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La. gets $208M for rural health care

Funds to aid hospitals, those with chronic conditions BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT Staff writer

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Brian Sidlauskas, curator of the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection and director of the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute, stands Dec. 17 among shelves of preserved fish specimens in the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection in Belle Chasse.

AQUATIC PRESERVE Former World War II bunker houses vast archive of fish specimens for Tulane

Louisiana will get more than $208 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which the state plans to spend on efforts like treating chronic health conditions, recruiting and retaining doctors and nurses and shoring up hospitals and health clinics, officials announced Monday. The $10 billion program was created in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act — otherwise known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” — that enacted much of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. Louisiana’s share of the program is “among the highest in the nation,” the Louisiana Department of Health said in a news release. Nearly 1.1 million people live in rural parishes, more than a third are on Medicaid and more than 1 in 5 are

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BY ALEX LUBBEN

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Downriver from New Orleans, behind heavy doors in grass-covered bunkers that stored artillery during World War II, are millions of dead fish. They’re preserved and cataloged in rows of glass jars, each one a time capsule, a specimen pulled from a particular place on a particular day, labeled so future scientists can return to the exact moment it was collected. Together, these jars form the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, a kind of morbid library of the Gulf’s fish life. “It’s the world’s largest collection of postlarval preserved fishes,” said Brian Sidlauskas, the director of the Tulane University Biological Diversity Institute, or TUBRI, and the curator of the fish collection. “We’re getting ready to add another 3 million specimens.” At a moment when many research institutions are losing funding, shrinking storage and closing collections, Tulane is expanding this one. Scientists say these “libraries” of preserved animals have become more valuable in an era of rapid environmental change. “If a scientist, 100 years from now,

Swiss officials say sparkling candles ignited fire BY JOHN LEICESTER, JAMEY KEATEN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press

Paddlefish are kept in a jar in the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection at the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute in Belle Chasse. wants to access a particular fish,” Sidlauskas said, “it’ll be there for them to check out of the library.” The Suttkus collection holds more than 8 million fish specimens, the vast majority of which were acquired by the

collection’s founder, ichthyologist Royal D. Suttkus, who, over the course of a nearly six-decade career, amassed more than 7 million fish in jars. The collection

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CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s Eve revelers. Authorities planned to look into whether sound-dampening material on the ceiling conformed with regulations and whether the candles, which give off a stream of upward-shooting

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Magazine Street sees evolution Popular shopping destination attracts national retailers

BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer

With its historic architecture and mix of trendy shops, galleries and restaurants, Magazine Street has long been a popular pedestrian promenade attracting residents and visitors alike.

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For much of its century-and-ahalf history as a commercial corridor, the street tended to attract small, locally owned boutiques and antique stores to the 19th-century cottages and shotguns that line the thoroughfare, which extends for 6 miles along a natural ridgeline from Audubon Park to Canal Street downtown. Over the past decade, that has begun to change, with more national brands taking notice and moving in. Among the post-pandemic na-

tional newcomers to the busy Uptown stretch of Magazine between Louisiana and Napoleon avenues — one of four swanky commercial clusters on the street — are Reformation, Gorjana, Greyson Clothiers, The Shade Store and Visual Comfort. They join a handful of other national chains, all in the 3900 block, that began populating the street about a decade ago. They include Warby Parker, Marine Layer,

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Popular women’s clothing store Reformation opened its first Louisiana ä See MAGAZINE, page 4A store on Oct. 30 at 3909 Magazine St.

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Pipe bomb suspect to stay jailed before trial

WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate judge on Friday refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ruled that Brian J. Cole Jr. must remain jailed before trial. The magistrate concluded there are no conditions of release that can reasonably protect the public from the danger that Cole allegedly poses. Justice Department prosecutors say Cole confessed to placing pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee headquarters only hours before a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol. According to prosecutors, Cole said he hoped the explosives would detonate and “hoped there would be news about it.” After his arrest last month, Cole told investigators that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election, which Democrat Joe Biden won, was stolen and that he wanted to target the country’s political parties because they were “in charge,” according to prosecutors. If convicted of both charges against him, Cole faces up to 10 years of imprisonment on one charge and up to 20 years of imprisonment on a second charge that also carries a five-year mandatory minimum sentence.

Louisville police reform agreement dismissed

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed Louisville’s proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over police reforms after the department withdrew its support of the plan earlier this year. The Justice Department announced in May it was canceling proposed consent decrees with Louisville and Minneapolis that sought to curb police racial bias and abuses after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that spurred nationwide protests in the summer of 2020. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton wrote in a Dec. 31 ruling that “the responsibility to lead the Louisville Metro Police Department in compliance with federal law must remain with the city’s elected representatives and the people they serve.” A judge in May dismissed Minneapolis’ proposed consent decree, which places a federal officer in charge of tracking the progress of reforms laid out in the agreement. Justice Department officials under President Joe Biden’s administration conducted a multiyear investigation in Louisville prompted by the fatal shooting of Taylor and police responses to public protests in 2020. A draft of the investigation was released in 2023, alleging the Louisville Police Department “discriminates against Black people in its enforcement activities,” uses excessive force and conducts searches based on invalid warrants.

6.5 magnitude quake rattles Mexico, killing 2

MEXICO CITY — A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first news briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded and leaving at least two people dead. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico’s national seismological agency. There were more than 500 aftershocks. The state’s civil defense agency reported various landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state. Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado said that a 50-year-old woman living near the epicenter died when her home collapsed. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said that one person died after suffering an apparent medical emergency followed by a fall while evacuating a building.

in custody after a federal Plot inspired court appearance Friday. by Islamic State An attorney representing did not immediately regroup, officials say him spond to an email or phone

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Protesters march Monday in downtown Tehran, Iran.

Trump, Iran trade threats over protests

three nuclear sites during Israel’s 12-day Demonstrations war on the Islamic Republic. No one was though a missile did hit a strucwiden across Islamic injured, ture there. As of Friday, no major changes had Republic; at least 8 killed been made to U.S. troop levels in the Mid-

BY JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. At least eight people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by the collapse of Iran’s rial currency but have increasingly seen crowds chanting anti-government slogans. The protests, now in their sixth day, have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations. However, the protests have yet to be as widespread and intense as those surrounding the death of Amini, who was detained over not wearing her hijab, or headscarf, to the liking of authorities. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran that if it “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.” “We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote, without elaborating. Ali Larijani, a former parliament speaker who serves as the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, alleged that Israel and the U.S. were stoking the demonstrations. He offered no evidence to support the allegation, which Iranian officials have repeatedly made during years of protests sweeping the country. “Trump should know that intervention by the U.S. in the domestic problem corresponds to chaos in the entire region and the destruction of the U.S. interests,” Larijani wrote on X, which the Iranian government blocks. “The people of the U.S. should know that Trump began the adventurism. They should take care of their own soldiers.” Larijani’s remarks likely referenced America’s wide military footprint in the region. Iran in June attacked Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after the U.S. strikes on

dle East or their preparations following Trump’s social media posts, said a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans. In a letter late Friday to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the U.N. Security Council, Iran’s envoy asked the world body to condemn the rhetoric and reaffirm the country’s “inherent right to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security, and to protect its people against any foreign interference.” “The United States of America bears full responsibility for any consequences arising from these unlawful threats and any ensuing escalation,” said Amir Saeid Iravani, Iranian ambassador to the U.N. Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who previously was the council’s secretary for years, separately warned that “any interventionist hand that gets too close to the security of Iran will be cut.” Trump’s online message marked a direct sign of support for the demonstrators, something other American presidents have avoided out of concern that activists would be accused of working with the West. During Iran’s 2009 Green Movement demonstrations, President Barack Obama held back from publicly backing the protests — something he said in 2022 “was a mistake.” But such White House support still carries a risk. “Though the grievances that fuel these and past protests are due to the Iranian government’s own policies, they are likely to use President Trump’s statement as proof that the unrest is driven by external actors,” said Naysan Rafati, an analyst at the International Crisis Group. “But using that as a justification to crack down more violently risks inviting the very U.S. involvement Trump has hinted at,” he added. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei recently cited a list of Tehran’s longtime grievances regarding U.S. intervention, including a CIAbacked coup in 1953, the downing of a passenger jet in 1988 and the strikes in June.

Zelenskyy taps Ukraine’s head of military intel as new chief of staff BY ILLIA NOVIKOV

the current minister for digital transformation, as the new minister of defense. Fedorov, 34, is credited with spearheadKYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zel- ing the introduction of drone technology enskyy on Friday appointed the head of in Ukraine’s army and introducing sevUkraine’s military intelligence as his new eral successful e-government platforms chief of staff, a move that comes as the in his current role. U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end RusHe replaces Denys Shmyhal who took up the post last July in a major sia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion. government shake-up. Zelenskyy Announcing the appointment thanked Shmyhal and said he of Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenwould be taking up another role skyy said Ukraine needs to focus in government. He also credited on security issues, developing its the ministry for reaching a target defense and security forces, and production of more than 1,000 peace talks — areas that are overinterceptor drones per day in Deseen by the office of the president. Zelenskyy had dismissed his Budanov cember. previous chief of staff, Andrii Earlier, Zelenskyy appointed Yermak, after anti-corruption officials Foreign Intelligence Service head Oleh began investigating alleged graft in the Ivashchenko to replace Budanov as intelenergy sector. ligence chief. The president framed Budanov’s apBudanov is one of the country’s most pointment as part of a broader effort to recognizable and popular wartime figsharpen the focus on security, defense ures. He has led Ukraine’s military inteldevelopment and diplomacy. ligence agency, known by its acronym “Kyrylo has specialized experience GUR, since 2020. in these areas and sufficient strength to A career military intelligence officer, achieve results,” Zelenskyy said. he rose through the defense establishBudanov, 39, said on Telegram his new ment after Russia’s illegal annexation of position is “both an honor and a responsi- Crimea in 2014. He also took part in spebility — at a historic time for Ukraine — cial operations and intelligence missions to focus on the critically important issues linked to the fighting with Moscow-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine beof the state’s strategic security.” In his evening address, Zelenskyy an- fore the full-scale invasion of February nounced further changes to his team, say- 2022. He reportedly was wounded during ing he had proposed Mykhailo Fedorov, one such operation.

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BY GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Investigators said he told an undercover FBI employee posing as a supportive confidant about his plans to attack people. Their online messages, along with a recent search of his home, indicated attacks would occur with knives and hammers, according to prosecutors and records. Worried Sturdivant might attempt violence before New Year’s Eve, the FBI placed him under constant surveillance for days, including on Christmas, U.S. Attorney for Western North Carolina Russ Ferguson said. Agents were prepared to arrest him earlier if he left his home with weapons, Ferguson said at a news conference in Charlotte. “At no point was the public in harm’s way.” Sturdivant was arrested Wednesday and remained

message seeking comment. Another hearing was scheduled for Jan. 7. The alleged attack would have taken place one year after 14 people were killed in New Orleans by a U.S. citizen and Army veteran who proclaimed support for IS on social media. The FBI has foiled several alleged attacks through sting operations in which agents posed as terror supporters, supplying advice or equipment. Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment of mentally vulnerable people who wouldn’t have the wherewithal to act alone. Searches of Sturdivant’s home and phone uncovered what investigators described as a manifesto detailing plans for the attack, FBI Special Agent in Charge James Barnacle told reporters. “He was willing to sacrifice himself,” Barnacle said. A handwritten note found in a trash can at Sturdivant’s home listed details of the planned attacks and the number of intended victims at a Burger King restaurant and unnamed grocery store, according to an FBI affidavit. The note also said he would attack arriving officers and “hoped to die by the hands of police.” Ferguson said the attack was to take place in Mint Hill, a bedroom community of Charlotte.

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FBI Special Agent in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr., center; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson, right; and Mint Hill Police Chief Joseph Hatley speak Friday in Charlotte, N.C.

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Continued from page 1A will soon grow by 3 million specimens from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, which is shuttering its fish collection. They’re even getting a CT scanner, so researchers can digitize the anatomy of thousands of fish. And the collection has just taken on another extraordinary addition: About 1,000 rare deep-sea fish specimens from the Gulf of Mexico’s “midnight zone.” The new fish were submitted to the collection by the DEEPEND Consortium, an initiative funded in part by Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement funds and housed at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, which plans to send many more specimens to Tulane’s bunkers. “We probably know more about the dark side of the moon than we know about these fishes,” said Melanie Stiassny, the curator of fishes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In the deep-water Gulf, sunlight fades fast. Pressure rises to punishing levels. It’s cold. And life there is adapted to an environment that most humans never see. That’s part of what makes deepsea fishes hard to study. Even collecting them isn’t easy. Pressure and temperature changes that affect a fish’s body on a trip to the water’s surface from thousands of feet below can essentially turn deep-sea fish to mush. DEEPEND has learned how to avoid that. Their specimens are remarkably well-preserved, Stiassny said. “We have deep-sea fish specimens and they don’t look as good as this,” she said. “The main thing is keeping everything cold,” said Tracey Sutton, DEEPEND’s director. His team will chill seawater before they bring fish up. And they raise their nets very, very slowly so the pressure changes gradually. Among the fish Sutton has given to Tulane are anglerfishes, deepsea predators with needlelike teeth that hunt using a bioluminescent lure — a glowing bulb that extends from their head to attract prey in the darkness. There are lanternfish, too, a family of sardinelike deep-sea fish, which, like anglerfish, also glow in the dark. But lanternfish do so in order to camouflage, using bio-

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Minnows are kept in jars among shelves of fish specimens in the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection at the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute in Belle Chasse on Dec. 17. luminescence to mimic the rays of light that filter into the depths, erasing their silhouettes so predators can’t pick them out. Some of these specimens are so rarely seen that identifying them correctly is a challenge. Or scientists find, when they look at a fish more closely, that what they thought was five species turns out to be just one strange creature that changes radically over the course of its life cycle. “That’s really common with crustaceans,” Sutton said. “We work on pelagic shrimps a lot, and often their larvae look like monsters.” Those uncertainties are why physical specimens are so valuable. A DNA sequence can be incomplete, or a photo can be misleading. But a preserved fish, reliably stored on a shelf, can always be rechecked, reanalyzed and reinterpreted as science advances. Suttkus became known not only for what he studied, but how re-

lentlessly he collected. Most fish collectors go out looking for a particular species. If they pull up a common fish, they might throw it back. Not Suttkus. He kept everything. “That makes the collection an incredible resource, because it’s a time capsule,” Sidlauskas said. What’s stored in Tulane’s bunkers is a snapshot of every fish Suttkus found in a particular stream on a particular day. He’d cast his net and collect in the same spot over and over again, so the changes in fish populations before and after certain environmental watershed events — like the damming of the Red River, or the implementation of the Clean Water Act — are visible in the collection. His relentless collecting did seem to earn Suttkus a kind of oddball folk-hero status. He inspired a song, called “The Collecting Machine,” written by a colleague. One verse goes like this: “Not a thing that swims or crawls or flies,

is safe from this odd man.’ / He’s picklin’ plants, trappin’ rats, and diggin’ up old bones. / He’s grabbin’ up putrid roadkill, then takin’ it all back home.” But ichthyologists today are thrilled to have a resource as complete as the Suttkus collection. Other institutions, including the Stiassny’s American Museum of Natural History, have more species of fish in their collections than Tulane does, but Suttkus is responsible for the sheer number of specimens in his collection, the largest in the world. The density of data points in the collection allows researchers to ask questions like: How common was a certain species in a certain creek? When did decline begin? What might have caused it? In that sense, there’s a kind of parallel between the work Suttkus did and the work Sutton is now doing. Just as Suttkus went back to the same sites over and over again, so now is Sutton.

Deep-sea expeditions like the ones DEEPEND does are expensive, but through a combination of federal grants and Deepwater Horizon oil spill funding, “we’ve been able to look at the long-term trends in deep pelagic life in the Gulf.” In the last 15 years, they’ve done 14 cruises to collect fish specimens. There are few, if any, other efforts like DEEPEND worldwide, Stiassny said. The collection can feel spooky. It is, after all, a vast collection of pickled dead animals. But its value to conservation is impossible to measure. You can’t protect what you can’t identify. And in a warming Gulf where change is accelerating faster than scientists can track, the jars in Tulane’s bunkers may become the most complete record of what once lived offshore. “We’re changing global habitats so markedly that it’s these museum collections that tell us what we’re losing,” Stiassny said.

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The former Harry’s Ace Hardware at 3535 Magazine St. was renovated into a new mixed-use development that now houses home furnishing showrooms and offices. UPTOWN NEW ORLEANS Former Izzo’s Illegal Burrito: 4041 Magazine St.

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evenly spread a mile apart to avoid cannibalizing one another’s business. Veteran real estate brokers say the street’s charm and popularity endure because it has the mix of elements that make New Orleans so unique — historic architecture, top-rated restaurants, artistic charm, funky bars and coffee shops — with a well-kept, walkable layout. “There’s a lot going on there in one retail strip that you don’t see in other parts (of the city),” said Rich

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Origin of a corridor Magazine Street was first called “Calle de Almazen” after a Spanish warehouse near what is now the U.S. Custom House, with Frenchspeaking locals later referring to it as “Rue de Magasins” after the powder magazines stored there, according to Tulane University geographer Richard Campanella. As Magazine grew throughout the 19th century, Campanella said clusters of commerce formed around its public food markets — located near its intersections with St. Mary, Ninth, Napoleon and Ewing streets —

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Indochino, Free People and UnTuckit. And at least two more are planned for 2026. “That is the main hub, the main center point for nationals when they come here,” said Casey Burka, principal of commercial real estate firm Ben and Burka. “And when you talk about retailers who can pay real rents, it’s usually nationals.” Real estate brokers and some retail tenants on the strip see the influx of national investment as a rising tide that lifts all boats. Not everyone agrees. Demand for space from deep-pocketed national retailers has driven up lease rates, in some cases to more than $50 per square foot, pricing some store owners out. At least two local investors are trying to counter the recent trend. Sud antique store owners Richard Dragisic and William Brockschmidt have acquired four properties in the 4000 block of Magazine — including a former Izzo’s Illegal Burrito location and the former SnoWizard SnoBall Shoppe — with the goal of keeping space available for local businesses. “We want to make sure there’s a reason for people to come to Magazine that’s different than any other place,” Dragisic said.

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Stone, senior sales and leasing associate at NAI Rampart. While not immune from the same headwinds that have hindered retail in general, Magazine Street still has “some advantages in this current market over the French Quarter,” he said. In recent years, the Napoleon-to-Louisiana strip has been particularly attractive, due, at least in part, to a wave of gentrification in nearby neighborhoods like the Irish Channel. Experts also point to the steady stream of visitors touring

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historic Garden District homes that bring shoppers to the street. “It’s a natural landing point for retailers or restaurants when they want to open in the market. There’s not a lot of alternatives to it,” said developer Joe Mann of Verdad Real Estate. Verdad is among those who has bet big on Magazine Street in recent years. In 2021, he bought and renovated the former Harry’s Ace Hardware at the corner of Magazine and Foucher streets. In September, he relocated his company’s New Orleans offices from the Warehouse District to the century-old brick building. Two national retailers — Shade Store and Visual Comfort — have since moved in and are his ground-floor tenants. Gale Singer, founder of Visual Comfort’s direct division, said the Houston-based company was attracted to Magazine Street because of its “creative community.” “New Orleans has a strong design identity, shaped by history, culture and craftsmanship,” Singer said in a statement about the com-

pany’s decision to open a tion from the locals,” said Magazine Street location. Varsity Sports owner Jenni Peters, whose Baton RougeAn evolving epicenter based running store spent The interest from national 12 years in a leased space in retailers is creating some- the 3400 block of Magazine thing of a snowball effect, before relocating in 2023 to attracting the attention of a building she purchased in investors, who are buying the 5700 block. “They’re going to attract clusters of properties with the intent of attracting more a new set of people that are there looking for the nationhigh-end retailers. Attorney Peter Wilson re- al chains,” she said. “And cently formed the boutique it’s kind of the cumulative real estate development firm attraction of everybody.” Others see the influx of naOxlot Capital and purchased five properties on Magazine tional retailers as a threat to Street in 2025. He has a sixth the street’s affordability and under contract and has his local character. eye out for more. Dragisic, one of the anFour of the five buildings tique store owners who has are in the 3900 block of Mag- assembled properties on the azine, where Wilson leased other side of Constantinople out space to the recently Street from the epicenter of opened Reformation store, national retailers on Magaa Los Angeles-based chain zine, said his goal is to make that sells women’s clothing space for local businesses and accessories. so they don’t get priced out Next door, Wilson has a of the market. He has had deal with national fragrance mixed results so far. The forcompany Le Labo, which mer Izzo’s building, for inwill be joined by Esom Art, stance, is being renovated to a local gallery that will re- house local menswear store locate from another nearby George Bass, which will open Wilson-owned building that there later this year. On the other hand, limiting he intends to combine and expand before leasing out his pool of potential tenants has made it hard to fill the again. And Western wear chain vacant sno-ball stand on the Tecovas has signed a lease corner. “We turned down a lot of, to open up its second Louisiana location in the building whatever you call them, at the corner of Magazine chain sort-of things,” he and General Taylor that has said. “National brands, or been leased for the past nine something like that.” Degas Gallery owner Cyyears by local clothing boutique Pilot and Powell. The bèle Gontar, whose business Austin-based cowboy boot relocated from the building store, set to open in the fall, now occupied by Reformamarks the fourth new lease tion to 3819 Magazine St., and third new national brand generally supports adding that Wilson has already at- more national chains to the tracted to his recently ac- corridor’s retail mix, though she offers a caveat. quired portfolio. “We really want for MagaWilson said he wants to strike a balance, preserving zine Street to continue to and recognizing the history thrive, but we need to be of the buildings while also careful about preservation,” adapting them for “modern- Gontar said. “The fabric of day retailers and restau- our city is our old buildings, rants and other companies so when we turn certain that might be wanting to use properties over to national chains, we want to be carethem.” Some retailers see invest- ful that they’re respectful of ments like Wilson’s as a posi- the architecture as much as tive that ultimately benefits they can be.” all retailers on the street. “Having the big people Email Jonah Meadows come in on Magazine, to me, at jonah.meadows@ is only a plus, not a detrac- theadvocate.com.

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Trump eyes overhaul of ‘president’s golf course’

are known as the “president’s golf over the years. Online reviews praise the course’s generally enjoyed their time out He has yet to play course.” Andrews, better known as the mature trees, tricky roughs, and on the course in their own unique Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clin- home of Air Force One, has two ponds and streams that serve as ways, but “they all like to drive the course located inside ton, George W. Bush and Joe Biden 18-hole courses and a 9-hole one. water hazards. The courses are cart because they never get an opJoint Base Andrews have spent time there, and Barack Its facilities have undergone ren- mostly flat, but afford views of the portunity to drive.”

BY WILL WEISSERT

Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there’s a military golf course that he’s never played that he’s eyeing for a major construction project. Long a favored getaway for presidents seeking a few hours’ solace from the stress of running the free world, the Courses at Andrews — inside the secure confines of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, about 15 miles from the White House —

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Continued from page 1A sparks, were permitted for use in the bar. Forty people were killed and another 119 injured in the blaze early Thursday as it ripped through the busy Le Constellation bar at the ski resort of Crans-Montana, authorities said. It was one of the deadliest tragedies in Switzerland’s history. Officials said they would also look at other safety measures on the premises, including fire extinguishers and escape routes. The attorney general for the Valais region warned of possible prosecutions if any criminal liability is found. Arthur Brodard, 16, from the Swiss city of Lausanne, was among the missing. His mother, Laetitia, was in Crans-Montana on Friday and frantic to find him. She held out “a glimmer of hope” that he might be one of the six injured people who had yet to be identified. “I’m looking everywhere. The body of my son is somewhere,” she told reporters. “I want to know, where is my child, and be by his side,

Obama played it more frequently than any president, roughly 110 times in eight years. Trump has always preferred the golf courses his family owns — spending about one of every four days of his second term at one of them. But he’s now enlisted golf champion Jack Nicklaus as the architect to overhaul the Courses at Andrews. “It’s amazing that an individual has time to take a couple hours away from the world crises. And they’re people like everybody else,” said Michael Thomas, the former general manager of the course, who has golfed with many of the presidents visiting Andrews

wherever that may be — be it in the intensive care unit or the morgue.” The injured included 71 people from Switzerland, 14 from France and 11 from Italy, along with citizens of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Belgium, Portugal and Poland, according to Frédéric Gisler, police commander of the Valais region. The nationalities of 14 people were unclear. Among the crowd was Axel Clavier, a 16-year-old from Paris, who said he felt as if he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he had been ringing in the new year. The teenager escaped the inferno by forcing a window open with a table. The dead included one of Clavier’s friends, and he told The Associated Press that two or three other friends were still missing hours after the disaster. An impromptu memorial took shape near the bar, where mourners left candles and flowers. Hundreds of others prayed for the victims at the nearby Church of Montana-Station. A French teenager on Friday brought a bouquet of tulips to the regional hospital

ovations in the past, including in 2018, when Congress approved funding to replace aging presidential aircraft and to build a new hangar and support facilities. That project was close enough to the courses that they had to be altered then, too. Trump toured the base by helicopter before Thanksgiving with Nicklaus, who has designed top courses the world over. The president called Andrews “a great place, that’s been destroyed over the years, through lack of maintenance.” Other golfers, though, describe Andrews’ grounds as in good shape, despite some dry patches.

in Sion for her best friend, a fellow 17-year-old girl who was badly burned and in intensive care. The two attend school together in Lausanne, said the girl, who was in distress and did not give her full name to the AP. But when she arrived at the hospital, her friend had been heavily sedated for a dressing change and could not see visitors. It was the latest in hours of heartbreak for the teen, who had intended to join a dozen schoolmates at the bar but ultimately decided against it. She said she has since learned that two of the 12 are in a Zurich hospital. She did not know if the others survived. On Instagram, an account filled up with photos of people who were unaccounted for, and friends and relatives begged for tips about their whereabouts. Valais regional government head Mathias Reynard told RTS radio Friday that officials have “numerous accounts of heroic actions, one could say, of very strong solidarity in the moment.” He lauded the work of emergency officials on the day after the fire but added “in the first minutes it was

surrounding base. The first president to golf at Andrews was Ford in 1974. Thomas began working there a couple years later, and was general manager from 1981 until he retired in 2019. He said the Secret Service over the years used as many as 28 golf carts — as well as the president’s usual 30-car motorcade — to keep the perimeter secure. “It’s a Cecil B. DeMille production every time,” said Thomas, who had the opportunity to play rounds with four different presidents, and with Biden when he was vice president. He said the commanders in chief

citizens — and in large part young people — who saved lives with their courage.” Clavier, the Parisian teenager, said he did not see the fire start, but he saw servers arrive with Champagne bottles topped with the burning sparklers. Two women told French broadcaster BFMTV they were inside when they saw a male bartender lifting a female bartender on his shoulders as she held a lit candle in a bottle. The

“It’s like getting your driver’s license all over again,” Thomas laughed. Trump golfs most weekends, and as of Friday, has spent an estimated 93 days of his second term doing so, according to an Associated Press analysis of his schedules. That tally includes days when Trump was playing courses his family owns in Virginia, around 30 miles from the White House, and near his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago, where he’s spending the winter holidays. It also includes 10 days Trump spent staying at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where his schedule allowed time for rounds of golf.

flames spread, collapsing the wooden ceiling, they told the broadcaster. One of the women described a crowd surge as people frantically tried to escape from the basement nightclub up a flight of stairs and through a narrow door. Another witness speaking to BFMTV described people smashing windows to escape the blaze, some gravely injured, and panicked parents rushing to the scene in cars to see whether their chil-

dren were trapped inside. Gianni Campolo, a Swiss 19-year-old who was in Crans-Montana on vacation, raced to the bar to help first responders after receiving a call from a friend who escaped the inferno. He described people on the ground suffering from terrible burns. “I have seen horror, and I don’t know what else would be worse than this,” Campolo told French television network TF1.

