The Times-Picayune 04-22-2026

RAPTOR REHAB

PHOTOSByMICHAEL JOHNSON

Ared-tailed hawk named Harrylooks at second-year veterinarystudentHolly Casper at the raptorrehab on April12atLSU

LSUvet team returnsinjured birdsofpreytothe wild

BY HALEY MILLER Staff writer

The red-tailed hawk that was missing an eyescreeched in its enclosureasitwaitedfor its prey to appear The prey came flying through the air,arigid, dead mouse that barely had time to hit the gravelbefore thehawk snatched it up and swallowed it whole. Even with limited depth perception,the hawk named Harry was precise.

Still,Harry’shunting skills wouldn’tbeuptopar in the

wild, competing with other raptors for food. Hispermanent homeiswith LSURaptor Rehabilitation, an extension of the WildlifeHospital offSkip Bertman Drive that prepares injuredcarnivorous birds to return to their natural habitats.

“He could notbereleased with one eye being removed, because hawks rely on sight,” said Abigail Gunby,asecondyear veterinary student at LSU andone ofHarry’scaretakers.

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Dexter,aneasternscreech owl, is one of the program’s educational birds due to injuries that make him unable to fly.

Darren Lombard, in resounding fash-

Concerns raised over college search bill

to

BY SAM KARLIN Staff writer

ALouisianastate lawmaker says he plans to amendhis bill that would have kept records secret about whoisapplying to college executive positions, proposing achange that wouldinstead require universities to disclosesome finalists amid concerns over transparency in hiring top officials. Sen. Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, drafted the bill, House Bill 289, to keep the identities of applicants to top college positions secret, and it had drawn concerns from groups that push foracademic freedom and college transparency He said it’s hardtolurecandidatestoapply fortop jobs without thepromiseofsecrecy.The bill also giveswide leeway over which positions it would affect,saying it’s

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BY PATRICK WALL Staff writer

Afederal appeals court on Tuesday upheld aTexas law requiring public schools to post the TenCommandments, just weeksafter thesame court allowedasimilar Louisiana law to take effect.

Amajority of judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas’ law,which is nearly identical to Louisiana’s, is constitutional and does not violate students’ religious freedom. In February,the court lifted an injunction

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Duncan takesceremonialoathofoffice Legislatureweighsaxing criminal clerk-elect’sseat

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

Hundreds of people gatheredonthe steps of the Orleans Parishcriminal courthouse on Tuesday to support former life prisonerCalvinDuncan ashe took aceremonialoath of office fora post, clerk of criminal court, that he may neveroccupy Duncan stood beaming with ajoyous smile in the centerofthe crowd, five months after he defeated theincumbent,

ion. Duncan is duetotakeoffice May 4 barring passage of acontroversialbill backed by Gov.Jeff Landry to eliminate hisseat. “Weusedtorun from thisbuilding, nowwe’re running to it,”hetold the crowd outside the venue where he lost his freedom to amurder conviction four decades ago. “What my oath meansto me:Now I’m official.”

New OrleansMayor Helena Moreno, District Attorney Jason Williams and state Sen.Royce Duplessis, D-NewOrleans, were among those who stood by Duncan as he facesanimminentthreat to hisnewly won seat.

Duncan acknowledgedthe ceremony was symbolic —amessage toRepublican state lawmakers pushing to shrink and consolidateNew Orleanscourts. Landry recently vowed to shepherd Senate Bill 256 into law without amendments. The measure proposes merging criminal and civil clerks in Orleans Parishand installing CivilClerk ChelseyRichard Napoleon over aparishwide office. If it passes, thebill could reach Landry’sdesk this week. “Not only am Igoing to sign it, I’m going to absolutely support it and make sure it’s passed,”Landry told reporters Friday

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STAFFPHOTO By CHRISGRANGER

Calvin Duncan took aceremonial oath of office forthe clerk of criminal courtpost on Tuesdayonthe steps of the Orleans Parish Criminal DistrictCourthouse.

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Flu vaccine no longer mandated for troops

WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom.

“The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance at all times is just overly broad and not rational,” Hegseth said in a video posted on social media.

He said American service members are free to get the flu vaccine but will not be forced to “because your body, your faith and your convictions are not negotiable.”

Hegseth’s directive does allow for the military services to request to keep the vaccine requirement in place, according to a memo enacting the policy posted online. It says the services have 15 days to make those requests.

Vaccination programs in the U.S. military date back to the American Revolution.

Alleged MS-13 members face sweeping mass trial

SAN SALVADOR Prosecutors in El Salvador opened a massive consolidated trial against nearly 500 alleged members of the MS-13 gang accused of tens of thousands of crimes including homicide, extortion and arms trafficking.

The joint trial, which opened Monday in San Salvador, is the latest in a practice that has been criticized by human rights groups as an infringement of the rights of the accused to defend themselves. Such trials form part of President Nayib Bukele’s iron fist approach against criminal groups in El Salvador which has been under a state of emergency for four years to fight organized crime.

The 486 defendants are accused of being members of MS13, or Mara Salvatrucha, and accused of ordering more than 47,000 crimes from 2012 to 2022, according to the Salvadoran government. The crimes also include femicide and enforced disappearances.

“For years, this structure has operated systematically, causing fear and mourning among Salvadoran families,” Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado said on social media.

El Salvador once had one of the highest homicide rates in the world, with 103 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015.

Since Bukele took office in 2019, government statistics show a drastic drop in homicdes. But human rights groups say Bukele’s aproach has violated due process.

Mass trials “undermine the exercise of the right to defense and the presumption of innocence of detainees,” U.N. experts have said.

The gang leaders are being tried in an open hearing at an Organized Crime Court under a 2023 reform of El Salvador’s Penal Code.

Teenager pleads guilty after arson attack

LONDON A teenager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in north-west London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a synagogue and said he bore no ill will towards Jewish people.

The attack was among several separate assaults against Britain’s Jewish community in recent weeks.

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, pleaded guilty to arson not endangering life when he appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Surveillance footage showed the boy climb over a wall at Kenton United Synagogue, in Harrow, on Saturday night, and set light to a bottle of liquid before throwing it through a broken window The fire caused some smoke damage and no one was injured.

The boy said he did not know the building was a synagogue and he didn’t intend to harm anyone.

“I have no hate toward the Jewish people,” he said in a written statement. “I am very sorry for my actions.”

The boy was released on bail and ordered to appear at Willesden Youth Court on June 4.

Gunman carried items related to Columbine

Attacker who opened fire at Mexico’s pyramids scouted site

BY MARÍA VERZA and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — The gunman who opened fire on tourists at Mexico’s iconic Teotihuacan pyramids carried materials that were apparently related to the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the attack that killed a Canadian woman and left at least 13 people injured.

Although officials did not mention Columbine by name, they referred to several books and handwritten notes that belonged to the gunman and referenced attacks in the United States in April 1999. Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the massacre in Colorado.

Seven people were wounded by gunshots at the archaeological site north of the Mexican capital, the local government said. The nature of the other injuries was not disclosed, but some people fell when the shooting started, including some who were climbing on the pyramids.

The assailant, who acted alone, shot and killed himself, authorities said, and security officials found a gun, a knife and ammunition at the scene.

The attack happened less than two months before Mexico cohosts the 2026 FIFA World Cup soc-

cer tournament. Mexico’s security secretary, Omar García Harfuch, said major tourist destinations would see a heightened presence of both ground forces and digital “cyber patrols” to prevent threats.

“Yesterday’s attack highlights the urgent need to strengthen our security protocols,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said. She also noted the importance of analyzing “external influences” that may provoke such violence within the country

Taken to hospitals were six people from the U.S., three from Colombia, one from Russia one from Brazil, one from the Netherlands and one from Canada, the local government said. The youngest person who was hurt was 6; the oldest was 61, Mexican authorities said.

In an update Tuesday morning, Mexico’s security cabinet said the injured patients were being treated at a clinic after spending the night in stable condition.

Authorities identified the attacker as 27-year-old Julio César Jasso Ramírez, a native of Guerrero, Mexico, who, they said, had carefully scouted the pyramids before opening fire.

The assailant carried a tacticalstyle backpack containing an analog cellphone and bus tickets, said José Luis Cervantes Martinez, the attorney general of the state of Mexico,

which includes Teotihuacan.

Cervantes Martinez also noted the presence of “literature, images and manuscripts” that related to violent incidents known to have occurred in the United States in April 1999,” a likely reference to the Columbine attack in which 12 students and a teacher were killed.

Greg Magadini, of Boise, Idaho, was with a tour group on top of the pyramid when he heard a loud crack followed by screaming. The gunman was about 40 feet away on the same platform with roughly 60 tourists, he said. Magadini jumped down a ledge and scrambled for cover while two of his friends stayed on the platform above trying to hide.

Shots seemed to ring out every five seconds, Magadini said, as he and the others jumped down more ledges to reach the ground. Then they ran through a field behind the pyramid, carrying one of his friends who badly injured her ankle on one of the jumps. Magadini said he did not see the shooter, but his friends said the gunman seemed to fire randomly in all directions. “Everyone was a target,” he said. Later at the hospital, they talked with other tourists, who said the shooter at one point played strange music and taunted them, saying he hated tourists, Magadini said.

Dr. Oz announces audit of Medicaid oversight

BY ALI SWENSON Associated Press

NEW YORK

The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts that have so far largely focused on specific states, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Tuesday

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid administrator said during a Politico health care summit that his agency plans to ask states to “own” the problem of health care fraud this week with requests for states to share their strategies within 30 days.

“It’s an example of what we’d like them to do to prove that they’re serious about this,” Oz said onstage Tuesday “And if you don’t take it seriously, it indicates to us that we might have to take the audits that we’re doing to the different states more aggressively,” he said, without elaborating Tuesday’s announcement is part of a federal campaign to tackle waste, fraud and abuse in federal Medicaid and Medicare programs that so far has mostly targeted Democratic states and at least once has erred in its accusations.

Earlier this month, The Associated Press reported that CMS made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe in New York. The acknowledgment deepened doubts in the administration’s methods and raised a common criticism that has been made about the second Trump administration — that it tends to attack first and confirm the facts later

In addition to New York, CMS has approached at least four other states with investigations into potential health care fraud and halted some $243 million in Medicaid payments to one of them, Minnesota, over fraud concerns. It also is blocking for six months any new Medicare enrollments for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics or certain other supplies around the country to address the potential for fraud.

BY STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press

BUCHAREST, Romania A priceless golden helmet dating back 2,500 years was returned to Romania on Tuesday after the national heirloom was stolen from a Dutch museum where it was on loan last year

The ornate Cotofenesti helmet and three golden bracelets — some of Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilization were taken from the Drents Museum in January 2025 in a raid which shocked the art world and devastated Romanian authorities.

But after 14 months of investigations diplomatic tensions, and three suspects in an ongoing trial, most of the artifacts arrived at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport on Tuesday from where authorities transported them under guard to Bucharest’s National History Museum They were displayed in a glass cabinet, flanked by masked, armed guards.

Cornel Constantin Ilie, the museum’s interim director, said that the artifacts have been returned “not as simple patrimony items, but as relics of our historical memory as the legacy of a civilization that continues to define us.”

“For us, this is a moment of joy, but also of contemplation,” he said. “For months, we have lived with the fear that part of our past could be lost forever Today we can say that an essential part of this trea-

sure has returned.”

Robert van Langh, the Drents Museum director, described the recovery and return of the relics as “an emotional moment for all involved,” and acknowledged “the grief, the anger and now the relief have naturally been even greater” in Romania than in the Netherlands.

“Romanian national heritage has returned home,” he said. “The impact of this robbery was already significant in the Netherlands, but here it must have been truly unparalleled The police and judicial authorities of both countries have done extraordinary work.”

Dutch prosecutors unveiled the recovered items at a news conference in the eastern Dutch city of Assen earlier this month. The whereabouts of the third golden bracelet remains unknown, but van Langh vowed the search would continue and that a judicial verdict is expected in the coming weeks.

During its disappearance, the golden helmet was slightly dented, while the recovered bracelets were in perfect condition.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MARCO UGARTE

Handicraft vendors and tourists stand outside the Teotihuacan pyramids on Tuesday. The archaeological site on the outskirts of Mexico City remained closed a day after a gunman opened fire.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO

Dacian gold items stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities and returned to Romania are presented at the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday.

TOPS paybacklegislation rejected in House

BY HALEY MILLER Staff writer

Abill requiring students to repay their TOPS scholarship to the state if they stopped meeting the program’srequirementswas defeated Tuesday after running into opposition from both parties on the House floor

The proposal failed on a38-62 vote even after its sponsor, Rep.Dennis Bamburg, R-Bossier City,amended it so that students would onlyneed to pay back the semesterinwhich they lost eligibility for the scholarships, as opposed to all TOPS dollars they had received up to that point.

“I appreciate Rep. Bamburg and your concedingtogotoone semes-

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“It’stheorized that they can see ablade of grass from a football field away.”

LSU’sraptor rehab houses six birds of prey,which are cared for full-time and trained for educationaldemonstrations with the public. For the other 200 birds sent to rehab from the WildlifeHospital each year,the goal is to monitor the birds’ progress after injury and help them regain mobility so theycan return to the wild.

“The Wildlife Hospital itself was to take in any animals that were injured from the public, any wildlife around the area,” wildlife medicine resident Zoey Lex said. “The Raptor Rehabilitation unit was to extend the care. The birds need more time to flight train andto feed trial to make surethat they were ready and they had enough agility to go backto the wild.”

The facility is staffed by 12 LSU vet students, who alternate the role of primary caretaker.Students come to visit and feed the birds twice a day,and they perform weekly checkups and monthly physi-

cals.

ter,” Rep.Barbara Freiberg, R-Baton Rouge, said. “I still have alot of worries about what the unintended consequences of what we’re doing might be.”

Duringaheated debate,several lawmakers raised questions how repayment would work, if it would punish students struggling in schooland if the proposal essentially converted theTaylor Opportunity Program for Students into a system of student loans.

“You’re treating TOPS failure as astudentbehavior problem,” Rep. Edmond Jordan, D-Baton Rouge, and chair of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, said. “Do you not look at that as areadiness or support gap?”

They apply for theposition to get direct experience working with animals, which is personally and professionally rewarding, said Holly Casper,a second-yearveterinary student andvolunteer

“Wedon’tget paid, but we do it for theexperience, and more importantly,the loveof themedicine and the birds in general,”Caspersaid.“It’sa great waytoget experience as avet student when you’re stuck in the classroomfrom 8 to 5, and it’s agood reminder of whywe’re here.”

The rehab facilities are provided by the veterinary school,but feeding and other caretaking suppliesare funded through donations, Lex said.

Caring for injuredraptors and returning them to the wild not only keeps the local ecosystem in balance, the volunteers said, but can also offer insight into the overall health of theenvironment. Araptor presentingwith lead poisoning can indicate dangerous levels of lead in its natural habitat, for example. “Raptors help us understand what’sgoingoninthe environment,” Gunby said. “If alot of raptors are coming in to see us, that means something’s wrong.”

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Legislatorsalso pressed Bamburg on thelogisticsofrepayment, including the agency responsible for collecting thedollars, theinterest rates on thesum students would be required to pay and the effect on students’credit scores if they defaulted.

Bamburg said all rules of repayment would be established by the BoardofRegents. He said he had not discussed withthe higher education board how thebill would be implemented administratively

“I left it up to the Board of Re-

gents,” Bamburg said.

“This is your bill, right?” Jordan responded. Bamburg arguedLouisiana’s well-known scholarshipprogram needed amechanism to recover tax dollarsifstudentsfailedto meet the GPAand enrollment expectations of their award.

“Weare looking after taxpayer dollars,” Bamburgsaid. “I think we arevery, very generous here with taxpayer dollars.”

TOPS provided fundingfor 48,000 Louisiana students to attendin-state colleges in the 202425 academic year,amounting to $278 million in scholarship money according to data from the Louisiana Office of Student Financial

Assistance. Thescholarships are administeredbythe statefinancialassistance office basedonminimum GPAand test score standards. The baseline awards pay fortuition at in-state public universities and approved private universities.

Funding forTOPS has remained at the levelitwas in 2016, when lawmakers, faced with abudget shortfall, agreed to cover only about 70% of recipients’ tuition. To keep their scholarship, students must maintain full-time enrollment andearnatleast 24 credit hours each academic year,aswell as fulfill aminimum cumulative GPArequirementbased on the amount of their award.

STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

Ared-tailed hawk named Harry flies to abranch before getting amouse for atreat at the raptor rehab on April12.

On Tuesday,Duncan appeared to relish in his victory last year,when he roused aswarm of support with the story of his journey from Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where he served for two decades as an inmate counsel.

Duncan has maintained his innocence in theNew Orleanskillingfor which he was convicted andsentenced to life but later releasedundera2011 plea agreement with former district attorneyLeon Cannizzaro. In 2021, a judge vacated his conviction and sentence.

An advocatefor criminal justice reform who attended law school after his release, Duncan last year sethis sights on the clerk’s office, running on aplatform to free up access to the kinds of courtrecords he struggled to secure for himselfand others while locked away.Hewon 68% of the vote in a November runoff.

“Innocent people should not be in prison,” he said. “Victims should nothave to wait 20 and 30 years for the system to find the evidence and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got the wrong person.’ Months later,the bill to remove the office landed at the stateCapitol.Supporters call theplan alongdelayed right-sizing of NewOrleans’ multipronged court system, arguing that it’soverdue. Critics label it apower grab.

SB256isamong ahandful of measuresaimed at shrinking the Orleans Parish courtsthathave prompted heated debate in the Legislature, and rising complaints from New Orleans leaders.

Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, authored the legislation to merge the clerk offices. Morris is pushing two other bills to reduce judgeships in the city

In the House, Rep. Dixon McMakin, R-Baton Rouge, has sponsored House Bill 911toreduce judges and combine OrleansParish’s civil, criminaland juvenilecourts

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into one. Morris andother proponents arguea consolidation will save millions for the cash-strapped city as they pointtodeclining caseloads Opponentsargue the proposed cutsare basedonfaulty data and an ill-fitting workload formula for judges At aSenate hearing last week Duncan blamed Attorney General LizMurrill and Landry for acampaign to displace him.OnTuesday, he called ita “Reconstruction move” by thegovernor and allies to “takethisoffice.”

one Louisiana made in defense of its law

Duncan’s supporters argued Tuesday for local control after Bill Quigley,aLoyola Law School professor,performed the swearing-in.

“This is what democracy looks like,”Duplessis said.“This is the people of New Orleans saying you’re notgoing to dictate or take away our rights.”

Duplessissaid that manyofhis fellowlawmakers “know that it’s wrong” but arevoting for Duncan’sremoval, regardless.

“It’s really unfortunatethat we’re going through this in 2026. Butweall see it forwhatitis.

And we’renot going to acceptit,” Duplessis said.

As another of his measures, Senate Bill 217, sailed through the Senate chamber on Monday, Morris insisted hisonlymotives areefficiency and right-sizing the courts, as he addressedracially charged undertones to thecriticism.

“I don’tthink allthisemotional language is needed,” Morris said.

“It’s asimple thing, like it or not.

The stateishaving to pick up more in Orleans Parish than any other parish in the state. Everybody in the state pays forthat.”

For his part, Lombard, the outgoing clerk who suedDuncan over his claim to exoneration during abittercampaign, issued astatement Tuesday throwing his support behind his campaign rival. “I fully support the actions of today,wheremyrightful successor wassworn to what should be a peaceful transfer of power,” Lombard said in astatement. “SB256 is an affront to the electorate, and the very wishes of our voters.” Email Matt Bruceatmatt. bruce@theadvocate.com.

on Louisiana’slaw,which cleared schools to put up the posters, but the judges said it was too early to rule on that law’sconstitutionality

Tuesday’srulingcould bode well forLouisiana’slaw if it eventually returns to the 5th Circuit, considered the country’smost conservative federal court of appeals.

In their majority opinion, the judges rejected the argument that posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms would pressure students to honor the biblical mandates or adopt particular beliefs.

“Toplaintiffs, merely exposing children to religious language is enough to make the displays engines of coercive indoctrination. We disagree,” the majority wrote about the Texas law,known as S.B. 10. Aminority of the court’s active judgesdissented.

Even though Tuesday’s ruling only addressed the Texas case, defenders of Louisiana’slegislation celebrated it as avictory.Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the5th Circuit’s argument in upholding Texas’ law was identical to the

“Ourlawclearlywasalways constitutional,” she postedon X, “and Iamgrateful thatthe Fifth Circuit has now definitively agreed with us.”

Louisiana’sRepublicancontrolled Legislature passed the law in 2024, which requires allpublic K-12 schools and colleges to display theTen Commandments in every classroom.

Agroup of parents quickly challenged the law in court, andafederal judge issued a preliminary injunction that stopped the state from enforcingthe law

In February,the 5th Circuit reversed the lower court’sdecision, saying it hadbeen premature to block thelaw before it took effect.

Thejudges said they could not rule on the law’sconstitutionality before seeing howitplayed out in schools.

Butinthe case of Texas’ law, which that state’sRepublican-led Legislature passed in 2025, the court did rule on the merits.

Rejecting arguments madebyattorneys forthe Texasfamilies who challenged the law,the 5th Circuit majoritysaid that requiring public schools to post the TenCommandments does not amount to thegovernment endorsing

aparticular religion, which the U.S. Constitutionforbids. The law also does not impose religious beliefs on students, thejudges wrote.

“As noted, S.B. 10 authorizes no religiousinstruction and gives teachers no license to contradict children’sreligious beliefs (ortheir parents’),” themajority opinion states.“No child is made to recite theCommandments, believe them, or affirm their divine origin.”

The Texasfamilieswere represented by theAmerican Civil LibertiesUnion, ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, withthe law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPserving as pro bono counsel. The same groups,including Louisiana’sACLU chapter,repre-

sentedthe Louisiana families.

In astatement Tuesday, the organizations said they are “extremely disappointed” by the5th Circuit’srul-

ing, adding that they expect to appeal to the U.S. SupremeCourt.

“The First Amendment safeguards the separation of church and state,and

thefreedom of families to choose how, whenand if to provide their children with religious instruction,” the groups said. “This decision tramples those rights.”

STAFFPHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Calvin Duncan,center in suit, reacts after being sworninasthe newclerk of criminal courtfor Orleans Parish as he

surrounded

supporters on the steps of theCriminal Courthouse in NewOrleans on Tuesday

“including butnot limited to” university presidents, chancellors, senior vice chancellors and athletic coaches.

After an interview withThe Times-Picayune |The Advocate this week, Abraham acknowledged the transparency concerns andsaid he plans to amend the bill during aThursday committee hearing, with changestorequire universities to releasesomenames of candidates they’re considering That change would bringthe bill more in line with standards sought by academic freedom groups.

“I want three names given to the public,” Abraham said.

Still, Abraham said universities andtheir search firms are in the best position to decide whoisright for the job.

“When youapply for ajob and theapplication is made public, your current job is in jeopardy,” he added. “Itrestricts certain people from applying for ajob.”

The bill is slatedfor debate Thursday in the House &Governmental Affairs Committee.

The legislation comes on the heels of high-profile searches for LSUand University of Louisiana at Lafayette presidential jobs Without the amendment Abraham said he plansfor,the bill would allow universities to hideany records that showwho is applying to be university president, chancellor,coach and more. The bill’s language so far says universities would only have to reveal applicants once they are designated as a“finalist,” but universities could name alone finalist to get around releasing additional names.

In effect, several free speech scholars and university experts say, thebill without amendments would allow schools to hide who wasinthe running for atop positionatauniversity.Itcouldalso have implications for searches actively underway: The Southern University system and McNeese State are both searchingfor new presidents.

“Weget to see how these major decisionsare made,” saidDavid Cuillier,director of the Brechner Center for the Advancementofthe First Amendment at the University of Florida.“That’sthe whole point of these publicrecords laws and democracy.”

Thebill is part of along-running movement among American publicuniversities, whose boards have increasingly turned to secretive searches run by private search firms when picking new presidents.Abraham’s bill would also prevent therelease of information aboutdonors to public colleges, as well as industrypartnerships with universities.

Abraham saidkeeping most candidatessecret should result in better candidates applying, and he believes it should be up to theuniversity to decide what they make public. He said search committees “dotheir job”well.

Buthealsoagreed thatuniversitiesshould have to reveal more than one finalistname, leading to hisproposed amendment.

“That smacks of not being fair if youjust reveal oneperson,” Abrahamsaid

Abraham’samendment would bring Louisiana law more in line with Tennessee, which requires at least threefinalists to be revealed to the public. The American CouncilofTrustees and Alumni saidit recommends such language.

Without language specifying how many finalistsmust be named, the public may not learn howuniversity boards decidedonwhich qualities they wanted in aleader.Universities in Louisiana have already taken to naming sole finalists for university president positions.

UL named Ramesh Kolluru as sole finalistfor their presidential jobearlier this year after public interviews with two semifinalists on campus. LSUnamed F. King Alexanderassole presidential finalistin 2013 withoutdisclosing the names of other applicants, which prompted lawsuitsand public out-

cry “That’swhatuniversities all around the country wanttodo,” Cuillier said. “These search firms are really pushing this hard. They’resaying alot of candidates are not going to apply if (their name becomes public).Dowereally know that it improvesthe quality of who is hired? They’d have to show somedataonthat.”

The bill passed the state Senate withonly two “no” votes, including Sen. Greg Miller, R-Norco, who said he’sworried Louisiana residents won’tknowifcolleges are hiring themost qualified candidates.

Secretivesearch

More than adecadeago,LSU conducted asecretive presidential search that spurred controversy and lawsuits.

In that 2013 search,LSU hired a consultant who set up aweb portal to host résumésand other documents, according to testimony in asubsequent lawsuit. The search committee interviewed candidates in two groups so the meetings lacked aquorum,meaning they didn’thave to be public. Committee memberswere instructed not to send emails or download information from theweb portal to avoid public records requests, and the consultantcollected abinder full of materials at the end of a meetingabout thefinalists. But state lawatthe time requiredpublic disclosure.The Times-Picayune, TheAdvocate and the former editor of the LSU Daily Reveille newspaper sued the school, with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal eventually rulingthat LSU had to release thenames of the fourfinalists whoboard mem-

bers considered whenthey hired Alexander Today,that type of search has become commonplace around the nation, according to public records advocates.

Search firms, in particular,have driven thetrend. Areport in the Academe Magazine found that the vast majority of colleges use search firms today, up fromjust over aquarter in the 1990s.

Universities can also shield their contractswithsearch firms by routing them through foundations: The LSUFoundation, forexample, hired the firm for LSU’spresidential search last year.The structure ensuredthat the public could not seehow much money waspaid for —orthe parameters that were given to —SSA Consultants, alocal firm.

LSU’s 2025 presidential search endedwiththe hiring of former McNeese State President Wade Rousse afteron-campus interviews with three finalists. Another finalist, James Dalton,became LSU’schancellor, withhim and Roussesplittingresponsibilities that had been previously consolidated intoasingle job.

“Confidentiality is paramount in aChancellor search,” the search firmGreenwood Asher &Associates wrote in areport last year Thefirm hashelpedwith several high-profilesearches in Louisiana, including multiple LSU provost searches and the state’scommissioner of higher education.

“Top executive search firms understand the sensitive nature of these searches,particularly when candidates aresitting chancellors or presidents at other institutions. Ensuring discretion helps protect thecandidates’ current roles and prevents unnecessary speculation within the university community.”

Greenwood’sreport said search firms use nondisclosure agreements, code names, private meetingsand secure messaging platforms to keep information about the searcheshidden. They also limit the sharing of the identity of candidates to “reduce the likelihood of leaks.”

‘Wrong foot’

Suchinstruction goes against the American Council of Trustees and Alumni’sguide to hiring college leaders. One of their key tenets is publicly releasing the identities of three to fivefinalists.

Kyle Beltramini,ACTA’ssenior research fellow, said that’sbe-

cause the finalists should be vetted publicly,with multiple interviews on campus andmeetings with members of the community

“If you say this is ourguy,our only guy we’re considering afinalist. …you’re going to start the presidency off on the wrong foot,” he said. When wordleaked late last year through reporting from The TimesPicayune |The Advocatethat UL plannedtoinstall Kolluruas president without asearch, faculty spoke out against the process, sayingtheyshouldhavea seat at the table. TheULboard relented and held asearch, though the end result was the same: Kolluru gotthe job. Across the country and within the SEC, other states have adopted laws similartowhat’sonthe table in Louisiana. Florida,once heralded forits wide-reaching public records laws, has rolled back some of those laws and now keeps college president applicants secret through a 2022 state law.Michigancourts have held that schools canavoid public meetings when hiring. And in Georgia, searches can be done without naming finalists.

Whenformer LSUPresident Bill Tate was named president last year at Rutgers University in New Jersey,which is public, no other finalists had been named alongside him.Tate’scandidacy forthe position only becameknownonce he washired forthe job.

ABrechner Center report from 2020 investigated whether hiding the names of finalists truly helped the schools get better candidates. It found little difference in results between open and closed searches, though closed searches resulted in slightly moresitting presidents being hired.

Judith Wilde, professor of policy and government at George Mason UniversityinVirginia,saidthe stakes can be high. If candidates aren’tvettedproperly by the public,itcan result in “failedpresidents,”orthose who stepdown early in their contracts. That can result in big buyouts —a complaintthatstate officials, including Gov. Jeff Landry, have voiced aboutcoaching contractsas well. Aspokesperson for Landry said he did not have aposition on Abraham’s bill.

“These become very expensive,” Wilde said. “When all the information about thepresidents is being kept secret until the last minute, no one has achance to vet them.”

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The UniversityofLouisiana at Lafayette named Ramesh Kolluruassole finalist for their presidentialjob earlier this year after public interviews with twosemifinalists on campus.

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

Only one thing is clear in the race where four major Republican candidates are campaigning to winaconservative-orientedcongressional district that stretches from Baton Rouge to Monroe.

