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Gentillystormwater projectworkbegins

Fences go up along ElysianFieldsAvenue

BY JONI HESS Staff writer

For more than adecade, New Or-

leans has pondered new ways to manage stormwater in low-lying areas like Gentilly,where $141 million worth of greenprojects are in the queue for construction.

And after repeated delays, the city broke ground on the largest of those projects —the Blue Green Corridors —inMay,when crews erected large chain-link fences along several blocks of Elysian Fields Avenue near Filmore Avenue.

“When the fences went up,that was what made me think there’s going to be some kindof major con-

struction,” said Gentilly resident Kristi Jacobs-Stanley.“They didn’t put fences up for that walkway,” she added, referencing a separate project that carved awalking path betweenGentilly Boulevard and Mirabeau Avenue last year. The $42 million federally funded project aims to alleviate ﬂooding across swaths of city-owned land bounded by the London Avenue Canal, Franklin Avenue, AllenToussaint Boulevard and Filmore Avenue.

City ofﬁcials expect the ﬁrst phase of the projecttobecompleted by next winter

Whencomplete, Gentilly will see six stormwater parks capable of storing 9million gallons of stormwater.Itwill getnew playgrounds, ﬁtness areas, native plantings and astretch of Elysian Fields neutral grounds will be convertedinto an open waterwaythat stores stormwater when it rains to ease pressureoff the city’soverburdened pumping and drainage system.

City ofﬁcials have said thegoal of Blue GreenCorridors andthe broader Gentilly Resilience Districtistoreduce neighborhood

24 hoursina metabolicchamber

Volunteers participate in studyonobesity andburning calories

BY AIDAN McCAHILL Staff writer

For those seeking ano-frills,reclusive staycation in Baton Rouge, the second floor of the Pennington Biomedical Clinical Research Buildingoffers afew unusualoptions.

Thestay is free; the only catch is unusually strict rules. Check-in begins at 6:45 a.m. with agreetingfrom ChristianRodriguez, anaffablepostdoctoral research fellow. The ﬂoor resembles asmall inpatient unit,with bedrooms attended by registered nurses, dietitians and researchers. But there arenosick patients. Instead, those staying are paid volunteers in some of the world’smost advanced researchonobesityand nutrition. With an operating budget just shyof$100 million, Penning-

tonprobesfundamental questions abouthumanhealth andmetabolism.

“Pennington is strictly this place set up to do thecoolest studies you can, because you have all the equipment youcould ever want,” Rodriguez said.

Perhapsthe most striking features are itsfour “metabolic chambers” —sealed, climate-controlled rooms thatdouble as sparse bedrooms. Costing upward of $1 mil-

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BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

WASHINGTON —After three weeks of legislative paralysis that required Congress to go home early for the July Fourth holiday,House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, was ﬁnally able Tuesdaytonarrowlypasslegislation that included the partisan voterrestrictions demanded by President Donald Trumpand making daylight saving timepermanent. But the legislation faces atougher path in the Senate, largely because of the sudden death of prominent Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham,R-S.C., and the illness of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Republicans hold a53-47 majority U.S. Sen. John Kennedy,R-Madisonville,told

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BY PATRICK WHITTLE, JACK BROOK, REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAELR.SISAK Associated Press

BIDDEFORD,Maine Trumpadministrationofﬁcials told Immigration and Customs Enforcementofﬁcers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within aweek, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday

The policy change cameafter an ICEofﬁcer shot and killed aColombian driver Monday in Maine and aweek after one shot and killed a motorist in Houston, renewing criticism of the

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STAFFPHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS Reporter Aidan McCahillworksonhis laptop while inside ametabolic chamber at Pennington Biomedical.

Marine biologist fatally shot in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines Adistinguished American marinebiologist hasbeenfatally shot by three men who entered his house in the central Philippines, police said on Tuesday Kent Carpenter,73, was with hisFilipinacompanionina house in the coastal town of Sibulan, in Negros Oriental province, on Sunday night when the masked men forced their way in.

One drew agun and shot Carpenterinthe head, killing him instantly,policesaidhis companion toldthem. The men took a laptop, an unspeciﬁed amount of cash and abackpack before ﬂeeing,nationalpolice spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co told reporters.

Regional police spokesperson Lt. Col. Joem Malong toldThe Associated Press that Carpenter’s companionsustainedunspeciﬁed injuries and was being treated. Investigators were trying to determinethe motive for the killing and identify the attackers Carpenter was amarinebiologist who had worked as alecturer at the Silliman University,in Dumaguete city,Negros Oriental, Malong said.

U.S.-Russian crew arrives at the ISS

MOSCOW— AU.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching fromthe Russialeased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov andAnna Kikina lifted offasscheduledat7:47p.m aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS29 for an eight-month stintonthe orbiting outpost. Their spacecraft docked smoothly at the station in automatic mode aboutthree hours after the launch.

NASA AdministratorJared Isaacman attended thelaunch, the ﬁrst visit to Baikonur by a NASAchief in eight years that highlightedthe ongoing cooperation in orbit betweenMoscow and Washington, despite tensions over Russia’smilitary action in Ukraine.

Before the launch, Isaacman met with the head of Russia’s state corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov. Speaking during Monday’smeeting withthe crew,Isaacmanthanked Roscosmos forits efforts to prepare for the mission, saying that “theintegrated work performed over the past severalmonths reﬂects the professionalismand dedication of everyone involved.”

The mission is Menon’sﬁrst space ﬂight and the second for Dubrov and Kikina.

The trio will join NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway andChris Williams, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonautsSergei Kud-Sverchkov,Sergei Mikaev and Andrei Fedyaev

2teens charged in fatal Illinois family shootings

EAST ST.LOUIS,Ill.— Twoteenagers were charged with murder Tuesday in the killings of five members of an Illinois family who were shot at three different locations.

A16-year-old boy will be prosecutedasanadult,whilethe case against a15-year-old girl will start in juvenile court beforeapossible transfer to theSt. Clair County criminal court,the county prosecutor’s ofﬁce said Five people were killedand twomorewere wounded,primarily on Sunday,ina “targeted mass shooting” in East St. Louis, acity across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, police said. Troopers stopped avehicle and arrested the teens Sunday ina state park, lllinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said. Court documents don’treveal amotive. But Marcus May,the father of the 15-year-old, toldthe St. Louis Post-Dispatch thatthe girl was upset with family members and plotted the attacks with Ja’ymeir Davis, her boyfriend BRIEFS

Senators seek to avoidshortfall

Bipartisan groupintroduceslegislation to addressSocialSecurity

BY FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON With Social Security’slooming insolvency date roughly six years away,abipartisangroup of lawmakersintroduced aproposal Tuesday to grapple with one of the most consequentialfinancialchallenges facingthe federal government.

TheProtecting Retirement Opportunitiesand Maintaining Income Security for Everyone,or PROMISE Act, comes on the heels of the latest Social Security Board of Trustees’ annual report, which found that Social Security’sretirement trust fund is projected to face afunding shortfall in 2032, ayear earlierthanlastyear’sprojections.

Even with it being clear for years that Social Security was running out of money,Congress has been loath to act. Making changes to the

program —and potentially cutting beneﬁts—has long been politically unpopular,and lawmakers have repeatedly kicked Social Security and Medicare’stroubling math to thenext generation.

“The longer Congress waits, the moredifﬁcult it will be to address theprogram’sﬁnancialshortfall, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., one of the bill’sauthors, said in astatement. “Wewereelected to solve problems —weowe it to our kids and grandkids to protect and strengthen this critical program.”

Durbin, who is retiring, is joining withDemocratic Sen. TimKaine of Virginia;independent Sen. Angus KingofMaine andoutgoing Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina in backing the Social Securitylegislation,which calls for an “independent,bipartisan advisory committee” that would makerecom-

mendations to Congress. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del.,and Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., signed onto thebill right before its introduction.

The bill is designed to force Congress to confront Social Security’s long-term financing problem by guaranteeing that lawmakers vote on asolvency plan. It culminatesin an up-or-down vote on aplan that restores Social Security solvency for at least half acentury Committees, however,have been herebefore. That happenedasrecently as 2024, when House lawmakers undertook an effort with thebacking of severalinGOP leadership to form afederal debt commission that would include tacklingthe solvency of Social Security and Medicare.

TheeffortcollapsedwhenAmericans for TaxReform —led by its president, GroverNorquist —aggressively lobbied against it.

Mysterybidderbuys

Social Security’s loomingfundingshortfall is mainly the result of lower projected birth rates, reduced immigration and reduced trust fund revenue due to the costs of Republicans’ massive tax andspending bill that President Donald Trumpsigned into law last summer, accordingtothe Board of Trustees’ report.

Thelooming challengefor the programsisapartial funding gap, notacollapse. Even aftertrust fund depletion, the system will continue issuing beneﬁts, albeit at reduced amounts.

In 2022, members of the House Republican Study Committee proposed raising the age at which someonecould qualify forSocial Security and Medicare.

Social Security benefitswere last reformed roughly 40 years ago, when the federal government raisedthe eligibility agefor the program from65to67, basedon recommendations from acommission under the leadership of Alan Greenspan.

Bangkokbar fire deathtollrises to 30

Dozensremain hospitalized

BY TIAN MACLEOD JI and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press

BANGKOK— Thedeath toll from ahuge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday,asthe investigationinto the blaze proceeded while relatives of thevictims took on the grim task of identifying their loved ones and retrieving their bodies.

More than 70 people were injured in theSunday night tragedy,with24 of them still in critical condition, according to astatementbythe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Initialdetailsabout the victims, whichhavenot been updated since Monday,said18ofthe dead were women and nine were men,all Thai except one baremployeefromLaos.

Beer Na Ladprao bar,the city’sdeadliest in 17 years, broke outshortly before midnight in anorthern part of the Thai capital. Firefightersneeded half an hour to bring it under control. The bar,which in Thai calls itself abrewery or beer hall, claimed to accommodate as many as 600 customers. It was not clear how many were present Sunday night. An investigation into the cause of the fire and whetherthe barwas following safety regulations is ongoing.Most of the people who were killed were found trappedinwindowless bathroomswhere they may have sought to escape the ﬂames, police said.

‘Gus’for arecord$50M Tyrannosaurusfossilwas

discovered in 2021

BY PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press

NEWYORK ATyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most completespecimens sold for arecord $50.1 millionTuesday to amystery bidder.

Sotheby’ssaidthe 67-million-yearold fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the mostexpensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting thealmost $45 million price tag foranearlycomplete stegosaurus sold by thesame New York auction house in 2024. The previous record holder had been aTyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Stan” that sold fornearly $32 million in 2020.

“Gus is not onlyanexceptional ﬁnd,but aspecimen that’sbeen excavated, documented, prepared, andcared forwith real excellence,” Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s vice chair, said after the sale was completed.“Themarket responds when great specimens aretaken care of in the right way.”

Whythe bidding wasintense

Standing upright with its tailextended and right foot slightlyraised, “Gus” is an adultdinosaur specimen measuring about121/2 feet tall and 38 feet long.

He’sabout 61% complete,withwhat

Sotheby’sdescribes as an “exceptionally preserved” skull including agaping jaw of powerful teeth,two “well represented”feet andanumber of rarely found bones, including afurcula, or wishbone

The fossil was discovered in 2021 on a ranchinSouth Dakota and named in honor of property owner Gary Licking, who died duringthe roughlyﬁve year excavation,restoration and mounting process.

Theauction house said the winner, who participated by phone and wants to remain anonymous, outbid six other prospective buyers during Tuesday’s 10-minutebidding battle. The piece had been estimated to fetchanywhere from $20 to $30 million ahead of the sale.

“Try abiggerbite,” auctioneer Phyllis Kao cajoled thebiddersatone point

during the auction, which was conducted live and online. “It’sa T. rex, after all.”

Scientists want ‘Gus’onpublicdisplay

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, an advocacy group of scientists, scholars and students, said scientiﬁcally signiﬁcant fossils such as “Gus” should be publicly displayed in museums and other research institutionssothat they can be “preserved, documented, and accessible for future generations.”

“Our hope is that the new owner recognizesthe extraordinary scientiﬁc and educational value of Gus the T. rex and that they aim to keep it in the public trust by immediately donating it to an accredited naturalhistorymuseum,”Kristi Curry Rogers, the society’spresidentelect, said in astatementTuesday.“That outcome would ensure that this remarkable specimen continues to advance science, rather than becoming unavailable for study.”

Indeed, “Apex,”the stegosaurus, the previous dinosaur fossilrecord-holder, is currently on long-term loantothe American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.“Sue” theT.rex, theﬁrst dinosaur ever soldatauction in 1997, also by Sotheby’s, is acenterpiece of theField Museum in Chicago.

And“Stan”isondisplay at theNatural History Museum Abu Dhabi, posed in combat with another fossilized T. rex over the remains of atriceratops. ACretaceousking, Hollywood staple Tyrannosaurus rex, whose name roughly translates to “King of the Tyrant Lizards,” stoodﬁrmly at thetop of the food chain when it ruled during the late Cretaceous period.

With itsfearsome jawline and comically stubby arms, it has become the most recognizable andbeloved of thedinosaurs, depictedineverythingfrom children’sprogramslike Barney,the purple T. rex, to the enduring “JurassicPark” movie franchise.

Thegreat beasts roamed what is todaywestern North America, during a time when the region boasted “warm climates, high sea levels,and rich coastal ﬂoodplains”that allowed theirprimary prey,giant herbivores like the triceratops,toﬂourish, according to Sotheby’s.

The injured included 41 womenand 34 men The blaze at the Rong

Bangkok Gov.Chadchart Sittipunt said Tuesday he has ordered the city’sadministration to conductasweepingsurvey of such establishments to assess risks. The city will also step up enforcement of existing laws to improve safety standards, he said.

SOTHEBy’SPHOTO By MATTHEWSHERMAN

U.S. restores blockade on Iran

Interimceasefire unravels; Iran attacks shipsinstrait

BY JON GAMBRELL, COLLIN BINKLEY andKONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press

DUBAI,UnitedArab Emirates

The U.S. military said Tuesday that it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’sattacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as the interim ceasefire deal unravels and concerns grow about areturn to all-outwar

The U.S. first imposed the blockade in mid-April and then lifted it in mid-June,aday after the signing of the interim deal aimed at permanently ending the war.The deal set a60-day timelinetoalso negotiate an agreement on Iran’snuclear program, but talks have stalled as fighting over the strait has intensified.

When U.S. President Donald Trump announced the return of the blockade Monday,healso said he would impose a20% fee on ships passing through the strait. But he dropped the plan to collectfees hoursbefore resumingthe blockade, citing requests from alliesin the Gulf.

The interim peace agreement was supposed to reopen awaterway that is key to world energy supplies and give negotiators time to hammer out apermanent end to the war.Instead, ﬁghting has once again engulfed the region, threatened the global economy and brought warnings to commercial airlines

The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes ahead of reimposing the blockade,the U.S. military’s Central Command said. Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi,said in an interview aired Tuesday by IRIB,Iran’s state broadcaster,that the U.S. was seekingtoprevent Tehran fromexercising what he described as “effective sovereignty” over the strait.

There are at least 19 U.S. warships in the ArabianSea,including two aircraft carriers and an amphibious assault ship with more than 1,000 Marines aboard. U.S. Central Command also said in asocialmedia post that there are “hundreds of military aircraft

operatingacross the Middle East.”

Afifth ofall traded crude oil and natural gas passed through theStrait of Hormuzbeforethe war, when it was open to all without tolls. When the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, it effectivelyshut thepassagebyattacking and threatening ships. That sent the priceofoil, fertilizer and other goodssoaring.

Iran has more recently attacked ships moving throughthe strait on aroute overseen bythe U.S. military that is outsideTehran’scontrol, settingoff tit-for-tat strikes.

The U.S. has threatened to reopen the straitbyforce —but experts say that would require amuch biggerarmadaifnot tens of thousands of ground troops.

Replacefeeswithinvestments

TrumpsaidTuesday that he was calledby“kings and emirs” and other leaders who suggested an alternate arrangement to charging ships fees to pass through the strait.

“They said we’dlove to do it adifferent way.We’d love to invest in the United States with billionsand billions of dollars,” Trump told reporters Tuesday in theOval Ofﬁce.

Trumpsaidhepreferredthat arrangement to charging tolls “because Idon’tthink anybody should beabletochargeafeeforthestrait.”

It was unclearifthe investment

deals would be newcommitments relative to what Trumpannounced after avisit last year to the Middle East.

Strikes, counterstrikesresume

U.S.Central Commandsaidit struck several areas in Iran earlier Tuesday,targeting “coastal defense systems, missile anddrone sites and maritime capabilities.” Iran acknowledged the strikes but providednoimmediate casualty or damage assessments.

“These strikes will continue imposing aheavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in theStraitof Hormuz,”the U.S. military said.

Iranianstatemedia Tuesday reported the sound of explosions on QeshmIsland in thestrait, alongside additional explosions in the southwestern cityofAhvaz and theport city of Bandar Abbas.

Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan andthreetankers that traveled through thestrait.

TheInternational Maritime Organization said the attack killed two mariners and wounded 14 others on two of thetankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, which were associated with theUnitedArab Emirates. The UAE threatened to retaliate.

Senate Democratsblock $1

BY LISAMASCARO AP congressional correspondent

WASHINGTON Senate Democrats blocked a$1trillion annual defense bill Tuesday,refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protestofPresident Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced his opposition and other key Democrats said they could not support theannual bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, as the war dragsintoa ﬁfth monthwith no clear endgame in sight.The tally was 50-46, failing largely along party lines to reach thethresholdneeded.

“The NDAA cannot become apermission slipfor thatrecklessness that we seeoccurring in Iran,” Schumer,ofNew York, said ahead of voting.

“Donald Trump does not get to dragthe American people deeper into awar he cannotexplain and does not know how to end—and then demand that Congress look theother way.”

The Senate vote comes aday after the WhiteHouse formally notified Congress that it had resumed bombing strikes against Iran, effectively undoing the fragile ceasefire in the U.S.-Israel led conflict that has resulted in economic disruptions, including volatile gaspricesahead of the midterm elections.

Congress hastriedrepeatedly to slap guardrails on the administration, voting more than 10 times on various war powers resolutionsthat would halt hostilities. But those efforts have not succeeded, and mostRepublicans in the House and Senate majorities back Trump.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the defense package agood bill and implored his colleagues to provide the resources to ensurethe U.S. is kept safe.

“Wehave an obligation here in Congress to ensure that they have

everything they need forwhatever the missionmay be,” he said.

After the bill failed to advance, Thune switched his vote in aprocedural move that will allow the leader to bring it back up forconsideration again later

For decades, Congress had madesure to approve the annual defense bill each year,setting thepolicy anddirection for the department and authorizing the funds that would later be allocated to carry out its investments in systems, supplies and missions.

This year,the 66th annual NDAA is running into adoublewhammy of opposition. Lawmakers are fuming over Trump’smilitary actionagainst Iran andresisting the White House request to substantially increase Pentagonspending to $1.5 trillion, up from about $900 billion last year

The sizable boost of funds aligns with the White House’s2027 budget request as the Trump administration seeks agenerational investmenttomodernizethe DefenseDepartment,whichitrefers to as the Department of Warunder Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth was scheduled to meet later Tuesdayevening with House RepublicansasCongress considers providing additional money through aseparate budget reconciliation bill theparty can pass on its own, overpowering the opposition from Democrats.

The White House has requested $350billionfromCongress under the budget reconciliation process, but House GOPleaders have indicated it is likely to be amuch smaller amount, more in line with $87 billion the White House requestedlastmonth as supplemental funding forIran.

But Republican deﬁcit hawks areskeptical of thebig budget numbers, despite support forthe warwithin their ranks.

The extra defense funding comes on top of the additional $150 billionRepublicansalready providedthe Pentagon last year under Trump’sbig tax breaks bill that somesay has not been spent or fully accounted for.

ISNAPHOTO By RAZIEH POUDAT

Awoman stands at the water’sedgealong the Strait of Hormuzas aplume of smokerises in the background followinganexplosion off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Monday.

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Ukrainedowns five Russianballistic missiles

Kyiv lookstoboost itsair defenses

BY ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press

KYIV,Ukraine Ukraine’sair force said Tuesday it intercepted five ballisticmissiles launched by Russiain araft of overnight attacks, althoughother missiles and drones gotthrough and hit warehouses and aschoolin the capital of Kyiv It was the ﬁrst time in almost two weeks that Ukraine said it haddownedRussian ballistic missiles,which are harder to stop than drones or cruise missiles andhave pummeled the country in Moscow’s4-year-old fullscale invasion.

Ukrainian air defenses likely used the U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missilesystemthatisthe most effective way of countering ballistic missiles,but ammunition for it has been in short supply amid the Iran war despite European efforts to make up for the shortfall. ParischeersUkraine

Ukraine’sPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyy and his wifeOlena Zelenska and French President EmmanuelMacron andhis wifeBrigitte Macron stand withheadsofthe Government

the Coalition of theWilling and French leaders for aphoto after the annual Bastille

parade onthe PlacedelaConcordeinParis, France, on Tuesday

Along the cobblestoned Champs-Elysees in Paris, crowds cheered Ukrainian troops marching in theannualBastille Day parade,and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received an ovation from Europeanleaders who showed solidarity with Kyiv Ukrainian aviators trained in France ﬂewaboardtwo Mirage 2000B ﬁghter jets alongsideFrenchair force pilots

Zelenskyy was in France seekinga remedy to his country’sair defense problem, andheannounced

Monday thatUkraine is joining withnine other nationstoform acoalition that will build ashared ballistic missile shield for Europe. Ukraine and its partners could jointly develop amass-

produced,low-cost system in the next 12 months, he said.

The Bastille Day parade featured about500 troops from the coalition of the willing group of countries thathave pledged to help with Ukraine’spostwar security.French President Emmanuel Macron called

it agreat honor to welcome them to the parade.

Tuesday’sattack in Kyiv caused ﬁres at two warehouses andalsodamaged aschool MayorVitaliKlitschko said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in astatement it targeted military manufacturing facilitiesthatproducelong-range missiles and drones.

Moscow is seeking to choke off Ukrainian strikes on oilfacilitiesdeep inside Russia that have caused critical fuel shortages, frustrating the public and, Western analysts say,are hindering the Russian army’sadvance on the front line.

Ukraine’sair force said one ballistic missile and 25 drones struck 17 locations, whilefallingdebriswas reported in 10 locations.

Bolsterair defenses

Ukraine urgently needs to improve its air defense shield before winter.Much of the country is at the mercy of Russian missilesthat have hammered its power gridsince 2022, making winters almost unbearable.

President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit last weekthatthe U.S. will

give Ukraine alicense to makePatriot systemsitself However,they are expensive, in high demand and take along timetoproduce, so it will likely be years before anyUkrainian-made systemsare ready to deploy Ukrainestrikesoil facilities Ukraine, meanwhile, kept up its long-range onslaught on Russian targets, especially oil facilities. An attack in southern Russia’sKrasnodar region causeda fire at the Afipsky Oil Refinery that was later put out, authoritiesthere said. Zelenskyy said Ukraine also hit an oil refinery in the city of Salavatinthe Bashkortostan region, some900 milesfrom the Ukrainian border. Bashkortostan Gov Radiy Khabirov confirmed an attack on an industrial area in Salavat, but didn’t say what was hit. In addition, the Ukrainian navy struck four Russian tankers operating as part of Moscow’sso-calledshadow fleet of aging tankers of uncertain ownership and safety practices that are dodging international oil sanctions and apatrol boat, Zelenskyy said.

Officials: U.S. military will be outofIraqbyend of September

Burden of combating IslamicState shifts to Iraqitroops

BY BEN FINLEY and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press

WASHINGTON The U.S.military will leave Iraq by the endofSeptember,American and Iraqi officials said Tuesday,following a 23-year presencethat started with the 2003 invasion againstSaddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump, stand-

ing alongside Iraqi PrimeMinister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House, said“we don’tthinkweneed the military there anymore” andnoted Iraq’sgrowing relationships with oil companies.

“Therelationshipisawhole big relationship where we don’tneed themilitary,”Trump said. “We’re there to help them. We’re there to protect them if need be.But we don’tthink that’sgoing to be necessary.”

Speaking through an interpreter, al-Zaidi said “U.S. forces will be out of Iraq” by Sept. 30, “while U.S companies will beinside Iraq.”

The Pentagon said in asubsequent statement that it was reaffirming a2024 agreement with

Iraq to endits mission against IS ﬁghters. Many of the U.S. troops still serving in Iraq at thetime of the deal, which was madeduring the Biden administration, already have departed. TheUnitedStates hasbeen shifting the burdenfor combating ISin Iraqfrom American andcoalition forces to Iraqi troopswho have been trainedbythe U.S. military.American troops have been diminishing their footprint, withdrawing from areas and consolidating forces.

The U.S. invaded Iraq in March 2003 in what it called amassive “shock andawe” bombingcampaign thatlit up the skies, laid waste to large sectionsofthe country and paved the way for Ameri-

can ground troops to converge on Baghdad. The invasion was based on what turned out to be faulty claimsthat Saddam Hussein had secretly stashedweapons of mass destruction. Such weapons never materialized. The U.S. presence grew to more than170,000 troops at the peak of counterinsurgency operations in 2007.The Obamaadministration negotiated thedrawdownofforces, and in December 2011, the ﬁnal combat troops departed, leaving only asmall numberofmilitary personnel behind to staffanofﬁce of security assistance and adetachment of Marinestoguard the embassy compound.

In 2014, the rise of the Islamic

State group andits rapid capture of awide swath across Iraq and Syria brought U.S. and partner nation forces back at the invitation of the Iraqi government to help rebuild and retrain police and military units that had fallen apart and ﬂed.

After IS lost its hold on the territory it once claimed, coalitionmilitary operations ended in 2021. The U.S. hadmaintained about 2,500 troopsinIraqfor training andto conduct partnered counter-IS operationswithIraq’smilitary. Many have withdrawn since the 2024 agreementtoend the mission, with just asmallcontingent of military advisers and others still remaining in Iraq.

Justices detail safety risks, ask

forbudgetincreasefor security

High court’sethics code,emergency appeals questioned

BY LINDSAYWHITEHURST Associated Press

WASHINGTON In rare congressional testimony,Supreme Courtjustices shared chilling stories Tuesdayabout thethreats they increasingly face in public life and ﬁelded questionsabout ethics and emergency appeals.

The appearances fromSupreme Court Justices Amy ConeyBarrett and Elena Kagan were the ﬁrstoftheir kind since 2019. Their testimony came weeks after theconservative-majority court handed down aseries of major opinions, including one that increased President Donald Trump’spower over federal regulatory agencies and one that rejected his wide-ranging tariffs. Those rulings and more sparked harsh personal criticism of the justices.

The main focus of the hearings in the House and Senate was arequest for increased security funding for the justices. Like judges around the country,they’ve faced asurge in threats of violence and intimidation

Barrett said she hadtotake abulletproof vest home afew years ago, something she struggled toexplain to her 12-year-old son. “I didn’texpect that performing this service would put me in the position of explaining to my children what abulletproof vest was, why Ihad to wear one,”she said.

While security was the major theme of the justices’ testimony,ethics and the shadow docket also emerged as lines of questioning for members of Congress in packed hearingrooms with lines out the door

Budget request

The Supreme Court requested atotal of $228 million for next ﬁscal year, aroughly 10% increase over the year before. About $18 million of that is for maintaining the building and grounds. Much of the requested operatingbudget increase, $14.6 million, would go to expanding personal protection for justices, with six more agents foreach

The U.S. MarshalsService reported 564threats in the last government ﬁscal year,anincrease thatincludes

threats to thehundreds of federal judges around the country

Thenine-member Supreme Courthas also been targeted, including by fake 911 swatting calls and pizza deliveries in the name of ajudge’smurdered son.

Barrettsaidher son opened their door in May to seetheir streetﬁlled with police cars responding to afake swattingcallthather securityteam quickly dispersed. Last year,her sister was thevictim of abomb threat in Charleston,South Carolina, police said. No bomb was found.

In 2022, shortly after theleak of a draft opinion overturning theRoe v. Wade abortiondecision, awould-be assassin was arrested near the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with weapons and zip ties. Threats to the Supreme Court have continued to grow since then and are expected to be up 38%thisyear,Kagan said.

Shecondemned rhetoricfrompublic ofﬁcialstargeting judges for personal criticism when they disagree with their rulings.

“When political ﬁgures of any stripe are trying to intimidate judges and justices to do thingsthatthey like rather than things they don’t, that’s wherewereally have crossedthe line,” shesaid

Kaganand Barrett differ

Multiple Democratsbrought up the SupremeCourt’s relativelynew code of ethics,adopted in 2023 during a storm of criticismover undisclosed tripsand giftsfrom wealthy benefactors to some justices.

While the justices agreed that members of thecourt aretakingthe code seriously,Kagan supported creating a

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, right, and Elena Kagan testify during aHouse Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.

way to enforce it. The liberal-leaning justiceacknowledged, though, that enforcement could be tricky.That would have to come from the judicial branch and the Supreme Court sits at its head. Barrett,who is part of thecourt’sconservative majority,said she’s not sure an enforcementmechanism is possible It’s not clear there’s an effective way to address questions aboutwho woulddo the enforcing and how,she said.

“I am certainly fully committed to the code as are all of our colleagues, but because of someofthe complexities I’m just not quite sure”about enforcement, she said.

Rise in emergencyappeals

The Supreme Court has seen asharp rise in appeals to its short-term emergencydocket, where thejustices make quicker decisions in cases still working their way through thecourtsystem.

It’sbeen especially busy during Trump’ssecondterm, as hisadministration appeals orders blocking parts of his wide-rangingagenda to the nation’shighest court. The government notched astringofwins in this manner, on cuts to thefederal workforce, restrictions on transgender members of the military,and more.

Suchdecisions are usually made withoutadetailedexplanation, and while the orders are designed to be temporary they can nevertheless have real-world effects.

“There are downsides of using emergency relief,” Kagan said. “You don’t get the kind of brieﬁng that we ordinarily do.Wedon’tget the argument we ordinarily get.” She added: “Weshould consider thosedownsides when we decide how often to grant relief.”

Ebolaoutbreak outpaces response in easternCongo

Majority of new casesare from unknown chains

BY JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKAPRONCZUK Associated Press

Eighty percent of new Ebolacases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission,the World Health Organization said Tuesday,asignthe outbreak is spreading faster than health ofﬁcials can track despiteanexpanding response.

Congo hasbeen battling an outbreak of arare type of Ebolasince May,withno approved treatmentorvaccine. The Africa Centres for Disease Controlsaysitisthe fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on the continent.

