christmas than the West was 2004. Since then, including this year, the holiday schedule has seen an even EastWest split 10 times and the West has seen more teams picked for the holiday slate on 11 occasions.

Spurs-Thunder rivalry Warriors’ Green, Kerr have heated exchange during timeout will meet twice on Christmas week

BY JANIE MCCAULEY AP sportswriter

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors forward Draymond Green had a heated exchange with coach Steve Kerr in the huddle during a third-quarter timeout Monday night and then went to the locker room on his own to cool down.

Kerr said even once Green returned to the bench for the finish of Golden State’s 120-97 win against the Orlando Magic he wasn’t going to play again after what happened.

“We got into it obviously and I took the timeout just because I thought we lost our focus there a little bit,” Kerr said. “We had it out a little bit and he made his decision to go back to the locker room to cool off and that’s all I’m going to say about it. Everything is private.

I’ve got nothing further to add.”

Green contributed nine points and seven rebounds in nearly 18 minutes after being ejected early in the second quarter Saturday against Phoenix for consecutive technicals.

“Tempers spilled over and I just thought it was best that I get out of there,” Green said. “I don’t think there was a situation where it was going to get better so it was just best to remove myself. That’s it.”

Green said he was available to play again but it wasn’t his decision — and he had stiffened up by

PELICANS

Continued from page 1C It didn’t happen though. The Pelicans trailed by as many as 18 in the first half before cutting the deficit to 69-60 at the break. But the Cavs outscored the Pelicanss 41-31 in the third quarter to pull away.

“From start to finish, a poor defensive effort,” Borrego said.

The 141 points was the secondmost points the Pelicans have allowed this season.

The most was 146 in an overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Zion Williamson, playing in back-to-back games for the first

then, too.

“I thought I owed it to my teammates to be there. I’m not going to quit on my teammates,” he said.

Golden State’s 15-15 record is hardly what this group expected at this stage, and Green noted “that’s probably why tempers are flaring.”

“Basketball, it’s what we do,” he said of what caused the frustration. “We play basketball, it’s an emotional game. People lose their emotions sometimes, it happens.”

He said of leaving for the locker room, “I just thought that was best for me” and afterward he felt a responsibility to speak with the media “for sure.” Assistant coach Anthony Vereen accompanied Green.

Stephen Curry said his observation was Kerr and Green “just having a good conversation.”

“That’s kind of for them to talk about, not me,” the star guard said.

Curry said there were positive, winning vibes in the locker room after a nice win and “I’m pretty sure we know how to be professional.”

Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski said Green “was a great teammate on the bench” after coming back.

“It’ll get figured out,” Podziemski said.

Asked if he thinks the issue will linger, Kerr said: “No.” “The group’s ready to go, you

time since last October, led the Pelicans.

“Z is progressing well,” Borrego said before Tuesday’s game. “He looks well. He’s getting in better shape every game, every day.

His mentality is right. His spirit is right.

“That’s the biggest thing for me.

The mindset is right. The body is coming along every day. Getting better and better.”

One night after scoring 24 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a home win over the Dallas Mavericks, Williamson came off the bench again and finished with 26 points and five rebounds against the Cavaliers. But it wasn’t nearly enough.

Derik Queen scored 21 points to go with his seven rebounds and

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

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Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black, right, is fouled by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, left, during a game on Monday in San Francisco.

could see in the game tonight,” he explained. “We need Draymond.

He’s a champion. We’ve been together for a long time. All we can do is the rest of the group keep pushing, keep getting better. I thought this was one of our better games. I thought the first half was brilliant — we just didn’t make shots. I thought Draymond played great.”

five assists.

It was the Pels’ fourth straight loss to the Cavaliers, who are 17-14..

The Pelicans (8-23) were also without Herb Jones (right ankle sprain) and Jordan Poole (left ankle soreness).

Trey Murphy finished with 14 points. Saddiq Bey and Jeremiah Fears scored 11 points each.

Donovan Mitchell’s 27 points led the Cavs. Sam Merrill finished with 22 points, including 6 of 10 on 3-pointers.

The Pelicans return to action Friday when they play the first of back-to-back home games against the Phoenix Suns.

Email Rod Walker at rwalker@ theadvocate.com.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, according to the catchy marketing slogan that has been around for years.

It’ll likely be disproven this week.

The NBA loves rivalries: Lakers vs. Celtics, Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James in the neverending GOAT debate, Reggie Miller vs. Madison Square Garden, that sort of thing. Another one has been brewing in recent months and might have finally reached official status last week in Las Vegas, when San Antonio ousted Oklahoma City in the NBA Cup semifinals and handed the Thunder what was just their second loss of the season.

As schedule luck would have it, this week brings not one, but two Spurs-Thunder rematches — one of them just happening to come on Christmas Day before what will be a global television audience. And the question was posed to Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander last week, whether this could become the best rivalry in the NBA. “There’s a good chance,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.

He’s not wrong. It seems to meet the criteria.

The Thunder are the reigning champs with a roster that makes it seem like they should contend for more titles over the next several seasons. The Spurs are the franchise trying to recapture what was a perennial role as a championship contender, led by a generational talent in Victor Wembanyama. Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning MVP; it won’t be long until Wembanyama starts getting votes for that trophy. It doesn’t seem like the teams are overly fond of one another; it’s not wild and crazy when they meet, but it’s also fair to say both sides seem to play like there’s a little something extra on the line in these matchups.

And both teams are basically the biggest game in their respective towns; neither city has

an NFL, NHL or Major League Baseball team to brag about.

“I think we’re on the right path,” Wembanyama said last week. “And for the first time in my career — not in the case of everybody in our group — but for the first time in my career, we’re winning much more than we’re losing. So, it’s a lot of pleasure.”

The Spurs are good again.

That’s already clear. They’re 21-7 through 28 games; they went 2260 in both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, then won 34 games last year. Barring a collapse, which is possible in the absurdly loaded Western Conference, the Spurs are a playoff team and maybe one good enough to host Game 1 of a first- or second-round series.

The job Mitch Johnson has done in his first full season as coach is evidence why the Spurs didn’t hesitate about making him Gregg Popovich’s successor.

And the Thunder are somewhere well past good. That’s also clear. The NBA champions last season, winners of 68 regular season games a year ago, on pace this season to smash the pointdifferential record that they set last season. Sure, the Spurs beat them last week. The Thunder almost welcomed what that meant.

“I think it’s a good game for to us learn from in general,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.

“It’s an 82-game season. We want to be a team that gets better through all of our experiences.

You’re not going to be perfect every game. When you have some slippage or you have a game where you’re not on the ball in certain areas, you have to be a team that looks in the mirror on that and addresses it quickly and gets those things tightened back up. This team has always done an unbelievable job of that.”

These two games that await — in San Antonio on Tuesday, in Oklahoma City on Thursday for the Christmas afternoon game — are just regular season contests.

Nobody is clinching a playoff berth, nobody is clinching homecourt, nobody is winning a trophy, nobody is getting eliminated.

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Jesuit streak at 10 after Hellmers’ 2 goals Blue Jays defeat Holy Cross 4-0

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Jesuit senior Beau Hellmers has teammates he believes are among the best in the state at their positions, and practicing against them can only make him a better player.

That showed with how well he and junior Casey Parker-Karst teamed up to score the first goal Tuesday against Holy Cross.

Hellmers, a midfielder in his third season on the Jesuit varsity, scored two goals in the 4-0 victory that extended the Blue Jays’ unbeaten streak in matches against the longstanding city rival to 10 matches (seven wins, three ties).

His first goal was most impressive — a quick feed to Parker-Karst near the endline to the right of the goal frame and an immediate pass back to Hellmers for a well-placed kick to the left side of the frame.

Hellmers credited the hours of training with his teammates for making the goal possible.

“We really look to compete with each other and push each other because we know that all the guys we have on our team are some of the best players in the state and they can push each other harder than even playing against other opponents,” Hellmers said. “In train-

ratings.

“I think in the captain’s role, Beau was just phenomenal to settle the team down, and we kind of went on from there,” Jesuit coach Hubie Collins said. “In the second half, we talked about some of the changes we needed to make as we were playing to create more opportunities.”

Hellmers has played soccer for as long as he can remember, being trained by his father, Scott, a former Jesuit soccer player and 1998 graduate.

Beau Hellmers played on the Jesuit team that won a state championship two years ago.

“We’re looking to win it this year as well,” Hellmers said.

Holy Cross (9-1), the reigning Division II state champion, was described by coach Harry Mason as having a young team, one that has put eighth graders on the field in some matches this season.

Holy Cross won the state title with Jesuit accounting for the team’s only loss last season.

“They’ve always got so much PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER depth,” Mason said about Jesuit.

Jesuit senior Beau Hellmers maneuvers the ball on his way to scoring the only goal in the first half of a game “It’s hard to compete when they’re on Tuesday at Holy Cross. bringing on some quality, quality players ... and it’s just constant “We really like to work on our time, before Hellmers tacked on quality.” ing, we really take it seriously. We The same quality that helped intricate plays up and around the a final goal during the second-half really get going after it.”

Hellmers, who scored the goal box because we pride ourselves stoppage time. Parker-Karst as- Hellmers score the two goals against rival Holy Cross. during first-half stoppage time, on that,” Hellmers said. “We think sisted on two goals. practiced the sequence that cre- that is important for our success.”

Jesuit (10-0), a state semifinalist Sophomores Jacob Kee and Alex last season, began the match at No. Contact Christopher Dabe at ated the goal with various drills in Rousselle each scored after half- 3 in the LHSAA Division I power cdabe@theadvocate.com practice.

State champion coach Tullis taking Mandeville position Volleyball coach leaving Slidell to work with daughter

BY JOSEPH HALM Staff writer

Danny Tullis is quick to talk about the importance of three things in his life: God, family and volleyball.

He has coached his two daughters, Ali and Ansley, at Pope John Paul II, while his son, Collin, is a standout player at the club level.

In his past three seasons at Slidell, the 53-year-old amassed a 110-17 record, including back-toback titles. He guided Slidell to uncharted success, but now the eight-time state champion is on the move again.

Tullis will take over the Mandeville volleyball program from Rachel Schulingkamp, who stepped down after this past season. The move will reunite Tullis with Ansley, who is an assistant coach for the Skippers.

“My family has been talking about moving for a while, and with my daughter being over there, I thought I could come over and teach PE with her. So, I’ll get the chance to work with her all day in the classroom and after school.

Then my other daughter (Ali) will be closer to Southeastern, so she can finish up. It just makes sense for us to move this way,” he said.

PHOTO By MATT DOBBINS

Danny Tullis was named the next Mandeville volleyball coach after winning back-to-back Division I state titles at Slidell.

“From a volleyball standpoint, it’s another challenge. I’m always interested in whether I can do this or that. I think Mandeville has a good base of kids who play club (ball) and who have played for a long time. It’ll be interesting to see what we can do there.”

Tullis boasts a 793-179 career record and has won a total of eight state titles at three schools (Fontainebleau, Pope John Paul II and Slidell).

“I think it is going to be a new, fun experience,” Tullis said. “My family is everything to me, and even though Ali was assisting me at Slidell, she wasn’t working with me at the school. So, it’s just a little bit different. It felt like it was a good move for my family.”

Ali will also serve as an assistant, as will Rachel Battistella, who has been with Tullis at both PJP II and Slidell. Collin Tullis will be the team manager.

“We try to make it a family affair everywhere that we go,” Tullis said.

His first coaching job was at Northshore as an assistant coach under Sandy Blanchard for one season. Then, he was the head coach at Salmen for six years. He moved to Fontainebleau for a seven-year run that included a state title in 2011. Then came the move to Pope John Paul II in 2013 that resulted in five state titles from 2014-19 — a period in which the Jaguars were consistently ranked among the top prep teams in the nation.

Slidell offered solace to Tullis during his greatest adversity as he joined the Tigers after the 2022 season, which was marred by the death of his oldest son, Christian, the night before the 2022 state championship match.

Tullis credited Slidell principal George Herdliska for supporting him this past season, saying the entire school played an important role in winning a second straight state title.

“Me leaving has absolutely nothing to do with Coach Herdliska.

He was amazing to me. He did everything that I could ask for. It just came down to the fact that I wanted to work with my daughter,” Tullis said.

Mandeville will be his third stop in the past five years, but Tullis said that is not a reflection on any of those schools.

“I’m not saying there’s not value

in staying in the same place for your entire coaching career, but I have enjoyed everywhere I have been,” Tullis said. “I think change is refreshing and kind of rejuvenates you a little bit. My daughter is at Mandeville, so it’s just a special opportunity for me and my family.”

Tullis will finish out the school year teaching PE at Slidell before moving to Mandeville. He said he will continue to coach club volleyball at WD Nation.

Mandeville principal Christian Monson said the choice to hire Tullis was easy.

“We’re excited to announce Danny Tullis as the next volleyball coach,” Monson said. “Rachel Schulingkamp has done a great job, but she approached me right as the season ended and made a decision that was best for her family with three small kids. We hired Ansley Tullis to be an assistant coach this past season, and Danny’s desire to coach with his daughter is a big plus for him.

“We look forward to building a championship-caliber program and are excited for our future Skippers.”

Mandeville won its lone state title in 2005, and the Skippers were state runners-up in 2004, 2006 and 2015. The last time they qualified for the state tournament in Lafayette was in 2022.

Contact Joseph Halm at jhalm@ sttammanyfarmer.net.

Royals face their own stadium decision as Chiefs announce move

BY DAVE SKRETTA

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now that the Chiefs are moving across the state line from their longtime home in Missouri to a $3 billion domed stadium to be built in Kansas, attention in the area has swung to the Royals, who have a similar decision to make regarding their own future.

One thing is certain: They will not be playing at Kauffman Stadium once their lease there expires in January 2031.

Royals owner John Sherman has long said his preference is to build a downtown ballpark, but those plans have been bogged down at nearly every turn by politics and community backlash. Last year, voters in Jackson County, Missouri, soundly defeated the extension of an existing sales tax that pays for the upkeep of Kauffman Stadium and would have helped to fund the new ballpark.

The question now is whether the Royals continue their pursuit of downtown baseball, build a new stadium elsewhere on the Missouri side of the state divide, or follow the Chiefs in moving their new home to the Kansas side of the border.

“The Royals are also a great legacy team that we would love to keep in Missouri. We will do everything we can to continue those conversations,” said Gov.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By CHARLIE RIEDEL

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, right, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly shake hands during an event announcing the team’s move from Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for a new stadium in Kansas.

Mike Kehoe, who responded with scorn to the news Monday that the Chiefs had accepted a bond package approved by Kansas lawmakers that will cover 60% of a total project expected to exceed $4 billion.

The Chiefs also plan to build a $300 million training facility in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe, Kansas.

“If I’m the Royals,” Kehoe said, “I’m in the driver’s seat now. I’m THE team.”

In their bid to keep the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, Missouri

lawmakers authorized bonds in June during a special legislative session that would cover up to 50% of the cost of new or renovated stadiums, plus up to $50 million of tax credits.

That is the financing package that still could be used by the Royals to build their ballpark.

But the bond package put forth

by Kansas lawmakers, which would not tax residents but instead be paid off by state sales and liquor taxes generated in a defined area around the project, provides the potential to cover up to 70% of

overall costs.

In the case of the Chiefs, the term sheet signed by owner Clark Hunt and Lt. Gov. David Toland calls for a stadium with at least 65,000 seats to be built by Aug. 1, 2031, and the Chiefs to stay there for at least 30 years, with an option to remain up to 30 years more.

Along with the $3 billion stadium, the Chiefs committed to at least $1 billion in “ancillary development,” which includes a headquarters and training facility in Olathe and at least $700 million worth of retail, entertainment and other commercial space.

The agreement allows $100 million of that space to be built outside the two counties containing most of Kansas’ side of the metro.

The state agreed to issue a little more than $2.4 billion in bonds to cover roughly 60% of the costs, though if the extra development exceeds $1 billion, it would cover 70%. That makes it the largest public subsidy ever for a U.S. stadium project.

“Missouri put together a very competitive package,” Kehoe said of the state’s attempts to keeping the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, adding: “Kansas is about to leverage ... Kansas taxpayer revenue to make this deal happen. I can’t see where the numbers would pencil on that, as a business person, where it would be a good deal for Missourians.”

The Royals have considered

multiple sites around downtown Kansas City, but all have had issues, whether it be traffic flow, community support or something else. They also have provided renderings in the past of a stadium and ballpark district that would be built across the Missouri River in Clay County, which is technically North Kansas City, Missouri.

But momentum of late appears to be behind a move to the suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, and a tract of land known as the Aspiria Campus, where an affiliate of the Royals already holds the mortgage. The property, once home to Sprint and still the headquarters of T-Mobile and several other companies, lies just off Interstate 435 in the southern part of the metro.

Those plans have been met by opposition from residents in the affluent neighboring suburb of Leawood, Kansas.

John Mosley, a 65-year-old fan from Kansas City, Missouri, said Monday that he had been hearing people talk about Kansas using a bond package to lure the Chiefs — and, perhaps, even the Royals — across the state line for years.

