The Times-Picayune 02-18-2026

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BY JENNA ROSS Staff writer

Before sunrise Tuesday,people clad in glitter, masks and papiermâché lined up outsideTipitina’s.

Inside, dozens of strandsof beads, some of them blinking, had been draped around the bust of Henry RoelandByrd, better known as Professor Longhair,creating amound so high it reached his nose

His fellow New Orleanianshad joined him Uptowntocelebrate Mardi Gras morning asonly thiscity can, with amashup of traditions and musical genres, old-time costumesand newly scrawled political messages, Folgerscoffee andIrish whiskey

Just before 6a.m., BigChief Juan Pardo took the stage clad in red plumes and clutching atambourine.

“Good morning!” someone shouted.

Be fo re th e Zulu andRex parades rolled, before the Baby Dolls sauntered, before the Black Masking Indians faced off, they listened as Pardo and his band sang about Mardi Gras morning. Some folks had woken up early Others had not yet been home.

Atrio of friends nabbed justa few hours of sleep. Though she lives in Los Angeles now,New Orleans native Keya Clark, 40, returns each year forMardi Gras “I love walking on St. Charles,” she said, “and seeing everybody that Iknow.”

She and her friends liked the idea of starting the day with a Mardi Gras Indian big chief and had heard that ata bar nearby,

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ledthe CivilRights Movement fordecades afterKing, dies

BY SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press

CHICAGO The Rev.Jesse L. Jackson, aprotege of Martin Luther King Jr.and two-time presidential candidate wholed the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’sassassination, died Tuesday.Hewas 84. As ayoung organizerinChicago, Jackson wascalled to meet with King at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, shortly before King was killed, and he publicly positioned himself thereafter as King’ssuccessor Santita Jackson confirmed that her father,who had arare neurological disorder, diedathome in Chicago, surrounded by family Jackson led alifetime of crusades in the UnitedStates and abroad, advocating forthe poor and underrepresented on issues, including voting rights, job opportunities, educationand health care. He scoreddiplomatic victories with world leaders, andthrough his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, he channeled cries forBlack pride and self-determination into corporate boardrooms,pressuring executives to make America amore open and equitable society Andwhenhedeclared, “I am Somebody,” in apoem he often repeated, he soughttoreach people of all colors. “I maybepoor,but I am Somebody; Imay be young; but IamSomebody; Imay be on welfare, but IamSomebody,” Jackson intoned.

It wasa message he took literally andpersonally,having risenfrom obscurity in the segregated South

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H. Merritt Lane III, Rex, king of Carnival, makeshis waydownNapoleon Avenue on Tuesday.

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Zulu King RonaldTassin toasts at Gallier Hall as the Zulu parade rolls through downtownonTuesday.

STAFF PHOTO By ENAN CHEDIAK Krewe of Argus King David HaydelJr. throws beadsonVeterans Boulevard in Metairie on Tuesday.

Man who ran toward Capitol building arrested

WASHINGTON U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday after he ran from his vehicle toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun.

Capital Police Chief Michael Sullivan said the unidentified man parked a Mercedes SUV near the Capitol, got out and ran “several hundred yards” toward the building before officers intercepted him and ordered him to the ground.

Speaking at a news conference following the arrest, Sullivan said the gunman was wearing a tactical vest and gloves and had a Kevlar helmet and gas mask in the vehicle.

The shotgun was loaded and he had additional rounds on him, the chief said.

Sullivan said the motive was under investigation, including whether members of Congress were the target. Congress is not in session.

Sullivan said the department has video footage, but he asked the public for any footage they might have of the incident.

“Who knows what would have happened if we wouldn’t have officers standing here?” the chief said, adding that the department had run active shooter drills in almost the identical spot in recent months.

Sullivan said the young man was not known to authorities and described him as not being from the area. The chief said the vehicle was not registered to the suspect, who has multiple addresses.

Tuesday’s arrest comes one week before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address before Congress Sullivan said the incident does not change the agency’s plans. “We take the State of the Union very very seriously,” he said.

Costa Rican authorities

probe U.S. man’s death

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica Costa Rican authorities said Monday they were investigating the killing of a U.S. citizen in an apparent robbery

Kurt Van Dyke, a 66-year-old Costa Rica resident and local hotel owner in Puerto Viejo on the country’s Caribbean coast, was killed Saturday, according to the Judicial Investigation Agency His body showed signs of strangulation and stab wounds and was undergoing an autopsy, the statement said.

Two men armed with at least one gun had threatened Van Dyke and a woman, stolen objects from the home and apparently a vehicle, authorities said The woman escaped without serious injuries.

Van Dyke was part of a wellknown California surfing family

A 2021 obituary of his mother Betty Van Dyke said that she was part of a pioneering group of early female surfers and her first husband Gene Van Dyke was also a well-known northern California surfer

N.Y. church explosion injures 5 people

BOONVILLE, N.Y A fiery explosion that ripped through a church in upstate New York on Tuesday injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters who responded to a report of a gas odor in the building, officials said. New York State Police were investigating the blast, which sent thick plumes of black smoke into the air around 10:30 a.m. at the Abundant Life Church in Boonville.

The church, about 50 miles northeast of Syracuse, was reportedly heated by propane cylinders, according to troopers.

Local firefighters were dispatched to the church, and four people were in the basement when the furnace turned on, triggering an explosion. A firefighter on the first floor trying to ventilate the building was thrown against a wall by the blast, according to a preliminary investigation.

The Rev Brandon Pitts, 43, and four members of the Boonville Fire Department, aged 43 to 71, were sent to area hospitals with injuries.

All five were listed in critical but stable condition, according to police.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

Temporary shutdown comes as it holds indirect talks with U.S.

BY JAMEY KEATEN and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press

GENEVA Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States over the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear program.

It was the first time Iran has announced the closure of the key international waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes, since the U.S. began threatening Iran and rushing military assets to the region. It was not immediately clear if the strait had been closed, but such a rare and perhaps unprecedented move

could further escalate tensions that threaten to ignite another war in the Middle East.

serve the interests of relevant parties and the broader region,”

As the talks began, Iran’s state media announced that Iranian forces had fired live missiles toward the strait and would close it for several hours for “safety and maritime concerns.”

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meanwhile warned that “the strongest army in the world might sometimes receive such a slap that it cannot get back on its feet.”

Iran’s foreign minister later adopted a different tone, expressing optimism about the talks and saying “a new window has opened” for reaching an agreement.

“We are hopeful that negotiations will lead to a sustainable and negotiated solution which can

Abbas Araghchi told a U.N. disarmament conference after leading the Iranian delegation at the talks held in Geneva.

He added that Iran “remains fully prepared to defend itself against any threat or act of aggression,” and that the consequences of any attack on Iran would not be confined to its borders.

He made no specific mention of the military drills or the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S President Donald Trump, who scrapped an earlier nuclear agreement with Iran during his first term, has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program Iran has said it would respond with an attack of its own.

Trump has also threatened Iran over the killing of protesters.

Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, led the U.S. delegation at the latest indirect

talks, held inside the residence of the Omani envoy to Geneva. Oman, a longtime regional mediator, had hosted an earlier round on Feb. 6. There was progress in the talks but many details remained to be discussed, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity The Iranian delegation said they would present more detailed proposals in the next two weeks to narrow gaps, the official said.

Araghchi, who led the Iranian side, also said he met with Director-General Rafael Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday in Geneva. The Iranian minister said they discussed the agency’s role in helping to achieve an agreement.

Trump said Monday he planned to be involved in the talks, at least indirectly “I think they want to make a deal. I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal,” he told reporters.

Festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

People celebrate Lunar New year with prayers, fireworks and more

BY KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press

BEIJING — Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday — alongside 21st-century humanoid robots.

The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake.

Thousands of people in Beijing jammed into the former Temple of Earth to buy snacks, toys and trinkets from stalls. Sun Jing, who brought her parents to the capital for the holiday, said the atmosphere was as lively as in her childhood

“I haven’t felt such a strong sense of Lunar New Year festivity in a very, very long time,” she said. Crowds descended on popular temples to burn incense and pray for happiness and success in the coming year The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China and some other East Asian nations and is celebrated outside the region, too.

As every year, China celebrated the Lunar New Year with a TV show and once again the humanoid robots were a central part of the performance Monday night.

One of the highlights of the

CCTV Spring Festival gala was a martial arts performance by children and robots. For several minutes, humanoids from Unitree Robotics showed different sequences and even brandished swords.

The performance showed China’s push to develop more advanced robots powered by improved AI capabilities.

Viewers applauded the robots, with one saying they give good guidance and direction for young people. One man, though, said that while China’s advances in robotics are great, they detracted from his experience.

“It lacks a bit of the New Year atmosphere,” Li Bo said. “It’s not as enjoyable as when I was little watching the gala.”

Incense smoke wafted into the air at a temple in Hong Kong where people line up every year to make wishes for the new year at midnight. Holding up a cluster of incense sticks, many bowed their heads several times before planting the sticks in containers placed in front of a temple hall.

Entertainers in Vietnam sang at an outdoor countdown event before multiple fireworks shows

Legislators in N.M. launch investigation into Epstein ranch

BY MORGAN LEE Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. — State legislators in New Mexico launched an investigation Tuesday into past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender

Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests and whether local authorities looked the other way

A bipartisan, four-member panel of state House representatives is investigating allegations that the ranch may have facilitated sexual abuse and sex trafficking New Mexico lawmakers also say they want to know why Epstein was not registered as a sex offender after pleading guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl and whether there was corruption among public officials.

Democratic state Rep. Marianna Anaya of Albuquerque, a member of the truth commission, urged people during a news conference Tuesday to come forward with information about any abuse at the ranch linked to Epstein and other people who may have it possible.

“That perpetrator could not act alone. They could not run a sex ring alone, they could not commit these types of financial crimes alone. So we know as a commission that enablers must also be held accountable, including the state itself, if needed,” said Anaya. “If you do want to share, we’ll be here and we will be operating with confidentiality.” Revelations of ties to Epstein have led to the departure or ousting of multiple high-profile people in recent days.

Epstein purchased the sprawling Zorro Ranch in New Mexico in 1993 from former Democratic Gov Bruce King and built a 26,700-square-foot hilltop mansion with a private runway

The property was sold by Epstein’s

estate in 2023 — with proceeds going toward creditors to the family of Don Huffines, a Republican candidate in Texas for election to the office of state comptroller In a social media post on X, Huffines said the property has been renamed San Rafael Ranch after a saint associated with healing and that his family plans to operate a Christian retreat there.

Huffines said any request by law enforcement for access would be met with immediate and full cooperation.

Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial in 2019 on charges that he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of underage girls.

Truth commission chairwoman and state Rep. Andrea Romero of Santa Fe has said that several survivors of Epstein’s abuse have signaled that sex trafficking activity extended to the ranch, which is about 35 miles south of Santa Fe. “We’ve heard years of allegations and rumors about Epstein’s activities here. But unfortunately, federal investigations have failed to put together an official record,” Romero said Tuesday “This truth commission will finally fill in the gaps of what we need to know.”

at several cities in the Southeast Asian nation, where the festival is called Tet.

Light shows lit up bridges and skyscrapers as the fireworks went off and crowds clapped in rhythm to live pop music performances.

People sampled Chinese cuisine from stalls and strolled along snowy streets decorated with red lanterns and dragons as two weeks of events got underway Monday at various venues in the Russian capital.

The third annual Lunar New Year celebration comes at time of warming relations between China and Russia — ties that have frustrated many European governments because of the war in Ukraine.

The solemn peal of a temple bell rang out 108 times — an auspicious number — as people flocked to the Baoan Temple in Taipei on Tuesday morning.

They lit incense sticks, bowed their heads and left offerings of colorful flower bouquets on outdoor tables on the temple grounds in Taiwan’s capital city In New York City, crowds gathered in Manhattan’s Chinatown to celebrate.

The 28th annual Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival was held in Sara D Roosevelt Park, where lion dancers performed. The event culminated with a massive amount of firecrackers being set off to scare away bad spirits.

Khamenei

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The San Rafael Ranch, which was previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein and called the Zorro Ranch, is located near Stanley, N.M.

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Dancers in colorful costumes perform yingge Dance, a traditional folk dance from southern China, during Lunar New year celebrations in Beijing on Tuesday.

President’sHouse Site in Philadelphia on Feb. 10.

Trumpadministrationerasing history, science, lawsuitargues

Park Servicealso sued over Stonewall flag

BY MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

WASHINGTON Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.

Alawsuit filedinBoston says orders by President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have forced park service stafftoremove or censor exhibits that share factually accurate andrelevantU.S. history and scientific knowledge, includingabout slavery and climate change.

Separately,LGBTQ+ rights advocates and historic preservationists sued the park service Tuesday for removing arainbow Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, the New York site that commemoratesafoundational moment in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

The changes at exhibits came in responsetoaTrump executiveorder“restoring truth and sanity to American history” at thenation’s museums, parks and landmarks. It directedthe InteriorDepartment to ensure those sites do not displayelementsthat “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.” Burgum later directed removalof“improperpartisan ideology” from museums, monuments, landmarks and other public exhibits under federalcontrol

The groups behind the lawsuit said thata federal campaigntoreviewinterpretive materialshas escalated in recent weeks, leading to the removal of numerous exhibits that discuss thehistory of slavery and enslaved people, civil rights, treatment of Indigenouspeoples, climate science,and other “core elements of the American experience.”

Thesuitwas filed by acoalition that includes the National Parks Conservation Association,American Association forState and Local History,Associationof National Park Rangers and Union of Concerned Scien-

tists.

It comes as afederal judge on Monday ordered that an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington mustberestored at his former home in Philadelphia.

The parkservice removed explanatory panels last month from Independence National Historical Park, thesitewhere Georgeand Martha Washington lived with nineoftheirslaves in the 1790s,when Philadelphia was briefly thenation’scapital.

The judge ordered theexhibits restored on Presidents Day,the federal holiday honoring Washington’slegacy

Besides the Philadelphia case,the park servicehas flagged for removal interpretivematerials describing key momentsinthe civilrights movement, the groups said. For example, at theSelma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama,officials have flagged about 80 items for removal.

The permanent exhibit at Brown v. BoardofEducation National Historical Park in Kansas has been flaggedbecauseitmentions“equity,” the lawsuit says.

BY ED WHITE Associated Press

DNA from gloves found a few miles from theArizona homeofNancy Guthrie did not match anyentries in a national database, authorities saidTuesday,the 17th day of her disappearance.

“There were no DNA hitsinCODIS,” the Pima CountySheriff’s Department said, referring to the national Combined DNA Index System.

“At this point,therehave been no confirmedCODIS matches in thisinvestigation,” thedepartment said, suggesting that other DNA samples had been put through thesystem.

CODIS is astorehouse of DNA taken fromcrime suspects or people with

convictions. Any hits could identify possible suspects in Guthrie’sdisappearance.

Investigators, meanwhile, were seen inspecting exteriorcameras at a neighbor’shouse Tuesday. Vehicles werealso arriving and departing from Guthrie’sTucson-area home while athickline of newsmedia watched from the street

The84-year-old mother of NBC“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was reported missing fromher home on Feb.1afterspending the previous night with family,policesaid. Her blood was detected on the porch.A porch camera recordedvideoofa manwith abackpack who was wearing aski mask, long pants, ajacket andgloves.

The FBI said the suspect is about5 feet, 9inches tall with amedium build. Gloves were found about 2miles from Guthrie’s home. The FBI has said that the gloves appeared to match those worn by the man in the video.

“Thereisadditional DNA evidencethatwas found at the residence, and that is also being analyzed,” the sheriff’s department said. In addition, the department said it’sworking with experts to try to locate Guthrie by detecting her heartpacemaker Parsons Corp. said its BlueFly device, which weighsless than apound and has arange of up to 218 yards can detect signals from wearable electronics andmedical devices.

Keeping hearts beating

When Steve S. arrivedatEastJeffersonGeneral Hospital with afailingheart, he founda team who refused to giveuponhim.Through expertcareand extraordinarycompassion, his caregivers helpedhim endure surgery, receivean LVAD,and rediscover strength he thought he’d lost.Their kindness turned theSICU intoaplace of hope,whereevery small victorymoved himclosertohealing. Today, Steve sees East JeffersonGeneral Hospital notonly as the placewherehereceived advanced cardiaccare, but as the placethatgavehim time,stability, and apathforward

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Demonstrators gather to protest removalofexplanatorypanels that were part of an exhibit on slaveryatthe

MARDI GRAS 2026 HAIL

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REX: H. Merritt Lane III, Rex, king of Carnival, right, toasts Queen Kelsey Grace French as his float passes down Napoleon Avenue on Mardi Gras on Tuesday.

PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

REX: Kelsey Grace French, in white, is introduced as the queen of Carnival during the Rex procession on Tuesday.

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ARGUS: Queen Callie Anne Langhettee throws beads to the crowds along Veterans Boulevard on Tuesday.

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Saint Anne parades with colorful banners down the streets of New Orleans on Mardi Gras.

Jamee Snyder and Henry Lipkis take part in a sword fight along the Mississippi River

Saint Anne revelers walk to the French Quarter on Tuesday

MARDI GRAS 2026

STROLL, NO ROLL

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PHOTOS By SOPHIA GERMER

Golden Feather Hunters take to the streets from the Arts Senior Apartments on Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

The Original Northside Skull and Bone Gang leave the Church of I Am That I Am on Mardi Gras morning

Members of the Original Northside Skull and Bone Gang bless the crowds before the sun rises on Mardi Gras morning

‘Woman King’ of the Golden Feather Hunters Deidre Matthews walks under the overpass on Tuesday in New Orleans.

Queens from Washitaw Nation Black Masking Indians get ready to stroll on Tuesday.

Members of the Golden Feather Hunters take to the streets on Tuesday.

Golden Feather Hunters flag boy Terrence Cormier Jr stands in the street.

The Original Northside Skull and Bone Gang is joined by a large crowd as it walks along Bayou Road on Mardi Gras morning before the sun comes up

to become America’sbest-known civil rights activistsince King

“Our father was aservantleader —not only to our family,but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlookedaroundthe world,” the Jackson family saidina statement posted online. “Weshared him withthe world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family.” Fellow civil rights activist the Rev.AlSharpton said hismentor“wasnot simply acivil rights leader; he was amovement unto himself.”

“He taught me that protest must havepurpose, that faith must have feet, and that justice is notseasonal,itisdaily work,” Sharpton wrote in astatement, adding that Jackson taught “trying is as important as triumph. That you do not wait for the dream to come true; youwork to make it real.”

Despite profound health challenges in his final years, including the disorder that affected his ability to moveand speak, Jackson continued protesting against racial injustice into the era of Black Lives Matter.In2024, he appeared at the Democratic National ConventioninChicago andata City Council meeting to show support foraresolution backing aceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war

“Even if we win,” he told marchers in Minneapolis before the officer whose knee kept GeorgeFloyd from breathing was convicted of murder,“it’srelief, not victory They’re still killing our people. Stopthe violence, save the children. Keep hope alive.”

Callstoaction

Jackson’svoice, infusedwith the stirring cadencesand powerful insistence of the Black church, demanded attention.Onthe campaign trailand elsewhere, he used rhyming and sloganssuchas “Hope not dope” and“If my mind can conceive it and my heart can believe it, then Ican achieveit,” to deliverhis messages. Jackson had his shareofcritics, both within and outsideofthe Black community.Some considered him agrandstander,too eager to seek the spotlight. Lookingback on his life and legacy,Jackson told The Associated Press in 2011 that he felt blessedtobeabletocon-

tinue the service of other leaders before himand to lay afoundation for those to come.

“A part of our life’swork was to tear down wallsand build bridges, and in ahalf century of work, we’ve basically torndown walls,” Jackson said. “Sometimes when you tear down walls, you’re scarred by falling debris, but your mission is to open up holes so others behindyou can run through.”

In hisfinal months, as he received 24-hour care, he communicated withfamily and visitors by holding their hands and squeezing.

“I getvery emotionalknowing thatthese speeches belong to the ages now,”his son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told theAPinOctober Drawntothe movement

JesseLouis Jackson wasborn Oct.8,1941, inGreenville, South Carolina, the son of high school student Helen Burns and Noah Louis Robinson, amarried man who lived next door.Jackson was later adopted by Charles Henry Jackson, whomarried his mother Jacksonwas astar quarterback on the footballteam at Sterling High School in Greenville, and he accepted afootball scholarship from the University of Illinois. But after reportedlybeing told that Black people couldn’tplay quar-

terback, he transferredtoNorth Carolina A&T in Greensboro, where he became the first-string quarterback,anhonor student in sociologyand economics, and student body president Arriving on thehistorically Black campus in 1960, justmonths after students therelaunched sit-ins at a Whites-only lunchcounter, Jackson immersed himself in the blossoming Civil RightsMovement. By 1965, he joined the voting rights marchKing led from SelmatoMontgomery,Alabama. King dispatched him to Chicago to launch Operation Breadbasket, aSouthern Christian Leadership Conference effort to pressure companies to hire Black workers.

Jackson called his time with King “a phenomenal four years of work.”

Jackson was withKing on April 4, 1968, when the civil rights leader was slain.Jackson’saccount of theassassination was that King died in his arms. Sharpton saidhe“always wondered how much trauma that must have been” for Jackson towitness King’sdeath. “He never would talk about it too much, but it drove him,”Sharpton said Tuesday.“He said, ‘We’ve got to keep Dr.King’s legacy alive.’” With his flair for thedramatic,

Jackson wore aturtleneck he said was soaked with King’sblood for twodays,includingataKingmemorial service held by the Chicago City Council, where he said: “I comehere with aheavy heart because on my chest is the stain of blood from Dr.King’shead.”

However,several King aides, including speechwriter Alfred Duckett, questioned whether Jackson could have gotten King’sblood on his clothing. There are no images of Jackson in pictures taken shortly after theassassination.

In 1971, Jackson broke with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to form Operation PUSH, originally named People United to Save Humanity.The organization based on Chicago’s SouthSide declared asweeping mission, fromdiversifying workforces to registeringvotersin communities of color nationwide.

Using lawsuits and threats of boycotts,Jackson pressuredtop corporations to spend millions and publicly committohiring more diverse employees.

The constant campaigns often left hiswife, Jacqueline Lavinia Brown, the collegesweethearthe married in 1963, taking the lead in raising their five children: Santita Jackson, YusefDuBoisJackson, Jacqueline LaviniaJackson Jr., and twofuture members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Luther Jackson and Jesse L. JacksonJr., who resigned in 2012 but is seeking reelection in the 2026 midterms.

Theelder Jackson, who wasordained as aBaptist ministerin1968 and earned his master’sofdivinity degree in 2000, also acknowledged fathering achild, Ashley Jackson, with one of his employees at Rainbow/PUSH, Karen L. Stanford. He said he understood what it means to be born outofwedlock and supported her emotionally and financially

Politicalaspirations fall short

Despiteonce telling aBlack audience he would not run forpresident “because White people are incapable of appreciating me,” Jackson ran twice anddid better than any Black politician had before President Barack Obama, winning 13 primaries and caucuses forthe Democratic nomination in 1988, four years afterhis first failed attempt.

His successes left supporters chanting another Jackson slogan, “Keep hope alive.”

“I was able to run for the presi-

dency twice and redefine what was possible;itraised the lid for womenand other people of color,” he told the AP.“Part of my job was to sow seeds of the possibilities.” Obama acknowledged Jackson’s efforts, saying he ledsome of the mostsignificantmovements for change in human history Michelle Obama “got her first glimpse of political organizing at theJacksons’ kitchentable when she wasateenager,” Obamawrote on X. “And in his twohistoric runs for president, he laid the foundation formyown campaign to the highest office in the world.”

Jackson “was relentless in his belief that we are all children of God, deserving of dignity and respect,” the post read.

Jackson also pushed forcultural change, joining calls by NAACP membersand othermovement leaders in the late 1980s to identify Black people in the United States as African Americans.

Jackson’swords sometimes got him in trouble. In 1984, he apologizedfor what he thought were private comments to areporter in whichhecalled New York City “Hymietown,” a derogatory referencetoits large Jewish population. And in 2008, he made headlineswhenhecomplained that Obama was “talking down to Blackpeople” in comments capturedbya microphone he didn’tknow was on during a break in atelevision taping.

Still, when Jacksonjoined the jubilant crowd in Chicago’sGrant Park to greet Obama that election night, he had tears streaming downhis face.

“I wish foramoment that Dr Kingor(slain civilrights leader) MedgarEvers could’vejust been there for30secondstosee thefruitsoftheir labor,” he told the AP years later.“Ibecame overwhelmed. It was thejoy and the journey.”

Jackson also hadinfluence abroad,meetingworld leaders and scoring diplomatic victories, including the releaseofNavyLt. Robert Goodmanfrom Syria in 1984, as well as the 1990 release of more than 700 foreign women andchildren held after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. In 1999, he won the freedom of three Americans imprisoned by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom,the country’s highest civilian honor

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson tours the 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina on Oct. 4, 2005

BY MEG KINNARD, JIM VERTUNO andJOHN HANNA Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas— Late-night

host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic TexasSenate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration on giving equal time to political candidates.

