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Lafayette homeless ordinance stalls

State ban heads to governor’s desk

“I can say there doesn’t seem to be any indication that an ordinance would be coming forth any time Talks about the ordinance, which soon,” Boudreaux said. “Some of

BY STEPHEN MARCANTEL would have made camping on pub- the state legislation that has been Staff writer lic property a crime punishable by considered and brought forward, The Lafayette City Council is un- jail time and a fine, have stalled (the council is seeing) what impact likely to consider an ordinance es- while the council monitors devel- that is going to have and to see of tablishing rules and guidelines for opments of a similar state law, said the need if any new ordinances acremoving homeless encampments Lafayette City Council member tually is necessary.” in the city.

Kenneth Boudreaux.

The legislation, HB211, has

passed and is making its way to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk. It makes it illegal to camp on public property. Violations may result in a $500 fine and/or six months in jail. The original draft of the legislation allowed for up to two years in prison for second and subsequent violations and fines up to $1,000.

The bill, however, aims to create a court program for the homeless,

Study of UL’s iconic live oaks could reshape climate research

connecting them with services instead of facing those criminal penalties.

The legislation defines unauthorized camping as “the intentional use of any tent, shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of or in such a way to permit overnight use on public

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Comeaux’s fate will be decided next week School Board expected to vote to close school, disperse students

BY CLAIRE TAYLOR Staff writer

STAFF PHOTOS By LESLIE WESTBROOK

Student researcher and recent graduate Izamary Lara talks about her work involving stable isotope analysis of live oak tree leaves on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus on Wednesday.

BY JOANNA BROWN Staff writer

Many of the live oaks standing on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus are over 100 years old. Several were planted by the university’s first president, Edwin Lewis Stephens, in 1901.

These iconic trees have become a kind of totem for the university itself, representing the growth of knowledge as generations of students and researchers walk beneath their branches. They are

beloved for their beauty, and historic significance — but until recently, no one realized that the leaves themselves had something unexpected to reveal about our environment.

Undergraduate students Izamary Lara and Clinton Vincent analyzed 150 leaves from live oaks located outside of Hamilton Hall, which is home to the university’s School of Geosciences. Using stable isotope analysis, they found that the campus oaks are chemically recording

Samples of ground, powdered live oak

The fate of Comeaux High School will be decided next Thursday at the Lafayette Parish School Board’s regular meeting.

Tracy Wirtz, chief communications officer, confirmed Thursday that the school closure vote will be on the board’s agenda for that meeting.

If the board votes as is expected, Comeaux High will no longer exist as a traditional high school effective June 30, according to a legal notice posted May 31 in advance of Tuesday’s public hearing on the proposed closure.

The campus will be repurposed as a career center and accelerated school as well as a schools sports complex to be used by schools throughout the district. Students will be dispersed among Lafayette High, Acadiana High and Southside High.

School system officials cite low enrollment at Comeaux High, a long waiting list and limited capacity at the W.D. Smith and Mary Baker Smith Career Center, and aging facilities as reasons for the change.

A consulting firm in 2024 recommended closing Comeaux High School but the board didn’t do it at the time.

In March, the closure was resurrected with little notice, and the board voted 5-2, with two board members absent, to close Comeaux High at the end of the 2025-26 school year.

A parent, Suzanne LaJaunie, filed a

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Senate rejects first effort to bar Trump’s $1.8B settlement fund

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and KEVIN FREKING

to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, narrowly beating back a Democratic effort Associated Press to permanently block Trump from WASHINGTON — Senate Republi- creating a $1.776 billion settlecans cleared the first hurdle on ment fund for payouts to allies Thursday as they are struggling who claim they were persecuted

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by the government.

Republicans still face a gauntlet of Democratic amendments before the bill can advance, setting up a daylong test of party unity.

More votes on the settlement fund are planned, including proposals from Republicans, and it was un-

clear if GOP leaders would be able to fend them all off and pass the legislation.

“I can’t predict how it comes out,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters between discussions with some of the holdouts off the Senate floor.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats plan to force votes on the tax immunity granted to Trump as part of the settlement and a host of other issues — including Trump’s East

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Man charged with taking explosive through airport

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man carrying what authorities described as an explosive device powerful enough to damage a plane, as well as a torch lighter, knife, zip ties and other items, was arrested after trying to pass through a Sacramento International Airport security checkpoint over the weekend, federal prosecutors said.

The 49-year-old from Sacramento was wearing a scarf covering his face and latex gloves, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant said in a news release. He also had five cellphones: one with a 15-minute timer set to begin, a second with a message on the screen from another phone number saying, “we will be awaiting your call.”

Evidence photos released by prosecutors show a cardboard tube about the size of a toilet paper roll fitted with a green fuse. Bomb technicians tested the device. The powder and fuse “were determined to be viable and energetic,” Grant said.

If the device had detonated next to a window on a pressurized aircraft flying above 10,000 feet, Grant said, “it had the potential to damage the aircraft and cause a possible loss of cabin pressure.”

The man was arrested Saturday and appeared in federal court in Sacramento on Wednesday. He is charged with unlawful possession of explosive material in an airport. The complaint also alleges he made “rambling” calls to the FBI in the months beforehand to report he was being threatened and intimidated.

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Putin: Russia will bolster defenses Zelenskyy calls for face-to-face negotiations in neutral third country Russia for years?” he said.

Putin’s battlefield update

BY JAMES JORDAN and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum in his hometown of St. Petersburg.

Speaking in response to a question from The Associated Press during a meeting with heads of international news agencies, Putin acknowledged the damage from Ukrainian drone attacks.

“To our regret, some of them break through,” Putin said of the drone strikes. “Russia has an air defense system, we need to improve it, strengthen it, and we will do that.”

The wide-ranging media session

came on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, his annual showcase for investment. Hours before the forum opened Wednesday, a Ukrainian drone attack set ablaze an oil terminal in the city and also hit a nearby naval base.

Putin also said Russia is open for a compromise on Ukraine in line with understandings reached at his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, adding that Ukraine needs to accept them to make a deal to end the conflict, now in its fifth year.

Zelenskyy proposes talks Also on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Putin. Zelenskyy acknowledged shifting U.S. priorities, saying it would be wrong to wait for the U.S. to return its attention to

Gunmen kidnap 7 from school in Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen raided an off-campus residence in northwest Nigeria and kidnapped seven students, police said.

The attack occurred early Wednesday in the Kaura Namoda area of conflict-battered Zamfara state, police spokesman Yazid Abubakar said in a statement. One of the students escaped and was in custody.

The police spokesman said it wasn’t clear where the students were taken but efforts were underway to rescue the remaining six.

Zamfara has been a hotspot for armed gangs that carry out kidnappings for ransom, with abductions of students increasing in recent years across the country.

A tally by local news outlet Premium Times found that at least 1,900 students have been kidnapped from 20 schools since the 2014 mass abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno state.

Commenting on Russia’s use of its Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile, Putin said it was fired at targets that allowed it to test its capability and precision before using it against objectives closer to residential areas.

“We hit the area where it was convenient to see the results,” he said. “It was important for making a decision on the future on the fullformat use of the Oreshnik on designated targets, including those in populated areas.”

Putin emphasized his push for control of the entire Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, noting that Ukraine controls about 15% of its territory.

Putin declared that “patriotism and will of the Russian people” will ensure the achievement of goals that Moscow set in Ukraine.

“Russian troops are advancing along the entire line of contact,” he said.

Trump reconsidering Pulte as director of national intelligence

Oval Office after an President says the event on coal. He called other candidates Pulte a “very smart guy” said he may look at past under consideration and elections that Trump claims,

BY JOSH BOAK Associated Press

Sherpa guide rescued while crawling to camp KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.

Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain, but he did not reach base camp even though his client did. The pair were among the last climbers on the mountain as the climbing season came to an end and the route was dismantled.

Dawa was located by a cleaning crew Thursday morning as he was crawling down the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above base camp, said Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions, which coordinated the search.

He was quickly carried down to safety and given food and water. A rescue helicopter flew him to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, where his wife and daughter, who already had begun funeral rituals for him, were waiting.

“We first heard that he was still alive on the local news and from a person we know who called with the news that ... he is being brought down,” said his wife, Damu Sherpa.

Though Dawa had been missing since last week, there was a delay in organizing a search team. No reasons were given for the delay, but when helicopters were finally sent to look for him, they could not find him.

Ukraine while it is remains heavily focused on the Iran war.

In Washington, Trump said it “would be great” if Putin and Zelenskyy meet.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin hadn’t seen the letter yet and repeated his statement that Zelenskyy could come to Moscow if he wants talks. Putin said last month he doesn’t exclude a meeting in a third country, but only when there is a deal to sign.

Putin dismissed the idea that European Union countries could mediate Russia-Ukraine peace talks because “mediation assumes neutrality. Where is the neutrality here?”

Any potential third-party mediators needed to be trusted by both sides, Putin said.

“How can Russia trust people who have been harping about the need to inflict a strategic defeat on

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Participants attend a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square on Thursday to mark the 37th anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, in Taipei, Taiwan.

Police warn families not to visit Tiananmen graves Efforts to mark anniversary have been suppressed

BY KEN MORITSUGU and KANIS LEUNG

Associated Press

BEIJING — Chinese authorities snuffed out efforts to mark Thursday’s anniversary of the deadly 1989 military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, in a further tightening of a yearslong campaign to erase what happened from public memory.

Police told relatives of the victims they would not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing on the anniversary of the crackdown 37 years ago, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of fear of retribution.

Relatives from a group called Tiananmen Mothers visited the graves for more than 30 years, reading memorial statements while police kept watch, Amnesty International said.

Hundreds of people, and possibly thousands, were killed in 1989 as troops advanced through crowds that were trying to stop the military from reaching the protesters on Tiananmen Square, a vast plaza in the center of the Chinese capital. The decision by the Communist Party leadership to send in the military was a pivotal moment in China’s modern history, determining that the market reform that trans-

formed the country into the world’s second largest economy would not be coupled with political liberalization.

In Hong Kong, police stepped up security Thursday at or near a park where a massive candlelight vigil lit up the night every year until a clampdown following major anti-government protests in 2019.

A handful of people showed up in the evening. Officers allowed some to go freely — including a man holding flowers and an activist who said she bowed 37 times.

Police said in a statement that seven people were stopped and searched on suspicion of being disorderly in public as of 11:30 p.m. They were taken away for further investigation before being allowed to leave, police said, without naming them.

The U.S., the EU and Britain posted messages on social media marking the anniversary. “No amount of censorship can erase the past,” a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio read. “Those who sacrificed to uphold their unalienable rights of free expression and peaceful assembly will be vindicated someday.” Rows of electronic candles lit up the windows of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning dismissed Rubio’s words as a smear on her nation’s political system. “We urge the U.S. side to ... stop using so-called democracy and human rights as a pretext to interfere in China’s internal affairs,” she said.

Convictions reversed for paramedics

BY MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

McClain’s final words — “I can’t breathe” — foreshadowed those of George Floyd a year later in Minneapolis, and the Colorado man’s name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.

The appeals court or-

dered new trials for Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec. McClain, 23, had been forcibly restrained and put in a neck hold by police, who stopped him in response to a suspicious person complaint as the massage therapist walked home from a convenience store in the Denver suburb in 2019.

Criminal charges against paramedics and emergency medical technicians involved in police custody cases are rare.

As McClain’s death and others raised questions about the use of ketamine to subdue struggling suspects, this prosecution

sent shock waves through the ranks of first responders across the U.S. A jury in 2023 found Cooper and Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in state district court.

The jurors also found Cichuniec guilty of seconddegree felony assault.

Cooper avoided prison and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and probation. Cichuniec received five years in prison.

The appeals court upheld Cichuniec’s assault conviction. Thursday’s ruling sends their cases back to a lower court for a new trial on that charge.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, his pick for acting director of national intelligence, would not be his “permanent” choice for the critical security post.

The Republican president’s disclosure that he was ruling out installing Pulte in the position fulltime came after bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill in recent days over Pulte’s lack of national security experience. The position requires Senate confirmation, something that lawmakers indicated was unlikely if Pulte were the nominee.

“He’s not going to be permanent because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump said while taking questions in

without credible evidence, were “rigged” against him.

Trump said other candidates were under consideration for nomination to the post. “We’re interviewing people right now,” he said.

Pulte, a grandson of the founder of PulteGroup, has been a source of controversy within the administration for his work as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and his oversight of the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Both Republican and Democratic senators expressed concerns about Pulte and his lack of national security credentials in occupying a role coordinating 18 federal agencies involved in domestic and foreign security issues.

Trump’s initial director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, resigned last month, citing her husband’s recent cancer diagnosis.

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commission seeks Ex-national security adviser Planning details on Trump’s arch Bolton will plead guilty Deal will allow him to avoid prison time

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton arrives for his arraignment at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., in October.

BY ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.

The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or disseminating classified information, including diary-like notes from his time in government that officials say he shared with family members as he was preparing a memoir about his career.

Under the agreement, Bolton would also face a $2.25 million fine, said the person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a deal that had not been made public. Any prison sentence would be capped at five years, but the agreement could also allow for him to avoid time behind bars. The punishment will ultimately be up to a judge.

The case against Bolton, filed weeks after prosecutors secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, unfolded against the backdrop of concerns that the Justice Depart-

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO ment is using its law enforcement powers to pursue perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump.

The investigation burst into public view last August when FBI agents served search warrants at his Maryland home and Washington office, but it had been well underway by the time Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.

Wrote book critical of Trump Bolton is a longtime fixture in Republican foreign policy circles who became known for his hawkish views on American power. He served for more than a year in Trump’s first administration before being pushed out in 2019 and publishing a critical book that portrayed the Republican president as deeply misinformed and painted an unflattering portrait of his leadership and decision-making.

Trump’s administration fought unsuccessfully to block the publication of “The Room Where it Happened”

on the grounds the book contained classified information that could harm national security if exposed.

Bolton’s lawyers have said he moved forward with the book after a White House National Security Council official, with whom Bolton had worked for months, said the manuscript no longer had classified information.

The indictment he faced focused on notes shared with his wife and daughter rather than the substance of the book itself.

Bolton had initially pleaded not guilty and, in a statement released after his indictment, described the charges as part of an “intensive effort” by Trump “to intimidate his opponents, to ensure that he alone determines what is said about his conduct.”

A re-arraignment, which can signal a plea agreement, is scheduled for June 26 in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland.

The Justice Department declined to comment.

Federal agency looking for justification of 250-foot height

BY MEG KINNARD Associated Press

The National Capital Planning Commission has kept alive the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation’s capital, requesting more information on how it could potentially impact air travel navigation in the area, as well as other specifics on construction and traffic in the area.

Most members of the federal agency that approves construction on federal land voted in favor Thursday of seeking more information from the Department of the Interior, which submitted the application for the 250-foot arch planned between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

The vote came after nearly three hours of public comment from about 20 members of the public, some representing historic and architectural organizations, and most of whom expressed concerns about the arch that is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave his imprint on Washington.

Preliminary surveys and testing of the arch site began last month, and other approvals are underway. The U.S. Commission

of Fine Arts — which only oversees designs and has no role in the actual construction or funding of the arch or any other project it considers — has approved the arch’s design, a key step in the project’s process but one that has no immediate bearing on the construction timeline.

For now, the National Capital Planning Commission is seeking more information justifying the proposed height of the towering arch, as well as additional details about lighting, management of storm water and how traffic and parking would be regulated for visitors.

Will Scharf, who has served as Trump’s White House staff secretary, heads the commission and acknowledged the applicant “has some homework to do,” Scharf said, suggesting more information on how it would appear from other monuments in the Washington area. But, Scharf said ultimately, this year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence “is as good an opportunity as any to add something to Washington, D.C., that will hopefully stand the test of time.

Stuart Levenbach, Trump appointee and commission vice chairman, said the proposed site represented “one of the few locations” in the area where such an “iconic civic monument could be appropriate,” although he added that “it’s reasonable to consider whether a significant architectural statement belongs in such a location.”

Supreme Court sides with administration on regulation of telecoms

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Thursday in upholding the power of federal regulators to enforce data privacy laws on telecommunications companies.

The 8-1 decision preserved one of the Federal Communications Commission’s key

tools, though the companies also won a concession from the Republican administration that could shift the regulatory landscape.

The appeal from telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T challenged a combined $100 million in penalties imposed after the agency determined that the companies had failed to safeguard customer location data.

The companies argued that the FCC’s process was unconstitutional because it gave them little opportunity to tell their side of the story in front of a jury.

The administration defended the fines as an essential regulatory tool. But the government also said companies did not have to pay the penalties right away, a regulatory shift in the com-

panies’ favor.

The Supreme Court agreed, affirming the FCC’s power to order fines when challenges are still available.

“The orders at issue did not settle the carriers’ legal obligations because, stated simply, they did not create an obligation to pay,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.

Justice Clarence Thomas,

the lone dissenter, said he would have given the two telecom companies a clearer path to recouping the fines they already paid.

Other agencies use similar enforcement methods, so a sweeping victory for AT&T and Verizon could have had widespread effects, advocates said.

The environmental group Earthjustice applauded the

ruling, saying it has direct implications for other agencies and a key energy-efficiency case.

“By rejecting this unsupported attack on agency authority, the Court’s decision safeguards the government’s ability to enforce laws that protect people, communities, and the environment,” said Caroline Flynn, the group’s Supreme Court counsel.

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U.S. sanctions Cuban president EU taking helm of in latest move to pressure island global ocean research Assets of Díaz-Canel, wife, three others frozen

Commission pledges $107M to efforts as U.S. cuts funding

BY FATIMA HUSSEIN, DÁNICA COTO and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States has imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure the island’s leadership that drew immediate condemnation from Havana.

Included in the sanctions are Alejandro Castro Espín, the sole son of former Cuban President Raúl Castro and Vilma Espín. He served as an adviser to Cuba’s Defense and National Security Commission and was present when Raúl Castro greeted then-U.S. President Barack Obama in Havana during a historic March 2016 meeting.

Castro Espín’s son, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis, also was listed.

The new penalties come as U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba since ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba. That has led to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island.

The threats took on additional weight after the U.S. announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro last month. Thursday’s penalties, which follow Trump signing an executive order expanding sanctions against the island, freeze individuals’ property and bank accounts in the U.S. But it’s unclear how intertwined their finances are with the U.S. financial system.

Díaz-Canel accused Trump of making “new threatening statements against Cuba” and said “these measures are aimed at reinforcing the blockade and escalating the conflict between Cuba and the United States.”

“This political blindness adds to the coercive measures applied in recent weeks against our country, designed to harm the Cuban people,” he wrote on X. “The aggression and perversion of the U.S. government will clash with our resolve to con-

BY SAM MCNEIL Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By RAMON ESPINOSA

Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel, second left, and Raúl Castro’s grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, center, take part in a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, in May. The U.S. has imposed sanctions against Díaz-Canel.

front the worst-case scenarios and ary movements in the United resist the imperial onslaught.”

States and around the world,” Rubio said in a statement.

‘We’re going to handle that’

Asked Thursday if his sanctions were meant to accelerate Cuba’s collapse, Trump said, “We just want them to be a nicely run country.”

“The country is starving and it’s got no energy, it’s got no oil, it’s got no money, it’s got nothing. It’s got a beautiful piece of land. You could have beautiful resorts,” Trump told reporters at an unrelated event in the Oval Office.

Asked whether Cuba is close to collapsing, he said, “It’s sort of collapsed” and added that “we’re going to handle that as soon as we’ve finished” military operations in Iran.

“I like to do one thing at a time,” Trump said.

Trump has ratcheted up talk of regime change in Cuba after pledging to conduct a “friendly takeover” of the country if its leadership did not open its economy to American investment and kick out U.S. adversaries.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants who has long taken a hard line against Cuba’s socialist leadership, has said Trump’s preference is to reach a deal but has said he is doubtful the U.S. can find a diplomatic resolution with the current government.

Those “designated today direct or fund the regime and its efforts to mobilize its radical revolution-

Diplomat condemns sanctions In addition to Díaz-Canel, Bruno Rodríguez, Cuba’s minister of foreign affairs, also condemned the new sanctions in a social media post.

He said “the vile inclusion” of Díaz-Canel and others, including Cuban institutions and civil society organizations, “is the latest example of the US interventionist plan to portray Cuba as a threat to US national security,” he wrote on X. “Every US action aimed at creating a scenario of conflict between the two countries is destined to fail,” he wrote. “Every threat against Cuba’s independence and sovereignty will be met with even greater unity and determination from our people.”

The new sanctions, which freeze any assets that those targeted may have in U.S. jurisdictions or any that come into U.S. jurisdictions, also apply to non-American entities that might do business with them.

In addition to the individuals, the sanctions also target Cuba’s defense ministry; its Institute for the Friendship with the Peoples, which promotes people-to-people talks; Amistur Cuba, an arm of the institute that oversees specialized tourism on the island; and the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.

BRUSSELS — With underwater drones and ocean-focused satellites, the EU is expanding its monitoring network of Earth’s seas as climate change fuels heat waves and stronger storms and the Trump administration plans severe cuts to a similar system in the United States.

With an investment package of $107 million called OceanEye announced on Wednesday, the EU will be able to take the helm of global efforts to explore the depths of the planet’s vast oceans, said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.

Oceans are vital ecosystems covering about 70% of planet Earth, hosting complex webs of life that generate oxygen and absorb greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. Temperatures have risen in oceans faster due to climate change, super-charging storms and drought, ravaging coral reefs across the world, and endangering species in tandem with overfishing and industrial pollution.

Scientists estimate climate change will increase the strength of heat waves and severe storms across Europe.

Monitoring the ocean can help protect it by showing damage and threats to ecosystems that help inform regulations aimed at preventing species loss.

“This is about using science and good governance to understand our ocean and secure our future,” von der Leyen said.

U.S. cuts funding In May, officials in the U.S. began signaling plans to gut its Ocean Observatories Initiative — a network of more than 900 ocean sensors built at a cost of $386 million that has continuously collected real-time data for more than a decade.

Funded by the National Science

Foundation, the observatories have tracked everything from ocean circulation and marine ecosystems to climate change and extreme weather. Its data has been freely available and has informed more than 500 scientific publications. The project was slated to run for another 15 to 20 years.

The EU investment was already in the pipeline when the U.S. cuts were announced.

International efforts are organized through the Global Ocean Observing System. The U.S. collects more than half of this data while Europe does about a quarter, followed by Japan, Australia, India and China.

“Europe needs to do more,” said Pierre-Yves Le Traon, an oceanographer and scientific director of the Mercator Ocean International based in Toulouse, France.

By 2035, the EU hopes to cover 35% of Earth’s maritime monitoring network and become the globe’s leading provider of “ocean intelligence.”

Importance of collecting data Robotic sensors in underwater and in orbit feed information to organizations like shipping companies, fisheries, emergency services and research institutions like the Mercator Ocean Institute that is building a virtual-reality mockup of Earth’s oceans to be updated in real time called the Digital Twin Ocean.

That data is crucial to understanding and adapting to climate change and to a vast array of industries on land and at sea like aquaculture, shipping especially through icy waters, coastal tourism, agriculture and even navies, Le Traon said.

“Knowledge is essential if we want to manage the ocean,” Le Traon said. “We really have to be very active for the monitoring and protecting of the ocean because the ocean matters to everyone: for life at sea, for life on Earth.”

The EU funds will go toward private incubators for oceanic technology and beefing up existing institutions like the Global Ocean Observing System.

