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S&WB officials admit power complex unreliable

Carbon capture project canceled $4.5B operation scrapped in wake of firm’s financial returns

BY ALEX LUBBEN Staff writer

than a week after they and Entergy New Orleans leaders traded blame over system glitching.

“Right now, it’s possible there could be a voltage sag that would be below (the current settings), and that’s what we want to mitigate the risk of by using backup turbines at this point,” S&WB General Superintendent Kaitlin Tymrak said in an interview after the meeting.

S&WB officials discussed their new plans with Entergy leaders at their side on Tuesday, a rare joint presentation

Air Products canceled its $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, putting an end to a controversial hydrogen and carbon capture project that proponents saw as a jobs engine and opponents feared would pollute Lake Maurepas.

The project, one of many proposed in recent years to take advantage of clean-energy tax credits, aimed to pipe carbon dioxide emissions, a byproduct of its activities, through Louisiana wetlands and to the lake where it would be stored about a mile underground.

The Pennsylvania-based company announced its decision on the project on Tuesday. In a prepared statement, Air Products said the project wasn’t going to pay off the way it needed to. The cancellation is part of a series of canceled projects that will cost the company up to $2.9 billion, before tax savings.

Air Products said that it would continue to fulfill contractual obligations around Lake Maurepas and in Ascension Parish related to the project, and thanked “agencies, business and community partners, government officials, legislators, and regulators who worked professionally with us across every aspect of the project.”

First proposed in 2021, the project envisioned a new industrial facility in Ascension that would employ 170 people and produce

ä See S&WB, page 6A

ä See CANCELED, page 7A

The Sewerage & Water Board said Tuesday its new power complex is unreliable during major storms.

STAFF PHOTOS By SOPHIA GERMER

Utility will switch to in-house turbines during storms

ä Entergy officials grilled on N.O. East power outages. PAGE 6A

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

After a new power complex for New Orleans’ drainage system recently failed its first major test, Sewerage & Water Board officials said Tuesday they will rely on backup power to keep the city’s streets dry during major storms, a dramatic turn after S&WB for years touted the complex as the solution to perennial Sewerage & Water Board General power failures.

Superintendent Kaitlin Tymrak listens Two new in-house turbines will run the during Tuesday’s New Orleans City Council city’s pumps during big storms, S&WB officials told City Council members on Tues- meeting. day, while conceding that a $300 million, Entergy-powered new complex can shut That’s what happened during Tropical down at any time during normal electric- Storm Arthur on June 18 and during an ity disruptions. earlier failure on May 20, they said, more

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship Trump’s proposed limits rejected by 6-3 vote

BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare

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ä Supreme Court strikes down restriction on political party spending. PAGE 4A majority of five justices, in an opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, held that the long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, makes a citizen of anyone born in the country, with very limited exceptions, “Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights— to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment

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Grand jury reviewing Murrill’s threats to remove N.O. officials

familiar with the proceeding.

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council members have been called to testify, other sources said.

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STAFF FILE PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON against Attorney General Liz White declined to comment.

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Mississippi DA pleads guilty to bribery, resigns

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi district attorney has resigned and changed his plea to guilty in a bribery scheme that ensnared other officials in the state’s capital city, including Jackson’s former mayor.

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered bribes to him and the other officials to greenlight a development project.

The indictment accused Owens of soliciting and accepting at least $115,000 in cash as well as facilitating more than $80,000 in payments to his alleged coconspirators, including $50,000 for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s reelection campaign. Lumumba, who called the charges a political prosecution, lost his reelection bid last year.

Owens could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.

Lumumba and former Jackson City Council member Aaron B. Banks pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to stand trial starting in mid-July.

Angelique Lee, another Jackson City Council member, and Sherik Marve Smith, a relative of Owens, pleaded guilty to the federal bribery charges in 2024.

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Lindmeier said, adding that Agencies warn Venezuela’s medical system at breaking point rates, conditions are ripe for waterborne

BY JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela’s fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals getting overwhelmed by the injured and infectious diseases flaring in the disaster zone.

Meanwhile, the number of official rescues has dropped dramatically in the last three days, the government said, from 5,380 people saved in the first two days after the quakes to just four people found alive Monday by authorities. The prime window for finding earthquake survivors is typically 48 to 72 hours, but it is possible to survive longer depending on factors such as temperature and access to water or food.

The sole survivor rescued by Tuesday afternoon was a toddler

who had been trapped for six days under a collapsed building, said Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly.

Those numbers do not include the many rescues carried out across the country by volunteer groups that, frustrated with the government’s sluggish response, scrambled to save their trapped loved ones days before the arrival of expert international teams.

The government puts the death toll at over 1,900. Experts say that is a significant undercount as more bodies are hauled from the rubble every day and morgues struggle to handle the influx.

Among the living, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding. United Nations agencies expressed concern about the health effects of thousands of displaced people sleeping for days in the open or in crowded, unsanitary shelters.

The Venezuelan healthcare system, strained by decades of underin-

vestment and years of economic crisis is “under extreme pressure now, with facilities operating beyond the capacity of the surge of the trauma cases,” said World Health Organization spokesperson Christian Lindmeier at a media briefing in Geneva.

Venezuelan officials say that more than 15,800 people have been affected by the earthquakes — a figure that reflects the official number of displaced people, U.N. refugee agency spokesperson Carlotta Wolf said Tuesday.

Wolf said that number would continue to rise. Many of those displaced in the hardest-hit state of La Guaira, just outside the capital of Caracas along the coast, are suffering from widespread food shortages, she said.

Without access to toilets, showers or soap, displaced Venezuelans have also become increasingly vulnerable to the outbreak of preventable diseases like measles, given the population’s low vaccination

Cuban official says talks with the U.S. are at a standstill

Fire at eastern India plant injures 20 people NEW DELHI — A fire at a petrochemical plant in eastern India injured at least 20 people, five of them critically, police said.

The blaze broke out Tuesday in a naphtha pipeline at a facility operated by Haldia Petrochemicals and quickly spread to nearby homes in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, about 80 miles southwest of the state capital, Kolkata.

Firefighters used 12 fire engines to bring the blaze under control, while the injured were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals, police said. The injured included plant workers and at least two security guards.

Naphtha is a highly flammable petroleum product used in the production of fuels and other chemicals.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Haldia Petrochemicals said in a statement it was investigating the incident.

Floods in Ivory Coast, Ghana leave 24 dead ACCRA, Ghana — Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rain in the capital cities of Ghana and Ivory Coast have left at least 24 people dead, authorities said Tuesday, as emergency workers continued to pull hundreds of stranded residents from submerged buildings.

Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.

At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in Ghana, including a mother and her child who were both swept away in the Achimota-Agbogbloshie district, Alex King Nartey, a spokesperson for Ghana National Fire Service told The Associated Press.

In Ivory Coast, several days of rain brought flooding that left more than a dozen people dead, most of them in municipalities of Attécoubé and Yopougon in the capital, Abidjan, according to the Minister of National Cohesion Myss Belmonde Dogo.

Local media reported at least nine of the dead were trapped under the rubble in the same area in the Mossikro neighborhood following the rains that started on Saturday.

Videos of the floods in Accra showed residents swimming through neck-deep water to rescue trapped neighbors, while vehicles were abandoned on flooded roads.

CORRECTION A story in Tuesday’s edition about a report on Louisiana’s system for handing sexual assaults incorrectly identified state Rep. Annie Spell, of Lafayette, as a Democrat. She is a Republican.

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infections such as dengue, yellow fever and malaria to spread.

According to the government, last week’s earthquakes damaged or otherwise compromised 38 hospitals nationwide. WHO said it so far has evaluated 21 of those facilities, three of which are no longer operating. Another six have sustained damage and the rest are now buckling under the influx of injuries.

Many specialist doctors are missing in the ruins, including officials in charge of maternity care in La Guaira, WHO said, compounding the challenges to health care in a country that 8 million people, including many doctors and nurses, have fled in recent years.

An increased presence of nongovernmental organizations was noticeable Tuesday in La Guaira and adjacent communities, with tents from the Red Cross, the World Food Program and other organizations set up on sidewalks, waterfront esplanades and athletic facilities.

BY ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ALESSANDRA TARANTINO

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 24. The pope issued a last-ditch appeal to the breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics, the Society of St. Pius X, from consecrating new bishops.

Pope issues plea to breakaway group Society of St. Pius X intends to consecrate bishops without his consent

BY NICOLE WINFIELD

Associated Press

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a plea to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its plan to consecrate new bishops without his consent, describing the move as a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme gravity.”

“I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!” Leo wrote in a letter to the Rev. Davide Pagliarani, the superior of the Society of St. Pius X. Leo issued the last-ditch appeal a day before the society plans to consecrate four new bishops at its seminary in Econe, Switzerland. Under church law, the consecrations constitute a schismatic act, or an intentional rupture of the unity of the Catholic Church, and incur automatic excommunication for the four bishops and the bishop administering the consecration.

Pagliarani responded by writing a formal letter to Leo asking him to take time before deciding any penalty.

“Far be it from us to separate ourselves from the Roman Church. We desire, on the contrary, to serve her by means that

are extraordinary, as one would assist a mother in distress who requires particular help, even if such help is not understood by everyone,” Pagliarani wrote.

The ceremony poses the first major crisis for the American pope, who has stressed the need for church unity since the start of his pontificate. He has worked especially hard to heal tensions with traditionalist Catholics who prefer the old Latin Mass, that worsened in some ways during the Pope Francis pontificate.

The society was founded in opposition to the modernizing reforms of the 1960s Second Vatican Council. Among other things, the council revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other religions and the laity, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in vernacular languages rather than Latin.

Its members celebrate the ancient Latin Mass and have accused the modern church of being rife with heresies and errors. The society insists that only the SSPX is upholding the true faith of Christ and has justified the consecrations, citing a “state of necessity” to minister to its faithful.

In response to the pope’s letter, MarcAndré Mabillard, media manager for the society, expressed “great sadness to not be understood by our leader,” and added: “We are changing absolutely nothing in our plans.”

Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak Some say it limits dissent

BY JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — Opposition and civil society groups are protesting Congo’s new ban on public demonstrations and mass gatherings in the capital and other areas far from the country’s deadly Ebola outbreak, alleging that the decision aims to limit freedom of speech.

The decision announced over the weekend came as

the outbreak of a type of Ebola with no approved treatment or vaccine continues to grow, with 1,307 people infected and 377 dead across three provinces in eastern Congo. It could be the worst Ebola outbreak yet.

Congo’s ministry of interior on Saturday said gatherings and demonstrations were forbidden in the provinces of Kinshasa, Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele as fears grow about the outbreak spilling into new areas. None of the provinces have any confirmed cases.

Separately, the mayor

of Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city and now under the control of the Rwandabacked M23 rebel group, also banned public gatherings and demonstrations, including celebrations linked to sport events, on Monday. Congo is in its first World Cup in over half a century.

Congo’s political opposition has denounced the ban as unconstitutional. Prince Epenge, the spokesperson for the Lamuka coalition, has said the ban aims to prevent a planned demonstration in the capital, Kinshasa, early next month.

HAVANA — Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced Tuesday.

He noted that the newly unveiled reforms were neither mentioned nor discussed in earlier talks between the two nations.

“The recently announced (measures) are a matter of total and absolute sovereignty,” Rodriguez said.

“We have neither listened to nor are we interested in the U.S. government’s opinion on them.”

But he said it was striking that they “were met with a new package of unilateral coercive measures ... against Cuba.”

Earlier this month, the U.S. slapped new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other officials, as well as on com-

panies key to the island’s crumbling economy.

Some of the sanctions were announced after Cuba’s Communist Party and the National Assembly of People’s Power approved 176 economic measures representing the biggest economic shift since the revolution. They align with some of the demands made by the United States, which is pressuring for a change in Cuba’s political and economic model.

The reforms include more space for private businesses, free hiring of personnel and authorization for private banks and investment

by Cubans abroad.

Rodriguez added that while the conduct of U.S. government officials was “generally respectful” during earlier talks, he said it is accompanied by “constant aggressive statements against Cuba, threats of military aggression, and the imposition of additional coercive measures.”

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, left, along with Sen. John Kennedy, voted to confirm Anna St. John as a federal judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana two months ago. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he would nominate St. John to serve on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Anna St. John tapped for 5th Circuit bench

Julia Letlow, R-Baton arbitration. St. John said Move comes two Rep. Rouge, in the Senate Re- she wanted to make clear publican primary, and that to lawmakers that arbitramonths after she played a key role in the tion can often lead to vicbecame federal senator’s defeat last month. tims getting more money.

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BY MARK BALLARD and TYLER BRIDGES Staff writers

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will nominate Anna St. John to serve on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, only two months after she became a federal trial judge.

“Anna will continue to defend Americans’ Constitutional Rights on the Fifth Circuit,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Having cleared the Senate confirmation process just months ago, she was sworn in as a U.S. District judge in New Orleans on April 23.

“Maybe it’s a sign that the Republicans think they could lose the majority in the Senate. So, they want to be sure. And she is the quickest way to do that,” said Professor Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law who closely follows federal judicial nominations.

Congressional Republicans fret that they will lose their majority in the House and perhaps the Senate in favor of Democrats, which would make confirming nominations much more difficult, he said.

Trump nominated St. John after Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill made a strong push for the White House to choose instead J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, her solicitor general.

Murrill had key Republican players make phone calls advocating for Aguiñaga to Sen. John Kennedy, according to political and legal sources close to the process. The sources said Kennedy ignored those calls.

Murrill on Wednesday acknowledged trying to help Aguiñaga get the nod, saying in a text, “Ben is imminently qualified for the federal bench and would make a great judge.”

Aguiñaga has clerked for several high-level judges, including Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

Murrill added, “Sen. Kennedy did not ask my opinion and never communicated with me.” She said she didn’t know Kennedy was considering St. John.

Kennedy declined to comment, but the Madisonville Republican did renew his support for St. John.

“President Trump made a strong choice in nominating Judge Anna St. John to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,” Kennedy said in a statement Tuesday. “Anna is a real student of the law, knows our Constitution like the back of her hand, and has the brains, experience and judgment this important court deserves. I’m proud to support her nomination and I know she’ll do an incredible job.”

Kennedy has more stroke with the White House than Louisiana’s other senator, Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge. Trump backed

confirmation of St. John to the 5th Circuit because he is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has to approve the nomination. Kennedy has leverage because Republicans hold only a 12-10 partisan advantage on the committee.

Kennedy and Cassidy take turns picking trial court judges for the White House to nominate. St. John had been Kennedy’s pick earlier this year. If she is elevated to the circuit court, Cassidy would select her replacement.

Tobias said confirming Aguiñaga would have taken too long, given the Senate’s upcoming calendar.

Senators are already home for the July Fourth holiday and don’t plan to reconvene in Washington until July 13. At that point, the Senate is scheduled to meet for four weeks before recessing for most of August, then three weeks in September before leaving town to campaign in the Nov. 3 midterm elections that will decide which party controls the legislative agenda in the House and Senate.

St. John only recently went through the confirmation process. Her paperwork and background checks are fresh and easily adaptable to her appellate nomination.

She’ll have to sit before a Senate Judiciary hearing again. But her confirmation hearing for the district bench was Feb. 4. She was confirmed by the Senate March 17 on a 51-45 vote.

“She will do a great job, and I’m very happy for her,” Murrill said, noting that St. John’s husband, Scott, served as her deputy solicitor general when Murrill served as solicitor general under then-Attorney General Jeff Landry.

“She’s smart, qualified and professional.”

St. John, a 46-year-old Gulfport native, graduated from LSU and Columbia Law School, and clerked for 5th Circuit Appeals Court Judge Rhesa H. Barksdale, of Mississippi.

He swore St. John in as a federal district judge.

She was counsel in a boutique New Orleans law firm and was general counsel with the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington-based conservative think tank.

In her work for the institute, St. John fought against what she has called unfair class action settlements.

Her nomination was more controversial than those of some other recent Louisiana judges. Democrats criticized her comments and “friend of the court briefs” in politically charged cases.

Critics also faulted her for testifying against a law that passed in 2022 with bipartisan support that exempted victims of sexual harassment in the workplace from having their complaints considered behind closed doors in forced

posed her nomination to a seat on U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Louisiana.

“Anna St. John’s biases and hostilities toward marginalized communities, including women and LGBTQ+ individuals, demonstrate that she is unfit and unqualified for a lifetime appointment,” the Alliance wrote.

St. John would replace Judge Kurt Engelhardt, who is moving to senior status on the circuit court.

Email Mark Ballard at mballard@theadvocate. com.

A small-town police chief admitted Tuesday to pocketing thousands of dollars in kickbacks to churn out bogus police reports, marking the fourth and final lawman to plead guilty in an immigration fraud case that has roiled central Louisiana since it became public last year.

Former Forest Hills Police Chief Glynn Dixon, one of four cops charged last summer under what federal prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to profit from bogus visa applications, entered a guilty plea Tuesday on a single count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, court records show.

An attorney listed in court records as representing Dixon, Kevin Stockstill, did not immediately respond to an email and phone message.

The former chief initially denied the charges for which he was arrested last July alongside three other lawmen and an Oakdale-based businessman.

Federal prosecutors in a 62-count indictment accused the businessman, Chandrakant Patel, of illicitly paying Dixon, plus Glenmora Police Chief Tebo Onishea, Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle and Oakdale Marshal Michael Slaney to churn out bogus reports naming immigrants as violent crime

victims. The immigrants then used the reports to apply for “U-visas” — papers for crime victims who cooperate with police investigations — with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, prosecutors said.

In an affidavit filed Tuesday in Alexandria federal court, Dixon admitted to generating at least 69 doctored reports for Patel between August 2023 and July 2025.

But prosecutors said the broader scheme may have started years earlier.

Immigrants paid Patel, himself the recipient of Uvisa issued in 2023, $20,000 to obtain a police report for them, prosecutors say. He then paid the lawmen around $5,000 per bogus report they generated.

The result, on paper, was what looked like a wave of violent crime across a typically sleepy swath of central Louisiana. (Forest Hills, the Rapides Parish hamlet where Dixon was chief, has a population of just over 600, according to census data.)

Agents from U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigations arm caught on when U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services flagged the huge flare in Uvisa applications with corresponding police reports from the sparsely populated, rural area, officials have said.

Doyle, Onishea, Slaney and Patel each pleaded guilty recently under agreements with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana in several court hearings that came in quick

succession, records show.

In Patel’s plea agreement from May 28, he admitted to orchestrating the scheme for at least five years beginning in 2020. He sought law enforcement collaborators to supply and certify the reports needed for U-visa applications, his agreement says.

He admitted to using proceeds from the scheme to buy gold bars, a Swiss Ingot watch, rings, several central Louisiana properties and other items.

The indictment and subsequent plea deals landed as President Donald Trump’s administration has deprioritized federal law enforcement’s focus on public corruption and white collar criminal investigations, focusing instead on its broad immigration crackdown, plus violent crime and drug trafficking enforcement.

Still, law enforcement agents who investigated the central Louisiana case called the wave of guilty pleas a sign of accountability for public officials who breach the public trust.

“When anyone, including public officials, exploits immigration relief programs or commits fraud against the government, HSI and our law enforcement partners will investigate, dismantle these schemes, and work to bring those responsible to justice,” said Matt Wright, HSI’s New Orleans-based acting special agent in charge.

By admitting guilt, Patel acknowledged in his plea agreement that he faces revocation of his immigration status and deportation.

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Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending Justice Elena Kagan’s dis- reported having more than Vance, then a senator from only one representative and Citizens United decision The court had 2010 opened the door to unlimited sent for the three liberal jus- $125 million to spend, its Ohio, and then-Rep. Steve $63,600 everywhere else.

Entrenched divisions bespending in fed- tices said the court “ushers highest-ever cash on hand Chabot. previously upheld independent After President Don- tween liberal and conservain untold harm” by enabling total, according to its most eral elections. restrictions The limits on party spend- parties to funnel large con- recent Federal Election ald Trump took office for tive justices over campaign

BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.

Prodded by a Republicanled lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s six conservative justices were again in the majority of the latest decision that upended congressionally enacted limits on raising and spending money to influence elections. The court’s

ing stem from a desire to prevent large donors from skirting caps on individual contributions to a candidate by directing unlimited sums to the party, with the understanding that the money will be spent on behalf of the candidate.

The Supreme Court had previously upheld the limits, in 2001.

But Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the court, said that decision was wrong and should be overruled.

“In short, constitutional text, history and precedent establish that the politicalparty coordinated-expenditure limits violate the First Amendment,” Kavanaugh wrote.

tributions to individual candidates, far in excess of what donors can give those candidates directly.

National parties now will be able to make direct contributions to candidates’ campaigns, The decision is likely to give Republicans at least a short-term boost because they maintain a sizable cash advantage over Democrats.

The Republican National Committee and its Senate and House campaign fundraising arms have dwarfed Democrats’ in the months before congressional elections where the GOP is defending narrow majorities in both houses.

At the end of May, the RNC

Commission filing in May. Meanwhile, the National Republican Senatorial Committee had more than $48 million on hand in its most recent report and the National Republican Congressional Committee had more than $81 million.

In the same period, the Democratic National Committee had $14.4 million on hand, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had roughly $37 million and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, roughly $73 million.

The Republican committees for House and Senate candidates filed the lawsuit in Ohio in 2022, joined by

his second term, the Federal Election Commission dropped its defense of the law and joined with Republicans in urging that it be overturned.

Democrats had called on the court to uphold the law, even though there is wide agreement that the spending limits have hurt political parties in an era of unlimited spending by other organizations.

Last year, the coordinated party spending for Senate races ranged from $127,200 in several states with small populations to nearly $4 million in California, the most populous state.

For House races, the limits were $127,200 in states with

finance restrictions were on display when the court heard arguments in December.

“Every time we interfere with the congressional design, we make matters worse,” said Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a dissenter in Citizens United and the court’s other campaign money cases.

By contrast, Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the Citizens United majority, described the decision as “much maligned, I think unfairly maligned.” The effect of the decision was to ”level the playing field,” Alito said, by expanding the right to spend freely that had previously belonged only to media companies.

Judge strikes down overhaul of Harvard professor picked to student loan forgiveness program lead White House UFO council organizations that support take effect.

Court found agency toThe ruling came in re- causes at odds with the overstepped power sponse to a pair of lawsuits Trump administration’s pri-

BY COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts vacated the U.S. Education Department’s changes, saying they overstepped the agency’s power and threatened to violate First Amendment protections for free speech.

His ruling came a day before the new rules were set

filed by more than 20 states along with a coalition of nonprofit groups and cities. The Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Congress created Public Service Loan Forgiveness in 2007 to encourage college graduates to work in government and nonprofit jobs.

It promised to forgive their federal student loans after they worked in public service jobs for 10 years.

Last year the Trump administration moved to add new eligibility rules that would strip the benefit from workers whose employers are deemed to have a “substantial illegal purpose.”

The overhaul targeted nonprofits and government

orities.

It gave the education secretary power to exclude groups from the program if they engage in the trafficking or “chemical castration” of children, illegal immigration or supporting terrorist organizations. Its definition of “chemical castration” included using hormone therapy or drugs that delay puberty.

Joun said the new rules threatened to impose the administration’s policy views on employers. The judge also faulted the department for failing to connect its definitions of illegal activity to criminal statutes.

“The Department cannot create new criminal prohibitions through rulemaking,” he wrote.

BY COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed

by UFOs. Avi Loeb, a cosmologist who studied black holes and served as head of Harvard’s astronomy department until 2020, was recently appointed to helm a new scientific advisory council tasked with investigating the origins of mysterious orbs and other objects reported by military personnel in recent years. It’s part of President Donald Trump’s push to declassify more information about the

issue.

Loeb’s team will report to a new White House panel focused on UFOs, Loeb now often referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena.

“It’s like a detective story,” Loeb said in an interview. “It’s a lot of fun, as long as you don’t pay too much attention to the critics.”

For the last decade, Loeb has been scanning the skies and seas for evidence of intelligent alien life. He began the quest in 2017 as scientists puzzled over an interstellar object soaring

by Earth. While others proposed it was a comet or ice chunk, Loeb said it could be

a thin “light sail” detached from an alien spacecraft.

His theories have won praise in UFO circles but often put him in conflict with academic peers. Other astronomers accuse him of making exotic claims with little evidence. Some chafe at his habit of skipping the peer review process and bringing claims directly to the public.

Steve Desch, an Arizona State University astrophysicist who has challenged some of Loeb’s theories, said Loeb uses flawed methods to reach wild conclusions about alien life — all while shunning a more established branch of science searching for life beyond Earth.

Loeb’s role on the White House panel casts doubt on the entire endeavor, he said.

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Entergy grilled on N.O. East power outages Utility blames bad weather, damaged poles

BY JONI HESS

lems with a utility that has come under fire recently for unreliable power, including outages citywide Weeks after dozens of power out- that reached a nine-year high last ages struck several New Orleans year. Half of those were due to East neighborhoods, New Orleans equipment failures. Earlier TuesCity Council members on Tuesday day, the Sewerage & Water Board demanded answers from Entergy noted that Entergy’s $300 million New Orleans, who largely blamed power station couldn’t be counted the issues on adverse on to run the city’s “The responses weather, damaged drainage pumps due poles and other probthat I have gotten, to routine voltage lems. thus far, are grossly dips.

“The responses In June, there were unacceptable. What that I have gotten, 82 power outages in I want are results. thus far, are grossly New Orleans East — What I want is a unacceptable,” said 57 of which were not related to Tropical plan of action, and council member JaStorm Arthur, which son Hughes, who repthe residents of swept the Southeast New Orleans North Kenilworth resents region and left nearEast. “What I want ly 40,000 customers have suffered for far are results. What I too long.” want is a plan of acwithout power statewide, utility officials tion, and the residents JASON HUGHES, told a City Council of North Kenilworth New Orleans committee Tuesday. have suffered for far City Council member Instead, people’s too long.” lights were cut off Hughes said the after foil balloons hit utility has been slow power lines, after cars rammed to repair the outages in that subinto power poles, after animals division, home to a large number damaged equipment and because of elderly residents. Entergy ofof underground infrastructure ficials said North Kenilworth has problems, officials said. The North an underground electricity grid Kenilworth neighborhood, in par- that takes longer to fix than does ticular, was hit hard on three sepa- an area with overhead power lines.

“We apologize, because I know rate occasions, including this past how hot it is, and any outage of weekend.

The issues underscore the prob- this duration is unacceptable, and Staff writer

S&WB

Continued from page 1A intended to get to the bottom of how the power system could have failed after Entergy and the S&WB worked together to engineer it in response to catastrophic flooding in 2017.

Council President JP Morrell was quick to ask the question that for the past two weeks has been on the mind of anyone concerned about the city’s drainage system.

“Who is responsible for the interruption?” Morrell said.

S&WB Executive Director Randy Hayman didn’t get very far in trying to explain the failure before District E council member Jason Hughes repeated Morrell’s question.

“Who bears the responsibility? That’s the question.

Don’t give me an engineering, technical, all-aroundthe-world response,” Hughes said.

Imperfect system In the days after Arthur, the S&WB and Entergy pointed fingers over the problem, with the S&WB suggesting the power quality was subpar and Entergy claiming the new equipment was improperly configured.

On Tuesday, however, leaders of the two utilities largely refrained from attacking each other.

And both made clear, in a stunning turnabout, that S&WB could not guarantee its new equipment will work during brief power disruptions that Entergy says are

normal and publicly explained on its website.

“We do not provide engineering consulting services to our customers,” said Entergy New Orleans Vice President Sharonda Williams.

The complex is centered on a new substation dedicated for the S&WB’s exclusive use, which Entergy built with more than $30 million in city funds. The idea was to replace S&WB’s old, failure-prone generators with a modern substation that Entergy owns and operates, after 2017 floods exposed problems with outmoded S&WB power. It is tied to the drainage system through new S&WB equipment.

The $300 million for the entire power complex came from a smattering of local, state and federal funds — and it’s not completely finished. Future phases are designed to tie potable water pumps to the substation, but funding is still being worked out.

Two new turbines were acquired for backup power in case a grid failure shuts down the substation. For years, S&WB officials have said the complex would end system failures, and its substantive completion was seen as one of outgoing S&WB chief Ghassan Korban’s biggest accomplishments.

But seven major drainage pump stations lost power during storms associated with Tropical Storm Arthur.

Equally stunning, council members said Tuesday, was the revelation that a similar failure had occurred a month earlier and was never publicly disclosed.

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

President and CEO of Entergy New Orleans Deanna Rodriguez speaks during Tuesday’s New Orleans City Council meeting. we’re going to address this,” said Entergy New Orleans CEO Deanna Rodriguez.

Hughes also said the outages can also lead to damaged air conditioning systems, a costly fix he said he personally experienced after a short outage was followed by a power surge that short-circuited his system.

“When the system went offline in May, we should have known about it. That is not how we need to conduct business. We expect transparency,” said council Vice President Matt Willard.

Tymrak said the S&WB is now planning to use the new turbines during severe weather while counting on its old equipment for backup. She said the turbines would be reserved for a “strong storm,” but did not outline a protocol for when they would be used instead of the substation. When District A council member Aimee McCarron asked for a specific instance, Tymrak replied that “Arthur would have been a great example.”

“That’s considered a strong storm?” McCarron replied.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur caused severe flooding around the state, including in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

But rainfall within city limits was relatively modest — less than three inches, compared with three times that amount in parts of Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes.

Entergy officials said they will conduct a thermal camera investigation of the underground transformers this week and will continue installing self-healing networks, which will minimize the impact to customers during unplanned events.

Self-healing electricity networks automatically detect and isolate

70% are fairly common, according to national standards published on Entergy’s website. And voltage sags can happen for any number of reasons, even when there’s no severe weather. A previous voltage sag of 40% — the cause of which wasn’t fully explained on Tuesday — forced the S&WB equipment trip offline on May 20, a day with little to no rainfall.

According to the national standards published by Entergy, 40% of sags are below 70% of normal voltage, and

16% are below 40%. S&WB officials said they are working with an engineering consultant and the equipment manufacturer to determine if the settings can go below 70%, but Executive Director Randy Hayman said he’s not sure the required settings will be able to accommodate every voltage sag.

“I don’t know if we’ll ever have a system that’s 100%,” Hayman said.

Entergy officials suggested that any trip settings are problematic.

“Any setting that instantly

shuts down the power complex on the voltage side may not be the best configuration,” Williams, the Entergy vice president, said.

When McCarron asked if Entergy had provided S&WB with voltage standards before construction, Entergy officials replied that the information is on the company’s website.

“It is made available to all customers, and we were never asked to have a meeting about that in particular,” Entergy New Orleans CEO Deanna Rodriguez said.

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S&WB officials have since dropped the settings to 70%, which would have kept the equipment running during Arthur.

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proceed with the plant if the deal with Yara fell through.

“The linchpin in the decision was because the proposed partner, Yara International, decided not to invest. And that was the last straw,” said Anika Juhn, an energy data analyst with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Juhn also wrote a report about the project last year questioning whether the project could meet its goals to reduce carbon pollution, which contributes to climate change.

“We found that there was no net climate benefit to this project under reasonable operating conditions,” she said.

Continued from page 1A what is called “blue hydrogen,” hydrogen fuel produced with natural gas, which proponents say results in fewer emissions than with coal or some other energy sources.

That hydrogen would have been used to produce ammonia, which can be used as fertilizer or as fuel.

The project drew criticism, particularly around its carbon capture component, which residents around Lake Maurepas strongly opposed.

Environmental groups questioned whether the project would deliver on its promises. And some Republican political leaders raised concerns about how the project would impact constituents. Supporters of the project noted that it would have brought well-paid jobs to the region.

As the company faced bipartisan pushback in the Legislature over its Lake Maurepas plans, Air Products hired two dozen lobbyists in 2023 to defeat efforts to regulate carbon capture.

“I’ve been battling this project since late 2022 because Lake Maurepas is a delicate estuary,” said Dean Coates, a Livingston Parish Council member. “It deserves to be protected.”

Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment expressed disappointment with Air Products’ decision.

“This is a tough day for Ascension Parish and for Louisiana,” he said. “We’re talking about the loss of thousands of jobs and billions of

MURRILL

Continued from page 1A appointed a special prosecutor for the grand jury, an unusual move.

In most cases, local district attorneys with conflicts refer those cases to the attorney general.

Kazik declined further details.

Grand juries in Louisiana can launch their own secret investigations if a juror raises a reasonable belief that a triable crime has been committed. That, too, appears to be unusual.

The grand jury began calling in witnesses a few weeks ago, multiple sources said. Its members are said to be considering if Mur-

Tax credits and uncertainty

dollars in potential investment.”

Louisiana Economic Development, which supported the project with state incentives, had previously noted that it would have come with 413 “indirect” jobs in addition to the on-site workers.

Susan Bourgeois, LED’s secretary, said Tuesday that the project was started under the previous administration and had “evolved significantly over time.”

“While this specific project did not come to fruition, we look forward to continuing to work with Air Products as the company supports industry across Louisiana, as it has for more than 50 years,” she

said.

Air Products said last year that it was looking to sell off the ammonia and carbon capture components of this project, and stressed that it was focusing on its core business of transporting and selling industrial gases.

Also on Tuesday, Norwegian company Yara International announced that it would not acquire the ammonia component of Air Products’ Louisiana project, citing low projected financial returns.

Air Products said last year in a call with investors that it would not

Under the Biden administration, the federal government upped the tax incentive for capturing and storing greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to boost projects that would limit the impacts of climate change. That led to the proliferation of carbon capture and sequestration projects along the Gulf Coast.

The more carbon captured, the more companies could claim in tax credits — and a facility like Air Products’ proposed plant would have produced and captured a lot of carbon. The tax credits it could have claimed would have covered many of the costs of building the plant, Juhn said.

But as the markets surrounding carbon capture have continued to develop, reality has appeared less promising.

Several companies have recently

rill committed a crime in her messages toward the seven officials in which she told them their jobs were at risk.

Murrill declined to comment.

She said Tuesday that she was not aware of any grand jury activity involving her.

The attorney general and city leaders clashed after the Republican-led Legislature cleared a bill removing the city’s criminal clerk position — and along with it the popular clerk-elect, former life prisoner Calvin Duncan. The bill called for the elected civil clerk, Chelsea Richard Napoleon, to take over a unified office.

Moreno and Williams had a different notion, claiming it was a new office that required a vote.

The council passed the resolutions, naming retired criminal court judge Calvin Johnson as interim clerk. Council members Eugene Green and Lesli Harris voted no.

Murrill responded with a series of letters to Moreno, Williams and the five council members who endorsed the resolutions.

Moreno declined to comment through a spokesperson. Williams did not return a message Tuesday.

The attorney general claimed the council majority was helping to “usurp” Napoleon’s authority, citing a statute that makes it a misdemeanor to assume office without authority or interfere with a public official. Each day is a new crime punishable by up to six months in jail or a $500 fine.

The five council members had “put your own offices in jeopardy,” Murrill wrote as she directed them to “rescind or suspend” the resolutions. She alleged that they had “opted to aid and abet in the usurpation of the officeholder.”

City Council President JP Morrell declined to comment.

Murrill wrote much the same to Moreno and Williams over letters they’d written to the council supporting the moves. In an 8th letter, Murrill asked Johnson to decline the interim appointment.

Moreno responded to Murrill by citing a different state law against public intimidation and retaliation.

“It is surprising that the attorney general put all of this in a letter, considering there is also a criminal law

STAFF FILE PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

Air Products crews conduct a demonstration test on Lake Maurepas in 2022 for a seismographic survey. The firm has canceled its plans for a controversial carbon capture project under the lake.

Norwegian company backs out

dropped their carbon capture ambitions. ExxonMobil on Tuesday dropped offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico that it had acquired for potential carbon capture projects. SunGas Renewables dropped another project that involved carbon capture in Beaver Lake earlier this month.

Greg Upton, the executive director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, said that the regulatory landscape has been shifting around carbon capture projects. The tax credits were passed under former President Joe Biden, and at the state level, Gov. Jeff Landry put into place a moratorium on new permits for carbon capture wells.

“At the center of all this is regulatory uncertainty,” he said.

Plus, he said, demand for blue hydrogen products has been softening, and construction costs are high because of the number of industrial-scale projects underway in the region and nationwide, including data centers.

Regardless of the rationale for Air Products’ decision, local advocacy groups cheered the cancellation. Rise St. James, a community environmental advocacy organization, said it would continue to work to oppose development on the site of the unmarked graves of enslaved people at the Orange Grove plantation, where the Air Products facility was sited.

“This is a victory for Louisiana communities who deserve to choose for themselves what they want to see for their future and their children’s future,” said Jack Green, a campaigner with Rise St. James.

that prohibits intimidating or threatening a public official in an effort to try to influence their decision or change their position,” Moreno said in an Instagram video at the time.

“Bottom line: I’m not going to be threatened, I’m not going to be intimidated, and I won’t back down.”

The Louisiana Supreme Court ultimately rejected the city’s proposal, upholding the new law that created a unified court clerk in Orleans Parish. It recently declined to revisit that decision.

Roche, the judge who is currently presiding over the criminal grand jury, was spared removal from office in a different bill by the same group of state lawmakers aiming to shrink the Orleans Parish courts.

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iHeartMedia lays off on-air personalities

Riverside, California-based radio station KGGI has lost its last local on-air hosts.

Longtime radio personalities Evelyn Erives, Nick Nack and Garrison King were all cut from the Inland Empire station last week as part of iHeartMedia’s latest round of national layoffs. In an internal memo, the media giant said it would restructure its radio programming to better “leverage” the company’s technology. iHeartMedia declined to comment on how many people lost their jobs, but dozens of on-air and other staff positions have reportedly been cut across the country.

The memo — attributed to Chief Programming Officer Tom Poleman and Ann Marie Licata, the chief executive of the company’s multiplatform group — framed the changes as a way to “move faster and operate with greater precision across markets” and to “position us not just to adapt to the future, but to lead it.”

The cuts are part of a broader push to reduce costs. In May, iHeartMedia launched a new savings program, set to begin in the second half of 2026, aimed at trimming an additional $50 million on top of the $100 million in savings the company had already announced. iHeartMedia is the nation’s largest radio operator, with more than 850 stations across 160 markets and a sizable presence in Burbank. Its Los Angeles-area stations include KFI-AM, KLAC-AM, KOST-FM and KIIS-FM.

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U.S. stocks rise, trim losses for June NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and trimmed their losses in what had been a rocky June.

The S&P 500 gained 0.8%, though it still fell to its first losing month following two fabulous ones. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 136 points, or 0.3%, to its record, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.5%.

The main reason for the past month’s weakness was a fall to Earth for stocks in the artificial intelligence industry. After soaring to tremendous heights in the frenzy around AI, such stocks came under pressure because of worries that they shot too high. That’s a big deal for all investors because AI stocks have grown into some of Wall Street’s largest and most influential, pulling indexes behind them.

AI stocks were firmer Tuesday, and Nvidia was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500 after rising 2.6% and trimming its loss for the month.

That was even though the majority of stocks within the index fell Tuesday.

All told, the S&P 500 rose 58.93 points to 7,499.36. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 136.46 to 52,319.20, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 393.58 to 26,213.72.

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Egg producers settle price-fixing claims

Maine, Versova and Hickman’s will to slaughter millions of egg-laying Firms to pay $3.3M, donate 53M eggs collectively be on the hook for $3.3 chickens. Egg producers blamed

BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP business writer

NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year.

The states and the federal government accused Cal-Maine Foods, Versova and Hickman’s Egg Ranch of a behind-the-scenes arrangement to “artificially inflate the daily price quotations for eggs” between June 2022 and March 2025.

In particular, their investigation found that the companies coordinated on what bids they would submit to Urner Barry Publications, a

company that runs an index key to determining how much grocery stores, restaurants and others pay for billions of eggs each year.

In turn, that meant “higher prices for eggs sold to consumers,” alleged the complaint, which was filed in Iowa on Monday, the day the settlement terms were announced.

“When powerful corporations collude behind the scenes to raise prices, working families suffer the costs,” New York Attorney General Letitia James, who helped lead the investigation, said in a statement. “These egg producers manipulated the market to squeeze even more profit out of consumers and businesses.”

None of the companies admitted wrongdoing under the settlements.

But to settle the states’ claims, Cal-

million and 53 million eggs, James and others said. Those eggs would be donated by the companies and make their ways to food banks and nonprofits. The money will be distributed to the states.

The Justice Department and the states also outlined actions the companies will need to take, including adopting antitrust compliance programs and banning communicating with competitors on pricing and bidding strategies.

The settlements would still need court approval. The Justice Department’s Omeed A. Assefi said Tuesday that the proposed settlements “resolve years of conduct that dragged on Americans’ finances and their everyday lives.”

Average U.S. egg prices soared to a record high of about $6.23 per dozen in March 2025, amid a bird flu epidemic that forced farmers

price spike on the outbreak, but critics accused big companies of taking advantage of their market dominance, and the government began its investigation.

Monday’s complaint notes that price quotations “dropped significantly” after Cal-Maine, Versova and Hickman’s learned of the Justice Department’s investigation and were instructed to preserve documents in March 2025. Consumer egg prices also later tumbled — to under $2.20 per dozen as of May 2026 — as replenished flocks caught up despite the ongoing outbreak.

Cal-Maine maintained Monday that allegations of price manipulation were “baseless” and that it believes its conduct has been legal.

It also noted that while it was part of a cooperative with the other egg producers, it left the group in May 2024.

Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices decrease

Ford recalling more than 741,000 vehicles Ford is recalling more than 741,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a transmission issue may damage the park system, which could increase the risk of a crash or injury.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report that the recall includes certain Ford F-150, Lincoln Aviator, Ford Explorer, Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition vehicles with model years between 2018 and 2021.

The report states that affected vehicles may experience temporary engagement of their transmission parking pawl while the vehicle is in motion when certain shifts are commanded by the transmission, potentially damaging park system components.

The NHTSA said Ford is aware of 24 allegations of property damage and nine alleged injuries, with two of those being allegations of emotional injuries, related to the issue.

Vehicle owners will be notified by mail and told to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have their vehicle’s Powertrain Control Module updated to the latest level software. Dealers will also inspect the vehicle’s transmission for park system damage and replace damaged transmission components as needed. There will be no charge for the service.

Vehicle owners may contact Ford customer service at (866) 436-7332 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at (888) 327-4236 for more information.

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Americans remain gloomy on economy

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Asia seeks to diversify its energy supplies Moves may undermine climate goals

BY ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press

BANGKOK — Asian nations hit hard by the Iran war’s price shocks are rushing to diversify and strengthen their energy security, potentially undermining their commitments to curb climate change.

As negotiations on ending the war drag on, countries in energy hungry Southeast Asia are exploring nuclear power and promising renewable rollouts.

But they are also investing in coal power to provide a buffer during times of crisis.

The Iran war has not shaken coal’s status as a pillar of Southeast Asia’s energy security, said Sandeep Pai at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability.

Until recently, coal was slowly being phased out to reduce climate change-causing emissions and address air quality concerns. But the conflict has complicated that scenario.

“At the end of the day, energy security triumphs any other climate considerations,” Pai said.

In East Asia, South Korea and Japan began burning more coal to keep national energy grids powered while the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war disrupted flows of oil and gas to Asia.

Southeast Asian nations like Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines did the same.

This emergency response has led to longer-term policies that have given coal an extension of life, Pai said.

Coal investments are predicted to rise globally to $180 billion in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency, which is the highest it has been since 2012.

In 2021, the United Nations declared coal had been consigned to history after nearly 200 countries agreed to phase out coal power. After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine disrupted gas supplies, European nations burned more coal and built more fossil fuel pipelines and import terminals.

Now, this second energy shock in less than a decade is reinforcing coal’s value to energy security in Asia, according to Michelle Manook of FutureCoal, a group backed by the fossil fuel industry that was formerly known as the World Coal Association.

Global coal-fired power generation declined by 0.6% last year, according to the Global Energy Monitor, but new coal power capacity increased 3.5%.

Indonesia, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter and a bellwether for the fossil fuel industry, is overhauling its trade rules and imposing new taxes after coal prices hit multiyear highs.

But it’s also chasing new solar goals, planning to install 100 gigawatts of rooftop solar by 2034, up from 1.3 gigawatts of capacity now.

“Indonesia’s obviously tied to coal in so many ways, but it’s seen beyond that,” said Dave Jones, with the energy think tank Ember.

Renewables still dominate growth in regional power generation, he noted.

Likewise, Vietnam has increased its use of coal but also has committed to installing rooftop solar on 10% of public offices and homes nationwide by 2030.

After the war began, the

Philippines burned more coal and declared a national energy emergency. It considered lifting a ban on new coal plants but decided not to. Earlier approved projects will still be built.

In the meantime Philippine consumers have been putting up rooftop solar in record rates.

“This really doesn’t cancel out any of the green energy gains,” said Brenda Valerio, of the nonprofit New Energy Nexus in the Philippines. “But it does really show that the energy transition is nonlinear and contested.”

Much of the liquefied natural gas going through the Strait of Hormuz went to South Korea and Japan, countries that import nearly all their energy needs.

Facing a shortfall, South Korea delayed the retirement of three coal plants, potentially slowing progress toward its climate goals. It raised power generation at its active nuclear plants and sped up maintenance at five offline reactors.

Japan has been pushing ahead with restarts of nuclear power plants that were idled after the 2011 Fukushima meltdown, said Michiyo Miyamoto, of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. That disaster led Japan to step up use of coal as those plant closures temporarily cut its total generating capacity by about a third.

India wants to spend $3.9 billion to convert coal into industrial fuels and chemicals to replace imported products, maintaining its use of coal.

Efforts to reduce emissions and hit net zero ambitions are long-term campaigns that require years of effort and focus, said Luke Holt, the Asia-Pacific director of energy for the consultancy firm Ramboll.

“But we see that they are easily distracted,” he said. “We’ve had a number of shocks to the decarbonization plan.”

WASHINGTON — Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its year-ago reading of 95.2. Consumer attitudes worsened after the Iran war caused oil and gas prices to spike, accelerating inflation and causing Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes to decline. Before the pandemic, the index regularly topped 120.

The report suggests that consumer confidence is recovering only slowly from the hit caused by the Iran war.

Even so, Americans have continued to spend despite their dour outlook, which has kept the economy growing even as inflation accelerated. Measures of consumer sentiment have been less predictive of how Americans actually shop since the pandemic.

“Consumer confidence inched up in June as falling oil prices in recent weeks provided some relief to consumer inflation fears,” Dana Peterson, the Conference Board’s chief economists, said in a statement. “Consumer appraisals of current business conditions were slightly more positive compared to last month. However, perceptions of the current labor market softened measurably.”

Earlier this month, a government report showed that consumers stepped up their spending in May despite higher gas prices. Analysts expect the steady consumer outlays kept the economy growing at about a 2.5% annual rate in the April-June quarter.

Falling gas prices may also help boost Americans’ outlook in the coming months. On average nationwide, gas prices spiked above $4.50 after the U.S.-Iran conflict began Feb. 28. They have since fallen back to $3.85 a gallon, according to AAA. The survey also found that consumers had a dimmer view of hiring and the job market this month. The proportion of Americans who said jobs are “hard to get” rose to 22.5% from 19.8% the previous month, a noticeable increase.

But on Wednesday the government released a report showing that the number of open jobs remained at a solid 7.6 million in May, indicating that companies are showing more interest in recruiting workers.

The Labor Department will release its monthly jobs report for June on Thursday, and economists forecast it will show that employers added 100,000 jobs, a solid gain. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at a low 4.3%, according to data provider FactSet.

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GOP Rep. Kean reveals his depression diagnosis Announcement comes after four-month absence

in the House. His speech ended the silence on his condition, yet left questions unanswered. Kean said he first entered the hospital due to health concerns and underwent testing, but offered no further details.

After the speech, Kean left the Capitol quickly without answering questions from reporters.

Kean last voted in the House on March 5. His absence had complicated matters for House Republican leaders, who have been

struggling to pass bills with their threadbare majority.

Kean said he was diagnosed for depression and that doctors recommended he remain in the hospital. Addressing his earlier statement that he expected to return to work in a matter of weeks, Kean said he believed that at the time and it was his doctors’ best estimate then.