“Undecided” enjoys awide leadwith less than amonth before the May 16 primary

State Sen. Blake Miguez has President Donald Trump’sendorsement, the most money in the bank (thanks to abig personal loan) and asmall leadinat least one independent poll.

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Miguez’s Facebook page prominently displays the Trumpendorsement

Echols, 49, said Miguez receivedTrump’snod before Echols got in theHouserace.

Wilfong’s outside grouphas been hitting Echols with spots that accuse him of pushing legislationand taking votes that benefit his commercial construction business.

Wilfong said he is not working on her behalf

“OncePresident Trump sees he has afellow developer andbuilder, someone who has employed people, he’ll look favorably on me,” Echols said Tuesday Cordell, 52, noted that she served as aTrump delegateat the Republican National Conventioninboth 2020 and 2024.

“He does not mince words and stays focused on getting thejob done,”she said.

Edmonds, 69,asked about Trump’sendorsement, said: “He missed abetterchoice. My record showsIget thingsdone.”

If state senators had a vote, Edmonds would be a clear winner

“It’salegitimateissue for voters to consider when they’re deciding whotovote for,”Wilfong said, declining to identify the donors. His group is aso-called“dark money” group that doesn’t have to disclose them

The accusations are nonsense, Echols saidinaninterview

“Everything I’ve done is to moveLouisiana and makeit as competitive as possible so everyone wins,” he said.

If the attack pulls voters from Echols, the beneficiary is likely to be Cordell, since she and Echols live in the samearea.

Another dark money grouplaunchedadigital and TV attack on Miguez this week that quotes from a 2007 Iberia ParishSheriff’s report filedbyhis then-girlfriend in which she accused him of rape,anaccusation Miguez has denied.

“Wedon’t knowMiguez, but his girlfriend did,” the ad stated.

As The Times-Picayune | TheAdvocate reported last month, the report stated that she declined to press charges. He was questioned but not arrested. The ex-girlfriend could not be reached for comment. The woman’smothertold the newspaper in March that she didn’tbelieve herdaughter’saccusations.

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Trump says the U.S. will extend ceasefire with Iran

Blockade of Iranian ports will continue

BY MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

ISLAMABAD President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and the global economy would promptly resume Pakistan planned to host a second round of talks, but the White House put on hold Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad as Iran rebuffed efforts to restart negotiations.

Iran has not yet responded to Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire extension. Both countries have warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting.

Pakistan scrambles to negotiate

Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, worked intensively to get both sides to agree to a second round of ceasefire talks, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Sharif later thanked Trump for his “gracious acceptance” of Pakistan’s request, saying the ceasefire extension would allow ongoing diplomatic efforts to proceed.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state TV there has been “no final decision” on whether to agree to more talks because of “unacceptable actions” by the U.S., apparently referring to the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

In a Truth Social post announcing the ceasefire extension, Trump said the U.S. would continue the blockade.

As Vance put on hold a return trip to Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were expected in Washington on

Tuesday afternoon for consultations about how to proceed, said a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations.

The official cautioned that Trump could change his mind on negotiating with Iran at any time, and declined to predict what would happen. The official said Trump has options short of restarting airstrikes.

Rhetorically dug in

Before announcing the ceasefire extension, Trump had warned that “lots of bombs” will “start going off” if there’s no agreement before the Wednesday deadline, while Iran’s

Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint on a barricaded road to ensure security ahead of the second round of negotiations between the U.S and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

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chief negotiator said that Tehran has “new cards on the battlefield” that haven’t yet been revealed

A senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to destroy the region’s oil industry if war with the U.S. resumes “If southern neighbors allow the enemy to use their facilities to attack Iran, they should say goodbye to oil production in the Middle East region,” Gen. Majid Mousavi told an Iranian news site.

Control of strait key to talks

Iran’s envoy to the United Nations said Tuesday that Tehran has “received some sign” that the U.S.

GOP state lawmaker accuses attorney general

BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer

A Republican representative has accused Attorney General Liz Murrill of threatening legislators to pass a bill that would reassign criminal cases to new judges when defendants waive jury trials.

“I know many of you have received coercion and possibly even threats from the attorney general,” state Rep. Brian Glorioso, RSlidell, told his colleagues on the House floor Tuesday as he urged them to vote against House Bill 310.

“Don’t be swayed by fear Stand up for our rights — because today they’re coming for this right but tomorrow they’re going to come for yours,” he said. “This is what happened in Nazi Germany People were afraid to speak out.”

It was an unusual display of defiance of top state Republican leadership from a GOP lawmaker

— one who has carried legislation for the attorney general during previous legislative sessions.

Murrill swiftly issued a statement denying Glorioso’s allegations and demanding he apologize.

“Rep. Glorioso crossed the line and made comments unbecoming of a member of the House,” her statement said. “Failing to convince people with his arguments, he resorted to personally attacking my character and making false claims about my entirely deferential and informational discussions about the bill with members.”

Earlier this month, HB310 failed to get enough votes to advance to the Senate. But its sponsor, state Rep. Josh Carlson, R-Lafayette, put it to another vote Tuesday, and the House passed it 57-24. It needed 53 votes to move forward.

A small group of Republicans joined Democrats to oppose the measure, which still needs Senate approval.

What the bill does

If HB310 passes, prosecutors would decide whether defendants who waived their jury trials can keep their cases before the same judge If a defendant opted for a bench trial, their case would be randomly reassigned unless the District Attorney’s Office decided otherwise.

The rule would only apply to courts with at least three judges.

Proponents of the measure argue it is unfair for defendants to be able to forego jury trials and still keep favorable judges. They argue the change would prevent “judge shopping.”

“A defendant should not be allowed to unilaterally choose the judge,” Carlson said, adding that the bill aimed to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system.

Critics note that criminal cases are randomly assigned in the first place and say the bill would actual-

ly give district attorneys the power to forum shop. They also say the bill would slow the court process by sending cases to judges that aren’t familiar with the proceedings and keep pretrial defendants in jail longer Glorioso described the bill as unpatriotic and argued it would interfere with defendants’ constitutional rights.

“In America and specifically in Louisiana, the process is the point. The means define our character,” Glorioso said. “Tyranny does not always arrive with a roar Often it arrives with a whisper, in the form of a procedural change.”

Besides Glorioso, Republican state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe of Livonia, a former prosecutor, spoke against HB310, as did a number of Democrats.

State Rep. Edmond Jordan, R-Baton Rouge, questioned the fairness of randomly reassigning cases using a pool of judges that

is ready to stop its blockade of Iranian ports. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said ending the blockade remains a condition for Iran to rejoin peace talks. When that happens, he said, “I think the next round of the negotiations will take place.”

The U.S. imposed the blockade to pressure Tehran into ending its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane through which 20% of the world’s natural gas and crude oil transits in peacetime.

Iran’s grip on the strait has sent oil prices soaring. Brent crude, the international standard, was trading at close to $95 per barrel on Tuesday, up more than 30% from Feb. 28, the day that Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran to start the war Before the war began, the Strait of Hormuz had been fully open to international shipping. Trump has demanded that vessels again be allowed to transit unimpeded. Over the weekend, Iran said that it had received new proposals from Washington, but also suggested that a wide gap remains between the sides.

excluded the original judge. Carlson said cases should go “to someone who has been completely uninvolved in the process.” A larger debate over judges SB310 is one of several bills this session that would give prosecutors more control over how criminal cases proceed.

Senate Bill 97, by state Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, would allow Louisianans to vote on a constitutional amendment that would require a prosecutor’s approval for a defendant to opt out of a jury trial. The Senate passed that measure last month, and it now needs approval from the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee. And House Bill 52, by state Rep. Debbie Villio, R-Kenner, would amend Louisiana law so that fewer defendants accused of misdemeanors would be entitled to jury trials. It passed the House and is awaiting a vote from the full Senate.

Va.votersapprove redistricting

Democratshopetooffset the rest of that gap in Virginia, where theydecisively flipped 13 seats in thestate Houseand won back the governor’soffice last year

BY DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

Virginia voters approved amiddecade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additionalU.S. House seats in November’smidterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The constitutionalamendment backedbyvoters bypasses abipartisan redistricting commission to allowthe useofnew districts drawn by Virginia’s Democraticled General Assembly.But the public vote may not be the final word. The state SupremeCourt is considering whether the plan is illegal in acase that could makethe referendumresults meaningless.

The Virginia redistrictingreferendum marked asetback for President Donald Trump, who kickedoff anational redistrictingbattlelastyear by urging Republican officials in Texas to redrawdistricts. The goal was to help Republicans win more seats in the November elections and hold on to anarrow House majority in the face of political headwinds that typically favor the party out of powerduring midterm elections.

But the Virginia redistricting referendum could help nullify Republican gains elsewhere.

“Virginia just changedthe trajectory of the 2026midterms,” Democratic state HouseSpeaker Don Scottsaidina celebratory statement. “At amoment when Trump and his allies are trying to lock in powerbefore voters have asay,Virginians stepped up and leveled the playing field for the entire country.”

Part of anationalbattle

The redistricting in Texas led to aburst of redistricting nationwide. So far,Republicans believe they can win up to ninemore House seats in newly redrawn districts in Texas, Missouri,North Carolina and Ohio. Democrats think they can win up to five moreseats in California, where voters approved asimilar mid-decade redistrictingeffort lastNovember,and one more seat under new court-imposed districts in Utah.

Butthe back-and-forth battleis continuing in Florida,where the Republican-ledLegislature is to conveneApril 28 for aspecial session that could resultinmorefavorable congressional districts for Republicans.

Voters focusonfairness

ThecampaignoverVirginia’s redistricting referendum focused heavily on fairness.

Republicans argued thatitwas unfairtogerrymanderVirginia’s districts to Democrats’ advantage. ButDemocrats argued that they were creatinga fairer election landscape nationally by counteracting Republican gerrymanderingelsewhere.

Matt Wallace, of Alexandria, saidhevoted for the Democratic redistricting amendment “tohelp balance thescales abit until things get back to normal.”

But Ruth Ann McCartney,who votedinthe town of South Hill just afew miles north of the North Carolina border,said she cast her ballot against the amendment “I lookat it more as we don’t have the populationasnorthern Virginia,” shesaid.“Andasa rural area, we just need to be heard.”

Lobster-like district couldaid

In Virginia, Democrats currently holdsix of the 11 U.S.Houseseats under districtsthatwere imposed by thestate Supreme Court in 2021 aftera bipartisan commission failedtoagree onamap basedon the latest census data.

The new plan could help Democrats win as many as 10 seats. Five seats are anchoredinthe Democratic strongholdofnorthern Virginia, includingone stretching out like alobster to consume Republican-leaning rural areas. Revisions to four other districts across Richmond, southern Virginia and Hampton Roadsdilutethe voting powerofconservative blocs in those areas. And areshaped district in partsofwestern Virginia lumps together three Democraticleaningcollege townstooffset other Republican voters. Democrats portrayed the Virginiaredistrictingasa response to

Trump. It is “pushing back against what other states have done in trying to stack thedeck for Donald Trump in those congressional elections,”Democratic Gov.Abigail Spanbergersaid during an online rally last week.

Adsfor the “yes to redistricting” campaign featuring former President Barack Obama flooded theairwaves.

Butopponents of theredistrictingalsodistributed campaign materials citing statements from Obama andSpanberger, whohad bothcriticized gerrymandering in thepast.

Courtweighsactions

Congressional redistricting typically is done once adecadeafter each census.

In 2020, Virginia votersapproveda constitutional amendment meant to diminish political gamesmanship by shifting redistricting responsibilitiesawayfrom thelegislature.

But lawmakers endorsed anew constitutional amendment allowingmid-decaderedistricting last fall, thenpasseditagain in January as part of atwo-step process that requires an intervening election in order for an amendment to be placed on the ballot.The measure allows lawmakers to redistrict until returning the task to abipartisan commissionafter the2030 census

In February,they passed anew U.S.House map to take effect pending the outcome of the redistrictingreferendum.

Republicans have filed multiple legal challenges against the redistrictingeffort.

ATazewell County judge ruled that the redistricting push was illegalfor several reasons. Circuit CourtJudge Jack Hurley Jr.said lawmakers failed to follow their own rules foradding theredistricting amendment to aspecial session.Heruledthattheir initialvote failed to occurbefore thepublic began casting ballotsinlast year’s general election and thus didn’t count toward the two-step process. Andheruled that thestate failed to publish the amendment three monthsbefore that election, as required by law

If the state Supreme Court agrees with the lower court, the referendumresultscould be rendered moot.

Republicanslaunch

efforttofundDHS

Senate vote firststepto endinglongest partial government shutdown

BY MARYCLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Senate voted on Tuesday to launcha neweffort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history

The 52-46 vote was the first step in abudgetprocess that Republicans hope willunlock thefundingfor Immigration andCustoms Enforcement and Border Patrol. SenateDemocrats have blocked moneyfor thoseagencies since mid-February,demanding policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents.

Republicans arenow trying to fund the twoagencies through acomplicated, time-consuming processcalled budget reconciliation, amaneuver that they also used topassPresident Donald Trump’spackage of tax and spendingcutslastyearwithno Democratic votes. The Senate has alreadyvoted on abipartisan basis to reopen the rest of the department,but Republican leaders in the House say they won’ttake thatbill up until theSenate shows progress toward fundingICE and Border Patrol, as well.

The budget process only requires asimplemajorityinthe Senate, bypassing filibuster rules that require Republicans to find 60 votes on mostbills when they only hold53seats. But it also comes withincreased scrutiny from the Senate parliamentarianand an open-endedseriesof amendment votesthatcould potentially alter the bill.

“It’snot my preference, but it is reality,”Thune said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,D-N.Y., called thebudget workaround a“partisan sideshow” and said the resolution will pour money into immigration enforcement “without putting any restraints on these rogue agen-

cies’rampantviolenceinour streets.”

The Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday released the estimated $70 billionresolutiontofund ICE and Border Patrol for three years, through the rest of Trump’s term.Thune and other GOPleaders say they hope to keep the bill narrowlyfocused andpassitby the end of the month.

But that could prove difficult as manyinthe party see it as the last real chance this year to enact their priorities. Republicans in both the Senate and House have pushedtoadd other items, including money forfarmers and Trump’sproof of citizenship voting bill, called the SAVE America Act.

Republican leaders say they would trytodoa secondpartisan budget reconciliation bill to deal with some of those issues. But manyoftheir colleagues are skeptical, especially with thin GOPmargins in both chambers of Congress andanelection approaching.

Senators who have been pushing formore to be included in the original resolution say they are preparing amendments to try and add them on the Senate floor.Sen. JohnKennedy,R-Madisonville, said he’lltry to addparts of the SAVE America Act and proposals related to the economy

“A lotofAmericans arevery worried aboutthe cost of living and we need to address it,” Kennedy said Monday Democrats say any funding bill should place restraints on federal immigration authorities, includingbetteridentificationfor federal officers and more use of judicial warrants, among other asks.

“After the killings of Renee Good andAlexPretti, people across thecountry demanded ICEbereined in,” said Washington Sen. Patty Murray,the topDemocrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee. “But instead of working withDemocrats to enact real reform, Republicans rejected the most basic accountability measures, and now they’re rushing to give ICE billions of dollars more.”

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Stocks slip as oil prices on U.S.-Iran uncertain

NEW YORK U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped Tuesday as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, which had been set to expire Wednesday. The S&P 500 erased an early rise to fall 0.6% after U.S. Vice President JD Vance called off a trip to Pakistan, where he was expected to lead U.S. negotiators in talks with Iran to extend the ceasefire.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 293 points, or 0.6%, after erasing an earlier gain of 400 points, while the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.6%.

Less than 10 minutes after the U.S. stock market finished trading for the day President Donald Trump said he would extend the ceasefire to give Iran time to submit a proposal to end the war Oil prices also wavered before Trump announced the extension, and the price for a barrel of Brent crude went from less than $95 to roughly $100 during the day It settled at $98.48, up 3.1%. The moves were mostly more modest than the vicious swings that rocked Wall Street earlier in the war when the price for a barrel of Brent crude briefly topped $119 and the S&P 500 dropped nearly 10% below its prior all-time high. The U.S. stock market remains near its most recent record, which was set Friday, indicating optimism still remains in financial markets that the United States and Iran will avoid a worst-case scenario for the economy

Helping to limit Wall Street’s losses were UnitedHealth Group and other big companies that reported bigger profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

Nashville to get Starbucks’ corporate

Starbucks said Tuesday it’s opening a corporate office in Nashville, Tennessee, to support its planned U.S. expansion. Seattle, where Starbucks was founded in 1971, will remain the company’s global headquarters. But Starbucks said it expects to invest $100 million and employ up to 2,000 people in its Nashville office over the next five years. In a memo to employees Tuesday, Starbucks’ Chief Partner Officer Sara Kelly said some employees will be new hires and others will be contract workers who will transition to full-time roles with Starbucks. Starbucks said it will also be moving some teams from Seattle to Nashville.

Worries rise over Texas electricity demand

While there’s little doubt electricity demand in Texas will continue to grow these next few years — especially with new data centers being constructed in hubs like Dallas-Fort Worth — determining just how much growth will come to fruition has been more challenging to nail down.

Recently, the existing tension between grid preparedness and aggressive projections has been laid bare by official estimates, with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas filing its newest long-term load forecast last week. The state’s grid operator predicted peak electricity demand surpassing 367 gigawatts by 2032 — more than four times the current alltime peak of 85,508 megawatts recorded in August 2023. The forecast was created using several pieces of data, including ERCOT’s base economic forecast and information provided by transmission and distribution companies, such as Dallas-based Oncor The majority of the load forecast for 2029 to 2032 is attributable to large loads identified by transmission and distribution providers, where total peak demand at a single site would be at least 75 megawatts. The majority of those loads are data centers but also include cryptocurrency mining, industrial, and oil and gas processes.

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Anthropic pledged $100B to Amazon’s cloud

AI company agrees to 10 years with AWS platform

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Artificial intelligence company

Anthropic has agreed to commit more than $100 billion to Amazon’s AWS cloud platform over the next 10 years to train and run its Claude chatbot.

Amazon will invest $5 billion immediately as part of the new agreement announced this week by the companies, and up to another $20 billion in the future. Amazon previously invested $8 billion in An-

thropic.

The partnership will allow Anthropic to secure up to 5 gigawatts of Amazon’s Trainium chips to train and power their artificial intelligence models.

“Our custom AI silicon offers high performance at significantly lower cost for customers, which is why it’s in such hot demand,” said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

Amazon said AWS customers will be able to access the full Anthropicnative Claude console from within the AWS cloud platform

Earlier this year, privately-held Anthropic said its valuation grew to $380 billion, positioning itself alongside rivals OpenAI and Elon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX,

which recently merged with his AI startup xAI, maker of the chatbot Grok.

Renaissance Capital, which researches the potential for initial public offerings, counts Anthropic as third among the most valuable private firms, behind SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $500 billion.

Anthropic and Amazon have partnered since 2023 to accelerate generative AI adoption for customers to build, deploy, and scale AI applications. Amazon says 100,000 customers run Anthropic Claude models on AWS.

In February, the Trump administration ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial in-

telligence technology and imposed other major penalties for refusing to allow the U.S. military unrestricted use of its AI technology In an unusually public clash between the government and the company President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials took to social media to chastise Anthropic, accusing it of endangering national security

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used in ways that would violate its safeguards. Anthropic said it would challenge what it called an unprecedented and legally unsound action “never before publicly applied to an American company.”

INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

BY KELVIN CHAN AP business writer

LONDON Apple’s next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker’s hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile.

Ternus will take over as chief executive in September for Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a $4 trillion tech colossus during his 15year run after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs

Ternus faces challenges that will force him to step out of his comfort zone in hardware engineering. Beyond finding ways to keep Apple competitive in the artificial intelligence race, he will need to navigate supply chain questions and relationships with figures like President Donald Trump, who offered public praise for his predecessor on Tuesday Although Cook is handing over the CEO reins at Apple, he is widely expected to help the Cupertino, California, company maintain a good relationship with Trump after he shifts over to his new role as executive chairman

Ternus 50 has spent almost his entire career with Apple. He joined the company 25 years ago and has spent the past five years overseeing the engineering that underlies the iPhone, iPad and Mac.

It made him the prime contender to succeed Cook who on Monday, when Apple announced the change in leadership, hailed Ternus as “without question the right person to lead Apple into the future.”

Ternus worked on some of Apple’s signature products under Cook, including the Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro. He was also involved in the MacBook Neo, “arguably one of the most disruptive products” that Apple has released in a while, said Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight

“This mentorship will undoubtedly ensure a smooth transition, and initially I expect very few changes to the company’s strategy,” Wood said

The appointment appeared to be carefully timed, following Apple’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

The change also arrives at a pivotal time for the company While Cook led Apple through an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity, Apple has fallen behind in the AI race. Apple has stumbled in its efforts to deliver new features built on AI, as was promised nearly two years ago.

“The challenge for the new CEO is really to make sure Apple is able to crack AI as the new user interface and reinvent human machine interaction,” Forrester Research analyst Thomas Husson said. Wood says attention at WWDC will be on the new CEO’s AI strategy, and what the company

will do next after turning earlier this year to Google — an early leader in the AI race — to help make the iPhone’s virtual assistant Siri more conversational and versatile.

“A big strategic question is how far Apple will invest in building its own AI platform versus relying on other companies’ models and platforms,” Wood said.

Apple’s shares fell more during Tuesday’s trading, signaling some investors may have doubts about whether Ternus’s focus on hardware products has prepared him for the AI challenges he will confront.

But building a device well-suited for the AI age is among the most critical missions as technology makes its most significant pivot since Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007. That’s why some analysts believe Apple’s board saw Ternus’ hardware background as a key advantage as it tries to develop an AIpowered device that could eventually supplant the iPhone as its top-selling product.

That is something that Jony Ive, the former Apple design guru, who shaped the look of the iPhone, is trying to do after his startup, io Products, was acquired last year for $6.5 billion by ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

Apple also faces a turbulent market amid geopolitical uncertainty Wood said.

“The consumer electronics industry faces

a perfect storm, with memory chip shortages and the war in the Middle East having widespread implications for consumer confidence. Apple will also need to decide how much it wants to continue its deep reliance on China for manufacturing,” he said.

Being Apple CEO will also require soft skills including developing relationships with important figures. Cook cultivated ties with Trump as he navigated the company through business challenges including Trump’s trade and tariff war targeting countries in Asia, where Apple has extensive manufacturing supply chains.

Trump noted his relationship with Cook in a social media post on Tuesday writing that “it began with a phone call” at the beginning of his first term, when Cook asked for help with “a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix.”

Ternus is not well known outside of the Apple universe. He joined the company in July 2001. Before joining Apple, he spent four years as a mechanical engineer at Virtual Research Systems. He graduated in 1997 from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the swim team and, for his senior project, developed a mechanical feeding arm for quadriplegics controlled by head movements.

Judge strikes down actions that slowed clean energy projects

Injunction issued over some orders from Trump administration

BY JENNIFER MCDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

WASHINGTON A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

Chief Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs repre-

senting wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the administration’s actions violate federal statute and will cause irreparable harm if the court did not intervene.

She issued a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from implementing the policies, which clean energy advocates said would hamstring projects that need to get underway quickly to qualify for expiring federal tax credits.

The Interior Department in July said that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Burgum, a layer of enhanced oversight that officials said was needed to end what they said was

preferential treatment for these technologies under the Biden administration. Burgum’s order authorized him to conduct “elevated review” of renewable projects, from proposed leases to rights of way, construction and operational plans, grants and biological opinions. A coalition of regional wind and solar developers sued Burgum and other federal officials in December, saying his actions had the “goal and effect of destroying solar and wind energy” proposals in the United States. They accused Burgum of favoring fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas and said he had intentionally changed longstanding agency processes and legal determinations to delay and prevent the permitting

and construction of wind and solar facilities. The lawsuit challenged six final agency actions that it says place wind and solar technologies into “second-class status.”

An Interior spokesperson said Tuesday the department does not comment on litigation, but added: “America sets the global standard for energy production. We do it cleaner, safer, and more reliably than anywhere in the world.”

In his second term, President Donald Trump has focused U.S. energy production on fossil fuels, which he says will lower costs for families, increase reliability and help the U.S. maintain global leadership in artificial intelligence. Critics say that change continues U.S. dependence on more polluting energy sources and sets the country apart from a world transitioning toward cleaner energy

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Southern Poverty Law Center accused of fraud

Group allegedly improperly raised money to pay informants

BY COLLIN BINKLEY, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

The Justice Department alleges the civil rights group defrauded donors by using their money to fund the very extremism it claimed to be fighting, with more than $3 million paid to informants through a now-defunct program to infiltrate white supremacist and other extremist groups. Prosecutors allege some of the money was used by extremists to carry out other crimes, but court papers did not include specific examples.

“The SPLC was not dismantling these groups It was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred,” Blanche said.

The civil rights group faces charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought in the federal court in Alabama, where the organization is based.

The indictment came shortly after the SPLC revealed the existence of a criminal investigation into its disbanded informant program to gather intelligence on extremist group activities. The group said the program was used to monitor threats of violence and the information was often shared with local and federal law enforcement.

The SPLC said it “will vigorously defend ourselves, our staff, and our work” against what it described as false allegations. The group said its informant program saved lives.

“Taking on violent hate and extremist groups is among the most dangerous work there is, and we believe it is also among the

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Department on Tuesday in Washington. Blanche has charged the

Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit

most important work we do,” interim CEO and president Bryan Fair said in a statement. “The actions by the DOJ will not shake our resolve to fight for justice and ensure the promise of the Civil Rights Movement becomes a reality for all.”

Dating back to the 1980s

The Justice Department alleges the SPLC made false statements to banks in order to set up accounts used to funnel money to informants. The group created bank accounts for fictitious entities such as “Fox Photography” and “Rare Books Warehouse” that were used to send money from donors to informants, in a scheme to conceal the money’s actual purpose, the indictment alleges.

Prosecutors say the group never disclosed to donors details of the informant program.

“They’re required to under the laws associated with a nonprofit to have certain transparency and honesty in what they’re telling donors they’re going to spend money on and what their mission statement is and what they’re raising money doing,” Blanche said

The indictment includes details on at least nine unnamed informants were paid by the SPLC through a secret program that prosecutors say began in the 1980s. Within the SPLC, they were known as field sources or “the Fs,” according to the indictment.

One informant was paid more than $1 million between 2014 and 2023 while

affiliated with the neo-Nazi National Alliance, the indictment said. Prosecutors say another informant was a member of the “online leadership chat group” that planned the 2017 white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The informant attended the rally at the direction of the SPLC, according to the indictment, and helped coordinate transportation for several others. That person was allegedly paid more than $270,000 between 2015 and 2013.

The SPLC said the program was kept quiet to protect the safety of informants.

“When we began working with informants, we were living in the shadow of the height of the Civil Rights Movement, which had seen bombings at churches, statesponsored violence against demonstrators, and the murders of activists that went unanswered by the justice system,” Fair said. “There is no question that what we learned from informants saved lives.”

Targeted by Republicans

The SPLC, which is based in Montgomery, Alabama, was founded in 1971 and used civil litigation to fight white supremacist groups. The nonprofit has become a popular target among Republicans who see it as overly leftist and partisan.

The investigation could add to concerns that Trump’s Republican administration is using the Justice Department to go after conservative opponents and his

critics. It follows a number of other investigations into

questions about whether the law enforcement agency has been turned into a political weapon.

The SPLC has faced intense criticism from conservatives, who have accused it of unfairly maligning right-wing organizations as extremist groups because of their viewpoints. The center regularly condemns Trump’s rhetoric and policies around voting rights immigration and other issues.

The center came under fresh scrutiny after the assassination last year of conservative activist Charlie Kirk brought renewed attention to its characterization of the group that Kirk founded and led. The center included a section on that group, Turning Point USA, in a report titled “The Year in Hate and Extremism 2024” that described the group as “A Case

BY MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open, an appeals court decided Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge’s order for the facility to wind down operations because it didn’t comply with federal environmental law. A majority on the three-judge panel from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the Florida-run facility wasn’t under federal control and didn’t need to comply with federal law requiring an environmental impact review.

“Florida, not federal, officials constructed the facility,” a majority of the judges wrote

“They control the land and ‘entirely’ built the facility at state expense.”

At the time of U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ preliminary injunction Florida had received no federal reimbursement, the appellate majority wrote. Williams concluded that a reimbursement decision already had been made. The appeals court paused Williams’ order just days after she issued it last August, pending a hearing. The hearing was held earlier this month in Miami.

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, two of the environmental groups that brought the lawsuit, said they would continue fighting as the case returns to the district court for further litigation

Study of the Hard Right in 2024.”

FBI Director Kash Patel said last year that the agency was severing its relationship with the center which had long provided law enforcement with research on hate crime and domestic extremism. Patel said the center had been turned into a “partisan smear machine,” and he accused it of defaming “mainstream Americans” with its “hate map” that documents alleged anti-government and hate groups inside the United States. House Republicans hosted a hearing centered on the SPLC in December, saying it coordinated efforts with President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration “to target Christian and conservative Americans and deprive them of their constitutional rights to free speech and free association.”

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Military pushes for boost in 2027 spending on air defense

Officials are calling for billions of dollars

BY KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, BEN FINLEY and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press

WASHINGTON U.S. military offi-

cials on Tuesday called for spending tens of billions of dollars in the next budget year on drones, air defense systems and fighter jets that have been a key part of fighting the Iran war

As part of President Donald Trump’s push to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion in the 2027 budget, the Pentagon wants to triple spending on drones and related technology to more than $74 billion and invest over $30 billion into more critical munitions, including missile interceptors, whose stockpiles have become critically low during the Iran war

Military officials said the spending blueprint was developed before the conflict in the Middle East. They also did not discuss how much they will request in additional funds for the war, which would be on top of what the White House is seeking to boost defense spending in the next budget year

“The overlap, you’ll see, is the request for munitions, which is something we always need,” Jules Hurst III, acting undersecretary of defense and the Pentagon’s comptroller, told reporters at a briefing.