“Perhaps the most alarming finding is that many of the newly reporteddeaths are peoplewho died in their communitieswithout ever reaching ahealth facility and without receiving care,” Chikwe Ihekweazusaidafter returning from Bunia, in Ituri province, one of the worsthit cities. “And as of today 80% of new cases are outside our contact lists andsoare coming to us from unknown chains of transmission.”

People whodie outside the health system cannot be isolated, treated or have their contacts traced promptly,increasing the risk of further transmission.

The outbreak,Ihekweazu said, “continues to outpace the response efforts.”

As of Monday, at least1,926 people have been infected,of whom702 have died, in three provinces in Congo from the rare Bundibugyo virus, Congolese authoritiessaid. Cases have also been conﬁrmed in neighboring Uganda

Ihekweazu toldreporters in Geneva that his visit to Bunia had been “quite encouraging on many fronts, but also deeply concerning.”

Treatment capacity in Bunia is now close to 800 beds, with capacity increasing every week, and lab capacity has grownfrom 1to14labs, an effort the emergency chief lauded.

However,Ihekweazu said that despite “our best efforts we have not caught up in the race.”

Afunding gap, attacks on health centers, an ongoing conflict in easternCongo, and mistrust among local communitieshave hampered the response.

Dozensofhealthcare workers at an Ebola virus treatmentcenter in northeast Congo went on strike over unpaid salariesand bonuses on Monday. On Tuesday,they agreed to resume work under thecondition thegovernment pays them within 72 hours.

“Just one day of strike action has already caused damage. Patients were unable to access the center,” the striking health workers said in a statement. “Wehold the government solely responsible forany loss of life if the site closes after this ultimatum.”

The Congolese authorities declared afresh Ebolaoutbreak on May 15 after the diseasehad been transmitting for weeks without ofﬁcial detection, according to the WHO. Clinical trials for treatmentbegan last week after researchers launched ahighly anticipated study in the hope of ﬁghting the virus.

The U.S. Centers for DiseaseControland Prevention said on July 11 that a U.S. citizenworking fora humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, without providing further details.

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Caribbeanleaders press forslavery reparations

Activistscallfor endofislands’ territorial status

BY DÁNICA COTO Associated Press

SANJUAN, Puerto Rico— A group of Caribbean leaders met with senior clergy from the Church of England on Tuesday as thepushfor slaveryreparations intensiﬁes, with activists also calling for the independence of British,French,Dutch and U.S. territoriesinthe region

The reparations commission from Caricom, aCaribbean trade bloc, was scheduled to also meet with British parliamentarians as part of afour-day ofﬁcial tripto the United Kingdom to seek reparations, the second such trip since November.

The group said the commission is creating aframework to launch negotiations because the time for making the case for reparatory justice is overdue.

“Weinthe Caribbean remain the most colonized part of the world, and this has to stop,” said Hilary Beckles, chairman of Caricom’sreparations commission and vice chancellor of theUniversity of the West Indies.

The meetings in London come after Caribbean leaders bristled at the recent suggestion by aU.K. lawmaker that Britain’sformer colonies should repayitfor itshistoric investment in them.

The commission noted that the Caribbean has at least20 territories with ties to Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

“I am quite sure the people

of theCaribbean …will be lookingtosee whethertheir king…isgoing to advance thisconversationabout sovereignty,decolonization and reparatory justicefor these crimes that have been committed,” Beckles said. David Comissiong, Barbados’ ambassador to Caricom, echoed those comments, stressing that the first stepofreparations must be the recovery of national sovereigntyand selfdetermination.

He said the commission had a“productive meeting” with three senior clerics from theChurch of England, calling it a“possible ally.”

He also praised King Charles III for expressing in recent years “personal sorrow at thesuffering of so many” as he noted “slavery’senduring impact.”

However,Comissiong and otherscriticized theUnited Kingdom for abstaining fromaU.N. resolution passed in March that called forreparations and declared the trafﬁcking of enslaved Africans“thegravest crime against humanity.” All 27 membersofthe European Union also abstained, while Argentina,Israel and the United States votedagainst theresolution Comissiong noted that some European governments have offered apologies, memorials, museums and the preservation of slavery infrastructureon Africa’swest coast

“These are some preliminary gestures that we appreciate,”he said.“But those gestures are notnegotiations. …The damage that was done and that still exists today was so consequential, so deeply rooted, that it goes

way beyond, way beyond gestures of memorialization.”

An estimated 12 million Africans wereforcefully taken by European nations from the 16thtothe 19th century,and thosewho survived thetrip across theAtlantic Ocean wereenslaved on plantationsinthe Caribbean and elsewhere under brutal conditions.

Commission members spoke during apress conference in London, ahead of the meetingwithparliamentarians.

Among thequestions was whether the commission wouldpublish rulesasto who should receive reparations.

The answer forthe Caribbean remains unclear,although Ron Daniels, head of the National African-American Reparations Commission, said talksinthe United States have centered on land, economicdevelopment and the restoration or building of communications and healthcare infrastructure.

“Reparations is proceeding quite effectively in the United States as ablueprint,” Daniels said.

Caricom leadersare seeking aformal apology; education and public health improvements; development programsfor Indigenous people; repatriation and resettlementfor those seeking to live in their homeland; debt cancellations; and monetarycompensations,among other things.

In early September,Jamaica’sgovernment is expected to ﬁle aformal petition asking King Charles III to refer legalquestions on slavery reparations to the Privy Council, the island’s ﬁnal court of appeal.

Housepassesbill to ‘ditch theswitch’

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON There will be no turning back the clock if theHouse has its way TheHouse passedabill Tuesday thatwould make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents,including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the timesthat Americans are most active. The votewas 308-117.

Daylight saving time is that period between spring and fall when clocks in most partsofthe United States areset one hour ahead of standard time. States could opt out if their respective legislatures act to do so before the bill’senactment. The Senate would also have to pass the bill before it could be signed into law,but it’sunclear if it will do so.

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., said Americans are ready

to “ditchthe switch,”sayingthat changing the clock twice ayearcreates unnecessary disruption. More important, he said, it would give families more daylight time in the evening to spend outdoors andsupport local businesses.

“In my home state of Florida where tourism is acornerstoneofour economy, having more predictable daylight hours is apractical improvement that beneﬁts workers, businesses and visitors alike,” Bilirakis said.

Detractorssaidpermanent daylight saving time would lead to darker and potentiallymorehazardous wintermornings where children will be waiting for school buses and parents will be driving to work in darkness.

“Millions of Americans will wake up during the wintermonths in complete darkness with the sun not rising until long after

peopleget up and travel to school or work or have to go about their days,” said Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa. Rep. JimMcGovern, DMass, said he supported the bill, but he questioned whetheritwas the best way for Congress to be spending itstime “For folks getting crushed by rent,groceries, utility bills and healthcare costs, is this really the best the majority cando?”McGovern said.

A2025 poll fromThe Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that if forced to choose, mostAmericans would prefer to keep that extra hour of daylight in the evening If they hadtochooseone optionfor theentire country to use, morethan half of adults—56% —prefer makingdaylight saving time permanent, with more light in theevening.

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lion each, they let scientiststrack, in near-real time, how many calories aperson burns while eating, sleeping or exercising.

Afew bravevolunteers stay in the chambers for several days at atimeand can be paid thousands of dollars, depending on the nature and duration of therest of thestudy.Atleast oneperson has stayed aweek.

Ibarely made it 24 hours. Booking areservation for journalistic purposes was difficult, given rising demand. For years, the chambers have supported federally funded projects aimed at answeringbasic questions about how the body uses energy.Recently, pharmaceutical companies have used the chamberstotestthe effectiveness of drugs like GLP-1s, whichare now widely used for weight control. Other GLP-1 studies at Pennington are trying to separate fact from ﬁction about side effects, such as whether the drugs cause muscle loss.

“Is that just arumor or is it just aperception, or is it true?” said Dr EricRavussin, the lab’sdirector “Wedon’thave the answer yet.” Before enteringthe chamber, preparations include stripping into ahospitalgown and stepping onto aplatformofelectrodes to grip a pair of metallic handles. Because muscle and fat hold different amounts of water —a good electricalconductor —the machinecan use electrical currents to estimate bodycomposition.

“When you combine height, age, gender, it puts all that analysis in, and it can get aguesstimateon whatyourfat content is,” explains AnnaleeCampbell,a registered nurse administering the test Ravussin brieﬂy greetsme, but there is little time forsmall talk: Thechamber is calibrated and must be sealed by 8a.m. Sipping coffee from aStyrofoam cup, the tall, lanky physiologistgrins, then shuts the door Chambermechanics

The chamber resemblesa stripped-down hostel room: anarrow twin bed, adesk, asink, atelevision —and atoilet tucked behind athin, pullablecurtain. Acamera records continuously for safety.

The room is silent and sealed, but not entirely cut off. Awindow and telephone connecttothe outside, where Campbell and biomedical engineer IsabellaReed can communicate and monitor everything in real time. Reed explains the rules. No caffeine, nicotine or any other stimulants. No naps, pushups, gum, or anything thatcould subtlyshift metabolism. Usually, diets are controlled for three days before entering.

Through aprocess called aerobic respiration, the body converts or “metabolizes” —nutrients from carbohydrates, fats and proteins into ATP, the molecules thatpower nearly every cellular process. That requires oxygen and produces carbon dioxide, and bymeasuring the two gases, researchers can determine how much energy the body is using.

Metabolicchambers areconsidered the gold standard forsuch measurements, Reed says.

The basic mechanics are simple. Fresh air,with aknown concentration of oxygen and carbon di-

Isabella Reed

Clinic researchnurse Annalee Campbell, left, and biomedical engineer

Aidan McCahill’smetabolic chamber at Pennington Biomedical.

oxide, is continuously fedinto the room through inlet ducts. It mixes with the air exhaled inside, then is drawn out through aseries of ceiling pipes. As it leaves, analyzers similar to ones used in mechanic shops —measure slight changesin thegas levels.

“By knowing the ﬂow of fresh air goinginand out, and knowing the differenceinconcentration,you can calculate O2 consumption and CO2 production,” Ravussin said.

“Wecalculateminute by minute; it’sgettingitasfast as it can.”

From those measurements,researchers can determine how many calories are burned. They can also use the ratio of the two gases totell whether aperson’s body is primarily using fat or carbohydratesfor fuel.

On thecounter sitsanorangejug to be usedinlieu of the toilet. Urine contains nitrogen, abyproduct of protein metabolism. Measuring it allowsresearchers to gaugehow much protein was broken down for energy, completingthe metabolic picture

Discoveryscience

Ravussin, whosports awhite goatee and drollsense of humor, has spent thepast 45 years researching how the human body converts food into energy.Heenjoys discovery science, which isn’t driven by speciﬁchypotheses.

“It’sonthe creativity of the scientist to address the question,” he said.“It’snot aquestion of is it goodfor society; it’strying to understand human physiology.”

It is ﬁtting he oversees most of thestudies conducted in Pennington’smetabolic chambers, given that hehelped build the ﬁrst one ever as aSwiss Ph.D. student in the1970s. Afew yearslater,the directorofthe National Institutes of Health, the federal agency that leads biomedical and public health research, recruited him to design one in Phoenix. At the time, there were only two in the world, one

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Acentral through line in his career is the interplay between metabolismand weight gain. In one of his earliest studies, Ravussintracked energy expenditure among the Pima tribe in Arizona, ﬁnding that those with lower metabolic rates were more likely to gain weight over time.The work helped advance the idea that traits once advantageous during famine mayincrease obesityrisk in today’scalorie-rich environment.

“Caucasianswouldbethe worst survivorsinperiodsoffamines,” he said.

Ravussin later tracked themetabolic rates of contestants on “The Biggest Loser,” ashowwhere overweight contestantscompeteto see who can losethe most pounds. Successful contestants saw their metabolic rates drop sharply.Six years later,Ravussin said, their rates still hadn’tchanged —aphenomenon known as a“metabolic adaptation.”

Together,those ﬁndings clariﬁed afrustrating reality: As people lose weight, their bodies become more energy efficient,burning fewer calories and making it harder to keep theweight off.

“Basically,you run on amore efﬁcient engine,” he said.

Thatdynamicnow complicates thepromise of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy,and Mounjaro, which have reshaped obesity treatmentbymimicking gut hormones to curb appetite and improve blood sugar

“Allthe companies areafraid of twothings withthe GLP1s: It’s a lossofskeletal muscle, and it’salso this metabolic adaptation,which basically tries to pull you back,” Ravussin said. “If you stop the drug, you gain theweight.”

So far,Ravussinhas published one study that showed Zepbound, adrug by Eli Lilly that combines GLP-1with another peptide,did not reduce metabolic adaptation.

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Exercise vs.diet

At 8:30 a.m., Campbell opens an outside latch and slides breakfast through an airtight pass-through. Onceshe seals it, Iopen my end and eat aboiled egg, Cheerios, blueberries andmilk, ﬁnishing everything within 30 minutes. Campbell smiles and waves. The same routine is repeated four more times throughout the day Theend result: 2,900 kilocalories consumed, and 2,869 burned. Most participants work remote jobs while staying at Pennington, but I’m groggy without my morning coffee and struggle to get anythingdone. At 11 a.m., a30-minute stationary bike ride bumps my metabolic burnrate —how fast calories areexpended—from about2 kilocaloriesper minuteto 4.

In general,exercise is beneficial for metabolichealth but has less clear effects on actual weight loss, Ravussin said. The sameuncertainty goes forits impact on tissues, organsand longevity

“Assoon as you exercise,you have astimulus of eating more,” he said. “There aresome people who exercise and don’tbenefit very much. Andthere are some people that beneﬁt tremendously.”

To ﬁnd what type of exercise has the mosthealth beneﬁts, and for whom, Ravussin is alead principal investigator in the largest exercise study in human history:The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity in Humans. More than 2,300 people have been recruited, abouthalf sedentary and half athletes, to undergo endurance or resistance training. Everything from

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Aseparate NIH-fundedstudy at Pennington is approaching the same question from anutrition angle.Both aimatadvancing the growingﬁeld of precisionmedicine.

Perhapsthe most high-profile study led by Ravussin and Pennington is CALERIE. In the mid2000s, more than 200 healthy, average-weight Baton Rouge residents followed a25% calorie-restricted diet for two years. The protocol wasreplicated at TuftsUniversity in Boston and Washington University in St. Louis.

Follow-up studiesare stillassessing participants 15 years later,but initialresults wereclear,Ravussin said. Even though participants startedout healthy,nearly allbecame healthier after eating less.

“If you look at their lipid profile, their insulin, glucose level, all these things were improved,” he said.“Less inﬂammation,they hada better qualityoflife.They all liked it much better.”

“I think caloric restrictionhas been very clearly shown to increase longevity,” Ravussin added. For exercise, the “jury is still out.”

Obesogenic environment

For mostofthe day in the chamber, thehardest part was stavingoff sleep. As thechillyair whooshed in andout,I spentmy time scrolling social media, staring at the fluorescent lights and wondering what the next meal would be: aturkey sandwich for lunch, pasta and meatballs fordinner. The whole thing felt like one long airplane ride, with slightly better food.

By 9p.m., Iwas tuckedinto the twin bed. An hour later,the order came down to shut offall screens. The sooner deep sleep was reached, the better the data.

At 6a.m., the wake-up call came. After another hour of lying in bed, it wastime to leave the chamber Outside Pennington, motorists packed Perkins Road, manypullingintofast-foodjointsbefore work.

Around the1980s, as both calories andcars became morepervasive in American life, obesity rates began to climb, Ravussin said. He added theU.S., and Louisiana in particular, are among the worst environments forobesity.According to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two out of ﬁve Americansare classiﬁedasobese, a conditionstronglylinked to arange of life-threateningdiseases. Despite new technology,exercise programs and wonder drugs, Ravussin believes obesity will remainastubborn foe.

“Obesity is atotal disaster for public health …and it’snot going to improve,” he said. “The only thing would be to reverse someof the obesogenic environment.”

Ravussin recalled the Pima study,where he compared obesity anddiabetesrates between communitiesinArizona andthose in moreremote parts of Mexico. The PimainMexicohad about nine timesless diabetes than those in Arizona. When he presented the data to thetribalcouncil in Arizona and discussed whether some habits could be changed, the chief, responsible for maintaining the well-being of his tribe in the modern world, replied:

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The Hill, apolitical trade publication, that the Republican agendain the Senate seems stalled.

“The next four weeks are going to look like the happyhour atan airport Chili’s,” Kennedy said Much of the legislative constipation came about because Trump refused to sign bills into lawuntil Congress approved one that would tighten the use of mail-in ballots, require proof of citizenship when registering to vote, and show a photoIDwhen casting ballots. Called the SAVE America Act,the legislation doesn’thave the votes in the Senate to pass on itsown And the House still has plenty left on its plate.

“Wehave alot of work still to do,” said House Majority Leader SteveScalise, R-Jefferson, told reporters before the vote on the House bill. “You’re going to see this week thebudget committee move the beginnings of reconciliation 3.0 out of committee. And we’re moving more bills through the ﬂoor this week, another appropriations bill.”

Before the July Fourth holiday break, Trump had refused to sign abill that authorizes spy agencies to gather information about foreign nationals and another giving incentives to build more homes and lower housing costsfor consumers. House leadership pulled

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agency’senforcement tacticsthat were widely condemned lastwinterafter the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.

In Florida on Tuesday,athird maninroughly aweek died during an encounter with immigration ofﬁcers. This time,a28-year-old man waskilled after he washit by a tractor trailer whilerunning from immigration and other federal ofﬁcers, authorities said.

The suspension of vehicle stops allowsroomfor exceptions when executinga criminalwarrant or working with partner agencies, according to aperson who spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity

bills from scheduledfloor votes for three weeks because conservative factionsleveragedthe narrowGOP majority on procedural votestostall consideration by the full House.

Johnson sent theHouse home early because nothing was getting passed.

Democratshavecontinuously blastedRepublicans over thegridlock.

“As we reconvene this week, one thing remains incredibly clear to us,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar,D-Calif chair of the House Democratic Caucus. “The Republican conference remains deeply divided.

to discuss sensitive law enforcement operations. Matthew Felling, aspokesperson for Maine Sen. AngusKing, saidthe senator’sofﬁce was also told by the Department of Homeland Security that ICE was suspending stops.

Hundreds of people in Maine protestedTuesdayoverthe fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a26-year-oldColombian national.

DHS saidMonday that an officer, “fearing for public safety,”shot and killed Durán Guerrero while officers were watching thehome of someone they believed was in the U.S. illegallyand facinga final order of removal from the country.Itsaid in apost on Xthat when ICE triedto stop acar driven by someonewho came fromthe home, the vehicle attempted to flee and the officer fired.

AndRepublicans have not put forward asingle bill to make life more affordable. Unfortunately,this level of chaos and dysfunction has become ahallmark of Republican leadership.”

But on theirﬁrst full dayback from the two-week vacation,the House voted 215 to 211 —all Republicans except one voting ‘yes’—toapprove legislation thatincluded wording from fourbills:daylightsaving time, banning codes that track guns, additional medical beneﬁts for veterans and State Department funding that includesthe wording that Trump andhis alliessay

That was ashift from howKing earlier described the encounter, when he said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the ofﬁcer opened ﬁre after theman tried to use his vehicle as aweapon. King said Mullin told himthe officers were trying to serve an arrest warrant, but not for theman who was shot. DHS, which oversees ICE, didn’t respondtoanemailseeking clarity on what led to the shooting.

In ascathing post on X, outgoingColombian PresidentGustavo Petro called the shooting atargeted killing “at thehands of the U.S. government ” Petro, whohas openly quarreled with U.S.President Donald Trump, urgedTrump to provide an explanation and accused ICE ofﬁcers of treating Durán Guerrero as “an

is necessary to address alleged election fraud.

Conservatives leveraged the narrow Republican majority on procedural votes to stall full House consideration until their points were included. With 217 Republicans and one independent makingup the218 members needed to form a majority,Johnson can’tlose three GOP votes in order to pass abill without Democratic votes.

Johnson, Scaliseworkfeverishly

Johnson said he has gotten only afew hours of sleep since the holiday, working almost nonstop to cobble togetherplans that would get theRepublican support necessary to pass legislationwith only Republicansvotes.

Johnson,Scalise, andHouse leadership turned to arules procedure withamilitary term

Named forthe acronym of “multiple-warhead missile,” the MIRV procedural rule puts unrelated bills intoa single legislative package to send to the Senate. Johnson suggestedthat “a lot of MIRVs” are on theway

The Senate, however,onTuesday evening voted againsta motionto proceed to the $1.15 trillion annual defense authorizationbill, called NDAA. The motion to advance the annual defense bill failedbyavote of 50 to 46. It needed 60 votes to succeed.

WithoutGrahamand Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,who has been in thehospital and unable to vote, the Senate is now51Republicansand

inferior being without rights.”

The shooting also sparked outrage in Maine, where hundreds of protesters gathered Tuesday outside an ICE detentioncenter in Scarborough, just up the coast between Biddeford and Portland.

“These people are killers and theymust leave our state now,” organizer Todd Chretien told the crowd, including some whoheld signs reading “Stop the murder” and “End this terror.”

Maine’s congressionaldelegation on Tuesdaydemanded a“comprehensive, transparent, andexpedited investigation.”

Durán Guerrero’sshooting marked at least the ninth timeICE has used deadly force since Trump beganhis immigrationcrackdown.

Photos showed bulletholes in DuránGuerrero’scar’s wind-

47 Democrats. Usually,the must-pass bill receives strong bipartisan support. South Carolina’sgovernor tapped Graham’ssister,Darline Graham, to ﬁll out the ﬁve remainingmonths of histerm. Shewas sworn in as asenator Tuesday afternoon.

LindseyGrahamalsochaired the Senate Budget Committee, which put him at thetip of the spear to get aresolution through the parliamentary maneuver,called reconciliation, that would allow passage with asimple majority

Several Republican and all Democratic senators rejected areconciliation resolution that included additional money for the military action in Iran, largely because of opposition to enacting the SAVE AmericaAct,the language of which wasmerged into instrument.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Mondaythe votes for voting restrictions just weren’tthere. He will be focusing on getting Trump’snominees conﬁrmed.

“We’re not going to have alot of time to get things if it has to go through both chambers, but the appointments (confirmation of presidential nominees) are what I’m most comfortable with because that only hastogothrough the Senate,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge. “There are alot of things we have to getdonebefore the August recess. “

“The House leaves July 23,” Cassidy noted.

shield, but the officers involved in the shooting didn’thave body cameras, leaving manyquestions. Among them are how close the officer wastothe vehicle when they fired,whether officerstoldDurán Guerrero to stop,and why ICE believes he had put the public in danger

“Weare always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safeand criminals off our streets. We will notdisclose or discuss lawenforcementtactics,” an ICE spokesperson said in astatement. Maine’sattorney general’soffice, which noted that it’sworking with federal agencies to investigate, said initial statements suggest the driverwas trying to fleeinthe directionofthe officer,whose name hasn’tbeen released andwho was placed on leave.

ﬂooding through nature-based solutionsthatcapture stormwater as it falls. They say that solution is particularly needed in Gentilly, which has battled heavy ﬂooding overthe yearsbrought on by larger rainstorms and aging drainage infrastructure.

“This is going to be amodel project relative to living withwater,” saidCity Council member Eugene Green, who represents the area. “It’snot just the canal, it’ssomething that will be attractivetothe community,” he added.

During atypicalstorm, water is collected in catch basins, routed into pipes and undergroundcanals then pumped into theLondon Avenue Canal before it’sdirected out to LakePontchartrain, according to project documents.

But the improvements would pull the water out of the city’ssystem andstore it temporarily, largely through the creation of landscaped drainage ditches called bioswales. Some intersections willalsohave extendedcurbs,calledbumpouts, that capture street waterbefore it entersthe system through catch basins.

Along the neutral groundonElysian Fields Avenue, crews have begun to uproot and haul away trees to make way for the stormwater ponds. The trees are invasive, and the city plans to relocate them, ofﬁcials said Tuesday

The Blue Green Corridor project is one of nine green infrastructure initiatives under the Gentilly Resilience District,aseries of federally-funded projects centered on developing landscapes to better manage stormwater

It comes 16 years after state ofﬁcials, armed with federal funding, tapped Greater New Orleans Inc. to commission acomprehensive water management strategy for Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes, the GreaterNew Orleans Urban Water Plan,whichencouragedsimilar water retention strategies. Ofﬁcials announced the plan in 2013, and the city began receiving federal funding for some projects in 2017.

Collectively,the Gentilly Resilience projects are designed to hold 50 million gallons of water. The $6.8 million Dillard Wetland, still in the design phase, would help store water in 27 acres of existing wetlands. Crews havealready started constructiononthe ﬁrst phase of the$24 million stormwater park

district.

TheDepartmentofHousing andUrbanDevelopment in 2017 awardedthe city $141 million in Community Development Block Grant and National Disaster Resilience funds to carry out the projects. But they’ve faced repeated delays.

The Blue Greenproject,for example,was initially slatedfor completion by early 2022.

Afederal inspection found that by September 2023, the city only spent about $21 millioningrant funds, or 15%,much of it on consultants, designs andcommunity meetings.

“Whengrantrecipients do not use these funds timely,itincreases the risk that vulnerable communities and populations will again be harmed by natural disasters,” Rae Oliver Davis, the then-U.S. inspector general, said in the 2024 inspection report.

City officials have blamed delays on anumber of factors, including hurricanes and ballooned construction costs following COVID-19. Federal compliance requirements have called for environmental reviews, scope of work adjustments and other checkmarks that prolonged the timeline betweendesignand construction, according to city ofﬁcials.

Poor coordination betweencity departments, and efforts to ensure the project met city equity goals for disadvantaged businesses also delayed the work as city ofﬁcialssometimeshad to break up larger contracts into more manageable pieces of the project to lowerconstruction costs and make thebidding processmore accessible

As the projects tiptoe to fruition, somestill wonder how the city plans to maintain its new assets.

“Will there be amaintenance schedule? Who do we contact if we see something needs attention?” wondered Jacobs-Stanley

The city’sexisting green infrastructure portfoliorequires it to spend between $500,000 to $700,000 annually for maintenance, and costs are expected to rise as moreprojects come online, according to documents.

“Whatwereally need is adedicated sourceofrevenue to maintain these projects,” said City Chief Resilience Ofﬁcer Meagan Williams in aDecember interview. Email JoniHessatjoni.hess@ theadvocate.com.

with lagoons andwalking trails Neighborhood blocks will also see permeable sidewalks, rain gardens and recreational spaces across the

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Oaktrees are prepared for removalfor amajor drainageproject on Elysian Fields.

Decatur Street work nears end

S&WB welcomes audit of

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

Facing criticism for construction that has left some of the French Quarter’s busiest streets impassible, Sewerage & Water Board ofﬁcials say their project is nearly wrapped and they welcome an audit of their progress

A project to replace underground water infrastructure on Decatur Street between Esplanade Avenue and Dumaine Street will be fully complete by late fall, the S&WB said in a Saturday announcement. The project’s utility work will be ﬁnished by the end of the summer.

“We are committed to completing this

project

project in a timely manner and we are dedicated to continue communicating timelines and expectations to residents and businesses,” said Randy Hayman, the S&WB’s executive director

The utility’s assurances came after Gov Jeff Landry joined in the chorus of backlash over the project on Friday, calling on state lawmakers to request a state audit of the project. It also comes as S&WB ofﬁcials prepare for a hearing this week in a lawsuit brought by French Quarter business owners who say that the work has harmed their businesses and damaged their property

are removed from the sides of the 1100 block of Decatur Street in the French Quarter on Friday.

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Vanessa Dupre, 5, reacts as members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra perform at the St. Charles Parish Library’s St. Rose Branch on Tuesday. The string duet was part of the library’s summer programming and included a discussion about the musicians’ instruments, music and careers.

Smart water meter project in Jefferson Parish resumes

State board dispute had paused work

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

A Jefferson Parish project to replace every water meter with smart technology will resume Wednesday after a dispute between the company installing the meters and the state’s contractor licensing board paused the project. The parish announced last week that the project to replace its 160,000 water meters was halted after the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors issued a cease and desist letter to Pedal Valves, the Luling-based company contracted to replace the meters, due to a “hiring issue.” But on Tuesday, Pedal Valves President Robert Gilbert said in an email that the issue had been rectiﬁed and the order lifted.

“This matter was administrative in nature,” Gilbert said. “It did not involve the quality safety or performance of Pedal Valves’ work.” Neither Gilbert, Jefferson Parish nor the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors provided further information on the hiring issue that led to the cease and desist. The company also faces a federal lawsuit from a former employee that was ﬁled last week, though Gilbert said it was unrelated The

Injunction granted in N.O. judges suit

Law shrank criminal court from 12 to 9 seats

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

The three New Orleans judges slated for removal last month by state lawmakers may be able to qualify to run for their seats in the upcoming election under a Baton Rouge judge’s order Tuesday But it remained far from settled if those races will actually happen.

challenging the act. Fuller argues that neither chamber of the Legislature reached a required two-thirds vote for passage of the measure to shrink the criminal court from 12 judges to nine.

Judge Ta rvald Smith, of the 19th Judicial District, enjoined state and local officials from enacting any provision of Act 748 until after the qualifying period ends next month. His ruling came after Smith heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by newly elected Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge John Fuller,

State officials argued that the measure didn’t need a supermajority for passage, citing a specific exception for New Orleans municipal offices from the 1974 constitutional convention. The delegates made the Crescent City’s courts “subject to change by law” with a simple majority vote, the state argues.

As defendants, Fuller’s lawsuit listed Gov Jeff Landry Attorney General Liz Murrill, Secretary of State Nancy Landry and Orleans Parish Clerk of Court Chelsey Richard Napoleon. The court ruling comes two months after Fuller won a special election to

Murrill seeks judge’s recusal

AG’s Office has dozens of cases before Roche

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

Attorney General Liz Murrill is seeking to remove Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Leon Roche from dozens of cases her office is prosecuting before him, after Roche oversaw grand jury proceedings that led to a bombshell criminal indictment against her, a spokesperson for her ofﬁce said. The spokesperson, Lester Duhe, said Tuesday that prosecutors from Murrill’s office had already sought Roche’s recusal in cases involving 54 defendants, including the 10 men charged last year in a massive New Orleans jailbreak. Murrill’s office handles hundreds of felony cases in the Orleans Parish criminal courthouse under a two-year-old agreement with District Attorney Jason Williams’ ofﬁce for the attorney general to try all cases from arrests by Louisiana State Police.