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Continued from page 1A covered by Medicare. “The use of this funding will transform lives through innovative approaches to improve health care access in rural communities across the state,” said Secretary of Health Bruce Greenstein in the release. Jeff Reynolds, executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, said a great deal of work is ahead to determine how exactly the state will distribute the money. But he said the state is prioritizing areas where help is “desperately needed.” “This type of investment is very appreciated and very needed,” he said. The rural health program was created to address concerns that tighter restrictions on Medicaid, enacted in the same law, would leave more people without health insurance and potentially deal a huge financial blow to already-struggling rural health care providers. The way the program is structured benefits Louisiana. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, RBaton Rouge, was one of the senators who pushed for the fund to be added. He said in a statement that he was “proud that Louisiana has

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Grandmother, grandson burn to death in Gaza tent Angelina Jolie visits Rafah crossing

BY WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — A grandmother and her 5-yearold grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire while cooking, as thousands of Palestinians endure colder weather in makeshift housing. The nylon tent in Yarmouk caught fire Thursday night while a meal was being prepared, a neighbor said. A hospital official said that two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli gunfire on Friday in Gaza. The shaky 12-week-old ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group has largely ended largescale Israeli bombardment of Gaza. But Palestinians are still being killed by Israeli forces, especially along the so-called Yellow Line that delineates areas under Israeli control.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By JEHAD ALSHRAFI

Fatima Abu al-Bayd inspects what remains of her mother’s tent on Friday after her mother, Amal Abu Al-Khair, and grandchild, Saud, were killed when it caught fire overnight at the yarmouk displacement camp in Gaza City. On Friday, American actor and film producer Angelina Jolie visited the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Over the past few weeks, cold winter rains have repeatedly lashed the sprawling tent cities, causing flooding, turning Gaza’s dirt roads into mud and causing damaged buildings to collapse. Aid groups say not enough

shelter materials are getting into Gaza during the truce. Figures recently released by Israel’s military suggest it hasn’t met the ceasefire stipulation of allowing 600 trucks of aid into Gaza a day, though Israel disputes that finding. Israel has said throughout the war that Hamas was siphoning off aid supplies, preventing the population in Gaza from receiving them.

Last month, the World Food Program said that there have been “notable improvements” in food security in Gaza since the ceasefire. Palestinians have long called for mobile homes and caravans to be allowed in to protect them against living in impractical and worn out tents. Jolie met with members of the Red Crescent on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing and then visited a hospital in the nearby city of Arish to speak with Palestinian patients on Friday, according to Egyptian officials. Her visit sought to raise support for the displaced and humanitarian workers in the crises in Gaza as well as in Sudan, Jolie’s team told The Associated Press in a statement. “What needs to happen is clear: the ceasefire must hold, and access must be sustained, safe and urgently scaled up so that aid, fuel and critical medical supplies can move quickly and consistently, at the volume required,” Jolie said about Gaza.

Reopening the crossing, which would allow Palestinians to leave Gaza — especially the ill and wounded who could get specialized care unavailable in the territory — has been contentious. Israel has said that it will only allow Palestinians to exit Gaza, not enter, until militants in Gaza return all the hostages they took in the attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which triggered the war. The remains of one hostage are still in Gaza. Israel also says Palestinians wanting to leave Gaza will have to get Israeli and Egyptian security approval. Egypt, meanwhile, says it wants the crossing immediately opened in both directions, so Palestinians in Egypt can enter Gaza. That’s a position rooted in Egypt’s vehement opposition to Palestinian refugees permanently resettling in the country. For more than two decades until 2022, Jolie worked with the U.N. refugee agency, including as a special envoy. On Friday, the foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt,

Qatar and Saudi Arabia, expressed concern about Gaza’s humanitarian situation. The situation has been “compounded by the continued lack of sufficient humanitarian access, acute shortages of essential lifesaving supplies, and the slow pace of the entry of essential materials,” according to the joint statement. The Palestinian death toll from the war is at least 71,271, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between militants and civilians in its count. The Israel-Hamas war began with the Hamasled Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. On Friday, two Palestinian men were killed in separate incidents by Israeli gunfire in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, a hospital official said. Israel’s military said troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip killed a person who “crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops, posing an immediate threat to them.”

Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes Likelihood of finding anyone diminished days after attack

BY BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it’s still searching for people in the eastern Pacific Ocean who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked the vessels days earlier, diminishing the likelihood that

anyone survived. Search efforts began Tuesday afternoon after the military notified the Coast Guard that survivors were in the water about 400 miles southwest of the border between Mexico and Guatemala, the maritime service said in a statement. The Coast Guard dispatched a plane from Sacramento to search an area covering more than 1,000 miles, while issuing an urgent warning to ships nearby. The agency said it coordinated more than 65 hours of search efforts, working with other countries as well as civilian ships and boats in the area.

The weather during that time has included 9-foot seas and 40-knot winds. The U.S. has not said how many people jumped into the water, and, if they are not found, how far the death toll may rise from the Trump administration’s monthslong campaign of blowing up small boats accused of transporting drugs in the region. The U.S. military said earlier this week that it attacked three boats traveling along known narco-trafficking routes and they “had transferred narcotics between the three vessels prior to the strikes.” The military did not provide evidence to back up

the claim. U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the region, said three people were killed when the first boat was struck, while people in the other two boats jumped overboard and distanced themselves from the vessels before they were attacked. The strikes occurred in a part of the eastern Pacific where the Navy doesn’t have any ships operating. Southern Command said it immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate search and rescue efforts for the people who jumped overboard before the other boats were hit. Calling in the Coast Guard

is notable because the military drew heavy scrutiny after U.S. forces killed the survivors of the first attack in early September with a follow-up strike to their disabled boat. Some Democratic lawmakers and legal experts said the military committed a crime, while the Trump administration and some Republican lawmakers say the follow-up strike was legal. There have been other survivors of the boat strikes, including one for whom the Mexican Navy suspended a search in late October after four days. Two other survivors of a strike on a submers-

ible vessel in the Caribbean Sea that same month were sent to their home countries — Ecuador and Colombia. Authorities in Ecuador later released the man, saying they had no evidence he committed a crime in the South American nation. Under President Donald Trump’s direction, the U.S. military has been attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific since early September. As of Friday, the number of known boat strikes is 35 and the number of people killed is at least 115, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration.

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Warehouse District hotel sells for $29M Sonesta sale adds to growing list of transactions

BY ANTHONY McAULEY Staff writer

The Sonesta Extended Stay hotel near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has been sold for $29 million, adding to a growing list of New Orleans hotel transactions that point to a big slump in commercial property values across the city. The three-story property at 345 St. Joseph St., which has 231 rooms along with an outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts, was sold by a unit of

The Sonesta Extended Stay hotel near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has been sold for $29 million.

Service Properties Trust, a Massachusetts-based real estate investment trust, according to court records. Public records show the hotel was bought by a Delaware-registered entity owned by a California company. Sale documents were signed on behalf of the buyer by an individual named Laxmi Mehta, whose role and connection to the purchasing entities are not clear from public filings. Service Properties Trust didn’t respond to a

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Boudreaux’s Jewelers announces northshore expansion Mandeville location to double in size BY BOB WARREN Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By ENAN CHEDIAK

Juan Mendoza reacts to the needle being withdrawn from his arm by Misha Ambrose after he donated blood on the third floor of Canal Place in New Orleans on Friday. Mendoza traveled from Mexico City to New Orleans for the new year and decided to donate blood when he saw the sign at Canal Place. Paul Adams, public relations manager at The Blood Center, said that the drive Friday was held in remembrance of the attack that happened on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day last year. ‘With Mardi Gras coming up, we really need people to donate blood,’ Adams said. ‘Hospitals don’t take a break. There are no holidays. It’s within all of us to make a difference.’

‘If we don’t act now, this is going to be gone’

A longtime south Louisiana family jeweler is expanding its operations and footprint on the northshore, a $4 million project that will more than double the space of its Mandeville location. Boudreaux’s Jewelers says the investment at its store on La. 22 will also give it one of the largest on-site jewelry manufacturing operations in Louisiana. Boudreaux’s has operated at the Mandeville site since 1995, and also has locations in Metairie and Baton Rouge. The store currently has about 2,500 square feet, and the expansion will increase it to more than 7,000 square feet. The first floor, at around 4,000 square feet, will be for retail operations, said Brandon Boudreaux, the company’s chief operating officer. The second floor will become a workshop for manufacturing jewelry. The company has wanted to expand its manufacturing capacity for a while, Boudreaux said. “Our business has had a base in manufacturing,” he said. “That’s something we’re really proud of.” Boudreaux said the company’s business on the northshore has been very good over the years. He said the store in Mandeville also offered the best place for an expansion.

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Westwego man gets 35 years in sex abuse case

LSU AgCenter scientists work in aquatic lab to preserve native species

Search warrant found explicit images of children

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How can scientists preserve native Louisiana species, boost the state’s aquaculture industry, improve extreme weather resilience and advance cancer research? The answer lies with something like frozen fish, it turns out. At the LSU AgCenter Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, a group of 40 undergraduates, graduate students, staff and faculty members specializes in using liquid nitrogen to freeze and preserve the sperm, eggs and embryos of fish, frogs, salamanders, shrimp, oysters, crawfish, algae and other aquatic species. They strive to improve genetic storage technology, with profound implications for cancer and disease research, biomedical studies and the ability of communities to conserve their native species following natural disasters.

A Westwego man accused of recording himself as he sexually abused a child has pleaded guilty and faces a lengthy prison sentence, according to Jefferson Parish Court records. Darrell Devenny, 63, was sentenced to a total of 35 years in prison after admitting to molestation, possession of child pornography, indecent behavior and other charges on Dec. 16. Devenny Devenny was arrested in March by agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations. The agency had received a tip about a sexually explicit image of an infant that had been uploaded to the internet by an email address linked to Devenny, authorities said.

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Irene Marti Gil, LSU AgCenter Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center engagement director, left, and yue Liu, associate director, hold crawfish recently at the center.

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Already short more than 100 officers, the Baton Rouge Police Department won’t be adding to its ranks any time soon. The department will not hold its January training academy for new officers, officials say, citing a lack of new cadets. BRPD Lieutenant L’Jean “Geno” McKneely said there are multiple reasons for the shortage of newcomers, but a major one is the lack of competitive pay compared with other local and statewide law enforcement agencies. “We believe pay is a contribut-

ing factor, along with the change in the concept of being a law enforcement officer,” McKneely said. “We understand it’s not just us that’s battling this. But there’s just a trending difficulty in finding those persons with the drive and the heart and the want to be law enforcement officers to serve their community.” The department is allotted 698 positions, but only 542 are currently filled. For those who want to go into law enforcement, McKneely said there are other agencies offering more money to recruits. And in those jurisdictions, it’s frankly an easier job, he argued. “You’ve got smaller agencies and larger state agencies, where you can work less hard and make more,” he said. “Our call volume is way higher than them. We deal with a lot more trauma and anxi-

ety that we’re being faced with on a day-in and day-out basis.” While in the academy, new BRPD cadets make just short of $41,000. After one year on the job, officers make $50,598, with merit increases and state supplement pay kicking in. In comparison, a Louisiana State Police cadet earns about $10,000 more during training and an additional $10,000 after a year of service. “We just want to be in the position of where pay wouldn’t even be an issue,” McKneely said. “Right now, you can go to Gonzales PD and not only get more, but the call volume is way lower. So that means you deal with less stress.” The department hopes to hold an academy for new cadets in April if applicant turnout is high enough, he said. Mayor-President Sid Edwards’

office declined to comment. He pitched raises for BRPD in February 2025 through a tax rededication plan later called “Thrive.” But that plan was revised to instead pay off city-parish debt and ultimately failed at the polls in November. The department has not had raises since 2020. Metro Council member Dwight Hudson said achieving competitive pay and full staffing for BRPD remains a top priority, as does properly funding the rest of the criminal justice system. Hudson said the council will soon be considering several tax renewals — some tied to public safety and others not — and determining which to prioritize will be critical. “The temptation will be to view these different issues separately. I don’t think we can afford to do that any longer,” Hudson said. “We

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Continued from page 1B “The AGGRC’s goal is to preserve Louisiana’s identity and culture in aquaculture, to make sure it’s passed down to future generations,” Engagement Director Irene Marti Gil said. “If we don’t act now, this is going to be gone.” The crippling drought that Louisiana faced in 2023 is the type of severe weather event from which the aquatic center hopes to help insulate aquaculture in the future. AgCenter economists estimated nearly $140 million was lost during that crawfish season as a result of the drought. The aquatic center experiments with the best ways to cryogenically preserve the crawfish gene pool and the genetic code of other species. Scientists send the material to be held long-term at the repositories at the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Animal Germplasm Program in Fort Collins, Colorado. “We do have a more frequent unstable climate environment, whether it be drought, flood, temperature change,” aquatic center Associate Director Yue Liu said. “If we study the crawfish now, we may find disease-resistant type of

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crawfish, or maybe drought-resistant type of crawfish, or maybe a certain type of crawfish that grows larger and bigger, tastes better and easier to peel.” The aquatic center also houses axolotls, shrimp, oysters, catfish, gar and other aquatic species. In addition to genetic storage, the scientists study the species for their utility in biomedical research. Aquatic animals are starting to replace lab monkeys and rats in some studies, Liu said. “It’s a quarter-million dollars just to have those monkeys in the laboratory,” Liu said. “And they’re

like babies. You have to take care of them, give them Popsicles, play Netflix. But nowadays, especially the past 10, 20 years, scientists have been moving into aquatic species.” Despite the tanks of catfish and shelves of live axolotls, the aquatic center is not an aquatic animal zoo or a bank for their DNA. Its focus is on developing technology to allow others to cryogenically preserve the genetics of those animals. And it offers the technology essentially to anyone, via an opensource library where individuals

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Continued from page 1B In a news release announcing the expansion, the St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation said the company will participate in the state’s High Impact Jobs program and Industrial Tax Exemption program, both of which are incentives the state can use to lure or retain companies.

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Continued from page 1B Agents executed a search warrant at Devenny’s house in Westwego and discovered dozens more lewd images of children, authorities said. Among those were videos of a sleeping child who was being fondled and touched by a man’s genitals. Investigators later identified Devenny as the man in those videos, authorities said. The child appeared in other explicit images recorded over the course of several years, beginning when the victim was about 4, according to authorities. Investigators later determined the child was known to Devenny. At least one of the images taken while the child was out in public

The news release said the expansion will create two new jobs while also helping retain 19 other jobs at the company. The work at the Mandeville store will begin in January and is expected to be completed in October. The store will remain open during the expansion project. Boudreaux said the family business dates to 1933, when his great-grandfather Gilmore Boudreaux Sr. opened a jewelry shop in New Orleans during the Great Depression.

In the news release, Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois called family-owned businesses such as Boudreaux’s “the fabric of Louisiana’s economy.” “Their continued investment in St. Tammany Parish is exactly what our new High Impact Jobs program was designed to support — businesses of any size that are creating higher-wage opportunities for local workers and strengthening Louisiana’s future,” she said.

appeared to have been digitally altered by artificial intelligence software to make it appear as if the child was nude, authorities said. Devenny admitted using AI to create some of the pornographic images, also known as “deepfakes,” according to authorities. He also admitted to viewing and saving other sexually explicit images of children. Devenny was booked with production of child pornography, several dozen counts of possession of child pornography and creating unlawful deepfake images. The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office formally charged Devenny on May 27 with molestation of a juvenile, video voyeurism, sexual battery of a victim under the age of 13, three counts of possession of pornography involving a juvenile and four

counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile under the age of 13, according to court records. Devenny pleaded guilty before Judge Stephen Grefer of the 24th Judicial District Court. Grefer sentenced Devenny to 35 years in prison for the molestation and sexual battery charges as well as one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles under 13. Devenny was ordered to serve 10 years for video voyeurism, 25 years for the indecent behavior charges and 20 years for the remaining pornography charges. All of the sentences will be served at the same time. Once released from prison, Devenny will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to court records. Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com.

and labs around the world can download and 3D print the designs at minimal cost. The aquatic center is among the first in the world to advocate an open-source hardware concept of this kind, according to staff. “It’s so exciting to see how much they can do with the 3D printers, because one of the goals is to democratize science by making it more affordable, more attainable, easier to access,” Marti Gil said. The scientists hope to improve the replicability of cryopreservation research, Liu and Marti Gil said. Unlike traditional intellectual

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must properly fund public safety first. Only then can we afford to fund the other very nice functions that we enjoy.” BRPD’s request for a $10 million increase to its 2026 budget was denied last month, though it did not receive any cuts. Meanwhile, nearly every department in the city-parish was forced to cut its budget by 11%, triggering layoffs of about 200 government workers. Together, BRPD’s annual budget of $98.3 million and the Baton Rouge Fire Department’s budget — the other agency whose budget went unscathed — of $57.4 million make up about 47% of the cityparish’s general fund. To make up for lost sales tax revenue now in the hands of the city of St. George, the city-parish was forced to cut $15.5 million from the 2026 general fund.

property, they develop technology that might not be a finished product but can be improved on by the next researcher. “What we want to do is help the communities to create their own repositories,” Marti Gil said. “That is the only way that we are going to preserve the species.” The aquatic center is also a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment, Liu said, bringing in engineering and biology students but also non-STEM majors. They assign students to tasks that might push them out of their comfort zone — a biology student working with the 3D printer, for example. “We try to get all the students exposed to all the different interdisciplinary sectors,” Liu said. LSU sophomore Jade LeCesne, a natural resource ecology and management major, was entrusted with testing the motility of frog sperm cells and organizing data related to the cryogenic container, developed by the aquatic center and available to other labs to 3D print. “Each student worker does a little bit of everything, whether it’s lab work, whether it’s testing what our researchers are doing or if it’s doing the husbandry, like feeding the animals,” LeCesne said. “We’re very hands-on. Everybody helps out everybody else.”

by Service Properties Trust. The real estate investment trust has been selling off Sonesta-branded hotels as part of a long-term strategy to reduce debt and increase its cash holdings. Earlier this month, the company disclosed that it had sold 112 hotels totaling 14,631 rooms for approximately $859 million over the past year. According to hotel industry research firm CoStar, Service Properties Trust has been selling hotels with long-term franchise agreements and putting the cash aside to deal with debt that’s set to come due. While the market downturn has been painful for existing owners, industry observers have said that New Orleans is adding few new hotel rooms in the near term due to high construction costs, regulatory hurdles and a difficult environment for getting loans. That, coupled with convention bookings expected to rise in the coming years, has offered hope for a rebound in the sector. The proposed 1,000-room Omni headquarters hotel in the Warehouse District is the only significant new hotel on the horizon. If it gets all necessary approvals from City Hall, the $600 million public-private partnership between the hotel group and the state-controlled Convention Center would be the first hotel of its size and scope to be built in New Orleans since the 1980s.

The Sonesta has been owned by Service Properties Trust since the late 1990s and was last renovated in 2020. The sale price works out to roughly $125,500 per room — a figure that reflects the buyerfriendly conditions, according to local real estate watchers. “This is the most attractive hotel buying window New Orleans has offered in more than a decade,” said Leonard Wormser, senior vice president at HREC Investment Advisors, noting the depressed prices coupled with a forecast for a rebounding convention visitors market over the next several years. Brokers and analysts have described the last several years as one of the most turbulent periods for hotel owners in New Orleans in more than a decade. Several well-known properties have been put up for sale at steep discounts to their construction costs or to valuations from just a few years ago, driven by a combination of elevated interest rates, rising insurance and tax expenses, and a slower-than-expected post-pandemic recovery in group travel. The Virgin Hotel in the Warehouse District, which opened four years ago, cost roughly $80 Email Anthony McAuley million to build and is now ex- tmcauley@theadvocate.com. pected to sell for about half that amount. Other hotels currently on the market include The Saint on Canal Street and the historic LOTTERY Le Pavillon Hotel on Poydras THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 2026 Street, along with several addiPICK 3: 0-5-4 tional downtown and Warehouse PICK 4: 5-1-5-1 District properties that have been tested privately with investors. PICK 5: 8-0-4-2-7 High-profile transactions over Unofficial notification, keep your tickets. the past year have reinforced the reset in pricing. In June, Sunstone Hotel Investors sold the 252-room Hilton St. Charles for $47 million, well below what it paid for the property a decade earlier.

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tal reflected her deep sense of compassion and service to others. A woman of faith, Cheryl was an ac‐ tive member of her church community. She served on the usher board and found joy in attending services regularly. Her devotion to her faith was evident in the way she lived-always seek‐ ing the good in everyone offering kindness and hesitation. without Cheryl's love extended deeply into her family. She is lovingly remembered by son Alex Collins her (Laquwan) and daughter Collins; sisters Ingela Shiela Green and Carnell Landry; and brothers Alex Collins, Darryl Collins (Mar‐ garet), and Johnel Collins. She also leaves behind a host of great-nieces and and great-nephews cousins who were touched by her warmth and gen‐ erosity. She now joins in rest her beloved parents, and Philip Elizabeth Collins; brothers Philip and Joseph Collins; and sister Joseph and Gaynell Ernest brother-in-law Relatives and Landry. friends of the family are in‐ vited to attend the Cele‐ bration of Life Service on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Christian Mission Bap‐ tist Church, 1477 N. Robert‐ son Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 at 10:00 a.m. Visi‐ tation from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Private Burial. You may sign the guest book on www.gertrudeged Gertrude deswillis.com. Willis Funeral Geddes Home, Inc., in charge (504) 522-2525.

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Obituaries Beaulieu, Dianne

Dianne Beaulieu de‐ parted this life on Decem‐ ber 18, 2025 at the age of 79. Dianne was daughter of Jessie P. Beaulieu and Joseph L. Beaulieu Sr. Sis‐ ter of Mable Boisseau, and Raymond Frank Beaulieu and the late Joyce Bevrotte, Alice Blanchard, Gills, Denise Yolanda Bevrotte, Linda Cortez, Joseph L Beaulieu Jr. Jerome (Tony), Leo, Dale, and Merlin Beaulieu. Rela‐ tives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at Corpus ChristiEpiphany Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., on Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:00 am. Viewing begins at 8:00 am. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home 3933 Washington Ave. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral. com to sign the online guestbook.

Griffin, Alfred Bethany Elaine Acosta of Slidell, Dvornak, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the age of 61. Bethany was born on De‐ cember 27, 1963, in New Or‐ leans, Louisiana, to the late Herbert and Elaine Acosta. She spent her life in south‐ east Louisiana, where her creativity, personality, and devotion to family defined who she was. She is sur‐ vived by her beloved son, Michael S. Dvornak of Slidell, Louisiana; her sis‐ ter, Ginger Cavalier of Slidell, Louisiana; and her brother, Darin Acosta of New Orleans, Louisiana. loved cooking Bethany local Southern cuisine and sharing meals that brought people together. She also had a deep appreciation for music and unique art and was an avid gardener. A gifted singer, she per‐ formed with several bands throughout her lifetime, sharing her voice and pas‐ sion with many. Her love for creativity and beauty was reflected in everything she did. A memorial ser‐ vice celebrating Bethany’s life will be held at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Boulevard West, Slidell, LA 70460, on January 8, 2026, at 12:00 noon to 2 p.m., with interment to follow. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Elaine Acosta, and her son, Malachi H. Dvornak. She will be remembered with love by all who knew her. Please visit www.hon akerforestlawn.com to sign guestbook. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA.

Elliot, Dehra Marie Collins, Cheryl Ann

Cheryl Ann Collins, age 73, was born on June 6, 1952 in New Orleans, LA. passed away on She Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at home surrounded by loved ones. Cheryl spent her life rooted in the community she loved and served so faithfully. Cheryl over three dedicated decades of her life to healthcare, working for 31 years at Charity Hospitallater known as University Hospital. Her long-standing commitment to the hospi‐

Elliot, CSJ, Yska M. Sierra, and Sheila M. Elliot. Sr. Dehra is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Sr. Dehra graduated from St. Joseph Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in September of 1949. She professed final vows in August of 1954. Sr. Dehra's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Masters in Secondary Education from Loyola University in New Orleans. A life-long learner, Sr. Dehra took advantage of numerous on-going formation and continuing education courses throughout her life. Her years of teaching and service began at our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in New Orleans. She served in schools in South Louisiana including Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Grand Coteau, Norco, and Morgan City. Following her retirement from teaching, she served as Director of House Manager at Blessing Place in Lacombe, Louisiana and Activities Director at Wynhoven Apartment in Marerro, Louisiana and Christopher Inn in New Orleans, two senior living facilities sponsored by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Sr. Dehra retired from active teaching in 2009 and in 2010 moved to Mt. St. Mary in Wichita, Kansas for medical treatment. She returned to Louisiana in July of 2011 and resided at the Sisters of St. Joseph Hundred Oaks Retirement Center until her final move to Mt. St. Mary in Wichita, Kansas in 2023. Mass of Resurrection followed by internment at Mt. St. Mary Retirement Center will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Memorials in her name may be sent to the Congregation of St. Joseph Retirement Fund, Dear Neighbor Ministries, Inc. or StepStone Ministries, Inc. at Mt. St. Mary, 3700 E. Lincoln St., Wichita, KS 67218

Sister Dehra Marie Elliot (formerly Sr. Mary Sheila), a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy six years entered eternal life at Mt. St. Mary Convent in Wichita, Kansas on December 20, 2025. Sr. Dehra was born on January 2, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Francis Berchman Elliot and Enola M. Hanneman. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Fr. Clyde J. Elliot, SJ, Norval F. Elliot, Sr., Fr. Larion J. Elliot, SJ, Brother John Filmore Elliot, SJ and her sisters Sr. Oenone

Bro. Alfred Griffin, age 84 was born on August 23, 1941 in New Orleans, LA, departed this earthly home on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. He was raised in Uptown New Orleans and many weekends spent traveling to the West Bank, where he assisted in preparing for church ser‐ vices led by his father at Little Zion Missionary Bap‐ tist Church #3 and Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Ama, Louisiana. As a faithful member of Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church #3, he was actively involved in church min‐ istries, including the Men’s Chorus. He began serving on the Usher Board at the age of nine and continued to serve faithfully for over 60 years. Alfred was edu‐ cated in the New Orleans Public School System, at‐ tending Thomy Lafon and S.J. Green Schools. He later relocated to San Francisco, California, where he at‐ tended Galileo High School and participated in foot‐ ball, track, and the school band. After graduating, he returned to New Orleans. He was a proud member of the Masons and Progres‐ sive Lodge #7, where he served as President. He also partnered with his brother Bobby Sr. and his nephew Little Bobby to open a restaurant called New Orleans Rib Shack. Alfred Professionally, worked as a pipefitter and plumber and was em‐ ployed by the Plumbers Local Steamfitters and Union No. 60 for 40 years before retiring. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Clementine Griffin of 50 years; his chil‐ Wanda Johnson dren (Wayne), Donovan Blake (Randolph), April Griffin, Destiney Griffin, and Kelly Griffin; eleven grandchil‐ Basil Johnson, dren: Rashad Johnson (Court‐ ney), Deron Johnson, Anjoli Simmons (Reginald), Bren‐ Griffin (Keianna), nan Paige and Peyton Blake, Mickey, Kamden Chaz Honoré, Mai Henderson, Jalen Washington; and great-grandchil‐ twelve dren; his former wife, Shirley Griffin; his cousins Clementine Charles, John Griffin, Nelida Harris, Eldric and Linda Bashful, Clara, Alfred, and Helen; his beloved breakfast crew; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Alfred was preceded in death by his parents, Reverend Steve J.

Griffin and Theresa Kitt Griffin; his siblings, Sara Thomas, Reverend Robert Griffin Sr.; and two chil‐ dren, Tange D. Griffin and Dondero S. Griffin. Rela‐ tives and friends of the family, also Pastor, officers and members of Little Zion B.C. #3 and Mt. Zion M.B.C. (Ama, LA) are invited to at‐ tend the Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, Janu‐ ary 3, 2026 at Little Zion Baptist Church #3, 441 Wil‐ son Street, Marrero, LA 70072 at 10:00 a.m. Visita‐ tion from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Interment Rest‐ lawn Park Cemetery, 3540 Hwy 90, Avondale, LA 70094. You may sign the guest book on www.ger trudegeddeswillis.com. Gertrude Willis Funeral Home Inc., in charge (504) 522-2525.