“We always need to increase our magazine depth. But outside of that, there aren’t any operational costs in here from Iran.”

Investment in drone warfare

The missile interceptors whose

numbers are under the most strain are the Patriot and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, air defense systems. The THAAD system is designed for defeating mediumrange ballistic missiles, while the Patriot system is for taking down short-range ballistic missiles and crewed aircraft. However, they both also were used to shoot down cheap Iranian drones.

The $30 billion budget item also would aim to purchase long-range Precision Strike Missiles and MidRange Capability missile systems used by the U.S. Army

The budget proposal would allocate nearly $54 billion for military drones and related technology, as well as $21 billion for weapons systems designed to take down enemy drones. Drones and other unmanned

vehicles have emerged as a key weapon in the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and top Pentagon officials say the U.S. must significantly increase its funding of both drones and counter-drone systems.

“Drone warfare is rapidly reshaping the modern battlefield,” Hurst said. “This budget is the largest investment in drone warfare and counter drone technology in U.S. history.”

As part of the 2027 budget, the Pentagon also intends to grow the military by 44,500 troops, or more than 2%, spend more than $2 billion on operations on the U.S.-Mexico border and make the largest shipbuilding request since 1962.

Increase in Tomahawk missiles

While officials said the budget was developed before operations

began in Iran, it featured major jumps in many of the missiles that have been used in the conflict. One of the most dramatic increases was in the choice for the Navy to increase of its purchase of the Tomahawk cruise missile from 55 missiles last year to 785 in this year’s budget. The long-range cruise missile was heavily used in Iran and led to concerns from experts that the military was using it much faster than it could replenish its stocks.

Vice Adm. Ben Reynolds, the Navy’s budget boss, wouldn’t say if he expected all 785 Tomahawk missiles to be delivered within the year He acknowledged that weapons production capacity “is absolutely the challenge” and, in the case of the Tomahawk, he said the Navy expects Raytheon the company that makes it — “to invest very heavily now to be able to ramp up production.”

The services also are addressing the difficulty in producing the advanced munitions favored by the military by slowly shifting toward more basic weapons.

Major Gen. Frank Verdugo, the Air Force’s budget chief, said the Air Force wants to invest $600 million to develop “affordable” munitions as part of an effort to move away from “small numbers of exquisite weapons toward a future where we can overwhelm an adversary with sheer volume.”

Battleship is missing

The Navy said it would be buying 18 more warships using more than $65 billion — a 46% increase from the previous year

However, the Trump-endorsed

battleship that was announced to great fanfare last year is not in this year’s budget, according to the briefing. Instead, the Navy is planning to pay for the first battleship in next year’s budget.

The military’s spending proposal also lacked money for repairing U.S. bases in the Middle East, which Hurst said would be part of a future request.

“Part of it is we would assess what our posture should be in the Middle East,” Hurst told reporters. “We have to make sure we understand what we want to construct in the future We might change how we build bases in the Middle East based on this conflict.

Budget echoes Biden priorities If approved by Congress, the budget would provide the largest level of defense funding in inflation-adjusted dollars in U.S. history said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.

Harrison said the spending appears more aligned with former President Joe Biden’s national defense strategy than Trump’s.

“This is a budget that is trying to build a force capable of sustaining U.S. presence and security commitments around the world — a force that’s capable of fighting major wars against countries like Russia and China,” Harrison said.

The Trump administration’s strategy document put the priority on homeland defense and was largely silent on Russia and did not say much about China, Harrison said.

Navy review puts future of high-tech aircraft carriers in question

BY KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy is reviewing the design and costs of one of its most high-tech and expensive warships — the Fordclass aircraft carrier and the service’s top boss is not ruling out canceling future versions of its design.

Navy Secretary John Phelan told reporters Tuesday that the review, which should be complete next month, was “a prudent and practical” move aimed at examining “the costs of the designs and the systems to make sure that they make sense and they have all the systems and requirements that we want going forward.”

The review of the design comes after years of criticism from President Donald Trump, who has taken issue with some of the technology on this type of aircraft carrier, including its magnetic catapults, which he claimed “didn’t work” during remarks in the Oval Office last year

The USS Gerald R. Ford has been on a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days since June 2025 — that has seen the world’s largest aircraft carrier participate in two key military

When Phelan was asked if the review could lead to the cancellation of future Fordclass aircraft carriers, he told reporters only that “it’s too early to say but we will have carriers.”

actions by the Trump administration: the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the war against Iran Navy budget documents made public Tuesday did not list Ford-class aircraft carriers among the ships that the Navy planned to buy The documents instead simply said “aircraft carrier.” Meanwhile, other ships such as the Columbiaclass submarines and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers were described by class name. A Navy statement provided Tuesday praised the Ford-class carrier as “a battle-proven design” that has been able to launch aircraft at a faster rate than the older Nimitz-class carriers.

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Rear Adm. Ben Reynolds, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for budget/director, fiscal management division, talks to reporters during a briefing on the Navy’s 2027 budget at the Pentagon on Tuesday.

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Kenner races ramp up fundraising

Efforts underway in mayor, council elections

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

Candidates in Kenner’s city elections set for next month are stacking up cash in their war chests as they enter the home stretch of the campaign, with incumbent Mayor Michael Glaser financially outpacing his opponents and one at large City Council candidate building up a mas-

Teachers concerned about student behavior

Jefferson union official reports on aggression

BY ELYSE CARMOSINO Staff writer

Standing before the Jefferson Parish School Board last year, Sandra Hauer said she had come to discuss an urgent matter: student misbehavior

Hauer, president of the Jefferson Federation of Teachers, said the union received calls weekly from educators reporting student aggression, often directed at school staffers.

“They’ve been punched, kicked, scratched, bitten and had objects thrown at them,” she said at the Nov 5 board meeting.

Today, many Jefferson Parish teachers still struggle to manage student misbehavior ranging from extremes of threatening or attacking employees to more common issues, like calling out during class, that can still disrupt learning, according to Hauer and teachers. They note that some actions stem from behavior disorders, but insist educators need more support with classroom disruptions, which they say have grown more common in recent years.

“The oppositional behaviors, the aggressiveness,” Hauer said, “it’s gotten worse.”

It’s unclear whether student behavior has deteriorated as the district does not report data on rule violations. However, national surveys show upticks in teachers reporting student misbehavior post-pandemic. And about 600 of the union’s 3,000 members replied to a recent questionnaire from the union saying they had experienced either verbal or physical violence from students over the past year

Some educators say schools must come down harder on disruptive students, arguing that past efforts to move away from punitive policies went too far At the state level, Gov Jeff Landry and Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley have called for a return to stricter discipline, and a bill currently in the Legislature would institute tougher penalties for students who attack school employees

“If a student is making a choice that impacts everybody else inside the classroom,” Hauer said, “how is it fair to the other 30 kids in that classroom?”

But critics say that approach doesn’t address the underlying causes of misbehavior, which can include childhood trauma, learning challenges or behavior disorders. Instead, they say staff need more training and help managing disruptive students.

Lauren Winkler, a staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, said it’s more effective to

sive fund for a local race. In campaign finance reports

filed last week, which cover what candidates raised and spent from Jan. 1 through April 6, Glaser, a Republican, raised more funds than either of his opponents: Diane Schnell, a Democrat and freelance journalist, and Walt Bennetti, registered under No Party Glaser enters the final month before the election with $69,334, compared with Schnell’s $9,695 and Bennetti’s $18,353 in money he lent to his campaign.

The only candidate in any Kenner city election with more campaign funds on hand than Glaser is state Rep. Joe Stagni, a Republican who holds $230,346 in his war chest for the at large Division A council seat against Brian Brennan, also Republican and

the current council member for District 5. The lion’s share of Glaser’s donations since the start of the year — about $46,000 — came from local attorneys, contractors and engineering firms, including city vendors like Lindfield, Hunter and Junius and Beacon A/C Heating and Refrigeration Inc.

Glaser declined to comment on his campaign finances Monday In Schnell’s campaign, about 90% of the donations she’s received have come from six busi-

nesses run by Sidney Torres IV owner of garbage hauling firm IV Waste, and various business partners of his, according to campaign finance records and state business filings. Each of the businesses donated the maximum allowable donation of $6,000 all on Feb. 27, altogether raising $36,000 for her campaign. Torres has often been a big contributor to Kenner and Jefferson Parish races, typically in

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Northshore officials talk economic growth

UNO hosts summit in Covington

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

There’s the Amazon plan to buy Covington-based Globalstar And the recent sale of LLOG Exploration Co., another Covington company Not to mention a handful of other major business investments in St. Tammany Parish.

“That’s $15 billion of investment

that’s coming into the parish and this region,” said St. Tammany Economic Development CEO Russell Richardson at a meeting on Tuesday of northshore officials focused on regional economic development.

Speaking to a crowd of civic and business leaders at the event hosted by the University of New Orleans, Richardson said there have been five or six major economic development projects in St. Tammany in the last approximately seven months that represent 1,500

direct jobs and likely thousands more indirect jobs.

“Really just a positive outlook perspective from my perspective,” Richardson said.

The event, the 2026 Dr Ivan Miestchovich Economic Outlook & Real Estate Forecast for the Northshore Region, featured around a dozen speakers focused on real estate, development and corporate investment in the parish.

They highlighted the enviable position that the northshore finds

itself in, with its growing population and large suitable areas for development, but several also mentioned problems the northshore faces, including inadequate infrastructure.

At the same time that there’s an intense demand for new businesses and homes on the northshore, many residents in St. Tammany have raised concerns about lagging infrastructure and some elected officials have become

Amtrak’s Gulf Coast line barrels past projections

Ridership tops more than 100K in 8 months

BY MARTHA SANCHEZ Staff writer

More than 100,000 riders have boarded Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service line since the route began last summer, a milestone that rail leaders said exceeded passenger projections.

“It’s so exciting,” Kay Kell, a Mississippi commissioner at the Southern Rail Commission, said Tuesday “It’s incredible.”

The route connects New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with several stops in Mississippi. Leaders at the Southern Rail Commission have called its launch among the most successful in Amtrak’s

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tractor in a field along a rural roadside recently in Assumption Parish on a quiet scene of Louisiana farmland and small-town Americana.

N.O. piano teacher accused of raping child

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

A private piano teacher accused of molesting multiple young students is being held without bail as he awaits a dangerousness hearing Thursday in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.

Joshua D. Wexler, 47, a musician who divided his time between New York and New Orleans, was arrested Friday on first-degree rape, molestation of a juvenile and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

New Orleans police believe that for years, Wexler targeted chil-

dren who visited his Rousseau Street home for private piano lessons. According to an affidavit supporting his arrest, Wexler is accused of raping a 6-year-old student in April 2020 while babysitting her as her parents dealt with a family emergency The girl disclosed the rape for the first time in June 2025 after a New Orleans Police Department detective requested a forensic medical exam. A warrant in that case was signed by Judge Juana Lombard on Dec. 1, 2025. In a separate case, Wexler allegedly groped a 4-year-old boy under

his clothes during a private piano lesson in February 2020. A warrant for molestation of a juvenile, also signed by Lombard, was issued March 18, 2026.

He is also accused of molesting a girl who took lessons from him between 2017 and 2020, when she was between 10 and 13 years old.

“Wexler would continue the lesson and act normally afterward as if nothing had happened,” an affidavit states. The document, supporting charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile, was signed March 11 by Lombard.

A New York native and New York University graduate, Wexler

taught at Greenwich Village Piano Lessons, where his clients reportedly included actors Jeremy Irons and Adam Devine, according to an online biography In 2003, he successfully sued the city of New Orleans for the right to sell books on the street As a pianist and musical director, he was a fixture on local stages. He also served as director of crisis services at New York City’s suicide hotline. Wexler’s attorney Ethan Balogh, deferred a request for comment. If found guilty of first-degree rape, Wexler faces death or life imprisonment at hard labor

Bill to jail pretrial youth longer is scaled back

Defense attorneys opposed original measure

BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer

A state representative softened his bill that would increase how long officials can keep juveniles behind bars before they are convicted after the measure sparked an uproar from defense attorneys

After being amended on the House floor, House Bill 140 by state Rep. Vincent Cox, R-Gretna, would no longer double or triple adjudication timelines for pretrial youth. Instead, it would increase the amount of time courts have to resolve those cases by 150%.

The updated version of HB140 passed the House on Monday after a 68-27 vote, with opposition from Democrats. Ten representatives were absent from the vote.

If the bill passes, youth accused of

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opposition to both Glaser and his political adviser, Greg Buisson — a clash that stems from a longrunning dispute over the city’s garbage and recycling contracts.

But Torres said in an interview Monday that he had only given Schnell seed money to start her campaign at the request of her campaign adviser Billy Schultz, and that neither Torres nor his political action committee Voice of the People would get any more involved in the mayor’s race until he received the results of a poll he commissioned that ran over the

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wary of approving new housing developments. The UNO event came a month after a significant housing study that found that St. Tammany Parish needed to build between 11,500 and 17,300 new homes by 2030 to keep up with growth. The study said St. Tammany’s population would grow by about 15,000 by 2030.

“We spent money on clarity — where is our action plan?” Leslie Victory, the CEO of the Northshore Area Board of Realtors, said “How is the housing study going to serve us moving forward?”

Neither the demand for growth, nor the backlash that can be seen at crowded St. Tammany Parish zoning meetings, is entirely uniform across the northshore, speakers said. Washington Parish hasn’t seen the same levels of economic growth as Tangipahoa or St Tammany, said Washington Parish President Ryan Seal, and Tangipahoa is only just now starting work on its first master zoning plan, said Tangipahoa Parish President Robbie Miller Still, officials said they believe it’s clear that people and jobs are here or coming, and that the issue of managing it connects all three parishes. And the issues that spring from

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violent crimes could be kept in custody for 90 days pretrial, and those accused of nonviolent crimes could be kept for 45 days. The current time limits are 60 days and 30 days, respectively

Cox also removed a controversial provision that would have suspended the adjudication timeline each time the defense filed a pretrial motion.

Under current law once adjudication time periods expire, cases are supposed to be dismissed. Prosecutors can delay proceedings for good cause, in which young defendants may remain in custody or be released until adjudication, depending on the judicial district and judge.

HB140 would guarantee prosecutors extension hearings after the timelines expire, and it would require defense attorneys to file written motions for dismissal. Currently defense attorneys can request dismissals orally

The bill would also create new grounds for stopping the clock on juvenile cases. Suspensions would

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“If the numbers don’t support this person after a few weeks or months of campaigning, then it doesn’t make sense to waste that money if there’s not a victory at the end,” Torres said.

In the at large council races, Stagni has amassed a significant amount of funds for a local race in a city with 66,000 residents.

The majority of the $230,000 were funds from his previous elections for state House District 92; about $7,750 came from donations made since Jan. 1.

His opponent, Brennan, has $21,021 on hand

Stagni questioned in an interview whether Brennan properly reported all of his expenditures,

occur when a defendant leaves home to avoid “detection,” misses a court hearing or “lacks the mental capacity” to be tried, the bill states.

Cox and prosecutors, who backed the bill, say it would give district attorneys much-needed time to review evidence. They’ve argued that technological advances have introduced new types of evidence, such as DNA samples and video footage, giving investigators more material to process and making the existing timelines unrealistic.

They also say it would give the defense more time to build cases and safeguard prosecutors from defense attorneys who agree to time extensions and then back out at the last minute.

But after the original bill was filed, juvenile detention officials and defense attorneys raised concerns that kids would languish in jail if it passed. They said keeping youth in custody for longer periods of time would harm their chances at rehabilitation and delay their access to services, and warned the new rules

specifically related to attack flyers against Stagni that had been mailed out in recent weeks that Stagni said were “false and misleading.”

Buisson, who’s working on Brennan’s campaign, said his firm handled all of Brennan’s campaign mailers produced so far, and that either they would appear on the report as charges to Buisson Creative Strategies or had not been invoiced by April 6.

Brennan’s campaign finance report reflected a total of $1,125 owed to Buisson’s firm, all for campaign website and domain renewal fees Brennan denied that any of his mailers contained false information.

could overcrowd pretrial detention centers.

Opponents also contended that, under the current system, prosecutors regularly get time extensions from judges when needed.

The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, which lobbied against the proposal, dropped their opposition after Cox amended it, a spokesperson confirmed. The group is now taking a neutral position.

HB140 also includes a provision that would give prosecutors more time to file charges against juveniles after they are arrested. They currently have 48 hours to do so; the bill would give them five days.

Timelines in the juvenile justice system are designed to be shorter than those in the adult system, where defendants often wait years for their cases to be resolved. But Louisiana law allows juveniles accused of the most serious crimes to be prosecuted as adults, in which case they are subject to longer timelines.

In the other at large council race, Republican George Branigan reported $11,246 on hand compared with Democrat Gregory Carroll’s $687 on hand after lending his campaign more than $6,000. In interviews, Branigan said his financing comes from careful management of finances and a strong work ethic, while Carroll said he wasn’t interested in collecting donations from companies and would rather finance his campaign himself.

Early voting for the May 16 election runs from May 2 through May 9.

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it are a “whole lot better than having to figure out how to convince people to move here,” Miller said. Michael Hecht, CEO of GNO Inc., the New Orleans-area economic development organization, said he believed there was potential for regional partnerships.

He pointed to a dinner a month ago between New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and parish presidents from seven neighboring metro-area parishes, including Miller, Seal, and St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper Though in the last U.S. census, St.

Tammany became its own metropolitan statistical area, Hecht noted how connected the northshore is to New Orleans.

“We are one region,” Hecht said.

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Ridership on the Mardi Gras service may signal hope for future Amtrak expansions. Magliari said Amtrak wants to create a route between New Orleans and Baton Rouge within the next two decades. Kell said rail leaders in Texas and Florida are already calling for advice. “People can use us as an example,” she said. “They want to know how to do the same thing.”

provide support services to students with behavior issues than simply punish them.

“Those kids tend to have better outcomes,” she said. Jefferson Parish’s approach to school discipline has shifted over time. In 2016, the SPLC alleged in a federal complaint that the school system punished Black students at disproportionate rates. In response, Jefferson developed new policies emphasizing “restorative justice,” which uses practices like facilitated discussions to encourage students to repair any harm their behavior caused.

Today, Jefferson Parish schools offers training programs and interventions to address the roots of behavioral issues, officials say.

The district introduced professional learning opportunities for staff last year in de-escalation techniques, safety and injury prevention and classroom behavior management, said Mary Garton, a district spokesperson. The district also maintains a “behavior support team” of social workers, educators, behavior specialists and administrators who work with schools and families to address student behavior issues.

“We are committed to ensuring all employees have the support, training and resources necessary to effectively respond to student behavior,” Garton said.

But some teachers say schools don’t always enforce state policies that require students to be removed from the classroom after multiple infractions.

Tricia Bush, a special-education teacher in Gretna said a school’s approach to discipline usually comes down to leadership.

“They’re not consistently following” the state rules, she said.

More training on handling unruly students would help, Bush added, saying she has been unable to take the district’s crisis-prevention course because it consistently fills up.

Some educators said the problem is less about staff training than schools not holding students accountable.

Hauer said schools sometimes fail to enforce existing state rules. Under Louisiana’s Act 400, which passed in 2024, students who interfere with instruction must be removed from class by the principal, and a parent-teacher conference must be held after a student is removed three times.

“Parents need to know ‘Hey, we have a problem here,’ ” she said. “Following these steps would help teachers.”

Louisiana has taken steps to protect educators.

A bill introduced this spring requires schools to expel students found guilty of intentionally injuring public schoolteachers and staffers. Some district officials have said that, even with the legislation, it would be hard to expel students with disabilities who attack employees because federal law protects those students.

Nikita Drummond Clark, a former Jefferson Parish teacher, urged the House Education Committee to approve the bill during a hearing this month, saying it would protect teachers. She recounted an incident last year when, she said, a student repeatedly slammed a door into her, injuring her so seriously that she had to undergo surgery The incident “made me afraid to enforce the rules I previously had,” she said.

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Officials discuss economic growth on the northshore at an event in Covington hosted by the University of New Orleans on Tuesday.

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Blankenship, Jacqueline Hunt 'Jackie'

Jacqueline Hunt Andry Blankenship (Jackie), age 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on the morning of April 18th at her home in Georgetown Texas. She fought along and courageous battle with breast cancer, inspiring all who knew her with her courage, patience, good attitude, humor and love.

Jackie was born in London, England to Patricia and Brian Hunt Her parents divorced when she was ayoung girl and her mother remarried an American. She moved with her mom first to Japan and then to Springfield, Illinois where she grew up. She obtained anursing degree in Springfield and worked as atraveling nurse for several years before settling down in New Orleans

She then obtained aBSin Anthropology from UNO and aJuris Doctor from Loyola Law School, graduating with honors and as an assistant editor of the law review. She clerked for afederal judge in New Orleans for two years and then commenced a25-year career as an attorney practicing primarilyinthe field of healthcare law. Shethen decided to return to her first love, nursing, and over the next several years worked again both as a traveling nurse and on staff at various hospitals

She is survived by her loving husband, Kurt, and her two sons from her first marriage, Malcolm (Kaitlyn) and Matthew (Yohana) Andry; her father, Brian Hunt in London; stepson Jonathan Blankenship(Jennifer); stepdaughter Ashleigh Blankenship (Dan); step grandchildren Devin Poissenot, Ava and Alexa Blankenship, Dashiel and Declan Murray, and granddaughter Estela Andry; her sisters Kelly Clark ,Ali Jo Hunt, and Karen Hunt, and brothers Charles, Joey, Donnie, and David Heinemann, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.And her beloved Golden Retriever, Whidbey

The last 27 monthsof her life weregreatly blessed by the joyofbeing at the birth of her granddaughter Estela and watchingher start to grow. Herabsolute favoritething in life was readingstories to little Estelita at bedtime. Arrangementswillbe made laterfor acelebration of life in Georgetown Texas. Burial will be private.

Jackie was loved so very muchbyher familyand friends and will be greatly missed,but hersuffering is over now, and she is restingjoyfullyinthe arms of our Lord Jesus

The family requests that those who wishtoplease donateinher nametothe Susan G.KomenBreast CancerFoundation at www.komen.org

Cuccia, Anthony Joseph 'Tony'

Anthony Joseph"Tony" Cuccia- September 9, 1943 -December 20, 2025 of Youngsville,LA(formerly of Chalmette,LA) passed awayat82. Tonyissurvived by his wifeof64 years, Kathleen Daigle Cuccia,his three children, KarenSchloegel(Alfred), Anthony Cuccia,Jr. (Marie) and KevinCuccia(Bettie), ninegrandchildrenand seventeen great grandchildren. CelebrationofLife Gathering, April25, 2026, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2825Paris Road, Chalmette,LA, 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm.

Fred F. Hall,Jr., Retired TD1, U.S. Navy, departed this earthly life to be with his Lordand Savioron March 24, 2026,withhis lovingwifeof27years by his side. He was bornon December21, 1948, in Troy, Alabama, to the late FredF Hall,Sr. and Margaret Cottle Hall.Hespent his early yearsinUnion Springs,Alabama, before answering the calltoserve his country in 1969 by enlisting in the United States Navy. Fredhonorably served a distinguished20-year careerinthe Navy, completing several tours overseas. In 1989, he retired as a Training Device Technician First Class (TD1), among thelasttoholdthis specializedrole, serving with the CommanderNaval Air ReserveForce in New Orleans,Louisiana. His military service reflectedhis dedication, discipline, and unwavering commitment to his country. Fred was precededin death by his parents, Fred and Margaret Hall, Sr.of Union Springs, Alabama. He is survivedbyhis loving,caring and beautiful wife, JoEllenT.Halland four precious cats- Punkin, Sweet Pea, Bellaand Mr Noodle.Heisthe father of Fred F. Hall,III (Valerie) and stepfather of IvoL Roberts, III (Stephanie)and Joivon Roberts Brown (Justin). Proud Granddaddy of Angelina, Judah, Josiah, Judge and Jrue Hall,Victoria, Vivian

and LukeRoberts and Liam Brown. Fred is also survivedbyhis brother, CharlesAustin Hall Sr (Freda)ofMontgomery, Alabama as wellasmany nephews, and theirwives and children, also from Alabama. Memorial Visitation will be held on April 23, 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Westside Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home,5101 Westbank Expresswayin Marrero. AFuneral Service willfollow in the Chapel beginning at 12:00 pm. Immediately following the service, Fred willbelaid to rest in the family plot at Westlawn Cemetery, 1225 Whitney Avenue in Gretna where he willreceive MilitaryHonorsinrecognition of his dedication to his country.

Memories and condolences can be sharewith thefamily at www.westsid eleitzeagan.com

Huete, TheresaWark

TheresaWarkHuete

completedher earthly journeyand earned her eternalrewardonApril 13, 2026, at 6:22 pm.She was thebeloved mother of Ann H. Glazner(Mark), KarenH Zahn (Henry), andJohnM Huete(Shelli). Loving grandmotherofJeffrey Lehman,Emily Glazner, WillowHuete,Grant Huete, HaleyGlazner,Jacob Glazner, andCandace Zahn Harris (Chris). ProudGreat GrandmothertoEaston Lehman,BeauHarrisand Rayleigh Harris.Devoted companionofthe late Tom Smythfor 16 years. She wasprecededindeath by hermother, Margaret C. Wark,father, Robert C. Perry, andsister, JanetR Perry. Theresawas edu‐catedatSt. Anthonyof PaduaElementarySchool (1958),St. Mary’s Domini‐canHighSchool (Class of 1962) andSt. Mary’s Do‐minicanCollege (1966) During herlifetimeshe was aGirlScoutLeaderfor many years, held different positionsinvarious Parent Clubs, formed an online groupfor herbeloved Do‐minicanHighSchool DHS ’62, as well as publishing a monthlyNewsletterfor the Group. Shewas an avid historianand genealogist as well as apublished au‐thor (“Memories of Ella”) Sheenjoyed traveling, whichtook hertomany wonderful locationsboth here andabroad. Relatives andfriends of thefamily areinvited to attend ser‐vicesatGreenwood Fu‐neralHome, 5200 Canal Blvd NewOrleans,LA, 70124 on Saturday,April 25, 2026. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until Mass in theGreenwood Chapel at 1:00 pm.Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donationsmay be made to St.Mary’sDominican High School,7701 Walmsley Av‐enue,New Orleans, LA 70125 or St.JudeChildren’s Research Hospital,501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.

ageof88onFriday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 2:30pm. Aproud native New Orleanian, Celestine was theyoungestof13 children, born to thelate Colbert andLoretta Doretta Harris Jacksonon December7,1937. Shewas unitedinmarriagetothe lateLemuelWalker, Sr.and was adedicated mother sister, grandmother, greatgrandmother,aunt,cousin and friend.She wasalsoa 1955 graduate of Joseph S. Clark High School and earnedher bachelor's de‐greeineducation from GramblingState University Her passionfor nurturing young mindsled hertoa fulfillingcareer as an edu‐cator in theSt. Bernard ParishSchool System, specificallyatVioletCon‐solidated High School (Vio‐let,LA) andSt. Claude Heights Elementary School (Arabi, LA). Additionally she played an instrumental roleinestablishingthe Cub and BoyScoutsinthe Lower 9thWard, demon‐stratingher commitment tocommunity develop‐mentand Christianeduca‐tion. An active member of Amozion BaptistChurch Celestine taught sunday school to children andpar‐ticipated in thesenior choir.After retiring,she proudly played forthe Sil‐ver Slammers Senior Bas‐ketball team,champions of several senior olympics and wasprominently fea‐tured on WDSU localnews and in TheTimes-Picayune In addition to herhusband and parents, Celestineis alsoprecededindeath by her daughter,Juliet Walker-Taylor;great-grand‐children, Rain andSnow Taylor; siblings,Martha Jackson (Collins), Alma Gilmore (Crawford),Ethel Livers(Joseph), Elvira Red (Clarence), andDelores Hayes,Clarence, Melvin and Hamilton Harris;sonin-law, OdellWilliams. Ce‐lestine leaves to cherish preciousmemories, chil‐dren, Lemuel Walker,Jr. and Joel Walker,Sr.,Molly Morris(Sylvester) and BrendaWilliams; daughterin-law, Lelia HarleauxWalker; sister,Shirley Barnes(SanFrancisco,CA); six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;two sisters-in-law, ahostofex‐tendedfamilyand friends who will foreverholdher in their hearts.A Celebration service honoring thelife and legacy of thelateCe‐lestine JacksonWalkerwill beheldatAmozion Baptist Church,907 Desolone Street,New Orleans, LA 70117 on Friday,April 24, 2026 at 11 am.Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery Visitation9 am in the church.Pleasesignonline guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors (504)581-4411

Mack, Donna Ann Donna Ann Mack passed away on April7,2026 at the ageof54. Relativesand friendsofthe family are invitedtoattend her Funeral Service at D.W.Rhodes Funeral Home,3933 WashingtonAvenue at 1:00 pm.Visitation willbeginat 12:00 pm.Interment: Private. Arrangements by D.W.Rhodes Funeral Home,New Orleans, LA. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.comto signthe guestbook Jackson-Walker, Celestine

FloydA.Marshall, Sr was called to eternalrest onWednesday,April 15 2026, at theage of 90 Floyd,a native andresi‐dentofLutcher,was born in1935 to Paul andEstella Marshall. He leaves to cherish hismemorieshis wifePatriciaand hischil‐drenfroma previous mar‐riage:Floyd A. Marshall,Jr., Christopher Marshall, Sr (Patricia), Dr.Eurydice Lang(Herb), Ashley Mar‐shall, Sr.(Tamika); a“son” AndrewCola, Jr.(Erica); and hisstepchildren, Lori and LamarEllis.His grand‐kidsand great-grandkids, sometoo young to remem‐ber,willcarry memories of him foryears throughfam‐ily stories. Hissister, Cleo MarshallEugene, along witha host of nieces, nephews,other relatives and dear friendsalsosur‐vivehim.Floyd graduated fromCypress GroveHigh School as an outstanding athlete.Heletteredinfoot‐ball, basketball andtrack; itwas said he couldthrow a spiral fiftyyears without breakinga sweat, andhis jumpshotwas once con‐sidered oneofthe best in the parish.His football teamwon thestate cham‐pionshiptitle.Heattended SouthernUniversitywhere heearneda Bachelor’s de‐gree, aMaster’sdegree, and continuedhis studies until thephrase“30 Plus” becamea badgeofhonor AtSouthern, Floydjoined the AlphaPhi AlphaFrater‐nity, Inc.,forming abroth‐erhood that wouldlasta lifetime. Afterstartinghis teachingcareer,hewas drafted into theUnited StatesArmy, Missile Divi‐sion. He wasemployedby St. JamesParishSchool Board as aclassroom teacher at CedarGrove, then at Vacherie Elemen‐

tary buthis true subject was self respect. After earning hisMaster’sde‐gree, he wasappointed GuidanceCounselor at St James High,a position he helduntil hisretirement. His office became asanc‐tuary;studentssoughthis adviceonscholarshipsor solaceafter heartbreak.He assisted hundreds of stu‐dents in findingtheir foot‐ing,writing lettersofrec‐ommendationthathelp themsecureplacement at prestigious colleges and universitiesincluding the UnitedStatesMilitary Academy at West Point. His formerstudentsrecently honored himata social event –somenow as gray ashe- expressing their gratitude.Floyd wasnot a man pronetotears,but on thatday,they flowed freely, andheallowed them. Hiscommunity ser‐viceconstituted asecond vocation. At St.Joseph Catholic Church,Floyd servedasa Eucharistic Minister. He also served as Aldermanfor theTownof Lutcher fortwo decades, CommissionerofSt. James ParishHospitalwhere his nameisinscribed in bronzeinthe east wing, and similarposts at the PortofSouth Louisiana and St.JohnParishMental HealthClinic. He received manyawardsfor hiscom‐munity services including Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. award.Floyd wasa mem‐ber of thefollowing social and pleasure clubs: TheEs‐quires, Social 25, LutcherGramercyCivic Club,the Winbush-ChriswellSchol‐arshipFoundationand St James Parish Retired TeachersAssociation. His legacyliesnot only in ac‐colades butalsoinsmall actsofgrace;the wayhe stayedintouch with his formerstudentsorquietly paida neighbor’s electric billafter afamilyemer‐gency or respondedtoa callinthe middle of the night to help aparent whose kidwas in trouble. His passingleavesa si‐lence in thecommunity moreprofound than the absence of hisvoice at familygatherings. Yethis loveand devotion endure through everyone he has touched,serving as aliving testament to alifewelland fully lived. Friendsand

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familyofFloyd Marshall are invitedtoattenda MassofChristian Burial on Friday, April24, 2026, at St JosephCatholicChurch 2130 RectoryStreet, Paulina, LA 70763.Visita‐tionwillbegin at 12:00 noon followed by theMass at1:00pm. Entombment in St. Joseph Mausoleum. Final Arrangements en‐trusted to PatrickH Sanders FuneralHome& Funeral Directors, LLC. 605 MainStreet,Laplace,LA 70068. 985-359-1919. "Pro‐vidingCare& Comfortis Our HighestMission."

