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House panel OKs map Updated congressional districts approved after hours of testimony

Levee board cuts pay for police chief Rondeno’s contract drew scrutiny, outcry

BY JOSIE ABUGOV and ALEX LUBBEN Staff writers

The New Orleans flood protection authority voted Thursday to slightly reduce its police chief’s salary and strip him of an additional job title after its board president faced pointed questions over the contract from lawmakers in Baton Rouge.

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East’s board voted unanimously to low- Rondeno er Police Superintendent Joshua Rondeno’s salary to $197,000, a figure just shy of the maximum allowable amount under state law, but still far above his $160,000 annual pay when he started the role in 2024.

Rondeno’s second job was akin to an internal auditor role that did not previously exist. He received a raise last July that boosted his pay to $208,000 after taking it on.

The vote to cut Rondeno’s pay came after weeks of mounting pressure from state lawmakers, who noted that the flood

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Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, holds up a proposed congressional map during a House and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting about congressional redistricting on Thursday.

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BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

Republican lawmakers on a Louisiana House committee approved an updated congressional map Thursday, after a hearing lasting 10 hours and more public testimony strongly opposing a GOP plan to get rid of one of the state’s majority-Black districts.

The map approved last week by the Senate remains largely intact, but the latest version from the House makes significant changes that affect a number of parishes in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas and other parts of the state.

But a fight could be brewing between the two Republican-controlled cham-

chamber.

“I’m not messing with what they do in ä Senate committee makes cuts to the House,” he said. “If it comes back like we don’t like it, then we’ll fix it. budget. Page 10A That’s what the Senate does.” ä Louisiana teachers may lose $2,000 The changes stemmed from specific stipends. Page 10A asks by House lawmakers, moving voters between districts and a requirement bers over how exactly to draw the new to maintain equal population in each district, said state Rep. Beau Beaullieu, lines.

“I don’t like the map,” said Sen. Ca- R-New Iberia, who chairs the House leb Kleinpeter, a Port Allen Republican and Governmental Affairs Committee.

“The amended map is a representawho chairs the Senate committee that handles redistricting. “I don’t under- tion of our House members’ requests,” stand why they changed the map that he said. “It’s all a domino effect.”

Meanwhile, dozens of speakers again drastically over on the House side.”

Kleinpeter said he doesn’t plan to showed up to speak out against the work with House members while the ä See MAP, page 8A legislation moves through the lower

Council oversight of S&WB clears Senate

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

The New Orleans City Council is close to gaining control of the Sewerage & Water Board after the Louisiana Senate on Thursday passed a bill authorizing council oversight of the utility’s budgets, personnel and internal policies.

The House already approved its own version of the bill by Rep. Stephanie Hilferty, R-New Orleans, and it will now consider the Senate’s amendments,

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“What the bill would do is give our City Council and Mayor’s Office more control and authority over the agency, which is much needed.”

control and authority over the agency, which is much needed,” said state Sen. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, before the 36-0 vote.

If the bill becomes law, it will pave STATE SEN. JIMMy HARRIS, D-New Orleans the way for a massive shift in governance of the city’s sewer, water and drainage systems, one that comes as which are minor. If the House approves, policymakers in Baton Rouge and New Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign the Orleans have tried in recent years to sort through convoluted state and local bill into law.

“What the bill would do is give our ä See COUNCIL, page 8A City Council and Mayor’s Office more

Below-average hurricane season predicted NOAA researchers say strong El Niño conditions likely to help

BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer

Federal hurricane researchers are predicting below-average activity during the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season for the first time in over a decade, thanks to incoming strong El Niño conditions that are expected to help limit storm formation.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is forecasting eight to 14 named storms this season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Of those, three to six are expected to become hurricanes, and one to three of those are expected to become major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or more.

An average season ends with 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

NOAA officials presented their 2026 outlook Thursday from the NOAA Aircraft

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Two separate attacks kill at least 16 in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 16 people, including six police officers, police said.

The first incident took place at a plantation in the municipality of Trujillo in northern Honduras, where at least 10 workers were shot and killed, National Police spokesman Edgardo Barahona said.

The resource-rich region has been the site of a decades-long agrarian conflict.

In the second attack, assailants opened fire on police in the municipality of Omoa in the Cortes department near the Guatemalan border, killing six officers, including a senior officer, police said.

The officers were assigned to an anti-gang mission and were attacked while traveling to Omoa from the capital, Tegucigalpa, police said.

Although Barahona said at least 10 workers were killed in Trujillo, he said the overall toll still remains unclear, partly because relatives of the victims have removed bodies of their loved ones. Investigators have been sent to the scene, he said.

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Backlash to $1.8B fund delays bill Republicans recess without voting on immigration meaures

BY KEVIN FREKING, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, frustrated with the White House and at an impasse over whether to try to block a new $1.776 billion settlement fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they have been politically prosecuted.

Republicans had already abandoned part of the bill that provided $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom amid backlash from members of their own party. But the settlement announced by the Justice Department this week prompted even more questions, spurring a push to limit the taxpayer dollars that

some feared could go to Trump supporters who harmed law enforcement officers in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

A tense meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday morning only heightened the frustration among senators. Soon after it ended, Republican leaders announced that they would not vote on the immigration enforcement measure until they returned from a Memorial Day recess the week of June 1, which was Trump’s self-imposed deadline for them to pass it.

Blanche “had an appreciation for the depth of feeling” among GOP senators, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said afterward.

The last-minute scramble on the bill came as Democrats have criticized Republicans for trying to fund Trump’s ballroom when voters are concerned about affordability issues — and as some GOP lawmakers have grown increas-

ingly frustrated with Trump.

Several GOP senators have spoken out against the Justice Department settlement announced this week, and many were upset by the president’s Tuesday endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in next week’s primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn.

Growing tensions derail bill Both sides have acknowledged the tensions. Thune said Thursday that the White House should have consulted Congress before it announced the settlement, which he said made “everything way harder than it should be.” Trump’s endorsement of Cornyn’s opponent also complicated matters, he said.

“I think it’s hard to divorce anything that happens here from what’s happening in the political atmosphere around us,” Thune told reporters. “There is a political component to everything we

Germany urges the EU to offer Ukraine ‘associate membership’

Charges dismissed against ex-administrator A Virginia judge on Thursday dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher was shot.

Acting on a defense motion, Circuit Judge Rebecca Robinson issued the ruling on the fourth day of the trial of Ebony Parker, who was charged with eight felony counts of child neglect.

“The court is of the legal opinion that this is not a crime,” Robinson said.

The former assistant principal was charged in the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News that left teacher Abby Zwerner wounded. Prosecutors had said the charges issued in a grand jury indictment were for each of the bullets in the gun brought into Zwerner’s classroom. Each count could have carried a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction.

Parker was not called to testify during the trial. On Wednesday, a video interview of Parker conducted three days after the shooting by a school district human resources officer was played in the courtroom for the jury.

Parker said she was told about reports that the student had a gun in his backpack, but said she could not leave her office due to ongoing testing. A reading specialist who first reported the concerns then searched the backpack, but no gun was found, Parker said.

Parker then said the student’s mother would arrive to pick him up and go through the rest of his belongings.

The student’s mother was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for felony child neglect and federal weapons charges.

Two charged with creating ‘deepfake’ porn NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography.

Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were both arrested Tuesday for generating sexually explicit AI content that drew millions of views online, according to criminal complaints.

The men — who do not appear to be connected — are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act, a law signed last year by President Donald Trump that adds stricter penalties for publishing AI-created deepfakes and “revenge porn.” The bill drew bipartisan support, as well as the public backing of first lady Melania Trump.

Under the new law, the men now face up to two years in prison.

Attorneys for Shannon and Hernandez did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

do around here.”

Trump unloaded on senators in a social media post Wednesday, urging Republicans to fire the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, who said over the weekend that parts of the $1 billion security proposal did not qualify for the ICE and Border Patrol bill. Trump also renewed his long-standing calls for the Senate to pass the SAVE Act, a Republican bill that would require voters to prove U.S. citizenship, and to end the Senate filibuster.

Republicans need to “get smart and tough,” Trump said, or “you’ll all be looking for a job much sooner than you thought possible!”

While they have been loyal to Trump on most issues, Senate Republicans have resisted his repeated calls over the years to kill the filibuster, which creates a 60-vote threshold for most bills in the Senate.

Asked Thursday at the White House if he was losing control of the Senate, Trump replied: “I really don’t know. I can tell you — I only do what’s right.”

BY LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By DIROLE LOTSIMA DIEUDONNE

Flames and smoke rise from an Ebola treatment center in Rwampara, Congo, on Thursday following an arson attack by residents.

Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo cording to a witness who spoke to The Health crisis authorities, Associated Press by telephone. police intervened to try to calm aid agencies struggling to the“The situation, but unfortunately they contain outbreak were unsuccessful,” said Alexis Burata, a local student who said he was in the

BY JUSTIN KABUMBA, MONIKA PRONCZUK area. “The young people ended up setting fire to the center. That’s the situation.” and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press

BUNIA, Congo — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.

The arson attack in Rwampara reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might clash with local customs, such as burial rites. The disease has been spreading for weeks in a region lacking in adequate health facilities and where many people are on the move to escape armed conflicts.

The bodies of those who die from Ebola can be highly contagious and lead to further spread when people prepare bodies for burial and gather for funerals. The dangerous work of burying suspected victims is being managed wherever possible by authorities, which can be met by protests from victims’ families and friends.

The center in Rwampara was burned by local youths who became angry while trying to retrieve the body of a friend who had apparently died of Ebola, ac-

An AP journalist saw people break into the center and set fire to objects inside and also to what appeared to be the body of at least one suspected Ebola victim that was being stored there. Aid workers fled the treatment center in vehicles.

Deputy Senior Commissioner Jean Claude Mukendi, head of the public security department in Ituri Province, said the youths had not understood the protocols for burying a suspected Ebola victim.

“His family, friends, and other young people wanted to take his body home for a funeral even though the instructions from the authorities during this Ebola virus outbreak are clear,” Mukendi said.

“All bodies must be buried according to the regulations.”

Hama Amadou, field coordinator for the humanitarian organization ALIMA, which had teams working at the center, said later that calm had been restored and that aid teams were continuing their work at the center.

There were 160 suspected deaths and 671 suspected cases in Congo’s two provinces, Congolese authorities said on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the U.N. said there were two cases including one death in neighboring Uganda.

Contentious segment of Dakota Access oil pipeline gets OK Approval comes decade after Standing Rock

BY JACK DURA Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal officials on Thursday gave final approval for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to continue operating its contentious Missouri River crossing, an outcome that comes nearly a decade after boisterous protests against the project on the North Dakota prairie.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to

grant the key easement means the pipeline will keep operating but with added conditions for detecting leaks and monitoring groundwater, among others. The announcement brings an end to a drawnout legal and regulatory saga stemming from the protests in 2016 and 2017, though further litigation over the pipeline is likely.

The $3.8 billion, multistate pipeline has been transporting oil since June 2017 from North Dakota’s Bakken oil field to a terminal in Illinois. The line carries about 4% of U.S. daily oil production, or roughly 540,000 barrels per day,

The Corps is “decisively putting years of delays to rest and moving out to safely execute this crossing beneath Lake Oahe,” Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle said in a statement.

The pipeline crosses the river upstream from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation, which straddles the Dakotas. The tribe has long opposed the pipeline, fearing a spill and contamination of its water supply. In 2016 and 2017, thousands of people camped and protested for months near the river crossing.

BRUSSELS — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants the European Union to consider offering “associate membership” to Ukraine and breathe new life into talks aimed at ending more than four years of war with Russia, according to a letter seen Thursday

by The Associated Press.

His letter, to the EU’s top officials, comes as the 27-nation bloc weighs whether to try to launch its own negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with U.S. mediated talks bogged down while America’s attention focuses on the Iran war.

Under Merz’s proposals, Ukraine would take part in EU meetings, but without voting rights, and would also have non-voting “associate members” of the bloc’s powerful executive branch, the European Commission, and the European Parliament.

He insisted that this “would not be a membership light,” and “go far beyond” the Association Agreement that currently governs EU-Ukraine relations. Merz suggested a “snap-back mechanism” in case Ukraine backslides on democratic standards.

European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed last month that official membership talks with Ukraine should be opened “without delay,” and Merz too called for that process to start.

On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed signs of possible progress in the accession negotiations, saying in an address that it is “very important for us. Ukraine has fulfilled everything necessary for this progress.”

Candidate countries must bring their laws into line in 35 policy areas, or “chapters,” ranging from justice standards to farm and fishing rules.

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Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration spent almost a year crafting regulations to block U.S. adversaries from buying commercial data gathered from cellphones at the federal government’s most sensitive locations.

The resulting rules, however, have a few gaps. Left off the list of 736 sensitive locations were the White House, Congress and the CIA’s headquarters, among others, according to a warning issued Thursday by three congressional Democrats.

“The sale of Americans’ location data by data brokers poses a serious threat to U.S. national security, particularly when data about U.S. government employees is sold to foreign governments,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Trump administration officials. “Such data can reveal sensitive information that can be exploited for espionage purposes.”

nia, urged the Trump administration to address the oversights and create a “protection zone” that encompasses the entire Washington, D.C. region rather than choosing individual buildings. They also urged the Department to expand the list of countries of concern that were barred from acquiring data on Americans.

A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment. The office of the Director of National Intelligence did not respond to a request for comment.

Data brokers have long sold such information to help companies better target advertising, analyze consumer habits and assess investment opportunities.

Governments have increasingly turned to these datasets to enforce laws and gather intelligence. Foreign spy agencies, for example, can use such data to map the patterns and activities of U.S. government personnel.

Such commercially available data has been used to identify sensitive U.S. fa-

a French aircraft carrier deployed in the Mediterranean reportedly gave away its location when a crew member logged a running route on the ship’s deck.

The rules, which went into effect in April 2025, seek to curb the sale of such data to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela.

They broadly ban selling the location data on more than 1,000 American devices to those countries. But concerned that foreign governments might circumvent those restrictions by buying up small data sets, the rules singled out certain designated sites linked to the U.S. government where even the sale of information about a single device was forbidden.

The rule only identified those locations by GPS coordinates. Wyden’s staff, assisted by the Congressional Research Service, analyzed the GPS coordinates to identify which U.S. government facilities or places were included and which ones had been left out, according to a spokesman for the senator.

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nuclear-tipped ICBMs. The drills focused on the “preparation and use of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression,” it said.

The maneuvers also practice cooperation with Belarus, an ally that hosts Russian nuclear weapons. Russian arsenals in Belarus include its latest intermediate range nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system.

Along with nuclear-tipped ground- and submarinelaunched ICBMs, the maneuvers featured a broad assortment of short- and medium-range weapons.

Unlike the intercontinental missiles that can destroy entire cities, tactical nuclear weapons intended for use against troops on the battlefield are less powerful.

They include aerial bombs and warheads for short- and medium-range missiles and artillery munitions.

The Defense Ministry said the Russian armed forces test-fired Yars and Sineva ICBMs, as well as mediumrange sea-launched Zircon and air-launched Kinzhal missiles, noting that all missiles hit their designated practice targets. Belarusian troops test-fired a shortrange Iskander ballistic missile inside Russia.

MOSCOW — Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the maneuvers in a video call with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.

“The use of nuclear weapons is an extreme, exceptional measure for ensuring the national security of our states,” Putin said.

Lukashenko earlier inspected Russian shortrange nuclear-capable Iskander ballistic missiles at a military unit involved in the drills and declared: “I dreamed about this machine a long time ago.”

The three-day drills that began Tuesday come amid a surge in Ukrainian drone strikes. including on Moscow’s suburbs that killed three people and damaged several buildings and industrial facilities. The strikes made it harder for officials in the Kremlin to cast the conflict in Ukraine — now in its fifth year — as something Kremlin messaging so distant that it doesn’t afPutin has repeatedly refect the daily routines of minded the world about Russian civilians.

Moscow’s nuclear arsenals after sending troops into Wide array of weapons Ukraine in February 2022 to Russia’s Defense Ministry try to deter the West from said the exercise involved ramping up support for 64,000 troops, over 200 mis- Kyiv.

In 2024, the Kremlin adsile launchers, more than 140 aircraft, 73 surface war- opted a revised nuclear ships and 13 submarines, doctrine, noting that any including eight armed with nation’s conventional at-

tack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. That threat was clearly aimed at discouraging the West from allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with longerrange weapons and appears to significantly lower the threshold for the possible use of Moscow’s nuclear arsenal.

The revised doctrine also placed Belarus under the Russian nuclear umbrella.

Putin has said that Moscow will retain control of its nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, which borders Ukraine and NATO members Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, but would allow its ally to select the targets in case of conflict.

Ukrainian drones spotted The maneuvers are held amid an increase in drone activity in the Baltic nations. On Tuesday, a NATO jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia. Ukraine apologized for that “unintended incident,” without specifying what had happened.

On Wednesday, an emergency announcement about a drone flying over Belarus prompted residents of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, including top officials and lawmakers, to take shelter and led to a brief closure of its airport.

Ukrainian drones targeting Russia’s Baltic ports and energy facilities have recently crossed or come down in NATO territory on several occasions. Western officials blame apparent Russian electronic jamming of the drones.

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Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla disembark a plane upon arriving at Istanbul Airport, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday.

Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists International backlash leads to release

BY MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli government on Thursday released and deported hundreds of flotilla activists who attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. Outrage abroad over the activists’ treatment prompted several countries to summon Israeli envoys to hear their concerns.

About 420 activists departed Israel on planes bound for Turkey, where they landed Thursday evening in Istanbul. Wearing gray sweatsuits and Arab keffiyehs, they descended stairs to the runway flashing two-fingered salutes and chanting “Free Palestine.” Some appeared to be limping.

All of the activists were expected to be taken for a medical checkup, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “all foreign activists” from the flotilla had been deported.

The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, or Adalah, said one participant who holds Israeli citizenship, Zohar Regev, was released following a court hearing on charges of illegal entry into Israel and unlawful stay. Regev has taken part in previous flotillas to Gaza.

Calls for quick deportation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he instructed that the activists be deported “as soon as possible,” after sharply rebuking Israel’s national security minister for provocative videos showing the minister taunting detained flotilla activists who were handcuffed and kneeling.

Netanyahu said that although Israel has every right to stop “provocative flotillas

of Hamas terrorist supporters,” the way National Security Minister Itamar BenGvir dealt with the activists was “not in line with Israel’s values and norms.”

Ben-Gvir released videos Wednesday showing him walking among some of the detainees. In one, activists with their hands tied behind their backs are kneeling, their heads touching the floor inside what appears to be a makeshift detention area on the deck of a ship.

Several countries, including Britain, France and Portugal, summoned Israeli envoys on Thursday over concerns about the treatment of flotilla activists and in protest of Ben-Gvir’s actions.

“The actions of Mr. BenGvir toward the passengers of the Global Sumud flotilla, condemned even by his own colleagues in the Israeli government, are unacceptable,” French foreign affairs minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

Turkey, Greece, Italy and Indonesia also condemned Israel for Ben-Gvir’s comments and the treatment of flotilla activists.

Detainees describe abuse Two Italian citizens who had been detained by Israel returned home Thursday, saying they had been beaten and mistreated — allegations that were denied

by Israeli prison officials Dario Carotenuto, an Italian lawmaker, said he experienced the “longest seconds” of his life when Israeli forces pointed rifles at activists inside a detention facility.

“They kicked me in the legs and punched me in the face,” said Alessandro Mantovani, an Italian newspaper journalist.

The allegations were “false and entirely without factual basis,” said Zivan Freidin, a spokesperson for the Israeli Prison Service.

Dozens of the activists’ boats began setting sail from Spain to Gaza in April. Israel stopped 20 vessels from the group on April 30 near the

southern Greek island of Crete and forced most of its activists to disembark.

Israel took two high profile activists — SpanishSwedish citizen Saif Abukeshek and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila — back to Israel where they were interrogated and detained for around a week before being deported.

The activists accused Israel of torture, claims Israel denies. Brazil and Spain condemned Israel for “kidnapping” their citizens.

Participants then regrouped and more than 50 boats departed from the Turkish port of Marmaris on May 14. Israeli forces began stopping the boats about 167 miles from the Gaza coastline, according to the flotilla’s website.

Similar attempts blocked Israel’s Foreign Ministry has called the flotilla “a PR stunt at the service of Hamas.” The boats carry a tiny, symbolic amount of aid.

This week, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions against several European activists aboard the flotilla, which U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called “pro-terror.”

Last year, Israeli authorities blocked a similar attempt involving some 500 activists.

Israel arrested, detained and later deported the participants, who claimed Israeli authorities abused them. Israeli authorities denied the accusations.

Blockade of Gaza Israel has maintained a sea blockade of Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007. Israeli authorities intensified it after the Hamas-led militant attacks on southern Israel that killed around 1,200 people and saw more than 250 taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023.

Critics say the blockade amounts to collective punishment. Israel says it’s intended to prevent Hamas from arming itself.

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Ken Graham, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service, urged those in all hurricane-prone states to prepare for the upcoming season as usual, regardless of the forecast.

“Don’t let words like ‘below average’ change the way you prepare,” Graham said.

Continued from page 1A Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, marking the 50th anniversary of the agency’s vital Hurricane Hunter aircraft.

The main contributor to this year’s quiet outlook, forecasters said, is the expected return of El Niño before the Atlantic reaches its busiest time of year. El Niño is generally associated with fewer storms in the Atlantic.

The last time the agency issued a below-average May outlook was in 2015, officials said.

Still, NOAA administrator Neil Jacobs said powerful hurricanes have formed and hit land during past El Niño seasons.

“Even though we’re expecting a below-average season in the Atlantic, it’s very important to understand that it only takes one,” Jacobs said at the news conference.

Good news for Louisiana El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that disrupt normal wind and current conditions in the Pacific Ocean, impacting weather across the globe.

El Niño tends to increase vertical wind shear across the Atlantic, Jacobs said, which helps to break up storms and prevent hurricane formation and intensification.

Though El Niño is not yet in full swing, scientists at the Climate Prediction Center said on May 14

LEVEE

Continued from page 1A agency’s police chief cannot legally earn more than the head of the Louisiana State Police, who makes about $198,000. Rondeno has also come under fire for a remarkably generous employment contract that provides him with protections afforded to no other employee at the agency.

The disclosure that Rondeno himself drafted an earlier version of the contract — which included a lucrative severance clause potentially worth up to $910,000 — led to further criticism. That version was later amended, with severance pay for public employees having been labeled unconstitutional.

Had the board not acted Thursday, a bill moving through the state Legislature might have forced its hand. Senate Bill 56, introduced by Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, was recently amended to include language that prevents the authority’s chief of police from holding any other roles at the agency.

The police chief’s contract has been part of turmoil at the levee board over the past couple of years. Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration has sought sweeping changes, including boosting the agency’s police force, and that has raised deep concerns over whether reforms put in place after the catastrophic levee failures during Hurricane Katrina were being abandoned.

The police force’s budget has increased by nearly 50% since the changes began.

Supporters say the force must be professionalized and its equipment should be

A better outlook

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Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever, struck Jamaica and Cuba last year. that there’s an 82% chance such conditions will emerge sometime between May and July. Jacobs said it’s also likely that this year’s El Niño conditions will be moderate to strong.

That’s good news for Louisiana, but bad for those neighboring the Pacific Ocean, where Jacobs said forecasters are expecting to see heightened activity this season. El Niño has the opposite effect in the Pacific, he said, re-

brought up to date.

The agency’s main role is maintaining much of the New Orleans area’s $14.5 billion hurricane protection system.

Flood authority board President Peter Vicari told lawmakers earlier this month that he would remove Rondeno from the role of compliance officer and bring his salary back down to its starting point.

He declined to comment after Thursday’s vote and the board released a statement on the decision.

“The board does not characterize the action as a raise, but rather as part of the overall restructuring and realignment of responsibilities approved by the authority,” it said. “Chief Rondeno continues leading the authority’s Police Department and remains responsible for public safety operations, infrastructure security, inspections and emergency preparedness functions across the regional flood protection system.”

Following the vote, Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, said it wasn’t his place to opine on the chief’s salary, but that “you can’t violate a state statute.” Talbot had sharply questioned Vicari on the chief’s contract at a recent hearing.

“When you’re a compliance officer for a multimillion-dollar entity, that to me is a job in and of itself,” Talbot said.

Blair duQuesnay, who chairs the Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans organization, which pushed for flood policy reforms after Katrina, said “it’s unfortunate that the Legislature now has to get involved and pass laws to correct mistakes made by this board.”

ducing wind shear and making it easier for strong storms to form.

Since El Niño’s impacts are most prominent deep in the tropical Atlantic, Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA’s lead seasonal hurricane forecaster, said we’ll likely see fewer long-track storms in 2026. But a few so-called homegrown storms could still spin up in the Gulf.

“You could get those storms in the Gulf that have the short awareness times,” Rosencrans said.

“While we are glad the Legislature has taken these steps, we believe a return to proper governance and protocol would avoid this situation altogether,” duQuesnay said.

Rondeno’s supporters have praised his performance. Vicari has previously pointed to accomplishments he says include implementing workforce development training and saving the agency $500,000 through his compliance role.

The agency also voted Thursday to increase taxes on property owners within its jurisdiction in Jefferson Parish, a move it called necessary due to reserve shortfalls for future levee improvements.

The move will raise an additional $612,000 annually, increasing the agency’s millage to its maximum allowable amount for an annual total of $12.9 million from Jefferson Parish taxpayers.

State agencies have leeway to adjust their tax rate, “rolling back” when property values increase to keep taxes flat, or “rolling forward,” as the levee authority did on Thursday, to raise additional funds.

The result will be a modest bump in most homeowners’ 2026 tax bills. Under the previous rate, a resident with property valued at $300,000 paid $859.50 in taxes to the flood protection authority, assuming that they claim a homestead exemption. That will increase by $42.75 to $902.25 under the new millage rate.

“Nobody likes paying taxes. I certainly don’t. But it’s the responsible thing to do to maintain our financial ability to partner with our partners,” said board Treasurer David Martin.

He said the East Jeffer-

“These flying, meteorological data collection machines are one of the most important tools we have to better understand hurricanes,” Carey said. “The data collected using NOAA aircraft improve hurricane track forecasts and intensity forecasts by as much as 20%.”

Newer technology showed promise last season, too, when the National Hurricane Center incorporated artificial intelligence-based weather model guidance in its hurricane predictions for the first time in 70 years of existence.

AI will play an even bigger role in this year’s forecasts, according to center Senior Hurricane Specialist John Cangialosi, who said the agency is hoping to use AI models more efficiently after experimentation last year. They’ll be incorporated in both forecast discussions and the center’s other blended tools.

“So we’re going to use it sort of smarter in 2026,” he told The Times-Picayune | The Advocate on Tuesday.

Cangialosi also took the opportunity to remind those in stormprone areas that while El Niño could make it harder for storms to form in the Atlantic this year, there’s no guaranteeing where those that do form will go.

“There’s a lower risk, but it doesn’t mean there’s no risk,” Cangialosi said. “It doesn’t mean anyone is off the hook.”

This year’s outlook is in stark contrast to prior years, when warm ocean waters and other factors fueled unusually prolific hurricane seasons.

In 2024, researchers issued alarming preseason forecasts that warned of an extremely active season, a prediction that came to fruition. Last year saw more tropical activity than usual as well, with fewer storms than in 2024 but a high ratio of powerful hurricanes that were difficult to forecast.

Still, the National Hurricane Center made strides last season in forecasting accuracy, improvements that officials said would not have been possible without NOAA’s 50-year-old Lockheed WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft, known as “Miss Piggy” and “Kermit.”

Outfitted with Doppler radars and able to fly into the eye of a hurricane, the P-3 aircraft collect critical data that forecasters use to more accurately predict how strong a storm will get and where it might go, according to Rear Admiral Chad Carey, director of NOAA’s Commissioned Officer Email Kasey Bubnash at kasey.

Corps. bubnash@theadvocate.com.

son district currently has $50 million in reserves and expects future levee elevations — necessary to address subsiding land — to cost $80 million.

Scrutiny of the agency’s police spending has also spilled over into questions about the tax increase. During a confirmation hearing in Baton Rouge on Wednesday for board member Kerwyn King, Talbot expressed concern about the rising millage.

“Some of the concern I have and some of the concern other people have is that we’re spending more and more money on … police,” Talbot said.

He stressed that the agen-

cy’s first priority should be “levees, levees, levees.”

Separately, the board voted at a special meeting last week to request that Attorney General Liz Murrill release investigative reports about the agency to the public.

Shane Guidry, Landry’s adviser in New Orleans who has been overseeing reforms at the agency though he holds no official title in government, has been teasing the findings of those reports for over a year, saying they reveal waste, fraud and abuse under prior leadership.

Using those unspecified allegations as a justification, Landry has overhauled the

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board’s membership. Every board member who was serving before Landry’s governorship has been replaced.

Murrill said last week on WWL radio that if the board wants the report released, “I will release the report.”

She said it did not find any criminal conduct but that it details “some pretty severe dysfunction.” She also addressed Rondeno’s contract.

“Certainly, I don’t think that he should be able to draft a contract for himself and then get it approved,” she said. “The board has to do an independent job of evaluating what the compensation is and what’s legal to pay him.”

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“As Black Americans, we have endured so much,” said Angel-Mariah Thompson, “from slavery to segregation to lynchings to discrimination to Jim Crow to mass incarceration to economic exploitation.”

Redistricting is a matter of morality, she said.

The New Orleans-anchored, Black-majority District 2, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, is more or less unchanged in the version approved Thursday.

Also unchanged is District 1, the southeast Louisiana district that includes St. Tammany in the north and Lafourche toward the south and is currently represented by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson.

Republicans hold a supermajority in the Legislature. That leaves Democrats with virtually no chance to stop a new map that slashes one Democratic district and adds a Republican one.

The House committee advanced the map on a 10-7 vote along party lines.

What changed?

Some of the biggest adjustments the House made to the Senate map affect the Acadiana and Baton Rouge regions.

In Acadiana: Lafayette, St. Martin and Acadia parishes would all be split into at least two congressional districts.

Lafayette Parish would mostly be in the 3rd District, which runs along the southwestern part of the state and is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, RLafayette. But a northern section of the parish would be in the 6th District, the new, solidly Republican district centered in suburban Baton Rouge.

Acadia Parish would also be mostly in the 3rd District.

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But one small section would be in a Shreveport-anchored district, while another would be in a Monroe-rooted district.

St. Martin Parish would no longer be entirely in the 3rd District. Instead, most of it would be 6th District.

St. Landry Parish is now almost entirely in the 5th District. That Monroeanchored district covers northeast Louisiana and is currently represented by Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, who is vacating her seat to run for the U.S. Senate. Previously, the parish was split between three congressional districts.

Calcasieu Parish is now entirely part of District 3, rather than being split up.

In the Baton Rouge region, the new map now splits Pointe Coupee Parish in half, with the southern part in the 6th District and the northern part in the 5th.

Livingston Parish is also split up now; most of its population is still in the 6th District, but a northeastern part

of the parish was moved to the 5th.

Kleinpeter — whose Senate district includes part of the Baton Rouge metro area and part of the Acadiana region — questioned the decision to split off the northern portion of Pointe Coupee into District 5 and to group St. Martin into a Baton Rouge-based district.

Pointe Coupee Parish is more a part of the Baton Rouge area than is St. Martin, he said.

Beaullieu, the House committee chair, said lawmakers didn’t request changes specifically to Livingston, Pointe Coupee and St. Martin parishes.

“These were a result of trying to push population or move population around based on other member requests,” he said. “It’s all kind of a chain reaction.

None of them are isolated in a silo.”

The updated map also eliminates a spur of the New Orleans-anchored 2nd District, which had pushed out

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— that guide how the agency operates. But it shouldn’t be allowed to Continued from page 1A select who gets the contracts, he said.

“If the council was involved in that level of minutia, I think that regulations.

What becomes of the S&WB once would validate concerns people the law goes into effect won’t be have,” Morrell said, alluding to clear for some time. Hilferty said concerns by S&WB board memin a Senate committee this month bers and others that council conthat the bill is the first step toward trol will politicize the city’s water folding the stand-alone utility into a utility. “You’re talking about masCity Hall department. Mayor Hel- sive multiyear contracts. I don’t ena Moreno, who supports the bill, think politics should ever be inhasn’t taken a position on that idea. volved in any of that.”

“The best way to think of this is we are normalizing the Sewer- Ordinances needed age & Water Board. Many of our The council will need to adopt orother parishes across the state dinances to exercise its new powhave sewer, water and drainage ers, and it’s not clear when that will functions under a Department of happen or what the ordinances will Public Works,” Hilferty said at the entail. Moreno plans to convene a committee meeting. working group to recommend poliCouncil President JP Morrell cies on accountability, governance at the same meeting agreed the and ratepayer protections, among S&WB should be subsumed by other things.

Public Works, but added that transMoreno, who took office in Januferring the S&WB’s bond debt — ary, serves as president of the totaling about half a billion dollars 11-member board, the majority — could be difficult for legal and of whom are mayoral appointees. practical reasons.

Despite that, Moreno has said In a recent interview, Morrell board members don’t serve at the said the council should create poli- mayor’s pleasure and therefore cies — on contracting, for example lack accountability. Major agency

into suburban Baton Rouge.

That means the Baton Rouge home of Republican state Sen. Blake Miguez is now back in the 6th District; the Senate map had shunted him into the 2nd.

Other changes In north Louisiana, the parishes of Jackson, Lincoln and Morehouse were moved into District 4, the Shreveport-anchored district in northwest Louisiana currently represented by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton.

Johnson now has a district that nearly entirely follows parish lines.

Grant Parish, in central Louisiana, was moved entirely into District 5.

State Rep. Dixon McMakin, R-Baton Rouge, introduced the updated map on behalf of GOP members of the Louisiana House.

He said that, after talking to House members, he focused on trying to make Grant, Calcasieu and St. Landry parishes whole,

changes currently must be signed off on by the Legislature, as most of the agency’s functions are enshrined in state law.

Moreno and council members have also sharply criticized the S&WB in recent months amid a series of water breaks that flooded homes and businesses and amid other significant problems.

S&WB officials, meanwhile, have expressed concerns about the bill while trying to figure what it means for the future. Board member Courtney Scrubbs told lawmakers in an April letter that changes could politicize the board and jeopardize its bond rating.

Without referring specifically to the bill, Executive Director Randy Hayman publicly criticized the fact that the S&WB shares a lobbyist with City Hall.

The administration says it will announce the members of the working group after a final vote on the bill. Merging the S&WB into city government won’t be a charge of the working group, according to city officials.

Hayman said the S&WB “hopes to have a seat at the table” once the group convenes.

“They may very well intend for

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rather than splitting them up in different congressional districts.

McMakin said he also worked not to change District 1 in southeast Louisiana. And he noted that Jackson, Lincoln and Morehouse parishes in the northern part of the state were moved.

to tell how many bubbles were in a bar of soap or how many gallons of water were in the Mississippi River in order to vote.”

Like he did in previous meetings and debates, Morris also noted that Louisiana’s current map was deemed unconstitutional, and the state has been Committee debate barred by a federal court While Republicans ma- from using it in this year’s neuvered toward the map midterm elections. they wanted, Democrats continued to fiercely protest A major political battle the elimination of a Black The Legislature’s redisseat. tricting effort comes after Marc H. Morial, president the U.S. Supreme Court last and CEO of the National month ruled Louisiana’s Urban League and former congressional map unconmayor of New Orleans, stitutional over lawmakers’ launched the public testimo- addition of a majority-Black ny portion of the meeting. district in 2024, a move they He said that, when he first made in response to a Voting visited the State Capitol in Rights Act lawsuit brought 1968 as a 10-year-old boy, by Black voters.