In at least two recusal motions, attorneys from Murrill’s ofﬁce cited Roche’s role in the recent grand jury probe and statements he’s made since the panel leveled 16 charges of public intimidation and malfeasance in ofﬁce against Murrill, the state’s top prosecutor

Roche appointed former New Orleans criminal judge Laurie White as special prosecutor over the grand jury after District Attorney Jason Williams recused his ofﬁce from the probe into Murrill because he’s a purported victim of alleged threats against New Orleans officials that spawned the charges against her

According to sources, the grand jury launched an investigation of Murrill on its own based on letters she sent New Orleans leaders in May, suggesting they’d lose their jobs if they continued to ﬂout the Legislature by backing a special election for the city’s newly uniﬁed clerk of court position. In the July 2 indictment, the grand jurors found probable cause for crimes in Murrill’s letters to Mayor Helena Moreno District Attorney Jason Williams and the five City Council members that voted for the special election, along with their interim choice for clerk, former judge Calvin Johnson.

The attorney general’s recusal motion comes as eight of 10 defendants from the May 2025 jailbreak await a Sept. 15 trial date before Roche.

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Ocean Springs waits for answers in teen’s death

Tight-knit community ‘just in disbelief’

BY MARTHA SANCHEZ Staff writer

The city where Nolan Wells lived is full of sorrow It has been more than a week since a search crew found the teenager’s body in the waters near a Gulf Coast barrier island, where he celebrated the Fourth of July with friends. The tragic news rattled his tight-knit community of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where shock is now turning to grief, speculation and painful uncertainty

The community is “trying to pull together and be supportive to his family, but they’re still just in disbelief,” said Tracy Lampley, who coached Wells when he played football at Ocean Springs High School. “Everybody just wants to know what happened.”

So far, the answer has remained unclear Law enforcement have said Wells, 18, disappeared during crowded holiday celebrations on Horn Island, about 10 miles off

the Mississippi Coast. Autopsy results are still pending, and authorities had not released a cause of death by Monday night.

The county’s sheriff said last week that no signs of foul play had emerged as the department’s investigation into Wells’ death continues.

Ben Crump, a national civil rights attorney who is representing Wells’ family, is also investigating the teen’s death. The tragedy began drawing national attention as a photo circulated online that shows Wells, who was Black, sitting on a boat with several friends, who are White.

Crump and Wells’ parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, appeared on the show “Good Morning America” last week and called for a thorough investigation. They said they could not understand why Wells would separate from his group of friends.

“It’s not adding up,” Crump said, “and that is the problem when you think about the history of Mississippi.”

Sean Tindell, commissioner of

the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, told the conservative talk radio station SuperTalk Mississippi that his “heart is bleeding for the family and the friends of Nolan who have suffered a tragic loss.”

“The investigation will lead where it will,” he added “But there’s no indication that there was anything regarding race that led to this unfortunate situation.”

Ocean Springs grieves

Over the weekend, hundreds peacefully gathered on the streets of Ocean Springs to call attention to Wells’ death. They chanted his name and carried handmade signs. “Justice for Nolan Wells,” one read. “Hope for Nolan,” said another “We want answers,” one attendee told WLOX-TV in Biloxi. “It’s about the truth, and it’s about transparency.”

Students and staff in the Ocean Springs School District were also invited last week to the high school auditorium, where they

held a grief session.

“Our community is hurting,”

Ron Chambers, who serves on the district’s Board of Trustees, recently wrote on social media. “Let us not become trapped by gossip, rumors, backbiting, or sensationalism. Those things only fuel conﬂict and prolong pain.”

Wells’ mother has posted on social media pleading that users report videos generated by artiﬁcial intelligence, which she said are spreading false information about her son’s death. She has also called out fake fundraising accounts purporting to support her family Others in Ocean Springs are condemning online actors they say are using the tragedy for personal gain.

The digital chaos is frustrating some residents across Ocean Springs, a city of about 19,000 people usually known for its towering oaks, beaches and laid-back art scene. Many leaders are urging their city to come together with compassion.

“Everybody’s upset over the whole ordeal,” said Kevin Wade, an Ocean Springs alderman. “Un-

Former Tammany clerk of court dies at 67

Prieto had ‘innate desire to serve the community,’ mayor says

BY JIM DERRY Staff writer

Marie Elise “Malise” Prieto, who served St. Tammany Parish as its clerk of court for nearly two decades, died Friday at her home in Maine. The death was due to cancer, according to her husband, Rick Delaune. She was 67. Prieto won her ﬁrst election in November 1995, taking over as clerk for Lucy Reid Rausch, who also had served the clerk’s ofﬁce for five terms and was the first

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complete the unexpired term of former Judge Darryl Derbigny in Section J. The law change takes effect Jan. 1, axing Fuller’s seat along with the seats currently held by Judges Simone Levine and Rhonda Goode-Douglas.

All 12 judges’ terms end at year’s end. The qualifying period runs Aug. 5-7.

There’s no timeline for when Smith might decide the broader constitutional question about the number of votes needed for the law to pass

“While the ﬁnal decision wasn’t made on that question, the judge

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Given Roche’s dealings with Murrill’s indictment he “can’t be a neutral observer” in the jailbreak case, wrote Assistant Attorney General Daniel Smart in his motion Tuesday

“No one could objectively believe that his bias would not be imputed to anyone associated with her ofﬁce or any matter before her involving her ofﬁce,” he wrote. Smart alleged Roche put a “bias against the Attorney General on open display” in a per curiam letter he sent the Louisiana Supreme Court, which had just issued a stay that halted the criminal proceedings against Murrill In the letter Roche argued that, despite booting a throng of reporters from his courtroom to protect grand jury secrecy, he’d complied with a law requiring indictments to be returned in “open court.” Roche argued that the term meant only that the judge must be sitting on the bench.

All 12 New Orleans criminal judges recused themselves from Murrill’s case last week, and the Louisiana Supreme Court appointed retired state appeals court judge Robert Chaisson to preside over the case.

Roche’s recusal order noted that Gov Jeff Landry has urged Louisiana State Police to investigate leaks by the grand jurors without

woman ever to hold the position.

“She had the utmost respect for people in the community, and they had the utmost respect for her,” said Jessica Jenkins Brewster, the current clerk of court, who garnered Prieto’s endorsement in defeating the outgoing Melissa Henry three years ago.

“Many of the clerks (under Prieto) stayed their whole careers; they didn’t swap around. They were faithful to the ofﬁce and the community, and I felt she was loyal.”

serve the community,” said Covington Mayor Mark Johnson, who knew Prieto from their high school days. “She was just always someone you could depend on.

A seventh-generation resident of Mandeville, Prieto spent part of her year at her second home in New England. It was there, in October, that she learned of her diagnosis.

After narrowly defeating Bonnie Schultz to win her ﬁrst term as clerk of court, she then defeated her former deputy, John Beyl, in 1999. She easily won her next three elections including a ﬁfth term when she ran unopposed.

“She had an innate desire to

did think that there was enough vigor to maintain the status quo until a ﬁnal decision can be made,” said Fuller’s attorney, Jerome Matthews. “Because if you don’t allow the judges to qualify and we come to ﬁnd out afterward that it was unconstitutionally passed, it’ll be too late for them to qualify for their seats at that point.”

Murrill said she plans to appeal the injunction.

“The law is clear that a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of a state law is not legally proper,” Murrill said in a statement. “We will ﬁle an appeal immediately, which suspends the judgment. As this matter impacts elections and qualifying deadlines, we will seek priority review to get this matter resolved quickly.”

any credible reports that its members had spoken to the press.

“This was one of the precise reasons the court had to protect the grand jurors’ anonymity from the media for fear of unlawful retaliation and harassment against them, from their own governor and attorney general,” Roche wrote. The Supreme Court’s stay has placed Murrill’s arraignment on hold. In the meantime, Murrill’s attorneys have issued subpoenas to Williams and White seeking records related to how the state grand jury came to indict Murrill and how it got out.

Murrill is also seeking Roche’s recusal from the case of Sterling Williams, a former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office janitor charged with helping facilitate last year’s escape. Investigators said he cut off the water supply in the jail cell, allowing inmates to remove a toilet and ﬂee through the hole it left

Court records show Roche on Tuesday asked another judge to hear the attorney general’s recusal motion. Williams’ trial was set to begin next week.

Steve Scheckman, a longtime former special counsel for the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, said Roche’s decision to leave his recusal to another judge is in line with state law

“If a motion is clearly frivolous, he can deny it. But if it is not, it must be allotted randomly to another judge to decide,” Scheckman said. “Obviously, all of this needs to be litigated before a fair and impartial judge to decide it.”

“She did everything she wanted to do in life,” Delaune said. “She had a great life. I am so proud to have been a part of it for 26 years until the end of it. She was a pretty amazing lady.”

Prieto was a 1976 graduate of St Scholastica Academy in Covington and continued her education by earning a law degree from LSU in 1983. She spent the early part of her professional life working

as a real estate attorney with her father, Ernest Prieto, before deciding to take a chance in politics. In her later years, Prieto became a “world-class” bird watcher, Delaune said, and traveled to the Dominican Republic, Cuba and all over the world to do so. She also was an avid sailor and at one time won a Gulf Coast yacht race in Pensacola on her boat, “The Creole Lady.” She had no children, and along with Delaune, she is survived by a brother, Ernie Prieto, two nieces, Emily and Calla Prieto, and a nephew Harrison Prieto. Private services will be held in Maine, and a celebration of her life will take place in Mandeville at a future date.

Email Jim Derry at jderry@ theadvocate.com.

til law enforcement and everybody gets all the investigations done, nobody’s really going to know what’s going on.”

“Each and every step we take together supporting Nolan’s memory, his family, his friends, and unity is a step in the right direction,” Ocean Springs Mayor Bobby Cox wrote on social media.

The people who loved Wells recall him as a kind and friendly role model and peacemaker He worked hard on his football career, ﬁrst in Ocean Springs, then at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Lampley, Wells’ former coach, called him “a joy to be around.”

Law enforcement have said speculation surrounding Wells’ death is damaging to their investigation, because rumors and public scrutiny may intimidate teenage witnesses from coming forward. Lampley added that observers should await whatever facts the family chooses to share

“Give them the respect they deserve,” he said. Staff writer Poet Wolfe contributed reporting.

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The S&WB has not formally responded to the lawsuit. At least three businesses in the area have closed, citing the project’s impact on their bottom lines.

Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack said he had not yet received an audit request. Louisiana Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, who received Landry’s request, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday In their recent statement, S&WB officials said the utility “will fully cooperate with any requested audit activities.” Ofﬁcials also sought to pin the project’s problems on former staffers, saying that the project’s scope and timeline “had already been established” when the agency’s current leadership took the reins. And the project’s anticipated one-year timeline was extended because of “unforeseen impacts,” ofﬁcials said, including the discovery of historical artifacts, cold weather and rain, and “coordination around major city events and coordination with other utility partners.”

Officials also offered updates on each block of the project. Crews have fully paved the 1100 block of Decatur Street and have removed fencing. They expect to begin sidewalk restoration this week.

On the 1000 block of Decatur Street, crews have paved most of the street, installed most of the curb, and pulled most fencing down. On the 900 block of Decatur Street, they have completed drain line work and sewer upgrades, and they have installed about 70% of a needed water main

They expect to wrap up underground utility work on that block within a month and to remove fencing after they ﬁnish paving temporary asphalt.

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sewer infrastructure over the next two decades, paid for with annual rate increases to residents’ water bills.

As of Friday, the parish was more than halfway through with the meter replacement program, with 82,909 new meters installed.

Pedal Valves began installing new meters in 2024 after the Jefferson Parish Council approved a roughly $116 million contract to replace them over four years and then maintain their software for 20 years Parish ofﬁcials say the new meters are able to read usage more accurately and allow customers to view their usage in real time using an app.

But both the water bill increases and the new smart meters have been the source of growing complaints from constituents who blame the new technology for abnormal increases on their water bills Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng’s administration has maintained that high water bills are likely the result of leaks in the home that may have gone undetected under the old meters,

and not the result of faulty equipment.

The issue ﬂared up at the last council meeting in June, with residents voicing their frustrations and council members vowing to investigate the issue.

At-large council member Jennifer Van Vrancken has two upcoming pieces of legislation at next week’s council meeting to reduce the schedule of rate increases and hire a third-party company to handle bill disputes, although she said Tuesday they will likely be deferred to August to allow more time to sort out the speciﬁcs.

“The public can rest assured that this is a signiﬁcant issue for us all, and we’re looking for solutions,” Van Vrancken said.

Parish officials have implemented several changes in recent years in response to resident complaints. In 2025, they relaunched in-person appointments to field complaints at the customer service center, and implemented new policies to photograph water meters any time readings are twice as high or less than half the average reading over the last year

Email Lara Nicholson at lnicholson@theadvocate.com.

On the 600 block of St. Peter Street, which is also included in the water main transmission replacement project, the street is fully paved. Crews have pulled down the fence and have installed jersey barriers to shift pedestrian trafﬁc to one side of the block while they work to restore the sidewalk over the next month

“The aging infrastructure upgrades and upgrades from other utility partners on Decatur Street and St. Peter Street are vital to ensuring redundancy in our system and preventing rework on the same roadways,” said Hayman on Saturday 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 is set for Friday after it was postponed last week because of a procedural issue, attorney Robert Ellis of the ﬁrm Bivalacqua, Gelé + Ellis said.

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The Jefferson Parish smart water meter project has resumed after contractor issues paused work.

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Subaruissueslabel recall for 541,000 SUVs

NEWYORK Subaru of America is recalling more than 541,000ofits Crosstrek, Forester and Ascent SUVsdue to an inaccurate label attached to the vehicles.

Accordingtoa notice published by the National Highway Trafﬁc Safety Administration this week, the now-recalled vehicles were made with acertification label that incorrectly states their gross axle weight rating, or GAWR, which reflects the maximum weight that each axleofavehicle can support.

The NHTSA warns awrong GAWR label“mayleadtoan overloaded vehicle,” which could increase the likelihood of acrash. Subaru has not been aware of any crashes or injuries resulting from this issue in the U.S., according to recall documents. And no mechanical repair is needed —but the company plans to mail impacted owners a“corrective certiﬁcation label” to place over the faulty one. Customers may also choose to have adealer place the new label on their cars, free of charge.

Frontier picks SpaceX’s Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi Frontier Airlines will retroﬁt its ﬂeet of more than 180 aircraft with Starlink, becoming the latest carrier to join the inflight high-speed internet arms race by partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX subsidiary

The Denver-based budget carrier said it plans to deploy its ﬁrst Starlink-equipped aircraft in early 2027, adding that it will be the ﬁrst U.S. airline to offer customers access to Starlink’s internet through anew system directly managed by Starlink Frontiertouted Starlink’sgateto-gate connectivity potential for its employees, sayingitwill lead to “improved operationalperformance and more seamless customer service.”

The potentialfor high-speed internet on Frontier flights could equip the airline to better compete with legacy carriers at DFW International Airport, where it has built up asignificant presence over the past few years. After Spirit Airlines’ collapse, Frontier now is the unquestioned dominant budgetairlineatDFWAirport,the central hub of American Airlines. In combination with Frontier, other members of Indigo Partners’ portfolio, including Wizz Air,Volaris, JetSMARTand Cebu Pacific, plan to install Starlink on over 1,000 aircraft, according to Frontier China’sJune exports surge amid AI boom

HONG KONG China’sexports accelerated in June, jumping 27% from ayear earlier thanks partly to the boom in artiﬁcial intelligence, the customsagencysaid Tuesday

The increase in exports in June was much better than economists had expected. Exports rose 19.4% year-on-year in May. Imports in June surged 36%, better than May’s27.4%yearon-yeargrowth, with analysts attributing the expansion in part due to the Iran war driving up import costs.

China recorded atrade surplus of $125.6 billion in June, widening from $105.4 billion in theprevious month.

“With the rapid growth of AI, our imports and exportofproducts in this field are robust,” Wang Jun, vice minister of China’sGeneral Administration of Customs, said at anews conference in Beijing. He said trade in electronic components, computer spare parts, and other computing hardware jumped nearly 57% to $760 billion in the ﬁrst half of the year.Otherproducts such as AI glasses, AI translating devices, powered exoskeletons and other smart products are also evolving.

“Trade values took anotherbig leg up in June,” Julian EvansPritchard, head of China Economics at Capital Economics, wrote in anote Tuesday.“This predominantly reﬂects therecent surge in semiconductor prices on the back of the AI boom. But even puttingthat aside, foreign demand for Chinese goods remains robust.

Inflationcools more than expectedinJune

U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes and used cars fell, providing somerelief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also slowedmore than expected.

Gascosts fall, underlying prices ease

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP economics writer

WASHINGTON U.S. inflation cooled lastmonth as thecostof gas, clothes and used cars fell, providingsomerelieftoconsumers, while underlying price pressures also slowed more than expected.

Consumer prices dropped 0.4% from May to June, thelargestmonthly drop in fouryears, the Labor Department said Tuesday,after rising 0.5% in theprevious month. On ayearly basis, inﬂation declinedto3.5%, downfrom ayear-over-year gain of 4.2% in May and lower than many economistsexpected

Excluding the foodand energy categories, coreprices were unchanged from May to June, a positivesignthat underlying inﬂation is declining. On ayearly basis, core prices rose just 2.6%, down from 2.9%the previous month. Core inflation remains abovethe Federal Reserve’s target of 2%

The core ﬁgures suggest that thegas price spike fromthe Iran war,while it pushedupairfares andsome other costs, hasn’tso far led to broad-based, sustained inﬂation,economists said.

“Thisreading is verymuch in thecamp that the inﬂation we’ve had this year is transitory,” said Michael Metcalfe, head of macro strategy at State Street Markets. “Yes, gas prices went up, but nothing else did, more or less.”

Yetoil prices rose for asec-

ondday Tuesday as the United States renewed attacks on Iran andPresident DonaldTrump announced anew blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, akey shipping route forabout one-fifth of the world’soil. The increase threatenstoundoatleast some of theprogress that occurred last month.

And manyAmericans have soured on the economy after ﬁve years of elevated inﬂation, posing arisk to Trump andRepublicansinthe upcoming midterm elections.

Forhis part,Trump on Tuesdayblamed his predecessor, Democrat JoeBiden, forthe rate of inflation having spiked to a three-year high just last month.

“It’snot my fault,” he said. “We are putting it to sleep. .Inﬂation is way down.”

“Remember thatfor the midterms,” he added.

Yetinflation hasrisen since Trump’sinauguration last year, to 3.5% from 3% in January 2025. It jumped even furtherafterthe Iran war began Feb. 28 when it was just 2.4%

Tuesday’sreportlikelyreduces pressure on theFed to boost its short-term interest rate to combat inflation.Lastmonth, Fed ofﬁcialsleft their key rate unchangedatabout 3.6%

“Today’s report gave some breathing room for theFederal Reserveindecidingwhether and when to raise interest rates,” Kathy Bostjancic, chief economistatNationwide Financial,said.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh,in written testimonytothe House Financial Services Committee, saidTuesdaythat theFed has “no tolerance” for high inﬂation whichhepledgedwould become “a thing of thepast.” Yetheprovidednohints aboutwhat steps

theFed may take in coming months. Warshwill face questions later Tuesday from members of Congress. Awider rangeofprices cooled last month thaneconomists had forecast.Electricity prices, which have been elevated by spiking demandfromdatacenters, fell1%fromMay to June, though they arestill4%higher thana year ago. Clothing prices dropped0.6% from May to June butare 3.9% more expensive than ayear earlier Groceries rose 0.2%from May to June andare up 2.7% fromlastyear,while apartment rental costs cooled,rising just 0.1% last monthand 2.8% from ayear ago.

The inflation-fighters at the Fedremain sharplydivided over next steps, according to minutes of their June16-17 meeting. About half of policymakerssupport raising interest rates by the end of the year to cool borrowing, spending, and priceincreases, theminutes showed.Another half are willing to wait for signs that inﬂation may resume falling as gasprices decline,though the minutes predate therecent ﬂare-up of violenceinthe Middle East.

Andthe situation in the Middle East continuestochange hour to hour.OnTuesday,the pricefor abarrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed 4.6%to$87.13 after theUnited States and Iran each said the Strait of Hormuzisunder its control. Gas prices have also risenabout 6cents agallon in thepast week,toa nationwide averageof$3.86 agallon.

“Today’snumber is avery good reading, but so much is going to depend on what happens in the Middle East,” Bostjancic said.

Economists, tech leadersspeak outonAI

BYQUEENIE WONG Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Many of the smartest peoplein theworldwarned governments, companies and people Monday that they need to be ready for the deepimpact that artiﬁcial intelligence is going to have on the economy

More than 200 economists, researchers and tech leaders said artiﬁcial intelligence could transform theeconomyfor thebetter and for worse and fuel risks including “large-scale job displacement.”

In astatement, the group said AI could become more powerful over adecade, driving an unprecedented economic transformationthat could bring downsides but also opportunitiessuch as “majorgains in living standards.”

“Wemustact nowtoguide AI to complement humans rather than simply imitate them—and to generateprosperity forthe many,not just thefew,” said Erik Brynjolfsson, aStanford Univer-

sity professorand director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab,in aseparate statement.

Brynjolfssonisamongthe prominentindividuals who signed the statement titled”We Must Act Now” to urge economists, policymakers andtech leaders to better understand how AI will transform theeconomy The group is pushing for the creation of more guardrails, incentives and institutions to “steer AI in adirection that complements humans andbenefits society.”

Among those who signedthe statement were Nobel laureates, AI researchers and tech leaders from California venture capital ﬁrms and companies including Anthropic, OpenAI andGoogle Thetech leaders includedEric Schmidt,former Google chiefexecutive; ReidHoffman, aLinkedInco-founder; VinodKhosla,a venture capitalist; Yann LeCun, acomputer scientist;and Jack Clark, aco-founder of Anthropic. Economists from Harvard, Stan-

ford, MIT and other prominent universities were also on the list.

Thestatement highlights some of the anxietysurrounding the latest advancementsintechnologyassome of the world’slargestcompaniesrace to compete with Chinaand othercountries to dominate the AI race.

Companies are going head-tohead with one another,rolling out more powerful AI tools that allow people to quickly generate text, code, images, videos andother content.

They’remarketing the tools as ways to helpworkerswith tedious tasks. The rise in automation, though, hasalso raised concerns about whether AI will wipeout certain jobs in software engineering, customerservice, entertainment andotherareas AI also poses safety risks. AI companiesincluding ChatGPT maker OpenAI are facing lawsuits over whethertheyshould be heldresponsible whenpeople use AI to harm themselves or others.

Banks raking in bigproﬁts

BY MATT OTT AP business writer

WASHINGTON Five of thebiggest U.S. banks reported record profits on Tuesday,boosted by their trading desks and aremarkably resilient American consumer amid persistent global economic uncertainty It marks the second straight quarter of strong results from the banks, which have benefited from market volatility since the Iran war began in late February Both consumer-facing and marketfocused banks reported revenue and profitgrowththatbeateventhe most optimistic Wall Street expectations.

The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index, which tracks the performance of twodozen banks, rose in afternoon trading.

JPMorgan Chase logged $16.9 billion in second-quarter proﬁtasits equities trading division again took advantage of marketvolatilitytriggeredbythe war in Iran. The nation’slargest bank by asset size, JPMorgan said that revenue in every line of its business hit record levels in the quarter,including its markets division, where revenue grew 35% over the same periodlastyear. Revenue in its equity markets division skyrocketed 86%.

JPMorgan earned$6.14per share in the period, beating analyst estimates of $5.59 per share. Managed revenue came in at $58 billion, also topping the estimates of analysts surveyed by FactSet. JPMorgan shares rose 1.8% by midday Bank executiveshighlightedasurprisingly strong U.S. consumer even as inﬂationremainselevated, in part due to the higher oil prices brought about by the war in Iran. Bank of Americasaidthatconsumer spending expanded,outperforming expectations.Consumer investmentassets grew 18% year-over-year and average deposits and spending all increased from the ﬁrst quarter,the bank said. JPMorganreportedrevenue of $20.3 billion from its consumer banking division in the period, ayear-over-year increase of 8%.

Wells Fargo also reported improved consumer activity,reﬂecting abroadly healthy U.S. economy.

“Consumer spendingishigher, charge-offs anddelinquenciesare lower,and savings and investments are growing across consumer segments,” Wells CEO Charlie Scharf said. The unresolved conﬂict in the Middle East, however,remains apotential economic hurdle for consumers and businesses alike. Oil prices fell back near prewar levelsearlierthismonth, but they’re back up more than 10% this week after the U.S. renewed attacks on Iran and President Donald Trump announced anew blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, akey shipping route for about one-ﬁfth of the world’soil. At $3.86 per gallon, gas prices remain well above prewar levels but below their peak of around $4.50 in May Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorganChase,said on aconference call that JPMorgan remains “appropriately cautious” in light of the current global economic risks.

“Wecannot predict howthese forces will ultimately play out,” Dimon said. “They may remainmanageable, buttheycould also causemeaningful disruptions when they shiftor collide.”

Dimon said that revenue from the New York bank’sinvestment banking divisionrose30%,accelerating to the highest level since 2021 as the thirst for initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions remained strong. All the major banks played arole in SpaceX’srecord-setting IPO in June, with GoldmanSachs and Morgan Stanley acting as lead underwriters. The offering brought in $75 billion, more than all U.S. IPOs combinedin2024 and 2025, according to Renaissance Capital. Renaissance expects the IPO market to extendits hotstreakintothe second half of this year,also driven by larger dealssuchasKorean memory chip giantSKHynix’s “mega-listing” on Friday that raised $26.5 billion. Global mergers andacquisitionactivityalsoaccelerated in thesecond quarter of 2026, with announcements up 64% year-over-year and closings up 33%, according to Morgan Stanley Goldman Sachs said revenue from advising on mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter rose 17%.

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Deaths Villafranco, andDante Ness; and 22 great-grandchildren. Chris had ajoyousand generous spirit, awonderful sense of humor, and a giftfor making others smile.Heloved to laugh, have fun,and share his love of art, music, travel, and goodfoodwithfamily and friends. Hiskindness, warmth, faith, and devotion to otherswill remain an inspirationtoall who knew and lovedhim

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Bertucci Jr., Christopher A.

Christopher Anthony Bertucci, Jr. passed away peacefully on July 12, 2026, at theage of 89. Born on April 13, 1937, in New Orleans, LA,hewas the son of the late Agnes LeBlanc Bertucci and Christopher Bertucci. A lifelong resident of the New Orleans area, Chris was agraduate of Fortier High School and attended LSU. He built adistinguished career in realestate, becoming arespected broker and earning numerous professionalcertifications. Alongside his beloved wife and fellow real estate broker, he owned and operated asuccessful realestate firm, Bertucci Realty, Inc. His professionalism, integrity, and commitment to serving others earned him the respect and admiration of colleagues and clients. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Chris dedicated much of his life to service. He was past president of the Jaycees and was deeply committed to his Catholic faith. Ordained as apermanent deacon in 1991, he devoted himself to serving God's people. He ministered at St. Philip Neri, St. Ann, St. Pius XCatholic Churchand at parishes in Mississippi. He also provided pastoral care at EJ Hospital, Orleans Parish Prison, and SoutheastLAMental Health Hospital in Mandeville, bringing compassion, encouragement, and faith to those in need. Chris was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, RussellBertucci, Rosalie Aleman, Peter Bertucci, and Jimmie Bertucci; and his beloved son, Christopher A. Bertucci, III.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Elizabeth Maenza Bertucci; his children, Leslie Bertucci, Elizabeth Bertucci, and Maria Villafranco (Danny); his grandchildren, Michael Ural, Jr., Henri Lespinasse, Anna Kedzuch, Brittany Winter, Daniel Villafranco, Jr., Bradley Oster, Alex Lespinasse,Christian Villafranco, Sophia

Relatives and friends areinvited to attend visitation on Friday, July 17, 2026,from9:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m. at St. Pius X CatholicChurchinNew Orleans,followed by Mass celebrated by Archbishop James Checchio at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.

EstelleJ.Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. 2715 Danneel Street NewOrleans, LA 70113Office (504) 895-4903

Email: estelle@ejwilsonfh.com

Eric Timothy Burd, passedawayonJuly1, 2026 at Touro Infirmaryat the ageof63. He was aresidentofNew Orleans, LA He was the son of the late Joseph and Selma Burd. Brother of Sylvia Williams, Donna Bernard and Carmelia(Toni)Burd,and the Late Bernice Placide, Joyce Burd,Clara Wallace, Marcell Burd and Gregory Burd.Also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A memorialService willbe held on Friday July17, 2026 at 10:00a.m. at EstelleJ WilsonFuneralHome, Inc. 2715 Danneel Street, New Orleans, La. 70113. Ms. Sylvia Thomas worship leader Arrangements Entrusted To Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home, Inc.2715 Danneel St. NOLA 70113Information (504) 895-4903 To sign online guest book please visit www.estellejwilsonfh.com

Larry Dickerson,79 passed awaypeacefully on June 29, 2026,atOchsner Hospital. Larryissurvived by his wifeof56years Angette Dickerson, his children Karen, Larry and Byron. Fifteengrandchildren, ninegreat-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Also survived by ahost of

nephews, nieces, otherrelatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Irvinand Rebecca Dickerson,siblings: Walter Jones, IrvinDickerson, DorothyTaylor, Stella Keasley, RonaldLewis and hisbeloved son Brian Family and friends are invitedtoattend the Celebration of Life Service on Friday, July 17, 2026, for 10:00 a.m. at The Boyd Family FuneralHome, 5001 ChefMenteur Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70126. Visitation willbegin at 9:00 a.m. Apostle Barry Green, officiating.Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, 10400 Old Gentilly Road.ARepass will be held at The Luxury Hall,5555 Bullard Ave., New Orleans, LA.Guestbook Online:www.anewtraditi onbegins.com (504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and DonavinD.Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.

With greatsadness, the family of Mrs. Joel Condon English wouldliketoannounce her passing at her home on July10, 2026. She was85years old.

Joel was born the youngestofeight children in NewOrleans, Louisiana on October15, 1940, to August and OneliaFavlin Condon. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy. Most recently she was amember of Our LadyofLourdes Parish in Slidell, Louisiana.

After learning how to cook fromher parents, Joel became achef and headed up thekitchen at Mandich'sRestaurant for 33 years. Mandich'swas known by many as "The Galatoire'softhe 9th Ward." As head chef, she received many accolades in therestaurant industry duetoher perfect execution of every dish she served. Her hard work and dedication ledtoMandich being featured in the September 1998 issue of NewOrleans Magazineas well as otherpublications. John Besh was quoted in an articlesaying,"Mrs. English was one ofthe greatest NewOrleans cooksthateverwalked the streets."

Post Katrina,Lloyd and Joel decided to retire after working sidebysidefor 33 years. Joel missed the restaurant dearly, but this gaveher thechance to focus on herfavoritejob of all, beinga grandmother. She stillspent most of her time in the kitchen, but this timewithher family She made sure that everyone who walkedthrough her door was well fed,especially with her famous post-Christmas dinner "Grammy Sammie."

