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Landry, Moreno trade barbs over money, politics Mayor requests meeting to discuss differences

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

Gov. Jeff Landry showed no interest Friday in New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno’s request the night before to have the two of them hash out their escalating differences over money and politics.

Landry jabbed her in a tweet Friday for having sought state approval to hold a bond sale for the cashstrapped city.

It confirmed to him, he wrote, that the city is treating the state “as an ATM” to balance its budget.

He added, “Please remember the State Landry and its citizens are not an ATM on Bourbon Street!”

Moreno responded several hours later with a digital media post where she once again asked to sit down with him.

“Governor, let’s find Moreno a way for New Orleans to be successful so that the state can be successful as well,” she said from her City Hall office. “As goes the city of New Orleans, so goes the state of Louisiana.”

Moreno ended by jabbing him back.

“Happy to meet you anywhere, even on Bourbon Street, and you can show me your favorite ATM machine,” she

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Governor calls for audit of Decatur construction

STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport officials are preparing to knock down big portions of the vacant south terminal, a significant step in a broader plan to upgrade infrastructure, expand parking, add hangar space and eventually build another new terminal. Demolition of the south concourses A and B is expected to begin in the next three months.

Demolition plans move forward at old airport’s south terminal Project’s general contractor seeking bids to tear down concourses Travelers wait in line at the new north terminal at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner in March. The terminal opened in 2019.

BY GRACE MAYER Staff writer

New Orleans airport officials are preparing to knock down big portions of the vacant south terminal, a significant step in the broader plan to upgrade infrastructure, expand parking, add hangar space and eventually build another new terminal over the next 20 years.

Demolition of the concourses of south terminals A and B, where passengers caught their planes for decades before the north terminal of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport opened in 2019, is expected to begin in the next three months, according to airport spokesperson Tara Letort.

Letort noted that a specific start date and cost estimate will come out after the demo contract is awarded.

The McDonnel Group, the general contractor on the project, is currently seeking bids for the work, with responses due later in July.

Portions of the south terminal will remain standing and will be used for servicing and repairing aircraft. The demolition will create space for a new hangar. At a March news conference, Aviation Director Kevin Dolliole said cargo and private aviation terminals,

STAFF FILE PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD along with a school for aircraft mechanics, are also planned for the site.

The demolition is among the more noticeable signs that the airport’s larger master plan is being put into motion.

It’s an effort that airport officials, parish and city leaders began working on nearly three years ago and presented updates on earlier this year.

Several other infrastructure projects are being completed at the airport, including an $84.5 million project to pave a connector road for shuttles.

The south terminal, originally known as the Moisant International Airport terminal, opened in 1959 and was built for

$7.5 million. Two additional concourses were added to the terminal in 1974 and allowed the airport to expand to 42 gates.

When the $1.3 billion north terminal opened in 2019, the airport relocated passenger service and other operations previously housed on the south campus to the new terminal.

Parts of the south terminal remained in use for administrative and public safety purposes. Occasionally, movie and television crews used the space as a set for filming. It’s also been used as a skate park.

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BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday requested a state audit of a Sewerage & Water Board construction project that has left several blocks of Decatur Street torn up for months.

In a letter, Landry called on Louisiana Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, to request that the Louisiana legislative auditor conduct a review of the “economy, efficiency, and effectiveness” of the 10-month construction project.

“The people of New Orleans deserve an accounting of what has been spent, what has been delivered, and why this project has brought a thriving commercial corridor to its knees,” Landry wrote.

The request topped off a tense week following the recent indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill by an Orleans Parish grand jury, setting off a war of words between Landry and Mayor Helena Moreno, who on Thursday retracted a $110 million bond sale request before the State Bond Commission, fearing retribution.

The federally funded project to

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Ethics Board hands out fines over loan Orphaned wells companies, manager violated law, opinion states

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$780,000

The loan provided to former Office of Conservation attorney Johnny Adams

BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER

$5,000

Staff writer

Leaders of a company charged with plugging orphaned oil wells in Louisiana have been fined $5,000 each after the state Ethics Board found they violated the law by giving a $780,000 loan to a top official in the department that oversaw their work.

The fines from the Louisiana Board of Ethics add to intense scrutiny of the now-shuttered Louisiana Oilfield Restoration Association, which already is

The amount manager Andrew Berthelot, Louisiana Oilfield Restoration Association and its subsidiary Chromos were fined STAFF FILE PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD

Intense scrutiny has been focused on the now-shuttered Louisiana Oilfield Restoration Association, a company charged with plugging orphaned wells such as these near Lettsworth. The company was found to have violated the law after giving a loan to a state official ä See FINE, page 3A in a department overseeing their work.

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The unusually low rate of interest charged to Adams and his wife, Baton Rouge Metro Council member Laurie Adams.

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About 20 rescued after building collapse in Mo.

REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. — Emergency crews rescued about 20 people in Missouri on Friday after a building collapsed in a campground following widespread flooding and heavy rainfall in the state.

The campers were on top of a building at the Bearcat Getaway campground near the Black River, about 85 miles south of St. Louis, when it collapsed and were later rescued from the water, said Sgt. Eddie Young with the Missouri State Highway Patrol at a news conference.

The Reynolds County sheriff’s office said emergency responders had more than 90 water rescues of campers and people in cars after several inches of rain fell overnight into the morning across a long swath of central and eastern Missouri.

The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the area, which got between 6 and 12 inches as thunderstorms piled on the area one after another, said Matt Beitscher, a lead meteorologist with the weather service office in St. Louis.

“It’s very, very popular place for recreation,” said Beitscher of the affected counties. “So there are campgrounds there.

There are float trip locations there. A lot of vulnerable populations that would be susceptible to flash flooding.”

Islandwide blackout strikes Cuba again

HAVANA — An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages stemming from a U.S. energy blockade.

While total blackouts have become increasingly common in the Caribbean country, it’s unusual for back-to-back ones to hit just days apart. Cuba’s Electric Union confirmed the outage on X. Officials had also confirmed the first total power outage, which happened on Monday, although it wasn’t clear what caused it.

Authorities at the time said an investigation was underway.

Fuel has been running out across Cuba since January, when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that sells or provides oil to the island, deepening the island’s ongoing economic and financial crisis. Public transportation has largely been halted, and officials have canceled tens of thousands of surgeries.

Cuba produces only 40% of the fuel it needs, while the 730,000 barrels of oil delivered by a Russian tanker in late March ran out by the end of April. The government also has been rationing power with intentional outages that can stretch to more than 24 consecutive hours.

A blackout in mid-May affected the island’s eastern provinces, while a blackout in mid-March struck the entire island.

Abducted students rescued in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria — Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday.

Government spokesperson Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued, but authorities said at the time of the abductions on May 15 that more than 40 people had been abducted. One of the teachers abducted alongside the students was killed shortly afterward.

Eight militants were arrested as part of the operation, while an unspecified number of the militants were killed, Onanuga said.

The abductions in a southern state had represented an escalation of the country’s security crisis because most such abductions previously had taken place in the north.

“This successful military operation has ended the siege and standoff of over 50 days and has brought relief to the entire nation and the affected families in particular,” Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in a statement.

In the same week as the Oyo abduction, dozens of children were kidnapped in Borno, the epicenter of Nigeria’s security crisis.

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U.S. demands Iran say strait open Officials want Tehran to say it won’t attack ships anymore

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE, JON GAMBRELL and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore, senior U.S. officials said Friday, adding that internal Tehran power struggles have made it difficult to reach and keep a deal.

The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe to reporters the state of play with Iran, said the resumption of strikes this week came after what they described as a rogue faction of Iranian hard-liners trying to sabotage the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.

It comes as President Donald Trump reiterated on social media Friday that he views the interim ceasefire deal as “OVER!” But he said the U.S. would continue talks aimed at putting a permanent end to the war.

The officials said Friday that Trump is giving U.S. negotiators limited time to reach a deal with Iran, but, in a sign of the challenges ahead, they underscored that the president had a wide range of options if talks fall apart. They also said a power struggle was playing out in real time in Iran after U.S. and Israeli strikes at the start of the

The officials said they would never reach a nuclear deal with Iran if it would not first abide by terms of the ceasefire deal and stop renewed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

That struggle underscores the long-term challenges the Trump administration faces in the wake of the war it started and expected to wrap up months ago. Trump in late February broke off talks with Iran over its nuclear program and launched the military campaign, saying he was taking the action because Tehran was attempting to rebuild its program and deASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY ALTAF QADRI velop long-range missiles.

He faces political presA man waves an Iranian flag on Sunday during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian sure in the U.S. to bring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at Imam Khomeini the conflict and its ecoMosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. nomic impact to a close and avoid the kind of prolonged war killed its longtime lead- ran’s diplomat at the United Iran’s grip on the strait Middle East conflict he had er, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nations told reporters that during the conflict led to a campaigned against. any activity in the Strait of global energy crisis, though Control of the strait Hormuz, including its open- oil prices have sharply Unclaimed strikes The U.S. is working on ing or demining operations, dropped since wartime No one claimed responsipressing Iran to make a “rests exclusively with highs of $120 a barrel. bility Friday for airstrikes public statement that the Iran.” that hit Iran after the U.S. “Any attempt, by external Nuclear deal Strait of Hormuz, a vital said it finished its attacks, waterway for world energy actors, to interfere with or The U.S. officials said to leaving questions about markets, is open and free to establish a power arrange- reporters Friday that any who else may be targeting ships to transit, the officials ment would violate the (in- deal on Iran’s nuclear pro- the Islamic Republic. said.

On Friday, Iranian state terim deal), and undermine gram would require Tehran On a call with reporters, its implementation, delay to turn over its stockpile of media quoted Esmail Kouthe officials suggested that the restoration of normal highly enriched uranium. sari, a member of the Iraleaders in Iran even told commercial navigation, If the U.S. does not reach a nian parliament’s national their U.S. counterparts that jeopardize maritime safety, deal with Iran to turn over security committee and a the ship strikes were a mis- and increase regional ten- its nuclear material, it has former commander in the take and the country hoped sions,” Ambassador Amir military options to ensure paramilitary Revolutionto continue negotiations de- Saeid Iravani said outside that it remains buried un- ary Guard, as warning the the U.N. Security Council. spite that. derground forever, the of- UAE would “pay the price Iran has said the strait ficials said. They did not for its cooperation with the Trump didn’t care that the United States.” He accused firing on ships came from a must now be under its sole detail those options. hard-line faction and re- control and that vessels The highly enriched ma- the Emirates of having a sponded with more power- should begin to pay fees to terial that could potentially “behind-the-scenes” role in ful counterattacks, show- Tehran — even though the be used to make a nuclear the recent U.S. attacks.

U.S. Central Command ing Iran that there would world for decades has con- weapon is believed to be be consequences no matter sidered it an international buried after strikes the U.S. spokesperson Capt. Tim who was behind it, the offi- waterway. About a fifth of launched on Iran last sum- Hawkins said there were all traded oil and natural mer. Iran says its nuclear “no operational updates” afcials said.

But moments before the gas passed through the program is intended for ter Trump’s pronouncement U.S. officials spoke, Teh- strait before the war began. peaceful purposes. about the ceasefire.

Trump ousts election commission members

BY BILL BARROW Associated Press

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering.

The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes Trump federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems and maintains the national voter registration form.

Though the move likely won’t have major effects on the November midterms, it’s the latest instance of the Republican president trying to exert White House influence over how U.S. elections are

conducted, and it’s the first test of his newly expanded presidential power after the Supreme Court ruled recently that the president can fire members of independent agency boards without cause.

“The President, and head of the Executive Branch, reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America’s elections and ensuring every legal vote is counted. The Slaughter decision gives the President precedence to do so,” said a White House statement to AP. The president removed the four-seat commission’s two Democratic members, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland. The panel’s Republican member, Christy McCormick resigned. Former Republi-

can commissioner Donald Palmer already had left his post voluntarily earlier this year. The changes were first reported by VoteBeat, a news outlet that covers elections and voting across the U.S. Trump has repeatedly tried to reshape voting regulations, even though the U.S. Constitution grants control of elections to the states and not the president. Citing that separation of powers, courtshaveblocked most of Trump’s two executive orders that sought to reshape voting.

Trump has also launched an investigation of his 2020 loss, which he continues to falsely insist was due to fraud, and this week his administration threatened states if they did not try to purge what federal officials believe are noncitizens from their voter rolls.

Still, Trump has largely been powerless to change election processes through

Graham Platner withdraws from Maine U.S. Senate race

BY MEG KINNARD and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.

Platner’s paperwork was received by the Maine secretary of state’s office and reflected shortly thereafter in its online withdrawal list.

In a letter to the secretary of state’s office, which Platner also posted on social media, he wrote

that the Mainers who had nominated him “voted for a new kind of politics” that is “representative of people down here in the real world — not billionaires, oligarchs, or the political establishment.” It was the same outsider chord that had been a trademark of his tumultuous campaign, in which Platner drew backing from progressive leaders including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, of California.

“I seek to further the movement we have built together and the future we believe in,” he went on, without detailing what that meant.

Maine is considered a

key state for control of the narrowly divided Senate, and Democrats were desperate for a candidate capable of defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

The formal withdrawal comes two days after Platner said he would quit the race, facing an allegation of sexual assault that he has denied. Maine Democrats are seeking a new nominee, and several hopefuls have already begun jockeying for position.

State law includes a provision for Democrats to replace Platner before the general election but the replacement must by named by July 27.

executive fiat and David Becker, a former Department of Justice attorney who runs the Center for Election Innovation & Research, said his purge of the EAC wouldn’t alter that.

“This doesn’t really change anything about how our elections will be run, and how states are successfully en-

suring secure, convenient, safe elections,” Becker wrote on the social media site BlueSky Friday morning.

On Capitol Hill, the leading Democrats with election oversight responsibility said Trump, rather than bolstering U.S. election integrity, is further politicizing the voting process.

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Louisiana as a private company with private funds,” Mayhall said.

LORA was formed in 2019 to work with the Louisiana Office of Conservation on plugging orphaned oil and gas wells, using fees collected from industry operators that purchased financial security through the nonprofit.

To manage that money, LORA hired Chromos, a company run by many of the same people, including Berthelot, according to a recent report from the legislative auditor.

In 2022, after the partnership was active, investigators say LORA transferred $780,000 to Chromos, which then made an identical loan to Adams while he oversaw legal matters for the Office of Conservation. The board concluded the money originated with LORA, despite passing through Chromos.

Adams and his wife — Baton Rouge Metro Council member Laurie Adams — used the funds to buy a home and quickly paid off the loan in about six months, according to records.

“The loan was not a bona fide loan made by a duly licensed lending institution at the normal rate of interest,” ethics officials said in their opinion last week.

Because of the unusually low 2.6% rate and LORA not being a proper lender, the loan was a “thing of economic value.”

The transaction violated multiple ethics laws, the board said.

detailed a scheme that officials say went on for several years and included numerous improprieties.

As part of that report, investigators cited email chains sent between Mayhall, Berthelot and others while LORA was being formed. Adams, a Louisiana conservation official at the time, was included in the emails. “(LORA) will basically just be a shell … ” Mayhall wrote in September 2019.

In the same email, Mayhall said “when the DNR wants to look at our books, we can show them the books of (LORA),”and the state would not have access to Chromos’ financial records.

On the day the report was released, Attorney General Liz Murrill — whose office previously opened a civil case against LORA — said in a statement that “we will be further reviewing the case for criminal charges that may be appropriate as well.”

Adams’ attorney Steve Moore said the report did not paint the whole picture, calling it “misleading” and “inaccurate.”

Moore said Adams did not influence the selection of LORA to run the state’s program as the auditor “cherry-picked” information to include in its findings.

Mayhall had ownership in both LORA and Chromos.

Like Adams’ attorney, Mayhall said the auditor’s report left out key facts, despite LORA’s cooperation with investigators.

another parking garage and a second terminal.

In July 2025, airport officials said they would need to open a second terminal in the next six years to meet travel demands.

Airport passenger count grew from 5.9 million to 6.6 million between 2022 and 2024. Passenger traffic dipped nearly 9% in

2025, falling to 6.2 million passengers.

The airport expects to see passenger growth reach 9.7 million “enplanements,” or the number of passengers boarding an aircraft, by 2031, Dolliole said at the time.

rating, he added.

The city’s request before Continued from page 1A the State Bond Commission, Waguespack said, “is simply a legal and procedural ausaid, barely suppressing a thorization, it’s not financial smile. backing.”

pears to continue to feel aggrieved by the grand jury indictment.

On Thursday night, she released a statement saying the city didn’t have the means to pay back the $110 million in bonds over the 16year term period.

“That request was dead on arrival,” she said pointedly.

The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday filed a public records request to the city asking for documents related to the decision by Moreno and the City Council to bolster their slim reserves by selling the next nine years of revenue from its lease with Caesars’ casino. In exchange, the city received $103 million.

On Friday night, asked why her office filed the public records request, Murrill texted, “I’d love to discuss, but I’ve already been indicted for doing my job.”

On Thursday, Landry wrote Moreno that the deal cost the city $50 million in future lease payments, “a decision that is tantamount to the largest ‘pay day loan’ by a municipality in recent times.”

Joe Giarrusso III, Moreno’s top budget official, pushed back on the governor’s statement, saying the city is investing the Caesars proceeds at a 3.75% interest rate.

“If the funds stay in the account earning interest for the next 10 years, there is no difference between the annual payments versus taking the lump sum payment,” he said in a text.

One Republican who voiced support for the city and Moreno was Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, who noted in his role as the state’s chief tourism promoter that millions of people visit New Orleans every year.

“Mayor Moreno and her administration have worked hard to get New Orleans moving in the right direction,” Nungesser said in a statement Thursday night.

“We should all be focused on building on that momentum by working together. At the end of the day, this is about doing what’s best for the people of Louisiana.”

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the subject of an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and a damning report by the Louisiana legislative auditor.

In an opinion issued last week, the Ethics Board said LORA, its subsidiary Chromos and Andrew Berthelot — a manager for both companies — improperly gave the loan to former Office of Conservation attorney Johnny Adams in 2023.

As a top attorney in the state office at the time, Adams helped organize the state’s program involving LORA and personally drafted the agreement between the conservation office and the new company, the board said.

The board fined Berthelot, LORA and Chromos $5,000 each.

According to the board’s findings, Berthelot served as LORA’s chief financial officer and was a manager of Chromos.

Attempts to reach Berthelot and his attorney were not immediately successful Friday.

Despite the board’s findings, partial owner of LORA Van Mayhall III said Friday that the company did not violate any ethics rules or laws but said the company’s leaders “have decided not to spend any more time or resources contesting the Board of Ethics’ actions.”

“LORA’s owners and di- Company under scrutiny rectors are proud of the Last month, the legislative Email Patrick Sloanimportant work that we did auditor released a scath- Turner at patrick.sloanto clean up orphan wells in ing report on LORA, which turner@theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1A Demolishing the south terminal is only one part of the larger master plan to expand the airport. The plan also includes adding more gates, expanding the security checkpoint area, building

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Landry letter

Landry has the upper hand in this dispute with Moreno because she has inherited a budget shortfall from her predecessor, LaToya Cantrell, and the city needs authorization to borrow money or sell bonds from the State Bond Commission — populated by the governor’s Republican legislative allies.

On Thursday, Moreno announced she was withdrawing the city’s request to have the State Bond Commission approve a $110 million bond sale for New Orleans next week because she heard from Republican friends that the commission would reject it.

She also said that state leaders “seeking to defund New Orleans to punish, weaken or destroy it must face the harsh truth and consequences that, ultimately, doing so is self-harm to Louisiana.”

In her social media post Friday, she included a video clip of Mike Waguespack, the Louisiana legislative auditor, telling Landry last year that the city would need additional funds this year.

In her letter to the governor Thursday night, she said that not having access to the additional funds for the rest of 2026 would force city officials to delay infrastructure projects, institute $20 million in budget cuts and continue furloughs of city employees.

“I commend the City for now taking the more fiscally responsible approach,” Landry responded, in his only positive comment to Moreno in his tweet Friday aimed at her.

Waguespack, a certified public accountant and former sheriff, said in an interview Friday that the city’s request to sell bonds would not cost state taxpayers anything unless, in a worst-case scenario, the city defaulted on the bonds. This would hurt the state’s overall bond

Landry also sent a letter to legislative leaders on Friday telling them that he has asked Waguespack to study why the Sewerage & Water Board has moved so slowly to repair Decatur Street in New Orleans. Three businesses there have said the delays have turned that stretch of the French Quarter into a ghost town, forcing them to shut down.

Moreno has also been criticizing the S&WB for moving too slowly to finish the work.

Jay Dardenne, a Republican who served in the state Senate and as secretary of state, lieutenant governor and as then-Gov. John Bel Edwards’ top budget official, lamented Landry’s unwillingness to meet with Moreno.

“Any time a party is not willing to talk with an opposing side about an issue that could be resolved is not a good thing,” Dardenne said.

“We ought to be about trying to work together for the common good for everybody in Louisiana. That speaks for people in New Orleans, for people who feel offended

by Republicans and Republicans who think the indictment is a politically motivated attack on them.”

Dardenne was referring to the indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill, handed down by an Orleans Parish grand jury last week. It has intensified tensions between New Orleans officials and Republicans elsewhere in the state.

The grand jury indicted Murrill on 16 felony counts for writing a letter to Moreno and other city officials that they called threatening.

Landry trolled Moreno on this Friday.

“I understand your desire not to trade public letters, as that seems to be an indictable offense in the City of New Orleans,” he wrote.

Meanwhile, Murrill ap-

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Pedestrians cross Decatur Street on Ursulines Avenue in the French Quarter on Friday after fences are removed in New Orleans.

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Continued from page 1A replace underground water infrastructure on Decatur between Esplanade Avenue and Dumaine Street has provoked outrage from French Quarter business owners who say that the project has harmed their businesses and damaged their property. Three businesses have shuttered in recent months.

Business owners sued the S&WB over the project in June, asking the court to force the utility to speed up work and remove barricades from areas where there’s no construction activity. A hearing in the case scheduled for Thursday was postponed until next week because of a procedural issue, attorney Robert Ellis of the firm Bivalacqua, Gelé + Ellis said on Thursday.

DeVillier declined to comment on the governor’s request. Henry did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the S&WB did not respond to a request for comment.

Andrew Tuozzolo, special counsel to Moreno, said in a statement that “the City has

repeatedly called for greater accountability from the SWBNO and stepped in to directly assist businesses on Decatur. The Mayor welcomes any further reviews or audits of this project and any assistance the Governor can provide.”

Landry posted his letter on social media less than an hour after S&WB officials announced that they would pull down fencing on one block of the three-block stretch of Decatur Street by the end of the day after utility upgrades had been completed.

“We appreciate everyone’s continued patience while we upgrade the aging infrastructure in the French Quarter,” officials said.

His letter also came hours after he said in a social media post to Moreno that the state would not operate as the city’s ATM, and she responded with a video explaining that the city has not borrowed money from the state. The two also exchanged letters about the city’s finances on Thursday.

Decatur Street business owners said Friday that they were glad to see officials paying attention to their plight, but expressed frustration at the political volleying match.

The more eyes that are looking at this thing the faster it can go,” said Steve Smith, owner of Turtle Bay. “But at the same time I’m not looking to get in the middle of a shoving match between the city and the state.”

Trey Monaghan, who operates Molly’s at the Market, said he supported a state audit of the project but that it is “frustrating to watch politicians argue amongst themselves.”

“Just do the audit; you don’t have to send letter(s) back and forth,” said Monaghan.

Business owners on the newly opened block of Decatur Street — between Ursulines Avenue and Governor Nicholls Street — also said they were skeptical of how much impact taking down the fence on one block would have on their business.

“If the next block is still blocked off ... people are still scared to drive, to walk past,” said Lily Soniat, coowner of Zhang Bistro.

The usual summertime slump on top of the decrease in foot traffic has torpedoed business, she said.

“It’s killing us. It’s killing me,” Soniat said.

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Housing bill to become law without Trump’s signature President won’t ink his name to bipartisan effort in protest

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict

voter ID bill that he has been pushing.

“I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump posted on social media.

Trump had 10 days until the Friday deadline to sign the bill, issue a veto, or allow the measure to take effect without his signature. He has chosen to let the measure become law without his express approval, undercutting his administration’s claims that

he considers it a priority to combat inflation.

Trump’s rejection of the bipartisan housing legislation exacerbates tensions with his own party in a midterm election year and cuts short their efforts to address a key voter concern about rising costs. His post comes more than a week after he canceled plans to sign the bipartisan legislation, announcing he was using it as leverage in his push for a strict voter ID bill.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims to lower the cost of housing and spur more home construction. It’s the broadest federal effort

in decades to address America’s housing affordability problems, as state and local regulations have made it difficult to build in many of the communities that are also sources of job growth and economic opportunity.

White House economists estimated earlier this year a national shortage of 10 million homes and the bill could help to close a portion of that gap.

But Trump called the bill “a yawn” and “so unimportant” compared to legislation that would require proof of citizenship for all voters.

He surprised Republican lawmakers on June

24, when, shortly before a planned signing ceremony at the Capitol, he announced he would not approve the bill until lawmakers first passed the voting legislation.

That bill, the SAVE America Act, doesn’t have enough Republican support to pass.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, said after submitting the housing bill to the White House that he told Trump he should get the “fattest black marker you have, and sign your name really big on that.”

“I hope he does sign it,” Johnson told reporters at the time. “If he doesn’t, it’s still law. We’ll still celebrate it.”

He said he also understood Trump was trying to make a point that the elections bill is the top priority. “And I think he’s making it very effectively,” Johnson said.

Still, Trump’s decision not to sign the bill gave Democrats an opening to criticize him on the issue of affordability.

“His priorities couldn’t be clearer: higher cost for families and more power for himself,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on X. The housing bill passed the Senate on an 85-5 vote and the House approved it with an 358-32 vote.

Landry embraces SpaceX among attendees at La. ‘summit’ Trump Accounts Speculation over plans for foster children company’s swirls in the account Survivor benefits canThebemoney invested in “certain funds will go to their exchange-traded and mutual funds tracking value of stocks of U.S. funds, he says the companies,” according to a

BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

President Donald Trump officially launched Trump Accounts this week at an Oval Office news conference, and Gov. Jeff Landry quickly threw his support behind the program, announcing the state is taking steps to bolster it.

Louisiana will now put federal Social Security survivor benefits owed to foster children whose parents have died into Trump Accounts, Landry announced in a video posted to social media.

He had lunch this week with Trump in the White House Rose Garden to talk about the new savings accounts. They were joined by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a fellow Republican who said that state is also putting survivor benefits owed to foster kids into Trump Accounts.

“What the president’s done is absolutely genius,” Landry said in an interview with Newsmax.

A spokesperson for the governor did not respond to questions about the initiative.

Trump Accounts Trump Accounts are a new type of traditional individual retirement account, or IRA, that has special rules and can be set up by a legal guardian, parent, adult sibling or grandparent for children under age 18.

Before the child turns 18, anyone can put money in the account, but there is generally a $5,000 annual limit on contributions, though that limit doesn’t apply to government contributions or rollovers from other accounts. The federal government will contribute $1,000 to Trump Accounts for children born from 2025 to 2028.

report from the Congressional Research Service.

Once the child turns 18, Trump Accounts operate like any other traditional IRA, the report says.

“Children can, at the age of 18 and after, become very wealthy people — come into the world with essentially no money and end up at a very young age, be very rich,” Trump said this week at a news conference about the accounts.

