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National WWII Museum honors Rosie the Riveters with American Spirit Awards this weekend

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City gets extension for roadwork from FEMA N.O. has two years to finish replacing streets

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE and BEN MYERS Staff writers

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Delphine Klaput poses by a canvas depicting Rosie the Riveter made with photographs of the Rosies attending The American Spirit Awards at The National WWII Museum on Friday.

More than 30 women travel to N.O. to share their stories

BY VIOLET BUCARO

New Orleans will be able to complete its massive roadwork program after federal officials signed off on a long-awaited funding 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’s administration announced Friday.

“This extension is critically important for the people of New Orleans because it gives us the ability to complete transformative infrastructure projects that are already underway,” said Moreno in a statement. “An enormous amount of work went into securing this extension.”

At issue is a roadwork program, known as the Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request, or JIRR, that has torn up and replaced streets across the city over nearly a decade.

Roughly $500 million in grant funds remain to be spent.

Officials had grown concerned about the fate of the program in recent months, with the previous deadline of July 1 fast approaching. Without the extension, Moreno’s administration would have had to tap its own strapped resources to finish projects already underway, or leave torn-up

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The heads of the factory told Delphine Klaput to guard the aircraft blueprints with her life.

Whenever she needed to bring them out, which was often as a leader of a team of men building planes to be sent overseas, she kept them close so they wouldn’t be lost or seen by someone who shouldn’t know about them. There was a war on, after all.

It was a far cry from her life growing up in a Pennsylvania coal mining town, and she remembers walking through Glenn L. Martin Aircraft factory in Baltimore asking herself, “What did I get myself into?”

Klaput, 101, worked at the aircraft factory during the last years of World War II. From 1944 to 1945, she was one of the millions of young women who took jobs in the factories that built the planes and tanks and ships and trucks that helped the U.S. and its allies win the war.

America’s massive manufactur-

A group of Rosies attend WWII veteran Melvin McMullen’s 101st birthday celebration at The National WWII Museum on Friday. ing capability came to be known as the Arsenal of Democracy. It was powered by women like Klaput, who later came to be associated with the wartime icon known as Rosie the Riveter.

The Rosie the Riveter propaganda poster, created by J. Howard Miller in 1943, depicts a woman with rolled-up sleeves, red lipstick and a pumped fist, with the emblematic motto “We Can Do It.” It was made to

motivate women in the labor force.

Earlier this week, Klaput was among more than 30 “Rosie the Riveters” who traveled to New Orleans to attend The American Spirit Awards at The National World War II Museum, where they are honorees.

The awards are given to people who reflect the spirit and contribution of the men and women who served

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Bill lets N.O. close charter schools midcontract

BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

New Orleans school officials will have more authority to shrink the school system in response 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 nixes the requirement that the district offer vacant school buildings to charter operators before selling or repurposing them, which should make it easier

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Gumball 3000 car rally coming to N.O. Convoy travels from Miami to Mexico City

BY DOUG MACCASH Staff writer

A convoy of 100 special automobiles driven by well-known actors, athletes and pop music artists has left Miami for a 3,000-mile road trip to Mexico City with a stop 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 a public exhibition.

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

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founded by Maximillion Cooper, known as Mr. Gumball.

The long-distance drive was inspired in part by American-style unregulated Cannonball runs, in which old-fashioned gumball machines were awarded as prizes, according to online sources.

Gumball 3000 organizers are quick to point out that the current event is a rally, not a race.

Gumball 3000 rallies have taken place in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as well as North America.

This year’s celebrity drivers include former New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham, Cooper’s wife and rapper Eve, actor Michelle Rodriguez of the “Fast & Furious” movie franchise, electronic dance music icon

deadmau5, soccer star Patrice Evra, Nigerian graffiti artist Olaolu Slawn and others.

Before reaching New Orleans on Saturday afternoon, the 2027 Gumball 3000 run plans a lunchtime stop in Gulfport, Mississippi.

The cars will assemble on Bourbon Street and Canal Street — no exact location provided — at 6 p.m. with live music and guest appearances from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m.

The event has a permit from the city and is welcome 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 the start of the FIFA World Cup 26 soccer championship.

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The international Gumball 3000 road rally gets underway in Toronto.

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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.

President says national intelligence should be scaled back

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MOSES SAWASAWA

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

Congo radio station battling misinformation

Fight against Ebola complicated by skeptism, attacks

BY JUSTIN KABUMBA and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press

BUNIA, Congo — The rare Bundibugyo 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.”

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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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Senate OKs $70B immigration bill Judge strikes down Efforts to ban Trump’s settlement fund were rejected

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.

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation 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’s term, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expected to take it up next week.

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

Republicans cleared 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 law enforcement who were injured when a mob of Trump supporters seeking to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The amendments were a test 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 almost a full day haggling among themselves over whether to block the settlement fund, 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’t having to deal with some of the issues

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE 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 a settlement that resolves Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns and has angered many of his GOP colleagues. But he has been pushing GOP senators for weeks to keep the bill focused on the funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol and to avoid adding new provisions that could complicate its passage in the House.

Still, a group of Republican senators pushed all day and into the night to block the fund’s payouts through legislation. That effort came after Trump, who has been at odds with the Senate in recent weeks, raised new doubts about the fund’s future on Wednesday when he told reporters that it is “very important” and said “I don’t know” whether it is dead or on hold.

The final 52-47 vote on the bill was nearly party line, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska the only Republican to oppose it. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado missed the vote.

Senators push back on ban The first vote on Thursday morning, a Democratic effort to ban the settlement fund, was held open for several hours while Cassidy and two other Republican senators decided whether to support it. The Democratic motion was narrowly defeated when Cassidy eventually voted against it and the two other senators — Jon Husted of Ohio and

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

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

Tillis said the fund is a political liability for the party.

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

Cassidy’s amendment to compensate the injured police officers was a pointed rebuke, as payouts from Trump’s fund could have potentially gone to Trump supporters who beat police and attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6. Cassidy lost reelection last month after Trump endorsed a primary opponent.

He said that, despite Blanche’s comments, the fund is still part of an active settlement and “absolutely can be used.”

The Senate rejected several other Democratic efforts to try to block or limit the fund, including amendments to ban payments to Jan. 6 defendants who injured law enforcement officers.

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

said Republicans are now “leaving taxpayers to rely on nothing more than a promise from Donald Trump’s personal fixer. That is not accountability. That is a permission slip.”

Money delayed for months Enactment of the bill to fund ICE and the Border Patrol would end the blockade by Democrats who demanded policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January.

Senate Republicans used a complicated procedural maneuver to get around the filibuster and pass the budget legislation with no Democratic votes. But it took weeks to get the bill to the Senate floor as Republicans navigated various obstacles to passage created

by Trump and the White House — including a $1 billion proposal for White House security and Trump’s ballroom that they eventually scrapped and the fierce bipartisan backlash to the settlement fund.

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

immigration policy Administration’s strategy affected 39 countries

BY MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press

BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling 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 immigration policies, USCIS: claims statutory and regulatory authority that it does not possess; makes decisions without the reasoned explanations that it must provide; acts without regard for the reliance interests of applicants that it must consider; and justifies its actions with pretextual concerns of ‘national security’ that mask anti-immigrant sentiments that it is forbidden from letting influence its decision-making,” he wrote. “In legal terms that means USCIS’s actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The policies enacted after the National Guard shooting last year meant that immigrants from 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries have been “categorically barred” from receiving final decisions on, among other things, their asylum, work

permit, green card, and citizenship applications.

“This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: the federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,” said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which represented 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, unable to work, access protections, or move forward with their lives.”

The policies apply to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS, which approves applications for immigrants to work and become citizens. The agency, which is within the Homeland Security Department, often grants asylum, but only for those already in the United States when they apply. Immigration judges grant asylum to those stopped at the border; the ruling does not affect them, nor do the policies that sparked the lawsuit.

The broad ruling would impact all pending cases at USCIS involving people from the travel ban countries, not just those included in the lawsuit, Shev DalalDheini, 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 mandated job 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 critics say unfairly prevent travel for people from a broad range of countries.

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ICE will no longer report deaths of recently released detainees Homeland Security frames move as ‘common sense’

BY RYAN J. 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, in a change that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration’s mass detention policies.

The move rescinds a 2021 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.

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

“Tracking deaths immediately after custody is a standard approach that allows health systems in jails, prisons and immigration detention to learn about gaps in care that may occur before a person leaves a facility,” said Dr. Homer Venters, former chief medical officer of the New York City jail system. “Eliminating reporting of these deaths represents

a willful act of ignoring the most serious health outcome that can reflect inadequacies in care or help track outbreaks.”

ICE detainees also routinely die at hospitals where they are taken for treatment after their conditions deteriorate inside detention facilities, records show. Those detainees, however, have generally been considered to remain in ICE custody.

The Washington Post first reported the policy change Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, later confirmed the move in a statement that framed it as “common sense.”

“Under this updated policy, when an individual is no longer in ICE custody then ICE will no longer be responsible for monitoring or reviewing deaths that may occur,” the statement said.

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

ICE did not immediately release its full updated policy.

The decision to limit death reporting comes as a greater number of ICE detainees have been dying. At least 18 detainees have died since Jan. 1, which is on pace to surpass last year’s death toll, which was the highest in two decades. Detainees are dying by suicide at an unprecedented pace, and experts say many other deaths from natural causes likely would have been preventable with

timely medical care.

Dr. Sanjay Basu, a University of California-San Francisco epidemiologist who recently published an analysis of more than 270 ICE custody deaths, said the policy change will “make the mortality statistics appear lower without any actual improvement in care.”

“The period immediately following release is when deaths attributable to inadequate care during confinement become apparent,” he said. “Missed diagnoses, interrupted medications, untreated infections, and decompensating chronic conditions don’t always kill someone while they’re still in the building.”

As of early April, ICE was holding more than 60,000 detainees across its national network of detention facilities, up from around 40,000 at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.

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

Before announcing Thursday’s policy 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 without a detainee death since November. At the time, Bis did not address AP questions about whether any death reporting policies had changed.

“As we have repeatedly stated, deaths in ICE custody are exceedingly rare,” she said then.

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clothes. When she was 15, she dropped out of high school and told Republic Aircraft Products that she was 17 to get hired.

She built airplane nose cones and propellers at the assembly line from 1942 to 1944. Each day she’d solder a cone, place it in a bin and repeat.

She said if she could talk to her younger self, she’d say, “I had good intentions in life. I wanted to succeed, which I didn’t do badly,” she said. “I did pretty good for a person that didn’t graduate from high school.”

Continued from page 1A in the war. Former Saints football player Steve Gleason and American composer John Williams will also be recognized at the awards ceremony this weekend.

A difficult time Over 16 million Americans served in the armed forces in WWII, and approximately 6 million women filled jobs on the homefront historically reserved for men.

Due to the Depression from 1929 to 1939, many women who worked in the war effort came from poor families. When they got jobs, they sent most of the money to families back home.

Francesca Masters, 104, another honoree in New Orleans this week, said she made $1 an hour and 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 the bomber plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

She felt proud to be working a “man’s job,” she said, and that it “felt like a different world” in the factory.

Peter Crean, vice president of education and access at The National World War II Museum, said that so often the men in uniform are recognized, but in reality, the war touched 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 5 million 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 was unheard of to apply for those jobs. Crean said not only did the women help win the war, but the country was fundamentally different because of their example.

EXTENSION

Continued from page 1A streets unfinished.

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

The roadwork effort has faced numerous delays in the years since former Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration began the work, frustrating residents throughout the city.

The extension is at least the fifth that the city has received to finish the work, which is funded through a settlement with FEMA as part of the city’s Hurricane Katrina recovery.

All remaining projects are under construction, said Steve

SCHOOLS

Continued from page 1A for the district to offload empty facilities. Gov. Jeff Landry still must sign the bill into law.

The New Orleans school system is comprised 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 seats than students. Some School Board members felt that charter contracts prevent the superintendent from taking steps to rightsize the district.

“We need to have the superintendent have that power,” Freeman told the Senate Education Committee last month, noting that superintendents of traditional districts can close schools to adjust for declining enrollment.

The law comes as school districts around the coun-

Who are the Rosies?

As they talked about their experiences together at the museum Thursday, the three women said that until recently they didn’t think of themselves as “Rosie the Riveters” who fought on the homefront.

From 2013 to 2017, Rusch’s daughter, Lisa Brown, would dress up as Rosie at Willow Run to raise funds to repair the plant, but she had no idea her mother was considered a Rosie until she learned about her part of the war effort.

STAFF PHOTOS By ENAN CHEDIAK “I would say the last five years there’s been a push for the recEarline Gaither, one of the Rosies receiving an American Spirit Award, speaks with Andrea Morris at The ognition for Rosies,” said Brown.

National WWII Museum on Friday.

“But in the first few years, it was very hard for them because they “The opportunities for my mothtruly didn’t think they had done anything special.” er, my wife and my daughters Rusch would tell her daughter would be very different,” he said. that she quit school and got a job “That door never really closed.” because it was what she needed to Masters remembers the scale do to help the effort. of effort, and the small details.

“It was our duty,” Masters Overwhelmingly large machines chimed in. surrounded her in the Willow Run The passing decades have meant Bomber Plant, the largest war fewer and fewer Rosies are still factory in the world during World alive. But the ones that are say War II, built by the Ford Motor they try to stay involved in assoCompany. It was spotless, she said, except when men would spit ciations around the nation and celtheir chewing tobacco on the floor. ebrate one another.

Her parents were Italian immi“No matter where you go, if there’s a Rosie, you’re gonna see grants, and her father was a horthis,” Klaput said, extending her ticulturist for a fruit market. Two hands toward the other women. of her sisters worked at the plant Delphine Kaput, right, one of the Rosies receiving an American Spirit “They have to hold hands,” Klawhile her two brothers fought in Award, and her daughter Diana Keller, center, sing ‘Happy Birthday’ for the war. put said.

Frequently, her family would get Melvin McMullen’s 101st birthday on Friday.

She reached for Rusch’s hand, letters in the mail from her brothand Rusch reached for Masters’ ers. A few weeks before the war thing had happened to one of her overseas, the women had to find hand.

“We can do it,” Klaput said. ended, she came home and saw brothers, Salvatore, and the tele- ways to stay motivated back home. plants had been thrown out on her gram confirmed it. He had been Virginia Rusch, 99, from Detroit, family’s back porch. killed in the Battle of the Bulge. said she had always wanted to Email Violet Bucaro at violet.

She said she just knew someAs they waited for news from work. She wanted to buy new bucaro@theadvocate.com.

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

FEMA will conduct a financial audit of settlement expenditures to date as a condition of the extension. If the audit finds evidence the city did not comply with federal laws and regulations, FEMA “will deobligate federal funding and seek debt collection on all previously disbursed funding for these projects,” Acting Regional Administrator Arsany Thomas said in the extension letter.

Moreno at the news conference thanked local, state, and federal officials for supporting the city’s request. She also thanked Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, who she said reached out to President Donald Trump directly.

“I really do believe that Mrs. Benson is the one brought it

try grapple with a shrinking number of students. Since 2020, NOLA Public Schools has lost about 3,000 students because of declining birthrate and migration out of the city, according to New Schools for New Orleans, an education nonprofit that has analyzed the city’s enrollment trends.

The group says up to nine New Orleans schools should close in the next four years to account for the city’s shrinking population.

In New Orleans’ unique system, the superintendent and board decide to renew or close charter schools near the end of their contracts.

The new law will allow the superintendent to recommend closing schools in the middle of a contract if it helps the district respond to extra capacity.

The law requires the board to establish a quantitative standard for when the district is in a “state of overcapacity” with too many schools and not enough students. If the superintendent finds the district is at “overcapacity,” she will recommend a plan to get rid of the extra seats. No new schools can open if the district is in overcapacity.

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

In a statement, Benson said she is “grateful to President Trump that he was kind enough to offer this very critical extension.”

There was also hopeful news for other Katrina-related FEMA projects that have run out of time, including the $38.5 million Municipal Auditorium renovation and an ongoing 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 letter that those projects will now be considered for extensions.

S&WB officials have said that work on the $9 million French Quarter project is ongoing and expected to be completed by the fall, but they have not answered questions about how the work is being paid for.

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

It will also allow the district to more easily offload vacant properties and take poor quality facilities out of the system entirely.

At a board meeting this month, NOLA Public Schools Chief of Operations Don LeDuff said the district pays $950,000 annually for utilities, maintenance and security on vacant buildings.

“Even when the buildings are not occupied,” he said, “they continue to generate real expenses for the district.”

Though the bill would give the superintendent more authority to potentially close their schools, leaders of several charter school networks — including ReNew Schools, FirstLine Schools and KIPP New Orleans — sent emails to legislators expressing their support for the bill.

State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Sharon Clark, who also runs Sophie B. Wright Charter School, also backed the measure.

The legislation did not have full support of the Or-

STAFF FILE PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

New Orleans has received a two-year extension of a roadwork program, known as the Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request, that has torn up and replaced streets across the city over nearly a decade.

leans Parish School Board.

Member Nolan Marshall spoke against the legislation at a Senate Education Com-

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President’s troop reversals Trump calls for military to accelerate use of AI in Europe could cost millions

BY BEN FINLEY Associated Press

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.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By AHN yOUNG-JOON

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.

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.

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

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.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ERANGA JAyAWARDENA

Villagers walk on Friday through the debris of 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

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

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.

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.

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Lebanon lashes out at Iran Military says it shot

down Iranian drones

Leaders say their country should not be used as ‘bargaining chip’

Weapons were launched toward Strait of Hormuz

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 between Israel and the Iranianbacked militant group Hezbollah.

The strikes killed nine people in six locations in southern Lebanon, the state news agency reported.