The high court’s ruling every Black person working there was holding a mop substantially weakened the or broom, carrying a tray of Voting Rights Act, saying it’s water, shining shoes or cut- almost always illegal to use race as a factor when drawting hair.

That year, his late father, ing voting maps.

Ernest “Dutch” Morial, President Donald Trump was the first Black person has called for GOP-led elected to the Legislature, states across the country where he brought legislation to draw new congressional to undo a Louisiana law that maps to secure more Repubrequired blood for transfu- lican seats in the U.S. House sions to be labeled either ahead of midterm elections this fall.

White or Black.

Louisiana Republicans Marc Morial called the GOP redistricting plan “a could have drawn a map that eliminated both Demreversal of progress.”

Democratic lawmakers on ocratic-leaning districts. the committee spent over But GOP leaders have said four hours pressing Sen. creating six Republican Jay Morris, the West Mon- districts would filter too roe Republican who is spon- many Democratic voters soring the bill, to change the into those districts and run the risk of voters electing map.

Morris said the proposed more than one Democrat to map was driven by politics Congress.

U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a and not race and was colorblind. Rep. Candace Newell, Black Democrat from BaD-New Orleans, called the ton Rouge who represents idea of colorblindness “very the district lawmakers have offensive.” been ordered to dismantle, “It means that the person also said he won’t compete who is claiming colorblind- against Carter, a New Orness is willfully ignoring leans Democrat, for reelecthe oppressions that have tion. been placed on Black peoThose factors have cleared ple in this country,” Newell the way for Louisiana lawsaid. “It minimizes the lived makers to craft a so-called experiences of my grand- 5-1 map rather than one with parents who were forced six Republican districts.

us to have a seat. I’m just asking to be sure that it’s echoed that we would like to be part of the discussion,” he said at a May 13 committee meeting.

Hayman added that S&WB employees are worried about their positions and pensions, and that agency officials hope “employee retention is kept in mind” as the working group convenes.

Current board Under the current law, the mayor is president of the 11-member governing board, a majority of whom are New Orleans residents appointed by the mayor with council approval. The board would elect its president under the new law, which also allows the council to make rules on how board members are appointed and their terms of service. Changing the 11-member structure would require a voterapproved city charter amendment.

Morrell, a former state senator, authored the 2013 bill setting up the current board structure, which was meant to insulate the board from political interference.

He said it has instead resulted in a board that lacks accountability and transparency.

“It has failed spectacularly,” Morrell told the Senate committee, noting the S&WB’s 14% approval rating in a New Orleans Crime Coalition survey last year.

The nonprofit Bureau of Governmental Research, a public policy watchdog, said in a 2023 report the S&WB governing structure creates a “misalignment” of accountability, since the board oversees operations and the council approves water and sewer rates.

The result has been strife between the council and utility, and lack of needed investment in infrastructure, according to BGR. The group called for folding the S&WB entirely within city government or more cleanly separating it, so one body is accountable for funding and operations.

BGR Executive Director Rebecca Mowbray said the new law will “usher in a new era of local control,” while also noting it “does not articulate a specific vision” for changing how the S&WB is governed.

“It will be up to the mayor and the City Council to carefully plan a more effective, accountable and well-funded utility than exists today,” she said.

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Senate panel makes big cuts to budget School vouchers, raises, education funds trimmed

BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer

Raises for judges and members of Gov. Jeff Landry’s Cabinet next year appear to be off the table after a Senate panel cut them from the state budget, along with funding to expand LA GATOR and money that would have increased the per-student rate schools are paid for operating costs.

Facing budget constraints, the Senate Finance Committee made those changes Thursday through a lengthy set of amendments, just days after a statement from Landry cast doubt on who should receive pay raises and threw a wrench into budget deliberations.

Other cuts are unsurprising after state economists predicted Louisiana would bring in about $100 million less in tax revenue for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, than previously expected. On its own, the increase for GATOR, a program that gives taxpayer money to families to pay for private school, would have cost $43.5 million.

Senators also lowered by $30 million the state funds schools receive as determined by a formula known as the Minimum Foundation Program. That allocation was already set to decrease because of declining public school enrollment, but lawmakers had agreed to increase the per-pupil payments schools get for operating costs to soften the blow.

Still, not all the amendments pared back the budget: the Senate panel, for example, gave state lawmakers the right to daily allowances for days they work outside of the legislative session, and it allocated about $18.5 million for raises for corrections officers.

Whether those budget items last remains to be seen; the fates of other pending proposals, such as raises for registrars and prosecutors, also are murky.

On Monday, Landry issued a statement on X saying that no state workers should receive pay

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Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, has balked at the idea of abandoning pay raises for low- and middleincome workers. raises this year if teachers don’t get them.

Since then, legislative leaders have been seeking clarity on what exactly Landry meant. The governor spent the first part of the week in Greenland. President Donald Trump, who has said he wants to acquire the island, named Landry its special envoy earlier this year.

The governor returned Wednesday night, according to his social media.

State Rep. Jack McFarland, RJonesboro, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee and sponsors multiple budget bills, said he expected to meet with the governor Friday.

Landry’s statement about pay raises came after a constitutional amendment that affected teacher pay failed at the polls Saturday.

Amendment 3 would have liquidated three state education trust funds and used the money to turn $2,000 and $1,000 stipends that teachers and school support staff receive, respectively, into perma-

nent raises. The raises also would have grown to $2,250 and $1,125.

Teachers have received stipends for three years in a row, so they effectively face a pay cut. Lawmakers would have to allocate $200 million to avoid that outcome — a feat top budget officials in the Legislature have described as unrealistic.

Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, initially said the Senate would cut out all raises in the budget and park bills authorizing new pay increases, to prevent Landry from vetoing legislation.

But McFarland balked at the idea of abandoning pay raises for low- and middle-income workers.

“I’ve expressed this to (Landry’s) chief of staff, Julie Emerson. Those are to me a critical industry. Firefighters — we’ve got to have them to fight wildfires,” he said, referring to a pay increase for firefighters that he has supported. “It’s not a want; it’s a necessity. I feel the same way with corrections.”

La. teachers likely to lose $2,000 stipends Budget advances without their funding

BY PATRICK WALL Staff writer

Louisiana’s public school teachers, who are among the lowest-paid in the country, are likely to take home $2,000 less next school year after state lawmakers advanced a budget Thursday that leaves out educator stipends.

The state Legislature has given one-time pay boosts to teachers in the past few years instead of permanent raises. After voters rejected a ballot measure Saturday that would have financed teacher raises, educators urged lawmakers this week to add stipends to the state budget.

On Thursday, those hopes were dashed as the Senate Finance Committee approved a budget plan that does not include the annual pay bumps — $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for school support staff — that educators have received since 2023. Legislative leaders had warned that they were unlikely to find the roughly $200 million needed for the stipends after recent economic forecasts predicted a drop in state revenues next year.

D’Shay Oaks, a school librarian and president of the Louisiana Association of Educators, a statewide teachers union, noted that the state is poised to give teachers less money even as student test scores continue to rise.

“We’re working our butts off in the classrooms,” she said, “but yet you’re gon-

“We’re working our butts off in the classrooms, but yet you’re gonna take away money that you’ve given to us for the past few years?”

D’SHAy OAKS, Louisiana Association of Educators president na take away money that you’ve given to us for the past few years?”

Louisiana ranks 49th for average teacher pay, which was $56,785 in 2025, according to a recent analysis by the National Education Association, a national teachers union. In 2024, Louisiana teachers earned about $6,000 less on average than their peers in nearby states, according to data from the Southern Regional Education Board.

In the May 16 election, Louisiana voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have liquidated three education trust funds to pay off teacher retirement debt, then put the savings toward teacher raises.

Gov. Jeff Landry had championed the amendment, which was similar to one that failed to pass last year. But some educators op-

posed paying for the raises at the expense of trust funds that support education programs that benefit students.

On Monday, Landry posted on social media that no state employees should get pay increases this year if teachers do not receive permanent raises. In response, lawmakers planned to nix raises for prosecutors, judges, legislators and other state workers.

The Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the largest statewide teachers union, had called on the Legislature to draw from a state savings account called the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund to pay for another year of educator stipends.

“Louisiana teachers and school employees should not face a reduction in pay while the state has resources available to prevent it,” the union said in a Facebook post Tuesday.

While the budget bill advanced by the Senate committee did not boost teacher pay, it did include raises for some state workers, such as corrections officers. A spokesperson for Landry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The bill, which could still be amended, now heads to the full Senate for approval.

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Pay raises The budget the House passed included $10,000 pay raises for state firefighters, who receive $28,000 annually, McFarland said. It was not immediately clear whether the Senate amendments impacted that raise.

As for the pay increase lawmakers now want to give prison employees, state officials hope it will help address staffing shortages and save money on overtime costs.

Corrections cadets have one of the highest turnover rates of all state workers: Between 2024 and 2025, that rate was 164%, according to Louisiana’s annual turnover report.

The state Civil Service Commission recently approved a $3 hourly raise for cadets, meaning they could make $20.50 an hour, said Gary Westcott, the state’s top corrections official. They currently make $17.50, he told legislators earlier this year.

The increase for corrections officers came through an amendment

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An amendment to House Bill 983, which controls the state’s judiciary budget, takes out $6.7 million that would have made the pay boost judges received last year permanent.

Two other proposals are also hanging in the balance as budget deliberations continue.

An amendment to HB1 sets aside $500,000 to update the pay schedule for registrars of voters, but the appropriation is dependent on the passage of a bill that would enact that change.

The measure, Senate Bill 25 by state Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, is headed to the House Appropriations Committee, with a hearing scheduled for Tuesday.

Kleinpeter said Tuesday that he wants to keep fighting for the raises. Registrars haven’t had their pay schedules adjusted since 2007, he said.

Meanwhile, state Rep. Peter Egan, R-Covington, has been pushing two bills to give prosecutors more resources. House Bill 660 would raise the base salary for assistant district attorneys from $50,000 to $60,000, and House Bill 719 would let district attorneys hire more prosecutors.

Hillar Moore, the district attorney for the 19th Judicial District in East Baton Rouge Parish, has said his office is in dire need of more staff, and that he has struggled to retain prosecutors because he cannot offer competitive salaries.

While the status of negotiations on HB660 and HB719 is unclear, their odds did not appear promising Thursday.

The House did not include raises for prosecutors in the budget it originally passed. There did not immediately appear to be any new money allocated for those measures in the amendments the Senate passed.

Both HB660 and HB719 are pending approval by the Senate Finance Committee.

The budget bills now head to the full Senate for approval; after that, the House will need to agree to the amendments. If it doesn’t, the bill will go before a small committee of legislators who will hash out the final version in private.

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NEW YORK — Hour-to-hour swings for oil prices keep jerking financial markets around, and U.S. stocks wavered Thursday following the latest reversal.

The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and inched closer to its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 276 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.1%.

All three indexes erased early drops and gained strength following the latest U-turn for oil prices. Brent crude oil briefly got above $109 per barrel in the morning, threatening to worsen the world’s already high inflation, before quickly erasing all its gains in midday trading and falling 2.3% to settle at $102.58.

Oil prices are yo-yoing because of uncertainty about how long the war with Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut. The closure has prevented oil tankers from exiting the Persian Gulf to deliver crude to customers worldwide, driving up oil’s price.

As oil prices eased Thursday, so did pressure on Wall Street that’s been building from the bond market.

Yields had climbed so high that they threatened to slow economies worldwide and undercut prices for stocks, bitcoin and all kinds of other investments.

They’ve already forced the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate to its most expensive level since last summer, and they could curtail companies’ borrowing to build the AI data centers that have supported the U.S. economy’s growth recently.

Average mortgage rate climbs to 6.51% The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, driving up borrowing costs for homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year.

The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.51% from 6.36% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Despite the sharp increase, the average rate remains below 6.86%, where it was a year ago.

Rates have been mostly trending higher since the war with Iran began. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has roiled energy markets, sending crude oil prices sharply higher — a key driver of inflation.

Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.

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U.N. court: Right to strike protected by treaty THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court issued a landmark advisory opinion on the right to strike on Thursday, finding that a cornerstone labor treaty protects the ability of workers to walk off the job.

The International Court of Justice was asked in 2023 by the International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency, to settle an internal dispute over whether one of the ILO’s conventions gives workers the right to strike.

Advisory opinions aren’t legally binding, but carry significant weight. The decision could have a worldwide impact on labor regulations, enshrining the right to strike in labor standards and international trade agreements.

Labor unions welcomed the decision.

“As any trade unionist will tell you, there is no right to organize without the right to strike!” Christy Hoffman, general-secretary of UNI Global Union, said in a statement after the opinion was announced. “The two are inseparable foundations of any functional and fair industrial relations system. Congratulations to the many advocates who argued the point so brilliantly before the ICJ.”

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Trump eases federal refrigerant rule Move comes in a bid to address surging grocery costs

BY MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules that require grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, a step that President Donald Trump said would help lower grocery costs.

Trump said at a White House ceremony that the action by the Environmental Protection Agency would “substantially lower costs for consumers” by delaying costly restrictions that limit the type of refrigerants U.S. businesses and families can use.

The move to relax the Biden-era rules on harmful pollutants known as hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs,

emitted by refrigerators and other appliances was the latest attempt by the Republican administration before pivotal elections in November to try to address rising voter concerns over the cost of living.

It is not clear how much or how quickly grocery prices could be impacted. Industry groups said it could even raise prices because manufacturers have already redesigned products, retooled factories and trained workers to build and service next-generation refrigerant equipment.

Inflation in the United States increased to 3.8% annually in April, amid price spikes caused by the Iran war and Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Inflation is now outpacing wage gains as the war has kept oil and gasoline prices high.

The regulation from the Democratic Biden administration was “unnecessary and costly and actually makes the machinery worse,” Trump said at a ceremony joined by top executives from Kroger, Piggly

Wiggly and other grocery chains.

He said the EPA action would protect hundreds of thousands of jobs and save Americans more than $2 billion a year.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, which represents more than 330 HVAC manufacturers and commercial refrigeration companies, said the change in approach would “inject uncertainty across the market” and could even raise prices.

“This rule works against basic supply and demand,” said Stephen Yurek, the group’s president and CEO. “By extending the compliance deadline” for phasing out HFCs, the administration “is maintaining and even increasing demand in the market for existing refrigerants while supply continues to fall.”

The greenhouse gases are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide and are considered a major driver of global warming.

It is a reversal after Trump signed a law in his first term that aimed to

reduce harmful, planet-warming pollutants emitted by refrigerators and air conditioners. That bipartisan measure brought environmentalists and major business groups into rare alignment on the contentious issue of climate change and won praise across the political spectrum.

The 2020 law reflected a broad bipartisan consensus on the need to quickly phase out domestic use of HFCs. The EPA action highlights the second Trump administration’s drive to roll back regulations perceived as climate friendly. The plan is among a series of sweeping environmental changes that the agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, has said will put a “dagger through the heart of climate change religion.”

Environmentalists criticized the administration’s actions, saying the new rule would exacerbate climate pollution while disrupting a yearslong industry transition to new coolants as an alternative to HFCs.

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Higher fuel prices have some scaling back Memorial Day travel plans

BY RIO YAMAT

AP airlines and travel writer As someone who is “not the best person with bugs and stuff,” Stephanie Bernaba never imagined herself becoming an outdoorsy mom.

But the mother of three is getting more daring as gas prices and other travel costs make vacations more expensive. Her family has traded pricier trips, such as long summer stays in Florida and an annual Disney World visit around her birthday, for local beaches, bike rides and hiking trails near their home in coastal Rhode Island.

“I’ve been trying to do more of that because one, it’s quality time. Two, it’s fresh air. And three, we’re not spending an arm and a leg,” Bernaba, 47, said.

That kind of calibration is shaping the summer travel season, which gets its traditional start in the U.S. with the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. Higher fuel prices resulting from the Iran war and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel costlier as people in many parts of the world form their plans.

The U.S. Travel Association expects annual travel spending to grow by a modest 1% this year, powered largely by domestic leisure travel despite the FIFA World Cup giving soccer fans from other countries a reason to visit the U.S. Airfares have climbed around the world along with the price of jet fuel as the war constrains global oil supplies.

Sticking closer to home may not cushion the sticker shock. The nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated Americans would collectively spend an extra $3.5 billion on gasoline over the holiday weekend.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. was $4.56 on Thursday compared to $3.18 a year ago, according to motor club AAA. Other travel expenses have gone up too. The latest consumer price index showed airfares were 20.7% higher in April from a year ear-

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Travelers wait to board an Amtrak train on Wednesday at Union Station in Los Angeles. Some Americans are planning to scale back their summer travel as higher fuel prices resulting from the Iran war and other inflationary pressures take a toll on people’s pocketbooks. lier, the cost of intracity transit such as buses and subways rose 5.6%, lodging cost 4.3% more, and eating out got 3.6% pricier.

Despite elevated prices, industry forecasts suggest Americans still want to get away, even if it means replacing long trips with long weekends, choosing destinations closer to home and finding ways to cut costs by cooking meals or using buses and trains instead of driving.

AAA predicted that 45 million U.S. residents would travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday for the holiday.

The Transportation Security Administration said it expects to screen 18.3 million passengers from Thursday to next Wednesday.

Many households are planning summer vacations but making tradeoffs such as shorter trips or cheaper lodging, according to Bank of America analysts. Mastercard said in a recent report that consumers appeared increasingly focused on value and were adjusting their destinations and timing instead of not going away at all.

“Generally, it’s certainly more of a demand reshuffling than a demand softening,” David Tinsley, a senior economist at Bank of America Institute, said.

For the Bernaba family, that has meant trading a big vacation for a shorter trip nearby this summer. Their scaled-back itinerary still is pricey: more than $400 for a ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for their car and passengers, and about $800 a night for each of the two hotel rooms the family of five needs.

Another family that had planned to join them backed out after seeing the price tag.

“The pinch is being felt all the way around,”

Bernaba said.

Analysts have increasingly described travel spending as “K-shaped,” with higher-income households continuing to spend while lowerincome families pull back or opt out entirely.

Bank of America said lower-income households were significantly more likely to report having no summer travel plans this year.

New polling of registered U.S. voters by Quinnipiac University found that 48% have cut back on vacation spending, 54% have reduced what they spend on dining out, and 36% have curbed their driving.

Travelers are confronting other stressors besides cost.

Airlines around the world have canceled flights and trimmed routes to save on fuel and operating costs, leaving passengers with fewer options. The conflict in the Middle East has complicated getting there and rerouted flights to and from Asia, adding another layer of concern on top of broader geopolitical tensions and the declining value of the dollar for people considering trips abroad.

Recent U.S. government shutdowns, which caused major flight disruptions and long security lines, also are likely still fresh in travelers’ minds.

The various factors impacting travel right now has made planning trips more mentally taxing and may be pushing people toward simpler and more accessible vacations that feel easier to manage, said Marta Soligo, a tourism sociologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

“The key word here is unpredictability,” Soligo said. “Tourists don’t like unpredictability.”

President calls off artificial intelligence executive order Trump says he’s concerned it could dull U.S. tech edge

BY COLLIN BINKLEY and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony Thursday because he said he was worried the measure could dull America’s edge on AI technology.

Trump said he was postponing the Oval Office event with tech industry executives because he did not like what he saw in the order’s text.

“We’re leading China, we’re leading everybody, and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump told reporters.

The order would have established a framework for the government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems before their public release, according to a person familiar with the White House’s deliberations with the tech industry but not authorized to speak about them publicly. The directive was being characterized as a voluntary collaboration with participating U.S.-based tech companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, the person said.

The push for some kind of government action to review leading AI systems follows growing concern within the banking industry and other institutions about the leaps in AI’s abilities to find cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the world’s software.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with Wall Street CEOs in April, warning them about

the cybersecurity risks posed

by Anthropic’s AI model, Claude Mythos.

The meeting, urgently assembled at the Treasury Department’s headquarters, was intended to ensure that banks were aware of the risks associated with the models, Bessent said at CNBC’s “Invest in America Forum” in Washington in April. “This new Anthropic model is very powerful,” he said. “Some banks are doing a better job in cybersecurity than others, and we want to have the ability to convene them and talk about what is best practices and where they should be heading.”

That led some allies of the Republican president to propose better methods for getting those AI tools in the hands of trusted cybersecurity experts.

Trump had pledged to undo the AI safety regulations set by his predecessor, Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump’s administration has

viewed the AI sector as an engine to help deliver on his pledges to expand the economy and he has promoted its major players at events at the White House and around the world. Last week, Trump had tech CEOs in tow for a summit with China’s Xi Jinping.

Trump’s ambitions for the sector have collided with the fears of voters over the impact of the technology on American life, jobs and electricity bills. Republicans themselves are divided over whether to embrace the AI industry or side with voters who express skepticism about the technology.

Also complicating the government’s interest in working with Anthropic on cybersecurity is the government’s ongoing legal fight with the company. Trump in February ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s chatbot Claude after an unusually public clash between the Pentagon and CEO Dario Amodei.

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Key agency approves Republicans call off vote the design plan for arch on Iran war resolution Legislation was on verge of passing

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, and House GOP leaders depart a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

BY STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.

The House had scheduled a vote on a war powers resolution, brought

by Democrats, that would rein in Trump’s military campaign. But as it became clear that Republicans would not have the numbers to defeat the bill, GOP leaders declined to hold a vote on it. It was the latest sign of the slipping support in Congress for a war that Trump launched more than two months ago without congressional approval.

“We had the votes without question and they knew it, and as a result they’re playing a political game,” said Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks, who sponsored the bill.

Republicans in the Senate are also working to ensure they have the votes to dismiss another war powers resolution that advanced to a final vote earlier this week, when four GOP senators supported the resolution and three others were absent from the vote.

The actions by congressional leaders showed Republicans are struggling to maintain political backing for Trump’s handling of the war. Rank-and-file Republicans are increasingly willing to defy the president over the conflict.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, told reporters that the vote was delayed to give lawmakers who were absent a chance to vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, did not answer questions from reporters as he exited the House chamber.

Trump wants to build at entrance to capital

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation’s capital, a key step in the project’s process but one that has no immediate bearing on the timeline for construction.

Commissioners, all appointed

by Trump, acted despite overwhelming public opposition to the 250-foot arch, one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his imprint on Washington.

At the White House, Trump told reporters he thought the vote was “fantastic” adding that “we’re the only important and major city that doesn’t have one.”

The commission only oversees designs and has no role in the actual construction or funding of the arch or any other project it considers. Preliminary surveys and testing of the arch site began last week. The National Capital Planning Commission, a separate federal agency that approves construction on federal land, has the arch on the agenda at its June meeting.

Trump had said last year that the arch could be paid for with private donations left over from the ballroom project. A cost estimate for the arch is still being calculated, but a mix of taxpayer and private money is expected to be used to pay for it, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the president has not publicly discussed the project’s cost.

“The building is beautiful,” said the commission’s chairman, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., shortly before the vote on the slightly revised design. Commissioners had suggested several changes when they first reviewed the design in April. Some were made by the Harrison Design archi-

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the U.S. Another House war powers resolution nearly passed last week, falling on a tie vote as three Republicans voted in favor.

Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had the votes “locked in” this time around.

“People are beginning to finally listen to the American people who don’t support the war in Iran, and I think there’s a growing number of Republicans who see how devastating the war has been for our country,” said Democratic Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state.

The lone Democrat who voted against the war powers resolution last week, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, has said he will vote in favor of the legislation next time.

In a joint statement, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and other caucus leaders said Republicans were “cowardly” to pull the vote.

“Even as we prepare to recognize our nation’s fallen heroes on Memorial Day, House Republicans refuse to show up and be accountable to the brave service members that have been recklessly put in harm’s way,” they added.

Republicans have been broadly supportive of Trump’s efforts to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities, but Frustration with Iran war grows some are now saying the president’s On Capitol Hill, patience with the legal timeline to wage a war without war has worn thin as the stalemate in congressional approval has expired. the Strait of Hormuz disrupts global Under the War Powers Resolution shipping and elevates gas prices in of 1973, presidents have 60 days to

engage in a military conflict before Congress must either declare war or authorize the use of military force.

“We’re past 60 days so it’s got to be brought to us to vote on. We’re following the law,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., adding that he plans to vote for the war powers resolution.

The dispute over war powers The White House argues that the requirements of the War Powers Resolution no longer apply because of the ceasefire with Iran. At the same time, Trump has said he was just an hour away from ordering another strike on Iran earlier this week, but held off because Gulf allies said they were engaged in negotiations to end the war.

Still, Trump said on social media that military leaders should “be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached.”

Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.

Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has so far voted against the war powers resolutions, expressed frustration with the Trump administration’s stance, especially from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“The current status quo, Pete Hegseth demonstrates how incompetent he is,” Tillis told reporters, adding that he would be willing to vote for an authorization for use of military force.

tecture firm and approved on Thursday.

The arch would stand 250 feet tall from its base to a torch held aloft by a Lady Liberty-like figure on top of the structure, flanked by two gilded eagles. But four lions envisioned as guarding the base were removed.

The phrases “One Nation Under God” and “Liberty and Justice for All” would be inscribed in gold lettering atop either side of the monument.

A public observation deck on top would provide 360-degree views of the region. The arch would have an exterior made of granite.

The commission’s vice chairperson, architect James McCrery II, said in April that he preferred the arch without the figures on top, which would have reduced the height by about 80 feet. Critics argue that the arch would dominate the skyline and disrupt carefully designed views between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

It would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial, which is 99 feet tall, and close to half the height of the Washington Monument, at about 555 feet tall.

McCrery had also recommended nixing the ground-level lion statues along with an underground tunnel for pedestrians to get to the arch, which would be built on a busy traffic circle. The design approved Thursday has no lions and incorporates pedestrian crosswalks. A platform the arch would have been built on also has been removed.

Ten people who testified Thursday, including on behalf of organizations such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the DC Preservation League, opposed the arch on grounds that it is too big. They said the project needed to be approved by Congress because it would be built on federal land and that it would disrupt the sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House at Arlington National Cemetery that was created to symbolize reunification after the Civil War.

Investigators trying to identify Trump says he’s sending substance that may have killed 3 5,000 more troops to Poland First responders briefly quarantined

BY SAVANNAH PETERS and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

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MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. — Investigators in New Mexico are trying to identify a mysterious substance that may have contributed to the deaths of three people and led to more than a dozen first responders being briefly quarantined.

Two people remained in a hospital Thursday, including a person who was found unresponsive in a home where the three died east of Albuquerque, in the rural town of Mountainair.

Authorities went to the home Wednesday after being called about a suspected

drug overdose.

Some first responders began coughing, vomiting and experiencing dizziness, authorities said. As a result, medical workers checked nearly two dozen people who may have come into contact with the mysterious substance, the University of New Mexico Hospital said.

It was not clear what the substance was, how the people in the home died, what caused some first responders to become sick or exactly how many experienced symptoms. Autopsies will be conducted and authorities said they were testing to determine what substances were in the home.

Antonette Alguire, a volunteer firefighter in Mountainair, said Wednesday that she saw some EMTs and

firefighters coughing and vomiting after they were outside the house.

Medical workers decontaminated nearly two dozen people, most of them first responders, the University of New Mexico Hospital said.

Most had no symptoms, hospital officials said.

Three people were admitted to the hospital Wednesday. One — an emergency medical services official — has since been released, the mayor of Mountainair said Thursday.

Mountainair Mayor Peter Nieto said he spotted drugs at the home, but did not say what type of drugs. He dismissed carbon monoxide or natural gas exposure as possible causes for the health issues that the first responders experienced.

Announcement stirs confusion

BY BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe.

The Trump administration has said it was reducing levels in Europe by about 5,000 troops, and U.S. officials confirmed about 4,000 service members were no longer deploying to Poland.

Trump’s social media announcement raises more uncertainty for European allies that have been blindsided by the changes as the administration has complained about NATO members not shouldering enough of the burden of their own defense and failing to do more to support the Iran war.

“Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Trump and the Pentagon have said in recent weeks that they were drawing down at least 5,000 troops

in Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was being “humiliated” by the Iranian leadership and criticized what he called a lack of strategy in the war.

Trump then told reporters at the beginning of the month that the U.S. would be “cutting a lot further than 5,000.”

As of last week, some 4,000 troops from the Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were no longer en route to Poland. The Associated Press reported that the canceled deployment was part of an effort to comply with Trump’s order to reduce the number of troops in Europe. A deployment to Germany of personnel trained to fire long-range missiles also was halted.

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HANO will pay Guste Homes’ water bill Authority agrees amid mounting federal pressure

BY VIOLET BUCARO Staff writer

The Housing Authority of New Orleans on Tuesday agreed to pay a $777,000 water bill for the Guste Homes complex amid mounting pressure from federal officials and the threat of water shut-offs at the

Central City property.

The board of the public housing authority unanimously voted to pay down what the Guste Homes Management Corp. owed the Sewerage & Water Board. Guste Homes works with HANO to manage the high-rise.

The vote came after the De-

partment of Housing and Urban Development toured the complex and warned the utility that the unpaid bill was unacceptable, officials said. HUD has also rapped the complex over its vacancy rate, which was 23% in March.

The S&WB has also warned that it would shut water off at the com-

plex if Guste didn’t pay up.

HANO board members said now that the bill is paid, they expect to wield firmer control over Guste Homes’ budget and to revamp the complex’s 80 vacant units.

“It’s gonna be an all of the above approach, but just paying this and forgetting about it is not gonna work, because we’re slowly dwindling away the savings account for all the affordable housing in New

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Orleans,” said HANO board Commissioner Joshua Cox, referencing the reserves HANO had to draw from to settle the Guste bill.

Cynthia Wiggins, president of the Guste Homes Resident Management Corp., declined to comment and referred questions to her attorney, who did not return a request for comment Wednesday.

ä See HANO, page 2B

RTA CEO resigns, repays nearly $21K Hankins received excess car allowance

BY BLAKE PATERSON Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority’s CEO has submitted a resignation letter and signaled plans to sue the agency after negotiations over the terms of her departure broke down, according to her attorney, Bill Aaron.

CEO Lona Edwards Hankins submitted the letter to the board Sunday, and sent the RTA a nearly $21,000 check to compensate for the excess car allowance payments she received during her tenure, Aaron said Hankins Wednesday.

In her letter, Hankins said she would prefer to resign immediately but offered to stay on for 60 days as required by her contract.

RTA board Chair Ann Duplessis had not responded to the letter as of Wednesday. In a text message, Duplessis said the board would accept Hankins’ letter and announce an interim CEO at its meeting Tuesday.

An RTA spokesperson said that, as of Thursday afternoon, Hankins was still CEO. It is unclear how long Hankins had been receiving the excessive car allowance payments or how it was discovered. Her contract states she’s entitled to $600 per month for the expense.

The board, newly installed by Mayor Helena Moreno, voted earlier this month to enter into negotiations with Hankins with the goal of arriving at mutually agreeable terms for her departure.

According to Aaron, the RTA board provided Hankins with an offer but indicated that if she didn’t take it, they would move to fire her for

ä See RTA, page 2B

A pedestrian walks across Poydras Street on Thursday as traffic lights shine out of sync. Mayor Helena Moreno launched a new initiative on Thursday to repair and upgrade New Orleans’ traffic signals.

Initiative calls for $171M in work to make intersections safer

BY BLAKE PATERSON

trians and drivers.

The city manages more than 400 Staff writer traffic signals, though much of the Mayor Helena Moreno launched infrastructure is beyond its usable a new initiative on Thursday to life. Many of the lights include wirrepair and upgrade New Orleans’ ing that isn’t sealed properly, caustraffic signals, with the goal of im- ing the signals to trip and revert to proving traffic flow and making “flash” mode after rainfall.

“This is a situation that has been intersections safer for both pedes-

accepted for far too long. It’s caused so much frustration, and we’re not gonna put up with it, and it’s time to work with urgency to get this situation fixed,” Moreno said at a news conference Thursday.

Phase 1 of Moreno’s plan will begin

ä See PLAN, page 3B

SWAT arrest fuels ankle monitor scrutiny Teen accused of leading armed carjacking spree

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

Mayor race results stay same after recount Glaser reelected as Kenner leader

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

A Kenner mayoral candidate earned one additional vote Thursday in a recount of mail-in ballots from Saturday’s election but ultimately still lost the race, Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters Dennis DiMarco said.

Mayor Michael Glaser, a Republican, narrowly won the mayor’s race without a runoff with just over 50% of the vote, according

ELECTION 2026 to unofficial election results. His opponent, Diane Schnell, a Democrat, gained one new vote against him in the recount, putting her at 3,714 votes to his 5,586. A third candidate, Walt Bennetti, earned 16% of the votes.

Glaser barely avoided a runoff by only 20 votes total, according to the recount’s findings.

S c h n e l l , h o w e v e r, s a i d Thursday’s recount was not

STAFF PHOTO By BRETT DUKE

Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters Dennis DiMarco speaks Thursday before a recount of the Kenner mayoral race at the Joseph S. yenni Building in ä See RECOUNT, page 2B Elmwood.

A teen whose ankle monitor violations went unchecked for months allegedly led an armed Uber carjacking crew before a Desire-area SWAT standoff ended in his arrest Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Ja’Maarion Banks, 19, and three juveniles, ages 16, 14 and 14, were booked on multiple counts of armed robbery, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed Thursday.

Banks was allegedly the ringleader in a carjacking spree that spanned a roughly 1-squaremile area in St. Roch and the Desire Development on May 8. Police say he hailed Uber drivers, then stole their vehicles.

Early that morning, Banks and a juvenile codefendant allegedly called an Uber to the intersection of Abundance Street and Edith Weston Place, aimed a gun at the driver who helped the two load bags into the back of a Chevy Trailblazer, and fled in the vehicle.

ä See SCRUTINY, page 3B

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Shia LaBeouf formally charged in Mardi Gras fight

BY JOHN SIMERMAN

Staff writer

Actor Shia LaBeouf was formally charged Thursday with three counts of simple battery over his allegedly criminal antics at a bar in New Orleans on the morning of Fat Tuesday.

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams’ office charged LaBeouf, 39, with the misdemeanor counts in a bill of information. All three charges list the date of offense as Feb. 17, Mardi Gras.

That’s when police booked LaBeouf on two counts of battery after New Orleans Police Department officers were called to R Bar in Faubourg Marigny around

12:45 a.m. after receiving a report of two men being assaulted. All three charges filed Thursday relate to the bar incident.

LaBeouf was “reportedly causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive,” police said in a report. The “Transformers” and “Holes” star is accused of hitting an R Bar staff member trying to eject him due to his behavior.

Video showed LaBeouf taking his shirt off before approaching men outside of the Royal Street hangout, shoving one and punching others.

“Let’s fight, let’s fight,” LaBeouf can be heard saying in the video. Later, a crowd held him on the ground be-

fore police arrived.

Police said LaBeouf hurled a homophobic slur repeatedly during the fight, arrest and investigation, at one point saying, “These f****** put me in jail. I’m a Catholic.”

Police later added a third battery count later against LaBeouf over the same incident.

Prosecutors filed the charges against LaBeouf on the eve of a speedy trial hearing scheduled for Thursday before Magistrate Commissioner Jay Daniels.

Authorities list LaBeouf as a New Orleans resident living on Laurel Street in Uptown New Orleans, where he is often seen.

Staff writer Matt Bruce contributed to this report.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Actor Shia LaBeouf enters New Orleans Criminal Court on Feb. 26. LaBeouf was formally charged Thursday with three counts of simple battery over his allegedly criminal antics at a bar in New Orleans on the morning of Fat Tuesday.

Fifth person arrested after discovery of remains

Gaudet Drive home, accord- rectional Center in Gretna. that detectives suspect Aug. 24, 2023, passing along tion of justice.

Man first in group cate Billot used to live at the ing to authorities.

