The Times-Picayune 06-10-2026

U.S. carriesout strikesonIran

TrumpblamesTehranfor

BY JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

DUBAI,UnitedArab Emirates

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military said Tuesday that itcarried out strikes on Iran following thecrash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.

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U.S. Central Command said on social media that thestrikes would be“aproportional response to unjustifiedIranian aggression.” Iranian state media reported that explosionswere heard on Qeshm Island in theStraitofHormuz, a critical shippinglane that Iran has effectively closed during the war, before sayingthat the wave of American attacksinthe south has “subsided.”

Trump said earlier in asocial media post thatIran had shot down theaircraft while it was on patrol over the strait and declared thatthe U.S. “must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” Iran’stop diplomatsaidforeignmilitary forces near itsterritory “are at constantrisk” and later vowed that therewould be aresponse to

RobertJ.Fenton Jr., acting FEMA administrator,holds anewsconference withofficials after the2026 Gulf and Atlantic Hurricane SummitatHiggins Hotel on Tuesday.

Officialssay no changesexpectedinhurricane response

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

Flanked by local leaders, officials with the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency on Tuesday sought to assure New Orleans-area residents that it stands readytoassist should disaster strike thishurricaneseason, after ayear of staffingcutsand shifting federal priorities.

“The bottom line is: FEMA is ready,” said Robert Fenton,the acting FEMA

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administrator, at anews conference in New Orleans on Tuesday.“We remain committed to being areliable partnerwhenstate andlocal capacity is exceeded, helping communities across the country when they need support.”

The message appeared as an answer to recent questions from some officials and advocates aboutwhether FEMA —rattled by job cuts, funding uncertaintyand earlier proposals to eliminate the agency entirely—

would be prepared to respond to a hurricane or tropical storm

“There’s really been no change in ourauthorities or howthe cities access resources,” Fenton said following ameetingofemergency officials from acrossthe Gulf Coastatthe Higgins Hotel.

TheroleofFEMAindisaster response hasbeen ahigh-stakes open question since President Donald

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BY BEN MYERS

Staff writer

The Sewerage &Water Board will inspect years of corrosion at aLakeview drainage pump station later this year,though officials say they don’thave the $12 million, at minimum, that is needed to replace therusty equipment.

At issue are three rusting, bell-shaped pipes at Drainage Pump Station 7thatthe agency has fretted over sinceatleast 2012. The ends of the discharge bells must remain submerged in the Orleans Canal forthe pumps to operate, andS&WBofficials areworried that advancing corrosion will makeitimpossible to keep them underwater What they don’tknow is just how far the pipes’ edgeshavereceded.They’ll find that out by taking the station offline, lowering the canal andtaking measurements of thepipes when the city sees drier weather later this fall or winter. That process will take oneortwo days, S&WB General Superintendent Kaitlin Tymrak told aCity Council committee Tuesday The pump station, whichdrains parts of Lakeviewand Mid-Cityand helpschannel stormwater from the Central Business District and Treme, is just one of seven stations with steel pipes that need inspections, she said. “It’snot just aproblem at DPS7.It’sthe one

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families left in dark afterLouisiana prison deaths

Failed legislation wouldhavecreated reporting system

BYAIDAN McCAHILL

Staff writer

Jahane Draper says shelearned through social media that her son died at Elayn Hunt Correctional

Center.More than sixmonths later, she’sstill searching for answers. Eight months after detectives told them their son died at the West BatonRouge Parish DetentionCenter,Charlene and Henry Henderson say they have learned more about it from watching the localnewsthanfrom public officials.

Monica Lafayette recalls the excruciating two weeks she had to wait to seeher daughter’sbody, andthe bruisesshe sawwhenshe finally viewed her. The questions for Lafayette —whose daughter was in EastBaton Rouge Parish Prison —have stretched on for morethan 10 months.

information,disrupting an already arduousgrieving process. Some waitmonths for just adeathcertificate.

In Louisiana, thereiscurrently no uniform,statewidesystem for reporting deaths in custody.Many familiesofinmateswho died say theyare forcedtofight for basic

“You play it in your mind, trying to figure outwhat happened,” said Jehane Draper.“Because we don’t know whathappened …your mind tends to go here, tends to go there, your mindisnever at rest.”

“Families have been left in the dark at the very moment they are grieving the most,” she said.

TheLouisiana Department of Public Safety andCorrections, which declined an interview,has argued

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State Rep. Candace Newell, a New Orleans Democrat, sponsored abill that failedthis past legislative session that aimed to establish basic reporting requirements for deaths in custody

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Newyork early Tuesday.

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Texas teen convicted in stabbing of rival athlete

MCKINNEY, Texas — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a competition was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools.

A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with Austin Metcalf in stadium bleachers last year. Most people who testified were students who described a heated exchange over Anthony’s refusal on a rainy spring day to leave a tent that belonged to Metcalf’s team Anthony, now 19, did not testify at trial and faces up to life in prison after a sentencing hearing in which his mother was the only witness. His lawyer had an arm around him when the guilty verdict was announced.

Trial in Ukrainian woman’s killing delayed

CHARLOTTE,N.C. — A man charged in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train cannot currently stand trial because of his mental illness and will undergo medical treatment to try to restore his competency, a federal judge ruled Tuesday Decarlos Brown Jr., 35, faces a federal charge of causing death on a mass transportation system in the killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, a charge that is punishable by death. A separate state case against Brown in which he is charged with first-degree murder is on pause pending the outcome of the federal case.

At the request of Brown’s attorneys, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell found that their client is not currently competent to stand trial and ordered him to spend up to four months in a prison medical facility to try to restore his competency.

Rob Reiner’s son seeks money from trust LOS ANGELES Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is seeking unpaid money from a trust his parents established for him, saying he needs it to help in his defense against charges that he killed them.

A petition filed by Nick Reiner’s civil attorneys in a Los Angeles County court on Monday says that trustees overseeing the funds have denied them to him without legal justification, and he needs and should get them now “Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths. But the facts about what did and did not happen to them are not at issue in this Trust litigation,” the petition says. “Like anyone accused of a crime, Nick is presumed innocent, and he is entitled to mount his defense with the resources that are lawfully his own.”

N.Y.’s busiest train station to get $8B remodel

NEW YORK When Manhattan’s original Pennsylvania Station was demolished in 1963, it marked the undignified end to one of America’s great public works, a monolithic Beaux Arts train terminal with Roman-style columns and a spacious central waiting area that was at the time the city’s largest indoor space.

But a dramatic new vision for the busiest transit hub in the Western Hemisphere calls for a return to the original station’s grandeur from 1910.

The redesign is projected to cost roughly $8 billion, and construction is targeted to begin before the end of 2027, officials said Monday.

Renderings released Monday feature a rectangular stone facade lined with imposing columns along a grand entryway

32K displaced by quake in Philippines

Death toll hits 37 as rescuers search rubble

BY JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 32,000.

Only four people were considered missing on official records in the southern provinces near where the 7.8 magnitude quake struck Monday morning, but the Office of Civil Defense acknowledged several collapsed and heavily damaged buildings must be thoroughly inspected for possible survivors or casualties.

The earthquake centered off Mindanao, the second most populous Philippine island injured nearly 500 people and displaced more than 32,000, most of whom fled to emergency shelters.

Many people who left their homes feared a tsunami. Waves up to 4.6 feet above tide level were measured in the Philippines, but the only tsunami damage reported was to six

shanties on stilts in a coastal village. Smaller waves washed ashore in Indonesia and Palau and as far away as southern Japan.

Landslides, building collapses

The earthquake left a trail of destruction, including in General Santos, a lively coastal city of more than 700,000 people known as the country’s tuna capital, where at least 13 people were killed in collapsed buildings and due to falling debris.

At least 18 died in Sarangani province, mostly in a landslide that buried houses in the mountainside town of Glan, according to Rafaelito Alejandro of the Office of Civil Defense.

The other deaths were reported in the southern provinces of South Cotabato and Davao Occidental, and on Balut Island, disaster response officials said.

About 2,500 houses and 117 government buildings and facilities were damaged in several provinces, according to an initial government damage assessment. The international airport in General Santos remained shut for a second day forcing the cancellation of 63 domestic flights except for those on humanitarian missions.

About 6,000 public school buildings in quake-hit provinces must be assessed before classes can resume. The quake struck on the first day of classes nationwide after a twomonth summer break, and many who sustained injuries were young students who had gathered with excitement for morning flag-raising ceremonies. Authorities have warned that buildings that sustained cracks could collapse due to aftershocks, some of them dangerously powerful. “We cannot force the immediate reopening of schools because we have to ensure the integrity of the buildings,” Alejandro said. Strongest since 1976 Monday’s earthquake was centered at sea at a depth of 20 miles, about 20 miles southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province. It was set off by movement in the Cotabato Trench and was the strongest since the same undersea depression triggered an 8.1 magnitude quake that whipped up tsunami waves on Aug. 17, 1976, said Teresito Bacolcol, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

NASA unveils crew for Artemis III mission

Astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

BY ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP science writer

NEW YORK NASA on Tuesday revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon.

The announcement came two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13.

NASA’s Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency’s Luca Parmitano won’t fly to the moon or land on the surface. Instead, they’ll orbit Earth while practicing docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.

“To the Artemis III crew, we wish you Godspeed on the journey ahead,” said

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin are racing to deliver the lunar landers. The two-week demo is targeted for 2027.

Blue Origin suffered a recent setback when its massive rocket exploded during an engine-firing test on the launch pad in Florida, shaking nearby homes and illuminating the sky with an orange fireball.

NASA’s Jeremy Parsons said the setback is a learning opportunity and that the space agency is confident Blue Origin’s rocket will be ready in time.

NASA’s Artemis program aims to re-

turn astronauts to the moon’s surface for the first time since the 1970s. A recent revamp of the program announced by Isaacman aims to fast-track it similarly to the Apollo era, adding the upcoming spaceflight around Earth before eyeing a lunar landing in 2028.

“We are certainly humbled as a crew to be able to be your crew that executes this Artemis III mission in space,” said Bresnik, Artemis III commander Added Douglas, mission specialist: “My brain — it is going a mile a minute right now But my heart, it is so warm. It is so full.”

In May, NASA awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four companies, including Blue Origin, to build landers, rovers and drones for a future moon base.

Isaacman said the goal of the moon base is to lay the foundation for a Mars expedition.

Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution

BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala.

— A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

U.S. District Judge Emily C. Marks issued the decision a day after an appeals court reversed her ruling that the method is constitutional.

Marks permanently enjoined the state from executing Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas. Lee was scheduled to be executed Thursday at an Alabama prison.

A spokesman for Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state is reviewing the decision and considering next steps, including an appeal. The case will likely end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, which has previously let nitrogen executions proceed.

A spokeswoman for Lee’s legal team said they did not have an immediate comment.

In her 26-page ruling, Marks said litigation is a constant in death penalty cases.

“Were Alabama to adopt firing squad as a method of execution, that method would likely be challenged as well. Indeed, there is likely no method — no matter how humane — that would be immune to constitutional challenge. But the Constitution does not guarantee a painless death, and human life cannot be purposefully extinguished without some risk of pain The Court, the condemned, and the State must all confront that sobering reality,” Marks wrote.

Marks noted that the state has two other authorized execution methods, lethal injection and the electric chair She said Lee is “not entitled to an injunction barring the State from executing him using one of those methods.”

Marks also ruled that the state could switch to Lee’s preferred method a firing squad. Inmates challenging execution methods are required to suggest an alternative method.

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Rescuers inspect a damaged building Tuesday following an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines.

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The Artemis III crew includes, from left, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio.

House passes $70B immigration bill

Enforcement agencies to be funded for 3 years

BY KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

WASHINGTON A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration’s deportation agenda for the remainder of his time in the White House. Republicans used their majority to get the bill over the finish line, funding a pair of Homeland Security agencies through the next three years. The bill passed by a vote of 214-212, over the objections of Democrats

The White House says the bill will provide $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for the Border Patrol and another $5 billion to cover unforeseen costs. It frontloads routine annual funding, ensuring a virtually uninterrupted flow of money as the Trump administration seeks to deport some 1 million people per year Speaker Mike Johnson needed near-perfect attendance and unity on his side to complete weeks of action. The legislation got sidetracked over $1 billion for White House security including for Trump’s new

Report: ICE facility wasted millions

Conditions played factor in deaths, review finds

BY MICHAEL BIESECKER and RYAN J FOLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths and suffering even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors, according to a federal report released Tuesday The Government Accountability Office report documents serious problems at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso where three detainees have died in little more than six months. Evidence in one of those deaths, of a 55-yearold Cuban migrant who died in January after being held down by guards, was “missing or destroyed,” the report found.

ICE rushed to open the camp in August before construction was complete and failed to conduct required oversight to ensure detainees were held in sanitary conditions and receiving adequate medical care, according to the report.

The Department of Homeland Security noted that ICE has replaced the contractor running the facility. “This new contractor will allow Camp East Montana to continue abiding by the highest detention standards with the ability to provide more medical care on-site,” said DHS spokesperson Lauren Bis.

The GAO’s findings echo past reporting by The Associated Press and other news outlets about dangerous conditions at Camp East Montana, which quickly became the nation’s largest immigration detention facility But the government report also details previously undisclosed incidents, including that a detainee escaped in October due to what ICE called the contractor’s oversight failure.

said Republicans weren’t focused on the top priorities of the American people and have cut access to Medicaid and nutrition assistance through Trump’s earlier tax and spending cut bill.

ballroom, and a $1.8 billion fund to compensate his allies who claim they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. Those proposals proved politically toxic and were scrapped. Now, the bill is focused entirely on immigration enforcement, a topic that Republicans have treated as a defining issue between the two major political parties and one they hope will carry them to victory in this year’s midterm elections. “It’s long overdue,” said Johnson, R-Benton, of the bill. “We have to fund border security and immigration enforcement, and it’s sad that Republicans have to do it on our own.”

But Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, of Texas, called it a “slush fund for

The funding comes on top of the nearly $140 billion that the Republican-controlled Congress gave ICE and Customs and Border Protection last year as part of Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill.

Democrats objected to giving the agencies more money without changes in the way they operate after the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. For example, Democrats insisted agents remove masks and be required to display ID badges during enforcement operations and that they get a judicial warrant before entering private property Instead, the funding will come with virtually no strings attached.

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York,

“Republicans have now come back for more, to give ICE and Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine another $70 billion blank check, with no oversight, no accountability and no guardrails,” Jeffries said.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise countered that Democrats were not adequately supportive of law enforcement.

“Make no mistake, if you’re voting yes, you’re not only voting to secure America’s border, you’re voting to fund law enforcement,” Scalise said. “And if you vote no, you are voting to defund the police.”

The package is the result of a monthslong standoff in Congress after Democrats refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of the immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and other American cities, leading to the longest shutdown in agency history

HarryHurst’s Advanced STEAMLab Prepares Students forRealWorld Careers

HarryHurst Middle School students walk into thefuturewhentheyenter theschool’s Advanced STEAMLab —abrightlycolored uniquelydesignedclassroom whereengineering meetsjournalismand learningmirrors real worldexperiences.The innovativelab combines hands-on engineeringprojectswithdigital storytelling andbroadcast journalism,giving students opportunitiestoexplore careers, build confidence, andthink creatively.

In theEngineering side of thelab,students design andconstruct projects such as pulleys, circuitboards, andevenamechanicalforearm that bendsatthe elbow. Throughtrial,error,and problemsolving,theylearn that challenges are part of theprocess. “It’shardtosay what thebest part of STEAMisbecause it’s allinteresting,” oneeighthgrader says.“Ireallyliked learning aboutcircuits.”Another addedthatthe experience hassparked career goals: “I’m thinking aboutbecoming an engineer.”

Acrossthe room,several Journalism students

arepreparing scripts, producingand editingvideos, andpreparing to anchor dailyannouncements.Othersareworking on theschoolnewspaper,which includes news articles, photos,interviews, comics, andpuzzles.“I’mananchorfor themorningnews,”one studentshares. “I love it even though it made me nervousatfirst.

Studentsalsoenjoythecreativefreedom encouraged in theSTEAM labenvironment.“Sometimeswemakefunny videos asking students andteachersdifferent questions; sometimeswediscuss serious things, like what ourprincipal expectsfroma HarryHurst student,”saysa soon-to-be high school freshman. “One of ourfirstsurveys was aboutFruit Roll-Ups.” Learning to keep videos shortand focusedhas been achallenge,students admit, buttheysay thetechnologyinthe STEAM labmakes professional levelworkpossibleas they learntoconquer ever-changingadvances.

entire school or interviewing ourprincipal We function like afamily—ateamthatworks throughchallengestogether.”

TheAdvancedSTEAM Lab is ledbyLindsayMaxie,who transitioned from teaching EnglishLanguageArtsintothe STEAM coordinatorrole. With abackground in journalism andexperienceadvising theschoolnewspaper andchess club, Maxieembracedthe opportunitytoblend creativity with technology.She says oneof themostrewarding aspectsiswatching students grow

“Iseethemproblemsolvingandaccepting taskstheynever thoughttheycould do,” Maxiesaid. “Theyare growingasleaders taking riskslikespeakinginfront of the

PrincipalSeanDwyer creditsthe lab’sgrowth to strong community support, includingfundingfromShell Norco. “Whatour students do is amazing,”Dwyer notes. “Shell askedhow it couldhelp, encouraged us to thinkbiggerwhen we answered,and that supporttransformed our STEAMclassroom into an innovative Advanced STEAMLab.”

Dwyerexplainsthatthe programservesasa bridge tohigh school andbeyond. “The St.Charles Parish Public School district offerswelding and engineeringprograms, andour SatelliteCenter plus both high schoolsteach television broadcastingcourses.Thislab is afirststeptoward careersand good jobs.”

AtHarryHurst,math,science,andEnglishcome together in powerful ways.“Here,weopenthe door to imagination, collaboration, andsuccess in therealworld,”Dwyer says —“oneproject,one

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies June 3 before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on the budget request for the Department of Homeland Security.

Envoy: Sanctions a ‘pretext’ for action

Trump laying groundwork for military intervention in Cuba, diplomat says

BY MATTHEW LEE AP diplomatic writer

WASHINGTON Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba’s leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States told The Associated Press. In an interview on Tuesday, Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera repeated accusations against the Trump administration made by other Cuban officials, including the foreign minister and the president, and complained bitterly that the U.S. is targeting Cuban civilians with its decades-old embargo and

new blockade of energy shipments to the island.

“The sanctions against our leaders, we see as a pretext to make the American people think we are a threat,” she said at Cuba’s embassy

in Washington. “We are not a threat to the U.S., and we don’t want confrontation.”

Torres Rivera, who holds the formal title of chargé d’affaires, described the situation as “a war

without bombs.” She said efforts to change Cuba’s government by coercion or force would be met by fierce resistance.

“Raúl is sacred,” she said of the indictment by a federal grand jury last month of Castro. The 95-yearold former president faces conspiracy and murder charges related to the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed civilian planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue while he was serving as Cuba’s defense minister

“Raúl is a sacred symbol of the revolution, and we will defend Raúl — as we will the country — until the end,” Torres Rivera said. “If we are attacked, we are going to respond, and we are prepared for that. But we don’t want it.”

Her comments reflect a belief among many Cubans and Cuba analysts that the charges against Castro and the sanctions imposed on others in the socialist government’s leadership are similar to those the Trump administration touted as a reason for the military intervention in Ven-

ezuela in January that deposed thenPresident Nicolás Maduro. On Thursday, the same day the U.S. Treasury Department leveled sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Castro’s son and grandson, along with others, U.S. President Donald Trump said of Cuba: “We’re going to handle that as soon as we’ve finished” military operations in Iran. Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba ever since ousting Maduro and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba. That has led to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island Torres Rivera said the moves by the Trump administration to tighten the screws on Cuba’s already faltering economy have resulted in untold misery for ordinary Cubans who are struggling to survive with power cuts of up to 20 hours a day and exorbitant costs for gasoline, kerosene and everyday goods, including food and medicine.

Pope’s youth rally in Spain gets raw, with frank discussion

BY NICOLE WINFIELD and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday sought to encourage Spain’s young people to persevere in their faith, as he presided over an evening rally that was notable for its frank discussion of depression, domestic violence and “toxic” family relationships.

The U.S.-born pope received a raucous welcome at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona, the second stop of his weeklong visit to Spain that has drawn huge crowds despite the country’s strong secular bent.

The crowd, estimated at 40,000, erupted in cheers when Leo emerged from the stands in his popemobile and looped around the grounds. He thrilled sections of the crowd each time he stopped to bless babies or to do the “6-7” hand gesture that has now become a signature. The event featured several

nods to Catalan culture, including a demonstration of the region’s famed human tower acrobats, known as castellers. The eightlevel tower drew an appreciative applause from the pope after the smallest child reached the top, waved and then quickly shimmied down.

Leo also spoke in Catalan, more than initially foreseen, during the prayer vigil that featured a question-and-answer session with young adults. Such exchanges are scripted in advance and are typical features of papal trips But Tuesday’s edition was particularly raw given the subject matter Leo covered.

One young woman told Leo of a suicide attempt and the “darkness” she had experienced with bouts of depression. Another spoke about her father’s attempt to kill her mother and a childhood spent in juvenile detention. She asked how she could ever forgive her father Leo thanked the youths for their

honesty and willingness to share their stories publicly He blamed the malaise on what he said was a society that demands perfection of its youth and silences “moments of darkness and suffering.”

He compared the “silent illness” of depression among young people to the suffering of Christ on the cross.

“In those dark hours, as he was dying on the cross, Jesus shared our pain and revealed to us the face of a compassionate God, who bears our sorrows, who suffers with us, weeps our tears and remains at our side with his presence full of love and mercy,” Leo said.

But he also identified abusive families where domestic violence is normalized as being behind many problems facing today’s young people.

“So many crime reports, even today reflect a toxic climate in family relationships marked by abuse and oppression and, in particular, by violence against women, which

unfortunately often leads to femicide,” Leo said. Leo urged young people to find solace in their faith And he drew

applause when he demanded better health services and care for mental health problems and domestic violence.

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Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Cuba Lianys Torres Rivera speaks Tuesday with The Associated Press in Washington.

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Pope Leo XIV makes a ‘6-7’ hand gesture Tuesday as he arrives at a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain.

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that adequate reporting systems already exist. Timely notification to family members is required for DOC facilities, they say while statistics about deaths at its facilities are posted online.

“DOC supports the general principle that families and designated emergency contacts should be notified as soon as practicable regarding serious incidents involving individuals who are incarcerated,” the agency said in a statement.

Beyond the notification process, there is no state-level system for investigating deaths at jails and prisons in Louisiana, and details about how they occur don’t have to be made public. Advocates for inmates argue that without more transparency and oversight, prisoner safety in Louisiana’s penal system, ranked in the top five nationally in state prison mortality rates, won’t improve.

“Understanding who is dying and why and where is the only way that you can reduce the number of preventable deaths,” said Andrea Armstrong, a law professor at Loyola University in New Orleans.

Underreporting?

Under the Death in Custody Reporting Act, Louisiana must report every incustody death that occurs in private, parish and state facilities to the federal government, though the raw data is not made public. The process is facilitated by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, a state agency that helps distribute millions of dollars in federal grant money Armstrong, an expert on prison conditions certified by the U.S. Justice Department to audit detention facilities, says Louisiana is likely underreporting prison deaths.

Since 2019, she and her students have tracked Louisiana deaths in custody through public records requests. While DOC posts online the number and causes of deaths in its facilities through its “Death Dashboard,” Armstrong’s database, The Incarceration Transparency Project, provides the only statewide, publicly available mortality information for all Louisiana detention centers. Between 2020 and 2023, the project uncovered 302 Louisiana inmate deaths in state, parish and private detention centers that did not show up in federal databases. Of the 707 deaths occurring in Louisiana during that time, Armstrong’s data suggests only 57% were reported to the federal government.

“There are facilities that don’t report at all but my students are able to obtain that information through public records requests,” she said.

Over half of the nearly 31,000 people in state custody are held under contract in local parish jails, which also house pretrial detainees and can vary in how they report and investigate deaths.

Some agencies report each death that occurs at the jails

they run to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, but others don’t.

Armstrong pointed to Jefferson Parish Correction Center, run by the parish Sheriff’s Office. In 2025, after averaging one to two deaths annually for years, the facility had eight including at least one suicide and two drug overdoses, according to autopsy results. Only one was reported to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Armstrong said — and it was reported by DOC. Brandon Veal, a spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, said their facility did not report in-custody deaths to the commission in 2025 because they did not receive or apply for federal grant money that year He said the policy of the Sheriff’s Office is to report each in-custody death to DOC.

“I can’t speak for what was reported or not reported by the state,” Veal added Fredia Dunn, who manages such reporting for the law enforcement commission, said each death is supposed to flow through her office.

She said it’s “been communicated over the years that this is a requirement” by the U.S. Justice Department “but I don’t know how we would be able to police that.”

De’Troit Draper

De’Troit Draper had been in Elayn Hunt since 2017 for attempted second-degree murder, convicted of shooting a woman in the arm. The 30-year-old liked helping other inmates produce their own music and was working on two degrees his mother Jehane Draper, said

“He wasn’t just sitting idle; he was educating himself,” she said. On Nov 24, De’Troit Draper was found unresponsive in his cell after a “fistic encounter” with another inmate. He died hours later at a local hospital. By the evening, Jehane Draper had learned her son had died through a friend on social media. She said she called Elayn Hunt multiple times before they confirmed her son had died — after it was reported by local news outlets.

Randy Lavespere, the DOC’s head physician, testifiedduringarecentlegislative committee hearing that after prison deaths employees are supposed to call the emergencycontactprovidedbythe inmates — which for De’Troit Draper was his mother Staff must also immediately notify the warden, parish coroner and DOC headquarters, conduct in-house medical reviews, and engage law enforcement “under suspicious circumstances,” Lavespere said.

“Timely notification of designated family contacts following a serious illness, serious bodily injury, or death is a matter our staff and medical professionals handle with great care and urgency,” the department said in an email in response to a question about its practices But that process is only for DOC facilities, and many families of inmates who die in custody — regardless of who runs the facility — say they struggle to receive any-

thing beyond a call and an autopsy report.

“Most families, they have to go find a lawyer, they have to come up with money out of their pockets, just to get some degree of closure,” said the Rev Alexis Anderson, a Baton Rouge criminal justice advocate. “We treat deaths in custody as if they are not real human beings, and their families are not real human beings.”

In Draper’s case, the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office initially investigated his death as a homicide, gathering physical and surveillance evidence, until a pathologist ruled he had epilepsy and died of a natural seizure.

“When the pathologist says natural, I can’t go with anything more than that,” said Mark Graves, a detective with the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office who investigated the case.

Jahane Draper, who has not been able to view the footage of her son’s death, remains unconvinced. She said she spoke with De’Troit every week. She’s never heard of him having epilepsy

“The type of relationship me and my son had, my son would have picked up the phone and called me, would’ve told me,” she said “It’s a lie.”

Deavon Scott

Denise Scott is likewise trying to reconcile with being told her son, Deavon Scott, died from a seizure. He was arrested in Baton Rouge in November after allegedly hitting an ex-girlfriend and later firing a gun near her apartment. Due to a lack of space, he was taken to Riverbend Detention Center, run by the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office and more than three hours away Before he died, Scott was scheduled twice in January for arraignment in Baton Rouge but was never taken back, according to court records.

On Feb. 10, Scott was again scheduled for court in Baton Rouge. Instead, Denise Scott got a call around 2 a.m. and learned her son had died at a hospital in Lake Providence.

“When I called the hospital to see if I could come see him, they told me they couldn’t give me any information that I would have to contact the prison,” she said.

After repeatedly calling Riverbend, Denise Scott said, the warden told her surveillance footage showed her son collapsing after what appeared to be a seizure. Initial autopsy reports, conducted by an out-of-parish coroner’s office, have found no drugs in Deavon Scott’s system. East Carroll Parish Coroner Lisa Holt says she has not been allowed by the Riverbend warden to review the footage of his death, nor has his mother Riverbend Detention Center Warden John Hedgemon did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

“To have a seizure at 23, with no history of seizures, I really don’t understand,” said Denise Scott.

In May, a Baton Rouge judge issued a bench warrant for Deavon Scott for three more missed arraignment dates — all scheduled after he died.