“To me personally, it doesn’t matter. But I’m noticing that most things are going over into Kansas,” he said. “I’m not sure what’s going on in Missouri. I think it’s a money issue. Maybe over in Kansas things are much better. It just seems like everything is moving.”

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SCOREBOARD Hole-in-one Kevin Boudreau Course: Joseph M. Bartolomew Sr. Hole, yardage: No. 5, 96 yards Club selection: Pitching wedge Witnesses: Lenny Lapuyade, Steve Simone

Odds FAVORITE at WASH Detroit at KAN CITY

L.A. Rams at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m.

Pro Bowl rosters

Saturday

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ 4½ (50½) Dallas 2½ 1½ (48½) at MIN 4½ 4½ (44½) Denver

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at CHARGERS 1½ 1½ (39½) Houston at GREEN BAY 1½ 2½ (40½) Baltimore

Sunday

FAVORITE Seattle Jacksonville Tampa Bay New England Pittsburgh New Orleans at CIN at LAS VEGAS at BUFFALO at SAN FRAN

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 1½ 7½ (42½) at CAR 1½ 6½ (47½) at INDY 1 5½ (46½) at MIAMI 1½ 13½ (42½) at NY JETS 2½ 3½ (33½) at CLE 3½ 2½ (39½) at TEN 4 7 (53½) Arizona 2½ 1½ (41½) NY Giants 1½ 1½ (43½) Philadlph 3 3 (52½) Chicago

FAVORITE LA Rams

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 8½ 8½ (49½) at ATL

Monday

College Football Wednesday Hawai’i Bowl Cal

Friday

1½

1½

GameAbove Sports Bowl Northwestern 12½ 10½ Rate Bowl Minnesota 3½ 2½ First Responder Bowl UTSA 8½ 8½

Monday

C.Mich

(59½)Florida Int’l

7½

(57½) E. Carolina

3½

(48½) Penn State

8½

(46½)

UConn

4½

(55½)

Ga. Tech

4½

(42½)Miami (OH)

2½

(55½) S. Diego St.

6½

(48½)

Virginia

2½

(41½)

LSU

4½

Dec. 30

(59½) App. State

Independence Bowl Louisiana Tech 9½ 8½ Music City Bowl Tennessee 8½ 2½ Alamo Bowl USC 6½ 4½

(50½) C. Carolina (60½)

Illinois

(57½)

TCU

4½

(46½)

Iowa

3½

(49½) Arizona St

7½

(45½)

Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl Vanderbilt 4½ Sun Bowl Duke 1½ Citrus Bowl Texas 5½ Las Vegas Bowl Utah 14½ Cotton Bowl Ohio State 9½

Michigan

16½

(50½) Nebraska

9½

(42½) Miami (FL)

1½

1½

(52½) Texas Tech

6½

6½

(48½)

Alabama

6½

6½

(56½)

Ole Miss

10½

(59½)

Rice

6½

(53½) Cincinnati

2½

(56½)

W.Forest

2½

(51½)

SMU

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

(43½)

Armed Forces Bowl Texas State 9½ Liberty Bowl Navy 3½ Duke’s Mayo Bowl Mississippi St 2½ Holiday Bowl Arizona 1½

Pro football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

x-New England x-Buffalo e-Miami e-N.Y. Jets South x-Jacksonville Houston Indianapolis e-Tennessee North Pittsburgh Baltimore e-Cincinnati e-Cleveland West x-Denver x-L.A. Chargers e-Kansas City e-Las Vegas

W L 12 3 11 4 6 9 3 12

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .800 .733 .400 .200

PF 410 434 317 282

PA 300 344 369 426

W L 11 4 10 5 8 7 3 12

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .733 .667 .533 .200

PF 410 346 419 251

PA 312 249 351 403

W L 9 6 7 8 5 10 3 12

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .600 .467 .333 .200

PF 365 359 359 246

PA 350 348 458 355

y-Philadelphia e-Dallas e-Washington e-N.Y. Giants South

Special teams

LONG-SNAPPER: Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars KICKER: Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers PUNTER: Jordan Stout, Baltimore Ravens RETURN SPECIALIST: Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans SPECIAL-TEAMER: Ben Skowronek, Pittsburgh Steelers

Offense

QUARTERBACK: Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks; Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys; Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams RUNNING BACK: Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions; Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers; Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons FULLBACK: Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers WIDE RECEIVER: Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks; Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions TIGHT END: George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers; Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals OFFENSIVE TACKLE: Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions; Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers; Tristan Wirfs Tampa Bay Buccaneers OFFENSIVE GUARD: Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons; Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys; Joe Thuney, Chicago Bears CENTER: Drew Dalman, Chicago Bears; Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles

Defense

DEFENSIVE END: Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions; DeMarcus Lawrence, Seattle Seahawks; Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers INTERIOR LINEMAN: Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles; Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks, Quinnen Williams, Dallas Cowboys OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: Brian Burns, New York Giants, Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams; Byron Young, Los Angeles Rams INSIDE LINEBACKER: Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles; Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions CORNERBACK: Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers; Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks FREE SAFETY: Kevin Byard III, Chicago Bears; Antoine Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers STRONG SAFETY: Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals

Orlando Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Central Division

PF 387 364 452 305

PA 354 303 374 320

Thursday’s Games

Dallas at Washington, noon Detroit at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Houston at L.A. Chargers, 3:30 p.m.

Baltimore at Green Bay, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Cincinnati, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon

Annapolis, Md. Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina, 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

Bronx, N.Y. Clemson vs. Penn St., 11 a.m. (ABC)

Fenway Bowl

Wednesday’s Games

Boston UConn vs. Army, 1:15 p.m. (ESPN)

No games scheduled

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Thursday’s Games

Orlando, Fla. No. 12 BYU vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m.

(ABC)

Cleveland at New York, 11 a.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 1:30 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 4 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

Arizona Bowl

Tucson, Ariz.

Fresno St. vs. Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. (CW Network)

LATE MONDAY New Orleans 119, Dallas 113

DALLAS (113): Flagg 5-11 5-10 16, Washington 3-7 0-0 8, Davis 16-28 2-3 35, Marshall 7-10 0-0 15, Nembhard 2-13 0-0 4, Martin 2-2 0-1 4, Gafford 1-3 1-2 3, Hardy 1-5 2-2 4, Thompson 7-17 1-3 20, Williams 2-8 0-0 4.

Totals 46-104 11-21 113.

NEW ORLEANS (119): Bey 7-17 5-5 19, Murphy III 4-12 2-2 11, Queen 7-12 5-6 19, Fears 4-14 3-4 12, Jones 4-7 0-0 9, Williamson 10-14 4-4 24, Matkovic 2-4 0-2 5, Peavy 0-1 0-0 0, Alvarado 2-4 0-0 6, Poole 4-12 4-4 14. Totals 44-97 23-27 119.

Dallas 34 29 24 26 — 113 New Orleans 36 21 22 40 — 119 3-Point Goals—Dallas 10-33 (Thompson 5-12, Washington 2-3, Flagg 1-1, Marshall 1-2, Davis 1-3, Hardy 0-4, Nembhard 0-4, Williams 0-4), New Orleans 8-34 (Alvarado 2-4, Poole 2-8, Jones 1-2, Matkovic 1-3, Fears 1-4, Murphy III 1-4, Peavy 0-1, Queen 0-2, Bey 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 57 (Davis 17), New Orleans 51 (Queen 11). Assists—Dallas 29 (Nembhard 8), New Orleans 28 (Queen 6). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, New Orleans 16. A—16,978 (16,867)

Pro hockey Atlantic Division

GP Detroit 38 Tampa Bay 36 Montreal 36 Boston 37 Florida 35 Ottawa 35 Buffalo 35 Toronto 36 Metropolitan Division GP Carolina 35 Philadelphia 35 Washington 36 N.Y. Islanders 36 New Jersey 36 N.Y. Rangers 38 Pittsburgh 36 Columbus 36

W L OT Pts GF GA 22 13 3 47 120 122 20 13 3 43 117 95 19 12 5 43 117 122 20 16 1 41 120 120 19 14 2 40 112 112 18 13 4 40 117 110 17 14 4 38 109 115 16 15 5 37 115 121 W L OT Pts GF GA 22 10 3 47 119 101 18 10 7 43 108 101 19 12 5 43 114 96 19 13 4 42 105 103 20 15 1 41 102 108 18 16 4 40 97 102 15 12 9 39 110 119 15 15 6 36 108 125

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Anaheim Vegas Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Seattle Calgary Vancouver

Gator Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla. No. 25 Missouri vs. No. 20 Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

(ABC)

Texas Bowl

Houston LSU vs. No. 21 Houston, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday’s games Birmingham Bowl

Birmingham, Ala. Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 30

Independence Bowl

Shreveport Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.

(ESPN)

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee vs. Illinois, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) San Antonio No. 16 Southern Cal vs. TCU, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Colorado Dallas Minnesota Utah St. Louis Nashville Winnipeg Chicago Pacific Division

Albuquerque No. 23 North Texas vs. San Diego St., 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

NHL

Central Division

New Mexico Bowl

GP 35 38 37 38 38 35 35 35

W L OT Pts GF GA 26 2 7 59 141 80 25 7 6 56 136 101 22 10 5 49 115 96 18 17 3 39 116 111 14 16 8 36 95 131 15 16 4 34 100 119 15 17 3 33 103 107 13 16 6 32 98 111

GP 37 34 37 35 36 34 36 36

W L OT Pts GF GA 21 14 2 44 129 126 16 8 10 42 103 102 18 13 6 42 125 127 15 11 9 39 89 93 17 16 3 37 107 122 14 14 6 34 86 105 15 17 4 34 97 108 15 18 3 33 103 122

Monday’s Games

Tampa Bay 4, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 5, Vancouver 2 Columbus 3, Los Angeles 1 Seattle 3, Anaheim 1

Tuesday’s Games

Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

Tampa, Fla. No. 13 Vanderbilt vs. No. 23 Iowa, 11 a.m.

(ESPN)

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas Arizona St. vs. Duke, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla. No. 14 Texas vs. No. 18 Michigan, 2 p.m.

(ABC)

Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas No. 15 Utah vs. Nebraska, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

College Football Playoff

Quarterfinals At Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas Miami at No. 3 Ohio St., 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

FCS Playoffs

Semifinals Illinois St. 30, Villanova 14 Montana St. 48, Montana 23

Jan. 5

FCS Championship Nashville, Tenn.

No. 2 Montana St. (13-2) vs. Illinois St. (12-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

College basketball State men’s schedule Monday’s games

Louisiana Tech 90, Dallas Christian 37 LSU 104, Prairie View A&M 90

LATE MONDAY LSU 104, Prairie View 90

PRAIRIE VIEW (5-7): Dunning 0-0 0-0 0, Wells 3-6 0-0 7, Horne 6-12 9-10 24, Joseph 11-20 7-8 34, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Madimba 3-4 8-8 16, Mason 3-7 0-0 7, J.Thomas 0-2 2-2 2, Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Bolton 0-0 0-0 0, Foster 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 26-54 26-28 90.

LSU (11-1): Nwoko 5-9 8-9 18, Sutton 4-9 1314 21, Tamba 3-5 3-4 10, Mackinnon 3-9 4-4 12, D.Thomas 5-9 11-13 21, Reece 2-7 2-2 8, King 5-9 1-1 13, Miller 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 27-57 43-49 104.

Halftime—Prairie View 56-51. 3-Point Goals— Prairie View 12-21 (Joseph 5-9, Horne 3-4, Madimba 2-2, Wells 1-1, Mason 1-4, Mitchell 0-1), LSU 7-19 (King 2-5, Mackinnon 2-5, Reece 2-5, Tamba 1-1, D.Thomas 0-1, Sutton 0-2). Fouled Out—Dunning, Wells, Tamba.

Rebounds—Prairie View 18 (Madimba 7), LSU 35 (Sutton 11). Assists—Prairie View 11 (Horne 5), LSU 15 (D.Thomas 7). Total Fouls— Prairie View 31, LSU 21. A—8,174 (13,215).

Sunday’s games

PA 289 454 404 412

Pct .733 .633 .533 .467

Saturday’s games Military Bowl

College football

Atlantic Division

PF 349 424 309 313

T 0 1 0 0

Dallas FIU vs. UTSA, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday’s game

Pct .667 .433 .267 .133

L 4 5 7 8

First Responder Bowl

No games scheduled

T 0 1 0 0

PA 337 377 360 338

Rate Bowl

Wednesday’s Games

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L 10 5 6 8 4 11 2 13

PF 287 347 307 255

Phoenix New Mexico vs. Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Detroit Central Michigan vs. Northwestern, noon (ESPN)

NBA

PA 295 301 294 386

Pct .533 .467 .400 .333

Charlotte 126, Washington 109 Brooklyn 114, Philadelphia 106 Cleveland 141, New Orleans 118 Toronto 112, Miami 91 Milwaukee 111, Indiana 94 Chicago 126, Atlanta 123 Denver at Dallas, n New York at Minnesota, n Oklahoma City at San Antonio, n L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, n Memphis at Utah, n Detroit at Sacramento, n Orlando at Portland, n Houston at L.A. Clippers, n

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Pro basketball

LONG-SNAPPER: Jon Weeks, San Francisco 49ers KICKER: Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys PUNTER: Tress Way, Washington Commanders RETURN SPECIALIST: Rashid Shaheed, Seattle Seahawks SPECIAL-TEAMER: Luke Gifford, San Francisco 49ers

PF 362 349 337 217

T 0 0 0 0

Friday’s games

Toronto 6, Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 4, Dallas 3, OT Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Boston, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, n Philadelphia at Chicago, n Utah at Colorado, n San Jose at Vegas, n Seattle at Los Angeles, n

Special teams

Pct .800 .733 .400 .133

W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 443 279 x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 392 320 x-L.A. Rams 11 4 0 .733 457 299 e-Arizona 3 12 0 .200 321 414 e-eliminated from playoffs; x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Sunday’s Games

DEFENSIVE END: Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans; Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns INTERIOR LINEMAN: Zach Allen, Denver Broncos; Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs; Jeffrey Simmons, Tennessee Titans OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos; Tuli Tuipulotu, Los Angeles Chargers; T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers INSIDE LINEBACKER: Azeez Al-Shaair, Houston Texans; Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens CORNERBACK: Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots; Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans; Pat Surtain II, Denver Broncos; Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns FREE SAFETY: Jalen Ramsey, Pittsburgh Steelers STRONG SAFETY:Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens; Derwin James Jr., Los Angeles Chargers

T 0 0 0 0

W 11 9 8 7

x-Chicago Green Bay Detroit e-Minnesota West

Defense

W L 12 3 11 4 6 9 2 13

W L 8 7 7 8 6 9 5 10

Carolina Tampa Bay e-Atlanta e-New Orleans North

QUARTERBACK: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills; Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers; Drake Maye, New England Patriots RUNNING BACK: De’Von Achane, Miami Dolphins; James Cook, Buffalo Bills; Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts FULLBACK: Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens WIDE RECEIVER: Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals; Nico Collins, Houston Texans; Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens; Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos TIGHT END: Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders; Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs OFFENSIVE TACKLE: Joe Alt, Los Angeles Chargers; Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos; Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills OFFENSIVE GUARD: Quinn Meinerz, Denver Broncos; Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts; Trey Smith, Kansas City Chiefs CENTER: Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs; Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens

New York Boston Toronto Philadelphia Brooklyn Southeast Division

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

AFC Offense

NFC

Birmingham Bowl Ga. Southern 3½

Orange Bowl Oregon Rose Bowl Indiana Sugar Bowl Georgia

Hawaii

(47½) N. Mexico

Saturday

Military Bowl Pittsburgh 6½ Pinstripe Bowl Clemson 3½ Fenway Bowl Army 3½ Pop-Tarts Bowl BYU 3½ Arizona Bowl Fresno State 3½ New Mexico Bowl North Texas 5½ Gator Bowl Missouri 7½ Texas Bowl Houston 1½

(54½)

Boston 103, Indiana 95 New Orleans 119, Dallas 113 Denver 135, Utah 112 Oklahoma City 119, Memphis 103 Golden State 120, Orlando 97 Detroit 110, Portland 102

Tuesday’s Games

Monday’s game

NFL Thursday

New England at N.Y. Jets, noon New Orleans at Tennessee, noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon Seattle at Carolina, noon Tampa Bay at Miami, noon N.Y. Giants at Las Vegas, 3:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Buffalo, 3:25 p.m.

Chicago at San Francisco, 7:20 p.m.

Detroit Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee Indiana

W 20 18 18 16 9

San Antonio Houston Memphis Dallas New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Denver Minnesota Portland Utah Pacific Division L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento

Monday’s Games

Pct .714 .621 .581 .571 .321

GB — 2½ 3½ 4 11

W 16 15 15 10 5

L 13 15 16 20 23

Pct .552 .500 .484 .333 .179

GB — 1½ 2 6½ 10½

W 23 17 14 12 6

L 6 14 15 18 24

Pct .793 .548 .483 .400 .200

GB — 7 9 11½ 17½

W 21 17 13 11 8

L 7 9 16 19 23

Pct .750 .654 .448 .367 .258

GB — 3 8½ 11 14½

W 26 21 19 12 10

L 3 7 10 17 18

Pct .897 .750 .655 .414 .357

GB — 4½ 7 14 15½

W 19 15 15 7 7

L 8 13 15 21 22

Pct .704 .536 .500 .250 .241

GB — 4½ 5½ 12½ 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

L 8 11 13 12 19

Cleveland 139, Charlotte 132

Ohio State 89, Grambling 63 UL-Monroe at Kansas State 1 p.m.