Johnson took part in the kill- rumors that he’d been beaten Bail for Johnson was set at Gaudet Drive home where As the investigation con- $625,000. of Eddie Tillman Jr., a to death. to be accused of ing Relatives had no clue what Tillman’s remains were re- tinues, several questions reLopez was being held on a 37-year-old man who was last had become of Tillman until covered. It’s not clear how main unanswered. $770,000 bail while Billot’s seen in 2023. kidnapping

BY MICHELLE HUNTER

Staff writer

A fifth suspect has been arrested in the disappearance and death of a father of four whose remains were found buried in the backyard of a Marrero home last month.

Terrence Johnson, 45, of Harvey, was booked Wednesday with second-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful disposal of remains and obstruction of justice, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The counts seem to indi-

The Sheriff’s Office has not yet released any information about Johnson’s suspected role in the conspiracy to kill Tillman and conceal his body.

Johnson is the first suspect in the case to be booked on a kidnapping count.

Tillman was reported missing in August 2023 after relatives said he was lured from his mother’s Bridge City home by a friend who called to ask for his help with something.

After a week had passed with no word on his whereabouts, Tillman’s family members reported him missing to law enforcement on

April 21, when his severed head and hands were dug up in the backyard of a home in the 1200 block of Gaudet Drive in Marrero, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives began searching the residence based on a CrimeStoppers tip that revealed Tillman’s body could be found there, according to authorities.

The tipster identified Dustin Billot, 32, and John Lopez, 45, as Tillman’s killers, investigators said. Both were arrested in late April and booked with second-degree murder, unlawful disposal of a body and obstruc-

Lopez is linked to Tillman.

Sheriff’s Office detectives say Billot and Lopez admitted to killing Tillman and hiding his body during various conversations with witnesses over the years.

Each man blamed the other for Tillman’s death during questioning with detectives, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Billot’s sister, Christina Beasley, 45, and Kelly Barrios, 40, were later arrested and booked as accessories after the fact to second-degree murder and failure to report the commission of a felony.

Both women also lived at the

Authorities can’t yet say how Tillman died, though the lower jaw of his skull was shattered in several places, according to the Sheriff’s Office. His remains are being analyzed by the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Lab to determine a cause of death.

The Sheriff’s Office also hasn’t released any information about why they believe Tillman was targeted or what happened to the rest of his remains.

All five suspects in the case were being held Thursday at the Jefferson Parish Cor-

bail was set at $575,000.

Beasley, who was additionally booked with obstruction of justice, was being held on a $325,000 bail. Barrios’ bail was set at $150,000.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Tillman or the suspects in the case is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office investigations bureau at (504) 3645300. The public can also call CrimeStoppers at (504) 822-1111 or toll-free at (877) 903-7867.

Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate. com.

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Continued from page 1B constitutional because it only counted paper mail-in ballots and no machine ballots from early voting or election day. She plans to file legal action in response.

“The recount is not a real recount,” Schnell said.

The Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters’ Office spent just over three hours on Thursday recounting 994 mail-in ballots from Kenner at Schnell’s request. Paper ballots were recounted three times by 12 counters in total.

In Louisiana, recounts are not automatically triggered by close elections, and instead must be requested by a candidate or voter in an election. Even then, Louisiana law only stipulates the recount of absentee by mail ballots rather than all votes in an election.

The law also places the cost of a recount on the requestor, in this case, Schnell, unless the recount changes

HANO

Continued from page 1B Wiggins said she had no idea that board members had voted on the water bill.

Guste Homes and HANO work together to manage the 12-story complex in a unique arrangement. The Guste Homes Resident Management Corp. is the only resident-led management company in New Orleans. But HANO has authority over all of its budget agreements.

Guste officials had long refused to pay the water bill, saying the S&WB was

RTA

Continued from page 1B cause. He declined to disclose the terms of that offer or provide a copy of her resignation letter.

Hankins’ resignation wasn’t voluntary, Aaron said, but was instead the result of constructive discharge — when an employee leaves because of a hostile work environment — signaling that she plans to file

Diane Schnell arrives Thursday for a recount of ballots cast in the Kenner mayoral race at the Joseph S. yenni Building in Elmwood. the results, in which case the cost can be reimbursed by the clerk of court.

Schnell claimed that her campaign had credible reports of issues with voting machines in Kenner on Saturday that were confirmed by election workers, voters and Glaser’s spokesperson, Valerie Brolin. To back the claim, Schnell cited a comment from Brolin on a Facebook post saying the Mayor’s Office had received

voting complaints and would “work on getting to the bottom of this.”

Glaser said in a prepared statement he had “full confidence” in the parish Clerk of Court and Louisiana Secretary of State offices’ procedures and safeguards for elections.

Voters and election commissioners across the state reported confusion and delays during early voting and on election day, mostly

because of Louisiana’s new closed primary system and canceled U.S. House elections. It’s unclear if the alleged complaints in Kenner are related.

The Kenner mayor’s race had 11,131 votes total, according to unofficial results plus the one new ballot counted Thursday.

DiMarco said the results

of the election will be certified Friday, and that candidates wishing to challenge election results in court have until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to file a lawsuit.

overcharging the complex.

HANO had also had a habit of covering past due water bills at Guste and other properties on occasion, officials said.

When the S&WB signaled it would shut off water, the issue drew the attention of federal officials such as Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, and of HUD, who had also urged HANO to come up with a plan for filling the complex’s vacancies.

Cox and other board members tabled a settlement in March that would have repaid a portion of Guste’s balance, arguing that tapping HANO’s reserves to pay the

bill was not in the housing authority’s best interest. The S&WB also delayed water shut-offs while HANO and Guste worked out how best to proceed.

Since then, a team of over 20 HUD officials visited New Orleans to assess Guste High Rise’s compliance with HUD rules. HANO has had three to four calls a week with HUD officials as it worked to develop a payment plan, HANO’s Executive Director Marjorianna Willman said on Tuesday.

“They made it very clear to us that this is unacceptable,” she said. “I asked if they could put it in writing

that we needed to make the payment within 10 days, that I could share with our board.”

A HUD official told her: “If your board needed a letter to tell them to pay their bills, there’s a bigger issue,” Willman said.

Though the S&WB once told Guste it owed $1.5 million for water, the agency later revised that amount to $777,000, saying that water leaks around the property may have skewed its estimate.

HANO officials said the agency has not created a new revenue source to pay off those debts, but that

HUD officials have said that HANO should cover the water bill with its reserve funds.

There are 142 vacant Guste units across four properties in New Orleans, and 120 of those units are located in the 12-story complex, Guste High Rise building. Money for the water utility is sourced resident’s rents, a scenario some board members said poses problems if there are vacancies at the utility.

“We might say mismanagement, but at the end of the day, you do have a vacancy and if the water is coming from the rent,” said board

Commissioner Shantrice Norman-Dial, “then that’s a big part of the problem.”

But HANO board President Percy Manson said Guste Homes should be held accountable for failing to properly manage its own cash flow.

“At the end of the day, some accountability needs to happen to the modeling of the management company, because we’ve given you funds to do something and you clearly did not do,” he said.

“So, where’s the money?”

a lawsuit against the agency.

The RTA board hired Hankins as the agency’s permanent CEO in 2023 on a contract that was initially set to expire in 2028.

Without public notice and unbeknownst to some board members, however, former board Chair Fred Neal Jr. in October extended Hankins’ contract to 2031 and amended it to create a new path to collect bonuses.

The board, at its meeting earlier this month, voted to invalidate the contract

amendment, arguing that its approval violated agency bylaws.

But Aaron said he reads the bylaws differently. He said its approval followed past practices of the board, adding that, as far as he’s concerned, the contract amendment is in effect.

The RTA, a state agency that oversees a fleet of buses, streetcars, paratransit shuttles and ferries, has notched several wins under Hankins’ leadership, including increased ridership and

federal funding and the development of a fleet management and capital improvement plan.

But the RTA has also faced a string of controversies.

Half of the agency’s board resigned and Jefferson Parish pulled out of the partnership in 2024 amid questions over whether Hankins had been truthful about a construction contract that ballooned in value. The FBI later launched an investigation into the matter, the status of which is unclear.

The RTA has also faced criticism for failing to make meaningful improvements to its paratransit service.

And in April, a dozen current and former employees filed a lawsuit against the agency alleging rampant workplace discrimination and wage theft.

The RTA board is scheduled to meet at 2817 Canal St. at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

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Boxes containing ballots are brought in for a recount of the Kenner mayoral election on Thursday at the Joseph S. yenni Building in Elmwood.

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BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

It felt like an explosion had hit Olive Branch Cafe when a car crashed through the front Wednesday, sending steel and dislodged wood through the restaurant and narrowly missing staff and customers.

“At some point, I almost felt like crying. It was so crazy. This is our livelihood, we all work here,” Shaun Wattigney, the restaurant’s general manager, said Thursday, standing amid the debris.

The car plowed into the front of the Algiers location of the local Italian restaurant at 5145 General de Gaulle Drive in the Tall Timbers neighborhood at around 2:50 p.m., according to New Orleans police. Restaurant owners said the pizzeria will be closed until further notice after the crash.

The impact demolished the storefront and a large portion of the wall, photos posted to the restaurant’s Facebook page showed.

Security camera footage showed the car rapidly crashing into the restaurant as customers and staff sat inside, near the scene of the collision. The car’s front was significantly damaged.

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Repairs are underway after a car crashed into the front door of Olive Branch Cafe’s Algiers location. lice said.

Staff were back in the restaurant Thursday morning, working to clear the wreckage. Boards had been installed near a portion of the wall that was once the entrance, while carpets and seating had been removed.

The handrail by the entrance was slightly dislodged and wobbly.

“It could have been a lot worse; it was definitely a close call for a couple of folks,” owner Russell Autry said in a video posted to social media Wednesday.

At the restaurant, Wattigney showed a picture

of a piece of wood that he said flew just inches away from the cashier. He was in the back of the restaurant when he heard the crash and rushed to the front to see the car all the way up to the counter.

As Autry used a fire extinguisher on the smoking car, Wattigney said he checked to see if anyone was under it.

“It was loud. The whole building shook. We didn’t know what it was,” Wattigney said.

Restaurant management hoped to reopen Olive Branch Cafe as soon as possible, but Wattigney said it

could take until Saturday for dine-in service to resume.

The crew may begin to take online orders and carryout sooner.

The restaurant also has a location in Marrero at 1995 Barataria Blvd.

The driver was cited for reckless operation and the cause of the crash remains under investigation, police said.

Wattigney urged other drivers to slow down on General de Gaulle, saying at least three cars had veered onto the restaurant’s property during his time working at Olive Branch Cafe.

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Continued from page 1B Carjackings also occurred in the 4000 block of Johnny Jackson Boulevard and the 2700 block of Abundance Street, according to NOPD. NOPD found two of the juveniles in a stolen car in Little Woods the same day. On Wednesday, police executed an arrest warrant for Banks in the Desire Development.

He and one of the juveniles holed up in an attic with a gun, prompting an hourslong SWAT roll. Both were arrested in connection with the carjackings, NOPD officials said, and both wore courtordered ankle monitors.

‘Running the streets’ When he allegedly committed the carjackings, Banks was awaiting trial on a charge of illegal possession of stolen things in connection with a string of 2025 vehicle burglaries.

After Banks posted a $10,000 bond on Feb. 23, Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier ordered him placed on 24/7 electronic monitoring, according to court records.

Former police chief pleads guilty to visa fraud conspiracy More plea changes scheduled

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immediately and start with a five- to seven-week assessment aimed at identifying signals that are susceptible to water intrusion and in the most need of repair. Moreno said she believes there are around 40 intersections with faulty wiring.

After that assessment is complete, the city will develop a repair and replacement plan within two to four weeks, with cost estimates and recommended scopes of work.

“We’ll be able to make, we believe, many of these repairs in-house,” said Steve Nelson, deputy chief administrative officer for infrastructure and director of the Department of Public Works.

The city will start making repairs and synchronizing lights later this year. It will also make sure the lights have the proper signals.

Moreno pointed to Crowder Boulevard and the Interstate 10 service road in New Orleans East, where the left turn signal flashes from red to yellow but never green, “which causes confusion.”

The city will also develop plans during this initial phase to deploy new traffic signals, flashing beacons and

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Traffic lights shine out of sync on Poydras Street on Thursday.

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pedestrian signals in corridors identified by the city’s Safety Action Plan as hot spots for traffic fatalities.

The action plan, which was unveiled in April, aims to eliminate traffic-related deaths and injuries entirely by 2041 and calls for $171 million worth of improvements across 66 miles of roadway. The plan has yet to be funded.

On Friday, Moreno signed an executive order creating a Transportation Safety Partnership Task Force to implement its recommendations, with a goal of cutting traffic-related deaths and injuries in half by 2031.

Phase 2 of Moreno’s traffic signal initiative will kick off in 2027 and focus on upgrading technology to allow the city to control signals remotely. Moreno said she plans to seek federal earmarks to fund the effort.

In June, the city will onboard a new chief traffic engineer — the first in nearly three years — to help answer questions about signal timing and review whether some intersections would be better served by stop signs instead of signals.

Council members Matt Willard, Lesli Harris and Eugene Green joined Moreno at Thursday’s news confer-

ence and praised the new initiative.

“This is one of those basic but essential issues,” Willard said.

Moreno on Thursday also said she hopes to renovate a warehouse, currently being used by the Clerk of Court’s Office to store records, for a new Public Works building.

Of the more than 400 traffic signals the city manages, around half are on state roads. Nelson said the state pays the city for maintenance of those signals.

But Banks violated the conditions of his release from jail within a month, according to ASAP Release’s Orleans Parish Violation Report.

Beginning March 23, Banks logged 49 violations.

During the two weeks leading up to his apprehension

by NOPD’s SWAT team, he logged daily violations.

Matt Dennis, CEO of ASAP, the electronic monitoring company assigned to supervise him, alleged Flemings-Davillier failed to act on Banks’ violations.

Flemings-Davillier did not return a request for comment.

On Thursday, Banks was booked into Orleans Justice Center on three counts of carjacking involving the recruitment of a juvenile, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, two counts of armed robbery and one count each of principal to armed robbery, obstruction of justice, resisting an officer and violation of electronic monitoring conditions, according to NOPD. “This kid is running the streets. We’ve been reporting (the violations),” said Dennis. “She could have cor-

rected him.”

On Tuesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives’ Criminal Justice Committee favorably reported House Resolution 278, which asks the Louisiana Department of Justice to review the “framework and efficiency of electronic monitoring laws and statutes” and make recommendations for the next legislative session, the resolution states.

“It’s overdue,” state Rep. Tim Kerner, R-Lafitte, who co-authored the resolution, said at the committee meeting. “It makes no sense to put ankle monitors on people with no supervision, nobody being accountable. Not notifying the district attorney, not notifying the local sheriff department. It’s almost like its unbelievable.”

The next day in the Desire area, at least 15 New Orleans police units, a Housing Authority of New Orleans police vehicle, an armored truck and an ambulance were posted in an otherwise quiet, mixed-income neighborhood called The Estates.

One resident, Kathleen Matthews, stopped briefly to decry the situation before driving away.

“We need help,” she said.

An ongoing issue Banks’ alleged crime spree represents the latest breakdown in an electronic monitoring landscape marked by spotty oversight, glitchy technology and occasional violent failures.

Earlier this year, a juvenile shot a man four times in the back in Village de l’Est. Both victim and shooter wore electronic monitors, and the latter’s battery had died.

That followed the 2024 slaying of Jacob Carter, shot in the chest by Malik Cornelius, a juvenile offender who had logged hundreds of monitoring violations, and the 2023 killing of French Quarter tour guide Kristie Thibodeaux by Kevin Nunez, who had deactivated his ankle monitor.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill cited those cases in February when she asked the Louisiana Judiciary Commission to investigate all four Orleans Parish Juvenile Court judges over their handling of electronic monitoring violations. The Louisiana Supreme Court in March ordered an investigation into two of those judges.

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A former Oakdale police chief has changed his plea to guilty for his involvement in a visa fraud conspiracy uncovered last year.

A federal indictment issued in July alleged that Chad Doyle and three other law enforcement officials generated false police reports for U-visa applications. They’re named in a 21-page, 62-count indictment that alleges the scheme operated in central Louisiana for almost 10 years.

U-visas are a specific type of visa for individuals who were the victims of certain criminal activity in the United States.

The indictment alleges that Doyle worked with Oakdale-based business owner Chandrakant Patel, who operated the scheme.

The alleged victims listed in the reports all shared the last name Patel, though court records do not indicate whether they were related.

Patel, who was granted a U-visa in 2023, charged prospective applicants $20,000 for falsely generated police reports in connection with various law enforcement officials across central Louisiana, according to a plea agreement for the former Oakdale marshal for Ward 5, Michael Slaney.

The indictment claims that Patel paid officers $5,000 for the generation of these reports.

The violent crimes listed in the false reports tended to be armed robberies, which led prosecutors to notice the unusually high rates of these crimes occurring in the relatively

small communities.

Slaney also pleaded guilty in the conspiracy last week, in which he admitted responsibility for certifying at least 78 false reports over the course of the conspiracy.

As a result of the plea agreements, both Doyle and Slaney agree to forfeit multiple bank accounts associated with the conspiracy, as well as property in DeRidder owned by Slaney.

Other law enforcement officials indicted include former Forest Hill Chief of Police Glynn Dixon and Glenmora Chief of Police Tebo Onishea.

Court records show that the remainder of Doyle’s co-defendants in the case have plea changes scheduled within the next couple of weeks: n Patel, the Oakdale businessman, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of bribery, 24 counts of mail fraud and eight counts of money laundering. His change of plea hearing is set for Thursday. n Dixon, Forest Hill chief of police, was indicted on a count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, six counts of visa fraud, six counts of mail fraud and one count of money laundering. Dixon was an elected chief, but records at the Secretary of State’s Office indicate he’s no longer chief in Forest Hill.

His change of plea hearing is set for June 4. n Onishea, former elected Glenmora chief of police, was indicted on a count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, six counts of visa fraud and six counts of mail fraud. His change of plea hearing is set for Thursday.

If convicted, the remaining defendants could also be ordered to forfeit additional bank accounts, properties and vehicles allegedly tied to the scheme.

St. Landry cancels trail rides for the year ‘Public safety must come first’

BY JOEL THOMPSON Staff writer

St. Landry Parish government on Tuesday announced the cancellation of all trail rides for the remainder of 2026 and identified several suspects accused of violent activity at a trail ride over the weekend.

Trail rides are a timehonored tradition for St. Landry Parish’s African American community, but two shooting incidents at the Yambilee Building over the weekend during the annual Ride R Die Trail Ride and Rodeo have reignited conversations about whether enough is being done to ensure participant safety.

Two people suffered nonfatal injuries as a result of the first shooting. A second shooting also occurred Sunday evening that resulted in an individual being detained.

Brandon Zeno, 27, from Lafayette; Jordan Bernard, 32, from Lafayette; Hakeem Gloston, 24, from Iowa; and Shakeal Griffin, 30, from Lafayette, have each been charged with the illegal use of a weapon and aggravated criminal damage to property, with Zeno and Gloston facing additional charges for the possession of a firearm with certain felony convictions.

“Public safety must come first,” St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said. “Unfortunately, the violence we witnessed this weekend has forced us to make a difficult decision

regarding trail rides moving forward this year.”

The trail rides are considered a celebration of the parish’s unique Creole cowboy identity, often featuring processions, dancing, music, food and lots of horses.

St. Landry Parish has been a hub for the trail ride tradition. Until 2016, it was the home of Step-N-Strut, an event dubbed by some enthusiasts as the “Creole Woodstock.” The threeday event would attract as many as 30,000 people to a parish with 83,000 residents. Due to issues surrounding the massive size of the event, it is now hosted in Texas.

The Yambilee Building is operated by the St. Landry Parish government and is rented out for trail rides as one of the few buildings in the parish with the capacity to hold the often large events.

The issue of public safety at trail rides had emerged previously, with Bellard attempting to negotiate policy changes with local trail ride associations following a shooting in October.

At the time, Bellard expressed an unwillingness to cancel trail rides in the parish, saying, “The event itself isn’t the problem; it’s everything that happens around it. We’ve seen a lot of activity happening outside the buildings. If people are not going inside to take part in the event, they’ll need to leave the grounds.”

According to Bellard’s office, discussions to implement an age limit for trail participation and increased enforcement against solicitation at the events fell through in January.

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New Orleans Area Deaths Armstead Jr., Jessie Bernard, Patricia Bromon, Emma Casserleigh, Douglas Criss, Bobbie Goffner, Wilson Jacquot Sr., Gerald Joseph Jr., Andrew Lazard, Rita Martin Jr., Walter Penns-White, Janet Puckett Jr., Willie Reine, Beatrice Rillieux, Edwina Robinson, Leslie Strain Jr., Emmit Thomas, Garnet Washington Jr., Terrell Williams Jr., Alex Young, Joyce

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New Orleans Boyd Family Penns-White, Janet Puckett Jr., Willie Young, Joyce Charbonnet

Martin Jr., Walter DW Rhodes Bromon, Emma Thomas, Garnet Gertrude Geddes Armstead Jr., Jessie Rillieux, Edwina Littlejohn FH Joseph Jr., Andrew Majestic Mortuary

Jacquot Sr., Gerald Williams Jr., Alex

River Parish Hobson Brown FH Robinson, Leslie

St Bernard St Bernard Strain Jr., Emmit

West Bank Davis Mortuary Goffner, Wilson Lazard, Rita Washington Jr., Terrell

Obituaries Armstead, Jessie Raymond

Jessie Raymond Armstead, Jr. , age 79 was born on August 29, 1947, departed this earthly home on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Jessie was educated in the New Orleans Parish Schools. He was a machine operator at uptown recycling. Jessie was the devoted wife of Terri Lynn Schaffer of 33 years.

Loving father of Keoka, Randall, Dominique and Jovanta Schaffer. Beloved brother of Arthur. God brother of Raymond Egana.

He was also survived by a host of family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents Jessie R. Armstead, Sr. and Lillian Welsh Armstead. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, 2120

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Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

Interment Providence Memorial Park, 8200 Airline Drive, Metairie, LA 70003.

You may sign the guest book on www.gertrudeged deswillis.com.

Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, Inc., in charge (504) 522-2525.

Bernard, Patricia 'Trisha'

Patricia "Trisha" Cantrelle Bernard passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2026. To know Trisha was to love her. She had a special way of making everyone feel welcomed, loved, and important.

Trisha was truly the life of the party. Nothing brought her more joy than her family and making memories with the people she loved most. Relatives and friends are invited to attend memorial services on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Garden of Memories Funeral Home in Metairie.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., with Mass at 12:00 p.m. She will be deeply missed and forever loved.

Bromon, Emma Baptist

Mrs. Emma Baptist Bromon was born on January 27, 1934, and was the youngest of seven children born to the Rev. Joseph Nathan Baptiste, Sr., and Cecelia Baptiste Griffin. Her early childhood was spent in the rural community of Modeste, an unincorporated area of Louisiana seventy-three miles west of New Orleans.

Mrs. Bromon passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

She was ninety-two years old, lucid, and still displaying her well known good sense of humor. She remained independent before convalescing in the hospice department at Ochsner Hospital's main campus in Jefferson, Louisiana during her final days. Mrs. Broman was a "humble servant who was steadfast in her faith," according to a representative of the Tulane Memorial Baptist Church where she was a beloved member since June 7, 2015.

Mrs. Bromon was the last survivor among her six siblings including, in order of birth: Tener B. Hall of New Orleans, Louisiana; Aldonia B. Mixon of Newark, New Jersey; Celestine B. Packwood of Washington, D.C.; Naomi B. Allen of East Orange, New Jersey; Joseph N. Baptiste, Jr., of New Orleans, Louisiana; and Genteral W. Baptiste, Sr., of West Orange, New Jersey.

Mrs. Bromon married Hilton H. Bromon who lovingly called her Angel. Mr. Bromon, well known by his nickname, Chief, passed at age 85 on July 30, 2012. She was the loving mother of three children from her previous marriage to Emile I. Armstrong, II. They are Evangeline Armstrong, deceased; Emile I. Armstrong, III, deceased, who was married to Debbie M. Armstrong; and Alton A. Armstrong, deceased, who was married to Tanda Ball Armstrong. Mrs. Bromon cherished her three grandchildren: Emile I. Armstrong, IV, and Alicia Armstrong Fosselman (Husband Zachery), from the union of Emile and Debbie, and Derrick G. Martin. She is also survived by two great grandchildren, Aria J. Fosselman (Alicia's daughter) and Jhalani Nguyen, (Emile IV's son).

Mrs. Bromon's nephews and nieces include James (J.D.) Packwood (Wife Annette), Henry Packwood, Cynthia Cheeks (Husband Jimmy), Joseph Packwood, Dianah Walker, Edward Packwood, Ivey Packwood, Donovon Mixon (Wife Diana Anton), Bala James Baptiste (Wife Renee), Jennifer Griffin, Genteral W. Baptiste Jr., and Rosie J. Baptiste. Her grandnieces include Patricia Gaskins, Mykia Smith, Lena Buffington, and Lisa Burnam; as well as grandnephews: Joseph Stewart, Sr., (Wife Beyunka), Kimoni Gaskins (Wife Trina), James Williams (Wife Marcia), Stacey Brooks; and her great grandnephews, Joseph Stewart, Jr., and Jace Stewart; and great grandniece NyJai Williamson. She adored her cousins Jane Wilson, April Wilson, and Isreal Johnson. Besides her family being deeply saddened by her transition, so are

Mrs. Bromon's many friends, acquaintances, associates, colleagues, church members, neighbors, and individuals who knew her, supported her, and generously contributed to her and happiness and many noteworthy accomplishments.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Service at Tulane Memorial Baptist Church, 3601 Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10 a.m. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum in New Orleans. Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue.

Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

Casserleigh, Douglas Washburn

Douglas Washburn Casserleigh, age 79, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Doug was a dedicated husband of 34 years to Deirdre McCarthy Casserleigh. Loving father of Douglas W. Casserleigh Jr (Amy), Mathilde C. Fusco (Christopher), and Bess Casserleigh (Dixon McMakin); grandfather to Charlie and James Fusco; brother to Randy L. Casserleigh (Suzi), and Hank G. Casserleigh (Boo). He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Shirley Dunlap Casserleigh. Doug was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 17, 1946. He graduated from Fortier High School and Tulane University where he received his JD in Law. His profession as a corporate attorney for J. Ray McDermott took him and his family to live all over the world including London, Singapore and Dubai. A private celebration of life with family will take place at a later date.

Criss, Bobbie Jean Williams

Bobbie Jean Williams Criss, age 76, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 30, 2026. She was the proud owner and operator of Fat Albert's Daycare.

Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Second New Guide Missionary Baptist Church, 1424 S. Dilton St., Metairie, LA 70003.

Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., followed by the service at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Dale Sanders will officiate.

Interment will take place at Clear Creek AME Cemetery in Clinton, LA. Arrangements are entrusted to Richardson Funeral Home of Jefferson, located in River Ridge, LA. www.richardsonfuneralho meofjefferson.com.

mings, Keianha Goffner, Keiasia Goffner, Kenndie Kayla Manuel, Goffner, Makata Myles, Ariel Sher‐ rbia, Caki Edwards, Met‐ trick Dubar, Kai Black, Keith Flemming, D’michael Woods Goffner, Michael Jefferson and the late Keith Williams. Great grandfa‐ ther of Dallas Myles, Je‐ laine Myles, Leah Gaddis, Ihonesty Donald, Royal Gaddis, Jayla Green, Raura Green, Deaverly Sherrbia, and Zontrell. Son of the Willie “Manchild” late and Louise Goffner “Easter” Jones Goffner.

Brother of Gloria (the late Clemmie), Barbara Ann Goffner (the late Archie), (Curtis) Barbara, Flora Marilyn (Darrell) Birdon, Harris, Gayle Debra Goffner, Willie (Pauline) Goffner III, Curtis Goffner, and the late Ruby Scott, Goffner, and Rosetta Ernest Goffner. Uncle of the late Curtis Barbra. Sonin-law of Pastor James Houston and the late First lady Georgia Mae Davis Houston. Wilson is also survived by 5 sisters-inlaw, 2 brothers-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers and mem‐ bers of Household of Faith all neighboring and churches are invited to at‐ tend the Celebration of Life at Household of Faith, 2074 Paxton Dr., Harvey, LA on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Antoine Barriere Host Pastor Apostle Terry Gullage offi‐ Visitation will ciating. begin at 8:30 a.m. until ser‐ vice time at the church. In‐ terment: Westlawn Ceme‐ tery-Gretna, LA. Arrange‐ ments by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St., Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.davismortua ryservice.com.

Jacquot Sr., Gerald Joseph

Gerald Joseph Jacquot, Sr. departed this life on May 10, 2026. He was the son of the late Lucille Jacquot and Conrad Jacquot; beloved husband of Dorothy Jacquot; father of Kevin, Craig, and Elise Jacquot, and the late Ger‐ ald, Jr., Marva, and Marlon Jacquot.

He was the brother of Conrad Jacquot, Jr. and Marva J. Gunter. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, cousins, friends.

Relatives and friends of the family, also Priest and Parishioners of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, and em‐ ployees of U.S. Postal Ser‐ vice are all invited to at‐ tend the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, 2015 Louisiana Ave., New Orleans, La. 70115. Visita‐ tion at 10:00 a.m. Service at 11:00 a.m. Interment: Provi‐ dence Memorial Park, 8200 Airline Highway, Metairie, La. 70003.

Professional arrangements entrusted to

Majestic Mortuary Service, Inc. (504) 523-5872.

Lazard, Rita Farrar Black

Joseph Jr., Andrew

Andrew Joseph, Jr., a na‐ tive of New Orleans, LA, en‐ tered eternal rest unex‐ pectedly in Riverview, FL on May 16, 2026. Beloved husband of Deanna Hardy Joseph. Father of the late Andrew Joseph III (“Pee‐ Wee”) and Deja Marie Joseph (“Twinky”). Son of the late Elder Deacon An‐ drew Joseph, Sr. and Mis‐ sionary Geraldine Joseph.

Brother of Deidra J. Ram‐ sey (Rev. James) and Adrian W. Joseph (Sirella).

Preceded in death by sis‐ ters Prophetess Des Marie Peters and Co-Pastor Diane Shields. Andrew was a of Grambling graduate State University, where he Bachelor’s and earned Degrees and Master’s played football under leg‐ endary Coach Eddie Robin‐ son. He devoted his life to mentorship, education, ad‐ vocacy, and community service as a coach, educa‐ tor, Assistant Principal, and Care Coordinator serv‐ ing the unhoused through Tampa Family Health Cen‐ ters. Upon his passing he worked for BLM Grassroots as the founding Rapid Re‐ sponse Coordinator. Rela‐ tives and friends of the family; also pastor, offi‐ cers, and members of True Vine Missionary Baptist Church are invited to at‐ tend the funeral service on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at True Vine Missionary Bap‐ tist Church, 2008 Marigny St., New Orleans, LA 70117.

Rev. Donald C. Jeanjacques pastor officiating.

Sr., Viewing 8:00 AM –10:00 AM. Funeral Service begins at 10:00 AM. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 2050 Can‐ ton St., New Orleans, LA 70122. Professional Ser‐ vices Entrusted to: Little‐ john Funeral Home, Cal K. Johnson, Manager/ Funeral Director. Info: 504-940-0045.

Rita Farrar Black Lazard, age 96, transitioned peace‐ fully into eternal rest at West Jefferson Medical Center on Monday, May 11, 2026. She was a native of Chicago, IL and a resident of Marrero, LA. Rita was educated in the Orleans Parish School System and formerly self-em‐ was ployed in Janitorial Ser‐ vices. As the first of 10 chil‐ dren, she became the ma‐ triarch of her family. She spent most of her life in the Carrollton section of New Orleans, and she later relocated to the Westbank of Jefferson Parish, where her presence was a beacon of love and leadership. As a dedicated servant of the Lord, she touched count‐ less lives through her kind‐ ness, devotion, and unwa‐ vering commitment to her community and family.

Beloved wife of the late William “TeeDee” Lazard.

Devoted mother of William Rodney Lazard, Hortense Lockett Dixon, Consuelo Lazard, and the late Bobby and Samuel Black, Bryan Keith Lazard, Sr. and Bar‐ bara Black Mason. Step‐ mother of the late Shirley Evans.

Loving Lazard grandmother of Dwayne Moncrief of Detroit, MI, Da‐ monde (April) Moncrief of Frisco, TX, Bryan Ketih Lazrd, Jr. of Kileen, TX, Ronald (Charlene) Mason, Samuel Black, Jr., Tanya (Tyrone) Martin, Shawntele (Gary) Green, Kaydra and Nikki Lazard, Simone Wat‐ son, Roxanne Jimenez of Montgomery, TX, Chantel (Albert) King of Crowley, TX, Joy Black-Smith of Ma‐ rietta, GA, and Raven Brooks, of Baton Rouge, LA. of the late Daughter Solomon and Vera Farrar.

Sister of the late Janice Banks Moody, Geraldine Askins, Shirley Banks Collins, Earl “BoBo” Farrar, Solomon Farrar, Louis Far‐ rar, and James Banks. God‐ mother of Troy Banks and Nylas Payne. Also cherish‐ ing her memories are 41 great grandchildren, 42 great great grandchildren, 1 great great great grand‐ child, her devoted friends Bee, Tomellar Jeweline and Sylvia McPherson, George, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, offi‐ cers, and members of Little Zion Baptist Church #3, priest and parishioners of St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Homegoing Celebration at Little Zion Baptist Church

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Goffner, Wilson

Wilson Goffner entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a native of Ferri‐ day, LA and a resident of Harvey, LA. Wilson was a graduate of Servier High School class of 1968. He was employed with Avon‐ dale Shipyard for 35 years and Bollinger for over 25 years. Devoted husband of 52 years to Willie Jean Goffner. Loving father of Goffner, Wilson Keith Goffner, Travis Goffner, Eric (Kristy) Goffner, Kriscie Sherrbia, Ashley (Leroy) and the late Gaddis, Michael Rashaud Goffner.

Grandfather of Keichell Goffner, Brianna Jackson, Lakeitha Flemmings, Keira (Olie) Gipson, Keira Flem‐

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thing steal your joy." Her love, kindness, and legacy will continue to live on through all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her husband, father, mother, six sisters, and two brothers.

Funeral services will be held at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, 1737 L B Landry Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114 on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Final resting place Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum, located at 8200 Airline Drive, Metairie, LA 70003. Arrangements by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. New Orleans, La 70125.

Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

(Jonathan), Lacey (Justin), Amanda (Jared), Russell, Preston (Alyssa), Ryan, and Payton; and her fourteen greatgrandchildren, Victoria, Bailey, Evan, Jayden, Francoise, Olivia, Reid, Addison, Westin, Parker, Augustine, Giuseppe, Roman, and Luca.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 255 North 8th Street, Ponchatoula, LA. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1:30 PM. Burial at Saint Joseph Abbey Cemetery, St Benedict, LA. May she rest in peaceful light, embraced by the very grace she so richly embodied.

Arrangements entrusted to LN Hughes Funeral Services.

Washington Jr., Terrell Glenn

Strain, Emmit Valentine

Terrell Glenn Washing‐ Jr., affectionately ton, known as “Lil Terrell” and “TJ”, departed this life on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the age of 41. He was a na‐ tive of Marrero, LA, a for‐ mer resident of Dallas, TX, and most recently resided in Atlanta, GA. Terrell was a 2003 graduate of John Ehret High School and con‐ tinued his studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, where he earned a bache‐ lor’s degree in Accounting.

He later received a mas‐ ter’s degree in Accounting from Tulane University. Ter‐ rell was a dedicated em‐ ployee for over 16 years with the United States De‐ partment of Defense as an Auditor. He was known for his discipline and unforget‐ table communication style, boldly sharing his voice through his podcast, “Say With Your Chest”.