Nicholas Henderson

Nicholas Henderson was awaiting trial for allegedly supplying a deadly batch of synthetic marijuana to another inmate. He was soon placed in a lockdown cell after a fight. He was 26, had two daughters and called his parents almost every day from the West Baton Rouge Parish jail. Two days before his death, on Sept 5, he told them he planned to sue the jail for civil rights violations, his parents say After detectives told Charlene and Henry Henderson their son had died, they drove to the parish Coroner’s Office and banged on the door They said they did the same at the jail but received no answers there either It was not until after an autopsy three days later that the Hendersons were able to see their son.

Henry Henderson has since ordered a second, out-ofstate autopsy A few weeks after Nicholas’ death, the family says, they were told preliminary evidence suggested a drug overdose, and for months afterward, they pressed West Baton Rouge officials for more details.

“Each time we called, it was always still under investigation and no information was given to us,” Henry Henderson said.

His wife Charlene said they also have filed multiple public records requests. Henderson’s cause of death was eventually determined to be a drug overdose after a pathologist discovered a small bag of fentanyl in his stomach — details The Advocate obtained through its own public records request.

“At this time, investigators were unable to determine how he came into possession of the narcotics,” said a spokesperson for the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail and initially investigated the death as a homicide.

Maressa Mays

Maressa Mays was found dead in a lockdown cell at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on July 19.

Mays had a medical condition that put her at risk of blood clots, her mother said. She also had HIV and was in jail for allegedly intentionally exposing people to the virus.

In the days before her death, her mother, Monica Lafayette, said she received two calls from inmates first saying her daughter was screaming in stomach pain and being denied medical care, then two days later alleging staff were beating her

After detectives informed Lafayette that her daughter died, she was told she couldn’t get an independent autopsy, or see the body, until Aug. 1, two weeks later, she said. When she did see the body Lafayette said, it looked like her daughter had been severely beaten.

“She had bruises everywhere, all over her body,” Lafayette said “The left front of her forehead was dented in.

The autopsy lists her death as accidental due to a fentanyl overdose.

A spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail and conducted a homicide investigation into Mays’ death, said “there was no evidence that indicated anything other than an overdose,” but declined to provide any other information.

Public health approach

In many facilities, such as the East and West Baton Rouge Parish jails, suspicious deaths are investigated by the same agency that runs them. The only independent probe Louisiana law requires is by local coroners, who are trained to look only for the manner and cause of death and whose investigations vary widely from office to office, Loyola’s Armstrong said.

“The law is vague on what the content of that investigation is,” she noted.

She said Louisiana has no one at the state level analyzing systemic issues within prisons like healthcare or staffing shortages.

“(Coroners) are not experienced in or required to assess the prison or the jail’s policy, staffing, supervision,

and whether or not that played a role in the death,” Armstrong added. Nobody, for example, monitors how inmates in lockdown cells might be obtaining drugs or whether unexpected seizures are increasing, she said.

After a string of inmate deaths at Elayn Hunt, DOC requested an independent State Police investigation into the facility in January but has since declined to provide details about it.

In Texas and New Jersey the Attorney General’s Office investigates prison deaths. Washington State produces multipage reports, filled with preventive recommendations, after each unexpected death in custody Other states, like Florida, publish the name of each inmate and cause of death online, Armstrong said. Independent reviews might not only increase accountability Armstrong said, but also allow the state to take a public health approach to prison health Nothing on a death certificate notes whether a person died behind bars — meaning the state Health Department has no way to track or analyze patterns of prison mortality she added.

“There is someone at the state level who reviews all infant deaths; the same should apply to deaths of incarcerated individuals,” Toby Savoy, a former St. Landry Parish coroner, said in a recent Health Department survey Some family members say the lack of oversight has eroded their trust in the criminal justice system.

“I think it’s really hard for families when that first moment doesn’t go great, they don’t get a phone call,” said Armstrong. “It begins and plantstheseedofdistrust,and it’s hard to overcome that.” Henry Henderson, whose son died in September, says he’ll keep pushing to make changes to ensure families whose loved ones die in prison can get closure faster “It’s not just happening to our kids,” he said “It’s going to happen to other kids, too.”

we have the most striking visual observation of,” said Tymrak, who was recently appointed to her position permanently afterserving on an interim basis for five months.

Replacing all three discharge bells at Station 7 would cost $12 million to $15 million, which is more than S&WB has to spend on capital repairs and upgrades throughout the entire drainage system in asingle year, Tymrak said.

District Acouncil member Aimee McCarron said the S&WB needs to find ways to more proactively maintain itsinfrastructure.

“I am imploring you all to figure out a way to change that, because now we’re at a point where we haven’tdone it, and now we need billions of dollars to fix these things,” McCarron said.

Oneofthose three property millages expires next year,meaning theS&WB will lose alittle morethan a quarter of its drainagefundingifvoters don’trenew it.

District Ecouncilmember Jason Hughes toldS&WB officialsheis“alittle terrified” of that possibility

“You have averyskeptical public,” he said.

Rusting drainage equipment is oneofmyriad problems that plague the city’s utility.The agency’sdrinkingwater system also needs major upgrades, at both its treatment plantsoneach side of theMississippi River as well as thedistribution mains that deliver waterto homesand businesses.

“I am imploring you all to figure out away to change that, because now we’re at apoint where we haven’t done it, and now we need billions of dollars to fixthese things.”

AIMEE McCARRON

Utility officials and Mayor Helena Moreno’sadministration are working on a proposal for anew fee to generate additional revenue, with afocus on tax-exempt propertyowners whodon’t pay for drainage. But the S&WB and the administration have beenatodds over the new fee’sstructure.

Watersystemneeds funds

The $75 million or so that the S&WB generates from three property taxes for drainage goes almost entirely toward operations, and aconsultant recently determined the S&WB needs another $50 million ayear for drainage operations. The S&WB’slist of deferred maintenance projects throughout the drainage system amounts to about$1 billion.

Bursting water mains caused four floods in asixweek span earlier this year, and the S&WB says the most urgently needed water main repairs could cost about $700 million over two years. And thetreatment plants need nearly $2 billion of work over the next 15 years, accordingtothe S&WB’srecently completed Water Quality Master Plan.

The state’s capital budget includes$9.5 million toget started on the treatment plants, but the S&WB says it has no bonding capacity to pay for the capital repairs with its own funds.

“Theneed forfunding does not go away. It is in front of us every day that we operate,” Executive Director Randy Hayman said at the council’sPublic Works Committee meeting.

Unlikethe drainage system, funding for the water system comes from rates thatS&WBcustomers pay on their bills, which generate around $115 million annually.Officialssay that doesnot leave enough revenue to secure bond financing, which is how water

systems typically pay for upgrades.

S&WB water rates have notincreased since 2022, anddiscussions of rate increases are politically sensitive as residentsface other fee increases and stifling insurance costs.

Haymanhas mostly avoidedmentioningrates while explaining the S&WB bonding limitations at recentcommunity meetings, though he said at aJune 4meeting in Gentilly that “there will at somepoint be aneed for arate increase.”

He quickly added that no increase is underconsideration.

Hughes, without mentioning water rates, said at the committeemeeting on Thursdaythat“we’re notgoing to be able to solve these problemsonthe backs of our taxpayer residents.”

“The realityiseverybody’s looking for money,” Hughes said.

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Trump began his second term in January 2025. Despite backing away from initial proposals to abolish the agency, the administration has continued to float changes that would saddle states with more disaster-response duties. That’s prompted widespread concern from officials in hurricane-prone states who say they don’t have the resources to shoulder that burden.

Generally, local and state emergency officials handle evacuations and initial response to storms. FEMA then assists with search and rescue and with funds to house people and repair damaged infrastructure.

A long-awaited report released in May by a FEMA Review Council appointed by Trump suggested raising the threshold for when disasters quality for FEMA assistance by more than 50%. About 29% of the disasters declared between 2012 and 2025 wouldn’t have qualified under that threshold. It also proposes issuing assistance in grants rather than reimbursement, which critics say could create a gap between federal aid and real recovery costs and leave states with the responsibility of managing complex recovery projects. The report also says that the agency should stop helping survivors secure long-term housing and rather focus on temporary housing and rental assistance.

It would take two to three years to implement the changes if they are accepted by FEMA leadership and Congress.

Officials said Tuesday that in the meantime, for this hurricane season at least, the status quo will hold.

Brig. Gen. Jason Mahfouz, the head of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said that state officials are expecting to collaborate with FEMA as usual in the event of a hurricane.

“No single agency can weather a major hurricane alone,” Mahfouz said, adding that FEMA would supply “the food, water, the MREs, the generators that we will need when our local resources become exhausted.”

Fenton said that staffing cuts and turnover would not affect response efforts, noting that the agency had almost 20,000 personnel prepared to respond to disasters. FEMA Region 6, which includes Louisiana, has no permanent regional administrator, and the agency overall has

lost 5,000 employees since 2025.

Darrick Hesson, New Orleans’ emergency management director, said in a statement Tuesday that the city is “confident that FEMA will continue to provide support when requested by the city and state” and that local officials continue to “plan, train and exercise with FEMA on large-scale joint operations.”

New Orleans leaders have said that they are prepared to assist residents with evacuation or sheltering in place this hurricane season depending on how quickly a storm forms. Hesson said Tuesday that the city has “agreements with a number of facilities throughout the city including the NORD sites and some of the other larger facilities” that could be used as an evacuation pickup point or as a “shelter of last refuge” if a storm develops too quickly for a full-scale evacuation to be executed. He did not say

which facilities were prepared to be used as shelters.

“We have plans for different levels, different sizes of population, if it’s medical needs, gen-pop,” Hesson said.

At a news conference in May, officials said that nine public recreation centers and 10 community lighthouses will be activated with generator power to serve as cooling centers for residents should a major storm knock out power lines. If the city or state calls a mandatory evacuation, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will provide fare-free evacuation services to the city’s pickup point at the Smoothie King Center

At a news conference in May, Jefferson Parish officials said they have met with healthcare facilities to ensure they are ready in case of a storm and stressed that residents should start their preparations early

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More swings for AI stocks on Wall Street

Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligencestockssent Wall Street reelingonTuesday

The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after careening betweenaninitial gain of 1% and amidday loss of 2.3%, pulling furtherfrom its all-time high set aweekago. After similar yo-yo moves, the Dow JonesIndustrial Average added 86 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1%.

Indexes swung lowerafter companiesselling computer chips, memory and other building blocks of the AI boom broke fromearly gainstolosses.

Micron Technologywent from ajump of 4% to aplummet of 10%, for example, before finishing with adrop of 1.4%. That’saday after it soared 9.9% and two days after it plunged 13.3%.

The computer memory company’sstock hasalready tripledsofar this year,raising criticism that it’sgonetoo far,too fast. Following last week’sindustrywide sell-off, the question is whether AI stocks broadly areheadingfor alongdownturn or just needed ashake-out to get rid of excessiveoptimism.

Several big-name AI companies are racing to list their stocksona U.S. exchange and sell them at high prices.

OpenAI, the maker ofChatGPT,said Monday it was the latest to file confidential paperwork with U.S. regulators top open the door for an initial public offering. SpaceX’sIPO could happenlater this week.

Meta ordered to restore WhatsAppaccess

LONDON European Union regulators on Tuesday ordered Meta Platforms to restoreaccess to WhatsAppfor rival AI chatbot makers until an antitrustinvestigation is complete.

The bloc’sexecutive Commission, whichisthe 27-nation EU’stop antitrust and competitionenforcer,saiditwas taking action to prevent harm to competition in thegrowing market for AI assistants before it’stoo late.

The commission said it was imposing “interim measures” while it continuesits investigation into WhatsApp’sartificial intelligencepolicy over concernsthe companyisbreaching EU lawbyblockingcompetitors from offeringtheir AI assistantsonthe platform

Meta said it would appeal.

“The European Commission has decided that OpenAIand some of the largest companies in theworld can usethe paidfor WhatsApp Business product forfree,” the company said in astatement. “Thisisregulatory overreachsubsidized by the manyEuropean companies that pay.”

Brussels has occasionally resorted to temporary orders after facing criticism that previousyearslongantitrust investigations into Big Tech companies were too slow to rein in their market power China’sexports jump 19.4% in May

HONG KONG China’sexports picked up pace in May, rising 19.4% fromayear earlier,its customs agency said Tuesday, as technology-related shipments remained robust despite impacts from the Iran war The stronger than expected performance was an improvement fromApril’s14.1% yearon-year increase.

Imports in May jumped 27.4%, also at afasterpace comparedwith April’s25.3% year-on-year expansion.

Exports to the U.S. in May surged more than 35%from the year before —the strongest pace since early 2021 —after an 11% increase in April.

China’sshipments to the U.S. had fallen sharply for most of the months since U.S. President Donald Trump returned tothe White House last year,asshipments to regions like Southeast Asia and Europe surged

BUSINESS

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Hospitalspushedtowardprice transparency

Trumpadministration

BY JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration has warned more than 500hospitals that they are failing to provide the public withbasic pricinginformation —arguing that thelack of disclosure is keepinghealthcare costs higher than they should be

TheAssociated Press obtained exclusively the list of hospitals thatsinceAprilhaveeitherreceived letters of warning or,in moreseverecases, requeststo submit planstoprovide transparent pricing.Failingtocomply with

the warnings comes withpenalties as high as $2 million annually for each recipient that doesn’tcreate a plan to post clear pricing data.

Theletters are meanttofixa fundamental problemthatpatients, employers andinsurersmight notknowahead of time thecost of blood work, an imaging test or another form of treatment, and as aresult pay morethan they should have.Asenior administration official who requested anonymityto provide thelist said that President Donald Trumpplans to tighten enforcement of price transparency standards made possible by a2019 executiveordersignedby Trump. More hospitals are likely to receive letters regarding the absence of pricing data, the official said.

Thewarningsare thelatest example of Trumpleaning into the

message that his administration is fixing the problem of healthcare expenses that can draina family budget

It’sacalculated pitch ahead of theNovember midtermsatatime when affordability is atop concern for voters. But Trump is also vulnerable on this particular issue, as his administration allowed subsidiestolapse forpeople buying insurance through the2010 AffordableCare Act, widely known as Obamacare.

Just 29% of U.S. adults approved of Trump’shealthcare policies according to the mostrecent survey on the issue by The Associated Press-NORCCenterfor Public AffairsResearch. Thepresident fared slightly worse on that issue in theDecembersurveythanon theeconomy,immigrationorhis management of the federal gov-

ernment. Gary Claxton,seniorvicepresident andthe director of the program on thehealthcare marketplace at KFF, said that the pricing data is moreuseful forbenefitconsultants and others in the sector with access to additional information than it would be for consumers. But he said that the standards in reporting pricing data can still create difficulty in making accurate comparisonsabout thecosts and quality of the services being provided.

“There’sapretty widespread belief that prices are more divergent than they should be in acompetitive market —and this is one way of trying to understand that more,” Claxtonsaid. “It’smoving in the right direction, but that doesn’t mean it has gotten to where it needs to be.”

SOCIAL SECURITY SHORTFALL

Retirement trustfundfaces funding loss oneyearearlier than expected

BY FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON Social Security ’s retirement trust fund is projected to face afunding shortfallin2032,a year earlier thanlast year’sprojections, according to an annual reportreleased Tuesday, while Medicare’shospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which is unchanged from last year’sestimate.

Rising healthcare costs and government spending have contributedtoaprojected depletion date that is less than10yearsfrom now.

The looming challenge for the programs is apartial funding gap, not acollapse. Even after trust fund depletion, the system will continue issuing benefits, albeit at reduced amounts.

Last year,Medicare’shospital insurance trust fund go-brokedate was pushed to 2033 from 2036 the year before that, according to thereport from the programs’ trustees.

BY KAITLYNHUAMANI AP technologywriter

AnyadvertisementsinNew York that feature artificialintelligence-generated people in place of actors will now be violating state law if they don’tclearly label that they have used a“synthetic performer.” The law,signed in December by Gov.KathyHochul,wentinto effect Tuesday

Her office is calling it a“firstin-the-nation law” thatwill boost transparency at atimewhen it says AI generated performers are popping up across all forms of media, including on social platforms

Meanwhile, Social Security’scombined trust funds —which cover old age anddisabilityrecipients—will be unable to pay full benefitsbeginning in 2034, unchanged from the2025 report. After that, incoming revenue would cover about83% of scheduled benefits.

Social Security CommissionerFrank Bisignano said the Trump administrationis “committed to protecting and strengthening Social Security” and “eliminating waste, fraud, abuse and ensuring program integrity.”

The report states that the new funding shortfallismainly theresultoflower projected birthrates, reduced immigration and reduced trust fund revenue due to the costs of Republican’smassive taxand spending bill that was signed intolaw by President Donald Trumplast summer

Nancy Altman,president of the Social SecurityWorks advocacy group, said the latest report takes “Donald Trump’ssecond term policies intoaccount:A taxbillthatlargely benefitedthe wealthy, economy-wrecking tariffs,aneedless war with Iran, and hostility to immigrants. All of these havereduced theamount of money going intoSocial Security, weakening the system’sfinances.”

The trustees, who include thetreasury

secretary,labor secretary,health and humanservices secretary and the Social Security commissioner,say the latest findings show theurgency of needed changestothe programs, whichhavefaced dire financial projections fordecades. But making changes to the programshas long been politically unpopular, andlawmakershaverepeatedly kicked Social Security and Medicare’stroubling mathtothe next generation.

AARP’sCEO Myechia Minter-Jordan said in astatement that the latest numbers “should be awake-up call. Congress needs to act.”

“Americanshaveworked hard andpaid into Social Security their entire lives, and they deservetocount on it whentheyretire,” shesaid. “No family should see any cuts to what they’ve earned in Social Security.”

About 70.1 millionpeople are enrolled in Medicare, the federal government’shealth insurancethatcoversthose 65 andolder,as wellaspeople with severe disabilities or illnesses.

Social Security benefits were last reformed roughly 40 years ago, when the federal government raisedthe eligibility agefor the program from 65 to 67. The eligibility age of 65 has never changed forMedicare.

and in digital advertising.

Synthetic performersare defined under statelaw as “digitallycreated media that appear as areal person.”The lawappliestoads in any medium.

“In New York, we are setting the rules of the road instead of letting AI run theshow,” Hochul, a Democrat, said in astatement. The “simple, honest disclosure” required by thelaw “protects consumers, respects our creative workforce and keeps New York at the forefront of responsible innovation,”she said. Ads that don’t“conspicuously disclose”thattheyhaveuseda synthetic performerwill be subject to apenaltyof$1,000 for a first violationand $5,000 forany

further violations.

Thereare specific carve outs listed in thelaw to exempt ads for movies, televisionshows, streaming content, video games and other works that feature synthetic performers in theentire work. It also doesn’tapply to audio advertisements or ads where AI is solely used for language translation.

When the law wasmaking itsway through thestate legislature last year,the American Association of Advertising Agencies and several other advertising organizations issued statements in strong opposition to the law The 4As, as the organization is better known,said in one blog post that it would hurt advertisersby

“injecting compliance uncertainty into the advertising process, burdening brands (and their agencies) whoadvertise in NewYork and undermining creative and technological innovation.”

Other organizations, like theThe New York State Broadcasters Association, said in public statements during the legislation’sjourney to become law that they were relieved to see someofthose carve outs that were created through amendments, but remained concerned about the broad definition of asynthetic performer

The biggest supporter of the lawwas SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that recently ratified anew contract withstudiosand streamers that they say provides further protections against synthetic performers.

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the new U.S. strikes. Iranian forces “will leave no attack or threat unanswered,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on the social platform X. “Leave our region if you want to be safe.”

The downing of the helicopter and the resulting strikes by the U.S. military further strained a twomonth ceasefire a day after Iran and Israel exchanged fire for the first time since the fragile truce took effect. Iranian state television said Tuesday that the Israeli attacks killed at least two members of the country’s air-defense units.

Since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb 28, the war has shaken the global economy, driven up energy prices around the world and made many basics, including food, more expensive.

Officials have been unable to turn the April ceasefire into a deal to permanently end the conflict, particularly as Israel intensifies and expands its military campaign in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.

The Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down after colliding with an Iranian drone, according to a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

It wasn’t clear whether the collision was intentional, and official statements only said the crash is under investigation. CNN, CBS News and other outlets earlier reported the collision.

In the first known operation of its kind by the American military, a drone boat rescued two aviators at 3:30 a.m. local time Tuesday about two hours after their aircraft went down during a patrol off the coast of Oman, U.S. Central Command said Trump said both service members “are safe and uninjured.”

The U.S. service members were spotted and picked up by a drone boat that took them to another location on the water, where they were picked up by a helicopter said Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command. He initially said the drone took the two to shore, and he did not elaborate on the updated timeline.

It was the first known drone rescue at sea by the U.S. military Hawkins said.

AH-64 Apache helicopters have been a key asset for the American military as it enforces a blockade on Iranian crude oil shipments and tankers, seeking to pressure Tehran into a deal. The helicopters have also been used by the United Arab Emirates to shoot down Iranian drones.

The drone used to perform the rescue was a 24-foot vessel called a Corsair, Hawkins said. It’s manufactured by Saronic Technologies.

The drone was assigned to the Navy’s Task Force 59, established in 2021 as the Navy’s first uncrewed and

artificial intelligence unit that focuses on maritime security in the Middle East, including the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal.

Soon after Trump made his accusation that Iran shot down the aircraft, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post that the strait is “thousands of miles away from U.S. shores.”

“Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire,” Araghchi wrote “To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave.”

Before he accused Iran of downing the U.S. helicopter, Trump had expressed renewed optimism over negotiations with Iran

“We have a good chance” of signing a deal in two or three days,” Trump said late Monday But he did not provide any details on why there was reason for new optimism.

In the two months since the U.S. and Iran agreed to an initial ceasefire, Trump has repeatedly predicted that a deal is near

“We’re very close to having a very, very good, strong, powerful deal,” the president said Mediators led predominantly by Pakistan, have

been trying for weeks to get a deal across the line. However, both Iran and the U.S. have taken hard-line positions.

The U.S. wants to see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which is believed to be entombed in the aftermath of American airstrikes that happened during the 12-day war in 2025. But Iran is refusing that and demanding relief from sanctions. It also wants the release of frozen assets even before a final agreement is in place, something rejected by Trump.

Before Trump’s comments on negotiations, Qalibaf said Monday that Trump’s remarks so far on a possible deal “contradicted the agreed-upon sections,” showing that the U.S. is “neither seeking a ceasefire nor dialogue.”

The continued fighting between Israel and Hezbollah is still a top Iranian priority as well. Lebanon’s army chief, Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, traveled to Pakistan on Tuesday There, he met Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has been a key figure in the Iran-U.S. talks.

Haykal’s visit comes as Lebanon’s government takes an increasingly hard line on Hezbollah but remains unable to disarm the powerful militia Hezbollah thanked

Notice is herebygiven pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S.47:1705(B) that apublic hearing of Fire Protection District NO.8 in St. Tammany Parish will be held at St Tammany Parish Government, located at 21490 Koop Dr,Mandeville, La. 70471 on Thursday,July 16th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approvaloradopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forwardtorates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum. The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millage is $1,934,938.58 and the amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase is $143,224.024. This is not anew tax and St. Tammany FireProtection District No.8shall not exceed the voter approved maximum millage rate

Iran on Tuesday for attacking Israel “in defense of our Lebanese people,” suggest-

ing that Lebanon’s government should take this opportunity to improve relations

with Tehran. Meanwhile, the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for Lebanon’s southern port city of Tyre, including the Christian quarter, which has so far been spared from airstrikes on the city Last week, Israel warned the Christian neighborhoods in Tyre that it believed Hezbollah members were among them. Many Lebanese Shiite Muslims fled to those areas as Israeli strikes hammered the Mediterranean coastal area over the past two weeks.

After last week’s warning, the Lebanese army deployed to the Christian district of Tyre in an effort to prevent Israeli attacks there and to show that Hezbollah has no armed presence in the area. But Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, posted on X on Monday that the Israeli military “will have to act against their terrorist activities in the neighborhood soon.”

Ukraineready to share itsdrone technology

Zelenskyymeets with Nordic and Baltic leaders

BY KOSTYAMANENKOV Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordicand Baltic leaders whowerein Estonia for aregional summit Tuesday, avisit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months.

The drones have crashed into the chimney of apower plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. Ukrainian officials apologized, saying the drones had been aimedatmilitary targets in Russia but were sent off course by Russian electronic interference Estonia hosted the summit in its capital of Tallinn amid

Russia’s 4-year-old, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Estonia holds the rotating presidency of the NB8, aregional groupingofthe five Nordic and three Baltic countries, and brought together the bloc’s prime ministers, alongwith Zelenskyy Zelenskyy and Estonian PresidentAlar Karis agreed to work on cheaper ways to shoot down drones that have flown over Estonia, including one that aNATOfighterjet shot down over the south of the country in May

“Wehave shown that we can shoot the drones down with the planes,” Karis said at anews conference. Using fighter jets to shoot down the drones is expensive, he added, so he hopes to partner with Ukraine for its technology and expertise to do it more cheaply

Zelenskyy said Ukraine wasready to do so, drawing on its experience withhelping countriesinthe Middle East shoot down drones, where it

had sent experts to train local forces. “Wedid this in the Middle East, anditworked,” he said.

He said Ukraine could offer thelow-costinterceptor drones it has deployed at home to build an inexpensive shield against Russian drone attacks, and that Kyiv could send experts to its European partners “at any moment.”

Karis said he expects dronestocross into Baltic airspace as thewar continues and urged thepublic to remain calm. Estonia and theother Baltic nations are among Ukraine’sstaunchest supporters in its war against Russia.

Zelenskyysaidhis talks with theleadershad focused on advancing diplomacy strengthening air defenses and Ukraine’spathtoEuropeanUnion membership. He said Kyiv hadmet theconditions to open itsaccession negotiations and urged the bloctoapprove them this summer

Congo’sEbola outbreak risestoover100 deaths

BY CHINEDU ASADU and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press

BUNIA, Congo— More than 100 people havediedfrom Ebola lessthana month afterauthoritiesdeclaredan outbreakofthe disease in eastern Congo, agrim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow thediseasediscovered weeks late.

Attacks on health workers from angry residents skepticismamongsome locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak declared on May 15, caused by asevere form of thedisease.

Outofthe 550 cases confirmedasofSunday, there have been 101 deathsand 19 recoveries,the latest

situation report said late Monday.The outbreak is concentrated in Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, whichaccounts for more than 90% of the cases. Cases have also been recorded in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, and has spread across the border to Uganda.

However,the number of cases in Congo is believed to be higher because the outbreak wasconfirmed weekslateand the contacttracing coverage rate, which hasimproved in recent days, is still at 64%.

The World Health Organization said Tuesdaythat over the last 24 hours, only 137samples have been tested, with 35 coming back positive.

The latest Ebola outbreak

is causedbythe rare Bundibugyo virus, which does nothaveanapprovedvaccine or treatmentunlike the “Zaire virus,” another name forthe Ebola virus, responsible for most of Congo’s past 16 outbreaks of the disease.

The rapid increase in the numberofcases is partly due to the scale up of diagnostic capacities,enabling testing of the backlog of previouslycollected samples, authorities said. Health measures put in place to limit thespread of Ebolahave disrupted daily life in Bunia,the bustling capital of Ituri province. Justin Abekani,who ferriescustomers on his motorcycle, said they are“now onlyallowed to carry one customer per motorbike.”

By The Associated Press

MAIDUGURI,Nigeria Acholeraoutbreak in northeastern Nigeria haskilled 74 people and infected more than7,000 otherssinceit started in earlyMay,medical charityDoctorsWithout Borders said Tuesday

The outbreak, reported in 14 of Borno state’s 27 local governments, is unfolding in communitieswith health systemsmade fragile by nearly twodecades of violent extremism from the Boko Haram insurgent group.

The illnessisendemic and seasonal in the country, where only 14% of Nigeria’s population of more than 200 millionhave access to safely managed drinking water supply services,according to government data from 2020.

The situation is sometimes

worse in Borno, both in Maiduguri, the state’scapital, whichisdensely populated, and in remote communities withpoor sanitation andhygiene dueinpart to beingout of the closereach of health authorities.

The medical group said it hastreated 7,439 cholera patients at its facilities, representing an average of 185 admissions per day.Itsaid that it recorded 500 patients last week on Friday, asingledayrecord in theoutbreak

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Estonia’sPrime Minister Kristen Michal, right,and Ukraine’sPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend aNordic and Baltic countries meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday

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N.O. overdose deaths decline

close gaps and save lives.”

But rate still higher than before pandemic

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

The number of people who died from drug overdoses in New Orleans continued to fall last year, but deaths remain far higher than pre-pandemic levels and the city has seen less progress than the national average, a new report shows.