Joel was lovedbyeveryone because of her wonderful,sweetdisposition and could warm anyone's heart with her infectious smile. She waseasilyeveryone's favoritebybeing abeautiful woman inside and out.She willbedearly missed by her family friends, many restaurant

patrons, and anyone she crossed pathswith. She was preceded in death by her parents, August and OneliaCondon; siblings, Marguerite Crespo, Una Gelpi, Lois Blakewell, Elaine McKenna, and JosephCondon; and her grandson, RodWillhoft II Joel is survivedbyher loving husband of 66 years, Lloyd A. English, Jr.; daughter, LeslieWillhoft (Rod); son, ErinEnglish (Melissa); sister, Alva Navarre; brother,Raymond Condon; granddaughters, Yvette Porte (Josh), Alexis English, and Courtney Willhoft (SethFloyd); great -grandchildren, Oliver Porteand Ezra Porte, and BabyWillhoft-Floyddue in December; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

The family wouldliketo give special thanksto Hospice of St.Tammany Caretaker Crystal,and nurse Susan; nieces, Elle McCracken and Marguerite Marks; and friends, Amy andTroyAlexander.

Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate Mrs. Joel's wonderful life on Monday, July 20, 2026 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home,5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard in NewOrleans. Visitation willbefrom10:00 in the morning until theFuneral Mass at 1:00 PM.Interment to follow after awalking procession to AllSaints Mausoleum on thesame grounds.

In lieu of flowers,the family wouldappreciate donations to St.Jude Children's Hospital To view and sign theonline guestbook, visit www.LakeLawnMetairie.co m.

John William Jackson Sr, age 90, wasbornonJune 23, 1936. He passedaway peacefully at hishome in Ponchatoula, Louisianaon July 4, 2026 surrounded by family. He was born in Waveland,MSand raised in theIrishChannel in New Orleans, LA. He later relocated to Terrytown, LA with hiswife to raise their four childrenand eventually retiredinPonchatoula, Louisiana. John served in theArmyand wasstationed in Germany post WWII. He workedasan iron workerand ashrimp fisherman. He founded TerrytownBoxing Club, whereheservedaspresidentand Head Coach. He wasa devotedhusband andfather and an amazing grandfather. He willbe greatly missed. He is survivedbyhis son John William Jackson Jr.(Ellia); hisgrandchildren Jason Rooney, JaynaBerthelot (Justin),Jayme Caminita(C J), Joseph CaminitaIII (Tonya), Charlie Jackson Jennifer Jackson,Jordan Jackson,Mia Jackson MarleyJackson,and Jeanne Denning(Patrick), andseveral great grandchildrenand numerous nieces andnephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Elmer Jackson and Hazel Turncotte Jackson; hissiblings Joyce J. Bird andElmer"Nunu"Forest Jackson Jr;his children JayLynn Jackson Wolf, Jolene Jackson Acyand Jay PaulJackson; hisson in law AllenAcy Jr.and his granddaughter; Jessica Jackson.Familyand friends are invited to attend visitation andMass at MotheFuneral Home,2100 WestbankExpy. Harvey, LA. Visitation willbeheld from 9:00 am -11:00 am on

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and his older brother Terry, were the last of the family order consisting of deceased siblings Velma Dufrene, Wilmer, Venis, Ethel Savoie, and Raymond.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Glenda, son Michael, and grandsons Aaron and Brady Parks, many nieces & nephews, cousins, in-laws and his honorary granddaughters Jordan Jamieson and Jaci Tortorella. He attended the Paradis Elementary School 1st through 4th grades attaining agreateducational start, with thanks to beloved teachers Peyregne, Roberts, Amaca, and Hebert. After graduating from Hahnville HighSchool in1959,healso earned a BS in Mathematics from Southeastern Louisiana College and aBSinMechanical Engineering from LSU. His career in the chemical industry included Rubicon, Albermarle, retiring from Novartis Agricultural Chemical. He was an LSU area property ownerand Condo Association Consultant and Manager. He loved old boats, old cars, but most of all old friends and new. An avid volunteer and communityactivist, he was also amember of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge for over 40 years. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m., at the Church at 8470 Goodwood Boulevard.

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James, "JR" Rivers, aged 89,passedaway at his home in New Orleans, surrounded by his loving family on July 6, 2026. He is survived by daughters Countess and Wanda Rivers; sisters, Betty Merrill, Ella Rivers, and Sandra Rivers. Sister-inlaw Joy Gray and brotherin-law Matthew Sharper and his loving nephew, Roland Gray, Jr., along with numerous other nieces, nephews, extended family

members and friends. James was preceded in death by his wife Camille Virginia Rivers, hisparents EarnestRivers, Sr.and Noella Fox Rivers Victorin, and brothersHerbert and Earnest Rivers, Jr James was borninNew Orleans,Louisiana on April 18, 1937,and attended CraigElementary School and Booker T. Washington High School. The family extends their deepestgratitudeand appreciation for the outpouring of prayers, love and support they have received during this difficult time Relatives, friends, and employeesofRoyal Sonesta Jazz Playhouse, Parlay'sBar,East Jefferson Hospital, West Jefferson Hospital (Bridgepoint) and OschnerFoundation Hospitalare invited to attend the funeral services at LakeLawn Metairie FuneralHome, 5100 PontchartrainBlvd,New Orleans,Louisiana on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Visitationisfrom11:00am -1:00 pm, and services begin at 1:00 pm. Please feel free to signthe online guestbook.

Schmitt, DavidFrederick

DavidF.Schmitt, 79, of Westwego,Louisiana, passed awayonJuly12, 2026.Born on November 2, 1946,inSyracuse, New York,hewas the sonof Katherineand Ernest Schmitt. Davidwas preceded in death by hisparents, his brother, ErnieSchmitt, his sister, Patricia, hisson, Martin Charles Scherr, and hisson-in-law, Gilbert Sanchez.Heissurvived by his belovedwifeof44 years, Bonnie Jean Schmitt of Westwego, Louisiana; his daughters, Mandy Schmitt of Syracuse,New York,and Christine Scherr Brannon, of Harvey, Louisiana;his son-in-law Michael Brannon, hisfive grandchildren, Camille BrannonofOrlando, Florida, JarodSanchez Janelle Sanchez, Sebastian Sanchez,and Catalina Sanchez,all of Syracuse,

NewYork; and hisgreatgranddaughter,Cassia SanchezofSyracuse, New York. Davidgraduated fromNorthHighSchool in Syracuseand attended Onondaga Community College.Heretired fromSt. Joseph's Hospitalin Syracuse, where he workedinhospitalsecurity formany years. In 2015, he and Bonnie relocated from Bridgeport, NewYork, to theNew Orleans area, where they madetheir home in Westwego. AdevotedSyracuseUniversity sports fan, David proudly cheeredonthe Orangemen through good seasons and bad. He enjoyed watching allsports,had adeepappreciation forsilentand classic films, enjoyed listening to allsorts of music from Bluegrass, New Orleans Jazz andOpera loveddogs, catching beads at MardiGras, and treasured time spent with his family.David's greatest legacy was theway he livedhis life with compassion,generosity, and unwavering dedication to helping others. Amember of Alcoholics Anonymous, he celebrated53years of sobriety and devoted himselftohelpingothers achieve lasting recovery. His kindness, encouragement,and example touched many livesand left alasting impact on all who knew him. He was a parishionerofGood Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marrero, Louisiana, and previously attended BridgeportMethodist Church in Bridgeport, New York. Davidwillberemembered most forhis love of family,his faith,his commitment to helping others, and thejoy he brought to those around him. He will be deeplymissed and forever remembered by all who had theprivilegeof knowing and loving him. Post condolences at mothefunerals.com

John David (Jay) Webster Jr.diedJuly 1, 2026 from complications following abicycle accident in November 2025. He was 67 years old. Jay was preceded in death by his father, John D. Webster, Sr., and ayounger brother, Bradley JamesWebster. He is survivedbyhis mother Marilyn Webster, formerly of Smithtown, NY;a sister, Helene Webster Goldstein, anda nephew, Bradley, of OrlandoFL; and threesons Roke, Jack and Carl Webster and one daughter, Isabella Webster.Bornin Brooklyn, NY,Jay graduated fromthe State University of NewYork (SUNY) Maritime Collegeat FortSchuyler witha degree in marine engineering and relocated to New

Orleanstopursue acareer in themaritime industry. After working on theU.S. CorpsofEngineers hopper dredge Wheeler, andsailingtravelingaroundthe worldfor many years aboardcommercial cargo vessels as amerchantmarine,Jay became engineer surveyor with Sabine Surveyors. Holdingthe rare designation of Chief Engineer for Steamand Diesel of Unlimited Horsepower, Jay was also certifiedasa lead auditor for theU.S. Dept.ofJustice andacted on theirbehalf in assessing andmonitoringfederal regulatoryand environmental compliance offenses and mandates. In 2019, he opened Jay Webster Marine Complianceand Consulting, travelingthe worldtoserve maritime industry clients. Jay was a devotedfriendand family man.Hewas an avidcyclist whoasa young man hadriddenacross the U.S. andalso toured parts of Europebybicycle. He continued to ride for fun and fitness with TheCityPark IrregularsBike Club. He wasanaccomplished swimmerand competed with aU.S. Master's Swim Team in both stateand na-

tional championships. He is best remember for his jovial and generousnature, awaningbut still enduring Brooklyn accent, aclever wit, thoughtful sentimentality, anda silly habit of breaking outintosong wherever andwhenever themood wouldstrike him.

The familyextendsits thanks to all of Jay'sdoctors andcaretakersfor theirefforts in giving him thepossibility of recovery, as well as very special thanks to his many friends andfamilymemberswho remained steadfast by visiting him, praying for his recovery,and supporting hisfamilythroughout the eightmonthsofhis hospitalization.

ACatholic Funeral Mass will be held forJay at Jacob Schoen &Son Funeral Home, 3872 Canal St., NewOrleans,LA70119 on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., followed by Mass at 1 p.m.

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Fight between N.O. andLa. hurtsboth city,state

An Orleans Parish grand jury’s indictment of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill earlier this month was ashock, but itwasn’tthe ﬁrst time the ongoing political feudbetween Republicanofﬁcials at thestate leveland Democrats who run New Orleans spilled over into allegations of criminality

That happenedearlier this spring, after the Legislature folded the Clerk of Criminal District Court’soffice into the civil court clerk’soperation just beforeCalvinDuncan, who’d been elected to the criminal courtjob, couldbesworn in. With the backing of Mayor Helena Moreno andDistrict Attorney JasonWilliams, five City Council members voted to declare thenew combined office substantiallychangedand callfor anew election. Murrillresponded bythreatening to remove them from officeand have Gov. Jeff Landry replace them, and to prosecute the interim clerk they’d appointed,arespected retired judge That was just the beginning. Morenofilmed avideo in which she said Murrill may have violated astate lawagainst threateningpublic officialstoinfluence their actions. And thenthe grand jury —onits own,reportedly, with Williams recusing himself andMoreno saying she hadnoknowledge of the proceeding —indicted Murrill under that law There’smore. Judge Leon Roche appointeda special prosecutor,Laurie White, whoisa lightning rod herself. Journalistsexercising their First Amendment right to cover the unusual court action wound up barred from thebuilding, and in one case even handcuffed,byOrleans Parish sheriff’s deputies.

Murrill went to the stateSupreme Court, which stayed the indictment.She hasnow gotten ajudge to OK subpoenas seeking electronic communications and other recordsfromWilliams and White

Meanwhile, Murrill’spolitical allies, most notably Landry,have not only rallied toher defensebut pushed back againstmultiple city initiatives,including its request that the state Bond Commission allowit to borrow money for needed projects and ongoingefforts to pull itself out of the fiscal mess Moreno inherited. It’salot, but we can sumupour reaction in four words: This has to stop. It should go without sayingthat accusing political adversaries of criminality undermines trust in the system. It distractsofficials from doing their jobs and hurtstheir ability to lower thetemperature and pursue the commongood. There are well-established ways to settle political and policy differences, even intense ones. That’swhat happened with theDuncan imbroglio, when the Supreme Court upheld the disputed legislation and rejected the council’s call for anew election, which should havebeen theend of thestory Distressingly,this escalation comes at atime when cooperation was bearing realfruit. As aDemocraticformer lawmaker who served in amajority Republican Legislature, Moreno understands well thebenefitoflooking beyond political differences.

Murrill and Landry do too. They showed it when the governor put his muscle behindthe big infrastructure push ahead of last year’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, andwhenheand Murrill contributed signiﬁcantstate resources to help the city bring down itsviolent crime rate. Both initiatives alsoindicatethat they fully understand the vital role NewOrleans plays in Louisiana’seconomy So we know that when thestate and city work together,everyone wins. And, we’re sadly learning, when theylower themselves to the kind of behavior we’re now seeing,everyoneloses.

Gettingout Democratic vote in Senate race couldshock nation

It was harder to get excited about this July 4than mostinmylong life.

The Supreme Court’sinviting back Jim Crow while pretending racism is gone withthe wind; the bombing of Iran without congressional advice, consent or even an endgame plan; using specious charges tobully political opponents; turning our back on Europe and Ukraine —all these try my soul.

Not to mention ICE’sinhumane tactics and goals, tax cuts for the rich and disingenuously slashing Medicaid from poor people, until somehow theruination of the Lincoln Memorial reﬂecting pool has becomeametaphor for how completely President Donald Trumphas betrayed our hallowed Declaration of Independence, now 250 years young.

So Ineed to remember it took ﬁve moreyears for Yorktown toend the Revolutionary ﬁghting, and two additional years for theTreatyofParis to “create” the United States in the eyes of the world. Lasting progress (or destruction) takes time.

Similarly,itmight be worth remembering that, according to Wikipedia, 766,870 Louisianans voted forKamala Harris in 2024. Whileshe lost by 441,635 votes, it’salso worth noting that 1million Louisiana citizens over 18 did not vote in that election.

Furthermore, only 851,568 folks voted for Sen. John Kennedy in 2022, an off-year Therefore, if Rep.Julia Letlow matches Kennedy this fall in the Senate race, and if all the people who voted for Harris wouldvote forthe Democratic candidate, Jamie Davis, then we only need 10% of those who did not votein2022 or 2024 to shock thecountry Louisianawould thereby send ashot against racism and Donald Trumpthat would be “heard ’round theworld,” to echo Lexington and Concord of 251 years ago.

AreLouisiana’sget-out-the-vote teams up to this challenge? ’Tis aconsummation devoutly to be wished. LEN NICHOLS NewOrleans

As ahigh school history teacher IinstructLouisiana’syouth about the valuesthatshape ajust society Chiefamong themisthe moral obligationtoinvest in ourfuture rather thanprepare for ourfailure. Thatiswhy Iamﬁlled with profound disgust by the Louisiana Legislature’srecentmaneuver to slash $168 million from the Minimum FoundationProgramfor public education. By raiding public school funding for asuperﬁcial, one-timestipend, ourleadersare starving the very institutions meant to uplift ourchildren. Worse still, this massive cut to educationoccurs as the state pumps an extra $100 millioninto criminal justiceand public safety,driving the totalcorrections budgettoastaggering $816.8million.

I’m writing to recognize and thank theNew OrleansVeterans of Foreign Wars Post8973 for participating in therecent Pride parade.

Iamaveteran of the war in Afghanistan who served 12 years under “Don’tAsk, Don’tTell,” and it meant so much to see combat veterans of all branches who served in war showing up to support all of us who served. It is wonderful to see battle buddies showing up for those of us whowere at one time not welcomed and even persecuted. Thank you, New Orleans VFW,for having our back. We served in war for freedom. The Pride parade was one way for us to celebrate that freedom here at home.

RONHILL Lt. Colonel, USAF,retired NewOrleans

Ny fans made us glad to be Saints fans

Watchingthe “fans” in New York celebrate the Knicks’ victory —and it was agreat one —byburning school buses and trashing police cars with pipes, crowbars and motorcycle chains reminded me, in contrast, of the2010 Saints Superbowl victory celebration in New Orleans. At that time, Ilived in downtown New Orleans. When thegame ended, my wife andIwalked through the city,and all we saw was unbounded joy

We walked past Poydras and Canal streetstoDecatur and Bourbon streets, and we were surrounded by ecstatic people of all colors hugging each other in “group hugs.” We were all Saints fans and New Orleanians. As an American,Iwas embarrassed by thebehavior of the New Yorkers. AndIamgratefulthat Ilive here and not in New York. Isure would like to experience that again! GO SAINTS!

C.J.AUCOIN Gretna

This is adamning indictment of ourstate’s moral compass. We are willingly choosing to fund the containment of humanlivesinstead of the cultivationofhumanpotential. Abudgetisa reﬂection of asociety’ssoul. Whenweprioritize expanding the prison-industrial complexoverthe classroom,we send atragic message to Louisiana’s children: We would rather spend nearly abilliondollars to lock youup tomorrow thanignite the intellectual spark to help yousucceed today This legislationrobs our schools of essentialinstructional resources, setting up ourstudents —and our communities —for systemic failure. As educators, we teach that choices have consequences. The consequence of prioritizing incarcerationovereducation is the slow destructionofour state’sfuture. It is aprofound betrayal of our kids, our communities andour shared values. Louisiana deserves leaders who have the moral courage to fully fund ourpublic schools. Our children are notliabilitiestobemanaged; they areasacred trust. It is time we start budgeting like we believe it.

JOHN GUZDA NewOrleans

La.Haitiansare caught in a flurry of deportationdecisions

Will Sutton

Ashort time ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Trump administration can send thousands of people home to their native countries. Actually,we’re talking more than 1million people. Those potentially affected include 300,000-350,000 Haitians, about 6,000 Syrians, 200,000 Salvadorans and 50,000 Ukrainians. The high courtruled the administration can end what’scalledthe Temporary Protected Status program, or TPS. What we’re watching is aRepublicanpresident destroying alegacy program created by a Republican president.

President George H.W.Bush signed TPS into law as apartofthe Immigration Act of 1990 after abipartisan Congress overwhelmingly approved the measure. Only eight senators voted against the bill. Louisiana’sDemocratic U.S. Sens. J. Bennett Johnsonand John Breaux voted yes. So did U.S. Reps. Richard Baker,Bob Livingstonand Jim McCrery,all Republicans. In 2026, with the help of the high court, President Donald Trump said it’s timefor our nation of immigrants to get rid of as many of them aswecan, in part by ending TPS. With a6-3 vote, the Supremessaid the Trump administrationcan doaway with acore part of the lawthathas provided protections for many fordecades About 10 countries had TPSprotections expire or been terminatedfrom the early 1990s and the late 2000s. Now we have another round ofterminations. Haitians, Syrians and others in Louisiana and elsewhere are concerned. The ruling has terminated TPS for them. There is alittle breathing space. Work permits have been extended, but only until July 24. That’snot much time Lower courts have to rush to comply with the new policy.Meanwhile, Congress is consideringoverturning the ruling with bills that would return TPS consideration to the judiciary, away from Homeland Security.One would extend TPS to 2029 for Haitians. But in Florida, where 50% of the nation’sHaitian population live,there is widespread confusion. Massachusetts and New York have agoodnumberof Haitians as well. There are as many as 5,000 Haitians in Louisiana, most of them living in the greaterNew Orleans area. Idon’tknow how many have had their lives changed by this ruling. Ido

Trump’stwo

With midterm elections just afew months away,arecent 36-hourperiod gave the political world agood picture of President Trump’sapproach to campaigning for Republicans with the House and Senate at stakeand theclock running down.Call it two stepsforward and one step back.

The ﬁrst step forwardwas the president’sspeech at aMack Truck plant in Macungie,Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley The rally was part of Trump’s on-and-offeffort to highlight his administration’seconomic policies in the run-up to November

knowthatLouisianans who areHaitian or Haitian Americans are concerned. Al Grandoit, aNew Orleans-based mediator, justice advocateand Haiti commentator is the sonofHaitian immigrants.Hewas borninBoston and he’s lived in New Orleans for about 20 years. Acriminaldefenselawyer,he’s active in Haitian circles. He remembers the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, which then had about 50 aftershocks of 4.5 or more. At least 100,000 peopledied. Some estimates say about 300,000 died. TPS helped alot of people bounceback. Whenheheardabout theruling, he said he was “a littleticked off.” He knowsHaitians here, in Ohio and in North Carolinaaffected by theruling. No doubt,hesaid, some Haitians will return to apoor nation that doesn’thave theeconomy, theinfrastructure and the jobs to match what they’vehad here. New Orleanshas arich Haitian history.Asthe French Revolution ended in the early 1800s, about 10,000 Haitians ﬂedtoLouisiana. They doubled thepopulationof New Orleans.Like Haiti, New Orleans has Catholic, Creole and French roots. Haitians brought theirversions of gumboand jambalaya. Ihave some Creoleand Haitian roots,and Icannot imagine whatNew Orleans might be like without that part of my culture. Idon’texpect New Orleans to change drastically in twoorthree years if Trump and anti-immigrant forces keep

moving in this direction, but Iworry thatthe Catholic, Creole and French culture will be further diminished without so many of our Haitian brothers and sisters. Trump has astrongimmigration background and immigrant family connections. His mother was born in Scotland. One of his former wives was born in Czechoslovakia. First lady Melania Trump was born in Slovenia.

Referencing Haitians and Africans, the president famously asked, “Why are we having all thesepeople from s*** hole countries comehere? He said he wanted morepeople from Norway and other European countries. For the mostpart, we areanation of immigrants. Indigenous people were already herewhen the foundersofthe nation and othersarrivedhere. Most people of African descent wereforced to come. This isn’tsomething we have to take. We can look up thecongressionalmeasures, weigh in with support to strike executive power to do this in favor of actsofthe U.S. Congress being the only way TPS can be designated. We can ﬁnd another way forward. We can give Haitians, Syrians and others moretime and give them paths forward to keep, or get,work permits and to get citizenship, if that’swhat they desire.

Email Will Sutton at wsutton@ theadvocate.com.

stepsforward,one

step back

Whythe transgender sports campaign wasdoomed

There was little question whowas going to wininWest Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. The twocases, which went to the U.S. SupremeCourt this term, contested lawsin West Virginia and Idaho barring transgender womenand girls from competing in women’s school sports. Even manyLGBTQ activists seemed to recognize that this effort was doomed.

Writing last year about U.S. v. Skrmetti, atest of red-state bans on pediatric medical transition, Nicholas Confessore wrote in The New York Times:“In private meetings of L.G.B.T.Q. legal-advocacy groups, manylawyers expected a loss almost from the momentthe court agreed to hear the case.” The SupremeCourt’sSkrmetti decision in June 2025 upheld the state bans and dashed any realistic hope of getting trans people declared aprotected class, such as racial minorities, whose exclusion would trigger strict judicial scrutiny After Skrmetti, it looked unlikely that the SupremeCourt wasgoing to rule trans women had aright to participate in women’s sports. Lindsay Hecox tried, and failed, to moot her case by declaring she no longer had any intention of competing in Idaho sports. Lawyers for the trans athletes fell back on the position that while yes, there may be safety and fairness reasons forseparate women’sdivisions, it was unfair to exclude biological males whose athletic advantage had been reduced by puberty blockers or hormones.

These arguments at times bordered on incoherent —isany sufﬁciently unathletic male entitled to join the women’s team?And if not, whyshould these particular males be given that right? Advocates forthe trans rights side had no good answer It is no surprise that the trans athletes lost last month at the U.S. SupremeCourt. It is moresurprising that these cases werebrought at all. Who thought this wasagood idea?

Confessore’sarticle suggests the answer is activists engaged in the fatal activity known as reading your own press releases. Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal wereincreasingly committed to radical ideas about gender that had little public support and saw the pursuit of sweeping civil rights rulings as “the logical next step” in turning those viewsinto law

On the one hand, some in Trump’s corner might groan at himgoingoff messagelike that. On the other hand, it was aclassic Trumpmoment in a speech that ran to onehourand 23 minutes. It was the kind of thingthatkeeps the audience entertained,which is always abig concernfor the president.

The big issue is the cost of living, of course. Trump has always hated the word “affordability.” Whatever you call it, he has often frustrated aides whowanted himtofocus on it more in public appearances. Over the last several months, their hopesfor an extended focus on thecost of living have been interruptedbyTrump’s military action in Venezuela, aviolentimmigration crackdown in Minneapolis, agovernment shutdown and awar in Iran. There hasbeen no smooth road to amidterm message.

But there Trump was,inanimportant state, talking (mostly) about the economy.Itwas agood thing, especially if you were on his political team. Of course, Trump did nottalk only about the economy.Hetalked about all sortsofthings. One part of the speech touted his work to lower theprice of prescription drugs, which then turned into ariff on the “fat drug” in whichhe told the story of “a friend of mine who is very fat, sloppy,abrilliantbusinessman, but he’saslob, there’snoquestion about it and he said, ‘I bought the fat drug,’ and Isaid, ‘I didn’tknowyou usedit, because it’snot working.’”

The step backward came the next day,whenTrump was back in Washington. The House and Senate hadpassed abill called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. It was oneofthose rare substantive bills that passes with bipartisan majorities,winning 358 votesinthe House and85inthe Senate. It wasn’tthe biggest or most consequential bill in theworld, but it appears that some of its provisionstoreducethe regulatory burdens on homebuilders would probably makehousing somewhat more affordable.

To celebrate its passage, congressional leaders had set up aceremony and lunch at which Trump would come to the Capitol andsignthe bill into law. But 90 minutes before the event, Trump posted on Truth Social that it was off. Trump abruptlythrew awrench into things shortly before he was scheduled to take an action to improve the economy.And thatmeansthe next daywas a lost day for midterm campaigning. The timing and staging of it madeTrump’s actions appear erratic, too.

Then Trump gotback on track.Ithappenedwhenheappeared at theAmerica 250 Great American State Fair. The event, which was set to kick off the Washington celebration of thenation’s

250th birthday, hada troubled past. A plannedconcert fell apartwhenseveral entertainers withdrew, claimingthat Trump hadpoliticized the event. At that point, Trump took over and said he would be the mainattraction. And so he was. Standing in frontofthe U.S.Marine Band, Trumpdelivered a campaign speech that was thorough and—this is the striking part —remarkablyconcise. It lasted all of 28 minutes. Trumpusedthe occasion to go through his administration’s accomplishments onebyone,makingthe case for giving Republicansanother term running Capitol Hill. It was focused, but on theother hand, it was straight from aprompter andlacked thespontaneity of asidesthatmakeTrump’sspeeches entertaining. Acampaign strategist might wish that he could blend the two speeches —present the core caseand then add amusing asidestospice it up —and come up with acampaignspeech that stays on track andislongerthan28 minutesbut alot shorter than an hour and23minutes. But Trumphas been making his own speech choices for yearsand hasbeen elected president of the United States twice, so it is unlikely he would seeagreat need to do things anyother way The bottom line is that the president’smidterm campaigning is going forward in ﬁts andstarts. Thatseems understandable,given the size of the problems he hascreated for himself with closing outthe Iran war.But it is still worrisome for Republican lawmakersupfor reelection whoneed Trump’s help in their states anddistricts. ByronYork is on X, @Bryon York.

Unfortunately,they had skipped the critical step in building consensus: persuasion. Progressive-leaning institutions, such as media and academia, were instead pressed into embracing fairly extreme views—the gender binary was fake and whobelonged to the category “woman” was amystical question of inner feeling, not merebiology.These tactics backﬁred disastrously; broader public opinion never came over to their side and has now moved in theopposite direction.Asthe poet Samuel Butler pointed out in the 17th century,“He that complies against his will/ is of his own opinion still.” Butler might justly have added, “Only now they’re really mad about it.” There’salesson in that, and not just forthe progressive groups that have scored historic defeats fortheir cause and set themselves up forfurther losses.

Lots of people quail at the long, hard workrequired to deliver real social or political changes —you know,like the decades of patient little wins that LGBTQ groups accumulated before the SupremeCourt delivered the ultimate victory in the 2015 decision that declared aconstitutional right to same-sex marriage. It’s very tempting to look foraquick ﬁx. That’scertainly the approach favored by the Trumpadministration.

The trans backlash helped propel Donald Trumpback into ofﬁce, and yet once there, the administration looked forinstitutional shortcuts rather than trying to build public and legislative consensus fordurable change. Many of these efforts have also come to grief in the courts, but the real loss is in the court of public opinion, where Trump’sapproval rating sank below 40%. Every overreach makes it morelikely that Democrats will retake the White House in 2028 and ensure mostofthis frantic effort is fornaught.

Should that happen, Democrats will also be tempted to read amandate into the public backlash, mistaking atemporary turn of affairs for adecisive win. They would be wiser to eschew the whole idea of aquick victory.Those sorts of “wins” are to actual political change what instant coffee is to agood cup of joe. It maylook like coffee, and it’scertainly faster than the real thing. But if you try it, you’ll ﬁnd it tastes like defeat.

MeganMcArdle is on X, @asymmetricinfo

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By GREGORy BULL

People hold Haitian flags and signs during arally in supportofimmigrants living in theUnited States withtemporaryprotected status, or TPS,onJuly 9inSan Diego.

Why you need dentalinsurance in retirement.

Many Americans are fortunate to have dental coverage fortheir entire working life, through employer-providedbenefits. Whenthosebenefits end with retirement, paying dental billsout-of-pocket cancome as a shock,leading people to put off or even go without care. Simplyput —without dental insurance, there may be an important gap in your healthcare coverage.

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 Shop forcoverage with no annual maximum on cash benefits. Some plans have annual maximums of $1,000.

Medicare doesn’tpay for dental care.1 That’s right. As good as Medicare is, it wasnever meanttocover everything. That means if youwant protection,you needto purchase individual insurance.

Early detection canprevent small problems from becoming expensiveones. The best way to preventlargedental bills is preventive care.The American Dental Association recommends checkupstwiceayear.

Previous dental work canwear out.

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Saints invest more at TE position despite Johnson’s career year

BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

Even

the

That involved signing free agent Noah Fant, a former first-round pick whom the team pursued last

to no avail. It also involved

a third-round pick on former Georgia tight end Oscar Delp. Those two replace Jack Stoll and Foster Moreau, both of whom

signed elsewhere in free agency Those moves could foreshadow what is to come this fall. The 2025 Saints were predominantly a shotgun, 11-personnel team — meaning they most often had only one tight end on the ﬁeld. The 2026 Saints could look different, following the direction the league is trending toward.