Colbert’sstatements overshadowed Tuesday’sstart of early voting for Texas primaries that feature aheated Democratic racebetween Talarico and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

Four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn also faces the fight of his long career against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtonand U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt.

Colbert said CBS lawyers said in “no uncertain terms” that Talarico could not appear on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” broadcast because the network feared violating guidance from the Trump administration. Colbert nevertheless interviewed Talarico for nearly 15 minutes and posted the video on YouTube, because online material doesnot fall under theequal-time rule.

“Then Iwas told, in some uncertain terms, that not only couldInot have him on. Icould not mention me not havinghim on,” Colbert said. “And because my network clearly doesn’twant us to talk about this, let’stalk about this.”

CBS disputedColbert’saccount, saying its attorneys only “provided legalguid-

Colbert Talarico

ance” that broadcastingan interview with Talarico could triggerthe Federal CommunicationsCommission’s equal-time rule.

Crockett expressed skepticismabout the “mania” playing out on the first day of early voting, “which feels kind of convenient.”

Both Talaricoand Crockett have built national profiles through viralsocial media clipsasmedia organizations have navigated around changing broadcast guidance issued under President Donald Trumpgoverning how they interviewpolitical candidates

Talaricoposteda nearly minute-long clip of his interviewwith Colbert on X, calling it “the interview Donald Trump didn’twant you to see.”

“I thinkDonaldTrump is worried we’re about to flip Texas,” Talarico told Colbert during their interview. “This is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture, the kind that comes from thetop.”

Crockett suggested that Colbertcould have avoided an issue with the FCCby having heronthe show, as he hasinthe past.Both sheand Talarico also have appeared on ABC’sdaytimeshow,“The View ” She told reporters after votingearly in Dallasthat shestill was looking into the situation but added, “I’ve done Colbert anumber of times.I’ve done ‘The View’ anumberoftimes. I’ve done (Jimmy) Kimmel anumber (of times).I’ve done all of theseshows anumber of times.”

On the Republicanside,

Paxton stepped up what had been alow-key campaign witharally Monday evening in Tyler in eastern Texas, while Cornyn hadhis own rally Tuesday in Austin. Hunt released anew televisionad on Tuesday Broadcastnetworks have been required to give equal time to political candidates but that rule hasn’ttraditionally been applied to talk shows In January, theFederal CommunicationsCommission issued new guidance warning late-night anddaytime hosts that they need to give political candidates equal time.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, aTrump appointee, questionedthe talk show exemption and posited that hosts were “motivated by partisan purposes.”

Thepublic notice said the FCC hadnot seen evidence that talk shows would qualify for an exemption from the rule for “bona fide news.” Carr has often criticized network talk shows, suggesting last year thatprobing “The View” —whosehosts have frequently been critical of Trump—over theexemption might be “worthwhile.”

The FCC did not immediately respond Tuesdaytoa message seeking comment Colbert’sdaysashost are limited, followingCBS’ announcementlast year that it wascanceling his show this May for financial reasons, shuttering adecades-oldTV institution in achanging media landscape. But the timing of thatannouncement—threedays after Colbertcriticizedthe settlement betweenTrump andParamount Global,parent company of CBS, over a“60 Minutes” story —led twoU.S. senatorstopublicly questionthe motivesbehind themove, which served to removefrom air one of Trump’smostprominent and persistent late-night critics.

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REVELERS ON PARADE

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From left, Paul Ortega, Marci Ortega, Dawn Gadon and Susan Weis show off their very New Orleansthemed costumes in the French Quarter on Tuesday.

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Nate Beckett makes his way through the French Quarter wearing a monster costume.

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Tipsy Tikis R.P Smith, and John Marc Sharpe make their way through the French Quarter in New Orleans on Tuesday.

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Dressed as characters from ‘The Shining,’ these girls walked through the French Quarter

Security walks through the French Quarter behind a reveler in New Orleans on Mardi Gras.

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Nicole Poirier dresses as Plaza Tower on Tuesday.

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ELKS ORLEANS: The Krewe of Elks Orleans rolls in New Orleans behind Rex on Mardi Gras.

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ELKS ORLEANS: Riders look to toss throws in New Orleans on Tuesday

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ELKS ORLEANS: Things were boiling along as the Elks Orleans rolls in New Orleans.

ELKS ORLEANS: The West Bank Soldiers joined other trucks behind Rex on Tuesday.

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ELKS JEFFERSONIANS: The throwing action along Veterans Boulevard on Tuesday was hot as the Elks Jeffersonians passed by after Argus.

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ELKS JEFFERSONIANS: A rider gives a thumbs-up to the crowds along Veterans Bouleveard.

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ELKS JEFFERSONIANS: The Krewe of Elks Jeffersonians rolls down Veterans Boulevard on Mardi Gras.

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Shia LaBeouf was arrested afterpunching twopeople,one of the victims repeatedly,ataRoyal Street barinthe early morning hoursofMardiGras, leadingto patrons holding down the actor until authorities arrived, according to the New Orleans Police Department. LaBeouf, 39, was arrested on two counts of simple battery after receivingtreatment for injuries suffered in the brawl at an area hospital.

NOPD officers were called to RBar,at1431 Royal St., around 12:45 a.m. after receiving areport of two male victims being

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rapper FlagboyGiz would be debuting his new suit

So after catching abit of Pardo’sset, they headed downTchoupitoulas to the 45 Tchoup bar

But it was quiet. Afew folks drank beer at the bar while Olympic hockey aired on TV.Anold Mardi Gras Indian suit stood in the corner

They were early,abartender said. Flagboy Giz would be there closer to 8:30a.m. “Enjoy the beautiful sunrise.” Outside, patches of sky glowedpinkand yellow Zulu,Rex roll

The paradegoers parked and partied along the historic St.Charles Avenue for Zulu then Rex, and enjoyed sunshine and warm temperatures, arelief after last year’shigh winds forced the parades to pare back and roll early.For her first Mardi Gras as mayor,Helena Moreno rode in Zulu on horseback.

“It is such an honortobe beforeyou today at Gallier Hall, leading Zulu,” she said, smiling, one gloved handon the reins. “I can tell you that you have awonderful day ahead of you. Zulu is ready to break lots of coconuts. You ready?” Around 8:30 a.m., Aaron Hartley, aka Flagboy Giz, arrived on Tchoupitoulas. The rapper and artiststood tall in the street’s center —a gold-and-green headdress atop his head, amachete in his hand —ascars passed, some hesitantly.Afilm crew circled him, capturing the scene with two cameras and adrone.

assaulted. Policesay LaBeouf, who had beencelebratingMardiGras in New Orleans over the weekend, was “reportedlycausing adisturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive.” The “Transformers” and“Holes” star allegedly then punched an RBar staff member trying to eject him from the bardue to his behavior. LaBeouf left after thefirst incident, police said,but cameback to the bar “acting even more aggressive.”

his Big Chief, ofthe Wild Tchoupitoulas tribe, and instead spotted hismom who until this moment had not seenhis suit,even in progress.

“So pretty!” she shouted, scurrying across thestreet.

“I get it from my mama,” he said, tucking her under hisarm.

Mischief in theMarigny

Across town, costumers of another kind were using needles and glue to fasten the final elements before the Society of Saint Anne’s start at 10 a.m.

“It is such an honor to be before you todayatGallier Hall, leading Zulu. Ican tell you that you have awonderful day ahead of you. Zulu is ready to break lots of coconuts. Youready?”

MAyORHELENA MORENO

Hissuitgleamed with gold, pleatedfabric,orange faceted jewels and intricate, layered beadwork. Between the glitz,fabric dollar bills, his own face at their center Afigure holdsasignthat says, “Not for sale.” Hartley,39, was sewing up until the last minute, in the car on the way over.He looked across the street for

Chloe Lemoine, 30, wore a baby blue umbrella atopher head,strands of sheer chiffonfloating around and behind her She and her friends had made the jellyfish costumes with the help of TikTok over acouple of crafting nights, completing them Tuesday

“The gluegun wasout this morning,” Rob Giancontieri confessed

The groupwas bopping downBurgundy Street in the Bywater on Tuesday when awoman in asea-creature costume approached

“Wouldyou take apicture with my daughter?” In her wagon: A4-year-old girl, dressed likea mermaid, with abright pink wig.

“Of course!” Lemoine said. Thegroup posed together,a

NOPD saidmultiple bar patrons attempted to hold LaBeouf down, but let him go in hopes he’d leave and not return He came back again, striking the same staff member againmultiple times, according to arelease from police, and punched another man in thenose. The starwas reportedly held down again until NOPD arrived. Court andjailrecords did not list an attorney whocould speak on behalf of LaBeouf. Emails to LaBeouf’s publicists were not immediately returned.

LaBeouf has had severalrunins withthe law during his career, including an early 2017 New York arrest for public drunkennessand

mosaic of bubbles and scales and shimmering water

Lemoine grewupinthe New Orleansarea, so she’d experienced Mardi Gras after Mardi Gras. But she hadn’texperienced anything like Saint Anne.

Each year,the walking paradeconvenes near Burgundy and Clouet streetsin the Bywater neighborhood, walkstothe French Quarter and finishes with adirge, when folks throw loved ones’ ashes in theriver.The walking parade started 52 years ago as “a local little neighborhoodparade,” said Robyn Halvorsen, 79, who has been involved for decades, “without thatmany people and without even a band.”

Now,it’ssopopular it has inspired offshoots and iterations, filling thestreets with pompoms, boom boxes and drink pop-ups.

“Every now andthen, I think it’snot what it was,” Halvorsen said. “It’s gotten out of hand. It’stoo big.”But thena special guestwillarrive, akid will fashion asurreal costume or afriend will spread aloved one’sashes.

“And it just shows up that it’ssomething special.”

Halvorsenencourages newbies claiming they’re a part of Saint Anne to considerthe following questions: Did you help make the crab nets? Did you attend theSaint Anne ball? Did you donatetothe band? But shewelcomes eager participants. “Aslong as people have goodcostumes,I don’t mind.”

Costumes getpolitical

On this Fat Tuesday,many of those costumes poked fun at —orpointedlycriticized —President Donald Trump’s administration. Oneman’s look consisted of asingle sign: “Not in theEpstein files.”Anartist wore agiant seafoam bug, handing out stickers: “Squash fascism not bugs.”

Jeff andLisette Lichtenstein had spray-painted gold twocurlicue headpieces they’d once used to dress as aliens, transforming them into gaudy chandeliers.

They woregold drapes, plastic gold beads and signs atop theirheads: FASCIST BALLROOM.Paradingpeoplestopped to compliment and photograph the costumers, anod to Trump’splans

disorderly conduct that was capturedona livestream video.He was senttocourt-mandated rehabilitation. Later that summer, he was arrestedinGeorgia for public drunkenness and accused of disorderly conduct andobstruction, when he was on location filming “The Peanut Butter Falcon” and sentenced to probation. In 2020, he was charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft in Los Angeles That year,the English singer and actor FKA Twigs, whose legal name is TahliahBarnett, also filed alawsuit alleging LaBeouf was physically andemotionally abusive to herduringtheir relation-

ship, which theysettled in July Barnett said LaBeoufput her in aconstant state of fearand humiliation, once slammedher into acar,tried to strangle her and knowingly gave herasexually transmitted disease.

LaBeouf apologized in astatement after the lawsuit was filed. He also deniedthe accusations in the lawsuit in a2021 filing, saying anyinjuriesdoneordamages incurred by Barnett were not his doing.

LaBeouf is not astranger to Louisiana.HeisofCajun descent and is known to love Mardi Gras. He wasspotted at aSlidell parade last year andattendedthe 2026 Bacchus parade on Sunday.

Five years ago, they moved back.

“I am in love with

for anew White Houseballroom Lisette Lichtenstein grew up in New Orleans, but she and her husband lived for decades in Columbus, Ohio.

thecity,” Jeff Lichtenstein said, his smilewide, gesturing to the stream of peoplestepping

past.A woman dressed as abumblebee, aman with a charcuterie board atop his head,acouple covered in googly eyes. “Nowhere else does this.”

LaBeouf

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ZULU: MayorHelena Moreno, center,pauses for aphoto as she ridesthrough the Uptown area.

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ARGUS: Arider throwsbeads onVeterans Boulevard in Metairie as ‘Argus GetsAnimated’ on Tuesday.

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ZULU: Members of theZulu Tramps make their waybyGallier Hall as the krewepresents its ‘World of Entertainment.’

STAFFPHOTO By BRETTDUKE NewOrleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson wavesto the crowd at Gallier Hall.

King DavidHaydel Jr throws beads.

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ZULU: Coconuts are given to the crowd.

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ZULU: Coconuts, one of Carnival’s most treasured keepsakes, are given

parade rolls through downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras.

STAFF PHOTO By ENAN CHEDIAK ARGUS: The crowd catches beads on Veterans Boulevard in Metairie

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Stocks edge higher after several AI swings

NEW YORK — A quiet finish for the U.S. stock market on Tuesday masked big swings underneath the surface as companies talked about how discouraged their customers are feeling and some tech stocks continued to feel the downside of the artificial-intelligence boom.

The S&P 500 rose 0.1% after flipping earlier between a gain of 0.5% and a loss of nearly 1%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 32 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1%.

On the losing end of Wall Street was General Mills, which sank 7% after warning that its customers are feeling uneasy

The company behind the Cheerios Nature Valley and Pillsbury brands cut its forecast for an underlying measure of profit for 2026, saying declines would likely be sharper than expected.

Several surveys have recently shown weak confidence among U.S. households, which are struggling with inflation that remains higher than anyone would like, a job market coming off a weak year of growth and worries about tariffs.

Drops for some Big Tech stocks were the heaviest weights on the market Tuesday, including a 1.2% fall for Alphabet The moves were tentative, though, and Nvidia swung between being one of the market’s heaviest weights and one of its biggest strengths.

Thomas Pritzker to step down from Hyatt board

Hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker will step down as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties between the notorious sex trafficker and the elite.

Pritzker, in a statement, said he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.

“I exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with them, and there is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner,” Pritzker said.

There are numerous emails between Pritzker and Epstein included in a cache of Epsteinrelated documents recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice, with several detailing attempts for dinner meet ups and invitations. Interactions between the two continued even after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. He died by suicide in 2019.

Pritzker, 75, who is the cousin of Illinois Gov JB Pritzker, was the executive chairman at Hyatt for more than 20 years. His retirement is effective immediately Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian will succeed Pritzker as chairman.

Shein faces EU probe over illegal products

LONDON European Union regulators are investigating Shein over concerns the online retailer hasn’t done enough to limit the sale of illegal products or protect users from the platform’s allegedly addictive design.

The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm said Tuesday that it opened formal investigation under the bloc’s sweeping rulebook known as the Digital Services Act, which requires the biggest online platforms to take extra steps to protect internet users from dodgy products.

Shein may be required to alter its actions, or pay a hefty fine if a so-called noncompliance decision is reached following an indepth investigation.

One area its investigation is focusing on is whether Shein has the proper safeguards in place to limit the sale of products that are illegal in the EU, the commission said, including items that amount to child sexual abuse material such as “child-like sex dolls.”

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BY DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement

Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer

The proposed settlement comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is pre-

paring to hear arguments in April on Bayer’s assertion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of Roundup without a cancer warning should invalidate claims filed in state courts. That case would not be affected by the proposed settlement.

But the settlement would eliminate some of the risk from an eventual Supreme Court ruling. Patients would be assured of receiving settlement money even if the Supreme Court rules in Bayer’s favor And Bayer would be protected from potentially larger costs if the high court rules against it.

Germany-based Bayer, which acquired Roundup maker Monsanto

‘The award means we are able to do the work that we know is so urgently needed’

BY GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press

For Mónica Ramírez, being named one of this year’s 10 Elevate Prize winners means so much more than the monetary and structural support that comes with it

It means the work she does with her Fremont, Ohio-based nonprofit Justice for Migrant Women, which advocates for the rights and needs of migrant and rural women and other marginalized communities, is still valued despite the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

“As immigrant and migrant community members are being threatened and attacked around our country, it’s really important to have shows of support like the Elevate Prize is providing because we’ve seen a retraction — a big retraction — in support,” said Ramirez, who burst into tears when she learned she had won “The award means we are able to do the work that we know is so urgently needed.”

Like all Elevate Prize winners announced Tuesday, Justice for Migrant Women will receive $300,000 in unrestricted funding and Ramirez, its founder and president, will receive support and training on organizational growth and increasing the group’s visibility.

Elevate Prize Foundation CEO Carolina Garcia Jayaram told The Associated Press that a group’s public profile has become more important these days. Not only does it help with fundraising and informing the public, but visibility “is also a form of protection,” she said.

“It’s more important than ever to double down on leaders like Monica,” said Jayaram.

To help Elevate Prize winners get more attention for their work, Jayaram said the foundation is launching “Good Is Trending,” an initiative that will include taking over NASDAQ’s Times Square billboards on Tuesday to shine a spotlight on the winners.

That bigger spotlight is something prize winner Mara Fleishman, CEO of Chef Ann Foundation, which brings made-from-scratch meals to schools, hopes will bring her nonprofit to the next level.

The Boulder, Colorado-based organization has already attracted support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Waverley Street Foundation for its work, which supports elementary and secondary schools in developing menus that are less dependent on processed foods and utilize more fresh local produce “We’ve worked with over 17,000 schools and

BY MICHELLE CHAPMAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press

NEW YORK Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood giant continues to back the studio and streaming deal it struck with Netflix

In a Tuesday regulatory filing, Warner said it had received a waiver from Netflix to reopen talks with Paramount for the

in 2018, disputes the assertion that Roundup’s key ingredient, glyphosate, can cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma. But the company has warned that mounting legal costs are threatening its ability to continue selling the product in U.S. agricultural markets.

“Litigation uncertainly has plagued the company for years, and this settlement gives the company a road to closure,” Bayer CEO Bill Anderson said Tuesday

The proposed settlement was filed in St. Louis Circuit Court in Missouri, home to Bayer’s North America crop science division and the state where many of the lawsuits have been brought. The settlement still needs the court’s

approval.

More than 125,000 plaintiffs have lodged legal claims over Roundup since 2015, according to the settlement documents. Few have gone to jurors, with 13 verdicts for Bayer and 11 for plaintiffs, including a $2.1 billion award by a Georgia jury last year Others already have been resolved through separate settlements, including two recent ones that would take care of about 77,000 of the claims.

The newly proposed nationwide settlement is designed to address most of the remaining lawsuits, as well as any additional cases brought in the coming years by people who were exposed to Roundup before Tuesday

reached more than 5 million kids,” Fleishman said. “But how do we take the work we’ve done and turn it into something digestible for legislators and advocates to understand what is possible?”

Fleishman said her foundation needs to find ways to get the public to become a “force multiplier” for its message and carry it into school board meetings and statehouses around the country

A lot of that work can be done through storytelling, Jayaram said. And the Elevate Prize selection panel took the potential stories the nominees could tell into account when choosing the winners.

“People pay more attention to people than they do to issues,” Jayaram said. “So when you can ground an issue in the story of a person, of a community, of a neighborhood, suddenly the whole world can start to engage and relate to that because it’s not that different from a community and a neighborhood and a family somewhere else.”

The Elevate Prize Foundation has believed in the power of storytelling for years. Last year, it even launched its own production house Elevate Studios to tell the stories of its prize winners more effectively, on platforms ranging from YouTube videos to featurelength documentaries released in theaters. Ramirez says she looks forward to telling the stories of the people she supports through Justice for Migrant Women.

“I really think that the Elevate Prize is going to help us give a microphone to the people that we serve,” she said. “That’s my hope.”

The 2026 class of Elevate Prize winners are: Shabana Basij-Rasikh, president and co-founder of SOLA (School of Leadership, Afghanistan), an Afghan-led organization advocating for social change through girls’ education; Hillary Blout, founder and executive director of For the People, which helps people get released from prison; Manu Chopra, CEO of Karya, which brings AI advancements to low-income communities; Mara Fleishman, CEO of Chef Ann Foundation, which brings made-from-scratch meals to schools; Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, which supports residents living in federally subsidized affordable housing; Tom Osborn, founder and CEO of Shamiri, which brings mental health care to underserved regions, starting with Africa; Ai-jen Poo, executive director of Caring Across Generations, which centers care as a national priority; Mónica Ramírez, founder and president of Justice for Migrant Women, which supports migrant and rural women’s rights; Krutika Ravishankar, co-founder and executive director of Farmers for Forests, which protects and restores forests across India; Utkarsh Saxena, executive director of Adalat AI, which develops AI tools for the court system.

next seven days, or until Monday Warner said this will allow the companies to discuss unresolved “deficiencies” and “clarify certain terms” of Paramount’s latest bid. But in the meantime, Warner’s board is still recommending shareholders support of its proposed merger with Netflix. A special meeting is now scheduled for March 20 to hold a vote on that deal. In a statement, Netflix said it was confident that its proposed transaction “provides superior value and certainty” — but recognized “the ongoing distraction for WBD stockholders and the broader entertainment industry caused by PSKY’s antics.” The streaming giant noted it had granted Warner a seven-day

waiver to “finally resolve this matter.” Warner’s leadership similarly reiterated its support for the Netflix deal. Paramount called Tuesday’s actions from Warner’s board “unusual” and said the company could have determined whether Paramount’s offer was superior without a timed deadline. Still Paramount said it was “nonetheless prepared to engage in good faith and constructive discussions.” Paramount added that it will continue to advance its tender offer priced at $30 per share, which it maintained was better than Netflix’s proposal, while also pursuing a proxy fight. The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery is complicated because

Netflix and Paramount want different things. In December Netflix agreed to buy Warner’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion, now in an all-cash transaction that would cover its legacy TV and movie production arms, as well as HBO Max. Including debt, the enterprise value of the deal is about $83 billion, or $27.75 per share, and would be finalized after Warner completes a previously announced separation of its cable operations. Unlike Netflix, Paramount wants to acquire Warner’s entire company — including networks like CNN and Discovery — and went straight to shareholders with an all-cash, $77.9 billion hostile offer just days after the Netflix deal was announced.

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CEO of the Chef Ann Foundation, Mara Fleishman, is named a winner of this year’s Elevate Prize. Her company brings made-from-scratch meals to schools.

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Alltmont, Phyllis Ziff

Phyllis Jane Ziff Alltmont, age 78, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was born on June 14, 1947, in Birmingham, Alabama, and passed away peacefully at home in New Orleans on February 14, 2026.

Phyllis was adevoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose life wasdefined by service generosity, and an unwavering commitment to the people and community she loved.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Jack Alltmont; her sons, Jeffrey Alltmont (Rachel), and Michael Alltmont (Ava); and her cherished grandchildren, Jacob, Sydney, Hannah, Tatum, and Evie, who were aconstant source of pride and joy. She is also survived by her sister, Marilyn Kullman (Paul), and her sister-inlaw, Marylynn Alltmont (Charles, z"l); as well as nieces, great-nieces and nephews, and an incrediblecircle of friends who were family in every sense of the word.

Phyllis graduated from Tulane University and began her professional lifeas ahigh school English teacher at Grace King High School. She later spent more than 45 years at Gentry's, where she became atrusted advisor, personal shopper, and an informal andfree "thera-

pist" to generations of New Orleanianswho valued her honesty and care.

Alifelong leader and volunteer,Phyllis lived a life of service,always seeking waystostrengthen her community and make ameaningful difference inthe livesofothers. She servedinnumerous leadershiproles, including President and officerofthe Newman Parents Association, President of Touro Synagogue,and President of the Jewish Community Center.She also chaireda Breast Center campaignfor theTouro InfirmaryFoundation, amongmany other contributions that reflectedher deepcommitment to helping others.

Phylliswas known for her extraordinary generosity, deep devotion to her family andfriends,and a sense of humor andhonesty that were trulyunmatched. Shehad arare ability to live with both strength andcompassion, and herpresence will be deeply missedbyall who knew and lovedher In alifedefined by care for others,Phyllis was,in her final chapter, surroundedbyanexceptional team of caregivers who reflectedthose same values. The family extends heartfelt thanks to the medical, hospice and in-home professionals who provided extraordinary care with dignity,compassion, and genuine humanity.

Amemorial servicewill be held on Wednesday, February18, 2026, at 11:00 AM at TouroSynagogue, 4238St. CharlesAve,New Orleans, with areception to follow. Aprivate family graveside service will held at Hebrew Rest Cemetery III

Inlieu of flowers, the family requests that donationsbemadetoTouro Synagogue, Second Harvest FoodBank or Touro Infirmary allowing Phyllis's memorytocontinue impactingthe community she so dearly loved.

