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Trump: U.S., Iran reach peace deal President says strait of Hormuz to reopen soon

BY MUNIR AHMED, JULIA FRANKEL, ABBY SEWELL and WILL WEISSERT

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began.

Details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator

Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in Switzerland. Key issues like Iran’s nuclear program are expected to be addressed later.

President Donald Trump confirmed a deal had been reached and said he had authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, imposed in retaliation for Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway.

“Congratulations to all!” Trump

wrote on social media, adding: “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade.”

The U.S. previously said it would ease its blockade of Iranian ports as the strait reopens, and would agree to relax sanctions to allow Iran to sell more of its oil and strengthen its battered economy.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the agreement on state television but said Iran would not start impleTrump menting it until it was signed on Friday. He said the deal followed over 14 hours of talks in Tehran with a representative from Qatar, another mediator.

Iranian state TV showed a

Lawmakers pass bills to lower drug costs

banner asserting: “US was forced to sign an agreement to end the war.”

Pakistan first announced the deal after a day in which Israel, sidelined from the negotiations, attacked Beirut’s southern suburbs while pursuing the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. The attacks posed a threat to completing the negotiations.

“Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent

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Monitor accused of allowing violations District attorney says texts show company knew about noncompliance

BY QUINN COFFMAN staff writer

A Baton Rouge ankle monitoring company allowed a defendant to break the conditions of his bail hundreds of times in a two-month span, with employees appearing to have approved the man’s movements in lieu of a judge’s approval, according to East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore.

Home Bound Monitoring Pre-Trial and Probation Services has been at the center of Moore’s recent inquiry into local ankle monitoring companies that have failed to report their clients’ violations.

In a motion filed Tuesday seeking more information from the company, Moore’s office claimed that one of Home Bound Monitoring’s clients, Ashtin Ursin, committed as many as 1,181 violations between Feb. 20 and April 29.

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In the legislative session that ended June 1, lawmakers boosted the amount of money locally owned pharmacies would get paid for dispensing drugs. And they placed tougher restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, which handle prescription drug coverage for health plans and reimburse pharmacies for the drugs they dispense.

New Louisiana regulations await Landry’s signature

BY ALYSE PFEIL

staff writer

Louisiana lawmakers in recent years have targeted the high cost of prescription drugs, and this year took what they hope is another big step — new legislation that more tightly regulates the companies involved in all aspects of the industry.

One example: Health insurers could soon be required to cover cheaper generic drugs.

“Mandating generic drugs when available to consumers means significant savings for everyday Louisianans trying to manage their healthcare costs,” said state Rep. Chris Turner, R-Ruston, who sponsored the bill.

Along with new rules for health insurers, lawmakers boosted the amount of money locally owned pharmacies would get paid for dispensing drugs.

And they placed tougher restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, which handle prescription drug coverage for health plans and reimburse pharmacies for the drugs they dispense.

The package of bills still needs the signature of Gov. Jeff Landry to become law.

While legislators say the new statelevel regulations are aimed at tamping down drug costs for patients, some people involved in the complex sys-

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IPO creates optimism for SpaceX’s La. plans

Flush exploration company in talks to buy Vermilion land

BY ADAM DAIGLE

Acadiana business editor

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Lawmakers passed legislation that would boost the amount of money locally owned pharmacies would get paid for dispensing drugs. tem of pharmacies, drugmakers and insurance companies say it’s unclear whether consumers will see a difference.

“The overwhelming majority of the cost of prescription drugs is determined by federal law and policy,” said Frank Opelka, deputy commissioner at the Louisiana Department

of Insurance. “States are increasingly limited in their ability to control drug cost growth for their residents.”

Federal programs like Medicaid, Medicare and other government insurance plans cover most prescriptions in Louisiana, Opelka said, and they also

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If Elon Musk’s SpaceX decides to build a facility in Vermilion Parish, it could have a large amount of cash to do it.

SpaceX, Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, hit the public stock market Friday in a blockbuster move that dumped a whole lot of money on a whole lot of people, particularly founder and CEO Musk, who is now considered the world’s first trillionaire.

During its initial public offering Thursday, SpaceX Musk sold 556 million shares at an initial price of $135 a share, which was the biggest IPO in history, to raise $75 billion, multiple outlets are reporting.

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McConnell hospitalized, spokesperson says

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said, but there was no immediate information about why he was there or his prognosis.

McConnell, 84, was the longest-serving Senate leader in history before stepping aside from that role while finishing his final term, which ends in January.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said in a statement without elaboration. It was not immediately clear whether the Kentucky lawmaker was in Washington, his home state or elsewhere.

McConnell’s health has been a subject of scrutiny for years.

He fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon in December 2024. He was hospitalized with a concussion in March 2023 and missed several weeks of work after falling in a Washington hotel. After he returned, he twice froze up during news conferences that summer, staring vacantly ahead before colleagues and staff came to his assistance.

McConnell had polio in his early childhood and he has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in walking and climbing stairs. In addition to his 2023 fall, he also tripped and fell in 2019 at his home in Kentucky. He had surgery for a fractured shoulder.

‘Spider-Man of Yemen’ dies in fall at crater

CAIRO — A daredevil adventurer known as “The Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcano crater while attempting to climb vertical rock faces without safety equipment, authorities said.

Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater in the southern province of Dhale on Friday when he lost his grip and fell into the 393 feet crater, according to the Civil Defense Authority, which posted a short video capturing the moment of his fall.

The 10-second video shows Antar climbing a rocky cliff without any safety equipment.

On the cliff he is scaling names in Arabic have been written in white across the rocky wall. He is then seen holding the cliff with his right hand, with his left hand in the air, before he appears to lose his right grip and falls.

Rescue teams, including diving and water specialists, were sent to retrieve Antar’s body, which was found by divers at a depth of 100 feet below the water surface. The four-hour search and rescue operation was described by the authority as “complex” due to the steep and rocky location which made access difficult.

Tyra Banks sues Netflix over documentary

LOS ANGELES — Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” alleging that the producers stripped down hours of interview footage to construct a false narrative.

In the lawsuit filed Saturday in Los Angeles federal court, the model who created and hosted “America’s Next Top Model” said she was interviewed for 3½ hours, during which she took responsibility for some of the show’s controversial decisions.

Those interviews were edited down to 16 minutes and manipulated “to support a false and defamatory narrative unrelated to what she actually expressed,” the lawsuit said.

“The accountability Ms. Banks took ended up on the cutting room floor. It was there, but viewers were never given the opportunity to see it,” her lawyers wrote.

Banks is seeking damages in her lawsuit against Netflix, the directors Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy and EverWonder Studio.

She’s also seeking an injunction barring the use of her image in connection with the docuseries’ soundtrack, released as an album.

Emails seeking comments were sent Sunday to the defendants’ representatives.

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12 killed in Missouri plane crash Authorities say passengers were on skydiving outing

BY KRISTIN M. HALL and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

BUTLER, Mo. — A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Sunday, killing all aboard, authorities said.

The crash happened shortly after the plane took off from a local airport around 11:30 a.m., and some of the occupants’ family members witnessed the crash, said Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson.

A heap of blue and silver mangled metal lay in the grass near Butler Memorial Airport with a massive lineup of emergency vehicles gathered on a nearby street.

Clergy and volunteers went to the site to assist relatives, Anderson said, and officials were working Sunday afternoon to identify all victims and notify their next of kin.

Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration were also on scene Sunday afternoon, Anderson said, and a team from the Na-

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Emergency workers respond sunday at the scene of a plane crash near the Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Mo. Authorities say a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing were killed in the crash. tional Transportation Safety Board was en route.

The private plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City, said Dennis Jacobs, the acting airport manager and Bates County Emergency Management Agency director. It was identified as a single engine turboprop plane.

“It had just taken off and made a left turn” before the crash, Jacobs said. “In my opinion, I think it was losing power, and he was trying to make it over to the highway and land, and he stalled and went down nose first and caught fire.”

Emergency responders put out the fire in the wreck-

age soon after the crash, Jacobs said, calling the scene “brutal.” First responders also checked the area under the flight path and did not find anyone who might have tried to jump out before the plane came down, he said.

The Pacific Aerospace 750XL that crashed is a model that’s popular for skydiving and also has proven useful for carrying cargo, aerial surveying and medical evacuation flights.

The aircraft can carry more than 4,000 pounds and is capable of taking off and landing on short runways, according to the manufacturer. The plane was built

in 2010, according to FAA records.

Sky diving companies operate in the region eight or nine months of the year, with the season usually starting in late March or early April and lasting into October or November.

Someone answering the phone at Skydive Kansas City declined to speak to a reporter from The Associated Press.

The crashed occurred on a sunny day in the area. Data from the digital flight tracking company FlightAware shows the plane had already completed two short flights on Sunday before the crash.

Two more successful flights were logged Saturday, and five on Friday, according to FlightAware.

It’s not yet known what factors may have contributed to the crash, Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Justin Ewing said, and those details will be part of the investigation carried out by NTSB officials.

The sheriff emphasized that the public is safe and this “appears to be an accident.”

Aviation safety expert Jeff Guzzetti said poor maintenance has been a factor in a number of previous skydiving plane crashes because these companies are not held to a high standard under FAA rules. Guzzetti said skydiving companies are governed by the same rules any private plane owner has to follow and not the more stringent rules that charter flight operators and airlines adhere to.

“There’s been a whole history of skydiving accidents for inadequate maintenance and deficient safety culture,” said Guzzetti who used to be a crash investigator for both the NTSB and FAA. The exact cause of Sunday’s crash won’t be clear for a year or more until the NTSB publishes its final report.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000 Israel launches strikes despite ceasefire

BY WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY

Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, as Israeli military operations continued despite a stalled and fragile ceasefire in place since October.

Israel says it is targeting Hamas and other militants who pose a threat, and in response to ceasefire violations, including occasional attacks.

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire, according to the health ministry. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.

The number of deaths since the beginning of the war is now 73,001, according to the health ministry’s tally. Over 173,200 people have been wounded since

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Palestinians clear the rubble of a building at alMaghazi refugee camp in central Gaza strip after it was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike Friday. the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, following the Hamas-led attack into Israel. That attack killed some 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.

The health ministry, part of the Hamas-led government, is staffed by medical professionals and maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants but says women and children make

up around half of all fatalities.

Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames their deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in densely populated areas.

The U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal reached in October ended full-scale military operations and led to the return of all the remaining hostages. But other elements of the deal have stalled as Hamas has refused to disarm and Israeli troops have ad-

Britain detains sanctioned tanker

ship believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

BY ELISE MORTON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press

LONDON — Armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker Sunday that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet,” shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow’s war on Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday.

Royal Marine commandos rappelled from helicopters onto the vessel, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel, in what the country’s Defense Ministry called “the first U.K.-led operation of its kind.”

The vessel will be held and monitored off the south coast of England for investigation, according to the Defense Ministry.

The operation was carried out “in close coordination” with French authorities, who have previously intercepted a number of vessels linked to the “shadow fleet.”

“This operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fueling Putin’s war in Ukraine that they cannot hide,” Starmer said.

Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade sanctions over its war against Ukraine.

Sailing under a Cameroon flag, the Smyrtos left the Russian Baltic port of

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British Royal Marine commandos detain the smyrtos, a sanctioned tanker, on sunday in the English Channel.

Ust-Luga on June 5 destined for Port Said, Egypt, according to the MarineTraffic website.

U.K. authorities said that such operations were “directly bearing down on the resources sustaining Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and reducing its capacity to threaten security across Europe and beyond.”

Ukraine President Voldymyr Zelenskyy thanked Starmer and the British people for their “principled resolve.”

“It was Russia’s hubris, fueled by high oil and gas revenues, that paved the way for this war, and every decision by partners that deprives Russia of money also limits the war itself,” Zelenskyy said on X.

vanced in Gaza, rather than withdrawn. Both sides accuse the other of violating the agreement but say it is still in effect.

Progress on all other issues — including reconstruction, Israeli troop withdrawals and the establishment of a new Palestinian government — is being held up by the deadlock over disarming Hamas, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, has said.

The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of over 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies as the border crossings with Gaza — all but one controlled

by Israel — slammed shut.

An Israeli strike on Sunday afternoon in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp killed at least four people and wounded others, according to health officials at the Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken. An Israeli military official, who spoke anonymously in line with military guidelines, said the military “struck terrorists” in the area, without elaborating.

A 13-year-old boy was among five Palestinians killed in Gaza on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday, according to Palestinian health officials. In response to the Saturday night strike that killed two of the five, the Israeli military claimed that it was striking Hamas militants.

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Some states push ahead on AI regulation despite order

BY MARC LEVY Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Six months after President Donald Trump warned states not to regulate artificial intelligence, they are increasingly doing just that.

Congress has stalled on producing federal regulation of artificial intelligence as states forge ahead and scrutinize how chatbots interact with children, how AI systems are used by employers and what developers must do to try to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe.

State lawmakers have stepped back from earlier, wider-ranging attempts to regulate AI that were vetoed or otherwise derailed by governors who viewed the measures as too onerous toward the industry’s development, including efforts to hold developers accountable for bias in AI systems.

But they are returning with legislation that is more targeted and, often, probes the corners of life where Americans interact with AI but may not know it.

Presidential versus state power Trump’s move to restrain states’ actions on AI drew criticism from members of both political parties and civil liberties and consumer rights groups who worried that banning state regulation would amount to a gift to AI giants, who enjoy little to no oversight.

Trump has made AI a top national and economic security priority, and he said that letting states clutter the regulatory playing field for an industry that’s spending trillions of dollars and driving the economy is too risky in the race with China for AI superiority.

Trump issued an executive order that directed the attorney general to create a task force to challenge state laws that are more than “minimally burdensome,” and directed the Commerce Department to draw up a list of problematic regulations.

It also threatened to restrict fund-

ing from a broadband deployment program and other grant programs to states with AI laws.

The White House said it wouldn’t target state laws that seek to prevent fraud and protect consumers and children.

In the meantime, the Trump administration released a “national policy framework” in which it urged Congress to preempt state AI laws that are out of step with its regulatory worldview and to pass legislation to protect children, intellectual property rights and free speech. In recent days, a new bipartisan draft proposal in the House met withering criticism from key AssoCIATED PREss FILE PHoTo By ALEX BRANDoN Democrats and Republicans.

The White House has given no President Donald Trump, second from left, displays his signed artificial indication that it has made good on intelligence initiative on Dec. 11 in the oval office of the White House in its threat to enforce the president’s Washington. He is flanked by sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, from left, secretary executive order by going to court against a state’s AI law or withhold- of Commerce Howard Lutnick and White House AI and Crypto Czar David ing money. In a statement, it said sacks. the Trump administration is “eager to work with partners” to enact its toward requiring AI developers panies to tell people when they are policy framework. to take greater accountability for interacting with AI instead of a their products. human. Many want chatbots to be States seem unrestrained The bill’s sponsor, Democrat- restricted in how they interact with Trump’s executive order didn’t ic state Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, minors, parents to have control over their child’s access, and data seem to discourage states from brushed aside Trump’s threat.

“I don’t know if you’ve met Il- given to chatbots to be kept private. trying to regulate how AI is used.

In recent weeks, Connecticut More bills have been introduced linois, but we’re pretty indepenthis year than last, including by Re- dent,” Edly-Allen told The Associ- enacted provisions for companion chatbots that sustain an ongoing publicans, said Justine Gluck, poli- ated Press.

The bill drew nearly unanimous relationship with a human. Under cy director of the Future of Privacy Forum, a nonprofit that advocates support, signaling a willingness by them, chatbots must not be able to for data privacy in technology and members of Trump’s party to coop- interact with someone under 18, whose members are from industry, erate with Democrats in filling the unless it is programmed against academia and civic groups.

AI regulatory vacuum left by the encouraging self-destructive beIn Illinois, legislation on the desk federal government. havior and provides parents with of Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker This kind of legislation is expect- tools to manage the child’s use. piggybacked on elements of laws ed to expand to other states.

Transparency in AI passed last year in California and New York that require developers Regulating chatbots Colorado in May required comof large advanced AI models to creA growing number of states are panies that deploy AI systems in ate protocols to prevent their sys- imposing restrictions on how AI important areas such as employtems from causing a catastrophe, chatbots can interact with people, ment, education, housing or banksuch as a biological weapons attack, especially children. A mix of Re- ing to tell people when it’s being power outage or large-scale hack. publican- and Democratic-led used to influence a decision about Illinois added a requirement that states have passed such laws this them.

AI developers must get an inde- year, including Colorado, ConIt was a stab at regulating what pendent auditor to review whether necticut, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska researchers say is the bias inherthey are complying with their own and Oregon. ent in AI systems that sort through policies. Analysts see it as a step In many cases, states want com- a consumer’s data and render con-

sequential decisions — including who gets hired, a home loan or medical care. But it watered down a 2024 law aimed at preventing AI’s penchant to discriminate, amid pressure from Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.

In Connecticut, lawmakers required employers who are using employment-related AI systems to tell employees or job applicants that they are interacting with AI. Meanwhile, Connecticut, Washington and Utah required AI developers to embed data into digital content that will allow users to determine whether the content — such as photos or video — has been created or altered by AI. More laws are possible this year.

In California, lawmakers are advancing the “No Robo Bosses Act of 2026” to prohibit employers from relying solely on AI to fire or discipline workers, and an expansion of how the state regulates AI chatbots, including banning chatbot outputs to children from being used for advertising.

Some states hold back In Florida, the state House refused to advance what Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called his AI “Bill of Rights” legislation. It included provisions to give parents control over their children’s access to companion chatbots and to require companies that use chatbots to tell consumers when they are interacting with AI instead of a human.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said Trump had made it clear that the federal government should be in charge of AI regulation. DeSantis panned that idea, noting that the federal government isn’t acting.

In Utah, progress stalled on legislation modeled on laws in New York and California after the White House sent a one-sentence memo to lawmakers there to warn that it was “categorically opposed” to the bill.

Protesters in Geneva clash with police ahead of G7 in France

BY JAMEY KEATEN

global inequality and access thorities in Geneva blocked financial support for busito critical minerals. off roads, banned unauthor- nesses who could be hit by Ahead of the gathering, au- ized gatherings and pledged unrest.

Associated Press

GENEVA — Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons in clashes with stone-throwing youths during a protest on Sunday in Geneva against the G7 group of wealthy nations, a day before its leaders including President Donald Trump hold a summit in nearby France.

A violent standoff extended into the evening after a series of incidents — including a car set ablaze and a bank’s windows smashed — along the route of an afternoon march that drew an estimated 20,000 people, including some 600 so-called “Black Bloc” militants, according to figures from Geneva police spokesman Alexandre Brahier.

The demonstration, which had been previously organized by a hodgepodge of activist groups after weeks of negotiations with local authorities, was otherwise peaceful — with environmentalists, women’s rights advocates, supporters of Palestinians and foes of imperialism, fascism and capitalism.

Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.

A handful of demonstrators ripped down wooden barriers that were previously erected to protect a Banque du Leman and smashed its windows.

Several groups of dozens

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Police fire a tear gas canister sunday during a ‘No G7’ demonstration in Geneva, switzerland, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled for Monday through Wednesday.. of youths wearing black hoodies, masks and goggles were mixed in among the other marchers — including behind an anti-Trump banner. Two with their faces totally covered refused to speak with The Associated Press and silently waved off questions before the protest began.

Some protesters fired flares toward officers or tore up chunks of asphalt and chucked them toward police in shields and riot gear.

The clashes continued even after police ordered the demonstrators to disperse.

The vast majority of marchers at the front were advocates of women’s rights, many wearing purple T-shirts and holding up banners and posters that decried the “patriarchy,” a lack of women in executive positions and inequality in

pay and executive jobs in the workplace.

Other marchers held signs that showed sympathy for Palestinians in Gaza, carried slogans like “Antisemitic never; anti-Zionist always” and criticized Trump — often with expletives — among other sharply worded messages.

Organizers of the protest printed a handbook for demonstrators that included a map of the security perimeter, tips on how to gear up for the march, and advice on how to behave if detained by police.

Swiss and French authorities have deployed thousands of police to provide security for the three-day summit starting Monday in the resort town of Evian-les-Bains, France. The leaders are set to discuss wars in Ukraine, Iran and the Middle East, and economic issues like

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Helicopters collide in Brazil Authorities say 6 people killed

BY DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said.

Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said that one of the helicopters

crashed on the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished.

Officials said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the collision.

Police said that American singer and comedian Oliver Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.

Tree performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 4, and published a video on his Instagram Saturday where he is playing soccer in a Brazilian neighborhood.

Fernandes de Freitas, a tire repair worker, said he saw one of the helicopters in flames following the midair collision, and noticed that one of the passengers jumped out of the other aircraft, before it hit the ground. “It was terrifying, absolutely horrifying,” de Freitas said.

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A woman waves an Iranian flag as she protests against Iran and U.s. talks at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran, on sunday.

Continued from page 1A termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, adding that mediators this week will facilitate meetings to “lay the foundation for the technical talks.”

Deal under criticism Broader negotiations on outstanding issues like Iran’s nuclear program would continue over the next 60 days, two senior Pakistani officials said earlier Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. If the sides fail to reach a resolution within that time, the timeline could be extended.

The deal likely returns the region to a status that existed before the war, but with thousands of people dead and Iran wielding a new source of negotiating pressure with its ability to influence shipping in the strait. The waterway is crucial to significant shipments of oil, natural gas and related products like fertilizer, and its effective closure rocked the global economy.

Of the stated targets by the U.S. and Israel when they launched the war on Feb. 28 with strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran still has a missile program, support for armed proxies in the region like Hezbollah and a stockpile of highly enriched uranium for its nuclear program.

Khamenei’s son is now supreme leader, though he has not been seen in the public since the war began.

His approval was needed for Iran to sign off on the deal.

Iran wanted a ceasefire deal to include the fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has pushed its invasion deeper than at any point in over a quarter-century as it targets Hezbollah. Tehran also has sought the release of billions of dollars in frozen funds.

The emerging deal had been sharply criticized by Israel’s government and by critics in Trump’s own Republican Party. Some said it did not improve on the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Trump withdrew the U.S. from during his

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“disgrace” when someone stands before parliament and calls anyone who negotiates a traitor.

Iran nuclear program questioned

AssoCIATED PREss PHoTo By BILAL HUssEIN

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that struck an apartment in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on sunday. first term and still describes as “bad.”

There was also apparent friction inside Iran in the hours before the announcement, as the government

earlier Sunday warned that any division at home over the deal weakens its negotiating position. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged national unity and called it a

Homewood Suites on Corporate Boulevard and said they found evContinued from page 1A idence of continued drug dealing and gun possession.

Ursin was issued a new bail of $180,100 and was required to be The violations are defined as any under house arrest with an ankle time Ursin was present at a locamonitor. Ursin would be able to tion outside of his approved resileave his house only for court, dence or the handful of additional work, school, church or medical accepted locations like court and appointments. work.

On Feb. 20, Ursin agreed to the But beyond failing to notify the new bail conditions and enrolled court of these violations, texts with Home Bound Monitoring. between Ursin and employees of His conditions were then amendHome Bound Monitoring also aped on March 31 to say he would be pear to show the company inforable to leave his home only for mally granting Ursin’s requests to court dates, church and to work at leave house arrest. a music studio, and would be under These violations include vishouse arrest from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. its to Movie Tavern, Topgolf and Moore’s office first became L’Auberge Casino, as well as trips aware of Ursin’s trip to Houston on to multiple venues for musical perHundreds of location violations April 28 after he mentioned it on formances Ursin had booked.

A three-day, out-of-state trip to Ursin was arrested on Jan. 25, a recorded jail phone call between Houston was also never approved 2025, on machine gun and body himself and an inmate. Moore then by a judge, according to Moore’s armor counts, as well as multiple requested Ursin’s location data motion, but messages to Ursin counts for possession and posses- from the previous two weeks from from Home Bound Monitoring op- sion with intent to distribute. He Campbell.

That data showed Ursin had been erator John Campbell show Camp- posted his $45,700 bail and agreed to random drug testing and a ban to Hammond, Breaux Bridge, Praibell was aware of the trip.

On April 21, Campbell texted Ur- on possessing firearms. He was not rieville, Gonzales, Convent, Rayne, sin, “Why are You still in LA. When required to wear an ankle monitor. Ponchatoula and Welsh, all outside Then on July 30, 2025, Ursin was of his curfew hours. you told me You were leaving after arrested again while on bail after Additional location data was subCourt?”

On April 28, an investigator with police searched his room at the poenaed and compiled by Moore’s Moore’s office requested a location report from Home Bound Monitoring. The same day, an employee of the company texted Ursin the following message: “Hey Mr. Ursin we need you to stay put, your whereabout have been requested.”

This communication shows Home Bound Monitoring was aware of Ursin’s potential noncompliance with the terms of his bail agreement, Moore says in his motion.

Moore’s motion also claims Ursin had multiple phones, and that texts between Ursin and employees of Home Bound Monitoring on additional phones have not yet been submitted to his office.

Campbell did not respond to a request for comment.

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After the war began, Iran attacked Israel and several Arab Gulf nations with missiles and drones. A ceasefire was reached on April 7.

Ten days later, the U.S. military imposed its blockade. A historic faceto-face meeting between Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf ended without success.

Throughout negotiations, Trump alternatively threatened to destroy Iranian infrastructure, even its civilization, and praised the relationship with Iran as “more professional” as his administration sought an exit from the war with midterm U.S. elections coming later this year.

Iran’s government, with its own tensions around hard-liners as it scrambled to replace several top officials killed in the war, repeatedly expressed wariness of negotiations after rounds of talks last year and

office, showing Ursin had been recorded at an unapproved location between 967 and 1,181 times, and had been tracked leaving his approved residence approximately 106 to 125 times.

Ambiguity in house arrest

early this year ended with U.S. and Israeli attacks.

Tehran has emphasized that it wanted a deal to focus on ending the war, with discussions put off until later on its nuclear program — the issue at the center of it all.

Iran has 972 pounds of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran has long maintained its nuclear program is peaceful and has not publicly committed to giving up the enriched uranium, which is believed to be buried under three nuclear sites that were badly damaged by U.S. strikes last year.

At times, the U.S. had sought the removal of the enriched uranium from Iran as part of a deal. Russia has offered to take it. At other times, Trump said he wanted the uranium destroyed.

Associated Press writers Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Cara Anna in Lowville, New York, contributed to this story.

Employees seemed to apply the rules haphazardly, sometimes telling Ursin he couldn’t leave without prior approval and other times approving his travel the same day as the request.

“Even if the Court interprets the amended bond conditions narrowly and concludes that the Defendant was subject only to an 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew after March 31, 2026, the reports still reflect a substantial number of violations,” the motion reads.

Moore has admitted in the past that he believes Campbell, Home Bound Monitoring’s operator, might be applying the conditions of Ursin’s bail incorrectly by mistake.

In many messages to Campbell since being put on the ankle monitor, Ursin repeats that he was always in contact with an employee from Home Bound Monitoring before leaving the house.

“If I leave to do anything she knows,” Ursin texted Campbell on April 21. “I literally haven’t been doin anything I got messages to prove every time I left da house I txted (her).”

The upper and lower estimates of Ursin’s violations come from the fact Moore’s office considers his March 31 amended bail conditions to be ambiguous, with some of his movements being possibly allowed based on how the conditions are interpreted.

In texts between Ursin and Campbell, it is clear that Ursin considers the trip to Houston to be a medical appointment because he was getting the diamonds on his teeth cleaned and reaffixed by a dentist.

Similarly, it is unclear whether Ursin’s musical performances are covered by the “work” exceptions in his bail.

In multiple instances, Ursin requested to perform at a show occurring in another part of the state that would require an overnight stay. Those would be routinely approved by an employee of Home Bound Monitoring without consult- Email Quinn Coffman at quinn. coffman@theadvocate.com. ing a judge.

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Ebola cases in Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181

BY JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the Congolese Ministry of Health said in a statement on social platform X on Sunday evening.

However, the number of cases in Congo is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed on May 15, weeks after it is

SPACEX

Continued from page 1A On Friday, shares of stock in SpaceX were trading at $161 at the close of market Friday after rising as high as $175 by midafternoon. That valued the company at more than $2 trillion, exceeding the market capitalizations of other titans of American industry, including Walmart and General Motors combined, the New York Times reported.

The company’s president and CEO were on Wall Street on Friday morning to ring the bell to open the Nasdaq Stock Market. Musk also rang a bell from Texas.

SpaceX operates about 9,500 of the 14,000 or so satellites orbiting Earth, providing the company’s Starlink internet service to customers worldwide. Earlier this year, it notified federal regulators of intentions to launch up to 1 million lowEarth orbit satellites, part of a larger plan to operate AI data centers from space.

The prospectus for the SpaceX stock debut shows spending at a massive scale — greater than the economic output of some countries — and about to grow much larger as Musk races to make good on his promise to hurl people to distant planets, The Associated Press reported.

Money to be raised in the IPO will help finance those futuristic, fantastical plans.

Some of those plans could involve south Louisiana.

State Sen. Bob Hensgens, R-Abbeville, confirmed

suspected to have begun, and the contact tracing coverage rate is at 56%, a sharp decrease from last week.

The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment, unlike the “Zaire virus,” which was responsible for most of Congo’s past 16 outbreaks of the disease.

Fifty-six people have recovered, and the current fatality rate of the

outbreak is 23%, the Ministry said.

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

Nearly a million people have been displaced by conflict in Ituri, according to the U.N. humanitarian office, making contact tracing

difficult as people flee attacks or move frequently in the vast province with dense forests, poor roads and remote villages that can take days to reach.

Tracing is also difficult among the thousands of artisanal miners who regularly move between remote sites in the mineral-rich region.

Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals, and armed conflict in

hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the outbreak.

Last month, U.S. officials said Washington intends to send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya rather than flying them back home. They said the center would be located at Laikipia Air Base with a capacity of 50 quarantine beds. The move led to protests over the plans to build an Ebola quarantine center, which was later halted by the courts.

cated), and Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it has launch pads,” said Kimberly Siversen Burke, director of governmental affairs for Quilty Space, a Florida firm that advises aerospace companies.

“It has methane infrastructure nearby in Cameron and fabrication access through the Port of Iberia,” she said.

Keaty said the location could support activities such as manufacturing Starships, testing its Raptor engines and loading completed rockets on barges bound for Florida.

State lawmakers in the recent legislative session passed a package of bills to give aerospace companies generous tax breaks and expansive protections against lawsuits.

Some companies could get huge tax breaks, including a big property tax exemption and state and local sales tax breaks for aerospace equipAssoCIATED PREss PHoTo By ERIC GAy ment. Some aerospace activspaceX’s mega rocket starship makes a test flight from starbase, Texas, on May 22. spaceX hit the stock market on ity and facility records will Friday. If it pursues a project in Vermilion Parish, it’ll have cash to do it. be exempt from public disclosure laws. in May that an aerospace confirming it. He said he did been monitoring and blog- marine fabrication yards The bills would make it company is in talks to buy not sign the NDA because he ging about local develop- already equipped to build illegal for residents to sue coastal land in the Vermilion did not believe it was fair to ments. The company’s rock- launch mounts, modify for damages if rocket testParish area from ExxonMo- his constituents. ets are too large to be trans- barges and supply offshore- ing or launches harmed the If the deal happens, it ported by rail and would grade steel. area or their property. The bil, which has owned 136,000 The area also provides bills also would also preacres there since the 1950s. would bring billions in rev- have to be shipped by barge.

The Freshwater Bayou easy access to much-need- vent local governments or Sources familiar with the enue to the parish along situation indicated SpaceX with about $100 million for Lock provides direct, deep- ed fuels — natural gas and organizations from trying to is the company in question. coastal restoration, Hens- water access to the Gulf methane. legally block the company for SpaceX’s autonomous Several legislators signed gens said.

“Vermilion gives them from coming. nondisclosure agreements The potential location in drone-ship recovery vessels, Gulf access between Boca at the request of Gov. Jeff Vermilion Parish could be Keaty said. The nearby Port Chica, Texas (where the Email Adam Daigle at Landry’s administration, an ideal one for SpaceX be- of Iberia has more than 100 SpaceX Starbase hub is lo- adaigle@theadvocate.com. precluding them from dis- tween its Brownsville, Texcussing specifics about a po- as, headquarters and Cape tential aerospace company. Canaveral, Florida, accordHensgens was the first elect- ing to Lafayette real estate ed official to go on record broker Jim Keaty, who has

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Continued from page 1A control drug approvals and patent protections, which he called “two of the most significant factors in the cost of drugs.”

“The new laws are a step toward better regulation of the entities involved in the drug supply chain, but cost reduction must start with significant revisions to national policy,” he said.

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A pharmacy tech at st. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy speaks on the phone. Along with new rules for health insurers, Independent pharmacists lawmakers recently boosted the amount of money locally Pharmacy benefit managers, commonly referred to owned pharmacies would get paid for dispensing drugs.

as PBMs, would be required by state law to reimburse local, nonchain pharmacies at a higher rate.

Local pharmacies would be paid a “professional dispensing fee” for their services that is at least as much as the Louisiana Medicaid rate, which can be adjusted every year and is currently just under $12 per prescription.

Recently, the Insurance Department set a minimum dispensing fee at $9. Previously, there was no minimum.

State Rep. Jason Dewitt, R-Boyce, who sponsored the legislation, said some local pharmacists weren’t getting reimbursed enough to break even.

“These guys were barely surviving,” he said.

The Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association backed the legislation this year.

“You’re allowing the patient to have access to their choice of pharmacy,” said Randal Johnson, president and CEO of the association.

But others note that when PBMs, and by extension the health insurers that hire them, are required to pay pharmacists more money, health insurance costs can go up.

“This will cause some patients to pay higher outof-pocket amounts at the

pharmacy counter and will slightly increase health insurance premiums,” said Opelka.

“The intended effect of the bill is to stabilize the market for independent pharmacies, ensuring access in underserved areas.”

Jeff Drozda, CEO of the Louisiana Association of Health Plans, a trade group for the largest insurers in the state, has reservations about the change. He said “government-mandated increases to pharmacy dispensing fees” run the risk of “exacerbating affordability challenges” for insurers and consumers.

Tougher rules for PBMs Lawmakers also passed a measure that limits how PBMs go about charging for their services.

In managing prescription drug benefits for health insurers, PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers for lower prices and also determine which drugs a health plan covers.