Gretna parking garage may move forward

Bill awaits governor’s signature

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

A plan to build a parking garage in downtown Gretna will no longer rely on an embattled parish-funded brewpub to move forward, according to a new bill awaiting the governor’s signature.

The state will now take charge of fully funding the parking garage, estimated to cost roughly $20 million, after exempting Jefferson Parish from a rule requiring local governments to pay at least 25% of the cost for projects funded through the state’s capital outlay budget. The parish will oversee construction and own the parking garage once complete.

The waiver was added to the state’s capital outlay budget bill on May 26 by Sen. Franklin Foil, R-Baton Rouge. It eliminates one of the many obstacles currently facing the brewpub.

But a lengthy battle still lies ahead for the brewery and restaurant over the legality of its leases with Port Orleans Brewing Co. who sued the parish and the economic development corporation overseeing the project last April over an alleged breach of contract for construction delays.

The economic development corporation has since filed a countersuit to void the leases, saying they believe the leases are an unlawful donation of public assets.

The state will also have to secure several million dollars more in future legislative sessions before the parish can begin construction on the parking garage. This year’s capital outlay budget earmarked about $10.1 million for the parking garage and an adjacent green space, and the state has only about $2.4 million of those funds on hand. Rep. Vincent Cox, R-Gretna, said the state also allocated $5.1 million from the capital outlay savings fund toward the project.

“As far as the state is concerned, the state is going to fully fund the garage and whatever (the parish) and the tenants work out is what’s going to happen in the retail space,” Cox said on Monday Officials in support of the project originally said the $10 million parish-funded brewpub would serve as the local match for the parking garage and green space, although the state Office of Facility Planning told the parish last year that it could not serve that purpose because of its commercial nature.

The agency had warned the parish of that possibility as far back as 2023, although officials — including Cox, who helped get the exemption, and his predecessor Joe Marino III — said they were under the impression the local match was fully approved based on 2024 emails from the agency

The New Orleans Health Department on Monday released an annual opioid report that showed a 4% decline in overdose deaths last year from 293 deaths in 2024 to 282 deaths in 2025.

“Every life lost to overdose is one too many, and these numbers remind us that the work is far from over,” said Dr. Jennifer Avegno, the city’s deputy mayor for health and human services.

“We will continue to invest in evidence-based strategies and work with our community partners to

City officials and advocates said they were glad to see deaths continue to trend downward after they spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they said more investment is needed to tackle the crisis.

New Orleans, like many communities across the country, saw drug overdose deaths spike during the pandemic, from 241 in 2019 to 523 at its peak in 2023.

But while preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 14% decrease in overdose deaths between 2024 and 2025, the decline was less steep in New Orleans. The crisis disproportionately affects Black men, who accounted for 45% of all overdose

deaths in 2025. Overdose deaths among women also increased from 22% to 29% of the total.

Advocates say that the overdose statistics point to a continued lack of drug treatment options in the city

“Look at the numbers; we don’t have adequate access to services,” said Nick Richard, executive director of NAMI of Southeast Louisiana, a mental health advocacy organization.

Honoring history

‘CORE Four’ lauded with marker, plaque at McCrory’s site

BY VIOLET BUCARO Staff writer

In 1960, four students were arrested for sitting at a lunch table at McCrory’s Five and Dime on Canal Street, in violation of the city’s Jim Crow segregation laws.

Students Rudy Lombard, Cecil Carter, Oretha Castle Haley and Sydney “Lanny” Goldfinch would later be praised as pivotal to the Civil Rights

Movement in New Orleans Their contributions are the latest addition to the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail, state officials said at an unveiling ceremony on Tuesday

Lt. Gov Billy Nungesser and officials with the Louisiana Office of Tourism on Tuesday placed the 14th Civil Rights Trail marker and plaque outside the former McCrory’s store on 1001 Canal St., which is now the Ruby Slipper Cafe The group of sit-in protesters went on to be known as the “CORE Four,” a reference to the civil rights organization, the Congress of Racial Equality

“Until you hear the story, you don’t know the pain. There is story after story,” Nungesser said. “We wanted to make sure we honored those he-

New Orleans inmate back in custody

Man had been mistakenly released

BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer

Another inmate was mistakenly released from the New Orleans jail and out for days before officials realized the error and brought the man back to lockup on Monday, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. Seth Butler, 19, was released from the Orleans Justice Center on May 30 after pleading guilty

to several drug, weapon and other charges stemming from an arrest in August 2025, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Simone Levine suspended Butler’s sentence, giving him credit for time served, and issued his release following his guilty plea May 29. More than a week went by before Sheriff’s Office officials were informed Monday by the Office of Juvenile Justice that a detainer had been placed on Butler in February, preventing

BY POET WOLFE Staff writer

roes. Yes, heroes, because I was never taught about this in school.”

The civil rights markers are life-size figures cut from steel that stand over 6 feet tall. They have been placed in areas across the state where civil rights activism took place. Each statue also features a sign that describes the location and the activists’ role in the movement.

Two years ago, Nungesser developed the Civil Rights Trail to honor the history of civil rights leaders who sat in protest of segregation laws in the 1950s and ’60s in Louisiana.

Nungesser started the journey in 2018 after he attended a conference in Arizona. He said Mississippi and

STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Descendants of civil rights activists stand arm in arm with former activists themselves for a group photo beside a new Louisiana Civil Rights Trail marker during its unveiling on Tuesday, outside Ruby Slipper Cafe on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans. The marker commemorates the 1960 lunch-counter sit-in by the ‘CORE Four,’ a group of New Orleans students who peacefully protested racial segregation at the former McCrory’s Five and Dime site.

Another judge recuses from ex-N.O. sheriff’s case

Hutson faces accusations of public misconduct

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

A second New Orleans criminal court judge has stepped aside from ex-Orleans Parish Sheriff

Susan Hutson’s public misconduct case.

District Judge Robin Pittman opted Tuesday against presiding over the case against Hutson, after Judge Leon Roche recused himself earlier Pittman announced her recusal during a brief court appearance by Hutson and her former chief financial officer, Bianka Brown, inside the criminal courthouse.

Hutson faces 30 felony counts from a bombshell indictment unleashed last month by Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office days before the one-term sheriff was set to leave office.

The majority of the charges against Hutson, 59 involve allegations of malfeasance in office, including claims that she fell down on the job before 10 inmates broke out of the parish jail last year Brown faces 20 similar charges.

“The court believes that based on information and material it’s previously received, that it is in its best interest to recuse itself,” Pittman said, declining specifics. Hutson and Brown have yet to enter pleas to charges that include malfeasance in office,

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In their report, New Orleans officials identified several programs launched in recent months and years to stem the crisis. More than 2,600 overdoses were reversed by bystanders last year after the Health Department and its partners distributed naloxone, an opioid-overdose antidote to community groups and businesses and trained them in its use.

The city also launched a new mobile clinic in April under a $2.5 million, three-year contract with several community health organizations. The report did not provide details on the clinic’s operations so far

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that accepted design costs for the complex as part of the local match and that said the state “may validate” brewpub costs in a request for reconsideration.

The decision to deny the local match exemption put the brewpub project in limbo, and Jefferson Parish Council member Timothy Kerner Jr said at the time the parish would need to either put up millions of dollars more for the local match, or convert the building to a noncommercial use and face legal action from Port Orleans, or forego the parking garage entirely

Kerner has been a staunch opponent of the brewpub since inheriting the project from his predecessor, Marion Edwards, and has previously suggested the parish use the building for public uses, like a children’s museum, instead.

Kerner in a statement Monday criticized how quickly state leaders moved to solve the local match issue without fully funding the garage, and alleged it benefitted politically powerful brewpub supporters, although he declined to name anyone specific

He’s said in his election campaign that there was a political “machine” in Old Gretna that took an unfair amount of discretionary funds from his district.

“If government fought as hard for working families as it fought for this brewpub, Jefferson Parish would be a very different place,” Kerner said.

Local match exemptions are typically used for smaller parishes and municipalities who cannot afford to pay the local match on their own. State law typically allows the government to waive match requirements for parishes with less than 12,000 people or municipalities with less than 9,500 people that are in good financial standing, although the parking garage exemption overrides that population cap.

Email Lara Nicholson at lnicholson@theadvocate.com.

obstruction of justice, filing or maintaining false public records and several related conspiracy counts.

Murrill’s office has argued that a July 17, 2025, closed-door meeting by the criminal court judges, in which they held Hutson in contempt of court over her refusals to transfer inmates to court on weekends and holidays, makes all of them witnesses and demands their recusal.

Prosecutors claim that more than half of the charges Hutson faces relate to the controversy over jail transfers.

If all 12 judges in the courthouse recuse, they’ll have to do it in the courtroom Judicial Ad-

“Under my administration, we continue to invest in strategies that save lives, expand access to care and tackle the inequities that have allowed this crisis to take root,” Mayor Helena Moreno said in a statement

Monday

But at the same time, the city has seen some drug treatment services fall off in recent months. New Orleans’ 25-bed sobering center in the Treme closed in January due to budget cuts under Moreno’s 2026 spending plan

Around half of the beds at one of the city’s largest addiction treatment facilities have been empty for months because of funding challenges due to Medicaid enrollment drops, a trend that is only expected to increase with new federal work requirements

ministrator Rob Kazik said that each judge must weigh recusal separately and “each judge has to have a written reason for their recusal.”

He said court officials are working on a plan to accelerate the process to arrive at a judge to hear the case Should all of the judges recuse, the Louisiana Supreme Court would appoint one.

“Whatever way the court wants does it, we’ll be here,” Hutson’s attorney, Gregory Carter, said outside the courthouse Tuesday “Her innocence is rooted in the truth, and we need that truth to come out. The only way to do that is to get in front of a judge who can handle the case.”

for the Medicaid program next year

The city’s Office of Homeless Services also saw major cuts this year and funding the city used to ramp up placements into permanent housing in recent years has dried up. The city’s shelters are full most nights.

“How do we expect people to be clean and sober when they’re on the streets?” said Richard.

Ed Carlson, director of Odyssey House Louisiana, said that efforts to distribute Narcan can save lives, but that “if you’re not getting people into treatment, it’s like playing Russian roulette; it’s going to catch up with them.”

Carlson said he supports the expansion of court-mandated treatment programs. A bill the Legis-

The prosecution of Hutson and Brown has quickly become a hot potato among the criminal judges. Last month, 11 of the 12 sitting judges entered recusals as the grand jury proceedings played out.

Franz Zibilich, a fill-in judge, stepped in to oversee the special grand jury that went on to indict Hutson and Brown. Roche recused himself on the eve of Hutson and Brown’s scheduled arraignment on May 15, citing last summer’s power struggle over inmate transfers.

Pittman ordered the case randomly re-allotted Tuesday to another section of the courthouse.

No future court dates were set.

Judge John Fuller is the only current judge who was not on the bench when the court held Hutson in contempt.

Hutson, who lost her reelection bid last fall, was criminally charged five days before she handed over the office to her successor, Michelle Woodfork.

The indictment stemmed from an investigation the Attorney General’s Office launched in response to last year’s jailbreak, in which 10 inmates escaped the New Orleans lockup, triggering a multistate manhunt that spanned months.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Hutson failed to take action even after she was warned by judges and consent decree monitors who report to a federal judge over jail conditions.

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lature passed in May would make sleeping on the street a crime and allow people charged under the new law to avoid jail time by completing drug or mental health treatment programs.

The bill, which is awaiting Gov Jeff Landry’s signature, was criticized by other local treatment providers, as it does not allocate funds to help New Orleans and other cities expand their limited inpatient treatment options.

In its report, the Moreno administration did not identify any plans to increase inpatient treatment. But officials said they will continue operating the city’s mobile clinic, expanding naloxone distribution, and reviewing data to develop policy recommendations.

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Alabama “bragged” about their Civil Rights Trail, and wondered why there wasn’t one already in Louisiana. Today, Louisiana has 11 more markers than any other state, he said at the ceremony State officials eventually want to build a museum dedicated to the trail. There are also plans for the creation of a statewide touring bus that visits each site across the state, he said. State Rep Candace Newell, D-New Orleans, said the movement is especially prevalent today after the recent legislation session that redrew Louisiana’s congressional maps to exclude a second majority-minority district, and after the state Legislature eliminated the New Orleans clerk of criminal court.

“History teaches us that civil rights progress is not a straight line,” Newell said “The lessons of places like McCrory’s remind us that we must remain committed to protecting the rights and opportunities that previous generations have fought so hard to secure.”

The four students’ case gained national attention, and the U.S. Supreme Court overturned their convictions. In response, activists boycotted 75 stores on Canal Street and demanded an end to segregation in restaurants and eating areas. The protesters gave those establishments 75 days to hire 90 Black employees, a demand the businesses met after more than two years had passed.

Edwin Lombard, a former judge on the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal who was one of the first Black students to attend Tulane University, said he

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his potential release from jail. Butler was on juvenile probation when he was arrested as an adult in 2025. The juvenile justice office emailed the detainer to OPSO’s records department during former Sheriff Susan Hutson’s administration, Sheriff’s Office officials said, asking jail officials to hold Butler for pickup by juvenile justice officials once his adult case was closed. The detainer was never added to Butler’s file or the jail management system, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Once Sheriff’s Office officials were made aware of the error, they alerted other law enforcement agencies across the parish and sent a unit to Butler’s address, where he was taken into custody without issue and returned to the Orleans Justice Center

Calandra Corder, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office, said Butler was picked up by juvenile justice officials on Tuesday She did not know how much more time he would have to serve, but he would have been on juvenile probation until September 2027.

Butler is only the latest inmate to be released due to clerical errors at the New Orleans jail, which is operated by the Sheriff’s Office and recently sworn-in Sheriff Michelle Woodfork.

Khalil Bryan, 30, was accidentally released in place of another inmate with the same last name in July 2025, just two months after 10 inmates broke out of the jail in a brazen escape that exposed security flaws at the jail that was then headed by Hutson. Officials spent nearly a month searching before they found Bryan and brought him back to the jail.

More recently under Woodfork’s administration, 30-yearold Dreion Williams was at large for six days in May after he was released due to what officials described as a paperwork error and “breakdown of systems.” He turned himself in Wednesday at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Courthouse.

During her campaign and since taking office last month, Woodfork has pledged to improve security and conditions within the jail.

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search warrants, NOPD said. Among those arrested were Michael Anthony Clavo III, 22, of Slidell; Dandrick Montero Green, 25, of Slidell; and Brian Rashad Webb, 29, of Luling, each of whom was booked on a count of seconddegree murder and 11 counts of second-degree aggravated battery

Corey Hassan Dentrell Patton, 29, of New Orleans, and Jeremy Jamal Williams, 36, were each booked on one count of criminal conspiracy to commit second-degree murder and 11 counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated seconddegree battery Williams is currently incarcerated and in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Law enforcement officers, investigators and Poleate’s parents attended Tuesday’s news conference announcing the arrests.

would sit in at the time on CORE

meetings with his older brother, Rudy Lombard, and with others.

“People should know what it took. We take so much for granted now,” Lombard said at Tuesday’s unveiling.

Ernest English, who designed the statues, said he created them to embody the protesters involved. “I wanted a silhouette of a person protesting to draw people into the Civil Rights Trail and feel immersed before they begin to read anything,” he said.

The men and women figures who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement will continue to be displayed and honored in Louisiana. State Rep. Alonzo Knox, DNew Orleans, added that the markers celebrate people “who

“This is some comfort in the years that we’ve been through,” Sharon Poleate said. “I don’t have any animosity for them or anybody I just don’t want this to happen to another family It’s not easy It’s really not easy.”

NOPD officials urged anyone with information about the shooting to contact CrimeStoppers at (504) 822-1111.

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Edwin Lombard, brother of ‘CORE Four’ member Rudy Lombard, addresses the crowd during the dedication of a Louisiana Civil Rights Trail marker on Tuesday in downtown New Orleans.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

Ex-Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson leaves the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court building after District Judge Leon Roche recuses himself from her case in New Orleans on May 15.

RTAseeks survey resultsfrompublic

Agency eyes streetcar system enhancements

BY BLAKE PATERSON Staff writer

The New Orleans Regional TransitAuthority is looking for input from the publicon how toimprove its iconic streetcar system with anew online survey

The survey,which will remain open through June 30, asks locals to rate the streetcar’ssafety,accessibility,efficiency and reliability on a scale from poor to excellent It also asks people to pick betweenvarious trade-offs,

like maintaining the streetcarscurrently in use or replacingthem with more modern light-railvehicles

The RTAplans to usethe results to develop aStreetcar Modernization Master Plan,which aims to provide along-term road mapfor capital investmentsand system improvements. The RTAboardhas budgeted $1.2 million for the planning process and last year hired Metairie-based HDREngineering to complete the report Streetcars have rumbled downNew Orleans’ streets for nearly two centuries Butthe current system facesoperational issues like slow travel speeds,

safety incidentsand accessibility challenges,the RTA boardwrote in awarding the contract.

The surveycomes as the RTAworks to meet aNovember deadline in federal court to provide aplan formakingits St.Charles Avenue route wheelchairaccessible andfully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In 2023, thefamily of a wheelchair-bound 7-year-old filed afederal lawsuit after they tried to board one of four ADA-compliant streetcars on the St. Charles route but were told by adriver they couldn’tbecause they weren’tatanADA-designated stop. TheRTA agreed to

afederal consentdecreelast year to settlethe case.

Theconsent decree gives the RTAuntilNov.3 to complete aplan for making the full St. Charles streetcar fleetADA-accessible. The plan will be presented to the RTAboardatits Oct. 27 meeting, the agency said in a news release

The agencyhas untilAug. 30,2028, to make allstreetcar stops on the St. Charles lineADA-accessible.

The RTAin2024 was awarded$5.4million as part of the BipartisanInfrastructure Law to make the streetcar lineADA compliant.

The survey is available online at: https://hdr.jotform com/form/rta-streetcar

PearlRiver protesters’charges dropped

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Northshore prosecutors are dropping charges against three people who were arrested in January during asmall protest against PresidentDonald Trump’simmigration policies in Pearl River,after the prosecutors said the protesters’ speech wasprotected by the First Amendment Lauren McKinney,34, of Slidell; Isabella Potkoski, 20, of Pearl River; and Kourtnie Potkoski, 54, of Pearl River; were arrested by the Pearl RiverPoliceDepartmentin January.Officers accused them of illegallyblocking traffic and using profanity at asmall anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest at abusy intersection.

In April, northshore District Attorney CollinSims’ office charged the trio with disturbing the peace, resisting an officer and obstructing ahighway of commerce.

after northshoreprosecutors dropped charges against them after being arrested at an anti-ICEprotest in

testers and the police over what kindsofspeechare protected under the Constitution.

The protesters’ attorney, Covington lawyer Buddy Spell, arguedthe charges should be dismissed because theprotesters’ “F*** ICE” sign andtheir use of the middle finger wereall protected.

Spell’s motion was set to be heard Monday at the St. Tammany Parish courthouse in Covington. But before aruling was issued on the motion, Sims’ office asked the judge to have the charges dismissed.

“I’mpleased that the DA’s Office evaluated the case anddeclinedtoprosecute,” Spell saidinaninterview Tuesday.“Icertainly wish thatthey had not accepted the charges to begin with, but better latethannever,” he added.

The protesters’ videoof their arrest sparked heated debateonline in St. Tammany Parishearlierthisyear andprompted alarger protest at the same intersection in PearlRiver in February Thevideo featuredatense exchange between the pro-

Butinaninterview on Monday,Sims said his office decided to dismiss the case after they could not find awitness who could testify that the protesters were obstructingthe roadway.If theyweren’tobstructing thehighway, he said, their speech was protectedbythe First Amendment. “If you’re yelling ‘F You fascist,’ all that’sfine, as long as it’snot beingscreamed fromthe middle of aroadway,” Sims said. “Wethought the appropriate thing to do was to dismiss thecase.”

In astatement, protester Kourtnie Potkoski thanked Spell andanother attorney, Bruce Hamilton of the Tulane First Amendment clinic, for his assistance.

“I think it is extremely important rightnow,while thecountry is so divided, to realize that we all have FirstAmendment rights no matter what side we areon,” Potkoski said.

BY JULIA GUILBEAU and MARTHA SANCHEZ Staff writers

New Orleans police recovered abody from Lake PontchartrainTuesday amid adays-long searchfor amissing swimmer who is believed to havedrowned over the weekend.

NOPD officers,dive team members, apolice drone pilot and the U.S. Coast Guard began searching the lake Sunday afternoon afterreceiving reportsthat an adult swimmer went underwater andnever resurfaced.

Officials responded to a report of abody in thewaternearthe 2000 block of

Lakeshore Drive around 9:40 am Tuesday,Sgt.Barry Fletcher,anNOPD spokesperson, said.

Authorities are waiting for the Orleans Parish coroner to complete an autopsy to confirm whether the body is thatofthe missing swimmer. Searchefforts will continue until confirmation is made, according to Fletcher.

The missingman, whom police have not named, is an adult from Mexico, NOPD Special Operations Division Captain Preston Bax Jr.said duringa news conference Monday.He and another man jumped into thelake just before 3:20 p.m. Sunday and began

racing each other in the water,according to Bax NOPD has been using sonar equipment, among other measures, to conduct an “extensive” search,Bax said. Search effortswere temporarily pausedafter officialssighted aroughly 15-foot alligator in the area. Officials did not say if thealligator attacked the swimmer Khalil Awogboro, a 19-year-old who arrived to fishatthe lakefront before the incident, said on Sunday thathesaw agroup of men gathered near thecanal. Twomen in the group jumped into thewater and began swimming until one

of them began to struggle, he said.

“He was swimming slower and slower,” Awogboro saidSunday

Theother men in the group who stayed on shore said they weretraveling from Pennsylvania to Texas for work, Awogboro added. He said several of the men tried to help the drowning manbut came out of the water coughing.

The incident followed another possible drowning on Friday, when NOPD and the New Orleans Fire Departmentrecovered a body found floating in the lake near the8000 block of LakeshoreDrive nearWest End.

NewOrleans Area

Deaths

Barthelemy,Myron

Farnsworth,Philip FerrouilletSr.,Alvin

Gonzalez, Roberto Guillot, Laniel Hotard, Patricia Ker, Jerobbin Maduell,Audrey Montgomery, Meryl Renfroe,Shawanda Sanders Sr., Leroy StrunkJr.,George Tyler, Larry Viera, Iris

Wallace, Gerald EJefferson

Richardson FH Sanders Sr., Leroy NewOrleans

Boyd Family Ker, Jerobbin

Charbonnet

Gonzalez, Roberto

Wallace, Gerald

DW Rhodes

Barthelemy,Myron

Estelle JWilson

Tyler, Larry

Greenwood

Guillot, Laniel

Lake Lawn Metairie

Hotard, Patricia

StrunkJr.,George

Majestic Mortuary

Renfroe,Shawanda St Tammany

EJ Fielding

Maduell,Audrey

Honaker

Montgomery, Meryl West Bank

Mothe

Viera, Iris

Obituaries

Barthelemy, MyronF

Myron "Munch/Muddy" Barthelemy, alifelongresident of Diamond, Louisiana, passed away on June 2, 2026, at the age of 62. He was born on

October 7, 1963, to thelate Joseph and Leonise Barthelemy. Myron was thedevoted companionof Michelle Ragas. He is survived by his daughter, Nadia Barthelemy; thechildren he lovedand embraced as hisown,Arion andAmber Ragas, and Nicole and Nikki Barthelemy; hissiblings, DominicSr.,Angela, andCletusBarthelemy; 16 grandchildren, 7godchildren,and ahost of other familymembersand friends. Relativesand friends of thefamily, as well as parishioners of St.Patrick Catholic Church,are invited to attenda Celebration of Life on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at St.Patrick Catholic Church,28698 LA23, Port Sulphur, LA 70083. Visitation willbeginat9:00 a.m., followed by aMass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. officiatedbyFather Sampson Abdulai. Entombment will follow at Barthelemy Cemetery in Diamond,Louisiana. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home 3933 Washington Ave Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook

Farnsworth, Philip R. Phil wasborninNew Orleans, LA andattended elementary schools in New Orleansand Baton Rouge He graduatedfromChoate School in Wallingford CT, andearned abachelor's degree from Washington andLee University in Lexington, VA.During summers of hiscollegeyears he interned for Hale Boggs in Washington, D. C.(the majority leader in Congress). Phil earnedhis law degree from Tulane University and wasassociated with theTulaneLaw Review whereheauthored legal commentarypublishedin1966. He later earned amasters degree in securitieslaw from NYU. In hisprofessional career,Philworkedasanattorney for Entergy (formerly MiddleSouth Utilities)in NewOrleans andfor the Securitiesand Exchange Commission in Washington D. C. as directorofhis department.Hethenmoved to NewYorktoworkfor Capital Cities/ ABC, Inc whereheeventually servedasCorporate Secretary. He retiredin 1997 after Disney Corp.acquiredCapital Cities. Phil is survived by his brothers David M. andJohn T. Farnsworth andhis lifepartner,James C. Gill, as well as hisnieces and nephews.

Ferrouillet Sr., Alvin Joseph

Alvin Joseph Ferrouillet affectionately known as "Bird," "BigAl,"and "AJ, passedawaypeacefullyat theage of 87 in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, May29, 2026. Born in October of 1938, Alvin wasa proudNew Orleanian devotedtofamily, goodfood, goodfriends,

PROVIDED PHOTO By ANNIE SPELL

Kourtnie Potkoski, from left, Isabella Potkoski, attorney BuddySpelland Lauren McKinneyleave the courthouse

Pearl River in January.

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✦ Wednesday, June 10, 2026 ✦ nola.com ✦ The Times-Picayune and agood time. He attended Joseph S. Clark Sr High School, servedhonorably in the United States Army, and retired after30 years at Kaiser Aluminum.

Alvin married the love of his life, Constance "Connie" Ratleff Ferrouillet, on April 26, 1962. Togetherthey shared 64 cherished years of marriage. Aman with alargerthan-life personality, Alvin never meta stranger. A longtime member of the Conquistador and Vikings clubs, he loved being with family and friends, meeting at McDonald's with his morning coffee group, and playing with his Tuesday poker buddies. Known to his grandchildren as "Paw Paw," he showed up for every milestone and always prepared their favoritesgumbo, stuffed crabs, oyster stuffing, or meatballs, with lots of love.

Alvin is survived by his wife, Connie; his children, Tia F. Morgan (Glenn), Jill F. Garner, and Alvin Ferrouillet Jr. (Cher); his7 grandchildren and 7greatgrandchildren, his brother, Theodore (Bea); brother-in -law, Joseph Rouzan; and his chosen brother Dr. Jerome Medley (Lexie). He was preceded in death by his parents, Manuella and Theodore, step-mother Beulah Santiago, sisters Marlene Rouzan and Ursula Jackson, and his grandson, Joseph Ferrouillet.

Alvin's legacy lives on in the familyhecherished, his loyal friends and the countless lives he touched. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

Visitation/Rosary -8:00 a.m., followed by Funeral Mass -10:00 a.m. on

Saturday,June 13, 2026, at CorpusChristi-Epiphany Catholic Church.

Gonzalez,Roberto Martinez

RobertoMartinezGon‐zalez passed away in Gould,AR. SonofJennifer Nin andRoberto Gonzalez Brother of RobertoVaughn, BreionCollins,Roshad Gonzalez, Rosha' Matthew, Romya Gonzalez and Roshawn Gonzalez Roberto wasa graduate of FredrickDouglas Senior HighSchool andwas an activememberofthe UnitedStatesAir Force, stationed at Little Rock Air‐force Base,AR. ACelebra‐tionservice honoring the lifeand legacy of thelate Roberto M. Gonzalez will beheldinthe Chapel of CharbonnetLabat Glapion Funeral Home,1615 St PhilipStreet,New Orleans, LA70116onWednesday June10, 2026at9:30am. In‐terment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation 8:30 aminthe chapel.Please signthe online guestbook atwww.charbonnetfuner alhome.com. Charbonnet Labat Glapion, Directors (504)581 4411.