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a statement Thursday vowing that “there will be no calm in the region” if Israel doesn’t withdraw its troops from Lebanon. In an interview with CNN, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun responded: “It’s not your job to interfere into our country. I reject 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’s interest first, saying that Lebanon “should not remain a battlefield for 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 evacuation warnings forced hundreds of Lebanese families to flee from some areas, people elsewhere began returning to their homes to survey the aftermath of fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. The militant group has rejected the ceasefire deal and demands a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

An Associated Press team trav-

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By HUSSEIN MALLA

Lebanese soldiers deploy at a road in front of destroyed houses in Dibbine village in southeast Lebanon on Friday, a day after Israeli forces withdrew following clashes with Hezbollah fighters. eling in southern Lebanon Friday saw multiple villages in ruins, including Dibbine, near Marjayoun town, from which Israeli troops withdrew a day earlier. It was the first time Israeli troops exited an area in southern Lebanon since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began in early March.

U.N. peacekeepers and Lebanese troops were at an entrance to Dibbine, clearing rubble and opening roads. The Lebanese army set up barbed wire at one of the entrances, preventing some residents from returning.

At least one family arrived to search the rubble of its home along the road leading to the village, while the owner of a petrol station in Dibbine looked at his destroyed property and called village residents to report on the destruction he saw from behind the barbed wire.

Shrapnel and pieces of missiles were seen in the wreckage of homes lining the road into Dibbine. Israeli troops entered the village weeks ago for the first time and were engaged in heavy clashes with Hezbollah fighters in the area.

The troops returned this week, before withdrawing Thursday.

The road to Dibbine was dotted with villages entirely emptied of residents and destroyed by Israeli strikes, including Khiam. But no Israeli troops were visible from the road.

Nearby Christian villages were largely untouched, and many of their residents decided to stay. The strategic Beaufort castle, recently captured by Israel, appeared in the distance, with a flag of the Is-

raeli Golani Brigade. Smoke from strikes around the nearby Nabatiyeh city billowed above.

New evacuation warnings The Israeli military issued a new set of evacuation warnings on Friday, prompting people to leave the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya, on the edge of the predominantly Christian community of Maghdoucheh, near the southern port city of Sidon.

Nearly three hours after the warning, Israeli warplanes struck Lebanese villages, including Anqoun. About 2,500 people displaced by the fighting were sheltering in Anqoun, the Lebanese news agency NNA reported.

Israel had warned Lebanese residents against returning to villages in the south, saying the area is still a combat zone.

The U.S. brokered the ceasefire agreement Wednesday in Washington. The deal sought to pull Lebanon away from Iran with a statement that any agreement to cease hostilities must be reached directly through Lebanon and Israel “and not through any separate track.”

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who has been acting as a mediator on behalf of the group, echoed the militants’ demands for a broad Israeli withdrawal. In his first comments since the agreement was announced, Berri said the ceasefire should be “complete and comprehensive,” without any exceptions for land, sea or air, and “without bulldozing and demolishing everything that exists.”

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — The U.S. military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response, raising the risk to a shaky ceasefire as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Iran.

“The attack CO ONFLICT drones posed an immediate IN THE T threat to regionMIIDDLE al maritime trafEAST AST fic,” U.S. Central Command said on social media.

The military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s chokehold on the crucial corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments, which has sent energy prices spiking and posed political problems for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the midterm congressional elections.

U.S. Central Command said 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 a deal to extend that truce. Earlier this week, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield.

Despite the attacks raising new concerns 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’s going to be very strong one way

or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way,” Trump said at an event with farmers in Wisconsin.

“The very tough way is maybe the easier way, but we’re going to come out, and your fertilizer prices are going to go way down, just like they were four months ago.”

Trump increasingly appears to be boxed in on a conflict that has settled into a holding pattern.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement a week ago to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program. But Trump has called for unspecified changes and Iranian officials have shown no public signs of signing off on the deal.

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

“There are things they never thought they’d be doing that they’re going to have to do.

They’ve got no choice, and it takes a little while,” he said in the interview.

Trump said the Iranians still have 21% to 22% of their missiles.

His administration also has touted the latest ceasefire agreed to this week by the Lebanese government and Israel after U.S.-brokered talks in Washington. However, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group has rejected the agreement and new attacks have put it at further risk.

Besides the drone interception in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said earlier Friday that its forces boarded a sanctioned 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 a group of people, firms and tankers.

Senate blocks extending key surveillance program used by intelligence agencies

BY JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Senate blocked an extension early Friday of a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies as concerns mounted over President Donald Trump’s selection of federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte to serve as director of national intelligence.

Some Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a final vote on the extension next week, complicating efforts to extend the critical program before it expires on June 12. The vote came after an overnight session on separate legislation funding immigration enforcement agencies.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said following the vote that the Senate “will take another run at it” next week but that Democrats’ opposition is a “terribly irresponsible position.”

“The naming of Pulte to that position, although the timing arguably wasn’t the best, I still don’t think it ought to derail something that’s this important,” Thune said.

The vote marked the latest setback for Trump and intelligence officials, who have spent months pushing to extend a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that allows agencies such as the CIA, National Security Agency and FBI to collect communications from foreign targets without a warrant.

Concerns that the program

can incidentally sweep up Americans’ communications left Republican leaders only able to pass short-term extensions while negotiations continued. Critics wanted a warrant requirement when those communications are accessed.

Seven Republican senators joined nearly all Democrats in voting against the bill, with Sen. John Fetterman voting for it.

Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who had worked to negotiate the bill, voted against it. He said earlier Thursday that he and committee Chair Sen. Tom Cotton had reached what he described as a “compromise” on a “strong bill,” but that the “complete irresponsibility of putting forward” Pulte had changed the equation.

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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

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.

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.

“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 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

a range of priorities.

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

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

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PRIDEFUL

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 prisoner Duncan Calvin Duncan was overwhelmingly elected to last fall.

The high court narrowly endorsed the controversial legislation in a split ruling Napoleon 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

ä See HEARING, page 2B

STAFF PHOTO By ENAN CHEDIAK

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 Director cancels speech with American Diabetes Association 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.

ä See JESUIT, page 2B

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

ä See DIRECTOR, page 2B

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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

STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

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. 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’

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.”

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.

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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

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.

Email Willie Swett at willie.swett@theadvocate. com.

SIX FLAGS

Continued from page 1B 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 STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER the works. American Resort An old ride stands at the former site of Six Flags New Orleans on Jan. 28, 2025.

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

Henry said failure to land public funding would proba- wouldn’t necessarily tank it be the family entertainment as overall economic impact, be factored in.” bly diminish the scale of the altogether. center, the water park, one as well as the overall return project and force a reevalu“We would lose some asset of the hotels,” Henry said. on investment for our inves- Email Ben Myers at ation of its viability, but in the mix, whether it would “What does that mean as far tors? That would all have to bmyers@theadvocate.com.

HEARING

Continued from page 1B 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.

JESUIT

Continued from page 1B 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.

DIRECTOR

Continued from page 1B 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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Hawaiian Bros restaurant coming to Baton Rouge

BY TIMOTHY BOONE Staff writer

Another restaurant is coming to the Long Farm Village development.

Om Ohana Baton Rouge Realty LLC, an Illinoisbased franchise operator, bought a 0.75-acre tract in the retail and residential development off Airline Highway on Tuesday for $914,760, according to

documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s Office.

The sales documents say the plan is to open a freestanding Hawaiian Bros Island Grill location on the property that will open within 18 months of the transaction.

True to its name, Hawaiian Bros specializes in 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 Louisiana restaurant for Hawaiian Bros.

“We’re always searching for new food options,” said Russell Mosely, the Long Farm Village developer.

“This is different from the

other restaurants we have or that we are considering. We want to make this a place where people go every day for food, and in order to do that, we have to offer a variety of options.”

Hawaiian Bros is the fifth national or local restaurant chain to announce plans to open in Long Farm Village over the past couple of months. The restaurant

will be located adjacent to a new retail building opening this summer in Long Farm Village, Mosely said.

That new building will house Swig, which specializes in selling soda concoctions, a second local location of the cannabis-themed sandwich chain Cheba Hut, and Pho Viet, a second location for the Gonzales-based Vietnamese restaurant.

Dumpling & Bao will open

a location in the former Zaxby’s building.

“This is a good stretch of leasing for us,” Mosely said.

Will Chadwick of JRE represented Mosely in the sale, in which Judah Vedros of Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer.

Email Timothy Boone at tboone@theadvocate.com.

Ten Commandments posters going up in UL classrooms University acting in accordance with state law

BY CLAIRE TAYLOR

Staff writer

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

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

dance with Act 676 of the 2024 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature.

The law requires that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms and state-funded post-secondary institutions.

UL also is installing “In God We Trust” posters, according to an email the university sent to students.

Act 264, approved by the Louisiana Legislature during the 2023 regular session and signed into law by the governor, requires post-secondary institutions

to display the national motto in each classroom.

“As a state entity, UL Lafayette follows state law,” the email states.

The posters are to be paid for with donations in accordance with state legislation and guidance from the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office.

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeal in February lifted an injunction that blocked implementation of the Ten Commandments law. The appeals court did not, however, declare the law definitively constitu-

tional.

In April, a majority of judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas’ law, which is nearly identical to Louisiana’s, is constitutional and does not violate students’ religious freedom.

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

“To plaintiffs, merely

Part of Woodstock Plantation rezoned Ascension Parish Council removes conservation designation

405, roughly 1,300 feet south of Noel Road near Donaldsonville.

Two residents at the meeting expressed their opposition before the council’s decision. One turned in a written note saying he was opposed, but did not want to speak.

BY ANNAKATE FREELAND The other, Harry Joseph of Staff writer Donaldsonville, urged counThe Ascension Parish cil members to consider the Council voted Thursday to impact of continued industrirezone a section of the Wood- al expansion on nearby comstock Plantation from conser- munities.

“I just feel that people canvation to heavy industrial.

The approximately 150- not live with y’all just rezonacre parcel sits west of La. ing heavy industrial every-

where. We’re going to get to the point where we have nowhere to live,” Joseph said.

“Donaldsonville is not a big place where we can go from one spot to another spot. It’s not like that. And I don’t know why we are trying to destroy the areas that we have in our community, and I just hope and pray that y’all decide and make the right decision on what y’all are doing on this side of the river, because people still live here.”

MR Engineering and Surveying LLC applied for the rezoning in December 2024,

according to parish documents.

Chad Stevens, vice president of engineering at MR Engineering and Surveying, said the land would be used as a laydown area to support unloading from another facility about 2 miles away. He noted the property is in the West Bank Industrial Overlay Zone.

The Woodstock Plantation was historically managed for sugar cane production. In the 1890s, the infrastructure was destroyed by a massive Mississippi River flood.

exposing children to religious language is enough to make the displays engines of coercive indoctrination. We disagree,” the majority wrote about the Texas law, known as S.B. 10. A minority of the court’s active judges dissented.

Rejecting arguments made by attorneys for the Texas families who challenged the law, the 5th Circuit majority said that requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments does not amount to the government endorsing

a particular religion, which the U.S. Constitution forbids. The law also does not impose religious beliefs on students, the judges wrote.

“As noted, S.B. 10 authorizes no religious instruction and gives teachers no license to contradict children’s religious beliefs (or their parents’),” the majority opinion states. “No child is made to recite the Commandments, believe them, or affirm their divine origin.”

Contact Claire Taylor at ctaylor@theadvocate.com.

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New Orleans Area Deaths Cahill Jr., Harry Conerly, Viola James, Anthony Rhea Jr., Lawrence

New Orleans DW Rhodes Conerly, Viola Majestic Mortuary

Rhea Jr., Lawrence

River Parish Hobson Brown FH James, Anthony

West Bank West Leitz-Eagan

Cahill Jr., Harry

Obituaries Cahill, Harry Lloyd

Harry Lloyd Cahill Jr. passed away on June 2, 2026, with family at his side. Born April 24, 1933, in Baracoa, Cuba, to Harry Lloyd Cahill and Lavinia Barton Sims, he lost both parents at a very early age.

After the death of his mother, Harry moved to Cutler Ridge, Florida, with his stepfather, Dr. Euclid Borland Gill. As a star on the Fort Lauderdale High School "Flying Ls" football team, he expected to play football for the University of Miami but a serious knee injury derailed his football career. Instead of college on an athletic scholarship, he joined the United States 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 a tank throughout Germany.

In 1958 Harry met and married the love of his life, Elizabeth Arden Cox, and they moved to Tallahassee where Harry furthered his education at Florida State and Arden taught speech.

A year later, upon the arrival of the first of their five children, they returned to the New Orleans Westbank to raise their family.

Harry had a long career with the Prudential Insurance Company where he excelled as both agent and manager. With his small Westbank staff, Harry's office outper-

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formed every Prudential branch in the country.

Harry also was a licensed contractor and Cahill Builders Inc. built many commercial buildings, family homes, and apartments on the Westbank. In 1968 he and his wife founded Arden Cahill Academy which now educates children from preschool through high school.

Harry was a proud member of the Westbank Rotary Club, which honored him as a Paul Harris Fellow. He was also a longtime active member of the Jesters Club, the founding social and Carnival organization behind the Knights of Babylon. A diehard football fan, Harry and his family are New Orleans Saints legacy season ticket holders (season tickets every year since the Saints 1967 inaugural season). Harry was also also a devoted parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Arden Cox Cahill, his parents and stepfather, and his siblings Clarissa Cahill Goolsby (Walter), Lavinia Cahill Powell (Ralph), and Donald Barton Cahill (Lana).

Harry is survived by his children Harry Lloyd "Chip" Cahill III (Judith Windhorst Cahill), Jack Gerard Cahill (Tina Mosley Cahill), Mary Kevin Cahill (Joey Collen Wideman), Kelly Ann Cahill, and Dr. Christopher Nolan Cahill (Angelle Chedotal Cahill); his grandchildren Dr. Harry Lloyd Cahill IV (Dr. Maggie Joyner Cahill), Anna Marie Charles (Jeremy Charles), Luke John Cahill, Lieutenant Colonel Whitney Mithun O'Connell (James Scott O'Connell), Richard James Mithun Jr. (Jeni McDougald Mithun), Nicholas Cahill Mithun, Kelsey Corrin Cahill Wideman, Letha Michelle Wideman, Alona Joy Wideman, Mercy Ann Lindell, Nolan Ambrose Cahill (Abby Melling Cahill), Samson Elliot Cahill, Kaycie Ann Cahill, and Jack Michael Cahill; his great-grandchildren Harry Lloyd "Quinn" Cahill V, Rex Patrick Cahill, Amelia Rose Charles, Lincoln James O'Connell, Scotti Juliet Eilis O'Connell, Kelly Crews O'Connell, Mia Arden Mithun, Forest Drake Mithun, Liam Reco Tingle, Maverick Bear McGuire, and Joey Fabian Acosta; his cousin Katherine Martinez Tastet; and many loving family and friends. The family expresses deepest gratitude to Aurora Sierra, Cheryl Emery, and Wanda Cotton for their endless loving care.

Services will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2026 at Holy Name of Mary Church at 500 Eliza Street in New Orleans with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. and an 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass to follow. Interment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park at 1225 Whitney Avenue in Gretna.

In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes memorial donations to St. Michael Special School at https://w ww.stmichaelspecialscho ol.com/support-smss/ in

the name of Harry L Cahill Jr.

James, Anthony

Conerly, Viola

Viola Jones Conerly was born on October 16, 1933, and peacefully received her heavenly wings on May 22, 2026. A woman of unwavering faith, strength, wisdom, and dignity. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Louis "IV" Conerly; her son, Louis Conerly; her daughter, Beverly Baynard; her grandsons, Toby Conerly and Tony Hubbard; and her granddaughter, Brooke Baynard.

She leaves to cherish her memory her devoted daughters, Gail Moore, Maylois Conerly, Carloyn Coleman, and Cathy Smith; her oldest son, Jimmie Conerly; and a host of grandchildren, family members, and loved ones. Viola Conerly was truly one of a kind.

Honesty and realness ran through her veins, making her both lively and beautifully untraditional.

Her grandchildren and great grandchildren adored and appreciated her not only for her humor and spirit, but for the priceless wisdom she shared so freely.

While others may have offered home-cooked meals, Viola gave lessons that would last a lifetime: how to plan for the future, invest in yourself, stand tall through adversity, and always put God first. She believed deeply in living by faith, demanding respect, and carrying yourself with pride regardless of life's circumstances.

Her strength, wisdom, and fearless authenticity became the foundation and inspiration for generations of her family. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Service at St. Paul Baptist Church, 223 St. Paul Road, Tylertown, MS 39667 on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will begin at 12:00pm.

Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. Please visit www.rhodefuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

Anthony Joseph James departed this life on Monday May 11, 2026. Son of the late Julia Mary and Lawrence James. Father of Tanjinique James and the late Johnny London.

Grandfather of Jailyn London.

Brother of Catherine McCray, Antoinette Francois, Cheryl Rose, Rosa Brown, Lawrence, Jr., Rowene, Viola, Elizabeth, Antione and the late Marie Washington, Gwendolyn, and Debra James. A host of other relatives and friends also survives Anthony.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral Service on Saturday June 6, 2026, at 11:00am at New Zion Christian Church Main St. Gramercy, LA Rev. Emil Dean Mitchell Sr., Pastor officiating. Interment in Golden Wreath Cemetery Lutcher, La. Visitation begins at 10am.

Professional services Entrusted to Hobson Brown Funeral Home Garyville, LA 70051

Rhea Jr., Lawrence P.

In Loving Memory of Lawrence P. Rhea, Jr., Feb‐ ruary 23, 1955 – May 27, 2026. With love and grati‐ tude, we celebrate the life and legacy of Lawrence P. Rhea, Jr., a devoted hus‐ band, father, grandfather, brother, family man, and friend whose presence brought strength, wisdom, and unwavering love to those who knew him.