PBMs would now be legally required to act in the best interest of insurers and consumers.

They would also be prohibited from making money off drug manufacturer rebates and would instead be required to pass those savings on to the health plans they

work for.

PBMs would be required to charge health plans a flat fee for their services and couldn’t tie their fees to the cost of a drug.

State Sen. Adam Bass, the bill sponsor, called the proposed flat service fee model “a significant change” that ensures PBMs are actually working to save health plans and consumers money.

Bass said under the old model, that wasn’t necessarily the case.

“Their incentive is to get the biggest rebate they can get. That’s not always the cheapest drug,” he said.

The trade group that represents the country’s largest PBMs blasted the legislation.

“This bill is a love letter to Big Pharma,” said Christine Rex, a senior director for the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. “It will severely limit the tools health plans use to keep prescription drug prices low.”

Rex said the larger package of bills lawmakers passed this year badly misses the mark when it comes to lowering drug costs.

“Only drug manufacturers set prescription drug prices, and PBMs work to lower drug costs for Louisiana patients,” she said.

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METRO NEWS RPCC program expands workforce training

HIGH STAKES

Evening program to help with industrial demand

BY ANNAKATE FREELAND staff writer

Beginning this fall, River Parishes Community College will offer the first two semesters of its Process Technology Program through evening classes at Donaldsonville High School, creating a pathway to earn credentials and prepare for careers in the region’s growing industrial sector.

Donovan Thompson, RPCC’s associate vice chancellor of innovation and energy sciences, said the expansion is part of a broader effort to expand evening course offerings collegewide and provide more opportunities within the Donaldsonville community.

The Process Technology program at RPCC is a 60-credit-hour program developed in collaboration with the local oil and gas and chemical manufacturing industry.

“This gets your foot in the door at refineries, chemical plants and manufacturing facilities in the River Parishes area, one of the most industrialized corridors in the country,” he said.

He said the plan is to launch a cohort every fall, with a target enrollment of 18 students. The classes will be held two days per week from 5 to 8:15 p.m., accommodating two sections of two courses, Thompson said. Any working adult or prospective student is eligible to enroll, he said.

“These programs are great. They really are,” said Tyler Gray, director of energy innovation for the LSU Energy Institute.

“The ability to learn in a living industry is significant.”

Gray said the hiring cycle is constant, and with increased industry demand in Ascension Parish, a substantial need exists for qualified workers.

Successful completion of fall courses will allow students to earn a career and technical certificate. Successful completion of spring courses will put students halfway to earning an Associate of Applied Science. He said the certificate-level coursework gives students foundational skills to pursue entry-level positions in industrial settings.

Per semester, it will cost the typical fulltime load of 15 credit hours. With tuition and fees, the total comes to $2,557.

RPCC plans to host community information sessions at 5 p.m. June 17 and 5 p.m.

July 15 at Donaldsonville High School, covering admissions, financial aid, registration and career opportunities.

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Noelle Amari construction, which specializes in church renovations, works on the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church recently on Florida Boulevard.

Kid Fest showcases young authors, artists and entrepreneurs

BY BRIANNA MEEKS

Contributing writer

“Stomp” by Kirk Franklin swelled and softened in the background Saturday as children walked alongside their parents at Kid Fest.

A navy blue sign reading “Welcome to Kid Fest” greeted families Saturday as they entered the festival grounds at BREC Scotlandville Parkway under a bridge near the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. Children bounced with anticipation as they made their way through the entrance tunnel.

Presented by Community Against Drugs And Violence and Scotlandville Community Development Corporation and supported by The Walls Project, the event brought together families, community organizations and youth entrepreneurs for a day of education, culture, entertainment and community engagement.

Organizer Pat McCallisterLeDuff said the initiative that eventually became Kid Fest began as a community effort to improve neighborhood conditions in Scotlandville. After 15 years of community cleanup and outreach efforts, she launched the festival to help children see themselves as leaders, innovators and changemakers.

“We want every child who attends to leave feeling seen, valued, encouraged and empowered to pursue their dreams,” McCallisterLeDuff said.

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Zariah Cherry, 14, stands at her table saturday at Kid Fest in the scotlandville area of Baton Rouge.

Zariah writes and sells her own books.

Vendors lined both sides of the festival grounds. On one side, youth-owned businesses such as Jaylicious Lemonade, Bundles of Beauty and DMP & Z Fine Fragrances and Accessories showcased their products. Across from them stood community organizations and businesses including the Baton Rouge Police Department, the airport, BDG Creations and Line4Line’s free book stand.

Brightly colored bouncy houses stretched across the grassy area beneath the bridge as children sprang into the air with excite-

ment. Nearby, oversized “225” numbers decorated with flowers rested on the grass.

Across the festival grounds, young entrepreneurs showcased books, artwork, lemonade and handmade accessories while gaining experience interacting with customers and sharing their businesses with attendees. Community organizations also used the festival to connect families with resources and educational opportunities.

At the Line4Line table, shelves were filled with colorful children’s books featuring Black boys and girls. Lucy Perera and Tina Miles shared information about the nonprofit’s literacy, mentoring and arts-based programs while distributing free reading materials to families. Perera said the organization intentionally selects books featuring Black children so young readers can see themselves reflected in the stories they read.

Nearby, James Roan, of the Scotlandville Culture Center, displayed books, photographs and historical information highlighting Scotlandville’s legacy, notable residents and its connection to Southern University.

In the center of the festival, children with twinkles in their eyes sat patiently as their faces were painted by Airbrushed By Me while families explored vendor booths and activities.

Near the end of the festival grounds sat “Little Scotlandville,” a play area designed for infants and toddlers. The miniature town

featured replicas of local businesses including Empire Wings, Navy Federal Credit Union and Aetna Pierce Clinic, giving children an opportunity to interact with places they see throughout their community.

“They need to see places that look like where they grow up,” said Ashley Riley, creator of Little Scotlandville.

The sound of a choo-choo train echoed throughout the festival as children rode through the grounds.

They passed a recreation area for older children ages 8-18 featuring basketball activities and a footballthemed inflatable attraction.

BDG Creations, owned by 10-year-old Braileigh Gray, featured one-of-a-kind canvas art, bookmarks and bracelets. Inspired by her mother, Tyquencia Vessel, a local art teacher, Braileigh creates her own artwork and develops her own creative techniques. She has operated her business for one year and was making her second appearance at Kid Fest.

“Just believe in yourself and do what you love,” she said.

At 14, Zaria Cherry has already published multiple children’s books. Zaria said she began writing stories as a child despite having dyslexia, a learning difference that can make reading and writing more challenging. She published her first book at age 9, “Lulu the Lollipop Girl,” which teaches children the importance of balancing sweet treats with healthy habits.

“I want kids to know that no mat-

ter how old you are, you should always strive to do what you like,” Zaria said.

Among the attendees was Brandy Beal, who brought her twin children to the festival. Beal said Kid Fest provides opportunities for families to spend time together while exposing children to positive activities and resources.

“It’s free, for one. Everybody doesn’t have money to do stuff like this. Two, it’s very family friendly and it includes everybody,” Beal said.

Brianna Meeks, a journalism student at Southern University, reported and wrote this story with the support of the nonprofit Louisiana Collegiate News Collaborative, an LSU-led coalition of eight universities funded by the Henry Luce and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur foundations.

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Zelenskyy said in a stateDrone strikes kill ment on Telegram Sunday that he had a “wonderful 2 in Russia conversation” with Trump.

By The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint ahead of this week’s G7 summit.

Putin’s call with Trump lasted just under an hour, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, who briefed reporters afterward.

On Ukraine, Ushakov said Trump emphasized the need to end hostilities and stated his readiness to influence European allies and Kyiv toward that goal, including at the upcoming G7 summit.

Trump also said that recent strikes on civilian targets in Russia complicate a settlement — though the White House has not confirmed that, nor commented on the call — and said that ending the war quickly could open the door to “a truly new quality of U.S.Russian relations,” Ushakov quoted him as saying.

Putin, for his part, argued that attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure

by Kyiv would not change Ukraine’s position on the battlefield, and said that if Zelenskyy wants a meeting with him, “let him come to Moscow,” according to Ushakov.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Russia soon, Ushakov said.

The leaders also discussed Iran, where Trump said a U.S. agreement with Tehran was close and that he hoped the results of the talks could be made public today, Ushakov said.

Beyond congratulating Trump on his birthday, the Ukrainian president said he thanked the U.S. president for supporting Ukraine.

He said they discussed “what could help bring peace closer now,” without providing details. Zelenskyy also informed Trump about how Ukraine’s position along the eastern front line has improved and strengthened.

“We agreed to discuss more during our meeting at the G7 summit,” he said.

The calls came as Trump prepared to mark his birthday with a UFC fight on the White House lawn Sunday evening, an event without precedent in American history. Once it concludes, Trump is set to fly overnight to France for the G7 summit, where Ukraine is expected to be a major topic of discussion Tuesday and Zelenskyy is due to join the gathering.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has long frustrated Trump, who as a candidate claimed he could end the conflict within 24 hours of taking office. He has since stopped making such claims and tends to pivot away from the topic when pressed.

He has also grown increasingly vexed by the war between Israel and Iran, which has driven up gas prices, rattled financial markets and stoked concerns about inflation.

The diplomatic exchanges came against the backdrop of continued fighting.

Ukrainian drone attacks killed one person and wounded nine others overnight in a residential building in the regional capital of Russia’s Oryol region, Gov. Andrei Klychkov said Sunday. Another drone attack killed one person Sunday in Russia’s Bryansk region, local authorities said.

Swiss voters reject bid to cap population at 10M, early results show

BY JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press

GENEVA — Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million, early results showed.

The populist Swiss People’s Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an influx of workers from the neighboring European Union.

Some have dubbed the proposal a “Swiss Brexit” because it could jeopardize Switzerland’s deep ties to the European Union anchored by deals that foster economic growth, cultural ties and cross-border travel, among other things.

Switzerland is not one of the EU’s 27 member states, but it is all but surrounded by four of them.

Recent polling from the gfs.bern agency suggested that it could be a close con-

test.

Preliminary results shared by the federal government showed that nearly 55% of voters rejected the proposal, with nationwide turnout almost 59%. Results were still pending from many of Switzerland’s 26 cantons.

The number of people living in Switzerland has soared by nearly one-quarter over the last generation, and foreigners today make up nearly one-third of the population.

Critics say the boom in migration has brought foreign labor and skills to sectors such as healthcare, finance, pharmaceuticals, and technology.

The right-wing party put forward the “sustainability initiative” measure, saying Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained by the spike in demographic growth.

The federal government, Parliament and EconomieSuisse, a major business association, oppose the idea.

Billie Claire Lefkovits Phillips (a/k/a Miss Bill, Miss Billie) left this world on her own terms on June 5, 2026, at her home in Sunshine, LA, with her sons and beloved caregiver Teresa by her side.

Billie Claire was born October 6, 1930, in Converse Louisiana at the women's clinic closest to Zwolle, Louisiana. Daughter of Louis Lefkovits (the Jewish owner of the dry goods and grocery store in Zwolle) and Edna Williams Lefkovits (a staunch Southern Baptist) she was raised in this "mixed marriage" family in Zwolle until she left to attend college at Baylor. She then moved to Baton Rouge and attended LSU after becoming a couple with Tom Fore Phillips from Many, Louisiana. Following Tom's law school, Billie Claire and Tom married and put down roots in Baton Rouge, and they remained married for 59 years until Tom's death in 2011.

Billie Claire was the central figure in running her family, that evolved to raising three sons (in addition to Tom), keeping the books (in the early days a difficult task, some months putting aside 5.00 or less into savings), and maintaining constant connection with her and Tom's parents and a far-flung group of relatives. Once she moved to the new house on Magnolia Woods, and later the home in Sunshine, she provided, generally without prior notice, unceasing hosting of and hospitality to friends and no telling how many of Tom's compatriots, young lawyer mentees, clients, protectors (during the Louisiana Creamery strike time), and folks needing a couch for the night, including even opposing lawyers and their clients in some instances.

She was a thankful member of untold numbers of bridge groups, well into her 90's (she stopped driving in January 2025), all, until the last of which, she outlived. She was also a member of various social groups around town including Morning Callers, Legal Auxiliary, Decorators, and others. As a 96year-old white woman from north Louisiana red dirt, her favorite pursuit was religiously watching LSU women's basketball and gymnastics (her best present this past Christmas was a Flau'jae Johnson basketball jersey).

She was a dear friend to a wide circle of people, a firm non-leaking confidant to whom many poured out their problems and needs.

She helped raise generations of young lawyers at Tom's firm, Taylor Porter, providing them with succor, both before they found their mates and families and then with respect to some, after things went bad. She let friends and confidants (generally men) know it when their divorce plans were foolishness and had no difficulty directing an end to such pursuits.

She was the best cook any of her children or family or friends had ever known or experienced.

Her son Louis in part hooked his wife (he thinks) when early on in their courtship while at a very chic restaurant out with California friends the discussion turned to favorite chefs, and choosing last (following a discussion of a dizzying array of chefs) he said, "Well I have to say, my mother".

Billie Claire is preceded in death by her husband, Tom, her parents, her beloved sister Selma Hopkins, and her beloved nephew Jonathan Hopkins.

She is also preceded in death by her youngest son Thomas Bryan Phillips (who had to be her favorite, as her other two sons gladly in recognition cede the crown), who died in a one-car accident in 1987. Thomas's death did not kill, but certainly maimed her, but as was always the case, it was up to her to hold the family together, reject false claims of any who foolishly tried to convince that they had come to grips, or gotten through, and to keep Thomas's memory front and center for the next 39 years. Her family thanks her for her fierce devotion to keeping the flame of recollection and memory of Thomas alive, such that we think of him every day, because we just do, and should we falter, we cannot cross Billie Claire.

Billie Claire is survived by sons and daughters-inlaw, Louis M. Phillips and Yvette M. Wiltgen and Ben Fore and Molly Fairchild Phillips; and her grandchildren, Michaella (partner Jamison), Isaac (wife Olivia), Emily Rachel, and Savannah, to all of whom she was totally devoted and who made up much of the light in her life for the last decades. Her grandchildren could not have been more loved. She is also survived by her nephew Spencer Hopkins and her two nieces Emily Claire Brown (husband Mark), and Millicent Hopkins (both much more daughters than nieces), and the son of Emily and Mark, Bryan Brown (much more a grandson than grandnephew) and his wife Grace and their children Parker and Cooper. She also leaves behind a host of cousins from both her father's and mother's sides, Brooks, Klein, and Dees and Williams families; and also family from Tom's side - Becky Osborn and her family, and the White and Fore families in Arkansas.

Billie Claire lived out her last 40 plus years at the home that she and Tom built in Sunshine, Louisiana. She was able to pass on at her beloved home, which was a blessing to her and the family.

In her last conversation, before she declared "OK, I am done", she asked whether she could have

done better in raising her family, to which there was a unanimous, firm "No." Despite being raised where and when she was raised (or maybe because of it, as her father Louis would make grocery deliveries in his own pickup truck to families out around Zwolle who had no transportation, both black and white, hoping for but not requiring payment), she rejected institutional cruelty, racism, and meanness. While raised in the Baptist church in rural Zwolle in the 1930's and trying to stay involved until the 1960's, she ultimately fell away, but not before leaving the established church to seek an alternative non-racially biased and segregated alternative. Throughout her life she instilled in her children in a non-intellectual but common decency way to start with love, withhold judgment, see the whole person, defend against flowing with a crowd, and to recognize and embrace common humanity, and to honor both basic human dignity and decency. Not to be political (or maybe, to be political) she rejected the current prevailing political persuasion on the grounds of plain common decency and other non-repeatable grounds. Not an easy set of lessons to impart starting in the early 1960's when and where we were growing up and not an easy morality to hold for 96 years, through the changing of the times.

Thank you Mother.

The family thanks her dear, lifelong and surviving friends to whom she was devoted - including Joy Pearce, Debbie Lamb, Joyce Moreland; Jan McClanahan and the McClanahan family; Artis, Mandy, and Leonard, et al; Pete and Ellen Abington; Bessie Jackson and many more. Thanks to her latest bridge group, to which she was devoted as long as she could be there. The family also gives thanks to the wonderful cadre of caregivers during her last 15 months who were with her at the end - Teresa, Ms. Pam, Tiffany and Tameca; the nursing staff at Decision Critical, including Ashley, Karla and Reagan (a

wonderful and devoted group of nursing professionals, many of whom took in my mother as their special charge and were accepted by our mother as though part her family); and finally to Pinnacle and the hospice nurses that took such great care.

Thank you to the rather large group of doctors through the years from whom Billie Claire cadged their cell phone numbers for private access (Dr. Carl Luikart, especially, until and maybe after his retirement). Finally, we thank Dr. Mary Coenen Raven, who so humanely provided Billie Claire such a fulsome description of hospice care and upon whose recommendation Miss Billie made her decision, ultimately.

Billie Claire went out from this life on her own volition, after seeing almost 96 years of world change; with mind intact; knowing she had lived a good life; and wanting not to be a burden. Her family, friends and acquaintances are blessed to have had her in their lives.

Funeral services will be held on June 20, 2026, at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Visitation begins at 10:30 a.m., with service at 12:00 Noon. Immediately thereafter, the family will hold a reception at the Baton Rouge City Club, 355 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA. All are welcome.

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Powerbrokers try to distract voters, but grassroots is waking up

New program aims to improve maternity outcomes Louisiana continues to face one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation, with the greatest burden falling on women in rural and underserved communities. These outcomes reflect a systems-level failure, in which behavioral health, addiction treatment, prenatal care, housing stability and social supports remain too fragmented to meet the needs of vulnerable mothers.

Untreated mental illness and substance use disorders during pregnancy are among the most overlooked drivers of poor maternal outcomes. When women cannot access coordinated, evidence-based care, both mothers and infants face preventable risks that reverberate across generations.

This is why the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority is opening RISE, one of Louisiana’s most comprehensive inpatient treatment programs for pregnant women with substance use disorders and their dependent children.

RISE aligns directly with the Louisiana Department of Health’s maternal-health priorities by expanding access to behavioral health treatment, reducing substance-exposed newborns, strengthening family stability and improving outcomes for high-risk pregnancies.

RISE will also function as a research-to-practice facility, generating real-time evaluation and applied research to improve maternal and child health outcomes statewide.

Additionally, it will train therapists, psychiatrists and family medicine physicians, helping address Louisiana’s persistent workforce shortages in behavioral health and maternal care.

These efforts are strengthened by the development of NEDHSA’s proposed Health District, a coordinated framework designed to align services, partners and resources across Northeast Louisiana.

Facilities like RISE, supported by a comprehensive Health District and transitional housing, are not peripheral to maternal health. They are central to achieving the outcomes Louisiana has committed to.

Maternal health is a statewide imperative and integrated solutions like these are essential to protecting the lives of mothers and children.

DR. MONTEIC A. SIZER executive director, Northeast Delta Human services Authority Monroe

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Jeff Landry spent millions trying to rewrite Louisiana’s constitution.

The voters said no. Five amendments, all going down on May 16, and not even close. Republican policy, when you strip the party label off, loses.

Then Landry fled the state the very next day to lead a Trump vanity trip to Greenland, getting jeered by residents, picking fights with journalists and trying to lure local kids to his residence with cookies.

Rather than face the people who rejected him, he ran. This is what running from accountability while embarrassing our state looks like.

But Landry running is just the symptom. The disease is older than he is.

Republican officials hold every lever of state power in Louisiana: the governorship, the Legislature, the courts.

And what they are selling does not look dangerous on the surface. Data centers. Carbon capture. Tax cuts.

One hundred billion in investment.

It sounds like prosperity. What nobody explains is who pays for it and who collects the profit.

The people pay through subsidies and tax breaks carved out for corporations, while utilities climb and wages sit still. The shareholders collect. The politicians keep their power. They pit us against each other with culture wars and dog whistles while they pick our pockets clean.

The grassroots is waking up.

Bipartisan coalitions are forming across Louisiana with almost no money, which is exactly what terrifies the people who have all of it.

They are scrambling to restrict voting and gerrymander districts. You only do that when you know you are losing the argument.

Louisiana has always been the battleground. The next phase was always coming. The question is whether enough of us are ready.

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A flock of roseate spoonbills patrol the shallows of University Lake as they surround a great egret in Baton Rouge.

Beauty, warmth of La. is unmatched anywhere I’ve been to several dozen countries and traveled all across the United States. I love Louisiana, and it is a place like no other.

First of all, it’s home. There is a strong bond regarding family in our state, and the way we treat our family and friends extends to everyone. I love walking into any tiny gas station or restaurant and feeling like I’m with aunts and uncles, grandparents, brothers and sisters, when I don’t know the people at all.

I grew up on many acres of land in Ascension Parish. Its beauty and experiences amaze me every day. The loquat tree near my house would bloom and offer its fruit for jams. When March and April came around, citrus aromas rose from the navel orange and lemon trees.

By May, the scent of magnolias filled the air, mimosa trees bloomed soft and fragrant and crape myrtles filled the landscape with color like a kaleidoscope. Come October, the

satsumas came and the pecans fell to the ground, ready to be harvested and shared with my grandparents.

I loved watching the sun descend in a different shade every evening, red, orange, pink and everything in between. A couple of doves lined the telephone wire, cardinals flew and sang and spoonbills congregated along with egrets and herons at our pond. At night, raccoons, foxes, deer and coyotes quietly took over. What a sight.

But Louisiana is not only something you see.

It is something you taste and feel in the company of people you love. Sweet tea in a tall, scratched plastic cup. Sauce piquante over rice with a slice of Texas toast. An outdoor fish fry with music playing and the smell of hot oil in the air.

I love that I can call this place my home.

DUSTIN GRANGER Lake Charles

Draw voting districts on population, and let chips fall where they may

NICHOLAS GARON st. Amant

We call our Louisiana population a gumbo. This fact is what makes Louisiana, Louisiana.

Our Louisiana gumbo is comprised of many ethnicities. To name a few: French, Italian, African, Irish, Cajun, German, Vietnamese, Caribbean, Central and South American, Mexican, English, many Mediterraneans and many, many more groups of people.

How do we grant special voting privileges to one group/ethnicity without depriving others of the same special voting privileges?

It’s not easy.

Just draw our voting districts based upon population, regardless of ethnicity or political party. Let the chips fall where they may.

Put the onus on the candidates to do the the right thing for the people, and present themselves in a professional manner.

Then the responsibility is ours to choose the best candidates, and to vote.

Down da bayou, fans are skeptical about reporter’s take on LsU coach Lane Kiffin got da second-best Heisman odds behind only Arch Manning? Maybe Kiffin just couldn’t recruit high school. Now in BaBoudreaux say, “Mr. Scott got ‘little doubt’ ton Rouge his QB Sam Leavitt was choice Kiffin had dem recruitin’ conversations. But number three. Dat’s not a recruiter, dat’s a who he ask? He ask Kiffin? Same man what checkbook.” said it in da magazine. Dat’s da same gumbo Thibodeaux say, “An’ Mr. Scott writin’ in two bowls, cher.” ‘bout da Sept. 19 security plan like da trouThibodeaux say, “An’ Mr. Scott say Kifble just appeared. Kiffin poured da gas. Mr. Scott writin’ ‘bout fire safety like nobody fin deserve credit for da College Football struck da match.”

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COMMENTARY Will this be the unhappy birthday?

In less than a month, the United States will observe its 250th birthday.

It is shaping up more like a memorial service for a lost loved one than a party to celebrate something special.

Rather than anticipating a happy occasion, America at 250 is increasingly Cal Thomas characterized by anger, name-calling and scandals.

Performers are withdrawing from President Trump’s Freedom 250 Great American State Fair in Washington, claiming organizers lied to them about its partisanship. Trump, who has contributed mightily to the growing divisions among us, is threatening to make a “major speech,” mostly to his MAGA crowd to fill the vacuum left by those who have withdrawn. Is there anything new he could say that we haven’t heard dozens, perhaps thousands of times before? Would his rhetoric be uplifting, rather than self-aggrandizing? Based on the past, it doesn’t seem likely.

Contrast this dark mood with the July 4, 1976, bicentennial. Gerald Ford, a modest man, was president.

The Vietnam War had officially ended in April. Richard Nixon had decamped to California after resigning the presidency over the Watergate affair.

American flags were proudly waved, not ceremoniously burned.

Leading up to the occasion was a newspaper ad by British Airways featuring actor Robert Morley. Tongue in cheek, it said: “Come home, all is Forgiven.”

An international parade of tall ships in New York Harbor and later in Boston became one of the most widely recognized visual spectacles of the day.

Thousands of volunteers from every state traveled across the country, using historic routes in covered wagons, culminating at Valley Forge State Park in Pennsylvania.

A replica of the Liberty Bell toured all 50 states, encouraging all citizens to participate in the celebration.

The Smithsonian Institution hosted a 12-week Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall. Queen Elizabeth

AssoCIATED PREss PHoTo By JosE LUIs MAGANA

Parade participants march near the National Mall along Constitution Avenue in Washington to commemorate Memorial Day, coinciding with the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

II made an official state visit.

At 2 p.m. on July 4, President Ford rang a national Bicentennial Bell in Philadelphia 13 times (for the original colonies), prompting communities across America to ring bells in unison.

The American Freedom Train was a traveling museum displaying rare historical documents, artifacts and artwork. It visited the lower 48 states.

Network coverage was extensive (there were only three broadcast networks at the time). CBS’s popular Bicentennial Minutes segments, which began in 1974 and ran daily, continued through Dec. 31, 1976. The final Bicentennial Minute was presented by President Ford, closing out the yearlong television celebration.

What’s changed in the last 50 years?

Many blame social media, the education system and politicians who seem to care more about their careers than the condition of the country. Can anyone name a member of one party who has said something nice about a member of the other party? I doubt a

“Jeopardy” champion could come up with one.

Here’s a timely quote from Ronald Reagan: “All of us, as Americans, are joined in a common enterprise to write the story of freedom — the greatest adventure mankind has ever known, and one we must pass on to our children and our children’s children — remembering that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”

It does not appear we are following Reagan’s advice. Where is the soaring rhetoric of the past, even the recent past, that sought to proclaim a unity of purpose? To recall Simon and Garfunkel’s metaphoric line from “Mrs. Robinson”: “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”

Like Elvis, to mix a performance metaphor, it appears unity and patriotism have left the building.

Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.

America’s most boring nightmare product. In other words, if we wanted Ever gotten so deep in credit card debt that you stopped opening the bills to pay it off next year, we’d have to because it felt hopeless and looking at stop consuming anything and turn everything we produce, from the numbers simply stressed apples to zippers, over to our you out? If not, I congratucreditors. Sure hope you relate you on your thrift and prudence. But a lot of people membered to stock up the chest have reached that point, as freezer, or it’s going to be a very you will discover if you spend hungry year. much time on personal finance Thankfully, we do not actually Megan have forums. pay off the debt next McArdle year. to If you are someone who In fact, we don’t have to pays off your credit card pay it off at all. A nation with every month, it can be hard to una healthy economy can sustain a modicum of debt, and even modest derstand why anyone would just stop budget deficits, essentially forever. opening their bills. Sure, it is hard to As long as the debt isn’t too high, the contemplate your financial problems. deficits aren’t too outrageous, and the But contemplation, however unpleasant, is not what is most stressful about economy keeps growing, inflation and economic growth will keep the nationbeing deep in debt.

The really stressful part is when al debt-to-GDP ratio within healthy your creditors cut off your lines of bounds. credit, foreclose on your house or Alas, the United States is well past force you into bankruptcy. The only that point. The outsize debt was barely way to avoid that crisis is to confront sustainable even with the abnormally the problem head-on. low interest rates between the 2008 So why don’t they? Rather than offinancial crisis and the pandemic. But with 30-year Treasury yields at their fering pop psychology, I have a queshighest level in almost two decades, it tion for you: When was the last time is not. Interest costs alone exceeded you devoted serious attention to the 3% of GDP in 2025, more than the national debt?

Many readers will click away at this government spent on Medicaid or depoint, if they haven’t already checked fense. That has helped push the annual out at the headline. The national debt budget deficit to almost $2 trillion, is so big and so incredibly boring! At or 5.8% of GDP. Unless something best, reading about the debt feels like is done, those numbers will get even eating some highly nutritious vegworse as the boomers finish retiring and entitlements eat more and more etable you don’t care for. At worst, it revenue. feels overwhelming. What can you do There is only one way this kind of about it, anyway? All it does is make profligacy can end: in a fiscal crisis you depressed. that forces Congress and the presiYou see where I’m going with this.

The nation is in a hole, and if it’s going dent to hike taxes and cut spending, to climb out, Americans need to take very probably at the worst possible a hard look at the bill that is rapidly time, when the economy is already coming due, rather than stuff the nose-diving for some other reason. notices in a drawer and try to forget And here’s the thing: Everyone knows they’re there. this. There’s a reason you yawn when The debt held by the public is you’re asked to think about the nationroughly $31.6 trillion, and it recently al debt — it’s because you’ve heard surpassed 100% of the gross domestic this all a zillion times before. This

slow-moving disaster has been on the horizon for decades. We’ve all decided not to think about it until we make landfall on whatever hellscape we’re approaching.

Americans have plenty of ways to deflect attention from the unpleasantness ahead. For those of a certain sanguine frame of mind, it’s preferable to yawn and turn to something more diverting. Alternatively, we can start an argument about something else that seems vaguely related but actually isn’t.

For example: Is it even possible to have a fiscal crisis in a nation that prints its own currency? (Yes.) Or: Which party caused this terrible state of affairs? This article probably would have gotten more clicks if I’d blamed Republican tax cuts or runaway Democratic spending. Unfortunately, the boring truth is that most of the debt was accumulated during the fiscal responses to the financial crisis and the pandemic.

The problem is that neither party is willing to impose the fiscal discipline needed to pay down the debt now that those crises are over, because there’s no way to do that without touching the highly popular entitlements that have driven the increasingly unsustainable deficits.

But this cannot go on forever, and as the great economist Herbert Stein once said, “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The only choice the nation has is how it will stop — a gradual tapping of the fiscal brakes, until things are back under control, or a continued acceleration until a devastating crash becomes inevitable. But if we want politicians to take that first option, we voters must focus our attention and force them to confront the problem before us.

Megan McArdle is on X, @asymmetricinfo. Email her at Megan.

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Democrats have a chance, if they change their message There’s an old story about a dog-food manufacturer who created a new canine concoction with the best ingredients and infused with the finest nutrients. It was launched into the market with great fanfare. There was only one problem. The dogs didn’t like it.

The Democrats need to understand the power of this parable.

They have potent arguments about why they should reclaim power on Capitol Hill and set of grievances David the Trump years — a war that Shribman about is deeply unpopular, gasoline and food costs that are stunningly high.

There’s only one problem. The voters don’t like them.

The temptation, irresistible at the keyboard now, is to invoke the old chestnut that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks. The lesson for the dog-food manufacturer wasn’t to change the dogs. It was to change the food.

The dog-food corollary is clear. The Democrats can’t change the voters. They have to change the message.

Here’s the brutal truth: More than half their potential supporters are dissatisfied with the Democratic Party, according to a New York Times/ Siena University poll taken this spring. Two-thirds of arguably this fall’s most critical group of voters, the Democratic-leaning Independents, are dissatisfied with the Democratic Party. Now factor in the redistricting sweepstakes, where the Republicans have been the clear winners, and you’ll conclude that the sunny skies Democratic strategists thought they saw suddenly are darkening.

Consider this: Only a quarter of all voters are satisfied with the Democratic Party, less than about a third who are satisfied with the Republicans.

The Democrats still may do well in November.

Gasoline prices remain high. Inflation, which helped take down the party earlier in the decade, is back. The Republicans’ most visible figure, Donald Trump, is deeply unpopular. Historical trends for midterm congressional elections strongly favor the party out of power in the White House.

All this is good for the Democrats. So are some of the hijinks Mr. Trump has been up to, playing a kingmaker’s role in GOP primaries by backing candidates who are on the fringe right in Texas, Kentucky and Louisiana against incumbents with strong proven voter appeal and — as we will see — with many allies in the Republican cloakrooms.

The MAGA loyalists he helped win nominations will be substantially weaker than politicians like Senators John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy and Representative Thomas Massie would have been. But that’s not all. The three mutineers are now free to air their grievances with the president. Some once-reluctant Trump apostates may join them, especially among the 14 Republicans whose election campaigns don’t come until 2030, two years after the end of the Trump years in the White House.

This stands out: how negative Democrats are about Trump versus their relative ambivalence toward the Democratic Party.

“They hate him a lot more than they love their party,” said Douglas Rivers, chief scientist of the YouGov Poll. To what extent do Democratic candidates join Mr. Trump in trying to nationalize these midterm contests?

For the Democrats to nationalize these elections, they would have to run against Mr. Trump.

To some extent, a campaign based on gasoline and food prices does that.

But personalizing the effort to nationalize the campaign means that the party’s candidates would have to emphasize Trump himself.

He’s a juicy target; by a two-to-one margin, Americans believe Trump isn’t honest and trustworthy — and by a 56-33% margin say they don’t believe he has the temperament to be president.

But Trump isn’t on the ballot, and two of the last three Democratic presidential candidates who made Trump the principal issue in the campaigns lost.

It may be tempting to dismiss the public wariness of the Democratic Party. The Republicans were in much the same situation during Watergate, only to win the White House three consecutive times, only a half-dozen years after Richard Nixon’s 1974 resignation.

Meanwhile, the Republicans are not exactly in a robust position either. The party now has a MAGA identity, but there is no assurance that remains when Mr. Trump departs. In a way, the instability that MAGA represents may be a dagger to the heart of the GOP. Yet that is only part of the American political crisis.

Fully four out of five of the dissatisfied voters want the economic system to be overhauled or torn down, according to the Times/Siena survey.

And that occurs a month before the country is scheduled to celebrate 250 years of American independence. Talk about a threat to American democracy! It’s the dog that isn’t barking.