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Continued from page 1A property that is not a designated campground.”

It lays out a mechanism for homeless people to avoid prison time by pleading guilty, going on probation for at least a year, and completing a treatment program. Someone who successfully completes the program could have their conviction tossed. Homeless courts are optional for local governments or judicial districts to establish.

Local governments must enforce the law, but may designate areas where public camping is allowed if the area lacks adequate shelter beds and the space is maintained.

How Lafayette would enforce the law is still unclear.

Mayor-President Monique Boulet’s administration “expressed concerns” over the possible city ordinance, Boudreaux said, adding that the city is looking to come up with a “more comprehensive plan to deal with the homeless situation.”

“It’s a very sophisticated issue, and at the end of the day, the idea of bringing any criminal charges or criminalizing

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“Amendment after amendment, vote after vote, Republicans are going to have to answer to the American people,” Schumer said.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said this week that the fund would not move forward, and many GOP senators said Wednesday that they were satisfied with his remarks.

Yet Trump, who has been at odds with Senate Republicans in recent weeks, raised new doubts about the settlement’s future on Wednesday afternoon — just after the Senate had voted to start debate on the immigration bill — when he told reporters that the settlement is “very important” and said “I don’t know” whether it is dead or on hold.

“I’d have to ask the lawyers,” he said.

Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge; John Husted, R-Ohio; and

a person’s condition in any way, that needed to be thought through,” Boudreaux said. “We’ll see what the state does and see what tools that may offer.“ The Lafayette ordinance, as written in a draft obtained by the Acadiana Advocate in April, would have made camping or squatting on public property illegal and punishable by a $500 fine and/ or up to 30 days in jail.

Council member Andy Naquin previously said the ordinance sought to address the growing complaints about Lafayette’s homeless population.

The stalled Lafayette ordinance and state legislation follow in the footsteps of many U.S. cities and more than 30 states that have banned homeless camps and sleeping in public in recent years, following a 2024 Supreme Court decision that made it easier to punish those living on the streets.

Data collected by the Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing suggest that the region’s homeless population is shrinking overall.

There are 410 homeless people in Acadiana, according to the organization’s point-in-time count. Of those, 29 are veterans.

Around half of the homeless population is unsheltered, with shelter bed space nearly at capacity daily.

Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, held out for around three hours on the Democratic amendment banning the settlement amid discussions over whether to vote for it.

Cassidy, who eventually voted against the amendment, lost reelection in a GOP primary two weeks ago after Trump endorsed his opponent. Husted and Sullivan, who voted against it, are both up for re-election in November.

Senators then defeated a second amendment from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, that would also ban the settlement fund but would move the money to a separate anti-fraud fund at the Department of Justice. Most Democrats voted against the amendment, guaranteeing its defeat, but more than 10 Republicans supported it.

“If Blanche says this is largely inoperative, why not use this moment to codify that?” Tillis said ahead of the vote. “Otherwise, you’re exposing every one of our members who are in cycle to having to deal with this between today and Election Day, and that makes no sense for something that the

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A person sleeps near a covered public bus stop that has been filled with personal belongings on West Congress Street in Lafayette in April.

DOJ says they’re not moving forward with.”

It was unclear how Republicans would vote on additional amendments. Cassidy is also planning to offer an additional attempt to curb the fund, and he appeared to be in conversations with the Senate parliamentarian throughout the morning as he brought her proposals to review.

Passage of the roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol would end the blockade by Democrats who demanded policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January. The bill would fund the agencies for three years, through the end of Trump’s term.

Senate Republicans are using a complicated procedural maneuver to get around the filibuster and pass the budget legislation with no Democratic votes. But it has taken weeks to get the bill to the Senate floor as Republicans navigated various obstacles to passage created by Trump and the White House — including a $1 billion proposal

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“The thing we’re trying to do here is to keep the focus on funding for ICE and CBP,” Thune said Wednesday evening, after the Senate voted to start debating the legislation.

“This was narrow and targeted from the very beginning and clean, and we’re trying to maintain it that way,” he said.

Democrats say any funding bill for the Homeland Security Department should place restraints on federal immigration authorities, including better identification for federal officers and more use of judicial warrants, among other asks.

After federal agents shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Trump agreed to a Democratic request that the Homeland Security bill be separated from a larger spending measure that became law. But bipartisan negotiations went nowhere, and the DHS funding lapsed in mid-February with no agreement on changes to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.

Congress eventually funded the rest of the Homeland Security Department at the end of April with Democratic support. But ICE and Border Patrol remained without regular funding, and Republicans launched a new effort to pass three years of funding for those agencies with no Democratic votes.

Work on the legislation was also delayed by Republican opposition to $1 billion in security funding for the White House, including for Trump’s new ballroom, that was added to the original bill.

Democrats and some Republicans questioned using taxpayer money for the massive project, and Republicans did not include it in the final bill when it was released on Wednesday.

Republican House leaders said Wednesday they would like to clear the legislation before the end of the week, if the Senate can finish it. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, said that House leaders were having internal conversations about the schedule.

“We just need to make sure everybody’s there,” Scalise said.

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Jobless filings at highest since Iran war began

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 30 increased by 13,000 to 225,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

That’s the most since early February, before the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, but still a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected 211,000 new applications.

Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.

Despite historically low layoffs, the labor market seems to be mired in what economists call a “low-hire, low-fire” state. That’s kept the unemployment rate low at 4.3%, but left many of those out of work struggling to find new employment.

Though U.S. employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs in April, the Iran war has injected a large degree of uncertainty about the broader U.S. economy and labor market.

Canada to back off charging streamers OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s government directed its television and communications regulator to back down from a recent decision to triple financial contributions required from U.S. streaming services such as Netflix for Canadian content, the country’s culture minister said Wednesday.

Instead, Culture Minister Marc Miller said, the government will invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the sector.

The U-turn comes after the Motion Picture Association, the U.S. group representing streamers, called on the Canadian Cabinet to reconsider its approach, and after the U.S. ambassador to Canada called for the policy to be rescinded.

It also comes as Canada and the United States are in discussions on whether to renew the free trade agreement between the two countries and Mexico.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission — the country’s equivalent to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission — said in May it would require large streaming services like Netflix to contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content. It made the decision as part of its work to implement the Online Streaming Act. Asked whether the decision is another concession to the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the government was looking at how much the new policy would cost Canadians.

“It is another step to reinforce affordability for Canadians. This is not the time to raise the costs for Canadians,” he said.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra welcomed the decision.

American temporarily suspends some routes NEW YORK — American Airlines is temporarily suspending some of its routes this summer, as steep jet fuel costs continue to strain carriers’ budgets amid the war with Iran.

In a statement, American said it had adjusted service for “select routes” in August and September — and that impacted travelers would be offered alternative arrangements or refunds.

The Texas-based airline cited elevated fuel costs, and maintained that these changes were in line with wider industry trends.

American also said that it was not cutting any of its routes indefinitely and that it was proud to “offer an industry-leading network with more flights than any other U.S. airline.”

Still, the summer suspensions could cause more headaches for travelers already facing fewer flights options and higher price tags across their budgets.

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The Dow leaps to a record high Oil prices ease and U.S. stocks outside of AI rally

BY STAN CHOE

AP business writer NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied Thursday after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks. Banks, small companies and other stocks that had earlier been left behind by the euphoria around artificialintelligence technology led the way.

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for its 10th gain in the last 11 days, a day after dropping from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 874 points, or 1.7%, to a record, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%.

Stocks got a lift from a 2.8% drop for the price of Brent crude oil to $95.03 per barrel. That gave back a chunk of its rise from this week caused by the latest flare-ups of

fighting between Iran and the United States and its allies.

The expectation on Wall Street seems to be that the United States and Iran will ultimately agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers. That would hopefully improve the flow of crude, lower oil’s price and remove some of the upward pressure on inflation that’s hurting the world. Such hopes, along with strong profit reports from U.S. companies, helped launch the S&P 500 on a nine-day winning streak that ended Wednesday, a day short of its longest run in three decades.

Stocks of smaller companies helped lead the way, and the Russell 2000 index of the smallest U.S. stocks jumped 1.4%. They can reap the biggest benefits of falling interest rates, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped to 4.47% from 4.49% late Wednesday as oil prices sank.

Lower yields can make it less expensive for companies to borrow cash, which many smaller compa-

nies need to do to grow.

Banks also helped lead the market, including gains of 5% for Goldman Sachs, 4.7% for Fifth Third Bancorp and 4.4% for U.S. Bancorp.

They helped to more than make up for losses by some AI stocks, which took a sudden back seat after dominating the market.

Broadcom sank 12.6%, even though both profit and revenue for the chip company surpassed analysts’ expectations. CEO Hock Tan said its AI semiconductor revenue more than doubled to $10.8 billion during the quarter and that demand is only getting bigger. He is forecasting AI semiconductor growth to top 200% in the current quarter.

Investors, though, may have wanted even more after Broadcom’s stock came into the day with a 38.5% surge for the year so far.

That towered over the already strong 10.3% rise for the S&P 500 index, and Broadcom has grown to become one of Wall Street’s largest and most influential stocks.

Analysts have been saying AI stocks may have run too high, becoming too expensive, and that the broad U.S. stock market may be set for a slowdown following an unrelenting streak of nine straight winning weeks for the S&P 500, its longest since 2023.

Other AI winners likewise gave back some of their big gains. Micron Technology, the latest company to see its total value top $1 trillion because of AI euphoria, fell 7.7%.

CrowdStrike Holdings dropped 3.8% even though the cybersecurity company’s profit and revenue for the latest quarter topped analysts’ expectations. CEO George Kurtz said the latest quarter was when “the worlds of cybersecurity and frontier AI collided,” and the company said it’s splitting its stock to make its share price more affordable.

But its stock came into the day with a 59.5% surge for the year so far. And analysts said it beat forecasts for some financial measures by less than it usually does.

Trump announces $700M in support for coal industry

BY MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, announcing a plan Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coalfired power plants and coal exports.

Trump said the administration will use authority under a Cold War-era national defense law to support 13 coal plants across the country and help build coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia — the first new U.S. coal plants since 2013. The money will also help restart a shuttered coal-fired power plant in Maryland and support construction of a long-delayed coal export terminal in Oakland, California.

Together, the announcements will support or create Trump more than 14,000 jobs in coal, construction, rail and maritime industries, a White House official said.

At a White House ceremony, Trump called coal “a great business,” adding: “It’s real power. In terms of power, there’s really nothing like it.”

The announcement is the latest step by Trump to try to reverse the yearslong decline in the U.S. coal industry. The administration said last fall it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants. Trump issued executive orders soon after retaking office to try to revive coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been shrinking amid environmental regulations and competition from cheaper natural gas and renewable energy.

Under Trump’s orders, the Energy Department has required coal-fired power plants in Michigan, Indiana, Colorado and Washington state to keep operating past their retirement dates to meet rising U.S. power demand amid growth in data centers, artificial intelligence

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The Trump administration plans to use authority under a Cold War-era national defense law to support 13 coal plants across the country and help build coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia as part of a plan to spend nearly $700 million to support the coal industry. and electric cars. The Energy Department has extended short-term orders to allow those efforts to continue, and has ordered oil and gas-fired plants in Maryland and Pennsylvania to run past scheduled retirement dates.

Wright has said the administration’s use of emergency orders to keep aging coalfired plants operating helped prevent major blackouts during brutally frigid weather that gripped most of the country in late January and early February.

Environmental groups denounced the latest effort to boost coal, which comes as the Trump administration has clamped down on renewable energy, including freezing permits for offshore wind projects, ending clean energy tax credits and blocking wind and solar projects on federal lands.

“Propping up coal billionaires with taxpayer money is one more way for the Trump administration to put polluters first and put the rest of us at risk,” said Kit Kennedy, managing director for power at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “What’s next, a taxpayer bailout to build new phone booths?”

Trump’s order will result in higher electricity bills and dirtier air, Kennedy and other critics said. “The best thing for the air, the climate and our utility bills is to let these plants retire peacefully,” she said.

Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, said coal generation helps shield consumers from the impacts of volatile energy prices and supply challenges exacerbated by AI. Trump’s strategy will “ensure that up-

grades to existing energy assets are made” domestically, “and at our ports to ensure that U.S. coal can answer the world’s needs,” he said.

Coal once provided more than half of U.S. electricity production, but its share dropped to about 15% in 2024, down from about 45% as recently as 2010. Natural gas provides about 43% of U.S. electricity, with the remainder from nuclear energy and renewables such as wind, solar and hydropower.

U.S. coal exports dropped during the first year of Trump’s second term, largely due to less coal being shipped to China after it imposed reciprocal tariffs on American products last year in response to broad tariffs announced by Trump, according to the Energy Information Administration. Global coal demand rose to record levels in recent years but is expected to flatten or decline in coming years, according the International Energy Agency.

It’s hard for U.S. companies to expand into new markets because there are plentiful reserves of coal around the globe.

Even so, Trump has pushed to revive coal exports on the West Coast. Coal miners have long sought to ship coal from Utah and the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming to markets in Asia.

Developers are fighting the city of Oakland to build an export terminal on the site of a decommissioned Army base. Community members and advocacy groups have voiced concerns over how trains loaded with coal will affect public health, safety and the environment.

Authorities: Screwworm fly detected in Texas

BY JOHN HANNA Associated Press

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s $113 billion cattle industry and only the third time it’s appeared in the U.S. in that time.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the case was in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 50 miles from the Mexico border. Texas State Veterinarian Bud Dinges said he has established a 12-mile quarantine zone,

prohibiting the movement of any warm-blooded animal — including pets — outside that zone without an inspection.

Rollins said there have been no other detections of the fly in the U.S., and officials were quick to say that while the fly’s larvae are a threat to livestock production, they don’t infest food. Properly treated, even the infested calf should recover, Rollins said.

Rollins, U.S. and Texas agriculture officials, and cattle industry leaders have been sounding public alarms about the fly’s movement across Mexico for more than a year, spurred on by memories of it causing tens of millions of dollars

of losses — potentially billions in today’s dollars — before its eradication in the 1970s.

It is the first case confirmed in Texas since 1966, Rollins said.

Texas, home to $17 billion worth of the nation’s cattle, is the industry’s No. 1 state.

The months of effort to keep the fly out of the U.S. have included dropping millions of sterile screwworm flies in the area to mate with wild females — the same method used successfully before the fly was eradicated.

Rollins said the USDA is confident enough in its preparations that it believes “there is no threat of mass infestation.”

“There is no reason to believe this incursion will result in establishment of the pest in our country,” Rollins said.

The announcement of the suspected case comes only a day after Rollins had an online news conference to highlight the nearness of the threat, with cases being confirmed in Mexico as close as 25 miles from the border — and to outline the USDA’s efforts to combat it.

The New World Screwworm fly is a tropical species that decades ago infested cattle in warm weather across the southern United States, but it was contained in Panama until late in 2024.

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“Izamary and Clinton set out to actually measure the carbon isotope composition of these plants, and the reason they did that is because the carbon isotope value tells you something about the chemistry of the atmosphere and the carbon dioxide that the plant is taking up,” said geosciences director Brian Schubert, who mentored the students alongside Hope Jahren.

Carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere, and when levels are elevated, plants record lower carbon-13 to carbon-12 ratios, which don’t decay over time. Lara and Vincent were the first to confirm that the campus oaks are responding to their environment with a carbon isotope composition that surprised the scientists.

Said Schubert, “We use stable carbon isotopes a lot in the geosciences — they’re the reason we know that the chemistry of the atmosphere has changed in the past.

When we find a fossil plant, we can dig it up and measure its carbon isotope composition, which is the same as when it was growing.

That’s how we learn about the environment that the plant lived in.”

The project started with the goal of learning more about the condition of the campus trees, particularly in the midst of university construction projects. They were

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Brian Schubert, director and professor of the School of Geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, talks about the work of students in his department that involved stable isotope analysis of live oak tree leaves on the campus. able to confirm that the trees are healthy — but the stable carbon numbers were striking.

“These values plot so far off the scale, and the reason for that is that the chemistry of our atmosphere has changed so much in the last 100 years since these trees were planted, and they’re record-

ing it within their leaves,” according to Schubert.

Lara said that this project ignited her love of scientific discovery, and she plans to seek a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Connecticut in the fall. Vincent also graduated this spring with a degree in chemistry.

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Before a hearing on the lawsuit could conclude, a state appeals court ruled that the lawsuit was moot because the board had rescinded its closure order. That ruling cleared the board to restart the process to close Comeaux High School.

The board conducted a public hearing this week.

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Twenty-four trees were analyzed for the project, with 100 individual leaves, in Hamilton Hall’s Stable Isotope Geochemistry Lab. The instrument used can measure the isotopic composition of any organic material, giving researchers insight into everything from the composition of cooking oils, to figuring out how fish are responding to their environmental conditions.

Schubert says that he plans to begin a long-term chronology of the trees, by measuring the isotopic composition of the leaves each year to see how things progress or change.

“The most interesting thing to me is to then apply all this to the fossil record,” he said. “As a geologist, I want to understand how the environment has changed in the past. When you hear projects about how much the earth might warm, or how rainfall patterns might change in Louisiana, that’s based off models that geologists can go back through time and test.

We can actually see what Louisiana looked like the last time CO2 levels were 400 parts per million, or 500 parts per million. That’s what we’re really after, and this helps us calibrate those data sets so much better.”

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Wrongful conviction payouts bill vetoed would have increased the Governor says system lacks safeguards cap to $600,000, with the

BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry this week vetoed legislation that would have allowed prisoners who were wrongfully convicted of a crime to get more compensation from the state.

Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, passed both the House and Senate unanimously. It would have increased the cap the state pays out to wrongfully convicted people. It is currently set at $400,000, with an annual payout of $40,000 over the course of 10 years. The legislation

same annual payout over the course of 15 years.

The change could have increased the total amount of payouts by the state roughly $800,000 to $900,000 every year, ac- Landry cording to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis by legislative staff.

Landry on Tuesday vetoed the

bill, his first of the 2026 regular legislative session. In his letter rejecting the measure, he argued that Louisiana has not done enough to ensure the wrongful compensation process is fair and “protected against abuse.”

“The current system lacks important safeguards to prevent abuse and double recovery,”

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he said.

Boudreaux said it is hard to “put as price tag” on the harm people suffered in these cases.

“Their whole lives were stopped because they were wrongfully convicted,” he said. “I want to emphasize ‘wrongfully convicted’ — for something that they did not do.”

Boudreaux said that, while he’s

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Blue Moon Saloon sells in Lafayette Live music venue to operate as usual

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Denella Ri’chard introduces a free public screening of ‘Traveling With Denella: America 250’ at the Acadiana Center for the Arts on Wednesday.

TV host highlights Lafayette with story of American Revolution in upcoming special

BY JOANNA BROWN Staff writer

When travel host Denella Ri’chard decided to produce an episode of her show in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, she knew that she wanted to center part of the American story that few are familiar with.

The Miami-based Ri’chard is originally from Baton Rouge, and her parents are from Opelousas. She is a descendant of Pierre Richard of Louisiana, a White man who fought on the side of the Americans under General Bernardo de Gálvez, who was then governor of Spanish Louisiana.

Galvez’s army was an extraordinarily diverse fighting force, made up largely of Spanish, Creole, Acadian, Black and Indigenous troops.

They played a critical role in securing the Gulf Coast for the American army, and made Galvez a hero in Spain and in the newly-created

Denella Ri’chard, left to right, visits with Lafayette Travel’s Jesse Guidry and Ben Berthelot before a free public screening of ‘Traveling With Denella: America 250’ ä See SPECIAL, page 4B on Wednesday.

Missing hearings, man named a fugitive Bryant tied to woman’s disappearance

BY JA’KORI MADISON

Gala aims to support local Meals on Wheels program

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tree by Hilton Hotel, 1521 W. PinJune 18 event to hook Road in Lafayette. Organizsaid all proceeds will benefit benefit area seniors ers the nonprofit’s home-delivered

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meals program.

General admission tickets are $100.

Guests can expect an evening The Lafayette Council on Aging will host a gala on June 18 to raise of dining, entertainment and commoney for its Meals on Wheels munity fundraising in support of program, which provides home- services for older adults. delivered meals and wellness “Every meal we deliver is more checks for seniors throughout than food on a plate. It is a daily Lafayette Parish. connection that tells our seniors The “Ageless in Time” gala will ä See GALA, page 4B be from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Double-

The Blue Moon Saloon has been for sale for the past year, but the venue has continued to welcome travelers, musicians, dancers and lovers of south Louisiana culture, just as it has for 25 years.

Owner Mark Falgout listed the Blue Moon Saloon & Guesthouse for sale in January 2025 for $1.2 million.

The properties at 215 and 219 E. Convent St. and 214 Stewart St. have now been sold for under $1 million to real estate investor and commercial broker Ken Simeral, who was the listing agent. The deal includes a bar, stage, dance floor, an attached guesthouse and adjacent rental properties — and the business will continue to operate as it has since opening, according to the new owner.

“The goal was to make sure it stayed doing live music, and that is what this ensures,” said Simeral. “Mark will continue operating as he always has.”

It is a leaseback sale, meaning that Falgout will continue leasing the property to operate. “Mark and I want people to know that he’s going to continue, and this gives him the opportunity to do that.”

Simeral said that the plan is to begin improving and expanding the overnight spaces, with improvements to the guest house and adjacent rentals.

They are planning a 25th anniversary event in October, and Simeral said that he is excited to help bring the Blue Moon into its next stage.

“I’ve renovated buildings downtown, Grand Coteau, places that other people have given up — none of that scares me,” he said. “I’m just a supporter of the music.”

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A Lafayette man previously arrested in connection with the disappearance of Skye Angers has been named a fugitive after failing to appear for court hearings, according to Lafayette Parish court records.

Fugitive warrants were issued for Joseph Bryant on April 18, 2024, and again on May 15, 2024, after he failed to appear before Judge Michele Billeaud, records show. Bryant missed scheduled hearings, which led to the court issuing warrants and orders that he be held for court.

According to court records, Bryant’s charge is listed as “Obstruction of Justice (Amended To) Unlawful Disposal of Remains.”

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Across rural America, Trump flags fading

I am not a political analyst. I am a Black woman from Ville Platte, Louisiana, a small rural town in Evangeline Parish where the poverty rate is high and your neighbors are also your history. I grew up alongside White classmates from kindergarten Latoyia on. We were more Wright than fine. We carried those relationGUEST COLUMNIST ships forward.

What I watched happen to some of those same people starting in 2016 is not something I read about in a report. I watched it in real time, on Facebook, in my own community. That did not happen by accident. Donald Trump did not accidentally stumble into the Republican Party.

Trump spent decades as a Democrat. He donated to Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer and Rahm Emanuel. He registered

as a Democrat for most of the 1990s and again from 2001 to 2009. His positions on healthcare, taxing the wealthy and trade policy aligned far more closely with Democratic values than Republican ones. He also said, in interviews that still exist, that he wanted to dismantle the Republican Party.

Most people heard that and moved on. I filed it away. When someone tells you what they plan to do, believe them.

Trump did not become a Republican because he believed in Republican values. He became one because the party’s structure made it the only vehicle available for what he wanted to do.

This is not new. The Republican Party has always had factions willing to break off when it no longer served them — you saw it in the Reagan coalition, you saw it in the Tea Party, you saw it in every outsider candidate who ran against “the establishment” and won enough votes to frac-

ture the base. The individualism baked into the party’s foundational values is also its structural vulnerability. Every man for himself eventually means every faction for itself.