Norfolk State at UL, 2 p.m.

Dec. 17

Men’s national scores Tuesday

Cure Bowl

Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10

68 Ventures Bowl

EAST Army 95, Binghamton 85, OT Marshall 102, West Virginia Tech 52 St. John’s 85, Harvard 59 SOUTH Campbell 102, Green Bay 79 Kentucky 99, Bellarmine 85 UCF 85, Florida Atlantic 80 MIDWEST Missouri State 70, Lindenwood 65 FAR WEST Cal State Bakersfield 64, Idaho 63 Loyola Marymount 83, Morgan State 56 Saint Mary’s 63, Northern Iowa 58

Delaware 20, UL 13

Dec. 18

Xbox Bowl

Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28

Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Kennesaw State 41, Western Michigan 6

Gasparilla Bowl

N.C. State 31, Memphis 7

College Football Playoff

First round No. 11 Alabama 34, No. 8 Oklahoma 24

UCLA 97, UC Riverside 65

State women’s schedule

Dec. 20

College Football Playoff

Monday’s game

First round No. 10 Miami (Fla.) 10, No. 7 Texas A&M 3 No. 6 Ole Miss 41, No. 17 Tulane 10 No. 5 Oregon 51, No. 19 James Madison 34

Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Washington St. 34, Utah St. 21

Tuesday’s games Boca Raton Bowl

Louisville 27, Toledo 22

New Orleans Bowl

Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16

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Wednesday’s game Hawai’i Bowl

Honolulu Cal vs. Hawaii, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

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Grambling 97, LeTourneau University 33

Sunday’s games

Southeastern at Texas, 1 p.m.

Alabama State at LSU, 3 p.m.

Transactions MLB American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Designated LHP Ryan Rolison for assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Newcomb on a oneyear contract. Placed DL Walter Nolen III and CB Garrett Williams on injured reserve.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jacob Webb on a one-year major league contract with a club option for 2027.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed LHP Joe La Sorsa, RF Dominic Fletcher, 3B Davis Wendzel, RHP Noah Murdock, LHP Ryan Rolison,

2B Ronny Simon, RHP Beau Burrows and LHP Oddanier Mosqueda to spring training as non-roster invites.

NBA

ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed C Malik Williams to a two-way contract.

NFL

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed K Joshua Karty to the active roster. Signed CB Kalen King to the active roster.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed LB Eugene Asante to the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB MJ Devonshire to the practice squad. Released G Nick Broeker from the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DB Mike Reid to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Designated OL Luke Newman to return from injured reserve.

Signed TE Thomas Gordon to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed RB Quinshon Judkins on injured reserve.

DENVER BRONCOS — Placed DB Delarrin Turner-Yell on the practice squad injured reserve.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed DL Leki Fotu to the practice squad. Signed LB Power Echols and S Kaevon Merriweather to the practice squad. Released CBs Damon Arnette and Marcus Harris and S Brandon Hill from the practice squad.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Placed C Jordan Meredith on injured reserve. Signed DE Jahfari Harvey to the practice squad. Signed G Atonio Mafi to the active roster.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed RB Jaret Patterson to the active roster. Signed RB Royce Freeman to the practice squad.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Waived DB Christopher Smith II. Released CB Alex Johnson from the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed S Jack Henderson to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Activated RB Ty Chandler to the active roster. Claimed QB Brett Rypien off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed C Ben Brown to a two-year contract extension.

Designated DT Milton Wiliiams to return from injured reserve. Signed OL Brenden Jaimes to the active roster. Placed DT Joshua Farmer on injured reserve. SRB Elijah Mitchell and WR Brandon Smith to the practice squad. Released T Sebastian Gutierrez from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Placed QB Justin Fields on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed WR DK Metcalf on the reserve/suspended list.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DB D’Anthony ell to the active roster. Signed DB Tyler Hall to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed LB Nick Jackson to the practice squad.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Waived WR Jamal Agnew with a failed physical.

NHL

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned C/F Luca Del Bel Belluz to Cleveland (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Activated D Zach Bogosian from injured reserve. Assigned C Ben Jones to Iowa (AHL).

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Recalled D Dylan Coghlan from Henderson (AHL). Placed D Shea Theodore on injured reserve.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Assigned F Ivan Miroshnichenko to Hershey (AHL). Activated F/C Ryan Leonard from injured reserve.

MLS

ATLANTA UNITED — Signed G Lucas Hoyos on a free transfer to a contract through the 2026 season with options for the 2027 and 2027-28 seasons.

COLORADO RAPIDS — Hired Matt Wells as head coach. Acquired F Dante Sealy from CF Montréal in exchange for $1,900,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) plus up to $600,000 in additional GAM if certain performance-based incentives are achieved.

HOUSTON DASH — Acquired $40,000 in allocation money from the Chicago Stars FC in exchange for D Michelle Alozie.

MINNESOTA UNITED — Acquired $1.5 million via a cash for player trade from Austin FC in exchange for MF Joseph Rosales.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Acquired MF Brooklyn Raines in a cash-for-player trade from the Houston Dynamo FC in exchange for $1.6 million.

PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed D Eric Miller to a one-year contract through the 2026 season.

National Women’s Soccer League

WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Signed D Gabby Carle to a contract through the 2029 season.

Sportlight Dec. 24 1950 — Cleveland’s Otto Graham throws four touchdown passes, despite icy footing in Municipal Stadium, and Lou Groza kicks a 16-yard field goal with 28 seconds left to give the Browns a 30-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams and the NFL title in their first year in the league.

1961 — George Blanda’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Billy Cannon gives the Houston Oilers a 10-3 victory over the San Diego Chargers for their second AFL title.

1967 — New York’s Joe Namath becomes the first player to throw for 4,000 yards in a season. Namath passes for 343 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Jets to a 42-31 win at San Diego. Namath finishes the year with 4,007 yards.

1997 — In one of the biggest upsets in college basketball, Division II American-Puerto defeats the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks 64-59 in the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic.

2000 — Marshall Faulk breaks Emmitt Smith’s NFL record for touchdowns, scoring three times to give him 26 for the St. Louis Rams. Faulk’s three touchdowns and 220 yards fuels a 26-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

2003 — Steven Jackson ties a bowl game record with five touchdowns, and Oregon State’s defense overwhelms mistakeplagued New Mexico in a 55-14 win at the Las Vegas Bowl.

2006 — Colt Brennan sets the NCAA singleseason record for touchdown passes at 58, throwing five in the second half to lead Hawaii to a 41-24 victory over Arizona State in the Hawaii Bowl. Brennan, 33-of-42 for 559 yards, breaks the previous mark of 54 set by Houston’s David Klingler in 1990.

2011 — David Akers kicks his way into the NFL record book and the San Francisco 49ers hold off Seattle for a 19-17 win. Akers makes four field goals to give him 42 this season, breaking the NFL mark of 40 set by Neil Rackers in 2005 with Arizona.

2014 — Western Kentucky holds on to defeat Central Michigan 49-48 in a wild inaugural Bahamas Bowl. Central Michigan trails 49-14 entering the fourth quarter before Cooper Rush engineers a comeback. He throws four touchdown passes in the final minutes, and the Chippewas get the ball back at their own 25 with one second remaining. Rush completes a pass to Jesse Kroll, and the ball is lateraled three times before Titus Davis dove into the pylon for a touchdown with no time remaining. CMU elects to go for two, only to have the pass drop incomplete.

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here are many ways to cut into the New Orleans dining scene. Here are 26 of them, each a snapshot from eating around our ever more varied and rewarding restaurant realm through the year.

This is not a ranking. Instead, these are dishes, experiences and memories that have stayed with me through the year and that I think you’ll love.

Some are from new restaurants that arrived in 2025, others from restaurants I’ve been revisiting.

I hope they give you ideas the next time you want to try something different (or something familiar from a different source).

I could have included many more, but you have to stop somewhere. I picked 26 in sync with 2026 to give a wide range of ideas for the year ahead.

MEATBALL AT PULCINELLA! n 1300 St. Bernard Ave.

There’s red sauce downstairs, while upstairs in the lounge, the acts sometimes go a bit blue. This is the Italian restaurant Pulcinella!, and its sister concept, the Original Nite Cap, both co-founded by local burlesque star Bella Blue. The cooking is down home, and the nonnegotiable dish for any visit is the meatball: a baseball-sized orb strung with herbs, draped with ricotta in a sauce that’s a little sweet, a bit chunky.

STRIPED BASS AT SYLVAIN n 625 Chartres St.

A neighborhood saloon for the French Quarter, Sylvain has always been a blend of the timeless and the modern, with its evocative ambiance and modern menu free of touristy cliché. A new signature dish these days is the striped bass, pan-roasted for a burnished surface that crackles over the delicate fish, finished with crabmeat or shrimp according to the season. It’s both refreshingly different and also at home in a New Orleans restaurant.

BBQ SHRIMP PO-BOY AT LIUZZA’S BY THE TRACK n 1518 N. Lopez St.

Don’t you love showing visitors the glory of New Orleans food? Sometimes it’s the casual joints that surprise and impress the most.

So it was when an intrepid Kansas City Star reporter, in town for Super Bowl coverage, asked for a confab over Creole food. This tavern was just the ticket, and this “sandwich,” a knife-and-fork affair disguised as a po-boy, gushing with butter and bouncy shrimp, was the headline-grabbing centerpiece.

CANESTRI PASTA AT IL SUPREMO n 619 Pink St., Metairie

This backstreet pizzeria started as a pasta pop-up and remains stellar, as proved by the canestri I ordered with a stack of takeout pizzas. The fat elbow shapes have an echo-y pop to the bite and carry a white wine creamy sauce, thickened with fontina, all garlicky with chunks of sausage. It’s the perfect plate of pasta. Ice cream phenom Super Witch has

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a simple pairing of pork belly with Thai kale (better known as Chinese broccoli, leafy and bitter). Even awash in a garlicky brown bean sauce, the fatty, bubble-pocked pork sang with crunch — even the next day in a second meal of leftovers.

Continued from page 1D a soft serve shop under the same roof now; there’s a lot packed into this little spot.

BRAISED CELERY HEARTS AT MAMOU n 942 N. Rampart St.

Seriously, celery. The humble ingredient makes a star dish thanks to chef Tom Branighan’s treatment. Seared, deglazed with whiskey, braised down to a tender delicacy, it pulses with bright and buttery flavors, with smoked beef tongue layered over the top. It was a fine curtain raiser for another fabulous dinner at this beautiful art nouveau-esque bistro.

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Doubles are a Trinidad and Tobago street food classic served at Queen Trini Lisa.

How many meals have begun with these crisp orbs, bursting with creamy-fresh crab? They were back at our table to start Flavors of Trinidad & Tobago are the basis things off as usual, and brought with them fresh appreciation for how sometimes for this joyful backstreet find. Start with quietly excellent restaurants like this one, doubles, a street food standard of puffy flatbread suffused with turmeric and folded from chef Justin and Mia Devillier, give around (or doubled over) a curried chickpea a graceful comfort in their longevity as neighborhood fixtures. chana. It’s fresh and hearty all at once, a meatless option and a great bite on the go. n 4200 D’Hemecourt St.

ROTISSERIE CHICKEN AT HERE TODAY

Look for the tropical mural brightening up Tulane Avenue, and you’ve found this warm and welcoming Honduran restaurant with an extensive menu of traditional dishes. Among them is some of the finest fried chicken around, delivered in a tangle of crispy fried plantain (tajadas) and a shredded cabbage slaw. It’s shattering-crisp and juicy.

Mike Stoltzfus is a fine dining chef (of Coquette, nearby) but he’s not out to make rotisserie chicken fancy. He just wants to execute this comfort food icon right, and that’s what Here Today does (even if there is a nice wine list along for the ride).

These are plump birds with dark brown skin, some of it crackling-crisp, some of it slipping off with a caramelized chew.

Get them whole for home, to share or done up in a bowl for a lighter lunch. And don’t miss the potatoes cooked in chicken fat.

EGGS WITH PORK CHOPS AT ANITA’S GRILL n 833 Howard Ave.

It could not have been more straightforward: two eggs over easy with a pork chop off the griddle, some hashbrowns and a mug of coffee. But it made my heart soar because it was Anita’s, a diner and low-key landmark through the decades that I thought we’d lost when it closed in 2024. But now it’s back in a new downtown location, still serving the type of inexpensive comfort food that can land like a godsend when you need it.

BUN RIEU AT MOI n 2809 St. Claude Ave.

This crab and tomato soup is a one-bowl buffet of different flavors and representative of the home-style Vietnamese cooking that sets Moi apart — the stuff rarely seen in restaurants. The clear broth is stacked with pork meatballs, fried tofu, a crab and pork cake, ham hock and congealed pork blood cake, minerally but otherwise mild.

This is not your ordinary noodle shop.

FRIED CAULIFLOWER AT ROSEDALE n 801 Navarre St.

Here’s a great shared starter for the middle of the table, hit with pepper jelly, dabbed with crab boil aioli, airy and light under an exterior that’s crispy in a way somewhere between roasted and fried.

Rosedale was created by Susan Spicer, now increasingly guided by her head chef Allison Birdsall, and it’s the neighborhood restaurant you wish was near you, with a New Orleans feel but a fresher take across the menu joined to a bistro-worthy wine list.

MANCHEGO TOAST AT HOT & SOUL n 2540 Banks St.

If you remember the old Mimi’s in the Marigny, I bet you’re still craving the Manchego toast, a standby on its late-night tapas menu. It’s back in modern form at this offbeat and always delicious little Mid-City spot (next to the new Trader Joe’s). The bread is better now, with a deep, dark crust standing up to the Manchego and sherry cream sauce that drapes piles of mushrooms.

BEEF WELLINGTON AT THE HUSKY n 4510 Freret St.

This stunning restaurant, with its “Gatsby mountain lodge” design, can put one in a mind of winter, even in a New Orleans summer. So it was that a dish that evokes sweater weather (what is beef Wellington if not a bundled-up tenderloin?) perfectly hit the spot one less-than-chilly night. The house martini on the side did not hurt one bit.

DIM SUM BRUNCH AT MISTER MAO n 4501 Tchoupitoulas St.

This isn’t one dish but one heck of a good deal and a great way to do brunch differently. Order dim sum brunch and the table fills with a half dozen shareable dishes like dumplings, salad, egg rolls and garlicky noodles for $50, and that’s for two people.

It’s tasty, affordable and in line with the fun style all around this funky, colorful spot.

FAY BELLE PIZZA AT NIGHTHAWK NAPOLETANA n 141 Delaronde St.

There’s enough happening in Algiers Point that a two-night staycation over the summer wasn’t long enough to take in all the bars and restaurants now. This pizzeria right across from the ferry landing was abuzz on a Friday night, with inexpensive wine and wood-fired pies with nicely charred edges (the Fay Belle has speck, arugula and mascarpone). If you’re of age, build a visit around dinner and then drinks next door at the pocket-sized sake bar Rice Vice (143 Delaronde St.).

n 4238 Magazine St.

DOUBLES AT QUEEN TRINI LISA

POLLO CON TAJADAS AT TIA MARIA’S KITCHEN n 2931 Tulane Ave.

CRABMEAT BEIGNETS AT LA PETITE GROCERY

n 1245 Constance St.

15-HOUR LAMB AT SMOKE & HONEY n 3301 Bienville St.

This versatile Mid-City restaurant is always Greek but has a dual identity. By day, it’s a casual café. In the evening, it becomes a Greek taverna with table service and a deeper menu. That’s when you’ll find the lamb, cooked down to tender strands and pressed into a cake that flakes apart under the fork. Mix it with exceptionally silky orzo, with a trickle of minty chimichurri to brighten the richness.

STUFFED DUCK NECK AT JEWEL OF THE SOUTH n 1026 St. Louis St.

Even by the standards of Phil Whitmarsh’s modern British kitchen and its love of odd bits, this beak-and-all presentation is a headturner. It’s also spectacularly delicious, with fatty, tender meat within the crinkly-crisp skin. I’ve had a summer version finished with light-tasting mushroom pâté and a richer winter version with trotter jus, and both dance in my favorite memories.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE AT DELACROIX n 1 Poydras St.

Three words: oyster cracker toffee.

This new riverfront restaurant from John Besh’s group is all about Louisiana tradition, from the oyster bar to the smoked duck gumbo and turtle sauce piquante.

But desserts get a tad more playful, and so these delicious fried crackers add a sweet/ buttery/savory spark to this intensely chocolatey tart. You can’t miss the view of the Mississippi River flowing by; don’t miss the Mississippi mud as a finale.

STEAK TARTARE CANNOLI AT BRENNAN’S n 417 Royal St.