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City Park golf course deserves to be preserved as is Public golf in Baton Rouge is under signs reading “Keep City Park Golf Course siege. intact” that have bloomed across Baton In May, LSU closed its on-campus golf Rouge like crepe myrtles as late spring course that had existed in various turns to scorching summer. versions since 1961. Now, City Park If you are a regular reader of this golf course, a century-old fixture in column — ones on assorted topics the heart of the city, is being targeted. are usually started with “Notes on Some proponents want to do away a golf scorecard …” — you have with the golf course completely no doubt figured out where I come or at the very least — as part of a down on this issue. I side wholeScott prospective redevelopment plan Rabalais heartedly with the folks who want commissioned by BREC — alter the to keep the golf course intact. course’s footprint by repurposing Look, no one is going to drive some of the land it sits upon. across the bridge over City Park Lake The issue has been a contentious one, as on I-10 and mistake the nine somewhat evidenced by this past week’s packed and scruffy holes hugging the nearby hills for tense public hearing at the nearby McKin- Pebble Beach or TPC Sawgrass. They’re never going to host a U.S. Open there, as ley High Alumni Center.

Supporters of maintaining City Park golf compared to venerated Shinnecock Hills course as is are well organized. They have in New York, which welcomes the national a website, dominated the McKinley meetä see RABALAIS, page 3B ing Thursday, and have cranked out yard

Johnson has new strategy to combat draft pay LsU coach expects to lose six to eight players to majors

BY KOKI RILEY staff writer

Jay Johnson couldn’t stop talking about the Miami Marlins.

Or the Tampa Bay Rays, or the San Francisco Giants. What difference does it make?

On July 11-12, during the MLB Draft, 30 teams will be poised to take away his high school signees, and there isn’t much he can do about it.

LSU doesn’t have the money to compete.

“If it’s about money,” Johnson said, “we’re going to lose them.”

LSU isn’t broke, but it doesn’t have the financial might that most major league clubs will flex next month. The Rays, for example, have more than $19 million to spend on draft picks, and they don’t even have the most money. That belongs to the Pittsburgh

Professional golfer Matt Berry tees off on April 23 at City Park golf course.

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The New york Knicks celebrate with the Larry o’Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the san Antonio spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on saturday in san Antonio.

Worth the wait: After 53 years, Knicks are NBA champions

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

SAN ANTONIO — Knowing New York had waited 53 years to see the Knicks hoist the NBA championship trophy, owner James Dolan didn’t even wait to be handed the 30-pound gold-plated prize.

He grabbed it and lifted it skyward with a yell.

“I want to say something to New York,” Dolan shouted. “Hey, New York! I’m sorry it took so long! But here we are, and hopefully it won’t take that long again!”

The New York Knicks are champions of the NBA for the first time since 1973, beating the San Antonio Spurs in five games.

The clincher came Saturday night in a 9490 victory, the Knicks’ fourth comeback win of the series.

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saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry runs a drill during organized team activities on Wednesday in Metairie. McKinstry is looking to establish himself as a leader in his third year with the saints.

McKinstry looking to fill bigger shoes as he enters year 3 with saints

BY LUKE JOHNSON staff writer

Going into Year 3, Kool-Aid McKinstry wants more.

Of course, there is an on-field element to that. He played a key role in a surprisingly stingy New Orleans Saints secondary last season — one that finished 2026 ranked fifth in pass yards allowed and 12th in Expected Points Added per play — and McKinstry sees the ways it could have been, and will be, better.

But, beyond the obvious, what he really wants is for his voice to resonate.

“A leader for the whole team,” McKinstry said, “and not just the guys (in the secondary).”

McKinstry is still more than three months shy of his 24th birthday, but he recognizes the opportunity in front of him. Longtime franchise pillars Demario Davis (New York Jets) and Cameron Jordan (unsigned) aren’t in the locker room, and McKinstry sees an opportunity to be a player the team rallies around.

His main mission this year, he said, is “accepting my

role” as a leader — something he’s been nudged toward by both coaches and teammates.

“It’s them embracing me as a leader, and me, who I am as a player and who I am as a guy, growing into that role,” McKinstry said. “I know it’s time for me to be a leader and it’s time for me to step up in multiple ways.”

Having a leadership voice goes hand in hand with what happens on the field, though.

McKinstry’s first two professional seasons were somewhat volatile. As a rookie, McKinstry was forced into the starting lineup by injury and a mid-season trade. Then the Saints changed their defensive scheme and McKinstry was suddenly the No. 1 option on the outside.

One of the things the Saints like about McKinstry is that the No. 1 role never felt too big for him — even when he would get beaten on Sundays.

“You can definitely see the confidence,” coach Kellen Moore said. “Corner is a hard position; you play some really hard downs in the NFL, playing against these

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Troy knocks Ole Miss out of CWS

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OMAHA, Neb. — Jabe Boroff hit the tiebreaking double in a four-run seventh inning and Troy and its potent offense kept the program’s first College World Series appearance going with a 12-8 win over Ole Miss in an elimination game Sunday.

The Trojans (39-31) erased a four-run deficit to post their 18th come-from-behind win of the season and advance to a game Tuesday against the loser of the West Virginia-North Carolina game Sunday night.

Mississippi (41-23) went twogames-and-out in its first trip to Charles Schwab Field since winning the national championship in 2022. Southeastern Conference teams had won 14 straight against non-SEC opponents in the CWS before the Rebels lost to North Carolina and Troy.

Troy, which lost 7-5 to West Virginia on Friday, ramped up an offense that arrived in Omaha averaging 10.6 runs per game in the NCAA Tournament.

The conditions were perfect for the 3-hour, 54-minute offensive free-for-all — sunny, 70 degrees at first pitch and a 15 mph wind blowing out. The teams combined for 26 hits and six homers, secondmost in a game at the 15-year-old stadium. It was the first time since 2001 at Rosenblatt Stadium that

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Former LSU softball left-handed pitcher Jayden Heavener has committed to two-time national runner-up Texas Tech, according to her social media post on X. Heavener, who played two seasons at LSU, was considered the top pitcher in the transfer portal and is one of eight Tigers planning to transfer.

Utility player Maddox McKee is the only other Tiger committed to a new school, opting for Texas A&M with one season of eligibility.

Heavener’s post featured little text other than the word “committed” with a heart emoji and three images of her wearing a black Texas Tech uniform.

A prized recruit in the 2025 LSU signing class, Heavener compiled a 26-14 record with a 2.78 ERA in two seasons. She struck out 280 batters in 259 innings but struggled with control in both seasons.

She walked 155 batters, hit 51 and threw 37 wild pitches.

Texas Tech made waves two years ago by signing Stanford

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This is why Johnson won’t be using financial reward to lure his recruits. The pitch will instead be something different this year.

“We want the player that looks at it as it’s not pro over college or college over pro,” Johnson said. “I want the player who looks at it like, LSU’s the best place to start their journey to be a pro player.”

There’s a chance LSU won’t have a high school signee picked in the first round, but Johnson still expects to lose somewhere between six and eight players to MLB. Thirteen of the Tigers’ signees cracked MLB.com’s top-200 draft prospect rankings.

“I think it’s a pretty high-level group,” Johnson said. “I feel like watching the success that some of the freshmen had this year makes me optimistic about some of these guys being able to come in and make an immediate contribution to what we’re doing.”

The bad news for LSU is that MLB teams have over $8 million more to spend on draftees this year than last. The good news is the draft probably won’t hurt the

Tulane sophomore outfielder Jason Wachs committed to LSU baseball out of the transfer portal, he announced on social media Sunday.

Wachs hit .327 with nine home runs and a 1.027 on-base plus slugging percentage this past season for the Green Wave. He posted a .328 batting average and a .980 OPS in two seasons in New Orleans.

His increase in power this season was the result of a fly ball rate that jumped from 25.6% to 42.2%, and he accomplished the feat while lowering his strikeout rate.

Wachs is a left-handed hitter who mostly played right field at Tulane, although he also has experience playing in center. He spent 13 games in center as a freshman.

Wachs is the fifth player LSU has added out of the portal this summer.

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Troy pitcher Zach Crotchfelt celebrates after the Trojans won their College World series game against ole Miss on sunday in omaha, Neb. Troy won 12-8. each team went deep three times.

Noah Thigpen (1-5) pitched five innings of relief for the win and JP Robertson (5-2) took the loss.

The Trojans were down 6-2 after Brayden Randle and Collin Reuters launched two-run hom-

ers to almost the same spot in the right-field seats.

Troy’s Sean Darnell, who homered in the second inning, came up in the fifth with two outs and bases loaded. Hunter Elliott balked to bring in a run and Darnell singled

in two more to cut it to 6-5.

Jimmy Janicki’s team-leading 21st homer tied it at 6 in the seventh and Boroff, after his tworun double, scored on Houston Markham’s base hit to put the Trojans up 9-6.

Former LSU pitcher commits to Texas Tech

BY JIM KLEINPETER

LSU adds Tulane outfielder Wachs from transfer portal

pitcher NiJaree Canady to a $1 million NIL deal. Canady helped the Red Raiders to consecutive WCWS championship-round finishes, where they lost to Texas both times.

Other LSU players in the portal but uncommitted thus far are first baseman Tori Edwards, outfielders Destiny Harris and Jaydn Laneaux, sophomore catcher Jada Phillips, freshman infielder Gradie Appling and freshman pitcher Lauren Soeken.

Edwards, a sophomore with two years of eligibility, is another portal prize. She was SEC Freshman of the Year in 2025, with a .383 batting average, 18 homers and 73 RBIs. Her numbers dropped to .284, 12 and 45 last season.

McKee started 54 games at third base and in the outfield her first two seasons but only eight last season. She had a .260 career sTAFF FILE PHoTo By MICHAEL JoHNsoN batting average with one homer LsU pitcher Jayden Heavener delivers a pitch against Akron in an NCAA and 30 RBIs. Laneaux, a junior, missed the regional game on May 15 at Tiger Park.

2026 season with an injury but started 52 games in left field the had seven career starts in two sea- in four at-bats. Soeken did not season before and batted .313. sons with a .182 average. play in 2026 but earned a redshirt Harris, a sophomore, batted .295 Appling played in eight games and will have four seasons of eliwith 17 starts last season. Phillips without a start and had three hits gibility.

to him that they are forgoing the draft and heading to school.

“Our best guys have done that,” Johnson said. “Whether it was Kade (Anderson), Derek (Curiel) and Omar (Serna) over the last three years.

“I think it’s worked out for those guys here. I don’t want this opportunity ever to be looked at as a backup plan. If it’s looked at as a backup plan, then it’s probably not the right player for us.”

There’s still work for Johnson to do before the draft. The Tigers have added five players from the transfer portal, including the top two players in Baseball America’s portal rankings — Gonzaga righthander Landon Hood and Notre Dame outfielder Bino Watters — sTAFF FILE PHoTo By MICHAEL JoHNsoN but still have needs remaining on their roster.

LsU coach Jay Johnson and his staff watch the ninth inning of a game Even after portal season ends, against south Carolina on May 2 at Alex Box stadium. Johnson and his how LSU’s recruiting class fits into the picture of next year’s rosstaff are looking for ways to entice high school signees to play at the ter is a question that even Johnson collegiate level. can’t answer. He’ll have to leave Tigers as much as it did a year heading into next season. that up to the Marlins and Giants.

That big number encompasses ago, when they lost eight high “None of them should take a school signees to MLB and saw a wide variety of player types, in- discount from any team,” Johntheir freshman class shrink to just cluding six right-handed pitchers, son said, “because the teams six lefties, four outfielders, three have so much money.” nine players.

LSU has 24 high school signees middle infielders and a slew of this July, eight more than last players who can play one or both Email Koki Riley at koki.riley@ year. Even if a chunk of those corner infield spots. theadvocate.com. For more Johnson wouldn’t reveal names, LSU sports updates, sign up for signees are picked and leave for pro ball, Johnson estimates that but he noted that a couple of LSU’s our newsletter at theadvocate.

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MIDLAND, Mich. — Gina Kim and Yana Wilson teamed to win the Dow Championship on Sunday for their first LPGA Tour titles, closing with an 8-under 62 in best-ball play for a two-stroke victory over Hyo Joo Kim and Hye-Jin Choi.

Gina Kim and Wilson finished at 17-under 263 at Midland Country Club. The round included an eagle, when Gina Kim holed out from the fairway on the par-4 fifth.

The 26-year-old Gina Kim won in her 64th start on the LPGA Tour, while Wilson was making the ninth start of her rookie season.

Hyo Joo Kim and Choi finished with a 65.

Juli Inkster, who at 66 became the oldest player in LPGA history to make the cut in an official event, teamed with Angel Yin to tie for 12th at 9 under. They shot 64.

Johnson wins Champions event at home in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Zach Johnson won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday in his debut in his home-state event, shooting a 5-under 67 for a four-stroke victory at Wakonda Club.

Johnson grew up in Cedar Rapids, about two hours away. He finished at 17-under 199 for his second victory in his first season on the 50-and-over tour.

Johnson opened with a 69 and shot 63 on Saturday. He also won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in his senior debut in March.

Richard Green (68) and Retief Goosen (70) tied for second. David Bransdon (71) and Brett Quigley (72) were 12 under.

Former All-Pro linebacker Smith dies at age 36

SAN FRANCISCO — Aldon Smith, the troubled but talented pass rusher whose promising career was derailed by legal problems, has died at 36.

The San Francisco 49ers announced Smith’s death on Saturday night. The team did not disclose a cause of death.

Smith was drafted by the 49ers with the seventh overall pick out of Missouri in 2011 and made an immediate impact on the team, helping San Francisco snap a playoff drought and reach the NFC title game his first three seasons with one trip to a Super Bowl.

His 331/ 2 sacks in his first two seasons are the most in NFL history.

He kept that pace up with 41/ 2 sacks in the first three games in 2013 before the off-field issues started with a DUI arrest and a stint in rehab for substance abuse.

Toyota wins 24-hour race to end Ferrari’s win streak

LE MANS, France — Toyota bested BMW and Cadillac in a close, racelong fight to win the Le Mans 24hour race for the sixth time Sunday in global endurance racing’s showpiece event.

The No. 7 Toyota of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries had been a distant fourth on Sunday morning, but Kobayashi seized his chance when the safety car bunched up the field with six hours left.

Kobayashi delivered a series of fast laps to surge into the lead and the team controlled the pace after that for Toyota’s first win since a run of five in a row ended in 2022.

Ferrari had won the past three Le Mans 24-hour races but didn’t come close this year, with its best car fifth.

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Pocono for third straight victory

BY DAN GELSTON AP sportswriter

WASHINGTON — Fueled by a dose of high-octane patriotism, President Donald Trump and UFC boss Dana White walked out from the Oval Office to chants of “USA!” to greet military members and political dignitaries set to watch one of the more surreal spectacles in sports and even in the nation’s capital: cage fighting on the White House lawn.

A long-time fight fan with a 25-year professional relationship with White, Trump turned 80 on Sunday and fans gathered on a gloomy night on the South Lawn cheered when one fan yelled out “happy birthday!”

Diego Lopes and Steve Garcia opened UFC Freedom 250 in a featherweight bout under the structure known as the Claw, a foursided mass that arcs more than 90 feet (27 meters) into the air and features lights, speakers, thick snakes of wiring and four large screens so fans not seated right next to the Octagon can follow the cage fighting below.

Garcia walked out of the White House draped in an American flag and accompanied by two police officers. Lopes walked out to the Mexican song “La Chona.”

Fans were as quiet for the start of the main card Sunday as they might be for the preliminary fights held hours before a pay-per-view event in a normal fight arena, such as Madison Square Garden. Closer to the Rose Garden, fans did come alive when Lopes landed a flurry of punches to knock out Garcia in the second round.

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President Donald Trump walks with UFC president and CEo Dana White through the Cross Hall of the White House before attending the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the south Lawn of the White House on sunday in Washington.

The show was steeped in pageantry and stands as an outlier among UFC events.

The Marine Band played from in front of the White House and Zac Brown sang the national anthem — which is never played before normal UFC fight cards because of the mix of nationalities fighting inside the Octagon.

The Navy’s Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds zipped overhead as part of a flyover.

UFC’s ring girls, who normally parade around the cage in skimpy outfits, were covered up for a more PGrated fight night. The women were stylishly dressed in more full-body outfits, some that flowed past the knee or to the ground, that incorporated the American flag into the designs.

Bruce Buffer’s voice thundered from the cage for fight introductions, and his star-spangled threads fit the occasion: gold stars on the outside of his suit coat

and mini American flags stitched inside.

Hours after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began, the White House — long known as the people’s house and a symbol of American democracy — opened its backyard to stage the fights.

More than $60 million and tens of thousands of hours of labor have been poured into building the arena, according to a court filing from the National Park Service, which oversees the South Lawn.

UFC is staging seven fights with all male fighters under the Freedom 250 banner to celebrate Trump’s birthday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence’s signing.

The fight card, headlined by two title fights, was scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Cauley wins the Canadian Open to cap long comeback Associated Press CALEDON, Ontario — Bud Cauley took the lead with a birdie chip on the par-4 12th and won the RBC Canadian Open in rain and wind Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, eight years after his career nearly ended in a car accident at the Memorial Tournament.

The 36-year-old Cauley won in his 239th tour start — just over two years after he finally returned to the PGA Tour following the accident.

“There were times when I was hurt that we really weren’t sure if I was going to be able to play again,” said Cauley, who was a passenger in a car when he sustained six broken ribs, a collapsed right lung and fractured left leg.

On Sunday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, Cauley closed with a 5-under 65 to get to 17-under 263. He began the round a stroke

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Continued from page 1B premier receivers. The guys that are really special are obviously really talented, but they also respond to plays that don’t go their way, because inevitably there will be a play.”

Now he is benefiting from the stability. He is entering the 2026 season as the Saints’ unquestioned top corner, and while his play has been imperfect his first two seasons, he is eager to show what he can do now that he’s had a full season playing in defensive coordinator Brandon Staley’s defense.

There were a lot of moving pieces in that unit last year.

Starting safety Julian Blackmon was lost for the year after one game, shifting rookie Jonas Sanker into the starting lineup. Isaac Yiadom started early in the season before being supplanted by

behind Jackson Suber, and ended up beating Matt Fitzpatrick by two shots.

“That’s a moment I’ve thought a lot about. Even last year a couple times when I was in contention my family wasn’t with me and it would always crossed my mind that hopefully for my first win everyone would be here,” Cauley said. “I had to try to not think about it a lot today. Obviously, with them being here and I was playing well, I really had to think almost on every hole about staying focused and not thinking about that celebration if I were to win.”

Cauley started his backnine birdie run with a shot to 4 feet on the 206-yard 11th.

He added the hole-out from 93 feet on 12, then made a 13 1/2-footer on 13 and a 15-footer on 15 — both par 4s. After a bogey on the par-4 17th, he parred the par-5 18th.

“It was obviously playing

difficult with the rain and the wind,” Cauley said. “The conditions were so much different today than they were the first three days. I feel like my game was in a pretty good spot, I was hitting some pretty good shots.”

Fitzpatrick was second to take the FedEx Cup lead into the U.S. Open. He eagled the 18th in a 64.

“I would have taken it at the start of the week,” Fitzpatrick said. “I felt like there was a lot of good stuff in there, just needed to have it come out. My putting was a little bit of a struggle last week and I feel like I got a bit of a better process for what I’m working on this week, and that showed today, I putted really solid.”

Viktor Hovland was third at 14 under after a 65. Suber (70), Jesper Svensson (68), Jimmy Stanger (67) and Brice Garnett (68) were another stroke back.

then-rookie Quincy Riley.

All of which happened while New Orleans was breaking in a new scheme.

McKinstry was one of the few pieces the Saints could reliably count on every week. He started each of the Saints’ 17 games, finishing second on the team in defensive snaps (1,075) behind Davis.

Now, going into this season, the Saints are bringing back most of the same cast of characters in the secondary, with the lone exception being Alontae Taylor, who signed a big free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans. Sanker is expected to drop down and fill Taylor’s void as the slot defender.

The relative continuity has McKinstry excited for what is possible in Year 2 under Staley.

“Coach Staley’s scheme is very unique, I would say,” McKinstry said. “Going through year one and finding out all the small kinks, learning more and more, facing

different teams that do different things and learning different ways to play coverage, I feel like we’re going to be better as a back end. We’re returning a lot of guys, so I feel like we will be better connected.”

Moore sees that, too. He was encouraged by the way the defensive secondary finished the season. He pointed out the team’s successes on third downs — New Orleans led the NFL last season in yards per pass play allowed on third downs (4.2) — and a low explosive play rate as evidence. And he’s seeing that carry over into the summer.

“I thought our back end just did an excellent job throughout the season as it progressed,” Moore said. “...

You just saw the confidence growing, and even out here in OTAs you can see these guys’ confidence.”

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LONG POND, Pa. — With every Denny Hamlin victory, speculation about his future grows and talks of retirement are questioned.

He signed a two-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that runs through 2027 and he insists it will be his last season. At 45, he’s the oldest full-time Cup Series driver in the field, but he can’t stop winning.

Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday for his third consecutive victory and passed the late Kyle Busch for sole possession of ninth place on the all-time wins list.

Hamlin last week won his 63rd race in NASCAR’s top series to tie his former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate on the alltime wins list. His eighth career victory at Pocono pushed him ahead of Busch for sole possession of ninth.

His recent success — it is his fourth win of the season, not including the nonpoints All-Star race — has renewed talk that Hamlin should reconsider retirement when his deal with Gibbs expires.

“I think for Denny, he wants to leave on top, right? He doesn’t want to leave where it was one year too long,” said JGR co-owner Heather Gibbs. “At this rate, what he’s producing out there, it’s not something you would not consider. We want the best drivers in our cars. Our teams work to put the best cars on track.

“If it works out and he’s still producing and he wants to, it’s a huge commitment for him, he’s got his own team that he kind of wants to run. It’s hard when you dangle checkered flags in front of him, too. He so far has put a stop to such talk despite performing at the highest level of his long career.”

Hamlin, who wasn’t even sure he wanted to return to honor this two-year extension after losing the championship in last November’s season finale and then the December death of his father in a house fire, understands he’s performing at a high level.

But as far as continuing past 2027? It’s not yet on his radar despite how strong he’s been on the track.

“I would certainly say it’s the best we’ve been,” Hamlin said. “We come to the racetrack every week knowing we got a great shot to win. The team’s doing an amazing job giving me exactly what I need in the car every single week. That’s why we’re winning.”

Sunday’s win comes nearly 20 years to the date after his first career victory, which was at Pocono on June 11, 2006. He swept the races at the Pennsylvania track that year.

Hamlin said Pocono has become “like a second home for me.”

“First win here, so special here. Pocono has mastered the fan experience from the crowd in the stands to the infield here,” Hamlin said. “Just so happy for this whole Joe Gibbs Racing team. The pit crew is flawless right now. We got it all going.”

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Denny Hamlin celebrates in victory lane after winning a NAsCAR Cup series race at Pocono Raceway on sunday in Long Pond, Pa.

Despite 64 career victories, this marks the first time in his career that Hamlin has won three consecutive races.

The feat tied Richard Petty, who did it in 1966 and 1967, Bobby Allison in 1971 and Darrell Waltrip in 1981. Petty, Allison and Waltrip are all in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

He also took a jab at NASCAR, noting that it was technically his ninth victory at Pocono, but he was stripped of the victory in 2022 when NASCAR said he and Busch’s car’s failed post-race inspection.

“They aren’t getting that checkered flag back,” Hamlin said.

Tyler Reddick, who drives for the 23XI Racing team owned by Hamlin and Michael Jordan, finished second as Toyota took the top two spots. Hamlin is now 19 points behind Reddick in the Cup Series standings.

“Everyone is racing hard for track position. Some of it’s just bad luck, I guess, where you catch cars,” Reddick said.

“It’s a bummer. I mean, if the 11 wasn’t the winner, you could consider this a good day. I know we finished second.

Scoring the points we did just didn’t get the job done.”

When Hamlin tied Busch for all-time wins last week, Hamlin celebrated with a special tribute to Busch. On Sunday, he collected the checkered flag and skipped any tributes to Busch, who died unexpectedly of sepsis at age 41 last month.

Toyota drivers have won 10 of 16 races this season, and JGR has accounted for five of them.

William Byron finished third in a Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

“I think this is probably the first time in four months that I’ve been able to drive the car this way, just be able to make moves and have the balance stay with me,” Byron said.

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All eyes on Antetokounmpo, Brown now has LeBron in NBA offseason been part of 5 NBA

championship runs

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

And just like that, it’s next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully rallied from six double-digit deficits to win games in the playoffs, including all four of their victories in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

It continued the unprecedented run of NBA parity, with eight different franchises winning championships in the last eight seasons — Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023, Boston in 2024, Oklahoma City last year and now New York.

“To me, it just really speaks to the state of NBA basketball and the state of the future of the game,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “And now with this draft class coming in this year — again, not just the first pick, but a draft that’s considered the deepest in many years — there’s so much talent everywhere. ... So, it’s a really bright future ahead for the league.”

It is, but every team is now chasing the Knicks. They had all the answers.

For 29 other franchises, at least on some levels, there seems to only be questions. n Will Milwaukee really trade Giannis Antetokounmpo after 13 seasons, 10 All-Star selections, two Most Valuable Player awards and an NBA championship in 2021? n Will LeBron James come back to the NBA for a 24th season? If so, will it be with the Los Angeles Lakers for a ninth year or will he look for a presumably final chapter elsewhere? n What will Washington do with the No. 1 pick in the draft later this month? n And who will coach in Chicago, Dallas and Portland?

Those are just some of the major issues facing teams around the league as summer gets underway.

It’s going to be hard for the Knicks to repeat, because it’s hard for any team to repeat — as the Thunder found out this season.

“The history of the NBA is littered with teams that were not able to find ultimate success again,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said. “I think there have only been three teams that have repeated since we’ve been in Oklahoma City, and the reasons for that are many, probably too many to list. But the fact is that it helps illustrate how rare and how special it is when you do have a chance to win at the highest level in this league or in professional sports in general.

“However, NBA history is also built on the backs of those teams that saw their losses as a continued quest for improvement and progress. Most importantly, they saw it as what competition boils down to, what it’s all about at any level of sports.”

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James prepares to shoot in the first half of a game against the oklahoma City Thunder on May 7. James has options this offseason, including retirement. fall for an extension that could be worth up to $275 million.

But the Bucks don’t have a roster that’s a championship contender. If they trade Antetokounmpo, they can essentially start over with what would be a slew of players and draft picks. If they keep him, there’s no guarantee he’ll be happy — because it seems like he’s primarily interested now in trying to win more titles.

“I just think before the draft is a natural time, right, because if Giannis does play somewhere else we’re going to get a lot of assets. ...

You’ve got to get it right,” Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said in May, when the team introduced new coach Taylor Jenkins — who was told that Antetokounmpo may or may not be with the franchise when next season starts.

The draft is next week. And logic would suggest that the Bucks — if they are going to trade Antetokounmpo — may do so at least a few days before the draft, so they have some specific idea of who to target with the capital that they’ll get as part of whatever deal might go down.

Miami has been mentioned in the Giannis sweepstakes for months, and the Heat are involved in talks with the Bucks again.

LeBron watch

James has never gone into a summer with this much freedom.

He could stay with the Lakers.

He could pick another spot. He could retire. He could demand a max salary. He could take less money to help a team out. Or he could just continue posting videos of chip-ins on Instagram; yes, James has the golf bug.

“When the time comes, you guys will know what I decide to do,” The Giannis question James said when the Lakers were Antetokounmpo, the biggest star eliminated this spring by Oklahoin Milwaukee, will be eligible this ma City in a 4-0 sweep.

The Lakers have a lot of other decisions, including how to handle an extension for Austin Reaves. But getting some sense from James about his plans will surely go a long way toward having other moves fall into place.

The Spurs Victor Wembanyama is eligible for a four-year extension that would top $250 million, and there’s obviously no reason San Antonio wouldn’t want to commit to keep the game’s most fascinating player around. The extension would start in 2027-28.

There are some other roster spots to address, but the starters are under contract.

It will be interesting to watch how free agents view San Antonio as a destination, especially since the Spurs will go into next season as one of the favorites — if not the biggest one — for the 2027 NBA title.

“Competitiveness, that’s what makes you better,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “That’s what pushes you to continue to improve in the dark, long hours when nobody is around. We improved a whole lot this year. We have ... more motivation to continue to get better.”

Other top issues n The NBA still hasn’t revealed what, if anything, will come from an investigation by outside counsel into whether a $28 million endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules. n Portland hasn’t said who will coach next season, with interim coach Tiago Splitter still in the mix. Chicago and Dallas still have openings. It would seem advantageous to have coaches in place by the draft.

A season of success for Spurs ends in bitter disappointment

BY RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — As Devin Vassell reflected on what could have been for the San Antonio Spurs, reality loudly interrupted his thoughts.

The sounds of the New York Knicks and their fans celebrating the team’s first NBA championship since 1973 spilled into the recesses of the Frost Bank Center, drowning out Vassell’s postgame interview.

“Our goal was to win, obviously,” Vassell said. “We don’t want a participation trophy to where we just got here; we wanted to win.”

New York point guard Jalen Brunson stymied that dream, scoring 45 points to lead New York to a 94-90 victory on Saturday night as the Knicks clinched the series 4-1.

The Spurs built double-digit leads in the first quarter of every game of the finals, but the Knicks

rallied to win all but Game 3.

That San Antonio was even in the conversation was surprising to most.

“Shout out to the Spurs, they are the real deal,” New York center Karl-Anthony Towns said.

The Spurs exceeded preseason expectations by toppling 2024-25 champion Oklahoma City to win the Western Conference with a youthful roster led by 22-year-old superstar Victor Wembanyama.

San Antonio won 62 games to tie for the second-most victories in franchise history just two seasons after a second straight 22-win season.

There was much for the Spurs to celebrate this season, just not on Saturday night.

“Yeah, it’s a little early to go there,” San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson said.

The Spurs were seeking their sixth league championship and first since 2014 after missing the postseason for six straight seasons.

The lack of postseason success hurt San Antonio in the closing minutes of each loss as New York took advantage of every mistake to rally.

“The margin of error is very thin,” Wembanyama said. “Our domination stats are absolute. We absolutely dominated for most of the series. But our errors, our mistakes, are punished so hard that we can’t have ups and downs like this.”

Along with Wembanyama, the Spurs have 21-year-old Stephon Castle and 20-year-old Dylan Harper to build around and now they have the anger and frustration of what might have been to add to it.

“I hope they take the same thing that we’ve taken from our success,” Johnson said. “I hope it leads to them be hungrier than they’ve ever been, and I hope it leads them to be more motivated than they’ve ever been, and hopefully that leads them to be more — yeah, just to continue to improve in every facet.”

SAN ANTONIO — Mike Brown didn’t seem to be the New York Knicks’ first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other candidates who held various jobs around the NBA. In the end, he clearly was the right choice.

Brown is now a five-time NBA champion coach — four of those rings won as an assistant, the fifth coming as head coach of the Knicks. He joins only Red Holzman on the list of those who won titles as coach of the Knicks, and fittingly, he did it on June 13.

There’s a banner in Madison Square Garden that says “Holzman 613” to commemorate his win total with the franchise.

Brown won this title on 6/13.

“I’m pretty good at trying to control what I can control,” Brown said. “I had zero control over who else was interviewing, who was denied permission. I had zero control over that. I just did the best I could in the interview process. I went about my business and waited until it was either going to progress or end. ... I was pretty nonchalant about it as time went on. I just let it unfold the way it unfolded.”

Brown speaks fondly of his days with Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, a place his family still calls home — and the place where the Knicks captured this title after topping the Spurs in five games. He raves about his years coaching with Steve Kerr in Golden State as well.

Brown was an assistant on the 2003 Spurs title team, then was with the Warriors for three more title runs. He was the NBA’s coach of the year while with Cleveland in

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Continued from page 1B Some will say it’s the first “major” professional sports championship for New York in more than 14 years; that would be true when counting only Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NHL and the NBA, though it would be wrong to ignore the New York Liberty’s run to the 2024 WNBA title and New York City FC winning the MLS Cup in 2021.

But as far as the teams that have been part of the city’s fabric for generations and generations, yes, this 14-year drought is finally over. The New York Giants won the Super Bowl in 2012, capping the 2011 season.

The Yankees — the most decorated team in U.S. major pro sports history — haven’t won a World Series since 2009. The Mets haven’t brought a World Series title to New York since 1986.

The Rangers last hoisted that trophy in 1994, the Islanders in 1983.

The New York Jets haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1969.

None of that matters, at least not right now. The Knicks — who won 13 consecutive games at one point in this playoff run and rallied from 29 points down to win Game 4 of the finals at MSG — are the toast of the town.

“Of course I’ve never seen anything like it, because it’d never happened before,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the Game 4 comeback in an interview on NBA TV on Saturday.

“But it’s been amazing.”

The Amazin’ Knicks, indeed.

A third title, finally It took them 80 years — the Knicks won the first game in NBA history in 1946, three years before what was then the Basketball Association of America started being known as the National Basketball Association — but the franchise has now become the ninth that can say it has at least three championships.

Boston has 18, the Los Angeles Lakers have 17, Golden State has seven, Chicago has six, San Antonio has five, and Philadelphia, Detroit and Miami all have three.

Welcome to the club, New York.

“I enjoy watching these guys,” Knicks legend Larry Johnson said. “The Garden is back. ... It’s back like when we played and made our little run. The city is behind us.”

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New york Knicks head coach Mike Brown talks with his team during a time out during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals series against the san Antonio spurs on saturda in san Antonio.

2009; the Cavaliers wound up firing him. He was the NBA’s coach of the year again while with Sacramento in 2023; the Kings wound up firing him, too.

But in New York, he’s a legend for life now.

“Mike was invaluable to this run,” Knicks forward Josh Hart said. “He understands what it is to be a champion. He understands how to build a team, how to build habits that will put you in this position. We’re so grateful, so thankful to have him at the top.

He kept us even so many times.

He’s brought the best out of us, as people first. I’m so happy for him. He’s the reason why we’re here. He’s the reason why we’re here, and we’ve got love for him.”

Brown kept the mood light throughout the postseason push, didn’t blink when the Knicks were down 2-1 in Round 1 to Atlanta after a pair of one-point losses, and always seemed to be the calm in the eye of the storm. Social media was blowing up with how Brown wasn’t the right coach for the job when the Knicks trailed the Hawks.

It’s a franchise that has gone through 24 different coaches and more than 400 players since what was, until now, the most recent championship season. Some of the game’s biggest superstars called Madison Square Garden home and couldn’t end the title drought, names like Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Bernard King and Carmelo Anthony.

