The Times-Picayune 06-06-2026

‘ITWAS OURDUTY’

National WWII Museum honors Rosiethe Riveters with American Spirit Awards this weekend

More than 30 women travel to N.O. to share theirstories

BY VIOLET BUCARO Staff writer

The heads of thefactory told Delphine Klaput to guardthe aircraft blueprints with her life. Whenever she needed to bring them out, which was oftenasa leader of ateam of men building planes to be sent overseas,she kept them close so they wouldn’tbelost or seenbysomeone who shouldn’t know about them.There was awar on, after all.

It was afar cry from herlife growing up in aPennsylvania coal mining town, and she rememberswalking through Glenn L. Martin Aircraft factory in Baltimore asking herself, “What did Iget myself into?” Klaput, 101, worked at the aircraft factory during thelast years of World WarII. From 1944 to 1945, she was one of the millions of young women who tookjobs in the factories that built the planes and tanks and ships and trucksthat helped the U.S. and its allies winthe war America’smassive manufactur-

ing capability came to be known as theArsenal of Democracy.Itwas powered by women like Klaput, who later cametobeassociated withthe wartimeicon known as Rosie the Riveter

The Rosie the Riveter propaganda poster,created by J. Howard Miller in1943, depicts awoman with rolled-up sleeves, red lipstickand apumpedfist,with theemblematic motto “WeCan Do It.” It was made to

motivate women in the labor force. Earlier thisweek, Klaput was among morethan 30 “Rosie the Riveters” whotraveled to New Orleans to attend The American Spirit Awards at The National World WarII Museum, where they are honorees. The awards are given to people who reflect the spirit andcontribution of themen andwomen whoserved

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Gumball3000car rallycomingtoN.O.

Convoy travelsfrom MiamitoMexicoCity

BY DOUG MACCASH Staff writer

Aconvoy of 100 special automobiles driven by well-known actors, athletes and pop music artists hasleft Miami for a3,000-mile roadtrip to Mexico City with astop in New Orleans this weekend. In the midst of the journey the fleet of street-legal sports cars, antique racers and other specialty vehicles will pause in the French Quarter for apublic exhibition.

The annual charity event, known as the Gumball 3000, is in its 27thyear,

founded by Maximillion Cooper,known as Mr.Gumball. The long-distance drive was inspired in part by American-style unregulated Cannonballruns, in which old-fashioned gumballmachines were awarded as prizes, according to online sources. Gumball 3000 organizers are quick to point out that thecurrent eventisa rally,not arace. Gumball 3000 rallies have taken place in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as well as North America. This year’scelebritydrivers include former New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham, Cooper’swife and rapper Eve, actor Michelle Rodriguez of the “Fast &Furious” movie franchise, electronic dance music icon

deadmau5,soccerstarPatriceEvra, Nigerian graffitiartist Olaolu Slawn and others. Before reaching New Orleans on Saturday afternoon, the 2027 Gumball 3000 run plans alunchtimestop in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Thecars will assembleonBourbon Street and Canal Street —noexact location provided—at6 p.m. with live music and guest appearances from 9p.m. through 11 p.m

The event has apermit from the city andiswelcome in the Quarter,New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said this week.

The celebrity caravan is expected to reach Mexico City on June 10 in time for thestartofthe FIFAWorld Cup 26 soccer championship.

City gets extensionfor roadwork from FEMA

N.O. hastwo yearsto finish replacing streets

BY SOPHIEKASAKOVEand BEN MYERS Staff writers

New Orleans will be able to complete its massive roadwork program afterfederal officials signed offonalong-awaitedfunding extension on Friday,giving the city another two years to wrap up spending. Officials have until June 2028 to use the remainder of the $1.7 billion in federal funding to complete the 6,000-block effort, Mayor Helena Moreno’sadministration announced Friday “This extensioniscritically important for the people of New Orleans because it gives us the ability to complete transformative infrastructure projects that arealreadyunderway,”saidMoreno in astatement.“An enormous amount of work went into securing this extension.” At issue is aroadwork program, known as the Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request, or JIRR, that has torn up and replaced streets acrossthe city over nearly adecade. Roughly $500 millioningrant funds remain to be spent. Officials hadgrownconcerned aboutthe fate of the program in recent months, with the previous deadline of July 1fast approaching. Without the extension, Moreno’sadministration would have had to tap its own strapped resources to finish projects already underway,orleave torn-up

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BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

NewOrleans school officials will have moreauthoritytoshrink the school systeminresponse to low enrollment under newly passed legislation that allows the district superintendent to shutter charter schools before the end of their contracts. House Bill 1003, authored by state Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman, D-New Orleans, also nixesthe requirement that the district offer vacant school buildings to charter operators before selling or repurposing them,which should makeiteasier

PHOTO PROVIDED By GUMBALL3000 The international Gumball3000 road rally gets underwayin Toronto.

AgroupofRosies attend WWII veteran Melvin McMullen’s101st birthday celebrationatThe National WWII Museum on Friday.

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DelphineKlaputposes by acanvasdepicting Rosie the Riveter made withphotographs of theRosies attending The American Spirit Awards at The National WWII Museum on Friday

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3 Siberian tiger cubs born at Slovenian zoo

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia A zoo in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana has presented its newest residents: three Siberian tiger cubs who were born there under two weeks ago.

The Siberian tiger is one of the world’s most endangered big cat species, with experts estimating that about 500 remain in the wild. Their survival is threatened primarily by habitat loss and poaching.

Zoo workers said the cubs were born to mother Arisa and father Ussuri, which arrived in Ljubljana in 2004, after careful planning and much hoping

“We were not really expecting, but hoping, working on it because we have a good breeding pair,” zoo curator Spela Strus said. Though the couple were introduced to each other at the right time “we weren’t completely sure,” she added.

“So we were also a bit surprised and of course very happy,” she said.

Breeding wild animal species in enclosed spaces is known to be hard and often does not succeed.

The cubs, born on May 27, are highly vulnerable and need to be isolated from others except their mother, but zoo staff and visitors have been able see them on a screen streaming live video footage.

According to Strus, tiger cubs open their eyes and begin hearing about two weeks after birth. She said the mother is expected to bring them out of the den for the first time when they are one month old.

Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair

NASA on Friday temporarily ordered astronauts to take shelter during repairs to fix a fresh leak aboard the International Space Station.

The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory.

The decision was made “out of an abundance of caution,” NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens said via X.

The crew left the capsule and returned to regular operations after repair work was paused.

That part of the space station has suffered from cracks and leaks over the years. NASA said Roscosmos decided to do a more extensive repair after fresh problems were found.

The space agencies have been working to determine the cause of the cracks.

Trump to headline rally marking nation’s 250th

President Donald Trump said he would headline a rally in Washington on June 24 to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, a week after several artists pulled out of planned shows on the National Mall.

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump said in a social media post — a nod to the wave of cancellations by artists who said they wouldn’t be performing shortly after they were announced as featured acts.

“All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music you have listened to for years!” he said. At least five of the nine announced performers pulled out of the previously planned shows on the National Mall, saying the event was more political than they had been led to believe. Freedom 250, which is organizing the events, is a group described by Trump as a public-private nonprofit that also organized an overtly Christian prayer meeting on May 17 that included a video message from the president.

Cancellations for the Freedom 250 shows included country music icon Martina McBride, hiphop artist Young MC, The Commodores, Morris Day and The Time and Bret Michaels. Rapper Vanilla Ice defended the event in a social media video saying it was “not a political platform.” Trump said the musical acts for his own rally would include “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood and opera tenor Christopher Macchio.

Congo radio station battling misinformation

Fight against Ebola complicated by skeptism, attacks

BY JUSTIN KABUMBA and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press

BUNIA, Congo

The rare Bundibu-

gyo type of Ebola that Congo is battling took locals by surprise after weeks of spreading unnoticed. Hundreds of cases were suspected when Congolese authorities announced the outbreak on May 15, but many dismissed the news as a “Western conspiracy.”

At least 63 people have died from 397 confirmed cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday Yet the outbreak has been challenged by skepticism, attacks on health workers and misinformation.

Vérité Johnson, a journalist and editorial secretary at the Radio Télévision Mont Bleu station in Bunia, the capital city of the eastern Ituri province where the outbreak is concentrated, decided to produce a new program to combat rumors.

The radio show has emerged as a vital tool to win over some residents who have been unaware or skeptical about the facts of Bundibugyo.

Misinformation is dangerous

The 45-minute program runs daily at 10 a.m., reminding people of the dangers of Ebola and regularly featuring health specialists who provide updates and answer questions. The show’s jingles about the

virus play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.

“So far, there’s still a layer of resistance within the population, and that’s where the media plays an important role,” Johnson said.

“Misinformation is almost as dangerous as the virus itself and spreads just as fast. Earning and keeping the trust of communities is at the heart of everything we do,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday as WHO and the Africa CDC launched an Ebola response plan with partners.

Tedros said the new plan aims to raise $518 million to “stop the outbreak where it is, support countries that are responding today and ensure that neighboring countries are ready to detect and act quickly if cases appear.”

Resistance to protocols during public health emergencies is common in Congo, which is battling its 17th Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified there in 1976. There currently is no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo type of Ebola, which has added another layer of fear

Widespread rumors, often arising from fear and misinformation, discourage residents from adhering to health warnings or seeking medical help during an outbreak, health officials say

Mistrust leads to delays in care

Many residents remain distrustful of health authorities, with some alleging that officials are profiting from the outbreak.

“I can never take the vaccine, I prefer to die because if the vaccine arrives, it can scare us even more,” said Samson Gerson, a 52-year-old Bunia resident and father of seven children.

Analysts say some people in Congo have been receptive to disinformation due to mistrust of the healthcare system and because some local officials have not become actively involved in containing the disease.

“What is key is to involve the local actors at all levels. If we try to impose what we think is right to the community, we are running towards failure,” said Basile Rambaud, emergency programs director for Mercy Corps in Congo. “If people do not trust the response, they end up delaying to seek care, rejecting protective measures, or avoiding working with health teams, giving the virus more time to spread.”

Ituri province residents have launched at least three attacks against health centers, demanding the bodies of deceased patients.

Some people who are believed to have Ebola left the centers during the attacks and health workers could not account for their whereabouts.

Defense Department slashes religious designations list

Recognized traditions cut from more than 200 choices to 31

BY TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Department of Defense announced on Friday a significant reduction in the number of religious affiliations it officially recognizes.

The new list of 31 is down from more than 200 previously recognized traditions that troops could choose from The list no longer includes atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans

“This decrease in religious affiliation codes is not designed to make any claims on the legitimacy of any faith or religious belief, nor is it intended to provide a list of ‘officially approved’ religions,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement. “Rather, it is designed to allow chaplains to quickly look at the religious composition of their units and determine how they structure resources to best provide for warfighters of all faith groups.”

Parnell added the department values the free exercise of religion and chaplains facilitate service members’ “ability to freely exercise their religion of choice, or no religion at all.”

The list creates broad categories of some Christian traditions — Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist without specifying denominations within those traditions, which can span the theological and ideological spectrum. Service members can choose to identify as “no religion,” “other religions” or agnostic. Also included are Buddhism,

Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, the Baha’i faith and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Unitarian Universalist Association, which was cut from the list, said in a statement, “This may make it more difficult for our uniformed UUs to access the spiritual care that they need.”

The denomination said it is working on a strategic response to support UU service members.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity with his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation.

He first announced the impending changes to the faith categories in December, saying the large number of faith codes had become unmanageable.

“Secretary Hegseth is not ‘streamlining’ anything. He is elevating one narrow religious worldview from the top of the chain of command,” said the Rev Paul Raushenbush, a Baptist minister and head of the progressive Interfaith Alliance. “The First Amendment does not allow the government to create a hierarchy of faiths, and it certainly does not allow the Pentagon to decide which beliefs are worthy of recognition.”

The military is religiously diverse, and nearly 70% of troops identify as Christian, according to a 2019 congressional report. Almost a quarter of troops were listed as other, unclassified or unknown.

“As a member of a minority religion, I think it’s really important that we be counted,” said Irene Glasse, a pagan religious professional and Marine Corps veteran. “It erases us, and so many of us have served so proudly, so well, and so honorably.”

Trump wants Pulte to cut office

President says national intelligence should be scaled back

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term.

Trump noted that the size of the office has been “way too high for way too long” and that “if he cut, I wouldn’t mind that.”

“He’ll do a very good job,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he traveled to Wisconsin for an event on agriculture. “He’ll watch it closely, but Bill Pulte is very good, he’s very talented.”

The Republican president said in an earlier interview with The Wall Street Journal that he has asked Pulte to start the process of firing employees. In the interview, Trump said he has already conveyed his view to Pulte, who has served as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency but has no apparent national security expertise. “I’d like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there,” Trump said, which the Journal said was in reference to intelligence community officials who had served in the Democratic administrations of Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Trump told the Journal that he wants Pulte to “start the process” of firing personnel and that the eventual permanent director of national intelligence should continue it. The president has indicated that he would not formally nominate Pulte for the position. “Frankly, it might be good for him to shake it up before people come,” Trump said “Because, if he (Pulte) reduced the size, in conjunction with me and in conjunction with possibly the person coming in he can do a lot of the hard work and we wouldn’t have to saddle somebody that goes in.”

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Verité Johnson works at a community radio station on Thursday, providing daily awareness and updates on Ebola in Bunia, Congo.

Senate OKs$70Bimmigration bill

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Trump’ssettlement fund were rejected

BY MARYCLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Senate passedlegislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday,after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’sterm, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expectedto take it up next week.

The final vote came just before 5a.m., after Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts by members of both parties to add language to the bill that would permanentlyban Trump’ssettlement fund for allies who believe they’ve been politically persecuted.

Republicanscleared the last major hurdle overnight when they defeated an amendment proposed by one of their own members, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, that would have redirected payments from the settlement to members of lawenforcement who were injured when amob of Trump supporters seeking to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss attacked the Capitol onJan. 6, 2021.

The amendments were atest of party unity that complicated what should have been an easy vote for Republicans who wanted to keep the focus on immigration enforcement in an election year.Instead, they spent almosta full day haggling among themselves over whether to blockthe settlementfund, even after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had said earlier this week that it would not go forward.

“This would have been done several hours ago if we weren’thaving to deal with some of the issues

around the fund,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune,R-S D ,said shortly before midnight.

Thune himself has criticized the fund, which was part of asettlement that resolves Trump’s lawsuit against theIRS over the leakofhis taxreturnsand hasangered manyofhis GOP colleagues. But he has been pushing GOP senators for weeks to keep the bill focused on the funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcementand Border Patrol and to avoid adding new provisions thatcould complicateits passage in the House. Still, agroup of Republican senators pushed all day andintothe night to block thefund’spayouts through legislation. That effort came after Trump, who has been at odds with the Senate in recent weeks, raised new doubts aboutthe fund’s future on Wednesday when he toldreporters that itis “very important” and said “I don’tknow” whetheritis deadoronhold.

The final 52-47 vote on the billwas nearly partyline, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaskathe only Republican to oppose it. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado missedthe vote Senators push back on ban

The first vote on Thursday morning, aDemocratic effort to ban thesettlement fund, was held open for several hours while Cassidy and two other Republican senators decided whether to support it. TheDemocratic motion was narrowly defeated when Cassidy eventually voted against it and thetwo other senators —Jon Husted of Ohioand

Dan Sullivan of Alaska, both of whom are up for reelection this year —voted for it.

The Senate thenrejected asecond amendment from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolinathatwould also have banned thesettlement fundbut wouldhave moved themoney to aseparate anti-fraud fund at the DepartmentofJustice. Most Democrats voted against the amendment, guaranteeing its defeat, but more than10 Republicans supported it.

Tillis said the fund is apolitical liability for the party.

“If Blanche says this is largely inoperative, why not usethismomenttocodify that?” Tillis said.“Otherwise, you’reexposing every one of our members who are in cycletohavingtodeal withthis between today and Election Day,and thatmakes no sense for something that theDOJ says they’renot moving forward with.”

Cassidy’samendment to compensate the injured police officerswas apointed rebuke,aspayouts from Trump’sfund could have potentially gone to Trump supporters whobeat policeand attacked theCapitol on Jan 6. Cassidy lost reelection lastmonth after Trump endorsed aprimaryopponent He saidthat,despite Blanche’scomments, the fund is still part of an active settlement and “absolutely can be used.”

The Senate rejected several other Democratic efforts to trytoblock or limit the fund, including amendments to banpayments to Jan. 6defendantswho injuredlaw enforcement officers.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,D-N.Y.,

ICEwill no longer report deaths of recently released detainees

Homeland Security frames move as ‘common sense’

BYRYANJ.FOLEY Associated Press

IOWA CITY,Iowa— Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from its custody,inachange that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration’smass detentionpolicies.

The move rescinds a2021 policy implemented by the Biden administration that required ICE to report to Congress and investigate deaths of detainees that occur within 30 days of their release.

The goal of the 2021 policy was to ensure that ICE could not avoid accountability for deaths by releasing severely ill people from custody.Detainees who were brain-dead or suffering from infection, for instance, have died shortly after ICE released them in the past.

Twohealth experts who have investigated ICE custody deaths criticized the change Friday.

“Trackingdeaths immediately after custody is astandard approach that allows health systems in jails, prisons and immigration detention to learn about gapsin care that may occur before aperson leaves afacility,” said Dr.Homer Venters, former chief medical officerof the New York City jail system. “Eliminating reporting of these deaths represents

awillful act of ignoring the most serioushealth outcome that can reflect inadequacies in care or help track outbreaks.”

ICEdetainees also routinely dieathospitals where they are taken for treatment aftertheir conditions deteriorate insidedetention facilities, recordsshow.Those detainees, however, have generally beenconsidered to remain in ICE custody

The Washington Postfirst reported the policy change Thursday.The Department of HomelandSecurity, which oversees ICE, later confirmed themoveina statement that framed it as “common sense.”

“Under this updated policy,whenanindividualisno longerinICE custodythen ICEwillno longer be responsiblefor monitoring or reviewing deaths that may occur,”the statement said.

The statement said ICE remainedcommitted to transparency and that therevised policy includes procedures for“timely notification,review and reporting of deaths occurring in ICE custody.”

ICE did not immediately release its full updatedpolicy

Thedecision to limit death reporting comes as agreater number of ICEdetainees have been dying. At least 18 detainees have died since Jan. 1, which is on pace to surpass last year’sdeath toll, which was the highest in two decades. Detaineesare dying by suicideat an unprecedented pace, and experts saymany other deathsfrom natural causes likely would have beenpreventable with

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses for questions from reporters before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday.

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said Republicans arenow “leaving taxpayers to rely on nothing morethan apromise from Donald Trump’s personal fixer.That is not accountability.That is apermission slip.”

Moneydelayed formonths

Enactmentofthe bill to fund ICE andthe Border Patrol would end theblockadebyDemocrats who demanded policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January

Senate Republicansused acomplicated procedural maneuver to getaround thefilibuster andpass the budgetlegislation with no Democratic votes. Butit took weekstoget the bill to theSenate floor as Republicans navigated various obstacles topassage created by Trump andthe White House —including a$1 billion proposal for White House security and Trump’s ballroom that they eventually scrapped and thefierce bipartisanbacklash to the settlementfund.

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

Judgestrikes down immigrationpolicy

Administration’s strategy affected 39 countries

BY MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press

BOSTON Afederal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted afterthe shooting of two National Guard members that madeitharder forimmigrants from dozens of countriestostayand enterthe U.S. In aruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr.said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo,” and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law

“In enacting its latest immigrationpolicies, USCIS: claims statutoryand regulatory authority that it does not possess; makes decisions without the reasonedexplanations that it must provide; actswithout regard forthe reliance interests of applicants that it must consider; and justifies its actions with pretextual concernsof‘national security’ that mask anti-immigrant sentiments that it is forbidden from letting influenceits decision-making,” he wrote. “Inlegal terms that meansUSCIS’sactions are contrary to lawand arbitrary andcapricious.”

Aspokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to arequest for comment.

Thepoliciesenacted after the National Guard shooting last year meant that immigrantsfrom 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Easterncountries have been “categorically barred” from receiving final decisions on, among other things, theirasylum, work

permit, green card, and citizenship applications.

“This ruling reaffirmsa basic principle: the federal governmentcannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they comefrom,” said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, whichrepresented the plaintiffs in the case.

“These unlawful policies caused enormous harm to families, workers, asylumseekers, and communities across the country who were left in limbo,unabletowork, access protections, or move forward with their lives.”

Thepolicies applytoU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS, which approves applications forimmigrants to work andbecome citizens. The agency,whichis within the Homeland Security Department, often grants asylum,but only for those alreadyinthe UnitedStates when they apply.Immigration judges grantasylum to those stoppedatthe border; theruling does notaffect them,nor do thepoliciesthat sparked the lawsuit

The broad ruling would impact all pending cases at USCIS involvingpeople fromthe travelban countries, not just those included in the lawsuit,ShevDalalDheini, senior director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

“It is an important legal victory to ensure that legal immigration pathways remain open and that USCIS is held accountable to doing their congressionally mandatedjob of adjudicating applications,” she said. It is part of an ongoing effort by the administration to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration, which criticssay unfairly prevent travel for people from abroad range of countries.

timely medical care.

Dr.Sanjay Basu, aUniversity of California-San Francisco epidemiologist whorecentlypublishedan analysisofmore than 270 ICE custody deaths, said the policy change will “makethe mortalitystatisticsappear lower without any actual improvement in care.”

“The period immediately following release is when deathsattributabletoinadequate care during confinement becomeapparent,” he said. “Misseddiagnoses, interrupted medications, untreated infections,and decompensating chronic conditions don’t alwayskill someone while they’re still in the building.”

As of early April, ICE was holdingmore than 60,000 detainees across itsnational network of detention facilities,upfromaround 40,000 at the start of President Donald Trump’ssecond term.

ICE denies allegations that detainees suffer from medical neglect, saying they receive comprehensive health care services.

Beforeannouncing Thursday’spolicy change, DHS acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis told the AP on Tuesday that no detainees died in its custody in May That was the first month withouta detaineedeath sinceNovember.Atthe time, Bis did not address AP questionsabout whether any deathreporting policies had changed.

“Aswehaverepeatedly stated, deaths in ICE custody areexceedinglyrare,” she said then.

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in the war.Former Saints football player Steve Gleason and American composer John Williamswill also be recognized at the awards ceremony this weekend

Adifficult time

Over 16 million Americans served in the armed forcesin WWII, and approximately 6million women filled jobsonthe homefront historically reserved for men. Due to the Depression from 1929 to 1939, many women whoworked in the war effort came frompoor families. When they got jobs,they sent most of the money to families back home.

Francesca Masters,104, another honoreeinNew Orleans this week, said she made $1 an hourand like Klaput sent nearly all her money back to her family Masters worked on the airplane wing of the B-24 Liberator,operating heavy machinery in thebomber plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan

She felt proud to be working a “man’sjob,” she said, and that it “felt like adifferentworld” inthe factory Peter Crean, vicepresidentof education and access at The NationalWorld WarIIMuseum, said that so often the men in uniform are recognized, but in reality,the wartouched every family, every woman.

“It was the women that were stepping into the breach on the homefront,” Crean said. American industrial needs went into hyperdrive, and if women were refused entry for production roles, it would’ve taken over 5million men out of uniform. He said it would have been much harder to build 2,700 Liberty ships and 100 aircraft carriers —and ultimately, to win the war Women welded, carried rivet guns and stepped into administrative roles. Before, it wasunheard of to applyfor thosejobs. Crean said not only did the women help winthe war, butthe countrywas fundamentally different because of their example.

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streets unfinished.

“There would have been significant issues and consequences if we did not receive this extension,” Moreno said at anews briefing Friday, noting that the projects also include replacing underground drainage and water lines.

The roadwork effort has faced numerousdelays in the years since former Mayor LaToya Cantrell’sadministration began the work, frustrating residents throughout the city.

The extension is at least the fifth that the cityhas received to finish the work, which is funded througha settlement with FEMA as part of the city’sHurricane Katrina recovery All remaining projects are under construction, said Steve

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for the district to offload empty facilities. Gov.Jeff Landry still must sign the bill into law

The New Orleans school systemiscomprised almost entirely of public charter schools, which have contracts allowing them to operate for three- to 10-year terms based on academic performance and other factors. The legislation gives the NOLA Public Schools superintendent legal authority to close the schools before their contracts expire if the school system has more seatsthanstudents. Some SchoolBoard members felt that charter contracts preventthe superintendent from taking steps to rightsize the district.

“Weneedtohavethe superintendent have that power,” Freeman told the Senate Education Committee last month, noting that superintendentsoftraditionaldistricts can close schools to adjust for declining enrollment. The law comes as school districts around thecoun-

“The opportunities for my mother,mywife andmydaughters wouldbevery different,”hesaid.

“That door never really closed.”

Mastersremembers thescale of effort, andthe small details.

Overwhelmingly large machines surrounded her in the Willow Run Bomber Plant, the largest war factory in the world during World WarII, built by the Ford Motor Company.Itwas spotless, she said, except when men would spit their chewingtobacco on thefloor

Her parentswere Italian immigrants, andher father was ahorticulturist fora fruitmarket.Two of her sisters worked at the plant while her two brothers fought in thewar Frequently,her family would get letters in the mail fromher brothers.A few weeks before thewar ended, she came home and saw plantshad been thrown out on her family’sback porch.

She said she just knewsome-

Nelson,the city’s public works director. By thetime the work is complete, aquarter of all city blocks will have seen work done.

FEMA will conduct afinancial auditofsettlement expenditures to date as acondition of theextension. If theaudit finds evidence the city did notcomplywith federal laws andregulations,FEMA “will deobligate federalfunding and seek debtcollection on all previously disbursed funding for these projects,” Acting Regional Administrator Arsany Thomas said in the extension letter Moreno at thenews conference thanked local, state, and federalofficialsfor supportingthe city’srequest.She also thanked GayleBenson,owner of theNew Orleans Saints and Pelicans,who she said reached outto President Donald Trumpdirectly “I reallydo believe that Mrs. Benson is the one brought it

try grapplewith ashrinking number of students. Since 2020, NOLA PublicSchools haslost about3,000 students because ofdeclining birthrateand migrationout of the city,according to New Schoolsfor New Orleans, an education nonprofitthat has analyzed the city’senrollment trends.

The group says up to nine New Orleans schools should close in the next four years to account for thecity’s shrinking population. In New Orleans’ unique system, thesuperintendent and board decide to renew or close charter schools near the end of their contracts. The newlaw will allow the superintendent to recommendclosing schoolsin the middle of acontract if it helpsthe district respond to extra capacity

Thelaw requires the board to establisha quantitative standard for when the district is in a“state of overcapacity” with too many schoolsand not enough students. If thesuperintendent finds the district is at “overcapacity,” she willrecommend aplan to getrid of the extra seats. No new schools can open if the districtisin overcapacity

thing had happenedtoone of her brothers, Salvatore, and the telegramconfirmedit. He hadbeen killed in theBattle of the Bulge. As theywaited for news from

overseas, the women had to find waystostay motivated back home. VirginiaRusch, 99, from Detroit, said shehad alwayswantedto work.She wantedtobuy new

clothes. Whenshe was 15, she droppedout of high school and told RepublicAircraftProducts that she was 17 to get hired. She built airplane nose cones and propellers at the assembly line from1942 to 1944. Each day she’d solder acone, place it in abin and repeat.

She said if she could talk to her younger self, she’d say,“Ihad good intentions in life.Iwantedtosucceed, which Ididn’tdobadly,” she said. “I did pretty good for aperson that didn’tgraduate from high school.”

Whoare theRosies?

As they talked about their experiencestogetheratthe museum Thursday,the three women said that untilrecently they didn’t think of themselves as “Rosie the Riveters” whofought on the homefront.

From 2013to2017,Rusch’s daughter,LisaBrown, would dress up as RosieatWillowRun to raise funds to repair the plant, but she had no idea her mother was considereda Rosie until she learnedabout herpartofthe war effort.

“I would say thelast five years there’sbeen apush forthe recognition for Rosies,” said Brown. “But in the first few years, it was very hard forthembecause they truly didn’tthink they had done anything special.”

Rusch would tell her daughter that she quit school and got ajob because it waswhat she needed to do to help the effort.

“It was our duty,” Masters chimed in.