Jordan Jr., Joseph Darrell

Joseph Darrell Jordan, Jr., known as Darrell or JD by his family and friends, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on December 17, 2025. He was 80 years old. Darrell was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Darrell Jordan, Sr., his mother, Elaine LeBoeuf Jor‐ dan, and his brother, Den‐ nis Edward Jordan. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Margreth Fath Jordan, and his beloved son, Wesley Darrell Jordan. He is also survived by his nephew, Gregory Mitchell Jordan; Gregory’s wife, Michelle Baker Jordan, and their three children: Grant Mitchell, Genevieve Grace, and Garrett Grayson. Dar‐ rell was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, where he attended Holy Name of Mary grammar school, and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1963. He was a three-year letterman on Je‐ suit’s football team, which went undefeated in his se‐ nior year. He then received a full athletic scholarship to play football at Auburn University, where “Shug” Jordan was his head coach and Vince Dooley was his position coach. After earn‐ ing a degree in Business Administration, Darrell en‐ rolled at Loyola University and obtained an MBA. Fol‐ lowing business school, he then attempted to join the Navy to become a fighter pilot – which was a lifelong dream. Unfortunately, due to his numerous football injuries, he could not pass the physical required by the Navy. Instead, he en‐ listed in the Naval Reserve and served as a Seaman’s Apprentice. After being honorably discharged, he accepted a job with a Viet‐ namese airline during the Vietnam War. For several years, he travelled through Asia and Europe coordinat‐ ing flights for military con‐ tractors and personnel. Darrell was widely recog‐ nized as a genius at navi‐ gating the stock market. He managed his own busi‐ ness for over 50 years as an investment banker and a broker-dealer and was in countless involved major transactions. He was a loyal and faithful mem‐ ber of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He was also a member of both the Bi‐ enville Club and the New Orleans Country Club. As a proud New Orleanian, he loved Mardi Gras and was a member of numerous organizations. carnival Darrell traveled the world and lived his life to the fullest, and when he mar‐ ried his beloved Margreth in 1988, she joined him on his wonderful journeys. He especially enjoyed travel‐ ing to Japan and spoke Japanese fluently. He was larger than life and a true “bon vivant,” whose laugh‐ ter was distinctive and in‐ fectious. He loved a Stet‐ son, a Cuban cigar, and a glass of Irish good whiskey. He will be missed by all. A celebration of life will be held on January 13, 2026, at the Greenwood Fu‐ neral Home, located at 5200 Canal Blvd., New Or‐ leans, LA, with a visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., followed by a Mass starting at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Spaymart.org. We also in‐ vite you to share your thoughts, fond memories, and condolences online at www.greenwoodfh.com. Your shared memories will help us celebrate Joseph’s

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St. Peter Church in Covington, LA. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am, followed by the funeral mass at 11 am. In remembrance of Harry's legacy, donations can be made to Holy Cross School, St. Paul's School, or the Tulane University Center for Sport Brain Bank at (504) 9234826, in lieu of flowers.

Ory, Wayne John

Tyrone “Tweet” Mitchell, age 70, entered eternal rest on Monday, December 22, 2025 in New Orleans, LA. Tyrone was born to the late Alfred, Jr. and Marion Mitchell on April 6, 1955. He was raised in New Orleans and received his education in the Orleans Parish School System, graduating John McDonough from High School. Tyrone was baptized at an early age at Trinity Lutheran Church. He was employed by the City of New Orleans in Property Management for several years. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Alfred Mitchell, III and a niece, Angela Crawford. Tyrone leaves to cherish his mem‐ ory his devoted daughter, Kwinia Marion Mitchell; Cameron grandchildren, and Zoe Marion Mosi; sib‐ lings, Cynthia MitchellAtkins and David Mitchell, as well as a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. A Celebration service hon‐ oring the life and legacy of the late Tyrone "Tweet" Mitchell will be held in the of Charbonnet Chapel Glapion Funeral Labat Home, 1615 St. Philip Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 on Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10 am. Interment will be held at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Ceme‐ tery, Slidell, LA, at a later date. Visitation 9 am in the chapel. Please sign online guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet Labat Glapion, Directors (504) 581-4411

Nunez, Harry Miguel

Harry Miguel Nunez, Jr., aged 82, passed away on December 24, 2025, at his home in Covington, LA with his wife and three children by his side. Born on September 4, 1943, Harry was a revered figure in the realms of education and athletics, dedicating 54 years to coaching and mentoring young minds. Harry was a standout athlete at his alma mater, Holy Cross High School, but even more importantly, he became a living example of the faith, honesty, and integrity that define the Holy Cross Man. He carried that same passion and commitment to Southeastern Louisiana College, where he excelled in football. He was honored with inductions into the Hall of Fame at both institutions. While his achievements on the field were remarkable, Harry was most cherished for the way he shaped young lives—encouraging character, self-discipline, and dedication in the countless young men who looked up to him. Those same qualities guided his life beyond the game, whether he was spending time with family, practicing calligraphy, or seeking out football fields whenever his travels took him to new cities. He was also a donor to the Tulane Sport Brain Bank, a final act speaking volumes to his character. Surviving Harry are his beloved wife of 59 years, Sharon; his children, Kellie Nunez, Harry (Mick) Nunez (Tammy), and Patricia Lobdell (JW); his five grandchildren and one great grandchild, Jack Nunez, Kiernan Nunez, Ella Nunez, Walker Lobdell (Jane) and their son Miles, Alex Lobdell; and his sister, Alma Leonardi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry M. Nunez, Sr. and Yvonne Koski Nunez; his brother, John Nunez; and sisters, Joy Nunez and Yvonne Lemoine. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in his honor on Monday, January 5, 2026, at

Wayne John Ory passed away on December 26, 2025, at the age of 85. He was born on June 27, 1940. Wayne was married to his beloved wife and compan‐ ion, Charleen C. Ory, for 60 years. He was the proud fa‐ ther of Wayne “Jay” Ory Jr. and Jeffrey David Ory (Mark Francis). He was the son of the late John Davis and Rhea Dufresne Ory, and brother of the late Aubrey, Randall “Randy” (Joann), and David “Puddy” Ory and brother-in-law to Charlie Cox (Barbara) and Charlotte Roussel. He was uncle to Stephnie Cox (Riley), Rachael Triggs Ward, Chuckie Cox, Randy Ory (Lynn), and Rebecca Ory Templet; grandfather to Nicholas (Megan) and Francis; and Natasha great-grandfather to Pene‐ lope and Raphael Francis. Wayne grew up in Old Al‐ giers - better known as Al‐ giers Point - and graduated from Holy Name of Mary High School, where he was active in athletics, partici‐ pating in football, basket‐ ball, and baseball. After graduating in May 1959, he began his career with Gas Service Louisiana where he Company, worked for 22 years, rising from Office Clerk to Man‐ ager of Property Account‐ ing. While working fulltime, Wayne attended Loy‐ ola University New Orleans City College, graduating with honors in May 1976 with a degree in Commer‐ cial Arts and Commerce. He was named Outstand‐ ing City College Graduate. During his time at Loyola, he served as President of the Student Union, Presi‐ dent of the Accounting Club, and was a member of Cross Keys Honor Society and Blue Key Honor Frater‐ nity. In 1987, he was elected to the Loyola Uni‐ versity Alumni Association, later serving as President in 1990 - the first City Col‐ lege alumnus to hold the position. He also helped lead the effort to bring ath‐ letics back to Loyola. Wayne later worked for En‐ tergy Corporation for 15 years in Property Manage‐ ment Information Systems and Planning and Control. He was a proud member of the Blue Knights Men’s Club, Happy Few Social Club, and Westside Fight‐ ing 69ers Athletic and So‐ cial Club, serving as Presi‐ dent in 1969. Coaching youth sports was one of Wayne’s greatest passions. Beginning in 1960 at Plan‐ tation Athletic Club in Al‐ giers, he coached football, the Cranberry winning Football Bowl. He later coached for the City of Gretna Recreation Depart‐ ment and, starting in 1975, coached at Harvey Play‐ ground for 22 years. He coached his sons in foot‐ winning Division ball, and Championships, coached baseball, soccer, and track & field, earning Parish titles. He later de‐ veloped a track program for the City of Gretna that earned numerous Jefferson Parish awards. In 1993, Wayne served as Adminis‐ trative Coach under Coach Don Wattigny at Edna Karr High School, where that same year the team won the LHSAA 3-A State Foot‐ ball Championship. He con‐ tinued coaching with Karr 1999. Wayne through proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for six years and was Judge Advocate for the Paul E. Boyd De‐ 579 Marine tachment Corps League. In faith, he served for more than 20 years as Eucharistic Minis‐ ter and Lector at St. John Bosco Parish, later serving also at St. Joseph Parish in Gretna. He was a Life Mem‐ ber of Knights of Columbus Council 1905 for more than years. After heart 60 surgery, Wayne became an avid runner and later a competitive race walker. He completed many races and six marathons includ‐ ing events in New Orleans, Disney World, and the U.S. Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., and won the Disney World Half Marathon as a race walker. He was involved in multiple running organizations in‐ cluding the Greater New Orleans Senior Olympics (GNOSO) - where he was Treasurer, Athlete of the

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Year, and Hall of Fame in‐ ductee - Southern Runners, New Orleans Track Club, and Bayou Runners Associ‐ ation. He also served four years as President of the Louisiana Senior Olympics (Baton Rouge) and was in‐ ducted into the Louisiana Hall of Fame as an Ath‐ lete/Race Walker. Follow‐ retirement from ing Gas Service Louisiana and Entergy, Company Wayne worked for the Jef‐ ferson Parish Clerk of Court for 11 years as Coor‐ dinator of Court Collec‐ tions. After Hurricane Kat‐ rina, he was appointed Co‐ ordinator of Senior Ser‐ vices for Jefferson Parish, serving more than 60,000 senior citizens - a role he often described as the most humble and reward‐ ing of his life. In 2014, he was named a Peoples Health Champion for his service. Wayne also served the community through the Kiwanis Club of the Westbank, Optimist Club of the Westbank, Rotary Club of Westwego, Touchdown Club of New Orleans, and as a volunteer at the Na‐ WWII Museum, tional where he cherished meet‐ ing and spending time with veterans. He was a found‐ ing member, President, Chairman, and Advisor for the Westbank Quarterback Club, honoring local high school athletes, and as‐ sisted with Public Rela‐ tions efforts for the Theta Golden Ages. Wayne en‐ joyed working around the house, gardening, and the of his companionship beloved four-legged friend, Casey, who was always by his side. Above all, he loved his family deeply. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Catholic Mass at Holy Name of Mary Church in Algiers on Monday, Jan‐ uary 5, 2026 at 11:00 am. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until Mass time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Wayne’s name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Manning Family Children’s in New Orleans. Mothe Funeral Home is as‐ sisting the family during this difficult time. The fam‐ ily invites you to share thoughts, fond memories and condolences online at mothefunerals.com.

Rabalais, Steven Paul

Steven Paul "Stevie/ Steve" Rabalais (64) entered into eternal rest on December 4, 2025 at his home in Slidell, Louisiana. Born March 2, 1961 in New Orleans, Steve grew up in Chalmette and graduated from Chalmette High School in 1979. Steve was a member of the IAM Union during his career as a machinist/millwright.

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Steve was preceded in Death by his loving parents James Harding "Rab" Rabalais, Sr and Leona Brouillette Rabalais. He is survived by his brother James H "Jim/Sonny" Rabalais, Jr (Rosanna), sister Jeanne Rabalais Treuil (Steve), nephew, nieces, loving family and friends. Memorial Services will be held on Monday January 5, 2026 11:00 AM, mass at 12:00 PM at Our Lady Prompt Succor Church, Chalmette, Louisiana. Inurnment to follow at St Bernard Memorial Cemetery.

Sands, Maria Ann

Maria Ann Sands, LCSW, born on April 14, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana, passed away on December 28, 2025, in Covington, Louisiana. She was 62 years old. Maria’s life was rooted in compassion and service. A proud native of New Orleans, she began her education at Domini‐ can High School before continuing her academic journey at Loyola Univer‐ sity. Her dedication to helping others led her to Tulane University, where she earned a Master's de‐ gree in Social Work. This path became more than a career - it was a calling. Maria loved her job and her clients deeply, and those she served will un‐ doubtedly feel the loss of her care. She is survived by brothers, Kenneth her (Dawnell) and Eric (Ros‐ McReynolds, de‐ alee her sister, ceased), Michele (Jimmy), and her lifetime partner, Sherran Thomas. Maria also leaves behind nieces, nephews, numerous grand and nieces and nephews. Maria was preceded in death by her parents, Iris Seghers Sands and Jack Edwin Sands, her infant brother, Jack Sands, and her sister, Iris Sands. Her legacy of sympathy and dedication lives on in the lives she touched through family and profession. May her memory bring comfort to those who knew her. Memorial services will be held at a later date. We also invite you to share your thoughts, fond memo‐ ries, and condolences on‐ line at www.greenwoodfh. com. Your shared memo‐ ries will help us celebrate Maria’s life and keep her memory alive.

Shettles, John Lester

Smith, James

John L. Shettles III, age 84, joined his wife in Heaven on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. He was a resident of Hammond, LA. John was a devoted parishioner of Holy Ghost Catholic Church and a proud veteran of the United States Navy where he served for 20 years as a radioman and COB (Chief of Boat) aboard submarines. After retiring from the Navy, he spent 18 years with the Merchant Marines as a radioman, dedicating his life to service at sea. In retirement, John found joy on the open road, taking long drives and road trips with his family, never missing a chance to stop at every Stuckey's he passed. Family was always his highest priority. He was the heart and leader of family gatherings and was especially known for cooking Sunday morning brunch, a tradition cherished by all who shared his table. His faith, service, and love for family will be remembered always. He is survived by his daughter, Stacy Fitzgerald (Bruce); sons, Lenny Dubuisson (Cyndi), Danny Dubuisson (Tami), Kenny Dubuisson; daughter-inlaw, Reba Dubuisson; grandchildren, Stephanie (Devin), Melissa (David), Leonard III, Christopher (Amelia), Christian, Ronald Jr. "DJ" (Mandi), Lacey, Karen, Kenneth (Elizabeth), Bruce Jr. "Junior", Mikca; great-grandchildren, Nevaeh, Aiden, Dominic, Carson, Mckenzie, Dallas, Riley, Avery, Jasmine, Kycen, Rixton, Lynnlee, and Izaiah; and many nieces and nephews. John is preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Shettles; sons, Ronnie Dubuisson, Todd Bergeron; grandson, Daniel Dubuisson II; parents, John Shettles II and Dora Sue Daussat; sister, Doris Lockerby; and brother, Marvin Shettles. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Disabled American Veterans at https://www.dav.org/way s-to-give/. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation at Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home at 12012 Hwy 190 W. Hammond, LA 70401 on Tuesday, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Visitation will continue Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at Holy Ghost Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m. with Father Charlie residing. Interment will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Southeast Louisiana Veteran's Cemetery.

James Smith, at age 68 passed on Friday, December 26, 2025. Service and Repast on January 2, 2026 at Immanuel Community Church, 3515 Elysian Fields Ave, NOLA. Viewing 9am10am, Services to follow.

Stelly, Rosemary Veronica DeBose

Rosemary Veronica De‐ Bose Stelly departed this life on Friday, December 26, 2025 at the age of 82. She was the wife of John A. Stelly; daughter of Mr. George L. DeBose and Thelma Veronica DeBose; mother of Terry A. Stelly, Joan M. Stelly-Tate (Teraign John F. Stelly Tate), (Sylvia), Dr. Desiree A. Stelly-Bordenave, DNP (Dr. Barry S. Bordenave), Lori A. Stelly, Rose M. Delphin (Phillip), Deirdre M. Danna (Derrick, Sr,) and Zandra B. Stelly; sister of: George L. DeBose, Jr., Lavenia Sou‐ blet, Althea D. Recasner, Mirenda D. Brown, Brenda D. Carter, Harmon J. De‐ Bose, Sr., Gregory A. De‐ Bose, Sr., Ermence D. Par‐ ent, Esq., Noel T. DeBose Sr. Preceded in death by: Rudolph DeBose, Sr., Judy D. James and Kirk DeBose; granddaughter of Mer‐ cedes Lawrence Robinson; Godmother of Astrid Re‐ casner, Brandon L. Brown Sr., and Gregory A. DeBose, Jr. and Goddaughter of Lu‐ cille DeBose Lee. She is also survived by 23 grand‐ children, Araina C. Pierce, Matthew C. Pierce, Kryst‐ ian A. Pugh, Kameryn A. Pugh (Kaleb Jones), Kennth A. Pugh, Evan C. Stelly, Dr. Adam J. Stelly, Mariah C. Prieto (Dr. Victor Prieto), Josiah L. H. Stelly, Geneva R. Luddington, Alexander J. Bordenave, Zoe S. Borde‐ nave, Madison B. Borde‐ nave, John (Derrick) Del‐ John G. Watts, phin, Bernardine (Deanie) Del‐ phin, Derrick J. Danna, Jr., Nikko S. Danna, Alex A. Danna, Dacia J. Danna, Caleb C. Danna, and Lilly Rose, Haitram. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Harrison I. Bor‐ denave, 3 great grandchil‐ dren Lathan Danna, Saint C. Johnson, and Sage Eliza‐ beth Danna, and a host of nieces, nephews, other rel‐ atives and friends. Rose‐ Veronica Debose mary Stelly was a devoted loving mother of eight children, seven beloved daughters and one beloved son, and a

proud grandmother of 23 adored grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, 3 whose life was poured out in love and service. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her hus‐ band of 36 years, with whom she shared a deep and enduring bond. She lived the life of a servant leader. Her first and great‐ est calling was serving the Lord with her whole heart, soul, and spirit. This was not simply a part of her life; it was her full-time mission. Her second calling was serving her children and grandchildren, whom she loved fiercely and faithfully. Kindness was her language, and love is her legacy. She was pas‐ sionate about making sure everyone felt welcomed, valued, and seen. Before becoming a wife and she attended mother, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) to study social work. Building on her social work studies, she directed her passion for helping others into her roles as a wife, mother, and pillar of her commu‐ nity. She mastered the human experience, and she translated those early lessons into a lifetime of wisdom, compassion, and grace. She truly never met a stranger. Meeting her was an unforgettable ex‐ perience, marked by her warm hugs, radiant smile, generous heart, and deli‐ cious cakes. She had a rare ability to capture the essence of love and make others feel at home. She gave countless hours en‐ couraging others while also holding them account‐ able, believing deeply in growth and purpose. She never left anyone the same way she met them, as she believed her mission was to leave people better than she found them. Her hus‐ band affectionately nick‐ named her “Mrs. Rocke‐ feller,” because she would give away everything she had, except the kitchen sink; if she believed some‐ one needed it. Her gen‐ erosity knew no limits, and her life was a living exam‐ ple of selfless love. Her legacy lives on through her grandchildren, children, and all those whose lives were forever changed by her faith, kindness, and un‐ wavering commitment to love. Relatives and friends of the family also, priest and parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church are invited to attend a Celebra‐ tion of Life at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home on Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm.

Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm. The funeral can be live streamed by visiting www. facebook.com/D.W.Rho desFuneralHome/live. A Fu‐ neral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Or‐ leans, La. 70112, on Tues‐ day, January 6, 2026, at 10:00 am. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am. Inter‐ ment: Mount Olivet Ceme‐ tery. Arrangement by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral. com to share condolences and sign the guestbook.

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Wall Street edges higher in a wobbly start to 2026 BY DAMIAN J. TROISE

Associated Press

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks eked out small gains on Wall Street Friday in a wobbly day of trading to kick off the new year. Markets were mostly quiet on the first trading day of 2026, with the influential technology sector driving much of the up-and-down action. The mostly minor moves also cap off a tepid and holiday-shortened week. Markets were closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Foreign markets fared better and benchmarks in Britain and South Korea hit records. Technology stocks steered the market, especially companies with a focus on artificial intelligence, continuing the trend that pushed the broader market to records

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Trader Fred Demarco works Friday on the floor of the New york Stock Exchange. in 2025. Nvidia jumped 1.3% and was the biggest force trying to push the market higher. But a 2.2% fall for Microsoft helped to check those gains. Tesla also weighed on markets with a 2.6% drop after

reporting falling sales for a second year in a row. Nvidia, Microsoft and Tesla are among the most valuable companies in the world and their outsized valuations give them more influence on the stock market’s direction.

That includes sometimes pushing the market up and down from hour to hour. Technology companies have been a major focus because of advancements in artificial intelligence technology and the potential for growth within the sector. Wall Street has been betting that demand for computer chips and other items needed for data centers will help justify the big investments from technology companies and their pricey stock values. Furniture companies gained ground following President Donald Trump’s move to delay increased tariffs on upholstered furniture. RH rose 8% and Wayfair rose 6.1%. E-commerce giant Alibaba climbed 4.3% and Baidu, maker of the Ernie chatbot, jumped 9.4% in Hong Kong after it said it plans to spin off its AI computer chip unit

Kunlunxin, which would list shares in Hong Kong early in 2027. The plan is subject to regulatory approvals. Wall Street will move past the mostly quiet holiday season starting Monday. The first full week of the new year will include several closely watched economic updates. They will also be some of the last big updates the Fed sees before its next meeting at the end of January. Next week will feature private reports on the status of the services sector, which is the largest part of the U.S. economy, along with consumer sentiment. Government reports on the job market will also be released. The hope is they’ll help paint a clearer picture of how various parts of the U.S. economy closed out 2025 and where it might be headed in 2026.

The Fed has had a more difficult task because of the complex shifts within the economy. It cut interest rates three times toward the end of 2025, partly to help counter a weakening jobs market. But inflation remains above its target rate of 2% and cutting interest rates could add more fuel to rising prices. Consumers have already expressed more caution amid the squeeze from stubborn inflation and the U.S. trade war with much of the world has added more uncertainty. The Fed has already signaled concern and caution. Wall Street is betting that the central bank will hold its benchmark interest rate steady at its January meeting. AP business writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed to this report.

Tesla no longer world’s biggest EV maker China’s ByD takes over while U.S. company’s sales fall for 2nd year

BY PAUL HARLOFF and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press

NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a year earlier. Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker. It’s a stunning reversal for a car company whose rise once seemed unstoppable as it overtook traditional automakers with far more resources and helped make Musk the world’s richest man. For the fourth quarter, sales totaled 418,227, falling short of even the much reduced 440,000 target that analysts recently polled by FactSet had expected. Sales were hit hard by the expiration of a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicle purchases that was phased out by the Trump administration at the end of September.

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Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company’s Fremont, Calif., factory on Aug. 5. Even with multiple issues buffeting the company, investors are betting that Tesla CEO Musk can deliver on his ambitions to make Tesla a leader in robotaxi services and get consumers to embrace humanoid robots that can perform basic tasks in homes and offices. Reflecting that optimism, the stock finished 2025 with a gain of approximately 11%. The latest quarter was the first with sales of strippeddown versions of the Model Y and Model 3 that Musk unveiled in early October

as part of an effort to revive sales. The new Model Y costs just under $40,000 while customers can buy the cheaper Model 3 for under $37,000. Those versions are expected to help Tesla compete with Chinese models in Europe and Asia. For fourth-quarter earnings coming out in late January, analysts are expecting the company to post a 3% drop in sales and a nearly 40% drop in earnings per share, according to FactSet. Analysts expect the down-

ward trend in sales and profits to eventually reverse itself as 2026 rolls along. Investors have largely shrugged off the falling numbers, choosing to focus on Musk’s pivot to different parts of business. He has been saying the future of the company lies with its driverless robotaxis service, its energy storage business and building robots for the home and factory — and much less with car sales. Tesla started rolling out its robotaxi service in Austin earlier this year, first

with safety monitors in the cars to take over in case of trouble, then testing without them. The company hopes to roll out the service in several cities this year. To do that successfully, it needs to take on rival Waymo, which has been operating autonomous taxis for years and has far more customers. It also will also have to contend with regulatory challenges. The company is under several federal safety investigations and other probes. In California, Tesla

is at risk of temporarily losing its license to sell cars in the state after a judge there ruled it had misled customers about their safety. “Regulatory is going to be a big issue,” said Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, a well-known bull on the stock. “We’re dealing with people’s lives.” Still, Ives said he expects Tesla’s autonomous offerings will soon overcome any setbacks. Musk has said he hopes software updates to his cars will enable hundreds of thousands of Tesla vehicles to operate autonomously with zero human intervention by the end of this year. The company is also planning to begin production of its AI-powered Cybercab with no steering wheel or pedals in 2026. To keep Musk focused on the company, Tesla’s directors awarded Musk a potentially enormous new pay package that shareholders backed at the annual meeting in November. Musk scored another huge windfall two weeks ago when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018. Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire later this year when he sells shares of his rocket company SpaceX to the public for the first time in what analysts expect would be a blockbuster initial public offering.

Ford working on fixing quality after record year of recalls BY BREANA NOBLE

The Detroit News (TNS) Ford Motor Co. ended a record-breaking recall year with 152 notices to consumers in 2025 concerning safety issues or product defects requiring repair. But executives say quality costs are improving. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker nearly doubled the record previously set by General Motors Co. of 77 recalls in 2014, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall tracker. From faulty parking modules that create the potential for rollaways to risks of parts detaching from SUVs to notices that an electrical short may create conditions for a fire to spark, issues have run the gamut. And those cost the automaker time, money and reputation among consumers. “I would like the consumers to know that we stand behind our products,” Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s chief operating officer, said in an interview with The Detroit

News. “Our initial quality has improved substantially this year, and if something does go wrong with their vehicle, I want them to know that we will act promptly to take care of it.” Stellantis NV reported 53 recalls in 2025. GM was fourth in recalls with 27, according to NHTSA, behind RV manufacturer Forest River. The recall totals are a sign of the Blue Oval’s prioritization of quality, safety and warranty cost reductions, Ford executives said. Over the past two years, the company doubled its safety team to find and fix problems, and now it is testing critical systems to failure. Initial quality for products rolling off the line in 2025 is among Ford’s best ever, according to internal data, said Josh Halliburton, Ford’s executive director of quality. But for customers, recalls can come with frustrations. John MacLellan, 37, an attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, faced challenges with buying a Mustang Mach-E this

summer after the automaker ordered dealers not to deliver the electric vehicles due to a lockout issue. “They text me that they’ll get the keys ready, and then I hear nothing, and I hear nothing,” MacLellan said about reaching out to a dealer to buy the SUV. “I see the news on Reddit. It makes you a little leery that it could theoretically trap a kid inside.” Ford last month also cited cost improvements in its announcement to raise its 2025 adjusted operating earning guidance to about $7 billion. That was up from $6 billion to $6.5 billion it stated in November, though still would represent a more than 30% decrease from 2024 following the advent of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, supply chain disruptions, the expiration of the federal plug-in vehicle tax credit and consumer sentiment deterioration. Galhotra declined to provide financial specifics, citing the company’s blackout period ahead of reporting earnings, but said costs have

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Jim Duncan, 49, a technician at Village Ford Service Center, installs an instrument panel cluster update on a recalled 2023 Bronco Sport on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich. improved for multiple quarters now and part of that is quality and warranty. Last year’s recalls included about 40 reissued related to software. An audit found the company didn’t have a robust way of ensuring the software was in the right place. The effort was to ensure the software had been installed correctly. Dealers like Jim Seavitt,

owner of Village Ford in Dearborn, said their service departments regularly have full-day schedules of addressing recalls. Meanwhile, dozens of new vehicles sit on the lot, unable to be delivered because they need a fix. “They’ve taken a lot of what could be customer-paid work, and they don’t pay that well,” Seavitt said of the impact of the recall repairs on

his business. “It used to be: ‘Quality is job one.’ Somewhere, they lost that.” Consumers weigh dozens of matters in a decision to buy a vehicle, including recalls and repairs, said Stephanie Brinley, S&P Global Mobility’s AutoIntelligence principal automotive analyst. They can forgive a mistake, but how an automaker addresses the problem is what really makes a difference. “Some people get a bunch of recall notices and don’t think it’s important and don’t do anything about it,” she said. “Having a ton of recalls looks bad, but on the other hand, it’s how well it’s handled from the consumers’ perspective — how quickly, how well or how efficiently.” Third-party product testing has validated Ford’s claims of improved quality. Ford scaled Consumer Reports’ brand reliability ranking, finishing at No. 11 in the top half of all brands included, up from No. 22 the year prior. It was its best placement in the past 15 years. Lincoln was No. 20.