Laniel Joseph Guillot, age 85, passedawayon June6,2026, in Jefferson, Louisiana.BornonOctober 16, 1940, in Hessmer, Louisiana,hewas theson ofthe late Anthonyand Corinne Guillot. He was alsoprecededindeath by his siblings ShirleyNaquin, SamuelThomas, Jr., and Myrna Thomas.Lanielwas a devotedhusband to Mary B.Guillot forover60years Together,theybuilt alov‐ing familythatbrought him great prideand joy. He was the loving father of Russell Guillotand JeffreyGuillot and hiswifeMichelle.He was acherished grandfa‐thertoKristin Pastor and her husband Jason, Amy Harrell andher husband Steven, KaylaKnightand her husband Dillon,and Ryanand hiswifeArring‐ton.Hewas also aproud great-grandfather to Caleb and MiaPastor, Leah and MadelineKnight, and Henry Harrell. Laniel servedhis countrywith honorinthe National

Guardand washonorably dischargedinDecember 1964. Hissense of duty and quiet strength were re‐flectedinthe wayhelived eachday.A manofdeep faith,Lanielwas adevout parishioner of St.Cather‐ine of Sienafor 60 years. Hewas aregular attendee ofthe 4p.m.Vigil Mass and found greatcomfort and strengthinhis church community.His presence was afamiliarand wel‐comed one, andhis devo‐tiontohis faithwas evi‐dent. He also served as for‐mer presidentofthe Men’s ClubatSt. Catherineof Siena,where he gave gen‐erously of histimeand leadershipinsupport of parishlife. Laniel is sur‐vived by hisbeloved wife, MaryB.Guillot; hissons, Russell Guillotand Jeffrey Guillot andhis wife Michelle;his grandchil‐dren, Kristin Pastor and her husband Jason, Amy Harrell andher husband Steven, KaylaKnightand her husband Dillon,and Ryanand hiswifeArring‐ton;his great-grandchil‐dren, Caleband MiaPas‐tor,Leahand Madeline Knight, andHenry Harrell; and hissiblings, Donald and SherranThomas. He willberememberedwith lovebyhis family,friends and fellow parishioners for his steadfastfaith,his de‐votiontothose he loved, and thequiet dignitywith which he livedhis life Friends andfamilyare in‐vited to attend theFuneral MassonFriday, June 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at St Catherine of SienaCatholic Church,105 BonnabelBlvd. Metairie, LA 70005.Visita‐tionwillbegin at 10:15 a.m. until Mass time.Burialwill followatGreenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flow‐ers,the familyasksthat donations be made to St JudeChildren’sHospitalin Laniel’shonor andmem‐ory.Tosignthe online guestbook,aswellas share memories andcon‐dolences, please visit www.greenwoodfh.com

Hotard, Patricia ClaireTalbot

Patricia Claire "Patsy Talbot Hotard was born on July5,1934 in New Orleans, and spent the next 91 years fillingevery room sheentered with grace, generosity, and love.She passed awaypeacefully on Sunday,June 7, 2026

Affectionately called "Honey" by hergrandchildren, Patsy is survived by herfivechildren: Michael D. Hotard (Candy), Mary Claire Hotard, John A. Hotard, JamesS.Hotard, Jr. (Jane) and PatriciaHotard Breedy (Greg). She was preceded in death by her belovedhusband of 67 years, James Sidney "Jimmy"Hotard, her parents RobertFellersTalbot andConcordia Mary Arnold Talbot, an infant daughter Julie Ann Hotard, and hertwo siblings, Elizabeth Talbot Quinn and RobertF.Talbot. Patsy was aproud grandmother to Georgia, Olivia,Hobie (Greta), Juliette (Quinn), Cordy (Matt), Sarah, Elizabeth Allen, Katy (Mitchell),Sophia,Foster, James Riley, Patricia Claire, Isabella, Welsh, Jimbo, Lilly, Vivienne, Tommy,Daniel,Bryce, Garrett, and Ashlea, anda Great Grandmother to Jack,Joseph, and Davis. Shewas also an admired and beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews

Patsy'sstorybeganin OldAlgiers, whereshe grew up in the close-knit communitythatshaped her faith and her character.Little did she know that her future husband Jimmy, was being raised justnearbyasa childhood neighbor.A love story was already quietly taking shape, though neither of them knewityet.She went on to attend Ursuline Academy, whereshe was a standout student and leader.She servedonStudent Council, competed on the volleyball,basketball, and indoor softballteams, and edited both the"SERVIAM" newsletterand the yearbook in hersenior year. Each year of her attendance she receivedthe C.L.C. (Courtesy,Loyalty, Courage)Medal, adistinction that spoke to the character she wouldcarry throughouther entirelife In the summer of 1950,she traveled to Notre Dame University as Ursuline's

delegatetothe National Convention for the CatholicStudent Mission Crusade. She went on to earna Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Loyola University of theSouth in 1956, and in 1971 was a member of theoriginal committee that produced thebeloved first editionof theUrsuline Alumnae Cookbook, "Recipes and Reminiscences of New Orleans."

On June 15, 1957, Patsy married Jimmy at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Algiers, Louisiana, and together they builta life centered on faith,family,and service. She was adevoted mother and grandmother, present and engaged at every turn.She was the proud motherofthree EagleScoutsand apassionate supporter of Jesuit High School and the Academy of theSacred Heart.One of her greatest joys was thefamily's summer home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, where she keptanopen door forfamily,friends, and neighbors alike.Her eye of the round roast and her famous Honey's Mac and Cheese madethe table agathering place that everyone lookedforward to In quieter moments, Patsy expressedher love throughher handsaswell as her heart, needlepointing aChristmas stocking for every one of herchildren and grandchildren, each one atreasured keepsake. Her famous cheese straws and cookies, beloved by everymember of thefamily,are atradition that livesoninher memory.

Patsy's faith was the cornerstone of herlife.In 1962, she and Jimmy became members of St Andrewthe Apostle Church Parish, where she wouldremainanactive and dedicated parishioner for morethan60years.

Her service extended throughout theCatholic Archdiocese of New Orleans fordecades. She served on theplanning committee forPope John Paul II's historicvisitto NewOrleans in 1987 throughThe Catholic Foundationofthe Archdiocese of New Orleans. She wasanactive member of The Saint Elizabeth's Guild,The Saint Michael Special School Guild, The Archdiocesan Spirituality Center, and Heart Ambassadors, where she was honored as "Woman of the Year"in 1990. Since 2001, she served with distinction as Mistress of Ceremonies of theSoutheastern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchreof Jerusalem.

Among her many individual honors, Patsy received theOrder of St Louis Medal from ArchbishopPhilipM Hannon; the"Great LadGreat Gentleman" Award fromthe East Jefferson GeneralHospitalAuxiliary; the"Volunteer Activist" Award fromThe Saint Elizabeth's Guild;the "Pro Ecclesia et Pontificate" Award, thehighest Papal Honor from Pope John Paul II,presented by ArchbishopFrance B. Schulte;and the"Pro Deo et Pontificate" Award, presented by BishopJude Speyer.

Patsyloved Godwith her wholeheart and lived that love openlyand joyfully every dayofher life.She was awoman of warmth elegance, and quiet strength,and thelight she brought to everyone around her will notsoon be forgotten.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend avisitation at Lake Lawn Funeral Home,located at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., NewOrleans, Louisiana, at 11 am on Monday, June 15, 2026, followedbya Mass of ChristianBurial at 1pmin theLake Lawn Chapel Interment willbeat Metairie Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers,please make adonationto CatholicCharities, USA JesuitHighSchool of New Orleans, or theAcademy of theSacred Heart

Jerobbin Kerwas born onOctober 29, 1967, in New Orleans,LAtoRobertand MercedesJohnson.She was agraduateofSt. Mary’sAcademy.After highschool,Jerobbin brieflyattended theUni‐versity of NewOrleans be‐forejoining theUSArmy Reserve’s 377thTSC,where she proudlyservedinOp‐eration Desert Storm. After the military sheworkedat Harrah’sCasinowhere she met theloveofher life Larry.Jerobbinand Larry married in August 1996 and wentontohavetwo beau‐tiful daughters. Jerobbin madethe career transition tohealthcareand worked atmultiplehospitals in the New Orleansareaand morerecentlythe VA Hos‐pital in Austin,TX. Jerobbin isprecededindeath by her parents,Bob andMert, and her husband Larry.She leavesbehindher daugh‐tersDominique andAliyah Ker,her granddaughter Leilani Ker, anda host of niecesand nephews. Jer‐obbin will be remembered for herunforgettable laugh,loveofblues con‐certs anddedicationtoher family. Family andfriends are invitedtoattend the Celebration of Life Service onThursday,June 11, 2026 for 10:00 a.m. at TheBoyd FamilyFuneral Home,5001 ChefMenteur Hwy.,New Orleans,LA70126. Visita‐tionwillbegin at 9:00 a.m. PastorMalcolm Collins, of‐ficiating. Interment: South‐eastVeteransCemetery, 34888 Grantham College Drive Slidell, LA 70460 Guestbook Online:www anewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear BrooksBoydand Donavin D.BoydOwners/FuneralDi‐rectors

In loving memory of AudreyMaduell. Daughter of the lateFrederick Schwartzenburg, Sr. and Mildred Falk Schwartzenburg; and adored wife of thelate Louis MarionMaduell, Sr for62yrs. Survived by her loving children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.She liveda very full life of love,faith and laughter. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home has been entrusted with funeral arrangements. Please visit www.ejfieldingfh.com fora complete obituary and service times.

Montgomery, Meryl Valeva

Miss MerylValevaMont‐gomery, daughter of RobertG.Montgomery, Sr and DeborahWharton Montgomery, unexpectedly departedthislifeonMay 28, 2026 after abrief ill‐ness. Shewas 38 yearsold Being born with Down Syn‐drome,she prosperedin waysnodoctorthought thatshe would. Allseemed tothink that Down Syn‐drome woulddefine and limit her, butMeryl was anythingbut down and whateverlimitations she had were of no conse‐quencetoher genuineex‐citementfor life.At2 years old,she startedschoolat St. Michael’sSpecial School in NewOrleans where shewas adaily de‐light to herteachersand classmates. Shegraduated fromSt. Michael’sSpecial School,and hadbegun the nextstepoflifeskillstrain‐ing,whenHurricane Kat‐rinauprootedher andher parents,relocatingthemto Slidell. Even though this was amajor change to Meryl’s environment, she showedall around her, onceagain,how to accept and adjust.She focused onlyonthe simple things thatshe enjoyed: playing her guitar,doing arts and craftsprojects, watching her favorite TV shows, drinkingher smoothies thatshe made forherself, eatingpizzaand wingsfor every birthday from herbig sisterToni(“Buffalo”), grillingwhatevershe could onthe grillthat“Mother” got herfor herbirthday and spending time with her bigbrother Bobby (“Dumbo”).How fitting it is thather favorite colors werethe colors of therain‐bow andher favorite outfit, rainbowtie-dyed! Escaping

theusual societal pres‐sures life canbring,Meryl lived acarefreelife, freely and with joy. Left to cher‐ish Meryl’smemoryare her parents;RobertG.Mont‐gomery, Sr.and Deborah WhartonMontgomery, her sisterToniRousell (Byron Jr.), herbrother Robert G. Montgomery, Jr.(LaTasha) niecesLarionne M. Rousell and AilasiaM.Mont‐gomery, nephewsRobertG Montgomery, III, Taylen, and Taj'e Montgomery, un‐clesWayne Wharton, Sr and Thomas Montgomery and auntsFrancesca Whar‐ton,MarshaMontgomery, and Kaaren Montgomery. Relatives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend the memorial serviceat Honaker FuneralHome, 1751 GauseBlvd. West (in ForestLawnCemetery), Slidell, LA on Friday,June 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Visi‐tationwillbefrom10:00 a.m.to12:00 p.m. until ser‐vicetime. ByronRussell of‐ficiating. Arrangements by Honaker FuneralHome, Inc.,Slidell, LA

Shawanda MarieRen‐froe, affectionately known as"Lucky,"was born on August2,1967, in NewOr‐leans,Louisiana,tothe late James P. Renfroeand An‐nette M. Renfroe. ShawandaacceptedJesus Christasher Lord andSav‐ior at an earlyage andre‐mainedsteadfastinher faith throughout herlife. She wasa devotedmem‐ber of HouseholdofFaith, where shefound strength encouragement,and fel‐lowship.A proudgraduate of Walter L. CohenHigh

Ker, Jerobbin

Renfroe, Shawanda Marie

Maduell,Audrey

Guillot, Laniel Joseph

School,Shawandadedi‐cated hercareer to educat‐ing andinspiring others as anAssistantCulinaryArts Teacher at Oliver Perry WalkerHighSchool.Her passion forcookingex‐tendedfar beyond the classroom.Giftedinthe culinaryarts, shefound great joyinpreparing meals forfamily, friends, and anyone in need of a warmmealand aloving smile.Shawandawas known forher kind heart, vibrant personality, and deep love forher family. She cherishedevery mo‐mentspent with herchil‐dren, grandchildren, friends,and lovedones. Whetherhosting gather‐ings, sharinglaughter, or offering wordsofencour‐agement,she made every‐one feel welcomed and loved.Cherishingher memoryare her five loving children: Carl Renfroe, Car‐landraRenfroe,CarlosRen‐froe, CarlitaRenfroe,and AngelicaRogers;her ten beautiful grandchildren: MyTiyanaJohnson,Clayton Johnson III, ClayineJohn‐son,ClayryonRenfroe My'LiyahRenfroe, Ma'Laysia Renfroe, A'Niyah Renfroe,KammieMartin, Brandon Young Jr., and TommieEllisworth; andher three great-grandchildren: My'Lynn Alexander, Zoshan Alexander,and Chyna Marie Burton.She also leavestocherish hermem‐ory herlovingmother, An‐nette M. Renfroe; four de‐voted sisters, Eileen R. Hawkins,AntoinetteBlack‐ston, Melissa R. Williams, and ShawanaMorris; and the many godchildren she was honoredtoguide and love, includingFredricka Curtis, Tyrone Doodley, Michael Dixon, and LaKetha Martin.She also leavesbehinda host of nieces, nephews, otherrel‐atives, anddearShawanda was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on the morning of May27, 2026, releasedfromall pain and suffering while surrounded byher loving family.Wait‐ing to greether in glory wereher father,James P. Renfroe,and herbeloved brother,AndrewRenfroe Althoughour hearts are heavy with sorrow,were‐joice in knowingthat Shawanda'sfaith hasbe‐comesight.Her legacy of love, service, compassion, and devotion to Godwill continuetoliveonthrough the many livesshe touched.Shawandalived a lifeoflovethatinspiredall who knew her. Anyone who knew herknewthey could count on "Lucky" for a good laughand agreat mealtofollow. Shewillal‐waysberememberedasa walkingmiracle"for her strengthand determina‐tioninovercomingcancer beforebeing called home Her love,generosity, and unwavering faithwillnever beforgotten.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare all invited to attend theFu‐neral ServiceonFriday, June12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. atGreater King Solomon Baptist Church,3321 Audubon St NewOrleans LA70125. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Inter‐mentwillbeinRestlawn ParkCemeteryinAvon‐dale, LA.Professional arrangementsentrusted to MajesticMortuaryService Inc. (504) 523-5872.

SandersSr.,Rev. Leroy

Rev. Leroy Sanders, Sr.

"A Man With AVision" and Pastor of the Triumph Kingdom Builders Missionary Baptist Church of Kenner, LA, made his Heavenly Ascension, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at the age of 88.

Pastor Sanders was a devoted servant of God, a loving and faithful husband, adedicated father and grandfather, and avisionary leader. Truly, he was amighty man of God whose life exemplified faith, integrity, and compassion. Hisunwavering commitment to Christian values and his charge to "stay with the Lord" will remain deeply rooted in our hearts.

Pastor Sanders is survived by his children, Janice S. Bennett, Dr. Connie S. Brider, Leroy Sanders, Jr. (Treva), Leslie S. Martin (Rahman), and Pastor Dale Sanders, Sr., Son-in-law, Eugene Barnes, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Kimberly Sanders; eighteen grandchildren, Clarence Bennett, Jr., Rev. Dr. Lorenzo (Carrie) Bennett, Minister Antoine

(Quintetta) Bennett, Sr., JazminHouston, Monika Arceneaux, Leroy Regis Sanders, JavalynSession, MinisterClydeDavis,Jr. Ashley Brider,Gerae' Vallery,ChristianBooker, Eugene, III &Jaren Barnes, Destiny Estean, Jordan, and Dale Sanders, II Kwinci Martin and Jericho Elisha Sanders; fourteen great-grandchildren and twogreat-great grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Roussell Pinedo and Evelyn Thompson; four brothersin-law, foursisters-in-law, and ahost of nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and his Triumph Kingdom Builders' Church Family. He is precededindeath by his belovedwifefor more than sixty years, First Lady GirliaE.W.Sanders, daughter, Diana Sanders Barnes; his parents, OtisD Sanders, Sr., and Deaconess Sadie Moore Long;brothers, Otis Sanders, Jr.,Ray Sanders, Sr., John Sanders, and Larry Moore; foursisters, InezBrown,Lucille Long, Hazel Jones and Lyna Johnson; father-in-law, Rev. Joseph White, motherin-law, Mother Inez White, one son-in-law, Rev. Alonzo B. Brider,and one great-grandson, Zion Xavius Bennett. Relatives and friends, Triumph KingdomBuilders MissionaryBaptist Church, Fifth AfricanBaptist ChurchofNew Orleans, SecondNew Guide MissionaryBaptist Church, StrangersHome Baptist Church of Slaughter, LA, NinevehBaptist Church and allotherneighboring churchesinJefferson, Orleans,and surrounding parishes, Jefferson Parish Public School System, Four Paws Pet Cremation Service, UnitedStates PostalService,and "A Man With AVision" gospel musicalcast, are allinvited to the Homegoing Celebration: Lying in Repose Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.,at Triumph KingdomBuilders MBC 2325Rev.Richard Wilson, Drive, Kenner, LA and FuneralService on Friday,June 12, 2026 at 10:00a.m. at Second New Guide Missionary Baptist Church 1424S.Dilton Street,Metairie,LA. Pastor Dale J. Sanders, Sr Officiating. Come Rejoicing! Visitationwill begin at 9until time of service.Interment: ProvidenceMemorial Park Cemetery,Metairie, LA Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home of Jefferson, RiverRidge, LA. www.richardsonfunera lhomeofjefferson.com

George Henry Strunk, Jr. passedawayonJune 5, 2026.Hewas bornin Bethesda, Maryland, on September 8, 1939

George servedinthe United StatesCoast Guard and as acivilianinthe United StatesArmy.He worked as areal estate investor

George served as a boardmember of Timberlane CountryClub. George loved gardening, boating, fishing,and golfing,along with RC planes/ boats,CBradios, andtraveling. He was alwaysthe life of the party. He is precededindeath by his parents, George Strunk, Sr. andIrma Green Strunk;sister, Mary Elizabeth Hoover; and brother,Charles Eugene Strunk

George is survivedby his wifeof30years, Beverly GosselinStrunk;

his daughter,Vickey Strunk Stewart;grandchild, Nancy-RuthStewart; and stepchildren, Deborah Tosh (Michael Forschler), Stephen Sudderth(Lisa), John Sudderth(Yvonne), and Robert Sudderth (Cori). The family extends heartfeltthanks to dear friends and lovedones whose unwavering support throughthe years, along with kind words,actions and theircomforting presence, has brought us light during this difficult time. There willbea visitation from1:00 pm until 3:00 pm on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home,5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.,New Orleans, LA 70124. At 3:00 pm there willbeeulogies and presentation of military honors. In lieu of flowers,please considerdonating to the Louisiana SPCA in George's name.

Tyler, Larry'Fly'

Larry (Fly)Tyler de‐partedthisearthly life on June 4, 2026 at TouroInfir‐mary. He wasthe eldest son of HazelTyler andthe lateJ.T.Tyler,Jr. He was bornMarch 15, 1955, in New Orleans, La.Larry ac‐ceptedChristatanearly age andwas baptizedat ZionTravelers FirstBaptist Church.Hewas educated inthe NewOrleans Public School system.Larry (Fly) would tell you, that,the mostwonderful and blessedthingsthathap‐pened were that he loved his familyand livedeach day as if it were thelast. Healwayshad asmile on his faceand thankedGod for blessing himtosee an‐other day. He wasalways dressedtoimpress and looked like he hadplenty ofmoney (LOL), though he didn't. Buthewas happy withwhathehad,and al‐wayssaidhedid nothave much. He broughtjoy and laughtertoeveryonehe cameincontact with.His favoritesayingwas,"I won't complain becauseall mystruggles were be‐tween me andmyGod." He leavesa lifetime of memo‐riestobecherished by his lovingmother, HazelTyler, son Troy Freeman(Kystal Lee),grandchild, Troy Free‐man Jr siblings,Evelyn Brown (Elmo) of Houston, TX, GwendolynTyler Brown (Osby), GregoryTyler (Gail), FrederickTyler (Mi‐randa), Joycelyn Veals (Barnell),Jo-AnnTyler (Harry), Patricia Barnes (Kim),and VickiTylerCollins (Elvin). Stepsister Cajuana Lazard,and ahost ofaunts, uncles,nieces, nephews,cousins,other relatives andfriends.Larry was preceded in deathby his father J. T. Tyler, Jr grandparentsJ.T.Tyler,Sr. and FredleanaTyler,Albert and Amanda New. Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend the CelebrationofLifeSer‐viceonFriday, June 12 2026, at 10:00 a.m.,atZion Travelers FirstBaptist Church,406 AdamsStreet, New Orleans, La.70118 Visitation9:00a.m.until 10:00 a.m. servicetime. Rev.Irvin Scales officiat‐ing.Interment Providence MemorialParkCemetery, 8200 AirlineDrive,Metairie, La. 70003. Arrangements entrusted to Estelle J. Wil‐son FuneralHome, Inc. 2715 Danneel Street,New Orleans,Louisiana 70113 (504) 895-4903. To sign on‐lineguest book,please visit estellejwilsonfh.com.

FuneralServiceswillbe heldatMothe Funeral Home, 7040 LapalcoBlvd. inMarrero,onJune 12, 2026 for Iris Mercedes Viera, who passedawaypeace‐fully on June 7, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the ageof95. Thefamily requeststhatvisitationbe observedinMothe’s Fu‐neral Home beginningat 12:00 p.m. until theMemor‐ial Mass at 2:00 p.m. Born onJanuary 27, 1931, in Cayey,PuertoRico, to Jaime andPepitaBosch, Iris spentmostofher adult lifeinNew Orleanswith her husband of 59 years, Raul, who rana successful orthodontic practice there for 35 years. Together,Iris and Raul were well known for theirlivelysocialpres‐enceand theirabilityto makeany gatheringmore enjoyable.She is survived byher son, Raul (Mella), and daughter,IrisJo, as wellasfourgrandchildren: RaulViera,Elizabeth An‐derson, AnaMaria Szachacz, andBaileyViera She wasprecededindeath byher husband,who passedawayinMay 2012, and by twosons, James Viera andDinoViera Known as thelifeofthe party,Irisbrought joyand laughterwherevershe went. Herinfectiouslaugh and warm Spanishaccent could brighten even the darkest day. Heaven is surelya more festiveplace withher there! Thefamily would like to thankHos‐piceCareofNew Orleans and thelovingcaregivers atPeristyle –The Jefferson whose compassion,care, and supportweretruly a blessing. Thefamilyalso requeststhatany Memor‐ial contributionsinher honor maybemadeto Hospice Care NewOrleans

Gerald Wallace, anative ofNew Orleans, LA,en‐tered hisheavenlyhome onJune 7, 2026. Gerald was a manoffaith andexcep‐tionally high standards. HavingacceptedGod as his personal savior,he lived hislifeasa testa‐menttohis beliefs, leaving behinda legacy of in‐tegrity,honor,and grace. Geraldwas aman of im‐peccabletaste andstyle Whetherhewas outinthe community or visiting with friends,hewas always dapperand dressedtothe nines,believing that putting your best foot for‐wardstarted with asharp outfit. Gerald wasa retired employeeofthe Regional Transit Authority(RTA) where he worked for32 years.Hewas fiercely in‐dependent andwell-loved byall who knew him. He had atruezestfor life and lived it to thefullest.Ger‐ald wasprecededindeath byhis parents, Dorothy and HerbertMeyers, and his belovedgrandson, Jah‐mal Wallace, Jr.and brother-in-law, Carl Williams.Heleavesbehind tocherish hisprecious memorieshis son, Jahmal Wallace Sr.; grandson,Lah‐maj Wallace; brother, Leslie Wallace; sisters, Linda Williams andBetty Wallace; anda host of

nieces andnephews.He willtruly be missed. Rela‐tives andfriends arein‐vited to attend theFuneral Service honoring thelife and legacy of Gerald Wal‐laceinthe Chapel of Roses atCharbonnetFuneral Home, 1615 St.PhilipSt. New Orleans, LA on Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Visitationat9:00a.m.In‐terment -Mount Olivet Mausoleum,4000 Norman Mayer Ave.,New Orleans, LA. Please sign theonline guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion Directors,(504) 581-4411.

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Redistricting frenzy diminishes allofpolitics

There’ssomething aboutredistrictingthat brings out the most cynical sideof politics

Questions that should be high-minded, suchas what is the nature of representationinademocracy,are overtaken by naked political advantage.

That was unfortunately true during this year’s legislative session in response tothe U.S. Supreme Court’sruling in Louisiana v. Callais, in which thecourt declared the 6thCongressional District an unconstitutional racial gerrymander The high court waived itscustomarywaiting period andexpedited itsfinal, formaljudgment

That allowedGov.Jeff Landrytocancel elections for U.S. House in whichthousands of Louisiana voters had already mailed in ballots.The Legislature quicklyredrew congressional maps for this year’selection —violating at leastthe spirit of adoctrine that saysrules shouldn’tbe changed close to an election

Disturbingly,voters whoshowed up to the state Capitol in force to remindlawmakersof the Voting Rights Act’shistory andofthe ongoing importance of having theopportunity to elect representatives who share their concerns about protecting civil rights were toooften treated dismissively

Yes, Landry and the Legislature actedwithin the rules presented to them, but it’s alsotrue they pushed themtothe limit

Callais was aLouisiana case, but itseffects were felt across the South,where otherRepublican-majority legislatures pounced on judicial permission to try to increase their numbers ahead of the fall midterm congressional elections, when control of theU.S. House will be at stake. Democrats in otherparts of thecountry have also sought ways to gain advantage,sothe end resultlikelywill be aCongress with even fewer members who feel they need to answerto all the voters in their district Louisiana wound up with five majority White, largely Republican districts, andBlack voters in the Baton Rouge were packed into aheavily Black and Democratic district centered aroundNew Orleans.Lost is the current second majority Black seat thatstretched fromBaton Rouge to points north andwest,which gave the stateabalance of power muchmore closely aligned with its population. But becausethe court deems partisan gerrymanders acceptable, many voters are still lopped intooddly-shaped districts that break up communities.

At some point, both in Baton Rougeand in Washington, atruce is needed. Myriadpotential reforms, suchasneutral redistrictingcommissions (asinIowa)or bansonmid-decaderedistricting,shouldatleast beconsidered Thefocus in Baton Rougethis session was on politics, but the impact of thenew map on whose voices are represented willtouch every aspect of American life where Congress acts We hope the politicianswho will be eventually emerge from this discouragingprocessin the rescheduled fall electionskeep that in mind —and remember that once the gamesmanship ends, their duty remains asacred one: to serve thevotersintheir districts. All of them.

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Awin forstudents, stability andthe future of NewOrleans

Afteryearsoflitigation and uncertainty surrounding school tax collection fees,New Orleans leadersreached a resolutionthat settles longstanding disputes over improperly collected tax fees and establishes amoresustainable fee structure moving forward.

This agreement comes at acritical moment for New Orleans schools

For the first time in our city’shistory, New Orleans achieved adistrictwide Brating —upfromanFin2005 and a Cseven yearsago. That progress was driven by the hard work of educators, families, students and school leaders, alongside investmentsintutoring, intervention programs, mental health services,technology and expanded academic opportunities.

Now,many of the federal COVIDrelief dollars thatsupported those investmentshave expired, while schools continue to face rising costs associated with insurance, transportation, employee benefits and student support services.

By resolving the dispute surrounding improperly collected fees and creating greater financial predictability for schools acrossNew Orleans,this agreement provides astrongerfoundationfor stability and continued progress.

Mayor Helena Moreno, membersof

the New Orleans City Council, President Leila Eames of the Orleans Parish School Board, members of the School Boardand Superintendent Fateama Fulmoredeserve credit for working collaboratively to reach this agreement and prioritize theinterests of students and families.

Strong schools and astrong city are interconnected. Families choose communities based in part on the quality of schools.Vibrant neighborhoods depend on thriving public schools, and thriving schools depend on ahealthy city Most importantly,New Orleans students will benefit from leaders who chosepartnership and resolution over prolonged conflict.