It Beloved husband of Cecilie Washington. Loving father of Zoe Eva Washington and Bailey Ray Washington (Sharon Gardner). Cher‐ ished son of Terrell Glenn and Deborah Coler Wash‐ ington, Sr. Grandson of the late Henry James and Au‐ drey Lee Williams Wash‐ ington and Wilbert and Eva Cavens Coler, Sr. Adored big brother of Raynell Washington. Nephew of Kim “Nanny” Washington; Darren (Tricia) Washing‐ ton; Henry Eric (Narda) Washington; Brenda Coler Meridith; Gay Coler (An‐ thony) Hartley; Burnett Harris; and the late Mary Coler White, Jeanetta Coler Wilson, Ethel Coler Harris, Wilbert Coler, Jr., Ronald Coler, Larry Coler, and Dar‐ Coler, Sr. Greatren nephew of Yvonne and Herbert Washington; Idella Ruby Washington; Williams; Carolyn Black; Joseph (Robin) Williams; Lucy Williams; Carlene Ful‐ ton; and Rosalie Williams.

Also cherishing his mem‐ ory are his parents-in-law, and Antoinette Jeffrey Morrow Byrd, along with a of family, dear host in-laws, col‐ friends, leagues, and all whose lives were touched by his presence and love. Rela‐ tives and friends of the family, also priests and parishioners of St. Joseph Worker Catholic the Church and neighboring churches, are invited to at‐ tend the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 455 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Father Sidney O. Speaks, Cele‐ brant. Visitation will be held from 8:00 a.m-9:45 a.m.; Recitation of the Rosary 8:30 a.m.; followed Tribute.

Interment: by Cemetery, Westlawn Gretna, LA. Arrangements

by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St., Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guest‐ book, please go to www. davismortuaryservice.com.

Rillieux, Edwina Boudreaux

Puckett Jr., Willie Walter Martin, Jr., en‐ tered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, leaving behind cherished memories and a legacy of love with his family and friends. Beloved son of Joan Martin and the late Walter Martin, Sr. Proud fa‐ ther of Nyshica Martin and Ya’Sean Kelly.

Loving grandfather of Amari and Amir Newton. Also sur‐ vived by his sisters, Walt‐ rina Hill and Yashica Mar‐ tin, along with a host of other family members and friends who will forever hold him close in their hearts. Walter was em‐ ployed as a forklift driver with Community Coffee, where he was known for his hard work and dedica‐ tion. A Homegoing Celebra‐ tion honoring the life of Walter Martin, Jr., will be held in the Chapel of Char‐ bonnet Labat Glapion Fu‐ neral Home, 1615 St. Philip Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10 am. Visitation 9 am in the chapel. Please sign online guestbook at charbonnetfuneral‐ home.com. Walter’s life, love and memories will continue to live on through all who knew and loved him. Charbonnet Labat Glapion, Directors (504)581 4411.

Penns-White, Janet Ann

Janet Ann Penns-White, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and faithful servant of God, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the age of 86.

Janet was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to the late Rev. James Anderson Penns Sr. and Luella Collins Penns. Janet was one of thirteen children and the elder twin of the late James Anderson Penns Jr. Janet was the beloved wife of the late James L. White Sr., and loving mother of four children; Gwendolyn WhiteNorwood (Kelvin), James Louis White Jr. (Jennifer), Paquita White-Williams (James), and Michael Theodore White. She was a proud grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of 20, and great-great-grandmother of 4.

A dedicated educator, Janet graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Delgado Community College, and Southern University at New Orleans. She retired from the Orleans Parish School Board after teaching for more than 30 years.

Janet was a faithful servant of God who dedicated her life to the Lord. She was a powerful dynamic, spiritual speaker, a true prayer warrior who wore many Hats in the spiritual realm. Throughout her life she was the organist for numerous churches and organizations. At the time of her passing, she was a member and the organist of First African Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Leonard St. Cyr. Janet was known for her joyful spirit, unwavering faith, and signature phrase, "I'm Super Good and Getting Better." She often reminded everyone, "Don't let anyone or any-

Willie Puckett, Jr. en‐ tered eternal rest on Sun‐ day, May 3, 2026, sur‐ rounded by the love and memories of those who cherished him most. Born to the loving union of the late Willie Puckett Sr., and Jonetta Marie Puckett. A proud graduate of Alcee Fortier High School, Class of 1994, Willie was deeply connected to his commu‐ nity and especially loved by his Take Fo and 10th Ward family. Willie leaves to cherish his loving mem‐ ory his devoted wife, Stacy P. Puckett, seven beloved sons: Tyrone, Willie B., Cedrick, Willie III, William, Cordell, and Kash; his four beautiful daughters, Kourt‐ ney, Bridgell, Alexus, and Kennedy. He also leaves his cherished behind stepchildren, Jonte and Jordan McGee. He will be lovingly remembered by his sister and lifelong PNC, Stacey D. Braud; sister-inAlicia “Skinny”, law Kenneth brother-in-law Braud; and his parents-inlaw, Sherman and Jean Pittman. Willie also leaves behind his nephews Rufus, Daron (Andrea), Ger’rell; niece Chrishine; six greatnieces; nine grandchildren, along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives, and dear friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Willie Puckett Sr, and Marie Puckett; Jonetta brother, Cedrick; grand‐ mothers, Birdie Sanford and Mae Till Holmes; and his grandfathers, Joseph Anderson and Roosevelt Puckett II. Family and friends are invited to at‐ tend the Celebration of Life Service on Saturday May 23, 2026, for 11:00 a.m. at The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70126. Public Viewing and Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m ONLY. Pastor Gregory K. Jacques, officiating. The family kindly and respect‐ fully requests NO PICTURES AND/OR VIDEOS during this time. Interment will follow at Providence Memorial Park, 8200 Airline Dr., Metairie, LA 70003. Guest‐ book Online: www.anewtra ditionbegins.com (504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Own‐ ers/Funeral Directors.

Reine, Beatrice Peppo

Beatrice Mildred Peppo Reine, affectionately known as Maw Maw Bea, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, departed this life on May 17, 2026, at her home in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Beatrice's journey was one marked by resilient faith, unyielding love, and selfless devotion to those around her.

Beatrice is survived by her four beloved children, Catherine, Jacqueline, Pamela, and Alfred (Leanne); her eight grandchildren, Brandy (Raymond), Angelle

Edwina Boudreaux Rillieux, age 78 was born on October 8, 1947 in New Orleans, LA, departed this earthly home on Monday, May 11, 2026. She was a graduate of Joseph S. Clark Senior High School. She was employed at Dillard University, Orleans Parish School Board and Lacombe Head Start. Edwina was the loving wife of Sidney J. Rillieux, Jr. Beloved mother of Theodore Dunn and Shawn Rillieux (Tina).

Stepmother of Frederick Savage (Tina), Sidney Rillieux III (Michelle), Angel Rillieux Fields (Lathan) and Tiffini Rillieux. Beloved brothers and sisters-inlaw, Chris John Boudreaux, Sr. (Susan) and Lettie Rillieux-Owens (Steven).

Sister-in-law of Lolita Ordogne (Joe), Joy Smith (George), Alvin Turner, Sr. and Veronica Rillieux. She was also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends. Edwina was preceded in death by her parents Alfred F. Boudreaux, Sr. and Marie Huff Boudreaux; her siblings Alfred F. Boudreaux, Jr., Beverly Cephas and Allen A. Boudreaux; her sisters and brothers -in-law Grace Boudreaux, Marilyn Boudreaux, John Cephas, Delores Turner, Bruce Rillieux, Blanch Laurent, and Larry Laurent.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Corpus ChristiEpiphany Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70116 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman Mayer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122. You may sign the guest book on www.gertrudegeddeswilli s.com. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, Inc. in charge (504) 522-2525.

Robinson, Leslie

Leslie Robinson Age 62, departed this life on Wednesday May 13, 2026.

Daughter of Ida Mae Dennis Robinson and the late Eric Dale Robinson, Mother of Taylor Robinson, Sister of Danielle Lucas, Tammy Mayes, Dale, Christopher, and Melissa Robinson, also the late Eric Charles Robinson. Leslie is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Emmit Valentine Strain, Jr. died peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2026, surrounded by loved ones.

He was born on December 11, 1943. He graduated from John McDonogh High School and Delgado Community College. He retired after working as a machinist at Prager Inc. for 41 years. He was a proud member of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers. Emmit was preceded in death by his parents, Emmit V Strain, Sr. and Rose Bagur Strain and his sisters: Rita "Lynn" Gallet (J.D.) and Sherrill "Butsie" Foret (Charles).

He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Ellen Poche Strain and his children Timothy Strain (Charlene) and Karen Strain Binder (Michael). He was the proud and loving Papoo of four grandsons: Patrick Strain, Robert Strain, Michael Binder, Jr. and Dylan Binder. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his brother-in-law, Richard Poche (Rosemary).

Emmit loved his family, fishing, visits to a casino, sitting on his front porch, driving his grandchildren to activities and places from the LeBeau House to the Toca Pet Cemetery. He also loved playing cards with friends, piddling in his garage, and fixing just about anything. He would help anyone, anywhere, anytime of the day or night. Above all, Emmit was a devoted husband, father, Papoo, uncle, and friend. His legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation to be held at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue St., Chalmette, LA on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 11:00 AM-1:00PM. A mass will begin at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.

To view and sign the Family Guestbook, please visit www.stbernardmemorial.c om

Thomas, Garnet L.

Garnet L. Thomas departed this life on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at the age of 73. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Visitation at D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. New Orleans, La 70125 on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and a Visitation at Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 1414 Sora St. Baton Rouge, La 70807 on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home.

Please visit www.rhodefuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Marilyn James May 09, 2026 Marilyn passed on May 9 was buried on May 16, was 13 days shy of her 28th wedding anniversary anniversary and is missed beyond words by her husband.

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invited to attend the funeral service on Saturday May 23, 2026, 11a.m.at Tchoupitoulas Chapel 1022 Hwy 44 Reserve, LA, Rev. Lionel Murphy, officiating.

Visitation at 10a.m. until service time. Interment in Rising Star Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, 1103 Cardinal St. Laplace, LA. cemetery, Laplace, LA Services entrusted to Hobson Brown Funeral Home 134 Daisy St., Garyville, La 70051 (985) 535-2516.

Williams Jr., Alex L.

Alex L. Williams, Jr. en‐ tered into rest on May 6, 2026. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 11:00 am at Calvary Tabernacle C.M.E. Church, 3629 Dryades St., New Or‐ leans, LA 70115. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am. Bur‐ ial will be private. Profes‐ sional arrangements en‐ trusted to Majestic Mortu‐ ary Service, Inc. (504) 5235872.

Young, Joyce Mae Davis

Joyce Mae Davis Young passed away on May 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was a faithful member of First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and for‐ merly a longtime member of Pilgrim Progress Mis‐ sionary Baptist Church.

Joyce was a devoted mother, grandmother, life‐ long New Orleans Saints fan, and gifted cook who loved family gatherings and her beloved 12th Ward neighborhood. Joyce was a 1954 graduate of Walter L. Cohen High School. She is lovingly survived by her daughters, Michelle YoungFrazier (Jerome) and Va‐ lerie Young-Vaughn (Regi‐ nald); sons, Roynell Young, Sr. (Kathleen) and Brian sister, Shaeron Young; Turner (Earl); grandchil‐ dren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. She was pre‐ ceded in death by her daughter, Wylene Young; son, Wallace Young, Jr.; mother, Bertha Lawsongrandmother, Coatney; Bertha Dow-Lawson; step‐ father, Oatis Davis; and sisters, Jacqueline Martin and JoAnn Rowan. A Cele‐ bration of Life Service will be held Saturday, May 23, 2026, for 10:00 a.m. at First Shiloh Missionary Baptist 2507 Perdido Church, Street, New Orleans, LA. Rev. Antoine Jacobs. offici‐ ating. Interment will follow at Providence Memorial Park Cemetery Metairie, Guestbook Online: LA. www.anewtraditionbegins. com (504)282-0600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Di‐ rectors.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jonelle Rene Schmidt October 31, 1982 -May 22, 2021 It’s hard to believe you have been gone 5 years. We know your spirit is with us all the time. We miss you every single day!

We love you, Mom, Dad, Eric and Michael

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Data centers will make power grid stronger Concerns about rising electricand billions in tax revenue. ity bills and overtaxed grids have One reason Entergy is able to dominated the national data cenmake data centers work for custer conversation, but Louitomers in Louisiana is a key advantage we have siana is showing that they over other states where can actually strengthen residents are experiencgrid reliability and help keep electricity prices ing bill spikes and relidown for all customers. So ability issues from data much so that the Trump centers: regulatory overPhillip administration recently sight of utilities.

May highlighted Entergy as a In deregulated states, GUEST model for how utilities can COLUMNIST developers can build their work with tech companies own power generation for to improve reliability and data centers but still conaffordability. nect to the grid without any pubEarlier this month, Entergy lic oversight. In regulated states Louisiana announced another $2 like Louisiana, however, utilities billion in new customer savings must receive Public Service from our power agreement for Commission approval for every Meta’s Louisiana campus agreemajor investment or new project to ensure it benefits customers. ment, bringing total projected Deregulated electricity markets savings from data centers (inhave also consistently seen sigcluding Meta’s and Hut 8’s), to $2.8 billion over 20 years, which nificantly higher residential rates includes a 10% reduction in storm even before data centers came recovery and grid resilience on the scene — an important fact costs. The projects are also exoften omitted by deregulation pected to create thousands of jobs advocates. In contrast, our state’s

regulatory model has helped Entergy Louisiana keep residential rates more than 30% below national average while ensuring that adding new large customers strengthens our grid rather than strains it.

I am grateful that Gov. Jeff Landry and the PSC have advanced a framework that prioritizes customer protection, stability and long-term affordability while ensuring we can still move fast enough to compete for these once-in-a-generation economic development opportunities.

Entergy is doing its part to protect customers, too. Our Fair Share Plus pledge outlines how we’re ensuring tech companies pay their fair share of the cost to power their facilities, plus provide added benefits for our communities. For example, Meta has agreed to donate hundreds of millions of dollars to home energy efficiency and bill support programs for vulnerable customers, workforce development and

State needs to get more Black students into STEM I didn’t realize how rare I was until a demand STEM careers. student stated, “I’ve never had a math These pathways cannot thrive without teacher who looked like you.” strong STEM foundations. Currently, I had been teaching for years, but Louisiana has lost 60,000 students in that moment made Louisiana’s 6% real. the public school system. If Black boys Black men make up only about 6% to 7% continue to be underrepresented in of the state’s entire teacher workadvanced math and science courses and if Black men conforce — and in STEM classrooms, the number is even smaller. To tinue to be nearly absent from that student, my presence wasn’t STEM teaching, then the state ordinary. It was exceptional. That will struggle to build a wellexception has consequences far versed, future-ready aviation beyond the classroom. Louisiana’s M. Paul workforce.

6% isn’t just an education statistic.

The Federal Aviation AdminSmith IV istration It is a preview of the STEM workhas warned of a severe GUEST national shortage of air traffic force the state will have — and the COLUMNIST controllers, one of the most talent it will continue to lose. mathematically rigorous and Algebra and calculus are gatehigh-paying positions in the aviation secways to high-demand careers in artificial intelligence, aviation, engineering, tor. Without stronger K-12 STEM prepaenergy and computer science. But gate- ration and role models, Louisiana risks leaving large segments of its population ways only open when students can see out of these opportunities. themselves in the people guiding them.

Federal policymakers recognize these For many Black boys, a Black male shortages.

STEM teacher is often the first signal In 2024, Sen. Raphael Warnock chamthat advanced mathematics, robotics, coding or engineering belongs to them, pioned legislation allocating new fundtoo. ing to diversify aviation workforce Research consistently shows that hav- development. The message from Washing even one same-race teacher can inington is clear: The country cannot meet crease confidence, academic persistence its aviation and STEM workforce needs without broadening who has access to and long-term achievement. these fields.

Over time, this shapes who enrolls in Louisiana has an opportunity to align advanced STEM courses, who pursues STEM majors and ultimately who enters with this national momentum. But that begins with strengthening the front STEM professions. The 6% becomes a end of the pipeline — the teachers who pipeline problem long before students introduce STEM concepts long before reach college. This challenge is not students choose a major or career. At a unique to Louisiana.

Nationally, Black men remain severely time when national conversations about DEI are heated, it is essential to clarify underrepresented in STEM graduate programs — making up only about 2% of that addressing the 6% is not a political stance; it is solely economic. students. This number signals a fragile Ensuring that Black boys see Black pipeline. If we are to bridge this gap, Louisiana must become more intentional men teaching STEM courses is not about ideology; it is about preparing the engiabout recruiting talent from nontraditional paths: veterans, industry profesneers, pilots, air traffic controllers, aviasionals and career changers who, like tion mechanics, coders and innovators me, didn’t initially see the classroom as that Louisiana — and the country — will an option. need. Black men have contributed to Louisiana is working to expand its America’s progress in STEM and aviapresence in aviation, engineering, drone tion throughout history of the United technology, advanced manufacturing States. Supporting the next generation and artificial intelligence. Recently, the continues that legacy. state announced its first “Aviation Day,” Targeting districts where the gap is bringing together educators, industry greatest will ensure the 6% begins to leaders and policymakers to strengthen rise where it is most needed. If Louisiaviation and aeronautics pathways for ana wants a stronger STEM workforce students. tomorrow, then it must start with who The need is urgent. In reporting for stands in front of the classroom today.

The Hechinger Report, Javeria Salman noted that aviation is rapidly becoming M. Paul Smith IV is a science and a modern version of shop class, offering mathematics education doctorate students hands-on pathways into highcandidate at Southern University A&M.

renewable energy investments.

We also require prepayments, multiyear contracts and financial safeguards so other customers don’t shoulder their project risks.

While data centers we serve are paying their fair share of the cost to serve them, electricity costs were already rising long before data centers arrived and are projected to continue rising nationwide because of factors like inflation, fuel price volatility, supply chain disruptions, storms and the need to replace infrastructure.

In Louisiana, however, our customers’ bills will be lower than they otherwise would have been thanks to our data center service agreements.

One of the few ways we can ease these inflationary bill impacts is by adding new large customers who can pick up the tab on a larger share of the cost of grid maintenance and upgrades that residential and small-business customers would otherwise have had to pay for alone.

Because of the data centers joining our grid, we can now make critical upgrades to our infrastructure at a fraction of the cost to existing customers — upgrades that strengthen reliability for our current customers and help attract even more industrial investment, like Hyundai’s Ascension Parish steel plant.

This boosts Louisiana’s economic development profile, brings new jobs and resources and keeps electricity more affordable.

The U.S. is competing in a global race for AI dominance, and supporting domestic data centers will help us win it while providing our communities with lower long-term energy costs, stronger infrastructure and new economic opportunities. Our state is showing how high-tech and households can thrive on the same power grid, improving the lives of Louisianans today and for generations to come.

Phillip May is president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana.

Program can help Louisiana address its physician shortage We know that Louisiana is truly one and retaining doctors within our state of a kind. From our world-renowned is crucial for solving these challenges. music to our celebrated cuisine, our Communities where medical students state’s heritage plays an important role and residents train are often where in our nation’s story. they choose to practice longYet, compared to other states, term, with 62% of family physiour health and wellness lag. To cians staying in the state where preserve our cultural richness they completed their residency. and support those who shape it, It’s also imperative that we we must improve the health of all train physicians who reflect our communities.

Leonardo and understand the communiFor too many years, Louisiana Seoane ties we serve. Patients receivhas placed near the bottom in ing care from doctors who GUEST health rankings. understand their cultures expeCOLUMNIST Healthcare leaders and partrience better communication, greater trust and improved ners, working with the Louisihealth outcomes. ana Department of Health and other The creation of the Xavier Ochsner agencies, are responding by focusing College of Medicine is part of the soluon quality metrics and better health outcomes. tion. As a college within Xavier UniverBy concentrating efforts to decrease sity of Louisiana — a top HBCU recogchronic diseases like diabetes and nized as a leader in placing graduates heart disease, and creating innovative into medical school — XOCOM builds solutions to improve maternal care, we on a proud legacy. As we undergo the are working diligently to elevate our accreditation process, we are commitstate’s health and increase life expected to this mission by training exceptancy. tional, empathetic doctors in-state to Prioritizing these health initiatives serve communities across Louisiana. supports our friends, families and Yet, with national medical student neighbors, allowing them to live fuller debt exceeding $215,000 and proposed and happier lives. federal student loan caps on the horiHowever, to truly move the needle, zon in July, we must also overcome the we must also address our U.S. physifinancial barriers that keep talented students from pursuing medical school cian shortage and its effect on receivto begin with. ing timely, preventive care. In the One solution is the $3 million Hupast several months, projections of the shortage have shifted, pointing to mana Health Workforce Scholarship a worsening long-term crisis: By 2038, Fund, which will advance our efforts we will be short up to 141,000 physito make medical school accessible by covering full tuition at XOCOM for stucians nationwide.

We feel this already in Louisiana, dents with financial need who commit where 60 of our 64 parishes are desto practicing primary care, internal medicine or maternal care in Louisiana ignated Health Professional Shortage after graduation.

Areas. Meeting this challenge now reWe need more programs like these quires innovative solutions. that reduce financial burdens and help This effort starts with training more improve health outcomes for everyone. primary care physicians who serve as To build a healthier future, we must the front line of disease prevention.

Better access to primary care means find more innovative solutions to invest in our physician workforce now, ensurearlier interventions, improved maternal and infant health outcomes and ing that those who train here have evrelief for our overburdened emergency ery reason to stay. departments.

Most importantly, it helps our loved Dr. Leonardo Seoane is the president ones prevent and manage chronic and founding dean at Xavier Ochsner conditions before they become lifeCollege of Medicine and executive vice threatening. president and chief academic officer Evidence clearly shows that training at Ochsner Health.

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Residents vote Saturday at C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport.

ISSUE OF THE WEEK THE MIDTERMS Voters across the country have started to register their choices in the midterm elections. In Louisiana, party primaries on Saturday for U.S. Senate led to the ouster of incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, who faced a challenger backed by President Donald Trump.The president has been using the midterms to exact retribution on officials he has deemed insufficiently loyal. Cassidy made the list for voting to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. But while the president has demonstrated his grip on the Republican Party, it’s unclear if he will have the same sway in the November general election.With high gas prices and the war in Iran, the president’s popularity is at an all-time low.What will voters be looking to as they make their decision? Here are two perspectives:

Midterm elections present gloomy picture for GOP

What party will take over the re-redistricted House?

For the first time this term, President concern. It’s especially concerning in Donald Trump’s job approval rating has light of the president’s low job approval dipped below 40% in the RealClearPolirating, which is another good predictor of midterm results. tics average of polls. The newest In Trump’s first midterms, in rating is 39.9% approval and 57% 2018, the president’s party, like disapproval. today, controlled both the House The president’s approval has and Senate. The final generic balbeen ticking downward for months — it started at 50.5% lot average before the midterms approval in January 2025 — and favored Democrats by 7.3 points, Byron was brought to its current point nearly the same as it is today.

York by a number of polls showing his Trump’s job approval rating imjob approval in the mid-to-high mediately before the 2018 elec30s. The latest is a New York Times poll tions was 43.6%, a bit better than it is tosows Trump at 37% approval and 59% day. In that election, Democrats picked disapproval, all among registered votup 41 seats to win control of the House.

The GOP kept control of the Senate. ers.

The Republican Party’s obvious weakThe Times poll found a significant gender gap in Trump approval. Fortyness going into the 2026 midterms is, of four percent of men approve of the job course, the main reason behind the masthe president is doing, while 29% of sive battle over redistricting. It appears women approve. The race/ethnicity gap the GOP will win that battle, at least this is larger — Trump’s approval among year, which could reduce its possible White respondents is 45% while his apmidterm losses in the House. But the current Republican advantage in the proval among non-White respondents House is so small that Democrats can is 20%. Among respondents who voted for Trump in 2024, his approval rating is win control by picking up a tiny number 79%. Among those who voted for former of seats.

The current party balance in the Vice President Kamala Harris, it is 3%, House is 217 Republicans to 212 Demoand among those who did not vote, it is 21%. crats, with one independent and five The new survey, like many others, vacancies. However those are sorted found solid disapproval of the war in out, the fact is, if the election were held Iran. The Times asked, “Do you think today, Democrats could win control of Donald Trump’s decision to go to war the House by picking up three or four with Iran was the right decision or the seats. That is an incredibly low bar for wrong decision?” Sixty-four percent the party to achieve. said the wrong decision, while 30% said Meanwhile, President Trump is adding the right decision. Among Trump 2024 to his already dominant power in the Revoters, 76% said going to war was the publican Party. Over the weekend, one right decision. Among Harris voters, of his last GOP antagonists in the Sen95% said it was the wrong decision. ate, Sen. Bill Cassidy, lost a primary in The pollsters, of course, asked respon- Louisiana after Trump endorsed his Redents’ opinion on Trump’s handling of publican opponent. That means Trump the economy — it was 33% approve and has gotten rid of all but two of the seven 64% percent disapprove. More specifiRepublicans who voted to convict him in cally, they also asked about Trump’s han- the 2021 post-presidential impeachment trial. dling of the cost of living — it was 28% The Cassidy defeat is on top of others, approve and 70% disapprove. like the successful Trump-encouraged As far as the coming midterm elecprimary challenges of several Inditions are concerned, on the so-called generic ballot question — “If the 2026 ana Republican state lawmakers who general election for Congress were held crossed Trump on redistricting. Trump’s today, which party’s candidate would obvious power in such matters has you be more likely to vote for in your made many lawmakers scared of clashdistrict?” — 50% said the Democratic ing with him, whatever they might feel candidate, while 39% said the Republiabout redistricting.

So now, Trump’s authority over the can candidate and 11% said they did not Republican Party has never been higher. know.

But now, with 51/2 months until midThat 11-point advantage for Democrats is bigger than the party’s advanterms, he’s not doing nearly as well with the electorate as a whole. tage in the RealClearPolitics average of the generic ballot, which stands at Email Byron York at byork@washington7.2 points. Still, even the average is big enough to cause Republicans serious examiner.com.

As President Donald Trump’s job approvAs elections analyst Nate Silver exal sinks to or below 40% (dependplained, the uneven distribution of the parties’ voting bases tends to ing on which poll you’re looking give Republicans an advantage in at), betting markets and political single-member, equal-population conventional wisdom are that his districting. Increasingly since the Republican Party is not necessarily mid-1990s, and even more so after doomed to lose its narrow House Trump’s emergence, Democratic majority, nor is it at serious risk of Michael voters tend to be concentrated in losing its Senate majority.

Barone central cities, sympathetic suburbs This is partly because of court and university towns, while Repubdecisions affecting redistricting in major states, but it also owes something to lican voters tend to be spread more evenly fundamentals that a few observers have around the rest of the country. noted even before. One example is Henry This means that Republican districting Olsen, writing two months ago in The Wash- plans tend to have more compact-shaped districts, while Democrats tend to link disington Post, noting that the president’s job approval has been cratering more among tant nodes with tenuous corridors. Illinois nonvoters than among likely voters. In Democrats’ 14-3 plan, for example, contoday’s RealClearPolitics polls, the same sists of bacon strips leading outward from relation is apparent: Trump’s slippage is less Chicago wards and heavily Democratic among those more likely to vote. suburbs out across miles of treeless prairie Similarly, Republican pollster Patrick to Democratic towns. Virginia Democrats’ Ruffini in March noted that, in a 60,000-per- 10-1 plan had five districts fan out from heavily Democratic Arlington and Fairfax son biennial YouGov survey, the Democratic advantage in party identification has Counties, just across the Potomac River been steadily narrowed toward the vanish- from Washington, D.C. In contrast, Texas and Florida Repubing point since 2006. And this year’s special elections, in which the opposition party licans’ plans would probably pass even a typically fares better than the president’s, stringent numeric test for compactness have been showing less anti-Republican and contiguity. movement than in 2025.

The result for the moment is nearly a levNonetheless, the fact that the president’s el playing field in the House races. The auparty almost always loses House seats thoritative Cook Political Report rates 188 (exceptions: 1934, 1998, 2002) plus the fact seats as solidly Republican and 184 seats that Republicans won only 220 seats to as solidly Democratic. It rates 22 seats as Democrats’ 215 in 2024, has made it seem leaning or likely Republican and 23 seats close to certain that Democrats would win as leaning or likely Democratic. That’s 210 control. seats at least leaning Republican, 207 as To forestall that, Trump last summer leaning or likely Democratic, leaving 18 urged Texas’ Republican governor and leg- seats, four currently held by Democrats islature to redistrict its 38 House districts. and 14 by Republicans, as tossups.

So if Democrats win all the tossups, they They passed a plan portrayed as gaining would control the House 225-210, a net gain five Republican seats, although it may not of 10 seats — a win, but not the blue wave if the 2024 MAGA surge among Hispanthey’ve been hoping for. If Republicans win ics evaporates, as polls suggest. Similarly, half of the tossups, they would control the Republicans in North Carolina (where the House 219-216, a net loss of just one seat.

Democratic governor has no veto over Those numbers are beginning to look faredistricting) and Ohio passed plans advertised as gaining one and two seats, respecmiliar. The House was 222-213 Democratic in 2020, 222-213 Republican in 2022, 220tively.

215 Republican in 2024.

Democrats retaliated spectacularly last Americans have had such periods of parNovember in California, where a plan is estimated to increase Democrats’ edge in the tisan parity, characterized by especially state’s delegation from 44-8 to 48-4. bitter partisanship before, in the fights In the meantime, the U.S. Supreme between Jacksonians and Whigs between Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais 1832 and 1852, and between the pro-Civil ruled that the Voting Rights Act doesn’t re- War Republicans and dubious Democrats quire maximizing the number of “minority- between 1864 and 1894. Eventually, other influenced” districts, which opened the way issues arose, new political platforms emerged and something like a consensus for some Republican legislators to redisemerged. trict and add a district for their party. And Could that happen this year? Maybe. But in Florida, Republican legislators quickly it sure doesn’t look like it. passed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redrawing of its 28 districts, which was predicted to add Michael Barone is on X, @MichaelBarone. four Republican districts.

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2-time NASCAR champ Busch dies Driver was hospitalized early Thursday with ‘severe illness’

BY STEVE REED AP sportswriter

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41.

The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.

Busch’s family said earlier Thursday that he was hospitalized with a “severe illness,” three days before he was to compete in the

Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Busch was the younger brother of Kurt Busch, a NASCAR Hall of Famer.

“Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the Busch loss of Kyle Busch,” the statement said.

“A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.

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Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on March 20, 2011, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. AP FILE PHOTO By WADE PAyNE

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Kiffin adds Orgeron to LSU staff Former Tigers’ coach signs one-year, $100K deal

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

Not long after coach Lane Kiffin first landed in Baton Rouge, he picked up his phone and called his longtime friend and colleague Ed Orgeron.

Kiffin was passing by Tiger Stadium when the two coaches talked. According to the recollection of the call he shared at his introductory news conference, Kiffin cracked to Orgeron that the drive onto campus gave him an urge to start talking in his voice — the gravel-toned Cajun accent that powered the Tigers to one of the best seasons in college football history in 2019.

“I don’t know, man,” Kiffin said over the phone, “I’m feeling you right now.”

“Coach,” Orgeron replied, “you’re at the best place in America.”

Now they both are. LSU announced Wednesday night that Orgeron was returning to Baton Rouge to fill a role on Kiffin’s staff. The former

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STAFF FILE PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK

Former LSU coach Ed Orgeron watches his players before kickoff against Texas A&M on Nov. 27, 2021, at Tiger Stadium. Orgeron returns to LSU as a special assistant to recruiting and defense.

LSU pitcher Jayden Heavener takes the field for a game against Texas A&M on March 14 at Tiger Park. LSU softball’s bond has been key to their success ahead of the NCAA Super Regional. STAFF FILE PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSO

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BY JIM KLEINPETER Contributing writer all them the “Sisterhood of the Circle.”

It’s a good enough moniker for LSU pitcher Paytn Monticelli, who likens the LSU staff to a sisterhood that played a big part in launching the Tigers into this weekend’s NCAA Super Regional at No. 1 national seed Alabama.

The teams play Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPN. If they split those games,

the deciding game for a berth in the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City will be played Sunday at a time to be determined.

LSU is trying to end an eightyear WCWS drought after getting to Oklahoma City four times in Beth Torina’s first six seasons at the helm.

The seven-member pitching staff is headed by Monticelli, Jayden Heavener and Cece Cellura, who each pitched a complete-game victory in the Baton Rouge Regional last weekend. It will go head-to-

head with one of the best pitching staffs in the nation, led by junior right-hander Jocelyn Briski, the SEC Pitcher of the Year.

Monticelli, the only Tigers pitcher with previous super regional experience, said the group’s closeness is the foundation of the confidence that has been building throughout the season. They took some early hits but finished strong

with 17 wins in the past 22 games.

“We get along so well,” said Monticelli, who spent two seasons with Oklahoma, which made the WCWS both years, and won it all in 2024.

“We went to a pitcher dinner last night. We do a lot of stuff outside of the field. The seven of us are like sisters, that’s the best part of our team.

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Coach O’s return another ‘only at LSU’ kind of comeback At some point you’ve probably caught a show on a band reunion tour. You know, when the musicians set aside their squabbling and contractual grievances to play together again. They may still not like each other, but the money is too good to resist.

This spring, LSU has put together a reunion tour that’s about the most LSU thing you can imagine. Three former Scott head coaches — not just forRabalais mer, but fired coaches — have returned since March. It started with Will Wade coming back to coach men’s basketball and bringing back Johnny Jones to be on his staff.

Now comes an encore to bring the house down: Coach O is back.

Wednesday night, in the midst of what is

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Koepka leads the Byron Nelson

BY SCHUYLER DIXON AP sportswriter

McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler won’t be the wire-to-wire winner of his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson again this year.

For now, the world’s top-ranked player is chasing Brooks Koepka, the five-time major champion looking for his first victory since returning to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf.

Koepka shot 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead over five other early finishers at the revamped TPC Craig Ranch on Thursday, with Scheffler three back while playing with Koepka and Si Woo Kim, one of those at 64.

“I felt like I was getting lapped out there for a little bit,” said Scheffler, who led from the start of last year’s Nelson and won by eight shots at 31 under while tying the tour’s 72-hole scoring record at 253. “So I was fortunate to make a couple birdies late in the round and keep myself in the tournament.”

Kim — the highest-ranked player in the field behind Scheffler at No. 24 — had the only bogey in the threesome, on his 16th hole at the par-3 seventh.

One of several countrymen in the event sponsored by South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, Kim got back within a shot of the lead with a birdie while Koepka saved par 5 at the ninth.

Emiliano Grillo, Keith Mitchell, Stephan Jaeger and Michael Thorbjornsen were tied with Kim, one shot ahead of Doug Ghim and Mackenzie Hughes.

Koepka, who contended at last week’s PGA Championship before fading on Sunday, eagled the par-5 12th and was 4 under through five holes. He had four

AP basketball writer

NEW YORK — Playing at home hasn’t provided much comfort for WNBA teams this season.

Through nearly the first two weeks, home teams have only won about 29% of games. Out of the 15 teams, only New York has a winning record at home.

This is the worst percentage to start a season by home teams in the league’s 30-year history, according to Elias Sports Bureau stats provided to The Associated Press by the WNBA. Through an equivalent number of games, the previous worst was 41% in 2021 — when fans weren’t

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark has a back injury and was ruled out by the Indiana Fever for Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Fire.

The Fever disclosed Clark’s injury less than two hours before tipoff. She had not been listed on Indiana’s injury report a day earlier.