“But as the over 48 million of my fellow Americans being treated for this illness have come to discover there is no timeline for healing,” Kean said.

“Today I stand before you healthier, stronger and excited to return to the work that I love.”

A second-term lawmaker and scion of a New Jersey political family, Kean represents a battleground district that includes President Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, said he would leave it to Kean to decide whether his remarks Tuesday provided sufficient trans-

rights for the freed blacks but has instead been repurposed for political projects that the Reconstruction Congress did not support.”

The Republican president’s restrictions had been blocked by several lower courts and had not taken effect anywhere in the U.S. Trump said the decision was “too bad for our Country” and wrongly suggested that Congress could “easily” address it with legislation. The majority decision rests on constitutional grounds. It would take an amendment to overcome the decision.

During arguments in April, both conservative and liberal justices questioned the order’s legality in a momentous case that was magnified by Trump’s unprecedented attendance in the courtroom.

The case framed another test of Trump’s assertions of executive power that defy long-standing precedent for a court with a conservative majority and a robust view of presidential power that has largely ruled in his favor. In the notable exceptions when the court has not, Trump has responded with starkly personal criticisms of the justices.

The justices ruled on Trump’s appeal of a lower-court ruling from New Hampshire that struck down the citizenship restrictions.

The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, is part of his administration’s broad immigration crackdown.

Birthright citizenship was the first Trump immigration-related policy to reach the court for a final ruling. The justices previously struck down global tariffs Trump had imposed under an emergency powers law that had never been used that way.

Trump reacted furiously to the late February tariffs decision, saying he was ashamed of the justices who ruled against him and calling them unpatriotic.

He also seemed to recognize the court was likely to rule against him on birthright citizenship, too, using his Truth Social platform to criticize “dumb judges and justices” and wealthy pregnant women from China and elsewhere who come to the U.S. to give birth so their newborns will have American citizenship.

Trump’s order would have up-

ended widely held views that the 14th Amendment confers citizenship on everyone born in the U.S., excluding only the children of foreign diplomats and those born to a foreign occupying force.

The amendment was intended to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship, though the Citizenship Clause is written more broadly. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” it reads.

In a series of decisions, lower courts have struck down Trump’s executive order as illegal. The decisions have invoked the high court’s 1898 ruling in Wong Kim Ark, which held that the U.S.-born child of Chinese nationals was a citizen.

Roberts, joined by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the three liberal justices, said the amendment’s language, the historical context and the 1898 case make clear that children born to parents illegally or temporarily in the U.S. “are citizens at birth.”

But there was only a bare majority of five justices on the constitu-

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WASHINGTON — New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief floor speech that he remained silent about his condition until now because he is a “private person by nature.”

Depression, Kean said, “is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be.”

Kean’s reappearance came weeks after his victory in an uncontested primary on June 2 and months after he last cast his vote

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Continued from page 1A extended that promise to ‘every free-born person in this land,’ ” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court, citing congressional debate over the amendment, “We keep that promise today.”

A sixth justice, Brett Kavanaugh, disagreed about the constitutional ruling, but pointed to a federal law that he said broadly conveys birthright citizenship.

Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas would have upheld Trump’s proposed restrictions.

“The Court today takes the extraordinary step of holding facially unconstitutional the President’s Order excluding from citizenship the children of foreign temporary visitors and illegal aliens,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a 91-page dissent, more than three times as long as Roberts’ opinion.

“In doing so, the Court adds to the sad history of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed and understood to secure equal

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., arrives for a vote at the Capitol on Tuesday.

parency.

“He spoke to it,” Johnson said.

“It’s his personal issue, and, you know, I thought the speech on the floor was, well, I thought he explained it.”

Johnson said he had “encouraged him all along to be as transparent as possible” and was “glad he finally has” been.

The mystery over Kean’s absence had potential political implications, given the competitive district he represents and the Republican Party’s narrow control of the House. His office has said he is still running for reelection and is set to face Democratic nominee Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, in New Jersey’s most highprofile contest in November.

Democrats have targeted the district as a prime pickup opportunity, given that the seat has changed hands in the last two midterm elections. Kean won in 2022 by defeating Democrat Tom Malinowski, who had defeated Republican Leonard Lance in 2018.

tional question.

Kavanaugh sided with the majority because of a federal law that makes those children citizens. But he joined the dissenters in finding that Trump’s order does not violate the Constitution. His view would enable a future Congress to change the law to restrict birthright citizenship.

The Trump administration had argued that the common view of citizenship is wrong, asserting that children of noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and therefore are not entitled to citizenship.

More than one-quarter of a million babies born in the U.S. each year would have been affected by the executive order, according to research by the Migration Policy Institute and Pennsylvania State University’s Population Research Institute.

While Trump has largely focused on illegal immigration in his rhetoric and actions, the birthright citizenship restrictions also would have applied to people who are legally in the United States, including students and applicants for green cards, or permanent resident status.

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Court seeks outside judge for Hutson case

All 12 Criminal District justices have stepped aside

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

Nearly all of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judges could be called to testify against indicted ex-Sheriff Susan Hutson if her public corruption case reaches trial, according to a recusal letter submitted to the Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday.

In the letter to Supreme Court

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Justice Piper Griffin, Juana Marine Lombard, the district court’s chief judge, said all of the judges recused because a “witness in this matter is a member of the court’s bench.”

In fact, 11 of the 12 jurists were on the bench last July, when Hutson and the judges clashed over inmate transfers to court from the jail that Hutson controlled as the then-sheriff.

After Hutson claimed she lacked the money or manpower to resume the practice of bringing the new arrestees to the courthouse for weekend and holiday hearings, the court held her in contempt. John Fuller, elected May 16, was the lone judge not on the bench at the time.

Tracey Flemings-Davillier, who was the court’s chief judge last summer, issued Hutson’s

contempt order following an explosive July 17 hearing inside her courtroom. Each of her colleagues signed off on the contempt ruling.

In court filings, Hutson prosecutors from Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office indicate 18 of the charges against Hutson and her former chief financial officer, Bianka Brown, stem from documents the two submitted to

the court during last July’s legal showdown.

Now officials at the New Orleans courthouse have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to look beyond the Orleans Parish criminal bench to appoint a replacement judge.

In Lombard’s letter, criminal judges at Tulane Avenue and South Broad Street collectively asked the state’s high court to select an ad hoc judge to preside

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SPLASH OF FUN

But it’s better than other large cities

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer

Tenants in New Orleans’ downtown office buildings continue to shrink their corporate footprint more than five years after the pandemic normalized remote work, according to a new report that raises concerns about the future of the city’s office market.

In 2025, office occupancy downtown stood at 78%, marking the third year in a row that occupancy rates remained below 80%, according to Corporate Realty’s annual Office Market Report.

Before the pandemic, occupancy rates in the Central Business District averaged 87%.

New Orleans isn’t alone in its struggle and is outperforming some other large cities. Downtown Dallas and Atlanta, for instance, averaged less than 70% occupancy last year. But that comes as New Orleans’ office building inventory has shrunk over the past 15 years, as older properties have been converted to hotels or apartments.

Meanwhile, persistent inflation, higher interest rates and soaring insurance premiums are driving up the cost to own and operate office buildings, leading to a series of building sales at prices that are much lower than just a few years ago.

In 2024, Monroe investors purchased the green granite high-rise at 1615 Poydras St. for $18.5 million, or less than $40 a square foot.

Last summer, Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson bought the nearby 1515 Poydras for $26.4 million, or about $52 a square foot. Early this year, the 32-story Canal Place office tower sold for less than $30 million, or around $45 a square foot.

“The office market nationwide, with a handful of exceptions, still hasn’t recovered from COVID, when it went into the tank,” said Corporate Realty President and CEO Mike Siegel. “I think we’ve made some strides to be attractive, but we just haven’t gotten the moves yet.”

Those cost pressures are expected to cause New Orleans’ average lease rates, virtually unchanged since 2019 at around $20 per square foot, to increase over the next few years, with the report stating that landlords and tenants in the city’s higher-end buildings recognize that higher rates are needed to maintain the buildings.

The report, an annual look at the region’s office market compiled by one of its largest commercial brokers, cited anecdotal evidence that “employees are largely back at their desks” and that “fresh

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Jackson, who came with Lindsey Toups, plays at the Lafreniere Spray Park in Metairie on Thursday.

Interim St. Tammany Parish sheriff takes over Ibert seeks to be calming influence for agency

BY KIM CHATELAIN Contributing writer

Newly named interim St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Bret Ibert on Tuesday presented himself as a calming influence for a law enforcement agency roiled by the sudden downfall of his former boss, who pleaded guilty last week to charges of felony battery and misdemeanor disturbing the peace.

Addressing the media for the first time since his appointment last week, Ibert sought to cast the Sheriff’s Office in a positive light despite the highly publicized conviction of former Sheriff Randy Smith.

Ibert, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, pointed to the results of Saturday’s tax referendum as evidence that

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Interim St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Bret Ibert, right, addresses the media Tuesday during a news conference at the agency’s administrative headquarters in Slidell. New Deputy Chief George Cox is on ä See INTERIM, page 2B the left.

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Trial set for suspect in LSU ’23 rape case Attorneys say they expect seven days of evidence

BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer

A new trial date has been set for Casen Carver, one of the suspects in the 2023 alleged rape of LSU student Madison Brooks, who was fatally struck by a car after she was dropped off afterward.

The trial has been scheduled for Nov. 16, with attorneys saying they expect a total of seven days of evidence.

Judge Gail Horne Ray, of the 19th Judicial District, will preside over the trial, after the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled not to recuse her from the case over claims she might be friendly toward Carver’s family.

Since Carver’s case will be decided in a bench trial and not a jury trial, Ray will determine his fate.

Ray had been recused from the case in November after presiding over it for three years.

Judge Brad Myers, of the 19th Judicial District, said the move was made to “preserve public confidence” in the proceedings, citing a number of text messages Carver wrote suggesting Ray and his family were friends and indicating that “she knows to help us.”

The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this recusal in March, but the state Supreme Court overturned it in May in a short ruling that said the state “failed to carry its burden to require recusal in this case.”

Joe Long, Carver’s attorney, said at the time that a different ruling would have opened “the floodgates” for attempts from attorneys to have unfavorable judges pulled off their cases.

On Monday, Long and prosecutors were back in front of Ray, after the case had temporarily been reassigned to Judge Fred Crifasi.

The two sides went back and

forth over a potential trial date, with Long repeatedly complaining that his client has been waiting for justice for years and faces a life sentence.

Long attempted to reassert a motion for speedy trial that had been filed in April 2025 but withdrawn as the higher courts considered Ray’s recusal.

Prosecutors argued that a new motion for speedy trial would need to be filed, which would require the case to go to trial within 180 days of the filing. To this, Long acquiesced.

What’s at stake Brooks, 19, died early the morning of Jan. 15, 2023, after a night of heavy drinking in Tigerland.

She was allegedly raped in a car before being dropped off in a subdivision and fatally struck by a vehicle.

Carver, 22, of Denham Springs, was one of four men in the vehicle with Brooks when prosecutors allege she was sexually assaulted.

He faces charges of first- and

third-degree rape and a count of video voyeurism.

Should he be found guilty of first-degree rape, Carver would be subject to a mandatory life sentence. The charges facing Carver and two other defendants relate to the alleged rape, not Brooks’ death.

The main issue for Myers in removing Ray from the case were the texts between Carver and his family. Myers did not find that Ray showed any bias toward Carver or other defendants during pretrial motions, saying in his ruling that the decision was made to avoid the appearance of an improper conflict of interest.

Long argued to the Supreme Court that the request for Ray’s recusal was not timely and prosecutors had not proved actual bias or the potential for bias.

Prosecutors originally sought Ray’s recusal after Carver asked for a bench trial, rather than a jury trial.

Shreveport editor named Sports Writer of the Year Lang’s win marks his second such award

BY BRIAN McCALLUM Staff writer

In the eyes of Roy Lang III, sports editor for the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, area sports in 2025 were a story of redemption and resilience.

In the eyes of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, it’s a story nobody told better than Lang.

Lang was named the LSWA Sports Writer of the Year for all classifications during the organization’s annual convention that occurred Sunday, this year in Natchitoches. It was the second such award for him; he previously won in 2012.

“We’re so excited about the recognition that Roy and his work received from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association,” ShreveportBossier City Advocate Editor Barbara Leader said.

“His talent and his work ethic are unparalleled. He gets up early and works Lang late to make sure that our community knows what’s going on in sports and doesn’t miss the stories behind the stories. We are grateful to have him as part of our Shreveport-Bossier team.”

Lang said he writes about “the stories the box scores won’t reveal, to chronicle the dedication and fortitude of coaches, stars, role players, the parents and supporters. These stories are easy to write, thanks to

their graciousness.”

Perhaps the biggest story of the year was one that stretched from the baseball field at LSUS to Idaho and then to Washington, D.C., as the Pilots completed an unprecedented 59-0 season, won the NAIA national title and were invited to the White House to celebrate.

One of the many stories Lang told along the way was that of outfielder Cooper Huspen, who lost his father days after graduation as the Pilots neared the NAIA World Series.

“As someone who lost my parents — all three of them — way too early in life, the fortitude Huspen and his teammates showed hit home,” Lang said.

His story on LSUS earning a spot in the World Series won another 2025 LSWA award for college event coverage.

As the Calvary softball team neared its season opener, a tragic accident claimed the life of senior Elana Franks. Lang followed that team all the way to a state championship win, and he earned an LSWA award for a high school sports feature in the process.

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Additionally, Lang placed in LSWA competition for Prep Writer of the Year and for Amateur Sports coverage.

“2025 was meaningful for me, with or without any awards,” Lang said. “I’m honored to be a part of the Advocate team we have in Shreveport and across the state.”

Email Brian McCallum at brian. mccallum@theadvocate.com.

11 in Kenner accused of exploiting minors online One suspect’s legal name is Santa Claus

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

A weekend sting by the Kenner Police Department concluded with 11 arrests of suspects accused of exploiting minors online, including a man from New Orleans whose legal name is Santa Claus, according to Kenner police.

Claus, 75, was taken into custody Friday on the Kenner lakefront where he arranged to meet up with a 15-year-old boy that he met on the dating app Grindr, according to court records.

In text message exchanges, Claus discussed showering with the teen and engaging in various sex acts, court records showed.

The 15-year-old was actually an

COURT

Continued from page 1B over Hutson and Brown’s case.

It remained unclear if the Supreme Court had made an appointment late Tuesday.

In her recusal, Flemings-Davillier cited the fact that the court’s actions last year helped lay the groundwork for some of Hutson and Brown’s criminal charges.

The “court’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned” as a result, she acknowledged in her

INTERIM

Continued from page 1B the public still has confidence in the Sheriff’s Office. Voters approved the 10-year renewal of a 4.31-mill tax that helps pay salaries and benefits for deputies.

“It demonstrates that even in a time of transition, even during a time of uncertainty, that citizens of this parish believe in their deputies and believe in the men and women who serve them,” Ibert said.

The interim sheriff, a Hammond native who has a criminal justice degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, emphasized a commitment to open communication and transpar-

undercover Kenner police detective.

Claus arrived at the planned meeting wearing a red shirt, red jacket and red pants. He also had a white beard.

“His physical appearance indicates he does take on the persona of the Santa Claus, which is alarming considering he was attempting to have sex with a boy,” Kenner police said in a statement Monday evening.

Police arrested Claus and booked him on charges of computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile. He was being held without bail Monday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna.

Investigators uncovered images showing the man had worked at some point as a “Santa Claus.”

Police couldn’t solidly confirm his employment history or where he

might have performed those services, according to Kenner Police Deputy Chief Mark McCormick, who said the case is still under investigation.

Agents did confirm that Claus legally changed his name to match the Christmas figure, though investigators said they don’t know when and where he did so. Claus has no prior criminal convictions under his current or former name, according to authorities.

“We preach daily about the vulnerability of our children on social media and gaming platforms, and now we have arrested a person who dresses up as Santa Claus, inviting parents to drop their young children in his lap for photo ops,” Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said in a statement. “This is a cautionary tale to parents and guardians.”

The other 10 suspects arrested

by Kenner police were booked on similar charges, including indecent behavior-grooming, Kenner police said. Those arrested include: n Carlos Lopez-Reyes, 29, of Kenner n Christopher Fava, 45, of Metairie n Faustino Salanicsam, 57, of Kenner n Francisco Amaya Paguada, 48, of Baton Rouge n Jamal Landry, 34, of New Orleans n Johnny Pierre, 31, of New Orleans n Jonathan Akers, 31, of New Orleans n Mario Herrera Zeledon, 44, of Kenner n Michael Lousteau, 23, of Luling n Melvin Walker, 43, of Pascagoula, Miss.

June 12 recusal.

In the final days of Hutson’s term, a special grand jury found enough probable cause April 29 to indict the outgoing sheriff on 30 criminal charges that included counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and filing or maintaining false records. Brown was hit with 20 similar indictments.

Both are being tried together.

Murrill, Louisiana’s top prosecutor, launched the investigation into Hutson’s administration days after the May 2025 mass jailbreak from the Orleans Jus-

tice Center that the sheriff controlled. According to allegations in her charging affidavit, Hutson ignored warnings from federal consent decree monitors and let security lapses inside the New Orleans jail fester before 10 inmates escaped May 16, 2025.

The request prepares the case to advance following several weeks of delay over the issue of judicial allotment.

District Judge Leon Roche became the first judge to recuse himself May 13, a day before Hutson appeared for her arraignment. He said he did

so to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Judge Robin Pittman followed suit about four weeks later, signing a June 9 recusal order. The court placed Hutson and Brown’s case on a fast track and it’s cycled through the remaining sections over the past 20 days. Court records show District Judge Benedict Willard became the final Criminal District Court judge to recuse himself from the case Monday.

ency during the transition, while thanking the St. Tammany Parish Council for quickly calling a special election to elect a permanent sheriff on Nov. 3.

“Their efforts have provided a clear and orderly path forward for the citizens of St. Tammany Parish to select their next sheriff,” Ibert said of the council’s decision.

The day before Smith stepped down, his second-in-command — Jeff Boehm — abruptly resigned, creating a leadership vacuum at the top of the agency.

Ibert described his multistep elevation from deputy chief to sheriff as quick and “very humbling.” Asked what it felt like to suddenly being referred to as sheriff, he said, “It takes a little getting used to.”

In the sudden shake-up, George Cox, who joined the Sheriff’s Office in 2000 after starting his law enforcement career in Lafayette, was promoted to chief deputy to serve as second-incommand. Dan Fleischman was moved up from major to deputy chief.

Ibert said he has no plans for other significant changes to the agency and has no intention of running for the post this fall.

“My purpose remains exactly where it should be … leading this agency through a smooth and successful transition and ensuring that the next administration inherits a Sheriff’s Office that is strong, stable and positioned for continued success,” he said, later adding that he has never

had a desire to hold political office.

Ibert said he believes voters will have an opportunity to choose from a “full field of candidates” in the November election.

He said he does not plan to issue an endorsement.

Ibert has been married to his wife, Tabatha, for 18 years. He has three children, two stepchildren and six grandchildren, with a seventh due in October.

Once his approximately sixmonth stint as sheriff is complete, Ibert plans to hang up his badge.

“I plan on retiring and spending some time with my grandchildren,” he said.

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

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Continued from page 1B political leadership is fueling broader optimism.”

Still, the data shows that commercial activity and prices remain stagnant. In some areas, including Metairie and the northshore, occupancy is holding steady at much higher levels than in New Orleans.

High-end office towers in Metairie, like the Galleria, Heritage Plaza and the three Lakeway Center buildings, command some of the highest lease rates in the market at around $25 a square foot. Occupancy last year was flat at nearly 86%.

The east Metairie area retains an edge over New Orleans CBD, the report notes, due to its abundant and accessible parking.

On the northshore, where lease rates also average around $25 a square foot, occupancy rates also remained unchanged at nearly 90%, though total inventory in Mandeville and Covington is only around 1 million square feet.

The West Bank held steady at nearly 85% occupancy, while Elmwood dipped slightly to just below 90%.

Strategic long-term role Though there are concerning signs in New Orleans when it comes to occupancy rates, the report says 2025 could mark a turning point in the fortunes of the local office market. It points to the construction of the new 142,000-square-foot headquarters building for Shell, which broke ground in the planned River District neighborhood near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in early 2025.

The midrise building, which will be the Gulf headquarters for Shell, is the first new office building built in New Orleans since 1989 and has been touted by economic development officials as a boon for the local economy.

When Shell moves into the new building next year, it will vacate more than twice that much space in its longtime home on Poydras Street in the Hancock Whitney Center — nearly a third of the building’s total.

Some local market experts have predicted that the departure could force the 55-year-old building, whose out-of-state owners defaulted on their debt last year, into a sale, raising serious questions about the future of the iconic tower and hopes for a broader recovery downtown.

“Shell’s departure from the building will leave a hole, and it will be difficult to fill,” Siegel said. “But they are getting a new building and they elected to stay in New Orleans when they could have gone to Texas, so it is a positive thing for our city and our area.”

Another significant development downtown, the report notes, is the current renovation of the Benson Tower Annex, which will house the 70,000-square-foot Xavier/Ochsner College of Medicine and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2027, bringing hundreds of new students, faculty and support staff to downtown streets.

The report also singles out Benson’s purchase of 1515 Poydras as a reason for optimism.

The 500,000-square-foot building has languished at just 22% occupancy since its previous owners’ plans for the property fell through several years ago.

Under Benson, the report says, the tower “will play a strategic role in long term growth and innovation in the downtown area.”

Benson owns Corporate Realty as part of her vast collection of investments and real estate holdings.

Siegel would not say what Benson has planned for 1515 Poydras, which has been mentioned as a possible site for a new City Hall.

“We’re exploring a lot of options and have a lot of irons in the fire,” he said. “So, stay tuned.”

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Former LDWF secretary EBR bodycam footage in kickback scheme shows reverend using slur sentenced Montoucet gets Incident comes two days after arrest

BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER Staff writer

Less than two days after being arrested for the widely publicized beating of a 20-year-old man, the Rev. Tony Spell was captured on a law enforcement bodycam calling the alleged victim a slur and threatening his father.

In East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office bodycam footage taken by deputies between 4:40 a.m. and 5 a.m.

June 23, Spell used an antigay slur to refer to the man he also said he “beat the crap” out of.

“He’s just sore because I beat the crap out of his f***** boy,” Spell said.

“And he’s next if he comes over here and harasses these boys” he said, referring to some teenagers alongside him.

Deputies were dispatched to the area near the pastor’s church in Central that morning after his neighbor, Scott Sherwin, called and complained that Spell was across the street from his house mowing the church lawn around 4 a.m.

Sherwin, whose son was attacked by Spell last week, has

had an ongoing feud with the pastor since 2020.

In the bodycam video, Sherwin tells deputies it is his understanding that a judge put a protective order in place after Spell’s arrest and the pastor should be keeping his distance from his home.

“He’s doing this to intimidate my victim son,” Sherwin said to deputies. “Do you cut your grass at 4 in the morning?”

Sherwin can be seen on the video raising his middle finger in the direction of Spell across the street.

When deputies approached Spell after speaking with his neighbor, they asked the pastor to identify himself.

“Everybody in the world knows my name,” Spell replied.

In his conversation with deputies, Spell can be heard calling his neighbor’s son a slur twice and commenting on Sherwin’s sexual orientation.

“He needs to get back to sleep with his boyfriend,” Spell said to the teens with him in front of the church.

Two days earlier, Spell crossed the street and beat up Sherwin’s son after the 20-year-old yelled “f*** you” to the pastor, according to an arrest warrant and videos of the incident. Video shows the young man throwing the first punch at Spell after the pastor charged across the street toward him.

Spell punched the man eight times before tackling him to the ground, then hit him another 27 times. The majority of the 35 punches were to the head and chest.

The victim required five stitches, according to his father, and suffered two large black eyes.

After Spell was booked into jail on a charge of second-degree battery and released, he held a news conference and claimed the person he beat up threatened to rape and kill his family.

Spell also called out the Central Police Department for not addressing his family’s concerns. But Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said his office has received five calls in four years from Spell’s family and only one involved the neighbors across the street from Life Tabernacle Church.

Spell made national headlines in 2020 when he refused to stop holding in-person church services during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was charged with six misdemeanors but the case was later thrown out by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

He was also arrested the same year for allegedly almost hitting a protester with a bus. Those charges were later dropped.

Staff writer Olivia Tees contributed to the reporting for this story.

Doctor accused of sexual abuse

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

A Metairie doctor was jailed after allegedly sexually abusing several patients at St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, according to arrest records.

David Beary, 71, was arrested Thursday and released on a $20,000 bail Friday, Kim Gritter, a St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said. The arrest came a day after the Sheriff’s Office announced that they were seeking Beary on four counts of sexual battery.

Beary is a gastroenterologist who had medical privileges at St. Bernard Parish

Hospital in Chalmette at the time of the alleged crimes, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

He had an active medical license as of Tuesday, according to Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners records.

According to Beary’s initial arrest report, the Sheriff’s Office’s investigations bureau was advised of possible patient abuse at the hospital by the Louisiana Department of Public Health on June 3, and the Department of Health requested a criminal investigation.

It was not clear when the alleged abuse took place.

Kim Ellender, CEO of St.

Bernard Parish Hospital, said that Beary was never directly employed by St. Bernard Parish Hospital or Ochsner Health, which operates the hospital. He has not treated patients at the facility since May 1, according to Ellender.

“We are deeply concerned by the allegations that have been reported and extend our heartfelt support to those affected. Upon learning of these concerns, we took immediate action and are fully cooperating with law enforcement and all regulatory authorities,” Ellender said in a statement.

Gritter declined to provide further information about the alleged crime, noting the investigation was ongoing.

27 months in federal facility

BY CLAIRE TAYLOR Staff writer

Former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet, who pleaded guilty in March for his role in a kickback scheme that forced his early resignation, was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in a federal facility.

U.S. District Judge David Joseph sentenced Montoucet in federal court in Lafayette on one federal felony count of conspiracy to commit an offense, namely to receive a bribe.

Under federal guidelines, Montoucet could have been sentenced to up to 30 months in prison.

Montoucet also was issued a fine of $40,000 due in 60 days but will not face supervised released when he finishes serving his sentence. He must report to the U.S. Marshals Service for incarceration on Aug. 14.

Joseph said he will ask that Montoucet serve time in a minimum security facility in Oakdale.

In an emotional statement to the court before he was sentenced, Montoucet said he was sorry to everyone in Louisiana.

Because of his poor judgment, he said, he lost his career, his reputation and his legacy.

“This is truly the biggest regret of my entire life,” he added.

Baton Rouge attorney John McLindon, representing Montoucet, said 40 people wrote letters of support, extolling the many kindnesses and contributions Montoucet had done in his lifetime.

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of Riverside Drive in MetaiStaff writer rie about 8 p.m. Wednesday.

George is accused of shootFive days after she was ing Cooper at least once in shot outside of a Metairie the head, Sgt. Brandon Veal, apartment complex, authori- spokesperson for the departties said a 21-year-old suc- ment, said.

Veal said Kennedy and cumbed to her injuries MonGeorge were acquaintances, day morning.

The Jefferson Parish Coro- but it was not immediately ner’s Office identified the clear what the pair were arvictim as Sharde Cooper, of guing about.

Metairie.

Cooper was taken to UniCooper and Kennedy versity Medical Center in George, 33, of Waggaman, New Orleans, where she rewere arguing outside of her mained hospitalized in critiresidence in the 6200 block cal condition until her death.

ficial was mentioned in a March 2023 indictment against Dusty Guidry, a Youngsville resident at the time, who was the alleged mastermind behind the LDWF kickback scheme and another involving the District Attorney’s Office of the 15th Judicial District in Lafayette.

Guidry and Franques are serving time in federal prison for their roles in the schemes, as is former Assistant District Attorney Gary Haynes of Lafayette.

In the LDWF scheme, Montoucet and Franques’ company, DGL1, signed a contract on Oct. 8, 2021. In return for his help getting DGL1 the lucrative contract, Franques agreed to pay Montoucet kickbacks that he would collect after he retired from LDWF, according to court documents indicate.

The Advocate obtained a copy of the Oct. 8, 2021, contract which identified Montoucet as the lone LDWF signer. He resigned the next day.

The contract with LDWF was for 10 years. The state agency was to receive 20% to 40% of the money that DGL1 received for the education courses. The state also would receive 50% of the money that DGL1 collected to host classes for those ticketed for civil violations.

About 11,000 people per year use the agency’s hunter education program and 8,000 per year use the boater education program, according to the contract.

The courses would last three to six hours and cost $29.95, according to the department’s website. The agency issued about 8,000 civil citations per year.

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Joseph said he took into account the letters, but said what Montoucet did was not a single mistake.

It occurred over time, he said.

Montoucet, Joseph said, used his position as LDWF secretary to benefit himself personally.

Montoucet is the final person expected to be prosecuted for the bribery and kickback scheme that involved some of the same men behind a similar scheme involving the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Lafayette.

All the others who were found guilty or accepted plea deals in both schemes are serving time in federal facilities.

A resident of Lafayette Parish, Montoucet was indicted in May 2025 on one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He pleaded not guilty in June 2025 to all charges.

Montoucet is a Vietnam veteran, a retired Lafayette fire chief and former state representative. Former Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed him LDWF secretary in January 2017, where he oversaw services such as issuing citations for boating and hunting violations.

He was set to retire in January 2024 when Edwards left office.

Instead, Montoucet resigned abruptly in April 2023, a day after The Advocate identified him as the unnamed LDWF official who signed a contract with Lafayette businessman Leonard Franques for his company, DGL1, to provide online courses for sportsmen to resolve LDWF citations.

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George was initially booked with attempted seconddegree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. His charge was upgraded to second-degree murder after Cooper’s death.

He was being held without bail Tuesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna.

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New Orleans Area Deaths Cazabon, Alberta Jackson, Harold Lobell, Joycelyn Long, Louise Miller, Sidney Oltmann, Eileen Portera, John Sonnier, M. Ann

E Jefferson LA Muhleisen Lobell, Joycelyn Leitz-Eagan Cazabon, Alberta

New Orleans Lake Lawn Metairie Miller, Sidney Majestic Mortuary

Joycelyn was preceded in death by her parents, George H. Schwarz and Veronica Ello Schwarz and her three sisters and their spouses, Vivian Millet (Russell, Sr.), Mildred Parr (Harold) and Melrose Schwarz.

Joycelyn was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Metairie since 1957.

She was employed with AT&T (BellSouth) and retired from Borden Dairy.

She was a parishioner of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and was an avid Saints, LSU, and Pelicans fan. She enjoyed tending to her flower gardens, cooking and taking care of her precious grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family and lovingly remembered.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Friday, July 3, 2026, at 1:00 pm at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am. She will be laid to rest with her devoted husband in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Fond memories and words of condolences may be shared at www.leitzeag anfuneralhome.com.

Sonnier, M. Ann

River Parish Hobson Brown FH Jackson, Harold

Long, Louise Clare

Obituaries Cazabon, Alberta Eichaker

Alberta Eichaker Cazabon, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at LeitzEagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA on Monday July 6, 2026 beginning at 11:00 AM with a Funeral Mass to follow at 1:00 PM in Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home's chapel. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, St. Rose, LA. To view the full obituary and to share fond memories and words of condolences please visit www.leitzeaganfuneralho me.com.

Jackson, Harold

Louise Clare Long was born January 26, 1954, in New Orleans, to the late Harry Walter LeBlanc and Bertha Clare Weber LeBlanc. She passed away June 26, 2026, in Hammond.

She was a resident of Husser. She was a 1972 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in New Orleans. Louise was a very cheerful person who never met a stranger. She loved traveling and eating at good restaurants. She was an avid LSU baseball fan.

Her grandkids were the love of her life. Louise is survived by her husband of 48 years, Chris Long; son and daughter in law, Matthew and Amanda Long, her grandchildren, Ella and Wyatt Long, and her sister and brother in law, Linda and Michael Morales.

Private family services were held Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Harry McKneely Funeral Home and burial followed in Rosaryville Cemetery.

eventually settling in New Orleans where they raised their three daughters and created a home filled with love, laughter, and community. Sidney was a devoted husband for 68 years and a steady, loving presence in the lives of those he loved.

Every summer, the family looked forward to their annual beach vacation.

What began as trips with just the five of them eventually grew into gatherings that included spouses, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. Those vacations became treasured family traditions, filled with laughter, memories, and time together that everyone looked forward to year after year.

Sidney began his career as a buyer at D.H. Holmes, specializing in draperies, linens, and domestics. He later served as General Manager of Maison Blanche on the Westbank and went on to manage the Metairie store.

Following his time at Maison Blanche, Sidney became Vice President of Gus Mayer, where he worked until retiring at the remarkably young age of 49.

In retirement, he devoted himself to managing his real estate interests and, most importantly, enjoying his family. He enjoyed splitting his time between his home in New Orleans and his beach condo in Gulfport, creating countless memories with those he loved most.

Sidney never met a stranger. He had a gift for making people feel welcome, whether they were family, lifelong friends, coworkers, or someone he had just met. His kindness, generosity, quick wit, and genuine interest in others left a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know him.

Sidney is survived by his beloved wife, Ellen Raye Katz Miller; his daughters, Leslie Miller, Erin Miller Springer (Randy), and Stacy Miller Kohn (Mike); his grandchildren, Jennifer Ostermann (John), Myles Bragman (Amy), Hannah Kornrumpf (Ryan), Ilana Robert (Hunter), Jason Kohn (Kimberly Hall), Jeffrey Kohn, and Matthew Kohn; and his great-grandchildren, Oliver, Alexandra, Bennett, Benjamin, Audrey, and Evelyn. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Harold Miller (Rici), as well as many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends.

A graveside service was held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 4:00pm at Hebrew Rest Cemetery #3. Rabbi David Gerber officiated.

The family has requested those wanting to donate in Sidney's memory do so to the charity of their choice.

Oltmann, Eileen

Miller, Sidney S. Harold Lee Jackson departed this life on Thursday June 18, 2026.

Son of the Lawrence Jackson Sr. and the late Ernestine Jackson.

Husband of Paula Jackson.

Harold is survived by his children, siblings, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Family and Friends were invited to attend the funeral service on Thursday July 2, 2026, 2026, at 11a.m.at Milesville Memorial Church of God in Christ 129 Apple St. Laplace, La, Bishop Ronald Frank Pastor, Apostle Nathan Jackson officiating.

Professional Services entrusted Hobson Brown Funeral Home 134 Daisy St., Garyville, La 70051 (985) 535-2516.

Lobell, Joycelyn Schwarz

Orleans to Chalmette in the early 1960's.

Eileen met the love of her life, Edward Joseph Oltmann, before he was deployed to Vietnam.

Having been wounded in combat and awarded both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, Eddie returned home and they eventually married on October 25, 1971. Together, they raised three children: Colleen Orfanello (Christian), Brad Oltmann (Anna), and Ashley Lopez (Ryan). Nothing brought Eileen greater joy than being "Maw Maw" to her three beloved grandsons: Austin Fath (31), Nicholas Cusimano (22), and Logan Lopez (16), each of whom held a special place in her heart.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William ("Bill") and Claire Riedl.

Eileen was the very definition of a Southern lady—gracious, kind, and endlessly generous. She always had a smile on her face. She was an excellent cook and rarely missed her daily cup of hot tea. Eileen was a friend to all, and a stranger to none.

Proud of her husband's military service, Eileen devoted herself to supporting combat-wounded veterans and their families through the Military Order of the Purple Heart Auxiliary. She served in leadership roles on a local, state, and national level. Her years of dedicated service earned her the honor of being elected the 80th National President of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Auxiliary from 2016 to 2017.

Eileen and Eddie shared a passion for travel, exploring destinations throughout Europe and the Caribbean; but nothing compared to the joy she found aboard a cruise ship.

Even when mobility became challenging, she continued cruising, enjoying spending a few dollars in the casino—though she was famously known for never spending her very last quarter. Eileen was also an enthusiastic sports fan who loved high school & college wrestling, college baseball, and all LSU athletics.

was a member of the National Wildlife Federation.

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Sonnier SSF, Sr. M. Ann

Sister Ann Elise Sonnier, SSF (nee Imelda Margaret Sonnier) the daughter of Edward Sonnier and Annie Richard Sonnier, entered eternal life on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. She was born on April 12, 1937, in Lafayette, Louisiana. She was 89 years old. Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy family on September 8, 1957, made her First Vows on March 19, 1960, and Perpetual Vows on March 19, 1965. Sister Ann Elise had been a Sister of the Holy Family for 69 years.

While teaching at St. Joan of Arc School in New Orleans, Sister Ann Elise completed studies at Xavier University for her degree in education. Sister spent many of her years in education as teacher and administrator. She served in the following schools in Louisiana: St. Joan of Arc, All Saints, St. Paul the Apostle, and St. John Berchman Center all in New Orleans; St. Francis Xavier, Baton Rouge and Holy Ghost, Marksville.

Sister also served as educator in the following schools in Texas: Holy Redeemer School and St. Gerard in San Antonio, and Our Mother of Mercy in Houston. In 1988, Sister Ann Elise went into training for administrator of

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a brief interment ceremony at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on Monday July 6, 2026, at 10:00am.

Lafon Nursing Facility. She became administrator in 1989, and she kept that position for the next 10 years.

After a brief year at St. John Berchmans Center, Sister transferred to the Media Center at the motherhouse in New Orleans where she also assisted with the driving and the front desk. Later, Sister returned to Holy Ghost in Marksville to work in pastoral care. For some years Sister was DRE at St. Joan of Arc school in New Orleans. Sister also served as local leader of her congregation. When illness prevented Sister Ann Elise from participating in active ministry, she participated in the prayer ministry at the motherhouse and continued at Lafon Nursing Facility where she greeted all with her engaging smile. Sister Ann Elise was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters. She is survived by her sister, Savannah Sonnier, nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her beloved students, friends and Sisters of the Holy Family. Rest in peace, Sister Ann! Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at the Chapel of the Sisters of the Holy Family on 6901 Chef Menteur Blvd.

NOLA 70126. Visitation begins at 8:00 a.m. Wake services begin at 9:15 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m.

Interment at St. Louis Cemetery # 2.

Arrangements entrusted to Majestic Mortuary 504-5235872.

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A Celebration of Life will immediately follow at Pinewood Country Club in Slidell until 12:30pm.

In honor of Eileen's deep love of God and country, her family encourages guests to attend in casual, comfortable, and patriotic attire.

Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA. A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 AM on 2026-07-06 at Southeast Louisiana Veteran's Cemetery , 34888 Grantham College Dr.

Portera, John Cosmo

Sidney S. Miller was born in Columbia, Mississippi, and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A proud graduate of Louisiana State University, he was a lifelong LSU fan and devoted supporter of Mike the Tiger, whom he proudly escorted to countless football games. Sidney was also a lifelong New Orleans Saints fan and a true sports connoisseur, always eager to watch anything related to LSU or the Saints.

Sidney met the love of his life, Ellen Raye Katz, when they were children.

He attended her sixteenth birthday party in New Orleans, and from that day forward they were inseparable. They married several years later and built a beautiful life together,

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Eileen Riedl Oltmann of Slidell, Louisiana. Following complications from Congestive Heart Failure, Eileen entered into the kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the age of 78.

Born on July 13, 1947, to William and Claire Riedl, Eileen was the treasured only child of her devoted parents. She spent her childhood in New Orleans' 9th Ward, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Those close bonds shaped the compassionate, welcoming woman she would become. She attended Francis T. Nicholls High School, where she played the clarinet. She and her family moved from New

John Cosmo Portera, a resident of Metairie, LA, died on June 4, 2026. He is survived by his son, John Salvador Portera and wife Becca; one sister, Gina Guttuso; five grandchildren, Cade Lovett, Cami Lovett, Cody Billiot, Lia Portera, and Kasi Portera, and niece and nephew Jennifer and Brandon Guttuso.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Salvadore and Virginia Portera. He

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Politically motivated line-item vetoes undermine legislative process Proponents of the line-item veto often argue that it helps trim the fat in budgets overstuffed by legislators feeding at the public trough. Yet in recent years, we have noticed the abuse is more likely to come from the executive branch in how it wields this tool.

In vetoing tens of millions of dollars for projects across the state, almost all of which were located in areas represented by legislators often opposed to him, Gov. Jeff Landry placed raw politics ahead of the needs of those areas’ residents.

To be sure, Landry isn’t the first governor to target political opponents with a veto pen, and he won’t be the last. It was no less egregious when Gov. John Bel Edwards did it in 2023, to punish conservative legislators who opposed his plan to raise the state’s spending cap.

But there’s a legislative remedy that might discourage this behavior.

As a co-equal branch of government, the Legislature ought to seriously consider overriding vetoes to important community projects, though it has shown no inclination to do so. Almost all the projects passed the Legislature overwhelmingly or even unanimously, indicating the items were generally recognized, even by conservative Republicans, as worthwhile spending.

The issue here isn’t fiscal responsibility: Both the state’s operating budget and capital outlay budget would be balanced if all the projects are funded. The issue instead is a misuse of the lineitem veto authority for what appear to be reasons of political retribution rather than merit.

Last year, for example, almost every line-item veto targeted Republicans who dared to vote against an insurance bill Landry pushed against the advice of conservative Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple.

These power plays, however, don’t really hurt the legislators; they hurt constituents instead.

The vast bulk of the vetoes canceled programs in New Orleans and North Baton Rouge — both heavily Democratic areas — along with “blue” districts in Shreveport, Monroe, Lake Charles and Opelousas. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said the $33 million in cuts to the city amounted to 62% of all Landry’s operational funding cuts and 53% of his capital infrastructure cuts.

And the governor shocked legislators and local officials in Baton Rouge by eliminating funding for an $18 million grocery store development in underserved North Baton Rouge, even though he had shown up for the groundbreaking ceremony, touting its benefits.

The New Orleans cuts came on top of a series of other slaps at the city, even as the new mayor and City Council have worked assiduously to eliminate an inherited budget deficit and won widespread acclaim for reforming their management practices.

Other cuts hit needy people hard across the state. Among the targets are programs for atrisk youth, local law enforcement and education.

When the major discernible reason for vetoes is political score-settling rather than the public good, legislators of both parties should not be supine. In other words, they should do their jobs.

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Maybe Musk’s tunnels could help drain New Orleans

Climate change no match for innovators who love city Mayor Helena Moreno astutely observes that the recent climate study treating “uncertainty as inevitability” — in postulating that New Orleans has reached a point of no return — is a mistake.

I would submit it is more than a mistake. Such a conclusion speaks to a larger issue of scientists perceiving the world as being in a state of entropy.

An entropic view sees all life as somehow going backward, losing energy; it is a measure of disorder. New Orleans and its environmental challenges are thus treated as though they are adrift in a world without benevolence. Left on its own to fend off the horrible forces of nature that will doom mankind, the authors of the study predict a dire outcome for the city.

This is clickbait, of course. The scientists’ conclusions feed the narrative of everything falling into chaos and pull on the primal fear of survival. It is the low-hanging fruit of the highest

order.

The situation is simply misperceived: Rather than being a call to retreat, it is a call to step up. The mayor does exactly this in challenging the scientists to strive for the positive and do something meaningful instead of declaring defeat.

Ironically, the reason that New Orleans is not environmentally doomed is scientific.

It is because all things are connected invisibly and visibly here, and the source of this connection is powerful and life-affirming.

This energetic force for the enduring nature of mankind in and of itself is enough to sustain any type of weather pattern. It is the life force of the city that creates both the passion and the opportunities for people to innovate, restore and invest in outcomes that will always preserve New Orleans.

ROSALIND YOUNG New Orleans

Entergy must answer on solar credits I am a New Orleans homeowner with a 31-panel solar system — 11.6 kilowatts of capacity sitting on my roof — and I still cannot get a straight answer about what I am owed.

My system produces more than enough energy to cover my household’s needs. On a typical day, I export over 36 kilowatt-hours back to the grid. Yet my Entergy bill remains stubbornly high because I am buying back electricity at night at full retail rates while receiving what appears to be a fraction of that value for what I send out during the day.

No one has clearly explained to me what rate I am being credited for my exports, how that rate is calculated or whether I am even enrolled in net metering correctly. When I call, I get transferred. When I ask for documen-

tation, I get silence.

This matters beyond my household.

Louisiana’s net metering rules are among the weakest in the country, and Entergy New Orleans, regulated by the City Council and not the state PSC, has significant discretion in how it treats solar customers. That discretion appears to benefit the utility, not the ratepayer.

I took on significant debt to install this system, in part because I was promised energy savings. Instead, I am left exporting energy I cannot use and paying for energy I should not need, with no transparency about why.

New Orleans families deserve clear, honest accounting of their solar credits. I am still waiting for mine.

AKINTUNDE POUNDS New Orleans

Tract cleared for development while parish needs trees Lo and behold, in the newspaper is a big article about Jefferson Parish needing more trees, as its tree canopy is down to less than 20% in many areas.

Perhaps they should’ve thought of

that before they tore down all those trees in the LaSalle Tract to make more room for another Ochsner facility.

CINDY DIMAGGIO, R.N. Metairie

Elon Musk’s possible offer to construct a transportation tunnel in New Orleans sounds pretty cool. Here’s another potential utilization of tunnels in the metro area: drainage.

Our system is grossly inadequate.

We need more pumping and conveyance capacity. There is ample space along the flood protection perimeter to build new pump stations. However, there is no room for new canals.

Tunnels can provide needed stormwater conveyance capacity.

Entrance to a tunnel can be placed directly in a flood-prone area. It will allow an “express lane” directly to a new pump station. This would create an effective means of reducing chronic flooding.

Tunnels can be constructed in our soil conditions. Musk’s Boring Co. contractor is aware of this.

“Soft-earth” tunnels have been successfully installed in several locations throughout the world. In fact, Houston is currently evaluating the feasibility of several large and long drainage tunnels in their flood-prone areas. We can learn from their findings.

Three major New Orleans pumping stations — the 17th Street Canal, London Avenue Canal and Orleans Canal — are as old as our water pipes and need to be replaced. The new hurricane protection system included new lakefront pumping stations on these canals that currently operate in sequence with the current stations. The new stations were designed to pump flow when the old stations are taken out of service.

Conveyance to the new stations must be built to accomplish this. The current thinking is for the construction of deep and massive concrete connecting canals. Tunnels do, however, appear to be a more costeffective alternative.

As such, it would also be pretty cool if Musk would build us one of these connecting tunnels to demonstrate the potential of this form of stormwater conveyance to upgrade our drainage system.

FRANK VICIDOMINA Metairie

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COMMENTARY We all stand to lose in Hegseth’s war on diversity Is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth resegregating the military?

I hear that question a lot since the news broke that our nation’s current secretary of defense has actively blocked or delayed the promotions of dozens of senior military officers — with women and people of color disproportionately affected.

The Pentagon’s recent track record on promotions is in keeping with Clarence broader efforts by the Trump administration to Page push back DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies in government, academia and the private sector.

It also comes at a time when the Trump administration has made symbolic moves — such as attempting to rebrand Hegseth as the “Secretary of War” — as well as actual warfare in an attempt to project an alt-right air of manliness.

It’s as if a military with Black officers, female officers and — Heaven forfend! — transgender officers could not possibly defend American interests across the globe.

In March, The New York Times reported that Hegseth took the “exceedingly rare” step of striking two Black and two female officers from the list of candidates put forward for promotion to the rank of one-star generals.

Hegseth had been pressuring Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to remove the names, but Driscoll had refused.

As anonymous military sources told the Times, Hegseth’s chief of staff, Ricky Buria, upbraided Driscoll for selecting a Black woman to command the Military District of Washington, especially because President Donald Trump would not want to have to stand next to a Black woman at Arlington National Cemetery. Buria denied the account.

But the numbers speak for themselves.

“Since taking office,” the Times reported in June, “Hegseth has fired or sidelined nearly three dozen senior military officers as part of a broader campaign designed to purge the Pentagon of leaders he has disparaged as

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

‘foolish,’ ‘reckless and ‘woke.’ ” Whether Trump and Hegseth know it — or care — this subject of race relations in the ranks at home and in the field reopens a lot of old wounds that have troubled military life in the past.