Kris Padalino, the chef now leading Brennan’s in its contemporary trajectory, came up through the dessert and pastry realm. She applies the same artful eye to savory dishes, as is so flavorfully demonstrated with this “cannoli.” The finely-shredded potato forms a tiara of texture, giving a crisp, salty bite against the beef. Brennan’s marks 80 years in 2026; if your impression of it is still stuck in the past, it’s beyond time to revisit.

DAHI KE KEBAB AT LUFU NOLA FRENCH QUARTER n 1117 Decatur St.

A second location for LUFU gives the cohort of young Indian chefs here a larger kitchen for a deeper roster of dishes from the various regions of the subcontinent.

The description of this one — hung curd, fried onions and nuts — might not leap off the menu, but it is a dazzling first course, with that filling encased in a nest of crispy, thin kunafa rice noodles that crackle and pop over the savory, creamy center.

TODAY IN HISTORY

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2025. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve. Today in history: On Dec. 24, 1914, during World War I, impromptu Christmas truces began to take hold along parts of the Western Front, principally between British and German soldiers but also involving French troops.

Also on this date: In 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which would end the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and the U.S. Senate.

In 1851, fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes (about two-thirds of the library’s collection).

In 1865, several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tennessee, that was the original version of the Ku Klux Klan.

In 1913, 73 people, most of them children, died in a crush of panic after a false cry of “Fire!” during a Christmas party for striking miners and their families at the Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe.

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others in the Iran-Contra scandal.

In 2013, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II granted a posthumous pardon to code-breaker Alan Turing, who was criminally convicted of homosexual behavior in the 1950s.

In 2018, a series of explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in Tultepec, a town just north of Mexico City, leaving at least 24 people dead and dozens injured.

In 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its record-breaking closest approach to the sun, hurtling 3.8 million miles above its fiery surface.

Since its 2018 launch, the probe has completed numerous other close flybys to observe solar wind and other events.

Today’s birthdays: Immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci is 85. Filmmaker Lee Daniels is 66. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright is 64. Singer Ricky Martin is 54. Novelist and film producer Stephenie Meyer is 52. TV host Ryan Seacrest is 51. Rock singer Louis Tomlinson (One Direction) is 34. NFL wide receiver Davante Adams is 33.

NIKKEI BROIL AT NIKKEI IZAKAYA n 600 N. Broad St.

Nikkei is the tavern kitchen at the Broadside event space (open to the public, separately from ticketed events), and in some ways is the reincarnation of its founders’ former restaurant Carmo. It brings back Carmo’s excellent raw bar and adds fun bar food like this dish, which works like chargrilled oysters, but with shrimp. Each is nestled in an escargot pan under a cap of Havarti with ginger-spiked juice to sop up with bread.

BROWN BUTTER BANANA TART AT HERBSAINT n 701 St. Charles Ave.

The realization that Donald Link’s first restaurant hit 25 years this fall was a jolt, because it still feels so current, the result of gradual change and globally curious chefs in a setting that has always been rock-solid consistent. Through a dinner that went from gumbo to crudo (with a subtle new interest in Japanese cuisine on the menu), I knew dessert would be this tart, the same in concept as I’ve been ending meals with here for years, with its sticky chew, soft caramel and rich crust.

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n 535 Tchoupitoulas St.

There is Louisiana Creole tradition and there is Caribbean Creole tradition, and chef Nina Compton’s vibrant downtown restaurant has always illuminated their interplay.

The goat curry with sweet potato gnocchi demonstrates this beautifully, bursting with a global mélange of flavor between contrasting textures. Do it one better and get the buttermilk biscuits on the side to dunk.

ARROZ NEGRO AT ACAMAYA n 3070 Dauphine St.

Squid ink gives the rice the color of a black leather jacket at Ana Castro’s modern Mexican stunner in the Bywater. What you perhaps can’t quite place is huitlacoche, a corn fungus that does to this rice what truffles do to risotto, inducing lust for the next bite. The whole dish is shot through with crispy bits of rice, equally distributed bite to bite. A summer version of this dish, made with tomato and clam, was equally good.

CRISPY PORK THAI KALE AT TUK TUK THAI n 901 Veterans Blvd., Metairie

This tiny Thai restaurant wowed me with its stuffed wings and deep list of chef specials. But it’s the kitchen’s affinity for pork, beautifully rendered in cracklin’, that keeps calling my name. This dish is

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Gabrielle Clune, Angela Riviere

Lisa Devlin designed the pretty pink invitation of a Christmas tree with ribbons and bells for the annual luncheon given by Ladies Leukemia League in the Hilton Riverside to celebrate the holiday season. Hailed at “Mingle & Jingle, The Bell of Hope,” the 2025 theme, were the league’s co-presidents, Michele Danos and Kathy Pastorek, and Fête co-chairmen Julie Vanderbrook and Ana Eller. That foursome opened the Camille Whitworth-emceed program. An invocation followed.

One of the many highlights of the very popular event is the announcement of Light the Tree of Hope Donors. Anita Hymel, Rosalie Edwards, and Angie Cicero made the presentation to the 2025-2026 grant recipients, namely Michele Redell, Xin Zhang, Hua Lu and Zhen Lin, all M.D., along with Van Barnes, Ph.D., as were the other four.

As it does each year, the Dillard’s Fashion Show wowed the crowd with 104 looks, divided into seven different scenes, all under the rubric “Dancing through Life.” The “Wicked” segment, done in pink and green outfits, opened the runway revels that closed with “Black & Gold.” Lighting effects, cool models sporting the featured clothes, and walk-to-the-beat music commanded attention. At the show’s conclusion, Mr. Bingle appeared and then, St. Nick himself. (Folks identified Santa as Stephen Kernion, who followed in the Claus footsteps of his uncle and his father.) Jollity prevailed: Ho, ho, ho!.

The luncheon raises funds for a cure of leukemia and five survivors then captured the onstage and runway limelight. Many moist-eyed audience member applauded with gusto adult survivors Elizabeth McDougall, Cindy Giavotella, and Gabrielle Clune and children Grace Boggs and Vivian Peranio.

Further features — there were dozens — included the tasty menu of wedge salad, braised short ribs and the artistically crafted chocolate decadence dessert; small Christmas tree centerpieces atop greenery that served as door prizes at each table; the Giving Purse won by Angela Riviere; the 100-items Parade of Prizes; the Holiday Wish Raffle donated by Aucoin Hart and won by Sara Yeager; the restaurant raffle; and the door prize winners, Victoria Keller and Vickie Mumphrey. In the extensive silent auction, the Mignon Faget-donated “Garden Party” necklace tallied the most bids.

Notables included Dillard’s Lakeside General Manager Eugene Williams and assistant Michelle Landry, as well as fashion show director Sue Webber, of Sue Webber Productions. Also, Eulalie and Harold Petit, Cathy Wattigney, Cindy Paulin, Carey and Richard Kernion, members of the LLL executive committee, the FdN committee chairmen, LLL supporters, and sponsor and donor representatives, all forming the gathering of almost 1,000 people, who “rang” the Bell of Hope.

The Preservation Resource Center’s Holiday Home Tour, which occurred Dec. 13-14 in the Garden District, was launched the week before at the patron party in the Walter Grinnan Robinson House. The celebrated Italianate Villa mansion, Kearney Gay, Karon Reese, Elizabeth and Adam with two-story curved Keckler galleries, is now owned

by Jennifer and Dennis Lauscha.

For the party, larger-than-life Christmas décor festooned the aforementioned exterior galleries, while indoors, guests discovered a series of lavish vignettes inspired by “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a period starting on Dec. 25 and running through January 6. Host Jennifer, along with Tom Chandler and Associates, combined whimsy and refineAulston Taylor, Naydja and Adolph Bynum ment for the elegant setting.

Guests were gobsmacked.

Pigeon Catering purveyed with passed hors d’oeuvres and a lavish spread on the dining table; a Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra quartet entertained with a classical repertoire; and chatter concerned the tour’s homes, owned

by Friends of the PRC, Erin Biro and C.J. Bui, Hope and Adam Sherman, Elizabeth and Adam Keckler, and Will Erickson and Phil Wood. McEnery Residential presented the HHT, which celebrated 50 years of holiday fun. The Louise S. McGehee School was the headquarters and St. Mary’s Chapel on Jackson Avenue, the “bonus” site.

Mirell Gallo and Celeste Marshall chaired the tour committee that included Chris Aguglia, Laura Avery,Andrew Bofinger, Shayna Connell,Vivian Grandal, Lorraine Lorio, Megan McNeil, Eva Pesta, Dennis and Jennifer Lauscha Karon Reese, Hartley Wasser, and Holly Wilson.

Kristin Gisleson Palmer is the PRC executive director and Hartley M. Crunk chairs the board.

Blair Crunk joined Hartley at the patron party. Making rounds, too, were PRC board vice president Chris Kornman and wife Arian Elfant,Ansley Seaver, Mike Humphrey, Sarah Martzolf, Lesley Poche, Ellie Sanders, Hayley Bumpas,Anne Comarda, Joyce Delery, Eleanor Hohnstein,Warren Backer, Kristen Wellborn, spouses Anne Teague Landis and Cuyler Boad, Marcia Davila with Emmett Zimmerman, spouses Patti Ross and Charlie Gay, Denise and Paul Morse,Tracey Moore with wife Blainey Kern, Mary Martin and Richard Roth, Jenny and Lee Zurik, Judith Oudt, Greg Morey and Scott James, and countless others who made preservation their Christmas wish.

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The Crystal Palace in Harvey housed the holiday hobnobbng for the ETG’s 2025 Christmas Celebration. Guests wore “after-five” atDonna and Donald Collins tire, while the Extra Terrific Gents members donned tuxedos with teal bow ties and vests.

As part of the club’s tradition, the event served as an official Toys for Tots collection point, staffed by a U.S. Marine.

Festive decorations added to the ambiance, thanks to blue-lit Christmas trees, while buffet offerings helped fuel the fun. Choice items included a fruit and dessert table, along with an ETG logo cake.

Enjoying the evening were club president Donald Collins and Donna, vice president Jarrod Smith and Sharon Watson, secretary Rodney Leon,Andrella Morris, Corey and Kimberly Thomas, Gary and Sabrina Thomas, Garry and Patricia Mitchel, Californians Michael and Linda St. Cyr, Rene and Gail Dinet, Brandon and Tonya Williams, Kwantrell and April Green, Ferdinand and Lydia Leon, Barry and Lorraine Dinvaut, Leonard and Gail Saizan, Geoffrey and Kim Denesse, Michael Tobias and Renata Stiaes, Cyril Saulny and cousin Meritza Saulny, Calvin Charbonnet Jr. and Alicia, and others. Most obliged the music-making of DJ Gravy, who kept the dance floor active throughout the night. “Boots on the Ground” called for a feat of feet.

Cindy Hargis, Kayla Gilberti PROVIDED PHOTOS

Rodney Leon, Kathy and Clarence Hebert

Sam Owens, Maya Flowers

n Distaff Delights Those who give, get. And PROVIDED PHOTOS such was the case for the Metairie Woman’s Club, which Kathy McLeod, Carrel Epling, Regina Martin has, for more than 86 years, fulfilled its mission of service by supporting charitable causes in our community. A Christmas social chaired by Regina Martin and Kathy McLeod was their “gift” and, once again, Carrel Epling, the hostess. Her Metairie home was beautifully decorated for the holidays.

Guests were greeted by twinkling lights, elegant holiday décor, and the “unmistakable cheer that defines the Club’s most beloved tradition.”

Further treats were seasonal cocktails, tasty bites, and plenty of laughter. All reflected the club’s years of friendship and giving within a celebratory spirit.

Toni Gambino, Rubye Noble

Evans, Janet Schwary

Merry Christmas!

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AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Jump into action, do your part and make fond memories with the ones you love. Put your best foot forward, and the love you get in return will be the best gift ever.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) You've got everything under control. Don't let consumption be your downfall. Be the good Samaritan, the one who looks out for others and offers a helping hand wherever and whenever necessary.

ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Do the legwork necessary to ensure you aren't caught off guard by those who try your patience during the festive season. It's up to you to protect yourself from any fallout that comes your way. tAuRus (April 20-May 20) Mixed emotions will set in, leading you to question whether what you are donating or dealing with is worthwhile. Travel, visits and gatherings with loved ones you don't get to see very often will be enlightening.

GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Review the year gone by, weigh the pros and cons, and establish what to put to rest and what to carry forward. Look at the big picture, but once your vision is clear, take a minimalist approach to how you proceed.

cAncER (June 21-July 22) It's the thought that counts, and last-minute shopping can be time-consuming if you don't have a plan or the cash on hand. Cap your spending; it's the thought, not what you spend on a gift, that counts.

LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Offering help, money or time is admirable, but don't let anyone take advantage of your kindness. Charity begins at home this year.

Look around, and support loved ones.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Participation will be called for. Attend fundraisers, mix business with pleasure or lift the spirits of someone who is down and out.

Emotions will be close to the surface.

LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) Everybody has a story. Don't judge; show compassion.

Manage your consumption to avoid the consequences and regrets that follow indulgence, especially when mixing business with pleasure. scoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) Leave yourself plenty of time to get to where you want to go. Traveling at this time of year can be stressful. Stay calm and enjoy the moment. It's a time to make memories, not regrets. sAGIttARIus (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Proceed with patience and good intentions. A gracious attitude and a big smile will help deter anyone from taking their frustrations out on you.

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Sudoku InstructIons: sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers.

The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday.

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By PHILLIP ALDER Most of my columns are clear-cut. This oneismuchlessso.However,manyyears ago, my then partner, David Greenwood, and I discussed grand slams. These are major point winners ... and losers. We knew that most authorities recommend leading a trump against a grand. It is assumed that a pair will not bid seven unless its trump suit is solid. So, to avoid giving away a trick, a trump lead has to be safe.

We decided that we could cash in on this. We agreed to bid seven if we knew the only missing key-card was the trump queen. Then, if the lead was a trump, it would pick up the queen for us; if the lead was from a side suit, we would play the opening leader for the trump queen. We went three for three, and this was playing against internationals, not beginners.

(We were using an early form of Roman Key-Card Blackwood called Byzantine Blackwood, when we could find out about the trump king and queen.)

The declarer in today’s deal would have benefited from joining our discussion.

South opened with a weak two-bid.

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today’s thought “And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

Luke 2:10 Great joy comes to those who put their faith in Jesus, the Savior of the world. — G.E. Dean

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on the U. S. Department of Treasury Financial Management Service List (Treasury List) as ap‐ proved for an amount equal to or greater than the contract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana. If the Surety is not listed on the Trea‐ sury List, and has less than an “A-“ rating (as shown in the latest edi‐ tion of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide) the maxi‐ mum Contract amount for which that Surety may provide a Bond is $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), or fif‐ teen percent of

INCORPORATION OF IN STRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS ADVERTISEMENT INTO FOR BIDS

cent of policyholders surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Orleans Parish School Board, and shall be accompanied by ap‐ propriate power of attor‐ ney. No Bid Bond indicat‐ ing an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is accept‐ able.

funds which will not be readily available at the time the Bids are re‐ ceived. As a result, pur‐ suant to La. R.S. 38:2215, the Owner is exempt from the requirement of acting to award the Con‐ tract or reject all Bids within forty-five (45) cal‐ endar days of receipt of the Bids. Pursuant to this Statute, the Owner specifically reserves the right to hold all Bids for greater than forty-five (45) calendar days.

about this sourcing event, go to www.nola. gov and click on “BRASS Supplier Portal” under “BIDS & CONTRACTS”.

Once on the Supplier Por‐ tal, search “Open Events.”

tation and addenda no tices from LaPAC and Central Bidding the CityParish will email ad‐ denda to all vendors con‐ tacting our office and re‐ questing to be put on our office Vendor Listing for this solicitation.

Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge will e-mail or mail addenda to all vendors contacting our office and requesting to be put on our office Ven‐ dor Listing for this solici‐ tation.

The Orleans Parish School Board shall incur no obligation to the Con‐ tractor until the Contract Between Owner and Con‐ tractor is fully executed.

Advertising Dates: December 17, 24, 2025 and January 2, 2026 NOCP 8822

Public Notices

Public Notices Bids/Proposals

PUBLIC NOTICE --AADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the Orleans School Board Parish (OPSB) by the Procure‐ ment Department, Room 2401 Westbend 5055, Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, until 2:00 PM (CST) on Thurs‐ day, January 15, 2026.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time, and a tabu‐ lation will be made for by the consideration Owner in awarding the Contract.

Bids received after the date above-designated and time will not be opened and will be re‐ jected.

ANY PERSON REQUIRING ACCOMMODA‐ SPECIAL TIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE PARISH ORLEANS SCHOOL BOARD OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMO‐ DATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: Plumbing Repairs at Vorice J. Waters Elemen‐ tary School 1116 Jefferson Avenue New Orleans, LA 70115 PROJECT NUMBER: No. 25-FAC-0027

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Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained from: Meyer Engineers, Ltd. 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B Metairie, LA 70001 Attn: Alec Simonson, P.E. P | 504.885.9892 Email: asimonson@meyer-e-l. com Bid documents will be emailed by Architect or a downloadable link will be provided to obtain bid documents in PDF for‐ mat.