Trump read that history. He did not stumble into the Republican Party — he studied it. A fragmented party can be captured.

A cohesive one cannot. And he knew exactly which one he was walking into.

Trump did not simply reveal who people already were. For some of them, he installed something new. He told people who felt lost that their resentment and fear were not just acceptable, they were righteous. He gave people an identity. And I watched it happen in real time, in my own community, in the racial divide that quietly opened up between people who had known each other their whole lives. In a small town, you feel that at close range.

The flags are gone from my

area. The people who deleted me are sending friend requests again. The silence from those who voted for him is its own answer.

The fracture is proving itself everywhere. In Texas, three Republican candidates split the primary vote — not because the party is healthy, but because no one can replicate Trump’s hold.

His power was personal. Personality cannot be inherited. In Hungary, JD Vance flew to campaign alongside Viktor Orbán only to watch voters hand the opposition a landslide, 54% to 38%, ending Orbán’s 16-year rule. Trump did not comment. Vance did not comment. The silence was loud.

A party built around a man instead of a mission does not survive the man.

Rural communities cannot be governed on individualism. When everyone shares the same roads, the same school, the same hospital, you cannot govern for only half the people. What rural com-

munities produce by necessity is centrist leadership. Not ideology.

Just the practical reality that your neighbor is also your community.

Places like Ville Platte have been talked about as problems to be solved. We are not. My parents have acres. They can grow crops. While cities wrestle with food access and supply chain fragility, rural Louisiana has quietly held onto something foundational: land, community, self-sufficiency. Those are things the rest of the country is going to need.

We are not behind. We are what comes next.

The leaders who will actually serve us are the ones willing to govern for all of us. I am one of those people from Ville Platte. I am watching what is happening to my town, state and my country And I am paying attention.

Latoyia Wright lives in Ville Platte.

La. broadband office is One place Iran, Israel, U.S. improving communities are allies? Climate change

March 29 marked five years in Louisiana’s effort to close the digital divide. In 2021, more than 375,000 households, small businesses and essential community institutions such as hospitals, libraries and schools lacked reliable internet service, affecting more than one in four Louisianans.

As executive director of the Louisiana State Broadband Office, I am proud to work with a small but highly effective team Veneeth united by a single mission: conIyengar necting every community in our state to reliable, affordable, GUEST high-speed internet. Louisiana COLUMNIST is now nationally recognized for both its progress and its approach to expanding broadband access. We are not only meeting our infrastructure goals but also doing so ahead of schedule and under budget. Thanks to the competitive funding framework we developed, Louisianians in federally funded areas are now saving 30% to 40% each month on broadband service.

Over the past five years, we have visited more than 100 communities. We have heard stories of frustration about fiber lines stopping at the main road and sky-high costs for mediocre service, especially in rural areas. Those conversations are starting to change. Now, when we visit communities, we hear from law enforcement about quicker response times to urgent calls and from health care providers about how reliable connectivity is improving patient care.

Those early visits grounded our work. Today, many of those same trips are celebrations, including ribbon cuttings for completed projects and expanded internet access in parishes across the state. We have seen firsthand the impact of Louisiana’s leadership as more individuals earn degrees online, small businesses grow through e-commerce and rural residents gain access to telemedicine.

This progress is rooted in strong executive leadership. The previous administration and Legislature launched this work. Now, under Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana is positioned to close the digital divide. In his first 100 days, I worked closely with the governor to chart our course, and our regular conversations reflect a clear focus on ensuring every Louisianian is connected.

Louisiana’s approach also reflects a commitment to limited government and disciplined execution. Our small team manages more than $1.5 billion in federal funding from the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments with a focus on efficiency and outcomes. By cutting through unnecessary bureaucracy, we have accelerated deployment and delivered results faster than traditional models allow.

We are equally focused on delivering value for taxpayers. Louisiana has built a competitive, market-driven grant program that maximizes competition, prioritizes cost efficiency

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Louisiana is now nationally recognized for both its progress and its approach to expanding broadband access.

and ensures no community is left behind.

In many federal broadband programs, infrastructure spending consumes nearly all available funding, leaving little for workforce development, economic competitiveness and longterm resilience. Louisiana took a different approach. Our efficient deployment process freed up more than half of our federal dollars for these higher-order investments. Approximately 90% of funded infrastructure will be buried, and about 80% of funding will go to Louisianabased internet service providers such as REV, Cajun Broadband, Skyrider, Swyft Fiber and others. The majority of infrastructure dollars will remain in-state, with Louisiana-based contractors building these networks.

Our results have attracted national attention.

In a Dec. 28 editorial, The Wall Street Journal highlighted Louisiana’s efficient use of taxpayer dollars, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick cited the state in Senate testimony: “Under the Biden administration, Louisiana was tasked with spending more than $1.3 billion to do what it is now doing for under $500 million. That means in Louisiana alone, we’ve saved more than $800 million and delivered better economic results, all while advancing the same standards. Louisiana reopened competition, embraced technology neutrality and drove costs down dramatically.” The American Enterprise Institute also recently ranked Louisiana as having the top broadband office in the country.

This is a clear example of government delivering results for its people, but the work is not finished. We expect to reach full connectivity by 2028, if not sooner.

The people of Louisiana should be proud.

Their advocacy and persistence are driving real progress, progress you can see in your home, progress that puts money back in your pocket and progress that is building a stronger, more connected future for our state.

Veneeth Iyengar is the executive director of Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity.

Last month, as the United States, Iran and Israel continued exchanging military attacks by land and sea, they stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the United Nations. Their common cause? Denying responsibility for climate change.

The vote in the U.N.’s general assembly went against them, by Jason a count of 141-8. The Maloy resolution likely means GUEST little in the short term, COLUMNIST since the U.N. has no police force or court system to force governments to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or to pay damages to people harmed by climate change. But it was a clear signal that, on this issue, all three warring nations are indisputable losers.

When the U.S., Iran and Israel hold hands for such a heavy diplomatic defeat, some people see strange bedfellows or unholy matrimony. Look closer, and you see geopolitical tealeaves.

Other countries that voted against the climate resolution included petroleum producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia. The fossil-fuel endowments of the U.S. and Iran are well known. Though Israel isn’t a renowned producer, recently it began developing offshore reserves of natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean.

But what if the emerging fossil alliance isn’t primarily about dollars and cents, or euros and shekels? Spare a thought for geopolitical leverage.

Leverage is what Iran enjoys when it collects tolls and inflicts economic damage through the Strait of Hormuz. Whether you’re Britain to the west or India to the east, a big chunk of your economy depends on that passage. You have to deal with the powers-that-be in Tehran.

For Iran, the cutoff of Middle East supplies through Hormuz is productive, not destructive: It produces fear and respect.

In a word, leverage.

Leverage is also what the U.S. sought when it removed the Venezuelan president from office and stopped the flow of Venezuelan oil to China.

The operative logic is the same.

To solve the Hormuz problem, the U.S. government could force U.S. energy firms to lower their prices.

The Republican Party of pre-2016

times would never have considered such an interference in the global marketplace, but post-2024 times are different. Most observers are currently underestimating the likelihood of such a move.

The obvious alternative is to clean up the nation’s energy mix. Countries with less reliance on oil and gas, and more on wind and solar, can afford to care less about who’s in charge in Iran or what is and isn’t sailing through Hormuz.

Hence the geopolitical importance of the U.N.’s climate resolution: While most of the world is going for the post-fossil transition, the “no” votes are defending their right to make energy hostages of everyone else.

Some analysts argue that the major global divide is no longer between democracies and dictatorships. It’s now “petrostates” vs. “electrostates,” with US President Donald Trump leading the former.

In any geopolitical realignment, apparent enemies become substantial friends, and vice versa. Is that what the U.N.’s climate resolution is signaling? Maybe, but pundits sometimes overlook how short American electoral cycles really are.

On the other side, China is the sun around which the post-fossil group orbits. It currently dominates the production and distribution of wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles.

The U.S. is also exceptional, but in other ways. It has (unlike China) excellent oil-and-gas resources and (like China) excellent wind-and-solar potential. On top of geology and geography, systems of education, research and finance give Americans an enviable capacity to create new infrastructure for the next energy system.

Unlike the other losers on the U.N.’s climate resolution, then, the U.S. has a real choice to make.

It can lead either the post-fossil bloc or the pro-fossil bloc. It can bet on what’s in our brains or what’s under our feet.

If the Trump administration chooses to act as if geology is destiny, at least it can count on Iran and Israel as loyal allies.

Jason Maloy is the Kaliste Saloom Endowed Chair in Political Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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The New Orleans skyline shimmers in the distance as seen across Lake Pontchartrain from Lacombe on a clear autumn evening.

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A recent study on the threats to coastal Louisiana laid out in stark terms the crisis we’re facing.

Land loss and sea-level rise have put the city of New Orleans in peril, the scientists said.

They raised a provocative question:

DOES NEW ORLEANS HAVE A PLAN? In response, Mayor Helena Moreno defended the city on these pages last week. Here’s an excerpt:

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Scientists should absolutely help sound the alarm about serious challenges. But they should also be working alongside engineers, planners, governments and communities to help develop solutions. ... And why is New Orleans uniquely singled out for abandonment rhetoric? Miami, New York, San Francisco and countless other cities face significant long-term environmental threats. Yet no serious movement exists to declare those cities lost causes. New Orleans is one of the world’s great cultural capitals and a critical economic engine for the United States. The Mississippi River corridor, the port system, energy infrastructure and global commerce tied to south Louisiana are too important to simply walk away.

Moreno’s guest column also generated its own set of replies. Here are two perspectives:

Sensational headlines don’t capture our study on N.O. future Our study on the future of coastal Louisiana has sparked a long-overdue, communitywide conversation. While some headlines have grossly overstated our findings, the research has galvanized a public dialogue about what comes next for future generations — a conversation that must not stop. Because some misunderstandings have arisen, we want to Torbjörn clarify what our science Törnqvist means.

Our focus on coastal GUEST Louisiana is personal; colCOLUMNIST lectively, we have more than half a century of research experience here and our study has been more than a decade in the making.

All five of us have spent a significant portion of our lives in New Orleans. We fully appreciate that our research relates to a deeper, shared ancestry that is uniquely connected to a place we have called home.

Within the context of climate-driven sea-level rise, our home is also the most vulnerable major low-lying coastal zone in the world. What we — as a society — get wrong and right in our own backyard will have local consequences for our friends and family, yet could also have implications for coastal cities and river deltas around the world.

The heavy focus on New Orleans in the public discourse, while understandable, is not a balanced reflection of our study.

We highlighted another low-lying coastal zone — the Florida Gulf Coast — and argued that the situation there is more dire than in coastal Louisiana. Closer to home, we showed that many other communities along our coast will likely become uninhabitable well before New Orleans.

To be clear: Our study does not call for government-led relocation or for anyone to pack up and move today. We are acutely aware of how fraught this topic is for New Orleanians. What we call for is for people to realize that we do not have time to waste in planning for the next generations who will bear the brunt of our changing climate and shifting coast. We call for aggressive, scienceinformed, and locally determined adaptation investments that can buy time for future generations. We are not giving up on anything or anyone. We must continue to invest heavily in flood protection, resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and localized innovations.

But true resilience requires us to hold two truths at once: We must protect our communities in the present, while realistically planning for the coming decades and centuries. Our study is scientifically uncontroversial, and our sea-level projec-

tions align entirely with international, peer-reviewed standards. Sea-level projections made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 30 years ago have proven to be remarkably accurate.

We deny science at our own peril.

Tulane research published in 2024 estimated that 75% of our remaining wetlands may be under water by 2070. That prospect is now more likely due to the cancellation of river diversions. Accepting this science does not mean abandoning Louisiana, its people or its vital port and industrial infrastructure. Instead, we must plan to adapt as the shoreline retreats landward. As Mayor Helena Moreno recently noted, “the answer is investment, innovation, restoration and resilience.”

We could not agree more.

The world’s hunger for climate adaptation solutions — ranging from smart microgrids to biomaterial innovations — will be immense. Louisiana is uniquely positioned to lead this frontier through the development of a regional economic hub that serves as a crown jewel among lowlying coastal zones. Decades from now, when nations from Asia to Europe face the drowning of their own river deltas and megacities, Louisiana’s climate adaptation experts and engineering firms could, and should, be the ones securing multibilliondollar contracts to guide them.

As current or former Louisianans, we care deeply about preserving this region’s irreplaceable histories and cultures. We also take inspiration from the resilience of Native American nations who, as our research showed, adapted to life along our dynamic coast over several millennia.

Inspired by the past and with an eye to the future, we argue for careful, realistic and proactive planning. Our current insurance crisis is a prelude to the continuation of the market-driven status quo, which will inevitably fracture neighborhoods, scare away jobs, and scatter our communities across the nation in a way that disenfranchises those with the least resources.

We welcome a candid and ambitious discourse about these vital issues, and we commend the people of coastal Louisiana for opening the door for such a conversation. Louisianans are primed to hold their leaders accountable — not just for responding to headlines but for providing a strategic vision for what comes next.

Torbjörn Törnqvist is a coastal geoscientist. He wrote the piece with colleagues and study authors Brianna Castro, an environmental sociologist; Jesse M. Keenan, an urban planner and economist; Jayur Mehta, an environmental archaeologist; and Zhixiong Shen, a coastal geoscientist.

Louisiana’s coastal communities ready to work together, not give up On the Louisiana coast, where land loss is the dominant story, the Atchafalaya is doing something different. Year by year, this river deposits sediment at the Wax Lake Outlet, growing a new delta into the Gulf of Mexico — building land while much of the coast is losing it. That is the place from Catherine which we write.

Holcomb Mayor Helena Moreno’s GUEST recent column respondCOLUMNIST ing to the Tulane sea-level study said something important — and it spoke for more than just New Orleans. Her argument for investment, innovation, restoration and resilience, not retreat, is the right Monica one. It is also the working Mancuso philosophy of communiGUEST ties up and down the coast, COLUMNIST including ours.

St. Mary Parish does not need to be told that we too are doomed.

The Urban Land Institute saw the alternative in 2018 and recommended a

resilience “lab” here. After a nine-month planning process in 2025 with more than 30 partner organizations and The Water Institute, we developed that lab into the Atchafalaya River Coastal Hub, or ARCH — a community-built resilience roadmap, not a press release.

Our area has been hard at work alongside New Orleans. The St. Mary Levee District is advancing a ring levee; the Port of Morgan City is completing beneficialuse dredging; the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has budgeted for a working coast, not an abandoned one. We also have something the rest of the coast does not. The Wax Lake Outlet, a 1942 Army Corps diversion, has spent more than 80 years quietly building a new delta into the Gulf — what LSU’s Dr. Robert Twilley calls a “living laboratory” for coastal restoration.

The Lake End Parkway along LA 70 is itself a land bridge: In the early 2000s, the Army Corps pumped sediment from Berwick Bay onto an eroding Lake Palourde shoreline. The parkway was still being built when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, and FEMA contracted with the City of Morgan City to use the

newly created ground as a park for evacuees from the New Orleans region — bringing the parkway into being faster than we had imagined possible.

At a recent Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana workshop, CRCL’s New Orleansbased Director of Governmental Affairs, Ethan Melancon, put it plainly: Morgan City is the micro to the New Orleans macro — lake, bowl, pumps, river system. We share a geography of risk and a geography of opportunity.

Treating the coast as a single doomed unit erases the people and the work already underway. Sea-level rise and wetland loss are real. But the leap from those facts to managed retreat skips, as Mayor Moreno recognized, the very thing Louisiana has always done: adapt.

It also skips over the Atchafalaya Basin, where land is building, and over the perseverance and stubbornness of its people.

It is one thing to sound the alarm about a sinking coast. It is another to write off the communities already answering it.

Mayor Moreno spoke of how Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans to come back stronger. Hurricane Francine in 2024 was our reminder that the same forces, and

the same imperative, reach far. We now qualify, because of Francine, for federal Economic Development Administration recovery investment, with state and local partners at the table. And as the Atchafalaya National Estuarine Research Reserve nears designation, our region will host the newest — and arguably the most active — laboratory in the national NERR system.

Our coastal people are ready to welcome and put Louisiana’s best foot — a deltaic one — forward, armed with the resilience strategies of ARCH. We extend an invitation to Mayor Moreno to come visit Morgan City. Walk our riverfront. See Wax Lake Delta from a boat. Meet the partners who are building this place every day.

Our mantra, like New Orleans’, is placebased and strategic investment rather than coastal retreat. We hear you, New Orleans, and we need you to hear and stand with us. We are all the same coastal Louisiana people.

Catherine Holcomb and Monica Mancuso are co-leaders of the ARCH project and board members of St. Mary Excel.

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Guards at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in north Louisiana stabbed one detainee’s hand with a pen while trying to secure a housing wing and placed another in a chokehold while attempting to stop a fight, a federal watchdog found.

Those were among a slew of violations of federal useof-force, health and safety standards recorded at Winn Correctional Center, a private ICE lockup, when agents from a U.S. Department of Homeland Security auditor visited the facility last March for three days.

A 35-page report released

by DHS’ Office of Inspector General this week found that staff at Winn did not store perishable food at required temperatures, failed to alert federal officials when guards used force on detainees and presided over unsanitary conditions.

The review dinged LaSalle Corrections, a Louisianabased firm that runs the lockup, for not handing over to the federal inspectors complete video of some use-of-force incidents.

“Without this footage, we could not fully analyze the facility’s compliance with use-of-force standards,” wrote DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari.

A statement provided Thursday by an unnamed DHS spokesperson dismissed the findings as “minor infractions,” saying the agency would address the issues through beefed-up training. LaSalle did not respond to a phone message.

Unveiled 18 months into President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown, the report sheds fresh light — in unusually candid words from federal officials themselves — on conditions within an immigration lockup at a time when soaring detainee deaths are ratcheting up scrutiny of such facilities.

It’s part of an ongoing review of immigration lockups that DHS’ inspector general initiated last year.

The findings drew a response from at least one member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said they confirm ICE is “putting people’s health and safety at serious risk.”

Federal inspectors said the private jail in Winnfield was at its capacity of 1,576 people when they arrived unannounced in early March of 2025 for the review.

In an intake room, they found holes and insulation hanging from the ceiling.

They noted leaking kitchen vents and cracks in ceilings. Staff tried containing leaks with Styrofoam containers, but water would overflow and puddle on floors, the audit found.

While federal standards require perishable foods to be stored at temperatures

between 35 and 40 degrees, the auditors found that Winn’s coolers hovered between 44 and 60 degrees.

The DHS watchdog also reviewed five use-of-force incidents at the facility, concluding that three fell short of federal standards.

The report questioned whether facility leaders took steps they acknowledged were needed to correct the behavior.

Jail officials marked the guard who used the chokehold on a detainee for “remedial training,” noting federal detention standards expressly prohibit the technique. The facility’s leaders found the guard involved in the pen-stabbing incident, too, “required disciplinary action,” the inspector general report says.

But because Winn does not maintain detailed records, it was unclear whether those officers were ultimately subject to any discipline.

“This could lead to staff repeating inappropriate use-of-force tactics that could potentially result in property damage, injury, and death,” Cuffari wrote.

The report dinged Winn for poor recordkeeping in other areas. Staff did not maintain logs of detainees’ criminal histories as required under federal rules meant to ensure safe housing arrangements. And in a facility where detainees can work up to 40 hours weekly for as little as $1 per day, the inquiry found almost no records of detainee work histories.

Staff “only recorded

detainee working hours for the current week in a spreadsheet by overwriting the previous week’s data,” the report says.

The numbers of people being held in immigration detention nationally and in Louisiana has soared since Trump took office. Louisiana had more than 8,000 people in immigration detention as of April, second only to Texas, according to data tracked by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

The new DHS review marks the latest report of troubling conditions inside facilities operated by LaSalle, which runs half of Louisiana’s ICE-contracted lockups.

In 2021, a DHS review dinged Winn Correctional for inappropriate use of force and “serious environmental and safety deficiencies.” A civil jury in Monroe last year awarded $42.75 million to family of a man killed after guards at Richwood Correctional, a LaSalle-run facility in Monroe, slammed his head against a concrete floor.

In April, officials said 49-year-old Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, a Mexicanborn man with a history of high blood pressure, died at Winn after staff found him unresponsive in a dormitory area. Mexican officials called his death a sign of increasingly dire conditions within U.S. detention facilities.

Email James Finn at jfinn@theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1B United States. In her onehour special, “Traveling with Denella: America 250,” she followed the story of the Revolutionary War from Boston to Philadelphia — and all the way down to Acadiana.

Ri’chard highlighted the Lafayette portion of the episode at an Acadiana Center for the Arts premiere on June 3, followed by a panel discussion with local historians Warren Perrin, Michael Martin and John François. Members of the Galvez Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the evening, alongside Lafayette Travel and the Acadian Museum.

“I’m a ninth-generation descendant of Pierre Richard,” said Ri’chard.

“When I learned his story, I realized that the revolution wasn’t just something I wanted to report on, it’s something I come from. Because of his service, I’m a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This isn’t just history to me — it’s heritage, it’s responsibility, it’s a legacy that I carry with pride.”

Warren Perrin, who founded the Acadian Museum in Erath and has written extensively on the

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Continued from page 1B Skye Angers, who was reported missing in January 2021 while pregnant, has never been found.

The criminal portion of the case is listed as “cleared by arrest,” police said in a recent statement. Bryant was arrested on Feb. 26, 2021, on the one count of obstruction of justice connected to the investigation into Skye’s disappearance. The most recent search activity occurred in March 2022 after investigators received information regarding the possible whereabouts of Skye’s remains.

Detectives and cadaver dogs searched an abandoned area in Lafayette, but the search produced no results, according to police.

Now, more than five years after Angers’ disappearance, her family is still searching for answers while holding tightly to memories of who Skye was before she vanished.

Alex Angers says her sister’s story is about more than the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

“If you ever met her, you’d say she was eccentric, very fun,” Alex said.

“She loved music. She loved making friends. She just enjoyed life.”

For years, Alex says she has carried the weight of not knowing and wondering whether someone out there knows what happened, whether someone has stayed silent all this time.

Now, her family hopes renewed attention to Skye’s disappearance could bring answers, closure or at least new information forward.

The District Attorney’s Office encouraged the public to provide any information that could lead to Bryant’s capture by contacting the Lafayette Tips Hotline.

Anyone with information related to the disappearance of Skye Angers is encouraged to contact the Lafayette Police Department.

Tips can be submitted anonymously through 232TIPS, the LPD mobile app or by emailing viapiolpd@ lafayettela.gov.

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Attendees gather for a free public screening of ‘Traveling With Denella: America 250’ at Acadiana Center for the Arts on Wednesday.

Acadians and their descendants, appeared in the television special to shed light on why the Acadian people, having fled to Louisiana to start a new life, decided to join the continental fight under Galvez.

“When Gov. Galvez asked the Acadians to join the Spanish militia, they were anxious to do so.

They finally had a chance to get back at the British who had stolen their lands, so 67 men got on horses and went from Lafayette to New Orleans to join the

militia,” he said. “They helped defeat the British at the Battle of Manchac, then went up to Baton Rouge, defeated the British there, and got control of the Mississippi River.

“After the forts fell at Mobile and Pensacola, the Gulf of Mexico was controlled by Spain, and four months later, Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington. The war was over.”

Louisianans with a verifiable connection to a Revolutionary War veteran (or

any ancestor who aided in the pursuit of American independence) are eligible for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, which has resources to help with genealogical research.