Sr., Jude Allen

AllenBarbarin, Sr., passedawayatthe ageof 92, on Monday,February2, 2026. He wasa devoted husbandtoRosalie Maxine BennettBarbarin; loving father to RosalieBarbarin Rousseve (Dwight),Jude AllenBarbarinJr.,Patricia Barbarin Maney-Sloan (Michael); anddevoted

brothertoJoy Barbarin.He wasprecededindeath by hisfather, HenryFrank Bar‐barin; mother,Myrtle MirabinBarbarin; sisters: Fern Barbarin,MurielBar‐barinAperwhite (Willie Sr.),and BarbaraBarbarin Coleman; ason-in-law, DarrellA.Maney Sr.; anda stepdaughter,Rosemary BennettBargky. He also leaves behind 4grandsons: TysonA.Sonnier,JohnR LeeJr, DarrellA.Maney Jr andNicholasA.Rousseve; 4granddaughters: StacyD Bargky,NicoleM.Rous‐seve-Johnson,Tiera M. Maney, andCeann R. Maney; 12 greatgrandchil‐dren;and ahostofnieces, nephews, otherrelatives andfriends.Relatives and friendsofthe family, em‐ployees of WhiteFleet Cab Company, Kaiser Alu‐minum,and CharityHospi‐talare invitedtoattend a FuneralMassofChristian Burial at Corpus ChristiEpiphany Catholic Church, 2022 St.Bernard Ave.,on Thursday,February19, 2026, at 11:00 am.Visita‐tion will beginat10:00am until 11:00am.Interment: St.Louis Cemetery #3,3421 EsplanadeAve.Arrange‐ment entrustedtoD.W Rhodes FuneralHome, 3933 Washington Ave. NewOr‐leans, LA 70125. Please visitwww.rhodesfuneral. comtosignthe online guestbook,share memo‐ries andcondolences to thefamily.

George Bissantwas born November 30,1954, to theunion of thelateJohn, II &DeloisBissant.George transitioned on January29, 2026, at theage of 71 George received hisearly educationatThomy Lafon Elementary School and Samuel J. Green Middle School andwas aproud graduate of Walter L. CohenSeniorHighSchool He continuedhis studiesat Southern University of New Orleansbefore answering thecalltoserve hiscoun‐trybyenlisting in the United States Army.Atan earlyage,Georgeaccepted JesusChristashis Lord andSavior. Throughout his life,hewas employed with TJ Cooper,Baptist Hospital, andthe VA Hospital,where he dedicatedhimself to serviceand hard work George enjoyedsportsof allkinds,especiallybase‐ball,basketball, andfoot‐ball.Inhis leisuretime, he found joyatthe racetrack, playingpool,and spending meaningful momentswith hisfamily, particularly his grandchildren. He cher‐

ishedfamilygatherings, especially during theholi‐days,and will be remem‐beredfor hisloveand de‐votion to thoseclosest to him. George leaves to cher‐ishhis many memories,his loving anddevoted wife Brenda Bissant, his bonus Children;Joannettia (Patrick)Price,Amanda, John, Jr., (Toya),and Bur‐nell Holmes.(2) Sisters; Lenetta (Linda)Bissant Goudia andAlice Bissant Smith, (1)Brother; Lawrence Bissant, (5)Sis‐ter-in-laws; Glenda,Nancy, andEarline Eleby, Dorothy Beal,and RosalieBrooks, (2)Brother-in-laws;Griffin Eleby, Jr andErnestLee. 14 grandchildrenand 5 greatgrandchildren.A host of nieces,nephews, cousinsand otherrela‐tives. He wasprecededin deathbyhis parents, John BissantIIand Delois Bis‐sant;his father and mother-in-law, Griffinand Clementine ElebySr.;his sister,Barbara Bissant Kelly;his brother, John (Manny)Bissant III; sis‐ters-in-law; DebraBissant andBarbara ElebyLee; brothers-in- law; Robert Kelly,Freddie DavisSmith, Sr.and GlennGoudia. Rela‐tivesand friends of the familyare invitedtoattend aFuneralService at New Home Ministries,1616 Carondelet St.New Or‐leans, La 70130 on Friday February 20, 2026 at 10:00 am.Visitationwillbegin at 8:00 am.Arrangementsby D.W. Rhodes FuneralHome, 3933 Washington Ave. Please visitwww.rhodesf uneral.comtosignthe on‐line guestbook

Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Hisfather, Elmond didnot gettomeet hisson as he waskilledwhenhis merchant ship,the Ogontz, wassunk in theGulfof Mexico by aGermanUBoat on May19thofthat same year.“Gene,” as he wascalled in hisearly years, wasraisedinthe French Quarter, he at‐tended St.Louis Cathedral School andgraduated from De La Salle High School.He metand marriedMadaleen Grimaldi,and fathered 2 girls, Pamela Annand Kim‐berlyDenise. Mr.Branham joined theN.O.P.D.in1964 andenjoyed a30+ year storiedcareer,during which he received the Bachelor of Criminal Jus‐tice from Loyola University andgraduated from the F.B.I. National Academyat Quantico.Reachingthe rank of Lieutenant “Joe hadextendedassignments as shiftCommander of the 2nddistrict, Commander of theNarcotics division,and theCommander of the N.O.P.D. Police Academy. Afterretiringfromthe N.O.P.D. Mr.Branham joined theD.E.A.asanIn‐telligence Research Ana‐lyst andretired from that position as well, enjoying histrueretirementwith friendsand family. Mr Branhamwas pre-de‐ceased by hisparents,El‐mond R. Branhamand AnitaB.Nilsson,his stepfa‐ther WilliamNilsson,his sister Patricia Branham, andhis grandson Taylor Hovis. He is survived by his daughtersPamelaB.An‐derson (Bill) andKimberly B. Daigle,and hisgrand‐sons Ronald Cantrelle III (Rebecca)and Nathan Hovis(Sara). He is also survived by 5great-grand‐children,another on the

wayand 1great-greatgrandchild,another on the way. Thefamilywould like to thankwithspecial ap‐preciation Sage Lake, A.C.G. Hospice, andJen‐niferValley, R.N. fortheir comforting services.Rela‐tivesand friendsare in‐vitedtoattend avisitation at Greenwood Funeral Home,5200 CanalBlvd, 70124, on Friday,February 20, 2026, from 11:00 AM –1:00 PM.Inlieuof flowers please consider adonation to theSt. Tammany Hu‐mane Societyorananimal rescue of your choice

Brossette,Geraldine Lew'Gerry

Geraldine"Gerry"Lew Brossette passedfromthis earthonSunday, February 15th, surrounded by family. Gerry wasbornonAugust 16, 1934, to Harold Michael LewSr. andMildredMick‐ulichLew.Gerry wasthe 2ndof7 children andis survived by 2brothers, KennyLew Sr.(Janice)and PatrickLew,Sr. (Linda). Gerry marriedJohn"Jack Brossette in 1952 andthey begantheir lifelong jour‐

Bissant,George

Branham, Joseph Eugene 'Gene' 'Joe

Joseph Eugene Branham “Gene”,“Joe” Joseph Eu‐gene Branham, born on July 16, 1942, to Anitaand Elmond Branham, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s (Pam)homeon

neytogether, still walking hand-in-hand until he passedawayin2016. Sheis survived by four children Jacqueline Brossette Biles, John Brossette,Jr, Mark Brossette (Nina),Theresa LewBrossette,9 grandchil‐dren,26great-grandchil‐dren,and 1great-greatgrandchild.Gerry hada successful career in bank‐ingand retiredfromJeffer‐sonFinancial Credit Union in 2020atage 86. Gerry wantedtothank JFCU man‐agementand herco-work‐ersfor many fun-filled years. Herdearest friends included JoeGlorioso, who coifed her flamingred hair for50+ years, andRobin Turner,who called herat leasttwice aday just to chat.Gerry enjoyedvisits from hernephews (John, AJ &Nicky Gulizo)and her niece, Donna Gulizo Ran‐dazzo, who broughtjoy into herlife- reminiscing of theold days.Inaddition shewas aproud Irish Channelnative, supported theIrish ChannelCorner Club,and wasknown to them as “the chililady.” Gerry’s servicewillbeheld on Thursday,2/19, at Mothe’sFuneralHome (7040 LapalcoBlvd.,Mar‐rero)withVisitationfrom 9:30-11:00,followedbya Catholic Mass. Internment will take placeatWestlawn Cemetery,1225Whitney Avenue,Gretna, LA.The familywould like to thank theHeart of Hospicestaff, includingBridget,Ingra, Cindy, Crystal, andKim for theircompassion. We also thankBrittanyRandazzo, best trauma nurse ever andAmandaMacalusoand Eric Brossette foralways beingthere fortheir Maw Maw. AllofGerry’s family andfriends arewelcome to attend theservices.

Dabon, Anita

AnitaDeVaughnTurner

Dabon, 79, enteredeternal rest on February 4, 2026 Shewas born on July 5, 1946,inPhiladelphia, Penn‐sylvania to thelateArdell B. Turner andJesse Turner Shelater made herhome in Kenner,Louisiana, where shelived alifede‐finedbyfaith,service,and quietstrength. Shewas the belovedwifeofthe late Sidney Willis Dabon, whom shemet at Xavier Univer‐sity of Louisiana.She was adevoted mother to Anita Jenine Dabonand aproud grandmothertoAva Jenine Dabon. Anitaattended St Mary’s AcademyinNew Orleans, LA andearneda Bachelor of Arts in Music from Xavier University and aMaster’sinEducation from theUniversityofNew Orleans. Adedicated edu‐catorfor more than 40 years, sheservedasa choirdirectoratLeonGod‐chauxand East St John High Schoolsbeforebe‐coming Director of Student Services andlater Dean of StudentAffairs at South CentralLouisiana Technical College, retiring in 2010. A womanofdeep faith and civiccommitment, shewas adevoted Catholic andac‐tive leader in numerous or‐ganizations. Sheissur‐vivedbyher daughter granddaughter, sister, SarahC.Mitchell(Donald), nieceMyraJohnson(John),

nephew DominicMalone, anda host of relativesand friends. Shewas preceded in deathbyher husband Sidney Willis Dabon; sister, Mary Fuller (Otis);and her parents, Ardell B. Turner andJesse Turner.Relatives andfriends areinvited to attend aMassofChristian Burial,celebrating thelife andlegacyofAnita De‐Vaughn Turner Dabonat Divine MercyCatholic Church,4337 SalLentini Pkwy,Kenner, LA 70065, on Friday,February20, 2026 at 11:00 am.Visitationat9:00 am.Internment- Provi‐denceMemorialPark, 8200 AirlineDr.,Metairie, LA Please sign theonline guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion Directors, (504) 581-4411.

Gardner, Talman 'Tal'

Talman "Tal"Gardner Sr born on February 3rd, 1954 in Arm, Mississippideparted this life on February 11th 2026inNew Orleans, La. Talwas borntothe late Woodrow and Celeste Gardner.Hereceived his education in the New Orleanspublicschoolsystem and graduatedfrom FrancisT.Nicholls and was alaborer for many years.

Tal leaves to cherishhis 3wonderful kids Talman GardnerJr.,(Debra),Kelly Santamarina, and Malkia Sanders (Elton). Along with 7grandchildren. Chris Lockett jr, Jalia Lockett, Major LaBeau Jr, Malachi Talman Gardner, Marlee Gardner, Ty Sanders and Sky Sanders. He is also survived by his sister Isadell Castle and 2 Brothers Freddieand Ira(Cheryl) Gardner

Talispreceededin death by hisparents Woodrow and Celeste Gardner.His sisters Mary B. Stewart, Jeanette White, Patsy and Robin Gardner. His brothersAlvin(His twin), Christopher, Ike, Paul,Teddy Gardner.

Visitation willbeheld from12-1pmon02-19-2026 at Gentilly Baptist Church, 5141FranklinAvenue. Funeralserviceswill follow at 1pm.

The burial serviceswill be at 1pm on 02-21-206at China LeeBaptist Church, 2726River Road, Silver Creek, MS .Visitation will be 12pm-1pm.

Johnson Funeral Home Prentiss, MS is in charge of arrangements. Sign guest book at johnsonfuneralho mems.com

on Monday,February2, 2026 at theage of 76 BelovedmotherofTracy, Glenn, Nicole,Chadand Ronald;devoted grand‐mother of Kortnie, Audie, TaiLyn,Hillary,Denira, Devin, Justin,Caitlin Ronald,Jr.,DeMario,Jason, Jasmine, Mason, Ethan, Malaysa, Carmeloand Lyric; cherishedgreatgrandmotherofKobe, Jerome,Chase,Deryn,Lar‐son, Aris,Denverand Chance.Lovingdaughterof thelateIsabelleRouzan Hall;devoted nieceofRoy Rouzan;cherished sister of James, Jr., Jeanette,Delilah andSelimma.Alsosur‐vivedbya host of nieces nephews, cousins, other loving relativesand friends. ACelebration ser‐vice honoring thelifeand legacy of thelateSusan Young Labatwillbeheldin theChapelofCharbonnet LabatGlapion Funeral Home,1615 St.Philip Street,New Orleans, LA 70116 on Friday,February 20, 2026 at 1pm. Interment Private.Visitation 12 noon in thechapel. Please sign online guestbook at www charbonnetfuneralhome. com. CharbonnetLabat Glapion, Directors(504)581 4411.

Rita RashLeBlancwas born in Dolores, Colorado on July19, 1933 to Charles and Lois Rash. She had an adventurous spirit that lead her to NewOrleans, Louisiana, where she met her future husband, Lloyd J. LeBlanc. Her relocation was perfect she hated thecoldand lovedtocook rich, flavorful foods.Her kitchen skills werelegendaryonlyusurped by her gardening skills. She was adevoted Catholic andloved life,family and MardiGras. She became a much-beloved school bus driver forthe Jefferson Parish School Board -driving her own schoolbus for 25 years. She enjoyed retirement withLloyd, until he passedaway in 2003. Eventually, Ritarelocated to Baton Rouge to be with her granddaughter, Valerie, withwhomshe liveduntil her passing Rita was precededindeath by her husband, Lloyd,her children, Lori LeBlancand Lloyd LeBlanc, Jr,and her grandson, Adam Briggs. She was also precededin death by her parents and her siblings, Elaine Abadie, CarolMarciante, Kay Rash, and Harry Rash. She is survivedbyher daughter Dianne Larmann (Bernard), her granddaughters Valerie Bargas (Trey), ElizabethWichers (Jeff), Rebecca Larmann and her greatgrandchildren, Briggs, Anna-Marie,and Reed Bargasand McKenzie Larmann. She is also survivedbya host of nieces and nephews. Avisitation willbeheldfrom 9:00 am to 10:00 am on Thursday, February 19, 2026, followed by a10:00 am Mass of Christian Burial at Our LadyofMercy Catholic Church. Interment at Westlawn Cemeteryin Gretna, La. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations

DavidE

Lourie,P.E.,

DavidE.Lourie, P.E. of Metairie,diedFebruary11, 2026, followinga briefill‐ness. Born in Chicagoon April6,1956, he wasthe sonofthe late Ernest Eu‐gene andTheodora MerekasLourie. Davidwas a1974 graduate of Lane TechnicalHighSchool in Chicago. He wasalsoa 1979 graduate of theIlli‐nois InstituteofTechnol‐ogy (IIT)witha Bachelor of ScienceCivil Engineering (BSCE) and a1981 graduate of IIT with aMasterofSci‐ence CivilEngineering (MSCE) with an academic focusingeotechnicalengi‐neering. He beganhis pro‐fessionalcareer in 1979 with Soil TestingServices (now part of AECOM), Northbrook,Illinois. From 1981 to 1990, he held vari‐ouspositions with McClel‐land Engineers, Inc. in Texasand Louisiana. From 1990 to 1992, he wasPresi‐dent of Fugro-McClelland (Southeast), Inc. He was thefounder andCEO of Lourie Consultants, Metairie,Louisiana,since 1992. Mr.Louriewas an ad‐junctprofessor at theUni‐versityofNew Orleans (UNO), teaching under‐graduate andgraduate levelcourses in geotechni‐calengineering, founda‐tion engineering, ground modification,soft-soil en‐gineering, andearth sup‐port systems. As much as Davidenjoyed beinga practitioner,hetruly en‐joyedteachinggeotechni‐calengineeringatUNO; "molding young minds" as he describedit. Mr.Lourie wasa member of the LouisianaEngineeringSo‐ciety, National Societyof Professional,Engineers, ASCE,AmericanCouncil of Engineering Compa‐nies/Louisiana,Institute of BrownfieldProfessionals, ChiEpsilon, andGBA/The GeoprofessionalBusiness Association(formerly ASFE). He enjoyedcooking, wine tastings andwine dinners, watching sporting events,especiallythe Saints,Pelicans, andTu‐lane football;attending Louisianafood festivals; andannualget -togethers with hisfraternitybroth‐ers, SigmaPhi Epsilon, Illi‐nois Beta Chapter. Davidis survived by hisbrother, WalterLourie; and StephanieBialobok; and numerous cousins, friends, andcolleagues. AFuneral Mass is scheduledfor Thursday,February19, 2026 at 12:00 noon at St ClementofRomeChurch 4317 Richland Ave., Metairie,LA70002 with Fr JoeKrafft celebrating. Visi‐tation will be held at the church from 10:30 am until Mass time.Burialwillbe private. In lieu of flowers, thefamilyrequestsdona‐tionstothe Civiland Envi‐ronmentalEngineeringDe‐partment at UNO, 2000 LakeshoreDrive,New Or‐leans, LA 70148; Attn:Gi‐anna M. Cothren, Ph.D P.E.,DepartmentChair.On‐line condolencesmay be

Mack Sr., PercyB With sadnessweshare thepassing of PercyB Mack,Sr. on February 12, 2026. Please visitwww.rho desfuneral.comtoview serviceinformation,sign online guestbook,send flowers andshare condo‐lences

With sadnessweshare thepassing of Eugene E. Maulet,Sr.,onFebruary9, 2026. Please visitwww.rho desfuneral.comtoview serviceinformation,sign online guestbook,send flowers andshare condo‐lences

Osborn, Cynthia AnnCupit

CynthiaAnn Cupit Osborn, 93, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2026 (Valentine'sDay)to be reunitedwithher belovedhusbandof67 years. She leaves behind a legacyofstrength,independence,generosity, and unwaveringlove for her familyand all whowere fortunate enough to know her. Born November 18, 1932, in NewOrleans,Cynthia grew up duringthe Great Depression, developing a determination andresiliencethatwould define herlife. Awoman of remarkable strength and quiet grace, she cared deeply for those around her, always putting familyfirst. Sheoffered ahelping hand, alisteningear, anda warm hearttoall.Her generosity knew no bounds, andher steady resolve carried hergracefullythrough everychapter of her93 years. Fiercely independent, Cynthialived on herown andcontinued drivingherself wherever she needed to go untilthe very end, an inspiringtestament to her vitalityand spirit.She showed herfamilywhat it meanstolivefully, with dignity, courage, and grace. Hergreatest joywas her family. Sheislovingly survivedbyher children: BenjaminEricOsborn and hiswife,Donielle Osborn; Judith OsbornOyenand herhusband, John Oyen; andShaeOsborn Clements. Shewas adevoted grandmother to Laura OsbornReidand herhus-

Maulet Sr., Eugene E.

LeBlanc, Rita Rash

DeVaughn Turner

Editor’snote:This editorial, slightlymodified, has appeared on previous Ash Wednesdays in this newspaper

To get a“black mark,” we understand from thecommon lexicon,isn’tagood thing —except on Ash Wednesday,when many Christians observe the beginningofLent with asmudge of ash on their foreheads as areminder of their mortality

The message is more relevant than ever: “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” as the Ash Wednesday admonition goes, asomber recognition that in the great cycle of earthly life, none of us is here for very long.

It’sareality that resonates among those of all faiths, or even those withno particular religious faith at all, although our culture does much to deny it.

Cosmetics and fashion falsely promise eternal youth, and politics promotes the equally hollow promise of power as apermanent commodity,asifour smallestdesires might be attained by legislationordecree.

Ash Wednesday points us to adifferent and healthier —perspective on the human condition, one that acknowledges the limitsof personalambition, the boundaries of earthly human life itself.

Lent reminds us how small we are in the scheme of things, awelcome corrective tothe narcissism of our politics, the narrowness of ourgenerosity,the nastiness of realityTVand the darker corners of social media.

The start of Lent today also means another chance to embrace the cause of personal improvement, aprospect that couldn’tcome at a better time.

This is the point of the year,after all, when many of us realize that those well-meaning New Year’sresolutions haven’tcome tovery much.

Many people use Lent as aseason toeither give up some small pleasure, like chocolate or cake, or resolve to do something extra, like helping aneighbor or volunteering at afood bank. The hope is that these small personal disciplines will help deepenour spiritual resolve for bigger challenges. As we move through a divisive time in our country,wealsohope that ourLenten practices help us lessen the vitriol rampant in our society andelevateour political discourse.

At the very least, Lent brings the news that although we remain imperfect in ayear still young, there’sanew opportunitytobecome a little thinner,alittle stronger,maybe even a little kinder And with Friday fish fries and crawfish boils, Easter and Lent are also linked in aspirit of fellowship.

Although Lent isn’tmeant tobeajollytime,it serves as abridge between winter and spring. The march of Lent is taking us, slowly but surely,toawarmer place, adestination softened by pastel skies, greening lawns, aflowering landscape. Anew season, blessedly,isjust around the corner

LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR ARE WELCOME. HERE AREOUR

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TO SEND US A LETTER, SCANHERE

OPINION

This is in reply to theletter “A landowner’scase for Louisiana’seconomic future,”byRobert Crosby Crosby overlooks theresponsibility that we as large landowners owe to our neighbors and our communities. LikeCrosby,myfamily has been in thetimber business over ahundred years. We have tried to be good stewards and good neighbors.

Carbon capture is not good for our neighbors, nor our community Crosby overlooks thefact that decisions he makes on his land affect his neighbors and the community as a whole. Ruining thedrinking water from acarbon capture spill affects everyone. The timber companies are only worried about their dollars, not how our communities will be in 10, 20 or 100 years from now.The timber companies even came to our parish police jury and asked them not to pave roads, to leavethem dustybecause they were tired of fixing paved roads. They couldn’tcare less about

Iamapolice officer.Iworked hard to achieve my goal. Iamfrom Oak Brook,Illinois;from Elyria, Ohio; from Metairie. Iamsworn to uphold thelaw.But I’m not local. I’m alaw enforcement officer of the federal government,ofwhich Iamproud. AndIamunder attack. In thefreezing temperatures of Minneapolis,Iwas an alien. Iwas yelled at by people on the street. The protesters heretried to trip me, punch me and spit at me. Iamsworn in to enforce thelaws of the U.S. government —their government It was cold. Bitter cold. Yetthey wouldn’tlet me buyacup of coffee at the local convenience stores. My fellow officersand Istayed in local motels.But we couldn’tget a good night’s sleep because the antagonists or protesters, whatever they are, yelled outside on the street. It got me stressed. It made me almost delirious.Why do they hateme? I was only doing what my job is: to enforce immigration law.That’s my

thecommunity

We,asresponsible landowners, take stewardship of the lands seriously We are not driven by the almighty dollar,and carbon capture is not good for our community.Don’tbemisled into thinking carbon capture will makeeverybody rich. Only the oil companies will truly benefit. Take a stand toprotect our rural community.Oppose carbon capture, if not for you, for your kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. Remember that both times ahazardous waste dump was proposed for St. Helena Parish,itwas the large timber companies whowould sell them the land. Yes, the timber companies pay alittle property tax, but that is it. They don’tcontribute to our school athletes, ourlittle league, our churches and other civic organizations. Remember,tothem it is all about the dollar

REP. ROBERT J. CARTER state representative, District72 Greensburg

job

IamanICU nurse in Minneapolis.

Ihate President Donald Trump, and Ihated the federal Nazis who were arresting innocentpeople who are justtrying to makeabetterlife for themselves in theU.S. Maybe Ishould have gone back down to supportthem. Last timeI went,Ispit at U.S. Immigrationand Customs Enforcement officers and kicked out one of their taillights. It felt good!

Iamaspectator,anAmerican citizen who lives in Mandeville.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agentsshould nothave to fight U.S. citizens and protesters in order to do theirjobs, to enforce the law. If we don’tagree withthe laws of this country,they need to be changed. Theonly way to do thatisthrough Congress. It is not to fight law enforcement in thestreets. What’s wrong with us?

JONATHAN SHERMAN Mandeville

Recently,I watched the local TV newsatnoon. Most of the commercials werefor ambulance chasers. Their billboards are also ubiquitous. Such advertising requires asignificant cost. Looks like the PACcan afford only atwentieth of the TV advertising of the chasers. Ever see the billboards by these firmsbragging about getting $100 million fortheir clients? Car accident lawyers have arather lucrative gig. Although their take can be higher, mostcommonly their take is athird of the settlement. So, when you see abillboard bragging about getting $100 million fortheir clients, what you should realize is that the lawyers pocketed $33 million. And where does the $33 million come from? It comes from the insurance companies. And where do the insurance companies get the coin to cover these settlements? Who pays for this largess? Yeah, that would be the shmucks required to buy car insurance.