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A buried autopsy and the new face of the status quo

Entering a new year is a time to look back for lessons learned and forward for what’s next. In the world of politics, this means looking back at how Democrats got where they are and looking ahead to where Republicans, the “in” party, may end up in November’s midterm elections. After Democrats lost the White House and Congress in 2024, party leaders commissioned an autopsy of the election. It was recently completed — and promptly buried. It must have been hair-raising. If Democrats won’t face their own reality and tell you what led to their defeat, I will. First, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. By 2024, voters had concluded Biden was unfit to continue as president. His policies were unpopular, and his disastrous debate performance made a loss to Donald Trump look likely. Democrats panicked; they pushed Biden aside at the eleventh Ron and slated a new nominee, Kamala Faucheux hour Harris. Plenty of voters were relieved they didn’t have to choose between Biden and Trump, a matchup they dreaded. But they were also unsettled by how Biden’s campaign ended and how Harris took his place — without primaries, caucuses or debates. It didn’t feel right. As vice president, Harris was chained to the administration’s record. Her own inability to defend that record — and, when need be, to distance herself from it — ultimately sunk her candidacy. She now blames lack of time as the reason she lost. She’s wrong, of course — lack of time actually helped her. Wonder what the autopsy says about that? Second, Democrats went too far during the early years of Biden’s presidency. Political analyst and Shreveport native Charlie Cook, a longtime friend, says the Democratic Party was “tone deaf” after it won in 2020: “Biden and his team committed a political cardinal sin — misreading their election and presuming a mandate when none existed. ... Decisions were made that planted the seeds of (their 2024) loss.” Democrats allowed themselves to become the party of political correctness, open borders and soft-on-crime policies. They underestimated the risk of being perceived as the cradle of woke — handing Republicans a club that they used to beat them unmercifully. Third, the big, ugly status quo. Americans wanted change in 2024. Exit polling showed that more than two-thirds viewed economic conditions negatively, and Trump won 70% of them. Another 73% said they were dissatisfied or angry with the way things were going in the country, and Trump won 62% of them. You don’t need much of an autopsy to see that Democrats were on the wrong side of these numbers. Looking toward this year’s midterm elections, Republicans are now riding the back of that angry tiger called status quo. If things go well, they’ll benefit; if not, they’ll be eaten by it. Their success or failure depends upon Trump. Republican candidates are so tightly linked to the president that they will have little room to pivot away if needed. To face this new reality, Republicans have two things to watch: First, the warning signs. In 2025, Republicans lost governorships in Virginia and New Jersey by bigger margins than expected. They dropped 13 seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates and five seats in New Jersey’s General Assembly. They lost California’s closely watched redistricting referendum (by a landslide), along with key down-ballot races in Pennsylvania and Georgia. New polling from the Economist/YouGov shows that only 27% of independents — those voters who often swing close elections — have a positive opinion of Trump. Second, public concern about national conditions. The latest Quinnipiac poll finds that solid voter majorities disapprove of Trump’s handling of big-ticket issues: 59% on health care, 57% on the economy, 55% on deportations, 55% on trade and 54% on foreign policy. Polls on the cost of living and the Epstein files are even more sour. This is why Republicans, on average, are currently losing by four points when voters are asked which party they prefer to control Congress. When President Franklin Roosevelt asked his vice president, John Nance Garner, for his assessment of how his plan to pack the Supreme Court was doing in Congress, the crusty Garner puffed on a cigar and asked his boss, “You want it with the bark on or off?” FDR replied, “The rough way.” Said Garner, “You’re beat.” The party that assesses its weaknesses the rough way, and acts quickly and wisely, won’t have to do an autopsy later.

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Landry should focus on La. problems Doesn’t Gov. Jeff Landry have more important things to do than to be President Donald Trump’s envoy to Greenland? By most quality-of-life metrics, Louisiana is last or almost last among the 50 states in areas like literacy, infant mortality, the economy, etc. (Thank God for Mississippi). Because of politicians like our governor, Louisiana has been and will continue

Ron Faucheux is a nonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer based in Louisiana.

to lose its “best and brightest” to other states. Moreover, this newly created position is not only absurd, but it is damaging to U.S. national security. Greenland belongs to Denmark, a NATO ally. Secondly, Trump’s position and Landry’s position is that if you want to annex another country, just take it. This gives the green light to Russia to take Ukraine and to

Changes to college sports weaken fan loyalty It’s not the same. Our usual group of fans were less inclined to gather for grilling and watching the Tigers on television this year. No one doubts that talent levels are exceptional and that athletes as agents for revenue for the university are due some compensation. It’s just that we don’t feel loyalty to a team whose stars are not loyal to us, having been employed by up to three other schools before transferring here. Another revealing measure of loyalty is the number of potential NFL athletes declining to play in postseason games. Might not end well for their marketability. I suggest that all Division I schools have two teams. One would play in a “gladiator league“ where phenomenal athletes can be recruited and traded at will and play a postseason schedule beginning in late January when football diehards are suffering with withdrawal. The other regular-season team would be populated with true scholar-athletes, the many all-district and all-state players who don’t have the speed or stature to compete with the gladiators, but who are hometown heroes who love the game and are more career-oriented outside of sports performance. Four other suggestions to improve the game of football: 1. Coaches get paid the percentage of their salaries as their season’s win/loss record with pre-agreed-upon goodbye severances. 2. Make the point-after-touchdown more competitive. It’s almost a “gimme “ now. 3. No more “icing” the field goal attempts. It has nothing to do with good sportsmanship and frustrates television viewers. 4. Also, as in rugby, no more taking a knee to run out the clock. I’m not familiar with another sport or even occupation, except investing in the stock market, where this is admirable, prudent or possible. But I suppose these days, university football does have more in common with the $tock market.

STEPHEN WILSON Baton Rouge

China to take Taiwan. It sets a bad example. It is also evidence that Republicans like Landry will do anything to please President Trump even if it upsets an ally, violates international law and hurts our national security. Rather than celebrate Landry’s appointment, people in Louisiana should be appalled by this appointment.

NORMAN PLOTKIN Lafayette

New battleships seem like little more than show What would be the mission of the Defiant-class (BBG) battleship? Would it be sea control? Sea denial? Support for Marine Corps amphibious assault? Or is it merely like a Mardi Gras float bristling with every imaginable munition that can be heaped on and be merely for show —the Golden Fleet that only the president’s sense of aesthetics appreciates? Could it survive counter battery fires of every type of its proposed weapons — nuclear cruise missiles, high kinetic energy rail gun projectiles, laser munitions, five-inch naval artillery? And, don’t forget the lowly

sea mine. Real World War II Iowa-class battleships were designed to take a hit by a 16-inch naval cannon round, which was their primary battery, and still execute its mission. Seems to me that this BBG class would be nothing more than a show boat — if it would ever actually be constructed, launched and commissioned. Finally, is there an opportunity cost to be reckoned? What really useful ships or submarines would be deferred in order to fund this class of showboat? What has the U.S. Congress to say about this new direction?

LAWRENCE IVERSON Metairie

Enough shame to go around as immigration raids continue Shame on President Donald Trump. By his words and actions, he has proven to be a racist president who thinks it’s OK to refer to fellow human beings as garbage. This doesn’t make America great. And it’s wrong. Shame on Congress. It has abdicated its powers and is complicit in allowing our military to murder suspected enemies without a declaration of war or proof that they are, indeed, enemies. This is cowardice. And it’s wrong. Shame on Homeland Secu-

rity. It has invaded our towns with covered faces and racially profiled our neighbors who helped rebuild our city after Katrina. This is bullying. And it’s wrong. Shame on us, America. We all need to speak up. Show up. Vote. Donate. Call out injustice and hatred. Name it what it is: a shame. If we do nothing to stop the corruption of our values, our communities and our leaders, we will get more of the same. And that’s just wrong.

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Blazers too much for depleted Pelicans Down 4 key players, N.O. loses sixth in row

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Contributing writer The New Orleans Pelicans started 2026 the same way they ended the final week and a half of 2025 — with a loss. The Portland Trail Blazers handed the short-handed Pelicans (8-28) their sixth consecutive loss after a five-game winning streak, defeating them 122-109 on Friday night in the Smoothie King Center. Deni Avdija had 34 points and 10 assists, Shaedon Sharpe scored 23, Caleb Love had 22, Toumani Camara has 14, and Donovan Clingan added 11 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Blazers (15-20). Zion Williamson tied a career-best with his third consecutive game with at least 30 points, finishing with a season-high 35 to lead the Pelicans. Jeremiah Fears scored 18, Karlo Matkovic had 16, Jordan Poole chipped in 16 and Bryce McGowens added 13. New Orleans plays at the Miami Heat at 5 p.m. Sunday before returning home to face the Los Angeles Lakers at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Four Pelicans who have started a combined 104 games this season did not play because of injuries. Herb Jones missed his sixth consecutive game because of a sprained right ankle, and Trey Murphy (lower back soreness), Derik Queen (left quad

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Saints safety Jonas Sanker leaps to make an interception during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Dec. 7 in Tampa, Fla. Sanker was a third-round pick. AP PHOTO By PETER JONELEIT

Saints’ 2025 rookies look like one of best groups in NFL

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BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer ellen Moore would say that even he didn’t know exactly what to expect from the New Orleans Saints’ rookie class. The coach liked the picks, sure, but he’s been in the NFL long enough to know that rookies sometimes have to sit behind veterans and reps can be limited. But in his first year since being hired by the Saints, Moore couldn’t have asked for much more.

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Pelicans forward Zion Williamson scores against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half on Friday at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans lost 122-109.

“Right demeanor, right mindset,” he said.

The Saints haven’t struck gold the same way they did in 2017, but for a franchise desperately needing

an injection of youth, this year’s rookie class appears to be the team’s best since then. In just one group, the Saints have found a quarterback of the future, a franchise left tackle, two defensive starters and a rotational running back. Those players will have to continue to progress for them to reach their potential, but those five are off to extremely promising starts. ä See SAINTS, page 4C

Star quarterback Chamblliss keeps Rebels’ season rolliing BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

In the post-Sugar Bowl news conference Thursday night, Georgia coach Kirby Smart made a simple declarative statement to explain his Bulldogs’ wild 39-34 loss to Ole Miss on New Year’s night in the Caesars Superdome. “They made more plays than we did,” Smart said. Perhaps he was thinking back to a pair of plays in particular made by Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, plays that typified his amazing, MVP-worthy performance. It was early in the fourth quarter. Ole Miss faced third and 7 at its 28 trailing Georgia 24-19. Chambliss rolled right to pass but was immediately cornered by three blitzing defenders. Instead of panicking or throwing the ball away, Chambliss spun back to his left near the Rebels’ goal line. Running in a wide arc, he finally flipped a pass near the Georgia sideline to wide-open running back Kewan Lacy. He shook off a shuddering hit by Bulldogs safety KJ Bolden and lunged forward for the first down to the Ole Miss 36.

Next play, Georgia defensive lineman Christian Miller came right up the middle into Chambliss’ face mask, but the Ole Miss quarterback showed a surgeon’s touch, sliding right to loft a 44-yard pass to Harrison Wallace over cornerback Ellis Robinson to the Bulldogs’ 20. Three plays later, Lacy scored on a 5-yard run, a crucial touchdown drive in the Rebels’ eventual victory. “Their scrambles,” Smart said, “were explosive. A lot of credit to that kid and their offense.” The win was doubly sweet for Chambliss, who now heads to the College Football Playoff semifinals. No. 6-seeded Ole Miss (13-1) will play No. 10-seeded Miami on Thursday in the Fiesta Bowl. This win was also sweet redemption for what happened the first time the Rebels faced Georgia. Ole Miss led 35-26 going into the fourth quarter Oct. 18 in Athens but gave up 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter

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Benson, Landry to lobby with Silver, Goodell Start spreading the news. New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and Gov. Jeff Landry have a big trip planned to New York next week. During the two-day excursion, the tandem will visit with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA commissioner Adam Silver to update them on the business affairs of the Saints and Pelicans, and to re-emphasize the state’s Jeff interest and readiness to Duncan host future Super Bowls and NBA All-Star Games. Benson arranged the meetings and invited Landry to attend them as her guest. The first stop will be Atlanta, where Benson and Landry will watch the Saints play their season finale against the rival Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. From there, they will fly to New York and meet Goodell at NFL headquarters in Manhattan to discuss, among other things, New Orleans’ hopes to bid on the 2031 Super Bowl. Because of protracted negotiations on the Saints’ lease agreement at the Superdome last fall, the city missed an NFL deadline to be placed on the short list of

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Seahawks, 49ers face off for top seed BY JOSH DUBOW

AP pro football writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The playoffs start a week early for the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. The top two teams in the NFC West will square off Saturday night in a rare regular-season game with such high stakes as the winner will earn the top seed in the NFC playoffs with a first-round bye and home-field advantage before the Super Bowl. “I think in football, out of all sports, home-field advantage is the biggest advantage because I think crowd noise truly affects the game in terms of pass rush and things like that,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “But, the main thing is just it’s one less game. I’d love to be home. That’s our goal. If that doesn’t work out, we’re excited to go on the road, too.” This game between the Seahawks (13-3) and 49ers (12-4) marks just the fourth time since seeding began in the NFL in 1975 that two teams will play on the final week of the season with the winner guaranteed the No. 1 seed, according to Sportradar. Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold lost in this spot last year with Minnesota against Detroit, with the only games with stakes like this coming in 1993 when Dallas beat the New York Giants on the way to a second straight Super Bowl title and in 1979 when Dallas beat Washington. The game in 2019 came close with the Niners clinching the top seed with the win that was sealed when San Francisco linebacker Dre Greenlaw tackled Jacob Hollister at the 1 on fourth-and-goal in the closing seconds. A Seattle win that night would have given the Seahawks the No. 2 seed and a firstround bye. The two rosters have undergone nearly a complete overhaul since that game six years ago with only seven players who appeared in that game currently on the active rosters of the two teams. “That game right there definitely left a sour taste in my mouth,” said Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed, who was a part of that game.

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, center, runs against Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, bottom, during a game in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday. ä Seattle at San Francisco.

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“I remember that play like it was yesterday. You don’t forget those types of games; it’s a big moment. We’re not going to shy away from that. It’s down to it, everything is on the line right now and we know that.”

Running games heat up Despite the presence of Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco’s running game struggled to get going for much of this season. That’s undergone a dramatic change in recent weeks. After ranking last in the NFL in yards per carry in the first 10 weeks at 3.51, the 49ers have gotten going down the stretch run. San Francisco is averaging 4.69 yards per carry the past three games and ranks third with 161 yards per game in that span. “I think it’s just a collective effort of guys just sticking to the plan, continuing to get better,” McCaffrey said. “There’s not one

answer. I think it’s 11 guys just committing to it. ... I think we’re seeing it and hitting it, and we just got to keep it rolling.” The Seahawks have seen a similar recent turnaround. Following a thrilling 38-37 overtime win against the Rams where they rushed for 171 yards, Seattle rattled off 163 yards rushing in its victory over Carolina, led by Zach Charbonnet’s season-high 110 yards. But it won’t be easy on Saturday against the 49ers’ sixth-ranked rushing defense, which allows an average of 103 yards per game.

Pressure on Purdy Brock Purdy has been playing at an MVP level and peaking at the right time for the 49ers. During the last three games for San Francisco, he has thrown for 893 yards with 11 TDs, two TD runs and a 131.5 passer rating. It’ll be critical for the Seahawks to put pressure on the 49ers’ offensive front, which could be without tackle Trent Williams after he suffered a hamstring injury against

Chicago. Regardless, they’ve done a fine job of protecting Purdy, allowing one sack in each of their wins over Chicago and Indianapolis. The 49ers now have scored 40 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since 1995. “We know they’re a good offense and we’re a good defense,” defensive tackle Jarran Reed said. “Saturday is going to speak for itself.”

Schedule concerns The game being moved to Saturday night wasn’t beneficial to either team with Seattle coming off a cross-country trip to Carolina and San Francisco playing back-toback games on short weeks after a Monday night game in Indianapolis in Week 16. The Seahawks are the 20th team in the past three seasons to play back-to-back road games with the second coming on a short week. The previous teams went 6-13. The 49ers will be the 15th team in the past three seasons to play back-to-back short weeks, with the previous 14 splitting the games.

Panthers, Buccaneers battle for NFC South

BY ROB MAADDI

them to a 15-1 record and a Super Bowl appearance 10 years ago. Carolina has gone through three TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buc- coaching changes and started 10 caneers are one game away from different quarterbacks since their finishing off an epic collapse and wild-card berth in 2017. Dave Canales took over as head entering an offseason of uncercoach in 2024 after one season tainty. The Carolina Panthers are clos- as the offensive coordinator for ing in on their first playoff berth the Buccaneers where he helped Mayfield revive his career. He’s in eight years. Two teams heading in opposite turned the Panthers around and directions battle for the NFC Bryce Young is still developing in South title on Saturday. But this his third season since he was the No. 1 overall pick in 2023. isn’t a winner-take-all game. The Panthers (8-8) can still clinch the division title with a Bowles’ future loss because the Buccaneers (7-9) The Buccaneers have lost seven have to win and the Falcons (7-9) of eight and eight of 10. Most orgamust lose or tie the Saints (6-10) nizations would make significant for Tampa Bay to get in. changes after freefalling. Todd “First and foremost, we have to Bowles has led the team to three win on Saturday, so that’s the main division titles in his first three seafocus,” Bucs quarterback Baker sons, but is 1-3 in the playoffs. Mayfield said. “(We) can’t control He’s signed through 2028, so what happens in the game Sunday, that helps his case. It also wasn’t but we can control how Saturday Bowles’ fault the Bucs lacked talgoes, how we prepare. ... The goal ent on defense and endured sevis still to go out there and try and eral injuries to key players. find a way to win. Obviously, then play the waiting game, but we Running Panthers have to take care of our business A strong running game helped and that’s winning on Saturday.” propel Carolina into the playoff If the Panthers win, they’ll earn hunt earlier in the season and took their first division crown since some pressure off Young. Ron Rivera and Cam Newton led Rico Dowdle combined for 389 AP pro football writer

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joking that “we didn’t push the tush.” But it’s something the Panthers yards rushing in wins over Dallas have been working on because and Miami in Weeks 5 and 6, but they don’t feel comfortable ushas only surpassed 80 yards rush- ing the undersized Young in those situations. ing once since. The Panthers are averaging 31.8 rushing attempts in their eight Action Jackson wins, but only 24.1 attempts in Opposing teams tend to shy their eight losses. away from throwing at Panthers “Good things happen when you two-time Pro Bowl pick Jaycee run the ball; you run the ball when Horn, which means fellow corgood things happen,” Canales said. nerback Mike Jackson has seen “It works both ways, and it’s a part plenty of action this season. of who we are.” And he’s been up for the chalDowdle was listed on the team’s lenge. injury report early in the week Jackson leads the league with 19 with a toe injury, but said it’s not passes defensed – one shy of the an issue and he’ll be fine to play. franchise record — and had an inThe Bucs are seventh against terception last week against Sam the run, though they haven’t done Darnold. anything well on defense lately. “We’ve been so blessed with the way Mike has really played these Carolina sneak last few years and certainly exIt’s not quite the Philadelphia ceeded the expectations of a lot Eagles’ version of the “tush push,” of people, but did not exceed his but the Panthers began employing expectations,” defensive coortheir own short-yardage play last dinator Ejiro Evero. “When you week against the Seahawks by mo- look at the way he prepares, the tioning backup tight end Mitchell extra time he spent with coach Evans under center to take a quar- (Jonathan) Cooley in the meeting terback sneak on a fourth down at- rooms, this guy is as dialed-in a player as I’ve ever been around in tempt. Offensive coordinator Brad Id- that position.”

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LSU hosting highly touted transfer quarterback Sorsby

LSU is set to host former Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby on a visit this weekend, according to multiple reports Friday. Sorsby, a redshirt junior with one year of eligibility remaining, is considered one of the top players in the transfer portal. He visited Texas Tech, another team in need of a quarterback, on Friday. Sorsby threw for 2,800 yards, ran for 580 and scored 36 combined touchdowns this season. His mobility gives him an ideal skill set for new head coach Lane Kiffin and offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. Since starting his college career at Indiana, Sorsby has thrown for 7,208 yards and 60 touchdowns. He transferred to Cincinnati before the 2024 season and started for the past two years under coach Scott Satterfield.

Cardinals place receiver Harrison on injured reserve

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals placed receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. on injured reserve on Friday, ending a disappointing season for the second-year player. The 23-year-old left last week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a foot injury and coach Jonathan Gannon already said earlier this week that he wasn’t expected to play in the finale against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Harrison also dealt with a heel problem and missed a few weeks because of an appendectomy. The No. 4 overall pick out of Ohio State in 2024 played in 12 games this season, including 10 starts. He caught 41 passes for 608 yards and four touchdowns, struggling to make the big plays that the Cardinals expected.

Dolphins place TE Waller on IR, sign RB Edwardss

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins placed tight end Darren Waller on injured reserve Friday with a groin injury and signed running back Donovan Edwards to the active roster off Washington’s practice squad. Waller will miss the Dolphins’ regular-season finale at New England on Sunday, ending his lone season in Miami with 24 catches for 283 yards and six touchdowns. The Dolphins are also dealing with injuries to several other key players entering Sunday’s game. Edwards entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the New York Jets in 2025. He played collegiately at Michigan, rushing for 2,251 yards on 422 carries with 19 touchdowns in 14 career starts.

Aikman to advise Dolphins in search for new GM

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman will be advising the Miami Dolphins in their search for a new general manager. Aikman, who led the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowl wins and is now an ESPN analyst, isn’t expected to remain with the organization beyond their GM search, ESPN reported. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel welcomed the outside help. The Dolphins fired longtime general manager Chris Grier on Oct. 31 after a 2-7 start to the season. McDaniel has remained head coach despite questions about his job security. Aikman has been in the broadcast booth since he retired from a 12-year career.

Boxer Joshua’s driver charged after deadly crash

LAGOS, Nigeria — The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was charged, the police said on Friday. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged with dangerous and reckless driving in southwestern Ogun state following Monday’s crash, police spokesman Oluseyi Babaseyi said in a statement on Friday. The vehicle carrying Joshua, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele hit a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which links Ogun state to Lagos. The defendant was charged on four counts, including dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care as well as driving without a valid national driver’s license.

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Twenty Tulane players enter transfer portal

Team leaders in catches, interceptions are leaving BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

The transfer portal opened Friday, and with a coaching change from Jon Sumrall to Will Hall, Tulane certainly was not immune to the rampant departures affecting almost every football team in America. As of the early afternoon, the count was 20 departures from a team that went 11-3, captured its second American Conference championship in four years and reached the College Football Playoff for the first time. The full list of players who either had posted they were entering the portal or had it confirmed to ON3 or 247Sports through their agents: defensive linemen Santana Hopper, Harvey Dyson, Tre’von McAlpine and Jordan Norman, cornerback Jahiem Johnson, nickelback Javion White, defensive back Jayden Lewis, linebacker Dallas Winner-Johnson, quarterback Donovan Leary, running backs Javin Gordon and Zuberi Mobley, wide receivers Shazz Preston and Omari Hayes, tight ends Anthony Miller and Justyn Reid and offensive linemen Shadre Hurst, Landry Cannon, Jayce Mitchell, Darion Reed and Ananias Harris.

Hurst, a three-year starter at left guard, and Preston, who had team highs for catches (43), receiving yards (723) and touchdown receptions (four), participated in Senior Day ceremonies before the home finale against Charlotte. Considering they already had tipped their hand about leaving one way or the other, the most unexpected losses could be Johnson and White. Johnson, a redshirt sophomore starting for the first time, had 42 tackles, a team-best four interceptions and a team-high nine breakups. He also was one of the highest graded cornerbacks in the American Conference, according to Pro Football Focus. White, a sophomore, intercepted two passes in the opener against Northwestern, picked off a 2-point conversion attempt that could have tied the score in the final minute at South Alabama the following week and finished with 50 tackles. Tulane also will have to rebuild its defensive line. Hopper, Dyson and McAlpine started all but three games among them. Dyson led the team with eight sacks and 111/ 2 tackles for loss, with Hopper right behind him in stops behind the line (101/ 2). McAlpine added 35 tackles at the nose. Norman, a key reserve, was second in sacks (six)

and third in tackles for loss (eight). The Wave took a hit at tight end, too. Reid started three times and had 17 catches for 200 yards with three touchdowns. Miller also started three times as a blocking specialist, making five grabs for 60 yards with a score. The rest of the departures are backups looking for more playing time, although Gordon, a freshman, showed promise as a starter before losing that role to Jamauri McClure. The group includes Lewis, the highest rated player in Sumrall’s 2025 signing class but who never played as big a role as White, his classmate. Lewis played in only three games this season due to an injury after starting once as a true freshman. In the midst of the departures, nine players confirmed they would return for another season, including McClure, a redshirt freshman who rushed for 490 yards in the Wave’s final five games with a pair of 100-plus-yard days against Temple and North Texas in the American championship game, establishing himself as a potential star of the future. Also coming back are linebacker Dickson Agu, who led the Wave in tackles before suffering an ACL injury in its league opener at Tulsa,

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Tulane defensive back Jahiem Johnson runs with the ball after an interception against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 15 at yulman Stadium. and linebacker Chris Rodgers, who finished with 80 tackles and seven stops for loss. The other announced returning players are redshirt freshman Reese Baker, who started all but one game at right tackle; reserve linebacker Makai Williams (40 tackles); freshman wide receiver Oliver Mitchell, an Edna Karr product; defensive end Jah’Rie Garner, a St. Augustine alum; key reserve offensive lineman Elijah Baker, a redshirt freshman who served as a tush-push specialist this season; and nickelback/special teams ace

TJ Smith.

Lagniappe The portal closes Jan. 16, giving Hall 15 days to restock the roster. Last year, Tulane had the secondhighest-rated transfer class in the American behind Memphis, according to 247Sports. … Two more assistants staying at Tulane are Tyler Spotts-Orgeron, who will continue to coach the tight ends, and Collin D’Angelo, who has been promoted to quarterbacks coach after helping the quarterbacks as an analyst this season.