Thepassing decades havemeant fewerand fewerRosiesare still alive. Butthe ones that aresay they try to stay involved in associations around the nation and celebrate one another

“Nomatterwhere yougo, if there’saRosie, you’re gonnasee this,” Klaput said, extending her hands toward the other women.

“Theyhave to holdhands,” Klaput said. She reached for Rusch’s hand, and Rusch reached for Masters’ hand.

“Wecan do it,” Klaput said. Email Violet Bucaro at violet. bucaro@theadvocate.com.

over the finish line for us,” Moreno told reporters.

In astatement,Benson said sheis“grateful toPresident Trump thathewas kind enough to offer this very critical extension.”

Therewas also hopefulnews for other Katrina-related FEMA projects thathave run outoftime, including the $38.5 million Municipal Auditorium renovation andanongoing Sewerage &Water Board utility project in the French Quarter that has disrupted businesses. FEMA previously said it would not extend those projects, but Thomas said in the letterthat those projects will now be considered for extensions.

S&WB officials have said that work on the$9million French Quarterproject is ongoing and expected to be completed by the fall, but they have notanswered questions about how theworkisbeing paid for

Theproposed law,which would take effect this year if passed, would only apply to charter schools in New Orleans.

It will also allowthe district to moreeasily offload vacant properties andtake poorqualityfacilities out of thesystem entirely

At aboard meeting this month, NOLA Public Schools Chief of Operations Don LeDuff said thedistrict pays $950,000 annually for utilities, maintenanceand security on vacant buildings.

“Even whenthe buildings are not occupied,” he said, “they continue to generate real expensesfor the district.”

Though thebill would give thesuperintendent more authority to potentially close their schools, leaders of several charter school networks —including ReNew Schools, FirstLine Schools and KIPP NewOrleans —sentemails to legislators expressing their support forthe bill. State Board of Elementary andSecondary Education member Sharon Clark, who also runs Sophie B. Wright Charter School, also backed themeasure.

The legislation did not have full support of the Or-

leans Parish School Board. Member Nolan Marshall spoke against the legislation at aSenate Education Com-

mitteehearing last month, arguing that New Orleans’ systemofcharterschools close themselves if they are

and

competition forstudentshas driven the district’srecent academic gains.

STAFF PHOTOSByENAN CHEDIAK

Earline Gaither,one of the Rosies receiving an American Spirit Award, speaks withAndrea Morris at The National WWIIMuseum on Friday

Delphine Kaput, right, one of the Rosies receiving an AmericanSpirit Award,and her daughter Diana Keller,center,sing ‘HappyBirthday’ for Melvin McMullen’s101st birthdayonFriday

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PHOTOBySOPHIA GERMER

NewOrleans has received atwo-year extension of aroadwork program, knownasthe Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request, that has tornupand replaced streets across the city over nearly adecade.

President’s troop reversals in Europe could cost millions

Soldiers have been left

in limbo

BY EMMA BURROWS, BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The U.S. military is waiting for clarity from the Pentagon following President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe, upending the lives of military personnel and potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars, two U.S defense officials told The Associated Press. NATO allies were bewildered in May when Trump said he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the same number pulled from Europe, following a spat with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war The Trump administration says troop reductions in Europe have long been planned and coordinated with allies.

The Republican president announced on social media two weeks ago that he was sending troops to Poland the same day the Pentagon had officially ordered the cancellation of a rotation of soldiers heading there, one of the defense officials said.

The unit’s equipment was already on the way Sending it cost the military $32 million, said U.S. Transportation Command, the military agency largely responsible for moving troops and gear across the globe

The abrupt changes are forcing the military to “retroactively engineer” a policy in line with the president’s latest pronouncement, the official said. Both officials were briefed on the decisions and, along with others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters.

The uncertainty is not only rattling European allies worried about the message being sent to Russia, but it also risks hurting morale among American troops — some of whom had their rotations canceled shortly before departure — and comes as the Army budget is already strained.

U.S. Army armored vehicles participate in a military exercise. President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe has left military personnel waiting for confirmation on deployment.

Changes add up

The rotational deployment to Poland of 4,000 troops from the Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, was canceled in a memo sent to the military at the beginning of May European allies found out mid-month.

Some of those troops were told shortly before traveling not to get on a flight to Poland, while those who had been sent ahead initially around 1,000 troops — are still waiting for confirmation they are being sent back, a U.S. military official said

The military also is still waiting for details from the Pentagon on how to satisfy Trump’s order to send 5,000 troops to Poland, that official said The working assumption is that they will come from units already in Europe, rather than an additional deployment from the U.S., the official said.

U.S. Transportation Command had chartered a ship to take the team’s equipment from Texas to Poland and transport a departing unit’s gear back to America. The incoming team’s portion of the cost was $32 million, including chartering the ship and loading and unloading the gear Because the ship was chartered

to take one unit to Europe and bring another back, it is hard to say if that amount would have been saved had the decision to halt the deployment been made before the new team had already begun moving overseas.

However, the military official said the unscheduled move of personnel and equipment back from Europe is most likely not a cost the Pentagon budgeted for and would be an additional expense.

Total costs of canceling the rotation are hard to quantify because of many factors, said Joe Costa, a former senior Pentagon official who now focuses on challenges faced by the U.S. military as director of the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program.

They most likely stem from returning equipment and troops sent ahead of the deployment and would probably be on the low end of the rotation’s overall cost, Costa said. The greater impact is on the readiness of troops who were trained for one mission and may be deployed on another, he said.

U.S. military contracts with private companies to transport troops and equipment contain cancellation clauses that often add extra fees if a deployment is called off, said John Deni, a senior nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council who has studied such costs.

Trump calls for military to accelerate use of AI

BY BEN FINLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump issued a memo Friday that calls for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence, while acknowledging the need to protect civil liberties and maintain oversight over autonomous weapon systems.

The memo comes at a time of growing anxiety over AI in American society, from replacing people’s jobs to helping to identify targets on the battlefield The Trump administration has been pushing to unleash the power of AI for the U.S. military, while some military leaders and companies that contract with the Pentagon have been noting caution and calling for guardrails.

Trump’s memo addressed much of his Cabinet, including the secretaries of defense and homeland security as well as the attorney general and director of national intelligence.

Trump is requiring an updated directive on autonomous weapon systems to account for AI’s rapidly evolving capabilities. It directs the Department of Defense “to ensure the deliberate adoption of AI systems that respect the chain of command and operational authorities.”

The current directive, issued in 2023 under the Biden administration, states that such weapons systems will be designed “to allow commanders and operators to exercise appropriate levels of human judgment over the use of force,” according to the Congressional Research Service.

Trump’s memo also restricts the use of AI to “censor free speech, embed ideological bias, or conduct unlawful surveillance against the American people.”

“The use of AI by the national security enterprise must always be consistent with United States civil liberties and protections afforded by the Constitution and laws and regulations safeguarding the privacy of American citizens,” the memo states. The Defense Department has already been accelerating its use

of AI in recent years. The technology can help reduce the time it takes to identify and strike a target, while aiding in the mundane tasks of organizing equipment maintenance, supply lines and other logistics.

But concerns about protecting civil liberties and human oversight of autonomous weapon systems have drawn increasing attention. They’re at the center of a dispute that erupted this year as the Pentagon seeks to leverage the power of American tech companies to boost the military’s AI capabilities.

The company Anthropic said it wanted assurances in its contract that the military would not use its technology in fully autonomous weapons and the surveillance of Americans. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the company must allow for any uses the Pentagon deemed lawful.

Anthropic sued after Trump tried to stop all federal agencies from using the company’s chatbot Claude and Hegseth sought to label the company a supply chain risk, a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries.

Concerns about military use of AI arose during Israel’s war against militants in Gaza and Lebanon, with U.S. tech giants quietly empowering Israel to track targets. But the number of civilians killed also soared, fueling fears that these tools contributed to the deaths of innocent people.

U.S. military leaders who attended an annual special forces conference in Tampa, Florida, spoke about the benefits of AI as well as the need for human safeguards.

Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S Special Operations Command, told attendees that troops “have to be very careful about how we come to (AI’s) employment and its inspiration into the delivery of lethality.”

Bradley said he can see a future where AI determines what targets to hit but that “we, as humans, have to have the confidence that it’s going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered.”

Nursing home worker: ‘Chained’ patient was among fire victims

Thirteen died in fire in Sri Lanka

BY KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press

GALPATHA, Sri Lanka One of the residents killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained, while another was untied and saved, a staff member said Friday Nursing home worker Danuja Chathuranga’s comments came as public outrage grew over the treatment allegedly meted out to residents at the home in Galpatha, where 13 people are now known to have died in the blaze that started late Wednesday

“There were two who were chained,” said Chathuranga.

“You only have to take your eyes away for one moment, they run away One of them had gone one day with the chair he was tied (to) and

was found entangled in a barbed wire fence. Another with sores on (their) legs was brought back from a muddy field.”

“Our intention was not to harm them. They were patients receiving psychiatric treatment. If they run away or fall into a pit, well or get run over by a vehicle, we have to take that responsibility,” he said.

Building a burned-out shell

The nursing home for people with mental health conditions was abandoned Friday Glasses cases, medicines and reclining chairs lay strewn around the burnedout shell in the small town about 34 miles southeast of the capital, Colombo.

The fire-ravaged nursing home and two other nursing facilities run by the same management are unregistered but government officials and institutions have worked with them.

walk on Friday through the

a nursing home which caught fire in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. Thirteen died in the blaze.

Amala Rajapaksa, the homes’ chief administrator said residents include referrals from the state’s main mental hospital, courts and police. Government doctors visit the residents to treat them.

Authorities transferred 21 fire survivors to another

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats

BY ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Argentina on Friday said it was expanding its investigation into the origins of the hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship last month, sending scientists to trap and test rats in the western province of Mendoza while lab results are pending from the southernmost city of Ushuaia. Argentine authorities said biologists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were joining the mission next week in Mendoza The rare outbreak on the MV Hondius was caused by the Andes hantavirus, a disease carried by rodents endemic to Argentina and Chile and the only hantavirus thought to be able to spread between people in

some cases. Reconstructing the chain of transmission is difficult work, and Argentine authorities say it may never be possible to pinpoint exactly where the first known victims a Dutch couple who died in April — contracted the virus before boarding the cruise in Ushuaia. But experts say getting to the bottom of the outbreak will offer valuable information about how the rare virus spread and carry important lessons for management of the disease. As repatriated cruise passengers from more than 20 countries have disembarked and entered specialized quarantine centers, epidemiologists are examining the 11 confirmed hantavirus cases, including the schedules of the three people killed, to better understand the chain of transmission. Argentine scientists are

working to retrace the path of the Dutch tourists, believing that the original source of the onboard virus to be the man’s exposure to rodent droppings or urine during their monthslong trip across Argentina and Chile before the ship’s departure The typical incubation period before symptoms appear is around three weeks but can extend up to eight.

Shortly after news of the outbreak emerged, Argentina’s Health Ministry identified Ushuaia as a possible source of the contagion and last month sent investigators from the Malbran government research institute to collect rodent samples in various wooded areas around the city Local authorities in the tourism-dependent city of Ushuaia, famed for its location at “the end of the world,” have angrily disputed that the virus originated there.

nearby home run by the same management. The area’s government welfare officer declined to comment on the arrangements, citing restrictions on state employees to speak to the media.

Rajapaksa said she has managed the homes for 22

years and that her late husband first started a home in memory of his late father A few years ago, her stepson Isuru Anushka Perera, who is now in detention for negligence, became the director and popularized the homes through social media.

50 saved

Local television showed images of firefighters, police and residents trying to contain the raging fire. Police and soldiers put those rescued on buses to be taken to a safe location.

According to police, 71 people were staying at the home at the time of the fire, of which 50 were rescued by neighbors, firefighters and police. Seven remained hospitalized Friday

Chathuranga said it is thought the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit in wiring attached to a water pump.

“The fire initially caught

a pile of mattresses and pillows and then quickly spread across the house,” he said, adding that the majority of the residents were rescued, but 10 people were caught in the fire and burned to death. Three others have since died in hospital. Perera, the director of the home, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death through negligence. He appeared in court Thursday and was ordered held for a week pending an investigation.

Chathura Mihudum, director of Sri Lanka’s National Secretariat for Elders, said the facility was not registered as a nursing home and had been warned to follow laws and guidelines. He said it was overcrowded, with enough beds for about 15 people in a space where 71 people were living.

Amala Rajapaksa said the institution was in the process of being registered.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ERANGA JAyAWARDENA Villagers

debris of

Lebanonlashesout at Iran

Leaderssay their countryshouldnot be used as ‘bargainingchip’

BY FADI TAWIL and HUSSEIN MALLA Associated Press

DIBBINE,Lebanon Lebanon’s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a“bargaining chip” in its talks with Washington.

The comments came as the Israeli military struck multiple parts of southern Lebanon and issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has sheltered thousands of people displaced by the three-month war betweenIsrael and the Iranianbacked militant group Hezbollah. The strikes killed nine people in six locations in southernLebanon, the state news agency reported.

Iran’sparamilitary Revolutionary Guard issued astatement Thursday vowing that “there will be no calm in the region” if Israel doesn’twithdraw its troops from Lebanon. In an interview with CNN, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun responded: “It’s not your job to interfere into our country.Ireject the statement totally because our people (are) being killed, our houses being destroyed.”

In separate remarks,Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called on the Lebanese people to put their country’sinterest first, saying that Lebanon “should not remain abattlefieldfor others.”

Both he and Aoun complained that Iran was treating their nation as “a bargaining chip” in talks with Washington about ending the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic. Iran has demanded that any lasting truce should extend to Lebanon. Some return to ruined villages Even as new evacuationwarnings forced hundreds of Lebanese families to flee from some areas, people elsewherebegan returning to their homes to survey the aftermathoffightingbetween Israeli forces and Hezbollah. Themilitant grouphas rejectedthe ceasefire deal and demands acomplete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

An Associated Press team trav-

villageinsoutheast LebanononFriday,a dayafter Israeli forces withdrewfollowing clashes with Hezbollah fighters.

eling in southernLebanon Friday saw multiple villages in ruins, including Dibbine, near Marjayoun town, from which Israeli troops withdrew aday earlier. It was the first time Israeli troops exited an area in southern Lebanon since the latest Israel-Hezbollahwar began in early March. U.N. peacekeepers and Lebanese troopswere at an entrance to Dibbine, clearing rubble and opening roads. The Lebanese army set up barbed wire at oneofthe entrances,preventing some residents from returning At least onefamily arrived to searchthe rubble of its home along the road leading to thevillage, while the ownerofa petrol station in Dibbine looked at his destroyedproperty andcalled village residentsto report on thedestruction he saw from behind the barbedwire.

Shrapnel andpiecesofmissiles were seen in thewreckage of homes lining the road into Dibbine.Israeli troops entered the village weeks ago forthe first time and were engaged inheavy clashes with Hezbollah fighters in the area.

The troopsreturned this week, before withdrawingThursday

Theroad toDibbine was dotted withvillagesentirely emptied of residents anddestroyed by Israeli strikes, including Khiam. But no Israeli troops were visible from the road.

Nearby Christianvillageswere largely untouched, and manyof theirresidents decided to stay.The strategic Beaufort castle, recently captured byIsrael, appeared in thedistance, with aflag of the Is-

raeliGolani Brigade.Smoke from strikes around thenearbyNabatiyeh citybillowed above.

Newevacuationwarnings

The Israeli militaryissuedanew setofevacuation warnings on Friday,promptingpeople to leave the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya,onthe edge of the predominantly Christiancommunity of Maghdoucheh, near thesouthern port city of Sidon.

Nearly threehours after the warning, Israeliwarplanes struck Lebanesevillages, including Anqoun. About 2,500 people displaced by the fighting were sheltering in Anqoun, the Lebanese news agency NNA reported.

Israelhad warnedLebanese residentsagainst returning to villages in thesouth, saying thearea is still acombat zone.

The U.S.brokered the ceasefire agreement Wednesday in Washington. Thedeal sought to pullLebanon away from Iran with astatement that anyagreementtocease hostilitiesmust be reacheddirectly through Lebanon and Israel “and not through any separate track.”

LebaneseParliament Speaker Nabih Berri, aHezbollahally who hasbeen actingasa mediator on behalf of the group, echoed the militants’ demands for abroadIsraeli withdrawal. In his first comments since theagreement was announced, Berri said theceasefire should be “complete and comprehensive,” without any exceptions for land, sea or air,and “without bulldozing and demolishing everything thatexists.”

Senate blocks extendingkey surveillance programusedbyintelligenceagencies

BY JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Senate blockedanextensionearly Friday of akey surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agenciesasconcerns mounted overPresident Donald Trump’sselection of federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte to serve as director of national intelligence.

Some Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against aprocedural motion that would have set up afinal vote on the extension next week,complicatingefforts to extend the critical program before it expireson June 12. The vote came after an overnight sessionon separate legislation funding immigration enforcement agencies.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said following thevote that the Senate “will takeanother run at it” next week butthat Democrats’ opposition is a“terribly irresponsible position.”

“The naming of Pulteto that position,although the timing arguablywasn’tthe best,Istill don’tthink it oughttoderail something that’sthis important,” Thune said.

The vote marked the latest setback for Trump and intelligence officials, who have spent months pushing to extenda key provision of theForeignIntelligence Surveillance Act that allows agencies such as theCIA, National Security Agency and FBI to collect communicationsfrom foreigntargets withoutawarrant. Concernsthatthe program

can incidentally sweep up Americans’ communications left Republican leaders only able to passshort-term extensions while negotiations continued. Critics wanted a warrantrequirement when thosecommunications are accessed.

SevenRepublicansenatorsjoined nearly all Democrats in voting against the bill, with Sen. John Fetterman voting for it

Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democratonthe Senate Intelligence Committeewho had worked to negotiate the bill, voted against it. He said earlier Thursdaythat he and committee Chair Sen. Tom Cotton hadreached what he describedasa “compromise” on a“strong bill,” but that the “completeirresponsibility of puttingforward” Pultehad changed the equation.

Military says it shot down Iraniandrones

Weaponswere launched toward Strait of Hormuz

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press

CHIPPEWAFALLS,Wis.—

TheU.S military said it shotdown four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Fridayand then struck some of theIslamic Republic’scoastal surveillance radar sites in response, raising the risk to ashaky ceasefire as the Trump administrationrampsup pressure on Iran.

“The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” U.S. Central Command said on social media.

The military is enforcing a blockadeonIranianports in response to Tehran’schokehold on the crucial corridor for globaloil andnaturalgas shipments, which hassent energy prices spiking and posed political problems for President Donald Trump’sRepublican Party ahead of themidtermcongressional elections.

U.S. Central Commandsaid it hit the radar sites, including an island in the strait, “to defend against further attacks.”

It was the latest in back-andforth attacks that have strained the tenuous ceasefire in the war and efforts to reach adeal to extend that truce. Earlier this week,Iranian drones heavily damaged apassenger terminal at Kuwait’smain airport, killing one person,wounding dozens andbriefly closing the airfield.

Despitethe attacksraising newconcerns that the ceasefire could collapse,Trump told reporters Friday that “the situation with Iran seems to be going quite well.”

“We’re going to come out of Iran very quickly and it’sgoing to be very strong one way

or theother,whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way,”Trump said at an event with farmers in Wisconsin. “The very tough wayismaybe the easier way,but we’re going to come out, and your fertilizer prices aregoing to go way down, just like they were four months ago.”

Trumpincreasingly appears to be boxed in on aconflict that has settled into aholdingpattern U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached atentative agreement aweek ago to extend the ceasefire by 60 days andstartanew round of talks on Iran’snuclear program.But Trumphas called for unspecified changes and Iranian officials have shown no public signs of signing off on the deal.

Asked on Friday whyitwas taking so long, Trump told NBC’s“Meet the Press” it was because “it’savery hard thing forthem,” citing their “great independence” and the fact that “they’re strong, they’re proud.”

“There arethings they never thought they’d be doing that they’re going to have to do. They’ve got no choice, and it takes alittle while,” he said in the interview

Trumpsaid theIranians still have 21%to22% of their missiles.

His administration also has touted the latest ceasefire agreed to this week by the Lebanesegovernment andIsrael after U.S.-brokered talks in Washington. However,the Iranian-backed Hezbollahmilitant group has rejected the agreementand new attacks have put it at further risk.

Besides the drone interception in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said earlier Fridaythatits forces boarded asanctioned oil tanker linked to Iran in the Indian Ocean as the United States seeks to prevent Iran from profiting off its oil and other goods.

The U.S. also targeted Iran’s energy sector with new sanctions on agroup of people, firms and tankers.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By HUSSEIN MALLA Lebanese soldiersdeployata road in front of destroyedhouses in Dibbine

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State funding denied for Six Flags Developers say project still on track

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

State lawmakers declined to put up any money in the capital budget for the redevelopment of the former Six Flags park in New Orleans East during the recent legislative session, but developers say they aren’t worried and the project remains on track.

N.O. seeks new hearing over clerk challenge

Supreme Court narrowly endorsed state law

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

New Orleans leaders have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reconsider legal challenges to Act 15, a state law that merged the district court’s two clerk’s offices and eliminated a criminal clerk’s seat that former life pr isoner Calvin Duncan was overwhelmingly elected to last fall.

Troy Henry, a partner with the Bayou Phoenix development group, said on Friday he is primarily focused on closing a $300 million private financing deal with an unnamed investment bank for the project, which consists of a youth sports complex, water park, hotels, a film studio and other amenities.

He said expects that deal to close around September He declined to name the bank because of a nondisclosure agreement.

“It’s disappointing, but we think that there are multiple opportunities for the public sector to still support the project,” Henry said of the legislative session. “We are not deterred in any way, shape or form.”

The administration did not immediately respond to questions about any future investments.

Bayou Phoenix is hoping to land $50 million in public funding, or 10% of the estimated development, Henry said. Securing private financing “will demonstrate the level of credibility they’re probably looking for,” he said, referring to city state and federal officials.

The City Council put $5 million in the city budget for infrastructure work on the site. A spokesperson for Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration on Friday said that money will come from bond proceeds. Voters last year approved a $510 million bond package to fund

The 227-acre site has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina, and several redevelopment efforts have sputtered since then. Mayor LaToya Cantrell granted development rights to Bayou Phoenix in 2021 in the latest attempt, and progress has been slow since then.

Public officials took nearly a year

PRIDEFUL

Duncan Napoleon

The high court narrowly endorsed the controversial legislation in a split ruling Monday, swatting down arguments that the law created a new office and unlawfully implanted Chelsea Richard Napoleon, the elected civil clerk, to that seat without a special election.

But three of the seven justices were staunchly opposed to the Legislature’s moves and issued scathing dissents to the majority opinion, which was unsigned. Justice John Michael Guidry termed Act 15 an “unconstitutional political coup” and Chief Justice John Weimer said it “makes a mockery of the electoral process.” Now city officials hope to convince at least one more justice to side against the new law City attorneys petitioned the Supreme Court for a hearing to make inperson arguments before the justices for the first time, Mayor Helena Moreno announced Friday

“Neither a court nor a legislature should have the authority to override the voice of the voters and as a City we must use every tool at our disposal to defend that right when it is under attack,” Moreno said in a statement.

Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court solidified Napoleon’s claim to run the unified clerk’s office after Duncan filed suit in federal court to block Gov Jeff Landry and state leaders from invoking Act 15. The City Council also called for a special election in November after appointing retired criminal judge Calvin Johnson to serve as clerk in the interim.

Napoleon responded to the special election by filing suit against Moreno and City Council President JP Morrell in the 19th Judicial District. Gary Crockett, a

Quincy Dennis waves a pride flag in the wind while riding the St. Charles streetcar to a function at their church on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Thursday. June is Pride Month, with events in New Orleans celebrating the LGBTQ+ community throughout the year

Jesuit settles child molestation claims

Case brought by man against two school janitors

BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

Jesuit High School has agreed to settle a case brought by a man who claimed two school janitors molested him while he was a child in the 1970s on the Mid-City campus, according to a document filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court this week

The lawsuit, filed in 2020 by a plaintiff who used a pseudonym, was one of several against the all-boys Catholic high school that accused two janitors — Gary Sanchez and the late Peter Modica — of child molestation The settlement was first reported by The Guardian.

Attorneys for the plaintiff did not respond to inquiries. Richard Trahant, an attorney representing the plaintiff, confirmed to The Guardian that the settlement was in the seven-figure range. Jesuit High School did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Modica, a former professional baseball player, pleaded guilty in 1963 to performing oral sex on two young boys while working at a Metairie playground. Jesuit hired him as a custodian in the mid-1970s.

Sanchez, who began working in Jesuit’s maintenance department a few years after Modica, was also investigated for sexually assaulting a young girl before he began working at the school, according to the lawsuit.

Director cancels speech with American Diabetes Association

Doctors removed from convention after distributing anti-Trump material

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

Police removed five doctors and researchers Friday from an American Diabetes Association conference in New Orleans after they said they had handed out copies of an editorial critical of President Donald Trump.

The dustup came moments before the Trump-appointed National Institutes of Health director was set to deliver remarks to conferencegoers at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and drew national headlines in medical outlets. None of those who were removed were arrested, according to Louisiana State Police spokesperson Sgt. Ross Brennan.

“Earlier today, Louisiana State Police Troopers working a security detail at the convention center dur-

ing the American Diabetes Association conference were requested by event organizers to assist with removing several individuals from the event,” Brennan said in a statement Friday

He added that troopers “assisted by escorting the individuals from the private event” and that all left peacefully

The ADA in a written statement Friday afternoon said it asked police to escort out the conferencegoers after they “demonstrated behavior not consistent with (the conference’s) code of conduct.”

“They were respectfully given the opportunity to cease this behavior and chose not to which is why they were escorted out,” the statement says.

Several people who were removed told the medical news service MedPage Today that the incident represented politically motivated suppression of their attempt to highlight Trump’s track record on medical research.

The article they handed out, a

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Man sentenced to life in prison — again

Talley, convicted of murder at 17, found guilty of second killing

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

A mother’s anguish filled

a New Orleans courtroom Friday before a judge sent her daughter’s killer to prison for life — again.

Henry Talley Jr. insisted he was not the man who killed Asia Davis, his thengirlfriend, in brutal fashion three years ago. “I’m accused of a crime I didn’t commit,” he told her family

But a jury disagreed in March after a seven-day trial, finding Talley guilty of riddling the 28-year-old mother with bullets, running her over with his SUV and leaving her to die in her own blood in May 2023.

“Just listening to what happened to our child has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to endure in my life,” said Kenya Davis.

“She was shot down like a dog in the street,” she added as she dabbed away tears.

Criminal District Court Judge Rhonda GoodeDouglas choked back tears of her own as she handed the mandatory life sentence without a chance of parole to Talley The judge told him his deeds had an “insurmountable” impact

on Davis’ loved ones

“There are no winners in a case like this,” GoodeDouglas said The judge also imposed the maximum sentences for Talley’s other convictions: 40 years for obstruction of justice, and 20 years for each of two weapons offenses.

It was the second life sentence for Talley, 47. He was previously convicted as the getaway driver in a 1996 drive-by shooting that killed 12-year-old Wendell McGruffey in the crossfire

of a drug-fueled turf battle

The boy was struck in the head as he worked on his bicycle in the 2900 block of Palmyra Street.

A jury found Talley guilty of second-degree murder and he received a mandatory life sentence without parole He was 17 when the crime happened.

The U.S. Supreme Court later deemed life sentences too harsh a consequence for most juvenile offenders. Talley reached an agreement with District Attorney Jason Williams’

office that allowed him to forgo the parole board. He pleaded guilty to amended charges of manslaughter and attempted murder.

Talley was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in May 2021 after serving more than 25 years in prison.

Asia Davis’ killing came two years later during a bloody spate of domestic violence in New Orleans, with nine women killed over a six-week span from April to June 2023.

Talley was accused of

abducting Davis from her apartment complex in the 6800 block of Mayo Boulevard moments after she put her 6-year-old daughter on a school bus the morning of May 11, 2023. He forced her into his SUV and drove near the Interstate 10 Service Road, where he killed her, according to trial testimony Witnesses recalled seeing the pair in a heated argument before the gunshots. They identified Talley as the driver of his gold SUV when it trucked over her body

Talley’s attorneys argued he was across town at Galatoire’s, the Bourbon Street restaurant where he worked as a busboy, when Asia was killed. He maintained that story Friday, telling the victim’s family she was a “close friend” whose daughter he was helping to raise.