Lawrence P. Rhea, Jr. was born on February 23, 1955, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to the loving union of Lawrence P. Rhea, Sr. and Ella Mea Oten Rhea. Raised in Louisiana, Lawrence at‐ tended John H. Martyn High School in Shrewsbury, Louisiana, within the Jef‐ ferson Parish Public School System, where he devel‐ oped the values of perse‐ verance, discipline, and dedication that would guide him throughout his life. From an early age, Lawrence developed a per‐ sonal relationship with God and maintained a deeply rooted spiritual connection throughout his life. His faith was strength‐ ened through personal de‐ votion, a consistent prayer life, biblical study, and an enduring trust in God. His spiritual foundation re‐ mained a source of guid‐

ance, strength, and peace and was reflected in the way he lived, loved, and cared for others. Following in the footsteps of his fa‐ ther, Lawrence chose the professional path of be‐ coming an Automotive Me‐ chanic. What began as a trade became a craft that he diligently perfected over the years. Through hard work, exceptional skill, and unwavering com‐ mitment to helping others, Lawrence became known as a trusted and reputable mechanic within the com‐ munity. Family, friends, and neighbors respected him not only for his me‐ chanical expertise, but for his honesty, dependability, and willingness to help anyone in need. His work became a reflection of his character and pride in serving others. In 1972, Lawrence welcomed his firstborn daughter, Chanell, and embraced fa‐ therhood with love and pride, beginning a lifelong journey centered around family. Later that same year, Lawrence married Marie Thomas, and to‐ gether they built a family rooted in love and devo‐ tion. Their union was blessed with twin daugh‐ ters who passed away within days of their birth.

Though they were never formally named, they were deeply loved and remained forever held in Lawrence’s heart and remembered as part of his family’s story.

Their union also welcomed Lawrence P. Rhea III and Lola Rhea. Lawrence cher‐ ished fatherhood and re‐ mained devoted to his chil‐ dren throughout his life.

Following the passing of his beloved wife, Marie, Lawrence remained a wid‐ ower for a season of life, carrying her memory with grace and enduring love. In 1995, Lawrence found love again and married Denise Houston Rhea. Together, they shared a devoted marriage built on compan‐ ionship, commitment, and unwavering support.

Lawrence remained a faithful, loving, and dedi‐ cated husband until his passing. Lawrence valued family deeply and shared a special bond with his sib‐ lings, creating memories and relationships that re‐ mained important through‐

out his life. Lawrence de‐ parted this earthly life on May 27, 2026. He was pre‐ ceded in death by his fa‐ ther, Lawrence P. Rhea, Sr.; his beloved wife, Marie Thomas Rhea; his infant twin daughters who passed shortly after birth; his daughter, Lola Rhea; and his brothers, Roy Rhea and James Rhea. He leaves to cherish his memory: His devoted wife, Denise Hous‐ ton Rhea; his mother, Ella Mea Oten Rhea; his chil‐ dren, Chanell (Darnell) Joseph and Lawrence P. Rhea III; his sisters, Elnora Cockheran and Patricia Ann Dowl; his brothers, Darrell (Antoinette) Rhea, Joseph Rhea, and Allan (Cheryl) Rhea; his eleven grandchildren: Micheal, Nickolas, Aja’, Christian, Nicholas, Laurin, Nathaniel, Jayda, Marie, Chaquilla, and Adam; his eight greatgrandchildren: O’Mari, Liam, Zane, Adam Jr., Dustin, Xavier, Charie, and John John; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family members, lifelong friends, and all whose lives were enriched by knowing him.

Lawrence will be remem‐ bered for his quiet strength, steady hands, kind spirit, dedication to his family, steadfast faith, and the countless lives he touched through both his work and his love. His memory will live on forever in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. Rela‐ tives and friends of the family are all invited to at‐ tend the Funeral Service on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. at Marine Baptist Church, 3034 Andover St., New Orleans, LA. 70121.

Visitation will begin at 7:30 a.m. Interment will be in Greenstreet Cemetery. Pro‐ fessional arrangements entrusted to Majestic Mor‐ tuary Service, Inc. (504) 523-5872.

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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.

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U.S. job market strong, but suffering jobs in March and April. by rising costs, and it’s unclear if Americans face rising costs from the Iran war 93,000 Job growth averaged 188,000 a the strong job numbers this year

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

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

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-

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The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska 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 early in the year and a Machinists strike later in the year. The aerospace giant also sold one of its business units, Jeppesen, at the end of 2025, which contributed to its total revenue for the year.

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America’s 150th birthday marked a calm between two storms On Sunday, July 4, 1926, America marked its 150th birthday. It came during a period of calm between two storms of history, not long after World War I and shortly before the Great Depression.

That year, the U.S. economy boomed, and cities swelled. Auto travel, consumerism, technology and business expansion defined the era. Though the “Roaring Twenties” would crash three years later, Independence Day in 1926 was still a moment to look back, reflect and celebrate.

The main event on Independence Day was the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, where President Calvin Coolidge, the only U.S. president born on Ron the Fourth of July, reaffirmed America’s Faucheux founding principles in a speech.

“It was not because [the Declaration of Independence] was proposed to establish a new nation, but because it was proposed to establish a nation on new principles, that July 4th, 1776, has come to be regarded as one of the greatest days in history,” said the normally reticent president. “We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first.”

Coolidge firmly cast the American Revolution as a breakthrough based on fundamentally conservative precepts to secure God-given liberties. He contrasted it with fomenting violent unrest abroad.

Beyond speeches, the Philadelphia exposition celebrated the Fourth in sundry ways: an 80-foot replica of the Liberty Bell with 26,000 lights, an amusement park, religious ceremonies, a “Freedom” pageant, baseball games and golf tournaments. A new 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 Schuylkill River for public viewing. A 300acre military encampment showcased the nation’s latest weaponry, while veterans from the Civil War, the SpanishAmerican War and World War I held convivial reunions.

Humorist and writer Corey Ford captured New York’s Independence Day parade in Vanity Fair: “Hours before the parade is due, the crowds along the curb have swollen to truly gigantic proportions, lining the street on both sides for blocks, milling and shoving and indulging freely in fistfights in the gutter. People are beside themselves with excitement, waving small American flags and blowing horns … a sight that they will never forget.”

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

In New Orleans, an early evening show by Harry Mendelson’s Concert Band was held in City Park, along with an address by federal clerk of court A. Dallam O’Brien Jr. and a reading of the Declaration by Mrs. Rene Salomon. In addition to usual picnic fare, there were steaming pots of gumbo and jambalaya, with dancing, film screenings and fireworks to finish.

Louisiana’s governor in 1926 was Henry L. Fuqua, one of the state’s four chief executives who would die in office. Before seeking the governorship, Fuqua owned a large hardware store in Baton Rouge and later managed the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Arthur J. O’Keefe was mayor of New Orleans. A businessman, he previously served as the city’s commissioner for public finance. He assumed the office upon the death of Mayor Martin Behrman. A few years after taking office, O’Keefe resigned for health reasons.

O’Keefe was the grandfather of former state Senate President Michael H. O’Keefe and great-grandfather of former LSU Chancellor and NASA administration Sean O’Keefe.

In Baton Rouge, Wade Bynum was mayor. He would become the longest serving mayor of Louisiana’s capital city, holding office in two stretches totaling 24 years.

In 1926, WBNO and WJBW radio began broadcasting in New Orleans, the State Palace Theatre was built and Tulane Stadium opened. In Baton Rouge, LSU’s new campus was dedicated.

Like other milestone birthdays, the nation’s sesquicentennial reflected the times, the progress that had been made and the challenges ahead.

As Satchel Paige, who coincidentally began his professional pitching career that year, asked, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”

That’s why we celebrate the milestones.

This column is third in a series about America’s milestone birthdays, as we head toward the 250th July 4. Ron Faucheux is a nonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer based in Louisiana.

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Newspaper’s editorial opinions should stay the course on Coastal Master Plan, science For nearly a decade, the newspaper’s editorial board has been remarkably consistent: pro-Coastal Master Plan, pro-science, pro-CPRA independence, 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. I read with profound disappointment an editorial offering volunteers bagging 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 fall back on volunteerism, when Louisiana built the nation-leading, unanimously supported program designed to harness the Mississippi River’s own land-building power? That is a cop-out.

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

Mid-Barataria and Mid-Breton sediment diversions, calling it evidence of “how far off track we’ve gone.” In April, the board insisted policymakers use “hard data, not political pressure” to guide spending.

This latest editorial says nothing about either canceled diversion. Nothing about the Coastal Master Plan unanimously approved in 2023. Nothing about the half-billion dollars already spent on Mid-Barataria.

This newspaper once fielded a deep bench of journalists who covered this challenge with the rigor it demands.

That reporting was itself the rebuttal to alarmist studies and hand-wringing about whether saving these communities was worth it. I know; I was the program officer overseeing national foundation investment in that work.

“Let’s get to work” is the right call.

The work is the science-based, scalematched Master Plan this board has championed for years — not a retreat into volunteerism. Hold the state, and yourselves, to that standard.

KRISTIN TRACZ New Orleans

Not so easy for camps to switch to solar I am writing in response to the May 7 letter related to camp electrical power.

The writer, Mike Norton, made it sound so simple for the camps to switch to solar power. The main issue here is the state allowing the electric utility to abandon the camps 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 made to pay, install and maintain these solar systems as camp compensation.

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GOP knows it can’t win a fair election In case you haven’t noticed, our democracy is being dismantled.

President Donald Trump and his MAGA followers know they can’t win a fair election because we Americans don’t want his Iran war, like we didn’t want him to tear down the East Wing, like we don’t want his name on the Kennedy Center and don’t want his ballroom, gold statues, arches and gilding of the White House.

He can’t win a fair election because our prices are sky high, and he just said he doesn’t care about the financial suffering of Americans: His agenda is all that matters, and the next gold statue of him, and his name on more of our nation’s monuments.

It’s sickening that our politicians lack the courage to stand up to his grandiosity. And now his faithful follower Gov. Jeff Landry is doing all he can to take away voting rights even to the point of maneuvering, so the legitimately elected Calvin Duncan is deprived of the clerk’s office.

The axiom is clear: Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Remember, Trump said we won’t need to vote, just leave our future in his greedy reckless hands.

If we want to save what’s left of our democracy now is the time to protest these attacks and protect our right to vote.

Electricity is not a luxury; it is a basic necessity

Electricity and gas bills are becoming too expensive for many families 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 for their families. For many households, the pressure is becoming overwhelming.

Recently, my utility bill increased so much that it became difficult 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-income families and working individuals the most.

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

I believe utility companies and policymakers must work together to provide fairer rates, stronger consumer protections and expanded assistance programs for struggling residents. There should also be more transparency in billing and better communication with customers.

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

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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.

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Saints defender Sanker takes on more responsibilities in possible new role

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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

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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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

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

World Cup superfans cite cost, politics for staying away

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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.

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 Priced out tournament from a Portuguese The number of fans able to beach. travel and take weeks off of work Argentine doctor Emiliano to cheer on their team during the Becerra likes to follow his team World Cup understandably skews

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

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Argentina fans cheer before the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France on Dec. 18, 2022, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.

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Zverev earns another major shot Second-seeded player seeks first Grand Slam title

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.

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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. 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 two sets to one against Alcaraz in the 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 his loss to Thiem. “I don’t try to think 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.

Andreeva’s new calm runs into surprise finalist

BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN

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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-

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.

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BY ANDREW DAMPF 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

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Maja Chwalinska reacts during a semifinal match against Diana Shnaider on Thursday in Paris.

Chwalinska advanced to the final, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS By EMMA DA SILVA where she will face Andreeva.

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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 youngest Grand Slam semifinalist in 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

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.”

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.

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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Iranian team approved to play in U.S.

BY COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Members of the Iran World Cup soccer team have been granted visas to the United States, two U.S. officials said Friday, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

The team’s participation in the World Cup has been complicated

by Iran’s war with Israel and the United States. Problems with processing visas had earlier led Iran to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, which is on Mexico’s border with California.

One U.S. official said all players on the Iranian team were approved for visas and were in the process of receiving them.

A second 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 authorized to discuss the visas publicly.

The second official could not say whether any Iranian applicants had been denied. It was not

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Iran’s players work out during a training session on Tuesday in Antalya, Turkey. Members of the Iranian soccer team have been granted visas to the United States ahead of the World Cup.

“Sports transcends borders, and we look forward to welcoming competitors and fans from around the world.”

from Mexico’s embassy in Ankara.

U.S. ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack credited the U.S. Embassy in Ankara for processing visas TOM BARRACK, U.S. ambassador to Turkey for the Iranian team.

“Sports transcends borders, and we look forward to welcoming The squad has been preparing competitors and fans from around immediately clear when the Iranian team’s passports would be for the World Cup at a training the world,” Barrack wrote in a soreturned to them to allow them to camp in Antalya, Turkey, before cial media post Friday. travel, but the official said it could departing for Tijuana. The team Iran plays its first two games be as early as Friday or Saturday. said it has already received visas in Inglewood, California, against

U.S. hopeful top defender Richards healthy for WC

BY JAY COHEN AP sportswriter

CHICAGO — Chris Richards joined the U.S. for training on Friday in Chicago in a positive sign for the top American defender as he tries to make it back in time for the World Cup. Richards tore two ligaments in his left ankle while playing for England’s Crystal Palace on May 17. He has been ruled out for Saturday’s friendly against Germany, but the U.S. is holding out hope that he might be able to play in its World Cup opener next week against Paraguay.

“Chris Richards is on the right path to coming back and being completely with the squad,” midfielder Weston McKennie said. “I think everyone trusts his body and what he feels and the coaching staff as well. He’s an important 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’t wait to have him back and out with the group.”

During the 15-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. FIFA did not respond to a request for comment Thursday but previously has defended ticket prices as a reflection 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, and tournament organizers have demonstrated a “complete lack of hospitality in every aspect,” citing things such as ticket prices, an inflated resale market, expensive hotel prices and fan festivals that cost money to attend.

“Simply, my impression is this is America, the ultimate capitalism,” Akutsu said.

Becerra spent $1,100 to see Argentina defeat France in the 2022 final in Qatar. For the past three World Cups, he followed Argentina through the knockout stages.

Not this time.

This year, he paid even more — $1,200 — for a resale ticket to see

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

Richards, who missed the 2022 World Cup because of a hamstring injury, is considered the best central defender for the United States.

“His training and his evolution is well, but he still is not ready to compete and to play,” U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said before practice.

Pochettino and the U.S. are running out of time when it comes to making a decision on Richards.

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

“Maybe this is the final of the World Cup, maybe he can play,” Pochettino said of Saturday’s game at Soldier Field, “but the advice of the medical area is not to play.”

The U.S. is coming off a 3-2 victory over Senegal on Sunday. After its matchup with Paraguay, the U.S. also has Group D games against Australia on June 19 and Turkey on June 25.

Germany also is playing its last friendly before its World Cup opener on June 14 against Curacao. It also has Group E games against the Ivory Coast on June 20 and Ecuador on June 25.

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

Argentina’s match against lowranked Jordan in Dallas.

“It’s absolutely crazy. It’s just a group stage match,” said Becerra, a 64-year-old ophthalmologist who lives in Neuquén.

Becerra will head home before the knockout stage begins. The prices, he said, are “just not possible for me.”

Wilson said he and his friends opted to skip this summer’s tournament because they couldn’t justify spending the prices they were seeing.

Wilson never had spent more than $200 for any World Cup match — a price that, on the resale market, barely buys a nosebleed seat at a group stage match between two obscure teams this year. Instead, he and his friends have booked a Portugal getaway.

For Wilson, the World Cup is more about the atmosphere than the matches.

“That’s the great thing about these tournaments: You’re sitting at a hostel, chatting with U.S. fans, and then you go to a bar up the road and there are loads of Chileans who have just taken over the place,” Wilson said, recalling a memorable night in Johannesburg in 2010. “It’s stuff like that which makes the World Cup. But now they’ve just priced everyone out.”

New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium six days later, then heads to Seattle to face Egypt on June 26.

Iran and the U.S. could meet in the round of 32 on July 3 in Arlington, Texas, if both teams place second in their groups.

President Donald Trump in March had discouraged Iran from participating in the tournament, saying he didn’t think it was “appropriate” and raising concerns over players’ “life and safety.”

A day later, Iran’s national team pushed back, saying “no one can exclude” it from playing.

Iran finalized its team Monday, including 17 home-based players whose clubs have not played since February because of the war. Star forward Sardar Azmoun was dropped in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the war.

Iran’s sports minister said in March that it would “not be possible” for the team to participate in the World Cup, but the republic’s soccer federation said in May it was moving ahead with a team.

The federation had insisted that all players and staff be granted visas, including those who had military service in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

FIFA to allow factory-sealed, disposable water bottles into some stadiums

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United States defender Chris Richards controls the ball during a friendly match against Japan on Sept. 9 in Columbus, Ohio. Richards joined the U.S. for training on Friday ahead of the World Cup. played against them yet, and players that have,” McKennie said, “so I think the new energy, the new style, the new, just circumstances in general leading into a World Cup, I think it’s going to be a great test for us.”

The U.S. has 13 players who were on Gregg Berhalter’s roster for the 2022 World Cup, including 11 who made an appearance 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, a sociologist at England’s Loughborough University, said World Cups have long been defined by their traveling supporters, pointing to Colombia’s famous “Birdman” and the sea of St. George’s crosses at every England match.

Rising costs, he said, risk losing exactly those fans.

“Most of those buying expensive tickets are not those passionate fans, but wealthy people paying for an experience,” he said.

Some not deterred There is at least one group of supporters that appears determined to come regardless of the cost: the Scots, who are eager to see their team compete in their 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 thousands of Scottish fans expected to attend, tickets for their team’s matches have proven harder to obtain.

But after prices began to drop in recent weeks, Lewis bought two tickets for Scotland’s second match for him and his 10-year-old son. He and his friends are still waiting until the final days to get tickets

Berhalter got a chance to catch up with his son, Sebastian, a midfielder on the U.S. team, and some of his former players with the Americans practicing at the Fire’s facility.

“When I got them, they were young. They were babies and they were just learning what it takes to be a professional athlete,” Gregg Berhalter said. “And now when I see them, they’re men. They have kids. They’re adults, and they know exactly what it means to maintain themselves as professionals. And it’s an amazing thing to see.”

to the team’s opener against Haiti, though. As of Thursday, the cheapest resale ticket for that match outside Boston exceeded $600.

“For a lot of Scottish people of my generation, this is a once-in-alifetime thing,” he said. “We were all kids the last time we qualified.

And even though the prices have gotten out of hand, there’s just this determination that we want to go.”

U.S. travel concerns U.S. entry requirements also may be limiting international visitors.