All Bids must be accom‐ panied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the Base Bid and all Alter‐ nates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or the Orleans Parish School Board Bid Bond Form written by a surety com‐ pany licensed to do busi‐ ness in Louisiana, signed by the surety's agency or attorney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list approved bonding of companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it ob‐ ligates itself in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana insurance domiciled company with at least an A - rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide.

If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best's listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten per‐ cent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of Orleans Parish the School Board, and shall be accompanied by ap‐ propriate power of attor‐ ney. No Bid Bond indicat‐ ing an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is accept‐ able.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond written by a company li‐ censed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Con‐ amount.

Surety tract must be listed currently on the U. S. Department f i i l

the Surety’s policyhold‐ ers' surplus (as shown

by Surety's most recent statements financial filed with the Louisiana Department of Insur‐ ance), whichever is less.

If the Surety is not listed on the Treasury List, and has at least an “A”- rat‐ ing or better (as shown in the latest edition of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide), the maximum amount for Contract which that Surety may provide a Bond is fifteen percent of the Surety’s surplus policyholders' (as shown by Surety's most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of The Bond Insurance. shall be signed by the surety's agent or attor‐ ney-in-fact, and shall be in favor of the Orleans Parish School Board.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday January 6, 2026 at Vorice Jackson Waters Elemen‐ tary School located at 1116 Jefferson Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 Attendance at this con‐ ference is NOT required but highly encouraged and Bidders are advised that they will be required to state on the Bid Form that they are familiar with the Project site lo‐ cated at 1116 Jefferson Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S.38:2212 (A)(1)(a). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after re‐ ceipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment bids, and those re‐ quired on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC FUND‐ ING: Notice is hereby given that this Project is to be financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which will not be readily available at the time the Bids are re‐ ceived. As a result, pur‐ suant to La. R.S. 38:2215, the Owner is exempt from the requirement of acting to award the Con‐ tract or reject all Bids within forty-five (45) cal‐ endar days of receipt of the Bids. Pursuant to this the Owner Statute, specifically reserves the right to hold all Bids for greater than forty-five (45) calendar days.

The Orleans Parish School Board shall incur no obligation to the Con‐ tractor until the Contract Between Owner and Con‐ tractor is fully executed.

INCORPORATION OF IN‐ STRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The Instructions to Bid‐ ders contained in the Bid Documents (referenced above), and all require‐ ments contained therein, are incorporated into this Advertisement for Bids as if completely set forth herein.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond written by a company li‐ censed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Con‐ tract amount.

Surety must be listed currently on the U. S. Department Financial of Treasury Management Service List (Treasury List) as ap‐ proved for an amount equal to or greater than the contract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana. If the Surety is not listed on the Trea‐ sury List, and has less than an “A-“ rating (as shown in the latest edi‐ tion of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide) the maxi‐ mum Contract amount for which that Surety may provide a Bond is $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), or fif‐ teen percent of the Surety’s policyholders' surplus (as shown by Surety's most recent fi‐ nancial statements filed with the Louisiana De‐ partment of Insurance), whichever is less. If the Surety is not listed on the Treasury List, and has at least an “A”- rat‐ ing or better (as shown in the latest edition of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide), the maximum Contract amount for which that Surety may provide a Bond is fifteen percent of the Surety’s policyholders' surplus (as shown by Surety's most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

The Bond shall be signed by the surety's agent or attor‐ ney-in-fact, and shall be in favor of the Orleans Parish School Board.

By: Mr. Paul Lucius Executive Director of Pro‐ curement Insertion dates: (1)Wednesday, December 10, 2025 (2) Wednesday, Decem‐ ber 17, 2025 (3) Wednesday, Decem‐ ber 24, 2025 169673-dec 10-17-24-31 $324 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) by the Procure‐ ment Department, Room 5055, 2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, until 2:00 PM CST on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time, and a tabu‐ lation will be made for consideration by the Owner in awarding the Contract.

Bids received after the above-designated date and time will not be opened and will be re‐ jected.

ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMO‐ DATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: Chiller Replacement @ Dr. Milton Becnel 7301 Dwyer Rd. New Orleans, LA 70126

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD

PROJECT NUMBER: ITB25-FAC-0068

at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 08, 2026 at Dr. Milton Becnel School located at 7301 Dwyer Rd., New Orleans, LA 70126

Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained from: Pivotal Engineering LLC 1515 Poydras st., Suite 1150 New Orleans, LA 70112 Attn: Bassam Rossi Mekari, PE (225-205-3490) Email: bmekari@ pivotaleng.com

Attendance at this con‐ ference is NOT required but highly encouraged and Bidders are advised that they will be required to state on the Bid Form that they are familiar with the Project site lo‐ cated at 3128 Constance St., New Orleans, LA 70115

Bid documents will be emailed by Architect or a downloadable link will be provided to obtain bid documents in PDF for‐ mat.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of Mechanical Work (Statewide). Bidder is re‐ quired to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S.38:2212 (A)(1)(a). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after re‐ ceipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

All Bids must be accom‐ panied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the Base Bid and all Alter‐ nates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or the Orleans Parish School Board Bid Bond Form written by a surety com‐ pany licensed to do busi‐ ness in Louisiana, signed by the surety's agency or attorney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it ob‐ ligates itself in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A - rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide.

If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best's listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten per‐ cent of policyholders' l h i th

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment bids, and those re‐ quired on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC FUNDING: Notice is hereby given that this Project is to be financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which will not be dil il bl t th

Thank you for your inter‐ est in doing business with the City of New Or‐ leans.

James Simmons, Jr. Chief Procurement Officer

Proposals received after the above specified time will not be considered.

170889-dec 17-24-jan 2-3t $106.29

INCORPORATION OF IN‐ STRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS INTO ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PUBLIC NOTICE --CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PURCHASING OFFICE 222 ST. LOUIS STREET BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 TELEPHONE: (225) 389-3259

The Instructions to Bid‐ ders contained in the Bid Documents (referenced above), and all require‐ ments contained therein, are incorporated into this Advertisement for Bids as if completely set forth herein.

VOUCHER #2025-18-5400

By: Mr. Paul Lucius Executive Director of Pro‐ curement

STATE DATES 12/11/25; 12/17/25; 12/24/25

Insertion dates: (1) Wednesday, December 17, 2025 (2) Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (3) Wednesday, December 31, 2025

BIDS TO BE OPENED: January 29, 2026 2:00 PM CST NOTICE TO PROPOSERS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge until January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM local time in Room 826 of City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 for:

170595 Dec. 17, 24, 31, 3t $326.35 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

RFP SOLICITATION NO. 2025-18 5400 - Janitorial Services for ATM/EOC Building

SPONSORING DEPARTMENT: Stormwater and Green Infrastructure

A mandatory pre-pro‐ posal conference and job site visit will be held in person on December 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM. The mandatory pre-proposal conference and job site visit will be held at the Mayor’s Office of Home‐ land Security and Emer‐ gency Preparedess (MOHSEP) office, 3773 Harding Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70807. A com‐ pany representative must be in attendance at the pre-proposal meeting and job site visit to re‐ ceive an award for this project.

TITLE: DC Fast Charger EV Station SOURCING EVENT NO.: 4613 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DBE OPPORTUNITY: YES (35%) RELEASED ON: December 17, 2025 DEADLINE TO RESPOND: Jan, 14 2025 PRE-BID CONFERENCE: Dec, 22 2025

Copies of the Request for Proposal may be ob‐ tained from LaPAC (https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ dspBid.cfm?search=dep artment&term=102), Central Bidding (http:// www.centralauctionh ouse.com) or by email re‐ quest to: JanitorialServATM@brla. gov.

Dates are subject to changes via an adden‐ dum posted by the Bu‐ reau of Purchasing on the City’s supplier portal.

If this solicitation is fed‐ erally funded, prospec‐ tive bidder/respondent must pay particular at‐ tention to all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and the State of Louisiana.

The deadline for receiv‐ ing written inquiries is January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM CST.

The right to reject any and all proposals and to waive irregularities and informalities is reserved.

The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economi‐ cally Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in ac‐ cordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certified in accor‐ dance with the Parish program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts.

COMMODITY CODE(s): 060-09 The City of New Orleans strongly encourages mi‐ nority-owned and women-owned busi‐ nesses, socially and eco‐ nomically disadvantaged businesses and small businesses to respond to this solicitation, or to participate in subcon‐ tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐ tion.

In that LaPAC and Central Bidding provides an im‐ mediate e-mail notifica‐ tion to subscribing bid‐ ders that a solicitation and any subsequent ad‐ denda have been let and posted, notice and re‐ ceipt thereof is consid‐ ered formally given as of their respective dates of posting. Though not re‐ quired if receiving solici‐ tation and addenda no‐ i f d

For more information about this sourcing l t t

PUBLIC NOTICE --City of Gretna, Louisiana (LACPC Participant) City of Gretna EV Charging Stations Purchase ADDENDUM #3 NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF BID DEADLINE

For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and participation is strongly encouraged but not re‐ quired.

The City of Gretna, LA seeks to purchase three (3) EV Charging Stations and related software, components and installa‐ tion services as specified https://lamats. at easibuy.com. Interested suppliers will review the electronic instructions and the Bid Information and Instructions. Bids will be completed and submitted on the Bid Form provided. The City intends to purchase the EV Charging Stations from a responsible sup‐ plier whose product meets the specifications and who has provided the lowest bid.

The City-Parish is an equal opportunity em‐ ployer and encourages the participation of Dis‐ advantaged Business En‐ terprises (DBE) in all of its projects.

Pro‐ posers/Prospective Con‐ tractors are strongly en‐ couraged to make posi‐ tive efforts to utilize mi‐ nority subcontractors for a portion of this project.

Proposers are requested to include in their pro‐ posal a description of plans for minority partic‐ ipation under this Con‐ tract as suppliers or sub‐ contractors.

Submission of sealed bids is by electronic means only at https:// lamats.easibuy.com , and the submission deadline has been extended from 2:00 p.m. on December 16, 2025, until 2:00 p.m. on December 29, 2025.

The Bid opening will be conducted electronically only, and the bid results will be posted online at https://lamats.easibuy. com by 2:30 p.m. CST on December 29, 2025. The City reserves the right to reject all bids or to reject any particular bid for cause.

All questions concerning the Solicitation and Con‐ tract Documents MUST be received in accor‐ dance with the Schedule of Events cited in section 1.3 of the Solicitation documents and as further defined in section 1.7.2 Proposer In‐ quiry Period of the same document.

Questions regarding the use of this platform or submitting bids should be directed to: Paul Holmes, Electronic Ad‐ lacpc@ ministration, lamats.net. Questions re‐ garding the EV Charging Station specifications should be directed to April Pellegrin, apelle‐ grin@gretnala.com.

Though not required if receiving solicitation and addenda notices from LaPAC, the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East B t R ill il

170899-dec 17-1t $47.28

PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice is hereby given that St. John Lutheran is requesting sealed pro‐ posals to provide vended meal services. Proposals are due to St. John Lutheran at 3937 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70119 on January 2, 2026 at 10:00am. Public bid open‐ ing at 10:05am. Proposals received after the desig‐ nated time and date will be returned unopened.

St. John reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any and all informalities in the best interest of the SFA. Copies of the re‐ quest for propels are available by contacting mbinkley@sjlno.org or Central Bidding (www. centralbidding.com). For questions related to the bidding electronic process, please call Cen‐ tral Bidding at 225-8104814 This institution in an opportunity equal provider.

171410-dec 24-26-2t $199.20 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO PROPOSERS SP# 1675 Sealed proposals will be received by the Office of State Procurement, 1201 North Third Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA until 10:00 AM CT on 02/02/2026 for So‐ Number licitation Doc1866228128 - Request for Proposal (RFP) for De‐ sign and Operate a Coastwide Nutria Control Program. The RFP may be at https:// accessed discovery.ariba.com/rfx/ 1110000742 No proposals will be con‐ sidered after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals and to waive any infor‐ malities.

Tom Ketterer Director of State Procurement Phone (225) 342-8010 171470-dec 24-1t $10.34

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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF WESTWEGO CITY OF WESTWEGO LEGALS

*Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state’s online electronic bid posting and Central Bidding noti‐ fication system, in addi‐ tion to its standard means of advertising this requirement. LaPAC is resident on State Pur‐ chasing’s website at https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ pubmain.cfm and is available for vendor selfenrollment. NOTE: This RFP is not available to submit online via Central Bidding; submissions MUST be mailed or hand delivered to the address mentioned in the RFP.

The Bureau of Purchas‐ ing uses commodity codes to notify suppliers of the release of a sourc‐ ing event and subse‐ quent modifications via addendum. Note that you would receive those noti‐ fications if you selected the following commodity code(s) before the re‐ lease of the sourcing event:

169931-dec 11-17-24-3t $212.40

Public Notices Bids/Proposals

Westwego City Officials Mayor Robert E. Billiot, Sr. City Clerk Lisa Tapia

Chief of Police Dwayne J. Munch, Sr.

City Council District 1: John I. Shaddinger, Jr. District 2: Johnny S. Nobles Jr. District 3: Lisa H. Valence District 4: Robert “Bobby” Utley District 5: Robert “Bobby B” Bonvillian

The Westwego Planning Advisory Board will hold a hearing to Resubdivide Lots 12 and 13 Sq. 2 Westdale Subdivision into Lot 13A Sq. 2, Westdale Subdivision, Westwego, LA 70094. The hearing will be held January 07, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. Located at City Hall, 1100 Fourth St. Westwego, LA 70094 171111-597264-dec 24-1t $ 48.51

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF KENNER CITY OF KENNER LEGALS Kenner City Officials

packets are to be returned to the Finance Department by mail via USPS, Fed Ex or UPS no later than 12:00 P.M., Friday, January 16th, 2026.

Louisiana, at which time the bids will be publicly read.

/s/Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer

Mayor Michael J. Glaser, Sr.

Chief of Police Keith A. Conley

The City of Kenner reserves the right to reject any and all submissions. For additional information regarding this project, please contact FINcontracts@kenner.la.us.

Council Members At-Large Kristi K. McKinney, Div. A At-Large Thomas “Tom” Willmott, Div. B District 1 Dee B. Dunn District 2 Ronald R. Scharwath District 3 Joseph F. LaHatte, III District 4 George L. Branigan District 5 Brian Brennan

City Hall 1801 Williams Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 Telephone (504) 468-7200

Michael J. Glaser Mayor City of Kenner

Kenner Police 500 Veterans Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 Telephone (504) 712-2200

RFP No. 25-6927 The Advocate December 10th, 17th, and 24th, 2025 _________________________________________________________

Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer City of Kenner

PUBLIC NOTICE RFP 25-6928

PUBLIC NOTICE RFP 25-6926 Provide Disaster Services and Support For the City of Kenner The City of Kenner is interested in establishing a pre-position contract to Provide Disaster Services and Support This contract may be invoked for Parish, State and Federally declared disaster or emergency events.

This resulting contract from this RFP may be eligible for FEMA reimbursement.

Provide Post-Disaster Debris Collection, Processing and Disposal Services For the City of Kenner The City of Kenner is interested in establishing a pre-position contract to Provide Post-Disaster Debris Collection, Processing and Disposal Services This contract may be invoked for Parish, State and Federally declared disaster or emergency events.

This resulting contract from this RFP may be eligible for FEMA reimbursement.

Interested individuals or firms can obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal packets by emailing the City of Kenner Finance Department at FinContracts@kenner.la.us or visiting www.Kenner.la.us. RFP packets may also be obtained, as well as submitted, on www.centralauctionhouse.com. Completed packets are to be returned to the Finance Department by mail via USPS, Fed Ex or UPS no later than 12:00 P.M., Friday, January 16th, 2026.

Interested individuals or firms can obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal packets by emailing the City of Kenner Finance Department at FinContracts@kenner.la.us or visiting www.Kenner.la.us. RFP packets may also be obtained, as well as submitted, on www.centralauctionhouse.com. Completed packets are to be returned to the Finance Department by mail via USPS, Fed Ex or UPS no later than 12:00 P.M., Friday, January 16th, 2026.

The City of Kenner reserves the right to reject any and all submissions. For additional information regarding this project, please contact FINcontracts@kenner.la.us.

The City of Kenner reserves the right to reject any and all submissions. For additional information regarding this project, please contact FINcontracts@kenner.la.us.

Michael J. Glaser Mayor City of Kenner

Michael J. Glaser Mayor City of Kenner

RFP No. 25-6928 The Advocate December 10th, 17th, and 24th, 2025 _________________________________________________________

Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer City of Kenner

RFP No. 25-6926 The Advocate December 10th, 17th, and 24th, 2025 _________________________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE RFP 25-6927 Provide Post Disaster Debris Management and Monitoring Services For the City of Kenner The City of Kenner is interested in establishing a pre-position contract to Provide Post Disaster Debris Management and Monitoring Services.

This contract may be invoked for Parish, State and Federally declared disaster or emergency events.

This resulting contract from this RFP may be eligible for FEMA reimbursement.