Child welfare agency Earlier this year, Landry issued an executive order prohibiting the Department of Children and Family Services, the child welfare agency that administers foster care, from using federal survivor benefits to reimburse the state for caring for children in state custody.

For decades, states routinely applied for Social Security survivor and disability benefits on behalf of foster children and used that money to help cover the costs of foster care services.

But over the last several years, that practice has started to change across the country due to pressure from child advocates who say it’s immoral and detrimental to foster children, because it exhausts funds that could have helped them transition to adulthood.

Now, under Landry’s order, Louisiana’s child welfare agency must invest the benefits into a savings account on behalf of the child.

According to information provided by DCFS this week, up to $5,000 will be deposited into a Trump Account, and any remaining funds will be saved in a Louisiana START 529 education savings account, which can be used to pay for college expenses.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

BY MIKE SMITH Staff writer

Two SpaceX representatives attended a recent “summit” in Baton Rouge with senior officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration, another potential signal of interest in a Louisiana expansion by Elon Musk’s rocket company.

The meeting on June 26 was primarily aimed at discussing ways to speed permitting and other regulatory steps for projects, which often require Corps involvement and approval. The m e e t i n g Musk included a broad range of attendees from government agencies, ports, contractors, industry associations and relevant nonprofits.

Two SpaceX representatives involved in governmental and regulatory matters participated, including one, Owen McDonough, who specialized in water and wetlands issues for the Environmental Protection Agency during President Donald Trump’s first term.

Michael Hare, executive director of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said he invited McDonough because he knew him from previous work and believed he could provide valuable insight into regulations surrounding water and wetlands issues. The other SpaceX representative, Brandon Conroy, was involved in required environmental mitigation efforts related to the company’s “Starbase” industrial and launch facility near Brownsville, Texas.

Hare said there was no discussion of potential SpaceX projects in Louisiana at the event and that McDonough and Conroy came for the same reason as did other attendees: to provide insight and suggestions on how to

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Hare has previously worked in Washington and has specialized on mitigation issues.

“I just consider him a national expert on wetland policy,” Hare said of McDonough, who was involved in developing a wetlands policy in the first Trump administration known as the Waters of the U.S., or WOTUS. “He just happens to work at SpaceX, and so that was the easy button I hit on inviting him there.”

Hare said the summit would help Louisiana projects, but that the issues discussed are relevant on a national level and that he organized the meeting with that in mind.

“This is really meant to help inform national policy,” he said.

Clearing the way

broad immunity from lawsuits. Lawmakers also granted them exemptions from public records laws related to critical infrastructure.

The state’s recent deal with Exxon to settle long-standing coastal damages lawsuits also heightened speculation over whether SpaceX is interested in large tracts of coastal land in Vermilion Parish. Exxon owns the land, which it had initially intended to use for carbon capture, and removing legal liability connected with it could ease a sale.

McDonough and Conroy did not respond to requests for comment, nor did SpaceX’s media affairs office. The Governor’s Office also did not respond to requests for comment.

Louisiana Economic Development, the state’s business promotion arm, declined to comment on any potential discussions with SpaceX. “LED doesn’t comment on prospective projects,” said agency spokesperson Emma Wagner.

SpaceX’s attendance, however, comes as the state appears to be clearing a path for aerospace development in Louisiana. State legislators this past session approved incentives designed to attract Reducing red tape such companies and anothAny potential SpaceX er measure granting them development, particularly

along the coast, would likely require permits from the Corps. Rene Poche, a spokesperson for the Corps’ New Orleans district, said the agency has not received any permit applications from SpaceX and has not held discussions with the company on the topic.

The June event, dubbed the “Summit at Sea Level,” was billed as a first-of-itskind between the Corps and local leaders. Corps leadership at both the national and local levels attended, including Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Adam Telle.

The meeting concluded with a Q-and-A session between Telle and Landry. The Corps and CPRA issued a joint statement on Thursday detailing areas targeted for improvements and describing a plan to address them.

“Attendees from across the public and private sectors together identified 19 priority actions designed to tear down administrative red tape, align complex permitting requirements and significantly shorten project delivery timelines,” it said.

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Detainees say ICE officer shot driver through window

BY LEKAN OYEKANMI, JACK BROOK and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press/Report for America

HOUSTON — Three men inside a van who witnessed the fatal shooting of the driver by an immigration officer in Houston said the Mexican man was shot through a passenger window and that the officer was never threatened, a lawyer who has spoken with them said Friday.

The shooting Tuesday during an attempted traffic stop by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Houston has revived critical voices deriding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and how ICE operates. Immigration arrests around the country recently surged to 10,000 over a five-day period, fueled in part by massive congressional funding.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, has released no evidence to support the officer’s story that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo ignored their commands and rammed into an ICE vehicle with his white van, or that the officer fired in self-defense.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia has said the acting director of ICE told her officers thought someone in the van, but not Salgado Araujo, had a final order of removal but did not share a name.

The officers were not wearing body cameras and neither ICE nor DHS have released photos, videos or other evidence from the scene.

Salgado Araujo was a 52-yearold homebuilder who was shot and killed as he was driving his crew to a construction site. His family said he had lived in the U.S. for more than 35 years, had no criminal record and was close to finishing the long process of obtaining legal status when he was killed.

ICE detained the other three men in the van and they all told a lawyer that no officer was in front of the van or even in danger.

“After speaking with these men, I have no doubt that what they’re saying is the truth. I know that these agents — the agency — is going to try to cover it up,” attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra said during a news conference.

Images of the van after the shooting appear to show no damage, he said.

ICE has not released the names of the detained men, but family members said they have been able to briefly talk with them. Salgado Araujo’s brother was among those arrested.

Garcia said at the same news conference it was unsurprising that Salgado Araujo drove off when ICE tried to stop his vehicle, given that

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia speaks Friday during a news briefing regarding her conversation with Acting ICE Director David Venturella outside her office in Houston. their vehicles were unmarked and had no lights.

“What would you do if you were being followed by someone and the cars were unmarked?” Garcia said.

Salgado Araujo was at least the eighth person to die during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign. No immigration officers have been charged in the killings and video footage in several previous shootings has contradicted the accounts of federal officers.

ICE is pressuring the men to self-

deport, which would make it harder for them to share their version of events with investigators or others, said Juana Degollado, who said her stepfather Daniel Tirado Pantoja is among the detained men. She said he has no legal permission to live in the U.S. but has no criminal record.

“It is extremely important that we preserve the integrity of this investigation,” Balderas-Ibarra said.

“That will all be out the window if they are deported.”

DHS said allegations that the men have been pressured to leave the

country are “categorically false.”

DHS said Thursday that officers investigating a tip weeks earlier saw two white vans at the address of a target. While heading to that address Tuesday, officers saw a white van and someone inside who resembled the person they were looking for, the department said in a statement.

“No one in that van had warrants or any legal problem,” Degollado told The Associated Press in a text message.

DHS said it will not release the officer’s name because they could face threats and violence and their family could be at risk.

DHS also has not responded to requests for other information, including how long the officer has worked for ICE or whether anyone involved in the shooting is on administrative leave.

Unlike some previous deaths involving federal immigration officers, few photos or videos surrounding the shooting have emerged publicly in the days since Salgado Araujo’s death.

The League of United Latin American Citizens offered a $5,000 reward for video or other evidence, but the positions of the vehicles means surveillance cameras in the area were blocked from recording the shooting, CEO Juan Proaño said.

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again

BY WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.

The president at first sug-

gested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.

Trump has blamed the peeling on vandals, though critics allege it’s from shoddy repair work.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, whose agency

oversees the National Park Service, told conservative podcaster Katie Miller in an interview released earlier this week that the new round of draining was planned. He also said that the water might still contain debris from an extensive Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall.

“Drain the water, clean up the fireworks stuff,” Burgum told Miller, who is the wife of

deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller. “Repair the vandalism that was done.

Fill it back up again.”

The work on the reflecting pool is just one of a number of projects Trump has spearheaded across the nation’s capital. Most prominently, he demolished the White House’s East Wing to build a $400 million ballroom and plans to build a towering arch between the Lincoln

Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

He initially announced his intentions to beautify the reflecting pool this spring, saying he wanted it completed before the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations.

Water was drained and Trump directed that the bottom be painted what he called “American flag blue.”

In May, the president posted on his social media site of the

pool: “The goal is to have it done, at this higher level, prior to July 4th — We are ahead of schedule!”

But problems began quickly after the initial work was finished. Trump blamed vandals, and court documents later showed that the National Park Service reported to the U.S. Park Police a June 9 incident in which a sharp knife or razor cut the pool’s new liner.

Family of Mississippi teen who died after trip seeks transparency, probe

BY MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

NEW YORK — Attorneys for the family of a Mississippi 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boat trip with friends to an island off the Gulf Coast called for a deeper investigation and greater transparency at a news conference Friday with the Rev. Al Sharpton, saying many of the details they’re discovering are “not adding up.”

Noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who was retained by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells earlier this week, has said the family has concerns about the investigation and planned to conduct an independent autopsy. Wells traveled by boat to Horn Island, Mississippi, on July 4 with a group of friends, but did not make the return trip with them that afternoon. His body was found early Monday morning, more than a day later.

While Jackson County Sheriff’s Office officials said investigators don’t suspect foul play in the Black college student’s death, the sheriff has asked for any

witnesses or people with video from the popular beach island about 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi to come forward to help shed light on the moments before Wells’ disappearance and death.

Family members have raised concerns, saying they’ve seen video of a fight allegedly involving their son, and saying as an elite athlete he was able to swim. Wells, who would have turned 19 next month, attended Southwest Mississippi Community College, where he played wide receiver on the football team.

At the news conference Friday attorneys said the friends who left Wells on the island, took his phone and keys when they departed. Crump said Wells’ family used an app to track his phone, and a friend went to where it was on land to pick it up.

“What teenager would leave their phone behind if they’re going to stay on this island? What teenager wouldn’t take their phone?

It’s not adding up at all,” Crump said.

He added that the fam-

Crump called for a thor- to law enforcement, “They not taken the path of least ily believes text messages from social media apps had ough investigation, saying want to know that you have resistance.” been deleted from his phone when they got it back, and they plan to employ experts to try to receive all the data they can.

A photo posted to social media, allegedly from the boat ride to the island, shows Wells with his arms around three White, male friends.

Speculation and suspicion SPECIAL OFFER about the teen’s death have been rampant online, as people grapple with the state’s history of racial tension and what it means to be a Black person in a majority White space.

Wells’ mother, Christine Wonsley, looked to the sky several times as lawyers spoke Friday, to hold back Add’l terms apply. Offer subject to change tears. When she spoke, she and vary by dealer. Expires 12/27/26. said this was not how she wanted the world to know her son.

Wonsley said they had taught him about history, but he was a peacemaker who didn’t like division, and wanted everyone to be included.

“We just wanna know what happened,” she said, through tears. “And why our baby didn’t come home.”

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Landlord sues to halt demolition Legal, contract issues have stalled the DeGaulle Manor teardown

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE

for Bruno’s company, Granaio LLC, alleged that the late June lawsuit in bankruptcy court forced a Embattled New Orleans land- stay on the city’s efforts, but that lord Josh Bruno has sued to halt demolition continued after that the long-awaited demolition of date.

The case, filed in U.S. BankruptDeGaulle Manor, claiming that the city’s work to tear down the cy Court in the Southern District crumbling complex violates his of Florida in Miami, also identiproperty rights. fies unnamed contractors and emIn a filing this week, an attorney ployees who have worked to carry Staff writer

out the city-ordered demolition, which resumed on June 23 after a monthslong pause.

The lawsuit comes as yet another obstacle for city officials after legal, funding and contract issues have held up the project for years, frustrating community members and city officials who say the site is a danger and a nuisance.

On Friday, an official with Mayor

Helena Moreno’s administration said that demolition work had been paused, just two weeks after officials celebrated their renewed effort to tackle the notorious eyesore once and for all using $3 million in new funding. The administration did not say whether the work had stopped after the suit was filed.

In a statement on Thursday, City Attorney Charline Gipson said that

the city would address the legal challenge “through the appropriate judicial proceedings.”

Under federal bankruptcy law, a bankruptcy lawsuit filing operates as an automatic stay against any effort to obtain possession of property of the estate. Government entities are excepted when enforcing “police or regulatory power.”

But the lawsuit claims that the stay should apply because the

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ST. TAMMANY Missy, an 8-year-old California sea lion, raises a flipper during a training session at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans on Friday.

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Man sues sheriff for wrongful arrest He was accused in 6-year-old’s hit-and-run death

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

A St. Tammany Parish man is suing former Sheriff Randy Smith and some of his deputies in federal court for allegedly wrongfully arresting and jailing him for 13 days last year in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a young boy.

Cody Beaudette was arrested on Aug. 13, 2025, by the Sheriff’s Office on counts of vehicular homicide, hit-and-run and reckless operation in connection with the death of 6-year-old Jeremiah Ramirez.

After 13 days in jail, Beaudette was released on bond and then, two days later, with mounting pressure from family members and investigators who drew attention to exonerating evidence, the Sheriff’s Office announced on Aug. 29, 2025, that new evidence showed the vehicular homicide charge was “not supported” and Northshore District Attorney Collin Sims’ office announced it was refusing prosecution.

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Elle Landry, 5, watches as Missy, the California sea lion, glides by at Audubon Zoo on Friday. Missy recently joined the zoo’s sea lion colony, which also includes 14-year-old sea lions Roux and Zoey. Keepers say she enjoys afternoon naps, basking in the sun, participating in training sessions and exploring her habitat. Visitors can watch the sea lions swim and train daily and meet with their keepers during weekend talks.

Liljeberg announces run for at-large council seat again due to term limits. At an tive candidate in the 2027 par- and a deep respect for the peoJefferson Parish announcement event held at a ish election cycle so far. Walker ple he serves.” said that, if elected, Metairie office building, Lilje- had originally announced a run spot opens in 2027 berg told the room of friends, for parish president in 2024 but heLiljeberg would work to strengthen the

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Jefferson Parish Council District 5 member Hans Liljeberg announced Thursday night he will leave his Metairie post to run for an at-large council position in the parish elections next year.

Liljeberg, a Republican, said he plans to run in the fall of 2027 for Parish Council member Scott Walker’s seat on AtLarge Division B, which Walker is barred from running for

later bowed out so he family, politicos and mecould focus on his pubdia that he would use his background in law and lic relations firm and public administration to political consulting. be “the voice of reason Liljeberg was eligible when tempers seek to to run for one additionthreaten and derail good al term in District 5 but ideas.” instead leaves his seat “I am better trained Liljeberg open for the taking. and more dedicated Walker opened Liljethan ever to bridging diberg’s event and ofvides, governing with respect fered his endorsement of his and leading with calm resolve, candidacy. not just for District 5, but for all “I can tell you this: Leaders the people of Jefferson Parish,” like Hans don’t come along very Liljeberg said. often,” Walker said. “He brings Liljeberg, 58, is the only ac- steadiness, fairness, humility

Hutson pleads not guilty in corruption case

Ex-Orleans sheriff had monthslong delays amid judge shuffle

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

parish’s financial standing and restore its bond rating, attract business investment across the parish and unify the Parish Council after several years of heated conflicts.

Prior to the council, Liljeberg served as a judge for Louisiana’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal from 2012 to 2023, and before that as a 24th Judicial District Court judge since 2002.

He also served as a prosecutor for the Jefferson Parish Attorney’s Office.

Following several weeks of delays as her case cycled through judicial recusals, former Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson pleaded not guilty to the felony indictment in her public corruption case Friday morning.

Hutson, 59, appeared before retired New Orleans criminal judge Dennis Waldron, an ad Hutson hoc judge appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court on June 30 to preside over the case against Hutson and her former chief financial officer, Bianka Brown.

Hutson is represented by New Orleans defense attorney Gregory Carter.

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Man found not guilty in 2021 strip club shooting He said he acted in self-defense

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

Jefferson Parish jurors on Wednesday voted to acquit a man who had been charged in a deadly 2021 shooting outside of a Metairie strip club, according to court records.

Byron Franklin, 32, of Kenner, was found not guilty of manslaughter following a three-day trial.

Franklin had been charged with killing 33-year-old Michael Rivera, a married father of four who

was shot after a confrontation outside of Cabaret Nola during the early morning hours of Oct. 7, 2021.

While prosecutors argued that Franklin could have avoided shooting Rivera, defense attorney Joseph Marino III countered, telling jurors that Rivera attacked unprovoked.

“I thought it was the definition of self-defense,” Marino said Thursday. “My client was outsized, outmanned, alone and under attack.”

The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m., after closing time at the club, located at 3229 Lisa Drive.

Franklin, a DJ at the club, wasn’t working that night but had stopped by and was talking to co-

workers and friends. As he often did, Franklin offered to escort some of the female employees to their vehicles for safety reasons, Marino said.

Franklin was armed at the time because, according to Marino, closing could be dangerous for dancers who usually carry large amounts of cash and must sometimes navigate parking lots with inebriated patrons.

That night, Franklin noticed a man who seemed to be following another female employee to her vehicle. Franklin stepped in, closing the woman’s car door.

The man, Rivera, and another one of the man’s friends angrily confronted Franklin, Marino said.

When Franklin tried to defuse the situation, Rivera began waving his arms, threw down a beer bottle, tossed a cigarette and took off his shirt in an aggressive manner.

The confrontation was recorded by a nearby security camera.

Rivera was more than 6 feet tall and about 100 pounds heavier than Franklin. An autopsy later revealed that Rivera’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal 0.08% limit, according to Marino.

“He was trying to provoke somebody to fight Byron,” Marino said.

At some point, Rivera threw a punch at the back of Franklin’s head, knocking him into a vehicle.

A second punch was thrown just

before Franklin reached for his gun and shot Rivera three times. “(Franklin) was thinking, ‘If this guy hits me again, I might wake up in the hospital, or I might not wake up at all,’ ” Marino said. “He had seconds to react before he was going to be unable to defend himself.”

Franklin stayed at the scene and asked co-workers to call 911. He identified himself as the shooter and told investigators he acted in self-defense.

Jurors deliberated for just over 40 minutes before voting to acquit Franklin, court records said.

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Baton Rouge Library sued over gender pronoun controversy Pastor says he was unlawfully fired

BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD Staff writer

A local pastor has filed a lawsuit claiming Baton Rouge’s library system unlawfully fired him after he refused to use someone’s preferred gender pronouns.

The Rev. Luke Ash filed the suit Thursday alleging that the East Baton Rouge Parish Library terminated his employment a year ago because of his religious beliefs, which Ash said prevented

him from using a co-worker’s preferred gender pronouns. He is also the lead pastor at Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, per the church’s website.

Ash is represented by Liberty Counsel, a Christian civil liberties law firm, and said the library’s inclusivity policy violated his First Amendment rights, and his lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction declaring the policy unconstitutional. The lawsuit also asks the court to order the library to reinstate Ash to his former position, restore his benefits and award back pay and damages.

Liberty Counsel said in a news release that a library co-worker in

July 2025 asked that Ash refer to them by their preferred pronouns.

Ash told the co-worker he would not do so due to his religious beliefs.

Shortly after this conversation, Ash’s supervisors reiterated the library’s policy, which states “all employees have the right to be addressed by their chosen name and pronouns.” According to the lawsuit, Ash said he would not lie.

The lawsuit said that after this encounter, Ash’s employment was terminated and “the library made clear to Ash that he was being terminated because of his refusal to use preferred pronouns and nothing more.”

DEMOLITION

ing community.”

“The City’s demolition of this property has been upheld by the Louisiana courts on several occasions as a lawful exercise of its authority to protect public safety,” Gipson said.

Shuttered in 2012, the site has racked up more than 100 code enforcement violations in recent years and has become a hot spot for illegal dumping and crime.

Several of Bruno’s other

properties have also drawn the ire of tenant advocates and officials after they fell into disrepair during the COVID-19 pandemic. An attorney for Bruno said at the time that Bruno purchased the properties in poor condition, further exacerbated by Hurricane Ida and a moratorium of evictions during the pandemic.

Bruno also lost several of his properties to auction in a bankruptcy proceeding

in 2023 and was arrested twice in recent years after a dispute with a neighbor and then again after he allegedly tried to run down a tenant in a vehicle. A hearing was scheduled in September 2025 in that case, but the outcome was unclear on Friday.

Work to fully demolish the 450-unit complex resumed on June 23 when the Moreno administration announced that it was dedicating $3 million from the city’s Short Term Rental Fund to the project. The project is expected to be completed within a year, officials said.

The project had come to a halt last year in light of the city’s multimillion-dollar budget crisis and after the city fell behind on paying the contractor by more than $1 million.

In an emergency motion filed Wednesday, Bruno requested that a judge grant an injunction halting the demolition and award compensation for any property destroyed.

The case is expected to be heard by Judge Corali Lopez-Castro on July 15 in Miami.

boat racing tournaments in Lake Pontchartrain. He also pointed to infrastructure and economic improvements like the North Causeway Boulevard widening project, the growth of Lakeside Shopping Center and the transformation of the Clearview mall.

Liljeberg also faced criticism earlier this year from Johnny Bright Playground families after he announced plans for a private company

to build a tennis complex at the playground. He later canceled that project, which Bright Playground booster club members said they appreciated.

He also raised concerns about the Jefferson Parish inspector general’s handling of the Gretna brewpub project, arguing that her criticisms of the plan were politically motivated. That’s aligned him with other dis-

trict council members and put them at odds with Jennifer Van Vrancken, the other at-large council member for Division A, over the past two years.

While Van Vrancken has not yet announced her plans for next year, she has indicated that she is “very interested” in running to replace Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, who cannot run again due to term limits.

imprisonment.

The complaint, filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana on June 18, accuses Smith of violating Beaudette’s constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, and accuses a handful of sheriff’s deputies, some named and some anonymized, of illegal seizure, excessive force, false arrest and imprisonment and malicious prosecution, among other allegations.

“He suffered a lot of mental anguish, him and his family, over the whole ordeal,” said Beaudette’s lawyer, Michael Raspanti, in an interview.

Suzanne Carboni, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office, said she could not comment on pending litigation at this time. In August 2025, when the Sheriff’s Office announced they

were no longer seeking the homicide and hit-and-run charges against Beaudette, Smith said, “We believe in holding individuals accountable, but we also have a duty to correct course when the facts demand it.”

Beaudette’s complaint alleges that the affidavit in support of his arrest warrant was based on thin evidence and was missing multiple crucial pieces of information. For instance, the color of the vehicle wreckage at the scene of the hitand-run was a different color from Baudette’s vehicle, the complaints state, and the wreckage at the scene didn’t match damage to Beaudette’s vehicle.

It also alleges that even after multiple people showed the Sheriff’s Office evidence that contradicted their earlier findings and showed Beaudette’s inno-

cence, they continued to detain him.

“What is striking is that Beaudette’s little sister, who is not a cop, not a private investigator — she managed to acquire all the evidence to really determine who did this in a matter of two days by herself,” Raspanti said.

The lawsuit accuses Smith of encouraging a culture of “disregarding the constitutional rights of individuals,” pointing to Smith’s office’s 2019 arrest of former federal agent Jerry Rogers, which a federal court found was illegal.

The complaint was filed less than a week before Smith pleaded guilty to felony battery in an unrelated case and resigned from his post.

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building is structurally sound, citing a July 2026 structural evaluation commissioned by Granaio.

“The concrete buildings remaining on this site are structurally sound and perfectly capable of being renovated back to operable conditions,” wrote Mandeville-based engineer Thomas Dyer, of Kyle Associates LLC. According to the lawsuit, “the city’s conduct is not a good-faith emergency response to a genuine threat to public health or safety; it is a funded, phased, multiyear program to clear and redevelop privately owned, structurally sound, and historically significant property.”

In her statement Thursday, Gipson wrote that the “City of New Orleans has a responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our residents,” she said, adding that the property “has been determined by authorized City officials to pose an imminent danger to the surround-

LILJEBERG

Continued from page 1B During his time on the council thus far, Liljeberg has led the overhaul of Bucktown’s park and ”living shoreline” projects, the revitalization of Fat City with the Metairie Business and Development District and the return of annual power-

ARREST

Continued from page 1B Another individual, Connie Estes, was booked that same day on hit-and-run and obstruction of justice counts and has a trial scheduled to start Sept. 14 in connection with the death of Ramirez.

The boy was riding his scooter on Northshore Lane near Slidell on Aug. 13 when he was struck and killed.

Beaudette and his family are now seeking damages for wrongful arrest and imprisonment. They are accusing Smith, who served as St. Tammany sheriff for nearly a decade until he resigned in June, and some of his employees of doing shoddy investigative work before Beaudette’s arrest and later ignoring exonerating evidence during his

Ash was hired as a library technician in late March 2025, and his termination was effective July 11, 2025, according to personnel records obtained by The Advocate.

Library director Katrina Stokes said Friday that the library does not comment on employee and personnel matters.

The lawsuit also names the city of Baton Rouge, the Metro Council and library board of control as defendants.

A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office declined to comment.

“The East Baton Rouge Parish Library violated the U.S. Constitution and Louisiana law for requiring Pastor Ash to refer to a female

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Rubble from the demolition of DeGaulle Manor is seen in Algiers on June 23. Embattled New Orleans landlord Josh Bruno has sued to halt the long-awaited demolition of the building.

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employee by masculine pronouns and then firing him for upholding his religious beliefs,” Liberty Counsel Founder Mat Staver said.

“The library also violated Title VII for not even considering a religious accommodation for Pastor Ash.” Following Ash’s termination in July 2025, several of Louisiana’s top GOP leaders weighed in on the situation and criticized the library’s decision.

Gov. Jeff Landry, in reference to Ash’s firing, said on X that “Louisiana is the real world, and in the real world, preferred pronouns don’t exist — only biological ones!”

HUTSON

Continued from page 1B Records show Brown has retained Metairie lawyer Jeff Hufft. They are both expected back in court for a discovery hearing Sept. 3.

Hutson and Brown together face a 50-count indictment, accused of falsifying court filings about inmate transports and failing to address glaring security gaps at the Orleans Justice Center before last year’s mass escape of 10 inmates from the New Orleans jail.

Prosecutors from Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office secured the indictments April 29 in the final days of Hutson’s term. The outgoing sheriff was indicted on 30 criminal charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and filing or maintaining false records. Brown was hit with 20 similar counts.

Murrill launched the criminal probe last year, days after 10 inmates crawled through the hole created from a toilet dislodged in a first-floor cell pod and escaped the Orleans Justice Center.

On their way out, the escapees scrawled “to easy Lol” above the hole, a taunting tagline for one of the most daring jailbreaks in Louisiana history.

The ensuing fugitive manhunt spanned several states and lasted nearly five months until authorities found Derrick Groves, the alleged mastermind, hiding out in a southwest Atlanta home.

Almost immediately, Hutson claimed it was an “inside job,” suspecting the escaped inmates had help from Sheriff’s Office staff within the lockup.

Sterling Williams, a former Sheriff’s Office maintenance worker, was charged with malfeasance and 10

counts of principal to simple escape. Investigators said he cut off the water supply in the jail cell, which allowed inmates to remove the toilet.

Williams is scheduled for trial later this month.

But according to allegations in her charging affidavit, Hutson ignored warnings from federal consent decree monitors and let security lapses inside the Perdido Street jailhouse fester long before the May 16, 2025, escape.

In addition to the jail conditions, prosecutors have filed motions signaling that 18 of the charges against Brown and Hutson stem from documents the two submitted to the court last July, during a clash with the criminal court judges over inmate transfers.

Eleven of the Criminal District Court’s 12 judges were on the bench then, and stand to be called as possible witnesses.

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.

Tracey Flemings-Davillier, then the court’s chief judge, held Hutson in contempt of court following a fiery July 16, 2025, hearing.