Unlike Russia in 2018, which waived visa requirements for ticket-holders, and Qatar in 2022, which streamlined entry for fans, many traveling to the U.S. still face strict visa requirements. Until the U.S. reversed course last month, ticket-holding fans from Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisia were even going to have to pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the country.

Carlos Pera, president of Uruguay’s travel agency association, recently told Uruguay’s Subrayado that U.S. visa requirements were among the reasons fewer Uruguayans are making the trip this year.

U.S. officials have pushed back on concerns about visitors en-

FIFA announced on Friday that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America, including some with limited or no shade from the sun.

FIFA in a social 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 a video released by FIFA, chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi said fans will still not be permitted to bring in hard sided, reusable water bottles “due to safety and security reasons.”

FIFA stated, “for the avoidance of doubt, reusable water bottles may not be brought into the stadium.”

FIFA’s stadium rules stated that fans could bring in a transparent, reusable bottle up to one liter, or 33.8 ounces capacity. On Thursday, the “Stadium Code of Conduct” update was criticized by a fan group, which argued FIFA had given assurances on carrying empty plastic bottles to fill with freely available water at a tournament where heat is expected to be a factor.

countering an unwelcome environment, and the White House’s World 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 traditional traveling supporters may be staying away.

“We want superfans and firsttime visitors alike to know: America welcomes you to what will be the greatest World Cup yet,” he said in a statement.

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

Bergakker, 48, said President Donald Trump’s “hostile” approach toward European allies has changed his view of traveling to the U.S. A deep Netherlands’ run usually would be all it takes to get him on a plane, no matter the price of tickets. But Bergakker said he worries his criticism of Trump on social media could lead to problems at the border, a concern the White House rejected. A spokesperson said Thursday that a Customs and Border Protection proposal to scrutinize World Cup visitors’ social media accounts was never enacted.

Still, Bergakker said that as long as Trump is president, “this Oranje fan won’t be visiting.”

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Bears planning to move forward with Indiana stadium

BY JAY COHEN AP sportswriter

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New york yankees right fielder Aaron Judge looks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday in New york. Judge was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday.

Judge to miss significant time with fractured rib

BY LARRY FLEISHER 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 a stress fracture in one of his ribs that will keep him off the field indefinitely.

The three-time AL MVP will rest and have limited activity before getting re-evaluated and having additional imaging in about four to six weeks. The Yankees said in a statement that Judge is expected to return “at some point this season.”

“Very disappointed,” Judge said before the Yankees opened a threegame series against the Red Sox on Friday. “That’s why we went through every measure we could to get an expert to take a look 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 have some downtime,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “So once he gets cleared to have the imaging and stuff like that, hopefully it comes back positive at that point and then we can start mapping out a return

to play protocol and expect him back and get a clearer picture of when that would be.”

Judge underwent a CT scan on Thursday and had an MRI earlier in the week when he met with a specialist. The Yankees initially said Judge had shoulder soreness before clarifying the injury was to a rib on his right side, which was first revealed when Judge underwent testing on Monday, the team’s off day.

Judge said he first experienced pain while making a diving catch on April 26 in Houston and added that crashing into the right-field fence to complete a catch on May 3 against Baltimore “didn’t help.”

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

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

“In Sacramento, it just got a little worse. So, I fought it as long as I could.”

Including a stint on the COVID-19 injured list in July 2021, Judge is on the IL for the 10th time since debuting Aug. 13, 2016. He missed 45 games with a fractured

right wrist in 2018, 54 games with a strained left oblique in 2019 and 42 games with a fractured toe in 2023 after crashing into a wall while making a catch at Dodger Stadium.

In 2023, the Yankees went 19-23 while Judge was on the injured list.

“Obviously, you’re not 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 the expectation to continue to win games,” manager Aaron Boone said.

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

The 34-year-old Judge is hitting .248 with 17 home runs and 38 RBIs. But he has just one homer in his last 18 games since May 10 and ended an 11-game homer and RBI drought with a game-ending, two-run drive on May 24 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Judge entered the game against Tampa Bay in a 1-for-24 slump that dropped his batting average to .246. He was hitless in 15 at-bats before singling in the first inning.

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

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are looking to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana after a proposal to provide financial incentives for the NFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in the state legislature.

The Bears’ board of directors voted Thursday to move forward with a stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana.

The team had been doing its due diligence on a tract of land near Wolf Lake, but it said Friday that an exact site had not been selected.

“We believe a world-class stadium project in Hammond will transform the region, connecting Northwest Indiana to the South Side of Chicago through the Loop and across neighborhoods and suburbs stretching north of the city,” the Bears said in a statement that the team attributed to chairman George McCaskey and team president Kevin Warren. “It will bring Chicagoland together and deliver new opportunities to its residents and businesses.”

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun welcomed the team’s announcement. A committee in the Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill in February that established a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance, construct and lease a stadium.

“We look forward to building a partnership as strong as the ’85 Bears defense, creating opportunities and economic growth that will benefit our state and the Bears organization for decades to come,” Braun said in a statement. “An NFL franchise in Northwest Indiana will be an economic boost to the entire

region like we haven’t seen before.”

The Bears, a charter NFL franchise, have played in Illinois since the 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 Soldier Field in September 1971.

The Bears’ lease runs through 2033, but they can pay a fee to break the lease early. Soldier Field is about 40 miles south of Halas Hall — the team’s headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois — and Hammond is about 20 miles south of the team’s lakefront stadium.

Matt Hill, a spokesperson for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, said the governor “remains open to a sensible solution that protects taxpayers.”

“The Bears have built a storied legacy in Illinois for over 100 years but have spent the last six years, and especially the last few months, shifting their position on a stadium location,” Hill said in a statement. “That has hindered their progress. Today appears to be another instance of that after Illinois leaders have been working with the Bears in good faith.”

The Bears also had been considering Arlington Heights — about 30 miles northwest of Chicago — as a potential location for their new stadium.

The Illinois Senate passed a bill early Monday morning that would have cleared the way for Arlington Heights and Chicago to create local stadium authorities, creating a pathway for the Bears to avoid paying property taxes on a new 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 since 1920 and started playing at Soldier Field in September 1971.

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Cubs president not panicking yet despite team’s poor play

BY MATT CARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer isn’t panicking over his team’s protracted 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 follows a 20-3 run that drove the Cubs to a 27-12 record on May 8 when they prevailed 7-1 at Texas to complete their second of two 10-game winning streaks this season.

Chicago is just the second team in major league history to have two 10-game winning streaks and a 10game losing streak in the same season, along with the 2017 Dodgers.

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“That Friday game in Texas, I thought we looked like World Series quality at-bats in that game and we played great,” Hoyer told reporters before Friday’s game at Wrigley Field. “We haven’t really played well since then.

“We need to get back to playing like that again. We need to do it fairly soon. We got way over .500.

We cashed a lot of that in, unfortunately.”

Hoyer said the Cubs, with a deep starting lineup and strong defensive play, shouldn’t be wallowing at the .240 winning percentage they’ve had since May 9.

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

Hoyer said he isn’t considering deals right now or looking ahead to

thing that takes away from it.

“As long as he can run, he can play,” Reid said.

Though he has spent most of his time learning his new position, Sanker hasn’t abandoned playing free safety, either. The Saints use Sanker at his old spot when the third-string defense is on the field, perhaps as a way to make sure he stays sharp if needed to go back there. Blackmon, who is now the starting free safety, has a lengthy injury history.

Last year, the Saints relied on Taylor’s versatility by having him line up as an outside corner in their base defense. Similarly, there’s a chance Sanker could be asked to play safety in base, if Blackmon goes down again.

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

“A lot of the way we use the nickel is to set the force,” Sanker said.

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

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

Throughout OTAs, the Saints have tested Sanker to see whether their intuition was right. During 7-on-7 drills, New Orleans routinely will send receivers in motion, which often forces Sanker to travel with them. Then, when the ball is snapped, quarterback Tyler Shough hasn’t been shy in targeting the option nearest Sanker.

But Sanker is holding his own.

Safety Justin Reid said Sanker’s speed was instrumental to his rookie year, calling it a “superpower” that helps him make plays. He said at the end of the year, he stressed Email Matthew Paras at matt. to Sanker that he shouldn’t do any- paras@theadvocate.com

the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

“The trade deadline is the furthest thing from my mind right now,” Hoyer said. “I think we just have to play better. That’s the 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 the Cubs came back with four runs in the ninth inning to top the Athletics 7-6. Chicago had seven hits in the ninth after just four hits in the first eight innings, with Pete Crow-Armstrong’s single driving in the winning run.

Gold Glove outfielders CrowArmstrong and Ian Happ have been improving at the plate after slumps.

Crow-Armstrong entered Friday on a career-high nine-game

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

Other Cubs need to get rolling — none more so than two-time Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson, who’s batting .180 for the season.

And third baseman and former LSU star Alex Bregman has just one homer and five RBIs over his past 22 games.

Hoyer believes Bregman’s power will return.

“Yes, water finds its own level,” he said.

Chicago’s rotation has been hit hard by injuries. Right-hander Ed-

ward Cabrera returned from a blister on his finger on Friday, but he allowed eight runs on eight hits — including three of San Francisco’s seven homers — in 32/3 innings.

But Cade Horton is out for the season because of elbow surgery, and Justin Steele has an uncertain timeline after he had a setback in his recovery from an elbow injury.

Matthew Boyd is nearing a return after he had surgery for a meniscus tear in is left knee.

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, established players, and they’re going to get hot and they’re going to get to their numbers.”

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Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier, left, is tackled by New Orleans Saints safety Jonas Sanker after running for a first down during a game on Nov. 23 at the Caesars Superdome.

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Spurs hope to tie series LSU lands first two players from portal

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

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San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper dunks as New york Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, right, and guard Landry Shamet look on during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday in San Antonio. This game ended after press time.

LSU baseball landed its first two transfers out of the portal on Thursday and Friday.

Gonzaga freshman right-hander Landon Hood signed with LSU, 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 a 2.48 ERA in 541/ 3 innings in his first collegiate season, a campaign strong enough for him to win the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year award and become a secondteam All-WCC selection.

He’s from Goodyear, Arizona, an area of the country LSU coach Jay Johnson is certainly familiar with.

At Gonzaga, Hood missed a lot of bats, striking out 12.9 batters per nine innings while mostly limiting free passes. He walked 9.3% of the batters he faced and hit six hitters.

Hood was mostly used as a reliever at Gonzaga. Only four of his 16 appearances were starts, and he had five saves.

The Tigers are set to lose at least seven right-handed pitchers from this year’s team, and Hood should help fill the gap.

Park had a .962 on-base plus slugging percentage and 13 home runs as a sophomore at Texas State. He committed 10 errors and experienced a spike in his power thanks to an elevated fly ball rate that rose from 31.1% as a freshman to 45.9% as a sophomore.

Park played in only 48 games this season after leaving the program in early May, after he reportedly got into an on-field altercation with a teammate during Texas State’s loss to South Alabama on May 3.

With Steven Milam possibly off to MLB, Park could take his spot at shortstop. He could also help the Tigers at second base, a position where they have only one player projected to return in Jack Ruckert.

‘Spurs Nuns’ have special relationship with franchise

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a 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 Morgan among its superfans; San Antonio has a group of nuns who wear Spurs jerseys over their habits. It’s a relationship that goes back at least 20 years or so, and to the sisters it makes perfect sense.

“We’re serving the poor and the young,” said Sr. Bernadette Mota, the director of the department of mission advancement for the Salesian Sisters. “And in order to reach the young where they’re at, you have to love what they love and then they’ll love who you love. So, we have that affinity with the Spurs because it gives us an avenue to do our mission with the young people that we serve.”

As the story goes, a couple 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 to coach 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 a very organic conversation that started all of this.”

Yes, it’s true: The nuns would scold Pop for bad behavior.

“They would — in a nice way, in a very nice way,” 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 a relationship with the sisters since. Popovich’s late wife Erin,

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Gonzaga pitcher Landon Hood pitches during a game against Saint Mary’s on April 17 in Moraga, Calif.

Dumars adds two new faces to Pelicans staff

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The Salesian Sisters greet Victor Wembanyama prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the New york Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in San Antonio. who died in 2018, also had close ties to the sisters and their work.

It has been a mutually beneficial relationship; the Spurs love having the sisters at games, and the story of what the nuns do when they’re not watching basketball has led to many people offering to help their mission.

“We’ve had a number of individual people reach out and they’ve been donating anywhere from $10 to $100, and we’ve had a few who have larger capacity reach out, too,” Mota said. “All of this is divine providence, God’s gift, 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’t the only fan group that the Spurs have embraced. This season also brought the Jackals — a group that was envisioned by Wembanyama with hopes of simulating what happens in European soccer matches, with organized chants, drumming and the like throughout the game.

The nuns pray. The Jackals chant “Olé, Olé, Olé.”

Different approach, same intentions.

“I’ve known for years that

the Spurs community had this strength in them,” Wembanyama said. “Now to finally see it being channeled into something organized and efficient and effective, it’s a great joy.”

Joy. That’s the word the sisters use as well.

It was certainly noted by those around the Spurs that the sisters gave Luke Kornet a special blessing during the Western Conference finals, and he came up with an incredible chase-down block midway through the fourth quarter of Game 7 in Oklahoma City, helping to ensure that San Antonio would win that game and earn this NBA Finals trip.

Divine intervention? Maybe.

It’s also not lost on the sisters that Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for June is on the value of sports and how they can promote peace and respect across the globe.

“I don’t know if his people who helped him out in terms of creating prayer intentions were also in tune with what’s going on with the sisters and the San Antonio Spurs,” Mota said. “Maybe, maybe not. I have no idea. But I just thought it was pretty awesome that his prayer intention for June is for sports.”

roster. Mulkey, ahead of her sixth season in charge at LSU, is replacContinued from page 1C ing star Flau’jae Johnson and two guards who decided to transfer: Jada Richard (Ole Miss) and Bella also faced off in the Elite Eight in Hines (TCU).

So far, Wade and his staff have 2008, when the Tigers won 56-50 to secure their fifth trip to the Final landed four international players and four Division I transfers. They Four.

Wade, ahead of the first season of also reportedly have a commithis second stint with the Tigers, is ment from RJ Luis, a former Big overhauling the program’s entire East player of the year who’s ap-

peared in NBA preseason games.

Mulkey is adding one freshman — McDonald’s All-American wing Lola Lampley — and three transfers, including former Iowa State point guard Jada Williams.

She was one of the 2026 transfer cycle’s top players.

The tipoff time and TV network details for each ACC/SEC Challenge matchup will be announced at a later date.

CHALLENGE

Joe Dumars, executive vice president of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, continues to assemble his staff.

The Pelicans hired Amanda Green as executive director of strategy and anaGreen lytics, the team announced Friday.

Green, who spent 11 years with the Oklahoma City Thunder, returns to the NBA after spending this past year as the associate general counsel at Vanderbilt University.

She spent four of her 12 years with the Thunder as vice president of team counsel and strategic alignment.

Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Storey Lee had this to say about Green when the school hired her last year: “She’s helped shape championship environments from the bench to the boardroom and understands how successful organizations embrace opportunity by working together to maximize potential,” Lee said on the school’s website.

Green earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Duke in 2006 before obtaining her law degree from Georgetown in 2010.

During her time in Oklahoma City, she was instrumental in helping make sure one of the NBA’s most successful franchises

complied with the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

Prior to her time with 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 the San Antonio Spurs. In her role there, she supported the front office with analytical and logistical data. She worked there with Sam Presti, who is now the general manager for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Green’s hiring is the second one the Pelicans have announced this week.

On Thursday, the Pels named Thomas Scott as general manager of the Laketown Squadron, the team’s G League team. The Squadron will play this season in Kenner after spending the past five seasons in Birmingham.

Scott brings a wealth of experience in everything from basketball operations to player development to coaching and talent evaluation.

He was director of basketball operations for the BIG3, the professional 3-on-3 league founded by rapper and actor Ice Cube.

His G League coaching experience includes stops with the Erie BayHawks, Cleveland Charge, South Bay Lakers, Mexico City Capitanes and G League Ignite.

It’s a return to New Orleans for Scott, whose NBA career began as an assistant video coordinator with the then-New Orleans Hornets. He also has had player development coaching roles with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.

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SCOREBOARD Odds

8 p.m.

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

Sports Betting Line MLB Saturday

American League FAVORITE LINE Seattle -136 at MINNESOTA -144 at TORONTO OFF Athletics -110 at N.Y YANKEES -138 Cleveland -126 National League FAVORITE LINE at ST. LOUIS -130 at CHI CUBS -140 at ARIZONA -161 at ATLANTA -120 Milwaukee -248 N.Y Mets -125 Interleague FAVORITE LINE at PHILA -127 at MIAMI OFF at LA DODGERS -338

UNDERDOG at DETROIT Kansas City Baltimore at HOUSTON Boston at TEXAS

UNDERDOG LINE Cincinnati +109 San Francisco +118 Washington +135 Pittsburgh +101 at COLORADO +203 at SAN DIEGO +106

NHL

Saturday FAVORITE Carolina

LINE +114 +123 OFF -109 +116 +106

LINE OFF

UNDERDOG White Sox Tampa Bay LA Angels

LINE +107 OFF +270

UNDERDOG at VEGAS

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Pro basketball NBA Playoff Glance FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

New York 1, San Antonio 0

Wednesday, June 3: New York 105, San Antonio 95 Friday, June 5: New York at San Antonio, n Monday, June 8: San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m.

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

WNBA Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta New York Indiana Toronto Washington Chicago Connecticut

W 6 6 5 5 4 3 2

L 3 4 4 5 4 6 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Dallas Las Vegas Golden State Portland Los Angeles Phoenix Seattle

Thursday’s Games

W 8 6 6 6 6 4 3 3

L 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 8

Pct .667 .600 .556 .500 .500 .333 .182 Pct .800 .667 .667 .600 .545 .444 .273 .273

GB — ½ 1 1½ 1½ 3 5 GB — 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 5½ 5½

Indiana 83, Atlanta 71 Minnesota 87, Golden State 84

Friday’s Games

Connecticut at Chicago, n Dallas at Los Angeles, n.