Think of one-third of your car insurance premium as being adonation to line the pockets of folks that give us all these billboards and TV advertisements. If you get rear-ended, don’tfret. Think of it as your lottery ticket to two-thirds of the spoils. As forthe rest of us, let’sjust enjoy the commercials and billboards and hope that we can afford our car insurance.

DAVE WHIDDON NewOrleans

The difference between President Donald Trump2.0 and 1.0 is dramatic. During Trump1.0, the president wasmerely annoying and embarrassing. Now,one year into 2.0, the president has been bestowed with unprecedented personal power,and his impulse is to abuse it.

MICHAEL COLEMAN NewOrleans

Bewarethe bullypromising a‘soft touch’

Forcasual observers of U.S. politics, an interview President Donald Trump gave to “NBC Nightly News” might have suggested achange of tone in the federal government’sstandoff in Minnesota. Speaking of the bruteforce operations federal agents have conducted there rounding up undocumented immigrants in that state, Trumptold anchor TomLlamas: “I learned that maybe we could use alittle bitofa softer touch. But youstill have to be tough.”

To make sense of Trump,it’smore important to pay attention towhathedoes than what he says —because what he says is often misdirection, andislikely to be contradicted by what hesaysor does aday,aweek or amonth later.

“We’re dealing with really hard criminals,” Trump told Llamas, adding, “Look, I’ve called the people. I’vecalled the governor. I’ve called the mayor Spoke to ‘em. Had great conversations with them. And then Isee them rantingand raving outthere. Literally as though acall wasn’tmade.”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol are not“dealing with” alot of criminals —which is to say,undocumented immigrantswho have committed violent crime in our country —although they have arrested afew.And theconservative Cato Institute estimatesthatof those arrested in all DHS operations since Oct. 1, 73% have no priorcriminal convictions, andonly5%have had a violent criminal conviction

So it strains credibility tocontend that federal agents are in Minnesota to riditofdangerous aliens. And judging by reportsonsocial media from those involved, ICE andBorder Patrol agents have not de-escalated effortstoarrest immigrants and Minnesotans observing and documentingtheir operations. Federal agents continuetopullguns on citizen observers, threaten them verbally,rough them up, arrest them and publish their mugshots on social media with the intention of inflicting personal repercussions. All because these citizens engage in constitutionally protected activity that Trumpand DHS don’tlike.

Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey,both Democrats, have strongly condemned Trump’simmigration raids, andhave called on the president to de-escalate Yetthe true intentions of theTrump

administration can be seen in theletter U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Walz shortly after the shooting death of asecond protester,Alex Pretti, on thestreets of Minneapolis. Bondi toldWalz that he could “bring an end to the chaos” by, among other things,turning over thestate’svoter data to the Justice Department. How are voter rolls related to immigration enforcement? This is where casual observers of U.S. politics need to start payingattention.

Under Trump, theJustice Department has aggressively sought statevoter data, andhas sued at least 24 states andterritories to get it. Eleven states have complied, but manyhave resisted, including Minnesota, where complying would actually break state law Trump, youwill recall, infamously claimed the2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden,was stolen. Andalthough he and his allies mounted more than 60 lawsuits alleging voter fraud, all of them failed butone, an inconsequential case in Pennsylvania. Yethis supporters wentontostormthe U.S. Capitol in an effort to stop the Electoral College vote from beingcertified, one of the most shameful days in recent U.S. political history

As Ipointed out not long ago, Trump views the2026 midterms as existential. If heloses themajority in either house of Congress, he faces investigations, roadblockstogovern and possibly impeachment. No surprise, then, that

Trumprecently said he might not “ac-

cept” the midterm poll results. He wants to “nationalize” voting so his federal agencies can control it. And make no mistake, themidterms areshaping up to be adisaster for Republicans,and they know it.The violence committed in Trump’sDHS raids has seriously undercut support for the president and his party in public opinion polls.

YetTrumpand Co. continue their effortstointimidate, hoping their fortunes will change.

Bullying hasbeen afruitful strategy for Trump in his second term.Hehas used every lever of government to amassgreat personal power and wealth, to cow and extortand threaten people and institutions he has deemed as rivals.

Butwhen he turned on ordinary Minnesotans —and Angelenos and Chicagoans before that —and they stood up and fought back, it forced all of America to confront the possibilitythat our democracy is slouching towardtyranny and that we too need to stand up.

It’soutrageous to thinkthat Americans are fighting our own president —risking arrest, injury and even death —touphold thebasic rights theConstitution grantstoall of us. But Trump has plunged us intoaneedless, destructivenational crisis, and it may get alot worse before it gets better

Email Clarence Page at clarence47page@gmail.com.

ACOVID realitycheck forAIhype

COVID-19 gave everyoneaharsh lesson in the power of exponentials, and that memory haunts any analysis of artificial intelligence. Sure, everything looks fine now.But then, everything also looked fine in early March 2020. By the end of the month,we were locked in our houses with our strategic reserves of toilet paper In aviral essay on Xthis week, Otherside AI founder MattShumer draws the parallel explicitly.“Ithink we’re in the ‘this seems overblown’ phase of something much, much bigger than COVID,” he writes, before launching into adescription of what’s already here for coders: AI agents building “usuallyperfect” software from a plain-English description. He’spredictingaworld sooninwhich AIblows up software development andmoves on to every other profession.

WhenPresident Donald Trump claims there hasbeen “voter fraud” in previous elections, whatusually comes to my mind is non-U.S. citizens casting ballots. That is against the law. There have been afew such instances,but no credible proof that they were enough to change the outcomeofan election.

There is anotherkind of voterfraud which has escaped the attention—whether accidentally or deliberately —of the media. PeterSchweizer writes aboutitinhis newbook “The Invisible Coup: How American Elitesand Foreign Powers Use Immigrationasa Weapon.”

In achaptertitled“Voter Mills,” Schweizer notes that1.2 millionnew citizens were sworn in during the 1996 election year “threetimesthe numberprocessed by the INS (Immigrationand NaturalizationService) the previous year.” Schweizer makes astrong andwell-documented case that the Clintonadministration (and later the Biden administration) violated immigration law by rushing through people fromother countriestobecome citizens and then rapidly registering themtovote, mostly for Democrats.

Citing aJusticeDepartment Inspector General InvestigationofCitizenship USA discovered by The Daily Caller,Schweizer writes thatRahmEmanuel, thenanassistant to the president for political affairs, “took midnight trips to INS headquarters to meet with (then-Commissioner Daniel Meissner) to speed-up the process of granting citizenship to foreigners.” Schweizer says, “As avote generator, it worked: eighty-five percentofthis populationvoted for Clinton-Gore.” Schweizer writes the same strategy was usedbythe Bidenadministration, which he suggests was amajor reason Biden refused to control the southern border during his four years in office.

The waytoreverse this type of voter fraud andprevent it from happening in the future is to revoke the naturalizedcitizenship of those who circumvented the requirements for becoming U.S. citizens.

“I know the next two to five years are going to be disorienting in ways most people aren’tprepared for,”hewrites. “This is already happening in my world. It’scoming to yours.”

By Friday,the post had 80 million views, and Xhad been divided intotwo warring camps, each astounded by the other’snaiveté: skeptics whosaw this as more false hype, and AI boomers and doomers who think we’re on thecuspof the biggest social and economic transformation since at least the Industrial Revolution, and possibly thetamingof fire. Is it time to freak out? Well, don’t panic, but you should be concerned Though not becausethe economy as we know it will end in two years, or five.

As readers of this column know,I’m closer to aboomer than askeptic. I’ve watched AI get steadily better at doing partsofmyjob (though not thewriting, every word of which has been lovingly

handcrafted by ahuman). I’m also paying attention to what people from AI World are saying —and not just the executives, who can be suspectedofhyping their product as they raise vast sums of capital to build moredata centers. Dismiss them if you will, but pay attention to thepeople who are leaving the major AI platforms, declaring we’re on the verge of recursive self-improvement (machines building better and better versions of themselves). Or else murmuring about finding something else to dointhe brave new world, like studying poetry.All this makes me inclined to believethat Shumer is directionally correct. Even if theimprovement stalls well short of superintelligence, aworld of merely very intelligent machines is apt to get really weird for agood long while. Though probably not assoon as AI World thinks. It often seems to extrapolatefromthe pace of changeinthe software industry,which is undergoing astaggering transformation.

Butmost of the economy is not the software industry.Tech firmsare best positioned to innovate in thebusiness they understandbest. As AI spreads beyond those borders, thepace of advancementshould slow Electricity,chips and the growing political pushback will becomeproblems as AI expands. But leaving those constraints aside, AI will face steeper challenges in industries that work with people, or physical objects, rather than electrons. What percentage of jobs can be automatedbyAI? Hard to say,but takethe maximalistcase: every job that was done overZoom in 2021. In that year, accordingtothe Census Bureau, 17.9% of workers were working primarily from home. That means more than

80% of jobs required someone’sphysical presence, which implies they were doing something that cannot easily be replaced by avirtual worker

Yeteven that 17.9% probably overstates the potential, at least in thenear term. Having spent five years working in IT,Ican attest that software engineers adopt new technical tools much quicker,and withconsiderably less pain, than any other user Many other constraintsdon’texist in the software industry but abound outside it. Take drug discovery,which has captured alot of imaginations cures for cancer,ondemand! Even if every other part of the process was turbocharged by AI, drug companies would still be required by law to test inventions in thousands of human subjects.However much AI improves that process, it will not enable you to administer a12-week course of anew drug to fewer than the required number of subjects, or in less than 12 weeks. Almostevery sector outside of software has many such constraints —cultural, physical and regulatory. Maybe one day we’ll get so good at modeling biological processes that we can skip theclinical trials. But probably not in five years, and given how glacially bureaucracies move, maybe not in 50

So while there are afew industries where everything might go sideways in thenext five years (journalism,alas, is one of them), in most jobs, you should expect things to be mostly business as usual come2030. That said, remember COVID, and don’tlet the apparent normalcy blind you to what’scoming. If you’re in awhite-collar job, you’ve probably got time. Butitwon’tdoyou much good unless you use it to prepare for what’scoming.

MeganMcArdle in on X, @asymmetricinfo.

Whatdoes the lawrequire of people who wish to become citizens of the UnitedStates andgainthe right to vote?The U.S. Citizenship andImmigrationServices describes it: “Toqualify forU.S. naturalized citizenship, applicants must generally be at least 18, alawfulpermanent resident (green card holder) for5 years(or 3ifmarried to aU.S. citizen), demonstrate good moral character, andpossess basic English proficiency along with knowledge of U.S. history and government.”

If an immigrant violates the law, what are supposedtobethe consequences?” Aperson is subject to revocation of naturalization if he or she procured naturalization illegally.” Schweizer writes“...with pressure from the (Clinton) White House,the INS did not properly enforce the English language requirement of naturalization.” Many INS workers, he says, reported that they “regularly encountered applicants who presented passing certificates but who could notspeak even simple English. TheybecameU.S. citizens anyway.”And instant voters.

In view of this illegal strategy by Democrats, it could be argued that amajor reason for anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis is thatthe left wants to maintain their harvest of newDemocrat voters for future electioncycles.

President Trump, the Justice Department andthe INS should launch an investigation into those who violatedthe requirements for becoming American citizens.

If proven theyviolatedthe law, they should be stripped of their citizenship, along with their right to vote,driver’slicenses andpassports anddeported to the countries from which theycame. Otherwise,the law is made amockeryand those who followed the lawtobecome citizens will rightfully be angry abouta systemthat treats law-abidersand lawbreakersthe same

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FIRSTIMPRESSIONS

Starting pitching raises eyebrowduring impressive openingweekfor LSU

BY KOKI RILEY

Staff writer

It wasn’t always pretty, butLSU baseball has started the 2026 season with a perfect record.

The Tigers are 4-0 after sweepingMilwaukee over the weekendand taking down Kent State on Monday. LSU won 15-5 on Friday,5-3 on Saturday,21-7 on Sunday and 10-7 on Monday

Here are five takeawaysfromLSU’s

first four games of the year ahead of a 1p.m. Wednesday matchup withNicholls State at Alex Box Stadium

Slowstarters

LSU starting pitchers combined to post a6.06 ERA in 161/3 innings, walkingeight batters and allowingthreehome runs

These numbers wouldbeworrying, but understandable, in SoutheasternConfer-

ence play.But Milwaukeehad a24-35 record last season. KentState hasapowerfuloffense, but the Golden Flashes aren’t Arkansas or Tennessee.

The only starter whoexcelled was Kansastransfer right-hander Cooper Moore. He shut down the Panthers forsix innings, allowing just one earned runwith 11 strikeouts.

But sophomore right-hander Casan Evansstruggled against the same lineupthe day before,leaving his changeup up in the zone too often. He allowed fourearned runs in 31/3 innings. Fellow sophomore right-hander William Schmidt also had troublelocating his pitches on Sunday, surrendering ahome run on afastballup andover theplate andwalkingthree.

There were flashesofstrong stuff from

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Pistonsproviding NBA astunningturnaround

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

The Detroit Pistons hadthe worst record in franchisehistory at the All-Star break four years ago. And two years ago, theirrecord at the break was even worse. Look at them now When the NBA starts post-AllStar play on Thursday,the Pistons —afranchise that last wona playoff series in 2008 —will start the night with the best record in the league, asmidge ahead of the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.Detroit is 40-13, OklahomaCity 42-14.

The Thunderisexpected to be here. The Pistons probably weren’t. How Detroit finishes, and if it can holdontothat top spot, is one ofthe intriguing storylines for the stretch runofthe NBA season —with two-thirds of the year completeand teams now set to sprint toward the playoffs or sprint toward the bottom in search of better lottery odds. “We’rejust going to run our race,” Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham said. “Welike where we’reat, and we’re going to continue to try to finish ourseason

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Schmidt and Evans. Schmidtstruck out nine, andEvans threwthree scoreless innings to startthe game andhad seven strikeoutsbefore running into trouble in the fourth.

“Yesterday,theyproved that theycould hititifitwas up,” Mooresaid after his start Saturday.“And my goal as apitcher is alwaystothrowitdown.”

Similar to Evans, redshirtjuniorrighthander Jaden Noot had asolid start against Kent State on Monday before running into trouble. He allowedathree-run homer in the third inning thatcut LSU’s lead to one after two scoreless frames, surrendering ablast that hitthe scoreboardinleftfield. Commandwas an issue for him as well, as he walked three batters.

LSU shouldn’tpanic about its rotation.

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LSU softball breezesby S. Alabama

BY JIM KLEINPETER

Contributing writer

LSU bounced back impressively from arough weekend in Florida with timely hits and solid pitching to take a10-2 mercy-rule victory against South Alabama at Tiger Park on Tuesday

The No. 19 Tigers got abases-loaded triple fromAlixFranklinand atwo-run single by Jalia Lassiter,and Tatum Clopton andPatynMonticelli were stingy from the circle.

LSU went 1-4withtwo shutout losses at the Clearwater Classic last weekend but took advantageofeight walks and three hit batters Tuesday

Clopton got the victory with the help of strong defense behind her.The Tigers turned apair of double plays to work around multiple Jaguar baserunners.

“Weplayed much more like ourselves,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “It wasnice to be back at Tiger Park in front of our fans. We did alot of good things tonight

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three runs TuesdayinLSU’s10-2

South

BY GUERRYSMITH

Contributing writer

The Tulane baseball team came out hot against UCLA, scoring two runs on Jason Wachs’ double to thewall in the top of the first inning.

Thecooldownlastedpretty much the rest of the day

Playing nowhere near cleanly enough to hang with the No. 1 Bruins,the Green Wave lost13-5 on MardiGras afternoon while finishing itsseason-opening west coast trip at 2-2. It wasn’tjust the four home runs thepitcherssurrendered two each to projected No. 1overall draft pick Roch Cholowsky and Will Gasparino. It was the twoinfield errors with multiple shaky throws, three hit batters, three wild pitches,two passed balls and one balk that did in the Wave at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Scoring in everyinning but the sixth, UCLA (3-1) took the lead for good at 6-4 on Gasparino’s first homer in the third. The Bruins added two runs in thefourth, two more in thefifth and cruised from there.

Reliever Blaise Wilcenski (01) took the loss after starter J.D. Rodriguez could notmatch his stellarappearanceagainst Loyola Marymount on Friday, giving up Cholowsky’sfirst homer in the first beforegetting betrayed by hisdefense in the second. Third baseman Nolan Nawrockibounced athrow acrossthe diamond thatfirst baseman Trent Liolios couldnot handle to start

the inning, leading to the tying run. The sequence wasrepeated alittle later when second baseman AJ Groeneveld’slow throw eluded Liolios on whatwould have beena doubleplay, helping the Bruins gettheir secondand thirdunearned runs. Wachsdoubledfor thesecond time in the third, scoring when Nawrocki doubledright behind him. TannerChun’stwo-out single tied it at 4, but UCLA right fielderPayton Brennan robbed Groeneveld of ago-ahead hit withanoutstanding grab of a liner Aside from catcher Johnny Elliott’sleadoffhomer to left-center in the seventh, Tulane never

put arunnerpastfirst base in the finalsix innings. Zach Strickland (1-0), the Bruins’ third pitcher after shaky outings fromfreshmanAngel Cervantes and CJ Bott, threw three scoreless innings while allowing onebase runner from the fourth through the sixth.

The game really began to getaway from the Wave in the fourth. Liolios failed to snag a throwfrompitcher TomVincentafter he fielded abunt, and Cholowsky followedwithhis secondhomer to make the score 8-4. Vincent, aRice transfer,then hit two batters in the fifth, bring-

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STAFF PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK

LSU catcher Cade Arrambide, left,speakswith starting pitcher CasanEvans as theyreturntothe dugout after thethirdinning against Milwaukee on opening dayFriday at Alex Box Stadium.

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham,front, reacts afterforward Tobias Harris,back, made abasket against the Denver Nuggets in the second half of agame on Jan. 27 in Denver.

STAFFFILE PHOTOBySOPHIAGERMER Tulane batter Jason Wachsswingsatthe ballduring agame against UNOatMaesri Field on March 25.

STAFFPHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON LSUcenter fielder Jalia Lassiter races to third against Lamar earlier this season at TigerPark.Lassiter scored

win over

Alabama.

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Woods won’t rule out 2026 Masters

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods did not rule out a return to the Masters just under two months away, even as his immediate future appears to include just about everything but golf.

Woods again painted an uncertain future about when or where he plays next because of a seventh back surgery to replace a disk. He said Tuesday at the Genesis Invitational that he remains plenty occupied, mostly with trying to reshape the PGA Tour schedule.

“I thought I spent a lot of hours practicing in my prime,” Woods said. “It doesn’t compare to what we’ve done in the boardroom.” Those hours also are an obstacle in his decision whether to be the U.S. captain for the Ryder Cup for the 2027 matches in Ireland. Woods turned down the job two years ago because he didn’t think he had the time to do the job justice Foremost this time of the year is the Masters, which Woods last played in 2024 when he made the cut for a record 24th time in a row Woods is a five-time Masters champion. Asked if playing the Masters, which starts April 9, was off the table, Woods replied without elaboration, “No.”

As for his golf anywhere — he turned 50 at the end of last year and is eligible for the PGA Tour Champions — Woods said he is still working his way back from the disk replacement surgery in October and has no timetable for a return. He has yet to play in the indoor TGL matches, either

“Well, I’m trying — put it that way,” he said, adding that he can hit full shots but not every day “and not very well.”

Last year was the first time in his career he did not compete in a single tournament. He had surgery in March 2025 for a ruptured Achilles tendon, which is no longer

holding him back He said his lower back was sore, and at his age, “It’s probably going to take me a little bit longer.”

“My body has been through a lot,”

Woods said. “Each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing, I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a level at which I can play at the highest level again.”

His chief interest is indoors. He is on the board of the PGA Tour and the commercial PGA Tour Enterprises, heading the “Future Competition Committee” that is trying to create a model to meet CEO Brian Rolapp’s goal of fewer tournaments that are more meaningful for the best players.

The only thing clear is that a new model most likely won’t be ready by 2027. The committee has reached agreement on a big start to the season that could be the week after or before the Super Bowl — taking the big events to bigger markets and becoming the must-see sport of the summer

Another players-only meeting was scheduled Tuesday at Riviera. Rolapp is expected to pull back the curtain on some aspects at The Players Championship in March, with a little more clarity expected in the summer

Among items under consideration is moving some prime California stops — Riviera and Torrey Pines get most of the attention to August as part of the PGA Tour’s postseason.

“We’re looking at things like that, looking to go to bigger markets later in the year for the playoffs Just trying to make our competitive model better, and how do we do that?” Woods said, adding that moving the Genesis Invitational to August “certainly is on the table.”

All the while, Woods said it was important to create a path for the next batch of stars.

“We’re trying to create opportunities for that turnover to get more

youth out here because eventually they’re going to take over the game,” Woods said. “So trying to create that opportunity, trying to create the right competitive model and the environment to foster that, that’s been the greater challenge of it all.” As for the Ryder Cup, that also is in the wait-and-see mode.

The PGA of America waited longer than it ever has before choosing Keegan Bradley for the ‘25 matches at Bethpage Black because it was

waiting on an answer from Woods. He doesn’t appear to have made much headway “They have asked me for my input on it, and I haven’t made my decision yet,” Woods said. “I’m trying to figure out what we’re trying to do with our tour That’s been driving me hours upon hours every day and trying to figure out if I can actually do our team — Team USA and our players and everyone that’s going to be involved in the Ryder Cup — if I can do it justice with my time.”

Source: Clark intends to resign from union

Head of MLB Players Association to leave position

BY RONALD BLUM AP baseball writer

TAMPA, Fla. — Tony Clark intends to resign as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a person familiar with the union’s deliberations said Tuesday

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his decision, first reported by ESPN, had not been announced. The person said an announcement was likely later Tuesday Clark’s decision took place during an investigation by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, New York, into One Team Partners, a licensing company founded by the union, the NFL Players Association and RedBird Capital Partners in 2019.

“A lot of people have known that the investigation has been going on,” said the New York Mets’ Marcus Semien, a member of the union’s eight-man executive subcommittee. “I think that this happening during the investigation is not like, as a subcommittee, is not like overly surprising, but it still hurts and it’s still something I’m processing.” Deputy executive director

Bruce Meyer is set to be the primary negotiator in the upcoming labor talks, as he was in 2021-22. After Clark and Rick Shapiro led the 2016 negotiations, Meyer was hired in August 2018 as senior director of collective bargaining and legal and was promoted to his current role in July 2022. Semien believes Clark is leaving to deal with the probe.

“I think so,” he said, “because up

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark answers a question during a news conference in New york on March 11, 2022.

to this point, before any investigations, I’ve had the ultimate confidence in Tony Clark to lead this player group. I’ve had the ultimate confidence in Bruce Meyer to be the lead negotiator for this player group.”

The decision was made ahead of an expected start of collective bargaining in April for an agreement to replace the five-year labor contract that expires Dec 1. Management appears on track to propose a salary cap, which possibly could lead to a work stoppage that causes regular-season games to be canceled for the first time since 1995.

Adam L. Braverman, a former U.S. associate deputy attorney general and U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, was hired by the union’s executive subcommittee as outside counsel, two people familiar

with the group’s action told the AP They spoke on condition of anonymity because the union hadn’t announced that. The union on Monday canceled Tuesday’s scheduled start of the staff’s annual tour of the 30 spring training camps, which was to have begun with the Cleveland Guardians in the morning and the Chicago White Sox in the afternoon. Clark, 53, is a former All-Star first baseman who became the first player to head the union. He played from 1995-2009, becoming a union leader shortly after going to his first executive board meeting in 1999.

Clark was hired as the union’s director of player relations in 2010 and was promoted to deputy executive director in July 2013, when union head Michael Weiner’s health declined because of a brain

Source: LSU safeties coach

Olsen decides to stay put LSU safeties coach Jake Olsen has decided to stay with the Tigers after he was in advanced talks with the Washington Commanders, a source confirmed Monday night with The Advocate.

Olsen coached the LSU safeties the past two seasons. A report from CBS Sports stated he accepted the NFL job before changing his mind and staying in Baton Rouge. His decision kept the LSU defensive staff intact heading into new head coach Lane Kiffin’s first season. The Tigers begin spring practice March 24. Olsen worked with new Commanders defensive coordinator Daronte Jones at LSU in 2021. Jones was the defensive coordinator, and Olsen helped with the linebackers as a defensive analyst under then-linebackers coach Blake Baker, who is now the LSU defensive coordinator

Chio wins her third SEC weekly gym honor of year

Once again, Kailin Chio had no peer in Southeastern Conference gymnastics.

The LSU sophomore won her third SEC gymnast of the week award Tuesday after a dazzling showing in her team’s 198.325196.825 win over Auburn on Friday

Chio had her first career perfect 10 on floor and won the all-around with a 39.875, the second-highest all-around score in LSU history and tied for the best in the nation this season with former Olympian Jordan Chiles of UCLA. Chio also won vault and balance beam with scores of 9.975.