Terry Hankel Mullan passed away peacefully on Saturday,April 11, 2026,at the age of 69. She was a native of Metairie anda resident of Hammond, Louisiana. Terry retired from the U.S. Probation Office after 30 years of service. Terry always had a giving heart and would do anything to help someone. She will be sorely missed. She is survived by her husband, Roy Joseph Mullan, Jr., and brother, Glenn Hankel (Becky). She was the loving Godmother (Nanny) to Corey English (Allison); loving Aunt to Stacie Frey (Matt), Jill Villarrubia (Blake), Jenna Hankel, Dilan Hankel, and Brandon Hankel; doting Nanny/Great-Aunt to Cole English, Cade English, Palmer English, Grayson Hartzog, PorterFrey, Juliette Villarrubia, and Marshall Villarrubia.All of them meant the world to her, and she loved them dearly. She also leaves behind her sisters-in-law, Julie Hankel and Karen Babin, and alarge hostof special friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles J. Hankel, Sr., Letty McGrath Hankel; brother, Charles J. Hankel, Jr.; and sister, Sandra Hankel English. Family and friends are invited to the visitation on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Harry McKneely &Son Funeral Home, 2000 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, Louisiana70401, from 10:00 am until the funeral service at 11:30am. Burialwill be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to Harry McKneely &Son Funeral Home and Crematory.

Smith, BobbieJeanJones

Bobbie Jean Jones Smith,entered eternalrest onApril 11, 2026 at Univer‐sityMedical Center.She was 83 yearsold.Daughter ofthe late Ella Williams Bushand Clarence Jones Sr. BelovedmotherofLisa M.Smith,TroyLynnSmith and thelateTyroneSmith and Jerome Smith. Grand‐motherofToddWhitaker Jr.,(Faran),Wyneshiaand RonicaAlexander.Greatgrandmother of Asia Alexander,ToddWhitaker III andMadison Whitaker SisterofAltheaJones Williams, Brenda Jones Conner, GwendolynCains Morris, Calvin Cains, Reg‐gie Cainsand Vernon Cains.Godmother of the lateThurman Johnson. Aunt of Alecia andRochelle Baxter. Also survived by a hostofother nieces nephews,cousins,friends and thecommunity.Rela‐tives and friendsofthe familyare invitedtoattend a CelebrationofLifeSer‐vicefor Bobbie Jean Smith onThursdayApril 23, 2026 at10:00 a.m. at Watson MemorialTeachingMin‐istries 4400 St.Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70115 BishopTom Watson offici‐ating.Visitationfrom9:00 a.m.until 10:00a.m.service time. Interment: Mount OlivetMausoleum and Cemetery, 4000 Norman Mayer Blvd,New Orleans, LA70122.Arrangements Entrusted To Estelle J. Wil‐son FuneralHome, Inc. 2715 DanneelStreet,NOLA 70113. Information: (504) 895-4903. To sign online

guestbook please visit www.estellejwilsonfh.com

Sticker, GlennR. Plumbers & SteamfittersLocal 60: Funeralservices were recently held forBrother Glenn R. Sticker, at Harry McKneely &Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, LA. By order of JacobR.Newton, President Attest: Ronald R. Rosser, Business Manager

Triche,George C.

GeorgeC.Triche, 77, of Luling,Louisiana,went to meethis maker on April 13, 2026. He was born in New Orleans on October19, 1948 to thelate LucienTaft Triche,Sr. and thelate LeonaBecnel Triche.

Georgeissurvived by Sue Triche; siblings, L. Taft Triche, Jr. (Gay) and Herman J. Triche (Elizabeth). He willbe sorelymissedbyHermie, hisloyal dog. His family livedinthe same residence for over 150 years. George graduated from Hahnville HighSchool where he played trombone in the schoolband. He earnedhis bachelor'sdegree at NichollsStateCollege and majored in secondary education. Georgeloved playing music, flying, and crop dusting. He was amember of the

"National Stearman FlyIn."Heloved to speak to others aboutflying. He will be deeply missed. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions canbemadetothe "National Stearman Foundation" in Galesburg, Illinois or theSt. Charles Humane Society. Relatives and friends are invitedtoattend the funeral servicesatOur Ladyofthe Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 1Rectory Lane in Hahnville,on Friday, April 24, 2026. Visitation willbegin at 9 AM with aMass following at 11 AM. Georgewillbe laid to rest at 1:30 PM in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans. To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit lakelawnmetairie.com

on August 25, 1946, to Wil‐fred Vincentand Augustine Leiser Vincent. Wayneis preceded in deathbyhis belovedwifeof56years, LillianMae MercealVin‐cent,and hisson Wayne Vincent, Jr., five brothers, andthree sisters. He leaves behind to cherish hismemory hischildren, Tracey Vincent, Stacey V. Nehlig (Charles), Nicole V. Kimball(Brian),and David Vincent; hischerished grandchildrenand greatgrandchildren—seven grandchildrenand eight great-grandchildren—who broughthim immense prideand joy; andhis sis‐ter, JanetMartin. Wayne found greatenjoyment in woodworking, hunting, and watching classicwestern movies,but aboveall, he treasured thetimehe spentsurrounded by his family,who meantthe worldtohim.Relatives and friendsare invitedtovisit Greenwood FuneralHome, 5200 CanalBlvd.,New Or‐

leans, LA 70124, on Thurs‐day, April23, 2026, starting at 11:00 AM.A Funeral Mass will follow thevisita‐tion at 1:00 PM.The burial will be in theGreenwood Mausoleum. We also invite youtoshare your thoughts,fondmemories, andcondolences online at www.greenwoodfh.com

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Let’ssearch forway out of coastal lawsuit swamp

Eight decades after the urgent needfor airplane fuel to help support U.S. military forces in World WarIIdrove arushtopulloil fromthe Louisiana marshes, it appeared last year that Louisiana might finally recoup some funds for the coastal damage created in that rush.

In April 2025, aPlaquemines Parish jury ruled against Chevron in alandmark suit, awarding $745 million in damages to the parish to settle a long-running legal dramathatpitted local communities along our coast against BigOil. Dozens of similar suitsare pending around the state But last week, the U.S. Supreme Court undermined that verdict and dealt amajor blow to the overall effort by agreeingwithattorneysfor the oil company,who argued thatsince Chevron’s predecessor company,Texaco, had beenunder a federalmandate to produce more fuel,the case belonged in federal court.

In an era where the high court facesaccusations of partisanship, it’stelling that the decision was arare unanimousone —all eightjusticeswho heard the case agreed with Chevron (Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself due to aconflict).

The implications of the decision are still playing out. The ruling applied to only thatone case, butmanyexpectitto soon be applied to araft of others. If those cases are moved to federal court, as the oil companies want, it will likely make it harder for damages to be won andcollected. It would be foolish not to acknowledgethat the state’slegalclimb to recover compensation has gotten steeper and more perilous. That’s why we hope that folks on both sides can come together and at least discuss waysforward that perhaps don’trequireyears in court

We are pleasedtosee that’swhere Gov. Jeff Landry seems to be headed in his call fora resolution to thelawsuits, appealing to thecompanies to do right by Louisiana.

“We’ve been good to them. It’s time forthem to be good to us, and let’sresolve this,”Landry said. Of course, some recompense for pastdamage is important. Louisiana’scoast is disappearing and the effects arefelt every day across the state. It puts thousands of Louisianans’ futures at risk. By making communities more vulnerable to hurricanes, it pushes insurance premiums higher.

But asolutioncan’tonlylook at the past. It must also make sure future Bayou State residentsdon’t face the same problems.There area number of proposalsout there.

We are not here to explicitly endorseany of these ideas, at least not yet. Butwethink they all should be on the table in agood-faith andvigorous discussion. After all, each day we spendarguing over who’sresponsible for payingtosave ourcoast, there’sless of it left to save

Letters are published identifying name, occupation and/or title and the writer’scity of residence

TheAdvocate |The Times-Picayune require astreet address andphone number for verification purposes, but that information is not published. Letters are not to exceed 300 words. Letters to the Editor,The Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0588, or email letters@ theadvocate.com.

Port once welcomed many followingWorld WarII

Icelebrate Richard Campanella’s article, “Anchor aweigh,” published March 22 as part of his Geographies of New Orleans series. It is about Bywater’slandmark portand warehousefacility,the Port of Embarkation, which is so large that it has two addresses, one on Dauphine Street and the other on Poland Avenue. Facing theMississippi River and flanking theIndustrial Canal, it was constructed for the Army as a supply depot during WorldWar I and served as aPort of Embarkation for troopsduring WorldWar II. It is currently being redeveloped as affordable housing and retailspace. Onecelebrated chapter of the Port of Embarkation’shistory was not mentioned in Campanella’sarticle. It was the landing dock for ships carrying displaced personsfrom Europe to theU.S. after WWII. Displaced persons, or DPs, were unable to return to theirhome countries after the war.InEurope, they were living in miserable camps without the

hope of afuture. In 1948, President Harry Truman signed the Displaced PersonsAct, which temporarily set aside existing barriers to immigration. Although numerous cities of theU.S. requested tobeports of reception, only three were selected: New York, Boston and New Orleans. Three out of every 4immigrantswere members of afamily group. Over 30,000 DPs came through thePort of Embarkation between 1949 and 1953. Although mostpassed through to other destinations, anumber stayed and madetheir homes in New Orleans.

The tenor of the times can be discerned from thenewspaper headlines that covered their arrivals:

“Wanderings of 843 DPs Happily Ended.” “Can’tBelieve Dream Is True, Says Family Settling Here.” “ArmyWharf is New Plymouth Rock for Shipload of Pilgrims.” “Unashamed Tears of DPs Mix With Rain At Landing.”

JOHN MENSZER NewOrleans

New Orleansisunder assault from an invasive vine, and most residentsdon’tknow it yet.The yellow blossomsdraping fences, trees and rooftops across MidCity,Tremeand neighborhoods east of downtown are cat’sclaw vine (Dolichandra unguis-cati), and they signal acrisis that is quietly accelerating.

What is mostalarming is what is happening in our natural spaces.

Large sections of Couturie Forest in City Park are now blanketed in cat’sclaw.InAudubon Park, nearly half the trees on BirdIsland are affected.

applied to foliage is largely ineffective because even young plantsdevelop deep tubers that resist treatment. Vines must be cut at the base and the stump immediately painted with undiluted glyphosate, repeated over several years.

Mature rootsmust ultimately be dugout entirely

Unlike other climbing plants, cat’sclaw kills its host trees by smothering them with crushing weight and blocking all sunlight. It can also tear apart thewalls and roofs of houses.

Howcan ourdelegation keep supporting Trump?

Ihave asimple question forour congressional delegation. Given President Donald J. Trump’slong list of legal and ethical lapses, how can you continue to support him?

The list of traitorous acts, criminal convictions, sexual misconduct, election interference, financial crimes, tax fraud, bankruptcies, legal settlements and fines, marital controversies and divorces, impeachment proceedings, warcrimes and, yes, his many associations with child predator and probable foreign agent Jeffrey Epstein should be enough forthe mostzealous partisan to see that Trumpand his accomplices are jailed for the rest of their lives.

If Ididn’tknow better,I’d suspect that Louisiana’slegislators are complicit in at least someofTrump’smany and varied transgressions. Their explicit support of Trump’sacts, both venal and heinous, certainly suggests so. Iend this letter with my fervent wish, as expressed in numerous emails to them: Do your job.

PHILIP CHERRY Mandeville

TO SEND US A LETTER, SCANHERE Ourcityadvancedthanksto people likeFreddie Sawyer Musk tunnel is last thing NewOrleans needs

This plant only becomes dangerous when it climbs. Once it reaches the top of the canopy and cascades downward, it flowers and fruits —each pod releasing approximately 90 winged seeds dispersed by wind and water

Seeds dropped from 50 feet travel long distances, particularly along waterways. Asingle vine left unchecked can shed thousands of seeds by fall.

Cat’sclaw is extraordinarily difficult to eradicate. Herbicide

The mosturgent threat lies beyond our neighborhoods. New Orleansisringed by wetlands. If cat’sclaw establishes itself there, theconsequences could be devastatingand irreversible.

The good news: It cannot reproduce unless it climbs. Keep it from climbing, and we can stop it. When you see yellow flowers this spring, act immediately —cut, dig and treat. Waiting until fall means thousands more to fight next year LYLE COLOMBO NewOrleans

Reading the March 27 article about The Boring Company considering an option for an underground tunnel connecting the Convention Center with parts of downtownleft me laughing in disbelief, and then quite concerned that, in today’scrazy world, this could be considered viable. Imagine what impacts such aproject would have on the already far too fragile subsurface infrastructure of our city

NewOrleans is in dire need of manythings. An underground tunnel need not be on the list.

ALLISON RAYNOR

Thank you, Freddie Sawyer,the first Black bus driver in this city,for your courage, determination and perseverance in getting the bus headed in the right direction.

MYRA FOSTER NewOrleans

Legislatureshamefullyseeks to undowillofOrleans voters

Gov.Jeff Landry and theRepublicandominated Louisiana Legislatureare determined to downsizethe Orleans Parish justice system, getting ridof judges and merging the civil clerk and criminal clerk jobsinto one office.

Will Sutton

Imight support their efforts —iftheyhad good reasons, supporting data and were doing so at arational pace. But that’snot what’s happening. And Ithink Isee a compromise that might support the abolishment of one office while continuing Democratic oversightover records and voting in Orleans Parish —but without democratically elected Orleans Parish Clerk-elect CalvinDuncan. In an interview Tuesdaymorning, Duncan said: “I’m doing what every other elected official does once they win office.” He went to theLouisiana Secretary of State’s office Monday, picked up an official certification of his election and was sworninonthe courthouse steps at Tulane and Broad on Tuesday,all in preparation fortaking officenextmonth. But does it matter?

Duncan said he can’tworry about what thegovernorand others do. He’s focused on doing what he can do. “If they pass the bill and the governor signs it, there’s no office,” he said. “They’d be doing what they didduring Reconstruction,” abolishing offices. He said he’sfocused on movingforward, preparing to be the parish’s next clerk,” and scheduled to take office on May 4. As the Legislaturecontinued an effort to slash the number of New Orleans judges Monday,italso moved to violate the sanctityofvoters’ will by eliminating the Orleans ParishClerk of Criminal Courts office, merging it with the Orleans Clerk of Civil Courts office with Senate Bill 256 as it was pushed through the state Senate and to the House, astep or two away from becoming law with thegovernor’ssignature Duncan gained nationalpublicity in

Calvin

recent years with his journey from aconviction for amurder for which he has been cleared andexonerated, to jailhouse lawyer and advocate for therights of the incarcerated, to an unlikely but successful campaign for citywideoffice.

Sincestate Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe,introduced abill that would eliminate theparish seat Duncan won, Duncan’songoing saga has received even more national media attention as Duncan fights to take on parish duties as thechiefrecord keeper

All of this is happening as Louisiana’s first-in-years closed party primaries are scheduled for May 16, with early voting starting May 2.

Preparation for early voting, handled by theOrleans parish registrar,and Election Day,handled by theOrleans parish criminal courtsclerk, involve complicated,complex and specific processes that start monthsinadvance to best ensuresmooth elections.Morris wants to eliminate the office responsible for making sure that enough votingmachines are in place, enough poll commissioners are on duty and each vote is talliedwithout interference.

With ahigh-stakes Republican U.S. Senateparty primary,aDemocratic U.S. Senateparty primary,alow-key but important Democratic U.S.Representative partyprimary and three parish criminal judge races on the ballot, it wouldn’ttake much for alosing

candidate or someone barely losing an election to challenge the results based on improper handling, inappropriate processing or untimely processing. The five constitutional measures on theballot, too, could be at risk of legal challenge.

Idiscussed these concerns with Morris as he sat in his branch’schambers on Monday afternoon. He wasn’tfazed. There is no good time, he said as he’s said before. The time is now.Besides, he added, his bill would call for civil court clerk Chelsey Napoleon to oversee elections, and the office has handled consolidating duties previously,as it did when the recorder of mortgages office was absorbed. Morris insisted that there’snoproblem because his amended bill continues the employmentofclassified criminal clerk office employees through the end of the year

That might help in themeantime, Isaid, but what about outgoing clerk Darren Lombard and the people he’s counted on to make sure elections go smoothly?

Morris had an answer for that.

The clerk can hire whoever she needs to makethe transition work, he said, including Lombard.

Meanwhile, Lombardissued astatementcalling Morris’ bill, “an affront to theelectorate.”

If theLegislature gets rid of the office, Duncan would have no official office to walk intoonMay 4. Duncan and democracy advocates surely would sue thestate.

Meanwhile, Napoleon would be responsible for merging operations, perhaps withLombard as achief deputy, amove that could leave Duncan out in thecold.

Orleansvoters chose Duncan as their chief record keeper and their chief elections officer.Landry,Morris and others need to stand down, let Duncan step in, do thejob and examine whether the office should exist after a thorough evaluation.

Buttossing aside the will of the voters is not theway to go.

Email Will Sutton at wsutton@theadvocate.com.

Yes, of course warsettles things

Countless protest signs have informed us over the years that“war is not the answer.”

We hear this message, with varying levels of sophistication and differing underlying worldviews, from institutions and people ranging from Code Pink to Pope Leo.

“War does not solve problems,” the pontiff said in an Angelus address last year.“On the contrary,itamplifies them and causes deep wounds in the history of peoples —wounds that take generations to heal.”

Rich Lowry

Now,there are many things that can be said about the tragedy of warfare without crediting the blatantlyahistorical cliche that it is never the answer or doesn’tsolve disputed questions, often with aterrible finality. Warfare can determineinternational boundaries and the nature of governments. It can decide who will rule and who will not. The relative power of states, the extent of religious faiths and the status of aculture can depend on it. Wars might be pointless, or fought for prestige, revenge or territorial aggrandizement. That’sall true,but doesn’tchange the fact that military conflict is, at times, necessary and highly consequential; it can achieve beneficial ends, as well as awful ones. It mattered for the spread of Christianity,for instance, thatConstantine, who would become the first Christian emperor of Rome, won the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. Later,Christendom benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella taking back Granada from its Muslim rulers in 1492, and from the Holy Roman Emperor defeating the Ottoman besiegers of Vienna in 1683. Certainly,itwould have been better if all this could have been amiably

worked out amongthe relevant parties,but that’snot how theworld usually works.

In the early19th century,Europe had aNapoleon problem —aworldhistorical military genius determined to bend the continent to his will through force of arms. After serial failures, the Allies finally solved this probleminthe Warofthe SeventhCoalition. The ensuing diplomatic settlement at the CongressofVienna forged apeace that lasted nearly acentury, but wouldn’thave been possible without victory at Waterloo.

In the early20th century,Europe had aHitlerproblem —afanatical, race-obsessed militarist who wanted his ThirdReich to dominateEurope. This problem, too, was solved by force

and led to alastingpeace, although a verytense one during theCold War. If it’s truethat war should usually be the lastresort, the Allies would have been better off if it had been thefirst resort against Hitler,checking him when he was relatively weak.

Moreparochially,the United States wouldn’tbewhat it is today absenttwo existential wars. When the colonies began agitating for independence, the British weren’t simply going to cede what they considered sovereign territories, especially given theireconomic and strategic value. The American cause —and all the good that has flowed from it —depended on prevailing in agrinding eight-year war

About ahundred yearslater,itall could have collapsed had theUnited States not prevailed in the Civil War, an appallingly bloody conflict that extinguished American slavery and preserved the foundation for the nation’s gathering greatness.

None of this is awarrant for heedlesswarmongering, or areason to dismiss, say,the sheer cynical brutishnessofthe Roman destruction of Carthageinthe ThirdPunic War, or the horrors of Passchendaele. That war is terrible, however,doesn’tmean that it’s ineffective.

In our times, Russiainvaded Ukraine in 2022 in the erroneous, but not crazy, belief that asharp, decisive military campaign would topple the Western-oriented government in Kyiv and force the creation of aregime more to the Kremlin’sliking. This was awar that never should have been launched, yet Ukraine had no alternative but to fight it

If Kyiv wants to protect its sovereign territory and eventually get a tolerable diplomatic outcome, war is theanswer —as, sadly,ithas been so often throughout human history Rich Lowry is on Twitter @RichLowry.

Calif. taxwould rain wealth of unintended consequences

If in November’sreferendum Californians unwisely enact awealth tax, they will illustrate two axioms: Wisdom is the anticipationofconsequences. And we are punished not for oursins but by them.

The consequences of aone-time (supposedly; see below) 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires are already arriving. Some of California’s wealthiest, who constitute alarge portion of the state’sprecarious fiscal base, are leaving. The richest 1percent of taxpayers supply about 40% of the state’spersonal income-tax revenue.

U.S. federalism is 50 permanent incentives for entrepreneurial governance.Capital and talent are mobile; they go where they are welcome, and remain where theyare well treated. Wise states compete to be hospitable Unwise ones, with self-defeating insouciance, ignore federalism’sincentives. They denounce such competition as a“race to the bottom.” The top, as those states define it, is afantasyland where government can extract as much as it wants fromimmobile wealth.

Mobility,bythe way,isnot just betweenstates. Issues &Insights reports that the 2,589 counties where Donald Trump won majorities in each of the past three elections gained 5.4 million people from net migration since 2020. The 433counties wonbyHillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Bidenand Kamala Harris had anet loss of 5.43 million. Of the 50 counties with the biggest net population gains, 46 voted three times for Trump. Being red, they are presumably enterprise-friendly In aMarch report, Stanford University’s Hoover Institution scrutinized California’sproposed tax on net worth (income, cash, securities, real estate, fine art, vintage wine, yachts, and on, and on). The report concludes thateven if the administratively complicated —and legally contestable —calculations are feasible,the tax would collect $40 billion rather than the $100 billion its proponents project. Nearly 30% of the targeted tax base (more than $550 billion) has already left the state. So, with more billionaire departures predictable, the net present value of the act is negative:“The present value of permanently lost income tax revenue more than offsets the one-timewealth tax collections.” And it probably would not be aone-time tax. The measure would lift California’scap on taxes on intangible personal property,with no sunset or reinstatement provision. Hoover: “Future ballot initiatives can impose additional wealth taxes at any rate, on any threshold. Measures pitched to voters as temporary or emergency measures are regularly repeated or extended.”

Philip Hamburger,Columbia University law professor and CEO of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, argues (in The Wall Street Journal) that California’sproposed tax is either an uncompensated taking, or adeprivation of property without due process, in violation of the Fifth and 14th amendments. Because it targets very few Californians (about 200 billionaires), and(supposedly) only once, these attributes make the proposed measure less like taxation (which is generally arecurring and widespread burden) and more like confiscation.

Baker Botts, an international law firm, says that, if enacted, the wealth tax might be challenged as abill of attainder.The Constitution forbids such bills, whichtarget specific individuals or groups in order to impose punishment without trials. The reason to call the wealth tax punishment is that amajority is targeting an unpopular minority

Although the wealth tax is acafeteria of unintended economic consequences, even cumulatively they are less ominous than one predictable, and perhaps intended, political consequence. The tax would effect aradical,and probably irreversible, change in the relationship of the individual to any government thatenacts such atax.

Laura Williams of the American Institute for Economic Research, writing forReason, says the tax would give government aroving license “to inventory every item in our possession.” This would likely be aprelude to repeatedconfiscations of percentages of the possessions’ value Even worse, the infrastructure for administering the tax would mean apermanent enlargement of the government’sintrusiveness. This would contract the sphere of individualautonomy,and subtract from the security of liberty Joe Biden inadvertently advertised progressivism’sunspoken, because embarrassing (because correct), conviction: People do notwant progressivism’sspending menu enough to pay for it. As president, he said the tax increases he favored to fund his spending increases should be shouldered by two unpopular constituencies —corporations and “the rich,” defined as the roughly 2% with annual incomes over $400,000. California’sproposed wealth tax is areason to merge the two axiomsinthe first paragraph. It is apolitical sin not to be wise about anticipatable consequences.

Email George Will at georgewill@washpost.com

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Give Mickey Loomis his props. He nailed the draft last year Forget all of thenaysayers who frowned on the selection of another offensive lineman in the first round and aquarterback whom many were skeptical aboutinthe second round.

Loomis and theNew Orleans Saints brass found apromising left tackle (Kelvin Banks),their quarterback of the future (Tyler Shough), and what lookslike atrio of soliddefensive gems in Jonas Sanker, Danny Stutsman and Quincy Riley.That’s not even including defensivetackle VernonBroughton,who waslimited by an injuryto just one game as arookie. The last time the Saintscame anywhere close to drafting that well was in 2017 when theyhauled in guyssuchasMar-

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Shough trusts Saints’ process

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Tyler Shough almost declined an invitation to participate in this year’s celebrity shootout at the Zurich Classic.

After becoming afirst-time father, attending plenty of other local events and trying to build on asuccessful rookie year,the NewOrleans Saints quarterback hadn’t been practicing hisgolfgame muchduring what has been a whirlwind of an offseason.

Attending the event worked out forhim,anyway

He won —thanks in large part to his celebrity partner

“I didn’treally win,” Shough said. “Marshall (Faulk) won.” Thathewas pairedwith the Hall of Fame running back turned Southern coach wasyet another sign of how Shough’slife has changed in the year since he was drafted to NewOrleans.Atthistime last April, the quarterback was days away from hearing his namecalled and becoming amember of the Saints.

There have been other differences, too. When the threeday NFL draft begins Thursday, Shough againwillbe waiting to see the picks come in. Buthe’lldosowithananticipation of whowilljoin him in the black and gold.

shon Lattimore, Ryan Ramczyk, Alvin Kamara, Alex Anzalone and Trey Hendrickson in what mostwould consider the best draft classinfranchise history Now the question is can the Saints pull off adraft repeat?

They were unable to after that highly touted 2017 class.

They followed that 2017 year up with adraft class that was headed by Marcus Davenport, Tre’Quan Smith and Rick Leonard. Yeah, not ideal. None of those guys arestill on theteam. Will Clapp, the

Brown’sseason in jeopardyafter injuring wrist

LSUslugger suffered broken hamateboneinSunday’sgame

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

Round 1(9): Kelvin Banks, OT,Texas

Round 2(40): Tyler Shough, QB,Louisville

Round 3(71): Vernon Broughton, DT,Texas

Round 3(93): Jonas Sanker,S,Virginia

Round 4(112): DannyStutsman, LB,Okla.