We arehopeful this settlement allows all parties to move forward with renewed focus on what matters most: ensuring everychild in New Orleans has accesstoahigh-quality public education and the opportunities that comewith it. SABRINA PENCE chief executiveofficer at FirstLine Schools RHONDAKALIFEY-ALUISE chief executiveofficerofKIPPNew Orleans Schools

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Promote firefighters in acompetitive processthatputscompetence

Deep in the bayous, guarded by swamp puppies, giant mosquitoes and union lobbyists, lies the Office of State Examiner

What it’sprotecting is anearly 80-yearold tradition of promoting workers based on seniorityrather than competence, something born of necessity and alack of standards that is finally catching up with the Louisiana Fire Service.

Promotionbased on senioritywas once the only basis for advancement,given the absence of certification and formal training. International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC)certifications weren’testablished until the 1990s, and there were no flagship universities offering fire science degree programs. Those weren’treadily available until the post-internet boom of the early 2000s. If Ihad to imagine, it was just “the way things were done.”

Here we stand in 2026, wondering how bare-minimum certification guys are brandishing the title and rank of captain

first

withaslittle as threeyears of experience. Does it make sense whenaguy with10 years of experience transfers to aneighboring department, meets allthe educational and time-of-servicerequirements and getspassed over forathree-year guy? Icontend thatit’shighnoon in Louisiana; we must recognize amerit-based, dare Isay purely competitive, promotional system. We owe it to the public stakeholders to promote the best person forthe job.Stop protecting guys whose greatest accomplishment isn’ttheir resume, but merely the fact thatthey managed to not get fired in their first three years of service. What Ifear is thateventually,Louisiana’scurrent civil servicesystem will be put on trialwhen an unqualifiedchief officer makes acritical mistake and kills members of his department.

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Black voters of rights wonby theblood of civil rights leaders

Iamwriting to express my outrage about the SupremeCourt’s Louisiana v. Callais decision.

First, as aLouisianan, it is embarrassing that our state took the position that the map the Louisiana Legislature had drawnwas unconstitutional. Minority-majority districts had been apositive outcome of the landmark Voting Rights Act fordecades. It has been the only wayBlack citizens of the South could be truly represented in Congress. With this decision, the court gutted the law that so manycivil rights leaders, Black and White, fought to enact fordecades with blood, sweat and tears.

Second, the court ruled that while creating acongressional district based on race is not permitted, it is OK to draw districts based on partisan reasons. As aresult, manyofthe Southern states, including ours, are scrambling to redesign their congressional maps to favor Republicans.

It seemslike the court has now ruled it’swrong to draw districts to empower Black voters, but it’s OK to draw districts to empower White conservatives.

As aWhite Democrat wholives in New Orleans, this effort also disenfranchises my vote as the only options formewill mostlikely be Republicans. How can this be fair or what the Voting Rights Act intended?

It is areturn to the horrible Jim Crow era and definitely astep backward in history.This decision, and Louisiana rushing with other Southern states to erase Black representation, will be remembered in the samevein as the Dred Scott decision by racist justice Roger Taney,as“the worst ever rendered by the Supreme Court,” according to the Oxford Companion to the SupremeCourt. NORA SUPER NewOrleans

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COLUMBIA, S.C. There’snothinglike acircus for entertainment, especially if you enjoy the blood sport of South Carolina politics. The Roman Colosseum had nothing on the state’spolitical games, which these days have become more dramatic thankstothe head-spinning theatrics of Rep. Nancy Mace, the erstwhile Republican front-runner in thegovernor’srace.

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The jumbo surprise under the big top as the Tuesday primary approached was President Donald Trump’sendorsement of the Other Woman running for governor —Lt. Gov.Pamela Evette

On the morning of May 29, thereliably fire-breathing Mace jumped on social media apparently to head offrumors that Trump was planning tocommit his support to Evette.

“Pamela Evette is NOT ENDORSED by DONALD TRUMP,” Mace exclaimed at 10:05 a.m.onX.“Do not believe her LIES.” Speakingoffakenews, the post featured avideo generated by artificial intelligence of Mace and Trump giving athumbs-up Trump officially backed Evetteina Truth Social post at 5:45 p.m.that day At 7:03 p.m., amore sober Mace said Trump’ssnub was because of her demand for transparency on theEpstein files.

“If sacrificing my values is the price of an endorsement, Iwill never payit,” she wrote on X. (OK, brava, butMace’s support for Trump has waffled through the years, no offense to her proudpast as aWaffle House waitress.)

Nevertheless, on May 31, Mace posted aphoto of herself andTrump with more thumbs-up and aquote from him describing her as “a fighter.”No one has ever disputed the veracity of Trump’sobservation, butseveral factcheckingenthusiasts on theplatform accused Mace of misleading voters about his support.

The president also appeared to endorse Gov. Henry McMaster’sson, lawyer Henry McMaster Jr., tobe Evette’slieutenant governor.The only hitch is that Evette hasn’tagreed to the younger McMaster as her running

mate,though his inclusion on the ticket has long been talked about around the State House.

Trump’sendorsementslook like a trade-off with McMaster,sort of like whenDon Corleone loans money to a youngman in distress with the ominous suggestion that someday he may call upon him fora favor.Don Trump helped McMaster by making then-Gov NikkiHaley ambassador to theUnited Nations, which paved theway for McMastertobecome governor; therefore, wouldn’tMcMaster like to reconsider hisstatement that he wouldn’tcall for aspecial session for legislators to push through Trump’s desired congressional redistricting map?

The governor did reconsider,and he didrecall legislators to Columbia. But instead of doing theDon’sbidding, enoughRepublicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president. Apparently, the state’ssecessionist blood runs a deeperred than aMAGA cap. Even without theredistricting win, Evette was an easy endorsement for the president.The self-made millionaire has beenanunwaveringTrumpsupporter. Mace’sbehavior may be erratic, but another candidate, U.S. Rep.Ralph Norman,isamenace. An eager player in the Trump-inspired conspiracy to declare the2020 election “stolen,” Normandashed off afrantic texttoTrump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows three days before Joe Biden’sinauguration,

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C

saying: “Weare at apoint of …noreturn …insaving our Republic!!Our LASTHOPE is invoking Marshall [sic] Law!! PLEASEURGE TO PRESIDENT TO DO SO!!”

How did two people as wild-eyed as Norman and Mace manage to be boring together?

Mace’slegendary public meltdowns include the time she berated airport police for failing to obey her orders. Then there are themoreshocking moments:using theHouse floor to accuse her ex-fiancé and three other men of raping her and other women. (All four men denied theallegations.)

Mace’sserial histrionics seem more apt to invite an exorcism than thegovernorship, which may explain her signature fashion accessory —dangling cross earrings thesize of parakeets. If Mace is, indeed, spiraling and needs help, as someofher former colleagues and social media followers have asserted, then we mustn’tbe mean (anymore).SouthCarolinians have always had asoft spot for eccentrics or at least observed them benignly,aswhen afoppish yet frumpy fellow fills his pocketswith ham biscuitsfrom theCharleston Yacht Club buffet, as I once witnessed. They do not, however, elect their “interesting” aunts and uncles to public office.

Email KathleenParker at kathleenparker@washpost.com.

Whichparty will recoverfirstfromself-harm?

Last Tuesday saw the usual firstweek-of-June gaggle of stateprimary elections. It’safeatureofthe American federal system that stateschoose when to hold primary and local elections.

notconvicted by theTexas House) and whose wife of 38 years is suing him “on biblical grounds.”

and tactical blunders. Butworse things can happen, and have happened, in electoral democracies.

The HBCU Legacy Bowlwas an idea that somescoffed at.

Someofy’all are in the College Football Hall of Fame, and you had to have aBlack College Football Hall of Fame. We have NCAA-authorized and hosted post-season bowlgames, and someofy’all have played in the Cotton Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowland the Sugar Bowl. Y’all already had the Southern Heritage Classic featuring Jackson State University and Tennessee State University early in the season. Y’all already had the Magic City Classic with AlabamaA&M University and AlabamaState University and the Southern Heritage Classic. Y’all have had the internationally famous and respected Bayou Classic, now 50-plus years old.

Back in the 1850s,ashistorian Roy Franklin Nichols notes, there was an election in all but one or two of the 24 months in the two-year congressional election cycle. From the results, in those prepolling days, politicos andpundits drew conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of the Democratic and Republican politicalparties and their various candidates.

Congress in 1872 set asingle date for congressional elections, butthe proliferation of primariesinthe early20th century gave us, once again,elections scheduled around the calendar. Primary elections don’talwaysgive clues about the parties’ general election strength. But they do tellussomething about the stateofmind of the followers of both parties, and theysometimes bring forward candidates withthe capacity for future national leadership

This year’sprimaries seem to be providing little in the way of good news for both parties’ futures. Both parties’ primary electorates seem focused on fighting the same old battles they have been fighting since Donald Trump clinchedthe Republican Partypresidential nomination121 monthsago Republican primary voters have been obediently followingthe orders of apresident who must leave office two and ahalf years from now. Democratic primary voters seem focused on endorsing whoever denounces him most vitriolically

Thus, 75% of Louisiana Republicans rejected Sen. Bill Cassidy. R-Louisiana, on May 16, 55% of Kentucky’s 4th District Republicans rejected Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, on May 19, and 64% of Texas runoff primary voters rejected Sen. John Cornyn, RTexas, on May 26. In that last case, the votes went to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was impeached (but

Loyalty to apresident whose idiosyncratic preoccupations —resurrecting tariffs, restricting Iran —are opposed by largely nonoverlapping segments of theRepublican electorate sweeps all before it,for the moment Democratic primary voters appear on the verge of endorsing candidates who most vibrantly radiatecontempt for Trump, despiteproblematic signs in their own profiles. Democrats in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District nominated Adam Hamawy,anunrepentant witness forthe Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka “the Blind Sheik,” in his 1995 terrorism trial; Hamawy also worked for an alQaeda front in Bosnia in 1994.

America’spolitical parties are the oldest and third-oldest in theworld —Democrats dating from 1832, Republicans from 1854 —and they have both had theirtroubles before, though rarely simultaneously Some haveapplauded those developmentsand cheered for the old parties’ downfalls. American liberals have tried jiggering electoral systems with aview to derailing Republicans, with ranked-choice voting in Maine andAlaska (and New York Cityand Washington, D.C.), all-party primaries in Washington and California, and Democrats withdrawing in favor of theoretically independent candidates in Nebraska and Kansas. Critics have pointed to polls showingmore respondents identifying as independents, even though in actual elections, historically low percentages of voters split their tickets. There is atemptation to write off our currentparties as hopelessly addled by loyalty to, or hatred of, Trump. But history advises caution.You can argue, as Ihave, that both parties these days seem engaged in self-harm,and the only question is which one will hurt itself more by poor candidatechoices

Acentury ago, the horrors of what was then called the Great Warwere followed by an antidemocratic upheaval. Riots in St.Petersburg in 1918 removed anascent representative government and produced acommunist tyranny that spread over much of the earth and lasted more than 70 years. A comic-opera march on Rome in 1922 imposed fascism in Italy for 22 years. Street thuggery in Weimar-era Berlin led to Hitler’sNazi dictatorship, a world war that killed millions, and the Holocaust America’spolitical parties, old even then, did better

The Democratic Party,always a coalition of people considered not ordinary Americansbut capable of notable majorities, collapsed in 1918-20 through Woodrow Wilson’sforeign policy and economic misrule. ButRepublicans, with acore of people considered ordinary Americansbut not yet amajority,were there to provide competent governance in the1920s.

Similarly,when Republican support collapsed from 1930 to 1934 due to the Great Depression, theDemocrats were capable of providing leadership capable of governing. Butjust as Democrats recovered from collapse in 1920 and won again, so Republicans recovered from collapse in 1932 and were capable of winning again, although that was hidden by Franklin Roosevelt’s success as leader of what was in fact a bipartisan war government

The enduring character of America’s historical parties has provided and can provide again an alternative to antidemocratic or anti-republican alternatives that may emerge, as they did in Europe acentury ago. In the meantime, theremay be apremiumfor theparty that emerges first from what somemight call itsversion of Trump derangement syndrome.

Michael Barone is on X, @MichaelBarone.

Will Sutton

The Celebration BowlinAtlanta has becomethe unofficial Black national football championship played each December since 2015. Then, along comes the HBCU Legacy Bowl, an all-star gameplayed at Tulane University’sYulman Stadium in New Orleans since 2021.

Someofthe best HBCU athletes and coaches have gotten alook by NFLscouts. SomeHBCU students have gotten internships and jobs. The Legacy Bowlhas been good forHBCU athletes and students. The HBCU Legacy Bowl has been good forcolleges, companies and communities. It has been good forNew Orleans and Louisiana. But it’stimetolet go.

One of the key reasons bowlofficials said the event is moving to Atlanta in 2027 is that there are about 50 HBCUswithin driving distance of HotLanta. Let’ssay the driving distance is up to 10 hours. If so, that’strue. Within 10 hoursof New Orleans, there are fewerthan 20 HBCUs. It wasgreat to have the Legacy BowlinLouisiana, but allow me to provide somecontext. TheBlack CollegeFootballHall of Fame is headquartered in Atlanta. The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame is headquartered in Atlanta. We need someBlack-specific bowls, halls and history because too manydon’twant to include us, and someare trying to erase us.

Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines are big corporate sponsors of both. Each is headquartered in Atlanta. Allstate, another big corporate sponsor,doesn’toperate with asingle corporate headquarters these days. But twooftheir major hubs are within driving distance, or a short flight, from Atlanta, one in Jacksonville, Florida, and another in Winston-Salem,N.C. Georgia-Pacific, headquartered in Atlanta, is a corporate partner with the alumni hall.

An important part of the Legacy Bowlweekend has been acareer fair,billed as the nation’s largest HBCU career fair.Football players, local and regional HBCU students and others attended. But probably not enough.

In NewOrleans, there are three HBCUs: Dillard University,Southern University NewOrleans and Xavier University.InAtlanta, there are more: Clark Atlanta University,Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College. The first twohave football programs. None of the New Orleans HBCUs has afootball program.Morris BrownCollege and the Interdenominational Theological Center are also in Atlanta.

Louisiana has several HBCUs, including the five that makeupthe Southern University System.Georgia has the Atlanta HBCUsand others. Plus, Alabama, driving distance from Atlanta, has 15 HBCUs, someofthem only two to three driving hours away Corporate sponsorship, fansupport, market viability,marketing and promotion are important parts of what makeevents like our Carnival and Mardi Gras seasons, the New Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival, the Bayou Classic and the Sugar Bowlsuccessful. The sameistrue in Atlanta. Georgia’sbiggest city is often called the Black Mecca because it has the largest number of black millionaires in the nation, a healthy Black middle class and thriving Black businesses with aBlack culture, including HBCUs.

With Black organization headquarters, Black halls of fame,the Celebration Bowland key corporate partners in Atlanta, Iappreciate the opportunity forNew Orleans and Louisiana to birth and help grow the HBCU Legacy Bowl enough that Atlanta wants it. They can have it. It’s timefor our baby to walkinto another phase. They’ve got good reasons fortaking it. Perhaps there’ssome jealousy,too.

Ihope they’ll take care of it, nurture it and grow it.

Email Will Sutton at wsutton@theadvocate. com.

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‘PRESTIGE’ UPGRADE

Knicks look to bounce back from rare defeat

BY BRIAN MAHONEY AP basketball writer

NEW YORK The last time the New York Knicks lost a game, they didn’t do it again for another month and a half.

they fell behind against Atlanta in the

desperation

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BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

Loyola University of New Orleans made it official Tuesday that its athletic programs will compete at the NCAA level for the first time in more than 50 years.

“Being the only Division II school in the state of Louisiana is a great opportunity for us This seems like a great next step.We’re ready for the new challenge.”

A news conference at the University Sports Complex was used to announce the move back to the NCAA, where the Wolf Pack will compete in Division II. Loyola will head to Division II beginning in the fall of 2027 as a member of the Gulf South Conference after it competed at the NAIA level since reinstating athletics in 1991. The Gulf South Conference’s expansion committee voted unanimously for Loyola to become its newest member Fifteen of Loyola’s 22 athletic programs are set to compete at the Division II level.

record the rest of the season would give New York its first championship since 1973.

So after dropping Game 3, the Knicks don’t need an overhaul. But they do need to be better

“We have a veteran group Nobody is quote-unquote panicking or anything like that,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said Tuesday “Everybody is disappointed that we didn’t go out and execute and play to what we feel our standard is. That’s not taking anything away from San Antonio, but we feel like we can play a lot better than what we did.

“We’re looking forward to going out on the floor and showing it.” Game 4 is Wednesday in a series

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Biggest tournament ever kicks off Thursday

BY JAMES ROBSON AP soccer writer

The wait is over for the biggest World Cup ever with 48 teams, 104 matches, three host nations, and a slew of questions and controversies swirling around the highly scrutinized event that will last for nearly six weeks. The tournament kicks off in Mexico City on Thursday amid concerns about soaring ticket prices and political tensions. There are unprecedented logistical challenges to staging a three-country event

across the United States, Canada and Mexico. All of that is separate from the onfield

BRETT SIMPSON, Loyola athletic director ä NBA Finals: Spurs at Knicks. 7:30 P.M. WEDNESDAy, ABC

“(Joining the NCAA) raises a level of prestige for the university,” Loyola athletic director Brett Simpson said. “Being the only Division II school in the state of Louisiana is a great opportunity for us. This seems like a great next step We’re ready for the new challenge.” Loyola will compete in NAIA for one more year before beginning a two-year provisional period in 2027 as part of its NCAA Division II transition. The Wolf Pack will become eligible for Division II postseason competition in 2029 once the provisional period is complete. Baseball, volleyball, and men’s and wom-

That remains to be seen. The tournament kicks off in the U.S., which hosts the majority

Gianni Infantino, who has predicted 7 million fans will pack the stadiums and 6 billion more will watch from afar “FIFA is the official happiness provider for humanity.”

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

The transfer portal has been open for 10 days but LSU baseball already has made a couple of big splashes, adding Texas State shortstop Dawson Park and Gonzaga right-hander Landon Hood. Park fills a major need at short and Hood is a potential weekend starter, but coach Jay Johnson’s proactivity is likely just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s where the roster stands as we head toward mid-June.

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Returners: Cade Arrambide (Jr.), Omar Serna (So.), Eddie Yamin (Sr.)

Transfers out/in: None High school signees: Masen Belding

Breakdown: As long as Serna or Arrambide don’t unexpectedly enter the transfer portal, LSU is set behind the plate. Serna and Arrambide

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TOP: Loyola University athletic director Brett Simpson speaks during a

to NCAA Division II on Tuesday at Loyola. The university will join the

of 2027. BOTTOM: People applaud during Tuesday’s

conference at Loyola.

Hitters struggling to thrive after 35

Analytics, increased velocity contribute to league skewing younger

BY DAVID BRANDT Associated Press

PHOENIX Nolan Arenado was slugging his way through the month of May when the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman woke up one morning with an ailment that’s familiar to those who felt invincible in their 20s but have advanced to their mid-tolate 30s.

His back hurt. Not bad. Not enough to keep him out of the lineup But it was one of those inexplicable moments that comes with being an aging Major League Baseball player — threatening to derail a hot streak for an eight-time All-Star who just turned 35.

“There’s more aches and pains,” Arenado said. “There’s just a little more work in the gym getting prepared for the game, than there used to be. That’s a learning curve.

“I’ve always been in the gym, always did that stuff, but there’s definitely more maintenance.”

Arenado got past the minor back issue and is continuing a bounceback season in the desert, batting .256 with eight homers and 30 RBIs through Monday’s games.

He’s among a group of the 35-andolder crowd getting solid results at the plate, joining Los Angeles Dodgers veterans Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy, along with Houston’s Christian Walker But it’s a small club that’s become smaller over the past decade.

MLB hitters who are 35 or older have combined to provide just 5.6 WAR (Wins Above Replacement, per FanGraphs) through roughly the first one-third of the season, continuing a trend that’s accelerated over the past decade.

In the early 2000s, older stars were the norm in the big leagues. It peaked in 2003 when older hitters combined for 71.3 WAR, with a group highlighted by Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Kenny Lofton, Luis Gonzalez and Jeff Bagwell.

So what changed?

Let’s look at some of the reasons why MLB is skewing younger these days:

Analytics like younger players

Baseball’s analytical era can be traced back to the work of Bill James in the 1970s and 1980s, but terms like WAR, wOBA, BABIP and OPS+ didn’t start to become widespread in the big leagues until at least the late 2000s.

Suddenly, the eye test wasn’t enough for MLB general managers. Cold, hard numbers were in. And — overwhelmingly — those numbers showed that the best years for a big league hitter usually come from their mid-20s to early 30s.

That’s directly correlated to MLB teams locking up young players to long-term contracts.

Arizona’s Corbin Carroll, Detroit’s Kevin McGonigle, Pittsburgh’s Konnor Griffin, Kansas City’s Bobby Witt and Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez are among dozens of promising players who were signed to lucrative deals well before they reach free agency Spending on veterans is no longer in vogue. Walker — a threetime Gold Glove first baseman who has hit nearly 200 career homers — signed with the Astros for a relatively modest $60 million, three-year deal after the 2024 season when he was 33 years old.

“I think it has a lot to do with the ability to measure guys’ value on the field,” Walker said. “For a long time, WAR didn’t exist, wRC+ wasn’t a stat, right? So, you went off of the optics or this guy’s a good clubhouse guy or he’s got experience, he’s been to a World Series.”

Velocity has exploded

Today’s young stars have come of age in a game where velocity is king, but it wasn’t that way when Freeman and others broke through. The average MLB fastball in 2026 is north of 94 mph,

with 18 qualified pitchers averaging at least 96. When Freeman debuted 17 years ago, the leaguewide average was under 92 and no qualified pitchers averaged at least 96.

Arenado said that one of the first things that becomes tougher for MLB veterans is the ability to handle really good fastballs particularly inside. It makes for tough matchups against pitchers like Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski, who routinely throws 100 mph.

“I feel like just the general age of the levels and the development is trending younger and younger,” Walker said. “And there might be something to that like your best bullets might be when you’re 27 years old.”

Teams value flexibility

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has Freeman and Muncy in his lineup on nearly a daily basis. He also played in the big leagues until he was 36 years old, retiring in 2008, giving him some personal experience on the aging process

“The hardest part is to expect and want the same output you’ve always had, but not be willing to change the equation,” Roberts said.

Roberts said the process is different for every player Some need to work out more. Some less. Others need more sleep. Diet becomes more important. The tricky part is that the habits that brought you to the big leagues might not be the same ones that will keep you there in

your mid-to-late 30s.

Walker, who didn’t become a starter in the big leagues until he was 28, said he has embraced getting older and enjoys analyzing his blood tests that might signal what’s causing vitamin deficiencies or inflammation The tests also show how much alcohol might affect his body or the importance of a good night’s sleep.

“For myself, no real magic recipe, just chalk it up to being a late bloomer,” Walker said. “My age is older than most guys, but service time isn’t. I haven’t been in the big leagues for 20 years or anything like that. Just fortunate that I still can help the team.”

Arenado embraces change Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he believed there were two main reasons Arenado was still having success in his 14th big league season. First, he gave credit to the D-backs’ hitting coaches.

But maybe most importantly, Arenado has listened to those coaches, embraced change and found new ways to have success.

“There’s an adjustment to work habits and mindset once you get to that level where things aren’t as easy as they used to be,” Lovullo said. “Some say ‘I’ve had my career, it’s not as easy as it once was, and I want to shut it down.’”

Later he added: “It’s fun to watch Nolan Arenado have all this success, but he’s worked his butt off. He’s working as hard as any 22 or 23 year old we have on this team.”

A’s say hello to future Vegas fans with wild game

BY MARK ANDERSON Associated Press

LAS VEGAS The first pitch to an Athletics player Monday night in Las Vegas was an explosive welcome.

Shea Langeliers sent a shot 483 feet in the first sign of the madness to come in a 15-14, 12-inning game that introduced the city to its eventual MLB club.

The Milwaukee Brewers were the winners, but so were the fans.

“It’s the most bizarre game I’ve ever had in Major League Baseball in 11 years,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “I never saw anything like it. So many things happened. There were 16 challenges in the game Sixteen challenges in the game. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Oh, yes, the challenges. It wasn’t just the pitchers who had a rough night. Home plate umpire Clint Vondrak had 11 of 16 challenges for ball and strikes overturned and, according to Umpire Scorecards, he missed three other calls that potentially affected the game. This series is being played at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the A’s Triple-A affiliate The A’s were set to play the Brewers again Tuesday and Wednesday and will host the Colorado Rockies in a three-game series beginning Friday as they begin to introduce themselves to the Las Vegas fan base. The club is scheduled to move to Las Vegas in 2028 and play in a $2 billion 33,000-person capacity domed stadium on the Strip. Team jerseys with VEGAS on the back and the No. 28 were given out to fans. It’s doubtful that new stadium will be the launching pad the minor league facility was in the opening game — a four-hour, 14-minute offensive onslaught. The teams combined for 34 hits

Bengals rework Burrow’s contract to free cap space

The Cincinnati Bengals have restructured the contract of franchise quarterback Joe Burrow a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Tuesday Cincinnati gains around $10 million in cap space by spreading out some of his base salary over the final three years of the deal (2027 through ’29). The former LSU star signed a five-year, $275 million extension in 2023.

The Bengals found themselves low on cap space after acquiring defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants before the draft and signing him to a oneyear extension worth $28 million. Burrow, the top overall pick in the 2020 draft, played in only eight games last season. He suffered a turf toe injury in a Week 2 win over Jacksonville and was out until late November

Williams makes winning comeback in doubles

LONDON After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams showed she still has plenty of power to her game as she made a winning return at Queen’s Club on Tuesday

The 44-year-old Williams hit service winners of up to 120 mph as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament.

Williams and Mboko beat thirdseeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 in Williams’ first professional match since the 2022 U.S. Open. They next face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals.

Bitonio to retire after 12 seasons, all with Browns

BEREA, Ohio Joel Bitonio had a good idea in January that he would be retiring after 12 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. On Tuesday, it was time for the 34-year-old offensive lineman to make it official.

“This place is so special that it was hard to truly say goodbye. I’m so glad I got to learn and be a Cleveland Brown my entire career,” Bitonio said during a news conference.

Bitonio played his entire career in Cleveland after he was selected in the second round (35th) of the 2014 draft. He was a stalwart at left guard and emerged as the leader of the offensive line when Hall of Fame left tackle Joe Thomas retired after the 2017 season. Bitonio’s 178 games — all starts are ninth in franchise history

Rams LT arrested at LA home, awaits charges

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson was arrested Monday night on suspicion of felony domestic violence. The Los Angeles Police Department says Jackson was arrested after officers were called to his home in the West Hills neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley NBC4 reported that Jackson allegedly attempted to take a phone away from a woman when he thought he was being recorded, and the woman had scratches on her arm.

and 11 home runs. “Just an all-around crazy game,” Langeliers said. “Both teams battled all night. It was a great baseball game.”

This was the Brewers’ secondever victory after allowing at least 14 runs Milwaukee defeated Washington by the same score on Aug. 17, 2019. The Brewers now are 2-88 in such games.

For the A’s, this was the first time they have been in a game in which both sides scored at least 14 runs since a 17-16 loss at Texas on May 5, 2000. There was not only a lot of scoring, but plenty of drama as well.

The A’s took a two-run lead into the ninth inning, but Andrew Vaughn’s two-run double with no outs sent the game to extras. Milwaukee then scored four runs in the 10th before the A’s answered with four of their own, including two-out homers by Nick Kurtz and Jonah Heim. Brice Turang’s fielder’s choice grounder with one out in the 12th inning scored Christian Yelich for what turned out to be the winning run, and soon after perhaps the wildest game of the season was over

Jackson has been the Rams’ starting left tackle for the past three seasons, starting 45 regular-season games and six playoff games. The case will be submitted to the district attorney’s office to consider charges.

Detroit PGA tournament coming to end this year

DETROIT The next Rocket Classic will be the last.

“After nearly 13 years as a PGA Tour title sponsor, including eight years in Detroit, 2026 will mark the final Rocket Classic,” tournament director Mark Hollis said Tuesday “We are incredibly proud of what this tournament has meant to the city, from creating unforgettable moments for fans to raising more than $10 million for local organizations.”

Aldrich Potgieter will be the reigning champion on July 30 when the final tournament begins at Detroit Golf Club. Cam Davis is a two-time Rocket Classic champion and Bryson DeChambeau is among the previous winners at the tournament.