“I didn’t hurt Asia. I understand what the streets say, but I wasn’t there,” Talley said. “I would’ve never took Asia away from y’all. She was everything y’all say about her.”

Asia’s mother shook her head in disgust as Talley spoke. Another family member walked out of the courtroom in tears.

“I’m sorry y’all feel that way about me,” Talley responded. “If y’all get closure by me getting a life sentence, I give y’all that.”

Email Matt Bruce at matt. bruce@theadvocate.com.

St. Tammany Parish puts sales tax on ballot

Revenue would help fund justice system

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Warning of cuts to the criminal justice system if additional money isn’t found, the St. Tammany Parish Council voted on Thursday to ask voters in December to approve a sales tax. At the end of April, the council announced its intention to move forward with a sales tax to fill its funding gap, picking the sales tax over two other options a property tax and franchise fees — but Thursday’s vote makes it official. The quarter-cent sales tax for all of St. Tammany Parish will now be on the Dec. 12 ballot. The council had previously planned to put the tax on the Nov 3 ballot, which will also have U.S. Senate and congressional races, but council members said they wanted more

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to negotiate a land transfer from the city to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, an independent state agency Another year passed before Bayou Phoenix and the redevelopment authority came to terms on a longterm lease and development agreement. The first visible signs of progress came in late 2024, when Bayou Phoenix demolished towering roller coasters that rotted on the site for two decades. Then, in March, Bayou Phoenix announced preliminary deals with national operators — Eastern Sports Management and American Resorts Management — for the sports complex and hotels. Henry said those deals are still being finalized. Andrew Ballard, the chief operating officer of Eastern Sports, confirmed that deal is still in the works. American Resort Management representatives did not respond to an inquiry on Friday Henry said failure to land public funding would probably diminish the scale of the project and force a reevaluation of its viability, but

time for voter education and were worried about the number of constitutional amendments on the November ballot

“This initiative is far too important for our community to get caught up in a statewide ‘no’ vote, as we have seen in multiple elections over the last couple of years,” council member Joe Impastato said.

The council’s vote was 13-0, with council member Rick Smith being absent If approved in December, the sales tax would take effect on April 1.

Backlash

The tax could face an uphill battle: Voters have shot down six other tax propositions aimed at shoring up criminal justice funding. And it didn’t help that Thursday’s council meeting came as St. Tammany residents were reeling from the news that Sheriff Randy Smith had surrendered earlier that day on charges of battery and disturbing the peace, stemming from an incident at a

Madisonville-area restaurant on May 29

Though the new sales tax would not directly go to Smith’s office, it would help cover expenses at the parish jail, which Smith officially oversees. Jail funding is a sore topic for Smith and parish government, which have been locked in litigation for years over who must pay for the jail.

St. Tammany ChamberPAC, the political arm of the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce, as well as the group Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany, urged parish officials to show precisely how the new tax will be “net neutral” through reductions to other taxes as officials have claimed.

In voting to put the tax proposition on the December ballot, council members have cited an urgent need for funding for the northshore District Attorney’s Office, courthouse and jail, and, starting in 2028, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office.

But in response to the outcry the parish decided

to limit the tax’s life span to five years.

A quarter-cent sales tax is expected to generate around $18 million annually Parish government initially looked at 0.3% sales tax, which would generate $22 million, but council Chair Cheryl Tanner said they were able to reduce the amount they were asking for by approximately $4 million by identifying some areas for cuts.

But possibly the biggest question that council members had not publicly addressed until the meeting on Thursday was how the council planned to offset the sales tax increase through reductions in other taxes to make the sales overall “net neutral.”

For months, parish officials have promised that any new tax to pay for the criminal justice system would come with a reduction in taxes in other areas Council Administrator Mary Burckell said in an interview and over email that expected reductions in parish government prop-

erty tax rates between 2024 and 2026, not including special taxing districts like mosquito abatement, would likely be enough to offset the sales tax increase.

She said that parish government is expected to decrease its property taxes by 4.59 mills between 2024 and 2026, though not all of the reductions have been officially approved by the council.

St. Tammany voters have rejected tax propositions to help fund the criminal justice system six different times in the past decade. Since voters have repeatedly rejected dedicated taxes for those agencies like the District Attorney’s Office, they have to rely on the parish’s tapped-out $16 million general fund.

But now, officials are warning voters, cuts to services at these agencies could come starting in 2027 if a new revenue source isn’t found.

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U.S. Senate candidate, also lodged a claim in the Baton Rouge state court, challenging Act 15 as unconstitutional.

Supreme Court justices took up both of those legal challenges simultaneously, and ultimately favored a shake-up to the uniquely aligned New Orleans court system. A political firestorm over the merged clerkship featured a standoff between local officials and state leaders, escalating when the council called its special election. Attorney General Liz Murrill sent letters to Moreno, District Attorney Jason Williams and five council members threatening to remove them from office.

Much of that gamesmanship has died down in recent weeks.

“The court now has the breathing room to more thoroughly analyze and grapple with the magnitude of what is at stake here,” Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney Gwyneth O’Neill wrote in Friday’s petition.

Email Matt Bruce at matt.bruce@ theadvocate.com.

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The plaintiff did not attend Jesuit but lived nearby and spent time on campus. In the lawsuit, he said Modica approached him on campus and groomed him with gifts and attention before performing oral sex on him multiple times. After Modica introduced Sanchez to the plaintiff, Sanchez began abusing him too. Modica died in 1993. Sanchez received a 30year sentence after pleading guilty to raping a 5-year-old boy in Kenner in 2002 and is still alive. As was the case with several other victims, the plaintiff came forward after Ricky Windmann spoke publicly in 2018 about abuse he had suffered at the hands of Modica, triggering memories for other victims. Another lawsuit by a man who claims to have been similarly sexually abused by Modica while a 13-year-old student at Jesuit is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 21, according to court records.

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critique of the administration’s changes to biomedical research, was published in ADA’s flagship journal this spring and was authored by one doctor removed from Friday’s event Steven Kahn, who is also the journal’s editor-in-chief. Kahn did not immediately respond to an email. The NIH director, Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, canceled his appearance moments before it was set to start, MedPage Today reported. The ADA’s annual conference is set to last through Monday at the Convention Center, according to the group’s website.

Email James Finn at jfinn@theadvocate.com.

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The father of Asia Davis, left center, is comforted by family as they stand at the scene where she was murdered at Mayo Boulevard and South Interstate 10 Service Road in New Orleans East on May 11, 2023.

Hawaiian Bros restaurant coming to BatonRouge

BY TIMOTHY BOONE Staff writer

Another restaurantis coming to theLongFarm Village development.

Om Ohana Baton Rouge Realty LLC, an Illinoisbased franchise operator, boughta0.75-acre tract in the retail and residential developmentoff AirlineHighway on Tuesday for $914,760, accordingto

documents filed withthe East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’sOffice.

The sales documentssay the plan is to open afreestanding Hawaiian Bros Island Grill location on thepropertythatwill open within18monthsofthe transaction

True to its name, HawaiianBrosspecializesin island-inspired dishes plate lunches with roasted

pork or grilled chicken, served with rice and macaroni salad.

The chain has 81 locations across the U.S.,stretching from Oregon to Georgia, but this will be the first Louisianarestaurantfor Hawaiian Bros.

“We’re always searching for new food options,” said RussellMosely, theLong FarmVillage developer “This is different fromthe

otherrestaurantswehave or that we areconsidering. We want to make this aplace where people go every day for food, and in order to do that, we have to offer avarietyof options.”

HawaiianBros is the fifth national or local restaurant chaintoannounce plans to open in Long Farm Village over the past couple of months. The restaurant

TenCommandmentsposters

acting in accordance with statelaw

BY CLAIRE TAYLOR Staff writer

Students returning to the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette this summer andfall will find posters of the Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms.

The university has begun hanging theposters across campus this week in accor-

dancewith Act 676 of the 2024 regular sessionofthe Louisiana Legislature. Thelaw requires that the TenCommandments be displayed in public school classrooms andstate-funded post-secondary institutions.

UL alsois installing “In God We Trust”posters,accordingtoanemail theuniversity sent to students Act 264, approved by the LouisianaLegislature duringthe 2023 regular session andsigned into law by the governor, requires post-secondary institutions

to display the national motto in each classroom

“As astate entity,ULLafayette followsstate law,” the email states.

The postersare to be paid forwith donations in accordancewith statelegislation and guidance from the Louisiana AttorneyGeneral’s Office

The U.S. 5th CircuitCourt of Appeal in February lifted an injunction that blocked implementation of the TenCommandments law.The appeals court did not, however,declare the lawdefinitively constitu-

tional.

In April, amajority of judgesonthe 5thU.S.Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas’law,which is nearly identical to Louisiana’s, is constitutional and does not violate students’ religious freedom.

In their majorityopinion, the judges rejected theargument that posting the TenCommandmentsinclassrooms would pressure students to honorthe biblical mandates or adopt particular beliefs

“Toplaintiffs, merely

Part of WoodstockPlantationrezoned

Ascension Parish Councilremoves conservation designation

BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

The Ascension Parish Council voted Thursdayto rezoneasection of the Woodstock Plantation from conservation to heavy industrial.

Theapproximately 150acre parcel sits west of La.

405, roughly 1,300 feet south of Noel Road near Donaldsonville Tworesidents at the meeting expressed their opposition before thecouncil’sdecision. One turned in awritten note saying he was opposed, butdid not wanttospeak. The other,Harry Josephof Donaldsonville,urgedcouncil members to consider the impactofcontinued industrial expansion on nearby communities.

“I just feel that people cannot live with y’alljust rezoning heavyindustrialevery-

where. We’re going to get to the point wherewehave nowhere to live,” Josephsaid “Donaldsonville is not abig place where we can go from one spot to another spot.It’s notlikethat. And Idon’t know why we are trying to destroy the areas that we have in our community,and Ijust hope and pray that y’all decide and make the right decision on what y’all aredoing on thissideofthe river,because peoplestill livehere.”

MR Engineering and SurveyingLLC applied forthe rezoninginDecember2024,

according to parish documents.

ChadStevens,vicepresident of engineering at MR Engineeringand Surveying, said the land would be used as alaydown area to support unloadingfrom anotherfacility about 2miles away.He notedthe propertyisinthe West Bank IndustrialOverlayZone

The Woodstock Plantation was historically managedfor sugar cane production. In the 1890s, the infrastructure was destroyed by amassive Mississippi Riverflood.

will be located adjacent to a newretail building opening this summerinLong Farm Village, Mosely said. That new building will house Swig, which specializes in selling soda concoctions,a second local location of thecannabis-themed sandwich chain Cheba Hut, and Pho Viet, asecond location for the Gonzales-based Vietnameserestaurant. Dumpling &Bao will open

alocation in the former Zaxby’sbuilding.

“This is agood stretch of leasing forus,” Mosely said. Will Chadwick of JRE represented Mosely in the sale, in whichJudah Vedros of Kurz &HebertCommercial Real Estate represented the buyer

Email TimothyBoone at tboone@theadvocate.com.

exposing children to religious language is enough to make the displays engines of coercive indoctrination. We disagree,” themajoritywroteabout the Texaslaw,known as S.B.10. Aminorityof the court’s active judges dissented.

Rejectingarguments made by attorneys forthe Texas families who challenged thelaw,the 5th Circuit majority said that requiring public schools to post theTen Commandmentsdoesnot amount to the government endorsing

aparticular religion, which the U.S. Constitution forbids.The law alsodoes not imposereligious beliefs on students,the judges wrote. “As noted, S.B. 10 authorizesnoreligious instruction and gives teachers no license to contradict children’sreligious beliefs(or theirparents’),” themajority opinion states. “No child is made to recite the Commandments, believe them,oraffirm their divine origin.”

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Harry Lloyd Cahill Jr passed awayonJune 2, 2026,with familyathis side. Born April 24, 1933, in Baracoa, Cuba, to Harry Lloyd Cahilland Lavinia Barton Sims, he lost both parents at avery early age. After the death of his mother, Harry moved to Cutler Ridge, Florida,with his stepfather, Dr. Euclid Borland Gill. As astar on the Fort Lauderdale High School "Flying Ls" football team, he expected to play football for the University of Miami but aserious knee injury derailed his football career.Instead of college on an athletic scholarship, he joined the UnitedStates Marine Corps in June of 1953 and went on to serve in the United States Army. He served in the Korean War and then was part of the Seventh Army Occupation Force, driving atank throughout Germany.

In 1958 Harry metand married the love of his life, Elizabeth Arden Cox, and they movedtoTallahassee whereHarry furthered his education at Florida State and Arden taught speech. Ayear later, upon the arrival of the first of their five children, they returned to the New Orleans Westbank to raise their family Harryhad along career with the Prudential Insurance Company where he excelled as both agent and manager. With his small Westbank staff, Harry's office outper-

formedevery Prudential branchinthe country. Harryalsowas alicensed contractor and Cahill BuildersInc. builtmany commercialbuildings, familyhomes, and apartments on the Westbank. In 1968 he and his wifefounded ArdenCahill Academy which now educates children from preschool through highschool Harrywas aproud memberofthe Westbank RotaryClub, which honored him as aPaul Harris Fellow.Hewas also alongtime activememberofthe Jesters Club, the founding socialand Carnivalorganization behind the Knights of Babylon. Adiehardfootball fan, Harryand his familyare NewOrleans Saints legacyseasonticket holders (season tickets every yearsince the Saints 1967 inaugural season).Harry was also also adevoted parishionerofHolySpirit CatholicChurch. Heisprecededindeath by his wife,Elizabeth ArdenCox Cahill, his parents and stepfather, and hissiblings Clarissa Cahill Goolsby (Walter),Lavinia Cahill Powell (Ralph), and Donald Barton Cahill (Lana). Harry is survived by his children HarryLloyd "Chip" Cahill III (Judith Windhorst Cahill), Jack Gerard Cahill (Tina Mosley Cahill), Mary KevinCahill (Joey CollenWideman), KellyAnn Cahill, and Dr. Christopher Nolan Cahill (AngelleChedotalCahill); his grandchildren Dr. Harry Lloyd Cahill IV (Dr.Maggie JoynerCahill),Anna Marie Charles (Jeremy Charles), Luke John Cahill, Lieutenant Colonel WhitneyMithunO'Connell (James ScottO'Connell), Richard JamesMithun Jr. (Jeni McDougald Mithun), NicholasCahill Mithun, Kelsey Corrin Cahill Wideman, LethaMichelle Wideman, AlonaJoy Wideman, MercyAnn Lindell, NolanAmbrose Cahill (AbbyMelling Cahill), Samson Elliot Cahill,Kaycie Ann Cahill, and Jack MichaelCahill; his great-grandchildren HarryLloyd "Quinn" Cahill V, Rex Patrick Cahill, Amelia Rose Charles, Lincoln JamesO'Connell ScottiJuliet EilisO'Connell, KellyCrews O'Connell, Mia Arden Mithun,Forest Drake Mithun,LiamReco Tingle,MaverickBear McGuire,and Joey Fabian Acosta;his cousin Katherine Martinez Tastet; and many lovingfamily and friends. The familyexpresses deepestgratitude to Aurora Sierra, Cheryl Emery, and Wanda Cotton fortheir endless loving care Services willbeheld on Saturday, July6,2026 at Holy Name of Mary Church at 500 Eliza Street in New Orleans with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. and an 11:00a.m. FuneralMassto follow.Interment willfollow at Westlawn Memorial Park at 1225 Whitney Avenue in Gretna. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomesmemorial donations to St. Michael Special School at https://w ww.stmichaelspecialscho ol.com/support-smss/ in

Viola JonesConerly was born on October 16, 1933, and peacefully received her heavenly wingsonMay 22, 2026. Awoman of unwavering faith, strength, wisdom, and dignity. She was preceded in deathby her beloved husband, Louis "IV" Conerly;her son, Louis Conerly;her daughter, Beverly Baynard; her grandsons, Toby Conerlyand Tony Hubbard; and her granddaughter, Brooke Baynard. She leavestocherish her memoryher devoteddaughters, GailMoore,Maylois Conerly, CarloynColeman, and Cathy Smith;her oldest son, JimmieConerly; and ahost of grandchildren,family members, and lovedones. Viola Conerly was trulyone of akind. Honestyand realness ran throughher veins, making her bothlivelyand beautifully untraditional. Her grandchildrenand great grandchildrenadored and appreciated her notonly for her humor and spirit, butfor thepriceless wisdomshe shared so freely While others may haveofferedhome-cooked meals, Violagave lessons that wouldlast alifetime: how to plan forthe future,invest in yourself, stand tall throughadversity, and alwaysput God first. She believed deeply in living by faith, demanding respect, and carrying yourself with prideregardless of life's circumstances. Her strength,wisdom, and fearless authenticitybecame thefoundation and inspiration forgenerations of herfamily.Relatives and friends of thefamily are invitedtoattend theFuneral Service at St.PaulBaptist Church, 223 St.PaulRoad, Tylertown, MS 39667 on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will beginat12:00pm. ArrangementsbyD.W RhodesFuneralHome, 3933 WashingtonAve.Please visit www.rhodefuneral.com to signthe online guestbook.

Anthony JosephJames departed this life on Monday May 11, 2026. Son of thelateJulia Mary and Lawrence James. Father of Tanjinique Jamesand the late Johnny London. GrandfatherofJailyn London. Brother of Catherine McCray, AntoinetteFrancois, Cheryl Rose, Rosa Brown, Lawrence, Jr., Rowene, Viola, Elizabeth, Antione and thelate Marie Washington, Gwendolyn, and Debra James. Ahost of otherrelativesand friends also survivesAnthony. Relatives and friends are invitedtoattend the funeral Service on SaturdayJune 6, 2026, at 11:00am at NewZion ChristianChurch Main St. Gramercy, LA Rev. Emil DeanMitchell Sr., Pastor officiating.Interment in GoldenWreath Cemetery Lutcher, La. Visitation begins at 10am. Professional services EntrustedtoHobson Brown Funeral Home Garyville,LA70051

ance,strength, andpeace andwas reflectedinthe wayhelived,loved,and caredfor others.Following in thefootstepsofhis fa‐ther,Lawrencechose the professional path of be‐coming an Automotive Me‐chanic.Whatbegan as a tradebecamea craftthat he diligently perfected over theyears.Through hard work,exceptional skill, andunwavering com‐mitmenttohelping others, Lawrence became known as atrusted andreputable mechanic within thecom‐munity.Family, friends, andneighbors respected himnot only forhis me‐chanical expertise, butfor hishonesty,dependability, andwillingness to help anyone in need.His work became areflection of his characterand pridein servingothers. In 1972, Lawrence welcomed his firstborndaughter, Chanell, andembracedfa‐therhood with love and pride, beginninga lifelong journey centered around family.Later that same year,Lawrencemarried MarieThomas, andto‐gether they builta family rooted in love anddevo‐tion.Their union was blessedwithtwindaugh‐ters who passedaway within days of theirbirth Though they were never formally named, they were deeply lovedand remained foreverheldinLawrence’s heartand remembered as part of hisfamily’sstory Theirunion also welcomed Lawrence P. Rhea III and Lola Rhea.Lawrencecher‐ishedfatherhood andre‐mained devotedtohis chil‐dren throughout hislife. Followingthe passingof hisbeloved wife,Marie Lawrence remained awid‐ower fora season of life carrying hermemorywith graceand enduring love.In 1995, Lawrence found love againand marriedDenise HoustonRhea. Together they shared adevoted marriage builtoncompan‐ionship, commitment,and unwavering support. Lawrence remained a faithful,loving, anddedi‐catedhusband until his passing. Lawrence valued family deeply andshareda specialbondwithhis sib‐lings, creating memories andrelationships that re‐mained importantthrough‐

outhis life.Lawrencede‐parted this earthlylifeon May27, 2026. He waspre‐cededindeath by hisfa‐ther,LawrenceP.Rhea,Sr.; hisbeloved wife,Marie Thomas Rhea;his infant twin daughterswho passedshortly afterbirth; hisdaughter, Lola Rhea; andhis brothers,Roy Rhea andJames Rhea.Heleaves to cherishhis memory:His devotedwife, Denise Hous‐tonRhea; hismother, Ella MeaOtenRhea; hischil‐dren,Chanell (Darnell) Joseph andLawrenceP Rhea III; hissisters,Elnora Cockheranand Patricia AnnDowl; hisbrothers, Darrell(Antoinette)Rhea, Joseph Rhea,and Allan (Cheryl) Rhea;his eleven grandchildren: Micheal, Nickolas,Aja’, Christian, Nicholas,Laurin, Nathaniel, Jayda, Marie, Chaquilla, andAdam; hiseight greatgrandchildren: O’Mari, Liam,Zane, Adam Jr Dustin,Xavier, Charie,and John John; alongwitha host of nieces,nephews, cousins, extended family members, lifelong friends, andall whose liveswere enriched by knowinghim Lawrence will be remem‐beredfor hisquiet strength,steadyhands, kind spirit,dedicationto hisfamily, steadfastfaith, andthe countless liveshe touchedthrough both his work andhis love.His memory will live on forever in theheartsofthose who knew andloved him. Rela‐tivesand friendsofthe family areall invitedtoat‐tend theFuneralService on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. at Marine Baptist Church,3034 AndoverSt. NewOrleans,LA. 70121. Visitation will beginat7:30 a.m. Intermentwillbein Greenstreet Cemetery.Pro‐fessionalarrangements entrustedtoMajesticMor‐tuaryService,Inc.(504) 523-5872.

In Loving Memory of Lawrence P. Rhea,Jr.,Feb‐ruary23, 1955 –May 27, 2026. With love andgrati‐tude,wecelebrate thelife andlegacyofLawrenceP Rhea,Jr.,a devotedhus‐band,father, grandfather, brother, family man, and friend whosepresence broughtstrength, wisdom, andunwavering love to thosewho knew him. Lawrence P. Rhea,Jr. was born on February 23, 1955, in NewOrleans,Louisiana, to thelovingunion of Lawrence P. Rhea,Sr. and Ella MeaOtenRhea. Raised in Louisiana, Lawrence at‐tended John H. Martyn High School in Shrewsbury, Louisiana, within theJef‐ferson Parish Public School System,where he devel‐oped thevaluesofperse‐verance, discipline, and dedication that would guidehim throughout his life.Fromanearly age, Lawrence developeda per‐sonal relationship with Godand maintained a deeply rooted spiritual connection throughout his life.His faithwas strength‐ened throughpersonalde‐votion,a consistent prayer life,biblicalstudy,and an enduring trustinGod.His spiritualfoundationre‐mained asourceofguid‐

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Tech sell-off drags U.S stock market

The U.S. stock market had its worst day since October Friday as a sell-off in big technology companies weighed down the broader market and a strong jobs report boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will be forced to hike interest rates at some point this year Tech stocks dragged the broader market lower as companies that had powered the S&P 500 to a series of records the past two months saw losses. Nvidia fell 6.2%, Broadcom dropped 7.9% and Micron Technology slid 13.3% for the biggest loss among stocks in the S&P 500. Shares in Meta fell 5.5% following a published report that the social media giant may seek to do a new stock offering to raise funds for spending on AI infrastructure.

All told, the S&P 500 fell 200.57 points to 7,383.74 on Friday The Dow dropped 695.15 points to 50,866.78, and the Nasdaq lost 1,121.53 points to close at 25,709.43. Markets were mixed in Europe after markets in Asia fell.

Anthropic

urges ‘pause’ in AI development

Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced AI systems, warning the technology is improving so quickly there’s a risk humans would lose control.

The company behind the Claude chatbot said in a blog post Thursday that as cutting-edge AI gets increasingly faster at carrying out tasks, “it would be good for the world to have the option to slow or temporarily pause” its development. Anthropic’s post comes as the company and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI race to sell shares on the stock market, in an IPO that could value Anthropic at nearly a trillion dollars.

Papernot notified Canadian cybersecurity authorities prior to releasing his report, which shows how researchers developed the worm in a laboratory by using an “open-source” AI tool that is easy for software developers to cheaply access and modify Anthropic’s post comes after a different warning this week from a team of researchers at the University of Toronto who showed how AI tools could be used to create a new kind of AI “worm” that adapts its hacking strategy as it spreads from device to device and takes over a vast computing network.

“I think it’s really important that people understand that it’s not just the biggest, most powerful language models that pose the security concerns,” lead researcher Nicolas Papernot said in an interview Papernot agreed that there should be more collaboration between companies, government agencies and academic researchers to develop countermeasures as AIpowered hacking tools supercharge the search for computer vulnerabilities.

Micronuclear reactor reaches critical milestone

WASHINGTON — The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity within a few years.

The microreactor being developed by Antares Nuclear Inc. at the Idaho National Lab reached “criticality” on Thursday Energy

Secretary Chris Wright said The milestone occurs when a nuclear reactor achieves a self-sustaining chain reaction capable of producing a steady release of energy.

Antares is the first private company to bring an advanced reactor to criticality under a pilot program begun last year by the Trump administration meant to supercharge nuclear energy production in the U.S. The demonstration was conducted in partnership with the Energy Department and other contractors with support from the U.S Army While the Antares system is years away from commercial use, achieving criticality is a notable step

The Trump administration has set a goal of achieving the criticality milestone in at least three test reactors by July 4 the nation’s 250th anniversary

U.S. job market strong, but suffering

Americans face rising costs from the Iran war

BY PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP business writers

WASHINGTON The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for

President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S and Israeli attacks on Iran

Employers added 172,000 jobs in May roughly double what forecasters had expected — and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Job growth was down slightly last month from a revised 179,000 in April.

Hiring has bounced back this year from a miserable 2025, showing resilience in the face of economic uncertainty and painfully high energy prices since the Iran war started in late February

The job gains are broad-based.

Local governments added 55,000 workers, restaurants and bars 48,000, healthcare companies 35,000.

In another sign of job market strength, Labor Department revisions added a combined

93,000 jobs in March and April

Job growth averaged 188,000 a month from March through May, marking the best three months of hiring since early 2024.

“The hiring recession is over.

American firms are hiring again,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. “The job rebound is happening in almost every industry This is encouraging news for job seekers and for the U.S. economy The labor market has stabilized and is showing early signs of a genuine rebound.”

With just five months to go before consequential midterm elections in the U.S., Americans have grown increasingly frustrated

by rising costs, and it’s unclear if the strong job numbers this year will change their gloomy view of the economy Inflation data last week showed that in addition to gasoline, prices for groceries, clothing and electricity are also on the rise, indicating that inflation may be growing more entrenched.

Polls show that Trump’s approval rating on the economy is falling sharply after being reelected largely on the promise of taming inflation.

And despite the pickup in hiring, wage gains were modest. Average hourly wages rose 0.3% from April and 3.4% from May 2025.

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws limited interest

Two corporations bid on a handful of oil and gas lease sales

BY BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska Two corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Friday a showing critics described as tepid but one that further opens the door to possible development in the pristine region.

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, a state corporation that already has leases in the refuge’s coastal plain, had the winning bid on three tracts and Hex Energy LLC on two, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced. The tracts cover about 72,000 acres. Nearly 690,000 acres had been offered. Winning bids totaled $3.7 million The federal agency’s state director, Kevin Pendergast, said a “new era of active leasing and exploration is just beginning to unfold.”

While there is no active drilling underway, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s board last month authorized additional spending for a efforts including a seismic survey program aimed at locating oil formations, as well as lease purchases in this latest sale. A message seeking comment from Hex Energy was not immediately returned.

Opponents of drilling in the refuge’s coastal plain have pointed to a lack of industry interest in the prior two sales held there and ongoing changes in Alaska’s arctic region due to climate change as proof the region should be off-limits to drilling. There is pending litigation over the leasing program, dating to President Donald Trump’s first term.

The Gwich’in consider the coastal plain sacred because the caribou herd they rely upon calve there. The Gwich’in people’s reliance on the coastal plain “will be irreversibly damaged if it is disturbed,” Karlas Norman, first chief of the Venetie Village Council, said in a statement. “Even though we saw minimal bids, we will not rest until this sacred place is permanently protected for our children and for generations yet to come.”