The sophomore from Henderson, Nevada, now has 41 career individual titles, including 18 in just six meets this season.

Twins ace Lopez likely to miss entire season FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Minnesota Twins suffered a major setback during their first full-squad workout, an elbow injury that likely will sideline ace Pablo López for the entire season.

General manager Jeremy Zoll told reporters at the club’s spring training facility on Tuesday that López has a “significant tear” in his right ulnar collateral ligament. He was seeking a second medical opinion but expected to need Tommy John surgery, Zoll said. López ended his bullpen session early on Monday after experiencing soreness in his throwing elbow López missed about three months last season with a shoulder injury As the Twins were slashing payroll, he was mentioned often as a prime trade candidate.

tumor Weiner died that November and Clark was elevated to executive director following Marvin Miller, Kenneth Moffett, Donald Fehr and Wiener as union head. Clark led players through negotiations that led to an agreement in December 2016, about 3 1/2 hours before the prior deal was set to expire, and another in March 2022 after a 99-day lockout. Meyer, 64, spent 30 years at Weil, Gotshal & Manges before joining the NHL Players Association in 2016 as senior director of collective bargaining, policy and legal.

Three members of the subcommittee, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito and Ian Happ, were among the players who in March 2024 advocated for the ouster of Meyer in an effort led by former union lawyer Harry Marino. Clark backed Meyer, the effort failed and those three players were dropped off the subcommittee that December

The subcommittee voted 8-0 against approving the 2022 labor contract and Meyer had advocated pushing management for a deal more favorable to the union. Team player representatives, the overall group supervising negotiations, voted 26-4 in favor, leaving the overall ballot at 26-12 for ratification.

In addition to Semien, the current subcommittee includes Chris Bassitt, Jake Cronenworth, Pete Fairbanks, Cedric Mullins, Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Brent Suter

OneTeam says since its formation that it added, among others, the players’ associations of the WNBA, MLS, NWSL and the U.S. women’s soccer national team. RedBird sold its stake in 2019 to HPS Investment Partners, Atlantic Park Strategic Capital Fund and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.

Padres sign RHP Buehler to minor-league deal

PEORIA, Ariz Walker Buehler has signed with the San Diego Padres after the right-hander spent the first eight seasons of his major league career with their archrivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Buehler was in the Padres’ clubhouse Tuesday morning after agreeing to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp.

“Yeah, it feels a little weird,” Buehler told reporters in Arizona after pulling on a brown and gold uniform. “I imagine five years ago it would have felt a lot more weird, but this is a crazy game and this is a great opportunity for me.”

Buehler earned two All-Star selections and two World Series rings during his 10 years in the Dodgers organization, serving as a mainstay in their rotation.

Former Denver Nuggets

coach Moe dies at 87

DENVER Doug Moe, an ABA original who gained fame over a rumpled, irreverent and sometimes R-rated decade as coach of the Denver Nuggets in the 1980s, died Tuesday He was 87.

Moe’s son, David, notified several of the coach’s friends that his father had died after a long bout with cancer, Ron Zappolo, a longtime Denver TV personality and good friend of Moe’s, told The Associated Press.

The Nuggets, in a social media post, called Moe “a one-of-a-kind leader and person who spearheaded one of the most successful and exciting decades in Nuggets history.”

Moe went 628-529 over 15 seasons as a head coach, including stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers.

DREW

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Tiger Woods of the Jupiter Links Golf Club tees off from the 12th hole during a match against the Los Angeles Golf Club on Jan. 14, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Cubancriticizes punishmentsfor losing NBAteams

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DALLAS Mark Cuban wrote in a pair of lengthy posts on social mediathat the NBA should embrace tanking, and the minority ownerof the Dallas Mavericks criticizedthe leaguefor punishingteams that appear to be losing on purpose to improve their chances of landing ahigh pick in the draft.

Cuban’sposts on XonTuesday came three days after Commissioner Adam Silver saidthe NBA wasconsidering changes to the draft lottery andthe possibility of revoking picks.

Whenannouncing a$500,000 fine last week for Utah after the Jazz sat star players Lauri Markkanen and Jaren JacksonJr. in the fourthquarterofaloss to Orlando, Silver said the league “wouldrespond accordingly to any further actions that compromise the integrity of our games.”

ThesharpestcommentsfromCubanamountedtoa response to Silver’sstrong words.

“The worstthat the NBA dishes outisthat if you don’tlie to your fans about what you are doing, even though it’sobvioustothem,you get fined,” Cuban wrote. “And (they) threaten you with losing picks.”

Indianapresident ofbasketball operations Kevin Pritchard whosePacers were fined $100,000 at the same time as the Jazz over roster management decisions, asked his fans in a post if they agreed with Cuban. Most did.

The Pacers reached the NBA Finals last season, losing to Oklahoma City.Their best player,Tyrese Haliburton, tore an Achilles tendonin Game 7, and theexpectation washe wouldmiss the entire 2025-26 season. Indiana lost 12 of its first 13 games andhad a13-game losingstreak to drop to 6-31, but has a.500 record sincethen.

TheMavericksare in asimilar situation ayear after trading generational superstar Luka Doncic to the LosAngeles Lakers for apackage centered around oft-injured big man AnthonyDavis, just nine months af-

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Afew games don’tdefine aseason. Anthony Eyanson,for as good as he was in 2025, gave up five runs to Nebraska and four runsin32/3 innings to Missouri in early outings

But that doesn’tmean LSUcoach JayJohnson should be afraid to make achange in his rotation.

Sophomore left-hander Cooper Williams gave up one hit in 22/3 innings on Friday, andJohnson hassaid he’s been extended to 90 pitches. Redshirt junior right-hander Gavin Guidry is coming back from aserious injury,but in appearances against Milwaukee and Kent State, he didn’tgive up arun and threw 61 pitches. Senior right-hander Zac Cowan started for LSU in the College World Series.

Bullpen depth

Whilethe starters struggled, the majority of the bullpen impressed as the Tigers set aprogramrecord for strikeouts in aseries with 49 against Milwaukee. Williams and Guidry combinedto

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and that was much more like the brand of LSU softball we expect from this group. “Their approach wasalot more relaxedand loose. We pressed last weekend, swung out of plan, did things that were veryuncharacteristic of our style of play.”

LSU (8-4)scored in each of the first three innings,but blewitopenwithseven in the third. Lassiter,who scored three runs, triggered the outburst with abases-loaded single to knockintwo runs

When her sharply struckhit got past left fielder Gracie Dunn for an error,Lassiter kept running and beat the relay throw home.

LSU quickly loaded the bases again on an error and two walks before Franklin lined ashot down the rightfield line into the corner to score threerunners.Itwas her team-best fourth triple “She was throwing really

terDallas reached the NBA Finals. Davis missed more games than he playedfor theMavsbefore getting sent to Washingtoninatradedeadline deal this year.Itwas the final stepinmoving on fromanill-fated trade. The first was the November firing of general manager Nico Harrison,who orchestratedthe Doncic deal.

Dallas converted just a1.8% chance in the lotteryfor therightsto draft former Duke star Cooper Flagg first overall this past summer. Flagg is nowthe future of thefranchise, and the Mavs have to decide, presumablysoon,whetherKyrie Irving will play at allthis season. The nine-timeAll-Startore an ACLlast March, and the Mavsentered the All-Starbreakona nine-game losing streak, theirlongest in 28 years.

While Cuban is no longerina decision-making role after selling majority ownership of theMavs, he was fined $600,000 by the league when he wasstill in charge late in the 2022-23 season for admitting Dallas was tanking to try to protect afirstround pick. The Mavs ended up getting center Dereck LivelyII, apromising talentwho has been plagued by injuries.

With tanking ahot topic again, Cuban started hispost with “Why the NBA should embrace tanking,” and went on to say fans don’tmind tanking because they want to have hope that theteam can improve

“Few can remember the score from the last game they saw or went to,” Cuban wrote. “They can’t rememberthe dunks or shots.What they remember is whotheywere with.Their family, friends, adate. That’swhat makesthe experience special.”

With that in mind, Cuban said, the league shouldfocus more on affordability than the integrity issue that is at the heart of tanking.

strike out 10 batters on Friday,and Guidryreturnedtothe mound on Mondayand struckout fivemore. Sophomore right-hander Mavrick Rizy didn’tsurrender arun in 22/3 innings across two appearances. Redshirtsophomoreright-hander

Deven Sheerin threw on back-toback days and dominated Kent State and Milwaukee hitters in 12/3 innings. Those four arms andCowan are thebackbone of adeep bullpen Cowan likely would’ve thrown a scorelessouting on Saturdayifjunior Jake Brownhadn’tlost aball in the sun

The bullpen outside of that group hadmoreups anddowns, but junior-college transfer left-hander Ethan Plog impressedinhis second outing on Monday with ascoreless inning, and Division II transfer right-hander Dax Dathe got LSU out of ajam in aone-rungame on Saturday.

Impressive Arrambide

It went underthe radar,but Arrambide had astrong opening week as the new starting catcher In three games behind the plate and one as thedesignatedhitter

slow, so Iknew Ihad to do oneofour timing concepts, trying to go the other way and that’swhat happened,” said Franklin, who also droveina runwithanRBI single in the first inning.

“Wetalkedasateam about staying together and having fun.Weshowed eachother some baby pictures of ourselvesplaying softball (as kids) in Florida. It was just those little girls playing softball today.The factwe came together,thiswas expected. We gotthe timely hitsbecause we were playing free.”

Cloptonretired the side in order in two of her four innings while third baseman Avery Hodge started a double play after thefirst two runners gotonbaseinthe secondinning. LSUcatcher MaciBergeron threw out Sydney Stewart trying to stretchher run-scoring single to secondbasetoend the inning.

Clopton started another doubleplay after fieldinga hopperwith runners on first

Does Giants managerVitello actually want to do hisnew job?

DIETER KURTENBACH

The MercuryNews(TNS)

We’ve all been stuck at that table. You’re out fora drink, trying to enjoy thenight, but there’sthat oneguy.He’sstaringintothe middledistance, nursingalukewarm beer,and talkingabout the onewho gotaway

Commentary

He talksabout thetiming. He talks about the miscommunications. He talksabout how, if just one thing had gone differently, the universe wouldbeinalignment.Things would be different. Things would be better

Usually,you just nod, wince, andhopehepicks up thetab

But rarely does that guy take on thesamemood andtonewhile wearing aMajor LeagueBaseball uniform, sitting in adugout, while ostensibly being thereto discusshis current jobmanaging theSan Francisco Giants.

On Monday,Giants first-year managerTonyVitelloturned a standardspring-training media availability into a“therapy” session. (His word, notmine.)

It wasunprompted, unfiltered, and, quitefrankly,bizarre.

Vitello kickedthings offwith a question no one actually asked: “When didyou first think Iwas takingthis job?”

It’saquestion that implies a level of espionage, not thehiringofabaseball manager in the offseason.But forthe next 20-orso minutes,with somebreaksto discussbullpen arms andJung Hoo Lee, Vitello broke downthe timeline of hishiring as if it were re-creatingaJohn Cusack movie.

And then, right in the middle of this forlorn monologue, he dropped aquote that should have every Giants fandoing some deep questioning of their own.

“At that point, nothing was going to happen. But somebody decided that it was goingtohappen. Then,the whole world started spinning real quick.”

My interpretation: Thisisn’t aguy saying, “It was atough decision to leave Tennessee.”

Arrambide went7for 17 with a home run and two doubles.Hehit the ball hard andlooked comfortable defensively “I think the offensive production is going to speak for itself throughoutthe year,” Guidry said.“Ithink he’s areal threat at theplate. He’s going to drive in alot of runs,and he’s going to do his job offensively, forsure.”

Freshmen gettinginvolved

Heading into the weekend, there didn’tseem to be much opportunity for the LSU freshmanposition players to see the fieldimmediately.

The Tigers have areturning starter at shortstop, andthe entire outfield came back.Theyadded multiple veteran transfers and have Arrambide,who was ready to take on astarting role.

And yet, MasonBraun, Omar Serna andJack Ruckert have foundwaystocarve outroles for themselves through four games. Braunstarted on opening day and hita home runonMonday. Serna started behind the plate on Saturdayand was the designated hitter on Sunday.Ruckert was adefen-

and second and zero outs. She threw to Hodge for one out and Hodge’sthrow to first was not in time. But Tori Edwards threw back to Hodge at third to getthe other runner tryingtoadvance.

Monticelli cameinthrowing smoke. Although she gave up one run, shestruck out two and gave up apair of soft singles.

“I’mkind of used to closing,” said Monticelli, asenior transfer from Oklahoma.

“I’ve been acloser basically my entirecareer.Ilike the vibe of cominginand being able to slam the door on a team.Itfeels good to come in, throw 70 andget in and out.”

Said Torina: “I think she (Monticelli) can do allthe things.She can start, too. I thought she was really sharp tonight. Maybe the results weren’tassharp on paper but nobody reallywants to chase pitches that are 70 on your hands. She doesn’t get as manyswings at timesas shecould. She’sgot to be pretty precise.”

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Tony Vitello speaksasheis introduced as the manager of the SanFranciscoGiants on Oct. 30 in SanFrancisco.

Of course it was. He was agod in Knoxville. He built amonster of aprogram. He was thebest in the game in college baseball.

No,this is aguy effectivelysaying, “I gotgoaded into this job.”

This is aguy implying that if he could find the Twittersnitch who broke thenews(which he says he didn’tread), he might still be wearing Volunteer Orange.

“Nothing was going to happen.”

Untilitdid.Because,I guess, the internet said so.

And that begs the veryloud, veryuncomfortable question that nobody in the Giants’ front office wants to hear right now: Does Tony Vitelloactually want to be here?

Look, nobody can blame Vitello for missing the college game and reportedly talking about it in every media sessionthis spring. That’s his entire frame of reference.

Andit’snot like he left that behind to take over aWorld Series contenderinSan Francisco.

But forgive me if Monday’ssermondidn’tcome across like aman ready to tackle theNLWest. It sounded like someone with some significant second thoughts he’s been trying to bury but hadtoget offhis chest. And while Iappreciate Vitello’s forthrightness, when you let it all

sive replacement in close games on Saturday andMonday. He also hit adouble on Sunday Expect allthree to contendfor some playing time moving forward.Arrambidecan’t catch every night, andLSU could use Serna’s power potential. Braun was one of the best hitters in the preseason and is astrong contender to start as aleft-handedhitteragainst righthandedpitching. Ruckertisexcellent defensivelyatsecondbase, a position where the Tigers are starting bat-first players.

Aroarfor Yorke

Perhaps no momentgenerated more applause through the first fourgames than when Zach Yorke took second base on aball in the dirt on Monday

Once the 6-foot-2, 295-pound Grand Canyon transfer slid into the bagsafely,the LSU faithful reacted as if he had clinched aspot in Omaha. It was Yorke’smost memorable playofthe night, even though he hit his second homer of the year later in the game.

“I told the players my heart was singing (after that play),” Johnson said.

out in front of cameras and microphones, you aren’tdoing yourself any favor withthe fanbase thatis, on thewhole, skeptical of theoutsider

Youknowthat everyone is going to see this,right? You’re forcing me to writecolumns,wondering if this boldexperiment has failed before the first pitch of the Cactus League season is even thrown.

Idon’t knowVitello yet. Ionly know of him. And Iwanted to give him along, long leash because the people Iknowwho do know him swear he’sgreat.This is also, unquestionably abig transition.

But after listening to his presser —the wholething, not asingle snippet —afew timesnow,the circumstances of Monday were weird at best and alarming at worst.

Vitello is no dummy.Heeventually tried to pivot, claiming, “It’s probably time,aftertoday,todivide the line in the sand …You know you can, you can love [your past] equally to your current place as well.”

So perhaps this was thefinal catharsis—alast look back towards the impressive footprints he left behind him.

Butregardless, thedamage is done. He just set himself up by publicly bemoaning “what if?”

How can he, I, or anyone counter thequestionthat is going to inevitably come this spring: If Vitello is downthis bad in thelow-stakes breeziness of acloudy February in Scottsdale, Ariz., what happens when the real pressurecooker of a big-league season heats up?

What happensinJunewhen the Giantsare six games back of the Dodgers and three back of awildcard spot?What happens when the intractable pull toward .500 baseball thathas cursed the Giants grabs hold of the team once again? Will we be back at the table, wondering where it all went so wrong?

Ican appreciate leavingyour heart somewhere special.They play aTony Bennett song about that phenomenon aftereveryGiants home game. And one has to presume Vitello’s heart is still in Knoxville. But his head needs to be withSan Francisco.

Cuban

MI LA N COR TI NA O LY MP IC S

Liu surges into medal range

Americans Glenn, Levito falter during short program

BY DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press

FOREHAND EARNS

AMERICAN

SILVER: The difference between silver and gold in Olympic men’s big air was a matter of who did a trick called a “nose butter” better The fact anyone can do it at all was only one of the amazing things to come out of Tuesday’s unforgettable contest.

Tormod Frostad of Norway edged out Mac Forehand of the United States by 2.25 points in the final. Frostad did so by nailing the nose butter — but with a physics-defying twist of his own — on all three of his jumps of a snowy nail-biter

The 24-year-old Forehand’s reaction after such a narrow loss?

“I’m happy to walk away alive from that event,” he said.“This is a really dangerous sport. I’m just happy to ski away and be OK, and (to do so) with the silver medal is pretty cool as well.”

GERMANY SWEEPS TWO-MAN

BOBSLED: Germany swept the medals in the two-man bobsled race in a show of absolute dominance. It was the second Olympic sweep in bobsled history; the other was by the Germans, also in two-man, four years ago.

Leading the way was Johannes Lochner who got his first gold medal while posting the biggest Olympic two-man winning margin in nearly a half-century.

Americans Frank Del Duca and Josh Williamson were fourth.

ITALIAN MEN BACK ON TOP: Italy’s Davide Ghiotto,Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti beat U.S. world record-holders Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran by 41/2 seconds to win the men’s team pursuit gold medal in speedskating Buoyed by raucous cheering from the home crowd, the Italian men finished in 3 minutes 39.20 seconds to give their country its first Olympic title in this event since the 2006 Turin Games.

NORWAY’S FUNKY PANTS A ‘ONE-TIME’TRIBUTE: Norway’s curlers were back wearing their funky pants on Tuesday.The men’s team donned bold,diamond-printed trousers for its 7-4 loss to Sweden as a tribute to former Norway skip Thomas Ulsrud, who was part of the team that famously wore similarly outlandish attire at previous Winter Games in a break with tradition in a typically staid sport.

Ulsrud died of cancer in 2022.

“We thought one game honoring the old team and wearing the full Norwegian outfit there on the ice would be just amazing,” Norway skip Magnus Ramsfjell said.

— The Associated Press

MILAN Alysa Liu is left to carry the hopes of the “Blade Angels” into the women’s free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The reigning world champion was the only one of America’s vaunted figure skating trio to put herself in contention for gold after the short program on Tuesday night. Liu landed a triple lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman attempted, and sat only two points back of leader Ami Nakai and right behind her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto on the leaderboard.

“I am really happy about how I skated,” Liu said, “and my siblings, my best friends and a ton of my family is out there And I saw them on the warmup. I also saw them during my program, so, I don’t know. It was a really cool moment, because they never come to watch like this. I’m really glad I did super well. I felt super grounded and I connected with my program on another level.”

Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program while threetime world champion Sakamoto the reigning Winter Games bronze medalist — was right behind with 77.23 as she chases down about the only gold medal she has yet to win Liu was third with 76.59.

For the rest of the American team, things didn’t go nearly as well Tuesday night.

Isabeau Levito was dinged for

under-rotating her triple loop and got leveled down for her step sequence, which is where she tends to pick up points on the competition. It left her in eighth place and a long shot to climb her way onto the podium Thursday night. Amber Glenn, the three-time reigning U.S. champion, was right in the medal mix until her final jump. After landing a huge opening triple axel — Glenn and Nakai were the only ones in the women’s field to attempt the 31/2-revolution jump she kept the momentum going with a triple flip-triple toe loop

But something seemed amiss as Glenn approached a triple loop, and she wound up bailing out of it.

The resulting double loop became an invalid element and earned her no points. The lost points on the jump, somewhere in the range of seven or eight, took away any chance of being a medal contender

“I had it,” Glenn told her coach, Damon Allen, as she tried to hold back the tears stepping off the ice.

“It’s not over,” he replied, giving her a hug. Glenn was in 13th place with 67.39 points.

It was not the way Glenn wanted to end a night that began with the euphoria of a message from Madonna. Her song “Like a Prayer” serves as the soundtrack to Glenn’s free skate, and Madonna had seen a clip of the short program and sent a video to Glenn, telling her, “Go get that gold.” Glenn already has one from the team event on the opening weekend of the Winter Games. Liu also has one from that event. Now, it’s up to Liu if the Americans are going to bring home a medal from the individual competition.

‘Spirit of curling’ dampened by cheating controversy Saga highlights issues within a growing sport

BY STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press

CORTINA

D’AMPEZZO Italy First came the expletives. Then the allegations. Then the media glare and hilarious memes. Global interest in curling surged over the past week when a cheating controversy erupted at the Winter Olympics, rocking a staid, 500-year-old sport known for its etiquette, manners and friendliness.

After a wild few days for curling featuring plenty of verbal jousting and a brief rule change, things have calmed down and both players and officials appear ready to move on with the medal games approaching.

“It’s the Olympics,” said Canadian curler Ben Hebert, whose team has been a central character in the controversy “It’ll be over in two weeks and everyone will go back to covering curling in four years.”

Yet the headline-grabbing saga has highlighted some issues in a sport eager for exposure — and one slowly becoming more professional — but maybe isn’t ready for all the trappings that come with it Sweden crying foul over a rule infringement, an illegal doubletouch by Canada’s Marc Kennedy in the act of releasing his stone down the ice, called into question whether the so-called “spirit of curling” had been broken.

Curling, after all, has long been a tight-knit sport where players typically call their own

fouls, shake hands at the end of a match and share a beer or two afterwards.

The Swedish and Canadian players have been longtime rivals, but they’re also frien dly Couldn’t they just have dealt with this behind closed doors without all the bruising?

It seems the top of the sport isn’t quite ready for that.

“Curling needs to professionalize a little bit. We’re trying to find the right balance as a sport.”

CANADA CURLING CEO NOLAN THIESSEN ON WHETHER THE SPORT NEEDS UMPIRES

“That’ s where I think the spirit of curling is in a little bit of trouble,” Kennedy said, “and honestly that’s probably come from the quest for medals. But it’s OK. It’s all about the evolution of the sport. There’s opportunity here as well, right? For the sport to really figure it out as we all go forward.”

There are no video replays in curling, unlike with sports like soccer cricket and in the NFL, so officials aren’t allowed to reumpire decisions like the hog line violation apparently committed by Kennedy when he poked one of the granite stones with his outstretched finger after releasing it.

In response, curling’s higherups first stationed umpires at the hog line to check for future fouls, but then reverted to the traditional practice of players policing themselves.

“We’re trying to spread the word about our culture, and our

culture is one based on integrity, and honor, and friendship,” World Curling president Beau Welling told The Associated Press in a phone interview “We live by this code — the spirit of curling — where you’re expected to have honorable conduct on ice, but also off ice.

“Obviously this has been tested a little bit this week. But, fundamentally, that’s who we are,” he said. “And I really don’t see that changing.”

Some might see this as sweeping the issue under curling’s rug.

Yet this is the Olympic Games it’s serious business, being played out in front of curling’s biggest audience.

“Curling needs to professionalize a little bit,” Canada Curling CEO Nolan Thiessen told the AP at the Cortina Curling Center. “If we want to be where we want to be as a sport, there’s some steps we have to take, and some give and take probably You know, having officials making subjective calls there’s a lot of sports that have that And we probably need to get there as opposed to, ‘I think you did this’ and ‘Well, I don’t think I did.’

“We’re trying,” he added, “to find the right balance as a sport.” And so, the show goes on. The Olympics soon will be without Sweden’s defending champion men’s team, which was officially eliminated from semifinal contention on Tuesday after a sixth loss in seven matches in round-robin play

“We maybe should have done something different and could have dealt with it differently,” Sweden skip Niklas Edin said of what he described as a “horrible week.” Plenty of curling traditionalists will no doubt agree with that.