Number to know: 889

That is how many yards receiving Johnson had last season, rewarding the faith the Saints placed in him when they brought

ä See SAINTS, page 5C

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS AP sportswriter

ARLINGTON, Texas Mikel Oyarzabal

scored from the penalty spot after a heady play by teenager Lamine Yamal, Pedro Porro added another goal and Spain advanced to its ﬁrst World Cup ﬁnal since winning in 2010 with a 2-0 victory over France on Tuesday A day after his 19th birthday, Yamal was denied a goal on a close offside call that came soon after Porro’s give-and-go with Dani Olmo in the 58th minute had put Spain up 2-0. But it was Yamal’s smart play against a veteran defender that put Spain in the lead. “They were facing the best team in the world,” Spain coach Luis de

la Fuente said. Spain, which will play in the ﬁnal for only the second time, will face either reigning champion Argentina or England on Sunday in East

Rutherford, New Jersey. “So difﬁcult to get to this moment, but we want more,” midﬁelder Rodri said “We want to win this World Cup.”

Kylian Mbappé and France, FIFA’s top-ranked team, were trying to become only the third team to reach three consecutive World Cup finals. They instead will play in the third-place game in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, the day before the final at MetLife Stadium across the river from New York City Argentina and England face each other on Wednesday in Atlanta in the second semifinal match. This win on soccer’s biggest stage marked the third summer in a row

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

Last weekend unfolded unexpectedly for the LSU baseball program. The 2026 MLB Draft brought tons of surprises for Jay Johnson and company, as LSU got 16 of its 22 high school signees through the draft and, at least presumably, onto campus for the 2027 season. The only riddle Johnson will have to solve now is the size of his new roster LSU is projected to have 42 players next season, eight

BRITISH OPEN

SOUTHPORT England Scottie Schefﬂer ﬁnally heard about the text his PGA Tour friend never sent, a reminder that even the No. 1 player in golf with four majors and more than 20 victories doesn’t know everything. It was a list of things to do on the weekend after missing the cut.

“He was like: ‘Hey, you can practice at the facilities. You can still go to the gym. You can also go to the next tournament.’ It was basically all my options,” Schefﬂer said Tuesday ahead of the British Open. “He never sent it to me, but he told me about it.”

The reason the text was created — without being sent, to Schefﬂer’s disappointment — was missing the cut at the Scottish Open, his ﬁrst missed cut in nearly four years, a streak of 78 consecutive cuts that was the longest since Tiger Woods set the record (142) from 1998 to 2005. Frustrating, yes. Despair?

Hardly

“You never want to have a weekend off, but going into a tournament when you’re defending, there’s always a bit more stuff to

do,” Scheffler said. “So it wasn’t the worst thing in the world.” Among his duties was officially returning the claret jug he won last year at Royal Portrush, a ritual the Royal & Ancient has turned into a ceremony Then, it was playing an exhibition with Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and others. But key to Scheffler’s early arrival was Royal Birkdale, which has hosted the British Open more than any other links

STAFF FILE PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

Saints tight end Oscar Delp runs a drill during a rookie minicamp practice on May 8 at the team’s

FILE PHOTO By PATRICK DENNIS

LSU shortstop Steven Milam returns after starting all 68 games last season and hitting .295 with 11 homers and 57 RBIs.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Scottie Scheffler gives a thumbs up to his caddie during the Travelers Championship on June

in Cromwell, Conn.

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Ole Miss threatens legal action

Rebels want buyouts from 2 LSU players

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

Ole Miss is still seeking buyouts from two former football players who transferred to LSU in January, and the school is considering legal action to obtain those payments.

Keith Carter the Rebels athletic director, told The ClarionLedger that Ole Miss has not yet received contract buyouts from LSU edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen and offensive lineman Devin Harper. Both players signed agreements to return to the Rebels in early January before reversing course and following coach Lane Kifﬁn to Baton Rouge instead.

“That would be an option, going and asking a court to get that money for you,” Carter told the outlet. “Contracts are with the players. LSU could pay that on behalf of the players So we’re kind of exploring all of that right now.”

Umanmielen and Harper are two of the four players who transferred from Ole Miss to LSU in the offseason. They each landed with the Tigers after the Rebels had said they were reupping for the 2026 season Ole Miss announced Umanmielen’s return on Jan. 5 and Harper’s on Jan. 6.

Carter told The Clarion-Ledger that schools are sometimes hesitant to enforce buyout clauses in contracts they sign with players. Ole Miss wants to do so in these instances, he said, because Umanmielen and Harper broke their agreements a few

days after they signed them. The schools that land the transfer players with buyout agreements in their old con-

tracts are typically the parties that cover the payments. Carter declined to reveal how much LSU owes Ole Miss for Uman-

mielen and Harper, though On3 reported on July 2 that the total amount was roughly $1 million.

“Those are the kind that, having signed a brand-new rev share contract basically a week or two before wanting to leave,” Carter said, “put you in a bind, especially there in the portal cycle. Those two we’re going to continue to ﬁgure out how to collect. We feel like based on the contract, we deserve to collect.”

Both Umanmielen and Harper are expected to play signiﬁcant roles for LSU this coming season.

Umanmielen, a senior, was one of the top transfer edge rushers of the 2026 cycle. Last season, he was tied for third among SEC defenders in sacks (9.0), and he ranked eighth in tackles for loss (13).

Harper is a sophomore from Shreveport who appeared in six games last season. He opened spring practices in April as LSU’s ﬁrst-team left guard before later settling into a role on the second-team offensive line. He’s expected to compete for a starting job when the Tigers begin preseason camp in August.

An LSU spokesperson declined comment when asked whether LSU has considered paying the former Ole Miss players’ buyouts or whether there’s been communication between LSU and Ole Miss on the subject.

Jon Blau contributed to this report.

Email Reed Darcey at reed.darcey@theadvocate. com. For more LSU sports updates, sign up for our newsletter attheadvocate.com/ lsunewsletter

LSU reveals its SEC media days lineup

BY JON BLAU Staff writer

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt

won’t be at SEC media days, but his likely top target and a couple of star defenders will.

Linebackers Whit Weeks and T.J. Dottery, along with tight end Trey’Dez Green, will join LSU coach Lane Kifﬁn in Tampa, Florida, for the conference’s preseason media event from Monday through July 23.

Weeks was one of the LSU player representatives last year, while Dottery was at SEC media days with the Ole Miss contingent when Kifﬁn was the coach there.

This is the debut at SEC media days for the 6-foot-7 junior Green, who is expected to be one of the top players at his position this season.

Quarterbacks are usually high on the media’s priority list coming into a season, but Leavitt — a highly touted transfer from Arizona State missed most of LSU’s spring practices as he recovered from foot surgery Leavitt was only recently cleared to fully participate in summer workouts.

The Tigers are slated to appear on the ﬁnal day of SEC media days on July 23, along with three opponents on their 2026

the field after a win over South Carolina on Oct. 11 at Tiger Stadium.

schedule: Arkansas, Mississippi State and Texas. Kifﬁn and company are likely

to be in high demand, considering the coach’s much-talkedabout move from Ole Miss to

LSU at the end of the 2025 regular season. The Rebels made a run to the College Football Playoff semifinals without Kiffin. Ole Miss, the Tigers’ Week 3 opponent, is scheduled to appear on July 22. Pete Golding, who was elevated to head coach during the Rebels’ CFP run, will be joined by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, defensive tackle Will Echoles and running back Kewan Lacy Chambliss recently appeared in front of reporters at the Manning Passing Academy, saying there was no “bad blood” between him and Kiffin but adding that he didn’t agree with Kiffin’s comments to Vanity Fair about difficulties recruiting Black athletes to Mississippi. Nine of the SEC’s 16 schools are bringing a quarterback, including Auburn’s Byrum Brown, Georgia’s Gunner Stockton, Kentucky’s Kenny Minchey, Mississippi State’s Kamario Taylor, Oklahoma’s John Mateer, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, Texas’ Arch Manning and Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed. The schools that aren’t bringing a quarterback are LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Email Jon Blau at jon.blau@theadvocate.com.

Neutral-site game announces NIL deal with Auburn

BY CHARLES ODUM AP sportswriter

ATLANTA The Aflac Kickoff Game on Tuesday announced a name, image and likeness deal with Auburn leading up to the Tigers’ game against Baylor on Sept. 5. The Peach Bowl and the Kickoff Game say the deal is worth “multimillion” dollars and marks the ﬁrst time a neutralsite college football game has incorporated NIL compensation for student-athletes.

The NIL agreement also will involve third-party entities. According to the announcement, as many as two dozen Auburn student-athletes will promote the game through social media posts, public appearances, advertisements, in-game promotions and branding opportunities.

“In the new NIL era of college football, this will be an innovative way to create wins for the teams, programs and student-athletes,” said Peach Bowl Inc. CEO David Epps in

a statement. “This new model is a true win-win scenario where Auburn and its student-athletes get a ﬁnancial boost in the NIL space. At the same time, it’s a potential game changer for neutral-site games like ours who want to bring added value to participating teams and make it a more attractive and lucrative opportunity.” Auburn opened its 2025 season with a 38-24 win at Baylor This year’s rematch originally was scheduled as an Auburn

home game. The teams agreed to move the game to MercedesBenz Stadium, also the home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the Peach Bowl. The Kickoff Game is the nation’s longest-running neutralsite game and will be televised by ABC at 3:30 p.m. EDT Auburn will be making its fourth appearance in the Kickoff Game. It will be Baylor’s ﬁrst appearance. Peach Bowl Inc. operates the Peach Bowl as well as the Kickoff Game

Gymnast Lee to return for 3rd shot at Olympics

Suni Lee is making a run at a third Olympics.

The America gymnastics star announced she is returning to the sport on Tuesday, about two years out from the Los Angeles Games. Lee, the 2020 all-around champion and a six-time Olympic medalist, posted a video on Instagram saying she was back in the gym and ready to return to work.

The 23-year-old Lee has been on a break following the 2024 Paris Olympics, in which she helped the Americans win team gold while earning bronze in the all-around and uneven bars.

She’s the latest member of the 2024 Olympic team to announce she is eyeing a shot at LA. Jade Carey is among the gold medalists who already have returned to competition.

McNair, co-founder of Texans, dies at age 89

HOUSTON Janice S. McNair, who alongside her late husband Robert “Bob” McNair brought football back to Houston after the Oilers left for Tennessee by founding the Texans, has died. She was 89.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce Houston Texans co-founder and senior chair Janice S. McNair passed away peacefully in Houston this afternoon with her family by her side,” the Texans said in a statement on Tuesday After her husband Bob died in 2018 following a battle with both leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma, Janice took over the Texans organization as owner McNair’s son, Cal, was approved as primary owner of the team in 2024.

Ohtani to be available for Dodgers series at Yankees

PHILADELPHIA Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be a designated hitter at a minimum for this weekend’s series at the New York Yankees after having ﬂuid drained from his left knee. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani had the procedure to relieve irritation following Sunday’s game and that the four-time MVP was taking a few days of vacation before the season’s second half. Roberts said the two-way star did not receive an injection.

Two-time World Series champion Los Angeles opens the second half Friday for the start of a threegame series at Yankee Stadium. Ohtani last pitched on July 3. It isn’t yet clear whether he will pitch against the Yankees.

No. 1 MLB pick Cholowsky gets record-breaking bonus

CHICAGO Roch Cholowsky has agreed to a contract with the Chicago White Sox that includes a record-breaking $10.35 million signing bonus after he was the No. 1 overall pick in last weekend’s amateur draft. The slot value for the top pick this year was $11,350,600. Cholowsky’s bonus tops the previous mark of $9.25 million for the amateur draft that belonged to Reds pitcher Chase Burns and Rockies prospect Charlie Condon, two of the top three selections in 2024.

Cholowsky, a 6-foot-2 shortstop who turned 21 in April, hit .320 with 21 homers, 60 RBIs and a 1.088 OPS in 60 games this season for UCLA. He is the ﬁrst No. 1 overall pick for the White Sox.

Pogacar’s 10th stage victory extends Tour de France lead

LE LIORAN,France Four-time champion Tadej Pogacar dealt his rivals another crushing blow by winning the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday to extend his already commanding overall lead. Pogacar is on course to equal the record for Tour wins. Only Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault have ﬁve Tour victories to their names.

“We just need to be grateful for this moment to be riding in the biggest race of the world,” the 27-year-old Pogacar said. Pogacar who had already sapped his rivals’ morale with victory on the iconic Col du Tourmalet on Thursday, again stamped his authority with a break just over 900 meters from the summit of the Col de Pertus.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By ROGELIO V SOLIS Mississippi linebacker Princewill Umanmielen looks for a South Carolina ball carrier during a game on Nov. 1 in Oxford Miss.

STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON LSU linebacker Whit Weeks walks off

Reed is chasing European tour title

SOUTHPORT,England Pat-

rick Reed was on the range at the Scottish Open, surrounded by PGA Tour players at atournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour.The last time that happened was more than four years ago, and it’ssoontochange.

countdown, knowing when his one-year ban from playingLIV Golf will end—the week of the Tour Championship in late August.

in the fall,but Reed hasa job to ﬁnish.

BY DOUG FERGUSON and STEVEDOUGLAS AP sportswriters

SOUTHPORT,England Player conductonthe golf course has long been part of the Rules of Golf. This is the first time all four majors publishedtheir codefor the players, andtherealready have been ramiﬁcations.

Sergio Garciawas given awarning at the Masters whenhesmashed (and broke) his driver twice intothe ground and then against atable holding a water cooler

Rahm said. “With all the policies we have on pace play, you geta warning, another warning and then you MIGHT get apenalty.”

“I can’twait,” Reed said. Twoweeks after Brooks Koepka became thefirst player from LIV Golf to be welcomed back by the PGA Tour, Reed was in his hotel room at the DubaiDesert Classic on the European tour contemplating his fourshot lead and how the ﬁnal day would play out.

LIV Golf had ashotgun start, meaningall 54 players were warmingupatthe same time before each went offtotheir assigned hole to begin theround.

“Being the last guy out, having the range full and thenitslowly empties, walking to the tee with the lead having that feeling again, those emotions, theadrenaline, IfeltlikeI wanted to getbacktothat,” Reed said. “That Saturday night was huge for me.” And when he finished it offwithafour-shot victory the next day,Reed firmly decidednot to renew his contract with LIV Golf and start the long road back to the PGA Tour

He lost in aplayoff the next week in Bahrain. The weekLIV Golf began its ﬁfth season, Reed was winning again in theQatar Masters. That put him atop the RacetoDubai on theEuropean tour,and he’sstill leading the season raceover Rory McIlroy.

The leading 10 players from the European tour not already exempt earn PGA Tour cards for 2027, and Reed is virtually alock. He already has started the

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He had never seen it Scheffler had not seen conditions likethis —acombination of yellowand brown, which translates to firmand fiery in alinks vocabulary.St. Andrews came close in 2022, but Jon Rahm recalls the greens still being soft enough to allow for low scoring Scheffler ticked off two items on his friend’slist —he went to the gym in Scotland and then headed to the next tournament. That allowed him time to play 18 holes on Sunday,and to limit his energyinsunbakedBlighty to nine holes on Monday and Tuesday Is it drivertotakeitoverthe bunkers and possibly reach the green on the 393-yard, downwind 16th hole, or hit iron offthe tee?Isthe redesigned fifth holeat321 yards worth trying to reach with a pond to the right, aseries of bunkers short and awee part of awee burn to the left?

He also would be eligible to be apick for the Presidents Cup team —helast playedfor aU.S.team, his favorite events,inAustralia in 2019 during darker times.Royal Melbourne wasa weekafterReedwas penalized for improving his lie in the sand, and Aussies heckled himendlessly. His caddie was suspendedfor the ﬁnalmatch after shoving aspectator whohad been cursing Reed.

U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker also was at the Scottish Open. Reed said he never saw him and doubts he would be aserious candidate for the Presidents Cup team in Chicago in September unless he were to win the British Open this week.

“It’snot really on my mind,” Reedsaid. “Mybiggest thing right now is continuing to play solid golf and let things takecare of themselves. Iknow it would be hard to make thatteam since Ihaven’t played anything in theUnited States. But hey,try to getyourself in the discussion.”

He is not in that big of a hurry Reed won the Masters in 2018 and received honorary life membershiponthe European tour,acourtesy once offered major champions. Reed took it seriously, playingseven regular European tour events in 2019 andhe has kept apresence since then.

After deciding to leave LIV —and still banned by thePGA Tour —it became hisbest option. Now he has achance to join Collin Morikawa as the only Americans to win the Race to Dubai.

Reed ofﬁcially won’tget aPGA Tour card until the European tour season ends Nov.15. He would beeligible for sponsor exemptions

“On each holethere’s a good bit of strategy.There’s adecent amount of thinking,” Scheffler said. “Ifit wasn’tasfirm as it is now, therewouldn’tbeasmuch decision-making. But Ithink with theﬁrmness,itcreates awhole lot more challenges.”

Roseisamong fourplayers —and at 45,the youngest— to have played Royal Birkdale three times in the Open dating to 1998. He was a17-year-old amateurthat year,fullofjoy andoptimism whenheholed out awedge for birdie on the 18th to tie for fourth. He didn’tﬁnish in thetop 50 histwo times as a professional.

Rose certainly has more experience than Scheffler, but only to apoint “A links course is interesting because you never really gettoknow them that well,” Rose said. “Like 2008 Ithink it was,weather was dreadful. It was wet. Youmight have been hitting 2-irons and 3-woods into par 4s,and now youcould be ﬂicking52-degree wedges. “A golfcoursecan play so

The ﬁrst PGATour event where he can earn an exemption is Sept.17-20 at anew event in Asheville, NorthCarolina. Reed will be in England that week for the European tour’sﬂagship event at Wentworth. The French Open, Dunhill Links ChampionshipinScotland, allofthem areopportunities to winthe Race to Dubai —and deny McIlroy arecord-tying eighth title. Acase can be madefor Reed being the most global player in golf.

McIlroy has been brilliant in taking his Masters green jacket around the worldto theIndianOpen andAustralian Open. He has sparked a renewed interest in national opens.But his appearances come with aheftyappearance fee saidtobeinthe neighborhoodof$2million. It’sbeen thatway for top playersdating to the eraof Jack Nicklausand Arnold Palmer,accounting forinﬂation.

Reed said he occasionally gets appearance money but oftenplays “because Ijust want to play.”

He shot 59 inthe Hong Kong Open when he wonat the end of 2024 on the Asian Tour.Hehas two European tour titles thisyear,along with two WorldGolf Championshipstitles, theMasters for his lonemajor andsix victories in regular PGA Tour events, thelast won at Torrey Pines the year before he defected to LIV, wherehewon once. He doesn’tplan to stop his global travels. He wants to keep supporting the European tour.But there is a part of himthatlooksforwardtocoming home.

In some ways,itwill be like starting over.Heplayed the third round of the Scottish Open with KevinRoy, a36-year-old whose rookie season was theyearReed left for LIV Golf.

differently decadetodecade when we come back that you never really get to know the course thatwell.”

Scheffler said he felt at peace about his game, and he certainly looked thepart. His game didn’tlook deplorable in the Scottish Open, just amatterofnot hitting it terriblyclose and not making many putts.

“I don’tthink it hurts as much as coming closetowinning and ﬁnishing second,” Schefflersaid. “I felt like coming in second at Travelers hurt more than missing the cut, but missingthe cut is signiﬁcantly more frustrating is how Iwoulddescribe it.”

He’shad plenty of experience finishing second. Scheffler’slone victorythis year was his first tournament in January at The American Express. Sincethen, he has had four runner-upfinishes, including the Masters. The most recent wasa playoff loss to Viktor Hovland at the Travelers Championship two weeks ago when Scheffler missed a4-footslider.

The USGA opted to bypass the warning andgive Joaquin Ni emann atwo-shot penalty in the first round of the U.S. Open for heavinghis wedgeonhis 15th hole (No. 6) at Shinnecock Hillsafter twice driving outofbounds andthenhittingintothick rough. There were no spectators anywherenear where the club landed in the dunes.

The two-shot penalty turned his 9into an 11 on the hole and he shot 78. He still tied for seventh.

Is it working?

Jon Rahm,who describes himself as an “intense” player,doesn’tmind the codeofconduct. Hisonly question is how it gets applied. Because while the principlesand penalties aresimilaratthe four majors, it’satthe discretion of each onehow it gets applied.

“I think it’s good.I get it,” Rahm said. “They have acode of conduct and they enforce it. Why not? It’snot going to change how Iplay. To go from zero to apenalty? Idon’tknow.”

The R&A’s conduct policy reads: “If aplayer’s(or their caddie’s)behavior is so far removed fromwhat is expected in the spirit of the game of golf,inaccordance with Rule1.2b, the Chief Referee, in consultation with theChief Championships Officer,may issue an official warning or apply apenalty of twostrokes or disqualification, taking account of the frequency impact or potential impact, intentand severity of the misconduct. An official warning does not need to be given priortoapplying apenalty of twostrokes or disqualification.”

Rahm wasplaying with Garcia when he lost his temper in the ﬁnal round at Augusta National. He still doesn’tknow exactly what happened with Niemann. But his viewsonthe policy madehim wonder whythis was getting more attention than pace of play

“Sergio receivedawarning. Ithink Joacomaybe deserved awarning —I don’tknow what he did,”

Rahm suggested awarning waswarrantedonthe ﬁrst offense, especially in the ﬁrst round.

Faldoquestions strategy

Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut at the ﬁrst three majors this year

Nick Faldo wouldn’tbe surprised if the American failedtomakethe weekend at the British Open, too.

“I’d say it to his face DeChambeau haszeroclue of strategy,” the three-time Openchampion said on the Sky Sports Golf podcast. Faldo questionedDeChambeau’sattacking approach in links golf, saying he needed more creativity and to “look at humps and bumps “You don’tthink: ‘Oh, I’ll just blastitdownthere Can’tsee where I’mgoing,’”Faldo said.

DeChambeau has two top-10 finishes in eight appearances at the Open Championship, including atie for 10th at Royal Portrush last year.

No regretsfor Rose

Justin Rose tied for fourth as a17-year-old amateur in the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdaleand turned pro aweek later.

He famously missed 20 cuts in arow whenhe turned pro. He has only one major, the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion. That’samong his 25 victories worldwide, which includes an Olympic gold medal when golf returned to the Olympic program in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

He wasasked Tuesday if this is what he imagined when he left Royal Birkdale 28 years ago. It’s impossible to answer,and Rose eventually said he would stand pat with what he hasdone.

“Could Ihavewon more of what I’ve alreadywon?

Yes. WouldI love to be a multiple major champion? Yes. Do IfeelI could have pushedtowardsclose to a Grandslam? Yes. I’vehad results that nearlyput me in thatrealm. So alittle bit of luck hereand there, I could be sitting here with a verydifferentcareer.” But he was happy with thecareer he has, which includesﬁve stints at No. 1 in theworld. Andhis hope is beingcomfortablewith all that he’s achievedgives him freedom to achieve more Arise, SirRory?

Thewait goes on for Rory McIlroy,one of Britain’s greatestever sports stars, to receive aknighthood.

“If that honorwerebestowed on me one day,” McIlroy said Tuesday,“that would be amazing.” So what’sthe holdup? After all, it’smorethan ayear since he won theMasters to becomethe only European golfertocomplete the career GrandSlam. Sectionsofthe British media have reported that atax issue might be the reason and that was put to McIlroy at his news conference “I have no idea,” he said. Nick Faldo, who also has six major titles,has been knighted.

BritishOpenprize fund

The British Open hasincreased its prize fund to $17.5 million, remaining as the lowest purse among the four majors after having the smallest increase of the majors.

The Masters increased it purse by $1.5 million to $22.5 million. The PGA Championship also hada $1.5 million bump to $20.5 million. The U.S.Openincreased its purse by $1 millionto$22.5 million. The R&A announced a $750,000 increase in its purse, with $3.2 millionfor the winner,$100,000 more than Scottie Schefﬂerwon lastyear.

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Patrick Reed gestures on the 15th tee during apractice round for the British Open at Royal Birkdale golf club in Southport, England, on Tuesday.

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It’s Messivs. Bellingham to set finals of WorldCup

BY JAMES ROBSON Associated Press

ATLANTA— It’sEngland vs.Argentina in the World Cup semiﬁnals. It’salso Lionel Messi vs. Jude Bellingham.

The battle of the two No. 10s could be pivotal to deciding Wednesday’smatch in Atlanta.

“Weknow how good Messi is,” England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford said of the Argentina great, whose enduring brilliance has been on show again, even at 39. Messi and Bellingham havebeen inspirational in their teams’respective runs to the ﬁnal four.And Wednesday’smatch may well be determined by which one has the biggest say on the day

Messi is playing Englandfor the ﬁrst time in his storied career

“He’sscored so many goalsand contributed to so many goals as well throughout his career,it’s greattoﬁnally go up against him,” Pickford said.

Settlingthe G.O.A.T. debate

Messi is already considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time and he seemsto be on amission to settle thedebate about where he stands in the history of the sport.

Already the all-time top scorer in the World Cup with 21 goals, he could surpass Argentina icon Diego Maradona by leading his country to back-to-back world titles.

His eight goals in thetournament so far have beenpivotalto Argentina’s runand hismoments of magic have dragged his team through bigscaresagainst Cape Verde and Egypt.

With Maradona as captain,Argentina won the World Cup in 1986 andwas runner-up fouryears later when it lost to West Germany in the ﬁnal.

“Trying to draw inspirationfrom what Diego did is difﬁcult. Only Leo can do that,” said Argentina midﬁelder Alexis Mac Allister.“Diego is anational icon for us, and hopefully,wecan achieve something similar to what that team did.” Doubts aboutBellingham

England has atalismanofits own in Bellingham, who is at the opposite end of his career to Messi.

At 23, Bellingham is already playing in his second World Cup and his fourth major tournamentfor England. He has sixgoals, including two each in the pasttwo rounds against Mexico and Norway.

Not bad for aplayer who was dropped by coach Thomas Tuchel in the lead-up to the World Cup, promptingdebate aboutwhether he would even be in England’s starting 11.

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that Spain beat France in atournament semiﬁnal match.

Yamal scored in a2-1 wininthe 2024 European Championship semiﬁnals just days beforehis 17th birthday,and La Roja won 5-4inNations League play last year

After aquarterfinal winover Belgium onFriday,Yamal said he believed France should fear Spain. Those words certainly provedtrue. “In so many ways, France was missing everything today,”France midfielder Rayan Cherkisaid

Discussionsfor major leaguers in LA Olympics in earlystages

BY RONALDBLUM Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA Discussions

formajor leaguers to play in the 2028 Los AngelesOlympics baseball tournament remain in the early stages, with players used to top hotels wanting to be assured of accommodations.

Major League Baseball has envisionedanextended 11-day AllStar break The last regular-season games beforethe break would be on July9,followedbythe All-Star Game on July 11, likely at San Francisco, and the Olympic tournament at Dodger Stadium from July 13-19. The season would resume July 21.

ä WorldCup:England vs. Argentina, 2P.M.WEDNESDAy,FOX

Fora long time, Bellingham has notonly beenconsidered one of England’sbrightest talents, but one of theglobalgame’sbiggest names

Yethis relationship withTuchel cast doubtover his role in theEngland team, with Morgan Rogers threatening to takehis place.

Thereisnodoubt anymore about aplayerTucheldescribed as “world class” afterhis double against Norway in thequarterﬁnals.

Talented Bellingham

Bellingham is adifferent type of No. 10 to Messi, relying on his athleticism,power andspeed when running beyond defenders. He is also technically gifted with histouch and rangeofpassing, but arguablynoone can rivalMessi’s individualcontrol of the ball, his dribbling ability or vision.

Bellingham’smaturity always stood out. He made his debut for second-divisionBirmingham at 16 anddespite manyofEngland’s top teamswanting to sign him, he resisted the likes of Manchester United and moved to Borussia Dortmund in Germany instead.

Birmingham knew it had lost a special talent and retired his No. 22 jerseydespite him playingless than 50 gamesfor the club.

After starring for Dortmund, Bellinghamjoined Real Madrid, wore the great Zinedine Zidane’s No.5 andhelped the Spanish giant to the Champions League and Spanish title in his ﬁrst season in 2024. That same year he was part of England’steam that reached theﬁnal of theEuropean Championship,scoringanoverhead kick in stoppage time to save his country from elimination earlier in the tournament.

through atranslator.

“Truly,everything wasmissing today.We’ll be back in four years andwewon’t make thesamemistakes ” Oyarzabal’s penaltykickinthe 22nd minute came after Yamal drew afoul when kicked by defender Lucas Digne. After apoor ﬁrst touch withhis head, Digne was trying to clear theball when Yamalraced in from behind to challenge in thepenalty area. The ball hit offthe elbow of the leaping teen before he was kicked by Digne, playing in his 63rd game forFrance only six days before his 33rd birthday. Oyarzabal’s fifth goal of this

With arecord like that, it should come as little surprise that Bellingham, along with captain Harry Kane, who also has six goals, has been such an inspiration at this World Cup.

“Everyone talksabout Messi because he’sone of the GOATs of the game,but youcan’t look past the ability and talent we have in the squad,”Pickford said.

A fierce rivalry

England vs. Argentina is aﬁerce rivalry that goes beyond the soccer ﬁeld, with tensionsalsorelatingtothe 1982 conflictoverthe FalklandIslands.

There have been numerous clashesatthe WorldCup over the years. Argentina captain AntonioRattin, whosedeath wasannounced on Saturday, was sent off in a bad-temperedquarterﬁnal match against winner England in 1966.

Maradona scored his infamous “Hand of God” goal in 1986 —and England also felt aggrieved when David Beckham was sent off for kicking out against Diego Simeone in 1998 and losing in apenalty shootout

Most recently,England beat Argentina in thegroup phase in 2002, withBeckhamscoring from the penaltyspot

Ratherthanbeing weigheddown by the disappointments of previous clashes,Kane said it was that win that stood out in his mind.

“Weall knew what Beckham went through previously against Argentinaand that kind of redemption storyofscoring that penalty, his celebration, he’s pulling the shirt and his face.

“I think that’sone of my favorite England memories,” Kane told ITV.“Thatwas always oneofmy favoritememories, Beckhambeing abig idol of mine,sothat one stands out for sure.”

year’sWorld Cup marked the ﬁrst time either team hadtrailed in their seven games in this tournament. It was his 30thgoal in 60 international games for Spain. Forthe second goal, Porrobroke free and receiveda pass back from Olmo, who got the touch just before getting knocked off his feet by defender Dayot Upamecano.

“Wegave it our all in order just to go throughtothe ﬁnal,” Porro said. “Weknew that we’re avery tough team, we’re doing things really well. This is our team, it’snot about me.” France had allowed only two goals in itsﬁrst sixgames in this tournament. Spain goalkeeper Unai

“In general our players want to play in the Olympics. They’re patriotic,and forthemit’saspecial opportunity,and we want them to have that opportunity,” unionhead Bruce Meyer said Tuesdayahead of theAll-StarGame.