Each of the other judges signed off on the contempt order.

Waldron’s appointment came after nearly seven weeks of the case shuffling through each section of the trial court for all 12 judges to recuse themselves.

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China blocks exports of helium, key for chips

HONG KONG — China on Friday said it is temporarily blocking the export of helium, a key element for chipmaking, as the Iran war’s escalation adds to global supply disruptions.

China’s commerce ministry and its customs agency said in a brief statement that they are imposing a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China.

They did not elaborate further on the reasons.

Helium is crucial for semiconductor manufacturing, and is also used in the medical sector such as in the cooling of MRI machines. Since the Iran war began in late February, global helium supply has been disrupted and prices have gone up substantially.

China only produces about 15% or less of its own helium, importing much of it from Qatar, which generates roughly one-third of the world’s supply, according to estimates cited in a research note by the consultancy Trivium China.

China is looking to protect its industries as global supply of helium has become “very tight,” said Gary Ng, a senior economist at the French bank Natixis.

“Such an export control measure is intended to protect the local industry, especially as it is critical to chipmaking,” he said. It is imposing the measure likely more to secure supply for local usage than for political reasons, Ng said.

The move comes at a time when China is stepping up its self-sufficiency capabilities in chipmaking and artificial intelligence as its technology race with the U.S. heats up.

It is not known when global helium supply will return to normal, said Cameron Johnson, a senior partner at Shanghaibased consultancy Tidalwave Solutions.

Kia launches new recall for 463,000 Tellurides NEW YORK — Kia America has issued a new recall for nearly 463,000 of its Telluride SUVs, urging owners to again park their vehicles outside and away from buildings after several customers reported fires following previous repairs.

The recall, announced this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, replaces a prior one Kia initiated in 2024. Certain Tellurides from the 2020-24 model years are affected, with the NHTSA warning that the front power seat motor of these vehicles may overheat due to a stuck slide knob.

That could result in a fire while the car is parked or being driven. And even after Kia rolled out a remedy in 2024, recall documents note several customers filed complaints of alleged fires underneath the passenger seat.

The automaker investigated other vehicles that had received the prior repair and identified “sporadic dealer workmanship issues” — later deciding to initiate a new recall.

Between October 2024 and April 2026, Kia North America’s safety office identified 18 incidents involving either localized seat fires or melting of the seat motor, per recall documents. No associated injuries or crashes have been reported.

In a statement, Kia America noted that “an external impact with excessive force” to the vehicles’ front power seat side cover or slide knob could cause their switch to become dislodged or otherwise damaged — resulting in overheating if the motor continues to be used over time. To prevent this, Kia’s new fix will be for dealers to install an electronic fuse assembly, free of charge.

That remedy will be available in early August, according to an advanced dealer notice published by the NHTSA. And owner notification letters are set to be mailed starting Aug. 13.

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EU demands Facebook design changes

commission overseeing tech. “Pro‘Addictive features’ must be disabled to meet social media law, it says tecting the physical and mental

BY KELVIN CHAN

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The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling.

The EU’s executive arm issued a fresh set of charges against Meta Platforms as part of its investigation under the 27-nation bloc’s strict digital rule book known as the Digital Services Act. The sweeping set of regulations from Brussels requires tech platforms to protect internet users under threat of hefty fines.

The European Commission said Meta failed to properly assess the risks its design features pose to the physical and mental health of users, including minors. And while the company has tools and controls to help manage Facebook and Instagram use, it said they were easily overridden, dismissed, or technically challenging to use.

Meta “needs to implement design changes” to Instagram and Facebook, such as disabling “key addictive features” like autoplay of videos and infinite scroll so they’re not turned on by default, the commission said in its preliminary findings.

Meta now has the chance to respond and defend itself before the commission issues its final deci-

sion, which could result in a fine worth up to 6% of the company’s global annual revenue.

Meta said Friday that the preliminary findings do not recognize the steps that the company has already taken to protect teens.

“Since this investigation began, we rolled out Teen Accounts that automatically protect teens and put parents in control — allowing them to block access to Instagram at night and cap daily screen time at just 15 minutes,” Meta said in a prepared statement.

Europe is committed to enforcing its legislation that holds platforms accountable for addictive design features, said Henna Virkkunen, an executive vice-president at the

health of Europeans must be a priority for social media platforms,” Virkkunen said in a statement.

Facebook and Instagram design features, including personalized recommendations and push notifications, serve up an endless stream of content, putting users’ brains on “autopilot” and fueling compulsive use, the commission said.

Meanwhile, screen time controls that parents can impose on their teens’ devices can be “easily dismissed” and don’t result in a meaningful reduction of use, the commission said. And the controls are undermined by the technical expertise, time and effort that parents need to understand and use them, it said.

SK Hynix rises 13% in debut Demand for memory chips soars amid AI frenzy

BY DAMIAN J. TROISE Associated Press

NEW YORK — Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose 13.1% as they made their debut on Wall Street, at a time when demand for chips is surging thanks to the frenzy around artificial intelligence.

The company is already one of the largest in South Korea, along with Samsung Electronics, and is a member of the Kospi index.

Even with a recent pullback, the country’s Kospi index is up 77% so far this year and SK Hynix shares have more than tripled.

SK Hynix priced its American depositary receipts, or ADRs, at $149 each Thursday.

They opened Friday at $170 and closed at $168.49. The offering of 177.9 million ADRs raised proceeds of $26.5 billion, making it the biggest-ever initial share sale in the U.S. by a foreign company. An ADR is issued by a bank or broker and is a simplified way for U.S. investors to own foreign stocks through the U.S. markets.

SK Hynix is going public in the U.S. amid a surge in IPO proceeds. There were 48 IPOs raising a total of $104.8 billion during the second quarter, according to Renaissance Capital. It is the biggest quarter for deal proceeds in five years, in large part because of SpaceX raising $75 billion. Many of the companies going public are capitalizing on the demand for all things AI. SK Hynix has a dominant position globally for high bandwidth memory, which is essential for the development of advanced AI technology. The company recently entered a partnership with Wall Street’s most valuable company, Nvidia, for advanced memory

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A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co. stock price at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. chips as AI infrastructure expands globally.

Increasing demand for AI has been driving a surge in profits for chipmakers. Memory chips have become more expensive as demand outpaces supply along with the advancement of artificial intelligence technology. Technology giant Apple recently announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads because of the jump in price for memory chips.

The U.S. is SK Hynix’s largest market, accounting for 68.8% of its revenue last year. It is planning an expansion that includes build-

ing its first U.S. production facility, located in Indiana. Overall, the company had revenue of just under $65 billion in 2025. That helped profits double to about $28 billion.

The company recently joined with Samsung and the government in announcing plans to invest a combined $518 billion in building a new computer chipmaking hub in South Korea’s southwest region, part of national efforts to expand investment beyond the greater Seoul metropolitan area, the country’s economic center and heart of its semiconductor sector.

Wall Street shows it’s hungry for AI winners

BY STAN CHOE Associated Press

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ticked higher Friday after Wall Street showed its appetite is still big for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom.

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to close out its fourth winning week in the last five. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 149 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3%.

That’s led to sharp recent

swings for AI stocks, which have grown into some of Wall Street’s most influential because of their huge sizes.

Nvidia was the strongest single force lifting the S&P 500 Friday after rising 4%.

Delta Air Lines said it was able to absorb higher fuel prices from April through June because of strong demand from customers to fly, including a wide range of corporate travelers. That helped it report profit and revenue for the spring that topped analysts’

expectations, and it gave a forecasted range for upcoming profit in the summer whose midpoint was above analysts’ expectations. Delta’s stock fell 1.8%, though, after coming into the day with a strong 28.2% rise for the year so far.

Companies across industries will need to produce big growth in profits to justify the big moves for their stock prices, which are broadly near records.

Elsewhere on Wall Street, Circle Internet Group rose 5%. The

company behind the USDC cryptocurrency, which is supposed to keep the value of $1, said it won U.S. regulatory approval to establish a bank. It will operate under the name Circle National Trust, and CEO Jeremy Allaire said the move “marks a defining step in bringing blockchain technology and digital assets into the core of the U.S. financial system.”

WD-40’s stock jumped 10.6% after reporting much stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

Apple accuses ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets

BY KAITLYN HUAMANI and MATT O’BRIEN AP technology writers

Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.

Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that the theft of its trade secrets was part of a “coordinated pattern of misconduct at an institutional level”

by OpenAI. “This case is about Apple’s former employees stealing Apple’s trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI,” the filing says. “Apple brings this suit to put a stop to it.”

Two former Apple employees who now work for OpenAI are also named as defendants. One is Tang Tan, who helped design the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPod and is now OpenAI’s chief hardware officer.

The other is Chang Liu, a former electrical engineer Apple says it entrusted with some of its most sensitive product development efforts before Liu left Apple to join OpenAI earlier this year.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO BY DAVID ZALUBOWSKI OpenAI has never said exactly A shopper looks over Apple MacBook laptops on display in a Costco what type of device it is building warehouse on June 2 in Sheridan, Colo. Apple said in a lawsuit Friday but has described it as an effort to find a new way of interacting with that former employees were stealing trade secrets for OpenAI. AI that goes beyond “traditional products and interfaces.” It’s part advances, a decade after Amazon The lawsuit claims the effort of a broader push to create a physi- and Google introduced screen-free was built partly on knowledge stocal embodiment of the latest AI talking speakers into homes. len from Apple.

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Seen by many as tion, and that usually mysterious and creepy, AI is means more spending, taxes imposing new demands on and bureaucracy. Democrats an unprepared government. will be comfortable in that It’s setting off alarms loud political environment; Reenough for both parties to publicans won’t. hear.

So, what will Republicans AI should lift productivity. offer? Economic growth and It will also bring fear and government reform could be churn to the job market. It popular solutions. But concould dislocate millions of servatives must spell out exworkers, widen the wealth actly how these policies will gap and further strain our directly help those in need; limping democracy. if they can’t do that, DemoThe size and speed of the crats will have the edge.

AI transformation remain One idea that may gain uncertain, but its scale will traction is “universal babe revolutionary. Goldman sic income” (UBI), which Sachs says two-thirds of would give all Americans occupations could face siga monthly check without the need to perform work. nificant AI exposure within Numerous entrepreneurs, a decade. The Organization investors and pundits have for Economic Co-operation floated various forms of UBI and Development finds to cushion against economic higher-wage, knowledge workers to be most exposed. disruptions caused by AI. This includes Elon Musk, McKinsey estimates nearly who says it will be “necesa third of U.S. work hours could be automated. Imagine sary” as AI automates work. the ripple effects.

UBI would appeal to Politicians aren’t driving politicians looking for a fast this change; technology is. fix. But UBI would cost a AI will force government fortune to implement — as to think and act differently. much as $4 trillion a year — It will put a premium on making it an awfully big bet. competence, efficiency and That’s why hard quesnimbleness in public agentions need to be asked about cies. Americans won’t need a UBI and other new safety net proposals: Would they technical manual to protect change the nation’s work themselves, but a new viethic? Would they swell the sion for managing governnational debt beyond what ment and safeguarding the the economy and currency economy. can stand? What other proMany agencies can’t untangle yesterday’s IT grams could be cut to offset problems, much less master costs? today’s surging computing Expensive social welfare power. That’s why we must proposals would likely face ask: Does government — stiff opposition from the federal, state and local — right, but an economic crisis have the capacity to handle could force Congress to get what’s coming? the ball rolling on one or One challenge cannot be some of them, even when dodged: reform of civil sermany members are disinvice, the system government clined to do so. Remember uses to hire, fire and comhow fiscal conservatives during the pandemic relucpensate public employees.

AI will eliminate the need tantly voted for pumped-up for hundreds of thousands of unemployment benefits and government jobs and create rounds of cash giveaways the need for new ones. that sent deficits and debt Civil service must make into orbit? sweeping changes to job They say never waste a descriptions, recruitment ef- crisis, but they should also forts, training and pay scales ask, how much will it really cost? to keep up.

The next revolution has AI rewards speed and flexstarted. Whether it renews ibility; civil service, with its America or hardens its diviendless paperwork, doesn’t.

That will put Democrats in sions depends on whether a political bind; do they sup- we can match the speed of port necessary reforms even technology with the light of wisdom. if they offend their allies in public employee unions?

But Democrats have plen- Ron Faucheux is a nonpartity off-the-shelf remedies to san political analyst, pollster reduce AI’s negative effects: and writer based in LouisiMedicare for All, cash assis- ana.

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Pay attention to storm surge protection projects

End sale of flavored tobacco to protect La. minors

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is currently stressing storm surge mitigation projects. Timely elevated structures are the only adequate method of accomplishing that goal. A 10- to 15-foot storm surge event will cause severe damage to the span of populated areas only protected by various low landforms.

The CPRA is trying to accomplish effective storm surge protection through the construction of adequate mitigation projects.

Can that be achieved within the CPRA guidelines and budget?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can construct the necessary projects to accomplish that goal. They are currently not doing that based on the support of the many Mississippi River crevasses by not adequately clos-

In May, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it authorized four flavored e-cigarette products, including mango and blueberry flavors. This marks the first time the FDA has authorized a flavored e-cigarette product (other than menthol and tobacco flavors) and it’s very concerning for the health of our kids.

After years of recognizing the dangers flavored e-cigarettes pose to youth, it is deeply troubling to see the FDA ignore the scientific evidence and reverse course. According to the FDA’s own report, youth often start vaping because of flavored products, including fruit flavors. One in 10 middle school students and 1 in 5 high school students in Louisiana currently use a tobacco product. More than 70% of youth initiate tobacco use by vaping.

Proven policies like comprehensive flavored tobacco laws, high tobacco taxes, strong smokefree laws and public education campaigns work. We have done a tremendous job in reducing smoking over the last 50 years and even saw a 70% decrease in youth e-cigarette use from 2019 to 2024. But we cannot go backward.

With the FDA failing to protect our kids from tobacco use, Louisiana lawmakers must take action to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products to protect the health and safety of our youngest residents.

ing them. The saltwater infusion issue will continue to harm the communities of the delta and possibly locations further upriver.

The destruction of thousands of acres of east bank oyster and associated fisheries continues.

The completed Neptune crevasse USACE structure was not designed to accomplish storm surge protection. That structure is said to be currently sinking.

Timely mitigation by elevated temporary structures constructed utilizing sheet piling effectively solves the issue. The sheet piling can be easily removed at some point of that process or remain. Permanent sheet piling structures were constructed in Lafitte and Lake Borne postKatrina projects.

KENNETH RAGAS New Orleans

Hammond overrides guidelines that made downtown unique I write with deep disappointment about the June 9 Hammond City Council decision to overturn the Historic District Commission’s denial of a request to paint exposed brick and stone at 408410 W. Thomas St. The commission’s denial followed the Hammond Historic District guidelines and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, which discourage painting historic masonry.

The commission has applied these standards consistently for 48 years. We were appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council because we possess the training and experience to interpret preservation guidelines and protect downtown Hammond’s historic fabric.

Our work contributed to the district’s national recognition in 2022 with a Great American Main Street Award. The commission has been a cornerstone of downtown’s resurgence: Vacancies are under 5% and many properties have been responsibly rehabilitated using historic tax credits and established guidelines.

Visitors, residents, businesses and film productions are drawn to downtown’s unique sense of place.

When council member Carlee Gonzales seconded council member Steve Leon’s motion to override the denial for Christopher Edwards, she remarked that the commission gives little consideration to economic development.

That is incorrect. Since 1978, the commission’s preservation standards have been grounded in economic development. Those standards are why downtown is attractive, why investments worth millions align with them, and why altering historic features, such as painting masonry, would degrade materials and harm the character that sustains commerce.

The council’s reversal disregards decades of policy and expert review and substitutes politics for preservation principles.

I respectfully request that Mayor Pete Panepinto veto this action.

If Hammond is serious about preserving downtown’s character and economic vitality, the council should respect the commission’s role, consult the guidelines and base decisions on informed review rather than expedience.

ERIC WEINZETTLE director of advocacy, American Lung Association

Comparing Confederates to Nazis beyond the pale As the descendant of three generations of New Orleanians who served in the Army of the Tennessee — one of whom was a prisoner of war at Meridian, I take great exception to Michael Burnside’s comparison of Confederate soldiers to Nazi soldiers. Not only is it historically inaccurate, it is also an ethnic slur on people who emigrated from Ireland to New Orleans in 1832 and became respectable businessmen.

They served on the Confederate side because that was their home and their livelihood. And by the way, they never owned any slaves.

MICHAEL HOLLY commissioner, Hammond Historic District Hammond

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BREATHING ROOM LSU’s big offseason gave Johnson more options with draft signees

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

Jay Johnson’s job this summer was never going to be easy.

LSU needed to replace its starting outfield. It had to revitalize an infield defense that struggled throughout 2026, and changes were needed to a pitching staff that finished last in the Southeastern Conference in ERA. But, for the most part, those questions LSU entered the summer with have been answered.

It’s why Johnson heads into this weekend’s MLB Draft — which begins on Saturday at noon with rounds 1-4 and continues on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. with rounds 5-20 — feeling good about this offseason and where his team stands heading into next year.

“We retained just about everybody we wanted to retain,” Johnson said.

“And then with the portal, we’re excited about what we’ve added. And we’ve got a third layer of this with the draft and the high school recruits, and we’re just kind of trying to get prepared for a lot of different scenarios with that.”

LSU has 22 high school signees who could be swooped up by MLB teams in the coming days. Johnson expects about 14 of them to make it to campus, but after adding eight players from the transfer portal and bringing back numerous key pieces on both sides of the ball, LSU won’t have to rely on a positive outcome

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With only 17 signees, LSU lost eight players to the draft last summer.

“It’s really hard to forecast because I think we have maybe only one that’s going to go in the first round (this year), but there’s a huge ‘but’ behind this: There’s going to be (more than) $350 million given away to players in this draft,” Johnson said. “So that’s a lot of wiggle room when you talk about the second and

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

If Major League Baseball goes into a lockout, the ramifications would be obvious.

Players would be out of work. Team employees would likely be furloughed or, even worse, laid off. And fans wouldn’t be able to enjoy the sport that they love.

But the consequences of a work stoppage in MLB wouldn’t end there. A lockout and the effects of a new collective bargaining agreement — the current one expires in December — would also strike at the heart of how LSU baseball fills out its roster every year.

That’s because this year’s MLB Draft could be the final one under its current set of rules.

“I think probably the biggest thing is it’s just a bunch of question marks for everybody,” one MLB scout said. “I think at the end of the day, the same thing that always kind of rings true is that the owners don’t want to spend as much money, and the owners want a more efficient way for talent to get to MLB.” Last month, in the early stages of negotiations with the MLB players union, owners laid out a variety of proposed changes to the MLB Draft and amateur development system. The proposal included eliminating high school players from the draft, forcing those players to stay in college for at least two years, shrinking the draft to 12 rounds and slashing signing bonuses in half.

For context, clubs have over $358 million to spend on players during this weekend’s MLB Draft, and high school players have been eligible for the draft since it began in 1965. Changing the latter custom would not only add more talent to the college game, but it would also save money for major league owners.

“I think Major League Baseball appreciates the fact that it has a very strong pipeline coming from college baseball,” ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan told The Advocate months before the owners’ latest proposal. “A lot of

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Rebuilding the lineup LSU brought back four of its five best hitters by the end of last year, including Omar Serna, Cade Arrambide, Mason Braun and Steven Milam. Convincing Milam, who was draft-eligible, to return was arguably the best news Johnson got all summer.

Milam caught Johnson off guard when he told him he’d be returning

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third round for teams to pay guys $2 million or more. And we have a number of guys that I think are capable of commanding that bonus.”

LSU coach Jay Johnson walks out of the dugout before a game against Oklahoma on March 21 at Alex Box Stadium.

Jannik Sinner

MLB’s proposed changes could transform college ball

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Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin swings at a pitch during a spring training game on Feb. 22. Under MLB’s proposed changes, LSU would have high school players on its roster for two years.

Sinneer routs Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinal With vicctory, Italian star advancess to final vs. Zverev

BY ANDREW DAM MPF Associated Press

LONDON — Nova ak Djokovic didn’t dwell on Centre Court a after getting dominated by Ja annik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals.

The 39-year-old Djokovic enjoyed a warm, smilefilled embrace with his 24--year-old opponent at the net after the e 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat Friday, quickly packed up his tennis bags and then waved to the boisterous crowd as he held one hand to his chest to show his appreciat o as he tion e walke wa ed off.

Will the seven-time Wimbledon champion ever be back to play on these hallowed lawns again?

Only time — something that Djokovic is running out of — will tell.

It’s been nearly three years since Djokovic won his record-extending 24th Grand Slam singles title at the 2023 U.S. Open. And despite reaching the semifinals at all four Grand Slams last year and reaching a final and another semi in two of three Slams this year — he acknowledges that’s not enough.

“For 99% of the players, that would be a very good Grand Slam result,” Djokovic said. “For me, it’s good but not good enough, because I’m blessed and cursed to be used to something of a highest degree in terms of results and achievements.

“I always have the highest expectations for myself,” Djokovic added. “So it’s kind of

that internal battle really of what I’ve been through for the 20-plus years of my career, what the goals were always, the expectations, and trying to balance it out and really be a little more humble in that sense.”

Still, Djokovic expressed interest in playing Wimbledon when he’s 40: “I would like to, at least one more time,” he said.

“I feel when I’m healthy,” Djokovic added, “I’m still able to play as a top-five player, still able to compete at the highest level.”

For Sinner, it was a measure of revenge after Djokovic won their last meeting in five sets in this year’s Australian Open semifinals.

“Playing against Novak,” Sinner said, “what he’s still showing is true inspiration.”

Aiming to defend his title at the grasscourt Grand Slam, the top-ranked Sinner

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McIlroy shares lead at Scottish Open Scheffler misses cut for first time in nearly four years

BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler.

As comfortable as McIlroy looked, Scheffler struggled from the start and wound up with a 72 to miss the 36-hole cut for the first time in nearly four years. He had made 78 cuts in a row, the longest streak since Tiger Woods set the record (142) more than 20 years ago.

“Got off to a poor start and after that, I didn’t really it close enough to give myself a bunch of looks,” Scheffler said. “That’s how you shoot over par.”

Jordan Smith of England had the low score of the tournament with a 63 and was the first to post at 9-under 131, joined by the resurgent Tom Kim (66) and McIlroy, who has not won since going backto-back in the Masters in April.

“It would have been nice to be a couple better,” McIlroy said. “But it’s obviously another good day and in good position.”

But the most surprising development at The Renaissance Club was Scheffler. Instead of heading to the range after his round, he was making plans to head south earlier than he imagined for his title defense in the British Open at Royal Birkdale.

He had not missed the cut since the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Scheffler had company that was equally surprising. Patrick Cantlay and Bernd Wiesberger became the first players since Jordan Spieth at the 2023 Sony Open to share the 18-hole lead and then miss the cut. Cantlay shot a 74, while Wiesberger shot 43 on the back nine for a 78.

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will face second-seeded Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final.

Zverev ended the “Ferytale” run of British wild card Arthur Fery with an overpowering 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 victory earlier as the starstudded crowd on Centre Court witnessed two one-way contests.

Zverev will be playing for another major trophy a month after winning his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.

If there were any lingering questions over Sinner’s physical status after his meltdown at the French Open, they should be answered now.

Sinner blasted his way past Djokovic and showed off the kind of dominance he displayed before that second-round defeat in Paris.

“I knew mentally,” Sinner said, “that today I had to raise my level, which I’ve done.”

Andre Agassi attributed Sinner’s performance in part to Djokovic: “What these guys can do now is all because he has shown them what’s possible,” Agassi said on the BBC.

Dodgers’ Ohtani to miss All-Star Game due to knee

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will have his left knee drained on Sunday to relieve continued irritation, and the procedure will force him to miss next week’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

Ohtani will have fluid removed from his left knee following a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in which he will continue to start at designated hitter. Ohtani had been scheduled to pitch on Friday night, but the Dodgers instead decided to make it a bullpen game to avoid further aggravating the ongoing discomfort in his left knee.

Ohtani has been dealing with discomfort in his left knee for at least a month. The right-hander had an outing cut short against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 11 because of inflammation in the knee.

Cardinals, Wetherholt agree to $112.5M deal The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eightyear, $112.5 million contract that starts next season and buys out the rookie second baseman’s first several years of potential free agency.

St. Louis selected Wetherholt seventh overall out of West Virginia in the 2024 amateur draft and he rocketed through their farm system. The 23-year-old made his major league debut on opening day and was hitting .267 with 13 homers and 36 RBIs and nine stolen bases going into Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

Advanced metrics also have graded Wetherholt as one of the best defensive second basemen in baseball this season.

He is earning the major league minimum $780,000 this year.

Wembanyama’s extension with Spurs may top $250M

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Rory McIlroy plays on the 14th fairway during the first round of the Scottish Open on Thursday at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. McIlroy had a share of the lead after two rounds.

Brooks Koepka, who was one shot off the lead going into Friday, also missed the cut.

McIlroy, who won the Scottish Open three years ago, found a new wedge to help him with firm turf at Renaissance and next week at Birkdale. He still faces a busy leaderboard going into the weekend.

Smith ran off four straight birdies early on the back nine, all of them inside 10 feet. Kim, who tied for third in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 seven and finished with two birdies on his last five holes.

Kim fell out of the top 100 in the world before steadily climbing back up. The U.S. Open was a big step, and it eventually got him into the British Open next week.

“I think being under the radar was kind of nice, just be able to work on my game and keep get-

ting better,” Kim said. “Not being in the spotlight all the time, you don’t see everything, you don’t see all the good stuff. I knew I was really, really close. And I’m still working towards trying to be the best I can be. But all those little things kind of kept adding, kept adding, and I think it’s shown the last couple weeks.”

Matt Fitzpatrick had a 65 and was one shot out of the lead along with Min Woo Lee. The group at 133 included defending champion Chris Gotterup and Scotland’s own Robert MacIntyre, who thrilled the gallery in the arena around the par-3 15th with a 30foot birdie putt. The cheer was so loud he raised his putter to salute them.

Gotterup, who played alongside McIlroy and MacIntyre, was one shot out of the lead playing the 18th when he drove right into high, wispy grass. With the wind

at his back, his iron bounced hard and rolled close to 100 yards, onto and through the green and against a television tower.

He chipped beautifully from the drop area, but failed to convert the par. Even so, he was only two back going for his fourth win of the year. Gotterup is coming off a victory last week in the John Deere Classic.

The British Open is offering three spots to the leading finishers not already qualified. Among those in position at the halfway point was Nicolai Von Dellingshausen of Germany, at No. 258 in the world who won his first European tour event last year in the Austrian Open.

“Honestly, I was nervous,” he said. “This is the best player field I’ve played during the year. There are a couple good names out there.

Trying not to look too much into it and playing my own game.”

From the start, Sinner pushed Djokovic back with his powerful groundstrokes and came up with big serves in big moments.

When Sinner faced his only break point of the match early in the third set as late-afternoon shadows started creeping across the court, he produced an ace.

Sinner undefeated vs. Zverev

Zverev, whose breakthrough at Roland Garros came in his fourth Grand Slam final, is attempting to become the first man in the professional era (since 1968) to win his second major title at the next event immediately after his first.

Sinner has won his last nine meetings with Zverev and 14 straight sets.

“I have to trust myself and I have to believe that I can win and that’s what I’m going to do,” Zverev said before he knew who ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY BRIAN INGANGA his opponent would be.