The Knicks lost a Game 7 in the 1994 finals to Hakeem Olajuwon and Houston, then made a miracle run to the 1999 finals in a shortened season only to lose to San Antonio in five games — the first of what became five championships for Gregg Popovich and the Spurs.

“We didn’t get it done. ... I always say the third time is the charm,” former Knicks guard John Starks said.

Starks was right. It took the Knicks 27 years to get back to the finals, had the Spurs again standing in their way, and to fully flip the script, it was New York prevailing in five games.

MSG, a banner is coming And finally, the world’s most famous arena — which has raised banners for Billy Joel, Elton John and Harry Styles more recently than it had hoisted one for the Knicks — will be adding to the collection swaying from the rafters. If it follows form from the others, the banner will only have the Knicks logo, then 2025-26 World Champions beneath that.

A simple message. Getting to the place where the Knicks could say those words again, that wasn’t so simple.

“There are a couple of franchises that are pretty iconic just because of the history that they have, the location that they’re in, sometimes even the building that they’re in,” said Knicks coach Mike Brown, who won this title in his first season with the club.

“New York is definitely one of the few that you could say that to in all three facets.

“Everybody goes through their ups and downs. I don’t really think much about the tough times that they had, because everybody has tough times, including individuals. You just want to try the best you can to be a part of whatever you can to bring joy to the city, to the organization. At the end of the day, the chips are going to fall how they fall. I feel blessed, fortunate, lucky, to be a part of what is going on now.”

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TODAY’S GAMES SPAIN VS. CAPE VERDE, 11 a.m. Fox, Peacock | BELGIUM VS. EGYPT, 2 p.m. Fox, Peacock | SAUDI ARABIA VS. URUGUAY, 5 p.m. Fs1, Peacock | IRAN VS. NEW ZEALAND, 8 p.m. Fs1, Peacock

Havertz sparks Germany’s 7-1 victory over Curaçao

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored and Australia spoiled Turkey’s return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night.

Goalkeeper Patrick Beach made eight saves for the Socceroos in their group opener as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looked on. Australia was playing in its sixth straight World Cup and seventh overall.

Turkey reached the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup but then missed five straight tournaments before qualifying this year by beating Kosovo in a playoff.

Irankunda broke through for the Socceroos in the 27th minute with a low shot while pursued by three defenders. It came less than a minute after the first-half hydration break.

Irankunda celebrated by punching the corner flag in a tribute to Australian soccer legend Tim Cahill. The 20-year-old who plays for Watford is the Socceroo’s youngest-ever goal scorer at a World Cup. Minutes later Beach stopped Abdulkerim Bardakcı’s blast from distance. Beach started in goal for the Socceroos rather than experienced counterpart Matthew Ryan in a surprise decision from coach Tony Popovic.

Irankunda said the Socceroos took issue with comments Turkey

Australia’s Nestory Irankunda celebrates scoring the first goal against Turkey during their World Cup Group D match on saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Pts 3 3 0 0

GROUP C

GP W D L GF Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 Morocco 1 0 1 0 1 Brazil 1 0 1 0 1 Haiti 1 0 0 1 0 Saturday Brazil 1, Morocco 1 Haiti 0, Scotland 1 June 19 Scotland vs. Morocco, 5 p.m.

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

June 24 Scotland vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.

Morocco vs. Haiti, 5 p.m.

GA 0 1 1 1

Pts 3 1 1 0

GP W D L GF United States 1 1 0 0 4 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 1 Friday United States 4, Paraguay 1 Saturday Australia 2, Turkey (Turkiye) 0 June 19 United States vs. Australia, 2 p.m.

Turkey vs. Paraguay, 10 p.m.

GA 1 0 2 4

Pts 3 3 0 0

GP W D L GF Germany 1 1 0 0 7 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 1 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0 Curacao 1 0 0 1 1 Sunday Germany 7, Curacao 1 Ivory Coast 1, Ecuador 0 June 20 Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 3 p.m.

Ecuador vs. Curacao, 7 p.m.

June 25 Ecuador vs. Germany, 3 p.m.

Curacao vs. Ivory Coast, 3 p.m.

GA 1 0 1 7

Pts 3 3 0 0

GP W D L GF Japan 1 0 1 0 2 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 2 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday Netherlands 2, Japan 2 Sweden vs. Tunisia, n June 20 Netherlands vs. Sweden, noon June 21 Tunisia vs. Japan, 11 p.m.

June 25 Tunisia vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m.

Japan vs. Sweden, 6 p.m.

GA 2 2 0 0

Pts 1 1 0 0

GP W D L GF Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 Iran 0 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Monday Belgium vs. Egypt, 2 p.m.

Iran vs. New Zealand, 8 p.m.

June 21 Belgium vs. Iran, 2 p.m.

New Zealand vs. Egypt, 8 p.m.

June 26 New Zealand vs. Belgium, 10 p.m.

Egypt vs. Iran, 10 p.m.

GA 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0

GP W D L GF GA Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monday Spain vs. Cape Verde, 11 a.m.

Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay, 5 p.m.

June 21 Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, 11 a.m.

Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, 5 p.m.

June 26 Uruguay vs. Spain, 7 p.m.

Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, 7 p.m.

Pts 0 0 0 0

GP W D L France 0 0 0 0 Senegal 0 0 0 0 Iraq 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 0 0 Tuesday France vs. Senegal, 2 p.m.

Iraq vs. Norway, 5 p.m.

June 22 France vs. Iraq, 4 p.m.

Norway vs. Senegal, 7 p.m.

June 26 Norway vs. France, 2 p.m.

Senegal vs. Iraq, 2 p.m.

GF 0 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0

GP W D L Argentina 0 0 0 0 Algeria 0 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 0 Jordan 0 0 0 0 Tuesday Argentina vs. Algeria, 8 p.m.

Wednesday Austria vs. Jordan, 11 p.m.

June 22 Argentina vs. Austria, noon Jordan vs. Algeria, 10 p.m.

June 27 Jordan vs. Argentina, 9 p.m.

Algeria vs. Austria, 9 p.m.

GF 0 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0

GP W D L GF GA Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Congo DR 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wednesday Portugal vs. Congo DR, noon Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, 9 p.m.

June 23 Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, noon Colombia vs. Congo DR, 9 p.m.

June 27 Colombia vs. Portugal, 6:30 p.m.

Congo DR vs. Uzbekistan, 6:30 p.m.

Pts 0 0 0 0

GP W D L England 0 0 0 0 Croatia 0 0 0 0 Ghana 0 0 0 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 Wednesday England vs. Croatia, 3 p.m.

Ghana vs. Panama, 6 p.m.

June 23 England vs. Ghana, 2 p.m.

Panama vs. Croatia, 6 p.m.

Pts 0 0 0 0

GROUP D

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Germany’s Kai Havertz celebrates with teammate Jonathan Tah, left, after scoring his team’s third goal during a World Cup match against Curaçao on sunday in Houston. ter failing to get out of the group stage in Russia and Qatar following its 2014 title.

Nmecha one-timed it with his right foot into the near post just inside the upper box with an assist from Florian Wirtz in the sixth minute to make it 1-0.

The crowd of 68,021 was overwhelmingly rooting for Germany, but there was a spirited contingent of people cheering on Curaçao as it became the small-

est country to ever appear in the tournament.

It was the first match of the tournament at Houston Stadium, normally called NRG Stadium, where the NFL’s Houston Texans play.

Manuel Neuer, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who came out of international retirement for the tournament, had one save in his first appearance for Germany in almost two years.

The match featured the largest age gap between coaches in World Cup history with Curaçao’s 78-year-old coach Dick Advocaat becoming the oldest ever in the tournament against 38-year-old Julian Nagelsmann, who is the youngest coach in this year’s tournament.

Germany faces Ivory Coast in its next match in Toronto on Saturday, and Curaçao meets Ecuador on Saturday in Kansas City.

Australia spoils Turkey’s return to World Cup AP soccer writer

GP W D L GF GA Mexico 1 1 0 0 2 0 Korea Republic 1 1 0 0 2 1 Czechia 1 0 0 1 1 2 South Africa 1 0 0 1 0 2 Thursday Mexico 2, South Africa 0 Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1 June 18 Czechia vs. South Africa, 11 a.m.

Mexico vs. Korea Republic, 8 p.m.

June 24 Czechia vs. Mexico, 8 p.m.

South Africa vs. Korea Republic, 8 p.m.

GP W D L GF GA Pts Switzerland 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Canada 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Qatar 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Bos. and Herz.

1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Friday Canada 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Saturday Qatar 1, Switzerland 1 June 18 Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 p.m.

Canada vs. Qatar, 5 p.m.

June 24 Switzerland vs. Canada, 2 p.m.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar, 2 p.m.

Associated Press

BY ANNE M. PETERSON

GROUP A

GROUP B

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON — Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win Sunday in a group match.

Livano Comenencia tied it at 1-1 with his left-footed shot through traffic from the center of the box in the 21st minute to give Curaçao its first goal in the tournament and send fans of the tiny Caribbean nation into a frenzy.

It was all Germany after that with the four-time champions regaining the lead on Nico Schlotterbeck’s header off Nathaniel Brown’s corner kick in the 38th minute.

The margin of victory comes well short of the World Cup record of nine goals, which has happened three times, with the last one coming when Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.

Havertz connected on a penalty shot into the left goal to make it 3-1. Germany was awarded the penalty shot after Felix Nmecha was tripped in the box by Riechedly Bazoer.

Germany wasted no time after halftime to extend the lead with Jamal Musiala scoring on a rightfooted shot across the goalkeeper’s area in the 47th minute.

Brown scored in the 68th minute to push the advantage to 5-1, and Deniz Undav added a goal in the 78th.

Havertz’s second goal came in the 88th minute.

It was a strong start for Germany against underdog Curaçao as the team seeks redemption af-

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captain Hakan Calhanoglu made a day before the match, proclaiming that his side had “more qualities and a more talented team.”

“Yeah, it was extra motivation,” Irankunda said. “Obviously we don’t like people to talk bad about us because we’re a great team.

People underestimate us.”

Kenan Yildiz, a 21-year-old who plays for Juventus, was not in the starting lineup but subbed in for Turkey at half-time.

Turkey had a dangerous free kick in the 57th minute, but Arda Güler’s attempt was saved by Beach. Güler, a talented 21-yearold attacking midfielder who plays for Real Madrid, was not yet born the last time Turkey played in the World Cup. Connor Metcalfe capitalized on Ismail Yüksek’s turnover in the 75th minute to double the Socceroos’ lead. The Socceroos fell to France in the opener in Qatar but then beat Tunisia and Denmark in their group before getting knocked out by eventual champion Argentina in the round of 16.

Turkey maintained 72% of possession during the match and outshot the Socceroos 30-9, but couldn’t manage to score.

“I respect Australia very much.

I was expecting that they would play in this way,” said Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella, who took the team to the quarterfinals of the European championships in 2024. “This is football. As for the critics, nobody has underestimated Australia, actually.”

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Japan celebrates a goal during a World Cup Group F match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, on sunday.

Kamada’s late header gives Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands

BY SCHUYLER DIXON AP sportswriter

ARLINGTON, Texas — Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa’s corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener on Sunday.

While the Dutch extended their unbeaten streak to 16 games in group play, the orange-clad Oranje supporters were stunned by the late goal that left them at 21-2-11 in group play at the World Cup. Virgil Van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored off each post for the Netherlands early in the second half, while Keito Nakamura had a goal between those as part of a threegoal flurry in just 14 minutes.

An uneventful first half changed quickly after the break for a crowd evenly split at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys with the retractable roof that offered relief from the muggy Texas heat, and the giant video board that fans had a hard time keeping their eyes off.

Summerville gave the eighthranked Dutch the lead in the

64th minute, and Japan was running out of hope when Ogawa sent the corner that Kamada timed perfectly. The ball deflected slightly again on its way toward Bart Verbruggen, who got his hands on it with a sprawling dive but couldn’t keep it from going in.

Van Dijk sent a header toward the far post on the right in the 50th minute, bending forward from inside the penalty area as he stared at the ball before it caromed in for the Dutch captain’s 13th international goal.

Nakamura answered seven minutes later for 18th-ranked Japan, turning and rifling a shot past Verbruggen from the left side of the arc after taking a pass from Takefusa Kubo.

Another seven minutes later, Summerville took a pass from Ryan Gravenberch and sent a left-footed shot to the far left post past Zion Suzuki, where it caromed in again.

The Dutch’s most recent loss before the elimination round came the last time the World Cup was in the United States in 1994, when a group play defeat was followed by a quarterfinal loss to Brazil at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League

National League

East Division

East Division

New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Boston

W 43 41 34 34 29

Central Division Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 38 39 33 29 29

West Division Seattle Athletics Texas Houston Los Angeles

W 37 35 34 33 29

L 27 27 38 39 39

Pct .614 .603 .472 .466 .426

GB — 1 10 10½ 13

L 32 33 40 42 43

Pct .543 .542 .452 .408 .403

GB — — 6½ 9½ 10

L 36 36 36 40 43

Pct .507 .493 .486 .452 .403

GB — 1 1½ 4 7½

Saturday’s games

AssoCIATED PREss PHoTo By EDUARDo MUNoZ ALVAREZ

Atlanta Braves pitcher spencer strider pitches during the first inning of a game against the New york Mets on Friday in New york.

Braves, Strider await next step on treatment plan for injury

BY JERRY BEACH

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Spencer Strider’s MRI revealed inflammation in his ailing right elbow and the Atlanta Braves won’t know the next step for their right-handed pitcher until the results are viewed by Dr. Keith Meister.

Strider was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday, less than 24 hours after he left his start against the New York Mets.

“You always expect to see inflammation when somebody’s hurting,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said before Sunday’s series finale against the Mets. “So we just want to let Dr. Meister get a look at it

and get his diagnosis.”

Strider, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019 and had the UCL in his right elbow repaired with an internal brace in April 2024, was pulled after his velocity dipped to 88 mph while issuing a six-pitch walk to MJ Melendez leading off the fourth inning. He was clocked as high as 96 mph earlier in the game.

Strider allowed six hits and a season-worst seven earned runs in three innings. He allowed three homers, including a grand slam to Bo Bichette in the second inning.

Strider was making his eighth start of the season for the firstplace Braves after missing the

first 34 games recovering from a strained left oblique. He is 4-2 with a 5.31 ERA this season.

Batterymate Drake Baldwin, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year, homered in his first rehab game for Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Baldwin, who has been sidelined since May 19 with a strained right oblique, is expected to return to the Braves during the homestand that begins Tuesday night.

“Looking forward to writing his name on a lineup card here pretty soon,” Weiss said. “Pretty impressive. Just a pure hitter. He’s one of the few guys that can take several weeks off, step in the box and hit a homer.”

SCOREBOARD Odds

Game 4: Georgia 7, Texas 1

Yardage: 7,389; Par: 70

MLB

Game 5: Troy 12, Ole Miss 8 Game 6: North Carolina 5, West Virginia 2

Jackson Suber 66-65-66—197 Bud Cauley 69-63-66—198 Wyndham Clark 68-68-63—199 Tommy Fleetwood 67-65-67—199 Brice Garnett 65-67-67—199 Jesper Svensson 66-65-68—199 Sam Burns 64-67-69—200 Ryan Fox 66-66-68—200 Billy Horschel 66-70-64—200 Jimmy Stanger 65-67-68—200 Sudarshan Yellamaraju 69-66-65—200 Jacob Bridgeman 70-67-64—201 Matt Fitzpatrick 67-68-66—201 Viktor Hovland 68-69-64—201 Shane Lowry 65-69-67—201 Robert MacIntyre 68-66-67—201 David Skinns 65-71-65—201 Sahith Theegala 64-69-68—201 Matthew Anderson 64-69-69—202 Luke Clanton 69-66-67—202 Max Homa 68-67-67—202 William Mouw 68-66-68—202 Doug Ghim 65-69-69—203 Adam Hadwin 69-68-66—203 Justin Matthews 67-70-66—203 Keith Mitchell 67-64-72—203 Taylor Moore 67-70-66—203 Collin Morikawa 70-65-68—203 Taylor Pendrith 66-67-70—203 Aldrich Potgieter 66-67-70—203 Alejandro Tosti 66-69-68—203 Tony Finau 65-73-66—204 Tom Kim 67-69-68—204 Brooks Koepka 64-68-72—204 Ben Kohles 67-71-66—204 Max McGreevy 66-68-70—204 Chandler Phillips 67-68-69—204 Sam Ryder 65-73-66—204 Neal Shipley 68-70-66—204 Kevin Yu 69-66-69—204 Alex Fitzpatrick 68-67-70—205 Emiliano Grillo 64-69-72—205 Harry Hall 66-67-72—205 Beau Hossler 68-69-68—205 R. Neergaard-Petersen 69-69-67—205 Matthieu Pavon 67-71-67—205 Davis Thompson 68-68-69—205 Erik Van Rooyen 65-71-69—205 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 67-70-69—206 A.J. Ewart 69-68-69—206 Takumi Kanaya 68-69-69—206 Kevin Roy 70-64-72—206 Ben Silverman 68-69-69—206 Michael Thorbjornsen 69-68-69—206 Patrick Fishburn 65-69-73—207 John Keefer 66-68-73—207 Keita Nakajima 71-66-70—207 Dylan Wu 68-68-71—207 Ricky Castillo 65-71-72—208 Benjamin James 67-63-78—208 Denny McCarthy 69-69-70—208 Kristoffer Reitan 68-70-70—208 Adam Svensson 65-72-71—208 Kensei Hirata 69-68-72—209 Vince Whaley 67-71-71—209 Joe Highsmith 70-68-72—210 Hao-Tong Li 67-64-79—210 Paul Peterson 67-70-73—210 Joey Savoie 69-69-72—210 Chandler Blanchet 65-70-77—212 Calen Sanderson 70-68-74—212 Lanto Griffin 68-70-75—213 Austin Eckroat 67-67-80—214 Jeremy Paul 70-68-76—214 Nick Taylor 67-71-78—216

Sunday

Monday

American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at TEXAS OFF Minnesota at HOUSTON -137 Detroit National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA -204 Miami at CINCINNATI -134 N.Y Mets at ST. LOUIS OFF San Diego at CHICAGO CUBS -207 Colorado Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at WASHINGTON -130 Kansas City at ATHLETICS -128 Pittsburgh at ARIZONA -136 LA Angels at LA DODGERS -161 Tampa Bay

Monday

LINE OFF +115 LINE +169 +116 OFF +172 LINE +110 +107 +115 +135

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

New York 4, San Antonio 1

Wednesday, June 3: New York 105, San Antonio 95 Friday, June 5: New York 105, San Antonio 104 Monday, June 8: San Antonio 115, New York 111 Wednesday, June 10: New York 107, San Antonio 106 Saturday, June 13: New York 94, San Antonio 90

LATE SATURDAY

N.Y. Knicks 94, San Antonio 90

NEW YORK (94)

Anunoby 3-11 4-6 11, Hart 4-11 2-3 13, Towns 1-7 0-0 2, Bridges 5-10 1-2 14, Brunson 14-27 13-15 45, Sochan 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 1-2 0-2 2, Hukporti 0-0 0-0 0, Alvarado 0-5 0-0 0, Clarkson 1-5 0-0 2, McBride 0-2 0-0 0, Shamet 2-7 0-0 5. Totals 31-87 20-28 94.

SAN ANTONIO (90)

Champagnie 5-9 0-0 14, Vassell 5-8 0-0 12, Wembanyama 7-19 4-5 19, Castle 1-10 4-6 6, Fox 3-15 0-0 7, Bryant 0-0 0-0 0, Kornet 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 2-5 1-2 7, Harper 10-19 3-6 25.

Totals 33-86 12-19 90.

New York 13 24 28 29 — 94 San Antonio 23 19 30 18 — 90 3-Point Goals—New York 12-37 (Brunson 4-7, Hart 3-6, Bridges 3-7, Shamet 1-4, Anunoby 1-5, Alvarado 0-2, Clarkson 0-2, McBride 0-2, Towns 0-2), San Antonio 12-37 (Champagnie 4-8, Johnson 2-3, Harper 2-4, Vassell 2-5, Wembanyama 1-6, Fox 1-8, Castle 0-3).

Fouled Out—New York 1 (Towns), San Antonio None. Rebounds—New York 48 (Hart 11), San Antonio 47 (Wembanyama 14). Assists— New York 14 (Bridges 4), San Antonio 18 (Fox 5). Total Fouls—New York 21, San Antonio 22.

A—18,984 (18,581)

WNBA glance New York Atlanta Indiana Toronto Washington Chicago Connecticut

W 10 9 8 7 5 4 2

L 4 4 5 7 7 9 13

Pct .714 .692 .615 .500 .417 .308 .133

GB — ½ 1½ 3 4 5½ 8½

Minnesota Las Vegas Dallas Golden State Los Angeles Portland Phoenix Seattle

W 10 10 8 8 7 7 4 3

L 3 3 5 5 6 8 11 12

Pct .769 .769 .615 .615 .538 .467 .267 .200

GB — — 2 2 3 4 7 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Indiana 85, Connecticut 75 Las Vegas 100, Minnesota 97 Portland 84, Dallas 83 Los Angeles 111, Phoenix 102, OT

Sunday’s games

New York 86, Washington 64 Atlanta 102, Toronto 77

Monday’s games

Las Vegas at Dallas, 7p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Golden State, 9 p.m.

College baseball College World Series At Charles Schwab Field; Omaha, Neb. Double elimination; x-if necessary

Friday

Game 1: West Virginia 7, Troy 5 Game 2: North Carolina 6, Ole Miss 2

Saturday

NHL Playoff Glance FINALS

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

Carolina 3, Vegas 2

Tuesday, June 2: Vegas 5, Carolina 4 Thursday, June 4: Carolina 4, Vegas 3, OT Saturday, June 6: Vegas 5, Carolina 4, 2OT Tuesday, June 9: Carolina 5, Vegas 3 Thursday, June 11: Carolina 4, Vegas 2 Sunday, June 14: Carolina at Vegas, n x-Wednesday, June 17: Vegas at Carolina, TBA

NASCAR Cup Series Great American Getaway 400 results

FINALS

Saturday’s games

Hockey

Auto racing

NBA Playoff

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Game 7: Alabama vs. Texas, 1 p.m.

Game 8: Georgia vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

Game 3: Oklahoma 9, Alabama 0

Sunday

At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) D. Hamlin, Toyota, 160 laps, 67 points.

2. (16) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 160, 35.

3. (9) William Byron, Chevrolet, 160, 38.

4. (8) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 160, 41.

5. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 160, 41.

6. (7) Erik Jones, Toyota, 160, 41.

7. (6) Chris Buescher, Ford, 160, 36.

8. (24) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 160, 34.

9. (4) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 160, 36.

10. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 160, 27.

11. (23) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 160, 27.

12. (5) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 160, 41.

13. (3) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 160, 32.

14. (17) Austin Cindric, Ford, 160, 23.

15. (21) R . Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 160, 28.

16. (25) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 160, 21.

17. (13) M. McDowell, Chevrolet, 160, 20.

18. (14) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 160, 0.

19. (29) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 160, 28.

20. (26) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 160, 21.

21. (38) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 160, 16.

22. (19) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 160, 15.

23. (28) Connor Zilisch, Chevrolet, 160, 14.

24. (15) Cole Custer, Chevrolet, 160, 13.

25. (32) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 160, 12.

26. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 160, 11.

27. (12) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 160, 10.

28. (35) Ryan Preece, Ford, 159, 9.

29. (34) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 159, 0.

30. (33) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 159, 7.

31. (31) S. Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet, 158, 6.

32. (27) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 158, 5.

33. (20) Josh Berry, Ford, 157, 4.

34. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 156, 5.

35. (30) Noah Gragson, Ford, handling, 107, 2.

36. (36) C. Mears, Chevrolet, accident, 105, 1.

37. (18) Zane Smith, Ford, handling, 66, 1.

38. (37) B. Keselowski, Toyota, accident, 46, 1.

Race statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 135.899 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, 36 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.678 seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 11 drivers.

Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 0; K.Larson 1-24; D.Hamlin 25-33; J.Nemechek 34-36; T.Reddick 37-47; J.Nemechek 48-77; E.Jones 78; C.Elliott 79-87; D.Hamlin 88-90; A.Cindric 91; T.Gilliland 92-97; C.Briscoe 98-101; J.Nemechek 102-110; D.Hamlin 111-121; T.Reddick 122-134; R.Blaney 135-137; C.Bell 138-155; D.Hamlin 156-160 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Nemechek, 3 times for 42 laps; D.Hamlin, 5 times for 28 laps; T.Reddick, 2 times for 24 laps; K.Larson, 1 time for 24 laps; C.Bell, 1 time for 18 laps; C.Elliott, 1 time for 9 laps; T.Gilliland, 1 time for 6 laps; C.Briscoe, 1 time for 4 laps; R.Blaney, 1 time for 3 laps; E.Jones, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Cindric, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: T.Reddick, 5; D.Hamlin, 3; C.Elliott, 2; R.Blaney, 1; T.Gibbs, 1; C.Hocevar, 1; D.Suárez, 1; S.Van Gisbergen, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. T.Reddick, 669; 2.

D.Hamlin, 618; 3. R.Blaney, 512; 4. C.Elliott, 482; 5. T.Gibbs, 470; 6. K.Larson, 453; 7.

C.Hocevar, 428; 8. C.Buescher, 424; 9.

D.Suárez, 418; 10. C.Bell, 410; 11. B.Wallace, 378; 12. W.Byron, 377; 13. C.Briscoe, 370; 14.

S.Van Gisbergen, 355; 15. B.Keselowski, 350; 16. A.Cindric, 332.

Pro golf RBC Canadian Open par scores Saturday

At North Course Alton, Ontario Purse: $9.8 million

Third Round

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Transactions BASEBALL

Major League Baseball American League ATHLETICS — Recalled LHP Brady Basso from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned RHP Joey Estes to Las Vegas.

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Reinstated SS Gabriel Arias from the 60-day IL. Placed 3B José Ramírez on the 10-day IL. Designated LF George Valera for assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed 1B Vinnie Pasquantino on the 10-day IL. Recalled RF John Rave from Omaha (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Placed CF Michael Helman on the 10-day IL. Recalled LF Alejandro Osuna from Round Rock (PCL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent C Aramis Garcia outright to Reno (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated C Jose Trevino from the 10-day IL. Optioned C P.J. Higgins to Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated RF Tyler Freeman from the 7-day IL. Optioned 2B Chad Stevens to Albuquerque (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with 2B Luke Ritter on a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed C Freddy Fermin on the 7-day IL. Designated RHP Ty Adcock for assignment. Selected the contract of C Blake Hunt from El Paso (PCL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed RHP Keaton Winn on the 15-day IL, retroactive to June 11. Recalled RHP Tristan Beck from Sacramento (PCL).

St. Louis 9, Minnesota 6 N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 1 Cleveland 3, Detroit 1 San Diego 9, Baltimore 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Boston 6, Texas 3 Washington 8, Seattle 3 Houston 8, Kansas City 7 L.A. Angels 8, Tampa Bay 0 Athletics 7, Colorado 5

Sunday’s games

Colorado 23 Athletics 9 Washington 10, Seattle 1 Tampa Bay 8, L.A. Angels 3 San Diego 5, Baltimore 2 Kansas City 4, Houston 0 Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Minnesota 5, St. Louis 4 N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 3 Texas at Boston, n Detroit at Cleveland, ppd.

Monday’s games

Kansas City (TBD) at Washington (Alvarez 1-0), 5:45 p.m.

Minnesota (TBD) at Texas (Gore 4-5), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Melton 3-0) at Houston (Teng 3-5), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Ureña 4-4) at Arizona (Nelson 2-5), 8:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Jones 1-0) at Athletics (Ginn 4-3), 8:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Martinez 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Lauer 2-5), 9:10 p.m.

Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Miami New York

W 46 38 37 36 32

L 25 33 35 36 39

Pct .648 .535 .514 .500 .451

GB — 8 9½ 10½ 14

Milwaukee St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 43 38 37 36 33

L 26 31 35 36 37

Pct .623 .551 .514 .500 .471

GB — 5 7½ 8½ 10½

Los Angeles San Diego Arizona San Francisco Colorado

W 45 37 36 29 27

L 27 33 35 43 45

Pct .625 .529 .507 .403 .375

GB — 7 8½ 16 18

Central Division

West Division

Saturday’s games

St. Louis 9, Minnesota 6 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Cincinnati 2, Arizona 1 San Diego 9, Baltimore 3 Pittsburgh 3, Miami 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Washington 8, Seattle 3 Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 8 Athletics 7, Colorado 5 Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco 1

Sunday’s games

Arizona 5, Cincinnati 3 Colorado 23 Athletics 9 San Francisco Chicago 5, Cubs 1 Miami 4, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 10, Seattle 1 San Diego 5, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 0 Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Minnesota 5, St. Louis 4

Monday’s games

Miami (Gusto 0-1) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 5-1), 5:40 p.m.

Kansas City (TBD) at Washington (Alvarez 1-0), 5:45 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (TBD) at Cincinnati (Burns 7-1), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Giolito 2-1) at St. Louis (May 4-6), 6:45 p.m.

Colorado (Lorenzen 2-8) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 4-6), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Ureña 4-4) at Arizona (Nelson 2-5), 8:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Jones 1-0) at Athletics (Ginn 4-3), 8:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Martinez 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Lauer 2-5), 9:10 p.m.

BOX SCORES N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 1

Kansas City 4, Houston 0

Atlanta

Houston

New York

ab r h bi ab r h bi Harris cf 3 1 1 0 Benge rf 4 1 2 0 Dubón ss-lf 4 0 1 0 Bichette ss 5 2 2 0 Olson 1b 4 0 1 0 Soto dh 3 1 2 2 Albies 2b 4 0 0 0 Young 1b 5 1 1 1 Smith dh 3 0 0 1 Ewing cf 5 2 3 2 Riley 3b 3 0 0 0 Semien 2b 5 1 1 1 White rf 2 0 0 0 Baty 3b 2 0 2 1 Tellez ph 1 0 0 0 Melendez lf 2 0 0 0 Mateo ss 1 0 0 0 Torrens c 4 0 0 0 Ystrzem. lf-rf 2 0 0 0 León c 3 0 1 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 35 8 13 7 Atlanta 100 000 000 — 1 New York 400 020 02x — 8 E—Yastrzemski (3), Albies (2), Semien (3).

DP—Atlanta 2, New York 1. LOB—Atlanta 6, New York 10. 2B—Ewing (4). HR—Ewing (2), Semien (9). SF—Smith (4).

IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta Elder L,5-4 4 10 6 6 2 2 Dodd 1 0 0 0 2 1 Karinchak 1 0 0 0 1 2 López 1 0 0 0 2 1 Molina 1 3 2 1 0 2 New York Peralta W,5-5 5 4 1 1 1 2 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 C.Pérez 0 0 0 1 1 Duarte 12⁄3 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Minter Brazobán 1 0 0 0 0 0 Elder pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP—C.Pérez, Duarte.

ABS Challenge—Melendez (Strike-Confirmed); Semien (Strike-Confirmed).

Umpires—Home, Roberto Ortiz; First, Jim Wolf; Second, John Bacon; Third, Alan Porter.

T—2:47. A—40,106 (42,136).

Kansas City ab r h bi ab r h bi Peña ss 4 0 0 0 Jensen dh 4 1 1 0 Alvarez dh 4 0 1 0 Witt ss 4 1 2 0 Walker 1b 4 0 1 0 Caglianone 1b4 1 1 1 Loperfido lf 4 0 0 0 Garcia 3b 4 0 3 3 Smith rf 3 0 1 0 Massey 2b 4 0 0 0 Meyers cf 3 0 0 0 Perez c 4 0 0 0 Matthe. 2b 2 0 1 0 Misner cf 3 0 2 0 Delgado 3b 3 0 1 0 Thomas rf 3 0 0 0 Price c 2 0 0 0 Collins lf 2 1 1 0 Trammell ph 1 0 0 0 Vázquez c 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 32 4 10 4 Houston 000 000 000 — 0 Kansas City 103 000 00x — 4 E—Price (1), Garcia (5). DP—Houston 1, Kansas City 2. LOB—Houston 4, Kansas City 5. 2B—Matthews (5), Garcia (16). SB— Witt (26), Garcia (5), Misner (1), Collins (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Houston Arrighetti L,7-2 6 8 4 4 1 7 Santa 1 1 0 0 0 0 Pearson 1 1 0 0 0 2 Kansas City Kolek W,4-1 71⁄3 5 0 0 1 4 2 Cruz H,1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 0 ABS Challenge—Jensen (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Matthews (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Trammell (Strike-Confirmed).

Pitch timer violations—Kolek (pitcher).

Umpires—Home, Jacob Metz; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Bruce Dreckman; Third, Nate Tomlinson.

T—2:19. A—23,730 (38,427).

Chi. White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers 4

Minnesota 5, St. Louis 4

Los Angeles Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Ohtani dh 2 0 0 0 Antonacci lf 4 1 1 1 Pages cf 5 0 0 0 Vargas 3b 4 1 1 0 Freeman 1b 4 1 1 1 Beninten. dh 4 1 2 1 Betts ss 4 1 2 1 C.Montgo. ss 4 1 2 2 Muncy 3b 3 0 0 0 B.Montgo rf 4 1 10 Tucker rf 4 0 1 0 Meidroth 2b 3 1 1 2 Ward lf 3 1 1 0 Gonzalez 1b 3 0 0 0 Rushing c 4 1 1 0 Peters cf 3 0 0 0 Freeland 2b 3 0 1 2 Romo c 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 4 Totals 32 6 8 6 Los Angeles 100 000 111 — 4 Chicago 000 006 00x — 6 E—Romo (4). DP—Los Angeles 0, Chicago 1. LOB—Los Angeles 8, Chicago 4.

2B—Ward (3), Rushing (6), Freeland (6), C.Montgomery (13), Benintendi (10). HR— Freeman (11), Betts (7), Antonacci (2), C.Montgomery (17), Meidroth (6). SB— Betts (1), Vargas (10). SF—Freeland (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Sheehan L,3-4 5 4 3 3 1 8 Dreyer 1 3 3 3 0 1 Treinen 1 1 0 0 0 1 Hernández 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago Hudson 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 Newcomb 21⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 4 Fedde W,2-5 2 ⁄3 3 0 0 2 Taylor 2 2 2 2 0 1 Domínguez S,12-15 1 1 1 1 2 2 Sheehan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP—Sheehan (Meidroth). WP—Taylor.