“Traveling with Denella: America 250” will air locally on KATC at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 13.

Email Joanna Brown at joanna.brown@ theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1B disappointed, he doesn’t see the veto as a failure, and he hopes it can serve as a starting point for more public awareness about the issue.

To get money from the state’s Innocence Compensation Fund, a petitioner has to prove by clear and convincing evidence he is “factually innocent” of the crime, and the court has to grant the request in a new proceeding in which the state is represented by the Attorney General’s Office.

Innocence & Justice Louisiana, a New Orleans-based law firm that works to free innocent people serving unjust sentences, blasted the veto.

“The Governor’s message makes specious assertions about abuse without acknowledging who will suffer because of his veto,” Jee Park, the group’s execu-

tive director, said in a statement. “SB 125 is about real people who are innocent, real decades lost, and real families who lived with the consequences of Louisiana’s mistakes.”

Landry also used the veto to call out New Orleans.

“Louisiana taxpayers have already seen examples of Soros-funded prosecutors gaming the system to secure the release of convicted criminals and then seek taxpayer-funded compensation,” Landry wrote. “There is no better example than Orleans Parish.”

He said some individuals there have received compensation from the state in addition to money from claims made in federal court.

In a statement, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said Landry’s “characterization” is “inaccurate.”

“The Governor’s statement conflates separate legal processes and overlooks a fundamental principle of our

justice system: when a court determines that a person was wrongfully convicted, the law provides a mechanism for compensation,” Williams said. “That process exists because accountability and justice do not end with a conviction.”

Williams said justice requires both holding those found guilty accountable and “acknowledging and correcting errors when they occur.”

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World Cup festivities aim to showcase unity Star-studded opening ceremonies will be held in each host country

BY COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

MILAN — The World Cup will feature an unprecedented trio of star-studded opening ceremonies in the host nations, the United States, Canada and Mexico, created by the Italian producer behind the opening ceremony for this year’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Marco Balich, fresh off the Olympics opening ceremony, which included a parade of athletes spread across four venues, said he was up to the challenge of producing three shows in three cities, with teams numbering 260 to 300 people in each city.

The ceremonies’ unifying theme will be “the celebration of sports, the passion for soccer, symbolized by the cup itself,” Balich said. “The idea is to narrate with three points of view and languages,” using design aesthetics representative of each culture.

In Canada, a mosaic will represent its multicultural identity. Mexico’s motif will be the traditional paper cutouts called papel picado, while the United States will have “a super shiny, glowing cup,” said Balich, who also produced the opening ceremony for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Spain’s Josep Puerto defends against Italy’s Saliou Niang during the Eurobasket championship Group C match between Spain and Italy on Sept. 2 at Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol, Cyprus. Niang will play with the LSU men’s basketball team in the fall.

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Niang brings feel for the game, strong defense to LSU’s roster

BY TOYLOY BROWN III

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Saliou Niang will do a little bit of everything for LSU. Coach Will Wade added the 6-foot-7 Italian-Senegalese wing because even when he isn’t scoring, he’ll positively impact the game. Niang has proven that against top international competition.

In 21.7 minutes per game, the 22-year-old averaged 7.1 points on 62.9% shooting, 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.4 turnovers across 38 games for Virtus Bologna in the EuroLeague — the most competitive league outside the United States.

His talent level was high enough for the Cleveland Cavaliers to select him 58th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.

He played three games with their summer league team before returning overseas.

Feel for the game Basketball feel is an intuitive awareness of what’s happening on the court. Players with this “feel” move to the

right spots at the right time and make smart reads decisively.

Niang is one of those players.

What he lacks in flashy skill, he makes up for with effectiveness. While often positioned in the corner, he moves well without the ball, slipping into gaps and finishing at the rim. His over 60% field-goal shooting stems from a know-how as a cutter and straightforward layup finisher. His wiry 204-pound frame assists in weaponizing his instincts with fluidity.

His high motor also helps in the half-court and during fastbreaks. He sprints in transition, where his length and leaping ability are difficult to contain without fouling.

His blue-collar style comes out on the offensive glass.

While not playing power forward or center, he impressively averaged 2.2 offensive rebounds in under 22 minutes per game.

His feel away from the ball also made him a surprisingly effective roll man for his size. He set solid screens,

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Spurs, Knicks look to improve play in Game 2 of NBA Finals

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

SAN ANTONIO — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs.

They had — and lost — home-court advantage in Round 1 against Portland, before recovering to win the series. In Round 2 against Minnesota, the same thing happened. In the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City, they trailed 2-1 before finding a way to oust the defending champion Thunder in seven games.

And now, the finals. They had home-court advantage and lost it in Game 1 against the New York Knicks. Adversity, hello again.

“We’ve been consistent in that regard,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday as his team prepares for Game 2 on Friday night. “I think one thing we have learned in our three series is that series are long.

Games are long. Things shift quickly, whether that’s health, who’s playing well or hot, quote-unquote, at the time. Teams at this stage typically have shown the ability to evolve on the fly and improve within

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a series.”

That’s what will be required if the Spurs are going to head to New York with this series knotted at a game apiece.

They shot poorly in Game 1 (36%), extremely poorly from 3-point range (26%, missing 32 of 43 tries), had 16 assists (nowhere near enough), got outscored in the paint 50-42 and couldn’t hold a 14-point third-quarter lead. The Knicks deserve credit for creating a whole lot of those issues, but the Spurs know they’re capable of much better play.

“I think the reason we lost that game isn’t even technical (or) tactical,” Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said. “We need to approach the game with a better mental state. We just need to play our game. We just need to be normal.”

Normal? “‘Normal’ means trusting each other,

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FIFA World Cup 2026 signage is displayed on Monday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The World Cup is set to kick off on June 11 in Mexico City.

On NCAA tourney, Sorsby, and killing time until football season Notes in my baseball scorebook because I certainly have no LSU NCAA Tournament games to put in there. …

There’s little I can say or write that’s going to make LSU baseball fans feel less pain over their beloved Tigers being NCAA Tournament spectators instead of participants for the first time since 2011.

I will say that misery definitely loves company, and in Scott this case, will offer misery Rabalais a prime seat next to it in the empty Alex Box Stadium grandstands. And possibly, offer to buy it a hot dog.

When it comes to the teams that made it to the College World Series in 2025, there is plenty of misery to go around. The NCAA super regionals begin Friday and Saturday at eight sites across America. There are some familiar names, some surprising names, but no names of the teams that were in the CWS a year ago.

That’s right. None of the eight made it as far as this year’s sweet 16. Four of them

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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have bolstered their depth at catcher by acquiring veteran Austin Wynns from the Los Angeles Angels.

The Braves added the 35-year-old Wynns to the major league roster on Thursday, a day after acquiring him from the Angels for cash.

They designated catcher Chadwick Tromp for assignment before Thursday’s game against Toronto.

The Braves continue to adjust to injuries to Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy. Baldwin was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 19 with a strained right oblique. Manager Walt Weiss said Baldwin was on pace to return in June.

Murphy, who was moved to the 60-day injured list on Thursday, was placed on the IL on May 12.

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Poland’s Maja Chwalinska react during her semifinal match against Russia’s Diana Shnaider at the French Open on Thursday in Paris. won the French Open four times.

The 19-year-old Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam final by beating Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 earlier Thursday on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Andreeva had reached the semifinals here two years ago, but this is Chwalinska’s first semifinal anywhere at WTA tour-level.

Remarkable run Chwalinksa has dropped only one set in her nine matches, including qualifying, and has bulldozed her way past four top-50 players in the main draw.

Her ranking will rocket from No. 114 to No. 14 if she wins the tournament, according to the WTA. Her bank balance will also get a significant boost. Chwalinksa’s total prize money heading into Roland Garros was $864,030 and by reaching the final she gets 1.4 million euros about ($1.6 million); and 2.8 million euros ($3.25 million) if she wins on Saturday.

A neat drop shot and lob gave her set point in the tiebreaker, and she clinched the first set when Shnaider’s backhand went wide.

Shnaider had a medical timeout after the seventh game of the second set. She flexed her left leg as she lay on her back, and dropped

her serve in the ninth game, giving Chwalinksa a chance to serve for the match.

“All the kudos to Maja. She played amazing,” Shnaider said.

“She moves incredible on the court, she covers a lot. Even if you think that you won the point, she’s there.”

walked off quickly, turning only to wave and blow kisses to the crowd.

They had separate photos taken before the match as they each stood next to two children on their respective side of the net. Usually the players pose for the same photo, standing right next to each other by the net.

Kostyuk and countrywoman OlekFully focused sandra Oliynykova have spoken out Andreeva could see even the during the tournament about the imsmallest details on the ball. pact Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “I was seeing the little hairs having on their country. on the ball when I was tossing or The No. 15-seeded Kostyuk said playing (shots),” Andreeva said. “I defeat won’t linger given how was really, really focused today.” much support she felt from fans.

Andreeva, who is seeded No. 8, “This is something I will carry also converted her first match point with me forever,” she said. “I feel when serving for the victory. like this is the highlight of my She clearly feels comfortable at tournament.” the French Open, which she describes as a “cozy” tournament be- Roof open and then closed cause she sees familiar faces every The semifinal began at shortly year, and enjoys her time in Paris. after 3 p.m. with an open roof, like “I really like to walk around the on Wednesday when beaten quarcity, to go into those little restau- terfinalists Aryna Sabalenka and rants on the street,” she said. “I Anna Kalinskaya complained of also speak a little bit of French, so swirling wind on Chatrier and said I try to sometimes talk to people the roof should have been closed.

It was closed toward the end in French.” of the second set of Thursday’s Tensions on the court semifinal, offering Kostyuk betThere was no post-match hand- ter conditions for her clay-court shake between Andreeva and game. But her 16-match winning Kostyuk — and the Ukrainian streak on clay ended.

Fleetwood part of 4-way tie for the lead at Memorial

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler never thought two straight victories in the Memorial would be of any value when he began his bid for three in a row. It sure felt that way Thursday in a tough start that left him exasperated by the wind and six shots behind a four-way share of the lead.

Wyndham Clark, coming off a victory in the Byron Nelson, U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood and the Ryan Gerard were each at 5-under 67, among only 22 players who broke par at Muirfield Village.

Scheffler was poised to be among them until a bad wedge led to a careless bogey on the 14th, and what he thought was a great shot on the 16th bounced into the water for double bogey.

He walked 96 yards to the drop area with his palms upward when they weren’t slapping his thigh, all the while seeking answers from caddie Ted Scott that neither of them had. “I don’t think you understand how frustrating that is,” he said to Scott, who replied qui-

LONDON — Serena Williams will make her eagerly anticipated return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger.

Victoria Mboko, the 19-year-old Canadian ranked No. 9, revealed Thursday she would have the “honor” of playing with the 44-year-old Williams as a wild-card entry at the Queen’s Club next week.

They practiced on the grass courts in west London on Thursday.

“The Queen is back,” Mboko wrote in a post on Instagram alongside a picture of her standing next to Williams.

“An honor to share the court with one of the greatest athletes of all time this week,” Mboko added.

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, stepped away from tennis in 2022. She has yet to say whether she plans to play at Wimbledon or the U.S. Open in 2026.

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BY JEROME PUGMIRE PARIS — Sipping tea every night is working wonders for Maja Chwalinska.

The Polish player became just the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era when she beat Diana Shnaider of Russia 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday.

The 24-year-old Chwalinska can match Emma Raducanu’s title run at the 2021 U.S. Open when she plays Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in Saturday’s final at Roland Garros.

Nothing will change Chwalinska’s routine for the biggest match of her life.

“I’m going to drink my tea,” she said.

Chwalinska and Raducanu, according to stats provider Opta, stand alone among men and women in having reached a major singles final from the qualifying rounds since the Open Era began in 1968.

“I feel like I am in a bubble, I don’t know what’s going on,” Chwalinska said. “After the tournament it will be time to process it: breathe in, breathe out.”

Besides the tea, she might watch some tennis “because I’m a tennis freak.”

She said her favorite player growing up was Swiss great Roger Federer, then Spanish clay-court ace Rafael Nadal. Now it’s 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic.

“I’m just very grateful that I was growing up during this era,” she said. “Sometimes I come back to these old matches and I watch them play, and it feels like poetry.”

Chwalinska sealed victory on her first match point with a powerful forehand winner down the line, then fell back with both hands on her face. She then sat on her chair and panted heavily, her face buried into a towel.

“I honestly don’t know what was going on in my head,” she said. “I was just in such a shock.”

Chwalinska’s run saw her advance through three qualifying rounds to enter the main draw and play in just her third Grand Slam. Her best result at a major before this was the second round at Wimbledon in 2022. Polish countrywoman Iga Swiatek has

Serena, 19-year-old to team up in Queen’s Club tourney

etly with the obvious answer. “I do,” the caddie said.

Six of the seven players who broke 70 started before 10 a.m. and missed out on the swirling wind on a hot, clear day that made the greens even firmer than they already were.

The exception was Gerard, who had quite the wild ride. He had a 3 on a par 5 and followed that with a 5 on a par 3. He had five straight birdies on the back nine and only five pars on his scorecard for the entire round. It added to a 67, which was all that mattered.

“The small misses often lead to big punishments at this golf course,” Gerard said “I don’t think we aimed at a flag stick on the back nine and shot 5 under. You’re picking small targets around either the edge of a bunker or a rake or some guy wearing a bright-colored shirt in the background or a TV tower or whatever it might be.”

Fleetwood’s 67 was his lowest round in his fifth time playing the Memorial, and this wasn’t the way he would have drawn it up. He was solid off the tee, not so much from the fairway. Fleetwood hit only seven greens and still played bogey-free.

“I got the most out of the round, totally. I got away with a couple of poor misses. Hit the pin a couple of times when it was going past. ... Shot 5 under, so it couldn’t have been that bad. I was just getting a little frustrated at the end not being able to execute the iron shots that I wanted to.”

Nick Taylor wasted a good start with a double bogey on the par-5 seventh and a bogey on the next hole, only to played bogey-free on the tough back nine and finishing with one of only seven birdies on the the 18th hole.

Justin Rose and Sam Burns were at 69.

Scheffler provided the entertainment, even it didn’t feel all that entertaining to him. He had changed clubs on the ninth, took the longer one and still was short.

He changed clubs three times from the fairway on the par-5 11th and came up short. And then the water ball on the 16th was the capper.

What followed was a stream of frustrating lines: “I never thought that was in the water. ... I don’t know what to do. ... I absolutely flushed a 7-iron and we get the

wind wrong and I’m in the water. ... I’m hitting good shots and dropping from hazards.”

So when he was asked after signing for his 73 if he had any fun at any point, Scheffler gave a half-laugh as he rubbed his chin and said, “Not that I can recall at the moment.”

The 17th was kind of fun. From a fairway bunker, 182 yards to a tucked pin in the front right, Scheffler hit 7-iron to the collar 15 feet away and chipped in for birdie.

“See, that’s the thing that can be so frustrating about golf,” Scheffler said. “I striped one on the hole before that and I end up in the water. That one I kind of hit thin, and you get a good bounce and I end up on the fringe and I chip in.

“Yeah, what a game,” he said.

“I felt like I didn’t get anything out of the round, all of a sudden you get a lucky bounce and you’re like, ‘OK, well, I’m going to try to smile.’ It’s still hard.”

He did smile as he headed to the wind, late enough in the afternoon the wind was starting to calm. He also realized his score wasn’t all that bad compared with other players from the afternoon.

Packers, WR Watson agree to four-year, $110.5M deal

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson agreed to terms on a four-year, $110.5 million contract extension through 2030 with a $31 million signing bonus, according to a person with knowledge of the contract.

Watson, 27, tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in Green Bay’s 2024 regular-season finale, but came back last season to catch 35 passes for 611 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games. He tied for the team lead in touchdown catches and ranked second in yards receiving despite missing much of the season.

While recovering from his torn ACL, Watson signed a one-year, $13.25 million extension last fall that enabled his contract to run through 2026. Now he has a longerterm commitment.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix extended through 2037

Formula One and the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority have committed to a 10-year extension to host the annual Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Strip through 2037.

With this year’s race, set for Nov. 19-21, that means there are 12 more Las Vegas Grand Prix events under contract; the 10-year deal will kick in after the 2027 race, when the current two-year deal expires, the two groups announced Thursday.

LVCVA will continue to pay F1 $10 million per year to sponsor the event each year starting with the 2028 race for a total of $100 million, pending LVCVA board approval at a future meeting. The LVCVA is also paying F1 $10 million for this year’s race and the 2027 edition.

Minnesota forward Foligno wins King Clancy award

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno has received this season’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership and service, the NHL announced Thursday.

The award is presented annually to the player who “best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.”

Foligno was recently presented the trophy in a surprise appearance at the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota by his older brother and teammate, Nick Foligno. They established the Janis Foligno Foundation in memory of their mother, who died of breast cancer in 2009.

The NHL will donate $25,000 to the foundation as part of the award to Foligno.

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HIGH SCHOOLS

Eaton moving from Abbeville to coach at North Vermilion

Odds NBA FAVORITE at SAN ANTONIO

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O/U UNDERDOG (214½) New York

Major League Baseball American League

FAVORITE Seattle at N.Y YANKEES at TORONTO Athletics Kansas City Cleveland

LINE -130 -144 OFF -112 -116 -142

UNDERDOG LINE at DETROIT +110 Boston +122 Baltimore OFF at HOUSTON -104 at MINNESOTA -104 at TEXAS +120

FAVORITE at CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA at ST. LOUIS Milwaukee at ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO

LINE OFF -136 -135 -155 -132 -129

UNDERDOG LINE San Francisco OFF Pittsburgh +116 Cincinnati +115 at COLORADO +130 Washington +112 N.Y Mets +109

FAVORITE at PHILADELPHIA Tampa Bay at LA DODGERS

LINE -182 -140 OFF

UNDERDOG White Sox at MIAMI LA Angels

National League

Interleague

BY MIKE COPPAGE Contributing writer

LINE +152 +119 OFF

Pro basketball

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MATT ROURKE

NBA Finals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Antonio vs. New York Wednesday: New York 105, San Antonio 95, New York leads series 1-0 Friday: New York at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Monday: San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10: San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, June 13: New York at San Antonio, TBA x-Tuesday, June 16: San Antonio at New York, TBA x-Friday, June 19: New York at San Antonio, TBA

N.Y. Knicks 105, San Antonio 95

FG FT Reb SAN ANT. Min M-A M-A O-T A F P Anunoby 31:07 5-12 4-4 0-3 0 0 17 Hart 26:47 1-5 1-1 2-15 6 4 3 Towns 34:22 7-15 4-4 4-12 4 4 18 Bridges 28:12 3-6 3-4 2-3 3 3 9 Brunson 37:03 12-31 4-4 1-3 2 2 30 Shamet 33:16 5-9 0-0 0-1 0 4 13 McBride 19:28 2-7 0-0 0-1 4 1 6 Robinson 13:09 1-2 0-1 1-6 0 1 2 Alvarado 10:57 3-6 0-0 0-4 1 3 7 Clarkson 5:39 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Totals 240 39-94 16-18 10-49 20 23 105 Percentages: FG .415, FT .889.

3-Point Goals: 11-36, .306 (Anunoby 3-6, Shamet 3-6, McBride 2-6, Brunson 2-9, Alvarado 1-3, Clarkson 0-1, Towns 0-2, Hart 0-3).

Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 4 (Anunoby, Hart, McBride, Towns).

Turnovers: 8 (Brunson 4, Towns 2, Alvarado, Bridges).

Steals: 8 (Hart 4, Bridges 2, Alvarado, Anunoby).

Technical Fouls: None.

FT

Reb

SAN ANT. Min M-A M-A O-T A F P Chmpgnie 31:13 5-11 1-2 3-10 1 2 16 Vassell 36:01 4-11 0-0 4-9 3 1 9 Wemby 37:48 6-21 12-13 3-12 2 2 26 Castle 34:27 7-16 2-2 3-8 3 3 17 Fox 37:55 3-13 1-2 0-4 5 5 7 Harper 27:31 6-10 3-3 0-8 1 2 16 Barnes 12:08 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 0 Kornet 10:12 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 0 Johnson 8:20 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 Bryant 4:26 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 Totals 240:00 32-89 20-25 14-54 16 2395 Percentages: FG .360, FT .800.

3-Point Goals: 11-43, .256 (Champagnie 5-10, Wembanyama 2-9, Johnson 1-2, Harper 1-4, Castle 1-5, Vassell 1-6, Bryant 0-1, Barnes 0-2, Fox 0-4).

Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None.

Blocked Shots: 4 (Wembanyama 3, Champagnie).

Turnovers: 13 (Wembanyama 6, Fox 3, Castle 2, Harper, Vassell).

Steals: 4 (Fox, Harper, Kornet, Wembanyama).

Technical Fouls: None.

New York 19 29 28 29 — 105 San Antonio 27 28 21 19 — 95 A — 18,835 (18,581). T — 2:30.

WNBA glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta New York Toronto Washington Indiana Chicago Connecticut

W 6 6 5 4 4 3 2

L 2 4 5 4 4 6 9

Pct .750 .600 .500 .500 .500 .333 .182

GB — 1 2 2 2 3½ 5½

Minnesota Dallas Las Vegas Golden State Portland Los Angeles Seattle Phoenix

W 7 6 6 6 6 4 3 2

L 2 3 3 3 5 5 7 8

Pct .778 .667 .667 .667 .545 .444 .300 .200

GB — 1 1 1 2 3 4½ 5½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s games

Atlanta 91, Connecticut 75 Washington 90, Chicago 72 Golden State 95, Portland 77 Las Vegas 79, Los Angeles 69

Wednesday’s games New York 97, Toronto 82 Phoenix 72, Seattle 68

Thursday’s games

Atlanta at Indiana, n Golden State at Minnesota, n

Friday’s games

Connecticut at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m.

College softball Women’s College World Series At Devon Park; Oklahoma City

Championship Series

(Best-of-3) TEXAS VS. TEXAS TECH Wednesday: Texas 7, Texas Tech 3 Thursday: Game 2, n x — Friday: Texas vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

College baseball Super regional glance Double elimination; x-if necessary

Athens, Ga.

Saturday Game 1: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 1 Mississippi St., 10 a.m.

Sunday Game 2: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 1 Mississippi St., 11 a.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 1 Mississippi St., TBD

Auburn, Ala.

Friday Game 1: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Ole Miss, 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 2: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Ole Miss, 4 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Ole Miss, TBD

Austin, Texas

Saturday Game 1: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 1 Oregon, 7 p.m.

Sunday Game 2: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 1 Oregon, 8 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 1 Oregon, TBD

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Friday Game 1: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Southern California, 2 p.m.

Saturday Game 2: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Southern California, 1 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Southern California, TBD

Lawrence, Kansas

Saturday Game 1: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 5 p.m.

Sunday Game 2: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 5 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, TBD

Morgantown, W. Va.

Friday Game 1: No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 11 a.m.

Saturday Game 2: No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis García celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run off of San Diego Padres pitcher Lucas Giolito in the seventh inning on Thursday in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 6-4 to sweep the series. x-Game 3: No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, TBD

Troy, Ala.

Late Tuesday

FG

Fun in Philly

Friday Game 1: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 4 Little Rock, 4 p.m.

Saturday Game 2: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 4 Little Rock, 2 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 4 Little Rock, TBD

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Saturday Game 1: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 8 p.m.