Jannik Sinner serves to Novak Djokovic in their singles semifinal match The 114th-ranked Fery, who on Friday at Wimbledon in London. grew up five minutes from the All England Club and played at StanDjokovic was coming off the ford University, was attempting rising to about 85 degrees. It was also breezy, though, and a bit cloud- longest quarterfinal in Wimbledon to become the first wild card to history, when he outlasted Felix reach the final since Goran Ivanier than in recent days.

Still, it felt nothing like the suf- Auger-Aliassime after 5 hours, 15 isevic won Wimbledon in 2001.

Zverev did well not to let the profocating heat and humidity in Par- minutes on Tuesday.

Sinner, by contrast, hadn’t lost a Fery crowd get behind the local is when Sinner wasted a big lead No heat issues for Sinner against Juan Manuel Cerundolo, set since he was pushed to five by player too much, and a double fault It was another warm day in south- who was ranked No. 56, and had his Miomir Kecmanovic in the first from Fery early in the first-set tiebreaker put Zverev in control. round. west London, with the temperature 30-match winning streak ended.

Victor Wembanyama has signed what will be the richest contract in San Antonio Spurs history, a fiveyear extension that could exceed $250 million if the player option in the final season is picked up, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday.

The Spurs, who went to the NBA Finals this past season behind the All-NBA center and unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, announced that Wembanyama had signed, simply saying the sides agreed on “a multi-year contract extension.”

The agreement comes at a discount; Wembanyama could have agreed to a deal that topped $300 million but chose a lesser amount to help give the Spurs flexibility going forward with their young core, the person said.

Top-ranked Korda misses cut; Woad takes Evian lead

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Topranked Nelly Korda’s bid for a third straight major and fifth overall ended early when she missed the cut after the second round of the Evian Championship on Friday.

As Korda scrapped to stay in the tournament, English golfer Lottie Woad carded a 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead from overnight leader Aki Iwai of Japan.

Korda had a poor opening round of 74 on Thursday and, although she improved with 69 on Friday, her 1-over total left her tied for 67th and she missed the cut by one stroke. She last missed a cut at the 2024 Women’s PGA Championship.

Woad’s round featured eight birdies and a bogey and put her on 11 under overall at the midway point of the fourth of the five women’s majors this year.

Percy shoots 66 at rainy Firestone to take lead

AKRON, Ohio — Cameron Percy shot a 4-under 66 on Friday at rainy Firestone Country Club to take a one-stroke lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the fourth of the five major tournaments on the PGA Tour Champions.

Percy had a 7-under 133 total.

The 52-year-old Australian is winless on the senior tour.

“You can’t fake it around here.

You’ve got to hit it solid,” Percy said. “The par 3s are hard, everything’s hard. You’ve got to hit it really good. You can’t just slap it everywhere and shoot a 68.”

First-round leader Jerry Kelly was tied for second with Zach Johnson. Kelly shot 69, and Johnson had his second straight 67.

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Cholowsky, Emerson top prospects for White Sox

BY DAN GELSTON AP sportswriter

PHILADELPHIA — The Chicago White Sox are done playing for first.

In the standings? Of course not.

Led by All-Star third baseman Miguel Vargas, the White Sox have emerged as one of the top surprises and are in AL Central contention after enduring three straight 100-loss seasons.

In the MLB draft? The White Sox have the No. 1 pick in the draft for Saturday’s event in Philadelphia as part of All-Star Game weekend festivities.

The No. 1 pick belongs to Chicago — after it lost 102 games last season and won the draft lottery — and perhaps a future star that can help the White Sox win their first World Series title since 2005 will get selected in the top spot.

There are no clear-cut No. 1 picks in this year’s draft much like current Philadelphia Phillies slugger and 2026 All-Star Bryce Harper was in 2010.

The White Sox will likely pick one from the following three players: UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson or Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey.

MLB said Friday no amateur players are scheduled to attend the draft, which is the same as last year.

Here’s a look at the most enticing prospects for the White Sox and the rest of the teams drafting early in the first round. n Cholowsky. A 6-foot-2 righthanded hitter, he was a Golden Spikes finalist at UCLA and had a 1.088 OPS with 21 homers and 60 RBIs in his junior season. n Lackey. The 21-year-old catcher didn’t receive any Division I offers until his senior year of high school and has since blossomed

MLB

Continued from page 1C the baseball education that’s done these days happens at the college level, and MLB teams essentially don’t have to pay for it.

“So farming out labor sounds good. Baseball organizations will sign up for that eight days a week.”

It’s unlikely that all of MLB’s proposals will be implemented.

The MLB players union has already decried the plans in a statement, saying that “MLB made another set of proposals that are flat out bad for baseball, ones that would cripple the next generation of players and damage the future of our game.”

Before MLB’s latest proposal,

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UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky reacts after hitting a home run during a game against Texas Christian on Feb. 20 in Los Angeles. Cholowsky is one of several prospects for be selected at No. 1 in the MLB Draft. into one of the top catching prospects in the draft out of Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder showed some versatility by also playing third base. n Emerson. Just 18 years old, the 6-3, 185-pound shortstop bats left, throws right and is widely considered the best all-around player in the draft.

The White Sox are in win-now mode after years of rebuilding and could lean toward a college player such as Cholowsky. Cholowsky is a proven prospect with plenty of seasoning at a major college program

and could help the White Sox faster, even maybe this season — except for the pitchers they may draft.

“Most of the guys we take, even if they played in college versus a high school pick, they haven’t thrown competitively in a while,” White Sox director of player development Paul Janish said. “You have the draft in July, the minorleague season is over in early September. There’s not a huge window. You take all those things in consideration, really the motive is health. We’re going to get you as ready as you can be for next spring

training to have a good first full pro season.”

two scouts had speculated in interviews with The Advocate that MLB was intent on removing high school players from the draft. Last month’s offer from the owners only confirmed their suspicions.

“MLB wants to have a really good working relationship with the college teams,” one scout said.

“Owners want more assurance with drafting college players. Just look at the amount of money that’s spent on high school players. The data is just not very good. It’s a lot of wasted money.”

If MLB’s proposals had been in place over the past few seasons, LSU would have had the likes of Konnor Griffin, Justin Crawford and Robby Snelling wearing the purple and gold for two years.

All three players were LSU signees who were drafted out of high school, became top prospects and

have since debuted in the major leagues.

Having players of Griffin’s caliber on LSU’s roster would transform not just the Tigers, but every program in college baseball.

There’d be a significant trickledown effect that would raise the level of talent at mid-major schools and junior college programs.

That’s, in part, because not every top signee is ready to contribute in a league such as the Southeastern Conference right away.

“In the SEC, there’s so much pressure to win right now,” a scout said. “You go through the starting lineups; it’s almost an anomaly now when you see a freshman playing every day.”

Ultimately, high school players may not get boxed out of the draft.

Passan didn’t believe that would be the case in his conversation

with The Advocate before MLB’s latest proposal, and the MLB players union has already taken a hard stance on the issue.

But even if high school players are still allowed to be selected under the next CBA, other changes could arise. The draft could be shortened further, the bonus pools for players may shrink or the ability for teams to sign players to over- or under-slot deals could be eliminated.

Whatever happens, the owners seem intent on making sweeping changes, not just with the draft but with the entire sport — the introduction of a salary cap being the most notable proposal.

The owners are so motivated to make changes that one scout told The Advocate he expects there to be a lockout that would last through all of next year, which

LSU

Continued from page 1C to LSU for his senior season. The possibility of him coming back was brought to Johnson in April, but LSU’s coach didn’t believe it because he thought MLB would prioritize Milam as a slick-fielding shortstop who was coming off his best season at the plate against SEC competition.

“I’m probably his biggest fan as a player. I think (he has) tremendous value for a Major League Baseball team,” Johnson said. “He went out and did his research about where he felt he would be and decided that he wanted to come back.

“I think that’s the cool side of this. This is more about (the fact that) he wasn’t ready to leave yet. I think that’s pretty awesome.”

With Milam, Braun, Arrambide and Serna providing LSU a strong core for the lineup, Johnson was aggressive in the transfer portal to supplement what he already had.

LSU added outfielders Angel Laya (Oregon), Jason Wachs (Tulane) and Bino Watters (Notre Dame) to replace its starting outfield from the past two seasons. Laya, Wachs and Watters were all in the top-60 of ESPN’s portal rankings.

The only question surrounding the trio is who plays center field.

Laya, Wachs and Watters were primarily corner outfielders at their past stops.

“I think they all are good outfielders,” Johnson said. “I need to, frankly, see more before I would comment on that, but we’ll probably play them all in center at some point during the fall and go from there.

“I think Jason could do it. I think Angel can do it, and Bino’s a good runner. I mean, he has like six or seven stolen bases up in the (Cape Cod Baseball League).”

On the infield, the Tigers also brought in Texas State shortstop Dawson Park and Florida second baseman Cade Kurland. Park is expected to shift to third base —

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LSU coach Jay Johnson makes a pitching change in the first inning of a game against Southeastern on April 28 at Alex Box Stadium. with Milam returning to shortstop — and Kurland will likely play second base after starting there for four years at Florida.

Park is coming off a big season, hitting 13 home runs and posting a .962 on-base plus slugging percentage last year at Texas State. But his campaign was cut short in early May after he got into an on-field altercation with a teammate and left the program for the remainder of the season the day after.

“Relative to the situation, I did what I needed to do to find out everything about that,” Johnson said. “And I’m comfortable with it, and feel very good about Dawson. And I have zero concerns about him fitting into our team and adding to our team.”

are left-handed.

That, in part, was because the market for pitchers wasn’t strong in Johnson’s eyes. LSU aggressively pursued only one left-handed pitcher in the portal, he said, and Gonzaga right-hander Landon Hood — one of the Tigers’ three pitching additions — was among the few pitchers with the profile they were seeking.

“Early on, as we were evaluating what was in the portal, I didn’t think there would be many guys like him entering,” Johnson said about Hood. “And we were right about that.”

Johnson’s excitement about Hood, therefore, can’t be understated. The rising sophomore was the West Coast Conference FreshPitching staff taking shape man of the Year after posting a 2.48 LSU was aggressive in the por- ERA in 541/3 innings. He struck out tal in adding hitters, but the same 78 batters while only walking 21. wasn’t true for the Tigers’ portal “He’s a really good pitcher and strategy with pitchers. They were a really good competitor,” Johnson more timid in the market, only said. adding three arms, none of whom Along with Hood, LSU also add-

The draft order Here’s the rest of the top 10 following Chicago for the start of the draft Saturday.

Tampa Bay picks second and Minnesota is third. San Francisco is fourth and Pittsburgh fifth. Kansas City, Baltimore, the Athletics, Atlanta and Colorado round out the top 10.

Like father, like son Jim Thome helped changed

ed right-handers Diego Velazquez (Southern Cal) and Kaden Smith (South Florida).

Velazquez, a two-way player, is another rising sophomore who was a top recruit from California in the 2025 class, posting a 4.26 ERA on the mound as a freshman and playing 26 games as a position player.

Johnson wouldn’t close the door on his future as a hitter, but he views Velazquez as a pitcher first moving forward.

“The focus is pitching,” Johnson said. “He’s going to be an excellent draft pick out of here in two years as a pitcher. I think he’s good enough to be a position player for us. We may investigate that, but I think he’s got the ability to be a significant contributor to the pitching staff.”

Smith was a later addition to LSU’s portal class. He posted a 4.24 ERA over 462/ 3 innings, working as both a starter and a reliever for the Bulls after transferring from TCU, where he spent his freshman year. Johnson believes he is good enough to get outs in the SEC. With Casan Evans, Cooper Moore and William Schmidt already set to return, LSU didn’t need to remake the top of its staff. Hood has a chance to crack that rotation, and Velazquez and Smith could contribute as important relievers, but the rest of the staff will likely be made up of freshmen and returning arms.

LSU is set to bring back righthanders Zion Theophilus and Reagan Ricken and left-handers Danny Lachenmayer, Jonah Aase, Ethan Plog and Cooper Williams.

The Tigers also have one junior college commit (right-hander Major Osbolt) and 11 high school signees they could add depending on the outcome of the MLB Draft.

One of those signees, left-hander Braxton Beaty, has already withdrawn his name from the draft.

“There are a few targeted players that we feel will help us get to another level next year,” Johnson said. “And, obviously, for the long-term success of the program, I think getting some of this young

the perception of the Phillies from long-time losers to championship contenders when he left Cleveland and signed a six-year, $85 million contract ahead of the 2003 season.

Thome hit 47 homers in his first season, his 400th career homer the next in Citizens Bank Park’s first season and now can enjoy another milestone in the city — his 18-year-old son, Landon, is a likely first-round pick.

The Nazareth Academy (Illinois) infielder, who is committed to Florida State, is ranked among the top 50 prospects.

“All the hard work, which at the end of the day, they do it all. As a dad, you sit back, you watch the journey,” the elder Thome told MLB Network.

There are more familiar names that could be called during the draft.

Rutgers outfielder Peyton Bonds is MLB’s career home run leader Barry Bonds’ nephew. Houston first baseman Carsten Sabathia III is the son of Hall of Fame pitcher CC Sabathia. Gulliver Prep (Florida) shortstop Jacob Lombard is considered one of the top five available prospects and is the son of Detroit Tigers bench coach and former major leaguer George Lombard.

Cooperstown calls Since the draft began in 1965, more than 50 Hall of Famers have been selected by the team that eventually signed them. The Hall of Fame class of 2026 features two former draft picks: Jeff Kent was taken in the 20th round in 1989 by the Toronto Blue Jays; and Carlos Beltrán was a second-round pick by the Royals in 1995. The 1989 draft has now produced five future Hall of Famers, the most of any single draft in history, with Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell, Trevor Hoffman, Jim Thome and Kent having been selected.

would mean there would be no MLB games in 2027.

And nobody who loves the game would want that scenario.

“Ownership is in such a different position than it was when we were coming off of COVID that I think they’re going to draw a huge line in the sand: ‘Hey, we’re going to stick to this, and we want a (salary) cap,’ ” the scout said. “And I think the players have just fought it for so long that I don’t see them going down without a fight as well.

“Both sides just seem to be so dug in right now that it’s hard for me to see a path to them playing in 2027.”

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pitching talent through will be important.”

How the freshman class fits in LSU’s freshman class enters this year’s draft as the No. 2 class in the nation, according to Perfect Game.

But ask Johnson which signees make it through the draft, and he can’t pretend to give a straight answer.

“All I’m doing right now is (thinking about) what’s going to happen with the draft this week,” Johnson said. “Like it’s 1000% my focus. Having conversations with players and their advisers, and those types of things.

“We’ll see. I wish I could be a better prognosticator of how it’s going to go, but nobody really gives anybody a straight answer in regards to these things.”

It’s hard to deny the impact some of LSU’s top signees could make if they made it to school.

Dominic Santarelli has one of the most powerful high school bats in the draft. Malachi Washington is a power-hitting center fielder with top-tier athleticism. Will Adams is a first baseman who’d be ready to contribute as a hitter on Day 1.

But if none of them make it to school, Johnson has made sure to cover his potential losses with top hitters in the transfer portal, such as Laya, Watters and Park.

LSU may be more reliant on its top high school signees to make it through the draft on the pitching side — including left-hander Lucas Nawrocki and right-hander Cooper Sides — but Johnson still has most of his top arms returning and has added three more from the portal.

According to Johnson, LSU landed eight of the 10 players it coveted in the portal.

“I think, for the most part, we met the needs for this team that were maybe lacking with some of the returning players in the portal,” Johnson said, “probably about as good as you can.”

Email Koki Riley at koki.riley@theadvocate.com.

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Odds Sports Betting Line MLB Saturday

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UNDERDOG LINE LA Angels +124 at WHITE SOX +100 at TAMPA BAY -102 Kansas City +134 at TEXAS +104 UNDERDOG LINE Colorado +128 at PITTSBURGH +110 at CINCINNATI -102 at ST. LOUIS -106 Arizona +225 UNDERDOG at WASH Boston Cleveland at DETROIT at SAN DIEGO

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Saturday’s Games

New York at Minnesota, noon Portland at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

Phoenix at Las Vegas, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

New York at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Seattle at Washington, 2 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Las Vegas, 8 p.m.

Golf Genesis Scottish Open Friday

At The Renaissance Club North Berwick, United Kingdom Purse: $9 million Yardage: 7,282; Par: 70 Second Round Tom Kim, South Korea 65-66—131 R. McIlroy, Northern Ireland 65-66—131 Jordan L. Smith, England 68-63—131 Matt Fitzpatrick, England 67-65—132 Min Woo Lee, Australia 66-66—132 Chris Gotterup, United States 68-65—133 Joost Luiten, Netherlands 67-66—133 Robert MacIntyre, Scotland 67-66—133 Keita Nakajima, Japan 67-66—133 Victor Perez, France 69-64—133 N. Von Dellingshsn, Germany 69-64—133 S. Yellamaraju, Canada 68-65—133 W. Clark, United States 67-67—134 Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark 68-66—134 M. Thorbjrnsn, United States 66-68—134 Karl Vilips, Australia 70-64—134 Danny Willett, England 67-67—134 Marcus Armitage, England 68-67—135 Ryan Gerard, United States 68-67—135 Oliver Lindell, Finland 66-69—135 Guido Migliozzi, Italy 68-67—135 Patrick Reed, United States 68-67—135 Kevin Roy, United States 67-68—135 Darius Van Driel, Netherlands 70-65—135 Ricky Castillo, United States 70-66—136 Cameron Davis, Australia 70-66—136 H. Du Plessis, South Africa 70-66—136 Austin Eckroat, United States 70-66—136 Ryan Fox, New Zealand 71-65—136 Tyrrell Hatton, England 70-66—136 Calum Hill, Scotland 67-69—136 Casey Jarvis, South Africa 68-68—136 John Keefer, United States 68-68—136 R. Nrgrd-Petersen, Denmark 68-68—136 A. Putnam, United States 71-65—136 Andy Sullivan, England 68-68—136 Justin Thomas, United States 69-67—136 Laurie Canter, England 69-68—137 Corey Conners, Canada 67-70—137 Tommy Fleetwood, England 67-70—137 Si Woo Kim, South Korea 70-67—137 Chris Kirk, United States 70-67—137 Mikael Lindberg, Sweden 69-68—137 Francesco Molinari, Italy 68-69—137 Andrew Novak, United States 66-71—137 Matti Schmid, Germany 68-69—137 Nick Taylor, Canada 70-67—137 S. Theegala, United States 70-67—137 M. Brennan, United States 67-71—138 Eric Cole, United States 71-67—138 Alejandro Del Rey, Spain 72-66—138 Nicolas Echavarria, Colombia 68-70—138 Nacho Elvira, Spain 69-69—138 M. Greyserman, United States 69-69—138 Brian Harman, United States 70-68—138 Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark 65-73—138 Viktor Hovland, Norway 68-70—138 Scott Jamieson, Scotland 69-69—138 Yuto Katsuragawa, Japan 71-67—138 Kurt Kitayama, United States 66-72—138 J. Kruyswijk, South Africa 69-69—138 E. Lopez-Chacarra, Spain 70-68—138 T. McKibbin, Northern Ireland 67-71—138 Mac Meissner, United States 71-67—138 Shaun Norris, South Africa 68-70—138 Jon Rahm, Spain 73-65—138 Davis Riley, United States 68-70—138 Adrien Saddier, France 72-66—138 Adam Scott, Australia 69-69—138 J.J. Spaun, United States 68-70—138 Jesper Svensson, Sweden 70-68—138 Missed Cut Ludvig Aberg, Sweden 68-71—139 Z. Bauchou, United States 67-72—139 Dan Bradbury, England 71-68—139 Patrick Cantlay, United States 65-74—139 Harris English, United States 71-68—139 Ewen Ferguson, Scotland 70-69—139 Dylan Frittelli, South Africa 70-69—139 M. McCarty, United States 67-72—139 Marco Penge, England 70-69—139 David Puig, Spain 75-64—139 Antoine Rozner, France 69-70—139 J. Trey Schaper, South Africa 68-71—139 Sepp Straka, Austria 70-69—139 Angel Ayora Fanegas, Spain 66-74—140 Daniel Brown, England 73-67—140 Grant Forrest, Scotland 69-71—140 Doug Ghim, United States 71-69—140 J. Gumberg, United States 72-68—140 Joe Highsmith, United States 71-69—140 Michael Kim, United States 68-72—140 Brooks Koepka, United States 66-74—140 Joakim Lagergren, Sweden 70-70—140 Shane Lowry, Ireland 71-69—140 Max McGreevy, United States 69-71—140 Adrian Meronk, Poland 69-71—140 N. Norgaard Moller, Denmark 71-69—140 Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark 70-70—140 A. Potgieter, South Africa 70-70—140 S. Scheffler, United States 68-72—140 Alex Smalley, United States 72-68—140 Erik Van Rooyen, South Africa 71-69—140 Alex Fitzpatrick, England 71-70—141 Julien Guerrier, France 71-70—141 71-70—141 Harry Hall, England Angel Hidalgo, Spain 68-73—141 Billy Horschel, United States 74-67—141 Matteo Manassero, Italy 72-69—141 Aaron Rai, England 71-70—141 J. Veerman, United States 73-68—141 Paul Waring, England 71-70—141 72-70—142 R. Johnston, United States Jake Knapp, United States 72-70—142

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The Amundi Evian Championship Friday

At Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $9.1 million Yardage: 6,479; Par: 71 Second Round Lottie Woad Aki Iwai Hae-Ran Ryu Mao Saigo Charley Hull Nastasia Nadaud Jeeno Thitikul Miyu Yamashita Perrine Delacour Erika Hara Brooke Henderson Jin Hee Im Auston Kim Anna Nordqvist Shuri Sakuma Hinako Shibuno Maja Stark Ariya Jutanugarn Minami Katsu Lydia Ko Somi Lee Amy Yang Casandra Alexander Kajsa Arwefjall Jodi Ewart Shadoff Cara Gainer Nataliya Guseva Soo Bin Joo Sei Young Kim Sara Kouskova Jennifer Kupcho Shiho Kuwaki Mary Liu Yuka Saso Patty Tavatanakit Jing Yan Ina Yoon Pajaree Anannarukarn Aditi Ashok Chella Choi A Lim Kim Alison Lee Andrea Lee Maria Marin Ruoning Yin Karis Davidson Ayaka Furue Melanie Green Wei-Ling Hsu Anna Huang MinJi Kang Lauren Kim Nanna Koerstz Madsen Cassie Porter Chiara Tamburlini Shannon Tan Jenny Bae Brianna Do Linn Grant Hyo Joo Kim Farah O’Keefe Ryann O’Toole Pauline Roussin-Bouchard Yunseo Yang Arpichaya Yubol Rose Zhang Hye Jin Choi Allisen Corpuz Lauren Coughlin Hannah Green Chizzy Iwai Nelly Korda Gaby Lopez Julia Lopez Ramirez Yealimi Noh Kyorim Seo Asterisk Talley Suvichaya Vinijchaitham Kelsey Bennett Robyn Choi Amanda Doherty Isi Gabsa Leonie Harm Esther Henseleit Agathe Laisne Yuna Nishimura Rio Takeda Dewi Weber Weiwei Zhang Celine Boutier Helen Briem You Min Hwang Jiwon Jeon Megan Khang Grace Kim Frida Kinhult Mi Hyang Lee Polly Mack Leona Maguire Sayaka Takahashi Carla Tejedo Mulet Lilia Vu Manon De Roey Aphrodite Deng Alexandra Forsterling Gina Kim Lucy Li Yu Liu Alexa Pano Lauren Walsh Hyunjo Yoo Yuri Yoshida Ashleigh Buhai Carlota Ciganda Yan Liu Brooke Matthews Kiara Romero Jenny Shin Jin Young Ko Mimi Rhodes Ana Belac Pornanong Phatlum Chanettee Wannasaen Lindy Duncan Na Rin An Esme Hamilton Alice Hewson Ingrid Lindblad Minjee Lee Miranda Wang Gabriela Ruffels Nasa Hataoka

ISCO Championship

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Friday

At Championship Course Louisville, Ky. Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,056; Par: 70 Second Round Lucas Glover, United States Steven Fisk, United States Chan Kim, United States Jeong-Weon Ko, France Aaron Wise, United States William Mouw, United States D. Chatfield, United States Stephan Jaeger, Germany Rafael Campos, Puerto Rico Manuel Elvira, Spain A.J. Ewart, Canada Tom Hoge, United States

63-64—127 63-66—129 64-65—129 65-65—130 65-65—130 68-63—131 68-64—132 63-69—132 66-67—133 68-65—133 66-67—133 66-67—133

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Romain Langasque, France 66-67—133 -7 Justin Lower, United States 68-65—133 -7 D. McCarthy, United States 68-65—133 -7 Taylor Pendrith, Canada 70-63—133 -7 C. Phillips, United States 67-66—133 -7 Alejandro Tosti, Argentina 67-66—133 -7 Zac Blair, United States 69-65—134 -6 Joel Dahmen, United States 67-67—134 -6 Nick Hardy, United States 66-68—134 -6 Mackenzie Hughes, Canada 66-68—134 -6 B. James, United States 65-69—134 -6 Takumi Kanaya, Japan 66-68—134 -6 Patton Kizzire, United States 65-69—134 -6 Niklas Lemke, Sweden 67-67—134 -6 Troy Merritt, United States 63-71—134 -6 Chad Ramey, United States 67-67—134 -6 K. Streelman, United States 70-64—134 -6 Danny Walker, United States 69-65—134 -6 Jonathan Byrd, United States 71-64—135 -5 A. Dmnt De Chassrt, Belgium 69-66—135 -5 J. Koivun, United States 67-68—135 -5 Ben Silverman, Canada 67-68—135 -5 Preston Stout, United States 68-67—135 -5 C. Champ, United States 66-70—136 -4 Ugo Coussaud, France 69-67—136 -4 Wenyi Ding, China 67-69—136 -4 Joel Girrbach, Switzerland 67-69—136 -4 Fabian Gomez, Argentina 69-67—136 -4 O. Guillamoundeguy, France 67-69—136 -4 Ben Martin, United States 67-69—136 -4 T. Rosenmueller, Germany 66-70—136 -4 Kris Ventura, Norway 68-68—136 -4 Camilo Villegas, Colombia 69-67—136 -4 Dylan Wu, United States 68-68—136 -4 Sam Bairstow, England 67-70—137 -3 C. Bezuidenht, South Africa 72-65—137 -3 Davis Bryant, United States 69-68—137 -3 Nick Dunlap, United States 72-65—137 -3 Lanto Griffin, United States 70-67—137 -3 Rico Hoey, Philippines 71-66—137 -3 Max Homa, United States 67-70—137 -3 Beau Hossler, United States 69-68—137 -3 Marcus Kinhult, Sweden 67-70—137 -3 Ben Kohles, United States 71-66—137 -3 C. Lamprecht, South Africa 68-69—137 -3 David Lipsky, United States 71-66—137 -3 Luke List, United States 69-68—137 -3 Felix Mory, France 69-68—137 -3 Pontus Nyholm, Sweden 64-73—137 -3 Jacob Skov Olesen, Denmark 67-70—137 -3 Paul Peterson, United States 70-67—137 -3 Marcel Schneider, Germany 69-68—137 -3 Adam Svensson, Canada 65-72—137 -3 Hugo Townsend, Sweden 69-68—137 -3 Euan Walker, Scotland 67-70—137 -3 Jimmy Stanger, United States 74-WD Daniel Gavins, England 78-WD Missed Cut Jorge Campillo, Spain 70-68—138 -2 Filippo Celli, Italy 68-70—138 -2 Todd Clements, England 67-71—138 -2 Austin Cook, United States 68-70—138 -2 Trace Crowe, United States 70-68—138 -2 Zecheng Dou, China 67-71—138 -2 Tyler Duncan, United States 66-72—138 -2 Will Gordon, United States 72-66—138 -2 Ricardo Gouveia, Portugal 69-69—138 -2 Lee Hodges, United States 68-70—138 -2 Cooper Musselman, United States66-72—138-2 Neal Shipley, United States 72-66—138 -2 Davis Thompson, United States71-67—138 -2 Daniel Van Tonder, South Africa69-69—138 -2 Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 68-71—139 -1 Luke Clanton, United States 68-71—139 -1 Sean Crocker, United States 68-71—139 -1 Brice Garnett, United States 69-70—139 -1 Tommy Kuhl, United States 69-70—139 -1 David Micheluzzi, Australia 73-66—139 -1 Seung-Yul Noh, South Korea 72-67—139 -1 Jeremy Paul, Germany 68-71—139 -1 Scott Piercy, United States 70-69—139 -1 Gordon Sargent, United States71-68—139 -1 Adam Schenk, United States 70-69—139 -1 Jack Senior, England 71-68—139 -1 Maximilian Steinlechner, Austria71-68—139 -1 Brandon Stone, South Africa 69-70—139 -1 Robert Streb, United States 70-69—139 -1 Tom Vaillant, France 70-69—139 -1 John VanDerLaan, United States72-67—139 -1 Tyler Collet, United States 69-71—140 E Patrick Fishburn, United States67-73—140 E Josiah Gilbert, Australia 70-70—140 E Marcus Helligkilde, Denmark 67-73—140 E Tobias Jonsson, Sweden 72-68—140 E Jeffrey Kang, United States 65-75—140 E Richie Ramsay, Scotland 72-68—140 E Trey Shirley, United States 70-70—140 E Vince Whaley, United States 69-71—140 E K. Aphibarnrat, Thailand 72-69—141 +1 Ryan Brehm, United States 70-71—141 +1 Jens Dantorp, Sweden 72-69—141 +1 Drew Doyle, United States 70-71—141 +1 Harry Higgs, United States 71-70—141 +1 David Law, Scotland 72-69—141 +1 JC Ritchie, South Africa 73-68—141 +1 S. Soderberg, Sweden 72-69—141 +1 Quim Vidal, Spain 71-70—141 +1 S. Garcia Rodriguez, Spain 71-71—142 +2 Adam Hadwin, Canada 67-75—142 +2 Kensei Hirata, Japan 72-70—142 +2 Anders Larson, United States 73-69—142 +2 Peter Malnati, United States 70-72—142 +2 Stefano Mazzoli, Italy 73-69—142 +2 William McGirt, United States 73-69—142 +2 Rocco Repetto Taylor, Spain 72-70—142 +2 Miles Russell, United States 71-71—142 +2 H. Springer, United States 74-68—142 +2 Martin Laird, Scotland 73-70—143 +3 Hank Lebioda, United States 73-70—143 +3 Renato Paratore, Italy 73-70—143 +3 B. Rbnsn-Thompson, England 72-71—143 +3 David Skinns, England 70-73—143 +3 Joshua Berry, England 71-73—144 +4 Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain 71-73—144 +4 Daniel Young, Scotland 74-70—144 +4 C. Blanchet, United States 74-71—145 +5 J.B. Holmes, United States 71-74—145 +5 Jansen Preston, United States 70-75—145 +5 Jared Wolfe, United States 72-73—145 +5 Daniel Iceman, United States 75-73—148 +8 Marcelo Rozo, Colombia 72-76—148 +8 Brendon Todd, United States 76-75—151 +11 A. Van Horne, United States 72-82—154 +14

Tennis Wimbledon Results Friday

At All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club London Purse: £30,060,000 Surface: Grass Results Friday from the Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (seedings in parentheses):

Men’s Singles

Semifinals Alexander Zverev (2), Germany, def. Arthur Fery, Britain, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4.