ABS Challenge—Fedde (Ball-Confirmed); Tucker (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Antonacci (Strike-Confirmed); Taylor (Ball-Overturned to Strike).

Pitch timer violations—Fedde (pitcher).

Umpires—Home, Dillon Wilson; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Tom Hanahan.

T—2:36. A—38,507 (40,241).

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LOB—St. Louis 6, Minnesota 9. 2B—Buxton (13), Keaschall (11), Kreidler (3). HR—Burleson (13), Wetherholt (10), Caratini (4).

SB—Lewis (4), Herrera (4).

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Umpires—Home, Jen Pawol; First, Jeremie Rehak; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Adam Beck.

T—2:39. A—23,026 (38,544).

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL June 15 1902 — Corsicana defeated Texarkana 51-3 in a Texas League game. Nig Clark of Corsicana took advantage of the small park and hit eight homers. Some telegraph operators, thinking there was a mistake, reported the score as 5-3.

1925 — The Philadelphia Athletics went into the last half of the eighth inning trailing 15-4 and scored 13 runs to defeat Cleveland 17-15.

1938 — Four days after pitching a no-hitter against the Boston Braves, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched his second straight no-hit game, defeating the Dodgers 6-0 in the first night game played in Brooklyn.

1952 — The St. Louis Cardinals, down 11-0 entering the fifth inning, came back for a 14-12 triumph over the New York Giants in the first game of a doubleheader and set a National League record for best comeback.

1963 — San Francisco’s Juan Marichal pitched a no-hitter against the Houston Colts for a 1-0 victory, the first Giants nohitter since Carl Hubbell’s in 1929.

1976 — The Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros were “rained in” at the Houston Astrodome as 10 inches of rain fell on the city. Only members of both teams were able to make it to the stadium. Umpires, fans and stadium personnel were unable to make it through the water.

1980 — Cleveland Indian Jorge Orta collected six hits, a double and five singles, and scored four times in a 14-5 triumph over the Minnesota Twins. Toby Harrah had seven RBIs.

1992 — Jeff Reardon broke Rollie Fingers’ career save mark of 341 when he preserved a 1-0 victory for the Boston Red Sox with one scoreless inning against the New York Yankees.

2002 — A double in the fifth inning of Texas’ 4-0 loss to Houston gave Rafael Palmeiro 1,000 career extra-base hits. He became the 25th major leaguer to reach that mark.

2016 — Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki raised his career total in the Japanese and North American major leagues to 4,257, passing Pete Rose’s record Major League Baseball total. Suzuki had two hits for the Marlins in a 6-3 loss to the San Diego Padres, Suzuki had 1,278 hits for Orix in Japan’s Pacific League (1992-00) and has 2,979 with Seattle, the New York Yankees and Marlins.

His first hit Wednesday was on a dribbler in the first. His second was a double into the right-field corner in the ninth.

2018 — The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the staggering New York Mets 7-3. The freefalling Mets dropped four consecutive, 12 of 13 and 19 of 23. After starting the season 11-1, the Mets (28-38) went from 10 games over .500 to 10 games under earlier than any team in major league history.

The previous mark was held by the 2011 Marlins, who did it in their 76th game.

2020 — The impasse over the resumption of the MLB season gets deeper, as CommissionerRob Manfred now states that there may not be a season at all. It was expected that he would decree a 50-game season, as allowed by the March 26th agreement between the MLBPA and owners, but he is now reluctant to do so.

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A yellow swallowtail butterfly rests on a Gulf Pride azalea flower in Zemurray Gardens in Loranger.

Peeling back the curtain

What’s the connection between Zemurray Lodge and New Orleans?

BY RACHEL MIPRO

the world at the time, and one that has a massively influential and controZemurray Lodge and versial history. Today, Gardens, a historic propthe company is known as Chiquita Brands Internaerty built on 20th century banana wealth, is situated tional. north of Lake PontcharOne part of his legacy on the city, where he spent train. One reader wants to large portions of his life, is know its connection with his mansion at No. 2 Auduthe city of New Orleans.

Sam Zemurray, the monbon Place, which was doey behind the home, is a nated to Tulane University name well-known in Latin after his death in 1961.

American political history.

Zemurray Lodge and “He was considered Gardens, near Hammond, one of the richest and was bought by Zemurray most powerful people in in 1928. In his account of the United States, a man banana company history, shrouded with interna“Bananas: How the United tional mystery who overFILE IMAGE FRoM NoLA.CoM | THE TIMEs-PICAyUNE Fruit Company Shaped the World,” Peter Chapman threw governments, orA portrait of sam Zemurray by artist Maddie characterized the home as chestrated coups and had stratton of Where y’Art a place where Zemurray government agreements could relax. amended to meet his busi“In Louisiana he could walk out ness needs,” the ANU Museum of through the antebellum columns the Jewish People website states. of his home and stroll around his Zemurray, a Russian Jewish lake that mirrored the cast-bronze immigrant, helped popularize statues at its edge,” Chapman banana consumption across the United States while also exploitpanies and consolidating a hold on wrote. “Zemurray had a hunting lodge in the pine woods and shot the fruit market. ing workers and causing farquail.”

He was first the founder of the reaching political instability in The estate’s nomination for the Cuyamel Fruit Company in New Latin America. He got his start Orleans, then served as president National Register of Historic selling bananas in Mobile before of the United Fruit Company — coming to New Orleans in 1905, ä see CURIOUS, page 2C one of the biggest companies in where he began expanding com-

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ATLANTA — What is more American than taking a musical instrument with ancient roots and zapping it with electricity?

That new creation, the electric guitar, has launched the dreams of millions of teenagers.

It turned garages into impromptu rehearsal spaces for would-be rock stars across the American suburbs. For those who couldn’t play, couldn’t try to play or couldn’t get some friends with instruments togethPart of an occasional er, there was series from always the air Associated guitar. (Does ThePress on anyone ever America’s play an acousfreedom tic air guitar?)

Nearly 100 years ago, Americans’ love of tinkering, music and just making things louder combined when George Beauchamp created and Adolph Rickenbacker produced the first commercially successful electric guitar.

That was “the Frying Pan.” The tinkering continued. Musician and inventor Les Paul put strings and pickups on a block of wood called “the Log” and made it one of the first solid body electric guitars. And now we’re talking.

Imagine the intro to Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” without the electric guitar. Would that song about a guitar player even exist? It’s the engine powering Jimi Hendrix’s version of “All Along the Watchtower” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” It spawned the ax man, the guitar god and the apotheosis of look-at-me American exceptionalism, the guitar solo.

It’s in your face and loud. It goes to 11, after all.

It was so provocative that many felt deep betrayal when Bob Dylan plugged in.

It became so ubiquitous, so essential to rock and pop music, that MTV created its successful “Unplugged” franchise, where bands were forced to play nonelectric instruments as an acoustic counterprogramming novelty.

And like all the best American inventions, it was exported around the world, where it still has the power to make kids dream. As long as they have somewhere to plug in.

AMERICA @ 250

Part of a recurring series, “American Objects,” marking the 250th anniversary of the United States.

‘BEING OUT THERE MADE ME START TO QUESTION THINGS’

How a new documentary captured Florida’s competitive python hunt

BY GABRIELLE CALISE

Tampa Bay Times (TNs)

TAMPA, Fla. — In 2022, Xander Robin booked a room at a Miccosukee casino at the edge of the Everglades and joined in the Florida Python Challenge.

Every year, hundreds of hunters flood South Florida for a state-

sponsored killing spree aimed at the invasive Burmese python. At the end of the 10-day challenge, Florida awards the hunter with the most kills a whopping $10,000.

Despite riding along with hunters each night of the challenge, Robin didn’t see — let alone slay — a single snake. But he did walk away with lots of ideas for a docu-

mentary.

“It just sort of felt like people pretended to be a certain way online — that they knew what they were doing, and then on the ground were just completely making it up as they went along,” Robin said in a Zoom interview. “Mostly, I found that it was a sensory overload just being out there, and I really want-

ed to capture what that felt like, which is, you’re just going mad in the middle of the night looking for this thing, and you start to hallucinate.”

He returned to the Everglades for the 2023 challenge to follow an eclectic cast of snake seekers.

Their stories shine in his new film, “The Python Hunt.”

Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia. Thanks to the exotic pet trade, the animals have spread across the Everglades over the last 30 or so years — and caused an ecological disaster.

Most of the documentary’s filming took place over a

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While not common, it is possible for men to get UTIs Dear Doctors: In a recent column, you explained that women can develop repeated urinary tract infections, even with careful hygiene. What about men? Can they also get UTIs? If so, what causes them, and are cranberry supplements helpful for men as well?

Dear Reader: It’s true that discussions of urinary tract infections (UTIs) tend to focus on women.

UTIs occur far more often in women than in men. Data show that up to 60% of women will have at least one UTI in their lifetimes.

That number is far lower for men, about 10% to 12%. This is due, in large part, to the differences in female and male anatomy.

The primary pathogen involved in UTIs is E. coli. The bacteria live in the intestines. E. coli exits the body in stool and can enter

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the urinary tract through the urethra. The urethra is the tube urine travels through from the bladder to exit the body. How close the urethra is to the rectum in women increases the chance of bacterial transfer, even with vigilant hygiene. The length of the urethra also plays a role. In women, it is just 3 to 4 centimeters long. The urethra in men is much longer, about 18 to 20 centimeters. Other

factors also impact the frequency of UTIs in women. The physical changes associated with pregnancy can contribute. The hormonal changes of perimenopause and menopause is another possibility.

Anatomical anomalies and vaginal and urinary microbiome composition also affect their chances.

That said, it is possible for men to develop UTIs. Urine helps flush bacteria from the urinary tract.

But some conditions can narrow the urethra, such as an enlarged prostate. This can impede the flow of urine. It can keep the bladder from emptying completely.

The remaining urine creates an environment favorable to bacterial growth. Other factors that can increase UTI risk include kidney stones, cystitis, catheter use and diabetes.

Although the pathways to UTI differ in women and men, some symptoms are similar. They can both have urinary urgency. Difficulty starting a stream and repeated urge to go are other common symptoms. A burning sensation, a weak stream and a sensation that the bladder remains full can also be shared signs. In men, these symptoms can also come from prostate issues. That means prostate health is often checked, in addition to testing the urine for bacteria.

Treatment depends on the primary cause of the UTI. For a bacterial infection, patients are often prescribed antibiotics. When the cause relates to the prostate, medications to improve urine flow or prostate inflammation may be needed. Physicians will also assess whether a procedure to man-

age an obstruction of the urethra might help. Cranberry products can be helpful in some cases.

Cranberry is believed to interfere with the ability of E. coli to bind to the urinary tract lining. But in cases where residual urine in the bladder is the breeding ground for bacteria, cranberry products may not be as effective.

Recurrent UTIs in men are possible, but not common. If these begin to occur, it is important to see your healthcare provider as another condition may be involved.

Send your questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla. edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.

Create a tower cake of doughnuts Counter old-age comments sometime. — HeloiseSurgiDear Heloise: I have a fun suggestion for kids’ birthcal sock trick Dear Heloise: I, too, would days. Most kids only want get frustrated when trying frosting on a birthday to put on surgical cake, so I made a socks, but an as“tower cake” by using doughnuts. Just sistant at my rehab purchase a variety hospital showed this of doughnuts (about trick to me before a dozen) and create I was discharged: a tower with them.

Take a plastic bag Hints from (the type that is used Candles can easily Heloise in many grocery be poked into them and be lit. It costs stores) and put it on about $20. — Great Grandma your foot so that your toes Betty, in Vancouver,Washington are in the corner and the Great Grandma Betty, handles are in your hands. what a clever idea! It’s so Gather up the sock and slip unique, too. I’ll have to give the sock on to your foot, this a thumbs-up and try it which should be placed on

top of the bag. Continue sliding the sock on until it’s completely covering your foot.

When you’re done, start pulling the bag out from the open toe area. The bag should slide out easily. (My surgical socks had open toes.) This method saved my husband and me from many minutes of frustration and aggravation. It also made it easier for me to dress myself and put my shoes on without needing assistance.

— Pauline, via email Send a hint to heloise@ heloise.com.

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Continued from page 1C Places described the history of the place as one of the earliest settled areas in Tangipahoa Parish.

Planter and lawyer Alfred Hennen built the house in 1829, and the property was inherited by his daughter and son-in-law, who sold it to the Lake Superior Piling Company of Chicago in 1918. Company President Charles Houlton, alongside his brother, added interior decoration and colonnades, among other improvements.

When it came into the Zemurray family’s possession, Zemurray’s wife, Sarah, had rows of azaleas and camellias planted along the forest trails. She expanded the gardens and created a two-acre lake, called Mirror Lake. Sarah Zemurray also installed replicas of classical statues.

Under the guidance of New Orleans architect Moise Goldstein, the house’s exterior was covered with stucco, Doric columns were added, and two cottages and stables were installed.

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Continued from page 1C 12-day period, with overnight shoots stretching until 4 a.m. or later. The crew gathered some 250 hours of footage and whittled it down to a tight 91 minutes.

“I was excited about how nocturnal it was, because that’s been my life forever.

For some reason I can never sleep until like 4 or 5 in the morning, just since I was a kid,” Robin said. “But also, being out there made me start to question things, and I think I started to gravitate to people that were also questioning.”

Robin grew up in the suburbs of South Florida, dazzled by the lizards that skittered along his path.

He went on to study film at Florida State University before moving to New York City. An idea for a film about a reptile-obsessed character lured him back home. But after shooting it for fun, he wasn’t done telling Florida stories.

With better film incentives available in other states, filmmakers often recreate Florida in places like Georgia or New Orleans. Since Robin wanted to actually shoot in the Everglades, not a swamp somewhere else, the nonfic-

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scenes of Zemurray Gardens in Loranger in 2004 Interior designer George Gallup decorated in the Arts and Craft style — one that focuses on natural materials.

The then-popular decorating style turned away from industrialization to emphasize nature-inspired motifs and quality craftsmanship. Inside the lodge, wainscoting, painted foliage and medieval-esque beamed ceilings showcased the trend.

“As far as the State Historic Preservation Office is aware, these interiors represent the most complete and elaborate example of Arts and Crafts interior design to be found in an eight parish area known collectively as

the Florida Parishes,” read the National Register of Historic Places nomination form. “ … There is no other example of Arts and Crafts interior design known to the State Historic Preservation Office in the Florida Parishes which is even comparable to Zemurray Lodge.”

tion route seemed like the way to go.

“You can’t fake that,” he said.

Robin met two of the subjects of the film during his first hunt: Richard Perenyi, a science teacher from San Francisco who heads into the swamp for a drug-fueled vacation, and Jimbo McCartney, an ex-professional hunter determined to expose the challenge as a gamified media circus. He’s also keen to mess with the out-of-state “yahoos” like Perenyi.

“The challenge itself is 95% amateur hunters,” Robin said.

“The only ones that really get the publicity are the professionals, but actually on the ground it’s everyone trying to be the professional.”

The heart of the film lies in the bond between Anne Stratton Hilts and Toby Benoit. She’s a nature-loving, 82-year-old widow who wants nothing more than to “scramble the brains” of the snakes destroying native animal populations. He’s an eighth generation Florida cracker, a Hernando Sun columnist and her devoted guide.

“She’s at a place in her life that this would be one of her last adventures, and maybe she wanted to show off a little bit to her folks at the nursing home,” Robin said. “But she thought there’d be py-

thons everywhere ... and then there’s basically no pythons around.”

To follow multiple storylines, Robin deployed three different groups, consisting of a unit director, field producer, cinematographer and sound recorders.

Producers include Lance Oppenheim (director of the 2020 documentary “Some Kind of Heaven, ” on The Villages retirement community) and Lauren Cioffi (an executive producer of HBO’s “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God”). Cinematographers Matt Cleg and David Bolen set out to capture a dreamy sequence of visuals, from moody sunsets and writhing snakes to flashlights dancing along swamp water.

“The thing I really wanted to make sure we captured properly was the nighttime stuff, because being out there it doesn’t feel scary or terrifying or like a horror film,” Robin said. “You’re running into people at 4 or 5 in the morning, and you’re excited to run into someone and wondering if they’re finding anything.

“There are moments where you’re just like, ‘This place wants me dead,’ (and) getting destroyed by mosquitoes. There’s also moments of, ‘This is also so spiritual, so majestic, so otherworldly.’ ”

Do you have a question about something in Louisiana that’s got you curious? Email your question to curiouslouisiana@ theadvocate.com. Include your name, phone number and the city where you live.

with harmless plain facts Miss Manners will shock Dear Miss Manners: Do you you by the antidote she have a suitable answer to recommends: Flaunt your those who say to me, an age. This will give the lie to older woman, “You must anyone who thinks have been attracit embarrasses you, tive when you were or who thinks you young,” or after would welcome looking at an eartheir help in denylier photo, “Is that you?” ing it.

I also feel unSo while it is inJudith comfortable when deed considered Martin rude to ask the age being referred to as MIss a “young lady” or of grown-ups in MANNERs a “girl,” and being this society, she is told I’m “X years suggesting that you young,” or being asked give an honest answer. And “How old are you?” correct the “years young” Gentle reader: It is an afconstruction by saying, “No, I’m X years old.” fliction of old age to be When addressed as “young patronized by the young, lady,” or referred to as a who lack the imagination “girl,” say, “Surely you are to realize that with any not referring to me.” luck, that is where they If you do all this pleasare heading. Remember the “Never trust anyone antly, as if you were puzover 30” cry? The person zled, rather than offended, who started that is now 86 it will become clear that years old. the underlying assumption

of this supposed flattery is invalid.

But the “must have been” remark requires no answer whatsoever — just let it hang there. And “Is that you?” needs only a simple yes. Although you might add, as if explaining life to a child, “I was younger then.”

To be clear: Miss Manners is not rescinding the rule against asking people’s ages. That is still in the same nosy category as asking how much money they make and whether they are ever going to get married or have children.

She just wants to get rid of the coyness of concealing age, which adds to the perception that old age is an embarrassment.

Send questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com.

Friend gets caught talking behind woman’s back out and trying to explain Dear Harriette: My friend recently caught me talking myself, but another part of me worries that I’m makbadly about her, and I feel awful. We were at dinner, ing the situation about my and she had walked away; own guilt rather than her I was facing away feelings. I know from the bathroom, that what I said and when she was was wrong, and walking back over, I’m struggling with she overheard me the fact that I can’t say that an outfit take those words didn’t suit her body back. How can I Harriette rebuild trust after well and she didn’t Cole look good. Hearing something like this? sENsE AND those comments Should I continue sENsITIVITy from a friend must trying to talk to her have been incredabout it, or should I give her space and let ibly hurtful and embarher decide if she wants to rassing for her. move forward with our Since then, things have friendship? — Bad Mouth been awkward between Dear Bad Mouth: Stop us, and I can tell that I damaged her trust. I apolo- apologizing. The damage is done. You have let your gized, but I’m not sure if friend know you didn’t my apology was enough mean to hurt her. She will or if she even believes forgive you or not. The that I’m sorry. Part of me lesson here is that it is wants to keep reaching

never good to talk about people, whether or not they are within earshot. If you have a thought about the way someone looks, say it directly to them or keep your mouth closed. If others have critical things to say about your friends in a public setting, step up and invite them to stop, too. It is so easy to disparage others, and many people do it unconsciously.

Yet it is possible to adopt more positive behavior.

Start now by biting your tongue the next time you have an offhanded remark to make.

Send questions to askharriette@ harriettecole.com or c/o Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

TODAY IN HISTORY

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 15, the 166th day of 2026. There are 199 days left in the year.

Today in history: On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum in New York’s East River; it remained the deadliest individual event in the New York area until 9/11.

Also on this date: In 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.

In 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground that became Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

In 1895, a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck the

coast of northeastern Japan with waves reaching a height of 125 feet, killing more than 22,000 people.

In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act making the National Guard part of the U.S. Army in the event of war or national emergency.

In 1934, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, now the most-visited national park in the United States, was established by Congress.

In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Plyler v.

Doe that states cannot deny students a free K-12 public education because of their immigration status, citing the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the northern Philippines exploded in one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, killing more than 800 people.

In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court, with a 6-3 vote in its Bostock v. Clayton County decision, ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment.

Today’s birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Billy Williams is 88. Former MLB player and manager Dusty Baker is 77. Actor Simon Callow is 77. Singer Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) is 77. Chinese President Xi Jinping is 73. Actorcomedian Jim Belushi is 72. Actor Julie Hagerty is 71. Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs is 68. Actor Helen Hunt is 63. Actor Courteney Cox is 62. Rapper-actor Ice Cube is 57.

Actor Leah Remini is 56.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 53. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Madison Kocian is 29. Actor Sissy Sheridan is 22.

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LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) A change will help you let go of the past and encourage you to pursue people, places and lifestyles of interest. Attend talks, watch documentaries and reach out to experts.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Setting high standards, paying attention to detail and focusing on personal upgrades, a new look or educational pursuits instead of trying to change others is in your best interest.

LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) You can choose to do nothing, and everything will stay the same, or you can alter your life to suit your needs. Start by making positive lifestyle changes that cater to good health. scoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) Listen, make corrections where necessary and look for outlets that encourage physical movement or a lifestyle change. A day trip will give you a unique perspective regarding your options. sAGIttARIus (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Pay attention to fitness, eating habits and looking and feeling your best. You can implement a positive change regarding part-

nerships and home improvements that offer greater long-term stability. cAPRIcoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Emotional misconceptions and misunderstandings will surface through talks you have with friends, family and your associates.

Partnerships will need clarification regarding how you feel.

AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Put your energy into trying new things, meeting people, expanding your interests and joining forces with people who share your beliefs, common interests and future endeavors.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) Pay attention to detail, listen to what others have to say and participate in activities that encourage looking and feeling your best. Keep personal information and secrets to yourself.

ARIEs (March 21-April 19) A high-energy approach to what you do, along with using your connections to further your agenda, will bring high returns. Celebrate your victory with someone special. tAuRus (April 20-May 20) Personal changes will bring you closer to the lifestyle you desire. Use your imagination, and look for unique opportunities and government grants or company incentives that can help you put your plans in motion.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

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By PHILLIP ALDER It is surprising that so many of the adages of bridge are wrong more often than they are right.

This week we will look at: Do not finesse against your partner.

What is a finesse against partner? It occurs when a defender leads a low card in a suit, promising at least one honor in it, dummy plays low, and third hand does not play his highest card.

In this deal, South is in three no-trump.

West leads his fourth-highest spade. How should East plan the defense?

When you open one or two no-trump, do not worry about unstopped suits. There are not enough words in bridge bidding to permit hands to be described down to the last atom.

South will need to drive out the club ace to establish sufficient tricks for his contract. If he also loses at least four spade tricks, he will go down. However, an East who was born and raised on third hand high will put up his spade king at trick one and the contract will cruise home.

East needs to realize that if he does play the spade king, South will get two spade tricks. Also, if West’s fourth-highest lead promises an honor in the suit, he must have the queen. So East can play his 10, finessing against partner, and take the trick. Then he can continue with

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Bids will be received by the Office of Purchasing, Room 213 Thomas Boyd Hall, Louisiana State Uni‐ versity and Agricultural and Mechanical College 70803 until 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. ** Refer to www.centerl inebidconnect.com for bid submission instruc‐ tions. All bids must be submitted via email to lsubids@lsu.edu ** ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY LOUISIANA STATE UNI‐ VERSITY, OFFICE OF PUR‐ CHASING OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: Furnish Labor and Materials for Law Center Escalator Project Number 01-107-24-05, F.01004704, Item 35 LSU SOLICITATION NUMBER: RFQ-0000002841 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project may be obtained from: www.centerlinebidco nnect.com.

Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms.

Contractors unable to access bidding docu‐ ments at www.centerl inebidconnect.com should contact Kern Architects, LLC Lee Ann Duck, Project Manager 11822 Justice Ave. Ste. B7 225-263-8887 LeeAnn.Duck@kernarc hitects.com All bids must be accom‐ panied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alter‐ nates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond Form written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety’s agency or attor‐ ney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Man‐ agement Service list of approved bonding com‐ panies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates it‐ self in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best’s list‐ ing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Louisiana State Uni‐ versity and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and shall be accompa‐ nied by appropriate power of attorney. No Bid Bond indicating an oblig‐ ation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. Surety must be listed currently on the U.S. Department of Trea‐ sury Financial manage‐ ment Service List (Trea‐ sury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the con‐ tract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana resi‐ dents. If surety is quali‐ fied other than by listing on the Treasury list, the contract amount may not d fif f

y exceed fifteen percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial state‐ ments filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000.

However, a Louisiana domiciled in‐ surance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the con‐ tract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholder’s surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial state‐ ments filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

The Bond shall be signed by the surety’s agent or attor‐ ney-in-fact.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD

2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 LSU Law Center, 1 East Campus Drive, 1st Floor, Main Lobby, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of BUILD‐ ING CONSTRUCTION. Bid‐ der is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, ex‐ cept under the provi‐ sions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

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www. available at civcastusa.com.

Ques‐ tions regarding the pro‐ ject may be directed to Ken Morales, Engineer, at ken.morales@ice-eng. com (225) 328-7419.

FUNDING NOTICE: Award of the Contract is contin‐ gent upon receipt of Fed‐ eral and State grant funding in accordance with LA R.S. 38:2215(D).

REQUIRED LICENSE: Con‐ tractors submitting bids shall be licensed under LA R.S. 37:2150-2164, Highway, Street and Bridge Construction, or Municipal and Public Works Construction, or Heavy Construction.

OWNER’S RIGHTS: The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause; such ac‐ tions will be in accor‐ dance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS: In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements stated in the Bidding Documents shall not be waived by any entity.

FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS: This project is federally funded and subject to federal contract require‐ ments as detailed in the Contract Documents.

BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid amount, as specified in the Contract Docu‐ ments.

BID WITHDRAWAL: No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within fortyfive (45) days after the actual date of the open‐ ing thereof, except as provided under LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

OWNER: “CITY OF DEQUINCY” BY: /s/ RILEY SMITH, MAYOR

When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or federal funds, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the commitment of federal funds. The Uni‐ versity shall incur no obligation to the Con‐ tractor until the Contract Between Owner and Con‐ tractor is fully executed.

Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (LSED) at the of‐ fice of Legends Global Gate F Executive Offices, Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Thurs‐ day July 9, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a pub‐ lic meeting in the Leg‐ ends Global Conference room at Gate F of Cae‐ sars Superdome.

190768 June 15, 22, 29, 2026 3t $202.50 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF DEQUINCY ("Owner") hereby solicits sealed bids for the AIR‐ FIELD DRAINAGE IM‐ PROVEMENTS-PHASE II project: STATEMENT OF WORK: The Project comprises construction of drainage improvements including culvert installation, ditch restoration, earthwork, and erosion control mea‐ sures.

PROJECT DURATION: 90 Calendar Days BID SUBMITTAL: Sealed Bids shall be addressed to the CITY OF DEQUINCY, ATTENTION: CITY CLERK, and delivered to 300 North Holly Street, De‐ Quincy, Louisiana 70633, or submitted electroni‐ cally through www. civcastusa.com no later than 1:00 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at which time and place they will be pub‐ licly opened and read aloud. Bids received after that time will not be con‐ sidered.

PRE-BID MEETING: A NonMandatory Pre-Bid Meet‐ ing will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at the DeQuincy Industrial Airpark Termi‐ nal Building located at 100 Airpark Drive, De‐ Quincy, LA 70633.

BID DOCUMENTS: Com‐ plete Bidding Docu‐ ments, plans, specifica‐ tions, and addenda are

CEMETERY PLOTS Resthaven Cem., Garden of Faith. 2 Plots together $8500. 225-938-4801

Applications will be accepted at Port Allen City Hall, 375 Court Street, Port Allen, LA 70767, until noon Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

190924-jun 15-22-29-3t $912.30 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

FOR: Smoothie King CenterFreight Elevator Modernization Project PROJECT NUMBER: 2026 SKC R & R Funds Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form.

They may be down‐ loaded without charge and without deposit from the LSED website www. lsedgov.org under tab “Opportunities” and then “Request for Bids: Capi‐ tal Projects and Ser‐ vices” Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrange‐ ments can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.

Plan holders are respon‐ sible for their own repro‐ duction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Mickey Schultz Lerch Bates, Inc. mickey.schultz@ lerchbates.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for

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The City of Port Allen is now accepting applications for the following posi‐ tions: Public Works Supervisor Water and Gas Operator Laborer 1

School Counselor LOCATION MSA West Middle/High Academy

And will be observing the following Early Deadline:

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CEMETERY PLOTS Historic Roselawn Cemetery. 6 avail. $3200 ea or $19k ttl. 225-276-5504

DEADLINE FOR APPLYING Until filled or June 15, 2026

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GENERAL HELP CITY OF PORT ALLEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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this project.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 1 PM on Thursday June 11, 2026 at Legends Global Conference Room, Caesars Superdome, Plaza Level Gate F, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Available For Con‐ struction amount for this project is Five Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($540,000.00).

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

STATE OF LOUISIANA LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT. ROBERT A. VOSBEIN, Jr., CHAIRMAN 189854-jun 8-15-22-3t $142.60 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (LSED) at the of‐ fice of Legends Global Gate F Executive Offices, Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on June 26, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Legends Global Conference room at Gate F of Caesars Su‐ perdome.

FOR: 2025 TPC Louisiana Dewatering System Re‐ pairs 11001 Lapalco Blvd Avondale, LA 70094 PROJECT NUMBER: LSED 2025 Capital Project Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form.

They may be down‐ loaded without charge and without deposit from the LSED website www. lsedgov.org under tab “Opportunities” and then “Request for Bids: Capi‐ tal Projects and Ser‐ vices” Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrange‐ ments can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.

Plan holders are respon‐ sible for their own repro‐ duction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Marrero Couvillon & As‐ sociates, LLC 2644 Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite 200 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 701816 kschlafly@mca-llc.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 9:00 AM on Monday June 8, 2026, at the TPC Louisiana conference room,

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11001 Lapalco Blvd., Avondale LA 70094 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Com‐ mercial Construction.

Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Available For Con‐ struction amount for this project is Four Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($420,000.00) Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

STATE OF LOUISIANA LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT. ROBERT A. VOSBEIN, Jr., CHAIRMAN 189505-JUN 1-8-15-3T $138.60 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Coastal Protection and Restora‐ tion Authority, 150 Ter‐ race Avenue, 4th Floor Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday July 8, 2026.

Any person requiring special accommodation shall notify the coastal protection and restora‐ tion authority of the type(s) of accommoda‐ tion required not less than seven (7) days be‐ fore the bid opening.

FOR: Terrebonne Houma Navigation Canal Vegetative Plantings Project Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: TE-0165 Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form.

They may be obtained without charge and with‐ out deposit from http:// coastal.la.gov/resources/ rfps-rsiqs-contracts/ bids/. Printed copies can also be obtained from: COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) 150 Terrace Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Attn: Kayla Causey E-mail: cpra.bidding@la.gov Phone: (225) 342-9421 Fax: (225) 800-5599 All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL NOT BE HELD Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Heavy Construction, subclassi‐ fication: Landscaping, Grading and Beautifica‐ tion; or Specialty, sub‐ classification: Coastal Restoration & Habitat En‐ hancement; or Specialty, subclassification: seed‐ ing, Sodding, Load & Soil Stabilization, Erosion Control, Sheet Piling. In accordance with LA. R.S. 37:2165(D), anyone ob‐ jecting to the classifica‐ i d i

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j g tion must send a certi‐ fied letter to both the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and the CPRA at the ad‐ dress listed above. The letter must be received no later than ten (10) working days prior to the day on which bids are to be opened.

p p mediately after the 2:00 pm bid closing in Room 1501 of the BREC Admin‐ istration Building. Bid‐ ders or their authorized representatives are in‐ vited to be present. No bids will be received after 2:00 pm on the same day and date.

Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S.38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after re‐ ceipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted.

Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Ini‐ tiative) and the VeteranOwned and Service-Con‐ nected Disabled VeteranOwned (LaVet) Small En‐ trepreneurships Pro‐ gram. Bidders are en‐ couraged to consider participation.

Informa‐ tion is available from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or on its website at http:// www.coastal.la.gov/.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY MICHAEL HARE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 189895-jun 8-15-22-3t $159.63 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) will receive electronic or paper bids for the construction of the following project: SB 1862 ANNA T. JORDAN COMMUNITY PARK PLAY‐ GROUND IMPROVEMENTS 1750 STILT STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70807 Project Description: The work consists of new recreational and site im‐ provements at Anna T. Jordan Community Park, including construction of a new playground, a new pavilion, and an approxi‐ mately 80-foot-wide ac‐ cessible connection link‐ ing the playground area west of the creek to the ball fields, community fa‐ cilities, and parking areas to the east. The playground includes a large, sculpted berm, a primary playground structure, and additional supporting play ele‐ ments. The work also in‐ cludes erosion control measures and planting improvements along the existing creek corridor, as well as new tree planting throughout the park to support recovery of tree canopy lost over the past three years.

Electronic OR Paper bids will be received until 2:00 pm CT, June 30, 2026, by the BREC Finance Depart‐ ment, BREC Administra‐ tion Building, 6201 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

All electronic bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud, along with all paper bids received, im‐ di l f h

Bids, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of bids, re‐ ceived after the time specified for bid opening shall not be considered for any cause whatso‐ ever, except as required by law. Bids shall be firm for a period of forty-five (45) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid shall be with‐ drawn for any reason during this period of time except as allowed per LSA-R.S.38:2214.C. Bid‐ ders shall obtain an orig‐ inal set of bidding docu‐ ments from BREC as fol‐ lows.

Complete bid documents are available on disk for purchase for Ten Dollars ($10.00) at the BREC Pur‐ chasing Department, 6201 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Any Ad‐ denda, if issued, will be e-mailed to prospective bidders who have pur‐ chased plans and regis‐ tered with the BREC Pur‐ chasing Department.

Plans may be picked up or BREC will overnight / mail plans at bidder’s ex‐ pense. Contact the BREC Purchasing Department at (225) 273-6421.