The star guard has not missed a game this season after her 2025 campaign was cut short by a series of injuries. Clark is averaging 24.3 points, nine assists, five rebounds and one assist in four games.

Clark has spoken this season about lingering back issues. After the Fever’s season-opening loss, she said her back “gets out of line pretty quickly.”

Eagles’ Smith arrested for driving 65 mph over limit Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested last week in Georgia for driving 135 mph in a 70 mph zone, authorities said.

Smith, who played at Georgia, was cited for speeding and reckless driving, the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.

He posted bond and was released shortly after his arrest on May 15.

Smith, from Savannah, Georgia, was selected by the Eagles with the 30th pick in the 2023 NFL draft. He has 25 quarterback hits, 10.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries over three seasons.

He played a crucial role in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX run, recording five quarterback hits, four sacks and four tackles for loss during the playoffs.

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Brooks Koepka hits to the 14th green during the first round of the Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas. more birdies in a span of five holes in his back nine, capped by a 3-foot birdie putt on the short par-4 sixth.

Kim had four birdies on the front and four more on the back while Scheffler was lagging at 2 under before getting birdies on three of his final five holes.

“It was just a comfortable group,” Koepka said. “Everyone is just kind of feeding off each other, easy. Everyone’s having fun. Makes it enjoyable. I feel comfortable on the golf course as well.”

Even though he hardly recognizes parts of it.

Koepka last played at TPC Craig Ranch in 2021, the year before he bolted for LIV. The sixth Nelson at the par-71 layout about

30 miles north of Dallas was the debut of a Lanny Wadkins-led redesign that cost nearly $25 million and added bunkers everywhere and overhauled the greens with mounds and ridges.

“The greens are totally different than when we played,” Koepka said. “That’s obviously the biggest thing. Off the tee it looks pretty good. Place hasn’t changed too much. It’s familiar. I like it.”

Koepka was a regular at the Nelson a decade ago, including a runner-up finish in 2016 when he lost to Sergio Garcia in a playoff.

The 36-year-old also has a little CJ Cup history. He rose to No. 1 in the world with a victory when the event was in South Korea in 2018.

The title sponsorship moved to the U.S. after the COVID-19 pan-

demic and has been associated with the Nelson since 2024.

The move to LIV forced Koepka to put aside things such as world rankings, and now he’s dealing with stipulations he had to agree to in order to rejoin the PGA Tour. Among them is not being exempt for the $20 million signature events, even though he won a major — the 2023 PGA — while with LIV. “I think there’s such a huge difference right now of trying to get into signature events, on my way back, coming back to the tour,” Koepka said. “(Winning) would be a big confidence boost for sure because I feel like I’ve been playing well. I feel like I’m knocking on the door, and I’m very, very close.”

WNBA home teams win 29% of games

BY DOUG FEINBERG

Clark out for game against Fire because of back injury

allowed to attend games early on because of the COVID pandemic.

Home teams won 43% of their games to start the 2016 season.

Both those years the number reached over 50% by the end of the season. There was nearly a 54% home advantage in 2021 and 55% in 2016.

There are a lot of factors that go into the poor start at home so far, including scheduling. The expected top teams Las Vegas and New York have been on the road for most of the start of the season.

That said, Chicago, which was near the bottom of the standings last year, went 3-1 on the road to begin this season.

“It’s bizarre and interesting,

but I don’t think it signals a trend that will continue,” ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo said. “We just need to have the better teams to have more home games.”

Golden State coach Natalie Nakase agreed she didn’t think the early trend would continue.

“I don’t put much stock in it,” said Nakase, who’s team visits New York on Thursday night. “I think it gives players that out to say that we have more advantage at home or we have more advantage away. I just say there’s two hoops, there’s a court, there’s a couple refs, and we got to play. At the end of the day, when you step on the court, you got to be ready to fight.”

One thing it’s not caused by is a lack of fans in the buildings.

Attendance is up 6% so far this season compared to last year, according to the website Across The Timeline.

The second-year Valkyries have established quite a homecourt advantage. They led the league in attendance last year and so far have drawn well in their first two games at home.

“You also don’t want to take it for granted, you know, and take advantage of it,” she said. “But we do have the love of support that is, you know, amazing. But at the same time, you have to be able to handle the noise. So we try to prepare as best as we can.”

French Open prize money won’t change despite protest

PARIS — The French Open prize money will not change this year despite players complaining they deserve a bigger share, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Thursday.

Top players have criticized the Open organizers for reducing the players’ share of revenue to an alleged 14.3% — compared to 22% at standard ATP and WTA events.

To show their discontent, many competing at Roland Garros, where play begins on Sunday, are planning to limit their interaction with reporters to 15 minutes during Friday’s traditional pre-tournament media day.

Roland Garros organizers increased the prize money by about 10%, after the U.S. Open last year raised their’s by 20%.

Iowa State great Ryan promoted to assistant coach

AMES, Iowa — Emily Ryan, one of the most productive point guards in women’s college basketball history when she played for Iowa State, has been hired as a full-time assistant at her alma mater, coach Bill Fennelly announced Thursday.

Ryan played for the Cyclones from 2020-25 and was a graduate assistant last season. She finished her career with 993 assists, a school record and seventh all-time in Division I. She was just the third NCAA women’s player to record at least 1,500 points, 900 assists and 600 rebounds in a career. She also ranks in the top five in program history in steals and blocks.

Ryan was voted to the All-Big 12 first team in 2022 and second team in 2023 and was on the league’s alldefensive team in 2021.

center Chinyelu LSU women set for NCAA championships Florida returning for senior season

Tigers making sixth straight appearance

BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

If it’s time for the NCAA women’s golf championships, it means the LSU Tigers are still playing.

LSU has appeared in the past six championships, one of just eight programs to do so. The Tigers will tee it up Friday morning at La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

“It’s hard to do in a sport where there’s no defense,” coach Garrett Runion said of LSU’s streak.

“I don’t want a good team, I want a good program. To have a good program, you’ve got consistently be at national. I’m very proud of what we’ve done.”

The Tigers got to Carlsbad by finishing fourth last week in the NCAA Waco (Texas) regional.

“All the credit goes to the players that have bought in, worked hard, and showed up when they needed to in the most stressful tournament of the year (NCAA regionals),” Runion said. “I think that just helps them understand what we’ve done back home to prepare them, and handle that pressure.”

The Tigers will use the same lineup from the regional with sophomore Francesca Fiorellini, seniors Elsa Svensson and Taylor Riley, sophomore Josefin Widal and freshman Ryleigh Knaub. Sophomore Rocio Tejedo will be the alternate.

Knaub leads the team with a 71.96 stroke average, just ahead of Fiorellini’s 71.97.

Riley, who grew up in nearby San

Diego, is the daughter of former PGA touring pro Chris Riley and former LSU golfer Michelle Louviere.

She becomes the 13th LSU player to compete in at least three NCAA Championships.

“She’s a little sentimental, knowing it’s her final college tournament in her hometown,” Runion said.

The NCAA Championships are a marathon, not a sprint. The field of 30 teams will be cut to 15 Sunday, followed by a final round of stroke play Monday when the NCAA individual champion is crowned. The top eight teams begin match play Tuesday to determine the team champion Wednesday.

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LSU senior Taylor Riley will compete for the third time in the NCAA Championships.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida center Rueben Chinyelu decided Thursday he will return for his senior season to run it back with a stacked frontcourt that helped the Gators win a national championship in 2025.

Chinyelu formally removed his name from the NBA draft to play another year with fellow big men Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh.

Coach Todd Golden’s roster is expected to cost roughly $25 million in 2026-27.

Chinyelu went through the NBA pre-draft process and had until May 27 to decide whether to return to school or stay in the draft.

The 6-foot-10, 265-pound Nigerian became the first Florida player in 50 years to average a doubledouble, totaling 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds a game last season.

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BY GREG BEACHAM AP sportswriter

LOS ANGELES — Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams.

The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value. ESPN reported the 2027 deal is worth $55 million with a potential to increase to $60 million, a raise from his salary for the upcoming season.

The deal indicates that the 38-year-old Stafford is at least strongly thinking about staying with the Rams past 2026. That’s notable because Stafford has professed a year-to-year mentality about his future ever since he led the Rams to a Super Bowl championship in February 2022, and he only confirmed he would

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Continued from page 1C sure to be LSU baseball’s season-ending loss to Auburn in the SEC tournament, news broke that Ed Orgeron was returning to be a part of Lane Kiffin’s staff. Not as a position coach, but as a special assistant for defense and recruiting. His salary: $100,000, a bit removed from the high-rent district of his $9 million salary in his final season as LSU’s head coach in 2021 (the school finished paying Orgeron his $17 million buyout in December, so no clawback is available).

When Kiffin took the LSU job in late November, he mentioned calling Orgeron on his way past Tiger Stadium.

“I said, ‘Hey man, this place just makes me want to talk like you right now,’ ” Kiffin said. “I rolled down the window and I was like, ‘Geaux Tigahs!’ to the fans.”

Orgeron replied, “You’re in the best place in America right now.”

The two have been friends and coaching colleagues for a long time.

Kiffin and Orgeron were on Pete Carroll’s staff together at Southern California. Later, after being fired as head coach at Ole Miss, Orgeron went to work for Kiffin when he became head coach at Tennessee in 2009 and then USC in 2010. When USC fired Kiffin in 2013, the school made Orgeron interim head coach, the same

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Continued from page 1C Tigers’ head coach will work as a special assistant to recruiting and defense, and he signed a one-year deal worth $100,000, according to a copy of his term sheet obtained Thursday by The Advocate.

Orgeron, 64, can coach on the sideline during games and hit the road to recruit.

The NCAA passed a rule change in 2024 that removed restrictions on the number of FBS staff members who can “provide technical and tactical instruction” during games and practices while maintaining the limit on coaches who can leave campus to recruit prospective players.

Teams must still designate no more than 11 staffers, including the head coach, as off-campus recruiters. Orgeron is expected to fill one of those spots, according to a report from On3.

It’s an ideal role for the Larose native, who spent the 2025 season talking publicly about his desire to coach again but only if he found “the right situation.” He’s spent the last four years in an unofficial retirement, collecting his $17 million buyout in monthly installments until this past December.

return for the upcoming season while accepting his MVP trophy in February.

The Rams then surprised the league by drafting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick last month, throwing Stafford’s long-term future into momentary doubt — until head coach Sean McVay made it quite clear that Stafford is the Rams’ starting quarterback for as long as he decides to play.

“Whenever that time comes for (Simpson) to get an opportunity to be Matthew’s successor will be on Matthew’s terms,” McVay said at the time. “I didn’t want that to ever be misunderstood. ... It is Matthew’s football team.”

Stafford is coming off one of the best seasons of his career in which he won his first MVP award, edging New England’s Drake Maye in the voting. Stafford passed for an NFL-best

4,707 yards and a careerhigh 46 touchdowns against just eight interceptions before he led the Rams to two road playoff victories and a spot in the NFC championship game.

The upcoming season will be Stafford’s 18th in the NFL and his sixth with the Rams, who acquired him in a trade with Detroit in 2021.

Stafford is the sixth-leading passer in NFL history with 64,516 yards, and he is seventh with 423 touchdown passes, two behind Philip Rivers.

Los Angeles is among the preseason Super Bowl favorites again this year despite using its first-round pick on a quarterback who now seems unlikely to play for at least two years. Simpson has said he is eager to learn behind Stafford, calling it “a perfect situation” for a quarterback who was a starter for only one season with the Crimson Tide.

role he filled in 2016 when LSU canned Les Miles.

Orgeron got the job fulltime later that season, then, of course, led LSU to that incomparable 2019 national championship season. Even if Kiffin wins a couple of national titles at LSU, he won’t be able to field a team that surpasses that Joe Burrowled squad. Still, Orgeron was out by 2021, unable to sustain the program at such a high level.

Coach O bounced around the sport, lived for a while in Miami Beach, Florida, got remarried, watched his sons begin their football coaching careers and talked of getting back in the game — an itch that until now he was unable to scratch with a permanent position.

Considering their relationship, it seemed natural that Kiffin would hire Orgeron as defensive line coach on his new staff at LSU. When he didn’t, it seemed Kiffin might have deemed that too awkward, which was fair enough.

Eventually, though, Kiffin decided he needed some Coach O energy and enthusiasm on his staff.

Say what you want about Orgeron’s quality as a head coach and how things ended for him at LSU. But the man is a preeminent defensive line coach and an unparalleled recruiter. He may not be on point to do either for the Tigers — LSU has two D-line coaches in Sterling Lucas and Kevin Peoples — but he can certainly offer invaluable input and make for some indelible in-home visits.

There was understandable concern among Tiger fans when former recruiting coordinator and fellow Louisiana coaching icon Frank Wilson wasn’t retained by Kiffin, instead trekking north to Ole Miss to be part of Pete Golding’s new staff in Oxford, Mississippi. But by bringing back Orgeron, Kiffin can say, “I’ll see your Frank Wilson and raise you a Coach O.” The personal touch isn’t as important as it was before NIL and revenue sharing — every recruit now is like Rod Tidwell in “Jerry Maguire,” bellowing “Show me the money!” — but Orgeron will be able to go on the road and help recruit.

There isn’t a high school coach he won’t make an impression on, and I imagine he has lost little or anything off his in-home fastball he displayed in “The Blind Side.”

Getting back into football in an official capacity is certainly a win for Orgeron.

Unless he started contradicting what Lucas and Peoples are teaching the Tigers’ D-linemen, I can’t imagine this isn’t a win for LSU. And it’s a win for Kiffin, at least temporarily, though some will and have dredged up some of Orgeron’s past off-the-field transgressions.

However you look at it, it’s an engrossing final act of a career filled with remarkable chapters. One more enticing ingredient to a 2026-27 LSU athletic year already stocked with compelling characters like Kiffin, Wade and Kim Mulkey.

“Now, do I expect to be a national championship coach?” Orgeron told The Advocate in January. “I’m not expecting that. I’m not expecting to be a head coach. I was happy being a defensive line coach. I loved it. I love coaching football.

I love being retired. Either one would be fine.”

The on-field coaching role Orgeron will fill in his second stint at LSU, though, is less clear than his recruiting responsibilities.

The Tigers have three assistant coaches assigned to different parts of the defensive line — the position group that Orgeron has overseen throughout his career. Sterling Lucas is the program’s official defensive line coach, Kevin Peoples is now in charge of its interior linemen, and Lou Spanos is a pass-rush specialist. Kiffin retained Peoples from coach Brian Kelly’s staff, but hired Lucas away from South Carolina and brought Spanos with him from Ole Miss.

Even if Orgeron’s new role doesn’t require him to be as hands-on as he was in his last job as an assistant coach, he can still leave a considerable mark on the program.

Orgeron was known nationally as one of the nation’s best recruiters when he was LSU’s head coach. He and his staff landed all of the

major stars who led the Tigers to their 2019 national title, including Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Derek Stingley and others. Many of them were from Louisiana, which was one of the reasons Kiffin has said attracted him to the LSU job.

So, having Orgeron on board should enhance the Tigers’ recruiting operation ahead of an important 2027 high school signing cycle.

Louisiana has five players in the top 100 of 247Sports’ composite rankings, and two of them are already committed to LSU: Ruston tight end Ahmad Hudson and Shreveport quarterback Peyton Houston.

The other three could soon hear from Orgeron, who telegraphed his move back to LSU in an interview with Jacksonville, Florida, radio station WJXL 92.5 FM last December. It was a few days after Kiffin called him on his way to the Tigers’ football operations building.

“I’d consider it, yes,” Orgeron said. “I’d definitely consider it. No question. Lane and I have worked together at three schools. I love him.

He and I are good friends; I believe in him. So definitely, if he does ask me, I’d consider it. No question.”

It just took Kiffin more than one phone call to do it.

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NEW YORK — The New York Giants’ goal with Malik Nabers is to get him back on the practice field during training camp and ready for their Week 1 regular season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

But they might not hit that goal right on the mark.

Head coach John Harbaugh acknowledged Thursday after the team’s third OTA practice that Nabers’ availability for the start of the regular season is uncertain, although Nabers is currently in the building rehabbing and striving toward that goal.

“If he’s out there, great,” Harbaugh said of Week 1.

“If he’s not, great.”

The coach said Nabers’ surgery and recovery are “not a simple” knee rehab, given that doctors had to repair both his right ACL and meniscus. Then Nabers had a second surgery recently to clean up scar tissue, as The Athletic reported.

It seems clear that the Giants understand it would be wise to develop an offensive identity that does not lean too hard on Nabers, 22, who might not be on the field at the start of the season. That way when he does return, hopefully his explosiveness takes them from good to great.

“An ACL is a tough injury,” left tackle Andrew Thomas said. “But we’re gonna be ready for him when he comes back. Malik’s a game changer.”

With both Nabers and Darius Slayton (sports hernia surgery) not practicing, a ton of receivers had opportunities to catch passes from Jaxson Dart during Thursday’s indoor practice, from veteran Darnell

Mooney to Ryan Miller.

Dart connected most consistently with the running backs, though, particularly Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Devin Singletary in the flats. The QB also found wideout Calvin Austin III twice, including down the right sideline to get in field goal range during an end of half situation.

Rookie Malachi Fields and speedster Xavier Gipson both had big gainers down the field thrown by backup quarterback Brandon Allen, while Mooney and Miller each dropped a pass from Dart.

Mooney said his role on this team is “to make plays and dominate,” regardless of what he’s asked to do or what the depth chart looks like.

D-Line worth monitoring Veteran defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris limped off the field on Thursday, and trainers seemed to be looking at his lower right leg or ankle.

That was concerning because Robertson-Harris was the ranking member of the interior defensive line on the practice field.

New signings DJ Reader and Shelby Harris were not at practice, which is voluntary at this juncture. And new signing Sam Roberts had offseason surgery.

Dexter Lawrence’s forced trade out of town to Cincinnati depleted a unit that had anchored the worst run defense in pro football last season.

Harbaugh loaded up on linebackers with Tremaine Edmunds and Arvell Reese, but those players won’t reach their potential this season if they aren’t protected by a physical, violent and formidable front.

So it will be interesting to continue to monitor atten-

dance and performance at the position as this builds toward mandatory minicamp in June and training camp in late July.

Thomas managing ailments Harbaugh said that the Giants are managing Thomas, their franchise left tackle, because he is being careful with shoulder and foot issues. Thomas said neither injury required surgery this offseason. These are just precautions for a shoulder ailment that he battled last season and for the Lisfranc injury in his foot that shut him down in 2024. Still, it was noteworthy to see second-year tackle Marcus Mbow receiving opportunities while Thomas stayed out of team reps. Harbaugh said Thomas practiced two of out three days this week as part of a steady ramp-up toward the season … Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt rode the bike during the team period of practice after appearing to tweak something earlier … Safety Jevon Holland was asked if the pace of Harbaugh’s OTA practices are faster than what he’s used to. “Faster than last year? Yeah, for sure,” Holland said … Harbaugh continued running the Giants’ first and second units through full speed end of half and end of game situations, a dramatic difference from Brian Daboll’s four years as coach … Safety Beau Brade intercepted Allen and almost had a second later in practice … Rookie corner Colton Hood did not participate but walked out to the sideline midway through practice. Corner Dru Phillips, quarterback Jameis Winston and fullback Patrick Ricard were not there, either … The Giants return to practice next Wednesday.

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BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP sportswriter

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebrates after making a 3-pointer during the second half of Game 2 in the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

Spurs, Thunder deal with multiple injury concerns

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

Oklahoma City’s Shai GilgeousAlexander seems to have shaken off his now-traditional Game 1 blahs. San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama is putting up numbers the likes of which haven’t been seen in a conference finals for about a half-century.

The stars in these Western Conference finals, they’re being stars.

It’s the supporting casts that are of major concern — for both teams.

Game 3 of the West title series is on Friday night, things having shifted to San Antonio tied at a game apiece. The Spurs took Game 1 behind 41 points and 24 rebounds from Wembanyama, and the defending champion Thunder got 30 points from Gilgeous-Alexander on the way to getting a victory in Game 2.

“We’re probably most comfortable playing in front of our fans,” Spurs guard Stephon Castle said after the Game 2 loss in Oklahoma City. “I don’t think we’ll have any problem doing that. Mentally, I think we’re all in a good head space. We came here, won a game on the road and they’re a good team and they responded.

So, now we have a chance to play in front of our fans.”

It’s not the mental side that either the Spurs or the Thunder should be worried about. It’s the physical.

There’s a bad ankle. A pair of aching hamstrings. A shot to the

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thigh. And those are only the injuries that the world seems to know about, not even taking into account the aches and pains that have accumulated over the last seven or eight months.

As expected, the West finals are shaping up to be quite the battle.

Two battles, really. There’s the obvious one, Thunder vs. Spurs, the two best teams in the league this season vying for a spot in the NBA Finals. The other is those teams vs. attrition, and right now, attrition might be winning.

“It feels like that’s always at this time of the season in every sport, right? You have to get to the end to give yourself a chance,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “And I think that’s why we have to continue to trust our depth and guys have to step up when their name’s called — answer the bell and be able to give us some quality minutes.”

Spurs All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox has an ankle issue that’s not going away until after the season ends. His replacement, Dylan Harper, seemed to tweak a hamstring in Game 2 and departed early. Thunder guard Jalen Williams aggravated his problematic left hamstring in Game 2 and his replacement, Ajay Mitchell, was shaken up by a thigh issue in the final moments.

The Spurs won Game 1 largely because Harper stepped up. The

Thunder won Game 2 largely because Isaiah Hartenstein was a huge factor, both in terms of physicality and production. For as out-of-this-world great as Gilgeous-Alexander and Wembanyama are, there will be X-factors that decide games and perhaps the series.

“I think it’s a privilege,” said Hartenstein, who had 10 points and 13 rebounds in Game 2.

“You dream of playing in games like this and playing a game against another great team is always something really special. Again, I heard somewhere that pressure is a privilege and so I think just being in this series where the pressure is so high, just trying to go out there and enjoy competing is always something really important.”

Gilgeous-Alexander struggled big-time in Game 1, shooting only 7 for 23 — the sixth time in his last seven Game 1s in which he’s failed to make half his shots.

But his rhythm was clearly back in Game 2, which is what he expected.

“I just have sucked when I get too long of a break,” GilgeousAlexander said. “I don’t think it’s anything other than that.”

Wembanyama has 62 points and 41 rebounds so far in the series.

Others have had more points in the first two games of a conference finals, but nobody since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1974 have had at least 60 points and 40 rebounds through two games in this round.

Guardiola gaining support BUSCH for becoming American coach after World Cup

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BY RONALD BLUM

AP sportswriter

NEW YORK — Former players Alexi Lalas and Stu Holden along with fellow Fox broadcasters Rebecca Lowe and Rob Stone all said they think the U.S. Soccer Federation should c ontactPep Guardiola about taking over as the American national team’s coach after the Guardiola World Cup. “Pep would be a wonderful hire. He’s a visionary. He’s one of the best coaches that’s ever coached in this game,” Holden said Thursday at an event to promote Fox’s World Cup coverage.

Guardiola is expected to leave Manchester City after Sunday’s finale of his 10th season as manager.

Mauricio Pochettino, the former Tottenham manager who took over the U.S. team from Gregg Berhalter in late 2024, has a contract through the World Cup and has said he isn’t sure whether he would be interested in a new U.S. deal.

Guardiola is likely to be highly sought.

“I don’t know if he takes the call, but he might even be calling you,” said Lalas, a star U.S. defender at the 1994 World Cup. “He’s never coached internationally. He’s also never coached a team that’s not an elite team. ... He might not be the right guy,

but you definitely have that conversation.”

Lowe, a British-born, naturalized American who grew up in London and lives in California, has hosted NBC’s Premier League coverage since 2013 and will be working for Fox for the first time next month.

“Having somebody like Pep would double or triple the fan base in my opinion in this country because they’re out there but they need to fall in love with the U.S. men’s national team,” she said. “And then on the field, he will improve the players. I know he won’t get them very often, but when he gets them, he’ll improve them. Imagine if you’re Weston McKennie and Pep Guardiola is your manager? You are running through a brick wall for that man.”

Guardiola, a 55-year-old Spaniard, won two Champions League titles with Barcelona and one with Manchester City along six Premier League championships and three in La Liga and also in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

After coaching Barcelona from 2008-12, he moved to New York for a one-year sabbatical, then led Bayern Munich from 2013-16 before switching to Manchester.

“He’s the kind of guy who would like that new challenge: taking over a national team, coming to a country that probably feels like his second or third home,” Stone said. “So this is that next logical challenge.”

that “throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’ ” The news comes 11 days after Busch radioed into his crew near the end of a Cup Series race at Watkins Glen asking a doctor to give him a “shot” after he finished the race. According to the TV broadcast, Busch had been struggling with a sinus cold that was exacerbated by the intense G-forces and elevation changes at the New York road course.

Busch finished the race in eighth place.

Busch competed at Dover last weekend and won the Trucks Series race for Richard Childress Racing.

He finished 17th at the NASCAR AllStar race.

“Absolute shock. Very hard to process,” veteran NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski posted on social media.

NASCAR driver and former teammate Denny Hamlin posted on social media: “Absolutely cannot comprehend this news. We just need to think of his family during this time. We love you KB.” A polarizing figure known as “Rowdy” and “Wild Thing” for his post-race fights, regular feuds with other drivers and sometimes outlandish behavior, the multi-talented Busch stormed on the Cup Series scene in 2005 by winning Rookie of the Year.

He went on to win championships in 2015 and 2019 for Joe Gibbs Racing.

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PARIS — Jannik Sinner won’t have the crowd on his side when he starts his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open.

On Thursday, Sinner drew a French opponent in the first round — Clement Tabur, ranked a careerhigh 165th. Tabur received the wild card vacated by former champion Stan Wawrinka, who gained a late automatic entry.

With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz out injured, Sinner is the overwhelming men’s favorite on the red clay of Roland Garros, where play starts on Sunday.

The Italian is unbeaten in three months. He’s won 29 straight matches and dropped just three sets. The French Open is the only major Sinner hasn’t won. Sinner had three match points in last year’s final but Alcaraz prevailed in an epic match.

In the women’s draw, Coco Gauff is trying to become just the third woman to successfully defend the Roland Garros title this century after Justine Henin and Iga Swiatek. Gauff will start her campaign against fellow American Taylor Townsend, a doubles specialist.

Gauff said at the draw she was “as ready as you can be.”

“I feel I had a good tournament in Rome, similar to the preparation I had last year, so I feel really ready.”

In the absence of Alcaraz, who will also miss Wimbledon, Sinner has claimed all three clay Masters trophies in Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome. Sinner has the fifth longest winning run in the ATP Tour era (since 1990). Novak Djokovic has the record of 43 straight wins in 2010-11.

With his historic Rome title — first homegrown men’s champion in 50 years — Sinner became the second man after Djokovic to win all nine Masters, the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams.

Djokovic continues to chase an unprecedented 25th major title.

But the Roland Garros champion from 2016, 2021, and 2023 is in Paris with only one match on clay this season and only three tournaments all year because of a shoulder injury. The 38-year-old will take on Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round. Djokovic couldn’t meet Sinner until the final.

enced unrivaled success across NASCAR’s three national series winning a combined 234 Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Trucks Series races.

He had 63 Cup victories along with 102 O’Reilly Auto Parts wins and 69 Trucks victories — both records.

Kyle Busch was a racing prodigy.

He was said to be ready to race at NASCAR’s top level at 16, but a cigarette settlement banned his debut and he had to wait until he was a 18. At the time Kurt Busch said “if you think I’m good, wait until you see my brother.”

Busch was fired early in his career by Hendrick Motorsports to make room on the team for Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Kyle and I had a really challenging existence for many years,” Earnhardt said in a statement. “But we luckily took the time to figure out our differences and that was something he instigated with a conversation in his bus around how we each managed our racing teams. I was super eager for us to get on better terms. But it was he who made the effort for that to be possible.”

Busch moved on to Joe Gibbs Racing where he experienced the vast majority of career success.

But Busch was let go when there was no sponsor after the 2022 season and joined RCR, where had struggled to win races.

His lack of success led to a recent spat with former JGR teammate Denny Hamlin, who appeared to criticize Busch on the Actions Detrimental podcast.

Hamlin said, “If you’re expecting Kyle Busch to just go back to Victory Lane on a regular basis, you are kidding yourselves.”

While Hamlin later said he meant no harm by the comments and was just making an observation, Busch took exception and said he could make Hamlin’s life “hell” on the racetrack.

While several laps down at last month’s race at Kansas, Busch

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Jannik Sinner, of Italy, celebrates winning a point against Casper Ruud, of Norway, during the final match at the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday.

No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, still looking for his first major crown after making it to the 2024 final in Paris, will be up against another local player, Benjamin Bonzi.

Home favorite Arthur Fils, the highest-ranked French player at No. 19, opens against Wawrinka in a mouthwatering contest.

Gauff aiming for back to back Gauff’s first Roland Garros title came with a victory over topranked Aryna Sabalenka in the final a year ago.

Just like last year, Gauff was the runner-up at the Italian Open, losing in the final to Elina Svitolina.

She is No. 4 and seeded to meet No. 1 Sabalenka in the semifinals.

While Sabalenka remains unbeatable at times on hard courts, she is still perfecting her game on clay. She was upset by American Hailey Baptiste in the Madrid Open quarterfinals and lost in the third round at the Italian Open to 36-year-old Sorana Cirstea.

Sabalenka appeared visibly bothered by lower back pain in Rome. Her first-round opponent is Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, a Spaniard ranked 51st.

Elena Rybakina, ranked No. 2 and this year’s Australian Open champion, is in the same half of the draw as No. 3 Swiatek.

Rybakina has mixed results on clay. She has reached the French quarterfinals twice. She starts against Veronika Erjavec of Slovenia.

Swiatek, the four-time French Open champion, lost to Svitolina in the Rome semifinals and is still reshaping her game under new coach Francisco Roig, who used to work with Rafael Nadal. Swi tek’s 26-match winning streak at Roland Garros ended in the semifinals last year with a loss to Sabalenka. She opens against Emerson Jones of Australia, a wild card.

made good on the threat and raced Hamlin hard instead of allowing the race leader to pass. That decision held up Hamlin during a crucial stage of the race and Tyler Reddick wound up winning the race after Hamlin faded late.

After winning the Trucks race at Dover last week and showing an uptick in speed, Busch seemed to make a veiled jab at Hamlin, saying “I guess I just remembered how to drive.”

After earning his win at Dover, Busch was asked how many races he wants to win in his career before he stops racing.

“You take whatever you can get, man,” Busch said. “You never know when the last one is going to be, so cherish them all — trust me.”

The unexpected death is just the latest tragedy to hit NASCAR. Last December, former driver Greg Biffle, his wife and two children and three others died in a plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina.

The announcement of Busch’s death came after Indy Car teams had already left Gasoline Alley on media day at the Indianapolis 500.

As word spread on Main Street in Speedway, Indiana, just a short walk from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, race fans — IndyCar and NASCAR — were saddened.

“Shocking, you know, wonder what got him. He had a serious illness,” said Mike Bowers, an IndyCar fan who came to town from Kansas City for the big weekend.

“A sad deal. It’s going to be on everybody’s mind all weekend.”

NASCAR officials confirmed to The Associated Press the Coca-Cola 600 will go on as planned Sunday.

Drivers are expected to begin making their way to Charlotte Motorsports Speedway in Concord on Friday with practice and qualifying beginning on Saturday. Earlier in the day, RCR had announced that Austin Hill would replace Busch in the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

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LSU’s season ends with loss to Auburn Reigning national champs staying home for the postseason

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

HOOVER, Ala. — Derek Curiel called it a fluke.

Between injuries, defensive struggles, poor pitching, an inconsistent offense, and everything else in between, Curiel knew that almost nothing had gone right for LSU this season. For the sophomore, this was “a crazy, fluky year.”

But to call it all bad luck wouldn’t fully explain why LSU will miss the NCAA Tournament in 2026, a reality that became official on Wednesday night at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium when No. 14 seeded LSU was eliminated by No. 6 Auburn in the second round of the SEC Tournament by a final score of 3-1.

After winning its eighth national championship a year ago, LSU finished with a 30-28 record and will not appear in an NCAA regional for the first time since 2011.

“We’ve had a lot of good fortune,” coach Jay Johnson said. “It’s almost like baseball sometimes is going to baseball you, and sometimes life doesn’t go the way that you want it.

“There’s a little bit of a stretch here where it was like, ‘OK, I’m paying for some sins that helped us get the two championships.’

It felt like that sometimes (this season).”

On Wednesday, LSU had the game-tying run at first base with two out in the ninth inning after Brayden Simpson accurately challenged a strike-three call in a full count that turned into a two-out walk. But John Pearson grounded out to shortstop to end the game.

“They gave it everything they had for two days,” Johnson said.

In some respects, Curiel is right.

Junior right-handed starter Cooper Moore — who underwent successful surgery to repair a stress fracture at the tip of his elbow on Wednesday — only pitched in three Southeastern Conference games. Sophomore

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LSU pitcher Casan Evans delivers against Kentucky on March 27 at Alex Box Stadium. On Wednesday, Evans pitched 42/ 3 innings against Auburn, striking out eight while allowing four hits and one earned run. right-handed starters Casan Evans and William Schmidt missed time, as did freshman Omar Serna, senior Chris Stanfield and junior Jake Brown. Brown, despite hitting 16 home runs, missed most of the second half of the year with a broken hamate bone.

That’s bad luck, but even those setbacks don’t fully account for a 22-28 record after an 8-0 start to the season. It doesn’t justify a .967 team fielding percentage, or the 10.46 ERA the Tigers posted in five of their final six series against SEC competition.

“I think we were a little short in a lot of areas,” Johnson said. “I mean, a lot of areas. I’m not (just) talking about players. Yeah, a little bit in how we recruit, a little bit in how we developed (them), both the individual player and the team.

“We just lost a lot of close

games, and that’s been a hallmark of why we have two championships in the four years, is we’ve been able to be on the right side of those games, like a game like tonight. And against the best teams, we just couldn’t do it.”

LSU’s regular-season struggles meant that the Tigers had to win the SEC Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament. They needed to win five games in six days to accomplish that, a task they began successfully on Tuesday when they beat No. 11 Oklahoma 6-2.

“This is our postseason baseball,” right-hander Gavin Guidry said after Tuesday’s win. “Postseason baseball has started earlier than it has the last couple of years . ... If we don’t win these games, we’re going home and the season is over.”

LSU then put itself on the right

NO. 1 ALABAMA

RECORD: 52-7, 19-5 in SEC, 31-2 at home, 14-4 away, 7-1 neutral COACH: Patrick Murphy, 28th season (1,369-405 overall, all at Alabama) CWCS TITLES: 1 (2012) CWCS APPEARANCES: 15 (2000, 2003, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023-24) SUPER REGIONALS: 19 NCAA TOURNAMENTS: 27 2026 REGIONALS: Defeated South Carolina Upstate (8-0), Belmont (2-0), South Carolina Upstate (9-0)

track to earning a second win on Wednesday, taking the first lead of the night in the fourth inning.

But Auburn, after tying the game 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth, took the lead in the fifth thanks to an errant throw to third base from freshman second baseman Jack Ruckert with two outs.

With runners on first and second, Ruckert cleanly fielded a weak ground ball and had a chance to throw out shortstop Brandon McCraine at third base after the Auburn runner had lingered too far off the bag. But Ruckert’s throw was well wide, and it allowed McCraine to easily score.

The mistake was the 66th error LSU has committed this season.

“They’re better on a mound.