Jannik Sinner (1), Italy, def. Novak Djokovic (7), Serbia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

TEXAS SHOWDOWN

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY LM OTERO

Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter, right, is tagged out stealing second base by Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena during the second inning of a game on Friday in Arlington, Texas. The Astros and Rangers were tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League East Division

National League

Tampa Bay New York Toronto Boston Baltimore

W 54 51 44 43 43

L 37 42 49 48 51

Pct GB .593 — .548 4 .473 11 .473 11 .457 12½

Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 48 47 46 43 38

L 46 45 48 50 56

Pct .511 .511 .489 .462 .404

Texas Seattle Houston Athletics Los Angeles

W 47 47 46 41 37

L 46 47 49 52 57

Pct GB .505 — .500 ½ .484 2 .441 6 .394 10½

Central Division

West Division

Thursday’s Games

GB — — 2 4½ 10

N.Y. Mets 7, Kansas City 3 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Yankees 12, Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Boston 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Detroit 4, Athletics 1 Miami 8, Seattle 4 Texas 7, L.A. Angels 6

East Division Atlanta Miami Philadelphia Washington New York

W 54 52 52 48 40

L 38 42 42 46 54

Pct .587 .553 .553 .511 .426

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 59 52 48 47 42

L 34 41 44 47 50

Pct GB .634 — .559 7 .522 10½ .500 12½ .457 16½

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

W 61 46 46 39 38

L 33 47 47 54 57

Pct .649 .495 .495 .419 .400

Central Division

West Division

Thursday’s Games

GB — 3 3 7 15

GB — 14½ 14½ 21½ 23½

N.Y. Mets 7, Kansas City 3 Atlanta 10, Pittsburgh 5 Baltimore 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 0 Miami 8, Seattle 4 Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 4 Arizona 3, San Diego 1 San Francisco 8, Colorado 2

Friday’s Games

Friday’s Games

Detroit 10, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Yankees at Washington, n Baltimore 5, Kansas City 3 Cleveland at Miami, n Seattle at Tampa Bay, n Boston at N.Y. Mets, n Athletics at Chicago White Sox, n Houston at Texas, n L.A. Angels at Minnesota, n Toronto at San Diego, n

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, n Detroit 10, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Yankees at Washington, n Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, n Cleveland at Miami, n Boston at N.Y. Mets, n Atlanta at St. Louis, n Toronto at San Diego, n Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, n Colorado at San Francisco, n

Athletics (Jump 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Fedde 4-6), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Johnson 1-4) at Minnesota (Ryan 6-5), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Schlittler 9-5) at Washington (Mikolas 3-7), 3:05 p.m.

Boston (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Peralta 5-7), 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bibee 2-9) at Miami (Pérez 5-6), 3:10 p.m.

Seattle (Gilbert 7-5) at Tampa Bay (Jax 4-6), 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Sánchez 10-4) at Detroit (Mize 4-5), 5:10 p.m.

Houston (Lambert 7-5) at Texas (Rocker 2-7), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Cameron 5-6) at Baltimore (Bradish 5-9), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Yesavage 4-4) at San Diego (Buehler 5-5), 7:40 p.m.

Colorado (Freeland 2-7) at San Francisco (Mahle 1-8), 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Drohan 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Chandler 3-8), 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Schlittler 9-5) at Washington (Mikolas 3-7), 3:05 p.m.

Boston (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Peralta 5-7), 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bibee 2-9) at Miami (Pérez 5-6), 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Sánchez 10-4) at Detroit (Mize 4-5), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Assad 6-1) at Cincinnati (Lodolo 3-2), 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta (López 4-1) at St. Louis (Liberatore 4-6), 6:15 p.m.

Toronto (Yesavage 4-4) at San Diego (Buehler 5-5), 7:40 p.m.

Arizona (Pfaadt 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Yamamoto 9-5), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Saturday’s Games

BOX SCORES Detroit 10, Philadelphia 2

Baltimore 5, Kansas City 3

Philadelphia

Kansas City Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h bi Jensen c 4 0 0 0 Henderson ss4 0 1 1 Witt ss 4 0 1 0 Rutschman c3 0 1 0 Caglianone rf4 1 2 1 Ward lf 3 0 1 0 Thomas cf 4 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 3 1 1 0 Massey 2b 3 1 1 0 Basallo dh 4 1 1 2 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 Beavers rf 3 1 1 0 Rojas 3b 4 0 2 1 O’Neill ph-rf1 0 0 0 Loftin dh 3 0 0 0 Cowser cf 4 0 0 0 Collins lf 3 1 2 1 Alexander 3b4 2 2 1 Holliday 2b 3 0 1 1 Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 32 5 9 5 Kansas City 000 200 010 — 3 Baltimore 020 100 02x — 5 DP_Kansas City 0, Baltimore 2. LOB_Kansas City 4, Baltimore 6. 2B_Witt (21), Rojas (2), Collins (16), Massey (16). HR_ Caglianone (15), Collins (5), Alexander (4), Basallo (15).

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Avila 5 7 3 3 3 3 Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 1 Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 1 Strahm L,3-2 1 2 2 2 0 2 Baltimore Young 7 8 3 3 1 5 Garcia W,4-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kittredge S,3-5 1 1 0 0 0 1 Young pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

ABS Challenge_Young (Ball-Confirmed).

Umpires_Home, Nick Mahrley; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Ryan Blakney.

T_2:18. A_26,993 (45,971).

ab Turner ss 4 Schwarbr dh3 Harper 1b 3 Marsh lf 4 Bohm 3b 3 Stott 2b 3 Rincones rf 4 Hill cf 4 Marchán c 4

Detroit r h bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0

ab r h bi McGongle ss5 1 1 2 Keith 3b 5 1 1 1 Greene lf 1 2 1 0 Malgeri lf 0 0 0 0 Torkelson 1b 4 1 1 2 Carpenter rf 2 0 0 0 Vierling ph-rf1 1 0 0 Valencia dh 4 1 2 1 McKinstry 2b3 1 0 1 Outman cf 4 1 1 2 Rogers c 3 1 1 0 Totals 32 2 4 2 Totals 32 10 8 9 Philadelphia 001 100 000 — 2 Detroit 002 005 30x — 10 E_Mayza (1), McKinstry (4). LOB_Philadelphia 7, Detroit 4. 2B_Greene (19). 3B_ Outman (2). HR_Hill (7), McGonigle (8), Keith (8), Torkelson (16). S_McKinstry (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Nola 5 3 2 2 2 8 Mayza L,2-3 1 2 5 4 2 1 Lazar 1 3 3 3 1 0 Stubbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit Flaherty W,3-8 6 2 2 2 3 6 2 Waguespack ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Sommers ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Brieske 2 1 0 0 0 1 HBP_Flaherty (Bohm).

ABS Challenge_Harper (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Flaherty (Ball-Overturned to Strike); McGonigle (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Turner (Strike-Confirmed); Brieske (Ball-Confirmed).

Umpires_Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Edwin Moscoso; Third, Nic Lentz.

T_2:32. A_34,084 (41,083).

Women’s Doubles

Semifinals Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Luisa Stefani (2), Brazil, def. Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and En-Shuo Liang (13), Taiwan, 7-5, 6-3.

Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Hanyu Guo (10), China, def. Xu Yifan and Xinyu Jiang, China, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Transactions Major League Baseball

American League ATHLETICS — Placed 3B Zack Gelof on the 10-day IL. Recalled 1B Joey Meneses from Las Vegas (PCL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated 1B Munetaka Murakami from the 10-day IL. Optioned 1B Jacob Gonzalez to Charlotte (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Kai-Wei Teng on a rehab assignment to FCL Astros.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated 1B Vinnie Pasquantino from the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Eli Morgan from Omaha (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Vince Velasquez on a minor league contract. Ooptioned CF Kameron Misner and RHP Jose Cuas to Omaha.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LF Kyler Fedko to St. Paul (IL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent RHP Steven Wilson on a rehab assignment to FCL Rays.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled OF Ryan Waldschmidt to Reno (PCL). Designated INF Pavin Smith for assignment.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Reinstated RHP Tyler Kinley from the paternity list. Optioned RHP Hurston Waldrep to Gwinnett (IL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes from the 10-day IL. Placed 2B Matt McLain on the 10-day IL retroactive to July 8.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Bryse Wilson. Designated RHP Easton McGee for assignment. Optioned LHP Drew Rom to Nashville (IL). Sent LHP Rob Zastryzny on a rehab assignment to Nashville.

NEW YORK METS — Placed 1B Mark Vientos on the 10-day IL. Designated RHP Dan Hammer for assignment. Selected the contract of SS Zack Short from Syracuse (IL).

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL July 11

1914 — Babe Ruth made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox and received credit for a 4-3 victory over Cleveland. He was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh, and Duffy Lewis’ single led to the winning run.

1944 — Phil Cavaretta set an All-Star game record by reaching base safely five straight times — triple, single, three walks — to lead the NL to a 7-1 victory over the AL at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

1950 — The All-Star game returned to Comiskey Park, the site of the first game, and was won by the NL 4-3 on Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning home run off Ted Gray. It was the first extra-inning All-Star game, the first time the NL won at an AL park and the first All-Star game shown on network television.

1961 — Despite a record seven errors and pitcher Stu Miller getting blown off the Candlestick Park mound by a gale wind, the NL edged the AL 5-4 in the first of two All-Star games played that year.

1967 — Tony Perez’s home run off Catfish Hunter in the 15th inning gave the NL a 2-1 win in the longest game in All-Star history. The game was played in California’s Anaheim Stadium.

1973 — Jim Northrup of Detroit hit two grand slams, batting in the leadoff spot, to lead the Tigers to a 14-3 romp over the Texas Rangers. Northrup became the sixth major leaguer to hit two basesloaded home runs in a game.

1978 — Steve Garvey keyed the NL’s 7-3 All-Star victory at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium with a game-tying, two-run single and a triple that sparked a four-run eighth inning.

1985 — Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros

became the first pitcher in major league history to reach the 4,000-strikeout mark when he fanned New York’s Danny Heep leading off the sixth inning. The Astros beat the Mets 4-3 in 12 innings on Bill Doran’s fifth hit of the game.

1995 — Jeff Conine’s solo shot in the eighth inning gave the NL a 3-2 victory in the All-Star game. Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza also homered for the NL. 2000 — Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored as the AL defeated the NL 6-3 in the All-Star game. Jeter became the first Yankee to win the All-Star game MVP. 2006 — With the American League down to its final strike, Michael Young hit a two-run triple off Trevor Hoffman for a 3-2 victory that kept the Americans unbeaten in Major League Baseball’s All-Star game for the past decade. The NL took a 2-1 lead into the ninth behind David Wright’s homer and some daring, old-style baserunning.

2009 — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and the Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in a 13-2 win at Houston.

2015 — The Marlins set a team record with 9 consecutive hits in the 7th inning of a 14-3 win over the Reds.

2023 — Having lost the last nine editions of the All-Star Game since 2012, the National League is victorious in the 2023 All-Star Game played at Seattle’sT-Mobile Park, 3 — 2, over the American League.

The key blow is a two-run homer by Elias Díaz off Félix Bautista in the 8th inning which puts the senior circuit ahead after a sacrifice fly by Bo Bichette had given the AL a 2 — 1 lead in the 6th. Díaz is named the winner of the Ted Williams Award as the game’s MVP.

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TODAY’S GAMES NORWAY VS. ENGLAND 4 p.m., FOX, Telemundo, Peacock | ARGENTINA VS. SWITZERLAND 8 p.m. FS1, Telemundo, Peacock

Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium

BY GREG BEACHAM AP sportswriter

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory on Friday.

Merino was the late hero for the second straight match for Spain, which will face tournament favorite France in the semifinals on Tuesday in the Dallas area.

“It will be a clash of giants,” Spain coach Luis De La Fuente said through a translator.

Merino came on in the 86th minute and scored on his second touch of the match, charging into the box and pouncing after Lammens spilled a rebound of Pau Cubarsí’s long shot.

The Arsenal forward also scored as a substitute early in injury time to secure Spain’s 1-0 victory over Portugal in the round of 16. This second clutch goal against an upset-minded Belgium sent La Roja to the semifinals for the first time since they won the World Cup in 2010.

“I’ve done this again, and it’s happened to me again, so it would seem that coincidence exists,” a smiling Merino said. “If you’re ready and you try, it can happen for you. I’m very, very

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL

Spain midfielder Mikel Merino celebrates scoring a goal during a World Cup quarterfinal match against Belgium on Friday in Inglewood, Calif. pleased.”

Lammens, the capable Manchester United keeper, was forced into the match in the 71st minute after longtime Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois left with an apparent thigh injury.

Courtois made four saves, but the Real Madrid keeper went down to the grass four minutes before his substitution. He re-

ceived treatment during the hydration break, but he left the match in tears.

Only Germany’s Manuel Neuer has played more World Cup matches than Courtois, while Lammens had not yet played at this year’s World Cup. Belgium desperately pressed for an equalizer in the final minutes with substitute forward Rom-

elu Lukaku leading the effort, but Aymeric Laporte acrobatically volleyed the best chance out of the box in the second minute of injury time.

Fabián Ruiz scored in the 30th minute for Spain, but Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere notched the first goal allowed by Spain in the entire World Cup in the 41st minute.

Spain remained unbeaten since March 2023 in a streak of 37 matches, while Belgium’s streak of 18 straight unbeaten matches ended.

After a cautious start from both teams in the World Cup’s second quarterfinal match, Spain broke through when Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro moved the the ball down the right side and got it to Dani Olmo, whose shot was stopped by Courtois. The rebound went straight to Ruiz, who hammered home his first goal of the tournament.

Ruiz was making his first start since Spain’s World Cup opener, replacing Pedri in the lineup in a mildly surprising tactical decision

by De La Fuente — whose later substitute decisions paid off even more.

Spain didn’t allow a goal in its first five matches at this year’s tournament, and goalkeeper Unai Simón hadn’t conceded in a World Cup-record 650 minutes dating to Qatar. The streaks

WORLD CUP GLANCE QUARTERFINAL Thursday’s game France 2, Morocco 0

Friday’s game

Spain 2, Belgium 1

Saturday’s games

Norway vs. England, 4 p.m.

Argentina vs. Switzerland, 8 p.m.

SEMIFINAL Tuesday

France vs. Spain, 2 p.m.

Wednesday TBD, 2 p.m.

3RD PLACE PLAYOFF July 18 TBD, 4 p.m.

FINAL July 19

TBD, 2 p.m

abruptly ended when De Ketelaere muscled past Cubarsí and headed home a cross from Timothy Castagne for Belgium’s tying goal.

Belgium hadn’t generated anything close to a strong scoring chance before the latest big moment for De Ketelaere, the Atalanta forward who scored two goals in Belgium’s 4-1 rout of the co-host U.S. on Monday.

Belgium captain Youri Tielemans was removed from the starting lineup after getting injured during warmups. He joined injured defender Amadou Onana on the sidelines, although Kevin De Bruyne returned for Belgium and started the match.

It’s England vs. Norway Messi, Argentina play upstart in the quarterfinals, Switzerland in quarterfinals with all eyes on Haaland

BY DAVE SKRETTA

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP sportswriter

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Everyone knows that England’s master plan coming into the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday will revolve around stopping Norway striker Erling Haaland.

As they would say in Norway, “Lykke til.” Translated: Good luck.

“Has anyone ever stopped Erling Haaland?” England midfielder Morgan Rogers asked, probably only somewhat rhetorically. “I’m not sure they have, but we’re going to try. You’re going to have to try.”

Stopping Haaland — who has seven goals in this year’s World Cup, one behind France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi for the most at the tournament — will be the primary subplot of the Norway-England match at Hard Rock Stadium.

Among the others: Haaland versus England’s Harry Kane in a striker showdown, a Norway team with no pressure versus an England team with enormous expectations, even British Airways versus Norwegian Air in a social media chirping battle. At stake for the teams is a berth in Wednesday’s semifinals, with the winner to face either Argentina or Switzerland.

“I think it’s Norway vs. England,” Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said Friday, after his team went through its final walk-through before perhaps the biggest match in the nation’s soccer history. “But I don’t think it’s a secret that Kane is matchleader No. 1 for England and Haaland is match-leader No. 1 for us.”

Indeed, there are two elite strikers in this game — not just one.

England coach Thomas Tuchel raved about Kane on Friday, and rightly so. Kane has six goals so far in this year’s World Cup. “He’s in the shape of his life and in the highest peak of his career,” Tuchel said.

When Haaland — who stands nearly 6-foot-5 — gets the ball in his preferred spots, opponents realize that stopping him is almost out of the question. He’s too big, too strong, too skilled, and the ball is almost certainly going to find its way into the back of the net.

England’s Nico O’Reilly — Haaland’s teammate at Manchester City — has seen it happen time and again. And if there is a solution to the Haaland problem, O’Reilly might have the closest possible thing to an answer.

His plan: Don’t let the ball get

to him.

“We all know what he’s like,” O’Reilly said. “He can score goals, he’s dangerous in the box, he’s a real threat. They need to get him the ball there first.”

Haaland — who didn’t play for Norway in its loss to France in the group stage — has gotten his goals in bunches in this tournament. Against Iraq, his two goals came 14 minutes apart. Against Senegal, his two goals were 10 minutes apart. Against Brazil, his two goals were 11 minutes apart.

He was born in England; his father was playing for Leeds at that time. And Haaland certainly sees the significance.

“It’s a special game, definitely,” Haaland said. “I think, for me, it’s super special because I play in England and I’m born in England and I’ll be playing against (Manchester City) teammates and everything.”

It’s not just Haaland in that friends-turned-foes spot. There are nine players for Norway who play for clubs in England, so there will obviously be familiarity between the sides on Saturday.

“Everything is on the line,” O’Reilly said. “Everything is at stake.”

Both teams riding high The teams got to Saturday’s match in dramatic fashions, with Norway holding off perennial power and five-time World Cup champion Brazil 2-1 and England going into Mexico City and stunning previously unbeaten — and unscoredupon — co-host Mexico 3-2.

Both sides have acknowledged that coming down from the high of such wins took a little extra time.

“We discussed that we need to put the drama and the emotions of the Mexico game behind us,” England forward Bukayo Saka said.

“Now we need to focus on Norway, which is going to be another tough challenge, a different challenge, and we’re fully focused.”

They might be close to fully loaded, too.

Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Reece James, all sidelined in recent days, trained Friday and Tuchel said he anticipates having a “full choice” awaiting him when the lineup for Saturday gets decided. England will be without defender Jarell Quansah as he begins serving his two-match suspension that was handed down after he got red-carded against Mexico in the round of 16.

AP sportswriter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On one side of the field will be Argentina, the defending World Cup champions, boasting a roster that features the likes of Lautaro Martinez, Julián Alvarez and, of course, Lionel Messi, perhaps the greatest player of his generation.

On the other side, Switzerland.

Yes, the final quarterfinal match Saturday night could hardly seem a bigger mismatch.

Argentina has the glitz and the glamor, to say nothing of the stars and the trophies, while the Swiss have never even reached the World Cup semifinals; in fact, they haven’t been to the quarterfinals since 1954, when they lost to Austria in a tournament they hosted.

But anything can happen on the field as Argentina and the rest of the world learned when the three-time champions struggled to beat Cape Verde, and when La Albiceleste had to rally from a 2-0 deficit in the final 11 minutes to beat Egypt on Tuesday. And that has given hope to a Switzerland team that beat Colombia on penalty kicks to earn a date with the Argentines at Arrowhead Stadium.

“We know Argentina has many fine qualities. Few talk about the Swiss qualities,” defensive midfielder and team captain Granit Xhaka said Friday. “Tomorrow we will talk on the pitch, and we will show what we can do, and everything else doesn’t matter.”

The winner will play either Norway or England on Wednesday in Atlanta for a spot in the World Cup final.

“It’s obviously a very tough challenge,” Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji said, “but I think we’re ready. I think we can play against any opponent and make it hard for them. We know it’s going to be difficult but we’re going to give our best.”

Everything starts on defense for Switzerland, which has allowed only three goals in five matches, and which shut out Luis Díaz and Colombia for 120 minutes in the round of 16. The job of stopping Messi’s charmed World Cup will fall on the shoulders of Xhaka and Akanji, along with Remo Freuler, Nico Elvedi and goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

Meanwhile, La Albiceleste is riding an 11-match World Cup unbeaten streak dating to 2022 in Qatar, and they’ve scored multi-

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Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Argentina’s second goal during a round of 16 match against Egypt on Tuesday in Atlanta. ple goals in each of those games, which ties them with Uruguay for the longest such streak in tournament history.

Messi, who had a hat trick against Algeria in a group match at Arrowhead Stadium, is even with France forward Kylian Mbappe with eight goals apiece in their race for the Golden Boot.

The 39-year-old Argentina captain has scored a record 21 goals in his World Cup career, and that includes at least one in a record six consecutive knockout matches.

Messi’s goal against Egypt leveled the game in the 83rd minute before Enzo Fernández delivered the winner in stoppage time.

“Especially for those players on the bench, the players who watch Lionel Messi play and can’t believe what they’re watching — he should be a role model for them,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “He tries again and again, and I get goosebumps.”

He might give goosebumps to his own side, but Messi sends a different kind of chill through the opposition.

“I don’t know that we can stop him over 90 minutes. It’s going to be difficult,” Xhaka said. “But we have to be smart, compact, close the gaps and not give him too many spaces. We just try to play our game.”

going into the match, but Switzerland will once again be without midfielder Johan Manzabi because of a knee injury. The SC Freiburg star scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the group stage.

“We tried everything we could to get him back in peak form,” Switzerland coach Murat Yakin said.

“Momentum was on his side, and there was so much joy when he plays, and he has his teammates by his side. Everything worked out so well for him until now.”

Reprieve from weather in K.C. One of the big concerns for games in Kansas City had been the weather, not only because of severe storms in the Heartland but also heat indexes that frequently top triple digits in the summer. But temps should be in the upper 80s Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) for the start of the match with only a slight chance of precipitation.

Eyes on the referees

Several games throughout the World Cup have found the spotlight cast on the referee, but FIFA decided to turn attention there before this match began.

Usually, FIFA tries to appoint referees from different confederations to avoid any potential bias. But it will be João Pinheiro of Portugal — like Switzerland, a UEFA nation — who will be Injury outlook for Switzerland monitoring the action Saturday Argentina appears to be healthy night.

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LeBron to Warriors? Clark’s physical play continues to Curry shares his pitch stoke debate about fair officiating

BY JOSEPH DYCUS

Bay Area News Group (TNS) As he prepares for the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe, Warriors star Steph Curry fielded questions Thursday about the Warriors’ offseason.

The most notable topic of conversation at Edgewood Tahoe was a move the Warriors have not yet made.

Golden State is a candidate to sign longtime nemesis LeBron James as an unrestricted free agent.

Steph Curry, 38, said he did not have an exact percentage that he could ascribe to the Warriors’ chances of signing James, but he already had his reasoning for why the Bay Area would be the perfect landing spot for the league’s alltime leading scorer.

“The pitch is we want to play good basketball and be around people that know how to play the game,” Curry said, sitting next to the past two ACC tournament champions, tennis player Mardy Fish and former Sharks captain Joe Pavelski. “Hopefully, raise our floor on our competitiveness this year. We’re an organization that’s been there and he knows that. It’s self-explanatory. It’s just a matter of where he sees himself fitting, and at the end of the day, that’s up to him.”

He also noted that the Bay Area has plenty of great golf, Curry’s top pastime and one James has been taking up more.

On a recent podcast by James’ agent, Rich Paul, the Warriors were listed among 10 teams with a realistic shot at signing his client.

The Warriors have run most of last season’s roster back this offseason after going 37-45 and being bounced in the play-in tournament.

They re-signed Kristaps Porzingis, De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford on two-year deals and agreed to terms with backup center Charles Bassey on a one-year deal Thursday, just after losing Quentin Post to Memphis. Aside from drafting Yaxel Lendeborg No. 11 overall, have not brought

in any outside talent. Curry is fine with the steady approach.