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Alysa Liu of the United States competes during the women’s short program on Tuesday in Milan. Liu is in third place heading into the free skate program on Thursday

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Mattia Giovanella, left, of Italy shakes hands with Ben Richardson of the U.S after the men’s curling round robin session on Tuesday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Rummel blanks top-seeded Holy Cross

Raiders’ goalkeepers share playing time, bond

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Rummel goalkeepers Ryan McDonald and Sebastian O’Brien came into the game knowing they each would play one half of soccer When it ended, the two seniors combined for a 2-0 shutout of No.1 seed Holy Cross in an LHSAA Division II state quarterfinal Monday Rummel senior Jefferey Ayala and freshman Tiago Villatoro each scored a goal as the two keepers faced a combined 21 shots and 10 corner kicks against an aggressive Holy Cross team that had won the past two D-II state championships. This weekend, No. 8 Rummel (19-6-5) will face No. 4 Prairieville, who beat No. 5 Willow 1-0 on Tuesday The Raiders are in the semifinals for the first time since 2023. For McDonald and O’Brien, the next match will provide another chance for the two goalies to continue their strengthening bond.

“It’s been a bond between us, and a brotherhood, just being keepers,” O’Brien said.

McDonald played the first half and aggressively swatted away three of the seven corner kicks before the break. O’Brien played the second half and showed equal aggression on several airborne balls inside the goalie box.

Both survived some chaotic sequences, including one where McDonald got turned around and struck in the back of the head.

“It was either a dude or the ball,” McDonald said. “I couldn’t tell you.”

O’Brien saw from the bench in the first half how aggressively McDonald played the corner kicks.

“That made me be like, ‘OK, I got to go up there and play the (crossbar) with him,’” he said.

Other contributors to the shutout included senior defender Sidney Gaudet, who headed away several high balls into the box. Freshman

Miles Hernandez thwarted scoring chances by clearing the ball

out of bounds.

Junior Carlos Banegas also prevented a goal when a ball got behind McDonald. “It was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’ and then I see Carlos come out of nowhere and save it,” McDonald said.

Rummel opened the scoring when Ayala drilled a shot into the top right corner off a long crossing pass from senior Kade Knobloch less than three minutes after the start The second goal came close to the end, when Villatoro tapped in a well-placed pass to the front of the net from junior Dominic Norales.

The two goalies have shared playing time for the past two seasons.

“I felt like the right thing to do was to give them both a half each,” Rummel coach Julio Paiz said.

This was the second year in a row Rummel and Holy Cross (183-2) met in a quarterfinal. Last year, Holy Cross won 6-2 on the way to claiming a second straight title and sixth overall.

When the match ended, Rummel moved one game closer to reaching the state finals for the first time since 1987. The Raiders last won a state title in 1975. McDonald ran directly to O’Brien so they could celebrate

together “That’s the type of bond we’ve grown over the past two years,” O’Brien said.

Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com

SCOREBOARD

UNO at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern, 6 p.m. UTRGV at McNeese, 6:30 p.m. Nicholls at Lamar, 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville State, 6:30 p.m. UIW at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Tulane, 6:30 p.m. LSU at Ole Miss, 8 p.m.

Friday’s games None scheduled. Women’s national scores SOUTH East Carolina 74, Florida Atlantic 61 Southeast Missouri State 62, TennesseeMartin 52 Ole Miss 94, Tennessee 81 Temple 58, Charlotte 54 MIDWEST Illinois 76, Rutgers 56 SOUTHWEST North Texas 84, UAB 54 Rice 79, South Florida 72 College baseball

Monday’s game LSU 10, Kent State 7 Tuesday’s games UCLA 13, Tulane 5 Southern Miss 3, Southeastern 1 South Alabama 7, Nicholls 5 UL 3, Rice 0 Wednesday’s games Nicholls at LSU, 1 p.m. UNO at Southern, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s games None scheduled. Friday’s games LSU vs. Indiana at Jacksonville, Fla., 1 p.m.

Southern vs. Grambling at Vero Beach, Fla.

2 p.m. Alabama A&M at UNO, 4 p.m.

Tennessee-Martin at Nicholls, 6 p.m. Maryland at UL, 6 p.m. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Southeastern, 6 p.m. Harvard at Tulane, 6:30 p.m. College softball

Monday’s games None scheduled. Tuesday’s games Florida

Illinois 72, Buffalo 70

Island 81, Saint Louis 76

Southern 75, Gardner-Webb 66 Florida 76, South Carolina 62 Florida State 80, Boston College 72 North Carolina State 82, North Carolina 58 UCF 82, TCU 71 MIDWEST Akron 90, Western Michigan 73 Eastern Michigan 66, Central Michigan 54 Kent State 78, Bowling Green 71 Michigan 91, Purdue 80 Ohio 69, Ball State 57 Villanova 92, Xavier 89, OT SOUTHWEST SMU 95, Louisville 85

Women’s state schedule

Monday’s game Northwestern State 60, East Texas A&M 51 Tuesday’s games None scheduled. Wednesday’s game Southern Miss at UL, 6 p.m. Thursday’s games

MEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP

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(5), Russia, def. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, walkover. Jessica Pegula (4), United States, def. Varvara Gracheva, Russia, 6-4, 6-0. Belinda Bencic (9), Switzerland, def. Sara Bejlek, Czechia, walkover. Clara Tauson (12), Denmark, def. Peyton Stearns, United States, 6-2, 6-4. Magda Linette, Poland, def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (8), Russia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Elise Mertens, Belgium, def. Emma Navarro (14), United States, 6-2, 6-2. Iva Jovic (16), United States, def. Diana Shnaider, Russia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0. Jaqueline Cristian, Romania, def. Ella Seidel, Germany, 6-0, ret. Coco Gauff (3), United States, def. Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, 6-4, 6-4. Antonia Ruzic, Croatia, def. Anastasia Zakharova, Russia, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-1. Elina Svitolina (7), Ukraine, def. Paula Badosa, Spain, 6-4, ret. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Linda Noskova (10), Czechia, 6-1, 6-4. Elena Rybakina (1), Kazakhstan, def. Kimberly Birrell, Australia, 6-1, 6-2. Alexandra Eala, Philippines, def. Jasmine Paolini (6), Italy, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Women’s Doubles Round of 16

Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Luisa Stefani (5), Brazil, def. Marie Bouzkova, Czechia, and Janice Tjen, Indonesia, 6-1, 3-6, 10-3. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Desirae Krawczyk, United States, def. Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, and Cristina Bucsa (8), Spain, 6-2, 1-6, 16-14. Storm Hunter, Australia, and Katerina Siniakova (7), Czechia, def. Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Ellen Perez, Australia, 7-5, 7-5. Jaqueline Cristian and Elena-Gabriela Ruse Romania, def. Alexandra Panova and Diana Shnaider, Russia, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 10-7. World Tour Rio Open

Tuesday At Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro Purse: $2,469,450 Surface: Red clay Men’s Singles Round of 32 Roman Andres Burruchaga, Argentina, def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli (5), Argentina, 6-3, 6-4. Francesco Passaro, Italy, def. Dino Prizmic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (8), Argentina, def. Francisco Comesana, Argentina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Matteo Berrettini, Italy, def. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera, Chile, 7-6 (1), 7-5. Men’s Doubles Round of 16 Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni (2), Argentina, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, 6-3, 6-3. ATP World Tour Qatar

ExxonMobil Open Results

Tuesday At Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Doha, Qatar Purse: $2,833,335 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Men’s Singles Round of 32 Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Hady Habib, Lebanon, 6-3, 6-3. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, def. Moez Echargui, Tunisia, 6-4, 6-4. Quentin Halys, France, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Jiri Lehecka (8), Czechia, def. Jenson Brooksby, United States, 6-3, 6-3. Karen Khachanov (7), Russia, def. Shintaro Mochizuki, Japan, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Zhang

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, France, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Carlos Alcaraz (1), Spain, def. Arthur Rinderknech, France, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Andrey Rublev (5),

No. 1 Michigan uses strong interior game to beat No. 7 Purdue

By The Associated Press

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Elliot Cadeau

scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half Tuesday night, and Aday Mara added 10 points and 11 rebounds to send No 1 Michigan past No. 7 Purdue 91-80.

Trey McKinney, Yaxel Lendeborg and L.J. Cason each had 13 points for the Wolverines, who won their 11th straight and took a big step toward capturing their first outright Big Ten regular-season title in five years. The win came one day after Michigan (25-1, 15-1) moved into the nation’s top spot for the first time since January 2013. It was the 7-foot-3 Mara’s early tone-setting presence that helped the Wolverines turn the tables on Purdue’s usually dominant front line as two-time national player of the year Zach Edey watched from the second row Mara made each of his first four shots on the way to a 10-point, eight-rebound first half. He spent most of the second half in foul

trouble, finishing 4 of 6 from the field as Michigan had a 39-31 rebounding advantage. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a season high 27 points to lead Boilermakers on a night most of his teammates struggled. Braden

Smith added 20 points as the Boilermakers (21-5, 11-4) had their four-game winning streak end. NO 12 FLORIDA 76, SOUTH CAROLINA 62: In Gainesville, Florida, Alex Condon had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Rueben Chinyelu also

notched a double-double and No. 12 Florida handled South Carolina for the second time in three weeks.

Chinyelu finished with 15 points and 17 boards for his 16th doubledouble of the season. The Gators (20-6, 11-2) won their sixth consecutive game. NC STATE 82, NO. 16 NORTH CAROLINA 58: In Raleigh, North Carolina, Quadir Copeland scored 20 points while N.C. State held 16th-ranked North Carolina to 31.7% shooting in a rivalry win.

Freshman Matt Able added 19 points for the Wolfpack (19-8, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

N.C. State pressed the attack all night against an injury-depleted rival, backed by a boisterous crowd The Wolfpack shot 53.1% to build a 16-point halftime lead and never looked back. Copeland added six rebounds and seven assists. Darrion Williams added 13 points. Jarin Stevenson and Zayden High each scored 13 points for the Tar Heels (20-6, 8-5).

NO 22 MIAMI (OHIO) 86, UMASS 77: In Amherst, Massachusetts, No. 22 Miami of Ohio won its 26th straight game to remain the last unbeaten team in Division I, defeating UMass thanks to 23 points from Peter Suder Luke Skaljac had 16 points and seven assists for Miami (26-0, 13-0 Mid-American Conference). Leonardo Bettiol scored 18 points with nine rebounds, Isaiah Placide scored 19 and Danny Carbuccia had 15 for UMass (15-12, 6-8). Miami led by eight points with 14 minutes left before UMass scored seven straight to make it a one-point game and then added a 5-0 run to take a 62-60 lead. It was tied for the final time at 68-68 when Placide banked in a 3-pointer at the shot clock buzzer, leaving defender Eian Elmer shrugging in disbelief. But Elmer answered with a 3 for Miami, then Suder hit a layup after a UMass turnover to give the RedHawks a five-point lead. UMass never got any closer than three points after that.

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Rummel goalkeepers Sebastian O’Brien, left, and Ryan McDonald pose after a 2-0 quarterfinal shutout of Holy Cross on Monday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MICHAEL CONROy Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau drives between Purdue guards Braden Smith, left and C.J Cox during their game Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind

strong.”

There’sa lot to like about the Pistons going into the home stretch. They haven’tbeen prone to any sort of real slide yet; they’re 11-2 after aloss and are one of only three teams (Oklahoma City and San Antonio are the others) yet to have alosing streak of more than two games. They don’tget blown out; they have aleaguelow three losses by 10 points or more. They’re aleague-best 17-6 against teams who were at .500 or better Playoffbasketball awaitsin Detroit, and forthe first time since 2008 there should be a Game 1ofapostseason series at home for the Pistons. Plenty of other teams —the Thunder, Boston, New York, San Antonio, Denver,Houston, Cleveland are probably safe to call playoff locks at this point as well

The next two monthswill tell the tale of whichteams findtheir way either into Round 1orwill be trying to land the No. 1draft pick instead.

“It’sbeen hard. It’sbeen along journey so far,but just going to work every day,finding ways to connect with my teammates, connect with the citythe best Ican, and bring wins to the city,” Cunningham said. “That’swhat the city respects and loves is people that go out there and compete every day.There were times they didn’tlike how we played. We figured it out, andnow we have something going, something building. Just have to keep going now.”

Here are some things to know before the second half kicks off: Realisticcontenders

The top fiveteams in the NBA record-wise rightnow are Detroit, OklahomaCity,San Antonio, Boston, Denver and New York (the

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inginWillClements, who threw two wild pitches as two more runs scored.

Nuggetsand Knicks are tied).

Expect one of those clubs as the champion in June. Granted, in the early days the league had far fewer teams than it does now.But there have been only four instancesofthe eventualNBA Finals winner not being among the league’stop-five teams record-wise at the All-Star break. Milwaukeewas seventh at the break in the COVID-affected 2020-21 season. Detroit was seventhatthe breakin2003-04, Houstonwas ninthat thebreak in 199495 and Washington was eighth in 1977-78.

Scoringrace

It lookslikeatwo-person race forthe scoring title: theLos Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City’sShai GilgeousAlexander Doncic is averaging 32.8 points; Gilgeous-Alexander —the reigning champion —isaveraging 31.8. Doncic won the scoring race in 2023-24; Gilgeous-Alexander couldbecomethe 14th player in NBAhistory to win the title in consecutive seasons.

Awardpossibilities

Boston’sJaysonTatum and Indiana’sTyrese Haliburton —AllNBA pickslast season —were goingtobeout of theawards mix this season because of their Achilles tendon tears suffered in last season’s playoffs, so it was clear from theoutsetofthis season that the groupofaward winners would be different. Turnsout, it’sgoing to be very different.

Because of the65-game rule for eligibilityfor most player awards, the Lakers’ LeBron James is going to see his 21-year streak of making the All-NBA team end. He’sone of fiveAllNBA picksfrom last season who are assured of not making the team this year,joining Tatum, Haliburton,Milwaukee’sGiannis Antetokounmpoand Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams. On the brink of joining that

Tulane coach Jay Uhlman replacedall three infielders who had a hand in theearlier mistakes, insertingJames Agabedis for Nawrocki, Nate Johnsonfor Liolios and freshmanBrysonAyala for Groeneveld. Onepositive was Wachs’ backto-back doublesonthe heelsofhis

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list: Denver’sNikola Jokic and GoldenState’sStephen Curry, whobasically can miss onemore game the rest of the way to preserve their award eligibility Cleveland’sEvan Mobley second-team All-NBA last season —has been inactive 13 times this year,sohedoesn’thave a lot of missed-timewiggle room down the stretchofthe season. TheLakers’ Austin Reaves, Washington’sAnthony Davis and Memphis’ Ja Morant are allwell past the cutoff for eligibility as well.

Others who are close to missing too much time for an AllNBA shot: Doncic, SanAntonio’s Victor Wembanyama, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, Utah’s Lauri Markkanen and Phoenix’sDevin Booker

homerun in his final at-bat against Loyola Marymount. He beganthe season 1of13after leading the Wave in batting average as afreshman. Anotherwas sophomore Julius Ejike-Charles’ moundappearance eightmonthsafter undergoing

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Tommy John surgery.Herecorded the finalout of the eighth inning after being cleared to play in January in aremarkably quick recovery Not much else went right in a game that was moved up four hours to avoid expected heavy rain on Tuesday night in Los Ange-

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BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Plenty of work went into creating the new EspírituinMid-City (139 S. Cortez St.), asecond location fora downtownMexican restaurant (520 Capdeville St.) known for its cocktails, and especiallyfor its devotion to mezcal. What’sstriking, though, is the way what was alreadythere now feels so naturally recastfor its new life. This one-time cornerstore, a block behind the landmark Mandina’sRestaurant, cuts adistinctive figure from thestreet. Acurvy roof line tops its stucco exterior, painted adeep brick red.Thatcolor still calls back to the building’s long-ago role as thefirst location for the now-regional Ruby Slipper

139 S. Cortez St ,nophone 520 Capdeville St ,(504) 267-4975

brunch brand. More recently,itwas Rosella, acool,modernspot thathad too short of arun. Now, you walkintofind the samelayoutand colors,with walls washed in asoftrosette toneset off by pistachio green tables and bare cypress millwork. Details abound, between fresh flowers, curling plantsand afew danglingdisco balls.The marble-topped barhas an invitingfeel and aretrolook. It’sthe pictureofacasually stylish, comfortable neighborhood cantina, andthat’sjustwhatproprietors Haley Saucier and Grant

Carey aremaking here.

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To lead thekitchen,they brought in chef Coco Loya, anative of MexicoCity,who ranher own family restaurant,Loya’s, in Gert Town. The opening menulargely mirrors Espíritu’sofferings downtown,though this will evolveas Loya addsmoreofher ownspecialties.

The guacamole is theideal mix of velvety and vegetal, buttery in texture and bright withcitrus. The queso dip is studdedwith crawfish tails,and thefried shrimp and the fish for tacos have adelicately crisp crust, just barely coated but still crunchy

In the Bywater,behind aset of iron gates and corrugated metal walls, an oldriverfront workshop that once repaired maritime engines is humming again.

One roomisnow devoted to agleaming modern coffee roaster,working up small batches of some of the best coffee you’ll find in New Orleans.

In the next room, abakeryspace produces bread that is half aworld away from the New Orleans standard, modeledinstead on the dense, dark, ryeflecked loaves of Nordic lands.

Pickled herring,quailegg and carrot pearls top asmorbord,a Scandinaviantartine, at Applied Arts Café in the Bywater

Bothare served next door at Applied Arts Café, a new neighborhood hot spot forthe unaccustomeddelights of Scandinavian breakfast.

Thecafe is asunny,colorfulspace.Sitting between patterned pillowsand curling plants, it feels like visitingthe denofyourfavoriteauntwho travelsthe world and keeps acozy homefilled with eclectic finds.

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STAFFPHOTO By IAN McNULTy Chile relleno, sweet potato tacos and Creolequeso with crawfish are servedatEspíritu Mexican restaurant in Mid-City

Comus ball glistens as Mardi Gras comes to a close

The glittering spectacle of the season unfolded Tuesday evening when Carnival’s oldest organization, the Mistick Krewe of Comus, staged its annual bal masque, culminating with the traditional Meeting of the Courts of the Comus and Rex, the grand finale of Mardi Gras 2026 at the New Orleans Marriott.

Setting the dramatic scene for the customary climax to the revelry of the Carnival season in New Orleans was a myriad of twinkling lights, reflecting the glitter of thousands of rhinestones, paillettes and other brilliants Reigning over the festivities as queen of the ball was

Miss Lucile McGlinchey Monsted, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Niels Monsted IV Maids in the Comus court

were Misses Patricia Randle Aucoin, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Leonard Henry Aucoin

Jr.; Ashley Conner Ellis, daughter of Mr and Mrs. William Conner Ellis III; Eliza Brandon Favrot daughter of Mr and Mrs. Timothy Semmes Favrot; Caroline LeBon Henry,

daughter of Mr and Mrs. Gerard Edward Henry; Sarah Crusel Henry, daughter of Dr and Mrs. Edmund Ruffin Henry; Caroline Grace LeBourgeois, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Charles Claiborne LeBourgeois Jr.; and Elizabeth McLundie Bolton Schmidt, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Justin Burton Schmidt. Pages for Comus were Masters Alexander Charles Navarro Jr., son of Mr and Mrs. Navarro; and Sanders Tipton Powell, son of Mr and Mrs. Scott Sanders Powell. Pages to her majesty were Masters Henry James Schwing, son of Mr and Mrs. Robert Holmes Schwing and Devereux Parker Moring III, son of Mr and Mrs. Moring Jr When Rex 2026, Mr Harry Merritt Lane III, and his queen, Miss Kelsey Grace French, arrived at the Comus ball, the orchestra played Rex’s theme song, “If Ever I Cease to Love.” At that point, with Comus serving as escort to Miss French, and Rex escorting Miss Monsted, the four monarchs and their entourage circled the ballroom floor in the double grand march. Their majesties then took their places on the double throne bench, which was flanked by golden balustrades and golden urns filled with flowers.

Rex imperial reception brings Mardi Gras to golden peak

Following 154 years of tradition, Rex descended from his summer palace on Mount Olympus, high above the Vale of Tempe, for his annual royal ball and imperial reception, held Tuesday evening at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. A spring-like atmosphere prevailed on the white canvas-covered ballroom

floor Framing the dance floor were majestic arrangements of white cherry blossom, yellow forsythia, Casablanca lilies and hydrangeas. Arranged on either side of the long garden throne-bench were flowerbeds of white daisies banked by ferns. Suspended above the throne was a plush-lined, hand-carved golden crown. Elegant gold and white drapes formed the backdrop for the throne that was flanked by woodcarved shields and tropical palms. Benches were aligned on either side of the king and queen’s throne for the Rex maids of honor and dukes of the realm.

The reception began with the entrance of the Marine Forces Reserve Band under the direction of Capt. Alex J. Panos, Master Gunnery Sgt. Matthew R. Phagan, Staff Sgt. James L. MacKenzie, and Gunnery Sergeant Zackary A. Hinds. The band played a selection of music, including the national anthem. The band also played some of his majesty’s favorite Carnival music before departing.

The captain then sounded a whistle, and the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra began a drum roll. A group of six lieutenants costumed in the traditional green, gold and purple colors of the Rex Organization entered, proceeded to the center and

Kelsey Grace French, queen of Carnival 2026

split in groups of three to each side of the stage. Two costumed trumpeters entered, sounded their horns, walked onto the floor and sounded their horns again, signaling the entrance of the king and queen of Carnival.

To the music of the Rex anthem, “If Ever I Cease To Love,” Rex 2026, Mr Harry Merritt Lane III, escorted by the captain, and the queen of Carnival, Miss Kelsey Grace French, escorted by the Rex president, entered and proceeded upon the grand march Her majesty is the daughter of Mr William Darwin French and stepdaughter and daughter of Mr Daryl Glynn Byrd and Ms. Kara Van de Carr

Their pages were Masters Henry Hood Kolb, son of Mr and Mrs. Gordon Hardin Kolb Jr.; and Edward Briggs Smallpage, son of Mr and Mrs. John Benton Smallpage III. After the monarchs were enthroned, the maids were escorted by dukes, each followed by former kings of Carnival and Rex officials. Maids in the court were Misses Cameron Sinclair Andrews, daughter of Mr

and Mrs. Todd Michael Andrews; Emma Rose Baumer, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Kristen Baumer; Kate Faulkner Bensel, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Gregory Charles Bensel; Eleanor Katherine Cowan, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Robert William Cowan; Lillian Lair Hooper, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Andre von Kurnatowski Hooper; Susan Anne Le Clercq, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Frederic Theodore Le Clercq; Brooke Coleman Reiss, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James Joseph Reiss III; and Charlotte Sydney Wirth, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Adam Roy Wirth.

Duke were Messrs. John Stafford Charbonnet, son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Storey Charbonnet; Luke Hilliard Charpentier, son of Mr and Mrs. John Jay Charpentier; William Davis Hardie, son of Mr and Mrs. Scott Davis Hardie; Douglas Bernhardt Heebe, son of Mr Odom Bernhardt Hebbe and the late Mrs. Heebe; Christian Gibbs Hooper Jr., son of Mr and Mrs. Hooper; Walker Rowan Reynolds, son of Mr and Mrs. Stephen Brett Reynolds; Christopher

Richard Schmidt, son of Mr and Mrs. Frederick Evans Schmidt; and Thomas Andrew Wisdom, son of Mr and Mrs. Andrew Bell Wisdom.

In keeping with its longstanding tradition of presenting medals to visiting dignitaries, the organization presented a decoration to Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps Forces South.

The 2026 Rex debutantes approached the throne and

received a decoration. The debutantes were Misses Mary Cooper Moore, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jeffrey Lee Moore; Alexandra Kay Murphy, daughter and stepdaughter of Mr and Mrs. Curt Andrew Murphy and stepdaughter and daughter of Mr and Mrs. Nicolas Guillermo Bazan III; and Helen Claire Thompson, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Charles David Thompson Jr

The members and their ladies then paid tribute to the monarchs. At the conclusion of the Grand March, they danced the first dance, followed by general dancing.

At 9:40 p.m., the captain of the Mistick Krewe of Comus arrived. The Comus captain and his lieutenants were greeted by the Rex captain, president and pages. The Comus captain then gave a personalized scroll to the pages inviting Rex, the queen and their court to join the Comus ball. Rex, after conferring with the queen, accepted the invitation.

To the music of “If Ever I

One focus for the kitchen is using ingredients that are common in Mexico, but not widely associated with Mexican restaurants, at least not around here. Cue the sweet potato tacos, riding in corn tortillas with black beans, soy “chorizo” and cotija cheese.

The habanero hot sauce on your table adds a sharp, tropical-fruity kick to the ceviche, with the fish cut in thick chunks for a good, fresh bite.

Chile relleno, lamb mole and pozole bring more depth to the dinner menu. At brunch, in addition to standards like chilaquiles and huevos rancheros, Espíritu is making shrimp and grits with elotes, the Mexican street food snack of seasoned corn, and churro waffles with caramel and chocolate sauces.

Espíritu has an extensive pickling and fermentation program in place, and a practice of using as much of their ingredients as possible. Even the avocado skins go to local sewing nonprofit ricRack to make fabric dyes.