Sunday Game 2: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 2 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 St. John’s, TBD

Major League Baseball

Tampa Bay New York Baltimore Toronto Boston

W 36 37 30 29 26

L 23 25 33 33 35

Pct .610 .597 .476 .468 .426

Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 36 33 29 25 24

L 28 29 34 38 38

Pct GB .563 — .532 2 .460 6½ .397 10½ .387 11

Seattle Athletics Texas Houston Los Angeles

W 33 30 30 28 24

L 30 31 32 35 39

Pct .524 .492 .484 .444 .381

Central Division

West Division

Wednesday’s games

GB — ½ 8 8½ 11

GB — 2 2½ 5 9

Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Mets 7, Seattle 1 Boston 8, Baltimore 1 Atlanta 7, Toronto 3 Cleveland 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Kansas City 5, Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 5, Texas 3 Athletics 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings Houston 11, Pittsburgh 9 L.A. Angels 11, Colorado 4

Thursday’s games

N.Y. Yankees 2, Cleveland 1 Baltimore 8, Boston 2 Toronto at Atlanta, n Kansas City at Minnesota, n Athletics at Chicago Cubs, n Pittsburgh at Houston, n

Friday’s games

Chicago White Sox (Kay 5-1) at Philadelphia (Luzardo 4-4), 5:40 p.m.

Seattle (Woo 5-3) at Detroit (Valdez 2-4), 5:40 p.m.

Boston (Gray 6-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Weathers 2-3), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Young 3-1) at Toronto (Yesavage 2-2), 6:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 4-2) at Miami (Gusto 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Athletics (Perkins 2-2) at Houston (Lambert 4-4), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Messick 6-1) at Texas (Rocker 2-5), 7:15 p.m.

Kansas City (Wacha 4-3) at Minnesota (Matthews 1-3), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Detmers 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Sasaki 3-3), 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Miami New York

W 42 33 31 29 27

L 20 29 32 34 35

Pct GB .677 — .532 9 .492 11½ .460 13½ .435 15

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati

W 37 32 33 32 31

L 23 28 29 30 30

Pct .617 .533 .532 .516 .508

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

W 40 32 32 25 24

L 22 29 29 38 39

Pct GB .645 — .525 7½ .525 7½ .397 15½ .381 16½

Central Division

West Division

Wednesday’s games

GB — 5 5 6 6½

Miami 4, Washington 1 N.Y. Mets 7, Seattle 1 Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2 Atlanta 7, Toronto 3 Kansas City 5, Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 1, Milwaukee 0 St. Louis 5, Texas 3 Athletics 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings Houston 11, Pittsburgh 9 L.A. Angels 11, Colorado 4 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 0

Thursday’s games

Philadelphia 6, San Diego 4 San Francisco 12, Milwaukee 9 Toronto at Atlanta, n Athletics at Chicago Cubs, n Pittsburgh at Houston, n L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, n

Friday’s games

San Francisco (Ray 3-6) at Chicago Cubs (Brown 2-2), 1:20 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Kay 5-1) at Philadelphia (Luzardo 4-4), 5:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 4-2) at Miami (Gusto 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Keller 5-2) at Atlanta (Pérez 3-3), 6:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (Singer 2-5) at St. Louis (Leahy 5-3), 7:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (Sproat 1-4) at Colorado (Feltner 2-1), 7:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Scott 1-0) at San Diego (King 4-4), 8:40 p.m.

Washington (Griffin 6-2) at Arizona (Kelly 5-3), 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Detmers 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Sasaki 3-3), 9:10 p.m.

Hockey NHL playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

French Open At Stade Roland Garros, Paris Purse: $33,513,885; Surface: Red clay

Women’s singles

Semifinals Mirra Andreeva (8), Russia, def. Marta Kostyuk (15), Ukraine, 6-1, 6-3.

Maja Chwalinska, Poland, def. Diana Shnaider (25), Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Men’s doubles

Semifinals Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Henry Patten (2), Britain, def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Quentin Halys, France, 6-3, 6-4.

Mixed doubles

Championship Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori (1), Italy, def. Evan King, United States, and Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.

American League East Division

Tennis

Best-of-7; x-if necessary Tuesday: Vegas 5, Carolina 4, Vegas leads series 1-0 Thursday: Vegas at Carolina, n Saturday: Carolina at Vegas, 7 p.m.

Tuesday: Carolina at Vegas, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 11: x-Vegas at Carolina, TBA Sunday, June 14: x-Carolina at Vegas, TBA Wednesday, June 17: x-Vegas at Carolina, TBA

Golf PGA Tour Memorial Tournament

At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,569; Par: 72

First round

Wyndham Clark Tommy Fleetwood Ryan Gerard J.J. Spaun Nick Taylor Sam Burns Justin Rose Patrick Cantlay Tony Finau Ryan Fox Shane Lowry J.T. Poston Ludvig Aberg Keegan Bradley Harris English Ryo Hisatsune Rory McIlroy Maverick McNealy Alex Noren Andrew Novak Taylor Pendrith Jordan Spieth Daniel Berger Eric Cole Alex Fitzpatrick Russell Henley Si Woo Kim Kurt Kitayama Hideki Matsuyama Xander Schauffele Adam Scott Gary Woodland Akshay Bhatia Bud Cauley Nicolas Echavarria Lucas Glover Harry Hall Sungjae Im Denny McCarthy Aaron Rai Scottie Scheffler Sudarshan Yellamaraju Cameron Young Corey Conners Jason Day Chris Gotterup Ben Griffin Nicolai Hojgaard Billy Horschel Min Woo Lee Patrick Rodgers Sepp Straka Sahith Theegala Justin Thomas Matt Fitzpatrick Mark Hubbard Matt Kuchar Mac Meissner Kristoffer Reitan Jacob Bridgeman Brian Campbell Brian Harman Michael Kim Brandt Snedeker Tom Hoge Robert MacIntyre Pierceson Coody Rickie Fowler Sam Stevens Jhonattan Vegas Matthew McCarty Alex Smalley

35-32—67 32-35—67 36-31—67 32-35—67 35-33—68 35-34—69 34-35—69 37-33—70 36-34—70 36-34—70 37-33—70 33-37—70 33-38—71 34-37—71 37-34—71 34-37—71 35-36—71 38-33—71 35-36—71 37-34—71 33-38—71 35-36—71 33-39—72 36-36—72 37-35—72 35-37—72 35-37—72 34-38—72 35-37—72 35-37—72 34-38—72 38-34—72 38-35—73 36-37—73 38-35—73 35-38—73 34-39—73 37-36—73 36-37—73 36-37—73 34-39—73 38-35—73 37-36—73 39-35—74 38-36—74 36-38—74 37-37—74 37-37—74 37-37—74 37-37—74 36-38—74 35-39—74 38-36—74 36-38—74 38-37—75 38-37—75 39-36—75 37-38—75 37-38—75 38-38—76 38-38—76 34-42—76 39-37—76 39-37—76 38-39—77 37-40—77 38-40—78 41-38—79 39-40—79 41-39—80 41-40—81 43-40—83

-5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 E E E E E E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +9 +11

DP World Tour KLM Open

At The International; Amsterdam Purse: $2.8 million Yardage: 6,914; Par: 71

First round

Overnight suspended Julien Guerrier, France Joe Dean, England Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden Jordan Gumberg, United States Calum Hill, Scotland Paul Waring, England Alexander Levy, France Dylan Frittelli, South Africa Pablo Larrazabal, Spain Clement Charmasson, France Oliver Lindell, Finland Joost Luiten, Netherlands Daniel Rodrigues, Portugal Richard Sterne, South Africa Callum Tarren, England Bernd Wiesberger, Austria

34-31—65 31-35—66 32-35—67 34-34—68 37-31—68 33-35—68 18-0—18 0-33—33 35-3—38 35-34—69 33-36—69 35-34—69 34-35—69 34-35—69 36-33—69 36-33—69

-6 -5 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2

Score, through Julien Guerrier, France Joe Dean, England Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden Calum Hill, Scotland Jordan Gumberg, United States Paul Waring, England Daniel Rodrigues, Portugal Richard Sterne, South Africa Clement Charmasson, France Joost Luiten, Netherlands

-6 -5 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2

18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Leaderboard

Trevor Eaton is all about service.

A former professional firefighter turned high school basketball coach, Eaton recently made an inparish move by taking the coaching job at North Vermilion after a successful stint at Abbeville.

“I’m a giver and a servant,” Eaton said. “All Eaton I want to do is serve the kids.”

After a decade fighting fires, Eaton spent the next 10 years at Abbeville — first as an assistant under legendary coach Berwick Hamilton.

“I played for him and coached for him,” he said. “Everything I know came from coach Hamilton.”

In 2022, Eaton became the coach at Abbeville. His desire to eventually pursue a career in school administration was the driving force behind taking the job at North Vermilion.

“I felt like it was a good move to go to another school and learn,” he said.

A No. 12 seed in last year’s Division II nonselect playoffs, Abbeville was scheduled to host No. 21 North Vermilion before the Patriots self-reported an in-

eligible player and missed the postseason.

“They have a lot of upside,” Eaton said of the Patriots. “There was only one senior last year.”

Eaton will build his team around Jose Sotomayor, a rising senior point guard.

“In my opinion, Jose is one of the better decision-makers and ball-handlers in the area,” he said. “He’s very unselfish. We were preparing to face him in last year’s playoffs.”

Eaton is bringing assistant Jalen Hill with him from Abbeville, which won a district title while compiling a 20-12 record.

“Coach Hill is a great young guy from DeRidder, a military kid who played college ball,” he said. “He’s going to be a tremendous help.”

With the freshman and junior varsity teams in Hill’s capable hands, Eaton hopes the boys middle school program can replicate what Mya Touchet has done for the girls, who reached the state tournament last season.

“Vermilion Parish is very small,” he said. “I pretty much already knew all of the parents. I just want people to know I’m very excited to be part of the Maurice and NVHS Patriot community.

“Just know that coach Trev is going to give everything he has.”

The goal for his first year is to host a first-round playoff game, something that hasn’t happened in more than a decade.

LSWA CLASS 2A ALL-STATE TEAMS Baseball Pos. Player School Cl. Rec./Avg. P Caden Amie Pope John Paul Sr. 6-1 P Gage Guidry Vinton Sr. 8-5 P Gavin Polk Ouachita Christian Sr. 7-1 P Christian Sauska Newman Sr. 10-1 C Cohen Evans Catholic-New Iberia Sr. .436 INF Jack Falgoust Newman Sr. .291 INF Payton Hyden Many Sr. .441 INF Drew LeJeune Notre Dame Sr. .382 INF Reed Smalling Ouachita Christian Sr. .378 OF Ridge Coats Ouachita Christian Sr. .391 OF Tylon Jackson Oakdale Sr. .326 OF Jackson Peyton Dunham Jr. .341 UT Barrett Coody Rosepine Jr. 7-1 UT Grant Haydel Welsh Jr. 10-2 UT Carson Mooney Mangham Sr. .369 UT Terrance Robinson Oakdale Jr. .380 UT Charles Wilson Newman Sr. .333 Most outstanding player: Ridge Coats, Ouachita Christian Coach of the year: Pat Adams, Newman Honorable mention: Aaron Aldridge, Ouachita Christian; Caleb Bascle, Houma Christian; Aaron Beard, Lake Arthur; Gavin Blanton, Dunham; Cameron Bonin, Lake Arthur; Colby Casey, Mangham; Brynnum Chaney, Rosepine; Landon Cobb, Houma Christian; Peyton Crawford, Oakdale; Levi DeMoss, Calvary Baptist; Trey Dieudonne, Pope John Paul; Cobe Durio, Vinton; Brody Gray, Calvary Baptist; Gage Hayes, Kinder; Jonas Hendrickson, Many; Luke Hewitt, Catholic-NI; Noah Hoffpauir, Notre Dame; Ethan Higgins, Ouachita Christian; Christopher Holmes, Notre Dame; Cooper Holmes, Calvary Baptist; Zach Hu, Episcopal; Jensen Hurley, Oak Grove; Henry Kucharchuk, Episcopal; Bridrick Joseph, Franklin; Josh Kantrow, Episcopal; Johnathan Lee, Northlake Christian; Lathan Lee, Many; Evan Pearce, Rosepine; Blake Pierce, Mangham; Paxton Prince, Homer; Peyton Procell, Menard; Brennan McGee, Vinton; Riddick Meaux, Kinder; Kaghan Miller, Many; Max Millett, Northlake Christian; William Raymond, Ouachita Christian; Turner Rodriguez, DeQuincy; Reeves Scroggs, Menard; J.D. Shelton, Menard; Kaleb Simon, Lafayette Christian; Tyler Strickland, Oak Grove; Collier Villere, Newman; Grant Weidner, Kinder; Ayden Welch, Lafayette Christian.

Softball Pos. Player School Cl. Rec./Avg. P Kynzee Anderson Calvary Baptist Sr. 30-1 P Kinley Cox Oak Grove So. 13-5 P Malloy Miles French Settlement Jr. 20-2 P Ainslie Willis Oakdale Sr. 16-8 C Kaylie Callender Winnfield So. .537 INF Joley Bennett D’Arbonne Woods So. .544 INF Baylor Bockhaus Calvary Baptist So. .486 INF Loren Sivils Calvary Baptist Jr. .462 INF Maddison Sumbler Oakdale Jr. .630 OF Lylah Madere St. Thomas Aquinas So. .578 OF Brynn Robinson Calvary Baptist Fr. .470 OF Sawyer Shelton Menard Sr. .480 UT Caroline Bradley Oak Grove Jr. .419 UT Karley Caskey Winnfield Jr. .404 UT Kennedy Reppond Ouachita Christian Sr. .462 UT Analeigh Roberts Rosepine Sr. .565 UT Kenley Sonnier Notre Dame So. .577 Most outstanding player: Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist Coach of the year: Tiffany Wood, Calvary Baptist Honorable mention: Aubrie Bertrand, East Beauregard; Kaleigh Blackburn, North Caddo; Hannah Brister, Slaughter Charter; Kelsey Bruce, Ouachita Christian; Mallory Carver, Calvary Baptist; Karley Caskey, Winnfield; Caroline Cedars, Many; Emily Cooley, DeQuincy; Lily Cunningham, Houma Christian; Emily Doiron, Houma Christian; Caylee Downs, Many; Emma Davis, Menard; Annabelle Drago, Menard; Mia Ennis, Country Day; Conlee Flotte, Slaughter Charter; Audi Flowers, DeQuincy; Sydney Fraher, Northlake Christian; Niki Gardner, Episcopal; Carlie Guile, Calvary Baptist; Avery Hankins, Oak Grove; Kylee Hardison, Oakdale; Abigail Hardy, Mangham; Santana Harris, Winnfield; Alivia Hayes, Houma Christian; Alaura Hough, Pickering; Lylah Jones, D’Arbonne Woods; Maddie Jones, Rosepine; Marli Jones, Rosepine; Mia Klein, Lake Arthur; Jesse Lambert, Newman; Kaylee Methvin, Menard; Kenna Miles, French Settlement; Fallyn Moore, Oak Grove; Addie Morris, Ouachita Christian; Allie Payne, Many; Gracie Price, Oak Grove; Kaylynn Rainey, North Caddo; Ellie Kate Ray, Oak Grove; Peyton Reeves, East Beauregard; Kam Rodriguez, Pope John Paul; Hadley Spellman, French Settlement; Kaylee Vercher, Winnfield; Maddie Vinatieri, DeQuincy; Reese Walker, Calvary Baptist; Piper Weatherly, Vidalia; Abigail Willie, Northlake Christian; Aubrey Zachary, D’Arbonne Woods.

Transactions Major League Baseball

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Acquired RHP Kyle Nicolas from Cincinnati in exchange for cash considerations and optioned him to Norfolk (IL). Designated RHP Eduarniel Núñez for assignment.

BOSTON RED SOX — Transferred SS Trevor Story to the 60-day IL. Selected the contract of RHP Tommy Kahnle from Worcester (IL). Optioned LHP Tyler Samaniego to Worcester.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned LHP Chris Murphy to Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Sent SS Gabriel Arias on a rehab assignment to Columbus (IL).

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Continued from page 1C didn’t even qualify for this year’s tournament: LSU, Arizona, Louisville and Murray State. The other four lost in the regional round: CWS runner-up Coastal Carolina, Arkansas, Oregon State and this year’s top seed, UCLA. Come to mention, Vanderbilt, the No. 1 overall seed in 2025, didn’t make it into the field of 64 as well.

To carry that theme a bit further, none of the eight teams that were in the 2024 CWS made it back last year, either. Remarkably, 2025 and 2026 mark the first time since 1956-57 that there were eight brand-new teams in Omaha in back-to-back years.

Much parity in college baseball? Apparently plenty.

The parade of upstarts does have plenty of LSU-related

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Continued from page 1C finished reliably at the hoop and drew fouls. With his nearly 6-11 wingspan, he was a consistent dunk threat.

Niang’s passing ability solidifies his case as a high-feel player.

His assist numbers undersell how well he sees the floor. He finds teammates with interior passes after offensive rebounds or when defenders collapse on him near the rim. He also threw not-so-obvious skip passes and processed defensive rotations well. His court vision and quick decision-making are bonuses to have for a play finisher.

The two major areas of improvement are his outside shot and on-ball creation.

Niang made only 4 of 12 3-pointers in 38 games. The minimal number of attempts is concerning since he stood on the perimeter enough and too often passed up open looks. Not taking open looks as a small forward in the Southeastern Conference would be to the detriment of LSU’s spacing.

His ball handling is also lacking. He rarely initiated offense or attacked set defenses, often defaulting to post-ups when he tried to create for himself. Raising his confidence as a shooter and dribbler would elevate him

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angles. Cal Poly and West Virginia have first pitch of the super regionals at 10 a.m. Friday, with Little Rock at Troy at 4 p.m. West Virginia is the team LSU swept in last year’s Baton Rouge Super Regional, while Little Rock is, of course, the four seed the Tigers survived after losing to them in the Baton Rouge Regional.

None of the four, whose winners will meet in the CWS, has ever been to Omaha, with only West Virginia getting as far as a super regional. That means either Cal Poly, WVU, Little Rock or Troy will find itself in the winners’ bracket next weekend.

It’s a brave new college baseball world indeed. … Meanwhile, over in Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech is waiting to see if a judge will grant Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby an injunction to be able to play this season. Sorsby, of course, admitted to betting tens of thou-

sands of dollars — reportedly about $90,000 — while playing at Indiana and Cincinnati. He now wants to claim that he should be allowed to play because banning him would cause harm to his career and mental health.

Spare me. While Sorsby deserves compassion, he does not deserve another chance to play college football. Ever. Many rules and previous red lines in college athletics have become blurred out, often by litigation challenging previous norms. Want a sixth year like Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss? Find a friendly judge. Want to come back to college after playing professional basketball like LSU recruit RJ Luis? It will likely take finding a friendly judge.

There is no crossing the gambling line, though. If Sorsby is allowed to play, college sports will lose all credibility.

Texas Tech has already lost its

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from a glue guy on offense to a Niang could become even more disruptive. If he’s a pest on ball respectable scorer. handlers and can fly for some Impact defense blocks out of nowhere, he might Niang usually served as a de- be reminiscent of former LSU fensive stopper overseas — and forward Tari Eason. Niang likely for good reason. He started 13 won’t reach Eason’s elite defenof 38 EuroLeague games and sive status, but he has the tools to carved out a consistent role due approximate some of that ability.

One area of growth is screen to being his team’s best perimnavigation. All defenders get eter defender.

His frame and mindset make clipped by hard screens, but him an annoyance while guard- Niang has the physical tools to ing scorers on the ball. During fight over them even better than EuroBasket, Italy tasked him he did last season. with checking NBA superstar Luka Doncic. The Los Angeles Final verdict Lakers star scored at times, but Niang is a winning player. He Niang genuinely flashed the abil- does too many things well withity to force Doncic to pass out of out the ball, at his size and expeshots and miss tough looks. rience level, not to help LSU. Niang has the lateral quickness Barring unexpected developand length to stay in front and re- ment as a ballhandler or shooter, cover when blown by. While he still Wade won’t ask the former NBA needs more upper-body strength, second-round pick to be a primahe’s functionally able to absorb ry scoring option. While Niang bumps from wings and guards didn’t show natural off-the-drib— a trait that should translate to ble creation last season, that’s not college basketball. That gives him a major issue. versatility to defend guards, wings The Italian pro can compensate and some power forwards. by potentially becoming a top-10 His effort on the offensive perimeter defender in the SEC glass carries over defensively, and an opportunistic off-ball scorsoaring for rebounds. He’s dis- er. Combined with his connective ruptive with steals and blocks passing, it would be surprising if for his position, and his best mo- he isn’t a starter for LSU. ment against Doncic came when Becoming a serviceable and he picked him clean at half court. more willing 3-point shooter is the If Wade brings back the ag- swing skill that could elevate him gressive defensive philosophy from a solid starter to a rare twohe used previously at LSU, way talent in college basketball.

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credibility for trying to get him eligible. Not really for Sorsby’s wellbeing, but well, to win. One doubts the school would be going to the mattresses (“The Godfather” reference) for a backup right guard.

The school made a bad investment in Sorsby — reportedly about $5 million worth — though it’s doubtful it will have to pay him all that if he isn’t allowed to play.

While Texas Tech deserves to be taken to task, the school probably wouldn’t be alone in this attempted end run to circumvent a sacrosanct rule like “NO GAMBLING.” Remember, LSU wanted Sorsby badly; the Tigers finished second to Texas Tech in the transfer portal chase before signing Sam Levitt. Would LSU have been so noble as to not allow Sorsby to play if the truth about his gambling had broken out while he was in the purple and gold? One would like to believe so, but who knows?

The truth is, this is Texas Tech’s

Continued from page 1C trusting the basketball gods, trusting the game plan, executing, and not relying on talent so much to make shots or to save the day,” Wembanyama said. “We’ve been playing a certain way all season. We’ve been successful this way. There’s no reason to change the day the finals start.”

It was easy for the Spurs to find areas to clean up.

For the Knicks these days, that’s considerably tougher.

They’re 12-0 in their last 12 games, the third team to do that in a single postseason. The other two — San Antonio in 1999 and Golden State in

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Continued from page 1C Balich called it a “very good sign” that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. were working together to host “a peaceful World Cup.” “I think it’s very important that we stress the fact that the three nations are working together to host a very important and relevant championship, especially in this moment where there is so much controversy on the political side,” said Balich, founder of Balich Won-

problem. It never should have gotten as far as a courtroom, but now that it has, let’s hope justice is swift. … While the local sports scene may be quiet without LSU baseball still going, overall, it’s a busy June on the sports calendar. The NBA and Stanley Cup finals are in swing, as is the French Open through Sunday. The Belmont Stakes runs Saturday. Then next Thursday the World Cup begins, with the U.S. Open the following week at tough, windy Shinnecock Hills. And, of course, the aforementioned CWS. It’s all about enough to get everyone to late July, when, to me, football season begins. SEC Media Days will be in Tampa, Florida, July 20-23, with Lane Kiffin and three yet-to-be-named LSU players attending on the final day.

That’s a departure from recent years, when the LSU contingent was always on the first day.

Don’t worry, sports fans, it’ll be here before you know it.

2017 — were NBA champions. The Knicks are certainly playing like a championship-capable team, but star guard Jalen Brunson insists that New York can’t subscribe to any sort of thinking that suggests the job is done and a parade is inevitable.