“It’s great to get KP back, it’s great to get Melton back,” the twotime MVP said. “We’re in a very unique situation because Jimmy’s hurt and Moses is hurt, and they’re going to miss a good amount of the season. You’ve got to try to hold the fort down until those guys get back because we do have an idea of who we could be with them.”

Curry and James met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-18, with the Warriors winning three series and the Cavaliers coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the other.

After so many legendary battles — and a thrilling stretch as teammates at the 2024 Paris Olympics — Curry saw the appeal in ending their careers on the same team.

“Until probably two, three years ago, it was like a pipe dream question or even a thought. That is part of the allure,” Curry said, “For him going into his 24th season, and me going to my 18th, and the battles that we’ve had, that would be such a unique story in NBA history. But it’s a little premature right now to talk about it.”

As for the work on the Edgewood resort course, Curry said he’d love to play a round with James in Tahoe, where he won the tournament in 2023 and finished fifth last season.

“I missed it during the Olympics in ’24, but coming back, you just have higher expectations now ’cause you’ve actually won it,” Curry said. “I think that’s good and it’s also dangerous because you kind of want to stay composed in the first round and just enjoy yourself and let it come to you.

“I have so much fun in competition with these guys — they bring the best out of you. But more so than just the golf, it’s just the camaraderie out here. You know the guys who have a legitimate shot at it and you just want to be there on Sunday just to have a chance.”

Wednesday and Thursday were the celebrity pro-am, with the three-day tournament scored in a modified Stableford format beginning Friday.

BY MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Conversations about whether Caitlin Clark is getting officiated fairly in the WNBA can be polarizing as fans, players, coaches and even lawmakers have opinions about whether the league needs to take some action about the physical play.

Congress is looking for answers

by July 24.

“Millions of casual fans now tune in to watch her play,” 11 members of the House Republican Study Committee wrote in a letter sent to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Englebert. “Unfortunately, what they too often witness is not simply aggressive competition, but repeated acts of physical hostility and violence.

Clark has been hip-checked, poked in the eye and struck in the throat during games.

“These incidents go far beyond routine physical play, yet the WNBA and its officiating have too often failed to address these unacceptable incidents and hold players accountable.”

It’s the latest chapter in the Clark saga about whether league officials must do more to protect one of the WNBA’s top players from unnecessarily aggressive physical contact.

The letter was sent two weeks after Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas made contact with her fist to Clark’s throat in a June 24 game. Thomas was not called for a foul on the play during the game, but the league subsequently upgraded the play to a flagrant foul and suspended her one game for “recklessly making contact with her fist.”

League officials have not yet issued a statement in response.

Thomas has called the play a “complete accident,” adding that she has received death threats since the incident. Clark and her coach, Stephanie White, an ardent defender of Clark, have condemned threats levied at Thomas.

The 24-year-old Iowa alum has helped increase WNBA ticket sales and driven women’s basket-

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, right, drives on Atlanta Dream guard Te-Hina Paopao during a game on June 18 in Indianapolis. ball television ratings to unprecedented heights with her play.

However, many conversations around her tap into a variety of combustible hot-button topics, including race, officiating, money and politics. Clark has largely managed to thrive, but can’t completely escape the noise.

“I think sometimes people think I’m a robot. I’m not a robot,” she said. “It can be really frustrating to me at times. I’m 24 years old trying to navigate a lot. I’ve been in this world for four years now — and you would never change any of it — but there are times that it is hard. And there are times when it affects me a little bit more than I do put on. I think it’s important that people remember that part of it, too.”

Lawmakers also suggested in their letter that government agencies such as the Department of Justice should investigate if discrimination or retaliation are creating a hostile work environment in the WNBA. Fever officials said in a statement that neither Clark nor team officials have been in contact with the Congressional group and that they were unaware of the letter before its release.

Clark is one of the league’s most popular players, but she’s also one of the most polarizing — even amongst her peers.

Fans made her the No. 2 votegetter for next week’s All-Star Game while Clark’s fellow players ranked her 11th among league guards — something three-time WNBA champ and Hall of Famer Candace Parker took exception with.

“If you’re sitting down and putting Caitlin Clark as the 11th best guard ... y’all need to go to a therapist and figure out what childhood issues you have,” Parker wrote on social media.

Clark instantly became the face of the league from the moment she was drafted first overall in 2024, before ever playing a pro game and even though she had not won an NCAA championship.

To accommodate her fan base, opponents moved games from home arenas to larger venues, which generated more revenue.

Fever games quickly became a regular feature on national television even though Indiana missed the playoffs from 2016-23.

Clark supporters say her immediate notoriety created resentment among WNBA veterans and has led to the hard fouls that cross the line.

Opponents counter that because of Clark’s ability to shoot the ball and beat opponents with her ballhandling, players defending her try to be as physical as a referee will allow to slow her down.

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zodIAC cAncER (June 21-July 22) Opportunity requires doing your part to investigate what's possible. Waiting for someone to do the work for you leads to unfulfilled dreams and disappointment. Be your own bestie.

LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Test the water, focus on what's favorable and head in a direction that makes you feel content and happy to be alive. Surround yourself with people who make you think.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Take a second look at what's available to you before you take a leap of faith. You may want to redirect your energy into something more stable and reassuring regarding your lifestyle.

LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) Taking advantage of opportunities that lead to interesting partnerships or encounters with those doing something that you see yourself participating in will encourage you to go the distance. scoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) An observant attitude will prompt you to improve your standards, qualifications and prospects. Dig into what's trending, and apply your skills and experience to ensure you stay ahead of challenges. sAGIttARIus (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Confront what isn't working for you. Concentrate on your lifestyle, and ensure you find peace of mind from your surroundings and those you hang out with. cAPRIcoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Take better care of yourself. Don't follow the crowd or give in to temptation. Impul-

sive actions will lead to regret. When in doubt, take a pass. Pay attention.

AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) A change of scenery will give you back your spark and reunite you with your dreams.

Don't be too quick to let outside influences step in and take over. You must satisfy your needs.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) Take a break, venture out, find your circle and enjoy your day. Focus on health and your emotional well-being. A spa day or an activity that brings out the best in you will help you put your life in perspective.

ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Dream it, believe it and follow through. Actions speak louder than words. Put your plans in motion, and stop worrying about what others think, say or do. tAuRus (April 20-May 20) Stick close to home, and turn your place into a comfort zone where you can relax, formulate your next move and feel free from the stress and tension that outside influences have on you.

GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Send a message to those you want to back away from and those you want to spend more time with. How you use your time is instrumental in getting what you want out of life.

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By PHILLIP ALDER Jimmy Carter, in his farewell presidential address, said, “Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities — not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.”

Bridge is full of rules that need to be taken with a large pinch of salt. Always treat each deal on its own merits; do not thoughtlessly assume that the “textbook” play will be right.

How does that apply to this deal? South is in three no-trump. West leads his fourth-highest heart. South takes East’s 10 with his king and runs the diamond 10.

What should happen after that?

South did not like to open one no-trump with two unstopped suits, but he had no more accurate sequence available.

The books recommend returning partner’s suit in no-trump — and it is true that that will be right much more often than not. (In a suit contract, shifting will be better a lot of the time.) But if East does that here, South will take the trick with his heart ace and drive out West’s diamond ace. West may shift to a club, but declarer plays low from the dummy and loses only two diamonds and two clubs.

Instead, East should pause for thought at trick three. Surely West has the diamond ace, because if South had that card, he would have cashed it before trying the diamond finesse. And if West is about to

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID SEALED PROPOSALS AS LISTED BELOW WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE: PURCHASING DEPARTMENT LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER 433 BOLIVAR STREET, 6TH FLOOR ROOM 623 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 UNTIL TIMES AND DATES INDICATED, AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE THE PROPOSALS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ: BID WILL BE OPENED AND PUBLICLY READ ON JULY 30, 2026 AT 2:00 PM FOR DENTAL SUPPLIES SOLICITATION NUMBER: 002994 BUYER: DEBORAH HOLMES SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT OR https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/OSP/LaPAC/Agency/ outMain.cfm THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO REJECT AND ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES, LSUHSC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. DEBORAH HOLMES PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST dholme2@lsuhsc.edu 504-568-2598 193764-jul 11-1t $41.05 PUBLIC NOTICE --Downtown Development District of the City of New Orleans RFP # 2026 – 5135 – 51/52 – 50 The mission of the Down‐ town Development Dis‐ trict of the City of New Orleans (DDD) is to drive the development of Downtown New Orleans and be the catalyst for a prosperous, stimulating, innovative heart of the Crescent City.

Notice is hereby given that the DDD has issued a Request for Proposals for Labor and Mainte‐ nance Services (Holiday Lighting and Banners) within the 160 Blocks of the DDD. Proposals must be submitted electroni‐ cally via a shared folder using Microsoft OneDrive, a cloud-based program. The Downtown Development District of New Orleans will not ac‐ cept hard copy submis‐ sions at this time. Re‐ spondents who wish to submit a proposal must send a request to access a shared folder to cbourg@downtown‐ nola.com. Include in your request the company name, primary contact name and phone num‐ ber, and the email ad‐ dresses of the individu‐ als who will be allowed access to the e-folder. In response to your re‐ quest, you will receive a link to the shared folder and instructions on how to upload your proposal and how to organize it for easy viewing by the scoring committee. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be held Tuesday, July 21st, 2026, at 2PM at 201 St. Charles Avenue, 39th Floor, Board

CEMETERY PLOTS Westlawn Cemetery Mausoleum, in the Chapel. Corr IV, Tier A, holds 6 interments $17,500. 504-259-0505 FURNITURE China Cabinet, excellent condition, like new, cream & beige $250. New Queen Bed, mattress set included $175. Text or Call 504-539-0755 FURNITURE Gray Electric Leather Recliner, Lift to standing position for handicap.

Perfect condition. $400 (504) 840-9756 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies beaut. 10k-14k gold diamond cross & chn $350 504-994-7385

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Clustered Heart Ring Must See $350 504-994-7385 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies Beautiful 10k Gold Diamond Cluster Ring Must See! $350 (504) 994-7385 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies beautiful 10k gold diamond wishbone ring. $300. 504-994-7385 MISC FOR SALE Mens gorgeous black & gold Saints jacket, size XXL, must see! $300 (504) 994-7385

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NEW ORLEANS 1305 Constantinople St., Sat/Sun 10a-4p, glassware, dishes, curios, small appliances, woman's apparel & more!

WANT TO BUY Old Records 33's, 45's & 78's. All types of music. Call 985-259-1889 CEMETERY CRYPT Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery, Belle Chasse. Holds 4 interments + 4 addt'l. $13,850. Call 504-458-2681

CEMETERY PLOTS Lake Lawn Main Mausoleum S. Unit#3, Tier A (ground) 3 Place Abby. 6 Burial Plots $17,000.

504-982-0388 CEMETERY PLOTS Mausoleum Crypt located at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Phase VII, Single Unit, Pristine, Peaceful location.

Valued at $7,500, asking $6.5k Transfer fees are Buyers responsibility. Call/Text Lisa M. (832) 444-8007.

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Proposal re‐ sponses must be up‐ loaded to an assigned shared folder and re‐ ceived no later than Fri‐ day July 31st, 2026 at 2:00pm Central Time.

Bid Documents may be obtained online by con‐ tacting the Public Safety and Operations Division of the DDD at 504-784cbourg@dow 9454 or ntownnola.com.

All responses must be submitted in accordance with the RFP bid docu‐ ments. The DDD reserves the right to accept or re‐ ject any and all items or portions of items re‐ ceived.

193019-jul 3-4-5-10-11-1217-18-19-9t $273.33 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Louisiana Office of State Parks is requesting proposals for a PublicPrivate Partnership pro‐ ject to design, construct, and operate a high-qual‐ ity recreational vehicle campground and related amenities. For more in‐ formation go to opportu‐ nitiesinlouisiana.com.

LEGAL NOTICE. SUCCES‐ SION OF AARON BROWN, No. 656-517, Div. “G,” 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that Linda H. Brown, Administratrix, has filed an Amended Final Tableau of Distribu‐ tion and Petition for Ho‐ mologation. No cash dis‐ tributions are proposed.

Property at 2093 Benedict Drive, Marrero, LA 70072 to be sold by judicial sale. The Tableau may be homologated after 7 days from publication.

Oppositions must be filed before homologa‐ tion. Hearing: August 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Division “G,” 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA. Contact: Con‐ nie P. Trieu, Trieu Law LLC, (504) 301-4525.

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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).

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In accordance with the provisions of Act 953 of the 2026 Session of the Louisiana Legislature, notice is given that St. John Parish Assessor Lu‐ cien Gauff, III intends to increase his compensa‐ tion by an amount not to exceed five percent an‐ nually through calendar year 2029.

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the father of L.D.P.H. born to A.Z.H. in September 2015, contact attorney Betty Maury at 504-4756522.

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$1,150,000 700 Magazine St, Unit 204 • Warehouse District $1,150,000

Exquisitely restored circa-1880s French Creole residence with soaring ceilings, original heart-pine floors, ornate moldings, exposed brick, decorative mantels, and classic double parlors. Modern updates blend seamlessly with historic charm. Private guest suites with separate gated access offer excellent income potential, making this an exceptional investment opportunity.

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This unique residence, recently featured in Elle Décor, is a sophisticated 1 Bed, 1.5 Bath Condo with a huge 398 SqFt garden terrace, fully landscaped overlooking Girod Street with view of the river. Luxury Primary Suite w/ en-suite, top-of-the-line appliances in gourmet kitchen, white oak hardwood flooring plus 1 interior parking space.

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Contributing writer The resurgence of midcentury modern architecture and the clean aesthetic it entails has resulted in a renewed interest in terrazzo flooring. This is a welcome trend for businesses that install, service and care for the flooring material that was all but defunct in new home construction just a few years ago.

Terrazzo evolved from centuries-old Venetian marble mosaics used in the mid-15th century.

It was created when resourceful Venetian mosaic workers discovered a way to reuse marble remnants. With odd-sized chips, they

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began to build terraces around their living quarters.

Techniques for leveling these surfaces progressed from rubbing with a stone by hand to the development of a long-handled, weighted grinding stone called a “galera.” The first sealer for terrazzo was discovered when workers noticed that a coating of goat milk brought out the rich colors and sheen of the marble.

Today, this environmentally friendly material offers exceptional design versatility, durability and is low maintenance.

Thanks to its long life cycle, terrazzo is among the most costeffective flooring options available.

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INSIDE SOURCES InsideOut recently sat down with Clyde Martin III, president of Terrazzo Masters. The company was established as American Tile and Terrazzo Co. Inc. in 1957 by Giuseppe “Joe” Lovisa and three other Northern Italian immigrants who understood the terrazzo craft.

There is no formal schooling for this technique — through mentorship, one can learn how to create attractive and durable walkways, floors, patios, panels and specialty installations by exposing stone chips and other fine aggregates on the surface of finished concrete or epoxy resin.

In 2016, the company rebranded as Terrazzo Masters to better express the passion and skill required to produce the uniquely beautiful surfaces its craftspeople create, install and refurbish. The company now has third-generation family members engaged and has seen a pronounced increase in business during the past five years.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

To what do you attribute the reemergence of terrazzo as a residential building material?

Terrazzo naturally follows

Terrazzo is a low-cost flooring option with a long life cycle. There is no formal schooling for creating, installing and refurbishing terrazzo flooring.

The craft is taught through mentorship.

the midcentury modern design themes of indoor-outdoor flow, large glass doors and windows, and connecting living areas to patios and yards, bringing nature directly inside.

In addition to renovation and restoration work, we have seen a very large increase in

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new residential construction using terrazzo. We offer a full “Terrazzo Design Studio” to respond to the resurgence in the residential and retail markets. It is available to architects and designers who may be unfamiliar with the product and the processes of creating

and caring for it.

How should homeowners care for their terrazzo on a routine basis?

Simply dust mop or vacuum, damp mop, buff, (and) burnish or polish for a higher sheen.

When is it time to call a professional?

To perform a biannual or annual deep clean, reapply sealer

and buff.

What is the average cost per square foot to restore terrazzo?

Full restoration would be in the $3 to $5 range.

Jyl Benson writes about homes and gardens. Email her at jylbenson@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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After Tropical Storm Arthur brought 14 tornadoes to south Louisiana and Mississippi last month, one of New Orleans’ National Historic Landmarks was hit hard and is still picking up the pieces.

Early on June 18, a tornado raked across Longue Vue House and Gardens, which sits on the edge of the Lakewood neighborhood near Old Metairie.

It caused damage to over 175 cubic yards of the property, including the Wild Garden, Canal Garden, Overlook, East Lawn, Pine Drive and Oak Allée.

Five mature and 15 young trees were lost, along with over 200 shrubs and plants, and 14 pots. Around 20 to 40 trees also lost significant foliage, and there was damage to fencing, a fountain and a set of historic shutters.

Executive Director Stella “Baty” Landis said the destruction was far worse than any recent major storm, including Hurricane Ida. “I was present during Ida, and while the city as a whole took a substantial hit, resulting in a site closure, Longue Vue specifically fared worse on June 18,” Landis said.

As the first person on-site at Longue Vue each day, head gardener Leigh Gradiz said she pulled up to 7 Bamboo Road that morning to find tons of scattered debris. She quickly realized a tornado had hit, and the true scale of the cleanup ahead sank in.

“Most of the smaller plants that had things fall on top of them will bounce back,” Gradiz said. “The trees will take longer to recover.”

She plans to work closely with curators on garden restoration planning, ensuring historic appropriateness to all new plantings, including tree replace-

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Longue Vue House and Gardens head gardener Leigh Gradiz sits next to the remains of a magnolia tree that fell during Tropical Storm Arthur.

Gradiz says while many of the smaller plants will bounce back quickly at Longue Vue, ‘the trees will take longer to recover.’ ments.

“We’ll also be paying attention to the plants on the ground because, with some of the canopy gone, certain areas are going to get a lot more sunlight,” Gradiz said. “Some plants will do better with those changes, while others may struggle, so we will need to adapt as we try to find the right balance to keep those landscapes healthy.”

The historic home’s HVAC system was also damaged. The staff was initially worried that

high humidity levels could impact art and archival collections. As branches continue to break off from large trees, they’re monitoring structures and the main house roof.

In the first two weeks after the tornado, Longue Vue raised $75,000 and saw an influx of volunteers. The team is awaiting insurance proceeds but is preparing for $200,000 in storm-related costs beyond what insurance will cover.

So far, the donated funds have helped Longue Vue remove nine storm-battered trees and rescue dozens of additional trees through pruning and stabilization. Three industrial dehumidifiers were purchased to preserve the home’s interior.

Longue Vue is a prime example of 20th-century landscape design and architecture. Its lush gardens were designed by one of America’s first female landscape designers, Ellen Shipman. Visitors can enjoy specialty tours, a plant-based cafe and community workshops and events.

Longue Vue is still raising money to help cover expenses at longuevue.com/tornado. Another way to support recovery efforts is to visit Longue Vue, which is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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As Gibbs Construction turns 50, it’s ready to invest in talent, technology and the future of New Orleans

By Amanda McElfresh | amcelfresh@theadvocate.com This article is brought to you by Gibbs Construction.

Since July 4, 1976, Gibbs Construction has helped shape New Orleans’ skyline with involvement in some of its most recognizable landmarks – the Caesars Superdome, the Smoothie King Center, Audubon Institute’s Cool Zoo, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, among others.

The five-decade milestone isn’t a time for the company to rest on its laurels, though. Instead, Owner and Chief Executive Officer Lauren Gibbs is focused on the future of the family-owned business – one centered on developing talent, embracing technology and bringing projects to life that will shape the region for decades to come.

“The construction industry is dynamic.

Things are changing all the time. We’ve found the way to not just survive but thrive is to stay nimble and adaptive while holding to effective processes,” Gibbs said. “It’s also a hard business, with a lot of competing interests and priorities.

Through all of it, we commit to making the decision that’s right for the project, even when that decision isn’t the easy one or the one in our favor.”

Being nimble and adaptive is increasingly important as artificial intelligence has become more widespread, with new applications constantly emerging. Gibbs said that as recently as two years ago, she was cautious about using AI in construction. But, she learned more about it and found that the benefits outweigh the potential disadvantages. Now, Gibbs Construction is increasingly incorporating AI into its work.

“We’re trying to approach AI intelligently, with intentional training and taking advantage of its biggest strengths,” she said.

“I think that with the right training, AI can sharpen your mind, provide context and give you clarity around what is important.

I don’t want to see people use AI to cut corners or ignore steps humans need to take. But, I’m really excited about the coaching we’re doing around it and I think AI will ultimately move the company in a positive direction.”

As its embraces technology, Gibbs said the approximately 65 employees who make up the Gibbs Construction team remain its greatest asset. The company largely hires recent college graduates or early-career professionals, then works with them closely to develop their skills, abilities and confidence.

“I want Gibbs Construction to be the builder of choice because we are the employer of choice. It’s easy for owners and developers to choose us when they know we have a great team,” Gibbs said. “We want to maintain a culture where people feel like they can ask questions and grow as part of a team.”

Pictured above are Matt Moore, President (left), Lauren Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer (center) and Larry Gibbs, Founder (right).

That same long-term mindset is applied to some of the company’s current and upcoming projects. Groundbreaking will take place this year on a multifamily housing project in the River District, a project Gibbs said will be transformational for that area of the city. Gibbs is also heavily involved in the redevelopment of the former Clearview Mall site in Metairie. A standalone Zea Rotisserie & Bar built by Gibbs opens this summer. Later this year, plans call for a redevelopment and revitalization of the space.

In addition, the new Bonella A. St. Ville School is under construction in Harvey.

“Schools are my favorite type of construction. I love them from both the technical side and the community impact side,” Gibbs said. “From a construction standpoint, you get to build something that has a commercial kitchen, art spaces, gyms and classrooms. You don’t get to do all of those things in one building very often, so that’s a fun challenge. Aside from that, I believe schools truly transform lives. I’m grateful anytime we are involved in one.”

One key principle at Gibbs Construction has always been to ensure its projects become part of the surrounding neighborhood. As a respected business leader, Gibbs encourages others to embrace that same philosophy. That means advocating for everything from better night lighting and a larger tree canopy to more early childhood development opportunities and a stronger ecosystem for local small business owners.

“To stay competitive in economic development, I think New Orleans needs to focus on quality of life for its residents,” she said. “For businesses to thrive, we need to be attractive to the people who work for those businesses.

We know we are in a prime location along the Mississippi River with great history, culture, food and music. New Orleans is not going away anytime soon.

I’m excited to be a part of the new initiatives and energy around the city led by Mayor Helena Moreno. I think things are moving in the right direction and I know Gibbs will be a part of some great projects in the future.”

Gibbs Construction has expertise in general contracting, design-build, renovations and ground-up construction, positioning it to partner with clients to bring projects from concept to completion. Known for skilled craftsmanship, strong project management and a commitment to safety, quality and on-time delivery, Gibbs serves a wide range of industries with reliable, results-driven solutions that are built to last. Visit gibbsconstruction.com to learn more.

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GREEN THUMB GARDEN TIPS

HARVEST HERBS: Remember to harvest herbs such as mints, basil, rosemary, lemon balm and Mexican tarragon regularly to keep the plants shapely and under control. Some herbs, such as thyme, sage and lavender, tolerate heat and rain poorly and may not be doing well now as a result.

GROWING PAINS: A long growing season and rapid growth often lead to overgrown beds this time of year.

Feel free to trim bedding plants and tropicals to keep them under control.

Stake or otherwise support plants that need it.

WATCH FOR WEBWORMS: Webworms are caterpillars that form tents of webbing at the ends of the branches of various trees (especially pecans).Although webworms look terrible, they will not significantly damage the trees they infest.The trees will recover even if you do not control the webworms. If control is needed, spray with a product containing BT (Dipel,Thuricide), spinosad or other labeled insecticides. Make sure the caterpillars are still present in the webs before you spray.

LAWN CARE: If you haven’t fertilized your lawn since last April, you may do so again this month.This is especially important for lawns that are weak, low in vigor or need to grow to repair damage.

GET PRUNING: If you need to prune your hydrangeas or gardenias, now’s the time to get this done. Old green hydrangea flower heads can be cut, hung upside down and dried.They make attractive additions to dried flower arrangements and decorations.

Introducing gardening to children is a great summer project.

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Keep the kids busy during the summer with lessons in the garden By midsummer, many adults are thinking of ways to entertain their children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews until school begins. Why not start a gardening project? You can introduce your youngsters to the joys of gardening, and at the same time, exercise their bodies and brains.

Given the temperatures, do most of your work in the cooler early morning and late afternoon. Don’t

forget to take frequent breaks, drink plenty of water and use sunblock and mosquito repellent.

To be successful during the summer months, focus on plants that will thrive in our hot, humid climate. There is a good selection of flowers, vegetables and herbs that can be grown now. Whatever you decide to grow, start with a wellprepared bed.

First, the basics To prepare a garden bed, remove any weeds or grass from the area.

Next, dig the soil to a depth of 8 inches. For small children, this can be a physically difficult task, and your assistance will be required.

Try to find tools designed for kids,

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Trees damaged by citrus leaf miner insects will bounce back

BY DAN GILL

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The new growth of my satsuma and lemon trees (both planted two years ago) is all deformed, and it looks like Garden silvery trails are running through them. advice Some of the leaves are curled and twisted. It’s really made a mess of the new growth. What is going on and is there anything I can do? — Bob This damage is caused by citrus leaf miner insects. The adult citrus leaf miner is a tiny moth. The female moth lays her eggs on tender, new growth of citrus just as it emerges in mid- to late summer.

After the larvae hatch, they enter the leaf and feed on the inside, creating a silver sheen, serpentine trails and twisted, deformed leaves. The larvae eventually emerge from the leaf and make a pupal chamber by folding the edge of the leaf down and securing it with silk.

Spraying may not be particularly effective by the time most home gardeners realize there is a problem and decide to do something.

Insecticides will not take away damage that has already occurred.

Fortunately, the damage looks a lot worse than it is.

Affected trees generally recover very well and little or no reduction in harvest occurs on productive trees. Given that the damage is mostly cosmetic, most people choose not to spray.

If you decide to reduce leaf miner damage, begin spraying the insecticide spinosad as soon as you notice new growth

Tropical Storm Arthur. The leaves are turning yellow and brown, and the fruit is getting wrinkly. In your opinion, is it waterlogged, attacked by a fungus or both? Thank you. — Nancy All the rain produced by Tropical Storm Arthur is the major issue. Heavy rain over several days keeps the soil saturated, depriving the roots of the oxygen they need. This stresses the roots, affecting their ability to absorb water and making them susceptible to being attacked by organisms in the soil (water molds).

These organisms kill the roots, causing a disease called root rot.

When the roots are oxygendeprived and killed by root rot, they no longer absorb water properly. This leaves FILE PHOTO BY EMILY SLACK the plant thirsty (even though there is adequate moisture in Adult citrus leaf miner insects the soil). will lay eggs on tender, new The resulting symptoms growth of citrus just as it include wilting foliage, yellow emerges in mid- to late and dropping leaves, brown leaves and leaf edges and summer. shriveling fruit.

Unfortunately, there is nothemerging. Continue to spray ing we can treat an infected regularly following label directions until the new growth plant with to control root rot, matures and turns dark green. and it is often fatal.