Round 4(131): Quincy Riley, CB,Louisville

Round 6(184): DevinNeal, RB,Kansas

Round 7(248): Moliki Matavao,TE,UCLA

Round 7(254): FadilDiggs, DE, Syracuse

Saints’ seventh-round pick that year,is now on the coaching staff. Can theSaints put together back-toback solid draft classes? Or will they follow up last year with aclunker like the

LSU junior right fielder JakeBrown mightmiss the remainder of the season with abroken hamate bone in his hand, LSU coach Jay Johnson confirmed to The Advocate on Tuesday Brown suffered the injury during his third at-bat Sunday against Texas A&M. Johnson is unsure what the recovery timeline is for Brown, but he’sseen players miss anywhere between four and 10 weeks with the injury “He actually hit aball good down theleft-field line, and then that’swhen Isaw himkind of shake his hand,” Johnsonsaid. “I was like, Ihopethat’snot what Ithink it is,’ is whatwentthrough my mind. “My guess is he’shavingsurgery quickly,and he’ll do everything in his power to get healthy as fast as he can.” NotrushingBrown backintothe actionand making sure that he’sfully healthy are priorities for Johnson. “He’sa tough kid, and the fact that it’shurtinthe first place probably means that it’spretty significant,” Johnson said. “But he’snot gonna play unless he can play.Like, we’renot gonna jeopardizeanything for him.” Brown has been oneofLSU’s top hitters this season, blasting16home runs with a1.064 on-baseplus slugging percentage. He had started every game for the Tigers this season.

Email Koki Riley at koki.riley@theadvocate.com.

Thanks to Shough’sstrong play down the stretch of his

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

Technically,Deuce Geralds should still be in high school. But he’salready enrolled at LSU,and he’s pushing some veterans forarole along the defensive line. Geralds, afreshman nose guard from Georgia, is one of the standouts of spring practice. The Tigers are rotating their defensive tackles, and he’s consistently been part of the first pairing on thefield when they begin team drills. Auburntransfer Malik Blocton usuallylines up next to him

“For him to come in andplay at thelevel he plays at,” coach Lane Kiffin said, “but practice theway that he does, it says alot about hiscoaching in high school It says alot about his upbringing with his parents. Because that’s

very unique, to be able to handle all that.

“He’sgoing to be agreat player here.” Geralds was one of LSU’smost highly rated 2026 signees. He was afringe top-50 national prospect, accordingto247Sports composite rankings, and one of the five best defensive linemen in the country But Geralds’ early emergence comes as abit of asurprise. In the offseason, LSU retained juniorDominickMcKinley, and it signedtwo veteran defensive tackles through the transfer portal: Blocton andStephiylan Green,ajuniorfrom Clemson. They each have experienceat

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Bullscoach Donovan resigns

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN

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CHICAGO Chicago Bulls coach

Billy Donovanhas resigned after six seasons, opting to stepaside rather than work with anew front office, the team announced Tuesday Presidentand CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear after firing executivevice president of basketball operationsArturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the season that he wanted Donovan to remain on the job. He said anyone who wanted to bring in anew coach was “probably not the right candidate for us.”

Now,itlookslike whoever the Bulls hire to run their organization will get that opportunity.

“While we clearly wantedBilly to return as our head coach, we had open dialogue about the importance of respecting the process of bringing in new basketball operations leadership,” Reinsdorf said in anews release. “Together, we mutually agreedthat giving that person the freedom to shape theorganization wasthe best approachfor everyone involved.”

The 60-year-old Donovan consistently has said he still has apassion for coaching. The decision to leave the Bulls was made “after aseries of thoughtfuland extensivediscussions with ownership regarding the future of the organization,” Donovan saidin the team releaseannouncing the move.

“I believeitisinthe best inter-

Donovanisleaving the Bulls after six seasons.

est of the Bulls, to allowthe new leadertobuild out the staff as they see fit,” he said. Donovan was arguably the top candidateonthe market when the Bulls hired him in September 2020, afew monthsafter Karniso-

vas and Eversley got their jobs. Chicago’slone playoff appearance sinceall threewerehired came during the 2021-22 season, when it finishedsixth in the Eastern Conference at 46-36 and got knocked outbyMilwaukeeinthe

first round. The Bulls lost in the play-in tournament the next three years.

Donovan got acontract extension last offseason. Reinsdorf said afterfiring Karnisovasand Eversley that the problem wasthe roster construction —not the coach.

Bullsowner JerryReinsdorf, Michael’s father,praised Donovan for the “class and genuine care” that he brought to the organization

“Wewanted Billy to continue as ourhead coach —that was never in question,” Jerry Reinsdorf said.

“But throughhonest conversations, we all agreed that giving our new head of basketball operationsthe righttobuildout his staff wasthe mostimportantthing for the future of this franchise. That is the kind of person Billy is —he put theBulls first.”

Karnisovas’ inability to land a franchise cornerstone player and refusal to give the Bulls abetter shot at theNo. 1pickbyrebuilding were glaring.Hefinally changed course before this year’strade deadline,dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product AyoDosunmu to Minnesota. The Bulls loaded up on second-round draft picks and did not get any first-rounders in return. Oneofthe players Chicago got in return was Jaden IveyfromDetroit. Chicago waivedhim following anti-LGBTQ+ comments about religion he madeinvideos posted on his Instagram account.

Edgecombe, Maxeyhavebig scoringnights

76ersbeatCeltics 111-97totie first-roundseries

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER AP sportswriter

BOSTON V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking ahard fall earlyinthe game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. Edgecombe connected on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers.Maxey also had nine assists as Philadelphia bounced back after getting blown out 123-91 in Game 1. The series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3onFriday

The Celtics cut aseven-point deficit at the start of thefourth quarter to 91-89 before an 11-0 run put the 76ers back in front 102-89 with just over fourminutes to play.The Celtics pulled their starters with alittle more than aminuteremaining.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 36 points.JaysonTatum added 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. After struggling from the field in Game 1, the 76ers needed much more from Maxey and Edgecombe. They got it, with the pair carryingthe load for a team that shot 47.8% from the field, including 19 of 39 from the 3-point line.

Boston Celticsforward JaysonTatum,

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center, during Game 2ofa first-round playoff series on Tuesday in

Boston was only 13 of 47 from the 3-point line and shot 39.3% from the field overall, while committing 13 turnovers leading to 16 points by the 76ers. Philadelphia, which was again without center JoelEmbiid for Game2 as he continues to go through astrength and conditioning program following an appendectomy on April9,was twice without Edgecombe for brief stretches Tuesday

Edgecombe limped off in noticeablepainand went straight to the locker room for treatment in both thefirst and third quarters. He returned each time and kept scoring to help the 76ers build as much as a13-point lead in the third. The intensitywas high throughout the game. It hit ahighpointinthe openingminutes when Brownwas as-

sessed atechnical foul after his emphatic one-handed dunk over AdemBona that sent the 76ers big man to the floor Replays appeared to show that Brown’smomentum after the jamcarried himinto contact with Bona, who fell to the floor and left Brown in ahoveringposition over him

But referee Marc Davis didn’t see it that wayand calledBrown for the tech.

Haugh to remain at Florida to chase anothertitle

GAINESVILLE, Fla. Thomas Haugh delivered ahuge announcement the Gators hope will lead to another national championship.

“I’m coming back, baby!” Haugh said in avideo announcement Tuesday

The All-SoutheasternConference forward said he’sstaying at Florida forhis senior season,joining Alex Condon in trying to bring another title to Gainesville.Haugh put off potential NBAriches to team with Condon and maybe center Rueben Chinyelu for afinal go-around with the Gators

The 6-foot-9, 215-pound Haugh led the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 points, to go along with6.1 rebounds agame as ajunior.Healso totaled 73 assists, 58 3-pointers, 36 steals and 33 blocked shots while leading the Gators to the SECtitle and aNo. 1seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Former Steelerscoach

Tomlin joining NBC show

Mike Tomlin is going fromthe glareofanNFL sideline to the glare of television lights.

The former Pittsburgh Steelers coach will join NBC’s “SundayNight Football” coverage as apregame analyst,two people briefed on the move told The Associated Press on Tuesday

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because NBC has not announced the move. The Athletic was the first to report on Tomlin. Tomlin stepped down in January after 19 seasons as Steelers coach and wasthe mostsought after free agent by the networks. NBC had a studio openingasitisretooling its “Football Night in America” pregameshow.HallofFamecoach Tony Dungy announced last month that he was told he would not be back.

Churchill Downs to buy Preakness for $85 million

Churchill Downs Incorporated said Tuesdayithas entered into an agreement to acquire the intellectual property for the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed SusanStakesfrom1/STRacing’sMaryland department for$85 million, subject to customaryclosing conditions.

Churchill Downs, the homeof the Kentucky Derby,plans to license therightsannually to the state of Maryland to stage the races. The parties expect the transaction to closeafterthe nextrunning of the Preakness, which is set to happen at Laurel Park on May 16 while Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore is rebuilt as part of amajor reconstruction project.

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Red Sox placeGray on IL, recalllefty Samaniego

BOSTON The Boston Red Sox placed right-handerSonny Gray on the 15-dayinjuredlist on Tuesday with aright hamstring strain and recalled lefty Tyler Samaniego from Triple-A Worcester to replace him on the roster Gray lasted just 22/3 innings against the Detroit Tigers on Monday,giving up one run on three hits before experiencing discomfort in his right leg. He said after the game he had similar problems in 2022 and ‘24.

Gray,36, is 2-1 with a4.30 ERA in fivestarts this season.Heis127103 with a3.59 ERA in a14-year career with six teams.

Samaniego, 27, made his major league debutonApril8 against the Milwaukee Brewers and appeared in three games forthe Red Sox.

BY RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO San AntonioSpurs

star Victor Wembanyama was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol after tumbling face-first to the court and exiting in thesecond quarter of Tuesday night’s playoff game against Portland. Wembanyama was being evaluatedfor aconcussion and adetermination could be made in thenext 24 hours, aSpurs official said. Any extended absence byWembanyama would be amassive blow

to San Antonio, whichfinished with theleague’s second-best record behind the versatile 7-foot-4 center from France. Under league guidelines,a player in the concussion protocol must have at least 48 hours of inactivity andrecovery and then hitseveral benchmarks without symptoms before being cleared to play. Aplayer must undergo neurological testing and receive afinal clearance from ateam doctor in consultationwith the league’s concussion protocol director Wembanyamawas fouled by

Jrue Holiday after he spun around the Trail Blazers point guard in the paint. He wasnot able to brace himself on thefall,and his jawhit the court with 8:57 remaining in the second quarter. Wembanyama remained on the court for about 30 seconds before rising to aseated position for about aminuteand speakingtoteammateStephon Castle. San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson called timeout to check on Wembanyama,who immediately ran through the tunnel after getting to his feet Wembanyamahad five points,

four rebounds, one blocked shot and one assist in 12 minutes. Veteran Luke Kornet replaced Wembanyama andstarted the second half at center. San Antonio is in the playoffs for the first time since 2019 and beat Portland in Game1ofthe Western Conference first-round series behind 35 points from Wembanyama. Wembanyama wasnamed the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year on Monday, winning the award unanimously.Heaveraged 25 points, 11.5reboundsand a league-best 3.1 blocksthisseason

Twinsreinstate 3B Lewis from IL after knee sprain NEWYORK— The Minnesota Twins reinstated third baseman Royce Lewis from the injuredlist on Tuesday before beginning athreegameseries against the NewYork Mets, after anine-game absence because of asprained leftknee. Lewis felt apop in his kneeduring aswing in Minnesota’sgame on April9.Hehit .222 withtwo doubles, two homers, eight RBIs and an .822 OPS in 12 games before the injury.Intwo games with Triple-A St. Paul on arehab assignment, Lewis homered twice. The Twins also placed left-handed reliever Kody Funderburk on thepaternity list andrecalled left-handedrelieverKendry RojasfromSt. Paul. Starting pitcher Mick Abel wasplacedonthe 15day injured list with inflammation in his right elbow on Monday

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Ponchatoulagrand slam puts away Dominican

BY SPENCERURQUHART

Staff writer

There were four lead changes in Tuesday’sregional softball playoff matchup between Ponchatoula and Dominican before Lilly Virga’sfourth at-bat.

Virga stepped up to the plate in the bottomofthe fifth after Ponchatoula senior Abby Dagr o drew abases-loaded walk to tie the game.

Virga, ajunior third baseman, took advantageofthe bases-loaded opportunity and hit agrand slam to center field to put her team ahead by four No. 5-seeded Ponchatoula scored six runsinthe fifth inning andled therestofthe way in a14-9 win over No. 12 Dominican at Ponchatoula to advance to the Division I select quarterfinals.

“(Dominican) kept us on our toes the entire time,” Ponchatoula coach Jeremy Harpersaid. “Wehad to hang some crooked numbers.The chance with Lilly (Virga) to come up with the

bases loaded and no outs, that’swhat you want to happen.”

Virga was 3for 5at the plate with four RBIs and three runs scored. She hit atripletodeep right in thebottom of the sixthand scored the game’sfinal run after Rae’el Wheat delivered an RBI single.

“(The grand slam) was really exciting,” Virga said. “I wasjust thinking line drive to the right side, go with the ball. If it comes in,turnon it.”

Ponchatoula scored first in the bottom of thefirst after Kyleigh Darby drew abases-loaded walk, which resulted in Paityn Lancaster scoring after aleadoff single.

Dominican delivereda five-run inning in the topof thethird to take itsfirstlead of the game. Sarah Steeg, Aubrey Daigrepont and Jovie Leingang delivered RBI hits for Dominican “The offensewas good forustoday ”Dominican coach Dawn Benoit said. “Weknew if that we could hit, we could hang (with Ponchatoula).”

Ponchatoula responded with afive-run inning of its own in the bottomofthe third.Dagro led off the in-

ning withasolo home run, and Ayeva Nobles hit atworun single to tie thegame.

Dagrogot thestart in the circle and pitched all seven innings for Ponchatoula. She allowed nine earned runs but kept Dominican off the scoreboard in the final inning.

“(Dagro)locked in and threw theball hard,” Harper said. “Dominican did a good jobbattling her,but she cameout on top.”

Sophomore Miya Burford startedfor Dominican, pitching 21/3 innings and allowing six earned runs. Daigrepont pitched the rest of theway,allowing seven earned runs in 42/3 innings.

Dominicanscoredtwo runs each in the fourth and fifthinnings. Eighth-grader Khloe Stewart led off the top of the fourth with asolo homerun.

“Webattled hard,”Benoitsaid.“We have ayoung, promising group.”

Ponchatoula (25-8) will face No. 4-seeded John Curtis (20-11) in the quarterfinals. Dominican finished theseason with a12-16 record.

Email Spencer Urquhart at surquhart@ theadvocate.com.

BrotherMartinstandout ralliesattennisregional

Mandeville’s Sergi also advances in singlesplay

BY CHRISTOPHERDABE Staff writer

Reed MacAlester doesn’t need much coachingonthe tennis court —and it showed in how the Brother Martin juniorhandled an earlybit of adversity in aregional championship matchTuesday at CityPark.

twice. He wonthe state finals last season as asophomore.

“I’ve always enjoyed playing doubles,”MacAlester said. “But I’m ready to play somesingles too.”

MacAlester doesn’tgenerally hear muchfrom his fatherduring high school tournaments.

“I don’thavetocoach his matches very often,” Lee said. “He’susually got things pretty wellunder control.”

sociation ratings.

MacAlester assumed the No.1 singles role for Brother Martinafter last year’s statechampion, Mitchell Armbruster,graduated.

“He won the singlestitle last year,” MacAlester said.

BY DARRELL WILLIAMS Contributing writer

Ever since returning from aback injurythree weeks ago, John Curtis softball pitcher Makayla Escude has been back in form. She was at it again in the regional round of the Division Iselect state playoffs, handcuffing No. 13-seeded Lafayette in the Patriots’ 10-0 victory Tuesday at John Curtis.

Escude, ajunior who was akey on Curtis’ state championship team last year, struck out 10 in agame that ended withone out in the fifthinningbecause of the mercy rule.

Escude baffled Lafayette by mixing her fastball and curve with achange-up that kept the Lions off-balance the whole game.

“I thought Idid agood job of moving the ball around,” Escude said. “I was mostly curveballsand change-ups. My back is healing; I’ve been doing things to help it. I’ve been able to locate my pitches.”

No. 4-seeded Curtis (1911) advances to the quarterfinals against No. 5Ponchatoula,which defeated

No. 12 Dominican on Tuesday. The Patriots lost 10-4 at Ponchatoula during the regular season.

“(Ponchatoula) embarrassed us amonth ago,” Patriots coach Jerry Godfrey said. “Weplayed them up there, andwedid notplay our best ball. There were errors, no timelyhitting We’regoing to have to play clean, play our best ball this time.”

Escude was onthe mound in theearlier loss to the Greenies.

“We’re going to have to have abetterperformance by me, because Itakethe blame,” shesaid.“Iobviously was not at my best.

I’ll beatmybest this time

“(Ponchatoula) is really good. They can really swing thebats, and they have goodpitching.

The Patriots also swung the batswell and were aided byfourerrors by the Lions

Curtis broke lose in the second inning, scoring four runs on two hits and twoerrors. Third baseman Tamryn King led off witha double pastthirdbase, and second baseman Gracey Hebert followed with a

bunt single. Firstbaseman Layla Azongi bunted and reached on an error that scored King and Hebert Center fielder Isabelle Schmidt and designated hitter Brynn Godfrey reached on errors, scoring Azongi for a3-0 lead. Schmidt then scored on asacrifice bunt by Gabby Fabaucher

Curtisthenscored two in the fourth on agroundout that plated Faubacher ahead of catcher Karsyn Christopher’stwo-outtriple to left thatdrove in right fielderLeigha Carter fora 6-0 lead.

The Patriots put the game away in the fifth as Hebert tripled leading off and scored on asingle to right by Azongi. Fabaucher hit atwo-run single to center Carter then singled in the final run.

“Weknewthiswould be abig challenge,”Lafayette coach Chris Ortego said. “Wemadealot of errors. Maybe it was thepressure of the moment, but we usually play better than this.

“I think my team is down right now becausethis is thefourth year in arow that we’velost in the second round.”

Former Wisconsinguard Blackwellcommits to Duke

By The Associated Press

Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is heading to Duke. Blackwell announced Tuesday in an Instagram post that he had committed to Duke. Blackwell was one of the most highly regarded players to enterthe transfer portal after he teamed up with Nick Boyd this season to give Wisconsin one of the nation’stop backcourt tandems. Blackwell’sdecision was part of aproductive day of commitments for the Blue Devils and top rival North Carolina. The TarHeels, preparing for theirfirst season underformerNBA championship-winning coach MichaelMalone, landed commitments from Utah guard Terrence Brown and guard Matt Able from fellow instate program N.C. State. The 6-foot-4 Blackwell had 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season while

helping Wisconsin go 24-11. He shot 38.9% from 3-point range andmade 2.8 3-pointers per game. Blackwell had someof hismost productive performances against Wisconsin’s toughestopponents. He scored 26 points in a roadwin over eventual national champion Michigan andaveraged 27.5 pointsin the Badgers’ two victories over Final Four participant Illinois. He had 25 pointsin alate-season road win over Purdue,anNCAA regional finalist. Blackwellhad 22 points and10reboundsinWisconsin’sNCAA Tournament first-roundloss to High Point. He earned third-team allBigTen honors from the league’scoaches and media.Blackwell didn’tmake theAssociated Press all-Big Tenteam, which includes only afirst team and second team That followed a2024-25 season in whichBlackwell had15.8points,5.1 re-

bounds and 2.2 assists per game. Brown, a6-foot-3 junior, averaged19.9 points last year with theUtesashe moveseast to play for the TarHeels,according to a social media post. Able, a 6-6 freshman,alsocommitted to theTar Heels according to On3 andmultiple outlets after averaging 8.8 pointsinhis freshman year with the Wolfpack. Thosetwo figure to slot into prominent backcourt roles,while the TarHeels also addedfrontcourt depth with 6-9French forward Maxim Logue from Florida Atlantic,according to DraftExpress, citing agency Gersh Sports. That comes after the TarHeels had already secured acommitmentfrom versatile 6-9 forward Neoklis Avdalas from Virginia Tech. In other portalnews, Marquette announced theadditions of former Louisville forward Sananda Fru and former St.Thomas guard Nolan Minessale.

The tournament’stopseeded player dropped a pair of early games against Northshore’sJames Graham when Reed’s father,Brother Martin tennis coach Lee MacAlester,delivered a quick message.

“The only timeyou’re getting into trouble is when you leave theball alittlebit short,” Lee told his son.

The small bit of advice paid off, as Reed played more aggressively over thefinal set and ahalf and won 6-3, 6-1 in his first high school season as asingles player

MacAlester played doubles the past twoseasons and reached the state finals

Brother Martin and Mount Carmel both advanced singles and doubles pairs to the finals on the way to winning team titles at the regional tournament.

Mandeville’sCiara Sergi, last year’sstate runner-up, won the girls singles final against Mount Carmel freshmanCaroline Melius. Doubles champions were St.Paul’sseniorsWilliam Cather and Jeffrey Roth andDominican seniors Enna Hawes and Mackenzie Hertz.

Thestate finalsare next week in Monroe, and Reed MacAlester will rank as the top contender in the DivisionIsingles draw.He is the state’sNo. 1ranked 18-and-under boys player in the United States Tennis As-

“I’mjust looking to do the samethis year at state.” Tennis hasn’talways been MacAlester’smain sport. He played seven years of travel baseball, primarily as aleadoff-hitting shortstop, and played basketball in eighth grade at Brother Martin. He mostly played tennisrecreationally on weekends with his father andyoungersister,Ava, afreshman tennis player at Mount Carmel. He nevertook tennis seriously until he playeda tournament in Baton Rouge and won thechampionship on a third-set tiebreak, he said.

“That kind of made me want to play more, that first tournament back, winning it, gettingthatfeeling of winning,” he said. He felt thatfeeling at the regional tournament. He would like nothing more than to experience it again next week at state.

Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com

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Brother Martin junior Reed MacAlester returns the ballinthe boys singles final of the LHSAA Division IRegion IV tennis tournament on Tuesday at City Park.

Mandeville’sCiara Sergi competes in the girls singles final of the LHSAA DivisionIRegion IV tennis tournament on TuesdayatCity Park.

Panthers QB Young seeks ‘mastery of offense’

BY STEVE REED AP sportswriter

CHARLOTTE,N.C.— Bryce Young was a little surprised when head coach Dave Canales called to inform him that offensive coordinator Brad Idzik would be taking over playcalling duties after the Carolina Panthers took a big step in 2025 and won the NFC South. He knew how much Canales loved calling plays But after speaking with Canales, the Panthers quarterback is embracing the change, saying that he’s thrilled about what Idzik — whom he described as having a “great offensive mind” — brings to the table. Idzik plans to experiment with a variety of different plays during the team’s upcoming OTAs in an effort to best utilize each player’s skill set.

“I appreciate his willingness to put us in the best situation,” Young said. “It’s not this blanket ‘we’re gonna do X, Y, Z’ or ‘We’re gonna do this X amount of times every game’ or ‘We’re gonna run this concept X amount of times.’ We want to try a bunch of different things during OTAs. He wants to challenge us with some new things.

“So, we (as players) want to show him what we’re good at, and then as we find that out, it’s him being able to find different ways for us to get to that in the game. So I’m excited for that process.”

The fourth-year quarterback said players need to do their part by developing a “mastery of the offense.”

That means a deep dive into the playbook, thoroughly understand-

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ing all of its unique variations and concepts.

The hope is that will result in a more seemless approach, helping Young get in and out of the huddle faster and avoid delay of game penalties and unnecessary timeouts — an frustrating issue that has plagued the Panthers offense at times over the past two seasons.

the power-conference level, which means that they were expected to shore up the interior until the freshmen were ready to contribute.

Geralds, though, looks like he can play right away In spring practice, he’s been rotating onto the defensive line ahead of both McKinley and Green and impressing coaches in the process.

Kiffin said Tuesday that he recently went for a nighttime jog around LSU’s practice facility and noticed Geralds working on a blocking sled by himself.

“That just speaks volumes to who he is,” Kiffin said. “When no one’s looking, what do you do? Offensive progression

LSU was more than halfway through spring practice, and its offense was struggling

Then things slowly started to improve Quarterbacks Husan Longstreet and Landen Clark started making better decisions, and receivers started hauling in deep passes for explosive gains — to the point at which the Tigers could scrimmage in Tiger Stadium, and their offense could emerge as the clear winner of the day

“That progression is really good,” Kiffin said.

And it continued on Tuesday, when the Tigers held their 13th spring practice Longstreet and Clark completed all 19 passes they threw in a 7-on-7 drill in which LSU rehearsed third-and-medium situations. Then Clark led a five-play touchdown drive in a simulated overtime period

Because starter Sam Leavitt is not practicing, Longstreet and Clark have spent the spring battling for the backup quarterback job. There’s only two practices left on the schedule, and neither has a clear edge over the other They both struggled in the first half of spring, and they’ve both made significant strides since then

Clark, an Elon transfer, made more highlight-reel worthy throws Tuesday

In 7-on-7 drills, he dropped a perfectly thrown pass over two defensive backs and down to Illinois transfer receiver Malik Elzy, who had run through the secondary on a post route. Then Clark fired a shorter pass to freshman receiver Corey Barber on a crossing pattern jamming the quick throw into a low, tight window

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one eight years ago?

Best guess here is they’ll get this one right, too.

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking as names such as Davenport, Payton Turner, Isaiah Foskey and Trevor Penning run though your head.

But there are several factors working in the Saints’ favor to help get this year’s draft right. First, the Saints already have filled two major holes during free agency Signing running back Travis Etienne and guard David Edwards filled two city of New Orleans-size potholes.

Now the Saints can use their first three picks on the three positions they covet the most: receiver edge rusher and cornerback. It doesn’t really matter what order they use their picks to get them. Just get them. Making things easier is the Saints have the No. 8 pick There will be a really good player at

“We want coaches to put more on our shoulders on the field because they trust us,” Young said. Young made huge strides in Year 3. The No 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft had career highs in yards passing (3,011), touchdown passes (23) and quarterback rating (87.8). Despite the offense sputtering

down the stretch in part because of injuries to the offensive line, the Panthers hung on to win the division before falling to the Los Angeles Rams 34-31 in the wild-card round on Matthew Stafford’s late touchdown pass. Knowing that 2025 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker will

throws earlier in spring. Now they’re both showing off some accuracy decisiveness and athleticism all of which they need to have if they want to get handed the keys to Kiffin’s offense one day

“Those guys played a lot better Saturday,” Kiffin said, “and they practiced better today and that Thursday so that’s been really good because it was concerning.

Here’s what else stood out during Tuesday’s practice and a news conference with Kiffin Reporters were able to watch the whole session for the fifth day in a row Attendance

Linebacker Whit Weeks and safety Tamarcus Cooley are still not participating in team drills. Weeks rejoined the LSU linebackers for individual work Tuesday after missing the entirety of Saturday’s session. Cooley worked with trainers off to the side.

Edge rusher Jordan Ross, a Tennessee transfer, logged a full practice Tuesday after participating in a limited capacity Saturday

Receiver Eugene Wilson, a Florida transfer, did not practice Saturday and returned to the field Tuesday He was wearing a gold, light-contact jersey — just like tight end Trey’Dez Green and receiver Winston Watkins, an Ole Miss transfer

Kiffin said Tuesday that it’s his policy not to disclose the specific injuries his players are battling.

No. 8, and the Saints are in a position where they can draft the best player available on their board The only way the Saints can botch their first pick Thursday night would be to draft a tackle for the third year in a row or a quarterback or kicker That’s about as unlikely to happen as Loomis trading back in the first round, something he never does.

Assuming Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Ohio State edge rusher Arvell Reese and Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey go early, that leaves four more teams drafting before the Saints are on the clock. The Saints will have at least one of these options to choose from: receivers Carnell Tate (Ohio State) and Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State); edge rusher Rueben Bain (Miami); linebacker Sonny Styles (Ohio State); safety Caleb Downs (Ohio State); cornerback Mansoor Delane (LSU); or running back Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame). Any of those choices should have Saints’ fans dancing in the

streets Thursday night. While the No. 8 pick should be a can’t-miss prospect, this draft inevitably will be judged by what the Saints do with their remaining seven picks. Last year, they hit on most of them. Reeling in two great draft classes in a row can turn things around for a franchise that has missed the playoffs the previous five seasons. The Saints finished fourth in the mediocre NFC South last season, but they swept the division champion Carolina Panthers. If Shough continues to show what he showed at the end of last season, the Saints can close the gap. Going into the draft, the Saints are projected to win 6.5 games by the oddsmakers in Vegas. That projection seems a bit low A good draft can bump that total up a game or two. It’ll be up to Loomis and Company to make that happen with a draft that is a repeat of last season.

Email Rod Walker at rwalker@ theadvocate.com.

return as the team’s starting wide receiver tandem should be “huge” because it brings some stability, Young said.

“It’s so much easier in the offseason when you have a plan, when you have a view, when you’re able to be player-specific in the things that we scheme and game plan for and want to work on in the offseason,” Young said. “When we have those conversations, they don’t have to be hypotheticals, which is definitely a luxury to have.”

McMillan, who grew up in California and competed against Young in high school, said he knew Young was a winner when he arrived in Charlotte last year as the No. 8 overall draft pick.

So he wasn’t surprised when Young led six game-winning drives last season, giving him 12 for his career — more than any QB in the league since 2023.

“When the money’s on the line the thing that surprised me was just how calm and collected he was in those moments,” McMillan said.

Coming off the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2017, Young is brimming with confidence and eager for the season to arrive.

But he said the Panthers “can’t take our foot off the gas” as they look to repeat as division champs, make a deeper run in the playoffs and continue trending in the right direction.

He’s confident Canales won’t allow that to happen.

“I have all the faith in the world in Coach,” Young said. “If he feels like (handing off play-calling duties) is what’s best for the team, then I know it’s what’s best for the team. I trust him and his decision.”