They’re just a little better on defense and popped a couple of homers out of here,” Johnson

PROBABLE LINEUP Player 2B Jena young 1B Brooke Wells DP Alexis Pupillo RF Ana Roman C Marlie Giles LF Audrey Vadagriff 3B Ambrey Taylor SS Salen Hawkins CF Kristen White Team

Avg. .333 .398 .396 .319 .377 .377 .308 .283 .357 .326

HR 6 23 17 12 6 9 11 4 0 95

RBI 30 65 58 42 21 31 35 29 6 364

“It’s a sisterhood within a sisterhood. Sometimes we can feel like we’re on our own island and wouldn’t have it any other way. We’ve got each other’s back no matter what.”

Monticelli (9-3, 2.39 ERA) and Cellura (9-5, 3.12) tamed Virginia Tech’s powerful offensive attack, holding the Hokies to seven hits and two runs in 13 innings. Heavener (13-8, 2.75) threw a three-hit shutout, the 10th of her career, in the opener against Akron.

“To get three complete games from three different pitchers in a regional is pretty unheard of,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “It’s special what they did last weekend.”

LSU (40-17) will need more of that to get past Alabama (52-7), which lost only one SEC series this season. The heart of the Crimson Tide’s team is its own pitching PROBABLE LINEUP staff. Briski is 23-4 with a 1.38 earned run RECORD: 40-17, 13-11 in SEC, 31-5 at Player Avg. HR RBI average and 182 strikeouts in 1462/3 innings, home, 8-7 away, 1-5 neutral CF Jalia Lassiter .348 9 40 while Vic Moten is right behind with 20-4, COACH: Beth Torina, 15th season (618-270 1.66 ERA, 1351/3 innings, 163 strikeouts and at LSU, 747-381 overall) 2B Sierra Daniel .341 4 31 52 walks.

CWCS TITLES: 0 SS Kylee Edwards .349 10 40 Alabama had the second-lowest team RF Alix Franklin .292 6 37 ERA at 1.52 with 430 strikeouts and only CWCS APPEARANCES: 6 (2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017) 1B Tori Edwards .287 12 44 103 walks.

C Maci Bergeron .260 3 31 “They do a ton of things well,” Torina SUPER REGIONALS: 11 said. “They’ve been led by their pitching NCAA TOURNAMENTS: 27 LF Char Lorenz .266 6 23 staff and are solid on all fronts.”

2026 REGIONALS: Defeated Akron (8-0), DP Ally Hutchins .216 1 11 The Tide is led offensively by Brooke Virginia Tech (8-0 and 7-2) 3B Avery Hodge .210 1 13 Wells and designated player Alexis PuTeam .291 57 304 pillo. Wells has hit 23 homers with 65 runs ALL-TIME RECORD VS.ALABAMA: 49-44 batted in while batting .398. Pupillo also brings power with 17 homers and a .396 average.

Torina likes her team’s resilience after a through imperfect performances.

“They understand they can take a punch, slow start and knows trying to beat the na“This team is tough. The things they went and it doesn’t have to be perfect. It won’t tion’s No. 1 seed will come down to grinding through made them tougher,” Torina said. be perfect this time of year. We’re going to

said. “And we made one mistake, and that was the ball game.”

After Ruckert’s error, Auburn extended its lead in the sixth on a solo home run from third baseman Eric Guevara. Auburn led 3-1 entering the seventh and then inserted its top reliever, lefthander Jackson Sanders, to close out the final three innings.

LSU mustered just three hits off Auburn left-handed starter Jake Marciano. A sacrifice fly from sophomore John Pearson that drove in Curiel was the only run it could muster off the Auburn ace. LSU finished the game with just four hits; Curiel had two of them.

“Those guys really pitched,” Johnson said. “They really didn’t give us much to hit. I mean, they were in the zone, but tough to hit within the zone.”

LSU sophomore right-hander Casan Evans made just his second start since returning from arm soreness on Wednesday, and through four innings, he pitched as well as he had all season. Evans had six strikeouts, and the only run he allowed was a solo home run in the fourth.

He didn’t run into any trouble until the fifth, when Auburn put two on with nobody out in an inning that eventually resulted in it scoring the go-ahead run. Evans allowed just one earned run in 42/3 innings, striking out eight batters in his final start of the year.

Sophomore left-hander Ethan Plog then replaced Evans and escaped the fifth inning jam, and senior right-hander Zac Cowan allowed just one earned run in three innings in relief after Plog. But the strong effort on the mound wasn’t enough to stave off what has now become inevitable.

LSU baseball will not be playing in June this year.

“I feel bad because we didn’t get to where we needed to be or wanted to be, or where I think this team could have been,” Johnson said. “And I don’t know that I’ve ever said that in my entire career. And that stings.”

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TOP PITCHERS Player W-L Jocelyn Briski 22-3 Kaitlyn Pallozzi 9-0 Vic Moten 20-4 Team 52-7

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TOP PITCHERS Player W-L ERA IP SO BB Jayden Heavener 13-8 2.75 132.1 120 74 Cece Cellura 9-5 3.12 98.2 48 17 Paytn Monticelli 9-3 2.39 76 62 26 Team 40-17 2.65 375.2 279 142

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East Division

East Division

Tampa Bay New York Boston Toronto Baltimore

W 33 30 22 22 21

L 15 20 27 27 29

Pct .688 .600 .449 .449 .420

GB — 4 11½ 11½ 13

Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Kansas City Detroit

W 30 25 23 20 20

L 22 24 27 30 31

Pct .577 .510 .460 .400 .392

GB — 3½ 6 9 9½

Athletics Texas Seattle Houston Los Angeles

W 25 24 24 20 17

L 24 25 27 31 33

Pct .510 .490 .471 .392 .340

GB — 1 2 6 8½

Central Division

West Division

Wednesday’s games

Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 3 Minnesota 4, Houston 1 Texas 5, Colorado 4 Seattle 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Boston 4, Kansas City 3 Athletics 6, L.A. Angels 5, 10 innings

Thursday’s games

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By FRANK FRANKLIN II

SCOREBOARD Hole-in-one

SEC tournament glance

Kenneth Doucet

Tuesday’s games

At Hoover, Ala.

Course: Pelican Point Golf Club Hole #, yardage: No. 4, 144 yards Club selection: 7-iron Witnesses: Aaron Dunaway, Mike Wilson, Owen Parker, Denny Lacombe

Odds

Wednesday’s games

NBA Friday

FAVORITE LINE at SAN ANTONIO 1½

MLB

O/U (217½)

UNDERDOG Oklah. City

American League FAVORITE LINE at N.Y YANKEES -152 at BOSTON -144 at BALTIMORE -134 Seattle -134 at LA ANGELS OFF National League FAVORITE LINE at CINCINNATI -110 N.Y Mets -126 at ATLANTA OFF LA Dodgers -116 at ARIZONA -180 Interleague FAVORITE LINE at CHI. CUBS -142 at PHILA -190 at TORONTO OFF at SAN DIEGO OFF Chi. White Sox -116

UNDERDOG Tampa Bay Minnesota Detroit at KAN CITY Texas

LINE +128 +122 +114 +114 OFF

UNDERDOG LINE St. Louis -108 at MIAMI +108 Washington OFF at MILWAUKEE -102 Colorado +152

NHL

FAVORITE at COLORADO

Second round Game 5: No. 8 Miss. State 12, No. 16 Missouri 2 Game 6: No. 5 Florida 8, No. 12 Vanderbilt 3 Game 7: No. 7 Arkansas 8, No. 10 Tennessee 4 Game 8: No. 6 Auburn 3, No. 14 LSU 1

Thursday’s games

Friday

Friday

First round Game 1: No. 16 Missouri 10, No. 9 Ole Miss 8 Game 2: No. 12 Vanderbilt 8, No. 13 Kentucky 5 Game 3: No. 10 Tennessee 11, No. 15 South Carolina 6 Game 4: No. 14 LSU 6, No. 11 Oklahoma 2

UNDERDOG LINE Houston +120 Cleveland +158 Pittsburgh OFF Athletics OFF at SAN FRAN -102

LINE -190

UNDERDOG LINE Vegas +158

College softball NCAA Tournament glance Super Regionals LSU vs. Alabama

At Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday: No. 4 LSU (37-17) vs. No. 1 Alabama (49-7), 6 p.m.

Saturday: Alabama vs. LSU, 2 p.m. x-Sunday: LSU vs. Alabama, TBD

Texas Tech vs. Florida

At Gainesville, Fla. Friday: Texas Tech (52-6) vs. No. 2 Florida (48-10), 10 a.m.

Saturday: Florida vs. Texas Tech, 11 a.m. x-Sunday: Texas Tech vs. Florida, TBD

Duke vs. Arkansas

At Fayetteville, Ark. Friday: No. 3 Duke (39-14) vs. No. 2 Arkansas (42-11), 11 a.m.

Saturday: Arkansas vs. Duke, 4 p.m. x-Sunday: Duke vs. Arkansas, TBD

UCF vs. UCLA

At Los Angeles Friday: No. 6 UCF (38-16-1) vs. No. 2 UCLA (47-8), 8 p.m.

Saturday: UCLA vs. UCF, 8 p.m. x-Sunday: UCF vs. UCLA, TBD

Oklahoma St. vs. Nebraska

At Lincoln, Neb. Thursday: No. 4 Oklahoma St. (38-15) vs. No. 1 Nebraska (46-6), n Friday: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma St., 4 p.m. x-Saturday: Oklahoma St. vs. Nebraska, 4 p.m.

Arizona St. vs. Texas

At Austin, Texas Friday: No. 5 Arizona St. (41-16) vs. No. 1 Texas (42-10), 7 p.m.

Saturday: Texas vs. Arizona St., 6 p.m. x-Sunday: Arizona St. vs. Texas, TBD

Georgia vs. Tennessee

At Knoxville, Tenn.

Thursday: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Tennessee, n Friday: Tennessee vs. Georgia, 2 p.m. x-Saturday: Georgia vs. Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Mississippi St. vs. Oklahoma

At Norman, Okla.

Friday: No. 5 Mississippi St. (38-18) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (48-8), noon Saturday: Oklahoma vs. Mississippi St., noon x-Sunday: Miss. St. vs. Oklahoma, TBD

College baseball Sun Belt conference tournament glance Tuesday’s games

Game 1: No. 7 UL 11, No. 10 Marshall 1 Game 2: No. 9 Georgia State 17, No. 8 Old Dominion 1

Wednesday’s games

Game 3: No. 6 Texas State 6, No. 3 App State 5 Game 4: No. 7 UL 12, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 11 Game 5: No. 1 Southern Miss. 7, No. 9 Georgia State 6

Thursday’s games

Game 6: No. 4 Troy 11, No. 5 South Alabama 3 Game 7: No. 2 Coastal Carolina 8, No. 3 App State 2 Game 8: No. 9 Georgia State vs. South Alabama, n Game 9: No. 7 UL vs. No. 6 Texas State, n Game 10: No. 1 Southern Miss. vs. No. 4 Troy, n

Friday’s games

Game 10: No. 4 Seed Troy vs. No. 1 Southern Miss, 11 a.m.

Game 11: Loser Game 9 vs. No. 2 Seed Coastal Carolina, 3 p.m.

Game 12: Loser Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:30 p.m.

Southland Conference tournament glance

(Best two of three; x-if necessary)

Championship series At Beaumont, Texas

Thursday’s game

Game 1: No. 2 Lamar vs. No. 5 McNeese, n

Friday’s game

Game 2: No. 2 Lamar vs. No. 5 McNeese, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s game

x-Game 3: No. 2 Lamar vs. No. 5 McNeese, 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals Game 9: No. 1 Georgia 5, No. 8 Miss. State 3 Game 10: No. 5 Florida 13, No. 4 Alabama 3

Friday’s games

Game 11: No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 2 Texas, 3 p.m.

Game 12: No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 3 Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Late Wednesday

Auburn 3, LSU 1 LSU (30-28)

Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament glance At Birmingham, Ala.

Wednesday’s games First round

Game 1: No. 3 Florida A&M 8, No. 6 Texas Southern 6 Game 2: No. 4 Alabama State 10, No. 5 Grambling 0 Game 3: No. 2 Southern 4, No. 7 Jackson State 3, 10 innings Game 4: No. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6, No. 1 Bethune-Cookman 4

Thursday’s games

Game 5: No. 6 Texas Southern 8, No. 7 Jackson State 7 Game 6: No. 1 Bethune-Cookman 7, No. 5 Grambling 6 Game 7: No. 3 Florida A&M vs. No. 2 Southern, n Game 8: No. 4 Alabama State vs. No. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, n

Friday’s games

Game 9: No. 6 Texas Southern vs. Loser Game 7, 9 a.m.

Game 10: No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. Loser Game 8, noon Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 3 p.m.

Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games

x-Game 11b: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, noon x-Game 12b: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12, 3 p.m.

Pro basketball

— ½ ½ 2½

Las Vegas Golden State Minnesota Dallas Phoenix Portland Los Angeles Seattle

W 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

L 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4

Pct .800 .750 .600 .600 .400 .400 .250 .200

GB — ½ 1 1 2 2 2½ 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Wednesday’s games

Indiana 90, Portland 73 Dallas 99, Chicago 89 Connecticut 80, Seattle 78

Thursday’s games

Minnesota 100, Toronto 72 Golden State 87, New York 70 Los Angeles at Phoenix, n

Friday’s games

Dallas at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

Connecticut at Seattle, 9 p.m.

NHL Playoffs CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina vs. Montreal

Thursday, May 21: Montreal at Carolina, n Saturday, May 23: Montreal at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 25: Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27: Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 29: Montreal at Carolina, TBA x-Sunday, May 31: Carolina at Montreal, TBA x-Tuesday, June 2: Montreal at Carolina, TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE Vegas 1, Colorado 0

Wednesday, May 20: Vegas 4, Colorado 2 Friday, May 22: Vegas at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 24: Colorado at Vegas, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26: Colorado at Vegas, TBA x-Thursday, May 28: Vegas at Colorado, TBA x-Saturday, May 30: Colorado at Vegas, TBA x-Monday, June 1: Vegas at Colorado, TBA

Pro golf PGA Tour statistics Through May 18 FedExCup Season Points

1, Cameron Young, 2,541. 2, Scottie Scheffler, 2,521. 3, Matt Fitzpatrick, 2,494. 4, Collin Morikawa, 1,737. 5, Ludvig Aberg, 1,630. 6, Chris Gotterup, 1,552. 7, Jacob Bridgeman, 1,512. 8, Rory McIlroy, 1,503. 9, Si Woo Kim, 1,404. 10, Akshay Bhatia, 1,342.

Scoring Average

1, Scottie Scheffler, 69.243. 2, Rory McIlroy, 69.416. 3, Jake Knapp, 69.571. 4, Cameron Young, 69.669. 5, Matt Fitzpatrick, 69.893. 6, Ludvig Aberg, 69.996. 7, Xander Schauffele, 70.000. 8, Nicolai Hojgaard, 70.001. 9, Collin Morikawa, 70.034. 10, Chris Gotterup, 70.068.

Driving Distance

1, Aldrich Potgieter, 328.4. 2, Rory McIlroy, 326.8. 3, Michael Brennan, 325. 4, Gary Woodland, 323.6. 5, Chris Gotterup, 322.6. 6, Nicolai Hojgaard, 321.6. 7, Rasmus Hojgaard, 321.2.

8, Marco Penge, 320.8. 9, Min Woo Lee, 320.3.

10, Jake Knapp, 319.8.

Driving Accuracy Percentage

1, Russell Henley, 70.86%. 2, Andrew Putnam, 70.39%. 3, Si Woo Kim, 69.64%. 4, Aaron Rai, 69.28%. 5, Corey Conners, 68.91%. 6, Lucas Glover, 68.37%. 7, Matt Fitzpatrick, 68.30%.

8, Tommy Fleetwood, 67.48%. 9, Collin Morikawa, 66.60%. 10, Kensei Hirata, 66.59%.

1, Vince Whaley, .915. 2, Jacob Bridgeman, .837. 3, Jake Knapp, .744. 4, Beau Hossler, .732. 5, Akshay Bhatia, .693. 6, Sam Burns, .670. 7, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, .669. 8, Matthieu Pavon, .645. 9, Chad Ramey, .643.

10, Karl Vilips, .626.

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Eastern Conference New York 1, Cleveland 0 Tuesday, May 19: New York 115, Cleveland 104, OT Thursday, May 21: Cleveland at New York, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 23: New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 25: New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 27: Cleveland at New York, TBA x-Friday, May 29: New York at Cleveland, TBA x-Sunday, May 31: Cleveland at New York, TBA

Western Conference San Antonio 1, Oklahoma City 1

Eagles (Holes per)

1, Jake Knapp, 43.7. 2, Nicolai Hojgaard, 69. 3, Sahith Theegala, 69.4. 4, Keegan Bradley, 80.

5, Shane Lowry, 81. 6 (tie), Tommy Fleetwood and Max Greyserman, 85.5. 8 (tie), Joel Dahmen and Max Greyserman, 90. 10, 2 tied with 92.3.

All-Around Ranking

Monday, May 18: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 115, 2OT Wednesday, May 20: Oklahoma City 122, San Antonio 113 Friday, May 22: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 24: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 26: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Thursday, May 28: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TBA x-Saturday, May 30: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, TBA

WNBA glance

Pct .667 .600 .600

Birdie Average

1, Scottie Scheffler, 4.88. 2, Ludvig Aberg, 4.65. 3, Akshay Bhatia, 4.56. 4 (tie), Jacob Bridgeman, Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa, 4.5. 7, Cameron Young, 4.48. 8, Robert MacIntyre, 4.45. 9, Harris English, 4.42. 10, Matt Fitzpatrick, 4.39.

GB — — —

1, Scottie Scheffler, 152. 2, Ludvig Aberg, 204.

3, Collin Morikawa, 272. 4, Min Woo Lee, 279.

5, Chris Gotterup, 294. 6, Cameron Young, 302. 7, Alex Smalley, 306. 8, Jake Knapp, 313. 9, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, 334. 10, Rory McIlroy, 353.

Transactions Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent RHP Jose Espada outright to Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Agreed to terms with SS Luis Rodriguez on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Marrero on a minor league contract. Optioned RHP Jayden Murray to Sugar Land (PCL). Sent RHP Cody Bolton outright to Sugar Land.

L 16 25 25 28 28

Pct .680 .500 .500 .440 .429

GB — 9 9 12 12½

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh

W 29 29 28 26 26

L 18 21 21 24 24

Pct .617 .580 .571 .520 .520

GB — 1½ 2 4½ 4½

Los Angeles San Diego Arizona San Francisco Colorado

W 31 29 25 20 19

L 19 20 23 30 31

Pct .620 .592 .521 .400 .380

GB — 1½ 5 11 12

Central Division

West Division

Wednesday’s games

Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 4 Arizona 6, San Francisco 3 Texas 5, Colorado 4 Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 9, Miami 1 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 0

Thursday’s games

Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 2 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 1 Atlanta 9, Miami 3 Colorado at Arizona, n

Houston (Arrighetti 5-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-3), 1:20 p.m.

Cleveland (Williams 6-3) at Philadelphia (Sánchez 5-2), 5:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Martinez 4-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Cole 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Chandler 1-5) at Toronto (Gausman 3-3), 6:07 p.m.

Minnesota (Prielipp 1-2) at Boston (Tolle 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Flaherty 0-5) at Baltimore (Bassitt 3-3), 6:15 p.m.

Seattle (Gilbert 2-4) at Kansas City (Cameron 2-3), 6:40 p.m.

Texas (deGrom 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Rodriguez 0-1), 8:38 p.m.

Athletics (Springs 3-4) at San Diego (Buehler 3-2), 8:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Martin 6-1) at San Francisco (McDonald 2-0), 9:15 p.m.

Houston (Arrighetti 5-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-3), 1:20 p.m.

Cleveland (Williams 6-3) at Philadelphia (Sánchez 5-2), 5:40 p.m.

St. Louis (Leahy 5-3) at Cincinnati (Paddack 0-5), 5:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Chandler 1-5) at Toronto (Gausman 3-3), 6:07 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Peralta 3-3) at Miami (Pérez 2-6), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Mikolas 1-3) at Atlanta (Elder 4-2), 6:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Wrobleski 6-1) at Milwaukee (Henderson 1-1), 6:40 p.m.

Athletics (Springs 3-4) at San Diego (Buehler 3-2), 8:40 p.m.

Colorado (Sugano 4-3) at Arizona (Soroka 6-2), 8:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Martin 6-1) at San Francisco (McDonald 2-0), 9:15 p.m.

Friday’s games

BOX SCORES Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 2

Cleveland 3, Detroit 1

Pittsburgh

Cleveland

St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Cruz cf 5 1 1 0 Wether. 2b 4 0 0 0 Lowe 2b 4 1 2 1 Herrera dh 4 2 2 1 Reynolds lf 5 0 0 1 Burleson 1b4 0 2 0 Horwitz 1b 3 1 1 0 Walker rf 4 0 1 1 Griffin ss 4 2 1 0 Gorman 3b 4 0 0 0 Ozuna dh 4 0 2 2 Winn ss 2 0 0 0 Mangum rf 4 0 1 1 Fermín lf 4 0 1 0 Triolo 3b 4 0 1 0 Pagés c 4 0 2 0 Davis c 3 1 1 1 Scott cf 3 0 0 0 Pozo ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 610 6 Totals 34 2 8 2 Pittsburgh 100 102 200 — 6 St. Louis 001 000 010 — 2 DP—Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 7. 2B—Griffin (8), Cruz (10), Burleson (12). HR—Lowe (13), Davis (3), Herrera (6). SB—Griffin (11).

IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Ashcraft W,3-2 7 4 1 1 2 9 Dotel 1 3 1 1 0 2 Montgomery 1 1 0 0 0 0 St. Louis May L,3-5 5 1/3 6 4 4 2 7 Graceffo 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Bruihl 2/3 3 2 2 0 0 Svanson 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 Pushard 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP—May (Davis).

ABS Challenge—Ozuna (Strike-Confirmed); Ashcraft (Ball-Confirmed); Herrera (Strike-Confirmed); May (BallOverturned to Strike).

Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Tyler Jones; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, John Libka.

T—2:32. A—27,705 (44,494).

Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi 3 1 1 1 Vierling cf 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 McGon.3b-ss 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 Dingler c 4 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 Greene lf 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Jones dh 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Work. ph-dh 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Torkelson 1b 4 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 Pérez rf 4 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 Lee 2b 2 0 0 0 Keith ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Short ss 2 0 1 0 McKin. ph-2b 2 0 1 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 33 1 6 1 Cleveland 002 000 010 — 3 Detroit 000 000 010 — 1 LOB—Cleveland 4, Detroit 9. 2B—Rocchio 2 (7), Schneemann (9), Dingler (10). HR— Bailey (2), Dingler (9). SB—Rocchio (9).

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Umpires—Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, Tom Hanahan; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, Scott Barry.

T—2:40. A—25,687 (41,083).

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ABS Challenge—Semien (Strike-Confirmed); García (Strike-Confirmed).

Umpires—Home, Chris Segal; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Clint Vondrak; Third, John Bacon.

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HR—Harris 2 (11), Yastrzemski (3), Caissie (4), Stowers 2 (3). SB—Kim (1). S—Tromp (1).

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ABS Challenge—Strider (Ball-Confirmed); Gibson (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Dodd (Ball-Confirmed).

Umpires—Home, Austin Jones; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Jonathan Parra; Third, Mike Estabrook.

T—2:45. A—8,834 (37,446).

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May 22 1933 — Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees struck out for the first time this season, during a 3-0 win over Cleveland.

Sewell would strike out only three more times in 524 at-bats.

1942 — Ted Williams is sworn into the U.S. Navy, but will remain with the Red Sox until he is called for active duty.

1957 — The Boston Red Sox hit four home runs in the sixth inning of an 11-0 win over Cleveland. Gene Mauch, Ted Williams, Dick Gernert and Frank Malzone connected. All the homers came on the first 16 pitches from Cal McLish.

1958 — Ted Williams hits his 16th career grand slam to provide the Red Sox with the margin in an 8-5 win over the A’s.

Ted’s 4th-inning blast, off Jack Urban, ties him with Babe Ruth for second place on the career slam list.

1959 — Baltimore’s Hoyt Wilhelm pitched a one-hitter against the New York Yankees for a 5-0 win. Jerry Lumpe’s single in the eighth spoiled the no-hit bid.

1963 — Mickey Mantle hit a pitch from Kansas City’s Bill Fischer off the rightfield facade at Yankee Stadium in an 8-7 victory over the A’s.

1968 — Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs, a double and a single in a 13-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Stargell’s double just missed going out, as it bounced off the railing of the left-field bleachers.

1976 — St. Louis’ Reggie Smith hit three home runs — two right-handed and one left-handed — and drove in five runs in a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Smith’s third homer came with two outs

in the ninth and broke a 6-6 tie.

1977 — Boston and Milwaukee hit a combined 11 home runs in a 14-10 Red Sox victory at Fenway Park, tying a major league record. The Red Sox connected for six and the Brewers hit five in the first game of a doubleheader.

1983 — Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays hit his 18th career pinch homer. The homer, off Baltimore’s Tippy Martinez, tied Johnson with Jerry Lynch on the career pinch home run list.

1990 — Andre Dawson sets a major-league record when he is intentionally walked five times during a 16-inning, 2-1 Cubs win over the Reds.

1998 — The Mets acquire catcher Mike Piazza from the Marlins in exchange for OF Preston Wilson, P Ed Yarnall and a player to be named. Piazza has barely spent a week with Florida, following a trade from the Dodgers.

1998 — Brian Cox went 6-for-6, including a grand slam in a 10-run third inning, as Florida State rolled past Delaware 27-6 in the NCAA Atlantic II Regional. Freshman Matt Diaz hit three home runs for the Seminoles.

2000 — Milwaukee beat Houston in the first game of a doubleheader, 10-9, coming back from a 9-2 deficit to tie the score with seven runs in the bottom half of the ninth inning. The Brewers won the game in the 10th on a home run by Jose Hernandez.

2001 — The Twins score 8 runs in the 3rd inning to give Brad Radke an 8 - 0 lead, then hold on to edge the Mariners, 12-11. The M’s will use the momentum to win their next 15 and set a franchise record.

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he summer movie season opens big on Friday with “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.”

The coming weeks and months will bring new films from A-list directors Steven Spielberg (“Disclosure Day”) and Christopher Nolan (“The Odyssey”); a “Scary Movie” sequel; a handful of genuinely scary movies; the fifth “Toy Story”; and a live-action remake of Disney’s animated hit “Moana.”

Many films opening from Friday through late summer follow. Opening dates may change.

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NEW YORK — He’s on screen, onstage, on tour, online and in song. “Hamlet” — William Shakespeare’s masterpiece about a moody Danish prince — seems to be having a moment.

A National Theatre production has landed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music starring Hiran Abeysekera. There’s a movie version set in London’s South Asian community starring Riz Ahmed. Anthony Hopkins, at 88, is delighting fans on TikTok with some of Prince Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” soliloquy. The movie “Hamnet” — the fictionalized story of loss that inspired the creation of “Hamlet” — earned Jessie Buckley an Oscar. Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” — that’s Hamlet’s ex — went to No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart.

Eddie Izzard is taking her oneperson production of the play on a worldwide tour.

Four hundred years on, “Hamlet” — whose seemingly quite modern antihero is endlessly mulling over what to do after his uncle murdered his father and married his mother — is still giving.

Want even more? There’s even a “Hamnet” play, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s original novel, and the Royal Shakespeare Company is taking it on a U.K. tour. Shakespeare & Company will stage a “Hamlet” this August in the Berkshires.

There’s a Canadian production of “Hamlet, Sweet Prince,” using a queer, contemporary lens.

The Acting Company in New York will have a modern-verse version led by a woman, and the Peruvian theater company Teatro La Plaza recently presented a version off-Broadway starring eight Spanish-speaking actors with Down syndrome.

Harvard’s Jeffrey R. Wilson, a Shakespeare scholar, says “Hamlet” is perfect for our era, when the crush of bad news has triggered constant, existential check-ins, like: “Hey, how’s everyone hanging in there?”

“People are exhausted from the onslaught of awfulness in the world,” he says, “and ‘Hamlet’ gives audiences both permission to ‘go there’ to explore those emotions and a tool kit of ideas to help us process angst.”

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“PASSENGER”: A demon hitches a ride with a young couple who witnessed a deadly highway accident. Starring Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa Leo. “STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU”: Pedro Pascal stars as Din Djarin, the Mandalorian bounty hunter who, with his apprentice, Grogu, battles Imperial warlords hellbent on destroying the New Republic. Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White co-star.

MAY 29

“BACKROOMS”: A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture store. With Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), New Orleans native Mark Duplass, Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell.

“PRESSURE”: Set in the 72 hours before D-Day, “Pressure” focuses on Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) and Capt. James Stagg (Andrew Scott) as they decide if the time is right to launch the largest invasion-by-sea in history — or risk defeat in Europe by Nazi Germany and its fascist allies.

“THE BREADWINNER”: In his first feature film, comedian Nate Bargatze plays a salesman and father whose supremely organized spouse (Mandy Moore) takes an extended business trip, leaving their home in chaos.

JUNE 5

“MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE”: After Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) obtains the Sword of Power, he returns to his native planet, Eternia, to save his family and world.

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La.’s Kix Brooks wins another ACM honor Ronnie Dunn, left, and Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn accept the award for duo of the year during the 61st annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.

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Awards elude multi-nominated Lainey Wilson

home their 18th ACM Duo of the Year award on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

Shreveport native Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, of Coleman, Texas, have had hits including “Neon Moon,” “Brand New Man,” “Cowgirls Don’t

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I’d like to scale back and send Dear Annie: For years, I’ve made monetary gifts only to those 19 it a point to remember every and under, while still sending birthday in my extended family cards to the adults. Do I — my nieces, nephews and explain to them, or just now their children — by send the cards with no sending cards with a little money to the older adults money tucked inside. It’s with no explanation? — Wonbeen my way of staying connected since I don’t see dering them often.

Dear Wondering: You’ve Annie Now I’m retired and livbeen kind and consistent Lane for years, but generosity ing on a fixed income, and DEAR ANNIE doesn’t require outliving the cost has quietly added your means. up. The truth is, everyone You don’t owe anyone an anin my family is financially comfortable, and I’m beginning to nouncement. Just make the feel the strain of keeping up this change, and if anyone notices, a tradition. simple “I’ve scaled back since re-

Today is Friday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2026. There are 223 days left in the year.

Today in history: On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The magnitude 9.5 quake claimed 1,655 lives, left 2 million homeless and triggered a tsunami responsible for over 230 additional deaths in Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines.

Also on this date: In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano, signed a “Pact of Steel” committing their two countries to a military and political alliance.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaking at the University of Michigan, outlined the goals of his “Great Society,” saying that it “rests on abundance and liberty for all” and “demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.”

In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a “dress rehearsal” for the first lunar landing.

In 1985, U.S. sailor Michael L. Walker was arrested aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz, two days after his father, John A. Walker

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Jr., was apprehended by the FBI; both were later convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. (Michael Walker served 15 years in prison and was released in 2000; John Walker Jr. died in prison in 2014.)

In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted his final episode of NBC’s “Tonight Show.” (Jay Leno took over as host three days later.)

In 2011, a massive EF5 tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, with winds up to 250 mph, killing at least 159 people and destroying about 8,000 homes and businesses.

In 2017, a suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed 22 people and injured over 1,000 following an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

Today’s birthdays: Actor-filmmaker Richard Benjamin is 88. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 76. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is 69. Singer Morrissey is 67. Singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) is 60. Actor Brooke Smith is 59. Model Naomi Campbell is 56. Actor Sean Gunn is 52. Actor Ginnifer Goodwin is 48. Actor Maggie Q is 47. Olympic speed skating gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno is 44. Tennis player Novak Djokovic is 39. Actor Judah Lewis is 25. Actor Peyton Elizabeth Lee is 22.

Still.” Her black, body-hugging ensemble, bedecked with silver buckles and fringe, popped against her backup dancers’ allwhite attire.

News broke last week that Wilson and longtime boyfriend Devlin “Duck” Hodges, a former NFL quarterback, had tied the knot on Mother’s Day at the foot of a waterfall in The Ruskin Cave, Dickson, Tennessee.

Wilson, a native of Baskin, wore a custom Oscar de la Renta gown with Japanese cherry blossom appliques. Both wore cowboy boots custom-made for the occasion. New Orleans’ Rebirth Jazz Band provided music.

Although fellow Louisiana artist Lainey Wilson went into the 61st ACM Awards ceremony with six nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, she left empty-handed, bested for the top honor by singer and former pro bull rider Cody Johnson (“I’m Gonna Love You,” “The Fall,” “’Til You Can’t”). The big winner of the night, Ella Langley, beat out Wilson in four other categories.

Newlywed Wilson turned 34 on Tuesday, did take the stage for a high-energy, flashy perfor- Email Judy Bergeron at mance of current hit “I Can’t Sit jbergeron@theadvocate.com.

to be transformed,” says director and playwright Chela De Ferrari, from Teatro La Plaza, whose neurodiverse “Hamlet” is a visceral and urgent call from those often excluded from cultural narratives.

“Working with actors with Down syndrome and cognitive disabilities brought me back to something essential in ‘Hamlet’: that beneath its philosophical brilliance there is an exposed human being asking, in one way or another, how to exist in a world that keeps misreading him,” she said.

In one of the show’s most potent moments, an actor attempts to imitate Laurence Olivier’s delivery of Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” soliloquy with an image of the famous actor projected on a screen. It takes on a new urgency when spoken by someone whose very right to be in public or artistic spaces is often questioned.

“I like to imagine a kind of continuity between our actors and all the great actors who have carried the play before. I believe Shakespeare lives in all of them,” says De Ferrari.

Shakespeare in a BMW On school trips to see Shakespeare plays, filmmaker Aneil Karia always felt like they were an arm’s length away.

“I felt like I was primarily watching an intellectual experience unfold and I had to use my brain to keep up with the plot and the language and everything like that,” he says.

He teamed up with Ahmed and screenwriter Michael Lesslie for a stripped-down, modern-day retelling of “Hamlet” that leans into the title character’s unease at being complicit in a corrupt business system.

“That feels so pertinent to the moment we’re in politically and everything. It feels like the question a lot of people are asking,” says Karia. “It feels like these stories are actually a conversation through time itself.”

Hamlet here parties at a neondrenched nightclub and delivers his soliloquy while hurtling down rain-slicked London streets in a BMW, taking his hands off the wheel as a truck approaches headon. To be, or not to be, indeed.

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“DISCLOSURE DAY”: Steven Spielberg directs an alien-invasion thriller starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson.

“JACKASS BEST AND LAST”: Johnny Knoxville leads his gang of fools in more silly stunts. It’s promised to be

“The best best-case scenario here is that it’s opening up Shakespeare to audiences who didn’t think it was for them, or who struggled with it previously,” says Karia, whose film starts streaming Tuesday. “This is a big call, but I feel like Shakespeare would approve. I feel his whole thing was like, ‘Take this stuff and do your thing.’”

A more clownish prince The “Hamlet” in Brooklyn leans into the humor of the play for one good reason: The guy playing Hamlet is naturally funny.

Abeysekera is manic and mischievous as he pulls out the play’s physical humor, addressing the audience directly in his soliloquies, sometimes sitting at the edge of the stage and making eye contact.

“It’s a very self-aware play. It sort of really knows that it’s a play, if that makes any kind of sense,” says director Robert Hastie. “Hamlet knows he’s in a play called ‘Hamlet,’ like Deadpool knows he is in a film called ‘Deadpool.’”

Abeysekera tackles his “To be, or not to be” speech as an errant thought, a wisp of an idea, instead of the traditional foot-planted, actor-y, big-thing-coming approach.

“Rather than thinking, ‘Oh, here’s the big speech coming up and that’s freaking me out,’ I started thinking, ‘It’s such a thought that most of us kind of have,’ ” he says. “Sometimes, in front of the mirror, we just see ourselves and go, ‘Oof. Today’s a tough day.’”