U-La-La (also known as SuI have a 4-foot-tall U-La-La avocado plant I bought from Harold’s Plants per Hass) is a great avocado in New Orleans. It looks bad after the variety for home planting. It recent heavy rains and flooding from is relatively cold hardy (to

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If you lose this tree and want to replace it, plant it in another location with better drainage or in a raised mound.

I’m seeing a fine webbing on the bark of my oak tree. Is this something I need to be concerned about? — Joe The webbing you see is produced by tiny insects called psocids or bark lice. These insects are harmless to the tree, and there is no need for concern. Psocids eat bits of organic matter on the bark of

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much to apply in that size area.

If the child is old enough, let Continued from page 8 them do the math.

Then, spread a 2-to-4-inch layer of organic matter over the area, such as compost, as it is safer and easier for them to use tools of the proper bagged manure, chopped leaves or grass clippings. size.

Thoroughly incorporate everyAfter the soil is turned, sprinkle a light application of thing into the soil by turning it a complete fertilizer, such as in with a shovel or tiller.

15-5-10, over the area followExplain to the child why you need to add fertilizer and ing package directions. To do organic matter to the soil. A this properly, you must know simple answer would be that the square footage of the bed, which is a great math exercise. the fertilizer provides the To figure this out, multiply the nutrients that plants need.

You could compare fertilizer length by the width. For example, a bed that is 5 feet long to vitamins. Just as getting enough vitamins is important and 3 feet wide is 15 square to our growth, fertilizers make feet. Check the label for how

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the plants healthier and more productive.

Mention that although we incorrectly call fertilizers “plant food,” plants make their own food through a remarkable process called photosynthesis. This is when plants absorb the energy of the sun and use it to create the food they need. A simple way to express this to a child is to say, “Plants eat light. They are solar powered.”

The organic matter also adds nutrients, but more importantly, it improves the soil so the roots will grow better. Organic matter helps create air spaces and aids in the drainage of excess water. The air spaces allow oxygen to be present at levels needed to maintain a healthy root system. Loose soil also helps the roots grow through it more easily.

Most kids are familiar with the recycling of aluminum, paper and glass. Introduce them to the recycling of organic yard waste through composting. Compost is a valuable soil amendment that you can easily make yourself with grass clippings, leaves and vegetable and fruit peelings from the kitchen. The LSU AgCenter has excellent information covering composting online.

You may choose to grow the garden in a large container.

This is less labor-intensive in

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A few weeks after you plant, you should begin to fertilize.

Use your favorite watersoluble fertilizer or a slowrelease formulation. Follow label directions and repeat as indicated.

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There is also the option of building a raised bed to create a garden. Although it takes effort and materials to construct it, the maintenance is easier than in-ground beds.

You can start your plants with seeds or purchase transplants from nurseries (try both ways). The plants marked with an asterisk (*) are easily grown from relatively large seeds which children can handle when planting. Those without an asterisk are best purchased as transplants.

Flowers that will grow well in the summer include angelonia, marigold*, zinnia*, lantana, periwinkle, portulaca, verbena, sunflower*, gomphrena, wishbone flower, balsam*, pentas and cosmos* to name a few.

Vegetables you can plant now include Japanese eggplants, sweet peppers, okra*, peanuts*, basil, Southern peas*, yard-long beans* and luffa*. The last two need something to climb on. Make a teepee out of bamboo stakes for the vines to climb on, and the kids will love to sit inside.

Homework For more resources on gardening with children, I recommend the Kids Garden website kidsgardening.org.

Two LSU AgCenter online publications that were developed for school gardens would also be useful for home gardens. These are “Steps to Growing a Successful School Garden” and “A Guide to Growing a School Butterfly Garden.” And don’t forget that there are likely great gardening books in the children’s section of your local bookstore.

I talk to so many gardeners who say that an adult introduced them to gardening when they were children. Gardening is one of the best ways to put children in touch with nature, and planting a few vegetables will help kids realize that food doesn’t just appear on grocery shelves. Take some time and open a child’s eyes to the wonders of gardening.

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Pelican Greenhouse in City Park is kickstarting its eight-week volunteer series on Tuesday. and Thursday, 2 Celebration Drive. An eight-week series for individual volunteers to assist in greenhouse operations. n Litter Abatement Campaign: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. n Urban Forest Support Initiative: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. n Graffiti Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m.

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A French Quarter home maximizes its small space with fine art and textiles

BY JYL BENSON

Contributing writer Convivial and vaguely courtly, Ed Rhew is the epitome of a Southern gentleman. As such, he has crafted a finely feathered nest within a 750-squarefoot apartment in a circa 1833 Creole townhouse in the French Quarter.

The corner building, where he has resided for the past seven years, has been blessedly spared any intrusion that might have altered its architectural gifts. Instead, it has been lovingly preserved since its construction for investor Pierre Urbain Forestier. So

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Ed Rhew’s French Quarter apartment has all its original millwork, including the multipaned transoms above the interior doorways.

The painting to the left (bottom) is by John Matla, the one above is by a friend, and the one on the wall to the right was purchased while traveling. It was painted by an art student.

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Ed Rhew relaxes in one of his many armchairs in his beloved French Quarter apartment.

ABOVE: Rhew is the self-appointed caretaker of the tropical courtyard, which is shared by five tenants between the main house and the rear dependency of the historic building. LEFT: He is not a minimalist. HIs French Quarter apartment is filled with custom-made upholstered furniture and fine art. The painting above the loveseat is by Kenneth Beck.

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ABOVE: Ed Rhew’s apartment overlooks a tropical courtyard.

RIGHT: The spiral staircase is part of the original structure, which was built in 1833.

It leads from the courtyard to an apartment upstairs.

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Continued from page 12 much so that, according to The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Digital Survey, it even retains its “fine wooden cornice.”

The property’s arched openings — two across the front and five across the western side — have multilight operational French casement doors (with glass in the top threequarters and a solid wood panel in the bottom) topped by their original fanned transoms and protected by vertical-board shutters. An additional arched passageway

on the western side opens into a tropical courtyard, a space for which Rhew is the selfappointed caretaker.

“I have no idea what I am doing,” Rhew said. “If I kill something, I just replace it.”

Rhew likes to contemplate the lives that have been lived in the building before he arrived. He seemed titillated to share that his very apartment was once the meeting place for trysts between a former U.S. senator and the prostitute who ended his career.

“I fell in love with this place the moment I saw it,” Rhew said. “I was about to give up and just stay in the place I had been renting for a year tempo-

Rhew’s small kitchen packs a mighty, stylish punch. Like every other room in his apartment, it has a Persian rug on the floor. The window is covered with a custom linen blind with an Asian theme. He is not much of a cook, but he has a nice collection of glassware for his regular cocktail gatherings. rarily, while I got to know New Orleans after I retired.

“This was the last place I was scheduled to look at. It feels like destiny.”

Without intending to, he chose Agreeable Beige (Benjamin Moore) for the kitchen and living rooms and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams)

for his bedroom and bathroom.

“I guess I’m just an agreeable guy,” he mused.

Rhew had a long career in the textile business beginning

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A bibliophile, Rhew has stacks of books everywhere and comfortable armchairs for reading. The painting above the bed is by an artist from Greensboro, N.C. The piece to the left over the doorway is by John Olivas, and the one to the right was purchased in Mobile, Ala. in his native Burlington, North Carolina, a place he calls “the textile center of the world.”

Over the years, Rhew sought to avoid the allure of fine fabrics, taking stints as an analyst in the law department of the New York City Transit Authority and later in the electrical department.

“When you work in government, you can get away with anything,” he said. But he just kept going back to the career that seems to be his birthright.

His knowledge and passion for beautiful textiles are on full display in his diminutive sanctuary.

He has a thing for upholstered armchairs, fitting nine into his space. Most of them were custom-made in High Point, North Carolina, while he was living in New York.

Each is upholstered in a different fine fabric, all of which merge harmoniously through Rhew’s love of color, a palette that trends to warm shades of orange, taupe, rich brown and ochre but leaves room for others.

Shown through the piles of books stacked so craftily as to become decor, he is a bibliophile.

“I want comfortable, stylish

chairs,” he said. “I also need a table for a book and a drink.

Everywhere you sit in my apartment, there is such a setup at arm’s reach. I like to have people over for drinks. I don’t host many dinner parties. My dining table only seats two.”

Not a minimalist, his home is chock-a-block of art and objects collected during his travels to France and London and while living in New York and North Carolina. Artists represented in his extensive collection include John Malta, David McPherson and Isabelle Jacopin. Framed works are often stacked two or more atop

one another on the walls.

“I am also terribly overpillowed,” Rhew said, patting one of the six down-filled numbers fluffed atop his gold silk velvet-upholstered living room loveseat. He does not mention his affinity for quality Persian rugs, but it is definitely there, present in every room, including the tiny yet atmospheric kitchen that overlooks the courtyard and the spiral staircase leading to an apartment upstairs.

The textile, rug, armchair and art passions continue in Rhew’s bedroom, where his bed is artfully layered with

linen and hemp from Annie Selke’s luxury line, along with more down-filled pillows.

Light streams in through the casement doors that open right onto the sidewalk. Rhew frequently reads from the armchair in the corner, where passersby greet him.

“I just love this city and the feel of my French Quarter neighborhood,” he said. “I only put about 100 miles a month on my car. Why would I ever leave?”

Jyl Benson writes about homes and gardens. Email her at jylbenson@gmail.com.

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ONE IN A MILLION

Queen Anne near Loyola has ties to city’s past Nine-bedroom home hasn’t been on market for 75 years

BY VICTOR ANDREWS Staff writer

The large Queen Anne home at 6226 St. Charles Ave. might not quite garner the attention of the average passerby. After all, there are plenty of prime examples of architectural excellence along the avenue near Audubon Park.

But this dwelling has a unique lineage that runs from the storied past of Canal Street mercantile legend to the religious and academic tapestry of Loyola University and the Jesuits.

Built in 1903 for clothier and merchant Mayer Israel and later owned by Loyola, it’s now a community residence owned by the Society of Jesus.

It sits on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street, facing the university, and has nine bedrooms, more than nine baths and almost 8,000 square feet of space.

The dwelling is being sold as a single-family home for just under $3.2 million, the first time on the market in more than three-quarters of a century.

While there are aspects of the home designed for community living, conversion to a majestic family home is the goal.

Taking advantage of the corner position, the front porch and upper gallery wrap around the house and provide an expansive view of the surroundings. Neat landscaping frames the house, with old-growth oaks along the avenue adding to the ambiance.

A pair of glass doors open onto a broad foyer with coved ceilings and warm wood floors.

To the right, a formal living room is anchored by a working fireplace, with pocket doors to sequester the space. A trio of floor-length windows brings in the light from the front porch, with an additional large window by the fireplace. More pocket doors lead to the stairway.

Contemporary styling and functionality are hallmarks of the many baths in the home.

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The stairs are a dominating feature of the reception hall, complete with a soaring stairwell and Tiffany-style stained glass windows at the landing.

ABOVE: Skillfully melding commercial and domestic needs and styles, the kitchen is a powerhouse room for food preparation. It offers casual in-room dining comfort at the island. LEFT: A corner lot Uptown on historic St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street is the spot for a home built by Mayer Israel of the Godchaux family.

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Able to accommodate a variety of seating configurations, the dining room features a bowed wall of windows, wainscoting and an impressive fireplace.

Across the foyer, the sitting room features bowed windows over the front, complete with a window seat. An impressive fireplace, with a green-tile surround and an intricately carved mantel, is prominent.

Additional pocket doors lead into the dining room.

A grand element unto itself, the staircase sits to the side of the foyer, complete with seating and a reading or conversation nook tucked under the landing. Soaring ceilings rise from the curved landing, providing a stellar view of the Tiffany-style windows.

Across the foyer is a fireplace with a red-tiled surround and a majestically arched carved mantel.

The large dining room, which opens off the sitting room, can easily accommodate

A library lined with shelves also features an adjacent full bath.

a host of diners and features another bayed configuration of windows. Wainscoting brings rich wood tones into the space, while the fireplace echoes many of the same elements of the one in the sitting room.

Just off the dining room is a butler’s pantry that functions as a staging area for food service, smartly outfitted with broad counters, plentiful cabinets and warming trays.

An ice maker, beverage storage and refrigerator are also located here.

The kitchen blends elements of commercial culinary practicality with handsome cabinets, a tiled backsplash, an island with seating and tile floors.

Large windows bring natural light into the space.

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In the basement, storage is extensive, and a section of the space has been finished for recreation or entertainment

A seating area at the top of the stairs has a vantage point of the elegant stained-glass windows.

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Throughout the home are additional rooms, including a library with access to a full bath. Also, a large space currently used for services is a window-filled room with exposed brick and gold-toned wood floors.

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MANASSES PLACE 415: $115,000, Mary Nealon Fairbanks to Fel Christine Abegail Ong Abreu.

PORT OF NEW ORLEANS PLACE 600, PHASE 12-A: $2,750,000, Melissa A. Gibbs Fitzpatrick and succession of Vaughan O. Fitzpatrick to Jeffery D. Porth.

ST. CHARLES AVE. 1205: $110,000, Jacob Frederick Bryan to Orca Enterprises LLC. ST. CHARLES AVE. 3201, UNIT 313: $355,000, Patricia McKay Clotiaux to Loretta Kathleen Maley.

THALIA ST. 4323-25: $18,000, Katherine A. Mims Daley, Marion Hynson Mims, Terence C. Brown, Thomas Rayner Brown and Tina Brown to Knowingly Doing Better LLC.

DISTRICT 2 CONTI ST. 727: $180,000, Edmund Joseph Walker to Cara Larissa McMath and Zackery Joseph McMath.

DAUPHINE ST. 618: $215,000, Nola Investment Solutions LLC to Jamie Albrecht Lee and Sean Arthur Lee. GENERAL HAIG ST. 6435: $300,000,

Patricia Culotta and Salvador P. Culotta to Ashley Culotta Cuevas and Vincent Peyton Cuevas.

HIDALGO ST. 801: $485,000, Ame P. Duan to Nicole Walther Mayper and Stephen Daniel Mayper.

LOUISVILLE ST. 6942: $749,000, Sharon Shang Stanley and Thomas Michael Stanley to Ashley Hilsman and Youel Goodwin Hilsman.

N. DERBIGNY ST. 925: $330,000, Jerrol Larrieu to Safiyya Trepagnier Wrigh.

PARK ISLAND DRIVE 28: $100, Aristos Norman Petrou to Park Island LLC. SOLOMON PLACE 918: $875,700, Lauren Elizabeth Hitt Hawf to Alexander Hovancik.

ST. PHILIP ST. 524: $370,000, Jarrett Scott Crum and Susan Amy Crum to Emile Louapre and Kelly Davis Louapre.

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DISTRICT 3 AGRICULTURE ST. 2360: $315,000, Brandon Francois to Rhea Blanks Alim.

ALFRED ST. 3501: donation, no value stated, Jimmie Davis Sr. and Kadenitta Davis to Jeda Sanders.

BANCROFT DRIVE 4644: $100, Aristos Norman Petrou to 4644 Bancroft LLC. BARKLEY PLACE 7507: $50,000, Ruth E. Rentals LLC to Peter Alexander III and Yvonne Davis Alexander.

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BURTON ROAD 4583: donation, no value stated, Edward G. White Jr. to Daniel E. White Phyfer.

CAMBERLEY DRIVE 7231: $279,000, KO Developers LLC to Ebony Armstead Lucien and Shon B. Lucien.

CAMERON BLVD. 5135: $364,000, Harry J. Johnson and Shannon Sherman Johnson to Derick Martin.

CLOUET ST. 2400-2402: $41,500, Dilenia Suazo Casildo and Jannie Xiomara Suazo to Keith Tahj Robinson.

CRESCENT ST. 1332: $100, Aristos Norman Petrou, Kellie Harrison Petrou and Pavlos Petrou to Crescent Studio LLC. DAUPHINE ST. 4810: $295,000, Jack Rundell Lykins, Leah Rebecca Lykins and Phillippa X. Girling to Timothy C. Allen and William S. Andrews.

DWYER BLVD. 13419: $66,000, Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust HB8 to Benjamin Tran.

EADS ST. 2508, 2510, FRANKLIN AVE. 5, 2504, 2510, 2508, 2535: $100, and other good and valuable consideration, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church to Rock of Ages Baptist Church of New Orleans.

EDGELAKE COURT 8000: $163,000, NOLA Funding LLC to Johana Blanco Lacayo and Johana Lacayo.

ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. 1311: $285,000, Eric J. Steinberg to Meredith Bloedorn.

FORTIN ST. 2858: $378,000, JG2 Properties LLC to Elizabeth Normand.

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GENTILLY BLVD. 1620-22: $550,000, Cody L. Hammock and George Leo V. Schilling to Abigail Gray Riche.

GORDON ST. 1216-18: $352,500, KWC Construction LLC to Brian Hernandez.

INDUSTRY ST. 1850: $151,650, Christina Ashley Foulon and Remi Jean Marc Foulon to Andrew Striker.

JEANNE MARIE PLACE 4409: $269,900, Jamiela Sekou to Lavell Wilson.

KNIGHT DRIVE 4926: $230,000, Roosevelt Ellis Nunnery to Deja Raychelle Stepter.

LESSEPS ST. 1316: $250,000, Bryan Chisesi to Jeffrey Sutton.

MAJESTIC OAKS DRIVE 4436: donation, no value stated, Quintin Mitchell to Desire Investments LLC. MANCHESTER ST. 7020: $87,500, Myrnell Deloris Thomas and Sandra Thomas to La Trading LLC. MASEFIELD ST. 7831: $214,500, 3 Bol Holdings LLC to Felicia Parish.

MITHRA ST. 1447: $282,500, Eric Barnes Bellard and Michele Amick Bellard to Christopher Michel Grammer, Elizabeth Bordelon Grammer and Nicholas Reagan Grammer.

NEW ORLEANS ST. 1706: $50,000, Yvonne Vallery Davis David to Jason B. Horne.

NEW ORLEANS ST. 2413: $60,000, Oscar Rodriguez, Wendy Martinez and Yojana Barahona to Eduin Cubas Hernandez.

N. ROCHEBLAVE ST. 2042-44 4044: $170,000, Register Holdings LLC to Erin Genovese.

N. ROCHEBLAVE ST. 3155: $165,000, Matthew James Thomas and Valentina Giovanna Luccardi Thomas to Carl Wayne Davis Beasley.

PAUGER ST. 4432: $345,000, Angela Harrison Charles and Antonio Agostine Charles III to Hayward Simmons.

PINEDA ST. 4601: $355,000, Reina

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Suyapa Gonzalez Perez to Jenece L. Siverand.

PONCE DE LEON ST. 2871: $460,000, Judith Triche to Spring Airs 97 LLC. PORT ST. 1317-19: $24,000, Clifton Joseph Bosch III, Edward Ernest Bosch, Laura Lorraine Bosch Ledoux and William Joseph Bosch to TJW Investments LLC. PRENTISS AVE. 1537: $585,000, Joseph D. Fertitta Jr. to Joseph Allen Fertitta.

PRENTISS AVE. 2470: $330,000, Reuben Paul Bernard to Logan Kyle Ray and Noelle Mae Stephens.

RAPIDES DRIVE 1325: $450,000, Daniel J. Tierney to Carter Emmett Edmunds and Sydney Mordoh Edmunds.

RIDGEWAY BLVD. 2978: $268,000, Christopher Joseph Fraino Sr. to 504 Housing LLC. SKYVIEW DRIVE 4529: $13,000, Constance Handy Banks and Dominick Banks to Emily Osorio.

ST. ANTHONY ST. 1626: $235,000, Kathleen B. Eichert to Paula Larsen Fanshier and Robert M. Fanshier.

ST. ROCH AVE. 2619: $175,000, 2619 St. Roch Ave LLC to St. Roch 2619 LLC. SUMPTER ST. 2163-65: $155,000, Bankplus to Alton Robertson and Rachel Lyvette Hudson.

TIMOLEON ST. 2138: $399,999, Meredith Bancroft to Shadavia Jones.

TOURO ST. 1809-11: donation, no value stated, Chloe Ann Washington Mhaimid to Zac Family Trust.

TRIESTE ST. 4440: $229,000, Tracy Simmons Delao to Robert J. Delaney III. WESTERN ST. 5217: donation, no value stated, Ray Owens Sr. to Raynisha D. Owens.

WICKFIELD DRIVE 5323: $385,000, Shane Rice to Louis Gray.

WINDWARD COURT 7820: $136,000, Allen Joseph Powell II and Alma Catherine Bryan Powell to Omar Tello Gonzalez.

HARMONY ST. 1415: $731,450, Shelley Wallace Kilday and William John Kilday to Catherine Frampton and Sade J. Atkinson.

ST. MARY ST. 1433: donation, no value stated, Julie Edmonds revocable trust to Julie Edmonds.

SECOND ST. 1731: $1,420,000, Connie Skaggs Powell, Ginger Elizabeth Powell and Michael Curtin McBride to Christopher McNair Nelson and Susan Patricia Raine Nelson.

SECOND ST. 1904-06: $90,000, G&G Property Development LLC to Lawrence Tognetti & Andrea Tognetti Living Trust.

SECOND ST. 2810: $178,500, Triangle LLC to Real Estate Realness LLC. SEVENTH ST. 1304: $400,000, Pythia LLC to Jorge A. Pineda Living Trust.

SEVENTH ST. 819: $630,000, Sally T. Buras to Barbara Oloughlin Manogue and Kirk R. Manogue.

ST. CHARLES AVE. 2100: $195,000, Catharine Hill Brosman to Judith Hopper Gaharan and Warren D. Gaharan.

ST. THOMAS ST. 2100: $230,000, Sarah Chanmi Jin Lee and Steven David Lee to Chase Marshall and Christianne Burger Marshall.

S. TONTI ST. 2514-16: $185,000, American Bank to Fourteen Properties LLC.

DISTRICT 5 ATLANTIC AVE. 102: $427,000, Atlantic 102 LLC to Michael Morgan Jr. and Morgan Fouss Morgan.

ATLANTIC AVE. 504, 508, 512: $180,000, Melissa Warren, Tania Hahn and Thomas Crane to Malamphy and More LLC. CUPID ST. 2800: $290,000, Deysi

DISTRICT 6 ARABELLA ST. 423-425: $870,000, Ryan Winsor Kostal and Tyler Ann Moore Kostal to Thomas A. O’Dowd Trust of 2000 and Victoria L. O’Dowd Trust of 2000.

AUDUBON ST. 2825: $165,000, Annie S. Celestain and Christopher Johnson Jr. to Heather Matranga Lissarrague and Jeffrey Lissarrague.

CALHOUN ST. 428: $1,150,000, Amanda Merrick Seale to Lucille Rogers.

CARONDELET ST. 3813-15: $1,125,000, Ignacio N. Alday Sanz and Margarita Jover Biboum Sanz to PSGC Properties LLC. CHESTNUT ST. 5515-17: $971,000,

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GENERAL TAYLOR ST. 1020: $327,500, UHP LLC to Brett Bartels Molani and Mariam Molani Bartels.

HENRY CLAY 304-306: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Cristin Danielle Morneau to William Connor Nelson.

LOUISIANA AVE. 2300: $1,250,000, 2300 Pref LLC to Anna Malhari.

LOUISIANA AVE. 737: donation, no value stated, Thomas Mantis to Joanne Mantis.

LOUISIANA AVE. 747: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Emilie Taylor Welty to Benjamin Michael Jambois and Hannah Maynor.

MAGAZINE ST. 3607: $2,310,000, Cafe Dupont Inc. to 3607 Maga-

zine LLC. MARENGO ST. 1309-11: $902,000, Peter E. Liu and Renee Giraud Liu to Stanley L. Williams.

NAPOLEON AVE. 2605: $265,000, Julie Properties LLC to Spruce Tip Holdings LLC. NAPOLEON AVE. 3308: $600,000, Ashley Morgan Leggett and Spencer James Leggett to Kevin Hayes and Linda Hayes.

NASHVILLE AVE. 340-42: $815,500, Linda Fendley Hallenbeck to Charles E. Land and Margaret Dalton Land.

PATTON ST. 5944: $460,000, Raymond George Hoffman and Robin Lynn Hoffman Lafont to Tania Wilson and Thomas Nguyen.

PINE ST. 2300: $270,000, David N. Van Dam to Said Mohammad.

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FOURTH ST. 3945, S. BROAD ST. 2700: $1,500,000, 2700 Bohn Motor LLC to Homer Foundation.

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ENGLISH TURN DRIVE 113: $795,000, Thuy Nguyen Cung to Lyle Barthelemy.

GENERAL DE GAULLE DRIVE 2924: $100 and other valuable consideration, ARG DI51PCK001 LLC to Word Church of Algiers.

MORGAN ST. 231: $554,500, Marjorie Ann Pokorny to Max Velazquez Madison.

PAUL ST. 8547001: $10,000, Debra Sue Senn, Jessica McCollum Burrow and John Earl McCollum to Quiana Michelle Washington.

PELICAN AVE. 319-321: $355,000, Bradley James Martin to Daffin Family 2009 revocable trust.

RIVER OAKS DRIVE 311: $130,000, Victoria Andrews Cocheran to Nakia Marie Rawles.

SUMNER ST. 815-817: $260,000, Natasha N. Malone to Demontaze Fleming.

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3915 ST CHARLES AVE., #511 $389,000 2 BEDS, 2 BATH, PARADE ROUTE CONDO

1201 CANAL ST. UNIT 561 $229,000 1 BED, 1 BATH, 640 SQ FT

617 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 | Office 504.944.3605 Each office independently Owned and Operated © 2025 Sotheby’s International Realty. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International ™ is a registered trademark and used with permission. Each Sotheby’s International Realty office is independently owned and operated, except those operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. All offerings are subject to errors, omissions, changes including price or withdrawal without notice. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS EAST JEFFERSON n TRANSFERS FOR JUNE 26-30

HARAHAN CAROLYN DRIVE 229: Jeanne G. Lewis to Patricia E. Geier, $350,000.

JEFFERSON BETZ AVE. 520: Allen A. Kunz to Centurion Development Inc., $100,000.

KENNER GRANADA DRIVE 78: Roxanne P. Bufkin to Brenda K. Barlow, $414,000.

HOLIDAY COURT 3312: Katie G. Castillo to Josue I B. Bustinza, $305,000.

KEN HAMRICK 504·628·5428

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HAPPY 2625 LABARRE LANE OPEN SATURDAY 12 - 2

$50K PRICE REDUCTION $1,075,000

PELLERIN DRIVE 324: Isa Cherry to Navy Federal Credit Union, $236,181.

PELLERIN DRIVE 448: Shana S. R. Provost to Leo Garrus, $286,000.

RUE PLACE PONTCHARTRAIN 4413: Rudolf W. Schatzmann to Bhanu P. Podila, $345,000.

SESSIONS LANE 629: Jonathan Sayles to Nicholas Ho, $184,000.

W. LOYOLA DRIVE 4152: Austin S. Johnson to Sara Rapalo, $175,000.

METAIRIE AERO ST. 5833: FLA Dream Home Builder L.L.P. to Taylor Scharwath, $537,500.

BAUVAIS ST. 3939-41: Brittany L.T. Bubrig to Kevin R. Schmidt, $362,500.

BONNABEL BLVD. 1155: Wanda Capdeville to J.S. Hall, donation,

504·862·0100 • hamrick.kw.com 8601 Leake Ave., NOLA 70118

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AMERICA 2401 OCTAVIA STREET

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910 S. CARROLLTON, M SOLD

no value stated.

CANTERBURY ST. 3805: Alice P. Henican to Albert J.G. Lopez, $347,000.

CARROLLTONA VENUE 1300-02: T Comeaux to Patricia A. Polizzi, $425,000.