But supporters of development see the coastal plain, which is roughly the size of Del-

aware, as a potential untapped resource that could boost U.S. oil production and generate new revenue and jobs. Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, an advocacy group whose members include leaders from Alaska Native communities on the North Slope, hailed the sale a success. A statement from the group said the sale represented “the culmination of decades of advocacy by North Slope Iñupiat leaders, in particular leaders from Kaktovik, for their right to self-determination on their homelands, including responsible exploration and development.” Kaktovik is the only community within the refuge.

“The Trump-Vance administration is doing the right thing by advancing policies, including those that permitted the sale, supported by our community,” Kaktovik Mayor Nathan Gordon Jr said in the statement.

The Trump administration has taken a keen interest in Alaska, and his tax and spending bill passed by Congress last year included provisions mandating lease sales in three regions of the state. In addition to the refuge’s coastal plain, leases have also been offered in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and in Cook Inlet, an aging basin that has provided

natural gas for Alaska’s most populous region for decades.

There were no takers in the Cook Inlet auction in March. But there were hundreds of bids, including from major oil companies, for what was the first sale since 2019 in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska despite pending litigation challenging the leasing program. The Trump administration has moved to open more lands to drilling in the reserve and rolled back protections there. The petroleum reserve is where ConocoPhillips Alaska is developing the large Willow oil project.

On Alaska’s vast, petroleum-rich North Slope, the major oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk lie between the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The arctic refuge’s coastal plain could contain 4.25 billion to 11.8 billion barrels of recoverable oil, according to U.S. Geological Survey estimates, but there is limited information about the amount and quality of oil.

The coastal plain, bordering the Beaufort Sea in northeast Alaska, features rolling hills and tundra and provides habitat for wildlife including musk oxen and migratory birds.

Amazon wrestles No. 1 spot away from Walmart

BY ALEX HALVERSON

The Seattle Times (TNS)

For the first time in its three decades-plus history, Amazon is now No. 1 on the Fortune 500 list. The Seattle-based tech giant knocked Walmart down to No. 2, ending the Arkansas-based retailer’s 13-year reign on top. The list ranks 500 of the largest American corporations by revenue each year and only four companies have ever held the top spot since Fortune began publishing it in 1955: Amazon, Exxon Mobil, General Motors and Walmart. Though Amazon and Walmart are retail competitors, vying for hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue each year, Amazon also has its cloud-computing division, Amazon Web Services, that brings in billions in sales as well. Amazon reported $717 billion in

revenue for 2025, with AWS sales accounting for $129 billion of that. Walmart’s 2025 revenue came in near $713 billion. Despite seesaw tariff policies over the past year that have weakened consumer sentiment, retail sales for Amazon and Walmart showed steady growth each quarter But Amazon’s cloud revenue is growing faster than the company’s retail revenue. In 2025, AWS showed 20% sales growth year over year, double what the North American retail division reported. That trend is continuing this year, as AWS sales grew 28% in the first quarter year over year while retail sales in North America grew 12% Amazon dethroned Walmart based on last year’s revenue, the same year it kicked off a wave of layoffs. From October through January, Amazon ended the em-

ployment of 30,000 workers in a bid to reduce the number of managers throughout the company. While Amazon is pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, the company maintains job-cutting isn’t to offset the capital expenses, but rather part of CEO Andy Jassy’s fight against bureaucracy Further down Fortune 500’s list were more examples of the incongruity between tech’s financial health and the waves of layoffs in the industry Microsoft, which laid off 15,000 employees last year, reached its highest ranking at No. 11, climbing three spots from last year The company reported $281.7 billion in revenue in 2025, a 15% increase from 2024. Meta, which has undergone multiple waves of layoffs last year and this year climbed five spots from last year to No. 17, its highest rank-

ing ever The company’s reported $2.16 billion in revenue in 2025 was a 22% year-over-year increase. Other Seattle-area companies high on the list were Costco at No. 13, one spot down from last year and Boeing at No. 47, which climbed 16 spots. Costco’s modest revenue growth may be the reason companies, including Microsoft, leapfrogged it on the list. Costco reported $2.75 billion in sales last year, up 8.2% from 2024.

Boeing’s rise up the ranks was due to increased airplane production, after a rough year in 2024. The company’s revenue in 2024 suffered due to a midair fuselage blowout

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By LINDSEy WASSON

The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska

America’s150th birthday marked acalmbetween twostorms

On Sunday,July 4, 1926,America marked its 150th birthday.Itcame during aperiodofcalmbetween two storms of history, not long afterWorld WarIand shortly beforethe GreatDepression.

That year,the U.S. economy boomed, and cities swelled. Auto travel, consumerism, technology and business expansion defined theera.Though the “Roaring Twenties” wouldcrash three yearslater, IndependenceDay in 1926 was still amomenttolook back, reflectand celebrate The main event on Independence Day was the SesquicentennialExposition in Philadelphia, where PresidentCalvin Coolidge, the only U.S. president bornon the Fourth of July,reaffirmed America’s founding principlesina speech “It was notbecause[the Declarationof Independence] was proposedtoestablishanew nation, but because it was proposedtoestablish anationonnew principles, that July 4th, 1776, hascometoberegarded as one of the greatest days in history,”saidthe normally reticent president. “Welive in an age of scienceand of aboundingaccumulationofmaterial things. Thesedid not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first.” Coolidge firmlycast the American Revolutionasa breakthrough based on fundamentally conservative precepts to secure God-givenliberties.Hecontrasteditwith fomentingviolent unrest abroad.

Beyond speeches, the Philadelphia expositioncelebratedthe Fourth in sundry ways: an 80-foot replicaof the Liberty Bell with 26,000 lights, an amusement park, religious ceremonies, a“Freedom” pageant, baseball games and golf tournaments. Anew bridge spanning the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey,helped moved the crowds

The sail-powered USS Constellation,built in 1854, was anchored in the SchuylkillRiverfor public viewing. A300acre military encampment showcasedthe nation’s latest weaponry,while veterans from the CivilWar,the SpanishAmerican Warand World WarI held convivialreunions. Humorist and writer CoreyFordcapturedNew York’s Independence Day paradein Vanity Fair: “Hours before theparadeisdue, the crowds along the curb have swollen totruly gigantic proportions, lining the street onboth sides for blocks, milling and shoving and indulging freely infistfights in the gutter.Peopleare besidethemselves with excitement, waving small Americanflags andblowinghorns …asight that they will neverforget.”

Not everyparade float was built to thrill, however,as some bore numbingtitles like “Post-War Conditions in the Linoleum Business” and“The Sister Spirits of Osmosis andCapillary Attraction.” Mardi Gras, it wasn’t.

In NewOrleans, an early evening showbyHarry Mendelson’sConcert Band was held in City Park, alongwith an address by federal clerkof court A. DallamO’Brien Jr.and areading of the Declaration byMrs. Rene Salomon. In addition to usual picnic fare,there weresteaming pots of gumbo and jambalaya, with dancing, film screenings and fireworkstofinish.

Louisiana’sgovernor in 1926 was HenryL.Fuqua, one of the state’sfour chief executiveswho woulddie in office. Before seeking the governorship, Fuqua owneda large hardware store in Baton Rouge and later managed theLouisiana State Penitentiary atAngola Arthur J. O’Keefe was mayor of New Orleans. Abusinessman, he previously servedasthe city’scommissioner for public finance.Heassumed the office upon the death of Mayor MartinBehrman. Afew yearsafter taking office, O’Keefe resigned for health reasons. O’Keefe was the grandfather offormer stateSenate President MichaelH.O’Keefe and great-grandfatherof former LSU Chancellor andNASA administration Sean O’Keefe.

In Baton Rouge, Wade Bynum was mayor. He would become the longest serving mayorofLouisiana’scapital city,holding office in two stretchestotaling 24 years. In 1926, WBNO andWJBWradiobegan broadcasting in New Orleans, the State PalaceTheatre was built and Tulane Stadium opened. In Baton Rouge, LSU’snew campuswas dedicated. Like other milestone birthdays, the nation’s sesquicentennialreflectedthe times, the progress thathad been made and the challenges ahead.

As Satchel Paige, who coincidentally beganhis professional pitching career that year, asked, “How oldwould you be if you didn’tknow how old you are?”

That’swhy we celebratethe milestones.

This column is third in aseries about America’s milestone birthdays,asweheadtoward the250thJuly 4. Ron Faucheux is anonpartisanpoliticalanalyst, pollster andwriter based in Louisiana.

For nearly adecade, the newspaper’s editorial board has been remarkably consistent: pro-Coastal Master Plan, pro-science, pro-CPRAindependence, pro-sediment diversion and increasingly alarmed at the political shortcircuiting of the planning process.

The headline “La. should redouble coastal protection efforts” suggested continuity with that record.The substance did not. Iread with profound disappointment an editorial offering volunteersbagging oyster shells as the antidote to studies calling for wholesale community relocation.

Volunteerism is an important way to build public understanding and support; oyster-shell recycling is a common-sense practice, but it will not save us. To fallback on volunteerism when Louisiana built the nation-leading, unanimously supportedprogram designedtoharness theMississippi River’sown land-building power? That is acop-out.

Three months ago, theeditorial, “Don’t let coastal progressslip away” warned against accepting smaller projects as consolation for the canceled

Mid-Barataria andMid-Breton sediment diversions, calling it evidence of “how far off track we’ve gone.” In April, theboard insisted policymakers use“harddata, not political pressure to guide spending. This latesteditorial says nothing about either canceled diversion. Nothing about theCoastal Master Plan unanimously approved in 2023. Nothing about the half-billiondollars already spent on Mid-Barataria.

This newspaper once fieldeda deep bench of journalists who coveredthis challenge with the rigor it demands. That reporting wasitself the rebuttal to alarmist studies andhand-wringing about whether saving these communities was worth it. Iknow; Iwas the program officer overseeing national foundation investmentinthat work.

“Let’sget to work” is the right call. The workisthe science-based, scalematched Master Planthis board has championed for years —not aretreat intovolunteerism. Hold the state,and yourselves,tothatstandard.

KRISTINTRACZ NewOrleans

Notsoeasyfor campstoswitchtosolar

Iamwriting in responsetothe May 7 letter related to camp electrical power

The writer,Mike Norton, madeitsound so simple for thecamps to switch to solar power.The main issue here is the stateallowing the electric utilitytoabandon thecamps after providing power for decades.

The letter failed to mention the approximate$30,000 cost to each camp, let alone the potential that someone would steal their system. The utility should be madetopay,installand maintain these solar systemsascamp compensation. ROBERT WEILER Destrehan

GOPknows it can’twin afairelection

In case you haven’tnoticed, our democracy is being dismantled. President Donald Trumpand his MAGA followers know they can’twin afair election because we Americans don’twant his Iran war,like we didn’t want him to tear down theEast Wing, like we don’twant his name on theKennedy Center and don’twant his ballroom, gold statues, arches and gilding of the WhiteHouse. He can’twin afair election because our prices are sky high, and he just said he doesn’tcare about the financial suffering of Americans: Hisagenda is all that matters, and the next gold statue of him, and his name on more of our nation’s monuments

It’ssickening that our politicians lack thecourage to stand up to his grandiosity. Andnow his faithful follower Gov Jeff Landry is doing allhecan to take away voting rightseventothe point of maneuvering, so the legitimately elected Calvin Duncan is deprived of theclerk’soffice.

The axiom is clear: Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely Remember,Trump said we won’tneed to vote, just leave our future in his greedy reckless hands.

If we want to save what’sleft of our democracy now is the timetoprotest these attacks and protect our right to vote.

JIM O’NEILL Metairie

Electricity and gas bills are becoming too expensive for manyfamilies in our community.Every month, hardworking people are struggling to keep up with rising utility costs while also trying to pay rent, buy groceries and care fortheir families. For many households, the pressure is becoming overwhelming. Recently,myutility bill increased so much that it becamedifficult to manage other important expenses. Many people are now living in constant fear of disconnection notices or late payment fees. This situation affects senior citizens, low-incomefamilies and working individuals the most.

Electricity is not aluxury; it is abasic necessity.Families need power to cook, preserve food, stay safeduring extreme weather and support children with school activities. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and meeting other basic needs.

Ibelieve utility companies and policymakers must work together to provide fairer rates, stronger consumer protections and expanded assistance programsfor struggling residents. There should also be moretransparency in billing and better communication with customers.

Our communities deserve affordable and reliable energy services. Iencourage local leaders to listen to the concerns of residents and take meaningful action before morefamilies fall deeper into hardship.

KLAUS SAM NewOrleans

Ron Faucheux

A ‘Star’ is born?

Saints defender Sanker takes on more responsibilities in possible new role

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

As complex as his new position is, and as important as it is to the New Orleans Saints’ defensive scheme safety Jonas Sanker said playing the “Star” basically comes down to two simple ideas.

“Cover well,” Sanker said “But also tackle well.”

The Saints need a player who can do both. After losing cornerback Alontae Taylor in free agency, they believe Sanker — a second-year safety — is the man for the job.

Sanker will have to nail down the spot in training camp, but it is telling that throughout this offseason, the coaching staff has given the 23-year-old the first opportunity to see whether he could handle it Last year, Sanker unexpectedly emerged as a solid starting safety after veteran Julian Blackmon suffered a season-ending injury in Week 1 Blackmon himself was a late addition after Tyrann Mathieu’s surprising retirement.

The Saints trust that Sanker can handle the most important position in coordinator Brandon Staley’s defense.

It’s a spot that historically has been filled by some of the biggest names in football. Before Taylor whose performance earned him a three-year, $58 million contract from the Tennessee Titans — Staley relied on All-Pro safety Derwin James with the Los Angeles Chargers and All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey with the Los Angeles Rams. They were stars capable of handling the Star, which is Staley’s version of an inside cornerback Sanker has yet to reach that level of stardom, but excelling in the role could

BY R.J RICO Associated Press

Soccer fans soon will crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport’s grandest stage, the World Cup. They’ll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who is going to win it all. This time, however, it’s different for some superfans, who say organizers have made this summer’s World Cup the least welcoming one they have experienced. Ticket prices, expensive cross-country travel and concerns about entering the U.S. have prompted some of them to stay home.

London-based IT worker Mike Wilson has been to four World Cups over the past 20 years. This summer, he’ll be staying in Europe and watching part of the tournament from a Portuguese beach.

Argentine doctor Emiliano Becerra likes to follow his team

through every step of the elimination round. This time he’ll attend two early matches and then fly home.

Dutch-born finance manager Peter Bergakker flew to South Africa to watch the Netherlands play in the 2010 World Cup final. But no matter how far the “Oranje” advance this summer he said he won’t travel to the U.S. Exactly how many fans are staying away is unclear, but the warning signs are there.

Hotel bookings have been lighter than expected in many U.S. host cities. Meanwhile, the president of the travel agency association in soccer-mad Uruguay said his company has arranged tour packages for about 3,000 fans, significantly fewer than recent World Cups.

Priced out

The number of fans able to travel and take weeks off of work to cheer on their team during the World Cup understandably skews

help him get there.

“The toughest thing about Star is you’re a safety, you’re a corner or you’re a linebacker — maybe a (defensive) end — based on a call,” Saints safeties coach Terry Joseph said

“It’s a lot of different jobs that you’ve got to be versed in to be a really good Star

“And I think that’s where we’re at right now: We’re getting him up to speed of the different personalities based on the call.”

The complexities underscore why the position is so important to the Saints. Joseph said the Star has to not only handle motion adjustments — when a receiver runs from one spot to another before the snap but also be flexible enough to either play the deep middle of the field, the boundary or near the line of scrimmage. Other positions are “pretty much anchored,” Joseph said. The Star relies heavily on a player’s intelligence.

So how did the Saints land on trusting Sanker to replace Taylor? Coach Kellen Moore said Sanker’s college film gave the team confidence.

At the University of Virginia, Sanker spent his freshman and sophomore seasons as a nickel cornerback, which taught him the basics of playing inside That versatility was enough that Moore said he’d have felt comfortable putting Sanker there last year, if needed. (Taylor played all 17 games and 96% of the defense’s snaps.)

The Saints also saw a “mental toughness” in Sanker last year that assured them he’d be up for the task, Joseph

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to the wealthy But previous tournaments have remained accessible for fans who, in some cases, would save for years for their flights and match tickets. Four years ago, lower-tier Category 3 tickets to group stage matches were $69. This year, FIFA has been selling them for as much as $265. The last two tournaments in Russia and Qatar offered matchgoing fans free transportation among host cities, though many matches were much closer than the vast area covered by the 16 stadiums hosting matches across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. And while fans there were not permitted by FIFA to sell their tickets on the official resale site for above face value, the sports governing body has taken a different approach this time — encouraging fans to resell tickets for as high as they want, with FIFA pocketing 30% in fees along

ACC foes in challenge set for LSU hoops teams

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The LSU basketball programs each added a compelling nonconference matchup to their 2026-27 schedules on Friday, when ESPN unveiled the pairings for its annual ACC/SEC Challenges. The LSU men will face Wake Forest at home on Dec. 1, and the women will take on North Carolina on the road Dec. 2. The women’s matchup is one of four known nonconference battles already set for the 2026-27 season. For the men, it’s one of five.

Coach Will Wade’s group also will play Gonzaga on Nov 14 in Spokane, Washington; two of SMU, Arizona State and Southern Cal in the Palm Springs Classic from Nov 21-26; and Houston at the Toyota Center The details of that game, including the date, have not been revealed. Coach Kim Mulkey and her staff already have announced they will compete in the Fort Myers Tip-Off event against North Carolina State and Villanova in late November, and they’re still finalizing the details of a showdown with UConn that will be played in Nashville, Tennessee.

The LSU men, who are 2-1 in ACC/SEC Challenge matchups so far, lead Wake Forest 4-2 in the all-time series and have won the last three matchups, one of which came during Wade’s first stint in Baton Rouge. The last meeting was an 86-80 overtime win in 2023 during the fifth-place game of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina. The LSU women are 3-0 in the ACC/ SEC Challenge, and they last met North Carolina in 2016. The two programs

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey and the Tigers will face North Carolina in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 2.

STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

Saints safety Jonas Sanker, right, celebrates his interception of a pass by New york Jets quarterback Brady Cook, left, during a game Dec. 21 at the Caesars Superdome. New Orleans is looking to Sanker to fill the important ‘Star’ position after losing cornerback Alontae Taylor in free agency

STAFF FILE PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK

REED DARCEY and TOYLOY BROWN III Staff writers

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By PETR DAVID JOSEK Argentina fans cheer before the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France on Dec. 18, 2022, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail,

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Zverev earns another major shot

Second-seeded player seeks first Grand Slam title

BY ANDREW DAMPF AP sportswriter

PARIS Jannik Sinner lost early Carlos Alcaraz withdrew because of an injury

The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam title and now the second-seeded German is only one victory away from raising the French Open trophy

Zverev reached the fourth major final of his career after beating 20-year-old Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the Roland Garros semifinals on Friday

In Sunday’s final, Zverev will face 14th-ranked Flavio Cobolli Cobolli advanced when 104thranked Matteo Arnaldi withdrew before their all-Italian semifinal because of a virus. Arnaldi spent 19 hours, 42 minutes on court to reach the semifinal more than anyone at a Grand Slam since 1991. He said he was vomiting overnight. “I tried to get ready but every time I get up I feel dizzy,” Arnaldi said. “I can’t move and I can’t eat and I can’t drink. So there was really no way that I will be able to play.” Zverev has been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since the top-ranked Sinner struggled in the first week’s heat wave and wasted a two set and 5-1 lead against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round.

Alcaraz, the two-time reigning champion, withdrew before the tournament with an injured right wrist.

The 27th-ranked Mensik, who was playing in his first Grand Slam semifinal, struggled with five double faults on Friday Mensik overcame post-match cramps that landed him in a wheelchair last week, got past Andrey Rublev in five sets and beat rising Brazilian João Fonseca in straight sets in the quarterfinals. “He beat so many unbelievable

BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN

AP sportswriter

PARIS Mirra Andreeva could not hold her nerve at Roland Garros last year

Facing the unheralded Lois Boisson for a spot in the French Open semifinals, the Russian teenager lost her temper, losing in straight sets after receiving a warning for angrily hitting a ball into the stands.

There has been no such meltdown over the past two weeks. Still only 19, Andreeva is in her first Grand Slam final. The pressure remains but she knows how to handle it.

“Now I’m also nervous when I play matches like this or when I’m up in the score and I’m serving and the opponent breaks me,” she said after stopping the best clay court player of the season, Marta Kostuyk, in the semifinals. “Before I was thinking, ‘Oh, my God, if I lost my serve, it’s like the end of the world.’ But now I feel like if she broke me, well, so what? I will try to break her back.”

The approach has been working out fine.

The eighth-seeded Andreeva has dropped just one set en route to the final, where she will meet the 114th-ranked Maja Chwalinska, a qualifier It’s Chwalinska’s first appearance in a major final, meaning a new Grand Slam champion will be crowned at the Court Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday Andreeva has been competing at the highest level since she was 15, and it has taken some time for her to manage her temper emotions and the pressure that ac-

players. I knew it was going to be the toughest challenge that I had so far And I managed. I won I’m happy,” Zverev said. It will be Zverev’s second French Open final, having wasted a lead of twosetstooneagainstAlcarazinthe 2024 championship match. Zverev had an even bigger advantage — two sets to none in the 2020 U.S. Open final and lost that one, too, to Dominic Thiem. He was also beaten in straight sets by Sinner in the 2025 Australian Open final.

“That’s in the past,” Zverev said of hislosstoThiem.“Idon’ttrytothink too much about it before Sunday.”

Despite overcast and windy conditions at the start, the roof was open on Court Philippe-Chatrier and both players struggled with mishits early on.

Mensik relied often on serveand-volley tactics while Zverev

was more solid from the baseline of the red clay court. Mensik double-faulted twice late in the first set, leading to the first break. Zverev broke again early in the second after running down a drop shot from Mensik and then went ahead 5-2 when Mensik double-faulted again.

Early in the third, Mensik had his neck treated by a trainer and then left the court for a medical timeout. When play resumed, Zverev moved Mensik off the court with well-angled shots and the Czech player threw his racket in desperation at a ball he knew he couldn’t reach.

There were more shouts for “Sascha” — Zverev’s nickname — but the crowd attempted to help Mensik back into the match with chants of “Let’s go, Mensik, let’s go.”

When Mensik produced two

well-executed drop shots to finally break Zverev’s serve and take a 4-2 lead in the third, he pumped his fist as the crowd came to life It was just the second set Zverev dropped in the tournament.

“He started playing amazing the third set,” Zverev said. “This is best-of-five-set matches: You know things (are) going to happen. Opponents are going to play better You have to deal with it. You have to manage it. I did. And I hope to play another great match on Sunday.”

When Mensik rushed the net after a slice serve to the deuce court midway through the fourth set and Zverev used his long wingspan to produce a looping crosscourt return that dipped over the net beyond his reach, Mensik just smiled — perhaps realizing in that moment that Zverev simply had too much game for him.

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companies her massive ambition. Finally, it appears she is ready to step forward and stake her claim for the biggest titles.

“I have been trying to work on me being more calm, more positive,” she said “I’m very focused, and I felt like recently I have been trying to do a lot of different stuff. Maybe now I have found what’s been working very well for me.”

In 2024, Andreeva became the youngestGrandSlamsemifinalistin more than a quarter-century when, in her sixth major tournament, she defeated Aryna Sabalenka. Andreeva appeared pretty much insouciant at the time. She said

she would devise plans with her coach, 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, only to forget everything during matches.

“Now I feel like I completely trust what my team tells me, and now it’s easier for me to do,” Andreeva said. “Whatever they tell me, I will just do it. I just feel like I’m able to trust them fully and not doubt anything.”

Winning the title would make her the youngest French Open women’s singles champion since 18-year-old Monica Seles landed her third straight Roland Garros crown in 1992.

Andreeva and Chwalinska will meet for the first time.

Chwalinska’s best result at a major before the French Open was the second round at Wimbledon in

Cards activate outfielder Nootbaar for season debut

St. Louis outfielder Lars Nootbaar was activated from the 60day injured list on Friday in time to make his season debut in left field as the Cardinals began a weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. Nootbaar, 28, had surgery on both of his heels in the offseason and has not played in the majors this season. He is a career .242 hitter Last season in 135 games, he hit .234 with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs. In 12 games during his 20-day rehab assignment for Triple-A Memphis, Nootbaar hit three home runs and had a .409 on-base percentage, a .543 slugging percentage and a .257 batting average in 44 at-bats. In other moves, the Cardinals optioned infielder Thomas Saggese to Triple A-Memphis and recalled right-handed pitcher Matt Svanson from Memphis.

Broncos LB Cooper arrested following fight

Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper was jailed Friday on domestic violence charges stemming from a fight with his girlfriend.

Cooper, 28, was held on suspicion of two counts of domestic violence and one count of criminal mischief, according to Douglas County jail records.

The Broncos said in a statement that they “are aware of the matter and are gathering information.” Cooper’s arrest stemmed from an argument between him and his girlfriend, who was also arrested, according to a police affidavit. Cooper’s girlfriend accused him of cheating and threw his phone against a wall in Cooper’s apartment and a physical struggle ensued, according to the report.

Poston aces conditions to take Memorial lead

J.T Poston had eight birdies in a round of 7-under 65 on Friday at the Memorial a score best measured by the fact he was nine shots better than the field average — enough for a one-shot lead over Ryan Gerard going into the weekend at Muirfield Village.

Poston was at 9-under 135, a score not many saw coming.

The quality of his round could be measured by the comments of some of his peers. The interview with Tommy Fleetwood began with a statement that it seemed tougher out there.

“Is that a question?” Fleetwood replied. “Yeah, we’ll expand on that. It was pretty brutal, actually.” That wasn’t the case for Poston, who played brilliantly to grab the lead.

Serena adds second date on comeback schedule

Serena Williams’ comeback to tennis will include a stop in Berlin this month.

Maja Chwalinska reacts during a semifinal match against Diana Shnaider on Thursday in Paris. Chwalinska advanced to the final, where she will face Andreeva

2022. She is the second qualifier to make a Grand Slam singles final in the professional era (1968), joining Emma Raducanu, who won the 2021 US Open. In Paris, the Polish player has caught the eye of observers not only for her unexpected deep run but also for the variety of her shots and the kind of old-fashioned tennis she plays, peppered with stunning lobs and drop shots. Her tennis is a stark contrast to Andreeva’s sheer power “I know that I’m playing different tennis than most of the girls on tour,” the slightly-framed Chwalinska said. “I don’t have the (physical) conditions to play strong, so I need to develop different kinds of weapons for myself. I’ve definitely played differently, and I think it helps me a lot against these players.”

Berlin Open organizers said Williams will compete in doubles at the grass-court event starting on June 13 Her partner and the date of her first match will be announced later

The 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.

She will make her return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside Victoria Mboko at Queen’s Club next week. Berlin is the week after Wimbledon is two weeks after that.

“Every tournament I add to my schedule right now feels special, and Berlin is no exception,” she said.

FIFA cancels mistakenly free tickets to World Cup

FIFA has canceled World Cup tickets issued to about 60 fans who mistakenly got them for free because of a website error The tickets were “allocated at no charge due to a prior payment issue during the checkout process,” FIFA said in a statement Thursday.

“FIFA regrets the error and any inconvenience caused,” soccer’s ruling body said. “The tickets requested by these fans remain reserved, and the affected fans have been invited to complete payment of the correct amount.”

It is the latest glitch in an often controversial World Cup ticketing program that the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey are investigating for possible violations of consumer protection laws. The mispriced tickets were sold through the official World Cup site.

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Alexander Zverev returns to Jakub Mensik during a semifinal match at the French Open on Friday in Paris. Zverev advanced to Sunday’s final where he will face 14th-ranked Flavio Cobolli.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS By EMMA DA SILVA Mirra Andreeva returns to Marta Kostyuk during a French Open semifinal match on Thursday in Paris.

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Iranianteam approved to play in U.S.

BY COLLINBINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

WASHINGTON Members of the Iran World Cup soccer team have been granted visastothe United States,two U.S. officials said Friday,clearing them to enter the United States from theirtraining base in Tijuana, Mexico,aheadof their first two matches near Los Angeles this month. The team’sparticipation in the World Cup has been complicated by Iran’swar with Israel and the United States. Problems with processing visas hadearlier ledIran to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, which is on Mexico’sborder withCalifornia.