“Havingsaid that, we want to make surethattheyhave things like travel andaccommodations, andthings that theydeserve based on who theyare.”

Five entities areinvolved in the negotiations: Major League Baseball, the players’ association,the InternationalOlympic Committee, the LA28local organizing committee and the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Meyer characterizeddiscussions as early “We’re focused on player qualityoflife,” Meyersaid.

TheUnitedStatesqualified automatically as host, and the Dominican Republic andVenezuelaearned berthsbased on theirﬁnish in this year’sWorld Baseball Classic.Asiaand Europe/Oceaniawill have one spot each and the sixth nation will be determined during aﬁnal qualifying tournament.

“Wewent down the road on LA 2028 because we saw it as a unique opportunitytomarket the sport with our very,very bestplayers,” baseball Commissioner RobManfred said. “It is adisruptiveundertaking forus.

Put money to one side, you’re disrupting your entire season, andifwe’re goingtoundertake that effort, we want ourvery bestout there so thatpeople see how great ourgame really is.”

MLB wants player participation to be mandatory for those

chosen alongwiththose picked for future All-Star Games.

“The proposals they made in terms of whatthe discipline wouldbe, theramiﬁcationsofa playerwho doesn’twanttodo that, in ourviewwereextreme,” Meyersaid.

Meyer said San Francisco would be the 2028 All-Star Game site, but Manfred said MLB hasn’tmade aﬁnal determination.

Robotumpires

Manfred is happy with the Automated Ball-Strike System, which beganthis year with teams able to challenge strike zone decisions. There are no planstouse ABSfor allball/ strike calls.

“We’reletting the dust settle on the challenge system,” he said. “Who knows what’snext? I really don’thaveaplan on that.” Cincinnati has been the most successful challenging team, winning 64.4%,followed by Arizona (62.2%), Detroit (60.4%), the Athletics (57.5%) and Texas (56.7%).

Pittsburgh had been the least successful at 41%,and just aboveare Cleveland (43.7%) the ChicagoWhite Sox(47%), Washington (47.1%)and San Francisco (48.4%).

Clubs have been successful on 53.2% of the 6,040 challenges. Batters have won 47.9% of 2,810 challengesand ﬁelders (catchers andpitchers) 58% of 3,230.

High school playersand draft Manfred detailed why MLB has proposed banning an amateurinthe U.S.,Canada and Puerto Rico from signing until he was at least 20 years old by theSept. 1ofhis signing year and two years removed from thegraduatingyearofhis high school class.

“Seventy to 75% of our players are college players now,” he said. “That is adramatic change in the way thatbaseball operations people think aboutcolleges.” MLB also wants to encourage players to gethighereducation. “Talking players out of going to college, I’m not sure Iagree with that just in termsofthe overall development of thehumanbeing,” he said.

Simón has sixshutouts while allowing only onegoal in seven games so far Spainhad two other real scoring chances in the ﬁrst half. Therewas thea free kick from just beyond the box after Adrien Rabiot drewa yellow cardfor afoul on Olmo in the eighth minute.Alex Baena’skick went directly into the wall of French players.

After France goalkeeper Mike Maignan’sattemptedclearingpass in the 38th minute instead went straight to Baena,there were several quick niftypassesbeforeFabian Ruiz’sclose-range shot was denied. Spain’srun at this year’sWorld

Cuphas extendedits unbeaten streak in regular time to 37 matches (28 wins and nine draws) since March 2024. That broke the country’sprevious record of 35 in arow from 2007-09. The loss brokeFrance’srecordmatchingstreak of sixconsecutive World Cup wins, which also was accomplished in the 2018 and2022 tournaments

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Jude Bellingham, left, and Harry Kane celebrate England’svictoryoverNorway

aWorld Cup quarterfinal matchonSaturday in Miami Gardens, Fla

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By CHARLIE RIEDEL Argentina’sLionel Messi dribbles the ball during aquarterfinal match against Switzerland on Saturday in Kansas City,Mo.

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTOByMATTROURKE Newyork yankees outfielder CodyBellinger hits atwo-run single during the MLB All-Star Game between the American League and National League on TuesdayinPhiladelphia. The game ended after press time.

Wolves expect PG Ball

BY DAVE CAMPBELL AP sportswriter

MINNEAPOLIS LaMelo Ball

came to Minnesota at asteep price. The opportunity with a cost of two proven power forwards and multipledraft picks was deemed worthwhile by theTimberwolves in their ongoing attemptto make the last and most difficult step toward an NBA title.

“I think he’ll elevate us,” president of basketball operations TimConnellysaid, “and our environment will be conducive to his continued growth as well.”

Eager to gain one of the league’strue point guards andlessen the ballhandling and playmakingburden

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for the 2027 season. Here’show the Tigers are shaping up on the ﬁeld heading into next year.

Lineup

1. Mason Braun, 1B

2. Cade Arrambide,C

3. Steven Milam, SS

4. Omar Serna, DH

5. Bino Watters, LF

6. Dawson Park, 3B

7. Angel Laya, RF

8. Cade Kurland, 2B

9. Malachi Washington, CF

Bench: JasonWachs (OF), Dominic Santarelli(OF), Jack Ruckert(2B), Nathaneal Davis (OF), Anthony Murphy(OF), John Pearson (3B),Eddie Yamin (C/1B/ OF),William Patrick (OF), Lucas Nawrocki (OF),Diego Velazquez (SS), Parker Loew (SS), Luke Tucker (3B/1B), Jordan Martinez (3B),Masen Belding(C), DylanMinnatee (1B)

Breakdown: Braun,Arrambide, Milam and Serna were four of LSU’sﬁve best hitters by the end of last season.Their excellence at the plate in Southeastern Conference play makes them shoo-in starters to begin next year.

Watters was LSU’sbiggest addition out of the portal.Hewas aﬁrst-team All-ACC selection last season and made the All-ACC Freshman Team in 2025 at Notre Dame.Park follows the left-handed hitter in the orderasaright-handed bat who hasthe arm and glove to play shortstop. He hit 13 home runs in just48games last season at Texas State. Laya was anothermassive portal addition from Oregon. The lefty hit 14 homers and made the All-BigTen FreshmanTeam. Kurland follows him as aright-handed, fouryear starter at Florida who posted an .809 on-base plus slugging percentage last year in SEC play The last starting spot came down to Washington, Wachs and Santarelli. Wachsisa transfer from Tulane who posted an OPS over.900 in each of his two seasonswith the Green Wave. Washington and Santarelli were top-85 prospectsinthe draft, according to ESPN.

on superstar Anthony Edwards, the Wolveshad to swallow hard andsurrender valuableassets.

Completing acomplicated four-team trade with Brooklyn, Charlotte andChicago, Minnesota acquiredBall and guardJosh Green and sent fan favorite NazReid andapackage of draft picks —a2033 unprotected ﬁrstrounder,ﬁrst-round swaps in 2028, 2029 and 2030, and second-roundersin2029, 2032 and 2033 —tothe Hornets

Second-leading scorer Julius Randle went to the Nets, who swapped the 28th overall selection in thedraft last monthfor No. 33 that landed the Wolves guard Isaiah Evans. Thatfirst part of the trade also created the sala-

Washingtontook the last spot in this exercisebecausehe’sa true center fielder.Wachs primarily started in right ﬁeld at Tulane, and Santarelli is also a corner outﬁelder by trade.

Santarelli is 6-foot-2 and 230pounds, but he’s fast forhis size.One scout told TheAdvocatethat another evaluator in hisorganization suggested that Santarelli could play center at the next level.

Davis, Murphy andPatrick are three more options in centerfield. Ruckert is astrongreserve behind Kurland, which could be importantgivenKurland’s injury history.Nawrocki andVelazquezare twowayplayerswho likely will make abiggerimpact on the mound than at the plate, at leastin2027.

Pearson becamea fulltimestarter at third base this year but mostly struggled, especially on defense. Yamin earned time as a pinch-hitter againstlefthandedpitchingand had some good moments. Martinez, Loew,Tucker,Beldingand Minnatee mayhave troubleﬁnding theﬁeld as freshmen,although Loew providesvaluable depth at shortstop.

Starting rotation Friday: CasanEvans, RHP Saturday: William Schmidt, RHP Sunday: Cooper Moore, RHP

Other potential options:Landon Hood (RHP), Cooper Sides (RHP), Velazquez (RHP), Coleton Brady (RHP),Cooper Williams (LHP), Kolby Stringer(RHP),Reagan Ricken (RHP)

Breakdown: Hood poses thebiggestthreat to crack therotation despite LSU bringing back all three of itsweekend starters from last season. Schmidt and Evanshavethe talent to be co-aces,while Moorelooks to get through afullseason healthy

Hood still has achance to start in SEC play after winning the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year award at Gonzaga. He’sthe top armLSU added out of theportal. Velazquez —a transfer from Southern Cal—made the All-BigTen Freshman Team and started ﬁvegames for theTrojans

ry-cap space necessary for the Wolves to re-sign guard AyoDosunmu.

Edwards was the first overall pick in the 2020 draft. Ball went third. Green was the 18thselection by Dallas and Jaden McDaniels was 28th,giving the Wolves fourﬁrst-round picks from that year

“Well, we have none for thenext 10 years,”Connelly quipped at the introductory news conference for Ball andGreen on Tuesdayat Target Center.“It’sall about quality, not quantity, right?”

All four of those 2020 draftees arestill 25 and younger, giving the Wolves conﬁdence they’ll continue to contend —“bites at the apple” is Connelly’sdescription —aslong as Edwards is

Johnson primarily sees him as apitcher moving forward.

Sides, Stringer and Brady were the top-rankedrighthandedarms to make it to campus. Injurieswould need to occur for them to crack therotation, but they’re all candidates to start midweek games Stringer and Sides were top-110 prospects in the draft, per MLB.com, and Brady wasthe No. 71 player on TheAthletic’sdraft rankings. Williamsstruggled in 2026, but he was acandidate to startbackinJanuary.

Among LSU’slefties, he’s the best equipped to do it at the moment. Ricken had astrongﬁnalouting in his freshmanseason, allowing just two earned runs in 41⁄3 innings againstFlorida Bullpen

Multi-inning closers: Hood, Velazquez,Williams

Middle relief: Nawrocki, KadenSmith (RHP), Braxton Beaty (LHP), Danny Lachenmayer (LHP), Major Osbolt (RHP), Zion Theophilus (RHP), EthanPlog (LHP), Jonah Aase (LHP), Braydon Wisener (RHP), Bradyn Cupit(LHP), Sides, Ricken and Brady

Breakdown: Amongthe freshmen,Nawrocki has the chance to make the biggest immediate impact. His fastball is up to 95 mph, and he might’vehad thebest slider in the draft within the high school pitching crop LSU needs lefties to step up on the mound next season, andNawrockihas thepolish and talent to ﬁllthe void. Beaty is another freshmanlefty who canhelpthe Tigers immediately.He’s notasstrong as Nawrocki (Beaty is only 178 pounds), but he is polished and throws strikes.Cupit is the lonefreshman from Louisiana and can,atthe very least, help provide more depth from the left side.

Smith is atransferfrom South Florida who, Johnson believes, hasthe stuff necessary to get outs in the SEC. He also started eight games, which means he could also be usedina bulk role if need be. Osbolt is anothernew addition,this time fromthe junior college ranks at WaltersState. He’s LSU’slone add at that level this year

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himbackonabig contract extension beforethe start of the 2025 campaign.

The onlyNFL tight ends with more yardsreceiving last season were Arizona’s Trey McBride and Atlanta’s Kyle Pitts. Johnson’s889 yards receiving were the fourth-most in asingle season by atight end in Saints’ history,tiedwith Jimmy Graham.

Thebulk of Johnson’s production came after Tyler Shough took over under center.Innine gameswith Shough as the starter,Johnsoncaught 41 of his 50 targets for521 yards (12.7 per catch)and twotouchdowns

In theﬁrsteight games, Johnson caught 36 of his 52 targets for 368yards(10.2 percatch) and one TD

Thelowdown

on their roster

“I’ve known Antfor aminute, so we’vebeentalking,” Ball said. “Everybody’sexcited, and we’re ready to get to work.”

Ball played in only 43% of thegames over athree-year stretch from 2022-25 before apromising 2025-26 season that helped propel theHornets into the play-in games. He has shown arecklessness on and off the court at times, too. Butthe Wolves will give him astronger team around himthanheeverhad with theHornets, andsix years into his NBA career the 6-foot-7 Ball is still just 24.

“You’ve gottohavea big backcourt. We learned that through the playoffs this year,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said.

Lachenmayer,Plog, Theophilus andAasereturn from last season. Lachenmayer hadthe best

The Saints knowwhat they have in Johnson. Though he does have some lapsesinconcentration that lead to drops, Johnsonhas establishedhimself as a dangerous weapon in the passing game. Theconverted wide receiverisan excellent size-speed athlete who can stretch the seam and also pick up yards after the catch. What will be interesting to watch is what happens with the rest of the tight end group.

The offseason additions of Fant and Delp signaled a willingnesstoincorporate more multiple tight end sets,and Mooreconﬁrmed that was the planwhen asked about it this summer

Maybe the Saints won’t go full Los Angeles Rams, who created advantageous matchups last season by running morethree-tight end sets than anyone else in the NFL, but it’ssafeto assume therewill be more

season of the group, and Aase missed thewhole year becausehewas recovering from Tommy John surgery.

snaps with multiple Saints tightends on the ﬁeld. Delpisthe key to this. Fant is somewhat similar to Johnson as aplayer —amobile tightend whoisathis best as areceiver.But New Orleans envisions Delpasa true “Y”tight end who can line up offtackle and affect the game both as areceiver and blocker It should allow theSaints to find personnel advantages. Delp’sability as ablocker at the point of attack could force opposing defenses to stay honest, giving the Saints opportunities to exploit base defensive looks with their athletes at tight end. All of this is atheory, and one opposing defenses could start having answers forafter watching what the Rams did last season. Camp battle to watch Johnson, Fant andDelp aren’tgoing anywhere. And if the Saints aregoing to run more heavypersonnel packages, it would not be a surprisetosee them keep afourth tight end on their initial 53-man roster after keeping three on their initial 53 last season. If that is the case, the fourth spot will likely be between Moliki Matavao, Treyton Welchand Zaire Mitchell-Paden.Eachof those playersappeared in stretches with theSaints last season, with MitchellPadenplaying in eight games compared to six forMatavao and three for Welch. It maycomedowntothe type of player theSaints want. Of the three, Matavao may have the most to offer as ablocker,with asturdy 6-foot-6frame. Welchhas shown solid pass-catching skills. Mitchell-Paden might offer the best blend of both. Email Luke Johnson at ljohnson@theadvocate.com.

Wisener is another freshman who throws afastball and aslider,but he needs to throw more strikes

July 13 1. DennyHamlin,791. 2. Tyler Reddick, 767. 3. Ryan Blaney,726. 4. Ty Gibbs, 665. 5. Chase Elliott, 610. 6. Kyle Larson,594. 7. Chris Buescher, 568. 8. Carson Hocevar, 563. 9. Christopher Bell, 551. 10. Chase Briscoe, 542. 11. Daniel Suárez, 529. 12. William Byron, 520. 13. BubbaWallace, 493. 14. Austin Cindric, 470. 15. Shane VanGisbergen, 469. 16. Erik Jones, 446. 17. Joey Logano, 438. 18. Ryan Preece, 420. 19. Brad Keselowski, 403. 20. Ross Chastain, 401. 21. Michael McDowell, 399 22. AJ Allmendinger, 396. 23. Zane Smith,356. 24. Todd Gilliland, 353. 25. Riley Herbst, 350. 26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 344. 27. John H. Nemechek, 344 28. Austin Dillon, 327. 29. Alex Bowman, 281. 30. Noah Gragson, 241. 31. Ty Dillon, 238. 32. Cole Custer, 237. 33. Josh Berry,233. 34. Connor Zilisch, 208. 35. Cody Ware,169. 36. Kevin Magnussen, 11. 37. Casey Mears, 10. 38. Jimmie Johnson,9 39. KatherineLegge, 8. 40. BJ McLeod,4 Golf

British Open TeeTimes At Royal Birkdale, Southport, England (a-amateur) Thursday-Friday 12:35 a.m.-5:41 a.m. Matthew Baldwin, England; Thomas Detry,Belgium; James Nicholas, United States. 12:46 a.m.-5:52 a.m. Michael Kim, United States; Daniel Hillier, New Zealand; Andy Sullivan, England. 12:57 a.m.-6:03 a.m. Ryan Fox, New Zealand; Andrew Novak, United States; Mat-

thew Jordan, England. 1:08 a.m.-6:14 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Max Homa, United States; Joe Dean, England. 1:19 a.m.-6:25 a.m. RobertMacIntyre, Scotland; Rickie Fowler,United States;Alex Fitzpatrick, England. 1:30 a.m.-6:36 a.m. David Duval, United States; MartinCouvra, France; Matthew Southgate, England. 1:41 a.m.-6:47 a.m. Sungjae Im, South Korea; Dan Brown, England; a-Fifa Laopakdee, Thailand. 1:52 a.m.-6:58 a.m. Gary Woodland, United States; JakeKnapp, United States;Jordan Smith, England. 2:03 a.m.-7:09 a.m. Francesco Molinari, Italy; TomMcKibbin, NorthernIreland; a-Lev Grinberg, France. 2:14 a.m.-7:20 a.m. HennieduPlessis, South Africa; Jose Luis Ballester, Spain; Dan Bradbury, England. 2:25 a.m.-7:31 a.m. Angel Ayora, Spain; Victor Perez, France; a-Mateo Pulcini Argentina. 2:36 a.m.-7:42 a.m. Stewart Cink, United States; Scott Vincent, Zimbabwe;Joakim Lagergren, Sweden. 2:47 a.m.-7:53 a.m. Michael Thorbjornsen, United States;Kota Kaneko, Japan; Travis Smyth, Australia. 3:03 a.m.-8:09 a.m. Alex Smalley,United States; Sam Stevens,United States;Ryo Hisatsune, Japan. 3:14 a.m.-8:20 a.m. AkshayBhatia, United States; Harris English, United States; Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark.

3:25 a.m.-8:31 a.m. Ben Grifﬁn, United States; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; MinWoo Lee, Australia. 3:36 a.m.-8:42 a.m. RussellHenley,United States; JustinRose, England; Viktor Hovland, Norway. 3:47 a.m.-8:53 a.m. Justin Thomas,United States; Alex Noren, Sweden; Jason Day, Australia. 3:58 a.m.-9:04 a.m. ScottieSchefﬂer, United States;Tyrrell Hatton, England; Bryson DeChambeau, United States

4:09 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Jordan Spieth, United States; TommyFleetwood, England; Jon Rahm, Spain.

4:20 a.m.-9:26 a.m. Brian Harman, United States; Si WooKim,South Korea; Nick Taylor, Canada. 4:31 a.m.-9:37 a.m. Ryan Gerard, United States; Maverick McNealy, United States; David Puig, Spain. 4:42 a.m.-9:48 a.m. Kazuma Kobori, New Zealand; TomSloman, England; a-David Howard,Ireland. 4:53 a.m.-9:59 a.m. Antoine Rozner, France; RenYonezawa, Japan; Caleb Surratt, United States

5:04 a.m.-10:10 a.m. M.J. Daffue, South Africa; FredericLacroix, France; JackMcDonald, Scotland.

5:15 a.m.-10:21 a.m. Jeongwoo Ham, South Korea; RyutaroNagano, Japan; a-Alejandro de Castro Piera, Spain.

5:41 a.m.-12:35 a.m. John Parry,England; Eric Cole, United States; Tiger Christensen, Germany.

5:52 a.m.-12:46 a.m. EugenioChacarra, Spain; Matt Wallace, England; Max Greyserman, United States

6:03 a.m.-12:57 a.m. Michael Brennan, United States;Sahith Theegala, United States; LaurieCanter, England.

6:14 a.m.-1:08 a.m. Cameron Smith, Australia; Keith Mitchell,United States; a-Stuart Grehan, Ireland.

6:25 a.m.-1:19 a.m. Sepp Straka, Austria; Joaquin Niemann, Chile;KurtKitayama, United States

6:36 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Sami Valimaki,Finland; Shaun Norris,South Africa; Jackson Suber, United States

6:47 a.m.-1:41 a.m. Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Adrien Saddier, France; Bernd Wiesberger,Austria

6:58 a.m.-1:52 a.m. Keegan Bradley,United States; Corey Conners,Canada; Casey Jarvis, South Africa.

7:09 a.m.-2:03 a.m. Matt McCarty,United States; Harry Hall, England; Haotong Li, China.

7:20 a.m.-2:14 a.m. PadraigHarrington, Ireland; Marco Penge,England; Michael Hollick, South Africa.

7:31 a.m.-2:25 a.m. TomKim, South Korea; Billy Horschel, United States; a-MasonHowell, United States

7:42 a.m.-2:36 a.m. JohnnyKeefer,United States; Pierceson Coody,UnitedStates; Keita Nakajima,Japan.

7:53 a.m.-2:47 a.m. Aldrich Potgieter South Africa; Jesper Svensson, Sweden; a-Jack Buchanan, South Africa.

8:09 a.m.-3:03 a.m. Bud Cauley,United States; Jayden Schaper, South Africa; Lucas Herbert, Australia

8:20 a.m.-3:14 a.m. Kristoffer Reitan, Norway;Patrick Reed, United States;J.T.Poston, United States.

8:31 a.m.-3:25 a.m. Chris Gotterup, United States; Sam Burns,United States; Adam Scott, Australia.

8:42 a.m.-3:36 a.m. Collin Morikawa, United States; J.J. Spaun, United States; Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark.

8:53 a.m.-3:47 a.m. Shane Lowry,Ireland; Aaron Rai,England; BrooksKoepka, United States.

9:04 a.m.-3:58 a.m. Cameron Young, United States; Wyndham Clark,United States; Ludvig Aberg, Sweden

9:15 a.m.-4:09 a.m. Rory McIlroy,Northern Ireland; Xander Schauffele, UnitedStates; Matt Fitzpatrick, England.

9:26 a.m.-4:20 a.m. Jacob Bridgeman, United States; Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Denmark; a-TimWiedemeyer,Germany

9:37 a.m.-4:31 a.m. Patrick Cantlay, United States; DanielBerger, UnitedStates;Nico Echavarria, Colombia.

9:48 a.m.-4:42 a.m. PeterUihlein,United States; Alistair Docherty,UnitedStates; Francesco Laporta, Italy.

9:59 a.m.-4:53 a.m. Cameron John, Australia; Austen Truslow, United States;Sam Bairstow,England. 10:10 a.m.-5:04 a.m. Naoyuki Kataoka, Japan; Marcus Plunkett, United States;Baard Bjoernevik Skogen, Norway

ATPWorld Tour Swiss Open

Results

10:21 a.m.-5:15 a.m. Kazuki Higa,Japan; Jiho Yang, South Korea; a-Nevill Ruiter, Netherlands. PGA Tour Statistics Through July 13 FedExCup SeasonPoints 1, Scottie Scheffler, 3,511. 2, Matt Fitzpatrick, 3,329. 3, CameronYoung, 2,586. 4, Wyndham Clark, 2,255. 5, Chris Gotterup, 2,200. 6, Collin Morikawa, 2,176. 7, Si WooKim, 1,938. 8, LudvigAberg, 1,773. 9, TommyFleetwood, 1,733. 10, Sam Burns,1,728. Scoring Average 1, Scottie Scheffler, 68.946. 2, Collin Morikawa,69.236. 3, Matt Fitzpatrick, 69.459. 4, Collin Morikawa, 69.533. 5, TommyFleetwood, 69.811. 6, Wyndham Clark, 69.815. 7, ChrisGotterup,69.822. 8, JakeKnapp, 69.862. 9, Sam Burns, 69.908. 10, Si WooKim, 69.940. Driving Distance 1, Aldrich Potgieter,329.4. 2, Rory McIlroy 328.2. 3, Michael Brennan, 326.6. 4, Nicolai Højgaard, 322.6. 5, Gary Woodland, 322.4. 6, RasmusHøjgaard, 321.9. 7, Chris Gotterup, 321.7. 8, Marco Penge,321.4. 9, Min WooLee, 320.1. 10, JohnnyKeefer,318.3. Driving AccuracyPercentage 1, RussellHenley,73.41%. 2, Aaron Rai, 72.16%. 3, Si WooKim, 70.16%. 4, Lucas Glover, 69.65%. 5, Collin Morikawa, 69.41%. 6, TommyFleetwood, 69.18%. 7, Andrew Putnam, 68.93%. 8, Kensei Hirata,68.27%. 9, 2tied with 68.24%. Total Driving 1, Ludvig Åberg, 55. 2, ScottieScheffler, 57. 3, Neal Shipley,62. 4, Jordan Smith, 66. 5, Min WooLee, 69. 6, Kurt Kitayama, 74. 7(tie), Michael Brennan and CameronYoung, 76. 9, Matt Fitzpatrick, 81. 10, 2tied with 82. SG-Putting 1, VinceWhaley 787. 2, AkshayBhatia, .681. 3, Jacob Bridgeman, .675. 4, Sam Burns 662. 5, JakeKnapp, .589. 6, Erik vanRooyen, .570. 7, Beau Hossler, .561. 8, Alex Noren, .556. 9, RobertMacIntyre, .544. 10, Eric Cole, .540. Birdie Average 1, Scottie Scheffler, 4.76. 2, Si WooKim, 4.62. 3, Collin Morikawa, 4.59. 4, Wyndham Clark 4.52. 5, Rory McIlroy,4.37. 6, Ludvig Aberg, 4.36. 7(tie),Akshay Bhatiaand Robert MacIntyre, 4.35. 9, Jacob Bridgeman, 4.33. 10, Keith Mitchell, 4.32. Eagles (Holes per) 1, JakeKnapp, 50.4. 2, NicolaiHøjgaard, 83.1. 3, Matt Wallace, 84.6. 4, TommyFleetwood, 87. 5, Sahith Theegala, 87.8. 6, Aldrich Potgieter,88.2. 7(tie),Keegan Bradleyand Rasmus Hojgaard, 90. 9, Shane Lowry,93.6. 10, Brandt Snedeker, 95.1. All-Around Ranking 1, ScottieScheffler, 170. 2, Ludvig Åberg,248. 3, Sam Burns,265. 4, Wyndham Clark,267. 5, Chris Gotterup, 278. 6, Min WooLee, 281. 7, Collin Morikawa, 284. 8, Doug Ghim, 313. 9, Rory McIlroy,314. 10, Si WooKim, 333. Tennis

Tuesday At RoyEmerson Arena, Gstaad, Switzerland Surface: Redclay Men’s Singles Round of 32 Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, def. Pedro Martinez, Spain, 7-6(6),6-1 Juan Manuel Cerundolo (6), Argentina, def. Zdenek Kolar, Czechia,4-6,6-3,6-4.

Topsushi chef to lead new omakase in N.O.

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

These are heady times for sushi lovers in New Orleans, with more upscale options and even more casual restaurants offering an increasingly robust variety of ﬁsh. Now,achef who’s hada handinguiding modern American sushi culture will leada forthcoming restaurant in the Warehouse District. It promises to up the ante with ahigh-end omakase experience and special events, including whole tuna breakdowns.

Yoshi Okai is well-known in the sushi world for his decades at Japaneserestaurants in Austin, Texas. In 2017, he was named to the Food +Wine national list of Best New Chefs.

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

Crosschicken-fried steak with apoboy,orVietnamese banh mi with Korean barbecue on local French bread. How aboutapo-boywith shredded duck instead of roast beef, or ahot sausage po-boy so spicyitcomes with aheat advisory?

Arethesethe latest wild mashups designed to grab attention on the socialmedia scroll? Emphatically no.

They’reexamples of longrunning house specials at po-boyshops that I’ve revisitedrecentlywhile diggingintothe lesser-known corners of theNew Orleans po-boy world.

By CHRIS GRANGER

ABOVE: Tradition endures at Radosta’sPo-boys in Metairie, where Don Radosta, from left, Wayne Radosta and Rob Case work together.Wayne makesthe Italian and hot sausagepatties from recipeshedeveloped.

TOP: An open duck po-boy next to afried shrimppo-boy at Crabby Jack’sinNew Orleans.

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

The table where Tung Nguyen grew up eating at home was lined with ketchup and hoisin, Tabasco and Sriracha, ready to augment meals drawn alternately from the Vietnamese heritage of his family and the traditions of their adopted home in New Orleans It was pho one day,Popeyesfriedchicken the next.

Much of this thrivesnot in New Orleans itself, but next door in Jefferson Parish at joints that arepractically invisible unless youalready know where they are. Someare on backstreets,embeddedin neighborhoodsorwelloff the tourist trail.

Acustomer basethat’s loyal, andalmost exclusively local, keepsthese unheralded and deeply traditional joints cooking. But keeping tradition hasn’t

kept them from developing distinctive specialties through the years.

Parenton’s chickenfriedsteak po-boy

The chicken-fried steak poboyisfrom Parenton’s(4304 Ellen St.),a restaurant that’s about the size of aone-car garage from the days when cars

weresmaller

It’s afew blocks off Jefferson Highway and behind another po-boy shop —Central Po-boys (587 Central Ave.), which is also very good andworth avisit in itsown right (particularly for the muffuletta). Parenton’s,though, hasa special placeinmyheart forthe

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STAFFPHOTO By IAN McNULTy yoshi Okai, the sushichef from Otoko in Austin, nowleads Kira Omakase

By The Associated Press

Today is Wednesday,July 15, the 196th day of 2026.There are 169 days left in the year

TodayinHistory: On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone, akey to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts,was found at Fort Julien in the Nile Delta during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt Also on this date: In 1834, the SpanishInquisition was abolished more than 350 yearsafter its creation.

In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederatestate to be readmitted to the Union.

In 1913, Democrat Augustus Bacon of Georgia became the ﬁrst person elected to the U.S. Senate under the terms of the recently ratiﬁed 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for popularelection of senators.

In 1975, three American astronauts blasted off aboard an Apollo spacecraft hours after twoSoviet cosmonauts were launched aboarda Soyuzspacecraft fora mission that included alinkupof the two ships in orbit.

In 1976, a36-hour kidnapordeal began for 26 schoolchildrenand their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, California, by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell.

(The captives escaped unharmed; the kidnappers were caught.)

In 1996, MSNBC, a24-hour allnews network, made its debut on cable and the internet.

In 1997, fashion designerGianni Versace, 50, was shotdead outside his Miami Beach home; suspected gunman AndrewPhillipCunanan, 27, was found dead eight days later,asuicide. (Investigators believed Cunanan killed four other people before Versace in across-country rampage that began the previous March.)