“It’s all about just getting better every single day, keep chipping away, keep chipping away, being 1% better,” said Brunson, who led all scorers with 30 points in his finals debut Wednesday. “When you take steps back, how can you improve? ... Having that mentality and focus and approach I think allows us to still be students of the game and still find ways to learn, even through wins, and I think we need to continue to do that.”

der Studios. “But the people are people, and they will get together and enjoy.”

Each ceremony will feature top artistic performances that tap into the national identity, but Balich said spectators shouldn’t expect a Super Bowl-style halftime extravaganza.

Instead, the ceremonies will combine welcoming speeches, a parade of flags, the presentation of the match ball and about 30 minutes of musical entertainment.

“It’s a celebration of football, FIFA and the fact that, thanks to soccer, people get together in peace and harmony,” Balich said.

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George Rodrigue’s 1991 painting, ‘Loup Garou’

‘Over the moon’

And the Emmy goes to ‘Blue — The Life and Art of George Rodrigue’

BY JUDY BERGERON Staff writer

“Blue — The Life and Art of George Rodrigue” has won a national Emmy Award for outstanding regional documentary.

Jacques Rodrigue, the late artist’s son, accepted the award at ceremonies in New York City last week.

“I’m absolutely over the moon and so proud,” Rodrigue, also executive director of the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, said in an email.

“Blue” is a career-spanning film that follows famous Blue Dog painter Rodrigue’s life and journey as an artist. For the first time in 30 years, the film includes footage filmed inside Rodrigue’s studio as Jacques Rodrigue and his brother, Andre, led a brief tour of where their father painted all of his Cajun works.

Besides the fame for his Rodrigue iconic azure canine works, these paintings of Louisiana landscapes and outdoor family gatherings are also well-known. He died in 2013.

“For a film made right here in New Orleans by our local station WLAE-TV about my dad to win the national Emmy is incredibly meaningful,” Rodrigue also said. “Only five regional documentaries from across the entire country are even nominated each year, so to actually take home the award feels like a dream come true for us and for Louisiana storytelling.”

Under the direction of Sean O’Malley, a team at WLAE/6th Street Studios worked on the project.

“For years, I’ve been archiving and digitizing dad’s catalog, but also his materials and, footage and old TV interviews,” Jacques Rodrigue said in 2025. “So when the filmmakers first approached us, we had a real treasure trove of things to

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Caleb Broussard, left, as Jack, tells his best friend, Crutchie, played by Henry Gore, about how life will be in Santa Fe after they amass enough money from newspaper sales to move away from New york in Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s production of ‘Disney’s Newsies Jr.’

Kids on stage will play kids who changed the world in ‘Newsies Jr.’

Jack, played by Caleb Broussard, right, takes a liking to aspiring investigative reporter Katherine, played by Adelaide Overall, in the Playmakers of Baton Rouge show, ‘Disney’s Newsies Jr.’

BY ROBIN MILLER Staff writer

There’s something profound about Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s production of “Disney’s Newsies Jr.” The musical is fun, true. It’s also equipped with the brand of challenging choreography that musical theater kids love to perform.

And they’ll be dancing everywhere when Playmakers opens “Newsies Jr.” on Friday in the Reilly Theatre.

But lingering beneath the dancing and showstopping numbers is the fact that the kids on the Reilly’s stage basically are the same age as the newsboys they’re portraying.

The newsies were teens, some even younger, when, in 1899, they were hawking newspapers for

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mere pennies. Most of them were homeless or orphaned.

But then they banded together and changed the system by taking on the nation’s most powerful media titan.

Little did they know, their effort would be the catalyst for the eventual child labor reform movement.

Real-life contemporaries Cast members’ expressions shift from excitement to all

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tain, Texas, where Captain Ron’s Swamp Tours operates from the Uncertain Lodge and Inn. Captain Ron’s Swamp Tours The newest movie in the Star Wars franchise, “Star Wars: was able to announce their inThe Mandalorian and Grogu,” volvement the day the movie was partially filmed on Caddo released, and posted to FaceLake near Shreveport, and the book, writing, “The swamps of crew was brought out by a local Caddo Lake were part of film swamp tour company. magic. We were honored to work The lake, which spans both alongside Disney on the new Star Louisiana and Texas, is at its ä See 'STAR WARS', page 6C swampiest near the city of Uncer-

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Austin-based country-rockers The Band of Heathens will perform at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $61.96-$83.03 at simpletix.com.

SHOWS TO WATCH — ACADIANA FRIDAY

LIVE MUSIC: Cane River Pecan Company Pie Bar, New Iberia, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY NIGHT JAM: La Maison de Begnaud, Scott, 6 p.m.

HORACE TRAHAN AND THE OSSUN EXPRESS: Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Jim Deggy’s Brick Oven Pizza & Brewery, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

JANSON MATTE: Naq’s-nDuson, Duson, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Prejean’s, Broussard, 6 p.m.

MYLES & MACKENZIE: Adopted Dog Brewing, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LEIF MECHE: Buck & Johnny’s, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.

MIKE HENRY: SHUCKS!, Abbeville, 6:30 p.m.

EL JUMBOTRON, DAIRY FREE, RANCH HAPPENIN’, & EFFIGY: The Loose Caboose, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

MAJOR HANDY: Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

“BLITHE SPIRIT” BY NOËL COWARD: Cité des Arts, Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.

RORY SUIRE: The Barrel of Broussard, Broussard, 8 p.m.

ONE LAST BREATH — TRIBUTE TO CREED: Rock ’n’ Bowl de Lafayette, Lafayette, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY

DON FONTENOT BAND: Fred’s, Mamou, 8 a.m.

GENO DELAFOSE & ROCKIN BOOGIE: Buck & Johnny’s, Breaux Bridge, 8 a.m.

CAJUN JAM: Moncus Park, Lafayette, 9 a.m.

SATURDAY MORNING JAM SESSIONS: The Savoy Music Center, Eunice, 9 a.m.

CAJUN JAM: Tante Marie, Breaux Bridge, 11 a.m.

MUSIC MOSAIC — A YEAR OF SOUND AND PLACE — POISSON ROUGE TRIO: Children’s Museum of Acadiana, Lafayette, noon CAJUN FRENCH MUSIC JAM: Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park, Lafayette, 1 p.m.

DRUM CIRCLE: NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, Arnaudville, 2:30 p.m.

SWAMP SATURDAY AVEC JAKE KNOTT: Cypress Cove Landing, Breaux Bridge, 3 p.m.

DOYLE AND JACOB TAUZIN: Naq’s-n-Duson, Duson, 6 p.m.

COUNTERCONTROL & BLUE COLLAR BOYS: Adopted Dog Brewing, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Jim Deggy’s Brick Oven Pizza & Brewery, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Prejean’s, Broussard, 6 p.m.

MARY BROUSSARD: Buck & Johnny’s, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.

NICKI NEEDHAM: SHUCKS!,

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Abbeville, 6:30 p.m.

BEAUSOLEIL AVEC MICHAEL DOUCET: Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

HOLDING DAISIES + BETTER LATE THAN NEVER + LONE JABRONI + SILVERCAPBABY: Feed N Seed, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

MATT GARY TRIO: Whiskey and Vine, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

UNCOUTH, POT OF GREED, & HIJACK THE FLOAT: The Loose Caboose, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

WILLIS ALAN RAMSEY/DREW LANDRY: NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, Arnaudville, 7:30 p.m.

“BLITHE SPIRIT” BY NOËL COWARD: Cité des Arts, Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.

4-HORSES: La Poussiere Cajun Dancehall, Breaux Bridge, 8 p.m.

CHOKE, GRAVE PROMISE, CHEATER PIPE: Freetown Boom Boom Room, Lafayette, 8 p.m.

CHRIS HIMEL DUO: Lakeview Park, Eunice, 8 p.m.

LINDA LOU: The Barrel of Broussard, Broussard, 8 p.m.

MIKE LARSON: Gloria’s Bar & Grill, Lafayette, 8 p.m.

RYAN FORET & FORET TRADITION: Lakeview Park, Eunice, 8 p.m.

PHANTUM SUN, HOLLEESTAR, & KISMET: Artmosphere, Lafayette, 9 p.m.

VERMILLIONAIRES: Rock ’n’ Bowl de Lafayette, Lafayette, 9 p.m.

THE MAGIC OF ERIC EATON — COMEDY MAGIC FOR ADULTS: DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette, 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

LIVE MUSIC: Tante Marie, Breaux Bridge, 11 a.m.

THE SUNDAY PEOPLE: Whiskey & Vine, Lafayette, 11 a.m.

LES FRERES MICHOT: Prejean’s, Carencro, 11:30 a.m.

JAMBALAYA ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM: Tom’s Fiddle & Bow, Arnaudville, 12:30 p.m.

CAJUN JAM: Bayou Teche Brewing, Arnaudville, 2 p.m.

“BLITHE SPIRIT” BY NOËL COWARD: Cité des Arts, Lafayette, 2 p.m.

GENO DELAFOSE: Cypress Cove Landing, Breaux Bridge, 3 p.m.

JUSTIN CORNETT: Pat’s Atchafalaya Club, Henderson, 4:30 p.m.

CREOLE CONNECTION: Rock ’n’ Bowl de Lafayette, Lafayette, 5 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LUKE HUVAL BAND: Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

THE SUNDAY PEOPLE: Whiskey and Vine, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

MONDAY

PATRICIO LATINO SOLO: Cafe Habana City, Lafayette, 11 a.m.

the newest Star Wars movie, released on May 22.

Continued from page 5C By that October, she said, the film’s crew stayed in the Uncertain Lodge and Inn Wars film, Mandalorian and and the Shady Glade Resort Grogu! If you have ever for a few days of filming. glided through our ancient But the pontoon boat they Cypress groves, you al- had wasn’t big enough for ready know why they came the crew, so Disney had a here. There is no place on barge moved from Miami earth quite like it. Look out for the crew. for Caddo when you watch the movie. Come and see Filming on the lake the lake that caught HollyRhodes-Werneke said the crew had pictures of the wood’s eye.”

The company is the No. 1 lake they wanted to be guidtour operator on the lake, ed to, and she immediately according to co-partner knew where each location Jean Rhodes-Werneke, who was. said they could fill a second “I’ve been on this lake for boat for tours because of 33 years, so we took them how busy they are. where pictures were, and They were contacted then also some more areas

by Disney in July 2024, that we knew they might be Rhodes-Werneke said, to interested in,” she said. arrange for a scout to visit One of the locations was Caddo Lake as a potential Pine Island Pond, where filming location for part of Rhodes-Werneke had asked

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

BLUEGRASS JAM: Cité des Arts, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m.

Today is Friday, June 5, the 156th day of 2026. There are 209 days left in the year.

Today in history: On June 5, 1968, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene.

Also on this date: In 1794, Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States.

In 1950, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v.

United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars traveling across state lines.

In 1967, the Six-Day War began as Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force.

In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control reported that five men in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS. In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City home. (Smart was found and rescued by police in a Salt Lake City suburb in March 2003.)

In 2004, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

In 2024, Boeing launched

astronauts into space for the first time aboard its Starliner capsule, joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. Two NASA test pilots blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, bound for the International Space Station.

Today’s Birthdays: USA Track & Field Hall of Famer John Carlos is 81. Musician-artist Laurie Anderson is 79.

Author Ken Follett is 77.

Finance author Suze Orman is 75. Musician Kenny G is 70. Actor-comedian Jeff Garlin is 64. Author Rick Riordan is 62. Actor Ron Livingston is 59.

Singer Brian McKnight is 57. Actor Mark Wahlberg is 55. Actor Liza Weil is 49.

Actor-comedian Nick Kroll is 48. Rock musician Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) is 47.

Singer-actor Troye Sivan is 31. NFL quarterback Sam Darnold is 29.

TUESDAY

ACADIANA TALENT PRESENTS JIBBER JABBER NIGHT: Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette, 5 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

PAUL TASSIN: Whiskey and Vine, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

TERRY HUVAL & FRIENDS: Prejean’s Restaurant, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

BLOOD SHOW + TRAIN WRECK METHOD + CHEATER PIPE + THE LA PHANTOMS: Feed N Seed, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

GREENLIGHT SESSIONS OPEN MIC: The Jefferson Street Greenroom, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

OOF. COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC: Cité des Arts, Lafayette, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

DULCIMER JAM: St. Landry Visitor Center, Opelousas, 10 a.m.

ANDREW WAIN & LOGAN TURNER JAZZ: Whiskey and Vine, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Park Bistro, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

WANTED WEDNESDAY KARAOKE NIGHT: The Barrel of Broussard, Broussard, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: The Tap Room, Youngsville, 6:30 p.m.

AN EVENING WITH THE BAND OF HEATHENS: Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.

CAJUN JAM: Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY

SUNSET SESSIONS FEATURING CHERE ELISE: Moncus Park, Lafayette, 5 p.m.

LADIES NIGHT WITH DJ DONOVAN IN THE MIX: Cowboys Nightclub, Scott, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: Naq’s-n-Duson, Duson, 6 p.m.

WILL FONTENOT: Whiskey and Vine, Lafayette, 6 p.m.

RORY SUIRE: SHUCKS!, Abbeville, 6:30 p.m.

JOE ZIMMERMAN: DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

THE HAS BEANS: Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE PARTY — PANDA ENTERTAINMENT: Black Bull, Youngsville, 8 p.m.

Compiled by Marchaund Jones. Want your venue’s music listed? Email info/ photos to showstowatch@ theadvocate.com. The deadline is noon FRIDAY for the following Friday’s paper.

a friend if the crew could use her dock to film. She said the pond had calm water so that the crew’s equipment wouldn’t be jostled.

They even rebuilt Caddo Lake as a set in Los Angeles for the actors to use, she said.

The tour company also served as a point of contact for the horror film “Caddo Lake,” and a couple of Japanese shows have also used the location to film. She said a lot of people are attracted to the location because it’s beautiful in every season.

“It’s just magical and mystical,” Rhodes-Werneke said. “It’s such a unique place that some people find it very eerie, which is why some horror films have been here.”

Email Molly Terrell at molly.terrell@ theadvocate.com.

STAFF PHOTO By ROBIN MILLER

Annalee Templet, right, as Vaudeville theater owner Medda Larkin, provides a safe haven for newsboys, from left, Henry Gore as Crutchie, Juliet Beard as Les, Camden DeVaux as Davey and Caleb Broussard as Jack in Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s production of ‘Disney Newsies Jr.’

‘NEWSIES’

Continued from page 5C encompassing awe when the actual people their characters depict from more than a century past are mentioned. They look at each other and nod, understanding that they’re about to tell a true story of how kids came together to change the world.

Making this possible in the musical version of this story is the orphaned 17-year-old newsboy Jack Kelly, a fictionalized compilation of the nonfiction newsboys’ leaders, Louis “Kid Blink” Balletti and Jack Sullivan.

Jack, played by Caleb Broussard, dreams of one day leaving New York for the exotic-sounding dreamscape of Santa Fe, New Mexico, while looking out for his best friend Crutchie, played

by Henry Gore.

“Jack is a charismatic character,” Broussard said.

“He wants to be the leader, but he’s not cocky about it.

He can be clueless at times.

I feel like the musical kind of shows Jack peeling off layers and showing his true personality in the end.”

Crutchie, so nicknamed because he walks with a crutch, wears an optimistic face around Jack. Gore sees his character as comic relief.

“But as the play moves on, you realize that Crutchie is putting on a tough face,” Gore said. “There are times when he doesn’t put up that front, and you see the pain

RODRIGUE

Continued from page 5C share with them.”

“Blue” also features interviews with Rodrigue’s family, curators, critics, collectors and such notable admirers as chef/restaurateur Emeril Lagasse, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and political strategist James Carville.

that he’s in.”

Things get rolling The plan really gets going when Jack and Crutchie meet Davey, played by Camden DeVaux, and his little brother Les, played by Juliet Beard. Unlike Jack and his fellow newsboys, the brothers have parents and a home, but they turn to selling papers when an injury forces their father out of his job.

So, Jack and Crutchie team up with Davey and Les for what seems like a lucrative partnership, and it would have been had Joseph Pulitzer not raised wholesale prices of the papers.

The name Joseph Pulitzer may sound familiar. He’s the namesake for the highest honor in journalism. He’s played by Aiden Wiltz in this show.

“And he’s the funniest Pulitzer you’ll ever see,” said Brandy Johnson, who is directing the musical’s cast of 25.

“I read about Joseph Pulitzer before the show, and I decided to do my own take on his character,” Wiltz said.

“Just the expressions he makes, alone, are hilarious,” Johnson added.

Pulitzer in real-life

upfront and kept the money from the copies sold. However, Pulitzer and Hearst refused to buy back unsold copies, then raised the wholesale rate.

That’s when Jack rallies newsboys throughout the city to fight back, turning the newspaper world upsidedown.

In the meantime, Jack meets an aspiring investigative reporter named Katherine Plumber, who decides to make her journalistic mark by covering the strike. Katherine is double-cast in this production with Ruby Dupre and Adelaide Overall playing the character in alternate performances.

Katherine and Jack meet in the vaudeville theater owned by his friend, the flamboyant Medda Larkin, played by Annalee Templet. Sparks fly and a romance blooms, that is, until the revelation of Katherine’s true identity.

Though the ending isn’t a surprise, there are plenty of story twists entrenched in the action leading up to it. And it’s all wrapped in a lineup of such signature songs as “Seize the Day” and “King of New York.”

“The actors really came in prepared for this show,” Johnson said. “They knew their material, and they gelled. But I couldn’t have put this show together without our stage manager and choreographer and music director and set designer — everyone in the crew. This is a big show, and I want to give them full credit.”

The legendary newsman was the hard-nosed owner of the New York World, whose prime competition was William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal. Both papers were sold by newsboys, whose source of survival were the newspapers they sold on the street.

Email Robin Miller at The newsboys bought the romiller@theadvocate. papers at wholesale prices com.

The Rodrigue documentary previously won the Suncoast Regional Emmy.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the filmmakers,” Rodrigue said.

The national Emmy is the latest award for “Blue,” which has also received a Silver Telly Award in the general-documentary: long form category. The Tellys, established in 1979, honor the television and video industry. “Blue” has also

been recognized at the New Orleans Film Festival, Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival and World Film Festival in Cannes.

“Blue,” distributed by American Public Television, premiered on PBS stations in 2025. It is still available for viewing on the PBS Passport app.

Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate. com.

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zodIAC GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Tidy up before heading in a new direction. You'll do much better if you focus on what you want to achieve instead of lingering on unfinished business. Keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Put your energy to good use. Reach out, pitch in and help. Do your part to make a difference.

Someone you encounter will have an emotional impact on how you take care of yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Participate, do your best, help a cause or make a difference to someone struggling. Listen, but don't believe everything you hear. If you don't like the suggestions you receive, look for alternatives.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You have more choices than you realize. Reach out, get the lowdown on what's available and align yourself with people who are heading in a similar direction. Sharing with others will motivate you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Be a good listener.

Show compassion and understanding, and engage in discussions that allow you to share your skills, objectives and what you find uplifting.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Envision what you want to pursue. Thoughts followed by actions will not disappoint. Steer clear of anyone trying to push you in a direction that benefits them more than you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) A diversion that sparks your imagination and encourages you to make a lifestyle adjustment will prompt a different perspective

regarding the possibilities and motivate you to embark on something creative or energizing without taxing your emotions, health or finances.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Putting energy toward home improvement and personal growth is in your best interest.

When approached by people who ask for too much or try to back you into a corner, walk away.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Finish off those home improvements that will make your life easier. Creative thinking, coupled with discipline and desire for convenience and comfort, will help you make better lifestyle decisions.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Pick a venue that interests you. Get out, socialize or pursue someone or something you enjoy.

You don't have to impress anyone. Be yourself, and be honest about your likes and dislikes.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You'll need to engage in a little give-and-take to avoid domestic disputes or confusion from someone you depend on for answers.

Ask for second opinions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Haste makes waste. Your time is put to better use helping others, asking questions and upping your game through personal preferences, additional qualifications and a solid plan.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

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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 Albert Einstein said, “If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x, y is play, and z is keeping your mouth shut.”

If B is success in bridge, x is bidding, y is declarer-play and defense, and z is keeping your mouth shut whenever partner makes a mistake.

However, for success in today’s deal, South needs to find the best play to bring home nine tricks in no-trump. What should he do after West leads the heart jack?

South starts with eight top tricks: one spade, three hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. He has two principal chances to generate an extra winner: Find hearts 3-3 or establish a second spade trick.

The first is unlikely, given the lead, but declarer should take the first trick and cash another heart. When East follows, South can afford to cash his last heart; but here East discards a diamond.

How should declarer play the spades?

If entries were no issue, best would be to cash dummy’s ace, then to duck a round of the suit. Dummy would be entered again and a third round led toward the queen.

Here, though, that is impossible. Some would just play a spade to the ace and return one to the queen — and here go down. But it cannot cost to play a low spade from each hand on the first round

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Here the king appears, but if his majesty does not, South could still lead toward his queen.

He would get home whenever East has the king, or the suit is 3-3, or West has king-singleton or king-doubleton. © 2026 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

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Look up. The Heavens are declaring “God Is.” G.E. Dean

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(phone 504-291-5738, email: (bidconnect@ centerline.co).

A Bid bond will be required, per the contract docu‐ ments, and should be up‐ loaded with the rest of the required Bid Docu‐ ments. If a scanned copy of the Bid Bond is up‐ loaded, the original nota‐ rized bid bond must be produced “on-demand” per the Owner’s request.

Bid Opening: June 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that sealed bids (one original) will be received by the Lafayette Parish School System Purchas‐ ing Department, located at 202 Rue Iberville, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70508 and electronic bids will be received at www. centerlinebidconnect. com . Delivery to any other department other than the Purchasing De‐ partment is unaccept‐ able and may result in non-consideration of the bid. Bids will be received until 1:00 p.m., CST on June 30, 2026 for con‐ struction of the following project as described in the Bidding Documents and listed on the Bid Form: Ernest Gallet Elementary Classroom Addition 2901 E. Milton Youngsville Lafayette, LA 70592 Bid# 28-26

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It is further understood and agreed that the work under this contract shall be completed within 365 consecutive calendar days of the date speci‐ fied in the Contract or a Notice to Proceed, sub‐ ject to reimbursement to the owner of liquidated damages in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per consecutive calendar day.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above stated time and date in the Purchas‐ ing Conference Room on the 4th floor of the Lafayette Parish School System Central Office Building.

Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are being distributed in elec‐ tronic form and may be obtained without charge and without deposit from the Public Plan Room at www.centerlinebidco nnect.com.

Printed copies are not available from the Owner or Pro‐ ject Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure should be directed to: Centerline – Phone: 504-291-5738, email bidconnect@ centerline.co .

Each bid must be accom‐ panied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond using the Owner’s form payable to the Lafayette Parish School System, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposed Base Bid plus all Alter‐ nates. Money Orders will not be accepted.

Electronic bids may be submitted online at www.centerlinebidco nnect.com.

In accor‐ dance with LA RS 38: 2212.E(6), bids for this project may be submit‐ ted electronically via up‐ load to Centerline Bid (www.centerl Connect inebidconnect.com). All bid documents shall be uploaded by the due date and time stated above.

Questions about this pro‐ cedure should be di‐ rected to Centerline

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract on the forms provided by the School Board and written in accordance with Louisiana law.

Bids shall be accepted only from contractors who are licensed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors for the classification of Building Construction: Building Construction. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2214.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Ernest Gallet Ele‐ mentary at 10:00 a.m.