One U.S. official said all players on the Iranianteamwere approvedfor visasand were in the process of receiving them. Asecond official said visas had been issued for players,coaches, trainers and some support staff. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorizedtodiscuss thevisas publicly Thesecond official could not say whether any Iranian applicants had been denied. It was not

Iran’splayers

“Sports transcends borders, and we look forward to welcoming competitorsand fans from aroundthe world.”

TOMBARRACK, U.S. ambassador to Turkey

immediatelyclear when theIranianteam’spassports would be returned to them to allowthem to travel, but theofficial said it could be as earlyasFriday or Saturday

The squadhas been preparing for the WorldCup at atraining camp in Antalya, Turkey,before departing forTijuana. The team said it has already received visas

fromMexico’sembassy in Ankara

U.S. ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack credited the U.S. Embassy in Ankara for processing visas for theIranian team “Sportstranscends borders, and we look forward to welcoming competitors and fans from around theworld,” Barrack wrote in asocial media post Friday Iran plays its first two games in Inglewood, California, against

NewZealand on June 15 and Belgium sixdays later,thenheadsto Seattle to face Egypt on June 26. Iran and the U.S. could meet in the round of 32 on July 3inArlington, Texas, if both teams place second in their groups.

President Donald Trump in March had discouraged Iran from participating in thetournament, saying he didn’tthink it was “appropriate” and raising concerns over players’ “lifeand safety.” Aday later, Iran’snationalteam pushed back, saying “no one can exclude” it from playing.

Iran finalized its team Monday, including 17 home-based players whose clubs have notplayed sinceFebruary because of the war. Star forward Sardar Azmoun wasdropped in March, reportedly because of asocial media post that angeredIranianauthoritiesduring the war

Iran’ssports minister said in March that it would “notbepossible”for theteam to participate in the World Cup, but the republic’ssoccer federation said in May it was moving ahead with ateam The federation hadinsisted that all players and staffbegranted visas, including thosewho hadmilitary serviceinthe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

U.S. hopefultop defender Richards healthyfor WC

BY JAYCOHEN AP sportswriter

CHICAGO Chris Richardsjoined the U.S. for training on Friday in Chicago in apositive sign for the top Americandefender as he tries to make it back in time for the World Cup.

Richards tore two ligamentsin his left ankle while playing for England’sCrystal Palace on May 17. He has been ruled outfor Saturday’sfriendly againstGermany, but the U.S. is holding out hope that he might be able to play in itsWorld Cup opener next week against Paraguay

“Chris Richards is on the right path to coming back andbeing completely with the squad,”midfielder Weston McKennie said. “I think everyone trusts his body and what he feelsand thecoachingstaff as well. He’sanimportant piece of the group, (with) his energy,his leadership on and off the field. And so obviously we’re just all behind him and can’twait to have him back and out with the group.”

During the15-minute portion of practice that was open to the media, the 26-year-old Richards showed no signs of any issues as he warmed up with the rest of the team at Endeavor Health Perfor-

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the way.FIFAdid not respond to arequest for comment Thursday but previously has defended ticket prices as areflection of “recordbreaking” demand.

Tomonori Akutsu, who lives outside Tokyo, said if he had realized how expensive this tournament would be when he started making plans, he might have reconsidered attending his sixth straight World Cup. Without question, he believes, the U.S. has been the worst host, andtournament organizershave demonstrated a“complete lack of hospitality in everyaspect,”citing things such as ticket prices, an inflated resale market, expensive hotel prices and fan festivals that cost money to attend.

“Simply,myimpression is thisis America, the ultimate capitalism,” Akutsu said.

Becerra spent $1,100 to seeArgentina defeat France in the 2022 final in Qatar.For the past three WorldCups, he followedArgentina through the knockout stages.

Not this time.

This year,hepaid even more $1,200 —for aresale ticket to see

mance Center,the practice home for Major League Soccer team Chicago Fire.

Richards, who missed the2022 World Cup because of ahamstring injury,isconsidered the bestcentral defender for the United States.

“Histraining and his evolution is well, but he still is notreadyto competeand to play,” U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettinosaidbefore practice.

Pochettinoand the U.S.are running out of time whenitcomesto making adecisiononRichards.

They can replace injured players on their 26-man roster until Thursday.

“Maybe this is the finalofthe World Cup, maybe he can play,” Pochettino said of Saturday’sgame at SoldierField, “but theadviceofthe medical area is not to play.”

TheU.S. iscomingoff a3-2 victory over Senegal on Sunday.After itsmatchup with Paraguay, theU.S. also has Group Dgames against Australia on June 19 and Turkey on June 25.

Germany also is playingits last friendlybefore its World Cup opener on June 14 against Curacao. It also has GroupEgames against the Ivory CoastonJune 20 andEcuador on June 25.

“We’ll be going into this game with alot of players that haven’t

Argentina’smatch against lowranked Jordan in Dallas.

“It’sabsolutelycrazy.It’sjust a group stage match,” said Becerra, a64-year-old ophthalmologist who lives in Neuquén.

Becerra will head homebefore theknockout stage begins. The prices, he said,are “justnot possible for me.”

Wilson saidheand his friends opted to skip this summer’stournament because they couldn’tjustify spending the prices they were seeing.

Wilson never had spent more than $200 for anyWorld Cup match —a pricethat, onthe resale market, barely buys anosebleed seat at agroup stage match between two obscure teamsthisyear.Instead, he and his friends have booked a Portugal getaway.

For Wilson, the WorldCup is more about the atmosphere than the matches.

“That’s the great thing about these tournaments: You’re sitting at ahostel, chattingwithU.S. fans, and then yougotoabar up the road and there are loadsof Chileans whohavejust taken over the place,” Wilson said, recalling a memorable night in Johannesburg in 2010. “It’sstuff like that which makes theWorld Cup. But now they’vejust priced everyone out

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United States defender Chris Richards controls the ball during afriendly match against Japan on Sept. 9inColumbus, Ohio. Richardsjoined the U.S. for training on Friday ahead of the WorldCup.

played against them yet, andplayersthat have,” McKennie said, “so Ithinkthe newenergy,the new style, thenew,just circumstances in generalleading into aWorld Cup, Ithink it’s going to be agreat test for us.”

TheU.S.has 13 players who were on Gregg Berhalter’sroster for the2022 World Cup, including 11 whomadeanappearance in Qatar.Berhalter was fired 10 months into his second stint as U.S. coach, but he took over the Fire when he was hired as head coach and director of football in October 2024.

Mark Doidge, asociologist at England’sLoughborough University,said WorldCups have long beendefined by their traveling supporters, pointing to Colombia’s famous “Birdman” and the sea of St.George’scrosses at everyEngland match Rising costs, he said, risk losing exactly those fans.

“Most of those buying expensive tickets arenot those passionate fans, but wealthy people paying for an experience,” he said.

Some notdeterred

There is at least one group of supporters thatappears determined to come regardless of the cost: the Scots, who are eager to seetheir team competeintheir

first World Cup in 28 years.

Campbell Lewis and his friends began booking refundable accommodations across the U.S. as soon as Scotland qualified last year before prices rose. With tens of thousandsofScottishfans expected to attend, ticketsfor their team’s matches have proven harder to obtain.

But after prices begantodrop in recent weeks, Lewisboughttwo tickets for Scotland’ssecondmatch for him and his 10-year-old son. He and hisfriendsare still waiting until the final days to gettickets

Berhalter got achance to catch up with his son, Sebastian, amidfielder on theU.S.team,and some of his former playerswiththe Americans practicing at the Fire’sfacility.

“When Igot them,they were young. They were babies andthey were just learning what it takes to be aprofessional athlete,” Gregg Berhalter said. “And now when I see them,they’re men.They have kids. They’re adults, andthey knowexactly what it means to maintain themselves as professionals. Andit’sanamazing thing to see.”

to the team’sopeneragainst Haiti, though. As of Thursday,the cheapestresale ticket for that match outside Boston exceeded $600. “For alot of Scottish people of my generation, this is aonce-in-alifetime thing,” he said. “Wewere allkids the last time we qualified And even though the prices have gotten out of hand, there’sjust this determination that we want to go.”

U.S. travel concerns

U.S. entry requirements also may be limiting international visitors. UnlikeRussia in 2018, which waived visa requirementsfor ticket-holders, andQatar in 2022, whichstreamlined entry forfans, manytraveling to the U.S. still face strict visa requirements. Until the U.S. reversed course last month, ticket-holding fans fromAlgeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisiawereevengoing to have to pay as muchas$15,000 in bonds to enter the country CarlosPera, president of Uruguay’stravel agency association, recently told Uruguay’sSubrayado that U.S. visa requirements were amongthe reasonsfewer Uruguayans are making thetripthis year U.S. officialshavepushed back on concernsabout visitors en-

FIFA to allow factory-sealed, disposable water bottlesinto some stadiums

The Associated Press

FIFA announced on Fridaythat it will now allow fans to bring theirown water bottles to some stadiums during theWorldCup, adjustinga policy that hadbarred spectators frombringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across NorthAmerica, including somewith limited or no shade from the sun. FIFAinasocial media post said fans will be permitted to bring one, soft, plastic, 20-ounce, factory-sealed,disposable water bottle into any match taking place in the United States or Canada. In avideo releasedbyFIFA, chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi saidfans will still not be permitted to bring in hard sided, reusable water bottles “due to safety and security reasons.” FIFAstated, “forthe avoidanceof doubt, reusable waterbottles may not be brought into the stadium.” FIFA’sstadium rules stated that fans could bring in atransparent, reusable bottle up to one liter,or 33.8 ounces capacity.OnThursday, the “Stadium Code of Conduct” update wascriticizedbya fan group, which argued FIFAhad given assurancesoncarrying emptyplastic bottles to fill with freely available water at atournamentwhere heat is expected to be afactor

countering an unwelcome environment, and the White House’sWorld Cup task force has highlighted efforts to prioritize visa interviews for fans with tickets. Andrew Giuliani, who leads the task force, dismissed concerns Thursday that traditionaltraveling supporters may be staying away “Wewant superfans and firsttime visitors alike to know: America welcomes you to whatwill be the greatest World Cup yet,” he said in astatement.

For some fans, the concern goes beyond visas and cost.

Bergakker, 48,saidPresident Donald Trump’s“hostile” approach toward European allies haschangedhis viewoftraveling to the U.S. Adeep Netherlands’ run usually would be allittakes to gethim on aplane,nomatter thepriceoftickets. ButBergakkersaidheworries his criticism of Trump on social media could lead to problems at the border,aconcern the White House rejected. Aspokesperson said Thursdaythat aCustoms andBorderProtectionproposal to scrutinize World Cup visitors’ social media accountswas never enacted.

Still, Bergakker said that as long as Trumpispresident, “this Oranje fanwon’tbevisiting.”

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work outduring atraining session on TuesdayinAntalya, Turkey.Members of the Iranian soccer teamhavebeen granted visas to the United States ahead of the WorldCup.

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Judgetomisssignificant time with fracturedrib

BY LARRYFLEISHER

Associated Press

NEW YORK The New York Yankees placed Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list Friday,a day after announcing the slugger has astress fracture in one of his ribs that will keep him off thefieldindefinitely

The three-time AL MVPwill rest andhavelimited activity before getting re-evaluated andhaving additional imaginginabout four to six weeks. The Yankees said in astatement that Judge is expected to return “at some point this season.”

“Very disappointed,” Judge said before the Yankees opened athreegame series against the Red Sox on Friday.“That’swhy we went through every measurewecould to get an expert to take alook to see what was going on in there, but definitely not what you want to hear —any fracture or anything like that.”

“He really is going to havesome downtime,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “So once hegets cleared to have the imaging and stuff like that, hopefully it comes back positive at thatpointand then we can start mapping out areturn

to playprotocol andexpect him back and get aclearer picture of when that would be.

Judgeunderwent aCTscan on Thursday and had an MRIearlier in the week when he met with a specialist. The Yankees initially said Judge had shoulder soreness before clarifying the injury was to arib on hisright side, which was first revealed when Judge underwent testing on Monday, the team’s offday

Judgesaidhefirst experienced pain while making adiving catch on April26inHouston and added that crashing intothe right-field fence to complete acatch on May 3againstBaltimore “didn’thelp.”

The pain intensified last weekend, when he was 2for 12 against the Athletics, leading to an array of tests and findings.

“I kind of felt the symptoms for thepast month and we did everything we could to make sure we couldbeout there,”Judge said.

“In Sacramento,itjust got alittle worse. So, Ifought it as longasI could.”

Including astint on the COVID-19 injuredlist in July 2021, Judgeisonthe IL for the 10th time since debutingAug. 13,2016. He missed 45 games with afractured

right wrist in 2018,54games with a strainedleft oblique in 2019 and 42 games withafractured toe in 2023 after crashing into awall while making acatch at Dodger Stadium.

In 2023, the Yankees went 19-23 while Judge wasonthe injured list

“Obviously,you’renot going to replace Aaron Judge, and we all know how important he is to our club, but we’re also very confident in our ability to go out there and absolutely have theexpectation to continue to win games,” manager Aaron Boonesaid.

The Yankees recalled Spencer Jones from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre for his second stint with theteam to replace Judge.

The 34-year-old Judge is hitting .248 with 17 home runs and 38 RBIs. But he hasjust one homer in his last 18 games since May 10 andended an 11-gamehomer and RBI drought withagame-ending, two-run drive on May 24 against theTampa Bay Rays.

Judge entered thegame against TampaBay in a1-for-24 slump thatdropped his batting average to .246. He was hitless in 15 at-bats before singling in thefirst inning.

“That was probably the biggest thing,” Judge said. “I just couldn’t swing theway Iwanted to.”

Bearsplanningto move forwardwith Indianastadium

BY JAYCOHEN AP sportswriter

CHICAGO

The Chicago Bears are looking to build astadium in Northwest Indiana after aproposal to provide financial incentives for theNFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in thestatelegislature.

The Bears’ boardofdirectors votedThursday to moveforward with astadium development project in Hammond, Indiana. The team hadbeen doing its due diligenceona tract of land near Wolf Lake, but it said Friday that an exact site had not been selected.

“Webelieve aworld-class stadium project in Hammondwill transform the region, connectingNorthwest Indiana to the South Side of Chicagothrough the Loop and across neighborhoods and suburbs stretching north of the city,” the Bearssaid in astatement thatthe team attributed to chairman George McCaskey andteam president Kevin Warren.“It will bringChicagoland together anddeliver new opportunities to its residentsand businesses.”

Indiana Gov.MikeBraun welcomed the team’sannouncement.Acommittee in the Indiana House of Representatives passed abill in February that establishedaNorthwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance, construct andleaseastadium.

“Welook forward to building a partnershipasstrong as the ’85 Bearsdefense,creating opportunities and economic growth that will benefit our state and the Bears organization for decades to come,” Braun said in a statement. “An NFLfranchise in Northwest Indiana will be an economicboost to theentire

regionlike we haven’tseen before.”

The Bears, acharterNFL franchise, have played in Illinois sincethe team’s founding in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys. They moved to Chicago in 1921 and called Wrigley Field home before they started playing at SoldierField in September 1971. TheBears’ leaserunsthrough 2033, but they can pay afee to break the lease early. Soldier Fieldisabout 40 miles south of HalasHall—the team’s headquarters in LakeForest, Illinois —and Hammond is about 20 miles south of the team’slakefront stadium.

Matt Hill,a spokesperson for IllinoisGov.JBPritzker,said the governor “remains open to asensible solutionthatprotects taxpayers.”

“The Bears have built astoried legacy in Illinois for over 100 yearsbut have spent the last six years, andespecially the last few months, shifting their position on astadium location,” Hill said in astatement. “Thathas hindered their progress. Today appears to be anotherinstance of thatafter Illinois leaders have been working with the Bears in good faith.” The Bears also had been considering Arlington Heights about30milesnorthwest of Chicago —asapotential location for their newstadium.

The Illinois Senate passed a bill early Mondaymorning that would have cleared the way for Arlington Heights and Chicago to createlocal stadium authorities,creating apathway for the Bears to avoid paying property taxes on anew stadium in Illinois. But the House adjourned without taking up the measure on the last day of the state’s spring legislative session.

The Bears have played in Illinois since1920 and started playingat SoldierField in September 1971.

Cubs presidentnot panickingyet despiteteam’spoorplay

BYMATTCARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer isn’tpanicking over his team’sprotracted slump this season.

Routed 18-3 by San Francisco on Friday,Chicago has won just six of its last 25 games and fell to 33-31 overall for fourth place in the NL Central. That followsa20-3run that drove the Cubs to a27-12 record on May 8when they prevailed 7-1 at Texas to complete their second of two 10-game winningstreaks this season. Chicago is just the second team in major league history to have two 10-game winning streaks and a10game losing streak in the same season, along with the 2017 Dodgers

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said. The Saints observed it from the moment Sanker was called on to be astarter in Week 2. Andthen Sanker’splay further developed, with Joseph praising the safety’s speed, athleticism and ability to hold up in coverage.

“All of those are the characteristics of agood Star,” Joseph said.

Throughout OTAs, the Saints have tested Sanker to see whether their intuition wasright.During 7-on-7 drills, New Orleans routinely will send receivers in motion, which oftenforces Sanker to travel with them. Then,whenthe ball is snapped, quarterback Tyler Shough hasn’tbeen shy in targeting the option nearest Sanker But Sanker is holding his own.

Safety Justin ReidsaidSanker’s speed was instrumental to his rookie year,calling it a“superpower” that helps him make plays. He said at theend of the year,hestressed to Sanker that he shouldn’t do any-

“That Friday gameinTexas,I thought we looked likeWorld Series quality at-bats in that game and we played great,” Hoyer told reporters before Friday’sgame at Wrigley Field. “Wehaven’treally playedwellsince then “Weneed to getback to playing like that again. We need to do it fairly soon. We got way over .500. We cashed alot of that in, unfortunately.”

Hoyer said the Cubs, with adeep startinglineup and strong defensive play,shouldn’tbewallowing at the 240 winningpercentage they’vehad since May 9.

“Intuitively,you knowthis group of players is too good to have this last forever,” Hoyer said. “But it’s lasted longer than we all hoped.

Hoyer saidheisn’tconsidering deals right now or looking ahead to

thingthat takes away from it.

“Aslong as he can run, he can play,”Reidsaid

Thoughhehas spentmost of his time learning his new position, Sanker hasn’tabandoned playing freesafety, either. The Saints use Sanker at hisold spot when the third-stringdefense is on the field, perhapsasaway to make sure he stays sharp if needed togoback there. Blackmon, who is nowthe starting free safety,has alengthy injury history

Last year,the Saintsrelied on Taylor’sversatility by having him line up as an outside corner in their base defense. Similarly, there’sa chance Sanker could be asked to play safetyinbase, if Blackmon goes down again.

But Sanker is on board with switching roles. He saidhegladly embraced the change when his coaches asked whether he’d be open to theshift.

“A lotofthe way we use the nickel is to set theforce,” Sanker said.

Email Matthew Paras at matt paras@theadvocate.com

theAug. 3trade deadline.

“The trade deadline is the furthestthing from my mind right now,”Hoyersaid. “I think we just have to play better.That’sthe priority.Our position player group is deep, and it’s pretty set and so the backbone of our team is our position players.”

That group showed some spark on Thursday, when theCubs came back with four runs in theninthinning to topthe Athletics 7-6. Chicago had seven hitsinthe ninthafter just four hitsinthe first eight innings, withPete Crow-Armstrong’s single driving in thewinning run.

Gold Glove outfieldersCrowArmstrongand Ian Happ have been improving at the plateafter slumps.

Crow-Armstrong entered Friday on acareer-high nine-game

hitting streak, with a.359 average, three homers and seven RBIs in the stretch. He extendeditto 10 games by going 1for 2witha walk. Happ came in batting .359 with four homers and 14 RBIs in his previous nine games, boosting his average to .237. He went 0for 2onFriday

Other Cubs need to get rolling none more so thantwo-time Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson, who’sbatting .180 for the season And third baseman and former LSU starAlexBregman has just one homerand five RBIsoverhis past 22 games

Hoyerbelieves Bregman’spower will return.

“Yes,water finds itsown level,” he said.

Chicago’srotation has been hit hardbyinjuries. Right-hander Ed-

wardCabrera returned from ablister on his finger on Friday,but he allowed eight runs on eight hits including three of SanFrancisco’s seven homers —in32/3 innings.

ButCadeHortonisout forthe season because of elbow surgery and Justin Steele has an uncertain timeline after he had asetback in his recovery from an elbow injury Matthew Boyd is nearing areturn after he had surgery for ameniscus tear in is leftknee.

Shota Imanaga and Jameson Taillon have been allowing home runs recently,however

“Candidly,some of these slumps actually give me some comfort,” Hoyer said. ”I know it sounds strange, but we have good, establishedplayers, andthey’re going to gethot andthey’re going to getto their numbers.”

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Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier,left, is tackled by NewOrleans Saints safety Jonas Sanker after running for a first down during agameonNov.23atthe Caesars Superdome.

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Newyork yankeesright fielder Aaron Judgelooks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of agame againstthe Cleveland GuardiansonTuesdayinNew york. Judgewas placed on the 10-dayinjured list Friday.

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Spurs hope to tieseries

‘Spurs Nuns’havespecial relationship with franchise

BY TIM REYNOLDS

AP basketball writer

SAN ANTONIO Victor Wembanya-

ma stepped off the court for amomentbefore Game 1ofthe NBA Finals, accepted greetingsfroma handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join themina quick prayer They’re the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco.

On game nights, they’re called the Spurs Nuns.

New York has Ben Stiller,Tina Fey and Tracy Morganamong its superfans; San Antonio has a group of nuns who wear Spurs jerseys over their habits. It’s arelationship that goes back at least 20 years or so,and to the sisters it makes perfect sense.

“We’re serving the poor and theyoung,” said Sr.Bernadette Mota, the director of the department of missionadvancement forthe Salesian Sisters.“And in order to reach the young where they’re at, you have to love what theyloveand then they’ll love who you love. So,wehave that affinity with the Spurs because it gives us an avenuetodoour mission with the youngpeople that we serve.”

As the story goes, acouple of decades ago some of the retired sisters —who happened to be native Texans and big Spurs fans —would watch the games on TV or listen on the radio, some even doing so while hospitalized. They would cheer for all the players and for coach Gregg Popovich. But Popovich would sometimes seem a bit angry on the sidelines, prompting some of the sisters to reach out with letters.

“They would write tocoach Popovich and let him know when they thought he was doing great and let him know when he lost his temper —but they were really supporting him,” Mota said. “He’s the one that actually responded back to them, thanking them for their support for him and for the Spurs. It was really just avery organic conversation that started all of this.” Yes, it’strue: The nunswould scold Pop forbad behavior

“Theywould —inanice way,ina veryniceway,” Mota said. “They’d be like, ‘Coach, you lost your temper there, come on, we’re praying for you, you can do better.

Popovich and the Spurs have kept arelationshipwith thesisters since. Popovich’slatewife Erin,

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also faced off in the EliteEight in 2008, when the Tigers won 56-50 to secure their fifth trip to the Final Four Wade, ahead of the first season of his second stint with the Tigers, is overhauling theprogram’s entire

whodied in 2018, also had close tiestothe sisters and theirwork. It has been amutually beneficial relationship; the Spurs love having the sisters at games, and thestory of whatthe nuns do when they’re notwatching basketball hasled to many peopleoffering to help their mission.

“We’ve had anumber of individualpeople reach out and they’ve been donating anywhere from $10 to$100, and we’ve had afew whohavelarger capacityreach out, too,” Mota said.“All of this is divine providence, God’sgift,because we’re actually very much in need. Our mission, we rely on the generosity of people who are our partners and collaborators in our mission.”

The sisters aren’tthe only fan group that the Spurs have embraced. This season also brought the Jackals —agroup that was envisioned by Wembanyama with hopes ofsimulatingwhat happens in European soccermatches, with organized chants,drummingand the likethroughoutthe game. Thenuns pray.The Jackals chant “Olé, Olé, Olé.” Different approach, same intentions.

“I’ve known for yearsthat

roster.Mulkey,ahead of hersixth season in charge at LSU, is replacing star Flau’jaeJohnson and two guards who decided to transfer: JadaRichard (Ole Miss) and Bella Hines (TCU). So far,Wade and his staff have landed fourinternational players and four Division Itransfers. They also reportedly have acommitment from RJ Luis, aformer Big East player of the year who’sap-

LSUlands first two playersfromportal

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

LSU baseball landed its first two transfers out of the portal on Thursday and Friday Gonzagafreshman right-hander LandonHood signedwithLSU, multiple sources confirmed to The Advocate on Thursday Then on Friday,Texas State shortstop Dawson Park announced on social media he is coming to Baton Rouge. Hood posted a2.48 ERA in 541/3 innings in his first collegiate season, acampaign strong enough for himtowin the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year award and becomeasecondteam All-WCC selection.

He’s from Goodyear, Arizona,anareaofthe country LSU coach Jay Johnson is certainly familiar with. At Gonzaga, Hood missed alot of bats, striking out12.9 batters per nine innings while mostly limiting freepasses. He walked 9.3% of the batters he faced and hit six hitters.

Hood was mostly used as areliever at Gonzaga.Only four of his 16 appearances werestarts, and he had five saves. The Tigers areset to lose at leastseven right-handedpitchers from thisyear’steam, andHood should help fill the gap. Park hada .962 on-base plus slugging percentageand 13 home runs as asophomore at Texas State. He committed 10 errors andexperienced aspike in his power thanks to an elevated fly ball rate that rose from 31.1% as afreshman to 45.9% as asophomore. Park played in only 48 games this season after leaving the program in early May,after he reportedly gotintoanon-field altercationwith ateammate during Texas State’sloss to South Alabama on May 3. With Steven Milam possibly off to MLB, Park could take his spot at shortstop. He could also help theTigers at secondbase, aposition where they have only one player projected to return in Jack Ruckert.

BY RODWALKER Staff writer

Joe Dumars, executive vice president of basketball operationsfor theNew Orleans Pelicans, continuestoassemble his staff.

the Spurs communityhad this strength in them,” Wembanyama said. “Now tofinally see it being channeledintosomething organizedand efficientand effective it’sa great joy.”

Joy.That’sthe word thesisters use as well. It was certainly noted by those around the Spurs that the sisters gave LukeKorneta specialblessing during the Western Conference finals, andhecame up with an incredible chase-down block midway through the fourth quarter of Game 7inOklahomaCity,helping to ensure that San Antonio would win thatgame and earnthis NBA Finals trip Divine intervention? Maybe.

It’s also notlostonthe sistersthat PopeLeo XIV’sprayer intention for June is on thevalue of sports andhow they can promote peace and respect across theglobe.

“I don’tknowifhis people who helped himout in terms of creating prayerintentions were also in tune withwhat’sgoing on with the sisters and the San Antonio Spurs,” Mota said. “Maybe, maybe not.I have no idea. But Ijust thought it was pretty awesome thathis prayer intention for June is for sports.”

peared in NBApreseason games.

Mulkey is adding onefreshman —McDonald’sAll-American wing Lola Lampley —and three transfers, including former Iowa Statepoint guard Jada Williams. She wasone of the 2026 transfer cycle’stop players.

The tipoff time and TV network detailsfor each ACC/SEC Challenge matchup will be announced at alater date.

The Pelicans hired Amanda Green as executive director of strategy and analytics, the team announced Friday Green, whospent 11 years with the Oklahoma City Thunder,returns to the NBA after spending this pastyear as theassociate general counsel at Vanderbilt University Shespent four of her12years with the Thunder as vice president of team counseland strategic alignment. Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Storey Lee had this to say about Green when the school hired her last year:

“She’shelped shape championship environments from the benchtothe boardroom andunderstands how successful organizationsembraceopportunity by working together to maximize potential,” Lee said on the school’s website. Green earned her bachelor’s degreeineconomics from Duke in 2006 before obtaining her law degree from Georgetown in 2010. During her time in Oklahoma City,she wasinstrumental in helping make sure oneofthe NBA’s most successful franchises

complied with theleague’s collective bargaining agreement. Prior to her timewith the Thunder,Green worked for the NBA as an intellectual property associate. She got her start in the NBA as a basketball operations intern with theSan AntonioSpurs.Inher role there, she supported the front office with analytical and logistical data. She worked there with Sam Presti, who is nowthe general manager for theOklahoma City Thunder Green’shiring is the second one the Pelicans have announced this week.