Hastie believes “Hamlet” is one of those works that reveals something new all the time. Grounded in the human condition, it speaks fresh things to each audience and we discover new things that have

“MOANA”: Disney adapts another of its animated hits to live-action.

Starring Catherine Laga’aia as Polynesian heroine Moana and Dwayne Johnson as the shape-shifting Maui.

Directed by Thomas Kail of “Hamilton” fame. Songs by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

“THE ODYSSEY”: Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer,” “The Dark Knight,” “Interstellar”) depicts Odysseus’ voyage home from the Trojan War in the IMAX format. The blockbuster cast features Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.

“POWER BALLAD”: Rick (Paul Rudd), a professional wedding singer, and Danny (Nick Jonas), a faded boy-band star, become friends after they meet at a jam session. Jealousy ensues when Danny gets a hit with a song written by Rick.

“SCARY MOVIE”: Original “Scary Movie” stars Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris and Regina Hall are mock-terrorized by masked murderer Ghostface.

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Matt Damon is Odysseus in ‘The Odyssey,’ written, produced and directed

by Christopher Nolan. the final “Jackass” movie.

“SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW”: Milly Alcock is the new Supergirl, a reluctant heroine who, responding to a merciless threat, embarks on an interstellar quest for justice.

JULY 1

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comfort with her in-laws at an isolated family retreat.

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he stands by you. You’re not obligated to have a close relationship with someone who treats you this way, and you don’t need to defend yourself or chase an apology you’re unlikely to get. Step back.

Be civil, but don’t let your guard down.

This isn’t just about his mother’s behavior. It’s about whether you and your boyfriend can set and maintain boundaries with her — for yourselves and for your relationship.

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MOVIES

“THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD”: Suffering from physical and mental wounds, Robin Hood gets a chance for salvation thanks to a mysterious woman. Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgård lead the cast.

“TOY STORY 5”: Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys confront a new nemesis. Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet, is determined to sever the toys from their child, Bonnie. Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Greta Lee and music of Randy Newman.

“GIRLS LIKE US”: A coming-of-age drama based on writer-director Hayley Kiyoko’s hit song and bestselling novel.

Now she plays it off like nothing ever happened. I’m over the drama and just want to be left alone.

She incited all this drama and then walked away, leaving me to defend myself against something I didn’t do.

Any advice? — Falsely Accused Dear Falsely Accused: Your boyfriend warned you, and now you’ve seen what he meant.

His mother created a problem, stepped away and left you to deal with the fallout.

What matters now is how you two move forward. He should be clear with her that the accusation was unacceptable and that

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tiring” is plenty explanation.

Gifts come from the heart, not a contract.

Dear Annie: I have a problem.

My boyfriend’s mom and I used to get along great. Early on, he warned me not to get too close to her, saying she “ruins everything.”

Fast forward a year, and my boyfriend and I got into a fight.

His mom told me to come over, so I did. I stayed with her for a few days, then went back home. Not even 24 hours later, she accused me of stealing from her and dragged my boyfriend, her son, in to the middle of it.

“MINIONS & MONSTERS”: The diminutive co-stars of four “Despicable Me” movies conquer Hollywood and become movie stars before losing everything and unleashing monsters. Voices by Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr, Trey Parker and Pierre Coffin.

JULY 3

“SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY”: After erasing himself from the memories of everyone he loves, Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, is alone in New York City. Fighting crime fulltime in a city that has forgotten him, he faces a vexing new crime wave.

Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink and Mark Ruffalo star.

“THE INVITE”: Oliva Wilde directs and co-stars in a comedy-drama about a dinner party that takes unexpected turns. Penélope Cruz and Seth Rogen co-star. Limited opening.

“YOUNG WASHINGTON”: William Franklyn-Miller portrays George Washington at the beginning of his military career. Mary-Louise Parker, Kelsey Grammer and Ben Kingsley co-star.

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“EVIL DEAD BURN”: The fifth “Evil Dead” movie sticks to the 1981 original’s horror blueprint. After a woman’s husband dies, she seeks

“ONE NIGHT ONLY”: In this highconcept romantic comedy, Monica Barbaro (“A Complete Unknown,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) and Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air,” “Fantastic Beasts”) portray two people looking for love in New York City on the least likely night to find it.

With Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, Molly Ringwald and Levar Burton.

“PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE”: The PAW Patrol pups get shipwrecked on an island of dinosaurs.

Making matters worse, PAW Patrol

always been there.

“One of the reasons I think why we’re still talking about Shakespeare, and this play in particular, is that whenever those words fuse with a new actor or a new group of actors, it becomes a different play,” he says. “Maybe that’s a good working definition of a classic.”

An extremely online bard Caitlin Cardile is doing her best to keep the 400-year-old playwright alive in the TikTok era. She and her three-person troupe Mad Spirits Theatre Company are on virtually every social media platform spreading the word.

“We wanted to bring Shakespeare to a modern audience and make it understandable,” Cardile says. “We want people to feel more comfortable with Shakespeare and not think that it’s old English and such a hard thing to understand.”

They post live readings and commentary of the plays on YouTube but it’s on Instagram and TikTok where the true coolness starts.

They find trending audio snippets — of everything from dialogue on “The Office” to a Lady Gaga song — and assign a Shakespeare character to say them.

So Kitty Forman’s popular line “I may have been a little irrational today” from “That ’70s Show” is lipsynced by an actor playing Ophelia. A section of dialogue between Scar and Simba from “The Lion King” is put in the mouths of actors playing Claudius and Hamlet.

“We’re like, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be funny if we took these silly trending sounds that everybody’s doing and what if we put them to Shakespeare characters?’” says Cardile.

“This has ended up being so much fun.”

enemy Mayor Humdinger begins mining the island, sparking a volcanic eruption.

“THE END OF OAK STREET”: A cosmic event transports a family’s 1980s neighborhood on Earth to an unknown place. Starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and P.J. Byrne.

AUG. 21

“INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER”: Gemma, a young mother raising a daughter in the house she grew up in, learns that she can travel into a purgatory for lost souls and open a portal for demons.

“MUTINY”: Jason Statham’s character in the action-thriller “Mutiny,” a good guy who’s been framed for a crime, uncovers human trafficking on a cargo ship.

AUG. 28

“COYOTE VS. ACME”: An animated/ live-action hybrid movie, “Coyote vs.

Acme” pits Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote in a suit against the Acme Corp., whose products always malfunction when he pursues Road Runner. Will Forte and John Cena co-star.

“FINDING EMILY”: A lovestruck musician gets the wrong number for his dream girl. He enlists a psychology student to find her and, together, they inspire a campus-wide frenzy that tries their own hearts and ambitions. Starring Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn and Minnie Driver.

“THE DOG STARS”: After a pandemic wipes out most of the humans on Earth, survivors must evade murderous scavengers known as Reapers.

Ridley Scott (“Gladiator,” “Blade Runner”) directs a stellar cast featuring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce.

Email John Wirt at j_wirt@msn. com.

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zodIAC GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Structure your time and schedule around what matters most to you. Consider hosting an event or opening your doors to people you like to hang out with or haven't seen for some time. cAncER (June 21-July 22) Consider every angle and, most of all, be honest with yourself regarding what's possible and what isn't. Fact-check, talk to experts and avoid taking on too much debt or responsibilities.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Pay attention to detail. Choose a creative or helpful path. Approach specialists to discover resources that you can draw from to ensure that whatever you do is done with good intentions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Pace yourself; spontaneity will get you in trouble. Put your energy into research, looking for flaws and paying attention to what's happening around you.

LIBRA (sept. 23-Oct. 23) An unexpected change will breathe new life into your plans. Conversations will lead to something concrete, so pick up the phone and make things happen. scORPIO (Oct. 24-nov. 22) Put more effort into nurturing meaningful relationships.

Conversations and kind gestures will help you gain access to helpful information. Don't buy into something you cannot afford. sAGITTARIus (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Step into the spotlight and share your thoughts. A chance to make improvements to yourself, your home and the relationships

that matter most to you will pay off.

Rearranging your space will spark your imagination. cAPRIcORn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Stick close to home to take care of family matters.

Get your place ready for any upcoming events you want to host or to make your life more comfortable and convenient.

Refuse to let someone's insinuations get to you.

AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Don't push yourself physically or take on a no-win situation. Happiness will come from spending time with loved ones and taking care of financial matters that add to a stable and stress-free environment.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) Stay out of questionable conversations with people who are manipulative or trying to redirect your beliefs. Pay more attention to your needs and what makes you happy.

ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Listen, nurture meaningful relationships and take care of domestic issues promptly. A change to how you earn your living or how you handle your investments will help you overcome debt.

TAuRus (April 20-May 20) Use your energy wisely. Take care of unfinished business instead of stressing over what you've left undone. Completion is the key to being able to move forward. Use your voice to attract interest.

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 a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers.

The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday.

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By PHILLIP ALDER This week, we have been studying strong jump shifts. To check that you have the idea, look at today’s South hand.

North opens one heart and East passes.

What should South bid?

While you decide, I have said that a strong jump shift should promise 13-16 high-card points. In the days of yore, responder needed 17-19 high-card points.

As I explained three days ago, this was not best. But if responder has a two-suiter, by the time he adds shortage points, his hand will probably be worth 17-19 support points: high-card plus shortage points.

In this deal, though, South must respond one spade, not two spades.

Don’t make a strong jump shift with a two-suiter unless partner opened in one of your suits.

A sensible sequence is one heart – one spade – three spades – four no-trump – five diamonds – five no-trump – six hearts – six spades. It is difficult to bid seven no-trump (the best contract) or seven spades with confidence when a king is missing.

However, let’s assume that West leads the club jack against seven spades. How should South plan the play?

Declarer has 13 top tricks: five spades, five hearts, one diamond and two clubs.

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today’s thought “And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!” Matthew 8:26-27 Let Jesus calm the storms in your life. G.E. Dean

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Scrabble 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.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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For more information on tournaments and clubs, email naspa – north american sCraBBlE players association: info@scrabbleplayers.org. Visit our website: www.scrabbleplayers.org. For puzzle inquiries contact scrgrams@gmail.com.

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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.

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HErE is a plEasanT liTTlE gamE that will give you a message every day. it’s a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name. if the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. if the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. start at the upper left-hand corner and check each of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the checked figures give you.

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Alex Joiner, President of Blow Ye Trumpet - Miracle Restoration Revival Crusade Ministry, please contact Trendell M. Shorty, Curator Ad-Hoc/Attorney, 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2515, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 207-1370; regarding Stewart Odom v. Blow Ye The Trumpet Miracle Restore Revival Crusade Ministry, No. 2025-9764, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.

188205-May 20-22, 3t $193 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Edward B. Mendy, PLC, Registered Agent of Blow ye The Trumpet in Zion Church, Inc., please contact Trendell M. Shorty, Curator AdHoc/Attorney, 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2515, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 207-1370; regarding Stewart Odom v. Blow Ye The Trumpet Miracle Restore Revival Crusade Ministry, No. 2025-9764, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.

188206-May 20-22, 3t $181 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the children or heirs of Isiah White (A/K/A Isiah White, Jr.) and/ or Carolyn White (F/K/A Carolyn J. Peters), please contact Attorney Andrew Duffy at 504.343.3181.

188436-May 21-23, 3t $109 If anyone knows the whereabouts of Desmond Tillery, please contact Attorney Halima N. McKenna at (504) 208-4545.

188288-5/20-21-22-3t $85.00 If anyone knows the whereabouts of Richard C. Buchana, please contact Attorney Halima N. McKenna at (504) 208-4545.

188290-5/20-21-22-3t $85.00 KMHHN65F43U079833 HYUNDAI is stored at 9581 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, LA, 70094. If all current charges are not paid and vehicle claimed by the owner by 6/12/2026 a Permit to Sell may be obtained.

188419-5/21-22-2t $113.00 Angel Angello call Tommy please

ENGINEERING ENGINEERING INTERN and SENIOR ENG DESIGNER/CADD TECH AutoCAD Civil 3D strong proficiency re‐ quired, Ability to produce CDs with PE Supervision. Civil Design for public works roads/bridges/water/sewer/ drainage/paving. LDOTD or USACE ex‐ perience a plus. Monday – Friday 8:30 to 5:30. Health, dental, life and disability; 401(k) and PTO. Email resumes to: kpearce@n-yassociates.com GENERAL HELP LICENSED PLUMBERS with OSHA 10 are needed for commercial work in the New Orleans area. Total package $52.06. Contact 504-885-3054 for addi‐ tional information.

Public Notices Bids/Proposals

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TITLE: SET-ASIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR DPW832 PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENTS SOURCING EVENT NO.: 4697 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DBE OPPORTUNITY: YES (35%) RELEASED ON: MAY 15, 2026 DEADLINE TO RESPOND: JUNE 16, 2026 @ 4:00 P.M. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: June 8, 2026 @ 11:00 A.M. TEAMS: Meeting ID: 284 021 240 444 694 Passcode: U7oJ9TB3

Dates are subject to changes via an adden‐ dum posted by the Bu‐ reau of Purchasing on the City’s supplier portal.

If this solicitation is fed‐ erally funded, prospec‐ tive bidder/respondent must pay particular at‐ tention to all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and the State of Louisiana.

The Bureau of Purchas‐ ing uses commodity codes to notify suppliers of the release of a sourc‐ ing event and subse‐ quent modifications via addendum. Note that you would receive those noti‐ fications if you selected the following commodity code(s) before the re‐ lease of the sourcing event: COMMODITY CODE(s): 968-52, 845-49 The City of New Orleans strongly encourages mi‐ nority-owned and women-owned busi‐ nesses, socially and eco‐ nomically disadvantaged businesses and small businesses to respond to this solicitation, or to participate in subcon‐ tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐ tion.

For more information about this sourcing event, go to www.nola. gov and click on “BRASS Supplier Portal” under “BIDS & CONTRACTS”.

Once on the Supplier Por‐ tal, search “Open Events.”

Thank you for your inter‐ est in doing business with the City of New Or‐ leans.

James C. Simmons, Jr. Chief Procurement Officer Advertising Dates: May 15, 22, 29 and June 5, 2026 NOCP 9061 187679-may 5-4t $115.40

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MISC FOR SALE Antique (Foreign) Tea Pots 10-12 Must See $300 Take All 504-994-7385

10,000 Apt Homes and 75 Locations with Studio, 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Pools, Access Gates, Garages (504) 360-9347

CEMETERY PLOTS Westlawn Cemetery Mausoleum, in the Chapel. Corr IV, Tier A, holds 6 interments $17,500. 504-259-0505 FURNITURE All wood end table from 90’s $20 504-295-4327 FURNITURE Lane cedar chest $125 good shape maple colored 504-295-4327 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies beaut. 10k-14k gold diamond cross & chn $350 504-994-7385

JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies Beaut. 10k yg Diam.

Clustered Heart Ring Must See $350 504-994-7385 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies Beautiful 10k Gold Diamond Cluster Ring Must See! $350 (504) 994-7385 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies beautiful 10k gold diamond wishbone ring. $300. 504-994-7385

JEWELRY/WATCHES Squash blossom necklace w/ earrings costume jewelry $80 504295-4327 MISC FOR SALE 7 ft metal angel wired for lights $35 504-295-4327

MISC FOR SALE Amana window unit 8000 btu 110 plug in runs good $125 504-295-4327 SAINTS JACKET Mens gorgeous black & gold Saints jacket, size XXL, must see! $300 (504) 994-7385 MUSIC INSTRUMENTS Recording studio desk. Keyboard case. Uprt piano 225-202-2177 Ms. B

Garage Sales JEFFERSON Great Bargains & Treasures, MultiFamily, 203 Willow Dr., Fri/Sat 8:30a3:00p, Baby items, Toys & more!

WEST ST TAMMANY ESTATE SALE 59312 Pineridge Rd., Lacombe.

Fri/Sat 8a-4p Sun 8a-2p. Aplliances, tools, furniture, clothes, etc. Rain or Shine. Everything Must Go!

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DOGS Beautiful AKC Wheaten Mini Schnauzer Puppies, Parents onsite s/w $Call (504) 390-2918

RIVPAR - EASTBANK

New Orleans Real Estate For Sale WEST ST. TAMMANY 4Br/2Ba 1850sqft MH. 2.63 ac of cleared land. $165k AS IS By Owner 504-875-6864

New Orleans Rental CARROLLTON Rose Garden 1 BR Apt, enclosed w/bbq pit. $600 + dep. 504-415-1345

Public Notices Bids/Proposals

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 1998 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd.

Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026215, Mat‐ tresses & Box Springs – Statewide, 6/9/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified.

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities.

Amy Vincent Director of State Procure‐ ment FAX (225) 342-8688 188456-MAY 22-1T $11.77 PUBLIC NOTICE --School Food & Nutrition Services of New Orleans, Inc. Invitation to Bid for Commodity Storage and Delivery School Food & Nutrition Services of New Orleans is soliciting bids for Com‐ modity Storage and De‐ livery for the Archdioce‐ san School Cafeterias for the 2026-2027 school year.

Sealed Proposals will be received by School Food & Nutrition Services Pur‐ chasing Office, Attention: Sandy Logrande, 65 Foun‐ tainebleau Dr, Suite 207, New Orleans, LA 70125, until 9:30 am, Friday, June 12, 2026, when they will be opened and publicly read. Late bids, for any reason, will not be ac‐ cepted. Bids shall be ad‐ dressed “Bid for Com‐ modity Storage and De‐ livery”.

Bid specifications may be obtained from the Purchasing Office of School Food & Nutrition Services, 65 Foun‐ tainebleau Drive, Suite 207, New Orleans, LA 70125, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00am and 2:00pm.

504-596-3443.

In accordance with Fed‐ eral law and U.S. Depart‐ ment of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regu‐ lations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (in‐ cluding gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for pro‐ gram information (e.g.

Braille, large print, audio‐ tape, and American Sign Language), should con‐ tact the responsible state or local agency that administers the pro‐ gram or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or con‐ tact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

METAIRIE 4101 Hessmer, Met. 1BR 1BA, Condo READY! $1095/m&d (504) 723-5300

1027 CHARTRES, UNIT F * $1,300/MO Super FR QTR Location, One bed/bath, Cent A/H, Modern Appliances, Hardwood Floors.

In unit W/D, Lovely Courtyard, Pleasant Residential Complex. No dogs.

GARY WILLIAMS * 504-251-2047 FQR Realty 504-949-5400

KENNER 510 FARRAR AVENUE - 1/2 Duplex, 3 Bd, 2 Ba, All Electric, Central A/H, Off St Prkg, No Smoking or Pets!

Call: 504-458-9700

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Audubon School, 200 W. Loyola Dr., Kenner, LA 70065. to allow prospec‐ tive bidders to review the job scope and site condi‐ tions. Sealed proposals shall be marked on the envelope cover, plainly and prominently with the following: a) bidder’s name, address and tele‐ phone number b) State License Number of Con‐ tractor if the bid is in ex‐ cess of $50,000.00 and c) the statement “Proposal for (project name and number)”.

Bidders have the option to submit bids electroni‐ cally in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 38:2212 E (1).

Please find bid related materials and place elec‐ tronic bids at www.cen tralbidding.com.

Participation by minority and female-owned busi‐ nesses, as well as busi‐ nesses located in this Parish, is encouraged.

The architect/engineer has classified this pro‐ ject as Commercial Gen‐ eral Construction.

187959-may 19-1t $105.27 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Louisiana Office of State Parks is requesting proposals for a Public, Private Partnership pro‐ ject to operate certain components of Poverty Point State Park and

Renovated 3BR/3BA home w/ private baths, laminate wd flrg, TV's, appls, dishes, W&D, lawn care, & ample parking.

Furnished or Unfurnished.

Sandy Ward * 504-259-2616.

Re/Max Living * 504-475-1011. Ea ofc indpntly owned & operated.

WEST BANK 332 Layman St., Avondale 3Br/2Ba. Sec 8 wlc 502-644-1070

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Pets DOGS Teacup YORKIES Maltipoos POMS Mini Goldendoodles POODLES Chihuahua 504-259-2222 for available now S/WUTD Teacups $995+. Puppy Pack $595+ (504) 259-2222

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CATS RAGAMUFFIN & RAGDOLL KITTENS www.CatsByFrancy.com/kittens $1500up! Reg. Shots & Guaranty 337-230-3150

DOMESTIC TRUCKS 2009 Toyota Tundra, needs transmis‐ sion $3700. 225-202-2177 Ask for Ms. B

CATS Young Male Cat, Gray Colors, Have too many cats, Looking for another home for him. Please call 504-861-9617 ($50)

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And will be observing the following Early Deadline: Deadline: Thursday May 21 @ 3pm

Run Date Tuesday May 26 Wednesday May 27

Call (225) 383-0111 - Option 3 then Press Option 1 or email: Classifieds at ClassifiedAds@theadvocate.com or Public Notices at legal.ads@theadvocate.com

Black Bear Golf Course.

For more information go to OpportunitiesinLouisia na .com

Plans and specifications and other information may be secured from the architect / engineer, TBA Studio Architecture, 103 Cypress St, West Monroe, LA 71291, Phone: 318-3401550 for a deposit of $100.00 per set for a hard copy and/or a non-re‐ fundable fee of $25.00 for an electronic set on com‐ pact disk. The full de‐ posit of one set of docu‐ ments will be refunded to each General Contrac‐ tor. For additional sets of documents and for docu‐ ments issued to subcon‐ tractors or material sup‐ pliers the cost for repro‐ duction of each set will be deducted from the de‐ posit and the balance re‐ funded. Refunds will only be made for documents returned to the architect / engineer within ten (10) days after the opening of bids. Refunds will only be made on documents re‐ tuned complete, in good condition and unmarked.

177 W. 5TH STREET LAPLACE * $2,150/MO

NEW ORLEANS EAST LITTLE WOODS SPECIAL 7819 SANDS STREET * 3 BD/2 BA Central A & H * Fenced Backyard Sec 8 Welcome. No Deposit. $1,200 504-241-6189 * 504-430-1162

WORKS

School Food & Nutrition Services is funded 46% with Federal funds for a total of approximately $7,994,975.91.

Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Facilities Department for the Jef‐ ferson Parish School Board, 4600 River Road, Administration Annex, 1st Floor, Marrero, LA 70072, until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 23, 2026 for Hurricane Ida Damage Repairs at Audubon School, Project No. 202421. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

No bids may be with‐ drawn after scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least thirty (30) days. The Owner has the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities.

DOGS CKC YORKIES - with papers vet checked shot and worming standard and parti available meet in Gulfport $600 (334) 467-3416

NEW ORLEANS EAST 8501 Gervais St, 3Br/2Ba, 1260sqft, w/d hkup, freshly renov. Offst cov'd parking. Txt or call 504-710-5952

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PUBLIC NOTICE ---

NEW ORLEANS 2827 Bruxelles, 2BR/1BA, kit furn, w/d hu $900m $800d. 504-940-9508

JEFFERSON Apartment unfurnished above Causeway Blvd. Off Jeff. Hwy near Causeway Blvd back 1/2 br dupx 2 bdr, 1 bth, kit, livr, utilr, appliances, A/C All new $900 504-833-4885

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188459-may 22-29-2t $460.22

MID CITY 8620 Pear St., 2BR, $1400mo,$800dep, email breakfast_8704@yahoo.com

DOGS Blue eyes, 4lb, Blue Merle Pomeranian at Stud. Pics upon request 504-913-8536

186438-may 4-22-19t $87.78

Legal Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE ---5LAFITTE FIELD 26-210 and 26-211 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DE‐ PARTMENT OF CONSER‐ VATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026, upon the application of HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY. At such hearing the De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy will con‐ sider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the follow‐ ing matters relating to the 6900’ Sand, Reservoir H and 7100’ Sand, Reser‐ voir F, in the Lafitte Field, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

6900’ SAND, RESERVOIR H 1. To determine that the 6900’ Sand, Reservoir H, has been depleted of hy‐ drocarbons so that pro‐ duced saltwater may be disposed into the subject sand. The 6900’ Sand, Reservoir H is hereby de‐ fined as being that gas and condensate bearing sand encountered be‐ tween the depths of 7433’ and 7788’ in the Hilcorp (frmly Texaco)-SL 356 Marrero Unit A No. 15 Well, located in Section 20, Township 17 South, Range 24 East.

2. To consider such other matters as may be perti‐ nent.

7100’ SAND, RESERVOIR F 1. To determine that the 7100’ Sand, Reservoir F, has been depleted of hy‐ drocarbons so that pro‐ duced saltwater may be disposed into the subject sand. The 7100’ Sand, Reservoir F is hereby de‐ fined as being that gas and condensate bearing sand encountered be‐ tween the depths of 7628’ and 7788’ in the TexacoSL 356 Marrero Unit A No. 18 Well, located in Sec‐ tion 20, Township 17 South, Range 24 East.

2. To consider such other matters as may be perti‐ nent.

Plats are available for in‐ spection in the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/ conshearings All parties having inter‐ est therein shall take no‐ tice thereof.

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1. June 2, 2026 9:00 a.m., West Bank, Administra‐ tion Building Board Room, 501 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey, Louisiana 2. June 2, 2026 1:00 p.m., East Bank, Bonnabel High School Board Room, 2801 Bruin Drive, Kenner, Louisiana 187729-may 22-1t $11.51

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City Council Chambers City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, 1st Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana

Entergy New Orleans, LLC (“ENO” or “Company”) made its Filing pursuant to the Electric Formula Rate Plan (“EFRP”) Rider Schedule approved and adopted by the Council of the City of New Orleans in Council Resolution R-19-457, Resolution R-20-344, Resolution R-23-423, and Council Resolution R-23-491. The 2026 EFRP Filing includes an Evaluation Report based on the calendar year Evaluation Period calendar year 2025, adjusted for known and measurable changes through December 31, 2026. The 2026 EFRP Filing also includes a revised Resiliency and Storm Hardening Cost Recovery Rider Revenue Requirement. ENO also filed the Electric Proposed Rate Allocation - Attachment A. The cover sheet summarizes the Filing and attached to the cover sheet summary is a copy of the Filing so that anyone who wishes to may review the filing and may make a copy at their expense. A copy of this notice, the summary, and the Filing are located at the main branch and every operational satellite branch of the New Orleans Public Library, the office of the Clerk of Council of the City of New Orleans, and the ENO Customer Care Centers located in Orleans Parish.

The Board of Zoning Ad‐ justments, in accordance with Article 4 of the Com‐ prehensive Zoning Ordi‐ nance of the City of New Orleans, will hold a pub‐ lic hearing on the follow‐ ing items: Variances – Unfinished Business 1. BZA024-26 1309 Har‐ mony Street / John P. Klingman 2.

BZA038-26 3316 Dauphine Street / Pedro F. Molina 3. BZA043-26 2518 Bur‐ gundy Street / Brandon Laramie Macloud, Mar‐ garet Ann Macloud Variances – New Business 4.

BZA047-26 7532-34 Hurst Street, 221-27 Hillary Street / Edward Washington III, Verel Washington Thaxton, Elmore Porter Washington, Monetta Henson 5.

BZA048-26 5013-15 Camp Street, 1013-15 So‐ niat Street / John Joyce and Christine Harvey, Zach Smith Consulting & De‐ sign, Fresia Galvez Director of Safety and Permits Decision Appeals – Unfinished Business 6.

BZA110-25 1037-39 Broadway Street / C NAPCO INC, Zach Smith Consulting & Design, Laura Barth Director of Safety and Permits Decision Appeals – New Business 7. BZA049-26 717 Bar‐ racks Street / 717 Bar‐ racks LLC, Zach Smith Consulting & Design, Laura Barth Notice under the Ameri‐ cans with Disabilities Act: This meeting is ac‐ cessible to people with disabilities. Should you need further assistance, please contact the Front Desk in the Main Lobby or the ADA Administra‐ tor: (504) 658-4020 (voice), 711 LA Relay Ser‐ vice, or e-mail emhurst@ nola.gov. Please be ad‐ vised there is a courtesy telephone available for 711 calls for people with hearing or speech im‐ pairments at the wel‐ come desk of City Hall, First Floor, Main Lobby.

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SUMMARY OF ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC ELECTRIC FORMULA RATE PLAN FILING PURSUANT TO THE ELECTRIC FORMULA RATE PLAN RIDER SCHEDULE Entergy New Orleans, LLC (“ENO” or “Company”) made its Filings pursuant to the Electric Formula Rate Plan (“EFRP”) Rider Schedule approved and adopted by the Council of the City of New Orleans in Council Resolution R-19-457, the Agreement in Principle Council approved Resolution R-20-344, the Agreement in Principle Council approved Resolution R-23-423, and Council Resolution R-23-491. The 2026 EFRP Filing includes an Evaluation Report based on the Evaluation Period calendar year 2025, adjusted for known and measurable changes through December 31, 2026. The 2026 EFRP Filing also includes a revised Resiliency and Storm Hardening Cost Recovery (“RSHCR”) Rider Revenue Requirement. ENO also filed the Electric Proposed Rate Allocation - Attachment A. The 2026 EFRP Filing shows a $16.6 million increase in EFRP Revenue pursuant to the Councilapproved formula, which includes the realignment of a portion of the RSHCR Rider Revenue Requirement currently being recovered from customers. The 2026 EFRP Filing also shows a $1.8 million decrease in the RSHCR Rider Revenue Requirement. The estimated net effects of the revenue changes on typical monthly electric bills with the Proposed Rate Allocation are as follows: Estimated Typical Monthly Electric Bills Customer Type

Energy (kWh)

Demand (kW)

Present Rates

Proposed Rates

Variance

Residential Legacy

1,000

-

148.63

153.62

4.99

Residential Algiers

1,000

-

144.08

148.92

4.84

Small Electric Legacy

9,125

50

1,481.76

1,514.39

32.63

Small Electric Algiers

9,125

50

1,436.40

1,468.03

31.63

Large Electric Legacy

91,250

250

10,802.25

11,027.56

225.31

Large Electric Algiers

91,250

250

10,471.57

10,689.98

218.41

Written comments should be filed with the City Council Utilities Regulatory Office-City Hall, Room 6E07, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. Phone (504) 658-1110 for more information.

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p g tact at (225) 933-3584 or tdelahaye@cstmultifam ilyrealestateservices. com.

y Housing Corporation in order to develop 3601 Coliseum, a proposed 94unit adaptive reuse de‐ velopment for elderly households, located at 3601 Coliseum St., New Orleans, LA 70115 in Or‐ leans parish.

The planned development would contain commu‐ nity space and 11 stu‐ dios, 80 one-beds, and 3 two-beds in one apart‐ ment building at an esti‐ mated total development cost of $40.6mm. The an‐ ticipated financing is comprised of $7.2mm of 221(d)4 loan proceeds, within the HUD 2024 Unit Total Development Cost Limits; $5.3mm of State Historic Tax Credit eq‐ uity; $5.4mm of CDBG-DR funds; $13mm of Federal LIHTC Equity; $1.3mm of bond reinvestment earn‐ ings; and $8.3mm of other subordinate soft funding. Please reach out to Jeanette Delery Capocaccia at JDCapoc‐ accia@voasela.org if you wish to provide com‐ ments on the proposed development.

Community Facility: The property will include a community facility and there will be access for the tenants to preventive health services, dental services, and/or mental health services on a quarterly basis.

Type: New Construction for Occupancy by Fami‐ lies Total Development Cost / Financing: The total de‐ velopment cost is esti‐ mated to be approxi‐ mately $36,385,626 which will be funded as follows: $10,577,189 equity from sale of 4% LIHTC; $5,856,000 permanent tax-exempt bank loan; $10,000,000 CDBG loan, and $9,952,437 of other sources.

Contact: The Reserve at Lapalco Place, LLC (tax‐ payer name) via CST Land Developers, LLC. Mr. Thomas C. Delahaye, Managing Member, 1113 Range Avenue, Suite 110, Box 126, Denham Springs, LA 70726. Con‐ ( )

188356-may 2123-3t $529 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to ap‐ prove and authorize the New Orleans Aviation Board (“NOAB”) to enter into an amendment to the Amended and Re‐ stated Lease Agreement at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Air‐ port with New Orleans Fuel Facilities, LLC (“NOFF”); pursuant to Or‐ dinance Calendar No. 35,433.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on June 4, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL

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School Food & Nutrition Services of New Orleans, Inc. Invitation to Bid Fire Suppression Inspection Services

187659-may 15-22-29-3t $39.57 PUBLIC NOTICE --Renaissance Neighbor‐ hood Development Corp. is competing for CDBG funds, 4% Tax Credits and tax-exempt bonds to be allocated by Louisiana i i i

School Food & Nutrition Services of New Orleans is soliciting bids for the provision of Fire Sup‐ pression Inspection ser‐ vices for approximately forty-seven Archdiocese of New Orleans School

Cafeteria Kitchens dur‐ ing the 2026-2027 school year.

Sealed Proposals will be received by School Food & Nutrition Services Pur‐ chasing Office, Attention: Sandy Logrande, 65 Foun‐ tainebleau Dr., Suite 207, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70125, until 10:00 am Fri‐ day, June 12, 2026, when they will be opened and publicly read. The public is invited to attend. Late bids, for any reason, will not be accepted. Bids shall be addressed “Bid for Fire Suppression”.

Bid specifications may be obtained from the Purchasing Office of School Food & Nutrition Services, 65 Fontainebleau Dr., Suite 207, New Orleans, LA 70125, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00am and 2:00pm.

504-596-3443.

In accordance with Fed‐ eral law and U.S. Depart‐ ment of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regu‐ lations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (in‐ cluding gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for pro‐ gram information (e.g.

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School Food & Nutrition Services is funded 46% with Federal funds for a total of approximately $7,994,975.91.

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ReNEW-Reinventing Edu‐ cation is the charter school management or‐ ganization operating ReNEW Laurel Elemen‐ tary, ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary, ReNEW Schaumburg Ele‐ mentary, and ReNEW Moton Lakefront Elemen‐ tary. A physical copy of the 2026-2027 budget is available at 10001 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 710, New Orleans, LA 70127.

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I, Darrell Johnson AKA Darryl Johnson, have been convicted of 14:42.1 - Forcible Rape Sexual Motivation.

Date Convicted: 09/15/2014.

I, Alben Paul Cooper Jr AKA ALBEN COOPER AKA ALBEN COOPER JR AKA ALBEN P COOPER JR, have been convicted of 14:80 Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 04/16/2019.

PUBLIC NOTICE --ReNEW-Reinventing Edu‐ cation will introduce the 2026-27 budget and hold its first public hearing on the 2026-27 budget on May 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm at Edgar P Harney Build‐ ing located at 2503 Wil‐ low St., New Orleans, LA 70113 (LA R.S. 39:1307).

I, Aaron Marshall AKA AARON MARSHAL , have been convicted of 14:42 - Aggravated Rape (attempted) Sexual Motivation.

My Address is: 3737 LONG LEAF LN APT. A HARVEY, LA 70058 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 9/1/1958 Height: 6'3"

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I, Eduardo Fitzgerald Robinson AKA EDWARDO FITZGERALD AKA Edwardo Robinson AKA EDWARDO F ROBINSON AKA MICHAEL SMITH, have been convicted of 14:42 - Aggravated Rape.

Date Convicted: 05/27/1981.

Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 8/5/1964 Height: 5'4" Weight: 140 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos:

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I, Kevin Hollis Carmouche, have been convicted of 14:81.1 Pornography Involving Juveniles (attempted).

Date Convicted: 09/15/2009 Details: 2440 COUNTS OF PORNOGRAPHY INVOLVING JUVENILES CrimeCode: RS14:27:81.1(A)(3) Attempted Possession, Sale or Distribution of Pornography involving Juveniles.