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Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado celebrates after hitting a grand slam against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a game May 18 in Phoenix At 35, Arenado is part of a shrinking group of older veteran players.

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Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Abner Uribe cheers after striking out the final batter to end the 11th inning against the Athletics on Monday in Las Vegas. The teams combined for 34 hits and 11 home runs.

Spursundaunted in hostileenvironments

SanAntonio star

Wembanyama says he likes ‘lively,active crowds’

BY STEPHENWHYNO AP sportswriter

NEW YORK Victor Wembanyama likens home-court advantage to having six players on thecourt against five. On the road, it is like five on six.

Wemby likes it like that.

Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs thrived in Game 3of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden andare undaunted by the hostile environment and theseries deficit they faceagainst the New York Knicks.

“I like lively crowds, active crowds,” Wembanyama said Tuesday,roughly 13 hours after his 32-point, eight-rebound, six-assist dominance to pick up hisfirst career win in the finals. “Athome, it’sanextra motivation because you want to givethe people who support you agoodshow.On the road, you want to do the opposite.”

Fresh off silencing asellout crowd of nearly 20,000, San Antonio now gets the chance to even things up in Game 4onWednesday night back at the Garden in what could be an even more intense situationasfans trytowill their team to the verge of its first championship since1973.

“Wefind acomfort playing on the road, knowing when you’re in this environment, it’susversus them, and obviously everybody in thecrowd,” Spurs guard De’Aaron

San Antonio Spursforward Victor

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Fox said. “When you know that everybodybehindyou hasyour back —itallows you to settleinto these games.”

Backcourt mate Stephon Castle said he andthe Spurs knew their season wasonthe line after falling behind 2-0 in the series and creditedtheir connectivityfor being 7-3 on the road in these playoffs. If Monday wasa mustwingame,Wednesday is nearly thatbecause only one of 38 teams

to fall behind 3-1 in the finals came back to winit.

“It’ssomething youcan’t shy away from, especially with the goalsand aspirations that we have,” Castle said. “Just focuson thethings that matter throughout thegameand not really paying tooclose attention to the crowd. They’regoing to be there regardless, especially cheering on their team. Youshould want to play in those environments. Ifeel like

Knicks,Spurs playerscondemn violence by fans afterGame3

BY KRISTIANWINFIELD

Newyork Daily News (TNS)

NEWYORK— San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was surprised to hear Knicks fans attacked Spurs fans following their Game 3 loss of the NBA Finals late Mondaynight.

“Fansgot attacked?” he asked. “I didn’tknow that

“My thoughts of course is that we can’tforget it’s a game. We’re just playing a game out there.Iamall for passion, but to the respect of each other.It’sunacceptable.”

Avideo went viral of Knicks fans attacking a Spurs fan in the streets of New York City following the Knicks’ 115-111 loss to the Spurs on Monday.At least 21 Knicks fans were taken into custody for disorderly conduct, including onewho wasarrestedfor assaultingapolice officer

“The game is built off of respectand passion. We want everyone to respect each other,” Knicks All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns said on Tuesday.“We want everyone to enjoybasketball at its purest state. It’s

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in which the road team has won all three games, only the second time that’s happened in the NBA Finals.

The Spurs jumped on the Knicks right at thestart and then outplayed them late in their 115-111 victory on Monday Victor Wembanyama controlled the actiononboth sides with 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots.

Showing no fear of arowdy road environment in the first NBA Finals game in Madison Square Garden since 1999, Wembanyama and the Spurs again looked like ateam that might be able to win atitle without first experiencing the growing painsthat other young groups have gone through.

“Wewill see. But my bet would be yes, it’spossible,” Wembanyama said.

The Spurs thought so even after dropping two games in San Antonio, which means to win the

the NBA Finals. There’s no better place to watch basketball. Leavethe physicality to everyone on thecourt.” Amob of Knicksfansattacked aSpurs fanwearing aTim Duncan jersey after the Game 3loss. Another Knicks fan attacked nearby pedestrians using the “no standing”sign hanging from astreet post.

“I feel we’re here to playa basketball game. That’sthe main thing,” Spurs sharpshooter Julian Champagnie said. “I feel like for the fans it should never be thatseriouswhere youhave to jump people, beat peopleup, follow people home,stuff like that. It’sjust abasketball game at the end of the day Whetherwewin, they win, it doesn’treally matter. Everybody should be able to come and enjoy the game no matterwho they’revotingfor.That’s how it goes.”

Things also got hectic at awatch party at Bryant Park, where 21 people were takeninto custody following an altercation that left five NYPD officersinjured.

“Wedon’twant to sacrifice safetyover agame of basketball that we love,”

title they would have to become thefirst team todoso after starting0-2 in itsown building.

It’sabelief builtfrom having oneofthe best players inthe world and loads of talent around him, a group so confident that the players didn’t think much of theiraccomplishment Monday

“I didn’twant us to get too happyabout onewin and get satisfied and take our foot off the gas alittle bitfor the next game,” said Spurs guard Stephon Castle, who scored 23 points. “But Ithink since the end of Game 2we’ve still been confidentthatwe’re going to win this series, and that’s what we plan to do.”

The Knicks’ first loss since April 23 didn’tsend them scrambling for solutions, because they were constantly looking for ways to improve even when all they didwas win “Each game, no matter what the situation is,we’re growing as ateam. Ithink we’re learning and we’re getting better —obviously beforelastnight,” Knicks guard Jalen Brunsonsaid.

backup Spurs forward Keldon Johnson said. “We go outthereand compete every night andwevalue safety,and Ifeel like that’s onethrough 15 on this side andone through15onthat side.Wedon’twant to see people get hurt “Wedon’twant to see any type of violence coming into the game of basketball. This is abeautiful sport, we put alot of blood, sweat and tears into it, and it’snot what we wanttosee. We don’twant to see violence. We want to see everyone healthyand happy.Obviously have passion for the team you’re rooting for There’snothing wrong with that, but Ifeel likewhen health andsafety comes into thebalance, you’ve got to draw theline.”

The NYPDalso made multiple arrestsfor disorderly conduct —specifically climbing light postsand asubway station overhand —ata watch party near Madison SquareGarden after the Knicks completed their four-game sweep for theCleveland Cavaliersin the Eastern Conference finals in lateMay

“No matterwhat the situation is, we’re going to stick together.We’re going to execute, we’regoing to be better.That’s just how our mindset has to be going forward. There are things to fix. Karl-Anthony Townsisn’t scoring in the fourth quarter. Wembanyama has clearly figuredout waysto hurt the Knicksinthe last 11/2 games after struggling by his standardsbefore that. Theyhavetoturn the ball over lessand defend better without fouling. The Knicks did enough of thosethingswelltorun off the second-longest winning streak in postseason history

Now they have to recover quickly from aloss, or they’ll head to SanAntonio for Game5with the series tied “Wehave, what, 13 games in arow,50days of filmtoshow what it looks likewhen we’re at our best. So we’ve got good film,” Towns said. “We’ll get back to our fundamentals, what makes us great, what made us great,and get back to work.

that’swhen we playatour best.”

Wembanyama certainly was, shaking off his buzzer-beating miss to turn in aperformancefit for the bright spotlight at aplace known as theworld’smostfamous arena. But the22-year-old big man from France did not do it alone. Castle,who’s 21, scored 23 points and did not look bothered by the ankle he injured in Game 2onFridaynight. Devin Vassell, who’s25, andJulian Champagnie,

weeks away fromhis 25th birthday,each hit some big shots and gotinto double figures. Rookie Dylan Harper,who is 20, scored 13 offthe bench. Fox, whoat28isamong the elderstatesmen, points to those young players’ demeanor to explain why theydon’t shrink under pressure

“They just don’thave the personalities that you would think that are just going to be overwhelmedbysomething,”Fox said. “I don’tknow what they’re feeling on the inside,obviously.Whatyou see out there on the court with them, just when you see it on their faces when New York is going on arun, youdon’t seethem panic.”

There does notseem to be any panic in the Spurs, no matterhow inexperienced some of their core players are. Coach Mitch Johnson understands whythere is so much talk aboutyouth andage, but like Fox he thinks it’smoreabout the makeup of guys like Wembanyama,Castle andHarper than how many years they’vebeen alive andplaying basketball.

Perhaps being alittle naive helps. Harpersaidthis is the first time he has been booed on the street walking out of ahotel in New York, though it only served to fire him and his teammates up —and could continue to do so

“Wejuststay together in environments like this,” Harper said. “Whenwecome to away games in the playoffs, forusatleast, it’s been just stayingtogether and holding each other accountable. I feel like with the level of desperationand desire that we played with (in Game 3),Ifeellike we’re pretty hard to beat when we do that.”

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Wembanyama, left, talks withguard Stephon Castle during the second halfof

against the New york Knicks on Monday in Newyork.

WORLDCUP 2026

U.S. goalkeepersaim to live up to predecessors

BY GREG BEACHAM Associated Press

IRVINE, Calif. In many previous World Cup cycles over the past three decades, the best and most accomplished players on theU.S men’sroster were their goalkeepers. Kasey Keller.Brad Friedel. TimHoward. Brad Guzan. They all played on major international club stages, and their national team could always count on havingelite talent in net, even when the rest of the roster wasn’t world-class.

That’snolonger the case as the current American team prepares for its home World Cup.

While Matt Freese and Matt Turner are both solid domestic professionals, they have yet to match their esteemed predecessors’ level of international accomplishment forclub or country Both are hoping they can summit that obstacle over the next few weeks —assoon as coachMauricioPochettinoletsthem know who’sstarting Friday night, that is.

“It’sfair to say the U.S. has a great goalkeeping corps, historically,” said Freese, theNew York City FC keeper.“Iwas afan of that goalkeeping corps for most of my life. Still am. And so it’san honor to be on this team and be apart of that group to hopefully continue that great legacy.”

TheU.S.arrived at its final World Cup training base in Orange County this week, but Pochettino has yet to announcewhichof his goalkeepers will start when his team opens the group stage

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significantly —upto$32,970 for the final. Fans have accused the governing body of a“monumental betrayal”.

Resale prices are evenhigher on thesecondary market, with FIFA’s own resale marketplaceinApril listing four tickets to the final for just under $2.3 million each. While FIFAdoesnot control prices on the site, it does take a30% commissionfromeachresale. Parking for games can cost as much as $175, and fans have been stunned by rising train fares —up from $12.90 to $98 in New Jersey,for example.

Infantinohas defendedticket prices and said demand was equivalent to “1,000years of World Cups at once,”adding that all 104 matches would be sold out.

Arecent IPSOS poll, however, found that only 26% of Americans said they were “at least somewhat excited” about the

against Paraguay in Inglewood, California —and it’s tough not to see that as an indicator of the state of theU.S. situation in net

Freese has been the Americans’ regular starter since the CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer,while Turner was their starter at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar under coach Gregg Berhalter.Freese seems likely to be Pochettino’s pick for Friday,but the fact that it hasn’tbeen made yet is interesting for bothcompetitors for the job.

“Not aton of clarity,but Ithink the messaging for me is just to always be ready,” Turner said Tuesday.“It’sabout training really well, keep fighting, and then thedecision will bemade.”

No matter whogets the nod, the U.S. will haveaMajor League Soccer goalkeeper in net at the World Cup forthe firsttime. That’s a coupfor MLS,but the Americans are used to fielding goalies who had success beyondtheir shores.

The27-year-old Freese has spent his pro career in MLS since he left Harvard in early 2019. The 31-year-oldTurner is alsoback in North America’stop league with theNew England Revolutionafter hisEuropean career stalled before it really got rolling.

Pochettino has split up thetime in net in the Americans’ four matchesin2026, even working third-stringerChris Brady into the mix. Turner started their friendly against Senegal last month, whileFreese gothis turn last weekend against Germany Turner knows he is probably behind Freese on Pochettino’sdepth chart, but the lackofastarting an-

nouncementhas him working just that much harder

“Given the fact that Ihaven’t played aton in the last year for thenational team, of course, for me, that makes me feel like the door is alwayscracked,” Turner said. “Everyone hasa chance. But Ithink thecoach will always pick the guy that’splaying the best, andhe’sgoingtomakethe right decision for the team, andwhatever my role is going to be, I’m going to be ready to do it to the best of myability.”

Turner made hisU.S.debut in early2021, while Freese onlygot his first U.S. callup in January 2025, finally making his debut last June. But he quickly seized thestartingjob and played all six Gold Cup matches, earning praise for arun thatincluded twoclean sheets and three penalty saves during asuccessful shootout

“I dreamofthisopportunity,” Freese said. “You work for this opportunity,but you neverknow if it’sgoing to come. Ilearned probably nine years ago, the ones that work hard without thepromiseofreward are theonesthat usually succeed.”

Notes

All 26 players participated in afullpractice Tuesday for the first time in this World Cup training cycle.Tyler Adams, who sat outMonday’slight workoutfor a maintenance day,was in the mix alongwith defenderChris Richards, who went through his second straight full practice while recovering from an ankle injury he picked up last month with Crystal Palace.

Olisecould be attacking star forFranceatCup

BY JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press

PARIS It might notbeKylian Mbappé or Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembélé lighting up France’sattack at the World Cup. Instead, it could be the discreet and unassuming Michael Olise, withhis golden first touch and devastating changes of direction, startingwhen two-time champion France takes on Senegal on Tuesday in New Jersey

TheBayern Munich winger entersthe tournament in fine form after netting asuperb hat trick against Northern Ireland on Monday, takinghis totaltosevenin17 games for Les Bleus.

Coach Didier Deschamps fielded his first-choice side anditwas Olise whostood out most in aglittering attack featuring Mbappé, Dembélé and rising starDésiré Doué.

“He’sbeen shining brightly this season at Bayern and he’sdone great things for us. He’sbrimming with confidence, he’s so decisive,” Deschamps said of Olise. “On top of that, as an attacking player he also has aremarkable capacity for hard work.”

After twofinishesinside the penalty area, Olise curled abrilliant shotinto the top left corner afterbreaking inside from the right flank with oneofhis sudden switches of play

He does it so deftlyand quickly that it has become his signature moveand helped the 24-year-old score 22 goals forBayern this season.

Henry’sguidance

Deschamps said Olise impressed him at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There, he wascoached by Thierry Henry —the France and Arsenal great —and Olise’stwo goals and five assists helped Les Bleus reach the final.

Olise calledthe Paris Games “the best football experience of my life”

because they“allowedpeople to get to know me.” He praised Henry for sharing his vision of the game.

But when Olise stepped up to the senior side, Deschampssaid it took him “four or five”gamestoshow his true potential because he was shy

“He’s notaveryexpressive character.He’sratherintroverted, but he’s very endearing,” Deschamps said.

Olise’sfirst international goal cameonhis sixth appearance, and it showcased his ability as he bent afree kick into the top corner against Croatiainthe 2025 Nations League.

Overlooked by bigclubs

Born in London, Olise began his professional career with Reading after being released by Chelsea and Manchester City

While playing for Reading in thesecond-tierChampionshiphe was named theEnglishFootball League’syoung player of theseason. He joined PremierLeagueside Crystal Palace in 2021, andthree seasons with Palace were enough to convinceBayerntosign him in adeal worth $65 million.

Olise added goal-scoring to his superb range of passing and in two seasonsatthe German giant he’s netted 42 goals in 107 games, albeit in an extremely attack-minded team Wasteful Mbappé

Olise’sgoals took thespotlight offanother mediocre performance from Mbappé, who also failed to score in a2-1 home loss to Ivory Coast last Thursday “It’strue that he had several chances andwasn’tefficient,” Deschamps said.

Mbappé has56international goals and needstwo moretobeat Olivier Giroud’sFrance record. “He told me he’sholding back for the UnitedStates,” Deschamps said with asmile.“So that suits me.”

ersand FIFAwound up changing its policy on water bottles for thetournament’s 16 stadiums acrossNorth America, including some with limited shade from the sun. Politicalfootball

PresidentTrump hasbeena big supporter of theWorld Cupcoming to America, repeatedly hosting Infantino at theWhite House and speaking in glowing terms about the tournament.Infantino has gone to great lengthstostrengthenthose relations, awarding Trump theinaugural FIFA Peace Prize last year after he missed out on the Nobel Prize.

theworld is,” said Jonathan Wilson, author of The Power and the Glory: A NewHistory of the WorldCup.

Goingtobehot One thing FIFA cannot be blamed forisrising temperatures and extreme heat. Some of the sites —the Texas citiesofDallas and Houston, for example, though Kansas City and Atlanta are notimmune could see ‘feels like” temperatures above 90 degrees. There will be safety measures such as hydration breaksfor play-

Six months have passed since a German soccer federation official said it was time to considera World Cup boycott because of Trump’s actions,which included threats to takecontrol of Greenland. That was even before the United States andIsrael launched military attacks on Iran. It also raised questions about Iran’sparticipation in theWorld Cup.

Theteam moved its training base from Tuscon,Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, calledout visa hassles just aweek before it opensplay andarrivedwearing lapelpins highlighting the victims of adeadly missile strikeonanelementary school at the start of the war

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NicoWilliams of Spain, left, takes aphoto withfan Marcos Perez of Atlanta after atraining session Saturdayin Chattanooga, Tenn., ahead of the WorldCup

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U.S. goalie Matt Freese directshis team during an international friendly game against Turkey on June 7, 2025, in East Hartford, Conn. Freeseisvying forastarting spot in the Americans’ game against Paraguay.

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Michael OliseofFrance runs with the ballduring amen’sgroup A soccer match between Guinea and FranceatNiceStadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 27, 2024, in Nice, France.

LSUset to competefor NCAA tracktitles

Menstart questWednesday at Oregon;women getunderwayThursday

BY TOYLOYBROWN III

Staff writer

LSU will have 23 entries at the NCAA Division IOutdoor Track and Field Championshipsbetween the men’s(11)and women’s(12) teams this week.

That totalisfourmorethan

coach Dennis Shaver’s squad sent last year. Competition begins Wednesday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, where theTigers aim to improve on last year’steam finishes, when the men placed 28th and the women 13th.

TwoofLSU’skey sprinters are Jaiden Reid and ShawntiJackson. Reid, ajunior,will run the men’s 100meters, 200and 4x100relay He qualified after an impressive showinginthe NCAA East first round, especially in the 200 after finishing second with aseason-best 20.01 seconds.

Jackson, aredshirtsophomore, hascontinuedher breakout first season at LSU by qualifyinginthe women’s100, 200 and 4x100 relay

The former No. 1U20 sprinter in the world in 2023 has battled injuries throughout her college career, missing her freshman outdoor season and the 2025 indoor season

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Minnatee,Luke Tucker, Belding

Breakdown: Astrong finish to the year defensively makes Braun the leading candidate to start at first base next season. He’ll be one of LSU’s most important hittersin 2027. Behind him, Yamin and Serna also have experience at first

There’sachance Adams and Santarelli don’tmake it to campus. Between the two, Santarelliismore likely to end up at LSU. Minnatee is a contact-firstfirst baseman, in the same vein as TreMorgan. Tucker’ssize (6-foot-4, 210 pounds) limits him to acorner infield spot, but he was also a shortstop in high school.

Second base

Returners: JackRuckert (So.)

Transfers out: Ethan Clauss (So.) High school signees: CJ Weinstein, Parker Loew

Breakdown: Ruckertsettled into astarting spot at second base after arocky start. Clauss was the only freshman who didn’tsee more time on the field at the end of the year

Don’trule out LSU adding atransfer who can at least compete with Ruckert for the starting job. Ruckert showed some promise this past season, but Johnson will be aggressive in making sure he has plenty of options to turn to on the infield.

Shortstop

Likely draft departure: Steven Milam (Sr.)

Transfers in: DawsonPark (Jr.)

Transfers out: Clauss

High school signees: Jordan Martinez, Weinstein, Loew

Breakdown: Park had 13 home runs, a.962 on-base plus slugging percentage and played strong defense at shortstop for Texas State. He also left the program before theend of theseason, reportedly after getting into an on-fieldaltercation witha teammateinMay.He’ll still start at shortstop as long as Milam doesn’treturn. Weinstein and Loew are primarily shortstops, but both signees could compete for astarting spot at second base. There’sachance that Weinstein doesn’tmake it to campus as atop-150 prospect in the draft, per MLB. com.

Thirdbase

Returners: John Pearson (Jr.)

Transfers out: Trent Caraway

ä NCAA Track and Field championships (men).

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while at Arkansas. Herbest event is the 100, where she ran apersonal-best 10.90 to finish fourth in the NCAA East. Both LSU 4x100 relay teams are in contention fortop-three finishes.

The men’steam,made up of senior Jeremiah Walker,senior Shakeem McKay,junior JoshuaCaleb and Reid, ran apersonal-best38.25 to finish secondatthe SECChampionships. Whilethey didn’tmatch that timeinthe NCAA first round, their previous showing demonstrated their potential to outrun most of the field.

The women’steam of freshman Athaleyha Hinckson, junior Tima Godbless,junior Aniyah Bigam andJackson should be among the favorites to do well. They won the SEC title in apersonal-best 42.31 and placed third in the NCAA East first round in 42.48.

Themen’s4x400relay alsoenterswith expectations. Sophomore Amal Glasgow, McKay, junior Grant Buckmillerand redshirt freshman Malachi Austin broke

(Sr.)

High school signees: Martinez, Tucker,Belding

Breakdown: Pearson struggleddefensively at third base despiteshowcasing some power as asophomore. Caraway departs for the portalafteranunderwhelming season in Baton Rouge. Martinez andLoeware high school teammates at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida. Martinez has experience at shortstop,but hissize likely makes himathird baseman Thirdbase is arguably LSU’sbiggest remaining roster need. ExpectJohnson to add someone from the portalsooner rather than later Left field

Returners: William Patrick (So.), Braun,Yamin

Transfers out: Daniel Harden (Sr.)

High school signees: Malachi Washington, Anthony Murphy,Nathaneal Davis and Wessley Roberson

Breakdown: Patrick saw more of thefieldtoward the end of the year.His athleticism gives him achance to start next season. Harden entered theportalafter registering just19at-bats.

Washington, Davisand Murphy may notend up on campus. Allthree players are excellent athletes, and Murphy would be draft-eligible as asophomore if he came to school. Roberson is aspeedster with strong batto-ball ability Center field

Returners: Patrick Likely draft departure: Derek Curiel

High school signees: Murphy, Washington, Davis andRoberson

Breakdown: Thefour signees are all fast enough toplay center field. Whether any of them get thechance to start out there as freshmen is another question.Thisis definitely aposition of need in the transfer portal.

Right field

Returners: Patrick, Braun

Likely draftdeparture: Jake Brown

Transfers out: Harden

High school signees: Washington, Murphy,Davis andRoberson

Breakdown: As long as Braun remains in theinfield, right field is another hole the Tigerslikely needtofill through theportal.

Right-handed pitchers

Retur

ners: Casan Evans (Jr.), William Schmidt (Jr.), Cooper Moore (Sr.), Reagan Ricken (So.), Zion Theophi-

the LSUrecord with a2:58.47 at theSEC Championships andfinished second at the NCAAEast in 3:00.39.

In thefield events, LSU is led by Jack Larriviere in the men’sjavelin. After an injury-riddled start to his college career,the redshirt junior is headed to Eugene for the first time. The New Orleans nativeplaced thirdinthe NCAA East with athrowof231 feet, 8inches. His personal best of 258-1 in April would have led the NCAA East first round.

Senior long jumper Jordan Turner took third in thefirst round with aleap of 25-111/2,and women’sdiscus thrower Princesse Hyman displayed her potential after finishing fifthinthe first round. LSUhas one veteran whocould peak at the right time.Godbless, whomissed this year’sindoor season, is competing in the 100 for the third straightyearafter placing 11th at regionals.The former Nigerian Olympian remains athreat afterfinishing thirdatlastyear’s NCAA Championships

Several Tigers are making their debuts in Eugene. For the women, that includesfreshman Hinckson (100),fifth-year senior

lus (So.), Marcos Paz (So.)

Likely draftdepartures: Deven Sheerin

Transfers out: MavrickRizy (Jr.), Jaden Noot (Sr.)

Transfersin: Landon Hood (So.), Hayden Morris(Jr.) and Major Osbolt (So.)

Highschool signees: Jensen Hirschkorn, Cooper Sides, Kolby Stringer,Dylan Blomker,Coleton Brady and Braydon Wisener

Breakdown: LSU’sthree starting pitchers areset to return in Evans, Schmidt and Moore. Hood might crack that rotation if he widens his arsenal of pitches. He arrives in Baton Rouge with agood fastball, alethal changeup and acurveball.

Sheerin has achance to be one of the first relievers picked in thedraft.Rizy and Noot enteredthe portal after bothpitchers took astep back this season. Morris and Osbolt are junior-college transfers with high strikeout rates.

Hirschkorn is alongshot to make it to campus. He’ll likely be picked on thefirst dayofthe draft.Sidesand Stringer alsocould be selected, while Blomker, Brady and Wisener add depth to a room that’sexpected tolose at least seven arms.

Hood probably won’tbe LSU’sonly additionatthis spot.The pitching staff was theprimary reason behind LSU’sdemise this season.

Left-handedpitchers

Returners: Danny Lachenmayer (Jr.), Jonah Aase (Fr.), Cooper Williams (Jr.), Ethan Plog (Jr.)

Likely draft departures: Santiago Garcia

Transfersout: DJ Primeuax (Sr.)

Highschool signees: Logan Schmidt,Lucas Nawrocki, Spencer Evans, Braxton Beaty,Colton Christman and Bradyn Cupit

Breakdown: Primeaux is theonly lefty whohas entered the portal,meaning LSU has four lefties set to return as things currently stand. Lachenmayer alreadyhad said thathewas coming back, and Aase was with the team this spring but missed the year while recovering from Tommy John surgery Garcia’sarray of breaking balls makes him astrong candidatetoget drafted. Primeaux exits after four seasons withthe program Even if Schmidt and Nawrockidon’t make ittoschool, Johnson made sure his team wouldn’tbeshort of lefthandedoptions next year LSUisstill on track to bring in its deepest class of lefties since Johnson took over

AdeyahBrewster (100 hurdles), freshmanSkylerFranklin (400), freshman Kennedi Burks (4x400 relay), senior Keliza Smith (4x400 relay), freshman Abigael Chemnagei (10,000) and junior Alexis Guillory (javelin). For the men Austin(400), Buckmiller (400),

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en’s basketball are among theLoyolasports that will make the jump to Division II. Loyola won an NAIA men’sbasketball national championship in 2022, and the baseball team reached theNAIA World Series last spring. The hope is that moving to Division II will attract more talent.

“Tobecome the only Division II school in (Louisiana), Ithink that gives us aleg up in recruiting,” Loyola men’sbasketball coachTreyLindsey said “(Joining theNCAA) validates us.The transfers are more willing to come, and the high school guys perk up alittle bit more.”

ThemovetoDivision II will resultinincreased scholarships for Loyola athletes. Several Wolf Pack programs were ranked in the top 25 of their respective sportsthis past year such as thewomen’s basketball team, which

reached theNAIA Tournament.

“The scholarship package will be better,” Loyola women’sbasketball coach Kellie Kennedy said. “It will give us abetterstandard and abetterlevel to compete. I’ve seen alot of growth (at Loyola). To be able to bring this programtothe next level is so exciting.”

The Gulf South will offer stiffer competition for Loyola, which becomes the conference’s13th member Delta State and Mississippi Christian are schools that present natural rivalry opportunities as well as future Gulf South member Spring Hill College.

TheGulfSouth Conference includes schools from Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia andTennessee West Floridawas arecent Gulf Southmember but is transitioning to Division I.

“I think the (Gulf South) sent fiveteamstothe (Division II)men’s basketball tournament last year,sothe level just goes up,” Lindsey said. “The differencebetween high-level Division

II sports and low-level Division Isports is really minimal. Thatmeanswehaveto be ready.”

To help get ready for the Division II transition,Loyolalaunched a$4 million campaign forimprovements to its athletic facilities after receiving an initial$1milliondonation in 2025. West Florida is among the schoolsthat’smade the jumpfrom the NAIA to the NCAA in recent yearsand is now set to compete at the Division Ilevel after asuccessful stint in Division II. While amovetoDivision Iisn’tinthe cards yet for Loyola athletics, another move up could happen at some point if the Wolf Pack’s Division II transition is successful.

“I think we’rewell-positioned from ascholarship standpoint to be successfulinDivision II,”Simpson said. “It’satestament to the university leadership.”

Email Spencer Urquhartatsurquhart@ theadvocate.com.