Phoenix at Portland, n

Saturday’s Games

Seattle at Minnesota, noon Golden State at Las Vegas, 2 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 7 p.m.

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

Championship Series

(Best-of-3) TEXAS VS. TEXAS TECH Wednesday: Texas 7, Texas Tech 3 Thursday: Texas 4, Texas Tech 1, Texas wins national championship

College baseball Super regional glance

NHL playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

Best-of-7; x-if necessary

Vegas 1, Carolina 1

Tuesday: Vegas 5, Carolina 4, Thursday: Carolina 4, Vegas 3 Saturday: Carolina at Vegas, 7 p.m.

Tuesday: Carolina at Vegas, 7 p.m.

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

Golf The Memorial Tournament Friday

At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,569; Par: 72 Second Round J.T. Poston 70-65—135 Ryan Gerard 67-69—136 Sam Burns 69-69—138 Tommy Fleetwood 67-73—140 Eric Cole 72-69—141 Patrick Cantlay 70-72—142 Wyndham Clark 67-75—142 Xander Schauffele 72-70—142 Alex Fitzpatrick 72-71—143 Shane Lowry 70-73—143 Aaron Rai 73-70—143 Keegan Bradley 71-73—144 Tony Finau 70-74—144 Harry Hall 73-71—144 Kurt Kitayama 72-72—144 Maverick McNealy 71-73—144 Taylor Pendrith 71-73—144 J.J. Spaun 67-77—144 Jacob Bridgeman 76-69—145 Sungjae Im 73-72—145 Hideki Matsuyama 72-73—145 Rory McIlroy 71-74—145 Alex Noren 71-74—145 Kristoffer Reitan 75-70—145 Justin Rose 69-76—145 Scottie Scheffler 73-72—145 Sahith Theegala 74-71—145 Matt Fitzpatrick 75-71—146 Matt Kuchar 75-71—146 Adam Scott 72-74—146 Nick Taylor 68-78—146 Gary Woodland 72-74—146 Bud Cauley 73-74—147 Harris English 71-76—147 Ryan Fox 70-77—147 Ryo Hisatsune 71-76—147 Cameron Young 73-74—147 Nicolas Echavarria 73-75—148 Chris Gotterup 74-74—148 Russell Henley 72-76—148 Si Woo Kim 72-76—148 Michael Kim 76-72—148 Denny McCarthy 73-75—148 Patrick Rodgers 74-74—148 Brandt Snedeker 76-72—148 Sudarshan Yellamaraju 73-75—148 Ludvig Aberg 71-78—149 Corey Conners 74-75—149 Lucas Glover 73-76—149 Tom Hoge 77-72—149 Mac Meissner 75-74—149 Sepp Straka 74-75—149 Justin Thomas 74-75—149 Missed Cut Brian Campbell 76-74—150 Jason Day 74-76—150 Brian Harman 76-74—150 Billy Horschel 74-76—150 Matthew McCarty 81-69—150 Andrew Novak 71-79—150 Jordan Spieth 71-79—150 Ben Griffin 74-77—151 Robert MacIntyre 77-74—151 Nicolai Hojgaard 74-78—152 Mark Hubbard 75-77—152 Min Woo Lee 74-78—152 Daniel Berger 72-81—153 Akshay Bhatia 73-80—153 Pierceson Coody 78-76—154 Sam Stevens 79-76—155 Jhonattan Vegas 80-76—156 Alex Smalley 83-76—159 Rickie Fowler 79-82—161

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Friday At TPC Wisconsin Madison, Wis. Purse: $3 million Yardage: 7,031; Par: 71 First Round F.Jacobson/S.Kjeldsen B.Gay/R.Sabbatini R.Green/M.Hensby G.Chalmers/C.Percy S.Alker/B.Langer B.Andrade/J.Maggert D.Clarke/B.Crane H.Frazar/T.Petrovic J.Caron/B.Quigley S.Appleby/M.Wright S.Parel/P.Stankowski A.Cejka/T.O’Neal D.Barron/D.Pride M.Allen/J.Daly S.Bertsch/E.Els T.Gainey/T.Ridings A.Cabrera/R.Gonzalez F.Funk/G.Sauers G.McNeill/K.Perry M.Jimenez/J.Olazabal R.Goosen/B.Van Pelt S.Flesch/P.Goydos W.Austin/V.Taylor C.Wi/Y.Yang D.Duval/M.Gogel J.Durant/K.Sutherland K.Tanigawa/M.Weir S.Allan/D.Bransdon S.Cink/Z.Johnson S.Stricker/M.Tiziani C.Campbell/R.Pampling H.Slocum/B.Weekley T.Pernice/V.Singh J.Kelly/J.Leonard B.Jobe/S.McCarron D.Love III/S.Verplank K.Duke/T.Lehman L.Janzen/R.Mediate

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American Family Insurance Championship Par Scores

Double elimination; x-if necessary

Athens, Ga.

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

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

Auburn, Ala.

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

Austin, Texas

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

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

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Friday Game 1: No. 2 Southern California 9, No. 1 North Carolina 5 Saturday Game 2: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Southern California, 1 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Southern California, TBD

Lawrence, Kansas

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

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

Morgantown, W. Va.

Friday Game 1: No. 1 West Virginia 12, No. 3 Cal Poly 2 Saturday Game 2: No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 11 a.m. x-Game 3: No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, TBD

Troy, Ala.

Friday Game 1: No. 3 Troy 12, No. 4 Little Rock 2 Saturday Game 2: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 4 Little Rock, 2 p.m. x-Game 3: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 4 Little Rock, TBD

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Hockey

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

KLM Open

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Friday

At The International Amsterdam Purse: $2.8 million Yardage: 6,914; Par: 71 Second Round, Overnight Suspended S. Soderberg, Sweden 67-51—118 Callum Tarren, England 69-46—115 Joe Dean, England 66-60—126 Daniel Hillier, New Zealand 70-65—135 Yuto Katsuragawa, Japan 69-66—135 Julien Guerrier, France 65-63—128 J. Gumberg, United States 68-68—136 M. Steinlechner, Austria 67-69—136

Hunter Logan, United States 71-34—105 Oliver Lindell, Finland 69-51—120 Ryan Peake, Australia 70-52—122 Marcus Armitage, England 71-55—126 Angel Ayora Fanegas, Spain 73-65—138 Ewen Ferguson, Scotland 70-68—138 Ross Fisher, England 71-67—138 Dylan Frittelli, South Africa 69-69—138 Calum Hill, Scotland 68-70—138 E. Lopez-Chacarra, Spain 69-69—138 Guido Migliozzi, Italy 70-68—138 Francesco Molinari, Italy 69-69—138 N. Norgaard Moller, Denmark 71-67—138 B. Rbinsn-Thmpsn, England 69-69—138 Sami Valimaki, Finland 70-68—138 Danny Willett, England 71-67—138 Davis Bryant, United States 70-52—122 Renato Paratore, Italy 71-56—127 Cameron Adam, Scotland 69-70—139 K. Kobori, New Zealand 71-68—139 David Ravetto, France 72-67—139 Marcel Siem, Germany 67-72—139 Nathan Kimsey, England 70-42—112 Marcus Helligkilde, Denmark 71-46—117 Yanhan Zhou, China 71-49—120 Pablo Ereno Perez, Spain 73-55—128 Paul Waring, England 68-64—132 Adri Arnaus, Spain 69-71—140 Andreas Halvorsen, Norway 70-70—140 Scott Jamieson, Scotland 72-68—140 Frederic Lacroix, France 72-68—140 Alexander Levy, France 68-72—140 J. Skov Olesen, Denmark 72-68—140 Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 69-71—140 K. Aphibarnrat, Thailand 75-38—113 Angel Hidalgo, Spain 72-41—113 Marcel Schneider, Germany 73-40—113 Jason Scrivener, Australia 75-45—120 Antoine Rozner, France 72-52—124 S. Garcia Rodriguez, Spain 71-70—141 M. Hollick, South Africa 69-72—141 S. Kaewkanjana, Thailand 72-69—141 Joost Luiten, Netherlands 69-72—141 James Morrison, England 71-70—141 J. Trey Schaper, South Africa 70-71—141 Richard Sterne, South Africa 69-72—141 Connor Syme, Scotland 73-68—141 L. Van Der Vight, Nethrlnds 68-73—141 Ashun Wu, China 73-68—141 O. Guillamoundguy, France 74-36—110 Dylan Naidoo, South Africa 73-41—114 Matthew Baldwin, England 72-47—119 Nevill Ruiter, Netherlands 74-45—119 Rikuya Hoshino, Japan 73-61—134 Dan Bradbury, England 74-68—142 Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain 74-68—142 Jens Dantorp, Sweden 72-70—142 David Law, Scotland 70-72—142 Mikael Lindberg, Sweden 72-70—142 Matteo Manassero, Italy 73-69—142 JC Ritchie, South Africa 74-68—142 B. Stone, South Africa 71-71—142 N. Von Dllngshsn, Germany 76-66—142 Matthew Jordan, England 75-40—115 Stefano Mazzoli, Italy 74-41—115 Robin Williams, South Africa 72-51—123 Ricardo Gouveia, Portugal 71-60—131 C. Charmasson, France 69-74—143 Todd Clements, England 74-69—143 H. Du Plessis, South Africa 73-70—143 Marcus Kinhult, Sweden 70-46—116 Tom Vaillant, France 73-43—116 Eddie Pepperell, England 73-55—128 Nacho Elvira, Spain 73-59—132 Jorge Campillo, Spain 73-71—144 Casey Jarvis, South Africa 76-68—144 R. Johnston, United States 71-73—144 Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 71-73—144 Richard Mansell, England 73-71—144 Anthony Quayle, Australia 75-69—144 Daniel Rodrigues, Portugal 69-75—144 Daniel Young, Scotland 74-70—144 G. Forrest, Scotland 78-39—117 I. Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 74-47—121 Z. Lombard, South Africa 75-58—133 Gregorio De Leo, Italy 75-66—141 Niklas Lemke, Sweden 70-75—145 A. Otaegi, United Arab Em 75-70—145 B. Schmidt, England 74-71—145 J. Veerman, United States 71-74—145 S. Woltering, Netherlands 74-71—145 Sean Crocker, United States 74-55—129 Fred Biondi, Brazil 72-74—146 G. Fernandez-Castano, Spain 73-73—146 Yannik Paul, Germany 78-68—146 D. Van Driel, Netherlands 74-72—146 Lars Van Meijel, Netherlands 74-72—146 Euan Walker, Scotland 75-71—146 Jack Yule, England 72-74—146 Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay 73-73—146 Sam Bairstow, England 74-52—126 M. Feuerstein, United States 75-52—127 Alejandro Del Rey, Spain 75-72—147 Simon Forsstrom, Sweden 74-73—147 Felix Mory, France 76-44—120 Daniel Gavins, England 76-49—125 Alvaro Quiros, Spain 75-69—144 Albin Bergstrom, Sweden 72-76—148 Martin Couvra, France 76-72—148 Joakim Lagergren, Sweden 74-74—148 Andy Sullivan, England 71-77—148 Jerry Ji, Netherlands 78-39—117 David Micheluzzi, Australia 74-59—133 Quentin Debove, France 73-76—149 Kevin Na, United States 74-75—149 Rocco Repetto Taylor, Spain 73-76—149 Yuvraj Sandhu, India 74-75—149 B.Van Der Voort, Netherlnds 75-74—149 Romain Wattel, France 78-71—149 Mason Howell, United States 73-60—133 Jeong-Weon Ko, France 74-76—150

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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Tennis French Open Results Friday

At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: €28,900,000 Surface: Red clay Results Friday from French Open at Stade Roland Garros (seedings in parentheses):

Men’s Singles

Semifinals Alexander Zverev (2), Germany, def. Jakub Mensik (26), Czechia, 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Flavio Cobolli (10), Italy, def. Matteo Arnaldi, Italy, walkover.

Men’s Doubles

Semifinals Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos (1), Argentina, def. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (5), Italy, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Women’s Doubles

Semifinals Taylor Townsend, United States, and Katerina Siniakova (1), Czechia, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Luisa Stefani (4), Brazil, 6-0, 6-1.

Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, and Anna Danilina (2), Kazakhstan, def. Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and En-Shuo Liang, Taiwan, 7-5, 6-2.

Transactions Major League Baseball

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American League ATHLETICS — Designated RHP Joel Kuhnel for assignment. Recalled RHP Elvis Alvarado from Las Vegas (PCL).

BOSTON RED SOX — Transferred LHP Garrett Crochet to the 60-day IL. Sent LHP Patrick Sandoval on a rehab assignment to Worcester (IL). Optioned RHP Brayan Bello to Worcester. Selected the contract of LHP Joe La Sorsa from Worcester.

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL June 6

1918 — Casey Stengel, after being traded by Brooklyn in the offseason, made his return to Ebbets Field a memorable one.

In his first at-bat, Stengel called time, stepped out of the batter’s box and doffed his cap. A bird flew out and the fans broke into laughter.

1934 — Myril Hoag hit a major league record six singles in the New York Yankees’ 15-3 rout of the Boston Red Sox. 1939 — The New York Giants hit five home runs in the fourth inning in a 17-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds. With two out, Harry Danning, Al Demaree, Burgess Whitehead, Manny Salvo and Joe Moore connected as the Giants scored eight runs in the inning.

1945 — In the first game of a doubleheader, Boston’s Boo Ferriss scattered 14 hits to beat Philadelphia 5-2. Ferris, 8-0 on

the year, tied the AL mark held

by Chicago’s John Whitehead for wins at the start of a career.

1975 — Cleveland manager Frank Robinson hit two three-run homers in a 7-5 win over the Texas Rangers.

1986 — San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros was ejected before the first pitch of the game with the Atlanta Braves when he tried to give umpire Charlie Williams a videotape of a disputed play in the previous night’s 4-2 loss to Atlanta.

1992 — Eddie Murray drove in two runs at Pittsburgh to pass Mickey Mantle (1,509) as the all-time RBI leader among switch-hitters.

1995 — J.D. Drew of Florida State hit a record-setting three homers in his final three at-bats in a 16-11 loss to Southern California in the College World Series.

Drew finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs and 12 total bases, also a series record.

1996 — For the second time in

major league history and first in the AL, a cycle and a triple play took place in the same game.

Boston’s John Valentin hit for the cycle, while Chicago turned a triple play in the Red Sox’s 7-4 victory. In 1931, Philadelphia’s Chuck Klein hit for the cycle in the same game that the Phillies turned a triple play against the Chicago Cubs.

2000 — The Rally Monkey is born, thanks to the Anaheim Angels’ video crew playing a clip from the 1994 film Ace Ventura, Pet Detective on the JumboTron.

With the words Rally Monkey superimposed over a monkey jumping up and down in the Jim Carrey movie, the crowd goes wild as the Angels score two runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-5.

2003 — Insisting the corked bat, designed to put on home run displays during batting practice, was accidentally used in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil

Rays, Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa is suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president of on-field operations, agrees that the Cubs outfielder’s use of an illegal bat was an “isolated incident,” but one that still deserves a penalty.

2007 — Trevor Hoffman became the first major leaguer with 500 career saves when he closed out the San Diego Padres’ 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2017 — Scooter Gennett hit four home runs, matching the major league record, and finished with 10 RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1. Gennett became the 17th player to homer four times in one game.

2022 — Eduardo Escobar hits for the cycle in an 11-5 win over the Padres; he is the first Mets player to do so since Scott Hairston in 2012, and the first player for any team to accomplish the feat at Petco Park.

American League

National League

East Division

East Division

Tampa Bay New York Baltimore Toronto Boston

W 36 37 30 30 26

L 23 25 33 33 35

Pct .610 .597 .476 .476 .426

Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 36 33 29 25 25

L 28 29 35 38 38

Pct GB .563 — .532 2 .453 7 .397 10½ .397 10½

Seattle Athletics Texas Houston Los Angeles

W 33 30 30 28 24

L 30 32 32 36 39

Pct .524 .484 .484 .438 .381

Central Division

West Division

Thursday’s Games

GB — ½ 8 8 11

GB — 2½ 2½ 5½ 9

N.Y. Yankees 2, Cleveland 1 Baltimore 8, Boston 2 Toronto 7, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Athletics 6 Kansas City 8, Minnesota 6 Pittsburgh 5, Houston 1

Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Miami New York

W 42 33 31 29 27

L 21 29 32 34 35

Pct GB .667 — .532 8½ .492 11 .460 13 .435 14½

Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati

W 37 34 32 33 31

L 23 29 28 30 30

Pct .617 .540 .533 .524 .508

GB — 4½ 5 5½ 6½

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

W 40 33 32 25 24

L 23 29 29 38 39

Pct .635 .532 .525 .397 .381

GB — 6½ 7 15 16

Central Division

West Division

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia 6, San Diego 4 San Francisco 12, Milwaukee 9 Toronto 7, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Athletics 6 Pittsburgh 5, Houston 1 Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

Friday’s Games

Friday’s Games

Detroit 7, Seattle 3 Philadelphia 8, Chicago White Sox 6 Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 6, Miami 0 Baltimore 13, Toronto 3 Athletics at Houston, n Cleveland at Texas, n Kansas City at Minnesota, n L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, n

San Francisco 18, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 8, Chicago White Sox 6 Tampa Bay 6, Miami 0 Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati at St. Louis, n Milwaukee at Colorado, n N.Y. Mets at San Diego, n Washington at Arizona, n L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, n

Seattle (Miller 1-0) at Detroit (Montero 2-3), 12:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Avila 1-2) at Minnesota (Ryan 4-3), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Bradish 3-6) at Toronto (TBD), 2:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Burke 2-3) at Philadelphia (Painter 1-6), 3:05 p.m.

Athletics (Morris 0-0) at Houston (Imai 2-3), 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (McClanahan 6-2) at Miami (TBD), 3:10 p.m.

Boston (Suarez 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Warren 7-1), 6:35 p.m.