On Thursday,the Pels named Thomas Scott as general manager of the LaketownSquadron, theteam’sGLeague team. The Squadronwill playthis season in Kenner afterspending the past five seasons in Birmingham Scott brings awealth of experience in everything from basketball operations to player development to coaching andtalent evaluation.

He was director of basketball operationsfor the BIG3, theprofessional 3-on-3league founded by rapperand actor IceCube His GLeague coaching experience includes stops with the Erie BayHawks, Cleveland Charge, SouthBay Lakers, Mexico City Capitanes and GLeague Ignite. It’s areturn to NewOrleans for Scott, whose NBAcareer began as an assistant video coordinatorwith the then-NewOrleans Hornets. He also hashad player development coaching roles with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ERICGAy

The Salesian Sistersgreet Victor Wembanyamaprior to Game 1ofthe NBAFinals between the Newyork Knicks and the SanAntonio Spurs on WednesdayinSan Antonio.

AP PHOTO By LACHLAN CUNNINGHAM Gonzagapitcher Landon Hood pitches during agame against Saint Mary’sonApril17inMoraga, Calif.

Green

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San Antonio Spursguard Dylan Harper dunks as Newyork Knicks center Karl-AnthonyTowns, right,and guard LandryShamet lookonduring the firsthalf of Game 2ofthe NBAFinals on Friday in SanAntonio. This game ended after press time.

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ARIEs(March 21-April 19) Take amoment to digest what's unfolding around you. Question, assess and say no to anything that causes doubt.Bepassionateabout what you do and say, and you'll be the one to captivate your audience.

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In today’s deal, though, “double” is the keyword. Eastopens four hearts, showing agood eight-cardsuit and limited high-cardpower.Then, when hisopponents cruise into six spades, he doubles. What message does that transmit to West? What should Westlead?

Doublingaslambecauseyouthinkthat it’s going down is mathematically inadvisable.When the opponents arenonvulnerable, you turn plus 50 intoplus100. But if theslam makes, you have changed minus 980 into minus 1210.

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HOME | DESIGN | GARDEN | REAL ESTATE

ONEINAMILLION

Amid-mod home with unique features. PAGE 4

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Freshening up porches and outdoor spaces. PAGE 7

GREENTHUMB

Check your landscape as storm season begins. PAGE 8

GARDEN ADVICE

Purple plant has beautiful tropical foliage. PAGE 9

INSIDE INFO

Home and garden happenings. PAGE 11

COVERSTORY

Celebrated chef’s home is asanctuary. PAGE 12

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Recent transactions in the metroarea. PAGE 16

InsideOut’smission is to give readers peeks inside themany different waysthat peoplein theNew Orleans area live. We profilespaces that are opulent, or just offbeat; sophisticated or simple; functional or lighthearted; historicorbrandspanking new. And anything in between.

Please help us by sending information andJPEGphotos of your home, or specific spaces inside it,toinsideout@theadvocate.com. We love gardens and outdoor spaces, too. Andwe’re waitingtohear from you.

The InsideOut home and gardensection is published everySaturdayby The Times-Picayune. Questions about InsideOut should be directed to the editor.

INSIDEOUT EDITOR: MarignyLanaux, marigny.lanaux@theadvocate.com CONTRIBUTINGWRITERS: Victor Andrews, LouisJ.Aubert, Jyl Benson, Dan Gill

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817-19 CherokeeStreet •Uptown$699,000

Immaculatedouble camelbackinaprime location near Tulane,Loyola, Audubon Park,St. CharlesAvenue, andMaple Street.Income-producing 4BD/2.5BA propertywithtwo 2BDunits,private porches, spacious kitchens,central A&H, in-unitlaundry,lotsofstorage,hardwood floors,highceilings, stainedglass, uniquearchitectural design w/ original details, &alandscapedbackyard. NathalieDubois 504-610-0679 Berkshire HathawayHSPreferred,REALTORS504-799-1702

8605Pontchartrain Blvd., Unit 4A

•Lakefront

920-22 Louisiana Avenue •Irish Channel$2,850,000

Greek Revival compound c. 1861 on an 11,000+sqftlot just off Magazine. Features a3BR/3.5BA main house, 2renovatedcarriagehouse units, detached pool house, 6BR/6.5BAtotal,chef’skitchen with quartzitecounters, resortstylepoolbeneathcenturies oldoak trees,parking for6to8vehicles, multiple balconies,and beautifullypreserved historicarchitectural detailsthroughout.

Adrienne LaBauve• 504-344-0877 ShiraGarfinkel •504-352-7149

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3618 N. Miro Street •Upper NinthWard$289,000

Modern 3bed,2.5 bath,1,689 sqft home builtin2021onacornerlot in an X flood zone.Brightopenlayoutwithbamboo floors,quartzcountertops, custom cabinetry, &multipleporches.Spaciousprimary suitewithbalcony &spa-like bath.Gated property with twodriveways,off-streetparking, updated roof,sustainable landscaping, &abundantoutdoor living spaces

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Luxury waterfront condointhe NewOrleansMarinafeaturing 2bedrooms, 2.5baths,1,750Sf soaring ceilings,engineered wood flrs,& abrightopenlayout perfectfor entertaining.Chef’skitchen withupgradedstainless appliances, privateelevator, EV outlet,balcony,walk-in closets, en-suite baths, new HVAC,pool, andprime location near diningand entertainment. AMUSTSEE! Kari Kramer Ayala 504-473-5969

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Custom-built in 2017,stunning5 bedroom, 5bath, 4,009Sqftopenconcept home features soaring 12’ceilings,beautiful engineeredmaple floors,a sunlit great room,gourmet kitchenw/quartzisland, butler’s pantry &covered deckoverlooking afencedyard. Luxuriousprimary suitew/marbleen-suite, abundant storage, Flood Zone X&exceptional craftsmanshipthroughout. JohnnyGiavotellajgiavotella@talbot-realty.com 504-858-1347 Talbot Realty Groupwww.talbot-realty.com 504-525-9763

Strong vertical lines mark the front windows and doorway of the home on Henry Clay Avenue, a renovated Audubon exposition model home with four bedrooms and meticulous landscaping

BY VICTOR ANDREWS Staff writer

Henry Clay Avenue holds a coveted position Uptown, running from St. Charles Avenue to the river, only two blocks from Audubon Park.

A ride down this tree-framed street is almost like a tour of New Orleans architecture, from Queen Annes to Italianates, Creole cottages to antebellumstyle Greek revivals.

The home at 1526 Henry Clay Ave. is unique yet comfortable in this area. Built in 1902, its vertical styling is courtesy of a

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The den, right and far right, with multiple levels and a mélange of textures of exposed brick columns, painted support beams and obsidian-hued tiles, beckons the outdoors to come inside through a wall of windows.

tion by a previous homeowner and architect who also expanded the original Audubon exposition model home to what it is now

The home has almost 3,700 square feet, four bedrooms and three full baths on three floors for $1.725 million.

Broad steps lead to double front doors set along the side of the house, which is surrounded by meticulous landscaping and lighting. An elongated copper canopy mimics the strong vertical lines of the windows on the front exterior

The light-filled, soaring foyer features rich wood floors and is anchored by a floating staircase.

Ahead is the den down a short flight of stairs and a powder room.

Off the foyer is the combination living and billiard room, a grand space that takes advantage of the vertical floor-to-ceiling windows.

A large fireplace with a unique curved overhead is flanked by a matching set of shelves. A brick hearth spans the entire setup. Behind the living spaces, through a large opening, is a dining room with access to the foyer and kitchen, which is well-lit by a large window

Stainless professional-grade appliances fit right in with the stainless backsplash over the cooking

area, while dark stone and wood counters offset the white cabinetry A utility closet and laundry room are just off the space, which opens to the sunken family room.

Overlooking the meticulously landscaped backyard, the family room is grounded by dark stone tiles with exposed brick columns, beams and supports. The back wall and a portion of the side wall are glass and make the room seem to meld with the outdoors.

The bedrooms all reside upstairs, with the primary sleeping chamber at the front of the

ä See MIDCENTURY, page 6

renovated space, the primary bath has an expansive dressing area.

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Lush landscaping in the backyard is a fitting counterpoint to the sleek interior of the home, creating additional space for enjoyment and entertaining

MIDCENTURY

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house, taking advantage of the vertical windows on two sides. Access to the bedroom is achieved through a hallway with large closets and built-in cabinets with marble counters and ceiling-high storage.

The bath features a standing shower with a double shower head and marble floors. The room opens to the hall dressing area.

Three additional bedrooms and an additional bath are on the second floor, with one of the bedrooms being a suite configuration with an extra room, a walk-in closet and a bathroom.

The third floor takes advantage of under-the-eaves space with a vaulted ceiling and large windows at the end of the room. Built-in cabinets and a desk make the space prime for a home office or an area for homework after school.

Taking center stage in the backyard is a free-form

Warm wood tones set the groundwork for the living room, which features a wood-burning fireplace, a set of shelves and a hearth.

brick patio set among the tidy landscaping. Raised beds and mature trees, with large steppingstones and verdant ground cover, create a no-mow lush landscape. A storage shed with an additional patio fits with the midcentury modern aesthetic of the main structure. A sprinkler system and

outdoor lighting are part of the exterior design.

The home is listed by Eleanor Farnsworth, of Compass, (504) 891-1142.

One in a Million is an occasional series featuring upscale homes for sale in the metro area.

HOMEWORKWITHLOUIS

Howtospruceup outdoorspaces

Your porch decor is apublic statement and introduces the world to your home.

June’srising temperatures and humidity signal that it’s time to take stock of outdoor living spaces. Whetherit’sa balcony,deck, patio or terrace —now is the time to freshen up in preparation for those lazy summer afternoons.

Clearthe clutter

It’sbest to start by removing anything that no longerserves a useful purpose. Get rid of empty flower pots and planters, storage bins, pet paraphernalia and out-of-season decor.Anything broken should be removed.

Clutter makes aporch look small and messy,and that’s probably not the message you want to convey to the world, or more importantly, to your neighbors. Toomany objects, no matter how attractive each may be, result in what designers call “visual noise.”

Often, the simplest furnishings are the best choice. What could be simpler andmore Southern than aporch swing ac-

As summer approaches,ready your outdoor spaces for lazy warmafternoons with objects likealargepotted wisteria.

companied by apair of rocking chairs?

Ahelpful tip is touse deck enamel when painting aporch swing or rockers. The finish will easily wipeclean with adamp cloth and look great for many years.

Caution: Curb thecute

Avoid kitschysignsfrom big box stores. Anarrow painted on adistressed piece of wood directing you to the beach does not make sense in deepest Metairie,Marrero or Irish Channel. It’s been reported thatconcrete porch geese wearing cute seasonal outfits popular in the 1980s are making acomeback. While Iknow of acharming pair of concrete lions who sport seasonal hats, so far,Ihave not observed an increase in the number of concrete geese. Your home should not resemble atheme park. Don’tlean too heavily into aspecific “look” such as “farmhouse.”Avoid using too many novelty items or seasonal signs. Youmay get away with one or two and appear quirky,but don’tpush it.

Importance of scale

Just like the interior of your home, too many small pieces of furniture will make your porch seem small. That colorful bistro set of atiny table with undersized chairs that looked cutein thecatalog may work on asmall condo balcony,but it will look dinky on alarge porch.

More substantial pieces in wood or synthetic wicker with thickcushions are abetter choice and scale, offering great

Strayawayfrom small furniture sets on largebalconies and porches. Substantial pieces in wood or synthetic wickerwork best.

comfort

Outdoor rugs are very popular as theycan add color, texture and pattern. Finding the right size or color can sometimesbeachallenge. If you have an old wooden porch, consider painting arug on it in the desired colors and size.

Using painter’stape, amulticolored striped rug is an optionfor the semi-talented DIY crowd. Ionce included knotted fringe at each end of apainted rug (of course, kicked unevenly in every direction as fringe oftenappears).

Lighting andhardware

Anew lantern, ceiling fan or wall-mounted fixture can be a welcomeaddition when upgrading an outdoor space. Consider something period-appropriate to the style of your home. Of course, aNew Orleans-style copper lantern almost always works.

Clean, polish or replace your door hardware, house numbers, mailbox or mail slot. These small details can greatly increase your home’scurb appeal. “God is in the details,” said the great German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,and that certainly applies to porch decor. Irecently saw aphoto of a very interesting house in the Hudson River Valley.The clever homeowner added framed

mirrors to the porch. They served as “windows” as they reflected the garden setting and also introduced additionallight. The effect was very pleasing.

Take stock

n Eliminateany decorative pieces thatare beyondrepair.

n Replace thatold welcome mat.

n Curb, or at least limit,the “cute.”

n Clean all surfaces, and make any necessary repairs.

n Paint the front door and porch deck anew color fornear instant gratification.

n Mix materials when adding furniture: think iron with wicker and rattan.

n Addfresh plants. Consider afew larger than expected, like arubbertree or asizable containerofaspidistra (akacast iron plant).

Louis J. Aubert is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and an avid preservationist. Some of his most visible New Orleans projects include making interior color selectionsfor GallierHall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interior and exterior selectionsfor St. Stephen’sBasilica. Contact himatmrcolour@aol.com.

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2831-33 PALMER AVE.

Atraditional raised basement4-plexinthe heartofUptown’s University District in walkingdistancetoTulane and Loyola Universities andUrsulineSchool. Long time owner. Thepropertyfeaturesa2nd floor, recently renovated3 bedroom/2bathowner’s residence over twogroundfloor 2bed /1bathapartmentsw/a rear 1bedroom garage studio.Units areunderrentedwithmth.tomth.terms and there arevalue addpossibilities.Off street parkingand asmall landscapedyardinthe rear forresidents’use.It is idealfor an owner/ resident whocan take advantage of rental income to defray property expenses

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GREENTHUMB

GARDEN TIPS

WHATTOPLANT: Nowisa good time to plant cantaloupe, collards, cucuzza, eggplant, luffa, okra, peanuts, hot peppers, pumpkin, Southern peas, sweet potato (slips —rooted cuttings) andwatermelons.Althoughsquash and cucumbers can be plantedinJune and July,production is difficult during midsummer due to pest problems. In late June, youcan plant seedsof tomatoes, bell peppers and eggplant to produce transplants for fall production. IN THE WEEDS: Keep up with weeding This time of year,weeds can getout of hand very quickly.Use mulches whereverpossible and makesurethe layerofmulch is 2to3 inchesthick. If youneed help with weed identification or herbicide recommendations, contact your parish LSU AgCenter Extension horticulturist.

PROCEED WITH CAUTION: Be cautious applying weed killers to your lawn during summer.High temperatures increase the chance that manyofthe weed killers that we use in the spring will discolor or damagethe grass. However, MSM Turf (metsulfuron) and Celsius lawn weed killers can be used during summerif needed to control weeds.They do agreat job controlling Virginia buttonweed.

HARVEST HELP: Usehand prunersor garden scissors to cut the stems when harvesting bell peppers and eggplants. The stems are tough, anditis easy to break abranch or damage the plant trying to break them off by hand. Be sure not to leave eggplants too long before harvesting.The skin should beglossy andshinywhen harvested,not dull.

STORM PATROL

Largetrees can impact your property as well as your neighbors’inthe event of astormorhurricane. Well before the possibility of ahurricane, shadetrees should be carefully evaluated to makesure theyare in good shape. ä See HURRICANE, page 10

As hurricaneseason begins, I always encourage people to check their trees forpossible problems. Although astrong El Niño may reduce the number of stormswesee this year,Gulf water temperatures will continue to be unusually high, fueling stronger storms. We all need to be aware.

Dealing with trees is not somethingthat can be delayed until there is astorm headed our way. Well before the possibility of ahurricane, shade trees should be carefully evaluated to makesure they are in good shape.

Trees that have large dead branches or that have died should be dealt with as soon as possible. Once tree tissue dies, it becomes morebrittle, anddecay will weaken it. Large dead branches can easilybreak, fall in high winds and cause damage.

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Persian shield adds beautiful tropical foliage to our yards

BY DAN GILL

Contributing writer

Can you explain how to care for the beautiful Persian shield plant? I planted it last year, and now it is woody and leggy.

— Gina

The Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) is one of the most beautiful tropical foliage plants we grow in our landscapes. The large leaves are 6 to 8 inches long, somewhat quilted and dark green with a rich overlay of metallic purple and iridescent silver-blue tints. The leaf undersides are rich purple.

Plant Persian shield in shade to partial shade in soil amended with generous amounts of organic matter, and water regularly as needed.

Over time, the plants do become tall and leggy, especially if not frozen back in the winter. We often trim back Persian shield plants in April to control the size and make the plant bushier or to remove any cold damage that may have occurred.

This may still be done now Cut the plant back to the point where you want to encourage new growth. You can pinch or trim back as needed, any time during the growing season, to control size. Six-inch tip cuttings root easily, so you may use trimmings to propagate this plant.

Fertilize occasionally, along with other plants growing in the area, if you like. Keep well mulched in winter to protect the lower stem from freezes. Persian shield grows about 4 feet tall or more, and it is strikingly used as a background plant in a shady bed of lilac, white or pink impatiens, white or pink caladiums, torenias, ferns, purple heart, peacock gingers, hostas and other

shade-loving plants.

As an added bonus, the Persian shield produces short, branched spikes of purple flowers in late fall or winter (barring early freezes), but the foliage is the real attraction of this plant.

I have a planting of liriope growing along the sides of my driveway that has been invaded by weeds and grass. Can you recommend a product that would take out the weeds without damaging my liriope? — Tom

Weeds can become a problem in liriope, especially when it is grown in a sunny location. Fortunately, there are some good selective herbicides you can use that will kill various weeds without hurting the liriope. To determine what herbicide will work best, you need to have at least a general idea of the type of weeds you are dealing with.

If the weed problem is a mixed bag of broadleaf weeds, sedges (such as nutgrass) and grasses, spray the liriope with imazaquin (Image Kills Nutsedge). It may or may not do a good job depending on what particular weeds are growing

in the liriope. But it is labeled to control many sedges, a variety of broadleaf weeds and some grasses.

If your problem is primarily grassy weeds, such as bermudagrass, use either fluazifop (Fusilade, Ortho Grass B Gon and other brands) or sethoxydim (Vantage, Ferti-lome Over the Top Grass Killer and other brands). Both will do an excellent job controlling grassy weeds without damaging the liriope.

Whichever product you choose, follow label directions carefully It may take more than one application for control, so be sure to follow up if necessary New weeds will grow from seeds that sprout and grow. Control these and prevent problems by using a preemergence herbicide. These herbicides will keep weed seeds of various grasses and broadleaf weeds from germinating successfully and growing in the area. Look for products such as

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FILE PHOTO By JEFF STROUT The nonnative Persian shield is a colorful addition in south Louisiana landscapes.

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Amaze, Preen or other weed preventers. Always read the label carefully before purchasing to make sure the product you intend to use is safe for the type of ground cover you have and will control the particular weeds that are causing problems.

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

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Dead trees can blow over and crush cars or structures.

Also, a tree that shows significant signs of rot or decay in the trunk may need to be removed if it poses a threat to buildings. This is because rot weakens the trunk and reduces the tree’s ability to withstand strong winds.

Trees that are very one-sided or leaning significantly may also need attention. Selective pruning can relieve the weight on the heavier side. After prolonged rain associated with hurricanes, the soil may be so soft that trees topple over if the weight is not properly proportioned.

Selective thinning of the canopy can also reduce wind resistance. This can lessen the chances of the tree being blown over or of branches breaking. The idea is to preserve the natural shape of the tree while thinning out branches to reduce the weight and allow for better wind movement through the tree.

Large branches hanging near your roof are a problem. Although the branches may not be touching the roof under normal conditions, the high winds of hurricanes can cause trees to bend and branches to flail

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Licensed arborists can help with planting, transplanting, pruning, fertilizing, pest management (such as spraying for caterpillars or treating for termites), tree removal, value appraisals and protecting trees during construction.

around considerably. These branches can cause extensive damage and should generally be removed.

Large trees can impact more than just your property, so you should also consider how your trees might affect neighboring properties as well.

Choosing an arborist

It is generally best to have this kind of work done by licensed arborists. Arborists are trained and make a career of caring for the urban forest. The areas in which they can help you include planting, transplanting, pruning, fertilizing, pest management (such as spraying for caterpillars or treating for termites), tree

Beware of doorknockers. This is especially common after storms when nonprofessionals see a chance to earn some quick money

Never let yourself be rushed by bargains such as, “If you sign an agreement today, I can take 10% off the price.”

You may ask for local references and should check with the Better Business Bureau.

You can have more than one arborist look at the job and give you estimates to ensure you get a fair price. This also allows you to get other opinions on what work needs to be done. Don’t expect one arborist to lower their bid to match another estimate.

removal, value appraisals and protecting trees during construction.

Selecting the right licensed arborist to do the work is an important decision. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is the agency that licenses arborists and maintains a list arranged by parish. To access this, search the web for the department’s arborist list.

Before hiring, ask to see their state arborist license, certificates of insurance — including proof of liability for personal and property damage and workers’ compensation. You may want to phone the insurance company to verify the policy is current.

A good arborist will never recommend — or agree to — topping a tree except under rare circumstances (such as to save the tree after severe physical damage to the crown).

Topping trees creates large wounds prone to decay and can stimulate weak growth.

Unless you simply need a tree removed, choose a company that offers a wide range of services, such as pruning, fertilizing, cabling or bracing and pest control.

Do not allow an arborist to use climbing spikes to climb a tree unless the tree is to be removed. Climbing spikes wound the trunk.

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To make sure the work is performed to the standards you expect, a written contract is recommended. It should include the dates when the work will start and finish, exactly what work will be completed, what cleanup work will be done, and the total dollar amount you will be charged. If a tree is to be removed and the stump ground down, make sure the company agrees to remove all the wood chips if you don’t want them.

I strongly recommend that you be present while the work is being done, even if you must take off from work. It’s the best way to avoid surprises after the work is finished. And don’t be shy about asking questions. You need to fully understand what the arborist proposes to do and why

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A honey bee flits between liriope blooms.

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Parade of Homes features St. Jude build

The Home BuildersAssociation of GreaterNew Orleans’ 2026 Parade of Homes tourwill offer the chance to see avariety of new residences over two consecutive weekendslater this month.

Tickets, which are free, will be required to explore the buildings June 20-21 and27-28. Plus, ticket holders can enter araffle foraticket to aSaints game.

Self-guided tours of the homes are from 1p.m. to 5p.m. each day,with builder representatives on hand for questions and information.Neighborhoods include RiverRidge; Parks of Plaquemines; Crestmont Park, Bonnabel Place and Cottam Park in Metairie; Live OakMannerinWestwego; Garden Park in Gretna; and Water Oaks in Waggaman, English Turn and Audubon Park in New Orleans.

The association is also asupporter of the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway,which raffles off anew home for$100 per ticket to raise funds for the Children’sResearchHospital.

The new construction,valued at $750,000, is located at 1045 Orion Ave. in Metairie.

Get maps, locations andmore information at hbagno.org.

St. Tammany ReStore marks anniversary

The Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West ReStore will hold acustomer appreciation day Thursday in honor of the store’s45years.

Habitat and ReStorein Mandeville resells home itemssuch as appliances, furniture,building supplies and books,which helps fundthe nonprofit’sefforts to build homes in the area.

For the appreciation day, storewide discounts on the already low-priced materials will be offered, as well as food, giveaways, vendors, sno-balls and more, from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. The store, 1400 North Lane, is open from 9a.m. to 4p.m.

The Home Builders AssociationofGreater NewOrleans is selling tickets during its Parade of Homes forthe St.Jude DreamHome Giveaway for anew build in Metairie valued at $750,000. Raffle tickets are $100.

Learntoresearch your home’s history

The Friends of the Cabildo will help get homeowners on the road to learningabout the history of local properties June 20 at the New Orleans JazzMuseum in the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave.

Tulane University architecture lecturer Robert J. Cangelosi Jr.will present “Researching Your NewOrleans Property,” anin-depth seminar about historic dwellings and their lineages, including how to find primary sources rather than using oral traditionsand secondary sources, andpreparing a“chain of title.”

Documentsshowing the ownership of aproperty can, in theory,go as far back as the early 1700s duringthe French Colonial period.

The class will be at 10 a.m. in-person and live on Zoom. Tickets start at $25. To jointhe class or for information,call (504) 523-3939 or visitfriendsofthecabildo.org.

Shared dealer space opens for antiques, art

The Bellflower,1400 St. Charles Ave., is anew concept for the Crescent City. More than 5,000 square feet of curated space features more

than 40 dealers andcases with artwork, antiquesand rare finds.

The space is open 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Visit bellflowernola. com.

Volunteer projects abound at City Park

Avariety of cleanup days andinitiatives areontap at CityPark to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those comingup include:

n Super Saturday: 9a.m. Saturday. Volunteer Center,1031 HarrisonAve.Monthly community volunteeringeffort that includespruning and cleanup at CouturieForest.

n LitterCleanup Krewe: 9a.m. Tuesday.Volunteer Center, 1031 HarrisonAve

n Big LakeNative Plant TrailRestorationProject: 9a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trailnear 7Friedrichs Ave.

n Urban Forest SupportInitiative: 9a.m. June 13. Volunteer Center,1031 HarrisonAve. Register for the programs andfind outabout what to bring at friendsofcitypark.volunteerhub.com.

Have ahome andgarden event coming up?Senditto events@theadvocate.com.

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Couple’s haven on Ponchatoula property has wildlife, a lagoon and lush gardens

BY JYL BENSON

Contributing writer

Horst and Karen Pfeifer have created their own tranquil universe off a busy highway in Ponchatoula.

From the road, there is no indication of what might lie behind the massive metal gate that opens to reveal a 30-acre spread of manicured lawns, eclectic and diverse gardens, statues and sculptures, a lagoon, an island, fountains, ponds and herds of frolicking wildlife for which they are granted an annual license by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Horst Pfeifer, a celebrated European master chef, and Karen Pfeifer, his spouse, business partner and a textile artisan, designed their Mediterranean-style home with the assistance of the firm of architect John Williams. It was built to their specifications in 2016.

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A waterfall flows into a lagoon surrounded by a tranquil garden.

The features on property belonging to Horst and Karen Pfeifer, above, include a rock garden and miniature golf course, left

BELOW LEFT: The Pfeifers’ 5,500-square-foot Mediterranean-style home sits on 30 acres.

BELOW RIGHT: The centrally located great room has a collection of places to gather, including the dining room table for 10 and a seating area overlooking the home’s verdant yard and abundant wildlife.

Off a busy Ponchatoula highway, the Pfeifers live on 30 acres with manicured lawns, eclectic and diverse gardens, statues, sculptures, fountains, a lagoon, an island, ponds and herds of frolicking wildlife for which they are granted an annual license by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

A barn door leads from the open great room into Karen Pfeifer’s studio where she spins yarn and weaves textiles and tapestries.

Karen Pfeifer is a fiber artisan working in weaving and tapestry. She started knitting 27 years ago after retiring from Ironman competitions. She is a co-founder of Options Weaving Studio in Hammond, which serves people with special needs. ‘We teach people how to weave and sell what they make on Etsy,’ Karen Pfeifer said. ‘I was inspired by a program in Horst’s hometown. We started with three looms in a closet 15 years ago. Now we have 12 looms.’

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“We agreed we did not want a house larger than 3,000 square feet,” the chef said. “When I saw the plans Karen was working on, I said, ‘This looks a lot bigger than 3,000 square feet!’”

The 5,500-square-foot house is built of old brick clad in warm bisque stucco. The roof looks like Spanish terracotta tile. Deep, brick-floored galleries under exposed timber rafters surround the home, which is dominated by an open central space with ceilings rising to 25 feet. The home was designed with entertaining in mind.

Upon entering the home

through a pair of 10-foot wooden doors, one first encounters a chandelier made from hundreds of yards of thin rope. Karen Pfeifer designed it on the fly as she worked to install it from a scaffolding system. The languorous flow of the textile chandelier softens the rustic effect.

“It used to flow all the way down and puddle on the floor,” she said, “but it got to be too much.” Now, the tassels that form the base of the chandelier stop about 36 inches above the heated ceramic floor of wide planks in a pale gray ash finish.