After President Harry Truman integrated our military in 1948, the Army tried the color-blind approach. As my first company commander told us in basic training camp in the Vietnam War era, “The army doesn’t see you as any color but army green.”

However, as my generation dealt with a deeply unpopular war overseas and riots in the streets back home, Gen. Walter T. Kerwin, the army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel, made this observation in 1970: “In the past year, racial discord has surfaced as one of the most serious problems facing Army leadership.”

Concerted efforts were made to ease racial tensions and diversify the numbers of available jobs and people to fill them.

Yet, today, young Pete Hegseth blames diversity hiring for the fact that evil-doers around the world don’t take the U.S. military seriously. He has repeatedly lambasted the notion that “diversity is our strength,” calling it the “dumbest phrase in military history.”

He also has overseen the erasure of Defense Department histories of nonwhite service members, although his office at least partly disputes that complaint, and he has sought to restore tributes to Confederate soldiers and commanders who, let us not forget, took up arms against their country in

defense of the institution of slavery.

Among those purged or forced to retire have been a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations and the head of the Defense Health Agency.

This has raised alarms on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Some of my colleagues who cover the Pentagon report an environment of fear where military leaders are hesitant to question internal policies for fear of being sidelined, as sometimes happened in the Vietnam era.

Decorated retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal memorably weighed in last year on CBS’ “Face the Nation” to downplay Hegseth’s alarm over DEI as a “distraction” that’s “not helpful.”

And let’s be honest, right now the Trump administration needs all the help it can get to unwind its recent military and diplomatic misadventures.

An impartial observer might say it was exceedingly foolish to alienate our NATO allies by trying to claim U.S. suzerainty over Greenland. It was reckless to start a war with Iran without considering its ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, putting the world economy in peril. Trump, Hegseth and Co. made those decisions all by themselves, without the help of woke military officers.

Some are calling Trump’s war with Iran America’s biggest strategic setback since the Vietnam War. We’ll see how it plays out. But at this point, it has cost us $29 billion in direct spending, and the bill may exceed $200 billion when all the costs are accounted for.

For as long as most of us have been alive, the United States has possessed the most powerful military the world has ever seen. But the Pax Americana, such as it ever was, was always undergirded by America’s resolve to uphold not only its own interests but also the ideals of freedom, equality and justice.

We may not always live up to these ideals, but I fear we will be lost if we ever abandon them.

Email Clarence Page at clarence47page@gmail.com.

The temporary immigration problem that’s been forever This would seem like common sense.

The last two decades have been a continuous adventure in redefining the Yet TPS has long been a one-way ratchet — always extended but never phrase “White supremacy” to include revoked. This has made a mockery of less and less pertinent things.

The latest is that the Supreme Court the word “temporary.”

The TPS designation for Sohas allegedly joined forces with President Donald Trump malis has been in effect since to “advance an authoritarian, 1991, or for 35 years. Roughly White-supremacist agenda” — in 130 million Americans are the words of Illinois Democratic younger than 35, meaning that Rep. Delia Ramirez — by saying what is supposedly a tempohe can end so-called Temporary rary status has existed for the Rich Protected Status for immientire lives of nearly 40% of Lowry the country. grants.

The temporary status has A headline in the left-wing been extended a couple of dozen magazine The Nation read, “The Sutimes. It has reached across seven U.S. preme Court Once Again Endorses presidencies — if you count Trump Trump’s Racism.”

The court decision is facially correct twice — and has been in place during one-seventh of the existence of the in that the law says that TPS designaAmerican republic. tions or revocations by the execuGranted, Somalia is still misgovtive branch aren’t reviewable by the courts. Case closed. erned, but the civil war that was the The objections to the decision are original justification for the TPS despolicy-based. Trump critics and openignation is now less intense than it was borders advocates don’t like that at the outset.

Trump is now going to be allowed to Then there are Nicaragua, Honduras end TPS — a program for temporary and El Salvador, which have each been relief from repatriation — for Haidesignated for the last quarter-century tians, Salvadorans and others. But this or so.

El Salvador originally got the desigisn’t a criticism of the court, which is obliged to make rulings on the basis of nation in 2001 after two earthquakes. the law, not policy preferences.

More than 20 years later, the Biden There’s nothing about the decision administration fashioned reasons for that forces Trump to end various TPS extensions that had nothing to do with designations; rather, it simply allows these disasters. him to do so. This is another way in These included “significant storms which the court’s ruling is obviously and heavy rainfall in 2023 and 2024,” correct — if the executive branch can as well as “dangerously long periods extend TPS as a matter of discretion, of drought.” In other words, somesurely it can end it as a matter of distimes it rained and sometimes it didn’t, and that justified TPS never going cretion as well.

away.

Yes, the Biden administration admitted, progress had been made repairing earthquake damage, yet “subsequent environmental disasters, infrastructure challenges, continued climate risks, a weak macroeconomic environment and food insecurity” meant that Salvadorans couldn’t return to their native country.

In other words, the overall condition of El Salvador was the problem, not a specific event.

Part of the justification of TPS is that a country is temporarily incapable of absorbing its returning citizens. But as George Fishman of the Center for Immigration Studies notes, more than 3 million tourists visited El Salvador in 2024. If the country can accommodate millions of foreign visitors, why is it incapable of accepting its own returning citizens?

Obviously, TPS has become an enormous loophole in immigration law. The intent of Congress was never to create an endlessly renewable de facto amnesty. The statute says the secretary of homeland security “may” extend a designation in response to a specific event, but “shall” end the designation once that condition no longer applies.

This suggests that a designation is discretionary, but revocation is mandatory.

That’s not how it’s turned out. The Supreme Court has done its part by correctly interpreting the law, and now Congress should do its job by ending this much-abused program.

Rich Lowry is on X, @RichLowry.

A liberal misunderstanding of ‘Death of a Salesman’ buries its meaning NEW YORK — Seven times a week, audiences fill the 1,600-seat Winter Garden, one of Broadway’s largest venues, to see Nathan Lane, 70, an ornament of contemporary theater, spend almost three hours strenuously portraying the last day of a lost man: Willy Loman, a salesman. “Death of a Salesman” is grand despite what playwright Arthur Miller was thinking in 1949. This durable achievement of American dramaturgy will grip audiences in 2049 and beyond because Miller’s art survived his politics. A pastiche of banal leftist cultural criticisms, they were and are irrelevant to the play’s shattering depiction of something timeless, George not context-dependent: the pathos of a despairing individual whose Will dreams exceed his capacities.

Loman is an aging and failing salesman riding on a smile and a shoeshine whose delusions of just-around-the-corner success are dying. The play is a harrowing depiction of his, and his similarly delusional sons, colliding with reality.

Theater critic John Lahr, in his ideologically enthusiastic biography of Miller, says the play presents Loman as “a victim of competitive capitalism.” It “caught the spirit of self-aggrandizement” that Miller loathed about the postwar consumer-driven economic boom after 15 years of Depression and war. Lahr, channeling Miller’s vision of America through a “Marxian lens” acquired in the 1930s, says the play dramatizes “the barbarity of American individualism.” The play depicts “the envy and the exhaustion” of midcentury America.

This overwrought and underthought assessment insinuates that Loman’s tormented, eventually delusional, finally suicidal psyche mirrors America’s. Lahr understands Miller’s mentality when writing “Death of a Salesman.” Fortunately, Miller’s politics remain irrelevant to what moves audiences 77 years after the play’s Broadway debut.

The political left, always and everywhere, deplores individualism, which supposedly produces a lonely, chilly society needing the warmth of collectivism. Lahr says Loman exemplifies “American individualism, in which the value of the self is hopelessly tangled with the question of wealth.” In America, “cultural envy” and “invidious comparison” “drives society forward but also drives us crazy.”

Miller, nostalgic for wartime solidarity, lamented that Americans’ concentration turned from “society to the self.” He later wrote that his play “opened in peacetime when we were once again free to destroy each other.” Peace, not war, is hell.

The postwar American left has often defined itself by its aesthetic recoil from middle-class American enjoyments (cars with too much chrome, and other “self-aggrandizements”). The left thinks the pursuit of individual happiness takes too high a toll on social solidarity, an idea discordant with this 250th anniversary.

Miller’s politics would have been the death of his play were Loman presented as Miller thought of him — as a social symptom. That play would today be as dated and boring as a 77-year-old political tract. Loman, like Lear, remains riveting because he is not a mere reflection of a particular social context. He is something more universal: a casualty not of this or that society, but of perennial human foibles.

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation,” wrote Henry David Thoreau in “Walden” in 1854, before American capitalism burgeoned, and a century before post-1945 America disgusted Miller. And Thoreau was mistaken. Most people meet life’s difficulties by coping, then move on.

Loman’s unquiet, raving, finally fatal desperation is not “tragic,” as tragedy is often understood: a great flaw dooming a great person. Loman is nevertheless a movingly sad figure eliciting pathos. We go to the theater to be moved, not to be lectured.

“I am not a dime a dozen,” Loman cries, trying to convince himself. His wife, watching him stumble toward suicide, exclaims: “I don’t say he’s a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He’s not the finest character that ever lived.

But he’s a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.”

If there are more remembered words in an American play than those last four, they are a similar cri de coeur from Tennessee Williams’s 1947 “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Blanche DuBois, her delusions of Southern grandeur fading, cries, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Another timeless human condition.

In 1950, sociologist David Riesman’s “The Lonely Crowd” diagnosed “other-directed” individuals whose inner emptiness makes them desperate to win approval by conformity to social norms. After a recent performance, Nathan Lane noted the pursuit of “likes” by people posting on social media. Many are salesmen selling themselves, begging for attention to be paid.

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UNO changes appearance to fit in LSU system

BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

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Running back Dilin Jones runs with the ball in a drill during spring practice at the LSU football practice facility on April 14.

Offensive boosters It’ll take more than top-tier transfers for LSU offense to run smoothly

BY JON BLAU Staff writer

LSU and Lane Kiffin’s ambition to win now had the Tigers checking off a couple of expensive items from a transfer portal to-do list in January.

A playoff-proven quarterback: Sam Leavitt from Arizona State, check.

An all-conference left tackle: Jordan Seaton from Colorado, check.

Those are premium positions, and LSU undoubtedly spared no expense bringing in two of the best available transfers to anchor Kiffin’s offense in his debut season.

But it takes more than two — no matter how good the duo — to drive an 11-man unit capable of dropping points on opponents like the 36 points per game Kiffin’s teams averaged in six years at Ole Miss.

Which transfers could prove to be true accelerants in LSU’s offensive takeoff this fall? Here are some top candidates, just one month out from preseason camp.

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Hawaii wide receiver Jackson Harris looks on before a game against Arizona on Aug. 30 in Tucson, Ariz.

Harris, a native of Berkeley, California, was a late find for Stanford’s 2023 recruiting class who bounced to Hawaii after sparse playing time in his first two collegiate seasons.

One statistic made the 6-foot-2, 202-pound target worthy of a return to major-conference football: 19.7 yards per catch.

Harris had other good numbers, earning first-team All-Mountain West honors with a conference-best 12 touchdown grabs, but his 963 yards receiving on just 49 catches made him an intriguing add.

Quarterbacks in Kiffin’s offense are tasked with picking apart defenses on short to intermediate throws, but those are possible only if there are receivers to threaten strikes over the top. Harris profiles as a true secondary stretcher.

The LSU receivers are totally new sans redshirt freshman Phillip Wright, so there’s ample competition to become Leavitt’s new best friend. Expect Jayce Brown (712 yards in 10 games for Kansas State last year), Tre’ Brown (20 yards per catch for Old Dominion) and Winston Watkins (twitchy slot receiver) to be candidates, plus preseason All-America tight end Trey’Dez Green.

But Harris is a name to watch, partly because his family has a history of putting up big numbers. His grandfather, Carl Ray Harris, still holds Fresno State’s single-season record for interceptions

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The UNO athletic department enters a new era Wednesday, marking the arrival of a new look and brand identity.

UNO is trading out its traditional blue and sliver look for purple and gold as the university transitions to the LSU system under the name “LSU-New Orleans.” The rebrand includes new logos and uniforms for all athletic programs with the purple and gold look.

Both “LSU” and “New Orleans” text will be included on the new uniforms that are debuting this fall. Teams will continue to compete as the Privateers, a mascot that’s represented UNO since athletics debuted at the university in 1965.

“We’re still Privateer proud,” athletic director Michael Giorlando said. “That will never go away. Having that LSU brand is big, and New Orleans is definitely still a big part. To put those two together, I think coaches can use that as a very strong recruiting tool.”

The LSU system transition began last fall after budget issues resulted in a departure from the University of Louisiana system. Purple and gold logo drafts that were shown at a transition committee meeting ended up a final product despite some alumni and public figures calling to keep the traditional blue and sliver look.

Athletic success has been hard to come by in recent years at UNO, which was at its best during the 1980s and 1990s. That success included reaching the NCAA men’s College World Series and multiple NCAA men’s basketball tournament appearances.

The university has dealt with budget issues after Hurricane Katrina caused a significant enrollment decline in 2005.

A legislative audit released in 2025 showed that the UNO athletic department ended the 2023-24 season with a budget deficit of $4.62 million. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024, expenses totaled roughly $8,798,594 while revenue added up to $4,173,973.

The university responded by slashing the athletic budget by 25% for a reduction of more than $2 million.

Giorlando, who was named athletic

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Serena ‘enjoyed the moment’ in 3-set loss at Wimbledon

BY ANDREW DAMPF

AP sportswriter

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U.S. player Miles Robinson, front left, warms up with teammates on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., during a training session ahead of their World Cup round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina set for Wednesday.

U.S. men to battle Bosnia, history in knockout round

BY JOSH DUBOW

AP sportswriter

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The U.S. team spent Monday like millions of other interested followers of the World Cup, watching thrilling games from other venues that included a major upset with Germany falling to Paraguay, three games that went down to the wire and two nervy shootouts.

Then the reality quickly set in that the Americans soon would be back in the spotlight themselves,

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with a round of 32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina at 7 p.m. on Wednesday that will go a long way to determining how successful this World Cup will be.

“In the moment you’re a fan, and then afterward you realize that this is also the same tournament that we’re playing. I think it’s a weird

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LONDON — The roars began even before Serena Williams stepped on Centre Court. Then they grew louder when the 23-time Grand Slam champion arrived to play her first singles match in nearly four years.

And when it was all over and the 44-year-old Williams had performed admirably in a threeset defeat to an opponent less than half her age in the opening round of Wimbledon with her two daughters cheering her on, Williams smiled as she walked off to a loud round of applause.

“It was really great to be back at Wimbledon. I never expected to be here,” Williams, who did not meet with media after the match, said in a statement released by Wimbledon organizers. “The atmosphere was amazing. Walking out was amazing. I definitely relished it and missed it and enjoyed the moment more than anything.”

In a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 loss to 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia on Tuesday, Williams showed she can still crank out serves faster than 120 mph and dictate points with her heavy groundstrokes.

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Serena Williams of the U.S. waves to the crowd as she leaves after losing to Maya Joint of Australia in their first-round women’s singles match at Wimbledon in London on Tuesday.

Movement was an issue for Williams, though, and the 87thranked Joint was able to handle Williams’ pace and win more of the big points by hitting beyond the American’s reach.

While Williams played two dou-

bles matches just before Wimbledon to announce her comeback to the sport she once dominated, she hadn’t played a singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open.

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LeBron is leaving Los Angeles

BY TIM REYNOLDS

AP basketball writer

LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits.

A mere 16 years after his first famed “decision” — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again. He has told the Lakers that his eightyear run with them is over and that he’ll play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere.

James has made clear many times in recent years that more championships are his motivation, which means it’s almost certain he’ll pick a team that he believes can contend for an NBA title in 2027. Golden State is believed to be on his list, though there are certainly some who will wonder if reunions with Cleveland and Miami are possible. Or, perhaps, a new landing spot awaits such as San Antonio, where he could partner with 7-foot-4 global megastar Victor Wembanyama.

“I’ve done it all. I’ve seen it all,” James said when the Lakers’ season ended in May — after what was his last game with the franchise. “Just being able to compete and trying to win championships, I think that’s a motivating factor.”

The first half of his decision is complete: He’s back for at least one more year, which means his family agreed to that part of the plan — James had said his wife Savannah and 12-year-old daughter Zhuri would have big says in whether or not he continued to play.

His next decision — where to play — is among the biggest dominoes that will fall during the NBA’s offseason player movement window, alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo being traded by Milwaukee to Miami.

The Lakers released a statement Tuesday thanking James for his eight seasons with the club.

“LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes in history,” said Jeanie Buss, part of the Lakers’ ownership group. “We will always be thankful for his eight years with the Lakers, including the title he led us to in 2020 under the toughest imaginable circumstances, and the countless records he broke in purple and gold. We wish him all the best in the future, both on the court and off. He will always be a cherished part of the Lakers family.”

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The New Orleans Pelicans are bringing back a locker-room leader from last season.

Veteran center DeAndre Jordan has agreed to return to New Orleans for a second season, a source confirmed Tuesday afternoon. It’ll be Jordan’s 19th season in the NBA. He played in just 12 games this past season, averaging 4.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. But it was what he did off the court mentoring younger players that made him so valuable.

Joe Dumars, the Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations, spoke at the end of the season about Jordan’s impact.

“I’ve never seen a veteran like him in all my years,” Dumars said. “I’ve never seen a veteran pour into other players like he does. Invaluable. You can easily sit there and do that in front of the cameras and with people in the stands and all. He’s doing that at shoot-around. He’s doing that on the bus. When nobody else is looking, he’s pouring into those young guys. He’s that every day.”

Jordan was particularly helpful to the rookie class of Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen and Micah Peavy. Fears posted to social media shortly after the news of Jordan’s return was announced.

“We got big dog back,” he said.

Queen’s reaction?

“Yeah. You didn’t have a choice.”

Peavy raved about Jordan during the season.

“He’s the big brother,” Peavy

Roger Cador, who coached the Southern baseball team for more than 30 years from 1985-2017 and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2019, has died at the age of 74.

Cador played for Southern in the early 1970s and led the Jaguars with a .393 batting average as a junior before being drafted by the Atlanta Braves. After becoming the head coach of the Southern baseball team, he lead the Jaguars to 14 SWAC titles while making the NCAA Tournament on 11 occasions.

Cador was named SWAC Coach of the Year 13 times.

Southern became the first HBCU team to win an NCAA Tournament game in 1987, upsetting No. 2 Cal State Fullerton in a New Orleans regional.

Yankees LHP Fried throws during simulated game

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James prepares to shoot during a second-round playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on May 7 in Oklahoma City. James will not return to the Lakers next season.

What happens now James could begin talking officially to new clubs after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, when the league’s free agent period opened. He will not be able to sign with a new team until the league’s offseason moratorium is lifted on July 6.

The momentum toward Golden State seemed to pick up when longtime Warriors forward Draymond Green did not exercise his $27.6 million option for this coming season earlier this week in large part to allow his team flexibility to make other roster moves.

It doesn’t mean Green won’t be back in Golden State — all indications are that he will — but it gives the team options.

“Personally, I’m always willing to work with the team on whatever is best, especially at this point in my career,” Green said on the latest episode of his podcast, which was released Tuesday.

“So my decision to opt out was for a few reasons. As you all know, I’ve always taken the approach

of working with the organization.

I’ve been in one place for 14 years.

It’s more of a family to me than anything.”

Golden State is a franchise James faced four times with Cleveland in the NBA Finals. He also has close relationships with Green, Stephen Curry and Warriors coach Steve Kerr; Curry was his teammate and Kerr was his coach for USA Basketball’s run to the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games.

James spent eight seasons with the Lakers, the longest he spent in one stint with one NBA team and led them to the 2020 NBA championship. He became the NBA’s alltime points leader while wearing a Lakers uniform and surpassed a slew of other records while in purple and gold.

He spent the first seven years of his career in Cleveland, then left for four years in Miami where he won the first two of his four championships. That was followed by another four-year stint with the

Cavaliers (so he had 11 years there total), and in 2018 he joined the Lakers.

A career like none other James is the NBA’s oldest active player; he turns 42 in December.

He was the first player in league history to log 23 seasons; he’ll add at least one more to that this season. He also became the first player in the league to have a son as a teammate, with Bronny James playing alongside him with the Lakers.

The list of James’ accolades to this point are beyond comparison.

He’s a 22-time All-Star, a 21-time All-NBA selection, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a four-time NBA Finals MVP, a three-time AllStar Game MVP, and was part of the NBA’s 75th anniversary team.

He’s coming off a season where he averaged 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game, and for his career, he’s averaged 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in more than 1,600 games.

Pelicans bring back locker-room leader Jordan

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Legendary Southern baseball coach Cador dies at age 74

petition at the end of the day because you’re playing for shots and minutes and contracts and all that stuff. That is a big deal. But it’s also a love of the game and wanting somebody else to succeed.

When we win, everybody wins.”

The Pelicans didn’t win much last season. They finished just 2656 and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. But that didn’t stop Jordan from trying to lead by example and show his younger teammates how to be professionals.

The Pelicans are the eighth team Jordan has played for since being drafted in the second round of the 2008 draft. His career includes an NBA championship, an AllStar game appearance and being voted to the All-NBA team three times. He also has made the AllDefensive Team twice and led the NBA in rebounding twice.

Those days are a thing of the past for Jordan, who turns 38 in July. It’s the intangibles that made the Pelicans want to bring him back.

He exceeded Dumars’ expectations in his first year.

“It’s not easy being a guy who STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER New Orleans Pelicans center DeAndre Jordan stands on the court before was first-team All-NBA one year, an All-Star and NBA champion, a game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Smoothie King Center on and turn that off and pour into Oct. 24. Jordan will return for a second season with the Pels. other people,” Dumars said. “I knew he was going to be great said. “Off the court, he helps you Stokes Teammate of the Year by for the locker room and knew he a lot. He’s been in the league a the NBA in April. He doesn’t take was a really good guy with a great spirit. I didn’t know it was going to long time, so he’s someone I go his role as a leader lightly.

“I just always wanted to encour- be to the level we ended up seeing. and talk to about anything. Not just basketball. Life. Investments. age my teammates,” Jordan said. It was off the charts what he did.”

Anything. He’s been in this thing a “We are an extension of each othlong time.” er. The better they are, the better Email Rod Walker at Jordan was named the Twyman- we are as a team. It’s still a com- rwalker@theadvocate.com.

NEW YORK — New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried took another step in his recovery from a bone bruise in his left elbow, throwing about 30 pitches in a twoinning simulated game Tuesday.

Fried was on the mound for about 20 minutes and used all his pitches while facing Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham, who are slated to be activated off the injured list Friday.

Fried recently started throwing bullpen sessions and will face hitters again before Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins.

The 32-year-old left-hander has been out since May 13, when he left a start in Baltimore after three innings when his velocity noticeably dropped and he threw only 34 of 61 pitches for strikes.

Aces rule out Wilson for Commissioner Cup final

NEW YORK — Las Vegas star Aja Wilson has been ruled out of the Commissioner Cup final against New York on Tuesday night because of a right leg injury.

The four-time MVP rolled her ankle in the fourth quarter of the Aces’ win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday. She came back into the game after a quick trip to the locker room.

Aces coach Becky Hammon said that it’s just a tweak and that Wilson should need “a few days to move.”

Wilson, who leads the league in scoring at 25.7 points a game, has been remarkably durable in her career. She’s now only missed seven games since the 2020 season.

New York will be missing Satou Sabally, who is in concussion protocol after getting hit in the face.

Sorsby eligible for ’27 NFL draft, opts not to sue league

NEW YORK — Brendan Sorsby is moving on to 2027.

The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams on Tuesday informing them that Sorsby, a quarterback whose college career ended when the NCAA banished him for gambling activity that included wagers on his own team while on the roster at Indiana in 2022 and betting on pro sports, will not seek legal action against the NFL after the league denied his petition to enter the supplemental draft.

Sorsby, who moved from Indiana to Cincinnati to Texas Tech before revelations about an extensive gambling problem surfaced, tried to enter the draft just three days before the scheduled deadline. The league denied the petition.

Porzingis re-signs with Warriors for 2-year deal

SAN FRANCISCO — Center Kristaps Porzingis has reached agreement on a two-year, $40 million contract to remain with the Golden State Warriors, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

The 30-year-old Latvian joined Golden State at the February trade deadline from Atlanta in a swap that sent Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga to the Hawks.

Porzingis missed significant time last season even after coming to the Warriors. The 7-foot-2 veteran played just 32 games, averaging 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He appeared in 15 games for Golden State with 11 starts.

The Warriors finished 37-45 to earn the 10th seed in the Western Conference and lost to Phoenix in the play-in tournament.

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No standouts in a year Leonard going back to Raptors; Clippers of parity for PGA Tour get Ingram in trade

BY DOUG FERGUSON

BY TIM REYNOLDS

AP golf writer

CROMWELL, Conn. — The year is at the halfway point. The PGA Tour season is not.

Two months, and only one major, are all that remain for the PGA Tour in 2026 to find some definition. There have been good tournaments, great finishes, redemptions and breakthroughs, and Scottie Scheffler as steady as he has always been.

It’s just that no one has stood out this year.

Rory McIlroy became only the fourth back-to-back Masters champion, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2002. It was an example of how much freedom he felt from finally having the green jacket and the career Grand Slam. But that’s his only win this year, and except for a late rally at Riviera, he really hasn’t come close.

The eight signature events were won by eight players, no different from last year when seven players won the seven $20 million tournaments. But a year ago, all seven winners were among the top 25 in the world when they won. This year that applied to only three winners — Collin Morikawa (19) at Pebble Beach, Matt Fitzpatrick (7) at Hilton Head and Cameron Young (4) at Doral.

It also is not unusual to start a season with three different major champions — that’s been the case each of the past 11 years. But it’s the first time since 2010 that two of the three major champions were not among the top 30 when they won.

Aaron Rai was at No. 44 when he captured his first major at the PGA Championship, and Wyndham Clark was at No. 34 when he won at Shinnecock Hills for his second U.S. Open title.

(This requires an asterisk because Brooks Koepka was No. 44 when he won the 2023 PGA Championship. He was No. 19 when he left for LIV, and his two wins came with no ranking points).

There were two multiple winners of individual tournaments last year at this point — Scheffler and McIlroy. There are four this year with Clark, Young, Fitzpatrick and Chris Gotterup.

The last two months, highlighted by the final major at the British Open and three FedEx Cup playoff events, should go a long way toward shaping the season.

Scheffler and Xander Schauffele won the British Open each of the

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Scottie Scheffler tees off on the first playoff hole of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands on Monday in Cromwell, Conn.

that. He went from that supposed “gift card” to registering four top 10s in the signature events against the strongest fields.

His world ranking has gone Scheffler looks about the same from No. 140 to No. 62. More imScheffler began his year with a portantly, he is at No. 17 in the four-shot victory in The Ameri- FedEx Cup and a lock for all the can Express. Thirteen tourna- big stuff next year — and all the ments later, he still only has one majors if he reaches the Tour Championship. victory.

He still leads the PGA Tour in overall strokes gained and tee-to- Clark as the front-runner green, though his numbers are Clark is dangerous when he gets down from a year ago. Scheffler on a heater, and he’s on a heater. has nine finishes in the top 5 in He won his first U.S. Open in his 14 starts. His playoff loss to 2023 a little over Viktor Hovland at The Travela month after dusting the field ers Championship was his fourth at Quail Hollow. runner-up of the year.

He shot 60 to win Take only the money from those at Pebble Beach four runner-up finishes — $8.9 in 2024, then was million — and that would rank runner-up two him at No. 4 on the PGA Tour straight weeks money list. He hasn’t been as Clark to Scheffler at sharp at times. He had a bad habit of giving the field too much of a Bay Hill and The Players Chamhead start. But he doesn’t appear pionship the following month. to be going anywhere.

Clark had another closing 60 to win at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Fitzpatrick seizes the opportunity followed that with contending late Fitzpatrick leads the PGA Tour Sunday afternoon in the Memoin victories this season with three rial and early Sunday afternoon because one of them was Zurich in the Canadian Open, and then Classic of New Orleans, where he stood down a hostile gallery at he teamed with Shinnecock to win the U.S. Open. younger brother And then running on fumes, he Alex to win. That got within two shots of the lead gave Alex Fitz- late Sunday at the Travelers and patrick a two- tied for fifth.

How long will it last? Two more year exemption, seen at the time months and it might be enough to as one of the end Scheffler’s four-year run as great gifts ever PGA Tour player of the year.

Fitzpatrick But that depends on Scheffler. from big brother.

He is the defending champion Instead of flying to Turkey for the next European tour event, at the British Open, and a vicAlex Fitzpatrick headed to Doral tory by him or a half-dozen othfor a signature event. And he got ers could be what it takes to bring in the next one, and the one after some clarity to the season. past two years, and it was their second major of the season.

Even in a game that moves slowly, outlooks can change quickly.

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Continued from page 1C with 14 in 1970. Clay Harris, an uncle, averaged 17 points per game in his Fresno State basketball career.

If Jackson Harris averages close to 20 yards per catch at LSU, the Tigers will be happy.

RB Dilin Jones When in need of a running back, it’s never bad to look north.

The Wisconsin Badgers have a lineage of great runners, including Ron Dayne, Montee Ball, Melvin Gordon and Jonathan Taylor.

Jones, a top-150 recruit nation-

Kawhi Leonard is headed back to the Toronto Raptors, after they struck a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to reunite with the player who led their run to the 2019 NBA championship, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday.

The Raptors are sending former Pelicans player Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round picks, two second-round picks and a pick swap to the Clippers for Leonard, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not received the required league approval.

Leonard spent one season in Toronto, and that was the year the Raptors won their lone title.

He turned 35 on Monday but is coming off the highest-scoring season of his career, averaging 27.9 points for the Clippers in 65 games.

Leonard is a seven-time AllStar, seven-time All-NBA selection, a two-time NBA champion (also having won in 2014 with San

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard looks to get past Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara during a game on April 10 in Portland, Ore.

son Dart and Trinidad Chambliss starred in Kiffin’s system but not without backfield mates who established the run. Kewan Lacy just produced 1,567 yards and an SECbest 24 scores on the most carries, 306, of any rusher in the nation last season.

An emphasis on running the ball certainly helped in retaining a pair of talented backs, Caden Durham and Harlem Berry, but it also attracted Jones to LSU. There’s only one football, and the Wisconsin transfer could have his arms around it plenty.

ally in the 2024 class, had the talent to be the Badgers’ next premier running back. He emerged as their lead back last season before a turf toe injury knocked him out midseason; he had also battled through a leg injury coming out of preseason camp.

His stats at Wisconsin (just 92 carries, 388 yards, 2 TDs) made him an under-the-radar transfer, but now, fully healthy, Jones has impressed Kiffin in drills with his quick feet and body control.

The latter isn’t surprising, considering the 5-11, 211-pound redshirt sophomore was both a football and wrestling star at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Maryland.

Quarterbacks Matt Corral, Jax-

Antonio) and is generally considered one of the game’s top defensive players.

The trade is the latest in what’s becoming a long line of huge deals getting made between clubs already this summer, one that has seen Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded by Milwaukee to Miami, Ja Morant getting moved to Portland by Memphis and now this — one where the Raptors will hope that Leonard can weave his title magic one more time.

Toronto agreeing to make this deal suggests that it isn’t worried about the ongoing probe into an endorsement deal that Leonard had with a California-based sustainability services company.

The NBA opened its investigation back in September into whether a $28 million endorsement contract between Leonard and Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC — a company that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year — broke league rules, following a report by journalist Pablo Torre.

The primary issue for the NBA to decide is if the deal allowed the Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules.

blockers capable of paving rushing lanes — and if the Tigers offense was woeful at anything last season, it was establishing the line of scrimmage.

Seaton and returning center Braelin Moore are top-tier talents on a refurbished line. But LSU needed to find three more, and Bah should be experienced enough to whittle the search down to two.

Bah, recruited to Georgia by current Clemson O-line coach Matt Luke, spent two years on the Bulldogs’ bench before he jumped to Maryland and started 24 games at OL Aliou Bah right guard.

The 6-5, 327-pound native of The strength of the running back room doesn’t matter if there aren’t Memphis, Tennessee, was incred-

ibly proficient as a redshirt junior, whistled for one penalty all season and allowing no sacks for a Terrapins line that surrendered a Big Ten-low nine sacks.

If the fifth-year senior proves just as reliable in 2026, LSU will have a much easier time forming a front five, keeping the focus on whether Weston Davis rounds into shape at right tackle or if a younger Ole Miss transfer, Devin Harper, and a longtime LSU reserve, Bo Bordelon, can fill those last two spots.

LSU needs to see improvement upfront, and Bah could be a piece that prevents LSU fans from crying “Bah humbug” at the sight of the offense in 2026.

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TODAY’S GAMES ENGLAND VS. CONGO 11 a.m., FOX | BELGIUM VS. SENEGAL 3 p.m., FS1 | U.S. VS. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 7 p.m., FOX

Mbappé, France shut out Sweden GLANCE

By The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kylian Mbappé and France are sizzling — and not just because of MetLife Stadium’s broiling conditions.

Mbappé had his third two-goal game of this World Cup and set a career scoring record for the tournament’s knockout rounds, leading Les Bleus over Sweden 3-0 on Tuesday to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay.

“I personally haven’t seen a better team,” Sweden coach Graham Potter said.

France’s 27-year-old star scored the go-ahead goal with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and added his sixth goal of the tournament in the 74th to tie Lionel Messi for the tournament scoring lead. He has 18 goals in 18 World Cup games, one behind the Argentine’s career scoring record of 19 in 29 matches.

In between, Bradley Barcola had a 53rd-minute goal for France, which became the first nation to score three or more goals in five consecutive World Cup matches.

“I’m very aware of who I am, how I play, what I shall do, but it’s not just about me,” Mbappé said through a translator. “The entire team is aware of what should be done. It is a new competition that has started today. We did play well, but we were timid. We could have done better at the beginning.”

Mbappé’s 10 knockout round goals are two more than the previous high by Brazilian greats Leonidas and Ronaldo.

France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when Mbappé came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.

“We’re on a mission — so am I with them,” Deschamps said through a translator.

France has outscored opponents

ROUND OF 32 June 28

Canada 1, South Africa 0

June 29

Brazil 2, Japan 1 Paraguay 1 (4-3 PK), Germany 1 Morocco 1 (3-2 PK), Netherlands 1

Tuesday

Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 France 3, Sweden 0 Mexico vs. Ecuador, n

Wednesday

England vs. Congo, 11 a.m.

Belgium vs. Senegal, 3 p.m.

United States vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, 7 p.m.

Thursday

Spain vs. Austria, 2 p.m.

Portugal vs. Croatia, 6 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Algeria, 10 p.m.

Friday

Australia vs. Egypt, 1 p.m.

Argentina vs. Cape Verde, 5 p.m.

Colombia vs. Ghana, 8:30 p.m.

ROUND OF 16 Saturday

Canada vs. Morocco, noon Paraguay vs. France, 4 p.m.

Sunday

Brazil vs. Norway, 3 p.m.

TBD, 7 p.m.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By PAMELA SMITH

Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring France’s third goal during a World Cup match against Sweden on Tuesday in East Rutherford, N.J.

ROUNDUP 13-2. Michael Olise has five assists, the most in a World Cup since Germany’s Thomas Hassler had five in 1994.

“They are skilled at knowing when to change the pace and increase it, when to possess the ball, went to fall back,” Sweden captain Victor Lindelöf said through a translator.

Seeking to reach its third straight World Cup final, France plays Paraguay on Saturday in Philadelphia. The winner advances to a quarterfinal against Canada or

Morocco five days later at Foxborough, Massachusetts.

NORWAY 2, IVORY COAST 1: In Arlington, Texas, Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time.

Three defenders converged on Patrick Berg as he moved into the penalty area with the ball. He kicked it over to a wide-open Haaland, who scored his fifth goal in three games at this year’s tournament.

Antonio Nusa scored in the first half with a curling kick for Norway, which is in its fourth World

Cup and will next play five-time champion Brazil in the round of 16 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The match comes 28 years after what many considered the greatest win ever for the Norwegians against Brazil.

Norway is playing in its first World Cup since that 1998 appearance, when the team got to the knockout round only after scoring goals in the 83rd and 89th minutes for an incredible 2-1 comeback win over then-reigning World Cup champion Brazil in the group finale.

Amad Diallo, who had kept Norway from taking a two-goal lead

earlier in the second half, evened the match for Ivory Coast with a left-footed kick in the 74th minute.

After Haaland’s goal, his Norway-record 60th in 53 matches, Ivory Coast kept pressing and had a chance to equalize with a direct free kick by Diallo in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Orjan Nyland made a leaping stop, the last of his four saves, when he deflected the ball away as he extended his left hand across his body.

Haaland, who won the Golden Boot in the Premier League last season with 27 goals for Manchester City, has scored in 13 straight competitive international games — a total of 25 goals in that span.

The Elephants, ranked 31st by FIFA, had never before won twice in the same World Cup. This was the fourth World Cup appearance for the West African nation, the same as Norway.

Another flop at World Cup has Germany, fans frustrated

BY CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By CHARLIE RIEDEL

England’s Harry Kane trains during a practice session on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.

England battles injury bug vs. capable Congo

BY STEVE REED

Uzbekistan to advance.

“It is true we are looking at a Associated Press difficult match, but in no way While America has its eyes on insurmountable,” Congo coach the U.S. vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina Sébastien Desabre said. “We have match on Wednesday, there are proven this against teams that two other matches with plenty of were supposed to be superior to us, that we could actually put in a intrigue.

A banged-up good performance.”

Bukayo Saka, who came into the England team Wednesday will face Con- tournament injured, is fit to start, lookahead go and its top Tuchel said. scorer, Newcastle United striker Yoane Wissa, Hungry Belgium in Atlanta. Belgium looks to return By advancing to the knockout to its 2018 glory when it faces Sen- round atop Group G, Belgium has egal in the other elimination game already improved upon its woeful performance from four years ago. on Wednesday.

After a historic third-place finish England’s injuries mount at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Injuries are mounting for Eng- Belgium did not advance past the land, which is missing its first- and group stage in Qatar. With its 5-1 second-choice right backs for the victory over New Zealand on Friround of 32 game against Congo. day, Belgium has already achieved Reece James is out with a ham- what coach Rudi Garcia expected string injury, and backup Jarrell at the bare minimum.

Garcia also expressed satisfacQuansah twisted his ankle in a 2-0 win over Panama on Saturday. tion, as well as desire for more.

It could see Djed Spence move Belgium won one game and played over from the left, but coach to two draws in group play.

Thomas Tuchel is confident James “We wanted to finish first in the and Quansah will soon return — so group stage and we succeeded,” long as England can advance.

Garcia said in French. “Of course “They’re getting closer and clos- we wanted to win more — we know the story of our World Cup so far. er,” Tuchel said.

Congo is playing in the knockout Now it is time for the knockout round of the World Cup for the phase. Senegal is a big team. But, first time. It held Portugal to a 1-1 you have to beat them, too, if you draw in the group stage and beat want to go far in a World Cup.”

Another World Cup, another early exit.

Germany should be getting used to disappointment, but it doesn’t make it any less painful for a traditional soccer heavyweight that had been tentatively hoping for a fifth World Cup title to restore lost pride.

Germany did manage to survive the group stage for the first time since winning the trophy in 2014, but it’s little consolation after Monday’s loss to unheralded Paraguay on penalties sent the team home after the first knockout game.

“We messed it up,” Joshua Kimmich told reporters after the match in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

It was a familiar feeling for the Germany captain, who also struggled for explanations after the team’s group-stage exit at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

“As a child, when you watched the national team during tournaments, it was always semifinals, finals or world champions. There was always lots of success. You grew up with that, cheering them on,” the 31-year-old Kimmich said Monday, when he apologized for the team failing to meet expectations.

“All of us who were on the pitch should feel that, rather than looking to blame someone else. We blew it,” Kimmich said in comments reported by German press outlet dpa.

Coach under fire Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is in the firing line after some contentious calls — particularly after recalling veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer from international retirement just before the tournament after months of denials.

The 40-year-old Neuer failed to justify his inclusion at the expense of Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann, and was arguably at fault for Ecuador’s winning goal

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By CHARLES KRUPA

A Germany fan gives a thumbs down after Germany’s loss to Paraguay on Monday in Foxborough, Mass. in the last group game.

“I gave it my all,” Neuer said.

Nagelsmann finally bowed to pressure and gave forward Deniz Undav his first start against Paraguay, but the move didn’t pay off as the Kurdish Yazidi player was unable to add to his three goals and two assists from his first two games as a substitute.

False hope Nagelsmann had raised expectations by saying Germany was aiming to win the title. Ultimately, his team failed to show any justification for such hopes.

Germany played four games at the World Cup, winning two against debutant Curaçao and Ivory Coast, before the losses to Ecuador and Paraguay.

While Paraguay’s win was joyously celebrated on the streets of its capital, Asunción, it was considered a major shock — few German fans knew any of the Paraguayan players before the match, and they were already looking forward to a likely round of 16 meeting with France, which defeated Sweden on Tuesday.

“You have to beat such a team,” Neuer said of Paraguay. “That’s a fact when you want to mea-

sure yourself against teams like France.”

Nagelsmann has vowed to stay on as coach, though he was also criticized for his prickly responses to questions after the game.

“I’m still convinced that he’s probably the right one to continue,” Germany team director Rudi Völler said. “It’s not only up to me.”

Serious talks ahead Bernd Neuendorf, the president of the German soccer federation, said Tuesday he already met “at length” with Nagelsmann, Völler and sporting director Andreas Rettig, and they agreed “our performance at the World Cup fell short of our standards.”

“In the coming days, we will calmly look at the reasons why the team was unable to realize its potential and failed to meet both its own expectations and those of the German football community,” Neuendorf said. “After such a crushing blow, we cannot and do not wish to simply return to business as usual.”

Nagelsmann has a contract running through the European Championship in 2028.

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No. 4-seeded Shelton laments first-round exit

BY KEN MAGUIRE AP sportswriter

LONDON — Ben Shelton wasted a match point in the fifth-set tiebreaker against qualifier Otto Virtanen at Wimbledon in what the fourth-seeded American called “one of the toughest losses of my career.”

Shelton was eliminated 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9) on Tuesday, losing in the first round at the grasscourt Grand Slam for the first time in his young career.

The 23-year-old Shelton led 8-5 in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker against his 140th-ranked opponent and had match point at 9-8 but made an unforced error, then lost the next two points.

“I thought I put myself in a great position to win at the end. He came up with the goods,” said Shelton, who reached the quarterfinals last year at the All England Club.

The left-handed American said he “wasn’t getting many free points.”

“The way that he was playing, hitting the ball, it definitely forced my hand. He’s playing aggressive,” Shelton said. “He wasn’t really making any mistakes. To-

UNO

Continued from page 1C director last month, is encouraged by the LSU system’s plan to revitalize the university.

“The university was going through some tough times,” Giorlando said. “(This past fall), LSU was regrouping, reorganizing. I just thought it would be a great opportunity. Try to be part of the solution and hope we can get enrollment up to get back to where we’re self-sufficient.”

To start, the LSU system is providing a 10% to 15% budget increase this year for the university’s athletic programs in an effort to help with recruiting.

“It’s exciting times,” men’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell said.

“It’s a chance to start anew and provide rejuvenation for our university and our city.”

Hollowell was once an assistant

wards the end, any ball I left semihanging, he was ripping a winner, especially in that last game before the tiebreak.

“In the tiebreak, I was trying to get to the net as much as I could, try to really rush him and not allow him to swing away from the baseline.”

The 25-year-old Virtanen came through the qualifying tournament and earned the biggest win of his career in eliminating Shelton, who is ranked No. 5.

“I had a great month. I played a lot of grass matches,” Virtanen said in his on-court interview after 4 hours, 21 minutes on No. 2 Court.

He reached the second round in his Wimbledon debut in 2024 and missed last year’s tournament.

Shelton said he’ll try not to dwell on the defeat.

“I’m usually the type of person that gets back on the court or in the gym the next day. This is definitely one of the toughest losses of my career, coming here at Wimbledon. First time I’ve lost in the first round here,” he said. “I didn’t even think I played a poor match today.

Things just didn’t go my way. ...

I’ll be right back on the practice courts in a couple days.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By BRIAN INGANGA

Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Otto Virtanen of Finland during their men’s singles match at Wimbledon in London on Tuesday.

getting things done with a sense of urgency. He’s exceptionally talented and skilled in a lot of areas that can benefit our university and athletic programs.”

Having the LSU name attached has helped in recruiting efforts so far.

“We’re on pace to sign the biggest recruiting class since we brought back our track and field program in 2012, so that’s exciting,” track and field coach Clayton O’Callaghan said. “Getting to rebrand, we’ve used that to our advantage. Being able to sell (recruits) on this vision that it’s a PHOTO By MARIE FAZIO new step for the university, and you get to be one of the first auThe UNO athletic department enters a new era on Wednesday, marking the arrival of a new look and brand identity as it transitions into the LSU thors in that book.”

While the color change has system. caused some to feel like the university’s identity is being stripped away, the extra resourcmen’s basketball coach on Giorlan- title in 2022. “(Giorlando) is one of the best es from the LSU system have do’s staff at Loyola-New Orleans.

Hollowell became the Loyola head men I’ve ever been around,” Hol- coaches feeling optimistic about coach and led the Wolf Pack to an lowell said. “He cares about people the rebrand.

“I’m a nostalgic guy in a lot of NAIA men’s basketball national and understands the importance of

ways, but at the end of the day, you can only control what you can control,” Hollowell said. “The amount of support (LSU) has is insurmountable. I can imagine it will only be good for us, and we’re excited to do our part to build enrollment back up.”

Whether the athletic department will return to its glory days under the LSU-New Orleans name is a question that won’t be answered until later. However, the university’s athletic programs are aiming to put their best foot forward to turn things around.

“We’re going to try and get the resources we can,” Giorlando said. “Putting together the budget, listening to coaches and making sure their staffs are complete. Any opportunity we have to go out into the public to get more publicity to increase enrollment, we’re going to do it.”

against host Canada and a 3-1 win over Qatar.

“Every team brings different challenges,” Richards said. “Ultimately, the Bosnia team, they were good defensively and good going forward. It’s making sure that we take care of business on both ends.

They have a very experienced attack, so it’s making sure we do our best in the back to take that away from them.”

With a victory on Wednesday, the U.S. would advance to the round of 16 next Monday in Seattle against the winner of Wednesday’s game between Belgium and Senegal.

It only gets tougher after that with powerhouses such as Spain still alive in their half of the bracket, but the results so far in this tournament with teams such as Germany and the Netherlands getting knocked out early show what’s possible.

“It’s our chance to go further in this tournament,” Richards said.

“We’ve seen two big boys fall.

So it’s just a matter of us getting through this game and putting in a good performance and hopefully we continue that. It’ll start to open up. So it is very exciting for us.”

U.S. SOCCER

the quarterfinals.

In the eight other tournaments since the U.S. returned to the World Cup in 1990 for the first time in 40 years, the U.S. lost its first knockout game — the round of 16 instead of the round of 32 — four times, failed to make it out of the group three times and failed even to qualify in 2018.

Christian Pulisic said the approach doesn’t change in this round and that the mood around the team remains light even with the high stakes in this part of the tournament. Pulisic said he’s healthy and ready to start after missing one game with a calf injury and playing the last game as a second-half substitute.

“You just want to extend it as long as you can, because some of the best memories I have in my life was last World Cup in Qatar,” Pulisic said. “Now being here, it’s just special to be here. You just don’t want it to end. So there’s definitely a lot of enthusiasm within the team.”

The U.S. lost its knockout game four years ago to the Netherlands 3-1. That came after a 2-1 loss to Belgium in 2014 and is part of a long run of futility against European teams.

The U.S. is 1-13-7 against European teams at the World Cup since 1990, with the only win coming in 2002 in the opener against Portugal.

The Americans are winless in their last 13 matches against European squads at the tournament since then.