Interested individuals or firms can obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal packets by emailing the City of Kenner Finance Department at FinContracts@kenner.la.us or visiting www.Kenner.la.us. RFP packets may also be obtained, as well as submitted, on www.centralauctionhouse.com. Completed

Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer City of Kenner

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 25-6929 December 17, 2025 Repair and Maintenance Services for Fleet of Fire Trucks Sealed Bid No. 25-6929 The City of Kenner (also referenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS Bidders may also obtain copies of the bid documents and submit bids electronically by visiting www.centralauctionhouse.com.

Sealed bids may also be received by mail or in-person until Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CST, by the City of Kenner in the Finance Department located at: 1610 Reverend Richard Wilson Drive Building D Kenner, Louisiana 70062 All interested parties are invited to attend the Bid Opening on the same day at 10:00 a.m. in the City of Kenner, Building D Auditorium, 1610 Rev. Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner,

CITY OF KENNER

Advertisement: The Advocate December 17, 2025 December 24, 2025 December 31, 2025 _________________________________________________________ INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 25-6930 12/17/2025 CONTRACT TO PROVIDE TREE WORK CITYWIDE Sealed Bid No. 25-6930 The City of Kenner (also referenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for: Provide Tree Work Services Citywide Bidders may also obtain copies of the bid documents and submit bids electronically by visiting www.centralauctionhouse.com.

Sealed bids may also be received by mail or in-person until January 22, 2026 at 9:45 a.m., by the City of Kenner in the Finance Department located at: 1610 Reverend Richard Wilson Drive Building D Kenner, Louisiana 70062 All interested parties are invited to attend the Bid Opening on the same day at 10:00 a.m. in the City of Kenner, Building D Auditorium, 1610 Rev. Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner, Louisiana, at which time the bids will be publicly read.

CITY OF KENNER /s/Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer

The Advocate December 17, 2025 December 24, 2025 December 31, 2025 _________________________________________________________ INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 25-6931 December 17, 2025 Provide Ditch Spraying as needed Citywide Sealed Bid No. 25-6931 The City of Kenner (also referenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for: PROVIDE DITCH SPRAYING AS NEEDED CITYWIDE Bidders may also obtain copies of the bid documents and submit bids electronically by visiting www.centralauctionhouse.com.

Sealed bids may also be received by mail or in-person until Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CST, by the City of Kenner in the Finance Department located at: 1610 Reverend Richard Wilson Drive Building D Kenner, Louisiana 70062 All interested parties are invited to attend the Bid Opening on the same day at 10:00 a.m. in the City of Kenner, Building D Auditorium, 1610 Rev. Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner, Louisiana, at which time the bids will be publicly read.

CITY OF KENNER /s/Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer Advertisement: The Advocate December 17, 2025 December 24, 2025 December 31, 2025

Advertisement: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In accordance with Sec. 91/2-7 of the City of Kenner Code of Ordinances, Regulations for removal of weeds, grass or other noxious matter, the following property owner(s) are hereby notified that within five (5) days of this notice, if said property owner(s) do not cut, destroy or remove such weeds, grass or deleterious, unhealthy growth, trash, debris, refuse, discarded or noxious matter from the premises involved, the City of Kenner will undertake the removal of weeds, grass or other noxious matter assessing all costs and an administrative fee of $250.00 against said property. The City of Kenner may undertake continued monthly maintenance of said property for a period of twelve (12) months without giving any additional notification to the owner.

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NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES BLDG/PREMISES MAINTENANCE REQ NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES

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NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In accordance with Sec. 91/2-7 of the City of Kenner Code of Ordinances, Regulations for removal of weeds, grass or other noxious matter, the following property owner(s) are hereby notified that within five (5) days of this notice, if said property owner(s) do not cut, destroy or remove such weeds, grass or deleterious, unhealthy growth, trash, debris, refuse, discarded or noxious matter from the premises involved, the City of Kenner will undertake the removal of weeds, grass or other noxious matter assessing all costs and an administrative fee of $250.00 against said property. The City of Kenner may undertake continued monthly maintenance of said property for a period of twelve (12) months without giving any additional notification to the owner.

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JEFFERSON PARISH LEGALS Parish & City Officials Parish President Cynthia LeeSheng Parish Council Scott A. Walker Council Chairman Dist. 1: Timothy P. Kerner Jr. Dist. 2: Deano A. Bonano Dist. 3: Byron L. Lee Dist. 4: Arita M. L. Bohannan Dist. 5: Hans J. Liljeberg Council At Large Div. A: Jennifer Van Vrancken Div. B: Scott A. Walker Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto, III District Attorney Paul Connick, Jr. Assessor Thomas J. Capella Coroner Gerry Cvitanovich, M.D. Registrar of Voters Dennis DiMarco Parish Clerk Lizabeth A. Johnston Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer School Board President- Dr. Gerard LeBlanc Vice-President- Chad Nugent District 1 – Dr. Gerard LeBlanc District 2 – Ricky Johnson District 3 – Kriss Fairbairn Fortunato District 4 – Clay Moise District 5 – Derrick Shepherd

District 6 – Michael Pedalino District 7 – Ralph Brandt District 8 – Chad Nugent District 9 – Steven Guitterrez Superintendent Dr. James Gray 24th Judicial District Div. A: Raymond S. Steib, Jr. Div. B: R. Christopher Cox, III Div. C: June Berry Darensburg Div. D: Jacqueline Maloney Div. E: Frank A. Brindisi.

Div. F: Michael P. Mentz Div. G: E. Adrian Adams Div. H: Donald “Chick” Foret Div. I: Nancy A. Miller Div. J: Stephen C. Grefer Div. K: Ellen Shirer Kovach Div. L: Donald A. Rowan, Jr. Div. M: Shayna Beevers Morvant Div. N: Stephen D. Enright, Jr. Div. O: Danyelle M. Taylor Div. P: Lee V. Faulker, Jr. Criminal Court Commissioners: David P. Wolff & Paul Schneider Domestic Court Commissioners: Ruben J. Bailey & David P. Wolff Domestic Hearing Officers: Lisa Matthews Theresa Piglia Ashley Schepens Elizabeth Meneray First Parish Court Judge, Division A: Rebecca M. Olivier Judge, Division B: Johnny Lee Traffic Hearing Officer changes monthly Second Parish Court

Div. A: Sharlayne Jackson Prevost Div. B: Raylyn R. Beevers Constables 1st Justice Court Jonathan Liberto 2nd Justice Court Kendall C. Bussey 3rd Justice Court Brennan Rojas 4th Justice Court Leon F Bradberry, Sr. 5th Justice Court Allen Leone, Jr. 6th Justice Court Jason Ural 7th Justice Court Floyd Davis 8th Justice Court Charles L. Wilson Justice of the Peace Div. 1 Vernon J. Wilty, III Div. 2 Mark Spears Div. 3 Charles R. Kerner Div. 4 Leon Bradberry, Jr. Div. 5 Charles V. Cusimano, II Div. 6 Kevin Centanni Div. 7 Michele P. Holmes Div. 8 Roscoe W. Lewis Juvenile Court Section A: Judge Jennifer Guillot Womble Section B: Judge Amanda Chauvin Calogero Section C: Judge Barron C. Burmaster Grand Isle Independent Levee District David Camardelle President/Director Kelly Besson, Sr., VicePresident Michael Scioneaux, Secretary/Treasurer Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East Peter G. Vicari, President Michael D. Schnell, VicePresident

K. Randall Noel, Treasurer Gregory S. Marsiglia, Secretary Deborah M. Settoon, Commissioner Roy M. Carubba, Commissioner David A. Martin, Commissioner Kerwyn King, Commissioner Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West Commissioners Scott M. Burke, President Kyle J. Galloway, P.E., Vice-President Stephen P. Gauthé, Secretary-Treasurer Larry B. Ardoin, P.E., Commissioner William B. Fogle, Commissioner Ronnie L. Robinson, P.E., Commissioner Jesse D. Noel, P.E., Regional Director Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Col. Evans Spiceland – Chair Ralph C. Cox Jr. -Vice Chair Timothy Coulon – Treasurer Justin R. Clinton – Secretary James W. Tucker - Member GRAND ISLE Mayor David Camardelle Council Members Seat A- Councilmember James Cheramie Seat B- Councilmember Harley Stelly Seat C – Councilmember Loren Gonzalez Seat D –Councilmember Brian Barthelemy Seat E – Councilmember Michael Scioneaux

Chief of Police Christopher Hernandez Grand Isle Port Commission John Cheramie- Sec/ Treasurer Terrill Pizani- Commissioner Ernie BallardCommissioner Kerry BessonCommissioner Patrick LandryCommissioner Weldon Danos- Executive Director GRETNA Mayor Belinda Cambre Constant Council Members Dist. At Large: Wayne A. Rau Dist. 1: Rudy S. Smith Dist. 2: Michael A. Hinyub Dist. 3: Mark K. Miller District 4: Randy S. Carr Chief of Police Brett J. Lawson

Chief of Police Marcell Rodriguez KENNER Mayor Michael J. Glaser, Sr. Council Members Kristi K. McKinney, At-Large Div. A Thomas “Tom” Willmott, At-Large Div. B Dee B. Dunn, District 1 Ronald R. Scharwath, District 2 Joseph F. LaHatte, III, District 3 George L. Branigan, District 4 Brian Brennan, District 5 Chief of Police Keith Conley WESTWEGO Mayor Robert. E. Billiot, Sr. Council Members Dist. 1: John I. Shaddinger, Jr. Dist 2: Hon. Johnny S. Nobles, Jr. Dist. 3 Hon. Lisa Valence Dist. 4 Hon. Robert “Bobby” Utley Dist. 5 Hon. Robert “Bobby B” Bonvillian Chief of Police Hon. Dwaye J. Munch, Sr.

HARAHAN Mayor: Tim Baudier Council Members Jason D. Asbill Tommy Budde Eric Chatelain Paul Johnston Michael Ricks Chief of Police Edward “Ed” Lepre

JEDCO Commissioners Chairwoman – Josline G. Frank Vice Chairman – James R. Martin Jr. Treasurer – Stephen E. Robinson Jr. Secretary – Joseph Riccobono Mickal P. Adler James Kenneth Baum Jr.

JEAN LAFITTE Mayor: Yvette Crain Council Members Barry Bartholomew Larry Kerner Jr. Chirsty N. Creppel Kyle Darda Verna Smith

Darren F. Chifici William Douglass Joseph J. Ewell Jr. Michael Fahrenholt Jr. Brian Lloyd Heiden Maria Teresa C. Lawrence Melissa Barrett O’Neal Mayra Elizabeth Pineda Paula Scalco Polito Eugene Paul Sausse Jr. Melissa Bennett Simeon Lynda Nugent Smith Robert Stevens Teri Boudreaux Tucker Shondra Griffin Williams Directory of Parish & City Officials JEFFERSON PARISH COURTHOUSE West Bank Office 200 Derbigby St. Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 736-6000 East Bank Offices Joseph S. Yenni Bldg.

1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.

Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 736-6000 JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1233 Westbank Expressway Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 363-5500 JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 501 Manhattan Blvd.

Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 349-7600 CLERK OF COURT P.O. Box 10 Gretna, LA 70054 (504) 364-2900 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.

(504) 736-6390 WEST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT 7001 River Road

Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 340-0318 EAST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT 203 Plauche Court Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 733-0087

6437 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-6383 HARAHAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 6441 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-9763

GREATER NEW ORLEANS EXPRESSWAY COMMISSIONS P.O. Box 7656 Metairie, LA 70010 (504) 835-3188

TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE 4917 City Park Drive Lafitte, LA 70067 (504) 689-2208

TOWN OF GRAND ISLE 170 Ludwig Lane P.O. Box 200 Grand Isle, LA 70358 (985) 787-3196

JEAN LAFITTE POLICE DEPARTMENT 2607 Jean Lafitte Blvd.

Lafitte, LA 70067 (504) 689-3132

GRAND ISLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 3101 LA Highway One P.O. Box 880 Grand Isle, LA 70358 (985) 787-2104

CITY OF KENNER 1801 Williams Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 468-7200

GRAND ISLE INDEPENDENT LEVEE DISTRICT P.O. Box 757 Grand Isle, LA 70358 (985) 787-3196 GRAND ISLE PORT COMMISSION P.O. Box 500 Grand Isle, La 70358 Office phone: 985-787-2229 CITY OF GRETNA 740 Huey P. Long Avenue , Gretna, LA, 70053 P.O. Box 404 Gretna, LA 70054-0404 (504) 363-1500

KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT 500 Veterans Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 712-2200 CITY OF WESTWEGO 1100 Fourth Street Westwego, LA 70094 (504) 341-3424 WESTWEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT 401 Fourth Street Westwego, LA 70094 (504) 341-5428 JEDCO 700 Churchill Parkway Avondale, LA 70094 Phone/ Fax: (504) 875-3916

GRETNA POLICE DEPARTMENT 200 5th Street Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 366-4374 CITY OF HARAHAN

In accordance wIth provIsIons of the amerIcan wIth dIsabIlItIes act amendments act of 2008, as amended, Jefferson parIsh shall not dIscrImInate agaInst IndIvIduals wIth dIsabIlItIes on the basIs of dIsabIlIty In Its servIces, programs or actIvItIes. If you requIre auxIlIary aIds or devIces, or other reasonable accommodatIon under the ada amendments act, please submIt your request to the ada coordInator at least forty-eIght (48) hours In advance or as soon as practIcal. a seventy-two (72) hour advanced notIce Is requIred to request certIfIed asl Interpreters. ada coordInator/offIce of cItIzens wIth dIsabIlItIes 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.

SuitE 403 JEffErSon, la 70123 (504) 736-6086 ada@JEffPariSh.nEt ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID NO. 50-00149242 Sealed Bids will be received electronically through our E-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., January 27, 2026 and publicly opened thereafter. At no charge, bidders may submit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparishbids.net to register for this free site.

Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Purchasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: Waterline Improvements on Elizabeth Ave. (Camphor St. to Ruth St.), Ruth St. (Elise Ave. to Loraine St.), Kathleen Ave. (Loraine St. to Colony Pl.), Parkaire Dr. (Elise Ave. to Dead End) Jefferson Parish Project No. 2023-12B-WRB The project consists of water line replacement (open cut and directional bore), concrete roadway, sidewalk, and driveway removal and replacement.

Purchases for this project shall be exempt from state sales and use tax according to La. R.S. 47:301(8)(c)(i). The successful bidder shall be granted the tax-exempt status of Jefferson Parish via Form R-1020, Designation of Construction Contractor as Agent of a Governmental Entity Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. Form R-1020 is distributed by the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

All bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Late bids will not be accepted.

Each Bid must be accompanied by an electronic bid surety bond in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, and payable without condition to the owner. Vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid solicitation on Central Auction House. No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission.

The drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Geotechnical information related to this project, if available, is also on file for review with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department. This geotechnical information is for reference for bidding purposes only, and may not be representative of the total area of the project as soil characteristics may vary from one place to another. Contractor may be required to conduct their own geotechnical inspection and provide proof of said inspection prior to the start of work. A complete set of drawings and specifications may be secured from Kyle Associates, LLC, 628 Village Lane North, Mandeville, LA, 70471, Phone: 985-727-9377 by licensed contractors upon receipt of $100.00 per set. Deposit on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipts of bids.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond and a performance bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract. Companies providing the bonds shall comply with the requirements of LRS-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as applicable.

The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.

All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 AM on January 6, 2026 at Joseph S. Yenni Building located at 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd. Room 405, Elmwood, LA 70123. However, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibility for information discussed at the conference. Furthermore, failure to attend the pre-bid conference and inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner.

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department

Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: December 17, 24, and 31, 2025 For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish.gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID NO. 50-00149059 Sealed Bids will be received electronically through our E-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., January 13, 2026 and publicly opened thereafter. At no charge, bidders may submit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparishbids.net to register for this free site.

Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Purchasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: Labor, Materials, and Equipment Needed for Track Resurfacing at Johnny Jacobs Playground Purchases for this project shall be exempt from state sales and use tax according to La. R.S. 47:301(8)(c)(i). The successful bidder shall be granted the tax-exempt status of Jefferson Parish via Form R-1020, Designation of Construction Contractor as Agent of a Governmental Entity Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. Form R-1020 is distributed by the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

All bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Late bids will not be accepted.

Each Bid must be accompanied by an electronic bid surety bond in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, and payable without condition to the owner. Vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid solicitation on Central Auction House. No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond and a performance bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract. Companies providing the bonds shall comply with the requirements of LRS-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as applicable.

The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department

Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: December 17, 24, and 31, 2025 For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call 504-364-2678.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID NO. 50-00149240 Sealed Bids will be received electronically through our E-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., January 27, 2026 and publicly opened thereafter. At no charge, bidders may submit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparishbids.net to register for this free site.

Anyone wishing to address the Board must submit a written request to the Jefferson Parish Board of Zoning Adjustments’ office at least five (5) days prior to the meeting.

This request must include what the topics of discussion will be and the name/names of the person/persons planning to attend.

NOTE: CASES to be heard at the NEXT regularly scheduled PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, January 12, 2026 MUST BE FILED BEFORE Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Grace Shockman, Administrative Assistant Timothy Valenti, Chairman This ad is to run in The Times-Picayune the Official Journal of Jefferson Parish on December 17 & 24, 2025 BILL TO: BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS 2026 - BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE Current surveys and site plans with all significant dates clearly visible must be reviewed by the Department of Building Permits. Once applications are reviewed by the Department of Building Permits, applications are then reviewed by the Department of Board of Zoning Adjustments.