Making a mezcal hub

Saucier, a New Orleans native and career bartender got started at Espíritu as bar manager around the

early examples are certainly lovely

The Buffy Winters (named for the proprietors’ dog, a fluffy Pomeranian mix) is a take on the Alaska, a smooth and elegant cocktail that deserves renewed attention, with mezcal in place of the gin and a housemade satsuma liqueur

Another, the Oedipus Rexico, is a riff on a traditional drink associated with the Krewe of Rex, made with the anisette liqueur Ojen. This one uses a similar liqueur from Mexico, and sotol, another Mexican spirit with a smoky flavor For Carnival time, there’s a special king cake flip made with reposado tequila that tastes convincingly of king cake in creamy cocktail form.

time the downtown restaurant opened late in 2018. She later was able to buy the business from its founders. She grew enthralled by the variety and artistry found in mezcal, an agave spirit made in small production, with a history going back to ancient Aztec times. That interest has turned the downtown restaurant into a mecca for mezcal and a lowkey craft cocktail destination for those in the know In Mid-City, the spirits selection is smaller and the drinks list is different, but

The Mid-City restaurant also has a selection of wines from Mexico, a niche that is starting to get more attention from wine lovers in the U.S.

As the new restaurant gets rolling, look for the side patio to open for outdoor dining with its own bar and bands and DJs in the mix.

Initial hours are 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, brunch only 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

The weekday happy hour from 3 p.m to 6 p.m has $6 margaritas, $3 Tecate beers, mezcal and beer combo for $8, and food specials, including $3 al la carte tacos.

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Denis J. Villere III, and Mr George Perry Eastman served as assistant chairman. Committeemen were Messrs. Christian T. Brown, Christian T. Brown II, R Duncan Brown, A. Peyton Bush IV, Christian T. Cannon, John D. Charbonnet, J. Storey Charbonnet, Hardy B. Fowler Jr., William D. French, Moylan F. Gomila Jr., William F. Grace Jr., William F. Grace III, David W. Kearney Gordon H. Kolb Jr., Eric L. Laborde, N. Price Lanier, Michael L. LeBourgeois, Ryan T. McKinnon, Michael D. Milling, John D. Mills, William M. Prieur, John E. Randle, James W. Rapier, Jonathan E. Robert, Mark C. Romig, Dennis A. Roubion Jr., Merrick M.J. Sloss, Lynes R. Sloss, Kenneth A. St. Charles, T. Semmes Walmsley Michael Q. Walshe Jr and Thomas D. Westfeldt II. James J. Reiss III was an ex-officio committeeman.

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Cease to Love,” Rex and his court left to visit the Comus ball. Dancing by all guests resumed.

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Lucile McGlinchey Monsted, queen of Comus 2026

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STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy Haley Saucier prepares a Buffy Winters mezcal cocktail at her Mexican restaurant Espíritu in Mid-City.

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“All hail hermajesty!” Andsoit was when the Prophets of Persia presented their queen, Leda dela Vergne, during the masked ball titled “The Coronation of Napoleon andJosephine.” Carnival thrillsabounded. That was acentury ago. Recalled for the 2026 revelry was theabove first tableau ball of the new krewe, the Prophets of Persia, which had formed under The Ambassador Club in 1926. In the very recent revels, thematic history repeated itself. According to the 2026 ball program, nobility gathered at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris to honorthe Emperor and Empress of the French and the beginning of Imperial France with the coronation of Napoleon and his spouse, Empress Josephine. In the world famous cathedral, Napoleon not only departed from tradition, but shockedthe augustgathering on Dec. 2, 1804, when he broke with papal coronation customs and crowned himself. Moments later,hecrowned Josephine. Present was future USA president James Monroe, American minister to France at that time Held at the Orpheum Theater,the centennial ball of the Prophets of Persia spotlightedMiss Madison LeighStrayhan,daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Harvey LeeStrayhan III, as queen. She was escorted to theballroom floor by the ball’sgeneral chairman, Mr Alan GuyBrackett Messrs Ralph GerardBreaux, Peter Hillyer Dupuy,Stephen Benjamin Hales, Christopher Seldon Mann, Stephen HenrySchonberg and Dr Wesley Weldon Bryan were vice chairmen. As Napoleon I, his majesty,whose name was notrevealed, made asignificant presence.Both monarchs reveled in their roles

The maids of honor,who held bouquets of red posies,were Misses Colette Bleu Acosta,Alice Lane Read Calhoun, Ellen Margaret Daly,Piper Katherine Franks,and Sloane AlexandraPaysse. Three enjoyed recentroyalty: Miss Calhoun, Spring Fiesta 2025, and in 2026, Misses Daly and Paysse, Olympiansand CaliphsofCairo. Misses Jeanne Elizabeth Adams, EileenPerks Dugan, Caroline Ann Kogos, Merritt Lucille Ott, CaitlinAugust Brennan, Eleanore Scott Habetz, Lucy Isabella Morris and Riley HelynRalston were the ladies-in-waiting. Adozen princessesfiguredin the court: Misses ClaraLane Carpenter,Victoria Jane Habetz, Cecile Wells Maestri, Rebecca Lynn Nalty,AlexandraClaire Swanson,Virginia Kelley Waldron, LauraJeannette Dawson, Emmeline Kathryn Lara, MayLouise Martin,Charlotte Louise Oakes, Katherine Anne Swanson and Abigail Meredith Yount. Completing the court were pages Charles Bernard Allen, RobertPatrick Drennan, MatthewCharles Gainey,Alexander Louis Gallois, HenryRobertKeller and John Morgan Lyons IV Last year,Miss Katie PaigeGardes,daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Derek Dylan Gardes, ruled. One of the most impressivesightsofthe just-endedCarnival season occurred during the initial minutesofthe Prophets of Persia ball. The Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra, ledby RobertMaxwell, played “The Star-Spangled Banner;” opera singer Casey Candebat performed to great applause; and the theater’smassivecurtains partedtoreveal the organization’spast queens. They were Mrs.Michael S.Adams (who reigned as Margaret Victoria Farris), Carolyn FrancisBalmer,Katherine Michelle Bickham, Mrs.William Crawford BlakeII(WhitneyKentChurchill),Mrs.Thomas W. Brown III (Greyson Haddad), Pamela Richmond Burck, RobinMarlette Burck, Mrs. HarryJames CrosbyJr. (Katherine Rachel Robichaux), Mrs. OliverS.DeleryIII (Ashley Lynn Tufton),Mrs. John RobertDildy (Virginia Verret de MarignyErnst) and Mrs.BlakeJosephDuke(Emily CaudwellStraub).

Also, Mrs. Dillon Edward Lynch (Nina Margaret Farris),Katie Paige Gardes, Mrs. David Goldfine (Elisabeth MacNeilGehl), Mrs. Brooks L. Gibert(Helen G. Crosby), Mrs.William A. HarbisonIII (MargaretCountiss, thesenior returning queen), Spencer Page Olivia Harris, Dr Adelaide Ann Hebert, Mrs. Matthew Hemphill (Madison ColleenMikes),AnnMarie Heslin,and Mrs. Sanford B. Kaynor Jr.(Grace H.Williams). And, Mrs.Lucius M. Lampton (Louise H. Lyell), Mrs. MilesB.Larose (Dr.Lauren EliseWood), MaryKathleen Haase Luetkemeier,Mrs. Michael J. Madigan(Dixie Tucker), Mrs. Edward Joseph Martin IV (Ana Lourdes Coutin), Virginia Dove Mitts, Mrs. David StuartPrice (PatriciaHopkins), Mrs. Graham MearsRalston(Adele Helyn Michaelis), Mrs. James H. Reily(Deborah AnnCurry), Mrs. Dale StewartRevelle (Suzanne Katherine Burns),Alison Susanne Rodriguez,Mrs.WilliamA.Rountree (Emelie Elizabeth Burns), Mrs. John C. Saunders Jr.(Carolyn Plough), Mrs. GeoffreyP.Snodgrass (Grace Holly Sharp), Mrs.Harvey Lee Strayhan III (L. Cameron Kinnett,the 2026 royal mother), Sadie Elizabeth Taylor,Mrs. Michael N.Whealdon (Mary Margaret Crosby), Mrs.Adam Yanez (Flurry Normann),and Catherine Marie Zimmermann. All recalled their regal finery of yore and admired queen Madisoninhers. Her Suzanne Perron St. Paul-designed gown hadatrumpet silhouette that was created from layers of ivory silk satin, shimmering gold tulle and embellished scalloped lace. Royal mother Cameron Strayhan chose aclassic strapless gown in rich crimson satin. Achoice accessory for many was the krewe favor bracelet of red glass beads accented with gold details including the signature swan andacurvedbar with POP 2026.

Mmes. Strayhan Jr.and III, Graham Mears Ralston, Eugene Benton Vickery III, Gunther R. Michaelis,Wesley Ralston,William Sellers Nalty (oneof themothers of aprincess), Clement F. Perschall Jr.,Whitney Evans Gomila,John Robert Dildy, J. Gregory Kinnett,WalterPatrick Maestri, Ryann LouisGallois, Scott Joseph Habetz, JerryJ.St. Pierre and Miss Sydney Kate Strayhan enjoyed special seating.

From the Orpheum,guestsheaded to the New Orleans Country Club forthe Queen’sSupper.The décor included arrangements of red and white roses and trellised archways with flowers and red and gold ribbon. Gritsand grillades, bacon, fruit, and king cake sated theCarnival appetite. Contrary to their name, the Benchwarmers got scores up and dancing. Favorite numbers were “Mardi GrasMambo” and “I Got aFeeling.”

Seated: Clara Carpenter,LauraDawson, Emmeline Lara, Cecile Maestri, MayMartin, RebeccaNalty;

CharlotteOakes,Katie Swanson, Alex

Feelings of appreciation and happiness were experienced by theGreat Shah, the king,and thequeen. He said he and his family were so honored for him to have had the opportunity to crown himself as Emperor Napoleon during the centennial ball, alongside the beautiful queen and court.Queen Madison mentioned “the experience of royalty” and its tradition through generations, concluding with “I am deeply thankful for the privilege of being part of such ameaningful legacy.” In the scope of Carnival, these words resonated as the Prophets of Persia enter into anew century

Adele Ralston, Cameron Strayhan,

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The 49th Imperial Reception of Alexis celebrated the reign of Peter II, thegrandson of Peter theGreat, whobecame Emperor at the age of 12. Beforehis death, Peter II officially decreed the horseman on thestate coat of arms to be St. George. Thus the court and krewe of Alexis presented forthe 2026 gala evening, at the New OrleansCountry Club, the legend of St. George and theDragon,asthey hailed thereign of Peter II, Tsar and Autocrat of all theRussias. An Alexis member portrayed him at the reception.

Cast as Her Imperial MajestyEkaterina Dolgorukova, Michele Guerin Graf caught every eye in an opulent, 18th-century ball gown rendered in soft powder-blue silk and richly patterned brocade. Intricate blue floral motifsand gold trimming, delicate gold beading on the bodice, and atrain andcape of ermine added further sartorial splendor TheGrandDuchesses Marie Menshikow and Anna Ivanovna, as portrayed by Kimberly Hirsius Navarre and Kimberly T. Schomaker, werealso gorgeouslygarbed. Accompanying them were Grand Dukes. Last year,the tsarina was Mrs. Bruce Gordon, Melissa Gordon.

Amongthe manyfeatures of the evening werethe Komenka Dancers, whoperformed traditional Balkan folk dancing; music by The Boogie Men; adelightful post-ball dinner at tables crisscrossed with red ribbons and centered with red and orange floral arrangements; and the krewefavor,based on amedieval Russian icon, of St. George slaying the dragon.

All of this was relished by,amongothers, the Sean Andersons, Sharon and Larry Schmidt, Maurye Aycock and MignonHovsepian, the Alan Sheens, Cindy Cadleand Adele Parker,Dr. and Mrs.TimPeterson,the Rene Navarres, DevieFriedman, Melissa and Mark A. Bickham,and the Charles Zatarains.Inthe tableau, Charles was the King of Libya.

“The entire day and evening weremore than Icould have ever imagined,” said the tsar,whose sentiments were, no doubt, shared by thetsarina. He concluded with having “memories madefor a lifetime.”

PHOTOSByREAGANLAQUE Madison Strayhan

LaneyCalhoun, WesleyBryan, Colette Acosta

Seated: Jeanne Adams, Caitlin Brennan; Standing: Eileen Dugan, Eleanore Habetz, Caroline Kogos

Sloane Paysse, Chris Mann

Lucy Morris, Merritt Ott, RileyRalston

Ellen Daly,Alan Brackett, Piper Franks

Standing:

Swanson, Virginia Waldron, Abigail yount, Victoria Habetz

Seated: Alex Gallios, Henry Keller; Standing: Charles Allen, Matthew Gainey, Patrick Drennan

Courtney Nalty

PHOTOSByJEFF STROUT

Tsarina Michele Guerin Graf, Tsar

Kimberly Schomaker,Consort

Captain, Kimberly Navarre, Consort

Consort, Lynda Moreau, DevieFriedman, Consort

It’s usually busy with workfrom-home neighbors working hereinstead, people popping in with happy dogs for apastry on the patio, and sometimes families with kids aftera romp in Mickey Markey Park ablock away or CrescentPark, accessedjust over the Rusty Rainbow footbridge across thestreet.

Abank of windowsfoldsopen in the front on warm days, and suddenly it all feels like asidewalk café, with aview to idling trains and the upperworks of moving river traffic.

Culinarymindoncoffee

Applied Arts started as aboutique coffee brand, soldwholesale to restaurants and by the bag at markets. It was created by Baruch Rabasa and Melissa Stewart after the couple moved from New Orleans to Portland, Oregon, tostudy coffee roasting and returned home to set up shop.

Rabasa is well-known in culinary circles, especially for his time leading kitchens at The Franklin and, more recently,Gautreau’s Born in Mexico City,with aCatalonian father and an American mother,hedeveloped asophisticated style blending Latin American touches with amodern French focus.

Butthat wasthen. Nowhehas turned his culinary mind to coffee, baking and the all-day breakfast menuinspiredby Stewart’sown Norwegian roots.

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Today is Wednesday,Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2026.There are 316 days left in the year Todayinhistory: On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr.died in a crash in the final lap of theDaytona 500; he was 49.

Also on this date: In 1885, Mark Twain’s“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”was published in the U.S. In 1930, the dwarfplanet Pluto was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh

Since opening the cafe last fall, he and sous chef Charles Wheelock have beenturning out arange of northern European breadsand an ever-changing array of pastries

Meet thesmorbord

Smorbord is the star of Applied Arts’ short menu. These are openfacedsandwiches, like aFrench tartine, that serve as platforms to build aperfect bite over great bread.

There’sagravlax version and avegetarian one based on mushrooms. But to really go withApplied Arts’ Scandinavian flow,try thepickled herring,a chopped fish saladmixed with broccoli and dotted with “carrot pearls” —tiny spheres balled from acarrot as if with adoll’sice cream scoop. The brinyfish flavorisall there, vinegared,tangyand strong. Another smorbord carries egg salad, one that’sfluffyyet keepsits form of precise dicedcubes.Aprecise layering of ingredientsgives aprogression of flavorand also structure. Thin cucumber slices keep the breaddistinct from the soft eggs. Asavory brittle of nuts adds ripples of crunch underpeppery mizuna

The continental breakfast is a selection of salumi and cheese and pickledthings topair with abread basket, with slices that might range from heartyand sour Danish rye to asandy-shaded country ryeor agluten-free seed cracker

In 1970, the“Chicago Seven” defendantswere found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were laterreversed) In 1983, 13 people were shot to death at agambling club in Seattle’sChinatown in what became known as the WahMee Massacre. (Two men were convicted of the killings and were sentenced to life in prison; a thirdwas found guilty of robbery and assault and served 28 years

Therestofthe menu is asmall selectionofthings that have been perfected. Iwas not expecting a caramelized onion and shiitake mushroom sconeonmybrunch table, butits dense crumble and

in prison beforebeing deported to HongKong in 2014.)

In 1994, in thefinal race of his Olympic career at the Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway,U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen broke theworld record in the1,000 meters, winning the gold medal.

In 2001, veteran FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested,accused of spying for Russia. (Hanssen later pleaded guiltytoespionage and attempted espionage and was sentenced to life in prison without thepossibilityofparole; he died in prison

buttery savor played just right with adark roasted coffee.

Craftroasting

Rabasa’s family hasa small coffee farm on amountainside in Colombia, which supplies aportion of beans. Look for these under label Pijao Project. This is just one stripe in aspectrum of single-origin coffee roasts and blends from Applied Arts, whichmakes aremarkable variety forjusta small operation.Ifthey’re roasting 24 pounds in at atime, that’sconsidered ahuge batch. Seven or eight pounds is more typical. But that is achef at work on coffee, working with source materials as if fielding afine dining menu. Applied Arts’ connection to the dining scene is growing. You’ll find Rabassa Uptown at the Crescent City Farmers Market at the Batture on Tuesdays and at City Park on Sundays, running astand that is like an open-air tasting room.

It’sbeenahelpful avenue to introduce the brand to chefs who shop the market. Restaurants now using Applied Arts range from breakfast spots Le Ponce and Café MaloutoAtchafalaya (where Rabasawas once chef)and SaintGermain.

There is coffeethat givesa morning jolt, and thank goodness for it. Andthenthere’sanother type of cup that sings asofter song. The roast is lighter,the flavorsmore delicate and layered. It’sthe coffee you have for an afternoon chat, aspell with abook or just agood think.

Maybe now,with the echoes of aswift Mardi Gras receding,that has fresh appeal in NewOrleans.

in 2023.)

In 2003, an arsonattack involving two South Korean subway trains in the city of Daegu claimed nearly 200lives.

In 2013, some$42 million worth of diamonds and other gemswere stolen at Brussels’ international airport by eight gunmen whocut through aperimeter fence, drove onto the tarmac and took the gemstones as they werebeing transferred from an armored car to a plane bound forSwitzerland.

In 2021, the NASA rover Perseverance successfully landed on Mars, where it continues to

explore the planet’ssurface. Today’sbirthdays: Artist-singer Yoko Ono is 93. RestaurateurTV host Prue Leith (TV:“The Great British Baking Show”) is 86. SingerIrma Thomasis85. MusicianDennis DeYoung is 79. ActorCybill Shepherd is 76. ActorJohnTravolta is 72.TVpersonality Vanna White is 69. Actor Matt Dillon is 62. Rapper-music executive Dr.Dre is 61. Actor Molly Ringwald is 58.Actor Ike Barinholtz is 49. Football Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney is 46. MusicianRegina Spektor is 46. ActorKylieRogers is 22.

STAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy Applied Arts Café is acozy,airycoffee shop and restaurant in the Bywater

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By PHILLIP ALDER Bridge

Look before you leap is awell-known adage. Thereisabridgeequivalent, which is highlighted by today’s deal. South is in four spades. West leads off with thetop three clubs. How should South continue after ruffing the third?

Note North’s raise to two spades. This risked puttinghis side into a4-3 fit, but to rebid one no-trump with no minor-suit stopper would have been worse. Support with support,especially in the majors. AndifSouth had enough to move higher andonlyfour spades, he would have rebid somethingother than fourspades (perhaps three no-trump). South’s jump to four spades promised at least afivecard suit.

South will fail only if he loses onetrick in eachmajor.The textbookswilltellyou thatthe percentage play in spades is to cash the ace and king. If declarer does that here, though, he will go down, losing one spade, one heart andtwo clubs

Instead, South should take the whole deal into account and do alittle preparation, so that if he does misguess spades, he will still makethe contract regardless of the heart position. Before touching trumps,South should play offhis twodiamond winners. Then he should cash his spade king andlead a spadetodummy’snine. Here thefinesse winsand the contract is home.But note that if East could win theseventh trick with the spade queen, he would be endplayed. If he leads aheart, declarer cannot loseatrick in that suit. Or if East returns aminor-suitcard, Southsluffs aheart from his hand and ruffs on the board ©2026 by nEa,inc.,dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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sory Controland Data Acquisition(SCADA) sys‐temisrequiredfor con‐trolling,monitoring, and analyzingwastewater devicesand processes. Thesystemwillconsist of both software and hardware components andenableremoteand on-sitegathering of data from thewastewater equipment 4. NewHeadworks Screen andModified Hy‐drodineScreen -Ineffi‐cientwastewaterscreen‐ingequipment is being employed at thefacility andneeds to be re‐placed.A poor waste‐waterscreeningsystem is leadingtohigher costs. Thosecosts are eating significantly into Gretna’s overallfacility budget andare causing theiroperationstobeex‐pensivelyinefficient. In addition,whenthe equipmentfails or needs maintenancedue to an inadequate,antiquated system,the downtime is compromising the wastewater treatment facility’smission Compensation Thefee shallbenegoti‐ated with theconsultant by MadasonPriore, Di‐rector of Public Utilities, andshall be mutually agreeabletobothparties basedonmeritsofthe project(s).The estimated fees forthisworkmay vary amongeachdiffer‐entassignment. Consul‐tantsmay be required to substantiate thefee pro‐posalona task man-hour basis. Allcosts associated with the project(s)

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rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground

floorofthe Civil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onMarch 26 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit:

MUNICIPALNO. 10731 WILLOW‐BRAEDRIVE LOTNO. 16 , SQUARE"A" THIRDMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT SUBDIVISION: BARRINGTON ACQMIN:

1191239 WRIT AMOUNT: $29,345.79

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD21 TITLEMANAGE‐MENTGROUP INC504-834-2977

MICHAEL D. TROENDLE

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026

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CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-12377

By virtue of a WritofFieri Fa‐ciasdirectedto mebythe Hon‐orableJudgesof Civil District Court forthe ParishofOr‐leans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onMarch 26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing d ib d

January 28, 2026 LED LIGHTING AND MATERIALS Sealed Bid No. 26-6942

distance of 127 32 feet from thecorner ofVenus Street and Gentilly Boulevard,and measures thence 60 feet along Venus Street; thencewest‐wardly, at right angles, 119 feet toanironrod; thencesouth‐wardly, at rightangles, 25 feettoaniron pipe; thence westwardly, at right angles 1 foot;thence southwardly, at right angles 25 feettoaniron pipe; thence eastwardly, at right angles 30 feetto an iron pipe; thencesouth‐wardly, at right angles, 10 feet toanironpipe: thence east‐

wardly, at right angles 90 feet to thepoint ofbeginning on Venus Street, and is com‐posed of the whole of lots 11 &12, and a strip10feet widetaken from the rear of Lots Nos.8,9 &10, and aportion of lot7,all of said lotsbeing shown on plan ofWarrenB Reed,C.E dated May20, 1909, annexedtoan act of deposit beforeJ.C Wensk,N.P., on June 13, 1909 and theportion herein describedbeing shown on plat ofsurveyby Gilbert &Kelly Surveyors, datedNovem‐ber4,

1941, andre‐vised August 21 1942, annexed toanact of Mortgage, passedbefore EdwardB Ellis, Notary Public, dated November6 1942, recorded atMOB 1644, folio 425. Allas morefully shownona sur‐vey by Gilbert, Kelly&Couturie, Inc.,dated Sep‐tember7,2004.

WRIT AMOUNT: $44,483.62

g describedprop‐ertytowit: THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, to‐getherwithall the buildings and improve‐ments thereon, andall ofthe rights, ways, privi‐leges,servi‐tudes,and ap‐purtenances thereunto belongingorin anywise apper‐taining,situated inthe ThirdDis‐trict of theCity ofNew Orleans in theSquareNo. 9 ofGentillyTer‐raceSubdivi‐sion, bounded byVenus Paintersand Lombard Streetsand GentillyBoule‐vard. Said por‐tionofground commences at a

The City of Kenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner”and “Owner”) willreceive sealed bids for: One –Time purchase of LEDLighting &Materials Bidders may alsoobtain copies of thebid documents and submit bidselectronically by visiting www. centralauctionhouse.com.Sealed bids may alsobereceived by mail or in-person until March 4, 2026 at 9:45 a.m., by theCity of Kenner in theFinance Department located at: 1610 ReverendRichardWilson Drive Building D Kenner,Louisiana 70062

All interested parties are invited to attend theBid Opening on the same day at 10:00 a.m. in theCityofKenner,Building DAuditorium, 1610 Rev.Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner Louisiana, at which time thebids will be publicly read

CITY OF KENNER

/s/ElizabethHerring Chief Financial Officer

Advertisement: The Advocate January 28, 2026 February 4, 2026 February 11, 2026

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 26-6943

February 11, 2026 Provide Drainage Maintenance Services as needed

Sealed Bid No. 26-6943

The City of Kenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bidsfor: PROVIDE DRAINAGE MAINTENANCESERVICES AS NEEDED

Bidders may obtain copies of thebid documents andsubmit bids electronically by visitingwww.centralauctionhouse com. Sealed bidsmay alsobereceived by mail or in-person until Monday,March 16, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CST, by theCityof Kenner in the Finance Departmentlocated at: 1610 ReverendRichard WilsonDrive BuildingD Kenner,Louisiana 70062

All interested parties areinvited to attend theBid Opening on the same day at 10:00 a.m. in theCity of Kenner,Building

DAuditorium, 1610 Rev.Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner

Louisiana, at which time thebidswill be publicly read. CITY OF KENNER

/s/ElizabethHerring Chief Financial Officer

Advertisement: The Advocate February 11, 2026 February 18, 2026 February 25, 2026

INVITATION TO BID

SealedBid No. 26-6944

February 11, 2026

Repair and Maintenance Services of I-10 Street Lighting

Sealed Bid No. 26-6944

The City of Kenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for:

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCESERVICES OF I-10 STREET LIGHTING

Bidders may obtain copies of thebid documents andsubmit bids electronically by visitingwww.centralauctionhouse.com.