While Bosnia, 61st in the FIFA rankings, lacks the pedigree of many of those past European opponents, the Americans know this matchup won’t be easy. The Bosnians secured a spot in the World Cup for the second time ever by winning penalty shootouts against Wales and four-time World Cup champion Italy in the European playoffs, then advanced out of the group thanks to a draw in Toronto

Williams’ name was announced as the next match on Centre Court and then they gave her a standing ovation as she walked out before the match started under a closed roof. Several supporters held up signs with messages such as “Welcome Back” and one wore a T-shirt that said “Unstoppable Queen.”

Williams executed a delicate topspin lob winner early on and then cranked out a 121 mph ace to hold for 3-3 in the first set. But Williams also had a costly doublefault that led to the only break of the first set.

In the second set, Williams came back from 0-40 and saved four break points to hold for 6-5. Then Williams saved a match point in the tiebreaker with a big serve down the T followed by a forehand approach winner. Another big serve — clocking in at 122 mph — set up Serena’s first set point, which she converted when Joint missed a forehand long.

After winning the set, Williams pumped her fist calmly.

But Joint took control early in the third, and a forehand from

Williams sailed long on Joint’s third match point to conclude the encounter after 2 hours, 22 minutes.

In other matches Tuesday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev and reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek made it into the second roundy.

In a match between hard servers, the second-seeded Zverev beat Alexander Blockx 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (0).

Swiatek struggled with her serve and committed nine doublefaults before overcoming Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

No. 2 Elena Rybakina also advanced, beating Lois Boisson 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Fourth-seeded Ben Shelton, a quarterfinalist here last year, lost to 140th-ranked Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen in five sets, going out 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9).

Also, 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini beat Stan Wawrinka 6-7 (7), 7-6 (16), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5). It was the final Wimbledon match for Wawrinka, who plans to retire at the end of the year.

Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning a point against Maya Joint of Australia in their first-round women’s singles match at Wimbledon in London on Tuesday.

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dynamic,” U.S. defender Chris Richards said Tuesday before the team’s final practice ahead of the knockout round. “But we saw an upset yesterday, so it’s making sure that we don’t allow that to happen to us.”

After starting the tournament with convincing wins over Paraguay and Australia that clinched the top spot in the group before a meaningless loss to Turkey last week, the Americans enter this knockout round as the favorites to advance for a change against a Bosnian team that never has made it past the group stage before this year.

But history is against the team as the U.S. men have had little success in the knockout round of the World Cup or against European opposition.

While the Americans made it to the semifinals at the inaugural tournament in 1930 by winning their group, their only win ever in a knockout round came in 2002 when they beat rival Mexico 2-0 in South Korea before losing to Germany in

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Continued from page 1C “She has such an aura. She’s just a legend, and this court has so many huge names that have played on it,” Joint said. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was a little kid, so this is pretty crazy.”

Williams has 98 career victories and seven titles in singles on the hallowed grass of the All England Club. By contrast, it was Joint’s first Wimbledon victory in just her second appearance after losing in the opening round last year.

But Joint won a Wimbledon warmup in nearby Eastbourne last year and knows how to play on grass.

Williams, who has no singles ranking after being out for so long, was given wild-card invitations by Wimbledon organizers to play singles and also doubles with older sister Venus. Her doubles match will come later in the week.

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U.S. player Gio Reyna, center, and teammates warm up during a training session on Tuesday ahead of their World Cup round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday.

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Monday’s Games

W 48 48 40 39 37

L 33 36 46 48 47

Pct GB .593 — .571 1½ .465 10½ .448 12 .440 12½

W 45 44 41 37 35

L 39 42 45 49 50

Pct GB .536 — .512 2 .477 5 .430 9 .412 10½

W 44 43 42 40 36

L 42 43 45 45 50

Pct .512 .500 .483 .471 .419

GB — 1 2½ 3½ 8

Toronto 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Boston 6, Washington 3 Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore 2 Detroit 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Texas 6, Cleveland 3 Minnesota 5, Houston 4 Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, Athletics 4

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Monday’s Games

W 49 48 45 44 36

L 34 38 40 43 50

Pct .590 .558 .529 .506 .419

GB — 2½ 5 7 14½

W 51 47 44 43 39

L 31 38 38 43 44

Pct .622 .553 .537 .500 .470

GB — 5½ 7 10 12½

W 55 43 42 35 33

L 30 40 42 49 52

Pct .647 .518 .500 .417 .388

GB — 11 12½ 19½ 22

Toronto 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Boston 6, Washington 3 Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia 7 Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 3 Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego 2 Miami 10, Colorado 7 Arizona 5, San Francisco 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, Athletics 4

Tuesday’s Games

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Wednesday’s Games

Washington (Alvarez 1-1) at Boston (Tolle 4-5), 12:35 p.m.

San Diego (Buehler 5-3) at Chicago Cubs (Rea 5-5), 1:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Peralta 5-6) at Toronto (Corbin 2-4), 2:07 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Skenes 6-7) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 8-1), 5:40 p.m.

St. Louis (McGreevy 3-6) at Atlanta (López 3-1), 6:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (Abbott 5-4) at Milwaukee (Drohan 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Meyer 9-0) at Colorado (Freeland 1-7), 7:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ohtani 8-2) at Athletics (Ginn 6-4), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (McDonald 2-6) at Arizona (Gallen 3-7), 8:40 p.m.

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Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore 3 Texas 4, Cleveland 2 Detroit 9, N.Y. Yankees 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Toronto 0 Washington 8, Boston 1 Tampa Bay at Kansas City, n Minnesota at Houston, n L.A. Angels at Seattle, n L.A. Dodgers at Athletics, n

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago White Sox (Schultz 2-4) at Baltimore (TBD), 11:35 a.m.

Texas (Gore 5-6) at Cleveland (Cantillo 6-3), 12:10 p.m.

Detroit (Melton 4-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Warren 7-3), 12:35 p.m.

Washington (Alvarez 1-1) at Boston (Tolle 4-5), 12:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Peralta 5-6) at Toronto (Corbin 2-4), 2:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (McClanahan 6-5) at Kansas City (Lugo 3-5), 6:40 p.m.

Minnesota (Bradley 6-3) at Houston (Imai

Tuesday At All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club London Purse: £30,060,000 Surface: Grass Men’s Singles First Round Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Titouan Droguet, France, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.

Kamil Majchrzak, Poland, def. Alejandro Tabilo (30), Chile, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.

Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, France, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (9), 6-2, 6-3.

Jaime Faria, Portugal, def. Sho Shimabukuro, Japan, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3.

Valentin Royer, France, def. Harry Wendelken, Britain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Alex de Minaur (5), Australia, def. Roman Andres Burruchaga, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-0.

Zachary Svajda, United States, def. Pablo Llamas Ruiz, Spain, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Taylor Fritz (6), United States, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Quentin Halys, France, def. Matteo Arnaldi

(32), Italy, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Arthur Fery, Britain, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

Gabriel Diallo, Canada, def. Benjamin Bonzi, France, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-1, retired Jacob Fearnley, Britain, def. Alex Michelsen, United States, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

Jaume Munar, Spain, def. Francisco Cerundolo (18), Argentina, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

Kyrian Jacquet, France, def. Vilius Gaubas, Lithuania, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Otto Virtanen, Finland, def. Ben Shelton (4), United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9).

Patrick Kypson, United States, def. Mackenzie McDonald, United States, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Alexander Bublik (10), Kazakhstan, def.

Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-3, 6-4.

Zizou Bergs, Belgium, def. Ugo Humbert (27), France, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3.

Karen Khachanov (19), Russia, def. Billy Harris, Britain, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

Arthur Fils (20), France, def. Raphael Collignon, Belgium, 7-5, 6-1, 6-3.

Jakub Mensik (15), Czechia, def. Toby Samuel, Britain, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7).

Alexander Zverev (2), Germany, def. Alexander Blockx, Belgium, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (0).

Marcos Giron, United States, def. Corentin Moutet, France, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29), Argentina, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4).

James Duckworth, Australia, def. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Jan Choinski, Britain, def. Vit Kopriva, Czechia, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Jiri Lehecka (13), Czechia, def. Alexei Popyrin, Australia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Dane Sweeny, Australia, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-5.

Women’s Singles First Round Amanda Anisimova (6), United States, def.

Lina Gjorcheska, North Macedonia, 6-3, 6-2.

Tyra Caterina Grant, Italy, def. Katie Boulter, Britain, 6-4, 6-2.

Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Clara Tauson (24), Denmark, 6-3, 6-3.

Karolina Pliskova, Czechia, def. Tereza Valentova, Czechia, 6-3, 6-4.

Katie Swan, Britain, def. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-4, 6-4.

Sofia Kenin, United States, def. Petra Marcinko, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Jasmine Paolini (13), Italy, def. Robin Montgomery, United States, 0-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Marie Bouzkova (21), Czechia, def. Talia Gibson, Australia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.

Madison Keys (26), United States, def. Kayla Day, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3.

Kamilla Rakhimova, Russia, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, def. Iryna Shymanovich, Belarus, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

Maria Timofeeva, Russia, def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil, 6-3, 6-2.

Iga Swiatek (3), Poland, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

Kimberly Birrell, Australia, def. Alina Korneeva, Russia, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2.

Elena Rybakina (2), Kazakhstan, def. Lois Boisson, France, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Oksana Selekhmeteva, Russia, def. Sinja Kraus, Austria, 6-1, 7-5.

Anna Blinkova, Russia, def. Yuliia Starodubtseva, Ukraine, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1.

Elise Mertens (25), Belgium, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

Leolia Jeanjean, France, def. Veronika Erjavec, Slovenia, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6).

Emma Navarro (23), United States, def.

Paula Badosa, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Caty McNally, United States, def. ElenaGabriela Ruse, Romania, 7-5, 6-3.

Daria Snigur, Ukraine, def. Elina Svitolina (8), Ukraine, 7-5, 6-2.

Alexandra Eala (29), Philippines, def. Renata Zarazua, Mexico, 6-1, 6-2.

Diana Shnaider (15), Russia, def. Eva Lys, Germany, 7-5, 6-1.

Sorana Cirstea (17), Romania, def. Sara Bejlek, Czechia, 6-1, 7-6 (6).

Marta Kostyuk (12), Ukraine, def. Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, 6-1, 6-2.

Linda Noskova (9), Czechia, def. Ella Seidel, Germany, 6-4, 6-3.

Mariam Bolkvadze, Georgia, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Liudmila Samsonova, Russia, def. Polina Kudermetova, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Camila Osorio, Colombia, def. Simona Waltert, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-1.

Ashlyn Krueger, United States, def. Donna Vekic (31), Croatia, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

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Transactions Major League Baseball American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Hayden Wesneski on a rehab assignment to FCL Astros. Placed SS Jeremy Peña on the 10-day IL. Sent 1B LaMonte Wade Jr. on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land (PCL). Recalled 2B Raynel Delgado from Sugar Land.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled RHP Yovanny Cruz from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Yerry De los Santos to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP Cole Wilcox from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned LHP Josh Simpson to Tacoma.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent LF Gavin Lux and RF Jake Fraley on rehab assignments to Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled RHP Gavin Collyer from Round Rock (PCL). Designated RHP Chris Paddack for assignment.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent LHP Danny Young on a rehab assignment to Gwinnett (IL).

Sent RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on a rehab assignment to Augusta (CRL). Agreed to terms with OF Matt Scannell on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Vince Velasquez outright to Iowa (IL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated RHP Jonathan Hernández for assignment.

Recalled RHP Wyatt Mills from Oklahoma City (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS — Reinstated C Liam Hicks from the 10-day IL. Placed RHP Anthony Bender on the 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Zach Brzykcy from Jacksonville (IL). Optioned 3B Graham Pauley to Jacksonville.

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ATLANTA HAWKS — Acquired G Devin Carter from Sacramento in exchange for draft consideration.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Re-signed C Robert Williams III to a veteran extension.

Limit on red snapper increases for July 4 weekend

BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer

For the second time this year, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries secretary Tyler Bosworth has added one fish to the allowed daily catch of red snapper for private recreational anglers for the Fourth of July weekend.

Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday, the daily catch will be five red snapper measuring a minimum of 16 inches. The usual daily creel limit is four.

Bosworth approved a similar plan for the Memorial Day weekend in May. The private recreational red snapper season opened May 1.

Bosworth also signed off on an across-the-coast closure of spring inshore shrimp season to take effect at sunset Monday. An exception to the closed area will allow waters in Breton and Chandeleur sounds to remain open.

The closure comes after sampling by state marine biologists showed the presence of undersized white shrimp migrating into inshore waters.

The closure allows these shrimp to grow to a marketable size for an inshore season that generally opens in August.

Wildlife and Fisheries managers also announced that floodwaters had receded to a point where roads on the Grassy Lake (Avoyelles Parish) and Pearl River (St. Tammany Parish) wildlife management areas could open in time for the holiday weekend.

The reopening of the Pearl River WMA also includes the Honey Island Shooting Range.

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MISS THE PALACE CAFÉ?

Classic fare returns this summer at Quarter restaurant

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Trace a piece of hot Leidenheimer table bread around earthy, sherry-spiked turtle soup. Pair sweet shrimp with a plump mushroom and butter sauce with a bit of rice for a perfect bite. Catch the vanilla ice cream scoop before it fully melts into rum-soaked STAFF PHOTO bananas Foster sauce.

By IAN McNULTy These are memory-lad- The classic New en tastes from a recent Orleans dessert lunch at Bourbon House.

With its curving marble bananas Foster is oyster bar, globe-like am- served at Bourbon ber lights and belt-run House. ceiling fans, the restaurant can temporarily transport a diner from its Bourbon Street address to a French brasserie.

These particular dishes, though, evoke a different place: the former Palace Café.

Like Bourbon House, Palace Café was part of the Dickie Brennan & Co. restaurant group, and this summer, Bourbon House has a special lunch menu in tribute to the lost restaurant.

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STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

A lineup of martinis with progressively heavier olive juice ratios shows a ‘dirty’ spectrum at the Husky restaurant on Freret Street.

ESCAPE ROUTES

Seven restaurants for a one-meal getaway from New Orleans summer

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Landry

Whalen

Historic eatery Broussard’s now has new owners

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Broussard’s Restaurant, a Creole grande dame of French Quarter dining dating back more than a century, now has new owners.

Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts, the New Orleans hospitality group that has owned and operated it for 13 years, has sold Broussard’s to chef Brian Landry and Emery Whalen, the company confirmed.

Landry and Whalen’s company QED Hospitality runs Jack Rose restaurant, the Bayou Bar, Hot Tin bar and the Silver

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As the New Orleans summer heat set in, everyone needs some kind of escape.

Sometimes it only takes a meal to make you feel transported, the spell cast by flavors of somewhere else or an evocative setting.

I call this the one-meal staycation, and the increasingly diverse New Orleans restaurant scene gives us many gates of departure.

Here are some of my favorites to lift off for a few courses or even just a drink.

The Husky

quite like “Beachbum Berry,” the alter ego for author and historian Jeff Berry, whose research into tiki’s golden eras enabled the current revival of the style.

The restaurant and bar he opened a decade ago in the French Quarter is like a miniature South Seas theme park of thatch and bamboo, serving up nostalgic food and lushly exotic, well-crafted drinks.

Consider the Lapu Lapu, a tidal STAFF FILE PHOTO By J.T. BLATTy pool worth of rums tamed by pasThe Lapu Lapu is a communal sion fruit and citrus and festooned cocktail at Beachbum Berry’s with flowers, plastic monkeys, paLatitude 29, based on Don the per umbrellas and straws as long Beachcomber’s ‘lost’ unpublished as opera gloves. Make sure to split it; this ride seats two. recipe from 1964.

and some seafood (don’t miss the shrimp bagna cauda). The star The theme for this restaurant of the menu, even in summer, is and lounge is “Gatsby mountain the epitome of cold-weather cozilodge,” and that nicely sums up the ness — beef Wellington, which is mix of rustic and refined. a tenderloin wrapped in pastry. Is The outside swelter vanishes into it snowing outside? Maybe in your sweater weather upon entering imagination. the gleaming bar, done in marble, brass and emerald tones, where old fashioned cocktails and martinis are in constant rotation. The n 329 N. Peters St. adjacent dining room is a mosaic of woodwork with artful light fixA cocktail-sized escape was the original inspiration for tiki, with tures.

Meat is the centerpiece of the its fairytale vision of Polynesia menu, though the Husky is not soaked in Caribbean rum. Nobody a steakhouse per se, with pastas does the original vision justice

The Bell

n 4510 Freret St.

Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29

n 3125 Esplanade Ave.

The coziness factor inside this British pub is so high it can make one wistful for working fireplaces, even in deep summer. Alas, the mantles are decorative only, but a Guinness and a frozen gin and tonic with shattering-crisp fish and chips adds up to a passport to the tidy pub culture of Britain.

The decor is a museum-worthy replica, from ceiling panels to the carpet pattern, while the kitchen disabuses any outdated notions of

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The dining room has a mix of contemporary and traditional influences at Addis NOLA, the Ethiopian restaurant on Bayou Road in New Orleans.

ESCAPE

Continued from page 1D bland British food with fresh takes more on track with the actual pace of the old country now.

Bar Pomona n 2352 St. Claude Ave.

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Broussard’s Restaurant has a long history in New Orleans, starting in 1920.

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Whistle Café, all at the Pontchartrain Hotel on St. Charles Avenue, and more restaurants outside Louisiana.

Broussard’s opened in 1920 in a historic mansion at 819 Conti St., a few steps off Bourbon Street.

Across the property, there are numerous dining rooms, a lounge dubbed the Empire Bar, and one of the French Quarter’s great courtyards. It’s been the setting for countless weddings and functions through generations.

New stewards It has had a number of owners through the years. From the 1980s, it was owned by chef Gunter Preuss and his wife Evelyn Preuss. They sold it to Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts in 2013, when that local company was just beginning a large expansion into fine dining.

“After many years of stewardship, it became just as important to us that Broussard’s be passed on to individuals who understand the responsibility of preserving this piece of culinary history,” said Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts CEO Marv Ammari.

“We are endlessly grateful to this community for allowing us to serve them and be part of their celebrations, milestones and everyday moments over these many years.”

He said Landry and Whalen’s track record made them the right fit to take over the historic property.

“Their deep respect for tradition, commitment to hospitality, and love for this city give us confidence that Broussard’s will continue to thrive for generations to come,” he said. “We are proud to pass this landmark to them, and are grateful to see its next chapter begin.”

Landry called Broussard’s “a cornerstone of this city’s dining scene for generations.”

“Our focus is simple: Honor what makes Broussard’s special and carry it forward thoughtfully,” he said.

Landry said the restaurant will not close with the transition, and its staff will become QED Hospitality employees. The chef said he and Whalen intend to continue business as usual at the restaurant and that they have no imme-

diate plans for significant changes. They want to watch and learn how it runs first, and eventually put their stamp on Broussard’s.

A growing group Early in his career, Landry was chef at Galatoire’s Restaurant.

He later served as an ambassador chef for the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board, part of a campaign following the BP oil spill. He was the opening chef at Borgne, the downtown seafood hot spot from BRG Hospitality, the restaurant group where Whalen was an operations manager at the time.

They formed QED Hospitality together and led the transformation of the Caribbean Room at the Pontchartrain Hotel into Jack Rose, recasting it for a new generation. It serves a much more modern Creole menu (while keeping its predecessor’s famed Mile High Pie) in a vibrant setting that has made it a destination for festive brunches.

In addition to the properties at the Pontchartrain Hotel, they run the restaurants and bars at the Thompson Nashville hotel in Tennessee and also run the restaurant at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, called the Kitchen Table.

Culinary history Broussard’s history runs deep.

From the 1920s, it served a traditional French Creole menu and hosted dances with live music, and by the 1940s, it was boasting an air-conditioned cocktail lounge.

In the 1970s, it was run by the late legendary New Orleans restaurateur Joe Segreto and his partners, who turned it into a magnet for visiting celebrities.

The chef in that era was Nathaniel Burton, one of the most respected chefs in the city and coauthor of the seminal cookbook on Black Creole flavor, “Creole Feast.” For many years prior to that he was chef at the Caribbean Room.

The Preuss era at Broussard’s lasted more than 30 years. After its purchase, Ammari’s company completed a $1 million renovation of the restaurant to improve back-of-house systems, polish the dining spaces, expand the bar and landscape the courtyard anew.

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This Marigny hot spot always feels like that easy, breezy café randomly discovered on a side street during a European vacation that became a highlight of the trip.

This time of year especially, with an annual Tour de France special running with regional dishes that follow the tour and swooping ridgeline cycling coverage on the television, it feels like a carafesized getaway to France.

It’s a small space with low ceilings where the bar takes up most of the room, and details both epicurean and adorable fill the rest. The menu is a short roster of dishes that split the difference between aperitivo snack and proper supper. The wine list is highly impressive for its size, its selection, and its value.

El Recoqueo DR Bistro

n 809 Behrman Highway, Terrytown

The mortadella plate and crudites with focaccia at Bar Pomona in the Marigny neighborhood in New Orleans.

Venecia Gonzalez’s family-run counter service spot is painted in the colors of the Dominican flag and serves the kind of food found at beachfront stands back on her home island. Salsa heartthrob Yiyo Sarante croons on the TV, and the staff sometimes dance to the tunes behind the counter.

The menu mainstay is mofongo, made with fried mashed plantain smoothed with olive oil, thick with garlic and shot through with bits of fatty fried pork. It’s the basis for many dishes.

The top pick is the mofongo con chicharron, with pork belly cut into thick squares. It’s like cracklin’ fused to a cake of tender, roasted pork. If only the Caribbean Sea were outside to go swim off some of this delicious island indulgence.

from the center of New Orleans but entails a journey that is perhaps longer psychologically than on the map. That’s part of the process.

Dining at Saint Claire feels like lifting away from everyday life — a retreat of candlelight and cinematically arranged scenes.

The menu at this second restaurant from Mosquito Supper Club founder Melissa Martin is French with a Louisiana lens and seasonal, local sourcing. Look out the windows to a scene that’s more oak woodlands than manicured landscape. It’s a trip to the country without leaving the city.

Addis NOLA n 2514 Bayou Road

This Ethiopian cuisine is an experience, with most dishes served in the traditional way, to eat with your hands using the sour, stretchy crepe called injera to scoop up the robustly spiced meat and vegan dishes.

The setting is part of the experience too, part tribute to the mother country, part groovy lounge.

Prince Lobo and his family run their restaurant with the exuberance that makes a visit feel like joining a family dinner party.

My go-to dish is the lamb tibs, a generous spread of juicy chunks of tender lamb between onions and jalapeños and garlic, and kifto, a beef tartare gleaming with melted butter.

Can a strip mall joint take you back to the beach? That’s the power of the robustly flavorful plann 1300 Richland Road tain and pork belly dishes from this Dominican restaurant on the In Algiers, a few miles downWest Bank, not far from the Asian stream from historic Old Algiers Email Ian McNulty at food hub Hong Kong Market.

Point, this restaurant is not so far imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

Saint Claire

HOUSE

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Nostalgic taste

New Orleans restaurants get creative in the summer to drum up business — it’s one of the ways that dining in the slow season can be a delight for locals. Often, it’s a time for familiar restaurants to try out new things, but Bourbon House is going the opposite direction by tapping into a rich history and seam of Creole flavor that should resonate for many.

Palace Café closed abruptly last summer when a lease expired and negotiations to buy the property from the owners of the historic Philip Werlein Music buildSTAFF PHOTO By IAN McNULTy ing foundered. The four-story Shrimp Tchefuncte, pasta St. Charles and andouille crusted Gulf fish are building remains empty; its future may hinge on the outcome of law- served at Bourbon House in New Orleans on a special summer menu in suits over the property, which are tribute to the closed restaurant Palace Café. ongoing.

But some of its top dishes still dix even salvaged an old saucepan ter and Crystal hot sauce. live on. from the Palace Café inventory to Palace Café first opened in 1991. use in his kitchen. It’s a bit warped Drink your dessert The name was a reference to the from years of use, and he reckons The special dessert is bananas Brennan family restaurant Com- he cooked with it himself at earlier Foster, prepared in the dining mander’s Palace, and it was con- stops in his career working at Pal- room in the traditional way.

But for a flex on dessert and ceived as a more casual, ace Café. next-generation lens on BOURBON Shrimp Tchefuncte drinks, try the B&B cocktail, the contemporary Creole dish that’s just fun to which combines bananas Foster HOUSE (a cuisine that Commander’s say out loud) is essen- from Palace Café with the frozen pioneered.

144 Bourbon tially shrimp and a mix bourbon milk punch from Bourbon The dishes revived now of mushrooms in a classic House. It starts off like a parfait St., (504) at Bourbon House speak meuniere sauce. The rice until, after mixing with the spoon, to that era of modernized 522-0111 l is perfect. Such details it blends into something like an ultraditions. There is a dash Breakfast, lunch make the dish. timate banana rum daiquiri. Call it of nostalgia and enduring and dinner daily The pasta St. Charles a Brennan bushwhacker. evidence of the good ideas has new verve thanks to Yes, these are available in go cups cemented into standards back the Commissary, the restaurant as well, if a Friday lunch turns into then. company’s market, café, bakery a French Quarter wander. and literal commissary kitchen. It Other restaurants in the group Downtown lunch destination supplies the rigatoni for the dish have brought back more Palace The restaurant, situated on the and also the andouille, which gives Café standards on their regular boundary of the Central Business a deep pecan smoke flavor and is menus. That includes the savory District and French Quarter, was a one of the very best renditions of crabmeat cheesecake, served at popular lunch spot with locals for this Louisiana staple I’ve encoun- the Audubon Clubhouse and Taboffice outings and work meetings. tered. leau, while Palace Café’s other That’s why today Bourbon House That flavor is more subtle in the signature dessert, white chocolate manager Jorge Toro has been hit- andouille-crusted fish (speckled bread pudding, is available by speting the streets, going door-to-door trout when I tried it), with an- cial order and from the Commisto downtown offices to talk up the douille bits mixed into the bread- sary. menu and take reservations on the crumb coating, imbuing it with The tribute at Bourbon House is spot. salty umami. The simple, rich a summer lunch-only offer, served Bourbon House chef Devan Gid- sauce tastes like equal parts but- through Labor Day weekend.

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John and Machelle Payne, Leslie and Michael Sawaya

Cameron Adams, Linda Baum

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As guests entered the front doors of the Audubon Tea Room for the annual Hancock Whitney Zoo-To-Do, they checked their umbrellas. Alas! For the first time, rain reigned, but the social show went on. Many men still opted to wear their white suits and the women, their seasonal cocktail dresses, albeit accessorized with rain boots.

All that resolved, the yearly fun awaited, as did the celebration of the return of the Gottesman Family Endangered Species Carousel. From the donor family came Linda and Neil Baum. They represented her late mother, Charlotte Gottesman, who, from age six, lived in the same house near Audubon Park and was the donor of the park’s original carousel.

Described as a “fan favorite,” the carousel, or merry-go-round, which was dedicated to the Gottesman family in 2003, featured seats of beautifully carved endangered animals as a reminder of the importance of wildlife conservation. In the aftermath of destruction by Hurricane Ida, the carousel was dismantled and sent off for repairs. New life awaits it back at the zoo.

Notables aligned to the ZTD

Jenny Charpentier, Anne Long, Katherine Saulsbury were numerous, starting with Michael J. Sawaya, president and CEO, L. Ronald Forman Chair in Conservation Leadership, Audubon Nature Institute, who stated that for 45 years ZTD supporters have played an integral role in Audubon’s success; thanked Cameron Adams and Machelle Payne, respective chairs of the Zoo-To-Do for Kids presented by Manning Family Children’s, and the above weeklater one for adults; and commented on the dedication of the “Audubon Board, Commission, and Foundation members,” as well as the tireless efforts of volunteers and staff. Dennis P. Lauscha chairs the ANI board, with Leslie Gottsegen as first vice chair, while Field Ogden, MD, is president of the Audubon Commission.

Elizabeth, Clifton, and Emily LeBlanc

Susu. In addition to Title Sponsor Hancock Whitney, Lexus of New Orleans was particularly thanked for sponsorship of the Luxury Vehicle Raffle, and Chevron was noted as the Conservation Champion.

Three sponsors, Ochsner Health, Machelle and John Payne, and VICI were listed under the benefactor category. In remaining categories, there were almost 10 dozen. Patrons numbered 145.

Along with the Audubon Tea Room, three tents and covered pathways kept the party posse Leah and Martin Irons dry. Special features were food Former ZTD gala chairmen, all and drink from 40 restaurant and women, gathered for their annual bar vendors; florals by Ashley Bategroup photo. The late Mrs. Brooke man of NOLA Flora, Bella Blooms, H. Duncan, Kitty, spearheaded the pameladennis, and Luis Colmenares; initial activity in 1972, and, in 2025, entertainment by T-Ray the Violinist, that title befell Mrs.Andrew E. Stall, Bon Bon Vivant and others; Lee

Michaels Fine Jewelry Pick-APresent; a thrilling silent auction; and sustainability efforts by Realcycle.

Of course, so much of the yearly buzz comes from the general bonhomie. The HW ZTD of 2026 hailed as honorary chairmen the Baums, Elizabeth “Liz” Hefler, City Council members Freddie King III and Aimee McCarrron, Gov. Jeff Landry, Elizabeth and Clifton LeBlanc (Lexus), Roger H. Ogden (Field’s dad), and Paulette and Frank Stewart. The almost 150 committee members included the names of special chairmen, such as Katie Darden and Carleton Young, auction; Katherine and Chip Saulsbury and Molly and Graham Wogan, patron(s); Elly Lane and Holt Kolb, office support; Ashley Bateman, decorations; Megan Eustis, restaurant(s); and Marley and Michael LeBourgeois and Karen and Perry Eastman, sponsor(s).

Pluvial concerns were minimized as merriment and merit got the better of the weather.

“Everyone had fun and adapted,” remarked a zoo principal, who added (about the city’s resilience), “This is New Orleans!”

As a result of the fundraiser, and before long, hordes will head to the restored carousel for the joy of the rotating revelry. What goes round — and round!

Monica Dupeire, Joy Shane, Sue Stein, Pat Starnes

n Happy Birthday, America!

trio of thematic statues at the ballroom’s entrance that depicted the bald eagle, a soldier dressed for combat, and the Statue “O beautiful for spacious skies…” unof Liberty. Scores of attendees turned out derscored the jubilation staged by Jefin the celebrated chromatics. After the preferson Beautification, Inc. at its Parkway Promenade XXXIV. Presentation of the American flag by the Kenner Police sented by Metairie Bank Honor Guard, a rousing & Trust, the gala was “Star-Spangled Banner” titled “Happy Birthday was played.

America” and rejoiced As folks milled about, in our country’s 250 they patronized the Tree years. Attractions were of Treasure and its 44 gift myriad and included live cards and gravitated to music with raves to The the classic brunch menu Benchwarmers, food and provided by CCC. Chicken an open bar, a parade of Henry and Pat Shane and waffles, shrimp and prizes of a dozen baskets, grits, eggs, bacon, sausagand a silent auction of 13 baskets. Plus, catching up on the latest of es, fruits and pastries were hard to beat. pals at the venue, Chateau Golf & Country A few of those assembled were Pat and Club. Further 2026 sponsors, in turn in the Henry Shane, Jefferson Beautification Red Maple, Cypress, Oak and Elm categoInc. CEO Joy Shane, Joseph and Sharon McMahon, ries were 1st Lake Properties, Inc.; Henry and council member Hans Liljeberg and spouse Pat Shane; Westwego Beautification Commis- Stacey, Faith Peperone, Diane and Barry Breaux, Monica sion; and (as Elm) Jefferson Parish Council Dupeire (Metairie Bank), Melinda Bourgeois members Deano Bonano (District 2) and (Hans) (Travel Central), Sharon Hannahan and Dustin Thomas, and WBC members. They and lots Liljeberg (District 5), McMahon Law Firm, more savored the “sweetness” of the day Travel Central, and, as individuals, Stacey by slicing into the big birthday cake that Shane Schott and Pat Starnes. had accent decorations of the flag, the bald Patriotic embellishment was rendered eagle, Lady Liberty, and the law of the land, by red, white and blue arches over the the U.S. Constitution. doors, centerpieces of those colors, and a

PHOTOS By JEFF STROUT

Melinda Bourgeois, Dinah Brosset Hans Liljeberg, Sandy Stubbs, Joseph McMahon

Jen Gick, Keith Carroll, Cass Retz

n Table Tributes When design visionaries Keith Carroll,Vesta Fort, Rebekah Founds, Celeste Marshall, Maria Wink Meyers, Kim Starr Wise,Ware M. Porter, Rebecca Singley, Maureen Stevens and Elizabeth Simpson directed their creativity, Dining by Design of the Historic BK House and Gardens took on beautiful life. The event’s chairing duo was Colleen Conner and Randle Looney, one of the 19 BK trustees. Sandra Dartus is president, and Cynthia L. LeBreton, Lydia Blackmore and Kelsey Foster, the officers.

The above Sandra and Vesta served on the Dining by Design Committee along with Matt Fox, Michael Harold, Dr. Quinn Peeper, Permele Robinson, and Hal Williamson.

More headliners were Richard Dragisic and Bill Brockschmidt, Garner Robinson with trustee Permele, trustee Elizabeth Brown Saslow with Tim, Ralph and Patricia Cox, trustees Marshall Hevron and Lydia Blackmore, and BK executive director Jen Gick. Peggy Floyd was the top sponsor.

Promised, and delivered, was a glorious outing that focused on exceptional cuisine and libations (Pigeon Catering), “groove” PHOTOS By REAGAN LAQUE (violinist Abraham Santos Fernandez), tablescapes (the designers), a raffle, and music. Also dance, with Alliance Française DJs William Randle Looney, Wendy Lodrig Bart, Colleen Connor, Henry Bart Clancy and Alan Nobili doing the noteworthy honors.

Hal Williamson, Dale LeBlanc

Sandra Dartus, Gia Giacona

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By PHILLIP ALDER Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, said, “A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.”

Some bridge experts are like that, playing almost by instinct. Others grind it out, calculating the correct actions.

The less capable tend to react almost subconsciously, making the “natural” play without time for analysis. It would be a great idea for almost everyone to slow down.

In this deal, for example, look at the North and East hands. Against four spades, West leads the club queen. How should East plan the defense?

West was aggressive in raising to two clubs, but he had a singleton and liked the favorable vulnerability. North’s three-club advance was a modern cuebid raise.

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived by the Purchasing Office, University of New Orleans, Admin. Annex Bldg, RM 1004G,2000 LAKESHORE DR, LAKE FRONT CAMPUS, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70148.

Note:University of New Orleans will become LSU New Orleans on July, 1, 2026 for: YEARLY SERVICE CONTRACT FOR PEST CONTROL SERVICES, Sealed Bid No. BTB2944 until: July 16, 2026 @ 2:00 PM at which time and place the Bids will be opened and read.

There will be a NonMandatory Pre-Bid Con‐ ference held on July 8, 2026 at the University of New Orleans, Amin. Bldg, Room 112 at 10:00 AM Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 39:1594 C.(4).

Specifications may be obtained from the Pur‐ chasing Office.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.

UNO is an equal opportu‐ nity/affirmative action employer.

By: Troy A. Bacino Assistant Director Purchasing Dept.

University of New Orleans 192600-JUL 1-1T $41.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) by the Procure‐ ment Department, Room 5055, 2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, until 2:00 PM (CDT) on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time, and a tabu‐ lation will be made for consideration by the Owner in awarding the Contract.

Bids received after the above-designated date and time will not be opened and will be re‐ jected.

ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMO‐ DATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. HVAC Improve‐ FOR: ments at Laurel School 820 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 PROJECT NUMBER: ITB No. 26-FAC-0068 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained from: Infinity Engineering Consultants, LLC. 4001 Division St, Metairie, LA Attn: Stephen Gholston sgholston@infinityec. com 1-504-304-0548 Bid documents will be emailed by Architect or a downloadable link will be provided to obtain bid documents in PDF for‐ mat.

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 the Orleans Parish School Board Bid Bond Form written by a surety com‐ pany licensed to do busi‐ ness in Louisiana, signed by the surety's agency or attorney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding i d

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals pp g companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it ob‐ ligates itself 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 listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten per‐ cent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Orleans Parish School Board, and shall be accompanied by ap‐ propriate power of attor‐ ney. No Bid Bond indicat‐ ing an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is accept‐ able.

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond written by a company li‐ censed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Con‐ tract amount.

Surety must be listed currently on the U. S. Department of Treasury Financial Management Service List (Treasury List) as ap‐ proved for an amount equal to or greater than the contract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana. If the Surety is not listed on the Trea‐ sury List, and has less than an “A-“ rating (as shown in the latest edi‐ tion of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide) the maxi‐ mum Contract amount for which that Surety may provide a Bond is $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), or fif‐ teen percent of the Surety’s policyholders' surplus (as shown by Surety's most recent fi‐ nancial statements filed with the Louisiana De‐ partment of Insurance), whichever is less. If the Surety is not listed on the Treasury List, and has at least an “A”- rat‐ ing or better (as shown in the latest edition of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide), the maximum amount for Contract which that Surety may provide a Bond is fifteen percent of the Surety’s policyholders' surplus (as shown by Surety's most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

The Bond shall be signed by the surety's agent or attor‐ ney-in-fact, and shall be in favor of the Orleans Parish School Board.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2026 HVAC Im‐ provements at Laurel School located at 820 Jackson Ave, , New Orleans, LA 70130.

Attendance at this con‐ ference is NOT required but highly encouraged and Bidders are advised that they will be required to state on the Bid Form that they are familiar with the Project site lo‐ cated at 820 Jackson Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of Mechanical and Electri‐ cal Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S.38:2212 (A)(1)(a). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt 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, those stated in the advertise‐ ment bids, and those re‐ quired on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC FUNDING: Notice is hereby given that this Project is to be financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which will not be readily available at the time the Bids are re‐

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ceived. As a result, pur‐ suant to La. R.S. 38:2215, the Owner is exempt from the requirement of acting to award the Con‐ tract or reject all Bids within forty-five (45) cal‐ endar days of receipt of the Bids. Pursuant to this Statute, the Owner specifically reserves the right to hold all Bids for greater than forty-five (45) calendar days.

The Orleans Parish School Board shall incur no obligation to the Con‐ tractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.

INCORPORATION OF IN‐ STRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS INTO ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Instructions to Bid‐ ders contained in the Bid Documents (referenced above), and all require‐ ments contained therein, are incorporated into this Advertisement for Bids as if completely set forth herein.

By: Mr. Paul Lucius Executive Director of Procurement Insertion dates: (1) Wednesday, June 17, 2026 (2) Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (3) Wednesday, July 1, 2026 191197-jun 17-24-jul 1-3t $325.33

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Jefferson Parish School Board, 501 Man‐ hattan Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 will solicit sealed bids each month to pro‐ vide FRESH PRODUCE, DE‐ LIVERED WEEKLY, to VAR‐ IOUS JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL LOCATIONS for the period August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027.

At 10:30 A.M., on the fol‐ lowing dates sealed bids will be accepted and opened: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 for produce deliveries the month of August 2026 Wednesday, August 19, 2026 for produce deliver‐ ies the month of Septem‐ ber 2026 Wednesday, September 16, 2026 for produce de‐ liveries the month of Oc‐ tober 2026 Wednesday, October 14, 2026 for produce deliver‐ ies the month of Novem‐ ber 2026 Wednesday, November 18, 2026 for produce de‐ liveries the month De‐ cember 2026 Wednesday, December 16, 2026 for produce de‐ liveries the month of Jan‐ uary 2027 Wednesday, January 13, 2027 for produce deliver‐ ies the month of Febru‐ ary 2027 Wednesday, February 17, 2027 for produce deliver‐ ies the month of March 2027 Wednesday, March 17, 2027 for produce deliver‐ ies the month of April 2027 Wednesday, April 14, 2027 for produce deliver‐ ies the month of May 2027 Wednesday, May 18, 2027 for produce deliveries the month of June 2027 Wednesday, June 16, 2027 for produce deliveries the month of July 2027 Bids should be sent to the attention of the Pur‐ chasing Department at 501 Manhattan Blvd., Suite 2200, Harvey, LA 70058.

Specifications and bid packages may be picked up from the Purchasing Department at 501 Man‐ hattan Blvd., Suite 2200, Harvey, LA 70058 call (504) 349-7667, or email a request to thomas. doster@jpschools.org.

Participation by minority and female-owned busi‐ nesses is encouraged.

Tom Doster Director of Purchasing & Procurement 191824-JUN 24-JUL 1-2T $64

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The Port of South Louisiana hereby adver‐ tises for bids for: Project: Port of South Louisiana New Security Guard Building and Entrance Reserve, LA Description of Basic Work: Scope of work con‐ sists of the construction of a new security en‐ trance building and con‐ sist of removal and re‐ placement of concrete paving, new asphalt dri‐ veway, gravel parking area, and paved handi‐ cap stalls.

Description of Alternate No. 1: Includes gas line extension, generator and generator pad.

Description of Alternate No. 2: Includes paving the parking lot in lieu of gravel.

Sealed Bids must be re‐ ceived by the Port of South Louisiana, 1720 Louisiana Highway 44.

Reserve, Louisiana 70084, either by mail, hand de‐ livery or electronic bid, NO LATER THAN 11:30 AM, local time July 22, 2026, Attn: Julia FisherCormier, Sealed Bid En‐ closed- New Security Guard Building and En‐ trance, Contractor’s Li‐ cense Number and Con‐ tractor’s name should be printed outside of the sealed bid.

Promptly thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Port of South Louisiana, 1720 Louisiana Highway 44, Reserve, Louisiana 70084.

Electronic bids are ac‐ cepted on the Central Auction House Bidding www.central Website: auctionhouse.com Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be examined at the Port of South Louisiana, 1720 Louisiana Highway 44, Reserve, Louisiana 70084 or at www.centralauctionh ouse.com Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained from: Linfield, Hunter & Junius, Inc. 3608 18th Street Suite 200 Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: 504-833-5300 Fax: 504-833-5350 E-mail: dmorales@ lhjunius.com upon deposit of $250.00 for each set of docu‐ ments. Deposit on the first two sets are fully re‐ fundable to all bonafide prime Bidders upon re‐ turn of the documents, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Fifty per‐ cent (50%) of the deposit of all other sets of docu‐ ments will be refunded upon return of docu‐ ments as stated above.

Electronic copies can be requested for a fee of $25.00.

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.

In accordance with La R.S. 38:2212 B. (5) Written evidence of the authority of the person signing the bid for public works shall be submitted at the time of bidding. The authority of the signature of the person submitting the bid shall be deemed suf‐ ficient and acceptable if any of the following con‐ ditions are met: (a) The signature on the bid is that of any corpo‐ rate officer listed on the most current annual re‐ port on file with the sec‐ retary of state, or the signature on the bid is that of any member of a partnership, limited lia‐ bility company, limited li‐ ability partnership, or h l l i li d

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y p p other legal entity listed in the most current busi‐ ness records on file with the secretary of state. (b) The signature on the bid is that of an autho‐ rized representative as documented by the legal entity certifying the authority of the person. (c) The legal entity has filed in the appropriate records of the secretary of state of this state, an affidavit, resolution, or other acknowledged or authentic document indi‐ cating the names of all parties authorized to submit bids for public contracts. Such docu‐ ment on file with the sec‐ retary of state shall re‐ main in effect and shall be binding upon the prin‐ cipal until specifically re‐ scinded and canceled from the records of the office.

g Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126, in the Emmitt Bashful Building (Admin.

Bldg.) 3rd Floor, Rm. #306. Sealed bids will be received by Southern University at New Or‐ leans in the Purchasing Department, Emmitt Bashful Bldg. Rm. #202 up to 10:00 am July 22, 2026.

To be shown in the news‐ paper: June 18, June 24, and July 1, 2026 Contact Person: Marilyn Gilmore-Manuel, Purchasing Director (504) 286-5020

All required Certificates of Liability Insurance shall list the Port of South Louisiana as “addi‐ tionally insured”.

A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD On July 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Port of South Louisiana | Administra‐ tive Building | Board Room 1720 LA Highway 44, Re‐ serve, LA 70084.

Prospective bidders who fail to attend or remain in attendance for the du‐ ration of the pre- bid conference shall be pro‐ hibited from submitting a bid for the project.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under La. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) calendar days after the actual date of open‐ ing thereof except as provided by La R.S. 38:2214(C). The parties may mutually agree to extend the bid for addi‐ tional days.

Pursuant to La R.S. 38:2214(B) the Owner re‐ serves its right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B) (1), the provisions and requirements of this Sec‐ tion, those stated in the bidding documents shall not be considered as in‐ formalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

Contractor employees must be able to legally work in the United States – either a U.S. citizen or foreign citizen who has the necessary authoriza‐ tion.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsi‐ ble bidder without dis‐ crimination on grounds of race, color, sex or na‐ tional origin. Disadvan‐ taged businesses are en‐ couraged to submit bids.

When a project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.

OWNER BY: Julia Fisher-Cormier TITLE: Executive Director Advertisement Dates: 06/24/2026; 07/01/2026; 07/08/2026 191727-jun 24-jul 1-8-3t $272.11 PUBLIC NOTICE --Bid #0004 Southern University at New Orleans is soliciting an Invitation to Bid (ITB) to replace an existing 225 Ton Daikin Air-Cooled Chiller at the School of Social Work Building with the installation of a New 225 Ton Chiller. A Manda‐ tory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 10:00 am, and the Opening Bid Confer‐ ence will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 am. Both meet‐ ings are located at 6400 i l

191542-jun 18-24-jul 1-3t $37.86

PUBLIC NOTICE --HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ANNUAL AUDITNG SERVICES RFP #26-905-10 The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) is requesting proposals from qualified and expe‐ rienced professional companies to provide an‐ nual auditing and tax preparation services. The auditors/firms must be licensed to practice au‐ diting in the State of Louisiana.

Contractors must submit proposals that outline their qualifications and their ability to execute the services in accor‐ dance with the Scope of Services contained within the request for proposals (RFP). Specifi‐ cally, proposals must demonstrate their previ‐ ous experience, qualifi‐ cations, and other fac‐ tors, to perform the ser‐ vices outlined in the RFP. Single copies of the RFP package may be down‐ loaded from HANO’s website at www.hano. org. The RFP package will be available on Wednes‐ day, July 1, 2026.

Sealed responses to this solicitation will be re‐ ceived by the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) in the Depart‐ ment of Procurement and Contracts until 2:00 p.m., CST, on August 4, 2026.

Deliver one (1) jump drive, and four (4) com‐ plete sets (one original clearly marked or stamped “original”, and three (3) copies) of the required submittals, in a sealed envelope or box clearly marked with the words “RFP Documents”, to the Department of Pro‐ curement and Contracts at the following address: Housing Authority of New Orleans Procurement and Con‐ tracts Department Trudy Jackson, Contract Administrator 1555 Poydras, Suite 1800 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Place the following infor‐ mation in the upper, lefthand corner on the out‐ side of the envelope when submitting propos‐ als: Company Name Company Address RFP Name and Number Date and Time responses are due All responses submitted are subject to these In‐ structions and Supple‐ mental Instructions to Offerors, General and Supplemental Condi‐ tions, and all other re‐ quirements contained herein, all of which are made a part of this Re‐ quest for Proposal by ref‐ erence.

The Housing Authority of New Orleans reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for just cause and to waive any informalities in the sub‐ mission process, if it is in the best interest of the Housing Authority to do so.

192626-JUL 1-8-15-3T $147.46 PUBLIC NOTICE --INVITATION TO BID NO. 3122: CROSS TIES & SWITCH TIES

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In unit W/D, Lovely Courtyard, Pleasant Residential Complex. No dogs.

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The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commis‐ sion for the Port of New Orleans (“NOPB”) is so‐ liciting bids for the asneeded purchase and de‐ livery of new cross ties and switch ties (the “Ma‐ terials”), as set forth more fully and in accor‐ dance with the General Conditions and Specifi‐ cations (“Specifica‐ tions”) and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the form agree‐ ment attached hereto (“Agreement”) for an ini‐ tial term of one (1) year, with the NOPB having the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

Official bid documents can be downloaded and must be submitted elec‐ tronically through Cen‐ tral Bidding at www.cen tralbidding.com.

The specifications of the Invi‐ tation to Bid (ITB) may also be obtained from App, the SEBconnect available on both the Apple and Google play platforms.