Submission of all required documents DOES NOT guarantee that you will be placed on the next agenda. You will be notified by certified mail of your scheduled hearing date.

Hearing Date January 12, 2026 (EB) January 26, 2026 (WB) February 09, 2026 (EB) February 23, 2026 (WB) March 09, 2026 (EB) March 23, 2026 (WB) April 06, 2026 (EB) April 20, 2026 (WB) May 04, 2026 (EB) May 18, 2026 (WB) June 01, 2026 (EB) June 15, 2026 (WB) June 29, 2026 (EB) July 13, 2026 (WB) July 27, 2026 (EB) August 10, 2026 (WB) August 24, 2026 (EB) September 8, 2026 (WB) - Tuesday September 21, 2026 (EB) October 05, 2026 (WB) October 19, 2026 (EB) November 02, 2026 (WB) November 16, 2026 (EB) November 30, 2026 (WB) December 14, 2026 (EB) December 28, 2026 (EB)(GM) January 11, 2027 (EB)

Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Purchasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: SONIA PLACE WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS (S. LABARRE ROAD TO SANTA ANA AVENUE) JEFFERSON PARISH PROJECT NO. 2023-020-WRB The project consists of waterline placement by open cut and directional drill, base course, milling and overlay of existing asphalt roadway, Portland cement concrete sidewalk and driveways.

Purchases for this project shall be exempt from state sales and use tax according to La. R.S. 47:301(8)(c)(i). The successful bidder shall be granted the tax-exempt status of Jefferson Parish via Form R-1020, Designation of Construction Contractor as Agent of a Governmental Entity Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. Form R-1020 is distributed by the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

All bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Late bids will not be accepted.

Each Bid must be accompanied by an electronic bid surety bond in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, and payable without condition to the owner. Vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid solicitation on Central Auction House. No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission.

The drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Geotechnical information related to this project, if available, is also on file for review with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department. This geotechnical information is for reference for bidding purposes only, and may not be representative of the total area of the project as soil characteristics may vary from one place to another. Contractor may be required to conduct their own geotechnical inspection and provide proof of said inspection prior to the start of work. A complete set of drawings and specifications may be secured from Design Engineering, Inc., 3330 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie, LA, 70002, Phone: 504-836-2155 or fax 504-836-2159 by licensed contractors upon receipt of $350.00 per set. Deposit on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipts of bids.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond and a performance bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract. Companies providing the bonds shall comply with the requirements of LRS-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as applicable.

The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.

All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 AM on January 5, 2026 at Joseph S. Yenni Building located at 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd. Room 405, Elmwood, LA 70123. However, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibility for information discussed at the conference. Furthermore, failure to attend the pre-bid conference and inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner.

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department

Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: December 17, 24, and 31, 2025 For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish.gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678.

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING The Jefferson Parish BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS will hold a GENERAL MEETING on MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2025 AT 4:00 P.M. in The EAST BANK COUNCIL CHAMBERS on the SECOND FLOOR of the JOSEPH S. YENNI BLDG, 1221 ELMWOOD PARK BLVD., JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss BZA policies and procedures.

NO CASES WILL BE DISCUSSED.

Public Notice The Parish of Jefferson hereby notifies the owners, agents, mortgagees and/or other interested parties of the following properties that it has conducted administrative hearings pursuant to Jefferson Parish Ordinance Number 23373. The following structure has been deemed to be a hazard to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jefferson Parish, dilapidated, substandard and unfit for human habitation, and in violation of Ordinance Number 23373.

Accordingly, the Parish of Jefferson will demolish the following structure on or after December 31, 2025.

Owner 1: Owner 2: Owner 3: Owner 4: Owner 5: Owner 6: Owner 7:

Property: Owner 1: Owner 2: Owner 3: Owner 4: Owner 5: Owner 6: Owner 7: Owner 8:

Property:

532 WILSON ST MARRERO, LA 70072 CLYDE B MCGEE 532 WILSON ST MARRERO, LA 70072 JEANETTE L MCGEE 532 WILSON ST MARRERO, LA 70072 ABIGAIL LAND HOLDINGS 9 LLC 13575 LYNAM DR OMAHA, NE 68138 BRETT FURR 450 LAUREL ST, 8TH FLOOR BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 DION ANTHONY MUNSON 11754 S HARRELL’’S FERRY RD., STE A BATON ROUGE, LA 70816 SANDRA J HILL 532 WILSON ST MARRERO, LA 70072 CLYDE MCGEE 129 JANET DR WESTWEGO, LA 70094

Owner 2:

Owner 3: Owner 4: Owner 5: Owner 6: Owner 7:

JG 15 JOESQUARED LLC DBA JOESQUARED LLC 2068 BETTY BLVD MARRERO, LA 70072 JG 15 JOESQUARED LLC DBA JOESQUARED LLC 5002 DODGE ST., # 203 OMAHA, NE 68132 GRAVES CRAFT, JR 2068 BETTY BLVD MARRERO, LA 70072 JANICE S CRAFT 2068 BETTY BLVD MARRERO, LA 70072 JUAN CRAFT 427 PORTSMOUTH DR SLIDELL, LA 70460 JAMAL CRAFT 2220 LITCHWOOD LN HARVEY, LA 70058 AVANDA CRAFT 3821 BURNTWOOD DR HARVEY, LA 70058

CYNTHIA LEE SHENG

LIZA M. CALUDA PARISH PRESIDENT DIRECTOR CODE COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT DANGEROUS BUILDING ABATEMENT DIVISION

PUBLISH Wednesday, December 24, 2025, AND Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICE JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

(EB) Eastbank - Joseph S. Yenni Bldg. 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, Harahan (WB) Westbank – General Government Bldg, 200 Derbigny St, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, Gretna (GM) General Meeting – No cases are heard

Property:

Owner 1:

District: 2

Pursuant to the Louisiana Local Budget Act, R.S. 39:1307(D) the public is notified that there was adopted at the Council meeting on December 10, 2025, after a duly advertised public hearing, the 2026 Operating Budget for the Parish of Jefferson. The notice of availability of the budget summary, and notice of public hearing was published in the legal notice section of The Advocate, October 22, 2025 and December 3, 2025. A recap of the adopted budget ordinance is below: Estimated Operating Fund Balances 12/31/25 $ 286,727,913 Operating Revenues Taxes 387,285,332 Service Charges 238,050,252 Other 50,738,839 Transfers 13,715,294 Operating Expenditures General Fund 138,648,535 Public Safety 116,363,267 Public Works 281,246,342 Culture & Recreation 77,924,893 Other 43,638,174 Transfers 79,209,336 Estimated Operating Fund Balances 12/31/26 $ 239,487,083 A copy of the Adopted budget ordinance may be inspected or obtained at the Office of the Parish Clerk, Suite 6700, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, Gretna, LA. 70053, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The Advocate Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Interim Finance Director The Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board will conduct a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Parish General Government Bldg., 200 Derbigny St., at 5:00 P.M., on Thursday, January 15, 2026 for the purpose of hearing arguments for and against land development requests.

SP-80-25 1201 Manhattan Blvd., Request for a variance to the attached sign regulations of the MUCD Mixed-Use Corridor District for Hot N Cajun Boil House on Lot K4C, Wesson Snowdrift Tract Subdivision Name; bounded by Westbank Expwy, Orange Blossom Ln., and Gretna Blvd.; zoned MUCD. (Council District 3) Bert Turner, PAB Chair

525 MAGNOLIA DR District: 2 MARRERO, LA 70072 JOSEPH A HAMMOND 525 MAGNOLIA DR MARRERO, LA 70072 ROSETTA ROGERS HAMMOND 525 MAGNOLIA DRIVE MARRERO, LA 70072 JOSEPH A HAMMOND 1708 CELTIC DR MARRERO, LA 70072 ROSETTA R HAMMOND 1708 CELTIC DR MARRERO, LA 70072 NOVA LOUIS 1708 CELTIC DR MARRERO, LA 70072 JOSHUA D HAMMOND 525 MAGNOLIA DR MARRERO, LA 70072 ROSETTA HAMMOND 5105 ROSS LN. MARRERO, LA 70072 THE ESTATES OF JOSEPH HAMMOND & ROSETTA HAMMOND 709 URBANDALE ST MARRERO, LA 70072 2068 BETTY BLVD MARRERO, LA 70072

District: 3

171104-597249-dec 24-1t $ 831.60

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Notice is hereby given by STM LOUISIANA, Production has LLC. wrapped for “Six Till Mid‐ night”. Any vendors or employees that have out‐ standing claims for this production are asked to send their claims no later than December 31, 2025 to 1536 Magazine St., NOLA 70130.

134978-dec 10-17-24-3t $156.43 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish (HAJP) is proposals requesting from respondents for Phase I Demolition and Abatement Services of its Acre Road Site. Pro‐ posals must be submit‐ ted by 2:00 p.m. on Janu‐ ary 26, 2026 (CST). A premeeting is proposal scheduled to take place January 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (CST). Respondents may obtain a copy of the RFP by visiting https:// www.cityblueprintplans. com.

171631-dec 24-31-jan 7-3t $22.14 PUBLIC NOTICE --UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF CENAC TOWING CO., L.L.C., as owner and operator of the M/V CHRISTINE CENAC, M/V CASEY CENAC. M/V JULIE CENAC, and M/V JARRED CENAC for Exoneration from or Limitation of Lia‐ bility § § § § Civil Action No. 25-cv-2392 JUDGE JANE TRICHE MILAZZO NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR EXONTERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Notice is hereby given that Cenac Towing Co., L.L.C., the owner and op‐ erator of the M/V CHRIS‐ TINE CENAC, M/V CASEY CENAC, M/V JULIE CENAC, and M/V JARRED CENAC has filed a Veri‐ fied Complaint-in-Limita‐ tion pursuant to Title 46 U.S.C.A. §§30501-30512, and all laws supplemen‐ tary thereto and amendatory thereof, for exoneration from or limi‐ tation of liability of all claims for any loss, de‐ struction or damage aris‐ ing out of the alleged ac‐ cident(s) as more fully described in Cenac Tow‐ ing Co., L.L.C’s Verified Complaint-in-Limitation.

All persons having such a claim must file their re‐ spective claim, as pro‐ vided in Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro‐ cedure, with the Clerk of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, La 70130 and must serve a copy thereof on counsel for Cenac Towing Co., L.L.C. on or before the 5th day of March, 2026, or be defaulted.

If any claimant desires to contest either the right to exoneration from or the right to limitation of liability, he or she shall file and serve on counsel for Cenac Tow‐ ing Co., L.L.C., namely Thompson Coe LLP lo‐ cated at 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1850, New Orleans, LA 70130, an an‐ swer to the Verified Com‐ plaint-in-Limitation on or before the aforesaid date unless his claim has in‐ cluded an answer so des‐ ignated or be defaulted.

By: Carol L. Michel United States District Clerk 169851-dec 10-17-24-31-4t $1,037.28

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Q UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans

THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL 3720 NUMBER CADILLAC STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: NATION‐ MORT‐ STAR GAGE LLC VER‐ DARREL SUS AND WILSON THADDEUS J. SENTMORE A/K/A THAD‐ SENT‐ DEUS MORE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-6448 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit: 3720 CADILLAC NEW OR‐ ST LEANS, LA 70122 SQUARE 2498, LOT D-1 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1378882 WRIT AMOUNT: $304,833.00 Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED

BD 14 LAW OFFICES OF C. HERSCHEL ADCOCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREY J. GIROIR The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL 3939 NUMBER MIMOSA DRIVE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: MIDFIRST VERSUS BANK CRAIG CHRISTO‐ VICTOR, PHER SR. CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-4979 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit:

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TERMS CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 5 DEAN MORRIS, 318-388LLC 1440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐ RIS The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL 248 NUMBER CHEROKEE STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: FED‐

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TITLED: FED ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐ SOCIATION VER‐ SUS MICHELLE BUSHEY WASHINGTON A/K/A MICHELLE IVY BUSHEY WASHINGTON CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-11204 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit: 248 CHEROKEE NEW OR‐ ST LEANS, LA 70118 APT 33 A CONDO: SQUARE 39 & 40, LOTS 7,11-B, 8, 14, 17-A, 18-A, 19, 20, & 21 SEVENTH MU‐ DIS‐ NICIPAL TRICT ACQ MIN:1386842 WRIT AMOUNT: $253,204.38 Seized

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Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 7 DEAN MORRIS, 318-388LLC 1440 ZACHARY GAR‐ RETT YOUNG The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

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THE MATTER EN TITLED: ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LLC LOANS, F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC. VERSUS AMY LE‐ STED‐ MANN MAN A/K/A AMY STEDMAN L. AMY A/K/A STEDMAN, PATRICK STED‐ MAN, AND RICHARD R. II STEDMAN, A/K/A RICHARD STEDMAN, II CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-10929 By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias directed to me by the Hon‐ orable Judges of District Civil Court for the Parish of Or‐ leans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, i h i i

Councilmen Jason D. Asbill Tommy Budde Eric Chatelain Paul Johnston Michael Ricks

City of Harahan 6437 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-6383

Chief of Police Edward “Ed” Lepre

3939 MIMOSA DR NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70131 LOT 505, SQUARE 106 FIFTH MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1183744 TALL TIMBERS, SECTION 8 SUB‐ DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $181,527.73

Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

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Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 12 LAW OFFICES OF C. HERSCHEL ADCOCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREY J. GIROIR The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL 4048 NUMBER TIMBERS TALL THIS DRIVE, CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: LIBERTY AND BANK COM‐ TRUST VERSUS PANY MEL'S TRANS‐ PORTATION II

Gretna City Officials Mayor Belinda Cambre Constant Council Members: Dist. at Large: Wayne A. Rau Dist. 1: Rudy S. Smith Dist. 2: Michael A. Hinyub Dist. 3: Mark K. Miller Dist. 4: Randy S. Carr Chief of Police Brett J. Lawson

P.O. Box 404 Gretna, LA 70054 Telephone: (504) 3631500 Website: www.gretnala.com Gretna Police Department 200 5th Street Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone: (504) 3664374 Website: www.gretnapolice.com

City of Gretna Gretna City Hall 740 Second Street Gretna, LA 70053 ADDENDUM #3 NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF BID DEADLINE

Harahan Police 6441 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-9763

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Harahan, State of Louisiana, will be held at the regular meeting place, Harahan City Hall, 6437 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. for the following: 1. CASE Z-4-25 - PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2025-16 An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1923 to reduce the setback requirement from 45 feet to 40 feet and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Called by the order of the Planning and Zoning Commission Nate Lepre, Chairman

Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH.

5209 PERRIER ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115 LOTS: 8 AND 9, SQUARE: 350 SIXTH MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1299496 WRIT AMOUNT: $390,150.49

Q UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

CITY OF GRETNA LEGALS

CITY OF HARAHAN LEGALS City Clerk/Tax Collector Carrie Heustis

y , in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit:

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THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL 5209 NUMBER PERRIER STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐

Mayor Tim Baudier

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The City of Gretna, LA seeks to purchase three (3) EV Charging Stations and related software, components and installation services as specified at https://lamats. easibuy.com. Interested suppliers will review the electronic instructions and the Bid Information and Instructions. Bids will be completed and submitted on the Bid Form provided. The City intends to purchase the EV Charging Stations from a responsible supplier whose product meets the specifications and who has provided the lowest bid.

Submission of sealed bids is by electronic means only at https://lamats. easibuy.com, and the submission deadline has been extended from 2:00 p.m. on December 16, 2025, until 2:00 p.m. on December 29, 2025. The Bid opening will be conducted electronically only, and the bid results will be posted online at https://lamats.easibuy.com by 2:30 p.m. CST on December 29, 2025. The City reserves the right to reject all bids or to reject any particular bid for cause.

ADVERTISE: December 17th, 24th, & 31st 202

Questions regarding the use of this platform or submitting bids should be directed to: Paul Holmes, Electronic Administration, lacpc@lamats.net. Questions regarding the EV Charging Station specifications should be directed to April Pellegrin, apellegrin@gretnala.com.

171108-597259-dec 24-1t $ 55.44

171109-597260-dec 24-1t $ 83.16

TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE LEGALS Jean Lafitte Officials Mayor Yvette Crain Councilman Kyle Darda Councilman Barry Bartholomew Councilwoman Verna Smith Councilwoman Christy Creppel Councilman Larry Kerner, Jr.

Police Chief Marcell Rodriguez Town of Jean Lafitte 4917 City Park Drive, Lafitte, LA 70067 Office: (504) 6892208 Fax: (504) 233-1207

A resolution honoring Brittany Baum for receiving Leo Kerner Elementary School 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year for her excellence in teaching, leadership, and commitment to the students at Leo Kerner.

WHEREAS, her dedication, kindness and service play a vital role to our community’s youth. The Town of Jean Lafitte is extremely grateful for Teachers like Brittany.