Cleveland (Bibee 0-7) at Texas (Leiter 3-4), 6:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Kochanowicz 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Yamamoto 5-4), 9:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Lodolo 2-1) at St. Louis (Liberatore 3-3), 1:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Roupp 5-6) at Chicago Cubs (Brown 2-2), 1:20 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Burke 2-3) at Philadelphia (Painter 1-6), 3:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Ashcraft 5-2) at Atlanta (Strider 3-1), 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (McClanahan 6-2) at Miami (TBD), 3:10 p.m.

Washington (Littell 5-4) at Arizona (Rodriguez 5-1), 3:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Misiorowski 6-2) at Colorado (Gordon 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Kochanowicz 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Yamamoto 5-4), 9:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (McLean 3-4) at San Diego (Canning 0-4), 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Saturday’s Games

BOX SCORES San Francisco 18, Chi Cubs 3 San Francisco

Chicago

Philadelphia 8, Chicago White Sox 6 Chicago

Philadelphia

ab r h bi ab r h bi Schmitt lf-ss6 3 4 3 Hoerner 2b 3 0 0 0 Devers 1b 5 1 2 1 Conforto lf 2 0 1 0 Haase lf 1 0 0 0 CArmstrng cf 2 0 1 0 Arraez 2b 5 2 2 1 Alcantara cf 2 0 0 0 Adames ss 2 4 2 4 Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0 Bericoto rf 2 0 0 0 Suzuki rf 1 2 1 1 Lee rf-cf 4 1 1 0 Happ lf 2 0 0 0 Eldridge dh 5 2 2 0 Ramirez ph-2b2 1 2 0 Chapman 3b3 2 2 8 Kelly dh-p 4 0 2 1 Kennedy 3b 1 0 0 0 Busch 1b 3 0 0 0 Susac c 5 0 0 0 Amaya c 4 0 1 1 Gilbert cf 2 1 1 0 Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 Cox ph-cf 3 2 3 1 Totals 441819 18 Totals 33 3 8 3 San Francisco 200 617 002 — 18 Chicago 000 001 020 — 3 DP_San Francisco 2, Chicago 0. LOB_San Francisco 4, Chicago 9. 2B_Arraez (13), Lee (14), Devers (20), Amaya (3). HR_ Adames 2 (11), Chapman 2 (4), Schmitt 2 (15), Cox (1), Suzuki (9). SF_Chapman (1), Arraez (7).

IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Ray W,4-6 5 2 0 0 5 4 Seymour H,1 3 6 3 3 1 1 Smith 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago 8 1 6 Cabrera L,3-3 3 2⁄3 8 8 1 1 1 Maton 1 1⁄3 1 1 1 ⁄3 5 6 6 0 0 Milner 2 1 0 2 Roberts 1 ⁄3 3 1 Thielbar 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kelly 1 2 2 2 0 0 HBP_Milner (Lee). WP_Ray. Umpires_Home, Alex Tosi; First, Willie Traynor; Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Cory Blaser.

T_2:53. A_39,060 (41,363).

ab r h bi ab r h bi Meidroth 2b 5 1 1 0 Schwarber dh5 2 4 0 Grichuk dh 3 2 2 2 Turner ss 4 2 0 1 Benintndi dh2 0 0 0 Harper 1b 3 0 2 0 Vargas 1b-3b3 0 1 0 Bohm 3b 4 0 2 2 Montgmry ss4 0 1 1 Sosa 2b 3 0 0 1 Quero c 4 0 0 0 Crawford cf 0 0 0 0 Hill rf 3 1 1 1 Realmuto c 2 1 0 0 Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 Marsh lf 4 1 1 2 Antonacci lf 3 1 0 0 García rf 4 2 2 1 Acuña ss 3 1 2 1 Berroa cf 3 0 0 0 Nishida rf 1 0 0 0 Stott ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Peters cf 4 0 1 1 Totals 36 610 6 Totals 33 8 11 7 Chicago 021 011 100 — 6 Philadelphia 050 100 20x — 8 E_Bowlan (1), Harper (3). DP_Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1. LOB_Chicago 6, Philadelphia 6. 2B_Acuña (2), Bohm (8). HR_ Grichuk 2 (6), Hill (4), Marsh (6), García (6).

SB_Harper (5), Turner (13). SF_Sosa (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Kay 4 7 6 6 2 4 Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 Eisert 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 Hudson L,3-2 ⁄3 2 2 2 1 0 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Domínguez Richards 1 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Luzardo 6 7 5 5 2 2 Bowlan W,2-0 1 2 1 0 0 2 Keller H,11 1 1 0 0 0 0 Duran S,15-15 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kay pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

HBP_Luzardo (Antonacci). WP_Domínguez.

ABS Challenge_Peters (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Kay (Ball-Confirmed); Antonacci (StrikeConfirmed); Grichuk (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Luzardo (Ball-Confirmed).

Umpires_Home, Roberto Ortiz; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Alex MacKay; Third, Alan Porter.

T_2:47. A_43,232 (42,901).

Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 3

Tampa Bay 6, Miami 0

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ab r h bi ab r h bi Duran lf 4 1 1 0 Grisham cf 5 1 1 1 Rafaela cf 3 0 0 0 Rice dh 3 1 2 1 Abreu rf 4 1 1 1 oldsmdt 1b 4 0 0 0 Contrers 1b 4 1 2 3 Bellinger lf 3 0 0 0 Durbin 3b 4 0 1 0 Chisholm 2b 4 1 0 0 Knr-Falfa2b 4 0 0 0 Jones rf 3 0 3 1 Mnstrio 2b 3 1 1 1 Schmnn ph 0 0 0 0 Mayer ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Volpe ss 4 0 1 0 Gasper dh 4 0 0 0 McMahon 3b 3 0 1 0 Wong c 3 1 1 0 Rosario ph 0 0 0 0 Wells c 3 0 0 0 Caballero ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 7 5 Totals 33 3 8 3 Boston 002 120 000 — 5 New York 100 110 000 — 3 E_Contreras (3). DP_Boston 2, New York 0. LOB_Boston 3, New York 7. 2B_Jones (1). HR_Monasterio (2), Contreras (13), Rice (18), Grisham (8). SB_Duran (11), Chisholm (16).

IP H R ER BB SO Boston 3 2 3 Gray W,7-1 6 1⁄3 8 3 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Coulombe H,4 Slaten H,7 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chapman S,13-13 1 0 0 0 2 1 New York Weathers L,2-4 6 7 5 5 1 4 Blackburn 2 0 0 0 0 2 Doval 1 0 0 0 0 2 WP_Weathers.

ABS Challenge_Weathers (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Weathers (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Duran (Strike-Overturned to Ball).

Umpires_Home, Sean Barber; First, D.J. Reyburn; Second, John Libka; Third, Steven Jaschinski.

T_2:23. A_43,750 (47,309).

ab r h bi ab r h bi Simpson lf 2 0 0 0 Hicks dh 4 0 0 0 Mesa rf 3 0 0 0 Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 Caminero 3b3 3 3 0 Stowers 1b 4 0 0 0 Aranda 1b 3 0 1 1 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 Díaz dh 5 1 3 0 Sanoja 3b 3 0 1 0 Palacios 2b 4 1 1 2 Caissie rf 3 0 0 0 Vilade rf-lf 5 0 2 2 Marsee cf 2 0 0 0 Mullins cf 4 1 1 1 Mack c 3 0 0 0 Fortes c 5 0 0 0 Ruiz lf 3 0 1 0 Walls ss 4 0 1 0 Totals 38 612 6 Totals 29 0 2 0 Tampa Bay 300 011 100 — 6 Miami 000 000 000 — 0 E_Mack (4). DP_Tampa Bay 0, Miami 1.

LOB_Tampa Bay 11, Miami 3. 2B_Caminero 2 (10). 3B_Palacios (2). HR_Mullins (5).

IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay Rasmussen W,5-2 7 1 0 0 0 9 Booser 1 0 0 0 1 3 Sulser 1 1 0 0 0 2 Miami Gusto L,0-1 2 3 3 3 1 1 Phillips 4 2⁄3 7 3 3 3 3 Kempner 1 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 Zuber 1 1 0 0 1 1 ABS Challenge_Gusto (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Edwards (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Rasmussen (Ball-Confirmed).

Umpires_Home, Jacob Metz; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Bruce Dreckman; Third, Carlos Torres.

T_2:24. A_10,312 (37,446).

Detroit 7, Seattle 3

Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 3

Seattle

Pittsburgh

Detroit

ab r h bi ab r h bi Crawford ss 1 1 1 0 Torres 2b 4 1 3 2 Wisdom 3b 3 0 0 0 McGonigle 3b4 0 1 0 Rodríguez cf4 0 2 0 Dingler c 4 1 1 1 Arozarena lf 4 0 1 0 Carpenter rf 4 1 1 2 Naylor 1b 4 1 2 0 Vierling cf 0 0 0 0 Refsnyder dh2 0 2 1 Greene lf 4 1 2 0 Canzone dh 3 0 0 0 Torkelson 1b 4 1 1 2 Garver c 4 0 1 1 Keith dh 4 1 1 0 Young 2b 4 0 1 0 McKnstry rf 4 1 1 0 Robles rf 3 0 0 0 Short ss 3 0 1 0 Totals 37 311 3 Totals 35 712 7 Seattle 100 000 110 — 3 Detroit 003 000 22x — 7 DP_Seattle 1, Detroit 1. LOB_Seattle 11, Detroit 4. 2B_Rodríguez (14), Naylor (6), Arozarena (17), Torres (4). HR_Emerson (4), Carpenter (8), Torkelson (9). SB_Rodríguez 2 (7), Arozarena (18).

IP H R ER BB SO Seattle 5 0 7 Woo L,5-4 6 1⁄3 9 5 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Bazardo Hoppe 1 2 2 2 0 3 Detroit Valdez W,3-4 5 5 1 1 2 5 Anderson H,3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 ⁄3 3 1 1 0 0 Holton H,5 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Finnegan H,8 Vest 1 1 0 0 1 2 HBP_Valdez (Crawford).

ABS Challenge_Naylor (Strike-Confirmed); Arozarena (Strike-Confirmed).

Umpires_Home, Erich Bacchus; First, Chris Segal; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, James Jean.

T_2:45. A_32,591 (41,083).

Atlanta

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gonzales 3b 4 1 1 1 Acuña rf 4 0 2 1 Lowe 2b 3 0 0 0 Harris cf 5 1 2 0 Reynolds lf 3 0 0 0 White cf 0 0 0 0 Ozuna dh 4 0 2 1 Olson 1b 5 1 2 0 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 Albies 2b 2 1 0 0 Garcia rf 3 0 0 0 Dubón ss 4 2 2 3 O’Hearn ph 1 0 0 0 Smith dh 3 0 0 1 Horwitz 1b 2 1 0 0 Riley 3b 3 1 1 1 Totals 29 3 4 3 Totals 32 6 9 6 Pittsburgh 003 000 000 — 3 Atlanta 012 030 00x — 6 DP_Pittsburgh 0, Atlanta 1. LOB_Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 9. 2B_Triolo (3), Dubón (13), Riley (9). HR_Dubón (6). SF_Davis (1), Smith (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Keller L,5-3 4 2/3 7 6 6 3 4 Sisk 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 3 Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Bidois Atlanta Pérez W,4-3 5 3 3 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fuentes H,4 Lee H,12 1 0 0 0 0 1 Suarez H,10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Iglesias S,12-12 HBP_Keller (Yastrzemski). WP_Bidois.

ABS Challenge Pitch timer violations_Iglesias (pitcher).

Umpires_Home, Ramon De Jesus; First, Paul Clemons; Second, Quinn Wolcott; Third, Edwin Jimenez.

T_2:30. A_39,418 (41,149).

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zodIAC GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Put pressure on yourself to do better. How you present your beliefs and the changes you want to bring about will make a difference to the outcome. Do your research. cAncER (June 21-July 22) Don't waffle; the sooner you take care of your responsibilities, the easier it will be to deal with criticism or someone trying to make you look bad. Carefully choose the information you share.

LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Live and learn. Experience is the best teacher. Your generous attitude and helping hand will put you in the spotlight, impressing someone you'll enjoy getting to know better.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Timing is everything, and by picking the right moment, you can sway how others feel and what they choose to do. A kind gesture, remark or offer will set the stage for what's to come.

LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) Bypass anyone who stands in your way. Make unexpected changes that will separate you from the crowd. Social settings will give you a chance to pick up on what others are up to. scoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) Explore your options, and put your energy into something you love doing. Whether it's physical, mental or expanding your options through networking, educational pursuits or travel, pursue what makes you happy. sAGITTARIus (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Invite change into your life. You need to shake things up if you want to get what you

desire in your life. Focus on eliminating what brings you down and holds you back. cAPRIcoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Fix up your surroundings to make your life easier.

The difference a functional space makes will encourage you to entertain more and ensure those you live with appreciate your thoughtfulness.

AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Money management will pay off. What you budget for will help bring about changes at home that make your life less cumbersome. Take one step at a time; get your facts straight.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) You may feel like celebrating, but before you do, consider the cost involved and the laborintensive recovery you are likely to face. Choose your battles wisely and only change what's necessary.

ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Take a moment to digest what's unfolding around you.

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TAuRus (April 20-May 20) Deep breaths in and out will help you ward off anxiety that comes with uncertainty. When something isn't clear, ask for more details. Align yourself with people who are on the same page as you.

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Sudoku InstructIons: sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers.

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By PHILLIP ALDER Thomas J. Watson, a former head of IBM, said, “Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure — or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes.

Make all you can. Because, remember, that’s where you will find success.”

You will have trouble finding bridge partners if you make a lot of mistakes.

But if you learn from them and turn your rate of failure nearly to zero, you will become very popular.

In today’s deal, though, “double” is the key word. East opens four hearts, showing a good eight-card suit and limited high-card power. Then, when his opponents cruise into six spades, he doubles.

What message does that transmit to West? What should West lead?

Doubling a slam because you think that it’s going down is mathematically inadvisable. When the opponents are nonvulnerable, you turn plus 50 into plus 100.

But if the slam makes, you have changed minus 980 into minus 1210.

So, many years ago, Theodore Lightner had the idea of using the double as leaddirecting. It says that East has a void somewhere and hopes his partner can find it with his opening lead.

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today’s thought “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”

Psalms 19:7 Get in God’s word and let God’s word get in you. G.E. Dean

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Scrabble GramS dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus.

“Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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FILED: DEPUTY CLERK NOTICE OF FILING TABLEAU OF DISTRIBU‐ TION NOTICE IS GIVEN that Sharon Stepter Smith, the duly appointed and qualified Administratrix of the Succession of Ardell Stepter, has filed a petition for authority to pay debts and charges of the Succession in accor‐ dance with a Tableau of Distribution contained in the petition. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of publication. Any opposition to the appli‐ cation must be filed prior to homologation.

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tance of 971.11 feet from the corner of Bunker Hill Road and Boston Drive, and measures thence 54.33 feet front on Bunker Hill Road, a width in the rear of 58 feet, by a depth on the sideline of Boston Drive of 121.07 feet, a depth on its opposite sideline of 125.40 feet. All as more fully shown on survey by John E. Walker, dated May 22, 1979, a copy of which is at‐ tached to act registered in CIN 332013.

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026-01982 DIVISION “N” DOCKET NO. 8 SUCCESSION OF JULES AMBROSE, SR. NOTICE OF SUCCESSION NOTICE IS GIVEN that Joelle Ambrose, Adminis‐ tratrix of the Succession of Jules Ambrose, Sr., is applying for authority to sell at private sale, on terms of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($180,000.00) DOL‐ LARS all cash, the im‐ movable property owned by the Succession of Jules Ambrose, Sr., de‐ scribed below: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, designated as LOT 18, SQUARE NO. 1, of that part thereof known as LAKE FOREST SUBDIVISION NO. 7, bounded by Bunker Hill Road, Burke Road (side), Morrison Road (side), Benson Canal (side), In‐ terstate Highway 100, and Boston Drive. Said lot commences a dis‐

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Louisiana is set to start doling out supercharged unemployment benefits of $600 more a week on Monday, providing the first wave of relief to a staggering number of residents seeking aid as the coronavirus rocks the state’s economy.

But as benefits begin flowing and officials project no part of Louisiana is on track to run out of hospital beds or ventilators in the coming 10 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards warned Wednesday it will be a long time before things return to normal.

Until there is a vaccine and medication that can treat the virus — prospects that are months or longer away — Edwards said people will likely not see “life as you knew it before COVID-19.”

Although at some point restrictions will be loosened, it remains unclear exactly what that will look like, Edwards said. The state will rely heavily on the federal government and will need far more testing, along with contact tracing and isolation of patients who later test positive, he said.

“I promise you no matter what the timeline looks like, it’s going to be quicker if everyone follows the stay-at-home order,” the governor said.

In the meantime, as the order is set to keep thousands of businesses closed until at least April 30, the Louisiana Workforce Commission will start paying out the extra $600 per week benefit to unemployed Louisiana

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Louisiana public school superintendents Wednesday asked Gov. John Bel Edwards to extend his schools closure order through the end of the academic year because of the coronavirus.

The request significantly boosts chances that classrooms will remain locked for nearly 720,000 public school students

and that the school year will have effectively ended for many students on March 13.

“By not having students return to school facilities this school year combined with social distancing intervention there could be lessening or even prevention of further community spread of the virus,” superintendents said in their request to the governor.

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sanders initially ex- Sanders ceeded sky-high expectations about his ability to re-create the magic of his 2016 presidential bid and even overcame a heart attack in October. But he couldn’t convert unwavering support from progressives into a viable path to the nomination, with “electability” fears fueled by questions about whether his democratic socialist ide-

ology would be palatable to general election voters.

“The path toward victory is virtually impossible,” Sanders told supporters Wednesday. “If I believed we had a feasible path to the nomination, I would certainly continue the campaign, but it’s just not there.”

He called Biden a “very decent man” but didn’t offer an explicit endorsement of the former vice president. Sanders said his name would remain on the ballot in states that have not yet held primaries so he can gain more delegates and “exert significant influence” on the Democratic platform.

Biden, who is backed by much of the party’s establishment, told supporters at a virtual fundraiser that he had a “short conversation” with Sanders on Wednesday.