‘Real deal’ arrives for LSU men Mulkey ‘stunned’ BY TOYLOY BROWN III

Staff writer

Mike Nwoko’s voice booms more than most on the LSU basketball team. One of the messages the Mississippi State transfer has preached all season is for his teammates to brace themselves for the challenge of Southeastern Conference play. “I’m very confident heading into SEC play, for sure,” said Nwoko, who is averaging 16.1 points per game on a conference-best 71.2% from the field. “Being one of the few guys that was on an SEC team last year, I definitely warned these guys a whole lot about, ‘Hey, the real deal is coming.’ ” Dedan Thomas nodded when he heard this. That message has resonated with a team that has only two players in the rotation who played in the SEC last year. This doesn’t include Jalen Reed, who is out for the season because of a left Achilles injury. “We have a lot to prove still,” said Thomas, who is averaging 16.2 ppg. “12-1, we handled business nonconference, so like he said, the real deal is about to start.” When the UNLV transfer was asked whether LSU was underrated before the season, he said “absolutely.” Three months later, Thomas said the team still possesses a “chip on our shoulder” because it wants to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2021-22 season. The most critical part of the

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regular season has arrived. The Tigers open SEC play against Texas A&M (10-3) at 3 p.m. Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. The Aggies played five highmajor opponents during their nonconference slate, losing to Oklahoma State, Central Florida and SMU. LSU also played SMU, which it beat 89-77 in New Orleans. Texas A&M fell to the Mustangs 93-80 in overtime at a neutral site in Texas. Texas A&M will be without one of its biggest portal additions in Mackenzie Mgbako, who is out for the season because of a foot injury. Regardless, LSU coach Matt McMahon has immense respect for first-year Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan’s group. “This Texas A&M team (is) really, really good,” McMahon said. “(Averaging) 96 points a game and some change offensively, really explosive there. On the defensive side of the ball, they turn you over at a high rate, as coach McMillan’s teams have always done. They score a lot of points off their defense, and (they’re) an older, really experienced team.” The Aggies frequently use various full-court defenses. The relentless pressure on ballhandlers results in steals for breakaway layups and other kinds of deadball turnovers. Texas A&M is tied for 15th in the country in forced

turnovers per game (16.38), which is second in the SEC behind only Georgia. “Ball security will be at a premium,” McMahon said. “Then decision-making, if you’re fortunate enough to beat the press, becomes critically important when you get in some of those scramble advantage situations.” LSU will not counteract its opponent’s style of play by trying to force its own turnovers. McMahon said that isn’t where his team’s strength lies. Instead, the Tigers will trust Thomas to handle the pressure and, when facing multiple defenders, to pass to the open man. Thomas leads the SEC with 7.1 assists, which is tied for ninth in the country. Even more impressive is that he averages only 1.8 turnovers. When the ball crosses half court, LSU has faith in its offense. It’s going to have a heavy dose of Thomas pick-and-rolls with bigs, along with post-ups for Nwoko and perimeter scoring from Max Mackinnon. But the SEC experience that Nwoko, sophomore Robert Miller and even Reed possesses is important for the Tigers. “I think this is where you rely on a Mike Nwoko, who started every game last year in SEC play,” McMahon said. “Jalen Reed, I’m still counting on him and holding him accountable from a leadership standpoint as someone who’s been through these SEC battles, and I think he’ll continue to have a great impact on our team.”

LSU gymnasts sparkle in exhibition BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

Jay Clark started addressing the thousands of LSU gymnastics fans who turned out for what, essentially, was practice Friday night when Kailin Chio ran up to him and pointed across the floor to Konnor McClain waiting to perform on balance beam. McClain gave her patented wry grin and nailed her beam routine, bringing an end to an at times rough but nonetheless successful Gymnastics 101/Open Mike Night exhibition meet at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU moved the exhibition meet from December to Friday night in part because LSU won’t have its first home meet for another three weeks. The result was an attendance of 4,472, the largest crowd ever for the exhibition meet. “You can’t get this anywhere else,” said Courtney Blackson, a Boise State transfer who bounced with delight after nailing her uneven bars routine. Seventeen of LSU’s 21 gymnasts did routines Friday, the only time the Tigers get to perform in the PMAC until the regular season begins. Just three Tigers did routines on all four events: junior Madison Ulrich, a transfer from Denver; sophomore Lexi Zeiss; and freshman Nina Ballou. “I liked almost everything,”

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LSU gymnast Konnor McClain performs on the balance beam during the gymnastic team’s Open Mike Night on Friday at the PMAC.

Clark said. “You normally come into this thing in December, and we moved it for a litany of reasons. The way the calendar broke we felt Jan. 2 was too early to have a meet. We had one Jan. 3 last year (against Iowa State), and that was pushing it. We needed this first weekend to open and get back into the swing of things.” Splitting the squad into purple and gold teams, the Tigers performed a total of 43 routines compared to 24 in a typical dual meet. Among the highlights was a high, arcing vault by junior Amari Drayton, expected to be a major contributor this season. “I’ve been working on running really slow” down the vault run-

way, Drayton said. She added that senior teammate Tori Tatum told her to slow down because “when I go fast, I go out (of bounds). “It felt really good.” Chio, the 2025 NCAA vault champion, competed only on bars and without attempting a dismount because she tweaked an ankle in practice. Clark said he expects she will be ready to go for the regular season. The Tigers appeared to avoid any troubling new injuries Friday. LSU all-time great Haleigh Bryant, now in her first season as an assistant coach, jammed her elbow on her vault routine in this meet in December 2024 and was hampered much of the 2025 season. Ranked No. 2 in the gymnastics coaches’ preseason poll, LSU opens the regular season next Saturday in the Sprouts Farmers Market Intercollegiate Quad against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 Utah. The meet is set for 3 p.m. on ABC. LSU then goes to Georgia on Jan. 16 for its Southeastern Conference opener before finally returning home Jan. 23 against Kentucky. The Tigers will have five regular-season home meets, plus the Podium Challenge on March 1 against Alabama and North Carolina at the Raising Cane’s River Center, and will host an NCAA regional at the PMAC on April 3-5.

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Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks thinks it was about 2 a.m. one morning this week when it caught his attention. Brooks was up late watching one of coach Kim Mulkey’s news conferences. His ears perked up when Mulkey pointed out that she didn’t have a single post player who had previously competed in the SEC — something she said throughout the LSU women’s basketball team’s nonconference slate. “And we do,” Brooks said. So Kentucky took advantage. Across the past five seasons, only one team has earned a wider rebounding margin in a game against the Tigers than the No. 11 Wildcats (14-1) did Thursday in their SEC Mulkey opener — a game they won 80-78 on a last-second 3-pointer. Kentucky won the rebounding battle 45-29. The 17 offensive boards it corralled, then turned into 18 second-chance points are tied for the most LSU has allowed one of its opponents to collect since Mulkey took over the program in 2021. The No. 5 Tigers (14-1), on the other hand, grabbed only four offensive rebounds — a new single-game low for the past five seasons. “I’m just stunned that we got outrebounded like we did,” Mulkey said. “That literally was the difference in the game. If you would’ve told me that we would’ve been outrebounded with this group I have, there’s no way I would’ve believed you. But that goes back to experience. That goes back to toughness. And we just got to get better.” Kentucky is one of the tallest, most physical teams in the SEC. Four of its five starters are at least 6 feet tall. Forward Amelia Hassett is a 6-4 senior. Forward Teonni Key is a 6-5 senior. Center Clara Strack is a 6-5 junior. LSU has size, too. Transfer cen-

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ter Kate Koval is 6-5, but she’s a sophomore who logged only about 13 minutes per game in ACC play last season at Notre Dame. Transfer forward Amiya Joyner is 6-2, but she spent the past three years at East Carolina. The Tigers’ other two post players — Grace Knox and ZaKiyah Johnson — are long and athletic, but they’re freshmen who haven’t yet faced the kind of players they’ll encounter this season in January, February and March. Key grabbed 5.8 rebounds per game during Kentucky’s nonconference slate, but on Thursday, she outrebounded LSU’s entire frontcourt by herself. She grabbed 16 boards. Koval, Joyner, Knox and Johnson combined to pull down only 13. Mulkey has said she thinks she’ll need her guards to help her post players clean up misses. They just didn’t crash the glass often enough on Thursday, when Mikaylah Williams (eight rebounds) and Jada Richard (three rebounds) were the only guards who corralled more than one board. Flau’jae Johnson grabbed 13 rebounds in LSU’s win over Kentucky last season, but she collected only one board in the 38 minutes she played on Thursday. “It is a big thing,” Brooks said. “We didn’t specifically gameplan for it, but we knew we could have, maybe, an advantage with some experience when things got a little bit tough.” How can LSU fix the issue? Mulkey said she’ll address it in the film session and practice she and her staff plan to hold ahead of the Tigers’ next game against No. 12 Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. Sunday. “You go hard,” Mulkey said, “but you don’t go long. You go hard in the areas that you need to fix. Rebounding, blocking out, those types of things. You go hard in the film room. You grab their attention in the film room.” Email Reed Darcey at reed. darcey@theadvocate.com.

22 midway through the fourth quarter. The Pelicans scored the first seven points of the game before the Blazers settled down and took a 25-22 lead on a 3-pointer by Sharpe. Matkovic scored 10 points to help New Orleans open a 10-point lead before Avdija’s two free throws left the Pelicans with a 37-29 lead at the end of the first quarter. The fifth and final lead change of the second quarter came when Robert Williams made a tip-in to give Portland a 53-51 edge. That basket was part of an 11-0 run that helped the Blazers grab a 63-55 halftime lead. New Orleans managed just two field goals by Williamson during the final six minutes of the half.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough warms up before the start of a game against the Carolina Panthers at the Caesars Superdome on Dec. 14. Shough is 5-3 as a starter this season.

Moore content with when he made quarterback switch BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

The New Orleans Saints could finish the 2025 season as the NFC South’s second-place team if they beat Atlanta on Sunday and Carolina beats Tampa Bay on Saturday. That, combined with rookie quarterback Tyler Shough winning five of eight starts since taking over midway through the season, has led to questions like these for first-year head coach Kellen Moore: Do you wish you’d started Shough earlier this season? Spencer Rattler beat Shough to win the starting quarterback job out of training camp, and though he played fairly well, New Orleans went 1-7 in his starts. Moore is not interested in revisionist history. “I think the timing was right,” Moore said. “Coming out of training camp, Spencer earned the right to be the starting quarterback here. He put a lot of good film out there, he played in some challenging situations against some of the best teams in this league, ultimately, as you look at the standings. I thought there were a lot of positives there.” Of the Saints’ seven losses with Rattler at quarterback, five were against teams in the playoff mix. The seven losses came against teams with a combined 70-42 record (.625 winning percentage). The early season hole was nearly impossible to climb out of, and the Saints were eliminated from playoff contention before the calendar flipped to December. New Orleans switched over to Shough late in the seventh loss to a Buccaneers team that was 6-2 at the time. Moore said he felt that not only was the time right to make a switch but also that Shough had reached a point where the franchise felt comfortable turning the offense over to him. “Every player’s development

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Continued from page 1C host sites for the game. When Benson signed the new lease in October, she vowed to revisit the situation with Goodell and try to persuade him to allow New Orleans to re-enter the competition for the game, a process that would require approval from NFL owners. The next three Super Bowls — in 2026, 2027 and 2028 — have been awarded to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Atlanta, respectively. Las Vegas and Nashville, Tennessee, are considered the favorites to host the 2029 and 2030 games. New Orleans officials have targeted 2031 because conflicts with Mardi Gras and major conventions will prevent the city from hosting the game in other future years. Goodell is aware of New Orleans’ plight but is making no promises, I’m told. As the commissioner of the world’s most powerful sports league, he has other mouths to feed, and the competition to host Super Bowls is more intense than ever, with new stadiums scheduled to come online soon in Nashville, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Florida, and

is going to go through a different path; no two are the same,” Moore said. “Tyler developed off the field for a number of weeks, so when (he was) presented the opportunity, he’s taken advantage of it. He’s done an awesome job, and we’re excited with where he’s going.”

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The final challenge for the Saints defense this season is to figure out a way to slow down star running back Bijan Robinson. Robinson enters Week 18 with a league-best 2,255 yards from scrimmage, 572 of which have come during the Atlanta Falcons’ three-game winning streak. The third-year pro is having the best season of what has been a superb career to this point. He is averaging career bests in yards per carry (5.3) and rushing yards per game (90.3), and he’s added another element to his game with a career-best 76 receptions for 810 yards. “He impacts the game in every element,” Moore said. “The run game obviously. In the pass game, he can take a check down and turn it into an explosive play. You get the ball out in space and you’re in these challenging tackling situations. He’s arguably the best running back in this league.” Robinson is also coming off one of his finest games, rushing for 195 yards against the Los Angeles Rams. He had a 93-yard touchdown in that game, one of 35 runs of 10-plus yards he’s accounted for this season. For the most part, New Orleans has kept Robinson in check as a runner during their five previous matchups. He has just as many games with 28 yards rushing (two) against the Saints as he does with 90 or more yards on the ground. But one of those 28-yard rushing games also featured Robinson recording 103 yards on seven receptions as a receiver.

Facing a roster crunch for the final game of the season, the Saints placed four players on injured reserve. Wide receiver Mason Tipton, special teams gunner Michael Davis, and tight ends Jack Stoll and Zaire MitchellPaden all went on injured reserve. New Orleans also ruled out running back Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle), receiver Chris Olave, and defensive linemen Bryan Bresee and Nathan Shepherd. Three additional players are questionable in linebacker Demario Davis (calf), left guard Dillon Radunz (knee) and Rattler (finger). The Saints filled three of the IR spots by signing rookie defensive end Fadil Diggs, and wide receivers Ronnie Bell and Samari Toure to the active roster from the practice squad. The fourth open spot could go to quarterback Jake Haener if Rattler is unable to play. Olave had been ruled out earlier in the week after he went to the hospital to take care of a blood clot in his lung. He was released from the hospital Thursday. “Obviously, he’s going to be on a journey here. There’s a process he’s going to have to go through,” Moore said. “Chris has had really good spirits through this whole thing.” The Kamara news also did not come as a surprise, as he hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee against Atlanta in November. The 2025 season was the worst of Kamara’s career. He played in a career-low 11 games and failed to crack 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the first time in nine NFL seasons, finishing with 657 total yards. Moore said Friday that Kamara did not go on injured reserve because the team wanted the opportunity to see how his recovery progressed. “Alvin’s done a ton of work behind the scenes,” Moore said.

Washington, D.C. By all accounts, New Orleans performed well as the host site for Super Bowl LIX last February. Goodell praised the city’s Benson world-renowned hospitality, night life and joie de vivre throughout the week. Still, the NFL saw room for improvement. The city’s inventory of high-end Landry hotel rooms and luxury event space was found wanting, as was the airport’s capacity to handle the influx of out-of-town visitors. To that end, Benson and Landry’s presentation will include updates on the city’s plan to expand and upgrade Louis Armstrong Airport and add two major downtown hotels: the 1,000-room Omni and 250-room Fairmont hotels. “I think they’re going to let us bid, even though we’re coming in late,” Benson told me during an interview in November. “Our league meeting is in May (in Orlando, Florida, to discuss future Super Bowls). They like to (decide on) Super Bowls four years out.”

After meeting with Goodell, Benson and Landry will visit Silver at NBA offices on Tuesday to document plans for a major renovation of the Smoothie King Center, the linchpin for a longterm lease extension between the team and state. The project, which is still in the conceptual stage, would involve the transformation of Champions Square into a refurbished and reimagined entertainment district. “The importance of the trip for the governor is that he wants to make sure the NFL commissioner clearly understands that he is the governor for crime fighting in this country, and that he will continue to ensure that New Orleans is safe for major events,” said Shane Guidry, Landry’s adviser who has served as the state’s point person on negotiations with the Saints and Pelicans for new leases at the Superdome and Smoothie King Center. “The governor is really busy, so that he has carved out time to meet with the NBA commissioner shows how important he thinks it is. The main thing is he understands the importance of economic development in the city and state.” If New Orleans lands a future Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Game out of the trip, their investment of time and resources certainly will have been worthwhile.

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Saints fans, put those Paris plans on hold. A first-ever NFL game in France featuring the Saints appears to be in jeopardy — at least for the 2026 season. Negotiations between the NFL and stadium officials in Paris are ongoing, but with the clock ticking on the league’s plan to announce its international series for the 2026 season, it’s looking more likely that the NFL’s official debut in the French capital might have to wait until 2027 at the earliest. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said the league hopes to expand its International Series to eight games next season and potentially double that total by 2030. International games in Munich, Rio de Janeiro and Melbourne, Australia, have been announced by the league, with London and Mexico City also expected to host games again. “There is no agreement in place with any cities or countries beyond the ones that have been officially announced,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said this week. “We have a process. There is no definitive timeline (for an announcement). It depends on discussions with local countries,

cities and stadiums.” Saints and NFL officials had hoped to stage a regular-season game at Stade de France in Paris as early as 2026, Saints president Dennis Lauscha said in November. The NFL never has held a game in Paris, but league officials have expressed interest in playing a game there in recent years. In 2023, the Saints were granted the international marketing rights in France — the first NFL club to select and be awarded the French market — as part of the league’s global markets program. Last year, the Saints announced a strategic partnership with the Paris Musketeers, who play in the European League of Football, through which the team hopes to grow the American game while also increasing its own brand visibility in France. Saints owner Gayle Benson and linebacker Demario Davis led a Saints contingent that visited Paris in July to market and promote the team. When asked in November about the Saints eventually playing a game in France, Benson said, “We’re working on it,” adding, “Roger (Goodell) would love to see us play there. But he told me, ‘I don’t know when. I can’t tell you if it’s ‘26 or ’27 or ‘28.’ We just don’t know right now. Nothing has been decided yet.”

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Saints rookie cornerback Quincy Riley, center, celebrates a San Francisco 49ers stop with teammates during the first half on Sept. 14 at the Caesars Superdome. Riley was a fourth-round pick.

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Continued from page 1C And that’s not all. The Saints also made four other selections, two of whom could emerge as starters next season. The final two, a pair of seventh-rounders, have contributed in spots as well. As the season comes to a close Sunday, the success of the draft class prompts one question: Is it the best in the league? That’s obviously subjective, but the group has earned high marks. The Ringer’s Todd McShay, for instance, had quarterback Tyler Shough and left tackle Kelvin Banks taken first and fourth overall in a recent exercise of redrafting the 2025 class. Ben Solak from ESPN had four Saints make his all-rookie team, tied with the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns for the most selections. And according to oddsmakers, Shough is the outright favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. The development of the rookies is a large reason the Saints have rattled off four straight wins. “They’ve gotten better, obviously, throughout this whole process,” Moore said. “(They’re) guys that obviously you can see carrying significant roles moving forward.” According to Stathead, the Saints’ class has taken the fourthmost snaps in the NFL this season, not including work on special teams. Total snaps may not be a perfect metric to capture a group’s impact, but the Saints (3,260 combined snaps) are behind only the Cleveland Browns (3,875), New York Jets (3,625) and Tennessee Titans (3,371). Of those three, the Browns might have the best argument for having a more impactful set of rookies. Cleveland has gotten a combined 72 starts from its seven drafted rookies, the most in the NFL. That group includes a disruptive interior pass rusher (Mason Graham), a stud linebacker (Carson Schwesinger), a potential star running back (Quinshon Judkins) and an electric tight end (Harold Fannin). And that’s before you get to Shedeur Sanders, the polarizing quarterback who will lead Cleveland in quarterback starts this season. Other teams with great returns on their class include the Falcons (the defense-heavy approach paid

off), the New England Patriots (Drake Maye got some help) and the Seattle Seahawks (their first two picks could be All Pros down the line). But the case for New Orleans would be how the rookies have stepped up beyond initial expectations. Derek Carr, for instance, had yet to retire when the Saints drafted Shough in the second round. While there was uncertainty about the veteran’s shoulder injury, it wasn’t clear how much the rookie would end up playing in 2025. Thirdround safety Jonas Sanker and fourth-round cornerback Quincy Riley were also thrust into roles earlier than anticipated. Even Banks, the ninth overall pick, came with questions. Remember the pre-draft scuttlebutt that the Texas product might be better suited to play guard instead of tackle? Banks leads the entire 2025 draft with 1,052 snaps — all at tackle. “He’s elite,” Shough said of Banks. “Especially for how young he is, being thrust into it right away. Some of the stuff he does is unbelievable from a physical perspective. And he’s also cool, calm and collected. He’s like our best communicator on the O-line at left tackle, as far as helping guys out, helping receivers out. He’s been an unbelievable player for us this year, and I think he’s stepped up big time. “It’s hard whenever you’re a firstround draft pick living up to some of those Twitter trolls or whatever. He’s done his job, he’s obviously going to be here for a while and continue to do great things.” Most likely not every 2025 pick for the Saints will turn out to be a star. Third-rounder Vernon Broughton played in only one game before suffering a seasonending hip injury. Seventh-rounders Fadil Diggs and Moliki Matavao have bounced between the active roster and practice squad. And players can regress. But the Saints had nine selections this past April, their most since 2015. And for as many swings as New Orleans took, the hit rate looks pretty good. “It’s a credit to (general manager) Mickey (Loomis) and the staff for seeing that vision that way, as far as, we want good players on the field and off the field, how can we continue to get better and go forward from there,” Shough said.

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ALL-METRO CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

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Northshore sophomore Grace Keene won the LHSAA Division I cross country state championship on Nov. 17 in Natchitoches. Her time of 17 minutes, 21 seconds in the 3-mile race ranks third among all classes in state history.

GRACE KEENE NORTHSHORE, SOPHOMORE Northshore cross country coach Vincent Ruda had shown sophomore Grace Keene a printout of the 10 fastest times run at the state cross country meet and told her,“This is what you’re shooting for.” Having already finished third at the state meet as a freshman, Keene knew she would be up for the challenge. “That was something that definitely motivated me,” Keene said about the list of fastest times. “Can I leave my mark? That’s what he said, ‘Leave your mark,’ word for word.” Keene ran 3 miles in a personal-best 17 minutes, 21 seconds and won the LHSAA Division I state championship in November with a time that ranked third among all classes and divisions in Louisiana state meet history, making her The Times-Picayune Girls

Cross Country Runner of the year for the second consecutive season. Keene, who improved her state-meet time by more than a minute from last season, won ahead of Mount Carmel senior Stella Junius, whose runner-up time of 17:42 ranked eighth on the composite list. Keene grew up playing multiple sports and decided after the soccer season ended in February to put her full attention on competitive distance running. In the summer, Keene ran the fastest time for her age group in the 1,500 at AAU nationals in Houston. She joined the swim team in the fall to add that sport to her cross-training routine, making her a continually improving runner whose times have continued to fall. Christopher Dabe

GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR

BRADY MONAHAN JESUIT, SENIOR Jesuit senior Brady Monahan anticipated the challenge he would get at the state cross country championships because of something that happened in the spring. It was at the Class 5A state track and field championships where Monahan finished one spot behind Parkway’s Brennan Robin in the 3,200-meter run, leaving Monahan in third place. In November, Monahan raced against Robin at the LHSAA Division I state cross country championships in Natchitoches, moved into the lead near the 2-mile mark and outlasted him to the finish, making him The TimesPicayune Boys Cross Country Runner of the year. His winning time of 14 minutes, 59.7 seconds ranked as the seventh fastest in Louisiana state-meet history for all divisions and classifications. For all that Monahan achieved as an individual, the team championship his team

won for the fifth consecutive season felt most important. “His biggest drive all year was 100% as a team to win district and win state,” Jesuit coach Nick Accardo said. Monahan came into the season as a twotime state runner-up behind former Jesuit teammate Brady Mullen, now at Harvard. Those high finishes at state raised his expectations for his senior season. Before the season, Monahan finished second in a 2-mile intrasquad meet,“and so after that,” Accardo said,“I think he had a bit of a chip on his shoulder, like, I’m going to make this happen.” Monahan, whose father, Michael, was a cross country and track standout for Jesuit, began running when he was in third grade while at St. Catherine of Siena. His final race with Jesuit let him complete his high school career as an individual and team state champion. Christopher Dabe

BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR

ROB FARRELL MOUNT CARMEL Mount Carmel won a team championship for the first time since 2007 — and snapped St. Joseph’s streak of seven consecutive state cross country titles in the process. Farrell, a former cross country runner at Spring Hill College in Mobile,Alabama,

Brady Monahan, of Jesuit, finishes first in the Catholic League cross country championships on Oct. 30 at City Park. Monahan went on to win the Division I state championship with a time of 14 minutes, 59.7 seconds, which is the seventh-fastest time in state meet history across all divisions.

coached the Cubs to the team title in his second season as head coach. Mount Carmel had five runners among the top 20 finishers, good for 55 points to finish ahead of St. Joseph’s with 89 points. Christopher Dabe

NICK ACCARDO JESUIT

The Blue Jays won a fifth consecutive state championship with Accardo in his second season as head coach. Jesuit had five runners finish among the top 10 at the state meet and scored 29 points to

finish ahead of runner-up Brother Martin (93). Accardo, a former LSU runner, coached the past several seasons with his son, Nick, also on the team. He finished third at state. Christopher Dabe

BOYS ALL-METRO TEAM

GIRLS ALL-METRO TEAM GRACE KEENE Northshore, So.

LACY QUINTANA Mount Carmel, Sr.

FINLEY BUHLER Sacred Heart, 8th

BRADY MONAHAN Jesuit, Sr. 14:59, first in D-I

NICHOLAS BRAUD Jesuit, Jr. 15:47, 10th in D-I

CALEB CARMOUCHE Brother Martin, Jr. 16:25, 20th in D-I

STELLA JUNIUS Mount Carmel, Sr.

GRACE SCHNEIDER Dominican, Jr.

EMILIA HOPE Northshore, Sr.

NICK ACCARDO Jesuit, Sr. 15:18, third in D-I

DANIEL BONILLA Brother Martin, So. 16:04, 13th in D-I

WILLIAM LIONNET Brother Martin, Sr. 16:26, 21st in D-I

VARENKA ZHUK Country Day, Fr.

MARY QUINTANA Mount Carmel, Fr.

ADEL ADJMI Ben Franklin, Sr.

CONNOR FANBERG Jesuit, Sr. 15:37, seventh in D-I

LOGAN DEGRUY Newman, Sr. 16:08, 4th in D-III

PATRICK FITZMORRIS Jesuit, Jr. 16:30, 23rd in D-I

EMMA ALDANA-HUELGA Willow, 8th

CLAIRE DELAHOUSSAYE Mount Carmel, Jr.

CAROLINE VARISCO Sacred Heart, 8th

19:28, seventh in D-II

DAVID QUINTANA Jesuit, Jr. 15:38, eighth in D-I

ANDREW NIMMO Jesuit, Jr. 16:10, 14th in D-I

CARSON MILLS Brother Martin, So. 16:30, 24th in D-I

MARY CLAIRE LECKERT McGehee, So.

LEAH VARISCO Sacred Heart, Sr.

Note: The All-Metro selections are based on times and placements from the LHSAA state meet.

BRAYDEN BERGLUND Mandeville, Sr. 15:44, ninth in D-I

ANDERS MAITREJEAN Brother Martin, Sr. 16:14, 15th in D-I

Note: The All-Metro selections are based on times and placements from the LHSAA state meet.

17:21, first in D-I

17:42, second in D-I

18:19, first in D-IV

18:28, first in D-II

18:39, third in D-IV

18:40, seventh in D-I

18:53, ninth in D-I

19:03, 12th in D-I

19:06, 14th in D-I

19:08, third in D-II

19:22, sixth in D-II

19:25, 16th in D-I

19:26, 17th in D-I

GIRLS HONORABLE MENTION

BOYS HONORABLE MENTION

Anna Joubert, Mount Carmel, Jr.; Reagan Tregre, Hahnville, So.; Sydney Chalmers, Dominican, Fr.; Jacklyn McMenamin, Hannan, Jr.; Colette Alvarado, Country Day, Fr.; Caroline Zimmermann, Mount Carmel, Jr.; Elaine Oggs, St. Scholastica, Sr.; Lucille Nunez, St. Scholastica, 8th; Cara Thomas, Dominican, Jr.; Genevieve Blanc, Mandeville, Sr.; Hadley Volner,Willow, Jr.; Madeleine Polin,Willow, Jr.; Ellie Brocato, Mandeville, Fr.; Anne Reynaud, Sacred Heart, 8th; Olive Diaz, St. Martin’s, 8th.

Blake Bordelon, John Curtis, So.; Julien Campos, Brother Martin, Jr.; Al Johnson, Hahnville, Sr.; Julian Lee, Belle Chasse, Sr.; Gabriel Suarez, Holy Cross, Jr.; Jake Cammarata, Brother Martin, So.; Callahan Arch, St. Paul’s, Sr.; Francis Lelong, Newman, Sr.; Noah Clement, De La Salle, Sr.; Joachim Fernandez, Belle Chasse, Sr.; Nathaniel Simpson, Holy Cross, So.; Dylan Fay, Belle Chasse, So.; Weston Hance,Willow, 8th; Ian Bonilla, Belle Chasse, Sr.