CST, June 15th, 2026. All questions regarding the Bid Documents and any substitution requests shall be submitted to Holly and Smith Archi‐ tects, attn Nic Bourque via Centerline BidCon‐ nect.

The owner reserved the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.

The Lafayette Parish School System strongly encourages the partici‐ pation of minority busi‐ ness enterprises in all contracts or procure‐ ments let by the Board for goods and services.

To that end, all contrac‐ tors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize mi‐ nority business enter‐ prises in the purchase or sub-contracting of mate‐ rials, supplies, and ser‐ vices in which minority owned businesses are available.

LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM Advertising dates: May 29, June 5 & 12 189328-may 29-jun 5-12-3t

Complete Bid Documents may be obtained without charge and without de‐ posit from www.centerl inebidconnect.com.

All electronic bids shall be submitted by the due date and time stated above. Questions regard‐ ing the electronic bid‐ ding process should be directed to Centerline at 504-291-5738 or by email at bidconnect@ centerline.com.

Addenda, if any, will be posted at www.centerl It inebidconnect.com. shall be the responsibil‐ ity of all prospective bid‐ ders to check this web‐ site for any addenda is‐ sued before the bid opening.

All bids must be submit‐ ted in accordance with the requirements of the bid documents.

No bid may be with‐ drawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled time for open‐ ing of bids.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Lafayette Parish School System Purchasing Department located at 202 Rue Iberville, Lafayette, LA 70508, or electronically at www.centerlinebidco nnect.com until 1:00 p.m.

CST on June 15, 2026.

Bids received after this date and time will not be considered. Delivery to any department other than the Purchasing De‐ partment may result in non-consideration. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the LPSS Purchasing Depart‐ ment Conference Room for the following: Duplicator Ink and Mas‐ ters Bid# 02-27 Sealed bids shall clearly marked:

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In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2251, a preference of up to ten percent (10%) may be granted to products manufactured, produced, grown, or as‐ sembled in Louisiana when such products meet or exceed the spec‐ ifications of this bid.

The Lafayette Parish School System strongly encourages the partici‐ pation of minority-owned and small business en‐ terprises.

Lafayette Parish School System Kristie Sam, Purchasing and Procurement Coordi‐ nator Advertisement Dates: May 29, 2026 June 5, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Lafayette Parish Sheriff will conduct a public hearing on the amended budget for 2025-2026 fiscal year and the proposed budget for the 20262027 fiscal year to allow public participation in the budget process of the Sheriff’s Office. Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing on June 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the 2nd floor conference room of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, 316 West Main St., Lafayette, Louisiana.

The following report is a summary only. Detailed financial statements are on file and available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday in the office of the Chief Financial Officer. This notice is prepared and published in compliance with Louisiana R.S. 39:1301 – 1314. _________ __________ Mark T. Garber, Sheriff and Ex-Officio Chief Executive Officer of The Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Lafayette Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office General Fund For the Year Ended June 30, 2026 Amended

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NOTICE The Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council each met in Regular Session on June 2, 2026 and adopted the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. JO-018-2026 A JOINT ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AND THE LAFAYETTE PARISH COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 26, “DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE III, “BUILDING CODE” SECTION 26-93, “FEES”, OF THE LAFAYETTE CITYPARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING ORDINANCE O-221-2014, SCHEDULE OF FEES CHARGED BY THE PERMIT DIVISION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council, that: WHEREAS, the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government (“LCG”) Community Development and Planning Department (“CD&P”) through its Permit Division and Codes Division administers the building permit proceeds, including but not limited to, the review of building permit applications and building plans, the issuance of building permits and the inspection of construction (“Building Permitting Process”); and WHEREAS, in connection with the Building Permitting Process, the Permit Division charges certain fees (“Building Permit Fees”) related to plan review, building permit issuance and construction inspection; and WHEREAS, from time to time the Building Permit Fees have been modified by various actions of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council; and WHEREAS, the community has a central, codified resource that accurately identifies the fees related to the Building Permitting Process, it has been determined that an inclusive schedule of Building Permit Fees should be adopted by the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council and that such schedule be available to the community through CD&P; and WHEREAS, to ensure that the Building Permit Fees are proximate to the actual fees and expenses incurred by CD&P in connection with the Building Permitting Process, the Building Permit Fees shall be brought current by the provisions of this ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council, that: SECTION 1: All of the aforedescribed “Whereas” clauses are adopted as part of this ordinance.

SECTION 2: Chapter 26, “Development Regulations,” Article III, “Building Code” Section 26-93, “Fees,” of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code of Ordinance is hereby amended and restated to incorporate CD&P Permit Division Amended Fee Schedule to wit: Section 26-93. Fees, is hereby amended and restated as follows: “Section 26-93.

Fees. Fees charged by the Permit Division of the Community Development and Planning Department in connection with all residential and commercial building permits, applications, building plan reviews, and construction inspection shall be in accordance with the following fee schedule (the “Permit Division Fee Schedule”): Current Fee

Building Fees Residential New/Renovation/Addition/Demolition $3.50 per $1,000 Cost of Construction $ 35.00 Plan Review $ 50.00 Commercial New/Renovation/Addition/ Demolition/Apartments

Proposed Fee

$125.00 (Minimum) $150.00 $5.00 per $1,000 cost of construction or $150.00 (Minimum) $10.00 per sheet of plans or $150.00 (Minimum)

34,444,813 1,290,000 825,575 Total Expenditures and Other Uses

120,709,106

Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures and Other Uses

$

Beginning Fund Balance

10,150,964

49,738,265

Ending Fund Balance

$

59,889,229

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Special Revenue Fund For the Year Ended June 30, 2026 Amended

Revenues Self-generated Fees, Services, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Sales Tax Federal, State, and Parish Appropriations Other Revenues

$

163,692 0 47,394

Total Revenues

$

211,086

$

(368,378)

Beginning Fund Balance

$

816,524

Endiing Fund Balance

$

448,146

$

230,200

$

(360,675)

Beginning Fund Balance

$

448,146

Endiing Fund Balance

$

87,471

Expenditures

$ 0.

104,235 475,229

Revenues Self-generated Fees, Services, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Sales Tax Federal, State, and Parish Appropriations Other Revenues

$

78,834,777

Total Expenditures

5,801,469 6,484,920

Total Revenues

$

579,464

Other Sources/Uses $

Capital Outlay

91,121,166

0 Total Expenditures and Other Uses

Expenditures Personnel Services Operating Services Materials and Supplies Prisoner Maintenance and Other Charges

$

59,709,508 8,119,840 2,185,364 3,777,497

Total Expenditures

579,464

Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures and Other Uses

$

Other Sources/Uses Capital Outlay Bond Principal Bond Interest

73,792,209

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Special Revenue Fund For the Year Ended June 30, 2027

4,774,824 1,270,000 145,565 79,982,598

Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures and Other Uses

$

11,138,568

Revenues Self-generated Fees, Services, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Sales Tax Federal, State, and Parish Appropriations Other Revenues

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Total Revenues Beginning Fund Balance

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Ending Fund Balance

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Expenditures

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110,000 464,875

Personnel Services Operating Services Materials, Supplies, and Other Charges

49,738,265

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Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office General Fund For the Year Ended June 30, 2027

$

574,875

Other Sources/Uses Capital Outlay

16,000 Total Expenditures and Other Uses

Revenues Self-generated Fees, Services, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Sales Tax Federal, State, and Parish Appropriations Other Revenues

$

Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures and Other Uses

98,516,927 27,064,643 5,278,500

Total Revenues

$ 130,860,070

590,875

Expenditures Personnel Services Operating Services Materials and Supplies Prisoner Maintenance and Other Charges

$

67,302,218 9,436,500 2,772,500 4,637,500

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Sign Monument/Wall Sign/Other General Floodplain Development Moving Extra/Partial Inspection Re-inspection Miscellaneous Fees Overtime Inspection Fee Mobile Home Permit Weekly Building Report (Wk) Weekly Building Report (Yr) No Permit Penalty Plumbing Fees Residential New/Renovation/Addition Under 2,500 sq. ft.

2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.

Over 5,001 sq. ft.

Commercial New/Renovation/Addition Under 2,500 sq. ft.

2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.

Over 5,001 sq. ft.

Apartments General Backflow Preventer Extra/partial inspection Gas Service General Re-Inspection Rough-in Sewer Service Smoke Test Smoke Test Repair Storm Drain Storm Drain per Rough-In Water Heater Replacement Water Service Overtime Inspection Fee No Permit Penalty Electrical Fees Residential New/Renovation/Addition Under 2,500 sq. ft.

2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.

Over 5,001 sq. ft.

General Manufactured (Mobile) Home Modular Homes Power Pole Commercial Under 2000 amps Under 3000 amps Under 4000 amps Over 4000 amps Circuits Apartments General Extra or Partial Inspection Gas Pumps Pool Re-inspection fee Sign Overtime Inspection Fee No Permit Penalty

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$5.00 per $1000.00 cost of construction or 75.00 (Minimum) Same as Residential/ Commercial Permit Fees $150.00 $200.00 $ 25.00 $75.00 $75.00 $50.00 $50.00/hr. $75.00/hr. $75.00 $35.00 $5.00 $1.00 $104.00 $125.00 Double Fee

$150.00 $225.00 $300.00 $150.00 $225.00 $300.00 $150.00 per unit $30.00 $50.00 $30.00 $50.00 $50.00 $10.00 $30.00 $50.00 $30.00 $30.00

$75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00

$75.00 $10.00 $75.00 $30.00 $75.00 $30.00 $50.00/hr. $75.00/hr.

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$50.00 $30.00 $50.00 $50.00

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A/C & Heating Fees Residential New/Renovation/Addition/Townhouse/Cottage Under 2,500 sq. ft. $150.00 2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. $225.00 Over 5,001 sq. ft. $300.00 Commercial New/Renovation/Addition $75.00 Up To 5 Tons $50.00 $100.00 5 To 10 Tons $60.00 Over 10 Tons $6.00/Ton $10.00/Ton $75.00 Mini Spilt System $30.00 Apartments $150.00 per unit Manufactured (Mobile) Home/Modular/Moveable $75.00 Per System $30.00 Other $75.00 Re-inspection $50.00 $75.00 General/Extra Inspection $50.00 $75.00 Partial for Gas $50.00 Overtime Inspection Fee $50.00/hr. $75.00/hr.

No Permit Penalty Double Fee Contractor Registration Fees A/C Mechanical $100.00 $100.00 Electrical $100.00 $100.00 Gas Fitter $100.00 $100.00 Irrigation $100.00 $100.00 Plumbing $100.00 $100.00 Swimming Pool $100.00 $100.00 Development & Zoning Division Fees Planning Commission Fee $1,200 Residential Application Fee $1,000 $1,700 Commercial Application Fee $1,500 Recordation Fee (based on actual cost) $135.00 Revised Plat Fee $550.00 $600.00 Hearing Cancellation (Request of Applicant) $150.00 $250.00 Annexation $650.00 Appeal to City or Parish Council $500.00 Hearing Examiner Fees Residential Application Fee $500.00 $600.00 Commercial Application Fee $1,000.00 $1,100.00 Hearing Cancellation or Rehearing $150.00 $250.00 Board of Zoning Adjustments Fees Variance Application Fee $300.00 $400.00 a.)

The Permit Division Fee Schedule shall be published by the Community Development and Planning Department and shall be made available to all members of the Lafayette community. b.) The Permit Division Fee Schedule may be incorporated into and published in the Community Development and Planning Department fee schedule. c.) The Permit Division Fee Schedule may be amended at any time by action of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council, which action may be upon request of the Community Development and Planning Department or initiation by the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council.

SECTION 3: All ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4: After first having been adopted by a majority of the authorized membership of both the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council, this joint ordinance shall become effective upon signature of this joint ordinance by the Lafayette Mayor-President, or the elapse of ten (10) days after receipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon override of a veto, whichever occurs first. ***** /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190021-655696-JUN 5-1T $ 238.14

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All bids must be submit‐ ted in accordance with the requirements of the bid documents.

No bid may be with‐ drawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled time for open‐ ing of bids.

The Lafayette Parish School System reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or ir‐ regularities in bids re‐ ceived when such is in the best interest of the School System.

In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2251, a preference of up to ten percent (10%) may be granted to products manufactured, produced, grown, or as‐ sembled in Louisiana when such products meet or exceed the spec‐ ifications of this bid.

Award of this contract is subject to the availability of funds.

The Lafayette Parish School System strongly encourages the partici‐ pation of minority-owned and small business en‐

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The Lafayette City Coun‐ cil and the Lafayette Parish Council each met in Regular Sessions on June 2, 2026 and intro‐ duced the following ordi‐ nance.

JO-019-2026 A joint ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and ad‐ justing the manning ta‐ bles of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government to provide funding for salary adjust‐ i hi h ffi

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g y j ments within the Office of the Chief Administra‐ tive Officer, Human Re‐ sources Division.

The ordinance will ap‐ pear before the each, the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council for public hear‐ ing and final adoption in the Ted A. Ardoin CityParish Council Audito‐ rium located at 705 W. University Avenue, Lafayette, LA on June 16, 2026. /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190007-JUN 5-1T $11 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The Lafayette City Coun‐ cil met in Regular Ses‐ sion on June 2, 2026 and adopted the following or‐ dinances: CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO037-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE LAFAYETTE DEVELOP‐ MENT CODE SO AS TO RE‐

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 2, 2026 HELD AT 705 W. UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAFAYETTE, LA. ATTENDANCE COUNCIL: Kenneth Boudreaux (Chair, District 5), Liz Hebert (Vice-Chair, District 3) Elroy Broussard (District 1), Andy Naquin (District 2) and Thomas Hooks (District 4) ABSENT: None COUNCIL STAFF: Joseph Gordon-Wiltz (Clerk of the Council), Cindy M. Semien (Associate Clerk for Legislative Affairs) and Kelly Comeaux (Assistant Clerk for Legislative Affairs) ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Monique B. Boulet (Mayor-President), Rachel Godeaux (Chief Administrative Officer), Karen Fontenot (Chief Financial Officer), Robbie Mahtook (City-Parish Attorney), and Paul Escott (Assistant City-Parish Attorney) (5:32:00) COMMENCEMENT Call to order Chair Boudreaux called the Regular City Council Meeting of June 2, 2026 to order.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance The Chair called upon Councilmember Naquin to cite an invocation and upon Councilmember Hebert to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

WELCOME AND CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Boudreaux made the following announcements: • Item Item # 9, final adoption of CO-039-2026, Community Development and Planning has requested that this item be deferred indefinitely.

• Item #14, final adoption of CO-044-2026, the Utilities Department has requested an amendment be made changing the prior year fund balance amount from $5,124 to $5,201 in the title of the ordinance.

• Item #19- Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board- Direct appointment by Lafayette Parish Medical Society of Dr. Philippe Prouet. Due to term clarification, an amendment is being requested to correct the effective term length from one (1) year term to the remaining three (3) year, one (1) – month term.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no Council announcements.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: EXECUTIVE/MAYOR-PRESIDENT’S REPORT a. Budget-to-Actual Comparison of Major City Funds – April 2026 Preliminary Boulet noted that the monthly Budget-to-Actual Comparisons are to comply with statewide auditing procedures. b. Audit Findings Update – May 2026 Boulet noted that they are required monthly to give an update to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor on the report findings.

Boulet’s announcements: • She acknowledged and introduced The Bloomberg Leadership group that was in attendance and explained that the Bloomberg Leadership is a group of 46 Mayors from around the world.

• The Juneteenth flag raising was held that morning. Thanks were given to community leaders for their participation.

• EOC held a successful hurricane evacuation practice. Vidalia is working with our parish as a center to send evacuees to as needed in the event of a hurricane.

• Monday, June 8th at 10:00am will be the Downtown Lafayette Sidewalks Ribbon Cutting ceremony. This will be held at the intersection of S. Washington Street and W. Vermilion Street.

• The Lafayette Parish Growth Plan public meeting will be held Tuesday, June 9th at 6:30pm at the Milton Civic Center. Although this is through the Parish, it does impact the city as well and she encouraged all to attend.

RESOLUTIONS AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: CR-012-2026 A resolution of the Lafayette City Council approving the Washington Heights Community Coterie’s Letter of Commitment and Boundary Designation, motion to adopt by Naquin, seconded by Broussard, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: CR-013-2026 A resolution of the Lafayette City Council approving the appointment of Jeffrey Stewart as Director and Karen Hoyt as Alternate Director to the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority Board of Directors, motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Naquin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

JOINT RESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: JR-014-2026 A joint resolution of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council designating The Acadiana Advocate as the Official Journal for the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government for one (1) year commencing July 1, 2026, motion to adopt by Naquin, seconded by Broussard, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

ORDINANCES FOR FINAL ADOPTION AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: CO-037-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the Lafayette Development Code so as to reclassify the property of Case No. 2026-1-AZON Hobson Street and North Buchanan Street Administrative Rezoning, located generally north of Mudd Avenue, west of North Buchanan Street, and south of North Buchanan Street; 311, 313 & 315 (on one lot), 319, 401, 405 & 407 North Buchanan Street, 100, 101, 102, 106 & 107 Hobson Street, and 101, 103 & 107 Mudd Avenue being rezoned from IL (Industrial-Light) to MN-2 (Mixed-Use Neighborhood), motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Naquin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: CO-038-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the Lafayette Development Code so as to reclassify the property of Case No. 2026-4-REZ 110 & 112 Row 2 Rezoning, located generally north of Row 3, west of West Pinhook Road, and south of Row

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CLASSIFY THE PROPERTY OF CASE NO. 2026-1-AZON HOBSON STREET AND NORTH BUCHANAN STREET ADMINISTRATIVE REZONING, LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF MUDD AVENUE, WEST OF NORTH BUCHANAN STREET, AND SOUTH OF NORTH BUCHANAN STREET; 311, 313 & 315 (ON ONE LOT), 319, 401, 405 & 407 NORTH BUCHANAN STREET, 100, 101, 102, 106 & 107 HOB‐ SON STREET, AND 101, 103 & 107 MUDD AVENUE BEING REZONED FROM IL (INDUSTRIAL-LIGHT) TO MN-2 (MIXED-USE NEIGH‐ BORHOOD)

& 107 Hobson Street, and 101, 103 & 107 Mudd Av‐ enue, the said parcels being shown and identi‐ fied on a map titled, “Hobson and North Buchanan Street Admin‐ istrative Rezoning-Ad‐ dress Map”, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part thereof.

SECTION 2: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 3: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first. *****

FROM IH (INDUSTRIALHEAVY) TO IL (INDUS‐ TRIAL-LIGHT)

BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The Lafayette Development Code is hereby amended so as to reclassify Case No. 20261-AZON Hobson Street and North Buchanan Street Administrative Re‐ zoning located generally north of Mudd Avenue, west of North Buchanan Street, and south of North Buchanan Street, the particular parcels being rezoned from IL (Industrial-Light) to MN-2 (Mixed-Use Neighbor‐ hood); 311, 313 & 315 (on one lot), 319, 401, 405 & 407 North Buchanan Street, 100, 101, 102, 106

CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO038-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE LAFAYETTE DEVELOP‐ MENT CODE SO AS TO RE‐ CLASSIFY THE PROPERTY OF CASE NO. 2026-4-REZ 110 & 112 ROW 2 REZON‐ ING, LOCATED GENER‐ ALLY NORTH OF ROW 3, WEST OF WEST PINHOOK ROAD, AND SOUTH OF ROW 1; BEING REZONED

BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The Lafayette Development Code is hereby amended so as to reclassify Case No. 20264-REZ 110 & 112 Row 2 Rezoning located gener‐ ally north of Row 3, west of West Pinhook Road, and south of Row 1, the particular parcel being rezoned from IH (Indus‐ trial-Heavy) to IL (Indus‐ trial-Light); the said par‐ cel being shown and identified on a map ti‐ tled, “Area Map Rezoning of Property: IH to IL Edwin Buteau”, prepared

by Pioneer Surveying, LLC, dated February 5, 2026, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part thereof.

SECTION 2: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 3: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs

1; being rezoned from IH (Industrial-Heavy) to IL (Industrial-Light), motion to adopt by Naquin, seconded by Hebert, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: CO-039-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the Lafayette Development Code and the official map of the City of Lafayette, providing for the annexation of additional land into the Corporate Limits of the City of Lafayette, Louisiana, Case No. 2026-6REZ 300 Block Tolson Road Annexation (Lots 1-5), located generally north of Hamilton Parc Way, east of Tolson Road, and south of Terville Avenue; and assigning a zoning classification of CM-1 (Commercial Mixed) (District 4), motion to defer indefinitely by Naquin, seconded by Hebert, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to defer indefinitely was approved.

Margaret Hebert stated that she was the property owner and was there if they had any questions about her request to defer.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 10 CO-040-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council approving a Conditional Use Permit to allow a dwelling, two-family (duplex) in a RS-1 (Residential Single-Family) zoning district, Case No. 2026-7-REZ 100 Wilkins Street CUP (Conditional Use Permit), located generally north of Markham Street, east of Liston Street, and south of Hammond Road, motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Broussard, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

Broussard asked for clarification on the pros and cons from Tammy Luke.

Tammy Luke, director of Community Development and Planning explained there was some minor opposition from the neighbors that this would be a smaller lot than the surrounding lots, however, the department was in favor of the ordinance.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 11 CO-041-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the Lafayette Development Code and the official map of the City of Lafayette, providing for the annexation of additional land into the corporate limits of the City of Lafayette, Louisiana, Case No. 20268-REZ 100 Block Darbonne Road Annexation, located generally north of Woodbridge Drive, east of Tolson Road, and south of Darbonne Road; and assigning a zoning classification of RM-1 (Residential Mixed) (District 4), motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Hooks, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

Brent Hollier signed in to speak, but only if there were questions.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 12 CO-042-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating and capital budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by increasing the use of Fund Balance in the City General Fund (Fund 1010) by $1,195,000 and appropriating for the external appropriation to ACA Music Museum and increasing the City Combined Bond Fund (Fund 4410) Reserve by $1,195,000 and removing the ACA Music Museum Bond Project, motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Naquin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

Boudreaux asked for clarification from Karen Fontenot.

Karen Fontenot, Chief Financial Officer, explained that LCG started paying for this a few years earlier due to issues with bonds and sales taxes. This ordinance is to replace what has already been spent.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 13 CO-043-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and adjusting the manning tables of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by reclassifying and adjusting the salary of one (1) City Marshal Office Administrator to Deputy Administrator position reflecting eligibility for State Supplemental Pay (SSP) within the Lafayette City Marshal’s Office, motion to adopt by Naquin, seconded by Broussard, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 CO-044-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and adjusting the manning tables of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by using prior year fund balance in the amount of $5,124 for salary adjustments within the Utilities Department, motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Naquin.

A motion to amend to change the prior year fund balance amount from $5,124 to $5,201 in the title of the ordinance by Broussard, seconded by Hebert, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to amend was approved.

The Chair then called for a vote to adopt, as amended, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt, as amended, was approved.

JOINT ORDINANCE FOR FINAL ADOPTION AGENDA ITEM NO. 15: JO-018-2026 A joint ordinance of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council amending Chapter 26, “Development Regulations”, Article III, “Building Code” Section 26-93, “Fees”, of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code of Ordinances amending Ordinance O-221-2014, Schedule of Fees charged by the Permit Division of the Community Development and Planning Department, motion to adopt by Hebert, seconded by Broussard, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was approved.