Vrabel says he’s had ‘difficultconversations’ after photos published

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER AP sportswriter

FOXBOROUGH,Mass. New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that he’s had “difficult conversations with people I care about,” including his family, his coaching staff, team officials and players, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.

“Those (conversations) have been positive and productive. In order to be successful on and off the field you have to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me,” Vrabel said, making an unscheduled statement from the podium at the team’s facility on the second day of its offseason workout program.

The photos were of Vrabel and Russini at a Sedona resort and were taken before the annual NFL meetings that began in Phoenix on March 29, according to the New York Post, which published the photos earlier this month.

A Patriots spokesman said there are no plans for other team officials to address the issue further The NFL, meanwhile, said last weekend that it is not investigating Vrabel’s behavior NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday that the league is not looking into the matter

Vrabel and Russini, who are both married, released written statements to the Post after the publication of the story downplaying what the photos depict.

But Russini resigned from The Athletic less than a week later, after the Post’s report prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet.

Vrabel said he addressed players about the matter on Monday after they arrived for the start of the voluntary workout program. Two Patriots players were scheduled to be made available to reporters on Tuesday, but Vrabel said he wanted to speak before they did. He also said he didn’t want the interest in the Post photos to take attention away from the NFL draft, which begins Thursday

Vrabel said any conversations he’s had with team officials would stay private.

“We never want our actions to negatively affect the team. We never want to be the cause of a distraction,” he said. “There are comments and questions that I’ve answered with the team and will keep those private to ourselves.”

Russini joined The Athletic in 2023 after nearly a decade at

ESPN, where she held various roles, including “SportsCenter” anchor, NFL analyst and insider. She hosted a podcast for The Athletic and made appearances on their video platform.

Until his appearance Tuesday, Vrabel hadn’t spoken in a news conference setting with reporters since the owners’ meetings.

Last year, before his first season as Patriots coach, he addressed reporters as part of the lead-up to the NFL draft. He opted not to do that last week, with only Patriots vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf speaking at that news conference on April 13. “Very involved. Business as usual,” Wolf said when asked how much Vrabel had been involved with the team’s draft process. “I’d say he’s been in there with us this round probably a little more than he was in there last year He’s been in there. He’s been contributing. He’s watched a ton of the players.”

Vrabel, 50, won three Super Bowls as a player with New England. He is preparing for his second season as coach of the Patriots. He led the team to a 14-3 finish last season, which ended with a Super Bowl loss to Seattle.

Vrabel said his focus going forward is football.

“I care deeply about this football team and excited to coach them. I also know that I’m going to attack each day with humility and focus,” he said “What I can promise you is that my family this organization, the team, the staff, coaches and our fans, most importantly, will get the best version of me going forward. That’s what I know and I’m excited to do that.”

STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU defensive tackles Deuce Geralds, center and Richard Anderson prepare to run a drill at spring practice on March 26 at the football practice facility

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By RUSTy JONES

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce young calls a play during a game against the Los Angeles Rams on Jan. 10 in Charlotte, N.C.

AP PHOTO By MARK STOCKWELL New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks during a news conference on Tuesday in Foxborough, Mass.

ZURICHCLASSIC

ScottRabalais’ five topteams to watchatTPC LouisianainAvondale

MattFitzpatrick (England)

andAlexFitzpatrick (England)

Odds: +1150

Worldranking: Matt Fitzpatrick is No. 3; Alex Fitzpatrick is No. 141

FedEx Cup rankings: Matt Fitzpatrick is No. 2; Alex Fitzpatrick is unranked

2025 Zurich finish: Missed cut

On the tee: Matt beat Scottie Scheffler in aplayoff Sundaytowin the RBC Heritageand has three worldwide wins since November Alex plays on the DP WorldTour.

ShaneLowry (Ireland), above, andBrooksKoepka(USA)

Odds: +1550

Worldranking: LowryisNo. 35; KoepkaisNo. 125

FedEx Cuprankings: LowryisNo.

40;KoepkaisNo. 57

2025Zurich finish: First time as ateam

On the tee: Lowryteamed with Rory McIlroytowin in 2024.

Koepkais first full year back on PGATour after returning from LIV Golf.

SU’s Faulkteesup

BenGriffin(USA) andAndrewNovak (USA)

Odds: +1850

Worldranking: GriffinisNo. 16; NovakisNo. 52

FedEx Cup rankings: NovakisNo. 64; GriffinisNo. 74

2025 Zurich finish: 1st

On the tee: Griffinwon three times in 2025, buthis best finish so far in 2026 when he tied for 19th Novaktied for14th and 16th in twoofhis past three starts.

AaronRai (England), above, andSahithTheegala(USA)

Odds: +2150

Worldranking: RaiisNo. 41; TheegalaisNo. 74

FedEx Cup rankings: RaiisNo. 121; Theegala is No.26

2025 Zurich finish: T18

On the tee: Theegala has four top 10s this year,including T10 in Houston. Raiwon late last year in Abu Dhabi but went missedcut missedcut, 48thinprevious three starts.

WyndhamClark (USA), above,TaylorMoore (USA)

Odds: +2300

Worldranking: Clark is No.70; Moore is No.148

FedEx Cup rankings: Clark is No 70; Moore is No.61

2025 Zurich finish: Missed cut

On the tee: Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, hasn’t wonsince 2024. Moore wasT2inPalm Beach.Theyhavefour top 10s in this format withotherpartners

Odds:DraftKings

BY TOYLOYBROWN III

Staff writer

The earliera starting quarterback is identified, the better

That was one of the first tenets Marshall Faulk shared as the coach of Southern. After his team’sspring showcaseApril 4, which wasasizable part ofthe decision-makingprocess,the first-timehead coach said then that he hadtoreview thefilm to speak authoritativelyontheir performance.

Almost three weekssince the public practice, Faulk knows who his starter would be today between returning quarterback Ashton Strother and Long BeachCity College transfer Wyatt McCauley

“Right now,Ashton did agreat job, and Iwould put him ahead of Wyatt right now,” Faulk toldThe Advocate on Tuesday Faulk discussed his football team on the golf course after he participated in the Zurich Classic celebrity shootout in New Orleans. ThePro Football Hall of Fame running back won the charity golf event with partner Tyler Shough, the New OrleansSaintsstarting quarterback. Theyheld offthe team of ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman and former LSU and NFL quarterbackMattFlynn,and the team of Saints safety Justin Reid and linebacker Pete Werner

As straightforward as Faulk’s answer was about the quarterback position, he alsoknows there are four months before the season kicks off and notall of his signal-callers were with himinthe spring. While Faulk had eyes on Strother,McCauley and returner Dillon Compton, who didn’tget any game

“Rightnow,Ashton (Strother) did agreat job, and Iwould put him ahead of Wyatt (McCauley) right now.”

MARSHALL FAULK, Southerncoach

action as afreshman last year,he didn’thavetwo otherquarterbacks:freshmen VashaunCoulon from St. Augustineand Mario Litmerfrom Highlands High School in Kentucky.

“Wegot acouple other guys coming in in the fall,” Faulk said. “There’sjust more competition to come.LikeI said,we’re goingto put the best talent that we have out there on the field to try to win games. And that’swhat we’re doing. We’re trying to getbetter everywhere.”

Faulkplansonusing thebest player regardless of grade at everyposition.Inthe case of starting quarterback, Strother’sedge as the topoption was largely because of hisexperience.

“I just think it waskindofunfair,” Faulk said. “You know,Wyatt’saredshirt freshman and Ashton’sasenior.Obviously,Ashton beingable to manage thegame, to dealwith thethings that you want aquarterback to (do), just looked thepart. He did that better.But all in all, Istill likewhereWyattis.”

Strotherwas oneofthe team’s twomain starters last year under former coach TerrenceGraves. In 10 games, he completed 89 of 171 passes for 1,111 yards,four touchdowns and fiveinterceptions. He also rushed for94 yardsand four

touchdowns on 50 attempts.

Faulkisn’tfixated on only his quarterback.Heislocked in on bothsides of the ball.

“AsI continue to tell theplayers,” Faulk said, “practicing, that’s howyou’regonna play better.If you practicebad,you’re gonna play bad. There’sa correlation to it, and gettingthem tounderstand that, you know.There was some jobs up for grabs andsome guys solidified somespots.” When theemcee of thegolf

event asked whether Faulk plans on competing moreonthe greens, Faulksaidhe’stoo busy.While he has players concentrating on offseason training to prepare for Augustcamp, he gotonthe golf course to bring attention to the university. “Anytime Ican come back to the city and showsome love,support and bring someattention and awareness to what we’re doing up in Baton Rouge is always great,” Faulk said.

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first season, the Saints are arguably amore appealing franchise for prospects than it was in 2025. Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate said Shough was one quarterback he’d like to play with at the next level. Louisville wideout Chris Bell, Shough’sformer college teammate, has clamored for areunion. The praise hasn’tgone unnoticed by Shough, but last yearwas justastarting point, he said.

“Toget that recognition from some of those guys that areobviously really good players, elite-level talent, it’sanhonor,” Shough said. “But knowing that, we have so much more to grow.And I have so much more to grow.

“So obviously,Iwant to keep doing everything I can and to get some of those guys would be really good.” Shough said he trusts the front office’sevaluations. But that hasn’tstopped the

quarterback from doing his own homework —particularlywith the positions that

can help theoffense. TheSaints have notonly been linked to takingawide

receiver such as Tate, ArizonaState’sJordyn Tyson and USC’sMakai Lemon

with the eighth overall pick but they’ve also reportedly hosted Bell and Georgia State’sTed Hurst on individual visits.

“I’ve watched almost all their film from college, andjust(outof) curiosity, Ithink allthoseguyshave had elite-level play,” Shough saidofthe wideouts. “I think the biggest thing —atleast from what I’ve seen all over the draft board—there’s a lot of talent balance.”

Shough also expressed confidence in his own receiving corps. That’swhy he’s organized workouts with the group this offseason, including earlier this week at Tulane. Shough said he feels like he andhis teammates haven’t“missed abeat”this offseason because of it.

ThatcontinuedMonday whenthe Saints began the first phase of their offseason program,which initially focuses heavily on strength and conditioning.

“It’sabout takingthatmomentumwith us,” saidsafety Justin Reid, whoalso participated in Tuesday’scelebrity shootout with linebacker

Pete Werner.“Last year was all about setting afoundation. We don’thave to spend as much time building it. We can just run with it now. Added Werner: “The vibe is strong.” Shough’semergence, as well as coach Kellen Moore’s influence, has alot to do with that.

On Thursday,the Saints will begin to add new pieces to the puzzle, players they hope can makejust as much of an impact.

“I want to find out what makes those guys tickand be apart of the Saints organization andwhatkind of culture we’retrying to bring,” Shough said. “I think withlast year’srookie class and what Kellenand the staff is building is we want the right guys and guys who love to work hard and want to be apart of New Orleans Saints. “So Itrust them.I’m just, I’mexactlylikeyou guys. I’m excited to findout (who is going to be drafted).”

Skidding Mets abouttoget Soto back

BY JERRYBEACH Associated Press

NEW YORK JuanSoto is expected to come off the injured list Wednesday for the struggling New York Mets, who entered Tuesday having lost 11 straight games —their longest skid since 2004.

Manager Carlos Mendozasaid Soto,who participated in baseball activities before Tuesday’s series opener against the Minnesota Twins, will alternate between designated hitterand left field in his first two games.

“We’re not going to play him back-to-back 18 innings, at least on the field,” Mendoza said. “He’s going to need days off as well. But hopefully (Wednesday) is the beginning of it with him in the lineup and then we’ll go from there.” Soto, in the secondyear of a15year,$765 million deal, hit .355 with one homer andfive RBIs in eightgames before sufferinga

left quad strain while going from first to third on ahit by Bo Bichetteagainstthe SanFrancisco Giants on April 3.

The IL stint was the first for Sotosince 2021, when astrained left shoulder sidelined himfrom April 20-May 3.

The Mets won their first three games withoutSoto, but they have been outscored 62-19while batting .200 during the losingstreak.

New York, which last lost11in arow in2004, has been blanked threetimesduring the skid and was heldtotwo runs orfewer six other times.

The only players batting betterthan .250 with more than 50 plate appearances are Francisco Alvarezand Luis Robert. VeteransFrancisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Bichette are hitting a combined 218 with 58 strikeouts in 257 at-bats.

“It definitely helps, but we cannotput all the pressure on one player,” Mendoza said of Soto’s

return.“We’vegot alot of players in there that, unfortunately, they’re going through it for quite abit now.”

The starting rotation is also expected to get aboost ThursdaywhenChristianScott will be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to start against the Twins.Scott is 0-2 with a5.27 ERAbut has struck out 17 battersand walked twoover132/3 inningsinhis first action since undergoing Tommy Johnsurgery in 2024.

“Weknew it was just going to be amatter of time (before) he was going to be helping us here with thebig league club,” Mendoza said. “And here we are, giving him thatopportunity.Heearned it andwe’reexcited aboutthat.”

Scott, whowas 0-3with a4.56 ERA in his first nine big-league starts in 2024, will pitchinthe rotationspot previously occupied by Kodai Senga, who will be pushed back to Saturday.Senga has a20.65 ERA in his lasttwo

starts. David Peterson, an All-Star last year,and Sean Manaea will remaininthe bullpen. Nolan

McLean, Tuesday’sstarter,is scheduled to pitch on his normal four days’ rest against the Colorado RockiesonSunday.

baseman Jack Ruckertturns

reportonthe game,visit nola.com.

Cincinnati (Williamson 2-1) at TampaBay (Martinez 0-1), 12:10 p.m. Houston (Lambert0-1) at Cleveland (Bibee 0-2), 12:10 p.m. Baltimore(Bassitt0-2) at Kansas City (Wacha 2-0), 1:10p.m. Toronto (Lauer 1-3) at L.A. Angels(Soriano 5-0), 2:07 p.m. Athletics(Civale 2-1) at Seattle(Gilbert 1-3), 3:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Patrick 1-0)atDetroit (Mize 1-1), 5:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Fried 2-1) at Boston (Suarez 1-1), 5:45 p.m. Minnesota (TBD)atN.Y.Mets (Holmes 2-2), 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ashcraft 1-1)atTexas (Leiter 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox(Kay1-0) at Arizona (Rodriguez 1-0), 8:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE

Monday’s Games Cincinnati 6, TampaBay 1 Miami 5, St. Louis3 Atlanta 9, Washington 4 Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia1 L.A. Dodgers12, Colorado 3 Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati at TampaBay,n Milwaukee at Detroit, n St. Louis at Miami,n Atlanta at Washington, n Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, n Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, n Pittsburgh at Texas, n San Diego at Colorado, n Chicago White SoxatArizona, n L.A. DodgersatSan Francisco,n Wednesday’s Games St. Louis (Leahy2-2) at Miami (Junk 0-2), 11:10 a.m. Cincinnati (Williamson 2-1) at TampaBay (Martinez 0-1), 12:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Patrick 1-0)atDetroit (Mize 1-1), 5:40 p.m. Atlanta (Pérez 1-1) at Washington (Littell 0-2), 5:45 p.m. Minnesota (TBD)atN.Y.Mets (Holmes 2-2), 6:10 p.m. Philadelphia (TBD)atChicago Cubs (Boyd 1-1), 6:40 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ashcraft 1-1)atTexas (Leiter 1-1), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Buehler 1-1)atColorado (Sugano 1-1), 7:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox(Kay1-0) at Arizona (Rodriguez 1-0), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers(Ohtani 2-0)atSan Francisco (Mahle0-3), 8:45 p.m.

College baseball State scores, schedule Tuesday’s games Nicholls at JacksonState,ccd Grambling at UL, n Xavier at Southeastern, ccd Southern Miss 5, Tulane 4 UNO at LSU,n Wednesday’s games Nicholls State vs.Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, noon, at Houston Christian, resumption of protested game Alcorn State at Southeastern, 6p.m. Friday’s games LSU at Mississippi State, 6p.m. UL at Arkansas State,6p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern, 6p.m. Houston Christian at Southeastern, 6p.m. Lamar at UNO,6:30 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at Tulane,7p.m. D1 Baseball Top25poll Through Sunday Rec. Prv. 1.UCLA 36-31 2.North Carolina33-73

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTOByTONy AVELAR Mets star Juan Soto slides into home plate to score on adouble by Bo Bichette during the first inning of agame against the Giants on April 2in SanFrancisco.

PHOTO By MICHAEL BACIGALUPI

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adouble playagainst UNO on Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium. Forafull

Chef has bigplans forstoried

Upperline restaurant

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Upperline, aNew Orleans dining institution for decades, never reopened from the pandemic, and after years of speculation aboutits future, the Uptown property at 1413 Upperline St. changedhands late in 2025. Now the new owners aresharingtheir plans for the first time.

New Orleans chef Justin Devillier,wife Mia Devillier and their business partner Joel Dondis, all of La Petite Grocery (4238 Magazine St.), are nowcreating anew restaurant in the space. It will be called Daughter’s Neighborhood Italian, and it’sslated to open in the fall.

Daughter’swill be aNew Orleansneighborhood Italianrestaurant,withthe menu drawn mostly from Italian-American red sauce classics.

“This is the food of Sicilian immigrants who came to the United States,” the chef said. He wantsthe restaurant to feel rightfor special occasions, butalsobeapproachable enough foranytimefamily meals. It’sthat familydining aspect that inspires thename,

legendaryUpperline Restaurant,at1413

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Victoria Melgar once ran the Kupcake Factory,abrand

Classic cravings

BY IANMcNULTY Staff writer

sk certain New Orleans people who they’re most excitedtosee at Jazz Fest this year,and they mightgoon aboutcrawfish Monica and Vaucresson sausage po-boys before getting around to names like Stevie Nicks and Raye.

More than at anyother music fest, the food at the New Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival is an entwinedpart of theexperience. It’snot an amenity for attendees, it is oneofthe things that puts the heritage in thename.

This year,there are more than 60 food vendors, with more than 200 edible items.

These are small, mostly family-run local businesses —restaurants andcaterers, pop-ups, afew nonprofits. Mostreturn year after year,mainly serving thesame time-tested dishes.

Youcan follow your whim and samplewith confidence. Jazz Fest maintains very high standards for its food vendors. This is not the glorified stadium food

youget at some other big events But veteranJazz Fest revelers will tell you it helps to have aplan. So, to begin, here is the musttrylist Iwould put in the hands of any newcomer to Jazz Fest. Also, I’ll be cutting up the massive menu in different ways as thedaysgoonwith alook at new dishes, niche players and other angles on festival eating. These are arranged by area:

n Food Area 1isnear the center of the festival grounds, in front of the EconomyHall Tent.

n Food Area 2iscloser to theFestivalStage (previously called the Acura Stage).

n Congo Square food area is by the Congo Square Stage.

n And the Heritage Square food area is between the

Jama Jama, fried plantains

Pheasant, quailand andouille gumbo

Creole hot sausage po-boy

STAFF FILEPHOTOS

By The Associated Press

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Hot sausage po-boy Vaucresson

n FOOD AREA 1

Vaucresson’sisthe multi-generation emblem of continuity and tradition in Jazz Fest food. The family has been part of Jazz Fest from the beginning. This sausage is chaurice, aCreole heritage food, an important ingredient for many gumbosaround town.You getone all to yourself in this classic po-boy Crawfish Monica n FOOD AREA 2

Rotini in aspicy cream sauce with crawfish tails popping through, this is adish that has inspired countless imitators,including some who even purloin the name. But there’s nothing likethe original, served for decades now by Monica Davidson and Pierre Hilzim. They have the consistency in preparation and speed of service downtostopwatch science. For many devotees, it’sthe dishes that welcomes themback to Jazz Fest.

Puttingoff pesteringproselytizers

Dear MissManners: Iamayoung college student, but my dilemma seemstobesharedbyalmost everyone Iknow. Both on campus andathome, Iamsubjected to the advances of evangelistsfor various causes— not only religious, but also political. They tapeflyers to my door orslide them under it; they go door-to-door,interrupt me when Iamdoinghomework or talkingto afriend; they lecture me on my choices. Once, two of them followed me as I walked down thestreet! Ihave tried manytimes to think of apolite way to tell them that Iamnot interested and that I resent the intrusion, especially when they express distaste at my religious or political affiliations (noneofwhich Ithink should be anyoneelse’sbusiness)

this problem —myparents especially,since their homeisrather remotely located,which seems to draw missionaries in droves. We are all at aloss. What can be done about this?

pressing theconversation or your not knowing howtoget away

Gentlereader: Youget extra credit for asking about the politeways of handling such situations without simultaneously assuming they will be ineffective, and also without suggesting rude, or even violent, alternatives. We are, after all, asociety that revels in promoting its causes. Know,first, that etiquette does not require you to engage with themendlessly.These people are counting on you knowing thatin most situations, it is rude not to answer when spoken to —and on you not wanting to be rude. They are further counting on your either not recognizing their own rudeness in

Broadly speaking, one can think of all of these interactions as sales pitches (even if astranger giving you unwanted advice is, technically,different) and etiquette does not require you to listen to an unsolicited sales pitch.

The moment you realize why you are being approached, say, “Thank you,I’m not interested” and walk away.It’sthat simple, and it even works with leading questions like, “Don’tyou care about the future of our planet?”

Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I often go to dinners at the homes of our friends and of her extended family.For the last several years, these hosts have only supplied forks when they set the table.

Ican understand not using spoons anymore, but find it very weird not to have aknife. So Ialways get one myself.Even though

they know Ialways want aknife, they still don’tgive me one. When Ipolitely ask whythey don’tsupply knives, they are puzzled and have no answer.These are people we are close to, and we all entertain each other often. And by the way, they all have dishwashers. I’ve seen these hosts surreptitiouslypushing food onto their forkswiththeir fingers. SinceI was achild, Ihavealways used aknife fordoing that, andwas sternly told, “Don’tuse your fingers!”

Gentle reader: But you do understand not using spoons? Your friends must look puzzled indeed when you push soup onto afork.

Miss Manners is exasperated when people consider etiquette pretentious forsupplying the necessary tools to get food to mouth.

Send questions to Miss Manners at herwebsite,www missmanners.com.

My friendsand family alsohave

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atributetothe daughtersinthe Devillier and Dondis families

The kitchenwill have asmall wood-firedoven, butthere’s no plan to serve pizza from it. Instead, it will finish dishes with ablast of heat and prepare small-batch breads,like focaccia.

Joining Devillierinthe kitchen will be chef de cuisine Blake Scherer,a longtime sous chef at La Petite Grocery

Nextmoves

Devillier worked his way up through New Orleans restaurants in the pre-Katrina era, including Bacco, Stella! and Peristyle.In 2007, hebecame executive chef at La Petite Grocery, and three years later,heand Mia Devillier became owners. They remade the restaurant in theirown style and have steered it to become amongthe mostconsistent and satisfying of thecity’s contemporary Creole bistros (it was part of The Times-Picayune’s 30 best restaurants forNew Orleans in 2025).

Daughter’swill share some of the same DNA of La Petite Gro-

BARRIO BITES

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Thetwo opened Barrio Bites, 4201 Canal St., in April. The address was longhome to Church Alley Coffee and later apop-up location forlocal micro brand Laozi IceCream.

It’sacutelittle den to dropbyfor acoffee and asnack, or perhaps a quick meal

“We’re getting alot of feedback fromthe neighbors andpeople who work nearby,and we’re listeningand adding more dishes,”said Melgar.

Cupcakes to kolaches

The KupcakeFactory,which Melgar ran with her sister,once had five locations around the New Orleansarea before shutting down in the pandemic.

Familiar cupcake flavors from the old days like red velvet and “goin’ bananas” are now in the pastrycase, alongside Bueso’sDubai chocolate cookies and other cre-

Crawfish sack, oyster patties, shrimp beignets n FOOD AREA1

Some fest dishes are snacks. This combo platter is afeast,or perhaps atour of snacks if you sharebites(whichIrecommend).

The sacksare likefried dumplings filled with crawfish; the oyster patties are vol-au-vent pastry shells

filled withacreamy oyster sauce; thebeignets are puffy fried dollopsofbatter made with shrimp. That’sachange, again, this year from the usual crawfish beignets, but it adds to the one-plate seafood variety

Mango freeze n FOOD AREA1,AND OTHER LOCATIONS

The iconic sweet treat of Jazz Fest, it’sasorbet with robust mango flavorbut only mellow sweetness. It’s refreshing, and it also doubles as afundraiser for community radio station WWOZ 90.7

FM in New Orleans. Pro tip: This pairs beautifully with the sparking winesoldfrom nearby beverage tents; poursome over themango freeze or adda spoonful to your bubbly.

DAUGHTER’S NEIGHBORHOOD

ITALIAN

1413 Upperline St., projected opening fall

thefirst dining room.This room is envisioned as abit darker in hue, with black-and-whitephotos on the wall, more akin to acocktail den.

Afew steps lead up to adifferent scene in the sunny garden room, lined withwindows, andthenon to apair of connected maindining rooms. Thefeel of an old housewill remain

Joann Clevenger ran Upperline as something more than arestaurant. It was the distillation of her ideas of hospitality,and the place where her love of cuisine, art and community came together.Itserved a cuisine rooted in Louisiana Creole tradition, and with plenty of its owncharacter (fried greentomatoes with shrimp remoulade, now a regional standard, was created by Clevenger here).

cery,namely having an anchor menu and along list of changing specials. “Think of LaPetite as the cousin that leanstoward French Creole; this is the cousin that leans toward Creole Italian,” JustinDevillier said.

Renovations, privatedining Arenovation of the old Upperline is underway.Daughter’swill keep thefamiliar layout,with a progression of rooms acrosstwo once-separate buildings that were conjoined long ago.

The main entrance will be in the same location, openingtoabar and

Abig change from the past will be upstairs. The second floor was used for storage in the Upperline days, and it had once been home to ahair salon. But forDaughter’s Neighborhood Italian, the second floor will be private dining rooms, accessed by an existing but previously little-used entrance on Pitt Street

The chef sees potential forcreative collaboration in these spaces as well as private dinners. Next foraneighborhoodstaple

Upperline Restaurant was among the mostconsequential closures for the New Orleans dining scene during the pandemic. From itsopening in 1983, founder

ations. Her Dubaichocolate king cake, afarmersmarkethit, will return at thecafe next Carnival season.

The bakery case is also stocked with grab-and-go kolaches,filled with pork andcheeseorbeef, and croissant sandwiches.

Thesmall kitchenmakesbaleadas on fresh tortillas, anod to the family’sHonduran heritage. Other

Crabmeat stuffed beignet

n FOOD AREA 2

Anewer additionfrom another multi-generation vendor,Lorreta’sAuthentic Pralines,this creation is likeabeignet merged with crabcakes. Thesweet, fresh taste of crab melts into abeignet with its own croissant-like texture and crisp outer shell. It’seasy to devour this in just afew bites.

Ya-ka-mein

n FOOD AREA 1

Ahangover is not required to enjoy this second-line-parade classic,also known as “Old Sober.” But Miss Linda Green’s broth, smacking with green onions, sluiced with noodles, bits of beef andegg and the(optional) shotofhot sauce, is undeniably restorative. If that sounds like just what youneed somewherealong your Jazz Fest experience, no one will judge.

Crawfish bread

n FOOD AREA 1

Crawfish bread wentmissing in 2023,and boy, dida lotofpeople miss it.The classicreturnedthe following year with theclassic craw-

specialties reflect theirtravels and cravings.

For instance, there arepasteis de nata, thePortuguese egg custard tart in crunchy pastry shells, aperfect quickpairing with an espresso.

Moredecadent is the Basque cheesecake with atexture like tempered brie.

The sandwich press fires off Cu-

fishand cheesebaked into crusty bread. This is alittle like acalzone, but distinctively Louisiana.

Cochon de laitpo-boy

n FOOD AREA 1

There are only ahandful of vendors serving asingle dish at their booth. The runaway popularity of this po-boy dictates that kind of focus. This is barbecued pork, Louisiana style, and the contrast between the textures of the meat and the crunchy creamy slaw are irresistible.

Crawfish bisque

n HERITAGE SQUARE

Here’sanall-star Louisiana heritage dish, onerarelyseen outside family kitchens. This one comes down throughtraditions maintained by theBaquetfamily at Li’l Dizzy’s Café in Treme. It shows allthe labor of love and effort thedishrequires, stuffed crawfish heads and all.

Jamajama with poulet fricassee

n CONGOSQUARE

TheFrench Quarter restaurant Bennachinhas long demonstrated

In late 2021, at age 82, Clevenger confirmed she wouldretireand put the restaurant up forsale. Theideafor an Italianrestaurant has been on the Devilliers’ minds fora while.Mia Devillierisa thirdgenerationItalian-American, and herfamily hasbeen reconnecting with Italian relatives. When it was clear Clevenger would notreopen the Upperline,the Devilliers saw an opportunity The building had been home to Italian restaurants before Upperline.Itwas this history,its significanceasUpperlineand the Uptownneighborhood itself that drew them fortheir next project.

“The first rule of aneighborhood Italianrestaurantisthatitneeds to be in aneighborhood,” Justin Devillier said.

The 100-seat restaurant will serve dinner nightly,weekday lunch and Sunday brunch.

ban sandwiches, and there are daily specialsfor lunch, like arecent saffron rice with chicken. Sno-ballsand coffee

There’s more to come as the mom anddaughterget rolling.

Barrio Bites will soon double as a new Mid-City sno-ball stand, using anew service window under an awning on the side street.

The cafe has ahandmade feel with custom-built furniture and warm colors and afew little niches to settle in foradrink and asnack.

Bueso was part of the first graduating class from the New Orleans Culinary andHospitality Institute when the downtownculinary school opened in 2019. She’smaking allthe breadsand pastriesin house, with the exception of bolillo loaves forthe Cubansandwiches, brought in from aspecialty supplier in Miami.

The coffee is from LumaCoffee Roasters in Hammond.