In 2002, John Walker Lindh, an American who’d fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty in federal court in

Alexandria, Virginia, to two felonies in adeal sparinghim life in prison. (Walker was released in 2019 after serving17years of a 20-year prison sentence.)

In 2006, Twitter (now known as X) was launched to thepublic. In 2019, avowed White supremacist JamesAlex FieldsJr. was sentenced byastate court to life in prison plus 419 years for killing one person and injuring dozenswhenhedeliberately drove hiscar into acrowd of anti-racism protesters during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Thepreviousmonth, Fields received alife sentence on 29 federal hate crime charges.)

In 2020, George Floyd’sfamily filed alawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rightswhen they restrained him and thatthe city allowed aculture of excessive force,racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. (The city would agree to pay$27 million to settle the lawsuit in March 2021.)

Today’sBirthdays: Actor Patrick Wayne is 87. R&B singer Millie Jackson is 82. Singer Linda Ronstadtis80. Author Richard Russo is 77. MusicianTrevon Horn is 77. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of TheHuffington Post, is 76. Former professional wrestler Jesse Venturais75. Actor Terry O’Quinn (TV:“Lost”) is 74. Rock drummer Marky Ramone is 74. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 70. Model Kim Alexis is 66. Actor Willie Aames is 66. Actor-director ForestWhitaker is 65. Actor BrigitteNielsen is 63. Rock drummer Jason Bonhamis60. TV personality Adam Savage (TV” “MythBusters”) is 59. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin is 58. Actor-screenwriter Jim Rash (TV:“Community”)is55. Actor Scott Foley is 54. Actor Brian Austin Green is 53. Singer Buju Banton is 53. Actor Diane Kruger is 50. Actor Lana Parrilla is 49. Actor Travis Fimmel is 47.

PROVIDED IMAGE FROM ASIAN CAJUN COWBOy Asian Cajun Cowboyisabrand of dipping sauces created by New Orleans-bornchef Tung Nguyen.

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Thesamemix of Vietnamese and American carried throughto therestaurants andfoodstands he would later run, whichwere known for hot sausagepatty banh mi and pulled pork bao. As achef, he eventually created his own sauces that bridge the AsianCreole-American barbecue blend. Now,Nguyen has turned them into anew retailbrand of sauces called Asian Cajun Cowboy. It’s taking off as the New Orleans native has found anew national audience for his cooking chops on the Food Network. In July,he made it to the season finale of the network’s“BBQ Brawl” show, paired up with celebrity chef Bobby Flay Asian Cajun Cowboy is hitting the market with four dipping sauce flavors, developed from recipes Nguyen first devised for Slow &Pho, the stand he once ranatthe St. Roch Market food hall, and his earlier spots, including Em Trai Sandwich Co. and T2 Street Food. In the home kitchen, they’re designed to jazz up the frozen dumplings, shumai, gyoza and other Asian bites that proliferate now in grocery aisles andtoadd newlife to takeout.

“That cheap Chinese food we all love and adore?These are sauces to have around that’scompatible with it,” he said.

It’sfor dipping, drizzlingand dunking. The tagline: “Not traditional. Not sorry.”

“I learned that Icould use these Asian ﬂavors to infuse traditional American barbecue traditions and make something that stands out,” he said. Barbecuebrawler

Food has always been central in Nguyen’s family. His parents once ran aseafood market in Algiers calledDeGaulle Seafood

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personalitythat operators Brenda Castillo and Dennis Valentino have baked intothe clubhouse-like conﬁnes, and for the specials.

Chicken-friedsteak is on each Thursday. It arrives with long, thin sheets of steak stretching across thelength of the bread, with crisp, well-seasoned edgesjutting out past thecrust

The chicken parm on Wednesday is worth marking aday on the calendartotry,too. I’m also afan of theeveryday oyster po-boy,with lightly-coated bivalves poppedout of theoil at theperfect time, still bursting with juice. Dress mine with butterand picklesonly,please.

Radosta’shotter-thanhotsausage po-boy

Ahotter-than-hot sausage po-boy comes from Radosta’s (249 Aris Ave.), in apocket neighborhood of smallhomes off Metairie Road. It was once agrocery (thevestiges of shelves arestill visible around the memento-clad room)and this one wears its Italian heritage proudly

All the sausage varieties are made in house. The hot sausage patties singwith amulti-pepper heat (black,red,white,dried ﬂakes andground jalapeño). It givesa sharp bite that lingers andbuilds. Thebread doesn’t just hold the sandwichtogether,italso balances thejuicy heat

Expect to hear awarning about just how spicy this one hitswhen ordering. For amilder take, try theDon Special, whichpairs Italian sausage patties with olive salad andprovolone.

Friedchicken po-boy at AdamsStreetGrocery

juicy,and the crisp coating pairswith the crunch of the bread,witha layer of cheese between (I like it with pepperjack). Like the entire menu, it’sa bargain, still under $6 for ahalf po-boy Adams Street Grocery is still recovering fromroadwork street closures (now complete), that made itsblock harder to reach. So avisit will help outthe local business.

Crabby Jack’s duck po-boy

Afried chicken po-boyfrom Adams Street Groceryin NewOrleans is abargain lunch, with ahalfpo-boy still under $6.

Around aclusterofwarehouses andworkshops, Crabby Jack’s (428 Jefferson Highway) has long been thecounter service po-boy spinofffromthe better-known restaurant Jacques-Imo’s Café There’salways been amix of oldschool New Orleans and off-script signatures here

Later, hissister Betty Archote opened Thanh Thanh, the Vietnamese restaurant in Gretna wheretheir mother Viet Nguyen oversees thepho every morning. Nguyen’s obsession with barbecuedeveloped after afriendrecruited himtojoinacharitycookoff team at Hogsfor theCause.

This would open new horizons. Eventually he left therestaurant business and went to work for barbecue seasoning andsauce maker Kosmos Q. From anew home baseinOklahoma City,he is nowthe company’sdirector of culinary operations and travels to trade shows and events around the country cooking for thebrand.

It was at one such eventwhere he caughtthe attention of producers for aNetflix show,“Barbecue Showdown.” His debut performance was apersonal disappointment after being eliminated in the first episode. But the experience lit afire in him to do more. His runonFood Network show “BBQ Brawl” was acomeback The show pairs contestants with celebrity chefs, and for Nguyen workingwithFlaywas pivotal. Thechef and food media luminary coached him through the season, and also took an interest in the hybrid Vietnamese influenced sauces heput to use on the show

With that afﬁrmation, Asia CajunCowboywas born as Nguyen’sown independent brand.

“It’sstill my ﬂavors, my story, Ijustget to shareitona bigger platform now,”hesaid.

The sauce line is distributed at about 300 Target locations aroundthe country (though none in Louisiana so far).It’savailable to order on Amazon and direct through AsianCajunCowboy.com.

Nguyen said he’snow working on more local retail distribution in the New Orleansarea as well.

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

Fried chicken sandwichesare all therage these days, but thefried chicken po-boy at Adams Street Grocery (1309 Adams St.) has been hiding in plain sight at the takeout deli counter for years. The chicken breastisthick and

One go-to: the roasted duck poboy.It’slike ahunting campfeast packed into French bread, with the meat treated like roast beef debris, coming apart in strands and chunks in alight brown au jus. Order it

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Hemoved to New Orleans this spring andisnow executive chef and partner at the new Kira Omakase (601 Tchoupitoulas St.).

This is adistinct restaurant of its own found inside Kira, the highstyle Mediterranean/Japanese restaurant opened late in 2025 by local restaurateur Billy Blatty.He recruited Okai for the omakase conceptafter eating at his Austin restaurant Okoto.

Kira Omakaseisslated to open in August, with ﬁnishing touches now being completed.

STAFFPHOTO By IAN McNULTy Kira is arestaurantblending Mediterranean and Japanese influenceswitha stylish dining room vibe in downtown NewOrleans.

KIRA

OMAKASE

The omakase, or a chef-guidedset menu meal,will be served at a12-seat counterand will change with the seasons. Expect about20courses, including about15differentpieces of nigiri andother dishes. Theomakase will be priced around $175 per person, with sake pairings available.

Meet Yoshi

601 Tchoupitoulas St., projected opening August 2026

Heavily inkedwith tattoos andthe owner of an excellent haircut, Okai exudes afrenetic personalityand apunk rock aesthetic. The Kyoto native is apunk vocalist who was first drawn to Austin for its music scene. He still compares his passion for sushi with his love of music

Okai has worked at and led sushi bars in Austin thatrank among the mostinﬂuential in theU.S. That includes the long-running sister restaurantsUchi and Uchiko. For the past decade, he led Otoko, the 12seat restaurant where he prepared everybite and orchestrated the music and vibe for an immersive omakase experience. Thechefannounced hisdeparture and Otoko closed last spring, news thatwas bemoaned by Texas sushi aﬁcionados. The magazine Austin Monthly lamented thelossof“one of Austin’sbest culinary talents.” Austin’sloss could be New Orleans’ gain.

“You have to have your ownstyle or you’re stuck,”hesaid in an interview at Kira Omakase. “You have to keep changing whatyou do,but keep astyle so peopleknow it’syour food.”

In Austin, Okaiwas known for bringingelements of local food culture into his omakase, like charcoal and salts from the region’s Hill Country barbecue. He hinted asimilar approach could be in the works with Louisianaingredients.

Aboutomakase

KiraOmakase is amultifaceted restaurant hiddenwithin Kira with itsvarious spaces revealed by aprogression of sliding doors.

The sushicounter is the heart of KiraOmakase, though the chef won’t fill all seats at once. Staggered seatings mean moreimme-

“festival style,” and they dress it withcoleslaw fora creamycrunch, like the restaurant does at Po-Boy Fest.

Singleton’s Korean beef po-boy

Nearby,tucked into the Black Pearl neighborhood,Singleton’sPo-Boys &Mini Mart (7446 Garfield St.) has been getting more attentionfor the Vietnamese staples of eggrolls and noodle bowls (and Saturday-only pho) served next to its po-boys.

But it’sa house creationofKorean beef on French bread with the crunchy-fresh garnishesof Vietnamese banh mi (shredded carrot, cilantro, jalapeño) that ﬁrst turnedmyhead here, andit’s still amainstay.Add ahit of the Chin Su hot sauce at the table to accentuate theearthychile spice of the marinatedbeef.

Thelatestthrill? It’s notalways aviral trend. Sometimes it’s just old-school NewOrleans know-how at backstreet joints.

diate serviceassushi is prepared and handed over thecounter,crucial with Okai’sapproach,and it invitesmoreinteraction with the chef himself Kira Omakase will eventually add an alacarte menu served at tables around the sushi counter

There is aprivate dining room seating up to 20, and also alounge that will be the venue fortuna breakdowns.

All the rage in other cities, these special events are acombination of butchery demonstration and feast as chefsbring in alarge tuna, upward of 200 pounds,and cutit into pieces for attendees to eatdirectly from the bone. Okai expects to host theseeventsabout three times ayear

Kira keepsgrowing

Kira opened late in 2025 with a menuispart Greek and part Japanese,withdashesofahigh-dollar steakhouse,all in asetting that feels like ataverna with neontrimmed nightlifevibes. Thebar glows,the room curves around coves of tables, and aDJ sets the beat laterinthe night on theweekends. Blatty’s hospitality company also runs the attached club Ohm Lounge and the nearby Italian restaurant Soﬁa. In addition to Okai, he’sbeen hiring more local talentbehind the scenes. That includes director of operations Hadi Ktiri, previously of Four Seasons New Orleans and the WindsorCourt; JoshAdamo, achefconsultantwho was previously chef de cuisine at Emeril’s Restaurantinits newtasting menu era; and general manager Zehava Lunin, previously of the Windsor Court and Antoine’s.

Email IanMcNultyat imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

STAFFPHOTOSByIAN McNULTy

Parenton’sPo-boys is atinyshopfor traditional NewOrleans flavors and house specialsinOld Jefferson.

Koreanbeef po-boys are dressed likea Vietnamesebanh mi at Singleton’s Po-boys and Mini Mart, alongside traditional NewOrleans flavors.

Nell Nolan SOCIETY

Contact: nnolan@theadvocate.com

YEP! The acronym saysitall. Presented by the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust and held inthe Audubon TeaRoom, the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) Luncheon of Champions rounded up an area who’s who. The event honored Champions of Empowerment forour Youthand Community,who further the organization’s mission of engaging “underserved young people through communitybasededucation, mentoring, enrichment, and employment readiness programs to help them develop skills and strengthen ties to family and community.” All in the afﬁrmative.

Afoursome, Michael Hecht, Pete November,Deanna Rodriguez and Gregory Rusovich,chaired the luncheon that, after an 11 a.m.registration and networking, ofﬁcially began at noon with Judge Calvin Johnson‘s invocation and,minutes later,a welcome by Michael Hecht (who also made closing remarks) andDeanna Rodriguez. Guestsenjoyed amenu by Dickie Brennan &Co. Cateringof pre-set salad andlemon tart dessert, punctuated prandially by atasty main course. Hydrangeas,some blue, others white, centered the tables. Further program highlightswere theMission Momentby Jerome Jupiter and Darrin McCall,respective YEP CEO andpresident; Hecht’sauctioning of astayinFrance, the “Provencal Dream,” donated by Beth Branch;and theawards presentations. The presenters were the above-named while the recipients were GayleBenson, Cam Jordan,chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski,and OchsnerHealth. They,asChampions, were hailed for their leadership in Greater New Orleans. Celebrated, too, was YEP’s21-year legacy as one of the state’s most trusted andimpactful nonproﬁts. Annually,more than 1,000 young people across 13 parishes receivelife-changing services at no cost to participants.

Under the Champion Sponsor category,the listing wasOchsner Health, Rusovich Family Foundation, TParker HOST,and Entergy NewOrlans. In the next three categories, individual names were Shelley Massengale (Enriches); Robertand Ann Boh, Danny Conwill, Diana and Thomas Lewis,and GarySernovitzand Molly Pulda (Mentors);and Anderson and Michelle Baker,Elizabeth Boh, Bill Hammack and Janice Parmelee, and Roger Ogden (Works). Most were spotted networking.

Special thanks wereplentiful witha topshoutout to the YEP board members and development chair Suzanne Rusovich for her leadership as the “Event Architect for (the) inaugural Luncheon of Champions.”Othersrecognized, in addition to mostofthe above, were Jodi Aamodt, Scot Craig,Gretchen andDook Chase, KerriWestenberg,Steve Baker,James Melohn, Dean Howard,Amanda Lindsey, Chabre Jones,Karen Johnston, and two Nicoles, Msses. Long and Woolfolk. Benjamin Allen and Lynne Burkart are co-presidents of YEP’sboard, and Franchesca B. Lorio,the vice president. Adding their presence were luncheon attendees SharondaWilliams, BillHines,Amanda and Ryan Berger,Karyn Kearney,AshleyFrancis, Stephanie November with Pete, and Miriam Henry. All attested to the YEP purpose, and promise,thatwas showcased during thisnewly launched luncheon.

LET’S LUNCH!

n Women of Substance

WaltonGoldring is the immediatepast president of the board of BridgeHouse/Grace House, which assembled supporters for the 31st annual Women of Substance Luncheon. The location and presenting force were the Audubon TeaRoom and the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust.The mission of BH/GH for more than 65 years has been “toprovide substance use disorder treatment services to those whohave lost everything.” They are provided asafe place to recover andhelp building anew life.

Each year thewell-attended luncheon honors three worthy women CarolStarr, of Capital OneSecurities, Inc., is deeply committed to improving opportunities forchildren in our community and has given countless volunteer hours on related boards. LauraBuchtel McWhirter, aformer morning meteorologist at WWL-TV Channel 4and now working for The Lilly Medicine Company,has served on aseries of boards and, for BH/GH, hasorganizedclothing drives andemceed events, such as Mr.Legs. MarcyNathan,the creative director forRouses Markets and editor-in-chief of Rouses Magazine, was named Woman of theYear by Women Grocers of America in 2024 and currently serves on its board. She also worked on aBHadcampaign.

There were also three AwardRecipients, namely Karen Tipton, Leigh Whitman Director Volunteer of the Year; Scott Crabtree,Richard “Buzzy” Gaiennie Award; and Brittany Greiffenstein,Alumna of the Year.Scott, the recently retired CEO/President of Lambeth House, has served BH/GH either as aboard member or avolunteer foralmost 30 years; and another recent retiree, Karen,a private andcommercial bankerwith Resource Bank, serves as treasurer of the VieuxCarre Commission Foundation andis active with BridgeHouseonits ﬁnance and investment committee. Brittany recounted her battle with addiction and her salvation through BH/GH. Quite afew luncheon attendees were moist-eyed.

Brittanyalso served on the luncheon committee along with the above Walton, Julie Adler,Julia Bowen, Julie Butler,BarbaraGaiennie and daughter Michelle Hamrick,Felicia Kleinpeter,Diana Parham,AngeleRomig, Stephanie Schott, MaryKay Staten, MikiTomeny, Susan Tyler,and Vittoria Volpi Special thanks tapped the Audubon TeaRoom, chaplain Phil Peavey,and Mark Romig,the auctioneer for the live portion’sfour enticements, including the “Asheville (North Carolina) Escape.” There wasalso asilent auction with dozens of exciting items.

Additional features were theluncheon’sthree courses of gumbo, roasted chicken spring mix salad, and cheesecakewith blueberry coulis (enjoyed by Janie Glade,Heather Songy, Jessica Walker, and everyone else); the for-purchase pretty centerpieces of, among others, yellow roses; therafﬂe; Aspirational Art Postcards; and the Grace House Wish List.

Headlining the12-person management team of BH/GHare CEO Kevin Gardere, CFO WalterWright,and Chaise Gilbert, BH clinical director MichaelPou,H.Elder Gwin, Gregory Romig, and Susan Tyler answer in turn to board president, vice president, treasurer,and secretary. All present answered to theHouses’ supporters.

n Midday Merriment

Brunch with pals, plus thechance to dance. Andthus The 25 Club was founded in 1941, following aNew Orleanstradition of bringing friends together to enjoy music, dancing and good food.

The annual Jazz Brunch formed festively at Ralph’sonthe Parkwith attendees first sipping cocktails on the balcony overlooking CityPark’s majestic oaks before sittingfor theplated brunch of salad, chicken breast and lemon cake. Passed hors d’oeuvres occurred before the meal. During that time, interest targeted aspecial table filled with the history of the 25 Club in the form of invitations, newspaper clippings, and thank-you notes. Helene Tebo keeps all of that ephemera, dating to thefirst brunch, in an original blue suitcase.

PennyBaumer,AngieBowlin, PatDenechaud, Margaret LouiseHogan, John Ormond and Courtney Rive formed theparty’scommittee. Noted, too, were Martin Robinson,who proposed atoast to the 85th anniversary; TomCianfichi and BryanBatt with London on their itinerary and the latter’sstarring as the central character in “Here Comes J. Edgar” at theKing’sHead Theatre; Benjamin Tanet;and Preston

Gambel (celebrating their 40th anniversary)

Gordon, Debbie and Jamie Reily, Kathleen and Jim

Morrison.

the

Valois,who had just wed Caroline France And Cody and Patrick Washburn, Eileen and Gene

Meredith and OlivierCarriere, IkeCarriere and Sarah Borwick,Linda and Alan Brackett, Melissa and Bruce

Wilbert, Christine and Otto Briede,Adrienne Rynning,Donna Bossier and Peter Gambel, MargaretCarriere, Sue andBruce Senter,Denise and Chet Mehurin, Laurie and Sam Oliphant, Liz and Jim Hailey,Terry and John Olivier,MaryBeth and Seth Nehrbass, Charlotte and Chris Dorion, Susieand Brien Toso, Christine and Scott Zazulak, new parents Heather and Cody Wells, Janand TimWells,and amom-son set in Emily and Ben

Setting

midday to music was Swingaroux,

n Affirmative Ado

PHOTOSByJEFF STROUT

Suzanne andGregoryRusovich, Deanna Rodriquez, Michael Hecht

Donald Link, Stephen Stryjewski

Jerome Jupiter,Gayle Benson, Pete November

Cam Jordan, Darrin McCall

PHOTOSByJEFFSTROUT

Karen Tipton, BrittanyGreiffenstein, Laura McWhirter,Carol Starr

Scott and Tammy Crabtree, Greg Romig

Lisa Williams, Walton Goldring

KevinGardere, MarcyNathan

PHOTOSByREAGAN LAQUE Courtneyand JayRive, Angie Bowlin, MartinRobinson

Caroline and Preston Valois

PatDenechaud, John Ormond II, PennyBaumer

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cAPRIcoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Use your intellect when dealing with associates.

Listen carefully and practice discretion regarding what you share. Keep your personal life to yourself.

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Sudoku

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Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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By PHILLIP ALDER

James Carville, apolitical commentator, said, “The best time to plant an oak tree was 25 years ago. The second best time is today.”

In yesterday’s deal, East used the bidding and early play to place the missinghighcardsand to work outthe best defense against four hearts.

Here is asecond deal along the same lines.Southisinfour hearts. West leads thespade queen. South wins with his ace and plays atrumptodummy’squeen. What shouldEast do?

South rebid three no-trump because Northmighthaveraisedheartswithonly three-card support if he had aminimum openingbid with,for example, 1-3-5-4 distribution. Here, though, North corrected to the heart gamebecause he had two unstopped suits and four strong hearts.

East should wonder which fourtricks his sidemight win. Since West’s opening lead marks South with the spade ace and king, there are no spade winnersavailable.

East has one heart trick. There are no diamond winners, because even if South is missing the king, the finesse is working. So the defenders need threeclub tricks, or two clubs and aclubruff.

This should make East’spath clear.He must win withhis heart ace and shiftto the club five.

Nowthe spotlight falls on South. If he riseswithhis club king, he will make the contract (withanovertrickifhedraws trumps, cashes his spade and diamond winners, and endplays West withhis club queen).But if Southfinesses his jack, West wins withhis queen,returns the club twoand receives aclubruff for downone. ©2026 by nEa,inc dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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Previous answers:

word game

InsTRucTIons: 1. Words must be of fourormore letters. 2. Words that acquire fourletters by the addition of “s,”such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3 additional words made by adding a“d” or an “s” may not be used. 4. proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit wordsare not allowed

ToDAy’s WoRD ALAcRITy: uh-LAK-rih-tee: Cheerful readiness.

Average mark20words

Time limit 40 minutes

Can you find 29 or morewords in ALACRITY?

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loCKhorNs

marmaduKe

Bizarro

hagar the horriBle

Pearls Before swiNe

garfield

B.C.

PiCKles

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dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

GramS Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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WiShinG Well

Scrabble

DuStin Drabble

2026, in theSt. John the BaptistParishGovern‐ment ComplexCouncil Chambers locatedat 1811 W. AirlineHighway LaPlace, LA 70068. Biddocuments maybe viewed on or down‐loaded from theparish website, www.sjbparish com; obtained by con‐tactingPeter Montzor Mellissa Levandoske at theabove address, phone985-652-9569, or p. montz@Stjohn-la.govor m.tassara@Stjohn-la.gov or downloaded andBids electronically submitted on www.centralbidding. com. Amandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1811 W. AirlineHigh‐way, LaPlace, LA 70068 on July 30, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. localtime. Questionsand com‐mentsregarding this Bid must be submittedin writingtoSt. John the BaptistParish, Purchas‐ing& ProcurementDe‐partment,ATTN:Peter Montz, 1811 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, LA 70068 or viae-mailtop montz@Stjohn-la.gov no laterthan10:00 A.M. localtimeonJuly31, 2026. TheParishreservesthe righttoacceptorreject anyand allbid andto waiveany irregularities or informalitiesinciden‐talthereto,and to accept anybid,which theParish feelsservesits

CITY OF HARAHAN LEGALS

YEAS:

ABSENT:None

checks have been approved MayorBaudier opened thepublic hearing. No one spoke. MayorBaudier closed thepublic hearing. No councildiscussion MayorBaudier called for the vote, thevote was as follows: YEAS: Asbill, Budde, Chatelain,Johnston, Ricks NAYS: None

ABSENT:None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSES/ABOAPPROVED

EXECUTIVE SESSION TheCouncil entered executive session at 7:56PM. MayorBaudier called themeeting back to order at 8:18PM

Councilman Asbill said they discussed the Purple Martincase in executive sessionand no actionsweretaken.

ADDRESSTHE COUNCIL

1. Foster Wade

2. CarolLogreco

3. Foster Wade

SECRETARY’S REPORTSecretary’sreport for May 2026 Total

revenues$612,954.00

REPORTS Police Chief Leprethanked the citizens for going out and voting in favorofthe police millage renewal. He then spoke and read the monthlystatistics. Councilman Asbill spoke. Councilman Budde spoke. Councilman Chatelain spoke. Councilman Johnstonspoke. Councilman Ricks spoke. Mayor Baudier Spoke

PAYBILLS Bills paid in May 2026 Total expenditures

$588,915.64

ADJOURN Motion by Councilman Chatelain and seconded by

Councilman Asbill to adjourn themeeting at 8:39PM.

Mayor Baudier called forthe vote, the vote was as follows:

YEAS: Asbill, Budde, Chatelain,Johnston, Ricks NAYS: None

ABSENT:None

ABSTAIN: None

MOTION PASSES/MEETING ADJOURNED

A. The following matter involvingpending litigation may be considered (Court, CaseNumber,Parties):

1. Wood Materials LLC,Wood Resources LLC v. City of Harahan,24thJDC,Case 761-783, Div: “K”

2. Melanie Seeling v. City of Harahan, et al, No C-734196 19th JDC,Div ?, Case 734-196

3. Adams v. City of Harahan, US District Court for the EasternDistrictofLouisiana, Section H, Div 1, Civil Action Number20-2794

Budde continued the discussion

Ordinance 2026-6.

Councilman Asbill spoke. Chris Marino, CBO, spoke andanswered council

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Councilman Johnston spoke. Chris Marino, CBO, spoke and answered councilquestions.

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Councilman Johnston spoke. Chris Marino, CBO, spoke and answered councilquestions

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Councilman Johnstonspoke.

ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION (FIRST READING)

The following Ordinance was proposedbyCouncilman Asbill

PROPOSED ORDINANCENO. 2026-7 An Ordinance amending Chapter 19, Chapter 50, and Chapter

58 of the Harahan Code of Ordinances to Declare aNuisance for Certain Parking,Vehicle, Obstruction, Right-of-Way and Nuisance Violations; To Authorize Designated Code

Enforcement Officials to Issue Notices of Violations; To Provide for Regulatory Court Jurisdiction Over Violations; To Provide for Abatement, Towing, Removal, Storage, Disposition,and Cost Recovery; and To Provide forOther Related Matters.

The following Ordinance was proposed by Councilman Chatelain PROPOSED ORDINANCENO. 2026-8

An Ordinance amending Chapter 2ofthe Harahan Code of Ordinances to Require aCentralized Financial Transparency Page on the City’sOfficial Website.

OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS 1. Monthly Financials –Walter Oliffjoined via zoom and presented the May financials and answered council questions. There was alsoabrief discussion regarding funding used on street repairs

2. 2026-2027 Official Journal AppointmentRenewal

Council Discussion

1. Jason Asbill

2. Tommy Budde Councilman Asbill made amotion to approvethe Advocateas the City’sofficial journal for2026-2027.

Mayor Baudier opened the public hearing.Noone spoke.

Mayor Baudier closed the public hearing Second by Councilman Chatelain Mayor Baudier called for the vote, the votewas as follows: YEAS: Asbill, Budde, Chatelain,Johnston, Ricks NAYS: None

ABSENT:None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSES/APPOINTMENT RENEWAL APPROVED

AppointmentofSpecial Prosecutor forthe PurpleMartin

Tommy Budde

Jason Asbill

Asbill made amotion to appoint Mike Futrell with Connick andConnick to be the new Special Prosecutor

Councilman Budde said he would like to go into Executive

Session to get an update on this matter andany other open

litigation Second by Councilman Chatelain

Mayor Baudier opened the public hearing.Noone spoke.

Mayor Baudier closed the public hearing

Mayor Baudier called for the vote, the votewas as follows:

YEAS: Asbill, Budde, Chatelain,Johnston, Ricks NAYS: None

ABSENT:None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSES/MIKE FUTRELL HAS BEEN APPOINTED

4. B&M Properties LLC v. City of Harahan, et al, 24th JDC, Case 854-700, Div: “G”

5. 1600 HickoryAve LLC v. City of Harahan, et al, 24th JDC, Case 866-373, Div: “G”

B. The following matter involvingprospective litigation for which formal written demandhas been made, may be considered

C. The following mattersinvolvingdiscussion of the character,professional competence, or physical or mental health of:Name:

Submitted by: Carrie Heustis Carrie Heustis, City Clerk (Electronically Signed)

Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 13 JONAHFREED‐MANLAW LLC 504-475-8075 JONAHFREED‐MAN

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PUBLIC NOTICE

AND GOODLEAP,LLC CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-11262

By virtue of a CourtOrder di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onAugust20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3734 PAUGER ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70122

LOTA,SQUARE 1927, THRIDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, CIN: 749576 TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENTOFAD‐JUDICATION Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING

BUILDING

CITY OF HARAHAN LEGALS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP NO: 2026-0002

The City of Harahan is soliciting Request forProposals(RFP’s)

fromqualified firmstoprovide: Disaster DebrisCollection, Processingand Disposal Services. PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF HARAHAN CITY CLERK’SOFFICE 6437 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY HARAHAN, LA. 70123

UNTIL4:30PM ON AUGUST 14, 2026

The City of Harahan reserves theright to rejectany and all proposals, in accordance withthe law and to make any award in theCity’sbestinterest

Proposals are availablegratis from: www.harahanla.gov,or Harahan City HallCityClerk’s Office 6437 JeffersonHighway Harahan, LA. 70123, or

Email:Carrie Heustis, Municipal Clerk Carrie.heustis@ci.harahan.la.us

ADV:The Advocate: July 15th, 22nd, &29th, 2026

ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF BONNIEFISCHER, 616 Colonial Club Drive, Harahan,LA70123 is askedtocall theCityofHarahan, Regulatory Department (504)737-6383 or email regulatory@ci.harahan.la.us.