My Address is: 1365 DANVILLE ST APT C KENNER, LA 70062 Race: WHITE Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 6/28/1977 Height: 5'9" Weight: 220 Hair Color: BROWN Eye Color: BLUE Scars/Tattoos: Louisiana 188243, MAY 22-23 $250.00

I, LEO LUCIEN MERCADEL, have been convicted of 11990004 22.021(a)(2)(b) PC Agg Sexual Assault Child. TEXAS. Date Convicted: 02/05/2007.

State Equivalent: 14:43.1 - Sexual Battery. 14:42.1 Forcible Rape. Date Convicted: 06/22/2018.

My Address is: 1836 TOURO ST APT B-2 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 07/29/1948 Height: 5'7" Weight: 148 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: TEXAS & LOUISIANA 188270, MAY 22-23 $250.00

I, Ray SAMUEL Clement III, have been convicted of 14:80 Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 01/19/2010.

14:81 - Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 01/19/2010.

14:92 (A)(7) CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF JUVENILES PERFORM SEXUALLY IMMORAL ACTS. Date Convicted: 01/19/2010.

My Address is: 6534 LOUISVILLE ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70124 Race: WHITE Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 11/4/1983 Height: 6'2" Weight: 180 Hair Color: BROWN Eye Color: HAZEL Scars/Tattoos: Louisiana 188364, MAY 22-23 $250.00

I, SATURNINO PENA AKA SATURNINO PENA CRUZ, have been convicted of 14:81 Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 03/11/2026.

14:81 - Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 03/11/2026.

My Address is: 3242 CONTINENTAL DR KENNER, LA 70065 Race: WHITE Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 5/27/1968 Height: 5'4" Weight: 165 Hair Color: GRAY Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: Louisiana 188240, MAY 22-23 $250.00

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 861-067 GMFS LLC VS DAWN BEALER MALCOLM A/K/A DAWN B. MALCOLM A/K/A DAWN MALCOLM By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January 28, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, being situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, West Bank of the Mis‐ sissippi River, in the Harvey Canal Subdivision, all as more fully shown on a map of said subdivi‐ sion made

by Elbert G. San‐ dos, C. E., dated September 19, 1927, revised by J. H. Payne, Parish Engineer, on April 24, 1993, on file in the clerk’s of‐ fice, and in Square No. 2, bounded by Pailet Avenue, Fourth Street Highway, Gold Street and Brown Avenue, designated as the nos. 32 and 33 which adjoin and measure each 25 feet front on Pailet Avenue, by a depth of 110 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines. Lot no. 32 lies nearer and at a distance of 150 feet from Gold Street, all as more fully shown on survey by J. Perry Hotard, C. E., dated August 14, 1975.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

I, Sidney M Williams, have been convicted of 14:42.1 - Forcible Rape Sexual Motivation.

Date Convicted: 01/12/2018. 14:43.1 Sexual Battery. Date Convicted: 01/11/2018..

My Address is: 1513 ANDRY ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 10/28/1990 Height: 6' Weight: 178 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN S /T tt

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

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The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 862-382 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VS RAYCHELL MARIE HARRIS A/K/A RAYCHELLE M. HARRIS By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 6, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ad‐ vantages and appurte‐ nances there‐ unto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, situated, lying and being in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part known as the WHITEHOUSE SUBDIVISION, forming part of the Town of Westwego, and designated as the WHOLE OF LOTS NUMBERS THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (14), FIFTEEN (15), AND FOUR (4') FEET OF LOT NUMBER SIX‐ TEEN (16), ad‐ joining Lot No. 15 of SQUARE NUM‐ BER FORTYEIGHT (48) of said subdivi‐ sion, on a plan of survey made by Alvin E. Hotard, Parish Surveyor, dated Gretna, Louisiana, June 1, 1936, a blue print of which is attached to and made part of an act of sale by Marrero Lane and Im‐ provement As‐ sociation, Lim‐ ited, to Leon Ri‐ choux, passed before Ernest M. Conzelmann, Notary Public, dated June 17, 1936; and ac‐ cording to said plan, said Square is bounded by Av‐ enue "E and "D, Fifth and Sixth Streets; said Lots Numbers Thir‐ teen (13), Four‐ teen (14), and Fifteen (15), ad‐ join each other, and measure each THIRTY-TWO (32') feet front on Avenue "D", the same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of One Hundred Twenty-Five and 81/100 (125.81) feet, said por‐ tion of Lot Num‐ ber Sixteen (16) adjoins Lot No. 15, and measures Four

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measures Four (4') feet front on Avenue "D", the same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of One hundred Twenty-Five and 81/100 (125.81') feet, said piece or portion of ground mea‐ sures One Hun‐ dred (100') feet front on Avenue "D", by a depth be‐ tween equal and parallel lines of One Hundred Twenty-Five and 81/100 (125.81') feet; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affect‐ ing the property .

The improve‐ ments bear the municipal ad‐ dress 645 Av‐ enue D, West‐ wego, LA 70094.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 864-724 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDI‐ VIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VERUS SECURI‐ TIZATION TRUST 2023-77 VERSUS NEIGHBORS LOUISIANA LLC, TIMOTHY JEHRROD HAS‐ SON A/K/A TIM‐ OTHY J. HASSON A/K/A TIMOTHY HAS‐ SON AND TAJH A. HASSON A/K/A TAJH HASSON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated October 9, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐

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thereunto be longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, State of Louisiana, in that portion thereof known as Lincolnshire, and according to a plan of resubdivision pre‐ pared by J.J. Krebs, Inc., dated September 3, 1970, approved by Ordinance No. 9889 of Jef‐ ferson Parish Council, dated Novem‐ ber 19, 1970 reg‐ istered in COB 726, folio 57, as amended by Ordinance No. 10022, dated February 25, 1971, registered in COB 730, folio 287, said lots are designated as LOT 38 of SQUARE M, and is more particu‐ larly described as follows: SQUARE M is bounded by Lin‐ colnshire Drive, Carver Drive, Benedict Drive and Mather Drive.

LOT 38 mea‐ sures 60 feet front on Carver Drive, same width in the rear, with a depth of 90 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

ELIZABETH CROWELL PRICE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 864-827

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said subdivision, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of Jefferson, State of as Louisiana, LOT NUMBER ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE-A (1395-A) of SQUARE LL, said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and dimensions and being sub‐ ject to such re‐ strictions and servitudes as shown on the official subdivi‐ sion map and/or of record.

Further in ac‐ cordance with a survey, pre‐ pared by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated April 24, 1978, resur‐ veyed July 22, 1978, a copy of which is at‐ tached to and made a part of that certain act recorded at COB 939 Page 545, of the offi‐ cial records of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, ex‐ cept said lot is shown to have a depth of 98.60 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026

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ated in the STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION in Section No. 3 being part of Oakdale Subdi‐ vision Section B, First Ward, all in ac‐ cordance with plan by Adloe Off, Jr. & Associ‐ ated, C. E. dated Octo‐ ber 9, 1959, re‐ vised July 15, 1960, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council, under Ordinance No. 4787, dated Au‐ gust 24, regis‐ tered COB 342, folio 345, plan No. 40, folio 37, Office of the Court, Parish of Jefferson, and said ground is more fully de‐ scribed and designated as follows to-wit: LOT NO. 12, 60 SQUARE which said square is bounded by Farmington Place, Daniels Road, East Forest Lawn Drive, Friedrica Street, Lot No. 12 mea‐ sures 60 feet front on Farm‐ ington Place, the same width in the rear by a depth between equal and parallel line of 110 feet. Lot No. 12 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 460 feet from the corner of Farmington Place and Daniels Road, all a more fully shown on re‐ cent survey of Sterling Mandle, dated August 14, 1980; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.

The improve‐ ments thereon bear the munici‐ pal: 518 Farm‐ ington Place, Terrytown, LA 70056

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This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

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TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 866-588

PLAINS COM‐ MERCE BANK VERSUS JARED WILFRED HYDELL

EF MORTGAGE LLC VERSUS ALVIN INTERNA‐ TIONAL LLC AND ALVIN WOOTEN

By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 16, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated July 16, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

THAT CERTAIN LOT OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, situ‐ ated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as, WOODMERE SUBDIVISION, SECTION 5, and being desig‐ nated on the of‐ ficial plan of said

A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the servi‐ tudes, rights, and appurte‐ nances there‐ unto applying situ‐ ated in the

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

ZACHARY GAR‐ RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 866-063 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VS DAVID L. HENSON A/K/A DAVID HENSON AND JULIA ISAACS HENSON A/K/A JULIA I. HENSON A/K/A JULIA HENSON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐

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bered and enti tled cause, dated April 14, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: That portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and ad‐ vantages there‐ unto belonging or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as University City Subdivision, and which portion of ground, accord‐ ing to the plan thereof by Rene A. Harris, Inc., Con‐ sulting Engi‐ neer, dated Au‐ gust 15, 1962, recorded in COB 561, folio 381 as revised by the plan of Rene A. Harris, Inc., Consulting Engineer, dated December 20, 1962, recorded in COB, folio, of the records of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, is designated and as measures follows: Lot 13 of Square 96, bounded by Loyola, George‐ town, Ole Miss and Furman Dri‐ ves. Said Lot 13 measures 65 feet front on Georgetown Drive, same width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines. According to survey made

by Rene A. Harris, C.E., dated March 9, 1964, copy of which is an‐ nexed to the vendor’s act of purchase, said lot has the same designa‐ tion, location and dimensions as mentioned above and set Lot 13 com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 97.52 feet from the corner of Ole Miss and Georgetown Dri‐ ves.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

DENNIS F. WIGGINS, JR. Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 869-256

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WILMINGTON TRUST, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCI‐ ATION AS TRUSTEE FOR TRYON STREET ACQUI‐ SITION TRUST I VERSUS DAVID L. GOMEZ A/K/A DAVID LEDEZMA GOMEZ A/K/A DAVID EDUARDO LEDEZMA GOMEZ AND GOMEZ & SONS PROPERTIES, LLC By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated October 13, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION, NO. 1, being part of Oakdale Sub‐ division, Section "B", First Ward, all in accordance with the survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E., dated April 30, 1959, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐ nance No. 4117, adopted July 2, 1959, reg‐ istered in COB 482, folio 53, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, Louisiana, on July 15, 1959, and in Plan Book 36, folio 28, Office of the Clerk of Court of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, which said property is more fully de‐ scribed as fol‐ lows, to-wit: LOT NO. 6 in SQUARE NO. 20, bounded by Stumpf Boule‐ vard, South But‐ terfly Circle, Blossom Street, Terry Parkway, Rue DeBeau and West Butterfly Circle, said lot begins at a distance of 319 feet from the in‐ tersection of Rue DeBeau and West Butterfly Circle, and measures thence 62 feet front on West Butterfly Circle, 59.19 feet in width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All as shown on survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associ‐ ates, C.E., dated August 24, 1960, a copy of which is annexed to an act before Ed‐ ward V. Frayle, Notary Public, dated August 30, 1960, recorded in COB 514, folio 122.

Also being more particularly described on a plan of survey made by Gilbert, Kelly & Cou‐ turie, Inc., Sur‐ veying and Engineering, d d b

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Engineering, dated October 19, 1981, a copy of which is an‐ nexed to an act before Hugh E. Humphrey, No‐ tary Public, dated Novem‐ ber 11, 1981, recorded in COB 1014, folio 999.

And according to a survey by Landmark Sur‐ veying, Inc., J. F. Ruello, Land Surveyor, dated February 17, 1995, a copy of which is an‐ nexed hereto, said Lot 6 is situated in the same Parish, Subdivi‐ sion and Square, and has the same loca‐ tion and measure‐ ments as here‐ inabove set forth, except that Rue De‐ Beau is now known as Rue DeBois; subject to re‐ strictions, servi‐ tudes, rights-ofway and out‐ standing mineral rights of record affect‐ ing the prop‐ erty.

The improve‐ ments thereon bear the Munici‐ pal No. 440 West Butterfly Circle, Terrytown, LA 70056.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-639 MORTGAGE RE‐ SEARCH CEN‐ TER, LLC D/B/A VETERANS UNITED HOME

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LOANS, A MIS‐ SOURI LIMITED LIABILITY COM‐ PANY VERSUS MICHAEL A. CHAPMAN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Novem‐ ber 21, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT PORTION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, situ‐ ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana in that part thereof known as High‐ way Park Subdi‐ vision, in Square 479 thereof, bounded by Maryland and Massachu‐ setts Avenues and Third and Fourth Streets.

Said portion of ground is designated as Lot G on plan of resubdivision made by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associ‐ ates, Inc., dated May 10, 1954 and on a certificate of survey by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, Inc., dated Decem‐ ber 1, 1954, ac‐ cording to which said lot measures as follows: Lot G commences at a distance of 180 feet from the corner of Mary‐ land Avenue and Fourth Street and measures thence 60 feet front on Mary‐ land Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 122 feet 6 inches be‐ tween equal and parallel lines; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affect‐ ing the prop‐ erty.

The improve‐ ments thereon bear municipal dd 1901

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bear municipal address 1901 Maryland Av‐ enue, Kenner, Louisiana 70062.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-834 GITSIT SOLU‐ TIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVID‐ UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1 VERSUS WILSON JOSEPH HOSTETTLER By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Decem‐ ber 8, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

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IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐ NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE AP‐ PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF WEST‐ WEGO, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN A PORTION OF ORIGINAL AR‐ PENT LOTS 2 AND 3 HARANG PLANTATION, NOW DESIGNATED AS WEST PARK HEIGHTS SUBDI‐ VISION, IN AC‐ CORDANCE WITH A SURVEY BY ADLOE ORR, JR. & ASSOCIATES, C.E., DATED JULY 25, 1968, WHICH SAID LOT IS DESIGNATED AND MEASURES AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: LOT 50 OF SQUARE 105, WHICH SQUARE IS BOUNDED BY KENNEY DRIVE, THIRTEENTH STREET, LECOMPTE DRIVE, AND ORY STREET. SAID LOT 50 COMMENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 285 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF KENNEY DRIVE AND THIRTEENTH STREET, AND MEASURES THENCE 71 FEET FRONT ON KENNEY DRIVE, THE SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH OF 70.75 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES. ACCORDING TO SURVEY BY RICHARD DAD‐ ING, L.S., DATED 9/22/79 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

ASHLEY E. MORRIS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate:

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Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 871-261 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION VERSUS DEREK M. HOW‐ ELL AND CINDY MCCAIRO HOW‐ ELL By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Decem‐ ber 15, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND ALL THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, PRESCRIPTIONS, SERVITUDES, ADVANTAGES AND APPURTE‐ NANCES THERE‐ UNTO BELONG‐ ING OR IN ANY‐ WISE APPER‐ TAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN KINGS GRANT EAST SUBDIVISION, PHASE 2, DESIG‐ NATED AS LOT 2, OF SQUARE P WHICH SQUARE IS BOUNDED BY CURTIS STREET, (FORMERLY DO‐ LORES DRIVE), CAM‐ PHOR STREET, FARRINGTON DRIVE (SIDE) AND PATRIOT STREET (FOR‐ MERLY 16TH STREET SIDE), LOT 2 MEA‐ SURES 66 FEET FRONT ON CURTIS STREET, SAME

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STREET, SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH OF 83.50 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES, ALL AS PER SUR‐ VEY OF DON GARLAND, C.E., DATED DECEM‐ BER 5, 1977 RESURVEYED JULY 28, 1978 A COPY OF WHICH IS ANNEXED TO AN ACT OF SALE REGISTERED COB 947, FOLIO 270; sub‐ ject to restric‐ tions, servi‐ tudes, rights-ofway and out‐ standing min‐ eral rights of record affecting the property.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 772-838 CAPTIAL ONE, N.A. VERSUS PATRICIA WILLIAMS COLE‐ MAN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 16, 2021, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐

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Westbank Ex pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as AN‐ DERSON PLACE. And, according to plan of resubdi‐ vision by Dufrene Survey‐ ing & Engineer‐ ing, Inc., dated February 25, 2005, and adopted by the Jefferson Parish Council under Docket No. WS-80-05, recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Jefferson at COB 3150, folio 69, and accord‐ ing thereto said lot is desig‐ nated as LOT 11; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.

Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 5854 Ander‐ son Place, Mar‐ rero, LA 70072 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 821-168 GIROD TITLING TRUST VS REGINALD D. WAYNE AND REGGIE WAYNE ENTERPRISES, LLC By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January 29, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, advan‐ tages and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in STONEBRIDGE SUBDIVISION (formerly a part of Parcels FF-9 and FF-10, Lake Tim‐ berlane Es‐ tates), in SQUARE 7 thereof desig‐ nated as LOT NO. 169, which lot mea‐ sure 100.48 feet front on Lake Aspen East Drive, 100 feet in width in the rear, by a depth of 126.74 feet on the North side line and a depth of 136.46 feet on the opposite sideline. All in accordance with a plan by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated August 31, 1981, filed in Plan Book 108, Folio 31-B approved by Ordinance No. 15014 adopted by the Jefferson Parish Council 6

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Parish Council on January 6, 1982, registered in COB 1019, Folio 674, Entry No. 1001764, Parish of Jefferson on February 5, 1982, registered in COB 1031, folio 53. All as more fully shown on sur‐ vey

by J.F. Ruello, Land Surveyor, dated July 20, 1983.

Said measure‐ ments are more fully shown on Plat of Survey by Wilton J. Dufrene, Land Surveyor, dated May 25, 1990, a copy of which is an‐ nexed to act of Cash Sale dated June 13, 1990, recorded at COB 2332, Folio 234, Entry No. 9024382, of‐ ficial records of Jef‐ ferson Parish, Louisiana, and according thereto said square is bounded

by Lake Aspen East Drive, Lake Aspen North Drive, Lake Tim‐ berlane Drive, Lake Aspen South Drive, Lake Kristin Drive, Parcel B and Lake Louise Drive.

Improvements thereon bear ad‐ municipal dress 3621 Lake Aspen Drive East, Gretna, Louisiana 700568302.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

SCOTT R. CHEATHAM Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

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NO: 738-319 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-W2 VERSUS JAMIKA BASS A/K/A JAMIKA BASS HARRIS By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 9, 2014, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, advan‐ tages, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in Town‐ ship 14 South, Ranges 23 and 24 East, Southeast Land District of Louisiana, West of the Missis‐ sippi River, known as Har‐ vey Canal Prop‐ erty, formerly designated as Parcel Q-2-B, which said portion of ground has been resubdi‐ vided into WOODMERE SOUTH SUBDIV‐ SION, SECTION 3, all as per plan of resubdivision made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C.E. & S., dated Octo‐ ber 10, 1983, ap‐ proved by· the Jefferson Parish Council by Ordi‐ nance no.15784, recorded in COB 1064, folio 925, and as per Act of Dedication before Odom B. Heebe, Notary Public, dated February 2, 1984, recorded in COB 1067, folio 270, same being designated as follows: LOT 875, SQUARE S, which said square is bounded by Sweet Gum Drive, Destrehan Av‐ enue, Primwood Drive and Cim‐ wood Drive, and said LOT 875 commences at a distance of 180.56 feet front the point of cur‐ vature of Sweet Gum Drive into De‐ strehan Avenue, and measures thence 60 feet front on Sweet Gum Drive, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines; all as per survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., L.S., dated Novem‐ ber 6, 1986, resur‐ veyed January 12, 1987, to show improve‐ ments.

Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 3168 Sweet Gum Drive, Har‐ vey, Louisiana 70058.

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This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 851-267 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VS EDY A. NUNEZ A/K/A EDY NUNEZ By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated February 27, 2024, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: That portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, on the right bank of the Missis‐ sippi River and forming a part of the original Ames Plantation, and duly resubdi‐ vided and ap‐ proved by the Jefferson Parish Police Jury, dated May 23, 1956, under Ordinance No. 3208 into Cy‐ press Grove Subdivi‐ sion, all in ac‐ cordance with lot layout, square layout, and dedication of streets as shown in accor‐ dance with the plan of J. J. Krebs & Sons, C.E., dated April 19, 1956, revised May 21, 1956; said Lot is des‐ ignated as Lot No. 1 in Square J, bounded by Cardinal Drive, Dede Street, Crestwood Sub‐ division, and Lot G-314 of Ames Farms and Evie Street and forms the northeast cor‐ ner of Cardinal Drive and Dede Street. Lot 1 measures 60 feet front on Cardinal Drive, same width in

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the rear, by a depth of 80 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All as more fully shown on a survey by Don A. Garland, Land Surveyor, dated February 11, 1978, resur‐ veyed September 5, 1978.

All as more fully shown on a plat of survey by Mandle Survey‐ ing, Inc., Land Sur‐ veyor, dated De‐ cember 28, 1989.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-378 NEWREZ LLC VERSUS HARRY LOUIS STANLEY JR By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 10, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in Terrytown Sub‐ division, Section 3, being part of Oakdale Subdivision, Section B, First Ward, all in ac‐ cordance with the Survey registered in COB 510 folio 492, and in Plan Book 39, folio 66, which said property is more fully de‐ scribed as Lot No. 23 in Square No. 59, bounded

by Cooper Road, East Forest Lawn Drive, Fordham Place, and Her‐ itage Avenue, which said Lot commences at a distance of 297 feet from the corner of Cooper Road and East

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Forest Lawn Drive and mea‐ sures thence 61 feet front on Cooper Road, by a width in the rear of 58.66 feet, by a depth along the side line nearer East Forest Lawn Drive of 110 feet, by a depth along the opposite side line of 110 feet; all in accor‐ dance with survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. and As‐ sociates, C.E., dated July 17, 1961, resur‐ veyed March 29, 1972, copy annexed hereto This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-439 UNITED WHOLE‐ SALE MORT‐ GAGE, LLC VERSUS TREY M. CA‐ MARDELLE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS INDEPEN‐ DENT ADMINIS‐ TRATOR OF THE SUCCES‐ SION OF ALLEN JOHN CA‐ MARDELLE A/K/A ALLEN JOHN CAMARDELLE A/K/A ALLEN J. CAMARDELLE A/K/A ALLEN CAMARDELLE By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 12, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: That certain portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or any‐ wise appertain‐ ing, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part known as White House Subdivision, in the City of West‐ wego, in Square 10, bounded by Avenue "A", Otto Street (for‐ merly 11th )

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y Street), the Salaville Line (Laroussinin Street side) and 10th Street, which said lots of ground are a re‐ subdivision of Lots 1 and 2 of Square 10, Whitehouse Subdivision, as shown on the sketch attached to Ordinance No. 564, City of Westwego, and approved by the City of West‐ wego on Octo‐ 1960, ber 4, recorded in COB 526, folio 307, Entry No. 200888, and ac‐ cording to said sketch, said lots are designated as Lots "B" and "C"; said Lot "B" and "C" adjoin each other and measure each 32’ feet front on Avenue "A", same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and paral‐ lel lines of 90’ feet.

Said Lot "B" forms the cor‐ ner of Tenth and Avenue "A". All as more fully shown on plan of survey

by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Sur‐ veying and Engineering, dated March 9, 1968, a copy of which is an‐ nexed to act registered in COB 700, folio 993.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-473 GITSIT SOLU‐ TIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVID‐ UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1 VERSUS NAPOLEON R.C. GOSSIAUX By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 12, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and

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improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, Greenlawn Ter‐ race Subdivi‐ sion, said por‐ tion being desig‐ nated as Lot A of Sq. 99. ac‐ cording to plan of Adloe Orr, Jr & Associated, C.E., dated Janu‐ ary 29, 1968, Square 99 is bounded by 39th Street, Col‐ orado Avenue, 38th, Street and Cali‐ fornia Avenue, Lot A forms the corner of 39th Street of 120 feet, and a depth on the property site sideline closer to 38th Street of 120 feet This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: April 17, 2026, May 22, 2026 apr 17-may 222t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 867-658 MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC VERSUS GIL MACHUCA By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated August 15, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as OAKDALE SUB‐ DIVISION, in SQUARE 36 thereof, which square is b d db

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q bounded by Kepler, LeBoeuf, Milton Streets and the West boundary of the subdivision, and according to the plan of survey by G.W.T. Stephens dated August 25, 1917, attached to an act before Norma Keenan, Notary Public for the Parish of Orleans dated January 5, 1933, said lot is desig‐ nated as LOT 5 and has mea‐ surements and boundaries as is more fully set forth on the aforesaid plan.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 869-597 NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELL‐ POINT MORT‐ GAGE SERVIC‐ ING VERSUS JULIEN CADIS, III By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated October 28, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, M. A. Green Addition Subdi‐ vision, bounded

by N. Howard Avenue (a/k/a Howard Avenue), We‐ ston Street, Northwestern Line of M. A. Addition and Dalton Street, designated as lot no. 20 and measures as follows, to-wit: Lot no. 20, in Plot C, of M. A. Green Addition Subdivision, commences 50 feet from the corner of N. Howard Avenue and Weston Street and mea‐

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sures thence 50 feet front on N. Howard Avenue, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet between equal and parallel lines. All in ac‐ cordance to a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated June 5, 1999, a copy of which is at‐ tached to act no. 9941997.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-239 STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS MELYSSA LUANNE DARBY AND BRITTNEY LEANNE DARBY By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Novem‐ ber 18, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, situ‐ ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Valley Realty Company Extension, des‐ ignated as Lot 6 in Square 35, which said square is bounded by 15th Street, Far‐ rington Drive, Cottonwood Street, and Gaudet Drive, and Lot 6 commences at a distance of 260.56 feet from the intersection of Farrington Drive and 15th Street and measures thence 51 feet front on 15th Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet between equal and parallel lines. All according to survey made by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated May 5, 1983, a copy of which is annexed to an

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act recorded as CIN 8316911.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

FOERSTNER MEYER Attorney Plaintiff

G. for

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-495 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR TRYON STREET ACQUISITION TRUST I VERSUS GOMEZ & SONS PROPERTIES, LLC AND DAVID LEDEZMA GOMEZ A/K/A DAVID EDUARDO LEDEZMA GOMEZ By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Novem‐ ber 18, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, situ‐ ated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION, part of Oakdale Subdivision, SECTION “B”, FIRST WARD, all in accordance with the plan of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, Civil Engineers, dated April 30, 1959, ap‐ proved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordinance No. 4117, adopted July 2, 1959, registered in COB 482, folio 53, which said lot is more fully described as follows: LOT 28, SQUARE 29, bounded by Cranberry Drive, Stumpf Boule‐ vard, Terry Parkway and Browning Lane, said Lot 28 com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 418.54 feet from the inter‐ section of Cran‐ berry Drive and Stumpf Boule‐ vard and mea‐ sures thence 58 feet front on Cranberry Drive

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by 61.51 feet in width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. Further in accordance with a survey by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associ‐ ates, Civil Engi‐ neers, dated July 14, 1960, a copy of which is annexed to act registered in COB 516, folio 607; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding rights mineral of record affect‐ ing the property .

The improve‐ ments thereon bear the Munici‐ pal No. 421 Cranberry Drive, Gretna, Louisiana 70056.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

ZACHARY GAR‐ RETT YOUNG Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

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son, State of Louisiana, in Bissonnet Plaza Subdivision, Section No. 9-E, being part of Elmwood Lafreniere Plan‐ tation, in square no. 14, bounded by Blanke Street, Craig Avenue, Gillan Street, Canal No. 2 and Power Boule‐ vard, designated as Lot No. 14. All in accordance with the survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.B., dated May 30, 1962, which said lot commences at a distance of 79.71 feet from the corner of Blanks Street and Craig Av‐ enue, and mea‐ sures thence 68 feet front on Blanke Street, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet between equal and parallel lines.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

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24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT‐ GAGE CORP. VERSUS RICKEY J. KIRKLAND A/K/A RICKEY KIRKLAND AND LORI CRESSIONNIE A/K/A LORI CRESSIONNIE By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated February 23, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: All that parcel of land in Jeffer‐ son Parish, Louisiana, as more fully de‐ scribed in deed book 3160, page 882, ID# 102392, being known and designated as Lot 14, block square 14, Sec‐ tion 9E, Bisson‐ net Plaza, recorded 05/30/1962.

That certain lot of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all of the servitudes, rights and ap‐ purtenances thereunto ap‐ plying, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐

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NO: 871-074 BELTWAY CAPITAL, LLC VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF JOSIE SEEGER COON, DE‐ CEASED AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF EDWARD A. COON, JR., DECEASED By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 8, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as BRIDGEDALE

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SUBDIVISION, in Square Number One Hundred Sixty-Four (164) thereof, which square is bounded by Ar‐ gonne Street, Rose Avenue, Camphor Street and Carnatation Avenue, said certain lot of ground is desig‐ nated by the Lot Number Eight (8) which measures in ac‐ cordance with a plan of Neale & Wirth, Land‐ scape Architects as follows, to-wit: Lot Number Eight (8) mea‐ sures fifty (50') feet front on Avenue Rose same width in the rear, by a depth of One Hundred Twenty (120') feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

FOERSTNER G. MEYER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 871-662 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRIS‐ TIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS TRUST II VERSUS OLMAN E. ESTRADA (A/K/A OLMAN ESTRADA) AND MARIA JARAMILLO ESTRADA By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January 8, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, as per "Resubdivi‐ sion of Lots "C" and "D", Square 58-59, Highway k bdi i

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g Park Subdivi‐ sion into Lots C1, C-2 and C-3" as per plan of resubdi‐ vision by Dad‐ ing, Marques & Associates, Inc. dated Septem‐ ber 20, 2000, approved December 14, 2000, by Ordi‐ nance No. 8380, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, and by the Council for the City of Kenner, which Ordinance is recorded under Instrument No. 10065758, COB 3044, folio 583, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

Said Lot C-2 measures 100 feet front on Delaware Av‐ enue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 60 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All as per resubdivi‐ sion of Dading, Mar‐ ques & Associ‐ ates, Inc. dated September 20, 2000.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 874-569 ROCKET MORT‐ GAGE, LLC VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF JANET MARIE KALEHER By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 10, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all of the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, Bridgedale Subdivision, Section "G" in Square No. 165, b d d b

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q bounded by Kent Avenue (Formerly Rose Avenue) Camphor Street, Carnation Av‐ enue and Teal Street, desig‐ nated as Lot No. 13, said lot commences 550 feet from the corner of Kent Avenue and Camphor Street and measures thence 50 feet front on Kent Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 120 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines; all in ac‐ cordance with survey by Man‐ dle Surveying, Inc., dated May 31, 1993.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

WILLIAM S. TEBBE Attorney Plaintiff

for

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026 may 22-jun 26-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

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Jefferson, on July 21, 1901, being a sale to John McCabe, and according to which sketch, said lot mea‐ sures 60 feet front on Anson Street, by a depth of 150 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines and in accor‐ dance with a survey of Clif‐ ford G. Webb, Surveyor, dated March 12, 1952, the same above de‐ scribed prop‐ erty is situated in the said parish and city, is designated by the no. 9 n Square 83, which square is bounded by Anson, Madi‐ son, Monroe and Burmaster Streets, said Lot 9 commencing at a distance of 128.13 feet from the corner of Madison and Anson Streets, and measures thence 64.06 feet on Anson Street in the direction of Monroe Street, with the same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and paral‐ lel lines of 160 feet.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

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unto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, situated In the City of Kenner, in part that thereof known as University City Subdivi‐ sion, as per plan of Adloe Orr, Jr., and Associates, C.E., dated De‐ cember 9, 1969, approved by Or‐ dinance No. 1195, registered in COB 713, Folio 190, designated as follows: Lot 35-A of Square 39, said square being bounded by Loyola Drive West, West Oglethorpe Place, West Louisiana State Drive and West Purdue Place.

Said lot measures 50 feet front on Drive Loyola West same width in the rear, by a depth of 115 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines. Sald lot commences 400 feet from Loyola Drive West and West Purdue Place.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff

KATE SOTO‐ LONGO Attorney for Plaintiff

NO: 872-597

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

REGIONS BANK DBA REGIONS MORTGAGE VERSUS BAILEY LANDRY

The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026

The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026

By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated February 3, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit:

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO: 873-555

NO: 873-701

U.S. BANK TRUST NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OFTHE LB-DWELLING SERIES V TRUST VERSUS JRALLC JOINT VENTURE, LLC

NEWREZ LLC VERSUS MIKE A. BACALLAO

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

A certain lot of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances, and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated and lying in the Town of McDonoghville, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of in Louisiana Square 83 of said town, which is bounded by Madison, Mon‐ roe, Perrlander and Anson Streets, desig‐ nated as Lot 9, as per sketch annexed to an act passed before William Landridge, late clerk of court and ex-of‐ ficio notary public in and for the Parish of

By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 13, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all buildings and Improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ad‐ vantages and appurte‐ nances there‐

By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 13, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, CITY OF KEN‐

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70058, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit:

NER, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that part thereof known as VET‐ ERANS HEIGHTS (formerly Ken‐ ner Project, Sec‐ tion 5), in SQUARE NO. 109, which square is bounded by JASPER, 27th (LATE FRANK‐ FORT), TUPELO, AND 25th (LATE SAL‐ ISBURY) STREETS. and according to a sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., Surveyors, dated May 30, 1977, a print of which is an‐ nexed to and made part an Act before Michael M. Dorsey, Notary Public, dated July 14, 1977, recorded COB 900, at page 162, said lot is desig‐ nated as LOT NO. 44-A, com‐ mences Two Hundred Fifty feet (250') from the intersection of 27th and Jasper Streets, Fifty feet (50') front on Jasper Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth be‐ tween equal and parallel lines of One Hundred Twenty feet (120').

ALL THAT CER‐ TAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all of the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, means, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances, advantages and component parts thereunto belonging or in anywise ap‐ pertaining thereto, lying and being situ‐ ated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that part there of known as LIVE OAK MANOR SUBDI‐ VISION, and ac‐ cording to a plan of subdivi‐ sion by Subdivi‐ sion Planning Engi‐ neers, Inc., dated March 16, 1959, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordinance Num‐ ber 4152, regis‐ tered in COB 486, folio 469, said portion of ground is desig‐ nated as LOT 56, SQUARE 24.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

WILLIAM S. TEBBE Attorney for Plaintiff

WILLIAM S. TEBBE Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026

The New Orleans Advocate: May 22, 2026, June 26, 2026

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 874-258 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 VERSUS CARLA FRANK SIMMONS (A/K/A CARLA FRANK BROWN, CARLA SIM‐ MONS, CARLA BROWN, CARLA F. BROWN) AND AUERELINO G. BROWN (A/K/A AUERELINO BROWN) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 6 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana,

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PUBLIC NOTICE --CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025-11279 DIVISION “F” SUCCESSION OF LOUIS J. DOLEY, JR. NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN that LANCE J. DOLEY, the Ad‐ ministrators of the SUC‐ CESSION OF LOUIS J. DOLEY, JR. are applying for authority to sell at private sale, the whole undivided interest of THE SUCCESSION OF LOUIS J. DOLEY, JR. on terms of TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000.00) for the whole (100%) interest, less related costs and expenses, of the immov‐ able property described as follows, to wit: A lot of ground, impts., etc. 6th District, Sq. 541, bb S. Liberty, Valence, Upperline & S. Franklin Sts., desg. Lot 18, meas.

30’ front on S. Liberty Street, beginning at a point 150’ from corner of S. Liberty & Valence Sts., sur. By G. DeArmas, March 27, 1895, ann. be‐ fore B. Ory, N. P., Sept. 24, 1895, by a depth of 120’.

PARCEL # 614320709 MUNICIPAL: 4724 S. Liberty St., New Orleans, LA An Order authorizing the Administrator to do so may be issued after seven (7) days from the publication of this notice.

An opposition to the ap‐ plication may be filed at any time prior to the is‐ suance of such an order.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT: CLERK OF COURT

s/ Chelsey Richard Napoleon CLERK OF COURT 186029-may 1-22-2t $74.30

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