Caleb (4x100), sophomore Chad Hendricks (discus) and Larriviere (javelin) are making their debuts. LSU is seeking its first track and field national team titlefor the men since 2021. The women last won anational title in 2012.

STAFF FILE PHOTOByMICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU sprinter Aniyah Bigam, left,battles Adidas sprinter and LSUalum Thelma Davies in the 100 meters at the LSUAlumni Goldmeet on April 25 at BernieMoore TrackStadium.

STAFFPHOTO By BRETT DUKE

Loyola president Xavier Colespeaksduring anewsconferenceannouncing the university’s transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II on Tuesday

SCOREBOARD

Brazil vs.Haiti, 7:30p.m.

GROUPD

Friday United States vs.Paraguay, 8p.m.

Saturday Australia vs.Turkey, 11 p.m

Friday, June 19 United States vs.Australia,2 p.m. Turkey vs.Paraguay, 10 p.m

GROUPE Sunday Germanyvs. Curacao, noon IvoryCoast(Cote d’Ivoire) vs.Ecuador, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20 Germanyvs. IvoryCoast (Cote d’Ivoire), 3 p.m. Ecuador vs.Curacao, 7p.m.

GROUPF Sunday Netherlands vs.Japan, 3p.m.

Sweden vs.Tunisia, 9p.m. Saturday, June 20

Netherlands vs.Sweden, noon Saturday, June 20 Tunisia vs.Japan, 11 p.m

GROUPG Monday Belgium vs.Egypt, 2p.m. IR Iran (Iran) vs.New Zealand, 8p.m. Sunday, June 21 Belgium vs.IRIran(Iran),2p.m. New Zealand vs.Egypt, 8p.m.

GROUPH Monday Spain vs.Cape Verde, 11 a.m. Saudi Arabia vs.Uruguay, 5p.m. Sunday, June 21 Spain vs.Saudi Arabia, 11 a.m. Uruguayvs. CapeVerde, 5p.m.

7: Loser of Game 3vs. Loser of Game 4, 1p.m. Game 8: Winner of Game 3vs. Winner of Game 4, 6p.m. Tuesday, June 16

Game 9: Winner of Game 5vs. Loser of Game 6, 1p.m.

Game 10: Winner of Game 7vs. Loser of Game 8, 7p.m Wednesday, June 17 Game 11: Winner of Game 6vs. Winnerof Game 9, 1p.m. Game 12: WinnerofGame 8vs. Winnerof Game 10, 6p.m

Thursday, June 18

x-Game 13: Teams/Times TBD x-Game 14: Teams/Times TBD Championship series (Best of 3)

Saturday, June 20

Game 1: Teams TBD,7 p.m.

Sunday, June 21

Game 2: Teams TBD,1:30 p.m.

Monday, June 22

x-Game 3: Teams TBD,6 p.m.

Hockey StanleyCup Finals (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Tuesday, June2

Vegas 5, Carolina4 Thursday, June 4 Carolina 4, Vegas 3, OT Saturday, June6

Vegas 5, Carolina4,2OT,Vegas leads series 2-1 Tuesday’s game Carolina at Vegas, n Thursday’s game Vegas at Carolina, 7p.m Sunday’sgame x-CarolinaatVegas,TBA Wednesday, June17 x-Vegas at Carolina, TBA Men’s soccer WorldCup glance

GROUP A

Thursday

Mexico vs.South Africa, 2p.m.

KoreaRepublic (Republic of Korea) vs Czechia, 9p.m. Thursday, June 18 Czechia vs.South Africa, 11 a.m. Mexico vs.Korea Republic (Republic of Korea), 8p.m GROUP B Friday Canada vs.Bosnia andHerzegovina (Bosnia &Herzegovina), 2p.m. Saturday Qatar vs.Switzerland, 2p.m. Thursday, June 18 Switzerlandvs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia &Herzegovina), 2p.m. Canada vs.Qatar, 5p.m. GROUP C Saturday Brazil vs.Morocco, 5p.m. Haiti vs.Scotland,8 p.m. Friday, June19 Scotland vs.Morocco, 5p.m.

GROUPI Tuesday, June 16 France vs.Senegal,2p.m. Iraq vs.Norway,5 p.m. Monday, June 22 France vs.Iraq, 4p.m. Norway vs.Senegal,7p.m.

GROUPJ Tuesday, June 16 Argentina vs.Algeria, 8p.m. Austria vs.Jordan, 11 p.m. Monday, June 22 Argentina vs.Austria,noon Jordan vs.Algeria, 10 p.m.

GROUPK Wednesday, June 17 Portugal vs.Congo DR,noon Uzbekistan vs.Colombia, 9p.m. Tuesday, June 23 Portugal vs.Uzbekistan, noon Colombia vs.Congo DR,9 p.m.

GROUPL Wednesday, June 17 England vs.Croatia, 3p.m. Ghana vs.Panama, 6p.m. Tuesday, June 23 England vs.Ghana, 3p.m. Panama vs.Croatia, 6p.m.

Tennis

WTAQueen’s Club At The Queen’s Club London; Purse: $1,915,000 Surface: Grass Women’s singles Round of 32 Emma Raducanu, Britain, def. Anna Blinkova,Russia, 6-0, 6-3

IvaJovic (6), United States, def. Antonia Ruzic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4 Sorana Cirstea (17),Romania, def. Maddison Inglis,Australia, 6-4, 5-7,6-2. LauraSiegemund, Germany, def. Francesca Jones, Britain, 6-2, 6-3 AlexandraEala, Philippines, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-3,6-2. Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-3, 6-3. Marie Bouzkova, Czechia, def. Polina Kudermetova,Russia, 6-0, 6-3 Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. MikaStojsavljevic,Britain, 6-2,6-3

ATPWorld Tour Boss Open At TennisClub Weissenhof; Stuttgart, Germany Surface: Grass Men’s singles Round of 32 Sho Shimabukuro, Japan, def. Quentin Halys, France, 6-4, 6-2 Marcos Giron, United States, def. Roberto BautistaAgut, Spain, 7-6 (3), 7-5 YannickHanfmann, Germany, def. Aleksandar Kovacevic, United States, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Jan-LennardStruff, Germany, def. Alexis Galarneau, Canada, 6-2,6-7 (5), 6-3 Rinky Hijikata, Australia, def. TomGentzsch, Germany, 6-7 (7),7-6 (2), 6-3 James Duckworth, Australia, def. Diego Dedura-Palomero, Germany, 6-4, 6-3 Frances Tiafoe (6), United States,def. Daniel Altmaier, Germany, 7-6 (3), 4-6,6-4. Nick Kyrgios,Australia,def. Corentin Moutet (8), France, 6-3, 6-4

BOXSCORES

10 01

FairbanksW,3-3 11 00 12 HBP —Meyer (Arenado), Zuber (Waldschmidt), B.Garcia (Norby).WP— Meyer(2). ABS Challenge —Waldschmidt (StrikeOverturned to Ball); Zuber(Ball-Confirmed); Fairbanks(Ball-Confirmed). Pitchtimer violations —Garcia (pitcher). Umpires —Home,EdwinJimenez;First, Ramon De Jesus; Second, Paul Clemons; Third, John Tumpane T—3:08. A—8,372 (37,446)

June 10 1921 Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees became baseball’s career home run leader by hitting his120thoff Cleveland’s Jim Bagbyinthe third inning. The Indianstook the game 8-6. 1944 Joe Nuxhall, at 15 years,10months and 11 days,became the youngestplayer in major league history whenhepitched for the Cincinnati Reds in an 18-0 loss to the St. LouisCardinals. 1959 Rocky ColavitoofCleveland hit four consecutivehome runs at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, atough home run park. Billy Martin and Minnie Minoso also homered in the Indians’11-8 victory 1966 Cleveland’s SonnySiebert threw the only no-hitterofthe year as the Indians beat the Washington Senators 2-0. 1972 Hank Aaron’s grand slampushed the Atlanta Braves to a15-3rout overthe Philadelphia Phillies. It wasAaron’s649th home run, movinghim ahead of Willie Mays into second placeonthe career homerun list. It wasalso his14thgrand slam, tying Gil Hodges’ NL record. 1997 KevinBrown threw ano-hitter and kept himself from aperfectgamebyhitting abatter in the eighth inning, leading the Florida Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 9-0. 2005 Baltimore’s 4-3win over Cincinnati marked the first time that three 500-homer players appeared in the same game —the Orioles’Sammy Sosa(580) and Rafael Palmeiro(559),and the Reds’Ken Griffey, who hitasoloshotinthe eighth inning for No. 511. 2006 ReggieSanders became thefifth playerinmajor league history with 300 homers and 300 stolen bases when he

whenthe St.LouisCardinalslost to the Milwaukee Brewers8-0.LaRussa complied a2,676-2,324 record with the White Sox, Athletics and Cardinals. Only Connie Mack managed moregames with 7,755 over 53 years 2012 Frankie Vanderkathrew athreehitter,

Thought bubbles

Find thewines to tame a summer at thesegiant tastings, lavish dinners

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

New Orleans sits far from wine country,and it may feel even farther away as the muggy summersweltersettles in. But for one week, it can feel as though winecountry has come to the Crescent City at the New Orleans Wine &Food Experience.

NOWFE, which runs June 10-13, is awinefestival with giant self-guidedtastings, wine dinners and deep-dive seminars on wine topics. It’s allindoors, so this is asummer wine fest with air conditioning, turning the Ernst N. Morial Convention Center and the nearby Marriott Warehouse Arts District Hotel into dual hubs forwine lovers. The annual event givesaseasonal boost to the hospitality business, offers achance to sample many wines and food from local restaurants, and it raises money for local culinary education programs. This year,NOWFE has acondensed format, with fewer events and more of them clustered

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ON THEPARK

Howadiningdeal revealsa rare, affordable tastingmenu

BY IAN McNULTY| Staff writer

It took untilthe secondround of dishes for thetruenature of ameal at Ralph’sonthe Park to dawn on me.

We came for acasual weeknight dinner at anice Mid-City restaurantwith asummer dining deal.What we discovered wasan affordable, DIY chef’s tasting menu. This should all be acontradiction in terms. Tastingmenus are, by their nature, expensive and directed by the chef. It’sthe trust falloffine dining and can carry abill bigger than acar payment.

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

When it first opened in late 2008, Coquette set a new pace for contemporaryNewOrleansfinedining. Remarkably,the Irish Channel restaurant’sdistinctive blendof innovative modern cuisine and local character has remained consistent through nearly18years. But soon Coquette will serveits final meal. Chef and ownerMichael Stoltzfus confirmed he will close Coquette. The last night of regular

ä See COQUETTE, page 2D COQUETTE 2800Magazine St , (504)265-0421 l Dinner Mondayto Saturday

But there we were, sliding roasted crab claws through garlicky,herb-strung escargot butter,while the jerkshrimpdish next to it gave afragrant aroma of curry cut with fresh cilantro. We had already finished two dishes that were just as intricate, visually appealing and deeply flavored. There was more to come, and from these earlierexamples, the anticipation wasbuilding. This is how atasting menu should feel, with small courses building to abigger culinary experience and, ideally,framing a chef’s voice.

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Christopher Vazquez is executive chef at Ralph’son the Park, a restaurant

contemporary Creole cuisinein NewOrleans.

Shaved summer truffles and Parmesan topthe radiatori pasta withcrawfish at Ralph’sonthe Park.

By The Associated Press

Today is Wednesday, June 10, the 161st day of 2026. There are 204 days left in the year

Today in history: On June 10, 2018, NASA’s rover Opportunity sent its last message from the surface of Mars. Originally expected to serve a threemonth mission, Opportunity functioned for over 14 years, traveling over 28 miles across Mars and providing critical discoveries about the planet’s geology

Also on this date: In 1692, the first execution resulting from the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts took place as Bridget Bishop was hanged In 1854, the U.S. Naval Academy held its first graduation ceremony In 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared war on France and Great Britain, formally entering Italy into World War II. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at eliminating wage disparities based on gender In 1967, six days of war in the Mideast involving Israel, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq ended as Israel and Syria accepted a United Nations-mediated ceasefire.

In 1977, James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee with six others. He was recaptured three days later In 1978, racehorse Affirmed ridden by Steve Cauthen, won the 110th Belmont Stakes to

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But this dinner was drawn from a special menu that starts at $39 for three dishes, and includes a glass of wine to boot. It also leaves a range of choices up to the diner to pick between 15 dishes.

Thus, in my mind, Ralph’s on the Park has an affordable, DIY chef’s tasting menu.

Show your math

The restaurant doesn’t call it that, but each summer it packages a setprice offer of three appetizers and a glass of wine, served daily at dinner through Sept. 6. This year it’s $39, up a buck from last year A few of the choices entail $3 up-charges But any way you cut it, this is a deal

The appetizers are fully-formed dishes, not “bites,” and some verge on entree size. Three courses per person make a complete meal. Even better is for two people to pick different dishes and share them across the table. That turns dinner into a six-course romp of different flavors.

claim the 11th Triple Crown. Alydar ridden by Jorge Velasquez, finished a close second in each of the Triple Crown races.

In 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard of Meyers, California, was abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido; Dugard was held by the couple for 18 years before she was found by authorities.

In 2009, White supremacist James von Brunn, 88, opened fire in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., killing security guard Stephen T Johns. (Von Brunn died in 2010 while awaiting trial.)

In 2020, protesters pulled down a century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy In 2023, Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician dubbed the “Unabomber” by the FBI, died in a federal prison in North Carolina at age 81. Before his capture, Kaczynski conducted a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others.

Today’s birthdays: Political commentator Jeff Greenfield is 83.

Actor Frankie Faison is 77. Football Hall of Famer Dan Fouts is 75. Actor Gina Gershon is 64. Actor-model Elizabeth Hurley is 61. Comedian Bill Burr is 58. Alphabet and Goggle CEO Sundar Pichai is 54. R&B singer Faith Evans is 53. Actor Hugh Dancy is 51. Country musician Lee Brice is 47. Actor Leelee Sobieski is 43. Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski is 44. Model Kate Upton is 34. Former first daughter Sasha Obama is 25. Actor Eden McCoy is 23.

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service is scheduled for June 26. The chef is also planning a special event for June 27, in a menu format still to be determined.

Early summer is a time when New Orleans typically sees many restaurant closures, but Stoltzfus said business has been steady at Coquette. He’s closing because it’s time for a change.

“We have a great team, and I’m proud of what we’ve built. This has always been a passion project for me, and now feels like the right time to move on,” he said.

In 2025, Stoltzfus opened Here Today Rotisserie (1245 Constance St.), an anytime-casual rotisserie chicken restaurant where he applies the sourcing and housemade ethos of chef-led dining (it’s a chicken joint with a wine list). Closing the book on Coquette will mean he can devote more to developing Here Today

“The rotisserie is where my heart is these days. I want to build that, and I’m excited to keep doing things in New Orleans,” Stoltzfus said.

He’s eyeing an expansion with more locations of Here Today A bistro history

Through the years, Coquette has served a cuisine that is ambitious, artful and sometimes dazzling, while the restaurant remained as approachable as an upscale neighborhood bistro.

The menu changes constantly, not just seasonally, but regulars have come to count on a house style mixing a wide-ranging culinary imagination with the plain dealing of exuberantly fresh in-

co-chef Kristen Essig, and they developed other concepts, including the fried chicken pop-up Little Bird and the neighborhood restaurant Thalia. That second spot was in the Constance Street address that would eventually become the tasting menu restaurants Lengua Madre and then Wild South before converting to Here Today Rotisserie.

Lasting acclaim

gredients. Alongside a la carte offerings, the restaurant regularly fielded chef tasting menus, before they were as common as they are in fine dining today

The large, handsome bar has been a perch for solo diners or couples dropping in for casual bites; the second floor has hosted many special events, including Coquette’s periodic fried chicken and Champagne dinners. Mystery menu nights, dubbed “No Menu Tuesdays,” were another recurring fixture.

Though this townhouse address cuts an elegant profile today, the building spent many years as an auto parts store, back in the era when Magazine Street had perhaps more pawn shops than galleries. It was renovated to open as the restaurant the Living Room in 2004.

Soon after, the partners behind the restaurant brand Byblos created a different restaurant there, called Table One, which was among the first to resume service after Hurricane Katrina. It later became a Japanese restaurant called Takumi.

Stoltzfus, who had been a sous chef at Restaurant August, opened Coquette in December 2008 with his partner at the time, Lillian Hubbard.

Later, for a span of about five years, he ran the restaurant with

Together, they do indeed frame the style of the chef — Christopher Vazquez, now in his second year as executive chef at Ralph’s on the Park.

Last summer, his rendition of this special brought me back twice, in particular for a corn and truffle soup. This year, perhaps after more time at the helm, Vazquez’s menu

shows how this Ralph Brennan restaurant has evolved.

Preparations now are more deeply flavored and more interesting with broader global influences as modern and original workings of Louisiana flavor

Here’s the meal that opened my eyes.

Two people, six courses

One “app” is half of a very large soft-shell crab, now in the shank of their season. It’s coated in a tempura batter mixed with pecan flour and served over romesco, the smoky Spanish sauce made with almonds, giving a hint of Creole almondine, but lighter and with a different crunch.

Roasting crab claws gives an extra pop. Add melted compound butter, of the sort normally found around escargot, and they become succulent little nuggets of local flavor.

Swordfish is a catch that does best when manipulated least. A gentle beet curing tightens the texture while keeping it velvety and luscious, paired with pinhead-sized dots of gel made with melon and aji amarillo

chile peppers. Jerk shrimp sit on a bed of creamed corn that’s been curried so that these complementary earthy flavors stand on their own around the sweet shrimp. This is a value menu that includes shavings of truffle, which stick to the radiatorlike ridges of radiatori pasta tossed with crawfish tails and parmesan.

A delicate foie gras mousse is piped over biscuit-like toast. Finished with blueberries scented with lavender and dollops of lemon-ginger gel on the side, this could stand in for a savory dessert as a final taste.

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closer together downtown. Its higher-priced wine tasting, Vinola, is off the schedule this year as are a number of smaller events. That is a cost-savings move to reduce upfront production expenses, explained NOWFE Executive Director Aimee Brown. NOWFE continued through the pandemic years, but in much smaller renditions, which took a toll on the group’s finances, she said. This year’s approach is meant to balance the ledger Vinola may return next year

Here’s a look at the main attractions: Rosé all night

Tournament of Rosés is from

7 p.m. to 9 p.m Friday, June 12, at the Convention Center with many rosés, a bar just for sparkling wines (rosé or otherwise), a cock-

tail bar, food from local restaurants and DJs. Expect lots of pink attire and flair in the crowd, in the way that New Orleans people tend to all-in for a themed event Tickets are $145. When the heat has you down, the delicate, tranquil color of rosé can be soothing on sight. But its beauty is more than skin deep. The wine is inherently refreshing and light on the palate, and can pair beautifully with a wide range of food, even subbing in as a summertime red to go with steak. It may still bear noting that good rosé is not sweet, despite all that white zinfandel guzzled in college days. There also is no single profile for rosé. At Tournament of Rosés, producers will pour samples made from different grapes and in different styles It can be a fun hunt for the ones that could be a new summer favorite.

A self-guided Grand Tasting The Grand Tasting is 3 p.m. to

Stoltzfus was twice named a finalist for the James Beard award for Best Chef: South. Coquette made NOLA.com’s 2025 edition of the top 30 restaurants for locals, and has made regular appearances on The New York Times’ list of the best New Orleans restaurants. Along the way, Coquette’s kitchen has been a gateway for new culinary talent in New Orleans including some who have become big names.

Mason Hereford was its chef de cuisine before opening Turkey & the Wolf, his first in a string of local restaurants. Ana Castro of Acamaya and the new Casimiro gained national attention as sous chef at Coquette, including her first James Beard award nomination in the rising star category in 2019.

Pastry chef Zak Miller now an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America in New York, had a long tenure at Coquette On the wine side, Ryan Plas has been sommelier for more than a dozen years.

In the final weeks, Stoltzfus plans to spend more time cooking at Coquette alongside executive chef Paul DiMaria, as the restaurant revisits popular dishes and specials from its repertoire.

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

Foie gras mousse toasts, finished with

Tiramisu choux à la crème is finished before service at Ralph’s on the Park.

Summer grace Instead, dessert was a new addition to the regular menu, which was not included in

6 p.m. Saturday, June 13, also at the Convention Center It’s NOWFE’s main event, with more than 170 wines on offer next to small plate samples of dishes from many local restaurants. Tickets are $165 for general admission, and $240 for VIP entry at 2:30 p.m.

Not even those expectorating (aka utilizing the spit bucket) can sample all the wine on hand, so it pays to arrive with a plan. That could mean starting with Champagnes first or, as with the rosé tasting, tracking down refreshing summer wines, and perhaps finding a few new favorites as the long season continues.

To tame New Orleans humidity, find wines that are lean, bright and crisp with good acidity Wines that fit this bill can often be recognized on a crowded tasting table or retail shelf by bottle shape. Look for tall, pointy bottles of the German and Alsatian tradition for wines like pinot gris, pinot blanc and riesling (of the dry variety).

the three apps deal but proved another very worthy addition. Tiramisu choux à la crème is a delicate and rich cream puff with a crinkly, cookie-like crust that immediately surrenders into a rich fluff. Cocktails aren’t included in the $39 deal either, but I am here to say the “barrel rider” Sazerac, arriving under a miniature barrel top to release a waft of charred cherry wood smoke, is a lovely curtain lifter And the Blue Bayou martini, made with blue cheese-washed vodka (infused essentially) with a dram of house-made olive brine to add as you go, is absolutely the antidote to a long summer day Let the details of this fine restaurant sink in — the leaf pattern on the glowing glass panel behind the bar the Storyville tales rendered in playful murals in the dining room, the way broad windows frame City Park verdure as part of the decor As the summer evening darkens to night, the reflection of amber-colored lanterns in the bar seem to become decorations strung in trees across the street, as if Celebration in the Oaks arrived early With a DIY tasting menu that more people can afford, this meal feels like a summer gift.

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@ theadvocate.com.

Light, fizzy vinho verde from Portugal and txakoli from Spain’s Basque country often follow the same profile, in bottle shape and character And there’s South African chenin blanc.

Wine labs

NOWFE’s labs are educational wine seminars that are usually fun (they involve wine after all). Labs are held June 12-13 at the Marriott Warehouse Arts District Hotel and are each hourlong daytime experiences (times and ticket prices vary)

One from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellar marks the 50th anniversary of the Judgement of Paris, the famous blind tasting when this and other Napa Valley vineyards shocked the wine world by besting French prestige wines. In a break from wine, another seminar features the grasshopper cocktail from Tujague’s Restaurant for the 170th anniversary of the restaurant where the creamy minty drink was created. There

are more seminars focused on prosecco, Greek wines and red wines fit for summer weather

Wine dinners

NOWFE’s wine dinners extend over two nights, June 10-11, with prix fixe menus with pairings to give a close look at a particular label’s offerings. This year, many of the dinners are particularly lavish. Restaurant August is hosting Gaja Wines for a decadent fivecourse dinner at $450, while Delacroix hosts Moët Hennessy for a riverfront Champagne dinner at $195. Antoine’s hosts Opus One for a $160 dinner with cocktail bar included. Elsewhere, neighborhood spots are going big for their own wine dinners, like Junior’s on Harrison hosting Bouchard Aîné & Fils for $126.

Menus, details and links for reservations are at nowfe.com

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

STAFF FILE PHOTO

Patrons hang out at the bar during dinner at Coquette in 2017.

blueberries, is on the menu at Ralph’s on the Park.

The Blue Bayou martini is made with blue cheese-washed vodka and served with brine on the side at Ralph’s on the Park

STAFF PHOTOS By CHRIS GRANGER

The bar is a popular spot for drinks and lighter meals at Ralph’s on the Park, a restaurant for contemporary Creole cuisine in New Orleans.

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n Hooray for Hats!

It was aFrida fest when Heart of the Park, presented by First Horizon Bank, amassed lunching legions. Apartnership between City Park Conservancy and The New Orleans Town Gardeners, the Hat Luncheon is an annual event held in the New Orleans Botanical Garden. Funds raised benefit the care of the park’shistoric urban forest, as well as the community programs supported by the Town Gardeners. The event is also one of the crowning social events on the spring calendar Stephanie Feoli and Cathy Pierson served as honorary co-chairs. (Both of their husbands, Ludovico and Hunter, have reigned as Rex, king of Carnival.) The chairing threesome were Lynn Isacks, JennyOdinet, and Virginia Rowan,and the sponsorco-chairs, CathyCary and CarolineReily The committee cohortsnumbered dozens and included Anne Baños, Linda Bjork, PamBryan, BarbaraBush, Vivian Cahn, Boo Charbonnet, Bev Church, Lauren Doussan, Liza Feoli, Sally Forman, Kristi French, and Sara Gaines Also, Susan Gomila,Logan Howcott, Joan D. Jacob,Lauren Kenney,Tina Kern,Margaux Krane, PeggyL.Laborde, Dr Blanca Maldonado, LindaMiller, MaryEllen Miller,AnneMilling,Christa Montgomery, Marianne Mumford, AshbyNavarro, MeganNelson, StephanieNovember,Pamela Pipes, adaughter-mother duo in Barkley Rafferty andKatie Rafferty,Caroline Reily, BarbaraRosenberg,and ChenierTaylor

SPRING SWIRLS

n Come Together

The Liverpool phenomenon, first known as The Quarrymen, and later, world-wide, as The Beatles,headlined a“Fab Four” fundraiser.With the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel as the venue, Jewish Children’sRegional Service celebrated its 15th annual Jewish Roots Gala and packed thepremises.More than 350 patrons —some clad in early-Beatles or hippie togs—gathered for thefun. They also thanked event co-chairs Missy Taranto, Kelly Haber,Dori Schulman, and Brenda Goldman, JCRS’sown “Fab Four.”

And now for the celebrated artist.Thatwas Mexican Frida Kahlo, who gained renown for her oeuvre, hertempestuous relationship with spouse/artist DiegoRivera, her look (especiallycolorful, and often floral,headpieces) andher unibrow.Apicture of her on an azure background graced the fansthat were handed outtocool the crowd. Twofootedfansmoseyed aboutthe lawn outside The Pavilion of the Two Sisters sporting Kahlo’ssignature style in dress and headwear.Nearby and for sale, was the book “Frida: TheMaking of an Icon.”Long narrow tables withinwereflorally embellished with lots of small arrangements in colors of yellow,pink, white, orange,deep red and violet. On the stage’s blue background,amedley of Fridaartworks garnered the eye, as did more vibrant flowers, andfruit.

After the one-hour patron reception withentertainment by Julio yCesar and hatadornmentsbyChapeaux to Geaux, thepretty pack moved to the pavilion for lunch, Apre-set shrimp aguachile (featuring Paul Piazza’s Premier Gulf Shrimp) and chicken tinga tamalewere capped by aflan dessert. Joel Cateringand Hampton Water (for the wines) were credited.

The program’sprincipals were CPC respective chair TaniaHahn and president andCEO Rebecca Dietz,NOTGpresident Virginia Rowan,and Jimmy Dunn,New Orleans Market President,First Horizon Bank. James Oles,adistinguished scholar and curator of Latin American art, strode forth as the guest speaker.His topic was Frida Kahlo, and how sheinvented her uniqueness. He’salsoaconsulting curator for an exhibit on Kahlo in Houston’sMuseum of Fine Arts. It’stitled “Frida: The MakingofanIcon.”

Sales of the above book andlunch-table vasesbecame “other ways to support” the day’sendeavor.Sodid ajewelryraffle (thank you, KenFriend of Friend&Company Fine Jewelers) and“ACurated Day ”Billed as a “once-in-a-lifetime experience,” aday of art, culture and elegance with James Oles in Houston beckoned thebucks. Hats weretipped to that!

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Bill Hines, Linda Miller

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The PresentingSponsor was the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust. In thenext category,Hall of Fame, Leslie and Bill Rau,and Dori Halpern Schulman were listed Cocktails initiated the evening with guests gravitating to the large Abbey Road-inspired backdrop, complete with life-size Beatles cutouts, for photos. When it was timetosit fordinner,attention turned to the centerpieces that paired vintage records with bright daisies of yellow and orange, as well as musical motifs. An heirloom beet and burrata salad opened the diningpleasures, which werefollowed by main-course options (filet mignon, curry chickpeas, or salmon) and arich double chocolate torte. Ahighlight, and mostnoteworthy moment, wasthe presentation of theNed Goldberg Humanitarian Award to Ellenand Stan Kessler,longtime JCRS friends and committed philanthropists in the city’sJewish community. Doing the honors most eloquently was Wendy Goldberg, wife of thelate Ned, the organization’sexecutive director Mark Rubin (joined by spouse Andrea)now has that title. Since 1855, JCRS has provided needsbased scholarships andsupport services to Jewish youths and families, including college aid, Jewish summer camp, and help forchildren with special needs.