BID SUBMISSION: NOPB will accept sealed bids for this Project until 10:00 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (the “Bid Sub‐ mission Deadline”). Any bid received after the Bid Submission Deadline will not be considered.

Bidders must submit bids electronically for this Project in the follow‐ ing way: • Submit an ELECTRONIC BID. Bids must be submitted electronically at www. centralbidding.com For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Cen‐ tral Bidding at 225-8104814. The bidder must at‐ tach a completed and signed digital copy of the Bid Form, Proof of Au‐ thority and any other documents required in the Bidding Documents.

The NOPB shall not be re‐ sponsible if a bidder can‐ not complete or submit an electronic bid. Bidders shall be responsible for receiving confirmation that the bid was suc‐ cessfully delivered prior to the Bid Submission Deadline.

BID OPENING: Immedi‐ ately following the Bid Submission Deadline, bids will be opened in ac‐ cordance with the bid documents.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ---

Procurement at plucius@ nolapublicschools.com.

Orange County Commu‐ nity College hereby in‐ vites the submission of sealed bids for the fol‐ lowing: ITB-OCCC-2027-06 Shredding and Document Destruction.

Bids will be received until August 4, 2026 at 1:00 pm ET, by Orange County Community Col‐ lege, 115 South St, Mid‐ dletown, NY 10940, in Or‐ ange Hall Room 207. The bid MUST be delivered to a college employee. In‐ terested suppliers must submit a proposal in ac‐ cordance with solicita‐ tion documents posted at http://www. coretrustpg.com/publicsector/solicitations.

The District will host a Virtual Pre-Proposal meeting to be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. (CST). The Vir‐ tual link can be found below:

191803-jun 24-jul 1-2t $168.76 PUBLIC NOTICE --ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Procurement Department 2401 Westbank Parkway, Suite 5055 New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0126 PROFESSIONAL LOBBYIST SERVICES Electronic Responses to Request for Proposal rel‐ ative to the above will be received via email sub‐ mission to the Purchas‐ ing Department for the Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB” or “the District”) at 2401 West‐ bend Parkway, Suite 5055, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 until 10:00 A.M. (CST) on Tues‐ day, July 21, 2026.

Specifications and quali‐ fications documents may be obtained by visiting the District’s website at www.nolapublicschools. com; or by contacting the Executive Director of Procurement at procure‐ ment@nolapublicschoo ls.com.

The District will host a Virtual Pre-Proposal meeting to be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. (CST). The Vir‐ tual link can be found below: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom. us/meeting/register/o9z_HoBQHOG-beY-UsoYQ

NOPB CONTACT: Respon‐ dents must submit Ques‐ tions in writing to pro‐ curement@railnola.com

by Monday, July 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CST. As nec‐ essary, addenda to this ITB will be issued to all respondents receiving this ITB. Questions, an‐ swers, and all forms re‐ quired will be posted on Central Bidding at www. centralbidding.com .

The District reserves the right to reject any or all Responses to Request for Proposal whenever such rejection is in its best in‐ terest in accordance with law. The provisions and requirements of this ad‐ vertisement shall not be waived.

191872-JUN 23-JUL 1-10-3T $113

FIRST INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026 SECOND INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 THIRD INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE --Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived until the hour of 10:00 a.m. Wednesday July 15, 2026 at the Jeffer‐ son Parish Sheriff’s Of‐ fice Administrative Com‐ plex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Harvey, La. 4th floor, room 411. Bid will be opened at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday July 15, 2026 and read aloud for: 2026/2027 Kia Vehicles Detailed list of specifica‐ tions is available at the above address. The Sher‐ iff, Parish of Jefferson, reserves the right to ac‐ cept or reject any and all bids in whole or in part and waive formalities.

JOSEPH LOPINTO III, SHERIFF PARISH OF JEFFERSON, LA. Bid # 26-JUL-1501 ADV: The New Orleans Advocate June 17, 24 and July 1, 2026 191353-jun 17-24-jul 1-3t $45

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Paul A. Lucius Executive Director of Procurement

191185-jun 17-24-jul 1-1t $109.03 PUBLIC NOTICE --ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Purchasing Department 2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5055 New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0127 MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SERVICES Electronic Responses to Request for Proposal rel‐ ative to the above will be received via email sub‐ mission to the Purchas‐ ing Department for the Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB” or “the District”) at 2401 West‐ bend Parkway, Suite 5055, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 until 11:00 A.M. (CST) on Tues‐ day, July 21, 2026.

Specifications and quali‐ fication documents may be obtained by visiting the District’s website at www.nolapublicschools. com; or by contacting the Executive Director of

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom. us/meeting/register/jvf hpJjKT9yQHrJqISU9Xw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing infor‐ mation about joining the meeting.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all Responses to Request for Proposal whenever such rejection is in its best in‐ terest in accordance with law. The provisions and requirements of this ad‐ vertisement shall not be waived.

Paul A. Lucius Executive Director of Procurement FIRST INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026 SECOND INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 THIRD INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026 191180-jun 17-24-jul 1-3t $115.12 PUBLIC NOTICE --REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) June 23, 2026 Clover invites qualified, licensed, and insured contractors in the State of Louisiana to submit proposals for the Main Campus Roofing Re‐ placement Project.

This project shall be exe‐ cuted in full compliance with all applicable fed‐ eral, State of Louisiana, and City of New Orleans (Orleans Parish) codes, ordinances, and regula‐ tions, including but not limited to building, environmental, safety, and permitting require‐ ments.

Contractors shall submit a complete proposal in‐ cluding qualifications, methodology, schedule, and all required docu‐ mentation demonstrat‐ ing compliance with the requirements set forth herein.

All interested parties can review the RFP docu‐ ments and respond to the RFP at https:// clovernola.org/bid/ from Thursday July 2, 2026Sunday July 26, 2026.

All inquiries shall be di‐ rected to George Patter‐ son, Director of Facilities Operations at george. patterson@clovernola. org by Monday, July 20, 2026, by 5:00 PM (CST).

Addenda to RFP will be issued to all PARTIES RE‐ SPONDING to RFP. Ques‐ tions, answers, and all forms required will be posted on https:// clovernola.org/bid/ In addition, a mandatory site visit/walkthrough will be required and held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 10:30am on those dates. For convenience, we have scheduled three different days to attend.

192594-jun 30-jul 1-3t $567.81 PUBLIC NOTICE --Sealed Bids for the Houma Readiness Center Sustainment, 1000 Williams Avenue, Houma, LA 70364 will be received at the Houma Readiness Center, 1000 Williams Av‐ enue, Houma, LA 70364, until 11:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY DAVID L HOWLEY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMO‐ DATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form.

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals y y without charge and with‐ out deposit from SCNZ Printed Architects. copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them most repro‐ through graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at SCNZ Architects, 2134 Magazine Street, New Or‐ leans, LA 70130. Phone (504) 301-3722 Attention: Jill Shingledecker E-Mail Address: jshin‐ gledecker@scnz.net A Mandatory Pre-Bid conference and site visit is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT on, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the Houma Readiness Center Classroom, 1000 Williams Avenue, Houma, LA 70364. Attendance at this Conference is manda‐ tory. Prospective bidders must attend the entire mandatory Pre-Bid con‐ ference in order to sub‐ mit a bid. The Construc‐ tion and Facilities Man‐ agement Office point of contact is David L. How‐ ley, Email: david.l.howley.

CFMO nfg@army.mil Building #3022, Office #235, 6400 St Claude Av‐ enue, New Orleans, LA 70117, 504-278-8129.

BIDS SHALL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM CONTRAC‐ TORS THAT ATTEND THE ENTIRE MANDATORY PREBID CONFERENCE. ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY DAVID L HOWLEY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMO‐ DATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN FIVE (5) DAYS BEFORE THE MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE. All Bids must be accom‐ panied by Bid Security equal to five percent (5%) of the Base Bid and Bid Items Additional (ABI) and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid

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bond.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of BUILD‐ ING CONSTRUCTION. Bid‐ der is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5).

The successful Bidder will be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana, equal to 100% of the Contract amount, including Addi‐ tional Bid Items (ABI), if required.

No Bid may be with‐ drawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of Bids except under the provisions of LA R.S. 38:2214.

Electronic Bid Docu‐ ments may be submitted

by Contractors to the Construction & Facilities Management Office by their bid submitting along with their bid secu‐ rity to https://www.cen tralauctionhouse.com/.

Electronic bids must be submitted so as to be posted prior to 11:00 a.m.

CT on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Hard copies of the contractor’s elec‐ submitted tronically packet must be sent to ATTN: David L Howley, Construction and Facility Office Management Building #3022, Office #235, 6400 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117, telephone 504-278-8129.

Contractors MUST attend the mandatory Pre-Bid conference scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

CT on, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the listed above loca‐ tion in order to submit an electronic bid.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bids for just cause. In accordance

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with directives and guid‐ ance published by Facil‐ ity Planning and Control, the Louisiana Revised Statutes, the provisions requirements of and those stated in the ad‐ vertisement for bids and those required on the bid shall not be form waivered. The Louisiana Department Military Deputy Director for Con‐ tracting and Purchasing and the State Contract‐ ing Officer do not pos‐ sess authority to waive any informality inciden‐ tal thereto. The Owner shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.

The Louisiana Military Department is a partici‐ pant in the Louisiana Ini‐ tiative for Small Entre‐ preneurships (SE) Pro‐ gram (the Hudson Initia‐ tive) and the VeteranOwned and Service-Con‐ nected Disabled VeteranOwned Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program (the Veteran Initiative). Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --CITY PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, 1:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING CITY HALL, 1300 PERDIDO STREET CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER (CITY HALL - 1E07) The City Planning Com‐ mission, in accordance with the provisions of Ar‐ ticle 4 of the Comprehen‐ sive Zoning Ordinance, di

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g Ordinance No. 4,264 M.C.S., as amended, will hold a public hearing.

The public hearing will consider the following proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Orleans.

y CBD-5 Urban Core Neigh‐ borhood Lower Intensity Mixed-Use District Property description: Square 218, Lot A-1, in the First Municipal District, bounded by Julia Street, Carondelet Street, Saint Avenue and Charles Girod Street Address(es): 750 Carondelet Street

p p adaptive reuse of a monastery into multifamily dwellings in an HU-RD2 District and the CPC Character Preserva‐ Corridor Design tion Overlay District Property description: Square 27, Lot 1, in the Sixth Municipal District, bounded by Magazine Street, Henri Clay Av‐ enue, Constance Street and Calhoun Street Address(es): 720 Henry Clay Avenue

Materials for these items may be viewed via https://onestopapp.nola. gov/

Zoning Docket 070/26 Applicant(s): Nitetrip‐ pers, LLC Request: Text Amend‐ ment to amend Article 26, Section 26.6 and Arti‐ cle 20, Section 20.3.JJ to allow secondary live en‐ tertainment with service and sale of alcoholic bev‐ erages for on site con‐ sumption at a recording studio, only if approved via conditional use.

The public comment deadline is 5 pm on the Monday that is 8 days before the meeting date.

Zoning Docket 067/26 Applicant(s): Mid-City Redevelopment, LLC Request: Conditional use to permit a car wash in an MU-1 Medium Inten‐ sity Mixed-Used District and EC Enhancement Corridor Design Overlay District Property description: Square 762, Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21-A, 22A, 23-B, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, in the First Mu‐ nicipal District, bounded

by Tulane Avenue, South Street, Ulloa Pierce Street, and South Carroll‐ ton Avenue Address(es): 4118-4126 South Carrollton Avenue, 4036-4052 Ulloa Street, 4041-4051 Tulane Avenue

Zoning Docket 071/26 Applicant(s): Nitetrip‐ pers, LLC Request: Conditional use to permit secondary live entertainment with ser‐ vice and sale of alcoholic beverages for on site consumption at a record‐ ing studio, in an HU-MU Historic Urban Neighbor‐ hood Mixed-Use District Property description: Square 44, Lot 4, in the Fourth Municipal District, bounded by Jackson Av‐ Phillip Street, enue, Street and Rousseau Saint Thomas Street.

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Zoning Docket 068/26 Applicant: BD OZ CBD NOLA, LLC Request: Conditional Use to permit a hotel in a CBD-5 Urban Core Neigh‐ borhood Lower Intensity Mixed-Use District and the Transient Lodging In‐ terim Zoning District Property description: Square 234, Lots B and L, in the First Municipal Dis‐ bounded by trict, Baronne, Girod, Caron‐ delet and Julia Streets Address(es): 727 Carondelet Street

Zoning Docket 072/26 Applicant(s): City Council Motion No. M-26-177 Request: Amendment to the text of Article 5 of the Zoning Comprehensive Ordinance to allow the of new development structures as part of the adaptive reuse of an ex‐ isting industrial, com‐ mercial, or institutional within a structure planned development.

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JEFFERSON PARISH LEGALS Parish & City Officials Parish President Cynthia LeeSheng Parish Council Jennifer Van Vrancken Council Chairwoman Dist. 1: Timothy P. Kerner Jr. Dist. 2: Deano A. Bonano Dist. 3: Byron L. Lee Dist. 4: Arita M. L. Bohannan Dist. 5: Hans J. Liljeberg Council At Large Div. A: Jennifer Van Vrancken Div. B: Scott A. Walker Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto, III District Attorney Paul Connick, Jr. Assessor Thomas J. Capella Coroner Gerry Cvitanovich, M.D. Registrar of Voters Dennis DiMarco Parish Clerk Lizabeth A. Johnston Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer School Board President- Kriss Fairbairn Fortunato Vice-President- Ralph Brandt, Jr. District 1 – Dr. Gerard LeBlanc District 2 – Ricky Johnson District 3 – Kriss Fairbairn Fortunato District 4 – Clay Moise District 5 – Derrick Shepherd

District 6 – Michael Pedalino District 7 – Ralph Brandt District 8 – Chad Nugent District 9 – Steven Guitterrez Superintendent Dr. James Gray 24th Judicial District Div. A: Raymond S. Steib, Jr. Div. B: R. Christopher Cox, III Div. C: June Berry Darensburg Div. D: Jacqueline Maloney Div. E: Frank A. Brindisi.

Div. F: Michael P. Mentz Div. G: E. Adrian Adams Div. H: Donald “Chick” Foret Div. I: Nancy A. Miller Div. J: Stephen C. Grefer Div. K: Ellen Shirer Kovach Div. L: Donald A. Rowan, Jr. Div. M: Shayna Beevers Morvant Div. N: Stephen D. Enright, Jr. Div. O: Danyelle M. Taylor Div. P: Lee V. Faulker, Jr. Criminal Court Commissioners: David P. Wolff & Paul Schneider Domestic Court Commissioners: David P. Wolff and Ashley Schepens Domestic Hearing Officers: Lisa Matthews, Theresa Piglia, Chelsea Kiefer, Donald Rose First Parish Court Judge, Division A: Rebecca M. Olivier Judge, Division B: Johnny Lee Traffic Hearing Officer changes monthly Second Parish Court Div. A: Sharlayne Jackson

Prevost Div. B: Raylyn R. Beevers Constables 1st Justice Court Jonathan Liberto 2nd Justice Court Kendall C. Bussey 3rd Justice Court Brennan Rojas 4th Justice Court Leon F Bradberry, Sr. 5th Justice Court Allen Leone, Jr. 6th Justice Court Jason Ural 7th Justice Court Floyd Davis 8th Justice Court Charles L. Wilson Justice of the Peace Div. 1 Vernon J. Wilty, III Div. 2 Mark Spears Div. 3 Charles R. Kerner Div. 4 Leon Bradberry, Jr. Div. 5 Charles V. Cusimano, II Div. 6 Kevin Centanni Div. 7 Michele P. Holmes Div. 8 Roscoe W. Lewis Juvenile Court Section A: Judge Jennifer Guillot Womble Section B: Judge Amanda Chauvin Calogero Section C: Judge Barron C. Burmaster Grand Isle Independent Levee District David Camardelle President/Director Kelly Besson, Sr., VicePresident Michael Scioneaux, Secretary/Treasurer Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East Peter G. Vicari, President Roy M. Carubba, VicePresident David A. Martin, Treasurer

Gregory S. Marsiglia, Secretary Kerwyn King, Commissioner Ronald Schumann, Jr., Commissioner Ronald Schumann Elton J. Meyers Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West Commissioners Scott M. Burke, President Kyle J. Galloway, P.E., VicePresident Stephen P. Gauthé, Secretary-Treasurer Larry B. Ardoin, P.E., Commissioner William B. Fogle, Commissioner Mitchell L. Kirkland, P.E., Commissioner Ronnie L. Robinson, P.E., Commissioner Jesse D. Noel, P.E., Regional Director Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Col. Evans Spiceland – Chair Ralph C. Cox Jr. -Vice Chair Timothy Coulon – Treasurer Justin R. Clinton – Secretary James W. Tucker - Member GRAND ISLE Mayor David Camardelle Council Members Seat A- Councilmember James Cheramie Seat B- Councilmember Harley Stelly Seat C – Councilmember Loren Gonzalez Seat D –Councilmember Brian Barthelemy Seat E – Councilmember Michael Scioneaux

Chief of Police Christopher Hernandez

Chief of Police Marcell Rodriguez

Grand Isle Port Commission John Cheramie – President Terrill Pizani – Vice President Kerry Besson – Sec/ Treasurer Ernie BallardCommissioner Patrick LandryCommissioner Weldon Danos- Executive Director

KENNER Mayor Michael J. Glaser, Sr.

GRETNA Mayor Belinda Cambre Constant Council Members Dist. At Large: Wayne A. Rau Dist. 1: Rudy S. Smith Dist. 2: Michael A. Hinyub Dist. 3: Mark K. Miller District 4: Randy S. Carr Chief of Police Brett J. Lawson

Council Members Joseph A. Stagni At-Large Div. A, George L. Branigan At-Large Div. B Dee B. Dunn District 1, Thomas “Tom” P. Willmott District 2 Joseph F. LaHatte, III District 3, Kristi K. McKinney District 4 Daniel W. Riehm District 5 Chief of Police Keith Conley WESTWEGO Mayor Robert. E. Billiot, Sr. Council Members Dist. 1: John I. Shaddinger, Jr. Dist 2: Hon. Johnny S. Nobles, Jr. Dist. 3 Hon. Lisa Valence Dist. 4 Hon. Robert “Bobby” Utley Dist. 5 Hon. Robert “Bobby B” Bonvillian Chief of Police Hon. Dwaye J. Munch, Sr.

HARAHAN Mayor: Tim Baudier Council Members Jason D. Asbill Tommy Budde Eric Chatelain Paul Johnston Michael Ricks Chief of Police Edward “Ed” Lepre

JEDCO Commissioners Chairman – James R. Martin Jr. Vice Chair – Stephen E. Robinson Jr. Treasurer – Joseph F. Riccobono Secretary – Robert Stevens Mickal P. Adler Roxanne Arocha James Kenneth Baum Jr. Darren Chifici

JEAN LAFITTE Mayor: Yvette Crain Council Members Barry Bartholomew Larry Kerner Jr. Chirsty N. Creppel Kyle Darda Verna Smith

William Douglass Joseph J. Ewell Jr. Josline Gosserand Frank Maria Teresa C. Lawrence James Robert Martin Jr. Michael O’Connor Melissa Barrett O’Neal Mayra Elizabeth Pineda Paula Scalco Polito Joseph Riccobono Stephen Edwin Robinson Jr. Eugene Paul Sausse Jr. Melissa Bennette Simeon Lynda Nugent Smith Robert Stevens Teri Boudreaux Tucker Shondra Griffin Williams Directory of Parish & City Officials JEFFERSON PARISH COURTHOUSE West Bank Office 200 Derbigby St. Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 736-6000 East Bank Offices Joseph S. Yenni Bldg.

1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.

Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 736-6000 JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1233 Westbank Expressway Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 363-5500 JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 501 Manhattan Blvd.

Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 349-7600 CLERK OF COURT P.O. Box 10 Gretna, LA 70054 (504) 364-2900 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.

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WEST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT 7001 River Road Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 340-0318 EAST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT 203 Plauche Court Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 733-0087

Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 366-4374 CITY OF HARAHAN 6437 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-6383 HARAHAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 6441 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-9763

GREATER NEW ORLEANS EXPRESSWAY COMMISSIONS P.O. Box 7656 Metairie, LA 70010 (504) 835-3188

TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE 4917 City Park Drive Lafitte, LA 70067 (504) 689-2208

TOWN OF GRAND ISLE 170 Ludwig Lane P.O. Box 200 Grand Isle, LA 70358 (985) 787-3196

JEAN LAFITTE POLICE DEPARTMENT 2607 Jean Lafitte Blvd.

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GRAND ISLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 3101 LA Highway One P.O. Box 880 Grand Isle, LA 70358 (985) 787-2104

CITY OF KENNER 1801 Williams Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 468-7200

GRAND ISLE INDEPENDENT LEVEE DISTRICT P.O. Box 757 Grand Isle, LA 70358 (985) 787-3196 GRAND ISLE PORT COMMISSION P.O. Box 500 Grand Isle, La 70358 Office phone: 985-787-2229 CITY OF GRETNA 740 Huey P. Long Avenue , Gretna, LA, 70053 P.O. Box 404 Gretna, LA 70054-0404 (504) 363-1500

KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT 500 Veterans Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 712-2200 CITY OF WESTWEGO 1100 Fourth Street Westwego, LA 70094 (504) 341-3424 WESTWEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT 401 Fourth Street Westwego, LA 70094 (504) 341-5428 JEDCO 700 Churchill Parkway Avondale, LA 70094 Phone/ Fax: (504) 875-3916

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In accordance wIth provIsIons of the amerIcan wIth dIsabIlItIes act amendments act of 2008, as amended, Jefferson parIsh shall not dIscrImInate agaInst IndIvIduals wIth dIsabIlItIes on the basIs of dIsabIlIty In Its servIces, programs or actIvItIes. If you requIre auxIlIary aIds or devIces, or other reasonable accommodatIon under the ada amendments act, please submIt your request to the ada coordInator at least forty-eIght (48) hours In advance or as soon as practIcal. a seventy-two (72) hour advanced notIce Is requIred to request certIfIed asl Interpreters. ada coordInator/offIce of cItIzens wIth dIsabIlItIes 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.

SuitE 403 JEffErSon, la 70123 (504) 736-6086 ada@JEffPariSh.nEt PUBLIC NOTICE SOQ 26-017 Provide 24-Hour Supplemental Emergency Veterinary Services on an As-Needed Basis for Jefferson Parish Animal Welfare Services (JPAWS) The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No.148712 is hereby soliciting the submittal of a Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) from persons or firms qualified and interested in providing 24-hour Louisiana Licensed Veterinary Supplemental Emergency Services (“Supplemental Veterinary Care”) on an as-needed basis for the Department of Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services. “Supplemental Veterinary Care” shall include, but not be limited to: 24-hour services in instances when JPAWS does not have a veterinarian on site; when an animal requires care in excess of that which JPAWS is capable of providing in-house; emergency after-hours services; and/or overflow services as needed. (Parishwide).

Deadline for Submissions: 3:30 p.m., August 14 ,2026 Minimum Requirements for Selection 1.

The persons or firms under consideration shall have at least one (1) Louisiana licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine on staff.

Evaluation Criteria All proposals shall be evaluated with respect to the completeness of data provided, support for all claims made, and the overall approach taken. The following criteria will be used to evaluate each person or firm submitting a Statement of Qualifications - (total maximum of 100 points): (A) The nature, quantity, and value of work to be performed as matched by the person and/or firm submitting, including, but not limited to consideration of the 24-hour services, diagnostic equipment, and emergency/critical care capabilities. – Maximum awarded points shall be 25).

(B) The size of the firm based on the number of personnel, as related to the project requirements and/or scope. – Maximum awarded points shall be 25).

(C) Professional training and experience, both generally and in relation to the type and magnitude of work required for the particular project. – Maximum awarded points shall be 15).

(D) Capacity for timely completion of the work, taking into consideration the person’s or firm’s current, and projected, workload and professional and support manpower. – Maximum awarded points shall be 15).

(E) Location of the principal office where work will be performed, with preference being given to persons or firms with offices located in Jefferson Parish at (15 points), and all other areas at (5 points). – Maximum awarded points shall be 15).

(F) Past and current professional accomplishments, for which references from clients or former clients and information gathered by inspection of current or recent projects may be considered. – Maximum awarded points shall be 5).

The person or firm submitting a Statement of Qualification (General Professional Services Questionnaire) must identify all subcontractors who will assist in providing professional services for the project, in the professional services questionnaire. Each subcontractor shall be required to submit (General Professional Services Questionnaire) and all documents and information included in the questionnaire. (Refer to Jefferson Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-928) All persons or firms (including subcontractors) must submit a Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services questionnaire may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson Parish website at https://www.jeffparish.gov/468/Statement-of-Qualifications-SOQ. Submissions will only be accepted electronically via Jefferson Parish’s e-Procurement site, Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse. com or www.jeffparishbids.net. Registration is required and free for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link: www. centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php.

No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

Affidavits and Insurance are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications, but shall be submitted prior to contract approval.

Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: July 1, 8, and 15, 2026 Corrected Advertisement REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP 0516 Jefferson Parish Department of Purchasing is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified firms to provide Interpretation Services to Residents in Jefferson Parish Shelters, Evacuation Sites and Community Distribution Sites during declared emergency events (Parishwide) for the Jefferson Parish Department of Emergency Management Jefferson Parish is obtaining competitive proposals as allowed by Section 2-985 et.seq. of the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances from bono fide, qualified proposers who are interested in providing Interpretation Services to residents in Jefferson Parish Shelters, Evacuation Sites, and Community Distribution Sites during declared emergency events.

until 3:30 P.M. on July 10, 2026. Jefferson Parish no longer accepts manual submissions. All vendors will be required to register with Central Bidding.

The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, in whole or part, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises and veteranowned businesses to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department

Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: June 10, 17 , 24 and July 01, 2026 For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish.gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678.

PUBLIC NOTICE SOQ 26-016 Provide Court Reporting Services on an as Needed Basis for the Parish of Jefferson The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No. 148722 is hereby soliciting a Statement of Qualifications (Jefferson Parish General Professional Services Questionnaire) from persons or firms interested in contracting with the Parish to provide court reporting services on an as needed basis for the Parish of Jefferson including but not limited to all Parish departments, boards and commissions.

Deadline for Submissions: 3:30 p.m., July 9, 2026 The persons or firms under consideration shall have at least one (1) principal who has at least five (5) years’ experiences in the performance of court reporting services. The following ranking criteria, listed in order of importance, shall be used to evaluate the submittals from each firm/individual submitting to provide court reporting services on an as needed basis: A.

B.

C. D. E. F.

Professional qualifications, training and experience of the firm/individuals assigned to this project and the breadth of their experience in the performance of court reporting services. (25 Points) Fee Proposal. The firm shall submit a fee proposal for consideration. The proposal must include the Appearance Fee for each proposed employee/subcontractor, including costs for certified transcripts. The firm may also propose additional fees. All fees are subject to negotiation; inclusion of any item in the proposal does not guarantee or entitle the firm to payment of that fee. (25 Points) Size of firm; Capacity for timely completion of work. (20 Points) Nature, quantity and value of Jefferson Parish court reporting services previously and currently being performed. (15 Points) Nature, quantity and value of court reporting services performed for other public entities. (10 Points) Location of the office where the work will be performed.

Preference shall be given to persons or firms with a principal business office at which the work will be performed as follows: (1) Jefferson Parish, including municipalities within Jefferson Parish – 5 Points; (2) Neighboring Parishes of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Region, which includes: Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles and St. Tammany Parishes – 3 Points; (3) Parishes other than the foregoing – 2 Points

Submittals for Court Reporters must include fee proposals. All firms or individuals must submit a Statement of Qualification (General Professional Services Questionnaire). Each sub-consultant shall be required to submit a (General Professional Services Questionnaire) and all documents and information included in the questionnaire.

(Refer to Jefferson Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-928) All persons or firms (including sub-consultants) must submit a Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services questionnaire may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson Parish website at https://www.jeffparish.gov/468/Statement-of-Qualifications-SOQ .

Submissions will only be accepted electronically via Jefferson Parish’s e-Procurement site, Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse. com or www.jeffparishbids.net . Registration is required and free for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link: www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php .

No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

Affidavits and Insurance are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications, but shall be submitted prior to contract approval.

Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: June 24 and July 1, 2026 PUBLIC NOTICE SOQ 26-018

All proposals will be evaluated on criteria such as vendor’s technical proposal, qualifications and experience, financial profile and proposal responsiveness and other criteria more specifically defined in the RFP document. The maximum total points for each proposal are set at 100 points

Provide Third-Party Claims Administration Services for Liability, Worker’s Compensation, SELA/Property, and Other Assigned Claims for Jefferson Parish, Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District 1 and Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District 2 (Parishwide)

RFP specifications may be obtained by visiting the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department webpage at https://www.jeffparish.gov/464/ Purchasing and selecting the LaPAC Tab. RFPs may also be viewed and submitted online free of charge at: www.jeffparishbids.net or www.centralbidding.com.

The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No. 148618 is hereby soliciting a Statements of Qualifications (Jefferson Parish General Professional Services Questionnaire) from qualified firms desiring to provide Third-Party Claims Administration Services for Liability, Worker’s Compensation, SELA/Property, and Other Assigned Claims for Jefferson Parish, Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District 1 and Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District 2. (Parishwide)

Submissions will only be accepted electronically via the Parish’s e-Procurement system, Central Bidding. Responses will be received

Deadline for Submissions: 3:30 p.m., July 13, 2026 General The Parish of Jefferson (“Parish”) operates a self-funded program for the investigation, negotiation, and payment of claims, including but not limited to General Liability, Professional Liability, Public Officials and Employees Liability, Automobile Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Workers’ Compensation, and other claims asserted against the Parish.

The Parish is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified firms to provide Third-Party Claims Administration services on an annual flat-fee basis. Services shall include administration of the Parish’s claims program, including management of run-off claims for Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 and Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 2.

The successful Respondent shall perform these services as an independent contractor and shall be responsible solely for thirdparty claims administration functions. The scope of this contract is limited to claims administration. Services such as, but not limited to, preferred provider (PPO) networks, medical case management, vocational rehabilitation, medical bill re-pricing, life care planning, private investigative services, and litigation management are expressly excluded from the scope of this contract. Additionally, the Parish will designate and retain legal counsel for all legal matters related to claims.

Minimum Requirements for Selection A. Respondent firm shall have a minimum of ten (10) years’ Experience in the field of adjusting and handling General Liability, Professional Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Public Officials and Employee’s Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers’ Compensation, and other claims.

B. Respondent Firm shall utilize & provide Jefferson Parish access to a comprehensive claims Management system with the ability to run customizable, scheduled and live reporting.

C. Respondent Firm shall staff and maintain an office within the Parish of Jefferson’s Department of Risk Management offices in order to service its claims. Adjusters shall be dedicated to the Jefferson Parish account.

D. Respondent Firm shall include within their SQQ submission a description of their firm’s qualifications including the current territory(ies) that it services, coverage lines handled, a listing of memberships in local and national professional organizations, and a list of specific personnel who will be responsible for ensuring the efficiency and quality of service to the Parish of Jefferson and its employees. Resumes are required on each of the key personnel, such as office manager, supervisors and adjusters. These resumes should include any professional designations held by the individuals as well as listing of memberships in professional organizations. Direct experience of adjusting staff will be a determining factor in the Parish of Jefferson’s selection process. Respondents must include a job description for each Classification of the service team. Because of the pivotal positions of the team, the Parish of Jefferson shall retain the right to meet, review and approve of any potential assignee to the team at the inception of the service and throughout the term of the contract, which results from the SOQ. E. Respondent Firm shall supply a list describing similar previous work done, arranged by subject area, stating client’s name (governmental agency or private business) and the names of contact persons for each client listed.

F. Respondent Firm shall supply financial statements for the past three (3) years or other representation of financial solvency.

Scope of Services The following items should be addressed in each SOQ, in the order they appear below, for the purpose of guiding the Parish of Jefferson in its evaluation process. A Respondent’s failure to do so will result in the lowering of its rating.

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Claims Administration 1. Experience and Professional Qualifications: a. A general statement about the company, stating the length of time it has been in business as a Claims Administrator and has been adjusting General Liability, Professional Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Public Officials and Employee’s Liability.

Automobile Liability, Workers’ Compensation, SELA/Property, and other claims. Please include the location of the company’s principal office. b. Experience including any professional designations, membership, in local and national professional organizations held by the individuals, and the number of staff members. The identity of the person assigned as the account executive for the administration of the Parish of Jefferson’s claims, including a complete resume for this individual. The identities of supervisors and adjusters to provide claims administration, a complete resume for each, the resume should include the number of years of experience in each assigned area, and a description of whatever training is provided. NOTE: The Parish of Jefferson reserves the right to accept/reject key personnel. c. Indicate the location from which the account will be served, including answers to the following: NOTE: The Parish of Jefferson will require the service company to staff and maintain an office within the Parish of Jefferson’s Department of Risk Management offices in order to service its claims. i.

Is the Respondent, therefore, willing to set up a fully staffed, office within the Parish’s building? ii. What is the Respondent’s maximum capacity for its present operations and what modifications in equipment and staffing would be necessary if awarded this contract? iii. Please provide information concerning backup personnel in the absence of the key personnel.

2. Your administrative philosophy as it relates to: a. Payment or nonpayment of claims; b. Method of managing the reporting of claims; c. Injured employee’s work status; d. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Bond and Rehabilitation Unit appearances; e. Fraud referrals; f. Notification of payment or nonpayment decisions to claimant and Parish of Jefferson; g. Providing loss information; h. Approach to subrogation;

i. Settlements; j. Reserving; k. Late payment policy; I. Assignment, utilization and monitoring of vendors, e.g. surveillance, rehabilitation counselors, case management etc.

3. Your claims administrative system procedures: a. Promptness of accident investigation including: procedures utilized by your firm to complete accident investigations and turnaround time from receipt of claim to investigation. Is the claimant contacted within twenty-four (24) hours? b. File review/diary calendar, frequency of the file review; as a general rule, the Parish of Jefferson requires all cases be reviewed at least every thirty (30) days. Can your firm provide this service? What is the frequency and criteria for supervisory or managerial diary review? c. It is the expectation of the Parish of Jefferson that the selected TPA make an aggressive effort to comply with the needs of the Parish. Such needs may require the TPA to provide various reports.

The development and preparation of these reports should be included in the final cost of service. The Parish of Jefferson will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the selected TPA to have these reports prepared by subcontractor or outside service, including. The Parish of Jefferson will not be responsible for paying any costs or fees associated with any Parish of Jefferson/TPA meetings or mediations during the term of this contract. d. Procedures and guidelines for handling claims (standard service). e. Record keeping, correspondence. f.

The period of retention of a file that is closed or resolved; identify what constitutes a closed file. g. Number of employees to be assigned to the administration of the claims, including the maximum number of claims assigned to each adjuster. The Parish of Jefferson shall allow each General Liability, Automobile Liability and other claims adjuster to handle not more than 125 claims at any given time.

A minimum of two (2) dedicated casualty claim adjusters will be required. These Adjusters will be housed on-site at The Parish’s Department of Risk Management. The Parish of Jefferson shall require one (1) dedicated Workers· Compensation claim adjuster and one (1) person for Medical only and payment processing. h. Type of disaster recovery system or plan in case of catastrophe or other disaster. i.

Subrogation and Second Injury Fund procedures; your firm’s experience based upon percentage recovery and dollar amount over the past three (3) years. j.

Services provided to walk-in claimants. k. Any claims adjustment standards that your firm believes are pertinent.

I. Jefferson Parish requires daily balance access to the Trust Funds and General Ledger. The Trust Fund accounts will be established by the Parish of Jefferson at its designated banking institution.

The TPA will be responsible for the accuracy and information contained in this system. Jefferson Parish will require internet read only access as it relates to the Trust Fund and General Ledger. m. The TPA will be responsible for the verification of the legitimacy of payments made to service providers and for the disbursal of the benefits through Jefferson Parish’s check issuance process.

Jefferson Parish therefore reserves the right for staff of its office or its designee to conduct audits of financial accountability procedures. n. The TPA will be responsible for any and all NSF charges incurred for any reason. o. The TPA will be responsible for producing and mailing 1099s, in accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations, for all claims payments made. p. The TPA will be responsible for producing any reports required by regulatory bodies, including but not limited to the LDOL 1000, Annual Report of Workers Compensation Costs and the Second Injury Fund Future Liability Worksheets. q. Provide a description of your internal quality control program and the procedures utilized by management personnel to ensure the quality of services to be provided to the Parish of Jefferson. r.

Claims management system (Risk Management Information System); Describe your firm’s claims management system.

B. Financial Statement The Claims Administrator shall furnish, a copy of the 3 most recent financial reports, if available, including all statement and footnote disclosures as required by generally accepted accounting principles. The audit report shall contain an unqualified opinion from a Certified Public Accounting firm, which is acceptable to the Parish of Jefferson. If the claims administrator does not have audited financial reports, the claims administrator shall provide a copy of the most recent internal financial report available.

C. References 1. For which major clients (3,000 or more employees) does your firm presently administer claims? Please provide names and telephone numbers of individuals who may be called as references. Please also indicate the types of claims administered.

2. Have any clients terminated your firm’s services as a Claims Administrator within the past three (3) years?

If so, please identify the client, a contact person and provide a brief description of any reason or background for the termination.

D. General 1. In a brief statement, please describe the principal reason or reasons your organization should be selected as the Claims Administrator for the Parish of Jefferson.

2. Will your representatives attend meetings concerning claims administration whenever requested to do so by the Parish of Jefferson?

3. Does your firm agree that all books, claims, files, records, including all electronic data, lists of names, journals and ledgers, tapes, cards and drawings always remain the property of the Parish of Jefferson and your firm uses such exclusively for the Parish

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Does your firm agree to cooperate fully with an outside audit of its claims administration processes and procedures?

Does your firm agree to adhere to generally accepted Workers’ Compensation, Automobile and Liability claims administration processes and industry standard practices?

Does your firm agree to provide security and safe keeping of the Parish of Jefferson’s records and to return such records to the Parish of Jefferson if a new administrator is hired in the event your firm’s contract is terminated?

Evaluation Criteria The following criteria shall be used to evaluate each firm submitting a Statement of Qualifications: (1) Scope of services- Methodology and resources applied to fulfill the scope of services, staffing and organization, including experience and professional qualifications of key management and claims adjusting personnel who are assigned to the project - (Maximum points shall be 30).

(2) Specific experience- similar or larger scope of services currently being provided (Maximum points awarded shall be 25).

(3) Personnel- Size of firm considering the number of professional and support personnel, experience of management staff, experience in similar projects, etc. (Maximum points shall be 20).

(4) Location of the principal office where work will be performed. Preference shall be given to persons or firms with a principal business office at which the work will be performed as follows: (1) Jefferson Parish, including municipalities located within Jefferson Parish (15 points); (2) Neighboring Parishes of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Region, which includes Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Tammany (12 Points); (3) Parishes other than the foregoing (10 Points); (4) Outside the State of Louisiana (6 Points) (Maximum points awarded shall be 15).

(5) Adversarial legal proceedings between the Parish and the person or firm performing professional services, in which the Parish prevailed or any ongoing adversarial legal proceedings between the Parish and the person of firm performing professional services, excluding those instances or cases where the person or firm was added as an indispensable party, or where the person or firm participated in or assisted the public entity in prosecution of its claim. In the event that the person or firm fails to provide accurate and detailed information regarding legal proceedings with the Parish, including the absence of legal proceedings, the person or firm shall be deemed unresponsive with regard to this category, and zero (0) points shall be awarded (Maximum points awarded shall be 10 for the lack of any such adversarial proceedings as defined).

All persons or firms (including subcontractors) must submit a Statement of Qualifications (Jefferson Parish General Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services questionnaire may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson Parish website at https://www.jeffparish.gov/468/Statement-of-Qualifications-SOQ. Submissions will only be accepted electronically via Jefferson Parish’s e-Procurement site, Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse. com or www.jeffparishbids.net. Registration is required and free for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link: www. centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php.

No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

Affidavits and Insurance are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications, but shall be submitted prior to contract approval.

Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial District Court.

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: July 1, 2026 & July 8, 2026 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP 0517 Jefferson Parish Department of Purchasing is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified firms To Provide a Pre-Placed Emergency Contract for Fuel Delivery During a Declared Disaster from an Area Outside of Southern Louisiana for the Jefferson Parish Department of Fleet Management.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to obtain competitive proposals as allowed by Code of Ordinances, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (hereinafter “JPCO”) Section 2-895 from bona fide, qualified Proposers who are interested in providing Scope of Work as defined in Part II hereof. By submitting a proposal, Proposer agrees to comply with all provisions of Louisiana law as well as compliance with the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances, Louisiana Code of Ethics, and applicable Jefferson Parish ethical standards.

All proposals will be evaluated on criteria such as vendor’s technical proposal, qualifications and experience, financial profile and proposal responsiveness and other criteria more specifically defined in the RFP document. The maximum total points for each proposal are set at 100 points A pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00 AM on July 17, 2026 at Joseph S. Yenni Building located at 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd. Room 303, Jefferson, LA 70123. Prospective proposers may participate in the conference to obtain clarification of the requirements of the RFP and to receive answers to relevant questions thereto. Any proposer intending to submit a proposal is encouraged to attend and should have at least one authorized representative attend the Pre-proposal Conference.

RFP specifications may be obtained by visiting the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish. net and selecting the LaPAC Tab. RFPs may also be viewed and submitted online free of charge at: www.jeffparishbids.net or www. centralbidding.com.

Submissions will only be accepted electronically via the Parish’s e-Procurement system, Central Bidding. Responses will be received until 3:30 P.M. on August 6, 2026. Jefferson Parish no longer accepts manual submissions. All vendors will be required to register with Central Bidding.

The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, in whole or part, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide highquality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of small businesses, minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and veteran-owned businesses to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department

Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: July 1, 8, and 15, 2026 For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call 504-364-2678.

Public Notice The Parish of Jefferson hereby notifies the owners, agents, mortgagees and/or other interested parties of the following properties that it has conducted administrative hearings pursuant to Jefferson Parish Ordinance Number 23373. The following structure has been deemed to be a hazard to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jefferson Parish, dilapidated, substandard and unfit for human habitation, and in violation of Ordinance Number 23373.

Accordingly, the Parish of Jefferson will demolish the following structure on or after July 01, 2026.

Property: Owner 1: Owner 2: Owner 3: Owner 4:

Property: Owner 1: Owner 2: Owner 3:

520 WAYNE AVE BRIDGE CITY, LA 70094 HENRY ROY 520 WAYNE AVE WESTWEGO, LA 70094 ALBERTA ROY 520 WAYNE AVE BRIDGE CITY, LA 70094 HENRY ROY 905 W KRUEGER LN WESTWEGO, LA 70094 HENRY ROY 69 RIDGEWOOD DR., APT 240 LA PLACE, LA 70068

District: 3

8005 MACON ST METAIRIE, LA 70003 ERNEST WATSON JR 8005 MACON ST METAIRIE, LA 70003 ERNEST WATSON JR 1033 LOUISA ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 ERNEST WATSON JR 4521 LASALLE ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115

District: 3

CYNTHIA LEE SHENG PARISH PRESIDENT

PUBLIC NOTICE In compliance with LSA: R.S. 13:5109, the Parish of Jefferson does hereby publicize its intent to settle and compromise that certain claim made by State Farm Mutual as subrogee of Rickey Johnson (CCMSI Claim No. 26G57N431378) against the Parish of Jefferson, State of LA, regarding damages caused on or about January 14, 2026 in an auto liability claim for property damages made due to an auto accident at Belle Terre Ave & Buccola Ave in Marrero, Louisiana.

Settlement and compromise for the property damage is being made for the sum of Ten Thousand One Hundred Eighty-two and 16/100 Dollars ($10,182.16) and will be consummated ten (10) days, or later, subsequent to the date of publication of this notice.

Parish of Jefferson By: Yvette Hargis Assistant to Parish Attorney NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board will conduct a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Parish General Government Bldg., 200 Derbigny St., at 5:00 P.M., on Thursday, July 16, 2026 for the purpose of hearing arguments for and against land development requests.

WS-9-26 1907 Belle Chasse Highway, Subdivision of Lots 1, B-1 and 2-B, Square 5, Section B, Oakdale Subdivision into Lots 2B1, 2B2, 2B3, and 2B4, Square 5, Section B, Oakdale Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana as a preliminary/final plat with waivers to the general lot standards and the access to adequate public facilities in accordance with Sec. 33-2.35 Subdivision Waivers and Sec 33-7.6 Adequate public facilities waivers of the Unified Development Code, and the dedication of a private ingress/egress servitude; bounded by Wright Avenue, Industry Canal, and Terry Pkwy; zoned R-1A Single Family Residential District. (Council District 1) WS-49-26 8233 River Road, Subdivision of Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Phillips Brothers Subdivision, and Lots 104-A and 105, Modern Farms, Unit 1 Subdivision, into Lots 105A and 105B, Modern Farms, Unit 1 Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, as a preliminary/final plat with waivers to the area requirements of the S-1 Suburban District to the general lot standards in accordance with Sec 33-2.35 Subdivision Waivers of the Unified Development Code; bounded by Carolyn Drive, Lake Colby Lane, and Latigue Road; zoned S-1 Suburban District.

(Council District 3) WS-64-26 500 Maple Avenue, Subdivision of Lots 1 thru 6, Square 6, Odom Subdivision and Lots 1 thru 15, Square 4, Homedale Subdivision into Lot 1-A, Square 4, Homedale Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana as a preliminary/final plat; bounded by Maple Ave., Willow St., Yetta Ave., and Oak St.; zoned R-1A, Single Family Residential District. (Council District 2) Bert Turner, PAB Chair NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Jefferson Parish BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS will hold its regularly scheduled Public Hearing on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the West Bank Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of the General Government Building, 200 Derbigny St., Gretna, Louisiana.

E-6128624 Monticello Ave, Jefferson, to permit a garage in the rear yard exceeding the maximum allowed 13’ height. 6’ open design, wrought iron fence in the required front yard creating insufficient front yard setback. R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.

E-6129 220 E. William David Pkwy, Metairie, to permit pool equipment in the required rear yard creating insufficient rear yard setback. R-1A/MRTPD Single-Family Residential District/Metairie Ridge Tree Preservation District.

E-6130 204 Grove Ave., Metairie, to permit a detached accessory building in the rear yard exceeding the maximum allowed 13’ height.

R-1A Single-Family Residential District.

E-6131 1155 Papworth Ave., Metairie, to permit a 6’ high, wooden fence/gates in the required access way and reverse corner lot sight triangle. R-1A Single-Family Residential District.

NOTE: Cases to be heard at the Next regularly scheduled Public Hearing on Monday, July 27, 2026 MUST BE FILED BEFORE Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Grace Shockman, Administrative Assistant TIMOTHY VALENTI, CHAIRMAN ADV: The New Orleans Advocate July 1 and 8, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Old Metairie Commission (OMC) will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 9:00 A.M., at the Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., in Room 405, Fourth Floor.

OM-2-26 620 Northline St., A request to amend OM-10-19 to construct a carport and minor changes to the facade, on Lot 9, Square F, Metairie Club Gardens Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, LA, bounded by Pelham St., Englewood Pkwy., and Nassau Dr., zoned R-1D Rural Residential/OMNCD Old Metairie Neighborhood Conservation District. (Council District 5) OM-6-26 115 Avenue E., Request to install a generator in the required front yard on Lot 34A, Square 11, Friedrichsruhe Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, LA; bounded by bounded Fairview Court, Orpheum Ave, Avenue E, and Friedrichs Ave; zoned R-1B Suburban Residential District/ OMNCD Old Metairie Neighborhood Conservation District.

(Council District 5) OM-7-26 300 Vincent Ave., A request to demolish a home and for tree removal, on proposed Lot 226A (existing Lots 225, 226, and Pt. Lot 227), Vincent Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, LA, bounded by Ave. “E”, Betz Sub., and Geranium St. zoned R-1C Rural Residential/ OMNCD Old Metairie Neighborhood Conservation District. (Council District 5) OM-9-26 416 Iona St., a request to demolish a residence and construct a new single-family residence on Lot F, Sq. L, Metairie Club Gardens Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, LA; bounded by Geranium St., Park Rd., & Duplessis St.; zoned R-1B Suburban Residential District/ OMNCD Old Metairie Neighborhood Conservation District. (Council District 5).