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SCOREBOARD Odds

Saturday

OPEN 3 4½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (43½) Carolina 2 (47½) at SAN FRAN

FAVORITE OPEN at MIN 1½ at CIN 8½ at HOUSTON 4½ at JAX 4½ at ATLANTA 5½ Dallas 1½ at LA RAMS 4½ at NE 2½ at BUFFALO 9½ Kansas City 6 at DENVER 2½ at PHILA 4½ at CHICAGO 1½ Baltimore 3

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 8½ (37) Green Bay 7½ (44½) Cleveland 10 (39) Indianapolis 12½ (47½) Tennessee 3½ (44) New Orleans 3½ (49½)at NY GIANTS 7½ (46½) Arizona 11½ (45½) Miami 7½ (37½) NY Jets 5½ (36½) at VEGAS 12½ (37½) LA Chargers 4 (39) Washington 3 (50½) Detroit 3½ (41½) at PITT

Sunday

College Football Thursday

Fiesta Bowl FAVORITE OPEN Miami (FL) 3

Friday, Jan. 9

Peach Bowl Atlanta FAVORITE OPEN Indiana 4

NBA

Saturday

FAVORITE Minnesota at TORONTO at NEW YORK at CHICAGO at SA Houston at GOLDEN ST Boston

8

27

.229

Oklahoma City Denver Minnesota Portland Utah

W 29 23 21 14 12

L 5 10 13 20 21

Pct GB .853 — .697 5½ .618 8 .412 15 .364 16½

Northwest Division

Sports Betting Line NFL FAVORITE at TAMPA Seattle

New Orleans

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (51½) Ole Miss

Pacific Division

W 20 19 18 12 8

L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento

Thursday’s Games

L 11 14 16 21 26

17

Pct GB .645 — .576 2 .529 3½ .364 9 .235 13½

Houston 120, Brooklyn 96 Miami 118, Detroit 112 Philadelphia 123, Dallas 108 Boston 120, Sacramento 106 L.A. Clippers 118, Utah 101

Friday’s Games

LINE 2½ OFF OFF OFF OFF 7½ OFF 2

O/U UNDERDOG (236½) at MIAMI (OFF) Atlanta (OFF) Philadelphia (OFF) Charlotte (OFF) Portland (226½) at DALLAS (OFF) Utah (221½) at LA CLIPPRS

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

San Antonio 123, Indiana 113 Washington 119, Brooklyn 99 Atlanta at New York, n Denver at Cleveland, n Charlotte at Milwaukee, 7n Orlando at Chicago, n Portland at New Orleans, n Sacramento at Phoenix, n Oklahoma City at Golden State, n Memphis at L.A. Lakers, n

Saturday

FAVORITE at NC STATE Clemson at ALABAMA Villanova at ST. JOHN’S at TEXAS TECH at GEORGIA BYU Kansas Vanderbilt Houston at TCU North Carolina at ARKANSAS Duke Arizona at IOWA Illinois Purdue Florida

NHL

LINE 3½ 2½ 5½ 1½ 10½ 10½ 4½ 9½ 6½ 16½ 9½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 16½ 18½ 4½ 18½ 8½ 7½

UNDERDOG Virginia at PITTSBURGH Kentucky at BUTLER Providence Oklahoma State Auburn at KANSAS STATE at UCF at S. CAROLINA at CINCINNATI Baylor at SMU Tennessee at FLORIDA STATE at UTAH UCLA at PENN STATE at WISCONSIN at MISSOURI

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at DETROIT -149 Pittsburgh at COLUMBUS OFF Buffalo at NEW JERSEY -132 Utah at EDMONTON -186 Philadelphia Montreal -123 at ST. LOUIS Tampa Bay -192 at SAN JOSE Colorado -142 at CAROLINA at WASHINGTN -337 Chicago at OTTAWA -141 Winnipeg at N.Y ISLNDRS -114 Toronto at CALGARY -132 Nashville at LOS ANGELES -141 Minnesota Boston -116 at VANCOUVR

LINE +124 OFF +110 +154 +103 +159 +119 +267 +119 -106 +110 +119 -104

Pro basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W 23 21 20 18 10

L 10 12 15 14 21

Pct GB .697 — .636 2 .571 4 .563 4½ .323 12

Orlando Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington

W 19 19 16 11 8

L 15 15 19 22 24

Pct GB .559 — .559 — .457 3½ .333 7½ .250 10

Detroit Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee Indiana

W 25 19 16 14 6

L 9 16 17 20 28

Pct GB .735 — .543 6½ .485 8½ .412 11 .176 19

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

San Antonio Houston Memphis Dallas

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .813 452310 .688 446357 .438 337386 .188 292468

x-Jacksonville x-Houston e-Indianapolis e-Tennessee

W L 12 4 11 5 8 8 3 13

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .750 433329 .688 366265 .500 436374 .188 277437

Pittsburgh Baltimore e-Cincinnati e-Cleveland

W L 9 7 8 8 6 10 4 12

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .563 371363 .500 400372 .375 396472 .250 259361

y-Denver x-L.A. Chargers e-Kansas City e-Las Vegas

W L 13 3 11 5 6 10 2 14

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .813 382308 .688 365321 .375 350314 .125 227420

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

W L 11 5 7 8 4 12 3 13

T 0 1 0 0

Pct PF PA .688 362301 .469 454477 .250 332434 .188 347422

Carolina Tampa Bay e-Atlanta e-New Orleans

W L 8 8 7 9 7 9 6 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .500 297364 .438 364397 .438 334384 .375 289364

y-Chicago x-Green Bay e-Minnesota e-Detroit

W 11 9 8 8

L 5 6 8 8

T 0 1 0 0

Pct PF PA .688 425396 .594 388344 .500 328330 .500 462397

x-Seattle x-San Francisco x-L.A. Rams e-Arizona

W L 13 3 12 4 11 5 3 13

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .813 470289 .750 434358 .688 481326 .188 335451

W 24 21 15 12

East

South

North

West

New York Boston Toronto Philadelphia Brooklyn

Southeast Division

W L 13 3 11 5 7 9 3 13

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Saturday

Atlantic Division

y-New England x-Buffalo e-Miami e-N.Y. Jets

West

L 9 10 18 23

Pct GB .727 — .677 2 .455 9 .343 13

e-Eliminated from playoffs x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday’s Games

Friday’s games

McNeese 82, Lamar 70 Middle Tennessee 88, Louisiana Tech 51

Saturday’s games

Southern Miss at UL, noon Texas State at UL-Monroe, 2:30 p.m. LSU at Texas A&M, 3 p.m. East Texas A&M at Nicholls, 3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern, 3:30 p.m. UNO at Northwestern State, 3:30 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Grambling, 4 p.m. Texas Southern at Southern, 5 p.m. Southern at Lamar, 6 p.m.

Friday’s game EAST

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE

North

Southern Miss 87, UL-Monroe 73

Men’s national scores

Pro football

South

Thursday’s game

Florida Atlantic at Tulane, noon Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at Miami, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 7 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Golden State, 9 p.m. Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

East

Tulane 79, East Carolina 70 South Alabama 63, UL 58 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 83, UNO 69 Stephen F. Austin 74, Northwestern State 64 Nicholls 71, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 69

Sunday’s games

Saturday’s Games

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 4 (47½) Oregon

Wednesday’s games

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 7 p.m.

Canisius 85, Fairfield 81 Castleton 96, SUNY-Canton 91 Christopher Newport 64, Rowan 56 Cornell 133, Alfred State 65 Edinboro 92, Mansfield 68 Gannon 80, Shippensburg 58 Grove City 69, Alfred 42 Iona 75, Siena 72 Jacksonville State 67, Delaware 64 LIU 84, Central Connecticut 78 Le Moyne 84, St. Francis (PA) 58 Manhattan 80, Quinnipiac 79 Merrimack 75, Mount St Marys 65 Middlebury 102, Lasell 96 Millersville 87, Pitt-Johnstown 68 New Haven 70, Stonehill 55 Niagara 64, Sacred Heart 61 Northern Vermont-Lyndon 85, Massachusetts 74 SUNY-Plattsburgh 76, Clarkson 72 Sage College of Albany 93, John Jay College 87 Saint Peter’s 69, Marist 59 Seton Hill 77, Kutztown 62 Shepherd 80, Clarion 77 Slippery Rock 72, Bloomsburg 54 Southern Connecticut State 79, Mercy 76 Stevens Institute of Technology 96, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine 89 West Chester 88, Indiana (PA) 83

SOUTH

Emory and Henry 87, Johnson C. Smith 69 Florida International 89, New Mexico State 74 LaGrange 128, Covenant 93 LeTourneau 80, Centenary 75 Liberty 81, Kennesaw State 73 McNeese 82, Lamar 70 Middle Tennessee 88, Louisiana Tech 51 Western Kentucky 102, Sam Houston 91

MIDWEST

W 24 24 22 21 21 19 21 19

L OT Pts GF GA 14 4 52 130 134 13 3 51 135 107 12 6 50 137 136 14 4 46 124 121 15 3 45 126 124 15 6 44 134 134 18 2 44 130 134 15 5 43 129 127

Carolina N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh New Jersey N.Y. Rangers Columbus

GP 40 41 39 41 39 40 42 39

W 24 22 20 21 18 21 19 17

L OT Pts GF GA 13 3 51 135 122 15 4 48 116 117 12 7 47 119 114 15 5 47 133 118 12 9 45 126 126 17 2 44 109 120 18 5 43 109 116 16 6 40 118 131

GP 39 41 41 41 40 42 40 39

W 30 25 24 19 18 16 15 15

L OT Pts GF GA 2 7 67 159 88 9 7 57 143 113 10 7 55 129 108 19 3 41 126 118 18 4 40 114 133 18 8 40 105 146 18 7 37 112 130 20 4 34 113 122

FAR WEST

UC Riverside 65, Hawai’i 58

Late Thursday No. 11 Kentucky 80, No. 5 LSU 78 KENT

FG

FT

Reb

Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Hassett 16 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 Key 39 8-14 1-1 9-16 0 2 17 Obi 31 3-11 0-0 3-10 2 3 6 Strack 31 6-13 3-7 4-9 1 4 15 Morgan 39 7-10 7-12 0-3 12 2 24 Carroll 6 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 Blue 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Boone 35 6-16 1-2 1-4 3 4 18 Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 200 30-69 12-2217-45 19 17 80 Percentages: FG .435, FT .545. 3-Point Goals: 8-27, .296 (Boone 5-13, Morgan 3-3, Hassett 0-3, Key 0-2, Obi 0-3, Strack 0-2, Carroll 0-1) Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 10 (Key 4, Obi 4, Hassett 1, Team 1) Steals: 4 (Boone 1, Key 1, Morgan 1, Strack 1) Technical Fouls: None FG FT Reb

LSU

Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Joyner 27 7-8 0-0 1-5 0 1 14 Koval 17 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 5 2 F. Johnsn 38 7-13 1-1 0-1 2 1 15 Richard 31 4-9 4-4 0-3 2 4 14 Williams 38 9-17 5-6 0-8 5 2 26 Knox 21 1-3 3-4 2-4 0 2 5 Fulwiley 16 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 3 2 Z. Johnsn 12 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0 0 0 Totals 200 30-61 13-15 4-29 12 20 78 Percentages: FG .492, FT .867. 3-Point Goals: 5-11, .455 (Williams 3-5, Richard 2-4, F.Johnson 0-2) Blocked Shots: 4 (Fulwiley 1, F.Johnson 1, Joyner 1, Koval 1) Turnovers: 8 (Williams 2, Fulwiley 1, Z.Johnson 1, Joyner 1, Knox 1, Koval 1, Richard 1) Steals: 5 (F.Johnson 3, Koval 2) Technical Fouls: None Kentucky 22 19 19 20 — 80 LSU 23 18 24 13 — 78 A_11,485 Officials_Tiffany Bird, Ifeyinwa Seales, Toni Patillo

College football

Chapman 70, Vassar 69 Colorado Christian 99, Northern New Mexico 74 Colorado Springs 98, Western Colorado 89 East Texas Baptist 74, La Verne 70 Wagner 79, Chicago State 72

Independence Bowl Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14 Music City Bowl Illinois 30, Tennessee 28 Alamo Bowl TCU 30, No. 16 Southern Cal 27, OT

Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl Georgia Southern 29, Appalachian State 10

Dec. 30

Women’s state scores, schedule

Wednesday

Wednesday’s games

Stephen F. Austin 76, Northwestern State 71 Nicholls State 66, UTRGV 56

Thursday’s games

UL-Monroe 61, South Alabama 44 Southern 70, Prairie View 55 Troy 80, UL 54 Texas Southern 61, Grambling 58 Kentucky 80, LSU 78

Friday’s game

Sam Houston 67, Louisiana Tech 64

Saturday’s games

Arkansas State at UL-Monroe, noon Lamar at McNeese, 1 p.m. Northwestern State at Nicholls, 1 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern, 1 p.m. Nicholls at Northwestern State, 1 p.m. Prairie View at Grambling, 2 p.m. Tulane at Wichita State, 2 p.m. Texas Southern at Southern, 2 p.m. East Texas A&M at UNO, 2 p.m. South Alabama at UL, 3 p.m.

Friday’s games EAST

Fairleigh Dickinson 68, Mercyhurst 46 LIU 72, Central Connecticut 56 Le Moyne 73, St. Francis (PA) 69 New Haven 66, Stonehill 61 Towson 57, Campbell 54 Wagner 62, Chicago State 51

SOUTH

Belmont 78, Bradley 57 Charleston 72, Hofstra 55 East Tennessee State 72, King (TN) 47 Hampton 63, Stony Brook 54 Jacksonville State 75, Western Kentucky 48 Mercer 66, Auburn-Montgomery 55

Men’s state scores, schedule

GP 42 40 40 39 39 40 41 39

FAR WEST

Women’s national score

College basketball

Drake 89, Southern Illinois 75 Green Bay 58, Cleveland State 55 Purdue Fort Wayne 84, Oakland 64 Robert Morris 62, Milwaukee 52 Wright State 82, Detroit Mercy 71

Detroit Tampa Bay Montreal Buffalo Florida Toronto Boston Ottawa

MIDWEST

Bowl glance

LSU at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, noon Dallas at N.Y. Giants, noon Green Bay at Minnesota, noon Indianapolis at Houston, noon New Orleans at Atlanta, noon Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon Arizona at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 3:25 p.m. Kansas City at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Denver, 3:25 p.m. Miami at New England, 3:25 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 3:25 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.

Hockey

Grand Valley State 79, Michigan Tech 75 Lake Superior State 85, Purdue Northwest 68 Michigan 96, USC 66 Northern Michigan 101, Davenport 65 Robert Morris 85, Detroit Mercy 77 Saginaw Valley State 65, Wayne State (MI) 62

Sunday’s game

Sunday’s Games

Middle Tennessee 60, Kennesaw State 47 Monmouth 77, Elon 62 Murray State 101, Illinois State 93, 2OT Northern Kentucky 63, IUPUI 44 Samford 70, Fisk 54 UNC Wilmington 69, Northeastern 67 William & Mary 60, North Carolina A&T 49

ReliaQuest Bowl No. 23 Iowa 34, No. 13 Vanderbilt 27 Sun Bowl Duke 42, Arizona St. 39 Citrus Bowl No. 14 Texas 41, No. 18 Michigan 27 Las Vegas Bowl No. 15 Utah 44, Nebraska 22

Friday

Armed Forces Bowl Texas State 41, Rice 10 Liberty Bowl No. 22 Navy 35, Cincinnati 13 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Mississippi St. vs. Wake Forest, n (ESPN) Holiday Bowl No. 21 Arizona vs. SMU, n

College Football Playoff

Quarterfinals Wednesday At Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas No. 10 Miami 24, No. 3 Ohio St. 14 Thursday At Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla. No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0 At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. No. 1 Indiana 38, No. 11 Alabama 3 At Sugar Bowl, New Orleans No. 6 Ole Miss 39, No. 2 Georgia 34

FCS glance Semifinals

Montana State 48, Montana 23 Illinois State 30, Villanova 14

Final

Monday Frisco, Texas Illinois State (12-4) vs. Montana State (13-2), 6:30 p.m., ABC

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Metropolitan Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

Colorado Dallas Minnesota Utah Nashville St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 41 20 15 6 46 137 138 Vegas 39 17 11 11 45 122 123 Anaheim 40 21 16 3 45 137 141 San Jose 40 20 17 3 43 124 139 Seattle 38 17 14 7 41 99 112 Los Angeles 39 16 14 9 41 102 107 Calgary 40 18 18 4 40 108 117 Vancouver 39 16 20 3 35 112 136 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Thursday’s Games

Ottawa 4, Washington 3 Utah 7, N.Y. Islanders 2 Toronto 6, Winnipeg 5 Tampa Bay 5, Los Angeles 3 Montreal 7, Carolina 5 Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3, OT Chicago 4, Dallas 3 Seattle 4, Nashville 1

Friday’s Games

St. Louis 4, Vegas 3 N.Y. Rangers vs. Florida at loanDepot park, n Minnesota at Anaheim, n Seattle at Vancouver, n

Saturday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Columbus, 2 p.m. Utah at New Jersey, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Edmonton, 2:30 p.m. Montreal at St. Louis, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at San Jose, 3 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 6 p.m. Colorado at Carolina, 6 p.m. Nashville at Calgary, 6 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Boston at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Transactions Major League Baseball

American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Acquired 1B Eric Wagaman from the Miami Marlins in exchange for LHP Kade Bragg. Designated 3B Ryan Fitzgerald for assignment. National League WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with 1B Matt Mervis on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed C Christian Koloko to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed WR Marvin Harrison Jr. on injured reserve. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed NT John Jenkins to a one-year contract extension. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed TE Darren Waller on injured reserve. Signed RB Donovan Edwards to the active roster. Released CB Clarence Lewis from the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DL Taki Taimani to the active roster. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed WR Mason Tipton, DB Michael Davis, and TEs Jack Stoll and Zaire Mitchell-Paden on injured reserve. Signed WRs Ronnie Bell and Samori Toure and OLB Fadil Diggs to the active roster. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed OLB Jason Pierre-Paul to the active roster. Waived LB John Bullock. Activated DT Calijah Kancey from injured reserve.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed D Brendan Smith on injured reserve. EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled Fs Quinn Hutson and Isaac Howard from Bakersfield (AHL).

SATURDAY’S FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES Post Time: 12:45PM First Race, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weight, 3 yo Six Furlongs-Dirt 01 Hear Thunder (I Castillo) 6-1 02 Parole Drama (D Cannon) 15-1 03 Bad Joke (C McMahon) 5-2 04 Seize the Port (J Loveberry) 10-1 05 A G’s Charlie (C Hernandez) 12-1 06 Dr Hinckley (H Hernandez) 6-1 07 Guitar Guy (B Curtis) 5-1 08 Chariot (J Ortiz) 2-1 Second Race, Purse $55,000, AOC $125,000, 3 yo Five And A Half Furlongs-Turf 01 Sav’n Money (J Ortiz) 10-1 02 Tedder (J Graham) 6-1 03 Distorted Song (C McMahon) 15-1 04 Ketchum (J Loveberry) 6-1 05 Archimedes (I Castillo) 4-1 06 Bridge Classic (P Lopez) 8-1 07 Rude Procedure (A Concepcion) 7-2

08 Casa Cielo (B Curtis) 3-1 09 Big D (M Pedroza, Jr.) 12-1 Third Race, Purse $116,170, Stakes, 3 yo, F (fillies) Six Furlongs-Dirt 01 El Star (M Pedroza, Jr.) 30-1 02 Wickedwithbourbon (B Curtis) 9-2 03 Varinisi (C McMahon) 12-1 04 Little Miss Curlin (J Loveberry) 3-5 05 Liteupthenite (J Ortiz) 4-1 06 Justlikelouise (T Pompell) 5-1 Fourth Race, Purse $55,000, AOC $125,000, 3 yo, F (fillies) One Mile-Turf 01 American Taylor (C McMahon) 15-1 02 Noshametohergame (B Curtis) 5-2 03 Pretty Ribbon (IRE) (M Pedroza, Jr.) 7-2 04 Miss Metoyer (E Santiago) 10-1 05 Bohemian (J Ortiz) 7-2 06 Faye’s Gold (J Loveberry) 10-1 07 Coach Mazzula (A Concepcion) 3-1 Fifth Race, Purse $22,000, Maiden Claiming

$30,000, 3 yo Six Furlongs-Dirt 01 Election Night (P Lopez) 4-1 02 Campanario (S Vives) 8-1 03 Props (J Graham) 6-1 04 Federal Agent (C McMahon) 12-1 05 Zip to Zap (J Ortiz) 7-2 06 Brock’s Boy (A Concepcion) 20-1 07 Key Man (J Rodriguez) 10-1 08 Impavido (J Riquelme) 3-1 09 Standard Deduction (J Loveberry) 6-1 Sixth Race, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weight, 3 yo, F (fillies) One And One Sixteenth Miles-Turf 01 Ur Desire (J Graham) 20-1 02 Alone Time (J Ortiz) 9-2 03 War Belle (A Concepcion) 6-1 04 High Street Pizzaz (P Lopez) 6-1 05 Boost Me Baby (IRE) (E Nieves) 6-1 06 Patron Silver (J Loveberry) 10-1 07 Dagmara (M Pedroza, Jr.) 3-1

08 Ontology (B Curtis) 5-1 09 Lowenstein (IRE) (D Cannon) 6-1 10 Real Drama (J Loveberry) 6-1 Seventh Race, Purse $119,570, Stakes, 3 yo Six Furlongs-Dirt 01 Mor Force (I Castillo) 6-1 02 Golden Mane (J Ortiz) 6-1 03 Guitar Guy (M Pedroza, Jr.) 15-1 04 Slowdownanmoveover (C McMahon) 15-1 05 Alotlikechocolate (D Magnon) 20-1 06 Mo Whiskey (J Melancon) 6-1 07 All Lake (T Pompell) 10-1 08 Our Moneyman (A Concepcion) 7-5 09 Dickie T (B Curtis) 9-2 Eighth Race, Purse $55,000, AOC $125,000, 3 yo, F (fillies) Five And A Half Furlongs-Turf 01 Dale’s Bluff (J Ortiz) 7-2 02 The Town Tempter (M Pedroza, Jr.) 5-1 03 Undisputable (P Lopez) 12-1

04 Candy Talking (J Graham) 20-1 05 No Time Left (D Cannon) 4-1 06 Front Runnin (C McMahon) 10-1 07 Velcamp (A Concepcion) 5-1 08 She’s a Live Wire (I Castillo) 116 20-1 09 Collective Beauty (J Loveberry) 3-1 10 Unfaithful Rose (C McMahon) 7-2 Ninth Race, Purse $15,000, Maiden Claiming $12,500, 3 yo’s & up One Mile-Dirt 01 Gold Gunner (C McMahon) 4-1 02 Classic Sensation (S Vives) 20-1 03 Titanium Man (I Castillo) 12-1 04 Lunar Mine (J Loveberry) 9-2 05 Max S (O Chavez) 6-1 06 Too Cold At Home (F Da Silva) 20-1 07 Traitour (M Murrill) 7-2 08 Full Command (C Hernandez) 9-2 09 Tequila n’ Salt (E Nieves) 6-1

FRIDAY’S FAIR GROUNDS RESULTS First Race - $19,000, Maiden Claiming $20,000, 4 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs Bandido Deal (C. McMahon) $6.00 $2.60 $2.40 Romeo Spikes (D. Magnon) $2.60 $2.20 One Grand Slam (C. Hernandez) $4.20 Finish Time: 1:10.71 Exacta (3-4) $5.30; Superfecta (3-4-2-5) $9.73; Trifecta (3-4-2) $14.25 Second Race - $15,000, Claiming $5,000, 4 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs Bourbon Boss (P. Lopez) $3.80 $2.80 $2.60 Twirling Roses (J. Ortiz) $5.40 $3.60 Oncoming Train (H. Rea) $6.80 Finish Time: 1:11.41 Daily Double (3-1) $5.70; Exacta (1-3) $9.90; Superfecta (1-3-2-5) $21.02; Trifecta (1-3-2)

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$34.65 Third Race - $28,000, Claiming $30,000, 4 yo’s & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles Calibrate (B. Curtis) $5.00 $3.20 $2.10 Write Off Jerry (J. Loveberry) $4.20 $2.40 Summer in Adriane (B. Hernandez, Jr.) $2.20 Finish Time: 1:42.78 Daily Double (1-1) $6.10; Exacta (1-8) $7.70; Superfecta (1-8-3-4) $4.46; Trifecta (1-8-3) $9.15; Pic 3 (3-1-1) $9.55 Late Scratches: Masteroffoxhounds, Curahee Fourth Race - $22,000, Claiming $15,000, 4 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs Guanare (I. Castillo) $4.40 $3.00 $3.00 Upturned Brim (M. Pedroza, Jr.) $4.20 $3.20

Peso in My Pocket (P. Lopez) $7.20 Finish Time: 1:10.38 Daily Double (1-7) $7.70; Exacta (7-6) $8.10; Superfecta (7-6-2-3) $17.18; Trifecta (7-6-2) $39.65; Pic 3 (1-1-7) $7.95 Fifth Race - $22,000, Claiming $15,000, 4 yo’s & up, One Mile Bizzee Channel (J. Lvebrry) $7.60 $4.80 $2.80 Golden Bandit (A. Concepcion) $ 4.20 $3.20 Deccan Prince (IRE) (I. Castillo) $3.60 Finish Time: 1:35.88 Daily Double (7-10) $9.50; Exacta (10-1) $34.20; Superfecta (10-1-5-9) $86.93; Trifecta (10-1-5) $72.05; Pic 3 (1-7-10) $21.80; Pic 4 (1-1/6/7-7-10) $40.20; Pic 5 (3-1-1/6/7-7-10) $144.95

Late Scratches: Great Escape, I’m Your Man Sixth Race - $55,000, Allowance, 4 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs Free Scrim (J. Loveberry) $3.80 $3.00 $2.40 Munnings Catsle (C. Hernandez) $6.80 $4.00 Achromedoutcat (D. Magnon) $6.40 Finish Time: 1:05.08 Daily Double (10-3) $11.20; Exacta (3-2) $12.40; Superfecta (3-2-8-5) $37.53; Trifecta (3-2-8) $58.40; Pic 3 (7-10-3) $12.40 Late Scratches: Clearly Majestic Seventh Race - $54,000, Maiden special weight, 4 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs Snare (B. Hernandez, Jr.) $10.80 $6.00 $3.20 Razorcat (P. Lopez) $9.80 $5.80 Hitchcock (J. Ortiz) $2.60

Finish Time: 1:03.67 Daily Double (3-1) $11.80; Exacta (1-6) $45.10; Superfecta (1-6-2-4) $39.57; Trifecta (1-6-2) $59.85; Pic 3 (10-3-1) $33.05 Late Scratches: First Samaritan Eighth Race - $15,000, Claiming $5,000, 4 yo’s & up, One Mile Seventy Yards Bette Davis (H. Hernandez) $2.60 $2.20 $2.10 Roll Gypsy Roll (S. Vives) $4.00 $2.60 Midnight Blaze (P. Lopez) $2.40 Finish Time: 1:45.42 Daily Double (1-2) $8.30; Exacta (2-7) $5.00; Superfecta (2-7-1-3) $3.10; Trifecta (2-7-1) $4.25; Pic 3 (3-1-2) $7.25; Pic 4 (10-3/7-1-2/4) $61.40; Pic 5 (7-10-3/7-1-2/4) $162.10; Pic 6 (1/6/7-7-10-3/7-1-2/4) $142.94

46 passes for 362 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 14 yards. “Our coaches put us in a great position and we executed.” One of those coaches Chambliss mentioned was offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., who eventually will be the LSU offensive coordinator under Lane Kiffin when the Rebels’ CFP run ends. It was Weis who was mesmerized watching highlights of Chambliss leading Ferris State in Michigan to the 2024

Division II national title, calling in other assistants and finally Kiffin to confirm what he was seeing. “By the time we were done watching the whole thing, there’s about 12 people in there, like at a watch party,” Kiffin said in an ESPN interview earlier this season. “Get him on the phone (Kiffin told his staff). He’s flying here tonight.” Now one of the big questions is after Ole Miss flies to Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl — then possibly

Miami for the CFP championship game — could Chambliss be flying elsewhere? College football’s two-week transfer portal window opened Friday. To play at Ole Miss or anywhere else next season — Chambliss was asked at Tuesday’s Sugar Bowl media day about speculation that he could follow Kiffin and Weis to LSU — he would have to be granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.