Boudreaux thanked Administration for the information provided previously

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first. ***** CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO040-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A CONDI‐ TIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY (DUPLEX) IN A RS-1 (RESIDENTIAL SIN‐ GLE-FAMILY) ZONING DIS‐ TRICT, CASE NO. 2026-7REZ 100 WILKINS STREET CUP (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT), LOCATED GEN‐ ERALLY NORTH OF MARKHAM STREET, EAST OF LISTON STREET, AND SOUTH OF HAMMOND ROAD BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The Lafayette City Council hereby ap‐ proves a CUP (Condi‐ tional Use Permit) to allow a dwelling, twofamily (duplex) in a RS-1 (Residential Single-Fam‐ ily) zoning district, Case No. 2026-7-REZ, 100 Wilkins Street CUP (Con‐ ditional Use Permit), lo‐ cated generally north of Markham Street, east of Liston Street, and south of Hammond Road, the said parcel being shown and identified on a map titled, “Plat of Survey Showing the Re-Division f i f

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g of a Portion of Lots 23 & 24 into One Lot”, pre‐ pared by Richard C. Spikes, Inc., dated Janu‐ ary 13, 2026, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part thereof.

SECTION 2: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 3: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever comes first. ***** CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO041-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE LAFAYETTE DEVELOP‐ MENT CODE AND THE OF‐ FICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, PROVID‐ ING FOR THE ANNEXA‐ TION OF ADDITIONAL LAND INTO THE CORPO‐ RATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, CASE NO. 2026-8-REZ 100 BLOCK DARBONNE ROAD ANNEX‐ ATION, LOCATED GENER‐ ALLY NORTH OF WOOD‐

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BRIDGE DRIVE, EAST OF TOLSON ROAD, AND SOUTH OF DARBONNE ROAD; AND ASSIGNING A ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF RM-1 (RESIDENTIAL MIXED) (DISTRICT 4) BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The Lafayette Development Code and official map of the City of Lafayette are hereby amended so as to annex Case No. 2026-8-REZ 100 Block Darbonne Road An‐ nexation, located gener‐ ally north of Woodbridge Road, east of Tolson Road, and south of Dar‐ bonne Road; and assign‐ ing a zoning classifica‐ tion of RM-1 (Residential Mixed). Refer to survey “Map of Proposed Exten‐ sion for City of Lafayette, Louisiana, Corporate Limits, Located in Sec‐ tion 24, T10S-R4E”, pre‐ pared by: Lafayette CityParish Consolidated Gov‐ ernment, Lafayette Utili‐ ties System; a copy is at‐ tached hereto and made a part thereof.

SECTION 2: The foregoing described property is lo‐ cated within Lafayette City Council District No. 4.

SECTION 3: The descrip‐ tion of the property to be annexed is as follows: Beginning at a point on h i i i f

on this ordinance.

The Clerk of the Council confirmed this Joint Ordinance passed with the Parish Council.

APPEAL AGENDA ITEM NO. 16: Appeal of Notice of Judgment of Condemnation and Order of Demolition: 1331 SE Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 A.A.B. Case #26-1109 Naquin made a motion to grant the appeal, seconded by Hebert, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to grant the appeal was approved.

Kathy Trahan, Community Development and Planning Compliance Manager, gave a summary of the case.

The Appellant, Christopher Granger, was present and spoke about the progress that has been made on the property. He further stated that it is almost to completion. He provided photos as proof of the work that has taken place.

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF VACANCIES ON BOARDS/COMMISSIONS AGENDA ITEM NO. 17: Five (5) vacancies exist on the Transportation Policy Committee (the governing board for the Metropolitan Planning Organization) effective immediately. Applicants must be either 1) local elected officials, 2) officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan area, including representation by providers of public transportation.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 18: A vacancy will exist on the Downtown Management Committee for a three-year term effective July 1, 2026. Applicants must own property or work in downtown Lafayette.

Individuals wishing to submit a resume for the above volunteer vacancies must be a registered voter and a resident of Lafayette Parish. Yearly ethics training for all appointees is required as is financial disclosure under certain circumstances. Resumes are to be forwarded to Joseph Gordon-Wiltz, Clerk of the Council, P.O. Box 4017-C, Lafayette, LA 70502 or emailed to BCLafayette@LafayetteLA.gov no later than noon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026 with appointment(s) to be made at the Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Lafayette City Council.

APPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR-PRESIDENT AND/ OR ANY OTHER DIRECT APPOINTING AUTHORITY AGENDA ITEM NO. 19: Lafayette Parish Medical Society, appointed Dr. Philippe Prouet to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board for a 1-year term effective January 1, 2026.

A motion to amend to correct the effective length from one (1) year term to the remaining three (3) year, one (1) month term by Hebert, seconded by Broussard and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to amend was approved.

INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCES A motion to introduce agenda items 20 thru 23, in globo, was offered by Broussard, seconded by Naquin.

20. CO-045-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and adjusting the manning tables of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government to make various personnel adjustments per Civil Service recommendation within the Communications Department.

21. CO-046-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council authorizing the Lafayette Mayor-President to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government, the Louisiana Department of Treasury and the State of Louisiana concerning Act 461 of 2025 Regular Legislative Session of the Louisiana Legislature and amending the FY 25/26 capital budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by increasing revenues in the amount of $500,000 received from the State of Louisiana Department of Treasury and appropriating within the Capital Improvements Department for Kaliste Saloom Road and the I-49 Intersection.

22. CO-047-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council declaring the Concrete Lined Coulee Maintenance-Repairs 2025 Project a public necessity and authorizing the acquisition of the necessary rights-ofway, immovable property and other property rights requisite to the construction of said project, either on an amicable basis or through the proper use of the expropriation process if necessary.

23. CO-048-2026 An ordinance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating and capital budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by increasing the use of retained earnings reserve in the amount of $4,513,220 and using prior year fund balance in the amount of $2,743,325 within the Utilities Department.

The Chair then called for a vote to introduce the ordinances (items 20 thru 23), in globo, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to introduce, in globo, was approved.

JOINT INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM NO. 24: JO-019-2026 A joint ordinance of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and adjusting the manning tables of the Lafayette CityParish Consolidated Government to provide funding for salary adjustments within the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Human Resources Division, motion to introduce by Broussard, seconded by Naquin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Broussard, Naquin, Hebert, Hooks, Boudreaux NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to introduce was approved.

(6:19:00) ADJOURN There being no further business to come before the Council, Chair Boudreaux declared the Regular Meeting adjourned. /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ, LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190010-655663-JUN 5-1T $ 423.36

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g g p the existing City of Lafayette corporate lim‐ its, said point is the northwesterly property corner of AGNES D GAS‐ PARD (ESTATE), the east‐ erly right-of-way of Tol‐ son Rd, and the southerly right-of-way of Darbonne Rd,thence ± 66.00’ north through the right-of-way and road of Darbonne Rd the southwesterly to property corner of ALICE GASPARD FOREMAN (ES‐ TATE) to a point,thence ± 212.00’ southeast along the southerly property line of ALICE GASPARD FOREMAN (ESTATE), and the northerly right-ofway of Darbonne Rd to a ± 69.00’ point,thence south through the rightof-way and road of Dar‐ bonne Rd to the north‐ easterly property corner of AGNES D GASPARD (ESTATE), and the north‐ westerly property corner RONALD JAMES of DUHON to a point,thence S00º18’23”E, a distance of approximately 454.38’, along the easterly prop‐ erty line of AGNES D GAS‐ PARD (ESTATE), and the westerly property line of RONALD JAMES DUHON to a corner point,thence N46º33’29”W, a distance of approximately 217.37’, along the southerly prop‐ erty line of AGNES D GAS‐ PARD (ESTATE), and the northerly property line of BOARDWALK INVESTORS, SEENU G KASTURI & DIVYA S KASTURI, which is also the existing City of Lafayette corporate to a corner limits point,thence N00º04’44”E, a distance of approximately 455.09’, along the westerly prop‐ erty line of AGNES D GAS‐ PARD (ESTATE), and the easterly right-of-way of Tolson Rd, which is also the existing City of Lafayette corporate lim‐ its to a point,which is also the existing City of Lafayette corporate lim‐ its and the point of be‐ ginning, all as shown on the attached incorpora‐ tion map prepared by Lafayette City - Parish Govern‐ Consolidated ment - Lafayette Utilities System, dated December 17, 2025 entitled, MAP OF EXTENSION PROPOSED FOR CITY OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, CORPORATE LIMITS, LOCATED IN SEC‐ TION 24, T10S-R4E, 100 DARBONNE RD (TOLSON POINT SUBD) ANNEXA‐ TION - APPROX. 1.85 ACRES. SECTION 4: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 5: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon the elapse of 30 days after publica‐ tion or posting, pursuant Louisiana Revised to Statute 33:173, et seq. *****

p g p budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government is hereby amended to remove the ACA Music Museum pro‐ ject in Fund 4410 City Combined Bond Fund and create an external appro‐ priation to ACA Music Museum within the City Fund (Fund General 1010).

SECTION 2: This transfer of funds shall be re‐ flected in any pertinent documents which are at‐ tached and made a part hereof and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Council.

SECTION 3: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 4: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first. *****

LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FY 25/26 OPERATING BUDGET AND ADJUSTING THE MAN‐ NING TABLES OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERN‐ MENT BY USING PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,201 FOR SALARY ADJUST‐ MENTS WITHIN THE UTIL‐ ITIES DEPARTMENT

CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO042-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FY 25/26 OPERATING AND CAPITAL OF THE BUDGET LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERN‐ MENT BY INCREASING THE USE OF FUND BAL‐ ANCE IN THE CITY GEN‐ ERAL FUND (FUND 1010) BY $1,195,000 AND AP‐ PROPRIATING FOR THE APPROPRIA‐ EXTERNAL TION TO ACA MUSIC MU‐ SEUM AND INCREASING CITY COMBINED THE BOND FUND (FUND 4410) RESERVE BY $1,195,000 AND REMOVING THE ACA MUSIC MUSEUM BOND PROJECT BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The FY 25/26 operating and capital b d f h f

CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO043-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FY 25/26 OPERATING BUDGET AND ADJUSTING THE MAN‐ NING TABLES OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERN‐ MENT BY RECLASSIFYING ADJUSTING THE AND SALARY OF ONE (1) CITY MARSHAL OFFICE ADMIN‐ ISTRATOR TO DEPUTY AD‐ MINISTRATOR POSITION REFLECTING ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE SUPPLEMEN‐ TAL PAY (SSP) WITHIN LAFAYETTE CITY THE MARSHAL’S OFFICE BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The FY 25/26 operating budget and manning tables of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment is hereby amended by reclassifying and ad‐ justing the hourly rate of one (1) City Marshal Of‐ Administrator to fice Deputy Administrator po‐ sition from $25.82 to $29.28.

SECTION 2: The FY 25/26 operating budget of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment shall not be im‐ pacted as there is suffi‐ cient unexpended/unen‐ cumbered salary appro‐ priation to cover this re‐ allocation. The annual re‐ curring cost is $8,177.26, of which $7,200.00 shall be funded by the State of Louisiana and $977.26 by the Lafayette City-Parish Govern‐ Consolidated ment.

SECTION 3: This adjust‐ ment to the Lafayette Marshal’s Office City manning tables shall be as reflected in any perti‐ nent documents which are attached hereto and made a part hereof and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Council.

SECTION 4: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 5: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first. ***** CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO044-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE

BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The FY 25/26 operating budget and manning tables of the Utilities Department of the Lafayette City-Parish Govern‐ Consolidated are hereby ment amended by adjusting the appropriations of the Utilities Department.

SECTION 2: This transfer of funds shall be re‐ flected in any pertinent documents which are at‐ tached and made a part hereof and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Council.

SECTION 3: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 4: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first. ***** /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190017-JUN 5-1T $131 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The Lafayette City Coun‐ cil met in Regular Ses‐ sion on June 2, 2026 and introduced the following ordinances.

CO-045-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and adjusting the manning tables of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment to make various adjustments personnel per Civil Service recom‐ mendation within the Communications Depart‐ ment.

CO-046-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council authorizing the Lafayette MayorPresident to enter into a Endeavor Cooperative Agreement between the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment, the Louisiana De‐ partment of Treasury and the State of Louisiana concerning Act 461 of 2025 Regular Legislative Session of the Louisiana Legislature and amend‐ ing the FY 25/26 capital budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by increas‐ ing revenues in the amount of $500,000 re‐ ceived from the State of Louisiana Department of Treasury and appropriat‐ ing within the Capital Im‐ provements Department for Kaliste Saloom Road and the I-49 Intersection.

CO-047-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council declaring Concrete Lined the Coulee Maintenance-Re‐ pairs 2025 Project a pub‐ lic necessity and autho‐ rizing the acquisition of the necessary rights-ofway, immovable property d h i h

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y p p y and other property rights requisite to the construc‐ tion of said project, ei‐ ther on an amicable basis or through the proper use of the expro‐ priation process if neces‐ sary.

y signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first.

CO-048-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council amending the FY 25/26 operating and capital budget of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment by increasing the use of retained earnings reserve in the amount of and using $4,513,220 prior year fund balance the amount of in $2,743,325 within the Util‐ ities Department.

The ordinances will ap‐ pear before the Lafayette City Council for public hearing and final adop‐ tion in the Ted A. Ardoin City-Parish Council Audi‐ torium located at 705 W. Avenue, University Lafayette, LA on June 16, 2026. /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190005-JUN 5-1T $23 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The Lafayette Parish Council met in Regular Session on June 2, 2026 and adopted the follow‐ ing ordinances: PARISH ORDINANCE NO. PO-020-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE PARISH LAFAYETTE COUNCIL AMENDING THE 25/26 OPERATING FY OF THE BUDGET LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERN‐ MENT BY ADJUSTING THE MANNING TABLES AND INCREASING THE HOURLY PAY RATE OF ONE (1) SEC‐ I POSITION RETARY WITHIN THE CAPITAL IM‐ DEPART‐ PROVEMENTS MENT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette Parish Council, that: SECTION 1: The FY 25/26 operating budget of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment is hereby amended by adjusting the manning tables and increasing the hourly pay rate of one (1) Secretary I position (Po‐ sition No. 1032) from $16.5600 to $17.8483, as recommended by Civil Service.

SECTION 2: The FY 25/26 operating budget of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment shall not be af‐ fected due to the suffi‐ cient unexpended/unen‐ cumbered balance in the salary appropriation to cover the additional cost needed for the remain‐ der of the 25/26 fiscal year.

SECTION 3: This adjust‐ ment to the Capital Im‐ Depart‐ provements ment’s manning tables shall be reflected in any documents pertinent are attached which hereto and made part hereof and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Council.

SECTION 4: All ordi‐ nances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby re‐ pealed.

SECTION 5: This ordi‐ nance shall become ef‐ fective upon signature of the Lafayette MayorPresident, the elapse of ten (10) days after re‐ ceipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without i

***** /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190022-JUN 5-1T $21

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The Lafayette Parish Council met in Regular Session on June 2, 2026 and introduced the fol‐ lowing ordinances.

PO-021-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating and capital budget of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment by increasing the use of prior year fund balance in Library Fund 2630 by $875,000 and ap‐ propriating in the capital budget of Library Fund 2630 in the amount of $875,000 for the purchase of a library warehouse.

PO-022-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by adjusting the manning tables and increasing the hourly pay rate of one (1) Library Associate I and one (1) Electrical, Mechanical & Refrigeration Technician position within the Li‐ brary Department.

The ordinances will ap‐ pear before the Lafayette Parish Council for public hearing and final adop‐ tion in the Ted A. Ardoin City-Parish Council Audi‐ torium located at 705 W. Avenue, University Lafayette, LA on June 16, 2026. /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 190009-JUN 5-1T $13 PUBLIC NOTICE --PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARISH LAFAYETTE COUNCIL MEETING OF PARISH OF THE LAFAYETTE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 2, 2026 HELD AT 705 W. UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAFAYETTE, LA. ATTENDANCE COUNCIL: Donald Richard (Chair, District 2), Ken (Vice-Chair, Stansbury District 3), Bryan Tabor (District 1), John Guil‐ beau (District 4) and AB Rubin (District 5) ABSENT: None COUNCIL STAFF: Joseph Gordon-Wiltz (Clerk of the Council), Cindy M. Semien (Associate Clerk for Legislative Affairs) and Kelly Comeaux (As‐ sistant Clerk for Legisla‐ tive Affairs) ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: B. Boulet Monique (Mayor-President), Karen Fontenot (Chief Financial Officer), Robbie Mahtook Attorney) (City-Parish and Paul Escott (Assis‐ tant City-Parish Attor‐ ney) (4:32:00) MENT

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Call to order Chair Richard called the Regular Parish Council Meeting of June 2, 2026 to order.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Invo‐ cation and Pledge of Al‐ legiance The Chair called upon Councilmember Rubin to cite an invocation and Councilmember upon Tabor to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

WELCOME AND CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Richard made the announce‐ following ments: • Item #10- Emergency Medical Services Advi‐ sory Board- Direct ap‐ pointment by Lafayette Parish Medical Society of Dr. Philippe Prouet. Due to term clarification, an amendment is being re‐ quested to correct the ef‐ fective length from one (1) year term to the re‐ maining three (3) year, one (1) – month term.

• AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: ANNOUNCE‐ COUNCIL MENTS There were no Council announcements.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: EX‐ ECUTIVE/MAYOR-PRESI‐ DENT’S REPORT a. Budget-to-Actual Com‐ parison of Major Parish Funds – April Preliminary Boulet noted that the Budget-to-Ac‐ monthly tual Comparisons are to comply with statewide auditing procedures. b. Audit Findings Update – May 2026 Boulet noted that they are required monthly to give an update to the Louisiana Legislative Au‐ ditor on the report find‐ ings.

Boulet’s announcements: • She acknowledged and The introduced Leadership Bloomberg group that was in atten‐ dance and explained that the Bloomberg Leader‐ ship is a group of 46 May‐ ors from around the world.

• The Juneteenth flag raising was held that morning. Thanks were given to community lead‐ ers for their participa‐ tion.

• EOC held a successful evacuation hurricane practice. Vidalia is work‐ ing with our parish as a center to send evacuees as needed.

• The Lafayette Parish Growth Plan public meet‐ ing will be held Tuesday, June 9th at 6:30pm at the Milton Civic Center.

JOINT RESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: JR014-2026 A joint resolu‐ tion of the Lafayette City and the Council Lafayette Parish Council designating The Acadi‐ ana Advocate as the Offi‐ cial Journal for the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment for one (1) year commencing July 1, 2026, motion to adopt by Guil‐ seconded by beau, Rubin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Tabor, Richard, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was ap‐ proved.

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g p g of the Lafayette CityParish Consolidated Gov‐ ernment by adjusting the manning tables and in‐ creasing the hourly pay rate of one (1) Secretary I position within the Capi‐ tal Improvements De‐ partment Environmental Quality Division, motion to adopt by Stansbury, seconded by Rubin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Tabor, Richard, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was ap‐ proved.

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AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: JO018-2026 A joint ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council amending Chapter 26, Regula‐ “Development tions”, Article III, “Build‐ ing Code” Section 26-93, “Fees”, of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code of Or‐ dinances amending Ordi‐ nance O-221-2014, Sched‐ ule of Fees charged by the Permit Division of the Community Development and Planning Depart‐ ment, motion to adopt by seconded by Tabor, Stansbury, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Richard, Tabor, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to adopt was ap‐ proved.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF VA‐ ON CANCIES BOARDS/COMMISSIONS AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: A vacancy exists on the In‐ Development dustrial Board for the remainder of a six-year term which expires January 31, 2028 Individuals wishing to submit a resume for the above volunteer vacancy must be a registered voter and a resident of Lafayette Parish. Yearly ethics training for all ap‐ pointees is required as is disclosure financial under certain circum‐ stances. Resumes are to be forwarded to Joseph Gordon-Wiltz, Clerk of the Council, P.O. Box 4017 C, Lafayette, LA 70502 or emailed to BCLafayette@ LafayetteLA.gov no later than noon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026 with appoint‐ ment(s) to be made at the Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Lafayette Parish Council.

CONSIDER APPOINT‐ MENT(S) BY THE COUN‐ CIL, AS A WHOLE, TO BOARDS/COMMISSIONS AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Ap‐ pointment of Charles Cornay to the Industrial Development Board for the remainder of a sixyear term which expires March 31, 2030.

Guilbeau nominated Charles Cornay, and the vote was as follows: CORNAY: Tabor, Richard, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Charles Cornay was ap‐ pointed.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Ap‐ pointment of Lore Linton to the Keep Lafayette Beautiful Committee for the re‐ mainder of a two-year which expires term March 1, 2028.

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LINTON: Tabor, Richard, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Lore Linton was ap‐ pointed.

APPOINTMENT BY COUN‐ CIL MEMBERS, MAYOR PRESIDENT AND/OR ANY OTHER DIRECT APPOINT‐ ING AUTHORITY AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Lafayette Parish Medical Society appointed Dr. Philippe Prouet to the Emergency Medical Ser‐ vices Advisory Board for a 1-year term effective January 1, 2026.

A motion to amend to the effective correct length from one (1) year term to the remaining three (3) year, one (1) month term by Rubin, seconded by Guilbeau and the vote was as fol‐ lows: YEAS: Richard, Tabor, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to amend was ap‐ proved.

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A motion to introduce agenda items 11 and 12, in globo, was offered by Stansbury, seconded by Tabor.

11. PO-021-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating and capital budget of the City-Parish Lafayette Govern‐ Consolidated ment by increasing the use of prior year fund balance in Library Fund 2630 by $875,000 and ap‐ propriating in the capital budget of Library Fund 2630 in the amount of $875,000 for the purchase of a library warehouse.

12. PO-022-2026 An ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government by adjusting the manning tables and increasing the hourly pay rate of one (1) Library Associate I and one (1) Electrical, Mechanical & Refrigeration Technician position within the Li‐ brary Department.

The Chair then called for a vote to introduce the ordinances (items 11 and 12), in globo, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Tabor, Richard, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to introduce, in globo, was approved.

JOINT INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM NO. 13: JO019-2026 A joint ordi‐ nance of the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council amending the FY 25/26 operating budget and ad‐ justing the manning ta‐ bles of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government to provide funding for salary adjust‐ ments within the Office of the Chief Administra‐ tive Officer, Human Re‐ sources Division, motion to introduce by Tabor, seconded by Rubin, and the vote was as follows: YEAS: Richard, Tabor, Guilbeau, Stansbury, Rubin NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Motion to introduce was

Claire Delcambre signed in to speak, but was not in attendance.

COMMENT(S) FROM THE PUBLIC AGENDA ITEM NO. 14: Comments from the pub‐ lic on any other mat‐ ter(s) not on an agenda and are within the leg‐ islative power of the Lafayette Parish Council.

Ellen Hahn is a retired lawyer and spoke about outlawing racial profiling after a group of Sheriff’s agents conducted a road block outside a known Hispanic establishment.

Jim Hayes shared a pre‐ highlighting sentation the health concerns of sugarcane burning. He is about the concerned number of farmers that are not following set guidelines.

Dr. Sally Donlon spoke of concerns about I.C.E. and the Sheriff. She thanked the Council for not mak‐ ing changes to the amount of time for public comment and asked that they pass a Resolution to protect citizens.

Claire Delcambre ad‐ dressed the detainment of a woman without her documentation proper and reminded all to act as professionals.

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