Complete bid documents are available in elec‐ tronic format at www. bidexpress.com.

Ques‐ tions about this proce‐ dure shall be directed to Bid Express Customer support@ Service at bidexpress.com.

Toll Free: (888) 352-BIDX (2439), Phone: (352) 3814888, Fax: (888) 971-4191, Monday through Friday, 6am - 7pm CT. Bidders are responsible for their own reproduc‐ tion costs. A set of docu‐ ments can be printed by most reprographers.

Electronic bids and elec‐ tronic bid bonds must be submitted through www. bidexpress.com prior to the bidding deadline.

Electronic bid bonds will be downloaded by the BREC Finance Depart‐ ment immediately after the 2:00 pm bid closing.

Bidders utilizing the elec‐ tronic bid process are re‐ sponsible for confirming that all documents are properly submitted and received by Bid Express.

Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to Bid Express Customer support@ Service at bidexpress.com.

Toll Free: (888) 352-BIDX (2439), Phone: (352) 3814888, Fax: (888) 971-4191, Monday through Friday, 6am - 7pm CT. Paper bid forms must be submitted in a sealed, opaque envelope and en‐ dorsed SB 1862 Anna T. Jordan Community Park Playground Im‐ provements for the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge along with Con‐ tractor’s license number as required by LSA-R.S. 37:2151-2165. Bids with no license number will be rejected. One (1) copy of the bid form shall be submitted.

Bid form blanks must be duly filled in by the Bidder.

Bidders are cautioned not to attach any condi‐ tions or provisions to their proposals. Any for‐ eign conditions will ren‐ der the proposal invalid and may cause its rejec‐ tion. A Certified Check or Cashier’s Check, payable to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satisfactory Bid Bond, in compliance with LSA-R.S. 38:2218.A&C, executed by the Bidder and an ac‐ ceptable surety, in an amount equal to five per‐ cent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each paper bid.

BREC is an Equal Oppor‐ tunity Employer. The Bid‐ der is encouraged to uti‐ lize minority participa‐ tion in this contract to

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the extent possible through the use of small, disadvantaged and women-owned busi‐ nesses as suppliers or subcontractors.

All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, LSA-R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to as‐ sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this law. Contractors must be licensed in the proper category of work. If re‐ quired for bidding, Con‐ tractors must hold an ac‐ tive license issued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classification of "Building Construction” and must show their li‐ cense number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform Public Works Bid Form.

BREC reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause as allowed

by LSA-R.S. 38:2214.

Bids shall only be ac‐ cepted by Contractors who have formally ob‐ tained a complete set of the contract documents and in whose name the proposal forms and/or specifications were is‐ sued.

The construction esti‐ mate will be read aloud at the bid opening.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 am CT, June 17, 2026 at the Anna T. Jordan Recreation Cen‐ ter at 1750 Stilt Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70807.

The pre-bid conference is non-mandatory. Bidders should review the bid documents and drawings prior to this meeting.

RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE _______________ /s/ Janet Simmons, Interim Superintendent THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA To be Published Three Times: 06/03/2026, 06/9/2026, 06/15/2026 END OF SECTION 189265 June 3, 9, 15, 2026 3t $302.34

PUBLIC NOTICE --DOCUMENT 00 11 13 - AD‐ VERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 1.1 PROJECT INFORMA‐ TION A. Notice to Bidders: bid‐ ders may submit bids for project as described in this Document. Submit bids according to the In‐ structions to Bidders.

B. Project Identification: John A. Alario Event Cen‐ ter – Life Safety and ADA Upgrades 1. LSED Project Number: 2025 LEDI Funds 2. Project Location: 2000 Segnette Boulevard, Westwego, LA 70094.

C. Owner: Louisiana Sta‐ dium and Exposition Dis‐ trict (LSED).

1. Owner's Representa‐ tive: Legends Global, Eileen Long, Capital Pro‐ jects Executive.

D. Architect: Holly and Smith Architects, Robert J. Boyd, Project Manager.

E. Project Description: Project addresses multi‐ ple life safety and ADA deficiencies at the exist‐ ing facility. This includes but is not limited to the addition of a fire hydrant, replacement of non-firerated openings, minor sprinkler modifications, door hardware adjust‐ ments, parking lot strip‐ ing, room signage re‐ placement, and the addi‐ tion of steel cane detec‐ tion rails.

1. Project cost range is anticipated to be under $450,000.00.

F. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work: 1. General Contract (all trades).

1.2 BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING A. Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the i i di d

Public Notices Bids/Proposals y Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (LSED) until the bid time and date at the location given below. Owner will consider bids prepared in full compliance with Louisiana Public Bid Law, and delivered as follows: 1. Bid Date: June 25, 2026 2. Bid Time: 2:00 p.m., local time.

3.

Location: Legends Global Executive Offices, Gate F, Plaza Level, Cae‐ sars Superdome, New Or‐ leans, LA 70113, (504) 587-3920.

4. All properly submitted bids will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud.

B. ANY PERSON REQUIR‐ ING SPECIAL ACCOMMO‐ DATIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DIS‐ TRICT OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. 1.3 BID SECURITY A. Bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of 5 per‐ cent of the bid amount.

The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Docu‐ ments for this project. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after opening of bids, ex‐ cept under the provi‐ sions of La. R.S. 38:2214.

Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

B. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

1.4 PREBID MEETING A. Prebid Meeting: A Mandatory Prebid meet‐ ing for all bidders will be held at the project site: the John A Alario Event Center, 2000 Segnette Boulevard, Westwego, LA 70094, on June 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., local time.

Prospective prime bid‐ ders are required to at‐ tend.

1.5 DOCUMENTS A. Online Procurement and Contracting Docu‐ ments: Complete Bid Documents for this pro‐ ject are available in elec‐ tronic form on the LSED website. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit by visiting the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District website, under "Business Opportunities" page. The Bid Documents wil be listed under Re‐ quest for Bid: 2025 LEDI Funds. Printed copies are not available from the Owner or Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firs. Please note that Plan Holders are re‐ sponsible for their own reproduction costs.

B. Questions: questions about this procedure and all other questions re‐ garding the scope of work of the project should be directed to the Project Manager in writ‐ ing via email only: robert@hollyandsmith. com.bta 1.6 BIDDER'S QUALIFICA‐ TIONS A. Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed under La. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of: "Building Construction."

B. The bidder is required to comply with provi‐ sions and requirements of La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(5).

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p High Adventure Campus – Phase 2 Development 1337 Henderson Levee Road, Henderson, LA 70517

p 37 of the Louisiana Re‐ vised Statutes.

y g (BRCC) will open all timely submitted sealed bids at its office located at 201 Community Col‐ lege Drive, Magnolia Building, Dumas Room, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, on June 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., in response to this Invitation to Bid. All Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. .

p p formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified.

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities.

Notice is hereby given that Louisiana Swamp Base, Inc. is hereby solic‐ iting sealed qualifica‐ tions statements from qualified and licensed general contractors to provide comprehensive pre-construction and construction manage‐ ment at-risk services for the construction of a building, all as more fully set forth in the request for qualifications packet.

The official request for qualifications packet is available in electronic form beginning at 10:00AM on June 1, 2026 and can be obtained, without charge and with‐ out deposit, at www.cen terlinebidconnect.com.

Print copies are not available.

Interested firms are responsible for their own reproduction costs.

In accordance with the requirements of the request for qualifica‐ tions packet, sealed qualifications state‐ ments must be submit‐ ted to AQ Studios, 115 East Main Street, Lafayette LA 70501 be‐ fore the Submission Deadline of 10:00AM on July 10, 2026. Any qualifi‐ cations statements re‐ ceived after the Submis‐ sion Deadline will not be considered. NO qualifica‐ tions statements may be withdrawn after the Sub‐ mission Deadline.

Louisiana Swamp Base, Inc. reserves the right to cancel this solicitation prior to the Submission Deadline or to reject any or all qualifications statements for just cause.

Interested firms must maintain a current and valid contractor license with the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Con‐ tractors for Commercial Building Construction and certify that they are licensed contractors under Chapter 24 of Title f h i i

The selected contractor must comply with all re‐ quirements of authorities having jurisdiction over the project including, but not limited to, all applic‐ able rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, State of Louisiana, Divi‐ sion of Administration, Office of Facility Planning and Control, federal gov‐ ernment, and State of Louisiana, all of which shall become contractual obligations. Failure of the general contractor to ac‐ cept these obligations shall result in the rejec‐ tion of its qualifications Louisiana statement.

Swamp Base, Inc. does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national ori‐ gin. All small and minor‐ ity-owned firms and women's business enter‐ prises are encouraged to submit qualifications statements.

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PUBLICATION DATES June 1, 2026 June 8, 2026 June 15, 2026 188485 June 1, 8, 15, 2026 3t $1,105.84 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS - - Sealed Bids will be ac‐ cepted until June 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. for the fol‐ lowing Bid 252609 Janito‐ rial Services. Bid must be submitted to: Baton Rouge Community Col‐ lege, 7515 Jefferson High‐ way #326, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Baton Rouge Community College ( ) ill ll

Bid forms and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/pubMain. cfm. No bids will be re‐ ceived after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities. Bland Washington, Director of Purchasing, washing‐ tonb@mybrcc.edu.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 113 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd.

Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026333, Rebid - Kawasaki W230 ABS Motorcycles DPS, 6/25/26 RFx No. 3000026334, Rebid – Honda CRF 300LS Mo‐ torcycles – DPS, 6/25/26 RFx No. 3000026363, Un‐ armed Security Guard Services – DOTD, 6/25/26 RFx No. 3000026374, Armed Security Guard – DCFS, 6/25/26 RFx No. 3000026310, AutoChlor BN Janitorial Chem‐ icals – SW, 7/14/26 RFx No. 3000026340, Fiber-Tech BN Janitorial Laundry Chem – SW, 7/14/26 RFx No. 3000026360, Blood and Urine Speci‐ men Kits – DPS, 7/14/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ f i d ifi

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY On motion of Guidry, seconded by Cheramie, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION A resolution making certain findings with respect to and authorizing the issuance and sale of not exceeding $60,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Southern University - Scott’s Bluff Housing Project), in one or more series; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Trust Indenture, Loan Agreement and Bond Purchase Agreement; ratifying the publication of a Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds; authorizing the execution of other documents in connection therewith; authorizing the officers and trustees of the Authority to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution; and providing for other matters in connection with the foregoing.

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (the “Authority”) is a public trust established for public purposes for the benefit of the State of Louisiana (the “State”) by a certain Indenture of Trust dated August 21, 1974 (the “Indenture”) under and pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Public Trust Act (La. R.S. 9:2341-2347, as amended) (the “Act”); and WHEREAS, the Indenture empowers the Authority to promote, encourage and further the accomplishment of all activities which are or may become of benefit to the State and its inhabitants and which have a public purpose, and to procure any funds necessary therefor by mortgage, pledge or other encumbrance of the trust estate dedicated by it therefor and to provide for the issuance and delivery of special obligation revenue bonds of the Authority to evidence any indebtedness so incurred; and WHEREAS, Scott’s Bluff Housing, LLC (the “Borrower”), a Louisiana limited liability company, the sole member of which is Southern University System Foundation (the “Foundation”), a Louisiana nonprofit corporation and a tax-exempt charitable organization recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which was established for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes, to provide benefit to the University; and WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Authority issue its Revenue Bonds (Southern University - Scott’s Bluff Housing Project) in an amount not to exceed Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000), in one or more series, on a taxable and/or tax-exempt basis (the “Bonds”), for the purposes of (i) financing the acquisition, construction and furnishing of an approximately 502 bed student housing facility at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge (the “University”), including capitalized interest (the “Project”), (ii) funding one or more reserve funds, and (iii) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued pursuant to a trust indenture (the “Trust Indenture”) between the Authority and Hancock Whitney Bank (the “Trustee”), and the proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to the Borrower pursuant to a loan agreement between the Authority and Borrower (the “Loan Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the University will lease the land on which the Project will be built to the Borrower and the Borrower will sublease such land and lease the Project to the University (collectively, the “Facilities Lease and Ground Sublease Agreement”), which will make rental payments under said agreement sufficient to pay the debt service on the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Authority adopted a resolution on March 11, 2026, authorizing the execution of a Preliminary Agreement, by and between the Authority and the Borrower, authorizing the issuance of the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $130,000,000 for the purpose of financing the Project and the additional project described therein and further authorizing the publication of a Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Louisiana State Bond Commission (the “Commission”), on April 16, 2026, granted its preliminary approval of the issuance of the Bonds and authorized the publication of a Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds and authorized the Authority to proceed with the financing of the Project through the issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, an application has been submitted to the Commission for final approval of the Bonds at its meeting on May 21, 2026, and upon such approval, all requirements of the Commission evidenced by its rules and regulations, including but not limited to notice to local legislators, will have been complied with; and WHEREAS, concurrently with the issuance of the Bonds, the Authority and the Borrower will enter into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Authority will lend the proceeds of the Bonds to the Borrower for the purposes described above, and the Authority’s rights, duties and obligations under the Loan Agreement (except for certain rights of reimbursement of expenses, indemnification, receipt of notices and exculpation) are assigned by the Authority under the Indenture to the Trustee for the benefit and security of the present and future owners of the Bonds and any Additional Bonds hereafter issued under the Indenture; and WHEREAS, under the Loan Agreement, the Borrower is unconditionally obligated to pay to the Authority, as repayment of the loan made thereunder, such amounts as will be necessary to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as the same become due and payable; and WHEREAS, if the Authority and the Borrower find that a substantial economic benefit will accrue from the insurance of the Bonds, the Bonds may be insured by an insurance policy issued by a municipal bond insurer rated in one of the two highest rating categories of a nationally recognized rating service; and WHEREAS, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (the “Underwriter”) has caused to be prepared and has submitted to the Borrower and the Authority a Preliminary Official Statement for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Underwriter proposes to purchase the Bonds in accordance with the terms of a Bond Purchase Agreement, by and among the Underwriter, the Borrower, the Authority and the Commission, which appears therein solely through, and only to the extent of, its certificate evidencing that the Bonds shall be deemed to have been sold by the Commission pursuant to La. R.S. 39:1403 and 9:2347(H), (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that the issuance and sale of the Bonds and the use of the proceeds thereof to finance the Project will be in furtherance of the public purposes intended to be served by the Act; and WHEREAS, all consents and approvals required to be given by public bodies in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds as authorized by the Indenture and as required by the Act have been or will be secured prior to the delivery of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Authority now desires to fix the details necessary with respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds, to authorize the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement and the Indenture, to ratify

Amy Vincent Director of State Procure‐ ment FAX (225) 342-8688 190920-JUN 15-1T $17.48 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 114 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd.

Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026265, Au‐ tonomous Commercial Mower - LDMA, 6/25/26 RFx No. 3000026371, Bot‐ tled Soft Drinks for Can‐ teen – DOC. LSP, 6/25/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified.

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --VOUCHER# 26-000525 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 07/02/26 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Divi‐ sion, City Hall Building, Room 826, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, La. until 11:00 A.M. July 2, 2026 for the following: A26-0525 EMS UNIFORMS & JACKETS) Official bid documents are available at Central Bidding (https://www. centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at dsstew‐ art@brla.gov.

Bids shall be submitted electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge prior to the bidding deadline.

Electronic bids for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division. Begin‐ ning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all electronic bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in Room 806 immedi‐ ately after the 11:00 a.m. bid closing.

Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notifica‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐ tronic form at the LaPAC website https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. f h d

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Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm on June 25, 2026.

Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Dexter Stewart at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3264, or via email dsstewart@brla.gov.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --VOUCHER# 26-004676 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 07/06/26 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Divi‐ sion, City Hall Building, Room 826, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, La. until 11:00 A.M. July 06, 2026, for the following: REQ 4676-2026 Advanced Pediatric Simulator Package & Accessories Official bid documents are available at Central (https://www.

Bidding centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at shab‐ nins@brla.gov.

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the publication of the Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds, to authorize the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and Final Official Statement by the Underwriter to prospective purchasers of the Bonds, to authorize the negotiated sale of the Bonds to the Underwriter pursuant to the Bond Purchase Agreement, and to provide for the execution of certain instruments, documents and certificates in connection therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY THAT: Section 1. It is the public purpose and within the power and authority vested in the Authority under the Act to provide funds for the financing of the Project through the issuance of the Bonds as limited and special revenue obligation bonds of the Authority. The financing of the Project through the issuance of the Bonds will foster and be in furtherance of the objectives of the Act by providing for and assisting in furthering the educational purposes of the State and its inhabitants.

Section 2. For the purpose of financing the Project and paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds, the Authority hereby authorizes the issuance of the Bonds on a tax-exempt basis, in one or more series, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $60,000,000 and to be designated the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Southern University - Scott’s Bluff Housing Project) (the “Tax-Exempt Bonds”). The Bonds shall bear interest at a fixed rate not to exceed 8.00% per annum on a tax-exempt basis and not to exceed 9% on a taxable basis. The Bonds shall bear a year and letter designation for each series and shall mature not later than December 31, 2066, all as provided in and subject to the terms of the Indenture.

Section 3. The form, terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement are hereby approved in substantially the same form as submitted to the Authority and filed with the official minutes of the Authority, all of the provisions of which are hereby made a part of this resolution, with such additions, omissions and changes as may be approved by bond counsel to the Authority and special counsel to the Authority. The Chairman or Vice Chairman and the Secretary-Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Authority be and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute the Loan Agreement, the Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement, for, on behalf of and in the name of the Authority, in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the Act. The Bonds are issued under and secured by the Indenture, which provides a complete description of the pledged property and revenues, including without limitation, General Revenues of the University (as defined below), constituting the Trust Estate, the nature and extent of the security, a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Bonds are issued and secured; the rights, duties and obligations of the Authority, the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the rights of the owners of the Bonds.

“General Revenues of the University” means the funds, income, revenue, fees, receipts or charges of any nature from any source whatsoever on deposit with or accruing from time to time to the University, provided that no such funds, income, revenue, fees, receipts or charges shall be so included which have been or are in the future legally dedicated and required for other purposes by the terms of specific grants, by the terms of particular obligations issued or to be issued (to the extent pledged to pay debt service on such other obligations) or by operation of law, and provided further the full faith and credit of the University is not pledged. General Revenues of the University shall not include funds which are appropriated to or for the University by the State Legislature from the State’s General Fund.

The Bonds are hereby expressly authorized to be signed by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Authority, said signatures shall be attested by the signature of the Secretary-Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Authority, and the signatures of the Chairman or Vice Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer or Assistant Secretary may be evidenced by their facsimile signatures.

The Bonds are limited and special obligations of the Authority and do not constitute or create an obligation, general or special, debt, liability or moral obligation of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provisions whatsoever, and neither the faith or credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or the interest on the Bonds. The Bonds are not general obligations of the Authority (which has no taxing power and receives no funds from any governmental body), but they are limited and special revenue obligations of the Authority payable from the Trust Estate pledged therefor, including without limitation, the income, revenues and receipts derived or to be derived from payments made by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

Section 4. The Act requires that the issuance by the Authority of the Bonds be approved and that the Bonds be sold on behalf of the Authority by the Commission. The Authority does hereby authorize and ratify the making of its application to the Commission requesting that (a) the Commission approve the issuance by the Authority of the Bonds, the Loan Agreement and the Indenture, and for further consent and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Bonds hereby authorized; (b) the Commission ratify the publication by the Authority of the Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds; and (c) the Commission sell the Bonds on behalf of the Authority, all in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules of the Commission. A certified copy of this resolution and executed copies of said documents shall be forwarded to the Commission, together with a request for prompt consideration and approval of this application. The Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds and the publication thereof in accordance with the Act are hereby ratified. The Notice of Intention and Sale of Bonds provides that the Commission proposes to sell the Bonds to the Underwriter, and that other proposals are invited. The Chairman or Vice Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Authority are hereby directed to furnish to and file with the Commission all documents, materials and information as may be necessary and appropriate in connection with the approval and sale of the Bonds by the Commission on behalf of the Authority.

Section 5. This Board of Trustees does hereby authorize the distribution by the Underwriter of a Preliminary Official Statement and final Official Statement in connection with the sale of the Bonds; provided, however, that neither this Board of Trustees nor the Authority makes any representation or warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained therein (other than under the headings “THE AUTHORITY” and “ABSENCE OF LITIGATION AFFECTING THE SERIES 2026 BONDS - The Authority”). The Chairman or Vice Chairman of this Board of Trustees is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute and deliver the Official Statement to the Underwriter in accordance with the terms of the Bond Purchase Agreement.

Section 6. The Authority hereby ratifies the publication of (i) the Notice of Public Hearing on the website of the Authority on April 27, 2026.

Section 7. The Bonds shall be sold and purchased pursuant to the terms of the Bond Purchase Agreement which provides for the sale of the Bonds by the Commission on behalf of the Authority to the Underwriter.

The Underwriter has notified the Authority that they will submit a proposal to the Commission for the purchase of the Bonds. The sale of the Bonds to the Underwriter at a price of not less than 90% of the principal amount

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tronic form at the LaPAC website https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=102.

Electronic bids for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division. Begin‐ ning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all electronic bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in Room 806 immedi‐ ately after the 11:00 a.m. bid closing. Bidders or their authorized repre‐ sentatives are invited to be present.

Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notifica‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐

Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm CST on June 29, 2026.

Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or via email shabnins@ brla.gov.

Any vendor who would like to listen to the open‐ ing of this bid can access the following link, at the date and time of this bid opening: NOTE: The only vendor information shared at the bid opening will be the reading of the names of those vendors who

The following companies’ 2025 Annual Water Quality reports are available on-line at: Baton Rouge Water Co. Parish Water Co. & Ascension Water Co.

http://www.brwater.com/brwc_ccr.pdf

Ascension Water District #2

http://www.brwater.com/awwd2_ccr.pdf

These reports contain important information about the source and quality of your drinking water. We are required by the US-EPA to provide these yearly consumer confidence reports showing the most recent sample results from the previous year.

If you would like a paper copy or would like to speak with someone about this report, please call (225) 925-2011 or (225) 675-5644.

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thereof (inclusive of the Underwriter’s discount) is hereby approved and the Chairman or Vice Chairman of this Board of Trustees is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute, for and on behalf of the Authority, the Bond Purchase Agreement, and any exhibits thereto or certificates required thereby. The Bond Purchase Agreement is hereby approved in substantially the form as presented at this meeting with such additions, omissions and changes as may be approved by special counsel to the Authority and bond counsel to the Authority. The Underwriter’s discount of not more than 3% is hereby approved.

Section 8. The Chairman or Vice Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Authority shall have prepared and shall execute for and on behalf of the Authority the Bonds, and shall deliver the same to the Trustee for authentication as soon as possible. The Trustee shall, upon authentication of the Bonds and endorsement thereof by the Commission, deliver the same to the Underwriter in accordance with the Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement and shall receive from the Underwriter for the account of the Authority the purchase price and shall hold the proceeds of the Bonds in the funds as prescribed in the Indenture. The Trustee is hereby requested and authorized to authenticate the Bonds.

Section 9. The Chairman or the Vice Chairman and the SecretaryTreasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Authority are hereby further authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the Authority, to accept, receive, execute, seal, attest and deliver all such documents, certificates and other instruments as are required, necessary, convenient and appropriate in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds or the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the Indenture, including, without limitation, a Tax Regulatory Agreement, and to take such further action as may be required by the Commission or special counsel to the Authority and bond counsel to the Authority or appropriate or required by law in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds. Said officers are hereby further authorized and directed to approve for, on behalf of, and in the name of the Authority any changes, additions or deletions in any of the documents, instruments or certificates referred to in this resolution, provided that all such changes, additions or deletions, if any, shall be approved by bond counsel to the Authority and shall be consistent with the authority provided by the Act. The signatures of the said Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary upon such documents set forth above, or as may be otherwise required for or necessary, convenient or appropriate to the financing described in this resolution, are deemed to be conclusive evidence of their due exercise of the authority vested in them hereunder.

Section 10. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Authority are hereby authorized to take such action as is necessary, on the advice of special counsel and bond counsel to the Authority and as requested by the Borrower, to obtain a bond insurance policy with respect to the Bonds.

Section 11. The Chairman or the Vice Chairman and the SecretaryTreasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Authority are hereby further authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the Authority, to do all things necessary, on the advice of special counsel to the Authority and bond counsel to the Authority, to effectuate and implement this resolution including the publication hereof as required by the Act. Section 12. Application is hereby formally made to the State Bond Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for its consent and authority to issue and sell the aforesaid Bonds, and a certified copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the State Bond Commission on behalf of the Authority, together with a letter requesting the prompt consideration and approval of this application. By virtue of the Authority’s application for, acceptance and utilization of the benefits of the Louisiana State Bond Commission’s (the “Commission”) approval, the Authority hereby resolves that it understands and agrees that such approval is expressly conditioned upon, and it further resolves that it understands, agrees and binds itself, its successors and assigns to, full and continuing compliance with the “State Bond Commission Policy on Approval of Proposed Use of Swaps, or other forms of Derivative Products Hedges, Etc.”, adopted by the Commission on July 20, 2006 (the “Policy”), as to the borrowing and other matters subject to the approval, including subsequent application and approval under said Policy of the implementation or use of any swap or other products or enhancements covered thereby.

Section 13. This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: Member

Yea

Ronald H. Bordelon

Nay

Absent

Abstaining

X

Craig A. Cheramie

X

David W. Groner

X

Casey R. Guidry

X

Dannye W. Malone

X

Heather C. Songy

X

Matthew T. Valliere

X

This resolution declared adopted on this 13th day of May, 2026.

(Other items of business not pertinent to the foregoing resolution and the documents mentioned therein may be found in the official minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Authority.)

Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.

I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am an Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (the “Authority”), a public trust duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Louisiana, and as such Assistant Secretary I have access to all records of the Authority.

I do hereby further certify that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Authority duly called, held and convened, according to law, on May 13, 2026 a quorum being present and voting thereon, the above and foregoing Resolution was unanimously adopted and that said Resolution is a full true and correct copy of the said Resolution as it appears on the records of the Authority; that the same has not been revoked or amended and is now in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and attached the seal of the Authority this 13th day of May 2026.

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ORDINANCE NO. 1 OF 2026 To amend Chapter 120 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Brusly, State of Louisiana, TO INCORPORATE AMENDED ZONING DISTRICT MAP UNDER SECTION 120-136 MAP, SPECIFICALLY: RE-ZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 207 JONES DRIVE FROM C-1 (LIGHT COMMERCIAL) TO R-1 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) AT REQUEST OF PROPERTY OWNERS LYLE CHARLES TORRES AND DEBORAH JONES TORRES, TRUSTEES OF THE LYLE CHARLES TORRES AND DEBORAH JONES TORRES REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, PROPERTY ADDRESS: 207 JONES DRIVE, BRUSLY. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has held a public hearing thereon on May 27, 2026 and submitted its final recommendation to the Brusly Town Council; and, WHEREAS, the Brusly Town Council has given due public notices of hearing relating to zoning districts, regulations, and restrictions, and held its public hearing on June 8, 2026; and, WHEREAS, all requirements of R.S. 33:4721-4729 with regard to the preparation of report of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the subsequent action of the Brusly Town Council have been met.

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Said Ordinance having been introduced on May 11, 2026 by Council Member Young, notice of the public hearing having been published, said public hearing having been held, the title having been read and the Ordinance considered, on motion by Council Member Kershaw seconded by Council Member Young, to adopt the Ordinance, a record vote was taken and the following result was had: YEAS: Daigle, Young, Chustz, Kershaw NAYS: None ABSENT: Tassin WHEREUPON, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on this 8th _day of June, 2026. /s/ Blaine Rabalais, Town Clerk

That Chapter 120, as found in the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Brusly, be amended by the Re-Zoning of property located at 207 Jones Drive, Brusly from C-1 (Light Commercial) to R-1 (Single-Family Residential).

Said Ordinance having been introduced on the 13th day of April, 2026, by Council Member Daigle, notice of public hearing having been published, said public hearing having been held, the title having been read and the Ordinance considered, on motion by Council Member Kershaw, seconded by Council Member Chustz, to adopt the Ordinance, a record vote was taken and the following result was had: YEAS: Chustz, Daigle, Kershaw, Young NAYS: None ABSENT: Tassin WHEREUPON, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on the 8th day of June, 2026. /s/ Scot Rhodes, Mayor

Income Sales Tax

2,100,000

Police Traffic Fines

500,000

Franchises

181,770

Licenses and Permits

131,000

Interest

88,640

Vice Taxes

5,000

Reimbursements

6,175

Miscellaneous

10,000

LGAP Grant

35,000

Grant Income

ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 2026

25,000 Total Income

TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE OF 2025-2026; TO PROVIDE RELATIVE TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INCOME AND EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.

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Section 1. The Appropriations Ordinance for the year commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 is amended and reenacted to provide that the sums in the attached budget adjustment document, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any monies in the town treasury from the sources specified; from federal funds payable to the town; or from funds belonging to the town and /or collected by boards, commissions, departments, and agencies thereof, for purposes specified therein for the year commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective June 1, 2026.

Said Ordinance having been introduced on 11th day of May 2026 by Council Member Kershaw, notice of public hearing having been published, said public hearing having been held, the title having been read and the Ordinance considered, on motion by Council Member Chustz, seconded by Council Member Kershaw, to adopt the Ordinance, a record vote was taken and the following result was had: YEAS: Daigle, Young, Chustz, Kershaw NAYS: None ABSENT: Tassin Whereupon, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on the 8th day of June 2026.

Budget Category Income Miscellaneous Income Grant Income Interest Income License/Permits Traffic Fines Sales Tax

/s/ Scot Rhodes, Mayor Original Budget Amt. $10,000.00 $0.00 $112,900.00 $121,000.00 $600,000.00 $2,268,500.00

Over (Under) Original Budget $17,500.00 $74,400.00 ($6,000.00) $13,000.00 ($200,000.00) ($200,000.00)

Estimated Budget $27,500.00 $74,400.00 $106,900.00 $134,000.00 $400,000.00 $2,068,500.00 Total Income Adj.

Budget Category Expense Insurance-General Insurance-Group Health Professional Fees Utilities Publishing Legal & Assoc.

Fees Maintenance Salaries Building Maintenance Supplies & Expense/Maint Exp-Street & Drainage Town Beautification Police Communications Retirement exp-Police Salaries-Police Police Supplies Training/Conventions Police Special Projects/Misc.

Holiday Décor' Animal Control Special Projects/Drainage Utilities-Street Lights

Original Budget Amt. $163,300.00 $385,763.00 $161,552.00 $43,000.00

3,082,585

Expenses

Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Brusly, Louisiana:

/s/ Blaine Rabalais, Clerk

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obligations incurred during Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

Section 4. The sums in the attached budget or so much thereof as may be necessary are hereby appropriated out of any monies in the Town Treasury from the sources specified; from federal funds payable to the Town; or from funds belonging to the Town and/or collected by boards, commissions, departments and agencies thereof, for the purposes specified therein for the year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 for the line items specified in the attached budget. Funds appropriated herein shall not be expended for any purpose other than specific line items indicated.

Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective July 1, 2026.

/s/ Scot Rhodes, Mayor

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town Council of the Town of Brusly, Louisiana:

/s/ Blaine Rabalais, Town Clerk

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Over (Under) Original Budget $3,700.00 $20,000.00 $15,000.00 ($6,000.00)

Estimated Budget $167,000.00 $405,763.00 $176,552.00 $37,000.00

Police Salaries

535,226

Police Benefits

242,965

Capital Expenditures/Police

138,100

Training/Conventions Police

28,000

Police Supplies

35,600

Police Community Outreach

5,600

Police Communication

64,316

Police Vehicles

68,750

Total Police Expenses

1,118,557

Maintenance Salaries

289,199

Maintenance Benefits

67,083

Supplies & Expense Maintenance

74,000

Maintenance Expense Streets & Drainage

273,000

Maintenance Equipment Purchases Adjustment $17,500.00 $74,400.00 ($6,000.00) $13,000.00 ($200,000.00) ($200,000.00) ($301,100.00) Adjustment $3,700.00 $20,000.00 $15,000.00 ($6,000.00)

8,000

Training Maintenance

2,300

Building Maintenance

41,000

Town Beautification

4,000

Total Maintenance Expenses

758,582

Admin. Salaries

271,293

Admin. Benefits

74,176

Admin. Unemployment

2,508

Admin. Professional

174,254

Admin. Training/Conventions

6,300

Admin. Insurance, Group Health

454,640

Admin. Insurance, Gen./Administrative

173,560 43,000

$6,440.00

($3,000.00)

Admin. Utilities

$291,613.00 $48,000.00 $58,000.00 $95,000.00 $1,000.00 $71,220.00 $173,700.00 $560,200.00 $48,600.00 $20,000.00 $15,400.00 $13,000.00 $49,500.00 $2,000.00 $77,500.00 Total Expense Adj. TOTAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT

$6,000.00 ($6,000.00) ($35,000.00) ($90,000.00) ($3,000.00) ($5,000.00) $10,000.00 $40,000.00 $16,000.00 ($15,000.00) ($1,500.00) ($6,000.00) $9,500.00 ($8,000.00) $17,500.00 ($40,800.00) ($260,300.00)

Admin. Supplies

13,400

Admin. Telephones

30,000

$9,440.00

($3,000.00)

$285,613.00 $54,000.00 $93,000.00 $185,000.00 $4,000.00 $76,220.00 $163,700.00 $520,200.00 $32,600.00 $35,000.00 $16,900.00 $19,000.00 $40,000.00 $10,000.00 $60,000.00

$6,000.00 ($6,000.00) ($35,000.00) ($90,000.00) ($3,000.00) ($5,000.00) $10,000.00 $40,000.00 $16,000.00 ($15,000.00) ($1,500.00) ($6,000.00) $9,500.00 ($8,000.00) $17,500.00

ORDINANCE NO. 3 OF 2026

Admin. Legal Publ. & Assoc. Fees

7,520

Admin. Janitorial

10,000

Admin. Postage

3,005

Admin. Miscellaneous Expense

500

Special Projects - Drainage

10,000

Special Projects - Roads

150,000

Special Projects - Miscellaneous

31,300

Salaries - Mayor & Council

94,600

Street Lights

70,500

Holiday Décor

17,000

Recreation

19,900

Animal Control

TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE OF 2025-2026; TO PROVIDE RELATIVE TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INCOME AND EXPENSES OF THE BRUSLY SEWER SYSTEM.