Additional notables were JCRS president Loel Weil Samuel with Larry;past president MarcBeerman and Angela;Scott Taranto,Lawrence Haber, and MichaelGoldman with co-chairing wives Missy,Kelly,and Brenda; gala fundraising chair Sue Singer and Harold;Oscar J. Tolmas trustee Lisa Romano and DJ;and CaroleJacobson, representing the Louis A. and Lillian L. Glazer Family Foundation. Also, the above Raus, Millieand Robert Kohn, Carole and Dick Neff, Susan and Howard Green, Melinda Mintz, Barbaraand Mark Kaplinsky, Elissa and Ed Bluth, anda costumed Karen and Leopold Sher.

The “With aLittle Help from Our Friends”-themed program continued withhost Bruce Spizer, an author and Beatles historian. Using video images, he riveted theaudience’sattention as he related tales of the Four, and many of their Jewish connections. Next was the show-stopping performance by The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute! With all that liveliness, it was timefor the audience to get into the act. Andaction! Folks were singing and clapping and then bounding to thedance floor.“IWant to Hold Your Hand” becameaninvitation to partner,asdid “She Loves You.” Energy galore surrounded “Twist and Shout.”

JennyOdinet, Virginia Rowan, Lynn Isacks,

Caroline Reily,CathyCary

Stephanie November,Jimmy Dunn, Stephanie Feoli

Wendy Goldberg, Ellen and Stan Kessler

Mark Rubin,LisaRomano, Loel Samuel

Sue Singer,Leslie Rau

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PHOTOSBy JEFF STROUT

GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Success comes when joint effort and great minds work in conjunction to get the best outcome. The information you gather will change how you feel about some of the people and pastimes you engage in.

cAncER (June 21-July 22) Work behind the scenes. If you make yourself too readily available, others will take advantage of your skills, eating up your time and ability to do the best job possible.

LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Plant your feet firmly on the ground and think twice before you jump into anything you know little about. Research is your ticket forward, so don't scrimp when it comes to positioning yourself for victory.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Reach out, ask questions and offer solutions. Your input will help you win favors and encourage others to be a help, not a hindrance Don't buy into what others do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-oct. 23) Distance yourself from trouble and those who are eager to pick a fight or alter your plans. Pay attention to the changes happening around you and take advantage of the information you gather from reliable sources.

ScoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) Push forward with enthusiasm. Do your own thing and gain experience in areas that help you add to your qualifications and skills. An encounter with someone special will change your perspective.

SAGIttARIuS (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Consider the changes you want to make at home or to yourself, and set a strict budget.

Refuse to buy into someone else's vision or lavish attitude. Use your imagination to devise a plan that's within your means.

cAPRIcoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Opportunities are apparent, but if you let outsiders interfere with your plans you'll end up redoing what you don't like at a high cost. Put your time and energy into hands-on projects.

AQuARIuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Tidy up loose ends and give yourself a pat on the back. Refuse to let what others do anger you when your energy is best used to satisfy your needs and add to your comfort and convenience.

PIScES (Feb. 20-March 20) Someone you encounter will grab your attention, but before you engage in talks that lead to joint ventures listen, ask questions and consider if you can do better moving forward alone.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Verify information before passing it along. Someone will give you an overrated opinion that can cost you if you don't do your homework. Lead the way; when you follow, it always ends in disappointment.

tAuRuS (April 20-May 20) You can hide, but you can't ignore responsibilities. The longer you leave matters unfinished, the more difficult it will be to turn things around. Size up and act accordingly.

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By PHILLIP ALDER

John Tyndall, an English physicist who died in 1893, said, “Life is awave that in notwoconsecutivemomentsofexistence is composed of the same particles.”

At thebridge table, usually when the right choice of bidorplayisnot clear, you have two possibilities. Consider both of them, and with luck it will become apparent,which is preferable In this deal, Southisinfivediamonds. West leads the spadefour.How should declarer plan the play?

South mighthave opened five diamonds, but thatwould have risked missing aslam. East’sdouble of oneno-trump was for takeout of diamonds, the opener’s suit. Yes, East might have bidtwo heartstoget hisfive-card major into the game, but the double wasmore flexible. Then Southbid what he hopedhecould make. Note that if he had gambled on the majorsbyrebiddingthreeno-trump,that contract would have made easily

Declarer has three possible losers: one in each side-suit. He also has only10 winners: one spade, eight diamonds and one club. He needs asecond spade trick. And if West has led away from the king, that trick will materialize immediately. Butwhat happens if East produces the spade king?

Yes,South’s queen is now established, but how can he get to dummy’sspade ace? The answer is to hope that West has the spade jack and to drop the queen under East’s king. Suppose East shifts to theclubking. Declarer wins, drawstrumps, and plays his spade threetodummy’s 10. If that finesse loses, the contract was unmakable.

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PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER3278 DESAIXBOULE‐VARD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: THE MONEY SOURCE INCVERSUSES‐TATEOFJOHN W.ROSS, SR

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11764 By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onJune11, 2026, at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowingde‐scribed prop‐ertytowit:

THAT PORTION OFGROUND, TO‐GETHERWITH ALL THEBUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, ADVANTAGES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCESTHERE‐UNTOBELONG‐INGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐

THE THIRD DIS TRICTOFTHE CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, BLOCK“A” DE‐SAIXPLACE, BOUNDED BY DESAIXCIRCLE, MOSSSTREET ANDDESAIX BOULEVARD DESIGNATED AS LOT NO 46, AC‐CORDING TO SURVEYBY J.J. KREBS& SONS,MSUR‐VEYORS, DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1953, ACERTI‐FIEDCOPY OF WHICHIS ANNEXEDTOAN ACT PASSEDBE‐FOREEDWARD HASPEL, N.P, DATED SEPTEMBER22, 1953, AND WHICHCOM‐MENCES2255.43’ FEET FROM MOSSSTREET THESOUTHERN BOUNDARYLINE OFDESAIX PLACE,AND GENTILLY BOULEVARD (FORMERLYDE‐SAIXCIRCLE)

FORGREATER CERTAINTY,REF‐ERENCEISMADE TOSKETCHOF SURVEYBY GILBERT, KELLY AND COUTURIE ERROLE.KELLY, SURVEYOR

MARRERO, LA 70072

Owner7:SHAWNACHILDRESS 10375ROYAL MAGNOLIA DR CONROE, TX 77303

Property:Lot(s) 8,9,10 &12,13,14,15,16, Sq 1BELTBRIDGE 200WESTWEGO AVEinBRIDGECITY

Owner1:CHARLES MTATUM 200WESTWEGO

Owner2:HORACE

Owner3:GERALDINELEVERETTE,

Owner4:GERALDINELEVERETTE

Owner5:DAVID

Owner6:DAVID

Owner7:HORACE

Owner8:EVELYN

SURVEYOR DATEDDECEM‐BER 19, 1974, ACOPYOF WHICHISAN‐NEXED TO AN‐OTHER ACT PASSEDBEFORE WILLIAML ADRY,N.P DATED MARCH 20, 1975 FOR REFERENCE, ANDACCORD‐INGTOWHICH THEABOVE DE‐SCRIBED LOTIS DESIGNATED, SITUATED AND MEASURESAS ABOVE SETFORTH AND SHOWS THAT BLOCK “A”OF DESAIXPLACE IS BOUNDED BY DESAIX BOULEVARD, MOSS STREET, THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARYLINE OFDESAIX PLACE AND GENTILLY BOULEVARD (FORMERLYDE‐SAIXCIRCLE) (THE“PROP‐ERTY”).

WRIT AMOUNT:

$216,630.67

Seized in the above suit TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of ten per‐t f th

posit of ten per cent of thepur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter. Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 9 JACKSON& MCPHERSON LLC504 581 9444 CRIS JACKSON

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ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1301 CHIMNEYWOOD LANE ,UNIT13, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,IN THE MATTER EN‐TITLED: CHIM‐NEYWOOD HOME OWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC. VERSUS AMANDA REED AND CJRTRUCK‐ING, LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-8704

By virtue of a WritofFieri Fa‐ciasdirectedto mebythe Hon‐orableJudgesof Civil District Court forthe ParishofOr‐leans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onJune 11, 2026 at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowingde‐scribed prop‐i

scribed prop erty to wit:

Thatcertain piece or portion ofground,to‐getherwithall the buildings and improve‐ments thereon, andall the rights,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longing,orin anywise apper‐taining,situated inthe ThirdDis‐trict of theCity ofNew Orleans, Parish ofOrleans State of Louisiana,in thatpartknown asChimney‐wood Townhomes, PhaseI,desig‐nated as LOT12, UNIT13, recordedinthe Notarial Archives as 00811383 by Act dated July 31, 1989, as Instru‐mentNumber 000008714 in the records of the Parish of Or‐leans Beingthatsame propertyac‐quiredby AmandaReed from RobinBell, b Q it l i

from Robin Bell by Quitclaim dated October25, 2016, andregis‐tered as CIN 608559 on No‐vember9,2016 inthe official records of OrleansParish, Louisiana as In‐strumentNum‐ber 2016 45131.

WRIT AMOUNT: $6,750.00

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 5

CHURCHOFNEW ORLEANS, AND REVOKING THE38-FOOTAREASET ASIDE FOR THEEXTENSION ON SUNSET BOULEVARD IN ORDINANCE 5594 DATED DECEMBER5,1985. Case P-10-26 –ANORDINANCE

Morrison Road, Unit 1405 Build‐ing14, Unit 1405, NewOrleans, LA 70126 WRIT AMOUNT:

$63,949.18

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 25 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504 838 7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6201 MORRISONRD, UNIT 1405, BUILDING 14, CITY OF NEEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS DAVIDLOUIS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6446

Lamb Road (side) Curran Road (side) andWest LaverneStreet, (side) and which said pieceor portionismore particularly de‐scribedasfol‐lows:com‐mences at the NortheastCor‐nerofWest LaverneStreet andMorrison Road,thence alongthe North line of Morrison Road North70 degrees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 377.88 feet; thence North19 degrees 42 minutes32sec‐onds West a distance of383.12 feet to thecontrol point, as shown on thesurvey of Gandolfo, Kuhn,Luecke& Associates, datedMay 3, 1976, thence North64de‐grees, 17 minutes,28sec‐onds East,a dis‐tanceof4.36 feet to thePoint of Beginning, from said Point of Beginningmea‐sure thence North25de‐grees42min‐utes 32 seconds West,a distance of 72.50 feet to apoint; thence South64 degrees 17 min‐utes 28 seconds West,a distance of 19 feet to apoint;thence South25de‐grees, 42 min‐utes,32seconds East,a distance of 72.50 feet to a point; thence North64 de‐grees, 17 min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 19 feet to the Point of Beginning. All in accordance with asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., datedDecem‐ber 29, 1986 andas accurately de‐scribedinthat ActofSale datedMarch 17, 1983and recorded at COS784, folio 23.

Street and Mor risonRoad, thence along theNorth line of Morrison Road North 70 degrees,17 minutes, 28 sec‐onds East,a dis‐tanceof377.88 feet;thence North19de‐grees 42 minutes32 secondsWest, a distance of 383.12 feet to thecontrol point, as shown on the survey of Gan‐dolfo, Kuhn, Luecke &Asso‐ciates,dated May3,1976, thence North64 degrees, 17 minutes, 28 secondsEast, a distance of 4.36 feet to thePoint of Beginning, from said Point of Beginning measurethence North 25 de‐grees 42 min‐utes 32 seconds West,a distance of 72.50 feet to a point; thence South64de‐grees 17 min‐utes 28 seconds West,a distance of19 feet to apoint; thence South25 degrees,42min‐utes,32seconds East,a distance of72.50feet to apoint; thence North64 degrees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 19 feet to the PointofBegin‐ning.All in ac‐cordance with a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., dated December 29, 1986 andasac‐curately de‐scribedinthat ActofSale datedMarch 17, 1983 and recorded at COS 784, folio23. Whichhasthe addressof6201 MorrisonRoad, Unit 1405 Build‐ing14, Unit 1405, NewOrleans LA 70126 WRIT AMOUNT: $63,949.18

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH

o ab e Judges o CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND,together with allthe buildingsand improvements thereon, situ‐ated in theThird Municipal Dis‐trictofthe City of NewOrleans OrleansParish, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as theLAKRATT TRACT, SECTION 20, designated as LOT1B1,on a plan of resubdi‐vision by Ben‐jaminL.Carter, CivilEngineer, datedApril 3, 1970, which said lotisa part of former Lot1B andiscom‐prised of por‐tionsof original Groves 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 1 and3 of Section 20 of theLaKratt Tract(formerly New Orleans LakeshoreLand CompanySubdi‐vision), in the area bounded by Morrison Road,Lamb Road,Martin Drive(formerly Joffre Road)and Interstate High‐way1 10, and, accordingtothe aforesaidplan of resubdivi‐sion,ismore particularly de‐scribedasfol‐lows:

tance of 556 feet to apoint; thence turn rightand runin the directionofIn‐terstate High‐way1 10 South 70 degrees,9 minutes, 9sec‐onds West adis‐tance of 195.52 feet to apoint on the northerlylineof Interstate High‐wayI 10; thence tumright and runalong Inter‐stateHighway I 10 in anorth‐westerly direc‐tion adistance of 593 .84feet to the pointofinter‐sectionofthe westerly line of Lot1 B1 andthe northerlylineof Interstate High‐way I10; thence turn rightand run North19de‐grees,50min‐utes,51seconds West adistance of 466.59 feet to thePoint of Be‐ginning.

Theresubdivi‐sion of former Lot1BintoLots 1B 1, 1B 2, and 1B 3, as shown on theabove referred to plan of resubdivi‐sion,was·ap‐proved by the City Planning Commissionon April9, 1970, registered in COB698, folio 314.

No: 2025-9886

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 11, 2026 at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2747 ST ANNST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT: 36, SQUARE:356 SECOND MUNIC‐IPALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1397351 WRIT AMOUNT: $40,637.45

the balance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 3 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O Advo‐cate Date (s): 5/6/2026 & 6/10/2026 MAY6 JUN10-2T

ADVERTISE MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2737 PARISAVENUE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:CITIBANK, N.A.,NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐PACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER

TRUSTEEFOR NEWRESIDEN‐TIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2024-RPL1 VER‐SUSNICOLEK MACK LASSAIR A/K/ANICOLEK MACK MARTIN LASSAIR CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6469

ceed to se by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 3217-19 FERN ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70125 LOT: 18, SQUARE:498 SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQMIN: 1307373 WRIT AMOUNT: $120,132.62

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onJuly16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theThird Mu‐nicipal District of the City of NewOr‐leans, Parish of Orleans, State ofLouisiana, LakeshoreLand CompanySubdi‐vision,desig‐natedasLot No 71 on aplanof subdivisionof Gandolfo,Kuhn & Associates datedSeptem‐ber 13, 1974, certified correct on April15, 1976, which said plan is of record in the conveyance of‐fice forthe Parish of Or‐leansInCOB 736, folio 31 and accordingto said plan said pieceorportion of ground is in theSquare bounded by MorrisonRoad, Lamb

Said property is also described as follows:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, Situated in theState of Louisiana, in theThird Mu‐nicipalDistrict of theCityof NewOrleans,in Section12of theLaKratt Tract (formerNew Or‐leansLakeshore Land Company Subdivision) nowknown as Chimneywood Townhomes Phase I, being designated as LotNo. 71 on a plan of subdivi‐sion ofGan‐dolfo, Kuhn &Associ‐ates,dated Sep‐tember 13, 1974, certified correct on April15, 1976, which said plan is of record in thecon‐veyanceoffice forthe Parish of OrleansInCOB 736, folio31and accordingto said plan said pieceorportion of ground is in theSquare boundedby Morrison Road,Lamb Road (side), Curran Road (side) and West LaverneStreet (side) and which said pieceorportion is more particu‐larlydescribed as follows: com‐mences at the Northeast Comer of West Laverne Street andMor‐

Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 25 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504 838 7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6600 MORRISON ROAD,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS KSC, LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-1608 By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of i il i i

Commencingat theintersection of thenew southlineof MorrisonRoad andthe east line of Lamb Road,run thencealong thenew south line of Morrison Road,North 70 degrees,9 minutes, 9sec‐onds East adis‐tanceof520.18 feet to the northwesterly comerofLot 1B 1, which is the pointofbegin‐ning;thence continuing alongthe new southlineof MorrisonRoad, North70de‐grees,9 min‐utes,9 seconds East adistance of 343.60 feet to apoint;thence continuing alongthe new southlineof MorrisonRoad, North 68 de‐grees,15min‐utes,24 secondsEast a distance of 580.81 feet to theintersection of thenew southlineof Morrison Road andthe west line of Martin Drive (formerlyJoffre Road), which is also thenorth‐easterly comerofLot 1B 1; thence tum rightand run South21de‐grees,37min‐utes,36seconds East alongthe west‐erly line of Mar‐tinDrive,a dis‐tanceof273.75 feet to apoint which is also the northeasterly comerofLot 1B 3; thence tum rightand South 70 degrees,10 minutes, 10 secondsWest a distance of 253.62 feet to a point, said point beingthe north‐westerly corner of Lot1B3;thence turn left andrun alongthe west‐erly side of Lot 1B 3, South19 degrees,50 minutes, 51 sec‐onds East adis‐tanceof556 feet i

Allasmorefully shownonthe plat of survey by RichardT Dading,R.L.S., of Dading,Mar‐ques &Associates, Inc.,dated De‐cember 13, 1989, recertified Janu‐ary27, 1995, an‐nexedhereto andmadea part hereof,except that thelast measurement alongInterstate Highway10is shownasbeing alonga curveto theright,having aradiusof 3,669.72 feet, andanarc length of 593.84 feet

Improvements thereonbear municipalnum‐ber6600 Morri‐sonRoad. WRIT AMOUNT: $6,260.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

TJ 2 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504 658 4346 DEISHA LA‐GARDE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 15 MICHEALJ WINSBERG 504581-9322

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANSVERSUS SPLENDID DWELLINGS, LLC CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-799

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5100 KENDALLDRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:U.S.BANK NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSANNAMAE C. WOODS A/K/AANNA‐MAE CROCKER WOODSA/K/A ANNAMAE CROCKERVIN‐CENT WOODS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-867

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSale di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 5100 KENDALL DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70126 LOT: K, SQUARE: 25 THRIDMUNICI‐PALDISRTICT ACQMIN: 513646 WRIT AMOUNT: $15,863.23

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2737 PARISAV NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT: A, SQUARE: 1576 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 760568 WRIT AMOUNT: $139,011.98

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 7 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 29

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS2747 SAINTANN STREET,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED: AUDUBON MORTGAGE AND FINANCIALSER‐VICES, CO., INC. VERSUS ELLA O'CONNOR TATE BENSON

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwill pro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 11, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 8739 EDIN‐BURGHSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70118 LOT13- SQUARE 555 7THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1471862 WRIT AMOUNT: $7,760.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at the moment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance i hi hi

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 14 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3217-19 FERN STREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NATION‐STAR MORT‐GAGE LLCVER‐SUSMICHAEL N. WATSON A/K/A MICHAELWAT‐SON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11821 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by bli i

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2602 DREUXAV, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOM‐PANY,AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FORREGIS‐TEREDHOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-WL2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005WL2VERSUS PHALON COR‐NIST ANDRENEE SYLVESTER CORNIST

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3283 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 11, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2602 DREUXAV NEWORLEANS LA 70122 LOTS 31 &32SQUARE 71 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 322868 GENTILLY GAR‐DENS WRIT AMOUNT: $84,550.66

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment

at the moment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 10 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 5/6/2026& 6/10/2026 MAY6 JUN10-2T PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5830 FLORIDAAV‐ENUE,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST COMPANY, NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEE FORVELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITALLOAN TRUST2025-4 VERSUS 5830 FLORIDAAVE, NEWORLEANS, LA 70117 L.L.C. CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-1059

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground

floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 11,2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐ertytowit:

and Sale di rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on June 11,2026, at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐ertytowit: 1444 EGANIA ST A/K/A1444 A& BEGANIAST NEWORLEANS, LA70117 LOT11ASQUARE 580 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1432242 WRIT AMOUNT: $125,218.37

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Checkor Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

at the moment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 22

LAWOFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7410 NEWCASTLEST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:RE‐GIONSBANK VERSUS SHAWNA MAXWELL

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1018 WAGNER ST CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐INGLLC VERSUS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOF ERNESTINE BRANTLEY HAR‐RISA/K/A ERNESTINE BRANTLEY HARRISA/K/A ERNESTINEB HARRISA/K/A ERNESTINEHAR‐RISA/K/A ERNESTINE BRANTLEY HAR‐RISA/K/A ERNESTINEB HARRISA/K/A ERNESTINEHAR‐RISAND THE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOF JOSEPH HARRIS

A/K/AJOSEPH HARRISA/K/A JOSEPH HARRIS, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-94

SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER

TRUSTEEFOR RCF2 ACQUIS‐TION TRUST VERSUS DER‐RICK WALKER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2648

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7530 CROWDER BD NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127 LOT16- SQUARE C 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1328346 NORTHKENIL‐WORTHSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $258,659.13

scribed prop erty to wit: 2839 GENERAL TAYLOR ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115 LOT: A, SQUARE: 3 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN:202236284 WRIT AMOUNT: $355,547.11

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 31 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS

Case No: 2025-4973 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSale di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onJune 11, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2821-2823N ROCHEBLAVE ST NEWORLEANS LA 70117 LOTB -SQUARE 1318 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1318234 WRIT AMOUNT: $160,635.82 Seized in the above suit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 11 LAWOFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373

5830 FLORIDA AV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT15- SQUARE 1450 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1462868 WRIT AMOUNT: $91,460.51

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 13

MCCABE LAW FIRM,LLC 504782-3436

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1444 EGANIA ST A/K/A1444 A& BEGANIA ST,CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST COMPANY, NA‐TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR VELOCITY COM‐MERCIALCAPI‐TALLOAN TRUST2024-2 VERSUS M&N2 INVESTMENTS, LLC

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans 14 MCCABE LAW FIRM,LLC 504782-3436

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4929 CROWDERBD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WELLS FARGOBANK, N.A. VERSUS JUAN PAUL SCOTTA/K/A JUAN P. SCOTTA/K/A JUAN SCOTT

ANDDANIELLE ROBERTSSCOTT A/K/ADANIELLE R. SCOTTA/K/A DANIELLE SCOTT

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11123

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-2170

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parishof Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7410 NEWCAS‐TLESTNEW OR‐LEANS, LA 70126 LOT10- SQUARE 3 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1378856 LA KRATT TRACT WRIT AMOUNT: $260,166.15

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

1018 WAGNER ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70114 LOTE - SQUARE 171 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 905160 WRIT AMOUNT: $85,645.74

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 17 HALLIDAY WATKINS, AND MANN, P.C318388-1440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS854 TAFT PLACE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐NANCEOF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITESAC‐QUISITION TRUST2018-HB1 VERSUS RUS‐SELL JAMES TALLUTOA/K/A RUSSELLJ.TAL‐LUTO A/K/A RUSSELLTAL‐LUTO

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-9884

Order No Per sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 21 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1ORI‐OLESTREET CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON TRUST, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEOF MFRA TRUST 2019-1VERSUS LIONEL JOSEPH NELSON A/K/A LIONEL J. NELSON A/K/A LIONEL NELSON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH O F OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-775

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1ORIOLEST NEWORLEANS, LA 70124

LOTS:3,4,5 AND 6, SQUARE:22

SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1456557 WRIT AMOUNT: $1,957,850.33

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4741 HAUCKDR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/ATHE BANK OF NEWYORK AS TRUSTEEFOR NATIONSTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007 BVERSUS DOROTHYKNOX BUTLER CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7090

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 5/6/2026& 6/10/2026 MAY6 JUN10-2T

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 4929 CROWDER BD NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127 LOT1 -SQUARE A 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 962502 GOLDEN HEIGHTSSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $184,346.99

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, ParishofOr‐leans

RB 10 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 LOUISG.ARCE‐NEAUX

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 33

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373

DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16,2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 854 TAFT PL NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT: X, SQUARE: 468 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1057652 WRIT AMOUNT: $430,584.51

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-1060 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐d b

Seized in the above suit TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7530 CROWDERBD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2839 GENERALTAY‐LORSTREET, CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:LOANDE‐POT.COM, LLC VERSUS JERRIN D. MORGAN A/K/A JERRIN MORGAN CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-173 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable JudgesofCivil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribed prop‐i

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐l h k

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 32 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS

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jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND.TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN SECTIONB OF MERLIE MANOR SUBDIVISION. ACCORDINGTO SURVEY MADE BY J.J. KREBS& SONS, DATEDJULY25, 1958, SAID SQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY HAUCKDRIVE, PRESSBURG STREET, GOOD DRIVE, AND PRENTISS AV‐ENUE,SAIDLOT COMMENCESAT ADISTANCEOF 480 FEET FROM THECORNEROF HAUCKDRIVE AND PRESSBURG STREET AND MEASURES THENCE 60 FEET FRONTON HAUCKDRJVE, SIMILARWIDTH IN THEREAR. BY ADEPTH OF 90.24 FEET BE‐TWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES. ACCORDINGTO SURVEY BY ADLOEORR, JR. ANDASSOCI‐ATES,C.E., DATEDMARCH 18, 1963, SAlD LOTCOM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 218.67 FEET FROM THEPOINT OF CURVEFORM‐INGTHE COR‐NEROFHAUCK DRIVEAND PRENTISS AVENUE AND HASTHE SAME DESIGNATION ANDMEASURE‐MENTSAS ABOVESET FORTHAND ALL AS SHOWNON SURVEY BY STERLING MAN‐DLE, LAND SUR‐VEYOR, DATEDJUNE26, 1975. ALLAS MORE FULLY SHOWNONA MORE RECENT SURVEY MADE BY UNI‐VERSAL LAND SURVEYORS, INC.,DATED 9/9/86; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights of way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty WRIT AMOUNT: $

Seized in the above suit

TERMS- CASH

Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks.

MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING MichelleM Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground floor ofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

9234-36 APPLE ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70118 LOT: Y-5, SQUARE: 366 SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQMIN: 1443457 WRIT AMOUNT:

TORNEYS AT LAW318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

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SQUARE 39 & 40, LOTS 7,11-B, 8, 14, 17-A, 18-A, 19, 20, &21

SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐

TRICT ACQ

MIN:1386842 WRIT AMOUNT: $253,204.38

CORPORATION VERSUS JOANN DAVISAKA JO ANN DAVISCAMEL

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-619

PUBLICNOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 248 CHEROKEE STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSMICHELLE BUSHEY WASHINGTON A/K/AMICHELLE BUSHEY IVY WASHINGTON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11204

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 4574 LAINEAV NEWORLEANS LA 70126

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 16 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

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scribed prop erty to wit: 2715 MARENGO ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70115 LOT3 -SQUARE 636 6THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1379497 WRIT AMOUNT: $170,706.68

TITLED: LAKE VIEW LOAN SER‐VICING,LLC VERSUS SCOTT W. BANKS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-553

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

$244,000.00 Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

BAI‐LEYA/K/A KEVINA.BAILEY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT C OU RT FO R PA RI SH OF

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans TJ 34 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rectedtomeby the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026 at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

248 CHEROKEE ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70118 APT33 ACONDO: SQUARE 39 &40, LOTS 7 11 B 8

GH 15

HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4574 LAINEAVENUE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

LOTS:1,2,1A AND2A, SQUARE:1-12

THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1397339 BLUM ANTOINE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $73,538.14

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2715 MARENGOST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:ROCKET MORTGAGE,LLC F/K/AQUICKEN LOANS, LLCVER‐SUSJEAN FARMER CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3049 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribed prop‐i

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 34 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS,JR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3696 PIEDMONT DRIVE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LAKE‐

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 3696 PIEDMONT DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70122 LOTS:23, 22, AND1/2 OF LOT 21; SQUARE:P THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1365992 GENTILLY PARK‐WAYSUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT: $263,225.22

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

TJ 18 JACKSON& MCPHERSON LLC504-5819444 KATE A. SOTO‐LONGO TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

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