WHEREAS, tonight we honor Ms. Brittany for her service and commitment to the children who call this place home.

YEAS: 4 Councilman Creppel Councilman Darda Councilman Kerner Jr. Councilman Smith

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 Councilman Bartholomew

Summary Zoning #43

RESOLUTION #2456

On a motion by Councilman Creppel the following zoning ordinance was offered:

On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Kerner Jr. the following resolution was adopted:

A zoning ordinance approving the rezoning of 5130 Elton St. Lafitte, La 70067, Lot 15-C, Marvis Grove Subdivision, from commercial (C2) to residential (R-1).

A resolution honoring Kimblie Matherne for receiving Fisher Middle-High School 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year for her excellence in teaching, leadership, and commitment to the students at Fisher.

WHEREAS, Bonnie Gros is the owner of said property and is requesting the zoning change to build a residential home on the property.

A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Multipurpose Complex located at 4917 City Park Dr., Lafitte LA 70067 before it is considered for final adoption. _________________________________________________________ REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 10, 2025 6:30 PM The Councilmen of the Town of Jean Lafitte met in a Regular Meeting with the following members present: Councilman Creppel, Councilman Darda, Councilman Kerner Jr. and Councilman Smith, Absent: Councilman Bartholomew. The meeting was called to order at 6:36 p.m. asking everyone to rise and pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Budget to Actual Comparisons were distributed before the meeting.

Mayor Crain thanked State Representative Timothy Kerner for leading the Rosethorne Playground Renovation program in which Rosethorne was chosen after the devastation the playground underwent during Hurricane Ida. Mayor Crain extended thanks to Jefferson Parish Councilman Timothy Kerner Jr., the Pelicans, Jefferson Parish Recreation, and everyone who assisted with the project.

On a motion by Councilman Creppel and seconded by Councilman Smith the following was offered: A motion to accept the minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 12th, 2025.

YEAS: 4

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1

RESOLUTION #2455 On a motion by Councilman Creppel and seconded by Councilman Smith the following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, her dedication, kindness and service play a vital role to our community’s youth, The Town of Jean Lafitte is extremely grateful for Teachers like Kimblie.

WHEREAS, tonight we honor Ms. Kimblie for her service and commitment to the children who call this place home.

YEAS:4 Councilman Creppel Councilman Darda Councilman Kerner Jr. Councilman Smith

NAYS:0

ABSENT:1 Councilman Bartholomew

RESOLUTION #2457 On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Creppel the following resolution was adopted: A resolution authorizing Town of Jean Lafitte to adopt the Jefferson United Mitigation Professional’s (JUMP) 2026 Multijurisdictional Program for Public Information update prepared with assistance from AtkinsRealis USA Inc. under contract RP-0465 (Parishwide).

WHEREAS, Town of Jean Lafitte is a participant in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS).

WHEREAS, FEMA provides flood Insurance discounts to communities that participate in the CRS based on floodplain management activities. The adoption of the program for Public Information (PPI) update will allow Town of Jean Lafitte to maintain its CRS rating through coordinated outreach around flood awareness, mitigation and safety.

WHEREAS, the multijurisdictional PPI will be evaluated by the PPI committee annually.

WHEREAS, adoption by the Town of Jean Lafitte demonstrates commitment to sound floodplain management activities and to achieving the goals of the outreach projects outlined in the multijurisdictional PPI.

YEAS: 4 Councilman Creppel Councilman Darda Councilman Kerner Jr. Councilman Smith

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 Councilman Bartholomew

RESOLUTION #2458 On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Kerner Jr. the following resolution was adopted: A resolution approving Change Order #3 for the Solomon Group.

Subdivision, from commercial (C2) to residential (R-1).

WHEREAS, Bonnie Gros is the owner of said property and is requesting the zoning change to build a residential home on the property.

No further business was discussed. On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Creppel the meeting was adjourned at 6:53pm. ______________________ Town Clerk _________________________________________________________

WHEREAS, the amount of the change order is $22,997.44 for the Gypsum wall construction.

YEAS: 4 Councilman Creppel Councilman Darda Councilman Kerner Jr. Councilman Smith

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 Councilman Bartholomew

TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE 4917 City Park Drive Lafitte, LA 70067

RESOLUTION #2459

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Darda the following resolution was adopted:

Quotes will be received by hand delivery until the hour of 10:00 AM local time on January 9, 2026 at Leo Kerner Jr. Multipurpose Complex (Temporary Town Hall) at 4917 City Park Drive, Lafitte, LA for the following project:

A resolution accepting the contract on the Rosethorne Path as complete as of August 30,2024.

WHEREAS, Gulf State Services is the contractor of this project.

YEAS: 4 Councilman Creppel Councilman Darda Councilman Kerner Jr. Councilman Smith

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 Councilman Bartholomew

On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Creppel the following was offered: A motion to amend the agenda to introduce the following Resolution #2460.

YEAS: 4

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1

RESOLUTION #2460 On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Creppel the following resolution was adopted: A resolution approving Kerry Najoilia as a Part Time Police Officer for the Town of Jean Lafitte.

WHEREAS, Mr. Kerry was currently serving as a reserve police officer for the Town of Jean Lafitte since September 10, 2025 WHEREAS, He is Post Certified with the State of Louisiana.

YEAS: 4 Councilman Creppel Councilman Darda Councilman Kerner Jr. Councilman Smith

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 Councilman Bartholomew

Summary Zoning #43 On a motion by Councilman Creppel the following zoning ordinance was offered: A zoning ordinance approving the rezoning of 5130 Elton St. Lafitte, La 70067, Lot 15-C, Marvis Grove

LEO KERNER JR. MULTIPURPOSE COMPLEX CIVIC CENTER AND MUSEUM HVAC UNITS The project consists of furnishing all supervision, labor, equipment, materials, and other resources necessary for removal and replacement of HVAC units.

Interested parties may request a set of Quote Documents from Meyer Engineers, Ltd. located at 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B, Metairie, LA 70001 (Phone: 504-885-9892) by email to meyer@meyer-e-l.com. A complete set of Quote Documents may be secured from Meyer Engineers, Ltd. Plan Room, via Central Bidding at: www.centralauctionhouse. com, fees are applicable to Central Bidding Membership.

For quotes to be valid they must be hand delivered to Leo Kerner Jr. Multipurpose Complex (Temporary Town Hall) located at 4917 City Park Drive, Lafitte, LA 70067 by 10:00 AM local time on January 9, 2026.

Quotes submitted any other way to the Town of Jean Lafitte will not be considered.

Contractors shall hold a Louisiana Contractor’s License in MECHANICAL Classification.

A Pre-Quote Conference Site Visit will occur in the Civic Center at Leo Kerner Jr. Multipurpose Complex at 4917 City Park Drive, Lafitte, LA at 10:00 AM local time on January 5, 2026. All interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend.

Equal Opportunity in Employment: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The requirements for quoters and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: 12/17/2025 12/24/2025 171110-597261-dec 24-1t $ 332.64

12D ✦ Wednesday, December 24, 2025 ✦ nola.com ✦ The Times-Picayune Public Notices Sheriff Sales

MEL S TRANS PORTATION II, LLC AND MELISSA MICHELLE NOEL CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-6700 By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias directed to me by the Hon‐ orable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Or‐ leans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4048 TALL TIM‐ BERS DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT: 14, SQUARE: 11 FIFTH MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ: 663933 WRIT AMOUNT: $218,738.20 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 20 NEWMAN, MATHIS, BRADY & SPEDALE, APLC 504-8379040 WAYNE A. MAIO‐ RANA The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 4712 TULIP STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: NATION‐ STAR MORT‐ GAGE LLC VER‐ SUS THE UN‐ OPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GLO‐ RIA DONALD THOMPSON A/K/A GLORIA DONALD THOMPSON A/K/A GLORIA D. THOMPSON A/K/A GLORIA THOMPSON CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-442 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following d ib d

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t e o o g described prop‐ erty to wit: 4712 TULIP ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 LOTS: 22 AND 23, SQUARE: 11 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1085874 WRIT AMOUNT: $247,846.30 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 27 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR., L.L.C. (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐ GINS, JR. The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3318 CLEMONT DRIVE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: FI‐ NANCE OF AMERICA RE‐ VERSE LLC VER‐ SUS WILLIE ADAMS, JR. CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-416 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 3318 CLEMONT DR NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70122 LOT: M, SQUARE: U THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1325202 WRIT AMOUNT: $125,247.74 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 26 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐

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FICES OF HER SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR., L.L.C. (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐ GINS, JR. The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 5100 KENDALL DRIVE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION VER‐ SUS ANNAMAE C. WOODS A/K/A ANNA‐ MAE CROCKER WOODS A/K/A ANNAMAE CROCKER VIN‐ CENT WOODS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-867 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure di‐ and Sale rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 5100 KENDALL DR NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70126 LOT: K, SQUARE: 25 THRID MUNICI‐ PAL DISRTICT ACQ MIN: 513646 WRIT AMOUNT: $15,863.23 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 6 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 ZACHARY G. YOUNG The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 5647 CATINA STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: FIDELITY BANK VERSUS RHONDA B. GRIFFIS AND RHONDA B. GRIFFIS, AS TUTRIX FOR JACOB JAMES CARTY CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF

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PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-756 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 5647 CATINA ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70124 LOT: 10-A, SQUARE: 427 SECOND MUNIC‐ IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1220974 WRIT AMOUNT: $192,905.61 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 9 GRAHAM, ARCE‐ NEAUX & ALLEN, LLC 504-5228256 LOUIS G. ARCE‐ NEAUX The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3589 MIMOSA CT, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: FI‐ DELITY BANK VERSUS STACY N. WARREN CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-2325 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 3589 MIMOSA CT NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70131 LOT 457 SQUARE 126 5TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1075163 TALL TIMBERS SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $117,454.19 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ i f

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to make a de posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 613 WAGNER ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: CTP FUNDING COR‐ PORATION, F/K/A CTP FUND‐ ING, LLC VERSUS LINNEAUS PROPERTIES, LLC A/K/A LIN‐ NEAUS PROPER‐ TIES, INC AND SAMMY SYLVESTER

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans

CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-3649

RB 8 GRAHAM, ARCE‐ NEAUX & ALLEN, LLC 504-5228256 FOERSTNER G. MEYER The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 4214 DAUPHINE STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: NATION‐ STAR MORT‐ GAGE LLC VER‐ SUS JASON J. KEES A/K/A JASON KEES CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-1285 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4214 DAUPHINE ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70117 LOT: 6-A, SQUARE: 182 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1316205 WRIT AMOUNT: $396,016.93 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 22 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR., L.L.C. (225) 756-0373 The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 613 WAGNER ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 LOT O - SQUARE 109 5TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1442507 WRIT AMOUNT: $124,000.00 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans RB 2 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 ZACHARY G. YOUNG The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 7619 LADY GRAY ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: LAKE‐ VIEW LOAN SER‐ VICING, LLC VERSUS SEAN GOINS, JR.

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t e o o g described prop‐ erty to wit: 7619 LADY GRAY ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70127 LOTS 30 AND 31 - SQUARE 164 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1284574 WRIT AMOUNT: $128,631.02 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans RB 1 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 2623 FRANKFORT ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. VERSUS DERRICK DOO‐ LEY, (A/K/A DER‐ RICK DOOLEY, SR.) AND JONATHAN BURDEN AND ANGEL BUCK‐ HALTER SHUL‐ TERBRANDT, (A/K/A ANGEL BUCKHALTER, ANGEL NEU, ANGEL SHUL‐ TERBRANDT) CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-2688 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, following the described prop‐ erty to wit:

CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-335

2623 FRANK‐ FORT ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 LOT E-4 SQUARE 5294 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 633593 WRIT AMOUNT: $52,584.34

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following d ib d

Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING

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UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans RB 21 ALBERTELLI LAW, P.A. 813221-4743 PENNY M. DAI‐ GREPONT The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBERS 412426 ELBA ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: FED‐ ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐ SOCIATION VER‐ SUS KATHERINE MICHELE BOYKINSANDERS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-4190 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4124-26 ELBA ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125 LOT 13 AND PORTION OF 12 SQUARE 175 6TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1383032 WRIT AMOUNT: $316,775.79 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans RB 3 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 14551 DUANE ROAD, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: U. S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION VER‐ SUS TANGELA MILLER GOUDEAU, IN HER CAPACITY AS TESTAMENTARY

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TESTAMENTARY EXECUTRIX OF THE SUCCES‐ SION OF JUANITA SNOW BELL A/K/A JUANITA SNOW BELL A/K/A JUANITA S. BELL A/K/A JUANITA BELL CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-3684 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 14551 DUANE RD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128 LOT: 21, SQUARE: E, PART B THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 796087 WRIT AMOUNT: $118,004.92 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 24 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR., L.L.C. (225) 756-0373 COREY J. GIROIR The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 4665 MUSIC STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: ADMINIS‐ TRATOR, U.S. SMALL BUSI‐ NESS ADMINIS‐ TRATION, AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOV‐ ERNMENT VER‐ SUS RONALD O. MASON A/K/A RONALD MASON, INDI‐ VIDUALLY AND AS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IN COM‐ MUNITY OF BAR‐ BARA STANLEY MASON A/K/A BARBARA S. MASON A/K/A BARBARA MASON CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-7089 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by bli i

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ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4665 MUSIC ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 LOTS: 29 AND 30, SQUARE: 24 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 840118 WRIT AMOUNT: $60,174.03 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 30 TREVATHAN LAW FIRM, APLC 225-334-9222 Allison n.

Beasley The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 7710 SHUBRICK AV, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCI‐ ATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR VELOCITY COMMERCIAL

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COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2024-6 VERSUS WAR‐ REN WOODS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-4472 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 7710 SHUBRICK AV NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70127 LOT S - SQUARE 42 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1452626 SOUTH SHORES SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $70,000.00 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

MASKS FACE AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans RB 29 MCCABE LAW FIRM, LLC 504782-3436 RYAN MCCABE The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t

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PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 920 SOUTH CAR‐ ROLLTON AV‐ ENUE, UNIT T, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: ASSUR‐ ANCE FINAN‐ CIAL GROUP LLC VERSUS FIONA HELENE PEDEN (A/K/A FIONA-HELENE PEDEN, FIONA PEDEN, FIONA H PEDEN, F.H. PEDEN) AND AU VERITAS TRUST CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2023-3027 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 920 S CARROLL‐ TON AV UNIT T NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118 LOTS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 26 AND B, SQUARE: 108 SEVENTH MU‐ NICIPAL DIS‐ TRICT ACQ MIN: 1346049 WRIT AMOUNT: $275,998.24 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money O d N P

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Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 16 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 AMY R. ORTIS The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 4101 STEPHEN GIRAD AVENUE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: JPMOR‐ GAN CHASE BANK, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCI‐ ATION VERSUS THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF GENEL VERDUN JAMES, (A/K/A GENEL JAMES, GENEL VERDUN) AND CLIFTON CHARLES JAMES, JR., CLIFTON C. JAMES, JR., (A/K/A CLIFTON CHARLES JAMES, JR., CLIFTON JAMES, JR., CLIFTON JAMES CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2022-9476 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,

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o clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4101 STEPHEN GIRARD AV NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 SQUARE 18, LOT 5 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1437764 WRIT AMOUNT: $139,267.10 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans BD 19 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 PENNY M. DAI‐ GREPONT The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 919 NORTH RENDON STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: MORT‐ GAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC VERSUS L. T. JENKINS AND JEANETTE STEWART JENK‐ INS A/K/A JEANETTE S. JENKINS A/K/A JEANETTE JENK‐ INS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS

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ORLEANS Case No: 2024-1995 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 919 N RENDON ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70119 LOT D, SQUARE 443 SECOND MUNIC‐ IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 2010108016 WRIT AMOUNT: $161,059.37 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 13 LAW OFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREY J. GIROIR The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF G O A

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PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3114 PITTARI PLACE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS INC. VERSUS THE UN‐ OPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ZENOMA WILLIAMS BAR‐ ROW A/K/A ZENOMA WILLIAMS BAR‐ ROW A/K/A ZENOMA W. BARROW A/K/A ZENOMA BAR‐ ROW CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-1205 By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias directed to me by the Hon‐ orable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Or‐ leans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 3114 PITTARI PL NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOTS: 39, SQUARE: 5 FIFTH MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ: 678322 WRIT AMOUNT: $51,110.87 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

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UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

WRIT AMOUNT: $28,235.55

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans

Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

GH 23 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR., L.L.C. (225) 756-0373 COREY J. GIROIR The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 8410 OLEANDER STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: JPMOR‐ GAN CHASE BANK, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCI‐ ATION VERSUS SARAH BROWN RICHARDSON (A/K/A SARAH BROWN, SARAH RICHARDSON, SARAH COLLINS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-4090 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure di‐ and Sale rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on January 29, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 8410 OLEANDER ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70118 LOT 3, SQUARE 469 SEVENTH MU‐ NICIPAL DIS‐ TRICT ACQ MIN: 896288 WRIT AMOUNT:

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐ leans GH 18 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 EMILY A. MUELLER The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 12/24/2025 & 1/28/2026 dec 24-jan 28-2t

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