50,000

Total Administrative Expenses

1,707,456

Total Expenses

3,584,595

Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Brusly, for the Sewer System of the Town of Brusly, Louisiana that: Section 1. The Appropriations Ordinance for the year commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 is amended and reenacted to provide that the sums in the attached budget adjustment document, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any monies in the sewer treasury from the sources specified; from federal funds payable to the sewer; or from funds belonging to the sewer and /or collected by boards, commissions, departments, and agencies thereof, for purposes specified therein for the year commencing July 1,2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective June 1, 2026.

Said Ordinance having been introduced on 11th day of May, 2026 by Council Member Chustz, notice of public hearing having been published, said public hearing having been held, the title having been read and the Ordinance considered, on motion by Council Member Kershaw, seconded by Council Member Young, to adopt the Ordinance, a record vote was taken and the following result was had: YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT:

Daigle, Young, Chustz, Kershaw None Tassin

Whereupon, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on the 8th day of June 2026. /s/ Blaine Rabalais, Clerk

/s/ Scot Rhodes, Mayor Sewer BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS 2024/2025

Budget Category Income Interest Income ARPA Revenue WSP Grant Revenue Sewer User Fees

Budget Category Expense Insurance Repairs & Maint Sewer Telemetry WSP Grant Expenses Sewer Equipment Sewer Engineering Fees

Original Budget Amt. $4,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $329,200.00

Original Budget Amt. $7,000.00 $122,750.00 $17,500.00 $0.00 $21,000.00 $100,000.00

Over (Under) Original Budget $7,500.00 $183,150.00 $525,607.07 $3,800.00

Estimated Budget $12,000.00 $183,150.00 $525,607.07 $333,000.00 Total Income Adj.

Adjustment $7,500.00 $183,150.00 $525,607.07 $3,800.00 $720,057.07

Estimated Budget $9,900.00 $137,750.00 $15,500.00 $753,919.60 $19,000.00 $150,000.00 Total Expense Adj.

Adjustment $2,900.00 $15,000.00 -$2,000.00 $753,919.60 -$2,000.00 $50,000.00 $814,919.60

TOTAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT

-$94,862.53

Over (Under) Original Budget $2,900.00 $15,000.00 -$2,000.00 $753,919.60 -$2,000.00 $50,000.00

ORDINANCE No. 4 of 2026 TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE TOWN OF BRUSLY FOR 2026-2027 AND TO PROVIDE RELATIVE TO THE EXPENDITURE OF SAID APPROPRIATIONS. Be it ordained by the Town Council of Brusly, Louisiana: Section 1. The appropriation in this Ordinance shall be payable in the amounts and out of the sources specified in the attached budget.

Section 2. Funds cannot be transferred between budget units receiving appropriations.

Section 3. For the purpose of paying appropriations made herein, all revenues due the Town in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 shall be credited to Fiscal Year 2026-2027 provided such revenues are received in time to liquidate

ORDINANCE No. 5 of 2026 TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE TOWN OF BRUSLY SEWER SYSTEM 20262027 AND TO PROVIDE RELATIVE TO THE EXPENDITURE OF SAID APPROPRIATIONS. Be it ordained by the Town Council of Brusly, Louisiana: Section 1. The appropriation in this Ordinance shall be payable in the amounts and out of the sources specified in the attached budget.

Section 2. Funds cannot be transferred between budget units receiving appropriations.

Section 3. For the purpose of paying appropriations made herein, all revenues due the Town in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 shall be credited to Fiscal Year 2026-2027 provided such revenues are received in time to liquidate obligations incurred during Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

Section 4. The sums in the attached budget or so much thereof as may be necessary are hereby appropriated out of any monies in the Town Treasury from the sources specified; from federal funds payable to the Town; or from funds belonging to the Town and/or collected by boards, commissions, departments, and agencies thereof, for the purposes specified therein for the year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 for the line items specified in the attached budget. Funds appropriated herein shall not be expended for any purpose other than specific line items indicated.

Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective July 1, 2026.

Said Ordinance having been introduced on 11th day of May, 2026 by Council Member Kershaw, notice of the public hearing having been published, said public hearing having been held, the title having been read and the Ordinance considered, on motion by Council Member Chustz, seconded by Council Member Daigle, to adopt the Ordinance, a record vote was taken and the following result was had: YEAS: Daigle, Young, Chustz, Kershaw NAYS: None ABSENT: Tassin WHEREUPON, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on this 8th day of June, 2026 /s/ Scot Rhodes, Mayor

/s/ Blaine Rabalais, Town Clerk 2026-2027 Budget

Income Sewer User Fees Interest Total Income

$333,420 $4,500 $337,920

Expenses Repairs/Maintenance/ LGAP

$122,250

Salaries

$84,202

Benefits & Taxes

$51,451

Insurance

$10,000

Depreciation Expense

$204,742

Sewer Telemetry

$15,500

Sewer Equipment Cap/Purchase

$16,000

Sewer Engineering Fees

$15,000

Total Expenses

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ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES WANTED Applications for ARCHITECTURAL Services for the following projects will be accepted until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

(Your attention is called to the 2:00 p.m. deadline -- exceptions WILL NOT be made). Applications shall be submitted on the standard LSB - 1 (September 2019 edition) only, with no additional pages attached. Please be sure to use an up-to-date copy of the form. These forms are available at the Office of Facility Planning and Control and on the Selection Board page of the Facility Planning & Control website at https://www. doa.la.gov/doa/fpc/selection-boards/. Do not attach any additional pages to this application. Applications with attachments in addition to the pre-numbered sheets or otherwise not following this format will be discarded. One fully completed signed copy of each application shall be submitted. The copy may be printed and mailed or printed and delivered or scanned in PDF format and e-mailed. Printed submittals shall not be bound or stapled. E-mailed PDF copies, as well as printed copies, shall be received by Facility Planning & Control within the deadline stated above. The date and time the e-mail is received in the Microsoft Outlook Inbox at Facility Planning & Control shall govern compliance with the deadline for e-mailed applications. Timely delivery by whatever means is strictly the responsibility of the applicant. By e-mailing an application the applicant assumes full responsibility for timely electronic delivery. DO NOT submit both printed and e-mail copies. Any application submitted by both means will be discarded.

1. Waterproofing and Re-Roofing, Bienville Building, State Capitol Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Project No. 01-107-26D-OFC, F.01004808.

This project consists of the removal and replacement of approximately 36,300 s.f. of roofing, along with associated building waterproofing, at the nine story Bienville Building, located in State Capitol Park in downtown Baton Rouge.

The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, the removal of the existing modified bitumen roofing system down to the roof deck and installation of both un-tapered and tapered polyisocyanurate insulation and cover board as required to meet current energy code R-value requirements and to provide positive drainage. The project also includes installation of pre-finished metal flashings and liquid-applied flashings, as well as the removal and reinstallation of existing roof drain clamping rings and strainer baskets, with replacement as necessary. The new roofing system will consist of a State of Louisiana approved, two-ply SBS modified bitumen system, cold-applied, with a 20year roofing system warranty. The Designer shall be responsible for evaluating and confirming the existing roof deck type, condition, and structural capacity to support the proposed roofing system, and for verifying that no active water infiltration is occurring within the building envelope. The design shall include the replacement and/or adjustment of rooftop equipment curbs and supports, as required, to accommodate existing rooftop-mounted systems, including piping, conduit, HVAC components, and lightning protection. The lightning protection system shall be evaluated and replaced as necessary. Window washing anchors shall be tested and replaced if found to be deficient. If compliant roof access is not currently provided, OSHA-compliant roof access ladders shall be included to facilitate safe access to the penthouse level. The waterproofing scope shall include exterior building cleaning and preparation, followed by the application of a spray-applied, clear waterproofing sealant to all masonry and concrete wall surfaces. Work shall also include the removal and replacement of deteriorated sealant joints and backer rods, as well as the replacement of window gaskets, vertical and horizontal metal facade joints, and door gaskets to ensure a continuous and watertight building envelope. In addition to the re-roof and waterproofing, the project shall include repair to an adjacent concrete ramp and deck to ensure structural integrity. The rear ADA ramp located at the southwest corner of the building shall be removed. The underlying substrate shall be prepared, properly compacted, and the ramp shall be reconstructed and repoured. The new work shall be correctly pinned to the adjacent walls to ensure long-term stability, as the existing ramp is exhibiting settlement and is currently unanchored on one side. The scope shall also include investigation of the rear concrete equipment deck which appears to be experiencing settlement as evidenced by displaced caulk joints and altered drain elevations. Evaluation and recommended repairs shall be included as necessary to restore proper function and structural integrity. The building will remain occupied throughout the design and construction phases.

All work shall be coordinated with the user agency and carefully scheduled to minimize disruption to building operations and occupants, including the transformer and generator housed on the equipment deck and the employee main entrance at the ADA ramp. The Designer is responsible for identifying and specifying any contractor provided and owner provided testing required for the project. If any owner provided testing laboratory services are required for the construction of the project, the Designer will obtain a minimum of three quotes for the engagement of a testing laboratory, with which the Designer will contract as a reimbursable expense. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to Facility Planning & Control in AutoCAD and hard copy.

Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $3,907,500.00 with a fee of approximately $284,450.00.

Contract design time is 300 consecutive calendar days; including 100 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $300.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Carrie Knight, Facility Planning & Control, carrie.knight@la.gov, (225) 219-4677.

2. Plaquemine Readiness Center Modernization, Plaquemine, Louisiana, Project No. LA25-A-044.

This project consists of complete interior and exterior sustainment and renovation work at the Plaquemine Readiness Center. The 1957 Readiness Center is approximately 11,840 s.f. and the project scope includes, but is not limited to, renovation of interior offices, kitchen, classroom, storage, latrines, drill hall and associated spaces, replacement of interior and exterior openings, repairs to exterior facade, code improvements as required, new interior finishes and MEP system improvements. The Design will include all investigative site surveys as necessary including, but not limited to, topographic, geotechnical, survey, drainage and other investigations as required. Investigative services may be authorized as an increase to the Designer’s fee. Design and construction will take into account that the building may remain occupied for the duration of the project. Design and construction of the project shall follow the Louisiana National Guard Guiding Principles, BABA and NG Pam 415-12, as well as all applicable local, state and federal codes. All design including building structure, envelope, roof, all associated exterior and interior finishes, interior and exterior signage, mechanical, electrical power and lighting, plumbing, with sprinkler, fire alarm, building controls management, security cameras, access control, and the infrastructure necessary for the installation and construction of these elements are to be included in the project. The Designer shall retain an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Inspector to complete an inspection of all suspect building materials that will be removed/impacted by this project as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain asbestos, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Designer to design the asbestos abatement specifications. If asbestos air monitoring will be required during abatement activities, the Designer will obtain an air-monitoring firm as a reimbursable expense. The Designer will survey the site for other hazardous materials and include in the specifications. If lead-based paint or mold inspections are required these will be provided as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain lead-based paint or mold, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an industrial hygienist to design the abatement specifications. Furniture, fixtures, equipment and data/telephone will be provided under separate contracts, although coordination of these items and systems with the work will be necessary on the part of the Designer.

This project will require the services of an owner contracted third-party Commissioning Agent. The Designer will be required to coordinate with this separately contracted party, and the participation and oversight of the third-party Commissioning Agent is to be expected in all phases of the project. The project will require that the Designer utilize total performance methodology to confirm compliance with the provisions of the Louisiana State Energy Conservation Code. The Designer will be required to provide the analysis as an additional service, through self-performance if qualified, or via consultant as a reimbursable expense. Design services shall be limited to the Program Completion, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Bidding and Contracts (up to 65%) according to the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction, 2020 Edition. The fee has been adjusted to account for this. At the owner’s option the contract may be amended to include additional phases with the corresponding fee adjustment. This project will be administered by the Military Department and applicants should be thoroughly familiar with their requirements and procedures before submitting an application. Any questions about these requirements and procedures should be directed to the Military Department. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to the Military in AutoCAD and hard copy.

Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $1,855,000.00 with a fee of approximately $102,282.00.

Contract design time is 180 consecutive calendar days; including 60 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $125.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Maj Scott Mucci, Military, scott.m.mucci.mil@army.mil.

3. Bastrop Readiness Center Modernization, Bastrop, Louisiana, Project No. LA25-A-045.

This project consists of complete interior and exterior sustainment and renovation work at the Bastrop Readiness Center. The 1963 Readiness Center is approximately 12,455 s.f. and the project scope includes, but is not limited to, renovation of interior offices, kitchen, classroom, storage, latrines, drill hall and associated spaces, replacement of interior and exterior openings, repairs to exterior facade, code improvements as required, new interior finishes and MEP system improvements. The Design will include all investigative site surveys as necessary including, but not limited to, topographic, geotechnical, survey, drainage and other investigations as required. Investigative services may be authorized as an increase to the Designer’s fee. Design and construction will take into account that the building may remain occupied for the duration of the project. Design and construction of the project shall follow the Louisiana National Guard Guiding Principles, BABA and NG Pam 415-12, as well as all applicable local, state and federal codes. All design including building structure, envelope, roof, all associated exterior and interior finishes, interior and exterior signage, mechanical, electrical power and lighting,

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plumbing, with sprinkler, fire alarm, building controls management, security cameras, access control, and the infrastructure necessary for the installation and construction of these elements are to be included in the project. The Designer shall retain an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Inspector to complete an inspection of all suspect building materials that will be removed/impacted by this project as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain asbestos, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Designer to design the asbestos abatement specifications. If asbestos air monitoring will be required during abatement activities, the Designer will obtain an air-monitoring firm as a reimbursable expense. The Designer will survey the site for other hazardous materials and include in the specifications. If lead-based paint or mold inspections are required these will be provided as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain lead-based paint or mold, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an industrial hygienist to design the abatement specifications. Furniture, fixtures, equipment and data/telephone will be provided under separate contracts, although coordination of these items and systems with the work will be necessary on the part of the Designer.

This project will require the services of an owner contracted third-party Commissioning Agent. The Designer will be required to coordinate with this separately contracted party, and the participation and oversight of the third-party Commissioning Agent is to be expected in all phases of the project. The project will require that the Designer utilize total performance methodology to confirm compliance with the provisions of the Louisiana State Energy Conservation Code. The Designer will be required to provide the analysis as an additional service, through self-performance if qualified, or via consultant as a reimbursable expense. Design services shall be limited to the Program Completion, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Bidding and Contracts (up to 65%) according to the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction, 2020 Edition. The fee has been adjusted to account for this. At the owner’s option the contract may be amended to include additional phases with the corresponding fee adjustment. This project will be administered by the Military Department and applicants should be thoroughly familiar with their requirements and procedures before submitting an application. Any questions about these requirements and procedures should be directed to the Military Department. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to the Military in AutoCAD and hard copy.

Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $1,855,000.00 with a fee of approximately $102,282.00.

Contract design time is 180 consecutive calendar days; including 60 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $125.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Maj Scott Mucci, Military, scott.m.mucci.mil@army.mil.

4. FMS 7 Modernization, Bogalusa, Louisiana, Project No. LA26-A-030.

This project consists of modernization to the existing 9,344 s.f. FMS 7 building in Bogalusa, originally constructed in 1992. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, renovation of interior maintenance bays, offices, kitchen, classroom, storage, latrines, drill hall and associated spaces, replacement of interior and exterior openings, repairs to exterior facade, code improvements as required, new interior finishes and MEP system improvements. Construction of additional square footage may be authorized as required to meet the mission requirements for the unit. The design will include all investigative site surveys as necessary including, but not limited to, topographic, geotechnical, survey, drainage and other investigations as required. Investigative services may be authorized as an increase to the Designer’s fee. Design and construction will take into account that the building may remain occupied for the duration of the project. Design and construction of the project shall follow the Louisiana National Guard Guiding Principles, BABA and NG Pam 415-12, as well as all applicable local, state and federal codes. All design including building structure, envelope, roof, all associated exterior and interior finishes, interior and exterior signage, mechanical, electrical power and lighting, plumbing, with sprinkler, fire alarm, building controls management, security cameras, access control, and the infrastructure necessary for the installation and construction of these elements are to be included in the project. The Designer shall retain an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Inspector to complete an inspection of all suspect building materials that will be removed/impacted by this project as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain asbestos, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Designer to design the asbestos abatement specifications. If asbestos air monitoring will be required during abatement activities, the Designer will obtain an air-monitoring firm as a reimbursable expense. The Designer will survey the site for other hazardous materials and include in the specifications.

If lead-based paint or mold inspections are required these will be provided as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain lead-based paint or mold, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an industrial hygienist to design the abatement specifications. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment will be provided under separate contracts, although coordination of these items and systems with the work will be necessary on the part of the Designer. This project will require the services of an owner contracted third-party Commissioning Agent. The Designer will be required to coordinate with this separately contracted party, and the participation and oversight of the third-party Commissioning Agent is to be expected in all phases of the project. The project will require that the Designer utilize total performance methodology to confirm compliance with the provisions of the Louisiana State Energy Conservation Code. The Designer will be required to provide the analysis as an additional service, through self-performance if qualified, or via consultant as a reimbursable expense. Design services shall be limited to the Program Completion, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Bidding and Contracts (up to 65%) according to the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction, 2020 Edition. The fee has been adjusted to account for this. At the owner’s option the contract may be amended to include additional phases with the corresponding fee adjustment. This project will be administered by the Military Department and applicants should be thoroughly familiar with their requirements and procedures before submitting an application. Any questions about these requirements and procedures should be directed to the Military Department. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to the Military in AutoCAD and hard copy.

Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $1,846,153.00 with a fee of approximately $101,833.00.

Contract design time is 180 consecutive calendar days; including 60 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $125.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Maj Scott Mucci, Military, scott.m.mucci.mil@army.mil.

5. AASF #2 Helipad Sustainment, Pineville, Louisiana, Project No. LA26-A-031.

This project consists of sustainment efforts to the existing 880 s.f. AASF #2 paved helipad space at Esler Field in Pineville, originally constructed in 1998.

The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, demolition of existing paving and subsurface work as necessary to provide for new paved helipad with all required subsurface work, reinforcing, grading to provide positive drainage, electricity, lighting, and striping. The design will include all investigative site surveys as necessary including, but not limited to, topographic, geotechnical, survey, drainage and other investigations as required.

Investigative services may be authorized as an increase to the Designer’s fee. Design and construction of the project shall follow the Louisiana National Guard Guiding Principles, BABA and NG Pam 415-12, as well as all applicable local, state and federal codes. All design including exterior finishes, exterior signage, electrical power and lighting, and the infrastructure necessary for the installation and construction of these elements are to be included in the project. Design services shall be limited to the Program Completion, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Bidding and Contracts (up to 65%) according to the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction, 2020 Edition. The fee has been adjusted to account for this. At the owner’s option the contract may be amended to include additional phases with the corresponding fee adjustment. This project will be administered by the Military Department and applicants should be thoroughly familiar with their requirements and procedures before submitting an application. Any questions about these requirements and procedures should be directed to the Military Department. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to the Military in AutoCAD and hard copy. Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $1,500,000.00 with a fee of approximately $76,483.00. Contract design time is 180 consecutive calendar days; including 60 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $125.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Maj Scott Mucci, Military, scott.m.mucci.mil@army.mil.

6. Third Floor Offices Renovation, Building 35, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana, Project No. LA26-A-035.

This project consists of complete interior renovation of approximately 23,450 s.f. of the third floor of Building 35 at Jackson Barracks. The building was opened in 1993. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, demolition of existing interior office and conference type spaces, renovation of latrines, construction of approximately 40 new office spaces, new common work spaces to serve approximately 43, break room, storage, meeting rooms and associated spaces, code improvements as required, new interior finishes and MEP system replacement/improvements as required. The Design will include all investigative site surveys as necessary including, but not limited to, topographic, geotechnical, survey, drainage and other investigations as required. Investigative services may be authorized as an increase to the Designer’s fee. Design and construction will take into account that the building may remain occupied for the duration of the project. Design and construction of the project shall follow the Louisiana National Guard Guiding Principles, BABA and NG Pam 415-12, as well as all applicable local, state and federal codes. All design including building structure, envelope, roof, all associated exterior and interior finishes, interior and exterior signage, mechanical, electrical power and lighting, plumbing, with sprinkler, fire alarm, building controls management, security cameras, access control, and the infrastructure necessary for the installation and construction of these elements are to be included in the project. The Designer shall retain an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Inspector to complete an inspection of all

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suspect building materials that will be removed/impacted by this project as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain asbestos, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Designer to design the asbestos abatement specifications.

If asbestos air monitoring will be required during abatement activities, the Designer will obtain an air-monitoring firm as a reimbursable expense. The Designer will survey the site for other hazardous materials and include in the specifications. If lead-based paint or mold inspections are required these will be provided as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain lead-based paint or mold, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an industrial hygienist to design the abatement specifications.

Furniture, fixtures, equipment and data/telephone will be provided under separate contracts, although coordination of these items and systems with the work will be necessary on the part of the Designer. This project will require the services of an owner contracted third-party Commissioning Agent. The Designer will be required to coordinate with this separately contracted party, and the participation and oversight of the third-party Commissioning Agent is to be expected in all phases of the project. The project will require that the Designer utilize total performance methodology to confirm compliance with the provisions of the Louisiana State Energy Conservation Code. The Designer will be required to provide the analysis as an additional service, through self-performance if qualified, or via consultant as a reimbursable expense. This project will be administered by the Military Department and applicants should be thoroughly familiar with their requirements and procedures before submitting an application. Any questions about these requirements and procedures should be directed to the Military Department.

The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to the Military in AutoCAD and hard copy. Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $1,400,000.00 with a fee of approximately $121,483.00. Contract design time is 180 consecutive calendar days; including 60 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $125.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Laura Cooper, Military, laura.h.cooper2.nfg@ army.mil.

7. Clarks Readiness Center Sustainment, Clarks, Louisiana, Project No. LA26-A-032.

This project consists of complete interior and exterior sustainment and renovation work at the Clarks Readiness Center. The 1986 Readiness Center is approximately 18,608 s.f. and the project scope includes, but is not limited to, renovation of interior offices, kitchen, classroom, storage, latrines, drill hall and associated spaces, replacement of interior and exterior openings, repairs to exterior facade, code improvements as required, new interior finishes and MEP system improvements. The Design will include all investigative site surveys as necessary including, but not limited to, topographic, geotechnical, survey, drainage and other investigations as required. Investigative services may be authorized as an increase to the Designer’s fee. Design and construction will take into account that the building may remain occupied for the duration of the project. Design and construction of the project shall follow the Louisiana National Guard Guiding Principles, BABA and NG Pam 415-12, as well as all applicable local, state and federal codes. The Designer shall retain an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Inspector to complete an inspection of all suspect building materials that will be removed/impacted by this project as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain asbestos, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an accredited LDEQ Asbestos Designer to design the asbestos abatement specifications.

If asbestos air monitoring will be required during abatement activities, the Designer will obtain an air-monitoring firm as a reimbursable expense. The Designer will survey the site for other hazardous materials and include in the specifications. If lead-based paint or mold inspections are required these will be provided as a reimbursable expense. If any materials are found to contain lead-based paint or mold, the Designer shall provide, as part of their basic services, an industrial hygienist to design the abatement specifications.

Furniture, fixtures, equipment and data/telephone will be provided under separate contracts, although coordination of these items and systems with the work will be necessary on the part of the Designer. This project will require the services of an owner contracted third-party Commissioning Agent. The Designer will be required to coordinate with this separately contracted party, and the participation and oversight of the third-party Commissioning Agent is to be expected in all phases of the project. The project will require that the Designer utilize total performance methodology to confirm compliance with the provisions of the Louisiana State Energy Conservation Code. The Designer will be required to provide the analysis as an additional service, through self-performance if qualified, or via consultant as a reimbursable expense. Design services shall be limited to the Program Completion, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Bidding and Contracts (up to 65%) according to the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction, 2020 Edition. The fee has been adjusted to account for this. At the owner’s option the contract may be amended to include additional phases with the corresponding fee adjustment. This project will be administered by the Military Department and applicants should be thoroughly familiar with their requirements and procedures before submitting an application. Any questions about these requirements and procedures should be directed to the Military Department. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to the Military in AutoCAD and hard copy. Drawings shall follow the format specified in the “Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal”. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $1,390,000.00 with a fee of approximately $78,446.00. Contract design time is 180 consecutive calendar days; including 60 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $125.00 per day will be assessed. For questions related to the project please contact Maj Scott Mucci, Military, scott.m.mucci.mil@army.mil.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL PROJECTS: Applicants are advised that design time ends when the Documents are “complete, coordinated and ready for bid” as stated in to Article 3.3.1 (4) of the Capital Improvements Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction. Documents will be considered to be “complete, coordinated and ready for bid” only if the advertisement for bid can be issued with no further corrections to the Documents. Design time will not necessarily end at the receipt of the initial Construction Documents Phase submittal by Facility Planning and Control. Any re-submittals required to complete the documents will be included in the design time.

In addition to the statutory requirements, professional liability insurance covering the work involved will be required in an amount specified in the following schedule. This will be required at the time the Designer’s contract is signed. Proof of coverage will be required at that time.

SCHEDULE LIMITS OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY Construction Cost Limit of Liability $0 to $10,000,000 $1,000,000 $10,000,001 to $20,000,000 $1,500,000 $20,000,001 to $50,000,000 $3,000,000 Over $50,000,000 To be determined by Owner Applicant firms should be familiar with the above stated requirements prior to application. The firm(s) selected for the project(s) will be required to sign the State’s standard Contract Between Owner and Designer. When these projects are financed either partially or entirely with Bonds, the award of the contract is contingent upon the sale of bonds or the issuance of a line of credit by the State Bond Commission. The State shall incur no obligation to the Designer until the Contract Between Owner and Designer is fully executed.

Firms will be expected to have all the expertise necessary to provide all architectural services required by the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction for the projects for which they are applying. Unless indicated otherwise in the project description, there will be no additional fee for consultants.

Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship Program (the Hudson Initiative) and applicants are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/fpc/.

Applications shall be delivered or mailed or emailed to: LOUISIANA ARCHITECTURAL SELECTION BOARD c/o FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL E-Mail: selection.board@la.gov Use this e-mail address for applications only. Do not send any other communications to this address.

Mail: Post Office Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 Deliver: 1201 North Third Street Claiborne Office Building Seventh Floor, Suite 7-160 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 The meeting date for the Louisiana Architectural Selection Board is Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM in room 1-100 Louisiana Purchase Room of the Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.

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For the Meeting of Mayor and Council City of Zachary, LA Council Chambers, 4700 Main Street Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 6:30 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER Mayor McDavid called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m., on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Zachary City Hall located at 4700 Main Street, Zachary, LA. B. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Invocation by Councilwoman Landry Pledge of Allegiance by Councilman LeBlanc C. OPENING PROCEDURES 1. ROLL CALL

MAYOR David McDavid COUNCIL MEMBERS Brandy Westmoreland – District 1 John LeBlanc– District 2 Ambre DeVirgilio – District 3 James Graves – District 4 Jennifer Landry – District 5

2. READING OF CITY POLICY RELATIVE TO OPEN MEETINGS Before proceeding with the meeting, Mayor McDavid read a statement into the record regarding the Open Meetings Law, and citizens’ right to participate in public meetings. The statement sets forth general rules of conduct of the public meeting and outlined the process through which a citizen can have items placed on the Council agenda. A copy of the rules is available at City Hall, Mayor’s Office or by calling the Clerk of the City Council. The rules will also be available at every Council meeting.

3. CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA D. READING OF THE MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes May 12, 2026, regular meeting, and minutes of May 13, 2026, Annual Budget Workshop and approve them as written.

The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve the Minutes May 12, 2026, regular meeting, and minutes of May 13, 2026, Annual Budget Workshop and approve them as written.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None E. HONORS, RECOGNITIONS, AND INTRODUCTIONS F. CONTRACT ITEMS/CONTRACTS OR ITEMS RELATING TO PROJECTS 1. Street/Road Projects a) Mt. Pleasant Crosswalks and Walkways, Project #11681 – Pay Request #1 The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc To approve Mt. Pleasant Crosswalks and Walkways, Project #11681 – Pay Request #1 in the amount of $54,504.35 YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 2.

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G. PRESENTATION OF DELEGATIONS 1. Request to Speak 2. Hardship Waivers 3. Other Variances 4. Exceptions of Regulations H. ACTION MANDATED BY HOME RULE CHARTER I.

PLANNING & ZONING MATTERS 1. Receive Minutes of the Regular meeting of May 04, 2026, of the Planning Commission and the Minutes of the Regular meeting of May 04, 2026, of the Zoning Commission.

The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve receiving the minutes of the Regular meeting of May 04, 2026, of the Planning Commission and the minutes of the Regular meeting of May 04, 2026, of the Zoning Commission.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 2. Planning matters REQUIRING a Public Hearing a) CUPAB-01-26 (Dollar General) - Proposed commercial retail to sell packaged alcohol/liquor on property located at 5514 Main Street, Zachary, La 70791.

Mayor McDavid opened the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:37 p.m.

Jessica Starns, 8755 Sullivan Rd. Bldg. 2D, Baton Rouge, LA 70818, client of Dollar General was present to speak in favor of the conditional use permit alcohol beverage. There being no one else to speak in favor of or against the conditional use permit alcohol beverage, Mayor McDavid closed the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:38 p.m.

The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc To approve CUPAB-01-26 (Dollar General) - Proposed commercial retail to sell packaged alcohol/liquor on property located at 5514 Main Street, Zachary, La 70791. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 3.

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Planning Matters NOT requiring a Public Meeting Zoning Matters REQUIRING a Public Hearing Zoning Matters NOT Requiring Public Hearing Other Matters a) Fee Waiver Request - A request to waive application fees associated with rezoning, resubdivision, and conditional use permit applications related to manufactured home.

Recommend no action taken by Attorney Wilson.

J. RECEIVE RECORD OF PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 1. Receive the balance sheet and income statement as of May 2026 and the natural gas bill when it is received.

The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve receiving the balance sheet and income statement as of May 2026 and the natural gas bill when it is received.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None K. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MATTERS 1. Introduction of Ordinance 2026-09 - ORDINANCE TO FIX THE ANNUAL PROPERTY MILLAGE RATE FOR 2026 AND TO ESTABLISH THE RATE OF TAXATION AND LEVY A TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF 5.070 MILLS TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR ALL GENERAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2026 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 638490 DEUTSCHE BANK NA‐ TIONAL TRUST COMPANY (F/K/A BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFOR‐ NIA, N.A.), AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE OWN‐ ERS OF MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2001-AM1 vs BETTY J. BROWN WHITE Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of court the honorable aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 08, 2015 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at

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www.bid4assets.com/ EBRSOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: BETTY J. BROWN WHITE One (1) Certain lot or parcel of ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that subdivision known as PAULFOR PLAZA, SEC‐ OND FILING, and desig‐ nated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT TWENTY FIVE (25), said

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subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $242.34 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 690505 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB vs THE UNOPENED SUCCES‐ SION OF JAMES 0.

AND TO PROVIDE THE COLLECTION OF THE SAME AND FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve Introduction of Ordinance 2026-09 - ORDINANCE TO FIX THE ANNUAL PROPERTY MILLAGE RATE FOR 2026 AND TO ESTABLISH THE RATE OF TAXATION AND LEVY A TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF 5.070 MILLS TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR ALL GENERAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2026 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY AND TO PROVIDE THE COLLECTION OF THE SAME AND FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 2. Introduction of Ordinance 2026-10 - ORDINANCE TO FIX THE ANNUAL PROPERTY MILLAGE RATE FOR 2026 AND TO ESTABLISH AND TO ROLL FORWARD THE RATE OF TAXATION AND LEVY A TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE OF 5.480 MILLS TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR ALL GENERAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2026 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY AND TO PROVIDE THE COLLECTION OF THE SAME AND FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Landry To approve Introduction of Ordinance 2026-10 - ORDINANCE TO FIX THE ANNUAL PROPERTY MILLAGE RATE FOR 2026 AND TO ESTABLISH AND TO ROLL FORWARD THE RATE OF TAXATION AND LEVY A TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE OF 5.480 MILLS TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR ALL GENERAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2026 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY AND TO PROVIDE THE COLLECTION OF THE SAME AND FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, Graves, Landry NAYS: DeVirgilio ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 3. Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 2026-06 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL FUND, UTILITY FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1,2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027.

Mayor McDavid opened the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:48 p.m. There being no one to speak in favor of or against the ordinance, Mayor McDavid closed the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:48 p.m.

The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilwoman DeVirgilio To table Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 202606 - ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL FUND, UTILITY FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1,2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 4. Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 2026-07 - PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2026-07 – ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND AND CORRECT CERTAIN DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026.

Mayor McDavid opened the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:49 p.m. There being no one to speak in favor of or against the ordinance, Mayor McDavid closed the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:50 p.m.

The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilwoman DeVirgilio To approve Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 2026-07 - PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2026-07 – ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND AND CORRECT CERTAIN DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 5. Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 2026-08 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE. Mayor McDavid opened the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:52 p.m. There being no one to speak in favor of or against the ordinance, Mayor McDavid closed the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:52 p.m.

The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilwoman DeVirgilio To approve Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 202608 - ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None L. OLD BUSINESS PENDING FOR FINAL ACTION M. OLD BUSINESS PENDING N. NEW BUSINESS 1. Approval of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with South Central Planning and Development Commission regarding Software for Online Inspection Permitting.

The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with South Central Planning and Development Commission regarding Software for Online Inspection Permitting. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 2. Approval of Interagency Agreement with Dixon Correctional Institute for Work Crews.

The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve Interagency Agreement with Dixon Correctional Institute for Work Crews. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 3. Approval of Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with East Baton Rouge City-Parish EMS regarding LUCAS Chest Compression Systems (ZFD) The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with East Baton

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WILLIAMS A/K/A JAMES WILLIAMS, SR. A/K/A JAMES OVERTON WILLIAMS, THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF JOHNNIE EDMOND WILLIAMS, UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF OCIE ED‐ MOND OLIVER, UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF GLADYS NEWSOME, UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF DOROTHY LEE AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF J.T. EDMOND Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, November 05, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17,

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2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF JAMES 0.