On the floor below is a pair of whimsical dogs, one yellow and the other green, crafted entirely of rubber rain galoshes by a French artisan. Throughout the home and

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A plush seating area fronts a pair of wellstocked, climatecontrolled wine and liquor storage cabinets.

garden spaces are works by numerous artists, including Kim Zabbia, Garland Robinette, Cissie Wessel, Dolan Geiman, Dale Rogers and Tricia Robinson.

One side of the living room is dominated by a stone fireplace and large sectional sofa, as well as another seating area in front of climate-controlled wine and liquor cabinets. On the other side, the chef’s kitchen is the focal point at the rear of the space, forming a sort of culinary theater.

The must-haves for Horst Pfeifer were a Rotisol rotisserie and wood-burning indoor oven. While he works, he can visit with guests seated at the island, at the 10-person dining table or in another seating area in his direct line of vision, overlooking the live-fire outdoor cooking space.

“I love to cook from a raised metal tripod over live fire,” Horst Pfeifer said of his outdoor kitchen, which amounts to a raised brick fire pit that rises above a brick-paved patio with tables and seating.

On one side of the outdoor cooking space is a verdant lawn that flows into a massive, shaded sanctuary that is home to 45 deer — mostly fallows and sikas — spiral-horned blackbuck antelopes, four peacocks, as well as a collection of hens, ducks, turkeys

and chickens. On the opposite side is an extensive garden of herbs and vegetables.

“Having the beds raised makes weeding so much easier,” the chef said. “I plant every two or three weeks, so I always have a crop coming in. I grow whatever I can find.”

Karen Pfeifer was raised on a farm in Kansas in a town of 350. Horst Pfeifer was raised on a farm in a town of 150 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where his parents grew and raised nearly everything the family ate, including the wheat they ground at the local mill.

The open space between the living and dining spaces is dominated by a woven chandelier made from hundreds of yards of thin rope that Karen Pfeifer, a textile artisan, designed on the fly as she worked to install it from a scaffolding system. It hangs from the 25-foot ceiling above Below the chandelier are a pair of whimsical dogs, one yellow and the other green, crafted entirely of rubber rain galoshes by a French artist.

The couple met in the 1980s in Texas, where then-Karen Barr was a server in a casual restaurant while seeking a degree at The University of Texas at Austin, and Horst Pfeifer was running a private resort kitchen. They moved to New Orleans, where they launched Bella Luna, their acclaimed and romantic riverfront restaurant in the French Market, in 1991. Bella Luna was permanently closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

After many years of living in the French Quarter, just a few blocks from Bella Luna, they

bought historic Middendorf’s Seafood Restaurant, a visible fixture off Interstate 55 in Manchac that has been in business for 92 years.

They opened a second Middendorf’s location in Slidell in 2019.

When they built their dream home, having land that also served as a sanctuary was important. The home was designed so the wildlife would be visible from within.

“We want to be able to see our animals,” said Karen Pfeifer “We have strong connections with them.”

“We also wanted one big room, so everyone is together,” said Horst Pfeifer.

Their French Quarter home was filled with antiques, while

their home in Ponchatoula is contemporary and open. Most of the furnishings were purchased at the erstwhile Monochrome in Baton Rouge.

“When we are in the restaurants, we are doing whatever is needed at both of them,” said Horst Pfeifer “I am often the guy cleaning the fryer.

“When we are not doing that, this is all I want to do,” he said. “I just want to stay in the kitchen and see my friends and guests gathered around the table eating and drinking, and I can also see all our animals in the yard. This is what makes me happy.”

Jyl Benson writes about homes and gardens. Email her at jylbenson@gmail.com.

This raised soaking tub overlooks the 30 acres of land

Simple maintenancecan help delaymajor roofing problems

BY ANGIE HICKS

Ask Angi (TNS)

Your roof is easy to forget about —until something goes wrong. But by the time you notice aleak or water stain, the issue has often been building for months, if not longer. The key to avoiding majorroofing headaches is understanding what to look for early and staying ahead of problems before they start.

First, know the expected lifespan of your roof. Asphalt shingles, the most common roofing material, typically last 15 to 30 years, while materials like metal, tile or slate can last significantly longer.But age alonedoesn’ttell the full story. Weather exposure, installation quality,ventilation and even nearby trees can all impact how quickly your roofwears down. If your roof is approaching the later years of its lifespan, it’sespecially important to be proactive rather than reactive.

Just as important is recognizing early warning signs that somethingmay be off.From the ground, look for missing, curlingorcracked shingles, dark streaks, or patchesthat appear uneven. Inside your home, subtle signs like musty odors, peeling paintnearthe

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ceiling,orfaint water stains can point to aroofing issue before amajor leakdevelops. These small signals are often easy to dismiss —but catching them early can make asignificantdifferenceinbothcostand scope of repair.

Routine maintenance is one of thesimplest—and most effective— waystoprevent issues. At least once ayear, take afew minutes to visually inspectyour roof from the ground. Keeping gutters clean is critical, asclogged gutters can cause water to back up undershinglesand lead to damage. Trimming overhanging

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branches helps prevent debris buildup and reduces the risk of impact during storms. These small, consistent habits go a long way in protecting your roof.

It’s alsowise to schedule periodic professional inspections, especially after severe weather.A trained pro can identify issues thataren’tvisible to the untrained eye, suchascompromised flashing, small leaks or ventilation problems. Addressing these early is almostalways moreaffordable and less disruptive thanwaiting until repairs become urgent.

When it comes to costs,prevention is far moremanageable thanemergency fixes. Minor repairs handled early may costa few hundred dollars, while moreextensive damage can quickly climb into the thousands. Afull roof replacement is one of thelarger investments homeowners face, so extending the life of your current roof through maintenance and early intervention can have ameaningful impact on your long-term budget.

Your roof is your home’sfirst line of defense against the elements. Alittle attention now —beforeproblems start —can help you avoid stress, protect your investment and keep ev-

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AMETHYST ST.572: $2,250,000, Dana Antoinette Baumerand Rene Baumer to Bret Shapot and Jamie Shapot.

ARGONNE BLVD.6536: $655,000, Erin ForstallGuttenbergand RichardGraham Guttenbergto Deborah Corso Keel and Patrick G. Keel.

BIENVILLE ST.3800: $277,500, Rosemary Anne Frazer to GoldinVentures LLC.

CANAL BLVD.5367: $440,000, Barbara Grass Brink to Ann MahoneyKadar.

CONTI ST.2009: $600,000, SummitReal Estate Investments LLCtoSkyline Suites Unlimited LLC.

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CompanyLLC to JoyA.Ross Survivors Trust.

GOVERNOR NICHOLLS ST.113840: $100 and othervaluable consideration, Elamm Equity Investments LLCto1201 Gov Nicholls LLC.

HARRISON AVE. 411, 419-21: $897,500, Lakeview LandLLC to VeaProperties LLC.

ST.ANN ST.1722-24: $410,000, Darien A. Vancourt Jr. and Tracey E. Bennett MillertoMarina Maili Ortiz Looney.

ST.ANN ST.4301-03: $480,000, Antoinette Ernandes Medof and Michael Ian Medof to Danielle Ingrid Anais Tcholakian Spires and Steven E. Spires.

ST.LOUIS ST.2216-2218: $335,000, Matthew Louis Guidry and Monet Mignon DuplessisGuidry to Phoebe Lane Coughlin.

TOULOUSE ST.2617: $215,000, C&JProperty Rentals LLCto Burras Real Estate ServicesInc.

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ALLEN TOUSSAINT BLVD.1335: $399,000, Glenn M. Farrar to Caroline Tomeny Monteverde and DanielChristopher Monteverde.

ASHLAND DRIVE 12930: $242,000, Thuan Q. Nguyen to Rochell W. Hillard.

BANCROFTDRIVE 5830, 5840: donation, no value stated, William R. Burk IV to Jacquelyn Johnston Burk.

BACCICH ST.4957-59: $125,000, Aleashia Johnson Quinn to TylerM.Blanco.

BULLARD AVE. 7330: $220,000, AffordableHousing of Nola LLC to Edward Knight and Rene MitchellRoss.

BURBANK DRIVE 1758: $548,000, Austin Kyle Smith Mistarzand Kimberly Rose MistarztoKath-

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CHARLTON DRIVE 1608: $590,000, Christine Simmons Dabney and Whitney Dabney Jr. to Audrey Pinera Tanner and Gary J. Tanner.

CHARTRES ST. 3220: $29,415, XK8 LLC to Crescent Park Hotel LLC.

CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY 11839: $120,000, JNJ Invest LLC to Hwy Super Stop LLC.

CLERMONT DRIVE 4131: $175,000, Richard Charles Rey Sr. to Vincent Gulino Jr.

CLOUET ST. 1431: $307,000, Joshua P. Burns to Lupe Salinas Mahida.

DAUPHINE ST. 2001: $775,000, Judd E. Shellito and Susan Ireland Shellito to Eric E. Cyranski and Gabriella Tobar Cyranski.

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EASTERN ST. 4630: $275,000, Melissa J. Sawyer Gibbs to Rachael Berg.

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FRENCHMEN ST. 1822-24: $39,900, Mick’s Property Two LLC to Roxanne Lemoine Butler and Russell J. Butler.

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N. JOHNSON ST. 1616: $380,000, Molly R. Reid to John Wilson Belway, Kathryn Pieron Belway, Thomas Stansberry and Zachary Belway.

ONZAGA ST. 2118-20: $182,000, Carl Delery to JPS Home Builders LLC.

PAINTERS ST. 4915: $320,000, Aislyne Calianos and William Loupe to Sarrah Evans Soke.

PARIS AVE. 3906: $245,000, MMW Enterprises Inc. to Lorraine Williams.

PAUGER ST. 3033-3035: $295,000, Guybrielle Margaret Hall to Julian Herbert.

PIEDMONT DRIVE 4021: donation, no value stated, David Charles Kimberly and Nancy Lee Kimberly to Kimberly Family Trust.

PIETY ST. 919: $300,000, Lauren Hind Lopez to Anya Sapozhnikova.

PIETY ST. 2901-03: $8,500, Michael Cain to Vinnett Enterprises LLC.

PLUM ORCHARD ST. 4533-4535: $55,000, Jones Property Group LLC to DT Home & Maintenance LLC.

ST. CLAUDE AVE. 3313-3315:

$320,000, Romain Beauxis Aussalet to Olivia Becnel.

SHAW AVE. 7431: $149,900, Jonette Rochelle Williams to Latrice Theresa Tate.

ST. CLAUDE AVE. 6110: $260,000, David Gavin Herzenberg to Michael W. Douglas.

ST. MAURICE AVE. 519: $142,000, Mary Melerine Fredricks to St. Margaret Square LLC.

SHALIMAR DRIVE 4828-30: $125,000, Ralph C. Berniard III to Randy Carter.

STRASBOURG PLACE 4934: $152,000, Thi Nga Nguyen Tran and Van Khien Tran to Hoan Ba Hoang and Thao T. Hoang.

URQUHART ST. 3120: $90,000, Deborah Shields Vigne and Veronica Shields Winding to Marion Pendleton Hunt.

URQUHART ST. 6435: $235,000, Wagno Vieira Faiao to Harriet Lajade Hammond.

W. LAVERNE ST. 7400-7402:

$295,000, Ivenhoe G. Scott and Patsy Walker Scott to Kimisha Sawyers.

WICKFIELD DRIVE 6068: $149,900, Audie Riccardo Cerrato to Shawn Loht.

DISTRICT 4

FIRST ST. 3632: $265,000, The Triangle LLC to Courtney Stephenson.

CONERY ST. 1627: $225,000, Matthew C. Gresham to Sandi Brouillette Worley and Thomas Leighton Worley

LAUREL ST. 2364-66: $1,070,000, Lisa Danielski Yasurek and Ronald Lee Yasurek Jr. to Brooke Goolsby Frost and John Randall Frost.

ST. CHARLES AVE. 2833: $355,000, Tyson Lykes Geary to Elton Levert Larry Jr.

TCHOUPITOULAS ST. 3157: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Lila Valentines LLC to 3157 Tchoup LLC.

DISTRICT 5

BOUNY ST. 331: $181,860, Rocket Mortgage LLC to Jeffrey Llewellyn Hargrave.

ENGLISH TURN DRIVE 158: $535,000, Luisa Fernanda Medina Millan to Selena Smith Dorsey FOREST OAKS DRIVE 208:

$1,050,000, Jeffery J. Waltz and Jill Ann Hrivnak Waltz to Kelly Armstrong Miller.

HERITAGE LANE 48, UNIT 48: donation, no value stated, Lillian M. Thornton to Jamillah Patterson.

MAC ARTHUR BLVD. 5701:

$249,900, Patricia Clarkson Stallings and Thomas Ray Stallings to Jemel Marin.

POTOMAC ST. 3205: $379,000, Multi Function LLC to Kailyn S Turner Jones.

SOUTHLAWN BLVD. 1121: $145,000, Dianne W. Hunley to Donna Barrow and Terry Lee Barrow

TROPIC DRIVE 1640: $95,000, Carolyn Thomas Biggs, Kirk Biggs and succession of Morris E. Biggs Sr. to Baldwin Construction LLC.

VAN BUREN ST. 1651901: $10,500, One Hundred Enterprises LLC to Kim Thanh Nguyen.

WESTBEND PARKWAY 2071: $25,000, CT Moffatt Group Inc. to Roosevelt E. Nunnery Jr. WIMBLEDON COURT 5401: $259,000, Christie Dolores Blankenship, Sammie Faye Hodges

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Blankenship and Thomas A. Blankenship Jr. to Gabrielle Leigh McElveen Stone and Wesley Stone.

DISTRICT 6

AMELIA ST.1737-39, HOLIDAY DRIVE 2524, LAUREL ST.4732-34: donation, $100 and other valuable consideration, DebraCrump Grows and Lionel Grows to Debriell Koriane Grows, Jarred Christian Crump Grows, LionelOsaze and Terrence Duane Grows

ANNUNCIATION ST.3709:

$695,000, Marian Menhem Man and ShyamMan to Margaret E. Ayers Terral and WilliamHayden Terral.

ANNUNCIATION ST.4229:

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HARAHAN

BERKLEYAVE. 181: Izzo John Income Only Trust to ChelseaA. Bienvenu, $570,000.

GENERES 1705: Lampo Properties LLCtoChloeC.Klein, $90,000.

HICKORYAVE. 2229: CFSW LLC to TwoThousand TwoHundred Twenty Nine Hickory LLC, $335,000.

OAKAVE. 609-611: Leslie G. Waggoner to LG Holdings LLC, $500,000.

ROSELAND PARKWAY 513: OCG

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$779,000, Arthur Sanders to Johanna Hild.

ARABELLA ST.1449-1451:

$1,270,000, Melqior PriveLLC to Perry Christina Cass Levy.

AUSTERLITZ ST.1212: $705,000, ClayBland Jr. andJessica Bland to Gabrielle HarringtonRich and KeithWayne Rich

BELLECASTLE ST.1019: $882,000, Allison Albert Ward and Andrew M. Ward to David L. Brand and KatherineE.DileoBrand.

BORDEAUX ST.818-820: $827,850, Francoise Grossmann to Anabel Torres Mondolfi.

CAMP ST.3512: $960,000, Murray Ross revocable living trust to RobynRhodes

CARONDELET ST.3701: $686,500, Andrew Ewing NahmtoSarah Wildman Tresher.

GENERAL TAYLOR ST.712-714: $355,000, RenayAlexander to RichardReal Estate Holdings LLC.

Capital LLCtoClaireN.Cullison, $305,000.

WOODWARD AVE. 617: MichaelL. Simon to Howard Lavin, $180,000.

JEFFERSON

AUDUBON TRACE 1703: Margaret F. Lucas to BarbaraH.Kissinger, $285,000

AUDUBON TRACE 3412: Leon Rabalais to Susan C. Molero, $155,500.

MORRIS PLACE 3915: Leah R. Palmisano to NevesProperties II LLC, $160,000.

TUCKER AVE. 555: Mervin A. TassinJr. to Zachary M. Marullo, $210,000.

JOSEPH ST.2316: $470,000, Jimmy Ford and Suzanne Ford to Danielle Tamar Roof.

MAGAZINE ST.4933-35: $3,450,000, 4935 Magazine LLCto Jin Magazine LLC.

MAGAZINE ST.5226: $570,000, Tchoupitoulas Holdings LLCto Dayna Marie LagoDickinson.

NASHVILLE AVE. 2430: $1,200,000, LeighH.Hines and Michael H. Hines to 2017 Grantham Family Trust.

NASHVILLE AVE. 930: $1,200,000, PamelaWells Buddington Hatfield to MurrayRoss revocable living trust.

OCTAVIA ST.2303: $325,000, Alfred E. Ramirez III to Calvin Wade Millerand Virginia Legier Alpaugh Miller.

PITT ST.4502-04: $500,000, Stephen C. Kenney to M&L Living Trust.

PRYTANIAST. 5022: $750,000,

KENNER

21ST ST.2001: Gt Real Estate Investments LLCtoYavonka E.G. Archaga, $539,385.

AUDUBONCOURT 351: Elvin J.O. Gomez to Jacqueline A.O. Rapp, donation, no value stated.

BAYOUGENTILLYLANE 216: Veena AroratoDaniel Diaz, $550,000.

BISTINEAUCOURT 2: Kenneth Moreau to Scott A. Moreau, $100,000.

BRITTANY DRIVE 50: KarenN.Gervais to Keith Gervais, donation, no value stated.

CLEVNER DRIVE 33: Hazel P. Danna to Hong H.T. Nguyen, $300,000.

LindaMauskopf Larsen to Aimee Elizabeth Hymel Shumaker and Austin MichaelShumaker.

S. JOHNSON ST.4601: donation, no value stated, Ralph Bradshaw to Susan Gohd.

UPPERLINE ST.1700: $840,390, Alan MichaelRobson and Ann Robinson Robson to Neal Jay Mehlman and Susan Kogen Mehlman.

DISTRICT 7

16TH ST.122: $185,000, Tiffany R. San MigueltoDylan Soderstrum and MacKenzie Fredricks Soderstrum.

BURTHEST. 7524: $538,500, 7524 Burthe Street LLCtoShon Nelson and Gina Nelsonrevocable trust.

CHERLYN DRIVE 5628: $875,000, Aimee Rachal Coscarart and Lander Omar Coscarart to Arieile L. Berg Adolph and Kyle R. Adolph

COLORADOAVE.3617: Margaret G. ThompsontoJenny P. Galdamez,$165,000.

CONNECTICUTAVE. 3911: Aubrey L. Rodrigues Jr. to Obelary F.C.P Castellanos, $180,000.

FILMORE ST.728-30: Capricia ChairstoSebastian Properties LLC, $140,000.

FURMAN CIRCLE3: Wade J. Boudoin to JayeshkumarShah, $130,000.

GRANDLAKE BLVD.3333: Barbetta Lindsey C. RevocableTrust to Lindsey C. Barbetta, donation, no value stated.

IDAHO AVE. 4329: Rosalind M. CairetoFaizan IMalik, $485,000.

LAKE TRAILDRIVE 3516: Nancy

COLAPISSAST. 7822: $245,000, Brandon C. Streat and Heather L. Booth Streat to Abbey Caruso.

FORSHEY ST.7701: $35,000, James BouletDennardtoCommon Point ManagementLLC.

GENERAL OGDEN ST.1921: $330,000, 1921 GeneralOgden Sri LLCtoSkyline Suites Unlimited LLC.

MARYLAND DRIVE 35: $430,000, Meagan Rose Baccineili Mendis and Mitchell Sumathy Mendisto Janet Malone Engeland Michael Engel.

PALMETTOST. 8622: $25,000, Pearlie Bell Harris and Timothy Harris to Peaches Investments LLC.

SPRUCEST. 8840: $330,000, 8840 Spruce Sri LLCtoSkyline Suites Unlimited LLC.

SYCAMORE ST.7732-7734: $555,000, Jesse FairleyHemeter to Paul E. Maassen

BonifacictoBankofAmerica N.A., $119,000.

LAKETRAIL DRIVE 4117: Barbara J.S.Meyer to Matt Torres, $400,000.

LOIRE DRIVE 4135: SoledadT. Morales to Patrice M.S.Thiac, $145,000.

MARIETTAST. 3024: Joseph M. Allen to Joseph Lundy,$155,000. MONTRACHET DRIVE 4129: KH Flip LLCtoBrandy B. Kilmer, $380,000.

W. ESPLANADE AVE. 1500: Logan L. Bergeron to Paige M. Clark, $108,000.

W. LOUISIANA STATEDRIVE 4037: Brandy BrowntoDavid Lopez, $240,000.

METAIRIE

ACADEMY DRIVE 3801: Alejandro Delarosa to SandraY.L. Delarosa, donation, no value stated.

ALTHEAST. 7: DouglasD.Watts to MaryS.G.Smith, $610,000.

ANTHONYST. 4337: Carley J. VanhoytoHillary K. Gauthreaux, $329,000.

AZTECAVE. 1508: Charles P. Hinkley Jr.toOne Thousand FiveHundred Eight Aztec LLC, $250,000.

BAUVAIS ST.3623: Stanley A.C. Bing to Matthew C. Weber, $132,000.

CHENET ST.4420: Charles H. Mele to Taylor H. Wegman, $390,000. CLEARVIEW PARKWAY2313: Clearwash LLCtoTwo Thousand ThreeHundred Thirteen Clearview Pkwy LLC, $385,000.

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CORTEZ ST. 8020-8022: Josephine P. Calligaro to Jessica Y.A. Mejia, $204,000.

CYNTHIA AVE. 705: Camps Properties Nola LLC to Mesfin Ashagre, $258,000.

DANNY PARK 2304: Lindsey A.R. Moore to Stephanie P. Olsen, $270,000.

DEARBORN AVE. 9014: Nola Buys Houses LLC to Delise Investments LLC, $95,000.

GIUFFRIAS ST. 912: Gayle M. Coon to Bergeron Property Holdings LLC, $315,000.

GREEN ACRES COURT 4812: Henrietta K. Greenberg to Lauren K. Dussom, $343,000.

GREEN ACRES ROAD 2504: Geraldine B. Monnier to Kate M. Garmendia, $150,000.

JAMES DRIVE 4312: FFB3 Properties LLC to Vany M.Z.C. Mejia, $385,000.

LABARRE DRIVE 341: Melinda W Allen to Curry B. Cappel, $320,000.

LAKE LOUISE AVE. 4904: Avesta Development Group LLC to Lauren B. Fischer, $730,000.

LIBERAL ST. 4200: Dennis M. Merz to Dennis M. Merz, $375,000.

LONGWOOD DRIVE 2729: Hung T. Pham to Evelia A. Munoz, $275,000.

MELODY DRIVE 1345: Thomas C. Davis Jr. to Lauren E. Wegener, $591,500.

METAIRIE COURT 2513: Brad M. Gaspard to Brad M. Gaspard, $280,000.

METAIRIE HEIGHTS AVE. 2517: A Cookmeyer to Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventeen Metairie Heights LLC, $350,000.

METAIRIE LAWN DRIVE 425: Amelia Sherman to Chloe Candies, $590,000.

MICHIGAN AVE. 2529: J Lemar to Diamond Klein, donation, no value stated.

N. ARNOULT ROAD 3320: BB & B 222 LLC to Rolando J. Hernandez, $50,000.

N. ATLANTA ST. 2505: Christie W. Bowes to Melinda Schnietz, $274,900.

NERO ST. 1620: Wayne F. Huth to Julia H. Hackworth, donation, no value stated.

NURSERY AVE. 1236: Michelle M. Gauthier to Jordan J. Bates, $440,000.

OLEANDER ST. 1612: Janine G. Magnon to Robert C. Leblanc, $675,000.

PHLOX AVE. 719-721: Carolyn G. Fekete to Viet Nguyen, $310,000.

PURDUE DRIVE 3621: Traci

A.S. Roane to Julio D. Flores, $267,000.

RIDGEWOOD DRIVE 111: Seyedeh S.M.Y. Ata to Amne B. Hawawini, $1,275,000

RIVIERE AVE. 2101: Timothy Abdelnoor to Jennifer Brown, $100,000.

S BENGAL ROAD 1002: Jefferson Parish Council to Farnell Charles, $6,750.

TAFT PARK 2220: Vicki J.P. Hunt to John A. Padlo, donation, no value stated.

W. MAPLE RIDGE DRIVE 216: Moras Enterprise LLC to Rene V Baumer, $1,349,000.

W. METAIRIE AVE. 3845: Christine B. Logiudice to Theresa A. Rau, $119,304.

WABASH ST. 5013: Steven P Causin to Janet G.A. Cardaro, $320,000.

WHITNEY PLACE 2708: JCFABG LLC to Suzanne S. Fornaris, $185,000.

YALE AVE. 1809: Patricia G. Vezy to Brian Martinez, $284,000.

ZENITH ST. 4841: Four Thousand Eight Hundred Forty One Zenith LLC to Four Thousand Eight Hundred Forty One Zenith Street LLC, $1,200,000.

RIVER RIDGE

HERMITAGE PLACE 8913: Quinlivan Homes LLC to Cameron Andry, $550,000.

SAUVE ROAD 150: Sharon S Simon to Amanda M. Sicard, donation, no value stated.

STEWART AVE. 617: Alyana Samai to Coast Builders LLC, $200,000.

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AVONDALE

DOROTHY DRIVE 172: Everett D. Smith to Eric Diggs, $139,000.

GOODWOOD COURT 4139: DSLD LLC to Nelson A.L. Diaz, $293,723. RINGROSE COURT 3701: DSLD LLC to Kathy C. Green, $274,765.

U.S. 90 2125: Old Man Rivers Studios LLC to Blue Ocean Enterprises LLC, $700,000.

GRAND ISLE

BOUDREAUX LANE 117: Arden J. Rogers Jr. to Jeanette R. Pitre, $560,000.

GRETNA

BROADWAY ST. 212: Hannah E. Lawrence to Anne M. Barrier, $230,000.

CLINEBROOK DRIVE 637: Carol S. Terracina to Amber Carter, $199,000.

GOODSON DRIVE 728: Affordable Housing of Nola LLC to Audrey Barquero, $220,000.

GROVEWOOD DRIVE 656: Henry R. Dickson Jr. to Gulf Coast Equity Group LLC, $148,000.

HUEY P LONG AVE. 2035: Christiana Investments LLC to Jahaira V M. Antunez, $234,000.

MARLENE DRIVE 857: Peter V Ruso to Jillian R. Hoxie, $375,000.

MOUNT LAUREL DRIVE 3308: Patricia J.W. Palmisano to Palmisano Property Management LLC, $124,000.

HARVEY

ACCACIA LANE 3872: Asael J.

Ramirez to Barbara A. Williams, $245,000.

BURNTWOOD DRIVE 3832: Nola Capital Investments LLC to Lakitta Clark, $269,900.

DULANEY DRIVE 3701: Linda T.L. Kotula to Melanie L. Meredith, $232,000.

ESTALOTE ST. 1424: Harold N. Hooper Jr. to Tyuana T.J. Jackson, $65,000.

LAKE MAUREPAS DRIVE 1716: Thao X Nguyen to Thi T.N. Hue, donation, no value stated.

MANHATTAN BLVD. 1408: Zhuo F Gan to Raymond Gan, donation, no value stated.

MATADOR ST. 2113: Anthony K. Eckland to Curtis J. Brass Sr., $220,000.

NATHAN KORNMAN DRIVE 3861: Kenneth D. II Vaughn to Sherine Honore, $219,900.

N. DEERWOOD DRIVE 3860:

Elegant Houses LLC to H&H Investment Partners Holdings LLC, $173,000.

N. VILLAGE GREEN ST. 2238: Sirina A. Jamhour to Hlawn T. Par, $335,000.

RAMON VIA 20: RTL Reo LLC to Mustafa Esmail, $152,775. TERRAZA DEL OESTE 17: Nabhan Monem to Bahla S.Q. Monem, donation, no value stated.

LAFITTE

PALMETTO ST. JEAN 1963: Krystal Truxillo to Megan Spencer, $235,000.

MARRERO

ACORN ST. 2733: Tenille E.D. Eymard to Marcomb Investments LLC B., $160,000.

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ALLO AVE. 1560: Philip C. III Robichaux to Ariell Johnson, $264,900

AMES BLVD. 4809: Quicken Loans LLC to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $210,000.