TOWN OF GRAND ISLE SCHEDULED TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY MAY 13, 2026 6:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor David Camardelle who led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Leonard Ray followed with a prayer. Roll call was as follows: PRESENT: Council Members – James Cheramie, Harley Stelly, Loren Gonzalez, Brian Barthelemy, Michael Scioneaux ABSENT: None Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member Loren Gonzalez and unanimously agreed to open agenda and move 9B Letter of no Objection to 10A on the agenda.

Motion by Council Member Loren Gonzalez seconded by Council Member Michael Scioneaux and unanimously agreed to accept the minutes of April 22, 2026 regular schedule meeting.

Corporal John Combs was recognized and reports on the following for April 17, 2026 through May 7, 2026: Total callouts 129, medicals 13, total arrest & total summons 12, total citations 38, total violations 46, total summons8, total charges 8, court fines paid $6,345.92, tags sold $21,825.00.

Iann Caulfield Building Department – Issuing plenty of permits.

Carles Esponge Street Department – working with drainage caused from abundance of rain.

Ronnie Sampey with GIGC was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) Beach life rings not completed. Ten rings need placing on east end. 2.) Looking into donations for purchasing rope launchers for beach safety.

Weldon Danos with GIPC was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) Commercial Dock West Slip Repair Project - $478K 2.)

GIPC Tri-Fold Informational Pamphlet gives valuable information about what the GIPC does and continues to do.

The following proposed ordinance was introduced with the hearing schedule for the regular town meetings of May 27, 2026 and June 10, 2026 at which time it will be eligible for adoption.

An ordinance amending the Town of Grand Isle Operating Budget for FY beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

LIZA M. CALUDA DIRECTOR CODE COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT DANGEROUS BUILDING ABATEMENT DIVISION

PUBLISH Wednesday, June 24, 2026, AND Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

RESOLUTION 2887 A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT SET FORTH ADJUSTED MILLAGE RATES IN THE TOWN OF GRAND ISLE FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR. BE IT RESOLVED, that the following millage(s) are hereby levied on the 2026 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by Town of Grand Isle: (Name of taxing district) MILLAGE General Alimony 6.680 mills Water and Gas Systems 4.990 mills BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish for the year 2026, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.

This resolution was offered by Council Member Brian Barthelemy, seconded by Council Member Loren Gonzalez. The foregoing resolution was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by the following votes: YEAS: James Cheramie, Harley Stelly, Loren Gonzalez, Brian Barthelemy, Michael Scioneaux NAYS: 0 ABSTAINED: 0 ABSENT: 0 This resolution is considered adopted this 13th, day of May, 2026.

Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member Michael Scioneaux to approve letter of no objection requested for USACE joint permit application #P20260232, Sunset Cove, 1687 Highway 1, dredge and fill to reclaim land. Council Member James Cheramie voted nay.

Council Member James Cheramie request & reports: 1.) Senior Citizens some are not getting the services that JP offers. 2.) Hiring building permit office 3) Needing new software for town accounting departments.

Council Member Harley Stelly request & reports: 1.) Any information concerning the Community Center.

Council Member Loren Gonzalez request & reports: 1.) Pot hole on Cherry Lane needs filling. 2.) Mosquitoes are terrible. Joint motion to get mosquito plane to spray. 3.) Matt Rivere will host a party with Ted Dur at the Multiplex Center for the senior citizens on June 11, 2026 @ 10:00 AM till 2:00 PM. Council Member Brian Barthelemy request & reports: 1.) Oak Lane tennis court the fence is completed. 2.) Donation collected for Music Festival - $36,125.73 3.) NOAA looking at possibly reporting rip currents 4.) GIFD is handing out literature & life jacket fitting. 4.)

Blighted property – 3 property owners will be going to court.

Council Member Michael Scioneaux request & reports: 1.) Thank to Jody Adam & Carles Esponge for working on drainage on Wisteria Lane 2.) Apricot Lane street sign is missing Mayor’s report: 1.) Landry Lane & Cypress Lane pump station bids will be opened May 28, 2026. Hebert Lane pump station bid $171,000.00.

2.) Highway 1 raised from Plum Lane to Bridge Side Marina. 3.) Gas line relocation at Wisteria Lane along LA 1 cost $50,000.00 Motion by Council Member Loren Gonzalez seconded by Council Member Micheal Scioneaux Barthelemy and unanimously approved to adjourn meeting at 7:25 p.m.

ATTESTED:

_______________________________ David J. Camardelle, Mayor Town of Grand Isle

______________________________________ Janet Scardino, Administrative Assistant Town of Grand Isle TOWN OF GRAND ISLE SCHEDULED TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 2026 6:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor David Camardelle who led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Leonard Ray followed with a prayer. Roll call was as follows: PRESENT: Council Members – James Cheramie, Harley Stelly, Loren Gonzalez, Brian Barthelemy, Michael Scioneaux ABSENT: None Chris Rogers was recognized to appear before the council to speak about a building permit.

The following proposed ordinance was introduced with the hearing schedule for the regular town meetings of May 27, 2026 and June 10, 2026 at which time it will be eligible for adoption.

Motion by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy and unanimously agreed to open agenda for discussion.

An ordinance amending the Town of Grand Isle Operating Budget for FY beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

ORDINANCE NO. 1058 An ordinance amending the Town of Grand Isle Operating Budget for FY beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Town Council of the Town of Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana that: The following line-item totals and fund balances are hereby adopted for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 FUND REVENUES EXPENDITUES GENERAL FUND $ 5,137,961 $ 5,329,140 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $ 906,900 $ 748,943 UTILITY FUND $ 40,150 $ 544,529 This ordinance was considered section by section and as a whole and was offered by Council Member James Cheramie and seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy.

Roll Call Vote Thereon as follows: YEAS: James Cheramie, Harley Stelly, Loren Gonzales, Brian Barthelemy, Michael Scioneaux NAYS: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 This ordinance was declared adopted this 10th day of June 2026 and becomes effective on said date.

The following proposed ordinance was introduced with the hearing schedule for the regular town meetings of June 10, 2026 and June 24, 2026 at which time it will be eligible for adoption.

Motion by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy and unanimously agreed to open agenda for discussion.

Discussion was done with Chief Hernandez working within budget of $1,310,450.00.

An ordinance amending the Town of Grand Isle Operating Budget for FY beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.

Chief Hernandez was recognized and reports on the following for May 22, 2026 through June 4, 2026: Total callouts 127, medicals 8, total arrest & total summons 3, total citations 49, total violations 54, total summons 1, total charges 2, court fines paid $3,883.22, tags sold $43,500.00.

Ray Mayeau with GIS Engineering was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) Community Center - $145K estimate cost to repair structural supports, estimate painting columns $90K, HAVC estimate $148K. Estimated total $2,442,673.00 for repairs. 2.) FEMA Updates – Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member James Cheramie and unanimously agreed to open agenda to discuss pay request for fence repairs and final payment on gas bldg. repairs. Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded

by Council Member James Cheramie and unanimously agreed pay request No. 1 in the amount of $30,913.00 fence repairs. Motion

by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy and unanimously agreed to pay final payment of retainage amount $13,652.40 gas bldg. repairs.

Carles Esponge was recognized and reports on the following: 1.)

Completed raking the sea weed from the beach. Dozer that was used will be returned on Monday.

Leonard Ray was recognized to appear before the council to speak about the Oak Lane crossover and how fast side by side ATV’s are going.

Ronnie Sampey with GIGC was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) Beach equipment is all in place. Some speed limit signs were pulled out of ground. 2.) Oak Tennis court asphalt was completed for placing furniture & parking area.

Motion by Council Member Loren Gonzalez seconded by Council Member Michael Scioneaux and unanimously agreed to accept the minutes of May 13, 2026 regular schedule meeting.

Weldon Danos with GIPC was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) IDA Public Assistance Projects Update- Eight total projects are complete. 2.) Projects Funding – total 1,583,749.

The following proposed ordinance was introduced with the hearing schedule for the regular town meetings of May 27, 2026 and June 10, 2026 at which time it will be eligible for adoption.

Motion by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy and unanimously agreed to open agenda for discussion of grant application.

An ordinance amending the Town of Grand Isle Operating Budget for FY beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

Assistant Chief Besson was recognized and reports on the following for May 8, 2026 through May 21, 2026: Total callouts 76, medicals 6, total arrest & total summons 1, total citations 26, total violations 34, total summons 0, total charges 0, court fines paid $7,813.29, tags sold $23,850.00.

Joseph Chauvin was recognized and reports on the following: 1.)

Community Center - $145K estimate cost to repair structural supports, estimate painting columns $90K, HAVC estimate $148K. Estimated total $2,442,673.00 for repairs. 2.) Capital Outlay request – 1- drainage 2- public housing 3- road restoration. 3.) Golf Cart Permit Update. Working on questions from USACE. 4.) FEMA Updates – Maintenance bldg. completion date 4-4-26. TOGI fence repairs cost $33,913.00. Gas Bldg Repairs – Project is in the clear lien on May 19th.

Ronnie Sampey with GIGC was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) New life rings removing ropes and rings from post. 2.)

Restore Grand Isle purchase the Oleandar Hotel.

Weldon Danos with GIPC was recognized and reports on the following: 1.) AOC Aquaculture Workstation - $250K funding - $150K JP/ $100K LA Sea Grant 2.) Oyster Farm 2 Expansion – Bayou Rigaud - $25K funding – LA Sea Grant The following proposed ordinance was introduced with the hearing schedule for the regular town meetings of June 10, 2026 and June 24, 2026 at which time it will be eligible for adoption.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION WHEREAS, the Town of Grand Isle recognizes the importance of pursuing grant funding opportunities to support health, community development, infrastructure improvements, economic growth, and other public purposes that benefit the residents of the Town; and WHEREAS, the Town of Grand Isle has requested the assistance of the South Central Planning & Development Commission (SCPDC) in pursuing a funding opportunity and developing a grant application on behalf of the Town; and WHEREAS, the Town Council finds it to be in the best interest of the Town of Grand Isle to authorize the preparation and submission of a grant application to improve the health outcomes for area residents; and WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to designate an authorized representative to execute documents related to such grant applications and any resulting awards, subject to applicable laws and local procedures.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Grand Isle, Louisiana, that: THAT, the Town of Grand Isle hereby authorizes and confirms its request for South Central Planning & Development Commission (SCPDC) to assist the Town in identifying a funding opportunity, preparing a grant application, and to submit an application on behalf of the Town.

Motion by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy and unanimously agreed to open discussion confirmation of appointees to the Board of Adjustments.

THAT, the Mayor of the Town of Grand Isle is hereby designated as the Town’s authorized representative and is authorized to execute and submit applications, certifications, assurances, agreements, and other documents necessary for the submission and administration of grant applications and awards, subject to applicable laws and policies.

Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member James Cheramie and unanimously agreed to table lifting Variance Moratorium issued from February 11, 2026.

THAT, in the event of a change in administration, the successor Mayor shall retain the authority granted under this Resolution unless modified by subsequent action of the Town Council.

Motion by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Brian Barthelemy and unanimously agreed to open discussion confirmation of appointees to the Town Planning Commission.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.

An ordinance amending the Town of Grand Isle Operating Budget for FY beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.

Council Member James Cheramie request & reports: 1.) Medical impaired medical services JP Council Member Tim Kerner says that have more funds. 2.) Proposed budget working on it. 3.) Thanks to Weldon Danos for the progress brought to GIPC. 4.) Thank you to Paul Rivera for working on getting money for Grand Isle.

Council Member Harley Stelly request & reports: 1.) Planning & Zoning meeting when is the next meeting? June 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm. 2.) Splash Pad – application final next week and then goes to state for review.

Council Member Loren Gonzalez request & reports: 1.) Pot hole on Cherry Lane needs filling. 2.) Ditch between Cherry Lane and Orange Lane needs to be dug out.

Council Member Brian Barthelemy request & reports: 1.) Turner Island needs to be refurbished. Contact CPRA to do so. 2.) Emergency management – Camera’s at Community Center to help with vandalism. 3.) Oak Lane tennis court is finished. 4.) GIFD set up a tent on beach and handed out flyers concerning the rip tide current.

This resolution offered by James Cheramie and seconded by Brian Barthelemy having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: James Cheramie, Harley Stelly, Loren Gonzalez, Brian Barthelemy, Michael Scioneaux NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 10th day of June, 2026.

Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member Michael Scioneaux and unanimously agreed to approve Derek Duplantis full time status and is eligible for benefits.

Joint motion was made to waiver all fees for special events license/ beer-liquor fees for the Blue Boot Rodeo being held on July 9-11, 2026 at Tarpon Pavillion.

Council Member Michael Scioneaux request & reports: 1.) Thanks to outside crew for third work on the drainage problems.

Council Member James Cheramie request & reports: 1.) Garbage rates will have a 15% decrease. Will revisit garbage account in January 2027. 2.) State of Louisiana Office of Dept Recovery received the delinquent file last week. 3.) Planning Zoning Board will be doing training. Mayor Camardelle stated that he organized a mandatory training on July 18, 2026 @ 9 am till 1 pm.

Mayor’s report: 1.) FiFi Island breakwater refurbishment starts in two weeks. 2.) Rock Jetties project will be starting soon. 3.) Thanks to all town employees

Council Member Harley Stelly request & reports: 1.) Team project painting the water hydrants. 2.) State of Louisiana has the application for Splash Pad for review.

Motion by Council Member James Cheramie seconded by Council Member Micheal Scioneaux and unanimously approved to adjourn meeting at 7:36 p.m.

Council Member Loren Gonzalez request & reports: 1.) Movie night June 20, 2026 “Finding Nemo” @ Grand Isle State Park.

ATTESTED:

_______________________________ David J. Camardelle, Mayor Town of Grand Isle

______________________________________ Janet Scardino, Administrative Assistant Town of Grand Isle

TOWN OF GRAND ISLE SCHEDULED TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2026 6:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor David Camardelle who led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Leonard Ray followed with a prayer. Roll call was as follows: PRESENT: Council Members – James Cheramie, Harley Stelly, Loren Gonzalez, Brian Barthelemy, Michael Scioneaux ABSENT: None Leonard Ray was recognized to appear before the council to suggest handing out whistles to mothers along the beach when children are going out too far.

Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member Loren Gonzalez and unanimously agreed to accept the minutes of May 27, 2026 regular schedule meeting.

Council Member Brian Barthelemy request & reports: 1.) Riding around looking at belighted properties on Grand Isle. Twenty six houses were recorded and 5 houses are coming to mayor’s court for arraignment. 2.) Jefferson Parish will be funding a Pickle Ball Court .

Council Member Michael Scioneaux request & reports: 1.) Thanks to outside crew for cleaning out culverts.

Mayor’s report: 1.) Summer Program hired 4 children for the summer to assist in cleaning the beach and playgrounds. 2.) Governor Landry is interested in USCG property. Getting USCG back on island or workforce housing.

Motion by Council Member Brian Barthelemy seconded by Council Member Micheal Scioneaux and unanimously approved to adjourn meeting at 7:24 p.m.

ATTESTED:

_______________________________ David J. Camardelle, Mayor Town of Grand Isle

______________________________________ Janet Scardino, Administrative Assistant Town of Grand Isle

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City of Gretna offiCial Journal CITY OF GRETNA LEGALS Gretna City Officials Mayor Belinda Cambre Constant Council Members: Dist. at Large: Wayne A. Rau Dist. 1: Rudy S. Smith Dist. 2: Michael A. Hinyub Dist. 3: Mark K. Miller Dist. 4: Randy S. Carr Chief of Police Brett J. Lawson City of Gretna Gretna City Hall 740 Second Street Gretna, LA 70053

P.O. Box 404 Gretna, LA 70054 Telephone: (504) 3631500 Website: www.gretnala.com Gretna Police Department 200 5th Street Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone: (504) 3664374 Website: www.gretnapolice.com

The Mayor and City Council held the monthly Regular meeting of the City of Gretna on Wednesday, JUNE 10, 2026; 740 Second Street, Gretna City Hall Building, Council Chambers, on the 2nd floor, Gretna, LA. Notice of Public Meeting (Council Regular Meeting) Notice of the monthly meeting of the Mayor and City Council was duly published as prescribed by law in the city’s legal journal (New Orleans Advocate); posted on the bulletin board, at the main entrance of Gretna City Hall building; 740 Second Street, Gretna, LA 70053; and to the City’s Website.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call: Mayor Belinda C. Constant chaired the Council Regular monthly meeting; the City Clerk was present; Mayor Constant called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. -The roll was called; a quorum of five Council Members was present; Wayne A. Rau, Councilman At Large; Rudy S. Smith, District 1; Michael A. Hinyub, District 2; Mark K. Miller, District 3; and Randy S. Carr, District 4. Absent: None 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance Upon the opening of the meeting, Council Member Randy S. Carr, District Four, offered a prayer. Thereafter, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

3. Opening remarks by the Mayor. - Mayor Constant welcomed the Facebook audience and all in attendance at this meeting. Our new Chick fil-A; will be open tomorrow morning for breakfast; and during the lunch hour, will be working the drive-up window from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Councilman Smith was excited about the new Chick fil-A because is located in District One. *** 4. Presentations: Coach Tommy Trahan briefed the Mayor and Council on the cheerleaders winning the National Championship in Orlando, FL F. Archbishop Shaw Cheerleaders National Champions.

Certificates of Recognition were presented to Archbishop Shaw Cheerleaders National Champions.

Coaches: Certificates of Recognition were also presented to coaches Tommy Trahan; Tammy Trahan; Codi Amadeo; Jason Amadeo; Jaycie Punch; Tommy Trahan, Jr., and Jesse Bourgeois.

A. All-Stars 2026 12U Westbank Soccer Champions.

Certificate of Recognition presented to the 2026 11-12-Year-Old Soccer Championship winners. “On behalf of the Elected Officials, it is a pleasure to recognize you for winning the Jefferson Parish Recreation Department 2026 11-12-Year-Old Soccer Championship.”

B. Art by Christy.

“On behalf of the Mayor and Elected Officials of the City of Gretna, we are proud to recognize Art by Christy for her outstanding artistic talent and generosity in creating and presenting beautiful artwork to the David Crockett Fire Department and the Gretna Police Department. Your thoughtful work serves as a lasting tribute to the dedication, courage, and service of the men and women who protect and serve our community. Through your creativity and kindness, you have brought honor to these public servants and enriched the City of Gretna.” Thank you for your contribution and commitment to recognizing our local heroes.”

C. Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans (HBAGNO).

“On behalf of all elected officials of the City of Gretna, proclaim that the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans is hereby recognized and congratulated on the occasion of its 85th Anniversary, in honor of its historic contributions to the housing industry, its enduring commitment to advocacy and education, and its leadership in strengthening the economic and community resilience of the Greater New Orleans region.”

D. Christi Rhoto - Recognition.

“On behalf of the Mayor and Elected Officials of the City of Gretna, we proudly recognize you for your outstanding compassion, initiative, and dedication to the well-being of others. Your quick thinking and extraordinary commitment to patient care ensured that assistance reached a vulnerable patient during a time of urgent need. By going beyond your responsibilities, you demonstrated exceptional professionalism, kindness, and concern for the safety of those you serve. We commend you for your selfless actions and extend our sincere appreciation for the positive difference you make in the lives of others each day.”

E. Cheryl Amacker - Retirement.

Certificate of Recognition was presented to Ms. Cheryl Amacker “On behalf of the Mayor and Elected Officials of the City of Gretna, we proudly recognize your 10 years of public service to the City of Gretna. Through your artistic vision and creativity, you have helped bring color, character, and life to our city’s cultural story. As you turn the page into this next season, we celebrate not only your years of service, but the beauty you have contributed to Gretna along the way.

We are deeply grateful for your dedication and honored to celebrate your retirement this evening. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your artistry with this community!”

F. Special Presentation. DEFERRED G. New Businesses Recognition: NONE - Hon. Vincent E. Cox, State Representative, Legislative Update.

Mayor Constant called on State Representative Vincent Cox to provide the elected officials of the city with a legislative update 2026.

Representative Cox said it was a successful 2026 legislative session, but there was a lot of noise regarding congressional mapping. The State was finally a player for industry in companies wanting to relocate to our state. In Governor Landry’s staff, Miss Susanne Bourgeois, overseer of the Louisiana Economic Development, is a very knowledgeable on what it takes to attract business to the state. Rep. Cox sits in the Commerce Committee and be involved and to see the things happening in Louisiana, was looking good. There was a lot of work done, his first bill to the committee was House Bill 106, which addressed safety for children. There were three criminal justice bills that he carried for Paul Connick, one on juvenile adjudication; sex offender notifications and juror qualifications; and those bills all passed.

On a motion by Council Member Hinyub and seconded by Council Member Rau, IT WAS RESOLVED to delay any and all administrative action on any fireworks for a period of 90 days, effective June 11, 2026; and the same was approved by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Hinyub, Rau, Smith, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None No comments from the public or Council members. *** 5. Bid Acceptance, Gretna Official Journal.

A. Gretna Official Journal (Publishing newspaper) Period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

On a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded by Council Member Hinyub., IT WAS RESOLVED to accept and approve the sole responsive bid and award same to The Times Picayune-New Orleans Advocate as the Official Journal (Publishing newspaper) for the City of Gretna, Louisiana at the price of $4.62 per column inch; and $25.00 per affidavit of publication, for the period of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and the same was approved by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Hinyub, Smith, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None No comments from the public or Council members. *** 6. Conditional Use Permit: (Recommendation to Council) A. 921 Westbank Expressway - Oscar Augusto Osorio,

Applicant.

Application for a conditional use permit, to use this property for a glass repair and replacement business.

On a motion by Council Member Hinyub and seconded by Council Member Miller, IT WAS RESOLVED to approve the Conditional Use Permit application request for property at 921 Westbank Expressway for glass repair and replacement business. The Planning and Zoning Commission favorably recommended contingent upon the two conditions as specified by the City Staff; 1) That the Department of 8-footportation and Development (DOTD) approves the new driveway, which is a process separate and apart from the city; and 2) That a site obscuring 8 foot fence be constructed on the side and rear of the property because of it adjacency to the residential; and the same was approved by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Hinyub, Miller, Rau, Smith, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None No comments from Facebook viewers and public present. *** 7. Fireworks Stand Relocation Request: (Council to Ratify) A. Family Fireworks 500 (Lloyd Russell) - From: 1425 Whitney Avenue - To: 1511 Whitney Avenue On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded

by Councilman Hinyub, IT WAS RESOLVED to approve the relocation of the fireworks stand Family Fireworks 500 (Lloyd Russell) from 1425 Whitney Avenue to 1511 Whitney Avenue; and the same was approved by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Smith, Hinyub, Rau, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None No comments from the public or Council members. *** 8. Adoption of a Resolution: (Setting 2026 Millage Rates) The foregoing resolution was read in full; the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None RESOLUTION NO. 2026-035 A resolution adopting and setting the 2026 Millage Rates for the City of Gretna at 56.45 mills; AND setting the Millage Rates for Annexed Timberlane at 36.49 mills; not to exceed the maximum authorized rates; all pursuant to Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution, and Revised Statute 47:1705(B).

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following millages are hereby levied on the Year 2026 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by the City of Gretna, Louisiana:: MILLAGES FOR GRETNA - ANNEXED TIMBERLANE Tax Description General Alimony Police Protection Fire Protection Recreation Streetlights Ambulance Sewer System Sewer Maintenance Facilities Fire Protection Fire Protection Recreation Services & Social Services to the Aged Fire Protection Ambulance Service Police Department Police Protection TOTAL MILLAGE:

GRETNA TIMBERLANE 4.14 mills 4.14 mills 6.53 mills 6.53 mills 1.87 mills 2.24 mills 2.24 mills 3.73 mills 3.73 mills 3.44 mills 3.44 mills 1.87 mills 1.90 mills

beginning with the year 2027, and ending with the year 2036, for the object and purpose of fire protection within said City, a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the proposition as herein above set forth at the following polling places, to wit:

The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 1078 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition, and a total of 1271 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as herein above set forth; and that there was a majority of 1271 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition as herein above set forth.

THEREFORE, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in an open public session that the Proposition as herein above set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said general election held in the City of Gretna on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Gretna, Louisiana, on this, the 10th day of June 2026.

PROMULGATION I, BELINDA C. CONSTANT, the undersigned Mayor for the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana, (the “City”), does hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the City of Gretna on Saturday, May 16, 2026, was duly DENIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Proces Verbal.

THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at City of Gretna, Louisiana on this, 10th day of June 2026. *** 10.

Adoption Propositions)

of

Resolutions:

(Renewal

On a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded

by Council Member Smith, the following resolution was read, and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None RESOLUTION NO. 2026-037 A resolution ordering and calling for a Special Election to be held in the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to authorize the levy of a special tax of four (4.00) mills in voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; including voting precincts G-012 and G-013, Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for the object and purpose of providing ambulance service; therein making application to the State Bond Commission, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

3.83 mills 3.73 mills 2.43 mills

2.43 mills

6.76 mills 2.79 mills 3.73 mills 7.46 mills 0 mills

2.79 mills 3.73 mills 7.46 mills 36.49 mills

BE IT RESOLVED THAT by the Gretna City Council of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “GOVERNING AUTHORITY”), acting as governing authority of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (the “CITY”). that:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper administrative officials of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of the said municipality for YEAR 2026, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.

RESOLUTION ADOPTED: JUNE 10, 2026.

SECTION 1. Election Call. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred

by Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City of Gretna on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:541, and at the said election there shall be submitted to all registered voters qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of this State and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: Proposition (Ambulance Millage) Shall the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”) be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of four (4.00) mills (an estimated $683,939.47 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year) on all property subject to taxation in the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained within voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; including voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2028, and ending with the year 2037, for the object and purpose of providing ambulance service, within said city; a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

No comments from the public or Council members. *** 9. Adoption of a Resolution: (Declaring Election Results) On a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded

by Council Member Smith, the following resolution was read, and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None RESOLUTION NO. 2026-036 A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the Special Election held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, in the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana, authorizing the renewal of a special tax of five (5.00) mills on all property subject to taxation in voting precincts G-001 through G-011; excluding voting precincts G-012 and G-013, Parts (Annexed Timberlane); for object and purpose of fire protection within said city.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (“Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (“the City”), that: SECTION 1: Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the Special Election held in the City of Gretna, on Saturday, May 16, 2026, to authorize the renewal of a levy of a special tax therein and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the Special Election.

SECTION 2: Proces Verbal. A Proces Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made, and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of Jefferson, who shall record the same in the Office of Mortgage and Conveyance of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.

SECTION 3: Promulgation of Election Result. The result of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.

RESOLUTION ADOPTED: JUNE 10, 2026.

PROCES VERBAL PROCES VERBAL AND PROMULGATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF GRETNA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED, that on Wednesday, the 10th day of June 2026, at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers at Gretna City Hall, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (the “City”), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with the following members present: Council Members: Wayne A. Rau, Rudy S. Smith, Michael A. Hinyub, Mark K. Miller, and Randy S. Carr, District 4. Absent: None Did in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition to wit: City of Gretna Proposition (Fire Protection Renewal) Shall the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (the “City”) renew the levy of a special tax of five (5.00) mills on all property subject to taxation within the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained wholly within voting precincts G-001 through G-011; but excluding voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, (Annexed Timberlane Subdivision); (an estimated $854,924.34) reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year,) for a period of ten (10) years,

SECTION 2. Publication of Notice of Election. A Notice of the Special Election shall be published in the “New Orleans Advocate” a daily (published on Wednesday) newspaper of general circulation within the City, published in New Orleans, Louisiana, and being the Official Journal of the Governing Authority, once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks, with the first publication to be made not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date fixed for election, which Notice shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference the same as if it were set forth herein in full.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the publication of the Notice of Election, the Mayor is authorized and directed to make any amendments to the foregoing proposition that may be required to comply with any state or federal regulatory agencies.

SECTION 3. Canvass. This Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Gretna City Hall, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, on Wednesday, December 9, 2027, at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) PM, and shall without delay in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.

SECTION 4. Polling Places. The polling places set forth in the aforesaid Notice of Election are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, will be the same person as those designated in accordance with law.

SECTION 5. Election Commissioners; Voting Machines.

The officers designated to serve as Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners pursuant to Section 4 thereof, or such substitutes therefore as may be selected and designated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1287, shall hold the special election as herein provided, and shall make due returns of said election for the meeting of the Governing Authority to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as provided in Section 3 hereof. All registered voters in the City are entitled to vote at said election and voting machines shall be used thereat.

SECTION 6. Authorization of Officers. The Clerk of the Governing Authority is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to arrange for and to furnish to said election officers in ample time for the holding of said election, the necessary equipment, forms and other paraphernalia essential to the proper holding of said election and the Mayor and/or Clerk of the Governing Authority are further authorized, empowered and directed to take any and all further action required by State and/or Federal law to arrange for the election, including but not limited to, appropriate submission to the Federal Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 7. Furnishing Election Call to Election Officials.

Certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State; the Commissioner of Elections; the Clerk of Court; and Ex Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; and the Registrar of Voters in and for the said Parish, as notification of the election herein called in order that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as required by law.

SECTION 8. Application to State Bond Commission.

Application is made to the State Bond Commission for consent and authority to hold the aforesaid special election as herein provided, and in the event said election carries for further consent and authority to renew a levy and collect the special tax provided for therein, and a certified copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the State Bond Commission

on behalf of this Governing Authority, together with a letter requesting prompt consideration and approval of this application.

Exhibit “A”

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 2026-037, adopted by the Gretna City Council (the Governing Authority’) on June 10, 2026, acting as governing authority of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “CITY”); NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the City of Gretna on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voter in the City of Gretna, qualified and entitled to vote at the said special election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: Proposition (Ambulance Millage) Shall the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”) be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of four (4.00) mills (an estimated $683,939.47 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year) on all property subject to taxation in the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained within voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; including voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2028, and ending with the year 2037, for the object and purpose of providing ambulance service, within said city; a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

On Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 5:30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at Gretna City Hall Building, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, the Mayor, and City Council of the City of Gretna in open session will proceed to canvass and declare the results of the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, election.

This election has been called in conjunction with the Congressional General/Open Primary election of November 3, 2026.

The said special election shall be held at the polling places for the below precincts, which polls will open at six o’clock (6:00) AM, and close at eight o’clock (8:00) PM, in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana R. S. 18-541, to wit: Listing of precincts and polling places where the proposition will be voted on, and all registered voters in each precinct will be eligible to vote on said proposition in this election is as follows: POLLING PLACES – CITY OF GRETNA General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G002 David Crockett Steam Fire Co. No. 1, 323 Weidman Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G003 Ruppel Academy 815 Huey P. Long Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053 G004 Gretna No. 2 Kindergarten, 701 Amelia Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G005 William S. Hart Elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G006 William S. Hart Elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G007 William Hart elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G008 Frederick Douglas Elementary School, 1400 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, LA 70053 G009 David Crockett Steam Fire Co., No. 47, 700 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, LA 70053 G010 Gretna Library, 102 Willow Drive, Gretna, LA 70053 G011 Gretna Park Elementary School, 1130 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, LA 70053 G012 Timberlane Country Club/Café Hope, 700 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056 G013 Parts Timberlane Country Club/Café Hope, 700 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056 211 Parts Harvey Volunteer Fire Station #61, 639 Maple Street, Harvey, LA 70058 225 Parts Courtyard-Homewood, Westbank Expressway, Gretna, LA 70053

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The polling places at the precincts set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election, as determined by the Secretary of State, is based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18, and actual cost of similar elections is $2,600.00.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The City of Gretna executed this notice on the 10th day of December 2026.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provision of Chapter 5, and Chapter 6-A of Title of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 18:1287; will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Gretna City Hall Building, 740 Second Street, Council Chambers on the second floor, Gretna, Louisiana on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2026, at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) PM, and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.

THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Gretna, Louisiana, on the 11th day of June 2026.

On a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded

by Council Member Smith, the following resolution was read, and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None B.

RESOLUTION NO. 2026-038 A resolution ordering and calling for a Special Election to be held in the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to authorize the levy of a special tax of eight (8.00) mills in voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; including voting precincts G-012 and G-013, Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for the object and purpose of maintaining existing City Police Department manpower levels; therein making application to the State Bond Commission, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Gretna City Council of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “GOVERNING AUTHORITY”), acting as governing authority of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (the “CITY”). that: SECTION 1. Election Call. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred

by Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City of Gretna on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:541, and at the said election there shall be submitted to all registered voters qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of this State and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: Proposition (Police Millage) Shall the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”) be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of eight (8.00) mills (an estimated $1,367,878.94 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year) on all property subject to taxation in the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained within voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; and including voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2028, and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of maintaining existing City Police Department manpower levels, a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

SECTION 2. Publication of Notice of Election. A Notice of the Special Election shall be published in the “New Orleans Advocate” a daily (published on Wednesday) newspaper of general circulation within the City, published in New Orleans, Louisiana, and being the Official Journal of the Governing Authority, once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks, with

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City of Gretna offiCial Journal the first publication to be made not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date fixed for election, which Notice shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference the same as if it were set forth herein in full.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the publication of the Notice of Election, the Mayor is authorized and directed to make any amendments to the foregoing proposition that may be required to comply with any state or federal regulatory agencies.

SECTION 3. Canvass. This Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Gretna City Hall, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) PM, and shall without delay in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.

SECTION 4. Polling Places. The polling places set forth in the aforesaid Notice of Election are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, will be the same person as those designated in accordance with law.

SECTION 5. Election Commissioners; Voting Machines.

The officers designated to serve as Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners pursuant to Section 4 thereof, or such substitutes therefore as may be selected and designated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1287, shall hold the special election as herein provided, and shall make due returns of said election for the meeting of the Governing Authority to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as provided in Section 3 hereof. All registered voters in the City are entitled to vote at said election and voting machines shall be used thereat.

SECTION 6. Authorization of Officers. The Clerk of the Governing Authority is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to arrange for and to furnish to said election officers in ample time for the holding of said election, the necessary equipment, forms and other paraphernalia essential to the proper holding of said election and the Mayor and/or Clerk of the Governing Authority are further authorized, empowered and directed to take any and all further action required by State and/or Federal law to arrange for the election, including but not limited to, appropriate submission to the Federal Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 7. Furnishing Election Call to Election Officials.

Certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State; the Commissioner of Elections; the Clerk of Court; and Ex Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; and the Registrar of Voters in and for the said Parish, as notification of the election herein called in order that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as required by law.

SECTION 8. Application to State Bond Commission.

Application is made to the State Bond Commission for consent and authority to hold the aforesaid special election as herein provided, and in the event said election carries for further consent and authority to renew a levy and collect the special tax provided for therein, and a certified copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the State Bond Commission on behalf of this Governing Authority, together with a letter requesting prompt consideration and approval of this application.

Exhibit “A” NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 2026-038, adopted by the Gretna City Council (the ‘Governing Authority’) on June 10, 2026, acting as governing authority of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “CITY”); NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the City of Gretna on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voter in the City of Gretna, qualified and entitled to vote at the said special election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: Proposition (Police Millage) Shall the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”) be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of eight (8.00) mills (an estimated $1,367,878.94 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year) on all property subject to taxation in the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained within voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; and including voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2028, and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of maintaining existing City Police Department manpower levels, a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

On Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 5:30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at Gretna City Hall Building, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, the Mayor, and City Council of the City of Gretna in open session will proceed to canvass and declare the results of the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, election.

This election has been called in conjunction with the Congressional General/Open Primary election of November 3, 2026.

The said special election shall be held at the polling places for the below precincts, which polls will open at six o’clock (6:00) AM, and close at eight o’clock (8:00) PM, in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana R. S. 18-541, to wit: Listing of precincts and polling places where the proposition will be voted on, and all registered voters in each precinct will be eligible to vote on said proposition in this election is as follows: POLLING PLACES – CITY OF GRETNA General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G002 David Crockett Steam Fire Co. No. 1, 323 Weidman Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G003 Ruppel Academy 815 Huey P. Long Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053 G004 Gretna No. 2 Kindergarten, 701 Amelia Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G005 William S. Hart Elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G006 William S. Hart Elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G007 William Hart elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G008 Frederick Douglas Elementary School, 1400 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, LA 70053 G009 David Crockett Steam Fire Co., No. 47, 700 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, LA 70053 G010 Gretna Library, 102 Willow Drive, Gretna, LA 70053 G011 Gretna Park Elementary School, 1130 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, LA 70053 G012 Timberlane Country Club/Café Hope, 700 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056 G013 Parts Timberlane Country Club/Café Hope, 700 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056 211 Parts Harvey Volunteer Fire Station #61, 639 Maple Street, Harvey, LA 70058 225 Parts Courtyard-Homewood, Westbank Expressway, Gretna, LA 70053 G001

The polling places at the precincts set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election, as determined by the Secretary of State, is based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18, and actual cost of similar elections is $2,600.00.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The City of Gretna executed this notice on the 10th day of June 2026.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provision of Chapter 5, and Chapter 6-A of Title of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 18:1287; will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority: and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Gretna City Hall, 740 Second Street, Council Chambers on the second floor, Gretna, Louisiana on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2026, at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) PM, and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.

THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Gretna, Louisiana, on the 10th day of December 2026.

On a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded

by Council Member Smith, the following resolution was read, and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None

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Abstain: None

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-039 A resolution ordering and calling for a Special Election to be held in the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to authorize the levy of a special tax of eight point five (8.5) mills in voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; but excluding voting precincts G-012 and G-013, Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for the object and purpose of providing fire protection, within said city; therein making application to the State Bond Commission, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

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BE IT RESOLVED by the Gretna City Council of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “GOVERNING AUTHORITY”), acting as governing authority of the City of Gretna, State of Louisiana (the “CITY”). that: SECTION 1. Election Call. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred

by Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City of Gretna on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:541, and at the said election there shall be submitted to all registered voters qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of this State and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: Proposition (Fire Millage) Shall the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”) be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of eight point five (8.5) mills (an estimated $1,453,371.38 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year) on all property subject to taxation in the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained within voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; excluding voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2028, and ending with the year 2037, for the object and purpose of providing fire protection in the City of Gretna, a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

SECTION 2. Publication of Notice of Election. A Notice of the Special Election shall be published in the “New Orleans Advocate” a daily (published on Wednesday) newspaper of general circulation within the City, published in New Orleans, Louisiana, and being the Official Journal of the Governing Authority, once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks, with the first publication to be made not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date fixed for election, which Notice shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference the same as if it were set forth herein in full.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the publication of the Notice of Election, the Mayor is authorized and directed to make any amendments to the foregoing proposition that may be required to comply with any state or federal regulatory agencies.

SECTION 3. Canvass. This Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Gretna City Hall, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2026, at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) PM, and shall without delay in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.

SECTION 4. Polling Places. The polling places set forth in the aforesaid Notice of Election are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, will be the same person as those designated in accordance with law.

SECTION 5. Election Commissioners; Voting Machines.

The officers designated to serve as Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners pursuant to Section 4 thereof, or such substitutes therefore as may be selected and designated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1287, shall hold the special election as herein provided, and shall make due returns of said election for the meeting of the Governing Authority to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as provided in Section 3 hereof. All registered voters in the City are entitled to vote at said election and voting machines shall be used thereat.

SECTION 6. Authorization of Officers. The Clerk of the Governing Authority is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to arrange for and to furnish to said election officers in ample time for the holding of said election, the necessary equipment, forms and other paraphernalia essential to the proper holding of said election and the Mayor and/or Clerk of the Governing Authority are further authorized, empowered and directed to take any and all further action required by State and/or Federal law to arrange for the election, including but not limited to, appropriate submission to the Federal Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 7. Furnishing Election Call to Election Officials.

Certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State; the Commissioner of Elections; the Clerk of Court; and Ex Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; and the Registrar of Voters in and for the said Parish, as notification of the election herein called in order that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as required by law.

SECTION 8. Application to State Bond Commission.

Application is made to the State Bond Commission for consent and authority to hold the aforesaid special election as herein provided, and in the event said election carries for further consent and authority to renew a levy and collect the special tax provided for therein, and a certified copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the State Bond Commission on behalf of this Governing Authority, together with a letter requesting prompt consideration and approval of this application.

Exhibit “A”

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 2026039, adopted by the Gretna City Council (the ‘Governing Authority’) on June 10, 2026, acting as governing authority of the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”); NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the City of Gretna on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voter in the City of Gretna, qualified and entitled to vote at the said special election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: Proposition (Fire Millage) Shall the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the “City”) be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of eight point five (8.5) mills (an estimated $1,453,371.38 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the special tax for an entire year) on all property subject to taxation in the City of Gretna; that being the same area contained within voting precincts G-001 through G-011, City of Gretna; excluding voting precincts G-012 and G-013 Parts, Annexed Timberlane Subdivision; for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2028, and ending with the year 2037, for the object and purpose of providing fire protection in the City of Gretna, a work of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public?

On Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 5:30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at Gretna City Hall Building, 740 Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, the Mayor, and City Council of the City of Gretna in open session will proceed to canvass and declare the results of the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, election.

This election has been called in conjunction with the Congressional General/Open Primary election of November 3, 2026.

The said special election shall be held at the polling places for the below precincts, which polls will open at six o’clock (6:00) AM, and close at eight o’clock (8:00) PM, in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana R. S. 18-541, to wit: Listing of precincts and polling places where the proposition will be voted on, and all registered voters in each precinct will be eligible to vote on said proposition in this election is as follows: POLLING PLACES – CITY OF GRETNA G001 General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G002 David Crockett Steam Fire Co. No. 1, 323 Weidman Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G003 Ruppel Academy 815 Huey P. Long Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053 G004 Gretna No. 2 Kindergarten, 701 Amelia Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G005 William S. Hart Elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 G006 William S. Hart Elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053

William Hart elementary School, 2001 Hancock Street, Gretna, LA 70053 Frederick Douglas Elementary School, 1400 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, LA 70053 G009 David Crockett Steam Fire Co., No. 47, 700 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, LA 70053 G010 Gretna Library, 102 Willow Drive, Gretna, LA 70053 G011 Gretna Park Elementary School, 1130 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, LA 70053 211 Parts Harvey Volunteer Fire Station #61, 639 Maple Street, Harvey, LA 70058 225 Parts Courtyard-Homewood, Westbank Expressway, Gretna, LA 70053

The polling places at the precincts set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election, as determined by the Secretary of State, is based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18, and actual cost of similar elections is $2,600.00.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The City of Gretna executed this notice on the 10th day of December 2026.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provision of Chapter 5, and Chapter 6-A of Title of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 18:1287; will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Gretna City Hall Building, 740 Second Street, Council Chambers on the second floor, Gretna, Louisiana on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2026, at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) PM, and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.

THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Gretna, Louisiana, on the 11th day of June 2026. *** 11. Approval of Alcoholic Beverage Application: A. Yunelly’s Restaurant (2110 Pratt Street) – Restaurant serving alcohol.

On a motion by Councilman Smith and seconded

by Councilman Rau, IT WAS RESOLVED to grant permit license to serve alcoholic beverages to Yunelly’s Restaurant located at 2110 Pratt Street; and the same was approved by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Smith, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None No comments from the public or Council members. *** 12. CONSENT AGENDA: A. Approval of Meeting Minutes: 1. May 13, 2026, Council Monthly Meeting.

B. Approval of Event Request applications: 1. Jefferson Parish 250 Celebration; June 14, 2026; 12:00pm; 9:00PM in downtown Gretna.

2. Elfrid Payton Foundation, Kickball Tournament, August 1, 2026; 10 AM to 3:00 PM; J. B. Spencer Park.

3. Thriver Second-Line Parade, October 3, 2026; at 10:30 AM. C. Approval of Resolutions by CONSENT: A.

RESOLUTION NO. 2026-040 A resolution stating the City of Gretna’s support and endorsement of 701 Gretna Blvd., (Jennifer McDowell, property owner) project number 20260130 to participate in the benefits of the Restoration Tax Abatement Program (RTA) in the Jefferson Parish Economic Development District, which is in the City of Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Property Location: 701 Gretna Blvd.

WHEREAS, the Restoration Tax Abatement Program (RTA), created by Act 445 of the 1983 Legislature and revised

by Act 783 in 1984, in Louisiana Revised Statute 47:4311-4319 provides a means by which owners of existing commercial structures and owner-occupied residences in downtown, historic, and economic development districts who expand, restore, improve, or develop such properties, may pay ad valorem taxes for five years based on the assessed valuation of the property for the year prior to the commencement of the expansion, restoration, improvement, or development of such property; and WHEREAS, the Restoration Tax Abatement Program allows such limited tax exemption, may be extended for an additional five years, subject to the same conditions, extending such limited tax exemption for a total of ten years from the completion of the expansion, restoration, improvement, or development work; and WHEREAS, the City of Gretna has established an Economic Development District; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson Parish Council concurred in the establishment of the Gretna Economic Development District; and the property is located at 701 Gretna Blvd. within the designated Economic Development District of the City of Gretna, Louisiana; and WHEREAS, Economic Development Districts offers the incentive of the Restoration Tax Abatement Program, which allows property owners to pay ad valorem taxes based on the assessed value of the property the year before restoration, for a period of five years; and WHEREAS, the RTA program allows a property owner the right to renew the contract for an additional five-years for limited exemption, subject to the same conditions, extending such right for a total of ten years from the completion of the restoration work.

SECTION 1. The process of obtaining limited property tax exemption within the Economic Development District is in accordance with procedures established by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission and the City of Gretna, Louisiana.

SECTION 2. The limited property tax exemptions provided for, shall be approved by the Jefferson Parish Council and by the Gretna City Council.

SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Gretna shall forward a true copy of this resolution to the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Gretna, Louisiana, acting as legislative authority for said City, that: The City of Gretna hereby supports and endorses 701 Gretna Blvd. (Jennifer McDowell, property owner) Project number 20260130 to participate in the benefits of The Louisiana Tax Abatement Program in the Economic Development District, which is in the City of Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-041 A resolution authorizing Mayor Belinda C. Constant and the administration to execute Change Order No. 1, to the City’s contract with Pillar Building, LLC (CONTRACTOR), for the Gretna Market Renovation Project, for insulation removal, added steel supports, and sheathing replacement for a total of $33,931.00. Funds are available in the City’s capital budget for the project.

WHEREAS, the City of Gretna has an interest in the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the City of Gretna; and WHEREAS, Pillar Building, LLC, is the contractor for the Gretna Market Renovation Project; and WHEREAS, unforeseen circumstances were uncovered during the demolition process for the project; and WHEREAS, architect of record, GOAT, recommends these changes and has reviewed their costs as reasonable and in line with the contract.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council, acting as legislative authority for the City of Gretna, Louisiana that: Mayor Belinda C. Constant and the City Administration are hereby authorized to execute Change Order No. 1, to the City’s contract with Pillar Building, LLC (CONTRACTOR), for the Gretna Market Renovation Project.

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-042 A resolution authorizing Mayor Belinda C. Constant to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Gretna with the Gretna Historical Society for the renovation of the David Crockett Fire Museum for the amount of $50,000.

WHEREAS, the City of Gretna has an interest in the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City of Gretna is desirous of improving economic development and subsequent quality of life for the citizens of Gretna; and WHEREAS, the David Crockett Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, organized in 1841 and believed to be the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire company in the country. The museum is managed by Gretna Historical Society; and WHEREAS, built in 1859 as the Crockett Fire Hall, the red building is a Gretna landmark; and the upper story has a three-part central arched window flanked by a pair of secondary arched windows; and WHEREAS, the museum includes artifacts from around the State. Most importantly, it is the oldest, continuously active volunteer fire company in the United States.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council, acting as legislative authority for the City of Gretna, that: Mayor Belinda C. Constant is hereby authorized to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Gretna with the Gretna Historical Society for the renovation of the David Crockett Fire Museum for the amount of $50,000.

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-043 A resolution authorizing Mayor Belinda C. Constant and the administration to pay additional costs related to the State Entity Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for the 5th Street Improvements Project No. H.012885 in the amount of $81,124.83. Funds are available in the City’s capital budget for the project.