WILLIAMS A/K/A JAMES WILLIAMS, SR. A/K/A JAMES OVER‐ TON WILLIAMS, THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF JOHNNIE EDMOND WILLIAMS , UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF OCIE ED‐ MOND OLIVER, UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF GLADYS NEWSOME, UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF DOROTHY LEE AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF J.T. EDMOND A CERTAIN LOT OR PAR‐ CEL OF LAND SITUATED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS SHADY ACRES, AND DESIGNATED

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AND DESCRIBED ON A MAP MADE BY A. D. HODGES, C. E., DATED OC‐ TOBER 9, 1959, OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, AS LOT 70-A OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 70 AND 71, SAID SHADY ACRES SUBDIVI‐ SION; subject to restric‐ tions, servitudes, rightsof-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $283.18

Rouge City-Parish regarding LUCAS Chest Compression Systems (ZFD) YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 4. Executive Session Request Pursuant to LA R.S. 42:17(A)(2) concerning prospective litigation in response to written demand by anonymous individual regarding public records request.

The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc To approve to recess the regular meeting and enter into an executive session at 7:06 p.m. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilwoman DeVirgilio To approve to reconvene the regular meeting at 7:17 p.m.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None O. CONDEMNED BUILDINGS – PUBLIC HEARINGS OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING BUILDINGS BEING CONSIDERED FOR CONDEMNNATION Attorney Wilson stated the next Condemnation Board meeting will be held May 28, 2026.

The Mayor also provided an update on condemnation.

P. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS Q. COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF BUSINESS NOT ON AGENDA (No Action May Be Taken Unless Declared an Emergency) Councilwoman Westmoreland and Councilwoman Landry each announced they have a vacancy on ABC Board that will need to be filled soon.

Councilwoman Westmoreland discussed the topic of food trucks in Zachary and stated that she will be working an ordinance regarding the matter.

Councilman LeBlanc brought up concerns regarding signs being placed in areas where they are not permitted within the City of Zachary. Mayor McDavid stated that as the signs are identified, they are being corrected and addressed accordingly.

R. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m.

Karen Burdette Clerk of City Council CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA CERTIFICATION

Karen Burdette Clerk of the City Council CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA

David McDavid, Mayor

I, Karen Burdette, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed Clerk of the City Council for the City of Zachary, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Zachary, Louisiana, held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a proper quorum being there and then present.

Karen Burdette, Clerk of the City Council _________________________________________________________________ MINUTES For the Meeting of the Governing Authority of Americana Economic Development District Council Chambers, 4700 Main Street Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00 p.m. – Prior to Meeting of Mayor and City Council A. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Ambre DeVirgilio at 7:10 p.m.

B. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Rolled over from previous meeting.

C. OPENING PROCEDURES 1. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Brandy Westmoreland John LeBlanc Ambre DeVirgilio James Graves Jennifer Landry 2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF April 28, 2026, regular meeting.

The motion was made by Mrs. Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Mr. LeBlanc To approve the Minutes of April 28, 2026, regular meeting, and approve them as written.

YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Update from Chairwoman DeVirgilio Mrs. DeVirgilio stated that she is continuing to work on livestreaming for the AEDD meetings.

E. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:14 p.m.

Karen Burdette, Clerk of the City Council CITY OF ZACHARY, LA PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA

Ambre DeVirgilio, Chairwoman CITY OF ZACHARY

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Facilities Committee Meeting 04/21/2026 05:00 PM West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Office 3761 Rosedale Road Port Allen, LA 70767

8. Discussion of FINS Support Dr. Smith informed the board about the support we receive from the FINS program. He is asking to increase it from $12,000 to $24,000 as this valuable to our School System. The chairman declared the floor open for public comment. That the board approves the Support of $24,00 for FINS.

Voting Members Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Board Member Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President Non-Voting Members Jessica Blanchard, Executive Secretary Dr. Chandler Smith, Superintendent Jared Gibbs, Supervisor of Business ___________________________________________ 1. Call Meeting to Order The chairman called the meeting to order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance Mr. LeBlanc led us in The Pledge of Allegiance

Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus

A quorum was present The following board members were absent: Hayely Clouatre, Board Member Mike Maranto, Board Member Teri Bergeron, Board Member 4. Agenda 1. Receive and review Head Start Directors Monthly Report.

(Crystal Leon) The Board Members review the Head Start Directors Monthly Report The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

Informational Item, No action necessary 2. Consider action to suspend policy requiring committee meetings for the months of June and July of 2026.

Dr. Smith explain to the board about having a hard time getting a quorum last summer. He discussed with the board suspending the committee meetings for June and July of 2026.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board approves to suspend policy requiring committee meeting for the months of June and July of 2026 Motion made by: Mr. Alden Chustz Motion seconded by: Mr. Matthew Daigrepont Voting results: Unanimously Approved 3. Consideration of request for approval of the monthly expenditures and financial reports for February 2026 (Jared Gibbs) Mr. Gibbs went over attached report The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board approves monthly expenditures and financial reports for February 2026 Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Voting results: Unanimously Approved 4. Consideration of request to renew student accident insurance policy. (Jared Gibbs) Mr. Gibbs went over attached renew student accident insurance policy. He explained to the board that it will renew for 17 months, so that this policy will be renewed with all of our other insurance policies.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board approves the request to renew student accident insurance policy.

Motion made by: Mr. Matthew Daigrepont Motion seconded by: Ms. Chareeka Grace Voting results: Unanimously Approved 5. Consideration of request for approval of the FY 26 EEF Investment Trust Withdrawl from the Louisiana Department of Treasury This agenda item refers to amendment 3 up for the ballot in May. Dr. Smith and Mr. Gibbs explained to the board that they would like to draw down this money and put it into our own account.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

That the board approves the request for approval of the FY 26 EEF Investment Trust withdrawl from the Louisiana Department of Treasury.

Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Voting results: Unanimously Approved 6. Consideration of request to approve a new sugar lease with Sugar West, Inc. for the terms of January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036. (Jared Gibbs) The board reviewed this item at the committee meeting in March.

Item was only tabled to be sure we were aligned with surrounding farmers.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board approves the request of a new sugar lease with Sugar West, Inc. for the terms of January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036 Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Motion seconded by: Mr. Alden Chustz Voting results: Unanimously Approved 7. Discussion of Records Request Fee Schedule Dr. Smith is asking the board to move from 25 cents per page to $1.00 per page. Because we had to purchase software to help redact information for our records request. The chairman declared the floor open for public comment. That the board approves to increase the new Records Request Fee Schedule.

Motion made by: Mr. Alden Chustz Motion seconded by: Mr. Matthew Daigrepont

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The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc Voting results: Unanimously Approved 5. Superintendent’s Report Dr. Smith over the attached Superintendent Report. We had a room full of recognitions listed on his report The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

Informational Item, No Action Necessary

Voting results: Unanimously Approved

7. Unfinished Business

Facilities Committee Meeting 04/21/2026 05:00 PM West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Office 3761 Rosedale Road Port Allen, LA 70767 MEETING MINUTES ___________________________________________ Please silence all cellphones Attendance ___________________________________________ Voting Members Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Board Member Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President Non-Voting Members Dr. Chandler Smith, Superintendent Jessica Blanchard, Executive Secretary Jared Gibbs, Supervisor of Business ___________________________________________ 1. Call Meeting to Order The Chairman called the meeting to order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance Dispense with The Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call Jessica Blanchard conducted a roll call: The following board members were present: Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Board Member Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President

A quorum was made: The Following Board Members were absent: Hayley Clouatre, Board Member Matthew Daigrepont, Board Member Teri Bergeron, Board Member 4. Agenda 1. Facilities Updates (Chad Fontenot) Mr. Fontenot went over the attached Facility Update The chairman declared the floor open for public comment Informational Item, No action necessary.

2. Discussion of potential DOTD partnership on Rosedale Road

by PAES and PAMS (Chad Fontenot) Mr. Fontenot went over the attachment from DOTD and explained that the partnership would benefit our drainage for PAES and PAMS. The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board approves DOTD partnership on Rosedale Road by PAES and PAMS. Motion made by: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc Motion seconded by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Voting results: Unanimously Approved 5. Adjourn Facilities meeting be Adjourn.

Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc Voting results: Unanimously Approved _____________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the WBR Parish School Board 04/29/2026 05:00 PM West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Office 3761 Rosedale Road Port Allen, LA 70767 MEETING MINUTES ___________________________________________ Please silence all cellphones Attendance ___________________________________________ Voting Members Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President Mrs. Hayley Clouatre, Board Member Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Board Member Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member Mr. Michael Maranto, Board Member Mrs. Teri Bergeron, Board Member Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President Non-Voting Members Jessica Blanchard, Executive Secretary Jared Gibbs, Supervisor of Business Dr. Chandler Smith, Superintendent ___________________________________________ 1. Call Meeting to Order The chairman called the meeting to order 2. Pledge of Allegiance Ms. Kennedy Wishom led us in The Pledge of Allegiance. A WBR Student.

3. Roll Call Jessica Blanchard conducted a roll call The following members were present: • Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President • Mrs. Hayley Clouatre, Board Member • Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member • Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Board Member • Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member • Mr. Michael Maranto, Board Member • Mrs. Teri Bergeron, Board Member • Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President A quorum was made The following were absent Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member

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4. Approval of Minutes Be it Resolved, That the approval of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held March 18, 2026 be approved as presented.

6. Report from Community Committees/Agencies

Motion made by: Mr. Matthew Daigrepont Motion seconded by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Voting results: Unanimously Approved _____________________________________________________________

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Motion seconded by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr.

5. Adjourn The Finance committee meeting be adjourn

3. Roll Call Jessica Blanchard conducted a Roll Call: The following members were present: • Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President • Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member • Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Board Member • Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member • Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member • Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member • Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President

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Voting results: Yes: Mr. Burke Fiscus Yes: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Yes: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc No: Ms. Sonceria Evans No: Ms. Chareeka Grace Yes: Mr. Alden Chustz Yes: Mr. Matthew Daigrepont

MEETING MINUTES ___________________________________________

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8. Presentation of Consent Agenda 1. Discussion of potential DOTD partnership on Rosedale Road

by PAES and PAMS (Facilities Committee 4/21/26) 2. Consider action to suspend policy requiring committee meetings for the months of June and July of 2026. (Finance Committee 4/21/26) 3. Consideration of request for approval of the monthly expenditures and financial reports for February 2026 (Finance Committee 4/21/26) 4. Consideration of request to renew student accident insurance policy. (Finance Committee 4/21/26) 5. Consideration of request for approval of the FY 26 EEF Investment Trust Withdrawl from the Louisiana Department of Treasury (Finance Committee 4/21/26) 6. Consideration of request to approve a new sugar lease with Sugar West, Inc. for the terms of January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036. (Finance Committee 4/21/26) 7. Approval of updated Records Request Fee Schedule (Finance Committee 4/21/26) Going from 25 cents per page to $1.00 per page.

8. Approval of FINS Support (Finance Committee 4/21/26) Increase from $12,000 to $24,000 9. Approval of Consent Agenda The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

Be it resolved that the Board does hereby approve and adopt the Above Consent Agenda Items #1-8 Motion made by: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc Motion seconded by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Voting results: Unanimously Approved 10. End of Consent Agenda 1. Discussion of Cohn Cafeteria Renovations (Dr. Chandler Smith) Dr. Smith and Mr. Fontenot went over the attached cost for the renovation of the Cohn Elementary’s existing Cafeteria. The chairman declared the floor open for public comment. That the board approves the attachment and price for renovations for the Cohn Cafeteria Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Motion seconded by: Mrs. Hayley Clouatre Voting results: Unanimously Approved 2. Add Agenda Item Dr. Smith asked to add an agenda item of permission to accept the lowest quote for the BUES awning replacement, up to $250,000. This is time-sensitive to be able to get this project done this summer, which is why the request to add the item at this time.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

The the board add agenda item Permission to accept lowest quote for BUES awning replacement up to $250,000 Motion made by: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc Motion seconded by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Voting results: Unanimously Approved 3. Permission to accept lowest quote for BUES awning replacement up to $250,000 This is time-sensitive to be able to get this project done this summer. It will take time for the material to come in and get it installed.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board approves to accept the lowest quote for BUES awning replacement up to $250,000 Motion made by: Mr. Ronald LeBlanc Motion seconded by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Voting results: Unanimously Approved 11. Organization Items 12. Any other business unanimously approved by the board for consideration 13. Adjourn That the board meeting be ajourn.

Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mrs. Hayley Clouatre Voting results: Unanimously Approved _____________________________________________________________ Special Board Meeting of the WBR Parish School Board 05/12/2026 05:00 PM Board Room Central Office 3761 Rosedale Rd, Port Allen, LA MEETING MINUTES ___________________________________________ Attendance ___________________________________________ Voting Members Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President Mrs. Hayley Clouatre, Board Member Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member Mr. Michael Maranto, Board Member Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President Mrs. Teri Bergeron, Board Member Non-Voting Members Dr. Chandler Smith, Superintendent Jessica Blanchard, Executive Secretary ___________________________________________ 1. Call to Order The Chairman called the meeting to order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance Dispense with The Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call Jessica Blanchard conducted a roll call.

The following board members were present: • Mr. Burke Fiscus, Vice President • Mrs. Hayley Clouatre, Board Member • Dr. Atley Walker Sr., Board Member • Ms. Sonceria Evans, Board Member • Ms. Chareeka Grace, Board Member • Mr. Alden Chustz, Board Member • Mr. Michael Maranto, Board Member • Mr. Matthew Daigrepont, President

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Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Motion seconded by: Mrs. Hayley Clouatre Voting results: Unanimously Approved

A quorum was made: The following board members were absent: Mr. Ronald “Blue” LeBlanc, Board Member

3. Approve the correction of the March 18, 2026 meeting minutes approved by the board at the April 29, 2026 meeting.

The highlights on the attached document will be the correction to the March 18, 2026 meeting minutes.

4. Unfinished Business 5. Presentation of Consent Agenda

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

6. Approval of Consent Agenda

That the board approves the correction of the March 18, 2026, meeting minutes approved by the board at the April 29, 2026

7. End of Consent Agenda 1. Ratify the Board’s prior vote taken, at its meeting of March 18, 2026 on agenda item 10(1), which approved the replacement of the HVAC chiller line at Port Allen Elementary School.

The board president read over the item.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

That the board approves to Ratify the Board’s prior vote taken, at its meeting on March 18, 2026 on agenda item 10(1), which approved the replacement of the HVAC chiller line at Port Allen Elementary School.

Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mrs. Teri Bergeron Voting results: Unanimously Approved 2. Ratify the Board’s prior vote taken, at its meeting of March 18, 2026 on agenda item 10(2), which approved amendment to the Superintendent contract.

The board president read over the item.

Motion made by: Mr. Alden Chustz Motion seconded by: Mrs. Teri Bergeron Voting results: Unanimously Approved 4. Enter into executive session The board president asked the parent of the expulsion appeal if they would like to have the appeal in executive session. The parents response was yes.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That the board enters into executive session.

Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Motion seconded by: Mrs. Hayley Clouatre Voting results: Unanimously Approved 1. Review of Expulsion Appeal of a certain student enrolled at Brusly Middle School. (Taya Loupe) A Motion to affirm the superintendent’s recommendation.

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment

That the board approves to Ratify the Board’s prior vote taken, at its meeting on March 18, 2026 on agenda item 10(2), which approved amendment to the Superintendent contract.

That the board approves to affirm the Superintendent’s recommendation.

SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 718755 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA vs JERRY H. CHAPMAN AND MATTHEW JAY BUT‐ LER Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, July 28, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRSOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: JERRY H. CHAPMAN AND MATTHEW JAY BUTLER ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as KEENER PLACE SUBDIVISION, and being a portion of LOT FIVE (5) of said subdivision, the property herein desig‐ nated on a map entitled "Map To Show the Re‐ moval of Lot D from Lot 5, Keener Place Subdivi‐ sion, East Baton Rouge Parish, La.", made by R. D. Hodges, dated Sep‐ tember, 1960, as LOT "D", said Lot "D" having the dimensions and mea‐ surements and being subject to the servitudes as shown on said which is map, map recorded as Original 30, Bundle 4747, and attached to Original 48, Bundle 4752, official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $229.60 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 733014 DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. vs RODERICK HEBERT AND RACHEL HEBERT AKA RACHEL MARIE THOMAS AKA RACHEL M. THOMAS AKA RACHEL THOMAS Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias issued out of the honorable court afore‐ said, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, dated, February 10, 2026 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described prop‐ erty belonging to: ROD‐ ERICK HEBERT AND RACHEL HEBERT AKA RACHEL MARIE THOMAS AKA RACHEL M. THOMAS AKA RACHEL THOMAS A certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, lo‐ cated in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdivision known as Howell Park Subdivision, and being designated ac‐ cording to the official plan thereof recorded in the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as Lot (24) said subdivision, said lot, having such measure‐ ments. and. dimensions as shown on said plan recorded of the official records of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at' Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $216.82 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17)738188 DEUTSCHE BANK NA‐ TIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURTIES TRUST 2006-1, MORT‐ GAGE BACKED NOTES vs LOIS WILSON, INDIVIDU‐ ALLY AND IN HER CAPAC‐ ITY AS ADMIMISTRATRIX OF THE SUCCESSION OF JAMES WILSON, SR. AKA JAMES WILSON, SR. AKA JAMES WILSON, THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MONTRELL D. WILSON AKA MONTRELL D. WIL‐ SON AKA MONTRELL WIL‐ SON AND JOSEPH JAMES WILSON AKA JOSEPH J. WILSON AKA JOSEPH WILSON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District

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Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias issued out of the honorable court afore‐ said, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, dated, February 02, 2026 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described prop‐ erty belonging to: LOIS WILSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS ADMIMISTRATRIX OF THE SUCCESSION OF JAMES WILSON, SR. AKA JAMES WILSON, SR. AKA JAMES WILSON, THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UN‐ KNOWN HEIRS OF MON‐ TRELL D. WILSON AKA MONTRELL D. WILSON AKA MONTRELL WILSON AND JOSEPH JAMES WIL‐ SON AKA JOSEPH J. WIL‐ SON AKA JOSEPH WILSON That certain piece or por‐ tion of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision thereof known as East Fairlane, Second Fil‐ ing, Part 1, and desig‐ nated according to the official map thereof, a copy of which is on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of said Parish and State, as Lot 44, said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions as are shown on the official subdivision map, being subject to such servi‐ tudes and restrictions as are of record or are shown on said map.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $295.96

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Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 10, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: JONES STREET REDEVELOPMENT, INC., CHADWICK KYLE, AND NICE FRAMES, LLC A certain tract or parcel of land, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, and being more particularly de‐ scribed as 0. 76 acre tract according to ""Map Showing Survey of a 0. 76 Acre Portion of Lot 69 Suburb North Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana"" by Gregory Breaux, PLS, dated June 19, 2000, all as more particularly de‐ scribed on said map recorded as Original 164, Bundle 11160 in the offi‐ cial records of East Baton Rouge, Parish, Louisiana, said tract being subject to the servitudes and dedications as set forth on said official map. Par‐ cel ID: 1888854. Property address: 9637 Jones Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $247.45 SHERIFF'S SALE

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Suit No: (17) 760624

Suit No: (17) 754773

GUILD MORTGAGE COM‐ PANY, LLC vs TABITHA N. BURLEIGH

DEUTSCHE BANK NA‐ TIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STALEY ABS CAPITAL I INC TRUST 2004-HE4 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-HE4 vs BAR‐ BARA NELL JACKSON DUNCAN INDIVIDUALLY AND FORMERLY AS TUTRIX FOR NED RILEY DUNCAN JR. AND ALICIA LACILLE DUNCAN, ALICIA LACILLE DUNCAN AND NED RILEY DUNCAN JR. Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, October 25, 2024 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: BARBARA NELL JACKSON DUNCAN INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR‐ MERLY AS TUTRIX FOR NED RILEY DUNCAN JR. AND ALICIA LACILLE DUN‐ CAN, ALICIA LACILLE DUNCAN AND NED RILEY DUNCAN JR. One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as Baker Hills Subdivision, Fourth Filing, Part 1, and desig‐ nated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as Lot number two hundred eighty-four (284), said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions and being sub‐ ject to such servitudes and restrictions as are more particularly shown on said map. (the "Property") TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $267.85 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 759060 HOME BANK, N.A. vs JONES STREET REDEVEL‐ OPMENT, INC., CHADWICK KYLE, AND NICE FRAMES, LLC Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 21, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: TABITHA N. BURLEIGH That certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all buildings, component parts and improvements thereon, and with all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes, appur‐ tenances and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as NORTH BROAD‐ MOOR, and being more particularly described on the official map of North Broadmoor Subdivision, 4th, 5th and 6th filings on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (121), said lot fronting 100 feet on the east side of Marilyn Drive by a depth of equal and parallel lines of 50.7 feet. said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions as indicated on said map and being subject to such servi‐ tudes and restrictions as are of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $262.78 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 762648 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING LLC vs KEYARAI BAR‐ TON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias issued out of the honorable court afore‐

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said, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, dated, October 28, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described property belonging to: KEYARAI BARTON One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as West‐ moreland Estate (First Filing), and being more particularly described according to a map enti‐ tled "Final plot of West‐ moreland Estates (First Filing), located in Section 47, T-5-S, R-1-E, Greens‐ burg Land District, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, for James W. Morris, et al" prepared

by Edward E. Evans & As‐ sociates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, dated January 15, 1970, of record in the office of the clerk and recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as Original 78 of Bundle 7475, as lot number thir‐ teen (13), said West‐ moreland Estates (First Filing), said lot measur‐ ing sixty-six and 48/100 (66.48') feet front on the northerly side of Baker Boulevard, by a depth along it's easterly side‐ line of one hundred twenty-two and 41/100 (122.41 ') feet, a depth along its westerly side‐ line of one hundred twenty-two and 17/100 (122.17') feet, subject to a twenty-five (25') foot building line across the front and to a seven and 5/10 (7.5') foot servitude across the rear of said lot, all as is more fully shown on said map.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $285.74 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 763718 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC vs TITUS WAYNE ANDERSON A/K/A TITUS W. ANDERSON A/K/A TITUS ANDERSON AND ESSALINA BRAD‐ FORD ANDERSON A/K/A ESSALINA B. ANDERSON A/K/A ESSALINAANDER‐ SON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 17, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: TITUS WAYNE ANDERSON A/K/A TITUS W. ANDERSON A/K/A TITUS ANDERSON AND ESSALINA BRADFORD AN‐ DERSON A/K/A ESSALINA B. ANDERSON A/K/A ES‐ SALINAANDERSON That certain piece or por‐ tion of ground, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision thereof known as Prescott Place-Section Two (2), and being desig‐ nated on a map of said Prescott Place-Section Two, made for A.D. Van‐ denburg by A.G. Mundinger, C.E. and Sur‐ veyor, dated March 9, 1948, revised May 17, 1948, as lot number sixtyseven (67), said lot mea‐ suring sixty-two and 44/100 (62.44') feet front on the south side of Iro‐ quois Street by a depth between equal and paral‐ lel lines of one hundred one (101') feet, with its rear line measuring sixty-two and 83/100 (62.83') feet.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $244.89 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 765586 LOANDEPOT.COM LLC VS ANTOINE WHITAKER AND SHIRLEY M. WILSON WHITAKER A/K/A SHIRLEY M. WILSON A/K/A SHIRLEY WILSON A/K/A SHIRLEY M. WHITAKERA/K/A SHIRLEY WHITAKER A/K/A

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SHIRLEY WILSON WHITAKER A/K/A SHIRLEY W. WHITAKER Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, November 21, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ANTOINE WHITAKER AND SHIRLEY M. WILSON WHITAKER A/K/A SHIRLEY M. WIL‐ SON A/K/A SHIRLEY WIL‐ SON A/K/A SHIRLEY M. WHITAKER A/K/A SHIRLEY WHITAKER A/K/A SHIRLEY WILSON WHITAKER A/K/A SHIRLEY W. WHITAKER One (1) certain condo‐ minium unit, in the Fair‐ wood Village (a residen‐ tial condominium) de‐ scribed in and desig‐ nated according to the condominium declara‐ tion creating the condo‐ minium regime of Fair‐ wood Village (a residen‐ tial condominium), recorded as Original 605 Bundle 11536, of the offi‐ cial records of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, and the sur‐ vey, site plans, and typi‐ cal building section and individual floor plans at‐ tached to said condo‐ minium declaration. Unit number L-2, of the Fair‐ wood Village (a residen‐ tial condominium), situ‐ ated in the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, together with the undivided interest in the common elements, both general and limited, appertaining to said con‐ dominium unit under the terms and provisions of said condominium decla‐ ration, and subject to all restrictions, obligations, charges and all other provisions of The Louisiana Condominium Act of 1979, L.S.A.R.S 9:1121/101 through 9:1148, and all servitudes of and restrictions record.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $306.14 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 766016 COLONIAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE vs RONAL ROSS RANDELL A/K/A RONALD ROSS RANDELL Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, August 04, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: RONAL ROSS RANDELL A/K/A RONALD ROSS RANDELL One (1) certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of EAST BATON ROUGE, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as GOODWOOD HOMESITES, SECTION THREE, FOURTH FILING, PART TWO, and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE (255), said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions and being sub‐ ject to such servitudes as are more particularly described on said subdi‐ vision map; subject to re‐ strictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and out‐ standing mineral rights of record affecting the property.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $244.89

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Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Motion seconded by: Mrs. Hayley Clouatre Voting results: Yes: Mr. Burke Fiscus Yes: Mrs. Hayley Clouatre Yes: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. No: Ms. Sonceria Evans Yes: Ms. Chareeka Grace Yes: Mr. Alden Chustz Yes: Mr. Michael Maranto Yes: Mr. Matthew Daigrepont Yes: Mrs. Teri Bergeron Ms. Evans made a substitute motion to modify the 4 semesters to 2 semesters with student on a good behavior contract. No second motion was made 5. Enter into open session That the board enter back into open session The chairman declared the floor open for public comment That we enter back into open session.

Motion made by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Motion seconded by: Mrs. Teri Bergeron Voting results: Unanimously Approved 8. Organizational Items

The chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 768919 STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs ETHEL G SPEARS Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, October 20, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: ETHEL G SPEARS ONE CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF OUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, being situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as Clear‐ mont, First Filing, and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the Of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as Lot Num‐ ber Forty-One (41), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on said subdivision map.9

9. Any other business unanimously approved by the board for consideration 10. Adjourn Be it Resolved, That the meeting be adjourned.

Motion made by: Mr. Burke Fiscus Motion seconded by: Dr. Atley Walker Sr. Voting results: Unanimously Approved 191009-658531-June 15-1t $ 1,060.29

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09, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ESTATE OF EULA MAE WILLIAMS AND LATASHA DINELL MCKEN‐ ZIE One certain lot or parcel of ground together with all buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes, appur‐ tenances and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing or in anywise apper‐ taining, being situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as GREEN‐ WOOD ESTATES, and des‐ ignated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record In the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE (231), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on said subdivision map. (the "Property"") TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $244.89 SHERIFF'S SALE

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Suit No: (17) 770792

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana

ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $221.93 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 770452 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC vs CARN EL BELL, JR. AKA CARNELL BELL, JR. AND 5369GREENRIDGE DRIVE, LLC Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, January 22, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: CARNEL BELL, JR. AKA CARNELL BELL, JR. AND 5369 GREEN‐ RIDGE DRIVE, LLC One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages There‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as GREEN RIDGE, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER THIRTY (30), said subdivision, said Jot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $232.15 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 770666 U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RMTP TRUST, SERIES 2021 COTTAGE-TT-V vs ESTATE OF EULA MAE WILLIAMS AND LATASHA DINELL MCKENZIE Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, December

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC vs MIA KENYATTA LEE

Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, December 09, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: MIA KENYATTA LEE ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF OROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that subdi‐ vision known as PARK FOREST EAST, 5TH FILING, PART FOUR(4), and desig‐ nated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER THREE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (341), said

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subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $216.82 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 770935 HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK VS ROBERT CRIT‐ NEY, SR. Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, February 05, 2026 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ROBERT CRITNEY, SR. A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, located in Sec‐ tion 51, township 6 South, Range 1 East Greensburg Land District of Louisiana, and being a portion of the William M. Nettles 29.40 acre tract, the tract herein con‐ veyed consisting of one (1) acres, and being more particularly described on a survey made by Toxic Craft, C.E., dated Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 4, 1953, A blue print of which is attached hereto and made a part of hereof, and paraphed "No Varietur" by me said notary for identification herewith, as follows: Starting at the northeast corner of east Brook‐ stown Drive with Win‐ bourne Avenue, thence along the northern side of Winbourne Avenue South 88 Degree 53' West along the northern side of Winbourne Avenue A distance of one hundred fifty-seven (157) feet to an iron pipe and corner; thence north 1 degree 55' west A distance of two hundred seventy seven and 5/10 (277 .5) feet to an iron pipe located on the northern side of Win‐ bourne Avenue to the point of beginning.

The Improvements thereon bear the munici‐ pal number of 6255 Win‐ bourne Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70805.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

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Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $275.52 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 772614 CADENCE BANK JULIEN TROULLIER

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, February 05, 2026 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: JULIEN TROULLIER One (1) certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as GOOD‐ WOOD HOMESITES; SEC‐ TION THREE, FOURTH FIL‐ ING, PART TWO, and des‐ ignated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER TWO HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT (268), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are more particularly described on said subdivision map.

Improvements thereon bear the municipal ad‐ dress 954 Landwood Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $239.78 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 772639 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORA‐ TION AS TRUSTEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2023-1 VS WANDA SCALLAN Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court

OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING STATE AND FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. H.016074 KCS 2016 FRA STEP (BATON ROUGE) EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) is conducting an open house public meeting for the proposed KCS 2016 FRA STEP (BATON ROUGE) project. The proposed project would consist of installing and upgrading active warning devices for the Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railroad crossings over North St., Main St., Wisteria St., South Blvd., and Terrace Ave. in Baton Rouge.

The project also proposes to change 15th St. between Main St. and North St. into a one-way street to accommodate the active warning device upgrades. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information about the project and to obtain input from interested parties. There will be a continuous multi-media presentation about the proposed project during the meeting and additional project information will be available. Representatives from LADOTD and the East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Transportation and Drainage will be available at the meeting to answer questions and discuss issues related to the project. Verbal and written comments on the project can be submitted at the meeting. Comments can also be mailed to the LADOTD address shown below, postmarked by July 2, 2026. The public meeting has been scheduled as follows: Monday, June 22, 2026 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

LADOTD Headquarters Building 1st Floor Lobby 1201 Capitol Access Road Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Should you require special assistance, due to a disability, to participate in this public meeting, please contact LADOTD by mail at the address shown below, or by telephone at 225.242.4509, at least five working days prior to the meeting.

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Environmental Engineer Administrator, Section 28 P.O. Box 94245 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245 190386-656789-jun 10-15-2t $ 148.48

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aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 18, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ to: WANDA longing SCALLAN ONE CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE AND IM‐ BUILDINGS PROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, WAYS, APPURTE‐ SERVITUDES, NANCES AND ADVAN‐ TAGES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUB‐ KNOWN AS DIVISION SHENANDOAH HILLS SUB‐ DIVISION, FIRST FILING, AND DESIGNATED ON THE OFFICIAL PLAN THEREOF, ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AS LOT NUM‐ BER 71, SAID LOT HAVING MEASUREMENTS SUCH AND DIMENSIONS AND BEING SUBJECT TO SUCH AS ARE SERVITUDES MORE PARTICULARLY DE‐ SCRIBED ON SAID SUBDI‐ VISION MAP. Which has the address of 3 707 Courtney Elizabeth Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $250 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 773830 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC VS THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SUSAN KYLE DEAROLF SUSAN KYLE AKA DEAROLF AKA SUSAN K. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN DEAROLF AKA SUSAN KYLE P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN PHILLIPS ROBIN AKA SUSAN P. ROBIN AKA SUSAN ROBIN Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, February 20, 2026 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UN‐ KNOWN HEIRS OF SUSAN DEAROLF AKA KYLE SUSAN KYLE DEAROLF AKA SUSAN K. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN DEAROLF AKA SUSAN KYLE P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN ROBIN AKA PHILLIPS SUSAN P. ROBIN AKA SUSAN ROBIN One (1) certain lot or par‐ l f d h

p cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivi‐ sion of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as Woodland known Ridge Park Subdivision, Second Filing, and being designated as lot one hundred three (103) on the official plat thereof entitled to final plat of Woodland Ridge Park, Second Filing, located in Section 52, T7S, R1 E, Greensburg Land District, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, for Harwood, Inc., dated March 24, 1976, filed of record in map book 155, page 33, of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, which said lots having such measurements and dimensions as shown of the official recorded sub‐ division map.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $278.07 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 774650 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING, LLLC vs KEILA ELLIS Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 06, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: KEILA ELLIS One certain lot or parcel of ground together with all buildings and Im‐ provements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes, appur‐ tenances and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing or in anywise apper‐ taining, being situated in the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as SHER‐ WOOD FOREST PARK SUB‐ DIVISION, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER THIRTY (30), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements dimensions and and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on said subdivision map.

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 775040 GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPA‐ RATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1 vs LEJEUNE M. RILEY AKA ONEY LEJUENE MILTON RILEY AND JIMMIE L. RILEY SR. Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 19, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on June 17, 2026, via an online auction site at www.bid4assets.com/ EBRS0sheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: LEJEUNE M. RILEY AKA ONEY LEJUENE MILTON RILEY AND JIM‐ MIE L. RILEY SR. FOUR (4) CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF GROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE AND IM‐ BUILDINGS PROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, WAYS, APPURTE‐ SERVITUDES, NANCES AND ADVAN‐ TAGES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST ROUGE, BATON LOUISIANA, DESIGNATED AS LOTS TWELVE (12), THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (14) AND THE EAST ONE HALF OF (E ONE HALF) OF FIFTEEN (15), LOT SQUARE TWELVE (12), BAKER LOTS AND ACRES, BATON ROUGE EAST PARISH, LOUISIANA, SAID LOTS HAVING SUCH MEA‐ SUREMENTS AND DIMEN‐ SIONS AS· SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL SUBDIVI‐ SION MAP OF SAID SUB‐ DIVISION ("Property").

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TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE May 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 $239.78

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TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

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