Sealed bids may be received by mail or in-person until Tuesday March 17, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CST,bythe CityofKennerinthe Finance Departmentlocated at: 1610 ReverendRichard WilsonDrive BuildingD Kenner,Louisiana 70062

All interested parties areinvited to attend theBid Opening on the same day at 10:00 a.m. in theCityofKenner,Building DAuditorium,1610 Rev. Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner Louisiana, at which time thebids will be publicly read. CITY OF KENNER

/s/ElizabethHerring Chief Financial Officer

All interested parties are invited to attend theBid Opening on thesame day at 10:00 a.m. in theCity of Kenner,Building

DAuditorium, 1610 Rev.RichardWilson Drive, Kenner Louisiana, at which time thebids will be publicly read CITY OF KENNER

/s/Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer

Advertisement: TheAdvocate February11, 2026 February18, 2026 February25, 2026

INVITATION TO BID

SealedBid No. 26-6946

February 11, 2026

Lead SafeHazardReduction Packet #1

Sealed Bid No. 26-6946

The CityofKenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for: Lead Safe Hazard Reduction in homes located at: 3158 WashingtonStreet 3140 WashingtonStreet 3037 Ohio Street

Biddersmay alsoobtain copies of thebid documents and submit bids electronically by visiting www.centralauctionhouse.com.

Sealed bids may alsobereceived by mail or in-personuntil March 5, 2026 at 9:45am, by theCity of Kenner in theFinance Department located at: 1610 ReverendRichard Wilson Drive BuildingD Kenner,Louisiana 70062

All interested parties areinvited to attend theBid Opening on thesame day at 10:00 a.m.inthe City of Kenner Building DAuditorium, 1610 Rev.Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner Louisiana, at which time thebids will be publicly read.There will be an optional pre-bid meetingonFebruary 23, 2026 at 10:00am to be held at CityofKenner Building DAuditorium 1610 Rev.RichardWilson Drive, Kenner,LA70062. Site

visitswill be held simultaneouslyateach locationabove on February 23, 2026 from11:00-11:45am.All interested bidders areencouraged to attend CITY OF KENNER /s/Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer

Advertisement: The Advocate February 11, 2026 February 18, 2026

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 26-6947

February11, 2026 Lead SafeHazard ReductionPacket #2 Sealed Bid No. 26-6947

TheCity of Kenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bidsfor: Lead Safe HazardReduction in homes located at: 646 Webster Street 650 Webster Street 312 TaylorStreet

Bidders may alsoobtain copies of thebid documents and submit bidselectronically by visitingwww.centralauctionhouse.com. Sealed bidsmay alsobereceived by mailorin-personuntil March 5, 2026 at 9:45am, by theCity of Kenner in theFinance

Department located at: 1610 ReverendRichard Wilson Drive Building D Kenner,Louisiana 70062

All interested parties are invited to attend theBid Opening on thesame day at 10:00 a.m. in theCity of Kenner,Building DAuditorium, 1610 Rev.Richard Wilson Drive, Kenner Louisiana, at which time thebids will be publicly read.There will be an optional pre-bid meetingonFebruary 23, 2026 at 10:00am to be held at CityofKenner Building DAuditorium 1610 Rev.RichardWilsonDrive, Kenner,LA70062. Site visitswill be held simultaneouslyateach location above on February24, 2026 from11:00-11:45am. Allinterested bidders areencouraged to attend. CITY OF KENNER

/s/ElizabethHerring Chief Financial Officer

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -100% CASHATTHE MOMENTOFAD‐JUDICATION Note:The pay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonalChecks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 13 LAWOFFICE OF DARLEEN M.

Advertisement: The Advocate February 11, 2026 February18, 2026

Advertisement: The Advocate February 11, 2026 February 18, 2026 February 25, 2026

INVITATION TO BID

SealedBid No. 26-6945

February 11, 2026

CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SCHEDULE 80 PVC PIPES AS NEEDED

Sealed Bid No. 26-6945

The City of Kenner (alsoreferenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) willreceive sealed bids for: CONTRACTTOPROVIDE SCHEDULE 80 PVC PIPESAS NEEDED

Bidders may alsoobtain copies of thebid documents and submit bids electronically by visitingwww.centralauctionhouse.com.

Sealed bids may alsobereceived by mail or in-person until March 13, 2026 at 9:45 a.m., by theCity of Kennerinthe Finance Departmentlocated at: 1610 ReverendRichard WilsonDrive BuildingD Kenner,Louisiana 70062

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 26-6948

February11, 2026 Lead SafeHazardReduction Packet #3

Sealed Bid No. 26-6948

The CityofKenner (also referencedas“Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bidsfor: Lead Safe HazardReduction

Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 7 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504 5228256 FOERSTNERG MEYER

CLE (SIDE), BULLARDAV‐ENUE (SIDE) ANDMAXINE DRIVE, SAID LOT MEASURES 149.77 FEET FRONTONEAST‐ERLYNCIRCLE, A WIDTHINTHE REAR OF 130.00 FEET,BYA DEPTH ON THESOUTH EASTERLYNCIR‐CLESIDELINEOF 132.78 FEET AND ADEPTH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE‐LINEOF58.41 FEET

WRIT AMOUNT: $186,737.20

WHICH IS BOUNDEDBY ELYSIANFIELDS AVENUE, FRENCHMEN, STEPHENGIRAD AND MANDOLIN STREETS, AND WHICHSAIDLOT OF GROUND IS DESIGNATED BY THE LETTER “N”, ON APLANOR SKETCH OF SUR‐VEY, WHICH WASMADEBY GILBERTAND KELLY, SURVEY‐ORS, DATEDDE‐CEMBER 6, 1940; ANDINACCOR‐DANCEWITH

S Case No: 2025-9386

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐

TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theThird Mu‐nicipal District of the City of NewOr‐leans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof knownasMcK‐endall Estates Subdivision, PhaseII, being a resubdivisionof Lot3RR3 B, Section26of theLaKratt Tract(former NewOrleans LakeshoreLand Subdivision) and accordingto a plan of subdivi‐sion by Dading Marques& As‐sociates,Inc dated 02/23/1999, approved by the City Planning Commission under Docket No.15/99, on 06/21/2000, reg‐istered at Instrument No.200269, No‐tarial Archives #2000 27099, Or‐leansParish, Louisiana, said lot or parcel of ground is desig‐natedasLot 116.

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026

FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5110 EASTERLYNCIR‐CLE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LAKE‐VIEW LOAN SER‐VICING LLCVER‐SUSTHE SUC‐CESSIONOF JUDE T. KEELEN A/K/A JUDE T. KEELEN A/K/AJUDE KEE‐LEN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-4407

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 35 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756 0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THESAID PLAN,THE SAID LOT“N” COM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF ONEHUNDRED THIRTY NINE FEET,NINE INCHES,AND TWOLINES

(139’9”2”’) FROM THECOR‐NEROFELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE ANDMANDOLIN STREET,AND MEASURES FORTYFEET,NO INCHES ANDNOLINES

(40’0”0”’) FRONT ON ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE THESAMEIN WIDTHIN THEREAR, BY A DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES,OFONE HUNDRED TWENTY FEET NO INCHES AND NO LINES (120’0”0”’)

WRIT AMOUNT:

$31,771.39

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

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

o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: Acertain lotor portionof ground,to‐gether with all thebuildings andimprove‐ments thereon, and allthe rights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudesand ad‐vantages there‐untobelonging or in anyway appertaining, situated in the ThirdDistrictof this City,in Square No.1394, bounded by Clouet Law, North Dorgenoisand Feliciana Streets, desig‐natedbythe No 10 on plan of property of theIndustrial TrustSyndicate Inc.,madebyD C. W. Ricketts CivilEngineer andSurveyor, datedAugust 29, 1920, blue printofwhich is on file in theof‐fice of JacobD Dresner, Notary Public,accord‐ingtowhich plan said lot measures thirty feet (30')front on Clouet Street by a depth of one hundred seven‐teen feet,10 inches,and six lines (117'10"6'") be‐tween equal and parallel lines, said measure‐mentsare also in accordance with ablueprint of survey made by Gilbert& Kelly Surveyors, datedMay 12, 1927, annexed to ActNo. 4792 passedbefore Jacob D. Dresner, No‐tary Public,on May13, 1927.

y orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1526 GOVERNOR NICHOLLS ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70116 LOT: 28, SQUARE:176 SECONDMUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN; 1461611 WRIT AMOUNT: $23,611.56

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 13 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 6 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS85418543 CHASEST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:METRO‐POLITANLIFEIN‐SURANCECOM‐PANY VERSUS PELICANPROS, LLCAND KEITH MCGUIRE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4409

8541-8543 CHASESTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 LOT5 -SQUARE H 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1431002 LAKE GROVES SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $141,738.66

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1606

BARTHOLOMEW ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT2 -SQUARE 725 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1391610 WRIT AMOUNT: $296,411.58

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

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

JAN14-FEB182T

Lot116 is bounded by Campbell Lane, Zeno Place (side),TannerS DavisDr. (Side) and BullardAvenue; said lotcom‐mences at adis‐tanceof285.00 feet from the corner of Camp‐bell Lane and BullardAvenue, andmeasure thence 70.00 feet fronton Campbell Lane, awidth in therearof70.00 feet by adepth of 128.00 feet between equal andparallel lines.

WRIT AMOUNT:

$369,771.99

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

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's

ONECERTAIN LOTORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLOFTHE BUILDINGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES ANDADVAN‐TAGESTHERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING SITUATED IN THETHIRD MU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWNAS MCKENDALLES‐TATESSUBDIVI‐SION,BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT3RR2 SECTION 26 OF THE LAKRATTTRACT (FORMERNEW ORLEANS LAKESHORE LAND SUBDIVISION), ACCORDINGTO APLANO SUB‐DIVISION BY DADING,MAR‐QUES & ASSOCIATES, INC.,DATED 9/16/97, AP‐PROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ORDERDOCKET NO.89/97,ON OCTOBER2 1998, REGIS‐TEREDATIN‐STRUMENT #167011OR‐LEANS, PARISH LOUISIANA, SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND IS DESIGNATED AS LOT62.

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4320 22 ELYSIANFIELDS AVENUE,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:BUSINESS RESOURCE CAPI‐TALSPECIALTY BIDCO, INC. VER‐SUSTOMAK, LLCAND DENISE HENDERSON SEGNER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3685

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 31 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 504 837 9040 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA,JR.

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear theMunici‐palNos.2518 2520 Clouet Street

Notary Public: RichardPerque

TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 2

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1606 BARTHOLOMEW ST,CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NEWREZ LLCD/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SER‐VICING VERSUS MICHAELJOHN REYNOLDS A/K/AMICHAEL J. REYNOLDS A/K/AMICHAEL REYNOLDS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4757

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court

NOTICE OF ELECTION

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 5 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC225-7560373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS,JR.

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

LOT62IS BOUNDEDBY EASTERLYNCIR‐CLE, SOUTH EASTERLYNCIR‐

ACERTAIN POR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND PRESCRIPTIONS, BOTH LIBERA‐TIVE AND ACQUISITIVE, ANDADVAN‐TAGESTHERE‐UNTO BELONG‐INGORINANY‐WISE APPERTAINING OR ATTACHED, SITUATED IN THETHIRD MU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN SQUARE NO 3079 THEREOF,

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2518 2520 CLOUET STREET,THIS CITY IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:AP DIRECT LLCVER‐SUSALFRED‐NETTE WILLIAMS,BRID‐GETTE WILLIAMS, LORETTAYOUNG ANDJOHN YOUNG, III

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-13025

By virtue of a CourtOrder di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00

BREAZELE SACHSE &WIL‐SON, L.L.P. 225 387 4000 WESLEY PLAISIANCE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026

FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1526 GOVERNOR NICHOLLS STREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:JPMOR‐GANCHASE BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONVERSUS MYRA KELLYREDD A/K/AMYRA KELLY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9920

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1223 RIVIERAAV‐ENUE,THISCITY, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCAF ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VERSUS AARON MATTHEW SANDERSAND KIMBERLY AU‐GUSTAMILES A/K/AKIMBERLY AUGUSTAMILES SANDERS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11296

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1223 RIVIERAAV NEWORLEANS, LA 70122 SQUARE 30, LOT 13 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1184358 WRIT AMOUNT: $276,903.53

Seized in the

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1410 HENDEE STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:SELENE FINANCE, LP VERSUS ROXIE MARTIN WATKINS

Pursuant to the provisions of Resolution R-25-546, adopted by the City Council of NewOrleansonOctober23, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,thatanelection will be held in NewOrleansonSaturday,April 18, 2026 andatthe election there will be submitted to all registeredvoters (whoare qualified andentitledtovote at the said election underthe Constitution andLawsofthe State of Louisiana and the Constitution andLawsofthe UnitedStates) residing in the Upper Hurstville District (“District”), whichiscomprisedofthe area of the City of NewOrleanslocated within the following boundaries: Exposition BoulevardtoPrytania Street to Nashville Avenue to Magazine Street andback to Exposition Boulevard, to wit:

UPPER HURSTVILLE SECURITYDISTRICT PROPOSITION

Shall the City of NewOrleansbeauthorized to renewthe imposition andcollection of an annualfee of up to $650 on each parcel of land (excluding anyparcel whose ownerqualifies for the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)ofthe Constitution of Louisiana)located within the UpperHurstville Security District (“District”), delineated by La.R.S. 33:9091.6(B) as the area bounded by Exposition Boulevard, Prytania Street,Nashville Avenue,and Magazine Street,for eight (8)years,beginning January 1, 2027 andending December 31, 2034, whichfee (estimated to be $222,750 in the first year of collection) shall be set by the resolution of the District boardof commissioners andused exclusively,subject to

CI VI L DI ST RI

CO

OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S

Case No:

2025-5322

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1410 HENDEE ST NEWORLEANS LA 70114 LOT: 6, SQUARE: 233 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1301242 WRIT AMOUNT: $95,214.87

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 4 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504831-7726

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 14 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS7548 BRIARWOOD DRIVE, CITY OF NEWORLEANS IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES LLCVERSUSES‐TATE OF JOSEPH ROBIN‐SONAND ES‐TATE OF GERTRUDE BYRD ROBINSON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-8309

1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T CI VI

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NO.601-03 BARTHOLOMEW STREET,CITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.HOMEEQ‐UITY LOAN TRUSTAND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERSOF ACE SECURITIES CORP.HOMEEQ‐UITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-ASAP1, ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES VERSUS DAVID H. DOTSON A/K/ADAVID DOTSON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-8802

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 601-03

S Case No: 2023-655

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4700 LAINEAV NEWORLEANS LA 70126 LOTS:23& 24, SQUARE:5 LOTS:23A &24A, SQUARE:16

THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT:

$45,549.02

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1082332 WRIT AMOUNT:

$186,265.69

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 23 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

DENNISF.WIG‐GINS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7432 DARTMOOR DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:GREEN‐SPRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, NOTINITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐PACITY,BUT SOLELY AS AD‐MINISTRATOR OF RMH2023-4 TRUSTVERSUS KEONDA WEATHERSBY SOLELY IN HER CAPACITY AS IN‐DEPENDENTEX‐ECUTOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF RUBY RODNEY EDWARDS CI V IL DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2469

TRUSTVERSUS VALERIEJUNIOR STEWARTA/K/A VALERIEJ STEWARTA/K/A VALERIESTEW‐ARTA/K/A VA‐LERIEMARIE JU‐NIOR A/K/AVA‐LERIEM JUNIOR A/K/A VALERIEJUNIOR ANDTHE UN‐OPENED SUC‐CESSIONOF ANDUNKNOW HEIRSOFLLOYD STEWARTA/K/A LLOYDSTEWART

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2947

2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2912 BRUXELLES ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70119 LOTG -SQUARE 1782 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1316064 WRIT AMOUNT: $84,466.93

ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐

LOAN MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS MICHAEL ANTHONYETI‐ENNE AND TIFFANYWASH‐INGTON ETI‐ENNE CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6112

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7548 BRIAR‐WOOD DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128

LOT:30, SQUARE:C THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1163377 PHASE1 OF BRI‐ARWOOD SUBDI‐VISION,SEC‐TION II WRIT AMOUNT: $129,119.75

BARTHOLOMEW STREET LOTA ADJOINS LOT14, SQUARE 132 (LATE SQUARE 5) THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQUIRED MIN 885558 WRIT AMOUNT: $157,362.25

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 18 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 L. GRAHAM

ARCENEAUX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7920 REDFISHST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FIRST HORIZONBANK VERSUS DOMONIQUE ANISE BERTHOLOTTE A/K/A DOMONIQUEA BERTHOLOTTE A/K/A DOMONIQUE BERTHOLOTTE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1021

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2727 CLOVER STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUTSOLELYAS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐NANCEOF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES AC‐QUISITION TRUST2019-HB1 VERSUS ESTATE OF LEROYJONES

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7432 DARTMOOR DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127 LOT: 12-A, SQUARE:L THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN# 1129866 KENILWORTH SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $227,394.34

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3210 LAN‐CASTER ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT: 7, SQUARE: 2 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 473363 WRIT AMOUNT: $78,956.34

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 3 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THATCERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2517 N GALVEZ,CITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VERSUS MAR‐GARETMICELI

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4343

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1900 ELLENPARK PLACE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:MOVE‐MENT MORT‐GAGE,LLC VER‐SUSJEFFREY LEE POPLIN,SR. A/K/AJEFFREY L. POPLIN,SR. A/K/AJEFFREY POPLIN,SR. A/KA JEFFREY LEEPOPLIN, A/K/AJEFFREY L. POPLIN A/K/A JEFFREYPOPLIN ANDDANIELLE FOLSEPOPLIN A/K/ADANIELLE F. POPLIN A/K/A DANIELLE POPLIN

C IV IL DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4486

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSale di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1403 CHARBON‐NETSTNEW OR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT1 -SQUARE 574 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1001643 WRIT AMOUNT: $52,603.09

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

BD 36 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-822

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to meby theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7920 REDFISHST NEWORLEANS, LA 70126 LOTS 33 AND34 -SQUARE A 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1408705 LAKEFRONT SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $108,300.26

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 16

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 2 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

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

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 21 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, L.L.C. 504-5819444

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

GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEARI‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2912 BRUXELLESST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LAKE‐VIEW LOAN SER‐VICES, LLCVER‐SUSGIDEONJ VICINI

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3665

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2517 NGALVEZ ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT3 -SQUARE 1065 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1252702 WRIT AMOUNT: $173,407.70

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish ofOr‐leans RB 41 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1403 CHARBONNET

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s):

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4700 LAINEAVENUE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FIDELITY BANK VERSUS SHELLEYLAT‐APIE LAVENDER HEIR OF WILLIAMHARDY LAVENDER,DE‐CEASED

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2727 CLOVER ST NEWORLEANS LA 70122 LOT: 35, SQUARE 18

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 39

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3210 LANCASTER STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED: CITIBANK,N.A AS TRUSTEEFOR CMLTIASSET

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19,

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1900 ELLEN PARK PL NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT: 1, SQUARE: 1 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT: $218,041.73

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 38 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

DENNISF.WIG‐GINS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7040 WHITMORE PL, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐

C.

S Case No: 2024-4523

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7040 WHITMORE PL NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT109-ASQUARE D 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1420443 KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASEI WRIT AMOUNT: $116,836.84

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 11 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 15151517 HOMER STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:JPMOR‐GANCHASE BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONVERSUS DORISLEBLANC (A/K/A DORISWASH‐INGTON SMITH, DORISHENDER‐SON, DORIS WASHINGTON SMITH LEBLANC)

trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1515-1517 HOMERST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 SQUARE 164, LOTN &O FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1234096 WRIT AMOUNT: $53,996.94

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans BD 29 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026

JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1306 S. GENOIS ST,CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS EARL JOHNSON, III, GLENDA JOHNSON, AND EARL L. JOHN‐SON, JR A/K/A EARL JOHNSON, JR CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6284

UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 24 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS,JR.,

TheN.O.Advo‐

cate Date (s): 1/14/2026 & 2/18/2026 JAN14-FEB182T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7619 LADY GRAY ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LAKE‐VIEW LOAN SER‐VICING,LLC VERSUS SEAN GOINS, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3395

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

7619 LADY GRAY ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127 LOTS 30 AND31 -SQUARE 164 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1284574 WRIT AMOUNT: $128,631.02

TIES,INC AND SAMMY SYLVESTER

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

By virtue of a Writ ofSeizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 613 WAGNER ST NEWORLEANS, LA70114 LOTO -SQUARE 109 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1442507 WRIT AMOUNT:

$124,000.00

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 5 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026

$820,679.90

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 3

CARVER,DAR‐DEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER,FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX L.L.C 504-585-3800

PETERJ.SEG‐RIST

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026

FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS2512 NORTHROMAN STREET,CITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: LONGBRIDGE FI‐NANCIAL, LLC VERSUS ESTATE OF JACQUELINE M. MORGAN A/K/AJACQUE‐LINEMORGAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-8872

2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026

FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8051 CURRANRD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED: SERVBANK,SB VERSUS SHAM‐PANELL GREEN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3281

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parishof Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 8051 CURRAN RD NEWORLEANS, LA 70126 LOT1 -SQUARE 4 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1236086 EDGELAKE COURTEXTEN‐SION SUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT: $159,196.76

Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4521 REYNES ST NEWORLEANS LA 70126 LOTS 7& 8SQUARE F 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 905417 DAIRYSUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT: $112,779.31

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 14 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026 FEB18-MAR252T

positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 17 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026 FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5467 SAINTCLAUDE AVENUE,THIS CITY IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:B1 BANK VERSUS VITO THEGOD INVESTMENTS LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-10270

MATTERENTI‐TLED:EUREKA

HOMESTEAD VERSUS MELISSAJACK‐SONA/K/A MELISSAJACK‐SON-WILLIAMS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11266

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 6642 AVENUE B NEWORLEANS, LA 70124 SQUARE 68, LOTS 22-A& 23A SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQ MIN:1296547 WRIT AMOUNT: $408,781.06

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1306 SGENOIS ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70125 LOTS 9& 10SQUARE 143 6THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1397000 WRIT AMOUNT: $85,854.69

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 4 DEAN MORRIS LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026 FEB18-MAR252T

FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS2119 WASHINGTON AVENUE,CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS WASHINGTON GARDEN, L.L.C.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-9707

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

2512 NROMAN ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT: 14, SQUARE:780 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN:201822994 WRIT AMOUNT: $108,959.22

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 10 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, L.L.C. 504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026 FEB18-MAR252T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS7448 SCOTTSDALE DRIVE, CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:MID‐FIRSTBANK VERSUS SHANTELL MINOR( A/K/A SHANTELL HOWARD SHANTELL A. MINOR)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7063

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

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5638 By virtue of a WritofSeizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐

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

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

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 5467 ST CLAUDE AV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT: 2-A, SQUARE:428 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1404628 WRIT AMOUNT: $259,619.51

Seizedinthe abovesuit, TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 20 MENTZSIM‐MONS LAW GROUP, L.L.C. (504) 766-6786 JANE FAIA MENTZ

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026 FEB18-MAR252T

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2119 WASHING‐TONAVNEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 LOT: B, SQUARE 304 FOURTH MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1191259 WRIT AMOUNT:

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 9 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, L.L.C. 504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s):

NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4521 REYNES ST,CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WELLS FARGOBANK, N.A. VERSUS JUAN P. SCOTT A/K/AJUAN SCOTT ANDDANIELLE ROBERTSSCOTT A/K/ADANIELLE R. SCOTTA/K/A DANIELLE SCOTT

S Case No: 2025-9901 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐rected to me by theHonorable PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 613 WAGNER ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CTP FUNDINGCOR‐PORATION, F/K/ACTP FUND‐ING, LLCVERSUS LINNEAUS PROPERTIES, LLCA/K/A LIN‐NEAUSPROPER‐

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable JudgesofCivil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on March26, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7448 SCOTTS‐DALE DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 LOT: 10-A, SQUARE:G THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1343869 NORTHKENIL‐WORTHSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $206,332.70

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 18 LUGENBUHL, WHEATON, PECK,RANKIN& HUBBARD504568-1990 COLEMANL TORRANS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 2/18/2026 & 3/25/2026 FEB18-MAR252T

NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6642 AVENUE B,