WHEREAS, the City of Gretna has an interest in the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the City of Gretna; and WHEREAS, DOTD is responsible for the construction of the project; and the City is responsible for 20% of costs within the scope and 100% of costs outside the scope of the project; and WHEREAS, change orders 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 to the DOTD’s contract with their contractor, LA Contracting, represent work determined to be 100% the financial responsibility of the City of Gretna, as they are outside the officially bid scope of work covered in the DOTD cost share State Entity Agreement. These changes address field conditions, unknown utility conflicts, requested infrastructure improvements, and other unforeseen circumstances encountered during construction.; and WHEREAS, the engineer of record, BKI, recommends these additional items and has reviewed their costs as reasonable and in line with best practices.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council, acting as legislative authority for the City of Gretna, Louisiana that: Mayor Belinda C. Constant and the City Administration are hereby authorized to pay additional costs related to the State Entity Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for the 5th Street Improvements Project No. H.012885 in the amount of $81,124.83.

On a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded by Council Member Smith, IT WAS RESOLVED to approve, except (Item 2. Approval of Event request), and adopt the items, read into record from the June 10, 2026, CONSENT AGENDA; and the same was approved by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None No comments from the public or Council members. *** 13. Adoption of an Ordinance: On a motion by Council Member Smith and seconded

by Council Member Rau, the following ordinance was read, and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following vote: Yeas: Council Members Smith, Rau, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None ORDINANCE NO. 5037 An ordinance amending the Gretna Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8 –ANIMALS; Article II. -DOGS AND CATS by adding enforceable language to the control of cat colonies in the City of Gretna.

WHEREAS, the City of Gretna, Louisiana has an interest in the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City of Gretna is desirous of improving economic development and subsequent quality of life for the citizens of Gretna; and WHEREAS, the City of Gretna has an obligation to provide its citizens with ordinances that clearly describe permitted activities in the city.

WHEREAS, the City of Gretna’s current ordinances do not adequately address certain current issues facing its residents; and WHEREAS, the Parish of Jefferson has a more comprehensive set of ordinances that the City of Gretna wishes to adopt.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council, acting as legislative authority for the City of Gretna, that: Chapter 8- ANIMALS, Article II, DOGS AND CATS. – CAT COLONIES be added to read as follows: CAT COLONIES (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or property owner to place or allow food to be placed or left outdoors and accessible for consumption by feral or community cats, on any residentially zoned property for longer than 30 minutes, except when a cat is actively feeding or when a human is immediately present and supervising the food. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person or property owner to place or allow food to be placed or left outdoors and accessible for consumption by feral or community cats, on any residentially zoned property for longer than 90 minutes in any 24-hour period, except when a cat is actively feeding or when a human is immediately present and supervising the food. (c) It shall be unlawful to place food directly on the ground or to use paper or Styrofoam plates, bowls, or containers to feed feral or community cats outdoors.

Feeding containers shall be promptly picked up and removed after feeding or the limited time period. The use of gravity feeders to feed feral or community cats is prohibited. It shall be a violation of this section if a gravity feeder is placed in such a manner as the food contained therein is accessible to feral or community cats. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to feed feral or community cats outdoors unless the cat has been sterilized, marked as sterilized and vaccinated against rabies, unless the feeder is making good faith efforts to trap, sterilize, mark as sterilized and vaccinate all fed cats. The marked as sterilized requirement shall not apply to owned cats wearing a collar and current license tag. (e) It shall be unlawful for a person to place cat food on property belonging to another. It shall be an affirmative defense to this subsection if the feeder can provide JPAWS a copy of the express written consent of the property owner. (f) Persons who regularly feed feral or community cats must make good faith efforts to feed at the same time(s) daily. It shall be unlawful for any person who regularly feeds feral or community cats to knowingly or through inaction allow cats under their care to reproduce. (g) It shall be unlawful to feed cats outside, within 50 feet of a high traffic area or an intersection. (h) N/A (i) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a minimum fine of two hundred fifty ($250) for a first offense and a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense.

That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Provided that a majority of the City of Gretna Council have voted in favor of this ordinance, this ordinance shall have the full force and effect of law at midnight on the tenth day following the Clerk’s presentment of the same to the Mayor, in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:406(c)(2) unless the Mayor returns the same, unsigned, to the Clerk during that ten-day period.

No comments from the public or Council members. *** 14. Monthly Reports: A. Gretna Police Department.

Chief Brett Lawson congratulated and thanked Mayor Constant on the work invested in procuring Chick fil-A business to the City of Gretna for all of us; he appreciated, all present and the residents appreciated. The amount of work invested and the way Mayor Constant represented the city so proudly.

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B. City Engineer Projects Status Report: - Mr. David Boyd, City Engineer (Burk-Kleinpeter Inc.) summarized the June 10, 2026, city engineer’s report for the Mayor and Council Members. (No questions asked; in Agenda packet)

19. Meeting Adjournment:

17. Executive Session: A. Discussion on potential litigation regarding permitting.

On a motion by Councilman Rau and seconded by Councilman Miller, IT WAS RESOLVED for Mayor Belinda C. Constant, Council Members Rau, Smith, Hinyub, Miller, and Carr; Brett Lawson, Police Chief; W. J. LeBlanc, City Attorney, and Mr. John Litchfield, Counsel to retrieve into Executive Session at 7:26 PM, for discussion on potential litigation regarding permitting; and the same was unanimously approved.

C. Departmental Monthly Reports submitted: (Reports in Agenda Packet) (1) Finance Department “Actual vs. Budget for Major Funds” report.

(2) Building Department - Permits Issued.

(3) Code Enforcement - Code Violations. None (4) Historic District Commission (June 1, 2026, Meeting) (5) Parks and Parkways Citywide Maintenance Report.

(6) Planning and City Development Status Report. None (7) Planning and Zoning Commission (June 3, 2026, Meeting) ***

- The Mayor and the City Council returned from Executive Session at 8:31 PM. On a motion by Councilman Miller and seconded

by Councilman Hinbyub, IT WAS RESOLVED to make disposition on discussion had and recommended by outside counsel in Executive Session in discussion on a potential litigation regarding permitting; and the same was approved by the following vote:

D. Council District Monthly Report: Each Council Member provided reports on their respective district. *** 15. Introduction of an Ordinance:

16. Citizens addressing the Mayor and City Council.

Dr. Tondra Taylor addressed the Mayor and City Council

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existing building already approved).

7003 Saint Charles Ave: M Carbine Restorations, Ltd, applicant; Eugenie Huger Sloss, owner; Massing approval of the new construction of a garage at a Contributing rated, two-story, singlefamily, residential build‐ ing (demolition of exist‐ ing garage already ap‐ proved).

new 2nd floor addition as part of previously ap‐ proved new construction of an 816 SF rear camel‐ back addition at a Con‐ tributing rated, onestory, two-family resi‐ dential building.

1432 Chartres St: Re‐ newal by Andersen, ap‐ plicant; Santos Alan C Santos, owner; Request to install inappropriate replacement windows at a Contributing rated, one-story, single-family residential building.

906 Philip St: Charles A Anderson, appli‐ cant/owner; Retention of unpainted front porch columns and uplighting at a Contributing rated, one-story, single-family residential building.

1463 Pauger St: Fallon Willingham, applicant; Edaward M Featherstone, owner; Retention of re‐ moval of wood window shutters from the side and rear elevations of a Contributing rated, twostory, residential build‐ ing without a Certificate of Appropriateness.

725-727 Mandeville St: Si‐ mone K Cifuentes, appli‐ cant/owner; Retention of installation of two (2) new street-facing dorm‐ ers with inappropriate detailing at a Contribut‐ ing rated 1-1/2 story resi‐ dential building in devia‐ tion of a Certificate of Appropriateness.

2438 Saint Claude Ave, 1026 Music St: Katherine Harmon, applicant; L Squared Investment Group LLC, owner; Reten‐ tion of installation of wall-mounted speakers and fans and visually prominent roof-mounted mechanical equipment at a Contributing (but al‐ tered) rated, two-story, commercial building in deviation of a Certificate of Appropriateness.

cent City Developers, LLC, owner; Demolition of over 50% of the roof and exterior wall structure at a Contributing rated, one-story, single-family residential building.

4240 Magnolia St, 2641 General Pershing St: Louis Lebourgeois IV, ap‐ plicant; Ochsner Clinic Foundation, owner; De‐ molition of a Non-Con‐ tributing rated, one-story commercial building to grade.

ceed thereafter in accor dance with the afore‐ mentioned Code of Ordi‐ nances.

Upon request, a sign lan‐ guage interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available at the meeting.

To place a request for sign language interpreter services, please call TDDY at (504) 658-2059 or 1-800-981-6652.

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RE: OLD METAIRIE TOWN HOMES Lot 84 921 Old Metairie Pl. Repair/replace Sidewalk, Driveway and Driveway Apron 192149-JUN 24-JUL 18-3T $60.81 PUBLIC NOTICE --ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Procurement Department 2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5055 New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 ADVERTISEMENT INVITATION TO BID NO. 26-FAC-0125 LEASE OF SPACE FOR 2832 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE

Section 29-151, Para‐ graph (C) requires that this notice be published three (3) times within a thirty (30) day period in the official journal of Jef‐ ferson Parish after which the property owner shall have thirty (30) days from date of last publica‐ tion to file objection or request an extension, in affidavit form, with the Director of Engineering.

If no response is re‐ ceived, the Department of Engineering will have the work done and pro‐ ceed thereafter in accor‐

Westwego City Officials Chief of Police Dwayne J. Munch, Sr.

City Council District 1: John I. Shaddinger, Jr. District 2: Johnny S. Nobles Jr. District 3: Lisa H. Valence District 4: Robert “Bobby” Utley District 5: Robert “Bobby B” Bonvillian

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Electronic Responses to Request for Proposal rel‐ ative to the above will be received via email sub‐ mission to the Procure‐ ment Department for the Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB” or “the District”) until 1:00 P.M. (CST) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Specifications and quali‐ fications are found in the RFP documents and may be obtained by visiting the District’s website at www.nolapublicschools. com. All questions re‐ garding this RFP shall be directed to the Executive Director of Procurement procurement@nol at apublicschools.com.

The District will host a Site Visit to be held on Thursday, July 2 2026, at 9:00 A.M. (CST) and Mon‐ day, July 6 2026, at 11:00 A.M. (CST). The Virtual link can be found below: Register in advance for Site Visit:

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NOLA Public Schools shall make every effort to provide reasonable ac‐ commodation for people with disabilities. The re‐ quests for any reason‐ able accommodation shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Director of Procurement, no less than seven (7) days in advance of any meetings.

Paul A. Lucius Executive Director of Procurement FIRST INSERTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026 SECOND INSERTION DATE:

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Sharonda R. Williams, Member Dale S. Revelle, Member

STAFF:

B. Branch, President & Chief Executive Officer J. Escudier, Chief Legal Officer Chief M. Montroll, Chief Public Safety & Emergency Management Officer A. Laurie, Chief Financial Officer K. App, Chief Commercial Officer M. Jensen, Chief Operating Officer C. Gilmore, Chief Engineering Officer K. Gilmore, Director, Real Estate S. Gauthier, Vice-President, Cruise E. Federer, Director, Sustainable Development A. Dawson, Director, Emergency Management T. Black, General Counsel N. Dietzen, Deputy General Counsel C. Donze, Staff Attorney A. Every, Manager, Accounting A. Hanks, Manager, Cruise B. Bailey, Information Technology Specialist M. Austin, Information Technology Specialist M. Sulser, Director, Engineering H. Peltier, Engineering B. Boughrara, Engineering J. Moran, Procurement A. Bierman, Manager Insurance and FEMA Administration K. Mills, Manager, Government & Community Affairs J. Passaro, Manager, Engineering K. Curth, Press Secretary M. Singley, Executive Staff Officer S. Hodges, Board Secretariat

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T. Bryant, NOPB G. Harris, NOPB C. Kocur, NOPB M. Scelson, NOPB L. LaCoste, NOPB A. Thompson, Holy Cross Resident W. Edwards, Lower 9th Ward Resident K. Braud, The Covent Collective M. Raymond, Shiloh C. Gondusa, Lauricella Land Co. A. Johnson

Roll Call & Determination of Quorum Following a roll call of Board members, Chairman Thomas confirmed a quorum and called the meeting to order at 1:43 p.m.

II. Public Comment Chairman Thomas called for public comment and Ms. Hodges announced that two (2) individuals requested to make public comment on matters not listed on the agenda.

Prior to inviting the speakers to the podium, Ms. Hodges read the Board’s public comment parameters.

The following ordinances were introduced at the Regular Session of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Westwego on Monday, June 8, 2026.

Amanda Thompson and William Edwards voiced their opposition to the proposed organic grain terminal at the Alabo Street Wharf and the rehabilitation of the rail infrastructure serving the Alabo Street Wharf.

An Ordinance to establish and amend the Leave Policy for all employees of the City of Westwego, Classified or Unclassified, and non-civil service employees, relative to the maximum amount leave of any type, name, or form, that can be accumulated and/or transferred to another employee of the City of Westwego and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Chairman Thomas acknowledged Governor Landry’s proclamation designating the month of May 2026 as “Port of New Orleans Maritime Month” in the State of Louisiana and expressed his gratitude for the Governor’s continued support of the Louisiana’s maritime industry.

An ordinance in accordance with La. Revised Statutes 33:404.1, amending and reenacting Chapter 2 Administration, Article III. Officers and Employees, Sections 2-51, 2-52, and 2-53, fixing the compensation of the Mayor, Council Members, Clerk, Chief of Police, and other Municipal Officers to provide for a base salary and annual increase in compensation.

An ordinance amending the Zoning Map for the City of Westwego to move the north boundary of the C-2 General Commercial District bounded by Fifth Street, Louisiana Street, Seventh Street, and Laroussini Street to the north property lines of Lots 23 & 24 Square D Company Canal Subdivision.

A hearing will be held for the adoption of these ordinances at the Regular Session of the Mayor and City Council, at 6:00 pm, Monday, July 13, 2026, in the Council Room at City Hall, 1100 Fourth Street, Westwego, Louisiana, 70094. _________________________________________________________________________ The Westwego Planning Advisory Board will hold a hearing to Resubdivide Lots 72, and part of 70 Salaville Subdivision into Lot 72A and 72B, Salaville Subdivision, (4 Westbank Expy) Westwego, LA 70094. The hearing will be held July 08, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. Located at City Hall, 1100 Fourth St. Westwego, LA 70094 192805-663771-jul 1-1t $ 83.16

/S/ NORMA J. CRUZ, LCMC CITY CLERK CITY OF GRETNA STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING

MEMBERS ABSENT:

GUESTS:

Time: 5:30 PM

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Michael A. Thomas, Chairman Jeanne E. Ferrer, Vice-Chair Darryl D. Berger, Secretary-Treasurer Todd P. Murphy, Member James J. Carter, Jr., Member

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MEMBERS PRESENT:

ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF BONNIE FISCHER, 616 Colonial Club Drive, Harahan, LA 70123 is asked to call the City of Harahan, Regulatory Department (504) 737-6383 or email regulatory@ci.harahan.la.us.

Mayor Robert E. Billiot, Sr. City Clerk Lisa Tapia

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A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS, HELD IN THE FIRST FLOOR AUDITORIUM AT ITS OFFICE LOCATED AT 1350 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS PLACE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN MICHAEL A. THOMAS AT 1:43 P.M.

City of Harahan 6437 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-6383 Harahan Police 6441 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-9763

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THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026

CITY OF HARAHAN LEGALS Mayor Tim Baudier Councilmen Jason D. Asbill Tommy Budde Eric Chatelain Paul Johnston Michael Ricks Chief of Police Edward “Ed” Lepre City Clerk/Tax Collector Carrie Heustis

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NOTICE Following is the name and address of a prop‐ erty owner whom the Jef‐ ferson Parish Depart‐ ment of Engineering has been unable to contact by certified letter, who is in violation of Code of Ordinances, Chapter 29, Roads and Bridges, Arti‐ cle V. Construction of Sidewalks, and Article VI. Driveways, and must in‐ stall or repair/replace a sidewalk, driveway and driveway apron, as the case may be.

Date: Place:

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Demolition of buildings at: 1215-1217 Constantinople St: Michael Fabre, appli‐ cant; Crescent City De‐ velopers LLC, owner; De‐ molition of more than 50% of the roof and exte‐ rior wall area at a Con‐ tributing rated, onestory, single-family resi‐ dential building.

917 Dufossat St: Michael Fabre, applicant; Cres‐ cent City Developers, LLC D liti f

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Yeas: Council Member Miller, Hinyub, Rau, Smith, and Carr.

Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None No comments from the public or Council members. ***

A. An ordinance amending the Gretna Code of Ordinances relative to Fire Prevention Bureaus to satisfy the requirements of newly passed House Bill 534.

Requested: Administration Sponsor: Councilman Rau ***

The following items will be placed on the regular agenda: Election of Chair and Vice Chair Appointment of ARC members 901 Poland Ave: Lapeyre Construction, LLC, appli‐ cant; Gregory Collin Doolittle, owner; Request to install a standing seam metal roof at a Contributing rated, onestory, single-family resi‐ dential building.

5438 Chartres St: Lapeyre Construction, LLC, appli‐ cant; Richard R & Sally Turlington, owner; Re‐ quest to remove ridge tiles at a Contributing rated, one-story, singlefamily residential build‐ ing.

624-626 Saint Ferdinand St: Michael Tecchie, ap‐ plicant; Tekieville Invest‐ ments LLC, owner; Re‐ quest to install inappro‐ priate new metal gate at the left side alley of a Non-Contributing rated, one-story, two-family residential building.

628-630 Saint Ferdinand St: Michael Tecchie, ap‐ plicant; Tekieville Invest‐ ments LLC, owner; Re‐ quest to install inappro‐ priate new metal gate at the left side alley of a Non-Contributing rated, one-story, two-family residential building.

632-634 Saint Ferdinand St: Michael Tecchie, ap‐ plicant; Tekieville Invest‐ ments LLC, owner; Re‐ quest to install inappro‐ priate new metal gate at the left side alley and rear yard of a Non-Con‐ tributing rated, onestory, two-family resi‐ dential building.

700-704 Touro St: Lauren Hickman, applicant; Dwight Daniel Norton, owner; Request to install galvalume standing seam metal roofing at new 2nd floor addition as

There was no further city business to conduct, and on a motion by Council Member Rau and seconded by Council Member Hinyub, the June 10, 2026, Council Regular meeting adjourned at 8:32 PM; and the same was unanimously approved.

the Gretna City Council of the City of Gretna, Louisiana will meet at their monthly meeting in regular session to conduct city business on:

III. Report by the President and Chief Executive Officer Ms. Branch presented an overview of the April 2026 volume and productivity statistics, along with a summary of the month’s key highlights.

IV. Approval of the Meeting Minutes for April 2026 Chairman Thomas called for a motion to approve the public meeting minutes for April 2026, as previously circulated. Commissioner Ferrer moved to accept the minutes and Commissioner Carter seconded.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY V. Action Items: A. Acceptance of the Consolidated Financial Statements for April 2026.

Mr. Laurie presented the consolidated financial statements for the month of April, a copy of which is made a part of these minutes.

Commissioner Murphy moved to approve the consolidated

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sulting from an incident which occurred on or around December 2, 2025, all as is more fully set forth in the Complaint.

All persons asserting claims with respect to which the Complainants seek limitation are ad‐ monished to file their re‐ spective claims with the Clerk of this Court and to serve a copy on the at‐ torneys for the Com‐ plainants, Staines, Ep‐ pling & Kenney, LLC, James A. Crouch, Jr., 3500 North Causeway Boule‐ vard, Suite 820, Metairie, Louisiana 70002, a copy thereof, on or before the 9th day of July, 2026, or be defaulted. Personal attendance is not re‐ quired.

Any claimant desiring to contest either the right to exoneration from, or the right to limitation of liability, shall file and serve an answer and claims to the Complaint, unless his or her claim has included an answer, all as is required by Rule F of the Supplemental Rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure i t i Ad i

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Notice Treatment Solicitations The United States Proba‐ tion Office for the East‐ ern District of Louisiana (LEAP) is currently ac‐ cepting Request for Pro‐ posals (RFP) for treat‐ ment services, for sub‐ stance abuse, mental health, as well as in-pa‐ tient services for the Greater New Orleans Area (Eastbank and Westbank) catchment area. Further information and proposal documents may be obtained elec‐ tronically by download‐ ing the Request for Pro‐ posals (RFP) documents located on the LAEP web‐ page: https://www.laep.us t / li it ti

RFP documents will be available electronically beginning June 16, 2026.

Proposals are due to the United States Probation Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras Street, Rm. B505, New Orleans, LA 70130 by 5:00p.m., on July 31, 2026.

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financial statements and Commissioner Carter seconded.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the President and Chief Executive Officer to Renew the Board’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Policy with Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (“LWCC”) at an Estimated Cost of $531,896 Based on Current Estimated Payroll Expenditures, Arranged Through Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC. Mr. Laurie presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Ferrer moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Murphy seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the President and Chief Executive Officer to Enter into a Two-Year Software Licensing Agreement with Certinia Inc., in the Total Amount of $474,423.36 for the Renewal of FinancialForce Accounting and Procurement Software Services.

Mr. Johnsen presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Murphy moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Ferrer seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY D. Consider Approval of a Resolution Ratifying an Amendment to the Contract with Locus, LLC, for Anchorage Consultation Services for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Cost by $95,200.

Mr. Chris Gilmore presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Carter moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Murphy seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY E. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the President and Chief Executive Officer to Award Two (2) Separate Contracts with a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $500,000 for Both Contracts for the Purchase and Delivery of Mooring Bollards and the Purchase and Delivery of Steel Pipe Piling for Upgrades to the Julia Street Cruise Terminal.

Mr. Sulser presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Murphy moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Carter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VI. Appointment of the Nominating Committee Chairman Thomas announced that, in advance of the changing of Board officers positions of Vice-Chair and Secretary-Treasurer that will occur at the end of the June Board meetings, he appointed commissioner Williams, Carter, and Revelle to serve as the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will meet before the June regular Board Meeting, and will provide a proposed ballot of officers to be approved by the full Board during the regular meeting.

Commissioner Williams will serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee.

VII. Closed Executive Session Convened in Accordance with La R.S.42:17A(2), to Discuss the Matter Entitled: •

In Re: Charles D. Walker v. Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans, Docket No. 2024-11432, pending before the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.

Chairman Thomas read the agenda item aloud and called for a motion to enter into a closed executive session, convened in accordance with La R.S. 42:17(A)(2) to discuss the above matter.

Commissioner Ferrer moved to enter into a closed executive session and Commissioner Berger seconded. The MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and the Board entered into closed executive session at 2:09 p.m.

Following the conclusion of the discussion, Chairman Thomas called for a motion to end the closed executive session and return to the open meeting. Commissioner Carter moved to end the closed executive session and Commissioner Murphy seconded.

The MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and the closed executive session concluded at 2:19 p.m.

VIII. Chairman and Commissioners’ Comments Chairman Thomas commented on the celebrations of Maritime Month and Sail 250 festivities, expressing his appreciation to the Board staff and the many organizations whose collaboration and dedication helped make these events possible.

IX. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Thomas called for a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Ferrer so moved and Commissioner Carter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and Chairman Thomas adjourned the meeting at 2:20 p.m.

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Chief of Police Keith A. Conley

Council Members Joseph A. Stagni At-Large Div. A, George L. Branigan At-Large Div. B Dee B. Dunn District 1, Thomas “Tom” P. Willmott District 2 Joseph F. LaHatte, III District 3, Kristi K. McKinney District 4 Daniel W. Riehm District 5

City Hall 1801 Williams Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 Telephone (504) 468-7200 Kenner Police 500 Veterans Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70062 Telephone (504) 712-2200

THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF KENNER, LOUISIANA, MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 AT 11:00 A.M., AT HERITAGE HALL, 303 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, KENNER, LOUISIANA WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: KRISTI K. MCKINNEY THOMAS “TOM” WILLMOTT DEE B. DUNN RONALD SCHARWATH JOSEPH LAHATTE GEORGE BRANIGAN BRIAN BRENNAN NATALIE HALL THERESA HASTINGS

COUNCILMEMBER-AT-LARGE, DIV. A COUNCILMEMBER-AT-LARGE, DIV. B COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 1 COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 2 COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 3 COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 4 COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL CLERK ASST. COUNCIL CLERK

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AFTER THE MEETING HAD BEEN CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE ABOVE RESULTS, PURSUANT TO MOTIONS DULY MADE AND CARRIED, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED AND/OR ADOPTED. ON JOINT MOTION BY ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS WERE INTRODUCED IN SUMMARY FOR PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. AT HERITAGE HALL, 303 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD KENNER, LOUISIANA. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE/RESOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL PLEASE CALL (504)468-7254 FOR AN APPOINTMENT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30 A.M. AND 4:30 P.M. MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS, HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,185, AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLSTAND, INC. PURSUANT TO SEALED BID 26-6959 FOR LEAD HAZARD REMEDIATION SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,186, AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLSTAND, INC. PURSUANT TO SEALED BID 26-6961 FOR LEAD HAZARD REMEDIATION SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,187, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) NEW PLANETARIUM SHOWS AT A COST OF $18,500.00 FROM GIANT SCREEN FILMS, LLC A SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER , FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,188, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE UTILIZATION OF JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTRACT NO. 26-MAR-1101 WITH VINSON UNIFORMS, INC. TO PURCHASE UNIFORMS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.00 FOR THE LIFE OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,189, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE UTILIZATION OF JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BID 25-AUG-2001 WITH LAMARQUE FORD TO PURCHASE VEHICLES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000.00 FOR THE LIFE OF THE AGREEMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,190, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD A PUBLIC AUCTION ON JULY 30, 2026 TO SELL SURPLUS MOVABLE PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE AND SETTING THE TERMS AND DISPOSITIONS OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,191, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE USE OF STATE CONTRACT NO. 4400030998 WITH STRYKER SALES, LLC TO PURCHASE AED AND RELATED ACCESSORIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.00 ANNUALLY FOR THE KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,192, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE USE OF STATE CONTRACT NO. 4400034185 WITH TEECO SAFETY, INC. TO PURCHASE BALLISTIC BODY ARMOR AND ACCESSORIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.00 ANNUALLY FOR THE KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,193, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID RECEIVED FROM HAHN ENTERPRISES, INC. TO FURNISH AND INSTALL OUTDOOR WALL PADS AT MUSS BERTOLINO STADIUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ELECTRONIC BID 26-2218 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,406.90 FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,194, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID RECEIVED FROM HAVANA NIGHTS LLC TO FURNISH AND INSTALL SOLAR LIGHTS AND POLES AT VARIOUS LOCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEALED BID 26-6969 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $302,680.00 FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,195, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FITNESS COURT ® ALONG THE ERLANGER CORRIDOR FOR THE CITY OF KENNER. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,196, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 25TH AND SALEM SEWER LIFT STATION PROJECT BY BLD SERVICES, LLC AS COMPLETE BY THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,197, AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AN EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE FAIRBANKS MORSE 20” VTSH PUMP AT 4MGD SEWER LIFT STATION BY FLUID PROCESS & PUMPS, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,845.00 FOR THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,198, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID RECEIVED FROM GSM ENGINEERED FABRICS, LLC TO REFURBISH, FURNISH AND INSTALL ONE (1) 2.0 M KLAMPRESS BELT FILTER PRESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEALED BID 26-6970 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $315,287.36 FOR THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,199, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES, ARTICLE II, SECTION 15-21 OF THE KENNER CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRTY-SECOND STREET AND ARKANSAS AVENUE. SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 14,200, AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AN EMERGENCY REPAIR OF 2017 SCHWARZE STREET SWEEPER TRUCK BY COVINGTON SALES & SERVICE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,449.04 FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. PUBLISH ON JULY 1, 2026 ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE In accordance with provisions of the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, as amended, the City of Kenner shall not discriminate against individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. If you require auxiliary aids or devices, or other reasonable accommodation under the ADA Amendments Act, please submit your request to legal@kenner.la.us or by calling (504) 468-4080 at least forty-eight ( 48) hours in advance or as soon as practical. A seventy- two (72) hour advanced notice is required to request Certified ASL interpreters.

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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF KENNER CITY OF KENNER LEGALS

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In accordance with Sec. 91/2-7 of the City of Kenner Code of Ordinances, Regulations for removal of weeds, grass or other noxious matter, the following property owner(s) are hereby notified that within five (5) days of this notice, if said property owner(s) do not cut, destroy or remove such weeds, grass or deleterious, unhealthy growth, trash, debris, refuse, discarded or noxious matter from the premises involved, the City of Kenner will undertake the removal of weeds, grass or other noxious matter assessing all costs and an administrative fee of $250.00 against said property. The City of Kenner may undertake continued monthly maintenance of said property for a period of twelve (12) months without giving any additional notification to the owner.

ISIDRO E. HERNANDEZ KINTZ,RUSSELL E. & JOYCE S. COLAR, MONA C

NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES

4148 TULANE DR 4033 E LA STATE DR 2608 -10 KINGSTON STREET

PP GROUP LLC

NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES

2608 -10 KINGSTON STREET

ALONSO, PETHER E SEENAPPA, SRI D

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226 27TH ST 500 27TH ST

SIMONEAUX, DAVID G

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2625 -27 ALBANY ST

NP INVESTMENTS LLC HUM MANAGEMENT LLC

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2629 -31 ALBANY ST 2708 -10 ALBANY ST

NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES CRUZ, MARLON R YOUSUF, MUNIBUDDIN & NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES SYEDA YOUSUF STAR REALTY INVS LLC NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES GLASS, LOLITA NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES GLASS, LOLITA NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES GLASS, LOLITA NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES GLASS, LOLITA NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES GLASS, LOLITA NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES FERGUSON, TACHEL NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES M.A.D. III LLC NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES ROKER, SHARON J NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES SEENAPPA, SRIDHAR & STEPHANIE M. NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 7 INCHES

614 31ST ST 2407 IOWA AVE C/O PIEDMONT & VETERANS 2608 GADSDEN ST 2608 GADSDEN ST 2608 GADSDEN ST 2608 GADSDEN ST 2608 GADSDEN ST 2625 GADSDEN ST 2625 GADSDEN ST 2616 -18 TIFTON STREET 2736 -38 DAWSON ST

PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES HERNANDEZ, WILMER NO GRASS/WEEDS OVER 15 INCHES

1500 31ST ST 1504 31ST ST 3037 LEXINGTON

UNIVERSITY CITY SQ 21 LOT 36 VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 196 LOTS 30 & 31 SECT 8 VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 196 LOTS 30 & 31 SECT 8 VETERANS HEIGHTS/188/39 VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 103 LOT 47-A SECT 5 VETERANS HEIGHTS, SQ 111 LOT 21-A SECT 6 VETERANS HEIGHTS, SQ 111 LOT 19A VETERANS HEIGHTS, SQ 123 LOT S SECT 6 SQ 409 & 410/LOT 3/HIGHWAY PARK CRESTVIEW/185/1-6,67-70 SQ 105/LOT 30/VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 105/LOT 31/VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 105/LOT 32/VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 105/LOT 33/VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 105/LOT 34/VETERANS HEIGHTS VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 16 LOT 65A VETERANS HEIGHTS SQ 124 LOTS 68, 69, 70 SECT 6 LOTS 17 & 18 SQ 145 LINCOLN MANOR 192801-663766-jul 1-1t $ 1,382.54

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Rules of Civil Procedure governing certain Admi‐ ralty and Maritime claims.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ReNEW-Reinventing Edu‐ cation will introduce the 2026-27 budget and hold its first public hearing on the 2026-27 budget on May 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm at Edgar P Harney Build‐ ing located at 2503 Wil‐ low St., New Orleans, LA 70113 (LA R.S. 39:1307).

ReNEW-Reinventing Edu‐ cation is the charter school management or‐ ganization operating ReNEW Laurel Elemen‐ tary, ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary, ReNEW Schaumburg Ele‐ mentary, and ReNEW Moton Lakefront Elemen‐ tary. A physical copy of the 2026-2027 budget is available at 10001 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 710, New Orleans, LA 70127.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3701 MARIGNY STREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐

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THE MATTER EN TITLED: FI‐ DELITY BANK VERSUS JEAN‐ NINE ROSANNA GREGO CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-10223 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, SITUATED IN THE THIRD DIS‐ TRICT OF CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF OR‐ LEANS STATE OF IN LOUISIANA, SQUARE NO 2521, BOUNDED A G

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5 , OU BY MARIGNY STREET, MON‐ TREAL STREET, SQUARE “D”, FAIRMONT PARK AND ST. DENIS STREET. SAID LOT FORMS THE CORNER OF MARIGNY STREET AND ST. DENIS STREET, AND MEASURES THENCE 86.9.0 FEET FRONT ON MARIGNY STREET, BY A DEPTH IN THE REAR OF 115.7.7 FEET, AND A DEPTH AND FRONT OF 75.6.7 FEET ON ST. DENIS STREET, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SURVEY BY GILBERT, KELLY, COUTURIE, INC., SURVEYING & ENGINEERING, DATED MARCH 13, 1987, A COPY OF WHICH IS AT‐ TACHED TO THAT VENDOR’S LIEN RECORDED AT COB 811, FOLIO 425 IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF ORLEANS PARISH LOUISIANA WRIT AMOUNT: $309,372.94 Seized

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Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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GH 4 GRAHAM, ARCE‐ NEAUX & ALLEN, LLC 504 522 8256 LOUIS G. ARCE‐ NEAUX The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐

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ADVERTISE MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 57 FAIRWAY OAKS DR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: WILM‐ INGTON SAV‐ INGS FUND SO‐ CIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVID‐ UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VERUS SECURI‐ TIZATION TRUST 2023 7 VERSUS MELANIE HOLLOWAY CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-2560 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 L l A

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u d g, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: ALL THAT CER‐ TAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE‐ MENTS THEREON, ALL RIGHTS, WAYS, MEANS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVITUDES, PRESCRIPTIONS AND APPURTE‐ NANCES THERE‐ UNTO BELONG‐ ING OR IN ANYWISE AP‐ PERTAINING THERETO, SITU‐ ATED IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWN AS THE FAIRWAYS AT ENGLISH TURN, PHASE 1, A PLAN OF WHICH SUBDIVISION PREPARED KREBS, BY LASALLE, LEMIEUX CON‐ SULT ANTS, INC. DATED MARCH 18, 1996 AS REVISED ON

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REVISED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 IS REGIS‐ TERED IN CIN #128962.

AC‐ CORDING TO SAID PLAN SAID LOT IS DESIG‐ NATED AS LOT 28 AND IS BOUNDED BY FAIRWAY OAKS DRIVE, ENGLISH TURN PARKWAY, 115 FOOT DRAINAGE SERVITUDE AND LOT GC 1 A AND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 28 MEASURES 71.46 FEET FRONT ON FAIRWAY OAKS DRIVE, HAS A WIDTH IN THE REAR OF 131.15 FEET, A ALONG DEPTH THE SIDELINE ADJACENT TO LOT 27 OF 23.87 FEET; HAS A DEPTH ALONG THE SIDELINE ADJA‐ CENT TO LOT 29 OF 125.42 FEET AND HAS A DEPTH ALONG THE SIDELINE ADJACENT TO ENGLISH TURN PARKWAY OF 206.12 FEET. WHICH HAS THE ADDRESS OF 57 FAIRWAY OAKS DRIVE, NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70131

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WRIT AMOUNT: $329,512.61 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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RB 23 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504 838 7535 EMILY A. MUELLER The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t

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PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBERS 935 N. PRIEUR STREET AND 1025 N. CLAIBORNE AVE., CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED: JOHM W. HOLMES VERSUS TRACY WILLIAMS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias directed to me by the Hon‐ orable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Or‐ leans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026 t 12 00

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g , 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN POR‐ OP TION to‐ GROUND, gether with all buildings the improve‐ and ments thereon, and all of the rights, servi‐ ways, privi‐ tudes, leges, appurte‐ nances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the SECOND DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, of State in Louisiana, SQUARE NO. 255, by bounded Prieur, Johnson, Dumaine and St. Streets, Philip measuring thirty feet (30') front on Prieur Street by one hundred and six feet five (165') lines in depth between equal and paral‐ lel lines; desig‐ nated as LOT 5.

Improvements thereon bear No. Municipal 935 N. Prieur Street, New Or‐ leans, Louisiana 70116. & THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ OF TION to‐ GROUND, gether with all of the buildings and improvements, thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Second District of the City of New Orleans, Parish Orleans, of of State Louisiana, des‐ ignated as LOTS 4 A and 3, SQUARE 206, by bounded North Claiborne Ursulines and St. Avenue, Philip and North Derbigny Streets, said lots of ground dj i h

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g adjoin each other and mea‐ sures as fol‐ lows: LOT 4 A begins at a distance of 60 feet 3 inches from the corner of Ursulines and North Claiborne Av‐ enue, and mea‐ sures thence 30 feet 4 inches 0 lines front on North Claiborne Avenue, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 85 feet 3 inches 1 line, between equal and parallel lines.

Lot 3 adjoins Lot 4 A and mea‐ sures thence 40 feet 3 inches 5 lines front on North Claiborne Av‐ enue, 40 feet 5 inches 1 line in width in the rear, by a depth of 127 feet 10 inches 5 lines, between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All as fully more shown on sur‐ vey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc, dated August 6, 1966 The improve‐ ments thereon bear the Munici‐ No. 1025 pal North Claiborne New Avenue, Orleans, Louisiana 70116.

WRIT AMOUNT: $38,559.34 Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

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TJ 37 THE OAKES LAW FIRM, LLC 504 367 3479 BLAKE E. OAKES The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

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nated as LOT X 4A, which said LOT 4A BEING X PART OF A RE‐ SUBDIVISION OF Lot X 4 in accor‐ dance with the resubdivision plan of survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated May 3, 1968, certified by h i l

THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBERS 4850 DE‐ GENERAL GAULLE DRIVE, CITY OF NEW OR‐ LEANS, IN THE ENTI‐ MATTER TLED: MMG REO VI 2, LLC VER‐ SUS HIEU CON‐ STRUCTION, LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-10717 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ OF TION situ‐ GROUND, In the ated of State Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS‐ TRICT, City of New Orleans, in that part known as CAZELAR PLANTATION, being a portion of original Lots Nos. 23 and 24, desig‐ being nated as LOT X

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y the City Plan‐ Commis‐ ning sion of the City of New Orleans, on Louisiana, June 21, 1968, Docket 84/68, and regis‐ tered In COB 688, folio 251, on July 16, 1968, a copy of which survey is annexed to an

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annexed to an Act of Sale and Assumption by Jacob Senter to H. Herbert Berstein by Act before Robert S. Taylerson, N.P., dated October 25, 1971, regis‐ tered in COB 706/240. Said piece or portion of ground situ‐ ated in square b d d b

NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD COMMISSION FOR THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD COMMISSION FOR THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS, HELD IN THE FIRST FLOOR AUDITORIUM OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS’ OFFICES, LOCATED AT 1350 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS PLACE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN MICHAEL A. THOMAS AT 1:33 P.M. MEMBERS Michael A. Thomas, Chairman PRESENT: Jeanne E. Ferrer, Vice-Chair Darryl D. Berger, Secretary-Treasurer Todd P. Murphy, Member James J. Carter, Jr., Member MEMBER ABSENT:

Sharonda R. Williams, Member Dale S. Revelle, Member

STAFF:

B. Branch, Chief Executive Officer T. Bryant, General Manager and Chief Strategy Officer C. Kocur, Vice-President, Engineering M. Scelson, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel L. LaCoste, Staff Attorney G. Harris, Manager, Operations Support

GUESTS:

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J. Escudier, Port of New Orleans Chief M. Montroll, Port of New Orleans A. Laurie, Port of New Orleans K. App, Port of New Orleans M. Jensen, Port of New Orleans C. Gilmore, Port of New Orleans K. Gilmore, Port of New Orleans S. Gauthier, Port of New Orleans E. Federer, Port of New Orleans A. Dawson, Port of New Orleans Lt. C. Cummings, Port of New Orleans T. Black, Port of New Orleans N. Dietzen, Port of New Orleans C. Donze, Port of New Orleans A. Hanks, Port of New Orleans A. Every, Port of New Orleans B. Bailey, Port of New Orleans M. Austin, Port of New Orleans M. Sulser, Port of New Orleans H. Peltier, Port of New Orleans B. Boughrara, Port of New Orleans J. Moran, Port of New Orleans A. Bierman, Port of New Orleans K. Mills, Port of New Orleans J. Passaro, Port of New Orleans K. Curth, Port of New Orleans M. Singley, Port of New Orleans S. Hodges, Port of New Orleans A. Thompson, Holy Cross Resident W. Edwards, Lower 9th Ward Resident K. Braud, The Covent Collective M. Raymond, Shiloh C. Gondusa, Lauricella Land Co. A. Johnson

Roll Call & Determination of Quorum Following a roll call of Commission members, Chairman Thomas confirmed a quorum and called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m.

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q bounded by De‐ General Drive, Gaulle River Oaks Drive, Berkley Drive Extension and Kabel Drive and more fully as described follows: Commencing at the Intersection of the easterly i ht f li

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y right of way line of Kabel Drive the and northerly right of way line of General De‐ Drive Gaulle measure thence S 54 degrees 55' 48'' E along the northerly right of way line of De‐ General Gaulle Drive, a di t f 150

, distance of 150 feet (149 ft. ac‐ tual) to a point; thence along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 819.02 feet a distance of 103 .38 feet ( 105.38 feet ac‐ tual) to a point, the point of be‐ i i h

Chairman Thomas called for agenda-related public comments but there were none.

IV. Report of the General Manager Ms. Bryant reported on the April volumes and productivity statistics.

V. Approval of Meeting Minutes for April 2026 Chairman Thomas called for a motion to approve the public meeting minutes for April 2026, as previously circulated. Commissioner Ferrer moved to approve the minutes and Commissioner Carter seconded.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VI. Action Item: A. Acceptance of the Financial Statement for April 2026.

Mr. Laurie presented the Commission’s financial statement for the month of April, a copy of which is made a part of these minutes.

Commissioner Ferrer moved to accept the financial statement and Commissioner Carter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Enter into Three Separate Lease Agreements with Lauricella Land Company, L.L.C. for Property Located East of South Clearview Parkway in Jefferson Parish.

Ms. Scelson presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Murphy moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Revelle seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C. Consider Approval of a Resolution Awarding a Contract to A & K Railroad Materials, Inc. in the Amount of $218,958.26 for the Purchase and Delivery of Rail, Turnout Packages, and Other Track Materials for the Continental Cement Industry Track Project.

Mr. Kocur presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Murphy moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Carter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY D. Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Submit an Application to the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”) for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program.

Mr. Kocur presented and recommended approval of the resolution. Commissioner Ferrer moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Carter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VII. Chairman & Commissioners’ Comments Chairman Thomas asked for Commissioners’ comments but there were none.

VIII. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chairman Thomas called for a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Ferrer so moved and Commissioner Carter seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and Chairman Thomas adjourned the meeting at 1:39 p.m.

II. Pledge of Allegiance Chairman Thomas lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. Public Comment

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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY - EAST SLFPA-E Officials Peter G. Vicari, President Ronald Schumann, Jr., P.E. Vice-President David Martin, P.E., Treasurer Gregory Marsiglia, Secretary Kerwyn King, P.E., Commissioner Elton J. Meyers.

Commissioner

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East 6920 Franklin Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 Telephone: 504-286-3100 Fax: 504-283-1855 Internet: floodauthority. org

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY–EAST BOARD MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026 The regular monthly Board Meeting of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (Authority or FPA) was held on June 17, 2026, in the Franklin Avenue Administrative Complex, Meeting Room 201, 6920 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, after due legal notice of the meeting was sent to each Board member and the news media and posted.

Mr. Vicari called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and led in the pledge of allegiance. The roll was called and a quorum was present: PRESENT: Peter G. Vicari, President Ronald Schumann, Jr., Vice President Gregory Marsiglia, Secretary David Martin, Treasurer Kerwyn King Elton J. Meyers ABSENT: None ADOPTION OF AGENDA: RESOLUTION NO. 06-17-26-01 - APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING HELD ON MAY 21, 2026 On the motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Marsiglia, the following resolution was offered: BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East approves the minutes of the Board Meeting held on May 21, 2026.

The foregoing was submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. Martin, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers NAYS: None ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENTS: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026 “A resolution stating the results of the election of Officers of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (“FPA”) Board of Commissioners for a term of one-year commencing on July 1, 2026.”

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast

Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East adopted revised Bylaws at a Regular Board Meeting held on December 17, 2009, which provide in part for the designation and election of Officers of the Board; and WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 1 of the Bylaws (Officers and Elections), designates the officers as President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer to be elected from among the members of the Board at the regularly scheduled meeting in June; and WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, Governor Jeff Landry signed into law SB 462, which grants him the authority to appoint the Chair of the boards where he already appoints the majority of the membership; and WHEREAS, on July 7, 2025, Governor Jeff Landry appointed Peter G. Vicari as President of the FPA Board; and WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 1 further provides that officers shall assume their duties on July 1st; and WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 2, provides that officers shall be elected to serve one-year terms; and WHEREAS, the election of Officers was conducted on June 17, 2026, with nominations for each officer duly offered and seconded and a vote conducted thereafter to fill each office.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that, in accordance with elections held this date, the Officers of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East Board shall be as follows for the one-year term commencing on July 1, 2026: President – Peter G. Vicari (appointment of the Governor) Vice President – Ronald Schumann, Jr. Treasurer – David Martin Secretary – Gregory Marsiglia The foregoing was submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: Office of President

By Appointment of the Governor: Peter G. Vicari Office of Vice President Nomination of Mr. Schumann on motion of Mr. Vicari, seconded by Mr. Martin.

YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Martin, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers.

NAYS: None ABSENT: None Office of Secretary Nomination of Mr. Marsiglia, on motion of Mr. Vicari, seconded by Mr. Meyers.

YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Martin, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers.

NAYS: None ABSENT: None Office of Treasurer Nomination of Mr. Martin, on motion of Mr. Vicari, seconded

by Mr. Meyers.

YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Martin, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers NAYS: None ABSENT: None PRESENTATIONS: None REPORT BY REGIONAL DIRECTOR COMMITTEE REPORTS: Finance Committee NEW BUSINESS: RESOLUTION NO. 06-17-26-03 – MOTION TO APPROVE

REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY MANAGEMENT IN THE LOUISIANA COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-EAST, ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT, EAST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT AND LAKE BORGNE BASIN LEVEE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026.

On the motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Meyers, the following resolution was offered: WHEREAS, the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire is a required part of a financial audit of Louisiana state and local government agencies; and WHEREAS, the completed and signed questionnaire must be presented to and adopted by the governing body of the organization by means of a formal resolution in an open meeting; and WHEREAS, the completed and signed questionnaire and a copy of the resolution must be given to the auditor at the beginning of the audit; and WHEREAS, Louisiana Compliance Questionnaires have been completed by management for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (FPA), the Orleans Levee District, the East Jefferson Levee District and the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and provided to the Board of Commissioners for review.

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East adopts the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaires for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (FPA), the Orleans Levee District, the East Jefferson Levee District and the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the FPA President, FPA Secretary and FPA Treasurer are authorized to sign the aforementioned Louisiana Compliance Questionnaires for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

The foregoing was submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Martin, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers NAYS: None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION NO. 06-17-26-04 – MOTION TO SELECT THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE AS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-EAST, EAST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT AND ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT AND THE ST. BERNARD VOICE AS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE LAKE BORGNE BASIN LEVEE DISTRICT FOR PUBLICATIONS AS REQUIRED UNDER R.S. 43:171 FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2026.