“He didn’t just run a political campaign. He created a movement,” Biden said. “That’s a good thing for our na-

tion and our future. His campaign has ended, but I know his leadership will continue.”

Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against Sanders. The president said the senator’s supporters “should come to the Republican Party.”

Sanders began his latest White House bid facing questions about whether he could win back the supporters who chose him four years ago as an insurgent alternative to Hillary Clinton. Despite winning 22 states in 2016, there were no guarantees he’d be a major presidential contender this cycle.

But Sanders used strong polling and solid fundraising — collected almost entirely from small donations made online — to quiet early doubters. Like the first time, he attracted widespread

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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.

Midcentury modern home adds unique style near Audubon Park

BY VICTOR ANDREWS Staff writer

SIX DOUBLES AT 3305 LOYOLA SOLD AS A PACKAGE $945,000

SOLDS

1410 JACKSON AVE $3,062,500 1530 FIRST ST $2,375,000 908 ST. LOUIS ST $2,249,000 1013 RACE ST $1,998,000 918 ST. PHILIP $1,550,000 539 BURGUNDY $1,175,000 1131 DAUPHINE $1,125,000

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 midcentury modern renova-

Stainless appliances abound in the kitchen, yet the culinary space maintains a comforting atmosphere, prime for creating meals.

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ONE IN A MILLION 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

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

Margaret Stewart

4930 ST CHARLES

4 BED 2.5 BATH 4248 SQ FT $2,895,000 (INCLUDES POOL HOUSE)

30 VERSAILLES BLVD 4 BED 4 BATH 4128 SQ FT $1,350,000

Realtor M: 504.616.4154 O: 504.866.2785 margaret. stewart@ compass.com Compass is a licensed real estate broker. All material is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description or measurements (including square footage).

This is not intended to solicit property already listed. No financial or legal advice provided.

Equal Housing Opportunity. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.

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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.

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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.

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HOME WORK WITH LOUIS

How to spruce up outdoor spaces Your porch decor is a public statement and introduces the world to your home.

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

Clear the clutter It’s best to start by removing anything that no longer serves 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 a porch look small and messy, and that’s probably not the message you want to convey to the world, or more importantly, to your neighbors. Too many 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 and more Southern than a porch swing ac-

Louis Aubert companied by a pair of rocking chairs?

A helpful tip is to use deck enamel when painting a porch swing or rockers. The finish will easily wipe clean with a damp cloth and look great for many years.

mirrors to the porch. They served as “windows” as they reflected the garden setting and also introduced additional light.

The effect was very pleasing.

Take stock n Eliminate any decorative

pieces that are beyond repair. n Replace that old 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 a new color for near FILE PHOTO By JEFF STROUT instant gratification. n Mix materials when addStray away from small furniture ing furniture: think iron with sets on large balconies and wicker and rattan.

porches. Substantial pieces in wood or synthetic wicker work best.

comfort.

Outdoor rugs are very Caution: Curb the cute popular as they can add color, texture and pattern. Finding Avoid kitschy signs from big the right size or color can somebox stores. An arrow painted on a distressed piece of wood times be a challenge. If you directing you to the beach does have an old wooden porch, connot make sense in deepest Mesider painting a rug on it in the tairie, Marrero or Irish Channel. desired colors and size.

Using painter’s tape, a mulIt’s been reported that concrete porch geese wearing cute ticolored striped rug is an opseasonal outfits popular in the tion for the semi-talented DIY 1980s are making a comeback. crowd. I once included knotted While I know of a charming fringe at each end of a painted pair of concrete lions who sport rug (of course, kicked unevenly seasonal hats, so far, I have not in every direction as fringe ofobserved an increase in the ten appears). number of concrete geese.

Lighting and hardware Your home should not resemble a theme park. Don’t lean A new lantern, ceiling fan or too heavily into a specific “look” wall-mounted fixture can be a such as “farmhouse.” Avoid welcome addition when upgradusing too many novelty items ing an outdoor space. Consider or seasonal signs. You may get something period-appropriate away with one or two and apto the style of your home. Of course, a New Orleans-style pear quirky, but don’t push it. copper lantern almost always Importance of scale works.

Clean, polish or replace your Just like the interior of your home, too many small pieces of door hardware, house numbers, mailbox or mail slot. These furniture will make your porch seem small. That colorful bistro small details can greatly inset of a tiny table with undercrease your home’s curb appeal.

“God is in the details,” said the sized chairs that looked cute in the catalog may work on a small great German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and that PHOTO By LOUIS AUBERT condo balcony, but it will look certainly applies to porch decor. dinky on a large porch.

As summer approaches, ready I recently saw a photo of a More substantial pieces in your outdoor spaces for lazy very interesting house in the wood or synthetic wicker with warm afternoons with objects Hudson River Valley. The clevthick cushions are a better choice and scale, offering great er homeowner added framed like a large potted wisteria.

n Add fresh plants. Consider a few larger than expected, like a rubber tree or a sizable container of aspidistra (aka cast 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 selections for Gallier Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interior and exterior selections for St. Stephen’s Basilica. Contact him at mrcolour@aol.com.

UNIVERSITY AREA 4-PLEX

2831-33 PALMER AVE.

A traditional raised basement 4-plex in the heart of Uptown’s University District in walking distance to Tulane and Loyola Universities and Ursuline School. Long time owner.

The property features a 2nd floor, recently renovated 3 bedroom / 2 bath owner’s residence over two ground floor 2 bed / 1 bath apartments w/ a rear 1 bedroom garage studio. Units are under rented with mth. to mth. terms and there are value add possibilities. Off street parking and a small landscaped yard in the rear for residents’ use. It is ideal for an owner / resident who can take advantage of rental income to defray property expenses.

$570,000

SHAUN TALBOT (504) 975-9763

(504) 525-9763 www.talbot-realty.com

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GREEN THUMB GARDEN TIPS WHAT TO PLANT: Now is a good time to plant cantaloupe, collards, cucuzza, eggplant, luffa, okra, peanuts, hot peppers, pumpkin, Southern peas, sweet potato (slips — rooted cuttings) and watermelons.Although squash and cucumbers can be planted in June and July, production is difficult during midsummer due to pest problems.

In late June, you can plant seeds of tomatoes, bell peppers and eggplant to produce transplants for fall production.

IN THE WEEDS: Keep up with weeding.

This time of year, weeds can get out of hand very quickly. Use mulches wherever possible and make sure the layer of mulch is 2 to 3 inches thick. If you need 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 many of the weed killers that we use in the spring will discolor or damage the grass. However, MSM Turf (metsulfuron) and Celsius lawn weed killers can be used during summer if needed to control weeds.They do a great job controlling Virginia buttonweed.

HARVEST HELP: Use hand pruners or garden scissors to cut the stems when harvesting bell peppers and eggplants.

The stems are tough, and it is easy to break a branch or damage the plant trying to break them off by hand. Be sure not to leave eggplants too long before harvesting.The skin should be glossy and shiny when harvested, not dull.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By BILL FEIG

Large trees can impact your property as well as your neighbors’ in the event of a storm or hurricane. Well before the possibility of a hurricane, shade trees should be carefully evaluated to make sure they are in good shape.

STORM PATROL Hurricane season is here.

Preventive measures now will help protect your trees and home.

As hurricane season begins, I always encourage people to check their trees for possible problems.

Although a strong El Niño may reduce the number of storms we see 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 something that can be delayed until there is a storm headed our way. Well before the possibility of a hurricane, shade trees should be carefully evaluated to make sure 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 more brittle, and decay will weaken it. Large dead branches can easily break, fall in high winds and cause damage.

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Dan Gill

GREEN THUMB

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GREEN THUMB

Persian shield adds beautiful tropical foliage to our yards

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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.

Garden — Gina The Persian advice 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

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The nonnative Persian shield is a colorful addition in south Louisiana landscapes. 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

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GREEN THUMB HURRICANE

Continued from page 8

STAFF FILE PHOTO

A honey bee flits between liriope blooms.

ADVICE

Continued from page 9

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.

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

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 STAFF FILE PHOTO By BILL FEIG give you estimates to ensure you get a fair price. This also Licensed arborists can help with planting, transplanting, pruning, allows you to get other opinions fertilizing, pest management (such as spraying for caterpillars or on what work needs to be done. treating for termites), tree removal, value appraisals and protecting Don’t expect one arborist to lower their bid to match antrees during construction. other estimate.

A good arborist will never around considerably. These removal, value appraisals and recommend — or agree to — branches can cause extensive protecting trees during contopping a tree except under damage and should generally struction. rare circumstances (such as be removed.

Selecting the right licensed to save the tree after severe Large trees can impact more arborist to do the work is an than just your property, so you important decision. The Louisi- physical damage to the crown). should also consider how your ana Department of Agriculture Topping trees creates large trees might affect neighboring and Forestry is the agency that wounds prone to decay and can stimulate weak growth. properties as well. licenses arborists and mainUnless you simply need a tains a list arranged by parish.

Choosing an arborist tree removed, choose a comTo access this, search the web for the department’s arborist pany that offers a wide range It is generally best to have list. of services, such as pruning, this kind of work done by Before hiring, ask to see their fertilizing, cabling or bracing licensed arborists. Arborists state arborist license, certifiand pest control. are trained and make a career Do not allow an arborist to of caring for the urban forcates of insurance — including use climbing spikes to climb a proof of liability for personal est. The areas in which they tree unless the tree is to be reand property damage — and can help you include planting, workers’ compensation. You transplanting, pruning, fertilmoved. Climbing spikes wound may want to phone the insurthe trunk. izing, pest management (such To make sure the work is as spraying for caterpillars ance company to verify the performed to the standards or treating for termites), tree policy is current. you expect, a written contract is recommended. It should include the dates when the work will start and finish, exactly Stunning country retreat just what work will be completed, 11 miles from downtown New what cleanup work will be Orleans. Tucked along historic done, and the total dollar Mississippi River Road in Algiers, amount you will be charged. If this rare 7-bed, 6.5-bath gem a tree is to be removed and the spans 4.41 private acres. Features stump ground down, make sure include a fenced pasture with the company agrees to remove 2-stall barn, workshop, and over all the wood chips if you don’t 8,000 sqft of timeless elegance. want them.

Built in 1984 on a 5-foot slab with oil-rig-grade steel framing. The I strongly recommend that raised main floor offers a 1,000+ you be present while the work sqft great hall, antique wood is being done, even if you must flooring, 120-year-old cypress take off from work. It’s the best doors, soaring fireplace, library, way to avoid surprises after formal dining, and primary suite. the work is finished. And don’t Upstairs and ground floors be shy about asking questions. offer spacious living. Don’t miss You need to fully understand your chance to own this unique what the arborist proposes to estate. do and why.

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INSIDE INFO Parade of Homes features St. Jude build

The Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans’ 2026 Parade of Homes tour will offer the chance to see a variety of new residences over two consecutive weekends later this month.

Tickets, which are free, will be required to explore the buildings June 20-21 and 27-28.

Plus, ticket holders can enter a raffle for a ticket to a Saints game.

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

The association is also a supporter of the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, which raffles off a new home for $100 per ticket to raise funds for the Children’s Research Hospital.

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

Get maps, locations and more information at hbagno.org.

St. Tammany ReStore marks anniversary The Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West ReStore will hold a customer appreciation day Thursday in honor of the store’s 45 years.

Habitat and ReStore in Mandeville resells home items such as appliances, furniture, building supplies and books, which helps fund the nonprofit’s efforts 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 2 p.m. The store, 1400 North Lane, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans is selling tickets during its Parade of Homes for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway for a new build in Metairie valued at $750,000. Raffle tickets are $100.

Learn to research your home’s history The Friends of the Cabildo will help get homeowners on the road to learning about the history of local properties June 20 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum in the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. Tulane University architecture lecturer Robert J. Cangelosi Jr. will present “Researching Your New Orleans Property,” an in-depth seminar about historic dwellings and their lineages, including how to find primary sources rather than using oral traditions and secondary sources, and preparing a “chain of title.”

Documents showing the ownership of a property can, in theory, go as far back as the early 1700s during the French Colonial period.

The class will be at 10 a.m. in-person and live on Zoom.

Tickets start at $25. To join the class or for information, call (504) 523-3939 or visit friendsofthecabildo.org.

Shared dealer space opens for antiques, art The Bellflower, 1400 St. Charles Ave., is a new concept for the Crescent City.

More than 5,000 square feet of curated space features more

than 40 dealers and cases with artwork, antiques and rare finds.

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

Volunteer projects abound at City Park A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include: n Super Saturday: 9 a.m. Saturday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. Monthly community volunteering effort that includes pruning and cleanup at Couturie Forest. n Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m.

Tuesday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. n Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 9 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave. n Urban Forest Support Initiative: 9 a.m. June 13. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. Register for the programs and find out about what to bring at friendsofcitypark.volunteerhub.com.

Have a home and garden event coming up? Send it to events@theadvocate.com.

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

BY JYL BENSON

Contributing writer

PHOTOS By JEFF STROUT

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

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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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.

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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.

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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.’

“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

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.

This raised soaking tub overlooks the 30 acres of land. 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 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.

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Simple maintenance can help REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS delay major 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 a leak or water stain, the issue has often been building for months, if not longer. The key to avoiding major roofing 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 alone doesn’t tell the full story.

Weather exposure, installation quality, ventilation and even nearby trees can all impact how quickly your roof wears down. If your roof is approaching the later years of its lifespan, it’s especially important to be proactive rather than reactive.

Just as important is recognizing early warning signs that something may be off. From the ground, look for missing, curling or cracked shingles, dark streaks, or patches that appear uneven. Inside your home, subtle signs like musty odors, peeling paint near the

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These small signals are often easy to dismiss — but catching them early can make a significant difference in both cost and scope of repair.

Routine maintenance is one of the simplest — and most effective — ways to prevent issues. At least once a year, take a few minutes to visually inspect your roof from the ground. Keeping gutters clean is critical, as clogged gutters can cause water to back up under shingles and lead to damage. Trimming overhanging

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It’s also wise to schedule periodic professional inspections, especially after severe weather. A trained pro can identify issues that aren’t visible to the untrained eye, such as compromised flashing, small leaks or ventilation problems. Addressing these early is almost always more affordable and less disruptive than waiting until repairs become urgent.

When it comes to costs, prevention is far more manageable than emergency fixes. Minor repairs handled early may cost a few hundred dollars, while more extensive damage can quickly climb into the thousands. A full roof replacement is one of the larger investments homeowners face, so extending the life of your current roof through maintenance and early intervention can have a meaningful impact on your long-term budget.

Your roof is your home’s first line of defense against the elements. A little attention now — before problems start — can help you avoid stress, protect your investment and keep everything underneath it safe for years to come.

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DISTRICT 1 ANNUNCIATION ST. 1011, 1013, 1049, POEYFARRE ST. 920, UNIT 221: $215,000, Matthew H. Reines to Julian Thomas Reidenauer.

CANAL ST. 2512, 2518: $333,333, Hillary Lee Weimer, Jules Edmund Harris III and Wendy Ann Tannehill to Julie Cocchiara Derouen.

PERDIDO ST. 821: donation, no value stated, Alice Anne Raia and Linda Marie Becnel to Becnel Raia revocable living trust.

POLYMNIA ST. 1415: $1,195,000, Kenneth Steudler and Robert Sperr to Justin Hill and Margaret Nate Hill.

S. OLYMPIA ST. 524: $299,000, Christopher Bowers and Katherine Hegarty Bowers to Brett David Hancock.

DISTRICT 2 AMETHYST ST. 572: $2,250,000, Dana Antoinette Baumer and Rene Baumer to Bret Shapot and Jamie Shapot.

ARGONNE BLVD. 6536: $655,000, Erin Forstall Guttenberg and Richard Graham Guttenberg to Deborah Corso Keel and Patrick G. Keel.

BIENVILLE ST. 3800: $277,500, Rosemary Anne Frazer to Goldin Ventures LLC. CANAL BLVD. 5367: $440,000, Barbara Grass Brink to Ann Mahoney Kadar.

CONTI ST. 2009: $600,000, Summit Real Estate Investments LLC to Skyline Suites Unlimited LLC. CONTI ST. 513: $1,900,000, 307

Company LLC to Joy A. Ross Survivors Trust.

GOVERNOR NICHOLLS ST. 113840: $100 and other valuable consideration, Elamm Equity Investments LLC to 1201 Gov Nicholls LLC. HARRISON AVE. 411, 419-21: $897,500, Lakeview Land LLC to Vea Properties LLC. ST. ANN ST. 1722-24: $410,000, Darien A. Vancourt Jr. and Tracey E. Bennett Miller to Marina 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 Duplessis Guidry to Phoebe Lane Coughlin.

TOULOUSE ST. 2617: $215,000, C&J Property Rentals LLC to Burras Real Estate Services Inc.

DISTRICT 3 ALLEN TOUSSAINT BLVD. 1335: $399,000, Glenn M. Farrar to Caroline Tomeny Monteverde and Daniel Christopher Monteverde.

ASHLAND DRIVE 12930: $242,000, Thuan Q. Nguyen to Rochell W. Hillard.

BANCROFT DRIVE 5830, 5840: donation, no value stated, William R. Burk IV to Jacquelyn Johnston Burk.

BACCICH ST. 4957-59: $125,000, Aleashia Johnson Quinn to Tyler M. Blanco.

BULLARD AVE. 7330: $220,000, Affordable Housing of Nola LLC to Edward Knight and Rene Mitchell Ross.

BURBANK DRIVE 1758: $548,000, Austin Kyle Smith Mistarz and Kimberly Rose Mistarz to Kath-

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FATS DOMINO AVE. 2300, 2306: $226,500, Fiona Mulligan Ortiz and Pedro Lugo Ortiz to Juwian Labranch.

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.

DAUPHINE ST. 2111: $100 and other valuable consideration, Succession of Cleo Patricia Pelleteri to David Andrew Daniels Trust.

DESAIX BOULEVARD 3413: $275,000, Illya Tietzel Bordley and Nicole Bordley Tietzel to Chad Joseph Cusumano.

DESIRE ST. 1702: $108,000, Madom Contractors LLC to American Home Cash Buyer LLC. DESIRE ST. 1702: $120,000, American Home Cash Buyer LLC to Jesus Unity Church.