As of late Thursday night, Chambliss said he was still waiting on word of his appeal. “Hopefully we hear an answer soon,” Chambliss said. “I’ve got people working on it.” Meanwhile, he’s working on keeping Ole Miss in the national championship hunt. For more LSU sports updates, sign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter

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Some design trends are on the way out for 2026 The flip side of what’s in with the new for 2026 is what’s out with the old from 2025. While following trends can be fun, it also can be expensive as some may come and go very quickly. Here are some popular design trends that may soon be disappearing, but as is always the case with design, remem-

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been around long enough to be renamed “modern farmhouse” and then repackaged as “industrial farmhouse.” The style is loosing ground as people once again crave color and are turning away from the strict black-and-white interior. While America moved from the Jeffersonian agrarian nation to town and city living many generations ago, the idea of a simple life on the farm holds a strange appeal — thus “farmhouse style.” It’s nostalgia expressed in brick and mortar. SHIPLAP WALLS AND BARN DOORS: Made popular as a part of farmhouse style are shiplap walls and barn doors. Shiplap adds interest, just as beaded board did from the later 19th century and into the early 20th, but barn doors belong in barns. There were created for a reason and not meant to be used willy-nilly in home interiors. They do not provide adequate privacy. How many people really live in a barn? Appropriateness should come into play when making design decisions, and so we soon may be saying goodbye to barn doors. TOO MANY PENDANT LIGHTS: Rows of five and six pendant lights above a kitchen island can seem like too much of a good thing. Most often, the rhythm of three is pleasing to the eye. Or a pair of lanternlike fixtures will fill the bill. While rules are always made to be broken, and at times quality and design execution can make five or more lights appealing, this over abundance of fixtures should go the way of harvest gold refrigerators. FREE FORM RUGS: While considered playful, flower petal or amoeba-shaped rugs most

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out reeded surfaces just yet. There is a stunning kitchen featured in a current shelter magazine in which the surface of every cabinet is reeded! AND THEN, THIS: Trends by their very nature have a shelf life, but there is no rule on just how long they linger. Some even return for a second or third round. Wicker and rattan furnishings were big in the 1970s and have returned to popularity with a vengeance. Late Victorian furnishings were relegated to the spare bedroom or the attic until 1939, when the movie “Gone With the Wind” sparked a revival in the use of both antique and reproduction pieces. Generally, trends change slowly. Nothing in the way of interior design or furnishings goes away overnight. That means that no one should dictate with any great

authority when something goes out of style. Not too long ago, midcentury furniture was just “dated,” but now it’s risen to the status of “vintage.” If you like something, then it’s right for you and you should enjoy it. Just be aware that many things have a season, and just as the seasons come and go, so do trends. Louis J. Aubert is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and an avid preservationist. Some of his most visible New Orleans projects include making interior color selections for Gallier Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interior and exterior selections for St. Stephen’s Basilica. Contact him at mrcolour@aol.com.

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7 practical ways to make moving day less stressful “And this?” another asked. Editor’s note: Remember “Bedroom No. 1,” I said Marni? Of course you do. She waving. I fired off recently retired from directions trying not writing the weekly colto stammer as I made umn that ran in these speed-of-light decipages but still contributes the occasional sions. missive. This is one of Even though I had them. mapped out in my Marni On move-in day, mind and on paper Jameson what pieces of furnia runway of quilted AT HOME blankets formed a ture would go where, path between the movand even though I had thoroughly, even compulsiveing truck and our new front door. Five insanely strong ly, labeled every box, I had men made a steady trek from not thought of everything. Not truck to door like a trail of even close. army ants, each one carrying “Oh, wait, would you an item three times his weight mind moving the armoire and size. to this wall?” I asked, smilMeanwhile, my arms were ing through clenched teeth. flailing like a Dutch wind“What if we put that 9-by-13 rug here? No, how about mill’s, sending the movers in here?” various directions. Four weeks earlier, this “Where does this go, same moving crew had ma’am?” one asked while packed up our old house and holding a Bombay chest as stowed our belongings until though it were a cereal box. “Uh, living room,” I said and we were ready to unleash them. In the intervening flail an arm.

month, we tore out and replaced the old tile floors in the new house, gutted two bathrooms, painted the interior, gathered estimates for built-in wall units, removed old light fixtures and added new ones, replaced dated ceiling fans, revamped closet systems, epoxied the garage floor and ordered new tile, cabinets and fixtures for the bathrooms. By move-in day, though the remodeling wasn’t over, the house was livable. So, I dispatched the movers to haul our stuff out of storage two days before we tripped a second 30-day storage fee. (You probably know what I think about paying for storage.) The men and their blocklong truck appeared at 8 a.m. Nine blurry, high-speed hours, and four extra-large pizzas later, the men left, but the job of moving in was far from over. Although I was thrilled that after 28 days

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from our move out, we were finally going to sleep in our new house, I felt overwhelmed by all the work that still lay ahead. Because I wouldn’t feel “at home” until the last box was empty, I did not sit down for three days. Day one, my step counter logged 6 miles and over 13,000 steps though I never left the house. My husband and I emptied boxes and put their contents away to create a new order. (My favorite part of moving is the do-over of all your drawers and cupboards.) We made up and styled beds and hung art and drapes. In short, we purposefully tackled the central job of moving, which is to find the best new place for every single thing we own, including ourselves. Moving all your belongings into a new house is like trying to build a 5,000-piece jigsaw puzzle without knowing what the big picture looks like. You try pieces in various places until they fit. These seven moving tips made the job easier: 1. PHASE YOUR MOVE-IN: Our move-in had two phases. Because our kitchen, primary bathrooms and his and her closets had protective doors to keep construction dust out, we packed the contents of those areas in a U-Haul. That way we could move those items in as soon as we got keys to the new place. Having our kitchen, main bathroom and closets in place was a huge leg up come move-in day. 2. MAP OUT WHERE THINGS GO: In the weeks before move-in day, I made sketches on quarter-inch graph paper of where most of the furniture would go. Moving furniture around on paper is a lot easier than moving actual furniture. While not everything will land exactly as you envision or hope, plotting furniture placement in advance greatly decreases the chances of having to move heavy furniture twice. 3. PLACE RUGS FIRST: When sketching out your rooms, decide where your area rugs will go. When moving in, lay these down first, before placing furniture. Your back will thank you. 4. LOOK BEYOND WHAT WAS: Just because an area rug went in the family room in your old place doesn’t mean it can’t go in the new home’s bedroom. A rug we used in our former den became

my new office rug and looks great. 5. STAGE AN ART GALLERY: Set aside an area of the new place to park all your wall art and accessories, creating a sort of gallery. After rugs and furniture are in place, shop your art. Again, try to see your pieces in new ways. The painting that looked great over your old fireplace may look better in the new dining room. Don’t default into old patterns. 6. PHONE A FRIEND: Because busting out of old decor ruts is hard, I asked a friend with a good eye to help me place my art. She saw my pieces objectively. At her suggestion, some vintage French prints I’ve always hung in my office became featured pieces in the family room. Pro tip: When hanging wall art, hang it so the center of the art is 63 inches off the ground. 7. MAKE BEDS A PRIORITY: The first item off the truck should be your mattress, bed and bedding. Make up your bed early on. Don’t wait until the end of moving day when you’re exhausted. That way, when you’re ready to collapse, you will at least have a place to sleep. Marni Jameson is a speaker and award-winning author of seven home and lifestyle books, including “Downsizing the Family Home” and “Rightsize Today for Your Best Life Tomorrow.” If you have questions about home improvement, better living, downsizing or rightsizing, send them to marni@ marnijameson.com.

INSIDE INFO Battle of New Orleans Tour marks anniversary

The Friends of the Cabildo will host a look into the battle that helped define the country’s identity on Thursday, Jan. 8. This year will mark the 211th anniversary of the United States forces under Gen. Andrew Jackson defeating the British under Gen. Edward Pakenham at what is now Chalmette in the Battle of New Orleans. The tour covers the areas not at the battlefield, “from lost locations of forts that protected the city to Jackson’s headquarters to events in the French Quarter related to the unfolding battle.” Tickets start at $20 for the walking tour at 10 a.m. Visit friendsofthecabildo.org.

Camellia show set for Covington The Northshore Camellia Club will host its Annual Camellia Show from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 11 at The Greenwood, 75082 La. 25, in Covington. More than 200 camellia plants will be for sale, blooms will be judged and experts will be on hand to speak with gardeners. Anyone may enter the contest and can deliver their entries from 7 a.m. to

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More than 200 camellia plants will be for sale at the Northshore Camellia Club’s Annual Camellia Show on Jan. 11 at The Greenwood in Covington. 10:30 a.m. For information, visit the group’s Facebook page, facebook.com/nshcamellias.

Volunteer projects abound at City Park A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include: n Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Tuesday. Volunteer Center. n Graffiti Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m.

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BETTER THINGS TO COME: Petunias, snapdragons and other cool-season bedding plants may bloom less during the midwinter period but should pick up again in the late winter and early spring. If the foliage color is a good deep green and the plants seem to be growing well, you shouldn’t need to fertilize now. VEGGIES NOW: Vegetables to plant in January include beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, radishes, shallots, snow peas, spinach, Swiss chard and turnips. Plant seeds of tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in greenhouses or under lights indoors in late January to produce transplants to be planted out in March. PESTICIDE PROTOCOL: Only use garden pesticides when the problem has been properly identified and they are really necessary.There is no need to spray an insecticide every time you see a bug or minor damage.When a pesticide is recommended, always ask for the least toxic product that will do the job. WARM UP THAT WATER: During cold winter weather, the water coming out of the tap can be decidedly chilly. When filling up your watering can to water your indoor plants, don’t just turn on the cold-water tap.Turn on both cold and hot water and adjust the temperature until the water feels tepid or barely warm.This is healthier for tropical houseplants and will prevent the spotting of African violet foliage. KEEP ON MOWING: Regularly mow lawns overseeded with ryegrass at a height of 11/2 inches to keep them looking attractive.

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Plant something edible this year, like the Swiss chard shown here. STAFF FILE PHOTO By TRAVIS SPRADLING

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Buck moth caterpillars likely to come out in force this spring Buck moths, far left, are coming up from underground this time of year where they spent the summer in the pupal or resting stage. The moths do not sting. After mating and laying eggs, their caterpillars, left, which cause painful stings, start hatching around mid- to late-February and immediately begin to feed on the leaves of oak trees.

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Contributing writer I’m reaching out to see what you can tell me about the buck moths that seem to have exploded in neighborhoods Garden across New Orleans in mid-December. advice Is this normal, and what should I know about them? I know the caterpillars sting. Any danger in touching a moth? Thanks much! — Susan This is certainly the time of year we see buck moths. Populations vary from year to year and may be cyclic. That is, populations may stay low for years and then gradually build. From late November through December, the adult buck moths, which have charcoal black-and-white wings and rusty orange on their abdomens, appear from underground where they spent the summer in the pupal or resting stage. The moths do not sting. Once they emerge, the male and female moths mate and the females lay clusters of 80 to 100 eggs on small twigs in the canopy of oak trees, especially live oak and water oak. The eggs generally start to

Azalea bushes generally respond well to hard pruning. Do it right after they finish flowering. New growth should fill in after a month or so. STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

FILE PHOTOS hatch in mid- to late-February in south Louisiana, and the caterpillars immediately begin to feed on the leaves of the oaks. Six to eight weeks after hatching (generally after midApril), the spiny caterpillars grow to about 3 inches and have finished feeding. Groups of the caterpillars begin to move down the trunk of the tree and look for a place to pupate in the ground. Once on the ground, the group spreads out. When the caterpillars wander around on lawns, sidewalks and porches where you or your

children may encounter them, it creates a situation that can lead to painful stings. So, it’s best to have trees sprayed in March before the caterpillars come down out of the trees. There appears to be an unusually large adult population in some neighborhoods this year, indicating that a large outbreak of buck moth caterpillars may occur this spring. People with live oaks in their yards who saw a lot of caterpillars last spring and moths this December should consider spraying trees. Large trees are best sprayed by commercial tree services. I would like to lower a hedge of azaleas by at least halfway so the front of my house can be seen. Will I destroy the azaleas if I cut them this low? — Brittiany Azaleas generally respond well to hard pruning, so you can cut your shrubs back about halfway if you like. Do this right after they finish flowering. New growth should fill in after a month or so. If you would like to keep the azaleas that height, plan on cutting them back every spring after they bloom. You may also need to cut back a second time in midsummer if they seem to be getting too large. Prune no later than early July to avoid interfering

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SEEK OUT AND USE only gardening information that is appropriate for Louisiana. A lot of information available online is unsuitable for our area. This makes it easy to get confused about what plants will grow well here and the timing of gardening activities. Always look for gardening information focused on the unique climate of the Gulf Coastal area in hardiness zones 8 and 9. For accurate information on

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out the LSU AgCenter website at lsuagcenter.com. Click on “Lawn & Garden” for information on vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, pests and more. Want to ask local experts a specific question about gardening, such as identifying insect, weed or disease problems, plant recommendations or proper plant care? Email your LSU AgCenter extension horticulturist — there is one assigned to every parish. To find out who your extension horticulturist is and how to reach them, click on “Find Your Agent.” CREATE A LOW-MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE that doesn’t demand more time than you have to give it. Having a landscape that becomes a burden takes all the fun out of gardening. Regulate the number of flowerbeds and the size of your vegetable garden, as these areas have higher maintenance requirements. KEEP WEEDS UNDER CONTROL before they become a major problem. Dealing with weeds is an unavoidable part of landscape maintenance. Landscapes where weeds are regularly dealt with tend to have less severe problems than those that are regularly allowed to get out of hand before control efforts are made. USE MULCHES IN FLOWER BEDS, vegetable gardens, around shrubs and other appropriate areas. Most of us use organic mulches, such as pine straw, leaves, ground bark and processed wood products. Mulches are our best first line of defense in controlling weeds. They also conserve soil moisture and so reduce watering, look attractive, prevent soil compaction and moderate soil temperatures. There are few things we do as gardeners that are more beneficial than mulching. PICK MORE GARDEN FLOWERS. Most of us are loath to remove color

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from our landscapes by cutting flowers. But think of the brief moments you actually get to appreciate those flowers outside. Cut a few here and there, fill a vase and enjoy seeing the flowers up close every time you walk by inside. VISIT AT LEAST ONE of the outstanding public gardens in south Louisiana. Besides the pleasure of appreciating their beauty, there are also lessons to learn about garden design and great plants that are well-adapted to our climate. In New Orleans, the Botanical Garden and Longue Vue House and Gardens come to mind. In Baton Rouge, the LSU AgCenter Botanic Garden at Burden and the Botanic Gardens in Independence Park are worth visiting. Many plantations, such as

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Dump leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste into a compost pile.

Houmas House, Laura and Rosedown, have grounds illustrating classical antebellum landscaping. And Rip Van Winkle Gardens near New Iberia is well worth a visit. GROW SOMETHING YOU CAN EAT. Gardening did not start out to create beautiful ornamental plants. The first gardens were utilitarian and provided food and medicines. There is still a special satisfaction that comes from producing food for your family from the garden. TAKE BETTER CARE OF GARDEN TOOLS. I must admit, I’m truly the worst at taking care of my tools. Good-quality garden tools

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GREEN THUMB should last for many years. There are three important points: Clean and put your tools away when you finish using them, keep them sharpened, and occasionally apply a coat of oil. TRY A FEW NEW PLANTS in the garden. Although you should expect some failures, this is how we find new and wonderful plants. DON’T ADD UP THE REAL COSTS of growing tomatoes. When you add up materials such as organic matter, tools, fertilizer and pesticides along with time preparing beds, weeding, watering and harvesting, it’s a lot. But homegrown tomatoes are worth the effort. RECYCLE YARD WASTE in a compost pile. Composting is not complicated and may involve nothing more than piling up grass clippings, leaves and other landscape waste in an out-of-the-way area and allowing it to naturally decay. Homemade compost is the best thing we can add to the soil during bed preparation. CORRECT LANDSCAPE PROBLEMS that you’ve just been living with: For instance, you may remove shrubs that are too large and require constant pruning and replace them with something smallergrowing. You know the kind of problems I’m talking about — deal with them. SPEND MORE TIME ENJOYING your garden. Sometimes, I will simply meander through my landscape, touching leaves and smelling flowers and appreciate what I have created. Relax — the garden does not always have to look like the cover of a magazine.

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Continued from page 9 with flowering. I forgot to fertilize my plants last year. Is it too late to fertilize trees, shrubs and ground covers? — Richard Yes, it’s too late (or too early, depending on how you look at it) to fertilize the plants you mention. It is not a good idea to fertilize plants when they are going dormant or have

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Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWLAM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter. lsu.edu.

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Contributing writer When Molly Kimball and Brad Schlotterer were designing their Old Metairie home with architect Michael Bell in 2008, they were inspired by the timeless architecture of the late A. Hays Town. The enduring body of work by Town, one of the South’s most respected and prolific masters of his profession, is characterized by features of the historic Acadian and Creole homes throughout the architect’s native Louisiana. They include deep gallery porches with overhangs to shield the sun as well as full-length shutters, high ceilings, the use of brick for both interior and exterior features, wide plank wood floors, natural cypress used for exposed beams and to frame casement openings and brick courtyards with lush landscaping. Kimball and Schlotterer’s home has all these features. They worked with Bell and interior designer Curtis Herring to create a home that would age well, a goal they met in spades. A bit shy of two decades later, Kimball and Schlotterer invited Herring over and asked what he thought they should do to keep their home looking au courant. As it turned out, not much. “He said we should frame the (local artist David) Harouni painting in the dining room and redo our (primary) bathroom upstairs,” Kimball said. “That’s it.” Mission accomplished. The house is timeless. Situated on a broad corner lot, the gallery porch wraps gracefully around one

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Molly Kimball and Brad Schlotterer stand in the doorway of their Old Metairie home.

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One wall in the dining room was built of old brick from a home being demolished in the Lower Garden District. The painting there is ‘Poseidon’s Flowers’ by Marc Harris. The painting on the rear wall is by local artist David Harouni. The chandelier is by local designer Julie Neill. The dining chairs are from Restoration Hardware. The totem-like sculpture on the left is by Atilla Tivadar.

ABOVE: Reclaimed bricks were used for the generous fireplace and hearth, and reclaimed cypress beams were used to make the fireplace mantel, the floating staircase leading to the second floor, some ceiling beams, and to frame the broad casement openings in the downstairs living areas. LEFT: Situated on a broad corner lot, the home’s gallery porch wraps gracefully around one side. The couple favors reusing old building materials, blended with new ones, to make a home look as though it has been around for generations.

Salvaged bricks were used for the outdoor fireplace in the courtyard, which was transformed from a grassy sideyard into a lushly landscaped space in 2014. It’s another touch that harkens to architect A. Hayes Town’s style.

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Continued from page 12 side. Like Town, the couple favors the reuse of old building materials blended with new materials to make a home look as though it has been around for generations. This is evident throughout the house, beginning with the weathered, centrally located cypress entry door set with panels of both clear and colored glue chip glass. Like all the doors in the house, it was acquired from the local architectural salvage resource The Bank. Opposite the door and porch, the front wall of the house is finished with four sets of full-length shutters, another Town hallmark. Kimball, a registered dietitian and nutrition journalist, is known for her weekly column in The Times-Picayune, her monthly article in Avenue Magazine, as the host of WGNO’s weekly “Fueled Wellness + Nutrition with Molly” and a podcast of the same name. She is the force behind Ochsner’s Eat Fit and Alcohol Free for 40 programs. Schlotterer, a native New Orleanian, is a corporate attorney specializing in maritime affairs and a partner with Kean Miller. The two met in 1997 when Kimball was a student at LSU. They were married in 2006 in Healdsburg, California, a favorite destination.

The home’s kitchen is timeless. The concrete island and counters were fashioned by Gary Timphony.

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A Katrina story The couple bought the first house on their property in 1999. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina uprooted a pine tree and tossed it squarely through the middle of the house, reducing it to sticks. The tree’s downward projection was halted by their bed’s headboard, which they kept for posterity’s sake. “Had we been home sleeping, it would have been a disaster,” Schlotterer said. After the house was torn down, they looked for the perfect home before deciding to rebuild on the lot in the neighborhood they had come to love. “We love the neighborhood for its mixture of people,” Kim-

The fireplace in the primary bedroom was crafted using old brick from a house under demolition in the Lower Garden District. The silk draperies are from Peyroux’s. The leather club chair is by Hancock & Moore. The paintings are by, from left, Alexander Harris, Adam Hall, and a NyC street artist.

The couple enjoys morning coffee and sometimes working from home at this cozy kitchen nook with built-in banquette seating. Windows overlook the rear garden.

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Molly Kimball hand-feeds worms to Lucky, a mother duck, and her brood in her garden. Lucky and the ducklings come and go as they please around the neighborhood. Lucky joined the family in 2023 as a duckling that followed Kimball home.

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This generous porch is located off the home’s living area. Kimball has had the outdoor cushions recovered a couple of times. The top of the table was recently covered in copper sheeting for a timeless look. ball said. “We love our neighbors.” Stephen Fleischmann, of Titan Construction, led the team that built the 2,500-square-foot house with an eye toward efficient use of space, inspired by the book “Creating the Not So Big House” by Sarah Susanka. “The Louisiana Houses of A. Hays Town” by Cyril E. Vetter was also used as a guide. Bricks were salvaged from a house being demolished in the Lower Garden District and used for the Metairie home’s outdoor walkway, the broad, shallow steps leading to the front porch, a wall in the dining room and another in the living room that includes a generous fireplace and hearth, and an outdoor fireplace. Reclaimed cypress beams were used to make the fireplace mantel, the floating staircase leading to the second floor, some ceiling beams and to frame the broad casement openings in the downstairs living areas. Town would be quite proud. In 2014, the couple transformed the grassy side yard off their side porch into a lushly landscaped courtyard, another Town move. Works by a host of local artists and treasures collected on world

Aaron Middleberg of MG Group LLC was responsible for the 2024 renovation of the primary bathroom. The walls are covered in a durable vinyl that resembles plaster over muslin. The floor is tiled in glazed porcelain. The custom double cabinet is made of plane-sawn white oak from Classic Cupboards. The counters are Allure Leather quartzite. travels are also abundant in the Kimball-Schlotterer home. “Traveling is our thing to share,” Kimball said. “We don’t give one another gifts.” Some of the art is extremely close to home. A ceramicist of

many years, Kimball’s fine, everevolving sculptural and practical works are found throughout the home. Her work is sold locally at Home Malone and Bottom of the Cup, but she mainly gifts her work to loved ones.

Lucky, the luckiest of ducks, joined the family in 2023. The homeless baby duckling, the runt of her brood with an imperfect beak, had been abandoned by her mother. She followed Molly Kimball home from a walk in the neighborhood. “Our neighbor raises chickens and has a coop, so we co-parent Lucky,” Kimball said. “She slept in the coop as a chick at night and now lays her eggs there. She hangs out here during the day when she is not hanging out at the canal around the corner.” “She moves her ducklings around the neighborhood whenever she has a new brood,” Brad Schlotterer said. “She also brings her boyfriends here. We call all of them ‘Rocky.’ We can’t keep up. There have been a series of relationships. She’s popular.” As if on cue, Lucky toddled into the courtyard with a stream of ducklings in tow to feast on the dried mealworms and live fat juicy red worms Kimball is obliged to handfeed her. Once satiated, Lucky flew away, leaving Kimball and Schlotterer to babysit while she went to the canal alone. The waterfowl’s influence carries through to the inside of the family home. On occasion, Kimball encourages Lucky to walk through nontoxic children’s finger paints before taking a stroll across a stretched canvas to create surprisingly precise abstract designs. The proceeds from Lucky’s paintings are donated to Clearwater Sanctuary, a nonprofit in Covington that rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife and returns them to nature. Thus far, Lucky’s work has raised over $1,000 to help other wildlife. — Jyl Benson

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I’M A PRESERVATIONIST

Architect gives West End Park, Lincoln Beach updates By the Preservation Resource Center Editor’s note: “I’m a Preservationist” is a Preservation Resource Center column profiling someone active in community preservation efforts. This month’s interview is with architect and architectural historian Mia Kaplan. Tell us how you got into historic preservation and architectural history. My career began in the visual arts. I’ve practiced for over 20 years as a freelance painter and sculptor, primarily in landscape and botanical abstraction drawn from the landscape where I grew up on the north shore. I became an art gallery director some years ago and enjoyed working with other artists to curate exhibitions. The storytelling component of art and a general curiosity about why things are how they are is where my love of history started. For me, architecture is like an interwoven collaborative sculpture. I had been making large-scale outdoor steel work when I decided to become an

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any place having to do with art, music and books. At first glance, the nomination looked to be about what we commonly associate with the West End, like the history of lakefront entertainment and ties to the development of jazz. What a National Register nomination actually evaluates, however, is what still exists at the site of the park itself. West End Park is an impressive example of land reclamation for its time, circa 1914. Though it is partially buried and surrounded by a postmodern colonnade, there is a rare prismatic fountain in the center of the park designed by Frederick Darlington. A documentary underwritten by the Azby Fund called “West End and The Dancing Prismatic Fountain,” which aired on WYES-TV, tells the great history of the original fountain.

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I’M A PRESERVATIONIST reopen is moving but running behind schedule. Now that the master planning phase is complete, the city has signed a construction manager-at-risk agreement with RNGD, a Metairie-based general contractor that has experience with similar projects. Digital Engineering and Imaging is continuing its preliminary design work from the master planning phase into final design documents. Construction is expected to start in December 2026 and is estimated to take between 12 and 18 months. The first phase STAFF FILE PHOTO By BRETT DUKE to be completed will allow Construction to bring back Lincoln Beach is expected to begin at the beach to safely reopen in 2027. I would encourage anythe end of 2026 and take 12 to 18 months to complete. Kaplan says the first phase to be completed will allow the beach to safely one interested in the project to learn more by attending reopen in 2027. public meetings and getting involved with organizations like New Orleans for Lincoln These are some of the reaBeach. There are many parts sons why the site remains significant and worth recogniz- of the process still undergoing permitting and approval, and ing. The site has both tangible community involvement is and intangible heritage, but very important in this process. the hope, as far as a National Finally, what does historic preservaRegister listing, is that the natural areas will be preserved tion mean to you? as an example of engineering To me, historic preservation and park design between 1914 is a lens through which I see and 1936. It’s one of the city’s everything. I can’t unsee it. many gems. It is my nature to want to apYou’ve also been involved with the preciate what works and let team working to bring back Lincoln go of what doesn’t. My instinct Beach.Are there any updates you can is to be efficient about things, share about that project? like conserving materials or Lincoln Beach’s return is in working with passive design progress, and the timeline to strategies commonly found

“For me, architecture is like an interwoven collaborative sculpture. ... Tulane had a dualdegree program for getting a Master of Architecture and Master of Preservation Studies, which felt like a natural fit for my interests. It ended up being a good move because I can’t imagine doing any project without thinking first about the cultural context.” MIA KAPLAN, architect

in historic structures that respond to our specific climate conditions. I’m not trying to live in the past, but I believe we have so much to learn from it. I enjoy overlaying histories like postmodernists do, but ultimately, I am a very pragmatic person. I joke with clients that I am in the business of their dreams, but I do believe that I have a knack for balancing aspirations with what makes sense. I was fortunate to work with Peter Trapolin when I was an intern, and we shared the belief that regardless of budget, there’s always a little room for magic. Artists are known for being

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Affordable tips to help make small spaces feel a bit bigger BY CATHY HOBBS

Tribune News Service (TNS) Designing a small space can be challenging, but with the right approach, even the most compact room can be made to feel open, airy and larger than its size. The key is to avoid common design pitfalls such as overwhelming a room with too much color, pattern or oversized furniture and instead focus on timeless design techniques that help maximize flow, light and proportion. By embracing neutral palettes, thoughtful furniture placement, layered textures and smart lighting, you can transform a small space into one that feels larger and more functional. Common mistakes: One of the biggest mistakes that one can make especially as it relates to small spaces is to overwhelm it with color and pattern. Neutral color palettes, layered textures and natural materials have stood the test of time because they work in any environment and can evolve with small updates and blend well with nearly any décor. Classic design foundations, solid lighting, balance and proportion will never go out of style. Tips for making a small room feel bigger: Furniture placement is key. Furniture should enhance not overwhelm a space. Often in small interiors, less is more. It is critical to allow for furniture placement that encourages conversation and flow as well. Be sure not to block pathways or entrances and allow a room to breathe. Colors that enhance: Neutrals and muted tones such as pastels, off-white and light gray can be by themselves or layered in a space to add depth and interest without closing in a space or making it feel small. Opt for more subtle design techniques such as an accent wall over the popular “color drenching” trend. Accent

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Lemons and limes used as decoration will never go out of style.