NOTICEISHEREBY GIVENTHAT theregular meeting of thePlanning and Zoning Commissionofthe CityofHarahan, StateofLouisiana, willbeheld at theregular meeting place, Harahan City Hall, 6437 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, Louisiana, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 7:00PM forthe following:

1. CASE Z-2-26 -PROPOSED ORDINANCE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6201 MORRISONRD, UNIT 1405 BUILDING 14, CITY OF NEEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTER EN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS DAVIDLOUIS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6446

of Beginningmea‐sure thence North25de‐grees 42 min‐utes 32 seconds West,a distance of 72.50 feet to apoint; thence South64 degrees 17 min‐utes 28 seconds West,a distance of 19 feet to apoint;thence South25de‐

South 25 de grees,42min‐utes,32seconds East,a distance of 72.50 feet to a point; thence North64 de‐grees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 19 feet to the Point of Beginning. All in accordance with asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly & C t i I

y Couturie,Inc., datedDecem‐ber 29, 1986 andas accurately de‐scribedinthat ActofSale datedMarch 17, 1983 and recorded at COS784, folio 23. Said property is also described

also described as follows: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐d pp nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, Situated in theState of Louisiana, in theThird Mu‐nicipalDistrict of theCityof NewOrleans,in Section12of theLaKratt Tract

Michelle M. Woodfork

g tudes,appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theThird Mu‐nicipal District of the City of NewOr‐leans, Parish of Orleans, State ofLouisiana, Lakeshore Land CompanySubdi‐vision,desig‐natedasLot No 71 on aplanof subdivisionof Gandolfo,Kuhn & Associates, datedSeptem‐ber 13,1974, certiﬁed correct onApril 15, 1976, which said plan is of record in the conveyance of‐ﬁce forthe Parish of Or‐leansInCOB 736, folio 31 and accordingto said plan said pieceorportion of ground is in theSquare bounded by MorrisonRoad, Lamb Road (side), Curran Road (side) andWest LaverneStreet (side)and which said pieceor portionismore particularlyde‐scribedasfol‐lows:com‐mences at the NortheastCor‐nerofWest LaverneStreet andMorrison Road,thence alongthe North line of Morrison Road North70 degrees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 377.88 feet; thence North19 degrees 42 minutes32sec‐onds West a distance of383.12 feet to thecontrol point, as shown on thesurvey of Gandolfo, Kuhn, Luecke & Associates, datedMay 3, 1976, thence North64de‐grees,17 minutes,28sec‐onds East,a dis‐tanceof4.36 feet to thePoint of Beginning, from said Point of

Tract (formerNew Or‐leansLakeshore Land Company Subdivision), nowknown as Chimneywood Townhomes Phase I, being designated as LotNo. 71 on a plan of subdivi‐sion of Gan‐dolfo, Kuhn &Associ‐ates,dated Sep‐t b 13 1974

City of Gretna

City of Gretna offiCial Journal

WRIT AMOUNT:

es, e Sep tember 13, 1974, certiﬁed correct on April15, 1976, which said plan is of record in thecon‐veyanceofﬁce forthe Parish of OrleansInCOB 736, folio31and accordingto said plan said pieceorportion of ground is in theSquare bounded by Morrison Road,Lamb Road (side) Curran Road (side) and West LaverneStreet, (side) and which said pieceorportion is more particu‐larlydescribed as follows: com‐mences at the Northeast Comer of West Laverne Street andMor‐risonRoad, thence along theNorth line of MorrisonRoad North 70 degrees,17 minutes, 28 sec‐onds East,a dis‐tanceof377.88 feet;thence North19de‐grees 42 minutes32 secondsWest, a distance of 383.12 feet to thecontrol point, as shown on the survey of Gan‐dolfo, Kuhn, Luecke &Asso‐ciates,dated May3,1976, thence North64 degrees 17 minutes, 28 secondsEast, a distance of 4.36 feet to thePoint of Beginning, from said Point of Beginning measurethence North25de‐grees 42 min‐utes 32 seconds West,a distance of 72.50 feet to a point; thence South64de‐grees 17 min‐utes 28 seconds West,a distance of19 feet to apoint; thence South25 degrees,42min‐utes,32seconds East,a distance of72.50feet to apoint; thence North64 degrees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 19 feet to the PointofBegin‐ning.All in ac‐cordance with a survey by Gilbert, Kelly& Couturie,Inc dated December 29, 1986 andasac‐curately de‐scribedinthat ActofSale datedMarch 17, 1983and recorded at COS 784,folio 23. Whichhasthe addressof6201 MorrisonRoad, Unit 1405 Build‐ing14, Unit 1405, NewOrleans, LA 70126 WRIT AMOUNT: $

$63,949.18

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 25 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504 838 7535 EMILYA MUELLER

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6201 MORRISONRD, UNIT 1405, BUILDING 14, CITY OF NEEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTER EN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS DAVIDLOUIS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6446

ﬂoorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings and

and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, situated in theThird Mu‐nicipal District of the City of NewOr‐leans, Parish of Orleans, State ofLouisiana, Lakeshore Land CompanySubdi‐vision,desig‐natedasLot No 71 on aplanof subdivisionof Gandolfo,Kuhn & Associates, datedSeptem‐ber 13,1974, certiﬁed correct onApril 15, 1976, which said plan is of record in the conveyance of‐ﬁce forthe Parish of Or‐leansInCOB 736, folio 31 and accordingto said plan said pieceorportion of ground is in theSquare bounded by MorrisonRoad, Lamb Road (side) Curran Road (side) andWest LaverneStreet, (side)and which said pieceor portionismore particularlyde‐scribedasfol‐lows:com‐mences at the NortheastCor‐nerofWest LaverneStreet andMorrison Road,thence alongthe North line of Morrison Road North70 degrees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 377.88 feet; thence North19 degrees 42 minutes32sec‐onds West a distance of383.12 feet to thecontrol point, as shown on thesurvey of Gandolfo, Kuhn, Luecke & Associates, datedMay 3, 1976, thence North64de‐grees,17 minutes,28sec‐onds East,a dis‐tanceof4.36 feet to thePoint of Beginning, from said Point of Beginningmea‐sure thence North25de‐grees 42 min‐utes 32 seconds West,a distance of 72.50 feet to apoint; thence South64 degrees 17 min‐utes 28 seconds West,a distance of 19 feet to apoint;thence South25de‐grees,42min‐utes,32seconds East,a distance of 72.50 feet to a point; thence North64 de‐i

North 64 de grees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 19 feet to the Point of Beginning. All in accordance with asurveyby Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie,Inc., datedDecem‐ber 29, 1986 andas accurately de‐scribedinthat ActofSale datedMarch 17, 1983 and recorded at COS784, folio 23.

Said property is also described as follows:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,to‐gether with all thebuildings d

e u gs and improvements thereon, andall of therights, ways,privi‐leges, servi‐tudes, appurte‐nances and advantages thereuntobe‐longingorin anywiseapper‐taining, Situated in theState of Louisiana, in theThird Mu‐nicipalDistrict of theCityof NewOrleans,in Section12of theLaKratt Tract (formerNew Or‐leansLakeshore Land Company Subdivision) nowknown as Chimneywood Townhomes Phase I, being designated as LotNo. 71 on a l f bdi i

Lot No 71 on a plan of subdivi‐sion of Gan‐dolfo, Kuhn &Associ‐ates,dated Sep‐tember 13, 1974, certiﬁed correct on April15, 1976, which said plan is of record in thecon‐veyanceofﬁce forthe Parish of OrleansInCOB 736, folio31and accordingto said plan said pieceorportion of ground is in theSquare bounded by Morrison Road,Lamb Road (side), Curran Road (side) and West LaverneStreet (side) and which said pieceorportion is more particu‐larlydescribed f ll

INVITATIONFOR SEALED BIDS

BE IT KNOWN, that at two o’clockp.m.(2:00 p.m.), Central StandardTimeonThursday,the 13thday of August 2026, sealed bids willbeopened by the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court(“OPCOC”), Room 402 –Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, forthe purchase of 11,000 printed, unnumbered case binders and the year number labels.

The 11,000 printed and unnumbered case bindersshall be constructed from fifteen-point (15 point)manilastock, BEIGE in color asample of exactshadeofBEIGE andall other specifications must be requested from the OPCOC,withoveralldimensionsof 9-1/2” x15-1/2” laminated back flap, plus a1-3/4” ear on leftside and 9-1/2” x14-11/16” singlethickness front flap. (Manila stock refers to type of paper.)

Additionally,each binder shall have: 1. A2”enameled fastenerembedded in earflap at leftside; 2. A13/16” full-cuttab at rightside back flap, beginning 1-1/2” from fold; 3. Allcorners round; 4. Sixteen scoremarks 1/8” apart on ear flap and seven score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap for added extension; 5. Printing in black on outside and inside front flap. The color sequence shall be: Year band –2027 Color –Brown Poly-Laminate

Additionally,four fullsets of 3/4” year

labelsare required. All binders and year number labels shall be delivered on or before November 20, 2026. Failuretomeetthe delivery date will result in an automatic20% reduction on the bid price. Any damage to bindersand year number labels as result of packaging, shipping, or handling willbeatthe supplier’sexpense. Replacement of

Louisiana 70112 on or beforethe time aforesaid. The envelope/package should be clearly marked “SEALED BID”.Bids submitted via email should be clearly marked on the subject line, “SEALED BID and sent to cdcclerk@ orleanscivilclerk.com. At the time and place aforesaid, alltimelybids willbeopened. Uponcompletion of the opening of the bids, the timelysubmitted bids willbereviewed and calculated for the purpose of the purchase of the aforementioned case bindersand year number labels from the lowest responsiblebidder.The OPCOCreserves the righttowaive any informalities of the bids submitted hereunder and to accept or reject any and all bids submitted.

Any inquiries should be directed to Alexandria Irvin, Chief Deputy for the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court, Rm.402 –421 LoyolaAvenue, New Orleans, LA.70112 Chelsey

y esc e as follows: com‐mences at the Northeast Comer of West Laverne Street andMor‐risonRoad, thence along theNorth line of MorrisonRoad North 70 degrees,17 minutes, 28 sec‐onds East,a dis‐tanceof377.88 feet;thence North19de‐grees 42 minutes32 secondsWest, a distance of 383.12 feet to thecontrol point, as shown th

po , s s o on the survey of Gan‐dolfo, Kuhn, Luecke &Asso‐ciates,dated May3,1976, thence North64 degrees 17 minutes, 28 secondsEast, a distance of 4.36 feet to thePoint of Beginning, from said Point of Beginning measurethence North25de‐grees 42 min‐utes 32 seconds West,a distance of 72.50 feet to a point; thence South64de‐

de grees

utes 28 seconds West,a distance of19 feet to apoint; thence South25 degrees,42min‐utes,32seconds East,a distance of72.50 feet to apoint; thence North64 degrees,17min‐utes,28seconds East,a distance of 19 feet to the PointofBegin‐ning.All in ac‐cordance with a survey by Gilbert,

December 29 1986 andasac‐curatelyde‐scribedinthat ActofSale datedMarch 17, 1983 and recorded at COS 784, folio23.

Whichhasthe addressof6201 MorrisonRoad, Unit 1405 Build‐ing 14, Unit 1405, NewOrleans, LA 70126 WRIT AMOUNT:

$63,949.18

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐mentmustbe Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonal Checks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 25 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504 838 7535 EMILYA MUELLER

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL

ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 6600

MORRISON ROAD,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐

TITLED: CITY OF NEWORLEANS VERSUS KSC, LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-1608

ACERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND,together with allthe buildingsand improvements thereon, situ‐atedinthe Third Municipal Dis‐trict of theCity of NewOrleans OrleansParish, Stateof Louisiana, in that part thereofknown as theLAKRATT TRACT, SECTION 20, designated as LOT1B1,on a plan of resubdi‐vision by Ben‐jaminL.Carter, CivilEngineer datedApril 3, 1970, which said lotisa part of former Lot1B andiscom‐prised of por‐tionsof original Groves 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 1 and3 of Section 20 of theLaKratt Tract(formerly New Orleans LakeshoreLand CompanySubdi‐vision), in the area bounded

area bounded by Morrison Road,Lamb Road,Martin Drive(formerly Joffre Road)and Interstate High‐way1 10, and, accordingtothe aforesaid plan of resubdivi‐sion,ismore particularly de‐scribedasfol‐lows: Commencingat theintersection of thenew southlineof MorrisonRoad andthe east line of Lamb Road,run thencealong thenew south line of Morrison Road,North 70 degrees,9 minutes, 9sec‐onds East adis‐tanceof520.18 feet to the northwesterly comerofLot 1B 1, which is the pointofbegin‐ning;thence continuing alongthe new southlineof MorrisonRoad, North70de‐grees, 9min‐utes,9 seconds East adistance of 343.60 feet to apoint;thence continuing alongthe new southlineof MorrisonRoad, North 68 de‐grees, 15 min‐utes,24 secondsEast a distance of 580.81 feet to theintersection of thenew southlineof Morrison Road andthe west line of Martin Drive (formerlyJoffre Road), which is also thenorth‐easterly comerofLot 1B 1; thence tum rightand run South21de‐grees, 37 min‐utes,36seconds East alongthe west‐erly line of Mar‐tinDrive,a dis‐tanceof273.75 feet to apoint which is also the northeasterly comerofLot 1B 3; thence tum rightand South 70 degrees,10 minutes, 10 secondsWest a distance of 253.62 feet to a point, said point beingthe north‐westerly corner of Lot1B3;thence turn left andrun alongthe west‐erly side of Lot 1B 3, South19 degrees,50 minutes, 51 sec‐onds East adis‐tanceof556 feet to apoint; thence turn rightand runin the directionofIn‐terstate High‐way1 10 South 70 degrees,9 minutes, 9sec‐onds West adis‐tance of 195.52 feet to apoint on the northerlylineof Interstate High‐wayI 10; thence tumright and runalong Inter‐stateHighway I 10 in a north‐westerly direc‐tion adistance of 593.84 feet to the pointofinter‐sectionofthe westerly line of Lot1 B1 andthe northerlylineof Interstate High‐way I10; thence turn rightand run North19de‐grees, 50 min‐utes,51seconds West adistance of 466.59feetto thePoint of Be‐ginning.

Theresubdivi‐sion offormer Lot1BintoLots 1B 1, 1B 2, and 1B 3, as shown on theabove referred to plan of resubdivi‐sion,was·ap‐proved by the City Planning Commissionon April9 1970, registered in COB698, folio 314.

Dading, R L S , of Dading,Mar‐ques &Associates Inc.,dated De‐cember 13, 1989, recertiﬁed Janu‐ary27, 1995,an‐nexedhereto andmadea part hereof,except that thelast measurement alongInterstate Highway10is shownasbeing alonga curveto theright,having aradiusof 3,669.72feet, andanarc length of 593.84 feet

Improvements thereonbear municipalnum‐ber 6600 Morri‐son Road WRIT AMOUNT: $6,260.00

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

TJ 2 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504 658 4346 DEISHA LA‐GARDE

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PUBLICNOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1201 ST CHARLESST, UNIT 9, CITY OF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: STELLA MARIS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INCVERSUS MILLENNIUM GROUPIILLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2018-1596

Condominium containedinan actpassed before D.H. Harkins; H.P.,on October5,1995, registered as CIN111922 N.A. #9543893, in conveyance recordsofthe Parish of Or‐leans, Stateof Louisianaon October5,1995, as the same hasbeen amendedfrom time to time Theimprove‐mentsthereon bear themunici‐palNo. 1201 Chartres Street, Unit 9, NewOr‐leans, LA 70116. WRIT AMOUNT:

$18,920.74

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐centofthe pur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 4 FAVRET CAR‐RIERECRON‐VICH,LLC 504 383 8978 PAUL L. CAR‐RIERE

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS516 NATCHEZ STREET,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LOAN PARTNERS,L.L.C VERSUS MIURA, L.L.C. AND CHRISTOPHER PRASAD

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-9521

DESIGNATED AS LOT7 B, ALLAS PERTHATPLAN OF RESUBDIVISION BY GILBERT, KELLY, &COU‐TURIE, INC., DATEDMAY 22, 2013, WHICH SAID PLAN OF RESUBDIVISION WASAPPROVED BY THECITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON JULY 18, 2013, DOCKET NO 71/13 AND SAID PLAN OF RESUBDIVISION WASRECORDED AT CIN537394, SAID LOTHAV‐INGTHE SAME MEASURE‐MENTSAND DIMENSIONS AS SHOWN THEREONAND IS COMPOSED OF FORMER LOTS 7AND 8A OF SQUARE 165, FIRSTDISTRICT OF THECITYOF NEWORLEANS

IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR THEMUNICIPAL NO.516 NATCHEZ STREET,NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130.

BEINGTHE SAME PROP‐ERTY ACQUIRED BY MORRISON PROPERTY IN‐VESTMENTS. LLCBYACT DATEDAPRIL 14, 2021 ANDAPRIL 15, 2021, REGIS‐TEREDATCIN 692830, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA. WRIT AMOUNT: $1,850,000.00

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 22 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 225 343 3456 JOSHUA P. MATTHEWS

trict of the City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 3217-19 FERN ST NEWORLEANS LA 70125 LOT: 18, SQUARE:498 SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQMIN: 1307373 WRIT AMOUNT: $120,132.62

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 29

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

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jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 33

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7410 NEWCASTLEST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:RE‐GIONSBANK VERSUS SHAWNA MAXWELL

CI VI L DI ST

CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-9884

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Allasmorefully shownonthe plat of survey by RichardT Dading,R.L.S., of D di M

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orableJudgesof CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN CONDOMINIUM UNIT,being UNIT NUMBER NINE (9)together with it's appurtenantin‐terestinthe Common and Limited Com‐mon Elements of theSTELLA MARIS CONDOMINIUM, locatedin SQUARE 51,SEC‐OND DISTRICT, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, which said con‐dominium regime wascre‐atedand estab‐lished by the DeclarationCre‐atingand Establishing a Condominium Regime for Stella Maris Condominium,

THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPAR‐CELOFPROP‐ERTY,TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILDINGSAND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON,AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGINGOR IN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANA, SIT‐UATEDINTHE FIRSTDISTRICT OF THECITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN SQUARE NO.165, DESIGNATED AS

NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3217-19 FERN STREET CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NATION‐STAR MORT‐GAGE LLCVER‐SUSMICHAEL N. WATSON A/K/A MICHAELWAT‐SON CI VI

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1018 WAGNER ST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐INGLLC VERSUS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOF ERNESTINE BRANTLEY HAR‐RISA/K/A ERNESTINE BRANTLEY HARRISA/K/A ERNESTINEB HARRISA/K/A ERNESTINEHAR‐RISA/K/A ERNESTINE BRANTLEY HAR‐RISA/K/A ERNESTINEB HARRISA/K/A ERNESTINEHAR‐RISAND THE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSION OF ANDUNKNOWN HEIRSOF JOSEPH HARRIS A/K/AJOSEPH HARRISA/K/A JOSEPH HARRIS, JR CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-94

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4929 CROWDERBD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WELLS FARGOBANK, N.A. VERSUS JUAN PAUL SCOTTA/K/A JUAN P. SCOTTA/K/A JUAN SCOTT ANDDANIELLE ROBERTSSCOTT A/K/ADANIELLE R. SCOTTA/K/A DANIELLE SCOTT

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-11123

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-2170 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parishof Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7410 NEWCAS‐TLESTNEW OR‐LEANS, LA 70126 LOT10- SQUARE 3 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1378856 LA KRATT TRACT WRIT AMOUNT: $260,166.15

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, ParishofOr‐leans

RB 10 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 LOUISG.ARCE‐NEAUX

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Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 21 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1ORI‐OLESTREET CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON TRUST, NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEOF MFRA TRUST 2019-1VERSUS LIONEL JOSEPH NELSON A/K/A LIONEL J. NELSON A/K/A LIONEL NELSON

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Seized in the

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 22 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS854 TAFT PLACE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐NANCEOF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITESAC‐QUISITION TRUST2018-HB1 VERSUS RUS‐SELL JAMES TALLUTOA/K/A RUSSELLJ.TAL‐LUTO A/K/A RUSSELLTAL‐LUTO

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH O F OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-775 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock

6, SQUARE: 22

SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1456557 WRIT AMOUNT:

$1,957,850.33

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty daysthereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 32

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7530 CROWDERBD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐

TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCF2 ACQUIS‐TION TRUST VERSUS DER‐RICK WALKER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2648 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026 at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7530 CROWDER BD NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70127 LOT16- SQUARE C 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1328346 NORTHKENIL‐WORTHSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $258,659.13

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Parish of Or leans RB 17

HALLIDAY WATKINS, AND MANN, P.C318388-1440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALEBY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2715 MARENGO ST CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:ROCKET MORTGAGE,LLC F/K/AQUICKEN LOANS, LLCVER‐SUSJEAN FARMER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3049

$170,706.68

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 34 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS,JR

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PUBLICNOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3696 PIEDMONT DRIVE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LAKE‐VIEW LOAN SER‐VICING,LLC VERSUS SCOTT W. BANKS CI VI L

Case No: 2026-553

$263,225.22

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty daysthereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

TJ 18 JACKSON& MCPHERSON LLC504-5819444 KATE A. SOTO‐LONGO

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 9234-36 APPLESTREET CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:BRIDGE LOANVENTURE VI QV TRUST 2024-3VERSUS 5GK PROPERTIES LLC AND KEVINBAI‐LEYA/K/A KEVINA.BAILEY CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-1507

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

TJ 34 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 248 CHEROKEE STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSMICHELLE BUSHEY WASHINGTON A/K/AMICHELLE BUSHEY IVY WASHINGTON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11204

248 CHEROKEE ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70118

APT33

ACONDO: SQUARE 39 &40, LOTS 7,11-B, 8, 14, 17-A, 18-A, 19, 20, &21

SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT

ACQ MIN:1386842 WRIT AMOUNT: $253,204.38

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 15

LAW 318 388 1440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4574 LAINEAVENUE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS JOANN DAVISAKA JO ANN DAVISCAMEL

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-619

LOTS:1,2,1A AND2A, SQUARE:1-12 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1397339 BLUM ANTOINE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT:

$73,538.14

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 16

HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

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Case No: 2025-867

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 14 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

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36284 WRIT AMOUNT: $355,547.11

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING.

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 31 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373

DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4741 HAUCKDR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/ATHE BANK OF NEWYORK AS TRUSTEEFOR NATIONSTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007 BVERSUS DOROTHYKNOX BUTLER CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-7090

PRESSBURG STREET AND MEASURES THENCE 60 FEET FRONTON HAUCKDRJVE, SIMILARWIDTH IN THEREAR. BY ADEPTH OF 90.24 FEET BE‐TWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES. ACCORDINGTO SURVEY BY ADLOEORR, JR. ANDASSOCI‐ATES,C.E., DATEDMARCH 18, 1963, SAlD LOTCOM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 218.67 FEET FROM THEPOINT OF CURVEFORM‐INGTHE COR‐NEROFHAUCK DRIVEAND PRENTISS AVENUE AND HASTHE SAME DESIGNATION ANDMEASURE‐MENTSAS ABOVESET FORTHAND ALL AS SHOWNON SURVEY BY STERLING MAN‐DLE, LAND SUR‐VEYOR, DATEDJUNE26, 1975. ALLAS MORE FULLY SHOWNONA MORE RECENT SURVEY MADE BY UNI‐VERSAL LAND SURVEYORS, INC.,DATED 9/9/86; subject to restrictions, servitudes rights of way andoutstanding mineralrights of record affect‐ingthe prop‐erty

WRIT AMOUNT: $33,743.71

Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

8233 SCLAI‐BORNEAV NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118 LOT2 -SQUARE 343

7THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 730214 WRIT AMOUNT: $228.14

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 27 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS,JR.

Seized in the

HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3880

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5100 KENDALLDRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:U.S.BANK NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSANNAMAE C. WOODS A/K/AANNA‐MAE CROCKER WOODSA/K/A ANNAMAE CROCKERVIN‐CENT WOODS

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2839 GENERALTAY‐LORSTREET CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:LOANDE‐POT.COM, LLC VERSUS JERRIN D. MORGAN A/K/A JERRINMORGAN CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-173 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable JudgesofCivil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2839 GENERAL TAYLOR ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115 LOT: A, SQUARE: 3 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN:202236284 WRIT AMOUNT

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND.TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALLTHE RIGHTS WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐NANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THETHIRD DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN SECTIONB OF MERLIE MANOR SUBDIVISION. ACCORDINGTO SURVEY MADE BY J.J. KREBS& SONS, DATEDJULY25, 1958, SAID SQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY HAUCKDRIVE PRESSBURG STREET, GOOD DRIVE, AND PRENTISS AV‐ENUE,SAIDLOT COMMENCESAT ADISTANCEOF 480 FEET FROM THECORNEROF HAUCKDRIVE AND PRESSBURG

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING MichelleM Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 8 HALLIDAY WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318 388 1440 TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/10/2026 & 7/15/2026 jun10-jul15

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8233 S. CLAIBORNEAV, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CITI‐MORTGAGE,INC VERSUS HELEN SMITHGREEN A/K/AHELEN G. SMITHA/K/A HELENGREEN A/K/AHELEN SMITH-GREEN A/K/AHELEN A. GREEN A/K/A HELENSMITH CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-233

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3126 N. ROBERTSONST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES LLCVERSUS NAKISHA SKIDMORE,IN HERCAPACITY AS INDEPEN‐DENT ADMINIS‐TRATOR OF THE SUCCESSIONOF BERNADINE MCGEEA/K/A BERNADINE MCGEE CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2026-896

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 26 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/15/2026 & 8/19/2026 jul15-aug19-2t ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 1022-24 ORANGE STREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTER EN‐TITLED:U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR VELOCITY COM‐MERCIAL CAPITALLOAN TRUST 2018-2 VERSUS MOY‐VANE-ARABIAN PROPERTIES LLC CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6611

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4124 S. JOHNSONST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FIRST HORIZONBANK VERSUS

S Case No: 2026-1314 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onAugust20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4124 SJOHNSON ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70125 LOT9 -SQUARE 730 6THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1101643 WRIT AMOUNT: $36,775.58 Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 25 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373

DENNISF.WIG‐GINS

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL

trict of the City on August 20, 2026,at12:00 o'clock noon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7901 DANUBE RD NEWORLEANS, LA70126 LOTS -38& 39SQUARE D 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1119666 WRIT AMOUNT:

$69,609.12

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 15 LAWOFFICES OF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR., LLC(225) 7560373 COREYJ.GIROIR

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS-100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 18 MCCABE LAW FIRM,LLC 504782-3436 RYAN M. MC‐CABE

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PUBLICNOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7901 DANUBE RD CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HSBC BANK USA, NA‐TIONAL ASSOIA‐TION,AS TRUSTEEFOR WELLS FARGOHOME EQUITY ASSETBACKED SECURI‐TIES 2005-1 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 VERSUS ANITA TONEYA/K/A ANITAM.TONEY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-8004

UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 16 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 AMYR.ORTIS

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1631 PIETYST, CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:COM‐MERCIAL LENDER LLC VERSUS MGW REAL ESTATE LLC

OF OR

AN S Case No: 2026-1272

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 916 NORTHTONTI STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: NEWREZ LLC D/B/ASHELL‐POINTMORT‐GAGE SERVIC‐INGVERSUS LORENZOR RODGERS (A/K/A LORENZO RODGERS)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11171

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 11 JACKSON& MCPHERSON LLC504-5819444 KATE A. SOTO‐LONGO

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CO UR

OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2021-1906

By virtue of a CourtOrder di‐rected to me by theHonorable JudgesofCivil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2501 BANKSST NEWORLEANS LA LOT30, SQUARE 578, FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, ACQCIN:483348

TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 12 JONAHFREED‐MANLAW LLC 504-475-8075

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAT‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBERS130132 S. OLYMPIA ST,CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEOF NYMT LOAN TRUST2024INV1 VERSUS 130 OLYMPIA LLCAND GABRIELINTERI‐ANO

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-6745

to make a de positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 9 HALLIDAY, WATKINS& MANN P.C. AT‐TORNEYSAT LAW318-3881440

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2519 ST ANTHONY STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:IPF22, L.L.C. VERSUS JIMMIEL TURNER,THE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSION OF ALBERT FRANK FRANCOIS,JR., THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF ALICEFRANCOIS CLARKTHOMAS, AND THEUNOPENED SUCCESSION OF CONSTANCE FRANCOIS AU‐GUSTUS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3549

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1018 DELACHAISE STREET,CITYOF NEWORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:PA‐CIFICRBLF FUNDINGTRUST VERSUS PAR‐ADISEVEN‐TURES GROUPLLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-8520

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

2026 at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN CONDOMINIUM UNIT,along with itsappurtenant 0.0250% interest in andto thecommonel‐ements situated in theThird Mu‐nicipalDistrict of theCityof NewOrleans, Parish of Orleans, Stateof Louisiana, des‐ignatedasUnit 9C of Deer Park Ofﬁce Condo‐minium perthe ofﬁcial Condo‐minium Declara‐tion datedApril 15, 1983, regis‐teredinCOB 788 B, folio19, NA# 496079. Said Condominiumis situated on land formerly de‐scribedasLot 3B 8B, Deer Park Subdivision, ThirdDistrict.

TheUnitbears theMunicipal No.10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Unit 9C,New Or‐leans, Louisiana 70127.

Beingthe same property ac‐quired by Ven‐dorbyact regis‐teredinCIN 493993, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana. This actismade andaccepted subjecttothe following:

1. Anyand all restrictions, overlaps,over‐hangs, servi‐tudesand/or easements, rights of ways andoutstanding rights of record which mightbe shownona cur‐rent survey of theproperty.

WRIT AMOUNT:

$10,000.00

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

TJ 2 ADAMSAND REESELLP 504581-3234

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Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

Orleans in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 924-926 SPAIN ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT: 13, SQUARE:274 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 583737 WRIT AMOUNT: $51,267.28

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 7 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 LOUISG.ARCE‐NEAUX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/15/2026 & 8/19/2026 jul15-aug19-2t

By virtue of a CourtOrder di‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground ﬂoor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 20, 2026, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2519 ST AN‐THONYSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 LOTV,SQUARE 1374, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, CIN: 768994 TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 10555 LAKE FOREST BD,UNIT9C, CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:DEER PARK OFFICE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSO‐CIATION, INC. VERSUS GRAY LAW GROUP, LLC

RB 28 THESILVER‐STEINLAW FIRM,A PLC504 362 3692 IRLR.SILVER‐STEIN

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING G

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2501 BANKSSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:FORSTALL FOLLIES, LLC VERSUS PAUL SYLVESTER, JR MICHAELTESSI‐TORE,AND LIBERTY BANK ANDTRUST COMPANY

Michelle M. Woodfork Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans BD 14 JONAH FREED‐MANLAW,LLC 504-475-8075 JONAHFREED‐MAN

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PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2017-2975

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 924-926 SPAINSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:STAN‐DARD MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS WILLIAMAR‐MOUR,IV

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2641

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the b titl d

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