On the motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Schumann, the following resolution was offered: WHEREAS, R.S. 43:171 provides that levee districts and other political subdivisions shall have the proceedings of their board and such financial statements required by the legislative auditor published in a newspaper, which shall be selected at the first meeting in June of each year for a term of one year; and WHEREAS, R.S. 43:171 further provides that the newspaper shall meet certain criteria relative to location and publication; and WHEREAS, the New Orleans Advocate meets the aforementioned criteria for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (FPA), East Jefferson Levee District and Orleans Levee District; and WHEREAS, the St. Bernard Voice meets the aforementioned criteria for the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District.

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the New Orleans Advocate is hereby selected as the Official Journal for publications as required under R.S. 43:171 for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, East Jefferson Levee District and Orleans Levee District for a one-year term commencing on July 1, 2026.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the St. Bernard Voice is hereby selected as the Official Journal for publications as required under R.S. 43:171 for the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District for a one-year term commencing on July 1, 2026.

The foregoing was submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Martin, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers NAYS: None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION NO. 06-17-26-05 – A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-EAST ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE VAULT 4 GENERATOR BACKUP PROJECT. On the motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Schumann, the following resolution was offered: WHEREAS, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East advertised and issued a request for bids to furnish all labor, material, and equipment for providing backup generator power to Vault 4, utilizing existing generators at the facility; and WHEREAS, in response to the request for bids to furnish materials and equipment to provide backup generator to Vault 4, one (1) bid was received; and WHEREAS, the bid received was opened and publicly read aloud at 6920 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 on May 26, 2026; and WHEREAS, the opinion of probable construction costs for the project is $418,616.75 and was made available by announcing aloud such estimate at bid opening; and WHEREAS, funding for the project is included in FY26 Budget Line Item 50 and FY27 Budget Line Item 53.

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority–East (FPA) accepts the bid submitted by H3 Electric, LLC, in the amount of $411,446.09 for the Generator 4 Backup Project.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the FPA Regional Director, or in his absence the Director of Engineering, is hereby authorized to execute a contract with H3 Electric, LLC, and to prepare any and all other documents necessary to accomplish the above.

The foregoing was submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Vicari, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Martin, Mr. Marsiglia, Mr. King, Mr. Meyers NAYS: None ABSENT: None EXECUTIVE SESSION: 1. Discussion of anticipated litigation concerning a personnel matter.

2. Discussion of the release of the Attorney General’s Investigative report.

COMMENTS BY PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS. The next Regular Monthly Meeting of the Board will be held on July 16, 2026 at the Franklin Avenue Administrative Complex, Meeting Room 201, New Orleans, LA. There was no further business; therefore, the meeting was adjourned.

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the point of be ginning; thence continue along the northerly right of way line of General De‐ Gaulle Drive along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 819.02 feet, a distance of 100 feet on General DeGaulle Drive to point; thence N 25 degrees 45' 0311 W a distance of 158.52 feet along the line separating Lot X 4A from X 4B to a point, thence N 54 degrees 55' 48" Wat a dis‐ tance of 161.70 feet to a point, thence S 2 de‐ grees 9' 54" E a dis‐ tance of 164.16 feet to the point of beginning, all in accordance with survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc. dated Feb‐ ruary 17, 1971, redated May 14,1984.

For informa‐ tional purposes only: The improve‐ ments thereon bear Municipal No. 4650 General Dr., DeGaulle New Orleans, LA 70131 WRIT AMOUNT: $589,498.38 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ f h

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posit of ten per cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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GH 30 NEWMAN, MATHIS, BRADY & SPEDALE, APLC 225 343 3456 WAYNE A. MAIO‐ RANA, JR The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1114 CADIZ ST, CITY OF NEW OR‐ LEANS, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED: JACK M. ALLTMONT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDE‐ PENDENT EX‐ ECUTOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF

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SUCCESSION OF PHYLLIS ZIFF ALLTMONT VER‐ SUS SONJA MARIE DEDAIS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-3132 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, TO‐ WITH GETHER ALL THE BUILD‐ INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐ NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN SQUARE NO. 292 BOUNDED

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IN SQUARE NO. 292, BOUNDED BY COLISEUM, CADIZ, CHEST‐ NUT AND VALANCE STREETS; AND ACCORDING TO SURVEY

BY GILBERT AND KELLY, SURVEY‐ ORS, DATED DE‐ C

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ORS, DATED DE 18, CEMBER 1926, A COPY OF WHICH IS ANNEXED TO AN ACT BEFORE H.E. MCENERY, DATED DECEM‐ BER 20, 1926, SAID PROPERTY IS DESIGNED AS LOT NO. 23 AND

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LOT NO. 23 AND COMMENCES 100 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF CHESTNUT AND CADIZ STREETS AND MEASURES THENCE TWENTY SEVEN FEET SIX INCHES (27'6") FRONT ON

PUBLIC NOTICE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE Joseph P. Lopinto, III in his capacity as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, hereby notifies his intent to donate, auction, retain or destroy unclaimed property in accordance with JP Ordinance 31-8 unless otherwise claimed by the owner within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Property may be claimed by contacting the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Property and Evidence Division, located at 1801 West Bank Expressway, Harvey, LA 70058, or by calling 504-376-2384. All claimants must provide proof of ownership before any property may be released.

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of Sale of Bonds and Notice of Public Hearing with respect to said Bonds;

The following resolution was offered by Trustee Malone seconded by Trustee Cheramie:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority:

RESOLUTION

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of the Act, the financing and refinancing of the Project described and defined in the preliminary agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Preliminary Agreement”), is approved, as is the financing thereof by the Authority through the issuance of the Bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $21,000,000, in one or more series, on a taxable and/or tax-exempt basis. The Bonds shall bear interest at a fixed rate not to exceed 7.75% per annum on a taxexempt basis and not to exceed 10% on a taxable basis. The Bonds shall bear a year and letter designation for each series and shall mature not later than July 1, 2066. The Bonds shall not be general obligations of the Authority (which has no taxing power and receives no funds from any governmental body), but shall be limited and special revenue obligations of the Authority payable from the income, revenues and receipts derived or to be derived from a trust estate established under the Indenture, which may include, among other things, all of the Authority’s right, title and interest in and to payments under the Loan Agreement, the Lease Agreement and one or more multiple indebtedness leasehold mortgages, assignments and pledge of leases and rents and security agreements on certain facilities of the Project or such other security as may be provided in the Trust Indenture.

SECTION 2. The Chairman or Vice Chairman and the SecretaryTreasurer or an Assistant Secretary of this Board of Trustees be and they are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute, for and on behalf of the Authority, (i) the Preliminary Agreement between the Authority and the Borrower authorizing the issuance of the Bonds for the purposes described herein, said Preliminary Agreement to be substantially in the form and to contain substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the Preliminary Agreement attached to this resolution and marked Exhibit A for identification herewith, (ii) the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Trust Indenture, the Tax Regulatory Agreement by and among the Borrower, the Corporation, the Authority and the Trustee, and to take such further action as may be required by the Commission or 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 3. The officers of this Board of Trustees are authorized and empowered to take any and all further action and to sign any and all documents, instruments and writings as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolution and to file, on behalf of the Authority, with any governmental board or entity having jurisdiction over the Project or the Bonds, such applications or requests for approval thereof as may be required by law.

SECTION 4. The Authority hereby approves the Notice of Sale of Bonds in substantially the form presented at this meeting with such additions, insertions, completion and/or corrections as may be approved by bond counsel to the Authority and authorizes its publication in the manner required by law.

SECTION 5. Application be and the same is hereby made to the Commission, for approval of the issuance and sale of the Bonds.

SECTION 6. The Authority hereby approves and authorizes the publication of one or more Notices of Public Hearing and does hereby further authorize and approve the conducting of a public hearing as set forth therein in accordance with the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Code.

SECTION 7. The Bonds may be sold and purchased pursuant to the terms of one or more Bond Purchase Agreements. The sale of all or a portion of the Bonds to the Underwriter at a price of not less than 90% of the principal amount thereof (inclusive of Underwriter’s discount in an amount not exceeding 3% of the principal amount thereof) is hereby approved. This Board of Trustees does hereby authorize the distribution by the Underwriter of preliminary and final offering documents in connection with the sale of the Bonds.

SECTION 8. This Board of Trustees finds and determines that a real necessity exists for the employment of special counsel in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and accordingly, Foley & Judell, L.L.P., of New Orleans, Louisiana, as bond counsel, is hereby employed to do and perform work of a traditional legal nature as bond counsel with respect to the issuance and sale of said Bonds. Said bond counsel shall prepare and submit to this Board of Trustees for adoption all of the proceedings incidental to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of such Bonds, shall counsel and advise this Board of Trustees as to the issuance and sale thereof and shall furnish its opinions covering the legality of the issuance of the Bonds. The fee of bond counsel for each series of Bonds shall be fixed at a sum not exceeding the fee allowed by the Attorney General’s fee guidelines for such bond counsel work in connection with the issuance of such series of Bonds and based on the amount of said Bonds actually issued, sold, delivered and paid for, plus “out-of-pocket” expenses, said fees to be contingent upon the issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds.

The Assistant Secretary of the Authority is hereby authorized and directed to execute, and this Board of Trustees hereby agrees to and accepts the terms of, the engagement letter of bond counsel appended hereto. A certified copy of this resolution shall be submitted to the Attorney General of the State for her written approval of said employment and of the fees herein designated, and the Assistant Secretary of this Board of Trustees is hereby empowered and directed to provide for payment of the work

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, Crescent City Schools, a Louisiana nonprofit corporation (the “Corporation”), is an organization recognized under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the exempt purposes of the Corporation include educational activities; and WHEREAS, Crescent City Schools Foundation, Inc., a Louisiana nonprofit corporation (the “Borrower”), is an organization recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, and the exempt purposes of the Borrower include educational activities and raising funds to benefit the Corporation; and WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Borrower have requested that the Authority issue its Revenue Bonds (Crescent City Schools Project) in an amount not to exceed Twenty-One Million Dollars ($21,000,000), in one or more series, on a taxable and/or tax-exempt basis (the “Bonds”), for the ultimate purposes of (i) refinancing one or more loans associated with the acquisition of land and the construction, equipping and furnishing of Harriet Tubman Charter School (the “School”), a Pre-K through Eighth grade, tuition free, public charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana, including facilities for special education programs, (ii) financing (or reimbursing the Borrower for) the construction, equipping and furnishing of additional facilities of the School, including facilities for special education programs (together with (i) the “Project”), (iii) funding one or more reserve funds, if necessary, and (iv) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, prior to the issuance of the Bonds, the Borrower intends and has expended its own funds to pay a portion of the costs of the Project and reasonably expects to reimburse said expenditures from the proceeds of the Bonds in an amount not exceeding $8,000,000, and the Authority acknowledges that the Borrower intends to reimburse itself from proceeds of the Bonds for expenditures for the Project paid 60 days prior to the date of the Borrower’s reimbursement resolution dated June 20, 2025 (the “Reimbursement Resolution”), which were paid from its operating funds; and WHEREAS, this resolution is intended to be an official action of the Authority and an affirmation of the Borrower’s declaration of intent to reimburse in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations, Section 1.150-2; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued pursuant to a trust indenture (the “Trust Indenture”) between the Authority and a trustee bank to be selected by the Borrower (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 Borrower will be the exclusive owner of the Project and will lease the Project to the Corporation which will have a leasehold interest in the Project pursuant to which it will make rental payments under a lease agreement providing for such lease (the “Lease Agreement”); and WHEREAS, all requirements of the State Bond Commission (the “Commission”) in accordance with its rules, including but not limited to notice to local legislators, will be complied with; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be sold by negotiated sale to Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc. (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to the terms of a bond purchase agreement (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”) among the Underwriter, the Authority, the Borrower and the Corporation; and WHEREAS, it is now the desire of this Board of Trustees to authorize the Chairman or Vice Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary to execute an appropriate agreement evidencing the understanding of this Board of Trustees with respect to the issuance of the Bonds hereinafter described and to authorize the publication of a Notice

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THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO. 1114 CADIZ STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA. BEING THE SAME PROP‐ ERTY ACQUIRED BY MILDRED PERRY AUGUSTE

BY ACT DATED

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BY ACT DATED APRIL 30, 1952 REGISTERED IN COB 579/658, ORLEANS PARISH AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY AC‐ QUIRED BY SONJA MARTE DEDAIS FROM THE SUCCES‐

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LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

A resolution authorizing the Chairman or Vice Chairman and the Secretary-Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority to execute a preliminary agreement with Crescent City Schools Foundation, Inc.; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds in one or more series, on a taxable and/or tax-exempt basis, to finance and refinance the costs of the acquisition, construction, and equipping of certain charter school facilities; authorizing the form of and publication of the Notice of Sale of Bonds and Notice of Public Hearing; and providing for other matters in connection with the foregoing.

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herein specified upon completion thereof and under the conditions herein enumerated.

SECTION 9. It is recognized by the parties hereto that a real necessity exists for the employment of special counsel to the Authority in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and, accordingly, the appointment of Jacob S. Capraro, Esq. as special counsel to the Authority to furnish his opinion with respect to such legal matters relating to the Authority as may be required by the purchaser of the Bonds is hereby approved.

The fee to be paid special counsel shall be an amount computed on an hourly rate not exceeding the amount provided by the guidelines for such services as approved by the Attorney General of the State, together with reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred and advanced in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, shall be payable out of administrative fees established and charged by the Authority for costs related to the issuance of the Bonds, subject to the Attorney General’s written approval of said employment.

SECTION 10. The Authority recognizes and affirms the declaration of “official intent” by the Borrower for the Authority, pursuant to the Reimbursement Resolution, and declares the official intent of the Authority to issue the Bonds to finance all or a portion of the Project, including the reimbursement of the Borrower for any expenditures for the Project from a portion of the proceeds of the Bonds, provided that such reimbursement shall be in an amount not currently reasonably expected to exceed $8,000,000. Any such allocation of proceeds of the Bonds for reimbursement will be with respect to capital expenditures (as defined in Reg. 1.150-1(b)) and will be made not later than 18 months after the later of (i) the date such expenditure was paid or (ii) the date on which the Project was placed in service or abandoned, but in no event more than three years after the original expenditure is paid, or for preliminary expenditures, all in accordance with the laws of the State and the United States Treasury Regulations, Section 1.150-2.

SECTION 11. By virtue of applicant/issuer’s application for, acceptance and utilization of the benefits of the Commission’s approval(s) resolved and set forth herein, it resolves that it understands and agrees that such approval(s) are 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, as to the borrowing(s) and other matter(s) subject to the approval(s), including subsequent application and approval under said Policy of the implementation or use of any swap(s) or other product(s) or enhancement(s) covered thereby.

SECTION 12. That this resolution does hereby incorporate by reference as though fully set out herein the provisions and requirements of the Act. SECTION 13. That this resolution shall become effective immediately.

This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: Member

Yea

Ronald H. Bordelon

X

Craig A. Cheramie

X

David W. Groner

X

Casey R. Guidry

Nay

Absent

Abstaining

X

Dannye W. Malone

X

Heather C. Songy

X

Matthew T. Valliere

X

This resolution declared adopted on this 8th day of April, 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 April 8, 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 8th day of April, 2026.

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

By:

/s/ Patricia A. Dubroc Assistant Secretary 192707-663538-jul 1-1t $ 448.36

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THE SUCCES SION OF MILDRED PERRY AUGUSTE BY CASH SALE ACT BEFORE ROBERT J. BERGERON, REGISTERED WITH THE CLERK, CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, OR‐ LEANS AS IN‐ STRUMENT # 2021 50067 ON DECEMBER 7, 2021.

WRIT AMOUNT: $246,082.72 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

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TJ 31 SESSIONS, FISH‐ MAN & NATHAN, LLC 504 582 1500 JACK M. ALLT‐ MONT The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BAR‐ ING MUNICIAPL NUMBERS 3919 TULANE AVE, 3927-3929 TU‐ LANE AVE, 3928 A/KA 3927 ULLOA ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: HAN‐ COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS CRESCENT CITY COLLECTIONS, L.L.C. CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-78 By virtue of a W it f S i

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By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 3919 TULANE AVE, 3927-3929 TULANE AVE, 3928 A/K/A 3927 ULLOA ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 LOTS 5 & 6 SQUARE 749 1ST MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1270778 WRIT AMOUNT: $522,407.58 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY On motion of Trustee Cheramie, seconded by Trustee Songy, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION A resolution making certain findings with respect to and authorizing the issuance of not exceeding $21,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Crescent City Schools Project) in one or more series, on a taxable or tax-exempt basis; approving the form and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Trust Indenture, a Loan Agreement and a Bond Purchase Agreement for the Bonds; approving the distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and a final Official Statement for said Bonds; approving the sale of the Bonds; ratifying the publication of a Notice of Sale of Bonds and a Notice of Public Hearing; 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 and public corporation of the State of Louisiana (the “State”) created and existing pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”), and is authorized and empowered by law, including particularly the provisions of the Act, to issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of financing, acquiring, constructing, purchasing, equipping, maintaining, installing, leasing, subleasing, holding, extending, enlarging, remodeling, storing, operating, repairing and administering educational services and facilities; and WHEREAS, the Authority adopted a resolution on April 8, 2026, authorizing the execution of a preliminary agreement between the Authority and Crescent City Schools Foundation, Inc., a Louisiana nonprofit corporation (the “Borrower”), authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds in one or more series, on a taxable or tax-exempt basis pursuant to the Act and authorizing the form of and publication of a Notice of Sale of Bonds and a Notice of Public Hearing; and WHEREAS, the State Bond Commission (the “Commission”) on May 21, 2026, granted its approval of the issuance by the Authority of its revenue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $21,000,000 in one or more series; and WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Authority issue in one or more series not exceeding $21,000,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Crescent City Schools Project) Series 2026 (the “Bonds”) for the purposes of (i) refinancing one or more loans associated with the acquisition of land and the construction, equipping and furnishing of Harriet Tubman Charter School (the “School”), a Pre-K through Eighth grade, tuition free (with the exception of fifteen (15) Pre-K students due to lack of MFP and other State funding), public charter school located at 2701 Lawrence Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, including facilities for special education programs (the “Original Facility”), (ii) financing (or reimbursing the Borrower for) the construction, equipping and furnishing of additional facilities of the School, including facilities for special education programs (the “Additional Facilities” and, together with the Original Facility, the “Facilities”), (iii) funding one or more reserve funds, if necessary, and (iv) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds, pursuant to a Trust Indenture (the “Indenture”), between the Authority and Regions Bank (the “Trustee”), the proceeds of which Bonds are to be loaned to the Borrower pursuant to a Loan Agreement between the Authority and the Borrower (the “Loan Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the Borrower which is the exclusive owner of the Facilities will lease the Facilities to the School, which will have a leasehold interest in the Project pursuant to which it will make rental payments under one or more agreements providing for such lease (the “Lease Agreement”); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Borrower will agree to make payments in an amount sufficient to make timely payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds and to pay such other amounts as are required by the Loan Agreement; and WHEREAS, all requirements of the Commission evidenced by its rules and regulations, including but not limited to notice to local legislators, have been complied with; and WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized under the provisions of the Act and other constitutional and statutory authority to issue and sell the Bonds for such purposes and the Authority has determined that it is most advantageous to the Authority and necessary for it to issue its revenue bonds as hereinafter provided for such purposes; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that the issuance and sale of the Bonds and the use of the proceeds thereof as described herein 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, Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc. (the “Underwriter”), has prepared and submitted to Crescent City Schools (the “Operator”) , the Borrower, and the Authority a Preliminary Official Statement and will prepare and submit to the School, the Borrower and the Authority a final Official Statement for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Underwriter proposes to arrange for the purchase of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of a bond purchase agreement by and among the Underwriter, the Borrower, the School and the Authority (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”) with respect to 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, the Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement, to ratify the publication of a Notice of Public Hearing and a

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the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

RB 21 CARVER, DAR‐ DEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX, LLC 504-585-3800 PETER J SEGRIST The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3727 HUNTLEE DR,

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HUNTLEE DR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: DEUTCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COM‐ PANY F/K/A BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE MOR‐ GAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2001-NCI MORT‐ GAGE PASSTHROUGH CER‐ TIFICATES, SE‐ RIES 2001-NC1 VERSUS PAULETTE WEBER EVANS A/K/A PAULETTE W. EVANS A/K/A PAULETTE EVANS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-79 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil

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floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 3727 HUNTLEE DR NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70131 LOT 171 A SQUARE 29 5TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 595664 WRIT AMOUNT: $64,339.51 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork

M.

Notice of Sale of Bonds, to authorize the sale of the Bonds, and to provide for the execution of certain instruments, documents and certificates in connection therewith; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority that: SECTION 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 The Authority hereby authorizes the issuance of the Bonds as Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Crescent City Schools Project) with an appropriate series designation for the purposes of (i) refinancing one or more loans associated with the acquisition of land and the construction, equipping and furnishing of Harriet Tubman Charter School, a Pre-K through Eighth grade, tuition free (with the exception of fifteen (15) Pre-K students due to lack of MFP and other State funding), public charter school located at 2701 Lawrence Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, including facilities for special education programs (the “Original Facility”), (ii) financing (or reimbursing the Borrower for) the construction, equipping and furnishing of additional facilities of the School, including facilities for special education programs (the “Additional Facilities” and, together with the Original Facility, the “Facilities”), (iii) funding one or more reserve funds, if necessary, and (iv) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued in the total aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $21,000,000 and shall be issued as fully registered bonds in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple of $5,000 in excess thereof, shall mature not later than July 1, 2066, and shall bear interest at a fixed rate not to exceed 7.75% per annum on a tax-exempt basis and not to exceed 10% on a taxable basis, all as set forth in the Indenture.

SECTION The Authority hereby authorizes the sale of the Bonds to the Underwriter pursuant to the terms of the Bond Purchase Agreement to be entered into by and among the Underwriter, the Borrower, the Operator and the Authority. The sale of all or a portion of the Bonds to the Underwriter at a price of not less than 90% of the principal amount thereof (inclusive of underwriter’s discount in an amount not exceeding 3% of the principal amount thereof) is hereby approved.

SECTION The form, terms and provisions of the Indenture and the Loan 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 Indenture, the Loan Agreement 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 constituting the Trust Estate, as defined in the Indenture (which includes, among other things, all of the Authority’s rights, title and interest in and to payments under the Loan Agreement and a mortgage on the facilities and assignments of leases and rents by the Borrower in favor of Regions Bank), 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.

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 income, revenues and receipts derived or to be derived from payments made pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the Borrower’s lease of the Project to the Operator, and are further secured by the Multiple Indebtedness Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment and Pledge of Leases and Rents and Security Agreements by the Borrower in favor of the Mortgagee.

SECTION The Authority hereby ratifies the publication of (i) the Notice of Public Hearing on the website of the Authority on May 20, 2026, and (ii) the Notice of Sale of Bonds in The Advocate and The Bond Buyer on June 1, 2026.

SECTION This Board of Trustees does hereby authorize the distribution by the Underwriter of a Preliminary Official Statement and a final Official Statement in connection with the sale of the Bonds and ratifies any prior distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement; 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 heading “INTRODUCTION – Authority to Issue,” “THE ISSUER” and “ABSENCE OF MATERIAL LITIGATION - The Issuer”). 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

The Chairman or Vice Chairman and Secretary-

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RB 24 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENIIS F. WIG‐ GINS The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBERS 13291335-1335 1/2, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: SUN RE‐ ALTY, L.L.C VER‐ SUS DORIS J. DEROUSSELLE A/K/A DORIS DEROUSSELLE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2023-13437

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By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 1329-1335-1335 1/2 BEHRMAN AV NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70114 LOTS 20, 21 & 22 - SQUARE 14 FIFTH MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1426927 NATIONAL TER‐ RACE SUBDIVI‐ SION WRIT AMOUNT: $78,402.36 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ h i d

cent of the pur chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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RB 27 TITLE MANAGE‐ MENT GROUP INC 504-834-2977 MICHAEL D. TROENDLE The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 5327 LAFAYE STREET, CITY OF NEW

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. The Trustee shall, upon authentication of the Bonds, deliver the same in one or more series 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 and accounts as prescribed in the Indenture. The Trustee is hereby requested and authorized to authenticate the Bonds.

SECTION The Chairman or the Vice Chairman and the Secretary-Treasurer 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, the Indenture and the Loan Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Tax Regulatory Agreement by and among the Authority, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Operator, and to take such further action as may be required by the Commission or bond counsel to the Authority or special 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 special 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 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 The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Authority are hereby further authorized to take such action as is necessary, on the advice of bond counsel to the Authority or special counsel to the Authority, to effectuate and implement this resolution including the publication hereof as required by the Act. SECTION By virtue of the Authority’s application for, acceptance and utilization of the benefits of the State Bond Commission’s approval, the Authority understands and agrees that such approval is expressly conditioned upon, and further 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, as to the borrowing and other matters subject to the approval, including approval under said Policy of the implementation or use of any swaps or other products or enhancements covered thereby.

SECTION This resolution shall be published one time in the official journal of the Authority.

SECTION

This resolution shall become effective immediately.

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 10th day of June, 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 June 10, 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 10th day of June, 2026.

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

[SEAL]

By:

/s/ Patricia A. Dubroc Assistant Secretary 192706-66353-jul 1-1t $ 492.46

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, CITY OF NEW IN ORLEANS, THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC VER‐ SUS THE UNOPENED SUC‐ OF CESSION AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BRUCE STEPHEN ROUS‐ SELL, SR. A/K/A BRUCE STEPHEN ROUS‐ SELL, SR. A/K/A BRUCE S. ROUS‐ SELL, SR. A/K/A ROUS‐ BRUCE SELL, SR. A/K/A BRUCE STEPHEN ROUS‐ A/K/A SELL BRUCE S. ROUS‐ A/K/A SELL ROUS‐ BRUCE SELL CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-9896 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ de‐ lowing prop‐ scribed erty to wit: 5327 LAFAYE ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 LOT: 11, SQUARE: 4066 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1394294 WRIT AMOUNT: $144,161.16 Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork

M.

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GH 1 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 2026-28 ST, MAZANT THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SUC‐ VERSUS OF CESSION C. RICHARD SR. BUCHANA, (A/K/A RICHARD C. BUCHANA), PATRICE ANN BUCHANA (A/K/A PARTICE ANN BUCHANA) TILLERY AND REAL ESTATE, LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2023-12256 By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias directed to me by the Hon‐ orable Judges of District Civil Court for the Parish of Or‐ leans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ de‐ lowing prop‐ scribed erty to wit: 2026-28 MAZANT ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 LOT Z - SQUARE 1000 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1315976 WRIT AMOUNT: $1,705.00 Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser t th t

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p at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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RB 5 CITY OF NEW 504ORLEANS 658-4346 ANNA T. LEE The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 7936-38 WEST LAVERNE STREET, CITY OF NEW OR‐ LEANS, IN THE ENTI‐ MATTER TLED: WILMING‐ SAVINGS TON FUND SOCIETY FSB NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐ BUT PACITY AS SOLELY OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CSMC 2021-RPL5 TRUST VERSUS BIANCA ARISKA WATERS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-1518 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock h f l

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at 12:00 o clock noon, the fol‐ de‐ lowing prop‐ scribed erty to wit: 7936-38 W LAV‐ ERNE ST NEW LA ORLEANS, 70126 LOT: 6; SQUARE: 3 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT LAKE AIRE SUB‐ OR DIVISION, LAKE AIRE DE‐ VELOPMENT COMPANY SUB‐ DIVISION. WRIT AMOUNT: $91,796.37 Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS

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C S S AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

GH 7 HALLIDAY, WATKINS & MANN P.C. AT‐ AT TORNEYS 318-388LAW 1440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1619 N

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NUMBER 1619 N GALVEZ ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ FED‐ TITLED: ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐ SOCIATION VER‐ SUS TIFFANY DAVIS (A/K/A TIFFANY THAP‐ LET, TIFFANY M. AND DAVIS) BOW‐ DEREK MAN CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-1323 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐

PUBLIC NOTICE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE Joseph P. Lopinto, III in his capacity as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, hereby notifies his intent to donate, auction, retain or destroy unclaimed property in accordance with JP Ordinance 31-8 unless otherwise claimed by the owner within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Property may be claimed by contacting the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Property and Evidence Division, located at 1801 West Bank Expressway, Harvey, LA 70058, or by calling 504-376-2384. All claimants must provide proof of ownership before any property may be released.

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in the First Dis trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 noon, o'clock following the described prop‐ erty to wit: 1619 N GALVEZ NEW OR‐ ST LEANS, LA 70119 LOT 6, SQUARE 1046 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN #1369253 WRIT AMOUNT: $70,615.31 Seized in the suit, above TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the thirty within days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS

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TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

TJ 22 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 EMILY A. MUELLER The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN OF PORTION GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL 1403 NUMBER CHARBONNET ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: FED‐

TITLED: FED ERAL HOME MORT‐ LOAN GAGE CORPORA‐ VERSUS TION MICHAEL ANTHONY ETI‐ AND ENNE TIFFANY WASH‐ ETI‐ INGTON ENNE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-6112 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil Court District 421 Building, Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ ib d

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BLACK BAG CONTAINING MISC ITEMS.

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LANDRY DIXON

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YURI REYNOLDS

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JONATHAN NORRIS

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KENNETH BARNES

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WALLET, LA DL

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WALTHER AIRSOFT GUN, SN: 22H11792

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BRIAN SCOTT

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RED APPLE IPHONE, SN: UNK.

JADE DEVALL

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ASSORTED CALIBER MAGAZINES, GLOCK BACKSTRAP KIT

HAVON MONTGOMERY

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DAVID SMITH

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SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD CARD

RICARDO MANZANILLA

WALTHER REPLICA PELET PISTOL

H-15885-23

AAA CARD

CALINA LEE

WALLET, LA DL, ASSORTED CARDS

ERIN SWINDLER

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H-16792-23

BLUE SAMSUNG CELL PHONE, SN: R9WW509C7TN

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G-16686-23

BLUE CAN TANK, TWO DILLARD CARDS, BLACK PURSE

JADE DEVALL

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PURSE, CHARGER, MAKEUP, USB, KEYS

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BAG, WALLET, DEODORANT, MULTI-TOOL, LIGHTERS, LOG BIT, 22 CAL CARTRIDGE, SUNGLASSES

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BLUE ALCATEL CELL PHONE, SN: UNK.

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WALLET, MARYLAND DL, ASSORTED CARDS

THOMAS KLECKER

DISC BOOK, CD'S, HAIR CLIP, KEY, EAR BUDS, CHARGER, MAKEUP BAG, KNIFE, MAKEUP, UMBRELLA, GLOVES

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TWO KNIVES

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DENZELL HOLLIDAY

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KNIFE, FOLDING RAZOR

ANTHONY CARMADELLE

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JAMES CRAIG

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BACKPACK, DOCUMENTS

GERALD FRANKLIN

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RED BACK PACK WITH HOLY CROSS SCHOOL LOGO

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K-03248-23

BLACK BACKPACK WITH WHITE JORDAN LETTERING

NEHEMIAH JACKSON

A-02303-23

WALLET, DL, ASSORTED CARDS

RYAN DEVIN

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SANYO DVD PLAYER SN: :R51517793

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K-06252-23

MICROSOFT WINDOWS, SN: 018812130452

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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF SLFPA - WEST SLFPA-W Officials SLFPA-West Commissioners Scott M. Burke, President Kyle J. Galloway, P.E., Vice-President Stephen P. Gauthé, Secretary-Treasurer Larry B. Ardoin, P.E., Commissioner William B. Fogle, Commissioner Mitchell L. Kirkland, P.E., Commissioner

Ronnie L. Robinson, P.E., Commissioner Jesse D. Noel, P.E., Regional Director Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West 7001 River Road Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 340-0318 www.slfpaw.org

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY – WEST BANK (SLFPA-W) Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The SLFPA-W Board of Commissioners met at approximately 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the SLFPA-W – Office – Board Room, 7001 River Road, Marrero, Louisiana.

Mr. Burke called the public meeting to order and directed Mr. Gauthé to call the roll.

Commissioners in attendance at the SLFPA-W – Office – Board Room: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Burke, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, and Mr. Robinson.

Mr. Burke led all in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.

It was moved by Mr. Galloway, seconded by Mr. Gauthé, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to affirm the agenda as presented.

It was moved by Mr. Burke, seconded by Mr. Gauthé, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to accept and approve the minutes of the April 28, 2026 regular board meeting.

There were no public comments.

It was unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to recognize Ms. Sandra Seyer as the recipient of the Gerald A. “Jerry” Sporher Memorial Award for Excellence in service to the Authority from April 2025 to March 2026.

Mr. Burke gave the President’s Report for the month of May. Mr. Gauthé reported on the activities, meetings, and issues of the Administration Committee during the month of May.

to approve bills for payment for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West Bank, West Jefferson Levee District, and Algiers Levee District. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Fogle, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to award Bid Number 317, publishing for the Official Journal, for the period from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, to The New Orleans Advocate in the amount of $4.62 per column inch, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Fogle, and approved by a majority of the Commissioners in attendance to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for public information services for two fiscal years with The Ehrhardt Group, at an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Fogle, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for accounting support services for two fiscal years with AIM Technologies, at an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows:

Mr. Noel presented the Regional Director’s Report for the month of May.

YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None

It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Fogle, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance

It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Fogle, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance

Mr. Robinson reported on the activities, meetings, and issues of the Operations and Maintenance Committee during the month of May.

to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for Flood Control Information Management System maintenance services for two fiscal years with JBM Technologies LLC, at an amount not to exceed $60,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Fogle, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for surveying services for two fiscal years with Dufrene Surveying at an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Robinson, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for professional title abstracting services for two fiscal years with EDG Inc., at an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Robinson, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for strategic planning services for two fiscal years with TLB III Inc., dba Strategic Insight Partners , at an amount not to exceed $17,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr.

Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Kirkland, and approved by a majority of the Commissioners in attendance to authorize the President to negotiate a contract for human resources consultant services with Wanda “Dee” Everett , at an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 per year, subject to the adoption of SLFPA-W’s budget for the fiscal years July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 and July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and to further authorize the President to execute any contracts, agreements, and documents to carry out the intent of this action, and to amend the budget accordingly. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Kirkland, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to adopt the revisions to SLFPA-W Policy #11-03 – OvertimeCompensatory Time, as presented with an effective date of May 19, 2026. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None It was moved by Mr. Gauthé, seconded by Mr. Kirkland, and unanimously approved by the Commissioners in attendance to adopt the revisions to SLFPA-W Policy #11-04 – Call-in, as presented with an effective date of May 19, 2026. The vote on the motion was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Ardoin, Mr. Fogle, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Gauthé, Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Robinson NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None Mr. Burke announced the next board meeting of the Authority is to be held Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at the Moreau Center – MC Conference Room – University of Holy Cross, 4123 Woodland Drive, Algiers, Louisiana. at 4:00 PM. The agenda being completed, Mr. Burke declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 4:29 P.M.

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lowing de scribed prop‐ erty to wit:

Sheriff, Parish of leans

1403 CHARBON‐ NET ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70117 LOT 1 - SQUARE 574 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1001643 WRIT AMOUNT: $52,603.09

RB 25 MCCABE LAW FIRM, LLC 504782-3436

Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

RB 10 HALLIDAY, WATKINS & MANN P.C. AT‐ TORNEYS AT LAW 318-3881440 The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 633 ST. MARY STREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2021-4 VERSUS MUSE INDUSTRIAL SO‐ LUTIONS, LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-213 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 633 ST MARY ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 LOT 7 - SQUARE 69A 4TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1371287 WRIT AMOUNT: $211,665.76 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff,

M.

Or‐

The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1481 N. PRIEUS ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEAN, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: GITSIT SO‐ LUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDI‐ VIDUAL CAPAC‐ ITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1 VERSUS LEROY TILLMAN THOMAS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-10605 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 1481 N PRIEUR ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70116 LOT H - SQUARE 899 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 988138 WRIT AMOUNT: $265,671.60 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

RB 29 HALLIDAY, WATKINS, AND MANN, P.C 318388-1440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐ RIS The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEARIN MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1238 BROADWAY ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: MC BANK & TRUST COMPANY VER‐ SUS MORRISON PRODUCTIONS, INC./TWISTED FICTION, KEN‐ NETH M. MORRI‐ SON AND KRISS BRADLEY MOR‐

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BRADLEY RISON

MOR

CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-367 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure Sale di‐ and rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 1238 BROADWAY ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70118 LOTS 8A AND 9A - SQUARE 10 6TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1430616 WRIT AMOUNT: $197,770.72 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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M. Or‐

RB 14 LISKOW & LEWIS APLC 504-5817979 STEPHEN P. SCHOTT The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 5623 MANDEVILLE ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: RE‐ GIONS BANK DBA REGIONS MORTGAGE VER‐ SUS AHMAD BOYKINS AND NICOLE BELT BOYKINS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-6790 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 5623 MANDEV‐ ILLE ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70122 LOT 9 - SQUARE 4413 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1244410 WRIT AMOUNT: $240,829.72

Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

RB 18 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 EMILY A. MUELLER The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1412 CONSTANCE ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: PENNY‐ MAC LOAN SER‐ VICES, LLC VER‐ SUS CARON MC‐ CRAY GAREL A/K/A CARON M. GAREL A/K/A CARON GAREL AND SHAKA D. GAREL A/K/A SHAKA GAREL CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-556 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 1412 CON‐ STANCE ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 LOT #4 & SQUARE # 114 FIRST MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN #1359473 WRIT AMOUNT: $349,865.22 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

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jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 4611 NIGHTHART ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: RE‐ GIONS BANK VERSUS MARY L. THOMPSON A/K/A MARY SHERMAN THOMPSON A/K/A MARY S. THOMPSON A/K/A MARY THOMPSON AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LU‐ CIUS THOMPSON LU‐ CIUS THOMP‐ SON CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-11986 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4611 NIGHTHART ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 LOT 11 - SQUARE 6 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1077680 GENTILLY OAKS SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $57,140.31 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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RB 33 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐ GINS The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

TJ 35 THE LAW OF‐ FICES OF HER‐ SCHEL C. AD‐ COCK, JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐ GINS

THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 9800 MORRISON ROAD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: CAR‐ RINGTON MORT‐ GAGE SERVICES LLC VERSUS OTHO NASH, SR. A/K/A OTHO NASH

The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date

CIVIL DISTRICT

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DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-10895 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 9800 MORRISON RD NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70127 LOT: 1, SQUARE: A THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT FOREST LAKE SUBDIVISION NO. 6 ACQ MIN: 201816169 WRIT AMOUNT: $128,722.95 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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BD 21 LAW OFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK, JR., LLC (225) 7560373 DENNIS F. WIG‐ GINS, JR. The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1005 MARIGNY STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: CHARTRES EQ‐ UITY GFROUP, L.L.C. VERSUS OLDE TOWNE MANAGEMENT, LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-4631 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 1005 MARIGNY ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70117 LOT: G, SQUARE: 372 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT, ACQ MIN: 508865 WRIT AMOUNT: $165,000.00

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Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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BD 38 THE SILVER‐ STEIN LAW FIRM, APLC 504362-3692 IRL R. SILVER‐ STEIN The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBERS 2119 WASHINGTON AVENUE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED: HAN‐ COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS WASHINGTON GARDEN, L.L.C. CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-9707 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 2119 WASHING‐ TON AV NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 LOT: B, SQUARE 304 FOURTH MUNIC‐ IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1191259 WRIT AMOUNT: $820,679.90 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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GH 3 CARVER, DAR‐ DEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX L.L.C 504-585-3800 PETER J. SEG‐ RIST The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date ( )

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jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 5752 BANCROFT DRIVE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: NATION‐ STAR MORT‐ GAGE LLC VER‐ SUS LOUELLA P. GIVENS HARD‐ ING, (A/K/A LOUELLA PEARL GIVENS, LOUELLA PEARL HARDING, LOUELLA P. HARDING, LOUELLA PEARL GIVENS HARDING, LOUELLA GIVENS HARD‐ ING) AND THE OPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF CHARLES HARD‐ ING, (A/K/A CHARLES COR‐ NELIUS HARD‐ ING) AND 41 EN‐ CAMPMENT, LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-6824 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 5752 BANCROFT DR NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70122 LOT 6, SQUARE 46 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 712387 OAK PARK GAR‐ DENS WRIT AMOUNT: $173,657.10 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and balance the within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

GH 1 ALBERTELLI LAW, P.A. 813221-4743 PENNY DAIGRE‐ PONT The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 4521 NEW ORLEANS ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. VERSUS ERIC GABOUREL, (A/K/A ERIC JASON

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(A/K/A ERIC JASON GABOUREL) CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-10503 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4521 NEW OR‐ LEANS ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 LOT 7, SQUARE 3263 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN #1190586 WRIT AMOUNT: $93,632.39 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

TJ 2 ALBERTELLI LAW, P.A. 813221-4743 PENNY M. DAI‐ GREPONT The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3939 MIMOSA DRIVE, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: MIDFIRST BANK VERSUS CRAIG CHRISTO‐ PHER VICTOR, SR. CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2024-4974 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 3939 MIMOSA DR NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70131 LOT 505, SQUARE 106 FIFTH MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1183744 TALL TIMBERS, SECTION 8 SUB‐ DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT:

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WRIT AMOUNT: $181,527.73 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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GH 4 HALLIDAY, WATKINS & MANN P.C. AT‐ TORNEYS AT LAW 318-3881440 The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3205 CARONDELET ST, CITY OF NEW OR‐ LEANS, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: FIDELITY BANK VERSUS GUSTAVO PAUL ESCANELLE, JR. CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-10218 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 3205 CARON‐ DELET ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115 LOTS 5-A, C-1, A1 & 17 - SQUARE 253 4TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1429577 WRIT AMOUNT: $226,835.68 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

RB 10 GRAHAM, ARCE‐ NEAUX & ALLEN, LLC 504-5228256 The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date

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jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1200 CLOUET ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVID‐ UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISI‐ TION TRUST VERSUS ELAN JADE JONES AND HENRY GEORGE GOULD CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-1361 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 1200 CLOUET ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 LOT B (1-B) & SQUARE 482 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN #1282888 WRIT AMOUNT: $303,290.78 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

TJ 12 HALLIDAY, WATKINS & MANN P.C. AT‐ TORNEYS AT LAW 318-3881440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBERS 412426 ELBA ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: FED‐ ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐ SOCIATION VER‐ SUS KATHERINE MICHELE BOYKINSANDERS CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS

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ORLEANS Case No: 2025-4190 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 4124-26 ELBA ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125 LOT 13 AND PORTION OF 12 SQUARE 175 6TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1383032 WRIT AMOUNT: $316,775.79 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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RB 5 HALLIDAY, WATKINS & MANN P.C. AT‐ TORNEYS AT LAW 318-3881440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 3610 RUE NICHOLE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: NFCU VERSUS TYREON ASHLEY ED‐ MOND AKA TYREON ASHLEY EDMOND FRANK AND RONARD FRANK,SR.

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Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1222 BARONNE STREET, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: LOAN FUNDER LLC VERSUS 1222 BARONNE, LLC

The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNCIPAL NUMBER 627 GORDON ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IN THE MATTER ENTI‐ TLED: U.S. BANK TRUST NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCI‐ ATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE FOR TREATY OAK MORTGAGE TRUST VERSUS WHITE OAKS ALIGNED, LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-1517 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

3610 RUE NIC‐ HOLE NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70131 LOT 30 - SQUARE 136 5TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1396378 BOCAGE SUBDI‐ VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $296,814.11

Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-1758

627 GORDON ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 LOT G, SQUARE 109 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN #1362892 WRIT AMOUNT: $193,130.18

Seized

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TJ 14 JACKSON & MCPHERSON LLC 504-5819444 KATE A. SOTO‐ LONGO

A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, sit‐ uated in the FIRST DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, in Square 239, by bounded BARONNE, CARONDELET, CLIO and ERATO STREETS, and according to the plan of E. Pille, Surveyor, dated October 13, 1893, said lot commences at a distance of 127 feet, 10 inches, 6 lines from the corner of Erato Street and Baronne Street, and measures thence 30 feet front on Baronne Street, by a depth of 127 feet, 8 inches, 0 lines between equal and parallel lines, said lot is designated as Lot 8 or 26.

According to a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Sur‐ veyors, dated May 16, 1977, at‐ tached to an act before John D. Kitchen, N.P., dated 5/25177.

NA #242 357, the said lot is lo‐ cated the same distance from the corner of Baronne and Erato Streets and bears the same measurements and lot and square num‐ bers.

Being a portion of the same property ac‐ quired by Robert Louis Cangemi by act recorded at Inst. 2014 18987, CIN 554977.

Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 1222 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113.

WRIT AMOUNT: $1,053,540.43 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money O d

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Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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GH 32 THE LAW OFFICE OF KYLE S SCLAFANI LLC KYLE S. SCLAFANI The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 501 VERRET ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: NUBRIDGE COM‐ MERCIAL LEND‐ ING LLC VERSUS WRIGHT HOUSES NOLA LLC CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-3431 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil Court District for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 501 VERRET ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 LOTS A & B SQUARE 92 5TH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1412108 WRIT AMOUNT: $500,000.00 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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RB 17 JACKSON & MCPHERSON, LLC 504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 5419 N. RAMPART ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: GATE‐ WAY MORT‐

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WAY MORT GAGE, A DIVI‐ SION OF GATE‐ WAY FIRST BANK VERSUS TERRENE V. JONES CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2026-1884 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on July 2, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the fol‐ lowing de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: 5419 N RAM‐ PART ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 LOT Q - SQUARE 336 3RD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1445084 WRIT AMOUNT: $397,682.88 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

M. Or‐

RB 8 HALLIDAY, WATKINS & MANN P.C. AT‐ TORNEYS AT LAW 318-3881440 CANDACE A. COURTEAU The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 5/27/2026 & 7/1/2026 may 27-jul 1-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 2608 CHIPPEWA STREET, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐ TITLED: WILM‐ INGTON SAV‐ INGS FUND SO‐ CIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FI‐ NANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES AC‐ QUISITION TRUST 2019-HB1 VERSUS TERRY W. KENDRICK IN HIS CAPACITY AS INDEPEN‐ DENT ADMINIS‐ TRATOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF WILHELMINA K. BROWN CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-4628 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil

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floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit: 2608 CHIPPEWA ST NEW OR‐ LEANS, LA 70130 LOT: 18, SQUARE: 60 FOURTH MUNIC‐ IPAL DISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT: $410,060.97 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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TJ 20 LAW OFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK, JR., LLC (225) 7560373 The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARING MU‐ NICIPAL NO. 5740 EASTOVER DR, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED: BANK OF LOUISIANA VERSUS LIONEL BURNS, JR.

GH 18 JACKSON & MCPHERSON, LLC 504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐ SON

CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2018-583

The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale di‐ rected to me by the Honorable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

jul 1-aug 5-2t PUBLIC NOTICE --SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND BEAR‐ ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 2437 AUBRY ST, CITY OF NEW OR‐ LEANS IN THE MATTER ENTITLED: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2000-D, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000-D VERSUS JACQUELINE REED WILLIAMS A/K/A JACQUELINE R. WILLIAMS A/K/A JACQUELINE WILLIAMS A/K/A JACQUELINE REED CIVIL DISTRICT COURTFOR PARISHOF ORLEANS Case No: 2025-9733 By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias directed to me by the Hon‐ orable Judges of Civil District Court for the Parish of Or‐ leans, in the above entitled cause, I will pro‐ ceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First Dis‐ trict of the City on August 6, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon, following the described prop‐ erty to wit: 2437 AUBRY ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT 31 & SQUARE 1339 THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN 580706 WRIT AMOUNT: $44,749.64 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

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5740 EASTOVER DR LOT NO. 6, SQUARE "B" THIRD MUNICI‐ PAL DISTRICT EASTOVER SUB‐ DIVISION, PHASE 1 ACQ MIN 1099117 WRIT AMOUNT: $208,838.70 Seized in the above suit, TERMS - CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of ten per‐ cent of the pur‐ chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: The pay‐ ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐ sonal Checks.

FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐ TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. Michelle Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of leans

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BD 19 NEWMAN, MATHIS, BRADY & SPEDALE 225343-3456 ROBERT A. MATHIS The N.O. Advo‐ cate Date (s): 7/1/2026 & 8/5/2026 jul 1-aug 5-2t

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