DUPLESSIS ST. 4125: $272,000, Theo Investments LLC to Denisse Castellanos Osorio Reyes and Frankling Urbina Reyes.

EASTERN ST. 4630: $275,000, Melissa J. Sawyer Gibbs to Rachael Berg.

FLORIDA AVE. 2317: $64,900, Etta Thompson Guy to Tiffany Pratts.

FORUM BLVD. 7562: $98,000, Karen Ann Bryan Chambers, Millie Bell Robinson Bryan and Ralph J. Bryan Sr. to Empowering Independence Consultants LLC. FRENCHMEN ST. 1822-24: $39,900, Mick’s Property Two LLC to Roxanne Lemoine Butler and Russell J. Butler.

INDEPENDENCE ST. 820: $707,500, Mott Hyle Trust to Mary Frances Berry and Mary Melinda Chateauvert.

KING DRIVE 1612: $127,000, Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative Inc. to AJ Homes LLC. LAHARPE ST. 1370: $353,500, Kyle Peter Hughes and Suzanna Marie Keenan to Miss Anne’s Enterprises LLC. MAUREPAS ST. 2835-37: $311,000, Richard Thomson Allen and Richelle Thomson Allen to Pauline Gonin Kibby.

MORRISON ROAD 8531: $139,000, Lois Williams Madison and Sidney J. Madison Jr. to Quincy Charles Broaden Sr. and Sheryl Brown Broaden.

N. BROAD ST. 1612-14: $215,000, Henry Jackson Jr., Jacqueline Jones, Pamela Sherbia, Renee Mitchell Gaines, succession of Ronald Gaines and Ronald Lee Jackson to Philip Boutte Jr. N. DORGENOIS ST. 1520: $179,000, Shree Sai Properties LLC to Donny Gonzalez and Marbeli Del Carmen Zeleya Gonzalez.

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.

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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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Continued from page 17 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, Debra Crump Grows and Lionel Grows to Debriell Koriane Grows, Jarred Christian Crump Grows, Lionel Osaze and Terrence Duane Grows.

ANNUNCIATION ST. 3709: $695,000, Marian Menhem Man and Shyam Man to Margaret E. Ayers Terral and William Hayden Terral.

ANNUNCIATION ST. 4229:

EAST JEFFERSON n TRANSFERS FOR MAY 21-28

HARAHAN

$779,000, Arthur Sanders to Johanna Hild.

ARABELLA ST. 1449-1451: $1,270,000, Melqior Prive LLC to Perry Christina Cass Levy.

AUSTERLITZ ST. 1212: $705,000, Clay Bland Jr. and Jessica Bland to Gabrielle Harrington Rich and Keith Wayne Rich.

BELLECASTLE ST. 1019: $882,000, Allison Albert Ward and Andrew M. Ward to David L. Brand and Katherine E. Dileo Brand.

BORDEAUX ST. 818-820: $827,850, Francoise Grossmann to Anabel Torres Mondolfi.

CAMP ST. 3512: $960,000, Murray Ross revocable living trust to Robyn Rhodes.

CARONDELET ST. 3701: $686,500, Andrew Ewing Nahm to Sarah Wildman Tresher.

GENERAL TAYLOR ST. 712-714: $355,000, Renay Alexander to Richard Real Estate Holdings LLC.

JOSEPH ST. 2316: $470,000, Jimmy Ford and Suzanne Ford to Danielle Tamar Roof.

MAGAZINE ST. 4933-35: $3,450,000, 4935 Magazine LLC to Jin Magazine LLC. MAGAZINE ST. 5226: $570,000, Tchoupitoulas Holdings LLC to Dayna Marie Lago Dickinson.

NASHVILLE AVE. 2430: $1,200,000, Leigh H. Hines and Michael H. Hines to 2017 Grantham Family Trust.

NASHVILLE AVE. 930: $1,200,000, Pamela Wells Buddington Hatfield to Murray Ross revocable living trust.

OCTAVIA ST. 2303: $325,000, Alfred E. Ramirez III to Calvin Wade Miller and Virginia Legier Alpaugh Miller.

PITT ST. 4502-04: $500,000, Stephen C. Kenney to M&L Living Trust.

PRYTANIA ST. 5022: $750,000,

Linda Mauskopf Larsen to Aimee Elizabeth Hymel Shumaker and Austin Michael Shumaker.

S. JOHNSON ST. 4601: donation, no value stated, Ralph Bradshaw to Susan Gohd.

UPPERLINE ST. 1700: $840,390, Alan Michael Robson and Ann Robinson Robson to Neal Jay Mehlman and Susan Kogen Mehlman.

Capital LLC to Claire N. Cullison, $305,000.

WOODWARD AVE. 617: Michael L. Simon to Howard Lavin, $180,000.

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COLORADO AVE. 3617: Margaret G. Thompson to Jenny P. Galdamez, $165,000.

CONNECTICUT AVE. 3911: Aubrey L. Rodrigues Jr. to Obelary F.C.P. Castellanos, $180,000.

FILMORE ST. 728-30: Capricia Chairs to Sebastian Properties LLC, $140,000.

FURMAN CIRCLE 3: Wade J. Boudoin to Jayeshkumar Shah, $130,000.

GRANDLAKE BLVD. 3333: Barbetta Lindsey C. Revocable Trust to Lindsey C. Barbetta, donation, no value stated.

IDAHO AVE. 4329: Rosalind M. Caire to Faizan I Malik, $485,000.

LAKE TRAIL DRIVE 3516: Nancy

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BERKLEY AVE. 181: Izzo John Income Only Trust to Chelsea A. Bienvenu, $570,000.

GENERES 1705: Lampo Properties LLC to Chloe C. Klein, $90,000.

HICKORY AVE. 2229: CFSW LLC to Two Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Nine Hickory LLC, $335,000.

OAK AVE. 609-611: Leslie G. Waggoner to LG Holdings LLC, $500,000.

ROSELAND PARKWAY 513: OCG

AUDUBON TRACE 1703: Margaret F. Lucas to Barbara H. Kissinger, $285,000.

AUDUBON TRACE 3412: Leon Rabalais to Susan C. Molero, $155,500.

MORRIS PLACE 3915: Leah R. Palmisano to Neves Properties II LLC, $160,000.

TUCKER AVE. 555: Mervin A. Tassin Jr. to Zachary M. Marullo, $210,000.

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21ST ST. 2001: Gt Real Estate Investments LLC to Yavonka E.G. Archaga, $539,385.

AUDUBON COURT 351: Elvin J.O. Gomez to Jacqueline A.O. Rapp, donation, no value stated.

BAYOU GENTILLY LANE 216: Veena Arora to Daniel Diaz, $550,000.

BISTINEAU COURT 2: Kenneth Moreau to Scott A. Moreau, $100,000.

BRITTANY DRIVE 50: Karen N. Gervais to Keith Gervais, donation, no value stated.

CLEVNER DRIVE 33: Hazel P. Danna to Hong H.T. Nguyen, $300,000.

DISTRICT 7 16TH ST. 122: $185,000, Tiffany R. San Miguel to Dylan Soderstrum and MacKenzie Fredricks Soderstrum.

BURTHE ST. 7524: $538,500, 7524 Burthe Street LLC to Shon Nelson and Gina Nelson revocable trust.

CHERLYN DRIVE 5628: $875,000, Aimee Rachal Coscarart and Lander Omar Coscarart to Arieile L. Berg Adolph and Kyle R. Adolph.

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LAKE TRAIL DRIVE 4117: Barbara J.S. Meyer to Matt Torres, $400,000.

LOIRE DRIVE 4135: Soledad T. Morales to Patrice M.S. Thiac, $145,000.

MARIETTA ST. 3024: Joseph M. Allen to Joseph Lundy, $155,000.

MONTRACHET DRIVE 4129: KH Flip LLC to Brandy B. Kilmer, $380,000.

W. ESPLANADE AVE. 1500: Logan L. Bergeron to Paige M. Clark, $108,000.

W. LOUISIANA STATE DRIVE 4037: Brandy Brown to David Lopez, $240,000.

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COLAPISSA ST. 7822: $245,000, Brandon C. Streat and Heather L. Booth Streat to Abbey Caruso.

FORSHEY ST. 7701: $35,000, James Boulet Dennard to Common Point Management LLC. GENERAL OGDEN ST. 1921: $330,000, 1921 General Ogden Sri LLC to Skyline Suites Unlimited LLC. MARYLAND DRIVE 35: $430,000, Meagan Rose Baccineili Mendis and Mitchell Sumathy Mendis to Janet Malone Engel and Michael Engel.

PALMETTO ST. 8622: $25,000, Pearlie Bell Harris and Timothy Harris to Peaches Investments LLC. SPRUCE ST. 8840: $330,000, 8840 Spruce Sri LLC to Skyline Suites Unlimited LLC. SYCAMORE ST. 7732-7734: $555,000, Jesse Fairley Hemeter to Paul E. Maassen.

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ACADEMY DRIVE 3801: Alejandro Delarosa to Sandra Y.L. Delarosa, donation, no value stated.

ALTHEA ST. 7: Douglas D. Watts to Mary S.G. Smith, $610,000.

ANTHONY ST. 4337: Carley J. Vanhoy to Hillary K. Gauthreaux, $329,000.

AZTEC AVE. 1508: Charles P. Hinkley Jr. to One Thousand Five Hundred 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 PARKWAY 2313: Clearwash LLC to Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirteen Clearview Pkwy LLC, $385,000.

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Continued from page 18 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.

WEST JEFFERSON n TRANSFERS FOR MAY 21-28

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:

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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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WESTWOOD DRIVE 943: Audrey L. Casso to Jay J. Casso, donation, no value stated.

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-

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.

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

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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.

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-

Continued from page 19 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.

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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

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.

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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.

ROYAL PINE DRIVE 20083: Gary C.

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Continued from page 20 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: Charles T. Walsten to Laura Atwell, $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, LOT 335: Succession of Gail S. Messina to John J. Fnan Jr., $810,500.

TWIN RIVER PLACE 5092: Haaswood Development LLC to Tyler A. Dugas, $650,000.

W. 11TH AVE. 219: Ron Lee Enterprises Inc. to Daine Marold and Jean Marold, $1,280,000.

FOLSOM BRUHL ROAD 78639: Robert Olin Smith and Katherine B. Smith to Carlos Rojas and Carmen Rojas, $342,000.

HAY HOLLOW ROAD 12411: Effie S. Shipman to Eric Stumpf and Cecilia R. Lafosse Stumpf, $264,000.

LA. 1080 83614: Centurion Investments Trust to Blake M. Zulli and Hannah T. Zulli, $1,100,000.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: SACC Development LLC to Cheyenne A. Jenkins, donation, no value stated.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Edna M. Simmons Estate to Kevin M. Clabert, $237,500.

LACOMBE AUTUMN DRIVE 61303: Jai Parmer and Kishan Parmar to Dena S. Parmar, donation, no value stated.

BRITTANY DRIVE 61213: Luke S. Boudreaux III and Mariellen J. Boudreaux to Ryan S. Moreaux Sr. and Yvette P. Moreaux, $392,000.

CORAL ST. 60479: Ryan A. Rhoto and Christian M. Rhoto to Andy S. Marin, $211,500.

LACOMBE HARBOR SUBDIVISION, LOT 66, SQUARE 8: Fifth District Savings Bank to Alligator Alley Retreat LLC, $55,000.

MAY ST. 31219: Julianne Cambre and Bernard Alfonso IV to Jonathan McClellan, $165,000.

QUEEN ANNE DRIVE 61325: Succession of Margaret M. Ulmer Comb to Austin M. Delahoussaye and Samantha Delahoussaye, $315,000.

VERMILLION DRIVE 60411: Catherine M. Poret to Fallon Investments 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 Karen C. Morton to Jeffrey M. Gann and Emily A. Gann, $775,000.

HOUSE SPARROW DRIVE 5052: Hambacher Properties LLC to Colin Borrouso and Madison Borrouso, $465,000.

JADE COURT 313: Jimmy E. Watson and Kiesha D. Watson to Steven Conquergood and Jena Conquergood, $462,500.

MAIN ST. 806: Judith M. Darby Living Trust to Thomas M. Bateman and Sandra M. Daire Bateman, $350,000.

SWEET PEA COURT 1664: Jenkins Home LLC to Kory C. Hamer and Erica B. Hamer, $574,900.

MANDEVILLE AMERICA ST. 1326: Cynthia A. Voiron Hurtel to Fay M. Voiron Songy, donation, no value stated.

AMERICA ST. 1338: Succession of Jean Adragna Reilly, Scarlet R. Quinton and others to HRB

Properties LA LLC, $218,000.

BEAU CHENE DRIVE 624: Ann B. Emanuel to Warren J. Salles Jr. Family Trust, $560,000.

BIRON ST. 2155: Collin A. Ross and Mallory L. Cox Ross to Carolyn Jocks and Rachel Jocks, $260,000.

CHATEAU GRIMALDI 440: Seymour B. Joseph IV to Joshua Quintana and Teresa C. Quintana, $890,000.

CHATEAU GRIMALDI 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.

COLBERT ST. 704-B: Bradley E. Passwaiter Estate to Terence M. Fitzpatrick, $215,000.

COURS CARSON ST. 2424: Joseph S. Huntley and Nicole E. Coco to Samuel W. Ethridge III and Aimee R. Ethridge, $350,000.

COURT VILLA DRIVE 37: John Barrick Vanderweel and Jackie Vanderweel May to Inside 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.

DESERT COURT 2941: Dustin R. Almond and Leslie S. Almond to Tanner J. Jenkins and Amber G. Scopes, $460,000.

E. CHASE COURT 498: Philip C. Clesi to Danika P. Clesi, donation, no value stated.

E. RUELLE ST. 114: Kathleen A. Munch Perrin to Pebble LLC, $400,000.

E. VALE ST. 102: Charles M. Larocca and Tina R. Larocca to Geoffry Boudousquie and Moriah

L. Boudousquie, $225,000.

FONTAINBLEAU DRIVE 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, PHASE IVC, LOT 148: Larry L. Labat and Lisa S. Labat to Jell revocable living trust, donation, no value stated.

HUTCHINSON ST. 727: Phun Bawi to Travis Sippel, $225,000.

N. COURT VILLA DRIVE 62, UNIT 62: Chad Catalano to Peace Enterprises LLC, $260,000.

OLEANDER COURT 100: Gilles Hennenfent and Kara M. Cox to Gary J. Davis, $1,075,000.

PARKER DRIVE 21323: Darrell E. 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.

SILVER MAPLE DRIVE 240: Roberto O. Reyes Jr. and Rosalyn L. Reyes to Jovan Trouillier and Teresa K. Trouillier, $425,500.

SILVER MAPLE DRIVE 250: Jules J. Borne Jr. to Margaret Casadaban, $375,000.

TUPELO TRACE 74: Andrew F. Biggs to Kurt H. Thielhorn and Michele T. Thielhorn, $766,525.

W. CAUSEWAY APPROACH 1800, UNIT 117: Beverly A. Connor to Barrios Investments LLC, $10

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WILLOW OAK LANE 700: Demelo Team LLC to Jordan H. Lee and Aubree White Lee, $317,000.

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.

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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.

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

SIXTH WARD NEAR SIXTH WARD, PORTION OF GROUND: Susan T. Howell to

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.

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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.

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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.

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By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, June 6, the 157th day of 2026. There are 208 days left in the year.

Today in history: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, 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 accident sparked a devastating fire in Seattle, destroying 120 acres of the city center, including the majority of the city’s

commercial district and waterfront.

In 1912, Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska peninsula, began a three-day eruption, sending ash nearly 19 miles high; it was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century and the largest ever recorded in North America.

In 1933, the first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden, New Jersey.

In 1939, the first Little League Baseball game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In 1966, James Meredith was shot and wounded by a sniper early in the civil rights activist’s march from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi, to raise awareness about racial injustice in the

U.S. South. (Meredith would recover from his injuries and rejoin the march, which had swelled from a small group to 15,000 marchers, the day before reaching Jackson.)

In 2015, American Pharoah became the first horse in 37 years to claim horse racing’s Triple Crown, winning the Belmont Stakes by 51/ 2 lengths.

Today’s birthdays: 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 Smith is 82.

Actor Robert Englund is 79.

Folk singer Holly Near is 77.

Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg is 70. Comedian Colin Quinn is 67. Music producer Jimmy Jam is 67. Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is 64. Ac-

The guests who stole Christmas Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for over 20 years. When we met, we had both already lost our parents.

During all our time together, my husband’s Annie younger brother Lane has spent ChristDEAR ANNIE mas 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 after he and his wife had their child (10 years old).

A few years ago, they decided to stay at an Airbnb for Christmas for several reasons, including visiting other family and friends in our mutual hometown. However, they spend a portion of every day of their stay, which can range from five to seven days, with us, and of course, they spend all of Christmas Day, including Christmas morning, at our home. They don’t even ask; they simply inform 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 now we’re all in our late 40s, and I’m over it. I’m very resentful that I do so much 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.

I know my husband loves his brother, but it’s funny that most years, my children and I seem to spend far more time with them while they’re here than he does. I feel trapped, and I don’t know how to get out of this.

I don’t want to damage their relationship, but I don’t want to feel this way 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 own home, but they don’t even get a tree or do anything. They wait till they’re here and share our Christmas. They’re not financially challenged, nor do they have any legitimate rea-

son why they need us to host the holiday for them.

Am I wrong? If not, I need your help. — Desperately Seeking a Solo Family Christmas Dear Desperately Seeking: What started as a fun tradition has quietly turned into an expectation, and you’re not wrong for wanting Christmas to feel like your own again.

The key here is your husband. This is his brother, and the conversation needs to start with him. Don’t frame it as feeling “trapped,” but as wanting more space for your own family traditions and a little peace during your favorite holiday.

You don’t have to ban the in-laws entirely. Maybe you celebrate together every other year, or maybe the gathering shifts to Christmas Eve dinner instead of Christmas morning — without a week of constant drop-ins. After two decades, it’s OK to say a tradition has run its course and explore something new. Just remember: Your family can’t respond to feelings you never express.

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