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With limited space available, make a small room feel bigger by keeping artwork and decorations to a minimum and using neutral and muted colors. walls are powerful as far as making a design statement but tend to just add a “pop of color” as opposed to an overall color experience. Affordable ideas: Let there be light. Lighting can be a key to making a small space feel larger. This is not where you will want to skimp. Look for opportunities to infuse purposeful lighting such as table lamps, floor lamps and pendants. An affordable and

readily available option is a local big box or hardware store, you will find lots of options — and be sure you leave with the right bulbs! Furniture selections: Consider including smaller scale items such as stools, benches, ottomans and side tables. These items are often “cash and carry” at retail stores for national brands and often allow you to furnish a space at an approachable cost.

When done right, food can be an affordable, colorful and organic way to decorate a home. Whether real or artificial, the key is moderation, authenticity and a curated approach that feels fresh, not forced. Food decor is trending again, especially in kitchens, dining rooms and open shelving where color and texture can shine. Think bowls of citrus, jars of pasta, spices and even potted herbs. These small touches bring warmth, life and an organic connection to the home without feeling cluttered or overly themed. Country chic: “Country or farm-stand chic” is part of a current trend in which produce, real or artificial, is displayed as décor. Consider elements such as peppers, apples and artichokes in addition to food-related items such as spice jars, olive oils and pasta in clear containers to spice up a kitchen while still providing an inviting and modern feel. Where to use: Kitchens and dining areas are the most nat-

ural locations to incorporate food decor, followed by entry consoles or open shelving. Living rooms can potentially be a location as well; for example, use potted herbs incorporated with other coffee table decor items. Less is more: Limit yourself to one or two food accents per room. A bowl of lemons on a counter, a jar of pasta on a shelf, or a small tray or cutting board displaying spices by a stove is plenty. The goal is to add interesting, colorful décor elements. How and what to use: n Decorative apples. Green or red. Both can be used to add color and a timeless decor element. n Artificial lettuces and artichokes. A go-to for many designers and home stagers looking for a modern vibe. n Citrus fruits. Lemons and limes placed in a decorative way will never go out of style. n Spices and oils. Use these items on a decorative tray or cutting board, paired with a stack of cookbooks. Food items such as whole coffee beans can be placed with coffee mugs or jars of pasta work beautifully in kitchens with open shelving.

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DISTRICT 1 CLEVELAND AVE. 2816-18: $450,000, Ashley Elizabeth Walker Morales and Edgar Morales to Samantha Kristin Streicher. ERATO ST. 3401: no value stated, BW Cooper Senior LLC to Finance Authority of New Orleans.

DISTRICT 2

DISTRICT 3 BENTON ST. 1527: $10,500, Succession of Carl Edwin Hooper to Lisa Williams. BUNDY ROAD 6970: $40,000, Jhase Properties LLC to Nola Renewal Group LLC. CHARLOTTE DRIVE 5363: $310,000, Mark M. Bonura to Desmond Christopher Williams and Nicole Renee Bell Williams. JEANNE MARIE PLACE 4540: $328,000, Barry Joseph Mendelson to Daniel Kolender and Marlee Clayton Kolender. COLUMBUS ST. 1315, MARAIS ST. 1501-03: $690,000, Courtney Lynn Nelson Solari and Jonathan Sebastian Solari to Christopher Roane. CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY 4242: $5,670,000, Gentilly Tec Investment LLC to MH&JD Gentilly Retail Center LLC. CURRAN BLVD. 10151: $9,750,000, X Caliber Funding LLC to 10151 Curran LLC. DAUPHINE ST. 3328: $754,000, Gary M. Lavigne and Kathleen Timmons Lavigne to Jennifer L. Story and Tommy Story. DERBY PLACE 3132: $349,000, Parker Harris Saia to Annie Matthews and Rachel Wolfe.

ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. 3825: $250,000, Burnell Shedrick to Southern Land Consultants Inc. ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. 3835: $300,000, Southern Land Consultants Inc. to Law Offices of Peter J. Hamilton III LLC. MARTIN DRIVE 40: donation, no value stated, Trasondra Frazier to Richard Smith. NEW ORLEANS ST. 2662-621/ 2-64641/ 2: $75,000, Alicia A. Pierre to Maison Management Group LLC. N. NEMOURS ST. 13700: $199,000, Michael Washington to Terica Cotton. PAINTERS ST. 2718, 2720-22: donation, no value stated, Elise Butler Pinkham Morton and Robert S. Morton to Imagination Farm L3C. PAUGER ST. 3204: donation, no value stated, Leonard Price, Patricia Price, Preston Price, Ralph Price and Vincent Price to Nancy Scott. PERELLI DRIVE 4811: $200,000, Ronald J. Lejeune to Gabriel J.

Evans. PRESS ST. 5110: $130,000, Marva White Blache to Alia Williams. PRIMROSE DRIVE 7717: $210,000, Brandon Matthew Orticke and Juwan Michael Orticke to Tanjanika Lashe Johnson. SHAW AVE. 7710: $215,000, Tanya Peters Dubuclet to Oluwaseun Adeniji. ST. ANTHONY ST. 2102: $35,000, Millennium Group I LLC to Wendell Gilbert. ST. ROCH AVE. 1612-1614: $500,000, Matthew Louis Guidry to Dawn Richard. TOURO ST. 2132-34: $169,000, Don A. Aperwhite and Patricia Sigur Apenwhite to Shineloud LLC. WARRINGTON DRIVE 5788: $35,500, AER Nola Properties LLC to N2H Investments LLC.

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Residential Credit Opportunities Trust II to Monique Ambeau McGray.

DISTRICT 5 BEHRMAN HIGHWAY 2931: $399,000, Brennan Q. Jacques to Nicholas Sifakis. BRISTOL PLACE 2644: $146,000, Linda Marie Clark to Florence B. Green and Kelly K. Melson. ENGLISH TURN DRIVE 612: $505,030, Lobo Living Trust to Jamie Eudora Bass. FLANDERS ST. 1140-42: $190,000, Conrad A. Albert to Donketha Fields. RIVER OAKS DRIVE 518: $125,400, J&W Property Investors LLC to Kathy Denise Sutton Williams. WAGNER ST. 328: donation, no

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Gabriela M. Espinoza MacLin and Luis M. Espinoza to Doris Borowsky Straus. CONSTANCE ST. 1926-28: $175,000, MJ Falgoust Inc. to 1926 Constance St. LLC. FELICITY ST. 1122-24, UNIT 2: $300,000, Richard Keith Bradley and Robin Stevens Bradley to Edward H. Wikoff and Nora Mestayer Wikoff. JACKSON AVE. 1441: $180,000, Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2011-1 to Patrick O’Brien. NINTH ST. 728: $395,000, U Wish U Knew Business Management Inc. to S and I Business Management LLC. ST. ANDREW ST. 1127-29: $350,000, Scioto Properties SP 16 LLC to Marianna Roll Ibert and Patrick Joseph Ibert. S. JOHNSON ST. 2712-14: $246,200,

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Continued from page 19 value stated, Ray Edward Kramer to Tonia Ann Pence Kramer.

DISTRICT 6 AUDUBON ST. 2237: $575,000, Ava L. Brucato Alltmont and Michael D. Alltmont to Adam Nicholas Oteri Brochak and Bryan Donald Brochak.

EAST JEFFERSON n TRANSFERS FOR DEC. 19-22

HARAHAN COLONIAL CLUB DRIVE 201: Christie G. Gulizo to E. Day, $490,000. OAK AVE. 532: Luis G. Ugalde to Five Hundred Thirty Two Oak Avenue LLC, $318,000.

JEFFERSON LURLINE DRIVE 1012: Terry Walker to Lo & A Enterprises LLC, $135,000. SAM LENOX ST. 2708: Celso E. Hernandez to Richelle L. Ringer, $208,000. TUCKER AVE. 638: Company 51 LLC to Scott Dennis, $337,000.

KENNER AVANT GARDE CIRCLE 114: Robin N. Robin to Michelle H. Tran, $155,000.

DELACHAISE ST. 3123: $55,000, Helen Elizabeth Pope Young and Kenneth George Young to Hongtu Investment Group LLC. ELBA ST. 4009-4011: $339,000, Gretel A. Holzenthal to Jasmine Chalai Brown. JEFFERSON AVE. 607-09: $470,000, Freds Cottages LLC and Uptown Upawtments LLC to Donna Schwartz St. Romain. PERRIER ST. 3922: $825,000, Kara Breaux McGuire and Seamus R. McGuire to Caroline L. Chunn

Cutrera and Connor H. Cutrera. PITT ST. 4836, UPPERLINE ST. 1413: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Alan Greenacre and Joann Clevenger Greenacre to 1413 Real Estate Holdings LLC. ST. CHARLES AVE. 4421: $245,000, Richard Albert Sadler to David Austin Dupart and Patrice Neveaux Dupart. STATE ST. 2322: $837,500, Kortni Collins Morton and Paul S. Morton Jr. to Josephine Hood Azuma

RONSON DRIVE 937: Nine Hundred Thirty Seven Ronson Drive LLC to Jumana Azaar, $172,000. VETERANS BLVD. 2401: Lucky Seven LLC to Tams of Kenner Inc., $4,650,000.

$240,000. BEVERLY GARDEN DRIVE 47: Mary A. Castille to Great Southern Real Estate Development LLC, $325,000. BEVERLY GARDEN DRIVE 53: Boue Gibbs Properties LLC to Erin J. Halverson, $455,000. CIVIC ST. 3913: Kennon D. Lewis to Pms Property Management LLC, $90,000. CLIFFORD DRIVE 3313: Calamari Properties LLC to Adrianne M.R. Finley, $455,000. COURT PARKWAY 3125: Brian J. Blanchard to Rebecca Cifelli, $340,000. FAUN ST. 717: Edward R. Dudoussat to Lori Blessing, donation, no value stated. HOUMA BLVD. 2201 UNIT 303: Kelly S. Billingsley to Alice M. Stewart, $95,000. JASPER ST. 4808: Tamara Woss to Sergey Garanyants, $455,000. METAIRIE HEIGHTS AVE. 234: Mark G. Galjour to Two Thirty Four Metairie Heights LLC, $385,000.

METAIRIE 25TH ST. 8732: Eugene F. Cuber Jr. to Tania Z.R. Hernandez, $275,000. ACADEMY DRIVE 4200: Quinlivan Homes LLC to Zachary P. Beckmann, $297,000. AERO ST. 5814: Gregory C.G. Ashford to Robert A. Desilets, $450,000. ATOM ST. 6213: Douglas K. Mendoza to Kelli M. Chambers, donation, no value stated. AURORA AVE. 640: Empire Group LLC to Hedy R. K. Sanderson, $780,000. BAUVAIS ST. 3821: Nicholas F. Dale to Christopher Casanovas Jr., $285,000. BELMONT PLACE 1213: Wyatt D. Meyer to Dylan J. Meyer,

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DISTRICT 7 APPLE ST. 8632-34: $198,480, ABC Nola LLC to Damara Rae Biggs and Gregory Lewis Biggs.

PALMETTO ST. 8810: $190,000, William Douglas May to Akaria Yolisa Rivera MacKie.

METAIRIE ROAD 2328: Harrod LLC to Old Metairie Commons LLC, $3,850,000. NEWMAN AVE. 1010: Frederick A. Pelias to Susan L.R. Whitted, $210,000. NEYREY DRIVE 3009: Lee J. Richard to Michael J. Maggio, $192,500. STANFORD AVE. 1721: Glenn J. Gray to Morgan Siffert, $60,000. TAFT PARK 4624: Edward M. Gray Jr. to Wilfred Romero III, $375,000. TARTAN DRIVE 5001: Bruce W. Pope to Marvin J. Torres, $294,000.

RIVER RIDGE LITTLE FARMS AVE. 329: Carol P. Greene to Praveen K. Akula, $185,000. SHARLA DRIVE 9424: James A. Cobb IV to Nicholas L. Kennedy, $365,000. ST. JOSEPH ST. 10509: Ronald D. Wimprine to Lupo Realty LLC, $210,000.

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BELLAIRE DRIVE 5445: donation, no value stated, Crabapple Trust to Mary Ann McClanahan Frazier. HILLARY ST. 321: $920,000, Terese Demanuelle Wooldridge to Michael Poppler.

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BELFAST ST. 8931-33: donation, no value stated, Yasmine McGehee to Ymine McClanahan.

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WEST JEFFERSON n TRANSFERS FOR DEC. 19-22

AVONDALE GERRIE COURT 341: Ronnie Ford Sr. to Layla M. Robles, $176,000. RETREAT DRIVE 3733: DSLD LLC to Angela L. Cantrell, $264,615.

GRETNA DALE AVE. 204: Morgan O.P. Stein to Seth Jones, $235,000. E. LEXINGTON AVE. 961: Dalia C. Delapaz to Lazaro P. Lopez, donation, no value stated. KINGSWAY DRIVE EAST 1037: Kim L.D. Nguyen to Seecharran Santoke Sr., $169,000. LAKE LYNN DRIVE 3712: Jerry D. Lowe to Dellucky Jerry Revocable Living Trust, donation, no value stated. LEIGHTON ST. 106: Rhonda B. Leonard to Eric M. Eccles, $220,000. LYNNMEADE ROAD 409: David W. Arms to Elegant Houses LLC, $120,000. LYNNMEADE ROAD 561: Mahmoud Hammad to Reham Rayyan, donation, no value stated. MARIE DRIVE 78: Charles R. Peer to Aidan Garrity, $160,000. PARK PLACE DRIVE 2423: Aliyah A. Thibodaux to Naydia M. Callier, $160,000. WHISPER LANE 3237: M. Frey to Elegant Houses LLC, $125,000.

HARVEY GEMINI ST. 2625: Kim Sutton to Michael L. Conners, $310,000. KEITH WAY DRIVE 3148: Que T.D. Nguyen to Reginald Koeller III, $219,500. S. DEERWOOD DRIVE 3805: Thd Commercial LLC to Ramon E.S.

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ABITA SPRINGS GOLDEN OAKS SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, LOT 41: Kevin L. Robert and Brenda B. Robert to Andrew Furr and Casey B. Furr, $120,000. N. DUNDEE LOOP 2089: John D. Diggs Jr. and Paulette A. Diggs to Christie M. Diggs, $200,000.

COVINGTON A.W. GALLOWAY ROAD 20105: Scott A. Cooper to William B. Vilardo, $290,000. ABITA RIDGE DRIVE 1129: LP Builders LLC to Danielle M. Wold, $470,000. C ST. 70293: Jason M. Schwartz and Amy S. Schwartz to Taylor A. Davidson and Rose M. Stansbury, $259,000. CODY LANE 16233: Terri D. Phillips, Danny K. Phillips Jr. and Kaylie Talley to Kirk Prest, $403,000. COLLINS BLVD. 1249: Boyette Automotive LLC to Beacon Lighthouse Properties LLC, $525,000. DARLINGTON ST. 1537: Succession of Floyd H. Gary Jr. and Jaime Gary to Robert S. Boyd IV and Kelly Boyd, $473,000. DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: City of Covington to Mele Family Holdings LLC,

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Jennifer J. Dupre to Muir Edney III and Shelly Edney, $645,000.

FOLSOM NEAL CEMETERY ROAD 83332: Dwayne A. Melancon to Atlas Commercial Capital LLC, $102,500. NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Keith Boudreaux and Dixie Boudreaux to Randal W. Greff Sr. and Terri G. Greff, $160,000.

LACOMBE CRESCENT DRIVE 62146: Cosentino Rentals LLC to Melissa Estaves, $68,000. E. PARKER LANE 31237: Succession of Richard J. Mathews to Mark A. Babin and Stephanie J. Babin, $85,000. LACOMBE HARBOR SUBDIVI-

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SION, PORTION OF GROUND: David E. Sawaya Jr. and Rhonda S. Sawaya to Scott F. Wieber and Erin J. Wieber, $225,000. N. TRANQUILITY ROAD 61034: Cecilia Jambon, Jacob Jambon and others to Milagros Perez, $148,000. SAPPHIRE ST. 60465: Succession of Matthew A. Hallock to Jonathan Pierce, $192,000.

MADISONVILLE BELLE POINTE LOOP 544: Douglas A. Puipuro and Jennifer D. Puipuro to Michael Wimmer II and Juliana Wimmer, $682,000. BLUE HERON LANE 596: Kenneth W. Lamulle Jr. and Stacia S. Lamulle to Chelsea J. Guminski, $500,000.

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HOLYOKE PLACE 80: Brigitte G. Karmona to Rasmea A.S. Hammad, $260,000.

LAFITTE PRIVATEER BLVD. 3606: Brown Frederick J. Unified Credit Trust to Allen J. Coulon Sr., $10,000.

P. Doyle to Stephen G. Brumder and Sara Brumder, $505,000. ROBINDALE DRIVE 72660: Jenkins Homes LLC to Robert Economides and Kim Economides, $365,620. ROSEBAY DRIVE 72409: David D. Bulloch and Janette M. Bulloch to Mark P. Abide and Tammy G. Abide, $185,000. RUE CHAMONIX 904: Katen B. Morgan to Vizzini Properties LLC, $542,000. RUE JARDINS 505: Succession of Debra T. Sands to Don Powers Sr., $430,000. ST. ANN ST. 21101: Loretta L. Traylor to Gavin M. Jacob and Graci B. Jacob, $234,000. TAMMANY TERRACE SUBDIVISION, LOT 121A, SQUARE 8: Tammany Terrace LLC to Nicholas W. Lagalante, $50,000. TERRA MARIAE SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, LOT 3: Raymond D. Buras to Jonathan N. Kernion, $321,000. TERRACE LAKE DRIVE 653: Ricky L. Gutierrez and Lisa M. Gutierrez to Raymond D. Buras, $285,000. W. 13TH AVE. 314: Succession of Philip M. Denman to Carl B. Kendrick and Tracy A. Kendrick, $122,500. W. 23RD AVE. 627: Samuel R. Staggers Jr. to Michael Andrepont and Jamie Andrepont, $372,000. WATERCROSS ESTATES, PHASE 3, LOT 68: Coleman J. Dupre and

$44,000. E. GIBSON ST. 413: Star Theater Covington LLC to 413 E. Gibson LLC, $855,000. ESTELLE COURT 3032: DSLD Homes LLC to Lisabeth Frabbiele, $297,027. GREEN HILLS 2: Raymond M. Brouillette, Jeanne Brouillette Maumus and Raymond M. Brouillette Jr. to Patrick E. Bourg and Julia F. Bourg, $460,548. JOSEPH ROAD 72120: Aaron J. Shipman and Josephine Picault Shipman to Andrew B. Gilly and Baylie B. Gilly, $10 and other valuable consideration. L ST. 70274: Peggy A. Bergeron to Malcolm A. Saacks and Rose M. Verderame Saacks, $142,000. LA BRANCHE PLACE 457: Highland Homes Inc. to Timothy E. Kelly and Virginia J. Kroncke Kelly, $599,517. LOWE DAVIS ROAD 22278: Dixie Rubin to Robert M. Landreneau and Christina G. Landreneau, $59,000. MELROSE AVE. 428: Tyler J. Adams and Rebecca T. Adams to Cass Hargis and Mattelaine Haack, $660,000. NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Sheri L. Cook Simpson to Luis F. Pineda and Kelly L. McCormick, $28,000. PLACE ST. ETIENNE ST. 641: Ryan P. Hess and Stacey B. Hess to Shawn P. Doyle, $545,000. PRESTWOOD LANE 2056: Shawn

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MARRERO ACRE ROAD 6548: Kenia Mcdowell to Latasha M. Sullen, $165,000. ARIZONA DRIVE 2516: Ronald Pelas to Keith B. Davis Sr., $173,000. AVE. A 1119: Elite Construction Group LLC to Linda S. C. Garrison, $315,000. LORING DRIVE 5412: Sonya P. Perrier to Marvin Scieneaux, $220,000. MISTY MEADOWS DRIVE 2529: Charlene C.B. Danos to Ryan Chiasson, $247,000.

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FOX SPARROW LOOP 1057: David A. Armstrong to Margaret G. Bailey, $349,000. KEENELAND DRIVE 559: Christopher M. Barberito and Angela S. Barberito to Camryn E. Cottingham and Kraig M. Segrave Jr., $369,000. NEAR MADISONVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Carolyn P. Haynes to Jesse P. LeBoeuf and Dori F. LeBoeuf, $160,000. OAKWOOD DRIVE 151: Amie N. Perrilloux to Donald Carlton and Michele Carlton, $112,785. PENCARROW CIRCLE 328: William F. Mallett III and Robbin H. Mallett to Jeffrey P. Green and Lisa M. Green, $715,000. PINE GROVE LOOP 640: Charles W. Sullivan and Nancy G. Sullivan to Paul Carmouche and Elizabeth Carmouche, $400,000. PLACE LAFITTE 10: Midfirst Bank to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $226,935. SPIKE DRIVE 71505: DSLD Homes LLC to Eric M. Ridge, $213,778. SPIKE DRIVE 71745: DSLD Homes LLC to Cody Hosch and Isabella Clouatre, $215,746. SPRING HAVEN SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, LOT 130: Matthew D. Burkart and Ashley H. Burkart to Lance E. Tamburo Sr. and Sara L. Tamburo, $545,000.

MANDEVILLE BIRON ST. 2036: Jared W. Sweatman and Natalia P. Sweatman to Sean Moore and Mary Moore, $282,000.

BROOK COURT 1189: Christopher M. Olivier and Chere J. Olivier to Wesley R. Bell and Lane N. Bell, $572,000. E. ANTIBES ST. 111-13-15-17-19: A&D Rentals of Louisiana LLC to Antibes Suites LLC, $225,000. E. CAUSEWAY APPROACH AVE. 3224: Felicia M. Perrie, Sheryl S. Ephform and others to Melinda A. Ordogne Johnson, $142,000. HUNTERS GLEN SUBDIVISION, PHASE 2A, LOT 72: Brennon T. Goodreau and Jolie C. Goodreau to Christopher G. Fuller and Christiane H. Fuller, $575,000. MONTAIGNE ST. 67158: Rollin Monroe Turnage to Wesley R. Turnage and Mallory T. Turnage, donation, no value stated. N. BEAU CHENE DRIVE 640-3, UNIT 121: Succession of Betty B. Bravo and Louis M. Bravo to Sandoz Marketing Specialists LLC, $263,500. NEAR MANDEVILLE, LOTS 40, 41: Succession of Edward G. Boudreaux Jr., Roy A. Boudreaux Jr. and others to Have Fun LLC, $65,000. NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Florida Exteriors LLC to Brian C. Frazier and Casie A. Frazier, $460,000. RUE CHINON 956: BPI Capital Holdings LLC to Katy K. Tucker, $550,000. SHARP ROAD 4777: Christopher J. Pierce to Ann M. Hayes Pierce, donation, no value stated. STILLWATER DRIVE 1394: Stephen O. Carriere and Yvonne R. Carriere to Rahim U. Khan and Maliha Talib Khan, $655,000. TRANQUILLE PLACE 303: Christopher L. Herting and Tiffany H. Herting to Amy D. Malloy, $505,000.

TRINITY LANE 308: Tina S. D. Street to Adam C. Fletcher and Breanna V. Bundy Fletcher, $330,000. VALMONT ST. 1363: Sidney S. Stanfield Jr. to Eric J. Fox and Bruce Fox, $235,000. VIOLA ST. 1400: Thomas W. Burger Jr. and Aspen Burger to Nicholas R. O’Quin, $299,000. W. RIDGE DRIVE 2029: Kenneth Erisman and Rachel Quist Erisman to Daniel Sprys and Bethany A. Sprys, $340,000. WOODRIDGE BLVD. 308: Charles T. Burkenstock Sr. and Mary Alice F. Burkenstock to Julia F. Frank, $225,000.

PEARL RIVER BLUEBERRY LOOP 69462: Brenda Duran to Brenda E. Troyani, $104,000. CHRIS KENNEDY ROAD 66261: Austin L. Williams to Zachary J. Miller and Latisha A. Miller, $215,000. LA. 41 72635: Brenda R. Polk, Donald W. Rayburn and others to Justin Polk, $200,000. NEAR PEARL RIVER, PORTION OF GROUND: Cristina Hyatt to Yony M. Ramires and Keni M. Hernandez Velasquez, $25,000. STELLA LANE 73217: Kenneth E. Price and Michele D. Price to John R. Singletary Jr., $16,000.

SIXTH WARD LA. 435 76101: Fairport Asset Management REO LLC to Ivan Milicevic, $55,000. NEAR SIXTH WARD, PORTION OF GROUND: Jennifer D. Holton to Tiffany T. Houser and Paul R. Tycer, $60,000.

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Dependent friend pushes boundaries Dear Annie: I previously worked with a woman, “Loretta,” who I’ve maintained a relationship with for over 20 years. We were never close, meetingAnnie for-lunch type Lane friends — more DEAR ANNIE of a talk-oncea-month type. However, this changed when Loretta experienced financial difficulties, a marital separation and attempted suicide. She was hospitalized for two months and, as a result, has mobility problems. I have gone to several doctor visits with her. I’m older and retired.

I suggested citywide transportation that runs specifically in her city, and Loretta found it reliable for a time. Recently, she refused the local pain management option, I believe due to her prior suicide attempt, and insisted on going to a clinic out of town instead. I don’t want to continue helping her as I have been. How do I go about ending this dependency? I don’t want to hurt her feelings or lie. Loretta avoids asking her husband and daughter for help because they work, and she has another daughter who’s 21 but doesn’t drive because she hasn’t gotten her license. Loretta has offered me money to continue helping her,

but that’s not the problem. She often has early appointments or ones that conflict with my schedule, which is why I don’t want this responsibility. Her situation seems dire at times, but it seems she’s had constant hurdles throughout her life. What do you think? — Not a Taxi Dear Not a Taxi: You’ve shown remarkable compassion toward Loretta, but what you’re describing isn’t friendship anymore. It’s caretaking, and it’s become too much. Tell her, gently but firmly, that you can no longer manage or transport her to appointments. You don’t need to explain yourself, but if she presses, it’s OK to admit that

her schedule has often conflicted with yours and it’s just no longer doable. Encourage her to lean on her family. Point her back to the transportation services you helped her find before. If she chooses not to use them, that’s her problem to solve — not yours. You’ve put Loretta ahead of yourself for a long time without getting much of anything in return. Between stretching yourself thin or stepping back, the healthy choice is clear. You deserve to choose yourself and let yourself off this hook. Dear Annie: I bought my house in November 2024. I was told the previous owner died in June that year, so just about a

year-and-a-half ago. During the holiday season, a Christmas card arrived addressed to the previous owner. Should I just return to the sender or put a note on it saying she died? — Mail Mix-Up Dear Mail Mix-Up: You can do both by writing “Return to sender — recipient deceased” on the envelope and popping it back in the mail. It’s clear, and it spares the sender from wondering why their card went unanswered. It also alerts your mail carrier, so you’re less likely to see more of her mail down the road.

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