CLEARVIEW PARKWAY 1100: Lirette Real Estate LLC to J&R Legacy Properties LLC, $165,000.

DERBIGNY ST. 3732-34: Margaret H. Warren to Russell Heath, $261,598.

DERBIGNY ST. 3732-34: Russell Heath to Onpath Federal Credit Union, $26,160.

FIFTH ST. 3008: TMR Properties LLC to Le Bon Temps Holdings LLC, $123,500.

FOLSE DRIVE 4700: Natarjan Muthaiah to Josephine N. Sketchler, $690,000.

HADDON ST. 3921: Thomas

T. Nguyen to Mary L. Berger, $320,000.

HESPER AVE. 465: Ellie L. Schurmann to Joel A. Bonomolo, $316,500.

KENT AVE. 1401: Janet M. Kaleher to Dustin R. Mock, $255,000.

KENT AVE. 717: Colleen Tauzin to Vilma N. Perez, $250,000.

LAKE VISTA DRIVE 4508: Steven Foret to Francesca M. Giugno, $323,000.

MARTIN BEHRMAN WALK 1024: Chris C. Cruthirds to Maria O. Cartozzo, $387,000.

MORTON ST. 5616: VSK Properties LLC to Jarrod Dgerolamo, $268,000.

N. CUMBERLAND ST. 809: Samuel S. Mitchell to Christian G. Lacaze, $163,000.

PHOSPHOR AVE. 1040: Salvador Reynaud to Paul J. Wedig,

$300,000.

RIVERSIDE COURT 6220: Hasan A. Alshaar to Erika Mejia, $46,000.

RYE ST. 4824: Myra A.R. Josephson to Leeanna Sewdass, $360,000.

TAFT PARK 2308: Heather B. Mulford to K Elsensohn, $270,000.

TRIBUNE ST. 11: Joshua D. Chiasson to Donna Gautreaux, $260,000.

WILLIAM DAVID PARKWAY EAST 227: Colette M. Huval to Shelby Wickersham, $600,000.

WOODLAND AVE. 4525: Rebecca S. Rowley to Katie L.G. Castillo, $425,000.

ORLEANS

Whatley.

S. ROMAN ST. 4202: $9,500, Determination Mortgage Trust to RL RPD LLC. UPPERLINE ST. 518: $325,000, Florence Frazier and Henry James Frazier Sr. to Gulfcoast Allied LLC. VINCENNES PLACE 4210: $480,000, Isfana Gandhi Ali and Juzar Ali to Alexis Matise and Zachary Matthew Spencer Lawson.

BELLAIRE DRIVE 6270-6272: $325,000, Robert Harold Rowand and Roger Warner to Shanae Franklin.

BENJAMIN ST. 7717-7719: $100, Justin Robert Soileau and Sarah Lirette Soileau to Jesse Gerard Frank.

CAMBRONNE ST. 1931: $675,000, Gretchen Ann Clum Stockton and Trent C. Stockton to Sarah Elizabeth Bomhoff Smith.

DANTE ST. 1037, ZIMPEL ST. 8236: $765,000, Christy Harowski and Michael Harowski to Carlos Manuel Ortiz Perez and Helena Ann Huguley Perez.

MISTLETOE ST. 2540-2542: $147,293, Regal Realty LLC to Nevin Albert.

OAK ST. 7551: $295,000, Sankar Haldar to Keon Farr.

OLEANDER ST. 8410: $60,000, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA to Gelvin Adalid Morazan Pinot and Sibia Yulissa Murcia Molina.

RING ST. 7214: $1,250,000, Brian M. Bourgeois and Jeanne Barbier Bourgeois to Stephen Hess.

S. CLAIBORNE AVE. 7816-18: $270,000, Dennis C. Yiu to Jackson Linn.

S. ROADWAY ST. 224: $262,000, Janet Smith Nelkin and Kenneth I. Nelkin to Leonard J. Maraist and Teri L. Maraist.

ZIMPEL ST. 8631: $425,000, Carol Rice Pietz to Claire Cullen Gerling and Joseph Jonathon Martin.

Continued from page 19 PITT ST. 5528: $800,000, Catherine Ann Gorman Kuuskraa, Doris Ann Gorman and Madeline Gorman Holbrook to Emily Held Babin and Ernest John Babin III. PRYTANIA ST. 4310: $100, David Y. Zapletal to Jacqueline Katz.

PRYTANIA ST. 4713: $1,150,000, Moiez Saifudeen and Zubaida R. Saifudeen to Ahmade Rochod Chandler and Brian Jamel Dixon.

ST. CHARLES AVE. 4007: $270,000, Dianne Richey Bauer and Edward Frank Bauer Jr. to George O. Whatley and Jennifer M.

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$2,400/MO

3 bed 2.5 bath 1780 sq ft each.

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12TH ST. 241: $418,215, Florence Lachney Collins and William A. Collins III to Perry C. Achee.

BELFAST ST. 8725: $127,582.85, Guy D. Sockrider to Carnell D. Roussell.

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RIVER RIDGE ALHAMBRA COURT 9508: Feiyu Zuo to Terry Meyer, $354,000.

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AVONDALE DOROTHY DRIVE 121: Gregory W. Dziubla to B Silva, $155,000.

VALENTINE DRIVE 108: One Hundred Eight Valentine LLC to Chardae Allen, $164,900.

GRAND ISLE ADMIRAL CRAIK DRIVE 379: Debra C. Laws to OMT LLC, $535,000.

LA. 1 1811: Brady C. Wilson to Marty J. Gisclair, $80,000.

GRETNA ASHLAND PLACE N. 2437: Kevin C. Williams to Tracey D.W. Collins, $180,000.

CREAGAN AVE. 90: David A. Kalhoefer to Andrew J. Laborie Jr.,

ST. TAMMANY n TRANSFERS FOR JUNE 15-18

ABITA SPRINGS ABITA NURSERY SUBDIVISION, LOT 12, SQUARE 4: B4C4 Investments LLC to Ashley A. Cantrelle and Dasia D. Cantrelle, $163,000.

ATLAS SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Mark & Kasey LLC to Christina M. Creekmore, $70,000.

FIFTH ST. 22128: Lynnette H. Soules to Matthew D. Anderson and Lindsay D. Anderson, $535,000.

GREAT SOUTHERN DRIVE 917: John J. Favaloro and Kimberly Bowen Favaloro to Marshall P. Ratliffe and Freda Guillot Ratliffe, $749,000.

MARC COURT 717: Nancy A. Vesper, Lisa R. Vesper and Steven L. Vesper to Wayne J. Buras and Susan M. Buras, $265,000.

SIOUX DRIVE 369: Joel R. Forjet and Felix E. Forjet Jr. to Sarah C. Akel Rutter and Justin A. Rutter, $315,000.

$192,500.

RUE ST. LOUIS 2408: Jodi H. Chatters to Timothy M. Branch Jr., $274,000.

TERRY PARKWAY 224: Jacqueline Woodburns to Nichelle M. Thomas, $150,000.

HARVEY DULANEY DRIVE 3805: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Zmmy LLC, $130,400.

FOS AVE. 611: Daniel P. Martin Jr. to Karen M. Hanzo, donation, no value stated.

MAPLE ST. 545: Josephine M. Russo to Joan M. Jenkins, $185,929.

MARVIN COURT 1060: Kim T.T.N. Trinh to Tuong N. Vy, donation, no value stated.

N. VILLAGE GREEN ST. 2014: Stephanie D.P. Neese to Jessica L. Melton, $275,000.

PAILET AVE. 918: MBK Investment Group LLC to Jonata C. Morris,

Kevin L. Burnthorne to Brooke A. Voelkel, $338,000.

CALDEN COURT 19669: DSLD Homes LLC to Cody Fecke, $274,505.

DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 2: YIYA LLC to Josh A. King and Amanda V. King, $350,000.

DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOTS 4 , 5, SQUARE 1815: Michael J. Wercholuk and Michelle B. Eiserloh to William M. Tharpe and Sandra Ann Douglas, $110,000.

E. 35TH AVE. 522: Paul D. Tufaro to Ross D. Phillips, $111,000.

ELK RIDGE 669: DSLD Homes LLC to Eric Frances and Mary Cath-

Stilley to Desiree M. Riggins, $282,500.

ALEXANDER LANE 3865: NC Cooper Construction LLC to Louis T. Nguyen, $330,000.

AVE. D 1559: Malcolm Faber Jr. to Holly B. Faber, donation, no value

stated.

BATISTE DRIVE 2616: Waj Design & Build LLC to Nicole Tassin, $205,000.

BRIANT DRIVE 3824: Joycelyn T. Montagnino to Jana M. Kellogg, donation, no value stated.

CARDINAL DRIVE 2628: Joe Broussard to Ninfa E. V Vargas, $180,000.

FOLIAGE DRIVE 2753: Michelle M. Lucas to Jordan G. Owens, $257,900.

MICHAEL ST. 937: Dwayne R. Leblanc to James P. Charles, $151,300.

OAK DRIVE 5029: Lois B. Richoux to Roselyn M. Simpson, $200,000.

PIN OAK DRIVE 2728: Kenneth D. Gerdes to Davin M. Rome, $230,000.

ST. JOHN AVE. 5824: Dquan C. Jenkins to Qash Investors Inc., $115,000.

ST. JUDE PLACE 229: Patricia A.R.

erine Frances, $429,464.

ELK RIDGE 705: DSLD Homes LLC to Jeffrey Kenney and Nancy Kenney, $386,441.

EMERALD FOREST BLVD. 350, UNIT 19204: Danny L. Lubritz to Watson Southern Properties LLC, $40,000.

FLOWERS ESTATES, LOT 234: Succession of Leah Z. Garrison to Frederick P. Emanuel and Megan M. Emanuel, $392,500.

HEATHERSTONE SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, LOT 5: Melanie J. Tanner to Christopher W. Shock and Jenny R. Puchot, $568,000.

L ST. 70325: David P. Musacchia and Rachel Anne E. Musacchia to Christopher J. Johnston and

Stacy S. Johnston, $190,000.

LA. 59 74274: Merry S. Hulme and Roxanne S. Williams to Norris D. Simmons Jr., donation, no value stated.

LA BRANCHE PLACE 461: Highland Homes Inc. to Robbie G. Romaine, $655,926.

MELISSA LANE 19448: John W. Swiger II to Tina E. Rogers, $560,000.

MILLIKENS BEND 630: Rockwell Builders LLC to Richard Miller Jr. and Jessica Miller, $1,265,000.

MILLION DOLLAR ROAD 16500: Esperanza C. Lopez Tale to Erica M. Chivalan, donation, no value stated.

NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION

OF GROUND: 36 Park Trace LLC to Covington Park Trace LLC, $750,000.

N. HARRISON AVE. 71482: Betty Sue Loyd Thompson to Brandy G. Bene, $340,000.

PECAN GROVE COURT 18: Alaina C. Wischmeyer to Richard G. Gilly and Robbi G. Mercer Gilly, $276,000.

RANDOLPH COURT 331: Haaswood Development LLC to Brian R. Bartlett and Annette T. Bartlett, $750,000.

RIVER CHASE DRIVE 1125: Dan Lesem Medina and Dennise M. Medina to BR Rental Property One LLC, $383,000.

$200,000.

RED CEDAR LANE 3816: Jerlyn R. Collins to Elegant Houses LLC, $65,000.

SIENNA DRIVE 3027: My L. V Tang to Ngoc V Tang, donation, no value stated.

S. VILLAGE GREEN ST. 2228: Daysi C. Ferrera to Tanya E.N. Mejia, $275,000.

TALLOW TREE LANE 1017-1019: Carter Investments Nola LLC to Dacarink LLC, $310,000.

LAFITTE CHURCH ST. 5308: Emily Rodrigue to Virginia M. Kingery, $175,000.

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TERRYTOWN LIVE OAK DRIVE 2821: New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity Inc. to Valeria J. Munoz, $206,000.

WESTWEGO 10TH ST. 644: Geraldine Coustaut to Donna M. Webb, $130,000.

AVE. C 862: Anthony Dillon to Mark Mire, $125,000.

AVE. F 832-834: Hogan Beach to Carlos Anaya, $222,333.

CELESTINE ST. 436: Henry F. Merridth Jr. to Dionne R. Jones, donation, no value stated.

LAROUSSINI ST. 159: Larry P. Cancienne to Jessica U. Doucet, $65,000.

WEST DRIVE 800: Jason J. Tabor to RNS Investment Group LLC, $100,000.

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ASPEN LANE 412: Mikal E. Belk and Shelley M. Belk to Matthew D. Ratliff and Tracy N. Miller Ratliff, $720,000.

AVE. DE BELLEVUE 633: William J. Lambertson to Sujith J. Kolady and Ria Roy, $440,000.

BAMBOO DRIVE 223: Eric J. Burnthorne Jr., Terri Tara B. Lopez and

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Continued from page 21 RIVER FORK DRIVE 21817: DSLD Homes LLC to Joshua Thomas and Mallory W. Thomas, $318,805.

ROSALIE COURT 1824: DSLD Homes LLC to Michael A. Pigg, $294,328.

S. AMERICA ST. 605: John W. Newman and Helen R. Newman to Andrew M. Edwards II, $1,570,000.

SPRUCE DRIVE 10: Seymon S. Hartzog III and Pamela B. Hartzog to Dixie C. Hartzog, $160,000.

W. 25TH AVE. 405: Ryan C. Gravolet and Juliann D. Gravolet to Kenneth LeCompte and Laurie LeCompte, $649,000.

WATERCROSS ESTATES, PHASE 2, LOT 74: Watercross Development LLC to Adrienne Y. Jemison, $93,000.

LACOMBE EAST ST. 30167: Thomas W. Murphy and Gloria H. Murphy to Elaine Cole, $277,000.

HELTEMES LANE 27200: Succession of Susan F. Lancon to Ronda Cairns, $290,000.

PERKINS ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Daystar Builders Inc. to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

PONTCHARTRAIN DRIVE 61259: Kyle B. Lovett to Brian Galloway and Destiny K. McCurdy, $215,000.

ST. LOUIS ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Daystar Builders Inc. to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

ST. LOUIS ROAD, PORTION OF

GROUND: Daystar Builders Inc. to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

TOWN OF LACOMBE, LOTS 3, 4, 9, 10, SQUARE 67: H3 Construction LA LLC to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

MADISONVILLE AUDUBON PARKWAY 1412: Morgan P. Foret and Thomas K. Foret to Dylan P. Means and Courtney M. Means, $400,000.

BELLINGRATH PLACE 215: George A. Strain and Donna S. Strain to Robert P. Topel and Christine B. Topel, $445,000.

DEER PARK COURT 1253: Charles J. Jeanfreau Jr. and Susan L. Jeanfreau to Matthew H. Jones and Olivia H. Jones, $355,000.

DEER PARK DRIVE 1032: Joseph W. Ensminger and Diana L. Ensminger to Laura G. Willie Moore, $359,900.

GAINESWAY DRIVE 443: Nicole Larcombe to El Triple Properties LLC, $271,000.

KATIE COURT 425: Stephen M. Looney to Cynthia H. Peed, $61,000.

MAIN ST. 1124: Jason R. Altman and Jennifer T. Altman to Christopher J. Coniglio and Brandie F. Coniglio, $535,000.

MERION CIRCLE 204: Ryan R. Gallardo to Kyle J. King and Kylene L. King, $95,000.

NEAR MADISONVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: All State Financial Co. to Willow Grove LLC, $5,000,000.

SECLUDED FOREST WAY 108: James L. Briscoe and Tammy B. Briscoe to Van John Galjour III and Katelyn N. Dubroc, $450,000.

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SPIKE DRIVE 71704: DSLD Homes LLC to Tanner Landry, $205,040.

SPIKE DRIVE 71732: DSLD Homes LLC to Patrick Frame, $215,165.

STILL COURT 800: Paul M. Mastio and Katie B. Mastio to Brad Desselle and Melissa Desselle, $450,000.

SWEET CLOVER WAY 1216: Darling Design Homes Inc. to Darryl Gaudet Jr. and Trenton Nichols, $538,000.

MANDEVILLE BELLEVUE ESTATES 59, LOTS 2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 20, 29, 34, 39, 40, 42, 50, 53, 59, 63, 70, 74, 83, 84: Bellevue Estates 59 LLC to CNGB Land Holdings LLC, $1,000,000.

BELLEVUE ESTATES, LOT 14: Bellevue Estates 59 LLC to Hurley Homes LLC, $50,000.

BELLEVUE ESTATES, LOT 45: Bellevue Estates 59 LLC to Hurley Homes LLC, $50,000.

BELLEVUE ESTATES, LOTS 1, 8, 17, 21, 24, 25, 30, 33, 36, 46, 49, 55, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76, 86, 87, 88: Bellevue Estates 59 LLC to Hurley Land Holdings LLC, $1,000,000.

BELLEVUE ESTATES, LOTS 22, 37: Bellevue Estates 59 LLC to Hambacher Properties LLC, $100,000.

CHATEAU ANDELOT 616: William G. Wilmette and Aimee P. Wilmette to Robert J. Batherson and Mary B. Batherson, $585,000.

COLONY TRAIL DRIVE 53: Robertr G. Davis and Amber N. Davis to Brandon Young and Paige Young, $535,000.

DUPRE ST. 1730: Corey M. Matherne, Lonnie J. Matherne and others to John B. Speyrer Jr., donation, no value stated.

GRANDE MAISON SUBDIVISION, PHASE 3C, LOT 222: Grande Maison Development LLC to Sean Bennett Custom Homes LLC, $80,000.

HAZEL DRIVE 1775: Thomas Lovell and Halee Dickinson-Lovell to Marc Francl and Lyndra Francl, $797,000.

LIBBY LANE 799: Chongsheng Zhu and Lanjuan Zhao to Charles P. Hollstein III, Melanie G. Hollstein, Charles P. Hollstein Jr. and Janice Hollstein, $549,000.

MONTGOMERY ST. 1843: Louis K. Ogle Sr. and Margaret J. Berger Ogle to Gregory B. White and Anna G. White, $309,000.

NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Dana M. Garvey to Lisa G. Garvey, $1,025,000.

RED OAK LANE 2001: Marcia C. Mayard to Kathleen B. Mumme, donation, no value stated.

RUELLE DRIVE 105: Burke E. Smith II to Patrick R. Bossetta and Marlene Bossetta, $752,000.

SANCTUARY BLVD. 143: Roy W. Boudreaux III and Shelley L. Boudreaux to Shawn Torres and Shannon R. Bunch Torres, $2,000,000.

TWIN OAKS SUBDIVISION, LOT 5: Rhett O. Abraham and Maria M. Abraham to Nicole K. Pinner, $645,000.

WOODCREST CONDOMINIUM, UNIT 255: Victory Hill Trust to Thomas V. Roan Jr., $460,000.

WOODLAWN LANE 106: IRA Innovations LLC to Anna Loughridge, $410,000.

PEARL RIVER LA. 36 36277: Ryan M. Lee to Michael Blackwell and Molly Blackwell, $180,000.

SLIDELL AUTUMN LAKES ROAD 373: Richard G. Davis and Rita M. Davis to Eugene Mitchell, $348,000.

CARA MAE ST. 40547: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Phillip C. Montgomery and Deliza A. Montgomery, $244,900.

CENTRAL PARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 40, 41, SQUARE 11: Norman Vance and Juneitte D. Vance to Nicholas Vance, Melissa Thonn and Brandi Terlingo, donation, no value stated.

CLEVELAND ST. 38140: Brock Lawrence to Clarence Stewart Jr., $280,000.

CLIPPER ESTATES, PHASE 8, LOT 292: Michael R. Laurent to Mandy C. Laurent, donation, no value stated.

COCI ROAD, LOT 5: Hickory Creek Developers LLC to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

CROSS GATES BLVD. 899: Rodney Ward and Erika D. Ward to Keiko Y. Landry, donation, no value stated.

E. LAKESHORE VILLAGE DRIVE 436: Kendra B. Gonzales and George A. Gonzales to Karnola H. Fox and Lashan Fox, $345,000.

E. MARINA VILLA 4073: Samuel D. Sorensen and Lisa R. Sorensen to William J. Seal and Bobbi N. Seal, $779,000.

EIGHTH ST. 1411: Kyle N. Jackson to Christopher Campbell Jr. and Jayla Campbell, $166,160.

FRONT ST. 1124, 1150, 1184: Faye E. Fatima Lott, Legacy Development Co. LC, Eron T. Lott testamentary Trust and SHL Commercial Property Co. LC to Firminb Vet Properties LLC, $500,000.

GREENCREST DRIVE 156: Paul R. Tycer, Lady P. Pachi Hooker, Rex S. Houser and Tiffany T. Houser to Ryan D. Nguyen, $130,000.

IDLEWILD PINES ROAD, PORTION

OF GROUND: Python Brown to Lori B. Krumm, donation, no value stated.

INDIAN VILLAGE CAMP SITES SUBDIVISION, LOT 26: Joey C. Lamarque and Angela W. Lamarque to Mark C. Ellinwood, $9,000.

JEFFERSON DRIVE 413: Sandra Nell Graham L. Tillman to Kyle B. Lovett, donation, no value stated.

LEFLEUR DRIVE 203: Shirley C. Carroll revocable living trust to George M. Glover Jr. and Michelle L. Glover, $310,000.

MARAIS RIVER DRIVE 4697: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Ruth I. Ansari, $229,000.

MAYERS TRACE 304: Madeline L. Bryant to Cedric Angeles and Mia Kaplan Angeles, $320,000.

N. MAGNOLIA ST. 758: Adair Holdings LLC to Richard C. Boover Sr. and Gaylynn M. Boover, $45,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, LOTS 28-31: H3 Construction LA LLC to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Gaston J. Baptiste Gelis Estate to Bayou Liberty DG LLC, $59,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Jax Investments LLC to Bayou Liberty DG LLC, $93,334.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: H3 Construction LA LLC to Pamela S. Penton, donation, no value stated.

ROOKS DRIVE 113: Robbin J. Brown to Willie Mae D. Jones, donation, no value stated.

S. PALM DRIVE 3004: Marc A. Kuchler irrevocable trust II to Thomas J. Berry and Dana L. Montgomery, $256,000.

SHYLOCK DRIVE 1621: Lance T. Evans to Brandon Campbell and Ragine Campbell, $199,000.

SPRING BRANCH DRIVE 621: Catherine G. Doyle Waguespack to Stephen M. Frey, donation, no value stated.

THATCHER DRIVE 133: Jay E. Badeaux and Wendy D. Badeaux to Kyle Badeaux and Leighton Williams, $378,000.

U.S. 90 52620: Phyllis M. Divincenti Draughon to Cober Properties and Consulting LLC, $1,000,000.

WINDWARD PASSAGE ST. 222: Open Box LLC to Jack V. Pertuit and Sonya G. Pertuit, $70,000.

SUN/BUSH L. CRAWFORD ROAD 81081: Bonnie B. Ulvik to Terrell F. Stuard Jr. and Cherylin G. Stuard, $32,000.

NEAR SUN, PORTION OF GROUND: Adrian G. Spell and Nancy Stein Spell to Johnathan A. Spell, donation, no value stated.

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Man’s irresponsible lifestyle puts mother in the middle Dear Annie: I’m writing for advice about a dear friend, “Meg,” who we’ve known for more than 40 years. She has a son, “Rodney,” who went to high school with our Annie son and who has Lane always been on DEAR ANNIE the edge of being an outlaw.

Over the years, we’ve seen Rodney continuously depend on his parents to finance his escapades. We saw him wreck his car and then his parents’ so that, for a time, the family had no means of transportation.

We saw Meg pay for a very expensive college education where he only took one course: bowling. We saw Rodney join a fraternity where he quickly became an alcoholic. Rodney

“worked” for his father’s business and had a child out of wedlock. The mother of his child married a responsible man and has raised their child, thankfully.

Today, Meg’s husband has a severe case of Alzheimer’s, and she cares for him in their home, though he really needs to be in a facility with 24-hour supervision.

Recently, the mother of Rodney’s child found him unconscious after drinking too much and took him to Meg’s house.

She then took him to a rehab facility. He’s been there for two weeks now, and the bill is up to $18,000. The facility told Meg that if she doesn’t pay for his continued care, he will be discharged.

My question is, should Meg continue to finance Rodney’s outrageous behavior and

risk having no money for her husband’s care and her retirement? Or should she allow the facility to put Rodney out on the street? — Choosing Between Husband and Son Dear Choosing: From what you’ve described, Meg has spent years trying to save Rodney from the consequences of his choices. Unfortunately, no amount of money can make someone get sober.

Meg’s responsibility is not only to her son but also to her husband and herself, especially given the realities of his Alzheimer’s. If Rodney has any chance of turning his life around, he must get sober, and resources are available to him beyond his mother’s checkbook.

Sometimes the most loving thing a parent can do is stop standing between an adult

Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2026. There are 173 days left in the year.

Today in History: On July 11, 1995, the U.N.designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys.

Also on this date: In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally reestablished by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.

In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.

(Hamilton died the next day.)

In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.

In 1864, Confederate forces led by Gen. Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington, D.C.; the raid was turned back the next day.

In 1914, Babe Ruth made his

Major League baseball debut, pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over Cleveland.

In 1921, fighting in the Irish War of Independence ended with a truce.

In 1960, Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published.

In 1972, the World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobby Fischer, of the United States, and defending champion Boris Spassky, of the Soviet Union, began play in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Fischer won after 21 games.)

In 1979, the abandoned U.S. space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.

In 1991, a Nigeria Airways DC-8 carrying Muslim pilgrims crashed at the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, international airport, killing all 261 people on board.

In 2006, eight bombs hit a commuter rail network during evening rush hour in Mumbai, India, killing more than 200 people.

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it’s not funny at all, and it can be very, very upsetting.

So thank you for telling “My OCD Nightmare” to be careful.

I’d add that if they really think they have OCD, help can be found, if necessary. — It Runs in the Family Dear It Runs in the Family: Thank you for sharing your family’s experience. Your letter made me smile, but the point behind it is an important one. OCD is much more than being neat and organized, and I’m glad you reminded readers that help is available for those who are struggling.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

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child and the consequences of his actions. But as difficult as it is to watch a friend struggle, this decision isn’t yours to make. It’s Meg’s.

Dear Annie: I wanted to thank you for cautioning “My OCD Nightmare” about their casual use of the term “OCD.” Obsessive-compulsive disorder doesn’t just run in my mother’s side of the family; it gallops at full speed and hands out party favors. My grandmother, her sister, my greataunt, my own brother, my mother and I all have it. I laugh about it with my husband at times because on rare occasions, it can be funny (don’t get me started on wrinkles in the sheets!). But other times, no,

In 2022, President Joe Biden revealed the first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the farthest humanity had ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of the universe and the edge of the cosmos.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Susan Seaforth Hayes is 83. Actor Bruce McGill is 76. Actor Stephen Lang is 74. Actor Mindy Sterling is 73. Actor Sela Ward is 70. Reggae singer Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) is 69. Singer Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) is 69. Actor Mark Lester is 68. Saxophonist Kirk Whalum is 68. Singer Suzanne Vega is 67. Rock guitarist Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) is 67. Actor Lisa Rinna is 63. Author Jhumpa Lahiri is 59. Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin is 59. Actor Justin Chambers (TV: “Grey’s Anatomy”) is 56. Actor Michael Rosenbaum (TV: “Smallville”) is 54. Rapper Lil’ Kim is 52. Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson is 45. Pop-jazz singermusician Peter Cincotti is 43.

Actor Serinda Swan is 42. Actor David Henrie is 37. Actor Connor Paolo is 36. R&B/pop singer Alessia Cara is 30.

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