“Wewanted this all to be scratch madeorlocal, even the fewthings we’re not making ourselves,” Bueso said.

the African roots of many Louisiana flavors, and at Jazz Fest, it’s madethis pairing of grilled chicken (servedonskewers) andsauteed, mildly seasoned spinach into afestivalclassic in its own right. It’s also awelcome lighter option. Pheasant, quail, andouille gumbo n FOOD AREA 2

Gumbo is everywhere in New Orleans, andyet manylocals eagerly anticipate Jazz Fest each year for another taste of this one from Prejean’sRestaurant in Carencro, outside Lafayette. It’sthe epitome of acountry-style Cajungumbo, teeming withfowland smoky sausage in adeeply flavored roux. Soft-shell crab po-boy n FOOD AREA 2

In other cultures, they might look askance at such agnarly,leggy thing wedged into aloaf. But we know thata wholefried soft-shell crab is one of the gifts of southeast Louisiana’srobust seafood heritage.Casuallychowing down on these while strolling between Jazz Fest stages is oneofthe joys of living.

STAFFPHOTO By IAN McNULTy Barrio Bites is abakerycafe in Mid-City for coffee, snacks and quick meals.

STAFF PHOTO By IANMcNULTy

Chef Justin Devillier and Mia Devillier of La Petite Groceryare turning the former Upperlineinto a newrestaurant. Theystand by the door that will lead to second-floor private diningspaces.

Judith Martin MISS MANNERS

Happenings!

n Michalopoulos Merriment

Nell Nolan SOCIETY

Contact: nnolan@theadvocate.com

Patand HenryShane

Brockschmidt, Richard Dragisic, Courtney Coleman, Jeremy Corkern

The Louisiana Museum Foundation requested the honor of one’spresence at the annual Founders Ball, which took place in the Cabildo and hailed, as honorary co-chairs Tarriona “Tank” Ball (Tank and the Bangas, who performed) and Quint Davis (New Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival producer), as well as gala co-chairs Bill Brockschmidt and RichardDragisic, Courtney Coleman,and Jeremy C. Corkern. Eighty-one folks, including some past event chairs, figured on the gala host committee. The much-anticipated bash celebrated the opening of “Michalopoulos: Mystical Expressionism,” an LSM exhibition curated by Joyce Miller that filled the Cabildo’sthird floor with 70 paintings by James Michalopoulos,who made an entrance in top hat and tails. Generously,hegave “Dinner for 12” at his residence to the auction. Needless to say,it was atop draw,aswas StephanieGaffney‘s painting commemorating the20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Artwork by David Gamble, Jim Blanchard,Andrew Lamar Hopkins, and Terrance Osborne made the biddingbusy, busy. Arriving guests were awed bythe thematic redlighting that drenched the Cabildo’sexterior; the purple carpet framed by French Quarter Bevolo lanterns and the signature Michalopoulos sign; and, within, abundant greenery (with thanks to Ryan Cole), and table linens of red andpurple. White Door Events provided the décor, Silver Man served Champagne, atarot reader interpreted cards, and Cubs the Poet crafted verse at his typewriter Dickie Brennan &Co. purveyed with choice dishes from his restaurant holdings. Duringthe formalities, Lt. Gov Billy Nungesser presentedthe Gilded Palette awards to James Michalopoulos (whose team included Tatianna Macchione, JulieConnelly-Nicoll, and Bogdan Mynka), Tank Ball, Quint Davis, and honorees Henryand PatShane.The latter two were also the Victorian-category sponsors, while Peggyand Timber Floyd, Goldring Family Foundation,and James “Jimmy” and TiaRoddy composed the CrescentMoon listing. Notables, and there were scores, counted LMF board president SonnyShields with wife Laura,executive director Kristin Shannon with Michael, LSM director Becky Mackie,board member Philip Hodges and spouse Jane Scott, Stephanie Osborne with Terrance, Alexa Georges and JerryArmatis, Jayson and Paris Seidman, Garrisonand Amy Neill, Samantha Katz and Alan Mark Paukman, Permeleand Garner Robinson, and boardmember Kim Boyle.

Music permeated the premises, thanks to El Silard, Charlie Gabriel,Ben Jaffe, Josh Starkman, and Tank and the Bangas. Swing dancersperformedalong withThe Slick Skillet Serenaders, and Rebirth Brass Band’scourtyardconcert roused the crowd to its feet.

n Building Dreams

Add denim. And perhapsdiamonds, and afundraiser came to life Eden Centers for Hope and Healing held its annual Ball Gowns &Blue Jeans on aWednesday evening at the handsome home of Mr.and Mrs. Murray Calhoun She answers to Caroline (née Zetzmann), and along with SarahFeirn, chaired the gala. They,ofcourse, rated specialthanks, as did Louis Freeman Jr Al Bienvenu,and Chris Roos (the volunteer top toques),Palate New Orleans, SAZERAC/Goldring Family Foundation, John A. Scialdone Law Firm, and TedHefko andthe Thousandaires. The top sponsors wereOscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust inthe Rhinestone Cowboy category and, in the Shine Bright listing, Eden Centers Founder and President KaraVan de Carrand Daryl Byrd,First Horizon Bank, Family of Merrilee Kullman, David Schulingkamp,and Robert E. Zetzmann Family Foundation. Individuals in remainingcategories were the Calhouns, Judge JoyCossich Lobrano and JayLobrano,Diana and Mark Tipton,Adrienne and ArchieCasbarian, Stacy and Trey Drury, Hans Luetkemeier, Sarah and GregFeirn,Donna and Paul Flower,JaneGoldring,Leslie andBrad

John Fay, Deirdre

n The Consular Corps

Alongwith spouse Mary, Bill Hines welcomed His Excellency Francisco Antonio Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the U.S, and his wife, Paula,aswell as Portuguese Trade Representative to the U.S. Carlos Moura,tothe beautiful Hines homefor holiday hobnobbing. Host Bill, moreformally knownas William HughHines,isthe dean of theLouisiana Consular Corps and honorary consul of Portugal. Additional officers and the countries they represent were vice dean Deirdre McGlinchey (The Netherlands) with husband Hal Moffett, treasurer John Fay (Denmark) with Christina, secretary Cecilia Kjellgren (Sweden) with Olle,deans emeriti Bret Clesi (Albania) and GregBeuerman (Iceland) with Patrice and Avery, and dean emerita Conny Willems.The latter formerly represented The Netherlands, her native country.Attendee PatDenechaud answered to honorary consul emerita of Canada, and Phil Lorio,tohonorary consul emeritus of Austria.

Abrace of consuls general, Rodolphe Sambou (France), whowas joined by spouse So Youn,and Maria Noemi HernandezTeller (Mexico), were special guests. All enjoyed the Ralph Brennan‘s catering of canape treats, shrimppasta, crab cakes, beef filet, and desserts of macaronsand Bananas Foster Mingling, too, were Donna Fraiche (Japan) with John, David Schulingkamp (Brazil), Roland Vandenweghe (Belgium)with Erin, GaryMannina (Luxembourg), Jean Paul Lagarde (Austria), David Korn (Bulgaria) with Julianne,Andy Carreras (Chile) with Maritza, JamieColeman (Croatia), MichaelHecht (Finland), Walter Wolf (Latvia), and ZoltanGombos (Slovakia) with Andrea.

Others relishing theattributes of the lovely homeand Corps companionship, as well as conversations with the Portuguese Ambassador and Mrs. Duarte, were Susanne Cooper (Germany) with Edgar,Quinn Peeper (Great Britain) with MichaelHarold, Joanne Mantis (Cyprus), Jim McKay (Ireland) with Marie,WillBaldwin (Norway) with Meg, Bill Langenstein (South Korea) with C.C., Joseph Dunn (Canada), Martin Pospisil (Czech Republic) with Taylor,Maria Page (Spain),and AlexandraMora (Switzerland).

PHOTOSByREAGANLAQUE

RobertZetzmann III, Chase Zetzmann, Caroline and MurrayCalhoun

Gottsegen, Susan and Jimmy Gundlach, Peggyand Jack Laborde, Elly and Merritt Lane, Emily and TapashPalit,and Kimberly and James Powell Most were spotted as they milled about the Calhoun home, enjoyingfabulousfood and social friendship. Theevent kicked off with a one-hourpatron party and special perks. Thoseranksincluded Susie Allen, Megand Will Baldwin, MaryBeth Benjamin, Louellen andDarrylBerger,Anne Lynne and Storey Charbonnet, Dorothy Clyne, Leila D’Aquin, Janet and Stanwood

Duval,Leah Nunn Engelhardt, Leslie Estrada, Mamie Favor,Nene and Jonathan Gianfala,Dr. KendallGenre, and Holly and John Gordon. Still others were Marileeand Andrew Hovet,Hansel-Brown LLC, PeggyBabin Indest and David Indest,Tully and Paul Jordan,Dr. Deanna Karl, Charlyn Myers,Tory and Jim Nieset, Machelle Payne, Sabrina and Andrew Pilant,Allison and Michael Plaisance,Virginia and John Rowan, Dr Diane andMr. RandallA.Smith, Helen and TimYoung, and Kathleen and Charlie VanHorn. For thegala, those numbers

DarylByrd, Kara VandeCarr, Dr.Christopher Lege

Jennifer Best, Greg and Sarah

increased substantially with the membersofthe host committee (38 total, but with someduplicationsofsponsors and patrons) and supporters of Eden Centers, which has JenniferBest as CEO. Host committee members, who were not aforementioned, in-

Tony Adams, Ted Le Clercq

cluded KatieAdams,Amanda Berger, Madeleine

Helen

Calhoun, Quincy Crawford, Jeanne de Laureal,Ayame Dinkler,Gretchen

Katherine Duncan, Sweet Dupuy,Catherine Favrot, Ileana Feoli,LizaFeoli,LaurenFlower,Sarah Elise Freeman, PamGeorges, Dana Hansel, MichaelHarold, LizHealy,CourtneyLe Clercq, MaryAnn Moss, KathyOpotowsky, Quinn Peeper,LaurenPointer,Anne Redd, Vicky Sperling,Terry Weaver,Elizabeth Wooten,and from the Zetzmann family, Chase,Kalerand Kathy. The mission of EC, “to eradicate the trafficking and selling of human beings,” is brought about by education, legislative advocacy, shelter,and care forsurvivors. The recent

Bienvenu,

Butcher,Katie

Dondis,

PHOTOSByJEFF STROUT

James Michalopoulos, Kristin Shannon, Quint Davis

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser,Becky Mackie, SonnyShields

Bill

PHOTOSByJEFF STROUT

Ambassador Francisco and PaulaDuarte Lopes, Maryand BillHines

Cecilia Kjellgren,

McGlinchey

Bret Clesi, PatDenechaud, Jean Paul Lagarde

David Schulingkamp, Donna Fraiche

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tAuRuS (April 20-May 20) Keep tabs on how you look, feel and present yourself to the world. Running a tight ship will go part and parcel with the outcome you achieve. Stick to basics, and choose your allies with care.

GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Do what you can to help those who need it. Share your expertise and your wisdom. A kind word will do wonders for others and make you feel good.

cAncER (June 21-July 22) Keep your life simple, your plans doable and your eye on the ball. Too much of anything will lead to regret. Say no to temptation or anyone trying to outmaneuver you using emotional manipulation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Situations will get out of control if you overreact. Indulgent behavior on your part or that of someone close to you will result in emotional distance. Choose love over discord.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Live and learn. Review the past and let it go. Your present and future require your attention to excel. A social encounter will lead to friendship or romance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) You'll be pulled in different directions. Ask a question, but don't overreact or offer too much insight into your intentions Physical activities will help alleviate stress.

ScORPIO (Oct. 24-nov. 22) Don't worry about things you have no control over. Nourish your relationships, keep lines

of communication open and do your best to meet your personal and professional demands.

SAGIttARIuS (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Pay attention to your surroundings and what you can do to bring down your cost of living. Choose wisdom over exaggeration or excessive behavior. Work for peace instead of instigating chaos.

cAPRIcORn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Look inward, and consider what you can do to enhance your life, looks and home to suit your needs. Efficiency is the goal, so start streamlining.

AQuARIuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) You'll be torn between your responsibilities and what you want to do. Clear your head, look at your schedule and do whatever it takes to ensure you meet your demands.

PIScES (Feb. 20-March 20) You can't connect with people if you don't participate. Stop procrastinating and start turning your desires into a reality. Love, personal growth and gains are on the rise.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Lie low, assess situations and calculate what's necessary to get to where you want to go. Timing is everything, and sticking to a schedule will be crucial in reaching your objective.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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Sudoku

InstructIons: sudoku is anumber-placing puzzle based on a9x9 grid with several given numbers. Theobject is to place the numbers 1to9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. Thedifficulty level of thesudoku increases from monday to sunday.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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BLondie

BaBY BLueS

Hi and LoiS

CurTiS

By PHILLIP ALDER

Jack Benny said, “It’snot so much knowing when to speak as when to pause.”

At the bridge table, it’s not so much knowing when to play as when to pause. Southisinfour hearts. West leads the diamondeight(topofnothing).Eastwins with his ace and returns the diamond three. During hispause, how should Southplan the play?

Theauctionisstraightforward.North’s one-no-trump rebid shows abalanced hand with 12-14 points. (Discuss with your partner whether it does or does not deny four spades.Iliketoshow my hand type as quickly as possible,bidding notrumpwhen balanced.But that requires well-defined auction continuations so that responder can check back for apossible 4-4 spade fit.) South jumps to four hearts,goingforgameintheknownnineor 10-card fit.

It is easy to play too quickly on this type of deal. It looks so obvious to take thesecondtrickontheboardandtostart onthetrumps.However,here,Westwins that trickand plays another diamond, which East ruffs. Then declarer loses two hearts, one diamond and the diamond ruff

Instead,South should anticipate the danger because, at trick two, East led the lowestextant diamond. And with two cards left in thesuit, he wouldhave returned the higher one: high-lowwitha remaining doubleton.

wuzzles

South mustvoid himself of diamonds so that he can overruffEast.The simplest way is immediately to cashdummy’sclubace and club queen to discard hisdiamond king. Then declarer can start to get those trumps out. ©2026 by nEa,inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

Each Wuzzle is awordriddlewhich creates adisguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example: nOOn gOOD =gOOD aFTErnOOn

Previous answers:

word game

InStRuctIOnS: 1. Words must be of fourormore letters. 2. Words that acquire fourletters by the addition of “s,”such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3 additional words made by adding a“d” or an “s” may not be used. 4. proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit wordsare not allowed tODAy’S WORD ZEALOuSLy: ZEL-us-lee: With eagerness and fervor.

Average mark17words

Time limit 40 minutes

Can you find 30 or morewords in ZEALOUSLY?

yEStERDAy’S WORD —PERJuRES

loCKhorNs

marmaduKe

Bizarro

hagar the horriBle

Pearls Before swiNe

garfield

B.C.

PiCKles

hidato

mallard fillmore

GramS

dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

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InstructIons: 1 Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 thorugh 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. 2 The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. 3 Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner. HErE is a

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Puzzle Answer

Scrabble

Get fuzzy

jump Start

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animal crackerS

DuStin

Drabble

Wallace the brave

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

andfor

cept or reject anyand all bids in whole or in part andwaive formalities. JOSEPH LOPINTOIII, SHERIFF PARISH OF JEFFERSON,LA. Bid# 26-MAY-2001 ADV: TheNew Orleans Advocate April22, 29 andMay 6, 2026 184680-apr22-29-may63T $47.67

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice Inviting Bids (Capital Improvements)Roof Replacement Notice Notice is hereby given that theNew OrleansRe‐gional Business Park (the NORBP ), apolitical subdivisionofthe State of Louisiana, invites sealed bids forthe fol‐lowing capitalimprove‐ment project: Roof Re‐placement– 13801 Old GentillyRoad, NewOr‐leans, Louisiana70128 (the Project”)

TheNORBP intendsto awardthe contract to the lowest responsibleand responsive bidder who submitsa bid in accor‐dancewiththe bidding documentsasadver‐tised.

Sealed bids will be re‐ceived andpublicly opened andreadaloud by theNORBP on Tues‐day, May12, 2026 at 2:00 p. m.,atNew Orleans LakefrontAirport,Termi‐nalBuilding, BoardRoom –Floor 2, 6001 Starsand StripesBlvd.,New Or‐leans, Louisiana70126.

BidSecurity; Contractor Licensing Each bidshall be accom‐panied by bidsecurity in theformand amount re‐quired by thebidding documents.

Each bidder shallprovide its Louisianacontractor's licensenumberasre‐quired by thebid form andbidding documents. Compliance With Adver‐tisement andBidding Re‐quirements;Non-Waiver Biddinginaccordance with theadvertisement is essentialtosatisfy the purposes of Louisiana's public bidlaws.

TheNORBP requires strict adherencetothe statutoryand adminis‐trativerequirementsof thebidding process, and theprovisionsand re‐quirements stated in the advertisementfor bids andthose required on thebid form shallnot be considered informalities andshall notbewaived by theNORBP AMANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 am on Wednesday, April29, 2096 at 13801 OldGentilly Road,New Orleans, LA 70129. Inquiries

reportsrequiredfor a RAD/LIHTC transaction. Proposal Deadline: April28, 2026 QuestionsDue: April18, 2026 Proposalsmustbesub‐mitted to: Cantrese Wilson-Jones ExecutiveDirector HousingAuthority of the City of Westwego 1010 SixthStreet Westwego, LA 70094 Email: cantrese@wegohousing com

Sealed bids forthe fol‐lowing will be received by theLouisiana Depart‐ment of Transportation andDevelopment,Pro‐curement Section, 1201 CapitolAccess Road 4th Floor,EastWingRoom S447,HeadquartersAd‐ministration Building BatonRouge,LA70802, Telephonenumber (225/379-1444) on date(s) shownbelow until 10:00 A.M. No bids will be ac‐cepted after this hour.At 10:00 A.M. of thesame dayand date,theywill be publicly opened and read in Headquarters Ad‐ministration Building,4th Floor,EastWingS-447. Evidence of authorityto submit thebid shallbe required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C)(2) (D).

BIDTOBEOPENED May8,2026

DOTD Contract forHP AsphalticMix F/Cold Application RFx3000026163

Full informationmay be obtained upon request from theabove address. TheDepartmentreserves theright to reject any andall bids andtowaive anyinformalities

GLENNP.LEDET,JR. SECRETARY, LADOTD JULIE KENNISON CPPB,NIGP-CPP DOTD PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR 185126-apr22-1t $16.63

Allinquiries regarding this Notice andthe bid‐ding documentsshall be directed to:Jason Richards on behalf of the ProjectManager at jason@studiowest design with acopyto MaríaJulianna Auzenne, SpecialCounsel to the NORBPat maria@ auzennelaw.com. Publication First publication date: d d p Wednesday April15, 2026 Second publicationdate: Wednesday, April22, 2026 Thirdpublication date: Wednesday, April29, 2026 184348-apr15-22-29-3t $170.05

TheHousing Authority reserves theright to re‐ject anyorall proposals andwaive informalities. ForfullRFQ/P details, contactthe HousingAu‐thorityoffice at (504) 341-5255 183723-apr9-15-22-3t $66.87

PUBLIC NOTICE

The LowlanderCenteris announcinga Request forQualifications (RFQ) dueFriday, May15, to de‐constructspoil banksfor aCanal SpoilReplace‐ment Project(Backfill‐ing).See projectpagefor informationabout the RFQand approved per‐mit: https://www.low landercenter.org/canalbackfilling.Ifyou have anyquestions,email admin@lowlandercenter. org. 183812-apr13-26-14t $756.42

ProjectDescription TheProject generally consists of roof replace‐ment andall related labor, materials, equip‐ment,and incidental work as setforth in the biddingdocuments BiddingDocuments; Addenda Biddingdocuments in‐cludethe bidnotice, plansand specifications, bidform, biddinginstruc‐tions, addenda, special provisions,and other writteninstruments pre‐pared by or on behalf of h f b PUBLIC NOTICE

ADVERTISEMENTTO

andsmall businesses to respondto this solicitation,orto participateinsubcon‐tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐tion Formoreinformation aboutthissourcing event, go to www.nola. govand clickon“BRASS SupplierPortal” under “BIDS& CONTRACTS” Once on theSupplierPor‐tal, search “Open Events.” Thankyou foryourinter‐estindoing business with theCityofNew Or‐leans. JamesSimmons,Jr. ChiefProcurement Officer

AdvertisingDates: April8,15and 22, 2026 NOCP 8898 183605-apr8-15-22-3t $108.30

DBEOPPORTUNITY: YES(35%) RELEASED ON: April8,2026

DEADLINETORESPOND: May6,2026

PRE-BIDCONFERENCE: April22, 2026

Datesare subjectto changesvia an adden‐dumpostedbythe Bu‐reau of Purchasing on theCity’ssupplierportal. If this solicitation is fed‐erally funded,prospec‐tive bidder/respondent must pay particularat‐i ll

TUESDAY, MAY12, 2026, 1:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING CITY HALL 1300 PERDIDOSTREET CITY COUNCILCHAMBER (CITYHALL- 1E07) TheCityPlanningCom‐mission, in accordance with theprovisionsofAr‐ticle4 of theComprehen‐sive Zoning Ordinance, OrdinanceNo. 4,264 M.C.S.,asamended,will hold apublichearing Thepublichearing will consider thefollowing proposed amendments to theComprehensive Zoning Ordinanceofthe City of

g Applicant(s): City Council Motion No.M-26-104 Request: Text amend‐ment to Article24, Sec‐tion 24.14.B.2d of the ComprehensiveZoning Ordinancetoexemptthe existing billboardlocated at 100 Poydras Street from thelistofprohib‐ited locationsfor bill‐boards Zoning Docket 048/26 Applicant(s): City Council Motion No.M-26-105 Request: Text amend‐ment to theComprehen‐sive Zoning Ordinanceto adda newsection,Sec‐tion 21.6.JJ, andtoadd a newdefinition to Article 26 to permit Park Con‐cessionFacilitiesasac‐cessoryusesonlyinthe VCPVieux Carré Park District andOS-RRe‐gional Open SpaceDis‐trictsubject to standards relatedtothe size of the park,the size of conces‐sion facilities,food and alcoholicbeveragesales andoperating hours Zoning Docket 049/26 Applicant(s): Property‐doc, LLC Request: ConditionalUse to allowa Vocational ed‐ucationalfacilityinthe C-1General Commercial District Property description: Square Deer Park,Sec‐tion 24, Building #3,Unit 3D,Lot 3B8B,inthe Third MunicipalDistrict, bounded by Lake Forest Boulevard, Deer Park Boulevard, Deer Trailand Farrar Canal Address(es): 10555 Lake Forest Boulevard Zoning Docket 050/26 Applicant(s): Esplanade Ventures,LLC Request: Zoning change from an HU-RD1 Historic UrbanTwo-FamilyResi‐dentialDistricttoa HUB1AHistoricUrban

City of NewOrleans Materialsfor theseitems maybeviewedvia https://onestopapp.nola gov/ Thepubliccomment deadline is 5pmonthe Monday that is 8days before themeetingdate. Zoning Docket 042/26 Applicant(s):Council Mo‐tionNo.M-26-93 Request: Text Amend‐menttothe Comprehen‐siveZoningOrdinance to amend thedefinition of dwelling,small multifamilyaffordable” in Sec‐tion26.6toinclude not onlyaffordablehousing units offeredfor rental but also dwellingsof‐fered as permanentlyaf‐fordable, for-sale hous‐ing by not-for-profitcom‐munity land trusts offer‐ing long-termground leasesrespectiveofown‐ers andlessors,and con‐sider relatedadditional

JEFFERSONPARISHLEGALS

cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

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

DESIGNATED AS LOT62. LOT62IS BOUNDEDBY EASTERLYNCIR‐CLE, SOUTH EASTERLYN CIR‐CLE (SIDE), BULLARDAV‐ENUE (SIDE) AND MAXINE DRIVE,SAIDLOT MEASURES 149.77 FEET FRONTONEAST‐ERLYNCIRCLE, A WIDTHINTHE REAR OF 130.00 FEET,BYA DEPTH ON THESOUTH EASTERLYNCIR‐CLESIDELINEOF 132.78 FEET AND A DEPTHONTHE OPPOSITE SIDE‐LINEOF58.41 FEET

WRIT AMOUNT:

$186,737.20

GAGE ACCEP TANCECOM‐PANY,LLC VERSUS BOBBY CARTER A/K/A BOBBYLEON CARTER,SR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-10042

WAYAND THE SEATLINEOF BUNDYROAD, WHICHPOINT IS THE NORTHEAST COMEROFOLD LOT5E1,HIGH‐WAY1 10 RIGHT OF WAYAND CORNER; THENCE PRO‐CEED NORTH64 DEGREES,18 MINUTES, 13 SECONDSEAST ADISTANCE OF 216.66 FEET TO THEPOINT OF BEGINNING; SAID LOTBEING APORTION OF ORIGINAL LOT 5E1. FORINFORMA‐TIONAL PUR‐POSESONLY: IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR MUNICIPAL NO 9200 I10SER‐VICE ROAD,NEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 WRIT AMOUNT: $405,000.00

Seized in the above suit, 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 21 HINSHAW& CULBERTSON LLP 504 904 8060 HEATHERL ALEXIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date ( )

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

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 May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

Wales Street, same width in therear, by a depth of 200 feet between equaland paral‐lellines.And ac‐cordingtoa sur‐vey made by Gilbert, Kelly &Cou‐turie, Inc.,Sur‐veying &Engi‐neering, dated April25, 1985, said lot hasthe same designation, lo‐cation anddi‐mensions as mentioned above, except said lotis showntocom‐menceata dis‐tanceof910.40 feet from the corner of Ed‐wardsStreet andHayne Boulevard; sub‐jecttorestric‐tions, servi‐tudes, rights of wayand out‐standing min‐eral rights of record affecting theproperty.

WRIT AMOUNT:

$266,221.26

GROUND BEAR INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7900 READ BOULE‐VARD,THISCITY, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:EUSTIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS ALICIA CHANTELL HAR‐RISAND HENRY PORTER,JR., (A/K/A HENRY PORTER)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7017

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

above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVILEGES SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐

ANYWISE AP PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART KNOWNAS VILLASITES,IN SQUARE 1 THEREOF, BOUNDEDBY READ BLVD (FORMERLY WEBERSTREET), IRBY STREET, MEANSSTREET ANDHAYNE BLVD., DESIG‐NATEDASLOT 33 A; AND, AC‐CORDINGTO SURVEY BY J.J. KREBS& SONS INC.,C.E.&S., DATEDSEPTEM‐BER19, 1979, SAID LOTS FORMSTHE CORNER OF READ BLVD,AND IRBY STREET ANDMEASURES 60 FEET

ST.TAMMANY PARISH MICHAELB.COOPER PARISH PRESIDENT

60 FEET FRONTONREAD BLVD., SAME WIDTHINTHE REAR BY A DEPTHAND FRONTONIRBY STREET OF 100 FEET,BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES. HAVING AMU‐NICIPAL ADDRESSOF 7900 READ BLVD., NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127.

WRIT AMOUNT: $162,547.46

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 24

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756 0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7975 WALESST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:AMERI‐CANNEIGHBOR‐HOOD MORT‐GAGE ACCEP‐

ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, together with allthebuildings andimprove‐mentsthereon, andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereunto belongingorin theTHIRD MU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICTofthe CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in Grove11, Sec‐tion 10 of the NewOrleans LakeshoreLand CompanyTract, which said lotis designated as LOTNO. 8B 2, beinga resubdi‐vision of LotNo. 8B,in accordance with theresub‐division plan made by Mandie Survey‐ing, Inc.,Plan‐ning Commis‐sion under Docket No.131/84, datedMarch 13, 1984, registered in C.O.B: 795, folio 696, and according thereto, said lot is in asquare which is bounded by HayneBoule‐vard,Edward Street St.Charles Road,Wales Street,Curran Road,Ebbtide feet fronton WalesStreet, idth

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

ST.TAMMANY PARISH NOTICEFOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS 2026

St.Tammany Parish Government (the “Parish”) is nowaccepting Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”)submissionsfromindividualsand/or firms interestedinproviding servicesinany of the categories below:

•Airport Engineering

•Civil Engineering •EnvironmentalStudy andReview

•Architectural:Vertical/Horizontal/Landscape

•Electrical Engineering• Planning

•Environmental Engineering• Appraisal

•Mechanical Engineering• Land Acquisition,Legal andAbstract

•Other Engineering Specialty• Surveying

•Engineering Management

•Grant ProgramManagement (BenefitCost Analysis)

•Laboratory and/or Field Construction Testing

This notice is to inform anyindividualsand/or firms that theParish is currentlyaccepting submissions for the Parish’s pre-qualified professional serviceslist(“PPSL”).Ifyou would like to submit aresponse for anyofthe categorieslisted above,you maydosoatthistimein accordance withthe proceduresbelow.The deadline for submitting yourSOQ will be no later than 4:30 p.m. on May 7, 2026

Current pre-qualified Individuals and Firms MUSTRESUBMIT for evaluation to be considered as apre-qualified vendor for SOQ2026.

Once the submission deadline is closed, allSOQ’sreceivedwillbeformallyevaluated. A SOQreceiving an overall cumulative

or

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 5 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318 388 1440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND

andonanas-needed basis.

or via other electronic media to ShawnHoover, Director of Procurement, St. TammanyParish Government,21454 Koop Drive,Suite 2F Mandeville, LA 70471, or by email to soq@stpgov.org,Subject: “Statement of Qualification

Submission 2026” • •Only electronic media andemailed submissionswillbeaccepted. No printed copieswill be accepted.

• •Nosubmissionswill be accepted afterthe deadline SOQs willberejected by anyindividual or firm that is not“In Good Standing” andlicensed to do businessinthe State of Louisiana(copy of State License(s) shall be includedwith theSOQ). SOQs must include acompleted W-9 Form (a copy canbefound at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/ fw9.pdf).