BURGESS DRIVE 1200: Kemberly J. Mickel to Lan N. Thi, $369,000.

CEDAR CREEK ST. 2637: Chad Encalade to Matt Rubio, $260,000.

FARRINGTON DRIVE 1036: Bay T L. Huynh to Thanh T.L.H. Ha, $130,000.

FOLIAGE DRIVE 2512: Charles M. Jackson to Walda Walker, donation, no value stated.

LONG BRANCH DRIVE 2641: Doyle E. III Henson to Katrina Pelrean, $250,000.

MANOR HEIGHTS 2013: Danielle G. Breaux to Stephen A. Gonza-

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ABITA SPRINGS

13TH ST. 22205: Shannon Kay Green to Christina A. Green, donation, no value stated.

E. EMERALD CREEK 108: Tamara M. Casadaban to Tony Rosson, donation, no value stated.

HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES, LOT 127, SQUARE 5: Wallace Welch and Margaret Welch revocable trust to Trux Air Conditioning Inc., $8,000.

IRON ST. 73200: Mandi M. Williams to Zachary J. Berry, $108,000.

LA. 435 23282: Caroline D. Bauder to Jason A. Hayes and Andrea Vigil Matheus De Contreras Hayes, $400,000.

LIONEL COURT 711: Kris Ann Scavo to 16 Above of Abita Springs LLC, $270,000.

NEAR ABITA SPRINGS, PORTION OF GROUND: Mark J. Alleman to St. Tammany Parish, $303,178

PINE ST. 72049: Susan B. Wiegand

to Clayton E. Franklin and Gayla R. Taylor Franklin, $265,000.

COVINGTON

19TH AVE. 614: Covington Rotary Foundation to Lakeland Land Properties LLC, $300,000.

BARRINGTON DRIVE 1158: DSLD Homes LLC to David Tucker and Kelly Tucker, $382,373.

BAYBERRY DRIVE 127: Jason M. Bannerman, Jodi K. Bannerman Bragg and Adam E. Bannerman to Moss Dempsey Bannerman, donation, no value stated.

BLACKBURN PLACE 104: Stephen C. Grefer and Maureen B. Grefer to Nunmaker LLC, $110,000.

BLEU LAKE HILLS 102: Sandra R. Hawkins to Lucien Cambre and Dana Cambre, $30,000.

CALDEN COURT 19705: DSLD Homes LLC to Phyrong Samut and Channan Rom Samut, $289,157

CALDEN COURT 19706: DSLD Homes LLC to Michael Muntner, $293,173.

CLOVER KNOLL DRIVE 11332: Kaitlyn P. Lucia to Troy D. Creppel and Dorothy B. Creppel, $295,000.

les, $120,000.

MOUNT KENNEDY DRIVE 3021: Mary T.T. Nguyen to Thao D. Tran, $145,000.

OAKVIEW DRIVE 2136: Mccloud Trust to Marilyn D. Mccloud, donation, no value stated.

POTOMAC DRIVE 2232: Hanh N. Phi to Consuelo Rodriguez, $225,000.

ROCHESTER DRIVE 5009: Adam J. Williams to Joanna J. Carvajal, $180,000.

CORNICHE DU LAC 749: Wade W. Waters to Jack A. Branch Jr. and Flor R. Girault Branch, $684,000.

COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE 401: Succession of Susan B. Pierce to Douglas D. Thigpen and Kellie C. Thigpen, $2,080,000.

DELTA LANE 1185: Christopher P. Kenny and Chantelle S. Kenny to Elizabeth T. Laborde, $660,000.

DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 9, SQUARE 706: William Frost Jr. to NAF Cash LLC, $329,000.

E. FIRST AVE. 910: Reid P. Shea and Christine K. Shea to Andrew Miller and Sarah B. Miller, $860,000.

E. U.S. 190 SERVICE ROAD 2501: Richard M. Jeansonne to Andre P. Jeansonne and Kelli O. Jeansonne, $175,000.

EMERALD FOREST BLVD. 350, UNIT 18101: Albertine Camp Calo to Pamela D. Spell, $97,500.

EMERALD OAKS DRIVE 142: Allan R. Nelson and Louise S. Nelson revocable trust to Centurion Investments Trust, $270,000.

ESTELLE COURT 3056: DSLD Homes LLC to Bryan J. Fagot, $297,511.

WESTWOOD DRIVE 943: Audrey L. Casso to Jay J. Casso, donation, no value stated.

TERRYTOWN

FARMINGTON PLACE 1918: James E. Long to Big City Properties LLC, $160,000.

FIELDING AVE. 665: Vicente Paz to New Orleans Property Ventures Inc., $100,000.

HOLMES BLVD. 584: Evans

F ST. 70405: David P. Cross to Donna T. Shakerin, $182,000.

GARLANDVILLE SUBDIVISION, LOT 17, SQUARE 1: Julia E. Tanner Beyl to Mirtza Small and Jordan Small, $30,000.

GRASSY LANE 15572: Eric J. Doyle and Dana R. Doyle to Hailey E. Becnel, $260,000.

HOLLY LANE 6: 2015 Scot Cannon and Dona Cannon Joint revocable living trust to Robert O. McLaughlin and Anna McLaughlin, $600,000.

HUMMINGBIRD ROAD 43: Wayne J. McCants and Laurie M. McCants to Timothy A. Bergeron and Patricia B. Bergeron, $2,200,000.

JEFFERON AVE. 71444: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Brandon Sutfin and Megan M. Sutfin, $315,500.

JUSTIN DRIVE 1816: David W. Tucker and Kelly C. Tucker to Lourdes Hartman and Maria Hartman Crais, $315,000.

KENNY LANE 20047: Nova Contracting LLC to Zackari Smith and Hailee Mentel, $327,500.

LA. 1129 85494: Gary M. Gate-

Electric LLC D. to Wesner Jean, $225,000.

WESTWEGO

AVE. F 636-638: Six Hundred Thirty Six Avenue F. LLC to Radielvi LLC, $282,500.

AVE. G 558: Ashley Prieur to Hannah C. Wilson, $180,000.

ELAINE DRIVE 153: Yost Consultatons & Investments LLC to Vertical Capital LLC, $500,000.

wood and Camellia M. Gatewood to ZA Ranch LLC, $700,000.

LA BRANCH PLACE 444: Highland Homes Inc. to Thomas M. Faherty Jr. and Amy Faherty, $598,000.

LAKE PLACID DRIVE 71038: Colin Borrouso and Madison R. Borrouso to Nicole Bivona, $313,000.

LAKE RAMSEY ROAD 15512: Jeffrey E. Elliott Jr. to LBL Real Estate LLC, $120,000.

LONGLEAF DRIVE 22399: Donna M. Russell, Carolyn E. Ziegler and Harry L. Quebedeaux Jr. to William B. Caster and Cynthia A. Caronia Caster, $517,000.

MISTLETOE DRIVE 42: Timothy J. Mawhinney Jr. and Nicole Laing to Dean R. Lacy and Karen D. Lacy, $850,000.

NATURE WALK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 4, 6, 12, 16, 18, 19, 20, 30, 33, 34, 35: Nature Walk Development Group-CDL LLC to Level Construction & Development LLC, $1,522,000.

NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Nash Farris Properties LLC, Ogden Louisiana Properties LLC and others to Indigo Timber LLC, no value stated.

NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Leslie J. Sharp to Edward T. Riecke, $100.

NORTHLAKE DRIVE 740: Cosmos Industries LLC to Frederick J. Bentel, $110,000.

PINECREST DRIVE 37: Richard D. Gonzalez and Stacy P. Gonzalez to David H. Kergosien and Elizabeth A. Kergosien, $620,000.

PINNACLE PARKWAY 1010: JAJ Ventures LLC to Halle Properties LLC, $1,100,000.

PLACE ST JEAN 273: Amber W Weir to James A. DiMarco and Terri S. DiMarco, $420,000.

RIVER BEND DRIVE 69007: Catherine D. Schwab to Schwab Family Trust, donation, no value stated. ROSALIE COURT 1818: DSLD Homes LLC to Andrea Butler and James Butler, $361,206.

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Loyd Sr. and Madelyn L. Loyd to Loyd Family Living Trust, donation, no value stated.

RUE DE FONTAINE 1553: Mark G. Dominguez and Elizabeth M. Dominguez to Alden L.Stennis and Hillary Y. Stennis, $612,000. S. RIVER DRIVE 71484: Juliette D. Blankenship to Dwayne E. Rovira, $235,000.

SECOND ST.70432: Eshita Chhajlani to Courtney H. Gleason, $227,500.

SMITH ROAD 20407: CharlesT Walsten to LauraAtwell, $900,000.

STONEWOOD DRIVE 719: Succession of Carolyn E. Sherman to Carl R. Canafax and Anita M. Canafax, $280,000.

TALLOW CREEK BLVD.324: Emily A. Barbry to Erica L. Hoover and Tyler R. Hoover, $352,000.

TERRA BELLA SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1A7, LOT335: Succession of Gail S. Messina to John J. Fnan Jr., $810,500.

TWIN RIVER PLACE 5092: Haaswood Development LLCtoTyler A. Dugas, $650,000.

W. 11TH AVE. 219: RonLee Enterprises Inc.toDaine Marold and Jean Marold, $1,280,000.

FOLSOM

BRUHL ROAD 78639: RobertOlin Smith and Katherine B. Smithto Carlos Rojas and Carmen Rojas, $342,000.

HAYHOLLOW ROAD 12411: Effie S. Shipman to Eric Stumpf and Cecilia R. LafosseStumpf, $264,000.

LA. 1080 83614: CenturionInvestments Trust to BlakeM.Zulli and Hannah T. Zulli, $1,100,000.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTIONOF GROUND: SACC DevelopmentLLC to Cheyenne A. Jenkins, donation, no value stated.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Edna M. SimmonsEstate to KevinM.Clabert, $237,500.

LACOMBE

AUTUMN DRIVE 61303: Jai Parmer and Kishan Parmar to Dena S. Parmar, donation, no value stated.

BRITTANY DRIVE 61213: LukeS. Boudreaux III and Mariellen J. Boudreaux to Ryan S. Moreaux Sr. and YvetteP.Moreaux, $392,000.

CORAL ST.60479: Ryan A. Rhoto and Christian M. Rhoto toAndy S. Marin, $211,500.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

LACOMBE HARBOR SUBDIVISION, LOT66, SQUARE 8: Fifth District Savings Bank to Alligator Alley Retreat LLC, $55,000.

MAYST. 31219: Julianne Cambre and BernardAlfonso IV to Jonathan McClellan, $165,000.

QUEEN ANNE DRIVE 61325: Succession of Margaret M. Ulmer Comb to AustinM.Delahoussaye and Samantha Delahoussaye, $315,000.

VERMILLION DRIVE 60411: Catherine M. Poret to FallonInvestments LLC, $20,000.

U.S. 190 30395: Terry J. Dixon Daigrepont to Mark E. Dixon, $50,000.

MADISONVILLE

BLACK RIVER DRIVE 360: Gary S. Morton and KarenC.Morton to Jeffrey M. Gann and Emily A. Gann, $775,000.

HOUSE SPARROWDRIVE 5052: Hambacher Properties LLCto Colin Borrousoand Madison Borrouso, $465,000.

JADE COURT313: JimmyE Watsonand Kiesha D. Watson to Steven Conquergood and Jena Conquergood, $462,500.

MAIN ST.806: Judith M. Darby Living Trust to Thomas M. Bateman and SandraM.DaireBateman, $350,000.

SWEET PEA COURT 1664: Jenkins Home LLCtoKory C. Hamer and Erica B. Hamer, $574,900.

MANDEVILLE

AMERICAST. 1326: Cynthia A. Voiron Hurtel to FayM.Voiron Songy,donation,novalue stated.

AMERICAST. 1338: Succession of Jean Adragna Reilly,Scarlet R. Quinton andothers to HRB

Properties LA LLC, $218,000.

BEAUCHENE DRIVE 624: Ann B. Emanuel to Warren J. SallesJr. Family Trust, $560,000.

BIRON ST.2155: Collin A. Ross and Mallory L. CoxRoss to Carolyn Jocks and Rachel Jocks, $260,000.

CHATEAUGRIMALDI 440: SeymourB.Joseph IV to Joshua Quintana and Teresa C. Quintana, $890,000.

CHATEAUGRIMALDI 483: Derek J. Haney and Andrea T. Haney to Benjamin W. Donaldson and Abigail S. Donaldson, $595,000.

CLEARWATER DRIVE 1298: Rudolph C. Denz and Vera E. Denz to Denz Family Trust, donation, no value stated.

COLBERTST. 704-B: Bradley E. Passwaiter EstatetoTerence M. Fitzpatrick,$215,000.

COURS CARSON ST.2424: Joseph S. Huntley and Nicole E. Coco to SamuelW.Ethridge III and Aimee R. Ethridge, $350,000.

COURTVILLA DRIVE 37: John Barrick Vanderweel and Jackie Vanderweel MaytoInside Scoop LLC, $101,000.

DAVID DRIVE 138: Brian C. Wager and Noelle L. Dabadie to Christopher E. Harrington and Melissa H. Garey Harrington,$725,000.

DESERTCOURT2941: Dustin R. Almond and Leslie S. Almond to Tanner J. Jenkins and Amber G. Scopes, $460,000.

E. CHASE COURT498: Philip C. Clesi to DanikaP.Clesi, donation, no value stated.

E. RUELLE ST.114: Kathleen A. Munch PerrintoPebble LLC, $400,000.

E. VALE ST.102: Charles M. Larocca and Tina R. Larocca to Geoffry Boudousquie and Moriah

L. Boudousquie, $225,000.

FONTAINBLEAUDRIVE 148: James A. Moreau Jr. and Julie Brigman Moreau to James Moreau and Julie Moreau Family revocable trust, donation, no value stated.

FOREST BROOK SUBDIVISION, PHASEIVC,LOT 148: Larry L. Labat and LisaS.Labat to Jell revocable living trust, donation, no value stated.

HUTCHINSON ST.727: Phun Bawi to Travis Sippel, $225,000.

N. COURTVILLA DRIVE 62, UNIT 62: Chad Catalano to Peace Enterprises LLC, $260,000.

OLEANDER COURT100: Gilles Hennenfentand Kara M. Coxto Gary J. Davis, $1,075,000.

PARKER DRIVE 21323: DarrellE. Voiselle to Burton Stubbs Jr., Connie Waulk and Emma Raykiewicz, $273,000.

RED MAPLE DRIVE 438: Juan Nolasco-Granados Garcia and Dailin Garcia to Jack B. Pokrywka and Kele L. Johnson, $454,000.

ROSEDOWN SUBDIVISION,PHASE 2C,LOT 123: Gerald E. Reed III and Nancy W. Reed to Reed Family revocable trust, donation, no value stated.

SILVERMAPLE DRIVE 240: Roberto O. ReyesJr. and Rosalyn L. ReyestoJovan Trouillierand Teresa K. Trouillier, $425,500.

SILVERMAPLE DRIVE 250: Jules J. BorneJr. to Margaret Casadaban, $375,000.

TUPELOTRACE 74: Andrew F. Biggs to Kurt H. Thielhorn and Michele T. Thielhorn, $766,525. W. CAUSEWAYAPPROACH1800, UNIT 117: Beverly A. Connor to Barrios Investments LLC, $10

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and other good and valuable consideration.

WILLOW OAK LANE 700: Demelo Team LLC to Jordan H. Lee and Aubree White Lee, $317,000.

PEARL RIVER

CHANTILLY LOOP 196: Tyrone McGowan and Chequita T. McGowan to Blake D. Delahoussaye and Casey H. Delahoussaye, $480,000.

CROWE LANDING ROAD 40149: Timothy G. Fotsch and Debra V Fotsch to Darren B. Kyzar and Angela K. Kyzar, $330,000.

FARMING LANE 39716: DSLD Homes LLC to Gary B. Torrence and Felicia W Torrence, $382,036

FOREST RIDGE LOOP 1009: Cyrus W. Barnhill and Melanie L. Barnhill to Chad M. Grob and Melissa Blackwell Grob, $357,000.

NEAR PEARL RIVER, PORTION OF GROUND: Bobby J. Willians to William D. Pitman and Marcia L. Pitman, $32,004.

POWERLINE ROAD 37206: Succession of Phillip J. Casper and Maybell H. Casper to Ardent Construction LLC, $155,000.

SOUTHDOWN DRIVE 513: Martin J. Catanese and Joan T. Catanese to Justin M. Crawford and Whitney C. Faile, $328,000.

STICKER ROAD 64377: Courtney R. Randall to Jason C. Mareno, $250,000.

SIXTH WARD

NEAR SIXTH WARD, PORTION OF GROUND: Susan T. Howell to

REALESTATETRANSFERS

Audrey N. Pennington, donation, no value stated.

NEAR SIXTH WARD, PORTION OF GROUND: Mark & Kasey LLC to Vegas Properties LLC, $135,000.

NEAR SIXTH WARD, PORTION OF GROUND: Kenneth E. Price and Michelle D. Price to Marc A. Davis Jr. and Amanda Nicole S. Davis, donation, no value stated.

SLIDELL

ACACIA DRIVE 304: Danny E. Wellmeyer to Clifford Alexander and LaTron Alexander, $234,000.

AMANDA DRIVE 217: Francie M. Maurer to Jane Faciane, $148,000.

AUDUBON DRIVE 263: Elizabeth K. Stein Evans to Bertha J. Stein, donation, no value stated.

BEAU CHENES DRIVE 112: Kim H. Holmes to Abigail Truitt and Joshua Gordon, $210,000.

BEVERLY HILLS SUBDIVISION, LOT 20A, SQUARE 12: Pelican State Real Estate LLC to Bittu Bedico LLC, $2,000,000.

BLACKFIN COVE 110: Dallas S McClanahan and Tiffany M. Stire McClanahan to Thomas S. Parker, $340,000.

BROADMOOR DRIVE 1454: Frank A. Guttuso Sr., David W. Guttuso and others to Patrick Cusimano and Savannah Cusimano, $197,775.

CARA MAE ST. 40702: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Fred D. Porter III, $307,900.

CHANTILLY LANE 108: Aimee E. Guidry McCormick to Shawn M. Mains, $199,000.

CHIMAERA LANE 104: MTGLQ Investors LP to LA Trading LLC, $204,900.

CLARA DRIVE 259: Harry C. Hilerbrand to George J. Mayfield

and Rose R. Mayfield, donation, no value stated.

CLAYTON COURT 430: Toni M. Terranova and Kerri F. Terranova to Joel Brookins and Katavia Brookins, $670,000.

CLEARWATER DRIVE 6148: Donnell A. Jackson and Heather A. Jackson Gros to Laquanda M Jackson, donation, no value stated.

CROSS GATES BLVD. 245: Malerie R. Grace to Benjamin D. Johnson and Jennifer D. Johnson, $345,000.

DAUPHINE ST. 4165: Peter K. Hallock Jr. to Karl A. Forester, $160,000.

DEWALD LANE 108: Rocket Mortgage LLC to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $120,000.

E. AUGUSTA LANE 241: Southeast Investments LLC to Michael T. Serpas and Andrea B. Serpas, $300,000.

E. AUGUSTA LANE 241: Michael T. Serpas and Andrea B. Serpas to Roy D. Mackie and Rebecca A. Mackie, $455,000.

FAIRFIELD LOOP 656: Peggy J. Pauly to Peggy J. Pauly Trust, donation, no value stated.

FIFTH ST. 1510: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Dane A. Abney, $230,000.

GREENCREST DRIVE 140: Raymond J. Hambrick to Patrick L. Chaplain, $176,000.

HARRIS AVE. 2731: Byron Williams, Brian Williams and others to Carla Williams, $100,000.

HARROW DRIVE 105: Jeanne M. Stachovsky to Andrew R. Guillot and Elizabeth C. Guillot, $307,000.

HEIGHTS LANE 6720: Kevin Shorts and Gail A. Shorts to KGJTHS revocable living trust, donation, no value stated.

HERITAGE CIRCLE 115, MAPLE AVE. 57280: Anthony C. Hall to Carletta B. Hall, $133,750, donation.

HOOK ISLAND LANE 3952: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Christine Orangi, $299,000.

KINGSPOINT BLVD. 135: Tiffany G. Hawkins to Clifford J. Laigast IV, Michael P. Havert and Ira R. Pitfield Jr., $73,000.

LA. 433 53029: Steven M. Gleason and Angela D. Gleason to Darius T. Green, $185,000.

LILLIAN DRIVE 57343: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Madison A. Garrett, $190,000.

LITTLE ADDITION SUBDIVISION, LOTS 1-3: Anthony Cartaginese Jr. to Gina Cartaginese Cannon, donation, no value stated.

MARINA DRIVE 1073: Andre C. Edwards to Johnny C. Farmer and Angelina Farmer, $250,000.

MOONRAKER DRIVE 156: David M. Robertson and Anna M. Garza Robertson to Ian McGhee and Nia Singleton, $325,000.

N. PEBBLE BEACH COURT 200: Brent M. Hamilton to Nathan P. Mobley and Kathleen B. Mobley, $270,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, LOT B2: Mitchell H. Dixon Sr. to Paul C. Dixon, donation, no value stated.

NED AVE. 113: Succession of Otto Adam Bader III to Gary Quinn and Brigitte Danise, $167,000.

OAK DRIVE 4613: Juan F. Hernandez and Nicole Hill Hernandez to Kameron Finney and Ariana Finney, $250,000.

OAK LANE 3110: Richard M. Klein and Dena L. Klein to Andrews Family revocable trust, $465,000.

PELICAN ST. 2517: E. J. Milligan Construction Co. LLC to Camisha A. Magee, $240,000.

PINEY RIDGE PARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 6-11, SQUARE 11: Ross A. Livaccari to Phillup W. Jones and Mary S. Jones, $20,000.

PONTCHARTRAIN DRIVE 3838: Mary Wilson LLC to Executive House Property LLC, $55,000. PONTCHARTRAIN DRIVE 3838, UNIT A-205: Mary Wilson LLC to Executive House Property LLC, $55,000.

POPLAR DRIVE 4251: Herbert J. Champagne Jr. to Ibreionna B. Meyers, $257,000.

PORTSMOUTH DRIVE 422: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Northshore Capital Investments LLC, $105,323.

RAMA ST. 3281: Total Home Solutions LLC to Steven W. Kleyle, $163,300.

RUE DE LA PAIX 125: James W. Stewart and Donna B. Stewart to Danny Henry, $390,000.

RUSTLING PINE DRIVE 409: Donald P. Flettrich III to Jacob Ritter and Rebecca Inzina, $219,000. S. LAKE VERRET COURT 711: Edna T.C. Carriere to Blaine N. McCormick and Aimee G. McCormick, $245,000.

S. LAKESHORE VILLAGE 120: Austin M. Mowrey and Caroline Jolie S. Mowrey to Nicole Griffin, $295,000.

SLIDELL HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Pellicon Builders LLC to R&M Legacy Properties LLC, $150,000.

SPILLWAY MANOR DRIVE 5132: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Alaisha B. Mollere, $296,795.

SUNRISE BLVD. 3073: 3L Holdings LLC to Cornell Pendleton, $1,700,000.

SUNSET BLVD. 2340: Molly J. Juneau to Kendall P. Roy, $165,000.

THATCHER DRIVE 111: Marcel L. Hayes and Silvia R. Hayes to Jennifer M. Yax, $290,000.

W. PINEWOOD DRIVE 113: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $165,000.

WESTMINSTER DRIVE 206: Margaret L. Kinchen, Russell E. Kinchen and Elish R. Kinchen to Chad R. Kinchen, donation, no value stated.

WYNDEMERE DRIVE 1927: Gregory A. Howell and Stephanie B. Howell to Roy Wack and Lisa Nicoletti, $285,000.

SUN/BUSH

FINCHER ROAD 81101: Sylvia F Young to John T. Young, donation, no value stated.

NEAR BUSH, PORTION OF GROUND: Kenneth Jenkins to Meghan M. Dyer, donation, no value stated.

By The Associated Press

Today is Saturday,June 6, the 157th day of 2026. There are 208 days left in the year. Todayinhistory:

On June 6, 1944, during World WarII, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy,France, on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate Germanoccupied Western Europe. More than 4,400 Allied troops were killed on D-Day,including 2,501 Americans.

Also on this date:

In 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association was founded in London.

In 1889, an industrial accidentsparked adevastating fire in Seattle, destroying 120 acres of the city center,including the majorityofthe city’s

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commercial district and waterfront.

In 1912, Novarupta, avolcanoonthe Alaska peninsula, began athree-day eruption, sending ash nearly 19 miles high; it was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century andthe largest ever recorded in North America.

In 1933, the first drive-in movietheateropened,inCamden, NewJersey

In 1939, thefirst Little League Baseballgame was playedasLundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In 1966, James Meredith was shot and wounded by asniper early in thecivil rights activist’smarch from Memphis, Tennessee,toJackson, Mississippi, to raise awareness about racial injustice in the

U.S. South. (Meredith would recover from his injuries and rejoin themarch,which had swelled from asmall group to 15,000 marchers, theday before reaching Jackson.)

In 2015, American Pharoah becamethe first horse in 37 years to claim horse racing’s Triple Crown, winning the BelmontStakes by 51/2 lengths.

Today’sbirthdays: Singer-songwriter Gary U.S.Bonds is 87. Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman is 87. Country musician Joe Stampley is 83. Olympic track and field gold medalist Tommie Smithis82. Actor Robert Englund is 79. Folk singer Holly Near is 77. Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borgis70. Comedian Colin Quinnis67. Music producer Jimmy Jam is 67. Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is 64. Ac-

Theguestswho stoleChristmas

RobertEnglund,who portrayedFreddyKrueger from ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street,’speaksduring the 2017 Wizard WorldNew Orleans Comic Conatthe Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.Englund turns 79 on Saturday.

tor Jason Isaacs is 63. Actor PaulGiamatti is 59. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is 46. Actor Aubrey AndersonEmmons(TV:“Modern Family”) is 19.

Annie Lane

DEAR ANNIE

Dear Annie: My husband and Ihave been married for over 20 years. When we met, we had both already lost our parents. During all our time together, my husband’s younger brother has spent Christmas at our home —even after we got married and he got married, after we moved out of state and had children (now 17 and 20), and afterheand his wife had their child(10 years old).

Afew years ago, theydecided to stay at an Airbnb for Christmas for several reasons, including visiting other familyand friends in our mutual hometown. However,they spend aportionofevery day of their stay,which canrange from five to seven days, with us, and of course, they spend all of Christmas Day,including Christmas morning, at our home. They don’tevenask; they simplyinform us what days they’re getting in and leaving.

In the very early years, when

my brother-in-law was single, and even when he was first married, we were happy about this. Their bohemian, unconventional lifestyle was kind of charming, and it felt the way having younger siblings does. But nowwe’re allinour late 40s, and I’m over it. I’mvery resentful that Idosomuch to enjoy my favorite holiday and I’m forced to share it with people we’re no longer as close with and who contribute absolutely nothing to the celebration.

Iknow my husband loves his brother,but it’sfunny thatmost years, my children and Iseem to spend far more time with them while they’re here thanhe does. Ifeel trapped, and Idon’t know how to get out of this. Idon’twant to damage their relationship, but Idon’twant to feelthisway about Christmas for the rest of my life.

I’d hoped that eventually they would want to stay back to give my nephew Christmas in his ownhome, but they don’teven geta tree or do anything. They wait till they’re here and share ourChristmas. They’re not financially challenged, nor do they haveany legitimaterea-

sonwhy theyneed us to host the holiday for them. Am Iwrong? If not,I need your help. —DesperatelySeeking a Solo Family Christmas Dear Desperately Seeking: What startedasafun tradition has quietly turnedinto an expectation, and you’re not wrong for wanting Christmastofeel like your own again.

The key here is your husband. This is his brother,and the conversationneeds to start withhim. Don’tframe it as feeling “trapped,” but as wanting more space for your own family traditions and alittle peace during your favorite holiday.

Youdon’thave to ban the in-laws entirely.Maybe you celebratetogether every other year,ormaybe the gathering shifts to Christmas Eve dinner instead of Christmas morning —without aweek of constant drop-ins. After twodecades, it’s OK to sayatraditionhas run its course and explore something new.Just remember: Your family can’trespond to feelings you never express.

Send your questions forAnnie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

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