It is importanttonotethat submissionofa SOQdoesnot implythat the individual or firm who submitsa SOQ will be notified of any work awardedorcontract(s)issuedbythe Parish, nor does the submissionofa SOQbyanindividual or firm guarantee work with the Parish. The Parish’sSOQ process is notsubjecttothe LouisianaPublic BidLaw or theLouisiana Procurement Code. As such,respondents have notbeengrantedand otherwise possess no righttoprotest,contest, debate,orotherwise call in question theprocesses, procedures, methodology or resultsofthe SOQ process or theselectionofa vendor in connection therewith. Thank you foryour interest in doingbusiness with theParish.

Procurement Department St.Tammany Parish Government 184152-637847-apr

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 ofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May28, 2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 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) ACCORDING TO 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 #167011 OR‐LEANS, PARISH, LOUISIANA, SAID LOTOR PARCEL OF GROUND IS DESIGNATED AS

TITLED: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOM‐PANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006 WF2, ASSET BACKEDCER‐TIFICATES,SE‐RIES2006 WF2 VERSUSJAHDA A.MUHAMMAD A/K/AJAHDA MUHAMMAD A/K/AJAHDA MERCHADEL ANDURBAN PROPERTYIN‐VESTMENTS, LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7040

Wilson Drive, Kenner, LA 70062. All interestedbiddersare encourage to attend.

All bids must be in accordance withthe Contract Documents (which include, butare notlimited to,all documents sections, terms, provisions, andany requirementsprovided for in this bid) on file with VergesRome Architects, 320 Carrollton Ave. Suite 100, New Orleans,LA70119, theDesignConsulting Professionals (also referenced as “Design Professional”) for this project.

Copies of ContractDocuments forreview or foruse in preparing bids maybeobtained from VergesRome Architects, 320 Carrollton Ave. Suite 100, New Orleans, LA 70119 at www. Centralauctionhouse.com.

Bidders may also obtain copies of Contract Documents for review and mayalso submit bids electronically by visiting www.centralauctionhouse.com.

CITY OF KENNER

/s/Elizabeth Herring Chief Financial Officer Advertisement: April15, 22, &29, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE RFP 26-6967

CONDUCT ACOMPREHENSIVE CLASSIFICATION AND SALARYPLAN STUDY

The City of Kennerisinterestedinconductinga comprehensive classification and salary plan study.

Interestedindividuals or firmscan obtain acopy of the Request for Proposal packet by emailingthe City of Kenner Finance Department at FINContracts@kenner.la.usorvisiting www.Kenner.la.us.RFP packetsmay also be obtained, as well as submitted,onwww.centralauctionhouse.com. Completed packets are to be returned to theFinance Department by mail via USPS, Fed Ex or UPS no later than 9:45 A.M. CST, Friday, May15, 2026

The City of Kenner reserves theright to reject anyand all submissions. Foradditional informationregarding this project, please contact FINContracts@kenner.la.us.

Michael J. Glaser Elizabeth Herring Mayor Chief FinancialOfficer City of KennerCity of Kenner

RFP No. 26-6967

The Advocate April 15, 2026 April 22, 2026 April 29, 2026

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bid No. 26-6968 April 15, 2026 Remove, Furnishand Install Exterior Doors at Rivertown Theater Sealed Bid No. 26-6968

The City of Kenner (also referenced as “Kenner” and “Owner”) will receive sealed bidsfor: REMOVE, FURNISHAND INSTALL EXTERIOR DOORS AT RIVERTOWN THEATER

Bidders may obtain copies of thebid documents by visiting the City of Kenner’swebsite at www.kenner.la.us. Bidders mayalso obtain copies of thebid documents andsubmit bids electronically by visiting www.centralauctionhouse. com. Sealed bids may alsobereceived by mail or in-person until Friday,May 15, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CST, by theCityof Kenner in the Finance Departmentlocated at: 1610 ReverendRichard Wilson Drive BuildingD Kenner,Louisiana70062

All interested parties are invited to attend theBid Openingon the same day at 10:00 a.m.CST in theCityofKenner, Building

DAuditorium, 1610 ReverendRichard Wilson Drive, Kenner, Louisiana, 70062 at which timethe bids willbepubliclyread There will be an optional pre-bid meetingon Thursday,April 23,2026 at 9:00 a.m.CST at theRivertown Theater,located at 325 Minor Street in Kenner,LA70062. All interested bidders are encouraged to attend CITY OF KENNER

/s/ElizabethHerring Chief Financial Officer

(CDBG); CDBGRecovery HousingProgram(RHP);HOME InvestmentPartnerships (HOME); HousingOpportunities for Persons withAIDS (HOPWA); and Emergency SolutionsGrants (ESG). The City of Kenner published aPlanningSchedule to encourage thepublic to participateinthe development of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)plans and programs,aswellastocommentonthe City’s past performance in its useofCDBGfunds. The Annual Action Plan,which shall be submitted to HUD no later than August 16, 2026, is aconcise summary of theactions, activities, and thespecificfederal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address thepriority needs and specificgoals identified by theConsolidated Plan.Asaresult, theCityof Kenner does herebypresentthe following draft Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual ActionPlan (AAP)for the useofCommunity Development Block Grant(CDBG) and Home Investment partnership (HOME)fundsfromthe U.S. Departmentof Housing andUrban Development (HUD): 2026 PROPOSED FINAL ACTIONPLAN

2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

BLOCKGRANTALLOCATION

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

$519,022.00

$103,804.00

Planning and General Administration (Limited to 20% of thetotal grant award) Planning,administrativeand operating costs related to the daytoday operations and administration of theCommunity Development Block Grantprogram.

TOTAL ADMINISTRATION COSTS

PUBLIC SERVICES (Limited to 15% of total grant award)

YouthPrograms

$103,804.00

$5,000.00

Aprogramadministered by thecity and/or subrecipients such as Changing Narratives, to provide youth services and health educationduring non-school hoursinlow/moderate income areas as designated by HUD.

$5,000.00

Community Baby Showerand HealthFair

Aprogramadministered by thecity department such as Citizens Services to provide healthservices to eligiblelow/ moderate income households consistingofa pregnant mother or achild underthree (3)months old.

$60,000.00

Homeless Assistance Programs

Aprogramadministered by thecity and/or subrecipients such as JPHSA, Responsibility House, LaCOR, etc. to provide outreach,shelter,transitionaland homeless prevention assistance to eligible low/moderate income households

$7,853.00

Activity Delivery

Delivery costs(including staff, otherdirect costs and services

costsdirectly related to carryingout public service activities.

TOTAL CDBGPUBLIC SERVICES $77,853.00

CDBG HOUSING

Repair on Wheels

$105,000.00

Aprogramadministered by thecity and/or subrecipients, such as VolunteersofAmerica, to provide Funding forminor repairstohomes ownedbyeligible low/moderate income seniorcitizensinthe City of Kenner

Code Violations/Emergency Repairs$65,000.00

Aprogramadministered by thecity and/or subrecipients, such as NOEL, Volunteers of America, etc. to provide funding for theremediationofcodeviolationsand/or emergency repairs foreligible low/moderate income individuals.

Healthy HomesProductionGrant (Match) $50,000.00 A programtoprovideMatch fundsfor Healthy Homes rehabilitation projects as amatch forthe HUD HealthyHomes Production Grant

$75,000.00

ActivityDelivery

Delivery costs(including staff, otherdirect costs,and service costs) directly related to carryingout

Advertisement: The Advocate April 15, 2026 April 22, 2026 April 29, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF KENNER FY 2026-2027 ANNUAL ACTION

Every year,the Department of Housing andUrban Development enactsannualbudgetallocations forthe Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) formula programs, namely: Community DevelopmentBlock Grants

154, BOUNDED BY TECHE, NEW‐TON,HOMER, AND BROOKLYN AND ACCORD‐INGTOA SURVEY MADE BYGILBERT KELLY &COU‐TURIE,INC., DATED OCTOBER 26, 1995, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED TO NA#95 49283 SAIDPARCEL FORMS THE CORNER OF NEWTON ST AND TECHEST. AND MEASURES 52’9” FRONTON TECHE ST., HAV‐ING AWIDTH IN THE REAROF54’1”4” BYA DEPTH AND FRONTON NEWTONST. OF 63’10’3’ ANDA DEPTH OF64FEET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDELINE. SAID LOT ON PARCEL OF GROUND IS FORMEDOUT OF PORTION OF FORMERLOT 1 AND 2.

above suit, TERMS- CASH The purchaser 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 GH 28

THELAW OF‐FICES OF HER‐SCHEL C. AD‐COCK, JR.,L.L.C (225) 756 0373 DENNIS WIG‐GINS, JR

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil District Court f h i h f

District Court forthe Parish of Orleans,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 onMay 28, 2026, at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowingde‐scribed prop‐ertytowit: ACERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐TIONOF GROUND, TO‐GETHERWITH ALL THEBUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALL THERIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐LEGES SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGING OR IN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEFIFTHDIS‐TRICT OF THIS CITYINSQUARE 154, BOUNDED

WRIT AMOUNT: $253,431.54

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS CASH

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): /22/2026 & (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3416 PIEDMONTDR, CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: CAR‐RINGTON MORT‐GAGESERVICES LLC VERSUS SHIRLEY MARIE THOMAS A/K/A SHIRLEY M. THOMASA/K/A SHIRLEY THOMAS A/K/A SHIRLEY DURIO THOMASA/K/A SHIRLEY D. THOMAS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-938

Byvirtueof a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,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 onMay 28, 2026, at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowingde‐scribed prop‐ertytowit: ALLTHATCER‐TAINLOT OR PARCELOF GROUND, TO‐GETHERWITH ALL THE BUILDINGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THERIGHTS, WAYS, MEANS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, PRESCRIPTIONS, APPURTE‐NANCES,AD‐VANTAGESAND COMPONENT PARTSTHERE‐

PARTS THERE UNTO BELONG‐INGORINANY‐WISEAPPER‐TAINING,LYING ANDBEING SIT‐UATED IN THE THIRD DISTRICT OFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF OR‐LEANS,STATE OFLOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWNAS GENTILLY PARK‐WAY SUBDIVI‐SION, IN BLOCK T,WHICH BLOCK IS BOUNDEDBY PIEDMONT AND CLERMONTDRI‐VES ANDHU‐MANITYAND ELDER STREETS, DESIGNATED AS LOTS7 AND 8 ONA PLAT SUR‐VEY BY ADLOE ORR, CIVILENGI‐NEER DATEDMARCH 20, 1927, ACOPY OFWHICH IS ANNEXED TO AN ACT OF DEDICA‐TION PASSEDBEFORE ROBERTE LEIGER, NOTARY PUBLIC, ON MAY 6,1927, REGIS‐TERED IN COB429 FOLIO 61, AND ON APLATOF

ON A PLAT OF SURVEY BU E.L. EUSTISAND SONS, CIVIL ENGINEERSAND SURVEYORS, DATEDMAY 28, 1951, ACOPYOF WHICHISAN‐NEXED TO AN ACT PASSEDBEFORE RALPH H. FISH‐ERMAN,NOTARY PUBLIC, ON MAY 27, 1951, ANDACCORD‐INGTOSUR‐VEYS, SAID LOTS MEASURE TO‐GETHER40FEET FRONT ON PIEDMONT DRIVE, SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH OF 120 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLELLINES LOT 7LIES NEARERTOAND COMMENCES AT A DISTANCEOF 120 FEET FROM THE INTERSEC‐TIONOFELDE STREETSAND PIEDMONT DRIVE. WRIT AMOUNT: $192,597.20 Seized in the abovesuit,

SusanHutson

COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756 0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS3040 BRUXELLES STREET,CITYOF NEWORLEANS IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: HOME FINANCE, LLCVERSUS MANIFESTED MIRACLES PROPERTIES LLCAND RIVA J. LAVOY, GUAR‐ANTOR

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6277

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onApril 23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: TWOCERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BULD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THERIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVI‐TUDES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCES THERE‐UNTO OR IN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING SITUATED IN THE THIRDDISTRCT OF THIS CITY,IN THESQUAREN0. 1937, BOUNDED BY BRUXELLES TREASURE, ABUNDANCE STREETSAND PARISAVENUE, DESIGNATED BY THE LETTERSY AND Z. ACCORDING TO APLANOF GILBERT& KELLY, SURVEY‐ORS, DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1932, ABLUE PRINTOF WHICH IS AN‐NEXEDTOAN ACTOF SALE BEFORE OLIVER H. DEBEZIES, NOTARY PUBLIC, DATEDMARCH 7, 1932,LOT Y FORMS THECORNEROF BRUXELLESAND TREASURE STREETS, AND MEASURES TWENTY FEET FRONTON BRUXELLES

TREASURE STREET OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120') FEET,HAVING EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES.ACCORD‐INGTOA PLAN OF GILBERT& KELLY, SURVEY‐ORS, DATEDNO‐VEMBER 12, 1937,A BLUE PRINTOF WHICHISAN‐NEXEDTOAN ACTBEFORE OLIVER H DEBEZIES,NO‐TARY PUBLIC DATEDNOVEM‐BER 19, 1937, LOTZ MEA‐SURESTHIRTY (30')FEET FRONTON BRUXELLES STREET,BEGIN‐NING AT A POINTTWENTY (20')FEET FROM THECOR‐NEROFBRUX‐ELLESAND TREASURES STREETS, AND HAVING A DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES OF ONE HUNDREDAND TWENTY (120') FEET.ALL AC‐CORDANCE WITH SURVEY BY B.F.M. COR‐PORATION, DATEDJANUARY 23, 1987, ACOPYOF WHICHISAT‐TACHDTHERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF THEIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONBEAR THEMUNICIPAL NO.3040 BRUX‐ELLESSTREET NEWORLEANS, LOUISIANA. THESALEMADE ANDACCEPTED SUBJECTTOTHE FOLLOWING:

1) FENCEEN‐CROACHMENT OF 0.5FEET AND 0.35 FEET ON SIDELINENEAR‐EST ABUNDANCE STREET

2) FENCEEN‐CROACHMENT OF 0.55 FEET ALONGENTIRE REAR OF SAID PROPERTY NEARESTPARIS AVENUE; 3) BUILDING EN‐CROACHMENT OF 0.2FEET FRONTON BRUXELLES STREET; 4) CANOPY OVERHANG 7.5 FEET INTO CITY PROPERTY FRONTON BRUXELLES STREET,AND 7.5 FEET INTO CITY PROPERTY ON TREASURE STREET

ACERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THEMORTGAGE RECORDED ON MAY12, 2022 AT INSTRUMENT NO.2022 19247 MORTGAGEIN‐STRUMENT NUMBER 1390599, CIN NUMBER 710797 IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "2" WRIT AMOUNT: $321,079.32

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 MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD,PLLC JONANN GIBLIN

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026

mar18-apr22-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE

TREASURE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2757 ST.PETER ST CITYOFNEW ORLEAN,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:EFCUFI‐NANCIALFED‐ERAL CREDIT UNIONVERSUS IMANI A. GAUDIN-COUN‐TRY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-8905

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the ParishofOr‐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 May28, 2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2757 ST PETER ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70119 LOTU -SQUARE 358 2NDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1394247 WRIT AMOUNT: $342,378.93

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 UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 19 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 225-3433456 CHARLESE SPEDALE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

CITY OF HARAHAN LEGALS

NOTICE OF SPECIALELECTION

Pursuanttothe provisions of aresolutionadopted by theCityCouncil of the City of Harahan,StateofLouisiana (the “Governing Authority”), actingasthe governingauthorityofthe City of Harahan,State of Louisiana (the “City”),on February26, 2026, NOTICEISHEREBY GIVEN that aspecial electionwillbeheld within theCityon SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026,and that at thesaid electionthere willbesubmitted to all registered voters in theCityqualified andentitled to vote at thesaidelectionunder theConstitutionand Laws of theState of Louisiana and theConstitutionofthe United States,the followingproposition, to-wit:

PROPOSITION (MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Shall theCityofHarahan, StateofLouisiana (the “City”),continue to levy aspecial tax of 5mills on all theproperty subjecttotaxationwithin the City (anestimated $557,600 reasonably expected at this time to be collected fromthe levy of thetax foranentireyear),for aperiodof10 years,beginning with the year 2028 andendingwiththe year 2037, for the sole andonlypurposeoffunding andsupportingpayroll, benefits and expensestosupportmaintaining valuableOfficersand Administration staffofthe Harahan Police Department?

The saidspecial electionshall be held at thepollingplaces forthe following precincts, whichpolls willopenatseven o’clock(7:00) a.m.and close at eight o’clock (8:00)p.m in accordance with theprovisionsofLa. R.S. 18:541, to wit:

PRECINCTS

Thepollingplaces forthe precinctsset forth above are herebydesignated as thepollingplaces at which to hold thesaid election, and theCommissionersin-Charge andCommissioners, respectively,shall be thosepersons designated according to law

The estimated cost of this electionasdetermined by theSecretaryofState based upon theprovisions of Chapter 8-AofTitle 18 and actualcosts of similar elections is $64,100.

Notice is further giventhat aportionofthe monies collectedfromthe tax described in thePropositionshall be remittedtocertain state andstatewide retirement systemsinthe manner requiredbylaw

Thesaid special electionwill be held in accordance with theapplicable provisionsofChapter 5and Chapter 6-AofTitle 18 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, andother constitutionaland statutoryauthority, andthe officers appointed to hold thesaid election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as maybeselected anddesignatedin accordance withLa. R.S. 18:1287, willmake duereturns thereoftosaid Governing Authority, andNOTICE IS HEREBYFURTHER GIVEN that theGoverningAuthority willmeet at its regular meetingplace, theCouncil MeetingChamber, 6437 JeffersonHwy Harahan, Louisiana, on THURSDAY, JULY16, 2026, at 6:30 P.M.,and shall then and thereinopenand public session proceed to examineand canvass thereturns and declarethe result of thesaidspecial election. Allregistered voters of theCityare entitled to voteatsaidspecial electionand votingmachineswill be used

NOTICEISHEREBYGIVEN THAT theregular meetingofthe Planning and Zoning Commissionofthe City of Harahan,State of Louisiana, willbeheld at theregular meetingplace, Harahan City Hall, 6437 Jefferson Highway,Harahan, Louisiana, on Wednesday, May6,2026, at 7:00 p.m. forthe following:

1. Master Plan Review Called by theorder of thePlanningand ZoningCommission Nate Lepre, Chairman ADVERTISE: April22, April 29,

Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

1109 MARAIS ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT: 21 SQUARE:171 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1451738 WRIT AMOUNT:

$252,175.64

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 21 NEWMAN MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE APLC 225-3433456

WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026

APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS830 PIETYSTREET, CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:SEA BREEZETOWN‐HOMES, LLC VERSUS THEK & TINSTITUTE, LLC, LESLEY ANN WHITE, JOHN BENEDICT TARANTINO, JR., ANDJUDE M. KERNAGHAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11426

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 May28, 2026 at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 830 PIETYST NEWORLEANS, LA 70117

LOTS:9,A AND PART B, SQUARE:249 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1437470 WRIT AMOUNT: $907,526.70

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

sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 22

THELAW OFFICE OF KYLE S. SCLAFANI LLC 504-875-4079

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026

APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALEBY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 119 N. HENNESSEYST, #21, CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE,LLC VERSUS JOSHUA BARTHOLOMEW

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11582

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 May28, 2026 at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 119 NHEN‐NESSEYST#21 NEWORLEANS LA 70119 LOT11- SQUARE 579 2NDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1432802 WRIT AMOUNT: $348,979.98

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 23 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225)756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALEBY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3229 WASHINGTON AVENUE,THIS CITY IN THEMATTER

NOT IN ITS INDI VIDUAL CAPAC‐ITY BUTSOLELYAS OWNER TRUSTEEOF CSMC 2018-SP3 TRUSTVERSUS TOBY WHITE, III

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-5216

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 May28, 2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 3229 WASHING‐TONAVNEW ORLEANS,LA 70125 SQUARE 424, LOTE FOURTH MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1099679 WRIT AMOUNT: $77,725.66

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH

Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty daysthereafter 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 25 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS1201 03 NORTH GALVEZ STREET, CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:RENAS‐ANTBANKVER‐SUSTHE K& T INSTITUTE, LLC: MBR REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS,LLC ANDMICHAEL B. REDMANN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-9190

ALLTHATCER‐TAIN LOTOR PARCEL OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILDINGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS WAYS,MEANS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES,AD‐VANTAGES AND COMPONENT PARTS THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING LYINGAND BEINGSITUATED IN THESECOND DISTRICT OF THECITYOF NEWORLEANS PARISH OF OR‐LEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANA, IN SQUARE NO.288, WHICHSQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY N. GALVEZ,GOVER‐NORNICHOLS, N. MIRO AND BARRACKS STREETS, DESIG‐NATEDAS LOT35ONA PLAT OF SURVEY BY GILBERT& KELLY, SURVEY‐ORS, DATED JUNE 18, 1937, ANDAC‐CORDINGTO WHICHSURVEY SAID LOT FORMSTHE IN‐TERSECTION OF N. GALVEZ AND GOVERNOR NICHOLS STREETSAND MEASURES THENCE 29 FEET, 3 INCHES FRONT ON N. GALVEZ STREET,SAME WIDTHINTHE REAR,BYA DEPTHAND FRONTONGOV‐ERNORNICHOLS STREET OF 82 FET, 4INCHES, THESAME DEPTHON THEOPPOSITE SIDE

THEIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONBEAR THE MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1201 N. GALVEZ STREET,NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119

WRIT AMOUNT: $542,879.53

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 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 225 343 3456

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SUCCESSION OF LLOYDLEWIS HARRIS, JR. AND CALVIONA LYNISE BROWN, IN HERCAPAC‐ITYAS INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIXOF THESUCCES‐SION OF REGINA ANNBLUEHAR‐RIS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-33

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 LoyolaAvenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

9780 WROCK‐TONCRNEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 LOT9 -SQUARE A THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT REGINA ANN BLUE HARRIS LAKE FOREST SUBDIVISION NO.6,WARWICK WRIT AMOUNT: $74,375.30

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 3

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5206 WENTWORTH DR,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:TRUIST BANK VERSUS RONNIE GRIFFIN ANDQUENTIN GRIFFIN, JR. CI VI L DI

lowing de scribedprop‐erty to wit:

5206 WENT‐WORTHDRNEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 LOTS 6E-5,9SQUARE A 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT

ACQMIN: 1240496 LAKE FOREST SOUTHGATE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $144,508.71

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 9 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026

APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 11272 FERNLEYDR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTTLED: NEWREZ LLC D/B/ASHELL‐POINTMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐INGVERSUS ESTELLA C. JOHNSONA/K/A ESTELLA COR‐DOVA JOHNSON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8648

UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 11 JACKSON& MCPHERSON LLC504-5819444 RACHEL BREAUX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026

APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEARIN MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1238 BROADWAY ST CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:MC BANK &TRUST COMPANYVER‐SUSMORRISON PRODUCTIONS, INC./TWISTED FICTION, KEN‐NETH M. MORRI‐SONAND KRISS BRADLEYMOR‐RISON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-367

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale 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 May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1238 BROADWAY ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70118 LOTS 8A AND9A -SQUARE10 6THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1430616 WRIT AMOUNT: $197,770.72

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

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 May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐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‐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): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

2415 MEMORIAL PARK DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 LOTS:9 AND10, SQUARE:50 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 878704 ELMWOOD SUB‐DIVISION,SEC‐TION A WRIT AMOUNT: $201,979.73

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 18 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 WILLIAMS TEBBE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026

APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1719 SHIRLEYDR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:DATA MORTGAGE INC. DBAESSEX MORTGAGE VER‐SUSTRINIESHA V. HENRY

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

ENTITLED: WILMINGTON SAVINGSFUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOTINITS INDI‐

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 May28, 2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6027

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rectedtomeby 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 May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 11272 FERNLEY DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT28- SQUARE E 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1407619 LAKE BULLARD SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $197,888.34

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 15 LISKOW &LEWIS APLC 504-5817979 STEPHENP SCHOTT

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 4/22/2026 & 5/27/02026 APR22-MAY272T

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS2415 MEMORIAL PARK DRIVE, CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:FED‐ERAL HOME LOAN MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION,AS TRUSTEE FORFREDDIE MACSLST20252PARTICIPA‐TION INTEREST TRUSTVERSUS OANH TRAN CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11561

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-10843 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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1719 SHIRLEYDR NEWORLEANS, LA 70114 LOTC -SQUARE 11 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1332718 ALBERNAPLACE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $100,098.52

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 9780 W. ROCKTONCR, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES LLCVERSUS MICHELLE DENISE BROWN A/K/A MICHELLE D. BROWNA/K/A MICHELLE BROWN, INDI‐VIDUALLY,AND IN HERCAPAC‐ITYASEX‐ECUTRIXOFTHE SUCCESSION OF

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 May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐ib d

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

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

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 May28, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐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

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 4 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐

cate Date (s):

3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS7807 LEHIGH STREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NEWREZ

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 633 S ROCHEBLAVE ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 SQUARE 575, LOT14 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1398266 WRIT AMOUNT: $501,415.16

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

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

7807 LEHIGH ST NEWORLEANS LA 70127

LOTS:30& 31, SQUARE:66 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN:201821644 WRIT AMOUNT: $34,232.14 Seized in the abovesuit, 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 GH 17 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 AMYR.ORTIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

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 19 NEWMAN MATHIS BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORPORA‐TION 225-3433456 JEFFREYM TOEPFER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1329 TOUROSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FMM BUSHNELL LONG LAKES, LLCVER‐SUSK.JAI,LLC ANDCHRISTIN ALEXIS GRADY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-676

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1329TOURO ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70116 SQUARE 510, LOT2 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1352179 WRIT AMOUNT: $171,722.14

to make a de 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 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 225-3433456 WAYNEA.MAIO‐RANA

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS1835, 1839-39 ½ NORTHCLAI‐BORNE AVENUE,CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:CARLO DEMATTEO, LLC VERSUS PHUC H. PHAM

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7834

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,I will pro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1835, 1839-39 1/2N CLAI‐BORNEAVNEW ORLEANS, LA 70116

LOTS:N &O SQUARE:751 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1310246 WRIT AMOUNT: $80,364.28

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

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 1 CARLODEMAT‐TEOLLC RYAN M. CASTEIX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS3217 CONTISTREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FIRST HORIZONBANK VERSUS TER‐RENCEJAMELL BELT

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-10656

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

3217 CONTIST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT: 6, SQUARE: 426 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1461484 WRIT AMOUNT: $33,386.68

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 5 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEL BOWEN

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 16 ENGLISHTURN DR,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FI‐DELITYBANK VERSUS ELEANORTINTOPOITIERWIFE OF/AND JEFFERYA POITIER

Case No:

described prop erty to wit: 16 ENGLISH TURN DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT19ASQUARE 9-A 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1406053 PARIS OAKS SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $278,435.05

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 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 FOERSTNERG MEYER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 31243126 BROADWAY STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:STAN‐DARD MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS QUINTINGAR‐RUS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8405

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3124-3126 BROADWAY ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70125 LOT7,SQUARE 9, SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQMIN: 1180888 WRIT AMOUNT: $102,076.06

GH 11 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256

LOUISG.ARCE‐NEAUX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2518 TOUROST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:SOUTH‐WEST STAGE FUNDING, LLC DBACASCADE FINANCIAL SERVICES VER‐SUSDEMETRIA FARRIATAYLOR, INDIVIDUALLY ANDASSURVIV‐INGSPOUSEIN COMMUNITY WITH NICHOLAS TAYLOR,JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-10471

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2518 TOUROST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT#18SQUARE 1375 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1354587 WRIT AMOUNT: $145,799.59

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 12 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, L.L.C. 504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

HALF OF PRP 2022-NQM1 TRUSTVERSUS JORDAN MILLS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7909

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4228 ERATOST NEWORLEANS LA 70125 LOT: 5, SQUARE: 506 FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1391059 WRIT AMOUNT: $254,471.84

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

GH 13 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, L.L.C. 504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 11630 MORRISON ROAD,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEOF DWELLING SE‐RIES IV TRUSTVERSUS

o clock noon the following describedprop‐erty to wit: 11630 MORRI‐SONRDNEW ORLEANS, LA 70128 SQUARE A, LOT4 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 734365 WRIT AMOUNT: $65,919.44

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

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

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 14 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

PUBLICNOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7933 SHEEPHEAD STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NATION‐STAR MORT‐GAGE LLCVER‐SUSSHAWN PEPP,SR. (A/K/A SHAWNPEPP)

LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 AMYR.ORTIS

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Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐i f

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing described prop‐i

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

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

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 3/18/2026 & 4/22/2026 mar18-apr22-2t

NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

STEVEN T. YOUNG, SR A/K/ASTEVENT YOUNGINDIVID‐UALLYAND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE IN COMMUNITY WITH SHERA BURRELLYOUNG A/K/ASHERA YOUNG

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR T FO R PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-332

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3092 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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7933 SHEEP‐HEAD ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 LOT: 29A SQUARE:E THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1390380 WRIT AMOUNT: $189,426.64

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTION PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1822 MANDEVILLE ST CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:SELENE FINANCE, LP VERSUS DEIRDREF JOHNSON, DA‐TIVE TESTAMENTARY EXECUTRIXOF THESUCCES‐SION OF ROSE‐MARY H. JOHN‐SONAKA ROSE‐MARY HUBBARD JOHNSON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-10941 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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1822 MANDEV‐ILLE ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT5-B SQUARE SQUARE 882 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1276116 WRIT AMOUNT: $46,268.64

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 7 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

SusanHutson Sheriff, ParishofOr‐leans GH 11

CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS4228 ERATOSTREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST COMPANY, NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, NOTIN ITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐PACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEONBE‐HALF OF PRP

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 April23, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, th

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 LOGS LEGAL

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